The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-09-13

Inc general opinion Is 10 Will po u
| fortnight, though may IT. be month
or even more. Visitors are still ex-
cluded from the sick room despite the
patients increasing strength, no wever,
visits of Mrs. Mckinley to the bedside
are lengthening. She continues to
stand the strain marvelously well.
Her friends say she is in better health
than for years.
FAVORABLE LAST NIGHT.
Buffalo, N. Y, Sept 1.-THE con-
dition of the president continued fav-
ora BILE throughout the day aud moth
ing occurred to shake the faith the at
tending surgeons and physicians have
expressed that he will recover. The
danger from two sources was pro-
bounced practically over today. The
holes in the stomach proper, caused
by the perforation OF the bullet, are
now consideredhealed by DR.. Medium
ey and his associates and the emiuen
surgeon pointed to the fact that beef
juice, fed to the patient last night, was
readily digested as proof of this.
Sufficient time has also elapsed to
warrant the doctors in asserting, that
the danger of inflammation where the
bullet lodged has disappeared.
1t is believed that the ball has now
become encysted in the muscles OF the
back and unless its location should
prove troublesome later on there will
never be any necessity for removing
it.
WOUND is HEALING WELL.
The attention of the physicians is
now, therefore, mainly directed 20 the
care and treatment of the wound caus-
ed by the incision made in the abdo-
men above the naval, where the oper-
alton was performed. This wound is
progressing nicely.
Decided benefit followed the dress
ing of the wound last night" is the
way the doctors put it officially. The
slight scare which followed the an
nouncement at midnight last night of
the opening of the wound did not have
a leg to stand on today, when fuller
details of its Insignificant character
apd Importance were obtained. The
"incident," as it is termed, would not
have been mentioned in the history
of an ordinary hospital case and the
physicians last night debated for some
time upon the propriety of making it
public. AS they had promised to take
theIpubic into their confidence, they
finally concluded that the redemption
of that pledge compelled them to an
nounce it. Their frankness has al
ready had one excellent effect. 1t has
convinced all who may still have har-
bored doubts as to whether the public
were getting the whole truth from the
sick room that their skepticism was
: unfounded.
RESPIRATION is NORMAL.
Another milestone passed on thu
road to recovery was the discontinu
ance today by the doctors of the fig
ures showing respiration variations
in their official bulletins. The presi
dent now breathes deeply and normal
ly and the addition of the respiration
record to the bulletin was considered
vaueless.
The presidents pulse was slight!
accelerated in the afternoon. but the
change was not deemed material, an,
his temperature remained practically
stationary, at 1902, from daylight
until dark.
The evidences of improvement wer
3 the Presidents keen relish of the bee
: juice given him during the night an
the increase in his allowance from on
to three teaspoonfuls, and also tn
! fact that the wound is becoming 'mor
healthy"
DR.. McBurney explained this after
\ noon that the slight irritation still re
naming should pass away within tn
i next twenty-four hours.
~ The President continues in eXceller
{ spirits, but he confessed to one of tn
attendants today that he was gettin
- lonesome.
- NOT YET ALLOWED TO TALK.
He requested that be be placed in al
other bed. A depression had forme
in the mattress on which he has La
" since he was taken to the Milbur
. house, and had caused some discomfor
Another bed was provided and tn
= evening he was carefully moved fro
y one to the other without any difficult
= He has asked several times if thel
~ was any news which he should kno'
~ but inquiries, especially about publ
matters, are discouraged and therig
inhibition against the admission
anyone except his wife and faithf
> secretary has not been relaxed.
S 1t is now virtually decided that !
Is attempt will be made to remove I
a., ~, ,,ntn la 1,