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| Ida Saxton McKinley. |
Cortland Evening Standard, Thursday, May 16, 1901.
MRS. MCKINLEY WORSE.
Her Condition Admitted to Be Alarming.
REST OF TRIP IS ABANDONED.
Third Doctor is Called Into Consultation, but Patient's Ailment Refuses to Respond to Usual Treatment. President Remains Faithfully at Wife's Bedside.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 16.-The members of the cabinet are very apprehensive that Mrs. McKinley will not rally. Her physicians have not yet been able to check the intestinal trouble and her enfeebled condition militates against her. But at the Scott residence it was stated that there was no immediate danger, although a change for the worse would not be unexpected.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 16.—Owing to the very serious character of Mrs. McKinley's illness the president has definitely decided to abandon his contemplated Northwestern tour and to return to Washington direct so soon as Mrs. McKinley shall be able to stand the journey. The gravity of Mrs. McKinley's condition has been known to the members of the president's immediate party for several days but had been concealed in the belief that she would rally, as she had so frequently done in the past when suffering from one of her periods of depression, and, with a few days of absolute rest, be restored to normal condition.
But her present illness has been attended with entirely new complications which have not yielded to treatment and the president concluded yesterday that it was time the public should be apprised of the true situation. He is also anxious that the residents of the cities and towns along the planned route of his trip, who have made such extensive preparations for his visit, should receive prompt notification of the circumstances which compel his decision.
The bulletin which Secretary Cortelyou gave out announcing the abandonment of the trip, coupled with another announcement that Mrs. McKinley's condition Tuesday night was better in some respects, but worse in others, prepared the way for the bulletin issued later that Dr. Henry Gibbons, a celebrated physician of San Francisco, had been called in consultation with Dr. Hirschfelder and Dr. Rixey. Dr. Gibbons has a reputation here for his skill in the treatment of bowel disorders. It was the president's wish that another physician be called in consultation, not because he did not have perfect confidence in Dr. Hirschfelder and Dr. Rixey, but because he desired that nothing that science could do should be left undone. He was especially anxious that the diagnoses of the attending physicians should agree.
Ever since Mrs. McKinley arrived at the Scott residence she has been desperately ill. Her extreme weakness has been the most alarming feature of her condition. Her vitality has been at low ebb and she has spoken seldom to those about her. The president has been constantly at her bedside since their arrival here Sunday night, save the few hours Monday afternoon when he left her to go to San Jose, and the three hours he spent Tuesday in the parade. Fortunately, Mrs. McKinley slept through his absence on both occasions.
President Under Great Strain.
The strain which the president himself has undergone during the past few days has been very great. It has been a personal sacrifice for him to carry out his engagements here, in order not to disappoint the people, but he has made it unselfishly and nobly. It is still his desire to carry out the pre-arranged program in San Francisco to whatever extent he can. Yesterday morning he thought he would be able to be present at the unveiling of the Donahue statue and so informed the committee but at the last moment, when his escort had already drawn up before the Scott residence, Mrs. McKinley's condition was such that he decided not to leave.
All of yesterday, except for a brief half hour in the afternoon when he yielded to the entreaties of those about him and went out for a drive, he has remained steadfastly at her bedside. The members of the cabinet reluctantly consented to carry out yesterday's program at the university of California and at Oakland, but they put no heart into the festivities while their chief was grieving at his wife's bedside.
Mrs. McKinley's illness has cast a shadow over the entire city. People have shown their sympathy in a multitude of ways. All day long little groups have been standing across the street opposite the Scott mansion, silently watching the drawn blinds of the room in which the first lady of the land lay. The news of the serious character of her illness evidently traveled fast, because from all over the country yesterday afternoon telegrams have been pouring into the president expressing sympathy for Mrs. McKinley and asking for tidings of her condition.
Just how soon Mrs. McKinley will be able to travel is a question which no one can answer now. It may be necessary for her to remain here longer than next Monday, when the party originally was scheduled to leave.
It is likely that it will be somewhat later before she will be able to endure the long trip across the continent, but so soon as she shall be sufficiently strong the trip will be made by the most direct route. No stops will be made and it is believed the trip can be made in five days.
GRAVE FEARS ENTERTAINED.
All Functions Cancelled at the President's Request.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 16—The condition of Mrs. McKinley this morning is critical, according to the latest information from the Scott residence. The gravest doubts are entertained as to her recovery.
The president's wishes are that, as far as he is concerned, all functions, public and social should be cancelled. The people of San Francisco, and the cities the president was to have visited, express the deepest sympathy for him and his wife, and are willing to forego everything for the sake of the chief executive and his stricken helpmate.
PAGE FOUR—EDITORIALS.
◘ Chief of Police Barnes is to be thoroughly commended for the speedy way in which he recovered the money stolen yesterday morning from the residence of George B. French, as detailed in the news columns of this paper last night. He not only did not let the grass grow under his feet when he started on the trail, but he used good tact which quickly led to a successful issue. This is the first time that the new chief has had an opportunity of showing his mettle. He was tried and not found wanting.
◘ The telephone has been used for all sorts of purposes, but one of the most novel was when the chief of police of Vineland, N. J., a few days ago served a warrant by 'phone. He called up the man he wanted, read the warrant and told the telephonic prisoner to appear in court. In this particular case the plan worked and the prisoner appeared promptly, but it can very readily be imagined that it would not work in all instances. At any rate, it is not likely to be very generally adopted.
SOME MORE WATER TESTS
Made Under Direction of the State Board of Health.
Some two weeks ago Health Officer P. T. Carpenter sent to the state board of health three more samples of drinking water taken from Cortland wells to have them tested. The samples were all taken from the east side of the city where the typhoid fever was particularly prevalent last fall. The water was tested at the Bender Hygienic laboratory at Albany and Dr. Carpenter has received the following report upon the samples submitted:
Sample No. 1—Taken from a well in 20 Washington-st. Number of colonies to the cubic centimeter on agar plates, 9,800; on gelatine plates, 700; average, 5,250. Fermentation test: Eight tubes were each inoculated with one cubic centimeter of the water. Gas was present in all of them at the end of forty-eight hours, and in three of the eight it was of a type corresponding to the gas production of the bacillus coil communis. Aside from these organisms the ordinary water bacteria were present.
Sample No 2—Taken from a well at 46 Clinton-ave. where there is at present one case of typhoid fever. Number of colonies per cubic centimeter on agar plates, 120; on gelatine plates, 100; average, 110. Fermentation test: Eight tubes were each inoculated with one cubic centimeter of the water. At the end of forty-eight hours no gas production was present. Qualitative examination showed the ordinary water bacteria.
Sample No. 3—Taken from a well at 26 Cleveland-st., the residence of J. E. Jones, and where Miss Jones died from typhoid fever last winter and in a vicinity where the number of cases of typhoid fever were numerous. Number of colonies to the cubic centimeter on agar plates, 350; on gelatine plates, 2,600; average, 1,470. Fermentation test: Eight fermentation tubes were each inoculated with one cubic centimeter of the water. At the end of forty-eight hours there was no gas formation in any of them. The bacteria present were of the ordinary, harmless, water variety.
Remarks—Water No. 1 shows an excessively high bacterial count for drinking water and also shows definite evidences of organic contamination. It is certainly unfit for drinking purposes, and might produce typhoid fever.
Water Nos. 2 and 3 show no evidences of organic contamination, water No. 2 being bacteriologically a first-class drinking water, while in water No. 3 the bacterial count is rather high for good drinking water. It is improbable however, that water No. 3 would cause typhoid fever.
A meeting of the board of health will be held on Friday night at which time the matter of the closing up of the well at 20 Washington-st. will be considered, if the users of water there in the light of this report upon the water do not themselves in the meantime do this of their own accord.
MEETING OF THE W. C T. U.
Reports of Superintendents—Aid for Needy Objects—Other Business.
The regular meeting of the W. C. T. U. was held on Tuesday afternoon and opened with devotional exercises led by Mrs. L. A. Hinman.
The call to the county quarterly convention to be held at Taylor, Wednesday, June 5, was read by the corresponding secretary. Further arrangements for this will be made at the next meeting.
The name of Mrs. W. A. Stubbs of 180 South Main-st. was proposed for membership.
It was moved and carried that the Zion M. E. church be relieved of all indebtedness to the W. C. T. U. for the use of rooms and that a receipt for the amount in full be presented to them.
The president gave a brief outline of the rescue work being carried on by Miss Emma Nason at Sault St. Marie, Mich., and made an earnest plea for help in sustaining it. Miss Nason was formerly an active temperance worker in Cortland county and her whole-souled devotion to the good of others, especially the needy and suffering, is well known. It was moved and carried that $5 be sent her for use in the maintenance of the rescue home, also that the members of the Cortland union give a supper at their rooms in the near future and devote the proceeds to the same purpose. Further notice of this will be given a s soon as arrangements are completed.
An invitation was received from the Political Equality club to attend a meeting of their organization to be held at the W. C. T. U. rooms on Monday afternoon, May 20. The invitation was accepted with thanks.
The regular program for the afternoon consisted of reports given by superintendents of the various departments. Mrs. Levi Johnson, for the department of temperance literature, reported that since last August nearly 2,000 pages of reading matter had been given away or loaned in addition to magazines and books from library. Also that $42.79 has been expended for literature in the way of subscriptions to magazines and in the purchase of leaflets, etc., for distribution.
Mrs. Anna L. Bentley told of much that had recently been done to promote Sabbath observance and made special mention of the cordial co-operation of our pastors in preaching sermons on this important subject.
Mrs. Collins spoke of the Press Work and referred to the uniform courtesy with which all matters relating to the work of our organization have been received and published by the editors of our city papers.
Mention was also made of the good work being carried on by various organizations in relation to the department of mercy. Dr. Adolph Guttman of Syracuse delivered an address Sabbath evening, May 12, before the Society of Concord on the subject of the human treatment of animals in compliance with a request from the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, that the second Sabbath in May be set apart as Humane or Mercy Day. The following is from the Post-Standard of Monday.
Moses, said Dr. Guttman, planted the seed of humanity to animals, as is attested in the Scriptures.
He referred to the bill of the last legislature for the prohibition of live pigeon shooting and its failure, but said that people should not find fault with legislators when women, who ought to represent the sympathetic heart, insist upon ornamenting themselves with the plumage of birds slaughtered for their sake.
He condemned the high checking of horses and the docking the tails of horses. After a horse had spent its strength for the pleasure or profit of its owners he thought it should not be sold and in its declining years compelled to do hard work and to suffer for want of decent care.
He commended the work of the Societies for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and the Bands of Mercy in the schools.
In Cortland Rev. Robert Clements, pastor of the Presbyterian church, preached an eloquent sermon on the same day from the text "Blessed are the merciful for they shall obtain mercy."
The following is from a recent issue of the Union Signal:
The state superintendent of the department of mercy for South Dakota reports the passage of a law on March 8, 1901, by the legislature of that state, which provides for humane education in the public schools. The text of the law is as follows:
There shall be taught in the public schools of this state, in addition to the other branches of study now prescribed, a system of humane treatment of animals.
Each school supported wholly or in part by the public funds of this state shall instruct all scholars in the penal code or other laws pertaining to the humane treatment of animals, and such studies on the subject as the board of education may adopt, such instruction to consist of not less than two lessons of ten minutes each during each week o0f the school year. And no experiment on live animals to demonstrate facts in physiology shall be permitted in any school in this state.
This act shall take effect and be in force immediately after passage.
This is a good law and Mrs. Norris is to be congratulated on the result of her unwearied efforts in its behalf. South Dakota is the fourth state to pass such a law.
SUPT. PRESS WORK, Cortland, May 15, 1901.
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| Wickwire Works, Cortland, N. Y. |
Cortland Science Club.
The Cortland Science club will meet at the office of Wickwire Bros. at 3 P. M. sharp on Friday, May 17, and will be shown through the works, especially through the rod mill at this time.
On Saturday, May 18, the club will meet at the Hatch library at 8 P. M., Messrs. C. F. and T. H. Wickwire, together with Mr. A. Bessbatch, Superintendent of the rod mill, [who] have promised to be present and give an informal talk on the development of the wire and rod mills, and answer any questions that may have arisen as a result of the trip through the works.
The review of the paper of two weeks ago will be made by Dr. Reese.
Takes Charge Today.
After several months negotiations, Mrs. Vernis Long of Binghamton, whose reputation as a modiste is second to none in central New York, has been secured to take charge of the Ladies' tailoring department of the Gillette Skirt Co. and enters on her duties today. This department has been reorganized and under the new management it is hoped to avoid delays, to [expect] orders at the time promised and to satisfy patrons in every particular. [Paid ad.]
Michigan Hill, Harford, N. Y.
MICHIGAN HILL, HARFORD, May 15.— Messrs. D. B. Tripp and L. Hay of Marathon were prospecting on the hill on Sunday last and called at the birth place of Mr. John D. Rockefeller.
Mr. Adna Baird of Harford was on the hill Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Allen Rockefeller and son Raymond of Dryden visited friends on the hill a few days last week.
Misses Matie Decker and Luie Duel of Harford Mills was at Mr. Floyd Decker's on Tuesday.
The inhabitants of the hill are on the increase. A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Fred Parmington on Saturday, May 11, weighing 9 pounds; on May 12, a daughter came to the home of Mr. and Mrs. F. Floyd Decker's weighing 4 pounds and 6 ounces, named Lura.
BREVITIES.
—The Turner Stock Co. that has been playing a three nights' engagement at the Opera House, left for Oswego this morning.
—The Saturday afternoon dancing club will hold a social hop in Red Men's hall Saturday afternoon. Music will be furnished by Kane's orchestra.
—New display advertisements today are—Boy Phenomenon, Magnetism, page 4; C. F. Thompson, Cheese, page 5; Baker & Angell, Shoes, page 8.
—A petition is now being circulated by residents of Railway-ave., asking that the street be accepted from the west end of the Lehigh Valley depot, its present terminus, to Main-st.
—The Ladies' Guild of Grace Episcopal church enjoyed a very pleasant reception at the home of Mrs. L. K. Shankland, 36 Tompkins-st., yesterday afternoon, which was largely attended. Light refreshments were served.
—The Ladies' Literary club has accepted the invitation of Mrs. Mary J. Messenger, a former member, to spend Saturday of this week with her at her home in Ithaca. The Woman's club of Ithaca has also planned to assist in the entertainment of the Cortland ladies and will give a tea for them at its clubrooms that afternoon from 3 to 4:30 o'clock.
—Prof. A. B. Kingsley and B. J. Murray seem to have started out to get a corner on the Pan-American postage stamps. They hardly anticipate that they can buy the whole 3,000,000 issued, but they are wondering in how large blocks they can buy them and of how many they can get possession. The details of their plan for purchase are not yet fully matured.
—The aggregate salaries to be paid for teaching next year to the graduates of the June class at the Normal who have already secured positions will reach nearly $12,000, and not over a third of the class have yet signed contracts to teach. They are, however, being picked up with great rapidity these days. Nearly all the members of the January class already have positions for next year, and the majority of them have been teaching during the last half of the school year.
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