The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-10
IMPROVEMENT IS SLOW
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unimpaired there was any disability as
meant by the constitution. But for
tunately there has been no such issue
presented on this occasion, and the vice
president himself has been primarily
responsible for the avoidance of any
thought Of the temporary exercise of
executive functions by him. Nor has
there been occasion for the exercise Of
executive authority for such minor
routine matter as can readily be
left until the present emergency has
passed. Twice during the day and
again this evening the vice president has
called at the Milburn residence to in
quire as to the presidents condition.
During the afternoon call he met sew
eral of the cabinet officers and Senator
Hanna and spent a short time with them
IN informal discussion. On the streets
Mr.. Roosevelt has been the center Of re-
spectful attentions, but ne has met this
swith dignity and composure
wITHoUT7A GUARD.
Despite sense1ess remarks that he was
going about guarded by secret service
men, he has positively declined to have
anything like guard near him. One of
his remarks today in speaking to two
laborers, who greeted him, struck
popular chord. They had suggested that
he might be afraid to be stopped.
No, indeed" he replied. "You men
are our protection, and the foul deed OF
Friday will only make you more v1gor-
Gus in protecting those whom you eIecr
to office"
Emperor Nicholas gave happy express
sion to the worldwide solicftude over
the president in a message which was
given out during the day 1t is ad-
dressed to the president and after =sx-
pressing his happiness at the president q
Improvement adds that he joins with the
universal world in wishing a speedy re-
coyery.
Vice President Roosevelt will not leave
the city until the physicians Of the presl-
dent issue bulletin or give an opinion
that the president will positively recov-
er. Tonight in company with his host,
Ansley Wilcox, he went out for a short
time. He is without doubt the most
sanguine of the government officials here
unless it be. Secretary Wilson, who pre-
diets that the president will be out in
two weeks Vice President Roosevelt
said tonight:
81 came here, because I believed nv
p!&ce was near the president, and I will
not leave until the situation has entirely
cleared up.r,z If was predicting when
[ shall leave here would say tomorrow,
because I firmly believe that the ply
sicians will see tomorrow that there is
absolutely no doubt that the president
will recover. I have been twice to the
presidents temporary home today, and
l have seen nothing but smiling, happy
faces, including a host of physicians,
that would not do so if the bulletins did
not tell the exact truth.
The vice president was asked to ex-
press an opinion on legislation against
anarchy. He said:
TT is not the time or place to discuss
such matters. The only thing to be
thought of now is the presidents COM
plete, rapid recovery.
RELATIVES ARE CONFIDENT.
After the $50 p m. bulletin had been
issued from the Milburn residence to-
night announcing a continuance of the
favorable conditions from the president
there were many indications that the
bulletins Were but meager indications of
the real Improvement of the distjn-
guiShed patient.
AT 9:45 o'clock Miss Mckinley, a, sister
of the president; Dr. and Mrs Herman
Baer, the latter a niece of the president
and the Misses Barber nieces of the
president, left the house and taking car
riages, announced their intention of re-
turning to their homes tonight.
Abner Mckinley accompanied them to
the station and to the Associated Press
said:
1.-THE nearest relatives of the president
are so confident of his recovery that they
have no hesitation in leaving
Postmaster Frease, of Canton, a warm
personal friend of the president, who
came todayailled with anxiety, said to-
night: s3V
81 go back tonight because 1 have the
most positive assurance that the presi-
dent is going to make rapid recovery
In fact, by 1920 o'clock tonight the en-
tire temperSsof everybody about the Mil
burn residence seemed to have undergone
a radical iehange. The police did not
stop wagons from going by the nearest
corner at high speed.
The regular army guard was not so
particular about those who passed up the
guarded streets The newspaper men did
fer the pastothFee days. Even those who
came fromsS the mansion where the
wounded man Hes stopped on the corner
to laugh and chat. From somber fore
boding, the feeling has suddenly turned
to joyful confitsS-1e that the nations
ruler was to be spared
At 1880 tonight the lights in the man
sion, except those dinly shining in the
sick room, were extinguished and by IL
o'clock peaceful quiet reigned about the
Milburn home On the dark corner OPP
posite the house. soldiers. policemen and
newspaper NTH kept vigil. however,
sheltered henea, h their tents.
The $3.50 bulletin, as was promised, was