The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-12-20
BLAINE RESTING EASY.
His Physicians Give the Public
More Cheering News.
BUT ALL DANGER is NOT YET PAST

An Intimate Friend of the Family
Expresses the Belief That the EX-
Premier WIN Not Survive the
Week.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.--"Mr. Blaine
maintains the hold he secured yesterday
morning, when his condition showed a
slight improvement" u the rerly of
DIR. W. w. Johnston, Mr.. Blaine's ply
sician, when asked how his distinguished
patient was by United Press reporter.
DR.. Hyatt, the consulting physician, who
was present, concurred in the statement.
They had jsst come from the sick room,
where they had held a fifteen minutes
conver sation. "Mr. Blaine is still In
possession of his faculties" continued
DR.. Johnston, land, while very weak,
he is nevertheless as cheerful after the
trying ordeal of Sunday as could be OK
pected He conversos as freely as he is
~permitted TO do by his family and par
takes regularly Of nourishment. 1t is
impossible TO state how long Mr.. Blaine
Is likely TO survive. Speculation on such
a subject would simply be idle nonsense.
do not think MIR. Blaine is in iminent
danger Of death. Further than that l
do not care to state"
"Mr. Blaine is resting easily" said the
eK-secretary's physician at midnight in
reply TO the usual questioning Very
much to my qualification | found him
awake and apparently cheerful. lie had
partaken of nourishment throughout the
evening. and the family We're also more
s.haarfttl plr,,ilf g,,aofl1y f,,t. u,
New York is evidence that we donct con
slider Mr.. Blaine in any immediate dan
ger. This last call Of mine wasnot orig
fnally intended, but as | was out with
my family making social calls at rather
late hour thought would run in and
see Mr. Blaine before retiring. During
my stay he colvtrsel with me at con
siderable length"
Tho reaasuring reports of Mr., Blaine's
physicians have reduced the number Of
callers at the house in a remarkable dc.
gree. None of the scenes of Sunday
night when crowds Of people gathered
In front of the house, called thither By
the report that Mr.. Blaine was dying,
were repeated last night.
An Intimate Friends Fear.
An intimate friend Of the fanilyatatcd
That Mn. Blaine is liable to recurrent
bNNh' II VI AilstLl lNllANlN hlN liiNi4l+Sllts
Rnd that the family have been warned
to prepare for the worst when it comes.
"When, " said the, gentleman, 1.-The phy-
ncian states that Mr. Blaine is better
they simply mean that he is alive, and
that ia about the true statement of his
condition. Cor,lius of a stilnulatiye ma
ture aud other liquid punishment are
given him at frequent intervals, and
these keep him alive, lie lies helpless
OIL his bed and cannot change his posture
without the aid o. his attendants. Mr..
Blaino may not live twelve hours and he
may survive three or four days, but
doubt it,"
Boston, Dec. 20.-The Journal says:
"The Journal is informed Ivy one whose
information comes directly from the
most intimate friends of Mr. Blaine that
whatever the reports sent out, the re'a-
hyes and friends OF Mr.. Blaine were told
more than two nyntlS ago that he could
not survive the winter. if indeed the
year. His family were prepared then
and are now prepared for thr end