President McKinley Falls Before tho Bul
lets of an Assassin.
UNCERTAINTY AS TO THE OUTCOME
Doctor* Ar* l*OK/l«d to Trie* tli« l’oor*e
of One Ball Through the Body — The
AihmIii Carrie* I1U Kevolver Under
Cover of a Handkerchief.
BUFFALO, Sept. 7. President Mc
Kinley was shot .'.nd seriously
wounded by a would-be assassin
while holding a reception at the Tem
ple of Music at the Pan-American
grounds a few minutes aftei l o'clock
yesterday afternoon.
One shot took effect in the right
lueast. the other in the abdomen. The
first wound Is not of a serious nature,
and the bullet has beer extracted. The
second bullet pierced the abdominal
wall and has not been located.
Just a brief twenty-‘‘our hours ago
the newspapers of the city blazoned
in all the pomp of headline type, “The
i Proudest Day in Buffalo’s History."
Tonight in sackcloth and ashes, in
\ amber type, surrounded by gruesome
borders of black, the same newspapers
are telling in funereal tales to a hor
rified populace (he deplorable details
of “The Blackest Day in the History
of Buffalo.”
it was a few moments after 4 p. m.,
while President McKinley was holding
a public reception in the great Temple
of Music on tbs Pan-American
grounds, that the cowardly attack was
made, with what, success time alone
can tell.
Standing In the midst of crowds
numbering thousands, surrounded by
every evidence of goo I will, pressed
by a motly throng of people, showered
with expressions of love and loyalty,
besieged by multitudes eager to clasp
his hands—amid these surroundings
and with the ever-recurring plaudits
of an 'imy of sight-seers ringing in
hiH ears, the blow of the assassin fell
and in an instant pleasure gave way
to pain, admiration to Hgony, folly
turned to fury and pandemonium fol
lowed.
Down at police headquarters, sur
rounded by stern-faced inquisitors of
the law, is a medium-sized man of
commonplace appearance, with his
fixed gaze directed to the floor, who
presses his lips firmly together and
listens writh an air of assumed In
difference to the persistent stream of
questions, arguments, objurations and
admonitions with which his captors
seek to induce or compel him to talk.
It has been learned that the real
name of the would-be assassin is Leon
Czolgoz. He was born in Detroit ami
came here from Cleveland.
Official llullctln.
The following bulletin was issued
by the physicians at 7 o'clock;
The president was shot about 4
o’clock. One bullet .struck him on
the upper portion of (tie breastbone,
glancing and not penetrating; the
second bullet penetrated the abdomen
five inches below the left nipple and
one and one-half inches to the left of
the median line. The abdomen was
opened through the line of the bullet
wound. It was found that the bullet
bad penetrated the stomach. The
opening in the front wall of the stom
ach was carefully closed with silk
stitches, after which a search was
made for a hole In the back wall of
the stomach. This was found, and also
closed in the same way. The further
course of the bullet could not be dis
covered, although careful search was
made. The abdominal wound was
closed without drainage. No wound
to the intestines or other abdominal
organs was discovered. The patient
stood the operation well—pulse of good
quality, rate of 130. Condition at the
conclusion of the operation was grat
ifying. The result cannot be foretold.
His condition at preset,! justifies hope
of recovery.
GEORGE B. COKTELYOU,
Secretary to the President.
At 1 o'clock this morning the presi
dent's physicians issued the fol
lowing bulletin: "The president
Is free from pain and resting well.
Temperature. 100.2; pulse. 120. respira
tion. 24."
3 a. m.—Inquiries at the home of
President Mllburn at this hour (3 u.
m.) are fruitless, the street in the im
mediate vicinity of the house where
the president lies is roped off and
guarded by police, who will admit no
body. It was announced earlier in
the evening that olhcial bulletins
would be Issued at regular Intervals,
nnd upon these the public must wait,
as the physicians and officials refuse
absolutely to give out any informa
tion.
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Senator Hanna Shocked.
CLEVELAND, O.. Sept. 7.—“My God,
It cant’ be possible." cried Senator
Hanna when the Associated Press dis
patch was read to him saying that
President McKinley had been shot.
“It's terrible, and I am too shocked
to express my feeling," he added.
The senator was prostrated by the
news and begged that all dispatches re
lating to the condition of the presi
dent be telephoned to him as fast as
they arrived.
PRESIDENT DRAWS A CROWD.
Record*lireftklng Attendance at the Pan
American Exposition.
BUFFALO, Sept. 6.—What is prob
ably the greatest crowd that ever gath
ered on the Esplanade at the Pan
American exposition grounds greeted
the president as he entered the stand
erected there. The Esplanade was
crowded to suffocation and the vast
assemblage overflowed to the Court of
Fountains. PreTTident Milburn intro
duced the president, who spoke at
some length, saying, among other
things:
“President Milburn. Director Gen
eral Buchanan, Commissioners, I.adies
and Gentlemen: I am glad to be again
in the city of Buffalo and exchange
greetings with her people, to whose
generous hospitality I am not a
stranger and with whose good will 1
have been repeatedly and signally
honored. Today I have additional sat
isfaction in meeting and giving wel
come to the foreign representatives
assembled here, whose presence and
participation in this exposition have
contributed in so marked a degree to
its interests and success. To the com
missioners of the Dominion of Can
ada and the British colonies, the
French colonies, the republics of Mex
ico and of Central and South America
and the commissioners of Cuba and
Porto Itico, who share with us in this
undertaking, we give the hand of fel
lowship and felicitate them upon the
triumphs of art. science, education and
manufacture which the old world has
bequeathed to the new century.
“Expositions are the timekeepers of
progress. They record the world's ad
vancement. They stimulate the en
ergy. enterprise and intellect of the
people. They go Into the home. They
broaden and brighten the daily life of
the people. They open mighty store
Mouses or mrormatlon to the student.
Every exposition, great or small, has
helped to some onward step. Com
parison of ideas is always educational,
and as such instructs the brain and
hand of man. Friendly rivalry fol
lows, which is the spur to industrial
improvement, the inspiration to useful
invention and to high endeavor in all
departments of human activity. It ex
acts a study of the wants, comforts
and even the whims of the people. The
question of trade is an Incentive to
men of business to devise, invent and
economize In the cost of production.
Business life, whether among our
selves or with other people, is ever a
sharp struggle for success. It will be
none the less effective in the future.
Without competition we would be
clinging to the clumsy and antiquated
processes of farming and manufacture
and the methods of business of long
ago and the twentieth century would
be no further advanced than the
eighteenth century. But though com
mercial competitors we are. commer
cial enemies we must not be.
“The Pan-American exposition has
done its work thoroughly, presenting
in its exhibits the highest skill and
illustrating the progress of the hu
man family in the western hemi
sphere. This portion of the earth has
no cause for humiliation for the part
it has performed in the march of civ
ilization. It has not accomplished
everything: far from it. It has simply
done its best and without vanity or
boastfulness, and recognizing the man
ifold achievements of others, it in
vitee the friendly rivalry of all the
powers in the peaceful pursuits of
trade and commerce and will cooper
ate with all in advancing the highest
and best Interests of humanity. The
wisdom and energy of all the nations
are none too great for the world's
work. The success of art. science, in
dustry and invention is an interna
.tonal asset and a common glory.”
Mr. Hryan liny* a Newnpaper.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 6.—The Na
tlonal Watchman Publishing company
today tiled a bill of sale transferring
to William Jennings Bryan the plant
and newspaper known as the National
Watchman, successor to the Silver
Knight Watchman. The consideration
was |5.
Boer Barbarity, Hay the British
LONDON. Sept. ti.—The colonial or
llce published today a dispatch from
the governor of Cape Colony, Sir Wal
ter Hely-Hutchlnsou. received Septem
ber 1. announcing that the Boers, Au
gust 25. captured two unarmed Brit
ish scouts near Haareekloof and shot
them in cold blood.
British Buy More Mules.
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Sept. 6.—The
purchase of mules for .the British
army in South Africa was resumed
after an interval of three months. Sev
eral hundred were selected.
Convicts Etcsja from Pen.
LINCOLN, Sept. ti.—Fred Pierson,
under sentence of one year for forgery
committed in Lincoln county, and
Newton Houck, under sentence of
three years for criminal assault com
mitted in York county, escaped from
the penitentiary by climbing over the
prison wall. Both were employed in
the bakery. The guard on duty in the
building was absent from his post
when the men escaped and he was dis
| charged for neglect of duty.
APOLOGY JOT
Kaiser Sends Word to Chinese Emperor
that More is Expected.
FUTURE CONDUCT TO INFLUENCE
Ton Ketteler’H Murder to Be Expiated by
Good Behavior—Emperor William Im •
preeeee Chon With the Solemnity of
the Occasion.
BERMN, Sept. 5.—Emperor Will
iam’s reception of the Chinese mission
of expiation headed by Prince Chuan,
which took place today at Potsdam,
was marked with all the severity con
sistent with an audience nominally
friendly.
The Chinese imperial envoy on en
tering the palace was not accorded a
salute by the Garde du Corps The
emperor received him seated. The Hut
tons and epaulettes of his majesty’3
white uniform were enveloped in crape.
Prince Chun bowed thrice on entering
and leaving. Emperor William re
mained seated during the reading of
the Chinese address. Afterward, how
ever, he relaxed his stern demeanor
and welcomed the envoy courteously
and subsequently, accompanied by his
adjutant, he called upon Prince Chun
at the Orangerio. loiter in the evening
the emperor, Prince Chun and a dozen
members of the expiatory mission took
tea on an island in the Spree.
The emperor had evidently arranged
the entire ceremony with the view of
impressing Prince Chun that the cere
mony meant expiation for a foul crime
and only through expiation had Prince
Chun acquired the right to be treated
with princely honors. Not until after
the ceremony did the atmosphere
change. Then the troops outside sa
luted, the bands played and the Hus
sars escorted Prince Chun hack to the
Orangerie.
The Imperial envoy seemed deeply
Impressed with the solemnity of the
occasion and when summoned to the
throne room ho showed visible embar
rassment. He bowed repeatedly while
approaching the throne and his voice
was agitated while he was reading the
imperial address.
The entire manner of Emperor Will
iam was calculated to impress Prince
Chun with the solemnity of the cere
monials. He spoke emphatically and
seriously, emphasizing particularly the
word “civilized."
The ceremony lasted only ten min
utes. In the meantime six Chinese
dignitaries of the highest rank who
were halted in the anteroom remained
there perfectly motionless and speech
less. awaiting Prince Chun's return
with evident anxiety. Prince Chun
retired backwards from the throne
room, bowing profusely.
According to the Lokal Anzeiger, the
Chinese envoy will breakfast tomor
row with the emperor and empress.
There was apparently but little pub
lic interest in the mission among the
people of Berlin. A small but demon
strative crowd watched Prince Chun
driving in the park.
END OF STRIKE MAY BE NEAR.
Conference of Labor Leaden and Steel
Officials In Session In New York.
NBW YORK. Sept. 5.—A conference
At which conditions of peace in the
great steel strike are being discussed
is in progress at the office of the
United States Steel corporation. The
participants in the discussion include
Charles M. Schwab of the United States
Steel corporation, Sampel Gompers,
president of the American Federation
of I^bor; John Mitchell, president of
the United Mine Workers’ association:
Prof. Jenks of the Industrial commis
sion, Secretary R. M. Easley of the
Civic Federation, and Harry White,
secretary of the Garment Workers’ as
sociation. The conference was arrang
ed this morning and was asked for
by Samuel Gompers and John Mitch
ell, who are believed to he acting in
behalf of President Theodore J. Shaf
fer and the Amalgamated association.
They reached here early this morning
an.. were joined by Messrs. Jenks,
Easley and White. The entire party
came down town at 12 o’clock and at
12:15 o’clock entered the office of the
United States Steel corporation. They
were received by Mr. Schwab and
shown to the consulting room.
Shortly after their arrival Verljr
Preston and some of the officials of
the subsidiary companies entered Mr.
Schwab's office and joined the confer
ence. None of the participants in the
conference could be seen and the ba
sis of the discussion could not be
learned.
Chun Call* on the Fmperor.
POTSDAM. Sept. 5.—Prince Chun
visited the mausoleum at Frienden
kirche today and placed wreaths on
the tomb of the Emperor and Em
press Frederick. Emperor William re
ceived Prince Chun at noon in the
presence of the royal princes. Baron
Von Richthofen, the foreign secretary,
the principal ministers and generals
and the court dignitaries. The princa
read a letter, written in yellow Ink,
to the emperor.
START ON THE EXPOSITION.
Elaborate Ceremonies Mark the Driving
of the First Stake.
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 4—Just four
months from the date of the organi
zation of the exposition company the
first stake of the World's fair, to be
held in this city in 1903 to celebrate
the 100th anniversary of the Louis
iana purchase, was driven today on
the site at Forest park. Officers and
directors of the Louisiana Purchase
Exposition company, municipal offi
cers and others assembled this fore
noon on the site near the structural
center of the grounds and there the
stake was driven by William H.
Thompson, president of the Bank of
Commerce, in his official capacity of
chairman of the committee on grounds
and buildings.
President David R. Francis of the
Louisiana Purchase Exposition com
pany, C. W. Walbridge, representing
the committee on ceremonies, and
President Hiram Philipps of the Board
of Public Improvements made address
es. At the conclusion of the ceremo
nies the stake, which had been spe
cially prepared for the occasion, was
withdrawn for preservation and a
stake ordinarily used by surveyors
substituted for it.
According to the plans adopted by
the commission of architects, the
principal buildings — agricultural,
mines and minerals, fisheries, trans
portation and fine arts—will be built
on foundation lines radiating from
the point where the first stake was
driven.
COMES THE MASTERS’ WAY.
Steal Strike Develops More Osins for the
Trust Operator.
PITTSBURG, PA., Sept. 4.—Develop
ments today in the steel strike show
decided gains for the manufacturers.
The accession of thirty-two skilled
men to the Star plant, the increased
production at the Painter and the
Lindsay & McCutcheon mills, the de
fection from the strikers’ ranks of
seventy-five machinists and pipe cut
ters at the Continental Tube works
and fifty at the Pennsylvania Tube
works, the Importation of twelve men
to the Monessen Steel Hoop mill and
the installation of three mills on the
night turn at the Clark mill all point
to an early resumption all along the
line, as viewed by the steel officials.
The Amalgamated officials, however,
make the claim that everything Is
progressing satisfactorily and say
that much of the supposed advantage
of the manufacturers is bluff and can
not be made good. As an instance
they cite the Lindsay & McCutcheon
plant, where the company claims to
have as many men at work as they
can accommodate.
FRANCE KEEPS A BOLD FRONT.
Kefageg to Yield Its Demands Upon the
Snltan.
CONSTANTINOPE, Sept. 4.—Munir
Bey, Turkish ambassodor to France,
wired the porte on Saturday that he
had strong hopes that a settlement
of the Franco-Turkish difficulty would
be reached which would preserve the
dignity of both governments.
M. Delcasse, French minister of for
eign affafrs, on the contrary, wired
M. Bapst, councillor of the French em
bassy, categorical instructions to
take no steps to show that the re
lations getween the two countries were
modified.
For Violation of C*ame Law.
DBS MOINES. Sept. 4 —Judge N. M.
Hubbard of Cedar Rapids and Judge
H. H. Timble of Keokuk were arrest
ed at Leuyard, Kossuth county, by
Deputy Game Warden Murphy, charg
ed with violating the game law. They
were tried before a justice of the
peace, who reserved decision until he
could look up the law. Judge Hub
bard acted as counsel for himself and
Judge Timble.
Flrsk Stale* on Stata Fair Sit*.
ST. I/3TI1S, Sept. 4.—Under the di
rection of Chief Architect Isaac S. Tay
lor, a party of surveyors, whose duty
it will be to run the lines of the
buildings erected on the World's fair
site in Forest park, will drive the first
stake of the laiuisiana Purchase Cen
tennial exposition today. This survey
is necessary to determine accurately
the space available for the structures.
Whlnky or the Revolver.
CEDAR FALLS, la., bept. 4.—J. H.
Hough was found dead near Parkers
burg with a revolver in one hand and
a bottle of whisky in the other. He
was 45 years old. He was unmarried.
The body was buried in the potter's
field.
Financing the Omaha Line.
CHICAGO, Sept. 4.—It is reported,
says the Tribune, that President
Stickney of the Great Western has
succeded in forming a syndicate to
underwrite an issue of $5,000,000 Chi
cago Great Western debenture bonds,
to provide for the building of the
proposed extension to Omaha and
Sioux City. Work on these extensions
is to be commenced next spring, but
some preliminary grading may be done
this year.
Eon. James Wilson Invited to Oome and
be Convinced.
THE FINEST EXHIBIT OF THE YEAR
This Vigorous Vouag Stmts a Very Im
portant Part of tha torn Belt—Coming
Back to ‘God's Country”—Mliecilao*
•one Nebraska Matters.
LINCOLN, Sept. 4.—The following
message was sent by telegraph to
James E. Wilson, secretary of agri
culture, at Washington:
“The Nebraska State Board of Agri
culture sends greeting and cordially
requests your presence at the finest
agricultural exhibits shown in the
United States during the year 1901.
“E. L. VANCE, President.”
“It has been demonstrated that Ne
braska is a very important part of the
corn belt,” said a member of the
board, referring to the message, and
we want the man who said the state
was not in the corn belt to come here
and be convinced of his error. If Mr.
Wilson comes to Lincoln he will see
corn that is not excelled in any state
in the union and we will have no dif
ficulty in proving that both in acreage
and yield Nebraska occupies a posi
tion pretty near the top of the col
umn.”
The sending of the message was the
result of a conference of the board of
agriculture, held soon after the state
fair gates closed Monday. It was
unanimously agreed that the agricul
tural and live stock exhibits at the
fair surpass all previous efforts In this
state. Claims of this nature have been
made during the last two or three
days, but they were generally thought
by the public to be exaggerated. Now
the hoard hag reaffirmed the claim and
went still further by sending the en
thusiastic message to Secretary Wil
son.
, Back to God’s Country.
OMAHA, Sept. 4.—The man who left
Nebraska twenty-one years ago locat
ing for a better place to live has been
heard from and he wants to come
back. His name is Charles F. Adel
mann of Socorro. N. M., and he writes
the following plaintive note to J.
Francis, general passenger agent of the
Burlington:
“I have seen an ad. in the Corn Belt,
‘Where Shall I go in Nebraska?’ and
this is just what a few friends of mine
and I would like to know. We have
been here now over twenty-one years
and want to get back to God’s country
again. We used to live in Omaha,
Columbus and Madison, from 1872 to
1879, but there the land is high now.
Will you please mail me a few of your
new books, 'The Nebraska Grazing
Country?' ”
Mr. Adelmann’s request for informa
tion about God's country has been
granted and, if nothing unforseen oc
curs, it is probable that Nebraska will
receive a few more settlers, despite
the drouth stories so freely bandied
about by the yellow journals.
K.qnl.itlon for Owen E. Mason.
UNCGLN, Bept. 4.—A requisition
on the governor of Colorado for the
return of Owen E. Mason, who is want
ed in Tecumseh to answer to the
charge of embezzlement, was issued by
Governor Savage. Mason is accused
of stealing $60 from the treasury of
the Tecumseh lodge of the Knights of
Maccabees. It is alleged that he took
the money while it was in his posses
sion as record keeper of the lodge.
M. S. Pollard In Commander,
CAMBRIDGE, Neb., Sept. 4.—The
Southwest District Grand Army of the
Republic Reunion association elected
these officers: Commander, M. S. Pol
lard; vice commander, A. G. Keyes;
junior vice commander, John Gany
mill; quartermaster, W. W. Borland,
chaplain, Rev. O. R. Beebe. The elect
ive officers constitute the administra
tive council. The reunion will be in
Blair Refunds Its Debt.
BLAIR, Neb., Sept. 4.—At a special
meeting of the city council last night
$20,000 of water refunding bonds and
$6,000 of city court house bonds, which
have been drawing 7 per cent for fif
teen years, were sold to Matthiesen
Bros., retired merchants of this city,
on their own bid at 4 per cent, par.
Sowing Wheat at Boaver Crossing.
BEAVER CROSSING, Neb., Sept. 4.
—The farmers are sowing fall wheat.
The seed bed is in the finest condition
it has been for many years, and the
acreage will be large.
Third Trip to the Philippines.
LINCOLN, Sept. 4.—Lieut. R. B.
McConnell, formerly of the State uni
versity, will sail for the Philippines
on his third trip to the islands on
September 15. Lieutenant McConnell
first went out with Company H, First
regiment. He was first sergeant.
Afterwards he enlisted with the Thir
ty-ninth infantry and after his com
pany was mustered out returned to
Nebraska. Two weeks ago he passed
hie examination.
THE LIVE STOCK MARKET.
Latest Quotations From Sonth Omaha
and Kansas City.
SOUTH OMAHA.
CATTLE—There was a light run of
cattle. The big end of the receipts was
corn-fed steers, comparatively few west
erns being on sale. Packers all seemed
to want the cattle and as a result trade
was active and fully steady all around.
There were quite a few corn-fed steers
and the quality was exceptionally good,
as high as $5.75 being paid for a number
of bunches. The demand on the part of
all the packers was active, so that
steady to stronger prices were easily
obtained and the yards were cleared
at an early hour. Even the less desir
able grades sold without difficulty at
fully steady prices. There was by no
means an over-supply of cows, so the
market was fully steady. As compared
with yesterday's close, it was perhaps a
little stronger. Buyers were all anxious
for supplies, so that anything at all good
was disposed of at an early hour. There
was no particular change noticeable in
the prices paid for bulls, calves and
stags, though the better prades sold
readily at very satisfactory prices. There
were only a few Stockers and feeders on
sale, and what few were offered were
mostly of rather common quality.
HOGS—There was a very light run of
hogs, and as packers were all anxious
for supplies the market opened active
and 106M5c higher. The general run of
hogs sold at $6.25 and $ti.27Mc wdth the
choicer grades going largely at $6.30. At
those prices the hogs changed hands
rapidly and it was not long before the
bulk of the receipts was out of first
hands. Along towards the last, how
ever. packers seemed to wrcaken a little
on the late arrivals, as they thought
they were paying too much for their
hogs as compared with Chicago. At
that point the advance was reported as
only 5*310c.
SHEEP—There were very few sheep on
sale and hardly enough to test the mar
ket. Buyers seemed to want a few. and
from the Way they acted it was evident
that they would have bought good stuff
at strong prices. Lambs were also
scarce and there was practically nothing
offered to make a fair test of the mar
ket. Feeder sheep and lambs were in
fairly good demand and sold at steady
prices. There has been a good trade all
the week on feeders, and that fact has
prevented the market from breaking a
great deal worse than it has.
KANSAS CITY.
CATTLE—Corn-fed cattle. l<v^'ir>c high
er: cows and heifers, steady to 10c low
er; heavy feeders strong, others slow;
choice export and dressed beef steers,
$5.50(36.10: fair to good. $1.80(35.40; Stock
ers and feeders, $2.40*33.85; western-fed
steers. $4.50(35.75: western range steers,
$3.25*34.25; Texans and Indians, $2.70**
3.85; Texas cows. $2.25*32.80; native cows,
$2.50*34.00; heifers. $2.75*35.25: canners,
$1.50*32.40; bulls, $2.10(34.50: calves, $3.50*3
5.25
ROOSEVELT AT HELM.
Under the Constitution Duties of the
President Devolve Upon Him.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 7.—Steps are
being taken to provide for the future
of the executive branch of the gov
ernment. It is realized that even
under most favorable conditions the
president's injuries are of such a char
acter as to make it almost certain that
he cannot undertake for a long time
to discharge the duties of chief exec
tive even in the most formal way.
Every member cf the cabinet able to
travel is expected to speed at once to
Buffalo and there a cabinet council
will be held to decide upon the course
to be followed by the executive branch.
Vice President Roosevelt is said to
be in Vermont, this being the infor
mation furnished by his relatives here,
and of course will hold himself in
readiness to do whatever is necessary
and to meet the obligations imposed
upon the vice president by the consti
tution of the United States. These are
contained in paragraph 6, section 1,
article ii, in the following words:
6. In case of the removal of the
president from office, or his death, res
ignation, 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 discharge such duties as may
devolve upon him.
Much will depend upon the charac
ter of the president’s injuries as to the
exent to which Mr. Roosevelt will dis
charge the presidential duties, if he
undertakes them at all, and it is al
most certain that in the absence of
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 routine and in
dispensable functions.
President Shaffer Moved.
PlTTSBl'RG. Pa.. Sdpt. 7.—President
Shaffer of the Amalgamated associa
tion, when told of the attempted as
sassination of President McKinley,
said he was much shocked at the re
port and could say nothing of strike
matters under the existing circum
stances.
Chun to See the Arinv.
BERLIN, Sept. 7.—A special dis
patch to the Anzeiger Zeitung ifrom
Dantzic says Emperor William invited
Prince Chun to witness the autumn
maneuvers.
Would Settle Out of Court.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Sept. 7.—The
porte, it is said, is endeavoring to come
to a direct understanding with the
French claimants against the Ottoman
government.