Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1881-07-11
STILL IMPROVING.
The President Hourly Growing Bet
ter and the Fullest Confidence
Expressed in his Speedy
s3S Recovery.
He is Anxious to Get on His Feet to
to Try The Strength Of His
Backbone.
TIE PRESIDENTS CONDITION.

Backbone.
issG ~ VI
THE PRESIDENTS CONDITION..
Executive Mansion, July II 8 a.m.-
The president continues to improve. He
passed very comfortable night and
feels much refreshed this morning,
though his actual number Of sleeping
hours were less than those of the night
before. He took his usual amount of
nourishment during the night and has
suffered no Inconvenience from it. his
pulse is down to 81.
The Jennings machine is working well
and the temperature cau be reduced to
any desired degree.
BLAINE TO LOWELL,
Executive Mansion, July LITTLE fol-
lowing was sent this morning:
Washington, July Ito Lowell, min
lister at London-At the beginning of
the tenth day after he was wounded the
symptoms Of the president are all hope
full and favorable. Suppuration goes on
with no higher pulse and temperature
than should be expected. His milk diet
of a pint and half day is rclished and
digested. His physical strength keeps
up wonderfully, and his mind is entirely
clear and active, without showing excite
ment. His physicians do not count him
beyond danger, but general confidence
in his recovery is strengthened every
hour.
Isigned.l BLAINE,
Secretary of State
BACK TO THEIR STUDIES.
DR.. Hawks. of the presidents house.
hold, says that in compliance with the
wish of the president and Mrs. Garfield,
Harry and James, their sons resumed
their studies this morning.
SYMPATHY.
Washington, July 11.-NIany express
sions of sympathy were received to-day
from oil quarters. q
CHARACTER OF THE BULLETINS.
Washington, July 11.-Agent Leman,
from New York, who arrived in this city
this morning says there is an impression
among some persons in that city that the
bulletins in regard to the Presidents
condition are more or less colored. 1t is
not the intention Of the attending ply
sicians to express any opinions in the
bulletins issued. but mostly to convey
to the public the patients true condition
from time to time.
WHAT THE SICK MAN EATS.
Executive Mansion, Washington, July
IL, .m.-During the past twenty-four
hours the favorable progress of the pre-
sidents case continued. He has taken
and retained twenty-five ounces of milk
and ten ounces of rum. This morning
at 8 he had besides n slice of toast soft.
ened in milk, and at II is took eleven
grains of bisulphate of quina. There
has been no irritation of the stomach at
any time. Last evening at 7:15 he re,
ceived quarter of a grain of morphine
hypodermically and slept well during
antiseptically yesterday evening and this
forenoon, and continues to discharge q
small quantity of healthy pus. Last eve.
ming ut Z his pulse was 10S; temperature
1913; respiration "a. This morning al
8 8o'clock his pulse was 9S; temperature
99:2;r respiration %. At l p. ln., pulse
LOG; Temperature 99-S; respiration "a.
PHYSICAL AND MORAL BACKBONE.
Executive Mansion, July II, 2:3O p. m
The condition of the president is no
materially changed since the date of the
last official bulletin. He complain lit
tie of weariness and muscular soreness
and has once or twice manifested a slight
leave him somo way MANNED or disabled
SO as to incapacitate him for active phys
ical exercise. He said recently to one o
his attendants, II wish [ could get npor
my feet, would like to see whether
had any backbone or not" But what
ever donbtIthere may be in the presiden
as to the existence Of his physical back
bone there is none in the minds OF hi:
friends as to his moral backbone. Aftel
ten days of weariness, danger, heat ant
suffering, he remains as brave and cheer
full as at first, and is only restrained b,
his physicians orders from talking ami
ably with those about him. The TEN
perature of the presidents room la
been maintained to-day Mt rs degrees
which is Is degrees lower than the TEN
perature OF external air. The refrigerat
ing machine is now pumping into TIL
room 10000 cubic feet OF air per hour a
temperature of IS degrees.
GROWING STRONGER.
Washington, July 11.-Upon bein
asked this morning if the president wa
growing stronger, DR.. Bliss inpatient
asked, "H6w do you expect man
grow stronger on twelve ounces OF liqui
food day, pretty high ten days feve
and the pain of a dangerous wound
He is eating twelve ounces OF beef te
three times day. He will get stron
again, but he is getting every day nea
er to the time when he will be CROWN
stronger, and that Is quite enough for /
to be thankful for, is 1t not?"
OFFICIAL BULLETINS.
Executive Mansion July II, S n. L
The president passed comfortab
night and his condition shows improv
ment over that of yesterday. Pulse, 81
temperature, 99-2; respiration. y.
(Signed) j.. j. WOODWARD,
RoDr. REYBuRNE,
d. w. BLISS.
j. X. BARNES.
Bulletins will be issued daily at 8
M, p. m. and 8:30 Up. IN. until furth
notice.
THE ONE O'CLOCK BULLETIN.
Executive Mansion, July II. p. NJ.
The favorable progress of the president
case continues. Pulse, 106; temperatu
99-8; respiration "a.
(Sirned) IL, w, BLISS