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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-09-14

school that the eighteen-year-old boy
, entered, this school of war, but he had
| wonderful teachers. 1t was his good
| fortune that assigned him to the Tween
! ty-third Ohio. The recruits that CON-
posed It were in June, 1861, mustered
, and formed into regiment. Its first
! colonel was William s. Rosecrnns, aft
| erward major general commanding the
department of the Cumberland. Sec
ond In command was Stanley Mat
thews, who was splendid soldier. but
! won his greatest honors in civil life BIZ
/ becoming United States senator anu
justice of the United States supreme
court, and Rutherford b. Hayes, after
ward governor OF Ohio and president
of the United States. These are fey
of the illustrious men who We're bor7 /,
, ON the roll of officers OF the gap At
regiment In which marched PR ate
William Mckinley. Jr.
He carried the musket for fourteen
months; then he was promoted. But
he won his promotion honestly. His
comrades of the rank and file bear tes-
timony to the fact that he was n good
soldier; that he performed every duty
devolving upon him with fidelity and
intelligence and without complaint.
They congratulated him, therefore,
when he was made commiSsary SER
geant of the regiment. Later, after
Antietam, he was made n second leu
tenant, and the Mahoning county boy
had risen from the ranks.
He was now to all intents and pur-
poses a trained veteran. He had had
his baptism in blood at Carnifex Fer
ry. He had gone through the West
Virginia campaign and become a part
of the magnificent Army of the Potc-
mac under Mcclellan. South Mountain
and Antietam had been made immors
tai by the blood of heroes, andaSne
shoulder straps We're worn with a due
but not exaggerated realization of the
responsibilities they implied. He be-
came a second lieutenant on Sept. "a,
1852. He was promoted to first lieu
tenant Feb. :, 1868. His commission
as captain bears date July %, 1864.
The brevet rank of major was con-
ferred by President Lincoln for gal
liant and meritorious services ut the
battles of Opequan. Fishers Greek and
Cedar Hill" He was with Sheridan
in the Shenandoah campaign, was at
Winchester, Cedar Greek, Fishers
Hill. Opequan, Kernstown, Floyd
Mountain and Berryville, where his
horse was shot under him, and in all
the battles in which the Twenty-third
participated. He served on the STATS
Of Generals Hayes, Crook, Hancock
and Carroll. He was mustered out
with the regiment July PC, 1865, after
more than four years continuous serv-
ice.
When the war closed. Mckinley was
Just twenty-five. He was full of youth
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-09-14

throng. The gal
lerieS were one
mass of humanity,
and the anticipa-
ton of the vote
had compelled the
attendance of ev-
cry member. AS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-09-14

OF OHIO was en-
gendered immedi-
ately upon the an
nOuncement of the
result of the cleo
ton of 1890. when
4 f tie I fourteen
years continuous
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-09-14
N KINLEY
His Career From It's
Humble Beginning In
. a Small Town to the
Presidency of
the United
States.

! Long and honorable was the
public career of William McKin.
ley. 1t extended from the time
when, as a mere STRIPPING, he held
sway in a log cabin country school
to the tragic moment when, as
chief executive of the nation he
was field by the assassin's bu Net.
Dung all that time his rec, %
suffered neither blot nor blemis
He was tested as a soldier, as a
lawyer, as a politician, as a states
man, as the head OF the nation.
In each case he stood the test.
In private lifr he began by be-
ing a manly boy a dutiful and ODE
dent son. J continued as a
faithful ard owing husband, one
whose exarss de has had its good eff
feet on IA national character.
His life was typically American,
the life of an American CT he best
type. And through it all he was
a patriot. Above personal ambi-
ton were ever in his mind his
country and his country's good.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-09-14

people or MS ulS-
trict to represent
them in congress.
There he soon made
his mark and was
returned at each
subsequent election
until that of 1890,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-09-14
The
Mckinley
Bill.

usual. Mckinley spoke without notes.
His voice, penetrating but not harsh,
filed the chamber. Livery sentence
was distinctly heard. Never was an
orator more free from the ordinary
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-09-14

nation with some
Of its greatest SOL
dierS and states
III @ n. II e W a s
ScOtch-Irish by de-
scent, and his an
cestors immigrated
q. .I.g-. ,..,,....... -,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-09-14

No less than his at
tention to his wife,
his thought and
care for his moth
er, particularly
since his fathers
death in 1892, have
ottroctad cOnmant
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-09-14
AS a
Husband.

cation when a girl, spent some time
abroad and became her fathers assist
ant in his bank, where It was said that
her fair face attracted bouquets and
bank notes to the window. "She mnst
De trained" said her father, Ito buy
her own bread If necessary, and not 20
sell herself to matrimony."
She had many suitors. but Major Nc
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-09-14
AS
q Son.

1t had been his custom while at home
in Canton to take his mother to church
each Sunday morning. When he went
to Columbus as governor, he determin-
ed to keep up the practice as much as
possible, and unless the press of public
business was very great he always
slipped quietly over to Canton from the
state capital on Sunday mornings and
walked to church with his mother on
his arm. The next train would carry
him to Columbus, where his wife
awaited his coming. Naturally the
mother looked with pride on such 4
son, and she followed with keen inter
est the progress of his first presidential
canvass.
Young Mckinley had been a keen OBJ
server, so far as his opportunities went.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-09-14

and when the drums and flies aroused
the echoes of the quiet streets of Po-
land among the first applicants for en-
llstment was William Mckinley. Jr.
1t was q new experience and q new
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-09-14


ghany college at Meadville, Pa, teach
ing school to pay his tuition fees.
Scarcely was he matriculated when
the civil war came on. He was but a
STRIPPING of nineteen when he entered
Us a private.
Mckinley, as those who remember
him as a boy in Poland, o., declare,
was a real boy, full of fun, loving, ath-
letic sports, fond of horses and hunt
ing and fishing and all outdoor eXer-
else, and yet ut 16 we find him taking
upon himself a serious view of life.
The church records show that in 1858,
when he was hardly 16, he united with
the Methodist Episcopal church Of Po-
land.
Major McKi >ley's home life was very
happy despite he fact that his wife
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-09-14

of the political
events that culmi-
mated in the firing
on Fort Stunt ter.
The call of the pres-
ident for troops
found a quick re-
sDouSe in his breast.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-09-14
PARTRID9 EGGS.
Said to BE More ntrItious Than the
Birds y semseIves.

"Few persons Are aware of the fact"
said we'll KIN ,sn physician, but it is
true. nevertH ,ss, that the egg of the
partridge is e of the most nutritious
things in orld. They are not used
for eating pG-sD bosses except in very rare
cases. and tken. it generally happens in
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-09-14

WIS Ill III v II u.
Mrs. Mckinley
was Miss Ida Sax
ton, daughter Of
James and Mary
Saxton OF Canton,
o. She received
an excellent edu-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-09-14

1ul enthusiasm ana
ardor, and he re-
turned to his home
in Ohio fully eX-
pecting to accept
the fiattering offer
made him of n
commission in the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-09-14


He points his trunk straight at the
biscuits and blows them hard along
the floor to the feet of the persons who
have thrown them. He clearly knows
what he is doing, because If the bis
cult does not travel well he gives it n
harder blow.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-09-14

cided to do so in what he considered
proper costume, and it is most inter-
esting to see the dramatic instinct
again dominating. The pictures of Mr..
Roosevelt taken in his costume as
hunter show him holding his rifle,
loaded with many bullets. The leather
breeckes, with their picturesque adorn-
ment of fringe; the hunting shirt Of
leather, embroidered supposedly by In
dams; the scarlet silk handkerchief,
ivory handled revolver, the knife thrust
through the cartridge belt, are all the
fitting paraphernalia of the cowboys
hero.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-09-14

William Mckinley came from that
dominant race Sat has furnished this
The sun., 1901-03-16
oDBLL ON THE CANALS.
New York's Governor sends Mes
sage to the Legislature.


Albany, March 15.-Governor Odell
recommends in a message to the legis-
lature the continuation Of the improve
ment begun by George w. Aldridge to
deepen the present canal to nine feet
and lengthen the locks so as to assist
in quicker transportation. The cost Is
estimated at about $25,000,000, and he
suggests immediate action.
lie reviews reports on canal improve
ment sent by him to the legislature
and concludes:
"The figures which have been sub
mitted show, first, that the cost, as be-
tween the more expensive and the least
expensive projects, for transportation
is trifle, and the time consumed in
transportation shows difference OF
less than two days between the two;
that the question Of competition with
the Canadian canals would still be I'm.
solved, as even the large project would
give canal smaller than the Canadian
canal; that our terminal charges would
still be as large as at present, and that
other legislation will be necessary in
order to remove from the port of New
York the disadvantages under which il
labors in order to restore to it some OF
Its lost commerce.
81 therefore recommend that the
question of improving the canals along
the line Of the act of 1895 be submitted
to the people at the coming election ir
| the belief that it will meet with great
er approval, that the expenditure car
be more easily met and that it will
serve all the purposes for which the ca
nal was originally designed"
| The message was read in each house
and referred in the senate to the finance
committee and in the assembly to the
| canal committee.
The sun., 1901-03-16

TIE chancellor began by declaring that
the negotiations on the Chinese ques-
tion were making slow but steady prog
ress. Although ii had not been easy to
secure an agreement, owing to the nat
urally conflicting interests of the diff
ferent governments. II had been posi-
bic to draw up reasonable peace pro-
gramme. The harmony of the powers
thus far had been preserved and hope
was entertained that the feeling OF sol,
itlalty among the civilized nations
would suffice to overcome the differ
ences of opinion which had lately be-
come apparent in regard to matters in
China.
Recounts Work of The Powers.
The chancellor traced the delibera-
tions of the powers. following which
| negotiations had been entered upon
| with China.
Referring to the punishments in
| fiicted OH the mandarins as result OF
Boxer atrocities. the chancellor de-
clared that the powers We're not actu.
ated by thirst for blood, but by a desire
to make an example of the guilty. To
let them go free would have amounted
| to charter for similar misdeeds il
! the future. He suggested that tho
mission of Prince Chun to Berlin was
agreeable to the emperor, but it coult
not occur until China had yielded t,
the demands of the powers or hat
given satisfactory assurances that thei
conditions would be carried out.
The question of indemnities, th'
chancellor continued, offered sucl
difficulties as to thus far have pre-
vented the drawing up of programme
acceptable to all the powers. Blu
China had Internationally admitted
her obligation and had granted com
pensation. Experts had been called i
to revise the methods of paying IN
IDENTITIES. They We're opposed to til
control of the whole Chinese state sys
tenn and regarded the maritime dutie!
an increase in which was possible. a
the best means of covering the outla!
The chancellor alluded to the Angl,
German agreement. saying its tender
cy was to preserve the integrity of Oh
: M so long as possible and to prote'
y German trade there. The agreemel
did not refer to Manchuria and did III
} contain secret clauses.
Count yon Bulow continued
"Just as good as our relations wit
Russia and Great Britain are our rel
p tions with the United States, Fran,
y and Japan. The United States is tn
y ing her part zealously in the negoti
> tions and is especially displaying Il
keenest interest in the maintenance
Is China's integrity"
The sun., 1901-03-16
woLsELEY's REPLY.
Former Commander In Chief An
swers Lord Lansdowne's Criticism.

Former Commander In Chief Au-
swers Lord Lansdowne's Crittcism.
London, March Is. = The house OF
lords was unusually crowded In antic-
ipation Of the reply of Lord Wolseley,
the former commander in chief, to the
criticism of the former war secretary,
Lord Lansdowne, now secretary for
foreign affairs.
Lord Wolseley in his opening re-
marks said he regretted being compel.
led to discuss a personal matter, but
he could not pass unchallenged the Sc
we're comments of Lord Lansdowne on
the manner in which he had performed
the duties of commander in chief.
Lord Lansdowne's personalities, he
said, were evidently premeditated. His
indictments were grave. and it almost
seemed as If the personal attack was
made iii order to divert attention from
the question at issue and throw upon
the commander in chief blame for the
mistakes made by the government. I'm
| til the recent debate he had never had
reason to suppose that he did not pos
sess the full confidence of Lord Lans
downe and the cabinet. Early in 1906
circumstances occurred which left hin
no alternative but to resign, which ht
did.
Lord Wolseley then proceeded to re
flute the specific charges launched by
Lord Lansdowne. He said he had made
every effort to improve the auxiliar.
forces. In February, 1896, he recon
mended that additional troops be sen
to South Africa and recommended
strengthening the Natal garrison ant
the defensive occupation not of tn
town Of Ladysmith, but of the Biggars
herg range, which was % miles in ad
vance of Ladysmith. He had neve
considered Ladysmith and its SUI
rounding hills to be tenable.
Lord Wolseley admitted that. in con-
mon with all the other authorities, h
had underestimated the fighting powe
of the individual Boer
Three weeks before Mr.. Kruger's dec
laration of war he had urged I4or
Lansdowne TO send out an army corps
n cavalry division and five battalion
for the lines of communication in add
tion to the 10000 troops already !
: South Africa.
The sun., 1901-03-16
EXCITEMENT IN MOSCOW.
Students Continue to Make Things
Lively In the Russian City.

Students Continue to Make Things
Lively In the Russian City.
st. Petersburg, March Is. 50 News
comes from Moscow that the city is
terribly excited over the riot which be-
gan there March 4. The disturbances
continued several days, and it is trust
worthily reported that one student was
killed and many We're severely hurt in
the conflict with the police, who arrest
ed 700 persons besides noting the iden.
tity of many others. Some say LOCO
names We're taken.
1t is stated that the demonstration
was directed partially against Grand
Duke Sergius. governor general of Mos,
COW, who celebrated his tenth official
anniversary this week.
The students intended making dem
onstrations against their old enemy
Suvorrine. who Wednesday celebrated
the twenty-ffth anniversary of his as
| sumption of the editorshiD and pro
prietorship of the Novoe Nremya by
holding a reception attended by the
leaders of social life in the city, bu
the police were in the secret and dis
played strong force.
L The students assembled in considera
BILE numbers. but departed peacefully.
The sun., 1901-03-16
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

William III. Hirch, Of Altoona, Pa, is
visiting friends in this city.
A large number Of the members of
the National Guard of Delaware, who
participated in the inaugural parade at
Washington, March 4, are laid up with
the grip.
Walter Wyeman, a member Of the
First Infantry Band will remove to
Springfield. ILL.,, in few days.
Adiutant General I. Pusey Wicker
sham is confined to his home with an
attack of the grip.
Charles X. Lloyd, a member of the
regimental staff of the National Guard
of Delaware, who has been confined to
his home for several days with an at.
tack of the grip, is able to be out.
The sun., 1901-03-16

the Mannheim Club Of Germantown
played "a Night Off at the New Gem
fury Club, and Betty tells me this morn
ing that her marriage to Paul P. Pearson
will come off early in April. Mics Lex
was the guest OF Mrs. Herbert Whitaker
while in Wilmington.
Miss Josephine Allen leaves next
v eek for prolonged visit to Chambers
burg, Pa.
Betty is always interested in the visit
of that mysterious title stork, and she
could tell me today OF his visit to the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. William Mccall
lum of Germantown. Don't you know
J Mrs. McCallum? You surely must re-
member her as the very beautiful Lizzie
Willis, swho was quite one OF the most
attractive girls in cur little State at one
time.
| Another Delaware girl lately married
who is popular by reason of her keen
wit and ready repartee-just as her sister
of Wilmington, young matroD, wins by
her beauty-but | can't tell you that
news until next week, and it is such a
pity, too, forI am sure you know both
of the girls very we'll.
Betty has been arranging my hair, 8nc
isn't it provoking that that capricioul
dame, Fashion, should be 30 changeable
Just as we have persuaded that from
hair of ours to stand up in the most ap
proved pompadour style, along come
the news that Eiffel tower inflations are
hopelessly bad form, That halo OF dis
ordered tresses that we have been wear
ing must pull in reef and assume nor
NAL proportions again. The DerDier Or
is that the hair parted and waved isc M
ing in again. suppose you will smil
and say that it is generally coming out
that wave, but take my word for it tha
the pompadour is giving place to tn
waved part. This is anything but cheer
full news to the maiden with straigh
7 hair, but to her let me whisper that
: she washes her hair in alcohol befor
+ curling it, the wave will keep in longer
g How do l know? Because | know som
4 one who does it. Who?
YOUNG MRS. GRUNDY.
The sun., 1901-03-16
FIsTIoUFFs IN SENATE.
Exciting Scene In the Upper body OF
Washingt0n's Legislature.

Exciting Scene In the Upper Body of
Washinston's Legislature.
Olympia. Wash. March 13.-Repre-
sentative Easterday of Pierce county
and Senator Ruth of Thurston county
came to blows on the floor of the sen
ate. The trouble arose over Ruth's
vote in favor of postponing bill to
repeal the present libel laws of the
state.
Representative Easterday was on the
senate floor. and as soon MS he saw
that his bill was beaten he walked
over to Ruth and called the latter a
| liar and accused him of promising to
support the bill. Ruth retorted sharply
| and Easterday struck him.
The widest excitement prevailed and
| for moment it looked as though the
session of the senate would wind III
| in a disgraceful scene. Senator Baker
| of Klickitat relieved the situation by
moving to adjourn. The motion was
carried.
The defeat of the libel repeal law il
a victory for the newspapers of thu
| state.
The sun., 1901-03-16
Flood In Michigan.

St. Joseph, Mich, March 15.-The ice
mas gone out of the st. Joseph river.
ana the result is a flood that has ipun-
dated the lowlands between this city
ana Benton Harbor, where many man
niaeturing concerns are, to depth of
several feet. The summer resort som
crieytoh, seven miles up the river,
Whefe there are score of fine cottages
and hotel, is in danger Of being wash
ed away.
The sun., 1901-03-16
KILLED IN HOTEL FIRE.
Several People Hurt at II Blaze In n
Washington HOsteIry.


Washington, March 10. Electric light
wires started fire in the Merchants
hotel, 4S5 Pennsylvania avenue, which
spread rapidly, causing panic among
the guests, several of whom jumped
from the windows, One man was kill
ed and four severely injured.
The dead man is L. +. Henry, As
years DID, suffocated.
The injured are: Stephen Collins,
proprietor of the hotel, both legs badly
burned, deep burn in neck, burned
about face and arms, condition very Sc
lious, but not necessarily fatal; w. p.
Catchings Of Kentucky, back sprained.
legs, right side bruised, injuries caused
by jumping from window; John Scan
Ion, head cut by jumping from window
| w. r. Ketchum of Connecticut, bruised
| by falling down stairs.
Firemen easily extinguished the
flames. The damage TO the building
| was small.
The sun., 1901-03-16
ATTEMPTED BLAOKMAIL.
Son of Senator Clark of Montana Re-
ceives n Threatening Letter.


ceiyes II Threatening Letter.
Anaconda, Mon, March 15.--A spe-
cial to The Standard from Butte says:
The police of this city have made
public the details of an attempt to
blackmail Charles w. Clark, son of
Senator w. A. Clark, out of $4,000.
Mr.. Clark a few days ago received a
letter directing him to send the money
in small bills to "Wyose," Butte post
office. The B1ackmailer added signifi-
cantly that he was Il dead shot.
The letter was turned over to the
postoffice authorities. The general de
livery window was watched for several
days, and finally a small boy called fol
package addressed to "Wyose." Hs
was arrested and questioned. He said
a masked man had given him % cents
to call for the package. lie proved his
innocence of completely. The origina
tor Of the plot is still mt large.
The sun., 1901-03-16
DUEL OFF.
He and His Opponent, Buffet, Expelled
From Switzerland.
STATEMENT BY SECONDS.
They Declare That Under the Cir
rumstances the Honor of the
Principals IL Unstained and
the Incident Is Closed.

Lausanne, Switzerland, March 15.--
The duel which had been arranged to
take place between M. Paul Deroulede
and NJ. Andre Buffet, growing out of
the controversy over the action of the
Royalists at the time of the coup d'etat
planned by M. Deroulede and nj. Mar
rel-Habert on the occasion of the fu-
neral of the late President Faure in
1899, has been abandoned in conse-
quence Of the authorities having is
sued decree expelling both the would
be combatants from Switzerland.
The seconds thereupon decided that
ii was impossible to avoid police inter-
vention, and as the origin of the quar-
rel was political the honor of the prin-
cipnls was not concerned.
/ Detectives shadowed NM. Buffet and
Deroulede and their seconds, not leav-
ing them for an instant. d
Statement by Seconds.
| A meeting of the seconds was held,
and they drew up the Following decla-
ration:
| In conformity with our statement Of March I2
the four seconds met at Lausanne after taking
the most minute precautions to secure secrecy in
\ the meeting of the two exiles. All the arrange
ments were made for the adyersares to face one
another Friday morning, when a double decree
OF expulsion was communicated to them under
threat of arrest. The hotel where we. are staying
is surrounded, and we are obliged to recognize the
fact that henceforth wherever we might try to
meet we shall find some impediments
The duel was originally exclusively political
and put in antagonism the plebescitary Repub-
| licnn, NJ. Paul Derouledc, and the Royalist, NJ
Andre Buffet, who were thereby brought to the
field Of honor to affirm their political Emergencies
| Under these material and moral conditions and in
the presence Of force maieure the undersigned
adjudge their honor safe and declare the incident
/ closed. De CAssAsNAc
DE RAMEI.
BARREs.
De yMERs.
The decree ordered the duelists and
their seconds to leave Swiss territory
before s o'clock Friday morning.
NJ. Deroulede and his party left here
for Milan, and NJ. Buffet and his friends
started for Basel, accompanied by de-
tertiyeS.