Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-07-08
instants there were ~, 900 words-or about two

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ter transmitted from the Western Union office
In addition TO this 9,6l1 private IeIegrams
including those sent and received, were sue.
cessfully handled; on the 4th instant there
were 2l4 600 words OF press sent and 90i
messages exchanged; on the 5th the press hau-
died reached nearly 100000 words. while the
The largest number Of words sent by the com
psny from this point In one day previous TO the
2d instant was lao. 600. These were dispatchI Il
on the day Of General Garfleld's Inauguration.
The regular force OF the Washington Office
being TOO small, to handle the immense quantity
Of matter which was so suddenly filed for trans
mission on saturday, assistance was immadi-
ately obtained from Baltimore, Philadelphia
and other adjacent points where operators were
lot go badly needed. Each Of Tho principal
journals throughout the United States has ha1
TIL Gus duty here since last Saturday la add
ton to the business above mentioned the tier
telegraph companies had all they could handle le,
ard the New York Associated Press has ssnt
aid received daily over its special wire from
25.oa0 to 80 600 words. the bulk OF which was in
regard to the attempted assassination.
LAST NIGHTS BULLETINS.
At $50 pm. the following Official bulletin as
Issued: 1.-The favorable condition of the Presi-
dent continues Pulse LOG. temperature 1902
respiration %. Signed by the physicians
Unless some unfavorable change occurs, no
further bulletin will be issued until tomorrow
morning."
The reports during the night were all OF the
ooUc ldNOIdUit CudTdCteI.
The Articles Found on Guiteau.
AS TO BIS PAPERS. PISTOL. ETC.
Those who have knowledge OF the papers
taken from Gutteau state that there is nothing
among them worthy of notice. The letter
found in his pocket and published In THE STAR
the day OF his arrest is the most sIgnifl
cant, as II states what his purpose
was to unite the republican party, az,
One OF the papers FOUND In the package left at
the news stand in the railroad station, which
MT. Corkhill took away with the pistol from
Lieut.. Eckloff's Office at police headQuarIers
states that he desired to have all his papers
printed In the newspapers, as Ii would have
The erect OF creating sale Of his book on
Campaign document entitled James <. tasgu GsTu
field and w. S. Hancock" This he claims to
nave written, and afterwards delivered as q
speech In several western towns. 1t was In
favor OF Garfields election, and for this service
he Claimed a consulship In Austria. Several
other papers found In the package set forth the
purpose inspired In him Of killing the President
TO unite the republican party; that 1t was po-
ntlcal necessity which would be recognized by
all: He had but twenty cents in money On his
peIsoL-tWo silver ten cent pieces-which, with
the pistol and papers, were placed In a drawer
OF Lieutenant Ecklons desk, and while
that officer was absent from his Office
TO accom- papy the assassin to jail. Col. CorkhIl
called at police headquarters and took all the
articles which were taken from Guiteau away
with him. They had not even been turned over
TO the properly clerk nor labeled. and conse-
quently there is no police record OF them. The
pistol was not taken from the prisoner by
keaTney, who 1rst laid hands on him, but
by Lieut.. Ecklon. IL would seem that the
proper way would have been to have them all
entered In the record book kept for that pur.
pose, accurately described and labeled. VINO
is there to identify the pistol used by Guiteau?
left. as there was no particular mark by which
he could swear to It. No descriptive record is
In the police books, and the identification will
have to be left to the District Attorney.
Assassination Notes.
The entire police force has been on duty since
saturday last. To-day the regular order or
things was restored.
at the regular meeting OF the Irlsh-Amerlcan
republican club last evening. E. P. Rankin.
president, in the chair, series of resolutions
expressing their sympathy with the President
aid his family were adopted.
AT meeting OF the council of FrederIcks-
burg, Va, called by the mayor, Hon. j. "
Sener, resolutions OF sympathy were adopted
The District Attorney has examined all the
available witnesses to the shooting, with the
view Of locating exactly the places where tue
President was shot, and making other dsputel
matters clear in bis mind. He has prepared
diagram OF the depot.
There are few detectives who yet cling II
the theory OF a conspiracy. but who can give
10 reason fer the faith that is within theIl
other than 10 look wise and appear mysterious
The Attorney General now scouts the idea OF ?
conspiracy. and so does Chief Brooks, OF the
secret Service.s
MESSAGES OF SYMPATHY.
Dispatches were received at the State depart
ment yesterday from Mayor Cobb, of Montgom-
cry, Alabama; the mayors Of Baltimore city,
Nd. Graham. n. c.: Dickson, Tenn; Greens.
koro. NC; Winchester, Va: Windsor, Conn.,,
inclosing resolutions adopted by their respec-
4 ooefV,
and societies: from Grand Army posts at New
York and Trenton, Nd; School Principals So
ciety, Rockford. Ills; Manhattan Amateur
Journalists Clun. New York. and the demo-
cratic conservative city convention of Balti-
more Md. The Lord Mayor Of London sent
this message by cacle: 1.-The citizens of London
rejoice at the improvement in the Presidents
ing OF sympathy with him and our American
kinsmen been more intense than In this city,
The Democratic Central Club of Baltimore yes
terday adopted resolutions expressing sympa-
The Colombian consul general at New York,
Line De Pombo and j. c. Corliey. president OF
the Chicago Union League Club. also teIe-
graphed expressions OF tell deep soil citude for
The Presidents welfare.
Substantial sympathy.
THE NEW YORK CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RAISE
$3.50, GOO FOR THE PRESIDENTS FAMILY.
special meeting Of the New York Chamber
Of Commerce was held yesterday. Resolutions
were unanimously adopted setting forth their
unspeakable grief and indignation at the at
tempted assassination of President Garfield,
and rendering to the President their heartfelt
on his having survived the
per1ls which surrounded him, and Offering TO
his heroic wife, aged mother and his children
their deepest sympathy. After the adjournment
OF the chamber IL was announced to the men,
bers present that number OF gentlemen had
deter mined to raise $3.50, ,000 which Is to be In
vested In United States bonds, and deposited
with the United States Trust company, and
the income therefrom to be paid to Mrs. Gar
field during her life. and at her death equally
divided among her children, in appreciation Of
the noble character OF the President. A SUD-
scr1ption list was then presented, which was
headed by C. w. Field for S., 900, and below
were the names OF DreXei, Morgan & Co. and
Jay Gould for each like amounts. MeSSrs C..
p. Huntington, S. B. Chittenden and d. Willis
James at once stepped forward and each sub
scrlbed similar amount. The following per-
sons put their names down for 81 600 each:
James B. Colgate, j. B. Trebor, Percy r. Pyne,
Jeseop, Patton Co., c. Lamier, Field, Lindley
& Co., j. Selgman and w. b. Fogg. All citi-
the testimonial
Postmaster General James has received
telegram from George Wilson, secretary OF the
New York Chamber OF Commerce, requesting
him TO say to Mrs. Carried that the New York
Chamber of Commerce have subscribed s250, 900
to be presented TO her. both as token OF their
sincere esteem and sympathy and as means
of relieving the mind OF the President entirely
from anxiety with regard to the future OF his
family.
The postmaster General responded as follows:
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