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NEWS or THE WORLD FOR PAST WEEK
International Law Society Fleets

Washington, April 9-The first meeting of the American international law society is in progress. Secretary Root of the state department delivered an address last night in which he dis. cussed the question of the Japanese treaty and the San Francisco school fight. The rights of foreigners in the United States will be the subject of a general discussion this evening.
 Perovich Conviction Affirmed
 Washington, D. C., April l9-The supreme court arirms the judgment of conviction in the case of Vuko Per ovich, convicted of murder at Fair banks, Alaska, and sentenced by Judge Wickersham to hang. He will proba- bly be re-sentenced by Judge Gunni- on, now presiding at Fairbanks, as soon as the remittitur is received there.
 To Commemorate Earthquake
 San Francisco, April l7-The city will commemorate tomorrow the first anniversary of the great earthquake of 1906.
 Francke Blames Heavy Currents
 Seattle, April 2O-Capt. Francke of the wrecked steamship Dakota, teSti- lying in the inquiry before the local marine board today laid responsibility for the stranding of the vessel upon the heavy currents, which he said carried him out of his course.
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Funston Goes to California

Washington, D. C., April 20 Gen. eral orders were issued this afternoon transferring Gen. Funston from the command of the Southern division 10 the command of the department of Cal- ifornia, at San Francisco, Gen. Mac Arthur went to Milwaukee today 10 complete his report of his foreign trip. This is the first step toward abolishing divisions in the army.
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To Commemorate Earthquake
Francke Blames Heavy Currents
Allege Plot to Kill Roosevelt

Newark, N. J., April 20 Secret Ser- vice officials are Investigating an alleged plot to aSsaSsinate President Roosevelt. Miners at Hazleton, Pennsylvania are said to be implicated,
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Nicaraguans Capture Amapala

Nauagua, Nicaragua, April To Anna pala, Honduras, surrendered Co the Nicaraguau army yesterday and the troops now occupy the city.
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To Mine Puget Sound

Washington, D. C. April l9-Sub- marine mines will he placed in Puget sound for naval defense.
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Peace Conference Near End

New York, April l7-The peace con- ference will end this evening. This afternoon the members are discussing the legislative and judicial aspects of ,,rnrn.nE recommendations
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Peace Congress Meets

New York, April l5 The first in- ternatioual peace congress to hold a conference in America assembled here today. Andrew Carnegie is president. The delegates include representatives ul the Hague peace tribunal, federal and state judges, senators and repre- scn,a,jvcs, and other distinguished citizens.
 Secretary Root of the state depart ment for the nation, Gov. Hughes for the state of New York, Mayor McClel- Ian for the city of New York deliver, ed addresses of welcome to the peace congress this afternoon. President Roosevelt sent letter deploring his inability to attend and expressing sympathy with the objects of the con- ference.
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Mnrderer Becomes Insane

Juneau, April l5-Andrcw Marinko, confined in jail here upon che charge of murder 'or killing Jack Levers at Ketchikan, has become insane and it lS believed he will die, aS his health iS
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Cnrtnils Forests Reserves

Washington, D. C., April IT. Before leaving the capital Gov. Hoggatt ot Alaska secured from the interior de- partment liberal notifications of the forest reserve rules so far as they are applicable to Alaska, to an extent that will avoid retard mining development and operations
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tion. wa, hiSsed by members on the floor today because she criticised the treasurer Mrs. Davis.
 Corey to Harry Mabelle Gilman
 New York. April I7-It is announced that William F.. Corey president of the steel trust, will marry MabeIle Gil- luan. the actress, May 9. Mrs. Corey recently secured a divorce from her husband because of his attentions to Miss Gilman.
 Steamer Pennsylvania Sails
 Seattle, April IT. Steamer Penusyl- vania sailed for Seward last night with a general cargo.
 Schooner Ida May Coming
 Seattle, April r. Schooner Ida May will sail for Seward soon with a freight cargo.
 Pope Deprecates DivOrces
 New York, April IS Pope Plus x in letter calls upon fashionable wo- men to eradicate the social evil of easy divorce. He asks them to remem- Der their Christian marriage vows, and says the habit of getting divorces upon trivial complaints is immoral.
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Hermann Trial NearIy Finished

Washington, D. C.. April 1.-The introduction O. testimony in the trta. Bfnger Hermann will close this after noon. Arguments of both sides will orcuuy several days.
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San Francisco, April l5-The great est pageant ever held in this city was held yesterday at the funeral ot Fire Chief sullivan. who lost hIs life in the fire following the earthquake 80 year nurn
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corev to -Iarrv MabeIIe GiIman
Steamer Pennsylvania Sails

Seattle, April l7-SJeamer Pennsyl- yania sailed for Seward last night with a general cargo.
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Eutchin Quits Fishery Job

failcd in rDe Iast congress.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1907-08-29
HER $40 ROLLS INTO
CRACK IN BOARDWALK
Crowd Helps Weeping Gil
Hunt for Wherewithal for
Weeks Stay.

Atlantic City, Aug. 26.-When Miss
Bessie Winton, a Lebanon girl, dropped
a coin on the boardwalk, and started
a lively chase as it rolled toward a
wide crack, the crowd in the vicinity
halted it's promenade and showed an
amused interest in the proceedings.
When Miss Bessie failed to catch the
coin and saw it roll into the gaping
crack the crowd became a little more
interested, but, s%upposing hat it was
a penny or, at the most, a quarter,
was preparing to move on with its
stroll.
Then the pretty girl broke into tears,
which got her more attention, and as a
finale she sobbed III that the lost coin
was a $40 gold piece, sole foundation
for another weeks stay. The interest
surged into excitement that took 200
men and ONE down boardwalk steps
the missing twenty.
The crowd hunted while the girl
hunted and wept. but, unless some
%youngster or hard-hearted grown-up
managed to slip the doubl eagle away
during the excitement of the hunt, 1t
is still lying in the soft sand.
An hour was consumed in the
search, but so far as is l.nown, nobody
located the missing coin. The girl was
still in tears when she was at last
compelled to quit the search, but she
Indignantly refused offers of loan7
made by sympathetic persons.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1907-08-29
LONELY FARMER
GETS SIS BRIDE
Friend Acts as Agent and Wed
ding Is Celebrated on Fifth
Day Of Acquaintance.

Vincennes. Ind. Aug. 26.-Charles Til
ley. O prosperous farmer living near
Freelandville, this county, and Miss
Mary Stef1in, Of this city, were married
here after an acquaintance of five days.
Each is SO and neither has been mar
ried before.
Tilley obtained his bride at a cost OF
SIS. 1t happened in this way:
Tilley imagined he was unable to Sc
lect a wife without assistance. and told
William Brocksmith that he would give
him $25 if he would find a wife for him.
Brocksmith, half in fun, accepted the
Offer, and after realizing that he had
undertaken a delicate task, called on
Herman Schroeder to lend assistance.
Schroeder old Brocksmith that he
knew a good girl, that would just suit
Tfliey. n promised to win her con-
sent to marry him if he could obtain a
half interest in the purchase price Of
Tered to Rrocksmith.
Brocksmith closed a bargain for half
OF the money with Schroeder. An in
PRODUCTION look place at the horne of
Miss Steffen. She agreed at once to
marry Ttlley.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1907-08-29

ing party have talked. For it is told
that on the road to the hanging Hig-
gins though white with fear, sale not
a word. Apparently realizing the hope
lessness of his situation, he waited
calmly for his fate.
The crowd carried a rope three
fourths Of an inch in thickness. Ar
rived at the bridge the moose was
thrown over his lee and he was put
up, to jump off or be thrown over
The bridge is about eighteen feet above
the water at this point. Just as he was
ready. some one fired at the man, Clip
ping off two fingers. Another gun
cracked, and the prisoner, apparently
preferring hanging to be shot to death,
leaped over the edge of the bridge.
AS he fell. the small rope cut sharply
through his flesh, opening a cash from
ear to ear from which blood spurted all
over his body, AS he swung there,
bleeding and writing, his shoes only
two feet above the water. a half dozen
others fired at the man. In a few min
utes the crowd vanished into the corn
fields and then a little later the spec
tators arrived.
Undertaken William Beckenhauer and
DR.. Allen came out from Bancroft a
half hour later and took the body to the
former place, where it awaited an in
quest under Coroner Wells, of West
Point.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1907-08-29
SMALL CONCERNS
HAVE LITTLE SHOW

Washington. D. c., Aug. 2T.-Resent-i
Ing the criticism by Independent deal
ers that the navy department was ex-
GLIDING all except the Standard Oil
company from presenting bids to be
opened next Tuesday for oil forAtle
navy. officials OF the bureau OF supplies
and accounts declare that while there
was no desire. to exclude Independents
or small dealers. the department has
found 1t necessary to guard against
purchasing such inferior Oil AZ small
dealers have from time to time pro-
vided.
Complaints coming from heads of he
different bureaus that machinery Is be-
Ing damaged by 0 oil. and thai
many contractors have provided OIL
which ha given much trouble, have
caused the bureau to adopt a policy
which gives each bureau chief the priv
tlege to name the kind OF Oil he knows
by experience to give satisfaction. This
Is not specially stipulated In the sched-
ule for bids next Tuesday, but 1t Is
known the department will adhere to
this policy.
Although this will exclude nearly
all small and independent oil dealers
from competing with the Standard OIL
company. which has provided oil Civ
ing satisfactory results, 1t is declared
a necessary course.
In view of the Importance OF the
bids, which are to supply $4,000 gall
o OF oil, enough to last until July
], 1898, much d~eliberation was given
to b question OF specifications. The
$4,000 gallons will be taken In lots
Of 100000, 145,00o. 145, 900 and two
lots Of $4,000 gallons each.
The specifications, although severe,
are made as broad as possible as far
as delivery and other details are cor
cerned. 1t has been found necessary.
however. to give preference to the
tried article and do way with all K
periments.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1907-08-29
THE STORY OF coPPLEs'
HORRIBLE DOUBLE MURDEF

Since the inception of the little town
of Resale nothing had stirred it to
such a high pitch of excitement as the
murder of Walter Couple and his wife
on the night Of May II. 1t was com
mitted in cold blood, Louis Higgins,
who paid for his crime today, shoot
ing Dot the man and his wife in front
Of their home, three miles east of Rosa
lie. Then, leaving, their bodies where
the hogs could eat them. he escaped on
a mule. He was caught the following
day at Hooper and taken to Omaha for
safe keeping.
Higgins was employed on the Couple
farm for three months before the crime.
He was addicted to the use Of cigarets
and was supposed to De a dope hend.
On h day previous to the murder,
Sunday, Higgins had been drinking
hard. Some difference between him
self and Couple prayed upon his mind
and under the influence of the liGuor
he planned and committed the deed.
The crime too place between mid
night and 2 O'Clock in the morning. He
took his shotgun and went to the barn.
Turing Copple out of the house by fr-
ing a shot. When Couple went to the
barn Higgins accosted him and after
a heated argument. which continued to
the door Of the mouse. Higgins raised
his gun and sent two shots crashing
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1907-08-29

sldetrack came a queerly CARRIED band
of men, probably sixty in number.
Grinning Death Heads.
ragmufin, with gaudy paint, and the
false boards Of comic opera stood out
above costumes of blue ~overalls and
new hickory" shirts as the band
rushed rapidly forward. The crowd
Of silent watchers at the platform
parted quietly as the harlequins came
On.
The moment the band emerged into
the clear a between the crowd and
the train, Is by prearranged plan, it
separated into groups Of four Of five
men each. Every man carried a heavy
pistol or Winchester rifle Or a crow
bar. When the train was reached, one
group rushed into the passenger car
in which the officers and the prisoner
We're seated.
Hands Up or Die.
"out Of the way. Hands up or you're
a dead man." shouted the leader Of
Johnson.
The conductor put up his hands.
What do you want?" he asked.
Never mind. keep your hands up"
said a tall fellow, stepping close to
Johnson's side n showing a pistol
under his nose. The others entered the
car at the south, and while another
and of our men rushed onto the
car platform in ron
The men made their entrance to the
coach almost simultaneously. The
frightened passengers shrank against
the seats, some dropping their grips
and begging for mercy.
I'VE won't hurt you, only don't IN
terfere," shouted the men as they
turned their guns o neSheriff Sid Young,
| Deputy Newell and the prisoner, who
sat next to the window.
Attack on Officers.
Higgins was manacled to the car
seat. The prisoner shrieAed in terror
as he saw the men approaching.
"oh, God, sheriff, don let 'em AXE
me- he cried.
I'll protect you," replied Young at
tempting to draw a pistol. Deputy
Newell jumped to the chiefs side, but
was felled to the ground by a blow
from a dubbed rifle.
Sheriff, we don't want to kill you,
but you must let us have him." cried
a member of the gang.
''Yo can never have him while I'm
alive" replied Young.
AS he spoke one Of the band seized
him about the neck and choke him,
at the same time taking away his pis-
toll.
Others of the party hurled a rope over
Higgins head and selling him by the
arms and throat hauled him bodily
W. the seat into the aisle.
Clipped the Handouts.
"Hold on, don't hurt Sid" shouted a
man armed with a huge pair of bolt
clippers.
The mob paused.
Go on with him boys" yelled a man
standing by the officer and covering
the sheriff with a gun, "Tll come later"
The lynchers took the prisoner out
Of the car. while one remained in
charge of the sheriff. He remained
only a moment, however, and then
followed his companions to the plat
form.
Break Engine Loose.
Out of the platform the harlequins
of death, waving the crowd back with
their pistols, marched straight to a
shed to the west of the depot. Around
this they disappeared.
While this scene was being enacted
in the train, the party sent to the
engine had covered Engineer Flint and
Fireman Hart with rifles.
Two OF the men s-epped close to the
cab windows, whiia another walked
between the cab and the baggage car.
With practiced hand he uncoupled
the engine, broke the air brake and
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1907-08-29
..-pped out. raising his hand and CIV
Ing the regular brakemanss signalAto
Ess1O ahead - NS

-..pped out, raising his hand and CIV
Ing the regular brakemanss signalFto
Ego ahead"
Warns the Engineer.
The men beside the cab spoke.
Run her forward. slow, and stop
Careful there. slow, I said" warned
the mar presenting the rifle.
Engineer Flint obligingly slowed
down and stopped at word of command.
The men leaving one in charge,
thin hurried away 10 re1oin their COM
panions behindethe she'd. The villagers
and some OF the passengers followed
~curiously. s
Conductor A. Johnson. being free OF
the presence Of a gun, concluded to I'M
vestigate. He walked around the cor
ner Of the shed and was stopped by a
giant in blue overalls. h gritted:
Stand back there. What do you
want?"
Looking for my engine" said John
son.
We'll, it amt here. Get back"
In the center of the group, about
which armed men with pistols kept
back the villagers. stood Higgins.
Takes Murderer's Story.
Before him were three men one OF
whom was writing rapidly as the pris-
oner. between sobs and cries of distress.
0lCldIGo Ills ldSl SOLlAOS5AOlA ~ 20 F
Despite his fear the prisoner spoke
quietly and it was Impossible for Con-
ductor johnson to hear what he said.
The confession concluded, one OF the
men said to Higgins:
You new have a minute to prepare
to meet Jul God"
"Oh. for Christ's sake, men, don't,
don't hang me. I'll tell you all.
Whisky did it. Whisky did 1t. Don't
kill me. Don't kill me. Amt any Of
you got a mother? Amt anyone going
to help me?"
You didn't think OF your mother nor
the mother of the Couple kids when you
shot down their father and h mother
grufiy replied one of the lynchers.
II didn't know what 1 was doing"
yelled the wretch. groyeling in the dirt.
Pray, and hurry up. You are soon
to die" said the grim leader.
Silent as He Prayed.
Sobbing and shrieking alternately,
Higgins dropped to his knees.
A hush fell ove the crowd and many
uncovered their heads az the prisoner
with rolling eyeballs gazed heaven
ward, his white lips moving in prayer.
At the expiration cf a minute, Hig-
gins, who was still on his knees pray
ing, q interrupted.
Get up cried the leader, and Hig-
gins, with the rope still about his
heck, was dragged away.
Five minutes later the crowd had
bundled the man into h dray and
started for the wagon bridge over
logan creek, a mile away, where
;he last scene in the life Of Loren
Higgins, murderer, was enacted.
Story Of the Hanging.
When Higgins was taken from the
rain in a dray, he was hurried north
to the wagon bridge over Logan creek,
which had evidently been agreed upon
as the place for the hanging. For
horses had been tied near there and
some of the men rode away on them
after the deed a been done.
Spectators We're not allowed at the
lynching. A crowd attempted to fol-
low, but members of the mob fired
over their heads eight or ten times,
compelling them to fall back City Mar
shall JAY Bruce was probably a half
mile away when the hanging occurred,
and he was probably as close as any
one.
Though none can be found wso says
ne knows, evidently some in the lynch
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1907-08-29
Sixty Men, Presumably Farmers, Took
Prisoner From a Train and Swung His
+ Body From a Bridge a Mile North
Of the Town.
MOVE WAS CAREFULLY PLANNED
The Men Gathered in the Station and Held Up the
Train While the Prisoner, On the Way to His
Trial, was Torn From the Sheriff and
His Deputy-Body was Shot Into.

Bancroft, Neb., Aug. 26.-At 1916
O'Clock this morning Loren Higgins. on
his way to Pender. Neb.. for trial for
the murder Of Mr.. n Mrs. Walter
,Copple, near Rosalie, Neb., May Ii, was
taken from an Omaha railroad passen-
ger train by Il crowd of sixty masked
and armed men, hauled a mile north in
a dray wagon and hung from a bridge
over Logan creek
Even before the prisoner could jump
over the edge of the bridge with the
moose about his head. the mob. impa-
tient of it's vengeance, fired at him.
One bullet took off two fingers, and
with a yelp of pain the unfortunate
man leaped to his death. Gun after
gun cracked as the body swung back
and forth, and it is doubtful If it is
ever known how many hot or bullets
entered the mans body
After the hanging the crowd scat
tered into the corn fields, throwing off
DISCUSSES, and made their way to their
homes or to Bancroft.
Trouble Brewing for Days.
For five or six days talk has been
brewing about lynching the man who,
without ~provocation, last May shot
Farmer Couple and his wife. mutilated
the bodies and then let them lie where
the hogs could eat them.
However. it was the general senti-
ment that if Higgins should plead
guilty, they would allow the law to
take it's course. However. when it vas
learned he would ask for a second pre-
lirinary hearing and that he had hired
special counsel to defend him, the de-
termination was formed to lynch him.
1t is believed that Hirshall Couple, of
Bancroft, a brother of the murdered
man, and we'll known as the champion
sprinter Of Nebraska, was the leader.
The crowd gathered from all about
Pender, Bancroft and Rosalie. Some
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1907-08-29
HAS BODY ExHUMED IN
A TOM PLATT SCANDAL

Shicago. Aug. 27.-Jnmes Donovan.
who for several years has waged a Pc
GUITAR battle against Senator Thomas G.
Platt, succeeded in having the grave
Of LaFora 8. Baker, in Big Rapids,
Mich. opened, in order to support his
contention that the former Michigan
lumberman had not died, but had fed
to Europe to avoid responsibility in sew
eral financial failures. He associated
Plat with the transactions.
The exhumation proved to the salts
faction of Big Rapids city officials that
the skeleton is that Of the man
whose name appears on the grayestone,
but Attorney Donovan continued HIS
assertions hat a wax image had been
buried in the grave. He declared that
h grave. made fourteen years ago.
had been opened recently. and a skele-
ton substituted for a wax bust Of
Baker.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1907-08-29

haAAe SAS "
bear the heavy expense Of a long trial
of a man whose guilt was known.
Second Crowd Formed.
A second crowd was formed at Wis
ner, Neb., so that If he should be taken
through there, they would not be
cheated of their victim.
The town knew nothing at all of the
lynching until after the crowd had
storned the train at the depot. SO
quietly had they gathered in a grain
elevator near the station that the town
itself was caught by surprise. A big.
crowd here is feverishly talking about
the crime. but it is doubtful If there
will be prosecution. as sympathy runs
to the lynchers, and besides they. are
not known.
Story of the Sheriff.
Sheriff Young told the following
story:
II had some fears that there would
be a lynching, and accordingly / sent
for Deputy Newell to come, to Bancroft
and help me take care of the prisoner
Deputy Newell, / understand, obtained
the services of City Marshal Jay Bruce
When the train stopped, Newell got on
the car ahead OF the crowd. but he was
struck on the head and knocked down.
The crowd came right ip over him.
II started to get up to take Higgins
into the baggage car. Just then | was
SliuDSa lIOHl DeQl1d ana ChOke6
around the neck.
Il had hold of Higgins with a twist.
n in the scuf1e that followed NV
hand was quite badly injured.
Il was taken out OF the smoker and
into the day coach and tied to a seat
by the hands and feet. I was carried
on to Fender on the passenger train
Il drove back to Bancroft"
Elevator Not Used.
1t has been stated here that the
crowd met at daylight in the Saunders
Western elevator near the depot, but
Ed Shaw, manager, declares this can
not be true. Certainly the crowd was
not concealed there, he says. when the
train arrived. Mr.. Shaw says he visited
the elevator at Z o'clock this morning
n that no one was there. He thinks
the men concealed themselves in the
empty box cars on the sidetrack OBJ
posite the depot.
In the elevator, however, there is
an open window about six feet from
the ground. The window was boarded
up, out some of the boards have re-
Gently been dislodged. Il the soft mud
beneath the window there were many
tracks of boot heels.
Like Painted Harlequins.
Dressed In grptesque costumes Of a
mardi gras festival, but without the air
OF frivolity, which characterizes such
occasions, h mob lay In wait behind
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