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THE TUPELO ~JO·U R~AU. I VOLUME XXIX.
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P~[~l~f~l M'il~l[1 ~~ijl/ I -:the Awful Crime Committed at the Pan-American Exposition by an Avowed Anarchist.
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Buffalo, S ept. 6.- Ju s t a brie f 24 ]1ours ago the newspapers of the c i y blazoned forth in all t he pomp ~f neaclline type. "The Proudest D ay In )3uf!'a lo"s Hi story." To-night, in s a ckclot h and ashes, in ,!Boml>re type, surround ed by gruesome bor d ers of black, the same n ewsp a· -per s are teWng in funeral t one s to a horrifie d popularc~ the d eplorable de· tails of "'J",1e Bl~ck~s t Dny In The -"!1 istur,y Of Buffalo." , !'resi d ent McKinle y, t h e i dol ot .~h e .Aiuel'icau peopl e , the nation's chfof. , -e x ec u t i ,·e a n d the ci ty's honored gut>st , lie s prostr a t e, suffe ring pangs inflict ed b y t h e bullet of a cowardly .a ssa ss in while h is life hang·s in the balance. Ou t ou Delaware aven u e , at the 110rne of ,John G. Milburn, presid ent ,of the Pan-American e x posit ion, with t ear f ul face a nd h eart torn by conflictin g hopes a nd fea r s , sits the faithful wife, whose deYotion is known to .all the 11at i'on . It wa s a few moments after 4 p. m ., while P res·ident :McKinl ey w a s hold· ing a ·publ ic rece ption in the great ·T empl e o:E .Mu s ic on th e Pan-Amer·can .g rounds , tha. t the cowardly • ,,tt a ck was m a cl e , w ·i th w liat s u ccess tilne .a l one can tell . . S t and ing·in th e m id s t of crowds n umberin g tl10 us arn1s , sl1rrounded by ev· e r y evide nce of good wm, pressed by .a motley t hrong of p eopl e , sh 0··.vere d -wit h ~xp rcssions of love ancl· l oyalty, besieged b y mnltitu d e s , all e a ger to <:las p hi_s h and s- a.mid the s e s urroun dings, anc)..wit h ever -r ecurrin g p laudits ,of a n army of sightseer s 1-ing ing in 'his ears , the blow of t h e a ssa ssin fell, a n d in an in s t a nt ple a sure g ave w~LY ·to pain, admira t ion to agony, fo lly ·turned to f ury and pande moninm fol· ] ow e d. 'Io-ni g l1 t a surg in g , s w ayin g , e a ger ·multi.tucle thron g s the city 's · main t h or oug h fares , ch oking the street s in ·front of the p r incip al' newspape r s, :s ca n nin g the bulletins ·with anx i ous ,eyes and groaning or cheering in tu rn
.p r esses h is lips firmly t o g e ther and 'listens w ith a n air of a ssumed in diffcrcnce t_o t h e p er sis tent s t r eam of ,q nes tion s, arg um en ts, obju r g ations, a nd ad monition s with which b is captors s eek t o i nduce or compel h im to i alk. It was jus t aft er the d a i ly o r gan r e,cital in the s p l endid T em ple o f M u s ic i hat t he das tardly attempt was m a de . P l ann ed w Hh all t h e diabolical in• genuity a n d fin esse of which a n a r chy ·Or nihiJism is c a p a bl e, t h e would -b e a,;sa s in carried out t h e work w ithou t :a h it ch , and should hi s d esign s fail a nd t h e president survive, onl y to Di· v ine provideu ce can b e attribu t e d t h a.t b e n eficent res ult . 'l'he president, t h ough w ell g u a rde d by U nit e d St a t es sec r e t s ervice d e· teethes, was fully ex pos e d to s\uch a n attack a s o cqurr ed . Re stooc1jat t h e eog·e of the r aised dais upo,Ii w h ich s t ands t h e gT eat pipe o rga:n at t h e .eas t side of the m a g n i fic e n t s tructu r e. 'l'hr ongs of p eop l e c r owd e d in at t h e , :ari ou s en trances to g a z e upon their c hief e xecutiv e , pereh a n ce t o clas p h is ihand , and the n fig ht th eir way out in ,1:he g oocl n a t u red mob that ever y min · ute s w elli.d and multi pli ed a t t h e p oints of ingre ss and e gress to the w as in a ch eerful . -mood, a nd was e njoying · to the full ith e h eart y evid en ce of g oo d will which iever ywh er e met h i s g a ze, Upon his
-fal o , p r e sid ent of the Pan -Ame r ican ·~xposit ion, chatting witb. t h e presiident, and int roducin g to him p er s ons ,of espeeial n o te who a p proa t•h ed. _
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presid ent s e emed stunned b y t he n ews, put his hands to h is h ead a n d then e x claimed : "My God." Those a round him w e r e immediately inform e d of t he t r ag·e d y, and it was decided to announce it to the com · p a n y of a, thousa n d people, ·who had gather ed t o h ear Col. Rooseve]t spe ak at t he aunual out ing of the ve-rmont F ish and Game leag·ue . Sen ator P roctor m a d e the a n · n ouncemen t , and many persons in the aud ienc e burst into tea r s . A la ter bulletin was received s tating t hat the pre siden t was r es t ing quietly , antl that the chances we re faYorable for his recoYe r y . "Good ," ex claim e cl,. t he vice-pre sid ent , and his fac e li g hted u p. Re showed his p leasure by eagerly an· no u neing the goou news t o t h e as· sembly. The vice-presid ent then left i m m e· d iately on the yacht El Frida, mvnecl b y W. Sewai·d '\Yebb, and came t o t his city a s quiekly as p ossible, having di· 1·ected that all messages should b e h eld for him here. The yacht was t o have gon e to Arrow Point , where a special t rain was wait ing fo1· t he vice· p r esident, but t he train w a s s ent o.n t o Bt1rlin g ton, a ncl was tbere when the y acht came into the harbor a t S : lG p. m.
P residen t Cl emen t of t h e Rutl and railroad pla ced t h e t r a in at the disposal of t h e vice-p i'.·e·side nt, and mad e ar ran gements to take him on it to the sce ne of the tra.gedy. Col. l:om:evelt was asked a t the wharf for a statem ent for publi cation a ncl s a id : "I am s o inexpres sibly grieved , s hocked and hon:ified, t hat I can s a y n othing." He boarcle cl the train and l e ft for Buffa lo. SI,, NA.TOR HAN:'liA "\VEP'l' • The Shooting of tl,e P,•esident Too Horrible to Contelll1>lat e. Clevel and, 0., Sept . 7,_:_When con · vinc ed that - the n ews from E u il'alo w as tru e, Senator Hann a sa.id : "I can not say a n y t h in g about it. It is too h o rrible to even contempla t e, t o think that such a t hin g coul_d happen t o so splendid a man as Presiden t McKinley, and at th, :s time , and upon such an o ccasion- it is horrible, a w· fu).
11f r. B lll·lrn n an b roke t lie new s a s gen t ly a s p ossi b le to the n ieees an d eom;u lted w ith t h em and Mr s . Milburn a s to the b e st c o urse to purs u e i n breakin g t h e 11ews t o Mrs. i\lcKinIcy . lt wa s fi n a ll y d e cide d that on h er a wakenin g or s h ort ly t h e r eafter Mr. Buchanau sl~'ould bre ak th e news t o her , if, in the meantime h e r phy sidau, Di: . Rix:ey, h ad nor, a rrived. ~Irs. MciKn ley awoke from h er sleep about 5 : 30 o'clock. Sh e wa s fe eling spl endidly , s h e said, · and a t
n ear est t h e doo rs fled from the edifice in fear o f a stampede, while lum· dreds of ot)l er s from the outside s trug g l ed bl indly fo rward in the effort to p en e trate the crowd ed build· ing· and solve the mys t e r y of Pxelt e' m c nt and panic which ev ery mmncnt grew and swelled within t he congest· ed inte r ior of the edifi ce. Inside o n t h e sli g htl y r a is ed dais was enacted within t h ose few f everish moments, a tragedy so dramatic iu c h aract er, s o thriliin g in its intensity t h a t f e w who l ool<ecl on will ?-Yer b e abl e to g ive a succin ct a cc ount of . 1~ what rea lly d 1"d trans pire. <.,ven t h ose who a t tended the p r esident ca m e out o f it ,,·ith bl a nched fac es, trern'Jlin g l imb s a n d b e atin g h eart s, w hile their brains t h robbed with a tumult of con· fticting- emotions w hich c ould n ot b e clarified into a lucid narrativ e of the even t s as t l, e'y r eally tran sp ired.. Of the multitud e w hi ch wit.nessed or bor e a part in t h e scen e of t urnioil t h er e w a s bnt on e mind w hich ,;eemed t o retain i ts e quailibrium, on e haml which r em ai n ed s t ead y , one eye which gazed w i t h u nflinching ca lmness and on e Yoice which r e t ain ed it s e ~en t e nor and faltered n ot at th e m o st critical j unctur e. They w er e the mind and h a nd and e y e and the ·voi ce o f Presi d en t :McKinl ey. Aft e r t h e firs t shock of the a ssassin's sh ot h e r e tre a ted a s tep, t h en, a s t h e d et e ctives leaped upon h is ass uil a nt, h e turn e d , w a lk ed steadily t o a chair and s ea ted hims elf , at the s ame t ime remo,,in g h is hat and bow· ing h i s h ea d in llis hands. In an instant Sec r eta r y Cortel you a nd President Milburn w er e at his s id e . Rh wais t coat was h urriedly opened , the p r esid ent m e amvhil e adm o nis hing those about h im to r em a in ca lm a n d t ellin g them not to be a l a r m ed. " BL1t y ou are woundeu," e r ied h is s ecretary , " le t me ex amine." " No , I thin le not, " a n swered th e president. "I a m n ot b a dl y hurt, I a ssure y ou." Neve r t h el ess hi s outer g armen t s w e r e h a stfly l oos en e d and when a trick ling s t r eam of crim s on was seen t o w ind i t s way down his beeas t, 1Sp r e,1.ding its · ·te ll-tal e s t a in over t h e whit e surface of. the linen, t h e ir wors t fea r s w e r e c onfirm ed. A for ce of exp osition g uar d s w ere on the scen e a nd a n e ffort was made t o clear the b uild ing. By this time the cru sh w as t erri fic. Sp e ct ators crowdcd d own t h e stair w a y s from the galler i es, the crowd on the flo or su rged for wa r d toward t h e ro st r um, w hile,~ despite the s trenu ous effor t s of police and guards, t h e thr~n g w i ~hout s t r u ggled m a dl y to obt am aclmis• 1Sion The p r esid en t 's ' a ,ssa ila n t in the
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meantime had been h ustled by expo sl· ~ion guards to the rear of t h_e buildm~·-· ?l, ere he was held wlule the bml d mg was cleared a nd later he was turned oY er to Sn11erintenclent Bull Deep Sorrow, Mingled with Horror, of the Buffa.lo police departmen t, who the Universal Expression. took t h e prisone r t o N o . 13 po.lice s t a tion a n d afterward to police hea.d quarte r s. As soon as t h e crowd h1 t h e 'l'emple of Music had b e en dispersed sufficient ly, the p resid en t was removed in. t he automobile · ambu lance and taken to the e,:'position h ospital, w l1 ere an exam i nation was made. Tll e The Go...-e.-i10r of Oltio · Sout"<ls the Ii:cynote of Hun,l,,le Fnith- Ho,v best m ed ical skill was su~moned, and tbe News of the Shooting of the within a brief period several of Buf1•,·esiuent "\Vas Rcceiveu. f a lo's b est -known practitioners w e re at the pati ent's side. Columbus , 0., Sept. 7.-The news of THE SA.ODES'!' TASK OF ALL, the a t temp t to a ssass in at P r esid ent McKinl ey was r ecei ve d with p rofound Breaking the News to !Ura. i\1cIC:hlley sorrow and a nxi ety i n the capit a l of -B•·n,·ely ReceiYe<l. his nativ e ,;1.ate, w h er e he r esid ed <lm ·I mmediat ely t h e presid en t w as in g the fou r yea r s in wJ1i ch he served cared for attheexpo sitio n ground s ,Di- as ch ief executive of Ohio. rector-Gen er al '\V. I. Bucha11an startetl Gov. Nash, Secr eta r y o f Sta te Lay· f or t h e Milburn residence t o for e st a ll Ji n and Aud i t or of State Guilbert were any informa tion that m ig·ht · re::ich holding a conference in. the execu t i.ve the sad t idings t.her e by t elephone or ot h erwise . Very chamber wh en luck ily, h e was first t o arr ive w it h the r e ached the capit al. The g overnor information. The Niaga r a Falls trip was c ompletely upmann cd, and, aft er had tired J\Irs. McI{inley, and o n re· pac ing· the fl oor a few m i nutes, h e turniug t o the Milburn residence she w alked o ve r to t h e d oor, a nd l eaning took leave of her ni eces, the Misses his h ead against the linte l, buried Barber; and the presiden t ' s niece, his face in bis h a nd s. A few minutes l ate1·, Cong r essman Miss Duncap, as well as their h o stess, Mrs. Mil burn, a n d ,Yent to he1· room Charl es Dic k hurried i n fr om the r e to r est. p u b l ican s tafo h eadquar t ers. He is
t erribl e . The crowd s urg ed forward r egar d less of consequences. .Me n s h outed a n d f o u gh t , w om en s creamed and c h ildren crie f . Some of lhose
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hand was swat~ed in a bandage or h a ndker chie f. Reports of bystanders diffe r as to whkh hand. H e worked his way amid the stream of p eople up to t he e u ge o f the dais until he " ·a s 1'it h in two feet of the president. President J\IcKinley smiled, bowed and extended his hand in that spirit of geni<!lity t h e American people so well know, when sudden_ly the sharp crack of a revolver rang out lond and clear above 't h e hum o f voices , the shutrting of myriad f eet and vibrating waves of applause t hat eYe l' a nd anon swept h er e and there oYer the · as· sem blag·c. The r e was an instant o f almost complete :;ilen ce. Th6 president stood stock still, a look of h esitancy, almost of b ewilderment on his face . Then he r e trea t ed a st,ep while a p a lloe began to steal over his features. The mul· titude, only partially aware that s omething seri ou s had happen ed, paused in s urprise, while necks w ere craned and all, eyes turned as one to t he rostrum where a great tragedy was b ein g enacted. 1 Then came a commotion. W'i t h the lea p of tigers three men threw the m selves forward, as w ith one impulse and s prang toward the would-be as· sassin. Two of the m were United .States secret ser vice men who were c)l1 the lookout arid whose duty it was to guard -11gain st just s u ch a cllami ty as had h er e b efa llgn t h e lJ'resid eu t and the n ation . The thirJ ··Aas a bystand er, a negro, who h a d only a1~ in· stant previously gras ped in his dusky p a lm th e l1and of t h e pre sitlent. As one man the trio hurl ed themselve s upon t he president's assailant. ln a t,~inkling he was borne to the g round, his wea·p on was wre sted from ,his g r asp and strong arms pinioned him dowu . Then the multitude which thronged the e difi ce beg an t o c am e to a r <!a lizing seuse of t h e a ·wfuln ess of ,he s cen e of w h ich they had b een un· willing witnesses. A murmur aros e, s pread ailll s welled t o a hnm of confusion, t h en grew to a babel o f s oun d s, Hnd lat er to a jJUn · cl em on ium of' noises . The c r o"·ds t h at a moment b e fore h ad stood mute and mo t i onle s s , a s :a bewi ld e red ignoranc e of t h e e n o rm ity of the thin g, n ow, w ith a s.ingJe impul se s urged fo r.Ya r d tow'1rd the s tag e of the h o1-r·i d drama , w h ile a hoarse c r y w el le d up from a tl,ousand throats and a t h ou sand men clrnrg·ell for ward to Jay h a nd s u pon t he perpc· trator of the d a s tardly crinw . For a momen t t h e confusion was
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TUPELO, MISSISSIPPI, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1901.
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- on~e to~i\ up her . croche ~i~·, ;hic h, as is we ,nown, i s one o . er a,vor· ite d iver sions. Imme d iately on Mr. Buchanan's ar· rival at the Milburn home h e h a d telephonic communication therewi t h cut o ff, for already t h e r e h a d been several calls, and h e d ecided on t h is as t h e wisest cours e to pursue, l est Mrs. Mc· K inley, hearing the continued ring· ing of t h e t el eph on e bell, mig ht in· quire what it m e a n t . ">',' h"l · d 1 e tl· ie 1·ig h t O f d ay remarne Mr8. McKinl ey continued '\\1 t h her crochet ing , k eep in g to h er room . When it b ecame dusk and the presider.t h a d n o t a n ·ive d, she b egan to fe el anxious c on cernin g him. "I won d er w 11 Y h e d oes no t come , "
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sh e ask ed one of h er 11iec es. T h ere w a s no clock in :i\Irs. nfcKinl ey's room , and when it was seven o ' clock s h e h ad no i rl ea it w as s o lat e, a11d t hi· s is w 11en sh e b eg an t o f eel · a n x ious concernin g her husband, for h e was due' to retu r n t 9 Mr. Milbm'n" s h ous e abou t s ix o'clock. At s even o 'cl o ck, Dr. Ri xey arrived at t h e Milburn r esidence. He h ad been drive n hurrie dly tlown Dela w a re avenue in an open carriag e . A s h e came u p J\fr. Buch a n an was out on t h e l awn c onvers ing with a r eporter. "Do j·ou know," s aid M r . Buchanan, "I had a s ort of premon ition of t his? Sin c e ea rly morning I had b een extrem ely; nervous allll fear e d th,at s ome thing might go wrong . Our trip to the falls was uneventf u l , hut what a n awful sad ending to our day! " At 7:20 p. m., Dr. Rix ey came out of t h e h ous e, accompanie'd by Col. Webb Hayes , a s on of f orme r P~esi· d ent Hayes , w h o i s a friend of Pres· ident ~foKinle y . They entered a ca r r iage and retu r n ed to t h e exposition h ospital. After Dr. R ixey h a d gon e Direc t or· Gen eral Buchan·a.n s aid t hat t h e d o c· tor h a d brok en t h e news in a most g e n t le manner t o :r.frs . McKinley. H e said s h e st ood ii; b r avely , t hough con· side rably affected. If it was possib le to bring h im to her sh e wanted i t done. Dr. Rixey a ssu r ed h er that the preside n t could b e brou00-ht with s a fety from t h e exp osition g rou nds , a n d when h e l e f t Mr. Milbu rn's i t w a s to c om plete all a r rangements for t h e r emova l of the president. A t 7 : 30 Secr et a r y of Agricult~re '\¥ ils on a nd Miss \Vils on call ed and d ·• d -. ' w ere a m i vt e to the. ~,filb u n J. r esid en ce,
"Mr. J\IcIGnley never had any f e a.r of dang·er fro m t h a t source. Of cour se I neve L' t alk ed t o him on s uch a s ub· j ec t , bu t I k now he n e ver d r eame,l of a n yth in g iike t h is h a ppening . I c11n n ot be in t erview e d upon t his. It i s t oo a w f u l." To a r eport er h e excla im ed: " \ Vh at j s this grea t co untry comii1g · t o when s uch m en a s Lh1coln , Ga r fiel d a n d Mcl<inley fall b y the b ullet of a s· sassin s ? '' I ,;hall h urry to t h e b ecbide o f the presid en t a s r a,p idly as th e train will tak e m e . l on ly hope t h at lie is not. ser iously i n j ure d; bu t I a m a fraid t hat m y h op es will b e in va.in . I d o wan t t o rea ch the presid en t b efore h e dies , if h e is g oin g t o die. N obody can b e safe fr o m the ·work of an in· s ane man , it s eems. It is terri ble ." As the s enat or b oarded a car tears wer e s tl"e a m irig· down his face .
one of the president 's cl os e st frif:nds, and his fa ce p la inly b etr ayed h is ..,, g rie F. J\fr. l}ick s oug·ht t he g overnor at 011ce, and a hand clatip t old t h e tnl•J of rnntu a l s orr ow. ~ o t a word was sp oken by· ei t her, but. te~rs w ere i1_~ their eyes. When l a t er bull e t in ,; told the nature of t h e wound s, Gen . D ick said: 'l'HE GRIEF 01,' A Ji:.JNDRF!D. ' ;There is a ch a n c e, t hen. The presid en t is a man of magnificent physique Coultl. H,n·e l<'e lt No Worse Had His a nd of inclomita ble courag-e, :rnd .h e Be loved K lug Been Shot, will never g ive i n until the end eomes . New York, Sept. 7.- Sir T h omas Lipl:i: g rit will p ull a man t h rough h e ton last night, on board his s team :yacht E r in, said, r e fe r ring to the h e will live." S hortly after the news o f t h e sl10ot - shooting of the presi d ent: ing had been received t h e re o ccurred " I was s tun ned on r ec eiving the a~ affectin g in c ident i n ihe omces of n e w s. I could feel n o worse if i t h ad t.he governor. R. C. Phillip s;, of :M:i,J- been King E dwar d himself w ho h ad dl!etown, ca m e in with h is two litt l e b e en s hot. I a m sure t h a t e very Britson s , t h e oldest not over s ix .·'' ' ears of isher ext.ends t h e h a n d of sympat h y a g e. H e said t h a t the boys w ished io to a ll Americans , in this sad affait·. I ~hak e h ands with the g o ve rnor. Cov. s h ould v e ry deeply regre t that any Na~h arose from t lrn ~·, at into ,vhich seri ous results shoul d follow this sad h e h a d cas t him s elf., and g r a ve ly t ook cala mity." th e b oys b Y tt: e h anc, . The sm ;iller Ask ed if t h e preside n t shoul d die o f the two observed the f n lr l en gth would t h is hav e any effect upon t h e portrait of th e presiden t nn 1he W(.S t internati onal races, Sir 'rhomas said, wall o f t h e executive c h amber. H e i n a l ow voice : r e cog·n ized i t, an d , wa lk ing· ove r to it, "He i s n ot d e a d y et. I don't c a re to said in his ch ild i sh t n,blc : s pea k o f t h at." "011 , won t, l1e ge t w e ll, .p a pa '>. ·nn , ont Si r Thomas will not sail th e Sh,a m h e g et w e ll \"' r ock to-clay , on a ccount o f the B uffa "Pr a y God h e 1nay, s on," said the l o t r a g e dy . f a ther, a nd all in the ro o m 1·pspond ed. 'l'h e J<;:inclc :s t of )Jen. Gov. :Kash r emained i n the ex ecu Milwauk e e , Sep t . 7. -H enry C. t ive c h a m ber duri n g the a ftern oon and eve ning s ur r ound ed by state offi- Payne, nat ional r epublican c ommit cials a n d p ers onal frie nds of t he p r cs- t e e m a n from vVisconsi n , a nd an inti · ide nt, receiYing b ullet in s in r egard t o mate fr ieu d o f President Mc Kinley s poke of the att e mpt ed a ssa ssinati o t h e president's conditi on. The fo llowing t el egra m was sent by o f t h e p resident , a s follows: "The news. of t h e attemp ted a ssa J t h e go.-ernor : · of P reside n t McKinle ,, "To t he President, care Hon. Joh n M . sin atio n wh ethe r t h e wound s p rove fatal or Mil bur n , Buffalo, N . Y. : "My office ii. filled ~vith a n xious, not , fills me wit h unspeakable horror loving inquirer s after y our condition ind g r ief. Ther e n ever lived a m a n E ve r y e ar i n Ohi o is turned toward o f m ore kindly dispositio n , w it h a Buffalo , eager to ca tch the first w o rd more lovin g a nd affectionat e he a!"t , o f h ope. Ever y h ea rt beat s w it h the m o r e t ender and s wee t. in his sympa· in sp iration t h at y o u will s pee dily r e• t h i es, and in h is privafo life mor e d ec oYer. Every fervent y r a y er ·w h ich , ,ot e d to his family and h is friends . g o es u p t o H e aven to-n igh t will b e in l n t h ese r ega r d s h e is the mo st r e· your beha lf. · M ake a g ood fig h t , for marka ble man I h a ve eve1· me t ia a ll the people a.r e w ith y ou a nd Joye p ublic life." y ou. (Sig·ned] Gre atl y Afleeteu b y tlie xe...:s. " GE ORGE K . ·N ASH ." Philadelp hia, Sep t . 7.- P ostmas ter The s tre ets of the city wer e .filled General Char les Emory Smith w a s wit il excite d tJ1rongs of p e ople during g r e atly a ff e cted b y the n ews of t h e t h e la t t er part of the clay and even - s hooti ng of Presid en t McKinle y a n d in g , a ncl news of the a tte mpted a s- expressed h im sel:f as s h ocked b e,y ori,d s a ssina tion ::i n d the presi dent's condi· m e a s ure. H e im m e di a t ely wired ~o tion. w as eage r ly sought . · W ashing t qn a n d Buffal o a sking fof furth e r parti cula r s t han t h e early THE VI CE- PRESIDENT ST UNNED, n ew s d is patch es contained. Mr . S m ith said h e hop ed the pre s ident's inju r i es Announeed th e Awful News and might n ot prove s o serion s a s was at' Starteu on n Speciul for Bnfi:alo, firs t intim a t e d . Burlington, V t ., Sept. 7.- The first Mr. Smit h left h ere on a l at e train n ew s of the attempted a ssa ssinat ion t o-n ight for Buffa l o. H e expects to of President McKin ley r eached V ic e· b e at the p r es ident's b edside by n in e P r esident McKi nley at I sle L amott e o 'cl ock t h is morning. a t 5: 30 o'clock yest erday a f tern oon, E x - Presi d e n t Cleveland Sl, ockccl, w hen t h e vice-presid ent was infor m e d over t h e t eiephone t h a.t t h e r e w as a ..Winst e d, Conn., Sept. 7.- Es:· P r esident Cl evel a nd was fi~h ing a t Darling . r umor that t h e pre sident h a d been k . , . .· . ,7 • shot . ' It w a s c o11 firm ed by a n oth e r 1a e, in 'I}im.,ham, Mass., ,-, hen h e rne ~sa g e a q ome.ut l:R<_ter •. • The vice, I r eceived the n ew s ~·_ei:;J_t'.(liPg: t h e sb.oo t-
NUMBER 27. fng of Preside nt M cKinley . He at once st arted for the shore i n order t o h ear more deta ils in r egaJ:d in the mat ter, a nd a nxiously ask ed for t h e lastest a dvices from ·McKinley's bedside. J',fr. CleYeland was horrifi ed at t h e new s, and said : " Wi th all Ameri ca n ci t izen s, I am great ly shocked at t h is news. I ca n not c on ceive of a motive. It m u s t h ave been t he a ct o f a crazy man. " The Pres ident's Brother Notified, Denver, Sept. 6.- A bner M cK inley , who, wit h his wif e a n d two daug h t ers, l eft h er e t his m or niu g for Bai leys , -in South Platte ca n yon, ove1.. t he Colorado & Sout h ern railway , i n a sp ecial train, w a s no t ified la.t e this a fter-noon o f the shoot ing of the president, a nd sta rte d at onc e for D e nver. Ile will r each here about 7:30 o'clock, a nd at ten o 'clock will leave for Chica.go over t he Burlin gton . Re " 111 travel . t o Buffalo ove r the Lake Shor e unl e ss P r e sident McKin ley dies befor e he reaches Chicago, in ·which case h e w ill go direct t o Washington. Tbe Preshlent's Closest Friend. Wash ingt on, Sept. 7.-Probab ly t he close s t friend of the president i n \ Vashi ngton a t the time o f the s h ooting was M r . Ch arles G. D awes, the compt roller o f the currency , ·whose r el a t ions w it h t.he pre sident are o f th e most int imate cha.r acter . Mr . D awes was comp letely OYercome. He immed iat ely made a rrangements t o go t o Buffalo, so as to b e near the chief _execut ive and Mrs. McKin'ley, and le f t on the 7 : 15 o 'clock train, acc ompa nied by E lmer D over, t he priYate secretary t o Se nator Ran na.
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S t . Louis , S e1it. _(i.-A m essage 'i;,! special signi fican ce ,,as sen t, \Vednes d ay, fro m P resident Francis o f t ho Lou isiana. Pnrchase E xposit ion Co _ to L ondon. 'l'he e ffect of the s c ore of. word s t ha t w ent over the cable w iJl p r oba bly be that th e t w o hundred.tlL ann ivers ary of the birt h o·f J ohn Wesl ey, t he founder o f Met h o dism , will b e, c elebrated in St . L ouis in 1903, a nd t )lat t he g reatest gat herin g of M~t h • o dist s o f va rious denominations eve rassembled in the Uni ted S tates will b e b rou ght tog ether. 11,I.r. Samue.l R . P y e, of K ansa s Ci ty, Chicago a n d Cincinnat i, gen era l p ublishing a gent of t h~ Met hodis t E piscopal church , was in the city , a n d brough t to the atte ntion of Pl"Csiclent F r ancis t he fact t h a t t he ecum enical · conference of Meth odism was i n s ession in Lo-n don. · It is t he in• ten tion o f t hat b ody to celebr ate t he t w o h unclredth a nniversary of t h6 birt h of J·ohn W esley in 1903. Mr . Pye s uggested t o the Mr. Francis t h a t a.n invitation be ex t en d ed t o the conference to h old t h a t celebration in the World's fa ir city. 'The suggest ion , vas a ccep ted, and the following message· was cabled : " T he \Vorld's Fair Co. in vites univer sal Metr10dism t o celebrate .thi, two hund r edth a nniversa r y of the birt h of Wesley i n this city in 1903." The m e s sage w a s sent b y President Francis i n ca re of M r : R a nsford Crawford, who is a m e mber o f the , World 's fair director a t e, a n d is the · on ly St . J,on is d el egate t o the con fer•· e n ce 'in London. Mr. P y e sa id he h nd no dou bt that t he i nvit a t ion wired b y P resident Francis would b e p rompty aeccp te~. 0
Pi•nyer for Ote President' s Life, Col umbi a , S. C., Se p t . 7. -Gov. M . B . J\IcSwee ny wired the following to Buffalo last n igh t : "His Excellency, Pres iden t 'William McKinley, Buffalo : " The peop le o f Sou th Ca roli n a w e r e shock e d to-day to learn of the air WILLING TO GIVE · DISCOUNT. t empt to assassina te y ou r exce llency. Our d eep e st symp a thies go out t o you Cong,•easmnn John Alle n T e ll• all and your family , and we s incerely Experience With au A.rJ;.ausas hope a n d pray t hat t h e Give r of a ll Ex-Congressman. go od will spare y our life t o ou r nation for y ear s to come." St. Lo uis, Sept . 5.-Con g r e ssman ,John A lle n , of Mi s sissippi, member of Hn.stening to Buffalo. t he Lou isiana Pur ch a s e N a,tion a i com N e w York, Sep t . 7.- Secr etary o.f vVar Eli.hu H . !loo t lef t the Gra nd m ission, claims t o h a ve r ecei ved t h e ~ ,m tral d e pot at 11 : 10 las t n ig h t for f ollowing letter from ex-Congressman B u ftalo in a sp ecial train. He was a c- Col . R. R D ouglas, of L ittle Rock, A rk. : c,ompaniett b y Dr. Dixon, a specialist, "I notice in a n inte rview , publish ed whom h e i s hastc-r.ing- t o the b edside of t he pres id ent. The tl-'u w a s m ad e ia i he Com mer cia l Appeal t o-day, up of a sin gle c oach a·n den g'n1e and a ll t h a t you say y ou w ill r efund the ex· p ossibl e speed w ill be · made to " ~H<3h p e:a s es t o a 11 y one attending t h e W o r ld' s fa.it' a t St. Louis , in 1003, a nd B uffalo in r eco rd- breaking t ime. is _not. Sa~is/i Ptl ,, ·i th wlrnt you claim 'J~oo Ilorrliled fo1• E ·x 1,ression. w ill h e th e gn,1test show on eart h . D u b l in, N . H., S ~pt. 7.- Sccrctary R efor~ r ea ding t:.,._;s I h ad made u p Hitchcock , w ho h as b een stopping· at m y mrnd to a ttendf!. :-i fact, had fjo-~ Mou n t Monadnock, last n ight, ·when ure d u p what I t h'ou5-h . t lie ti·Jp informed of t h e tragic inddenlt a t w ould cost, viz : in r ound hL.;nbers $21.U.13. Since r eading y our inter v,.,..,,,'. Buffa lo , said : "I a m t oo hor r ifi ed t o m ake a ny ex- ::rnd for other r ea sons of too delicate a n ature t o explain. I am f ully s·atisp ression ·w hatever." He immediately prep a r ed t o le ave fied t hat I shall b e d issat isfied, and i f y ou w ill kindly s eud m e a eh eck for fo r Buffalo . $iZ10.13 I w ould a ppr eciate i t. "P. S.- As th e W o rld 's fair is two THE ASSASSIN CONFESSES. y ear s a w ay, you can h ave a d iscount A.n Anarchis t n:nd an .A. d111ir er of E lll.. of six p<,r cent. per a nnu m on t he DUI, Goldllt an, Wbose ,.I •ea.chings above a moLLnt for cash ." Pl"om 1,te,1 the Crhne.
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Buffa l o, Sept. 7.- Leon Cz olgo sz, t he accused a nd self-c onfessed a ssassin, has s igned a con f ession covering six p a g es o f fool scap a n d whi ch s tates t hat he is a n anar chist , and that he became a n e nthusiastic m ember of t h at bqdy thro ugh' t h e influence o f Emma Goldman, whos e writing s h e h a d rea d a nd who se l ecture s he had lis tened t o . R e denie s having any con feder a t e, and savs h e decide d on the act t hre e days a g o,and boug h t t he r evolver w ith which t h e c rim e w,,s comm i t t ed in Buffalo . H e has seven brothers a nd sister s in Cl eveland, and t h e Cl evel a n d direct ory h as t he n a mes of abont t h a t number living on Rosnrer s t r eet a n d Ackland avenue; which a djoin. Some of them a r e b u tch ers a n d o t hers a r e em ployed in different tra des . H e is now d etai ned at police h eadqu a r ters p endi ng t h e r esul t o f t h e p r e sid ent' s inj u r i es. Cz olg o sz d oes not a p pear in th e l eas t d egree une asy or penit ,e nt f or · .-.rction. He sa y s he was i nduced b y h is a ttention to Emma Gol dman's le ctur e s and ·wri t in gs to decide t hat t h e present fo r m of g overn men t in t h is countr y w a s all wrong a n d h e thought t h e b est w ay to e ud i t wa s ..ki.JJ.in g the presid en t . Re s h o ws no sig n o f insa n ity, b ut is v e r y r e t icent a b ou t m uch of his ca r eer . ..W hile aclmowled g'in.g himself an anarchist, h e does n ot state t o wha t b ranch of the o r g anizat ion he b el on gs.
LONDON PRESS AN UNIT. ,vtthont E xce 1,tlon E xtend Sympa• thlcs 1u1u Fervent Prayers. Lon d on, Sep t. 7.- The newspapers t h is mor n ing , w ith out exception, extend to Pre siden t McKinley and the American nation t h e d eepe st sympat hy and d e ep , fervent p ray e r s for h is recovery, w hile h ear t felt g ratitude i s 'fel t that the la t e st rep"orts give ground for t h a t hope. The T imes says , editorially : "It w ill be a r elie f to t he American p e ople t o know t h a t t h e crim inal or lunatic w as n ot one of t hem selves. vYe will n ot contemplate t he pos sib ilty o f a fatal r esu l t , b ut in a ny case the governmen t of the Uuited S tat e s w m not be d isturb ed. V ice-P r esident R oosevelt is a man of ability a nd d istinc· tii:m , in w h o se h a n ds there is no d oubt t h e count r y's inter e s ts w ould be s afe; b ut P r esiden t M cKinley h as gained 'an a lm ost u nique posit ion , and i t w ould b e a cru el s troke of f or tune if h e w ere c.ut off in t he plentit u d e of his p op u larity and w hen M s pol icy h a s been app a.rently Yindic a,t.ed bJ: success at all :L)Oints.";.- -- -- - ·--
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Washing t on , S ep t . 6.- T h e war d e • pa r tment has d ecided d efinit ely tha t the fi eld artillery r e ce ntly ord ered to ,Te:fferson Barra ck s w ill n ot go there. T h is decision is r eached after considerable thoug h t being g·iven t he matt e r b y the dep art m ent. 'T he d esire is to m a ke this post a s s trong a-s practicabl e durin g· the '\Vo-r ld's fa ir , and i t was thou ght for a time t h e quarter s woul d be large enou gh to a ccommoda te eig h t troops o f cavalr v and 160 artillerymen . This w as, " h oweve r , found im p racticabl e, a nd the p ost will be m a nn ed with cava lry only d uring t h e n ex t t hree years. The squadron of t he Fou rth and th.at of t he Eleve n t h w ill have some s pecial drills, a nd a re expect ed to d e velop 'markecl efficie ncy and p rove very attractive featu r es to V\To r ld's fai r visitors. The f?ur t roop s c orning from the Philippmes are ex p ected to reach the b a r rack s a.b o u t October 10.
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Washing t on, Sept. 6.- R acl t h e Britis h been a str id e of horses, as serv'icea ble as those which t h E> Boers rod e, t here w ou ld h ave b een a d ifferen t, tal e t o t ell in s out h Africa, accor dir,g- to a report m ade by ?\fr. Curreu, ·the under secr etary for agricul tur e in Brit ish soutl :. Afn .:)a , w h ich Cons u~Gen eral St owe h as tr:rn ~mitted t o t ho f!tate depa rtmen t . T l, t· s out h African. h orse, i t is sta ted, c a n live on much. less f ood t han h is English bi·other , h e d o es not t oppl e i nto h oles, h e is ;;ou nder, m o r e sensibl e, ,vill s~a n d w ii hout b eing h itched, aucl is alto g e t her bette r fitted for t h e pur pose <>i w arfare. Cltinese Returning· l-Io nie .
Chic ago , Sep t . 6.- T h irty Chinam en, nll o f w hom are said to h ave a m a ssed! s m all fortunes i n this city, left Vi'e d n e s day night , for San Francisco ,. ·where they w ill take the st eamer for Ch ina. T h ey 1·eturn to their na.t-· ivc cou n t ry to spen.d t h e r emainder, o f t h eir lives in luxur y. · A Dartmouth Centennia l . Hanover, N. H ., Sept . 6.- D a.rtmo~tli colleg e w ill celebrate t he one hundred t h anniver;;ary o f t h e gradua,tion, of Daniel Webs ter fr om t hat ius titu 1.ion on Scptembe~5_ a_~d 26, _ _ .
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