The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-05-17

conscious from the Presidents stand.
1t was hoped hecontinentaltrip would
benefit her.
NEW YORK PAPERS REPORT HER DYING
Nv scriprs-McRae Press Association.
New York, N. Y. May 16.-The
evening journal and World are
out with big display head lines to the
effect that Mrs, Mckinley is dying.
ALL FUNCTIONS GIVEN Up
San Francisco, May 15.--After din
ner tonight the members of the cabinet
called at the Scott residence. They
report Mrs. McKinley's condition I'M
changed. When she is conscious she
recognizes the president and asks for
him. She is not regarded as in i'm
mediate danger Of dissolution. There
is no abandonmentof hope that she will
rally, but in her weakened condition
there could not fail to be arprel en-
sion lest the spark OF lille might go
out.
She has taken nothing but liquid re-
frcshment for several days and her
extreme weakness oNcitos much APP
prehension.
The members of the cabinetwho were
to have attended the entertainment
given 10y the Bohemian Club tonight
sent their regrets. The president late
this afternoon cancelled his engage
ment for the banquet which was TO
have been rendered in his honor to-
morrow night by the Ohio Society of
California.
Secretary Cortelyou at 9 o'clock to-
night gave the following bulletinto the
Associated Press;
THE physicians report an improve
ment in Mrs. McBinley's condition
since noon today"
The members of the cabinet are very
apprehensive that Mrs, Mckinley viii
not rally. Her physicians have not yet
been able to check the bowel trouble
and her enteebled condition initiates
against her But at the Scott resi-
dence at this hour it was stated that
there was no immediate danger, al
though a change for the worse would
not be unexpected.
After the consultation tonight, DR..
BiXey and DR.. Hirschfelderremainded
in attendance. Secretary and Mrs.
Hay joined the president at $3.50
o'clock. When the members of the
Bohemian Club learned tonight of the
alarming nature of Mrs. Mckinley 5
illness, the elaborate entertainment
that had been planned was abandoned
out of respect to the president.
Owing to the very serious character
of Mrs. McKinley's illness, the presi-
dent this morning definitely decided to
abandon his contemplated Northwest
ern tour and to return to Washington
as soon as Mrs. Mckinley is able to
stand the journey.
The gravity of Mrs. McKinley's
condition has been known to the men,
bers of the presidents immediate
party for several days but had been
concealed in the belief that she would
rally as she has so frequently in the
past when suffering from one of her
periods of depression, and, with a few
days of absolute quiet and rest, be re-
stored to normal conoition. But her
present illness has been attended with
entirely new complications which have
not yielded to treatment, and the presi-
dent concluded this morning that it
was time the public should be APP
prised of the true situation. He was
also anxious that the citizens of the
cities and towns along the planned
route of bis return trip who have made
such extensive preparations for bis
visit should receive prompt notifca-
ton of the circumstances which COM
PEELED his decision.