The Omaha Daily Bee. 3:30 extra
ESTABLISHED JUNE JJ), 1871.
OMAHA, SATURDAY MOUSING, SEPTEMBER 7, .1 00 L TWELVE PAGES.
SIN IS L 10 COPY E1VE CENTS.
PRESIDENvIKlNLEY FALLS BEFOR
UNCERTAIN Will TIILk J WILL SURVIVE
ROOSEVELT AT HELM
UntUr tho 0nsi4:r.tftn Duties of rnslttrri
Devolve Upon Him.
DISABILITY CLAUSE MAKES COURSE CLEAR
Doctors Are Puzzled to Trace the Course of the
Ball Through the Body.
Official Bulletin
E AN ABARCHSTS
BULLET
ASSASSIN BOASTS THAT HIS DUTY IS DONE
Under Cover of a Handkerchief He Carries
Revolver to Reception.
SHOOTS WITH PRETENSE
Quick as a flash Three Men Leap Upon the
Murderous Assailant.
CRIES OF LYNCHING HEARD IN ALL DIRECTIONS
When Rescued by Police
Jail He is covered
a Gash Ipon
nUKFALO. Kept. ".At ft n. in. tlio following lmllotlii wns Issued:
"The president cnntlntinH to rest wull. Temperature 101.(1, pulsr- 110,
respiration 1M. "P. M. HIXKY.
'(JKOItlii: It. COItTKlA'OU, Secretary to the President."
IM'l'I'Al.O, Sept. 7. The president's physicians Issued the following liul
lotln at 1 a. ni.:
"The president is free from pnln and rusting well. Teniperatiiro 100,'J,
pnl.se 10, respiration 121."
Itl'l'T'AI.O, Kept. ". :t a. in. Inquiries at the homo of President Mllluirn
Ot this hour (I! n. in.) are fruitless, the street In the Immediate vicinity of the
lioiif-e where the president lies is roped off and guarded by police, who will
admit nohody. It was announced earlier In the evening that olllelnl bulletins
would he Issued at regular Intervals and upon these the public must wait, as
the physicians and olllelals refuse alwolutely to give out nny Inforniatlon,
At it a. ni. the street In the neighborhood of the Mllburn residence was de
serted, pave foe thc.ppllfenien who were on guard, and the streets' dowiitowu
were almost equally quiet.
HUWALO, Kept. 0. President McKlnloy was shot and seriously wounded
I by a would-be assassin whllo holding a reception In the Temple of Music at
I the Paii-Anierlcan grounds n few minutes after 4 o'clock this afternoon.
One shot took effect In the right breast, tho other In the abdomen. The
llrst wound Is not of a serious nature and the bullet has been extracted.
''The second bullet pierced the abdominal wall and has not been located.
At 10: lit p. ni. tho following bulletin by the attending physicians was the
only Indication of the condition of the president's wounds:
"The president Is rallying and Is resting enmfortirfily. At 10:15 p. ni. thu
temperature Is 100.4 degrees, pulse -11! t, respiration ill,
".Signed: P. M. Itlxey, M. 11. Mann, It. Parke, II. Mlnter. Hugene Wanburn.
"Countersigned: Ueorge It. Cortelyou, Secretary to the President."
REAL NAME OF THE ASSASSIN LEON CZOLGOSZ.
ItUI'TALO, X. Y Sept. 0. The police have Just learned that the renl
name of the would-be assassin Is Leon Czolgosz. lie was horn In Detroit
and came here from Cleveland.
; FIVE ANARCHISTS ARRESTED IN CHICAGO.
lr CHICAGO, Sept. 0. l-'lve anarchists were arrested herfl tonight on Infor
mation from liuffalo. One of the live Is Abraham lsekk.
CITY'S JOY TURNS TO HORROR
JUo-rr Full. Upon nalTnln nnil ihe
.Vntlon III Mldnt of firm! Fo
tlvltlrs. P.UFFALO, Sept. . Just a brief twenty
four hours ago tho newspapers of tho city
blazoned forth in nil the pomp of headllno
typo "Tho Proudest Day In lluffalo's His
tory." Tonight, In sackcloth and ashes, In Bom
ber typo, surrounded by gruosomo borders
of black, tho snmo newspapers nro telling
Jn funereal tales to a horrified populace
tho dcplorablu details of "The Hlackost Day
In tho History of IiulTato."
President McKlnloy, tho Idol of tho
Amorlcan people, tho nation's chlof execu
tive and tho city's guest, lies prostrated,
suffering tho pangs indicted by the bullet
of a cowardly assassin, whllo his Ufa hangs
In tho balance Out on Dolawaro avonuo.
At the homo of John C. Mllburn. president
of the Pnn-Amcrlcan exposition, with tear
ful faco and heart torn by coiUllctlng hopes
and fenrs, sits tho faithful wife, whose de
votion is known to all tho nation.
When tlif lloviilnlon Clinic.
It was a few moments after 4 p. m., whllo
Tresldont McKlnley was holding a publlo
reception In tho great Temple of Musio on
tho Pan-American grounds, that tho cow
ardly attack was made, with what success
time alone ran tell.
Standing in the midst of crowds number
ing thousands, surrounded by every ovl
donce of good will, pressed by a motley
throng of people, showered with expres
sions of lovo nnd loyalty, besieged by mul
titudes eager to clasp his hands amid
these surroundings and with tho over
rccurrlng plaudits of any srmy of sight
Beers ringing In his ears, the blow of tho
assassin fell nnd In an Instnnt pleasure
gave way to pnln, admiration to agony,
tolly turned to fury and pandemonium fol
lowed. Tonight a surging, swuylug, eager multi
tude throngs tho city's main thoroughfares,
choking tho streets In front of the prin
cipal nov.apnner ofllccs, scanning the bul
letins with unxlous eyes and groaning or
cheering In -turn nt each succeeding an
'jiouncempnt ns tho nturo of the message
lnks or buoys their hopes.
I'rliimrr'M Mta Menlrd,
Down at police headquartors, surrouuded
by stem-faced Inquisitors of the law, Is a
medlum-iUed man of commonplace ap
pearance, with his fixed gain directed to the
floor, who presses his lips firmly togothcr
(and lltteis with an air of assumed In
t difference to the persistent stream of aues
1 tlone, arguments, objurations and admoni
tions with which his captors seek to induce
or compel him to talk.
It was just alter tho dally own re-
OF SHAKING HANDS
and Hustled Away to
with Blood from
His Head.
cltal in the splendid Templu oi dcslc that
iho dastardly attempt was made.
Planned with all the diabolical ingenuity
and flnosso of which anarchy or nihilism
Is capable, tho man had carried out tho
work designed and only tailed In his plans,
should tho president recover.
The prea'dent, though guardtd by secret
scrvico deteitlvcs, was fully cxposrd to
such nn nttack nS occurred. He stood at
tho edgo of tho raised dais on which stands
Hie pipe organ at tho east of thn mag
nificent structure.
In Ilnppy Monil.
Throngs nf peoplo crowded In at tho va
rious entrances to gnzo on their executive,
perchanco to clnsp his hand and then light
tliolr way out In tho good-nature 1 mob that
every mlnuto swelled and multiplied at tho
rolnts of Ingress and egress to tho bulhllu.
Tho prostdent was In a cheerful mood and
was enjoying to tho full tho hearty evl
douco of good will which evorywhoro met
IiIh gaze. On his right stood John Q. Mil
burn of liuffalo, president of tho Pan-Amor-Ican
exposition, chatting with tho president
and Introducing to him persons of note who
approached. Upon tho president's loft
stood Mr. Cortelyou.
It was shortly nftor 4 p, ni. when ono of
tho throng which surrounded thu presi
dential party, a medium-sized man of ordi
nary appearance nnd plnlnly dressed la
black, approached as If to greet the prcsl
dent. Iloth Secretary Cortelyou and Presi
dent Mllburn noticed that tbo 'nan's hand
wua swathed In n bandage or handkoruhicf,
HeportB of bystanders dlitor .is to which
hand. Hu workod his way amid the fctroum
of poopl! up to tho edgo of tho dais until
Do was within two feet of tho president.
fiUrn IMimt for Smllr.
President McKlnley smiled, bowed and
extended his hand in that spirit of gonialty
tho American people so well know, when
suddenly tho sharp crack of n revolver rang
out loud and clear above tho hum of voices,
tho snuffing myriads of feet and vibrating
waves of applauso that ever and anon sworn
here and there over, the assemblage.
There was an Instant of almost eomplote
silence, The president stood stock still, a
look of hesitancy, almost of bewilderment,
on his faco, Then he retreated a step,
while a pallor began to steal over hli
featuros. Tho multitude, only partially
awnro that something serious had hap
pened, paused In surprise, while nocks wen
craned and all eyes turned as one to tho
rostrum, where a great tragedy was bo ng
enacted.
Then came a commotion. With tho Uap
of a tiger thrco men threw themselves for
ward, as with one Impulse. Rnd spod toward
tho would-be assassin. Two of the men
were United States secret service men, who
were on the. lookout and whose duty It was
to guard against Jmt such a calamity ns
.(.Continued ou Second rase.)
TtUIM',A1.0. Sept. O.-Secretnry
Cortelyou tonight gave out the
following statement:
The following bulletin was Is
titled by the physicians nt 7
o'clock:
The president was shot nbout 4
o'clock. One bullet struck him on
the upper portion of the breast
bone, glancing and not penetrat
ing; the second bullet penetrated
the abdomen live Inches below the
left nipple nnd one and one-half
Inches to tho left of the median
line. The abdomen was opened
through the line of the bullet
wound. It was found that tho
bullet had penetrated the stom
ach. The opening In the front
wall of the stomach was care
fully closed with silk stitches,
after which a search was nuule
for a hole In the back wall of the
stomach. This was found, and
also closed In the same way. Tho
further course of the bullet could
not be discovered, although care
ful search was made. The ab
dominal wound wus closed with
out drainage. No wound to the
Intestines or other abdominal or
gans was discovered. The pa
tient stood the operation well
pulse of good quality, rate of I'M.
Condition at the conclusion of the
operation was gratifying. The
result cannot bo foretold. Ills
condition at present Justllles hope,
of recovery.
GKOUCK It. COHTKLYOU,
Secretary to the President.
RIXEY TELLS MRS. M'KINLEY
I'finiily I'liyniclmi I2ntrnntccl with Del
icate Tnnk She Hears L'p
. Urn vol y.
BUFFALO, Sept. 6. Immediately tho
president was cared for at tho exposition
grounds. Director General YVi i. lluchanan
started for tho Mllburn .residence to fore
stall nny Information that might, reach
there by telephone or 'otherwise Very
luckily ho wns first to arrive with tho in
formation. Tho Niagara Falls trip had
tired Mrs. McKlnley and on returning to
the Mllburn residence she took leave nf
her nieces, the Misses Dnrber, and tho presi
dent's nieces, Miss Duncan, as well as their
hostess, Mrs. Mllburn, and then went to her
room to rest.
Mr. fluchanan brnko the nows to th
nieces ns enslly as ho could, and It was
thought best to nwalt Mrs. McKlnley's
awakening, or shortly after, before. Mr.
Huchinan should break tho news to her, If
In the meantime her physician, Dr. Hlxcy,
had not orrlved.
Woiitlrm nt 111" Alienrr,
Mrs. McKlnley awoke from her sleep at
nbout 5:30. She vnn fcoltng splendidly, she
said, nnd nt onco took up her crocheting,
which, os Is well known, is ono of her
favorlto diversions. Immediately on Mr.
Duchanan's arrival at tho Mllburn homo ho
hnd telephonic communication thorcwlth
cut otT, for thoro had been several calls, nnd
ho decided on this ns the wisest course to
pursue, lest Mrs. Mckinley, hearing tho
continued rlnclng of the telcphono boll,
might inquire what It meant.
While tho light of day co'ntlnucd Mrs.
McKlnley continued with her crocheting:
when It becamo dusk and tho president had
not arrived Bho began to feel anxious con
cerning him.
"I wonder why he docs not como," nsked
ono of her nieces. Thcro was no clock In
Mrs. McKlnley's room and when It was 7
o'clock she had no Idea It was so late, nnd
this Is when alio began to feel anxious
concerning her husband, for he was duo to
return to Mr. Mllburn's houso nbout C
o'clock.
At 7 o'clock Dr. Itlxoy arrived nt tho
Mllburn residence. Ho hnd been driven
hurriedly down Dolawnre avenue in nn
open carriage. As ho came up Mr, nuchannn
was out on the lawn conversing with a re
porter. "Do you know," said Mr. nuchannn, "I
had a sort of premonition? Since early
morning I had been extremely nervous nnd
feared that something might go wrong.
Our trip to tho Falls was uneventful, but
what nn awful ending to our day!"
111. Itlxi-y IlreiiU tin Ximv-i.
At 7;20 Dr. Itlxoy came out of tho house,
nc?ompanlcd by Colonel Wcbh Hayes, son
of former President Hayes, who is a friend
of President McKlnloy, Thoy entered n
earrlago nud returned to the exposition
hospital. After Dr. Klxcy had gone Di
rector General nuchannn said that, the
doctor had brokon tho news In a most gen
tle manner to Mrs, McKlnley. He said
she had stood It bravely, though considera
bly affected. If It were possiblo to bring
him to her shn wanted It done. Dr. nixey
assured her that tha president could bo
brought with safety from tho exposition
grounds and when ho left Mr. Mllburn's
It wns to complete all arrangements for
tho removal of tho president. A big force
of regular patrolmen wns assigned to the
Mllburn residence,
At 7:30 Secretary of Agriculture Wilson
and Miss Wilson called and wero admitted
to the Mllburn resldenca,
Tho Mllburn home Is on the west side
of Delawnre aveauo, the second houso north
of Ferry street. It U a three-story, dark
, green, brick structure of wldo dimensions.
It is about sixty feet from the street line,
the well-kept lawn sloping to tho side
walk. Tho president Is occupying one of a
suite of rooms on the oecond flpor of tho
houso, in tho northwest corner of thn build
Ins. The president is In tho one on th
socond floor, farthest removed from either
Dolawaro avenue or Ferry street.
Many notnble persons called at the house,
The first nf them camo long boforo the
president was brought to tho homo. These
i Included members of the diplomatic corps,
' Later, some time after the president had
been brought into tho house, Governor n.
n. Odell and his private secretary, James
Graham, who were in Lockport when they
heard the r jwe, called.
Criiht, 1100, by Chmrltt X. Uttf.
OMAHA PEOPLE BOW IN GRIEF
AniouEctmint of Attack on Fresidtnt Mc
Kinlty ii a Serert Shook.
BEE IS FIRST TO TELL OF THE TRAGEDY
Illinium In I'riicllnilly f impended
AVIilIi- nn Aiixlnim I'ulillo Clnninm
fue l.nlril Infornuillnn De
motion to I'rrnlilrnt,
No happening In tho last quarter century
has created a more profound sensation In
Omaha than tho nows of tho nttack on
President McKlnley.
It was a shock so severe as to extend to
all even tho children talked of It In sub-1 "P l random nro as follows:
ducd tone3 am', buemcd to feel tho pnll Senator J. H. Millard Tho report has
that drooped about tho town and country. Pained "o greatly. Mr, McKlnley is cur
Men of affairs were incredulous ot first. ) lnl"'.v tho ln8 ma" whom 1 would' have
"II. cannot bo so," they exclaimed. A expected to have been shot. He Is a moat
great crowd gathered around Tho Dee of- -ovablo man, If there Is any way In which
flcn clamoring for confirmation. When told ' '"c'1 ur'"'! c"' he prevented I would b
that the story brought by tho wires wns! 11 tavar t adopting it. Tho secret serv
truo they clunc to tho bono that ronorts : 100 of 1110 Bvernment s""'l ho strong
had been exaggerated.
In stores, in shops, ln ofllcci, In homes,
In street cars everywhere, In fact noth
ing else was discussed. Kvcrybody was nt
fovcr heat ot anxiety. On nil sides there
wns a strenuous clamor for tho very latest
nows.
'Wild Clnninr for Inrnrimillmi.
Every telcphono In Tho lice establish
ment was kopt in constant operation from
a short whllo after 4 o'clock until early
this morning.
On tho rctnll thoroughfares, even busy
Slxtotnth street, salesmen and saleswomen
leu eusiomors unattended wuuo tney
pressed lorwnru to inquire ior ino very
latest developments.
On tho streets thcro wns wild nnxlety.
Tho brawny worklngman, In overalls nnd
soot-bcgrlmcd faco, vied with tho astute
man of affairs In seeking Information. It
wns a striking example of tho devotion of
tho mnsscs to tho chief exccutlvo of tho
notion a pretty trlbuto to McKlnloy, thn
man, ns well as to McKlnley, the president.
l'artlsnnshlp was bulled under an avalanche'
of tondor solicitude.
nuslness throughout tho city was prac
tically suspended. Men who under ordinary
circumstances nro calm as stoics rushed
hither and thlthor discussing tho news,
lire la I'lrxt -.villi .ir.
At exactly one minute after 4 o'clock
yesterday nftcrnoon, a scoro or more news
boys daaned out of tho alloy from The
Heo press room carrying an extra edition
announcing that President McKlnley had
',.,, ,w a mnmi.ni lntur thn hnv hirt
scattered to Fajnam street and other promt
nont thoroughfares.
This Is how Omaha received first news of
1L. I 1 ... ,.
UIH imiiunu. us.
Seven minutes later camo the World-1 "172 '
i- i.i. .L.U..J i.ii.inu i tno wholo world It was not surprising that
Still twenty minutes further along tho tho lmllet of on ,, m ,
Dally Nows reached tho streets with a , ,mBR,no ony ronBOn or cxcil8e n tn9 ,
hurriedly written ro"h; of anybody for McKlnloy's assassination.
A few minutes after the first extra had j havo known hlm lnco DOyho0(1 nnq our
been circulated on tho streets, The lleo acquaintance while wo lived together at
issued another, giving more comploto de- J. Canton was of tho most Intimate nnd clos
tails of tho calamity, which has spread i est character. I afterwards served with
consternation throughout tho country. This . him in congress and In tho last five years
was followed by still another edition with slnco h has become president I havo bom
further particulars. with him frequently. A more amlablo and
Bvery Bpq tyjyn, 4 ju-4 g ft'cjosyjoyublo ma I -4yu aycr known. n the
WILLIAM McKINLEY,
brought now recruits to tho crowds on, thn
otrcots nnd tho nowBboys found it almost
Impossible to supply tho demand for oxtras,
dozens of hands being simultaneously ex
tended. Thoro was something mournful In
tho shrill ery of tha newsboys: "Presi
dent McKlnloy Is shot!" and tho little fol
lows so inured to'hnrd llfo, and generally
presumed to bo of adamantine, texture, went
nbout their work seemingly' Imbued with
tho solemnity of tho occasion.
Nightfall brought no cessation of nnxlety,
niuiiKu it was announccu oy ino wi
that subsequent bulletins issued by thu
doctors Indicated hope of tho president's
rccovory. Tho more fact that President
McKlnley had been tho target for nn ns
snssln was enough to nrouso tho patriotic
spirit of all Omaha.
Oiiinliti Opinion f ir Crime.
Omaha citizens, regardless of pnrty adula
tion, dcploro tho tragedy which marred
tho president's visit to tho Pan-American
exposition. Somo of the expressions picked
enough nud Us members so numerous that
they would run down all members of anar
chist societies. 1 havo no sympathy with
anarchy nnd do not bellovo that thero Is
any placo In America for it. We cannot
surfer anything that hints at anarchy to
oxUt ln this country.
(fi I ii in 1 1 llennil Mcnmiri.
Kdward Hoscwater It Is an awful shock.
Thn republic' will survive, of course, and
tho government will ll,o on, but tho ex
tent of tho calamity can hardly be measured.
This is tho third timu within my memory
that a president has bcon assassinated and
i tl)ls Ig tno Broatcat 3il0ck of all beeauso It
; comes moro unexpectedly. Hlght now v;hon
tho country la nt tho height of a prosperous
rolgn, It Is Indoed surprising that any ono
should conceive tho Idea of removing thu
president.
Oiili'oni). n f I'nlirlilli'il MoriiNt.
General C. F. Manderaon What can nny
man say? Wo havo fallen under tho rule
of the tramp and thu anarchist. Thin Is tho
logical result of the constant attack upon
u!p Powcr thiU be, as a result of tho word
of a cortaln press and tho ravings of
domagogucs. Any man who Imagines that
ho has a Krlovanco thinks ho has a right
to attack tho president, congress nnd tho
supremo court. It Is simply dreadful and I
hopo that later reports will provo !ho first
ones false, Thero never was a man In
tho executive oftlco with greater kindness
of heart than William McKlnley, or ouo
who hnd n grentor deslro to benoflt tho
country and especially tho poonle of tho
country. In every relation of llfo ho wau a
model. Ho carried tho country throuch n
very iryuiK uiuu wun a ucgreo or WHilom
and forberanco that excited tho admira
tion and respect of tho wholo world. Lin
coln's death wan an Incident of wsr and
I ...1,11. m. hn.-lhl. .J.. ,u. .Y
CONDITION 0FTHE WEATHER
Forecast for Nebraska Showers and Much
folder Saturday; Sunday Fulr, with Uis
Ing Temperature; iVImls Jlucomliig North
erly. 'IVniiirnlnri ill Oniiiliii Wtrilii' I
Hour. Iliiv. Hour. DcK.
. n. in 71 I p. in...... Ml
II n. in 71 U p. in Sll
7 ii. in (Ill ;i p, in Ml
S ii, in 117 -I p. in Sll
!) II. ill IIS Ti p. in Ml
10 ii. ii 70 II i. Ill
11 M. in 71. 7 p. in SI
12 in 7.". h p. iii s:i
II p. Ill Ml
domestic relation ho was a model, exorcis
ing a caro for an Invalid wife most ex
ceptional in Its delicacy and caro'-takkig.
The loss to tho country nnd to tb- world nt
largo is be) ond mcaBuro and expression.
Far bettor had government by Injunction or
oven government by strong military power
than government by assassination resulting
from tho teaching of the socialists nnd tho
anarchists. Hut why talk of this; language
will not oxprots the feelings,
llllMV III till' Itl'llllllliU.
Mayor Frank K. Moores This Is one nf
the saddest hlows which ever befell the re
public. . President McKlnley's life has been
similar to thnt of President Lincoln. Ho
brought tho nation safely through (inn of
tho greatest crises ln history nnd Is now
shot down at a tlmo when pcaco nnd happi
ness havo crowned his efforts, No man over
fought more heroknlly for his country than
Major McKlnloy. His llfo haB been glvon
nlmoflts entirely to tho advancement of tho
republic. Whllo tho president Is lying at
tho point of death it Is comforting to think
that such a capnblo man was elected to the
vice presidency. Americans ndmlro nnd re
spect Mr. Hoosevelt. They havo complete
confldenco In hlm. It Is hard to hellovo
that thero Is a man In Amerlcn who would
caro to end tho llfo ot such a noble mnn ns
President McKlnley. Ho Is above reproach,
tho Idol of tho American people.
lie; 0111I i:eiiNi' nf lleanuii.
Genera! John C. Cowln I am nt n loss
to understand what excuso any man could
havo for making an attempt upon tho llfo
of President McKlnloy. It la Impossible
to conceive of n mnn nt moro spotless char
acter. Such n man rannot have personal
enemies. The shooting must havo been tin!
work of n person or persons who had raro
fully laid plans to kill tho prcsldont.
Whether the work of a snno or nn Insano
mnn it certainly must have been premedi
tated. Tho death of President McKlnley
would rob tho United States of ono of the
noblest men who over lived. Ho Is as
nearly perfect as it Is possiblo for a man
to bo.
Iloed of n Wlnkr-il Ilrnrt.
Judge lien 8. nakcr Mr. McKlnley will
go down In hiatory as tho greatest and best
mnn who ever occupied the presidential
chnlr. Hlo career is different from that of
Lincoln, but none tho less great nnd none
tho Icsb Important to our nation. His
would-bo assassin cannot omnnnto from
any clars or faction In our nation. Tho
deed must como from n wicked heart and
a crazed brain, moro or loss stimulated
by tho agitators. It Is n shocking thing
nnd means much to tho nation, Tho only
consolation Is that wo will havo n safe
man at tho head of thn government In
case of tho death of President McKlnley.
The country will havo tho utmost ronfl
denco ln the ability of Theodore Itoo3rvelt
to tako ur thn reins nf irnvnrnmpnf n 1,1 il.n
business Interests will not bo disturbed
lCoatlnued oa Third rcg?.l
Oablntt Offioluls Hurry to Buffalo for
Special Oonnoil.
WASHINGTON RECEIVES NEWS WITH AWE
Fr7rful Antioipatiti that Freiideit May
Survive,
MPORTANT CHANGES IF DEATH RESULTS
I'ulillo AfTnlrn Would l'rnliulil- II r
ilillri nn lOnuTuriicy Ki'nhIiiii of llir
Sritntu Nnrnrry'd ,S(rlilr
Ulvo .MiU'll Hope.
WASHINGTON, Sept. ft. Steps nro being
taken to prnvldo for the futuro of tho execu
tive branch of thn government. It Is renl
Ired Hint oven under most fnvornhlo con
ditions the president's Injuries arc of such
11 charntecr ns to mako it almost certain
that ho e.im, ot undertake for n long tlmo
to discharge toe duties' ot chief executlvo
even In tho most formal way,
Kery member of the cabinet able to
travel Is ixpected to speed at oueo to Hut
falo and thero a cabinet council will bo
held to deeldo upon tho emirso to ho fol
lowed by tho exccutlvo branch.
Vice President Iloosovelt Is sn.ld to bo
In Vorw.vit, this being the Information fur
nished by his ridatlves here, nnd nf course
will bold hluiielf In readiness to do what
ever Is uecrssnry nnd to meet tho obliga
tions lirposed upon thn vleo president by
tho constitution of tho United States. These
nro contained hi pnmgraph 0, section 1,
artlclo II, In tho following words!
, ('(ilialKutliiliill ('Inline.
6. In rase of tho removal of the president
from olllee, ot of his death, resignation, or
Inability to dlsehnrgo tho powers and duties
of tho said otllce, the unmo shall devohe
on tho vleo president, etc.
Under tho terms of this article as soon
as Mr. Iloosovelt Is assured by proper au
thority, probably In this case by tho senior
member of tno cabinet, Secretary Hay, who
will doubtless be In Duffaln by tomorrow
evening, ho will undortnko nt onco In a,
provisional way to dlschargo such duties
as rrmy devolve upon him.
Much will depend upon the character of
the president's Injuries ns to tho extont to
which Mr. Iloosovelt will dlschargo tho
presidential duties. If ho undertakes them
at nil, nnd lt is nlmost certnln that In tho
nbsonco of great emergency In public, nf
fnlrs, oven If callod to assume theso ob
ligations, tho vleo president will confine
himself ln the exercise of his powers to
tho dlrchnrgo of thn most routine nnd
Indlspensablo functions.
Iti-liindiiil to Think nf It.
For tho prrsent the thought nf a fatal
termination of the president's condition Is
referred to with nwo-llkn apprehension, and
thero is n hopeful, oven prayerful antici
pation that thero may bo no need for meet
ing those grave emergencies which would
follow n fatal tcrmlnuntlon of the traglo
event. Should the worst como, however, It Is
realized that Important changes In the
public affairs ot tho country would bo
brought nbout.
In case of tho president's death nn extra
session of both houses must be called under
tho law.
All this has been thought of hero only
In tho vaguest manner nnd tho opinion is
nlmobt universal hero, based on tho presi
dent's oxcellont physical condition nnd tho
tremendous strides that havo been mndo
since Gnrlleld's tlmo in surgery, tli.it thoro
will he no occasion to resort to tho con
stitutional provisions mndo to moot tho
demise of a president In ofllco.
WASHINGTON DOUBTS AT FIRST
Gloom No Hlm Over City M'lirn ovrn
of MniolliiR In D.lliillrly
Cllllti I'lll I'll.
WASHINGTON, Sept. C Tho news of the
shooting of President McKlnloy, which
reached Washington first through tho me
dium of tho Associated Press Intc this
afternoon, caused n tremendous sensation.
So frequont havo been the rumors of this
sort, often put nlloat In rocent years for 1
stock Jobbing purposes, that tho general
disposition at drat was to withhold full
acceptance o' tho story, hut when It wna
confirmed a feeling of deep gloom nud pro
found sorrow sprend over tho city, for
Mr. McKlnley's delightful personality had
endeared hlm to tho citizens of Washington,
apart from the olllclal class, In n degroo
that rarely has boon oqualcd. It was somo
time boforo tho full forco of tho blow wns
appreciated; tho peoplo were stunned nnd
thoy could nut recpond nt onco nnd fully
comprehend tho extent of tho great disaster
that had fallen upon tho country and them-
I Ufilvrfl
At tin llnllrlln IlonrilN.
Then tho nowspnpers hognn to nppcnr, the
cnrrlers rushed through the streets nnd
crowds nf people hogan to gather from all
parts of the city nround tho nowspapcr bul
letin boards.
Tho telephone system of the city was
simply patalyzed for a tlmo nnd so many
were crowding Into tho uowspnper otllccs
and around the odlclnls who might bo sup
posed to hnvo somo knowledge of the do
tails of the shooting that tho operators
woro overwhelmed.
A roportor (or thn Associated Press enr
rled to the White Houso tho first hulletln
announcing tho shooting of the president.
Tho executive mansion wns reached about
4:Sri p, in. and at that tlmo all Its fow
Inmates wero In total Ignorance of tho
tragody In which their chief had Just played
so serious n nnrt. A pollcoman paced up
and down under tho portico as usual, but
his serene countennnco Indicated that lis
wai totally Ignorant of tbo affair. InaJdo
thoro wero few to rocnlvo thu nows.th
most prominent personage there bolng a
telegraph operator, Assistant Secretary
Pruden, who has beon In charge of the
Whlto House, having left his oitlce for the
I day. as had his subordinates. ,
Tho tolograph operator, the watchmen,
tho policemen and the faithful colored serv
ant, "Uncle Jerry " wero tho only per
I sens ahout the mansion.
J They. ma!r4 wlCij sreat.8ajlstactloa.Jj.- ,