The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1901-09-13

The Relief Prevails That the presi-
dent Will Recover. and That He
lief il Reelected In the Countc-
nances Of visitors Leaving the
NiIburn Home AT bunal0.


nations patient was fighting so brave
~ with death. And all who have been
at the Milburn residence to-day re-
fleet the view that the battle will be
won, and the prayers of the world
will be answered. Since last nigh:
not an unfavorable symptom has APP
( peared. Every hour has been a victory.
Within. faith in the outcome grows
stronger, and nope mounts higher and
i higher, until in the minds of some
The danger of all future complications
is brushed aside and hope has be-
come conviction. Indeed, many Of
the presidents friends seem pos
sessed with n sort Of superstitious
confidence in the presidents recovery
which nothing but an absolute change
for the worse can shake. And the
basis for the confidence thar is ex-
pressed is solid. There has been moth
ing but Improvement. gradual and
slow. but steady Improvement. Every
bulletin. every private and public
word Of the physicians in attendance
breathes encouragement. The reports
which the physicians have given out
are facts as they exist from a scien-
tific standpoint. unmixed with senti-
ment.
Still. that the president is by no
means out Of danger. is the verdict
of each OF them. Not one OF them
will risk his professional reputation
with a statement that the president
will live. All .hey will say is that
with every hour the danger of com
plications from perifonil:s or blood
poisoning decreases.
DR.. McBurney, the most eminent Of
the physicians in attendance. cx-
presses the opinion that if the inn
pro,ement continues il will he a week
Vet before the president can be pro-
nounccd out of danger and GONZALES
cent. And some of his colleagues, like
DIR. Mann. place the limit of danger
still further away. The fear of peri
tonitis. il can he said positively. has
well nigh disappeared. At the expira-
ton of the s2-hour period at four
o'clock this afternoon, danger from
that source was almost gone.
The president himself has been
cheerful all day, and has expressed
confidence in his recovery. To-day he
asked for a morning paper. but this,
of course, had to be denied him. Ii is
with some difficulty that he can he re-
strained from talking. and Col. Myron
+. Herrick, of Cleveland, is quoted as
fn hn 81 Ln& 1.
has spoken at intervals of several
things hcproposes to do in the future
This morning he asked to be al
lowed 10 change his position, and
when permission was given, before
the attendants could move him. he
changed 10 the position he desired TO
assume without difficulty or pain.
This speaks much for his general
strength and spirits. Mrs. Mckinley
saw him again to-day for q brief visit.
and Secretary Cortelyou was admit
ted for the first time. No one else
was allowed 10 see him. although he
inquired several times who were be-
low stairs.
He was given nouris hment to-day in |
the form of eggs beaten in milk adj
Ininistercd through the rectum. The |
water which has been given hereto
fore cold, did not appear 10 agree
with him, and since last night very |
hot water has been taken into the |
stomach through the mouth with |
splendid results. Ills bowels moved |
freely during the day. and this also |
was considered an excellent symptom.
IL he continues to improve it will be |
gradually. II he should grow worse
the change in that direction also |
probably will be slow. This is the
opinion of DIR. Mann. There will be
no crisis. II he arrives at con-
valescence, DIR. Park expresses the
opinion that il will be three weeks
before it will be safe to move him.
IL is expected that the interior
wounds will heal first. The suturcs
of the lacerated tissue were made SO
soon after the bullet passed that they
are probably healing rapidly. With
the exterior wound it is a slower
process.
The extreme optimism Of the vice.
president and the members of the cab
met would be difficult TO overstate.
Il am absolutely confident every.
thing will turn out all right" declared
the vice-president, and he said he
based his confidence on information
behind the public expression Of the
So relieved are Secretary
Gage and Attorncy-Gcneral Knox at
The steady improvement that they re-
turned to Washington, tonight, feel
ing strongly that their chief would re-
'over, but with the assurance Of the
physicians that IL change for the
worse should come il world bc grad
nal and that they would have ample
lime to return.
in the case Of Secretary Gage there
vas also public reason why he
'hould be at his post. New York fnan-