Show WEARNIG AWAY FAST Mother McKinleys Condition at 345 This Morning THE DOCTORS OPINION MORE HOPEFUL THAN THOSE OF THE FAMILY The President Is With Her Constantly Constant-ly and Does Not Even Take Sufficient Exercise Received Numerous Letters and Messages From All Over the Country Canton 0 Dec 8All day the children chil-dren of Mrs Nancy Allison McKinley were near her bedside watching for indications of hopeful change They were disappointed There was no ray of light on the face which betokened returning consciousness She has been lying in lethargic repose as if in sleep most of the time She is gradually but surely growing weaker Mr Abler McKinley says the family are hoping against hope that she may show a better condition but her state during the day has been such that the watchers watch-ers think the end is gradually drawing near The doctor saw the patient early this evening He said he could notice no material change but the weakening process Continues steadily He is prepared pre-pared for dissolution at any moment but at the time of this visit had not abandoned hope that she would continue con-tinue in life during the night and pos siblu longer NOT HOPEFUL Members of the family at the same hour did not seem to be so hopeful They have been more constantly at the bedside during the illness and to them 4 I t I I < f i tv 5 j I ir JLJ41J1 S HOUSE AT CANTON IN WHICH MOTHER MKINLEY IS DYING the steadily increasing weakness all I day was more apparent than to the doctor Mr Charles R Miller who has been almost constantly at the I house said that he had not previously noted such continued weakness as was noted during the day This was also accompanied by a higher temperature I and he could scarcely hope that the patient pa-tient would live beyond midnight He further said the others of the relatives felt fully as apprehensive THE PRESIDENT The president is almost constantly at the bedside refusing to be relieved by others and to take the rest and exercise ex-ercise he should While it has been a I matter the president has declined to discuss or to give any information about to his friends and impossible for the reporters to secure any information upon it is believed from the indications indica-tions at the postoffice and telegraph offices that he is receiving numerous congratulations from the people of the country on his message to congress The sad circumstances of the visit to I his home at this time have not prevented pre-vented the people from making manifestations mani-festations of their congratulations DOCTORS REPORT During the evening Mother McKinley McKin-ley again aroused from her palsied sleep She lay quietly and restfully on her bed the president at her side watching intently and hopefully for some sign of recognition The awakening awaken-ing however was not accompanied by any appreciable rally This was the condition at 1130 oclock Up to that hour the patient remained in the deep sleep in which she reposed all day When the doctor made his call finding her still asleep he said she would live until morning She was still growing weaker but so slowly that unless a material change came her strength would hold out during the night Canton 0 Dec 9 345 a mAt this hour Mother McKinley is still alive although al-though she is very restless and rapidly wearing away her little store of strength The president is still with hor V |