THE MORNING OREGONIAN, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1901.
HiS NAME 1S XZOLGOSZ
PRESIDEXT'S ASSASSIN MAKES A
FULL CONFESSION.
Says He Is an Anarchist, and Was
Influenced to Gomrait the Deed
hy Cnuna Goldman's Lectures.
BUFFALO, Sept C The police "have
Just learned that the real name of the
assassin is Leon Czolgosz. He was born
in Detroit, and came here from Cleveland.
Ozclgosz has signed a confession cover
ing six pages of foolscap, and In which
he states that he Is an anarchist, and
that he became an -enthusiastic member
of a body through the influence of Emma
Goldman, whose -writings he had read, and
whose lectures he had listened to.
He denies having any confederate, and
flays he decided on the act three days
ago, and boughi the revolver "with which
the act was commited in Buffalo. He has
fccvcn brothers and sisters in Cleveland,
and the Cleveland directory has the names
of about that number living on Hosme;
street and Euclid avenue, which adjoin.
Some of them are butcher.:, and others
are employed in different trades. He is
now detained at police headquarters pend
ing the Tcult of the President's Injuries.
Czolgoyz does not appear in the least
degree uneasy or penitent for his action.
He says he was induced, by his attention
to Emma Goldman' lectures and writ
ing";, to decide that the present form of
government in this country was all wrong
rid he thought the best way to end it
was by killing the President. He shows
no signs of Insanity, but Is very reticent
about much of his career.
While acknowledging himself an an
archist, he docs not state to what branch
of theorganIzation he belongs.
Five alleged anarchists were arrested
here this evening, but were afterward re
leased. At police headquarters no information
was to be obtained as to the arrest of
anarchists in Chicago. Neither the Chief
of Police nor Assistant could be seen, and
the Sergeants In charge declined to talir
Tncoftia Man Thrashed Xiemnn.
TACOMA. Sept. C R. C. Hunt, employed
by the Northern Pacific as a special
agent, with headquarters in Tacoma,
knows the would-be assasin quite well.
As soon -as he heard- the news and the
name of the man under arrest, Mr. Hunt
said:
"I know Fred Nieman. and, if I am not
mistaken, he now carries ome scars in
flicted by me. Nieman formerly lived In
Detroit, bnt his home is now in Toledo.
Fhe or six years ago, when in Detroit,
Nieman, who was a pronounced anarchist,
gathered a crowd in the Union depot by
flourishing a revolver and uttering pro
nounced anarchistic sentiments. I told
him he must stop that kind of business
and started to lead him away. He re
sisted me and r pounded him good over
the heaeL I think he has some of the
scare yet."
Description Fits Detroit Man.
DETROIT. Sept. C Late tonight a
newspaper reporter discovered that a
man named Alfred Nleman had boarded
at 17S Russell street up to two weeks
ago, when he left for Buffalo. The de
scription of Fred Nieman was read to
Alfred Nieman's former landlady' and
she recalled It fitted him, except that
Alfred Nieman's hair was not dark, but
medium brown, wavy and thick. He wore
It brushed bark off his forehead. He also
had very white, even teeth.- Alfred Nie
man was a wagonmaker.
NO REGRET AT PATERSON.
Anarchists of That City Toasted
, Nieman. .
NEW YORK, Sept. G. As- a whole the
anarchists group of Paterson, N. J., -expresses
no regret at the shooting of Mc
KInley. On the contrary, there was a
great gathering of members tonight at
Bartholdi Hall, in that city, and Nieman,
who shot Pcesldent McKInley, was toast
ed In. beer time and time again. All
of the talkative members of the group
say Nioman is unknown to them. One
of them said:
"We don't know him, but he is one of
us. He did what was his duty to do,
and we honor him, while personally
thinking his effort might better have
been employed across the ocean upon some
crowned head."
They all deny that there is any truth
in the report that at any time previous
McKinley was included In plots to assas
sinate heads of nations. They assert that
President McKinley's life was never de
clared forfeited by them, and that the
work of today is that of another branch
of their organization.
Petro Esteve, who In the past has glori
ed in each killing of a head of a na
tion or Jn any attempt, was very loud
tonight In his denials of any participa
tion by the Paterson group in the affair
at Buffalo this afternoon. Esteve even
goes so far as to deny that Nieman is an
enarchifet
"I never heard of him," Esteve said.
'He is probably some German lunatic
and fool."
The first thing asked In Paterson. when
the news of the shooting of the Presl-
dent was received, was whether or not
the assailant was from that city.
The feeling among citizens outside of
anarchist circles Is one of deepest indig
nation, this is being heightened by the
fact that the plot to slay King. Humbert
was hatched there. There is much talk
there tonight of attempting means to
drive anarchists out of that city.
CHICAGO ANARCHISTS ARRESTED.
Believed to Be Connected "With the
Plot.
CHICAGO, Sept fi. Six men were placed
under arrest -in this city tonight on the
charge of being implicated in the plot to
assassinate President McKInley. The men
-were all found in one house at Uhe corner
of St. Johns Place and Oarroll avenue,
on the west side of the city. The arrests
were made on information from, the police
officials of Buffalo, who said that the
men were members of a society to which
tho assailant of the President belonged
ana that they had knowledge of the plot.
The police have not yet given out the
names of the men taken into custody, but
one of he men is known to be Abraham
Isekk, president of an organization which
bears the name of the Free Society. He
was formerly editor of a paper of anar
chistic principles which bore the name
of the Firebrand.
The information received by the local
police from Buffalo is to the effect that
the plot to kill the President was origi
nated among the members of the society
and that the Buffalo prisoner was chosen
by lot to commit the crime. Five men
and three women were in the place where
the arrests were made and they appeared
to be discussing some serious matter.
They were so completely surprised by the
invasion of the police that they had no
time to make any resistance.
All the men arrested with Isekk were
employes of the paper. The arrests were
made by Chief of Detectives Colleran, as
sisted by three of his officers. Captain
Colleran said, after taking the men to
the central police station for examina
tion, that he had arrested them upon In
formation from Buffalo, but what the na-tu-
o his Information from Buffalo
might be he declined to say. He would
not admit that he had any Intimation
that the assailant of the President had
mad a confession implicating In any way
the rpfn arrested here. The impression
prevails outside of the office of Captain
Collcra.i that there was no special rea
son for arresting the men save the gen
eral character of their teachings and
writings.
Oscar Neebe, one of the anarchists con
victed cf complicity In the Haymarket
riot, said that there was no plot of an-
-vuts to murder President McKInley
He declared that the assailant of the
President was either a crank or an in
sane man. . "
"No good could result from killing Pres
ident McKInley," Neebe declared, "be
cause, he is a good man, and, as far as a
man in his position can be, he is for the
masses of the po6ple."
Sirs. Lucy Parsons, whose husband was
executed for his part in the Haymarket
riot, said, as did Neebe, that there was
no plot of the anarchists to harm the
President.
DEED ORDERED BY ANARCHISTS.
Italian Gnngr Said to Have Ordered
McKInlcs's Death.
WICHITA Kan.. Sept C Fritz Hutt.
man, a reporter for the Eagle, of this
city, reliable in every particular, wnlle
singing with the Andrews Opera Company
last March, was confidentially told by
Antonio Maggio, a cornet-player with the
same company, that President McKInley
would be assassinated before October, and
Intimated that orders to that-effect had
been received from an anarchist society
in Rome, Italy. Mr. Huffman was a tenor
singer with the Andrews Opera Company,
and Is the .ccn of the late Colonel Hutt
man. Internal Revenue Collector In this
city under President Cleveland. , In his
statement tonight, he said:
"While traveling In February or March
between Abilene, Tex., and El Paso, An
tonio Maggio, comet-player for the com
pany, told me he belonged to the Malestes
Anarchist Circle, with headquarters In
Rome, Italy. He tojd me that President
McKInley and Emperor William were
doomed to assassination, and that men
had already been selected to kill them.
"-"The time Is not set for the assassina
tion of Emperor William,' he said, 'but
President McKinley will be killed before
October X'
"'Whyr I asked.
" 'Because, he said, 'he sent soldiers to
the Philippines, and King Humbert sent
soldiers to kill the natives of Africa. All
who seek to oppress must die.'
"He also told me that the Malestes Cir
cle had assassins all over the world. Ho
made threats against Manager Andrews,
of the opera companj and was dis
charged at Silver City, N. M.. where he
was immediately engaged to play in a sa
loon. Maggio also told me that he ex
pected some day to be called upon to kill
a tyrant, and that when he was it would
be the proudest moment of his life."
BELOG TO THE HAYMARKET GANG
Opinion of Sceret Service Officials in
Washington.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 6. It Is the opin
ion of secret service officials In the city
that the shooting of the President is the1
outcropping, in some obscure way, of the
Haymarket riots, and that it will be
found eventually that Nieman, the" would
be assassin, has some connection with the
group of persons associated .in the Chi
cago anarchist riots. Secret service offi
cials are of this opinion because of the
name of the man and the fact that he is
probably- from the same general section of
tho country as some of ..the Haymarket
participants. The secret service bureau
had the Paterson, N. J.f group very thor
oughly under surveillance, and are con
fident Nieman has no association with
these people. Three secret service opera
tives -were In Buffalo about the President
at the time of the shooting, and another
was on the way to Cleveland. While the
theory- or the secret service h.ere is as
stated, at the same time no facts concern
ing the matter arc at this time known
to the secret service bureau, so it is con
ceded to be but surmise at present that
they belong to the Haymarket gang.
Plot Hatched at Cleveland.
CLEVELAND, Sept 7.-:hlef of Police
Corner was questioned concerning possi
ble acquaintance with Czolgosz and said
at an early hour this morning that ho was
satisfied that he was a Clevelander. The
farm, of Czolgosz' s father Is said to be
In Warrensville, a settlement eight mllea
south of Cleveland. Czolgosz Is unmar
ried. He wears the button and claims to
be a member of the Golden Eagles.
Two men were put in the sweat box
by the local police tonight In connection
with the Buffalo anarchist. One of them
is Michael Goldsmith, a local labor agi
tator, and the other's name Is not known.
The latter has promised the local police
to find several accomplices of the assail
ant of the President and they are of the
opinion that the plot agalns? the Presi
dent was hatched in this city.
Anarchists Should Be Excluded.
ST. PAUL, Sept 6 James J. Hill, presi
dent of the Great Northern Railway, at
tributed the shooting of President Mc
KInley to the too free admission Into
this country of foreign immigrants of
anarchistic tendency.
"When a man whose services to his
country have been of such eminent char
acter is shot down in cold blood," said
he, "it is time that our laws should bo so
changed as to keep out of the country
persons who are unable to distinguish
between liberty and license. There is no
place in our country for anarchists.
They should be excluded from Immigra
tion, and when discovered should be ex
pelled from the country."
Socialist Sleeting:" Dispersed.
OMAHA, Neb., Sept 6. Police tonight
dispersed a meeting of Socialists at Jef
ferson Square because of the public ut
terances of two public speakers, who de
nounced the Administration in unmeas
ured terms. Two men, George Balrd and
C. McCaffery, were arrested and hustled
off to the police station on a charge of
obstructing the street Several hundred
persons were gathered In the crowd, and
It was feared for a time that they would
do violence to the two speakers. It re
quired a squad of policemen to disperse
the crowd.
An Ex-Mayor Choked.
MARIETTA, -O., Sept 6. Ex-Mayor
Charles Richardson -was choken into In
sensibility In the saloon of George -Van
Dusen, this evening. S. A. Selple entered
the saloon and announced the assassina
tion of the President Richardson 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 chok
ing him until life was almost extinct,
when bystanders interfered. The incident
has caused great excitement.
Jubilee Meeting Suppressed.
PITTSBURG, Kan., Sept. C When the
Italian anarchists at Chicopee, near here,
heard of the attempted assassination of
President McKInley, they held 3 big jubi
lation tonight A mob went out from
Pittsburg and drove the anarchists out or
town. A number of shots were fired.
Howard Positively Identified.
MANILA Sept 6. Brigadier-General
Kobbe and Senator Beveridge, of Indiana,
left here today on the Thomas.
Three men have positively identified
Howard, the deserter captured by Lieu
tenant Hazzard In the Island of MIndoro,
as being the man Waller who deserted
from the California "Volunteers in 1S99.
Zacheco, whq succeeded MoxicO as the
insurgent leader In the Island of ieyte,
has surrendered with his entire force at
Atlenza.
A small force of insurgents recently en
tered Taal, Province of Batangas, and
abducted the local Presidente.
President of the Letter-Carrlers.
CHATTANOOGA. Terin., Sept 6. Pres
ident Parsons, of the Letter-Carrlers,
was defeated for re-election by J. C.
Keller by a vote of 554 to 404.
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MANYWORDSOFSYMHY
"WIDESPREAD. SORROW CAUSED-BY
NEWS OF THE' EVENT.
Senator ' Oallom Hopes McKinley's
Policy, In the Event of His Death,
Will Be Continued.
CHICAGO, Sept 6. Senator Cullom
said tonight:
"Abraham Lincoln, James Gariield and
William McKinley were the three Presi
dents most thoroughly In sympathy, ap
parently, with the great body of the com
mon people of the country that we have
had since the beginning of our constitu
tional government Mr. Lincoln was as
sassinated In the early part of his sec
ond term, Mr. Garfield during the first
few months of his first term, . and at
tempts have been made to assassinate
President MoKinley 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 generous to a fault
and were faithfully performing the great
duties of their high office.
"No man was of more kindly nature
than President McKInley. His heart beat
In unison with the great body of the peo
ple of the country and of the world. His
sole purpose was to do his duty, to take
care that the laws should be faithfully
executed) and that the country should
go on its career of growth and prosperity.
And yet he seems, to have shared the fate
of the great men who have gone before
him. I sincerely hope he may recover
to carry out his purpose in the interest of
the United States Government and of the
people, and to the end of his official term,
and be allowed to retire, as ho has un
qualifiedly expressed his purpose to do
when his term should expire.
"There can be no question that he has
made one of the, greatest Presidents of
the United States. His name will bo
linked closely- with that of Washington
and Lincoln, and deservedly, too. Even
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 the desire to
do what was best for his own country,
not forgetting other nations of the world.
It will be a great -thing for the United
States and for the world If he shall be
spared. If ho shall bo taken away. It Is
my sincere hope and prayer that the poli
cies of President McKinley during his
term shall be continued."
CARDINAL GIBBONS SADDENED. -
"Will Order Prayers In Every Chnrch
in His Diocese.
BALTIMORE. Sept 0. Tho news of the
attempted assassination of the"President
did not reach Cardinal Gibbons until
nearly 9 o'clock in the evening. Upon
being informed that tho condition of the
President was very grave the Cardinal
sank intd a chair and said:
"It is sad Indeed that any fanatic
can have it .in his power to endanger
the life of the head of a great Nation like
this and a man possessing the many
virtues of President McKInley. I am
filled with sadness beyond expression on
receiving this news. I not only honor
President iMcKinley as the head of a great
Nation, but I have the privilege of re
garding him as a friend and am Indebted
to him for many favors. '
"I will order 'that? prayers shall be held
In every church lit my 'diocese on Sunday
next If the President still lives, and
God grant that he may, they will be for
his recovery.".
Senator Hanna Overcome.
CLEVELAND, O., Sept. 6. When con
vinced that the news from Buffalo was
true, Senator Hanna said:
"I cannot say 'anything about it. It Is
too horrible t6 even contemplate. To
think that such a thing could happen to
such a splendid man as President Mc
KInley, at this time and upon such 'an
occasion. It is horrible, awful.
"McKInley never had any fear of dan
ger from that source. Of course I never
talked to him upon such a subject, but I
knew he never dreamed of anything like
this happening. I. cannot be interviewed
upon this. It is too awful' r
To reporters he exclaimed: "What la
this great country coming to when such
men as Lincoln, Garfield and McKInley
fall by the bullet of assassins?
"I shall hurry to the bedside of the
President as rapidly as the train can
carry me. I only hope he Is not serious
ly Injured, but I am afraid my hopes will
bo in vain. I do not expect to reach the
President before he dies. If he is going
to die, nobody can be safe from the
work of insane men, it seems. It is ter
rible." As the Senator boarded the car, tears
were streaming down his face.
General Alger "Wept.
DETROIT, Sept 6. When ex-Secretary
of War Alger heard of the shooting of
the President he broke down completely.
With tears streming down his face, he
said he Was incapable of saying anything
exi-jpt that It was a dastardly outrage.
When Secretary Cortelyou's bulletin on
President McKinley's condition was read
to General Alger tonight, he was re
joiced to hear the President had passed
through the operation successfully. He
said of the attempted assassination:
"It was a profound and awful shock to
both Mrs. Alger and myself. Words can
not express how deeply we feel for the
President and his devoted wife. I have
already telegraphed the sympathy of my
self and Mrs. Alger to Secretary Cortel
you." General Alger plainly showed In his
face and manner how keenly he felt the
shock.
Henry C. Payne's Views.
MILWAUKEE, Sept 6 Henry C.
Payne, National Republican Committee
man for Wisconsin, and an intimate
friend of President McKInley, spoke of
the attempted assassination of the Presi
dent as follows: '
"The news of the attempted assassina
tion of President McKInley, whether the
wounds prove fatal or not, fills me with
unspeakable horror and grief. There
never lived a man of more kindly dispo
sition, with a more loving and affection
ate heart, more tender and sweet In his
sympathies, and in his private life more
devoted to his family and his friends. In
those legards he is the most remarkable
man I ever met in public life. The at
tempt upon hla life was not because he
was William McKinley, bu,t because he
was President of the United States."
Sir Thomas Upton Grieved.
-NEW YORK. Sept 6 Sir Thomas Lip
ton tonight, on board his team yacht
Erin, said, referring to the shooting of
President McKInley:
"I was stunned on receiving the news,
which could be no worse if it had been
ICIng Edward himself who had been shot
I am sure every Britisher extends the
hand of sympathy to all Americans in
this sad affair. I should very deeply re
gret that any serious results should fol
low this sad calamity."
Asked If the President should die, would
If. have any effect upon the International
races. Sir Thomas said In a low voice:
"He Is not dead yet I do not care to
speak of that"
Sir Thomas will not sail Shamrock to
morrow, on account of the Buffalo trag
edy. Ex-Presldeht Cleveland Horrified.
WINSTED, Conn., Sept C Ex-Presl-dent
Cleveland was fishing at Darling
Lake, In Tyrlngham, Mass., when he re
ceived the news of ihe'shootlng of Presi
dent McKinley. He at once started for
the shore in order to hear the details In
regard to th6 matter, and anxiously asked
for the latest advices from Mr. McKin
ley'.? bedside. Mr. Cleveland was horri
fied by the news, and said:
"With all American citizens, I am
greatly shocked" at this news. I cannot
conceive of a motive. It must have been
the act of a crazy man."
What "Bryan Said.
LINCOLN. Neb., Sept. 6. Following the
receipt of the news of the attempt on the
President's life, W. J. Bryan sent a brief
message to the President expressing his
concern. Mr. Bryan tonight gave out
the following statement:
"The attempted 1 assassination of the
President is a shock to the entire coun
try and he and his are the recipients of J
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 the act of a maniac, It Is
tworse to be fired upon by a sane per
son prompted by malice or revenge. In a
renublic where thf neonle elect their offi
cials 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 would (soon
sink to the level of those nations In which
force Is the only weapon of the govern
ment and the only weapon of the govern
ment's enemies
Senator Clark ShocUed.
BUTTE, Mont, Sept 6, Senator W. A.
Clark returned from New York this even
ing and said, when Interviewed concern
ing the shooting of tfhe President:
"It was the greatest shock I have ex
perienced in many years and so it must
have been to all of the people of the Na
tion and the feeling of pain and regret It
has evoked is no doubt universal through
out the civilized world. When I became
well acquainted with the President I ac
quired a great admiration for him. He Is,
I believei a thoroughly conscientious man,
Imbued with a strong purpose to do his
whole duty. He is a man of the people,
gentle in manner and courteous to all
alike."
Dictated by Stevenson.
v BLOOMINGTON, III., Sept 6. Ex-Vlce-President
Stevenson dictated the follow
ing statement:
"The attempted assassination of Presi
dent McKInley is indeed appalling. It Id
too horrible for belief. The news will
bring grief unspeakable to the -hearts of
all countrymen. I have known President
McKInley for many years, and served
with him In Congress 25 years. He
was a gentleman of the kindliest feeling
and could have had no persdnal enemies.
The assassin Is probably a crank or a
madman."
Senator Plntt Says Lynch Him.
NEW YORK, Sept 6 Senator Thomas
C. Piatt said with reference to the shoot
ing of Piesident McKinley:
"It is appalling. It does not seem pos
sible that any man could do such a thing.
That man was an anarchist. He was not
crazy. Th,ere was too much method in
the wpy he did tthe act. I advocate
drumhead court-martial, and that the
man bo taken off at once This Is one
instance where I think lynch law is jus
tifiable." Warned by Mr. Grlprpri.
NEW YORK, Sept. 6 Ex-Attorney-General
Griggs, In discussing at Paterson,
N. J., the shooting of President McKin
ley, said:
"I warned him against this very thing
time and time again. I asked him, for
the country's sake and his own, to have
a body guard when he went out. He re
fused; he laughed at me. He Insisted
that the American people were too Intel
ligent and too loyal to do any harm to
their- Chief Executive. He had supreme
confidence in the people."
President of the Mormon Church.
SALT LAKE CITY, Sept 6 When in
formed of tho attempted assassination of
President McKinley, Lorenzo Snow, presi
dent of the Mormon church, said:
"I think it is the most serious and la
mentable thing that'' has- occurred since
the "massacre at Abraham Lincoln. It is
awful, and especially so considering the
present state of affairs of this and other
countries." ' s
Hnnna Snys He WIH'Recover.
NEW YORK, Sept 6. A telephone mes
sage received here quotes Senator Hanna
as saying: "The President will live."
WITNESSES SUMMONED.
Called to Washington for Conference
BeforeHhc Trial.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 6. The Navy De
partment received a letter from Admiral
Schley containing a list of witnesses he
desires to have brought here, and adding
a request that they be summoned. Act
ing Secretary Hacke.lt has expressed a
willingness to have the witnesses brought
liere at once. Arrangements have been
made to arrange technical details, 90
that they may get here promptly.
Admiral Barker, who was a member of
the-War Board during the'Spaniah-Amerl-can
War, arrived here today. He Is one
of the witnesses on Admiral Schley's list.
L which leads to the belief that the evi
dence may go Into the antecedent circum
stances before the war began, when the
West Indian campaign was planned.
Judge-Advocate-General Lemly has de
cided, so far ns the civilian witnesses,
whose names appear on the list, are con
cerned, he has no power under thelaw
to summon them In advance of the meet
ing of the court, that body alone being
competent to issue a formal summons
having legal force. Captain Lemly today
issues "notices" to each of the civilians
named, requesting them to be present
In Washington at the opening flay of the
court next Thursday.
The name of Nunez, the pllpt, is on Ad
miral Schley's list He was put aboard
the Brooklyn by Captain Sigsbee to serve
as a pilot, and he it was who reported
to Admiral Schley that It was Impos-
aIKIo fnr tViA Rnnntnh snundron to enter
l Santiago harbor without tugs, on account
of the crookedness of the channel.
Among the civilians to be called are
several newspaper men who served as
correspondents during the West Indian
campaign.
Admiral Schley and .his counsel today
began noldlng sessions with the witnesses
they' will call. Those heard today were
Admirals Watson and Barker. The sit
tings were private and the character of
the evidence was not disclosed. Admiral
Watson was at Guantanamo the day of
the battle of Santiago.
German Antl-Tnmmany TIcUet.
NEW YORK, Sept. 6. At a meetIng,of
the Germ ah-American Union, a resolution
was adopted to present the following can
didates to the general convention of the
anti-Tammany organization: For Mayor,
John De Witt Warner; for Controller,
Ludwlg Nlssen; for President of the
Board of Aldermen, Thomas M. Mulloy.
Mr. Warner Is one of the four choices of
the Citizens' Union.
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Cloudburst in Montana.,
GEBO, Mont, Sept. 6 A cloudburst vis
ited this place and ,dld damage to the
extent of $10,000. Hail fell to avdepth
of a foot on the level, and drifted four
or five feet In places. A baby was
drowned. Over 1000 feet of the Northern
Pacific sidetrack was washed away, and
telephone lines were seriously damaged
and trains delayed.
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Vote Against Women Members.
DETROIT, Sept 6 The Central Con
ference of the German Methodist Epis
copal Church, by a ote of 140 to 3, today
declared against the adoption of the pro
posed new constitution, which permitted
women to become members of the Ger
man Conference.
Snowing In Montana.
BUTTE, Mont, Sept. 6 The western
portion of Montana .Is tonight in the
grasp of a storm that began before day
break this morning. The weather is in
tense cold and considerable snow has
fallen. More Is now coming and it Is
feared crops will suffer.
THE WORK OF A FIEND
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loosened, and when a trickling stream,
of crimson was seen to wind its way
down his breast,, spreading its tell-tale
stain over his white linen, their worst
fears were confirmed.
A force of Exposition, guards was soon
on the scene, and an effort was made to
clear the building. By this time, the
crush was terrific. Spectators crowded
down the stairways from the galleries,
the crowd on the floor surged forward
toward the rostrum, while, despite the
strenuous efforts of police and guards,
the throng without struggled madly to
obtain admission.
The President's assailant In the mean
time had been hustled by exposition
guards to the rear of the building, where
he was "held while the building was
cleared, and later he was turned over to
Superintendent Bull, of the Buffalo police
department, who took the -prisoner to No.
13 Police Station, and afterwards to police
headquarters.
First Medical Examination.
As soon as the crowd In the Temple of
Music had been dispersed sufficiently, the
President was removed In the automobile
ambulance and taken to the exposition
hospital, where an examination was made.
The best medical skill was summoned,
and within a brief period several of Buf
falo's best-Known practitioners were at
the patient's side.
The President regained the full exercise
of his faculties until placed on the oper
ating table and subjected to an anesthetic.
Upon the first examination it was ascer
tained that one bullet had taken effect
In the right breast, just below' thenipple,
causing a comparatively harmless wound.
The other took effect in the abdomen,
about four inches below the left nipple,
four Inches to the left of the navel, and
about on a level with It. Upon arrival at
the exposition hospital the second bullet
was probed for. The walls of the abdo
men were opened, but the ball was not
located. The Incision was hastily closed,
and, after a hasty consultation, It was
decided to remove the patient to the home
of President Milburn. This was done, the
automobile ambulance being used for the
purpose.
Arriving at the Milburn residence, all
persons save the medical attendants,
nurses and the officials Immediately con
cerned, were excluded, and the task of
pioblng for the bullet, which had lodged
in the abdomen, was begun by "Dr. Ros
well Parke.
Landing: the Prisoner.
While the wounded President was being
borne from the exposition hospital to the
Milburn residence between rows of on
lookers with bared heads, a far different
spectacle was being witnessed along the
route of his assailant's Journey from the
scene of his crime to police headquarters.
The crime was committed so quickly that
the prisoner was safely landed within the
wide portals of the police station and the
doors closed before any one was aware of
his presence.
The news of the attempted assassination
had, in the meanwhile, been spread broad
cast by the newspapers, and like wildfire
It spread from mouth to mouth. Then
bulletins began to appear on the boards
along Newspaper row, and when the an
nouncement was made that the prisoner
had been take to police headquarters, only
two blocks distant from the newspaper
section, the crowds surged towards police
headquarters, where they were met by a
strong cordon of police and admittance
was denied to any but officials authorized
to take part In the examination of the
prisoner. In a few minutes the crowd
had swelled to thousands, and the street
was completely blocked with a mass of
humanity.
Cry- of "Lynch Him."
It was at this juncture that some one
raised the cry of "Lynch him." Like a
flash the cry was taken up, and the whole
crowd, as ff Ignited by the single match
thus applied, re-echoed the cry, "Lynch
him! hang him!"1 Closer the crowd surged
forward. Denser the throng became as
new arrivals came. Tho situation was
becoming critical, when suddenly the big
doors werer flung open and a squad of
reserves advanced with solid front, driv
ing the crowd back from the curb, then
across the street, and gradually succeeded
lh dispersing them from about the en
trance to the station. .
Inside the station house were assem
bled District Attorney Penny, Superinten
dent of Police Bull and other officials.
The prisoner at first proved quite com
municative, so much so, In fact, that lit
tle dependence could be placed on what
he said. He first gave his name as Fred
Nieman, said his home was In Detroit,
and that he had been in Buffalo about
a week. He said he had been boarding
at the place in Broadway. Later this
place was located at John Nowak s sp
loon, a Raines law hotel, 1078 Broad
way. Nowak, the proprietor, said he
knew very little about his guest He
came there, he declared, last Saturday,
saying that he had come to see the Pan-
American Exposition and that his home
was in Toledo. In his room was found a
small traveling bag of cheap make. It
contained an empty cartridge box and a
few clothes.
The Prisoner's Admissions.
With these facts in hand, the police
went at the prisoner with renewed vigor,
With a view to obtaining either a full con
fession or a straight account of his Iden
'tity and movements prior to his arrival
In Buffalo. Ho at first admitted tharhe
was an anarchist, In sympathy at least.
but denied strenuously that the attempt
on the President was the result of a con
certed plot on the part of any anarchist
society. At times he was defiant and
again Indifferent. But at no time did he
betray the remotest sign of remorse. He
declared the deed was not premeditated,
but, in the same- breath, refused to say
why he perpetrated it. When charged
with being the instrument of an organiz
ed band of conspirators, he protested
vehemently that he never even thought
of perpetrating the crime until this morn
ing. After long and persistent questioning
it was announced at police headquarters
that the prisoner had made a partial
confession, which he had signed. As near
as can be learned tonight the facts con
tained In the confession are as follows:
The man's name Is Leon Czolgosz. He is
of Polish-German extraction. His home Is
In Cleveland, where he has seven broth
ers and sisters. He Is an avowed an
archist and an ardent disciple of Emma
Goldman, whose teachings, he alleges,
are responsible for today's attack on the
President. He denies steadfastly that he
is the instrument of any body of anarch
ists or the tool of any coterie of plotters.
He 'declares he did not even have a con
federate. His only reason for the deed,
he declares. Is that he believed the pres
ent form of government In the United
States Is, unjust and he concluded that
the most effective way to remedy it was
to kill the President. These conclusions,
he declared, he. reached through the
teachings, of Emma Goldman.
At the Milburn Home.
Immediately after the President was
cared for at the exposition grounds Director-General
W. I. Buchanan started for
the Milburn residence to forestall any
Information that might reach there by
telephone or otherwise. Luckily, he was
first to arrive with the 'Information. The
Niagara Falls trio had tired Mrs. Mc
Kinley and on returning to the Milburn
residence she took leave of her nieces,
the' Misses Barber, and the President's
niece. Miss Duncan, as well as their hos
tess, Mrs. Milburn, and went to her room
to rest
Mr. Buchanan broke the news as gently
as possible to the nieces and consulted
with "them and Mrs. Milburn as to the
best course to pursue in breaking the
news to Mrs. McKInley. It was finally
decided that on her awakening, or short
ly thereafter, Mr. Buchanan should break
the news to her, If. In the meantime,
her physician, Dr. Rlxey,$ had not ar
rived. Mrs. McKinley awoke from her sleep at
about 5:30 o'clock. She was feeling splen
d.dly, she said, and at ones took up her
crocheting, which is one of her favorite
diversions.
Immediately on Mr. Buchanan's arrival
at the Milburn home he had telephonic
communication therewith cut off, as there
had been several calls, and he decided on
this as the wisest course to pursue, lest
(Mrs. McKInley. hearing the continual
ringing of the bell, might Inquire what it
meant
While the light of day continued Mrs.
McKInley continued her crocheting, keep
ing to her room. When It became dark
she began to feel anxious concerning tho
President.
I wonder why he does not come?" she
asked one of her nieces. There was no
clock In Mrs. McKinley's room and when
It was 7 o'clock she had no Idea It? was
so late and then It was she began to feel
anxious concerning her husband, for It
was time for him to return to the Mil
burn home.
News Broken to Mrs. JIcKInley.
At 7 o'clock Dr Rtxey arrived at the
Milburn residence. He had been driven
hurriedly down Delaware averfUe in an
open carriage. As he came up Mr. Buch
anan was out on the lawn conversing
w 1th a reporter. N
"Dq you know," said Mr. Buchanan, "I
had a sort of premonition of this. Since
early morning I had been extremely nerv
ous and feared that something mighc go
w rong. Out trip to the falls was unevent
ful, but what an awful sad ending to
our day."
At 7:20 o'clock Dr. Rixey came out-of
the house, accompanied by Webb Hayes,
a son of ex-President Hajes, who Is a
friend of President McKInley. They en
tered a carriage and returned Vo the Ex
position Hospital.
After Dr. Rlxey had gone Mr. Buchanan
said that the doctor had broken the news
In a most gentle manner to Mrs. McKIn
ley. He said she stuod it bravely, though
much affected. If it was possible to bring
him to her she wanted It done. Dr. Rlxey
assured her that the President could be
brought; with safety from the Exposition
grounds, and when he left Mr. Milburn's
It was to complete all arrangements for
the removal of the President. A big force
of patrolmen was assigned to the Milburn
residence.
At 7:30 Secretary Wilson and Mrs. Wil
son called and were admitted to the Mil
burn residence.
Gnnrdlnj? the President.
It was learned tonight from an author
itative source that the greatest precau
tion had been taken to guard against the
possibility of any such occurrence as
transpired today. Not only were the serv
ices of the local police and detective forces
employed to the fullest extent but spe
cially detailed men had accompanied the
Presidential party In all Its travels since
inauguration day, and in addition to
this, the extra precaution was taken upon
the occasion of the President's visit to
the Exposition of having him guarded by
secret service men of long experience and
proved ability.
In fact, to such an extent has this mat
ter of the President's personal safety been
carried by those responsible for his wel
fare that It-has given rise to some crit
icism. Upon his visit to the Exposition,
It was felt by those surrounding him that
the President was liable to greater chances
of danger than is usual, even upon his
travels, owing to the great crowds, the
diversified character of the people assem
bled, and the necessity of direct contact
with the crowds. For those reasons the.
strict precautions above mentioned were
resorted to.
The President himself has always been
averse to any such protection, and the
sight of officers of the law constantly
near his person has been distasteful. He
has always Instructed that In all his vis
Its to various cities there should be at
least one public reception, where he could
be brought face to face with the public,
and give those who desired it the priv
ilege of a personal meeting.
Told try a Bystander.
From a bystander who witnessed the
attempt on the President's life, this
declaration was given to the Associated
Press:
"When the man fired the shots, Presi
dent McKInley stepped back a step and
quivered slightly. Secretary Cortelyou,
President Milburn and Detective Foster
sprang to his aidt while Detective Ireland
and James B. Parker threw his assailant
to the floor, hurled themselves1 upon him
and attempted to disarm him.
"Their prisoner struggled desperately,
and wrenching his arm free, attempted
once more to fire at the President The
revolver, however, was struck from hla
hand, flying several feet away.
"President McKinley himself plucked
from his side the bullet which had struck
the breastbone and glanced, lodging In
the skin, at the same time saying to the
detective: 'Foster, I believe there la an
other bullet In there.'
"Shortly afterward he said: 'Do not
exaggerate this to Mrs. McKinley.'
"The President displayed the greatest
fortitude, and until the time I saw him
carried from the building his coolness and
courage were wonderful."
Long after midnight crowds were walk
ing the streets, eagerly Inquiring for In
formation or loitering about the newspa
per bulletin boards, in the hope of se
curing additional Information. The deep
est feeling over the outrage was every
where apparent, and people of all classes,
without distinction of political partisan
ship, wero unanimous In their expressions
of abhorrence of the cowardly crime.
The latest news obtainable" at police
headquarters was that District Attorney
Penny was still closeted with the pris
oner, while mounted police patrolled the
district roped off from the public.
Arrest of , Anarchists.
In the course of the evening five inen
were arrested on the charge of seditious
utterances, but later all were released.
Inquiries at the homo of President
Milburn at this hour (3 A. M.) are fruit
less. The street In the Immediate vi
cinity of the house where the President
lies is roped off and guarded by police,
who will admit nobody. It was an
nounced earlier in the evening that offi
cial bulletins would be Issued at regular
Intervals and upon these the public mut
wait, as the physicians refuse absolutely
to give out any Information.
At 3 A. M. the street In the neighbor
hood of the Milburn residence was desert
ed, save for the policemen who were
on guard, and the streets downtown were
almost equally quiet.
Senator Hanna arrived from Cleveland
at H:28 P. M., and Immediately went to
the Milburn residence.
DIPLOMATS AT BUFFALO.
Met Last Nip;lit and Drew Up a Nots
of Condolence.
BUFFALO, Sept 6. Solemnity and sor
row were written In the faces of the dip
lomatic corps as they moved dut of Ni
agara Hotel. News reached some of them
on the exposition grounds, othera had
gone to their hotels on their return with
the President from the trip to the falls,
and did not learn of the calamity until
late In tho afternoon. Upon learning it,
each hurried to the Milburn house to
inquire as to th? President's condition and
to express sorrow for the misfortune tha
had befallen him.
Don Manuel de Azplroz, Minister Extra
ordinary Plenipotentiary from Mexico, and
his secretary were among the first call
ers. Senor Azplroz, by virtue of seniority,
ranks over all members of the diplomatic
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arms a. littles Just a week or two. Wash with
PEAR.LINE sotxk, boll, rinse tho clothes Just
corps now in Buffalo. While at Mr. Mli
burn's house he conferred wltH the other
Ministers and called a meeting of th
diplomatic corps to be held In his apart
ments at the Niagara Hotel at 9 o'elock.
Only Ministers and Secretaries of Lega
tions were admitted to the meeting, whlcfl
was behind closed doors. The Mexican
Ambassador, through his secretary, ex
pressed his sorrow.
"It grieves me much," he said. "It will
grieve my government. It Is a blow not
only to the people of the Unlled Stales
but to all representatives of foreign gov
ernments who have met President McKin
ley. I shall send Individually to the State
Department an expression of my sorrow
and sympathy, and my secretary is now
preparing a collective note of condolence
to be signed by all the members of the
diplomatic corps here present."
Othor members of the corps expressed
similar sentiments of sorrow and horror
at the terrible crime. Following is the
message of condolence sent to the Gov
ernment: "To the Secretary of State Washing
ton: The Mexican Ambassador expresses
to the Government of the United Stales
his deep regrets for tho attempt against
the life of His Excellency President Mc
KInley. Diplomatic representatives oC
Equador, Costa Rica. Spain. Japan. Peru.
Colombia,. Corea, Turkey, Russia, Vene
zuela, Brazil and China have requested
the Ambassador to express In their name?
the same sentiment.
"M DE AZPIROZ."
The members of the diplomatic corps In
tended returning to Washington tonight,
but have decided to postpone their return,
awaiting events, and various representa
tives will also send their personal note?
of. condolonce-
BEFORE THE SHOOTING.
The President's Trip to Niagara Fall
In the Forenoon.
BUFFALO, N. Y. Sept 6 President
McKInley and a party of a few Invited
guests and a xnlllttery escort, numbering
In all about 100, left here at 9 o'clock on
a special train on the New York Central
for Lewlston. where they- boarded four
special trolley cars of the Gorge- Rout
and whisked up along the river bank to
Niagara Falls without making a' stop.
Alight'lng at Main and Second streets. 25
carriases were waiting to take the Presi
dent and party on a short tour of the
city. Mayor Butler, of Niagara Falte:
General S. M. Welch and Captains Pagan.
Chapin and White, of the Sixty-fifth Regi
ment act'ed as escort.
The President was driven to the Steel
Arch Bridge and then back to the Inter
national Bridge, where Mrs. McKInley
allchted to tako a rest until the rest ef
the party returned to luncheon. The
party was then driven fhrough Prospect
Park; around to Goat Island, returning
to the International Hotel, where a cold
luncheon was served. After hmchaon the
power-house was visited. From there the
party returned to the Pan-Amerlean Ex
position grounds.
FIVE COACHES DERAILED.
Four People Were Injured In a Ball
road Accident.
WINNIPEG, Manitoba, Sept 6. A seri
ous accident Is reported on the Canadian
r Pacific Railroad. The baggage car and
f live coaches on the first section of the
train which left Winnipeg for the West
Thursday was derailed near Rush Lake
Station, about two mllea east of Selft Cur
rent, at 6:15 A. M. Four persons, mostly
Iowans, were Injured.
TV. J- Murphy Seriously Injured.
CASS LAKE. Wis.. Sept. 6. W. J.
Murphy, proprietor of the Mtnneapotte
Tribune, was dangerously Injured by the
premature explosion of his gun whMe
hunting. A charge of shot entered hfc
side under the right arm.. He is resting
comfortably this evening and no sareu
result Is apprehended at present. . f
Ptomaine Polsonlngr.
CLEVELAND. Sept. 6. Ninety people
who ate clams at a lunch at the
opening of a new public building a few
days ago liave been III since, suffering. It
is alleged, from ptomaine poisoning. No
person has died, hut many are still In
bed.
Woman Burned to Death.
TOPEKA, Kan., Sept. 6. Miss- Eolah
Hounsom wa3 burned to death today in
her home at 132 Kline 3treet The origin
of the Are is unknown. Murder, with
robbery in view. Is suspected by the po
lice, as she was known to have had
some money.
Death List Is Now Sl-tteen.
NEWARK. 'N. J.. Sept C The death
list of the North Central tfraln wreck,
which occurred last week near Falrvllie,
has been increased to IS by the death to
day of Mrs. William LeeMunyon, of Port
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