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The Butte Intek Mountain.
VOL. XXI. NO. 142
BUTTE. MONTANA. FRIDAY EVENING. SEPTEMBER 6. 1901.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
M
SHOT
AN ATTEMPT MADE TO LYNCH THE ASSASSIN
WM. M'KINLEY SHOT
PRESIDENT MORTALLY WOUND
ED AT BUFfIlO EXPOSITION.
HENRY NIEMAN THE ASSASSIN
Fires Two Bullets Into ehe Body of
the Nation's Executive While
Shaking His Band.
(By Associated Press.)'
Buffalo, N. Y., Sept. 0.—William
McKinley, president of the United
States, was shot twice at the Buffalo
exposition grounds, temple of music,
this afternoon, and is now in the hos
pital.
The shooting was done by a
stranger. Both bullets took effect in
the stomach. The president was
taken immediately to the hospital on
the exposition grounds, where he is
now being cared for.
The president was Shot by a well dress
ed stranger, with whom he was shaking
hands. President McKinley and party
arrived at the Pan-American grounds
from Niagara Falls at 3:30. The presi
dent and Mrs. McKinley went to the Mis
soni building, and the president was on
his way to the Temple of Music when
shot.
At 3 o'clock the president was con
bcioijs and resting easily in the service
building.
The prisoner was taken to the Thir
teenth district police station.
As the man approached the president
he. had the revolver covered with a
handkerchief, and as he reached out
his hand to shake the president's hand
lie fired.
The name of the man who fired the
shots at the president Is Fred Nieman
and It is said he comes from Detroit.
He has resided on Broadway, in Buffalo,
for a week.
Nieman admits that he Is an anarchist
and that he Is a resident of Detroit.
He says he is of Polish nationality.
Four physicians, Drs. Mynter, Mann,
Van Peyrura of this city, and Dr. Lee
of St. Louis, are with the president.
Mrs. McKinley has not yet heard of
the shooting of her husband.
At 5:45 the president was resting easy,
An attempt was made to lynch the
prisoner, but the police succeeded In
getting him out of the grounds and
locked up.
There is great excitement here. The
etreets in front of the different news
paper offices are crowded with anxious
people.
Not Known in Detroit.
(By Associated Press.)
Detroit, Mich., Sept. 6.—There Is no
person named Fred Nelman In the local
directory.
There are two men named Frederick
Nieman, not Nieman, as the name comes
from Buffalo, in the directory. One is a
laborer, the other a gardener. Reporters
have started for the home of each.
LATER—The last dispatches sent
Inter Mountain state that Presi
lt Wiliam McKinley is dying.
DATES OF PRESIDENT'S LIFE.
Born January 29, 1843.
Educated at Poland Academy, Ohio,
tnd Allegheny college.
Enlisted in 23d Ohio Volunteer*
iune 11, 1861.
Made commissary sergeant April
19, lo62.
Appointed second lieutenant Sept.
13, 1882.
Appointed first lieutenant February
r, 1863.
Made captain July 25, 1864.
Served on staffs of Generals Hayes,
Jrook and Hancock.
Brevetted major for signal gallan
;ry, in battis, March 13, 1865.
Mustered out of U. b. service July
16, 1865.
Studied law Mahoning county, Ohio,
1855-1867.
Admitted to bar at Canton, Ohio,
1807.
Prosecuting attorney, Canton, 1889,
Etected to congress 1878.
In congress 1878-1891.
Read McKinley tariff bill in con
gress, 1890.
Governor Ohio 1891-95.
Nominated tor president June 18,
1896 .
Elected president 1896.
Re-elected president 1900.
Shot by an assassin Sept. 6, 1901.
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH.
WILLIAM M'KINLEY, President, was born at Niles, Trumbull, County.
Ohio, January 29, 1843; was educated In the public schools, Poland Academy, and
Allegheny College; before attaining his majority he taught in the public schools;
enlisted as a private In the Twenty-third Ohio Volunteer Infantry June 11, 1M1;
promoted to commissary-sergeant April 15, I8S2, to second lieutenant September
23, 1862, to first lieutenant February 7, 1863 to captain July 25, 1864; served suc
cessively on the staffs of Gens. R. B. Hayes, George Crook, and Winfield S. Han
cock, and was brevetted major In the United States Volunteers by President Lin
coln for gallantry in battle March 13, 1865; detailed as acting assistant adjutant
general of the First Division, First Army Corps, on the staff of Gen. 8. S. Car
roll; mustered out of the service July 26, 1865; returning to civil life, he studied
law in Mahoning Oounty; took a course at the Albany (N. Y.) Law School,
and in 1867 was admitted to the bar and settled at Canton-, Ohio, which bee
since been his home; In 1869 he was elected prosecuting attorney of Stark
County, and served a term In that office; In 1878 was elected a member of the
National House of Representatives, and for fourteen years represented the Con
gressional district of which his county was a part; as chairman of the Ways
and Means Committee he reported the tariff law of 1890, but In November fol
lowing was defeated for Congress tat a gerrymandered district, although reduc
ing the usual adverse majority from 3,000 to 300; in 1891 was elected governor
Ohio by a plurality of n.511. and in 1893 was re-elected by a plurality of 30.901;
In 1884 was a delegate at large to the republican national convention and sup
ported James G. Blaine for president; was a member of the co mmit te e on reso
lutions and read the platform to the convention; In 1888 was also a delegate at
large from Ohio, supporting John Sherman, and ns chairman of the commit
tee on resolutions again reported the
^platform; In 1892 was again a delegate at
large from Ohio, and supported the re
nomlnatfon of Benjamin Harrison and
nerved as chairman of the convention.
At that convention 182 votes were cast
for him for president, although he had
persistently refused to have his name
considered. On June 18, 1896, he was nom
inated for president at St. Louis, re
ceiving Ml out of a total of 905 votes.
He was elected president at the ensu
ing November election by a popular
plurality of 600,000 votes, and received
til electoral votes as against 176 for
William J Bryan, of Nebraska.
He was again elected president In No
vember, 1900.
RooEevolt Is Informed.
(By Associated PreBS.)
Now York, Sept. 6.—Vice President
Roooevelt is due to arrive in Burlington
at 7 o'clock. The news of the shooting
of the president was communicated to
blm by téléphona
McKinley shot down by a crank assassin!
One of the greatest of our presidents, the wisest of our states
men. the best, bravest, kindliest of men.
The awful crime will shock the nation to its very foundations.
The assassin has doubtless been crazed by the harangues of dema
gogues and by the foulest of political aspersions till he was wrought
up to this terrible act.
It is a repetition of the crime of which the beloved Garfield was
the victim. McKinley was the noblest of men. His killing is one of
the greatest horrors of the century.
Some disappointed ofilceseeker may be the perpetrator of the deed,
or representative of some oath-bound foreign order.
At this writing thé motive of the guilty wretch can only bo
surmised.
The Immortal Lincoln was shot in Ford's theater April 14 1865.
The soldier president, Garfield, met death at the hands of an as
sassin at the Baltimore & Potomac depot, Washington, July 2. 18S1.
Now McKinley's great career. In the very blossom of its usefulness
and popularity Is ended by the murderer's bullet. McKinley was
born in 1843.
A nation mourns in a speechless, helpless, hopeless horror.
But the government at Washington still lives!
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BITTERNESS SHOWN
METHODIST CONFERENCE DELE
GATES TALK OF BOER WAR.
CHEERS FOR MR. M'KINLEY
Remarks of the President at the Ex
position in Buffalo Recalled
With Hearty Applause.
(By Associated Press.)
London, Sept. 6.—A stormy session
of the ecumenical Methodist conference
resulted today from the reading by Rev.
C. W. Smith of Pittsburg, Pa., of a
paper on ''The Influences of Methodism
In the Promotion of International
Peace."
The 5-mlnute rule was adopted and the
pastors made tiery speeches for and
against the war In South Africa.
The campaign came In for a lot of
criticism and finally the chairman ruled
reference to it out of order.
Manjr Americans took part in the dis
cussions, but none of the more promin
ent bishops spoke.
The speeches were punctuated by fre
quent, noisy interruptions and counter
cheers. The discussion terminated with
out any conclusion being reached.
Rev. J. King of Philadelphia said the
beat gplutlon of the question was in
President McKinley's sentences utter
ed at Buffalo, as follows:
"The period of exclusiveness is past.
The expansion of our trade and com
merce is the pressing problem. Com
mercial wars are unprofitable. A policy
of good will and friendly trade rela
tions will prevent reprisals. Reciprocity
treaties are in harmony with the spirit
of the time; measures of retaliation ara
not."
The reading of President McKinley's
remarks brought forth loud applause.
Robert W. Parks, a meml/.t of par
liament, a prominent contractor and
vice president of the Liberal Imperial
council deprecated the uselessness of
clerical manifestos.
He believed that some wars were nec
essary, but the growing tendency to
ward unnecessary strife was due great
ly to the influence of corrupt, unlicensed
journalism.
PROTECTING STOC K MARKET
Financial Interests Called Together
Immediately Upon Receipt of
Assassination ^sews.
(By Associated Press.)
New York, Sept. 6.—Immediately upon
the receipt of the news of the shooting
of the president steps were taken to call
a meeting of all great financial Interests
to devise measures t'o protect the stock
market.
When J. Piermont Morgan was in
formed of the shooting of President Mc
Kinley he stood as one thunderstruck.
For a few moments there was utter si
lence, and then Mr. Morgan turned to
Mr. Satterlee, his son-in-law, and com
municated the news to him.
At the time Mr. Morgan was told of
the shooting he had his hat and cane,
ready to go home.
He at once went into conference with
his partners and remained inaccessible.
Senator Hanna Is Shocked.
(By Associated Press.)
Cleveland, O.. Sept. 6.—"My God, It
can't be possible," cried Senator Hanna,
this afternoon, when the press dispatch
was read to him saying that President
McKinley had been shot.
'It is (errible, and I am too shocked
to express my feelings," he added.