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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-10-31

person who will vote for McC ullough,
viz: MIR. Russell, the Democratic
nominee. If the corporation candi-
date should unfortunately be elected,
it will be through the perversity Of
those who throw their votes away up
on the nominees of hopeless min
ority.
OF George Russell the Democratic
candidate but little need be said.
He is well known throughout the
State of which he has been a resi-
dent since and before its admission
into the Union. He is a gentleman
OF intelligence, integrity, excellent
habits and superior business capacity.
He has clean legislative record and
during his membership he manifested
as thorough knowledge of State at
fairs as perhaps anyone who ever oc.
cupied seat in either house. He is
the logical candidate of every sincere
silver man who does not believe that
servitude to corporations is a neoes-
sary adjunct to bimetalic principles.
He is broad minded man and while
he would scorn to be used as a tool
by any corporation or individual, he
would do justice to all without fear
or prejudice. He represents party
which cast nearly six millions OF votes
for Bryan and Silver in 1896, and his
election in 1893, which we confidently
predict, will insure solid front Of
the Silver forces OF the State in 1900
when the great Silver Champion, for
whom Mr.. Russell, as a State elector
voted two years ago, will again re-
ceive Nevada's endorsement, and in a
contest only between the Democratic
and Republican parties.
VOTER.
RENO, Nevada, Oct. %, 1893.
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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-01-13
AT END OF HIS ROPE.
Durrant Hangs at Last for Murder
Of Blanche Lamont.
He Dies Protesting His Innocence
Embraces Catholic Faith ut Almost
Last Moment - His Crime and
Fight for Life.

San Quentin, CAL, Jan. S.-When Will
liam Henry Theodore Durrant died on
the gallows Friday morning for the
murder of Blanche Lamont he gave such
an exhibition of GOODNESS and nerve as
has seldom been seen under similar cir
cumstances. Hopeful almost to the very
last minute that something or some one
would intervene to save him he walked
to the scaffold and made his speech pro-
testing his innocence as calmly andwith
as distinct enunciation as if he had been
addressing an assemblage of friends
upon some ordinary topic of the day.
His face was pale, his eyes were red, but
his voice was firm and he stood as solid
ly as rock while he proclaimed his in
nocence and professed forgiveness to
those who, he said, had bounded him to
death. There was not a hitch or acci-
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-01-13

ed in the search for the missing girl, and
among others was Theodore Durrant, who
had often acted as Miss Lamont's escort.
Ten days had passed since Miss Lamont
disappeared, and her friends had almost
given up hope of ever knowing her fate.
when a discovery was made which led 10
the finding of Miss Lannon'S body.
The ladies of Emanuel church were en-
gagged in decorating the edifice preparatory
to the celebration of the Easter Sunday
services, when the mangled body of Minnie
Williams was found, almost naked, in the
library A number of ugly knife wounds
the young woman's throat told of the I'M
equal struggle she had made to protect her
honor.
The trial, which began on July % and
lasted until November l, was one of the
most celebrated In criminal jurisprudence.
Nearly 1000 talesmen were examined be-
fore a jury was secured, and six weeks
passed before the taking of testimony was
begun. The evidence throughout was cir
cumstantial, but when taken together
formed chain so strong as to admit of no
reasonable doubt.
The case was submitted to the jury on the
afternoon of November /, 1895, after having
been on trial over three months. Twenty
minutes after they left the courtroom this
Jurors returned and rendered verdict of
guilty in the first degree. The California
law gives the jury power to fix the punish
ment of the criminal, but as no recon-
mendation of mercy was made, Judge
Murphy, a few days later, sentenced Dur
rant to he hanged on February Fl, 1885,
Their. began a fight for delay, vigorously
maintained for almost two years, not even
ceasing with the execution Of the death
nnf
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-01-13
Shot ny n WIDOW.

Memphis, Tenn, Jan. s.--A deplor-
able tragedy occurred in the outskirts
of Memphis Friday afternoon. DR.. S.
A. Rogers, professor of anatomy at the
Memphis medical college, ex-president
of the board of health and one of the
most prominent physicians of this city,
was shot by Mrs. Mary Sanbrink, wild
ow, and lies in a dying condition at St.
Joseph's hospital. After shooting DR..
Rogers the woman turned the revolver
to her breast and sent bullet through
her heart. The shooting occurred seven
miles from Memphis on the banks of the
Nonconnah creek. DR.. Rogers COINED
consciousness for few minutes Friday
night. He made the statement that Mrs.
Sanbrink decoyed him 10 the fatal
spot by writing him note. He says the
woman had greatly annoyed him with
her attentions and threatened to shoot
him on several occasions
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-01-13

States to the French exposition of 1900.
He recovered sufficiently to make the
journey to America, and came at once
to Augusta.
Maj Moses p Handy was born In vir-
ginia, his father being a prominent Meth
odist clergyman. While under age he en-
tered the confederate service and served
with gallantry during the closing months
of the war. He was employed by the New
York Tribune as special correspondent dur
Ing the Cuban troubles, and won distnc-
ton by his report of the Virginius massa-
ere. Later he became managing editor of
the Philadelphia Times, and subsequently
the editor of the Philadelphia Daily News.
He was one of the founders and for many
years the president of the Glover club, of
Philadelphia. He moved to Chicago in 1893
to accept the position of chief of the bureau
of publicity and promotion of the Worlds
Columbian exposition. At the close of the
fair he went to New York and engaged in
literary work and newspaper correspond
ence for a year. He returned to Chicago az
the editor of the Times-Herald in 1895 when
the paper was purchased by Mr.. II. H.
Kohlsaat. Last year Maj. Handy was APP
pointed by President Mckinley as special
commissioner to the Paris exposition,
where he rendered valuable service.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-01-13
HEIR TO S3,OOO,OOO.
Windfal1 for Mrs. Katie AmmOn, n
Michigan Woman.

Detroit, Jan. s.-Mrs. Katie Am
mon, of Vandalia township. Cass
county, has fallen heir to $3,OOO,OOO by
the death of an uncle at Jackson, Miss.
Two weeks ago there died at Jackson,
an aged planter, SiIas A. Trabos. He
resided in Cass county during the war,
his parents living near Saginaw. At the
close of the war he went to Mississippi,
where he purchased a cotton planta-
ton, and finally amassed a fortune of
$3,000,000. This has been left to Mrs.
Ammon and two minor heirs, over
whom she has been appointed guardian.
Mrs. Ammon has retained Attorney Stu
art McKibbon, of South Bend, Ind,
who will leave at once for Jackson to
attend 10 the probating of the will Mr..
McKibbon has telegraphed a Jackson
law firm and received conclusive as
surance of the reliability of the claim.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-01-13
BUSINESS LOOKS UP.
Tone of Quiet Confidence Pcrvadea
Nearly All Branches.
New York, Jan. s.-Bradstreet's says:

New York, Jan. S.-Bradstreet's saws:
1.-THE year opens with tone of quiet con-
fidence pervading nearly ell branches of
business, with encouraging activity in the
iron trade, resumption of work by many
thousands of industrial employees in the
western glass industry. largely reduced
volume of business failures, as compared
with corresponding periods in preceding
years, and a general outlook certainly not
inferior to any previous year at this time.
Distributive trade has naturally been
rather slow pending stock taking, and the
return of statesmen to the field While the
volume of distributivc business is no larger,
Industrial activity is special feature I'M
confined to any one section, but specially
notable In the west. Resumption Of work
after the holidays has been generally en-
couraging in that section. Autumn weather
in the northwest checks distribution, but
collections are reported good Sales of
southern iron are large. Louisiana sugar
crop returns have been very satisfactory
Nine-tenths of Florida's orange crop was
gathered before the late freeze and cotton
is steady and in good export demand Wool
has opened up actively in some eastern
markets, and lower prices for cotton goods
have stimulated some demand.
'~rhe holidays have exercised their ex-
pected effect on export trade in leading
cereals. Wheat exports from the United
States and Canada for the first week in
January amount to 3,4S1, SIG bushels, against
5000 bushels last week, 1881 900 bushels
in this week year ago, and 3,471 900 BUSH
els in the corresponding week in 1896. Corn
exports also show a sensible diminution,
amounting to 40S6,001 bushels last week,
4,S19,000 in this week a year ago and $685.
900 bushels in the corresponding week of
1905
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-01-13
BURNED AT THE STAKE.
Awful Punishment Visited Upon
Two Seminole Indians.
Authors of Brutal Crime I'm Ok
lahOma-They Are CAPTURED by
Furious Mob and Are
Roasted Alive.

Fort Smith, Ark, Jan. 10.-A mob
captured j. Markus McGeisey and
Palmer Simpson, Seminole Indians, and
burned them at the stake. They were
charged with having outraged and muir
dered Mrs. James Simmons, wife of a
farmer in Oklahoma near Wewoka. The
men were followed to McGeisey's home
near Maud and arrested. McGeisey's
house and barn were burned and the
prisoners were taken back to the scene
of their crime. The two men were Sc
curely bound to stakes and fire was
piled around them. They were slowly
burned to death. The mob then dis
persed. This is the second case where
a mob has taken the law into its own
hands in Oklahoma in 25 years, and
both times the men came from across
the border. There was no secrecy about
the burning, but no one seems to know
who the persons are who took part in
it. Trouble is feared from the Indians
In the neighborhood, and the farmers
are arming themselves to be prepared
for an attack from the friends of the
dead men.
of the two men was committed on last
Thursday. Markus McGeisey was the
owner of some property. On his land
lived a white family named Simmons.
During the absence of the husband on
Thursday McGeisey went to the Sim
mons cabin and asked for a drink of
water. Mrs. Simmons was at home with
her four small children. The Indian
was given the water and he then asked
die McGeisey grabbed the woman, who
had her baby in her arms, and dragged
her out of the house. When the woman
attempted to run away the Indian
seized a Winchester rifle and dealt her
deadly blow on the head, crushing the
skull. The woman died instantly. The
murdered womans husband did not
return home Thursday evening and the
children were unable to remove the
body into the house from where it had
fallen in the yard. The little ones staid
up and watched their mothers corpse
until the bitter cold compelled them to
relax their vigil and seek shelter from
the weather in the cabin. During the
night the body was almost devoured by
hogs.
An alarming state of rioting and
hatred exists owing to the burning of
the men. Unless immediate steps are
taken by the United States authorities
the Indians may go on the warpath.
Sunday night DR.. C. B. Linn, chief ply
stefan of the Seminole nation. tele-
graphed to both Indian Agent Wisdom
and Marshal Bennett for assistance in
queling the disorder that prevails in
the nation. Both the Indians who were
burned came from respectable Seminole
families, and their fearful fate has
aroused their friends and relatives to
frenzy. All the authorities here recog-
nize that the situation is nearer that
bordering upon a dangerous Indian up
rising than any in recent years. and are
taking prompt measures to quell it.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-01-13
Long Distance Telephone.

Minneapolis, Mimi, Jan. IA prac-
teal test of the wonders of the long
distance telephone was made Thursday
between the Minneapolis Office and
Lowell, Mass. Charles j. Glidden, pres
ident of the Traders national bank of
Lowell, was in Minneapolis and presid-
ed over the regular meeting of the bank
directors in Lowell. The directors as
sembled at four o'clock, eastern time,
and Mr.. Glidden called the meeting to
order and the business was transacted
in the usual manner. Mr.. Glidden
readily recognized the voice of each
director as they spoke into the long
distance instrument. The line was
made up of eight copper metallic cir
cults, and was over 1900 miles in
length. This is believed to be the first
business meeting ever held by use OF
the telephone over so great distance.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-01-13
In a Receivers Hands,

Milwaukee, Jan. 10.-A special from
Green Bay, Wis, says the property and
affairs OF the Fox River electric street
railway went into the hands of rec eivers
Sunday, Judge Hastings appointing
Mitchell Joannes, of Green Bay, and At
torney Thomas w. Spence, of Milwau-
kee, as receivers. Owing to extensive
improvements in the last two years the
company failed to pay interest on out
standing coupons and the receivership
was decided upon. The road was built
in 1894 and cost $265,00O. The line runs
to Depere and also leases the Fort How
ard electric street railway.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-01-13
JOURNALIST PASSES AWAY.
Death of Judge BOyntOn, Political Ed
itOr of the Detroit Free Press

itOr of the Detroit Free Press.
Detroit, Mich, Jan. 1O.-Judge Albert
G. Boynton, for 25 years political editor
of the Detroit Free Press, died Sunday
evening at the Alma (Mich) sanitarium.
He had suffered from kidney troubles
for two years past, which finally caused
other complications. Last September
he relinquished his work and was taken
to Alma three weeks ago, but was I'M
able to rally.
Judge Boynton was born March 81, 1887,
at Bangor, Me. His father was Of English
ancestry, and his mother was a lineal de-
scendant of John Alden and other pilgrims.
In 1854 he abandoned study at Bowdoin col
lege, on account of i'll health, and went to
Montreal, where he later began law prac-
tice, and also contributed to the Canadian
press. He came to Detroit in 81, practiced
law, and became acting city attorney and
later police judge. In 1872 he resigned Of
flee, and purchased an interest in the Free
Press, and had ever since been the prin-
cipal editorial writer of the paper He was
vice president of the Free Press company,
and usually represented, together with ex-
Minister William E. Quinby, in the meet
ings' of the Associated Press. Deceased was
always a democrat, and an uncomproms-
ing gold democrat since the money issue
was raised. He was a skillful and clear, but
eminently fair and dignifed, writer on all
questions of public concern. He leaves a
widow, three daughters and a Son.l
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-01-13
LYNCH LAW,
MODS Hang Men in States of Washing
ton and Arkansas.

Colfax, Wash, Jan. 10.-Marshal
Chadwick, the suspected murderer Of
young Heyden near Pennington, the
night of October ~, was taken from
Jail by mob Saturday morning and
hanged to the west wall of the court
house. A rope was fastened around his
neck and he was dragged out of the Jail
and up the narrow street to the superior
courtroom, to double window, where
the rope was tied around standard be-
tween the windows. Chadwick's body
was then pitched out head foremost
and left dangling at the end of an eight
foot rope against the courthouse wall,
in plain view of the people on Main
street.
Little Rock, Ark, Jan. 10.-Four col
ored men have been lynched in the vi
cinity of .Bearden, Ark, within the last
few days. Two were charged with as
sault and two were murderers. The
former-Devoe and Huntley-were
swung up near Harlem Mill ranch,
about three miles north of Bearden,
while the murderers met their fate near
the town of Little Bay, a few miles
south of Bearden. The work was done
by two separate mobs, and according
to reports from Fordyce, near the scene,
the quadruple lynching created little
excitement
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-01-13
A MAN HUNT.
Nebraska Murderer, Chased by Mob,
Kills Himself.

Kills Himself.
Fairbury, Neb.. Jan. GA mob of
several hundred men traced an assassin
to his hiding place Wednesday and
forced him to commit suicide The MUIR
derer was William Baker, who on Tues
day killed his brother and his brothers
wife. The man hunt was an exciting
affair. Tuesday the remains of the MUIR
dered couple were found in their res
idcnce near town. They had been shot
by an assassin, who fired through the
window. Not clew was left, except
the footprints of the supposed muir
derer in nearby field. The promi-
hence of The dead couple brought out
several hundred persons, who formed
into posses and hunted the whole coun-
ty. The tracks of the supposed MUIR
derer were guarded until midnight
Tuesday night, when bloodhounds were
secured and put to work. They took
the trail at once, followed by the man
hunters armed with all kinds Of weap-
ons. Some were mounted, but many
were afoot. !.
The coroner's jury, hastily impaneled,
returned verdict that William Baker
came to his death by his own hand after
numbering his brother and sister-in-
law. ~
George and William Baker few
years ago loved Jane Moles, a pretty
girl. George married her and thereby
earned the hatred of his brother. Will
liam repeatedly swore he would kill
them and all the rest of the Baker
family
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-01-13
FEET FROZEN OFF.
Terrible Experience of n Chicago
Boy in Alaska.

Terrible Experience of n Chicago
Boy in Alaska.
Seattle, Wash, Jan. 1O.-Skaguay,
Alaska, advices say that Capt. Wood, in
command of the detachment of north
west mounted police in the district
which extends from the White Pass
summit to Lake Tagish, warns all per-
sens en- route 10 the klondike that they
will not be permitted to pass Tagish
house unless each person has at leas.
600 pounds of provisions.
William Byrne, of Chicago, lies in a
cabin on the Lewea river with both
feet amputated. Byrne and his uncle,
James f. Mcguire, also of Chicago, were
making their way up the river from
Dawson, and December 6, Byrne, who
is only IS years old. had both feet
frozen. The uncle of Byrne reached
Skaguay in a dying condition, having
been seized with quick consumption on
the way up. He will probably live long
enough to reach his home in Chicago.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-01-13
earn Ia Kinr in Kansns.

Topeka, Kan, Jan. s.-Secretary Co
burn, of the state board of agriculture,
has completed a tabulation of the val
ues of farm products and live stock
marketed in Kansas during the past ten
years. The figures show that Kansas
farmers realized over 81 100000 900 for
these products. Contrary to the gen.
eral impression, wheat is not king in
Kansas. Corn outranks it. In the
ten years the total value of corn has
exceeded that of wheat by SIT, 00O, 600.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-01-13
DURRANTS CRIME.
AtrOciOus Murders of Two Young
Women in n baptist Church.

William Henry Theodore Durrant, who
was hanged at the state prison at San
Quentin Friday, gave his life in exchange
for the lives of two young women, who
were members of the church to which he
belonged. While Durrant was convicted
of but one murder under the law, he was
held responsible by public opinion for the
murder of both Blanche Lamont and Min
ME Williams, and it is felt that his death
Blanche Lamont disappeared on April
8, 1895, and was never seen alive afterwards
She left the home of her aunt, Mrs. c. G.
Noble, on that day to go to school, and for
ten days no trace of her could be found.
Many members of Emanuel church assist