The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-08-31
DR.. Hasbrouck Makes Statement Showing
that the Chief Executive Was Afflicted
with Cancerous Growth.
Successful Operation Performed on
Board the Yacht Oneida on July 1.
Diseased Bones Removed from the Jaw and
Nose-Mr Bynum Wants Indianians to
Appear Before the Tariff Tinkers.
MIR. CLEvELAND's DISEASE.

One of the Attending Physicians Says Can
Ger Was Removed from the President
Special TO the Indianapolis journal.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 30.-"Cancer! Can it
be possibiof" Such was the exclamation
of men in Congress. one 20 another. when
they read in the New York and Philadel-
phia newspapers to-day q confirmation
from DR.. Hssbrouck of the statement that
surgical operation had been performed
upon President Cleveland for some organic
disease. Senators Gray. Voorhees,. Vest.
Villas and other personal friends. who fre-
auently saw the PresIdent. when he was
last in Washington. finally Acknowledged
that Mr.. Cleveland had talked to them
about the operation, and had expressed
doubt and worry over his condition. Those
with whom the President had talked about
his health. while refusing to be quoted.
stated in a general way that the feature
of the Presidents illness. which worried
him. was the inability of his ply sicians to
diagnose his case. It was the suspense and
doubt as to the trouble that worried the
President constantly. This condition
tallies exactly with tho general and
specified statements whloh have been
made q number of times during the past
three weeks in the Journals dispatches.
The President nor his physicians could tell
whether it was ON affection of the kidneys
dr0psy, o general breakdown of his nerv.
Gus system or trouble with his liver and
blood.
The Acknowledgement by DR.. Hasbrouck.
one of the physicians who attended at the
operation, that 1T was for earc0ma, which,
in common English means malignant can
Ger. has surprised and panied every body In
Washington and created profound I'M
preston upon ell men in Congress and the
executive department.. The hope Is ex-
pressed on every hand that the opinion of
Dr.. Hasbrouck that the disease. being in
it's incipiency. was removed by tho opera
tion, will prove true. The only dlscourag-
that the President has not fully recovered
his health. His presence here Will be
hailed more with sorrow than delight, un-
less there is positive statement from
reliable source that the operation has re-
moved all trace of that dread malady and
that he is surely recovering his usual Wig
orous health.
There is q general demand here that An
end be put to the custom of misleading the
public when q statement Is made concern
ing the health of q public man, and
especially one in whom the country is SO
deeply interested as the President of the
United States. The belief prevails that a
statement will be made of Mr.. Cleveland's
condition. and that 1t will be OF a reliable
character. All Washington is absorbed in
this question now. and it will not be salts
fled until it knows all. There Is no one
here now but that believes Mr.. Cieveland's a
condition las been critical at times
made to the contrary. and il is feared the
worst Is not entirely passed.