THE NEW TTi.ESIDEJWT
Theodore 'Roosevelt Is J^ota
the Ration's Chief
Magistrate.
By the death of William McKinley
at the bands of the as.sassin Czolgosz.
Theodore Roosevelt, the Vice-Presi
dent, becomes President of the United
States.
Theodore Roosevelt was barn in
New York City October 27, 1838, of
Dutch and Scotch-lrish ancestry. By
all laws of heredity he is a natural
leader, as his ancestry on both his
father’s and his mother's side, who
trace bark beyond revolutionary days,
were conspicuous by reason of their
quality. His father was Theodore
among those who did not regard Mr.
Blaine as the most available candi
date of the party, but after the latter s
nomination Mr. Roosevelt gave him
his hearty support, and in the face
cf the remarkable defection in New
York at that time.
Ill the Nitiotiil Civil Her vice.
In May, 1899. President Harrison ap
pointed him civil service commission
er. and he served as president of the ;
board until May. 1S9R. During his in- j
cumbency he was untiring in his ef- I
forts to apply the civil service prin
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT.
Roosevelt, after whom he was named, ;
and his mother, whose given name
was Martha, was the daughter of
James and Martha Bulloch of Georgia.
Edutateil at lloiue.
Young Roosevelt, was primarily edu
cated at home under private teachers,
after which he entered Harvard, grad
uating in 1880. Those qualities of ag
gressiveness which .have marked his
more recent years of public life were
present with him in college, and he
was a conspicuous figure among his
fellows.
It was an interesting period in the
history of the party and the nation,
and young Roosevelt entered upon the
political field with eagerness and en
ergy. Tlie purification of political and
official life had beeu for some time an
MRS. THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
ideal with him, anil with this came
the belief in the efficacy of the appli
cation of civil-service rules to execu
tive conduct. So strongly did he im
press himself upon his political asso
ciates that in 1882 he was nominated
for the state assembly and elected.
Ill the .State Anarmbly.
He served for three years and soon
came to be recognized as an able and
fearless advocate of the people’s rights
and lie succeeded in securing the pas
sage of several measures of great ben
eflt. The abolition of fees in the of
fice of the county clerk and the aboli
tion of the joint power of the board
of aldermen in the mayor's appoint
ments were among those of specia
benefit to the city of New York.
Another important work done by him
was the investigation of the city gov
ernment, and particularly the police
department, in the winter of 1884. \n
other important service was securing
the passage of the civil service reform
law of 1884.
Ittiurt for Mayor of New York.
In 188t) Mr. Roosevelt was nominat
ed as an independent, candidate for
mayor of New York, but, although in
dorsed by.the Republicans, was de
feated.
In 1884 he was chairman of the New
York delegation to the national Re
publican convention. He had been
ciples of merit and capacity to ail ex
ecutive departments. As a result of
this zeal the country was shown the
first practical application of the rules
to civil government.
Civil Service Reformer.
He proved that unflinching civil
service reform was not only consist
ent with party loyalty, but in the
highest degree was necessary to party
service. None doubted the reformer’s
Republicanism, but. it was not an easy
task. Judgment, tact, honesty, ener
gy, and a certain sturdy pugnacity
were necessary to the accomplishment
of his purpose. Every detail of the
system was opened to carping criti
cism and to hostile attack. The ad
ministration itself was only friendly
to the movement. Not only had poli
ticians to be kept out of places, but
competent servitors had to be pro
vided.
Iii Hit* Police <’oinmUnion.
As president of the civil-service
commission Mr. Roosevelt resigned in
May, 1895, to become president of the
New York board of police commission
ers. Legislative investigation had
shown the corruption in that body,
and to this field he turned with a new
zest. An uncompromising enforce
ment of law was his policy. It brought
criticism and vituperation upon him,
but he persisted. Honest methods in
the police department were forced,
and civil-service principles were em
bodied into the system of appoint
ments and promotions. Sunday clos
ing of saloons became a fact, and a
seemly observance of ti e day was in
sisted upon.
Navj’s Assistant Secretary.
In April, 1897, Mr. Roosevelt was
nominated by President McKinley to
be assistant secretary of the navy. He
.pushed repairs on the ships and worked
with might and main, forseeing a con
flict with Spain. He left nothing un
done to secure the highest efficiency
in the navy.
On May 6, 1898, Mr. Roosevelt re
signed this place to muster in a cav
alry regiment for the Spanish war.
Life in the west had made this a fit
ting ambition. As a hunter of big
game, used to the saddle and the camp
and an unerring shot with rifle and
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ROOSEVELT’S COTTAGE AT OY
STER HAY, L. I.
revolver, the country recognized ir
him the making of a dashing cavalrj
! leader. He had experienced military
| duty iu>lie New York National Guart
j in the ’80s. Col. Wood was put ii
i command of the Rough Riders; Mr
I Roosevelt was lieutenant colonel. Oi
June 15 the regiment sailed to join
Gen, Shatter in Cuba.
Willi tlir Kougti llitlt m.
From the time of landing until the
fail of Santiago the Rough Riders
were giant figures in the campaign.
Their work reached a climax on July
1. when Lieut.-Col. Roosevelt led the
regiment in the desperate charge up
San Juan hill. He had shared all the
hardships of his men, and when he
broke the red tape of discipline to
complain of Gen. Shatter’s camp and
its dangers from disease the army was
with him and the war department lis
tened to his judgment. On July 11 he
was commissioned a colonel of volun
teers.
Klccted (ioternor of Mew York.
Scarcely two months later the new*
military hero was nominated for gov
ernor of New York. In the conven
tion he received 753 votes, against the
218 cast for Gov. Frank S. Black.
Col. Roosevelt entered into the cam
paign with characteristic energy. Men
of all parties supported him ar.d he
was elected by a plurality of more
than 18.000. His administration was
very satisfactory to his state.
As reformer, official, military leader
and state executive, he has carried his
earnest dashing personality into it all.
As a Writer.
As a writer of outing papers his
varied experiences on the trail have
served him well. In biography, his
life of Thomas 11. Benton and of
Gouvernour Morris have been praised.
Essays and papers dealing with politi
cal life have added to this reputation.
Of his latest work. "The Rough Rid
ers" has been pointed to as ‘ one of
the most thrilling pieces of military
history produced in recent years.”
When his name was first proposed
for the vice presidency. Mr. Roosevelt
declined the honor, preferring to re
main governor. He finally consented,
after much pressure.
Mr. Roosevelt's Family.
Mr. Roosevelt has been married j
twice. His first wife was Miss Alice
Lee of Boston; the second, Miss Edith
Carow of New York, lie is the father |
of six children, ranging from 16 to 3 !
years of age.
His domestic life is ideal. Whether
ensconced in winter quarters at Al
bany or New York, or at the famous
Roosevelt home at Oyster Bay on Long
Island, he is an indulgent father and !
romps with his children with as much |
zest as the youngest of them. The
youngsters are known as the Roose
velt half-dozen, and all reflect in some j
manner the paternal characteristic.
All Hright Children.
The oldest girl is Alice, tall, dark
and serious looking. She rides her
father's Cuban campaign horse with
fearlessness and grace. The next olive
branch is Theodore. Jr., or "young
Teddy,” the idol of his father's heart
and a genuine chip of the old block.
Young "Teddy" owns a shot gun and
dreams of some day shooting bigger
game than his father ever did. He
also rides a pony of his own.
Alice, the eldest girl, is nearly 16.
She is the only child by the first Mrs.
Roosevelt. "Young Teddy,” the pres
ALICE ROOSEVELT.
ent Mrs. Roosevelt's oldest child, is 13.
Then there are Kermit, 11; Ethel, 9;
Archibald. 6, and Quentin, 3.
Shallow l.ake* for Fi«h.
Prof. Marsh of Wisconsin, in speak
ing recently of the peculiarities of
Lake Winnebago, said that it Is re
markable for its shallowness. Al
though it is about twenty-eight miles
in width, it has a depth of only
! twenty-flve feet. This is due to the
1 fact that the lake’s outlet is constantly
deepening and that its inlet is gradu
ally "lling its bottom with a sandy or
earthy deposit. But Winnebago’s
! shallowness makes it remarkably rich
in fish; indeed, it is one of the most
| productive known. Shallow lakes ul
■ ways have more fish than deep ones,
chiefly, perhaps, because there is more
vegetation on the bottom of the shal
low one. Vegetation does not flourish
in deep water.
I
\n Alphabetical Ad vert iHPmi'iit.
This alphabetical advertisement ap
peared in the London Times in 1843:
To widowers and single gentlemen.—
' Wanted by a lady, a situation to su
perintend the household and preside at
table. She is Agreeable. Becoming,
Careful, Desirable, English, Facetious,
Generous. Honest, Industrious, Judi
cious, Keen, Lively, Merry, Natty, Obe
dieut, Philosophic, Quiet, Regular. So
! l iable, Tasteful, t'sefnl. Vivacious,
Womanish. Xantippish, Youthful, Zeal
ous, etc. Address X. V. Z., Simmonds'
i Llbray, Kilgwart .oad.
WAR ON OltOMARGARINF.
Food CommiMionrr to .**upprf«»
tlie Vfllow Imitation.
LINCOLN. Sept. 16.— State Food
Commissioner S. C. Bassett has com
menced the long expected crusade
against manufacturers and dealers in
oleomargarine who have for several
years openly ignored the law of the
state which prohibits the sale of Imi
tation butter colored yellow. Suit was
commenced in justice court against
Heha Bros., butchers of this city, and
the case will be tried October 1.
The complaint in the case was filed
by the county attorney. The penalty
under the law is a fine of $25. If the
suits ends in favor of the state simi
lar suits will be commenced in all parts
of the state. It Is reported that the
nmnufai Hirers of oleomargarine will
pool their interests and resist the en
forcement of the law by carrying the
suit to the highest court in the state,
and possibly to the United’States
courts. The complaint was filed under
the original act in this state, which
makes it unlawful to sell oleomarga
rine colored yellow. Its passage drove
the manufacturers out of South
Omaha, but the product has been
shipped into the state and sold every
where.
The defendants in the suit have com
plied with the United States law in
securing a government license ami in
having the packages properly stamped,
but have disregarded the stale law.
which prohibits the sale of the product
colored yellow.
DISEASE AMONG CATTLE
Krtnlt of Investigation Made by Slate
Veterinary Thomas.
LINCOLN, Sept. 16.—State Veterin
arian W. A. Thomas has been called on
frequently to investigate a disease
among cattle. He pronounces it epi
zootic fever and not the European foot
and mouth disease, which it somewhat
resembles. Few cattle die, hut when
the animals are not cared for death is
likely to follow. Mr. Thomas said
that the diseased animals have a high
fever, sores appear in the mouth,
drooping follows and sometimes a dis
charge from the nose, constipation,
soreness of the feet and stiffness of
the limbs; on cows the udder becomes
ulcerated and the flow of milk almost
disappears. One great difference be
tween this disease and the foot and
mouth disease is that the hoofs are not
fo badly affected as in the European
foot and mouth disease. Mr. Thomas
rays that if the sick animals are
nursed well the disease will run its
course with little loss. He deems it
contagious in one sense and that it is
useless to fence against the disease,
yet, on tiie other hand, many exposed
animals fail to take th“ disease. It.
is impossible to tell where the disease
will make its appearance.
8urv«*y of Fremont Cannl.
FREMONT, Neb., Sept. 16.—The
party of five who are now engaged in
taking measurements of slopes along
the proposed route of the Fremont
power canal will probably finish their
field labors soon. They have been
working in the vicinity of Morse Bluff
every day that the weather would per
mit. It will take a few days to figure
up results after the field work is com
pleted.
f'uttle Die frorr. FiilliiK Cane.
TII MBOT-DT, Neb., Sept. 16.—John
Eis, a farmer south of town, has lost
seventeen In-ail of cattle and a large
number more are sick. The cause of
their death is supposed to have been
from eating cane fodder, as the ani
mals died soon af'er being turned into
a cane field.
StMte Object, to Special Contract.
LINCOLN. Sept. 16.— Deputy Insur
ance Auditor Babcock has given notice
that the Old Wavbe Mutual Life asso
ciation of Indiana has no right to
transact business in Nebraska. The
objection is that the company issues
a special contract for aged people at
reduced rates.
Cutting Corn for Fodiler
DEWITT, Neb., Sept. 16.—Much corn
is being cut hereabouts for fodder the
coming winter. Farmers are asking
$10 per ton for their hay. Reports
continue to tome in concerning the loss
of cattle from being allowed to run on
green cane.
RnnuwHv Indian IIojh Caaslit.
COLUMBUS. Neb., Sept. 16. Four
young Indians giving their names as
Joe White, Pat Cusarbo. John and Tom
Coon were arrested here on informa
tion from the authorities from the
Genoa school and were taken back.
Dniau Bogina.
CRETE, Neb., Sept. 16. The college
year at I)oane has commenced. Presi
dent Perry made a short speech of
welcome to the students. W. G. Rey
nolds joins the staff of teachers this
year and will take charge of the mu
sic department. Mr. Reynolds is a
graduate in piano, harmony, theory of
teaching and history of music from
the musical department of the Penn
sylvania state normal school a( Mans
field.
The End Joined at a Quarter Past Twe
O'Olock in the Morning,
i tllfKDS AND RELATIVES PRESENT
CaliiiIt Clours Ills Kyrs wnil With » Ol»
play of loihlliiir Fsilli Surreiulrrs Si I lu
ll* If to tlir lurvltHlil*—The Uit Wortlt
lie Uttered.
MILBURN HOUSE, BUFFALO, Sept.
14.—President McKinley died at 2:15
o'clock this morning. He had been
unconscious since 7:50 p. m.
His last conscious moment on earth
was sepnt with his wife to whom he
devoted a lifetime of care.
He was unattended by a minister of
the gospel, but his last words were an
humble submission to the will of the
God in whom he believed. He was
reconciled to the cruel fate to whim
an assassin's bullet had condemned
him and faced deatli in the same spirit
of calmness and poise which has
marked his long and honorable career.
His last conscious words, reduced to
writing by Dr. Mann, who stood at his
bedside when they were uttered were
as follows: "Goodby, all: goodby. It
is God's way. Ills will he done.”
His relatives and the members of his
official family were at the Milburn
house, except Secretary Wilson, who
did not avail himself of the opportuni
ty. and some of his personal and politi
cal friends took leave of him. This
painful ceremony was simple. His
friends came to the dcor of the sick
room, took a lingering glance at him
and turned tearfully away.
lie was practically unconscious dur
ing this time. Hut the powerful heart
stimulants, including oxygen, were em
ployed to retsore him to consciousness
for his final parting with his wife, llo
asked for her and she sat at his side
and held his hand. He consoled her
and hade her goodby. She went
through the heart-trying scene with
the same bravery and fortitude with
which she had borne the grief of the
tragedy which endangered his life.
The immediate cause of the presi
dent's death is undetermined. His
physician's disagree and it will possi
bly require an autopsy to fix the exact
cause.
l ne president s remains wm ue
taken to Washington and there will lie
a state funeral. Vice President Roose
velt, who now succeeds to the presi
dency, may take the oath of office
wherever he happens to hear the news.
The cabinet will, of course, resign in
a body and President Roosevelt will
have an opportunity of forming a new
cabinet if he so desires.
The rage of the people of Buffalo
against the president’s assassin when
they learned that he was dying was
boundless.
From authoritative officials the fol
lowing details of the final scene in and
about the death chamber were seeured:
The president had continued in an
unconscious state since 8:30 p, m. Dr.
Rixey remained with him at all time;;
and until death came. T c other doc
tors were in the room at times and
then repaired to the front room, where
their consultations had been held.
About 2 o'clock Dr. Rixey noted the
unmistakable signs of dissolution, and
the immediate members of the family
were summoned to the bedside. Mrs.
McKinley was asleep and it was
deemed desirable not to awaken her
for the last moments of anguish.
Silently anil sadly the members of
the family stole into the room. They
stood about the foot and sides of the
bed where the great man’s life was
ebbing away. Those in the circle were
Abner McKinley, the president's bifith
er; Mrs. Abner McKinley, Miss Helen,
the president's sister; Mrs. Sarah Dun
can. another sister; Miss Mary Barber,
a niece; Miss Sarah Duncan; Lieuten
ant .1. J. McKinley, a nephew; William
M. Duncan, a nephew; Hon. Charles
G. Dawes, comptroller of the currency;
F. M. Osliorn, a cousin; Webb G.
Hayes; John Barber, a cousin; Sec
retary George B. Cortelyou; Colonel
W. C. Brown, the business partner of
Abner McKinley; Dr. P. M. Rixey, tlm
family physician, and six nurses and
attendants.
Wantf» to Kill Knotutvolt.
BERLIN, N. II.. Sept. 14.-Learning
that a man who had left here this
forenoon for New York has declared
that lie was on his way to Washing
ton to kill Vice President Roosevelt,
Chief of Police Youngeliss has tele
graphed the chief of police of New
York to took out for him. The man
was a foreigner, lie tried to buy a
ticket to Washington, but could not
do so, and bought one for New York
To Convict Km hi a Goldman
CHICAGO, Sept, 1!.- The police of
Washington and Buffalo aie looking
for Cha.'les T. Lafon, a Washington
colored man, who was recently em
ployed in the government building at
the Buffalo < xposition. The following
telegram, signed "Prof. Charles T
Lafon,” and dated "Washington, D.
C., ('eptember 12,” was received by
Chief of Detectives Colleran here.
“Hold Emma Goldman; I have proof
to convict her in Buffalo.”
THE LIVE STOCK MARKET.
lilta*t (junta!tona Krotn Smith* «uiah»'
• nil Kannaa City.
SOI Til OMAHA.
faKlP-Thfri* wns not :t heavy run of
•little on sale, if hit'll Rave Heller* a g"'"
Mtportunlty to boost prices u little, pal
IcuLurly on the better grades, Hackers
,«ok hold In good shape, and so also did
Veder buyers, so the maiket ruled active,
■very thing being sold In good season.
There were not more than ten or a dozen
■ars of corn-fed steers In the yards, and
is packers all wanted a few the market
Aim active and steady to strong prices
wi re paid. The cow market was also aot
ve and us there were utily about a dozen
:ars In the yards buyers had to pay high
er prices In order to get whiit they want*
«d. Bulls, calves and stags were also In
rood request at strong price* where the
luallty was satisfactory. The demand
'or stockers and feeder* seemed to be In
•xcess of the supply today, as Is shown
ay the fact that the market was active
uid strong to 10c higher than yesterday
in cattle of good quality. The fleshy
‘coders continue In the best demand, but
stoekers arc now selling freely where
hey show quality.
Hogs—There was a slight run of hogs,
nit as other markets were quoted fully
>c lower the trade at this point started
iut on a basis of Just about a nickel de
line. Hackers wanted to buy their hog*
it from |8..'!u'j to JK.37H and a few loads
mid that way. Sellers, however, were
iretty firm In their views and Anally
■ackers raised their bids and the market
ook on more life and kept getting better
•is the morning advanced. The hulk of
ill the hogs went from J .35 to Sti.lo, and
in the close the market was Just ab ail
'•ready with yesterday, the deellnu of the
nernlng being regained.
Sheep—There is good Inquiry for f*‘ d
•rs and good, strong prices were paid to*
lay for anything at all desirable. Quotn
ions: Choice yearlings. $3.3: >6 3.50: fair to
•;ood yearlings. III.lab3.30; choice wethers.
43.256 5.40: fair to good wethers, $3,0065.25;
■holee ewes. $2,7563.00; fair to good ewes.
•2.256 2.75 ; choice spring lambs, $4,256 4..Hi:
fair to !*iioiI spring lambs. $1 006t.35; fied
•r wethers, $2.7562.25; feeder lambs, $.39;)6
1.30.
KANSAS CITY.
Cattle -Heavy feeders, strong: other
•attic, steady: choice export and dressed
ieef steers. $5,fib'll0.00.; fair to good, $4.7.Vq
1.75; stoekers and feeders. S2.9i 64.23; west*
rn-fed steers, $4.6563.73: western range
Ueers. $3.2504.50; Texans and Indians.
'2.704/3.73: Texas cows. $2.1562.s5; native
•ows, $2.3064.25; heifers, $'Jv565.15: can
iii rs, $1.4062.40; bulls, $2.1064.50; calves,
i04iu..4>.
Hogs Market closed steady; top. $•>.<'•<>;
hulk of sales, $6.2066.55: heavy, $0,556 9.00;
mixed packers. $6.3006.55; light, $ii.0'V6
i.45; pigs, $4.2565.90.
Sheep and l.ambs-Market 10c higher;
'attlbs, $3,506 j.66; native and western
Aethers. $3.2563.75; ewes. $2.5063.25. stock
era, $2.(062.75; feeders, $3.oo6 3.30.
HOW NEWS WAS IMPARTED.
Or. Klie.v H'altnl n Few Minutm and
then Announcement
BUFFALO, X. V.. Sept. 14.-The an
nouneement of the death to the mem
bers of the cabinet was made by
Webb Hayes, who said: "It is all
over."
Mrs. McKinley last saw net- husband
between 11 and 12 o’clock. At that
time she sat by his bedside holding
his hand. The members of the cab
inet were admitted to the sickroom
singly at that time. The actual death 'f'
probably occurred about 2 o'clock, it
being understood that Dr. Kixey de
layed the announcement momentarily
to assure himself.
The announcement of the news to
those waiting below was postponed
until the members of the family had
withdrawn.
Through Secretary Cortelvou the
waiting newspaper men received the
information. In a trice there was the
keenest excitement on the broad
avenue, but there was no semblance of
disorder. When the news was impart
ed to those downstairs a great sigh
of anguish went up from the stromr
men there assembled. The members
of the cabinet, senators and close
friends remained but a few minutes.
Then with mournful tread and bowed
heads they came out into the darkness
uid went away. There was not one
among them with dry eyes, and some
moaned in an agony of grief.
Protection of Czolgoitz.
BUFFALO, N. Y.. Sept. 14.—General
Bull, superintendent of the police, said
with reference to rumors of the re
moval of Czolgosz:
“There is only .me person to whose
■'Ufitody the prisoner could he re
moved and that is the sherifT of Erie
ounty. He has not been turned over
to him and it wll he some time be
fore Czolgosz leaves my custody. The
arrangements we made were to pro
vide for any contingency that might
irise. 1 am now sure that there is no
danger of any trouble in this city."
>io Flower* for Tolstoi.
ST. PETERSBURG, Sept, l».—The
nipils of a young ladies’ school near
’ount Tolstoi s residence at Yasnia,
who, with their teacher and other
'oting sons of the neighborhood called
>n him and presented the count with
lowers, have been arrested and their
earlier has been dismissed.
No Plot in Cleveland
CLEVELAND, Sept. H.—The police
have failed absolutely to in any way
onneet Czolgosz' movements with
those of Emma Goldman. His family
denies that he had any of her litera
ture in his possession and no one
-o»ld be found who had ever seen
him at any of her meetings. “1 am still
of tlie opinion that there is no an
archist society here and no anarchistic V
plot to kill the president was formu
lated in this city," said the chief.