Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-07-06
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| WASHINGTON, July 5.-Dr. Bliss said en-
phatically that the President is decidedly inn
proved this morning, and that his prospects
are more favorable than at any time yet. The
President this morning woke up from good
sleep, and all present in the room were de-
lighted to hear him say, III am hungry. l
must have something to eat." He was given
some chicken broth, though the doctors had
some fear that it would not remain on his
stomach. 1t did, however, and after eat
ing, the President remarked: "I feel
much BETTER" Then the doctors made the
examination and found that the swelling in
the stomach, called tympanites, had receded
and that the pulse was gradually falling to a
normal condition.
HOPEFUL EXPRESSIONS.
All faces at the White House to-day wear
expressions of hope. The doctors show that
they really feel the encouraging words they
utter. The weather is warm, but the Pres-
dents room is most pleasantly situated and
gets all the breeze there is. The surgeons
agree that the turning point in .he case will
probably occur to-day.
SLEEPING QUIETLY.
At quarter past 3 O'Clock the President
was sleeping quietly, and while no marked
change in his condition was noticed, it is
thought he was some better. He had free,
healthy and natural action of the bowels,
which afforded great relief.
GREAT PAIN
Col. Crump, who has been constantly at
the bedside of the President waiting upon him,
says he suffers great deal of pain and that
the pain is incessant, that the President is
restless and feverish and frequently
asks to be moved from one side of his bed to
the other, and to have his post ion changed
The pain frequently EFFORTS groans. He is
careful to give no sign of suffering when ANY
of his family are present.
oN-coMMITTAL.
DR.. Bliss said, about II O'Clock, that it is
impossible to tell just when the crisis will be-
gin or when it will end; that the President
may continue on in about the present condi-
ton for some days, that knowledge of the
course of the ball is so incomplete, that it is
not known precisely where the injuries are,
and therefore the effects cannot be calculated
with any certainty. Bliss is much gratified
at the sign of improvement, and says that his
condition is more hopeful than before.
LONG SLEEP.
The President enjoyed the longest sleep last
night he has yet had. He slept from half past
10 o'clock until after midnight. After that he
had frequent short maps until daylight Mrs,
Garfield left the President last night and re-
turned to her room for sleep with the assur-
ance that he was doing well and that she
should be called If there was any change for
the worse. She slept well all night and visited
the President early this morning. When she
entered the Presidents room Mrs. MacVeagh
informed her that he had continued to improve
nd vUQ fov0 Mo fall
replied, 81 told you from the first
he WAS NOT GOING TO DIE"
Very little is being done in any of the gov
ernment departments. They are all open, but
the officials and clerks spend most of the
time in hunting the latest information from
the President. Every person coming from
the Presidents room now brings news that
he is doing well and this has to considerable
extent relieved the strain of anxiety which the
people have been under since yesterday.
GUITEAU
is receiving some abusive letters, denouncing
him as an assassin deserving death, and so on,
but no letter written in friendly terms has
come to him. His story that he first con-
ceived the idea of killing the President six
| weeks ago, seems, SO far as can be learned, to
De c0rrecI, ana slnce tHaG Ilme tnere Is no EVIL
dence that he has been in communication with
anybody. He pretends to have been moved by
what he chooses to call patriotic impulse to
save his party, but selfshness was at the bot
tom of the deed. He judges all men by
himself and his talk indicates that he firmly
believed that change in the Presidency woul
| be credited to him, and that he would receive
reward for it. In his depravity he could not
appreciate the feeling of horror that his act
would arise in the breast of every true man.
He imagined that he would become great
hero. While his mind is not sound, those
who are admitted to see him do not, as rule,
consider him insane. It is plain that no jury
here will pronounce him insane. If tried be-
accountable for his crime.