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The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-09-14

I kinley inherited the Spanish Cuban Wa
muddlc from the proceeding Democratic
administration, anh the subsequent cnu.
duet of th" Spanish American War, its
victories, the liberation of Cuba and the
Philippine Islands from Spanish misrule.
ana the establishment of permanent free
|governmcnt over those territories. extend
ing the power and influence of the free
American institutions to the Orient aud
TO millions of men and women to whom
liberty was Unknown the rXaltation Of
the American army and navy in the opin.
ion Of the world through its manifest
prowrcsS and glorious victories, thus
commanding and assuring the respect and
courtesy of the nations of the world and
Safeguarding the liberties extended to the
liberated people, will always mark the
Mckinley administration as Il glorious
one in the Nations history. In the
Chinese cmhroglio, growing out of the
boxer rebellion. the United States exertrd
Ia greater and more bcnifcent influence
upon the nations CT the world than ever
before, and it is fair to assume that the
history Of that most important interna-
tlonal controversy. will show that the
| United States authorities under the Ii-
rection of President Mckinley, exercised
not only the most heneticcnt influence,
but was really tho most potent power in
suggesting and enforcing the terms Of
| final settlement as they We're only rr-
Gently adopted and signed.
| The fly" years of President Mckinley's
administration has been marked Ivy the
rapid recovery Of industry from the deep
| est tlhDrrSsitu pYnr known in ihi, ,nu,.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-09-14
THE LAST NIGHT
Scenes Where the President
Breathed His Last,

The death was announced to The
citizens of Wilmington by the tollinl
of the City Hall bell. 1t was tolIeC
titty-eisht times. The bell on the
Phoenix engine house was struck
the same number Of times.
Buffalo. Sept. l4.-lt became evident
early in the evening that the President
could not live until morning. He regain
ed consciousness once and asked for his
wife, She was brought into the room
and took an atlcctiunate farewell Of her
husband The scene was henrtrGulng,
and Mrs. Mckinley, to whom the sym
pathie< Of the whole country have been
extended, weak and frail as She was.
tried to bear up under the terrible ordeal.
She did for time and then collapsed.
Tendcrly She was borne from the sick
chamber. AS she was leaving the room
the President is said to have murmurrd
softly: Nearer My Gcd to Thee" After
this he lups"d int, nlconsciousncsS.
Whenever any one would leave the
honsc the crowd of newspaper CORES.
pondcn> would swarm around and ask
regarding the condition Of the sufferer
The next question would be And what
Of Mrs. Mckinlry!" When the news
was ont on the bulletin boards concern
ing her goodbye there We're many wei
eyes in the crowd. Later Secretary
Courtelyou came out TO the anxious
group of newspaper correspondents and
sa'd thal lhrrt was absolutely n" nope
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n,',,n, onI :, y,. ,nr,rnn,.d H.. ,II u,"
inctorS that ,h, 90 $. nr thn natal n,t;,nt
was hopeless, The LuIIptips which were
issued did not contain Il ray of hope.
They announced that the President WAS
unconscious and u'nt his body wa, get
ti's '"lo. AT lllpli'shf MS pulse c"''i!
,n. ,i"t ~ H. a''' ""' @ ''''s E"'e ''Se 10 ''' Ao'F
M H., Io,o m,' ''.n' ,h'' ,.+a, h,.
ist orrivol sLnr,ry hafn,n nidni.,h, n"d
went into consultation with tho other
doctors. At 1.2O o'clock ii was announced
officially that if the President lived until
3 o'clock h" would have fighting chance
loi recovery.
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The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-09-14

should have been thirty beats lower.
The weakness of the heart began IA
arouse serious concern.
The Turn For the Worse.
<~Instead Of growing better. the presk
ucaL tuHuliIyn a. lcf ln:.l s:eN at....
lily worse, The STAFF of physicians,
augmented by Dr. Stockton, who had
temporarily taken the place Of DR.. Me
Burney. was summoned and there was
a Conference
The problem Of disposing Of the food
in the stomach, the physicians said.
was becoming serious, and the danger
of heart failure increased. The situa.
tion continued to grow critical. Caro.
mel and oil We're given to flush the
bowels and digitalis to quiet the heart.
Owing to The presidents extreme weak.
ness and his fatigue no attempt was
made to conceal the serious apprchen.
sion which was felt. The feeling OF
depression increased in volume and in,
| tensity.
Secretary Cortelyou insisted that the
truth should be made public by the
doctors. The bulletins were telling the
story all too plainly. There was stili
hope that the worn, and weary patient
would speedily be better. Hope came
had waited for hours in anxiety. The
physicians parted. and every sign was
cheering one. There had been dis
quieting pulse action for several hours,
but practically all Of the unfavorable
symptoms had been linked to the stom.
ach trouble. 1t was believed that they
would probably disappear with the re-
noval Of the cause which it was sup.
posed had created them.
The End Seemed Near.
Shortly after, the physicians and
nurses defeated Il weakening of the
heart action. The pulse futtered and
weakened, and the president sank to-
ward collapse. The end appeared to
be at hand. Restoratives were speedi-
ly applied, and the physicians fought
the battle with all the reserve forces Of
science. Action was immediate and de-
cisiye. Dlsitalis and strychna were
and as last resort
saline solution was injected into the
veins.
A general alarm went speeding to the
consulting physicians and trained
nurses as fast as messengers, the tele-
graph aud telephone could carry it.
The restoratives did not at once prove .
and II was realized that the
president was in an extremely critical
condition. That realization, with the
shadow of death behind it, led to an
>ther call and then a summons to the
'abinet, relatives and close personal
friends Of the president The messen-
rers who returned with the doctors and
nurses We're hurried off after tho.
within reach and to those who wera
a bsent from the city kilograms convey,
Ing the painful tidings were quickly
by telegraph.
The physicians, after their consulta.
lion and the examination of the pa,
tlent, could offer little encouragement
He was very weak, and his heart waa
30 feeble that they feared lest his life
night 60 out Mt any time. The bulletin
they then issued told of the very crit
cal condition of the president
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-09-14
SYMPATHY OF MACHINISTS,

AT meeting Of local lodge, No. 267 of
Machini>ts held last night committee
consisting of President William II. Blake.
A. W. Mrlchoir. NJ. l.. Taylor. W. NJ
Atkinson and Il. NJ. Payne adopted ap-
phpriate resolutions on the shooting of
President Mckinley.
There is expected to be- a large numbcr
OF carpenters and woodworkrrs from all
parts Of the city at the mass meeting OF
carpenters to be held at No. G1OIs Mnrk"Q
street. Addresses will be made by VIII
liam Ford, president Of District Counci,
of Carpenters Of Philadelphia and Gen
rrhl.President Willium d. Huber. There
will also be several local speakers.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-09-14
SORROWING AND HOPING.

Yesterday was Il day Of alternate so'
row and hope. The bright hopes of th,
Presidents speedy recovery were crush
cd out by the news of the early morning
The one thought in everybodys' mind wa
for the stricken President, and his sor
rowing wife. A nation was in heart an,
spirit standing beside the bedside of tin
assassin's victim at Buffalo
Seldom, If ever before, has there brel
sucll universal sorrow--such hear
ratking interest in the fate of one man
The shots that struck the President
down upon festive OCCASION in the fu
tide of his life-n health, strength and
happiness, in the assurance of success in
the most lofty station 10 which man
could be called and in circumstances
which apparently assured the loyalty and
support Of every American citizen, an
that was of itself most convincing proof
of the freedom and equality Of the c0un-
try'S citizcnship-struck and wounded
every manly and womanly heart in the
land. With one accord the people cried
out against the crime. A good and loyal
man had been assasSinatcd, and Il gentle,
loving woman had been bcrft of the
grntlcSt and NEST loyal Of husbands. Tx
was this thrust at homes Of the people.
as much as the stroke at III. govern
mcnt. that aroused and gricvcl tlcm
The government will live Tho President
will be succeeded by another. but III"
man dies and the woman is stricken with
grief that cannot be assnaged. IIu
mainly stood nghast at crime SO I'M
provoked, so cruel.
In such grief the joy which the people
felt when the apparent quick recovery
of the President seemed to assure
them that the assassin had been foilcd.
seems but n mOckcry Ct hope. 1T Secnirl
providenlial that the quick aud skillful
service Of the surgeons anl physicians
had been given to foil the murdcrous
intent. Oh. the grief Of that disappoint-
ment. The resentment of hate that
would have given a quick, horrible, brt
deserved punishment, had subsidized, and
the thought of the people had turned to
preventing recurrence of such a crime
The assassin, given over to the law was
to be allowed, by its processes to pass
into oblivion. The joy over the Prcsi-
dents expected recovery and the satis-
faction over the fate of the assassin
seemed to lc without alloy. Out of thi,
quiet came the startling news of ycster-
day morning. A day Of suspense A
night pf horror As We write comes the
news that the President is sinking; that
the physicians have no hope! The broken
hearted wife has collapsed under her
grief. Science, devoted service, and love,
seem to have all failed. The assassin
has succeeded.
At 2.15 o'clock the Presidents death
was announced. William Mckinley, .he
third President Of the United States to |
be assassinatrd,was dead.
The assassin succeeded. Anarchy has
been foiled. God reigns, and the gov.
ernment still lives"
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-09-14
MAYOR FISHERS TRIBUTE

When Mayor Fisher was Informed Of
the death of President Mckinley this
morning he said: "Chc death of the
President is "a terrible catastrophe 1t
comes with II double force after the coun.
try has been buoyed up with hopes of his
recovery desire to express my great.
est sympathy to his wife. know | voice
the sentiments Of every citizen in our
City"
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-09-14
WORD RECEIVED HERE,

At just 232 o'clock this morning tho
tu'!lng Of the City Hail hell and the bells
in the towers Of the fire companies hous,s
rang out in mournful cadence the n"ws
to the people of Wilmington of the d,ath
Of President Mckinley. No city in the
country is more grief stricken than vii.
Mington.
Police Captain George Black was the
Continued on page 4, LIST columnl
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-09-14

Chicago, September 13.--A signed
call for 10000 men to meet at the
County Jail tomorrow and hang tie
Anarchists Is in circulation. Fifty
deputy sheriffs arc now guarding the
iaelde and outs ide Of the Jail. Fifty
detectives are guarding the Harrison
Sire station. where Emma Goldman
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-09-14

Final Moments Consciousness Devoted Bidding His Ma Tender FAREWELL
Ending the Words Quoted Above He Passed Into His Final Sleep
Mrs Mckinley Bears the Heart Rendmg Ordeal With Re-
makab|e Forttude and Strength
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-09-14

Washington, Sept. 13.-Admiral Ram.
say, at one time chief Of the Bureau Of
Navigation. has been selected as Howl.
sons successor on the Schcy Court of
Inquiry.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1901-12-26
oUADRUPLE SUICIDE
Two Young Women and Two Young
Men Pound Dead in a Columbus,
Ohio, Boarding House.

CoLUNwUs, O., Dec T7.-Teoy young
men and two young women were
found dead tonight in rooms at a
boarding house, % East Russell street,
and evidence points to a qusdrupls
suicide, deliberately planned The
dead are:
Pearl Warner, aged 3; second cook
at the Manhattan restaurant.
Lou Kline, aged Is third cook al
the same restaurant.
Sherman dollhouse, a cab driver.
John Jacobs, chief cook al the Man.
haitian.
The four persons went 10 the board
ing house Sunday and secured sdjSin.
ing rooms. To-day nothing was seen
Of them and, though the rooms re
manned locked and no response could
be secured to repeated calls, suspicion
was not aroused until tonight.
Finally the doors TO the rooms were
forced open and the occupants were
discovered lying on the beds, dead.
The keyholes and cracks around the
doors had been closed With rugs and
the fumes Of chloroform filed the
rooms, disclosing the cause Of death
IL was evident that both couples had
planned suicide, but the motive is not
known.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1901-12-26

The December number comes to US
with a very attractive article on "An
Architects Home" This issue is I'M
usually rich with illustrations and
particularly so is the opening article,
showing some very handsome interi-
ors. The third paper From Cave to
Castle" concludes this interesting
series.
The subject Of avail Decorations
is treated at some length In the dec
Grafton and furnishing department.
In this department also are numerous
inquiries answered. In addition to
the regular departments on economies,
the table, and architects corner are
illustrated ten modern homes, ranging
10 cost from eight hundred to thirty
four hundred dollars. The illustrat-
ing OF these modern houses is a very
attractive and valuable part Of this
publication, 10 M looking for artistic
house plans, they being prepared with
a special view to economical con-
struction. On sale at all stands, l0c
per copy. Keith Publishing Compa-
ny, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1901-12-26
COUNTY NEWS.
s1uTH SALT RTTER ITEMS.

sUHIH SALT RIVER ITEMS.
C~orresppudence q The Ledger
South SALT RIVER, Dec. la-R A.
Byrns Is on the sick list.
Little Alice Brashears has the
chicken p0x.
Mrs ID. A. Mckee. who has been
sick 50 long. is thsnght TO be growing
worse.
Miss Grace Hickman returned from
jefferson City saturday, after a
three weeks visit to her uncle, $. w.
Thomas
u. ByFns sold to sam Rice IS head
Of sheep at 50 per head.
Garland LOckridge is still confined
to BIS room; he has lung trouble.
Cluke Calvert is talking Of going to
Oklahoma fora visit.
Mrs. Martha Kesler, Of Stoddard
county, is visiting her sisters Mes
danes r. A. and W. G. Byrns, this
week.
John r. Thomas, who has been here
for several weeks visiting his father,
will return TO his home in Washing
ton, D. c., this week, where he has a
position in the census department.
George Jesse has lost three horses in
the past few weeks. We suppose il
was a case OF too much corn fodder.
Rev o. L. Byms visited his brother,
Yeaman Byrns, near Rush Hill, this
week.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1901-12-26

John widgeon, the field collector Of
the Maryland Academy Of Sciences,
has had many experiences while col
lecting the specimens for the museum.
He has captured almost every species
Of reptile both poisonous and other
wise, TO be found In the state, and In
their pursuit has noticed many pecu-
liarities. 1T Is remarkable" he says.
how some Of the deadliest enemies
live In close proximity to each other.
Several years ago while exploring Kent
island ! ventured up a forty-foOt hiek-
DRY tree TO inspect a large hsh-hawks
nest When almost 10 the nest ! was
surprised 10 see an enorm0u black
snake wrapped around the heavy sticks
a. the bottom Of the bulky nest The
snake, although at such an unusual
distance from the ground. did not lose
its presence Of mind. but dropped
gracefully from limb 10 limb until It
reached the ground. Continuing 70 the
nest / found a large family Of field
mice. Above this vas a nest full Of
little sparrowE, and upon the top Of the
hawks nest were three young hawks
ivst patching baltimore Sun.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1901-12-26
Opposes Bondlng the City.

TO the Editor OF the Ledger.
MEXICO. Dec. I'll am much i'm
pressed by your timely, and what l
conceive to be fair comments and
queries touching municipal owner
ship Of public utilities. l do not be
lieye this to be the time for Mexico 10
go in debt for an electric light plant
Like the LEDGER, / believe the
council ought to be able to light our
city as It was done till the present
year.
The city certainly has money on
hand which could be used for this
purpose. Otherwise. our council, in
its wisdom, would not have surrender
ed $1,000 per year Gifts revenue and
donated same 10 the saloon men. /
agree with the LEDeEB on another
point further believe the lighting
plant here has always been disposed t.
deal fairly with u city and citizens.
Htbis company has sought to main
tain unusual and exhorbitant rates
from our city and people, this fact
would 20 far towards justifyiug the
present agitation.
Let the council turn on the lights.
G. D.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1901-12-26
FROM ~

Correspondence OF the Ledger.
SKINNER, Dec. 10. = Delightful
winter weather.
Harry Householder has bought Is
car loads Of corn to speculate on.
Mrs. Kate Bruce was in Mexico last
week attending Mrs. Catherine Bruce,
who was quite sick Of fever.
Frank Bruce and wife are in Moni-
teau county on a visit and business
trip.
Miss Fannie Long has been employ
ed TO teach out the remaining part of
the GatewoOd school.
VIM. Campbell has taken the
Thompson, Skinner and Hollensyille
mail route Of Of Jim Yeager's hands
and is carrying the mail himself.
Campbell will make a good one and is
q good, all-round sort Of a fellow any
way you take him.
A large number Of bur neighbOrs
have bntchered hogs within the last
fortnight making ready for Xmas.
We wish the LEDGER a merry Xmas
and a happy New Year.
on account Of the bad weather last
second Sunday a small crowd greeted
Rev. Westbruok at Bethlehem.
Christmas tree on Christmas eve al
| NaRIoF schaol houQa
Tom Bruce, Of Kansas City, is home
this week.
VIM. DeJarnett has bought up II
head Of late calves at prices ranging
from SO 70 sl5 per head.
Joe Pickett, Of Centralia, was in oul
midst on business last week.
The reading circle met at Franz
Dowell's last Thursday night
Elmer Powell lost a good mare last
week. Hadn't had any fodder anC
was sick only a short time.
Russell Squirting and Gilbert WinI
were not attending school in Centrali;
the last week. School closed unit
after Xmas on account Of scarlet feve
scare.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1901-12-26
The Eminent Kidney
and Bladder SpeciaIist,

Thcrr i 9 oiaezse prevailing ia tbs
eeaniff most daneeseaz taeaess e deep
Are. Mary sudden dsztHs aFa caused b
H-heeH eisese ~paeaaaea'a. hear failure
q apoPlezF st cfsen de tesah a hlneF
aee4ae. If kidHry trunhae Is eilu#e4 e ae-
vance ne kdusY plsauea bleed Ell STACK
Ne vital cIFans. or the k4anels f~senaeiges
teak Down and vase a1aY cell 81 cell
D4an fhe fzhHe1 Of tie biou4-lAe aftanen
=<Ft Ard be sufferer has Blrhi1a
risaasA iH>Nbzzl fofm e kdaA tfultic
n. KlimH S SNamp-kouI re new cs-
srNer IS - tFue speezlef ~ hnV ba1ie
aaz m4v ttaha& Hhzs c4rU AaAzaA
e AeastF hereiez ea4s Esf "a aiha
eaa Ree t4aIA ~ mazif-csB
ad taIaf s Asamrk kslie szaf iIce
= usI Sc 4 hak aaE Asa SeznF-
Ra1f "a ~ MenaHfA cfs Acres
o Nlme 4 c. 6aemtza g. I. sn1
ueaiAa - ~
Mexico weekly ledger., 1901-12-26
PROGRAMME
Of the Missouri Press Association at
Its Winter Meeting.
Morning Session, Thursday. Feb. O.,
at o:so O'clock.

Morning Session, Thursday, Feb. Q,
at o:3o O'clock.
Prayer, Rev. Charles c. Woods,
Christian Advocate, st. Louis.
Roll call.
Appointment OF committees.
Application for membership.
Paper, 1.-THE Old and New Journal
ist," Euphrates Boucher, Fountain
and journal, Mt. Vernon.
Discussion led by c. W. Barrett,
Press, Canton.
Introduction OF resolutions.
Afternoon Session, Thursday, Feb. o,
at 7:oo O'Clock
Paper, Personal Journalism, J. L.
Page, Star, Bonnie Terre.
Discussion led by r. B. Crossmani
Argus, Clayton.
Paper, Local News NJ. G. Harry,
Current Local, Van Buren.
Discussion led by W. D. Thomas,
Sun, Fulton.
Paper, "The Business End Of a
Country Newspaper" Carl N. BrOSius,
Democrat, Liberty.
Discussion led by E. E. Bean, Mail
Nevada.
Paper, County Organization, MP.
Drummond, Herald, Palmyra.
Discussion led by Joe Doyle, Herald,
Shelbyville.
Query box, conducted by B. F. Blan-
ton, Appeal, Paris.
Morning Session. Friday, Feb. 2,
at $50 O'Clock.
Address, Missouri and the Worlds
Fair" Hon. Walter B. Stephens
Secretary Worlds Fair Association.
Paper, Newspaper Ideals" Luther
II. Rice, Statesman, Columbia.
Discussion led by o. P. Sturm, Index.
Marshall.
Paper, advertising a Country
Newspaper, - John Harris, Telephone
Cuba.
Discussion led by John Cox, News
Monroe City.
Paper, Newspaper Observation
and Interferences Therefrom,n B. +
Lusk, Herald, jackson.
Discussion led BY L. J. Conger, Bull
leiin, Linneus.
Report Of committees.
Afternoon Session, Friday, Feb. =
at 400 O'CLOCK.
Address, Liberty and the Press,
Ed. Parker Stockdale, Church News
independence.
Discussion led by ]. n. Sheplel
Standard, Milan.
Paper, "a Pod Of Peas-lthe Pen,th
Press, the Person, the Principle, 'lLeV
IChubbuck, Rural World, st. Louis.
Discussion led by A. c. Gansz, New
!. Louisiana.
Query box, conducted by S. A
Pierce, Pointers, Kansas City.
! Adjournment.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1901-12-26
TULIP ITEMS.

Correspondence Of the Ledger
TULIP, M0-Born to L. G. Trail and
wife, a fine girl: also to Wood Brown
and wife. a fine boy.
7. B. McManama lost another good
horse last week.
Elder Ferguson filed his regular
appointment here Sunday.
The young people viii have Especial
service here next Sunday v at J
O'Clock.
The ladies aid, OF Porter's Chapel,
sill have a bazaar at 7. f. Martins
and viii sell a guilt and many other
things. they will serve supper for the
benefit Of the church. Come out and
encourage these ladies in their good
work.
There is some sickness here.
Mrs Jas. Carter, Mrs. Hayden and
Mr. Leslie Dry, Of Centralia, attended
the Dry-Fountain wedding.
ChaS Mckinney and wife, Of Madi.
son, attended the Mason-Hearndor
wedding.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1901-12-26
Pneumonia Prevented.

Among the tens Of thousands who
have used Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy for colds and Ia grippe during
the past few years, to our knowledge,
not a single case has resulted in pneu-
monia. Thos. Whitfield & Co., 24o
Wabash avenue, Chicago, one Of the
most prominent retail druggists in
that city, in speaking Of this, says;
1--WE recommend Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy for la grippe in many cases,
as IL not only gives prompt and com
plete recovery, but also counteracts
any tendency of Ia grippe to result In
pneumonia For sale by Buckner &
whitney, druggists.