Show MRS mckinley IS GROWING WEAKER canton ohio dec at 3 it ie announced at the mckinley homo that mra mckinley ja growing perceptibly weaker except to take a abort walk for fresh air and the pesi dent has been at he bedside of bis mother constantly bince his arrival thie il i xa orning S 14 obio dec mornine mrs nancy albeon mckinley was ra ported rapidly and the end pear before she lapsed into unconscious ne alie was given to understand that her son had slatted for canton from washington at each atop during the word had been dashed to canton of hie progress and at each atop yellow missive told him that he was still in the lead in lie tb rilling midnight race with the dim reaper finally the president retired to sleep when reached at judge day accepted the offer of the railroad company and a special engine was attached to the car the president at that time was asleep without the loss of a moment the epenial engine dashed out of the smoky city all the trains on the route were put on side tracks and the last miles was reeled off in two hours at the train readied canton upon his arrival at the home of his mother president mckinley entered the eick room and knelt by the bedside she was unconscious the little family group was complete now all that rein bained was to wait tor death and to boby eliat before it came the mother wood be able once more to recognize her loving children As the day wore on mrs mckinley re mailed apparently in the condition as in the early morning she was showed no evidence of buffering and teemed to be passing quietly into the sleep of death there was no encouragement given the family by the attending physician dr phillipe who seriously doubted that the patient would survive he fears that the end ie very near but said there was a possibility of her lingering for days of her four living children abrea were at the bedside and mrs A B duncan of cleveland who haa been visiting her at chicago will be here at p president mckinley believes his mother recognized him as he knelt by lur bedside his sister helen announced his arrival by saying here mother is william if you recognize him bold up your hand mrs mckinley did her left hand slightly and te t e family believed it was in recognition of her son grasped her hand fondly and says he deemed to feel a alight pressure from hia mothers effort borduin bis greeting this was the only incident of the eick room today the family continued about the bedside but except a continued weakening could not note any change the plane of the president are to remain here until two tomorrow when he will return to washington to lock after ome of the official business which made it almost impossible for him to leave the capital at this time at 12 dr phi lips visited the patient pati tnt is no great change in mckinleyl McKin leye condition be said she ie gradually sinking and the end may come in a few hours it ia barely that she may survive beveral days mrs stewart bowman mother me in leys niece and wife of editor bowman ot elyria ohio reached the bome et cad before noon dec 3 abe advices received at abe white house today regard in the condition of the presidents mother indicate that she can hardly survive more than a few days at the most it is the presidents intention to return to washington for the opening of congress on monday U hie mothers condition will permit in the event of hie being detained at can ton there may be delay in the regular program at the opening 0 congress several presidents have sent epenial communications to congress while abbert from washington but at the opening of a session of congress the formalities are such as to require under ordinary circumstances predence pre pence 01 the president bigton each bouse also ap st committee to vait on the theand inform him that con greban organized and ready to rea a communication he may desire to it is in response res ponso to this that the transmits to congress the annum message containing hid recommend should the president be ab thee formale tee between the executive and legislative branches of the government rather than constitutional or leg requirements might be with and another elm ply abe transmission of his message through the regular white house cli annele jl it is however president is detained at canton on ead a mission mif sion that congress will ad journ and await his return should mr mckinley Mo Kinley however desire not to delay congress the written message which is now at the white house could be sent to canton for bis signature and be transmitted to both houses at the opening monday the message bae been printed at tho government printing office with the usual precaution against disclosure aa to its contente and it is understood mr mckinley Mo Kinley took a boot with him for correction when he left for canton last |