The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-08


 They have taken the foremost place among the great pcwers Of the world They have simultaneously experienced commercial Rrospsrity without tssnt an edS fSI, wonderful national advance due 10 the man who yesterday was the object or an anarchist's fu'y. He has played with difficult part so suddenly imposed upon him by the new imperial destiny or the United States. torial is entitled, An Insensate Crime. ' It refers to the Great American around whose sick-bed the whole world waits anxiously this morning"
 The problem of dealing with such monsters Is among the most difncult so- ciety has to face today. We are almost wouid-be assassin from iynching.''
 The Evening Standard regards the at tempt on an elective official as an un- paralleled piece of anarchy and stupidity.
 The continental newspapers All com ment on the crime in the same sympa- thetic strain, The Vienna Neu Freie PTesae says:
 impronGpis tnar h, the ,,,taca, maIacs04S ce e3ss hatred, for the bitterness between the Republican and Dcmoeratic parties has greatly abated since the election.
 The Nous Weiner Journal or Vienna
 ss'Psrss.aent Mckinley has, psrhapa. fal- len victim to the gisantic trusts which aegis, for these trusts have deprived : n.1fnbsr Of Yorkmen of their means oi F LOhdOR; Sept 7;Ths :, . sttssmps on the the topic of conversation in London this morning. In the street the people are saying: Isn't 1t awful" which reference that is uppermost in the minds of all. Bulletins are eagerly awaited and great relief Is expressed at the satisfactory progress so far made.
 ket Is closed today the financial world is not taking any action. Members of sev- eral leading houses said to a representa- tive of the Associated Press that they do not look for any panic or serious dis turbance in monetary conditions.
 The only effect anticipated is the accel- eration of shipments of gold to America, was due later this year.
 The Lord Mayor of London has address ed to Ambassador Choate the following communication:
 'sThe citizens of London have received with profound regret and great tndigna- ton intelligence of the dastardly attack upon the life of the distinguished Presi- dent of the United States, and they desire to convey through Your Excellency their sincere sympathy with your country in this melancholy event and their trust that so valuable a life as President Mo
 
 of the American people,.
 Passengers booked to sail for New York on the steamer St. Paul today gathered at Waterloo station of the route Of the steamer were tremendously eager for fur ther news of the Presidents condition. many dreading the week of suspense with which their passage will be marked; The o'clock bulletin was hailed with the greatest relief.
 At Fusion station, when the Lucanias train left there, there was 8 scene sim liar to the one witnessed at Waterloo station. The passengers hung about the platform, inquiring for the latest infor- nation and apparently reluctant to put themselves out of communication with the news about the President condiuon for even a few hours.
 The United States Embassy has receiv- ed many telegrams and telephone mes sages from distin6 uished persons tnquir- ing for news and expressing anxiety and regret at the attempt Of the would-oe assassin.
 Lord Pauncefote, the British Amhassa.. dor to the United States, accompanied by nis daughter, was one of the early callers at the United States Embassy this morning. He expressed the greatest sym EgatRRy s1d Other caers at the Embassy included Judge Gray of Delaware, Professor Saunders of Harvard and practically all the leading Americans in London.
 The telegrams of sympathy and inquiry made and read at the Embassy from all parts of the globe, include messages from all parts of Great Britain, and messages from the Mayor O. liverpool. Birming- ham and Portsmouth.
 England prays for Mckinley Is print ed in great black type across the front page of The Evening Star and all the Journals express the hope of the foreign people that the President will recover. The Sun says the abhorent crime was committed for mere wantonness."
 The Evening News says, That he may be spared Is the prayer of every Bag lishman throughout the Empire" sEd the paper mentions the curious resemb- lance in the circumstances surrounding the crime in Buffalo and those of the murder of President Carnot. whose as- sassin climbed to his carriage for the os- tensible purpose of shaking hands.
 The Echo eulogizes the personal traits of President Mckinley as those on whom Engllshmen can dwell with unaffected
 1t is understood that the American po- lice are communicating with the police of various capitals with the view of learning whether Leon CZolgosz has had relations with foreign anarchists recently.