Daily Bee.
ESTABLISHED JUNE 10, 1871.
OMAHA, MOM DAY MORNING, AUGUST 10, 1003.
SINGLE COiV THREE CENTS.
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CROWDS VIEW RUINS
Hundred of Curious Siphon Visit Eoane
of Midland Gompant'i Fire.
BUILDING IS BADLY WRECKED INSIDE
lion on 8truotnre Now Estimated Above
the Figure Tint Named.
r enssBsaasssnn.
A6ENTS SAY IT WILL BE REPAIRED SOON
Captain Olaoa Only One of Six Injured
Firemen Nob Able to Work.
FULL INSURANCE DETAILS WITHHELD
Muifur of Pitta Plat Claae
Company Cmi to Go Ortr
Otaaal With Acenta to
Adjaai the Loaa. .
Crowds to tho number of hundreds flocked
to the aoen of the Midland Glass and
Paint oompany's fire all day yesterday and
many prlrlleged Individuals were allowed
to make trips through the buildings and
Base upon the ruins. For the moat part,
however, the curious were barred by "no
admission" signs, and young men stationed
at the doors to prevent entrance. All day
a. portion of the clerical force was en
gaged in preparing Inventories of stock
and natlcee to the retail trade df the disas
ter. Business will be suspended praotloally
in the window glass and mixed paint de
partments until after the Insurance ad
justers complete their work, which prob-
ahlv will be thla week rntaln P W
Brown, secretary of the Pittsburg Plate j
Glass company of Plttaburg, the chief
owner of the Midland concern, will arrive
today and It Is expected that the interested
Insurance companies, which number nearly
a boots, will meet and appoint one or more
representatives to carefully go over the im
mense stock. This will require conalder-
able time, as the examination must neces
"aarlly be minute.
Aa to the insurance oarrled on stook and
building little additional Information could
be obtained yesterday. Frank W. Judson,
secretary and manager of the Midland com
pany, early in the day went home 111 and
a physician was summoned to attend him.
He was up all Saturday night and the
exertion and exposure totally Incapacitated
him from Immediate Interest In business
affairs.
Some of the Insurance Companies.
i On the building about 140.000 worth of
f ' Insurance wss carried, distributed among
many different companies. The Union of
London had IS. BOO on the building, the New
Hampshire, II, MO; the Continental, $3,000,
and the Westchester, tS.SOO,
The five-story building at 1908-1(18 Harney
treet. Into which great volumes of water
were emptied Saturday night and which
sent clouds of smoke and flame skyward,
officially is owned by Mrs. B. W. Nash,
although her husband, the capitalist, la
the real owner. George & Co., the agents,
yesterday had no. Information to offor ro
fgaraing repairs.
"We will take this matter up Monday,"
aid a member of the firm. "We have as
yet reoeived no instructions and do Hot
know what will be done. ' However, It Is
entirely safe to say that repairs will be
made aa soon as possible and the building
put In good condition for the .tenants.
altar Ralaea Batlmate of Loss.
Chief Salter, after, taking a view of the
gutted Interior by daylight, has raised his
first estimate of the damage don to the
building and aays now that he thinks It
will cost at least $8,000 to repair. The en
tire fifth floor practically gave way In
the rear and the fourth floor will hate to
be replaoed, together with many heavy
fittings around the doors, window, stair
ways, elevator shaft and walls.
All the firemen Injured and overcome
by smoke and fume are reported out of
danger and convalescent. Most of them
were back on duty this morning. Captain
Olson was not aa severely burned s first
reported, but the smoke and flames have
1 temporarily Impaired his vision. Yesterday
l morning he thought tie was well enough
,to
bu
reaum his place In th engine house,
but on going into the bright sunlight he
found his oonditlon such that he could
aoaroaly sea at all. Notwithstanding thla,
no alarm la felt for hi speedy recovery.
It was In th rear of th building that
the flame prevailed to the greatest ex
tent, although they swept forward on the
' affected floors before they were under con
trol. Th fir started close to th elevator
haft on the third floor and waa first no
ticed biasing on the wall or celling by
Henry Welsenberg, foreman In the glass
department. The blase was close to the
motor controlling the heavy freight ele
vator and there is little doubt, it is thought.
Of inefficient protection to th motor or
wiring being responsible.
Men War Thought fal.
This spot 1 close to a large supply of
lead and near the mixing benches, oil and
refuse being strewn profusely about.
Weisenberg and hia assoolatea had the
presence of mind to close the fireproof
elevator door and the flames mad their
headway weatward across the room to a
mall stairway, and then to the fourth
floor, and likewise from the fourth to the
fifth, although they did not make much
progress on th latter, the only plao th
roof la burned through being near the
levator shaft.
The third floor was occupied mostly with
mixed paint in boxes, much of which waa
burned and th remainder water-soaked
making it unsalable, unless new cans or
labels are used. The flames were swept
forward by the bneete made by the break
tng of th rear windows. The room eon
talnlng a big stock of brushes was flushed
with water lime and again and it la esti
mated the lose here will run from $8,000
to $10,000, aa the water-aoaked brushes are
praotloally unmarketable.
la th rear of the fourth floor was stored
much mirror glass, and this stock wss
almost totally ruined. In this wide cham
ber there was not a single partition and
th flames raced madly through.
Flames Flad flood Fael.
There was more or less straw and ex
celsior about In this floor, some of It .be
ing loose and the remainder In balea, to be
uaud In packing. All of this was prepared
food for the flames and the brilliant, yellow-tipped
serpenta wound In and around
the huge piles of boxed glass, melting and
cracking hundreds of platea. This roam
was the battle scene of the deluge of
water from the etandplpe and the Are from
the rear and the water won, but the con
flict left a woeful prospect of carnage.
The huge floor Joists supporting the work
shop of Marks Bros.' saddlery overhead
Were eaten through and gave way. letting
down tooa of machinery and sending into
(Ceo tin wad. on BlxtA Pag4
SEEKS TO SLAY COMBES
Marseilles Aaaaaala Fire Two llarm
leaa Shots at French Pre
mier. MARSEILtJUS. Aug. . As Premier
Combes was returning this afternoon to
the prefecture from a banquet given by
the Friendly Society of Teachers two pis
tol shots were fired at hit carriage. The
premier was untouched, and none of those
accompanying him were hurt.
Tle attempt caused great excitement,
and the crowd pointed out as the author
of the sttempt a man dressed In flsher
man's clothes. Ills companion drew a
knife, butthe police disarmed him. The
police had much difficulty In protecting
the ansae sin from the crowd. He strug
gled desperately, but was soon overcome,
handcuffed and taken to the prefecture,
where M. Combes had already arrived.
The first Interrogation of the prisoner
took place In the pretence of the premier.
The man said his name was Sanvtie Pi
cola. Ha spoko bad French with a strong
Italian accent. He denied that ho had
fired the shots, but when searched a re
volver was found with two chambers re
cently flred. It is believed that Plcolo and
his companion, who effected his escape
during the confusion, are anarchists. The
police are aware of the presence In Mar
seilles of a number of other anarchists.
The following version of the attack on
Premier Combes Is Issued:
As the premier's carriage was passing
the corner of Avenue Capplette and Rue St.
Hll, five men beitan throwing tomatoes.
Only me of tho missiles reached the car
riage, striking the coachman in the eye.
1 he detectives, aided by the local police,
started In pursuit of the men. who fled.
Being clnsely pressed and seeing them
selves about to be overtaken, the men drew
knives and revolvers and engaged in a
struggle with the police, who fired, seriously
wounding th'ee of them. One of those ar
rested succeeded in passing his revolver to
an
ccompucs. Anoiner was arrested a
minutes later. One of them named
few
Plcolo has already undergone five previous
arrests.
Premier Combes, accompanied by Minis
ter of Marine Pelletan, left Marseilles to
night for Paris. '
BRIDAL PARTY IS ASSAILED
Objection Is Made to the Bride
Wearing Orange Blossom
and Fight Enaaea.
(Copyright, 1903, by Press Publishing Co.)
PARIS, Aug. . (New York World Cable
gramSpecial Telegram.) A wedding party
driving through the Bols de Boulogne in
carriages after trie French fashion, the
brtdo in white and wearing orange blos
soms, waa suddenly assailed by a man and
three women, who tore the orange blossoms
from the bride's hair and tried to replace
them with yellow flowers, asserting that to
thslr knowledge she had foi felted the right
to wear orange btosoms, which are sym
bolical of purity and innocence. The bride
groom and the rest of the wedding party
Interfered and a general row followed.
everybody finally landing in a police station.
There, after the husband had declared that
if he waa satisfied everyone else ought to
be, the commissioner allowed them to de
part with an admonition.
MUSIC REFLECTS ILL HEALTH
Doctor Bam Theory Account for
ParaUarltt of Wagner's
Composition.
Copyrlght. 1903, by Presa Publishing Co.)
. LONDON. Aug. 8. (New York World Ca
blegram Special .Telegram.) The latest
theory about Wagner's muslo la that it waa
due to 111 health. ,
"Wagner," says Dr. Gould In the Lancet,
"throughout life was a martyr to dyspep
sia, headache, nervousness, melancholy, in
somnia and Indescribable suffering. Other
men have had some of these symptoms all
Of the time, but Wagner had all of these
symptoms all the time."
People who cannot appreciate Wagner are
grout! y oonaoled by Dr. Gould's dlscov
eries. He adds: "A peculiarity In Wag
ner'a left eye caused the forehead to arch
in ooncentrio curves." This, the admirer
describes aa the "eye of genius," aa If
genius had a peculiar sort of eye defect.
REBUKE FORJTHE DIPLOMATS
glgnlloant Text Abort Their Pen
la the New Berlin
Cathedral.
(Copyright, 1908, by Press Publishing Co.)
BERLIN, Aug. . (New York World Ca
blegramSpecial Telegram.) The gorge
ously arrayed and haughty diplomats at the
German court have been made the subject
of standing rebuke by the architect of the
new cathedral here. Th pew to be occu
pied at service by these envoys has been
placed Just under that part of the mosaic
work that bears the following significant
verse of beatitudes: "Blessed are the poor
in pint."
BRONZE HEAD OF HERSILIA
gabiae Wife of Romulus Subject of
Rare Flad Mad la
France.
(Copyright i03. by Press Publishing Co.)
PARIS, Aug. . (New York World Cable
gram Special Telegram.) A bronte head
of Roman workmanship, recently discovered
on Ernest Chalon's estate in Aublgnan
province, in a fairly good state of preserva
tion, proves to be th head of Hersllla, the
Sabine woman carried away by Romulua.
After her death Hersllla, like her husband,
waa deified and took the name of Ora. This
name Is perfectly decipherable on the head.
Russia Buy American Maehlaery.
PEKINO. Aug. . An American firm has
contracted to furnish Russian flour mills
with $300,000 worth of machinery. The out
put of the mills will be increased within
a year to 1.G00 barrels a day, superseding
th supply of flour from America,
Karl a Quake at I.laboa.
LISBON, Aug. . A violent earthquake
ahook Lisbon and vicinity at 10:08 tonight
for two seconds. It produced a great panic
and some damage, but no fatalltiea have
been reported.
BETTING WOMAN SHOOTS SELF
Flrea Two Balleta lato Breaat and
Will Probably Die a
Reault.
CH1CAOO, Aug. I Mra Henry Glover,
who has been living at the Auditorium An
nex since she cam to Chicago from Nash
ville last spring, tonight shot herself In
the bresst. It Is believed she will die. Two
shots were fired, both of which took effect
near the heart.
The loaa of a Urge sum of money on the
Chlcsga race tracks Is said to havs been
the cause of her despondency. Mrs. Glover
before shs was married was a Miss Marie
Gordon, a society bell at Montgomery,
JUDGE LYNCH AN ANARCHIST
President Rtoievelt Linda Governor Dnr
bin'i 8tand A51 nit Mob Bale,
SWIFT AND SURE JUSTICE IS URGED
Kxecutlve Declares Legal Quibbles
Should Kot Be Allowed to Stay
Law's Strong Hand la
Punishing Crime.
OTSTER BAT, N. Y., Aug. 1 In a let
ter, the publication of which waa author
ised today, President Roosevelt commends
Governor Durbin of Indiana for his atti
tude respecting lynching. The president
also takos the opportunity to express his
own views In reference to lychlng and mob
violence generally, pointing out that mob
violence is merely on form of anarchy
and , that anarchy is the forerunner of
tyranny.
The president vigorously urge the swift
and Sure punishment of such crimes aa
usually lead to lynching.
Good Citizens Dvrbtn'a Debators.
President Roosevelt's letter follows:
OYSTKR BAY. N. Y.. Aug. 6. 1908.-?-.
Dar Governor Hurbtii: Permit me
thunk you as an American citizen for
admirable way in which you have '
cated the majesty of the law by y "J
cent action In reference to lync
leei. my aear sir, that you nave . i
men your debtor, who believe. ' - r-
sselng men must, that the we . In
deed, the very existence of t ' abllo
unpenus on inai spirit, or oru .iwriy
under the law which Is as lit, patlble
with mob violence as with any iorm of
despotism. Of course mob violence Is
simply one form of anarchy and anarchy
is now, as It always has been, the hand
maiden and forerunner of tyranny.
1 feel that you have not only reflected
honor on the state which, for Its good
fortune, has you as Its chief executive,
but on the whole nation. It is incumbent
on every man throughout this country not
only to hold up your hands in the course
you have been following, but to show his
realization that the matter is one ot vital
concern to all.
All thouKhtful men must feel the gravest
alarm over the growth of lynching In this
country, and especially over the peculiarly
hideous forms ro often taken by mob vio
lence when colored men are the victims, on
which occasions the mob seems to lay
most weight not on the crime, but on the
color of a criminal.
Criminals Forfeit Sympathy.
In a oortaln proportion of these cases the
man lynched has been guilty of a crime
horrible beyond description: a crime so
horrible that as far as he himself is con
cerned he has forfeited the .-ight to any
kind of sympathy whatsoever. The feeling
of all good citizens that such a hideous
crime shall not be hideously punished by
mob violence Is due not In the least to
sympa.'iy for the criminal, but to a lively
sense of the train of the dreadful conse
quences which follow the course taken by
the mob In exacting Inhuman vengeance
for an Inhuman wrong.
In such cases, moreover. It is well to re
member that the criminal not merely sins
sgainst humanity In inexpiable and unpar
donable fshlon, but sins particularly against
his own race, r.nd does It a wrong far
greater than any white man can possibly
do. Therefore, in such cases, the colored
people throughout the land should In evory
possible way show their belief that they,
more than ail others In the community, are
horrified at the commission of such a crime
and are peculiarly concerned in taking
every possible measure to prevent It recur
rence. The slightest lack of vigor In de
nouncing the crime or bringing the criminal
to Justice, Is in Itself unpardonable.
Justice Seeds Swifter Wings.
However, every effort should be mad
under the law to expedite the proceedings
'oX Justice Irf the case of such an awful
crime: but it cannot be necessary to do
this to deprive any citizen of those funda
mental rignts to De neara in nis own ae
fense, which are so dear to us all, and
which He at the root of our liberty.
It certainly ought to be possible by the
proper administration ot the laws to se
cure swift vengeance on the criminal, and
the best and immediate efforts of all legis
lators, Judges and citizens should be ad
dressed to sacurlnr auch reforms in our
legal procedure as to leave no vestige ot
excuse for tnose misguioea men wno un
dertake to wreak vengeance through vio
lent methods.
Men who have been guilty of a crime
like criminal assault or murder should be
visited with swift and certain punishment
and the Just effort made by the courts to
protect them In their rlahts should under
no circumstances he perverted into permit
ting any mere technicality to avert or de
lay their punishment. The substantial
rlKhts of the prisoner to a fair trial must
of course be guaranteed, as you have so
Justly Insisted that they should be; but
subject to this guarantee, the law must
work swiftly and surely and all the agents
of the law should realize tne wrong tnat
thev do when they permit Justice to tit de'-
laved or thwarted for technical or insuf
ficient reasons. We must show that the
law is adequate to deal with crime by
freeing It from every vestige of technicality
and delay.
Mob Pnnlah Innocent Folk.
It is of course Inevitable that where ven
geance Is taken by a mob it should fre
quently light on innocent people, and the
wrong done In auch a caaa to the Individual
is one for which there Is no remedy. But
even where the real criminal la reached
the wrong done by the mob to the com'
munltv Itself Is well nigh as great. Es
peclaliy Is this true whe the lynching Is
accompaniea oy lonure. j Here axe certain
hideous sights when once seen can never
be whollv erased from the mental retina.
The mere fact of having seen them Implies
degradation. This la a thousandfold stronger
when instead of merely seeing the deed the
man has participated In It. V hoever In any
part or our country naa ever laaen part in
lawlessly putting to death a criminal by
the dreadful torture of fire must forever
after have th awful spectacle of his own
handiwork seared Into his brain and soul.
lie can never again b th same man.
Jadge Lynch Preaches Larrleasaeaa
This matter of lynching would be a ter
rible thing vn It it (topped with ths
Ivnohlua of men guilty of Inhuman and
hideous crimes, but aa a matter of fact
lawlessness of this type never does stop
and never can stop in sucn rasnion. isvery
violent man in the community is encour
aged by every case of lynching in which
the lynchers go unpunished to take the
law into his own hand whenever It suits
his own convenience.
In the same way the use of torture by
the mob in certain cases is sure to spread
until it la appnea more or leaa inaierrim
Inately. The spirit or lawlessness grows
with what it feeds on, and when mobs
with Impunity lyncn criminals lor one
cause they are certain to begin to lynch
real or aitegea criminals lor oiner causes
In the recent caeca or lynchlngs three
fourths were not for criminal assault at
all, but for murder, attempted murder and
even less heinous onensea Moreover, the
history of these recent cases shows the
awful fart that 'When the minds of men
sre habituated to torture by lawless bodies
to avenge crimes of peculiarly revolting
descriptions, other lawless bodies will use
torture In order to punish crimes of an
ordinary type.
Calls for Help to Stop Violence,
Surely no patriot can fail to see the fear.
ful brutalization and debasement which the
indulgence of auch a spirit and auch prac-
tlcea int'Vitaniy ponenu. eureiy all public
men. all writers for the dally presa, all
clergymen, all teachers all who In anv
way have a right to address the public
should with every energy unite to denounce
such crimes and to support those engaged
In putting them down.
As a people we claim the right to speak
with peculiar emphasis for freedom and
for fair treatment of all men without re
gard to dlfforeuces of race, fortune, creed
or color. We forfeit the right so to speak
when we commit or condone such crimes
as these of which I speak.
The nation, like the Individual, cannot
commit a crime with Impunity. If we are
guilty of lawlessness or violence, whether
our guilt conslsta of active participation
therein or In mere connivance or encour
agement, we ahall assuredly suffer later on
because of what we hn.ve done. The cor
neratone of thia republic, aa of all free
governmenta. la respect for and obedience
to the law. Where we permit the law to
be defied or evaded, whether by rich man
or poor man, by black man or white man,
we are Just ao much weakening the bonds
of our civilization and Increasing the
chances of its overthrow and the substllu-
tCo&Uaued. oa Sacond, Pag0
CURTAIL COTTON PRODUCTION
Fall Itlver Mills Shot Down, Over
Seven Thousand Operator
Being Idle.
FALL RIVKR. Mass., Aug .-Ths shut
down of the mills of the city will not be
more extended this week than last and
rather less thnn the week before. The
curtailment may be summarized as follows:
Operatives, 7.500; spindles idle, 760,000; re
duction of production, lOO.ooo pieces; sav
ing to mills In weekly wages, $.10,000.
Twelve corporatlone and sixteen mill ar
affected
This condition of affair Is likely to con
tinue for six weeks or until th new crop
of cotton Is on th market.
The official quarterly statement of divi
dends paid by Fall River mllla ahowa that
for the last three months corporation
shareholders have received $300,000. Thla la
a slight Increase of the total dividends
paid for the preceding quarter.
This apparent prosperity rn fae of the
present curtailment of production Is In a
measure explained by the fact that recent
dividends represent earnings mad by the
m factiirers of goods from cotton bought
lower figures than th ruling
odav. Future dividends based on
J of production ar anticipated with
' satisfaction.
PRINTERS FEAST DELEGATES
Baltimore t'nloa Shows F.aatern Bat-
pltallty to Visiting Typ'
tlekere. BALTIMORE, Aug. . Baltlmora Typo
graphical union No. 13 entertained today
the delegates, alternate and their wives
and the delegates and the officers of the
Ladies' Auxiliary who will attend the forty-ninth
annual convention of the interna
tional body at Washington tomorrow.
Nearly 700 visitors boarded the steamer
Emma Giles and visited nnapolls. There
a committee of the Annapolis union took
them In charge and showed them points
of historical Interest, Including th naval
academy buildings and grounds.
Leaving Annapolis, the vessel steamed
across the Chesapeake to Tolchester
Beach, where the visitors were entertained
at lunch. The steamer returned to Balti
more late this "evening, some of the dele
gates proceeding at once to Washington,
while others were further entertained by
members of the local union.
CHICAGO PLANS BIG BIRTHDAY
Iluadred Thousand Will B Sownt an
Centennial Celebratloa la
September.
CHICAGO, Aug. t.-The subscription list
of the Chicago Centennial oelebratlon to
commemorate the permanent settlement of
the city has reached 125,000. The com
mittee organized to canvass the various
line of business report that the entire
$100,000 required will be raised by Septem
ber L
Th manufacturers have taken hold of the
proposed Industrial parade and promise to
mak It on ot the most Imposing features
of th oelebratlon. The feminine aide of
th fetes will be looked, gfter by the club
women.' The DaugfUers ot thb American
Revolution will give a reception to th
distinguished guests. , ,
The sixth annual convention of th Na
tional Firemen's association will be held
during Jubilee week.
KATY TRAIN IN COLLISION
Three of Crew Are Injured and
Paaaengers Are Severely
Shaken Vp.
DALLAS, Tex., Aug. . At 8:30 tonight,
while rounding a curve on a fifty-foot em
bankment leading to the bridge across the
Trinity river, two Missouri, Kansas at
Texas passenger trains collided, while run
ning at a, high rate of speed.
Three persons were Injured, as follows:
George Gumpert, engineer of north
bound train, both legs broken.
Jamea Alders, engineer of routh-bound
train, collar bona broken.
Isaac Smith, porter, leg broken and In
ternal Injuries.
The passengers were severely shaken up,
but no injuries were sustained. Both
trains remained on the track.
LAUNCH SINKS, FOUR DROWN
Gasoline Tank Explodes, tending
Mala Boaters to Watery
Grave.
PORTLAND, Ms., Aug. . Four young
men lost their lives last night by the sink
ing of a gasoline launch off Ash Point.
The launch was sunk by the explosion of
the gasoline tank.
The dead:
HENRY K. CROCKER, aon of Superin
tendent J. W. Crocker, of th Rockland A
Camden Water company.
FRANK F. VEAZIJ; a student of th
University of Maine.
RAYMOND G. HALL, son of Captain
Hudson Hall.
CHARLES W. HOLMES, a traveling
salesman.
TROLLEY CARSJNJURE MANY
Crowded Train Collide at Cin
cinnati, Maiming Sixteen
Peraona.
CINCINNATI, Aug. . By a collision of
electrio cars on the Cincinnati aV Eastern
Interurban line today between Mount
Washington and Bethel, O., two crowded
cars were damaged and sixteen persons
were hurt, four seriously. It Is said the
collision was due to a misunderstanding
of telephone orders.
Seriously Injured:
F. Trullet, motorman; foot cut off,
William Paris, arm fractured.
Mrs. J. E. Merkger. head cut. Internal
injuries.
Joseph W. Lewis, head cut
MARSHALS FIGHT OUTLAWS
Officer Fatally Wonnded, While Oaa
Bandit Dies and Another
Is Hart.
GUTHRIE, Okl. Aug. I.-In a flght be
tween deputy United States marshals and
a gang of outlaws late yesterday in the
Osage nation one outlaw Is reported killed,
another seriously wounded, and Wiley
Halnea, a deputy marshal, fatally wounded.
A heavy storm cut off communication with
Pawhuska, the capital of the Osage nation,
and particulars are lacking.
The outlaws are believed to be members
of the Martin gang, who recently held up
and robbed 100 travelers near Bartlesville,
I. T. Th deputies hv ba a their
trail tor a monUw . .
HORN GAINS BRIEF LIBERTY
Fights Way from Cheyenne Jail! is
Wounded, Punned and Captured.
WYOMING POPULACE THREATEN LYNCHING
Famous Marderer Takes Companion
la Prison, Attacks Guard and.
Flees, Maiming Officer Before
Succumbing; to Posse.
CHEYENNE, Wyo.. Aug. ..-(Special
Telegram.) Tom Horn and Jim McCloud
made a sensational attempt to break jail
this morning, but were recaptured before
they had gone far. Both men were wounded,
but not seriously.
A mob gathered to lynch the murderers,
but the officers Interfered and succeeded
In calming the violence. of the ringleaders,
and while there Is strong talk of lynching
tonight. It Is believed the citizens will let
the law take Ita course. Horn Is the al
leged paid assassin of th cattlemen, and
la charged with the commission of numer
ous murders on the plains and In the
mountains of the west. He Is under sen
tenco of death for the murder of Willie
Nickel, son of an Iron Mountain ranch
man, who was shot from ambush two years
ago.
McCloud Is alleged to have murdered Ben
Mlnnlck, the Big Horn basin flockmaster.
who was assassinated in his sheep wagon
on Black mountain last February. It Is
charged that the crime and others alleged
lo have been committed by McCloud were
also Instigated by the cattlemen. Friends
of McCloud attempted to deliver him at
Thsrmopolls two weeks ago, and were only
prevented by calling out the troops.
Prisoners Darh on Jailer.
The escape this morning was effected
by McCloud and Horn dashing from their
cells when Under Sheriff Proctor unlocked
the corridor door to give them water. The
Jailer fought the desperadoes single
handed for twenty-five minutes nnd
wounded Horn, but was finally over'pow
ered and compelled 'to give up the keys.
The prisoners attempted to mount
horses and ride to the hills, but the ap
pearance ot citizens armed with rifles pre
vented this. The Jailer la seriously.
though not dangerously injured by the
prisoners.
When Proctor appeared at the cell door
to give the two desperate men their break
fast they both sprang on him together
He struggled violently, hurling tlrst one
and then the other to the ground and mo
mentarlly freeing himself from them.
There wns too much at stake, however,
for the prisoners to give up the fight, and
as fast as they recovered their feet they
piled on him again. Again he wrenched
himself loose and started down the corri
dor In aearch of help. The brace of mur
derers followed, and, catching up with him
dodged his blows and threw themselves on
to him. Another struggle, fierce, long and
desperate, ensued; but the result was a
foregone conclusion. Proctor's only hope
being that assistance would reach him be
for his gtrength gave out. This was not
to be. however, and soon th two men
had him dow" nnd powerless.
Pi
' Gets at Pistol.
Quickly 1 a bound and gagged and
carried off "umph to th sheriff's of
flee, where I. waa released, and he waa
ordered to oi .-n the safe and hand over
the Jail keys. By some oversight the des
peradoes had left him hla gun and while
they were busy seeking the keys he
reached down into his pocket, pulled the
pistol and began firing.
For twenty minutes the three men strug
gled. Proctor shooting at every oppor
tunity and Horn and McCloud striving at
one to keep him from firing and to take
from him the revolver they so unguardedly
left with him at th outset.
During this second fight Horn sustained
two flesh wounds in the arm, but waa still
full of vigor, when footsteps were heard
approaching, and the brace of thugs, con
sidering discretion the better part of valor,
took to their heels, ol earing the Jail Just
aa several persons cam along thf hall to
the scene of battle.
A general alarm was at one sounded
and hundreds of angry citizens turned out
in a twinkling, armed with rifles and
mounted, prepared to scour the country If
need.be in search of the two most unpop
ular ' criminal in Wyoming's history.
Seek Horses la Vain.
A long chase waa, however, unnecessary,
as neither prisoner was able to secure a
horse before being discovered and recap
tured. , On leaving the Jail the two men scat
tered and prowled around dark alleys,
seeking a stable and a mount. Horn was
first discovered, about 800 yards from the
prison. He immediately saw the hopeless
ness of his position and surrendered with
out a struggle. A few minutes later an
other band came upon McCloud in a nearby
barn, whither he was In the act of lead
ing a horso. Hs tried to fight and man
aged to struggle Into his saddle. A fusllade
of rifle shots, however, led to hla speedy
capitulation.
The two men were quickly housed again
In the cells they so recently vacated, prob
ably tho close proximity of the Jail alon
saving them from summary vengeance, as
after they were again behind bars the
mob began to think of a lynching and gath
ered in front of the prison a if to carry
out the intention. Proctor, however, dis
suaded them. Ho sustained several nasty
cuta and bruises in the melee, but other
wise waa not seriously hurt. He waa In
clined to make light ot the matter, saying
to the cook: "Get breakfast ready for the
prlsonera and let Horn and McCloud have
their fill."
Shoot Boy from Ambush.
The murder for which Tom Horn was
sentenced occurred last fall in th Iron
Mountain country. From evidence given
at tho Inquest and the trial It appears that
Horn's original scheme was to shoot the
father of Willie Nickel, a small sheep
rancher, but while waiting In hiding to
commit the act he was seen by young Wil
lie, who was riding after some cattle. Horn
called to the boy to atop, but young Nickel
refused and rode to warn nla father.
Horn, who was lying behind a rock. Im
mediately flred two shots, the first missing
Its mark and the second entering the boy's
left side. Willie Nickel manugyd to keep
his saddle until he reached the gate of the
ranch, when he fell from his horse dead.
Think Horn Hired Asaaaaln.
It waa and la atlll generally believed In
the neighborhood that Horn waa paid by
certain large stock owners to get rid of
small cattle and sheep men who owned
land in the vicinity of the big companies.
Be this aa It may, the case Intensified the
h'gh feeling on the range and led to a
crop of rumors associating Horn with num
erous other murders. Horn Is Indeed al
leged to have boasted of other crimes and
to have said he used to place a stone un-
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CONDITION 0FTHE WEATHER
Forecast for Nebraska Local Showers and
fooler Muiidjy; Tuesday rair and
Warmer.
Teniperetnre at Omaha Yeaterdayi
Hoar. lies. Hoar. I)r.
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BALLOON ON BURT'S HOUSE
Prealdeat of t'nloa Purine Kntertalas
Vagrant Alrahlp from Krog's
Park.
Considerable excitement was occasioned
in the vicinity tf 113 South Thirty-uinth
street about 8 o'clock last night by a bal
loon which fell upon th residence of Hor
ace G. Burt, president of the Union Pa
clllc railway. Those who saw the airship
descending thought there was a man cling
ing to the rojies, but the object afterward
proved to be tho cannon which la used by
the aer.jnnut at Krug's park. Th balloon
alighted srjuarely upon the top of the large
chimney on Mr. Hurt' house and a re
port was soon current that the man had
fallen down the chimney. A hurry call
was sent to the police station for a ladder
to rescue the supposed unfortunate bal
loonist, but as the police department does
not boast of such a piece' of furniture as
a ladder the call was passed on the fire
department, which responded promptly with
an extension ladder.
By the time the firemen arrived on the
scene a man who recovers the balloon for
the park management htd got to the scene
and explained that the balloonist was safe,
os he had made his regular parachute drop.
The balloon was rescued from the house
top after some difficulty. Mr. Burt was
afraid that the weight of the cloth would
pull the chimney over an Injure some of
the spectators, so he would allow no steps
to be taken to get the balloon down until
after the arrival of the firemen with a lad
dcr. When asked what the damage was
he said he thought It would amount to
about half a cent. He considered the fun
worth the trouble.
TURTLE RULES COMMUNITY
Creeplng Creature, Pet of Babies,
Keeps Kverjbody Indoor Down
in It .Neighborhood.
In the neighborhood of Twenty-fifth and
Mason streets residents are spending their
venlngs inside their homes, little children
cover up their feet when they go to bed
nnd the dogs stay under the house. All
this because in that neighborhood a real,
live, snapping turtle is wandering around.
The turtlo waa the find of two babies,
twins of that locality. They got It, no
one seems to know where, but they brought
It home. When the mother of the twins
discovered the plaything the fact waa an
j.ounced to the remainder of that part of
the village by wild shouting, flourishing ot
a broomstick and the yanking ot the twlus
into the house.
These three are the only ones that have
seen the turtle thus far. It Is said, but Its
presence has been felt for a block around.
Especially have those three-year-old twins
felt it. They are in bed at aundown, and
before that time they play In the sitting
room or drag around at their mother's
apron strings. A dog yelped last night and
a vigorous search was made for the turtle
by the men of the neighborhood, but he
could not be located.
Several chickens have been missed late
ly, 'cats have made themselves scarce and
a general reign of terror Is being exper
ienced in that vicinity. The turtle has
been described as weighing from ten to
100 pounds. A vigilance committee has
been organized to find It and the committee
will start out the first night a storm is
predicted.
BOOM MILES FOR WHITE HOUSE
Tloalon Vfterani Declare Prealdent
Slighted General and Moat
Fight Him at Polla.
BOSTON, Aug. 9. (Special Telegram.)
A Miles presidential boom has been started
by prominent republicans tiere, particu
larly the old soldier element, who are of
the belief that President Roosevelt, In per
mitting Miles to retire from the army
without any reference to his distinguished
service to his country, has made a presi
dential possibility that Roosevelt should
be made to reckon with.
It Is regarded as a stigma that will stick
to President Roosevelt and an outrage that
the Grand Army of the Republic is not
going to forget.. Round th leading hotels,
clubs and political resorts the alleged
affront to General Miles Is the theme of
constant discussion. Men close to Bay
state republican leaders acknowledge th
conviction that General Miles Is a strong
probability as a presidential nomine.
General Miles is expected to mak his
horn in Boston.
MAY STORM RUINS PEACHES
lm M. nueaell Say Nebraaka'a f.nat
Chance for a Crop Is Gone
Apple Crop Small.
There Is a very poor ptospect for any
sort of a -peach crop trt Nebraska this
year," said L. M. Russell, one of th fore
most fine fruit growers In the state. "Th
May storm destroyed our last shanc for
peaches this year. The trees came through
the winter in good shape and there was a
bright prospect for a big crop, but that
storm of May 17 knocked our calculations
out completely. There will be soma tew
apples In different parte of th state, but
they will not begin to compare with the
big crop of last year."
NEGRO BEHEADS CHILDREN
Decapitates Infants with Axe, Be
lieving Crime Inspired from
on High.
COLUMBIA, 8. C, Aug. . Rlzzle Auken,
a negro, was committed to Jail today for
beheading her two daughters, 8 and E
years old. '
The heads were severad with an axe and
thrown into the lire. The woman admitted
the deed, saving she had received a mes
sage from God ordering the crime.
Movements ot Oceaa Vessels Aug. 10
At New York Arrived Astoria, from
Glasgow; La Champagne, from Havre.
At Liverpool Arrived I'mbrla, from New
York.
At Queenstown Arrived Cymric, from
New York, for Liverpool, and proceeded;
Campania, from Liverpool, for New York.
At Han Francisco Arrived United Platea
steamer Ixigan, from Manila. Balled Ko
bala, for Capetown, via Chemalnus; Fran
cola, for Ivswicb
Thounndj Fack St. Teter'tf and AypiRud
Lro'i Successor on Fapal Throue,
PROVIDENCE SEEMS TO GUARD CROWDS
Qigantio Ums of Wedged Humanity Strug
gle Through Cathedral Soon.
CEREMONY" HEIGHTENED BY COLOR SCHEME
Gorgeous Civil and Ecclesiastical TJnTcrmi
Lend Faf&antment to Seene.
RINGING CHEERS GREET FINAL AC1
People Wildly A ratal m Holy Fei-her
W hen Triple Crown la Plaeed e
III Head at Close ot
Ceremony.
ROME, Aug. . Pope Fins X was crovr
today in the basilica of Ht. Peter's In the
pretence ot the princes and high digni
taries of the church, th diplomats and
Roman nobles and with all the solemnity
and splendor associated with lids, the
most magnificent lite in the Roman Cath-
ollo church.
As Cardinal Macchl, the dean of the car-
Ctnal deacons, placed the triple crown on
the head of the venerable pontiff, the throng
of 70,000 persona gathered within the ca
thedral burst into unrestrained acclama
tions, the choir Intoned a iiymn of tttumph
and the bells of Rome ring out a Joyful
peul.
Basilica Fa' 1 le Overflowing.
It Is fifty-seven years since the Romans
and Europe assisted at such a function as
that held In St. Peter's today. Tho gveat
basilica, popularly supposed never to htve
been quite full, was ovrrnowing with Im
munity. The papal throno, a bewildering
mixture of gold, red and silver, waa erected
In front of the high altar. As. contrary
to custom at these ceremonials, there was
no galleries, the basilica bore more of the
normal aspect. On the altar, which was
dressed In white, r.ood the famous gilt
cacdleaUcka and a magnificent crucifix. All
the available standing space within the
cathedral was divided Into sections by
wooden barriers, which to a certain extent
kept the vast crowd In order.
During the early tours after sunrise a
heavy fog hung over Rome, and one bank
of the Tiber could not be teen from the
other while from the St. Angelo bridge one
seemed to look Into a fathomless abyss.
The effect was especially magnificent on
entering the piazza of St. Peter's. At times
Michael Angelo's great dome disappeared
completely from view while at others 5t ap
peared through a flowing golden mist. As
the morning wore on the fog disappeared
and the sun shone with all Its southern In
tensity until it became unbearably hot and
the stones, columns and statues seemed to
radiate the heat on th thousands waiting
to enter the churoh.
Hell Announce Opening ot Doors.
At a. m. th ringing of bells announced
th Immlneut opening of the doors and a
commotion at once began among the crowd.
But ten minutes elapsed Before the doors
were opened and each minute seemed a
century to the waiting crowd which for
hours , had already been standing before
the closed portals. Th police and Italian
soldiers had a difllcllt task to maintain or
der aa the crush and fatigue began to tell
on the patience of the people.
When the doors -vsre at length opened
the rush waa terrific, many who started
from the bottom of the steps outside be
ing lifted from their feet and carried Into
the cathedral. It was a great human tor
rent let loose, thousands of people rushing,
crushing and squeezing amid protests, ges
ticulations and cries for help.
But once In the whirlpool there waa r.o
escape and the compactness of the crowd
proved to be the safety of those caugl.t
In it. Women fainted In eomparatlwly
large numbers, but no serious accidents,
were reported. Fortunately tiere were
few children prasent. After their entranco
the people hs.d further long hours of wait
ing and It Is computed that the majority
were on their feet altogether ten hours,
five before the ceremony and another five
while It lasted.
Those who had rwelved special invita
tions. Including the high ecclesiastics, who
were not participating In the procession,
the diplomats and the Roman ar'stooraoy, :
had a reserved entrance 'through th
sacristy of St. Peter's. Trine Massimo, .
accompanied by his daughter-in-law.
Princess Patrice, the daughter of Don Car
los, was given a prominent seat. Duka
Robert of Parma as the only o'her mem
ber of a royal family to attend. Among
the arsltosrncy there was a great mixture
of those Roman nobles who remain faith
ful to the papacy and those adhering to
tho Qulrlnal. Sir Thomas Fsmonde, rep
resenting the Irish parliamentary party,
was received by two knights of the Cape
and Sword, one F. McNutt, an American,
and conducted to the dlplomatio enclosure.
Pope Alone Is Tranquil.
Inside th Vatican there waa no less
movement and bustle as the papal pro-,
cession, composed of about BOO persons, all
! of whom had gathered early in the apos
tolic palace, waa formed. The pope aeemed
to be the only ttanqull one among them
all. He rose unurually early and took a
stroll In the gardens. H then allowed
himself to be dressed by the cardinals. He
evinced no nervousn.es and even said
Jokingly to the master of ceremonies, who
the other day ruggested that he rhould
use the plural form in speaking rf him
self: "We feel well this morning, but we
may be different on returning from our
coronation."
Just before ' entering th sedla gesta
torla he aaked for his spactatles, and when
the master of ceremonies discreetly hinted
that his holiness would )ook be.ter with
out them, "I have no deaiT to a; pear what
I am not," said he. and wore them during
the entire ceremony.
The procession was long In gettrng under
way, but afterwards, aa It moved through
the magnificent halls and corridors of the
Vatican, It recalled former daya, when all
waa color and picturesque within th pal
ace. The central figure In th long pro
cession was Plus X. His heavy whit
robes and the red ajid gold uiltr were
worn without an effort, making a vivid
contrast to those memorable occasions on
which Pops Leo XII! wor them, for Leo
seemed always unable to support their
weight Over the pontiff's head a canopy
was held by eight men, while th historic
ostrich feather fans with peacock tips gave
a touch of barbario splendor to western
eyes.
"Good wishes," he said, "ar extremely
precious."
PantlS Almost Terror-Kt rlckr a.
Th procession then again re-formed and
proceeded to I lie door of th basilica,
Vb rough which. Plus X cast aa almost tur-
