Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-09-20
OUR NEW PRESIDENT.
Roosevelt Takes Oath OF Office
Day Of Presidents Death.

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Vice. President of the United States,
took the oath Of Office in Buffalo
Saturday. In taking the oath he
said:
"In this hour Of deep and national
bereavement, l wish to state that it
shall be my aim to continue absolute
ly and without variance the policy
of President Mckinley for peace,
prosperity and honor of our beloved
country"
All members of the Cabinet ten
dered their resign ations, but the new
President will not as yet make any
changes in the Cabinet. AS soon as
Roosevelt arrived in Buffalo he was
asked to take the oath of Office, but
this he refused to do until he could
first tender his condolences as a
private citizen to the grief stricken
widow of the assassinated President.
The new President is expected to
win the confidence of business men.
He can disregard bosses and the in
Huence of Senator Hanna is likely
to decline. He is i champion of
civil service reform and his person
ality is expected to be felt in shap-
ing policies rather than in following
the course of events as they develop.
PLOT TO KILL ROOSEVELT.
Frank Idings, % eyears old, a
blacksmith, was arraigned before
Judge Kennedy in Cleveland, Ohio.
Idings is alleged to have said: 81
belong to a society that will give
$4,000 to any man who will kill
President Roosevelt" Idings at the
hearing did not deny that he had
made the statement.
ANARCHISTS IN DANGER.
When it became known that Pres
ident Mckinley had succumbed to
the assassin's bullet the feeling
against anarchists throughout the
country became intense, and it was
only by prompt action on the part
of police in the big cities that Sio-
lence and bloodshed was avoided.
HOW TO PRONOUNCE THEM.
Roosevelt is pronounced Roz-velt,
with the accent on the CO." and the
so" pronounced as in "more."
Czolgosz is hard to pronounce in
English, We having no sound to cor
respond with "Cz." Properly il is
pronounced like sneeze-Tch, and
the name would be pronounced
Tcholgosh. The nearest we can
easily come to it is Shollgosh.
CARRIED BIG POLICY.
President Mckinley carried from
100000 to 100000 on his life
One big New York company is said
to have single policy for $50, 900
Mrs. Mckinley is understood to be
the beneficiary in all the policies.
President Mckinley was a Vir.
ginia Mason, having been initiated
shortly after the war at Winchester
Va. The degrees were conferred by
Southern Masons, and the Worship,
full Master was a chaplain in the
Confederate army.
MANY INJURED IN CRUSH.
| There was stampede in front Of
the Capitol at Washington on Tues.
day. 1t was caused by those clam
oring for admission to view the bod,
of the dead President. The polio,
were swept away. The din caused
by the people clamoring for escap,
from the crowd was fearful. The,
. came into line again dishevelled
fainting, screaming, their clothes
torn to strips. One woman came il
crying, bewailiug the loss of hel
child. She said dozens of person,
had been trampled and cut. Som,
who came in were bleeding. Two
women tainted. Some were almos
naked. Twenty victims were re
moved TO the hospital.
ASSASSIN INDICTED.
Leon 4. Czolgosz, the assassin OF
President Mckinley, was indicted
for murder in the first degree Mon.
day by the grand jury in Buffalo
The prisoner refused to answer ques.
tons and the judge appointed two
eminent lawyers to defend him
Large crowds of people were present
10 see the murderer, who was brought
from his prison shackled to a de.
tective and strongly guarded.
Since the death of the President
the prisoner said: 81 will never die
In the electric chair. will commit
suicide. 1t will be useless for you to
attempt to keep me from it. My
plans are arranged and they cannot
miscarry."
The trial will take place in a few
days and swift punishment will be
meted out to the wretch.
TIE ToLLING BELLS.
1t was well thought of when the
bells of this city were tolled last
night as soon as the news of Presi-
dent McKlnley's death was received.
This was the capital of the Confed-
eracy and the centre of secession,
and is one of the strongest Demo-
cratic cities in the country. 1t was
entirely right that with the sound of
the ceaseless rushing of the James
river there came through the dark
ness of the night the solemn, musl-
cal, mournful tolling of the bells.
They signalled the passing of the soul
of soldier who stood CALAMITY
against us while our people were in
battle array, of a manly man who
thoughtapart from us and who staked
his life for his belief, of Republican,
who despite our wide differences of
political belief, taught us to love
him.
What wonderful country we are!
With the President apparently on
his death bed the Secretary of the
Treasury is buying bonds of the