Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1902-01-16
hope was abandoned. Mrs. Mckinley was 1,
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vi nop6 WAS abandoned. Mrs. Mckinley WIS ct
the deathbcd, and among the last words were
those which will pass into history, Gods
will be dong, nc ours n M
The New President: Vice President Theodore
Roosevelt took Tao oath Of Office as president
OF the United StItes at Buffalo After taking
the oath he proclaimed the following pledge:
In this hour OF deep and terrible national
bereavement wish to state that it shall be
my aim to continue absolutely. unbroken the
policy OF President Mckinley for the peace
and prosperity and honor Of our beloved coun.
try.''
is. The Presidents Funeral Services over the Re.
mains Of President Mckinley were held at
the Milburn house in Buffalo, and the body
was then escorted to city hall, where it lay in
state.
ls The Presidents Remains: The remains Of
President Mckinley were taken from Buffalo
to Washington and placed in the White House,
where they lay in state. Later the casket was
removed to the capitol, where a. state funeral
was held.
The Presidents Assassin; Leon r. Czolgosz,
alias Fred Nieman, was indicted at Buffalo
for the murder Of President Mckinley.
II Convention: The national encampment Of the
Sons Of Veterans opened in Providence
South African War: 8 companies OF British
mounted infantry ambushed by the Beers at
Scheeper's mex, in the Transvaal losing 48
killed and wounded and $50 captured.
u. The Presidents Removal From Washington:
The funeral train OF President Mckinley reach
ed Canton and the remains lay in state in the
courthouse.
Shipwreck: The British torpedo boat destroyer
Cobra foundered in the North sea So sailors
drowned.
10. The Presidents Burial: Final honors paid to
the presidents remains at Canton. After re.
igious services at the First Methodist Epis.
copal church the casket was placed in Wood
lawn cemetery. President Roosevelt and the
chief officers OF the government attended the
services. Throughout the country there was
complete suspension Of business and reli-
gious and special memorial services were held
In every city and town.
70. Obituary: G. G. Delmonico, the last Of the
family Of New York restaurateurs at Colorado
Springs.
u. Obituary: Simon Sterne, an authority upon
railroad and constitutional law in New York
s city; aged 81.
i Accident: 40 passengers killed in railway
wreck at Bucharest
%. Fires: The State insane asylum, with out.
buildings, burned at Norfolk. Va; loss, $780,.
600. Plant Of The Standard newspaper burned
at Anaconda, Mon; loss, $15O0OO.
"a. Obituary: Judge Jeremiah Wilson, a noted
Washington lawyer, chief Of Schley's counsel
in the inquiry case, at Washington; aged 60.
The Presidents Assassin: Leon F. Czolgosz con.
victed of the murder Of President Mckinley.
= FIRE: ~ acres burned over on the northwest
side in Chicago; loss, 100000
Is. Storm IL men drowned by cloudburst in
Preside county, Tex.
20. South African War: Boer attack on Fort
ITALIA, Natal, repulsed with heavy loss
i Obituary: John G. Nicolay, secretary and biog-
rapher Of Lincoln, in Washington; aged 70.
The Presidents Assassin: Leon F. Czolgosz sem
fenced to be executed during the week Oct.
%.
q. Fire: The Plymouth Cordage Co. at North
Plymouth, Mass, burned out; loss, 100000
Obituary: Kirk B. Armour, head of the Armour
Packing Co.. at Kansas City
g. Philippine Troubles: Company c, 9th u s.
infantry, surprised by bolomen at Balagiga,
Samar; 3 officers and 40 men killed, IL men
wounded and 6 missing.
80. Fire: Muh's pork packing house burned at
Passaic, N. j.; loss. sl75.O00
OCTOBER.
1 Obituary: Ashel J. Severance, inventor Of the
diamond drill for boring rock, at Denver;
aged 72.
2. Fire: A business block nearly destroyed at
Alton, ILL.,; loss, $500, OOO
Convention: The general convention of the Epis-
copal church met in San Francisco.
g. Obituary: Gen. George w. Getty, veteran Of
3 r. the Mexican and civil wars, at Forest Glen,
Nd; aged 50.
4 Sporting: Race for the Americas cup won by
as Columbia on a time allowance
s. Colombian Revolution: The government troops
defeated force of rebels on Magdalena river,
killing their leader and 100 men.
g. Convention: Annual reunion of the Society Of
the Army Of the Cumberland met at Louis.
vile.
9. Fire: The Peabody coal yards destroyed in
Chicago; loss, 100000
TO- Obituary: Lorenzo Snow, president Of the
Mormon church, at Salt Lake City; aged 81
%I>
wreck Of the steamer Tsuruhiko off Goto is.
land.
10 Affairs In the Philippines: 400 bolomen re-
pulsed by 46 soldiers Of the 9th infantry at
Bagajon, island of Samar: 10 Americans and
81 Filipinos killed.
1s Obituary Ex-Governor John $. Pillsbury Of
Minnesota, at Minneapolis; aged q.
49, Obituary Rear Admiral Francis NJ Bunce,
U. S. N, retired, at Hartford, Conn; aged 65.
90 Obituary: Friedrich Preler. famous German
landscape painter. in DRESDEN aged &c.
~ Obituary: Prince Murat, grandson Of Marshal
Murat, Napoleon's famous cavalry general in
France; aged 81.
Fire: At Hammond, Ind. Hammond & Co.'S
packing house destroyed; loss 50, 100000
25 Accident: miners killed and 20 injured by
an explosion in the Buttonwood mine at
Wilkesbarre, Pa.
South African War: 100 British district troops
mutinied in fight with SHUTS Boer COM
mando and surrendered in body.
Fire: Hunt & Wilson'S furniture establishment
burned in Philadelphia; 10 lives lost and
property damaged to the amount of $780, 0OO.,
49, Fire: At Delmar, Del. loss of 100000 by the
burning of 60 public and business buildings.
e. Obituary: George W. Carleton, well known
New York publisher, at Saratoga; aged 70.
U. S. Consul l.. w. Osborn, who changed the
history of Samoa during the rivalry for the
throne, at Apia
%. Race Riot: whites and 81 negroes killed at
Balltown, La.
80. South African War: Gen. Botha's Beers At
tackled Col. Benson's British column near
Brakenlaagte, eastern Transvaal, inficting
heavy loss; the British casualties were off,
GERS killed, including Col. Benson, and IS
wounded, and 81 men killed and 100 wound
ed; Gen. Botha led the charge in person.
81. Fire: At Newcastle, Wy; loss Of 100000 by
the destruction Of block Of business build
ings.
NOVEMBER.
:. Obituary: Maj. Alexander Sharp, u. s. A.,
retired. brother-in-law Of Gen. Grant and at
one time prominent in Washington military
circles. at the Preside. California; aged 76
Z. Fire: The business center of Jennings. La,
destroyed; loss $751; 900.
Personal: NJ. Santos umont, the French aero
~ maui, received the Deutsch prize Of $4,000
for his success in the airship.