The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-07-14

1 shall deem 1t privilege TO subscribe SIS. 900 to
the fund for the bsnefit Of the presidents family in
case Of his death, calamity which hope aud trust
may be spared both to our country and to his
Nh. Morgan is the successor of George Pea
body and .,I is connected !. with the Nor
s:n' q The this i,GE MS n known
$4,000 THUS FAR.
New YORK, July S.-The subscriptions to the
fund for Mrs. Garfield continue to pour in.
Among those received to- day is $5, 600 from
J. S. May, banker, London, So, 600 from q. F..
$4,000 from Moses Taylor, and various other
smaller sums. The fund now amounts to
5000.
STEADY GAIN IN STRENGTH
New YORK, July S.-Commercial's Washing
ton special: The president continues in q very
favorable condition. He Las exhibited more
strength than at any time since the shooting,
and everybody is much encouraged. Mrs
Garfield was greatly refreshed by her ride this
morning, and more confident feeling prevails
at the White House this afternoon than has
been observed since Saturday The doctors
Of suppuraton and that the fever Is not by
any means what they anticipated
OF GREATEST IMPORTANCE
The Brooklyn Eagles Washington corre-
spondent says: The most important piece of
news to-day from the bed room of the president
is that his wound has begun to discharge with
the term "laudable pus, by which is meant y
discharge of matter indicating the absence of
conditions which have made them fear blood
poisoning This understand is the turning
point of the case. Had the discharge been
either not laudable, or been from the inner in
stead of the outer wall Of the abdomen, the
chances of recovery would have been
very doubtful. 1t can now be stated on the
authority of DR.. Bliss that the probabilities
are largely on the side of recovery. There is
no difficulty remaining which the doctors do
not feel confident Of their ability to overcome
The atmosphere at the White House is posi-
lively hilarious to-day. Cabinet ministers step
about like boys at picnic. or rather like poll
ticians who have just learned that desperate
~ close election has been decided in their
favor. As Secretary Hunt expressed it, ''This
has been nip and tuck, but tuck has got the
best Of It, and we are all ready to have glori-
ication."
THE PRISONERS Actions.
WASHINGTON, July S.-Gen. J. s. Crooker,
warden of the Jail in which Guiteau is con-
fined, was visited to-day with a view of learn
ing additional facts relative to the prisoners
actions since his confinement The general
was ready to converse about his charge, and
his story IN substance, that for two or three
days after his arrest the prisoner was
very restless, but lately had quoted down and
and was now regarded as one of the most un-
question % to the movements of the prisoner
during to-day, Gen. Croker said he usu-
ally rose about 6 o'clock in tho morn
ing, and occupies the time till
breakfast is served in cleaning up his cell. At
o'clock his breakfast is served and he shows
= good appetite and digestion, always return
ing his platter empty. Between breakfast and
dinner he spends his time lOlling on the
cot and reading a bible He says he
intends to read the Bible in sections, commenc-
ing at Genesis. This is
THE ONLY READING MATTER
at his disposal, as tho use of newspapers is
prohibited. For the first three days of his con-
tinement he frequently inquired of the guards
for news of the presidents condition. They had
however, been instructed not to give any in
formation on this subject, and Guiteau has not
asked any for the past four days. After din
ner Guiteau walks around his cell for ex-
ercise, but quickly returns to a perusal
of the Bible. He says it diverts his mind
from what has occurred and gives him relief
He was asked on one occasion how he pro-
nounced his name, and replied, Gas though it
The prisoner is confined IN coll eight feot
long and Eve feet wide and ten feet high Itlooks
out on corridor eighteen feet wide, and has
one window eighteen inches wide and four feet
higher. Five bars run perpendicular, and are
crossed by three parallel bars, making
last occupied by '' bobe ~ Redford, exe
ecuted last Novembe. Before him by Percy
Brown, the grave robber and blackmailer,
Who is now serving term for this offense.
Brown took pains to decorate his cell with
Of these clipping are the only decorations Of
the bare stone walls. On the cot
is straw mattress and pillow
no sheets are allowed. Every prisoner is re-
quired to tidy up his cell as soon as he gets up,
and Guiteau is generally one of the first at
work Guiteau is not allowed to come cut of
his cell except to meet officers of the govern
ment, and even then the interview Is carried on
in the private room of the warden. Yesterday
afternoon he requested
LEAVE TO TAKE BATH,
ana was taken down to the bathroom in charge
OF Capt: Coleman of the guards. The latter
stated that the prisoner stripped well, and
characterized him as big little man,
very ccmpactly built especially across
the the hoth chest hest ,,a The prisoner eneysd
cell again said, II am going to Danish the pres
ident and politics from my mind now and read
| my Bible" Guiteau has discarded all hie
clothing except shirt and pair OF
pantaloons, and goes about his cell
barefootcd and bareheaded. His under cloth
AA6 wac ldh0u 1IOul 8lLcE Iu0 Udtu AuU
he was supplied with = new outfit from
the prison supply. His, cell is so situated
that the guard on duty On the first floor can see
every movement of the occupant The pris-
oner has only complained of feeling unwell
once since his incarceration; He was
fearing that he was slightly costive and gave
has elapsed since '' Gul!eau's . %ssa
and he is apparently determined to
MAKE THE BEST OF THE SITUATION.
The only persons who have seen
the prisoner thus far have been
District Attorney Corkhill and other govern
ment officials. the photographer who took his
picture Monday, and his brother-in- law, George
Scovill of Chicago. About half an hour
after he was arrested Saturday tho office
bell rang and Capt Coieiiiat answered the
call. He SAW we'll. dressed lady who re-
4dested an interview with the prisoner. This
the captain was compelled to refuse, and thu
The official at the Jail think she was connected
with some newspaper as she stipulated that if
she was allowed to talk with Guiteau she must
have a. short hand reporter with her.
Gen. Gen Crocker states that whenever
prieoae.s coli he instantly rises SHs and .ttempte
to enter into CONVERSATION, but is met by q few
commonplace inquiries, when has tendency
to make him retire sulkily to the window.
When be was captured, Guiteau had
but % cents upon his person,
which with the pistol and papers, were placed
in q drawer since then Col Corkhill took
all the articles away with him.
They had not even been turned
over to the property clerk
and consequently there is no police record of
them. The pistol was not taken from
the prisoner by Kearney, who first
laid hands on him, but BY
Lieut.. Eckloff.. There were several parties
about the district attorneys office to-day in
connection with the assassin to-day and
there was an air of .mysteriousness
about each ono admitted Probably
the ono most noticed was lady dressed in
black who spent sometime in Col. Corkhill's
ROOM Inquiry failed either to elicit her nan,o,
name of residence or her story.
CHIEF BROOKS INVESTIGATION
WASHINGTON. July 8-Chief Brooks, Of the
secret service division, who is investigating the
assassination to see if Guiteau had any con-
federatee, says to-day:
Our investigations are about over. We looked
over tho whole field. There is really nothing that
has been published in the case except the name
of the unfortunate gentleman who through mis-
taken benevOlence lent Guiteau money! believing