Oakes Republican., 1901-09-13
PRESIDENT CONTINUES TO SHOW
MiSTAkEABLE SIGNS OF
81 Il IMPROVEMENT
PHYSICIANS MORE CONFIDENT
Dressing of the Abdominal Wound
Had No Depressing Effect on the
Patient and the Result Was Most
neutrality-suspicious. Say It Viii Be
Several Weeks, However, Before
His Removal Is Possible.

Buffalo, Sept. 12.-President McKin-
ley continues to show the most unmis-
takeable evidences of Improvement
and recovery and the uneasiness
caused BY the dressing of the abdom-
ina. wound has given way to more pro-
nounced. confidence than has existed
at any time since the shooting. The
| dressing of the wound never had any
significance to the doctors and such
as it'had given rise to in the lay mind
| was, quickly dispelled! when the physi-
clans arrived in the morning. Their
| 9.Hc'clock bulletin announced the pres
| 1Gentin excellent condition and made
known that he slept we'll and had en-
perienced decided benefits from the
dressing of the outer wound.
But the doctors did not confine
themselves to the brief official bulle-
tin. They We're ready to frankly and
fully*discuss the case u. all its bear
ing. This gave body vi authorita-
tivelinformation on the ciNumstantial
det9ils of the president's%ondition,
aliAshowing most highly satisfactory
coHdition. AS to the reopening of the
abdominal incision this was dismissed
as part of the treatment necessary to
the progress Of such wounds. AS to
the inner wounds, where the bullet
penetrated the walls Of the stomach,
there was most gratifying progress,
| as the stomach was now carrying on
normal digestive processes. The beef
| juice which was taken by the mouth
for the first time Tuesday night had
been assimilated without the slightest
indication that the wounds in the
stomach retarded the processes of
nature.
Patient Bright and CHEEKY.
The president himself showed many
signs of Improvement. He was SO
CHEEKY that one of the doctors remark
ed that they would let him smoke a
cigar before long. He had shown not
the slightest depression from the
dressing OIL the wound last night.
The situation was SO bright that >ali
OF those atbout the president and the
many who's came to inquire as to the
/! PRESIDENTS condition were cheered
with confidence akin to absolute cer-
taihty that the president is now on
lHs nlSn fOadG TO recovery. lNGf9 con-
tinued to be talll of his early removal
TO Washington although the doctors
We're not willing to place any such
movement within two or three weeks,
and some .of them held that the eli
mate here twas much more conducive
to his progl'ess than that of the nation
al capital.
Mrs. Mckinley saw the president
during the morning. When the doc
tors arrived at the house for the con-
sultation they passe her sitting in the
upper corridor of the residence at
work on her knitting She was in
good spirits and after the visit of the
doctors they gave their assent to her
entering the sick room again. Sha re-
NAMED only a minute as the physi.
clans are avoiding any sapping of the
presidents strength by prolonged Wis
it's even by those nearest to him.
4 beautiful floral piece in the form
OF an American flag on an easel, made
Of roses and evergreens. arrived at
noon. 1t was fully six feet high and
was the gift Of the Italian colony in
New York in whose behalf it was pre-
sented by the Italian consul here.