Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-12-03
President McKinIey's Hasty
Journey TO the Dssth-bed
Of His Mother.
MAY DELAY THE MESSAGE
His Presence In Washington
Necessary Before Business
Can be Transacted.
DOCUMENT COMPLETED


The departure OF President Mckinley
for Canton on the eve OF assembling OF
congress may cause postpencment OF
the transmission Of the presidents
message to that body. The document.
complete, the president carried with
him for final revised proofs. but the
official copy to 20 TO the senate and
and house has not received the pres
ident's signature. His presence 10
Washington 10 absolutely essential to
the execution OF the regular program OF
opening the session OF coBgress. ;Ssc-
re,sry Porter said this morning. il Mrs.
McKinley's illness be proirac,ed over
Sunday or Monday, the president would
make an ffsrt to get back but should
the end come, or iikely to eventuate
within day or two, Of course be would
remain there uutll after the funeral. In
the meantime, congress could adjourn
from day to day until his re'urn and
enable him to communicate with it.
At7:20 O'Clock, last evening. Presi.
ident Nick tsley. with bis faithful
friend, Judge Day, whirled down to
the Penns, ,Ivan,a depot and sprang ou
the limited express. The railroad
officials If red him apfcial train, but
he would not wait. At Harrisburg,
another eff rt was made to give him a
special, but he remained on the
iimited
At7:15. this morning, Pittshurg was
reached. Az each stop during the
night word was flashed TO Canton OF
his progress Finally. tired nature
asserted itself. and the president slept
As soon as Pntsburg was reached, !,
judge Day accepted the offsr Of the
railroad com pany, aud a special sngine
was attached to the presidents car.
while the president still slept. With
cut ahe loss III an Instant, tho special
dashed out II the smoky city All
trains on heroute were sidc-tracked,
and the. last 101 miles reeled off in less
than swo hours At 3 O'Clock, the
presidept reached Canton, findlng his
mother still alive. The iron horse bad
won the race
CANTON, Ohio, December 3 This
morn,ng, Mrs Mckinley was reported
sinking rapidly. and the end appears
near. All night long, little group
was around the bedside, anxiously
watching FIR news OF tbs train bearing
tho venerahie woman's distinguished
son from Washington to her humble
nosaaue Itw,s q race with death.
Each succeeding hour saw the shadow
al death draw nearer. Tbs doctors
SAID, early this morning, thst life was
ebb,ng awav. B fore she relapsed into
upcousciousness she was given to un-
derstapd that her son, the president OF
the United States, was going to kneels
at her cuucn and receive her dying
blsss,ng. She smiled. .sweetly content,
proud OF her hos--her William
CANTON. Ohio, December "A
SECOND iempt WAS made to have Mrs
Mckinley recognize the president, this
afternoon. He said he thought he feit
the pressure of her hand, which in
dicated that she knew he was at her
bpdside. According 10 present ar
rangrments the president VIII return
20 Washington Saturday afternoon.
ehould change for the worse occur,
he will remain until the end. The
attending physicians say there Is no
change aad the patient may survlv-
several days but all are prepared for
q DISSOLUTION at any time
At :it O'Clock, Mrs. Mckinley
aons.~ed somewhat improved A box
: OF nowers arrived from the white
house, and some we're tskan to the
bedside When thew were haDded 20
her. she made an effort to reach them.
and appeared to understand what was
being done abpu, her. Indications are
favorable that che may survive longer
thau anticipated this forenoon
At 2:05, this afternoon. the attend
ants az the Mckinley home said Mrs
Mckinley was sint'ng rapidly.
A. s o'clock, Mrs. Mckinley wal
growing very percepsibly weaker, ant
the eud seems not far away.
Girl Convicted q Murder.