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Wl M. mi' it SHOWEKS TONiaHT AND SUNDATV Jt3tTHKKXTt3tjtJt3tyjt3CK3t3tK1K8 fro Ptnllitil An SrtU JlolHit dr KJndljr deeds, thought and word, Ales Ch 'world like songs of birds. I KjmmnmtutJUt ESTABLISHED 1833. ORT WAYNE, SATURDAYySEPT. 1, 1901 JPRIOEFIYE CENTS, Bill rii ESIDENT M'KINLEY YIELD TO DEATH IIMii'titffi5 THEODORE ROOSBELT IMS HE OATH Drfead Ind Came to the Stricken PresMent at MS This Morning Wm.

Mm Period qf Un6onsGiousnessf It is ifiod's Way; His Will Be Bone," President's Last Words. WILL HLB Milburn frdusn, Buffalo, Sept 14. President McKinley died this moaning at 2:15. Theodore Roosevelt topic the oath as president of the United States this afternoon at ARRANGING THE FUNERAL Milburn jjouse; Buffalo, N. Sept.

J4." The program aqreed upon by1 the cabinet includes provision for a short service of prayei1 at the Milburn residence tomditdvV afternoon at 5 o'clock; On Monday at 7 a. m. the remains vvill start for Wash inaton on a SDecial train, in which the cabine'ti as well as the faniHy will ArrjvihJB 1 there in thJ evehlnB, the Wciy Will, be taken '''id the white it Will remain rover night, and on Tuesday It Will be taken formally to the capo, Where the stale ifUheral Will be held. t)n Wednesday 'remains will be escorted to; Canton and on ThurtdaY Interment Will take place at President McKinley's; bid home: CABINET TO ARRANGE DETAILS. Washinaton, Sept.

i4. Gencfai Gillespie, acting secretary of War; has received the following telearam from Colonel Bingham at Buffalo, relative to the funeral arrangements of thejate presidents "Funeral train leaves here Monday morning, 8:30, for Washington' 'via the Pennsylvania railroad and Harrisburg; arrives before 10 night. If possible body Will lie in, east room, of the White house Monday night. Mrs. McKinley and family Will sleep in the executive' mansion.

Tuesday morning removal to capitol, to lie in state till Wednesday, probably 2 p. when train will leave (or Canton via Harrisburg and Pittsburg: General Brooke will reach here 5 p. m. After cabinet conference the secretary Will have further Word for Washinfltbn." THE BULLET IS NOT YET FOUND. Milburn House, Buffalo, 14, At the close of the autopsy it Was announced that the bullet supposed to have lodged in the muscles of the back had not been found.

A further search will be made. Death Was caused by toxemia (blood poison). An ray machtne Will be used to ascertain location of the bullet ifl the president's body. A hiaefjinehas been sent for and it is expected the examination will be rriaife today. THE LAST HOURS OF THE STRICKEN pRESIDEfit'OF THE UNITED STATES 'llllliili Bt jAw flisBBBr2BiijQiBK 1 wmammjLuum j.

I Ij Ti I WILLIAM M'KINLpY, I TWICE ELECTED PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, FALLS BY THE BULLET OF AN ASSASSIN, iHHHnHHHHHlHHHHHHHitfl WASMINO Buffalo, M. 14. It.wa nlg ht if prolonged kffonjr "that wk pmt' Jn the MUburn houM r'tjr ,0 little party ot Mlatlve and friend of ylha. iwar gathered to. await the, nd known to bb lnavltabH.v Long after iCondouna bad dying prealdent'a.

marfal oui vlUllty had kpt the pTlt of life lu" feeble glowthat tlnfTuFKheduntU after, 3 o'clock. SAW iWtiOiOH OF Before o'clock it clear f.o thbaa at th 'f Vti dying "and. prfparattoitii were intii'tot ihtMi well from thoee who Vara, nearest and dearest to hlnu Oxygen'had been ad mlnUteredateadlly, but with little effect In keeping back thei approach of Tbi prealde'nt. came, Out; of otle period of unconlouane only to relapse into anbther. But in this period, when, ila mind wa partially clear; occurred a aerlea of erenta of profoundly touehln character.

Down' atalra, with trained and tear atalned face, member of the cabinet wera grouped In waiting. They knew the and wa near and that the time had com when they must seen him for the last time on earth. This wa" about 6 o'clock. One by one they ascended the; taIrwayi Secretary Hitchcock and Attorney rGeneral Knox Secretary, 'Wllaon also was there, but hi' held bapk, "not wishing to aeethe prMldent in his list agijny. There wa only a momentary atay of the cabinet office at ill threshhold of the death chamber.

Then Withdrew, the tear" streaming down their face and word of Intense grief choking In their throat. fter'iheleabketfflceTi'left tha alck roonv the; physician, rallied; the patient, to consciousnee jnd the president asked lnlfeedUUly that hi wife Jiim: Thi), doctor 1I into th shadow of the "room' a Mr, i Mclln ley" came through the doorway; The Strong face of the dying man lighted up wi th a ain mil a their hands were clasped. She sat beside him and held hi Jiand. Deaplt her physical weakneas bora np brare lyridar (thi" ordeal'. LAST AUDIBLE WOHpS.

Thf preldnt, in hi larft period of conaciounes, whloh ended about 7:40, chanted th words of. the hymn, "Nearer, My Qod to TheeA and hi la4t audible conscious words, as taken dowh by Dr. JiTann, at the bedside, J'dpod bjre, 11 good bye. It 1 Odd' way. Bis will be Then hi mind began to wander and soon) he completely lost oonsclous nea.

His life was prolonged; for hours by the administration, of oxygen and the president finally expressed a desire to be allowed, to. die. About 8:30 o'clock the administration of oxygen ceased and the pulse grew fainter and fainter. Be was sinking gradually, like a into the eternal slumber. iBy 10 o'clock the pulse could no longer be felt in his axteremltlea, and they grew cold.

Below stair th grief stricken! gathering waited sadly for tha nd; All the evening those; who. had hastened here as fast steel and ateam Could carry them, eontintfed to arriy. TheydroTe np' in carriages at'ii: gallop, or were automobile, all on getting her before death came. One of, the to Oeneral Knox, who reached the house He permitted to go upstairs to look for the last time on the face of Those in the at 'thi time were Secretaries Hitchcock, "Wilson ndj Boot, Senator "Psirbank, Banna and Borrow, Judge Colonel Herrlck, Abner the pre! deni'abrother, and hi wkfe; Dr. and Mr.

the president's nlec and her hii(band' Mr. 'Barber and. Mr i DunSan, the president' slaters; Mrs. Mary Barber, Mrs. McWlUIatmsy Mrs.

McKinley' cousin; the physicians, Including I)r. McBurney, Who arriyed after 8 o'clock; John Q. Milburn, John N. Sea tcherd, Barry Hamlin, all of this city; Secretary Cortelybu and a number of others. Hev.

C. D. Wilson, a Methodist minister of Tonawanda, N. who was the president's; pastor Jfbr; three years at Canton, called at the residence tq inquire whether his services were needed, but. did, not enter the house.

Another' Methodist minister who has a church near by remained at the Milburn residence for two hours in the belief that his services might be desired. At 9:37 Secretary Cortelyou, who had been much of the time with his dying chief, sent out, formal notifica. tldn that the president was dying. But the president lingered on, his pulse growing fainter and fainte. There was no need for official.

bulletins after this. Those who cam from the house at intervals told the same story that the president "was dying 'and the. end' might com at any time, His tremendous vitality was the, only remaining; factor in the result and: this gave hope only' of. brief postponement of the end. BATTLINO: ATjjraitWiqHT pfc Mytfter' thought lie might.

'iat until' Dr.Mann'iald; o'clock that the president Was still aifve and' probably 'would lly an hou 'Thus minutes' lengthened to hours and midnight president 'f 'battling against death. At this midnight hour the Milburn house was the center of a as animated as though it were mid day, although a Solemn hush hung Oyer the great crowd of watchers. The entire lower part of the house was agloiw light and the many attendants, friends and relative could be seen moving about and occasionally coming In groups to the froiii doorway for breath of air. In tW" upper front chambers th lights were low and around on the nortit aids, where the chamber of death is located, there were fitful light's, some burning' brightly and then turned low, Secretary Boot and Secretary Wilson tame from the house about midnight, and paced up and down' the sidewalk. All that Secretary Boot aid was ''the nightv has not com yet' Despite th fact that vitality continued to ebb as midnight approached no efforts were (pared to keep th spark of life glowing.

Dr. Janeway, of New York, arrived at the depot at 1 1 :40 o'clock. CKsorg (Urban wa waiting for him and they drove at a breakneck pace to the Milburn house. Be shown to the president' room at once, and began, an examination of the almost inanimate form. oft', thes' public, of the; Milburn house Shortly after 8 o'clock last evening oxygen was administered to the president and Under its Infloenc.

he was arpusecli "ft wai fully eonseiou, and whispered to, Dr. hand; as io'se his wlM, and; Mr Mc Kihley wse sent for. She entered his room, and it was apparent to those present that of the two principal figures In thi intense drama Prerident McKinley, aibout to solve the, great mystery, the more fully realised the significance; of the awful moment. There ywt no fear; in th features of the. nation's i executive, SOliciTUDB FOBt.HiaWI rE.

tMrsv. McKinley didhot quite aeent to huband for the la; time liT; and the president made It plain that'his eTreax scaicitud wa for the wife over whom he had watched with such car McKinley i to i'jier, knees at the' aide it the; bed, her husband handaVwere xiaypediihsr, head wai "bowed and, buried Jn'! tha' bed' covering). It AgPTCA Lj or moment, and' then h. look wtth'almosi a smile on her, face said: 'l jknow that yon wilj a.ve hbn, I cannot let him go Th country cannot tiparehlmi" President McKinley was, lapsing into insensibility, and tha physician assisted, tajherf eet' ua ea nex.zrom tnt racnn. on.

tne iutsld Mr; Milburn Mrs. McKinley that th president was dying, and that he oouid1 Uye tlll morning only 1n the event of the direct Interposition "ijf Providence. She then came'. toa full realisation! of the losa' that was upon her, and showed symptoms of a collapse. 'STBONO JJAKE.

Herbert T. Blssell rushed; to the assistance of. the sorrowing wife, who was being JiUrally supported Mr. Milburn. (Word Iwai sent to Dr.

who cam from the president's chamber and administered a restorative. Little by little ahe came, back to her normal condition; and at 8:30 was clear minded and in full possession of her strength. Sevsral ladle were with her, and in their sympathy, she. found To one she)' whispered i 'I will strong for hivak," An attempt watnad to persuade Mrs. McKinley to retire" to get some rest.

She refused. She; said that her duty wa; and there she would remain, call of those who we're with her husband. BEARS Vr. BBAVBI.T. Eh said hoped the president iswidji arouse Vand she, might; then have' the comfort of a last word nrith; him.

She bearing; up bravely and in a manner that.aurprlsed' ht "Mxa McKinley wai agaiii euin bedside of her husband tjijdj.o'oloeki' lB1.T0tid'. sufficiently to reeognl her and made a feeble'moveinent a if to clasp her; hand. Then hi lips moved. 'Ood Sirlll, not our, be dione, was) hi farewell utterance both to hi "life Realizes coming blow; Then he sunk into unoonaciousness, and as Mrs. McKinley was tenderly led from the room hepiainly realised; the coming of her last gTeat sorrow the crowning affllcticm.of a life fult As the ininu tea slowly passed her: strength, began to give, way, and at 1 1 o'clock ahe, was in state of 1 nvos oompJtprQtrtIon.

She seemingly dldnot know what; was going on around, her and was at once placed unlder medical, BBEAKINaTHENKWa. It is deCiltely learned today that It 1 rorVrlrlrMJw lr ll rtrW rf'rllnnrll i I (Continued on Second Page.) i i i i i YyrM t'l Milburn House, Buffalo, N. Sept. 14. President Theodore Roosevelt took the oath of office thi afternoon at the residence of Ansley Wilcox.

In taking the oath, the president said i "In iJhl hour of deep and national bereavement I wish: state that it shall be my 'aini id continue aVsolutely and without variance the policy ot President McKinley for the peace and prosperity and honor of our beloved country." The members of the cabinet were present at th Wilcox touse w'fien the oath was administered to the President Roosevelt reached Buffalo; at 1:46 4hi afternoon by apedal train from Albany. He was accompanied only by his private secretary, Mn Leob. An immense crowd gathered at the station to see him, but tha demonstration was corinned ti a quiet lifting hals in greeting 'to th new president. After being escorted, iVfjJepx home the president repaired to tho Milburn home, where he mad hii official call Of Pr'ssiderSt Boosetnt refused to 'talk of cation. Be was too shooked, he said, to yt think of plan.

ARKIVAL AT BUFFALO. Albany, 14. President Roosevelt anived in. Albany from North Creek morning in the private car of Vlca President Young, of the Delaware and Budson company, The car was ImnJedia.tflr... ttached, ftheVNair.

TorkCentrai special train which wi itt waiting and 8:03 o'clock' the! tralil left for Boosef! vslt's seoretarys handed a big batch of telegrate. to 'lluwgeo'f'th' 'train; was to Empire state expreep time. Great crowd were sit tha ta tioh Ho meet the Delaware and 'Bud on 'train upon'lt arrival, but. they were not afforded an opportunity ti preslden ti Th doors 'of tha; private "ear in whloh president porter was) out. to tatloa resliurant to get breakf aat for ths.f president hi secretary, Mr; Xoetj.

The police kept the crowd ronj ther step of the car. KEB HO ONE. i th 5Ww Torsi Central pat lal Was "beinsr mad Up Secretary Coatj came to the iplatf olto the preslderrt'a and said lb the Aieo i ini Wee pre41dn wt hd on 'y.