Show CANCER Of THE STOMACH AILMENT ENI Of tin CLEVELAND mm Case Said to Have Been Pronounced Hopeless by Specialists Sp Called in Consultation on New York May 1 IThe The Evening World orld gives prominence today to the following There is a report current in financial circles emanating from tram the office of oC the Equitable Life LICe Assurance society that former President Grover Grovel Cleveland CleV la ld is a u sufferer from Cram cancer of oC the and that his case has been pronounced hope hopeless hopeless hopeless less by specialists called into consultation by Dr Joseph D Bryant of this city elt the family physician Still at Lakewood Mr Cleveland remains at the Lake Lakewood Lakewood wood hotel in Lakewood N 1 J although the hotel closed for Cor the season ten days dus ago His Ills wife and children are the only onh other guests A physician and nurses are in constant attendance and a small staff of servants has been retained to look aft after after after er the Cleveland family Efforts to confirm the Evening Worlds statement that Mr Cleveland Cleeland is suffer suffering sufferIng suffering ing from cancer and antI that his condition is 15 critical are unavailing owing to the ex extreme extreme extreme reticence observed by all connect connected ed with the case ease since the beginning of the former presidents illness Doctor Refused to State When Dr Bryant who has been Mr lr physician for years ears was asked whether it was correct that his patients Illness had been heen diagnosed as cancer of the stomach ho replied Mr Cleveland is all right There is nothing I can tell you of or any an interest I At the Lakewood hotel today it was said that Mr 01 Cleveland was making very satisfactory progress and that there thero was no material change in Ii his condition The Thc report that the former fortner presidents case has assumed a grave aspect was denied Later Dr Bryant Brant ead ald that he could not as a physician make malie public the diagnosis I in the case ease of any of his patients I have received favorable reports from Lakewood and I expect to take a train for there late this afternoon Nothing to Say SayAt At Lakewood tonight efforts were made to obtain an authorized statement regard regarding regardIng regarding ing Mr condition from the hotel authorities or through them a state statement statement ment meat from Mrs 1111 Cleveland Cleeland But the same answer Nothing to say sa was all that was given out though several sever l inquiries were made Some of the friends of oC the former pres pros president presIdent ident who have seen Mrs Cleveland say sa that she has told them that there I Is nothing serious the matter with Mr Cleveland Cleeland but they add that she appears appear mur mU 1 worried regarding lIng her husbands condition It t is known in Lakewood as yet et no lo 10 local local cal physician or 01 additional nurses have hac been called into the case and Dr Joseph JosephT T Bryant of New York the family phy physician ph visits Mr Ir Cleveland only every other night I L Bryant Brant visited Mr Cleveland to tonight toI tonight night but could not be reached I telephone tel td call was sent for him at the tIme ho hotel hotd hotel |