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VOL. 21. SMITHFIELD, N. C., FRIDAY, JUNE 27, 1902. NO. 16.
THE CORONATION IS POSTPONED.
England's King Hovers Between Lite
and Death. His Condition is Ex
tremely Critical.
The various indefinite reports
of King Edward's had health,
that have been in circulation
during the past week, culminated
Tuesday at noou in the startling
announcement by his physicians
that an operation had been per
formed and that the condition of
the royal patient was indeed crit
ical.
Therefore, the preparations for
the coronation ceased and an ar
my of workmen began at once
to demolish the stands and floats
that had been so recently com
pleted.
The progress of the illness, the
operation, the partial recovery
and the prevailing condition of
public sentiment can be no better
portrayed than by quoting from
the several daily dispatches of
the Associated l'ress:
Tuesday, June 24.? King Ed
ward is in a room facing the
beautiful gardens of Buckingham
palace and far from the street
and the crowd. If tonight's pro
? ? .1 'ii
gress is maintained ne win pro
bably tide over the effects of his
severe operation which has suc
cessfully relieved the local trou
ble. But should any complica
tion occur, such as septic periton
itis or blood poisoning, it is fear
ed his majesty's present physical
and nervous condition would
prove unequal to the strain in
volved. There is consequently
intense anxiety as to the out
come. The Kind's doctors be
lieve that his majesty would have
been dead before now except for
the operation. His condition
became so alarming last night
that at one time it was feared
death might ensue before the
surgeon's knife could afford him
relief. Intense swelling of the ex
tremities, accompanied by alarm
ing symptoms of mortification,
constituted the emergency which
demanded an immediate opera
tion. To the last the King tried
to avoid this and he was willing
to be carried to the abbey for
the coronation ceremony in or
der that it should occur as ar
ranged. The influence of Queen
Alexandra was enlisted, however,
and at an early hour, this morn
ing, the royal patient was pre
pared for the operation which,
even in the skillful hands of Kng
land's best surgeons, was fraught
with grave danger.
Shortly before 2 o'clock this af
ternoon his majesty was moved
from his couch to the operating
table and the anesthetic was ad
ministered. Sir Frederick Treves
made the incision near the pa
tient's groin and carried it up
wards, with an outward slant,
for nearly four inches. The ob
struction was removed and a
tubing was placed in the affected
intestine.
King Kd ward's nrsr worus
when lie returned to conscious
ness were to ask for "George"
and the Prince of Wales, who w;v
waiting in the next room, was
immediately admitted to his fa
ther's presence.
While the operation was being
performed, the great centra)
courtyard of Buckingham pal
ace, so lately the scene of such
brilliant gatherings, was utterly
deserted and an impressive si
1 >nce reigned throughout the
building.
The equerries talked in whis
pers, servants tiptoed about and
the tension grew almost unbear
able. Then the words were pass
ed around "all had gone well."
bulletin's from the sick boom.
At 12:4<> p. m. Sir Francis
Knolly's the king's private secre
tary, has issued the official medi
cal announcement as follows:
The king is suffering from peri
typhlitis. His condition on Sat
urday was so satisfactory that
it was hoped that with care his
majesty would be able to go
through the ceremony. On Mon
day evening a recrudescence be
came manifest, rendering a surgi
cal operation necessary today.
(Signed) Lister.
2:4<> p. m. The operation has
been successfully performed. A
large abscess has been evacuated.
The king lms borne the ojieration
well and is in a satisfactory con
dition.
(5 p. m. His majesty continues
to make satisfactory progress
and has been much relieved by
the operation.
11:10 p.m. The king's condi
tion is as good as could be ex
pected after so serious an opera
tion. His strength is maintained,
there is less pain and his majesty
has taken a little nourishment.
It will be some days before it
will be possible to say that King
Edward is out of danger.
WEDNESDAY 2OTH.
Midnight. King Edward'scon
ditiou to night is even more satis
factory than has been indicated
by the bulletin. He h&s made a
decided improvement and the
feeling at Buckingham Palace is
very hopeful. His Majesty is able
to take nourishment. He had
scrambled eggs and a little hock
and soda this evening and with
his own hands he opened several
telegrams.
i lie ioiiowing DUUetin issued at
fleven o'clock to-ni ht is regard
ed as intensely satisfactory:
"The Kins continues to make
satisfactory progress. He slept
some hours during the day. He
complains very little of discom
fort and is more cheerful. The
wound is doing well. (Signed)
Treves, Laking, Barlow."
This bulletin is generally taken
as being the first occasiou upon
which the King's doctors have
allowed themselves to express,
even to a small degree, the hope
ful feelings they undoubtedly,
though privately, entertain.
Thirty-six hours have now
elapsed since the operation was
performed, and the absence of
complications creates hopefulness
in all quarters, although, as has
been frequently said in these dis
patches, several days must pass
before the possibility of danger
can be eliminated.
the story of the day.
Anxious suspense over the con
dition of King Edward VII
shared, as is evidenced by shoals
of telegrams from abroad, by the
whole civilized world, was not
much lessened by ttie bulletin
issued by the attending physi
Icians at 10:d<) o'clock this morn
ing. as follows:
"His Majesty was very restless
and had uosleepduring the early
(part of the night. He obtained
some sleep, however, after 1
I o'clock this morning, is free from
pain, and no untoward symp
toms presented themselves. Con
sidering all circumstances, His
Majesty may be said to be pro
gressing^-satisfactory y.
(Signed) Lister, Treves,
Laking, Smith, Barlow
As the day progressed the;
crowds around Buckingham
Palace augmented and the cau
tious wording of the early bulle
tin was much discussed. .Soon,
after 2 p. m. a second bulletin
1 was posted, as follows:
"The kingpassed acomfortable
morning and his condition so far
is satisfactory.
"(Signed) Treves, Laking,
Barlow.
At p. m. today Kir Fran
cis Knollys, private secretary to
King Edward, told a representa
tive of The Associated Press that
no particular change had oc
curreu. but that the King was
maintaining the improvement in
his condition.
The following statement was
made this afternoon on the
highest medical authority:
"Until the tubes now drawing
the cavity of the abcess have
been withdrawn it will be impos
sible to fe<4 certain thatthe King
will pull through. What his
physicians have now to fear is
that peritronitis or hemorage
may supevene. There must al
ways lie this danger in such
cases. Again it is a fact that an
abscess due to perityphlitis may
have a fatal issue without any
warning symptoms. All the
indications are often masked
until the post mortem, and there
are many cases on record wdiere
the disease was only discovered
after death from an extraneous
cause, such as an accident. At
i any rate the King's grave illness
must invalid him for a long
i time."
Cleveland and Hill Speak.
Last week a great many promi
nent Democrats of the different
factions of the partv, gathered
at the Tilden Club in New York
to hear ex-President Cleveland
and ex-Senator Hill make ad
dresses. These two great former
rivals, in speaking on the same
platform, attracted considerable
attention.
Some idea of their speeches
may be had by reading the fol
lowing extracts:
mr. Cleveland's views
"Those of us less prominent in
the party?the rank and file?are
longing to be led through old
Democratic ways to old Demo
cratic victories. We were never
more ready to do enthusiastic
battle than now.
"It is not in the search of new
and gaudy issues nor in the inter
pretation of strange visions that
a strong and healthy Democracy
displays its splendid power.
"Democracy will have its doc
trines in storeas long as the peo-:
pie are kept from their own, and
just as long as their rights and j
interests are sacrificed by favor
itism in Government care, by in
equality in Government burdens,
by the encouragement of indus
trial aggregations that throttle
individual enterprise, by the reck
less waste of public money and
by the greatest of all injuries, as
it underlies nearly all others?a j
system of tariff taxation whose
robbing exactions are far beyond
the needs of economic and legiti
mate Government expenditures,
which purchases support by ap
peals to sordidness and greed
and which continually corrupts
the public conscience.
"I believe the times point to
another Democratic opportunity
as near at hand; but I believe we
shall reap the fruits of it only by
following the Hue of conduct 1
have indicated."
MR. HILL'S VIEWS.
"The signs of the times point
unm stakablv to an awakened
iuterest in the promotion of the
success of Democratic principles
of government.
"There is especially a deep con
viction among thoughtful men
that there is something radically
wrong in the foreign policy of the
present Administration.
"President lioosevelt seems to
have lost his head when he for
gets that this country differs
from both ancient and modern
France in that here it is not a
crime to criticise the army, or the
President, or any other servant
of the people.
"Loyalty to the Government
does not consist in loyalty to in
dividuals or to the policies of
those who happen to be in official
positions.
"The use of Cu^an money for
partisan and lobbying purposes
in aid of administrative measures
pending before Congress serves to
emphasize the irresponsible and
dangerous character of militarv
rule anywhere, whether tempora
ry fir permanent.
"The historv of the country
does not furnish a more flagrant
breach of official duty, as well as
official propriety, than that pre
sented by Wood.
?' I no tiroooli t nnntu/MT/oviT *-v *?/???
I 1JC piuocuu lyUUUIUVClOJ U V CI
Cuban reciprocity in Congress
in Congress serves to illustrate
the hypocrisy, as well as the un
soundness, of the whole Republi
can position on the subject of
tariffs, v
"There is no justification for
the exercise of the power of legis
lation to make millionaires of
one class of people and paupers
of another.
"The people want immediate
relief from toe present high prices
extorted from them. That relief
can be obtained bv the applica
tion of a speedy and effectual
remedy in the repeal of all tariff
duties upon productions con
trolled by the trusts.
"With the substantial unity
that exists uponthefundamental
principles of Democratic faith, we
may safely appeal to the people,
ana iu view of that satisfactory
situation it would be folly to
longer divide upon abstract or
unreasonable ifhestions.
"We have nocriticismstoniake
; of any Democrat in the land. We
are excluding no man or Ret of
men from the party councils. We
have no teNt oaths to administer
to those who wish to join ur. 1
The Democratic' doors are wide
open."
Near to Death Eight Times.
On the following occasions the
Kin>j has been within the reach |
of death and has escaped each
time:
While a schoolboy at Oxford a j
boat in which he was rowing was
overturned. He saved himself
by swimming ashore.
Upon returning to Eugland, in
1800, after his visit to the United
States and Canada, his voyage
was so delayed by storms that
war ships were sent in search of
the war ship Hero.
In 18(1 an attack of typhoid
fever threatened to result fatallv.
His life was despaired of, but was
saved through vigorously rub
bing him with brandy.
In 1875, while tiger-shooting
in India, a tiger sprang upon the
Prince's elephant. His life was
saved by Colonel White, of his
suite, who killed the beast.
In 1898 he slipped and fell on a
stairway, sustaining an accident
to iiis knee which threatened to
make him lame for life. Within
a few months he had completely
recovered.
On April 4, 1900, whileen route
to Copenhagen, was shot by a
half-crazed youth named Sipido,
at the Brussels railway station.
Two shots were fired, both of
which missed their mark.
While on a visit to Emperor
William of Germany he was
hunting stags, and two of them
charged upon his horse. The
horse reared and threw him to
the ground. He was only slight
ly bruised.
He missed death by just ten
seconds on Shamrock 11 last
summer while the yacht was on a
trial spin. He was a guest of Sir
Thomas Lipton; the boat was
caught in a squall and the mast
and rigging went over, imperiling
the life of the host andhisguests.
Township Meeting:.
The Demoeracry of Cleveland
township held its primary last |
Saturday evening at 3 o'clock j
p. m.
Capt. J. .J. Yc ung, chairman,'
called the meeting to order, and
presided over its deliberation.
P. T. Booker was requested to
act as Secretary.
A representative crowd was
present, all of which, and as
many Democrats as choose to j
1 to attend from this township,!
were made delegates to the,
County Convention, which is to
be held in Smithfleld, July 28th.
Dr. E. N. Booker made a short
I talk council ling harmony and a
united front in order to successs
! fully meet and vanquish the
enemy.
The meeting unanimously in
structed for Clark for Chief Jus
tice, Connor for Associate Jus
tice, Allen for Superior Court
Judge of this Judicial District,
Beddingfield for Railroad Com
missioner, Armistead Jones for
Solicitor, I'ou for Congress. No
further instructions triven.
The following Executive Com-!
mittee was elected to serve for
two years:?T. VV. LeMay, J. J.
Lee, F. T. Hooker, Jesse Wood
and J. W. Yelvington. This com
mittee will meet at an early day
and elect a chairman. Capt.
Young, on account of infirmity
and age asked to be relieved of
further service, hence the town
ship will, tor the first time in
many years, have a new chair
man though it will be hard to
find a better oip* than he made.
F. T. Mookkk, Sec.
The bodies of the sergeant, two
corporals' and four privates of
the Fifth Cavalry who were cap
tured May HO by ladrones at
Hinangonan, Kisal province,
Philippine Islands, have been re
covered. Most of the bodies had
been hewn limb from limb and it
was found impossible to recog
nize four of the dead men. A
number of arrests have been
? made and nine men have been
absolutely identified as belong
? ing to the band of ladrones which
? captured the Americans.
CANAL BILL PASSED.
It Provides lor the Construction 01
the Canal hy the Panama Route.
Washington Dispatch 19th.
The Senate to day by a tiual
vote of 67 to 6 passed a bill au-;
thorizing the construction of an
isthmian canal by the Panama
route.
The advocates of the Nicaragua
route were put to flight not only
on the closing vote, which does |
not show the real division of sen
timent on the subject in the Sen
ate, but upon the test vote, which
came when the Spoouer substi
tute was offered and adopted by
a vote of 42 to 34.
It was the Spoouer bill, amend
ed in several important respects,
that was passed. It provides
that the Panama route shall be
selected by the President if after
careful investigation he shall find
that a clear title to the French
Canal Company's concessions
may be secured, and appropri
ates the sum of $40,000,000 as
purchase money. If the Panama
concessions cannot be secured it
authorizes the construction of a
waterway by the Nicaragua
route. This is the bill which has
been the bone of contention be
tween the respective advocates of
the Nicaragua and Panama
routes in the Senate during the
last few months. Its supporters
showed surprising strength to
day and especially when the test
came as to whether it should be
adopted in lieu of the committee
bill favoring Nicaragua.
The substitute bill, after being
amended in certain particulars,
was finally passed. Upon the
final vote only half a dozen Sena
tors remained in opposition.
Even Senator John T. Morgan,
who did more, perhps, than any
other man in theSenateto try to |
have the Nicaragua route adop-!
ted, voted for the substitute bill
on its final passage.
The most important amend
ment adopted was that offered
by Senator Charles N. Fairbanks, j
of Indiana, providingfor the issu j
ance of $130,000,000 of 2 per J
cent, government bonds to pay j
the expenses of construction, j
Another was that offered by Sen
ator A. O. Hacon, of Georgia, j
providing for the appointment!
of a commission of seven to
superintend the work of con
structing the canal.
When the bill had finally been
disposed of Senator Morgan
moved that that the bill be sent
into conference and that the |
Senate insist upon its amend-:
inents. Senator Frve thereupon
appointed Senators IIanna, Mor
gan and and Kittredge as con- j
ferees on the part of the Senate.
As will be recalled, the House'
passed the Hepburn bill provid
ing that the canal be const ructed
along the Niaragua route. There
fore when the bill reaches the
conferees of the two bodies there
is likely to be a warm contest.
The House bill passed almost
unanimously and there can be no
mistaking the sentiment of that
body on the question.
Fusion in Nebraska.
Grand Island, Neb , June 2o.?
After two hours of almost con
rinuous session the Democratic
and Populist State Conventions
completed a fusion ticket this af
ternoon, with a Democrat at its
head. Five places on the ticket
were allotted to the Populists
and three to the Democrats. W.
11. Thompson, Democrat, is the
candidate for Governor.
Five different men, including
William J. Bryan, received the
unanimous nomination of one of
the other conventions for gov
ernor before both bodies finally
agreed on one man. After ad
journment had been taken Mr
Bryan expressed himself pleased
with the successful accomplish
ment of fusion, saying he would
lend his entire efforts in support
of the ticket.
For the third time in twenty
years, ex-Governor Kol>ert Iv
Pattison, of Philadelphia, was
nominated for Governorof Penn
sylvania yesterday bv the Demo
| cratic State Convention.
POLENTA NEWS.
The Sunday School at Shiloh
will hold its annual pic-nic at the
church 011 the second Saturday
iu July. Oakland, Mt. Zion and
Mount Moriah Sunday Schools
have been invited to join in the
pic-nic. Rev. Mr. Adams, of Mt.
Moriah Hign School will be pres
ent and address the crowd. It
promises to beau enjoyable occa
sion.
Mr. J. 0. Holt cut a ripe water
melon on the 22d. Typo sam
pled it, and found it to De sweet
and of excelleut flavor. Mr. J.
A. Price, we learn, had ripe melons
on the day before.
The tobacco field of Mr. Bart
lett Johnson is a beauty to gaze
on. He says it is ahead of any
he has ever had and this is sav
ing a good deal, considering tne
fact Mr. Johnson is an expert in
the cult ure of tobacco. Mr. F. M.
Weeks also has a fine crop of the
weed.
The neighborhood is full of visi
tors this wet k. Among them we
note as hailing from Smithfield,
three of its beautiful, charming
and accomplished young ladies,
Misses Bertha Steveus, Mary
Myatt and Nellie Morgan, are
visiting Miss Nellie Johnson; from
Clayton we note, Miss Lucile El
lington and Miss Alleen MeCul
lers, both accomplished and pret
ty, and whom to know is to ad
mire. These two young ladies
are visiting Miss Mildred Young.
On account of the presence of
these young ladies in the neigh
borhood the boys are all in a stir
and on the go.
Miss Bettie Kirkman,of Smith
field, spent Sunday in the neigh
borhood visiting Miss Nellie John
son.
Mr. Z. T. Jones reports cotton
bloom on the 21st. By-the-way
lie has a fine crop of cotton.
Miss May Young is visiting her
sister, Mrs. J. O. Ellington, of
Smithfield.
Mrs. J. VV. Yelvington and seve
ral of her children are down sick
with the measles. Mr. Yelvington
is just recovering from the dis
ease. Miss Emma Tomlinson is
also sick with the same disease.
Hope all a speedy recovery.
Itev. Mr. Hines preached to
large congregations Sunday
morning and night. His sermon
in the morning wasof a doctrinal
nature, and was well handled.
Mr. Jos. Currish, of Itiner, was
in this section Sunday. He is
conducting a saw-mall business
at above named place, and says
lie is doing agood business. Glad
to hear of his success.
The following persons were in
the neighborhood visiting Sun
day attending preaching at Oak
land: Messrs. Jumes Abell, Ralph
Stevetls, Walter Jordan, Tom
Daniel. Douglass Ellington, Jno.
(). Ellington and George Peedin,
all of Smithfield; Messrs. J no.
Turley, Archer Vinson, Dr. J. J.
Y'oung, Will Coats and Mrs. Hat
tie Coats, of Clayton; Mr. Al
dridge Hardee and Miss Tida
Parrish, of Itiner.
Mr. bain, of Little River Acad
emy, spent a few days first of the
week visiting friends in this sec
tion. He is a young man with a
bright future before him; he has
two years yet to spend at David
son College before he graduates.
His life will be spent in the noble
work of the ministry.
We learn that Mr. Cleoo Austin
will enter Davidson College the
fall session. Cleon is the son of
Mr. Henry Austin, and is asplen
did young fellow.
We hear of a destructive hail
storm in that portion of Wake
coun'v adjoining this township,
last Saturday evening. Several
tobacco fields were completely
ruined. Other crops also greatly
damaged.
Dr. James Kdmnndson, of Wil
son, is spending a few days with
friends
Mr. J. C. Holt one night recent
ly, with hook and line, captured
a very large, fat turtle, supposed
to weigh as much as 20 pounds.
His friends were invited in to
help him make way wiih it.
A large crowd of theunterritled
will attend the County Conven
tion Saturday.
Typo.