Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-09-12
The Change in President McKinley's Condi-
ton Said to Be for the Better.
mot THE LEAST SIGN OF PER|T0N|T|S
The Messages Of Sympathy Overwhelming Mrs.
rlckinley Bearing Up Bravely-The Would-Be
Assassin Seems to Be Indifferent to the
Presidents Condition.

time he enjoyed natural sleep. Will
he was still more or less under the In
fluence of the anaesthetic his slum
Der was restless and disturbed an
did him little real good. Yesterda,
between nine and four o'clock he ha,
the solace OF natural slumber TO
about four hours and the physician
stated unofficially that his sleep hat
been quiet and reposeful" and hat
helped The sufferer great deal. Yes
terday also for the first time nourish
ment was administered. 1t was il
liquid form and was injected hypo
dermically to avoid the possibility O
irritating the walls Of the stomach
The exterior wound was dressed yes
terday morning and Is progressing
had disappeared yesterday morning
and the presidents mind was perfect
ly clear during the time he was awake
yesterday. Yesterday for the first
satisfactorily. All day the members
of the cabinet and others associated
with the president in public life came
solicitously and went away almost
jubilantly, all rejecting the hopeful
outlook at the Milburn house. Vice
President Roosevelt received the
earlier bulletins and after going to
church hurried to the residence.
There he was Joined by Senator Han
ma. They came away together and
gave expression to the most conf
dent and encouraging sentiments.
The vice president not only shared
the cheerful feeling, but was extreme
ly optimistic. Both gentlemen took
occasion to denounce in unmeasured
terms the statements gaining circu-
lation in some quarters that the doc
tors were not frank in their commu-
nications to the public. They main
tanned that the presidents favorable
condition was even understated by
the physicians through motives of
conservatism during the 72-hour
period.
Later Secretary Cortelyou took oc-
casion to emphasize this very point
by issuing an official statement as
surfing the public of the complete
trustworthlness of the bulletins sent
ont by the physicians. Senator Han
ma came again during the afternoon
and WINS seldom far removed from
the Milbrrn house.
Cabinet Members Arriving al Buffalo.
Secretary Root has taken up quar-
tiers next door and was in frequent
consultation with those inside. He and
Secretary Gage, Secretary Hitchcock
and Attorney General Knox called to-
gether about noon, and indeed there
was no time during the day when
some member of the cabinet was not
in the house where his stricken chief
lay Even those most prominent in
public life did not see him, as the
doctors would not relax the ironclad
rule they have laid down to prevent
the least drain upon his energies and
vitality. Those who came and went
moved silently and reverently, receive
ing the latest statements from the
doctors and departing.
All of the members Of the cabinet
are now here except Secretaries Hay
and Long. The former telegraphed
yesterday that he would start from
to-day probably in time to
be here tonight. Secretary Long also
telegraphed that he was coming, but
did not specify the time. The cabinet
officers feel it to be their duty to be
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The cabinet does not believe that
there is the most remote possibility
that Vice President Roosevelt will be
called upon to exercise the functions
of chief magistrate under the disabil-
ity clause of the constitution while
the president lives.
vice President Roosevelt would not
hear OF such a course. Still IN the
event OF grave international compli-
'atlons an emergency might occur
md the question has arisen in their
minds as to who should proclaim the
disability provided for by the consti-
luton. The instrument is silent on