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Goes To His Reward Chanting "Nearer, My
God To Thee."
» mi 11 mi im■
In The Early Morning—With His Devoted Wife at
Hi* Side, William Mckinley Said "Good-H ye,"
and the Great. Benevolent Heart Was Still—his
Life and Character.
A Rente* of the AiHshutUn.
■William Mr Kin lev, President of the
®«Ke4 Sutca. was shot by Leon
Cnlcw on FkMtr, September I, at
the Pan-American Exposition, at Huf
faio. New Tort The President
shosa d remarkable vitality and his
condition seemed to Improve rapidly,
ao that the country had high hopes of
Ma rttsiaj, an til Thursday night of
•■st week, when his symptoms became
■•armln* He grew steadily weaker
. JsM 1:11 a. m. Saturday, when he
died peacefully, and without a slrug
The Pr:»Wtst'» Death.
' President McKlnley died at 8:15
•'dock Saturday morning. He had
heea aacoaseioua since 7:30 p. m. Hit
last conscious hoar os earth was spent
with the -wife to whom he devoted a
life time of care. He died unatten!-
ded by a minister of the Gospel, but ;
his last words were an bumble sul>-
mission to the will of the Cod li
whom he believed. He was reeondieo
to the cniei fate to wblch an assassin's
bailee had condemned him and faced
death ia the caste spirit of calmness
aad poise which has marked bis Ion;
aad honorable career. His last con
scions words reduced to writing bv 1
Ih. Mann, who stood at his bedsi le
when they were uttered, were as fol !
Iowa; "Goodbye, all; good-bye! It's'
GodS way. His will be done."
Vila relatives and members of the '
r.Ocial family were at the M.l!iu. >■ j
house. Except {Secretary Wilson, who '
did not avail himself of the opßor
tanity. and some of his r-rsonalf an.l
political trie n.l». took leave
This gainful reremonv *'*s simple
His fricads came to 'the door of the
sick room, looked at bUn and turnod
tearfuliy away. He wag practically
aacoascious during this time. Dot the
powerful heart sttiuulanta. including
oxygen were employed to restore hlin
" to t«£src=sne£* for his fin at parting !
wi|h his tff. He asked for her and j
aha eat at his aide aad held his haad. j
He consoled her and bade her good- '
bye. She went through .the heart ;
trying scene with the same bravery j
aad fortitude with which she had J
tmc the grief of the tragedy which
has ended his life. •
The Immedlato cause of the Presi
lot's Mlr ia undetermined His
physicians-disagree and it will possi
bly require aa antopay to flx-tho exact
cause. The president* remains will
ha taken to Washington and there
have a state funeral. Vice President
Koose rclw who Mow succeeds him.
may take "the oath of oflcc wherever
he happeas to hear the- news. The
cabinet will of course, resign la a
body aad President Roosevelt will
hare aa opportunity of forming a new
cabinet, if be ad desires.
The rage of the people of Buffalo
. against the asaaaaip when they learn
1 ed tonight that he was. dying was
boundless. Thousands surrounded the
M nnd the entire police at the city
and two regiments of mIUUa were
utilized to insure his protection.
-NEARER MT OOD TO THEE."
After they left the sick room, the
physir'aO rallied him to consciousness
aad the DresSdcut naked almost imme
diately that his wife ia brought to him.
The doctors fell back lain the ahidows
of the ma sa lh» McKla»y rams
through the doorway. Tha. strong face
of the dying man lighted up .with *
f.tx Uli ii th«ir hands ware dasp
ed. She kat beside him aad held hi*
Mala. Despite her physical seakaesa.
de hot* ap bravely under the ordeal.
The Presideat in his last period of eoa
iilm - -- which eaded about 7:4* p.
m.. chanted the words of the hymn.
-Nearer Mr Ood to Thee." and his
teat audible coascious words aa taken
down by Dr. Mann at the bedside were:
-Goodbye all. goodbye!" It ia Ood* a
way- H* wm be done." „
The News In Washington.
Wasldagtoa. D. C.. Special.—The
news of the sxpectsd death of Preal
dcat IMtiafcy caaseas a cruahiag Mow ;
% to the aatioa'a capiul. Nophers. per j
hapa had the tlliaisa bean ao tail of
cuaffdeaee ia the ultimate leeovery of
fkrir Moved Pi taldiat aad the buoy- j
aat bulletins of the past week frdm the
sick had had lulled them laSU» a false
- MW sNaMky whirfc made the shock
terrible when the news that the Buf- ,
(ato tragedy would hare a fatal end
ing cane to then*. All day long the
fiusf boenta wnl*e surrounded by
crowds waiting ia suppressed excite
aeat to the latest word (Tom the Ml!
am were eagerly snapped np. The
three cabiast officers ia the capital
niciurcg ot diiiresi. i'osuniftbßT-
,
Ceaeral Smith returned to Buffalo on
the 7:11 trala at alghL Secretary Hay
divided his lime betweea the State De
partment and his home, waiting for the
end la patient resignation, prepared
for his sorrowfsl daty of convey.ng to
the nations of the world In official
form the news of the demlae of the
President- As the aeaior member ia
raak of the cabiaet. upon Mr. Hay's
shoulders also*will r**« the burden of
government of the'great republic in the
short, but importaat. laterral that
must elapse, before the Vice President,
under the terms of the constitution,
assumes the cares and responsibilities
of the great presidential office
J At his home at Woodley. Secretary
Gage awaited the dose of his chiefs
life. During the day be had be?a at the
Treasury Department and kept ia touch
with flaancial affairs, ia order that the
President's end might not cause any
commercial disturbs ace that foresight
on the part of his Department could
avert. General Gilleaple. 4"tlng Secre
tary of War. stock at his post ia the
War Department for the purpose of
making such army orders ss the sad
event would force him to Issue. He got
lato communication with General
! Miles at Seattle, aad the latter notf
t fled the Department that be would re
turn immediately.
The fact that the physicians had giv
en np all hopes caused some discussion
among the public men in the city of
the probability of aa extra seaaion of
Congress and of early changea in the
cabinet, but the consensus of opinion
' was that no esblnet chaages or Im
. portent departures la public policy
i were at all likely for some time to
! come, and that CoagTeas would aot be
| assembled until its regular session. De
! cember.
Death Caused By Uaagrene.
Milburn Hottse. Buffalo. K. T..
| Special.—The following report of the
sutopsy upon the remains c# President
McKlnlej was l£*u»d at 5 o'clock.
The bullet which struck over the
breastbone did aot paaa this nth ib»
skin aad did little harm. The tt>-r
bullet paaßfd through both walla of
the stomach nsar Ms lower twrder.
HfXh h- 1 * were fnnnd t. t>e p"rf- :1.-
, Icsed by the stitches but the lists
{ around each hole had became gaagren
' -oua. After passing through the siom-,
| ach the bullet passed Into the hsek j
| walls of the abdomen, hitting aad tear
| lag the upper ead of the kidney. This
j portion of the ballet track was alsii
I gangreneons. the gangrene Involving j
Ihe pancreas. The buil«-t his not >*• n i
found. There was no sign f>f perl t or
itls or diseases of other organs. The
heart walls wet* very thin: There I
waa ae evidence of any attempt to re-,
pair oa the part of nature aad death
resulted from the gangrene which af
fected the atoamch around the balht
wounds aa well as the •isaias aroaal
the further -coarse of the bailee Death
was anavoidable by aay ■—glf' or
medical treat meet aad was the direct
result of the bullet wound.
(Signed)
HARVEY D. GATLORD. M. D.
"HERMAN G.MATZINGER.M D.
-P. M. RIXEV. M. D
"MATTHEW. D. MANN. M D.
"HERMAN MTNTER. M. D.
"ROSWEIJ, PARK. M. D.
"ENGENE WASDIN. M. U
"CHAS. 0. STOCRTON, M. D.
« "W. D. JOHNSON. M. M.
"f. P. Kill,ll U -
Surgeon IT «. Army
"CHARLES U MI7NSON.
"Asst. Sargaoa U. S- Army.
"HERMANUE L BAER. ML D."
A City of Mossrnisg.
Buffalo. SpeeUiL—Buffalo Sunday be
came a city of aouraiag. The gay aad j
flaming decorations of the Pan
American Exposition gave way to the
symbol ot sorrow. The black drapery
of the city's streets mufled the tolling
bells of the churches. Bits at crepe
appeared oa every Sleeve The Borrow
was everywhere apparent.. Ia the
morning a simple service took place
C the residence oa Delaware aveaue.
where the martyred President disd. A
hymaa was sung-and a prayer was
offered over the dead body- That was
all. Only the Immediate faadly and
frienda aad political aaajataati of the
; late Pressdsiii were present. The
: scene there was pathetic ia the «-
J treme. Then the bedy waa borne 'ont 1
: to the waiting cortege on the bra way I
} shoulders of eight sailors aad aoMlera
' of the republic. The cortege pasnit
through solid walla of living human!
vtp, hare headed aad gi lelf-aurtiksji. to
* the city hall, where the body lay in
atate la the afternoon There a re "
markabla demonstration ua niied
which proved how doae the PraaMent j
waa to the hearts of the people. Ar
rangementa had been made to allow |
the public to view the tody from the!
time tt arrived, at abowt l»:t0 o'clock j
until abopt 5 o'clock, hat the people
were wedged lato the streets for
blocks. Two ttwa eeretorased. They
Trite to Ourmeire*. Our Veijkhoro, Our Country and Our God.
WILLIAMSTON, N. C., FRftfAY, SF.PTEMBEI. 20,1901.
HlnW literally Car HHML. Vkl I
•'dork ctae 40.000 people- had Hmdi
rand and tke crowda waiting brbw
the atreeta aeeaaed undlmtniahei.
It was decided to extend tke lia« n»
til aldilfkL Tke* lor hoars hater
the streata ware dense with people
■ad a (onatant stream flowed ap the
steps of tke broad entrance Into tke
kail and passed tke Mer. Wkea tke
doom were cloaed at aili'algkt It was
estimated that *0.006 people kad
viewed tke rwmaiaa. bat thoasnada of
disappointed onea were still In the
ntipsta. The body lay la the cMjr halt
until morning. It waa lakea to the
station bj a military eacort Monday
morning and at l:M tke funeral
train, consisting «f aerea can. started
far Washington over tke PWBJ) I
vaaia Railroad. Mrs. McKinley. tke
President, tke cabinet and relatives
apd friends of tke dead President at
rompanlfd the remains. Mra. McKln
ley bora ap bravely daring the ner
val* at the Mllbarn raaidence. aad Dr.
s
Our Late President. WILLIAM /TKINLBY.
Riser, her physician, thlaks she will
be able to Support her tiring part la
the state funeral at Washing*'**
I.'.IPIFSSIVC CEKMONIES.
Rellgiocs Exercises Over The Deed
President -Suadly.
The religious service over the re
mains waa simple and impressive.
The pastor wss st the door leading
Into the hall, a station whence his
words could be beard at the bead of
Ihe staira. The signal was given and
there welled out from the hall the
' %.
PRESIDENT THEODORE ROOSEVELT. ■
boautifui word* 0' "I-'art, Kindly
Mfcht." sung by a quartette. It vu
I McKinley's favorite hymn. Every oac
f within sound of the music knew It ud
j half of those in the room put their
faces in their hand* to bide their tear*
Comptroller Dawes leaned against a'
bookcase and wept. Preaident Row- '
veU seemed to be swaying to and fra,
as « bis footing were insecure. When
the alnging ended the clergyman read'
from the worda of the fifteenth chapter j
of the First Corinthians. All had;
risea as he began and Remained stand
ins throughout the remainder of the
service. Again the voices rose with
the words- of "Nearer. My God. la
Thee." the very words Presia-a lie
Klmley had repeated at intervals of
coMciovsness daring the day of asc«y.
before be died. As the music died
away, the pastor spoke again. "Let us
pray." he said and every held fell upon •
its breast He began his invocation
with a stanza from a hymn song in
tire XetbodUt church. His grayer w»a
as follows: I
A BEAUTIFUL PRATER.
-O. God. oar help In agss past.
Oar hope ftW years to come.
Our shelter' frpm the stormy bU*t .J
• And oar eternal home."
"We. Thy cervanu. humbly beseech -
The* % luta* I '-?**"" of Thy IITK
aa we coma Into Thy pwUnw. Wa land
and magnify Thy- holy name aad praise
Ihee for all Thy goodncaa. Be mer
cifnl nato aa aad bless ua. aa atrlcken
with overwhelming narrow we come
to Than. Forgive us for our doubt*
aad rents aad faltering faith, pardon
all oar- aiaa aad ahortcontlag* and
kelp ct to lay. 'Tby will bm done.' la
tkla dark nigkt of grief abide w.ttk ua
till tka dawning. Speak to our troub
led sauts. O. God, and give to us tk'.a
konr of unutterable grief tke peace
aad qniet wkich Tky presence only can
afford. We tkank Tkee that Thou an
swereat the aohblng algk of the heart
aad doat anawat ua that If a man die
he ahall live agnla. We praise Tkee
for Jeans Chrtat. Tky son, ewr Savior
aad elder brother, tkat He cams to
kriag Ilia aad Ua mortality to light ani
becaaae He Uvea we shall live sls;>.
Wa tkank Thee tkat deatk la victory
Oat to die la «aia. Hme vercy upon
I mi la this dispensation of Thy Prcvl
i fence. we believ In Thee—we UHit
Tkw. »r (]->4 of Love, the same- >•««-
terday. today and forever.
~""We thank Thee for the un«iillled
life of Thy servant, our martytei Pre
sident. whom Thou has taken to Ills
1 coronation. and we pray for the final
triumph of all the divine principles of
par# character and free government
for which he stood while he lived anil
. which were baptised by his btooil In
t his death.
"Hear our prayer for blenalnKS of
I >-onsolslion upon all thoae who were
e 1 associated with him in the admlnistra-
linn of the affairs of the government
and c*perially vouchsafe Thy preiieurit
to Thy servant who has been suridrnly
railed to astume the holy responglbi
t lity of our Chief Magistrate. O, Gad,
• Meas oar dear nation and guide the
' ship of State through stormy JM». j
' Help Thy people "to be brate to fight l
| the battles of the Lord' and wi*e to
solve all the problema of
Graciously hear as for Pom fort nt
) bleaaings to -rest upon the family elr
i ele of oar departed friend. TetHerly
sustain Thine handmaiden upon wham
the blow of thin sorrow must h*vr ly
falls. Accompany her; O. Got. aa
Than haat promised.'through in s dirt,
valley and shadow, and may she- fearj'
no evil, bwiose Thoir art with .her.
All these thingaT we ask til the s'amd
of Jesjs Christ.' our Lard,'-"Woo has
taught ca when we pray, to say. 'Our
•Father ,Whp i*
by Thy Kase; Thy Klnrdom come.
Thy will be-done on earth as it la in
Haavta. Give jns this day our dally j ~
bread and "Ca our trSaspaisel 1
nwe ftrglfe those who treipa a
against as; asd leal us not lato t?mp
taLonu but deliver u\ from ev'.l. for
Thine tm the kingdom and the purer,
sad the glory, fore re.' Amen.'
Christ, tie lore of God. the Faibtr, j
and eommuntoa of the Holy Spirit to
■with us all. evermore. Amen."
TAKING THE BODY AWAY.'
All present Joined In the Lord's
Prayer as the minister repeated It,
President Rooeevelt's voice being au
dible at the back of the room. The
service concluded with a simple bene
diction. The funeral director was
abont to step forward to place the cov
er on the casket when suddenly there
was a movement behind Governor
Odell. Senator Hanna. who had risen
saw that the last opportunity to look
into the counternsnce of his dwt
friend had come. Pressing forward In
an instant he was at the side of the
casket and bending over fcnd looking
down Into It. Almost two minutes
paased and then he turned away and
the coffin was closed. Colonel B'ng
ham signalled the body-bearers. Four,
sailors, two Infsntry sergeants bore
the casket aloft and out of the house.
The President, cabinet and the others
followed It. Mrsi McKlnley snd the
members of the fsmily remained. The
widow had passed through the ordeal
bravely and without breaking down.
The trained nurses and the persrnal
attendants of the President gathered
on the side of the porch to see the
body tsken away.
THE CORTEGE MOVES.
It was within a minute ot 11:30
o'clock when three long rolls of a muf
fled drum told those outside of the
house that the funeral cortege was
about to appear. From the darkened
rooms the ssseniblsge began to flic out
to the street. Soon the walks an.l
lawns were sgaln covered with the
silent throng, with heads bared. At
the moment the casket appeared.
"Nearer. My God. to Thee." ascendel
In subdued strs'ns from one of the
military bands. Tenderly the bearers
lowered the casket from their should
ers and placed It in the bearse. The
notes of Chopin's funeral dirge suc
ceeded the strains df the hymn. The
soldiers snd sailors swung Into lons
colujnns, snd took up the march south
ward toward the ilty ha'.l.
sketch of William ricKlnley.
William McKlnley. twenty fifth pres
ide!.! of the United States. *u born on
January 29. 1843. In Nllles, O. He ro
reived his higher education at Allrgliu
ny College and taught school for 2
"•hlle. In 1861 he entered the army aa
a voluiiir-r in the Twenty-third Ohio
Regiment, WHS •oi.t'nuously promoted
till he became captain an.l was brsv
ctted major In the Helled States vol
unteers by President I.incolnn for ga'
lantry In battle March 13. 1865.
After the war MM. MrKinley studle«|
law snd began Its practice in 1 67 at
Canton. Bid there has home lial
Irrrn cr*r olpco. ""lie a trim
prosecuting attorney of Stark county
Beginning in 1576 he represented thi
district ot which his county wai s part
for 14 years In the natlinil House of
Representatives. As chairman of thp
, ways and means committee be repl
ied the tariff law of IS9O. In Novem-
I ber of that year ha was de'eated for
Congress, hi sllstrlct having been ger
rymandered. but he reduced the u=uaf
adverse majority of 3.000 to 5.03. In
1891 and again in 1893 he was elected
Governor of his native Stale In tIH
first election by a pluralitV of 21,511
snd In the second by a plurality of
80.995.
At the St. bonis nation,! Republic >n
convention on June 18. 1896. Mr. Mc-
Klnley was nominated for President,
receiving 661 out of a total of 905 vote*
He wuelc'ted In the following No
vember; receiving 271 electoral vot*s
as against 176 for William J. 11-yan
At the Philadelphia national con
vention qf his party in 1900, president
McKlnley was was
again elected President lo N' vemVr
of that year ami was Inaugurated at
Washington with imposing cyeaioai.'g
on Ihe 4tb of March of this year.
THEODORE IOOSEVELT.
J ; i
Sketlh of the Man Who Succeeds to
• , ) - the Presidency.
Out government Is perpetual; the
(*tM||ent "being merely an Incident—•
merefy an administrative officer. In the
history of the country many men have
occtiftled the executive chair; men of
different creeds "of pajttfcal belief, of
dAsring degrees of ability.
- Twice In-fore has the Pwsl ler.t been
shot down by an assassin. Twice a'so'
has: natural death bereft the nation of
Its-head. But there Is. under our mag
nificent governmental system, always
a man in reserve to assume the im
portant duties of Chief Mag'slrate.
The lapee of time between the death
of t President and the quallflcatW n of
his successor is not a lapse in the
government, for alt the administrative
functions are carried on with (he same
regularity by the subordinate officers
under the law of the land.
On the death of President MVKinley
i the succession to his high office falls
| to" Theodore Roosevelt by virtue ot
his eWrtlon to the vice-presidency. Brt
yho was not President Immediately
upon the death of Mr. McKlnley, an!
only When he assumed the oath of of
fice conld he become President.
Theodore Roosevelt is a native of
N?w York, of Dutch ancestry. His life
has been one marked by strong char
! act eristics. Ills habits have always
lTseep temperate snd be Is a fine spec
' imeni of vigorous manhood both o>
body and mind. He has seen a greaV
r?e|l of public service in bis nativil
State and city. He has served on the
istinrjai. civil service conun.eaion. an J
oeeo. rovernor of the State of New
York.
Ht. served In the Spaniah-Amertean
war aa commander of the "Roagh Ri
ders" and did good fighting at San Ju
an. -
He comes to the I*resldency with the
best wishes of a nation that he may
discharge his new and important dutlej
in a Just, important and statesmanlike
| prtpnaw. . -'
IT IS PRESIDENT ROOSEViLT.
He Tikes the Oath ot Offta With In*
presslve Ceremonies.
When the announcement of tha
doath of President McKlnley wa
flashed over the wire* Vice-President
Roosevelt was 25 mile* fiom • ra lr aid
station Is the Adlrondac mountains on
s hunting expedition. Then began
the effort to convey the intelligence to
him. Special relay* of messenger*
were detailed to notify him and take
him to Buffalo. He was found and
escorted to the railway station where
a special train took him to the scene
of the President's death. He reichcd
Buffalo on Saturday and repaired to
the Mllburn House. His act was
to express to Mrs. IfcKlnley his con
dolence. The president was attired in
a black frock coat and dark striped
trousers, and wore a silk hat. He
was Fom-bre of countenance, and ap
peared to feel both the solemnity of the
occasion and Its responsibilities for
him.
He alighted at the Mllburn house at
exactly 2:18 o'clock. Ho was accom
panied by his host. Mr. Ansley Wilcox,
and one of the secret service force.
President Roosevelt came out of tho
Mllburn house at 2:56 and drove to the
Wilcox home, reaching there at 3:1
A ten minutes' wait for the members
of the cabinet ensued, and preparations
were made for taking the oaih of o."-
flce.
The place selected wa3 the I brery
ot Mr. Wilcox's house, a rather small
room, but picturesque, the hes.vy
oak trimmings and tho massive book
cases giving it somewhat the appear
ance of a legal den. A pretty bay
window, with stained glass and heavy
hangings, formed a background, nud
against this the president to>k It In po
sition. Surrounding him were the Ove
members of the cabinet—Secretaries
Root. Hitchcock, Long Wilson and
Postmaster General Smith. Nearby
"ui3 was Senator Ghafncy M. D*p"w,
Judge ot tne Couit of Appeals Haight,
John Scab-hard, Mr. and Mrs. Anslejr
Wilcox, Miss Wilcox, George P. !•'»«
yer, Drs. Mann, Park and S'.ocv.ton,
Mr. and Mrs, Careleiton Sprar.iT Jr.,
George B. Cortelyou. eecre'.aiy to tin
dead president; I>r. and Chariot C.i'cv,
R. C. Scatchard, J. D. Sawyer. Wm.
Jeffers, offlclal telegrapher of the Unl
ted States Senate, and Judge of the
United States District Court John It.
Hazel.
Judge Hazel stood near the presidcit
In the bay window, and the latter,
showed Ills almost extieme nervous
ness hv nlncklns at the lapel of ills
long frock coat and nervously tapping
the hardwood floor wit'.i his heel. Hi
stepped over once to Secretary Roat,
and for about live mtnutfes they on
versed earnestly. Tho question at Is
sue was whether the president should
first sign an oath of office, and then
•wear In, or whether he should swear
in first and sign the document la the
case after.
SECRETARY ROOT BREAKS DOWN
At precisely 3:52 o'clock Secreia.-y
Root ceased his co-nversati-n with !h»
president and, stepping back, while an
absolute hush fell upon everyone in
the room, salil, In almost Inaudlblo
voice:
"Mr. Vice President: I"—Then his
voice broke, and for fully two minutes
the tears came down his anil his
Hps quivered so that be could not con
tinue his utterances. The;e were
sympathetic tears from those
htm, and two great drops ran down
olther cheek of the successor ot Wil
liam McKlnley. Mr. Root's chin wiu
on his breast. Suddenly, throwing
back his hc-ad as If with an effort. ',\l
continued, in broken voice:
"I havo been requested, on'behalf cf
the cabinet of the late president, at
least those who are present In Buffalo,
all except two, to requcat that, for le -
eons of weight affecting the affairs of
government, you should proceed to
take the constitutional oath of pre.s
dent of he United States."
Judge Hazel had stepped to the rear
V>f tßn president," and Mr. Ho>seve't,
coming closer to Secretary RpqtX, s:i!-l
In a vcice_ that at flrs* wavered. b>.'t
Anally, came deep and s rong, whil?,
as if to control his nervou.mie a, lis
held firmly to the lapel of hl3 coat with
his right hand:
take the oath at once. In a
POrdanre with your request, and in th:»
hour of deep and terrible national l>-
reavemeot i wish lo stale that It shi'l
be my aim to continue absolutely un
broken the policy of Pre-iJent MKi
ley for the peace'and prosperity and
honor of our beloved country."
THE OATH OF OFFICE TAKEN.
Tho pre-Ulent stepped farther in:»
the bay window, and Judge Has*!, til
ing up the constitutional cath if bf
flce, which bad ber-n prepared on
parchment, asked "the president n
raise his right hand and repeat it a'.er
hlm. There was a hush lll.e death la
the room as the «yjiK)go load a 'iw
words at a time and tho pre&lde-.t, 'a
a strong voice, anil Without a tremo/,
and with his raised hand as steady :n
If carved marble, repeated I' after
him. "jnd thus 1 swear," he ended.
The hand dropped by his side, the c'lin
for an Instant rested oa tho breas;,
and the silence remained unbroken fiT
a couple of minutes, as though tl.e
new president of the Unltel States wan
offering silent prayer. Judge Hazel
broke it, saying: "Mr. President,
please attach your slgnatu;*," and iha
president, turning to a sma'l ta'-le
noarby, wrote "Theudcfe Rucisve!:''
at tho bottpaa of the dccame.it in a
Arm band.' 1
. "I should like tj»«se *he members at
the cabinet a few moments after the
others retire," caid the president, and
*tire" for thi *sca:e of
people who had been favored b;.' wit
nessing the ceremony, to retire. As
they turned to go, the president said:
"I will shake bands with you people
gladly," and with something of bis oIJ
rraile returning, he first shcok hand*
with the members of the cabinet pres
ent. then Senator Depew, and Anally
with a few guests and newspaper
men. ' • ■>'
NO. 52.
A P.IOCI AW\TION.
President Roosevelt Appointed a Day
of National Hournlar. J
Thursday was ret apart is a dsy ot
national mourning, and waa so observ
ed, under the following proclaiaatlor
by President Roosevelt:
By the President of the United
States—a proclamation: »
A terrible bereavement has befallen
our people. The PraslJeat of the Unl,
ted States has been struck down —a
crime committed not only against th«
Chiof Magistrate, but against every
law abiding and llbe: ty-lovlng c'.tlsen.
President McKlnley crowned a life
of largest love for his fe law mea, of
it-".it earnest endeavor for their wel
fare. by a death of Christian fort'tnde
and both the way In wh'.ch he lived hit
I'f-J and the way In which. In the sui
preme hour of trial, he met his denh.
will rcrosln forever a precious heritage
of our people.
It U meet that we as a nation cx
prt as our abld ng love and leverenci
for h's life, our d.ep sorrow for his un
timely death.
Now. therefore, I. Theadore Roose
velt. President of the United States ot
America, do now appoint Thursday,
September 19, th» day on which the
body of the dead President will be laid
In its last earthly testing place, a
day of mourning and prayer through
cut the United Stster. I earnestly re
commend all the people to qgsemble on
that day In their respective places of
divine wo:ahlp, thrro to haw down In
submission to the will of Almighty
GiJ, and to pay out cf full heaits their
h nage of lave and reverenca to the
great and good President, whose death
has smitten the nation with bitter
grief.
in witness whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and caused the seal of the
United States to be affixed.
Done at the city of Washington, the
l' v »h day of September. A. D., one
thousand nine hundred and one, and of
the Independence of the United Statos
the one hundred snd twenty-sixth.
THEOODRE ROOSEVELT.
By the President: John Hay, Secre
tary of State. '
SIEEL STRIKE SETTLED. ~
The Final Agreement Sal J to Have
Been Recched.
New York, Special.— I The steel
strike was settled Saturday after a
conference of six hours between the
representatives of the Amalgamated
association and the steel corporation.
The men will return to work Mon
day. The agreement was not made
public, but it was signed by the of
ficials of the Amalgamated assocla
Hon anl the subsidiary companies »f
tho l?aslto«J Ulatoa Ota • I vwi Mtluu •
The corporations signing were the
American Tin Plate company, the
American Bteel Hoops company, and
the American Sheet Steel company.
The full terms of the settlement
were not divulged and It was announc
ed that there was an agreement be
tween the parties to the conference
to the effect that no statement would
be made until President Shaffer of
the Amalgamated association lasue.l
bis order to the men to return to work.
This will be tomorrow (Sunday) when
he reaches Pittsburg, whither he went
immediately after the conference.
It was learned, however, from an
authoritative source that no conces
sions were made \ by the Unite:!
States Steel corporation. It was also
learned that the Amalgamated asso
ciation gave, up its right to control In
the following mills:
The Crescent, lrondale, ChestJr,
Star, Monongahela, Demmler and
Monessen mills o( the American Tin
Plate company. The Canal, Dover,
Hyde Park. Old Meadow. Saltsburgh.
Ilfwees-Wood nnd Wellsvllle Mills of
the American Sheet Steel company:
tho Painter, MeCuteheon and Clark
mills of the American Hop company:
the Jollet and Milwaukee mills of the
Federal Steel company, and alLof-the
mills of the American Tube comjfeny.
News By Wire.
The National Baseball League haa
unanimously voted to suspend all
league championship games on Thurs
day. the day of the funeral of the late
President McKinley.
Emma Goldman, was hanged In effl
gy late Monday night from a telegraph
pole in the eastern section of Balti
more. "
FUNFRAI ARRANGEMENTS.
Cxcrcis;* to Take Place In Washing*
ton City.
Wat; ington, Special.—Secretary
Hay Sunday issued to fhe public the
following announcement concerning
the funeral of President McKlnley:
"Department of State.
"Washington. D. C., Sept. 15, 1900.
"The remains of the late President
of the United States, after lylns In
state in-the city hall of Buffalo during
the aiteinoon of Sunday, September
15, will be removed to Washington by
Bpcc ial train on Monday, September
ili. leaving Buffalo at 8:30 m., and
reaching Washington at 9 p. m. The
remains will then be carried, undc.-
the escort of a squadron of Unltel
States cavalry, to the Executive Man
sion. where they will rest on til 9
o'clock in the morning of Tuesda",
September 17. They will then be car
ried to the capitol. accompanied by a
military and civil escort, the details
ot which will be given in a separate
notice. The remains will lie In state.
*Hellglcuß services will be held In the
rotunda of tho capitol on Wednesday
at 12 o'clock noon. At 1 o'clock the
remains, under a military escort, will"
he transferred to a funeral car and
carried to Caqton. 0., via the Pen
nsylvania Railroad, arriving there on
Thursday, at U a. m., where arrange
ments for the Anal sepulture will be
committed to the charge of the citi
zens of Canton, under the direction of
a committee to be selected by the
mayor of that city. No ceremonies
are expected In the cities and towns
along the route of the funeral train
beyond the tolling of bells.
tSigned) "JOHN HAY.
"Secretary of State"