Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1901-09-25
ROOSEVELT TAKES
OATH OF OFFICE


tFrOm tues
Buffalo, Sep. li-Theodore Roose-
welt, President Of the United States, ar
rived in Buffalo at LA o'clock this
AFTERNOON. He was driven directly to-
1.-The home of Mr. Wilcox at the corner
|of Delaware avenue and North street
land thence right tothe Milburn home,
|out of respect 20 TIE memory of the
dead President. From the Milburn
home he returned to the Wilcox house.
where ut 1886 o'clock he took the oath
|of Office az President Of the United
States. "L do solemuiy swear that |
|vill faithfully execute the Office of
President Of the United states. and
viii to the best Of my ability preserve,
protect and defend the Constitution OF
| the United Ssltes, and thus do |
Iswaar,' said the President. Before
raising his hand, he said, 81 snali take
/ the oath at once In accordance with
I the request % the Cabinet to me. and
in this hour Of deep and terrible ma
tional bereavement wish to state that
| II shall be M aim to continue abso-
mtely unbroker the policy Of President
McKiniey FOR the peace and prosperity
and honor Of our beloved country"
y After taking the oath, President
Roosevelt conferred with the members
Of the Cabinet. Following his meeting
With them he said.
Following out the brief statement
made when taking the oath that
would follow the administration lins
aid fovr by President Mckinley, | re-
qrested the members Of the Cabinet
who are present &c remain In their po
si.ions at least for the present. The!
assured me that they will, anc | ma!
say that have assurance also from
the absent members"
President Roosevelt was asked
whether an extra session Of Congress
would be called b. him, and he said II
snbstopce that there was no fundamen
tai law requiring the calling tOgethei
of Congress upon the accession Of tn,
Vice President 10 the Presidency, an,
after consultation with the Cabine
they had decided that no srch extra
session would be called. The presiden
then went For a short walk with Sec
rotary Of War Root, and upon his re
turn 10 the Wilcox house greeted ,
few fers0ral friends and spent tn,
remainder OF the Gay there. He vii
attend the funeral services AZ the Mil
vhurG home az II o'clock tomorrow
morning will remain here today an,
expects TO leave for Washington viii
The funeral train vher L departs Mon
! DAY morning. The ceremony az admin
stsT.-g the oath Of ciice Hss mos
Impressive. A great crowd had gath
ereL in front OF the wilcox home, lon,
before tia arrival Of presider: Reese
"e!C Ia the city. When he appeared
ir.vlag h a carriage with Arslsy WI
,oX ard his secretary William Loeb
ID ,hare fas n hush, then hearty Chse
and then respectful siSEca as the Pres
dent hurried into Mr.. TilcCXs HON,
o prepare For biz visit to the Nilbrr,
house. TIE Casket for the President
remains vas ordered by Senator Han
na Tie frame j. OF red cedar cOyera,
VITA black cloth. Il Is IN a copper po'
or which tire White s1tir lining Is plac
ed VIE haGdlss Of the Casket are Il
ebOuv tiuish, there being no willie visi
= bic or the outside Of the Casket. TIT
cover OF Ike copper box Is Of highl.
polished copper IN which t. SEE plat
: glass, fu,l length. 4 rim of rubber i
between the copper box and the cove
so that TGer the cover if screwed ol
the box 4 air light.
The Inside Of the cover Il made o
tuftet white satin. The cover Is :,
NmaGe thar two panels In Il, each NJ IN,
same size ana together heing u III,
Size ~ The plate glass In tue cover o
the copper box, can be ope-ed togeth
e. o. separately.
There j. 10 rib across the cover o
the Ca,k-t IL the middle where the ~,
pauels meet. The QUEER box, into which
the caske. will he finally placed. il
made OF red cedar, tiGished II the ma
turai color Of the wood.
william McNiEley. bern January
18th, ls4S, died september lith. 1901.
is the irsC!rLticC on the Casket.
On the top OF the case of red Cedai
Is q copper plate bearing a duplicat,
OF tile Inscription
After the autopsy. the undertaken.
completed thelr task and tonight tn,
body lay embaimed and In reaGines.
: for the services tomorrow. The ser.
vices 70 De held at the MiIhurn hous,
at II O'clock tLis morning will not be
long They will consist Of a simple
song service by a quartet composed Of
Miss Kate Tyreil. Mrs. Clara Barnes
Holmes. Raymond o. Riester and Geo
AC, Sweet. They will sing Lead Kind,
" Lisht," and the Presidents fayoritC
hymn, Nearer NJ God to Thee" part
~ OF the first staEZa Of which he repeated