The Washington times., 1901-09-10
MESSAGES STILL POURING IN.
Sympathy of the World for the Suf-
fering President.

At the White House and the State. War
| and Navy Departments officials We're ol
duty yesterday to receive communication
| from Buffalo and elsewhere concernin:
the condition of the President. Mr.. Adee
the Acting Secretary of State. with th'
assistance of the Acting Chief Clerk. Mr.
Martin. the Chief of the Consular Blu
| reau, MIR. Chiffon. and others, received
and arranged the scores of kilograms o.
| coincidence that continued to pour in from
| all over the world.
The remarkable rapadity with which the
| news of the attempt to kill the President
| was known across the seas is illustrated
! by these and other kilograms Early Fri
day night a despatch of sympathy cam'
| from Havana. and early on Saturday
morning similar messages were received
/ from Manila.
| Colonel Sanger. the Acting Secretary OF
| War. and Colonel Ward, the Acting Ad-
| jutant General of the Aryy, were at their
desks in the War Department most of the
day, while officers of the Bureau of Navi-
cation received messages addressed to
the Navy Department. All the bulletins
issued by the Presidents physicians were
sent to the White House and the State,
War, and Navy Departments over wires
used exclusively Scr Government business
between Buffalo and Washington.
The Acting Secretary of State and his
assistants worked throughout the day
sitting out from the great mass of tele-
grams those that were to be given to the
press All the messages from foreign
and sovereign governments were an
swered by telegraph. The others VIII
probably be acknowledged by mail. In
.-T.n q,
prominent persons abroad asked, as did
the Queen Regent of Spain, to be kept
informed of the Presidents condition. the
requests are being complied with. All the
official bulletins are sent to these persons
promptly.
Last night at the White House was the
quietest of all that have passed since the
attack upon the life of the President. On
ly three bulletins We're received during the
day from Buffalo, and fewer visitors pre-
sented themselves to enquire concerning
the condition of the patient.
After nightfaIl the building was silent
A few of the White House staff were on
duty. with Assistant Secretary Barnes
and Executive Clerk Foster in charge.
Not a solitary visitor arrived to relieve
the dullness.
Colonel Sanger yesterday was the only
caller up to noon. He enquired concern
ing the Presidents condition and spent a
few minutes in conversation with Colonel
Montgomery. in charge of the telegraphic
room. The latter showed Colonel Sanger
the 9:20 o'clock bulletin from Buffalo an
nouncing the favorable condition of the
President Both Colonel Sanger and Col
onel Montgomery commented upon the re-
duced temperature and respiration and
the strong pulse of the patient as shown
in the bulletin. Both appeared confident
of the speedy recovery of the President
Aulick Palmer. United States Marshal
for the District of Columbia, was the last
caller of note. He arrived shortly after
O'Clock, and spent but few moments
with Major Pruden.
Among the messages received yesterday
were the following of note:
From the Russian Ambassador to the
United States:
Profoundly grieved at the infamous
attempt, l pray to God the precious
life Of the iliustrious and respected
President will be saved.
From Shekib Bey, the Turkish Minis
ter in Washington:
II have tbs, honor to inform your
excellency that tine imperial Ottoman
Government, upon being Informed of
the heinous attempt committed against
his Excellency. Mr.. President of the
United States. has instructed me to eX-
press to the American Government its
keenest regrets and its sentiments of
sincere sympathy
From the Charge d'Afaires for Aus
tria-Hungary:
Manchester, Mass
Just returned from Buffalo. l find
dated Vienna, Tth inst, according to
which il becomes my duty to convey
to the Government OF the United
States the deeply felt sympathy of the
imperial and royal Government on ac-
count of the ruthless attempt against
the life Of his EXcellency. William
Mckinley, President of the United
States, and to express his warmest
wishes for the recovery of his Excel
lency. the President
While thus complying with the in
structions of my Government / have
the honor, Mr.. Secretary Of State. to
renew to you also the same very deep
sympathy and very warm wishes
which l expressed on the occasion of
my visit at Buffalo for the recovery Of
the President
Il. Won CALLENBERG."
From the President of Bolivia:
president Mckinley Washington:
81 deeply deplore the nefarious crime
committed on the person of your EX-
cenency and make sincere wishes for
your speedy and happy recovery.
GENERAL PANDO."
From the King of Servia:
II beg your Excelency to accept the
expression of my most profound sym
pathy on the occasion of the heinous
attempt made against you.
ALEXANDER"
Telegram from the Minister Of Foreign |
Affairs of Japan handed to Mr.. Adee, Act |
ing Secretary of State by Mr.. Takahira. |
japanese Minister at Washington:
Profoundly moved at the news of
odioUs attempt against person Of the
President. his Imperial Majesty COM
mands you to convey TO Mr.. McKin-
ley his deep sympathy and also sin
cere wishes for his prompt recovery"
From the United States Vice Consul at /
cape Town, South Africa:
Mayor and citizens express indig-
nation and adherence at outrage;
wish President speedy recovery.
KNIGHT"
From the Bolivian Minister for Foreign |
Anairs.
My Government deeply deplores tna
att, mpt Of which his ENcellency, Pre-
ident Mckinley, has been a victim lad !
hopes his happy recovery
FEDERICO DIEZ DE MEDINA"
From the United States Consul at Port |