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Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1901-09-18
WHY DOCTORS GAVE SOLID FOOD
Prescribed For the President TO Relieve
the Coating on Ills Tongue.

Prescribed For the President TO Relieve
the Coating on Iils Tongue.
Buffalo. ~ "a surgeon who at
tended PresidentN1cKinley was told
that many persons We're criticizing the
surgeons for having permitted the
President TO eat toast, because there
was general belief, among laymen
at any rate, that toast was sub
stance that would be gritty and tend
TO irritate the weakened stomach.
II knew we would be criticized. and
bitterly, whenever n change for the
worse appeared in the Presidents con-
dition, no matter what we did" he
said. People cannot be altogether
reasonable at such IL time and in such
matter as this. and we are too human
ourselves to expect them to be. But
about the tcaSt."
The physician held out his index
finger and the one next to 1t and
crossed them just below the nail of the
Index finger.
There" he said, that is rs large as
the piece of toast the President had
and 1t was very thin, much thinner
by half than are my fingers. He mere
ly nibbled mt the toast He had hard
!y mouthful of it, not Il mouthful of
not HuII Dlte altogether. 1t was
given him not so much as food but
because there seemed to be no better
way OF removing the heavy coating
on his tongue and the inside of his
mouth. The coating was very disa-
greeable to him and was endangering
his comfort"
The surgeon added that of all OF the
troubles OF the surgeons of the last
twentyfour hours. none was more dis
tressing 10 them than the way the
Presidents heart acted. Some people
nave said that the President had q
tobacco heart" This description has
not satisfied the physicians. They did
not understand the causes which in
huenced the action OF tie heart and
1t was impossible to treat conditions
winch had symptoms that they could
not understand.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1901-09-18
PROMINENT PEOPLE.

The Emperor of Japan is n poet.
j. Gordon Coogler, the poet, died 1T
Columbia, :. G.
Secretary Hays chief summer
amusement is fishing
Governor Durbin, OF Indiana, pro-
poses that Anarchists should be dealt
with as traitors.
Governor Odcll cancelled his engage
mcnts To appear in public during
President McKinley's illness
Governor voorhees,, of New Jersey,
says law will he made that will
eradicate anarchy in that state.
Senator Depew has been invited to
deliver tie address Mt ihc opening of
the Charleston Exposition on Decem-
bcr /.
Pasteur. the French medical sclen-
list, was marked weak In chemistry
when Il boy in the High School at
Dijon.
Thc gold medal of the Italian Sci
encc Society has been presented to
SignoT AlarcOni by the Italian Foreign
Ministry.
Senator IIawlcy, OF Com ctlcut. is
the senior sulN living officer Il the or
iSinal organization OF Tie Grand
Army OF the Itopublic.
Shaw University has conferred tho
degree OF Ii. d. upon Rocker #.
Washington and Judson W. Lyons.
EcGis'rar OF the Treasury
Governor Ormau, Of Colorado. is ono
OF the best Shots in the State, and has
Il collection OF 'rophic- a hunt.
ing tripS ir 80. N.eD t!cb can
be cquallcd Dy br, cw ih -is country.
Marion Crawford aiwats thinks out
his novels while walking lie can
tramp forty miles at q stretch. and
believes bodily fatigue clears the
brain.
%ehcral Nelson y. Miles has added
10 his collection Of arms. which is ono
OF the best in this country. n sword
Worn by Simon Bolivar ldur;nr one of
his South American canpalSns. slT
Many man would stare II he hna
no.hi1o Ar, ffr.> ~, lA,,t So -l1,,.t...z.. u =
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1901-09-18
rnhmc Etncnhitnrn. I'm ,InrloA.

The Mexican army OF more than o. =
600 men IS supported upon tride more
than 100000 Mexican dollars month
The Mexican congress does not cost
sl,O00,000 a year.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1901-09-18

United S:atss. died mt the home of John
q. Milburn. In Buffalo, at 2.15 o'clock
Saturday morning. The end was peaceful
and painless. The President wns conscious
ut intervals during the night. He chilled
for Mrs. Mckinley and bude her nffec-
tionatc farewell, his last words being
ait is Gods wny, His will he DONE" The
relatives. members of tho Cabinet and
other friends were admitted to tho room
and took their leave OF him several hours
before the end.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1901-09-18
Excitement in Yu0nlo.

Great crowds assembled in the
S'rccts in the business centres of Buff
Iaio at the announcement that prcsi-
lent Mckinley WAS dead Mounted
police charged their horses through
he crowds and dispersed them.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1901-09-18

The Nebraska State Game Warden
has forbidden the farmers to fight the
grass-hoppers longer with poison, say
ing that the loss of birds and game is
too costly price to pay for the destruc-
ton OF comparatively few insects.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1901-09-18

buualo, \. 1.-Ihe tragedy of the
now century eliminated at 2.15 O'Clock
on saturday morning, when President
Mckinley peacefully passed away at
the residence OF John G.. Milburn. Mrs.
Mckinley had retired to her room,
aud was not with him at the end. His
last conscious words reduced to writ
ins by Dr. Mann. who stood at his
bedside when they were uttered. were
as follows:
Good bye. All good bye. 1t is
God's way. His will be done, not
ours
Those present ut the time of the
Presidents death Were Secretary Cor
teiyou, Dr. RiXey. Mrs. and Miss
Barber and Miss Duncan
The announcement OF the death to
the members OF the Cabinet was made
by Webb Hayes, who said: 1T is all
over"
President McNinley's last conscious
hour en- earth was spent with his wife
to whom he devoted lifetime of care.
Ec died unattended by minister OF
the gospel. but his last words were n
humble submission TO the will Of the
God in Whom he believed. He was
reconciled to the cruel fate to which
an aSsassin's bullet had condemned
., and faced death in the same
5! 1T OF calmness and poisc which
had marked his long and honorable
career.
Mrs. Mckinley last saw her husband
between IL and II o'clock. AT tnat
time she sat by the bedside. holding
MS hand. The members of the Cabi-l
net Were admitted to the sick room
singiy at that time
! President McKinley's relatives and
the members OF sis official family who
Were ut the ..fnburn house, except
Secretary Wilson. who did not avail
hlmself of the opportunity, and some
OF his personal and pontical friends
took leave of him. His friends came
10 the door of the sick room. took q
long glance at him and turned tear
fully away. He was practically un-
conscious during this time But pow
erful heart stimulants. including oxy-
gen, We're employed TO restore him 10
CONSCIOUSNESS for his final parting with
MS wiIe. lie asked for her. and she
SAT- at his side and held his hand. He
conSoled her and hadc her good by
She went through the heart-tryiue.
scene with the same bravery and for
titrde with which she has borne the
grlel OF the tragedy which ended his
life.
At various times the Presidents
mind wandered during the night. and
IN his delirium Ne Spcko of h's nome
IN Canton. That lie was suffering
seemed evident from the piilful way
IN which he spoke about his longing
Tor rest. 1t was In connection with
his longing for rest tnat he wandered
about his home. To get home and
rest-that was the one thing that ran
through all his deliriOus moments.
The actual death probably occurred
about o'clock, 1t being understood
that DIR. Rixey delayed the onnounce-
ment momentarily TO assure himself.
When the news was impaired to
those downstairs n great sigh of an
gush went up from the strong men
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1901-09-18
WILLIAM MCKINLEY.

Born at Niles. Ohio. 1913.
Enlisted as private. 1861.
Mustered out a. brevet rnaior 1sc5
Admitted 10 the la-. 1867.
Elected prosecuting attorney, 1869.
Married. 1871.
Elected to Congress. 1876.
Member of ways and means commit
tee, 1850.
Chairman of ways and means commit
tee. 1889.
Mckinley tariff enacted. 1890.
Elected Governor of Ohio. 1891.
Reelected Governor, 1888.
Elected President. 1896.
Reelected President, 1900.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1901-09-18
WILLIAM N1cr1INLEY.s CAREER.

lie Rose From Lowly Origin to Position
of Greatest Honor.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1901-09-18

when tho Blow Came She Did Not Coz
=. ispse--A Farewell Meetins.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1901-09-18

MRS. mcnINLEY's COURAGE.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-11-27
AeAINsr KANSAS ANp - pEopLE-

Supreme court decisions may be, for the most part
legally rendered but they always righteous they
may be- rule, along constitutional lines but not on
moral grounds supreme court is entitled to the last
guess which equivalent to final decree but such de-
cisions in often rejecting the opinion bare majority
Of the judges do always contain the common sense
and reason Of the dissenting minority. corporation
composed Of Mssourans but doing business in Kansas
under the the Kansas City stock Yards COMPANY
got to running things with high hand that the egs.
ature of Kansas called them by an enactment which
declared that notwithstanding the einch that company had
the local and state situation mouth of the Kaw
where was occupying all the available grounds to be had
between the hills it should not charge more than reason
able price for the and feed of Kansas cattle and
hogs consigned for sale point The United States
supreme court in response to the peadings put up by
this monopoly. declares the Kansas unconstitutional
which decree may be legally right but the people of Kan
sas are just as certain that is morally unjust We have
forgotten most of the complaint against the Missouri out
fit but We do recoect that proven that Kansas live
stock shippers charged double the market price for
provender which they were compelled to buy and which
this stock yards company could only furnish The oorpo
ration made millions of course and the Kansas legislature
did the right thing in passing intended to protect
kansas people from open AID and aboveboard extortion
and spolation The United States supreme court holds
according TO the dispatches yesterday morning that the
kansas law is in violation the fourteenth amendment
That may be true. But what about the violated rights
Of Kansas?
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-11-27
A FINE PIECE OF LueeLERX.

Several thousand people gathered in the streets
rounding the Masonic Temple in Chicago Wednesday to
juggler attempt TO catch tines table fork
held in his teeth turnip thrown from top of that the
talles building in the western metropolis They
prised to the feat successfully accomplished well
they might be, for it wonderful thing do unless
there was trick to aid in its accomplishment.
When it is remembered that if the turnip per
med to fall of its weight would drop sixteen feet
the first second foryeight feet the eighty feet the
third and hundred and twelve feet the fourth second
the difficulty Of the feat viii be understood The Masonic
Temple is than two hundred feet in height There
fore the turnp falling at the hundred and
twelve feet in second when struck the fork and hE
wonder is that the skifu jugger knocked down
his face battered Of shape by the swifty-movng
vegetable.
Similar feats have been attempted in the past without
success Baseball players have attempted to catch balls
thrown from the top of high buildings and expert
player essayed to catch ball thrown from the top Of
the Washington monument, which is than five hun
dred feet in height All have failed.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-11-27
OUTLINES OF OKLAHOMA

No One. James Wood. has a heap Of
trouble He is being contested again
| The word from Washington is that
Governor jenkins has a fighting show.
! The department AZ Washington is con-
I sidering Tom Ferguson as a governor
| possibility
IN Iawton. on account Of lack Of fire
/ protection several companies viii not
write policies
In the police court at Cheyenne II costs
more TO disturb the peace on Sunday than
on week days
Governor jenkins Kansas City organ
/ acknowledges that it looks pretty blue
| for the governor.
IN Oklahoma concerts the baSsos have
switched from Rocked in the Cradle"
TO Asher or the Deep
The appointment Of a new governor
would undoubtedly mean a shaking up
in The educational institutions.
The interview between Roosevelt and
jenkins Monday viii hardly ever get to
be a part of the history of Oklahoma.
The Norman boys. who are terrors.
could not defeat the Texas University
eleven. Those Texans must be cyclones.
The new gas we'll at Blackwell is now
down % feet II will 30 Chinaward 300
feet if that depth is considered neces-
sary.
1t is said that Horace Speed Is one Of
the few public officials in Oklahoma who
has never had AFFIDAVIT filed against
him in Washington.
Mr.. Low, OF Topeka. has gone to
Washington. Which means that Cover
nor jenkins has show OF winning. II
any man can save him. Low can.
The story is told at Guthrie that be-
60
refused 10 sign a request OF the depart
ment for the retention Of Governor Jen-
kins.
When Horace Speed returns horne the
matter of driving negroes Of their claims
in kicwa land viii be taken W, and
somebody is liable to be hit with a pile
driver.
1t is said that there is a bank story
mixed up with the Governor jenkins
story, and the bankers who are meeting
at Guthrie this week are giving one an
other the details.
There is a revival of the Poke incident
in Kay county. Several things have
transpired which lead 70 the belief that
the two men who tried 10 steal horses
were escaped convicts.
The Anti-SsloOn League OF Oklahoma
is writing letters 10 President Roosevelt
demanding that Mr.. Sleeper be not ap-
pointed governor President Roosevelt
has no such intention. and the protests
he will receive will make him wonder.
The Anti-SalOon League is against Sleep
er because he fought it while he was in
the Ohio legislature.
Chandler News: S. P. Anterior, the
peanut king of Oklahoma, was in from
his peanut ranch, "A miles northwest OF
Chandler. last Sunday. He says that he
has 40 acres Of land in peanuts which viii
bring from 40 TO 80 bushels to the acre.
These are the Spanish variety. which
bring from 81 % TO 81 70 per bushei. He
has peanut thresher with which he can
remove the peanuts from the vine and
separate them according TO the grade.
He also has a machine which viii shell
the peanuts. 1t is similar In appearance
to tanning mill such as the farmers use
to blow chan out OF feed. It sends the
nuts and shells out together onto a
screen, which is shaken rapidly, sepa-at-
ing the peanuts from the shells.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-11-27
AN ALLARouNp SHORT CORN CROP

The average yield of corn in the United States this
year calculated by the government experts 1914
bushels to the That is only fair average wheat
and is hardly necessary say that it the
crop record in view of the large planted
Under such circumstances the high prices ruling
ural and it is by remarkable that the export
maize should to small fraction of its
proportions in years OF good harvess prices
Nature viii doubtless make amends by big crops of
the greatest cereal produced in the United States
American exports of will the growth which
had been imposing in the years before it
rupted by the comparative failure Of the crop 1901
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-11-27
Jusr NOW BUILDING SHIPS.

The question Of merchant marine and of ship sub
sides VIII be this winter America is going to get her
share of the carrying trade It's free track utilized
principally by subsidized foreign bottoms.
The United States Buereau Of Navigation has informa
ton tending show that the number tonnage of steel
vessels contracted for under construction in this
try will be greater for the present fiscal year than
in any like period of American history. In addition
to much work for the there will be probably about
ninety merchant vessels of 1885, 600 tons measurement
under way arranged for before the end of the
fiscal year. And this will be in spite of rather marked
depression in the market for freghts 1t is clear
that American shipping will expand soon in very marked
degree whatever congress do fail to do for its
revival and margin of difference in cost between
this country European rivals in the building Of
modern vessels must be coming down under the influence
Of American inventions and the vast scale which bus
is the industries the United States
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-11-27
HELPINc CANADA ALONG.

But for Americans the Klondke gold fields would not
have been discovered developed Canada would not
have discovered them in century Official figures show
that the mineral products of the Canadian province
fast increasing value the total is still
far below what should be reached view the
natural wealth of the country metals the gain
this year American capital and American
enterprise with the which the form
Of the international boundary the expansion
mining industries of the whole Dominion surely
be very rapid and profitable.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-11-27
Upton HAS NO FEAR OF RIVALS.

Sir Thomas Upton has announced that he intends to
try to win the American cup in 1908 but in 1902
signing for skipping year that he
not wish to hold monopoly the matter of challeng
ing The omission indicates all events his realization
that challenging is serious matter demanding
gently than ever-even pracced and resourcefu
sportsman himsef-to be carefully considered long
while beforehand. 1t indicates also that he has very
well defined fear that any other challenger will carry
the prize in the interval Compliments both, our
servicel Though Sir Thomas declines to hold "a mon
opoly in the matter of challenging" he would in
clined acquire in the greater making
challenge good In this ambition should success be the
destined any challenger the gallant Briton will have
the best wishes of Americans. be beaten let
us by all means be beaten by our dearest foe"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-11-27

The Transvaa sold mines the greatest in the world
are going 20 the dogs and yesterday mornings dis
patches say that the big, rich English owners Of these
mines and which owners ar the of the national
tragedy South Africa are now bowling for le-nn ON
the war This is good news The Eagle hopes thar every
gold mine including al the diamond mine owners
OF South Africa viii so broke
Gold production in the Transvaa fields is increasing
very slowly and IL amounts TO little in comparison with
the immense results attained before the Boer war began
The railroads TO the taxed 10 keep the British
armies in the field supplied with munitions Of war that
any chance Tor ordinary business and that fact
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-11-27
MUST RUN OUR OWN CANAL.

The condition Of affairs the isthmus OF Panama is
than what may be any time in Nicaragua
but is most convincing object lesson to the necessity
of leaving this country free protect police any
which may be through the part the CONT
nent The unstable states of that region weather
and turbulent blood could be trusted to guard effect
lively the rights of great nations using the canal
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-11-27

alone makes anything like general activity in the mining
districts impossible There no profits for
Transvaal mines until the war can be stoned
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-11-27

Europe is to send her warshps to nose around Colon
ba. Some day these nOsing warshps viii clash the
American navy over Tyiaity and there viii be war.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-11-27

The Indians not onto the latest plan proposed
AT Washington TO make the Indians work Indians
knew Of it. they would stampede to Mexico.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-11-27

The board of appraisers at Frisco have decided that
sausage is not sausage unless it is in casing 1t is
digestble any way.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-11-27

Miss Helen Vanderbilt vackerman is in a padded cell
in London. Some day the story Of Wackerman
girl viii out. It is undoubtedly pathetic one.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-11-27

Roosevelt after hard struggle has been choked up
against the wall by old Mr. Precedent and made to cry
surrender" The presidential message VIII be long
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-11-27

Mrs. Nations husband charges that she made away
with his feather bed Sul all realized that Mr. Nation
had sunk OF sight
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-11-27

The isthmus Of Panama is narrow neck Of land and
ting Il.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-11-27

The evidence brought out against Captain Tillev OF
samoa IS thar h. was massaeed by native Heavens.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-11-27

George SIer believes that the Ruhln-Jeffries fight
win hurt pugilfsu greatly L didnt hurt Rubin.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-11-27

Jim Alvord- the famous California bandit held up
man who not afraid to shoot And that the as
jim Alv0rd
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-11-27

The next time that anybody tries to translate the Bible
in Greece he wan first that the popuace is chained ND
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-11-27

The United states in that Colombian row seems to
occupy George SiIers usual position.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-11-27

The rebel army in Colombia is nor over Sea men It
couldn't carry ward IN Wichita
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-11-27

The prosecution seems 10 be about 70 prove that Mrs
Bonnie was composed al right.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-11-27

1 S's S''F'1 70 Psf "s ssssso .sss -.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-10-24

L 80 far as our present trusts depend
upoA public or private privileges and
favors there can certainly be no ex-
cuss for delay II the largest Of all
trnsts is exacting monopoly charges
from domestic consumers. and selling
is products in foreign markets az
lower rates and who can doubt that
This Il the case2-we have only our
selves 10 blame if we fail to apply the
simple remedy Of placing iron and steel
unon the free list. And this trust Is
only one Of many. the powers Of which
could be curbed By this course Of ac-
tion. II railroad rates are 50 manipu-
lated that they sometimes favor the
localities in which the plants owned
Is trusts are situated-and what dis.
interested student can deny this2-why
should We hesitate. in season and out
of season. to agitate the question o.
f the control Of the national highways
I II patent laws are another reliance q
the trusts. why should We hesitate g
throw open to general use. in return
for 4 reasonable compensation. ever
nateut that Is employed hereafter 70
monopollstic ends2 These remedie
would at least moderate the exaction
/ 81 many Of the trusts. -Atlanti
Monthly