The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, June 26, 1902, Page 1

VOLUME XCII—-NO. 26 Cal, ~ e ——— PRICE FIVE CENTS. KING EDWARD’'S CONDITION IS REPORTED TO BE IMPROVING AND HIS MAJESTY TAKES NOURISHMENT AND OPENS TELEGRAMS, CERTAIN NOW IS A CANAL Conferees Pass Upon | the Isthmian 3 Bill. ‘ | | | Measure That Suited ' the Senate Will Stand. Kb Y Morgan Believes That Nicaragua May Triumph. | — | | | | | | | r mpleted t more than ¥ g ive work in behalf of an| the isthm to-night with the ou he c say K the bill | el by i i OUTE IS SECONDARY. n would prefer a canal own State of Ala- | Oy Panamea than| a better | R n that T held out | favor of this nstructic that n of BUT THE CRISIS, THE PHYSICIANS SAY, WILL BE REACHED TO=DA_){ — b nt | P | 2 | nding 11 T . 1 . | i # 1 i & s ] 4 rou i ALL SPEED IS DESIRED. s ™ e Senate and Hou — — — — - — e : ,. ued by the Doctors Regarded 4 Decidedly Satisfac | , = nfed as Decide atisfactory. [ was 1 ONDON, June Midnight.)— | feeling pervaded the crowds that if the | King's bathroom, which projects over the | . King ' Edward's condition to- | King lived until to-night he would live to | terrace. - There. are seven or elght win-| : night is even more satisfac- | be crowned. ‘)d"“s altogether in_ the royal suite. Two - . 1:,-. 'zrhalntl.t”:tn'rvc m“i‘» ;lvnlf CALLERS AT PALACE. ;:‘r n: m. those lookihg mx»l from . tt .2 £ by the last 2 Inside the palace all was quiet. Queen | ing’s bedroom, we darkened, but 1. a g dt Buckingham Palace is His Majesty Is able to take | He had scrambled eggs and | and soda this evening and | s he opened several tel- | The bulletin issued at 11 o’clock | to-night is regarded as intensely-sailsfac- | | tory. This bulletin is generally taken as who hold | the first occasion on which ~the for the | King's doctors have allowed - themselves formed { 1o express, even in a small degrec,.the practical- | hopeful feelings they undoubtedly, even of dredging work | though privately, entertained. Thirty-six heurs have now clapsed since the opera- | tion was performed and the absence of complications created ‘hopefulness in all decided improve slightly opened in the fajesty slept. ruction of an isthmian arious schem Alexandra, who had been in the viclnity afternoon while s | dined |~ It- was toward those two | with a few members of the royal family. | ¥ 1d0%S that the eyes of the crowd were | The callers who came to the palace In the | diTected. course of the evening conténted them- | PRINCE OF WALES BUSY. | selves with driving up to the outer gates,| In and out of the palace gates a stream where they. alighted and walked in to in-| of carriages passed in uninterrupted pro- quire of the equerries for the latest news. | cession from: morning till night. Special They met only liveried servants and smali | Embassadors to the coronation, represent- knots of reporters. With the exception of | atives of diffevent countries at the Court these callers and the moblemen who give | of St. James, distinguished visitors, mem- the entree to the court, every body was | bers of the Cabinet, Peers and members | rigldly excluded from the palace by the |of the House of Commons came and! police. Lord Grey, a director of the Brit- | Stopped long, enough to make inquiries. | ish South Africa Company, who recently | The people- talked in hushed tones. visited the United States, is among those | When the guard was changed late in the | and the fe very Iepeful. ngress for spectal priv- | notishm s | & little hock h his o | egrams | s be- of this came to-da on Paten for when | w venteen for hydrav ntry Alphonso B. Bowe: his being ts hav this will onopoly | Some Dire Prophecies. | [ DO SRr RS, by - Srip e . having entree to the court. He said to- | afternoon the sharp commands of the of- | ¥ ek DSy is being re- | 1y satd in there Mty o IFeQUENt | it that: he had good hope for the|ficer in charge seemed almost to have| t g o Hhin, ' Eyvey nhg‘,iu‘f, vyl e "’i,"m"x‘f‘:’:.‘(; 48YS | 1ing's recovery, and that he was sure |béen given With a megaphone. | mukt pass betore the possibility of danger it Iakiche v 3 e A not to have known his Ma- | can be eliminated. that every Englishman was deeply touch- | Among the most distinguished persons e told him that he would | ed with the sympathy of the United | seen in the early morning at the palace he throne, but would just | GLOOM NOT DISPELLED. States in the present calamity. * was the Marquis of Salisbury, who rode r his ambition the last mo-| Notwithstanding the fact this is the eve | “Although,” Lord Grey added, ‘such|on a tricyele. - He had a worn and de- r not be crowned King. | of the intended coronation day and that | kind expressions of feeling are only what | pressed look, and though cycling wore an T King BEdward that he would | London is even more crowded with péo- | I could expect after my recent pleasant | overcoat. There were also Lord Churchill, be « i e turf that even ir |Dle than it was yesterday, the scenes | €Xperience of American hospitality. the Home Secretary, and Archduke Ferd- witn was inand of Austria. All day the Prince of Wales continued constantly .at Buckingham Palace, receiv- ing distinguished callers, answering dis- patches and /expediting affairs which only a person of 'his authority could attend to. CABINET NAMES EDWARD’S SON AS A REGENT N Solng 16 Wi A Sace ed on the streets to-night were in the winning post. | marked and pleasant contrast with those was fulfilied in the case of | of Tuesday afternoon. The reckless re- % | jcicing which .was' then so disgracefuily >minent EAGERLY SEEK NEWS. All day long the pavement in front and by the side of Buckingham Palace wus filled with those who were eagerly seek- pr unheard . to-night. | ing news of the King's condition. Some | Trafic pursued its way unimpaired and | came in cabs and carriages up the Mall jeven the most popular thoroughfare: | and stayed just long enough to read the | were comparatively deserted. No illumi- | pulletins, which were meager and posted nations dispelled the natural gloom which | at long intervals. The majority, however, settled over the metropolis. The moon | had come long distances on foot and re. failed to penetrate the darkness over the | mained. the greater part of the day, | @ty and a cold wind was blowing. Quiet | watching the palace windows for somo "and depressed the crowds waited outside | sign, whether of 'good tidings or bad. The - June 25.—An | Buckingham, Palace for the night's final | room where his Majesty lies is on the temporarily in- | news of the sdvereign. For several hours first or King's floor, on the north side of r King Edward's | | i at palmist is said to Jras muste King would be- 1 for his coronation. are true or otherwi eir being current this f vesterday are re- he arkabic Worry Over King Causes Suicide. EAVENWORTH, X own man, evidently 3W YORK, June 25.—A World spe- cial ' from London say After the council yesterday Prime Min- m we con a bridge over the “,""‘ kept their patient vigil, wandering | the palace, overlooking the terrace of the ister - Salisbury —and Balfour, 2 to-day =znd was | @ilessly but with palpable anxiety over | gardens. To the right are the Queen’s|the Government leader in the drowned t before making the leap he | the oren spacc which fronts the royal|private apartments and rooms of - the tnquired t the condition of the King. | vesidence. For some reason or another a | Princess Victoria. On the laft is tha Continued on Page Three. l g | | ONDON, Jne 25.—The following bulletin was issued ] after 11 o'clock to-night: } “The King continues to make satisfactory prog- | res: He slept some hours during the . He complains | very little of discomfort and is more cheerful. The wound is | doing well. i “TREVES. | “LAKING. | “BARLOW.” | PR e LD e = 514 Critical Stage in Condition to Come P . 2 at Noon. Special Dispatch to The Call. ONDON. June %,—Tt is the gen- eral opinion of the King's at- tendng - physiclans, privately expressed to friends, that to- ‘morrow at noon the crisis will be reached. Till then it is im- possible to teil whether any complications are likely to arise. There being always danger of peritonitis or hemorrhage su- pervening, fatal symptoms may manifest themselves without any warning what- ever. Much will depend upon how his Ma- jesty maintains his strength' during the night. The report also comes from a private source that the restlessness displayed by the King was apparently largely due to his concern for his people. When, on Tuesday, his Majesty was told that an operation was imperative, he was greatly distressed on account of the great disap- pointment a postponement of the corona- tion ceremonies would cause his subjects assembled in London from all parts of the world. Indeed, almost immediately after the effects of the ether had passed off, he returned to the subject. QUEEN’S BRAVE CONDUCT. Queen Alexandra is bearing up bravely. So engrossed is she in the duties of nurse to her husband, which comes to her more naturally than to most women, that she can spare no time to think of herself. Yet the strain has affected her not in the least. In the sickroom, where she has been during all her waking hours since the operation was performed, next to the King's medical advisers, she is supreme. There is no detail that does not come un- der her affectionate and' ever watchful eye. The Prince and Princess of Wales also spend a great deal of time at the palage. The ‘Queen and his children are the only ones whom his Majesty sees. STRONG EXPECTATION. ‘While regret is so profound and univer- sal at the unhappy turn which events hfve taken, there is apparent with it all al certain semse, of rellef that the crisis should have come when it did, rather than at a moment even more inoppor- tune. In discussing the chances of the King's recovery there is, amid all the anxiety, a strong expectation that all will be well. Of course, it is a long time since the dark' days of 1871, but it is recalled what wonderful recuperative power the heir apparent then displayed and how very soon after his convalescence he was again in the full tide of state activity. 1t is also recalled with satisfaction that but a short time ago when the King suf- fered from a most painful aceident ‘to his knee cap, which it was at first fear- ed would cause infinite trouble, he made a recovery which was considered by physicians and surgeons little short of miraculous, parts healing with wonder- ful ease, testifying to the excellent con- dition of the patient's body. All this is recalled now with satisfaction. | OPINIONS OF MEDICAL MEN. But turning to medical opinion, the doctors are discussing the case with in- terest, though according to professional etiquette of the country, not allowing their names to be published. One well known expert says: “The com- plications disclosed by the operation are serious. Our hopes lle in every drop of pus being evacuated. Any dregs remain- ing would inevitably excite grave com- plications. In any case, a sore strain is put upon the constitution of the patient, | and much more depends upon his ability to resist encroachments of the disease than upon anything medical skill can de- vise.” ’ Another medical correspondent writes: “The King must have suffered for some uncertain time from the symptoms in and around appendix, so that his advisers | wera abla to encouraze .the hope that .yt | ICASTRO ' SUFFERS . DEFEAT | Venezuelan Govern- | ment Forces Bad- ! Iy Routed. | | President’s Downfall Now Considered Certain. \United States Consul ‘ Is Obliged to | Depart. Special Dispatch to The Call. PORT OF SPAIN, Island of Trinidad, | June 25.—The Venezuelan Government torces have been defeated again near Ur- {iea, in the State of Cumana, by the rear | guard of General Matos' revolutionary army. Deserters and fugitives are en- | tering Cumana and Barcelona by hund- | reds. Among them is Garido, son of the | War Minister. | The new disaster complicates General ! Castro’s pesition in Barcelona, the Head- quarters of President Castro’s largest | army. Genéral Vilutini, chief commander, quarrels daily with General Castro (who | is a brother of the President), and he will | abandon the command to-morrow. | The situation is more than critical. The Government is compelling importers at | Carupano to pay again duties collected on | goods received during the recent occupa- tion of the town by revolutionists. The | first payment was made to revolutionists, which catises a néw diplomatic inecident. { TUnited States Vice Consul Juan A. Or- sini has left Carupano for Trinidad. His life was menaced daily by soldiers for | having tried to protect the interests of | French citizens, he being also Consul for | France. L<WIBLEMSTAD, Island . of Curacao, | June %.—Advices recelved here from .\'enezuela under date of Junme 20 say | President Castro recently tried to occupy La Vela, on the Gulf of Coro. He sent | General Colmenares. with a large force of troops to attack the town by sea, hoping that General Ayala, would assist v land, and catch the revolutionists who | are there, commanded by General Riera, General Matos’ first lieutenant, between | two fires. For unknown reasons, there was no assistance by land, and General Colmen- ares, after three hours’ fighting. was compelled to re-embark his troops and abandon the attack. | During the morning of June 20 General | Riera left La Vela with 1500 men and at- | tacked Coro, lfxe capital of the State of | Falcon, nine miles distant. After five | hours’ battle Gemeral Ayala, First Vice President of the republic, and commander f Castro’s army, and General Telleria, President of the State of Falcon, seven~ een generals and forty-five colonels sur- rendered, with guns and 1682 men. The moral effect of this victory is in= | calculable on all the country, as President | Castro lately represented in bulletins that | General Riera was fleeing with only ten | | toitowers. @ itk @ these symptoms might pass away, as they often do under the influence of rest and care, till the sudden accession of the | symptoms indicated the presence of am | abscess of considerable size.” | Another doctor says: “Until the tubes draining the abscess have been removed it is Impossible to feel certain that the King will pull through. All indications of complications are often masked until the post mortem examination. There are many cases on record where the disease has been discovered only after death from some extraneous cause. As to the neces- sity of an operation, it is true that in many cases of appendicitis in the young the patient may recover without an oper- ation, but the King is not young, nor was | his Majesty, I believe, in the best of phys- | ical condition. It was imperative, if the life of the King was to be saved.” ; “How was the disease brought on, and why was it not dlagnosed earlier?" “Well, perityphilitis is frequently caused by a little particle of food such as a grape pit or porition of a nut shell lodging in the appendix. Whatever the cause, the con- ditions are enhanced by high nervous temperament and by excitement.” —— Special Envoys Departing. LONDON, June 25.—Joseph H. Choate, the United States Embassador, has with- drawn the invitations to the dinner which he was to give June 29, and Whitelaw Reid, the United States spectal embassa- | dor, 1= busy to-day canceling ail his en- | gagements. The royal equerries are still | in attendance at Reid’s residence, Brooke | House. The Government conveyed. to | Retd a courteous intimation that royal carriages would be at the disposal of the Americans so long as they remain in Lon- don, but Reid has determined to close up ilhe special embassy as quickly as com- patible with decorum. He will go to the Continent for a short stay and may pos- sibly visit Scotland, returning to America early in the autumn. So far as known no concerted action has been taken by the special embassies with the view of expressing their regrets to the royal family, each sending econdol- ences in behalf of his éwn nation. Prirce Lecpold of Bavarfa, Archduke Francis Ferdinand of Austria, Prince Al- bert of Belglum and Admiral Gervais, spe- clal envoy of France, have already left Landom e