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Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1896-08-15
DEMOCRATIC CoMNII"rEG1 Ns1EI'iNC G
Everything; Reported Ready for l'tc
Notifications.

New York Aug. hit was after I1:}5
when the democratic national cetamit i
got together, and With Senator ZONES in
the chair declared itself ready for husl-
ness. \ discussion Immediately arose as
to the selection OF the place for the head
quarters After some little discussion The
matter was laid aside, while Senator Cor
man offered resolutions that the chain tp-
point a committee of D. to be known as
the campaign committee, Chairman jon -
to be eN-officio a member of such com
mittee. The resolutions further recite
that the campaign committee he allow d
to select its chairman each from its OWN
members or from the outside, and also
select an advisory committee from Che
outside These resolutions were adopted
without dissent German followed Them
up with these:
'Resolved, That the campaign commit
tee when appointed, shalt in eoniun' '-
ton with the chairman of the nation Il
committee select a permanent hedd4aat-
ters for the national committee.
The members hailed this as a happy So
luton of a vexed question, AMI it wos
adopted with but little debate.
Treasurer st. John reported that a1-
rangements had been made for a notil@l~
ton meeting tomorrow night, and ne
committee adopted the resolutions with
thanks to him and his assistants. An a'i-
iournment was then taken 1t is the be-
lief here that the headquarters OF the ma
tional committee will be located a. Wash
inston. with branches in New York an'
Chicago.
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HANNA RECEIVES A w WARSING
TOLD That Traitors are Controlling
some Republican States.

New York, Aug. 10.-The Mckinley
league state executive committee has
written a long letter TO the Hon. Mark
Hanna, chairman, in which it warns nm
against Frederick S. Gibbs, the repub-
iican national committeeman from New
York. and the regular organization of the
republican party in this city and state.
# reviews with much detail the alleged
wrongdoing of the organization, discusses
the political character Of Gibbs, VINO is
he personal representative of Thomas
Platt, touches on the methods adopted
hy the organization in the last election,
and declares:
eve are convinced that Gibbs has rot
only been exceedingly active in his oppo-
sition to the interests of Mayor Acl>lh.ey'
hut is deliberately and constantly using
his official position and influence to bring
about the disruption Of the party in New
York ana impair, if not prevent, the
election Of the republican ticket IN the
rounty" IT then recitas instances where
the organization has deprived members
Of the league ana other repubIcahS OF
party rights, ana declares: I'VE beHeVe
that, IN a majority of states, the parry IS
thoroughly and highly desirous OF tEe
election of Mckinley and Hobart, but IN
MANY places the machinery of the party
Z under the control Of discred!ted and
unscrupulous traitors, men who did not
hesitate to villify the candidates before
| the convention, and who will not hesitate
| to betray them after it. -.-
| Attention is called in the letter to the
| small plurality by which Blaine was de-
| feated in New York, and a suggestion oi
| the possibility of the change OF one Vo'e
| in each voting precinct is made.
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complete About 10 cases Of prostratioh'
more or less have also occurred. n SHOW
or AT : o'clock possibly cooled off the teh'-
rfara ture but only for short time. Its
number. of persons driven insane ~ the
heat viii probably never be known oot
its effects IL that direction may he estl-
mated from the fact that during the week
Is persons have ben locked up in the de-
tention hospital. all Of whom had ben
driven crazy by the heat.
There are about see hundred horses still
unlemoved on the streets, the city being
unable TO secure sufficient assistance TO
cart Is many away as daily suceumb TO
the heat. The mayor has issued an order
guar& nteeing so to any one who Will re-
move one Of the cadaVerS.
Among the deaths by heat reported are
the following: Sidney Bmthill, Ernest
Doe, Nelson Charles Churchill, Ethel
Mayn oon, Jennie Lyttle. Billy Erickson
John Coffey Robert lSaller.
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MkINLE,l MEN MEET IN I<ts@ :
state Convention Strongly Endorses
the Gold Platform.

Topeka, Kas.. Aug. n.-The republican
convention. 10 nomfna,e state ticket,
met today al noon. u. ". Sheldon was
made emporary chairman.
The convention was addressed 3y r.
Senator ingalls, aud others, The platform,
as reported by the committee. was aaop,-
ed without debate ana without an oHpo>-
ing vote. 1t strongly endorsed the noU-
inaton of Mckinley and Hobart au5 de-
clares for protection. reciprocity and
sound money as the three cardinal rr.a-
ciples OF repubcanism: opposes the frae
coinage Of silver AT the ratio OF is 10 / ay
this country alone though faEorjH9 TIE
fullest possible use OF gold, silver ANA ma
per money consistent with maiuiaiua-
them at Il parity; condemns the peasion
policy of the present administration, ana
declares for more liberal Interpretation at
the present laws, and for more liberal
laws: fayors better roads; fdVors stag
and national aid for irrigation; amend
ments which will make the interstate
commerce law more effective. and heart
lily indorses the administration of Cover
nor Morrill, and his associates.
After one ballot had been taken ON JAe
nomination for chief justice without a
choice, the convention at o'clock al
journed until p. IN. The first vote ON
chief justice stood: David Martin pros
ent incumbent, 2712: Judge I. +. Carver,
2971a: Judge Nelson Case, 13S; G.. =,
Graves ll01.. Martin would have been
renominated without opposition bat for
his recent decision in regard to the iu-
nous Kansas mortgage redemption laW.
which was, his opponents claim. avoided
to strongly commend its author as re
publican candidate.
Judge Carver gained in the second bal-
lot. and won on the third ballot with tt3
votes. The nominee is at present one 0i
the six judges of the Kansas court OF aD-
peals. Governor Z. l.. Morrill, was re-
nominated by accIamation. as the name
of James A. Troutman. his leading oppo-
nent having been withdrawn, and the
names of S. r. Peters and T. NJ. Hetter
two other opponents, not being presented
to the convention.
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NISSOULA ROBBERS At LARGE
Believed to be the Gang Who Oper-
:,ted Saturday Night

Nissoula, Mont Aug. 11.-The robbers
still at large were pursued by the posse
until daybreak Deputy Sherffs Corbatt
and Fichett found the robbers team this
morning at daybreak stuck in a bank
along the old Mullan road, near Grass
Valley. evidently abandoned by the OWL
ers. who took to the hills, In the wagon
was a sack of ham and an axe. The rie
was brought in with the officers. The de
tachment of the posse who guarded the
robbers camp all night brought woman
three children and also some camp 81
fects to the jail at noon today. consisting
of the campers outfit. trunks. boxes, mar
ness and provisions; Is pairs ladies aeW
Trilbv shoes, an endless quantity Of jew
elry and two gray horses
Jones, the man who was arrested at
the camp yesterday. claims he knows
nothing about the shoes and jewelry. The
campers tent. a tirllin of butter amt a
keg of fish We're identified by Charles
Russell Northern Pacific roadmastef, az
being the goods taken from his place on
; Saturday night.
| Mrs Jones. the woman, claims they
: hail from Seattle The three robbers II
! large Joined them at Occur d Alene CltI
six weeks ago, and she does not know
| their names In one coat found among
the effects was card with the name OF
W. H. Boyd on it. The woman claims
the coat belongs to a small man witt
snecks. He is the man who pulled his
gun on Judge Logan and afterwards tlr2l
nine times at Chief Mentrum and Police
man Larson.
All three are light-complected, thin an
snare. One is about medium height, an
! other tall. The woman is H2ht-complect
ed, with cross-eyes. The officers are stlI
on the chase 4 description OF the me
has been sent in every direction. 1t !
now believed that they are the gang wn
burglarized several houses and terrorlza
others on Saturday night.
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SEsEN RODE TO THEIR DEATH
T.roiIs Car Disaster Much Worse
Than First Reported

Lancaster Penn, Aug. 10.-The lln-
away trolley car on the Columbia & D3no-
gal railway last night killed seven per-
sons and injured more. The brake broke
on a steep grade. There We're 80 persons
on board, who became panic-s triclIan
The ear was running a mile a minute
when it struck a sharp curve and left the
track 1t ran across the turnpike, struck
a tree, and toppled over into the ditch.
Henry Smith, an iron worker Of CGlnn-
bia, was instantly killed BY a piece Of
wood which pierced his head. Albert
Felinger, the motorman, was crushed TO
death, ". A Pinkerton, a Columbia boy,
met a similar fate. Chief Burgess Fl. II.
Ieiss Of Columbia, riding on the rear
platform, jumped before the car left the
track. and his neck was broken. William
Metzger Of Columbia had both legs crush
ed and died a few hours after ampdta-
ton W J. Ludlow of Seagirt, y j.,
died at the hospital. Mrs Eliza Fitz5ar-
aid Of Lancaster had the left side Of her
head crushed, and died this morning.
The most seriously injured are: Mary
Bradley, Philadelphia, cut and bruised;
John Carlson, Columbia, leg broken; sam
uel Winen, Columbia ribs broken ard
badly cut; John H. Tragessor Lancaster,
shoulder crushed; William Strauffer, Ian
caster, cut on head, serious: Maggie Con
ley. Columbia, shoulder disl0cated, head
cut; Mrs Mary Strauffer, Lancaster, head
and body bruised; Benjamin Wolfe, Co
lumbia, leg, wrist and ribs broken; Chas,
Rinehart, Columbia, arm and hip in
jured; Mrs. George fRinehart, Columbia
shoulders and back jammed; Susan Shall
cambridge, arm and face cut; Jennie
List, Columbia, head and face cut; Ttllie
McKinz:e, arm broken; Rose Frank, Co
}umbia four ribs broken.
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I.ITrlrAs ropuLIsr CONVENTION
Sot Yet Agreed on Division of the
County Offices.

E.lIensburg WASH, Aug. 10.-The after
noon session of the populist county con-
ventton was redhot Ten delegates to
the state convention We're elected, after
Il committee had been chosen to confer
With the committee from the democratic
coIrcntion with a view to fusion. This
committee reported in favor of conceding
to the democrats the treasurer one repre-
sentative, one commissioner and the su-
perintendent Of schools. To the silverites
thel conceded The superior judge and
state senator
on Jhe first motion, one report was that
il be placed on file. This was amended to
be laid on the table and frantic efforts
were made to discuss the matter.
After long Wrangle and a conciliatory
speech BY Chairman Bulger, Of the state
committee, it was decided to send back
the report to the committee for further
conference, and the convention adjourned
till morning
liza the meantime the democrats had
got through their business, and having
tired Of waiting, adjourned sine die. The
democrats also had q hot fight over the
proposition to have the chairman name a
committee to select delegates to the state
conyenion Notwithstanding vigorous
opposition, the scheme carried and several
delegates walked out,
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NINE SHOTS WERE FIRED
case. oE ROBBERS CREATE EN-
CIIlENgl>F AT MISsOULt.
One Arrested. and the Sheritf'S Posse
Securing tue Country in Search
OF the Rest oG the Bandits.

aIissoua. Mont. Aug. 1o.-Missoula is
u scene OF wild excitement tonight. a
band of robbers camped on Grant creek,
a few miles west OF the city, yesterday
stole several articles from a rancher Hv-
jus near the mouth of the creek. An otli-
yer went out today and succeeded in ar
restug enc man out of four and one wo-
man in the gang, who are travelling with
a wagon team The three men came into
The city this evening. When passing
Judge Logan's office, he went out into
the street, jumped into the wagon and
told them they were his prisoners. One
Of them grabbed a Winchester from the
bottom OF the wagon ana drove the judge
away at the point of the gun. The whip
was put to the horses, and the gang
started westward, They were pursued by
Fire Chief Nentroum and Policeman Lar
son, in the chiefs wagon, which was
called into service Behind them came
the sherm and several deputies, and 9TH
er citizens, as soon as they could set rigs
ready.
Two miles west Of the city they were
ONeItikGn ny the CfNGl ana lne pollCeultll
The robbers fired nine shots at close
range from Winchester rifles without ef-
fect. The sheriH's posse coming up, the
firing was repeated by the gang. The Of
Hcers retreated ana hurried TO the city.
y posse is being organized, and will give
chase.
II is claimed that the robbers have un-
told quantities Of stolen goods at Grant
creek.
Deputy sheriff Oliver Pichette returned
to the city at 11;30 y. m. for reinforce
menls. He says the man arrested by
Constable Houtchens at Grant Creek to
DIS is Il member of the gang whom the
posse are after. His name is William
JONES', tits wife and three children are
at Gla0G Creek camp, which is being
sWFJed by d detachment of the posse.
SHeFlt Mclaughlin is nine miles West
oG Hero coming east toward the posse
sGiu- west. Derachments are ON all the
r"als, and the county Jail is converted
iHto AL atseu5i. Reinforcements are so
In ouG every hour, and people who know
tho country say the robbers can not es-
cape. Should a meeting take place to-
night blood viii be shed,
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BI...D SPEAKS AT ALTOONA
Advises the People to Organize Free
Silver Clubs.

Altoona, Aug 11.--Many thousands Of
people were at the station here to give
BRYAN cordial welcome. The railroad
enclosure Was filled with jubilant and
Clamorous men and women, while the
streets outside ,he fences We're packed
for two blocks OF more The scramble
for recognition by the distinguished Wis
itor was as intense as only the rug sad
Norkmen could make it. Bryan shook
hands with as many as possible during
the five minutes stay. The cheers We're
continuous and persistent, and demands
were made for a speech. Owing to the
condition Of his voice. Bryan declined
to speak, although manifestly pleased
hy the demonstration. In his stead
Bland responded saying:
"Iadies and Gentlemen: Demonstra-
tons such as these have great political
significance. They show the people lis
ing ia their might. This audience is only
Il repetition Of what have seen all along
the line, and if the silver sentiment CON
ti1ues to increase from now as it has
in the past. we VIII sweep William J.
Bryan into the White house by an over
Nhelming majority. Great applause
and loud cheers)
THE people and the country know
that, Here Bland was interrupted
BY loud cries for Bryan and cheers for
Silver When the noise had subsidized,
Bland proceeded: I'VE propose to put
the laboring people Of the country at
work, and not have them trampins for
work Great cheering.) You have a
free silver club?" said Bland (Chears
and cries Of ''Yes.'D "HoW many nam-
hers have you:" (Cries, ooh every
hody') Well, get to work and organize
this country into free silver clubs, and
sec to it that every man stands py his
colors' Tremendous applausel
As the train drew away hundreds OF
workmen strung along the fence Of tte
railroad yards waved their toilstaned
caps in greeting to Mr.. and Mrs. BRYAN,
who returned the salutes.
Wade Through Mud and Water.
Tyron, Pa. Aug. n.-About $50 men
and women waded through mud and wa
ter in a ditch beside the track to catch
the hands Of Mr.. and Mrs Bryan. cheer
ing with spirit. Again Bland responded
to calls for a speech, and said: The
masses of the laboring people want a
change in our financial system, so that
it will not be necessary to have contin-
ued bond sales
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BRYAN REACHES NEW YORK CITY
Wet at Jersey City by sevvaiI, St
John and Chairman Jones.

New York Aug. 11.-William Jennings
Rryan stepped upon the soil of the En-
pire state tonight for the first time since
HE nomination. 1t will evidently, both
II his career ana in the general canvass
for the presidency, be OF no small mo-
,1,ent. 1t was practically a step into the
avowed section OF opposition to his can
didacy-an opposition not on party lnes,
lut said to exist in the party under whose
emblem he looks for victory in November
IT, however, the ordeal was one that
would make nervous the average man
its effect upon Bryan was not evident to
an observer Of that character. Bryan
stepped from the train and Srasped ihe
hand of Senator Jones. chairman OF the
democratic committee. His greeting
showed not one iota of nervousness or
fear but rather the tin2e OF bravery IN
facing an ordeal, or sladness at BENG
among those with whom he could ds-
cuss and argue the great issues OF tie
campaign.
The crowd that gathered at the Jersey
CITY station Of the Pennsylvania rallfoal
to greet the Bryan party was not as
large as had been expected. \ thousand
people, in all probability, paid their way
into the ferry house in order to see TIE
redoubtable orator from the west, bu'
il was a crowd that made 30 Jersey Guy
policemen display every bit Of their apll-
il, in sllbduing those who We're enthusl-
astic to the core 1t was a crowd lultt
~ COSMOPOLITAN in its nature as 1t was
evidently in it's procIvities and sympa
thieS. The majority Of the men StooS
with their coats off to relieve themselves
! Of the terrific heat Awaiting the ar
! rival Of the train. the crowd amused
itself by watching Chairman Jones, Nlc'
/ Presidential Nominee Sewall, W. T. =
John and National Committeeman loln
| linson Of Indiana eating q modest ie
past in the railroad restaurant
4 A large majority Of the crowd lu
chased ferry tickets emitting them
passage to New York, and it was eV1deh
from their actions afterward that the
expected to ride on the same boat VII
the Bryan party. One anxious lndlVlo
ual inquired of Sergeant-at-Arms OliFe
of the democratic national commltte'
Does he so in a special boat? OhVe
responded with a contempt that Amos
withered the questioner mo; he's cen
ocrat" When Mrs. Bryan alighted, Ion
linson took her in charge and hurfie
her along a private passage way Whle
the police had laid out for the party
: pass through. She was hardly notice
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,,,5E,1N& OF \ NEW YORK CHIEF
t,irc in Il 2S-StOry Building NonId
Puzzle Him,

c.1, ike Aug. 1.-THE second da>' :
..ata, of the fire chiefs was called 20
order at 10 o'clock, Many Interesting
,,.nar. were read and Superintenaent
ll1Il Of New York confessed that he did
not know what the department would do
with a fire in the top of q 2s-s5ory build
ING now being erected in that city
\ concert and organ recital took place
ar the tabernacle tonight. Tomorrow the
cniefs will visit the bathing resort at
Garfield Beach. Interesting exhibits an,l
raet- of new appIiances were made this
evening.
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| DID A. III. PILE COMMIT SUICIDE
Various Theories to account f"r sss*
Death.

Washington, Aug. l1.-t'oii"e thus s."
have failed to secure amy clue 10 hr
mystery surrounding the death Of A.
r. Pile son of ex-RepresenlatiEe Pile al
California; who mas been in temporary
charge of the silver national headqa4@-
ters. When the body WAS found in @'
Potomac, the shoes and hat were mis-
ing. There is 5t theory that no Wa+ 4 v:e-
tim of Knockout drops a a gambling No.
SORT. but this is discr2dit4d by the f5't
that his silver watch was found on 1sn
1t is stated that Pile had been driHhta-
wien last seen on Tuesday night " K
ago. He was fond Of games "t "haH-t.
While no evidence Of foul play h5s .'a
found. the police found nothin2 20 in@j-
cate that the dead man bad commit =a
suicide. 1t may be that, because of lhe
excessive heat he went over to inc river
front removed his shoes and hat Nj ar-
der TO get cool. and accidentally re1l
o.-el hoard
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Eiil5 iDELPHIt LIST OF DE tD
A,yf.t Humidity in city of Brother
" Love.

Philadelphia. Aug. 1.-THE awful heat
ccntir ues today. Up to midnight seven
deaths and 70 prostrations Were reported.
The dead are John Ball, Charles Stem
mayer John Mckee, Christian Wahl,
Harry McCourt, Mary NJ. Mertz, George
Edwards. William Aitken, Joseph J. Ca
by. Charles kaumer johanna Smell. Fred
Letz. John Tonlley, G. S. II. WatermIn,
Frederick Weisaud, Samuel Wiekersham
John Campbell Frank a. Bergman, Law
renee BOylen.
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First rrix.. to L;;si1cr, Who Won
-, Y Games.

Nuremberg. Aug. 1l.-After The Tar
,ascb-A Afbin game, won BY Tarrasch early
tnie morning. the prizes in the nterna-
+,coa1 chess tournaments il progress here
since July 10Th. were AWARDED as lot-
lows: First prize, l-as<er, second pfz@'
Maroczy: third ana fourth, divided ~
tween piilsbury and farrasch; n 60, Jan
onsl<i; sixth. Steinitz; seventh, divided
bv Schleiter ana Walbrodt. Lasker won
131. games Pillsbury won L.
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STARTED AGAIN FOR NEW iORl<
ifr>:,n Part, Takes an Express Tor
Ncw York.

Pittsburg, Aug, 11.-Bryan and party
left Pittsburs at 7:30 this morning on
the day express over the main line OF
Ike Pennsylvania railroad. The Pitts
burg reception committee, headed by
Chairman Howley, called at the hotel
at o'clock, and five minutes later the
procession started for the depot. good
sized crowd in front Of the hotel cheeEed
Fryan Justify He looked tired ard
sleepy. All along the route to the sta
ton the party was greeted with cheers.
A crowd gathered at the depot and the
distinguished guest was given hearty
send-off. The day express is a fast train
Between Pittsburg and Altoona the ONLY
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sent fer ny Governor Budd and
Threatened.

san Francisco, Aug. 10-NErs, Nettie
C4aveu. in her deposition today. testified
t5ae during the session Of the last legis-
Ia1urc She was sent for by Governo"
Jmdd The governor informed her that
Charles Fan, his client, had told him
tia, his father, Senator Fair, had left
4 VIII in tile possession Of Mrs. Craven.
senator Fair i'm speaking of the matter
to his SON, told hlm that the viii in Mrs
Craven,s possession would right him.
Governor BUdd demanded Of Mrs. Craven
tHst she produce the viii, and threaten
c4 if She refused that he would send her
to the peujcentiary. Mrs. Craven told
today how Dr.. Livingston had been
chosen as executors. She and Senator
Fair we're discussing the will, and she
advised MIN to appoint some one who
had been kind to him DR., Livingston
has attended Fair night and day and
de VAS accordingly appointed.
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TAKES THEM BACK Al OLD W AGE>
Nun,uer of the Boehn Mine at Lead
Vile Gives In.

I.aadyjlie. COL. Aug. 1.-THE latest de
velopments in the strike SITUATION he2e
was the posting by the manager Oh the
Boehen mine of a notice stating that ne
was ready to start the mlne at the ola
rate of wages, $50 per day. This acton
mas created much excitement among the
miners and people, all being anxious 20
know what will be the result. The Boe-
hen mine employed about % men before
the strike.
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Gsrigist's Disease Carried off Il Citl-
zen of Sioux Falls.

Sioux Falls, S. D., Aug. 1o.-Judge Al
onzo Edgerton died Sunday of Bright's
disease. Judge Edgerton was member
Of Ainnesota's first legislature. He Sue
ceeded Senator Window in the United
States senate, and was president of both
constitutional conventions here. He was
appointed territorial judge by President
Harrison in 1889