Evening star., 1901-09-07

pathy. though # is a rnournful satisfaction
that the debt we 50 gratefully discharge
should have fallen due SO soon"
The article concludes by dflating upon
| the inexplicability Of the crime. commit
| ted in q free country at q time OF its
greatest well-being on most popular
ruler" and the need Of still further pro-
lection against insensate anarchists.
Favors Immediate Lynching.
The Daily Mail thinks the motive under
lying such crimes is notoriety. and that II
| such criminals could be dealt with on the
| spot one great inducement to the commits
sion Of such attempts would be removed.
The Mail suggests that all rulers should be
| accompanied by armed men. instructed to
shoot assassins on the spot.
The Daily News says:
This CHASTITY outrage. by which a brave,
upright governor of men perishes as Lin
coin and Garfield perished. in the execution
of his duty, comes home to the hearts OF
Englishmen with inexpressible poignancy.
We are proud of America; and an act like
this, which plunges the republic into bitter
grief. reminds us as nothing else can do
bone of their bone, flesh Of their fesh.'
The death of no public man outside OF this
country could affect us like the death OF
the American President
While denouncing in the strongest terms
the madness of anarchist criminals the
Daily News says it thinks the growth OF
the trust system Is a perpetual danger to
the American commonwealth.
The Standard prints editorial couched
in similar terms of sorrow and indignation
and says: 1.-The prayers of Chrfstendom
will be given for the Presidents recovery"
The Standard devoteS the bulk of Its ar
ticle to a denunciation of anarchists. 1t
declares that it does not wonder that the
crowd desired to lynch Nieman, and ex-
presses opinion identical with that OF
the Daily Mail. that the knowledge that
immediate death awaited such attempts
would prove an effectual deterrent.
The Daily Chronicle says:
1T is no protection to be called president;
1t is no special danger to be an autocrat.
The eulogists of Mr.. McKinley's courage
in disregarding threatening letters would
not be surprised If the outcome Of the
outrage was the revival of the agitation
for stricter exclusion of undesirable per-
sons and the expulsion OF suspects from
the country"
The Chronicle thinks the closest possible
alliance between the police of all nations,
combined with the greatest vigilance is the
only effective weapon society has against
the common enemies Of mankind: and 1t
declares that the death Of President Nc
Kinley would be grievous calamity on
political grounds. no less than on the
ground of human feeling.
His name," says the Chronicle, us linked
with new epoch in American history. He
has made the United States an empire, but
his work is not finished. and we trust he
will be spared to finish It,"
First Reports Discredited.
The news of the attempt upon the life
Of President Mckinley spread slowly in
London. The first ticker reports were dis
credited: then with the confirmation and
general dissemination Of the news arose
far-reaching feeling Of sorrow and indig-
nation, which, wherever Americans were
gathered, almost gained the proportion of
a panic, accompanied by feverish anxiety
Gov xhor 1nfn tic he ,Ia .
Americans now in London were mostly at
the theaters when the news arrived, and
returning to their hotels found anxious
groups of Englishmen and Americans dis
cussing what without distinction Of race,
is regarded as national calamity. Long
distance telephones, usually silent at night,
tingled with impatient inquiries addressed
to newspapers and American correspond
ents In the hope of securing denial of
the report. The announcement of the at
tempted assassination was received too
late for extra editions of the papers to
announce the news to the mass of the
English people. The Associated Press con-
veyed the information to John w. Mackay.
Colonel Ochiltree, Messrs. c. L. Pullman
whom desired to express their unspeak-
able indignation at the cowardly act the
deepest sympathy with President Mckinley
and hopes for his recovery. Added to this
personal patriotic sentiment was the dread
that whatever the outcome Of the outrage
upon the President it would probably re-
act unfavorably upon Mrs. Mckinley.
Comparatively few Englishmen heard the
news last night, but all these expressed
horror and sympathy as genuine as if it
had been the king instead of the Presid snt.
The latter's gentle personality, his friend
ship for England and his kind message OF
coincidence upon the occasion of Queen
Victoria's death were all called up in voices
as low and awe stricken as those Of any
purely American gathering.
The Lord Mayors Sentiment.
The lord mayor Of London was informed
of the attempt upon the Presidents life
by Associated Press representative and
expressed the greatest grief and emotion.
He said:
Il shall call a meeting Of the aldermen
tomorrow formally to express to Mrs. Nc
Kinley and the American people the horror
and grief felt at the attempt. Personally
the news comes to me with the greatest
possible shock and 1 am sure that every
citizen of London will join me in express
ing feelings of sorrow at the terrible
calamity
Former Governor Brown of Georgia. Mr.
and Mrs Nat c. Goodwin and other Ameri-
cans who were to have dined at the Carl
ing the news, and all the orchestras ceased
playing. Crowds surrounded the bulletin
boards.
CONSERVATION IN PARIS.
Sympathy of the French shown In
Their Newspapers.
PARIS, September THE news of the
attempt upon President McKinley's life
reached Paris too late for publication in
the afternoons papers and consequently, it
was not known outside of newspaper cir
cles, but there 1t created feeling akin to
CONSERVATION. Mr.. Mckinley was consid-
cred the last person in the world in danger
OF assassination. 1t can safely be predict
ed that the United States is sure of receiv-
ing every mark Of sympathy from French
men Of all shade of opinion, as the Presi-
dent was always considered friend of
France