Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-08-16
4th Extra.
500 O'CLOCK =. NJ.
LATEST FROM TIE PRESIDENT.
BETTER THAN HE WAS LAST
NIGHT.
A FAVORABLE BULLETIN.
A CABINET CONFERENCE
DIR. BLISS OPINION THIS EVENING.
An Even Chance for Life.

Between four and Ave O'Clock this afternoon
the Cabinet held an informal Cabinet conference
at the White House TO obtain from the surgeons
their Views of the Presidents case. DIR. Bliss
announced that in his opinion the President had
an even chance for life DR. Bliss holds that the
case is not near SO bad that hoposhoud be abar.-
doned.
Between 1--WE and six O'Clock there was
nothing noteworthy 10 record at the White
House, All the Secretaries had gone out for a
breath of fresh air. and there We're but few
callers.
A LARGER CROWD
was gathered in Private Secretary Browns room
waiting for the bulletin this evening than has
been seen at any time since the first week after
| the President was shot. Newspaper men are as
sembling here from different cities. to be on the
ground in case the worst should happen There
were none but anxious faces in the crowd. az IL
was feared the expected bulletin would be very
grave i'm character.
At five minutes after seven DR. Bliss came ont
of the sick room with paper in his hand This
was the bulletin. which he handed to Mr. Pruden
TO be read to the crowd. The bulletin was a fol-
lows:
Official Bulletin-6:S0 n. m.
THE SYMPTOMS STILL GRAVE. BUT THE PRESIDENT
BETTER THAN YESTERDAY.
EXECUTIVE MANSION. August f6. 6:3o y. m.
The Presidents symptoms are still grave. YEA
he seems to have lost no ground during the day
His condition is. on the whole. rather
better than yesterday. He has romted
but once during the afternoon. The enenata
are retained. At present his pulse is 100, tenn
perature $50. respiration 10
ID. w. BLISS, J. J. WOODWARD,
j. X BARNES. ROBERT REYgrRN.
ID. HAYES AGNEw
This bulletin was generally interpreted as
good. and there Were many signs of relief when
if was read. Compared with the bulletin issued
at the same time last night. one could not help
considering il as hopeful
ltshows that the doctors have so far succeeded
in sustaining the patient against the odds pre-
scented by the new complications of the case.
There was dense throng on the sidewalk in
front OF the White House when the bulletin was
posted there. To all it seemed to give new
hope.
Secretary Blaine was stir at Augusta this
received a dispatch from him. Dr. Hamilton
Will he here at 1920 O'Clock tonight.
The Presidents Stomach 20 Have a Rest.
II is now the intention of the doctors to let
the Presidents stomach have a rest for twenty
four or forty-eight hours and meanwhile to
nonrish him 10y injection. Ii after such lapse Of
time the stomach is still rebellious and repels
food. there will be but little hope.
PERIToNITIS TO BE DREADED.
The New York World to day says:-"A we'll
known physician who was shown at a late hour
last evening the dispatches from Washington
from unofficial sources. stating the serious con-
dtlon OF the President. said II now looks very
much as If peritonitis had set in. The high pulse
and the vomiting are bad signs The ply sicians
in attendance. ii they DO not think that there are
already symptoms suggestive of pcritonitis,
must be dreading it. They can tell 10y the vomit-
ing If there is peritonits. III il has set in there
is not much chance for the patient