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M'KINLEY HAS
ALARMING
An
SINKING
SPELL
MANY CITIES ASK VETERA
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IiritatUni Gom from Zion on th Weit
md Detroit on tbo EmU
RASSIiUR COMPLAINS OF H. CLAY EVANS
Doesn't 'III I nk lie Hiik llri'ii Proper
Kliul lit . I'riiNtmi Ofllccr Relief
t'orpn nml .Mexican Wnr ffur
linr In .Vrxliin.
CM3VKI.AND. 0.. Ktpi. 12. -The first luy
of tho national convention of the Ornndi
Army of the Republic was taken up by tho
reading of the reports by tho commander-in-chief,
adjutant goncrnl, chaplain and the
various committees. iho proceedings fjp,an,e(1 and R0 cultivated that nothing can
the meeting wero prefaced by tho adoption' (()tro)r or cra,,lcatp u. Hence, evory effort
or a resolution tendering to inc prcsmum
tho r.ffctiomile congratulations of the
Grand Army of tho Itepubllc upon his rapid
cnninlrsecnco. Tho resolution was embod
ied in it telegram which whs Immediately
sen,t in Mr. McKlnley nt Iluffalo.
I'nmmnndi-r-ln-Chlef IliiEsleur, In n Hplr-
ltnl mldrcss, severely arraigned Pension
Commissioner Uvans on his ndinlnlstratlon j Sterrctt, showed that the total mcmbcr
of the affairs of tho pension bureau. Ills ship June 30, 1901, was 2G9,r,07, In 6.63
complaint omurnced alleged unfairness and pofts. Tho gains during tho laBt year were
dereliction of duty in omoe. rjenornl Has- 30,109 nnd the losses 37.872 by death 8,166
iilenr wns cnr:ful to exonerate President nnd by suspension 1C.2G2. Tho number
McKlnley
Senator Ilnwley nnnounced his Intention
of fighting any attack mndo upon Commis
sioner Kvnns. Ho expressed tho fullest
confidence In the ndmlnlstrntlnn to rectify
nny ovlls In duo tlmu nnd counselled mod
eration In tho convention. It wns thought
tonight that tho majority of delegates wero
In accord with Honntor Hawley's views.
Definite action, It 1b probable, will bo taken
In referenco to the mnttor at tomorrow's
session. Tho report of the committee on
credentials wnn adopted.
Crltlc'lm-i C'otn in l Also.
Commander-in-Chief Itasslour mado re
marks supplementary to his nddreBS and
attacked the officers of tho pension huralu
nt Washington. He stated that since ,o
had prepared his annual nddress ho hld
seen tho report of tho pension rommltttlo
and that It had mado no recommondntlon
for the lomedy of tho existing Iiiwb. He
lecommcndcd that tho president be nsked
for nn Investigation of tho pension lawn.
Senator Hnwlcy of Connecticut was men
..munnte.l and scoko nt Homo length on the
pension question. Ho recommended thnt no
formal protest bo mndo against tho present
administration of tho present pension
bureau. Mr. lluwloy declared to a nows-
' .min,i hnt nn
papor ninn that (leneral Knssicur s sngKun
tlont) rul.it Ivo to tho pension bureau of
ficials would not be accepted. It would ha
unwise, he said, for tho Oraud Army of tho
Hepublli) to tnko any such radical Bteps nt
this time,
A 'number of cities arc In tho fight for tho
next encampment, among them being De
troit, benvor. Atlnntn. St. Paul. Snlt hake
City and Charleston. W. Va. Tho place of
mooting will bo decided nt tomorrow's ses
Hlou of tbo convention.
Tho Womnn's Kollcf Corps, auxiliary to
tho Oram! Army of tbo Republic, held tho
first (.cksIou of Its annual convention today.
Tho mldrcss of tho nntlomil president and
the adoption of tbo reports of other nntlonnl
unicorn nnd of tho various committees con
sumed tho first tlny's session.
Tho Woman's Relief corps Is In a pros
perou condition, tho treasurer's report
showing a total In all funds of $12,140. with
no liabilities. After tho reading of reports
a message of sympathy wns telegraphed to
Mrs. McKlnley at Buffalo. Tho roll of offi
cers und delegates of tho Woman's Relief
cor.ps shows n totnl voting strength of 858,
Election of olUcetH will be held tomorrow.
Tho Nntlonnl Association of Mexican Wnr
Veterans at their session today received
telogrnms from Mrs. Jefferson Davis, Ad
miral Dewey and others.
Mm. tiriuit'i. Ki'lU'ltuUnim.
Tho following dispatch was received from
tho widow of (leneral U. S. (Irnnt:
fmmiMti;. Out.. Sept. 12. lionerni wit
" .., ,... ,. - .!.. In Mexico.
"iublA D1C NT QUANT.
(Seucrul Wilbur Smith, to whom the above
wmh addresjed, Is sccrelury of tho Mexican
War Veterans' association, Tho association
today listened to reports about pensions
anil passed general resolutions nnd a spe
cial resolution of thanksgiving upon tho
profpect of President McKinloy's recovery.
They mndo heartfelt speeches of gladness
concerning tho favorable condition of iho
prcfcldent.
Tho action of tho convention on tho re
port of tho pension committee In still n
subject of all absorbing Interest with the
veterans. It who expected that this mut
ter would bo disposed of ut today's tiesslon,
but tho convention adjourned without tak
Ingny formal action on tho report,
flkernl Sickles offered a resolution at the
opening of tho proceedings of tho conven
tion, tendering to tho president the affec
tionate congratulations upon his rnpld con
valescence, for which nil civilized nations
pray
The roll showed ti totnl voting strength
of 1,310, including delegates, department
commanders and past department com
manders, Co ii ile in ii I'rimloii ('oiiiiiilniilmicr.
Tho commander-in-chief, I.co Rnssltur,
devoted n largo part of his annual address
, to tho matter of pensions. "Without uny
cffoit,' ho suld, "on the part of the or
ganlmtton or its officers to gtvo tho pension
prohlem any undue promlnonco, that sub
ject has overshadowed all others and has
called for moro nttentloti and thought In
the past year than nil other questions
which concern us."
He criticised tho ndinlnlstratlon of tho
pension bureau nnd demanded "the honest
nnd fair administration of laws which nrn
already on tho statute books." Continu
ing, he said:
"If nn officer's lawlessness, recklessness
nml boldness go to such extreme length as
to lead hhu to override- and iguoro a plain
und tinmltttiknblo order, Indicating tho lino
of his duty, under the law, coming from his
superior oillccr, tho secretary of tho In
terior, what can the poor and helpless old
soldier expect at his hands when he Is
claiming to exerclso hla discretion under
that law The exercising of his discretion
cannot possibly result In tmythlng else In
most of tho enscs than n positive denial of
the brpcflts prescribed by tho law."
After atlvurtlos to the iniportuaco of
bur It. Smith. Cleveland: Tho cruel attack
on o r cloved president has entirely. f
fiiced any other bought; but for ibis l
I luii Id ivo xont you my regrets In per
s letter. Let mo insure, y.u I hold
your association In most alfectloniite ps
teen, and my heart Is with you. who 'or
l,.rr vrni'M weld with l.leUtt'liailt I'.
. '' . "iton burcnii and the objections
to 't ' Army of the Itepubllc bill
havtn ' In view, the commander-
in-chief u cannot conceive that
tho measure .y to those who wived
thin country will .. belittled while thin coun
try has hundreds of millions of dollars to
engage In n humanitarian war In tho In
terests of tho downtrodden of other coun
tries." lie referred regretfully to the falluro of
the veterans' preference bill to recelvo fa
vorable consideration by congress and
urged further efforts to secure Its passage.
Another ground for dlsappo)ntment, he
sold, was the failure to pass one of the
thro bills for a soldiers' homo In South
Dakota, Idaho nnd Oklnhomn.
As to military and patriotic Instructions
In the public schools, ho deplored the ex
elusion of noncommissioned officers from
the bill which passed congress, "Tho
srhonls of the country," he said, "are the
fruitful field where patriotism can be so
, lhg direction should be continued with
ron(,WC(1 effortg Rnd patriotic exercises
made obligatory In tho public schools by
law, wherever surh Is not yet the caso and
It !s at nil practicable."
Adjutant CiPiH'riil'n Itrporl,
Tho report of the adjutant gcnernl, V. M,
dropped from the rolls having been prcvl
ously suspended, was 7,722. Tho number on
tho rolls Juno .10, 1901, Including 25,550
impended, wns 295,057.
Tho states In which there are over 2,000
members nro as follows: California nnd
Nevada, 4,792; Colorado and Wyoming, 2,
117; Connecticut. 4,597. Illinois, 22.132;
Indiana, 15,859; Iowa, 12.R78; Kansas, 13,
351; Kentuckey, 2,588; Maine, 6,411; Mary
land, 2,528; Massachusetts, 18,067; Michigan,
1 1,554; Minnesota, 6,115; Missouri, 10,965;
Nebraska, 5.633; New Hampshire, 3,391;
New Jersey, 5,373; New York, 30,143; Ohio,
25,111; Pennsylvania, 28,663; Vermont, 3,
568; Washington nnd Alaska, 2,501; Wis
consin, 9,530.
The amount expended for relief during tho
years was $110,326.
Referring to tho southern memorial fund,
tho ndji'tnnt gcnernl said;
The Imnortnnco of nldlnc our rnmrniloa
of the southern stntes nnd their successors
In tho Importnnt object leson of placing
the ling of -the union on the graves of our
fallen, lying In national nnd other ceme
teries In thnt section on Memorial day ench
year, for nil ime to come, urges us to
' ' mctnou towards securlna
l n it t end.
The report of August Drnhms, chnplaln-ln-chlof,
showed thnt 2,47!) posts observed
Memorial day services; 92,790 of tho com
rades participating, as did 2.061 women's
relief corps, with 14,600 members. Tho
number of cemeteries visited was 10,686
nnd the number of graves decorated, 312,
848. Tho public schools participating wero
3,606 and thn number of. pupils 278,285.
Other organizations which took part In the
ceremonies numbered 2,296.
PrnlMP nnil Tlinnknul vIiik.
Tho th.inksplvlng meeting In prnlso and
thanksgiving for tho prospective recovery
of President McKlnley was attended by nn
Immense- number of peoplo, Including vot
ernns and visitors.
Senator Hnnnn presided ns chairman.
When ho took Ms sent on tho platform
ho wns greeted with continued npplauso.
Tho ninny omlnnt speakers of tho day,
Including Governor Nash, Judge William R.
Day, Senator Fairbanks and others, spoke
In most feeling terms upon tho all-absorbing
topic of tho day.
Judge Day spoko in part as follows:
On Friday Inst tho president of tho
United Stales, hiving responded to nn
Invitation lo attend the exposition ut H.H
falo and taking part, delivered nn nddress
oxprcsslng with great, force and beauty tho
supremacy of the victories of peace over
those of war. and In rarely felicitous
language voicing tho bono that tho nations
of tho earth might dwell together In unity,
was about lo close bis visit by meeting the
peoplu at a public reception as has been his
wont on many occasions. On Ills way to
the reception a friend expressed to him Iho
thought tluu meeting ho many people
might make unusual demands upon his
strength. He replied that the peoplo had
ever been kind to him and it wns a plensuru
to meet with them nnd he found great
satisfaction In their expressions of confi
dence and esteem.
With these sentiments on his lips nt n
tlmo when the country was in profound
peace, when prosperity abounded upon nil
hands, when his worth and ability nnd
gentle kindness had endeared him, It was
Delleved, to all his countrymen, without
warning lie was stricken from tho full
ness of health to the portals of dentil
Itself. Such an attnek on such a. man,
under such circumstances, In a country llko
ours, seems nlmnst Impossible. Other
presidents hnve been stricken In the ex
citement following a great civil strife and
when ine evil passions ot illsappolu ed
partisanship were rife, Thnt a man thus
blameless, could bo attacked so must need
make us pause a moment and reflect. It
affords to tho peoplo of this country nn
other -lesson as to their duty In dealing
with those who encourage upon American
soil the growth nnd propagation of-pilnel-pies
which mado such attacks possible, We
bavo been taught that If wo sow the wind
wo shall reap tho whirlwind.
o I'lnee for AnnrelilntN.
It Is one of tho sayings of tho president,
thought worthy of emphasis, that there
are nn classes In this fair land of ours.
There must bo no place under our Hag for
tho propaganda of tho doctrines of the an
archists. Ijiws must be enacted which shall visit
upon such criminals Just and Mire punish
mentnot only the pupil, but tho teacher
of such theories must be reached and pun
ished, Tho advocates of Its awful tenets
must bo kept from our shores; Its prtnclp es
must be torn, root and branch, from oviry
foot of our domain uutll Its ullucnu
learn that to attack tho government
through lis highest official Is one of Hn
most henlous of crimes, sure to meet with
swift and terrlblo retribution. I.ft lh.ro
be no nook or corner of tho clvU'zcd world
In which It can hldo.
Time (ii llejolee.
Wo have every reason lo bellevo that lhe
life, so precious lo ut-, under the favor nf
Ood, will bo restored. It Is tit that wo
should meet in surroundings of this great
occistou nnd with tho aid nf his surviving
comrades In arms glvo expression to iho 1
Joy which tills our Hearts. Fear has been
changed to hope, t arrow to Joy, and n
great people bow In reverent thankfulness
In this deliverance.
Tho ngret that he cannot bo with his
comrades upon this great historic occasion
Is us much felt upon his part us it is on
jours. HU first real experience In lllc, j
breaking lit upon ins college uny. wni
with the Or.mil Army of the Repub'lo
Who shall say that In the duties, banish 's
and privations ot that service tho foun la
tlons of n Blent character may not hive
been securely laid. He belonged to that
noble regiment which has given to the
country another president, a great general
and a Justice of tho supreme court of IhJ
I nlled Slates.
We may feel assured Hint no wonlj of
good cheer will be more welcome on l is
Journey back to health than thnsa which
come from this gathering of hU frlen
In this great state and city and from his old
companions In urms. I,et us fervent y mr e
nnd pray that the day is m t far ulsiai t
when we may look again upon his oVe
face and feel anew th piessuro of UU
tr'.ndly hand.
SOLDIERS QUELL SHAM RIOT
Oommuie of Paris to Bt Reproduced on tht
Streets of Omaha Saturday,
ENTIRE BRIGADE WILL BE ENGAGED
Infantry, Cavalry nml Artillery M'lll
I'nlte to Produce u (irnnil .Spre
(nelc (intlliiK (Sunn Will
Also Take l'nrt.
Omaha le to have two visits from tho
Nebraska National Guard in addition to Its
presence In the military and clvlu parade
of next Wednesday. The first visit will bo
tomorrow afternoon, when tho troops will
start from camp at 1 o'clock nnd march
to tho city, arriving at tho corner of Seven
teenth nnd Douglas streets at 3 o'clock, at
which time tho two regiments will give a
battalion drill and dress parndo on Douglas
street, between Seventeenth nnd Fourteenth
streets.
The second visit will be Tuesday, when,
at 3 p, m., starting at tho corner of Seven
teenth nnd Douglas streets, tho entire
brigade, including Infantry, cavalry and ar
tillery, will glvo riot and street drills, bat
tle formation of all nrms of the service, tho
lufnntry being reinforced with tho Ontllng
gun sections.
Tho riot drill will demonstrate tho dif
ferent phases ot tho work of tho mliltla
during riots and will develop Into a gen
eral engagement against a sham mob,
showing how such uprisings aro suppressed.
Kvery arm of tho service will bo brought
Into action. Tho guns of tho nrtlllcry havo
teen provided with 1,000 rounds of blank
cartridges for tho occnslon, and they will
sweep tho stroets. Tho Infantry will de
liver lnfllndlng fire in open order nnd tho
Uatllng guns will bo trained down tho
hlghwayn. Tho Infantry has 30,000 round)
of blank cartridges nnd tho Ontllng gunj
15,000 rounds.
While this Is going on tho cavalry will
charge upon tho rioters In the cross street!;,
driving them from their positions. Tho
sham bnttlo will continue, for somo time
nnd will, it is believed, glvo the peoplo of
tho city nn Idea of some of tho scenes In
Paris during tbo commune.
.Mnjor NtrclKlit ItmlKiix.
Major Edward J. Strelght of Omaha has
resigned his position in tho Second regi
ment, nnd ns n result the following order
was Issued by General Colby last night:
First Tho resignation of Major Kdward
J. Strelght, Second tegitnent, Nebraska Na
tional Guard, is hereby accepted.
Second In neenrdnnce with tho provisions
of section 19, chapter Ivl, Complied Statutes
of Nebraska, KO, an election Is hereby
ordered to till the vacancy as major, exist
ing In tho Second regiment, Nebraskn Na
tional Guard, caused by the resignation of
Major. Hdword J. Strelght.
Third Tho officers of the Second 'egl
tnont, Nebraska National Ounrd, will as
semble nt the oltlce of Ilia nillntntit irenprnl
nt Camp Omaha on Saturday, September
14. 1901. at TJSO p. m in undress uniform,
miuum siut-iirmH, lor me purpose ot elect
ing a major of the Second regiment, Ne
braska Nntlonnl (luard, to nil above va
cancy. Fourth A board of officers, to consist of
Iirlgadler General I,. W. Colby, adjulant
general; Colonel Harry I,. Archer. First
infantry regiment, and Captain George
Lyons, Jr., First Infantry regiment, will
conveno nt tbo adjutant general's olllco
Saturday. September 14. 1901, nt 7:30 p. m.,
for tho purpose of canvassing nnd record
ing the yotei enst nt the election above
provided for.
The Junior member of tho bonrd will re
cord tho proceedings.
For some tlmo there has been consid
erable friction, not amounting to serious
trouble, between officers of tho National
Ounrd regarding tho devices on their uni
forms. Tho men who had seen servlco ns
United States volunteers generally retained
tho old lettering on their garments, while
the others used tho letters of tho guards.
Attempts had been made by those wearing
"N. N. (." on their collars to hovo the
"U. S. V." removed from tho collars of
tho oirtccrs who hnd been with tho volun
teers. Few collars wero changed, but a
general order issued by General Colby last
night effectively disposes of all conten
tions. Tho order Is ns follows:
First The regulation uniform of the
United Stntes nrmy Is hereby adopted mid
prescribed for all officers and enlisted men
of the Nebraska National Guard, with tha
following modifications, viz.: in phieu of
the Jotters "U. S." on the collar of the offi
cers' coats tho letters "Neb." will be worn.
On tho cap tho word "Nebraska." In gothle
letters, to bo embroidered In silver on an
upward curve above tho eagle und botweon
tho tips of tho wings.
Second-Paragraph No. 250, Itules und
Regulations of the Nebraska National
Ounrd, nml all general and special orders,
1"n.Lu'in,.llcU.,erew' nro hereby revoked.
letters "N. N. a. " which nre In good con
dition, will bo nllowed until Decembor .11
190 , to comply with the provisions of this
order providing lor change In lhe collar de
vice. I'lrsl lti-iciv of (lie (iunriU.
Tho first rovlew of tho First brlgado of
tho Nebraska National Ouard was held
yesterdny evening at 5:30 o'clock, tho mo
bilized forces passing boforo Adjutant Gen
oral Colby and Rrlgadler General Harry Im
mediately after drepg parndo, with hut one
company missing, Company B of tho Sec
ond regiment falling to tnko Its plnco in
the line.
This being tho first review, considerable
Interest was manifested and Hfer tho re
view was over both general officers ex
pressed thomselves as highly pleased with
tho movements of tho troops, especially the
Infantry, which showed tho effects of con
stant drill in company formation.
The reports received today from the com
pany commandors show the totnl effective
strength of tbo brlgado In camp, exclusive
of men sick In quarters, to be 1,263 men. out
of a total enrollment of 1,478 men. Of the
men enrolled not In camp nearly 200 nro
absent without lcavo on tho face of the
officers' returns
Hoit They I. hie Up,
Tho aggregate fit for duty as shown by
theso reports M ns follows:
First Regiment Company A, 47; Com
pany U, 43; Compnny C, 49; Company D.
II; Company E, 44; Company F, 40; Com
pany O, 42; Company H, 53; Company I, 45;
Company K, 40; Company L, 47; Company
M. 45.
Second Regiment Company A", 46; Com
pany II, 53; Company C, Cl; Company D. 47
Company K, 68; Company F, 42; Company
O, 29; Company j, 46; Company I, 46; Com
pany K, 49; Company I., 33; Company M, 51.
iniirry a di.
Troop A 26.
Last night Colonel James O. Martin
Fred Metz and W. S. Jardlno were the
guests of General Colby, who entertained
them ut tho mess of the general and sialf
officers. Matters relating to ibe part to
bo tuken by the national guard In tho Ak-Sar-Ben
parade Wednesday were dlscusied
by the general and his gucjts after supper,
ArrniiKi Cliuroli Service,
Captain K. F Trefz, chaplain of the First
regiment, Is making extensive preparations
for tho first ijunday service, to be held In
camp. Orders will be Usued by Colonel
Archer commanding all members ot the
regiment to report for services, nnd prob
ably ninny persons will bo prrsont from tho
city. The chaplain is forming a chorus of
100 voices from tho men of the regiment to
take part In tho services and music will
bo supplied by tho First regiment band.
Tho services will begin promptly nt 11
o'clock. Captain Trefz hns now perfected
the brigade mess nnd Is serving mcnls reg
ularly and satisfactorily to the officers of
that mess,
Two ptlvntcs found absent without lcavo
have teen sent to tho guard houso for short
periods. A largo haul of men who wero
absent after roll call Wednesday night win
mado by Captain Richards, officer of tho
dny. Fifty of them were taken up and re
ported as they wero running tho guard
Unci. Under orders from tho brigadier gen
eral company commanders lust night Is
sued passes to ono sergeant, ono corporal
and eight privates of each company, grant
ing them permission to be absent from
camp from 7 o'clock until 11:30 p. m. All
other soldiers were required to bo In camp
nt 10 o'clock. This order will probably
stand during tho enenmpment, so that all
ot the non-cnmmlssloncd officers nnd pri
vates will havo an opportunity ot visiting
tho city during tho evening nnd remaining
until the various places ot entertainment
close.
Tho tontn for Company K of tho Second
regiment nrrlvcd today nnd "Pup Tent nvo
nuo" has disappeared from the camp
grounds. While wultlng for tho larger tents
tho members of tho company decorated
their street with many legends to show
their disapproval of tho campaign tents,
which nro by the rank nnd fllo called pup
tents nnd which are carried by the men on
n march.
In Heller ("oiiilKliui.
The grounds nt tho camp havo changed
wonderfully slnco tho rnln of Wednetdny
night and the mud has nlmost complotcly
disappeared, except from tho low places.
The soldiers comment upon tho lack of In
terest shown by tho peoplo of Omaha In
the stuto troops, as evidenced by their
falluro to como to tho grounds to seo the
different evolutions which tnko plnco dur
ing tho dny.
At dress parndo Inst night orders for the
dny were Issued by which Captain Georgo
Lyon of Compnny H, First regiment, will
be officer of tho dny today, First Lieutenant
Georgo II. Kmcry of Company l First
regiment, officer of the guard nnd Second
Lieutenant John H. Chambers of Company
K, Second regiment, supernumerary officer
of tho guard. A guard detail of sixteen
men from each regiment and one corporal
from the First regiment and ono sergeant
nnd two corporals from tho Second regi
ment nro ordered to report at guard mount
ing today, at which tho Second Regiment
band will be on duty.
Ry an amendment to field order No. 1
mess cnll now comes nfter dress parade,
tho former concluding about 6:30, (ho tlmo
nt which It previously began. Dress pnrado
will begin hercMfter at ji:30 o'clock p. m.
every day oxcept Sunday, vhen It will bo
hold at 4:30 p. m.
LOCAL MANAGERS
TO SETTLE
Scliirnh nnd
Strike
MnrKim Apt
AllJllKllllCIlt
Th em.
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I.CIIVI!
PITTSRURO, Sept. 12. Tho air wns again
full of rumors today that the strlko had
been sottled. Tho nbsenco of President
Shaffer from Amalgamated hendqunrters all
day up to 4 p. m. lent color to the report.
By mnny Mr. Shuffcr was supposed to bo
In New York in conference with President
Schwab and others wero convinced that ho
wns In conference with tho American Tin
plate officials discussing n proposition to
cnll the strlko olf so far ns that company
wns concerned.
When President Shaffer finally appeared
nt bcnrintln Wera hn illiinnllcd nil hfines bv
saying thero was no chnngo In tho situation.)
Immediately after arriving nt tho office Mr.
Shaffer colled tho nntlonnl officers to his
room for a conference, which lasted forty
minutes. It was Imposslblo to learn what
the conferenco was nbout, as none ot tho
participants would talk.
Mr. Shaffer later said: "Thero has been
no conferenco with tho steel people ns re
ported. I have not been to New York, and
I am not going there, nor nm I going to
Youngstown,"
This latter was said In nnswer to tho
report that tho Youngstown strikers had i
held a mooting this afternoon and had tele
graphed President Shatter, asking him to
attend nn adjourned meeting tonight. Ho
snld ho know of no meeting at Youngstown.
In explanation of his absence from his of
flro all day. President Shnffor said: "I
was nt homo until very Into. I was not
feeling very well and did not como down
town. That accounts for my nbsonco."
Mr. Shaffer anld ho had not heard of nny
dcvolnpmonlB tndny ami repeated tho asser
tion that hn whs going homo to rest and
would not leave tho city today.
It was said at Amalgamated headquarters
today thnt Iho stool romblno hns refused
to entertain any further propositions of
settlements from tho Amalgamated associa
tion. This would seem to strengthen tho
report from New York thnt the situation
Is now Just In tha shnpe thnt It was boforo
tho first conferenco at Cleveland, In the
hands nf the constituent companies for set
tlement; that Mr. Fchwnb and Mr. Morgan
have turned tho matter over to tho local
officials nnd that If anything Is dnno It
must bo dono by theni and throuV'h the
officers In New York. Tho officials of tho
American Steol Hoop compnny, the Ameri
can Tlnplnto company nnd tho American
Sheet Steel compnny are under orders now
to start their mills either by opening them
non-union or effecting n settlement with
the association on terms sntlsfaitory to tho
New York officials. I
With drawn revolvers, two policemen sat
on tho top sent of a cab nnd guarded six
non-union workmen Into Iho Monongnhela '
tin plato plant on tho south sldu this aft-
ornoon. A great crowd of Mrlkcrs nnd
sympathizers pursued tho cab to and from
tho mill nnd when tho roturn trip was be
gun, both officers onro moro drew their
guns nnd at Fourteenth nnd Cnrson streets!
one rhot was fired from tho cab. No ono I
was hit.
FRAU VON KETTELER REFUSES
.Mother of Murdered Huron llee'liicM
to Itrcelvo Tlilnn's A poloul!,
Who Would Condole.
nERMN, Sept 12. Prince Chun, through
the Chinese minister here, King Chang,
begged permission of lhe mother of tho lain
naron von Kotteler to express personally
his condolence with her on the deuth of
her son at Pekln. Frau von Ketteler, how
ever, refused to receive tho prince.
llliRlli MESSAGE SUMMONS PHYSICIANS
IN THE WATCHES OF THE NIGHT
I'realilent UrciiKrimtN Too lleiirttly
nml Slum Decline us the Dny
Ail vii ner.
MIM1URN HOUSE, BUFFALO, Sopt. 12.
For the first tlmo thero was a bad Btraln
In tho news from the president's bedsldo
tonight; Possibly tho alarm It caused was
exaggerated, but thnt genuine npprehenslon
existed there enn he no question. Tomor
row morning will probably show whether
the complication that has arisen Is of a
serious character. Tho food given to the
president this morning wns not properly as
slnillntcd nnd passed nnd tho administration
by tho mouth has been discontinued, l.ato
tonight, however, tho president had two
movements of tho bowels within fifteen min
utes nnd this gavo him great relief and
his doctors reassurance.
Tho president had continued to complain
of tho fatigue noted In the afternoon. His
pulse Increased to 128. This is considered
entirely too high for hla temperature. Ono
ot the consulting physicians said that
Judged by medical records, his pulse should
bo 96. Tho acceleration of tho pulse wns
attributed partly to the revulsion of tho
stomach against tho food. Tho doctors hnd
hold their evening consullntlon earlier thnn
usual nml Ih.iy frankly announced In their
official bulletin nt 8:30 that tho president's
condition wns not so good. They aro stand
ing firmly by their resolution nnd promise
to keep tho public fully advised of Iho true
situation In tho lrk room.
Drs. Wasdln, Stockton nnd Rlxey remnlried
In tho sick room throughout tho night nnd
those who left after the early evening con
sullntlon contrary to their usual custom
slipped away through the sldo exit. This
In Itself was considered slgntflcnnt, to say
tho least, by tho little nrmy of newspaper
men. Heretofore they have not failed to
glvo verbal Interpretation ot tho official
bulletins to tho newspaper men.
Dr. Stockton, a local general practitioner
with a high reputation, was called In for
tho first tlmo tonight. It being explained
that tho complication that had arisen was
ono with which a physician and not a sur
geon would havo to deal. Secretaries Hitch
cock and Wilson, who were at tho Mllburn
house nt 11 o'clock, said when they do-
parted that thero was no cause for alarm;
that tho trouble wns In the stomach and not!
in tho wound, nnd they believed tho presl-
dent's condition would ho Improved In tho!
morning. Drs. Rlxpy, Wnsdin nnd Stockton,
remained at tho Mllburn houso during tho
night nnd wero constantly In tho room of
tho president. For hourtt the president
failed to respond to tho trcntmont to which
ho was subjected lo relievo him of tho dif
ficulty occasioned by tho failure of tho or
gans ot digestion nnd assimilation. Tho
non-success of tho treatment ndded to the
deptcsslon that existed, but just nt midnight
the relief so much desired came. Ho had
two operation! of tho bowels within n fen
minutes. This gavo great encouragement
nnd chnnged the character of tho bulletin
which tho physicians were oven then pre
paring.
In It they announced that all the un
favorable symptoms had Improved since tho
Inst bulletin. Tho decrensed rnpldlty of tho
pulse from 12S to 120, which followed tho
bowel movement, was also exceedingly grnt
Ifylng.
The physicians nro really alarmed nbout
tho president's heart. Still tho pulso re
ninlnrd much higher than It should bo with
tho temperaturo nt 100.2. Tho normal puleo
for mat tempernturn Is about Oil. Tho nc
tlm (lt bowels wns produced by tho ad-
, 1n caiomei nml oil.
i slight renctlon followed the bunvnnev
of the morning. Tho president complnfnod
of being tired. Tho attending phyblclnns
at the afternoon consultation, Iruo to their
proml-.o to tnko tho public into their con
fluence, chronicled this fnct with scrup
ulous care, but they displayed no alarm.
Tho doctors said tho president's restless
ness wna only natural and what might be
oxpccteil
"Resides, his breakfast did not especially
agree with him," snld Dr. Myntcr.
"Tho president Is feeling the strain of
his long slego without food, no nourishment
nt all having been administered during the
first threo days and lying day nnd night
practically in the samo position is fatiguing
nnu nam ror even tlio most exemplnry pa
tient to bear without murmuring."
"Tho manifold responsibilities of the
chief mnglstrato for four years do not ex
actly lit a man for such nn ordeal as this,"
said ono of those closest to him tonight.
Tho doctors nro dlroctlng their energies
toward building up tho president's strength.
Tho Interior wounds are pronounced hcnled
and so long ns no complications arise the
outer wound will gradually heal. Bringing
up tho general condition of tho patient Is
therefore of prlmo Importance.
Tho tono of tho messages still pouring
Into tho Mllburn houso from all over Iho
v. orhl has changed from ono of sympathy
nnd condolenco to one of congratulation,
showing the prevnlcnco everywhere of tho
conviction that tho attempt upon tho presi
dent's life has failed.
Postmaster Gcnernl Smith returned lo
Washington tonight. Tho other two cabinet
officers, Secretaries Hitchcock and Wilson,
havo made no plans to return. They will
remain at least several days longer.
Tho district nttoruoy announced publicly
this afternoon that ho hnd no evidence
against Emma Goldman nnd that unless
somo tunned up no requisition upon tho
stnto of Illinois would be mndo for her.
This doos not mean that tho bottom has
droppod out of tho conspiracy theory. It
simply means that no ovldenco hns been
secured to connect her with tho crime. If
shn Is released she will bo kept under tho
closest surveillance nnd It will bo easy for
tho authorities to place their hands on her
It sho is wanted later. Thoro Is a hmio
here, however, thnt somo way will be found
to hold her nt least until Investigations now
,n Progress by tho secret service peoplo In
nn mu principal cities wnero nnarclilst or
ganizations exist nro completed. Sho was
arrested wholly upon tho responsibility of
I tho Chicago police under the general order
sent out nysuperintendent Hull lo appre
hend all persons who might have knowi
edge of the nttcmpteil assassination. Whllo
no ovldenco has been found against tho
Goldman woman the government Is satisfied
that Czolgosz crossed her path nnd In duo
tlmo It is believed whatever connection, If
any, between them will be discovered. Tho
secret fcorvlco men will traco Czolgos's
movoments back step by step, Ono thing
most desired Is a complete report of tho
lectures tho president's nasnllnnt said in
spired him to commit tho deed.
Bedside Watchers Also
Others to the
CABINET OFFICERS ARE SUMMONED IN HASTE
All Realize That a Sudden and Unexpected Crisis
is Reached.
HEART ACTION INDICATES A COLLAPSE
Digitalis and Other Stimulants Administered in
Hope of Reviving LifePatient is Con
scious, but Liable to Die at
Any Moment
MII.HUUX HUP.SK, lm.'LO, Sept. l.'l.-i::!.- n. in.-I)is. .Mynu-r nnd
Mnnn ennic to tho Mllburn Iioush at It wuh Htntod Hint llu-li-'ciill lunl no
speclnl filKiiMcnneo, nlthotitfh It wns known flint tlioy wfru sent for. Tho sum
monliiR of tho phyplrlniis nt Hint hour wns ivKimled tin HljriiMcnnt, but no
Htntomont ns to Its purposo was Immediately obtainable. At '-'MS n. m. Abner
McKlnley, brother of the president, wuh called to the house. Ho onino by car
rliiKO nnd pressed Into the house at once. A messenger was dispatched at tho
name tlmo to summon two absent nurses. Tho Impression Is created thnt tbo
president has taken a serious turn for tho worse, but nn expresHlon from those
within tho house wns unobtainable.
MILBUKN II01T8H. HUFKAI.O, Sept. in.-2:.KS a. n..-1'resl.leiit McKlnley
oxperlunced a sinking spell shortly after ti o'clock. Tho physicians arc admin
istering restoratives to Mm with tho hope of reviving him. A general call has
gone out to the pbyslclnns and tho members of the cabinet now In tho city,
I)r. t.lri rP..P,i (ho House nt :r.0..in.l sbm-llv nf.,,- ut. .'....
"... .,,,, I ill I II .1
Hitchcock and Wilson.
The Associated Press has been authorized to say that President McKlnley Is
critically 111.
ALL THE PHYSICIANS AT THE BEDSIDE.
HIWAI.O, Sept. i:t.-At a o'clock nil of the physicians wero gnthe'red nt
tho bedside of tho president. It was stated that digitalis was being adinlnls.
tered to the president.
Several messengers wore hurried from the house and It was understood that
they carried dispatches to the absent members of tho cablnent and tho kin of
the president, Additional lights burn for those In the .Mllburn home and the
household Is astir, lieyond tho statemunt that the president Is critically III, no
Information Is given, but It Is evident tho president faces a critical period. Alarm
can be seen In the actions of those to whoso nursing nnd care ho Is committed.
The scene about the houso Is a dramatic one. Tho attendants can bo seen
hurrying about behind the unshaded and brightly lighted windows and messen
gers como and go hastily through tho guarded door. Outside, half a hundred
newspaper correspondents aro assembled awaiting news.
MILIU'KX IIOPSI3, HUPPAI.O. Sept. i:!.-.Mrs. Newell, ono of the trained
nurses, suddenly called, arrived at ;i:15. Sho sprang from an electric carriage
and ran down tho sidewalk to the house.
HUFPAI.O, Sept. l.'l.-!l:lii a. m.-lt Is understood that aside from digitalis
no other restorative has been used. ,
MILHUKX HOL'SH, P.UPKAI.U, Sept. I.'I.-Mik. McWIUIanis drove to (ho
houso at '!:-. As she alighted from her carriage sho said: "I was told tho
president was much worso niul was asked to come to tho house at once." '
PHYSICIANS ADMIT CONDITIONS GRAVE.
Mir.HrilN HOPS!:, HL'PKALO, Sept. l.'l.-Tho following was Issued by the
president's physicians at '-':."():
The president's condition Is very serious and gives rise to tho gravest np
prehension. His bowels have moved well, but his heart does not respond
properly to stimulation. He Is conscious. Tho skin Is warm and tho pulse
small, regular, easily compressible, and It'll; respiration, HO; temperature, 100.
M. I). MANN, M. MYNTHH, K. WAS LUX,
15. M. HIXUY, KOSWHIJj PAIIK, C. STOCKTOX.
(JKOIUir; II. COHTIJI.'YOU,
Secretary to tho President,
BUFFALO, Sept. l.'J. .'i:.'ir a. m.-Secretarlcs Wilson and Hitchcock, Dr. Hnef
nnd Prlvntn Secretary Cortelyou aro assembled In Iho main drawing room, and
It Is understood that nono of thorn had up to this tlmo been called to tho
sick room. Tho gravest anxiety Is pictured on their faces.
PRESIDENT TOO WEAK TO SUFFER MUCH.
MILHUHX HOPSI3, HUKKAI.O, Sopt. i:i.--;i.'.Ti a. m.-Tho president Is sa
weak that ho does not apparently suffer much, Strychnine, dlgatalls and
other powerful heart stimulants do not
His death might occur any tlmu from
yet been Informed of tho change for tho
:i:4U a. in, Tho physicians havo como
and Stockton. Carriages aru arriving at
3:15 a. m. Secretary Oortolyou says ho
but that tho worst Is feared from weakness
3:05 a. m. Tho physicians wero still assembled nt Iho bedsldo of tho nresldcnt.
They were administering digitalis and strychlnlno. They looked for a rally, but up
to that tlmo no word of hopo camo from
side.
!:f3 n. m., Sept 13. Nono ot the president's relatives or members of tho cabinet
hnvo been admitted to the bedside.
I a. m. At 4 o'clock no words of encouragement had como from tho4.lllburn house.
1.02 n. m. Dr. Mann says tho president has rallied Bomowhat.
1:03 n. m. Drs. Mann and Myntor left Iho houso at 1 o'clock. The latter said:
"Tho president Is in bettor condition than ho was an hour ago. Wo havo not glvnn up
hope. He has rallied somewhat and wo aro going 'homu." Dr. Mann also said tho
president rallied, but both physicians declined to go Into details concerning tho char
acter of tho heart stimulants administered
1:10 a. in, 'loicgrams navo seen forwarded to Vlco President Roosevelt notify
ing him of tho sudden change for tho worjo
fears that aro entertained.
1:15 a. m. The rally nt i o'clock was
and Mr. Mllburn emerged fiom tho house
roped enclosure, becrotary Cortelyou hnld tho president was resting nnd that four
physicians were In the sick chamber, but ho offered llttlo In the way of encouragement.
4:23 a. m. Only ono doctor and uno nuriso
Is roporled to be resting nulutly.
At 4:28 ono of tho trained nurses left
taken to her boarding houso for n few hours'
At I Ma bocrotary Wilson stopped out of
ter," said ho. "HIb heart action and his circulation nro both bettor. I havo not glicn
up hope." "Is tho president conscious"' "Perfectly bo," "Docs ho icnllzo his crit
ical condition?" "I do not know ns to that."
In addition to tho other medicines sallno
president's siuklng spell began.
Get Nurses, Relatives and
Milburn House.
produce effects, and Iho worst Is efareri.
heart exhaustion. Mrs. McKlnley has not
worse.
downstairs, oxcept Drs. Itlsey, Mann
the residence at a gallop.
docs not consider tho presldeut In cxtormla.
of tho heart.
them to those who wore In waiting out
or tho ciuiho of the collapse.
In tbo president's condition nnd tho
very slight. At 1:15 Secrelary Cortelyou
nnd walked up tho sidewalk Insldo tho
nro now nt tho president's bedsldo. Hu
tho houso. entered nn automobile nnd cms
sleep,
tho house. "Tho president Is u llttlo bet
solution wns used shortly after the
i