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ROOSEVELT WOILD SUCCEED.
If McKinley's Wounds Prove Fatal the Vice President Will Immedi
ately, by Operation of Law, Succeed to the Presidency His
First Duty Will Be to Take the Oath of Oflice.
ST.LOUIS SURGEON DESCRIBES I
OPERATION ON PRESIDENT.
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"holding a reception when, the anarchist-assassin, Fred Nieman. fired two
bullets into the President's body.
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,iot President lIcKinley. On the contrary, there
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suei by the physicians through Sscretary
Ccrtelyou, that be undertook to acquaint
officially the' Governments of all the'tFcrld
with the facts of the shooting.
He then drew up a message which will
be sent to every United States embassy.
legation and consulate throughout the civil
ized world,- directing them to acquaint' the'
Governments to .which they are accredited
of the facts. These he embodied In a con
densation of the .physicians' bulletin with
Mr. Cortelyou's statement:
In the Navy Department, Mr. Hackett.
the Acting Secretary. -who had also quitted
the building, was 'speedily recalled by Cap
tain Cowes, the acting head of the Naviga
tion Bureau,, and. he immediately put him
self In readiness to take any official action
that might bo necessary to meet the
emergency.
At Buffalo, In the exposition grounds, the
navy had a- splendid representation in the
'shape of the marine battalion, under Cap
tain Leonard, and this force will be made
immediately available. If It is desired, by
the persons about the President that a
guard is necessary near, his person.
ARMY A5D SAW DEPARTMENTS
TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION.
- At the War Department, General Gilles
pie,' Chief of Engineers of the army, was
.Acting Secretary In the absence of Secre
tary Hoot, who Is 111 at his summer home in
Southampton. L. I-. and Assistant. Secre
tary Banger, who hi away- on leave. He also
had quitted the building, but he. had not
been gone half an hour before word reached
him, and he hastily returned to his desk:
He Immediately 'sent, messages .to the Sec
retary of' War and to General Brooke, com
manding the Department of the East, giving
such official information as was. available.
In order- to' .apprise them of. the .main facts
as. they were known to' him through public
dispatches,-for official dispatches were sin
gularly slow' in reaching those officials In
'Washington who should be officially In
formed.. He also' telegraphed to Major By-'
monds, -the engineer ofBoer, stationed at
Buffalo, asking -him .to. report the facts at
the earliest possible moment.
Conferences were held between Acting
Secretary .Hackett and General Gillespie in
'reference to any Joint steps which-the army
and navy might becalled upon to take.
Both.- of these officials, General" Gillespie
and" Mr. Hackett,. were, completely; .wer
whelmedby the .sad neirs. "but tbey' main
tained their compoEure-and were.fuUy'pre
Prd tomeetany caUupon .toem. They
'-dispatched Immediately messages of iEquiry.
to BuJtaJo andibackj-ssasaattar of fona.
sent their respective Secretaries word of the
shooting of the President, In order that
they might have the benefit of any direc
tion either Secretary Root or Secretary
Long was prepared to offer.
In addition to the marines representing
the navy the. United States Army Is welK
represented at Buffalo and at near-by Fort
Niagara, and with the troops thus at his
disposal General Gillespie says he is fully
prepared to meet any call that may be made
upon him.
General GlUesple finally got into com
munication with Secretary Boot and As
sistant Secretary Sanger, and as a result
of the telephonic talk he proceeded to use
some of the forces at his disposal. He tele
graphed an order to Fort Foster, N. Y to
have an officer, a physician and a squad
of men proceed immediately to the hos
pital where the President was lying, to act
as a guard.
CADIXET "WILL HURRY TO
BUFFALO FOR A COOCIL.
Steps' were next taken to provide for the
future executive branch of the Government.
It was' realized that even under the most
favorable conditions the President's injuries
are of such character as to make It almost
certain that he cannot undertake for a long
time-to discharge the duUes of chief execu
tive even In the most formal way.
Every member of the Cabinet able to
travel is expected to speed at once to Buf
falo, and there a Cabinet council will be
held to decide on the course to be followed
bv. the executive branch! Vice President
iloosevelt U understood, to be in 'Vermont,
this being the information furnished by his
relatives here, and, of course, will hold him
self in readiness to do whatever is neces
sary and to. meet the obligations Imposed
upon the Vice President oy me uonsumuon
of the United States.
Under the terms of this article as soon
as Mr.Koosevclt Is assured by proper author
ity probably. In this case, by the senior
member of the' Cabinet, Secretary Hay, who
will doubtless.be in Buffalo by .to-morrow
morn!ng-r4ie' will .undertake at once. In a
provisional way, to -discharge such' duties
as may devolve upon him. Much will de
pend upon the report of the physicians up
on the character, of the President's Injuries
as to the extent to which Mr. Roosevelt will
discharge the presidential duties, if he. un
dertakes them at all. and it Is almost cer
tain that In the absence of great emer
gency in public affairs, even if called on to
assume these obligations, the Vice Prei4
.dent will confine himself in the exercise of
his powers to the discharge of the most
routine and indispensable functions.
For the present the effect of a fatal ter
mination of the President's condition is re
ferred to with aweUke apprehension, and
there Is a hopeful, even prayful, anticipa
tion that' there may be no- need for meet'r
Ing those grave emergencies which would
follow a fatal termination of the tragic
event, snouia the worst come, however, it
Is realized that important changes In the
public affairs of 'the country- would soon
be brought about. An extra session of both
houses of Congress would have to be called
under the law.
All this has been thought of here only
in the vaguest manner, and confidence is
almost universal, based on the President's
magnificent constitution, his present excel
lent physical condition, and the tremen
dous strides' that-have been made since Oar
field's time in surgery, that there will be no
occasion to resort to the constitutional
provisions made to meet the demlss of a
President in office.
WHITE AOCSE VETEBHVJI
THIRD EXPERIENCE OF KIND.
Washington, Sept. 6. Major Pruden, As
sistant Secretary to the President, and
Colonel Crooks, disbursing officer, both vet
erans of the White House force, arrived to
gether shortly after S o'clock and assumed
charge of the executive mansion. Major
Pruden had passed through a similar ex
perience when President Garfield was shot,
and Colonel Crooks' service went back be
yond the Lincoln assassination. He was in
tears when he said:
"Tcav it is the third affair of this kind
since I came to the White House."
Tlie Republic Bareaa.
Hth St. and Pennsylvania Ave.
Washington. Sept 5. In the event of
President McKlhley's death. Vice President
Roosevelt would, by- operation of law, and
without any acUon of his own, become
President of the United States and com
petent to discharge all the duties of the of
fice. The Constitution. Article i. Section 1. pre
scribes: In ca of the removal of the President tram
cfflco. or of lili drain, resignation or Inability
to dtKharge the powers and duties of the eald
ofBce, th gam ahall devolve on the Vice TrMl
dent. and. the Congrrts may. by law provide for
the car ot removal, death, rulsnatlon or in
ability both of the President and Vice President,
declaring what officer shall then act as Preildnt.
.and such officer shall act accordingly until thr
disability be removed or a rretidnt ahall bo
elected.
In practice, however, the Vice President is
immediately sworn formally Into office as
President, taking the oath before the near
est officer qualified to administer an oalh.
The oath of the President Is prescribed
by the Constitution as follows:
I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will
faithfully execute the office of President of the
United Statea. and will, to the beat of mr ability.
pmerva. protect and defend the Cbaatltutlon of
the United Statea.
Vice President Arthur was in New York
City when President Garfield died at El
beron. Mr. Arthur at' once took the oath
of President before a New York' notary
and came to Washington. He again took
the oath at the capital before Chief Justice
Walte. The practice would seem to be to
observe all the formalities even more rigid
ly than are required by the statutes, and It
Is quite probable that. If called upon to suc
ceed to the presidency, Mr. Roosevelt would
take the presidential oath before Chief Jus
tice Fuller In Washington, although he
might first take It before a convenient offi
cer as was done by Mr. Arthur.
The Illness of John Hay, present Secretary
or State, and the probability that he would
not serve long under Mr. Roosevelt, calls
attention to a very Interesting situation
which might arise in case of Mr. Roo?e
.vell's death after succeeding to the presi
dency. While the people elect to the presidency,
yet In case of death of both President and
Vice President, tho Chief Executive cease3
to become for that term, an elective office,
and Is in fact appointive. It descends- to
the man selected for Secretary of State. It
has been the custom for Vies Presidents to
remodel their Cabinets entirely, and there Is
nothing to Indicate that a different policy
would be adopted by President Roosevelt.
The natural course would le for all the
Cabinet to tender the'r resignations to the
new President, and the custom would lie
for them to be accepted. The successor to
Mr. Roosevelt In that ca?e would be the
man he chose for Secretary of State.
The presidential succession Is fixed by
Chapter 4 of the acts of the Forty-ninth
Congress, first session. In case of the re
moval, death, resignation or Inability ot
both the President and Vice President, then
the Secretary of State shall act as President
till the disability of the President or Vice
Fresldent Is removed or a President Is
elected. If there be no Secretary of State,
then the Secretary of the Treasury will act:
and the remainder of the order of succession
Is: Secretary of War, Attorney General,
Postmaster General, Secretary of the Navy
and Secretary of the Interior. (The office of
Secretary of Agriculture was created after
the passage ot the act.)
The Acting President must, upon taking
office, convene Congrera, if not at the time In
session. In extraordinary session, giving
twenty days' notice. This act applies only
V) such Cabinet officers as shall have been
cppolnted by the advice and consent of the
Senate, and are eligible under the Consti
tution to the presidency.
Doctor Edward Wallace Lee Assisted in the Delicate Task of Probi
for the Bullets.
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The St. Louis surgeon who attended President McKinlev.
Burlington, Vt Sept. S.-The first news
of the attempted assassination of President
McKInley reached Vice President Roosevelt
at Isle la Motto at 5:30 o'clock this after
noon, when the Vice President was In
formed over the telephone that there was a
rumor that the President had been shot.
It was confirmed by another message a mo
ment later.
The Vice President seemed stunned by the
news, put his bands to his head, then ex
claimed. "My God!"
Those around him were immediately in- I
formed of the tragedy, and it was decided
to announce It to the company of a thou
sand people who had gathered to hear
Colonel Roosevelt speak at the annual out
ing of the Vermont Fish and Game League.
Senator Proctor made the announcement
and many persons In the audience burst
into tears, A later bulletin was received
stating that the President was resting quiet
ly and that the chances were favorable for
his recovery.
"Good!" exclaimed the Vice President, and
his face lighted up. He showed his pleas
ure by eagerly announcing the good news
to the assembly.
The Vice President then left Immediately
on the yacht El Frlda. owned by W. Seward
Webb, and came to this city as quickly as
possible, giving directions that all messages
should be held for him here. The yacht was
to have gone to Arrow Point, where a spe
cial train was waiting for the Vice Presi
dent, but the train was sent on to Burllnir-
ton. and was there when the yacht came.
into tne naroor zx. 5:10.
President Clement of the Rutland Railroad
placed the train at the disposal of the Vice
President, and made arrangements to take
him on It to the scene of the tragedy.
Colonel Roosevelt wos asked at the wharf
for a statement for publication, and said:
"I am so inexpressibly grieved, shocked
and horrified that I can say nothing."
He boarded the train and left for Buffalo
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Buffalo. Sept. fi.-Doctor Edward Wallace "ive oener attention ynTI)
Doctor Edward Wallace Lee of 8t- Lcf tho
i or.e ui tne pnysicians atienatng fresid. duck
McKInley. at thp rmnpst nt Rnrman rV Th
ST. LOUISANS VOICE THEIR
DEEP SYMPATHY AND REGRET.
Representative Citizens, Irrespective of Political Opinions, Denounce
the Act of the Assassin and Pay High Tribute to the Qualities
of the Wounded President as Chief Magis
trate and Private Citizen.
Lee assisted at the operation en President
McKInley. He said: '
"I was called to the Emergency Hospital
at 4:3 o'clock. The President was then on
the operating table and seemed to bo suf
fering little pain. We waited for Doctors
Park and Mann and upon consultation de
cided that an operation was necessary. I
told the President and he said:
" 'Gentlemen, do what seems best and
necessary-' ,
"Doctor Mann then made an Incision or
the abdominal cavity four Inches long. We
examined the stomach and found that the
bullet a 32 or ZS caliber size, had passed en
tirely through the stomach and Its contents,
being discharged into the abdominal cavity.-
'The two holes In the Ftomach were
stitched and the Intestines and entire ab
dominal cavity were thoroughly cleaned,
when we again sswed up the Incision.
Tho operation lasted two hours and a
half. The operation Is a most serious one.
Inflammation Is the most serious complica
tion that can set In.
"At 7r3ft n m th Prp-sldpnt wns removed
from the hospital to John G. Mllburn'a I
McKInley. at the request of Surgeon jJ The
cral Russell Parks of the Pan-Amerind u
Exposition, a nersonai friend nt TVu.
t Lee, whom he was visiting at the UnWr
tee President s misfortune. . . s
Doctor Leo was Surgeon General of rths
Omaha Exposition, and has be-jn alrtfaehed
considered for that position at the St. Lond as
World's Fair. Doctor Lee left 8t- Low,,-,,
two weeks ago. having been called by ter
gram to the Blck bed of his mother In Rl ,
dolph. X. Y. On his mother's recovery v1"
went to Buffalo last Monday to spend nIn
few days there with his friend. Surgwe in
General Parks. He was to have arrtvsdlutch
Et. Louis this morning, but decided to in ha
main until next week when urged GlZlS
friends in Buffalo. When President MejaFecp"
.ey was shot down Doctor Lee was calle
tpon as consulting surgeon to attend him. .
Tl.rouch relations-nip to former Senates'
John M. Thurston. Doctor Lee had baeosi
personally acquainted with President lb a
DunCy, daughter of Federal Judge Elm
Durdy, snd a niece of Mr. Thurston," who tt
now a member of the Louisiana Purchai, a,
Exposition Commission.-
In St. Louis Doctor Lee has been consul"-
Ic,t surzeon at the Female and City bosp
tals. He Is a member of the St. Louis Clu
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Representative citizens of St. Louis, In-e- tary of the Interior during President Harrl
spectlve of political beliefs, expressed deep son's administration, and who Is a personal
--SOCIALIST RALLY STOPPED.
TBer were Denoanclnar MoKIn- s
ley's Admlaistratioo.
Omaha, Neb., Sept. 6. The police
to-night dispersed a meeting of So-
clallsts at Jefferson Square because
of public utterances of speakers,
who denounced the' administration In
unmeasured terms.
Two men, George Balrd and C. Mc-
Caffrey. were arrested and hustled '
off to the police Station on a charge
or obstructing a" street Several htin- '
dred persons were gathered in the
crowd, and it waa feared, for a 'time
they -would do violence, to the two
speakers. It required a squad of ten
policemen to disperse the crowd. .
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RELIC OF ANARCHIST RIOTS.
Dynamite Bombs :Dug Tip in Hay
market Square.
ItEPCBUC'SPBCIAU
Chicago, III.." Sept . Two dynamite
bombs were found to-day In the Hay market
Square, the site of the anarchist riots, near
-the spot where' the police monument stood.
The' bombs were found nearly a foot be-'
neath -the .surface of the' street, and cre
ated considerable exoitement The bombs
,-were taken to Inspector Shea, who pro
nounced .them genuine and of high. explo
sive power. Both were charged' with dyna
mite, and' were powerful enough to' kin.
The finding ot the bombs resulted from the
'tearing. Up -of the' old pavement improve
.tnent of the street being- under way. A
street laborer barely missed striking one of
Use bombs. How they same Umts is us-
sympathy for the wounded President and
his family and denounced the assassin's
act.
Words spoken by President David R.
Frand: of the Louisiana Purchase Exposi
tion after his Interview with President Mc
KInley at Canton, O., on August 15, assume
a prophetic significance In view of the as
sault of yesterday on President McKInley.
Mr. Francis had visited President McKInley
to' urge the prompt Issuance of a proclama
tion inviting foreign nations to participate
in the St Louis World's Fair. From Can
ton Mr. Francis went to Washington, and
there, in an interview, said:
"I cannot refrain from expressing now
what I felt yesterday that Is, 'my great
-admliation for a man' who, wielding the
power of chief magistrate of this nation,
lives in an unpretentious way In a small
cottage In a small Interior town, wholly
without guards, driving about the country,
stopping to talk to farmers and living as
simply as a private citizen.
Mr. Francis yesterday mornlug wired to
George B. Cortelyou. secretary of President
McKInley, referring to the speech made by
President McKInley the day before at Buf
falo, commending expositions In general.
The telegram read:
Pleaie convey- ay congratulations to tha Presi
dent on Ms maaterly address of yesterday and
thank him on the part of our Expoeltion for hit
very timely and potent words, which will give
additional Impetus to our International undertak
ing. President Francis was severely shocked
by receipt of the news of the assault on
President McKInley.
"The assault on President McKInley," ha
said, "is the most horrible and deplorable
within' my recollection! Words fall, me in
which to express ray personal, sorrow and
my deep regret as a citizen.
"In a personal Interview; .with the Presi
dent at Canton three weeks ago, I waa more
than ever Impressed with- the sweetness of
his disposition and the strength of .lis
character. As a leader of men he has had
few equals In history; as an able Chief
Magistrate he has had no superior within
the recollection of the present generation.
The act of this assassin Is an attack on tho
Institutions of our country, and Is to be de
plored for that reason. In addition to the
fact that thelow falls on one so universal
ly beloved. The result will be heartfelt
mourning throughout the land. I trust it
will have, the effect of Inducing Congress to
pass laws which will prohibit the Immigra
tion of anarchists Into this country and ex
pel from our borders all of those now living
In our midst
"As to the commercial effects, while they
may be felt for a abort time. Inasmuch as
an official whose conservatism and wisdom
have Inspired the country with great con
fidence has been violently struck down
without warning and without cause, I still
think the disturbance. If any. wlll.be .but
temporary, as the prosperity of the coun
try Is too well established and. rests upon
a foundation too reasonable to be prema
nently affected."
General John W. Noble, who was Secre-
j friend of President McKInley, was greatly
snocKea, at the news of the attempted as
sassination of the President.
,".?Mta.a,,nmt '""edible that roch a thing
could happen In a Republic like ours. It
is especially astonishing that any one
should want to take the life of a man like
President McKInley. His public life has
been .one lonir record nt mn.i .i. r. t.
firpils chief endeavor to aid and benefit
oor and oppressed He Is beloved by
Americans. Irresnectlvo nt' n.,i,. t i,
Ileve that it would be impossible to discover
any one who was opposed to him politically
Who would have desired Ms death.
"It is bad enough to contemplate the as
sassination of European potentates, but to
have the thing occur In America is terrible.
?i. ?0f f Prcsld was by the
eiV.,A.m.erlCuns' and " ,s evidently
their wIU that he should rule. A crime like
ih ?"C;.t2"Lay ,s aKaInst even- citizen of
the UnlbjdjState It Is a Comfort to feel
u - r;JBat. l?tTe Tvas nothing political li
it. and the stability of our Government Is
in no wise affected.
fIhC f00,""63' ?f Mr- McKInley I know
from actual experience. I saw much of him
while in Washington. Even- nn.i., .l
sought was for some poor and deserving
person and not for politicians. His public
policy han followed out the rule of his pri
vate benofaetions. In declaring war with
Cuba, It was more to help the starving na
tives of the island than to punish the
Spaniards. So It was In the Philippines.
He has always tried to elevate th- Amer
ican worklngman and advance his Inter
ests." Mayor Rolla Wolls waa greatly shocked
by the news or the attempted assassination.
He was glad to learn that the wounds -were
not necessarily fatal and expressed hopo
for the speedy recovery of the President.
COLONEL WETMORE RECALLS
PRESIDENTS VISIT.
Colonel Moses C. Wetmore, member of th0
committee which met the presidential train
at Alton on the occasion of President Mc
Kinley's visit t St. Louis, stated that he'
remembered the occasion perfectly.
"The day was extremely unpleasant"
said Colonel Wetmore.- '-'being cold and
raw, wllh a drizzly "rain falling.
"When we. arrived In St. Louis and were
taken' to the Southern Hotel I was one of
.the committee who happened to be standing
close behind the President on the bilcony
outside. He had removed his hat fn recog
nition of the cheers with which ha was '
greeted, and I suggested that he had better
replace It on account of the drizzle.
"He complied, but a few minutes Itter he
again removed it to acknowledge cheers.
He kept It In his hand after- that, and as
he seemed to grow chilly I again told him
he had better put It on. He cornplioJ, i'c
markbig laughingly:
" 'Colonel Wetmore, I bfltovc you have
better Judgment than I have."
"We both laughed, and after that T did
not get a chance to speak to the President
until I told htm good-by that evening."
KIELY TELLS OF THE PRESIDENT'S
PROTECTION WHILE IN ST. LOUISt"
- - -fef
fTet-
Xationrs Executive Was So Carefully Guarded in St. Ikuis That tr?1
Police Chief Thinks if Similar Precautions Prevailed in Buf
falo the Attempted Assassination Might
Have lleen Averted.
IS.
eats
Chief of Police Kicly. when seen last a watch was kept to have permitted arrfatr-.
.l. i. .. . .. - -r. ... . t nnp tn lirp.nlr through thp tines.
night regarding the shooting of President
McKInley. expressed himself as being in
some perplexity to understand how such a
thing could have uccurred If proper police
protection had been furnished.
"I don't know all the circumstances as
yet," said the Chief, "but It seems singular
to me that the President was not guarded
so closely as to make such u thing Impos
sible. If he was In a crowd, detective?
should have been on either side, and should
have watched every movement of any per
son turning toward him.
"I don't know what system the Buffalo
police followed, but the system In vogue
here, which wan appllid by my predeces
sors, would have prevented anything of thj
s-ort Of course, tnere can be no protection
from n. bullet fired from a window or from
behind some tree, but It seems as If the
I'resident could have been protected from
any attack nf this nort.
"An illustration of the methods we fol
low here was tho system applied when
President Cleveland was here In 15S8. At
that time I was a Sergeant in the Central
Dl3trict.und was always placed In charge
of the police detail at the Exposition. The
Exposition was a big thing In those days,
and when President Cleveland was Invited
here hio trip to the Exposition was the
feature of the visit.
"As soon as the President arrived In the
city he was met by a committee and was
escorted - to a carriage outside. A clear
epace was kept across the tracks of the
(lepot Itnm was uu? am iv.-eiiin siree
depot). and police wer; stationed all along
from his train to his rarriage. Mounted
fiolice rode on both fcides. in the front and
n the rear of this carriage ail the time he
was traveling about the city, and too strict
nti
one to break through the lines.
"At tho Exposition David R. Francis an
Sam Kennaru had consulted with me as.
the location of the police detail, and Itjrrr
the Reception Committee should enter1 rx
nox wnerc tne president sat. At miopia
cepuon ne was guaruea on eiiner naptfeg
stvely- alongside, but watched every
wno apprcacneu.
"When President McKInley -was her
1$$ Captain Young, Captain 0'Malleyl
myself were In charge of the police,
tain Younir and Chief Desmond havii.
cordon of officers and numerous detected!
nt mc yiauoii. me rre5mpais car
was escorted by mounted officers Int.
same manner tnat President eleven c
had been, and he was perfectly safe
pverything except a bullet fired .from of
window. . .
"In hi? reception at the Southern
while reviewing the parade from the
cony of that hotel, detectives kent 1
to him. and, while In plain clothes.
looking nice omer spectators, tney wat
every person closely. Any susolcioua rrl
ment, such as a man approaching hlmith
riedly, would have resulted in a detji!l
out creatine am- seen, nnlem tha
acted more suspiciously.
"Detectives Uulon. Tracy and tw
three others were close to the Presider
the day and all were weU armed, r
officers were stationed In tha room
ine reception was neJd to assist
difficulty arore.
"I don't Intend to criticise the Bi
,'v.it.c, cciw.janj iia x um not roily i
n the particulars, but I really catfi
jusi iiuwiuu nappeneo. it Is a very
,Un-
from
'soma
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PRESIDENTS TOWNSMEN AT CANTON
RECEIV E THE HEART-SADDENING NEV.
Canton, O.. Sept. 6. The news Of the at
tempted assassination of President Mc
KInley quickly spread throughout the city.
It came as a great shock to the people of
Canton. The first news, an Associated
Press bulletin to the Repository, was given
to Mrs. M. C. Barber, Mrs. McKInley's sis
ter. Xot long after the first reports were re
ceived the people begnn to gather In small
companies In front of the McKInley resi
dence In Xorth Market street. Before many
minutes had elapsed a surging crowd of
anxious persons gathered at the corner of
Louis avenue and Xorth Market street and
many ventured up to the door of the Mc
KInley home, to ask the attendants what
was the latest news received. To all comers
the maid who has charge of the household
Its.
In the absence of the President replied t
no word whatever had been received at'
McKInley home up to : p. ja. She'sV1
"Several of the other women attends!
and myself were' in the second story aL
the porch looking out in "the street w
we heard that the President had boss -
at Buffalo. The news was a great shot
us. coming, as It did, so suddenly. ThiU
all we have received tip to BUO cclockj,.
Ths county fair was about closing v
word reached the grounds, and calami?'
the fair buDdlngs could. not have more lit
plctely. stilled the enthusiasm, of then,
"""'" """" , - . v Bfntlr
ji- bptriL ul KU.UUJ ";bi. uvci uin e? -
city. Men. with tears in their eyes, s7
on the. street discussing the awful a-
and eagerly watching for news bulleT
and fresh editions of the newspapers. It
a
I
CHOKED INTO INSENSIBILITY FOR
REJOICING AT ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION.
Marietta, O., Sept. 6. Ex-Mayor Cha rles Richardson was choked Into Insensl-
bility In the saloon of George Van Dusen this evening. .8. A. Bel pie entered the
saloon and announced th attempted assassination of- the President. Richard-
r son said:
"I am -glad he Is dead. He ought to have been dead long ago."
. Selple made a .lunge at Richardson, grasping his throat and choking- htm un-
til life was almost extinct, when bystanders' Interfered. The Incident caused
great excitement."
Ji
CONGRESSMAN KERN'S TRIBUTE
Says the I'resident Is the Equal of
Lincoln and Garfield.
Congressman Fred J. Kern 'of Belleville.
111., was greatly shocked upon' receipt of
tne news cji the assault upon the President.
"I have met the President and had busi
ness relations with him," he said. "I re
gard him as one of the great men of the
natlcn, and one who Is .without blemish. He
Is absolutely clean and honest, not alone' in
politics, -but in. his private and .every-day
life.
- "Should it be the country's misfortune to
lose. him. I should consider It as great a
loss as that of Garfield or Lincoln. .He Is
as great as either. I cannot sufficiently
express .my regret and sincere 'sorrow. .'H5
Is a good, upright man, hncl should' his
wounds provp fatal the entire nation will
mourn the loss even as It now mourns the
Injury that has befallen Its chief executive."
JErFERSOJf CI.IB
TCTTAKE actios.
As soon aa'bm heard the. report ot the at-
tota
for
Ma
V
tempted assassination of President Melr
Icyi Harry B. Hawes, as president of -
Jefferson Club, called a special meeting-to-night,
when appropriate resolutions jt
be jessed.
"It is a terrible piece of. work." said
Kcres last night, "and the people she1
condemn It ' regardless of political afftt
tlons." 1
COLONEL BUTLER SAYS 1
"IT IS nAD SEWS." t
"Colonel" Ed Butler, talking with i C
. ..-...- A. T.w.. svt..k W
his opinion bile fly and emphatically, thf,
"It Is bad news; too. bad" ' i
SULTAN'S LATEST DODGE, I
Slaking an Effort to Settle Direct
"With French Claimants. ?
. -. .-. . .- .. - ..
(.onsianimnpie. oepi. . ine ron,- Hi rs
said. Is endeavoring to come to a direct fats
derstandlng with the French ctsimarlrur
agalnst the"Ottoman Government. bopLfof
thus .to- oepnve .me rrencn. uot
its grounus lor anion.
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