The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1901-09-11

distinguished patient:
Il am not specialist in abdominal
surgery, but from general knowledge OF
gu'Ish0t wounds | can say that the only
possibility Of complication is by blood
poisoning or peritonitis. and that | con-
slider both now very remote probability.
Peritonitis might set in as a result Of
two aperturcs in the stomach but up to
this time-a time beyond the usual stand
ard recOrd-not the slightest symptom is
manifest. There is not the slightest
eN Nidencc Of blood poisoning
AS to the bullet not yet extracted l
do n0 believe we need worry about that
The presumption is that it is lodged
somewhere in the muscles OF the back.
Pursuing natural courses it would now
be encrusted and cut off from possible
harm.
There will be no attempt to extract The
bullet at present. see no reason why
the president will not recover rapidly"
President Is Cheerful.
The president himself has been cheer
full all day and has expressed confidence
Ia his recovery. Yesterday he asked for
II morning paper but this, Of course, had
to be denied him. II is with some diff
Guilty that he can be restrained from talk
ing. Colonel Myron T. Herrick Of Cleve-
land is quoted as authority for the state
ment that he has spoken at intervals Of
several things he proposes to do in the
future.
Yesterday morning he asked to be al
lowed to move his position and when
permission was given. before he attend
ants could move him, he changed to the
position he desired to assume without
difficulty or pain. This speaks much for
his general strength and spirits.
Mrs. Mckinley saw him again. yesterday
for brief visit and Secretary Cortely you
was admitted for the first time. No one
else was allowed to see him, though he
Inquired several times who were below
stairs. He was given nourishment yes
tcrday in the form of eggs beaten in milk,
administered through the rectum. The
water which has been given heretofore
cold did not appear to agree with him,
and very hot water has been taken into
the stomach through the mouth with
splendid results.
II he continues to improve it will Dc
gradually. If he should grow worse the
change in that direction will also prob
ably be slow This is the opinion of DIR.
Mann. There will be no crisis. IL he
arrives at convalcscence DIR. Park eX-
presses the opinion that il will be three
weeks before il will be safe to move linn.
| 1t Is expected that the interior wounds
will heal first. The sutures of the lac
| Grated tissue were made so soon after the
| bullet passed that they are probably heal
ing rapidly. With the exterior wound
| il is n slower process.
The extreme optimism of the vice pres
| ident and the members Of the cabinet
| w0nlG be difficult to overstate
II am absolutely confident everything
will turn out all right" declared h. wee
| pre- sid,nt. and he said he based his cor
fidcicc on information behind the pulmic
r,ssions of the physicians. So re-
licycd are Secretary Gage and Attorney
General Knox at the steady improvement
that they returned to Washington last
night feeling strongly that their chief
would recover but with the assurance of
the physicians that if change FOE the
worse should come it would be gradual
aul that they would have ample time &c
return. In the case of Secretary Gage
there was also public reason why he
Should be- at his post.
New York financiers have appealed tc
him to relieve the situation in the money
market by increasing deposits in natioaal
banks and he feels that he can hardly
act at this distance from the scene if h'
finds that action desirable.
Hanna win Remain to the End.
Sci ator Hanna will remain until tn,
physicians give absolute assurance that
Mr.. Mckinley will live. Comptroller
Dawes and some of the other prominent
men connected with the administration
expect to depart today or Wednesday Il
the Improvement continues.
Vice President Roosevelt has occupied
a peculiarly delicate and trying position
since the event which threatened tn,
presidents life but he has borne himsel
throughout this ordeal in such manner
as to win the admiration and respect o.
ALL Not for moment has he permitted
the idea to he entertained that there Wa
need for considering the constitutional
disability of the president and the exer
else of executive functions which thi
would impose on him. On the cOntrar.
NJ. Roosevelt has been one Of the mos
positive in the conviction that the presi
den; would recover.
Twice during the day and again las
evening the vice president called at tn
, | Aiilburn residence to inquire as to tn
p-sSidCEts condition. During the after
noon call he met several cabinet officer
. aud Senator Hanna and spent shor
time with him in informal discussion. d
the streets Mr.. Roosevelt has bean cen
: ter OF respectful attention, but he ha
. met this with dignity and compOsur4.
FnI error Nicholas gave happy cNprcs
, sior it the worldwide solicitude over III
: president in message which was give
!, out during the day. 1t is addressed t
the president and after expressing hi
y happiness at the presidents improvement
!. adds that ne joins with the universe
r world in wishing a speedy recovery.
Got or Too Easy.