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?^?TiZOLGOS? FOUND GOILTH
Assassin Heard His Fate Decidec
Without a Sign or Tremor.
JURY OUT THIRTY-FOUR MINUTES
Remarkable Speed of the Anarchist'!
Trial Tor the Murder of President >To
Kinley?N'o Evidence For the Defence
?Alienists Said the Assassin Wa? Sam
?Jury Were Unanimous.
Buffalo, N. Y. ? Leon F. Czolgoszalias
Frederick Nieman, was found
guilty of murder in the first degree by
a jury in Part III. of the Supreme
Court in having on the Gth day of
September shot William McKinley,
the injuries inflicted by such gunshot
wounds afterward resulting in death.
With closed eyes and a face dripping
with nervous perspiration, Czolgosz
heard the jury return a verdict of
murder in the first degree. The jury
had been out thirty-four minutes, and
though there was not a note of hesi
%UVM0~
tancy in their determination that their
verdict might be arrived at in most
formal fashion they took four ballots.
"Is the defendant sane or insane?"
was the subject of the first ballot, and
the foreman, Henry W. Wendt, counted
twelve positive votes?"Sane."
"Is he guilty or not guilty?" asked
the second ballot, and the twelve men
voted "Guilty."
"Is it murder in the second degree?"
was the third question. Each man
promptly voted "No."
Is he guilty in the first degree?"
Twelve prompt affirmative rotes.
The crowded court room, which was
certain of the verdict all the time, received
it without demonstration. Czolgosz,
lolling back in his chair, his
( eyelids hiding the fear in his eyes, his
left hand twitching nervously and perspiration
trickling flown his face,
heard it and did not stir.
The trial came to an end with the
people's evidence. Former Justice
Lewis, as counsel for the defence, announced
that he had no-witnesses, and
would make what defense he could
offer in his remarks to the jury. No
effort was made to prove insanity.
The District Attorney had his alienists
in court, but the defence did not
introduce the question or insanity ana
there was no need for them. All who
had examined the assassin said most
emphatically that he was sane.
The wheels of justice moved swiftly.
The trial of the asassin consumed
eight hours and twenty-six minutes
and covered a period of only two days.
Practically all of this time was occupied
by the prosecution in presenting
a case so clear, so conclusive that even
had the prisoner entered the plea of
insanity it is doubtful if the jury
would have returned a verdict different
from the one handed down.
The crowd gathered in City Hall
was the largest which has *een him
since his arraignment. A large number
of women witnessed the last day's
* proceedings.
At 2.44 p. m. District Attorney Penney
abruptly announced that the case
of the prosecution was ended. Judge
I<ewis arose slowly and, addressing
the Court, said that he and his colleague
had no witnesses to call for the
defence. He asked the Court that he
be allowed to address the jury at once.
The Court consented and the venerable
jurist began an address that will
long be remembered by those who
heard It.
At 3.10 District Attorney Penney began
summing up. He spoke in a clear,
well modulated voice, and every word
could be heard in every part of the
room. He briefly reviewed the crime
and the evidence, and demanded the
full penalty of the law.
Justice White began his charge to
the jury at 3.29. He arose from his
seat and stepped to the side of the
bench nearest the jury box. His charge
was brief and to the point, and the
jury promptly retired.
It was 4.25 when the crier rapped for
order and the jury filed into the room.
The clerk read their names, each juror
resnondinsr "Present" as his name was
called.
No time was wasted. The jurors did
not sit down. Addressing them, Justice
White said:
"Gentlemen, have you agreed upon
a verdict?"
"We have," responded the foreman,
Mr. Wendt.
"What is your verdict?"
"That the defendant is guilty of
murder in the first degree."
There was a moment ?f silence, and
then a murmur arose from the lips
of the crowd. It ended there. There
was no handclapping, no cheers. Justice
White's voice could be clearly
heard in every part of the room when
he thanked the jurors for their work.
Court was at once adjourned.
Ccoigosz was immediately handcuffed
to his guards and hurried from
the court room downstairs to the basement
and through the tunnel under
Delaware avenue to the jail.
Paul Czolgosz. father; Waldeck Czolgosz,
brother, and Victoria Czolgosz,
OIP+AH r>f 4-li/v nconectn n
oio ici ui iue aosa^oiu, ainvt'U UCLC
from Cleveland, Ohio.
District Attorney Penney said that
he did not send for the prisoner's family,
and that he knew of no reason
why they should come except to see
the assassin.
The police officials discredit the story
,that they came to Buffalo to make
the murderer reveal an alleged plot
to kill the President, as they hold to
the theory that the prisoner did the
deed, without the aid of accomplices.
First Football Victim.
Charles Bueckman, the first victim
of the football game this season, died
at Chicago from injuries received Sun
day. The police now are searching
for the young men who played with
Bueckman.
Millions of Chinese Homeless.
There is terrible destitution in the
Yang-Tse district in China owing to
the recent floods. More than 10,000,000
persons arc homeless. It is feared
the distress will promote civil disorder
during the coming winter.
News of the Tollers.
The industries, with lew exceptions,
are actively employed.
There is a large array of the unemployed
iii New York City.
Over 5U0.UU0 children are employed
in the factories of the country.
Farm labor lias been scarce in the
agricultural regious of the West
Unskilled laborers hud ready employment
in almost ali industrial centres.
The steel strike is over and thousands
of strikers have returned ta
work.
INSANE ASYLUM BURNED i
Institution at Norfolk, Neb., Destroyed
and Two Tr.mates Killed. fl
With nifflrnlfT-Uin]
Kesiated the Efforts Had* to S#v?
Them?Daring 'Work of Attendants. ^
Lincoln, Nob.?The Norfolk Asylum
r
for Irisane, the second largest in the
State, was destroyed by fire. There
were 312 patients, male and female, in
the institution, and some forty attendants
and workmen. During, the ex?
citement eight patients got away.
These were all found. Only one man ?]
perished in the fire. He was Victor ?
Casper from Brown County. He ran ?l
back twice into the building and the ..
last time threw himself Into the ^
flames. One other, a patient named 3
Jepherson, from Knox County, was P
fatally burned. Several others were a
slightly burned. Many of the patients ,
resisted and had to be taken out by
force, tn some cases the rescuers had "
to batter down stone casings ani
wrench out Iron bars. 0
Prompt and daring work of the at- y
tendants, whj} ran up burning stairways
and climbed shaky ladders to ?
bring down terrified and sometimes n
unwilling patients, saved at least two g
score lives. The flames were so close
that in a number of instances both
rescuer and rescued were burned. y
The fire started from defective wir- q
Ing in a tunnel which contained th6
electric wire and heating pipes. This ^
tunnel ran underneath one wing at the a
extreme end of the rectangle of build- w
ings. When discovered by the night b
watchman the fire had attained a
headway and was irresistible. In fif- p
teen minutes the water supply was
exhausted, and the whole row of brick *
and stone buildings was at the mercy "J
of the flames. y
The officers kept the patients in the a
distant wings under lock and key, ^
hoping it might not be necessary to Q
turn them loose. Those released were y
quickly huddled in groups, but the ^
roaiing flames in the blackness of the w
night acted like an irritant on tho
nerves of maniacs, and they filled the
air with shouts.
The asylum is three miles from the p
town of Norfolk, and it was not until u
help arrived from the city that the
maniacs were got under control, and it j
was safe to release them from their
cells. Special trains were made up
in a few hours and 200 of the patients j
were brought to Lincoln. ^
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M'KINLEY MONUMENT MOVEMENT; fi
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Commission National In Soope to Be
Farmed to Have Charge ef the Work, i
Cleveland, Ohio?Initial steps have f<
teen taken toward the erection at b
Canton through popular subscription! si
of what is hoped -will be a fitting and fl
magnificent monument to the memory
of the late President McKinley. b
At a conference, attended by Sena- It
tor Hanna, Judge William R. Day. of
Canton, and Colonel Myron T. Her*
rick It was decided at once to organize
a commission that will be national in b
its scope to take charge of the work.
It is proposed to have as members of
this body representative citizens from
all of the various States of the Union.1
The organization will be chartered 5
under the laws of Ohio, and will prob- ^
ably be known as "The McKinley Memorial
Association." r
Those Interested in the matter ex- j
press the belief that Congress will at
its coming session make a liberal appropriation
toward the erection of the *
monument, and this, together with the
large sum that is believed'will be sub- j,
scribed by the* people of the. country, "
will build a SDlendid memorial In hon- ?
or of the maTtyred President. r
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CHICAGO ANARCHISTS FREED. c
Court Beleased Six Suspects For Lack ol ^
Evidence Against Them. ^
Chicago. ? Tho six Chicago Anar- o
Chists, arrested on the. night of Sep- s
tember 6 in this city on suspicion of t
being implicated in a plot to assassinate
President McKinley, -were released q
on habeas corpus proceedings by
Judge Chetlaia, of the Cook County e
Superior Court.
Attorney Howard S. Taylor, representing
the city, said to Judge Chet- E
lain that as no evidence had been se- j
cured against the suspects the city did jj
not wish them to be held longer. 2
The attorneys for the suspects asked j
n rr r/\ innAAflnnfl
iui a iicax mg ov iunb iuvu iunucuuvv; jp
could be established, but the Judge ,
ruled that It was unnecessary, In view
of the fact that there was no evidence E
to support the charge. t
The suspects arraigned were: Abra- (
ham Isaak, editor of Free Society; r
Abraham Isaak, Jr., Clarence Pfuttz- x
ner, H. Havil, Alfred Schneider and *
Henry Trecegllo. 2
CATTLE ATE DYNAMITE.
It Wm Left in Open Paatares~Bfany Animals
Die. g
Princeton, In(L?Several large stock
raisers in this county have lost many
head of cattle the last few days by j
reason of the animals eating dyna- {
mite, which had been left beside a 1
big ditch now being constructed across ,
the county. There has been no work
done for several months, and the dy- ,
namlte had been abandoned.
Owners of the land through which ,
the ditch runs knew nothing of the
presence of the explosive, but not until j
a few days ago waB stock allowed to
run at large In that neighborhood. The
cattle have been dying In terrible
agony since, and others are still seriously
affected. The owners hupe ]
tnkpn sfptis tn sue the constrnctlo' 1
company.
Terrific Katn? In the Sonth.
Portions of Alabama, Georgia, North
Carolina and South Carolina have (
been visited by terrific rains, and in
some sections much damage was done. 1
Near Buena Vista, Ga., several
bridges, mllldams and one mill were j
washed away. Oglethorpe, Ga., Is iso- (
lated by washouts in all directions
The damage is estimated at $15,000.
An Anti-Anarchist Conference.
An International anti-Anarchist con- ,
ference will soon meet at Berne, Switzerland.
The National Game.
Hahn, of Cincinnati, is said to be
booked for Detroit.
Cleveland has signed Zook, the Hoosier
pitching wonder.
In but twelve games this season nas
Lajole failed to bat safely.
Carrick, of Washington, has had
three tie games this season.
In forty-one games Coughlin played
errorless games In all but four.
Long has played errorless games in
all but two out of twenty-eight.
The New York Club has tried more
pitchers this season than any club In
the Leasue.
M!flC CABLE 18 ASSURED
t Will Run to Hawaii, the Philip"
pines, China and Japan
/ILL BE READY IN TWO YEARS
he Commercial Pacific Cable Company
Incorporated to Connect New York
City With the Far East?Present Cable
Rates Will Be Seduced Prom Thirty
to Sixty Per Cent.
Albany, N. Y?The Commercial PaIfic
Cable Company has been incororated
with a capital of $100,000. The
eneral route of the company is from
Tew York City across the United
tptes to California, thence under the
acific Ocean to the Hawaiian Islands,
lence to the Philippine Islands, touch1
g other Islands In tht Pacific
cean.
The directors are John W. Mackay,
f Virginia City, Nev.; George G.
fard, Albert Beck, William W. Cook,
nd George Clapperton, of New York
Ity; Albert B. Chandler and Edward
. Piatt, of Brooklyn, and Clarence
C. Mackay, of Roslyn, L. I.
Ia explaining the purposes of the
ew company John W. Mackay said
lat the Commercial Pacific Cable
ompany had been organized for the
urpose of laying a submarine cable
^ *- Jt?I
rom uamorma 10 uie xmuppjuc xoinds
by way of Honolulu, in the Harailan
Islands. The length of the cale
will be about 8500 miles.
The part first laid will be from Calljrnia
to the Hawaiian Islands, a disince
of about 2200 miles. It is cxected
that this portion will be in
peration within nine months. The
me sequired for the laying of the reminder
of the cable from the Hawaiian
Islands to the Philippine Islnds
will depend upon how quickly
le cables can be manufactured. Mr.
[ackay believes that the whole cable
rill be in operation within two years
:om this date.
Mr. Mackay further explained that
lie new cable, when it reached the
'hilippiires, would connect at that
pint with the present submarine caIe
running from the Philippines to
apan, and also the cable running
rom the Philippines to China, and
lat a direct route from China and
apan fo the United States would
lereby be established, which he beeved
would be of the greatest benet
to the growing commerce and trade
etween the United States and the
ar East
At present cablegrams from China
> the United States have to be sent
y way of Europe. Mr. Mackay also
tated that the present cable rates
rom the United States to the Philipifles
and to China and Japan would
e reduced, when the new' cable la
lid, from thirty to sixty per cent
SAMPSON CIVES UP HIS POST.
Mtoie of 111 Health He la Detached
From the Boston Navy Yard.
Washington, D. C. ? Rear-Admiral
iampson has requested the Navy Deartment
to relieve him of his present
!uty a? commandant of the Boston
favy Yard on October 1, on account
f the bad aondition of his health. Secetary
Long has granted the request.
tear-Admiral Mortimer L. Johnson,
ommandant of the Port Royal naval
tation, assumes command of the Bosr\r?
-no
ULL J aiu?
Admiral Sampson will retire by ago
[mit on. February 9, 1902. He could
etire before If he wished under the
orty years' service clause on his own
equeat, or he could apply for retire*
aent to take effect immediately on acomit
of poor health.
However, as naval officers generally
ake pride in serving out their full
erm, It Is probable an extended leave
t absence will keep Admiral Sampon
on the active list until he is reired
automatically.
IIFT OF $1,000,000 TO A CHURCH
leorge W. Boirnan, a Mine Owner. Eddowjs
the People's Church of America.
Chldago.?George W. Bowman, a
nine owner, has deeded to the People's
Church of Chicago $1,000,000,
;ai|nings from two gold mines In AtItina'and
New Mexico. He has told
)r. Hiram W. Thomas that several
aore millions are ready when they are
wanted.
Several months ago It was an.
tounced, shortly after the Incorporaion
In Springfield of the People's
church of America, that a -wealthy
nine owner had given a large sum at
noney to push the work of the movepent
of which Dr. Thomas is the
lead. The name of the donor, how:ver,
was kept secret.
HANNA TO TALK NO MORE.
lenator Says He Will Never Ee Interviewed
Again.
Cleveland, Ohio.?"I am done with
)elng Interviewed for all time." said
senator nanna wnen ne was asKea to
nake a statement as to how be regarded
the policy of President Roose
relt so far as It had been expressed,
ind what sort of an administration
T& believed the new President would
jive.
"Have you decided not to again pub^
Jcly express your opinion?" was asked.
"Nb more," was the brief answer,
Qnlck Justice For Negro Atiassln.
After a thirty minutes' trial HalJ
Frampton, colored, was sentenced tc
life imprisonment at Nebraska City,
Neb., for killing his stepdaughter.
The Prisoners at Gaam.
Major-General Chaffee, t?e Military
Governor of the Philippines, has refused
the request for the release ol
the prisoners on the Island of Guam.
He considers their release would nol
be safe until the surrender or capture
of the insurgent leaders Malvar an<?
Lukban.
President Appoints a Consul.
President Roosevelt has appointed
Joseph J. Langer, of Nebraska, to be
Consul of the United States at Solingen,
Germany.
Sporting Brevities.
A. Featherstoue will race in California
the coming season, and O'Connor
will ride for him.
Competitors in the automobile endurance
run to Rochester want another
Blmilar trip to Buffalo.
J.ne uancocas yearjmgs, me yi.uiM.-ity
of Mrs. Ijilliau. Barnes Allen, have
been sold at Coney Island.
John A. McKerron has won the Bos'
ton Challenge Cup race for trotter*
at Glenville, Ohio; best time, 2.11.
The International cricket match
which was to have been played at
Philadelphia, has been declared off.
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ROOSEVELT AT THE HELM
Returns From Canton and Begins
Considering Affairs of State.
The President Feels That He Does Not
Need Guards and He Will Not Hay#
Them ? His First Official Act.
Washington. D. C.?President Theodore
Roosevelt returned Friday morning
from Canton, and the affairs of
the Nation were taken up by the new
Executive where his martyred predecessor,
William McKinley, had
dropped them.
President Roosevelt returned to
Washington on the same train that
took him to Canton. The train was
made up in three sections, just as it
weitf, with the President's car and
those of the members of the Cabinet
and the officers of the army in the middle
section.
The train was preceded by a pilot
engine all the way to Washington.
The new President presided over
his first formal Cabinet meeting in the
White House at 11 o'clock a. in.
Before the Cabinet meeting President
Roosevelt performed his first official
act in the White House. This
was the appointment of EleutenantColonel
James M. Bell as a BrigadierGeneral
in the Army. This appointment
was one of those decided upon
by President McKinley, but the commission
was not signal before his
death. Colonel Bell was promoted
twice during the Civil War for meritorious
conduct, once in the Indian
campaigns of Montana, and has recently
distinguished himself iu the
Philippines.
In a few days ITe will receive from
each Cabinet officer an abstract of
the matters now before his department
demanding immediate attention, and
in all Drobablllty each officer will de
clare what were the intentions or
President McKlnley with regard to
these matters.
The new President will get in touch
with the last views of the late President
on all important questions, and
for this reason it is expected that
Cabinet meetings will be protracted.
Affairs in Cuba will be considered
also, Governor-General Wood being
here. General Wood and President
Roosevelt are close friends, having
been together in the famous Rough
Riders.
In view of the President's determination
to adhere as closely as possible
to the policies and wishes of Mr. McKlnley,
he will not have the worry
and the hard work of considering a
great number of applications for offices,
seeking new advisers, or revising
plans contemplated or being carried
out.
The fact that President Roosevelt
walked from the White House to the
residence of Secretary Hay and back
at lunch time, and also to the Cowles
residence at the close of his day's
work, alone and apparently u'nwatched
by policemen or Secret Service agents,
has caused widespread comment. The
act serves as an object lesson touching
tha now President's attitude on the
much-discussed question of the wisdom
and efficacy of guards about the
person of the President. Plainly
President Roosevelt does not feel in
need of any further protection than
Citizen Theodore Roosevelt had and
does not mean to have It.
The President 1s not led to this determination
by a spirit of bravado, but
because he knows that guards never
have succeeded and never will succeed
in staying the hand of an Anarchist
assassin. President Roosevelt
will take all precautions suggested by
prudence and dignity of his office, but
he will not be surrounded by guards.
Neither will he be reckless. To put it
In a nutshell. President Roosevelt is
evidently prepared to defend himself
from threatened danger when going
ibout his ordinary pursuits. He undoubtedly
feels justified in assuming
that if a man offers to attack him the
assailant will be the man to be pitied
rather than his intended victim.
All arrangements had been made at
the White House for the reception of
President Roosevelt. Although the
personal effects of Mrs. McKinley and
the late President have not been
shipped to Canton, the rooms in the
Executive Mansion used by the President
have been prepared for Mr.
Roosevelt's occupancy.
Before the arrival of Mrs. Roosevelt
and the children, the carpets nnd
heavy winter hangings will be placed
in the living rooms of the mansion,
as would have been done at about this
time had President McKinley lived
and returned here from Canton.
The house te now furnished for summer
use, the floors being covered with
straw mattings Instead of carpets, and
the furniture and rich decorations of
the State parlors being protected by
linen and cambric covers.
Grief Leads to Insanity.
Sorrow over the death of President
McKinley has had a marked effect on
persons suffering from nervous and
brain diseases and increased the number
of cases of insanity. In one day
forty-four men and women were taken
into the court for the insane at the
detention hospital in Chicago. County
Physician Hunter said: "Every calamity
which plunges the population
into sadness has a most depressing
effect upon persons suffering from
nerve and brain troubles, and results
in insanity. These attack*, in many
Instances, are acute in character, but
yield to treatment."
An Ago Limit For Waitresses.
The Hungarian Minister of the Interior
has issued an order directing
that no waitress shall be employed in
a cafe in Budapest who is not more
than forty years of age.
Six Killed In a Wreck.
A switch not properly set brought a
passenger express and a heavy freight
train together, resulting in the death
of six passengers on the express train
and injuries to twenty-five others.
The accident occurred on the main line
of the New York, New Haven and
Hartford Railroad at Avon, Mass
The dead are: Everett E. Joyce, Brockton.
Mass; Gustavus Hay, Jr.. a Boston
lawyer; Miss 31. Winifred Tonkin,
of Oil City. Penn.; William Coughlin,
of Lowell, Mass.| and two unidentified
women.
Gin Killed a Child.
Four-yea r-oldCatherine Mulcnhey, ol
Syracuso, N. Y., drank a cupful of gin
aud diod in convulsions. The child's
mother's gaTe luc the gin to take tc
ber father in another room. On th?
way tho little one swallowed the
liquor.
IVIHielmina Opens Parliament.
Queeu Wilhelmina of Holland in s
speech from the throne urged the
J States-Generai to enacl; better laws foi
Sunday observance aal against drink'
In? and ifsrubllnsr.
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Ml Nations Paid Homage to the Memory
of William McKinley.
THE COUNTRY'S DAY OF SORROW
Remarkable Demonstration* of the WorldWide
Feeling Arooned by the Death
of President McKinley?For Fire Ml lint
OS the Nation's Business Was Sua*
pended as a Tribute to the Dead.
Washington. D. C.?At the stroke of
a church bell in a country town on
Thursday the world listened, then
rt'od still, then knelt and then prayed.
Sorrow overleaped the bounds of
space. The knell that sounded at
2.30 o'clock in the Ohio town of
Canton?the one great metallic voice
that seemed to say "Rest! Rest! Rest!"
as the body of William McKinley was
borne to its tomb?grew and grew to
a thunder of sound with the greater
leagues that It covered.
To east and west It spread, and as
that voice, now chanting solemnly,
"Mourn! mourn! mourn!" swept over
the earth, all peoples prayed; the
prince, the priest, the citizen.
Never before in the history of the
world had that world been so swept
by sorrow?a tidal wave of emotion
that surged from pole to pole, from
east to west, blotting out class and
creed and race in the universal tribute
of tears.
The bell that clanged out its message
in the little Methodist church in Can-'
ton was like a heart sending out its
pulses through the body of the world
?like a great central station with a
million wires, making a web each
strand of which touched a heart somewhere.
In this Nation It mattered not
whether men were on land or water.
They ceased the moment's step for a
full five minutes to say, "God rest
him!" The engines of great ships and
little river boats stopped, and as the
craft lay idle, again came the simple,
solemn phrase, "God rest him!"
Time had been defied; the great
Clock of the Human Heart marked
only the one hour. It was 2.30 o'clock
in Canton; it was 2.30 o'clock in spirit
in New York City, in San Francisco,
in Hawaii, in Hong tfong, in Bombay,
in Constantinople, in Paris, in London.
Truly the wide world wept.
Never before in all the history of
the United States or the world was
such a tribute paid to the memory of
one man. In every city and town of
the United States all commerce "was
stopped, while hats came off and voices
sadly and solemnly joined in one of
the dead President's favorite hymns.
In New York City the most remarkable
scenes occurred. In the public
squares thousands gathered hours before
the time for the bells, to toll the
news that the last solemn act of the
great national tragedy had begun.
Patiently and silently they waited.
Then, as the first deep notes of the
bells were heard every hat was
raised, and no man stood there covered.
Many a handkerchief was
lifted to tear-filled eyes, but not a
sound was uttered. Trolley cars were
at a standstill, and so stood all until
the last strokes of the bells announced
that the gates of the tomb had been
closed. Not a car moved in the city
during this time. Not a telegraph instrument
clicked. In the great harbor
cot a propeller turned.
All over this country similar scenes
were enacted. Street car lines and
great railway systems came to a dead
stop. Even those never-ceasing makers
of speech, the telegraph wires, lay
pulseless for five minutes?for that
only five minutes of all the ages in
which the world stood still in reverence
of a memory of a man.
In England's capital memorial services
were, held in Westminster Abbey
that were second only to those in
honor of the lamented Queen Victoria.
The representative of King Edward
^ - i))a.
VII. was present, au was u, muoi ujotinguished
assemblage. Services were
also held In St. Paul's and in all the
great universities of Great Britain
and Ireland.
In every capital of Europe and in
nearly every civilized country of the
world memorial services were held, salutes
were fired and flags lowered to
half staff. Wherever the warships of
Great Britain and Germany were stationed
the guns joined in the salute
due to the head of the new great world
Power. Throughout the British empire
such reverence was paid by voice,
gun and flag as has never been paid
before to any one save Queen Victoria.
In the American church in Paris,
Frenchmen and Americans mourned;
to the services in Berlin the Kaiser
sent a special representative.
And of William McKinley's own
country, what need to say that Its
grief was the greatest it ever has
known! From outermost cape of the
East to our westernmost island possession,
from Seattle to Cuba, the
churches were filled and the flag that
he loved drooped at half-mast. j
The ceremonies, the services, the 1
^/.nmHnna tho .mHons of the citizens |
UCV.l/lUVivuW,
were the same in capital and in hamlet
The eulogies differed only as the
limitations and abilities of the speakers
differed. All were alike in that
they breathed forth the deep sorrow,
th_? great love of a weeping Nation.
The 6tory of the ceremonies and of
t1'-* closing of business houses and factories
is the same everywhere. The
story of one city's action is the story
of every city and village within the
jurisdiction of the United States. Grief
and mourning were general.
BrUiflh Destroyer Sunk.
The British torpedo-boat destroyer
Cobra, the fastest craft in the world,
while undergoing a test of her boilers
off the North Sea coast of England,
struck a rock, exploded and sank. Out
of seventy-nine men aboard only
twelve escaped alive.
Four Xeffro Fishermen Drowned.
Four negro fishermen were drowned
in a fierce southwester off Cape Henry,
Va. Thw unfortunate uieu were
attempting to reach a pound net wbeu
the frail boat capsized.
Dr. Kixey'g Appointment.
Tresident Itoosevelt has notified Mrs.
McKiuley through Sccrerary Corfel*
you that, iu pursuance 01 iuu micuuvii
ol' tlie late President Mclvinley, and in
recognition of devoted services, as well
as because ol' eminent fitness, Medical
Inspector P. M. Kixey will be appointed
Surgeon-General of tbe Navy.
Plaguo in India Increasing.
A dispatch from Simla, India, salo
that the plague returns for tlie previous
week showed deaths,
against 4S22 in the prtceding week.
Most of the deaths were In the B*ui*..'7
Presidency.
JUDGE J. M. WILSON DEAD
Sohley's Senior Counsel Expired
Suddenly of Acute Indigestion
Distinguished Lawyer Had Been in Consultatlon
With a Colleague a Few Minutes
Before He Was Stricken.
Washington, D. C.?Former Judge
Jeremiah M. Wilson, chief counsel forRear-Admiral
Schley, died suddenly at
the Shoreham Hotel on Tuesday. The
Schley Court of Inquiry promptly adjourned
on receiving a message telling
of former Judge Wilson's death.
Former Judge Wilson complained
on the previous evening of not feeling
well, suffering, it was thought, from
an attack of acute indigestion. He
was ill during the night, but was so
much better when the doctors arrived
that it was thought he could appear
at the Schley Court of Inquiry. His
associates, Messrs. Rayner and Parker,
left the hotel for the Navy Department
nf- in oVlork a m eTnertine
Judge Wilson to follow. It was found,
however, that his kidneys were seriously
affected, and in spite of the efforts
of the physicians he died at 11.15.
The announcement was made to the
court by the Hon. Isador Rayner. assistant
counsel, in the following language:
"I have a very sad announcement to
make to the court. I have just heard
of the death of Judge Wilson. I left
him at ten o'clock this morning, slightly
indisposed. I was with him until
late last night. I saw him this morning
at eight o'clock and left him at
ten. We have confirmed the rumor
through the telephone that he has
just died at the Shoreham Hotel, and
I would respectfully ask the court, if
it meets with the approval of the
court, to adjourn for to-day."
Rear-Admiral Schley announced after
the adjournment that he would
employ no additional counsel, being
satisfied to let the case remain in the
hands of Isador Rayner and Captain
Parker.
Jeremiah M. Wilson stood at the head
of the bar in the District of Columbia
for many years. He came to Washington
first as a Republican member
of Congress from Indiana, having been
elected to the Forty-second Congress.
He was re-elected to the Forty-third
Congress. Wilson was a prominent
member of the judiciary committee
and was at the head of one of the
committees to Investigate the Credit
Mobiller. After retiring from Congress
he formed a partnership with
aamuei oneiiaoarger, wun wnom ne
had served In Congress. For many
years Shellabarger and Wilson were
the leaders of the District bar. Judge
Shellabarger died about ten years ago.
Judge Wilson was born in WarrenCounty,
Ohio, November 25, 1828. He
had an academic education. He was
judge of the Court of Common Pleas
and df the Circuit Court in Indiana
prior to his election to Congress. For
several years he had been in ill health.
INTEREST IN CUP RACES.
The International Yacht Contest Turned
Landlubbers Into Nantlcal Sharps.
New York City.?The yacht races
between the Columbia and Shamrock
II. for the America's Cup have aroused
popular interest to fever heat. Nearly
everybody ia talking in the nautical
tongue, and the knowledge displayed
by the professedly landlubber upon
yachting matters is surprising. The
illustration shows at a glance every
position that a yacht can sail in. There
Is only one direction in which a yacht
cannot sail, and that is against the
if
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CHART FOB THE INTEBNATION AL YACHT BACKS
wind. The manner in which yachts
go to windward is by "tacking," and
in going from one point to another
in this way they cover more than
twice the actual distance required.
The angles of these tacks are at
about ninety degrees to each other, so
that the yacht sails at an angle of
about forty-five degrees to the windOne
quarter of the circle shows the
place where no yacht can sail without
tacking. On any other point within ,
the circle the yacht can sail indefinitely
without tacking.
When a yacht is sailing as near the
wind as she will go she is said to be
"close hauled." She is then sailing at
an angle of about forty-five degrees
from the direction of the wind.
When a yacht is said to be on a port
tack she is leaning over to starboard,
and a yacht on u starboard tack always
leans to port.
When a yacht is close hauled her
boom is drawn in as close as it will go.
When she is making a broad reach
with the wind on the beam the boom
is eased off until it is at an angle of
about forty-five degrees from the line
Df the .keel.
wnen sue is runumg ueiore iuu
wir.d the boom is at right angles to
th? direction of the wind and to the
lin: of the keel.
Cliastly Relic of Glllinore's Party.
C.iptain Detchmendy has recovered
a portion of the body of the ill-fated
apprentice of the United States gunboat
Yorktowa, who was one of Lieutenant
Glllinore's party when that officer
was captured by the Filipinos in
Apr'l, 1890. The remains will be forv/aiu;d
to Maulia for shipment home.
Danish Town Burned Dorm.
A large portion of the town of KalIt-jJuorg.
Denmark, has been destroy??!
by tire. The damage will
CUjUlit to ?2.500,000.
Fersonal Mention.
It iJ s.iid that M. C. D. Borden has
in Lis New York library probably the
only complete set of Stevenson in existence.
M. do Bloch is acquiring a museum
in Lucerne, whose special object is to
illustrate by diagrams, maps and other
objects the wastefulness of modern
scientific war.
General Miles waa asked the other
day what It was that, in his opinion,
most made for popularity in an army
officer. His reply was: "Never to
omit to return a salute."
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WASHINGTON ITEMS. ffl
mi., i?i~l w?a PATilna fnr HlllnC^H
iue uiai UL iuL o A/vu?MV ?
Census Clerk Avres In Washington^!
will be called in November. fflj
Secretary Root approved the flnalM
draft of the Philippine tariff and
ernor Taft was so Informed. Cubans
called upon Secretary HayH
to urge the cause of recinroclty be-^^
tween this country and Cuba. |H
Mr. Roosevelt declared his intention^!
to act as President without partlsan-M
ship to any locality.' H
OUR ADOPTED ISLANDS. H
The death of President McKlnleyHj
hns revived the movement to get rld^H
if Dole as Governor of Hawaii, whichH
was squelched by the President H
United States .Tudcre Estee decided^!
that the Constitution of the United^H
States was extend to the Hawaiian^!
Islands by the Newlands resolution.
sustaining the decision of . Circuital
r!aoii on/1 vororolnff tlie Snnrema^l
CJourt of Hawaii. M
Aguinaldo's bodvjruard. commanded
by Major Albnmbra, surrendered at^H
Baler, Luzon. P. I. Bfl
The United State* transport BufoTdH
went ashore at the mouth of RioK
Grande River, Mindanao Island. P. I. /Wk
The British steamer Ethelbryhta ar-H
Ived at Santiago, Cuba, with .veilawM
fever on board. - gj
dosttstic. h
Secretary of State Power died
Jackson, Miss., of pneumonia. KB
Burglars blew ooen with nltro-gly-H|
rerlne the iron safe in the MyersvIUe^|
Bank at Myersville, Md., and secured^!
Dver $6000. H
Ira Williams, twenty-eight years old, H
accused of forgerv, handed himself
Jail at Rome, N. Y., with a rope madeH|
Dut of a blanket. H
Warren Gllger, a butcher, shot andH
silled his wife in the street at Shamo-^|
Kin, Penn., after a quarrel, and fa-H
tally shot himself. ?
Federlck Fraley, one of Philadel- H
phia's oldest and most prominent cltl-H
sens, died at the age of ninety-seven H
fears.
The torpedo boat Nicholson and the^|
Holland submarine boat Porpoise were H
launched at Elizabeth, N. J. Mrs. O. H|
3. P. Belmont christened the former H
md Miss Jessie M. Moore the latter, Effi
Game Warden Frank Maloney, ofH
Gunnison, Col., was found guilty
manslaughter in killing W. A. Wo-H
nock, a poacher. H
For embezzling $28,000 from hi* H
tvard, W. S. Young, of Chicago. waaH
sentenced to serve an indctermlnatefl|
sentence. ,
The death sentence was imposed at^l
Birmingham, Ala., on Frank Dpncan,^|
(vho killed a policeman while commit
;ing robbery. sa
The National American Patriotic?
League, which alms to clear the coun-^|
Ty of Anarchists, was organized atH
Milwaukee, Wis. BE
The forest fire which threatened theH
:own of Bldora, Col., and neighboring^^
nining camps with destruction haaH
subsided. jBfl
Fifty-six arrests for spitting in streetH
:ars were made In Boston, Mass.
Grand Army day was observed atH
he Pan-American Exposition at Buf-H
'olo. M
John Armstrong Chanler, the formerBB
lusband of Amellc Rives, who escaped^H
'*? ? A o?r1fim In NawH
rum Diuuuim^uuic ...
fork City, last year, has reappeared*
n Virginia. '
Indictments were found against Dc-H
?ctives Cramer and Tracey and Lietr-H
:enant Joyce, of Chicago. 111., for con-Hj
ipiracy to defraud the State. U
In the belief that Czolgosz will befl
executed in the prison at Auburn, N.H
f., more than 100 persons have ap-^|
plied to Warden Mead to witness theH
electrocution of the assassin of Presl-H
lent MeKinley. sB
It was learned in Chicago that closeH
Friends of MeKinley are planning forH
:he erection of a national monument?
co his memory at Canton. H
National lawmakers are agreed that^J
item measures must be taken to re-^H
press anarcblsm, and Senator Alli-H
son, of Iowa, says that Congress will^f
probably take action. . H
Tbe Fan-American Exposition au-H
tborities set forth tbe patriotic duty^H
in view of tbe national calamity atflj
Buffalo, of making tbe closing weeka^H
of the fair successful by co-operation^B
on the part of all tbe people. H
Mrs. Gaetano Bresci, the widow of^B
King Humbert's assassin, who runs aH
boarding house in Cliffside, N. J., waaM
ordered by Mayor Neuman to leave^J
FOREIGN. . 91
An explosion, caused by a fire, in ii^l
powder factory at Ripault, France,^?
has resulted in the death of elevei^H
persons and injuries to seventeen otli-H
ers, a majority of whom will" probably^B
The German coal syndicate has se^B
cured one-fourth of the coal contracti^B
for the Danish railways, as against the^H
tenders of British mine owners/ 3B
Kaiser Wilhelm made an uneKpect^H
ed visit to Russian Poland, driving^?
into a frontier town and distributin^H
charity for the Czar.
Returning confidence is taking tte^E
? * -a 4,u-? AatioA/J 5n ITiinrlnn/^H
pmce UL IUC ill ill ill i_auouu iu iuugtuuv|B
by the recent Boer successes ia Sontlflj
Lord Rosebery unveiled tbe statueBj
of King Alfred tbe Great at Wlnches^H
ter, England, many Americans bclng^H
present hH
Three Boer prisoners of war cscape< |
from Darrell's Island, Bermuda. SH
Former President Equivel was pro^H
claimed the Liberal nominee f jr Pregi^H
dent of Gosta liica. MB
The striking lisbermea of Grimsby^f
England, became riotous, setting fir^H
.mj luvnntinthr* nftiros of thu
sel owners. BH
Tire Venezuelan trocp3 occupied th^B
Colombian town of kk> Hacha, thSjj
Colombian garrison having evacuatc<^H
the place. Hj
The Duke and Duchess of Comwal^D
and 1'ork arrived at Ottawa from Moa^|
t;eal and were welcomed with grcaflH
enthusiasm.
In South Africa a British fores wa^n
aubushed by Boers, led by Genera^fl
Dotha, tbo British loss in kiUed^H
wounded and prisoners being 2(X>men^H
besides three guus? __ jH
The Dutch budget for 1902 showedH
an expenditure ot $W,SUO?UOOf a delici^D
Of $5,200,OU(A MB
Archduke Frederick of Austria wafl
shot by a poacher at his country sea^H
in Hungary, 4?ut escaped serious iuflB
The Czar and Czarina arrived fren^H
Jffranee at Kiel, wnere tbey were reflH
joined by their children and coutifi^H
ued their ipurnej-. to liussia* IB