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Show SENATOR HANNA IS SOMEWHAT BETTER Cheering News From the Bedside of the Stricken Statesman Physicians Considering Plans for His Removal to Thomasville or Elsewhere. Washington. Feb. 6. The official -f 4- announcement of Senator Hanna's -4- 4- condition tonight is icgardcd as fa- -f vorable, 4- A bulletin written by Dr. Rixcy, after taking the Senator's tempera- 4- turc and pulse at S o'clock, follows: 4- -V "Senator Ilanna has rested fairly 4- 4- well since morning. Tompcralurc, 4-4 4-4 102.4; pulac, 02." Washington, Feb. ' G. No comment was made by the doctor on the higher pulse tonight than yesterday, there being be-ing an increase of ten beats over the same time last night, while the temperature tem-perature Is practically the same as last night. The temperature is regarded as the more Important Indication In the course of the fever, which runs In cycles of seven days. The crisis is marked by the highest temperature, a lower reading read-ing taken at precisely the same time on the following day indicating- that the crisis had passed. Dr. Ttlxey saw no special . significance, however, In the reading tonight, it being substantially the same as la?t night. Weather conditions, condi-tions, ho remarked, might have something some-thing to do with it. He regards the crisis as still In the future. Senator Hanna's brother, H. M. Ilanna, is expected to arrive from Thomasville, Ga., tomorrow, having been summoned by Mrs. Hanna that she may be relieved somewhat of the responsibility attending the Senator's illness. Medlll McCormack, Senator Hanna'o son-in-law, arrived tonight from New York. He will not remain In Washington, Washing-ton, however, being on his way to Chicago. Chi-cago. Although no one Is allowed to see Senator Hanna, there are dally many callers at the hotel of prominent persons per-sons anxious to learn the latest regarding regard-ing his condition. T'oday President Roosevelt sent a nole to Mrs. Hanna expressing his sympathy, sym-pathy, and Mrs. Roosevelt and Miss Alice called on Mrs. Hanna. The Chinese Chi-nese Minister. Sir Chentung Liang Cheng, and the Cuban Minister, Senor Qucsada. also were callers. A cablegram of sympathy was received re-ceived from Gen. Booth, commander-in-chief of the Salvation Army. Sir Henry Irving also telegraphed a message of sympathy. The telegraphic correspondence correspond-ence of this nature amounts to many hundreds of dispatches dally. The longdistance long-distance telephone also is used, particularly par-ticularly between the hotel and Cleveland, Cleve-land, whence many calls come each day. Plans for a trip to Thomasville or some other resort already are being considered, indicating tho desire of the physicians to get the Senator away from Washington as soon as It Is practicable prac-ticable to do so. Conditions in the sick-room were such tonight that when Dr. Rlxey completed his call, which lasted fully an hour, he announced that he would not return during tonight, and that no further communication with the patient would be had unless a change for the worse occurred. |