Evening journal., 1901-09-12
NO TRACE
OF BLOOD
POISONING
CONTINUED From First Pagel.

the bullet, are now considered healed
by Or. McBurney and his associates.
and the eminent surgeon pointed to
the fact thai the beef juice. fed to the
patient. was readily digested, as
proof OF this Sufficient time has also
elapsed to warrant the doctors In as
serting that the danger Of inhamma-
ton where the bullet lodged has dis
appeared. II is believed that the bul-
let has now become encysted in the
muscles OF the back. and unless It's
location should prove troublesome
later on there viii never be any ne
cesslty for removing IT. Dr. Mann, in
speaking in regard TO this, said he
knew a man who lived for years with
a bullet In the muscles Of his heart.
The attention of the physicians Is
now, therefore. mainly directed TO the
care and treatment Of the wouHd
caused by the incision made In the
abdomen above the navel when the
operation was performed. This wound
IS progressing satisfactorily
The President now >breathes deeply
and normally, and the addition of the
respiration record TO the bulletin was
I considered valueless. The Presidents
pulse was slightly accelerated in the
! afternoon. but the change was not
deemed material, and his temperature
remained practically stationary at 1902
/ from daylight until dark. The evil
/ dencs OF Improvement were the Presi-
/ dents keen relish Of the beef Juice
given him during the night and the in
] crease in his allowance from one to
, three teaspoonfuls. and also the fact
that the wound is becoming more
I, healthy"
The President continues in excel
lent spirits. but he confessed to one
Of his attendants yesterday that nc
was getting lonesome He requested
that he be placed in another bed. a
depression had formed in the mattress
on which he has lain since he was
taken 10 the Milburn house and had
caused some discomfort. Another bed
was provided. and last evening he was
carefully moved from one to the Other
without difficulty. He has asked sew
cral times II there was any news which
he should know. but inquiries, espe
! cially about public matters, are dis
coafaked., and the rigid inhibition
\ feaihst the admission OF any one e1
cept his wife and faithful secretar,
has not been relaxed Il is now vir
tually decided that no attempt will b'
made TO remove the President I,
Washington until he has completed,
tsc5peted, and in general way Il
can be said that there is no likelihood
that this will be until October
The Ave members of the cabinet who
are here talked over pending public
. questions for over an hour yesterday
at the Glenny house adjoining tbs
/ 'MiliNfrn residence but Il is understood
that no action resulted. The Soutf
3 American situation was gone over ant
there was an exchange of opinion re
garding the legal phases of the cast
b against the would-be assassin. Il car
be stated again in the most positive
% manner that there is no conflict Of au
3 thority between the state and fedora
authorities for the possession OF tn
prisoner. The members OF the cal
e met. Attorney General Knox and Sec
retary Gage. as well as those VIII
l-fare here, are unanimously of opinio
% that Czolgosz's offense is against tn
= state OF New York and Erie count!
+ and that there is no Federal statui
10 cover the case. District Attorne
l. Penney consulted Secretary Root a
k 10 procedure. He did not seek M
a. Roots opinion as secretary Of wa
l. but as one OF the ablest lawyers
New York state.