The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1902-09-04
SECRETARY CORTELYOU
MUCH IMPROVED TODAY
Responsibility for the Disaster Is Now
Being Sifted and Pittsfield Council
viii See That the Guilty Are Properly
Punished-President Takes Drive
and After Sleeping Until 10 O'clock
This Morning Is as Fresh as Ever.
TBY ASSOCIATED PREss.1

Oyster Bay, Sept. 4.-Dr. Lung, Roose-
velt's physician, said today that he all
ticipated no serious results to the president
from yesterdays accident. The president
left word that he desired not to be dis
turbed until about 10 o'clock this morn
ing.
He was much better this morning. He
took drive today before. receiving Grand
Duke Boris and party, who will be his
guests all day today. The duke arrived
from Newport in Ogden Mills yacht ac-
companied by Count Cassini, the Russian
ambassador and three members OF his
suite, also by Ogden Mills and Assistant
Secretary of State Pierce.
The president will leave tomorrow on the
Sylph, starting on his southern trip.
Secretary Cortelyou, who passed last
night at his summer home at Hampstead,
is reported to be much better this morn
ing. He will accompany the president on
his southern trip. President Roosevelt is
receiving large number of kilograms,
cable messages of congratulation on his
escape from serious injury in the acci-
dent Of yesterday.
After Street Car Men.
Pittsfeld, Mass, Sept 4.-With the ex
citement following the accident to the
president yesterday, in a great measure
abated, the citizens we're discussing the
question Of the responsibility for the oc-
currence. 1t is argued that the Pittsheld
Street Railway company should not have
disregarded the request of the mayor that
no cars should have been run while the
president was in the city.
At meeting of investigation last night
this question was approached by both
branches of the city government. The
common council also appointed a commit
tee on investigation of the speed of cars
in general and report concerning how j.
may be regulated.
At the House of Mercy it was stated
that the condition OF ID. J. Pratt, driven
of the presidents carriage, was satisfac-
tory
Less interest than was generally ex-
pected was shown in the appearance be-
fore the district court today in the case
Of Motorman Euclid Madden and Conduc-
tor James Kelly, who had charge of the
car that struck the presidents carriage.
Trial Postponed.
Not more than so persons were present.
The case was not even called and after
conference between counsel for the street
railway men and the court, it was agreed
to postpone the matter for two weeks.
Bail Of $4,000 for Madden and S., 500
for Kelly was continued The presdin,
judge was Joseph Tucker, president of
the street railway company. Had hear
ing been had, he probably would have
been given place to an associate.
1t is said two weeks hence another post
ponement will be granted and the prelm-
inaries and action by the grand jury II
the case should come before it will take
SO much time that actual trial will not
be reached before January. The funeral
arrangements OF William Craig, the pres.
idents guard who was killed yesterday.
have not been completed.
Congratulations Over His Escape.
Washington, Sept. 4.-Messages of con-
graduation over the escape of the president
in the accident yesterday have begun to
come to the state department from
abroad. One of the first was the follow
ing from Emperor William:
'Posen, Sepr. 4.-Presldent, Washing
ton: With all Americans ! praise provi-
dence that saved your life from the terrible
accident. WILLIAM. |. r."
Minister Wu called in person at the
state department early today to inquire of
Acting Secretary Adee whether any i'll
consequences had followed yesterdays
accident and also to extend his congratula-
tions to the president.