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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-09-16
CANE NEAR LYNcHING.
Old Union Veteran Who Said He Was Glad
Mckinley Was Dead.

Chicago, Sept. 1i.-Surrounded by 4
carried ropes and threatened lynching.
Aaron Elliott, an old Union soldier and
pensiOner. was dragged from his
home to the band stand in Court House
square at Oregon. Ills. Saturday night
and made to apologize for expressions
OF pleasure over the death of Presi-
dent Mckinley. ElliOtt'S age alone
probably saved him from more severe
treatment at the hands of the mob.
He was taken to the stand. where on
bended knees and in the presence OF
l 900 people. Ie publicly asked forgive
ness for his utterance.
20. Father above" he cried. with
urlifted hands and voice trembling
from fright. forgive me for what
said: Forgive these people for bring,
ing me here | did not mean TO say
the words. and did not mean to have
them taken as my sentiments. | an
sorry This satisfied the crowd. and
the man was allowed TO go home.
When the news of the presidents
death was received it is said that Ell
lott declared: Il am glad of it, for it
Will end the liquor traffic.
What especially irritated his neigh
borS was the fact that Elliott. few
years ago. received about $1,000 in
back pension from the government.
Further, he receives q monthly pension
of S24. That the beneficiary of such
generosity on the part of the govern
ment should seem to rejoice over the
assassination of the nations executive
was too much for the Oregon popula-
ton
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-09-16
LAST JOURNEY
To THE CAPITAL
HAS COMMENCED
All That is Mortal of President
Mckinley en- Route to
Washington.
THE SERVICES IN BUFFALO
Brief Religious Rites at the Mil
burn House and the Pub
lies Privilege.
BODY AT The CITY HALL
Incidents of the So emn Sunday
in the City Where the Trag-
edy Occurred.
Program of the Obsequies of
President Mckinley.

Yesterday-Services 10 morn
ing at Milburn home. Buffalo.
Remains taken to city hall, where
they reposed in state in after
noon.
Today-Funeral cortege left
Buffalo at S:46 a. m. for Wash
ingtou, which will be reached
at 9 p. m. when the body will
Ee taken to the White House.
Tuesday Remains removed
to capitol at 0 a. m. where they
will lie in state.
Observation-Disclosures servi-
ces in the rotunda of the capitol
at II o'clock noon. At p. m
the body will be retui ned to the
funeral car and conveyed to
Canton, Ohio.
Thursday - Funeral train
reaches Canton at IL a. M,
where arrangements for the
final sepulture will be committed
to the charge of the citizens of
Canton. under the direction of
a committee to be selected by |
the mayor of that city.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-09-16
HAVE NO USE FOR HIM.
Convict Who Was Pardoned After Serving
Half His Sentence.

Byron, Mich. Sept. 16.-Mrs. Robin
son, wife of Thomas :. Robinson. the
convict who was released on parole aft
er serving twelve years of a twenty
five years sentence for assaulting one
of his young daughters. lives with her
daughter. Mrs. Ella Scoble. four miles
from this village. Mrs. Robinson is at
present visiting a son who lives near
Linden. Mrs. Scoble, when inter
viewed, said: Il have not seen nv
father since he was paroled. Although
he has been in the neighborhood don't
think he has seen my mother, or made
any overtures toward reconciliation. ~
would your mother forgive him 2"
was asked.
"Why. yes" was the reply. Mother
would forgive him. of course. for it
would be her duty as Christian to do
so. but I know she would never live
with him again. She and all of the
children fear him."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-09-16
WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA
Gives John Bull Most Trouble Just
at Present---Effect of Kitch-
ener.s Proclamation.
SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN SMALL
But the Burgher Forces Are Being
Ground own..Question of
Ammunition.

London, Sept. 16.-Next to the at
tack on the president and the suppress
sion OF anarchy the subject one hears
most in peoples mouths Is the war i'll
South Africa OF course interest CEN
tered in Lord Kitchener's proclama-
ton, which. it was considered, would
surely bring matters to n head If any
thing would. Yesterday the time CIV
EN- to the Beers still in the field ex-
pired. While the leaders seem still
determined to fight to the last gasp,
the proclamation has evidently had
some effect, judging from late surren-
ders. though. strange to say, the great
majority of those who have given
themselves up have been unarmed
men. We are told nothing Of what
has become of their arms and ammu-
milton.
Editorial Views of the Matter.
AS to the probable effect of the
proclamations opinions vary. For in
stance. The Morning Post considers
that it was not so much meant to in
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-09-16

Buffalo. Sept. 16 The presidential
funeral train left the NewYork Central
station at S:46 for Washington. The
BODY of the late president was escort
ed from the city hall to the depot by
soldiers, marines and Grand Army
comrades. The street was lined with
thousands of people all uncovered.
The troops led tbe cortege, next
came the members of the cabinet in
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-09-16
ATTACK NOT UNEXPECTED.
Other Side OF the Gaze Against the Policy
Hoiders' Union Men.

Other Side oil the Gaze Against the Holicy
Holders Union Men.
Chicago. Sept. 16.-Prcsidcnt ]. I.
Minehart, of the Policy Holders Ma
tional Union. who, with the secretary.
w. Il. Walker. was arrested on
Thursday on charges of conspiracy
and obtaining money under false pre-
lenses, was busy last week securing
statements from his patrons and
agents. who. as he expressed it,
"were industrious enough to keep n
contract. This attack on us was not
unexpected" said Minehart. I'VE are
securing the cancellation every day OF
from $4,000 to $4,000 of insurance in
wildcat companies. and we believe
they are back of all this. We know
they have been after us in the past.
They have tried IL secure quo war
ranto proceedings. Assistant States
Attorney Sprogle went through ev
erything at our request. and declared
there was not the slightest ground fOl
action, either in our plans or meth
DDS. They sought TO compel us to
open our books, but we beat them at
that. and in all cases hitherto the man.
ayers of the wildcat companies were
back of it."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-09-16

carriages followed by the hearse at
tended by the G. A. z and COMPANY
of local military bringing up the rear
AS me procession passed Ellicott
street it was met by a carrisge bearing
President Roosevelt on his way from
Wilcox residence to the train. By his
orders the carriage stopped and with
barred head the new executive waited
the passing of his predecessor funer-
al cortege.
Mrs. SIC kInIey Almost Frustrated.
Mrs Mckinley aud other relatives
did not go to the city hall. but went
direct from the Milburn house to the
station. The journey was in a car
riage, from The windows of which Mrs
Mckinley could see the emblem5 of
mourning which affected her serious
ly. and when she stepped from the
carriage she would have fallen but for
the support accorded her by De. Rixey
and Abner Mckinley. DR.. Rixey gave
her tonic and believes she will be
able to stand the strain of the state
ceremonial at Washington.
The train was made up of seven
Pullmans drawn by two locomotives
An engine precedes the train Is min
utest to keep the track clear No stops
will be made except to change engines.
Buffalo. Sept 1G.-This morning n
special train bearing the president.
cabinet, Mrs. Mckinley, the family and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-09-16
THE NEW CHIEF
HIS INDUCTION
AND FIRST ACTS
The Simple Ceremony by Which
Roosevelt Became
President.
POLICY rs PLAINLY STATED
Issues a Proclamation Setting
Forth Thursday as Me.
mortal Day.
FOR LAMENTED PRESIDENT
Crushed BY National Calamity He
Has No Plans as
Yet.
FOR LAMENTED PRESIDENT
Roosevelt Reaffirms His
Policy.

Buffalo, Sept. 16 Yesterday
President Roosevelt gathered
together some of his friends and
those mem mbers of the cabinet
who are here to give to them
such advice as he had already
formulated for the conduct of
public affairs and his own policy
during the incumbency of Office.
In no sense are they divergent
from what has been understood
as McKinley's policy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-09-16
PLAN OF PAYMENT
OF OCTOBER INTEREST

Washington. Oct. 16.-The secre-
tary of the treasury announces that
the October interest payment,
amounting to 81 700. 900, will be
made by mailing the checks today
for registered interest and by the
giving of orders to the various assist
ant treasurers to pay the interest
coupons for October on presentation,
without rebate.
The secretary of the treasury to-
day purchased $1,590.0Oo of long
term 4 per cent bonds at $40. and
a thousand short As at 81. I.l33, ,429
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-09-16

duce Surrenders as to pave the way
for more drastic treatment of the
Beers i'm the field. The Daily Tele-
graph. discussing the latest returns of
captures and Surrenders, thinks there
are many signs that the finish of the
desultory and irregular conflict is not
far off. and that the coming into opcr-
of Lord Kitchener's proclama.
appears to be casting 4 shadow
DeIure ii.
Reduced 5000 in Six Weeks.
Six weeks ago the number of Beers
in the field was estimated at 12.OOC.
In that time there have been over
:}i. 600 accounted for in captures, sur
renders and casualties. Judging from
these The Daily Chronicle thinks it
possible that there may be a rush OF
surrenders on the last days OF grace.
On the other hand, it is unlikely that
the majority of the rank and file of
the Beers vet know anything of the
terms of the proclamation.
VIII Just Wear Out the Beers.
The Daily Graphic argues that even
dissecting the latest returns from the
front. there is little evidence that 1t
has any general effect upon the Beers:
0r the truth is that most of them are
desperate men who have nothing t0
ltEHl lot uul HIVES. anu
must. therefore. continue the costly
work of hunting them down until tho
war automatically ends for want or
warriors. The Daily Mail is of the
same opinion. 1t says: 1--WE can
not expect the struggle to come to Il
sudden end. but to peter slowly out by
the tedious process of attritiOn and eA-
haustion of the Boer forces.
Mystery of the Ammunition.
Their ammunition ought toT have
been exhausted long ago. ever II ex'
traordinary precautions were taken &c
provide an enormous stock of war ma
terial before the opening of hostilities.
1t has been suspected in military CIR
cIes for n long time that rifles. ammu-
milton and other supplies have been
smuggled into Delagoa Bay and Sc
cretly delivered to the Beers. and the
seizure of large quantities OF contra
band of war in Portuguese territory
tends to explain the marvellous ablE
ity of the guerrillas TO continue fight
ing when every base of military sup
plies has been closed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-09-16

Buffalo, Sept. 16.-Theodore Roose-
welt, who Saturday was tTagically ele-
waited to the chief magiStracy of the
American republic by the death of Pres
ident Mckinley, entered this city of
mourning Saturday afternoon after a
remarkable ard perilous journey from
the heart of the north woods. He had
been president under the constitution
and law of the land since the minute
the mGrtyred president ceased to live.
All the duties and powers of the Of
flee had devolved upon him, but he was
as DOwerleSS as the humblest citizen to
exercise one of them until he had taken
the prescribed oath. He took that
oath at 3:30 p. IN. Saturday in the IL
brary of the residence of Ansley VIII
stopped earlier in the week
Present at Historical Ceremony.
There We're present when he Swore
to the oath Secretaries Root, Hitch
cock, Long, Wilson and Postmaster
General Smith; Senator Chauncey NJ.
Depew, of New York; Judge of the
Court of Appeals Haight; John n.
Scatherd; Mr.. and Mrs. Ansley Wilcox;
Miss Wilcox: George =. Sawyer; Doc
tors Mann. Park and Stockton; Mr.. and
Mrs. Carlton SDrague; Mr.. and Mrs.
John G.. Milburn; Secretary TO the
President William Loeb, Jr.; the sec
retary to the deceased president,
George b. Cortelyou; Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Carey: Il. G. Scatherd; ]. ID.
Sawyer and William Jeffers, official
telegrapher, in addition to Judge John
r. Hazel. of the United States district
court who administered the oath.
Was . Most Affecting Scene.
The scene was Il most affecting one.
The new president had just come
from the AIilburn house, where his pre-
decessor lay cold in death. Overcome
by the deep personal sorrow he felt,
in his Enthusiastically impulsive way
he had gone first to the house of
mourning to offer his coincidence and
sympathy to the ibroken-hearted wild
ow. Secretary Root, who twenty years
ago had been present at similar scene
when Arthur took the oath after the
death of another president who fell a
victim to an asSasSln'S bullet, almost
broke down when he requested Roese-
velt. on behalf of the members of the
cabinet of the late president, to take
the prescribed oath. There was not
dry eve in the room.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-09-16
INcENDIARY is ABROAD.
One of the Victims Is Warned of Burn.
Ing to Come.

Scottsburg. Ind, Sept. 16.-The
home Of Archie Shields. five miles west
Of here, burned Saturday night. Sept q,
with its contents. and two days later
Shields found on his wall a letter
warning him to get his barn off the
farm within a week or it would be
burned. Shields bought the farm a
year ago. and all the parties to the
sale We're not satisfied, it is said
Edward Blakely was arrested on the
charge of having set fire to the Shields
home. but was acquitted for lack OF
evidence. He has filed suit against the
Rev. c. II. Barth for So 600 for false
arrest. The house and barn of John
Parks. two miles north of here burned
Wednesday night. The family was
away and nothing was saved.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-09-16

! the distinguished persOnages associ-
! aJed with the Mckinley administra-
ti1n. started with the body of the late
president to Washington. The body
will be taken to the White House for
! the night, and tomorrow morning IL
! will be formally conveyed TO the ro-
tunda of the Capitol, where the state
ceremonies win occur and the body
will lie in state until tomorrow night,
when it will be taken to the railway
and at q p. IN. start for Canton, o.
Here it will lie until Thursday, when
1t VIII be buried in the family lot.
Buffalo. Sept. 16.-Yesterday the
mournful pageant which is to accom-
pany the murdered president from the
city OF his death to the city of his trl-
umphs was begun. The cabinet. after
comforting with the family of the last
president. decided upon state funeral
at Washington. 1t was also decided to
hold service at the Milburn home at
II n. m. yesterday and allow the body
10 l,e in state in the city hall here yes
terday afternoon. In accordance with
this programme yesterday-a gray and
cheerless day-the whole city, nearly,
collected on the streets around the Mil
burn residence.
NotabIes Arrive at the House.
Major General John II. Brooke. de-
partment commander of the east. who
was personally i'm command of all the
force; participating In the escort, ar
rived at 10 a. III. With him were his
aides and u half score of other officers.
Later the members of the cabinet,
Governor Odell. the foreign commits
siOnerS to the Pan-American eXposi-
ton, Senator Hanna. Judge Day. III. Ii.
kohlsaat. and many other friends OF
the dead president arrived and entered
the house of death.
President Roosevelt Comes.
It was just eight minutes before the
opening OF the service when a covered
barOuche drove up to the house. bring
ing President Roosevelt and Mr.. and
Mrs Wilcox at whose home re is
guest. He was Immediately admitted,
those in waiting at the door making
lane for his entrance. As the presi-
dent passed within the house and the
services were about TO begin the long
line of soldiers and sailors swung in
columns of fours into Delaware ave
nue. and formed I'm battalion front
along the beautiful thOroughfare OPP
pOSite the house and Immediately fac
ing it. On the extreme left were the
regulars, on the right the sailors and
marines. in the center the national
Guardsmen. They stood ut parade
rest. with colors lowered, each flag
wound about its staff and bound with
crane.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-09-16
JAMES YOUNGER VERY ILL.
One of the Noted Bandits Badly Hurt by O
Fall from a Wagon.

Fall from n Wagon.
st. Paul. Minn., Sept. 16.-James
Younger. the Once-noted bandit, is very
seriously ill ut the city hospital. \
couple of weeks ago. while driving
through the country near North Branch
on Il business trip Younger was thrown
from his wagon and received severe
bruises about the back. Younger car
ries number of bullets in his body.
one of which is believed to be lodged
near where the back was injured. and
his physicians are fearful that total
paralysis may enSue.
He received medical treatment at his
home until Saturday. when the case
became so serious that he was removed
tO the hospital. James Younger and
his brother Coleman had been serving
life sentence for completely in the
raid upon the Northfield bank, but
were released on parole last July.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-09-16
TELEGRAPH BRIEFS.

The entire National Guard of Ohio
will attend the funeral of the late pres
ident at Canton.
Twins were born in railway pas
senger car last week in France.
The queen of Holland hopes to be a
mother in December.
In an interview Editor Stead de-
clareS that the British people Will soon
be fighting for their bread.
\ Brooklyn man received Il message
written OH an egg, and il led to his
marriage.
Henry Smith. colored burglar. es-
capped from Hyde Park tChicagoD police
station while the lookup keeper slept.
Sarah Bernhardt has commissioned
Maurice Hewlett to write her Il new
play.
Grace Wilson. young Chicago girl.
grieved and stirred by President Nc
Kinley's death. committed suicide.
Jacob Fentz a deaf-mute, aged 21
was killed near Hill Grove, o., by a
train.
The presidency of the Southern Pa
cific is said TO have been offered to j.
L Harahan.
General L. II. Hobson. president of
the Mexican War Veterans associa-
ton. died at Cleveland, o., of heart
failure, aged "a.
Owing to the death of President Nc
Kinley. the managers of the New York
state fair closed the fair.
4 statue erected in honor of John
Ericsson, the Swedish engineer. was
unveiled at Stockholm. Saturday.
WelI-informed life insurance men Of
Cleveland say that President McKin-
ley carried from 100000 to 100000
on his life.
The international yacht race will be
postponed until after the presidents
funeral.
Charles Roth and William Rund. Ia
borers, are dead at Topeka. Kan. as
result of gas asphyxiation, caused
while repairing a Santa Fe oil tank
car.
ShOrtStOp Shugart, who was expelled
from the American League fer strik-
ing Umpire Haskell at Washington,
has been reinStated.
The will of the late Herman o. Ar
mour, of New York, who died a few
days ago, disposes of property esti-
mated at over $2,250.OOO.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-09-16
THE RACE PROGRAM
FOR AMERICAS CUP.

New York. Sept. 16-The chal-
lenge committee of the New York
Yacht club is in conference with rep
resentatives of the Royal Uleter Yacht
club to decide the first race for Amer
ica's cup to take place September 26.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-09-16
Duke and Duchess at Quebec.

Quebec. Sept. 16.-The royal yacht
Ophir. accompanied by the escort Of
battleshipS. arrived at point twelve
miles below the city yesterday after
noon. The boats anchored there for
the night. They viii come up to the
city on the schedule time today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-09-16
CzOLGOSz ON TRIAL
Case of Presidents Assassin Pre-
sented 10 Grand Jury at
Buffalo.
rs TAKEN UP THIS MORNING
Number of Witnesses on Hand
Is TAKEN UP THIS MORNING
Number of Witnesses on Hand
Prepared to Offer Their
Tes timony.

Buffa,o, Sept. 16 The case of
Czolgosz was presented to the grand
jury this morning and number of
witnesses were present for examina-
tiop.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-09-16
NO CHANGE IN NATIONAL POLICY.
New President Pledges Himself to the
Same Course as Mckinley.


The new president was visibly shak-
en-, but he controlled himself, and
when he lifted his hand to swear it
was as steady as though carved in
marble With the deep Solemnity of
the occasion full upon him he an
nounced to those present that his aim
successor in deed as well as in name.
Deliberately he proclaimed it in these
words:
I'm this hour of deep and terrible
national bereavement l wish to state
that it shall be my aim to continue
absolutely. without variance, the policy
of President Mckinley for the peace
and prosperity of our beloved coun-
try"
The great far-reaching significance
of this pledge to continue the policy
of the dead president. announced at
the very threshold of new govern
mental regime. profoundly impressed
his hearers, and President ROosevelt's
first step after taking the oath was in
line with its redemption. His first act
was to ask the members of the cabi-
net to retain their portfolios in order to
aid him to conduct the government on
lines laid down my him whose policy
he had declared he would uphold.
Such an appeal was not to be resisted,
and every member of the cabinet, in
Guiding Secretary of State Hay and
Secretary of the Treasury Gage. who
were communicated with in Washing
ton. havS agreed for the present. at
least. to retain their several portfolios.
Whales are never found in the gull
stream.