The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1901-09-14

net ana otnef distinguished visitors
who called, came away with lighter
hearts and buoyant tread and gave
expression to the most optimistic sen.
timents.
All Was Thanksgiving.
The encouraging news spread over
the exposition city, with great rapid.
ity, and thousands came in carriages.
In street cars and afoot to learn for
themselves Of the faith and confidence
that existed about the Miiburn house.
The brightness Of the day, with its
cool. bracing atmosphere. added to the
general cheerfulness. and when
score OF newsboys darted into the
crowd about O'Clock shouting extra.
the president will live" 1t was with
difficulty that they could repress the
shouts Of thanksgiving that rose in
their throats.
And the newspaper men. many Of
whom have been at their posts for
4s hours continuously, remained stead
tasty throughout the day In the little
white walled tents across the street
from the house where the country's
patient lay. and flashed the news ovei
the land and the sea.
And yet despite all this optimism
the president is by no means out OF
danger. Not one OF his physicians;
not one Of his advisors who is admit.
ted 20 the inner councils. has the
temerity TO go so far as TO declare
that be is. But II he continues TO i'm.
prove for one day more the danger
OF peritonitis. which is most dreaded.
win have practically disappeared.
Thus FAR the bah Of the assassin
which is stilI In the body, gives the
physicians no anxiety. But n the
slightest Inflammation appears in the
region Of the lead. II VIII be immedi.
ateiy extracted. No diflculty Is antici
pated In this regard. One OF Edlson's
best X-ray machines and his most
skilled operator. DR.. II. A. Knowles
arrived today. The batteries were
charged and the machine Is ready fol
instant use. With It the physicians
say there is not the slightest doubt
that the bali can be located perfectly
for an operation
Secretary cortelyou took occasion
today 10 issue a statement declaring
the trustworthiness OF the bulletins OF
the physicians.
The cabinent officers feel II 10 be
their duty TO be here in this crisis 70
meet any emergency. They are hold
ing no formal meetings. although there
are some matters Of public business
which they daily discuss informally
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 10 exercise the functions OF chief
magistrate under the disability clause
OF the constitution while the president
lives. Vice President Roosevelt viii
not hear OF such a course. Still In
the event OF grave international com
pllcations. an emergency might occur
and the question has arisen In their
minds as TO who should proclaim the
disability provided for by the consti
tuition. That instrument is silent on
the subject. There is no precedent to
follow.
The members OF the cabinet are TO
remain in Buffalo for the present and
the plans Of departure are indefinite
and not even thought OF while the
president Is not entirely out OF dan.
ger. II he should pass the danger
point. however. they win return al
once to Washington.
Today also for the first time. nour
ishment was administered II was In
liquid form and was injected hypo.
dermlcally TO avoid the possibility OF
Irritating the walls OF the stomach
The exterior wound was dressed this
morning and is progressing satisfac.
torily.
All day the members OF the cabinet
and others associated with the presi
dent in public life came sollcitous and
went away almost jubilantly, all re.
hecting the hopeful outlook at the
Mltourn mouse.
All through the DAY great crowds
had gathered on the streets watching
the Milburn house. But as darkness
came they gradually disappeared. A
steady line OF men and women came
up to the ropes to make anxious in
Quirles.
The weather conditions are regard
ed as very favorable for the president
The great confidence which the
president has in his secretary could
not be more strikingly illustrated
than at the exposition hospital, when
he was about to be placed upon the
operating table. The president real
lied that the sooner the operation wa
performed the better and he was per
fectly willing to submit to the knife
His only solicitude was as to the com.
potency OF the surgeons who were to
perform the operation.
Just before he was placed upon the
table he called Secretary Cortelyou TO
him and asked whether the surgeons
we're all right, Mr.. Cortelyou assured
him that he had made inquiries and
that they were reputed to be among
the most skillful In their profession,
The president accepted the assurance
instantly and Immediately announced
he was ready.
King Edward VII. has sent a mes
sage OF feeling coincidence to Presi.
dent Mckinley, This and a number Of
other messages received will be made
public as soon as Secretary Cortelyou
lis able TO turn his attention from the
immediate duty Of ministering to the