The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1881-08-25
class, born of hastily gathered riches.
These classes are intent upon changing the.
character Of our government, and are pow
erful enough to control many strong inhu-
ences leading in that direction.
GARFIELD's CRITICAL CONDITION,
A Concise Statement of His Condition Since
:Our,Last Issue.

A Concise Statement of His Condition Since
!OursLast Issue.
On Tuesday tho case Of the president
was reported as almost hopeless. His
nausea continued and he could retain but
little food on his stomach, ,nourishment
being administered almost wholly by in
jections. Lack of sufficient nourishment
was considered the most serious phase of
his case. He fingered without material
change during Tuesday night.
The country was intensely excited by ex-
ident's death.
On Wednesday, there was an Unexpectedly
favorable turn. His pulse improved, and he
was given quantities Of beef tea in the natural
way, and it was retained without difficulty.
The wound gives no roubl Upon being
asked the weight Of the president. one attend
ant gave out that it was about 1870 pounds,
having beenreduced to that figure from the
normal condition of 21O pounds. Everybody is
iubilant with hope, rather more so than the
situation warrants.
Thursday was a very comfortable day for the
president. At p. M, Secretary Blaine cabled
to our minister at London. 1.-THE president
tain and digest food, but his general condition
is not strongly reassuring'" And in the eve
ming the following was cent: s"The condition
of the president at IL tonight shows an inn
provement. He has swallowed, retained and
apparently digested nine ounces of liquid food
during the day, asking for ith;mself and relish
ing it. TIL swelling Of the parotid gland has
created some uneasiness, though it is not re-
garded as specially discouraging by his medicsl
advisers.
On Friday, the presidents pulse remained
100, but the condihon of his stomach is more
hopeful. He took more food yesterday than on
any day for three weeks. The swelling of the
J parotid gland diminishes, and the appearance
of his wound is more healthy and favorable.
Apparently all fears of blood poisoning of any
sort are dismissed and the only thing thought
of by the doctors as to build up his strength.
Saturday was an exceptionally good day for
the president, the favorable symptoms continu-
ing up to IL O'clock at might, at which time the
white house was closed to outsiders. The as
sociated press kilograms give him credit for
partaking of 80 ounces or liquid nourishment
during Saturday, which, to say the least, is a
surgeons, however, appear to believe that the r
patient will ultimately recover Notwithstanding
they inserted a. flexible probe into the wound to
the depth of twelve-a nd-a a. half inches, while
heretofore they had asserted that the track of
the ball was healed, and that his recovery de-
pended solely upon the ability Of his dlspeptic
stomach to ''assimilate" food. It appears to a
man who is neither a doctor nor the son of a
doctor that some uneasiness should be felt re-
garding a gunshOt wound in the body of the
fcnlel magistrate OF tn1s great natlOn 10 the dep1n
of over one foot, at the end of which is an as
sassins' bullet which has lain imbedded in a
vital part of the body, poisoning the life-blood
OF, the illustrieus patient, detying the skill Of
surgeons and scientists to either locate ii, ex-
tract it or induce it to ~''encyst'' so as to allow
the wound to heal, and all this at the end of
seven weeks after the detested assassin fired
the shot.
On. Sunday the presidents case took another
turn for the worse. The. stomach, upon which
SO much depends, again failed. The patient
vomited twice and became slightly delirous and
p%erceptibly weaker. His recovery again seems
almost hopeless.