The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-09-13

>ecrct1r rtes GuEe and Hay Call at the
White House EarIy-The Latter
Discouraged by News From the
President-Prepared for the Worst.
Hundreds Of persons called at the
White House this morning TO learn the
latest tidi1gs from the Presidents bed
side. Among these were members OF the
/ Cabinet who are i1 the cry. representa-
tives OF the Diplomatic Corps. q few Sen
ators and Representatives. and many 9TH
crs occupying less conspicuous positions.
besides numbers Of private citizens All
We're eager for news from Buffalo. and as
the diScouraging bulletins came in a
gloom settled over the Executive Man
sion
Secretary Gage was one OF the first
callers. He was closely followed by Sec
reJary Hay. After them came Senator
SlcC0mas. of Maryland. ex-senator Blair.
Postmaster General Smith. and Colonel
Bingham. The Superintendent Of Public
Buildings and Grounds. and Hon. II. p
T. mcfarland. President Of the Board OF
District Commissioners.
Colonel Montgomery. who is in charge
Of the telegraph room at the White
House, was kept busy answering Ques-
tioHe as to the news from the Mnburn
home.
Mr. Gage reached the Executive Man
sion about O'Clock this morning in ans
wer 20 telephone message from Colonel
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a short time AT the White House, but hur-
ried TO his Offices in the State Depart
ment
The news is discouraging.r he saiS-
after he had read the dispatches from
Buffalo III is very. very discouraging.
Yes. I regard the ,dings from Buffalo as
bad
The Secretary Of State showed every in
dication Of profound griss He repeated:
The news is bad"
Yesterday Secretary Hay was sanguine.
He felt encouraged. he said. over the re-
ports from the sick room OF the Presi-
don't saying he thought all danger was
practically over. This morning. when the
news OF the relapse came TO him. he. for
the first time. began to lose hope He
VIII not. however. leave Washington for
Buffalo unless information Of more Sc
rious nature is received
Secretary Hay said this morning that
the Cabinet officers had not vet been sum
moued 20 Buffalo. He is p-eparsd 20 20,
however. II a more decided change for the
worse occurs in the Presidents condition.
Senator McComas who arrived from the
West this morning en- route for Baltimore,
left the train az the depot and rushed TO
the White House for the latest des-
patches His stay was brief and he SIC
ceeded in catching his train, which stops
in Washington some time. and continued
his journey 70 5he Monumental City.
COMMISSIONS Nacfariand was over
whelmed by the distressing news. he
said that the District officers had no
words in which 60 express their sorrow
over the discouragiug tidings from Buf-
falo-
Postmaster General smith. who reached
the city from Buffalo at O'Clock this
morning. called almost Immediately upon
his arrival az the White House. He was
very murh surprised at the news OF the
Presidents relapse. which reached his
ears just after the train upon which he
was travelling left Baltimore Mr. Smith
stated that ab0-r o'clock last night he
left the Niiburu house. after a c0uversa-
JiOu with M AIcEinley's physicians. who
assured him that everything was going
along wei and that 10 was safe for him 10
leave the city. There We're no signs az that
time Of d relapse. The Postmaster General
declared. although the absence Of any
setback had been commented upon.
Mr- Smith stated that Secretary Root
E Ia
York city. where ne has a child sick with
typhoid fever Three hours were spent
yesterday evening by Mr.. smith at the
clubhouse, convenient to the MiIburn
home. and dispatches IN regard To the
Presidents condition were regularly re-
ceived- No word TO suggest alarm arrived
and he left ON the $50 o'clock train last
night for Washington
Having rested but little during the pre-
ceeding nights the Postmaster General
states. that he took an opiate which caus-
ed him to sleep soUndiy until after he
passed Baltimore on aVakiug he heard
some Of his feIIow-traveIers discussing the
Presidents relapse This was the first in
[ tiuation he had OF any change in 1Ir- Nc
kiuIey's condition
with this unexpected situation. one
does not know what 10 believe said Mr.
Clu-lu ALeL ASKED IT l4 thought the
President would recover Air- smith said
he would return 10 Buffalo tonight.
The Postmaster General said he thought
one Cabinet officer should remain i'm
I Washington while the Presidents condI-
tiou is low. He thought that Secretaries
/ Case and Hay would not leave the city.
'Iu case Cf a change in the Stock Mar
ket the Secretary of the Treasury said
/ AR Smith. would be needed in Wash
| iu=ton 20 deal with the contingency"
Secretary Gage. in reply 70 the question
whether he was going 20 Buffalo IN order
| to be near the President. said this after
noon that for the present he would remain
M Washington.
Charles G. Dawes. Comptroller OF the
Currency, as soon as he heard the news
regarding the condition OF President Nc
EinIey this morning. took the 1850 train
over the Pennsylvania Railroad for But
faIo.
EXCITEMENT IN LONDON.