The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1881-09-06
GARFIELD.
Still Living, With a Chance
for Recovery.
Holding His Own.

Holding His Own.
WASHINGTON, August 30.-Other than
a frequent pulse, which was quite mark
ed at noon, the President to day Can be
said to have held his own. His appetite
indeed was better than yesterday and MS
on the average reduced
His sleep between noon and the night
seemed to refresh him more
than it has in ten days. Taken as
whole the day, although it was intensely
warm, with but little breeze to temper
the scorching rays of the sun, was all
that the surgeons had reason to expect.
For the first lime in many nights the
President had good, equare, continuous
sleep of four hours after midnight last
night. He woke about O'Clock this
morning, was given liquid nourishment
and then slept until O'Clock. When
the morning examination was made his
pulse marked 102 beats, but it was, more
over, what the doctors call strong
pulse. The swollen gland had decreased
further in size,a ,and while it had discharg-
ed freely through the night. there was
noticeable an accumulation Of pus in
portion which had not been iccised 1t
was decided at once to make
ANOTHER 1NCIsIoN,
Which is the fourth which has become
necessary. DR.. Bliss used the lancet, and
made slight cut in the neck, below the
jaw-bone, on the right side of the face
1t was a very slight cut. 1t was foifpw-
ed bv discharge of healthy pus. After
the new incision was made, the opening
was connected with the incision IN the
cheek by means of tubing, and the two
cells were thoroughly washed out. This
makes five outlets for the matter from
as many cells where the pus has gatoer-
ed in the parotd gland. Four outlets
were made by the doctors. The other
was from the inward bursting and flow
Of pus through the ear.
DID PRAYER DO IT?
New York, August 30.-A leading
minister of the Methodist Church said
tonight that, in his opinion, the turn
for the better in the Presidents case
bordere,l on the miraculous, and he at
tributed it, not to the skill OF his ply
sicians, but 10 the power Of prayer He
said when the Presidents physicians
gave up all hope there was an universal
prayer went up that he might be spared
This was on Sunday. Since then he
has been steadily improving, and the
minister believed it was in answer to the
earnest prayers of the people.
WASHINGTON, September 1.-The day
has MOI been one OF Improvement In the
Presidents condition. He has held his
own pretty evenly, bnt on the whole the
day is slightly less satisfactory than yes.
terdav, not that there is any new cause
of trouble beyond the fever, which was
higher than usual, or that there is any
cause or fear of another relapse. 1t is
simply that the one day was little less
satisfactory than the other. The people
of Washington have believed that the
President is much worse than he is
That belief was founded on the ill-ad
vised wording of the morning buletir
aud a more unfavorable bulletin at moor
than yesterday. The bulletin of til,
morning, after noting the fact that th,
fever OF the night before had been big b
stated that it was not accompanied BY
rigors or sweats. The appearance O
} tie dreaded word "rigor" in the bulle
tin set the people to thinking there wa
still fear OF recurrence OF that feature
Oa the contrary there was not. Th
Presidents fever has been much hsehr
in recent nights and no mention wa
made, even in negative sense. Th
putting in the bulletin the word "rigor,
was simply bad blunder on the part C
the physicians, and one that caused un
necessary alarm In their bulletin thi
afternoon they presented an explana
tion that no significance is attached 0
was intended to be conveyed iu thes
words. The afternoon for the Presi
dent. was much more favorable than th
morning. He was not disturbed in tn
least, and kept right along holding hi
own. That is all that can be said. H
has not gained strength. but Is improve
in appearance. He seems better in hi
wholesystem, though be is in reality n
stronger. The continuation of thi
symptom, which has been the daily re
port all this week, is regarded as pre-
cursor OF the regaining of strength Tt
night the President continues to do vel
: There has been no event of interest a
: the house during the day, except tba
the swelling OF the gland has almos
entirely disappeared and the patient ha
been allowed TO return to solid food : i
mild form. His stomach is acting ad
; mirably. There has been no cutting 9
+ the gland to-day. 1t has almost en,irel
! disappeared and has lost all its ugly ar
! pearance. No new abcesses have bee
: formed and the theory which had bee
: predicted that The fever this mornin
: was caused by another abcess disaE
!, peared on questioning the physician
u There is one thing against the phys
clans which was developed to day. /
the bulletin last evening they for .h
first time announced that an openin
had been spontaneously formed tbroug
!. the cheek into the mouth, and said tha
:, such an outlet was discovered at la
= evenings dressing. The fact Is it h'
: been known for several days to ,ha,
: been present. The doctors also state
n last evening that no pus bad found I
. way into the mouth by that outlet. tt
= fact was and is that the pus has gor
Il and still goes into the mouth and thent
- to the throat. The President remoy,
|, /! by expectoration. 1t is true not NUT
% pus takes this course, but still son
+ does. 1t is not, however, regarded
y possible that it will get to the stomat
r. in a quantity sufficient to agsin distul
4 that organ. The question Of where u
President is to be removed to well
- settled when DR.. Aguew returns, whi'
will be tomorrow or next day. 9
n Boynton said that in his opinion
10 would he at least three weeks Of 4
> present favorable condition Of Il
!; President before be could be remove
BLAIN TO LOWELL
is Executive MANSION, Sept. 2,-Secr
J. tarv Blaine sent the following dispatc
To Lowell, Minister, London:
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