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VOLUME XX. LOUP CITY, SHERMAN COUNTY, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, JULY 24. 190.5. NUMBER 37.
LYNCHED BY 1/IOB
CROWD BREAKS IN JAIL AND
8HOOTS MURDERER.
SHERIFF KILLED BY A VOLLEY
One Prisoner Escapes but Is After
wards Recaptured and Shot to
Death—Jail Doors Battered Down by
a Telegraph Pole.
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BUTTE, Mont.—A special to the ,
Miner from Red Lodge, Mont, says:
Jim Gorman, who killed his brother
about a year ago. and ran off with his j
brother’s wife, and a man named VVal- |
ters, who killed a widow named
Hoover at Hot Springs two years ago,
were lynched at Basin, Wyo., early
Sunday. C. E. Pierce, a deputy sheriff,
was killed during the attack on the
jail.
A state of lawlessness now prevails
in northwestern Wyoming, as a result
of which all law and order seems to
have been abolished. From President
MofTett of the Montana & Wyoming
Telephone company, who is now mak
ing a tour of inspection of his com
pany’s lines, comes the news of the
lynching, and of an appeal for help
from Sheriff Fenton of Big Horn coun
ty, who has arrested a number of
prominent cattlemen from Thermopo
lis and has appealed to the governor
of Wyoming for the assistance of the
militia in getting his men to Basin.
It was reported by tb« sheriff Wed
nesday morning that a mob was com
ing up to Basin from Hyatsville and
Tonslip for the pm-pose of lynching
Gorman and Walters. As a measure
of preeauation the sheriff took these,
two men and a liorsethief out of the
jail and secreted them in a gulley near
town, under guard of Deputy Sheriffs
Felix Alston and C. E. Pierce.
Gorman managed to slip his hand
cuffs and make his escape. He swam
the Big Horn river, an unprecedented
feat, and made for the mountains. A
possee of seven men quickly organiz
ed and Gorman was recaptured about
fifty miles from Basin. A mob of about
fifty unmasked men rode up the bank
of the Big Horn and compelled the
ferryman to carry them across the
river.
The mob proceeded at once to the
county jail and fired a volley into the
building. Deputy Moore and Special
Deputy Meade were guarding the men
at the time. One bullet grazed Meade’s
shoulders and entered Pierce’s heart.
Members of the mob quickly procured
two telephone poles and battered |
the jail doors down. They first came
to Walters, who was crouched in his
cell, piteously begging for mercy. No
needleess torture was resorted to.
Walters' was shot instantly.
The mob next found Gorman, whose
body was pierced by five bullets, and
was left presumably dead. He linger
ed, however, for some time.
IDEAS OF CORONER BURKE.
Will Suppress the Details of All
Suicides.
CLEVELAND O.—Coroner Burke
said that he will make an attempt to
suppress details in the cases of all
suicides.
"The publication of suicide stories
under glaring headlines, giving every
detail of the crime,” said Coroner
Burke, “Is most harmful to the public
at large and is the uirect cause of
bo many suicides. 1 have noticed
that when a suicide is printed a num
ber of suicides immediately follow,
all taking their lives In the same man
ner."
Coroner Burke said he would ask
the co-operation of the managing edi
tors of the local press In his efforts
to carry out his ideas.
New Bug in the Corn.
COLUMBUS, Mo—Prof. Stedman of
the department of horticulture of the
Missouri university, after a tour
through St. Charles, St. Louis and
Franklin counties reports that a pecu
liar bug is injuring corn. Prof. Sted
man is going to collect a quantity of
these bugs for experimentation. He
hopes to be able to inoculate them just
as the chinch bugs are Inoculated.
Burlington Borrows 95,000,000.
NEW YORK—It was seml-offlcially
announced Tuesday that the Chicago,
Burlington & Quincy railroad had se
cured a temporary loan of 15,000,000
on notes due next March at 5Mi per
cent interest, plus one-half per cent
commission, making a total rate of 0
per cent. The Burlington company
will use most of the money for pend
ing Improvements.
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BOTH OPIUM dILLS TABLED.
Philippine Commission Will Probe
Regulations Elsewhere.
MANILA—The Philippine commis
sion has tabled both the opium bills.
The first bill provides for the pro
posed opium monopoly, the second is
a substitute making the importation
of opium unlawful except by pharma
cists and permitting its sale on a
physician's certificate.
A commission was appointed to vis
it Oriental countries and investigate
the regulations in force there.
Oovernor Taft has championed the
theory of regulation and has demon
strated that the passage of the first
bill meant the prohibition of the drug
to the 8,000,000 Filipinos and Moron
and an effeetive regulation for the
100,000 Chinese in the archipelago
more stringent than the English reg
ulations. He deelared that it was
generally known that the opium hab
it as practiced by nearly all China
men was less pernicious than whisky
drinking and mercilessly exposed the
eorntpt combination of Chinese deal
ers who are circulating falsely signed
protests and raising money for the de
feat of the bill.
IN A STATE OF COMA.
The Pope’s Condition Now of the
Gravest Character.
ROME—The pope lies this (Sun
day) night in a state of coma, and
there are grave doubts in the minds
of his doctors whether he will ever
completely emerge. His immediate
dissolution seems only averted by the
reliability of the action of his heart.
His pulse, though weak, continues
steady. Shortly before midnight Dr.
I^aponni said to the correspondent of
the Associated Press:
“The pope at the present moment
is in a state of coma, which may be
called a condition preceding the last
agony', the duration of which it is im
possible to forecast, although every
thing leads to the belief that in this
condition he cannot last long. To be
more exact, he is still in a state of
torpor and stupor, from which, how
ever, he rouses occasionally when he
hears sharp sounds.”
HE CAN’T SPEAK AT BOTH.
Bryan Will Choose Between Conven
tion and Chautauqua.
URBANA, O—The Urbana Chau
tauqua has made arrangements for
William J. Bryan to deliver an ad
dress on August 5. The democratic
county central committee decided to
hold the county convention on the
same day in order that Mr. Bryan
might address the convention.
The Chautauqua managers have
just met and decided that the editor
of the Commoner shall not address
the democratic convention. They
think his speech at the assembly
would not draw such a large crowd
to the assembly if Mr. Bryan also de
livered a speech at the convention.
If Mr. Bryan insists on addressing
the convention ho will not be permit
ted to deliver his lecture at the Chau
tauqua.
APPRECIATE HIS TELEGRAM.
Vatican Wires Thanks to President
for His Sympathy.
ROME!—President Roosevelt’s tele
gram expressing the president’s sym
pathy for his holiness in this hour of
supreme anxiety and asking to be in
formed of the condition of the vener
able patient, has been received.
The Vatican authorities are deeply
appreciative of this expression of sym
pathy and recall the cordial personal
exchanges between the president and
the pope when the volumes of the
presidential messages and papal ency
clicals were exchanged. Cardinal
Rampolla sent an answer to the mes
sage, which contained the thanks of
the Vatican authorities for the solic
itude expressed by the president and
also the latest information concerning
the condition of the pope.
Storm Keep* President In.
OYSTER BAY, N. Y.—President
Roosevelt did not attend church Sun
day. In company with President
Nicholas Murray Butler of Columbia
university and Dr. I-Jimbert, his old
family physician and friend, he re
mained at sagamore Hill quietly, dur
ing the day, which, on recount of a
persistent storm, was dismal and dis
agreeable until evening. Mrs. Roose
vent and the children attended serv
ices at Christ Episcopal church.
When David takes Oollath's weapon
he loses his heavenly allr.
MAY LIVE WEEKS
POPE AGAIN IMPROVES SO DOC
TORS HAVE HOPES.
A CHANCE FOR THE BETTER
The Pope Too Weak to Dress Himself
and Finds it Necessary to Allow
Valet to Assist Him to His Chair—
Masses Celebrated for Sick Pontiff.
ROME.—Aiiain the unexpected has
happened, and while not recovering.
Pope Leo is slightly improved, so that
now several days, and possibly weeks,
are given him to live. The change
was first noted by the doctors at their
usual examination Friday morning,
when instead of finding the pontiff a
stage nearer death, as they expected,
they were able to report him a trifle
better than the night before. The
rally, if so it may be called, continued
all day, the evening bulletin confirming
the morning hopes, and today the
news is still better.
Shortly after 2 the pope fell asleep,
resting fairly easy till 4, when he
woke, restless, but apparently no
worse.
During the day his holiness com
plained of soreness, got out of bed
and seated himself in his armchair
for several minutes; later he received
his confessor, and at 3 fell asleep for
a short time. Toward night his appe
tite partially returned and he took
some soup, a piece of toast and a little
wine almost with relish.
Dr. Mazzoni entered the pontiff's
bedroom at 8:30 Friday morning after
Dr. Laponni had reported to him how
his holiness had passed the night. He
found the patient, as Pope Leo him
self said, "unrefreshed and tired.”
HU holiness complained tnat, wniie
the doctors had promised that his
illness would not last long, it is now
two weeks since he went to bed.
The pontiff prefers to sit up on the
bed, as in that position he feels less
oppression on his lungs and oan
breathe more easily. Dr. Mazzoni spent
much time examining him. As his
holiness is reduced almost to a sKeie
ton, if a new operation is decided
upon it will not be because of any
hope of saving the patient's li^e, but
simply for the purpose of rendering
the death agonies less.
The doctors, though not entertaining
the least hope of their patient’s rew»^
ery, consider his general condition
somewhat better, whereas they ex
pected him to be much worse.
The pontiff's pulse is exactly as it
was on Thursday and his temperature
is about the same, while his respira
tion shows a little improvement, hav
ing returned to what t was on Wed
nesday. His appearance, however, is
that of one who could not last another
hour.
MRS. JAMES G. BLAINE IS DEAD.
Passes Away at the Augusta Home
After Protracted Illness.
AUGUSTA, Me.—Mrs. James G.
Blaine died at the Blaine homestead
here Wednesday.
Mrs. Blaine had been in poor health
for several months and seriously ill
for several days.
Mrs. Blaine was 76 years of age.
Prom Washington, a short time ago,
she came to the old family residence
on State street. She was in an en
ieebled condition and had been un
der almost constant attention since.
During the past week she failed rap
idly. Her condition was due to a gen
eral breakdown of the system.
Mrs. Blaine's maiden name was Har
riet Stanwood, the daughter of a lead
ing cltisen of the state of Maine.. She
met her husband while both of them
were teachers in a Kentucky school.
They were married at Pittsburg, and
later came to Augusta, where Mr.
Blaine became editor of the Kenneber
JoOrnal.
MRS. MINNIE CUMMINGS GUILTY,
Jury Finds Shs Murdered Her Fourth
Husband.
ST. LOUIS, Mo.—The sealed ver
dict of the Jury, read In court Tues
day, finds Minnie Cummings, charged
with killing her husband, Dennis Cum
mings, April 18, 1903, guilty of murder
n the second degree. The penalty was
fixed at ten years' imprisonment in
the penitentiary.
Mrs. Cummings will, on July 20, be
tried for the alleged murder of hei
third husband, Edgar M. Harris, who
died October 8, 1901. His death was
first termed suicide, but a later inves
tlgation, after the death of Cummings,
led to an indictment charging murder
in the second degree.
ABOUT RURAL MAIL DELIVERY. |
Poatofflce Department Make* an Ex
planation of Its Position.
WASHINGTON. D. C.—The postof
flce department has made public the
following;:
“There seems to be a wide misun
derstanding: as to the present attitude
of the department regarding rural
free delivery. The statement has been
published quite generally, particularly
in the west, that rural routes that do
not haudlc 3,000 pieces of mail per
month and supply 100 families are to
oe discontinued. It is not the pur
pose of the department to disturb
routes already established unless they
ire manifestly, unnecessary. There
ire now on tile in the department pe
titions for more routes that will sup
ply more than 100 families than can
be established with the present appro
priation. This being the case, the de
partment does not feel it wise, equita
ble or just to establish a route supply
ing less than 100 families, the. great
est good to the greatest number being
the fundamental principle upon which
rural free delivery 13 being establish
ed. As long as all the routes asked
for cannot be established because of
the lack of sufficient money, the routes
that will supply the greater number
it families should certalply have pref.
srence."
ROOT AND MOODY ORDER
Army and Navy Now Work To
gether.
WASHINGTON, D. C.— Secretaries
Root and Moody Issued the following
joint order:
- “The department of war and the de
partment of the navy hav\ agreed
upon the formation of a joint board,
to be composed of four officers of the
army and four officers of the navy, to
hold stated sessions and such extraor
dinary sessions as shall appear ad
visable, for the purpose of conferring
upon, discussing and reaching com
mon conclusions regarding all matters
calling for the co-operation of the two
services. Any matters which seem to
either department to call for such con
sideration may be referred by that de
partment to the board thus formed.
All reports of the board shall be made
in duplicate, one to each depart
ment. All reports and proceedings
of the board shall be confidential. The
senior member of the board present
will preside at its meetings and the
junior member of the board present
will act as its recorder."
ROOT BACK FROM OYSTER BAY.
Conferred With President Roosevelt
on Army Promotions.
WASHINGTON, D. C.—Secretary
Root returned to Washington at a late
hour Tuesday night from Oyster Bay,
where he had been In conference with
the president on various war depart
ment matters. A number of army pro
motions and retirements were deter
mined on while the secretary was at
Oyster Bay, and these will be announc
ed In a few days.
Secretary Root declined to make
any statement bearing on the subject
of his retirement from the cabinet. He
will not diBcusa the matter in any way.
The secretary expects that the work
of the Alaskan boundary commission
will be completed in season to enable
him to submit his annual report to
| congress on the assembling of that
body in regular session in December.
WANTS LOAN OF $35,000,000.
President Palma Would Send Commie*
eion to Negotiate.
HAVANA—President Palma has
sent a message to congress recom
mending the appointment of a mem
ber of each house to act with an ap
pointee of the executive commission
ers to proceed to the United States
and negotiate the $35,000,000 loan.
The senate held an extended ses
sion Monday evening, but did not
reach the matter of ratification of the
United States naval stations treaty.
It approved President Palma's rec
ommendation to move the penitentiary
to Principe castle, from the presidio.
The latter Is situated on the harbor
front and is desired for the erection
of a great hotel.
Good Wheat Yield In Russia.
LONDON.—The Standard’s corre
spondent at Odessa says the cessation
of the recent heavy rains, followed
by hot and ripening weather, has
saved the crops at the eleventh hour.
Harvesting is now in full swing
throughout the whole of South Rus
sia and a fairly abundant yield
is assured.
HIDDEN PICTURE PUZZLE.
Ml am going over to eee Eben." Where la he?
PORTS ARE OPEN
RUSSIA AGREES NOT TO INTER
FERE WITH POLICY.
TRADE FREE TjMHE WORLD
% WASHINGTON — The Manchurian
question has been settled satisfactor
ily to this government.
' Assurances have been received from
the Chinese government that it will,
in the . ar future, open, as treaty
ports, several ports now closed to the
world's trade.
The Russian government has con
veyed formal assurance to the United
States government that It will not In
any way oppose such opening. While
the ports to be opened are not yet spec
ified, It is gathered from the commu
nications received that they are Mouk
den, the principal Island port of Man
churia, and Ta Tung Kao, at the mouth
of the Yalu river.
The state department is highly grat
ified at the outcome, feeling that it has
secured not only for American com
merce, but for the commerce of the
world at large, a very substantial gain.
It now develops that the meeting or
Russian officials at Port Arthur, just
concluded, was but one of the steps,
though an important one, which the
St. Petersburg government had plan
ned in execution of its purpose to place
matters of internal administration in
Manchuria in such condition that the
ports desired by the United States and
Japan could be opened to trade with
out causing disturbance or involving
undue sacrifice of proper Russian in
terests.
It already had been reported that
much of the friction that had grown
out of the Manchurian question was
caused by a sort of triple yet independ
ent administration of affairs in Man
churia, by representatives of the dif
ferent branches of the Russian gov
ernment.
The result was that one official
would not feel bound by the pledges
made by another, so that foreign na
tions complained of bad faith. It is
understood that now, following the
Port Arthur conference, a compact and
responsible direction of affairs has
been arranged for and orders Issued
from St. Petersburg are certain to
meet with speedy and exact compli
ance.
Although no set time Is mentioned
In the promise to open the ports, it
Is believed that this will follow soon
after the Russian evacuation in Sep
tember.
It is now known that the negotia
tions which have termined so success
fully were practically brought to their
present phase by Secretary Hay and
Count Cassini at a meeting at the Rus
sian embassy on June 28, the day be
fore the secretary left for Newport,
for the ambassador then had in hand
the necessary authorization from his
own government to make the pledges
which are now in process of redemp
tion.
Harriman Plans Fine Villa.
MIDDLETOWN, N. Y.—E. H. Harri
man Is having plans prepared for the
erection of an Italian villa in the wil
derness of Arden.
The work of construction is to be
gin as soon as Mr. Harriman returns
from Europe.
CANDIDACY OF CLEVELAND.
What W. J. Bryan Ha# to Say of thw
Same.
MILWAUKEE, Wi#.—W. J. Bryan
was Interviewed here as to the Cleve
land movement. Mr. Bryan said: "It
Is a comedy as It now stands, but a
tragedy If It should succeed."
Mr. Bryan declared that all he de
sired to see was the nomination by
the democratic party of some one who
would stand by democratic principles.
“By democrats,” said he, "I mean
the principles enunciated at the Kan
sas City convention of the democratic
party, the last opportunity the party
had to declare the principles on which
It stands.”
Asked if there was any danger of
the old line of Cleveland democrats
capturing the next convention. Mr.
Bryan said: "I do not think such a
thing is a probability. If there were
such a probability, danger would be
the right word to use In connection
with the results it would work to the
democratic party."
ATTEMPT TO BRIBE A JUDGE.
An Attorney Alleged to Have Offered
$250,000.
BUTTE, Mont.—The disbarment
case of A. J. Shores, chief attorney
for the Amalgamated Copper com
pany, charged with attempting to
bribe Judge Harney with $250,000, in
connection with the Minnie Heath
mine decision, was called for trial
Tuesday after b!x months’ delay. F.
A. Heinze and John McGinnis of the
Montana Ore Purchasing company, to
whom the mine was awarded, were
subpoenaed by the defense, which al*
leges a business and political con
spiracy on the part of the opponents
through Shores.
of the Amalgamated Copper company
An affidavit of Charles W. Clark,
son of the Montana senator, was read,
admitting that he offered Judge Har
ney the money, with the approval of
Mr. Shores and other Amalgamated
attorneys.
MOVE TO CHANGE THE DATE.
Would Havo Memorial Day Fall on
Sunday.
SALEM, O.—Dr. A. C. Yengling.
Grand Army department commander,
and his staff of this city have inaug
urated a movement in thlB county to
change the date of Memorial day from
May 30 to a later date. Posts of this
county and this section are asked to
take action along these lines. Tho
reason for taking this action is the
manner in which the day la desecrated
in the eyes of the old soldierB by hold
ing sports and other events. Sunday
is suggested by the state commander,
as be believes that on that day the
event can be observed in the manner
originally intended.
Grain Yield in Hungary.
BUDAPEST—The latest official re
port of the ministry of agriculture es
timates the yield of wheat in Hungary
at 39,600,000; rye at 12,120,000, and
oats at 11,100,000 metercentnos (a
metercentno 1b equivalent to 440.92
pounds).
Canal Treaty Dragging Along.
WASHINGTON, D. C. — United
States Minister Beaupre cabled the
state department from Bogota that the
Panama canal treaty is dragging along
before the Colombian congress.