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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-09-13
OPERATION ON PRESIDENT.
How the Wounds. In the stomach
Were Suturcd.

BUFFALO. sept. 9.-The Express to-
day says regarding the first operation
performed on the president:
The operation performed ut the Emcr-
Gency hospital left no need for a second
operation to follow it almost Immediately.
The full details of the operation hereto
fore have not been known.
1T was performed by Dr. Matthew y.
Mann His first assistant was Dr. Her
man Myntrr. Hi, second assistant was
DR.. John Parmcntor. His third assistant
was DR.. Lee of st. Louis, who happened
to be on the exposition grounds ut the
time and placed his services at the dis
posal of the president. DIR. Nelson w.
Wilson noted the time of the operation
and took the notes. DR. Eugene Wasdin
Of the Marine hospital gave the anws-
thctic. DIR. RiXcy arrived at the latter
part of the operation and held the light.
DR., Par<c arrived at the close of the OPP
Grafton. 1t was DR.. Mann who welded
the knife.
The operation lasted almost an hour.
\ cut about five inches loog was made.
1t was found necessary to turn mp the
stomach of the president in order to trace
the course Of the bullet. Tie bullets
opening in the front wall Of the stomach
was small, and it was carefully closed
with suturos, after which n search was
made for the hole in the back wall of
the stomach.
This hole. where the bullet went out
of the stomach, was larger than the hole
in the front wall of the stomach--in fact
it was a wound over an inch in diameter,
Jagged and ragged. 1t was sewod up in
three layers. This wound was larger
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-09-13
STEADY GAIN SHOWN
Presidents Recovery Seems
Now to Be Assured.
PHYSICIANS GIVE HOPEFUL REPORTS
Mr.. Mckinley Himself Is Cheerful
and Expresses Confidence of JIti-
s'upte HecoNery-AlI Danger Is
Not Yet Passed, However.

BUFFALO. Sept. 10.-Presdent Nc
kinley's condition continues to steadily
improve. Since Sunday night not an
unfavorable symptom ha, appeared. Ev-
cry hour has been a victory. Faith in
the outcome grows stronger and stronger,
and hope mounts higher ,ad higher until
in the minds of some the danger of all
future complications is brushed aside
and hope has become conviction. Indeed,
many of the presidents friends seem pos
scsscd with Il sort of superstitious con-
iidenco in the presidents recovery which
nothing but an absolute change for the
worse can shake. and the basis for the
confidence that is expressed is solid.
There has been uo-hing but improve
ment. gradual and slow. hut steady i'm
provement Every bulletin, every pri-
vato and public word of the physicians
in Attendance. breathe, encouragement.
The reports the physicians have given
out are facts as they exist from a scien-
tific standpoint unmixcd with sentiment.
Still. that the president is by no means
out of danger is the verdict of each of
them Not one of them will risk his pro-
fessunal reputation with a statement
that the president will live. All they
will say is that with every hour the dan
ger of complications from pcritonitis or
blood poisoning decreases. Or. McBur-
ney, the most eminent of the physicians
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-09-13

than the wound where the bullet entered
because the bullet in its course forced
tissues through ahead of il.
In turning up the stomach. an act that
was absolutely necessary and was per-
formed by Dr. Mann with rare skill, the
danger was that some of the contents Of
the stomach might go into the abdominal
cavity and as Il result cause peritonitis.
1t SO happened that there was very little
in the presidents stomach at the time of
the operation.
Moreover. subsequent developments
tend to show that this feature of the OPP
Grafton was grandly successful and that
more of the contents of the stomach en-
tered the abdominal cavity. If any of
the contents had entered the cavity. the
probability is that before now peritonitis
would have set in"
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-09-13

/BUFEALO, Sept. 7.-President Nc
Kinlcy, while holding a reception in the
Temple of Music at the pan-American
exposition at o'clock Friday afternoon,
was shot and twice wounded 10y Leon
Czolgosz, an anarchist, who lives in
Cleveland.
One bullet entered the presidents
breast, struck the breast bone. glanced
and was later easily extracted. The other
bullet entered the abdomen. penetrated
the stomaoh and has not been found. al
though the wounds have been closed.
Leon CZolgOsz. the assassin, has signed
a confession. covering six pages Of FOOLS
cap, in which he states that he is an
anarchist and that he became an enthu-
siastic member OF that body through the
Influence of Emma Goldman, whose writ
inEs he had read and whose lectures he
had listened to. He denies having any
confederate and says he decided on the
act three days ago and bought the re-
volvcr with which the act was committed
In Buffalo.
He has seven brothers and sisters in
Cleveland. and the Cleveland directory
has the names of about that number liv-
ing in Hosmor street and AcIand ave
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-09-13
Mckinley Twice Wounded
by an Anarchist.
ASSAlLANT ARRESTED.
Exposition Hall at Buffalo Scene of
the Shooting.
CHANCE OF RECOVERY HOPEFUL,

president Mckinley Had Just Re-
turned From Ntngurn Fails and
Was Holding Reception In
Temple of Music When the
Attempt on His Lite
WINS Made.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-09-13

III attendance expresses the opinion hat
If the improvement continues 1t VIII he
week yet before the president can be pro-
bounced out Of danger and cohVaieSccnt'
and some of his colleagues Ike Dr.
Mann place the limit OF danger sun
farther away.
The president himself is cheerful ana
has expressed confidence III ms recovery
Yesterday he asked for morning paper
but inns OF course nad 10 pe uGlleu NM
1t l. win some ulihcu'3 'n"I ne cHi, NC
restrained from 'alkihs' anu Co'oNoI Wy
ron l. liernck OF cleveland - quU'eu as
authority Tor the statement 'hut ne mas
spoken at Intervals OF several 'Hin9S ne
proposes 10 GO III me lutui''
vice during the uaN ana aGam 'aS'
/ evening th' wee pr9H'h' caile' at li'e
MHnurh reSldvncc 10 inquire us |" 'ie
IrtSi"'Ht co"d'''h' 'uIlne 'He "l''r
ooH can ne met say ran "l inc cup'Het
"ln''rS ana senator llama ANA Sl,hl
Sn'rt 'I'"' WIN li'l" ia 'HI"IlH"l UlN'"9
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ne mas met 'n'9 VIII" "'-H''H an" CUii-
/ posture l'tSl'l'e Nen''''S' fe'n'rNs Una.
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| nave any 'li'E HH' Hu"ri near NM
| pn' "l ms reil"rNH, IN Npe'hln- TO TWO
,"p'rerS VINO 9r'''r' NM Stru'H Il P"pu-
Iar cAorn' IheN naH sHS@e,''" that ne
| might De- alrali It. he Stopp'd'
no. lha'ec' he reIl,d' on men
are cur pr.tectloh' ana inc iou' ue'u oi
rldaE VIII ohiy make you more vigorous
IN protecting those Whcm you eject 10
once.
Emperor NichoIaS gave h"ppy express
sion 70 the worldwide sohcltude over the
president IN n message addr. SSei 10 the
presideht' ana AFTER expressing MS nap
pih,SS at the president improvement
ahus mat ne JOINS WIN the uhiNersai
world III wishing speedy recovery
~. NlcI'uIhc3 was asNcu 10 collpare
the Garheld case ana MS treatment with
mat OF PRESIDENT Mchihley' lie smiled
as ne replied that 10 90 so would DE 10
give the Whole history OF the progress or
surgery curing the iaSt twenty years
BESIDES sad me- the eases are ut
terry different. CARRIED wound was an
extremely unfortunate one III every way.
1t was dlihcuit 10 handle. II was I'M
possible to get mt the bullet while the
wound of President Mckinley is i'll many
respects lucky one. No comparison is
possible"
Turning to the press correspondent,
DIR. McBurney said: You can assure
your clientele thar all goes well. The
presidents condition could hardly be
more satisfactory. Furthermore, you can
impress and emphasize the fact that the
bulletins issued state the truth"
DIR. Mann said that the president was
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-09-13
Germans Take Great Interest

BERLIN, Sept. 10.-Public interest in
the condition Of President Mckinley CON
tinues very keen. The papers print a
vast amount of matter on the subject.
which is the chief topic of conversation
Expressions of sympathy on the part Of
the people are heard on all sides.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-09-13
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.
Notable Events OF the week Briefly
and TcrscIN Tnid.

Notable Events of the week Briefly
and TerscIy Told.
Marquis Ito of Japan is coming to
America.
Russia has decided to build five new
battlcships.
Emperor Francis Joseph has closed the
Hungarian diet.
The national golf tournament began at
Atlantic City, \. j.
Eighty automobiles started in the en-
durance contest from New York to Buff
falo.
The canal treaty to take the place of
the -Pauncefote convention has been
negotiated.
The transport Mcclellan, from New
York. with the congressional party on
board. has arrived at Manila.
Strikers at McKecsport. Pa. prevent
ed by force the resumption of work in
the National Tube companys plant
Monday, Sept. o.
The final protocol was signed at Picking
by the representatives. of the powers and
China.
The Carthusan monks in Il meeting at
the Grande Chartrcuse, Paris have de-
cided to leave France.
..,..l.. H., ,,.,.. ,.,.,......1
,,,.,'.,,iir,, pa U,cho ~ tn,,.,, an +bo
northern coast of Colombia.
Praudoliun Yawlincluuo has confessed
that he killed John Francesca Durn, Il
Mount Vernon On. ~ saloon keeper.
Men representing 81, 900, 900 met in
New York city and by declaring that they
would support the stock market prevent
ed any pauic in Wall street
American trains demonstrated that the
route across this country was the quick
est for mail service between London and
Australia. cutting down the time by soy
cral days.
The PHILADELPHIA. formerly the Paris.
of the American line reached the port Of
New York. completing the first voyage
of the vessel since il was wrecked off the
English coHst two years ago.
saturday, Sept. 7.
Giant waves ut Rockawny Beach,
Long Island. added large areas If new
land to the shore
\ severe yale on Lake Huron did
much damage to shipping. No lives were
lost
The yellow fever board at Havana
voted f. discard the use Of DR.. Caldas'
vaccine serum.
Miss NIonJ Willard died from the Of
facts If trin. in y barrel through the
vh;rInool and rnriGs ot Niororn. She
was in the barrel more than six hours
before hcinr rescued
T,,, Nl,o4 +.otto1 mia :, o.O5 ot
,ra,tf.nI Go,S, e,ili,.. - hro,l, the
.'..l co.ni.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-03-27
PRESENCE OF MIND.
MOliere Made His Friends Walt Until
Morning and Saved Their
Lives.
TIC Be Continued

DR.. Siddale, the well-known London
physician, during his vacation few
years ago was fishing one evening in
Scotch loch when man approached,
caught him by the shoulders and shook
him violently. A glance told the doctor
that the man was insane. He was
huge fellow; the doctor was small and
possessed of little physical strength.
No one was in sight.
"What are you going to do?" asked
the doctor, calmly, relates Youths
Companion.
Throw you into that water!" shout
ed the man.
Certainly" said the doctor; "but I'll
have to go home and put on dress suit.
Dead men always wear evening dress"
The mailman stopped, looked at him
doubtfully, and said: $50 they do.
Make haste. I'll watt
Dr. Siddale walked slowly up the
bank, and then ran for his life. 1t re-
uuires calmness and courage of a rare
quality to cope with the vagaries of a
disordered brain.
Moliere, the great French dramatist.
was i'll, and had retired to his villa at
Aurenil for rest and quiet. One day
Boileau, Lulli and another friend came
to visit him. M. La Chapelle did the
honors for Moliere. By the time sup
per was over, the guests were in so ex-
allied a state that they resolved to set
an example to France by dying philo-
sophically together, to prove their con-
tempt of the world. They determined
to drown themselves in the Seine, but
first went to bid their host an eternal
farewell.
Moliere cast hasty glance at the
flushed faces around his bed. "But you
have forgotten mel" he cried. 81, too,
must share in this glorious act"
"True, true!" they shouted. "He is
our brother! He shall die with us.
Come on!"
"Not tonight" said Moliere, calmly,
cor France will say we were ashamed Of
the deed. Wait until morning, and then
if we die, nobody can doubt cur mo-
tives.''
They consented, and crept away to
bed. When they rose sober in the morn
ing not one Of them spoke of suicide
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-03-27

on the electric light. His first thought
was that he would change his dress
before Joining the others, but his in
patience to see his wife defeated this
idea and he hurried downstairs.
He looked into the library, a large.
coy apartment opposite the drawing
room. A coal fire was burning warm
and red in the CRATE, but the room
was empty. Just then the butler,
Wilkins, opened the folding doors and
a view of the electric-lighted dining
hall IN it's vast splendor of white
cloth, silver and cut-glass met God
dard's rowing eye.
HAS Mrs. Goddard come down 2"
the major asked.
81 did hot know she had returned,
SIR
''ReturnedI from where:''
From the city, sir. She went in
this afternoon
"To the city! at what timer"
'She caught the lao train;" it was
Blanche's voice behind him. and it
contained note of startled concern.
''She said she would go direct to your
office and return with you
81 have not seen her; my God! what
can have happened to her?"
Blanche motioned the butler to re-
tire, and he did so, discreetly closing
the door.
TITO Re Continued
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-03-27
GLIMPSES OF CELESTIALS.
Some Pecu1larities of the Chinese In
Their Method of Rea-
sOning.

Gambling debts are prominently
debts of honor in China, and they are
more willingly and speedily paid
than any others. To pay them,
Chinaman will pawn all his property,
and even sell lis children. For doing
this he is regarded by the public as
worthy of all praise, and the relatives
who allow themselves to be sold are
treated as models of filial devotion.
Meanwhile, a tradesman to- whom
debt is due may starve or 10 bank
rupt.
In China there is profession for
ladies, which is even unknown in such
go-ahead country as America. 1t ia
carried on by elderly ladies, who go
from house to house, among the
wealthy classes, announcing their
coming by beating a drum. IF the
lady of the house desires to have an
drum is called in, and then, over the
teacup, all the latest scandal of the
town is told! Payment is at the rate
of half a crown an hour, and presents
are given for extra special bits.
There is a great deal of difference
between the Chinese and the Japanese
To show how much more civilized the
Japs are, a gentleman instanced the
fact that if anyone left a purse in
japanese eating house, everyone would
take the greatest trouble to find out
the owner and return it to him;
whereas, in China. everyone would
deny having seen the purse, and il
would be impossible to recover it. A
cynic, who heard the story, remarked
that he rather thought the Chinese
gave most evidence of civilization!
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-03-27
CHAPTER III.

Maj. Goddard spent all the next day
in the city busy over some legal mat
tiers connected with his recent losses.
He missed his usual train and was
forced to take one an hour later. In
consequence of this delay it was dark
when he arrived home. The drawing
room was lighted, and through the
window he saw Blanche and his pri-
vate secretary, Mr.. Hubert Talley, at
the piano, bit he did not enter. All
day he had been worrying over his
wife's recent moroseness, and he did
not want to lose moment before
seeing her. He fancied she must be
in her own apartment, SO he went up
stairs to her door. It was closed. He
raped gently, but received no re-
Spouse from within. He raped again,
but with no better result; then he
tried the latch and found the door
locked. For a moment he stood mas
tered by thoughts which both contra
dicted and confirmed each other.
Then he remembered that the door
was the only outlet from the room to
the main stairway, and as there was
no light to be seen thrcugh the key
hole he half persuaded himself that
Jeanne had dressed and gone down.
lie turned quickly into his own
apartment across the hall and turned
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-03-27
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.
VIII Enjoy Life.

T. A. Campion, who discovered the
fabulously rich gold fields of the
Golden Gate and Koogrock districts
Of Alaska last year, is visiting his
mother, Mrs. Annie L. Campion, in
Milwaukee. Ten years ago Campion
was working for ordinary mechanics
wages at the Allis company's plant
in Milwaukee; now he owns 200 rich
gold claims, the value Of which is es-
timated at $2,O0O,OOO. He is 33 years
old and says that from now on he
IS going to enjoy life. Until month
ago Campion's relatives supposed him
dead
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-03-27

James had pinned against the trunk of
a tree about SO feet from where she
stood
Five reports followed one another in
rapid succession.
'Good Wond erful!" calculated the
major, ''she hit it four times out of five.
I have no idea," and as he said this
Goddard's tone lost a part of its en-
thusiasm, II have no idea where she
acquired her skill. She always laughs
mysteriously when I ask her. It was
while she lived in the west, however, 7
am sure. Often she lets slip little allu-
sions to ranch life and hun ting on the
plains
Blanche made no response; there
was confidential note in her guardi-
ans voice which strongly appealed to
her sympathy. 1t shocked her sensi-
tive idealistic nature to have him ad :
nit that there were pages in his wife's
history which even he had not been al
lowed to read. They saw Mrs. Goddard
toss the revolver on the grass toward
the attendant and turn into the house
A moment later she passed through
the hall and went up the stairway to
her own apartment.
There is one thing can not quite
forgive in her, dear Blanche" And the
major caught the soft tapering hand of
his ward and led her back to the fire.
"She married me. She must have been
Influenced to become my wife by the
fortune she knew l posses She be-
trays that in a good many ways. She
was ambitious; but persons born with
craving desires are not to blame for
having them, and SO I try to overlook
this fault in her. Being poor milliner,
who came in contact with the rich just
far enough to want to have means, it
must have been temptation to her to
marry a man with money. I cont say
that she does net love me, for really
think she does. [ should be very mis-
cradle if she did not"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-03-27
The News Condensed.

A rural free delivery route will be
| established at Bloomer, Chippewa
county, which will be % miles in
length and will cover an area of 35
square miles. The population served
numbers 600.
Con Donahue, one of the oldest en-
/ gineers in the Northwestern roads
employ, died in Amigo, aged 81.
/ The theory has been advanced that
T.. o., Larson, ex-treasurer of Trem-
peleau county, found dead in the river
at Pigeon Falls, was murdered.
A large tannery will be erected in
| Tomahawll by a company associated
with the Bradley interests. The cap
ital ef the company will be $5,o00,OO
The First Presbyterian Church So
ciety in Racine celebrated the clos
ing of it's half century.
John Cory, civil war veteran, died
| Of pneumonia in Madison, aged 62
years. He was deacon in the Dowie
church and did not call physician.
John McSorley, of Portage, was
killed by the ears at Fort Worth, Tex
He was a member of company F,
Third Wisconsin volunteers, during
the Porto Rican campaign.
The golden wedding Of Mr.. and Mrs.
J. B. Woodward, two of the oldest pio-
neers of Waushara county, was cele-
brated at the old homestead near Wild
Rose.
The fifteenth annual closing WiscoT-
sin farmers institute and midwinter
fair was held in Oshkosh with about
100 farmers and others in attendance
The common council has accepted
the offer of Andrew Carnegie of $50, 900
for public library building in James
VILE
James Gaffey, the oldest conductor
on the Southern Minnesota railroad,
dropped dead of heart disease at his
home in La Crosse, aged 50 years.
The Westfeld state bank, successor
to the Westfeld bank, has commenced
business.
Fire at Wautoma destroyed the
Bugh hotel barn and P. P. Lovejoy's
blacksmith shop. Four horses were
burned to death.
Joseph '5teidt, aged rs years, was
struck by . passenger train and killed
at Appleton.
Mrs. A. E. Benedict, of Oshkosh,
tried to cure corn by using corn plas-
ter, blood poison set in and she was
obliged to have her foot amputated.
Prof Willis L. Moore, chief of the
weather bureau, under the authority
of Secretary Wilson, has called the tri-
ennial convention of weather bureau
officials at Milwaukee August 81 to %
next.
Miss Lillian Colcord, formerly of ST.
Louis, Mo-, died a sanitarium in Mil
waukee from the effects of an attempt
at suicide.
Harrison A. Fellows, aged SO years,
died of Bright's disease at his home
in Racine. He was one Of the city's
most prominent business men.
George Sims, a pioneer of Rock
county, died in Alton, aged So years
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-03-27
New Industry.

A peculiar industry has been deve1-
optd in Two Rivers by Peter Mcmillan.
The sands along the beach contain a
considerable quantity of iron which
has been finely ground by the action
of the waves and resembles black
sand. This, when gathered and freed
from the white lake sand, has found a
ready market at match manufactures,
where it is used on match boxes. Many
tons have already been gathered, and
the trade has proved bonanza to the
owner
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-03-27
Not to Be Done.

A Scotsman was walking along Ira
falger square one day, when he stopped
in front of the national gallery. Seeing
a number of people going in, Scottie
walked in too. He was surprised to
find he had nothing to pay, it being
s.free day" After passing the turn
stiles. however, he was asked to hand
over his walking stick. ''Nae fear" he
replied cautiously. Il thought there
was some doc (eheat> when We got in
free!" He gave wink at the attendant
and walked out.-LttIe ChronislH.