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moned, and but little hope expressed that
Grandma Garfield would recover, she seemed SO

Grandma Garfield would lcovef she seemed so
| utterly broken down. When the President
came up to her be1side, with "Well.
mother, how do you teel?" she answered:
"James, that fear won't be long with you"
"Oh, no, mother" he quietly said. ''it is not as
bad as that, cheer up; tls new President can
not part with his mother dready." Very much
to her own surprise she rallied quickly, and in a
| few days was talking about getting out of the
atmosphere of the French cooking at the White
House and home to he. daughter in Mentor
She used to say that f,lcy dishes would not
help her any, and if she Ould only get home,
| why they would give her s,mething good to eat,
and she would soon ge. well again. Home
made bread, made by an old near and dear
| neighbor, was what she Insisted built her up
any way before she couidgd away from here to
Oh1o The same repugIanee to fancy cooking
has always been prominent in the President,
too No matter of what the breakfast at the
White House might consist, the Presi-
dent invariably ate goodly portion
| OF fried bacon every morning in the
| year, and at his dinner apiece of broiled steak
| would form the chief paI+ of his meat diet. He
| has always been extremely methodical about
| what he ate, and once knowing particular food
agreed well with him he did not ask for much
variety IN meeting gsOd, healthy appetite.
Even during the late critical days the old taste
is displayed in the preference he shows for the
old-fashioned milk porrilge, prepared by the
hands of his wife and aways a relished dish
with him.
ANOTHER CRANK
turned up at the White House to-day. He was
| from Ashtabula, Ohio. He had black whiskers
and plain but neat dress. He wanted to see
Mrs. Garfield very badly. He said he had come
to bring peace and good WILL and must see Mrs.
GARFIELD. Sergeant Dinsnnre sent him down to
police headquarters. He was crank of the
gentlest and mildest type.
LAST NIGHTS Bulletin
EXECUTIVE MANSION, August 25. $50 D. m.-
There has been little change in the Presidents
condition since the noon bulletin was issued
The frequency of his pulse is now the same as
then. His temperature hasrisen somewhat, but
Is not so high as yesterday e7ening. There has
been slight discharge of us during the day
from the incison in the parAlid swelling, but it
is not diminishing in size Nounfavorable change
has been observed in the coalition of the wound
he has taken by the mouth sufficient supply of
liquid food At present lis pulse is liz, tenn
perature 1913, respiration 10
SECRETARY BLAINE's DEspoNDENr DISPATCH
LAST NIGHT.
At O'Clock last night Secretary Blaine sent
the following dispatch to Minister Lowell:
''Ihe President has lost grsund to-day. Some
of his symptoms this Afternoon and evening are
OF the gravest character. The condition of the
swollen gland and of the pulse and temperature
suggest serious and alarming complications.
his MIND at Intervals has Deen somewhat be-
clouded and wandering. His strength fails but
ne still swallows liquid food of nOurishing
character and apparently 1igests it. On this
one fact rests the hope that is still left of re-
action"
WHAT DIR. AGNEW SAID IN PHILADELPHIA.
DIR. Agnew returned to Philadelphia from
washington yesterday. He declined to be in
terviewed. but in reply to the question whether
or not it is true that the glanduar swelling in
the Presidents throat resulted from the fever
produced by septic%mia and that upon the pa
tlent power to recupeTate from the exhaustion
produced by the fever would depend his re-
covery, the doctor replied: THAT is the whole
case" He declined to predict what would be
the result.
WHAT GEN. GRANT SAID LAST NIGHT.
Gen. Grant was at the Fifth Avenue Hotel
last night, and said to reporter that the con-
dition of the President was, in his opinion, very
critical. and that it was very OminOus sign
when DR.. Boynton gave up hope.
THE SERVICES AT THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH.
Special prayer meetings have been held every
evening during the present week at the Chris
tian church. Last evening short addresses and
prayers were made by Rev. Mr.. Power. DR.. Butler,
MesSrs. Garrett. Summey. F. NJ Bradley, G.. w.
Shelton and Ex-Governor Arney, of New Mexico.
The latter spoke of the Presidents constant at
tendance at his church. When the congregation
occupied a room in the City Hall. fifteen years
since. and afterwards. when they bought their
present edifice from the Methodist church south.
which moved down to the Mount Vernon Place
church. Gen. Garfield. he said, was always con-
slant attendant. Whatever the press of public
duties, even after assuming the presidential
office. he was regularly seen in his place in
church
The Vice Presidents Position.
WHAT GAN INTIMATE PERSONAL FRIEND SAYS
Sp,ff 10
dent Arthur said to New York Tribune re-
porter: ''Snce the excitement and agitation
over the condition Of the President the Cabinet
officers at Washington and the Vice Presi-
dent and his friends here have had an Opportu-
nlty to look into the question of inability of the
President and need Of his successor qualifying
promptly in the event of his demise.
Whatever conclusion the Cabinet NAV reach.
the counselors of the Vice President
have urged that the Cabinet cannot
take upon itselftO decide when inability of the
President exists and it is known that Gen. Arthur
will not heed any call or suggestion of the Cabi-
net as to acting in place Of the President It is
safe to say, also, that while Vice President Arthur
will not disregard any request of the Cabinet or
OF Mr.. Blaine as its head to come to Washing
ton, he is averse to doing so while the President
lives. Precedents in like cases show that there is
no absolute need that the Vice President should
qualify Immediately on the death of the President
and Gen. Arthur believes that there is nothing
W
haste on his part in the event of the death of
President Garfield 1t is not true that his per-
sonal relations to the President are even un-
pleasant, let alone being hostile. During the
troubles at Washington following the nomna-
tion of Senator Robertson as collector of the
port, Mr.. Arthur was all the time trying to be
peacemaker. He abored down to the last mo-
ment in trying to bring about some compromise
and settlement. Even after the designations of
Senators Conkling and Platt he went personally
to General Garfield to see if some way could
not be devised by which an honorable settlement
could be brought about. When it was finally
decided that there was no way open for compro-
mise OF reconciliation, Gen. Arthur plainly told
the President that he felt bound in honor to sus-
tain his friends. and added: Il trust Mr. Presi-
dent, you Will not think that there is anything
personalto TO you in my action" The President. in
! ms usual hearty way took hold of Gen Arthur
Dy the shoulders and said: personal, my dear
fellow. nothing Of the sort. know YOU have
no such petty feeling at all" You NAV be
assured that this was about the substance OF the
conversation at the interview between the Presi-
dent and Vice-President at their last meeting.
INCREASE OF WAGEs-Tbe H,eu)ders of Orr
Painter CO., stove manufacturers. of Reading
fa. VINO struck for ten per eeat advance in
wages some weeks ago. resumed work yes
terday, compromise having been effected.
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