THE --MORNING -OREGONIAN, SATUEDAzY, SEPTEMBER 7, .1901".
SORROW IN ENGLAND
THE UTEWS OP THE CRIME SPREAD
SLOWLY IX XiOXDOX.
Feverish Intercast Among Americana
for Further Details Fcnr of the
Effect Upon Mrs, McKinley.
LONDON, Sept. The news of the at
tempt upon the life of President McKIn
ley spread slowly in London. The first
ticker reports were discredited. Then,
with the confirmation and general dis
semination of the news, arose a far
reaching feeling of sorrow and indigna
tion which, wherever Americans were
gathered, gained almost the proportions
of a panic accompanied by feverish anx
iety for further details.
The thousands of Americans now in
London were mostly at the theaters when
the' news arrived and, returning to their
hotels, found anxious groups of English
men and Americans discussing what,
"without distinction of race, is regarded
as a National calamity. London's tele
phones, usually silent at night, tingled
"with impatient inquiries addressed to
newspapers and American correspondents
in hopes of securing a denial of the re
port. The announcement of the attempted as
sassination was received too late for
extra editions of the papers to announce
the news to the mass of English peo
ple, and they will not learn -until they
take up their morning paper of the at
tempt to kill the President.
A representative of the Associated
Press conveyed the intelligence to J. W.
Mackay, Thomas Ochiltree, C. L. Putt
man, J. W. Gates and many others, all
of whom desired to express their un
Fpeakable indignation at the' cowardly
act, the deepest sympathy with Mr. Mc
Kinley, and hopes for his recovery.
Added to this personal patriotic senti
ment was the dread that whatever the
outcome of the outrage on the President,
it would perhaps react fatally upon Mrs.
McKinley.
Comparatively few Englishmen heard
the news today, but all these expressed
horror and sympathy as genuine as If It
had been the King Instead of the Presi
dent. The litter's kindly personality, his
friendship for England and his kindly
message of condolence upon the occasion
of Queen Victoria's death were all called
up in voices as low and woe-stricken as
those of any purely American gathering.
The Lord Mayor of London was in
formed of the attempt upon the Presi
dent's life by an Associated Press repre
sentative and expressed the greatest grief
and emotion. He said:
"I shall call a meeting of the Aldermen
tomorrow, formally to express to Mrs.
McKinley and the American people the
horror and grief felt at the attempt. Per
sonally, the news comes to me with the
greatest possible shock and I am sure
every citizen of London will join me in ex
pressing feelings of sorrow at the terri
ble calamity."
Mr. and Mrs. Nat C Goodwin and
other Americans -who were to have dined
at the Carleton tonight cancelled their
engagement on hearing the news, and
all the orchestras ceased playing. Crowds
surged around the bulletin boards.
NEED FOR GREATER PRECAUTIONS
Comment of Tills Morning'ti London
Papers on the Crime.
LONDON, Sept. 7. All the newspa
pers this morning publish long account
from Buffalo describing the attack on
President McKinley, together with dis
patches from abroad regarding the re
ception of the news, -which excited re
newed and anxious discussion of means
to prevent anarchist outrages, with refer
ences to previous attacks and the urgent
need for the adoption of greater police
precautions than ever "In republics and
the freest countries.
The Daily Telegraph's editorial says:
"It Is with profound regret that the
-world learns today that another dis
tinguished man is added to the crim
inally long list of rulers who have fallen
victims to the wickedness of assassins.
The most unfeigned and heartfelt sym
pathy -will go forth from every family
In Christendom to Mrs. McKinley in this
her hour of deepest sorrow and trial.
Americans will acquit us of all suspicion
of insincerity when we claim the blow
-will be felt with almost equal severity
in Great Britain as in the United States."
Referring to the sympathy displayed by
Americans at the time of the death of
Queen Victoria, the Daily Telegraph
says:
"Sympathy can only be repaid by sym
pathy, though it is sad that the debt we
so gratefully discharge should have
fallen so soon."
The article concludes by dilating upon
the Inexpllcability of crime committed In
a free country at a time of its greatest
-well-being against one of the most popu
lar of rulers and the need of still fur
ther protection against anarchists.
The Daily Mail thinks the motive un
derlying such crimes is notoriety, and
that if such criminals could be dealt with
on the spot one great Inducement to the
commission of such attempts would be
Temoved. The Mail suggests that all
rulers should be accompanied by armed
men instructed to shoot an assassin on
the spot.
The Times says editorially:
"It will be a relief to the feeling of
the American people to know that the
criminal was not one of themselves.
"We will not contemplate the possibility
of fatality, but in any case the Govern
ment of the United States will not be
disturbed. Vice-President Roosevelt is a
man of ability and distinction, in .whose
hands there is not a doubt the country's
interests -would be safe; but President
McKinley has gained an almost unequal
position, and it would be a cruel stroke
of fortune if he were cut off In the pleni
tude of his popularity and when his policy
has been apparently vindicated by suc
cess." The Daily News, in a leading article,
remarks upon the provision of the United
States' Constitution by which the murder
of a President places the Vice-President
in the Presidential chair. and thinks a
case probable where an anarchist might
attempt to murder the President withl
xms very motive, ana mat it is odvious
that reform of the law suggests Itself.
The Morning Post refers to the contest
for the America's cup, and says:
"Sir Thomao Lip ton -will know exactly
what the; British Nation -will expect of
him should the worst befall.'
The Dally News says:
"This ghastly outrage, by which a brave,
upright man may perish, as Lincoln and
Garfield perished, in the execution of his
duty, comes home to the hearts of Eng
land with inexpressible poignancy. We
are proud of America, and an act like this,
which plunges the Republic into bitter
grief, reminds tts, as nothing else -can do,
that we are members of the same house,
bone of their bone, flesh of their flesh.
The death of no public man outside of
this country could affect us like the death
of the American President,"
While denouncing in the strongest terms
the madness of anarchist criminals, the
Daily -News says it thinks the growth of
the trust system is the great danger of
the American commonwealth.
The Standard prints an editorial couched
In similar terms of sorrow and indigna
tion and says: "The prayers of Christen
dom will be given for the President's re
covery." The Standard devotes the bulk
of its article to denunciation of anarch
ists. It says that it does not wonder that
the crowd decided to lynch the man, and
expressed an opinion Identical with that
of the Dally Mall, that the knowledge
that immediate death awaited such at
tempts would prove remedial in the end.
The Dally Chronicle says:
"Eulogists of Mr. McKlnley's courage
in disregarding threatening letters would
not bo surprised if the outcome of the out
rage .was the revival of agitation for the
exclusion of undesirable persons and the
expulsion of suspects from the country.''
The Chronicle thinks the closest posei-J
ble alliance between the police of all na
tions, combined with the greatest vigi
lance, is the most effective weapon so
ciety has against the common enemies of
mankind, and it declares that the death'
of President McKinley would be a griev
ous calamity on political grounds, less
than on grounds of human feeling. "His
name," says the Chronicle, "Is linked with
a new epoch in American history. He
has made the United States an. empire,
but his work is not finished, and we trust
he will be spared to finish it."
SYMPATHY OF FRENCH PRESS.
The XeTV Expected to Create a Sen
sation in Paris.
PARIS, Seyt. 6. The news of the at
tempt upon President McKlnley's life
reached Paris too late for publication in
this afternoon's papers, and consequently
it was not known outside of newspaper
circles, but there it created a feeling of
consternation. Mr. McKinley was consid
ered the last person in the world In dan
ger of assassination. It can safely be pre
dicted that the news will create a tre
mendous sensation in Paris tomorrow.
The GauIois will say: "We feel the ne
cessity of expressing to the great peoplo
of the United States, to whom so many
ties unite us, our sympathy with them
and horror at the crime that has cast
them into mourning, but the great faith
of this grand people in God will enablo
them again to recover themselves and
pursue the course of their destinies."
The Nation will speak with particular
kindly appreciation of Mr. McKinley t;
political modesty and the purity of his
home life, and continues in an article as
follows: "Hazard is often cruel and un
just, but never more so than when it al
lows a criminal madman to kill, in the
name of some abominable Ideal of lib
erty, the most democratic chief of the
free people."
The Figaro pays a warm tribute to the
personal honesty of Mr. McKinley, but
sees in him a representative of the spirit
of trusts and protection, and asks whether
the explanation of the crime is not found
in the fact that Mr. McKinley personi
fied, in the eyes of the crdwd, aristoc
racy and wealth. "Nevertheless," says
the Figaro, "France joins in the anguish
and Indignation of the American people,
because, although Mr. McKinley was
first responsible for the bills which re
stricted commercial relations between the
two peoples, he afterward consented to
mitigate this regime and renewed the
current of trade between them. "We re
member the affectionate telegram that
Mr. McKinley sent to the President of
France at the time of the peace negotia
tions between Spain and the United
States, and tlje conciliation and humane
policy of Americans in China, while Mr.
McKinley has been astonishing the world
by his moderation and spirit of justice in
the dispute between Colombia and Vene
zuela, and will therefore express the wish
that Americans be spared mourning."-
The Eclair declares that the attempt to
assassinate the President will arouse as
much indignation and condemnation in
France a. In the United States, and re
calls the sympathy expressed by the
American people at the time of the as
sassination of President Camot,
King Edivaril Informed.
BERLIN, Sept. 6. King Edward was
traveling from Frankfort to Hamburg
when the news of an attempt upon the
life of President McKinley was received,
and a telegram was at once dispatched
to him, acquainting him with the deed.
It cannot be doubted that this latest
anarchist attempt will result in the re
doubling of police precautions upon the
Continent, in view of the various im
perial meetings now happening. If there
had ever been any likelihood that the
Czar would go to Paris, it may now be
regarded as a certainty that he will not
go. He had already decided yesterday
to return direct to Russia.
Tlie Neiva in. Denmark.
COPENHAGEN, Sept. 6. The news of
the assault upon President McKinley
created a painful impression at the
Frledenrichberjr. Emperor Frederick and
King George of Greece dispatched tele
graphic messages of sympathy for Mrs.
McKinley.
IN A VENEZUELAN DUNGEON
Naturalized American Complains of
Cruel Treatment.
NEW YORK, Sept 6. Hippolyte Lam
bert, a naturalized American, who says
he for years has been traveling through
South America organizing socialist clubs,
returned today on the Clyde line steam
ship New York. Lambert told a story of
alleged cruel treatment by Venezuelans
and says his case will be brought to the
attention of the State Department at
Washington. According to his story, Lam
bert arrived at Caracas Monday last and
registered at the United States Consulate.
July 15 he obtained employment In a pri
vate family at Caracas as a cook. The
day following he was arrested by the
prefect and a squad of police. He pro
tested that he was guilty of no wrong, but
was locked up and his effects were slezed.
Among them, he says, were the notes hek
had made for years concerning socialism
and the conditions of worklngmen in the
different countries he had visited. Among
his seized papers were some showing
that he had been mixed up In the revolu
tions In San Salvador and Guatemala, but
he said that was as far back as 1877, be
fore he became an American citizen. Con
tinuing, Lambert said the discovery of
these papers made the Venezuelans very
bitter against him and he was thrown
into a dungeon. He charges that his cap
tors beat him and that her was strung
up. On another occasion he asserts he
was doubled like a jackknife by his
guards, a wooden stave was plaeed upon
his knees, and his arms- boun,d to the
projecting ends. He was kept In this po
sition with 10 rifles lying across his back
until he became unconscious. He was
afterwards taken sick with fever, and
July 22 was released and placed op board
a steamer for Santo Domingo, fronv which
place he arrived here today.
DEWEY'S TRIP TO ENGLAND
If He Goes, Navy Officers Want Him
, to Fly His Fine From Olympla.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 6. Following up
on the announcement made some time
ago of the plan In embryo at the Navy
Department to send Admiral Dewey with
a fine fleet to England to represent the
United States Navy at the exercises
which will mark the coronation of King
Edward VII, a sequential suggestion has
been agitating naval circles, by way
of completing arrangements, to have the
Admiral of that occasion fly his flag
again above the Olympla, the ship which
led his fleet Into Manila Bay. The Olym
pla is in excellent condition and well
adapted for the purpose.
a
Kansas Tovrn Struck hy Cloudburst.
KANSAS'" CITY. Sept. 6. A special to
the Star from Ness City, Kan., says:
A cloudburst struck Ness City last-night
and It Is estimated that over eight inches
of water fell. Bridgea and sidewalks were
washed out, cellars were flooded and sev
eral small business houses were under
mined and ruined. No lives are reported
lost. Ness City is a town of 1000 people,
situated on the Santa Fe Railroad in Ness
County, 55 miles east of the Colorado
State line.
Encnmpment Will Not Be Postponed.
CLEVELAND, Sept. 6. Commander-in-Chief
Rassleur, of the G. A. R., said
tonight that the attempt upon the life of
the President would have no effect upon
the National encampment, which will be
gin Monday.
Governor La Follctte III.
MILWAUKEE, Sept. .. Governor Rob
ert M. La Follette is a very sick man.
He is suffering from a complication of
Internal troubles, and it is sa.ia.is not
able to retain any nourishment,
CAPITAL IS SCHOCKED
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Department; Controller Dawes and Reg
istrar Lyons, of the Treasury Depart
ment; Captain Towner, Assistant Commis
sioner of Indian Affairs, and the private
secretaries of Secretary Hitchcock and
Senators Hanna and Quay. There were
also calls from representatives of sev
eral of the Legations.
The Official Confirmation. '
No official confirmation of the sh'ooting
came to the White House for three hours
after Its occurrence, when Colonel Mont
gomery, the chief operator at the White
House, was informed at 7:30 o'clock by
Secretary Cortelyou at Buffalo that the
President had been shot.
The work of the official day was done
when the news of the great calamity ar
rived, and the great executive depart
ments had generally emptied themselves
of their human workmen, and very few
of the officials were to be found at their
desks. , ,
Mr. Adee, the acting head of the State
Department, was caught at the station as
he was leaving for his country home jiear
Laurel, Md., and returned at once to th
State Department. He waited for official
Information, and it was not until he re
celved a copy of the bulletin Issued by
the physicians - through Secretary Cor
telyou that he undertook to acquaint of
ficially the governments of all the world
the facts of the shooting. He then drew
up a message which will be sent to every
United States Embassy, Legation and
Consulate throughout the world, asking
them to acquaint the governments of the
facts. In these he embodied a condensa
tion of the physician's bulletin with Sec
retary Cortelyou's statement.
Department Officials Recalled.
In the Navy Department, Mr. Hackett,
the acting Secretary, who had also
quitted the building, was speedily recalled
by Captain Cowes, the acting head of
the Navigation Bureau, and he Imme
diately put himself in' readiness to take
any official action that might be neces
sary to meet the emergency. At Buffalo,
in the exposition grounds, the Navy has
a splendid representation In the shape of
the .marine battalion under Captain Leon
ard, and this force will be made imme
diately available if It is desired by the
persons about the President that a guard
Is necessary near his person.
At the War Department, General Gilles
pie, Chief of Engineers of the Army,
was acting Secretary in the absence of
Secretary Root, who Is 111 at his Summer
home In Southampton, L. I., and Assist
ant Secretary SangSr, who is away on
leave. He also 'had quitted the building,
but he had pot 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 un
official information as was available, In
order to apprise them of the main facts
as they were known to him, through
the press, dispatches, for official advices
were singularly slow in reaching those
officials in Washington who should be
officially informed. He also telegraphed
to Major Slmonds, the engineer officer
stationed at Buffalo, asking him to report
the facts at the earliest possible mo
ment. Joint Steps Tnlten.
Conferences were held between Acting
Secretary Hackett and General Gillespie
in reference to any Joint steps which the
Army and Navy might be called on to
to take. Both of these officials were com
pletely overw helmed by the sad news, but
they maintained their composure and
were fully prepared to meet any call
upon them. They Immediately dispatched
messages of inquiry to Buffalo, and each
sent his secretary word of the shooting
of the President, that they might have
the benefit of any directions either Sec
retary Root or Secretary Long were- pre
pared to offer.
In addition to the marines representing
the Navy, the United States Army is well
Fort Niagara, and with the troops thus
at his disposal, General Gillespie says he
Is fully prepared to meet any call that
may be made upon him.
General Gillespie finally got into com
munication with Secretary Root and As
sistant Secrtary Sanger, and as a result
of the telephonic talk, he proceeded to use
some of the forces at his disposition.
He telegraphed an order to Fort Porter,
N. Y., to have an officer, a physician
and a squad of men proceed to the hos
pital where the President is lying, to
act as a guard.
Steps were next taken to provide for
the future of the executive branch of the
Government.. It was realized that even
under most favorable conditions the
President's injuries are of such a charac
ter as to mnke It almost certain that he
cannot undertake for a long time to dis
charge the duties of Chief Executive,
even In the most formal way. Every
member of the Cabinet able to travel Is
expected to speedv to Buffalo at, once,
and there a Cabinet council will be held
to decide upon the course to be fol
lowed by the executive branch.
In Event of Emergency.
Vice-President Roosevelt Is In Vermont,
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 the United States. These are contained
In paragraph 6, section 1, article 2, In
the following words:
"6 In case of the removal of the Pres
ident from office or of his death, resigna
tion, or inability to discharge the powers
and duties of the said 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 tomorrow evening, he will undertake
at once, in a provisional way, to dis
charge such duties as may devolve upon
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 certalnthat
In the absence of a great emergency in
public affairs, even if called to assume
these obligations, the Vice-President will
confine himself in the exercise of his
powers to the discharge of the most rou
tine and indispensable functions.
For the present, the thought of a fatal
termination of the President's condition
is referred to with apprehension, and there
is a hopeful, even prayerful, anticipation
that there may be no need for meeting
most grave emergencies which would fol
low a fatal termination of the tragic
event Should the worst come, however,
it is realized that Important changes In
the public affairs of the country would
soon be brought about. Whether there
would be an extra session of Congress Is
open to question, but there seems no doubt
that an extra session of the Senate would
be essential as an incident to a change of
Administration.
Confluence Is Universal.
All this has been thought bf here only
In the vaguest manner, and confidence is
almost universal here, based upon the
President's magnificent constitution, his
present excellent physical condition, and
the tremendous strides that have been
made sine Garfield's time In surgery, that
there will be no occasion to report to the
Constitutional provisions made to meet
the demise of a President in office.
At 7 o'clock, Colonel Montgomery, the
chief operator at the White House, re
ceived a message from a confidential but
reliable source In Buffalo, saying that the
informant had learned on good authority
that the President's wounds were not nec
essarily fatal, and that it Is believed he
will live.
The War Department tonight- received
the following telegram from Captain John
B. Wiser, commanding the Seventy-third
Company of Coast Artillery, at Buffalo:
"Adjutant-General, United States Army,
Washington President shot at reception
in Temple of Music, about 4 P. M. Cor
pora Bertschey and dstfttf Pf men of my
company caught the assassin at once and
held him down till the secret service men
overpowered him and took the prisoner
out of their hands, my men being un
armed. Condition of President not known.
Revolver in my possession.
"WISER, Commanding."
General Gillespie telegraphed "Vice-President
Roosevelt at Burlington, Vt., and
If Is presumed that it was his message
that started the Vice-President in haste
for Buffalo.
During the early evening a conference
was held at the War Department of such
of the prominent Army officers as could
be gathered at such short nbtlce by Gen
eral Gillespie. He Informed them that he
communicated with General Brooke, at
Governor's Island, and that the General
had replied that he wpuld start Imme
diately, for Buffalo, where he Is expected
In the early morning to take personaL
charge of all arrangements made for
the guarding of the Presidential house
hold. Meanwhile, he had directed that
the troops which had been placed on
guard around the hospital In the expo
sition grounds be transferred to the Mil
burn home, where the President lies, to
serve as a guard and keep back the pub
lic and preserve quiet.
Dr. Senn May, Be Engaged,
Surgeon-General Van . Reypen, .. .of the
Navy, called at General Gillespie's office
and discussed the case from bs medical
point of view. He took occasion to men
tion Dr. Nicholas Senn, of Chicago, as an
expert of high grade in such cases of
injury, and the suggestion was promptly
telegraphed to Buffalo that his services be
secured.
Assistant Secretary Ailes, of the Treas
ury Department, received a message to
night from Secretary Gage, at Chicago,
stating that he was about to leave at
once for Buffalo, where he will arrive tp
morrow. Admiral Dewey was at "his suburban
homewhen the news reached him by tele
phone. He at once sought all the partic
ulars available, and placed himself in
readiness for any service that might be
required of him. Informing Acting Sec
retary Hackett of that fact. The Admiral
found himself unable to express his feel
ings at the news. All that could be ex
tracted from him was that he was plunged
In grief too deep for utterance at the
tragedy.
There were only two 'representatives of
the Diplomatic Corps in Washington to
day Minister Wu was one. and when
seen tonight he was a picture of distress.
He realized keenly the tremendous indebt
edness of China to President McKinley Jn
her great trials In the past year, and was
shocked at the great calamity that had
befallen him. He said that he could not
conceive of any sort of motive for such
an inexcusable deed as, that of Nleman,
and he was severe in his denunciation
of anarchists. Almost with tears, he
expressed the' hope that the President
would speedily recover from his terrible
Injury.
The other diplomatic representative In
Washington, was Senor Herran, represent
ing the Gorernment of Colombia. He
also was greatly distressed, and affirmed
that his whole country would sympathize
with the President In this moment of
pain. He declared that It was time that
the anarchists should be suppressed.
Expressions of Sympathy.
It was somewhat gratifying to the offi
cers here that the very first expressions
of official sympathy should come from
Cuba In the shape of the following:
"Havana, Sept. 6. Adjutant-General,
Washington. Mayor and City Council of
Havana have cabled, expressing sorrow
and solicitude for the President, and de
sire that his family be advised of these
expressions.. ' SCOTT.
"Adjutant-General."
Messages of sympathy and inquiry al
ready have begun, to arrive at the State
Department, Including the following:
Consul at Vancouver, B. C "People
here are excited; expressing great sym
pathy." Mayor James D. Phelan. San Francisco.
"The City of San. FrancIscQ, so recently
favored by the President, feels an espe
cial Interest in his welfare, and Is over
whelmed with grief and resentment by
the sad news received today from Buffalo.
Accept for the Cabinet our sincere sym
pathy and best hopes."
DAWES GOES TO BUFFALO.
The Controller One of the Most Inti
matc Friends of the President.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 Probably the
closest friend of the President in Wash
ington at the time of the shooting was
Charles C. Dawes, Controller of the Cur
rency, whose relations "with the President
are of a most Intimate character. Mr.
Dawes was completely overcome. He im
mediately made arrangements to go to
Buffalo, so as to be near the Chief Exec
utive and Mrs. McKinley, and left here
on the ji;15 train, accompanied by Elmer
Dover, private secretary to Senator Han
na. John Barber, Mrs. McKlnley's
nephew, who has just passed examination
for Paymaster of the Army, also was at
the station with Mr. Dawes. At first he
Intended to go to Buffalo also, but later
changed his mind and went to Canton,
where his mother, Mrs. McKlnley's sis
ter; resides. Should the latter determine
to go to Buffalo Mr. Barber will accom-,
paqy her. Mr. Dawes w;as hopeful that
the President would recover,, and said if
the wound was not fatal, he was confident
tne President a tine physical condition
would pull him through. Mr. Dawes, ac
companied by his wife, visited President
and Mrs. McKinley just twd weeks ago
and had a pleasant interview with them.
He found the President in splendid health
and physically robust. I
Secretary of War. .
NEW YORK, Sept. 6 When. Secretary
of War Root, who was" at Southampton,
heard that the President had been ehott
he Immediately began arranging to start
for New York, and thence to Buffalo.
When seen tonight he said:
"L cannot talk. What is there to say?
It Is terrible, terrible."
Mr. Root left on the special train for
Long Island City a few minutes before 8
o'clock. The engineer on the train said
he had been given the right of way, and
orders to make record time.
Secretary Root left the Grand Central
Station at 11:10 tonight for Buffalo in a
special train. He was accompanied by
Dr. Dixon, the specialist, whom he is
bringing to tho bedside of. the President.
The train was made up of a single coach
and engine; and all possible speed will be
made to reach Buffalo In record-breaking
time.
Attorney-General.
PITTSBURG, Sept. 6. When informed
of the shooting of President McKinley,
Attorney-General Knox said:
"I cannot imagine how any living creat
ure could harbor such thought as to take
the life of the President. I am so shock
ed at the awful news that I cannot talk
further."
Attorney-General Knox left at 7 P. M.
for Buffalo. Just before leaving, he said:
"I can only express the common senti
ment of horror of the dastardly blow In
flicted upon the lovable and beloved man
who has stood for all that Is best for the
people who have so implicitly trusted him.
His bodily wounds, grievous as they are,
will cause him less pain than the thought
that any human heart could have har
bored against him the malice that in
spired the deed."
Postmaster-General.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 6. Postmaster
General Charles 'Emory Smith was great
ly affected by the news of the shooting
of the President. He expressed himself
as shocked beyond measure. He Immedl
ntplv wired to Washington nnrl 'RiiffnTn
asking for further particulars than the '
early news dispatches contained. Mr.
Smith said he hoped the President's in
juries might not prove as serious as was
at first intimated. Mr. Smith left here
on S. late train tonight for Buffalo. He
expects to be at the President's bedside
by 9 o'clock tomorrow morning.
Secretary of the Kavr
BUCKFIELD, Me., Sept. C.-,Hon. John
D, Long, Secretary of the Navy, who has
been passing his vacation at the Long
homestead, two miles from this place,
learned of the shooting of President Mc
Kinley tonight. He iwas deeply affected
by the news, which came to him while
he was at the village. He proceeded to
his home at once, declaring that he was
undecided about future plans on account
of the suddenness of the news. The sec
retary positively refused to say anything
for publication.
Secretary of Interior.
DUBLIN, N. H.. Sept. 6. Secretary
Hitchcock, who has been staying at
Mount Monadnock, tonight, when, in
formed of the tragic incident at Buffalo,
said:
"I am too horrified to make any ex
pression whatever."
He Immediately prepared to leave for
Buffalo.
Secretary of State.
NEWBURY, N. H., Sept. 6. A message
containing the information from Buffalo
was received here early this evening and
forwarded by messenger to the home of
Secretary Hay. No reply came to It and
up to a lite hour Secretary Hay had not
been reached.
THE NEWS AT CANTON'.
A Great Shock to the People of the
President's Home Tovrn.
CANTON, O., Sept. . The news of the
attempted assassination of President Mc
Kinley quickly spread through the city.
It came as a great shock to the people
of Canton. The first news, the Associated
Press buleton to the Repository, was
given to Mrs. M. C. Barber, Mrs. Mc
Klnley's sister. Not long" after the first
reports wefe received people began to
gather In small companies In front of the
McKlnley's residence op North Market
street. Before many minutes had elapsed
surging crowds of anxious people gath
ered at the corner of Louis avenue and
North Market street, and many ventured
up to the door of McKlnley's home to
ask" the attendants what was the news
they received. To all comers, the maid
who had charge of the house In the ab
sence of the President said no word
whatever had been received at the Mc
Kinley home up to 5:30. She said several
other women attendants and herself were
in the second story aboe the porch,
looking out into the street, when they
heard that thf PrpslrifJnt hnd hocn ein-
at Buffalo. The new was a great shock
to tnem, coming as it did so suddenly.
This was all they had received up to
5:30 o'clock.
The County Fair was about closing
when word reached the ground. A spirit
of gloom hangs over the entire city. Men
with teara in their eyes stand on the
street discussing the awful affair, and
eagerly Watching for new bulletins and
fresh editions of the papers.
Mrs. M. C. Barber, sister of Mrs. Mc
Kinley, has decided to go to Buffalo to
render such assistance as Is possible to
her sister. She will leave here tomorrow
morning and reach BufTalo in the after
noon. The anxiety for the President here
among his old friends and neighbors Is
scarcely greater than that felt for Mrs.
McKinley. The whole communltv Is
bowed down under the grief of the news
of the tragedy and business has been
practically suspended since the first news.
VICE-PRESIDENT APPRISED.
Roosevelt Leaven Burlington for the
President's Bedside.
BURLINGTON. Vt.. Sept. 6. Vice
President Roosevelt was entertained this
afternoon by the Vermont Fish and Game
League at an elaborate banquet at Isle
Lemott, Lake Champlaln. The party
numbered more than 1000 members and
friends of the league. The speakers in
cluded Mr. Roosevelt, Winston Churchill
and J. E. Curtln. When advised of the
shooting Mr Roosevelt started for Bur
lington. On his arrival from Isle Le
mott, he started at once for Buffalo,
To the Associated Press representative
he said:
"X am too shocked and grieved to ex
press my feelings."
A few minutes later, when a bulletin
was handed him saying that President
McKlnley's wound was not fatal, the
Vice-President sent word to the gath
er ing:
"Like all our people and like the whole
civilized world, you will rejoice to hear
this good news."
Abner McKinley Starts East.
DENVER. Sept. 6. Abner McKinley,
who with his wife and two daughters left
here this morning for Bailey's, In South
Platte Canyon, over the Colorado &
Southern Railway, In a special train, was
notified late this afternoon of the shoot
ing of the President, and started at once
for Denver. He reached 'here about 7:30,
and at 10 o'clock left for Chicago over tho
Burlington. He will travel to Buffalo
over the Lake Shore, unless President
McKinley dies before he reaches Chicago,
In which case he will go direct to Wash
ington. Tho train was sidetracked at Baileys, 55
miles from Denver, when the first news
of tho shooting of the President was re
ceived. The return to Denver was made
at once. Mr. McKinley was too severely
shocked by the news to talk from there.
While here he received a telegram from
Benjamin Montgomery, chief operator at
the White House, In which It was stated
that the doctors estimate the chances of
the President's recovery about even.
Broken to the President's Sister.
CLEVELAND, O., Sept. 6. Newa of tho
attempted assassination of the President
was broken to his sister, Mrs. A. J. Dun
can, and Miss Helen McKinley, both of
whom live In this city, by the son of Mrs.
Duncan, who hurried to the home of his
mother, and as gently as possible ac
quainted the two sisters of the President
of the terrible happening. Tears were,
shed, but both ladles bore up under the
shock and showed much bravery. They
had both feared the attempt upon tho
life of their brother, and their fears were
at last awfully realized.
HANGED AT DEER LODGE.
McArthur Paid the Penalty for Mur
dering Captain Dotson.
DEER LODGE, Mont., Sept- 6. James
McArthur, alias James Fleming, was
hanged here this morning for the murder
of Captain Oliver Dotson last February.
The execution was witnessed by nearly
every Sheriff In. the state and a large
number of Invited guests. McArthur kept
his nerve to ths last and walked to the
gallows without a sign of weakness. Aft
er taking his place on the platform he was
given permission to make a statement.
Facing the spectators he launched into
a torrent of abuse of the men who had
been instrumental In sending him to his
death, and declared again and again that
he was an Innocent man. He "rambled on
for several minutes, and finally the Sher
iff, seeing there was no chance to stop
him, gave the signal for the trap to be
sprung. The drop fell at 10:16, and Mc
Arthur was pronounced dead seven min
utes later.
After the execution. Sheriff McMahon
brought from his office a suit of blood
stained clothing formerly worn by McAr
thur. The Sheriff stated that on the night
of August 24. McArthur had obtained an
ordinary needle, with which he punctured
the arteries In his wrist and neck. When
discovered by the guard he was bleeding
from a dozen punctures and busily en
gaged In opening fresh wounds. Had ic
not been for the rapid clotting of the
blood in the wounds, the Sheriff thinks,
McArthur would have succeeded In. cheat
ing the gallows.
i -
Fire at San. Salvador.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 6. The United
States Consul et San Salvador has cabled
the State Department as follows:
"Fire broke out this morning at 2
o'clock In the barracks adjoining the
Presidential residence, and destroyed both
buildings. Official Inquiry Is In progress
Public order and commerce unaffected."
TRADENEARLYSUSPENDED
NEW YORK STUNNED WHEN THE
NEWS WAS RECEIVED.
Excitement at the Clubi and Hotels
Financial Interest Will Not
Be Affected.
NEW YORK. Sept. 6. This city was
stunned when the news came that Presi
dent McKinley had been shot. As a rule
people on the streets felt more deeply
than they had power to express. As a
consequence there was a dearth of dem
onstrations such as accompanied the re
ceipt of the news that President Garfield
had been shot or the wonderful outbreak
of wrath and deep sorrow which was the
feature of the assassination of President
Lincoln. The mass of the people was
keenly interested when the bulletin
boara3 became the center of interest for
thousands on Upper Broadway, in Har
lem, and at the newspaper offices In Park
Row. The crowds which gathered about
these newB centers were In some cases as
numerous as are the crowds on the oc
casion of a National election, but they
were net the cheering masses which the
New Yorker expects to see at such
times. They were almost stoical In their
Intel est. At one of the boards, when the
bulletin announcing that physicians at
th,e President's bedside had held' a con
sultation and believed the sufferer would
live, the news was received In dead si
lence. Almott all of New York was at work
whin, the first news of the happening at
Buffalo was sent over the wires. Within
an incredibly short time the streets were
full of newsboys crying startling facts.
The sale of extra editions was unprece
dented. Business was almost suspended.
On Wall street, where the work of the
day had been done and the broker and
the banker, the clerk and customer were
leaving, or pieparlng to leave, there were
few to feel the shock of the Intelligence.
But in suite of this Wall street and the
adjoining thorougmares were filled with
anxious groups. Groups of men and
boys clustered about readers of extra edi
tions, and a'nx.Ious Inquiries were made
of every one for anything which was not
already public knowledge.
It was In the clubs and hotels that the
keenest Interest was manifested during
the after-dinner hours. When It was re
ported that the President would probably
recover, and there were no contradicting
reports, it seemed to be taken for grant
ed at the big hotels that the event would
not become a historical tragedy. The
possible effect on the financial situation
was the chief topic of discussion. All
sorts of rumors were afloat. It was said
J. P. Morgan had summoned the chief
bankers and capitalists on board hl3
yacht and was holding a ways and mean3
conference, and it was wildly stated that
the presidents of all the big banks were
In session In the Metropolitan Club The
truth is that Mr. Morgan, after a con
ference with James R. Kecne. boarded
his yacht and went to Great Neck. L. I.
At the Fifth-Avenue Hotel Senator
Piatt, In the corridor, was the center o
a gathering who sat or stood about
him, and all had sorrow written on their
faces. They listened with respect to the
Senator as he told of the gentleness and
kindness of the man who had been strick
en, and said It was such cases as these
that justified lynching, and added that
he regretted that the penalty In the state
for the crime, should the President not
die, was only 10 years In the peniten
tiary. At the Democratic Club and the Hoff
man House, where congregated men
whose political sympathies are not with
the Chief Executive, politics were forgot
ten In the sorrow which was evident.
The first resolutions of sorrow passed In
this city were by a joint meeting of the
Democratic organization and the Demo
cratic Tammany committee.
Captain Titus, chief of the detective
bureau, after conferring by telephone with
Sergeant Vallely, in charge of the police
bureau at the exposition in Buffalo, ex
amined the records of anarchists and dnn
gerous characters contained In his office
and said he failed to find that Nleman Is
known In New York by the police.
Though the news of the attempted as
sassination of the President did not
reach the financial district until after the
stock market had closed and most of the
Important bankers had left for the day,
a number of Important conferences by
various financial Interests were called.
The most public of these was a meeting
of bank officers at the Buckingham Ho
tel. This conference was well attended
and the situation wa3 thoroughly dis
cussed. At the conclusion of the meet
ing J. Edward Simmons, acting chair
man of the clearing house committee, in
the absence of the chairman, Fred
erick D. Tappen, made the following
statement:
"After a somewhat prolonged period of
liquidation, the financial situation Is one
that should excite no alarm. The banks
are strong and In a position to meet the
emergency that has arisen. A majority
of the clearing house committee is In
town and a consultation has taken place.
The business of the country Is on a sub
stantial basis and the clearing hoube
banks are amply 'able to cope with the
situation and they will stand together
In this emergency, as they have done In
the past."
CONFERENCE AT WASHINGTON
Colombian Minister and Adee Went
Over South Amcricun Situation.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 6. The Colombian
Charge d' Affaires, Thomas Herran, called
at the State Department today and had
an extended conference with Acting Secre
tary Adee over the Venezuela-Colombian
situation.
On the part of the United States the
presence of the Iowa and Ranger at Pan
ama will give a large available force. Co
lombia also has some small craft at Pan
ama, and It Is expected that as a result of
the new developments these will be moved
south toward the Ecuadorean border. On
the Atlantic side Bocas del Toro contin
ues to be the critical point.
Owing to the Increasing complications
along the Isthmus of Panama, it has be
come desirable to determine the exact
duties and responsibilities of the United
States. This has presented the issue
whether our treaty with Colombia makes
the United States a guaranteer of Colom
bia's sovereignty, over the entire isth
mus, some 400 miles from end to end, or
confines our guaranty to 'free transit
across that public point on the Isthmur.
where railway and other traffic is usually
carried on. The distinction Is an Import
ant one, as determining the extent of
territory covered by the guaranty of our
treaty, and whether warships are likely
to so to points outside of Panama and
Colon, the terminus of the usual route.
REVOLUTION SPREADING.
Situntion Becoming Desperate, Ac
cording to Advices.
COLON, Colombia. Sept. 6. The revolu
tion In Venezuela Is extending. President
Catero Is recruiting and has concentrated
troops In the states of Tanchlra and
Zulla. The divisions under General Ar
jonannarjona is starting from Rio Pacha
for Goagira. It encountered. August 22.
a force of rebels under General CassIIIo.
The latter were defeated, losing 200 killed,
wounded and prisoners. Among the
killed are Generals Zocarras and Pibal
Ruiz. The invading force consisted chief
ly of Venezuelans, many of whom are
destlngulshed by hats bearing ribbons
marked "Battalion Claprano Catro."
It Is said Important correspondence has
been captured compromising the Venezue
lan Government. General Alban, Commander-in-Chief
of the Colombian forces,
left Savanllla August 30, on board the
gunboat General Plnzon, with Tonda re
inforcements, bound for Rio Hatcha. "
vices from Buana Ventura say the goy-
ernment has scored decisive triumphs UT
Chila and Ancllla, routing Marin and
other chiefs. Cucutano advlees say the
situation has Improved since the arrival
of General Valencia. The whole depart
ment of Tachlra, except San Cristobal. I?
In the possession of General Garbiers.
May Request Intervention.
NEW YORK, Sept. 6. Asked by a co-respondent
of the Herald at Barranquilla,
Colombia, regarding United States inter.
ventlon at the Isthmus. General A.ban
the Colombian Commander-in-Chief. re
piled:
"My opinion on the subject of inttrven
tlon by the United States is that this in
tervention in the isthmus should be re
quested by the Government of Colombia
when the latter believes it necessary."
AFTER ORIENTAL TRADE.
llarrlman Linen to Draw Across the
Pacific Ocean.
CHICAGO. Sept. S. It was learned to
day that since last Monday the working
heads of every road embraced in the Har
riman syndicate has been holding secret
sessions In Chicago, and these meetings
are to continue until the end of the next
week. Among the officials present are J.
C. Stubbs, traffic director of the Union
Pacific. Southern Pacific and Central Pa
cific systems: E. O. McCormick, passenger
traffic manager of the Southern Pacific;
E. L. Lomax, general passenger agent of
the Union Pacific. B. Campbell, traffic
manager of the O. R. & N. Co., A. L.
Craig, general passenger agent of the
same road, and D. E. Burley, general pas
senger agent of the Oregoa Short Line.
All these officials brought with them their
stenographers and secretaries and are
quartered at the Auditorium Annex. None
of them registered and the greatest se
crecy has been preserved concerning their
movements.
When it became known in railroad cir
cles that the meeting was being: held. It
was said that Its object was to start a
vigorous campaign for the purpose of
bringing to the Pacific Coast and from
there to the Eastern centers of commerce
every dollar's worth of traffic that can be
diverted to this country from the Orient.
E. O. McCormick, passenger traffic man
ager of the Southern Pacific, said:
"The little stream of trade that started
across the Pacific practically with the
opening of the Philippine campaign te be
ginning to Increase to such an extent that
it will rapidly develop Into a mighty river.
We believe that we have made such pro
vision for this magnificent trade as wlU
at least take care of its beginnings. We
have the Occidental & Oriental line of
steamers, the Pacific Mall and the Jan
aneso line, and vessels the equal of any
on the Atlantic Ocean will soon be added
to each of those fleets. Our agents are
now traveling all through the Orient
seeking trade in every city and hamlet
and planting the seed of what we believe
will soon be a vast and rapidly Increas.ng
commerce."
None of the other participants In the
conference would discuss Its real char
acter, except to state that schedules and
details of traffic were being looked Into
and equalized. It Is known, however, that
one of the principal objects of the meet
ings, outside of the main and alHmport
ant Item of Oriental trade extension, la
the settlemen of the proportions of traf
fic between the various lines embraced
by the combine.
TO IMPROVE ROLLING STOCK.
AH Southern Paelllc rimncngcr
Trains Soon to Ee Vetlbuled.
SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. S. Under or
ders from E. H. Harrlman, the regular
passenger trains over the Southern Pa
cific from end to end will be entirely ves
tlbuled within 60 days. Within the same
period50 chair cars will be put Into serv
ice. Harrlman has also ordered for the
company 20U) flat cars, 500 stock cars, lOfl
40-ton coal cars, 1600 30-ton box cars and
250 furniture cars. A thousand of the Hat
cars are to be built In the shops of Sac
ramento and New Orleans.
In a financial statement Just Issued, Mr.
Harrlman states that for the first five
months of this year the company gained
In gross earnings over the sume period of
last year ?t.197,200. No other road in the
country shows such a large Increase.
The California & Eastern Railroad
which runs from Blake, a station on the
Santa Fe. in San Bernardino County,
northeast about 15 miles, is being ex
tended in a northeasterly direction to thH
Nevada state line. A grading force of 400
men Is at work. The Santa Fe is stand
ing an additional 5130.000 for fuel oil equip
ment for its locomotives.
To Change Oregon City Trolley Line,
OREGON CITY. Sept. 6. The Board of
County Commissioners has granted the
Portland City & Oregon Railway Com
pany permission to change Its track in
Mllwaukle from Main street to Front
street, provided the company shall file
acceptance of the order within 30 days,
remove the track from Main street soon
as the new track shall be built, and
leave Main street In good eonditlon for
publjc travel. By the alteration In the
route the curves and frogs at the switches
at the car shops will be avoided and cars
will no longer pass over the trestle.
Meeting Postponed.
NEW YORK, Sept. 6. It was announced
that the adjourned meeting of Westera
railroad presidents, which was to have
been held In this city, had been deferred
indefinitely.
Reflective and Reminiscent.
PORTLAND, Sept. 6. (To the Editor.)
The shooting of President McKinley yes
terday no doubt brings vividly to mem
ory the sensations experienced by many
people at the assassination of Abraham
Lincoln and James A. Garfield. When the
first named tragedy occurred the writer
was In the Army of the Cumberland,
stationed at Chattanooga, where the news
was received about 10 o'clock In the
morning. This was soon followed by an
order from the War Department, order
ing the firing of the heaviest gun in the
fortifications next day. every 30 minutes,
from sunrise to sunset, as an expression
of the grief of the Nation over the death
of the great and good Chief Executive.
The gun selected for this sad service
proved to be a huge steel Columbia,
carrying a 200-pound solid shot. In charge
of our battery (the First Minnesota),
mounted In a redoubt on Camron Hill.
The afternoon was spent In hauling from
the banks of the Tennessee River gunny
sacks filled with sand, to be rammed on
the powder, as there was no reason for
firing solid shot. The charge consisted
of a quantity of powder, sewed up in
coarse red flannel. In size and ehape
much like a nail keg. which was hekl In,
place by one of these bags of sand.
While getting ready, the soldiers se
lected for the duty all the afternoon
worked doggedly, hardly speaking. Their
sorrow and pent-up wrath were too deep
for words. When night came, every
thlng where there were thousands of
troops, was silent as the grave. Next
morning, as the first streaks of light from
the sun appeared over the mountains of
Northern Georgia and Western North
Carolina, the first gun was fired, echolngr
and growling, and reverberating through
the mountain fastnesses, enough seem
ingly to wake the dead. Every 30 minutes
during the entire day this was repeated,
the concussion breaking to pieces most
of the windows In the' houses of Chat
tanooga. It was indeed a dreadful day
with the Army of the Cumberland, be
cause of the nervous tension among the
troops. Fortunate it was that no enemy
was near upon which they could wreak
vengeance for the awful crime of de
priving them of the Idol of their hearts.
Abraham Lincoln.
Singularly enough, much of the same
sensation experienced upon that occasion
comes again In connection with the shoot
ing of that wise and good man, William
McKinley. C. E. CLINE.
About 54000 on the first dividend of "50
per cent by the Vancouver First Na
tional Bank; Is yet uncalled for.