Jasper County Democrat, Volume 4, Number 7, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 May 1901 — MRS M'KINLEY IS BETTER. [ARTICLE]

MRS M'KINLEY IS BETTER.

Physicians Now Take Very Hopefnt View of Her Case. Mrs. McKinley has continued to lm-* prove and her physicians are very hopeful. Her condition was ao far improved Sunday evening that she was able to sit up a while. -During the President's absence at the launching of the battleship Ohio Mrs. McKinley slept quietly. It is learned that the rally which marked the turning point in Mrs. McKinley's illness came immediately after a treatment on Thursday which included a saline injection directly into the blood. Her pulse showed quick improvement and she ha% continued to improve ever since. Leading physicians who have been informed of the course of treatment which, has been pursued not only entertain the hope but have confidence in the prediction that the patient will have better health in the future than she has had for many years. President McKinley is in receipt of cablegrams from tho King and Queen of England, President I.oubet of r France and many other European potentates inquiring as. to Mrs. McKinley's condition. The President and his"’wife will go direct from San Francisco to Canton. At Mrs. McKinley's old home, surrounded by familiar faces and with every comfort, it is expected that her recuperation will be more rapid than if she went -to Washington. President McKinley spends much of each summer at Canton, and the arrival there will not be far from the date of his regular annual visit. He will probably proceed immediately to Washington after leaving Mrs. McKinley. returning to Canton ns soon as the more pressing public business lias been disposed of. Miss Mary Barber, Mrs. McKinley's niece, will go with Mrs. McKinley to Canton. Tike Ogden route will he taken. The train will be about as large as the one that cajne West, having accommodations for the President and cabinet and ladies. Secretary aud Mrs. Cortelyou, Dr. and Mrs. Itixey, Mr. and Mrs. Moore, Assistant Secretary Barnes and the White House staff and eleven members of the press and photographers.