Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-09-10
THE PRESIDENTS CONDITION.

Buffalo, N. Y, Sept. 10.-The Presi
dent has passed the most comfortable
night since the attempt on his life
Physicians and others coming from the
sick chamber say that there is now bui
very little doubt that the President will
recover. So sspguine is the belief thai
| President Milburn has given permission
| 10 announce that there will be another
Presidents Day at the Pan-American
Exposition. 1t will be an occasion for
Thanksgiving for the recovery of the
President. A system OF electric signals
is to be arranged 80 that, at given
signal, bells will be set ringing, whistles
blowing, and cannons booming all over
the United States. Although the ply
sicians will not have it understood that
the danger point ia entirely passed, they
declare that unless unlocked for com
plications develop he will certainly be
restored to health and as time passes
the danger of these complications leg
sens materially. DR.. Park says
that the period for development
OF peritonitis has about passed.
Although the early morning bulletin
showed the pulse to be somewhat high.
or than last night, lis as against liz,
the temperature was lower, having
been reduced from 101 to 1904. The
respiration showed an increase from q
to %. While the bullet in the Presi-
dents back has not been extracted, DR..
Rixey says there is no immediate reason
for worry. "The presumption" says
DR.. Rlxey, sis that 1t is lodged some
where in the muscles of the back. Pur-
suing natural causes, il would now be
encysted and cut of from possibility OF
evil. There will be no attempt to ex-
tract the bullet at the present time. The
President is doing well, and 10 my OPP
inion will recover" Senator Hanna
saws he thinks the danger point hae
passed. Perhaps one of the most sig
nifcsnt signs OF the real belief of those
close to the President that he will re-
cover Is the departure OF some of the
cabinet members.
Mrs. Duncan, and Miss Helen Nc
Kinley, the Presidents sisters, who
came from Cleveland Immediately after
learning that he bad been shot, decid-
ed to return early this morning. The
weather, which hasibeen very much In
the Presidents favor, took an uDfavor-
able turn this morning. A drilling
rain set in early and warmer weather
is promised. The cool wave has been
potent factor in the Presidents i'm
provement. Gov. Odell is expected to
arrive here on Tuesday. 1t Is said upon
his arrival here he will call an extra
ordinary session of the grand jury for
Erie county to indct Czolgosz for at
tempted murder. Supreme Court JUS
tice Childs is to be designated to pre-
side at the trial. II Is stated that PresI- |
dent Mckinley is not to DO summoned
as witness for the prosecution as there |
are sufficient witnesses to declare Cool |
gosz's guilt. Up to this time the as
ASSN has no counsel and the court may |
have to assign some one to defend him.
At11:30 Q. I'm. the vice president left the |
residence. He said: II regard |
the Presidents recovery as sure and so
do all around him. did not see the
President. l shall leave this city this
afternoon or evening for Oyster Bay.
There was no significance In the meet
ugs OF five members ofthe Cabinet aud
nyself In the Milburn residences this
At 1910 q. m, when DR.. McBurney
anne out OF the Milburn residence he
aid "There is very remote POSSIBLE
ty OF peritonitis. He should be in very
air shape in from two to three weeks.
We generally allow three weeks 10
UGH case as this" DR.. McBurney
caves for the east tonight providing I
hat there are no further unfsyorable
developments in the Presidents case.
Buffalo, Sept. 10.-At 1880 p. N.
senator Hanna, Ex-Governor Grosye-
Ior, Harry HamliD, and Secret Service
operative Ireland returned TO the Mil.
urn residence from the exposition.
Is they were getting out of the car
iages they met Postmaster General
|mith. Secretary Hitchcock and Secre-
airy Wilson who had been In the house.
o answer to the question How is the
'resident2 Secretary Wilson said:
Every one feels satisfied that the
will have a speedy recovery" (
III the others nodded in the affirmative.
ecretsry Hitchcock said: "Eyery.
me feels satisfied that there lie no more
to be feared as to the
resident
No official bulletin since Q q. N. tell