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Rr es Seas ah sy Ge Seas sae ty bUUls *HE WILL LIVE,” SAY DOCTORS. “Life or Death,” Insisted a High Official for Reasons of State—Physicians Said ‘‘Life.”’ Metal who had demanded th elmento. in the following a After a careful serutl For reasons of © pronun BUFFALO, Sept. atate {t became absolutely neceasary termtay to secure, at the impe mand of a high official of the tration, a definite pronoun: upon the maturest judgm most skilful su i, ast the President will live or dle tects of his wound It was with cc that the surgeons c consultation on su of the uncertainties surro’ case as that presented by t at this um Five surgeons joined In the consulta- tlon, Drs. Mynter, Wisser, Mann, Wa Every phase of the to oe.) fs that His recovery | the brightest, as far as akill could diagnose, were consideration in formulating an to be officially rendere After scanning the President's Gition from every view point Wus reached. The report to the high Dr. Kn of Reltes thldeinicleiinint |t th { DR. P. M. RIXEY, President: McKinley's Personal Phystctan. ‘mindful as to passes from he cl softly to him [from the t gloom and sor LOVE FOR THE STRICKEN The Touching Devotion of Mrs. McKinley, an Invalid, in hth Rep Ebon Husband's Peril, Stirs the Heart of the Nation Profundly— Alert to Every Move from the Sick Room, She Watches and Prays. PRES: SLI Me ey We BUFFALO, Sept. 8.—In the hundreds of despatches sent from Buffalo to-day here and there appear a few lines telling of the calm watchfulness of Mra, McKinley. of the Milburn he south side of the Ever alert as to his condition, self-composed and hamber, quietly pe at his shire It was with great trepidation that the doctors con- sented to have the news yroken to Mrs. MeKinley. had clung te hi pease to This. story o han wife-eomes like a ray of sunshine through the Every moment he could ue from his public du- tis was hers. He gave up Wet LELAOUSE The President Nes in a room in the northwest corner | ome. Mrs. house, the repose she knows {s necessary, she questioning the physicians, skilfully Jnoting each symptom, ready at At the mention of her name she goes | She takes his hand gently in hers. She | looks into his eyes. ‘They read f the weir baby died, less, She had looked to her husband for strength. she | mas a child clings to its father, !Througi all the years of their married life he had never © for her with the tenderness 0: f a brave w that shrouds to The Evening World) apartment to the threshold of his She had been an invalid | PSE, In Churches Throughout the Land Thousands Meet to Pray for Executive. THRONGS AT CHURCHES. * Affecting Scenes at Houses of Wor- ship as People Send Up Invo- cations for Executive. Everywhere In New York to-day, as in fact throughout the entire country, prayers were offered up for the recovery of the stricken President, Perhaps never In the history of the country was the sorrow more general, more heart- | In every church, no matter of what denomination, the good ministers called upon the Divine Providence to save the Ufe of Willam McKinley, and the pray- ers were taken up by multitudes, Tears were shed in many churches when the attempted nation of the natjon's ruler was mentioned. Ministers stopped as they prayed, choked with emotion, and sobs of women Were heard in almost every edifice. “God save our President” swept from mouth to mouth untUl it swelled into a } chorus of millions. The one thought was for William McKinley, the man. ~ = Wee, 2 MUS AYS UME COT Nea ment was to be with his wife. They shared each joy together. And when sorrow came they condoled to- gether. Through the dark days when she hovered near the border of death hv was ever with her. His great love hore her back to i've. He was the sturdy oak. She was the clinging vine. Her happiness was not as the wife of the President, not for the honors, the fame and the glory he bad won, but as the wife of McKinley, the husband. But with the terrible calamity brought so suddenly before her, her whole nature was metamorphosed as If by magic. The invalid became a strong woman. She hastened to the side of her husband. Her fortitude gave him strength. As ke took her hand he smiled and said: “This is not our first battle. We have won more desperate cases than this. If there were only one chance {in a thousand I would take that chance, and for your sake hope to win.” “For her sake.” That has been the watchword of his life. It has been the word tnat has nursed her back to fe when all hope seemed gone. For each other's sake they have been longing for the time when, free from all cares of State> they can return to the unas- suming little home {rn Ohio and there live in quiet hap- piness together. But to-day the hopeful one, the strong one is Mrs. McKinley. With her love, her care and her prayers she Kinley'’s room is on the a moment's warning to Many who had long since forgotten the E? practice of attending church on Sun- / days, went to-day, that they might Join In the prayers for the suffering Presi- h jove and sympathy. Had William McKinley been @ mon- arch the people could have shown hibited in the churches to-day. It was A grand leeson in the loyalty of tne masses for one of the plain people. dent. It was a splendid exhibition more love and devotion than was ex- each other's hearts. In the homes, in the streets, every- where news of the President's condition was anxiously sought. His noblefight against death, his pathetic devotion to his invalid wife had touched the gouls of the nation and aroused the admitg~ 4 attempted sination | rendering them ehild a lover. oman—more sweetheart recovery. The slightest unfavorable plece of news met unmistakeabie expression of the nation. CZOLGOSZ IN COLLAPSE; Birthplace of mother, Germany Number of children in fan nine-seven boys and two girls. Residence of family, Cleveland, O., with the exception of the father, who died several yeurs ago. Birthplace of assassin, Detroit, Mich. ——__—__ ++ Dejected and Spiritless, He Tells Evening World |!ow ana modest. Spenks with a slight 1 Correspondent He Would Like to Be Free Again. (Presa @ tat Corre Wor BUFFALO, Sept. 5. passin. ix! verge of which was x0 first two days fully tone had been used well y nu © L could not sleep ve mad much hore ‘ time, and Pa tke to have Thing « of becoming deginning to re apparent to-day, of him in the wo. the police male from his some v his connections with anarchistte s tles and the part of the men the plot aguinst the President's An E x Wo @ talk with Czolx 7 y He was lying at full le his hard plank bed, Hix free was devold of ex- pression. He looked ik who had leet hia pri on lite Czolgosz sat up when Go £0. Hix head droppect Tested on his breast, his edged to the poll 5 ' q had not bee Working for several weeks, and nat he had considera pollee theo! who tarnis Crolyosz tny of th you think #07" asked the pris- with the exceptio nent tt Wyte if the ory 2 this country hes 1 goed food as has idveniite Spar Mualiiee HIS TGOne eee gg gee ee | atght vigil at the bedside of tine President. A close watch must be kept, for If n given Zk + offic rinble in Pr! fh Wir i try skilled me vt noon y taken hile seoma te Jats say they Ry, Ww wuys she d ; ewed to. At 8 o'clock Drs. Pr by Mr | the President had pa No prisoner the Me ever got w pillow be i grief, of genuine sorrow, believes she will bring her husband through the great] Gach bit of information was dis- society. H13 only enjoy- c i ed with great eagerness and all that Heinen eee OPRROEE THKRN 50 YEATS AGO- ee ree Suis favorable seleed upon to buoy up —___ hopes. “Poor MeKinley, I hope he wont die,” was In almost ev@ryone's mouth. The danger of peritonitis was what most concerned the people. It was dis- cussed by physicians whose opinions were sought in person and over their telephones. One prominent doctor says his telephone has not been {dle ten min- utes during the daytime since {t be- came known that blood-polsoning or per- ftonitis. threatened the — Prealdent. Friends and patients and hundreds he never heard of, have sought his opinion, simply to be reassured. x So tremendous ts the Interest in the President's condition that thousands abandoned thetr usual Sunday outing to-duy that they might keep In touch with the hedalile of the President. LYNCH LAW FOR alti FENDERS. oad “1 Am Almost Converted’ to 4 FACTS ABOUT CZOLGOSZ AND HIS FAMILY. Assassin, Leon Frans Czolgosz (pronounced ‘“Cholgosh"). Born October, 1873. Birthplace of father, Poland. Educated in Catholic parochini schools up to his eleventh year, when he removed to Cleveland to work in wire mills, until three months ago, Height 3 feet S's Inches. Weight, 150 pounds, Hair, light brown and wavy, recently cut. Color of eyes, blue-gray. Nose prominent, Forehead narrow and receding. Chin well curved und pointed. Voice ent. Habits, temperate, though is an inveterate smoker of cigars. Though educated in Catholic parochial schools, hus never been u member of the church. Says he does not believe in religion. Admits being an Anarchist, an admirer of Emma Goldman and 9 believer in the Italian school of Anarchy. William M. Doyas, officinl inter preter of Polish and Bohemian languages in the United States Immigration Of- fice at Baltimore, and himself a Pole by birth, says that the would-be assassin’s surname should be pronounced “Cholgosh.”) “The word is derived fron) n Polish verb,” said Mr. Doyas, “which means to drag, creep or crawl. Used as a8 A NoUN, it mMeuns a creeping, crawling thing such usa snake." tlon and good will of all kind. ¢ Early in the day crowds sought the bulletin boards for the latest Informa- ton, The telephones in the newspaper offices were Jingling all day with eager " jon of opinions as to the possibilittes of the President's (MARK HANNA GETS [NEWS OF THE PRESIDENTS “FAVORABLE NEWS. CONDITION TOLD IN BULLETINS, BUFRALO, N. Y., Sept, idnight ors. Rixey and Mynter will seep the rday, {there are to be any unfavorable symptome they are expected to manifut them- tamil, BUFFALO, Sept. $ | selves by morning. Waedin and Mann arrived for the morning con- AT 1.00 A.M, */sultation, Whil etihe physicians were in conference Elmor Dover, Senator! Mt Cortelyow announced that there was no change in the President's condl- | uon, | Hanna’s private secre eared with a message from the § e ator - AT 3.00 A. M. ing for news. Dr. Ri him an encouraging message to the effect that The President in sleeping reposefully. 1 physicians have left the tedcham- good night and that none of the unfavorable | ber to seek rest them . and the nurses are the only ones awake. The sleep great) symptoms so dreaded had appeared. o which the President had fallen is regarded with favor. The fave of the attenda AT 3.20 A. Me 1 1 sult of the consultition The President has passed a fairly good night. Pulse 122; who brought the bulletin announcing the re- jemperature 102, - ‘oss to the newspaper tent fairly beamed as he Te ee Te grees; respiration 24. P. H. RIXE’ sknows | handed it to the reporters e Wa H. MYNTER, ” . Headquarters, It It Is good news,” he sald, Eagerly {t was scanned and its confldent GEORGE B. CORTELYOU, It,” Says Pastor in Mc- tone aroused high hopes. ‘The fact that ‘the physicians had officially pro- Secretary to the Prusident. j " a: Par | etatned that there were no indications of neritonitis dispatled any. misgiv- : AS 20 A Kinley's Church. \ The condition of the President is unchanged. He is still sleeping. + AT 9.00 A.M, The President passed a good night, and his condition this morning ia quite en- a know] {988 that may have been harbored that pernaps the physiclans wer-e con- ho haa| cealing something. : Md not WASHINGTON, Sept. §.—Rev, H. Re. | other. priso! REET Pe eens Mr. Milburn soon afterward still further increased the cheerful feeling souragine, His mind ts clear and he ts resting well. The wound was dressed at] Naylor, Presiding Elder of the Wash- } capes his bande fell ¢ j- Te ott HL Love nesa ao Pe abcess J ARUND LOSS at _.{}¥ @ personal eratement to the effect that the phyricians were greatly en- and found in a very satisfactory condition, There ta no Indication of pert-lington Conference, conducted eervices | im and he leaned against H couraged as 2. resul aa Pulve 122; temperature 102.8; reaplration 24. McKinley's church to-dt , NS ee rine JEWISH PEOPLE 'BELMONT SAYS DEATH Se a ee aaa GENT A = ""puring ha aermon herald! "Tho oc: MAE RUATIGAeAIIT RES Tea te shea? A OF happy countenance bespoke the joy ae he unmistakably felt. Improving. Alded by Dr. Rixey and an! Kinley, preferring not to dl mn Daring Buffalo ieee ine rao pearance which marked him when ar- OFFER PRAYER. attendant she Walked to the President's | when she Is seston. Bart of t istur! wr} currence at 8 no Tested. His suspenders were han fis white shirt was soiled and o in front and his iong hair had fallen - over his forehead. to tfty thousand bellevers {1 | Why Wil you shoot the President,” | te Jewlah fate the was aske the cemeteries of Manhattan and Brook- Czolgoms slowly shook his head and] iyn for President McKinley. Th Fepiled: "I don't know.” Ile volce| ioc yyy Baler audible: nopraylng since midnight tha won = Don't you wish now that you had| Hxecative of the Natlon may ry eel fetithe President nlone? Wouldn't you| from the wounds of the assassin, ‘The | t pr are continu ney have] te rs be an in the synagogues ant prisoner raised bis heed, his dull 1 to-day in the ope "4 lke to have my lberty. I'd occasion of the gatherings in the ke is Hove in Confession. when the Jewish people y for t may depend on whether you| thelr relatives. Special services wer truth about your con-| held In all the synagogues and prayers PTY, Hoare praying to-day in| Man-elect O. H to-night if he wou that t alr, Inside M’KINLEY WAS FORETOLD, (Spectal NEWPORT, New York oftle Tt wan stated in tHusto mont t Me-Ki fa year, A New York ny de free again. Do you think|synagogtes t¥ the hollduy Setticas, | UClNe Hformed by al predicted the death o hiey whit let me go? which preceeds Yom Kipper. It ts the [pnts to tres att ee but of the place wher seated envelope scope of the F made for ihe President. @bout the matter t the kealed envelope ¢ horoxcope of Prest eee THE ORDEAL BRAVELY. |siih jist? igt'tous, r2|Indignation Great in A disclose th ein w ntaln’ dent MeKinte A newapapey st had given Mr, ation that Pr doomed, and that, too, Mr. Bel Dr, § oe cara lett the| the ordeal thus far better than It was|and told her that her husband wished ulis Sara earuncacs of eCleyeans rontatuing the u dent. The lea aa darter" resident. | views the condition of her husband, Dr Rixey went to Mrs. McKinley's bed-| content. then to return to her romm,| city butldings before the report w: 0 Knowieige| ‘The fragile woman has passed through | chamber, on the south side of the house, | Wiiere she temained he reat af ihe day, | contradicted, Many flags. however, man ts! safe from the shafts of death, and while I have ever been loyal to the law antl have contended for Sts strict enforcement, I must eay that the af- fair of 4 o'clock jast Friday has almost IMRS. M’KINLEY “STANDS TER oredancy ge gia er ann Are actng te ow NOE over to the | bedside and, ana. beside Ve President assured her that he was suf: converted me Into an advocate of Lynch amy of ee NE fering little pain and had spent the night Phil. Sarak roe ears were standingein sceinniai Crowes: nesurely there! wash ‘aston. = “Sure! . ng the| BUFFALO, Sept. S—With all thejand under the Influence of sulphonal| uitto nee? | Cvee The President reason, for that dreadful deed, ants numberleas questions upon the street, she slept until morning. Tra vitiow. ou rust La ahotate Sept. §.—Thia city reuse the: work of @ sore man ora : 1 A een Axed to-day | Personal Inquiries at the house and tele-| 4 ttle while after she rose yesterd Then Dre Rixey escorted her back to | Stigent Meera beaded CT a ea tert Rete eed G0 EEE Bol- | Braphte requests for Information as to Ident | the condit the Prosident, equal itude in shown for Mrs. McKin- . to | President McKinley had been sh Lor) Het orning President McKinle: edal her room. "This three minutes spent if n shot. The ———__ le rawttetacel Ree icane set uaa with the President wae, the only, time | crowds about the bulletin boards blockd No harm would result to elther. Dr.| the'manitee nt ee Tom during Rene ci eaaane near Amport |Calan Sympathy for the Preside: 'Rixey conferre! with the other doctra! | She lay on her bed moat of the time Asi re-] HAVANA, Bept. &—At a meeting of Fy ong in the land Iy asking how | aod it was thelr decision that Mrs. Me:| MAM acleen. | Again ehortly, atin lunch | celved about @ o'clock, and Mayor Ash- ine Constitutional Convention to-day it ; é a hat Mra, i . eda fs standing the strain and how she | Kinley might visit him, Accordingly | for a couple of minutes. and wag quite | Pride had given orders to drape the! was decited to ask. Governor-General he With the American peatie fa. therm been "placed: at heif-mast. ‘The Quest] with, the American people in the name Inlecen. the Misses Barber and] been, placed at elt 40, prevaine, auest] Oe the convention. Ail day long “the 4 horo- | expected she would do, She slept well |to gee her. te pol on: oractalal osnees tne thet ane Slats He ite en, feeining st sald [during the night. Dr, Rixey thought! Mra, McKinley was delighted, taking HUnRey thro Block fom, hee aad urea Oe ere tat hak other. Bodies expreasing sympathy beat to give her a quieting medicine, (his as @ sign that the President was ‘house. but do not alwaya see Mrs.(Mc- Were read to great crowds with President 34