Indianapolis Journal, Volume 51, Number 250, Indianapolis, Marion County, 7 September 1901 — Page 2

TIIE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL; SATURDAY, SEITOIBER 7, 1901

t!te chiefs of police .'ire notified ol our methods. The main thing Is to keep the crowds twenty-feet away. It Is of record tl?at few as-sln fire" bullets a greater distance. Wl.cn we have a" parage our ndtectives do not ride with the President. Tier are rar the crowd at the edge of ttfe curt), and would instantly nab any one who tried to approach the President.-' .The distance protects him." . ' OTTO CARMICHAEL.

OFF It' ML .1 CT I ox. "What W'n Done at the War and State DfpartmrnU.' Aroelated Fress Dispatch. , ''. WASHINGTON. S. pi. 6 The : fcews' if the shooting of President McKiney which reached Washington first "through the n.ediura of the Associated Pres3 caused a trexnendou3 sertsatio-h. So frequent ha.ve been rumors of this sort, often put afloat In recent years for stock jobbing purposes, that the general disposition at first was'to withhold full acceptance of the story of the news, but when It was confirmed a feeling of deep gloom and profound sorrow spread over the city, for Mr. McKinley's delightful personality had endeared him to the citizens of Washington, apart from the Official class. In a degree that rarely has been equaled. It was some time before the full force of the blow wa3 appreciated; the reople were stunned, and the could not at once and fully comprehend the extent of the great disaster that had fallen upon the country and themselves. . Then the newspapers began to appear, the carriers rushed madly through the streets and crowds of people began to gather from all quarters of the city around the newspaper bulletin boards. The telephone rystem of the city was simply paralyzed for a time, and many were the calls upon the news offices and lipon the officials who might be supposed to have knowledge of the details of the shootIn? that the operators were overwhelmed. at Tin whit:: house. A reporter for tho Associated Pres3 carried to the While House the first bulletin announcing the shooting of the President. The executive mansion was reached about 4:25, and at that time all Its few Inmates were in total ignorance of the tragedy in which their chief had just played so serious a part. A policeman paced up and down under the portico as usual, but his serene countenance indicated that he was totally ignorant of the affair. Inside there wvre few to receive the news, the most prominent personage there being a telegraph operator. Assistant Secretary Prudn. who has been In charge of the White House, having left hi3 office for the day, as had his subordinate. Tho telegraph operator, two watchmen at the doors, the policeman, on guard outside and the faithful colored servant. "Undo Jerry," were the only persons about the mansion. They recalled with great satisfaction the fact that when the President left Washington he was ln tno- robust health and spirits excellent, a mi 'that he bade all an affectionate' fareweft: It was recalled also that Mrs. McKinley safd this circumstance had much to do with the President's own condition later on. When ho left here he was accompanied by Mrs. McKinley, Secretary Cortelyou, Dr. Rlxey and Mrs. McKinley's nurses. Major Prüden, assistant secretary to tho President, and Colonel Crooks, disbursing officer, both veterans of the White House force, arrived together shortly after 5 o'clock and assumed charge of the executive mansion. Major Pruden had passed through a similar experience when Presli : r. zz - 1 : ,. WEATHER FORECAST. Fair To-llay and Probably To-Mor-rorr Cooler on Sunday. WASHINGTON', Sept. 6. Forecast for Saturday and Sunday: . For Ohio Fair on Saturday and Sunday; cooler on Sunday In northern and western portions; variable winds, shifting to westerly and northerly, becoming fresh to brisk by Sunday. For Indiana and Illinois Fair on Saturday and probably on Sunday; cooler on Sunday, winds shifting to northwesterly and increising. Locnl Observation on Friday. Par. Ther. It. II. Wind. Weather. Pre. 7 a. m..sn.l!J 75 South. Clear. .00 7 p. ni..ai.(J 8 1 W North. Clear. .0U Maximum temperature, SJ; minimum temperature, t4. FoPowlrig Is a comparative statement of temr .rature and precipitation for Sept. 6: Temp. Pre. Nr.rul 71 .l'J Mi i 7S .0 rture from normal i .10 le tun tince Sep. 1 8 .60 Depa Mire idnce Jan. 1 101 'J.Oi Via W. T. BLYTHE. Section Director. Yk "f erday's Temperatures. Statv? Min. Atlanta, Oa .............. .6 1 Bl'marcc N. D 42 BrTalo, N. V W Calgary N. W. T Zf Max. K2 74 ) 44 82 Ml i) 92 SI 02 I as 84 U2 PJ to S'i JSi i0 &i 5-1 54 S2 ro S6 7 p. m. 78 M li 42 7 fc2 65 Xt ü M 84 82 itt 73 82 SO 82 7S 7t 7 SI 7 4 43 W S') M M W, 70 LTbCago, in Cairo. 11 CKyenie. Wyo Cincinnati, O Coiu'jrdla, Kan ..... luvenport, la Des Moines. Ia Galveston. Tex Helena. Mont ,7J .Iß m 7') HA 7S Jacksonville. FU 72 Kansas City, M 70 Little Kock, Ark M Marquette, Mloh 7) Memphis, Tent 70 Nashville. Tenn l New Orleans. It 74 New York city 7 North Platte, Neb KJ oklahom.i. o. T To Omaha. Neb M Pittsburg. Pa tii Qu' Appelle, N. V. T 31 Ra;dd City. S. D 4i Ha'v Lake 'ity, Utah r.4 St.; Louis. Mo 7; St.' Paul. Minn ..: w Spf lngf'.tld. Ill Ki ftprlnrUM, Mo 7 Vickfcburg. MUs 72 Washington. D. C 61 . H0VEMENT3 OF STEAMERS. .x.:L:W YOKK. Sept. C.-.rrlved: Ii Savov (new), from Havre; August Victoria, fufn Hamburg; Si!eii. Irom Gfiioa; Hohf$;ian, from Liverpool. (jl'KÜNSTOWN. Sept. 6. Arrived: Ptruriu. from N?w York, for Liverpool, and proetcdd. S uled: J.eanic. rroin Liverpool, for Ntw York. MOVILLK. SeT,t. K.-Sailed: Anthoria, from ilasgow, r..r Nw York; Austral; i tlan. fron Liverpool. fer Montreal. KCILLY. brt. 6. P;-.l: (Jron-er Kurfürst, from New York, for Southampton ar.d Iiremeii. rili:itUOni(J. Stpt. G.-Sall.-d: Columr!a. I'r4in Hamburg und Southampton, for New York. HAMlUritC. Stpt. Arrived: Phoenician, from New York. LOriTON. tfrpt. -Arrived: N-w Knslr'l. from Liverpool. LIVKltPOOL. Sut. c-Arrivt-d: Cymric, from NVw Yurk.

dent Garfield was shot and Colonel Crook's service went back beyond the Lincoln assassination. He was In tears when he said: Y"es, it is the third affair of this kind since I came Into the White nou?c.' PUBLIC mi:n CALLKD. Such public men as were In the city called during the evening. They Included Assistant Secretary Spauldlnp, of the Treasury Department; Assistant Secretary Hackett, of the Navy Department; former United States Senator IL W. Blair, of New Hampshire; Controller Dawes and Register Lyons, of the treasury; Capt. Towner, Assistant Commissioner of . Jndlan Affairs, and the private secretaries 'of Secretary Hitchcock and Senators llanna.and Quay. Th?re were also" calls from representatives of several foreign legations. No official confirmation', of the' shooting came'to fhe White House for' three hours after .its .occurrence, .when, Col." . Montgomery, the chief operator at the White

House, was informed at 7:20 o'clock by". Secretary Cortelyou at Buffalo, that a surgical operation upon the President was in progress, and that "so far everything is favorable." Later, he gave Information of the completion of the operation and followed that statement with other messages giving private information as to the President's condition and his removal to Mr. Milburn's residence. The, force at the White House since the President's departure has been in constant communication with him,, anfj while he has conducted most of the business of his office at his home in Canton, the majority of the papers with which he has had to deal have been prepared in Washington and forwarded through the White House clerical force. All reports received from him by officials here were cheerful and highspirited. . MR. ADEE'S ACTION. The work of the official day was done when the news of the great calamity arrived here and the great executive departments had generally emptied. Mr. Adee, the acting head of the State Department was caught at the station as he was leaving for his country home near Laurel, Md., and returned at once to the State Department. He waited for official confirmation of the news, and it was not until he received a copy of the buHetln issued by the physicians through Secretary Cortelyou, that he undertook to acquaint officially the governments of all the world with the facts of the shooting. Ho then drew up a message which will be sent to evcry Unlted States embassy, legation and consulate throughout the civilized world, directing them to acquaint the governments to which they are accredited of the facts. These he embodied in a condensation 'of the physician's 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 Captain Cowes, tho acting head of the Navigation Bureau, and ho immediately put himself in readiness to take any official action that might be necessary to meet emergency! At Buffalo in the exposition grounds the navy has a splendid representation in the shape of the marine battalion under Captain Leonard, and this force will be made immediately available if . it is decided by the persons about the President that a guard is necessary near his person. At the War Department General Gillespie, chief of engineers of the army, was acting secretary in the absence of Secretary Hoot, who is ill at his summer home in Southampton, L. I., and Assistant Secretary Sanger, who is away on leave. lie 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 secretary of war and to General Brooke, commanding the Department of the East, giving such unofficial information as was available in order to apprise them of the main facts If they were known to him through the press dispatches, as official dispatches were slow in reaching thoe offices In Washington. He also telegraphed to Major Simonds, the engineer officer stationed at Buffalo, asking him to report the facts at the earliest possible moment. CONFERENCES HELD. Conferences ' were held between Acting Secretary Hackett and General Gillespie In reference to any Joint steps which the army and. navy might be called upon to take. Both of these officials General Gillespie and Mr. Hackett were completely overwhelmed by the sad news, but they main-, talned their composure and were fully prepared to meet any call upon them. They dispatched Immediately messages of inquiry to Buffalo, and each as a matter of form sent their respective secretaries word of the shooting of the President in order that they might have the benefit of any suggestions either Secretary Root or Secretary Long was prepared to offer. In addition to the marines representing the navy the United States army 13 well represented at Buffalo and at near-by Fort Niagara, and with the troops thus at his di.-rposal General Gillespie says he is fully prepared to meet any call that may be made upon him. General Gillespie finally got into communication with Secretary Root and Assistant Secretary Sanger and as a result of the telephonic talk, he preceeded to use some of the forces at his disposal. He telegraphed an order to Fort Foster, N. Y to have an officer, a physician and squad of men proceed Immediately to ths hospital where the President is lying to act as guard. FOR THE FUTURE. Steps were next taken to provide for the future of the executive branch of the government. It was realized that even under the most favorable condition the Pre.-i-dent's injuries are of such a character as to make it almost certain that he cannot undertake for a long time to discharge the duties cf chief executive, even In the most formal way. Kvery member of the Cabinet able to travel Is expected to speed, at out to Buffalo, and there a Cabinent council will be held to decide uon tho cuur.se

to be followed by the executive branch. Vice President Roosevelt is understood to be in Vermont, this being the information furnished by" his relatives here, and of course will hold himself in readiness to do whatever is necessary and to meet the obligations imposed upon the Vice President by the Constitution of tho United States. These are considered In Paragraph 6, Section 1, Article 2, in the following words: . "In case of the removal of the President from oßice, or of, his death, resignation or inability to discharge the powers and duties of the aid office, the same shall devolve on the Vice President,"' etc. Under the terms of this article, as soon as Mr. Roosevelt is assured by proper authority probably, in this case, by the senior member of the Cabinet, Secretary Hay, who will doubtless be in Buffalo by to-morrow evening he Will undertake at once In a provisional way to discharge such duties äs may devolve on him. Much will depend upon the report of the physicians upon the character 'of the President's injuries as to the extent to which Mr. Roosevelt will discharge the presidential duties, if he undertakes them at all, and it is almost certain that In the absence of great emergency In public affairs, even if called to assume these obligations, the Vice Presi dent will confine himself in the exercise of his powers to the discharge Of the most routine and indispensable functions." Under the law an extra session of Congress must be called. HOPE FOR THE BEST. For the present the thought of a fatal termination of the President's condition is referred to with awe-like apprehension, and there Is a hopeful anticipation that there may be no need for meeting those grave emergencies which would follow a fatal termination of the tragic evenL Should the worst come, however, it Is realized that important changes in the public affairs of the country would soon bo brought about. All this has been thought of hero only in the vaguest manner, and confidence is almost universal, based on tho President's magnificent constitution, his present excellent physical condltlon'and the tremendous strides that have been made since Garfield's time, in surgery, that there will bo no occasion to resort to tho constitutional provisions made to medt the demise of a President in office. During the early evening a conference was held at the War Department of such of the prominent army officers as could be gathered at short notice by General Gillespie. He informed them that he had communicated with General Brooke, at Governor's island, and that the general had replied he would start immediately for Buffalo, where he expected in the early morning to take personal chargo of all arrangements made for the guarding of tho presidential household. Mcanwhilo he had directed that tho troops which had been placed on guard around the hospital In the exposition grqunds be transferred to the Milburn home, where tho President lies, to serve as guard and keep back the public and preserve quiet. Surgeon General Van Reypen, of the navy, who called at General Gillespie's office and discussed the caso from a medical point of view, took occasion to mention Dr. Nicholas Senn, of Chicago, as an expert of high grade in such cases of ir-jury. and the. suggestion was promptly telegraphed to Buffalo that his services be secured. Asssistant Secretary Alles, of the Treasury Department, received a message from Secretary Gage, at Chicago, stating that he was about to leave at once for Buffalo, where he will arrive to-morrow morning. DEWEY PLUNGED IN GRIEF. Admiral Dewey, when tho news reached him by telephone, at once sought all the particulars that were available and placed himself in readiness for any service that might be required of him. The admiral said he was plunged in grief too deep for utterance at this time. He said he could not now express an opinion as to the effect the calamity might have on the Schley court of inquiry. Owing to the absence of many of the diplomatic corps at Buffalo and of many others at the various summer resorts, there were only two representatives of this body of rank in Washington to-day. Minister Wu was one of these, and when seen tonight he was a picture of distress. He realized keenly the tremendous indebtedness of China to President McKinley's kindly impulses in her great trials in the past year, and was shocked at the great calamity that had befallen him. He said he could not conceive of any sort of motive for such an Inexcusable deed as that of Nleman's, and he was severe in his denunciation of Anarchists. He asked why they were permitted to hatch such plots as this in a republic where the people could readily change their President if they were in the slightest degree dissatisfied With his official conduct or his private personality. In conclusion, almost with tears, he ex pressed the hope that the President would speedily recover from his terrible Injury. The other diplomatic representative in Washington was Senor Hcrron, representing the government of the United States of Colombia. He also was greatly dlsturbed and he affirmed that his whole country would sympathize with the President in this moment of pain. He also could not understand, he said, why such a benevolent character as President McKinley should be thus assaulted by one of the ptople, and he declared it is time that the Anarchists should be suppressed It was somewht gratifying to the officials here that the very first expression of official sympathy should come from the Island of Cuba in the shape of the following telegram from Havana, received at the War Department at 7:15 p. m.: "Mayor and City Council of Havana have cabled expressing sorrow end solicitude for the President, and desire, that his family be advised cf thee exprt siori." vici: piu:sii)i:t hooshvf.lt.

Soon After Hearing the .cw He Left for IIufTulo n n Speolul Trnln. BURLINGTON. Vt., Sept. 6. The first news of the attempted assassination of President McKinley reached Vice President Roosevelt "Ntt Isle Ia Motto at o'clock tlii.J af tern -on. when tho

was informed over the telephone that there was a rumor that the President had been shot. It was confirmed by another message a moment later. The Vice President seemed stunned by the news. Those around him were Immediately informed of the tragedy, and it was decided to announce it to the company of the thousand people who had gathered to hear Colonel Roosevelt speak at the annual outing of the Vermont Fish and Game League. Senator Proctor made the announcement. Later a bulletin was received stating that the President was resting quietly and that the chances were favorable for his recovery. "Good!" exclaimed the Vice President, and his face lightened up. He showed his pleasure by eagerly announcing the good news to the assembly. The Vice President then left Immediately on the yacht El Frida and came to this city as quickly as possible. Colonel Roosevelt was" asked at the wharf for a statement for publication. He said: "I am so inexpressibly grieved, shocked and horrified that I can say nothing." Soon after he boarded a special train and left for BoTfalo. 1 RUTLAND, Vt., Sept. 6. The train on which Vice President Roosevelt was a passenger stopped here for an hour while Mr. Roosevelt hurried to the residence of Senator Proctor to obtain his articles of wearing apparel left there yefterday. In an hour he was back on the train, which started for Buffalo, via Norwood, N. Y. nnYAX'S STATEMENT.

He Helleres the Sbot XVnu Pi red ly an Insane Man. LINCOLN, Neb.. Sept. 6. Following the receipt of the news from Buffalo of tho tragedj, W. J. Bryan sent a brief message to President McKinley, expressing his concern. Mr. Bryan to-night ave out the following statement: "The attempted assassination of the President is a shock to the entire country, and he and his wife are the recipients of universal sympathy. The dispatches say that the shot was fired by an Insane man, and it is hoped that this is true, for, while it Is a terrible thing for a President to be the victim of tho act. of. a maniac, it would be even worse for him to be fired upon by a sane person prompted by malice or revenge. In a republic where the people elect their officials and can remove them there can be no excuse for a resort to violence. If our President were in constant fear of plots and conspiracies we wrould soon sink to the level of those nations in which force is the only weapon of the government and tho only weapon of the government's enemies." IS HIS NATIVE STATE. Sorrow nnd Excitement nt Columbus Governor Xnnh'a Mesmaxe. COLUMBUS, O., Sept. 6. The news of the attempt to assassinate Pres .'dent Mc-ICiolcy-was received with profound sorrow and anxiety in the capital of his native State, where he resided during the four years in which he served as chief executive of the State. Governor Nash, Secretary of State Laylin and Auditor of State Guilbert were holding a conference in the executive chamber when the sad tidings reached the capital. The Governor was completely unmanned and after pacing the floor a. few minutes he walked over to the door and leaning his head against the lintel buried his faco in his hands. A few minutes later Congressman Charles Dick hurried in from the Republican State headquarters. He is one of the President's closest friends and his faco plainly betrayed his grief. Mr. Dick sought the Governor at once and a hand-clasp told the tale of mutual sorrow. Not a word was spoken by either, but tears were in their eyes. When later bulletins told the nature of the wounds. General Dick said: "There is a chance, then. The President is a man of magnificent physique and of indomitable courage, and he will never give In until the end come3. If grit will pull a man through he will live." Shortly after the news of the shooting had been received here there occurred an affecting incident in the office of the Governor. R. C. Phillips, of Middletown, came in with his two little sons, the oldest not over six years of age. He said that the boj's wished to shake hands with the Governor. Governor Nash arose from the seat in which he cast himself down and gravely took the boys by the hand. The smaller of the two observed the full length portrait of the President on the west wall of the executive chamber. He recognized It, and walking over to it said in his childish treble: "Oh, won't he get well, papa? Won't he get well?" "Pray God he may, son," said the father, and all in the room responded, "Amen." Governor Nash remained In the executive chamber during the afternoon and evening, surrounded by State officials and personal friends of the President, receiving bulletins in regard to the President's condition. The following telegram was sent to the President by Governor Nash: "My office is filled with anxious, loving inquirers after your condition. Every ear in Ohio is turned toward Buffalo, eager to catch the first word of hope. Every heart beats with the inspiration that you will speedily recover. Every fervent praj-er which goes up to heaven tornight will be in your behalf. Make a good tight, for all ihe people are with you and love you." The streets of the city were filled with excited throngs of people during the latter part of the day and evening, and news of the attempted assassination and the President's condition was eagerly sought. A high wire performance in the Capitol square to-night was stopped by the Governor. The Governor to-night made the following statement: "Our people are filled with dismay and sorrow by the assault made on the President. Their love for him, as well as the latent telegrams from Buffalo, cause them to fervently hoe that the result will not be fat'.. If the worst comes, the President's Kplendid work for the Nation will live after him and be a blessing upon the Republic for all time. The Patriotism and I intelligence of the people are so great that no permanent harm will come to the coun

try. His ardent love of her will be an inspiration for all generations to come." The following message was sent to Mrs. McKinley by the State Democratic committee: "We join with the whole Nation in our profound sympathy for you and the President in the great trouble which has come upon you." The telegram was signed by M. A. Daughcrty, chairman, and C. F. Gilliam, secretary of the Democratic state executive committee. Representative Charles Dick, chairman of the Republican state executive committee, gave out the following: "No man has ever been closer to the hearts of all the American people than President McKinley, and this attempt upon his life, occurring at a time of prosperity, peace and contenment, when sectional feeling and political strife Is at lowest ebb, is a national calamity almost without parallel. The universal and fervent prayer of the American people, irrespective of party, race or nativity, is for his speedy and complete recovery." IVcvrs Borne to Ills Sisters. CLEVELAND, Sept. 6. The news of the attempted assassination of the President was broken to his sisters, Mrs. A. J. Duncan and Miss Helen McKinley, both of whom live in this city, by a son of Mrs. Duncan, who hurried to the home of his mother and gently as possible acquainted the two sisters of the President's terrible happening. Tears were shed, but both ladies bore up under the shock and showed much bravery. 4 SHOCK TO CA!STOXITES.

Excitement and Indignation at the President's Home. CANTON, O., Sept. 6. The news of the attempted assassination of President McKinley spread like wildfire throughout the city. It was a great shock to Cantonites. The first news, an Associated Press bulletin to the Repository, was given to Mrs. C. Barber, Mrs. McKinley's sister. Not long after the first reports received they began to gather in small companies in front of the McKinley residence in North Market street. Before many minutes had elapsed a surging crowd of anxious persons gathered at the corner of Louis avenue and North Market street and many ventured up to the door of the McKinley home to ask the attendants what was the latest news received. Some of the President's neighbors who reside in the vicinity called at the residence to ask what, if anything, had been heard from Buffalo, as to how it happened and the President's condition. To all comers the parlor maid, who has charge of the household in the absence of the President, replied that no word whatever had been received at the McKinley home up to 6:30 p. m. She said: "Several of the other women attendants and myself were In the second story above the porch looking out in the street when they heard that the President had 'been shot at Buffalo. The news was a great shock to us, coming as it did so suddenly. This is all we have received up to 5:30 o'clock." The county fair was about closing when the word reached the grounds and a calamity in the fair, buildings could not have more completely stilled the enthusiasm of the departing crowds. A spirit of gloom hangs over the entire city. Strong men, with tears In their eyes, stand on the street discussing the awful affair and eagerly watch for new bulletins and fresh editions of the papers. Mrs. M. C. Barber, sister of Mrs. McKinley, has decided to go to Buffalo to render such assistance as is possible to her sister. She will leave hero at 8:15 to-morrow morning and reach Buffalo at 3:23 in the afternoon. The anxiety for the President here among his old friends and neighbors is scarcely greater than that felt for Mrs. McKinley. It is felt that for years he has been her sustalnance, and, being deprived of that, even temporarily, grave fears are entertained of the result. The whole community is bowed down under the grief of the news of the tragedy, and business has been practically suspended since the first news. Strong men broke down with grief, and, with tears trickling down their cheeks, discussed the news and awaited late information with their fellow-men. Rev. Dr. C. E. Manchester, pastor of the First M. E. Church, of which President McKinley is a trustee, said: "It is awful and indescribable. I have strong hopes of the President's recovery, as he is a man of such a clean life and good habits. He never intimated to me that he had any fear of such a thins and I don't believe that he knew what personal fear was. He is a Christian in the true sense of the word and a man who has strong faith in an overruling Providence." Joseph Saxton, an uncle of Mrs. McKinley said: "I was terribly shocked to hear the news. I am in hopes that he will recover and I trust in God and believe that Ho will tako care of him. The major himself was not fearful of such a thing. I don't know that he ever intimated to me the probability of such a thing. He believed that he did right and trusted in God that all would go well." John C. Dueber, watch manufacturer and personal friend and neighbor, said: "It is hardly possible to tell how one feels over such an occurrence. It is simply the most terrible thing that could have happened. It is impossible to express my feelings. I can hardly believe that anything so terrible as that could have happened." Hon. Julius Whiting, jr., presidential elector in 13u0 from the Eighteenth Ohio district, said: "Aside from the personal horror of the thing as it appeals to his fellow-townsmen is the fact that the President of the United States does not seem to be able to show himself in public without endangering his life. It is a menace to a republic." AT NEW YOHIv.

BnftincHs Almost Suspended When the Startling Nerv Came. NEW YORK, Sept. 6. This city was stunned when the news came that President McKinley had been shot. As a rule the peopie on the streets were palpably feeling more deeply than they had the power to express. As a consequence there was a dearth of the demonstrations which accompanied the announcement that President Garfield had been shot, or the outbreak of wrath and deep sorrow which was a feature of the assassination of President Lincoln. That the mass of the people was keenly interested became manifest during the evening, when the bulletin boards became the center of interest for thousands on upper Broadway, in Harlem and at the newspaper offices in Park Row. The crowds which gathered about these news centers were in some cases as numerous as are the crowds on the occasion of national elec1

tions. They were almost stoical in their interest. At one of the boards, when a bulletin announcing that the physicians at the President's bedside had held a consultation and believed the sufferer would live, the news was received in dead silence. Within an incredibly short time the streets were full of newsboys crying th startling fact. The sale of extra editions was unprecedented. Business was almost suspended. In Wall street, where the work of the day had been done, there were compartively few to feel the shock of the intelligence. But in spite of this Wall street and the adjoining thoroughfares were filled with anxious groups of men and boys clustered about the readers of the extra editions, and anxious inquiries were made of every one for anything which was not already public knowledge. In the clubs and hotels the keenest interest was manifest. At the big hotels the possible effect on the financial stluation was chiefly discussed. All sorts of rumors were abroad. It was said that J. P. Morgan had summoned the chief bankers and capitalists on board his yacht and was holding a ways and means conference, and it was wildly stated that the presidents of all the banks were in session in the Metropolitan Club. The truth is that Mr. Morgan, after a short conference with James R. Keene, boarded his yacht and went to Great Neck, L. I. In the Fifth-avenue Hotel Senator Piatt sat in the corridor and was the center of a gathering of men who sat or stood about him with genuine sorrow written on their faces. They listened with respect to the Senator as he said that it was suca cases as these that justified lynching and added that he regretted the penalty in this State for the crime, should the Presfdent not die, was only ten years in the penitentiary. At the Democratic Club and in the Hoffman House, where congregated the men whose political sympathies were not with the chief executive, politics were forgotten in the sorrow which was evident on purely personal grounds. The first resolutions of sorrow passed in this city were by a joint meeting of a district Democratic organization and a district Tammany committee. Captain Titus, chief of the Detective Bureau, after conferring by telephone with Serseant Vallely, in charge of the Police Bureau at the exposition at Buffalo, examined the record of Anarchists and dangerous characters contained In thl3 office and said that he had failed to find that Nleman was known in New York by police. - ONE OF A THIN IT Y.

Senator Cullom Compares McKinley Trlth Lincoln and Garfield. CHICAGO, Sept. 6. Senator Shelby M. Cullom said to-night: "Abraham Lincoln, James A. Garfield and William McKinley were the three Presidents most thoroughly In sympathy, apparently, with the great body of the common people of the country that we have had since the beginning of our constitutional government. Mr. Lincoln. was assassinated In the early part of his second term, Mr. Garfield during the first few months of his first term, and an attempt has been made to assassinate Mr. McKinley in the early part of his second term. It seems strange to my mind that such a fate should befall such men men who were all generous to a fault, and who were faithfully performing the great duties of their high office. "No manwas of a more kindly nature than President McKinley. His heart beat in unison with the great body of the people of the country and of the world. Ills sole purpose was to do his duty, to take care that the laws should be faithfully executed and that the country should go on In its career of growth and prosperity; and yet he seems to have shared the fate of those great men who have gone before him. I sincerely hope that he may recover to carry out his purposes in the interest of the United States government and of the people to the end of his official term, and be allowed to retire, as he has unqualifiedly expressed his purpose to do, when his term shall expire. There can be no question that he has made one of the greatest Presidents of the United States. His name will be linked closely with that of Washington and Lincoln, and deservedly so. Even on yesterday he delivered an address to the people at the exposition, which is full of wisdom, and showed that his whole heart and life were absorbed by a desire to do what was best for his own country, not forgetting the other nations of tho world. It will be a great thing for the United States and for the world if he shall be spared. If he shall be taken away it is my sincere hope and prayer that the policies of President McKinley during his term shall be continued." "ACT OP A CRAZY MAN." Former President Cleveland Creatljr Shocked on lleariusr the News. TVINSTEAD, Conn., Sept. 6. Former President Grover Cleveland was fishing at Darling lake, in Tyrlngham, Mass., when he received the news of the shooting of President McKinley. He at once started for the thore in order to hear more details in relation to the matter, and anxiously asked far the latest advices from Mr. McKinley's bedside. Mr. Cleveland was horrified at the news and said: "With all American citizens I am greatly shocked at this news. I carnot conceive of a motive. It must have been the act of a crazy man." "IT IS IIORHIDLE! AWFUL!" Senator Hanna's Comments on Receiving Confirmatory News. CLEVELAND. O.. Sept. 6. WThen convinced that the news from. Buffalo was true Senator Hanna said: "I cannot say anything about it. It is too terrible to even contemplate, to think that such a thing could happen to so splendid a man as President McKinley and at this time, and upon such an occasion. It is horrible! Awful! McKinley never had any fear of danger from that source. Of course I never talked to him upon such a subject, but I knew he never even dreamed of anything like this happening. I can't be interviewed on this. It is too awful." To a reporter he exclaimed: "What is this great country coming to when such men as Lincoln. Garfield and McKinley fall by thi bullets of assassins? I hall hurry to the bedside of the President as rapid

ly as the train will take mc. I ot"y hope he I not seriously injured, but I ail frid my hopes will be in al:. I do v.nr.t to rearh the President Wore r oi- if Is going to die. Nolody ran be afc from the work of an insane man. it JK-om". It is terrible." As the senator boarded a cr Uars wr streaming down his face.

MIL II IWP.S HOPP.l t L. Thinks the President's Fine Physical Condition Will Sr lllm. WASHINGTON. Sept. 6-Prob.ibly the closest friend of the Presidtr.t in Washington at the time of the s-hontitig wis Charles G. Dawes, controller of the currency, whose relations with tho P.-oidcnt are of the most intimate character. Mr. Dawes was completely overcome, file lmmediately made preparations to go lo BufTalo and left here on the 7:13 train, ac companied by Elmer Dover, the private secretary to Senator Hanna. John'Barber, Mrs. McKinley's nephew, at first '-Mended to go to Buffalo also, but later t hanged his mind and instead went'to Canto, where his mother, Mrs. McKinley's sier, resides. Mr. Dawes was hopeful tiat the t President will recover, and saidflf the wound was not primarily fatal he was confident the President's tine physical condition would pull him through. CROWDS AT PHILADELPHIA. Streets Thronged with People Eager to Rend the Bulletin. . PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 6. The news of the attempted assassination of President McKinley spread with lightning rapidity throughout the citj'. and within m hour after the first information had TJeen received the streets in the vicinity of ths newspaper offices were thronged with people eager for details. Nearly all tle newspapers published extra editions at brief intervals and the supply of each edition was quickly exhausted. At the offices of the Pennsylvania Railroad and the Philadelphia & Reading Railroad the executive officers assembled and 1 received special advices concerning the President's condition. The Union League, the Manufacturers' Club and other influential organizations were crowded with members anxious to hear the latest reports from Buffalo. Late to-night the streets in the business session took on the appearance of r,m election night, and the one topic of conversation among the thousands who crowded about the newspaper bulletins was the attempted assassination of the President. HORROR AND GRIEF.1 Henry C. Payne Deplores the Art ot the Wonld-Ile Assassin. MILWAUKEE. Sept. C Henry C. Tayns. vice chairman of the Republican national committee and an intimate friend of President McKinley, spoke of the attempted assassination of the President as follows: i follows: a lunation ic wounds "The news of the attempted assalu of President McKinley, whether tlu prove fatal or not, fills me with unspeakable horror jnd grief. The attempt upon his life was not because he was William McKinley, but because he was President of the United States, and I believe it Is but the carrjing out in one detail of a general plan on the part of the Anarchists to kill the rulers of the leading nations of the earth. I feel that it is almost a crime If our government does not hereafter take better precautions to protect our chief magistrate from assassination." SIR THOMAS LIPTON S TPS NED. Regrets the Traaedr as Deeply n If KIiik Edward Had Been Shot. NEW YORK, Sept. 6. Sir Thomas Lipton to-night on board his steam yacht, said: "1 was stunned on receiving the news. I could feel no worse If it had been King Edward himself who had been shot. I am sure that every Britisher extends the hand of sympathy to all Americans in this sad affair. I should very deeply regret that any serious results should follow this sad calamity." Asked if the President should die would this have any effect upon the international races, Sir Thomas said in a low voie: "He is not dead yet. I do not care to speak of that." Sir Thomas will not sail the Shamrock to-morrow on account of the Buffalo tragedy. SECRETARY LONG AFFECTED. Overcome by the Sad Intelligence and Declined to Espreaa Himself. BUCKFIELD, Me., Sept. 6. John D. Long, secretary of tho navy, who has been passing his vacation at the Lonf homestead, two miles from this place, learned of the shooting of President McKinley to-night. He was deeply affected by tho nctts, which came to him while he ws at the village. He proceeded to hit home at once, dliring he was undecided about future plans on account of the suddenness vt the news. The secretary pitlvely refuse 1 to say anything for pu'jl! ration. ON A SPECIAL TRAIN. Secretary of War Itoot Hastening? from Nevr York to Buffalo. NEW YORK, Sept. 6. When Secretary of War Elihu Root, who was at Southampton, L. L, heard that the President had been shot he immediately began arranging to start for New York, and thence to Buffalo. When seen to-night, he said: "I cannot talk. What is there to say? It Is terrible! terrible!" Secretary of War Root left the Grand Central Depot at 11:10 to-night for Buffalo in a special train. He was accompanied by Dr. Dixon, a specialist, lth whom he is hastening to the bedside of the President All possible epeed will be mude to reach Buffalo in record-breaking time. CHOKED TO 1.SESII11LITY. Ex-Mayor of Marietta, Who Rejoleed Thnt .McKinley Was Miot. MARIETTA. O.. Sept. 6 Ex-Mayor Charles Richardson was choked into In-fceiL-slUHty In the saloon of Ceorho Van

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