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News of the Week [excerpt]
D.—The
body of President McKinley arrived in Washington at 8:38 o’clock
from Buffalo, and was taken to the White House . . . . President
Roosevelt and his wife arrived in Washington and went to the home
of Commander Cowles . . . . [omit] . . . . Leon Czolgosz, the assassin
of President McKinley, was arraigned in court before Judge Emery,
at Buffalo, an indictment for murder in the first degree having
been found against him by the grand jury; he refused to plead, and
ex-Judges Lewis and Titus were assigned as his counsel . . . . Chicago
citizens started a movement looking to the erection of a memorial
arch for President McKinley at Washington . . . . [omit]
D.—The
body of President McKinley was taken from the White House to the
capitol, where funeral services were held in the rotunda, after
which the body lay in state, and was viewed by a multitude of people
. . . . At a meeting of the cabinet, held at the house of Commander
Cowles, in Washington, President Roosevelt requested the members
to serve under his administration . . . . Czolgosz, the murderer
of President McKinley, was again arraigned in court; he refused,
as he did before, to answer questions, and a plea of not guilty
was entered by ex-Judge Lewis, one of the counsel assigned to him
. . . . [omit]
D.—The
body of President McKinley arrived in Canton, and lay in state at
the courthouse, until 6 o’clock; it was then taken to the McKinley
home . . . . The bail of Emma Goldman, anarchist, was fixed at $20,000
. . . . [omit]
D.—Funeral
services over the body of President McKinley were held in the First
Methodist Episcopal church at Canton, after which the body, escorted
by a great military and civic procession, was taken to West Lawn
cemetery and placed in a receiving vault, to await final burial;
Mrs. McKinley was not able to attend the services, but her friends
do not think she is on the verge of collapse . . . . In all parts
of the country the date of the president’s funeral was observed
as a day of mourning; there was complete suspension of business,
and memorial services were held in every city and town.
F.—Remarkable
tributes to the memory of President McKinley were paid throughout
the world, memorial services being held in the churches of the leading
cities, flags placed at half-mast, salutes fired from fleets and
forts, and other demonstrations of sympathy shown . . . . [omit]
D.—[omit]
. . . . Mrs. McKinley felt better, but Dr. Rixey is less confident
than he was.
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