The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-07-19
IN GENERAL.
The President Eating Beefsteak anc
POached Eggs

WASHINGTON, July 1S.-Beefsteak, toast
meat juice and poached eggs-that was the
Presidential breakfast, or at least his first
breakfast, for the President in the fore part of
day now eats every two hours, and it seems to
him a long time before the two hours expire.
The hearty food which is given him to build
up the tissues, as the doctors put it, is given
prior to O'Clock in the afternoon. After that
time the Presidents diet is restricted to liquid
food, as the doctors fear that the more sub
stantial nourshments might tend to increase
the fever, which regularly recurs every after
noon, although happily each day almost with
less intensity.
" "The Presidents progress toward GONZALES
cence, is the way the surgeons still put it In
their bulletins, for they are not yet ready Off
cially to announce that the danger points are
past Yet privately they do say that they
think that danger is over, "barring accidents"
as they always add. But they have created an
atmosphere of confidence about them, and as
Jim Sheridan, the Presidents mounted mes
senger. dashed out of the White House
grounds with bulletins for the Cabinet, he
shouted to the sentinel in his CHEEKY brogue
The old man is outer the woods entirely Pat"
The sentinel, disregarding his strict army dis
clpline, is reported to have tossed his white
helmet in the air with a iublant hurrah. The
deepest interest attaches to every incident
which happens around the White House, and
the guard and attendants feel as if the sick
PRESIDENT was member Of their family
broken sleep, and was very much refreshed by
1t. 1t was not necessary to keep the cold air
machine IN operation, as there was a very
agreeable change in the weather and the
temperature was greatly modified.
One of the first suggestions Of the President
upon awakening now is that he is as hungry as
wolf. He still asks to be permitted to sit up
in bed, and said yesterday that he thought he
could bend his back enough for that, but the
physicians do not consider him strong enough,
and fear that such an effort might be injurious
The President, who is great smoker is said
to have asked permission to smoke cigar,
which the physicians of course refused. The
children are now permitted to enter the room
every day and spend some time.
Professor Bells Experiments.
Professor Bell is making some progress with
the electrical experiments to discover the
location of the ball. He has not, however,
been able by means of the induction balance
to indicate the prese nee of piece of lead held
in the closed fist at a great distance. He has
telegraphed to the Superintendent of the
Postal Telegraph service in Great Britain to
secure the services of the inventor of the in
duction balance to see il it cannot be made
more effective. He has also sent dispatch to
Prof. Trowbridge of Harvard College, re-
questing him to make additional experiments.
The experiments which Prof. Bell has already
made are leading him in different direction
than indicated by the original invention. The
experiments have TO some extent proved salts
factory, but not enough so to warrant an ex-
pertinent upon the President. When that re-
suit is reached Prof. Bell says that in three
minutes time, without disturbing the patient,
he can determine the location of the ball. Two
OF the coils will be moved over the stomach
nearest where the ball is Supposed to be- and
If the ball is to be found at ALL its location can
be determined in few seconds.
Guiteau's Case Goes Over to September.
In the criminal court to-day United States
Attorney Corkhili stated that the grand iury
had been held in session until after the date of
tho attempted assassination of the President,
yet ne could not at this time present Guiteau s
case to it. he then read the following from
the Presidents attending physicians
EXECUTIVE MANSION, I
Washington, July Is.
To Col. Geo. B. Cork5iN, U. S. District At
toraey::
Sir:-In reply to your inquiry as to the con-
diton of the President we would say that up
to the present time he he's done exceedingly
we'll for one who has received SO dangerous a
wound, but while we anticipate recovery it is
not yet possible TO assert with confidence that
his injuries may not terminate fatally.
Under these circumstances the District At
torney said he could not present the case to
the grand jury Tor the present and suggested
that they be permitted to take recess until
September 18th, which was accordingly order
ed by Judge Wylie.
Response OF the Governor of Texas to
Gov. Foster.
COLUMBUS, July 1S.-The Governor of Texas
is the last to respond to the request of Gov
Foster to set a day of thanksgiving and jubilee
for the recovery OF the President. He sends
the following:
sMy failure to answer yours favorably is not
on account OF want OF sympathy for the Presi-
dent, but because [ do not deem it consistent
with my position as Governor to issue procla-
nation directing religious services where
church and state are and ought to be kept sep.
arate in their functions. | doubt not the peo-
pie OF Texas have as strongly wished and will
as devoutly pray for the recovery of the Presi-
dent as any people in the United States.
O. NJ. ROBERTS, Governor