Evening journal., 1894-11-28
CLEVELAND A SUFFERER
The Presidents Condition Not
Alarming, However.
LAID UP WITH RHEUMATIC GOUT,

LAID UP WITH RHEUMATIC GOUT. |
He Is Compelled 20 Sit Propped Up on a
Couch. and the Pain Is SO severe THAT
He Has B~en Hardly Able TO DO ANY |
Work on His Coming Message.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2s. The president
has been and still Is much sicker man
than the administration people would |
have the public believe His condition is |
severe attack OF rheumatic gout which
followed the sprain Of his left ankle prac-
tioally incapaeitated him for work on his
message for several days.
During the past three days Mr.. Cleye-
land has suffered much pain from his
swollen leg and to obtain relief has re-
mained ia bed much of the time. Not
that he has been unable to rise but be
has been unwilling 70 be disturbed
| Propped in bed with r.nows his position
has been much easier. IIe has sat up in
a large padded chair, with soft rest for
| his foot, several hours each day, but there
has been little relief from the pain, and
| he has been unable to accomplish much
| work.
The reclining couch which was sent out
4
| fort to the president when he Is assisted
from his bed to take up the preparation
| of his message. The footrest on the couch
can be fixed at any angle that will best
/ give ease The couch Is on rollers, and
the president is helped from the bed to
1t and wheeled TO his desk in the study.
Even with this siokroom device Mr..
| Cleveland remained out Of bed not moro
than three hours yesterday. His leg Is
greatly swollen, and he is unable to use 1t.
Has Had the Gout Before.
The president has had these attacks Of
gout before but this is probably the most
aggravated one he has suffered. DIR.
O'Reilly is in daily attendance on the
president. 1t is said that he expects that
Mr. Cleveland will be able to move about
and possibly come to this city in o few
days.
The president is said to be cheerful
with all his pain, and has always been
found willing, when called upon by mem
bers of his cabinet to discuss public ques-
tions. One or two cabinet officers have
visited Woodloy each day for several days
past. Mr. Carlisle has spent the greater
part Of his afternoons with the president
in going over the financial scheme that
the secretary win recommend in his re-
port.
Mr.. Cleveland has been unable to do
much writing. and the fact that his mes
sage is far from complete is said to have
, given him much uneasiness. It is posi-
,, BILE that the message will not be transmit.
/ ted to congress on the usual day, but OF
, course every effort Will be made TO pre-.
, vent the custom from being broken al
this time
q 1t comes from a high administration
4 IL Al. Il.
be disappointment to those who have
q expected that he win deal exhaustlvely
I with the financial question. Whether Mr.
! Cleyelands illness mas caused the change
I in his plans cannot be learned, but at al
= events it is said that beyond recommend
ing a currency revision scheme which
Secretary Carlisle has evolved and sub
e mitted to the cabinet the president will
\ make no Independent suggestions Of
' financial nature.
n No Bringing Message" Coming.
d Mr. Cleveland may discuss the Carliel
Is plan at some length, but no original idea
9 will be advanced. Only a few weeks ag
"a close friends of the president, and Il
n fact, two members Of the cabinet, sal
that Mr.. Cleveland intended to presen
"a ringing message on the financial SIT
uation, but from all accounts this has al
y been changed within few days
/ That the president has been sioker tina
n was supposed cannot be denied, but theI
2. is no telling what denial may be put oU
k at the White House So much myster
Al has been thrown about the president a,
cident and his subsequent attack of gou
and SO much Misrepresentation has bee
INDUCED in by the administration people
y that it has been almost impossible to g,
I'd at the presidents true condition from of
y. cials who are expected to give out til
N facts. When Mr.. Cleveland sprained b
a. ankle, it was denied at the White Hous
Of and when the story first appeared thu
the president had been attacked wit
rheumatic gout this was also set down
a silly statement. But the accident o
30 Cured, and the president suffered the a
IN tack. Why all this absurd misrepresei
d tation, if nothing worse no one ASSUME
r. to give an Intelligent explanation.