Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1901-09-13

liquid form and was injectea
dermically to avoid the poss,ss
irritating the walls OF the ..a
The exterior wound was dressss
morning and is progressing 10y.
torily.
All day the members Of tho =,
and others associated with ths
dent in public life came solic,,o.r
went away almost jubilantlv ~
f1ecting the hopeful outlook -.
Milburn house. -
All through the day great
had gathered on the streets ws.s'
the Milburn house. But as day.
came they gradually disappearsa
steady line Of men and wome, :.
up to the ropes to make anr,on.
quiries.
The weather conditions are "a.
ed as very favorable for the pres,s.
The great confidence which
president has in his secretary :.
not be more strikingly illust,.d
than at the exposition hospital s.J
he was about to be placed unon l.
operating table. The president !.
lied that the sooner the operation
performed the better and he wa, i
fectly willing to submit to the t,s
His only solicitude was as to the :
potency Of the surgeons who we,.
perform the operation.
Just before he was placed upon !
table he called Secretary Cortelyon
him and asked whether the sur,s,
were all right. Mr.. Cortelyou assu,
him that he had made inquiries !,
that they were reputed to be ann
the most skillful in their profess,
The president accepted the assure,
instantly and Immediately annouua
he was ready.
King Edward VII. has. sent m.
sage Of feeling coincidence to Pr,
dent Mckinley. This and a numbe
other messages received will be M,
public as soon as Secretary Cortely
is able to turn his attention from d
immediate duty of ministering to +
president.
Czolgosz, the assassin, seems ND
and Indifferent. He q
tinues to eat and sleep well and mai
no inquiries as to condition Of /
victim. He is protected from N
violence by the police.
Buffalo, Sept. In an interview
cret Service Detective Ireland. who,
Officer Gallagher, was near the presa
when the shots were fired, said
at is incorrect, as has been stated, 4
the least fear of an assault was emit
tanned by the presidential party.
"Since the Spanish war the presd
has Travelled ali over the country and
the people everywhere. In Canton
walks up and down town without the I
of secret service men of any descrpd
as an escort. In Washington he wa
about the White House grounds, dn
out freely, and has enjoyed much freed
from the presence of detectives.
1T has been my custom to stand b
of the president and Just to his left
that l could see the right hand Of s.
person approaching, but yesterday
requested to stand opposite the preside
so that Mr.. Milburn could stand at
left and introduce the people who
preached. In that way l was unable
get a good look at every ones right b.
ga few moments before Czolgoa
preached man came along with
fingers of his right hand tied up IN
bandage, and he had shaken hands
the president. When Czolgosz came u
noticed he was a boyish looking fas
with an innocent face, perfectly calm
l also noticed that his right hand
wrapped IN What appeared TO De
age. I watched him closely, but wal
terrupted by the man in front OF him.
held on to the presidents hand unusa
long. This man appeared to be an lt1
and wore short, heavy black musu
He was persistent and it was necessal!
me to push him along SO that the 0'
could reach the president.
"As he released the presidents hand
as the president was reaching tor
hand of the assassin there were two
shots. Startled for a moment. l lo'
and saw the president draw his
hand up under his coat, straighten up
press his lips together and give lz04
the most scornful and contemptlble
possible to imagine.
"At the same time I reached TOT
young man and caught his left arm
big negro standing just back OF NM
who would have been next to take
presidents hand, struck the young
in the neck with one hand and WIZ
other reached for the revolver when