or and Publisher, PTION: Annum, strictly in fivance. NEEL - 25 Cents. 2 Cents, {] tA mple Copies Free. Rates to Yearly Advertisers. ks all communications to— E BULLETIN, =~ Florin, Pa. Bntered ot the Postoffice at Florin as lscsond-class mail matter. rx Persistence brings success. No doubt some town will eventually get up an exposition that pays expenses. The United States by paying off its own debts and lending money to Eu- rope makes it plain tkat prosperity a: a national proposition is no myth. Justice might do better service in some parts of the United States if the bandage were removed from her eyes and a modern weapon substitu*- ed for the Roman sword. The sare rule to guard against mala- ria is to slap at gwery mosquito that comes along, without waiting to deter- mine whether it is an anopheles or a cnlex. There is as yet no society for the protection of the common punc- turer. A new theory concerning the in- crease of appendicitis attributes it to worms or microbes swallowed by the patient when eating raw fruit. Old school physicians and surgeons sling, however, to the opinion that most of “tige alleged cases are fictitious and the proajuct of imaginative young practi- tioners “who desire an opportunity to display a NXittle surgical skill at the expense of ok patient. ~ \ The unveiling of the monument to Commodore Perry | at Kurihama, Ja- pan, recalls the fact that in 1833 the -~: of that island were hardly su- perior te the Chinese, and certainly rot less exclusive. By opening their ports to commerce at the imstance of the United States and by welcoming the advances of civilization the Jap- a great be con- anese have devloped into astern power which must Ited in relation to all internationar guegtions affecting the nations that =~ on the Pacific. Not only com- merce, but education, industries and social customs have been influenced by the contact with the white races which was made imperative by the landing of Commodore Perry. Japan has every cause to make that occa- sion memorabie. According to the Baltimore Sun a man need not be a scholar to be an inventor. One of the most successful eronauts of old times who had made = judy of aerial currents and the megnagement of balloens, once deliv- cred an address in which he referred to the “anaconda” as *‘the largest bird that ever flew,” and he also remarked that “the mental faculties of a man’s mind is so constructed as to bring things down to a pin’s pint.” He also referred to the currents of air as stretchums, meaning strata, and yet he was one of the foremost balloonists of his time. He was an inventor 80 of many useful things, and was”the first man in the country to suggest an ironclad man of war with sl sides. He built a miniature /vessel on this plan of sheet iron, placed it in the water and fired musket balls at it at short range. Every wf glanced off. The Merrimac was builf on a sim- ilar plan, and from that humble Dhe- ginning the evolution or revolution in naval architecture took its start. The exhaustion of the world’s coal deposits would not create the alarm that Englishmen felt some years ago ‘when a statistician announced the date when the working of the coal mines would be difficult and costly. There is a belief in Texas that the supply of fuel oil which was recently discovered in that state is virtually without limit, and it is affirmed that the Texan product has many and great advantages over coal, including heapness. It is found that there is 1 another substitute for coal—- sut,” or Ccrman brown coal tar. t producing quality of which to be one-fourth greater than of ordinary coal. Masut will Ibroduce steam in less time than * »=3'in the case of coal. Coal s been almost as surprising as otton plant in the matter of its bility to many uses. A num- he most efficacious of modern have been extracted from mong them some which nthe treatment of diseases Alarming . Secretary Cortelyou Promises the Truth. Secretary Cortelyou has made the fol- lowing announcement because of inti- nations in certain sensational news- oapers that the bulletins of the physi- sians under-estimated the gravity of the President's condition : The public will be kept fully advised of the actual condition of the President. Each bulletin is carefully and conserva- tively prepared, and is an authoritative statement of the most important features of the case at the hour it is issued. The people are entitled to the facts, and shall have them. (Signed) GEORGE B. CORTELYOU, Secretary to the President. This statement is intended to put at rest any idea that the official bulletins underestimate the conditions, and, at the same time, to give assurance that those with the President intend that the people shall have the facts. PHYSICIANS’ BULLETINS. Record of the President's Symptoms. The Official 3.20 a. m. Sunday—The President has passed a fairly good night. Pulse, 122; :emperature, 102.4 degrees; respiration, 24. 9 a. m.—The President passed a good night and his condition this morning is :ncouraging. His mind is cléar and he is resting well; wound dressed at 8.30 and found in a very satisfactory condi- tion. There is no indication of peri- :onitis, 3 respiration, 24. \ Noon—The improvement in the Pres- \ident’s. condition has continued since the last bulletin. Pulse, 128; tempera- ture, 101; respiration, 27. 4 p. m.—The President since the last bulletin has slept quietly four hours altogether since 9 o'clock. His condi- | tion is satisfactory to all the physicians present. Pulse, 128; temperature, 101; respiration, 28, 9 p. m.—The President is comfortably and there is no special change since the last bulletin. Pulse, 130; temperature, 101.0; respiration, 30. 3 a. m. Monday—The improvement in the President's condition is fully main- ;ained at this hour. No official bulletin nas been issued since 9 p. m. The bulletins are signed by the fol- lowing: Drs. P. M. Rixey, M. D. Mann, Roswell Parke, Herman Mynter, Eugene Wasdin and Charles McBurnie. 6 A. M.—The President passed a somewhat restless night, sleeping fairly vell. General condition unchanged. Pulse, 120; temperature, 101 degrees; ‘espiration, 28. resting ts becoming more and more satisfac- ory. Untoward incidents are less like- yv to occur. Pulse, 122; temperature, (10.8 degrees: respiration, 28. 3 P. M.—The President's condition steadily improves and he is comfortable, ~vithout pain or unfavorable symptoms. Bowel and kidney functions normally serformed. Pulse, 113; temperature, tor degrees; respiration, 20. 9.30 P. M.—The President's condition continues favorable. Pulse, 112; tem- derature, 101 degrees; respiration, 27. 3 A. M. Tuesday.—The striking im- rovement in the President's condition :ontinues. No official bulletin has been ssued since 9.30 P. M. The bulletins are signed by Drs. P. \M. Rixey, M. D. Mann, Roswell Parke, Hermann Mynter, Eugene Wasdin and Charles McBurney, and by George B. _ortelyou, secretary to the President. Opinions of the Day’s Symptoms. Dr. Roswell Parke—If in such a case the patient is in good condition at the *nd of the third day the attendants are justified in regarding him as having assed a most critical period. Dr. Charles McBurney — No bad symptoms have appeared, but no one an say now that the President is out of langer. Mrs. William McKinley—We trust in od and believe Mr. McKinley is going ‘0 recover speedily. Senator Mark A. Hanna—We know hat the greatest danger is already past. James Wilson. Secretary of Agricul- iure—The President will get well. He 1as made up his mind to live, and live 1e will, Excursionists in a Wreck. Wheeling, W. Va. (Special).—One railroad employee was killed, one was {atally injured and half a dozen passen- gers were cut by broken glass in the wreck on the Baltimore and Ohio Rail- road at Burton Tunnel of the through express. There were six coaches in the train, loaded with excursionists bound | for Cleveland to attend the G. A. R. encampment. A broken flange, presum- | ably ferailed the engine and three j car® luding ‘the baggage car. The wreck took fire and all three cars were destroyed, together with their contents. Pulse, 132; temperature, 102.8; | PRESIDENT MCKINLEY HOLDING HIS OWN. Official Bulletins Disclose No Features. NO SIGNS OF BLOOD POISONING. Physicians Report Entire Absence of the Dreaded Symp- toms—Safely Passing the Crucial Stage of His Stffering— Anxiety of the Nation Relieved. Charles G. Dawes, Comptroller of the Currency—FHis recovery seems almost certain. OPINIONS OF HIS DOCTORS. Canger in the President's Case is Rapidly Passing, Though Not Yet Gone. Buffalo (Special).—Dr. Chas. McBur- ney said after the issue of the 3 P. M. bulletin that all the indications.contin- ued favorable. ® “No. bad symptoms have appeared,” said he, “but no one can say now that the President is out of danger. For a week still the possibility of complica- tions may exist. At the end of that time, if all goes well, we may be able to say that he is convalescent.” “But I have known cases,” put in Dr. Mann, who was present, “to go well for ten days and then change for the worse.” “That is true perhaps,” said Dr. Mc- Burney, somewhat deprecatingly, “but it is unusual. If the President contin- ues to improve for a week we may safely be no attempt to extract the bullet at present. I see no reason why thy Presi- dent will not recover rapidly.” Dr. Roswell Parke said: “If in such a case as that of the ol dent the patient is in good condition at the end of the third day ti® attendants are justified in regarding him as having passed a most critical period. We can- not allow him to talk much yet or per- mit him to tire himself in any way.” MRS. M’KINLEY HAS FAITH. Nerved by Strong Belief That Her Husbaad Will Recover Rapidly. Buffalo, N. Y. (Special). —“We trust in God and believe Mr. McKinley is go- ing to recover speedily. I know he has the best medical attendance that can be obtained and I am perfectly satisfied that these doctors are handling the case splendidly. It is a great pleasure to know the deep interest and sympathy felt by the Ameican people. The case is progressing so favorably that we are very happy.” : Mrs. McKinley, the wife of the Presi- dent, said this at the Milburn house just after the 3 o'clock bulletin of the physi- cians was issued. Phis bulletin wonder- fully encouraged her. SCENE AT THE SHOOTING. Mr. McKinley Bisplayed Wonderful Nerve After Being Wounded. William McKinley, President of th: United States, was shot twice and seri- ously wounded by Leon Czolgosz, a self-confessed anarchist, at 4 o'clock Friday afternoon in the Temple of Mu- sic at the Pan-American Exposition at Buffalo. . The assassin denies that he had ‘an accomplice, -but an unknown Italian, who was near him before he fired, acted suspiciously. Czolgosz says he is a dis- ciple of Emma Goldman. Late Friday night six anarchists were arrested in Chicago charged with being implicated in a plot to kill the President. Buffalo, N. Y. (Special).—Five min- utes before the President was shot the crowd was in the most cheer’ul humor in the Temple of Music. The police had found no trouble of any kind, and when the President's carriige, contain- ing, beside the Chief Executive, Presi- dent John G. Milburn, of the Pan- American Exposition, and Private Sec- retary George B. Cortelyou, drove up { say that he is a convalescent. «i 9.20 A. M.—The President's condition | PRESIDENT WILLIAT TcKINLEY. probably bé ‘three weeks before i pill be safe to move him. We must wait hi the outer wound is healed and strong. The inner wounds through the storhach proper will be strong before the exte- rior wound is. How long it will be be- fore he is able to sit up will depend upon the rapidity of his improyement, and I may say further that his ihprove- ment, if it continues, promises to be rapid.” Dr. McBurney was asked t the Garfield case and it that of President McK as he replied that to do so give the whole history of of surgery during the last 20 years. “Besides,” said he, “the, cases are ut- terly different. Garfield's wound was an extremely unfortunate one in every way. It was difficult to handle, it was impossible to get at the bullet, while the wound of President ¥cKinley is in many respects a lucky/one. No com- parison is possible / Dr. P. M. Rixey zal: “I am not a specialist in abdominal surgery, but from a general knowledge of gunshot wounds I can say that the only possibility of gomplications was by blood poisoning oy peritonitis, and that I consider both ngfv very remote proba- bilities. Peritonsis might set in as a result of the two fapertures in the stom- ach, but up to tlfs time—a time beyond the usual stafdard record—not the slightest symptom of it is manifest. There is not ‘he slightest evidence of blood poisoning. As to the bullet not yet extracted, I do not believe we need worry about‘that. The presumption is that it is lodged somewhere in the mus- cles of the back. Pursuing natural courses, it would now be encysted and cut off from possible harm. There will compare nent with He smiled would be to the progress | to the side entrance to the Temple it was met by a mighty salute of cheers and applause. The three alighted and were escorted to the door of the building. Almost immediately a carriage con- | taining Secret Service men George Fos- !ter and Samuel R. Ireland dreve up, and these detectives, with several other Secret Service men, entered the build- ing together. Inside they were met by Director-General Buchanan, who had arrived but a moment before, and he di- rected them as to where to stand. In passing to the place the President took off his hat and smiled pleasantly to a little group of newspaper men and { to the guards who had been stationed in the place. To one of the reporters he spoke smilingly, saying: “It is much cooler in, here, isn't it?” President Stood im Aisle. The interior of the building had been arranged for the reception. From the main entrance, which opens to the southeast from the temple into the wide esplanade, where thousands had gath- ered, an aisle had been made through the rows of seats in the building to a point naer the centre. This aisle was about eight feet wide and turned pear | the centre to the southwest door of the | temple, so that there was a passage | dividing the south part of the structure {into a right angle. | It was so arranged that the ople { who would shake hands with the Presi- | dent would enter at the southeast door, eet the President in the centre and [then pass on out at the southwest door. Where the aisle made the curve in the entre of the building the corner had been decorated with tall palms and green plants, so the President stood un- joe a bower. Both sides of the long aisle were covered with continuous Citizens Prevented a Lynching. Indianapolis, Ind. (Special).—A mob formed at Boonville to lynch “Buck” Wheeler, who was arrested for killing his son-in-law, Elias Burns. Sheriff Hudsen, of Warwick county, telegraph- ed G¢v. Dorbin for an Evansville com- pany/ of National Guard to protect the prisgpnier, but before the governor could be rH d the mob had entered the top #”" fhe sheriff then appealed to the cigiens of Boonville, who responded, hil¥ily armed, and escorted the au- rities with their prisoner to a train, d Wheeler was taken to Evansville. | Death of Herman 0. Armour. Saratoga, N. Y. (Special).—Herman | O. Armour, of New York city, died suddenly of apoplexy at his summer { cottage here. Mr. Armour, who had [been in comparatively frail health for | some time, was able to ride out once or twice a day and appeared to be gaining strength. Sunday, accompanied by a coachman, he took his regular drive, and on his return stated he felt much | refreshed. Shortly afterward he was | seated on the porch of his cottage con- versing with friends. Suddenly he ceas- | ed talking and immediately expired. ee + ass Sint —— rips ok purple buntinfe, Soldiers Weref at Hand. From tlpe southeast door and extend- ing on up\to and arfund the curve was a line of soldiers frofm the Seventy-thigd Seacoast Artillery ¢in each side. Thiese were intersper :d with neatly uniformed guards from ae Hoxposition police, un- der the com .andf of Captain Damer. When the Presfidential party was with- in the building tghe soldiers came to “at tention” and alif took their places. The President was fscorted to the centre of the palm bowefr and Mr. Milburn took a position on hfis left, so as to introduce the people asf they came in. Secretary ff Cortelvou stood by the President tof the right. Secret Service- man Fostefr, who has traveled everv- where withf the President, took a po-i- tion not “Gore than two feet is front of Pourn and Secret Serviceman <©00d on his leit, so that Ire- tie same distance in front of ident as was Foster in front of burn. Was In Fine Humor. ough this passage the people who meet the President must pass. all was ready with detectives scattered throughout the aisle, the sident smiled to Mr. Buchanan, who standing near the corporal in ‘Ifarge of the artillerymen, and said that hfe was ready to meet the people. He vas very ple.sant and as he waited for the doors to open he rubbed his hands together, adjusted his long Prince A)- bert coat, and laughingly chatted with Mr. Milburn. Secretary Cortelyou gave a few last instructions to the officers as to the manner in which the crowds were to be hurried on through, so that as many as possible could meet the Ex- ecutive. Mr. Milburn ordered the door to open, and a wavering line of people who had been squeezed against the outside of the door for hours, began to wend its way up through the lines of soldiers and police to the place wicre the Presi- dent stood. An old man with silver- white hair was the first to reach the President, and on his shoulder the little girl he carried received a warm saluta- tion. Organist W. J. Gomph started on a sonata, low at first, and swelling gradu- ally to more majestic proportions until the whole auditorium was filled with the melodious tones of the big pipe organ. The crowd had been pouring through hardly more than five minutes when the organist brought from his powerful in- strument its most roaring notes, drown- ing even the scuffle of feet. Fully half of the people who passed the President were women and children. To every child the President bent over, shook hands warmly and said some kind words, so as to make the young heart glad. As each person passed he or she was viewed critically by the secret ser- vice men. Hands were watched, faces and actions noted. A Supposed Accomplice. Far dewn the line a man of unusual aspect appeared taking his turn in the line. He was short, heavy, dark, and be- neath a heavy dark mustache was a pair of straight bloodless lips. Under the black brows gleamed a pair of glistening black eyes. He was picked at once as a suspicious person and when he reached Foster the rsecret service man held a hand on him until he had gotten to the President and had clasped the Chief Executive's hand. Ireland was equally alert and the slight- est move on the part of this man, who is now supposed to have been an accomp- lice, and for whom a search is being made, would have been checked by the officers. The Assailant Enters. Immediately following this man was the President's assailant. He was a rather tall, boyish-looking fellow, ap- parently 25 years old, and of foreign ex- traction. His smooth, rather pointed face would not indicate his purpose in slaying the nation’s Executive. The secret service men noted that about his right had was wrapped a hand- kerchief. As he carried the hand up- lifted, as if supported by a sling under his coat, the officers believed his hand was injured, and especially as he extend- ed his left hand across the right so as to shake hands with the President. It was noticed that the person who was in front of the assassin held back, apparently to shield the young man, so that it was nec- essary for Ireland to push him on. The organist had now reached the cli- max to the wild strains of the sonata. A more inspiring scene could hardly be imagined. Innocently facing the assas- sin the President smiled a smile of dig- nity and benevolence as he extended his right hand to meet the left of the sup- posedly wounded fiend. Twe Rapid Shots. As the youth extended his left hand he, quick as a flash, as if trained by long practice, whipped out his right hand— the one which held the pistol. Before anyone knew what was transpiring two shots rang out, one following the other after the briefest portion of a second. For the first moment there was an aw- ful hush. The sonata died instantly, the people stopped and could not breathe. Then there was pandemonium. The Chief Executive, it was known, had been shot. The President drew his right hand quickly to his chest, raised his head and his eyes rolled. He swerved a moment, reeled and was caugat in the arms of Secretary Cortelyou, to his right, “May God Forgive Him.” Catching himself for the briefest sec- ond the President, whose face was now of the whiteness of death, looked at the assassin as officers and soldiers bore him to the fiflbr and said feebly and with the most berf§volent look it is possible to imagine: “May God forgive him.” The President was carried first one way, then a step in another direction. The excitement was so sudden that for a moment no one knew what to do. Fi- nally someone advised carrying him in- side the purple edge of the aisle and seat- Seven Lives Lost in Wreck. Jamestown, N. D. (Special).—Five men were killed and six others seriously injured, two of whom have since died, in a collision that occurred here. A mixed train on the Northern Pacific Railroad came in from Oakes, carrying seventeen men on a flat car. As the { train passed the station a road engine | was struck, and the force of the colli- | sion caused the flat car to collapse. | The names of the dead and injured | could not be learned. They were har- | vest hands who had boarded the car at | Lamoure. 1g him on one of. tl The bunting was in a ¢ ne had time to produce : peen able to think of sucl Aouple of men tore the hencl trampled the bunting Milburn and Secrydfry Pu hi carried the Preside over the line an into the passageway leading to the stag¢y which had not been used. The President was able to walk a lit- tle, but was leaning heavily on his gs- cewts. In passing over the bunting his ft caught and for a moment he stum- bled. A reporter extricated his foot, and tiie President was carried to a seat, where half a dozen men stood by and fanned him vigorously. Quick calls were sent for doctors and to the ambulance. “This Wound Pains Greatly.” While scated for a moment Secretary Cortelyou leaned over the President and inquired : “Do you feel much pain?” White and trembling, the President slipped his hand into the opening of his shirt front near the heart and said: “This wound pains greatly.” As the President withdrew his hand the first and second fingers were covered with blood. He looked at them, his hand dropped to his side, and he became fainter. His head dropped heavily to his chest and those about him turned away. During this pathetic scene, while tears were filling the eves of those about the President, who realized their utter pow- erlessness to help him, Minister Aspi- roz, cf Mexico, broke through the little crowd excitedly and awakened the faint into which the President had sunk by dramatically exclaiming in English: “Oh, my God, Mr. President, are you shot?” While the excited diplomat was be- ing restrained from caressing the Ex ecutive and falling at his feet, the Presi- dent replied, gasping between each word: “Y es———I—helieve——I——am.” The President's head then fell back- ward and he partiaily fainted. Mr. Mil- burn then placed his hand back of the wounded man’s head and ¢npporte.l it. This seemed to resuscitate the Presi- dent and he sat stoically on the chair, his legs spread out on the floor, his lips clinched firmly, as if he would fight de- terminedly against death. le was giv- ing the fight of a soldier, and more than one turned away tremblingly—all in the building trembled and shook, not from fear, but the tension—and remark ed: ’ “He is certainly a soldier.” As soon as possible the President was taken to the Emergency Hospital on the Exposition grounds in an automo- bile ambulance. At the hospital the sur geons probed for the bullets. Later the President was removed to the home of Mr. J. G. Milburn. While all this was transpiring the tragedy had not yet ended on the scene of the shooting. The shots had“gardly been fired when Foster and ; were on top of the assailant. quick as thought had knog smoking weapon from the n and at the same time he and panion officer, with a dozen police and as many artiller) upon the assailant. The mal ally crushed to the floor. While the President was away the artillerymen and g ed the building in a few those who had entered to meet the Ex ecutive, but to do this it was necessary to draw their saber bayonets and use extreme force. Foster had reached under the crowd and by_almost superhuman strength pulled the intending murderer from un der the heap. The man was grabbed by half a dczen guards and seldiers and by the Secret Service men who were near the scene at the time. Forcing the youth—for that is what he is—to the open, Foster clutched him by the throat with his left hand, saying: “You murderer!” Then he struck the assailant a vicious blow with his rock-hard fist squarely in the face. The blow was so powerful that the man was sent through the guards and went sprawling upon the floor. He had hardly touched the floor when he was again set upon, this time by’ the guards and soldiers. He was kicked re- peatedly until Captain Damer rushed in and drew back the guards. Foster made another attempt to get at the assailant, but he was held back, although he pro- tested that he had possession of his mind and that he knew what he was doing. : ? The assailant was not given time to say a word. He was as white as his illustrious victim, and was shaking from head to foot. He had not the power to beg to be saved from the lynchers. Weak with the excitement, he was un- able to stand on his feet, and he fell to the floor. A half dozen guards. as many soldiers and several Secret Service men grabbed him—several at his feet, more at his head, but none to support his body. He was rapidly dragged over the floor up a short flight of stairs and into a room back of another to one side of the stage. There he was locked in with the soldiers, guards and detectives, most of whom drew their revolvers ready to withstand any attempt which might be made by a mob. This was a dramatic scene. The as- sassin had been hurled into a far corner of the room, where he lay in an appar- ently lifeless heap, his clothes torn, his face bleeding and his breath coming short. He shook all over like a mass of gelatin. His eyes rolled now and then to the ceiling and his Hlmbs twitched nervously. Thus he was kept waiting until steps could be taken ic removing him to a police station. President Had No Fear. Presidently McKinley has never taken seriously warnings received of designs upon his life. He has never indicated the least apprehension and has not de- sired the protection of a bodyguard which has been thrown around him. In Washington he has walked the streets freely. and his never-failing amiability for all classes of people has seemed all the protection needed. May Change Yacht Plans. New York (Spezcial).—Commodore Kane, of the New York Yacht Club, gave out a statement saving that the races be- tween Shamrock Il. and Columbia will take place according to program should President McKinley recover. In the other event, Mr. Kane says they will be indefinitely postponed. Many Bodies From Manila. San Fragaisco, Cal. (Special).—The transport ¥ix arrived here with 3520 bodies irom the Philippines. The trans- port occupied 28 days in making the run from Manila.