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OF the forces at his disposal He feIe
graphed an order To Fort Foster. n
70 nave an officer, a physician and A
squad of men proceed immediately TO the
hospital where the president is living IN
act as guard.
CABINET GOING TO BUFFALO.
steps We're next taken to provide for
the future of the executive branch 7of the
government. 1t was realized that even
undef the most favorable conditions tho
presidents injuries were of such a char
acter as to make it almost certain that
ne cannot Undertake for a long time IN
discharge the duties of chief. executive.
even In the most formal way. Every
member of the cabinet able to travel Is
expected to speed at once to Buffalo.
and there a cabinet council will be held
to decide upon the course to be followed
by the executive branch. Vive President
Roosevelt is understood to be in Vermont.
this bei.lg the information furnished by
his reFatives here, and of course will hold
himself in readiness to do whatever IS
necessary and to meet the obligations i'm
posed upon the vice president bv the
constitution of the United States These
are contained in paragraph s. section l,
article 2, in the following words:
&c. In case of the removal of the pres
ident from office or of his death, resig-
nation or inability to discharge the pow
ers and duties of the said Office the same
shall devolve on the vice president, etc"
Under the terms of this article as soon
as Mr. Roosevelt shall be assured by
proper authority, probably in this case
by the senior member of the cabinet, Sec
rotary Hay. who doubtless will be In
Buffalo by tomorrow evening, he will IN
dertake at once in provisional way to
discharge such duties as may devolve on
him. Much will depend upon the report
of the physicians upon the character or
the presidents injuries, as to the extent
to which Mr.. Roosevelt will discharge the
presidential duties, if he shall undertake
them at all, and it is almost certain that.
in the absence of great emergency in
public affairs. even if called to assume
these obligations, the vice president will
confne himself in the exercise OF his pow
ers to the discharge of the most rou-
tine and Indispensable functions.
For the present the thought of a fatal
termination of the presidents condition
is referred to with awe-lixe apprehension.
and there is hopeful, even prayerful,
anticipation that there may be no need
for meeting those grave emergencies
which would follow a fatal termination
of the tragic event. Should the worst
come, however it is realized that import
ant changes in the public affairs of the
country would soon be brought about
Whether there would be an extra session
of congress IS open to question, but there
seems no doubt that an extra session
of the senate would be essential as an
incident to Il change of administration.
All this has been thought of here only
in the vaguest manner, and confidence
is almost universal here, based on the
presidents magnificent constitution, his
present excellent physical condition and
the tremendous strides that have been
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the physicians through Secretary Cortel-
you, that he undertook to acquaint Of
ficially the governments of all the world
with the facts of the shooting. He then
drew up message which will be sent
to every United States embassy, legation
and consulate, throughout the civilized
Wcrld, directing them to acquaint the
governments to which they are accred-
tied OF the facts. These he embodied in
a.scendensation of the physicians bulle
tin with Mr.. Cortelyous statement.
IT the navy department Mr.
Hackett. the acting secretary, who had
also quilted the building, was speedily
recalled by Capt. COwes the acting head
of the navigation bureau, and he im7ne-
dlately put himself in readiness to take
any official action that might be neces-
sary to meet the emergency. At Buff
falo in the exposition grounds the navy
had a splendid representation in the
shape of the marine battalion under Capt
Leonard, and this force will be made
Immediately available if it is desired by
the persons about the president that a
guard is. necessary near his person.
At the war department Gen. Gillespie,
chief OF engineers of the army was act
ing secretary in the absence of Secretary
Root, who is i'll at his summer home in
southampton, L. l., and Assistant Sec
rotary Sanger, who is away on leave. He
also had. quilted the building, but he had
not been gone half an hour before word
reached him and he Instantly returned to
his desk
NEWS SERVICE SLOW.
He Immediately sent messages to the
secretary of war ard to Gen. Brooke
commanding the department of the East
crix -if1cr rtal1,
available, in order to apprise them of
the main facts as they were known to
MN through the press dispatches, for
ofhelal advices were singularly slow in
reaching those officials in WASHINGTON
Who should be officially informed. He
also telegraphed to Mai Simonds, tho
engineer officer stationed at Buffalo ask
ing. him to report the facts at the ear
lest possible moment. Conferences were
held between Acting Secretary Hackett
and Gen. Gillespie in reference to any
Joint steps which the army and navy
might be called upon to take.
Both of these officials, Gen. GiIlespie
and Mr.. Hackett, were completely over
Whelmed by the. sad news, but thew
maintained their composure, and Were
fully prepared to meet any call upon
them. They despatched Immediately
messages of inquiry to Buffalo, and each
as matter of form sent their respective
secretaries word of the shooting of the
president in order that they might have
the benefit of any direction either Sec
rotary Root or Secretary Long We're pre-
pared to offer.
In addition to the marines represent
ing the navy, the United States army is
well represented at Buffalo and at near
by Fort Niagara. and with the troops
thus at his disposal Gen. Gillespie says
he is. fully prepared to meet any call
that may be made upon him.
Gen. Gillespie finally got into communi-
cation with Secretary Root and Assistant
Secretary Sanger, and as a result of the
telephone talk he proceeded to use some
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of Delaware avenue, the second house
north of Ferry street.
1t is a three-story dark~green brick
structure of wide dimensions. It is about
sixty feet from the street line, the we'll
kept lawn s-oping to the sidewalk
The president is occupying one of a
suite of rooms on the second floor OF
the house in the northwest corner of the
building. The presidents room is the
: farthest one on the second floor removed
from either Delaware avenue or Ferry.
street. -.
Many notable persons called at the
house. The first of them came long be-
fore the president was brought to the
home. These early ones included mem
bers of the diplomatic corps. Later. some
time after the president had been brought
into the house, Gov B. B. Odell and his
private secretary, James B. Graham, who
We're in Loekport when they heard the
news, called.
At 1l:2S United States Senator Mark
Hanna arrived from Cleveland. Among,
other callers were Robert T. Lincoln, OF
Chicago, son of the late President Linz
colny and H. B. M. Mcfarland, one of
the commissioners from the District OF
Colombia
THE DIPL OMATIC- CORPS.
Solemnity and sorrow were written on
the faces of the diplomatic corps as they
moved about the Niagara hotel this even
ing. The news reached some of them
on the exposition grounds, others had
gone to their hotels en- their return with
the president from the trip to the falls.
and did not learn of the calamity until
late in the afternoon. Upon learning it,
each one hurried to the M'lburn home to
inquire as to the presidents condition,
TO. n
tune that had befaalen him.
A meeting of the diplomatic corps was
held tonight
Only ministers and secretaries of lega-
tons We're admitted to the meeting,
which was behind closed doors.
The members Of the diplomatic corps
intend returning to Washington tonight,
but have decided to postpone their de-
parture awaiting events, and the various
representatives will also send the per-
sonal notes of confidence.
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THE WoULD-BE ASSASSIN
IS NAMED CzoLGoSZ.
Declares HiTnsef 3, Disciple of EN-
ma GOIdman-ShOwsN No Signs
of insanity.

Declares Himsef a Disciple of EN-
ma GOIdman-ShOws' No Signs
of insanity.
BUFFALO, Sept ,6.-Leen, Czolgosz. the
accused and self-confessed assassin has
signed a confession covering six pages of
fColscap, which state that ne is an an
archist and that he became an entnusi-
astic member of that body through the
influence Of Emma Goldman, whose writ
irgs 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 re-
volver 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 Ack-
land avenue, which adjoin. Some of
them are butchers and others in different
trades. He is now detained at police
headquarters pending the result of the,
presidents injuries. CZolgosz does not
appear in the least degree uneasy or
penitent for his action. He says he was
induced by his attention to Emma Gold
mans lectures and writing to decide
that the present form of government in.
this country was all wrong and he
thought the best way to end 1t was by
killing the president. He shows no sign
of insanity but is very reticent about
much of his career While acknowledge
ing himself am anarchist he does not
state to what branch of the organization
he belongs.
Czologosz has father living on farm
about eight miles from Cleveland. He is
unmarried himself. He wears the button
and claims to- be member of the Golden
Eagles. .
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-07

CHICAGO Sept. Six men We're
placed UNDER arrest in this city tonight
on, the charge of being implicated in the
plot to assassinate President Mckinley.
The men were all found inc one house at
the corner ST. Johns place and Carroll
avenue on the West side OF the city. The
arrests We're 5made, on information from
the police officials of Buffalo, who said
the men were members of a society, to-
which the assailanti of the president be-
longed, and that they had knowledge of
the plot. The police have not yet given
out the names of the men taken into GUS
tCdy, but one of the men is known to-
be Abraham Iselk, president of an or
ganization which bears the name of the
Free Society. He was formerly editor
OF a paper of anarchistic principles,
which bore the name of The Fire Brand.
The information received by the local
police from Buffalo IS to the effect that
the plot to kill the president was orig
mated among the members of the Free
society, and that the Buffalo prisoner
was. chosen by lot to commit the crime.
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Continued on Seventh Page.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-10
TN DEFENCE OF
THE RAILROADS.
HEARING In FREIGHT RATE CASE.
Thirty Companies Represented in
Argument Before the Interstate
Commerce Ccmmi>siou-The
Grounds of Claim

The case OF the National Hay Associa-
ton vs. the Lake Shore and Michigan
Southern and twenty-nine other railroad
companies within the official classical
ton territory came up for hearing before
( the Interstate Commerce Commission yes
terday. Judge ). :. Wall. OF Chicago. made
the opening statement as special counsel
for the defendants. and occupied over an
hour
Judge Wall said in substance that the
petition Of the National Hay Associa-
ton did not show any ground as a claim
for relief against the carriers, and that
the carriers expected TO prove by the
testimony of expert witnesses who had
been engaged IN transportation for years
that the claims made by the National
Hay Association were in fact and IN JUS
tiee unfounded and beyond the bounds Of
the Interstate Commerce Commission 10
decide.
c. E. Gill, chairman OF the official
classification committee, testified as to
his experience as chairman of the off,
cial classification committee, which Gov
cred period Of more than thirteen years,
and said the rates as established by that
committee on hay were just and equita-
bic. At the close of the session yesterday
afternoon Mr.. Gill was under eross-ex-
animation by counsel for the National
Hay Association, which had been made
very searching
1t would appear from all the testimony
that has been introduced thus far that
the National Hay Association has made a
good case against the railroads as to an
unjust and unwarrantahle discrimination
in the rates on hay as against other farm
products. It is understood that the rail-
road companies comprised within the Of
fetal classification territory are making
a desperate fight against the National
Hay Association on this complaint. as it
means TO them a change in their entire
system of doing business.
The hearing yesterday developed that
the old theory of "to the victor belongs
the spoils" is controlling the corpora
lions involved in the case. 1t also ap-
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-10
STIFF'S STORY OF
Oak GROVE TRAGEDY
DYING MAN MAKES A STATEMENT.
Declares He and His Companions
Contemplated No Fatal Attack
Upon Young Marx-DetaIIs of
the Shooting.

There is no hope for the recovery OF
J. Q. Stiff, one of the victims of the Oak
Grove Va, tragedy, who was brought to
the Emergency Hospital this city, for
surgical attention Stiff was operated
upon Sunday, and the bullet he received
In the neck while struggling with Her
bert Marx, and which caused paralysis
from the shoulders down, was removed.
The young man made an ante-mortem
statement Of the shooting last night in
the presence OF mis- brother, Dr. Stiff, of
Fredericksburg, a lawyer, and one or two
other persons. He said that the cause
of the attack on young Marx was a story
told by J. c. Franklin o. rhat he said he
had seen during an entertainment at Jr
o. Q. A NJ Hall, Oak Grove, on Novem-
Der 2S, given by the auxiliary Of St. Pc
ter's Church, of that place Mr. Stiff said
that Franklin reported at the store of F.
". Stiff & Co., to W. W. Stiff. that dur
ing the entertainment he had seen a
couple come out of the hall and go near
q stable, where they conversed quietly.
Franklin said he heard the girl saying:
Let me go; want to 60"
Franklin reported that the couple then
continued their walk and that he followed
them In a short time he met the col
ored preacher, Byrd, who asked him
whether or not he witnessed the action
of the couple Franklin replied that he
did. and asked who they we're, whereupon
Byrd. according to Franklin, replied that
they were Herbert Marx and Rose Taylor
Franklin cautioned the negro not to re-
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-10

Douglas in his place Mr. Douglas was
also employed by Mt. Taylor.
Fatal Injury Not Intended
We reached Marks house on Tuesday
night, there being in the party Taylor.
Thompson. Hefin, Douglas. and myself.
taking with Us sack OF straw, a bottle
Of coal oil and a bundle Of oiI-saturated
rags. Taylor took a can of turpentine
and tar for the purpose of smearing il on
Marks head We also had the whip and
stick sharpened at both ends. We in
tended, If necessary, TO put the stick in
the ground, jab the bag Of straw and
other staff over it and light it for the pur-
pose Of frightening him out OF the house
No intentions were expressed by any mem
Der OF The party Of doing him fatal injury.
We were masked because we didn't
want 1t known who did the whipping for
had that been known the matter would
have been traced back and the girls name
would have been involved - the talk.
Upon arriving in the Marx yard We
found the lights burning in the house.
satisfied myself that he was there. I
crushed window sash with my arm
succeeded in getting entirely into the
room before shot had been fred. and ad
Yanced upon Marx, who was at the door.
intending TO overcome him without the
use OF my pistol He fred and I fell help
less, but conscious. He went out the front
door. l heard two shots, then another
making four in all.
Soon Fefiin told me he was shot in
the stomach, and joined me in the room
There We waited until the neighbors came
Ior US l wish TO repeat that we had no
intention of killing him
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-10
IMPORTANT GEoDETIc WORK.
Superintendent Tittmann,s Report
shows Valuable SURVEYS Made.

Superintendent TittEnaun,s Report
shows Valuable Surveys Made.
The report of Superintendent O. B.
Tittmann, of the Coast and Geodetfc Sur
vey, for the year ended June 80. 1901
was forwarded to he Senate yesterday by
Secretary Gage. a notable event of the
year was the Inauguration Of the survey
of the coasts of the Philippine Islands. a
small party of officers making detached
harbor surveys at all important points as
the first step.
On March Is. 1901. the survey adopted
standard datum to be known as The
United States Standard DATUM to which
all geographic positions throughout the
| United States Will be reduced whenever
possible, so as to make such position
strictly comparable in all portions of the
country.
There was published by the survey IN
October, 1900, report under the title os
The Trans Sentimental Triangular and
American Are of Parallel, containing the
results of the most extensive niece of
geodetic work attempted by anv nation
a geodetic triangulation across the con-
tfnent and the resulting arc of the paraI-
lei The preparation of another import
ant contribution to the subject of geo
desy was completed last year. The East
ern Oblique Arc of the United States -
discussing one extending from Maine to
Louisiana
The legislation OF the last congress OF
the subject has been executed. and all
men serving on the vessels of the survey
are under its control and not under that
of the navy. Besides the extensive work
carried on in almost evry State of the
Union, surveys are in progress on the
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-10
TRUSTS AND THE TARIFF
The Subject to Be Eebafed a
Georgetown Univer,,ft,--

he Subject to Be Isehafed af
Georgetown UnIver.,fty.
The question. Resolved. That the tariff
be abolished on all articles manufactured.
produced OF controlled by trust" VIII
be the subject Of a debate to be held
Thursday evening December y. at $50
O'Clock, in CASTOR Hall. Georgetown Uni
versity. under the auspices of the George
town University Law School Debating
Society.
The affirmative VIII be voiced bv John
". Adams, OF California, and John ].
Mahoney, Of Idaho. while the negative
viii be defended by Phil. A. Gra,i, Of Wis
consin. and ". z. AIbertson. of Illinois
The judges selected for the occasion are
Justice Joseph McKenna- United States
Supreme Court; Hen. F ". Hackett. AS
sistant Secretary Of the Navy. and Hon
" l. Chambers, Spanish Treaty Claims
Commission
The society officers are Thomas Il
Tatum, South Carolina President: z. I,
Edwards, Texas, Vice President: George
E Sullivan, District of Columbia. Score
tary; William J. Jones, Pennsylvania.
Treasurer. and Thomas D FIvnn. Lou5si
ana. Sergeant-st-AFns
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-10

peared that great number Of the rail-
roads involved in this action have re
Gently been before the Interstate Com
merce Commission in the Proctor & Gam
Die case. and have prepared themselves
70 fight 10 the last eventually
John 3. Daish, senior counsel for :he
National Hay Association, states that he
has no fear OF the outcome of the ca
as the members OF the Interstate Com
merce Commission were men OF undeubt-
ed ability and integrity, and could not be
misied- He added that tbs ingenious
sOphism used by Judge !. s Wall in his
opening statement could not and would
not be regarded by the Interstate Com
meTce Commission as evidence.
Mr. Daish added that the hearing would
probably occupy the balance of this week.
and might possibly be continued until
the week following The testimony taken
IN the case in Chicago during the first
week in November comprises record of
61S pages
Tt is to be regretted" said Mr.. Daj=h.
that whatever decision may be given by
the Interstate Commerce Commission in
the case, no matter how great the fmpo--
lance thereof may be. the commission
Is without power TO enforce it
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-10
MOST SNBERS
At NARROWING
Says the HOar Plan is
Nonsense.
MALATBSFA'S VIEWS ARE SIMILAR.
ST Idea Would Work at An" Says,
Herr John, at Would Rebound
= to Anarchy's Glory Claims
He Originated the Plan.

NEW YORK, Dec. I0.5tFerr. Most. the
notorious anarchist, declares that Senator
Hoar's plan to maroon the anarchists on
some deserted island in the Pacific is all
nonsense Herr Nest, when seen, was
surrounded by a few choice spirits, and by
beer mugs, empty and full.
Senator Hoar's plan IS not at all pos
sibie, said Most The. fact Is that no
one would be sent except thoSe who are
weIl-known anarchists, and they are only
the few among the many 1 would be the
first one sent and I suppose they woale
make me king of the Islands
Idea Is His own.
Most said that ten years ago he breach
ed the scheme to have the Powers desig-
nate some place where anarchists would
be permitted &c carry out their idea with
out fear or interruption.
The idea was not well thought of"
continued the anarchist, because they
would see how successful anarchism
would be, and the cause would grow
He also said that an island large enough
for one hundred thousand people would be
necessary to carry out Senator Hoar's
plan It would be necessary to see that
the anarchists, for time, were provided
with all necessities.
Herr Most. notwithstanding the fact
that he came pretty near being sent 10
jail for publishing alleged sedftfous ar
ticles, still maintains that anarchism is
the true state
What MnIstesta Thinks.
LONDON, Dec. IO.-Malatesta. the ItaI-
ian anarchist. when interviewed by your
correspondent regarding United states
Senator Hoar's scheme for the NARROWING
OF anarchists. said that such action would
be worse than useless. From his point OF
view, Maiatesta said. repression in any
form only increases the followers of the
cause which it is sought to repress.
Under such conditions Malatesta
said. anarchy, instead Of being an omen
organization. would become ciandestine
one. Anarchists would call themselves bv
some other name. They would not apDear
on the public platforms, but the agitation
would continue. You could only Law
bands upon a score OF leaders. while the
great body Of anarchists would not be
touched
Would Become Heroes.
The marooned leaders" the Italian
anarchist continued. would become mar
tyrs and heroes. You remember the vi
tally of the Dreyfus ease was the power
OF his unusual punishment upon the pop
ular Imagination and sympathy. The pub
lie soon forgot him when he was no
longer lone prisoner or the Isle Diabio.
History is fuiI OF similar instances.
In a month the Americans VIII have
some new scheme for money making and
VIII forget HOdT's silly resolution.