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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-10-02
VAN W0RMER BROTHERS
ARE ELECTR0CUTED
Three Young Men Executed in New York For the
Murder of Their Aged Uncle.
Incident Recalls the Case Of Three Brothers Who Were Hsngs
1925 For Killing PsddIsr
lifeless body from the chamber
n0rgue could not be heard.
Willis Died Hard.


m0rgue could not be heard.
Willis Died Hard.
Three applications of the curreN and
four minutes time were req sfed~ for
the execution Of Willis. pyE only two
applicati ons OF The lul~Turrent were
deemed necessary .i,n khe case OF Fred
erick. and two Minutes from the time
he crossed tIe threshold Of the room
the doctors pronounced him dead. The
bodies were carried out into the prison
mOrgue and the summons for the last
brother was taken back by the guards
Father Belanger went with them. ana
when Burton was brought into the
presence OF death ne was accompanied
by two priests. Father Charb0nneau
having no further need TO remain III
the cell room.
Either Burton was taller than his
brothers or sat UP straiEhter in the
chair, for the strap which is intended
20 cover his eyes ala not reach high
enough 70 blindfold him, as the current
was switched on while he was still
looking over the upper edge Of the strap
toward the priest re was killed even
more quickly than the other rwo. The
current was turned on at 11:41.a0. Only
one application was required. though o.
was retained slightly longer at ruu
pressure than ln the other cases.
Ordeal Soon over.
Drs. Ransom, SpitzKa and Mcdonald
had carefully examined the other two
mems bodies. but in ire case Of BUG
ton, the Last. other physicians why
We're present among the witnesses We're
asked TO step forward and examine the
body as IL Remained m the chair and
so the ohciaA prOhouncement Of death
was naturally hde.aVed-
In the case o. willis the current was
on in the three4 contacts for sixty sec
onds, in that s'of Frederick with two
contacts, one tninute and five seconds.
In that Of H4urton with one contact,
one minute 4lnd thirteen seconds, so
that the actwal time consumed in cx-
ecuting the Hnree men was FIVE minutes
and nfty-fOufr seconds.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-10-02
MINERS BADLY INJURED.

Wallace Ida. Sept. While two
miners in the Morning mine at Mulan,
Ida. we're drilling this afternoon. after. a
blast their drills nierced enc 81 che
charges OF giant powder which htd faiftd
10 go off and exploded g. Thc men j.
Lane and T. Delaney. were SERIOUSLY in
iured
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-10-02
Displays Are Uniformly Good /.


The exhibits livestock including cattle sheep
the grounds
sribed detail
al
n
i'm
o The he
beginning
10y
manner is probable that the first Of the awards wiz m given some time
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-10-02
Rain Couldn't Mar Enjoyment.

throughout
il
a
hem moist
10 me croW n
ON of
va n a "A
en- osu or II
an
for fine weather
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-10-02

/ bier looking beast has rarely been seen
at a Utah state fair.
And when the Baron's days OF use
fulncss are over Mr.. Seely has another
b 2 ShCrth0rn ready to take his place.
This is RavcnwoOd Councillor a Swear
old that has every mark of greatness.
from the noble sweep OF his stubby
horns 10 the end of his magnificent tail
MT Seeiy. by the way. has one of the
TOst Impressive livestock exhibits at
the fair. He has in the various stalls
and stables twenty head of cattle
eighty-two sheep and four horses. all
of the finest character that money and
careful judgment IN breeding can pro-
cure.
seely's Wonderful Sheep.
The Seeiy sheep are alone worth a
journey TO see. They are great ewes
and rams. most of them. and most of
mem are prize winners. Mr. Seely is
showing his herd Of imported Ram
bowiiets alongside Of some Ramboun-
lets OF his own breeding. He thinks.
ana excellent judges agree with him
mat the Embarrassed sheep are superior
70 the mpOrtations Some of the year
hngs run TO the astonishing weight Of
nearly 200 pounds. and their wool is az
soft and fine as spun silk
I'm the horse line the Percberons arc
Percherons are no better lockers than
the entries of Y. Il. and r. II. Smith
ar Logan Al the head of their strin.r
is the celebrated stallion Moineau. A.
the international itvestock show OF
1901 Moineau easily took frst honors
in The keencst kind Of competition An
idea of his siEc may be gained from
the statement that he weighs 2I40
pounds ir working condition. and am
idea OF his usefulness is gained from
the statement that on q level road he
can draw five tons weight The Smiths
have ten horses altogether at the fair
but. naturally enough. Moineau IS the
pride Of their stable
The big exhibition OF prize pOryers
attracted attention and admiration
from hundreds of yesterdays visitors
AS @. j. O. Erwin Of salt Lake aptlv
expressed It, the exhibit shows that fl
rs not necessary for the people Of
Utah 90 send hundreds of thousands
OF Collars away from the state every
year for 2ork products.
Utah Can Produce Hogs.
THE idea has gone abroad said
Mr.. Erwin, that &c is Impossible to
raise hogs successfully IN Utah be-
cause o. the dearth of corn. II seems
r. me that the contrary is here proven
My experience has taught me that
there is no better food for hogs than
fContinuca ON Pace rrr-o,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-10-02
MCCLELLAN THE
MAN FOR MAYOR
Tammany Voices the Sentiments
of Greater New York.
OPPOSITION WAS VERY WEAK
CIRCUIT AND FoRNEs WE'RE ALSO
ENDORSED.

NJ EW YORK. oct. 1-Scenes without
N parallel in the history Of city con-
ventions were enacted tonight I'm
and around Carnegie hail. where the
Democratic convention for the naming
of a city ticket was held. Long before
the doors of the building were opened
thousands of persons gathered in the
streets, and 200 or more policemen were
totally unable to handle the multitude.
Both within the building and outside
people were damned together in a great
Unwieldy mass. Many were crushed,
and women tainted on an sides. Extra
police were called out. but as the crowd
continued to grow i'm density it was
found just as impossible as before to
Keep the people under control.
The first signs of enthusiasm in the
house We're when Leader Charles r.
Murphy of Tammany marched down
the center aisle and took a seat abOut
eight rows from the stage and near the
aisle. OF the leaders from Kings,
Messrs. Shevlin, York. LittletOn. Nc
Carren and Shea We're prominent. Lew
is Nixon and Bird S. .Coler sat in boxes.
interested but almost unnoticed specta-
tors.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-10-02
Races Please Greatest Number.

feature Of the
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yesterday
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be
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Of role
Wfu. OUt orat
there lick free ON platform in the Midway
slide
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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-10-02
Grain Elected Chairman.

T. G. T. Grain was elected chairman
of the convention. Mr.. Grain IN a
lengthy speech characterized the Citi-
zens' Union as a coterie Of faddists.
the Greater New York Democracy as
a small ohice-seeking clique" and
other opposing forces as west pocket
organizations created to advertise par
ticular individuals"
This is a political campaign" he
said, because the result win have a
bearing on the state and national cam
paign. We are on the threshold Of
the latter. The fact that this is a po-
ftical campaign is shown by the early
and alert interest of President ROOse-
Welt. Governor Oden and Chairman
Dunno of the Republican state commit
tee. and by the oyster Bay conference
between the president and Mayor Low.
Democratic success and the Repub-
lican-fusiOn failure is moro than a hope
lit is an expectation. It rests upon
popular appreciation Of the political
character of the struggle; its relations
TO parties and the presidency; upon a
recognition OF the applicability and su-
perior fitness of Democratic principles
and policies i'm the government Of
Democratic New York"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-10-02
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CONTINUED On Page sevcn.)
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-07-29
BRYAN AND CLEVELAND.

Very little interest was taken in Mr..
Bryan when he rode through the
streets of Chicago Saturday, but
some interest attaches to the speech
which he delivered at the picnic OF
the Chicago Democratic Club because
of the preliminary advertising which
II received. II was to contain a high
ly seasoned roast" OF Cleveland and
was to be a political pronuciamento
of national significance.
The attck on Cleveland was made
according 10 expectations, but Mr..
Bryan has about exhausted his rhet-
oric in philippines of this sort. and we
know only what we knew before. that
he will do his utmost TO prevent the
Cleveland Democrats from gaining
control OF the next Democratic ma
tional convention. His logic on the
injury lone his candidacy in 1896 nv
the record OF the Cleveland admins
tration is curious enough. however
to deserve some notice. The odium
OF that record, he says. did more to
sefeat us Democratic party than any
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-07-29

ket the same day 4, is shipped and
1t would seem to be a good field for
commission men to work. 1t will re.
quire some agency of this Kind to stir
our farmers up to the Importance Of
the opening that will SCOT present IL
self. or course, some will say: IF
our ranchmen cannot supply the home
demand how absurd to think of their
raising anything to ship" We will ad-
nit that the proposition is a little dis.
couraging but under the certainty Of
having a steady market and that they
will be paid cash for their products
a great change is likely to occur.
Even now there is evidence Of this.
1t is folly and a positive injury to the
state to send money to Minnesota.
Nebraska. Utah and Oregon for such
products. There is enough agricultur-
al land under cultivation in this state
to supply all Of the demands of the
state If put to the test. In fact there
is enough of such land in the Judith
Basin. Montana should be self-sus-
tanning. Keep the money at home, If
possiblp.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-07-29

as q%uarreling and disputing the decis-
ions of the umpire, and a player
guilty of ~infraction of the rules is
fined according to the nature Of his
offense.
To insure an attendance at games
and the necessary financial aid anna.
teur base ball must be conducted on
the same high plane. 1t is even more
essential as patrons are not always
well repaid for their time and money
spent, the exhibition being Of an In
ferior order.
There Is no reason why Lewistown
should not have a good base ball team
in a few years. But to do this IL must
have the hearty support OF all lovers
of the game. something that can not
be gained by Indifferent playing
wrangling or crooked" work.
Even in amateur associations the
management al at least conduct
clean ball playing. There is no credit
in winning a game by dishonest OF
~brow-beating methods.
1t is not our purpose to make ac
cusations here against individual
members of the Lewistown base bal
nine. The methods of one or two
have been critisized and We deem this
an appropriate time to warn them
against dirty BALI If they want the
patronage and encouragement of the
public, which is always generous IN
such matters.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-07-29
A WOOL MARKET HERE.

The conditions under which the
woolgrowers of this county are get
ting their wool to market this sea-
son and the various points chosen
for its disposition should convince
every business man in Lewistown Of
the necessity of making a wool mar
ket here in another year. We believe
IL can be done. The wool of this
county, in most part, is of a distinc-
tive character. That 1t is superior
to that grown in any other section
of the state has long been conceded.
It is not necessary to give the rel
sons for its being Of higher grade as
long as the point is conceded. This
being the case there is every reason
why 1t should be sold on its merits,
thus enabling growers to realize every
cent their wool is worth.
While We have no desire to knock
the Billings market, there is no dis
guising the fact that many of our
woolgrowers will not ship their clips
there II they can avoid 1t. Entertain
ing this feeling We are witnessing
teams passing through Lewlstown al
most daily en- route to Great Falls,
some making a haul of $50 miles,
when they could reach the Montana
railroad in less than 10 miles. Sew
eral clips in the vicinity Of Flatwillow
have gone to the Falls market, grow
ers paying freighters as high as one
and one-half cents a pound to move
their wool. II would certainly be a
d~eplorable situation II, when the Mon
tana railroad is completed to Lewis
town, growers would be almost COM
PEELED to ship to Billings.
Whether the feeling against the
Billings market is well grounded or
not, we are not prepared to say. Some
seasons the market is apparently as
good as that at Great Falls. There
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-07-29

For a little midsummer diversion
the Butte Miner is ~endeavoring e
make its readers believe that there
is strife between the Republican lead
ers Of this state and that the G.. o. ?
is really in a bad way. This is q
case of misery loving company. Know.
ing that its own party is hopelessly
split up into factions which are ex'
plotted for the benefit Of some mining
litigant or ambitious politician, the
Miner would like to put the Republi-
can party in the same boat. II con.
Germs itself about matters that are
viewed with placid indifference by Re
publicans and then wonders that the
press makes no r~ejoinders to charges
eyoled from its heated imagination.
There is nothing to alarm Republicans.
Having other business besides poll
tics. they are giving 1t strict attention.
When II m to choosing their lead
ers they will do it withaut the aid
and consent" of the Butte Miner Or
other Democratic papers.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-07-29

The supreme courts decision in lie
manding the Minnie Healey cas- for
new trial because of Judge Harney's
relations with Mrs. Bracket will prove
a veritable bomb in the Heinze camp
Justice Holloway, who wrote the de.
cision, vigorously scores Harvey and
makes numerous references to the
so-called "Dearie" letter written by
Mrs. Bracket. saying that while the
judge claimed TO be uninfluenced by
anyone in his decision he made no
specific denial of the charges connect.
ing him with the woman or the au.
thorship of the answer TO the tender
missiye. incidentally il might be per.
tinent to here recall that during the
last campaign the Democratic press
of this state was constantly making
the charge that Judge Holloway was
Heinze's man, and accounted for the
latter's support in that way. This de.
| cision does not eem to support that
charge to any alarming extent. Judge
Holloway is nobOdy's man and this is
the highest compliment that can be
paid to a member of the supreme
bench, which is looked upon as the
fountain OF justice.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-07-29
"DIRTY BALL."

The above expression was heard in
connection with the ball game be-
tween the Lewistown and Utica
mines. 1t might as well be said now
as any time that the patrons of the
game will not stand for that kind Of
base ball. Base ball is the ~favorite
out of door game with the American
people. 1t is truly the national game
and sport. Generally speaking. AMI
especially among professional players,
ii is honorably conducted-free from
gambling and rowdyism. When one
witnesses a professional game he can
rest assured that it is a test of skill
on the part of the %contending mines.
The rules of the different associations
prohibit ungentlemanly conduct, such
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-07-29
NO LONGER

In a recent issue of a daily paper
were some beautiful views of scenes
in the public parks of a large city.
One which told a story and pointed
a moral was entitled Its Dread No
Longer Threatens" II was the pic
ture of a cannon probably captured
during our late war with Spain or it
may have been taken in some of the
other wars in which this country was
at one time engaged. The huge gun
was mounted OF masonry and on eth
er end sat two sweet, smiling little
girls, who climbed upon ,..e field piece
in their thoughtless play. This scene
suggested the words which accompan-
led the picture. How suggestive the
words and the scene and how potent
in their silent appeal for peace. No
tdoubt the words had reference to this
particular weapon Of destruction, but
what a pity the world has not reached
that heighth of civilization and moral
grandeur that they could apply to all
such instruments designed to destroy
life and property.
It a been said that nearly all OF
the liberties and privileges we now
enjoy have been gained through blood
and tears and the expenditure OF vast
sums of money. This may be true
but II is a sad commentary upon men
who were made in the image of
God"
Whatever may be the fate of other
nations and other peoples let us hope
that the dread scourge Of war will
never again visit this fair land.
Who knows but these little girls
may have been the grandchildren, or
even the children Of one who went to
defend his country's flag and thwagt
injustice and wrong? And yet II men
and governments could be fair and just
what would be the necessity for such
a sacrifice?
Even now 1t seems strange to think
that the Christian nations of the
world, while preaching the gospel of
peace on earth and goou will to men
are spending millions Of dollars a year
for navies and the latest improved in
struments of destruction, and appar-
emily for no other purpose than ter
ritorial ACKNOWLEDGMENT and the main
tenance of commercial supremacy.
However, there is not such great
danger in all this preparation as might
at first appear. The very fact that
such engines of destruction are being
invented renders war less probable.
The loss of life and property would
be so great and SO calamitous that
lie moral forces Of the world would
rise in protest against its horrors and
when once aroused no nation In this
enlightened age could Withstand its
pressure.
II the followers of the meek AMI
lowly Nazarine will arise In their
might and say there shall be no more
wars, that all questions and conten'
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-07-29

no question but a great deal of poor

is nc question but a great deal of poor
wool finds its way to Billings, alarge
portion of 1t from Wyoming, while
the wool from the Yellowstone and
Musselshell valleys is inferior to that
of this section. generally speaking.
This reaching the market first nee.
essarily establishes a low average of
prices and many of our woolgrowers
believe that they suffer by their woods
being classed with these inferior
grades. This has been denied and
claims made that all woods are pur-
chased on their merits as to cleanli-
ness and staple. However, It was
only a few days since n Of the most
intelligent and successful growers in
the county told the writer that he
would ship his wool TO Boston and
take chances on the market there be-
fore he would ship to Billings; that
a few years ago he divided his clip,
sending part to Billings and the bal
ance to the Falls to test the differ
ence in the two markets. He received
a cent and a half a pound more in the
northern market than he did at Bill
ings for the same grade of wool.
One thing is noticeable also, that
nearly all of the small clips bring a
poor price. This is not altogether due
to its inferior quality. A grower who
recently returned from the Billings
market accounts for this by saying
that a man with a small clip cannot
stay long in the city at heavy expense
and buyers being fully aware of it get
the wool at their own figures. There
is doubtless a great deal Of truth IN
this and 1t affords another reason why
a market as near the growers as pos
sible would prove a great advantage.
Up to date there have been but few
clips from this county on the market
and little is known as to the prices
that will be paid, but there is no
doubt but some of the wool will com
mand the top price. Being eagerly
sought after it should be no trouble
to induce buyers to visit Lewistown
as they now do other points on the
Northern Pacific and Great Northern.
II two million pounds of wool a be
concentrated, as 1t certainly can be,
II should be worth coming after. We
believe a market here would put
thousands of dollars into the pockets
of woolgrowers that are now lost in
freight charges and unfair classified
ton. 1t is something that the wool
growers Of the county, the citizens
of Lewistown and the Montana rail-
road company should give earnest
and prompt consideration. Let US
have a wool market.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-07-29
ions must be settled by arbitration

lions must be settled by arbitration
and peaceful methods even those high
In authority would have to stop and
think, and, after thinking, obey the
command. II they are Indifferent or
join in tanning the flames of passion
and ambition the end of wars may he
too long delayed.
The Hague tribunal formed for the
peaceful settlement Of international
disputes, should be something more
than a high sounding name. The re-
suit of its deliberations must be made
binding on all powers and to make II
so there must be exerted all Of the
moral forces of christendom.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-07-29

one plank of the Chicago platform,
or ever than all the planks that were
severely criticised. In a n this
is true. but not at all in the sense
that Mr.. Bryan means. The greatest
influence against the Democrats was
the hard times, and in all probability
it would have defeated any Democrat
ic candidate If there had been no sill
yer question. But mere was a very
general belief that the hard times were
due to the Wilson tariff Dill, which
had the support of Mr.. Bryan in con-
gress, and which both Mr.. Bryan and
r. Cleveland desired should become
a law in a more radical form than
that in which it was finally enacted.
There was no divergence between
the two men On this point, and If the
Chicago platform struck at Cleveland
in its approval of Altgeld's views Of
government by injunction and OF
states rights, Mr.. Bryan's W spec
ialty was 16 to 1. the paramount" is
sue. Here he diverged from Cleveland
very widely, but Cleveland's ideas
on the subject were known before the
election of 1892, and they were the
winning ideas in the elections of 1896
and 1900. 1t is hardly clear, there
fore, that the Cleveland administra-
ton was so much worse than the Bry-
an convention as a vote repeller, and
Mr.. Bryan ought to get his reasoning
powers into a better state Of repair.
As for his speech as a whole, We
cannot discover that 1t is a keynote
or rallying cry. 1t is strongly denun-
ciatory of Mammon, but Mammon has
no s~elf-professed friends on the stump
among Democrats or Republicans
Record Herald.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-07-29

..ie month of June will close the
first six months of the terms of our
Democratic county o1icers. This per
iod has been sufficient to try the mer-
its Of these officers and the general
consensus Of opinion of the public,
Irrespective Of politics, is to the effect
that they are the most competent,
painstaking and efficient corps of Of.
ficers that have occupied the court
house since the organization of the
county.-Democrat. Were Assessor
Pick and Deputy Ornbaun included?