The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-09-01
STEADY IMPROVEMENT
nAlkFAiEED BY THE PRESIDENT.
sbea f8ss
Jhsnsst Days Record for weeks Ras'.
Hope AZ the White House Grows
MOre Rosy and Faith StFOnE.
eF with Every HOnF.
A BRIGHT MORNING
Al the white HOuse-The Patienps COn-
dillon Rettar than for Kankn Pnsi.

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dItiOn Better than for Weeks Past
ExEcTFIyR MANSION, WAsiHSGTos, Aug
ust 81, The surgeons regard the Presi-
dents condition this morning with in
creased satisfaction and encouragement.
The parotid swelling has steadily improved
in appearance, and it Is thought the patient
has in all other respects gained ground
slightly within the past twenty.four hours.
He ls thus far having a quiet and comfort
able day. Among the members Of the
Cabinet and the Presidents personal
friends there Is growing feeling Of en-.
conragetneHt and confidence, and Il seems
to be the general impression that Saturday
orsunday,S when the glandular swelling
shall have ceased to bea hindRnce, the pa.
tient will enter n stage Of convalesCenCe,
PostmasterGeneral james called ut tho
Executive Mansion this morning. but on re-
ceiving the bulletin at the door he said:
'That is good enough. will go to the
department and 90 to work, and he drove
away without coming up the stairs
DR., Agnew expects to return to Philadel-
phia this afternoon.
SYMPTOMS ENTIRELY SATISFACTORY.
NEw YORK, August Sl.AA Washington
special says DR.. Hamilton, who arrived
this morning, was quite well satisfied with
the Condition Of the patient, The progress
made il as great % could be expected, and
he saw nothing, he thought, TO weaken his
strongly expressed belief that the President
will recover.
Guiteau continues as devilish as ever He
has written q letter TO the District Attorney,
in which he expresses his increased regret
that he was not able to kill the PRESIDENT
in the church and thus secure his death on
the instant. He says he Is sorry that the
President suffers so much and good
deal more sorry that he Is not dead.
h =. THE HEST bIsPATcII FOR ,wEEKs,9 III
I Tie following wps sent this afternoon,
L0,vVll, MniSter, London: y We
The Presidents condition is very encour.
aging to-day. Pulse down to 05, the lowest
Il has been for several weeks. Tempera-
ture andTespratlqn normal, EoyadYene
SyNptopm4fnotlc%blea At this hpltri2RM
~ Blaine, Secy,
III m interview at 2:l5 r. ", DR.. Bliss
said that the Presidents condition Is high.
ly satisfactory, and that he is making very
favorable progress In every way. The par.
otid swelling has been reduced to two
thirds OF It's maximum size, and Is steadily
diminishing. The patient continues to
take food we'll and has made q slight gain
in strength. 7 g .iaBSaE "
TfIk QUESTION OF REMOVAL AGAIN. "a
( Tic question Of his removal from the
Executive SGaRsioR is again being seriously
considered, The President himself wishes
10 go to Mentor, but although he will
doubtless be taken there eventually, the
frst removal will be to o shorter distance
1t will take place ut the earliest possible
moment. The patients pulse ut noon, went
downto 95 for the first time since the 8th
Of August, and Is still below 100, with all
otlierBymptom correspondingly favorable.