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THE MORNING NEWS.
J. H. ESTILL. President.
Eiabllshed 1800. - - Incorporated 1888.
extra.
FROM EVERY SOURCE
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IYHPATHV OF THE NATION GOES
OUT TO PRESIDENT.
GREAT MEN SPEECHLESS.
CHI'RCH AND STATE UNITE IN AD
MIRATION AND LOVE.
Alter the First Shook Powerful
Statesmen and Financial Kings
Give Vent to Tender Expressions.
President McKinley Worshiped
by All—William C. Whitney Says
the Act Wns That of a Madman.
*‘No Sane Person Would Shoot a
Man Like President McKinley.
Cardinal Gibbons Gives Praise to
God That Life of the President
Ilea Dsen Spared.
New York. Sept. 7.—Regarding the at
tack upon President McKinley, ex-Sec
retary of the Navy William C. Whit
ney, in an interview, said:
"It was the act of a madman. The
man may say he is an anarchist, but
no sane person would shoot a man like
President McKinley. It is an awful
thing—awful. It is hard to realize that
such a thing could happen in this coun
try. All the civilized nations of the
world will look upon this act of a mad
man with horror. It is horrible even
to think of. It is a calamity that is
world-wide.
"Mr. McKinley is a great and able
man. He has shown this in the way
he has kept his party together. He has
always been a leader, and an excellent
one. A man who twice had been elect
ed President of a nation like ours, and
especially in such a period as this, is
a man who stands out among the great
men of the world.
"Sad as is the occurrence, I do not
think the attempt on the President's
life will have any effect on the indus
tries of the country. The business af
fairs of the nation are now in such
shape that no shock could affect them.
Securities, I am positive, will remain
steady. Things are different from
what they were when President Gar
field was shot down by an assassin,
and the scenes and troubles in the busi
ness world which followed that trag
edy are not probable of repetition.”
TENDER WrDS~OF TRUTH.
Senator De|iew Spruit* Feelingly of
Wounded Chief Mniditrale.
New York, Sept. 7.—Senator C. M.
Depew, when seen at his summer home
at Peekskill, N. Y„ expressed profound
regret because of the attempted assas
sination of President McKinley. He
said, among other things:
“I distinctly recall the horrors con
nected with Lincoln’s assassination.
This was the culmination in an idle
brain of the passions of the Civil War.
Garfield’s assassination was the out
come on the same sort of mind of one
of the fiercest factional fights in our
party history. The situation of the at
tempt on McKinley’s life differs en
tirely from the Lincoln or Garfield as
sassination.
"McKinley was the most universally
popular of all of our Presidents.”
Senator Depew then dwelt at length
upon the prosperity connected with
President McKinley's administration,
his successful conduct Of the Spanish-
American war. and the beautiful do
mestic life of the President as reasons
why McKinley had secured such a
strong hold on the hearts of the people.
THE DEEPESTSORROW.
“This Aniln I* tlie Hellish Spawn
of Anarch} .”
Baltimore, Sept. 7.-*—Cardinal Gibbons
gave evidence of.the utmost solicitude
for the Chief Executive, and when he
read the bulletin announcing the opin
ion of the attending physicians that
the wounds of President McKinley
were not necessarily fatal, he exclaim
ed:
"Thanks be to God!”
In reply to inquiries Senator Mc-
Comas telephoned from his home at
Springfield the following:
“By his excellent living. President
McKinley has become the beloved of
the nation. By his dying, if this be
come imminent, like Lincoln, he will
belong to the age.
"This assassin is the hellish spawn Of
anarchy.”
Gov. John Walter Smith was much
moved by the news of the attempted
assassination, and said if the Presi
dent was in a precarious condition to
morrow he woulc\ issue a proclamation
calling upon the people of the state to
assemble In the various houses of wor
ship to offer prayers for his recovery.
HIS VOICE UPRAISED.
Cardinal Mnrtlnelll Prays for Speedy
Recovery of President.
Philadelphia, Sept. 7.—Cardinal Mar
tlnelii, who is staying at Villanova
College, near here, was deeply moved
when he was informed of the attempt
ed assassination of the President.
Later he sent the following telegram
to Secretary Cortelyou:
“Deploring the horrible crime, I pray
the God of all nations, and the Ruler
of all rulers, to restore speedily Presi
dent McKinley's health.
(Signed.) “Martinelli.”
SPEECHLESS WITH"SORROW.
Fs-Poatninnler General Wnnamnk
tr When News Readied Him.
New York, Sept. 7.— Ex-Postmaster
General Wanamaker at Cape May, told
at first that the President had been
murdered;
“I anj speechless with sorrow that
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another American President has been
assassinated. I cannot think of any
other event that would plunge the na
tion in such grief or touch the liberty
loving world so profoundly with regret
as this sacrifice of our President."
NEVER W/ANTTDGUARDS.
Pl-esldent Knew No Fear and W
Democratic in Washington.
Washington, Sept. 7.—President Mc-
Kinley was averse to a bodyguard or
to restrictions on his movements and
was exceedingly informal and demo
cratic while in this city. On many
pleasant mornings he indulged in a
half hour's stroll, entirely alone,
through the southern portion of the
: grounds surrounding the White House.
Very often he left the gate at the
western side of the grounds and was
joined by Controller of the Currency
Charles Dawes, also an early riser, and
together these two men would make the
circuit of the ellipse south of the White
House grounds. Upon those occasions
he was never accompanied by a body
guard or a secret service man. It is
said Mr. McKinley was often warned
that the strolls alone were dangerous,
the idea of which he ridiculed.
Frequently Mr. McKinley drove alone
about the city and its suburbs. Often,
the President himself handled the reins,
but at no time was there ever a secret
service man in attendance.
A few days ago a Washington Post
reporter, while at Buffalo, talked with
Capt. Vallely, of the exposition force,
on the precautions he would take to
insure the President's safety. Capt.
Vallely said he had the picked men of
the country under him and that all the
time the President was in the exposi
tion grounds he would be surrounded
by alert detectives who would form a
constant bodyguard, and ridiculed the
possibility of danger.
HIS LOVELY CHARACTER.
Ex-Congressman Toxvnc Appreciates
• lie True Worth of Chief Exeentlve.
New York, Sept. 7.—Ex-Congressman
C. A. Towne, in an interview upon the
attack upon President McKinley, said:
"I am shocked by the news of the at
tempt upon the President's life. and.
with all Americans, feel great grief. I
knew Mr. McKinley intimately and ap
preciate his lovely character.
"The event comes as a greet sorrow
to the nation. I should regret exceed
ingly to hear of the death of Mr. Mc-
Kinley, from the fact that I do not feel
the country would be as safe under Col.
Roosevelt as under the President.”
ASSASSIN ONCE BEATEN.
Wes Uttering Anarelilntlc Senti
ments in Detroit Then.
Tacoma, Wash., Sept. 7.—R. C. Hunt,
employed by the Northern Pacific as a
special agent, with headquarters in Ta
coma, knows the would-be assassin of
President McKinley quite well. As
soon as he heard the news, and the
Hunt said:
name of the man under arrest, Mr.
“I know Fred Nieman, and if I am
not mistaken, he now carries some
scars inflicted by me. Nieman former
ly lived in Detroit, but his home is now
in Toledo. Five or six years ago, when
in Detroit, Nieman, who was a pro
nounced anarchist, gathered a crowd
in the union depot by flourishing a re
volver and uttering pronounced an
archistic sentiments. I told him he
must stop that kind of business and
started to lead him away. He resist
ed me and I pounded him good over the
head. I think he has some Of the scars
yet.”
HE IS NO ANARCHIST.
So Declare* Herr John Mont, Indig
nantly* of AnMnnnin.
New York, Sept. 7.—Herr John MOst,
the anarchist, was indignant when in
formed that the man who shot Presi
dent McKinley was an anarchist.
“I do not believe that he* is an an
archist.” said Most.
"Every man who shoots a president
or a king is not an anarchist. Guiteau,
who shot President Garfield, was not
an anarchist. He was a disappointed
offleeseeker. Anyway, we know noth
ing of that fellow. Come from Poland,
does he? I am sure he is no anarch
ist. There are no anarchists in Po
land. Poland is a Catholic country."
ASTRO LOGERPREDICTED.
Said President Would Be Shot or
Stab lied.
New York, Sept. 7.— Gustave Meyer,
who says he is an astrologer, living in
Hoboken, N. J., claims to have sent the
following telegram to President Mc-
Kinley when the latter was in San
Francisco:
“Your wife will live another year—
until about next February or, March
hut be careful of yourself. You will be
shot or stabbed during the month of
June, or else in September.”
SuDer's Profound Sympathy.
New York, Sept. 7.— Congressman
William Sulzer said that he had no
words suitable to express his sorrow
at the attempt to assassinate President
McKinley. He deeply deplored the edn
ditlon which could prompt such an
art He also expressed his most pro
found sympathy for Mrs. McKinley.
They Deny Itolnl Innahlp.
Toledo, 0., Sept. 7.— Members of the
two Czolgosz families residing here
deny all knowledge of Leon Czolgos*.
SIGNEDTHIS MORNING.
Peace PriMcol Between Chinn and
the Powers.
Pekin, Sept. 7.-The settlement pro
tocol between China and ths Powers
was signed this morning.
SAVANNAH. GA.. SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER 7, 1901.
BULLETINS.
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Resting Quietly at 4:30.
Buffalo, Sept. 7:-At4:3oa. m. the President
was still resting easily. The rise in his temper
ature is not a favorable sign.
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Has Passed Good Night. *
Buffalo, Sept. 7.—The President’ physicians issued
the following bulletin hailed with relief all over the
anxious country, at 6:00 a. m:
“The President has passed a good
nignt; temperature 1 02; pulse 110; res
piration 24.
“F. IT. Rixey,
“Roswell Parke,
“George B. Cortelyou.”
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NO HATERIAL CHANGE.
Buffalo, Sept. 7.==At 7:30 o’clock there
was no material change in the condition
of the President. He had rested easily
and pulse and temperature continued
about the same.
ANXIOUS AT CAPITAL.
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Washington, Sept. 7: At 7a. m. the capital wears an air of
anxious and excited expectancy. Crowds of people occupy
every street corner; the bulletin boards of the papers are closely
scanned and the murderous assault upon the life of the presi
dent, with the chances for his recovery, are the only topics of
discussion.
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THEODORE ROOSEVELT,
Vice President, Who la Now DiarharxinK the Functions of the Chief
Magistracy.
EXTRA.
SKETCH OF HIS CAREER.
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Short Resume of the Principal
Exeats of a llasy Life.
William McKinley. twenty-fifth
President of the United States, was
elected last November to fill the twen
ty-ninth quadrennial term of that of
fice. The McKinleys are of Scotch-
Irish descent, and came to America
about one hundred and fifty years ago.
William McKinley, the father of the
President, married, in 1829, Nancy
Campbell Allison, who was of English
and Scotch-German descent. The Pres
ident is the seventh of their nine chil
dren.
Mrs. McKinley saw her son
President, and died on Dec. 12,
1897, at the age of 88. Their son.
who was born at Niles, Ohio, on Jan.
29, 1843, began his education in the pub
lic schools of his native place, but
when he was nine years old the fam
ily moved to Poland. Mahoning coun
ty, Ohio, where his education was con
tinued in the Union Seminary. He en
tered Allegheny College, Meadville,
Penn., in li>6o, but his health soon
broke down from overstudy, and he
was compelled to leave college. On his
re, ry he became a clerk in the Po
lan> ostoftice, where he remained un
til li.c war broke out.
On June 11, 1861, McKinley enlisted
as a private in Company E of the
Twenty-third Ohio Volunteer Infan
try. Among the officers of this regi
ment were Gens. W. S. Rosecrans,
Rutherford B. Hayes, who became
President in 1877; E. P. Seammon,
James M. Comley and Col. Stanley
Matthews. McKinley served on the staff
of Gens. R. B. Hayes, George Crook
and Winfield S. Hancock. Of his mil
itary career it may be said that both
as a private and as an officer, both In
the Commissary Department and on
the fighting line, he was courageous,
clear-headed and calm. For services
rendered In the winter camp of Fay
etteville he received his first promo
tion, booming a commissary sergeant
on April 15, 1862. After the summer's
campaign in Virginia McKlnley’R reg
iment took part on Sept. 14 and 17 In
the battles of South Mountain and An
tietam. and it was for his extraordi
nary services as commissary sergeant
during the latter battle that he was
promoted to he second lieutenant. Not
long after this the regimental colonel,
R. B. Hayes, entered in his diary:
"Our new second lieutenant, McKinley,
returned to-day—an exceedingly bright,
Intelligent' and gentlemanly young of
ficer. He promises to be one of the
best.” At a little later date he added:
“He has kept the promise in every
stiftsc of .Uia Ji'cutl." Ry 7. 1863. he
beeame ft first lieutenant, and on July
25 of the following year, when he was
only 21, he was made captain for gal
lantry and faithfulness in the battle of
Kernstown (near Winchester). A little
later, at Berryville, his horse was shot
under him, and op March, 14, 1865, he
received his commission as major by
brevet "for gallant and meritorious
services at the battles of Opequan, Ce
dar Creek and Fisher’s Hill.”
Returning home, he studied law with
Judge Charles E. Glidden, of Canton,
and at the Albany Law School. He
was admitted to the bar in March,
1867, and settled in Canton, which has
since been his home. He soon attract
ed attention as a lawyer of ability, and,
although Stark county was Democratic,
he was elected prosecuting attorney in
1869, but he was defeated for the same
office two years later. From this time
forward Maj. McKinley gave much at
tention to politics. In 1876 he was elect
ed to Congress. McKinley was
returned to Congress in 1878, as he
was also in 1880, 1882, 1884, 1886 and 1888.
He was unseated in 1884, and was fin
ally defeated in 1890, when his district
was gerrymandered again. In 1888 he
showed great ability in opposing the
Mills bill, representing approximately
President Cleveland’s policy of "tariff
for revenue only.” When the Republi
cans assumed control in 1889 he was
appointed chairman of the Ways and
Means Committee, and presently gave
the nation the tariff measure that bore
his name.
Ever since he cast hie first vote for
Lincoln in 1864 McKinley has been a
Republican. In 1884 he was a delegate
at-large from Ohio to the National
Convention, and helped to nominate
James G. Blaine. At the National Con
vention he represented the state in the
same manner, and supported John
Sherman. At that convention, nfter the
first day’s balloting, the Indications
were that McKinley himself might be
nominated. Then his strength of pur
pose and hlr, high ideas of loyalty and
honor showed themselves, for in an
earnest and stirring speech he demand
ed that no votes he cast for him. In
1891 he was elected Governor of Ohio
by a majority of about 21,000 over ex-
Gov. James E. Campbell, The Demo
cratic candidate. The issue then at
stake was chiefly the tariff, but Mc-
Kinley also placed himself in opposi
tion to the free coinage of silver. In
1892 he was again a delegate-at-large
to the National Convention £ft Minne
apolis, and was made permanent
chairman. Although his name was not
brought bpfore the convention, yet he
received 182 votes. He himself was a
strong supporter of President Harri
son.
In 1893 Maj. McKinley was re-elect
ed Governor of Ohio by a majority of
80,995. At the expiration of his term
he returned to Canton. He had been
a political speaker and leader in Con
gress. Hence there was little surprise
when he wns nominated on the first
ballot at the Republican National Con
vention at St. Louis in 1896. Though
the tariff question was at stake in that
campaign, yet the free coinage of sil
ver was the all Important question,
and on the issue of sound money he
was elected over William J. Bryan,
the Populist and Democratic candi
date.
Maj. McKinley was unanimously
nominated for a second term as Pres
ident by the Republican National Con
vention in Philadelphia In the summer
of 1900. and In November was elected
over W. J. Bryan. During President
McKinley's incumbency of the White
House the war with Spain was fought
to a successful issue, Cuba was freed
from the yoke of Spain, and the Phil
ippines. Porto Rico and Guam were
acquired by the United States.
Maj. McKinley was married on Jan.
25, 1871, to Miss Ida Saxton, of Can
ton: daughter of James A. and Cath
erine Dewalt Saxton. Two daughters
were born to them, one in 1871 and one
in 1873, but both died In early child
hood. Mr*. McKinley Is a woman of
exceptional charm and nobility of
character. The President Is a mem
ber of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
DAILY, I* A YEAR.
5 CENTS A COPY.
WEEKLY 2-TIMES-A-WEEK, *1 A YEAR
WON’T CAUSE PANIC'.
THE FINANCES OF THE COUNTRY IN
TOO SOLID CONDITION.
THE BANKS ARE READY.
MAGNATES OF FINANCE DISCUSSED
THE SITUATION.
There I* No Reuton lor the Monettry
Interest* of the Country to be Dls
tnr bed—The Hank* Are Strong anti
In a Position to Meet the Enter*
aetiey That Ha* Arisen—Acting
Chairman of the New York Clear
ing House Association Give* Oat
a Statement—The Business of the
Country Is on a Substnntlan Basts
and Any I neuslnes* That Will be
Caused Will be but Temporary.
New York, Sept. 7.—Though the news
on the attempt of the life of the Presi
dent did not reach the financial dis
trict until after the stock market had
ciqsed and most of the important bank
ers had left for the day, a number of
Important conferences by various finan
cial Interests were called.
The most public of these was a meet
ing of bank officers at the Buckingham
Hotel. This conference was well at
tended, and the situation was thorough
ly discussed. At the conclusion of the
meeting. J. Edward Simmons, acting
chairman of the Clearing House Com
mittee, In the absence of Chairman
Frederick D. Tappan, made the follow
ing statement:
“After a somewhat prolonged period
of liquidation the financial situation is
one that should excite no alarm. The
banks are strong and are in a position
to meet the emergency that has arisen.
A majprity of the Clearing House Com
mittee is in town and a consultation
haß taken place. The business of the
country is on a substantial basis, and
the clearing house banks are amply
able to cope with the situation and
they will stand together in this
emergency as they have done in the*'
past.”
CALAMITY TO NATION.
President Schwab so Considers the
Dastardly Crime.
New York, Sept. 7.—President C. M.
Schwab, of the United States Steel
Corporation, in discussing the attack
on the President and after expressing
his horror, said:
"Should the President die it would
certainly have a depressing effect upon
business and industry. The effect
would be but temporary, however, fop
business is in such shape now and
business men are in such a position that
even the death of the President could
only cause temporary calamity.
"But the crime itself is a calamity
to the country.”
PROTECT SOLVENT FIRMS.
Ilnttkers Will Do So lit Event of
Panic.
New York, Sept. 7.—After the meet
ing of the bankers held at the Hotel
Buckingham last night it was stated
that it had been decided to Isstlt clear
ing house certificates as was done to
the extent of 140,000,000 in the panic
of 1893, If there is any pressure for
money and that no solvent firm will
be allowed to suffer.
SORROW IN*SAVANNAH.
Attack on President McKinley Ex
cited the Sympathy of the People.
Savannah was moved with sorrow
and sympathy when the news of the
shooting of President McKinley be
came known. The bulletins at the
Cotton Exchange were the first -infor
mation on the Bay, although the Asso
ciated Press had already sent out the
news over Its wires. The board was
(mediately surrounded by the members
of the Exchange, and in an incredibly
short time the news had spread over
the city and crowds began to gather
at the newspaper offices.
The source of the Information was
known to but few and the lack of cor
roborative details made many people
believe that it was a groundless ru
mor. Men quickly gathered In little
groups on the street corners and dis
cussed it and every passing acquain
tnace was halted and told of the news
and asked for further information.
Within a very few minutes after the
bulletin Vas received at the Cotton
Exchange the telephones of the Morn
ing News became busy and call after
call, almost without intermission, was
made by people anxious to know if the
report were true and the particulars
of the assault. The reports, as fast aa
they could be had, were displayed by
the Morning News, and were read by
constantly growing crowds.
Wherever the matter was discussed
only the greatest sympathy for the
President was expressed, and the hope
that the wounds would not prove
fatal. For the assassin no punishment
allowed by law was deemed too severe,
and the plea was that such an exam
ple be made of him as to quell In oth
ers the anarchistic spirit that prompt
ed the deed.
President McKinley Is known to
many Savannahians who met him here
when he visited Savannah several
years ago as a member of the River
and Harbor Commission, and again
on his later visit to inspect the Seventh
Army Corps.
Gary Almost Prostrated.
Baltimore, Sept. 7.—Mr. J. A. Gary,
formerly Postmaster General, wan
shocked beyond measuse by the news.
“I am almost prostrated," said Mr.
Gary, "and 1 cannot find worda to ax
press my feelings.*