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Rh assassin be hung at once, but to the credit of the American people be it said that Czolgosz was given a fair trial. He could make no defence, and being found guilty of murder in the first degree, was duly sentenced to be electrocuted, according to the laws of the state in which his dastardly crime was committed.

The funeral of the President began in Buffalo, on Sunday morning, September 15, and ended in Canton, Thursday afternoon following. His body lay in state both in Buffalo and at Washington, and was there viewed by hundreds of thousands of people, while along the lines of railroad over which his funeral train passed countless multitudes gathered to honor his remains, in solemn silence and with bared heads, while at some points bands played "Nearer, My God, to Thee," and school children and others literally covered the railroad tracks with flowers.

At Buffalo, one of the most impressive sights was that of the members of the Indian Congress coming from the Exposition grounds to view the remains at the City Hall They had left their