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STEAM LAUNDRY.
A AFirst-Class Plant Will Shortly be In Opera.
ton in lewistown.

bou tSVsSto"s
A large steam laundry will shortly
be placed In this city by James Weaver
and y. s. Beebe, who intend 10 run n
first.class and up-to.date business,
which will lac IN operation early this
summer. A steam laundry Ia badly
needed and the projectors Of un insti-
tuition OF that description should re-
ceive the whole and hearty support
OF the residents of I.cwistown.
1t IL an accepted fact that the
money made by Cinnamon In the
United States Is almost all sent back
to the Celestial Empire, there to nc.
cumulate until enough Is made so that
the Chlnee can rest in ease for the rest
@. his existence on the profits dragged
ont Of the pockets OF the "Mellcan
man"
There are twenty Chinese In Lewis.
town who are engaged In the laundry
business who arr amassing money 10
be spent with merchants In the land
OF the "heathen Chinee." This money
directed into the exchequer OF a steam
laundry, would partly be paid out In
wnges to laundry help and a larg,
portion would go 10 purchase sup
plies and to pay other necessary ex
penses connected with the running o
a large steam laundry plant.
This matter should begiyen careiu
consideration by all public-splrite,
residents Of Lewlstown, who will
undoubtedly on mature thought AM
reflection decide to support and pat
ronize home industry.
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In front OF the president he fired. He says
ne had 70 confederate, that he was entire
" alone in the planning and execution of
this diabolical act
He says he is believer in the theories
propounded by Emma Goldman, whom he
heard lecture several times. He also in
Inmates that he does not believe in our form
OF government, and therefore that he
deemed it his duty to get rid of the pres
ident.''
The prisoner Czolgosz was taken
down to the Office Of superintendent of
Police Bull for examination in private.
Saturday morning the prisoner
.Czolgosz was photographed and copies
OF the pictures are being made as rap
idly as possible and distributed broad
cast.
The revolver with which President
Mckinley was shot was turned over to
superintendent of Police Bull Satur-
day by Capt. Wiser, to whom it had
been handed by the soldier who recoy-
cred it.
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hours of the morning and they all indi-
Gated a spirit Of hopefulness. The
president rested we'll, there were no
alarming conditions of temperature
or pulse and the spirits of the sufferer
were strong and CHEEKY. The feeling
of hope was quite general about the
Milburn residence Saturday morning,
in sharp contrast to the hopelessness
and regret that prevailed Friday night.
Mrs. Mckinley bears up brayely in
her sorrow and the physicians in at
tendance feel but little concern on her
account. At the request of the presi-
dent, whose first thought was of her,
she was told that he was not seriously
wounded and when she saw him he had
rallied from the operation and was
suffering but little pain. She was re-
assured by their meeting and was con
tent to leave his side during the night
and rest herself.
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"A few moments before Czolgosz ap-
preached man came along with three
fingers of his right hand tied up in band
age and he had shaken hands with his left
When Czolgosz came up noticed he was
boyish-looking fellow with an innocent
face, perfectly calm, and ] also noticed
that his right hand was wrapped in what
appeared to be bandage. I watched him
closely, but was interrupted by the man in
front of him, who held on to the pres
dents hand an unusually long time. This
man appeared to be an Italian and wore a
short, heavy black mustache. He was
persistent and it was necessary for me to
push him along SO that the others could
reach the president. Just as he released
the presidents hand and as the president
was reaching for the hand of the assassin
there were two quick shots. Startled for a
moment, I looked and saw the president
draw his right hand up under his coat,
straighten up and, pressing his lips togeth-
err, EglveS@Czolgosz the most scornful and
contemptuous look possible to agine.
Eat the same time I reached for the
young man and caught his left arm. The
big negro standing just back of him and
who would have been next to take the
presidents hand, struck the young man
in the neck with one hand and with the
other reached for the revolver which had
been discharged through the handkerchief
and the shots from which had set fire to the
linen.
Immediately a dozen men fell upon the
assassin and bore him to the floor. While
on the floor Czolgosz again tried to dis
charge the revolver but before he could
point it at the president, it was knocked
from his hand by the negro. It flew across
the floor and one of the artillerymen picked
it up and put it in his pocket
"On the way down to the station Czol-
gosz would not say a word, but seemed
greatly agita ted."
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Hone for Recovery.

Buffalo, n. T., Sept. g. president
Mckinley maintains a good measure Of
bis strength and those who watch at
his bedside hold higher hope for his
ultimate recovery. The shock from
the wounds inflicted upon him by Leon
+. Czolgosz seems to have been less
than was anticipated and that is re-
garded as highly favorable to him. It
is admitted that the crisis in his condi-
ton has not yet come and that there
is the gravest danger until it has been
safely passed. Several bulletins came
from the chamber of the wounded
president during the night and early
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THE ASSASSINATION OF PRESIDENTS LIvC0H AND GARFIELD.

Two presidents of the United States
Abraham Lincoln and James A. Gar
feld-have fallen before the assassin's
bullet prior to the crime of Friday. An
attempt was made to assassinate An
drew Jackson, but was thwarted.
President McKinley's life has been
threatened twice before this last
event.
The Murder of Lincoln.
The murder of President Lincoln
came at the close of the costly and
bloody civil war; at moment when all
the man from Illinois had struggled for
seemed about to be realized; in an hour
when the triumph of the republic
seemed the greatest. The assassin was
John Wilkes Booth, an actor, brother
Of the afterward famous tragedian,
Edwin Booth, and misanthropist of
the most pronounced type.
Almost at the moment that Presi-
dent Lincoln was assassinated Lewis
Payne Powell, son of Florida clergy
man, broke into the residence of Sec
rotary Seward, where the latter was
lying i'll, and whom he stabbed in sew
eral places. He also fractured the
skull Of Mr.. Stewards son, stabbed a
soldier on duty and two other persons
and made his escape.
Booth was shot by his pursuers and
Payne was hanged.
Shooting of Garfield
On the I'd Of July, 1881, all over the
United States, at 9:3S in the morning,
the telegraph instruments suddenly
opened with the Washington call. OPP
orators who wondered at the sudden
interruption sprang to their keys and
listened to the slow delivery of this
message:
President Garfield was shot this
morning at the Baltimore and Ohio de-
pot BY Charles Guiteau."
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THE RULES PROVIDING FOR SUCCESSION 70 THE PRESIDENCY

reliable report that the president is
dead.
Vice President Roosevelt might take
the oath as president in Buffalo or at
Oyster Bay or wherever he happened
to be should he receive news of Presi-
dent #McKinley's death. He would not
wait for the secretary of state or the
cabinet to notify him, for they are not
clothed with such responsibility. In
the case of Vice President Arthur, the
cabinet did, however, notify him of the
death of President Garfield. The mem
bers of the cabinet were present at
the death Of the president, and they
performed that function.
The law of succession, in case Of the
death or disability of the vice presi-
dent, places the members of the cal
met in the line Of succession excepting
alone thesecretary of agriculture, that
office not having been created when the
law was passed.
The line of succession to-day is:
Vice President Roosevelt, Secretary.
Hay, Secretary Gage, Secretary Root,
Attorney General Knox, Postmaster
General Smith, Secretary Long and
Secretary Hitchcock.
Should President Mckinley die, the
members of his cabinet would tender
their designations to the new presi-
dent, and await his pleasure. Hewould
ask each Of them to retain his port
folio for time until he had had time
to select his advisers. Some of them
might be asked to remain indefinitely
The change would not affect the great
departments, but it would most se-
riously affect some officials and mem
bers OF congress in their higher power
of spea king for the administration On
imp rtant politica1 ma tiers. The gov
eminent meanwhile would, however,
run on without a hite h.
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This was he second presidential as.
sassination II be spread on the pages
OF American history. That morning
PRESIDENT GARFIELD, accompanied by
secretary OF Slate Blaine, had gone to
the Baltimore Y Ohio depot in Wash.
ington to take train to Williams col
lege, Ohio. 1t Ns his old college and
he was to be theguest of honor at the
commencement &ercises. He was in
unusually happy mood and chatted
gayly with Mr.. BAine. They entered
the station Waltlnaroom together. A
they passed the dor Charles j. Gui-
teau, the assassin, Stepped up behind
Mr.. GARFIELD and shS him. The presi.
dent sank to the flor, officers seized
Guiteau, and the dbad news was
flashed to all parts ofhe country.
As soon as possible tie president was
removed to the white Muse, and later.
by advice of his physicians. was re.
moved to cottage at llberon. n, J.,
where he dSeptemberh9, 1881. Dur.
ing the period betweenAis shooting
and death he suffered terrible aoonies
One bullet had lodged cAse to the
spine and the best medical ,ttendance
could not locate it.
The entire country lived kvith him
during his hours of agony and nourned
when he passed away. He " 5 a man
of superb constitution and hs battle
for recovery is one of the \addest
stories to be recorded. GuiteaN was a
blind partisan whose mind has been
worked upon by the stories of II bit
ter political fight then raging bekeen
the president and Senator'S Conkine
and Platt, of New York. The MANY ad
been a crank all his life, monomanAc,
and had gone deliberately TO WAN.
ington to kill the president, believing
that by so doing he would save tia
country and advance himself.
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ROOSEVELT REACHES BuF7,ALo.
Vice President Now Present at Bed
side of Wounded President.

Vice President Now Present at Bed
side of wounded President.
Buffalo, N. Y, Sept. AT 1908 p.
m. the special train bearing Vice
President Roosevelt and party ar
rived at the New FORK Central de-
pot and as soon as the cars came
to stand the vice president rushed
through the gate to carriage in
waiting outside.
To press representative who
managed to reach him he said in re-
ply to question as to whether he
had anything to say for publications:
81 have nothing to say! Nothing
to say! Nothing to say at present"
and he rushed into the carriage
which, with an escort of mounted po-
licemen, at once drove along Ex-
change street and thence to the
house where the wounded president
is lying. Another carriage with de-
tectiyes followed Immediately. The
horses were driven at a swift run.
The street had been cleared and every
preparation made for a speedy trip
to the Milburn house
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CZOLGOSZ IDENTIFIED.
New York Cigarmaker Tells What He
Knows of the Fellow

Knows of the Fellow.
Buffalo, N. T., Sept. 9.-Walter
Nowak, New York cigarmaker,
formerly of Cleveland, was taken into
the room where Czolgosz was being
examined. After glancing at the
prisoner he said he knew him in
Cleveland two years ago. At that
time Nowak was reporter on a for
eign newspaper and in common with
him and number of his countrymen
formed a social organizatio that
later developed into socialistic club
and he (Nowak) withdrew from it.
He states that he remembers some
of the radical resolutions adopted by
the club and brought to him for use
in his paper. He mad always found
it necessary to alter them materially
to make them proper material for
publication. He said that Czolgosz
was without sufficient intelligence, to
originate such crime as the prisoner
had been guilty of.
81 knew Czolgosz in Cleveland"
said Nowak. He belonged to sew
eral secret societies and one Of them
was anarchistic. I think the idea Of
assassination had been turning in
Czolgosz mind for some time, as that
sort of business is what is taught
in the society to which he belongs.
He is well known in Cleveland, Chi
scago and other western cities, where
he has talked his doctrine. He was a
disciple of Emma Goldman.
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Following close upon the awful news
of the shooting of President Mckinley
and the possible fatal termination Of
his wounds. comes the question Of sue
cession to the Office Of president and
the rules which operate in such cases.
1t seems that the law of succession
passed by congress in 1886 would not
apply in the present contingency. That
law was enacted to provide for the
emergency in case of the death of
both the president and vice president,
and provided that, in the event of such
"a calamity, the secretary of state, or,
if there be none, the secretary of the
treas ury, and so on down the line of the
the cabinet, named in the order of the
secretary of war. attorney general,
postmaster general, secretary of navy
and secretary of interior, shall acta
president until a president shall be
elected.
Extra Session of Congress.
The law also provides that whenever
the powers and duties of the office of
president shall devolve upon any mem
Der of the cabinet, if congress is not in
session or would not meet within 20
days, that body shall be called in
extra session. But this law does not
affect the succession of the vice pres
ident to the presidency. That is pro-
vided for by the constitution Of the
United States, and there are statutes
relating to it. Whenthe presidents dies,
or is in any other way removed from
office. the vice president becomes pres
ident by the terms Of the constitution.
He need not be officially notified of the
death of the president.
There would be in factsao one more
competent than himself to give such
notice. He may take the oath Of office
atany placein the United States where:
he may happen to be when he receives
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LOOKING FOR SECOND MAN.
Believed That CzoIgosz Was Not
Alone in His Crime.

Buffalo, N. Y, Sept. although
Czolgosz refused to incriminate any
one else in the plot to kill Mr.. Nc
Kinley the police are of the opinion
that one another man was a party
to it. The man is one who walked
directly in front of Czolgosz and
shielded him from the sight of the
secret service men. The police have
good description Of him and his
arrest may occur at any moment.
There is no doubt, according to the
police, that this man was an accom-
plice of Czolgosz.
Two or three suspects were picked
up in various parts of the city, dur
ing the night, but they were released
after undergoing an examination,
each one proving an alibi.
Czo1gosz does not appear to be in
sane. Detective Sergeant John
Geary, who stood a few feet from
Czolgosz when he fired the shots and
who caught President Mckinley when
he fell, was asked whether in his
opinion Czolgosz was insane.
''He may be-" said the detective,
ssbut from all I saw Of him he is just
an anarchist
Czolgosz is not above the average
height. His face is that Of a typical
German. He arose at an early hour
Saturday morning and ate hearty
breakfast.
He appears to be very nervous and
starts suddenly when anyone speaks
to him. He proves to be very elusive
in answering questions, however. The
police worked over him until late
hour Friday night and they admit
ted that very little progress had been
made in bringing out facts from him
regarding his past history.
Confession of Assassin.
To a reporter District Attorney
Penny gave the substance of Czolgosz'
confession as follows:
This man has admitted shooting the
president He says he intended to kill;
that he had been planning to do it for the
last three days, since he came here. He
went into the Temple of Music with MUIR
der In his heart. intending to shoot to kill.
He fixed up his hand by tying handker-
chief around it and waited his turn to get
near the president. hen he got directly
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OPERATION ON PRESIDENT.
Perforations in stomach Walls Seyved
UD-RulIet Not Found

Up-BulIet Not Found.
Buffalo, n. Y, Sept. 9.-The opera
ton upon the president Fri.ay night
administered. A hye-inch incision
was made where the ball entered the
abdomen and it's course was followed
until the physicians became satisfied
that the kidney had not been touched
or the intestines perforated, and that
it had lodged probably in the mus
cles of the back, where it could do
no harm for the present. The mites
tines were lifted out through the in
cision and carefully examined and
the utmost confidence exists that
there was no injury. The physicians
We're exceedingly gratified at the re-
suit and pronounced the operation a
complete success.
Members Of Cabinet Present.
All the members of the cabinet are
either mere or on their way hither
except Secretary of State Hay, who
had not been heard from up to 1O:3O
Saturday morning. Secretary Gage,
who received the news Friday after
noon while en- route to Colorado, ar
rived Saturday morning. Senator
Hitchcock, who was at Keene, n. H.,
hired a special train, which llahim
to Albany. There he caught the linn
tied over the new fork Central.
Postmaster General Smith and Secre-
tary Root also arrived Saturday. The
latter came direct from his home at
Southampton, L. T., accompanied by
his physician. Secretary Wilson was
here with the president. Secretary
Long telegraphed that he was on the
way.sss, The members Of the cabinet
who arrived called at the Milburn
residence Saturday morning.
None of the members of the cabinet,
who are here, were permitted to see the
president. Assoon IS all arrive who are
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STORY OF THE SHOOTING.
Detective Ireland Tells How the
President Nns Wonnded

detective Ireland Tells How the
President Was Wounded.
In an interview Secret Service De-
tective Ireland, who with Officers
Foster and Gallagher was near the
president when the shots were fired,
said:
'It has been my custom to stand back
of the president and just to his left so that
could see the right hand of every person
approaching, but yesterday 1 was request
ed to stand opposite the president. SO that
Mr.. Milburn could stand to the left and
Introduce the people who approached. In
that way I was unable to get good look
at every ones right hand.
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IN THE SICK ROOM.
Effort Being Made to Keep Presi-
dent Quiet-Visit0rs Excluded.

dent Quiet-VisitOrs Excluded.
Buffalo, n. z, sept. 1.-TWO physi-
clans and two trained nurses are
with the president constantly. All
others were excluded from the sick
room Saturday morning, as it was
found that the distinguished patient
could not be restrained from speak
ing to those who entered the room.
Quiet and absolute freedom from the
least excitement are considered es-
sential. Even Mrs. Mckinley had not
seen him Saturday morning. She was
in the sickroom Friday night after
the president had recovered from the
effects of the operation. She dis
played wonderful pluck and nerve
and is bearing up bravely. It is prob
able that she will see the president
later in the day.
Fear Septic Poisoning.
The fear of the presidents physi-
clan is that @eptic poisoning will set
in, and it is for the first symptoms
of this that they are now watch
ing. The bullet lodged in the muscles
of the back, and the physicians have
decided for the present it is of sec
ondary Importance. The bullet took
a downward course, but neither the
intestines nor the kidneys were in
jured. Of this the physicians are con-
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THE SEARCH AT CLEVELAND.
Detectives HARD at Work Looking
for Evidence in the Case.

Cleveland, O., Sept. 9.Acting on
statements made by the man under ar
rest in Buffalo for the attempt on the
life of the president, the Cleveland po-
lice went Systematically to work to
find if there was gang of anarchists
in Cleveland to which the crime could
be traced.
The Buffalo police openly claim that
the plot to assassinate the president
was Matched here. When asked about
this the local officials would say noth-
ing.
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fdent. If inflammation should APP
pear in the neighborhood of the place
wnere the bullet is believed to Lave.
lodged the Roentgen ray will be used
to locate the bullet, and the doctors
do not think there will be difficulty.
in extracting it.
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Vice President Roosevelt and Most
Of the Cabinet Officers Ar
rive in Buffalo.
CzoIgosz Makes Confession-Ts an
Anarchist and Disciple of
Emma Goldman.
Relieved Plot Was Hatched at CIeye-
Iand-Detectives Hard at Work
on the Case.

President continues conscious, and
knIfri and collected
Presidents condition critical, but
physicians are hopeful.
Fear OF presidents physicians IS
septic poisoning.
Roentgen ray to be used to locate
bullet.
Mrs. Mckinley displays remarkable
fortftude and is bearing up wonder
fully.
Vice President Roosevelt, Secre-
tarics Root and Wilson, Postmaster
General Smith, Attorney General
Knox and Comptroller Dawes are ut
Buffalo. and Secretaries Hitchcock
and Long are on their way there on
specials.
Secretary Hay heard from, but did
not indicate in his message whether
he would come.
Abncr Mckinley, the presidents
brother, rushing on special from
west to Buffalo.
Gov. Smith of Maryland issued proc
Eamation naming next Tuesday as
day of special prayer for president.
CxaIGosz identified by Walter No
wax, u New York cigarmaker, who
declares he is an annrhcist and dis
ripIe of Emma Goldman.
Czolssosx photographed and copies
of pictures to be distributed broad
east.
CzoIgosz taken to office OF superin-
tensicnt of Police Bull for eXamina-
tom in private.
Family of Czolgosx, the assassin,
found in Cleveland, O.. where it is
claimed plot to kill president was
Matched.
The Latest Bulletins.
Buffalo, n. Y, Sept. 9.-The follow
ing bulletin was issued by the presi-
dents physicians at IL O'Clock noon:
There is no decided change in the pres
ident's condition since last bulletin. Pulse,
1876; temperature, 1O2; respiration, IS
(Signed)
"P M. RINEY,
GEORGE B. CORTELYOU, M. D.,
Secretary to the President
Buffalo, n. Y, Sept. 9.-The follow
ing bulletin was issued by the presi-
dents physicians at $3.50 p. M:
The president continues to rest quietly;
10 change for the worse. Pulse, 14o; tenn
perature, 1922; respiration, "A.
(SigneG) "P. NJ RIXEY,
I'M. D. MANN,
''ROSWELL PARK,
I'll. MYNTER,
EUGENE WASDIN,
GEORGE B. CORTELYOU.
Secretary to the President"
Condition Critical, But Hopeful
Washington, Sept 9.-Hon. IL. b.
MacFarland, president of the board of
commissioners of the District Of CO.
1umbia, who is in Buffalo, Saturday
telegraphed as follows:
"President in critical condition, but ply
sicians hopeful. Will know probable out
come by Monday. l remain until after
crisis is passed."
Admits He's an Anarchist.
Washington, Sept. 9.-Maj. Sylves-
ter, superintendent of police, has re-
ceived the following telegram irons
Chief of Police William S. Bull, Of Buff
falo:
"Czolgosz is an anarchist; says it was his
duty, but is now glad he did not kill the
presiGent plot was made in the west.
Vhink prisoner is lying and stubborn"