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<2l)? tUrt?cl)iuan ano ??ontl)ton. m SUMTER WATCHMAN, Established April, 1850? "Be Just and Fear not-Let all the Ends thou Aims't at, be thy Country's, thy God's and Truth's." THE TRUE SOUTHRON. Established Jone li 6 Cosolidated Aug. 2,1881. SUMTER. S. C.. WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER ll. 1901. New Series-Toi. XXI. No. 6 MCKINLEY SHOT BT AN ANARCHIST. The President Was Seriously Wounded at Reception at Pan-American Exposition ONE WOUND IN CHEST, ANOTHER IN AB? DOMEN, PASSING THROUGH STOMACH. Assassin Approached President in Line as if to Shake Hands and Fired at Close Range. SIEZED IMMEDIATELY BY OFFGERS-CONFESSES THAT CRIME WAS PREMEDITATED-HE HAS NO REGRETS. Buffalo, Sept. 6.-President McKin? ley was shot and seriously wounded by a would-be assassin while holding a reception in the Temple of Music at the Pan-American exposition a few minutes after 4 o'clock this afternoon. One shot took effect in the right breast; the other in the abdomen. The first is not of a serious nature, and the bullet has been extracted. The latter pierced the abdominal wall, and has not been located. At 10:40 p. m. the following bulletin by the at? tending physicians was the only indi? cation of the condition of the presi? dents' wounds: The president is rallying, and is resting comfortably. At 10:15 p. m., temperature 100.4 degrees; pulse 124; respiration 24. (Signed) P. M. Rixey, M. B. Mann, R. E. Parke, H. Mynter, Eugene Wasdin. (Countersigned) Geo B. Cortelyou, Secretary to the President. The president, though well guarded by United States secret service detec? tives, was fully exposed to such an at? tack as occurred. He stood at the edge of the raised dais upon which stands the great pipe organ at the east side of the magnificent structure. Throngs of people crowded in, to gaze upon their executive, perchance to clasp his hand, and then fight their way out in the good-natured mob that every minute swelled and multiplied at the points of ingress and egress to the building. The president was in a cheerful mood, and was enjoying to the full the hearty evidences of good will which everywhere met his gaze. Upon his right stood John G. Mil? burn, of Buffalo, president of the Pan American exposition, chatting with the president and introducing to him especially persons of note who ap? proached. Upon the president's left stood Mr. Cortelyou. It was shortly after 4 p. m. when one of the throng which surrounded the presidential party, z> medium size man of ordinary appearance and plain? ly dressed in black, approached as if to greet the president. Both Secre? tary Cortelyou and President Mil? burn noticed that the man's hand was swathed in a bandage of handker? chief. Reports of bystanders differ as to his hand. He worked his way amid the stream of people up the edge of the dias until he was within two feet of the president. Mr. McKinley smiled, bowed and extended his hand in that spirit of geniality the American people so well know, when suddenly the sharp crack of a revolver rang out loud and clear above the hum of voices, the shuffling of myraid feet and vibating waves of applause that ever and anon swept here and there over the assemblage. There was an instant of almost com? plete silence. The president stood stock still, a look of hesitancy, almost of bewilderment on his face. Thfn he retreated a step while a pallor began to steal over his features. The multi? tude, only partially aware that some? thing serious had happened, paused in surprise, while necks were craned and all eyes turned as one toward the ros? trum, where a great tragedy was being enacted. Then came a commotion. With the leap of a tiger three men threw them? selves forward as with one impulse and sprang "oward the would-be assas? sin. Two of them were United States secret service men who were on the lookout and whose duty it was to I guard against just such a calamity as had here befallen the president and the nation. The third was a bystand? er, a negro, who had only an instant previously grasped in his dusky palm the hand of the president. As one man the trio hurled themselves upon ? the president's assassin. In a twink? ling he was borne to the ground, his weapon was wrested from his grasp and strong arms pinioned him down. Then the multitude which' thronged the edifice began to come to a realiz? ing sense of the awfulness of the scene of which they had been unwilling wit? nesses. After the first shock of the assas? sin's shots, he retreated a step then as the detectives leaped upon his as? sailant he turned, walked steadily to a chair and seated himself, at the same time removing his hat and bowing his head in his hands. In an instant Secretary Cortelyou and President Milburn were at his side. His coat was hurriedly opened, the president meanwhile admonishing" those about him to remain calm and telling them not to be alarmed. "But you are wounded," cried his secretary, ' ' let me examine. ' ' "No, I think not," answered the president. 'I. am not badly hurt, I assure you." Nevertheless his outer garments were hastily loosened and when a trickling stream of crimson was seen to wind its way down his breast, spreading its telltale stain over the white surface of the linen their worst fears were confirmed. A force of expositions guards were on the scene by this time and an effort was made to clear the buildings. By this time the crush was terrific. Specta? tors crowded down the stairways from the galleries, the crowd on the floor surged toward the rostrum while despite the strenuous efforts of police and guards the throng without strug? gled madly to obtain admission. THE ASSASSIN. The president's assailant in the meantime had been hustled to the rear of the building by exposition guards where he was held while the building was cleared and later he was turned over to Superintendent Bull, of the Buffalo police department, who took the prisoner to No. 13 police station and afterward to police headquarters. As soon as the crowd in the Temple of Music had been dispersed sufficient? ly the president was removed in the automobile ambulance and taken to the exposition hospital, where an examination was made. The best medical skill was summoned and within a brief period several of Buffa? lo's best known practitioners were at the patient's side. EXAMINING THE WOUND. The president retained the full exer? cise of his faculties until placed on the operating table and subjected to an anaesthetic. Upon the first exam? ination it was ascertained that one bullet had taken effect in the right breast just below the nipple, causing a comparatively harmless wound. The other took effect in the abdo? men, about four inches below the left nipple, four inches to the left of the navel and about on a level with it. Upon arrival at the exposition hos? pital the second bullet wound was probed. The walls of the abdomen were opened but the ball was not lo? cated. The incision was hastily closed and after a hasty consultation it was decided to remove the patient to the home of President Milburn. This was done, the automobile ambulance being used for the purpose. Arrived at the Milburn residence all persons outside the medical attendants, nurses and the officials immediately concern? ed, were excluded and the task of probing for the bullet which had lodged in the abdomen was begun by Dr. Roswell Parke. When the news of the crime was telephoned to the home of President Milburn where Mrs. McKinley was resting immediate steps were taken to spare her the shock of a premature statement of the occur? rence before the true condition of the president could be ascertained. Guards were stationed and no one was permitted to approach the house. OFFICIAL STATEMENT. Buffalo, N. Y., Sept. 6.-Secretary Cortelyou tonight gave out the follow? ing statement: The following bulletin was issued by the physicians at 7 p. m. : "The president was shot about 4 o'clock one bullet struck him on the upper portion of the breast bone, glancing and not penetrating; the second bullet penetrated the abdomen five inches below the left nipple and one and a half inches to the left of median line. The abdomen was open? ed through the line of the bullet wound. It was found that the bullet had penetrated the stomach. The opening in the front wall of the stom? ach was carefluly closed with silk stitches, after which a search was made for a hole in the back wall of the stomach. This was found and also closed in the same way. The further course of the bullet could not be dis? covered although careful search was made. The abdominal wound was closed without drainage. No injury to the intestines or other abdominal organ was discovered. The patient stood the operation |vell, pulse of good quality, rate of 130, condition at the conclusion of foperation was gratifying. The result cannot be fore? told. His condition at present justifies hope of recovery. *' (Signed) George B. Cortelyou, Secretary to^the President. THE ASSASSIN CONFESSES. Buffalo, Sept. 6.-Leon Czologoz. the would-be assassin has signed a confession covering six pages of fools? cap, which states that he is an anarchist and that he became an enthusiastic member of that body through the inuflence of Emma Gold? man, whose writings he had read and whose lectures he had read and whose lectures he had listened to. He denies having any confederate and says he decided on the act three days ago and bought the revolver with which the act was committed in Buffalo. He has seven brothers and sisters in Cleveland and the Cleveland directory has the names of about that number living on Hosmer street and Ackland avenue, which adjoin. Some of them are butchers and others in different trades. He is now detained at police I headquarters pending the result of the president's injuries. Czologoz does not appear in the least degree uneasy or penitent for his action. He says he was induced by his attention to Emma Goldman's lectures and writings to de? cide that the present form of govern? ment in this country was all wrong and he thought the best way to end it was by killing the president. He shows no sign of insanity, but is very reticent about much of his career. "While acknowledging himself an anar? chist he does not state to what branch of the organization he belongs. The Russian Telephone Line. Discussions and stories of a linguist? ic character have a peculiar charm for Mr. Opie Reid. Recently he was sur? rounded by a group of newspaper men. One of these confessed that he had lately taken up the study of the Russian tongue, with very discourag? ing results, considering the fact that French, Spanish and Italian had been comparatively easy for him. "Oh ! that's not strange," consoling? ly remarked the story writer: "the Chicago Telephone company had a worse experience than that with the terror of the Slav tongue. A druggist in the heart of the Russian colony re? cently had a telephone instrument in? stalled in his place for the accommo? dation o? his patrons. Thc minute thc first user of the "phone began to talk Russian into tlc reciever the wire kinked into small knots like a tensely twisted string. They couldn't do a thing to inert the emergency until one of the telephone linemen, who had once attempted to do missionary work in a Rusisan settlement in Min? nesota, replaced the smooth insulated copper strand with the ordinary bari) wire. That jagged medium proved a perfect means of transmission for Russian speech." Saturday Evening Post. Pekin. Sept. 5. - Li Hung Chang tonight notified the foreign ministers that the imperial edicts providing for the signing of the peace protocol had arrived. This announcement made immediately after the settlement of the difficulties which Prince Ching experienced before jroin^ to Berlin, : confirmed the impression that the j Chinese used the protocol to induce Emperor Wililam to waive the kowtow ceremony. | McUURIN'S STEP-FATHER. The Death of W. S. Mowry, Form? erly of Charleston. The Greenville News yesterday print? ed the following notice abont the death of Mr. W. S. Mowry, a former resident of Charleston and the step? father of Senator McLanrin : "W. S. Mowry, of Eaglewood, N. J., died on Sunday morning. He is the step-father of Senator McLaurin, and his death had been hourly expect? ed for two weeks. Senator McLaurin's mother is a daughter of Col. T. C. Weatherly and married Mr. P. B. Mc? Laurin, who died in 1864, leaving three children, of whom the Senator was the eldest. In 1867 Mrs. McLau? rin married Mr. W. S. Mowry, then of Charleston. In 1873 Mr. Mowry moved North and became a member of the Stock and Cotton Exchange. The very large fortune which he had made in Charleston, under his skillful management, rapidly increased and is now estimated at five or six million dollars. There are five children by the second marriage, three boys and two girls. The Senator, by reason of attending the Anderson meeting, could not get back in time for the funeral. ' ' The Anderson Coup-D'Etat. The McLaurin newspapers are mak? ing merry over the sudden appearance of their chief at the political meeting in Anderson, and they are represent? ing his going there as a complete rout of the opposition, which is always a very good story until the other side is heard from. It was known here very early on Friday morning that the junior Senator was flying across the country to make the connection at Seneca, where a special train was in waiting to convey him to the expected scene of his triumph over all opposi? tion, and it was also known that the faithful followers of "Commercial Democracy" throughout the region round about had been notified and were expected to greet their chieftain with rousing cheers on his arrival at Anderson. How this program was carried out is told by an eye-witness, who writes as follows to the Spartan burg Journal : Humiliated beyond endurance by the absence of their leader and con? scious of the great damage that was being done their cause by the speech? es of those who have been addressing the political summer school, some of McLaurin's lieutenants wired the Sen? ator that he must appear at Anderson today without fail, and he did. He was advised that Tillman was disa? bled by his eye and that he need have no fear on that account. Latimers at? tacks on him were proving damaging to him and they wished him to be at Latimer's home county to anwser him. Delegations were organized at Pel zer, Honea Path, Belton and other points to be on hand to whoop it up for the commercial statesman and were taken to Anderson. The Senator ar? rived on a special train from Seneca at about two o'clock, and shortly afterwards began speaking. In view of his letters in answer to the invita? tions he had received with the other speakers that he would not attend and did not care to make any more engagements for the future, his retrun to the State to attend this meeting was something of a surprise, and goes to show that his supporters are alarmed at the strong sentiment against him manifested at Spartan burg, Greenville and Walhalla. The claims made by his supporters that he captured the meeting here to? day are the veriest moonshine. He captured the part of the crowd who were already captured, but the bulk of the crowd take no stock in his doc? trines, and this county will go against him two to one. It was very apparent that there was an organized effort by a small part of the crowd to make an excessive demonstration in order to offset the effect of the other meetings held this week."-Greenville News. Dr. Kilgo and Methodism. From the Oxford, N. C., Ledger. As to Dr. Kilgo being run out of the State, we believe that he is forcing himself out as fast as time can roll and the quicker it rolls the better it will be for North Carolina Methodism. Now we are not going to discuss the Gattis-Kilgo affair at all. neither are we making an attack on Dr. Kilgo. We recognize the fact that he is a man of ability and courage-more courage at times than judgment. He is too vin? dictive and delights too much in vent? ing his spleen at those who opppose him. Ile has too much of personal animosity towards his enemies and is too much lacking in conservatism to be at the head of so great a College as Trinity. He is a "constitutional wrangler:" would rather fight than not. Sometimes when he is in the ri^rht lie injures himself by his injudi? cious attacks. Being a Methodist in belief ourselves we believe we llave a right to say that Dr. Kilgo lias caused more friction and strife in the Metho? dist Church of this State than any other man who has lived in North Carolina. Not only this, but his course is doing injury to the cause of Methodism. Can the Church afford to allow this to continue? Kingstree, September 4. -Between 1 and '2 o'clock Wednesday, afternoon, while the relief operator, Mr. P. Pear? son, was at dinner the door of the ticket office at the Atlantic Coast Line depot was broken open and about stolen from the cash drawer. Philadelphia, Pa., September 4. The executive committee of the Na? tional Manufacturers' Association, in session here today, voted to recom? mend to the Administration at Wash intgon to transport a party of Cuban merchants to the Charleston Exposi? tion, just as Cuban teachers were taken to Harvard and other places. CASHIER $5,000 SHORT. Why Timmonsville Cashier Dis? appeared. Special to The State. Timmonsville, Sept. 4.-The sudden disappearance of Mr. .Frank C. Lech? ner, cashier of the Bank of Simmons? ville ?3 no longer a myster;. When the cashier first disappeared ii was hoped that a satisfactory explanation would be forthcoming, one that would not involve his integrity, bnt an exam? ination of the bank's books dispels such hopes. The directors have' been busily en? gaged in this work, and although they have only fairly begun, it is ascertained that the cashier is short some $5,000. What a thorough search will reveal no one can foresay. It is feared that a much more serious short? age will be found. As the examina? tion goes on it develops that Mr. Lech ner's private affairs are in a very bad condition and he has probably wor? ried over them for- sometime. His business plans did not mature and he became desperate. Mr. Lechner was bonded by a secur? ity company to the amount of $10,000. The president of the bank, Mr. John McSween, and the directors an? nounce that no patron of the bank will suffer and that the standing of the bank will not be impaired. A repre? sentative of the surety company will be here tomorrow. The action of Mr. Lechner is a great shock to the numerous friends that he had in the State. Vertical Writing. Oh, teachers, dear, you are request? ed to perceive that this vertical writ? ing is all tommy-rot. This is the remark Prof. Coler, of the Concord, N. C., graded school, is reported to have addressed to the au? dience of teachers at a summer school after two others had wrestled with him to exhaustion and used up pounds of chalk in an effort to convince him that vertical writing is the real thing. We are not sure about the exact mean? ing of tommy-rot, but if it means a fake that has caught whole communi? ties of people, we heartily agree with him. At one time we were favorably enough impressed with it to think it deserved a trial; now we think we ought to have known better at the first. It is unnatural. There are a few persons who naturally write left handed, and so it seems easy for a few persons to learn to write a compara? tively vertical hand quite rapidly, but tbese are exceptions, and they would doubtless be exceptions in any style of writing. As a rule, however, the writer will slant his letters, as natu? rally as a man leans forward when he wralks. For the first few months, vertical writing seems to be the very thing, and up to about the end of the first year the child writes better than in the slant system, but there it reaches just about the zenith of its proficiency. The resons are plain. At first every stroke is made so slowly that the for? ward motion does not affect the direc? tion of the pen, and it is easier for the child to make vertical lines nearly parallel, until it has some practice, but when it has acquired sufficient use of the pen to enable it to move with? out dwelling studiously on every part of every letter, natural movement takes the place of studied strokes, the lines will incline to slant with for? ward, movement, the practiced hand learns to measure off equal angles without a thought, and the writing will be at its best when all lines are al? lowed to take a natural slant forward. If there is an effort to hold the pupil to the vertical lines there is sure to be a very unattractive mixture of the studied vertical lines and the natural slant lines. Whenever the child begins to write for a purpose other than that of learning to write, he is going to slant one way or the other, and the chances are more than ten to one that the child that has been taught to write vertically will then incline his letters in all directions and his writ? ing will resemble a brier patch after it has been visited by a cyclone. Another reason why vertical writing is at its best with beginners is that the letters are more like the printed letters, both in angle and shape. There is a temptation to teachers to adopt the style of writing that will tell most in immediate results, and this pleases the parents also, who like to see their little tots write legibly in a short time. The vertical fad is very injurious to the cause of penmanship and we should rejoice to see it wiped off the face of the earth. We have been pay? ing some definite attention to pupils taught in this system, and we have seen no good results. We know none of them that writes a neat vertical hand with a speed that can be tole? rated in business. "Oh, teachers, dear. ** if you have not adopted vertical writing don't do it. If you have, follow the example of Xew York city and abandon it, and the sooner you do so the less injustice yon will do to your pupils.- Chester Lantern. An Innocent Man Pardoned. Governor McSweeney has granted a pardon which is somewhat remarkable: For six years James Barnett has been serving a sentence for a crime which it appears he never committed. He was convicted of arson and sentenced to sixteen years imprisonment, and has served six years of that time, and now for the first time, comes informa? tion from responsible ^parties that he ought never to have been convicted. Berlin, September 4.-The comman? der of the German fleet manouevering in the Baltic telegraphed today from Sassnitz, Island of Eugen, that the third-class cruiser Wacht has been sunk off Arkona, after having been in collision with the battle ship Sachsen. It is not known whether there was any loss of life. GIGANTIC COMBINE OF BITUMINOUS COAL MINES. The Great Trust Has Been Form? ing for Some Time. Pittsburg, Sept. 3.-The Post to? morrow will say : "All the bituminous coal mining companies of Pennsylvania, Ohio, In? diana, Illinois, West Virginia and Kentucky are to be consolidated into one great corporation by the J. P. Morgan syndicate. The enormous proportions of this corporation can hardly be realized. The fact that the Pittbsuryg Coal company, with its capital of $64,000, 000, and the Monongahela River Con? solidated Coal and Coke company, with its capital of $30,000,000, are to be included in the greater consolida? tion brings the matter strongly before Pittsburg coal operators. These two corporations practically control all the output in the Pittsburg district and extend their operations well down to? ward West Virginia in two directions. Officers of these companies are ex? pected to attend a meeting of the coal operators in New York on Thursday of next week at which the preliminary steps toward the formation of the great combine will be taken. Other interests that will be repre? sented from the Pennsylvania fields will be from the Berwind-White com? pany, the newer Fairmont company and a number of smaller corporations of this kind. Still other interests to be represented will be from Ohio, In? diana, Illinois, Kentucky and West Virignia where daring the past few months, movements have been on foot for the consolidation of the coal inter? est of those states into state corpora? tions for those particular fields. The railroads are also taking a keen inter? est in the project and owing* to the Morgan interests predominating in that field, the consolidation is looked upon as being unusually strong. The Pennsylvania Railroad company, the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad company and western roads all under the Mor? gan influence are associated, it is said, in the great movement which promises to rival in its importance the recent organization of the United States Steel Corporation. The plans for the con? solidation have been going on quietly for some months. The plan of action is said to have been to first get the minor corporations of one state and the individual operations into one company basis. When this had been accomplished the intention was to group all the companies and control them by a parent corporation as a stock owning company only. "The combination of the Ohio fields is said to be brought into fairly good shape. The Indiana fields and those in Illinios are also in form to move as the corporation plans there have brought the individual Companies to? gether. The West Virgniia fields are perhaps the most difficult to handle owing to their location and varied ownerships. It is said that the pro? moters have practically abandoned the plan of including the Pocahontas field in the general plan for the greater tiust. Mr. Bacon, one of the active partners of Mr. Morgan, has been spending several weeks in West Vir? ginia during the past summer and early last spring, getting options on much local property and included in this was much undeveloped coal land in that state. The total holdings in that state are said to be very large and aside from the Pocahntas fields and that portion in the Flat Top re? gion embrace about all available lands and much that will be held in reserve for years. The completion of this great projcet will mean the consol? idation of from $200,000,000 to $300, 000,000 of invested capital. This will represent not only the undeveloped properties in the six states, but also the actual coal properties under devel? opment. There are millions of acres of coal lands that the greater trust will hold in reserve for fature use while its present working properties will be sufficient fer a vast increase in the development of the coal trade not only in this country, but in the South American companies and in Europe. The plans are said to include a gene ral distribution of the coal from the best suited fields to the market nearest them." Fight With an Eagle. Charleston. Sept. 3.-A large Amer? ican eagle which was captured near here after it had whipped a catamount was brought to Charleston and placed in a cage, from which it had to be removed today. The owner adver? tised for a brave man, willing to over? power the bird without weapons. H. J. Welch, a piano tuner, agreed to undertake the job, and a crowd sur? rounded the building to watch the event. Welch first endeavored to throw a sack over the eagle's head, but thi& failed and the eagle showed sign <oJ? fight. The door was quickly opened, and Welch rushed in. He seized the eagle by the legs, but it gave a swift lunge toward the door, passing out and dragging the would-be captor. Welch was dragged twenty feet, when the eagle turned and a desperate fight followed. The piano tuner was; iretting the rough end of the conflict, but by-standers interfered ana the eagle was crippled and shoved into another cage. Welch was bruised and scratched, but otherwise was not in? jured. Washington, D. C., September 4. Admiral Sch ley has made a request of the navy department that a number of witnesses, which he expects to call be? fore the Court of Inquiry, be brought to Washington at this time, in order to permit of conference between them and counsel. In response to this re? quest Acting Secretary Hackett todav advised the Admiral that if he will furnish a list of those he desired to come they will be brought here as rapidly as circumstances permit.