Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-09-26
NEWS OF THE WORLD.
incidental to Mckinley's Death.

Buffalo exposition was closed dur
ing the Mckinley funeral.
An anarchist community of 25 fami-
lies was forced to leave Guffy Hollow,
Pa.
American residents in Paris met and
passed resolutions of regret at McKin-
leys death.
The Western Society of the Army of
the Potomac passed resolutions advis-
ing the Punishment of anarchists.
Dr. Hill, city chemist of Buffalo,
limited that the bullets found in
Czolgosz's revolver were poisoned.
German newspapers express salts
faction at President Roosevelt's re-
marks previous to taking the oath of
Office.
j. A. William, a United Brethren
minister of Huntington, Ind, was tar
red and feather for denouncing Nc
Kinley.
J. F. Geeting, leading counsel for
Emma Goldman and her colleagues,
was threatened with mob violence at
Norwood Park, Ill.
Throughout the country there was a
general suspension of business in OBJ
servance of President McKinley's
funeral at Canton
Both lawyers appointed by the court
to defend Czolgosz accepted the OBJ
noxious duty. They will probably de-
fend him on the ground of insanity
Emma Goldmans bail was fixed at
$4,000 in Chicago. She was trans
ferred from the Harrison street station
to the jail, which is heavily guarded.
The wife of President Roosevelt
has arrived in Washington. The
family will occupy the Storey man
sion, the presidents residence, till the
white house is ready for their occu-
pancy.
During the capitol services the
crush in the rotunda was so great that
one hundred persons were hurt, half
that number being attended in an
emergency hospital established in the
building.
President Roosevelt's administration
will start out by settling the Nicara-
guam canal question if present indica-
tons can be relied upon. A basis of
agreement with Great Britain is said to
have been reached.
President Roosevelt's carriage,
guarded by detectives, followed that
of ex-President Cleveland in the pro
cession from the white house to the
capitol. Mrs. Roosevelt and Command
er Cowles accompanied the president.
At an informal meeting OF 100 prom
inent people of Chicago, a proposition
to start subscription for the erection
of d memorial arch to President Nc.
Kinley, in Washington, was made by
Alexander Reven. The suggestion
was universally approved.
One of the first matters President
Roosevelt will take up will be in rela
ton to the protection of President Nc
Kin1ey by the secret service. Presi
dent Roosevelt has most serious
doubts regarding the efficiency and
value of the protection given to his
predecessor.
At Stanberry, Mo-, a crowd Of angry
citizens captured Perry Marsh. who
had said that he wished President Nc.
Kinley would die, and taking him to
the city park threatened to lynch him
Marsh apologized and the crowd dis
persed. Marsh soon left town.
Near Seattle Valentine GObel at
tempted to commit suicide by swal
lowing laudanum on a west-bound
Great Northern passenger train. AS
he was being revived two anarchistiC
pamphlets containing seditious Ian
guage were found on his person
Czolgosz was formally arraigned be-
fore the county judge at Buffalo, and
after his attorney had entered a plea
of not guilty the trial before the SUI
preme court was fixed for Monday be
fore Justice White. The prisoner re
fused to talk to his counsel or the
Judge.
At Norman, Okla. citizens are de-
handing the resignation of Police
Judge A. Overstreet, because he is re
ported to have said that 'it was a
shame to arrest Emma Goldman and
that it would have been better for the
poor people if Mckinley had been
killed long ago"
The civil service commission an
nounces that, owing to the death OF
President Mckinley, all examinations
to be held at Washington and other
cities on Sept. IS and 10 have been
postponed. All examinations an
nounced for Sept. 20 and thereafter
will be held on the dates already ad,
yertised
As Magistrate Cornell was leaving
the Essex Market police court, New
York, he was accosted by man who
spoke sneeringly of a mourning badge
which the magistrate wore. The mag
istrate arrested the man who said he
was William Davis, a shoemaker, OF
Troy, n. V. and sentenced him to
Blackwells island for two months.
At Trenton, n. j., Governor VCor-
hees received a postal card post
M 7ked Hoboken, n. j., which read as
follows: you want to keep quiet
and keep your detectives away from
here or you will get what Mckinley
got. We are looking for your kind
The card bore no signature. It is
thought that it came from anarchists
at Hoboken.