Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-05-30
FORT WORTH. TEXAS, WEDNESDAY. MAY 80. 1888

A Bill Intrsduced In the Senate Providing
for tho Relief OF Freedmen In the
ohiehsssw Nation.
SHERIDAN IMPROVES.
Special TO the Gazette.
WARRINGTON, May 20 The warm
weather Of yesterday and to-day seems to
have lad an { feet on General Sheridan
contrary to expectations, and he has raj
lied to such Or extent that strong hopes
are entertained for his ultimate recovery.
As the day wore on those about the house
assumed simost o vial appearance. At
times pepsoniz9d milk and chicken breast
were given 70 him He was also given
the jaice OF rare beef steak
which he greatly enjoyed. The
oxygen and digitslls@ treatment
have been discontinued. The General
slept almost all the day. The bulletins
issued ere short and confident In tone.
Colonel Blunt said tonight: "He slept
good def al of the time and appears 70 be
considerably strengthened. He has
taken considerable nou5ishment to-day
besides some peptonizsd milk. He has
had some chicken broth and the juice OF
rare beef, secured by means OF q press,
which the doctors procured this morning.
The use Of oxygen sno digttelis have been
discontinued, but will be hsid in readi
ness in case of 5 relapse. His heart and
lungs are doing their owa wO.k now and
The General Is sleeping to recu perate,
after being tired out. He has been very
hard at work the past three Or four days
and he needs rest. Il Is all q mistake TO
suppose his vitality has been low.
he sleeps naturally. His vitality is what
has pulled him through even when his
heart and lungs would not work, snd
when be grew black in the face from
blood not working properly, and one Of
the doctors thought him dead his vitality,
with the hslp Ct q slittle oxygen, pulled
him through. He hes been physically
weak st times, but he straightens out his
arm sometimes with force enough to
knock one down"
~ CONTINUED IMPROVEMENT.
WASHINGTON, May 29.-rne favorable
turn in General S1eridan's condition con-
tinues. He had q very comfortable night
snd Mrs. Sheridan and The physicians are
encouraged, though still spprehepsive Of
5 sudden change. The following bulletin
wss issued ct 10 a. M: General Sheri-
dan passed quiet night, sleeping most OF
the timss He woke ut intervals OF shout
malt an hour, recognizing and conversing
nationally with those in the room. His
respiration and pulse remsin good. On
the whole, the conditions Of last EVENINGS
bulletin continues with even slight i'm
provcmsnt
GENERAL FEELING OF ENCOURAGEMENT.
4 WASHINGTON, May 20 General Sher-
dan is ieported to be much better this
AID his secretary and sides ex
press themselves as feeling encouraged to
believe he has fair chance for recovery
There was an sir Of cheerfulnees shout
he members Of the household this morn
ng that Indicated better than words that
here had been decided change for the |
better ii the sick soldiers condition. The |
irst inteiligeDcs OF his condition came
'com Colonel Blunt, who ssid that the
General had q comfortable night, and one
of his physicians told him few
minutes before that the General was
ioing splendidly. "Everytniug seems |
10 be more favorable" said Colonel |
Colonel Kellogg conversed freely about |
he csse. He said the G neral slept well |
Turing the night and now appears to be |
much refreshed. His sleep was natural |
md restiul and was not caused by mar
.oties. His respiration also was easier !
md more natural and there was no occa-
sion to resort to oxygen. Compressed |
Jxygen has worked wonders in this case |
md the rally Of yesterday morning is st. |
;ributed by mary to this agency. At
1904 1t wss reported that the favorable |
in the morning bulletin had |
been maintained. Indeed, no unfsvora-
lie symptom had appeared since the |
;hange fer the better noted in the bulletin |
II last night.
THE NOON BULLaTIN.
The following bulletin wss issued at |
D., m: HSiGce this mornings bulletin |
whatever change has taken place In Gen.
,rR Saertddn's condition IL for the bet
err"
THE RELIEF OF FREEDMEN.
WASHINGTON, May go -Senstor Davis
inttoduceds oil for the relief
Il freedmen in the, Cnickassw Nation,
indian Territory. Il is Dill drafted by
he commissioner Of Iu0,sn efftrs ard
'ecently trsnsmittea to the Senate with
,sher papers relating to freedmen. It
provides for the removal OF the freedmen
rom the Caickasaw Nation, Indian Terri
cry, to lands west Ct the IS rneridisn, in
hst territory CT dsd TO the United States
" the Seminele Indisfs.
DEMO CRATIC CAUCUS.
WARRINGTON, May 29-Tbe Demo-
ratio caucas rsassemhled at s O'clock
bis evening, with rather small attend
nee.
The greatest secrecyswas maintained IS
o the proceedings. The first few mir-
ties of the caucus weIs spent in discuss
ag the cotton schedule.
Bliss Of New York advocated an amend
nent that the duly on cotton baggipg be-
lxed at cents yard instead OF ls per
;ent. ad valorem as proposed IN
he bill. The amendment was rejected
nd Bliss announced his intention
Il pressing bis amendment in the House.
After Considerable discussion on ths