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He May Not Survive Pfteratipn FiorkvppendiH:fe
Coronation Postponed.
V THE LATEST. t - :
4 ' 'V (ScrlppMcRe News Association.) " f ,
j J London, June 24. According to the highest medical authorities of London, King Eftyard VII is
likely to die in the early hours of the morning. At 6 o'clock this eveningMt was unofficially an
nounced that' his condltlbir wasxtremely critical, and the attending ' surgeons have requested the
royal family to remain in the palace all nighjt. - " f "fsl
THE FIRST BULLETIN.
1 ' London, June 24. Jt was officially announced that King Edward today underwent a surgical op
eration. He is suffering from! Peri typhlitis. The Exchange Telegraph Company says tHe. Coronation
ceremony is postponed. ' ,
"NEWS7RAN LIKE WILDFIRE.
London, June 24. The announcement of His Majesty's" illness was. contained rn an official mes-
. sage signed by his physicians. -; After stating the nature of the King's disease, the message read:
V The King's condition on Saturday was so satisfactory that it was hoped that with care His
Majesty would be able to go through the Coronation ceremony. On Monday evening, however, a re
crudescence became manifest; rendering a surgical operation necessary today."
Soon after this announcement was made public, it was officially announced that the Coronation
would be postponed. The news that something was wrong with the King was spread vat first as a
rumor on the Stock Exchange about noon. It then ran like wildfire throughout the city. Half an
hour later confirmation came in the form of an official bulletin from Buckingham Palace.
- , - . - OPERATION SUCCESSFUL.
At noon the operation waVperforriied on the King. It was successful, the King regaining con
sciousness soon after it was performed and then falling asleep.
In the streets of London consternation was depicted in every face. Strangers and Londoners
alike are grouped together excitedly , discussing the bad news. Papers are selling at any price, the
newsboys being almost mobbed, .... . .
The King has expressed a desire that the Lord Mayor see that the Coronation dinner to London's
poor is not postponed, but all other celebrations in London must be postponed.
THE KING'S CONDITION
Balfour Announces the News in
House of Commons.
business Throughout London is Suspended
: Crowds Discuss News. :
I (ScrippMiR New i6ocUUon.)
LONIX)N.Jun M. In thHoue of Com
Bona thl afternoon, Government led
tt Balfour, la announcing tha operation
on tho- King, aald:
."Everythinc la going on with tha Klnt
a wafl aa possible, but hla condition U
undoubtedly aarloua and even grave. I
flon't Intend to Increaae tha public alarm
by adjourning the Houae."
No data for carrying -out tha coronation
ceremonlea haa been Indicated.
It la feared that weeka will elapse be
fore King Edward will be In a fit condi
tion to undergo tha atraln, even How when
It la known tha operation haa been iuc
ceeafuL ' ',' "p '
Bualneaa throughout the city la prac
tically auapended. .
It waa nearly 1 o'clock when tha new
reached tha huge crowd that had gath
ured outalde Buckingham Palace to watch
(or tha arrtval of tha foreign envoya for
thalt reception by tha King. ,
It waa quickly' noticed that tha envoya
its yad for a few momenta' only; and ugly
tumors ware itarted. When thla waa fol
lowed by the official announcement of the
King's lllnesa and operation,' tha crowd
learned paralysed. '
, ? Caused a Sensation.
JLONDON, tJune " 4.--Tha r aenaaUon
i wuaed by' the KJng'a lllnesa cannot be
naggerated. About Westminster Abbey
the streets are chaaaed from curb to curb
y peopKa. many ofthem white-faced in
Iheir anxiety.' " ' v 1 , .
i' The xrd Mayor has ordered tha stands
n front of tha Mansion House, which
ir era erected for the coronatloa 'prooea
lou, torn 4awM:2i':rrsS-:.$f?p ,
There are many in the city who believe
tha coronation, will never take place.
, IT'S APPENDICITIS.
Realising the Intense Interest with
which the" many-British-American real
dents of Portland will hear the news of
the danger of Britain's King. The Journal
has obtained an opinion on his case from
Or. A. C Panto'n, of thla city, who Is
well known aa a specialist la such dis
eases.'. '
Dr. Panton says: 'It Is of course ltOr
possible from the meager . telegraphic re
ports of King Edward's Illness and oper
ation to forecast' with any assurance of
correctness hla ultimata recovery or
death. stlU I am Inojtned to think that
he will recover. Perityphlitis la In reality
appendicitis, and K depends entirely on
tha extend to which the trouble haa pro
gressed as to whether, tha danger la great
or small. At any rata nothing can be
deflnletly known for at least four- days.
The fact that the King recovered eon
sclousnees soon after tha operation and
theft lapsed Into a, quiet sleep would
augur well for Its success and from tha
slight Information I possess on tha case, 1
certainly believe that the chances tof the
King's "recovery are good. In case, how
aver, of the presence of any constitutional
dlaeaaa such is gout or B right's disease
of tha kidney tha probabilities of a fatal
termination wouidv be- greatly Increased.
The King's physiolani Bava." always de
nied that ha IS afflicted with any disease
of a constitutional nature and I only hope
their statements W1U prov a be cor-
MAY RESULT FATALLY
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Forty-eight Hours Will Decide
Large Abscess Removed.
LONDON, June M. From a city gaily
decorated In festal attire with tha streets
crowded with people, preparing to cele
brate tha crowning of their King in tha
most gorgeoua manner London was in a
few hours a city of desolation, 1 Tha
atanda on which tha visitors from all
over tha world had expected ta view tha
greatest pageant of 'history, are being
rapidly dismantled and In place of the
cheering crowds of people which this
morning thronged the streets, appear
anxious faces all on the alert to hear tha
latest news of their King struck down al
most in the hour af hie coronation, - -
Had a Large Abscess.
. When the following bulletin was issued
by the King's physicians at S o'clock thla
afternoon and it became know that tha
King had boen afflicted with a large ab
scess, tho crowds at once came to the
conclusion that a fatal termination was
to be expected and the greatest, constes
nation prevailed,
. The Bulletin. x
f . The bulletin reads; V"
" "The operation on King Edward
. was successfully performed, a large
abscess being evacuated. Tha King '-
bore 'tha -operation well, and la at,--4-
present In a satisfactory condl-
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King's Condition Critical.
- The fear of tha people that King Ed
ward may dla received unexpected con
firmation c short time after, tha publica
tion of the physicians' bulletin when an
official at .the Mansion Houae said that
the King was In a vary critical condition
and that' it would be 48 hour before U
could b'declded whether ; ha; would llvs
or die. ; .
p.v ;The Queen. Prostrated..- "
Although "aware of ths Impending Ul
neas of the King. Queen Alexandra has
been prostrated by. the discovery that his
condition was so much worse than antici
pated and today is practically prostrated
at Buckingham palace.'
, 'The Prince of Wales also shows great
anxiety and Is in receipt of bulletins every
few minutes aa to the condition of tha
patient.
The Foreifn Princes.
The swarm of foreign Princes who are
in London to attend the -coronation, are
rapidly making preparations to leave the
Uy and thla fact has greatly Increased
the "uneasiness of the.puhllo who deduce
therefonn the fact that the coronation
will never come off. It la thought that by
tomorrow nearly every one of the tepre
sentatlves of the European power will
have left the city.
Cabinet Meeting.
LONDON, June 24. A Cabinet meeting
haa been called for tonight. Tha King was
reported at 4 o'clock to be still Improv
ing. It has been arranged to lastie an
other bulletin at (:30 and at 11 o'clock
tonight. If any unexpected or grave de
velopments occur, further announcement
will be made. : : . , -
: Buckingham Palace, ... Marlborough
House and-Tork House are surrounded
by Immense crowds. Workmen are dis
mantling the front, 'of Marlborough
House. t, - "', , - . , -
The King's Disease.
Perityphlitis, from which the King la
suffering, Is an old name, for a form of
appendicitis. -It la learned today that
the storles of tha King's drives last week
were fabrications with - view . to allay-
Ing the publlo anxiety, . j l :
J. , His Sense of Duty. .' C
His Msjesty's anxiety not to ditappolnf
the pubnc was pathetic in the extreme
UntU .the last he urg d the doctors, tu
wait until after the ceremonies had been
completed. Only when told that death
was 'Inevitable unless an .operation, was
performed-did -he submit himself to the
knife. ..-'
Q Wanted His Family .
The operation was performed In the
King's own room. Ater the operation
his Majesty - was removed to his bed
room, 'and when consciousness returned
ha asked to see the, Prince of v Wales and
tha royal grandchildren. These were tak-
en to the palace.
During the announcement in the House
of Commons the members stood With
bowed heads.
Six OXIockBuIletin.
LONDON,' June M.-At o'clock this
evening tha royal physicians issued the
following bulletin'- ' -
"His Majesty continues to make satisfactory-
prorgess, and has been much re
Hcved byv the operation."
J Prayers for Edward. ,
' (Scrlpps-MoRae News Association.)
1.0NDON, June 4. The bishops of the
various' London parishes have called a
meeting to arrange for special services at
alt the. churches to pray or tho King's
recovery. .The King's private secretary
today summoned the editors of all the
London' . morning newspapers and urged
them to quiet (he public olurm by taking
an optimistic view of their ruler's sick
ness. ( : 3, ' .
. Secretary is Hopeful.
.The King's chances, he said, are good.
Two' physicians will sleep in the paluce
during tha serious condition of the King.
It' Is .-reported there is some likelihood
that If . the King continues to make-fair
progress Friday's procession will take
place, the Queen taking the King's place.
The royal guests who came for the cor
onation are preparing to return to their
homes.
Will W w
oid m
Nora Fuller's Death to
. Be, Explained by
, Bennett.
(Scrlpps-McRae News Association.)
BEtRO-WOOLEY, Wash.. June
24. A man was arrested here last
night, confessing,, to be Bennett,
who Is Implicated in the murder of
Nora Puller, at San Francisco.
He answers the printed descrip
tion, and says he has been hiding
-on an Island in the Bound since the
murder, which he did not commit,
but witneased.
Re says a number of prominent
San Franciscans are Implicated in
the crime.
WANT8 IDENTIFICATION,
SAN FRANCISCO. June 24 Chief
of Police Wlttman received a re
quest from Sedro-Wooley, Wash.,
requesting a further description
and identification of the alleged
murderer.
1
ACID
He Was Despondent
and Ended His
Career.
Richard Boulan, one of the best known
bartenders in town, committed auicide In
his room at the Qulncy lodging house,
S45H 1st street, thla forenoon, by swallow
ing about half an ounce of carbolic add.
Boulan, who had the day watch at
Jack Blaster's First-street saloon, had
not been giving satisfaction with his
work lately, and was dismissed this
morning. He returned to his lodgings
and told his landlady hla troubles. At
the time he seemed much depressed and
shortly left the house.
Boulan returned about 11:15 o'clock and
went to his room. Shortly thereafter he
met Mrs. May Ryan in the hallway and
said r
"Come to the room a minute; I want
to say good-bye.". :
Mrs. Ryan did not think much of the
request, as the man bad lost his position
and was probably going to move. Arriv
ing at the room, however, Boulan point
ed to the partially emptied phial and
said:
"I have taken poison; I took that."
He. was Just going Into convulsions
then. Drs. Elsen and Toung were hur
riedly summoned, but all the usual anti
dotes failed, and 'Boulan passed sway
amid great suffering. '
-Deceased was aged about 46 or 43 years
and .leaves two children He . waa di
vorced from his wife, who haa since re
married. Some one foolishly summoned
the children, and on their arrival a very
pathetio Scene took place, both falling on
the floor, one In a faint and the other
in hysterics. They had to be carried from
the scene to adjoining rooma
. An Inquest will be held at Hp, m.
GONE TO BOSTON
, Scrippa-McBae News Association.)
TyASHlNQTON, June- 24. President
Roosevelt started for Boston this after-,
noon to attend the commencement: ex
ercise at Harvard tomorrow morning. .
LATEST-EDITION
BROOKLYN-BLAZE
(Journal , Special Service.) i
BROOKLYN, N. T., June 24--The great
cream tartar works here belonging to A.
Schilling snd Daniel Meyer, of San Fran
cisco, were burned yesterday, causing a
loss of S300.000.- '
Mysterious" Wounding
of Little Willie
Thompson.:
, Willie Thompson and Willie Bushman,
who reside on the outskirts of South
Portland, came Into town yesterday af
ternoon to view tha scene of the late fire.
They started to return home about 4
o'clock. . ' , ; . ,
The boys, neither of whom is over 13
years of age, were crossing a bridge on
the Macadam road about 4:8), , when a
boy about their own sgs Toda up on a
wheol, dismounted, and drawing a small
22-callber revolver, fired a ahot at the
boys. Then, remounting hla bike, he rode
quickly away. - '
The bullet Imbedded itself In the palm
of young Thompsons left hand. After
getting the wound temporarily dressed
the boys hurried to the tetter's home and
physicians were summoned. The wound
was thoroughly probed, but the little
pellet of lead could not be found.
This morning the wound was so badly
Intthnied that blood poisoning was feared,
so the injured boy was taken to the Good
Samaritan hospital, where the X-ray wa
applied. The bullet could not be found,
but a good negative of tha hand was se
cured. Grave fears are entertained that
blood poisoning will make it necessary to
amputate the arm to . aava tha boy's
life. '
The facts surrounding the case are very
unusual, as both tha Bushman and the
Thompson boy says they gave the other
absolutely no provocation. Further, they
say he was an entire stranger to both of
them, and that tha crlms had been com
mitted, and the assailant had disappeared
almost before they knew what had hap
pened. '..
The police will endeavor to locate the
boy who fired the shot, i
1 111 II
Forty Thousand Men
May Strike in Pittsburg.
tBcrlppe-McRaa News Association.)
PITTSBVRO. June 54. A general strike
of the coal mlnera of the Pittsburg dis
trict may be declared within tha next 48
hours. Forty thousand men would be af
fected. If ordered It would be for the
purpoae of restricting the soft coal sup
ply. .
era is hie
ion
Absolutely Dominates
the Nebraska Sit-
uation.
(Scrlpps-McRae News Association.)
GRAND ISLAND, Neb., June 24.-The
Democratic and Populist conventions met
here this afternoon. Fusion will be ef
fected. William J. Bryan is here and Is the
central figure of the gathering. He de
clares absolutely that he will not accept
the gubernatorial semination.
no iiev) or
1 (OIU
Determined : Posse" Is
, Still Waiting at La
Center. .
(Special to The' Journal.) - 4i -4-
LA CENTER, Wash.. June tl. ' f :
Not a trace of Tracy and Merrill 4 "
f the escaped convicts, has been -vl
f found since they left the Magulre -fi -
cabin on Sunday last, but It . Is -f
almost certain that they are lying -rl '
-f hidden In the dense forest south of M ''
f tha Lewis River. ' , M-,'
Only a small posse Is still here, 4j '
f but all are men determined to fight 'M'
f if the convicts can be found. The '
sightseers and the inexperienced -f)
f membes of the hunt have long 4!
f- since departed, and every day the r
few men who remain are occupied ,
in beating the brush hoping to dls -4
cover the convicts' retreat,. :f '
Every boat and every ford on the - 4
Lewis River ia ebing guarded night X '
and day. ....
4- . Even should the tonvtcts escaped ,
-f . from this vicinity the chances of 4 t
4- their capture would not be lessened, M '
4- but rather Increased, for the couu- .4--.
4- try further north Is more open and 4''' '
4- more thickly settled, -i 4 -"
4- Guard - Carson and the blood-. 4 ,
4- hounds are still here, and will re- 4
4- main until some further news of 4t "
-S- the nutlawa Is received, when thav - -
will again take up the chase. ' 4t
urn iii
Jane Toppan Confesses
to Thirty-one Mur-
ders.
(Scrtpps-McRae News Association.) ;
BOSTON, June 84 Jane Toppan, who
will be taken to the Insane asylum to -morrow
to pass the remainder -of her
life, has confessed to her counsel -that
she has murdered M. persons to gratify
ad Insane passion. Some she killed with
morphine,-others with poisons she can,
hot remember. She also admitted that
she was responsible for numerous fires
iu the houses In which she had been:,
nurse, and declared that If she had re- s ,
malned at liberty she would have con
mitted many more murders. ' -
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5II1S
MIIK
Some of the First In
surgents Go to :
Work. " :
T (
(Scrtpps-McRae News Association -NANTICOKE.
Pa., June Jt-A breaK
among the striking engineers.' firemen
and pumpmen of the Susquehanna Coal
Company occurred this morning when a ;
dosen applied for work and were re-
Instated. They Were among the first ta
answer Mitchell's call for a strike. - -
MOTHER JONES
IN LAW'S CLUTCH
(Scrlpps-McRas News Association.)
PARKERSBURG, W, Va, June 14 The
trial of "Mother Jones' and . U ' men
charged with violating Jths Injunction by .
holding a publlo meeting and . Inciting t
miners to strike began today. . " -
All entered a general denial of having
violated the Injunction.
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