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over the hard granite pavements. Surging masses of people numbering in the hundreds of thour ands, lined the streets and the housetops, and took advantage of every available point of view

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2:13 a. m. President McKinley has just

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, A. passed away. The peace which for a week past had been denied him is now his, and the shattered body has parted from the heroic soul tha gave it strength. MRS. McKlNLEVS CONDITION. Buffalo, N. Y., Sept. 14, .8:40 a. m. Dr. Wasdin says Mrs. McKinley rested well during the night and is feeling quite strong. She bears up -wonderfully well in her grief. Some of the apprehension as to her is passing away. THE NATIONS MOURN WITH US. Washington, D. C , Sept. 14 Secretary Hay has notified foreign nations of the President's demise and messages of condolence are pouring in from all over the world.

through the agency of an assass

in's bullet with the short space of one human life.

As the senior member in rank

of the cabinet, upon Mr. Hay's

shoulders also will rest the burden of government of the great republic in the short but important interval that must elapse

before the Vice-President, under the terms of the constitution, assumes the cares and responsibilities of the great Presidential office.

TAKES THE OATH OF 0FFIGEI

How Roosevelt Was Sworn In and How he Paid His Visit o! Condolence to Mrs. McKinleu The New President's 'Democracy;

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length of

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I Buffalo. Sept. 14 President ' ..... , t

Roosevelt, in taking me oatn oi uffice this afternoon, struck the keynote of his administration, pledging himself to carry out the

plans and policies of his prede

.Sad Storu of the "Watchers the Bedside.

The fact that the physicians! cessoI in the following straight had given up all hope caused ,forward statement.

Upon arriving at the house,

after a rapid triumphal progress from the railroad station, the

Vice President at once announced

that he intended to go to the

Milburn house to pay his official

und personal respects, as the

Vice President and subordinate

the entire

line of parade. m tue ciown town district the streets inter

Buffalo, N. Y. Sept. 14 The great soul of William McKinley parted from his wounded bedy in the first hours of today. His last thought -was for his wife and he was prepared to meet his God. 'Nearer, my God. to Thee." he whispered and as the surgeons.

hearing him, turned to his bd. !

he begged them to let him die. He had fought the fight to the end and knew the hopelessness of further effort. The story of yesterday's struggle, of the early morning relapse, of the succeeding rally, the day

of rest and quiet, the gradual increase of hope as the anxious dav waned, the encouraging news given out until 4 o clock, has a -ready been related in the se despatches. Then followed another sinking spell and so rap idly did it wear upon the stricken man that at 5 o'clock there -er; hut a shred of hope and in

another hour even that was gone. At 5:35 p. m. yesterday the official bulletin said that the Pres. ident's condition was grave and that oxygen was being administered. At 6:30 another bulletin said that his condition was most serious aud that unless it could be relieved the end was only a question of

time. At 6:50 he lapsed into unconsciousness, from which he was aroused several times but only to show greater weakness. At 8 o'clock he asked to see his wife and she . was conducted to his bedside. She did not seem to realize that she was looking

for the last time in life upon that husband who had for so long been her strength and shield, but he knew it and his face betrayed no fear. She sank upon her knees and bowed her face "upon the bed, sobbing and quiv ering, then raised her head'to Dr. Rixey and said, almost smiling, "I know that you will save him. I cannot let him go. The country cannot spare him."

The sick man dropped back into -unconsciousness and the wife was led away to be informed that dissolution was upon him. Upon this she collapsed but she revived and whispered, "I will be strong for his sake," and from that on she refused to retire, saying that her duty required her to be near to the end. It is antici

pated that she will not long survive the shock from which she is now suffering. Again at 10 o'clock the President roused slightly and made a feeble effort to clasp her hand. His lips moved and he was heard to 'whisper to her as she bent over him, '-Not our will, but God's, be done." This was his farewell utterance to her and the world. She was again led from the room, her strength again departed and she no longer realized her surroundings. In the confusion

of the moment word was passed!

out tha t Mrs. McKinley had died, but this was immediately corrected. The veil of death drew slowly for the President. Repeatedly

the physicians said that he was

in extremis and that deathwould supervene within a brief time, but his vitality was surprising and the sad waiting continued until after 2 o'clock. At 2:18 a.

m., of Saturday, Sept. 14, 1901, William McKinley. President of the United States, died, the victim of a murderous anarchist. All the resources of science were resorted to and' the heart was given all it could bear, but in vain. The heart was failing

and refused to respond fo the efforts of the physicians. The experts were in frequent, almost

constant, consultation, but all they could do was to watch and hope gainst hope. During the evening great

crowds assembled about the jail in which the assassin is confined, but they were quiet and ordeily. Nearly a regiment of troops from Fort Porter were placed under

aims and the full police reserve was massed at headquarters. Vice President Roosevell was

in the- Adirondacks, 35 miles from a telegraph station, and the time of his arrival was uncertain at an early hour. Guides were sent after him into the woods and a specia train was held at the nearest station to convey him at once to Albany.

much discussion among the pub

lie men in the city of the probability of an extra session of congress, and of early changes in

the cabinet, but the consensus of opinion was that no cabinet changes or important departures in public policy were at all likely for some time to come, and that congress would not be as-

! sembled until its regular session

in December All the cabinet, the chief diplomatic officials, and the heads of important bureaus.

according to custom, vill tender ,

the carriage up Delaware ave

nue, while in the open carriages

which followed Colonel Roose- secting and adjacent to the line

veltwere three men wtio were nf marCh were one struggling

recognized at intervals along the mass Qf eager and expectant hu-

road as popular üuüaio detect- manity. The column was over

ives. eight miles in length and was The visit to the Milburn house splendidly handled, moving stead-

which followed this episode, was ily and with scarcely a halt or a

brief as a matter of course. The break until the entire line had

vice-president stepped into the passed the reviewing stand.

room where Mrs. McKinley was The scene was most inspiring, and in a few words, with eyes Aged octogenarians with totter-

filled with tears, expressed his ing footsteps, and others erect

sorrow at her great calamity, and sprightly as in youth, plod-

and with becoming tact disap- ded patiently side by side, and

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Chief Executive. more trying. As soon as Col. up that gallant host there were

mi -u t ;Qoi;c Roosevelt had left Mrs. Mc Km- a bare half dozen whom the fa

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to state that it shall be my nmi nftd taste struck a resoon- ley he hastened again to his car- tigues of the march caused to

aim to continue absolutely nWd in th members of the riage and, still accompanied by fall out before they passed

unbroken the policy of Pres- U,wt d thev followed him bis police bodyguard, drove rap- through the living sea of faces

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iden t McKinley for the northward for a mile to the house idly bac to me m ucox rmUuC. m me jourt OI nonor aim me

In this hour of deep and

national bereavement Iwish

nence. and ürosoeritv. andLrW h resident lav Soon after arrived the carri- reviewing stand.

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honor of our beloved coun- before they returned to go ages containing the members cf Promptly at the hour set ior

try. through the solemn ceremony of

The taking of the oath came instituting a new president.

at the end of an arduous and ex- Before the taking of the oath

citing journey covering over 400 he had stopped at the Wilcox

miles. When notified of the dy- house for a moment to explain ins condition-of President Mc- his change in the plans made by

tne ijaoinet. vxuouei äuusüvch mc pmauc w

had preceded them into the Rassieur, commander-in-chief,

house, and as they stepped under gave the signal, and the column

the folds of the grreat American moved forward, 'i ne sona mas,-

na" already draped with black es of humanity which crowded

he greeted each of them without the avenue from curb to curb

ceremony and ushered tnen into gave way iiKe me pamus uA mo

Tvaves, and tne marcn oean,

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President of embarrassment, but 7 iiacf- 1D to tnem ne was luny aier, w ,-1 I Adirondacks, twenty-two miles his surroundings, and a moment The official witnesses were the it is believed Mr. Koosevelt j f rom the Tahawas club. The later, as he almost ran down the nve members of the Cabinet who would follow the precedent set searcb for him had taken hours, steps leading from the lawn to J are in town Secretary Root, by President Arthur, after Gar- and he was finally located by a the sidewalk, he seemed to Secretary Long, Postmaster field's demise, and request them posse of guides, who attracted notice for the first time that he General Smith, Secretary Wilto continue in office. j the attention of the vice-presi- was being escorted by a some- SOn, and Attorney General Knox. ' dential hunting party by mega- what formidable squadron of The ceremony of administering pniiru pinc,Phonecallsaildasystemof rifle cavalrymen. the oath, while extremely brief ROOöEVbbT ö KUUUn IVIUL shot signals. Then followed a There was a trumpet signal and simpie was undeniably im-

j twenty-two-mile horseback riue which Colonel Koosevelt naa ' pressive. After a preliminary j to the club, a thirty-five mile heard before, but he responded consuitation, Secretary Root, Saratoga. N. Y., Sept. 14 drive over a dangerous and pre- with no friendly smile. Instead j was the rankin" member of

President Koosevelt arrived cipitous mountain road torth0f that he turned back quickly

at North Ureek at o:i'i tnis

morning. He at once went aboard the special train there in waiting and Lift for Buffalo, ex

pecting to reach there soon after 1 o'clock. Roosevelt was very much agitated uoon the receipt of the

news of President McKinley 's death. The official notification

Melancholy Tidings at Washington Administration Changes.

of this fact received by wire from Washington was handed to him i c? : ,1 r TT.v-, '

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Washington. D. C. Sept. 14 The news of the death of President McKinley came as a crushing blow to the nation's capital Nowhere, perhaps, had the citizens been so full of confidence in the ultimate recovery of their beloved President as here, and the buoj-ant bulletins of the past week from the sick bed had lulled them into a fa;se sense of security, which made the shock

terrible when the news that thei

Buffalo tragedy would have a fatal ending came to them.

All day long the bulletin boards were surrounded by crowds waiting in suppressed excitement for the latest word from the Mirburn home, anU numerous newspaper

extras were eagerly snapped up. Little work was done in the great executive departments, as at the slightest excuse the clerks dropped their pens and turned to talk in small, awe-stricken groups of the chances that their chief magistrate had against death in the gallant struggle he was making

in the far-away city on the lake. The three cabinet officers in the capital yesterday were pictures of distress. Two days ago

Secretary Hay had left his chief

apparently on the roadto recov

ery, and Postmaster General Smithwho had left Buffalo even

later, and reached here yester

day morning, said that when he came from the Milburn home the

President was. according to his

best information, surely on the mend. The Postmaster General

returned to Buffalo on the 7.15

train last night. Secretary Hay had engaged accommodations on

the New England train, intend ing to return to his New Hamp

shire summer home for much needed rest, but cancelled the

order early in the day, as on him

devolved important functions at

once on the President's demise. He divided his time between the state" department and his home, waiting for the end, in patient resignation, prepared for his sorrowful duty of conveying to the nations of the world in official form the news of the demise of the third American President

mond of the Delaware & Hudson railroad. He had gone into th,e woods

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not iound oy tne guides wno were sent in search of him until after at 5 o'clock last evening, when he was found on the summit of Mt. Murcy, ten miles from the club house where he was stopping. He immediately started for the club house and there took a team

to North Creek and rode all night over the rouh mountainous

roads through the forest, a tance of c5 miles.

dis-

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The governors of several states marched in line with their respective posts. Even Senator Hanna caught the infection of the hour, and left the reviewing stand to march down the line with Memorial post. Every department as it x)assed the Court of Honor, and neared the liviug flag of children formed upon the grand stand facing the long vista at the foot of Bond street, was

the Cabinet on account of the 4r, i.f c Unrw from the throats of thousands of

.... school children couiposinsr tbe

Gnfre.nnnounced in a voice wnicn i

betrayed the deep emotion he

felt, that the members of the cabinet believed it to be for the interest of the government that he should take the oath of office before doing anything else. The explanation did not go into details at all, but it was

flair."

igled with the inspirin

strains of martial music and pa

triotic choruses was the unstinted applause of the populace,

With General Rassieur in the

reviewing stand were the follow

ing: Tom L. Johnson, General

Hpnrv S. Peck. Adiutant General

quite well understood that it re- p M sterrett, M. A. Taylor,

ferred to the tact tnat it anyimng QnvTorm r,pnppni Wilkin?. George

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should happen to Mr. Roosevelt ; before he had been sworn in as president it might cast a cloud

upon the title of Secretary Hay,

who, in such an event, would

Stone, department commander of

Colorado; General John C. Black

of Illinois, General Joel Longen

ecker of Illinois, General Daniel

D. Sickles, Guy T. Gould, past

M'KINLEY'S BIRTHPLACE.

For Attacks on President Washington, D C; Sept. 14 Messrs. Botkin and Bynum, members of the commission to re

vise and codify the criminal and

penal laws of the United States,

since the attack upon the life of

the President have been investi-

ating the authorities with a

view to the preparation of a law

making an assault upon thePres-

ident with intent to murder cog

nizable in the courts of the Unit

ed States, and punishable bv

death. They have prepared a draft of a bill to be submitted to

congress, making assault upon

the President's life a felony and punishable by death, when the

assault is for the purpose of obstructing the operations of gov

ernment. It is believed that this

qualification will have the effect

of giving the federal courts juris diction in such cases.

To Kill Roosevelt Berlin, N.H., Sept. 14 Learning that a man who had left here

yesterday for New York had declared that he was on his way to Washington to kill Vice-President Roosevelt. Chief of Police Youngeliss telegraphed the chief of police of New York to look out for him. The man was a foreigner. He tried to buy a ticket to Washington, but could not dö so, and bought one for New York.

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Creek where a special train was waiting to bear him to Buffalo. He arrived at 1:40 o'clock in the afternoon. Theodore Roosevelt never appeared to better advantage in

I his life than when he took the

solemn oath to support and detend the constitution of the United States. His every action was

marked by good sense, by dignity, and by a touch of that enticing democracy which has made him the idol of the Rough Riders. Colonel Roosevelt, the lawyers of the cabinet say, became the actual President of the United States by operation of law as soon as the the breath left the

b.ody of his distinguished predscessor. These same constitutional lawyers, however, fully agreed with the traditions of the government, that the new president could not act as such president until he had taken the specified constitutional "oath.

For this reason the Cabinet had arrahgedat its early morning conference to have the ceremony of taking the oath in the parlor of the picturesque home of Ansley Wilcox, where the vice-president had been a guest when he was called here by the shooting of the president. It bad been

expected that Colonel Roosevelt should take the oath of office there as soon as 1 he came to town. The cabinet officers were present at the house at 641 Delaware avenue, about a mile south of the Milburn house, where the president died, but they found that the new Chief Executive had his own'tideas of the proprieties of the occasion, which, while tbey did him infinite credit, did not harmonize with the plans prepared for him to follow.

up the steps and spoke to Mr. Wilcox with a decided frown of authority. The reason of all this time was apparent a few

idential succession law.

There was no one in the whole

assembly whose nerves were not strained to the breaking point

by the tragical events of the previous twenty-four hours, and the Secretary of War therefore played upon a tense chord when

he said:

"Mr. Vice President, I am re-

. quested by all the members of

j the Cabinet who are present in

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become president unaer tne pres- d rtment commander of Uli-

nois; General Louis Wayne of

Pennsylvania, General jaraes

Barnett, Colonel Thomas Scott

of Illinois, L. E. Holden, and

General J. Warren Keifer.

The parade was led by mount

ed police. Following were tne local grand marshal of the par

ade, Captain Rüssel E. Burdick, and his staff.

Next came past commanders-

moments later when Mr, Wilcox

hastened to the street and began ffl inciuding all but two of m-chief of the Grand Army n

rapia expiauauuu im the Cabinet, to request than for r-"11"'

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Captain of the escort.

reasons of weight affecting the

Then followed the

national council of administra-

-The vice-president is not a' administration of the government n. uniy urana mui)

soldier now," said Mr. Wilcox, ' üroceed without delay to panicipaieu.

nf rnncpnt tn bo , u marched m the order ot seniority,

iaKe lue uuui ui umo Mio . . . , .

President of the United States.' 11 ll"D01S

. i,. c , . , m at umo- bi' courtesy, to As the Secretary of War con-

eluded there was a little rustle . . .

the people present which " 15 Ptett mm tne painuu

showed the grave character 0f uuluu 1 w uui w

anernoon, wiieu a masa uicuug

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followed by a military escort. He did not ask for an escort, and he directs you otakeyour men away." The captain of the escort, who were soldiers of the signal corps, undertook to argue the matter,

and declared that the new presi- concluded Theodore Roose . V A A A il t

dent was xuuy- entitled to tnej u b b this si le act - ; Tmtontinnnfthfimilitarv author-1 , Senator Hanna, Governor Nash

' vested Willi lull power as jrreaiities, the catastrophe which had j dent o thQ United States of

deprived the country of one ;

president being cited as anampie

the occasion.

As the repetition of the oath

will be held in praise and thanks

giving for the prospective re

covery of President McKinley.

reason for affording unusual protection to another. The captain insisted on his duty in

the matter and pleaded the ord-

of Oh o, Mayor Johnson of Cleve

land, General Rassieur of the

Grand Army, Judge William R.

Day of Canton, Senator air-

G. A. R. PARADE IN CLEVELAND banks of Indiana, Charles Gros-

venor, and the Rev. Dr. Man

chester, the president's pastor,

Half Millinn Pinle r.hor Old will address the meeting.

w h. w i t . r k. w . i a . a h a mw mm m m. m mm m m m mmH

perior officer. . Mr. Wilcox was a private citizen, and was" getting the worst of the argument, when Colonel Roosevelt took hand

and settled the matter with

characteristic abruptness,.

Veterans in Column

Cheap Ronnd Trip Dome Seeker Kates

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each month, up to and Including Sep

tember the Northern Pacific Railway Co. will cell, to points on its line west of Litte Falls. Minn., round trip tickets

at the rate of one fare plus ?2.Q0.t For full particulars, address J. E. Turner D. P. A. N. P. R. Jackson Place

Amprifan citv from anv militarv 1 m j i xü-J Indianapolis Ind Chas. S. Fee,

reveille, auu iuuk ueiuie iuö .

oAjmuicuvv.ivu wov hour set tor tne starting oi tne

velt.

"Just say to your command- avenues adjacent to Case and Eu-

ing officer that I haye revoked did avenues, where the parade

your orders. 1 do not want your was formed

Cleveland, Ohio, Sept. 12 j

j The feature of yesterday's Grand

j Army of the Kepublic encamp

ment was a parade which was!

'The vice-president needs no viewed bv 500,000 persons. The

protection in the streets of an veterans aTVOke to the sound of

T. A.. St' Paul, Minn7

men behind me, and I positively

decline your escort." The vice-president had. his

Veterans prominent in the af

fairs of the Gr. A. K. said it was

Commanlcttlon. Mr. Editor Allow me to epeak a few words in favor of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. I suffered for three years with the bronchitis and could not sleep at

nighte.l tried eeveral doctors ana various

the grandest parade and the patent medicines, but" could gt nothing

a - m r a.

y so far as military escort was greatest day the organization had ?JZZ

concerned, but he could not ever seen. In a seemingly inter- hM completelj reheved me.-w.s. Brockshake off the police. A mounted : minable line of blue the various Dan, Bignell, llo. This remedy ii for

man on each side accompanied departments took up their march j sale by J. W. Hees.