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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-29

Cuba was not coded to the United
States. like Porto Rico and the Philip
pines. Therefore it is not possession.
even remotely. Of the United States, and
hence congress cannot directly make tar
IF arrangements with Cuba. as it has
done with Porto Rico and is now doing
with the Philippines.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-29

Delegate Flynn has returned from his
brief visit to Oklahoma.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-29

The postoffices OF Sparta, Monitor and
Delmore, Mcpherson county, have been
discontinued as a result Of rural free de-
livery service, which viii be put on in
that county February L
Z. II. FAXON.
The sun., 1901-09-09
FAVORITE HYMN OF
PRESIDENT MCKINLEY
ldly Light, amid the encircling

Lead kindly Light, amid the encircling
gloom,
Lead Thou me on;
The night is dark and am far from
home,
Lead Thou me on.
Keep Thou my feet; i do not ask to see
The distant scene; one step enough for
me.
| was not ever thus, nor prayed that
Thou
Shouldst lead me oil;
| loved to choose and see my path; but
Lead Thou me on.
| loved the garish day and, spite of
fears
Pride ruled my way; remember not past
years.
So long Thy power has blessed me. sure
It still
viii lead me on,
Ger moor and fen, DER crag and torrent,
till
ne night is gone.
And with the morn those angel faces
smile.
Which l have loved long since, and lost
awhile.
Cardinal John Newman.
The sun., 1901-09-09
PRAYERS SAID FOR
PRESIDENT M'KINLEY
Pastors of the Local Churches Spoke FeelingIy
of the Attempted Assassination.

that betrayed him gave them sign say
ing, whomsoevcr shall kiss, that same
is he; hold him fast"
In the course of his remarks Mr.. Short
said
"1he evil purpose Of the wicked heart
Of Judas was wrapped IN KISS. y
Judas Judas, thou are full of dcceitfn-
ness and treachcry; thou hast betrayed
the Saviour of men and Son Of God. Inc
most despicable in the human heart -
deceit, and il may be found in every
sphere of life. The capitalist deceivinE
the laborcr and the laborer deceivlns
the capitalist. Sometimes Il preacher be
trays his people but infinitely more otter
II are ministers unfairly dealt with by thfir
pcop, This daholical deceit enters tn"
happy and sacred precincts of the home
and breaks the sacred ties which bind
Together husband and wife. Q the wick
rdncss Of giving the kiss, that token OF
affection wrapped in envy and treachery.
.During the past century there We're
twenty rulers aSsassinated, but never
since the betrayal of Jesus by Judas
HAS there been such II diSboical deceitful
manifestation of friendship and good will
MS that shown by the would-bc assassin
II our distinguished and honored Presi-
dent Mckinley. Whatever be his name.
think Of it. hut scorn it and speak of Y
in disgust.
Mr.. Short leplorcd the fact that the
manifestations on the part Of the Anar-
chists in some sections of the country
had not been speedily suppressed. He eN-
dressed rs Ills belief that these assocla-
tions should not bc tolerated by any GOV
: ernment, because their teachings are OF
evil intent and purpose toward our
: rulers. Mr.. Short said. According "
J thc confession OF the wonld-be assassin
, himself, Emma Goldman is the disrep'l
table mother Of this crime and as r.
{ sult Of her doctrine onr President lie'
! tonight almost within the shadow oi
7 death. while the nation and nations dc
! vontly implorc God for speedy rest"Fa
I, tion to health" :,
\ At the morning service in Enworti
I Church special prayers We're siid ia
z President McINinley's recovery.
K JEWISH CITIZENS
PRAY FOR PRESIDENT
Al The regular sabbath services held q
!, thr A.lash Kodesh Synagogue Saturda.
! morning ut Sixth and French streets
! special prayers were said, praying -
!. the speety recovery Of President Nc
!. Kinley. The services were well atteha
i. cd by many prominent Jewish c'tiae"
,e of this city.
The sun., 1901-09-09

the room and 50 placed that It is be'
tween two windows on the west anu
two windows on the north. \ unot
OPENS into the hail. and another, Wllch
now is kept CLOSED and locked, con
aects this large room with i shlaller
one in the middle Of the house.
Has Hnd No Nourishment.
The president has taken no il0lll'ish-
ment since he WAS shot. Water =
given TO him at intervals, but no food
Of any kind as yet. His physicians say
he has plenty of reserve strength lo
draw up,,n and for the present helllief
no,lrishnlent nor artificial stimnlahts
nre necessary. Beyond looking aIler
the wound no medicine except algiialls
has been gwen Digtalis is admins
tered to quiet his pulse. which mas
mounted as high as 1l6. fotli ms
respiration nnd temperature. although
they have varied considerably, are now
| considered satisfactory.
The record of pulse has showed q
| wide variation. but any alarm occ't'
! stoned on that score was minlmizeu ps
statement from !lr. RlNeN, me lfeSi
dents physician. that Mr.. Mckiiile!
, mise under nGrnal conditions WAS III
| cIined to he err;ltic ;hid tilat ne NaS
NOT so rnfnyorihiy impressed by th'
circumstances. The physicians were
The sun., 1901-09-09

uau MS friends anarchists Ill chicago,
Cleveland, Detroit and other western
cities, and suppose became more or
less bitter. Yes, know ! was bitter.
Il never had much luck at anything,
ahi this treSed upon me.
at made me morose afid enyioHs,
but what started the craze to XIII was
a lecture I heard some little time ago
by Emma Goldman.
"She was in Cleveland. and | and
other anarchists went to hear her. She
set me OH fire.
isxfetininate All Rulerf:
i.iier doctiiiie that ill rtilers should
be exterminated was what set He to
thinking, so that my head nearly split
with the pain. Miss Goldman's words
went right through me. and when
left the lecture had made up my mind
that would have to do something
heroic for the cduse loved.
mine days ago, while was in Chit
cago, read in newspaper OF Presi=
dent McKmley's intended visit to the
Pan-American exposition at Buffalo.
That day bought ticket for Buffalo
and got here with the determination
| TO do something. but l did not know
| just what.
ii thought Of shooting the president,
but / had not formed plati.
II went to live at lots Broadway,
which is a saloon and hotel John NO
wax, Pole, sort of politician, who
| has led his people here for years. owns
| IL. / told Nowak that | came to see
the fair. He knew nothing about what
| was setting Inc crazy. went to the
exposition grounds couple Of times 9
day.
mot until Tuesday morning did tht
resolution to shoot the president take
hold bf me. 1t was Iii my heart
There was no escape for lie. | eoul'
not have conquered 1t had my life beel
ut stake.
"rhere were thousands of people Il
town Tuesday. ! heard 1t was presl
dents day. All those people seemed
bowing to the grent ruler. | made VI
y INV mimi to kill that ruler. | bough
a 81 caliber revolver and loaded it.
..ruesday night went to the RAJ
grounds and was near the railroad gat
when the presidential party arrived
| tried to get near them, but the polio
forced me buck. They forced every
body bnck so that the great ruler coul'
, pass.
II II was close to tho president whel
he entered the grounds, but was afrai'
70 attempt the assassination. becaus
! there were 80 many men i'll the body
guard that watched him. ] was nc
. afraid of them or that ! should &c
!. hurt, but afraid ! might be seized an
, that nv chance would be gone forever
.Well. he went away that time. an
went home. Wednesday went
The sun., 1901-09-09
PEACOCK COMPANY OPENING
Will Now Take Place on We'd
nesday.
Many Attra ctions- Selection Of Fur.
niture the Best Seen in Whining
ton for Several Years.

1T fills long felt want
1T goes beyond the expectations OF
HE people of Wilmington"
1T is s1i Emporium that Will cater TO
the wants of all classes
This from well-known eitizefi who
had accepted un invitation for priyate
iuslnction of tile Grand New Store OF II.
l.. Peacock Company.
The desirabalty of the location-Sihth
and King streets--is one OF the chle1est
attractions centrally located as it is on
both trolley lines. The magnitude of the
establishment adds dignity 10 the enter
priZe--,in enterprise that for up-to-date
ness has never before been attained i'll
Wilmington
..What have they?t asked one.
.All YOU want" was the reply.
Their selection of furniture of TIL.
best taste will probably remind you that
your wife has often expressed wish
for a new dressing table, her bureau has
begun to look 50 shabby and then women
women of today-always use the new
kind and probably YOU noticed your
New York friends quizzical glance ut
your old sideb0aii- when you asked him
in to have his forty drops. Peacock Will
tell you the kind you should have. Pea
cock will make your home look like the
pictures that used to come with the
reverie of an after dinner cigar. And
| You know all the wondcrfulness of this
| Grand New Store is to be disclosed 70
, the public at the opening, "Wednesday
next September IL. In the afternoon and
evening the opening will have much the
air Of Il reception with its music and
artistic decorations. And then the cor
diality of the manager and his associates.
You will recognize them. They are old
friends. BE sure to secure a coupon.
You may be the furtunate one. Ii so you
will draw a card for sl00 worth of The
store, goods And then the list of gifts
you can read in the advertising columns
of The Sun.
1 DO not fail to be present Wednesday.
You need not buy, only look. You will
see your friends, hear the First Regi-
mcnt Band. You will be comfortable
for the place is roomy and spacious.
Above all you will see what modern art
land skilled workmen have done for the
nome.
The sun., 1901-09-09
PARK ACTOR DEAD.
Samuel Lang who Amused Shellpot
Audiences Expires.

In the home OF James Welsh on Penny
Hill, within sight of the place where
he had amused crowds of pleasure seek
rrs, Samuel Lang. actor, succumbed to
congcstive chills, yesterday afternooii
living while the Philharmonic Band en-
tertained numbers of the self-same people
in Shellpot Park.
On last Monday Lang and his wife,
as song and dance artists, came TO this
city to fill IN engagement mt ShellpM
Park. At the first performance he cont
planned Of feeling ill. Then the chills
attacked him, but he kept up manfully.
and. with the assistance of his wife,
sought to maintain his standard. On
Thursday night he had to give up and
continued to get worse until he died yes
terday.
Mr.. Lang is a member of Baltimore
Lodge of Ellis. A delegation Of the vii
mington Lodge of Elks took charge OF
the body yesterday. Under their direc
! ton it will be shipped to Saratoga, n
w. today
The sun., 1901-09-09
G. A. R. MEETING
At CLEVELAND
Local Veterans Leave to Attend
National Encampment.
WILL VOTE FOR STEWART
Delaware Men VIII Vote for the Phila-
deIphia Candidate for Comman-
der-in- Chief. Composition
of Local Party.

At 457 o'clock yesterday afternoon
about go members of the Department of
Delaware & A. X. left Delaware avenue
station, this city, by special train over
the B. l. o. railroad for Cleveland
Ohio, to attend the National Encamp-
ment. AT 7.20 o'clock the train was con.
nectei at Baltimore with the Maryland
division special train.
Among those who left this city were:
Capt. Peter B. Ayars and wife, a. "
Bogie and wife, w. III. Moystin and
wife. William G. Baugh and wife, De-
partment Commander J. w. Worrall and
wife and Richard Buckington and wife,
both OF Pleasant Hill; William kelleyt
.Jr., Samuel Hawkins, James Banthun,
Daniel Ross, Lindsay Pierce, John X.
tiallaher. William A. Reilly, William
Il. Norton. j. Rankin Armstrong and
wife of Newark, Allen A. Anderson.
George +. Phillips Walker, Mrs. vii
lam Robinson, Frank Neely and son.
Edwin i. Wood of Dover and J. @.
Garner OF Smyrna: Thomas j. Rooney
and wife, Pierce Gentien. Samuel Wor
-ell, Lewis e. Collins, Thomas Cooper,
William johnson, William Mendenhali.
James johnson. Lewis Il. Wilcox, Ira Is.
Lunt
President Mckinley was to attendsthe
.ncampment and be in the big q. A. Il.
parade. but owing to the attempt on his
life at Buffalo on Friday he, of course,
will not be present. 1t is a great dis
appointment to the old veterans from this
ity as they were looking forward with
much pleasure to seeing the President
it he encampment
The Dclawareans who attend the con
4 L..
Thomas Stewart of Philadelphia fos
lc0mmander-in-c The party from this
.ity will have headquarters at the Clar-
endon Hotel.
The sun., 1901-09-09
Little Change Reported in the Presidents
Condition Last Night.
DOCTORS STILL HAVE HOPES FOR HIS RECOVERY
Pertons The Sufferer
Spent Day Sleeping Hours Temperature Lower
and Respiration Increa Czolgoszs Confession
Europe Comes Out Anarchists

WINS administered TO nlnE Tie IS per-
fectly rational when conscious.
Absolute quiet and freedom from ex-
citement the physicians regard as the
great essential now, and visitors are
rigidly excluded,
Mrs. Mckinley hns been warned not
to talk, and the president and his wife
exchanged only n few words when they
were together, but the pressure of their
hands doubtless spoke volumes. It was
only when he asked her to be brave
for both their sakes that she faltered
and almost broke down. With choking
throat and trimming eyes she prom
ised with a bow of her head. Almost
Immediately thereafter she was led
from the room by Dr.. Rlxey.
Mrs. Mcxin1ey's Fortitude.
Mrs. Mckinley throughout this try
Ing ordeal has shown remarkable forti-
tude. She has been mistress Of herself
and her sorrow and has been almost as
calm and self possessed as the presi-
dent himself. And no more than that
could be said for throughout 1t all the
president has been cooler than those
about him. When DR.. Rixey again told
Mrs. Mckinley of the extreme gravity
of the case, she did not break down.
On the contrary, feeble rs she is, grief
seemed to lend her strength, and like
noble woman she felt that she must
bear up for his sake.
At the telephone request Of Secre.
tary Cortelyou Thomas A. Edison ship.
ped from New York by the Lackawanna
railroad an x ray apparatus to be
used to locate the bullet remaining in
President McKinley's body. DR.. Knoll
/! superintendent Of the house of relief ir
New York, who In an expert In the ust
Of the apparatus, and several OF Mr.
Edison's assistants accompanied the
4 paraphernnla to Buffalo.
/ No attempt will be made for day
| or two at least TO probe for the bullet
The extension in which the sickroon
is was recently enlarged so that Mr.
AIilbuln could build a library and
study in which to read and work away
from his downtown office. The library
is large and spacious. The sickroom Is
directly overhead and of the same
size 1t is eighteen feet long and twelve
feet wide. From this room all the fur
niture has been removed, and 1t con
tains now only the white enamelet
iron hospital bed ON which the stricken
president lies and hospital stand,
small table with glass top on whicl
medicines and appliances are kept
The sickhed is almost in the center Q
The sun., 1901-09-09
lot conceriipu as TO the patients TEN.

not coiicerffuu as TO the patients TEN.
perature.
Vice President Roosevelt reached the
aIilburn residence after travelling con.
tinuously for twelve hours. He was at
the residences about hhlf Din iiuiif and
then went to the near by home Of Ans
ley Wilcox, whose guest he will be
during his Stay :
All the members of the cabinet have
now arrived They came as fast as
steam and steel could carry them.
The members Of the cabinet will re-
main here until the result Of the
wounds is determined 1t is probable
that cabinet meeting will be held
very soon. Informally they have dis
cussed the possibility Of Vice President
Roosevelt being called ON to net MS chief
magistrate during the disability of the
president. But all precedents are
against Buch a course while the presi'
| r1efit lives. Vice President Chester A.
| Arthur did not assume the reins Of
government until after President Gar
| fields death, and the contingency Of
! Vice President Roosevelt being called
upon to serve temporarily except in
case Of unlocked for and very serious
foreign complications is regarded as
very remote
sentineIs on Guard.
Around the Mlburn home the scene
is very quiet and peaceful. Sentinels
pace up and down their beats.
General Brooke. commander Of the de.
partmcnt of the east, who came here
from New York, assumed personal
/ charge OF the military force, and under
| his direction the picket lines We're ex-
! tended iii every direction. Aided by the
city police. the soldiers roped off the
streets which inteisect Delaware ave
nue., and both teams and pedestrians
were kept out Of the district. The tele
graph office established in the Milburl
stable was removed to tent pitched
on a lawn on the opposite side of thu
avenue An additional tent for the ust
of the newspaper correspondents wa!
also placed there. The White HOUSE
clerical force, which has established
an office in the main drawing room O
the Milbiirn residence, was moved Il
the Glpnny residence, which adjoin
the Milhurn home and which had beer
rendered to Secretary Cortelyou TO
the purpose,
Mrs Duncan. sister Of the president
and her son and the Misses Barber
nieces of the president, also left tn
Milburn residence and have departed
.. for Canton. They are to be closely ad
yised of the condition of Mr. McKlr
lev and should there be seriou
. change will return here. Other mem
bers OF the presidential party who hay
! been gArtercd in the Milburn res
dence will temporarily withdraw t
further aid the plan of securing pei
feet quiet for the wounded man.
The sun., 1901-09-09
DR WILLIAM VAN LENNEP ON
PRESIDENT MKINLEY'S WOUNDS

rs it likely that President Mckinley
will have to undergo an operation
through the kidney trnct to remove inc
hullety'
II didn't understand this, for there IS
nothing in the bulletins. SO far as
know, to indicate that such an opera
tion would he necessary"
what would he the effect Of the shot
III the abdomen from the shock following
the wound over the breast bone!
'..is | Understand it, the breast wound
WAS entirely superficial.
.Would it be necessary from surgical
standpoint to remove the bullet still EN-,
,bedded in the Presidents abdomen!
..It woud he desirable, of course. but
not necessary, unless Inflammation IS m
duced hy the presence of the foreign sub.
stance. ;lS ii was in the Garfield case.
HAS not the antiseptic treatment OF
gnshot wounds progressed to sneh m
extent that the removal of small plstoi
bullet would not be absolutely necessary
TO insure recoveryT
| "rhere are thousands of veterans Gl
i the Civil War who are carrying bullet
about in their bodies. OF course, anti,
septic treatment would tend to heal
wounds more quickly and in this way
lessen the danger of complication.
| '.Nhat is the greatest danger at tins
time to President Mckinley
"pcritGnitis."
"Should the bullet fall from the plac-
| in which it is embedded would it b,
! likely to cause strangulation and neccessi
Itatc a dangerous operation"
"A bullet loose in the peritoneum I
not likely to cause strangulatlon. Y
mny become incisted. ii may produce
peritonitis or it may cause the formation
of an abscess. In that case the .langc
lis of course, much increased, hut n
present il seems to me peritonltis i
most to be feared
The sun., 1901-09-09

Patrons and laymen of the local
churches uf I'LL denominations offered
prayers at Yesterdays services for The
speedy recovery Of President Mckinley.
Every minister during the course Of his
sermon referred in II pathetic way to the
attempted assassination of the President
last E'riday Mt the Pam American ENp"-
Siton III Buffalo. The congregations 1T
all the churches were unusually large
as il was expected that special sermons
would be preached on the attempt OF the
life uf the chief executive of the United
States.
Al nll of the Protestant Episcopal,
Methodist Episcopal, Baptist and Pres
hytrrian Churches special prayers We're
offered at the morning services. The
Rcy. George c. Hall. rector of ST. John
Epscopal Church, spoke feelingly and
ploquently Of the attack on the President
ut the morning service. At st. lall
M. II. Church special prayers We're offer.
ed, lead by the Rev w. l.. ;. Murray
and the Presidents fayorite hymn was
sung, The Rev. John Shape of Della
ware avenue Baptist. the Rev. A. \
Krigwin of West Presbyterian and mans
other pastors led special prayers for th'
Presidents recovery.
FATHER BERMING
HAMS ADDRESS
Father William j. Bermipgham Of y
patrick's Roman Catholic Church ut e;l"l
service yesterday spoke in a pathef
way of the dastardly and cowardly NJ
tempt af assassination Oh the heat Of IN
government. He urged his peoI le 70 c1i
slider that it was the same as an 81
tempt at the head Of their own family
lie spoke of the growing tendency e
wards Socialism and Anarchy and ealie
on all Catholics to use their efforts
stamp il out. There were also PRAYER
at st. patrick's Church for Presidei
McKinlcy's recovery. Similar actlo
was taken at the services in all the otht
Catholic Churches. Bishop Kelley
Savannah. Ga, formerly Of this city, an
once general Of this diocese. si'l
pontifical mass at st. Peters Pro-.athe'
raj. Bishop Kelley also referred III
pathetic manner to the eoWardlS aita'
on President Mckinley.
DIABOLICAL DECEITFUl4NESS.
At Epworth NJ Il. Church last nig
the Rev. f. Burgette Short preachea
special sermon on the attempted ass.
snation of President Mckinley. II
subject was .Diabolical Deceitfnlnes
and he took his text from the 26th ch'i
ter 4sth verse of St, Matthew; Now
The sun., 1901-09-09

Dr. William t. Van Lennep, the lead
tng Homeopathic surgeon Of Philadel-
phia. and iii international authority ON
sunshot wounds OF the abdomen, CON
;ented Saturday to answer Il few ques-
ions regarding the wound that has laid
resident Mckinley low.
'What is the significance of the state
mont that the stomach has been sewsd
IN without drainnge?" he was asked.
Il Judge that thp sewing up means
he sewing up Of the abdomen. Had
they drained on packed ii. il would mean
that the abdomen had not been thor
oughly cleaned or that there was a
lrmorrhnge.
.Whut kind Of man is Dir. Park Z"
.Dr. Park is one Of the best surgeons
in tile country. lie mas not only a ma
tional but international reputation, both
is a scientist and a skilful man. lie
has contributed Il great deal to surgical
literature
"What is the general effect of bul-
,et passing through the abdomen from a
point Just above the navel to point
adjacent to the kidney tract?'
1T is apt to perforate the stomach. 1t
nay iniure the pancreas or the large
seSselS. Or If going oblpuely may wound
he kidneys
DO You suppose that the bullet has
reached the kidney track
That is hard 70 fell \ wound of the
sidney produces hemolrhage which is
'ound III the urine Or behind the peri
oncum."
Would it mean anything along the
line Of safety that the President was
shot an hour before instead OF an hour
after dnner?
1T certainly would"
us the cutting Of one or more bowcl
membranes necessarily fatal!'
no. Multiple bowel wounds, com
plptcly opening the intestines, have beer
1 .nrcpSSfully closed.
The sun., 1901-09-09

M. rrounas ana slooG right near the
president. right under him near the
stand from which he spoke.
Afraid That He Might Miss.
II thought half dozen times OF
shooting while he was speaking, put
could not get close enough. was
afraid might miss, and then the great
crowd was always iostling. and was
afraid lest my aim fail.
.The president got into his carriage,
and n lot of men We're about him anu
formed Gordon that | could not get
through. | was tossed about py the
crowd, and my spirits We're getting
pretty low. was almost hopeless
that night as | went home.
..rhursday morning | went again to
the exposition grounds Emma Gold
mans speech was. still burning me up
The sun., 1901-09-09
Farmers Fair.

Arrangements have been about com
plcted for the Farmers Fair which is
to he held ut Shelpot Park under the
auspices of the farmers of Brandywine
hundred. The fair opens tomorrow and
continues until Saturday. Among the
exhibits which will be shown are horses
md cattle. farming implements, farm pro-
duets. and in fact everything that is Of
interest to the tiller of the soil.
There will also be an exhibit of the
womcns hardiwork. To add zest to the
occasion valuable and useful prizes have
been offered for those making the best
showing In the various classes among
which are handsome articles of silver
ware donated by Thomas II. Malin.