Evening star., 1901-09-07
Words Of Sympathy Sent by Many
Nations
EXPRESSIONS OF INDIGNATION
Rulers and Diplomats Give
Utterance to SoIicitude.
TIE L EG MS RECEIVE

By noon the State Department was pre-
pared to make public some Of the messages
that had been received expressing condo
lence on the attempted assassination of the
President, abandoning the idea Of holding
them in hand until the list was complete.
These messages came from crowned heads.
from foreign ministers. from resident min
listers Of foreign countries in the United
States and from individuals Of distinction.
Some Of them follow:
From the German Emperor and Empress to
KOENIGSBERG, September Z. 1901.
The emperor and I. Mortified at the at
tempt planned against your husband, ex-
press our deepfelt sympathy, hoping that
God may restore to health Mr. Mckinley.
WILLIAM, 1. r.
49, VICTORIA, /. r.
The President Of France to President Nc
Kinley:
- . RAMBOUILLET, September Z, 1901.
With keen aff1iction 1 learn the news Of
the heinous attempt Of which your excel
lency has Just been q victim. I take 1t to
heart to join with the people Of the United
States in wishing the early recovery of your
excelfency and l earnestly desire in this
sorrowful juncture to renew to you the as
surance of my sentiments of constant and
cordial friendship. EMILE LOUBET.
From the President of Guatemala to Mrs.
Mckinley:
GUATEMALA, September 6, 1901.
My government and 1 most heartfully Ia
ment the unhappy event. Be pleased to re-
ceive our profound sorrow.
The German ambassador telegraphed to
the Secretary Of State from Bremen:
please accept the expression Of my most
sincere and hearty regret on account Of
the dreadful accident the President met
with. Please convey this message, II pos
sible, to the President and Mrs Mckinley"
On Behalf of Many Diplomats.
The Mexican ambassador telegraphed
from Buffalo on behalf of diplomats in that
city:
1.-The Mexican ambassador expresses to
the government OF the United States his
deep regrets for the atrocious attempt
against the life Of his excellency, President
Mckinley. The diplomatic representatives
of Ecuador, Costa Rica, Spain. Japan, Pc
ru, Colombia, Corea, Turkey, Russia, Ven
ezuela, Brazil and China at present in this
city have requested the ambassador to ex-
press in their names the same sentiment"
The minister from Guatemala telegraphed
from Deer Park, Md:
Deeply impressed by the awful crime, ]
wish to express to you my great regret and
sincerely hope for the recovery of the illus
trious President Mckinley"
The Haitian minister wired from the same
place:
Il heard of sad news of criminal at
tempt Presidents life. beg to convey
the heartfelt sympathy of my government
and people and our best wishes for the
Presidents recovery"
The minister of Sweden and Norway tele-
graphed from Bar Harbor: 81 beg to ex-
press to you my horror at the abominable
attempt and my congratulations that the
Presidents valuable life was spared 1
have wired my sympathy direct to Mr..
Cortelyou."
The Danish minister, at the same place.
telegraphed: "IR the name Of my govern
ment and in my own 1 beg to express deep
est sympathy on account of atrOcious crime
committed against the President and sim
cerest wishes fer recovery"
cabled from Rome: Deeply grieved terri
BILE crime. Trust President will be spared
to his country and friends
The Belgian minister cabled from Ecaus-
sines, Belgium. Accept expressions Of my
sentiments Of Indignation and grief for aw-
full attempt"
Messages were also received from the
minister of foreign affairs of Nicaragua.
the French minister of foreign affairs, the
lord provost of Glasgow, the lord mayors
of Leeds and Liverpool, the charges DAFT
faires of the Dominican republic and of
Switzerland, the lieutenant governor Of
New South Wales, Mr.. Thiebaut, French
charge d'affaires in washington: the
prime minister at Cape Town and the
ecumenical Methodist conference In Lon
don.
The department also received telegram
from the American embassy at Berlin stat
ing that Baron Richthofen. secretary of
state for foreign affairs of Germany, had
called to express sympathy on the part Of
the German government, and hopes for the
Presidents recovery.