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THE CAUCASIAN t7 - Vol.. X' RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 1901 NO l flu m II IE? I JOE nWm Ifill Inflicted by the Sowardly Assassin at the Pan American Exposition. It. iled of Malt, 1 i f.ir M. J. :tltotlwial th far l'rri tn.t -f tfc Quay of lVany)vanla, :. n l I ' t'nltrd Mat." I. Morton of New York. and 3i ! Jude Haud had -J.i-d i. in- fur W. 11. Alll-on of Iowa, htr tf the ln iW-tU. atI Mr. Duriug the canidn of It -ve It, nxidnff cUt In r-r- mweter, McKinley w a in line w ith j tary lUtot, mM In thai at his irty on the rornwy o,uethu, Hrt watered, tJl finally a- dtrp and there uoo doubt a to hU aud trr. w hlle. If tu -trl dtiou. A the result of the out-! him nrfAtiOtttirws 1h held firmly W. tewt, McKinley ua elted, net-tiring the Uj-l of hU ct with hi rich! 271 electoral vote to 17C for Hniu 'hand: McKinley' pojmlar vote "I ahall take the mth at In 7,11)7,301, while1 Bryan 11M ... atvuMar with jour ru.'-t, and -32, 123 ou the Ivmorraltc tl kst in IhU hoar of deep ami trcrlM- and 210,057 on tlj iVpuli-i ti ket. national U-renVrtuetit 1 ih to Mate At th National Reibllcan tVm- that It lial! l my aim tuonifleur ..i vent Ion held at Philadelphia in June, lyui, McKinley wa- uuanl. rnou-ly renucuirated on the first rallot by the J21 dt legate, i I wi ng two from Hawaii. WHOLE NATION IN MOURNING. The End Comes Peaceafully to the Distin guished Sufferer Saturday at 2:15 a. m. Pathelic Scenes at the Bedside Mrs- IMinley with the Preoi dent in his Dying Moments He tries to Comfort her. Iiullnlo, Sept. 14. Willi am McKlnley, President of tlie United Mates, died ut 11:15 tills morn ing, or wounds inflicted by the anarch ist t'ol-os. at the I'an.Aiiierlcmi Exposition, September th. r.utl ilo, Kept. 1 t. 2:30 a. m. At 12: 15 o'clock this morning the I'n vi.l. iit breathed his lust. Words of consolation to his wife were the lt that passed his liis, and then came a gentle good-bye, said to the American ja-oplo whom he loved ho well and of whoe manhood he was -i line a type. Only three times from the time he received his death wound did he H ak el him who had no wantonly struck him down, and it was character-i-tii of the President' gentle, magnanimous character that in each of tli.se instances his words were those of pity for what he, in his broad liarity, r gardeel as the delusions of a misguided man. At the actual moment of dying the President had long been, to all intents and purKse, lieyond the world forever. For hours he had been unconscious. His living lKcame purely automatic functions, gradually Secretaries Root, Hitchcock and J walls of the stomach near Its lower Wilson, Senator Hanna and Mrs. , border. Both holes were found to jmv wiiiiams. be perfectly closed by the stitches, The last news from the house said but the tsue around each hole had Mrs. McKinley was at her husband's uw,me gangrenous. Alter passing Ijedside, and that the rest of the tnrougn the stomach the bullet pass- fa mil v: personal as well as offipial. Into the back walls of the ab- w ho were in the house were gather- domen hitting and tearing the up- ed about the open door of the room, Vx end of the kidney. This por- where the President was breathing his last. As the report of his dying condi tion spread, the hush that already was upon the hundreds of people in the street seemed even to become deeper. Scarce a word was spoken. It was like the solemn stillness of a church so far as those nearest the house were concerned. The only sound was the swift clicking of the telegraph instruments as the news was rushed away. The only thing that jarred in all the scene was the glare of the expo sition firewTorks, something like a mile and a half away. The dull re port of exploding bombs could be heard, and the colored lights played tion of the bullet track was also gangrenous, the gangrene involving the pancreas. The bullet has not s yet been found. There was no sign of peritonitis or disease of other or gans. The heart walls were very thin. There was no evidence of any attempt at repair on the part of na ture, and death resulted from the gangrene, which affected the stomach around the bullet wounds as well as the tissues around the further course of the bullet. Death was unavoid able by any surgical or medical treatment, and was the direct result of the bullet wound. Harvey D. Gay lord, M. D., Her man G. Matzinger, M. D., P. M. Ilixey, M. D., Matthew D. Mann, M. D.., Herman Mynter. M. IX, directly upon one of the windows of ltoswell Park, M. D., Eugene Was- the room in whicn the President lay din, M. D, Charles D. Stockton, M. IX, Edward G. Janeway, M. I)., W. I). Johnson, M. D., W. P. Kendall, Surgeon, U. S. A., Charles Cary, M. D., Edward L. Munson, Assistant Surgeon, U. S. A., Ilermanus L. Bear, M. D. H IS PRESIDENT M'KINLEY. growing weaker and weaker until at last they ceased altogether. The'dyin physicians had long ceased plying him with drugs and restoratives. It was but useless work, for from the moment that his final collajse develop ed in all its periousnos they knew in their hearts he was beyond their aid. Yet, with all their energy and skill they worked on and on until the last. It was too clearly only a case of whether the dying man's last moments should or should not be free from what only made them more painful without hope of any benefit. I Between half past ten and eleven o'clock the repeated assurance of the express mau who came from the house of the dead seemed to convince those who were not newspaper men that there was no use in staying any longer; that the President could not possibly live until morning. At half past eleven thTe were not half as many about the corner as there had Wen an hour before. At about the same time the crowds waiting in IVlaware avenue and the other closed streets ceased pressing on the police lines. They realized that it was over, and went home with their sorrow. The one or two who stayed left when Judge Day came from the lfu.se half an hour before midnight and said that Mrs. McKinly had been told that her husband had but a few minutes more to live. Judge Day added that the physicians, ti nee the danger from peritonitis and blood Iisoning had disappeared, were obliged to look elsewheie for an explana tion of his sinking. They found that his heart was muscularly weak, and the weakness, in the light of what they had learned from thofe who has studied the President's physique, was from the use of tobacco. The exposition Brief Sketch of McKinley. William McKinley was born at Niles, Trumbull county, Ohio, Janu ary 29, 1843, He i3 of Scotch-Irish descent, and his great-grandfather, William McKinley, a native and resident of Pennsylvania, was, an enlisted soldier in the C ontinental army from 1776 to 1778. The Mc Kinley family removed to Ohio in 1814, and has ever since been identi- : fled with the interests of that State. Young McKinley, who was named after his father, was educated in the public schools, and later entered Allegheny College, at Meadville, Pa. Scarcely was he matriculated when the civil war broke out. As a strip ling of 19 he entered as a private in the Twenty-third Ohio RtgimeLt, commanded by Col. W. S. Kose- crans. Stanley Matthews was the Lieutenant Colonel, and Rutherford B. Hayes the Major. The regiment was in almost all of the battles in Northern Virginia and Maryland, serving under McClellan at Antie- tam and under Sheridan and Crook in the valley. It was one of the great fighting regiments of the war, and by merit and bravery McKinley rose to the rank of Major. From the War to the Bar, ment evidently had not heard of the President's critical condition. At all events they started up their py- After a gallant record, for which rotechnics at the usual hour. Then he was commended in the orders, the half whispered comments of the McKinley was mustered out with groups within the ropes were words his regiment July 26, 186o, alter of indignation at the heedlessness of more than lour years' continuous somebody. service. He then began the study At 9:20 Mrs. Hanna and Mr. Dan ot law m a Pnvate omce and Wlth Hanna came hurriedly up in an one year at tne AlDany aw school automobile and entered. Then came and was admitted to the bar in 1867 Attorney General Knox, who had He sme& at Canton, which has v.onth, nt inC:ia ikournro iha since been his home, and entered message from Secretarv Cortelvou uPn tn practice of his profession came out the message that the end Although the county was Demo- was at, hand. Secretarv Cortelvou'a craiu- he was elected one term as prosecuting attorney. In 1871 he married Miss Ida Saxton, a woman of charm and attractions, who graces the White House as its mistress Turning his attention to politics, McKinlev in 1876 announced his Mynter word that can(jidacy for Congress. After . a. aai w words were: "I wish to announce to the press and the American people that the President is dying." Almost at the same time there came from Dr. Ilia Laat Iloura. Buffalo, Sept. 11 2:30 a. m. The beginning of the end came in the same way the crisis of Thursday night began. There was a Midden development of weakness of the heart, the heart becoming faint and fluctuating. The first intimation of the danger to the outside waiters was when a negro servant came hurriedly out of the house and start ed away towards town at a swift pace. Then in rapid succession 'dme a series ot bulletins, some formal and some informal, hurried y Secretary Cortelyou. They all told one story. The President's condition was very grave and he was very low. He was practically dying; there was little or no hope. Then came State Senator Dodge, from the Cleveland district, an old mend of the President, His face showed strong signs of emotion. He. spoke hardly above a whisper to the dense throng of reporters who gathered about him. "The Presi dent is dying," he said. "He is un- ujnacious. He .recognizes none of those about him." I Soon after this Dr. McBurney and a carriage came rushing up the line, his horses on the gallop. He said not a word, but hurried almost at a trot from the carriage to the house, Colonel W. C. Brown came next. He ran as fast as he could over the ground from the carriage, and dash ed up to the porch three steps at a time. tne Ueatn Cnill naa Set. t5V tniS vimrnn onnteat. h wnrert th TIpi- a 9 . a i r 1 X 11 I O lime ine nreworss ai tne exposition publican nomination on the first bal was nnnorincr a wav rvnnniiv npmpn i i i ti. lot over several compeiiiors. ne was elected, and thus made his en- The report now came out at 7:55 that the President had recovered consciousness: that he fully realized that the ' end was at hand and that he had asked for Mrs. McKinley. She was taken into the room and to her husband's bedside. All left the room then save ene nurse, and the husband and wife were practi cally alone. The President was able to speak faintly as his wife bent over himv Meantime the door of the sick room was thrown open and those nearest the President were quietly gathered about it. In the group were Mr. . and Mrs. Abner McKinley, Mrs. Baer (the Presi dent's niece), Miss Barber (Mrs. McKinley's niece), Judge Day, was banging away. Nobody heeded it now;. Attention was too concen trated on every movement about the door of the house to heed for a moment anything else. At 9:43 there came another formal statement from Secretary Cortelyou. it was that the President was unconscious and his last lucid moments were spent with Mrs. McKinley. "The pulse has left the President's ex tremities. Consciousness seems to trance into national legislative life, i Two years later he was renominated, but the Democrats gerrymandered his district, expecting his defeat by 1,800 majority. However, Mc Kinley's popularity was such that he won by 1,300 majority. With his old district restored he was re elected in 1880 and 1882. In 1884 the Democrats again changed the have departed finally. He may live Unef, and McKinley was placed in a until midnight. In his last moments district with a normal adverse ma- of consciousness he spoke words of j0rity of 1,500, but he carried it by comfort to Mrs. McKinley." over o.OOO. Re-election followed in 1886 and 1888. In 1890, under another Demo- Autopay show That Death Wm the Be- cratic gerrymander, McKinly found ault of the Ballet Wound. Milburn House, Buffalo, N.Y., Jept. 14. The following report of the autopsy upon the remains of President McKinley was issued as follows: The bullet .which struck over the breastbone did not pass through the skin, and did little harm. The ! other, bullet passed through both - himself in a district which the year before . had given a Democratic plurality of 2,900. In spite of odds, he accepted a renomination. Op posed to him was ex-Lieutenant Governor John W. Warwick, one of the most popular men in the dis trict. McKinley had become a na tional figure, and the fight aroused interest. That yea; the tariff bill which bore his name had been en acted into a law, and the contest in his district was both viirorotn and bitter. McKinley was beaten, but by a small plurality. Ills Career In C'onrrrea. McKinley entered upon Congress ional life conteuioraneously with the inauguration ot Mr. Hayen a President, and he soon demonstrated his ability as a working member. He was an ardent advocate of the doctrine of a protective tariff, and a disciple of Hamilton and Clay. In 1888 at the National Republican Convention he had the opportunity of declaring his faith boldly as the author of the platform of that year Harrison and a Republican Congress were triumphantly elected, aud then followed the legislation known as the McKinley bill, because it was prepared by the Committee of Ways and Means, of which h was chair mau. In 1891 McKinley was un annnously nomiuated by the Re publicans for Governor of Ohio He was elected over James E Campbell by a plurality of 21,51 1 votes. In 1893 he was reelected, defeating L T. Iseal by a plurality of 80,995 votes. In his first campaign for the gov ernorship, McKinley spoke in 84 of the 88 counties of the State, and in 894 he made 371 speeches through out the country, stretching from 'ennsylvania to Kansas and from Minnesota to Louisiana. It was an unparalleled campaign, like the fa mous days when Lincoln and Doug as were on the stump. His admin istrations as Governor were success ful, and lieculiarly so in the matter of adjusting . labor difficulties that threatened serious strikes, which he prevented. Several times he was obliged to order out the militia in support of the civil - authorities, but in every instance his action had the thorough approval of the people. It was in 1884 that McKinley rose into prominence as a member of the National Republican Conven tion that nominated James G Blaine. Next to Blaine he wras In favor of John Sherman, but the eyes of the Republicans were turned towards the statesman from Maine, and he was made the standard bearer of i cause that met defeat at the pjlls n 1888 he was again one of the Ohio Big Four of delegates-at-large and supported Sherman. In this convention there was a marked seuti ment favoring the nomination of McKinley. Pennsylvania, under the leadership of Quay, was ready to come to him, and every Republi can member of the House then in Washington joined in a telegram urging his nomination. Connecticut I cast one vote for him. Declinea a Nomination. At this point McKinley arose, interrupted the roll call and defined his position. He said he had come to the convention instructed by his State to vote for the nomination of John Sherman, and his heart and judgment were in accord with his instructions. He could not remain silent with honor, nor consistently with the credit ot Ohio, honorable fidelity to John Sherman, or with own views ot personal integrity, consent, or even seem to con sent, to be a candidate. In closing, he said: "I request, I demand, that no delegate who would not cast a reflection upon me shall cast a ballot for me." - Many of his Republican friends believe that that speech cost Mc Kinley the presidency. McKinley was chairman of the Committee on Resolutions in this convention. In 1892 McKinley was again one of the delegates-at large to the Na tional Convention and one of the prominent figures it it. He " was chairman of the Committee on Reso lution, ana tne piattorm was sup posed to bear the impress of his la bors. Later he was chosen perman ent chairman of the convention. When it became evident that Har rison could not be defeated by Blaine, many of the -opposition turned to McKinley. The first state called, Alabama, cast her Blaine strength for McKinley. When Ohio was reached, Governor Foraker, as acting chairman of the delegation, cast 44 votes for Mckinley and 2 for Harrison. McKinley stopped the roll call, and demanded a poll of the delega tion, claiming as a delegate the right to have his vote counted. "You were not in your seat," replied Foraker, "and your alternate voted for you." Tne delegation was polled, and the vote announced McKinley, 45; Harrison, 1, which latter was cast by McKinley. The ballot resulted: Harrison, 535 Blaine. 182 5-6; McKinley, 132 1-6 Presidential Honors. In the convention of 1896 Mc Kinley was nominated for the presidency on the first ballot, re ceiving 6611 votes to 34J for Thos THE NEW PRESIDENT of Ofllc st Mr. Ilooswv It Taaa Osth Hsffalo. Buffalo, N.Y.,S pt. 1 1. Theodore Roosevelt, who to day was tragically elevated to the chief magistracy of the American republic by the death of President McKinley, entered thbj city of mourning this afternoon af ter a remarkable and H'rilou journ ey from tho heart of North Woods. He had been P resilient under the Constitution and law of the land since the minute the martyred Presi dent ceased to live. All the duties of tho ort(M hail ilovolvt! mwin him but he was iHiwerlesi as tne humb-, v"u",v, . . "7, I,.. ; t . .i 'new President of tl until he had complied with the con-! stitutional provision requiring him to take a prescribed oath to suport . and defend the Constitution and laws of the United States, atMtlutHy untnV.o Um jj1U y Pmddebt McKlnVy ft It. and nvrity aud horn .4" our t loved o wintry . The Pn-ld. nl trpxl farther In to th ty w itiduw, and Ju l Harrl, taking up the nntitutiotial lh i4 oftU-f, u hit h had bxt-ti 4vrtd ou Irchtm-rit, aked the lrvnid-ut tu ral hi right hand and rv-t It after him. Tk IWk A4sIbImI. There wax a huh like th-ath In the room an the judg r-d a trvt word at a time, and the Pn!drit, In a strong voice and without a tremor and with hi ral-d hand a tteady a If carved from marble, re-I-atcd It a fur him. "And thus 1 swear," lie ended It. The hand dropHd by the hide, the chin for an Instant mded on the hreat, and th silence remained unbroken for a though til he I'nltrd Mate was offering rilent prayer. Judp Hazel broke It, paylntr: "Mr. Presi dent, please attack your your sign ture." And the President, turning to a small tatde near by, wrote COURT OF INQUIRY. roMKNKS IN WASHINGTON M T IlKul i.IlT TMAN Aiwrrr kni NOVISCI CM A UliCI SflUJKtt. mm atabf s.siaa mm tl ti ts tuatr m AO. s t'awat i i r rmm few t m ! He took that oath at 3:30 this af ternoon in the library of the resl-i dence of Ansley Wilcox, a personal friend, with whom he stopped earlier in the week when the physi cians thought President' McKinley would recover from the wounds in flicted by the assassin. There were present when he swore to the oath: Secretaries Root, Hitch cock, Long, and Wilson, and Post master General Smith, Senator Chauncey M "Theodore Roosevelt" at tne tiottom of the document in a firm hand. DAY OF MOURNINC. I'rraldent Itoosovt-lt IMrc That tbo Na tion IVrvcKe Tbsradar. Hrplrabtr III. to Service of horruw. 1L Prifl Usucd the Buffalo, N. Y., Sept. dent Roosevelt to-night following proclamation: By the President of the I'nited Depew, of New York; States ot America. 0yy... . ca f I l iff- B '"!'t , I Jboo-- ...-ooOoooo..- 'W Copyright, 1800. by Bockwood, N. T. THEODORE ROOSEVELT. people. Judge of the Court of Appeals Haight, John N. Scatherd, Mr. and Mrs. Ansley Wilcox, Miss Wilcox, George P. Sawyer, Drs. Mann, Parke, and Stockton; Mr. and Mrs. Carleton Sprague, Mr. and Mrs. John G. Milburn, Secretary to the ProatilDnl 7il1iotn T wiK Tp fiitfro tary to the dead President, Mr. George B. Cortelyou; Mr. and Mrs. Carey, R. T. Scatherd, J. D. Sawyer, and William Jeffers, official tele grapher, in addition to Judge John I. Hazen, of the United States district court, who rendered the oath. The scene was a most affecting one. The new .President naa just come from the Milburn house, where his predecessor lay cold in death. Overcome by the deep personal sor row he felt, in his characteristically impulsive way he had gone first to the house of mourning to offer his condolence and sympathy to the broken-hearted widow. At precisely 3:32 o'clock Secretary I the body of the dead President will Root ceased his conversation witn the President, and stepping back an absolute hush fell upon every one in the room, said in an almost in audible voice: Taking; the Oath. "Mr. Vice President, I" Then his voice broke, and for lully two minutes the tears came down his face and his lips quivered so that he could not continue' his utterances. There were sympathetic tears from those about him, and two great drops ran down either cheek of the successor of William McKinley. Mr. Root's chin was on his breast. Suddenly throwing back his head as if with an effort, he continued in broken voice: "I have been, requested on be half of the Cabinet of the late Presi dent at least those who are present in Buffalo, all except two to re quest that for reasons of weight af fecting the affairs of government you should proceed to take the con Wahluttrtt, r-l4tutrr lo Tb rvhh-y x.rt of Inquiry cooi u-txl aufk at 1 o'lluv Tburolay uudrr the lull tin-"- retU.tiuM im1 will c-f- lmlurv ttf ttt baty tuhrm .jmJ tradltlou In furw. AltiiotirfU lit- iurt of itMjulry Is upapl tu U' rauU-I um k ly lir l to iurpor ol aavrtalului; th tatt. it 1 really a urt U lrv likti I'aptalu Art a tit .Vhuyl.r Cruwttlft-hU-!d Is lire tread, Hill aa-ar kar the purpirv of tr tu utalatitUt charf tahUti he tu furu.ulated by iituew It, Admiral Xiiiau, t ap lain V I M h 1 t'ftadwkk, tltsi itir tuaiider if .vauir.jl,(i rtahl', lJru tenant II. II. ant, ( ma niiWitrUl Aii-tait, and ot.e or tun 4lter nlH iv Pi who hate In.t attaliMl tlr proiiiiiieiKv iu thl aftalr that lis a4tnlel tothv already ineo tioIH'd. The pmvpi, r rder diilti the t)UV-liJu of the ciwirl, aiitouiits ouhntantially tu an itflutiurtit . Admiral txlihy. In Wultij; it, STvtry lug id: Tbe owirt will thtiruuhly iiiuire into all Umt ciauuintaiio'M iH-arinj; upiu the sub ject of the Invent latioii Iiervtiy ur denil, aud to thbt end, Ujdvt orally all pro-r will u Ikm atteod ante can ! Mvurtl. The atinU h lias enumerated are a uumeittary evideneu lu n lalioit thereto, ou ita file." While the wvrvtary reiiea tiwm the ilin n tlou of the tHirl tu make Its examination into thin matter full and complete a requested by Admiral r hley, h took tlte liberty in dirtctiug the cKieiilug of the court to MJggtst the toiiita upuli which he deiren r)aial intti ga llon. The Miinti he ha enumerat ed, are a eoiideiinalioii of the various chargi-H made by the olfiivrs Iwrelu t'vrv liietitionel either in the form of otficial coiumunicalion, ik-w-par and iuagaz.it e artlt leu, or iu wib lic Interview. The juden are Admiral IVwey and ltr Admirals Beiiham aid llouisou, the lattwuou the retired li-t. Nearly one hundretl utnceni have Uen suiumiMed tu apjaar as wltntir-. Among thine are Ad Uiirals Lvaiis and Taylor, 'ttalu Clarke, t'hadwiek, Ojok ami Mo Cal la. Comma nd-r Waiuwriglit au.d Lieutenant I'omujaiidtr llotlguu. Admiral rxhley ia repn-r-iiui by ihiee couiiM-l, while lh tulertU of Admiral rauii90ii are guarded by an attorney. W ithiu threw bourn from the time of convening the rxloey court of In quiry Uxlay anuouiu-ed that Rear Admiral liowinoii uu d. squall Bed from berving avt a lueUiU-r of the court and wai cxculuvI iroiu turther duty. This brought jroe-eetiugn to an aorupi termination, ami caureu a temporary adjournment of tli court in order to imit the uavy ik-pirt-meut to designate an odio-r tu nuc ceed Admiral How l-on. No further fion U proljable until the early part of next week. It had been ex- A I'KocLAMATiox. lAtled that little onkiai buMint-M A terrible bereavement has befall- accompli-hed on the oinlngday, en our people. The President of the d the prompt decision a- to Ad- w . a . . . a TTntft Kiti h. l.on trur k down: urai iiowisou came Homewnat an a SS S,V V mm mm ' - h -w y & e-rime committed not only acrainst I surprise. the Chief Magistrate, but again-t every law-abiding and liberty-loving citizen. President Mckinley crowned a life of largest love for his fellowmen, of the most earnest endeavor for their welfare, by a death of Chris tian fortitude; and both the way in which he lived his life and the way in w hich, in the supreme hour of going oi me prominent navaiomccr trial, he met his death will remain who were to take part in the ifo- r.rpvpr s nrlom heritsp-.. of our cliDg. They came uniformed Intense interest appetarenl to be taken by the jHiblic in the proceed ings, and though it wax known that only a very limited number of per sons would lie admitted to the court room and thene by card, a large crowd was assembled at the Wash ington Navy Yard, w here the court meets to w It lass the coming aud and unheralded, and until the full It is lAeet that we as a nation ex- " uniiorm naa been uonneu, at press onr abiding love and r verence quarters Inside the yard, for the for bis life, our deep sorrow for bis actual session of the court, there wu untimely death. little to lend dramatic interest to Now, therefore, I, Theodoie the occasion. Roosevelt. President of the United Admiral Dewey and Admiral States of America, do appoint Thurs- Schley naturally were the premier day, September 19, the day In which figures iu popular interest. ThelaU ter naa about nicu a awtinguiaiea be laid in its lat earthly resting array or counsel, including uon, place, as a day . of mourning and Jere Wilson, Attorney General hA- prayer throughout the United States, dor IUyner, of Maryland, and CapU I earnestly- recommend all the peo iu James Parker, with 31r. Teagu pie to assemble on that day in their acting as advisory counsel. Tne . . .... .. ...i . . t . i t respective places or aivme wore nip. jruinu uvu spuiu there to bow down in submission to beur-Paschwitz, occupied one of the the will of Almighty God, and to in the public area, and the pay out of full hearts their homage number of w ives or naval omcers of love and reverence to the great I present waa noteworthy. and good President, whose death A salute of seventeen guns in has smitten the nation with bitter honor or tne AUrairai or me avy, grief. I marked the opening of the proceed- In witness whereof I have here- ings at l o'ciocK. Tne usual lorm- unto set my hand and caused the alitiea on the opening of a court seal of the United States to be were transacted "with dispatch. affixed. Caallaaraafnswtoaa. Done at the city eaf Washington The first skirmish was opened by the 14th day of September, A. D., Admiral Schley rising from his seat one thousand nine hundred and one and in speaking in strong voice, and of the Independence of the calmly and deliberately, challenging United States, the one hundred and Admiral HowLson's eligibility as a twenty-sixth. Theodore Roosevelt. By the President: (Seal) John Hay, Secretary of State. member of the court. Three wit nesses were brought forward in sap- (Co&tlnaed on Second Page.)