Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-09-14
NATIONS GREAT Loss
News Of the Presidents Death
Causes General Mourning
In Marshalltown.
Many Outward Evidences Of Love
and Respect for the Late
Chief Executive.
W. J. Bryan, While In the City.
Expresses His Deep Refret..
Court Adiourns.


the citizens of Marshalltown because of
the death of the beloved president, and
there are many outward evidences of
the sorrow of the people
Buoyed by the hopeful news that
came during the week from the sick
chamber at Buffalo, the belief prevailed
that the president would recover.
Therefore when the discouraging news
of Friday came over the wires, and the
later reports received by the Times
Republican during the evening and ear
ily night, there was more anxiety than
during the hours supervening after the
assassin fired the fatal shots, and when
the press dispatches indicated that hope
had been abandoned, the grief of many
was almost as poignant as If the dy-.
ing president were a beloved member
of their own household. Mothers, wives
and daughters wept. while those of the
sterner sex alternately expressed their
grief and their just condemnation of
those whose utterances breed assassins
from the ranks of the ignorant and VII,
3cious classes
The T.-R. bulletins We're eagerly
scanned by a large crowd until 4 late
hour in the faint hope that the presi-
dent would yet rally and his strong
constitution and temperate habits
would tide him over the crisis. Each
succeeding bulletin was more discour-
aging, and several hours before the fin
al message came hope had been aban-
doned and the anxious throngs sought
their homes with sorrow in their hearts
This morning early. when the last of
the special editions issued by the .-R.
announced at almost every home In the
city that the president passed away at
2:15 o'clock a. M, flags about the city,
and on the business and public build
ings were half masted. Judge Caswell
adjourned the district court until Mon
day and excused the jury until that
time. Some of the churches and the Y.
NJ. C. "A. association at once made plans
for services on Sunday appropriate TO
the national bereavement.
The weekly concert of the Forty
ninth Regiment band, which was to
have been given Friday evening. was
postponed out of respect to President
Mckinley. All citizens will appreciate
the action of the band management in
circumstances.
At the Soldiers Home at 3 o'clock
sunday memorial services will be held
l5forsthe late president Col. G. q. Horton
Ecornmandant, will preside at the ser
vices. which will consist of addresses
and special music.
| The colored Baptist church, OF which
Rev. w. II. Nickerson Is pastor, will
l. ~ IL, hea nh ri on
Bromley street at 1880 p. m. Sunday
Several speakers are expected to partic-
| ipate.
BRYAN EXPRESSES REGRET.
William Jennings Bryan. twice the OPP
ponent of President Mckinley In the
national campaigns, passed thru the
| city this morning on the Northwestern
Pacific express, at S:5S o'clock, en- route
from Chicago to his home in Lincoln
| Neb. Mr.. Bryan was seen by q T.-R
man as he was ordering his breakfast III
| the dining car. He had just been in
| formed of the death of the president anc
| at this point was given an extra edition
| of the T.-R., the first newspaper he hac
seen containing an account of the death
| Mr.. Bryan expressed the deepest regret
| at the death of the president and saic
| that 1t would be sad blow to every
one. and especially after so much en-
couraging news had been given out from
time to time that produced a great
| degree Of hopefulness to the entire ma.
ton.
| Mr. Bryan was accompanied on hi,
| trip west by Mr.. Preston Harrison
brother of Mayor Carter Harrison, Of
4 Chicago, who was en- route to Hot
| Springs.