Evening journal., 1901-09-09

ger of peritonitis and septic poisoning
Besides, if Inflammation does not sci
in around the bulle& it will soon be-
come encysted. All the effects Of the
ether which was administered when
the operation was performed on the
Exposition grounds had disappeared
this morning. AMI the Presidents
mind was perfectly clear during the
time that he was awake yesterday ant
for the first time, yesterday. he enjoyed
natural sleep. While he was still
more or less under the influence
the anaosthetic his slumber was rest
less and disturbed and did him littl,
real good. Yesterday between 9-an,
4 o'clock he had the sOlace of natura
slumber for about four hours and tn
physicians stated unoficially that hi
sleep had been quiet and reposeful
and had helped the sufferer a grea
deal. Yesterday also for the first time
nourishment was administered. IL wa
I'm LIQUID form and was injected ny
podermetically to avoid the possibilit.
of irritating the walls Of the stomach
The exterior wound was dressed in th0
morning and is progressing satisfac
torily. An day the members of the
cabinet ard others associated with tht
President in public life came solicit
ously and went away almost jubilantly
all rejecting the hopeful outlook a
the Milburn house. Vice Presiden,
Roosevelt received the carrier bulle
tins and after going to church hurried
to the residence. There he was Joined
by Senator Hanna. They came away
together and gage expression to tho
most confident and encouraging senti
ments The vice president not only
shared the cheerful feeling. but was
extremely optimistic. Both gentlemen
took occasion to dcnounce in unmeas.
urcd the statement gaining circulation
i'm some quarters that the doctors were
not frank in their communications TO
the public They maintained that the
Presidents favorable condition was
even understated by the physicians,
through motives of conservatism, dur.
ing the 70 hour period
Later, Secretary Cortelyou took oc-
casion to emphasize this very point by
issuing an official statement assuring
the pubic of the complete trustworthi-
ness of the bulletins sent out by the
physicians. Senator Hanna came again
during the afternoon. and was seldom
far removed from the Milburn house.
Secretary Root has taken up quarters
Immediately next door and was in FIRE
quent consultation with those inside.
He and Secretary Gage, Secretary
Hitchcock and Attorney General Knox
called together about noon. and. in
deed. there was no time during the
day when some member of the cabinet
was not in the house where his strick
en- chief lay Even those most promi
nent in public life did not see him
as the doctors would not relax the iron
clad rule they have laid down to pre-
vent the least drain upon his energies
and vitality. Those who came and
went moved silently and reverently
receiving the latest statements from
the doctors and departing.
All of the members of the cabinet
are now here except Secretaries Hay
and Long. The former telegraphed
that he would start from Newbury
N. H.. today probably in time to be
here tonight Secretary Long also sig
nificd by wire that he was coming but
did not specify the time. The cabinet
officers feel it to be their duty to be
here in this crisis TO meet any emer
/ Gencv.