The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, September 7, 1901, Page 5

THE SAN FRANCISOO OALL, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER T, 1901, EXPOSITION TEMPLE OF MUSIC THE SCENE OF DASTARDLY CRIME PUBLIC MEN ARE AROUSED Great—égfisatioq Follows the Absent Officials Re- turn Home in Haste. e — White Are Overcome by the Fearful News. R S ASHINGTON, Bept. 6. —The news of the shooting of Pres!- House Attaches‘ F dent McKinley, which i reached this city first through the medium of the Assoclated Press late this after- noon, caused a tre- sensation., So frequent have rumors of this sort, often put Tecent years for stock jobbing that the general disposition at first was to withhold full acceptanoe of the story of the news, but when it was confirmed o feeling of deep gloom and profound sorrow spread over the city, for McKinley's Gelightful personality had en- to the citizens of Washington, the official class, in & degree qualed. was some time before the full force of the blow was appreciated. The people unned and they couid not respond ‘mendous been the afioat in purposes, deared b epart from ster that had fallen upon themselves. Great Rush to Get News. e newspapers began to appear, hed madly through the of people began to rters of the street ewspaper bulletin boards. ne system of the city was ed for & time, and so many upon the news offices and als who might be supposed e knowledge of the detalls of hooting that the operators were over- helmed A reporter of the Associated Press car- ried to the White House the first bulletin g the shooting of the President. The executive mansion was reached ebout 4:25, and at that time all its few inmates werse total ignorance of the tragedy in which their chief had just played so se: a part. A policeman paced down under the portico, as ususl, but his serene countenance indi- oated that they were totally ignorant of the affair. Inside there were few to re- cetve the news. The most prominent per- sonsge there was a telegraph operator, Assgistant Secretary Pruden, who had been in charge of the White House, hav- ing left his office for the day, as had his subordinates. The telegraph operator, two watchmen at the doors, two police- men on guard outside and the faithful colored servant “Uncle Jerry” were the only persons about mansion. Bade All Affectionate Farewell. They recalled with great satisfaction the fect that when the President left Washington he was in most robust health and excellent spirits and that he bade all sn affectionate farewel It was recalled slso that Mrs. McKinley sald this circum- stance had much to do with the Presi- dent's own condition later on. When he here he was accompanied by Mrs. Y y Cortelyou, Dr. Rixey and Mre. McKinley’s nurse. The foroe at the White House since the President’'s departure has been in con- stant communication with him, and while be has conducted much of the business of his office at his home In Canton the majority of the papers with which he has to do have been prepared in Washington end forwarded through the White House clerical force. All reports received from him by officials here were cheerful and high epirited. The work of the official day was done when the news of the great calamity ar- rived, and the executive departments had nearly emptied themselves of their work- men and very few officials were to be found at their desks. Officials Act Promptly. Mr. Adee, the acting head of the De- partment of State, had quitted the city for his summer home some miles distant from Laurel, Md., and the chief clerk of the department was absent with the visit- ing diplomats at Buffalo. In the Navy ment Mr. Hackett, the acting Sec- who had also quitted the bullding, was speedily recalled by Captain Cowes, the acting head of the Navigation Bu- resu, and he immediately put himself in reediness to take any officlal action that migt to meet the emer- genc; in the exposition grounds, the navy had a splendid repre- sentation in the shape of a marine bat- under Captain Leonard, and this force will be made immediately avallable if it is desired by the persons about the President that a guard be near his per- o At the War Department General Gilles- f of engineers of the army, was acting Secretary in the absence of Secre- t Root, who is {il at his summer home in Southampton, L. L, and Assistant Sec- ry Banger, who is away on leave. He had quitted the buflding, but he had t been gone half an hour before word eached him and he hastily returned to his desk. He immediately sent & message the Secretary of War and to General {irocke, commanding the Department of the East, giving such unofficial informa- tion as was available, in order to apprise them of the main facts &s they Werg e - known to him, through the press dis- patches, for officlal advices were singu- larly slow in reaching those officials in Washington who should be officially in- formed. He also telegraphed to Major Simmonds, the engineer officer stationed at Buffalo, asking him to report the facts at the earliest possible moment. Confer- ences were held between acting Secretary Hackett and General Gillesple in refer- ence to any joint steps which the army and pavy might be called on to take. Overwhelmed by Tidings. Both of these officials, General Gillesple and Hackett, were completely overwhefm- ed by the sad news, but they maintained their composure and were fully prepared to meet any call upon them. They dis- patched immediately messages of inquiry to Buffalo, and each sent his Becretary word of the shooting of the President, that they might have the benefit of any direction either Secretary Root or Secre- tary Long was prepared to offer. In eddition to the marines representing the navy, the United States army is well represented at Buffalo and at near-by Fort Niagara, and with the troops thus at his disposal General Gillespie says he is fully prepared to meet any call that may be made upon him General Gillespie finally got into com- munication with Secretary Root and As- sistant Secretary Sanger, and as a result of the telcphoric talk ne proceeded to use some of th.e forces at his disposition. He telegraphed an order to Fort Foster have an sfficer, a physician and a squad of mariues proceed immediately to the hospital where the President is lying to act as a guard. Providing for the Future. Steps were next taken to provide for the future of the executive branch of the Government. It was realized that even under most favorable conditions the Pres- ident’s injuries are of such a character as to make it almost certain that he cannot undertaks for u leng time to discharge the duties of chief executive even in the most formal way. Every member of the Cabinet able to travel is expected to speed at once to Buffalo and there a Cabinei council will be held to decide upon the course to be followed by the executive branch. Vice President Roosevelt is in Vermont and of course will hold himselt in readiness to do whatever is necessary and to meet the obligations finposed upon the Vice President by the constitution or the United States. These are contained in paragraph six, section 1, article II, in the following words: “6—In case of the removal of the Presi- dent from office or of his death, resigna- tion or inability to discharge the powers and duties of the said office, the same shall devolve on the Vice President,” etec. Roosevelt’s Responsibilities. Under the terms of this article, as soon as Roosevelt is assured by proper author- ity, probably in this case by the sentor member of the Cablnet, Secretary Hay, who will doubtless be in Buffalo by to- morrow evening, he will undertake at once in a provisional way to discharge such duties as may devolve upon him. Much will depend upon the report of the physiclans upon the character of the President’s injuries as to the extent to which Roosevelt will discharge the Presi- dential duties, If he undertakes them at all, and it is almost certain that in the absence of great emergency in public af- fairs, even if called to assume these obli- gations, the Vice President will confine himself in the exercise of his powers to the discharge of the most routine and in- dispensable functions. For the present the thought of a fatal termination of the President’s condition is referred to with awelike apprehension, and there is a hopeful, even prayerful, snticipation that there may be no need for meeting grave emergencies which would follow a fatal termination of the tragic event. Should the worst come, however, it is realized that Iimportant changes in the public affairs of the coun- try would soon be brought about. Whether there would be an extra session of Congress is open to question, but there seems no doubt that an extra session of the Senate would be essential as an incl- dent to a change of administration. All this has been thought of here only in the vaguest marner, and confidence is almost universal here, based on the President’s magnificent constitution, his present ex- cellent physical condition and the tre- mendous strides that have been made since Garfield's time in surgery, that there will be no occasion to resort to the con- stitutional provisions made to meet the demis= of a President In office. Acting Secretary Returns. Mr. Adee acting head of the State De- partment, was caught at the station as he was leaving for his country home near Laurel, Md., and returned at once to the State Department. He waited for officlal information of the news and It was not until he received a copy of the bulletin issued by the physiclans through Secre- tary Cortelyou that he undertook to aec- quaint officially the Governments of all the world with the facts of the shooting. He then drew up a message which will be sent to every United States embassy, le- gation and consulate throughout the clv- s -+ o o VICE PRESIDENT THEODORE ROOSEVELT. SCENES IN HIS ACTIVE LIFE. g + through a similar experience when Presi- dent Garfield was shot, and Colonel Crooks’ service went back beyond the Lin- coln assassination. He was In tears when he said: ““Yes, it is the third affair of this kind since I came into the White House.” Call During the Evening. Such public men as were in the city called during the evening. They included Assistant Secretary Spaulding of the Treasury, former United States Senator H. W. Blair, Assistant Secretary Hackett of the Navy Department, Comptroller Dawes and Registrar Lyons of the Treas- ury Department, Captain Towner, Assist- ant Commissioner of Indian Affairs, and the private secretaries of Secretary Hitch- cock and Senators Honna and Quay. There were also calls from representatives X lowed that statement with other messages giving private information as to the Pres- ident’s condition and his removal to Mr. Milburn's residence. VICE PRESIDENT GRIEF-STRICKEN | Roosevelt Seems Stunned When Dispatch Tells of Tragedy. — BURLINGTON, Vt., Sept. 6.—The first news of the attempted assassination of President McKinley reached Vice Presi- dent Roosevelt at Isle La Motte at 5:30 o'clock this afternoon, when the Vice President was informed over the tele- phone that there was a rumor that the President had been shot. It was con- firmed by another message a moment later. The Vice President seemed stunned by the news, nut his hands to his head and exclaimed, “My God!"” Those around him were immediately informed of the tragedy, and it was decided to announce it to the compapy of a thousand people who had gathered to hear Colonel Roose- velt speak at the annual outing of the CITIZENS OF HANFORD BURN WILLIAM R. HEARST IN EFFIGY HANFORD, Sept. 6.—William R. Hearst was to-night burned in effigy in this city. that the BExaminer, American and Journal have done more to incite anarchy It is claimed by the citizens who had the affair in charge this country than all other sources combined. watched the spectacle and great excitement prevailed for a few moments. The talk on the streets against Hearst and his un-American papers is bitter, - {lized world, directing them to acquaint the Governments to which they are ac- credited with the facts. These he embodied in a condensation of the physicians’ bul- letin, with Mr. Cortelyou’s statement. Major Pruden, as the secretary to the President, and Colonel Crooks, disbursing officer, both veterans of the White House force, arrived together shortly after § o'clock and assumed charge of the Execu- tive Mansion. Major Pruden had passed of several forelgn legations. No official confirmation of the shooting came to the White House for three hours after its occurrence, when Colonel Mont- gomery, the chief operator at the White House, was informed at 7:20 o'clock by Secretary Cortelyou, at Buffalo, that a surgical operation upon the President was in progress and that ‘‘so far everything is favorable.” Later he gave information of the completion of the operation and fol- g Several hundred citizens - Vermont Fish and Game League. Sen- ator Proctor made the announcement, and many persons in the audience burst into tears, A later bulletin was recelved stating that the President was resting quietly and that the chances were favorable for his recovery. “Good!” exclaimed the Vice President, and his face lighted up. He showed his Ppleasure by eagerly announcing the good news to the assembly. The Vice President then left immediate- 1y on the yacht Elfrida, owned by W. Sew- ard Webb, and came to this city as quick- ly as possible, having directed that all messages should be held for him here. The yacht was to have gone to Arrow Point, where a special train was waiting for the Vice President, but the train was sent on to Burlington and was there when the yacht came into the harbor at 8:15 o’clock. President Clement of the Rutland Rail- road placed the train at the disposal of the Vice President and made arrangements to take him on it to the scene of the tragedy. Colonel Roosevelt was asked at the wharf for a statement for publication and said: “I am so inexpressably grieved, shocked and horrified that I can say nothing.” He boarded the train and left for Buf- falo. RUTLAND, Vt., Sept. 6.—The train on which Vice President Roosevelt was a passenger stopped here for an hour, while Mr. Roosevelt hurried to the residence of Senator Proctor to obtain his articles of wearing apparel left there yesterday. In an hour he was back on the train, which started for Buffalo via Norwood, N. Y. ITALIAN ANARCHISTS ORDERED THE CRIME Newspaper Man Was Told McKinley Would Be Assgfl@ted. WICHITA, Kans., Sept. 6.—Fritz Hutt- man, a reporter for the Eagle of this city, reliable in every particular, while singing with the Andrews Opera Company last Maré¢h was confidentially told by Antonio Maggio, a cornet player with the same company, that President McKinley would be assassinated before October, and inti- mated that orders to that effect had been recelved from an anarchist soclety in Rome, Italy. Huttman is the son of the late Colonel Huttman, Internal Revenue Collector in this city under President Cleveland. In his statement to-night he said: “While traveling in February or March between Abilene, Tex., and El Paso, An- tonio Magglo, the cornet player for the company, told me that he belonged to Malestes' anarchistic circle, with head- quarters in Rome, Italy. He told me that President McKinley and Emperor Willlam were doomed to assassination, and that men had already been selected to kill them. When I asked, ‘The time is not set for the assassination of Emperor Wil- liam? he said, ‘No; but President Mc- Kinley will be killed before October.’ “Why? I asked. ‘Because,’ he said, ‘he sent soldiers into the Philippines as King Humbert sent soldiers to kill the natives of Africa. All who seek to oppress must dte.’ “I thought he was giving me hot air at the time, but now I belleve he was not. He also told me that Malestes’ circle haa assaseins In the houschold of the Em- peror of Germany. Magglo made some threats against Manager Andrews of the opera company and was discharged at Silver City, N. Mex., where he was im- mediately engaged to play In a saloon. Maggio also told me that he expected some day to be called upon to kill a tyrant, and that when he is it will be | the proudest moment of his life.” —_—— RECORD S MOST GALLANT Career of Man Who May Be President. Theodore Roosevelt Has Always Been Successful. * As Politician, Statesman and Soldier He Has Won Fame. HE foul blow struck at Pres- ident McKinley and the dan- gerous condition in which the {llustrious victim of as- sassination is now lying give to “the people of the United States a new and a deeper interest in the per- sonality and the record of Vice President Rooseveit. He has hitn- erto been in the popular estimation something like a child of political fortuns, so brilliant and so successtul has been his career. He has had the favor of New York clubmen and of Western cowboys. and has been equally at home in the drawing-rooms of Fifth avenue and on the plains of Dakota. His political success in the past has been somewhat easy for him. He is now to be tried by the sternest tests that can be put upon a statesman, and it is inevi- table that in this dread emergency the people should turn again to study Roose- velt's record In order to draw from it as- surances that should the President dle his successor will be worthy to fulfill the high office to which he will be summoned. The more carefully the record is constd- ered the more assured will the country become of Roosevelt's personal worth and genuine greatness of character. He will not be another McKinley; In fact, he is too original a man to be like any of his predecessors in the Presidency, but every step of his past career shows that he yields to none of them in patriotism, In- tegrity and stalwart manhood. Early Political Career. Theodore Roosevelt is a member of an old Dutch family which settled In this country about the middle of the seven- teenth century. He was born in New York City, October 27, 1358, and was pre- pared for Harvard by private tutors. At the university his career was distin- guished and gave evidences of those characteristics which have since made him so notable a figure In the nation. He took a leading part in college athletics and at the same time exhibited such abil- itles as a writer that he was chosen one of the editors of the journal of the under- graduates, the Harvard Advocate. Immediately after graduating Roosevelt spent a year In forelgn travel, and im- mediately upon his return entered ac- tively upon a political career. He sat In the New York Legislature during the ses- sions of 1882 and the two following years. At the very beginning of his political ac- tivity he showed a marked degree of per- sonal independence and an earnest zeal for the purification of New York polities from the evils which permeate it. His first effort in that direction was taken by introducing a civil service bill in the Leg- islature, and despite the antagonism of the supporters of the spolls system he succeeded in bringing about the passage of the measure in 1833. That success gave him at once a high degree of prestige In politics, and from that time on he has been widely known. His fondness for travel and adventurs and out-of-door life led him to engage in ranching in Dakota between 1884 and 1886. There he developed into an enthusiastic and energetic ranchman and hunter, and acquired that familiarity with Western life and Western men that has made him in the broadest sense a representative American instead of a mere New Yorker. It was there also that he gained that Ifv- ing Interest in the upbuilding of the West which he has 30 abundantly manifested in some of the best known and most valu- able of his writings. Capacity for Leadership. Ranching, hunting and writing, however. have been but episodes in the busy life of Theodore Roosevelt. His chief work has been in politics. His capacity for leadership was recognized from the very first session of his service in the Legis- lature. He was the leader of his party at Albany and was chairman of the New York delegation at the Republican conven- tion at Chicago which nominated Blaine. So strong was the hold he had even then upon his party and upon the public gen- erally that he was chosen by the Repub- licans to make the race for Mayor of New York in 188 against the veteran Demo- cratic candidate, Abram S. Hewitt, and Henry George. The New York Press, reviewing the course of that famous contest says: “In proportion to the total Theodors Roosevelt polled the largest vote ever cast up to that time for a Republican candi- date for Mayor. He fought with the same tireless energy and with the same alm in view at that time that he did in all po- litical contests subsequently. He was bound by no promises, hampered by ne pledges and made his fight on the principle of honesty, industry and decency in the administration of a public office. His po- litical opponents were actually astonished at the strength he displayed. It cannot be said that they werc alarmed, because they were too well buttressed and forti- filed by the corrupt machinery which they had controlled so long to fear any candi- date who stood on merit and whose battle cry was ‘Right.” ™ The race was at best but a forlorn hope, Continued on Page Eight.