The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1901-09-10

and his most skilled and trusted oper-
ator, DR.. H. A. Knolls, arrived yes,
terday. The batteries were charged
and the machine is ready for instant
use. With it the physicians say there
is not the slightest doubt that the
ball can be located perfectly for an
operation. They do not deem it adj
visable to sap any of the presidents
strength at this time. All his re-
serve force is needed now to resist
the danger of peritonitis and septic
poisoning. Besides, if Inflammation
does not set in around the bullet, it
will soon become encysted. All the
effects of the ether which was admin
istered when the operation was per-
formed on the exposition grounds had
disappeared yesterday and the presi-
dents mind was perfectly clear dur
ing the time he was awake.
Yesterday for the first time he en-
joyed natural sleep. While he was
still more or less under the influence
of the anaesthetic his slumber was
restless and disturbed and did him
little real good. Yesterday between 9
and 4 o'clock he had the solace of nat
ural slumber for four hours and the
physicians state unoficially that his
sleep had been quiet and reposefur'
and had helped the sufferer a great
deal. Yesterday also for the first
time nourishment was administered.
1t was in liquid form and was injected
hypodermically to avoid the possibility
of irritating the walls of the stomach.
The exterior wound was dressed and
is progressing satisfactorily.
Public Gets the Facts.
All day yesterday members of the
cabinet and others associated with
the president in public life came
solicitously, and went away almost re-
joicing over the hopeful outlook. Vice
President Roosevelt received the earl
Ter bulletins and after going to church
hurried to the residence. There he
was Joined by Senator Hanna. They
came away together and gave expires.
sion to the most confident and en-
couraging sentiments. The vice pres
ident not only shared the cheerful
feeling, but was extremely optimistic.
Both gentlemen took occasion to de-
nounce in unmeasured terms the state
ments gaining circulation in some
quarters that the doctors were not
frank in their communications to the
public. They maintained that the
presidents condition was even under
stated by the physicians, through con-
servatism. Later Secretary Cortelyou
took occasion to emphasize this very
point by issuing an official statement,
assuring the public of the complete
trustworthiness of the bulletins sent
out by the physicians. Senator
Hanna came again during the after.
noon, and Secretary Root took up
apartments next door. Secretaries
Gage and Hitchcock and Attorney
General Knox called together 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, receiving the latest
statements from the doctors and de-
parting. All the members of the cab
met are now here except Secretaries
Hay and Long. The former tele-
graphed that he would start from
Newberry today. Secretary Long also
telegraphed that he was coming, but
did not specify the time.
Action by Cabinet Unlikely.
The cabinet officers feel it to be
their duty to be here in this crisis
to meet any emergency. They are
holding no formal meetings although
there are some matters of public bust
ness which they daily discuss inform
ally and the possible contingencies
should the president grow worse are
also thoroughly canvassed. They do
not believe that there Is the most
, remote possibility that Vice President
Roosevelt will be called upon to exer.
, else the functions of chief magistrate
under the disability clause of the con.
, stitution while the president lives
Vice President Roosevelt would not
hear of such course. Still, in the
, event of grave international complica
lions, an emergency might occur, and
i the question has arisen in their
minds as to who should proclaim the
+, disability provided for by the consti
tuition. The instrument is silent on
the subject. There is no precedent tc
! follow. During the protracted illness
of President Garfield before his
death Vice President Arthur was no,
called upon to act. The consensus OF
opinion among the members of the
cabinet is that, should the occasion
arise, they themselves would have
to decide and proclaim the existence
OF the disability
The supreme court, they say, cannot
do SO, as there would be no way ir
which the question could be raised be
fore that tribunal. The members OF
the cabinet are making their head
quarters at the Buffalo club and there
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