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made since Garfield's time in surgery,
that there will be no occasion to resort
10 the constitutional provisions made to
meet the demise of president in office
Gen Gillespie telegraphed Vice Presi-
dent Roosevelt at Burlington, Vt, and 1t
is presumed that it was his message that
started the vice president in haste for
Buffalo
During the early evening a conference
was held at the war department of such
of the prominent army officers as could
be gathered at short notice by Gen. Gil
leSpie. He informed them that he had
communicated with Gen. Brooke at Gov
ernors Island. and that the general had
replied that he would start imme diately
tor Buffalo, where he expected in the
early morning to take personal charge q
all arrangements for the guarding of the
presidential household. Meanwhile, he
had directed that the troops which had
been placed on guard around the hos
ptal in the exposition grounds be trans
ferred to the Milburn home where the
president lies, to serve as guard and keep
back the public and preserve quiet. Gen.
Brooke has at Buffalo at his disposal
company Of coast artillery stationed in
the exposition grounds, company OF
the Fifteenth infantry also stationed at
Fort Porters, within the limits of the
exposition preserves and other troops at
Fort Niagara. The conference decided
that there was little more that the war
department could undertake at this time.
Surgeon General Van Reypen, of the
navy, who came down to the navy depart
ment called at Gen. GilIespte's office and
discussing the case from a medical point
of view, took occasion to mention DR..
Nicholas Sem, of Chicago, as an expert
of high grade in such cases of injury,
and the suggestion was promptly Jele-
graphed to Buffalo that his services be
secured
Assistant Secretary AyIes, of the treas
ury department, received a message to-
night from Secretary Gage at Chicago
stating that he was about to leave at
once for Buffalo, where he will arrive
tomorrow morning.
Admiral Dewey arrived in Washington
early in the afternoon. He proceeded at
once TO his suburban home. and was oc-
elTpied with the details Of the approach
ing SchIey court of inquiry when the
news reached him by the telephone. He
at once sought all the particulars that
We're available and placed himself III
readiness for any service that might be
required of him, informing acting Secre-
tary Hackett of that fact.
The admiral found himself unable to
express his feelings at the news, and
all that could be extracted from him was
that he was plunged in grief too deep
for utterance at this time He said that
he could not now express an opinion as
to the effect that the calamity might
have on the court of inquiry, or even
whether it would result in the postpone
ment of the approaching sitting.
Owing to the absence of many of the
diplomatic corps at Buffalo, and of many
others at the various resorts, there were
only two representatives Of this body OF
rank in Washington today. Minister Wa
was one of these, and when seen tonight
he was a picture of distress. He realized
keenly the tremendous Indebtedness OF
China to President McKinley's kindly
impulses in her great trials in the past
year, and was shocked at the great ca
Iamtty that had befalIen him. He said
that he could not conceive of any sort Of
motive for such an inexcusable deed as
that of Nieman's and he was severe in
his denunci alton Of anarchists. In con-
clusion almost with tears he expressed
the hope that the president would speed
fly recover from his terrible injury.
The other diplomatic representative In
Washington was Senior Heron, represent
Ing the government of the United States
of Colombia. He also was greatly dis
tressed and he affirmed that his whole
country would sympathize with the presi-
dent in this moment of pain. It was
somewhat gratifying to the officials here
that the very first expression of official
sympathy should come from the island
Of Cuba. in the shape of the following
telegram:
HAVANA. Sept 6, 1S01-(Received at
the war department at Ills p. mad
jutant General, Wash :ngton: Mayor and
city council of Havana have cahled eX
pressing sorrow and solcitude for the
PRESIDENT, and desire that his family be
edvi:ed of these expressions.
Scott, Adjutant General.
Mr. H T. Scott, Of the Union Iron
works at San Francisco, at whose home
the president stayed while visiting that
city, t4legraphed the navy department as
follows:
so shocked with news words fail to
express cur feeling"
Mesa ges of sympathy and of inquiry
already have begun to arrive at the state
department, including the following:
Consul Dudley, at Vancouver, B. c.
people here are excited, expressing great
Sympathy"
Mayor James d. Phelan, of San Fran.
ciscc-"The city Of San Francisco, so re-
gently favored by the president feels an
especial interest in his welfare, and is
pverwhelme1 with grief and resentment
by the sad news received today from Buff
Calo. Accept for the cabinet our SYM
bathY and best wishes.