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ROOSEVELT, Jl., VERY Ill.
Disease May Take Sudden Turn
for Worse Within Next
Six Days.
PRESIDENT CANCELS CHARLESTON TRIP
Will Hold Himself in Readiness to
Start for Groton, Mass, Mt Mo-
ment's Notice on Special Train
Mrs. Roosevelt Now at Her boys
Bedside.

Washington, Feb. 10.-The follow
ing statement was issued at the white
house at noon Saturday:
1.-THE condition of the presidents son is
favorable. The doctors say that the presi-
dent should not go to Charleston, as at
any time within six days the disease may
take sudden turn for the worse The
president also is asked not to go to Groton,
as his visit might excite the boy, who is
not in immediate danger
Owing to the request of the doctors
the president has abandoned his trip
to Charleston.
Special Train Ready.
Should turn for the worse occur,
the president is prepared, to leave at
moments notice, on a special train.
telegram from Groton.
Washington, Feb. 10. - President
Roosevelt received telegram Satur-
day morning from the physician at the
Groton school informing him that the
condition of his son, Theodore, Jr.,
was unchanged since Friday night.
Breakfasted mt Boston.
Boston, Feb. 10.-Mrs. Roosevelt,
wife of the president, reached this
city at seven o'clock Saturday morn
ing bound for Groton, Mass, where
her son, Theodore, Jr., is i'll of pneu-
monia. She brealkfasted at an uptown
hotel and at eight o'clock was on
board the train at the Northern Union
station which was to take her to Aver,
the nearest railway station to Groton.
Me- n4n..->y<
Groton, Mass, Feb. 1o.--Mrs. Roose-
welt and maid reached here just after
ten o'clock Saturday.
Rev. Sherrard Billings, assistant to
President Peabody, of the Groton
school, was waiting with carriage
when the train arrived. Quite crowd
had gathered at Aver, the nearest sta
ton to Groton, to see Mrs. Roosevelt,
as it had been known that she would
reach there by the early train, but
there was no demonstration of any
sort as the lady passed to the car
rage. The drive of three miles to the
school took about an hour, as the
roads were billy and rough from freez-
ing.
At the school Mrs. Roosevelt was re-
received by President Peabody and a
few moments later was at her bows
bedside. Subsequently an attempt
was made to obtain from Mrs. Roose-
welt statement for publication re-
garding the illness of young Theo-
dore, but through President Peabody
she declined to depart from the
course approved by President Roose-
welt. According to this plan, all nee.
essary information concerning the
lads condition will be transmitted to
President Roosevelt, who will deter.
mine what news shall be given to the
public.
Great disappointment at Charleston
Charleston, S. c., Feb. 1O.-The
greatest disappointment is felt in all
circles here at the abandonment OF
the presidents trip to Charleston.
Arrangements had been made for a
splendid reception and everybody
was looking to the occasion as the
great day of the exposition. Every.
thing will have to be called off as
the president was the central figure
OF the programme and the only fea.
ture practically of the occasion, the
celebration of Lincoln day, was in.
cidental to the presence of President
Roosevelt. The exposition directors
will meet Saturday evening to con.
slider the situation.