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cred. and forced to hug the wall for
protection. The explosion then fol-
lowed and the three rushed in and
forced the turnkey into corner, where
they struck him. Taking his keys they
ran TO the only locked door between
them and liberty.
The attack made was evidently we'll
planned. They crossed the yard with.
in the walls and there was nothing in
their attitude to warn tho guards that
they meant trouble. AS each neared
the chapel guard. stationed in the bal.
cony above the south door OF the
chapel, he raised his hand--the rec.
ognized signal of prisoner on peace
full errand. Entering the chapel, the
men covered the negro trusty. Thomas,
who stood with his hands raised dur.
ing the encounter. One convict then
went to the Office of Deputy Warden
Wagner and shot him twice in the alb.
domen. -
Heilman, on hearing the shooting.
rushed from the wardens office and
looked through the doors toward the
chapel He was struck in the left side
below the heart by two bullets, and
staggered back to the office. where he
was assisted to a chair by Bookkceper
T. j. Ward. Warden Dclahunty had
rushed to the door of his office and
opened fire on the onrushing men
Three shots were fired by him. none
taking effect. He was struck in the
hip. but continued to fire until an
other bullet pierced his breast. when
he fell and almost Immediately ex.
pired.
The Red Cloud chief., 1912-03-21

Railway Commissioner Winnett
spent several days at Lexington,
where he took Testimony in com.
plant brought by citizens of the place
agair st the Union Pacific railroad. Il
dealt with the practice of stopping
trains on the second track from the
depot and compelling passengers to
get off on the far side, This was al.
legged to be a discrimination against
Lexington, inasmuch as the company
allows people to dismount on the near
side or between the tracks at Column.
bus. Grand Island. Fremont and else.
where.
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r. w. Hyers Temporary Warden.

Governor Aldrich has appointed On.
Warden X. w. Hyers warden OF tho
penitentiary to serve temporarily.
The appointment was made by tele-
phone by the governor. who was snow
bound at Auburn. Mr.. Hyers is now
deputy state game warden. He was
warden Of the penitentiary many
years ago and thoroughly understands
the workings Of large prison.
Steward Robb requested the cover.
nor to relieve him of the duties OF act.
ing warden because he has enough
work as steward to occupy his entire
time. 1t is understood that Mr.. Hyers
Will remain in charge of the peniten,
tiary only for a short time,
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HOT On THE TRACK
SEEN GOING THROUGH SOUTH
BEND ON HAND CAR.
SHERIFF GOES ON SPECIAL TRAIN
Convicts Break Into Murdoch Stores
Get Guns, Ammunition and
Clothes-Take Hand Car
at Prairie Home.

LincOln--Just before daylight Mon.
day morning the three escaped con
victs were seen going through South
Bend on u hand car that they had
stolen from the section house at
Prairie Home some time during the
night.
On the way between South Bend
they had stopped ~ Murdock and
broken into "a hardware store and a
general store. securing an OUTFIT of
clothing and IA stock OF ammunition.
From the hardware store of Louis
Maxwell at Murdock. Neb., they sc-
number of knives and u large amount
of ammunition. From the general
store they secured overalls. shoes,
ovcrshoes and blue caps.
IL is thought that the men, who are
now we'll stocked with guns and clio.
thing for known fact and have prob.
ably also secured food at some farm
house, are making Il sOrtic for the
immediate vicinity of the Platte river.
intending to make "a stand somewhere
near there. If caught, or preferably
to lose themselves in some of the wild
country surrounding the river at
points. Ia
Strong posses led by Sheriff Flyers
and others left Lincoln on the trail
OF the fleeing handCar as soon as a
special train could be gotten ready.
The loss of the hand car at Prairie
Home and the robbery of the stores
at Murdock were not discovered un
til morning. Then the authorities at
Murdock tclegraphed along the line
and found that hand car bearing
three men had been seen going
through South Bend Just before day,
light.
The men were seen in tho stores al
Murdock last night by Postmaster
Davis. who thought that they were
the proprietors.
The convicts did not seem anxiou.
to secure money They took $3.6.
that they found lying in the casi
drawer at the Maxwell hardwar,
store.
The robbery was not reported un
til Monday morning, as Postmaste
Davis did not know that there ha,
been any robbery.
Prairie Home Is twelve miles cas-
OF Lincoln on the Rock Island tracks
Murdock is about fifteen miles east O
Prairie Home. South Bend ia abou
five miles on from Murdock.
With the convicts only a few hour
out OF sight the officers feel certai
that the end OF the long chase Is no,
close. A special train can reach Sout1
Bend In short order. Then it Is onl
a question Of getting out and picking
up a warm trail, something they hav
not had since the escape OF the thre
men.
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Beatrice.-A wild rumor about Q
o'clock called out Sheriff Shlck of
Gage county to farm house two
miles southeast OF Cortland. A boy
named Papka had entered a barn on
his fathers farm with the intention OF
feeding the horses. He discovered
two men in the barn. and Immediately
gave the alarm. A posse OF about
sixty farmers were quickly organized
and under the leadership OF Sheriff
Shick the place was searched. The
men were found. but they identified
themselves as tramps and were re.
leased.
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that infested the middle west, was in
Lincoln during the past week.
Mrs. Woodworth who called herself
Brown while in Lincoln, went to the
penitentiary to see Taylor last Sun
day. 1t is said that she was refused
Wednesday she received message, as
a result Of which she told Mrs. Parks
that she had to 20 homo.
The Red Cloud chief., 1912-03-21

Omaha. Neb.-Victor Rosewater of
Omaha is now acting chairman of the
republican national committee, sue
ceeding to the position on the death
OF Chairman Hill. Rosewater has
been vice-chairman. being elected in
January. Nebraska can now claim
both the chairman and secretary of
the committee, an unusual honor for
a western state. William Hayward of
New York. formerly of Nebraska, is
secretary. Rosewater will act as
chairman and call the committee to-
gether in Chicago before the national
convention meets.
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three convicts at the state peniten-
tiary at 2:15 Thursday afternoon, and
the three convicts who committed the
murders blew the lock off of one door
and made their escape.
All Of the men killed died at their
posts of duty and fought to the end
In an attempt to prevent the escape
OF the convicts. Deputy Warden
Wagner was the first killed, being
shot as he stood in his office. MIR.
Heilman, the second man killed, was
hit as he rushed out of the warden's
office at the first report Of the shots.
Warden Delahunty was killed in the
door of his office after firing three
shots at the onrushing men. He was
struck first in the right hip, but con-
tinued to fight until second shot
struck him in the right breast. when
he sank to the floor and soon expired.
Thomas j. Doody, the wounded
man, has good chances OF recovery,
his leg. He was shot twice, in the
left arm and right leg. during the
first part of the attack when the three
men concentrated their shots on him
while in the chapel room of the
prison.
The men who escaped are Charles
Taylor, alias Shorty Gray alias
Murray, alias Rogers. who is three
termer. leader Of gang OF bank
robbers and was sentenced from
Aurora to twenty.eight years i'm.
prisonment for robbing bank at
Giltner; John Dowd. recently sen.
fenced from Cass county to twenty
years for burglary with high explo.
sives, having robbed a jewelry store at
Louisville, Neb.; and Charles Morley.
sentenced from Omaha to fifteen years
Tor highway robbery.
Immediately after the escape of the
prisoners the governors Office was
notified and Sheriff Hyers with q
posse and most of the Lincoln police
force rushed to the scene. Later com.
pany F. Second regiment, OF the ma
tional guard arrived.
Sheriff Flyers took charge of the
prisoners upon his arrival and after
swearing In deputies and arming
them. stationed armed men at the
doors to guard while the prisoners
were marched to their cells. The
sheriff, accompanied by one deputy
and one guard, all unarmed for fear of
being overpowered and losing their
weapons, then entered the prison yard
and one by one the shops were
emptied and the prisoners marched to
the cell house and locked in their
cells.
Where Convicts Taylor, Down and
Morley secured their weapons, ammu,
milton and explosives Is unknown, but
the general supposition among the
guards is that they were smuggled in
on the underground" route by trus.
ties from pals of Gray and Down on
the outside, All three were fully
armed and plentifully supplied With
ammunition. Although no one knows
how many revolvcrs the men had, II
is probable that from the number OF
shots fired by them they were sup
piled with two each,
Turnkey Claus PAIL was unarmed
when he heard the shots. Rushing to
grab his revolver he returned to the
window between his room and the
chapel There he was covered by one
man, who shot as PAIL lodged and ran
to the door, where he was again GOV
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in the middle west. He Is better
known under the name of "Shorty"
Gray and had other aliases Of Murray
and Rogers. Gray was received at
the penitentiary August %, 1911. from
Aurora, on a twenty-eight.year SEN
tence for blowing the bank at Giltner
last summer. He is about forty-four
years Of age, five feet four inches In
The Red Cloud chief., 1912-03-21

Lincoln-Former County Treasurer
William Mclaughlin of Lancaster
county died Saturday morning at his
home here, after n long illness which
confined him to his bed for the last six
months. Mr., Mclaughlin was 72 years
of age. He has been resident of Lin.
coin for nearly forty gears, and one of
the best known residents OF Lincoln.
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Low Fares to ventIons.

Chicago.-Fares to the democratic
national convention in Baltimore and
the republican national convention
here have been fixed at 2 cents a
mile at meeting of the Central Pas.
senger association.
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MeIIck New Warden.

8. M. Melick of Lincoln has been
named by Governor Aldrich as the
new warden Of the Nebraska peniten.
tiary. to succeed James Delahunty
killed In the convicts' outbreak last
Thursday. Governor Aldrich has been
considering this selection since Sat.
urday. He rendered Melick the ap.
pointment Monday forenoon.
The Red Cloud chief., 1912-03-21

Director General John Barrett Of
the Pan'American union says the
United States cannot be too careful
in guiding its official and popular at
titude towards Mexico.
The Red Cloud chief., 1912-03-21
Rewards Offered.

State rewards aggrcgating Sc 100
were offered Friday morning for the
capture Of the convict murderers. dead
or alive.
The state law limits the reward TO
The Red Cloud chief., 1912-03-21
Feed Men In Celia.


Attorney h. J. Maggi arrived at the
prison soon after the affair became
public. He talked with the governor
and was placed by him in charge Of
the kitchen. At first 1t had been do
cided to allow the convicts to so un.
fed that evening, as 1t was thought
TO be unsafe TO allow them to leave
the cells. Maggi finally secured ar
rangements for feeding tho men in the
cells. the only ones to eat at the tables
being the help on the farm and In the
kitchen. a number OF the officers al
the prison and the guards.
May Break Up "Trusty" System.
The material used in blowing UP the
door whether dynamite, nitro.glycer
inc or Illuminating caps. and the re-
volvers were smugglcd into the prison
from the outside by TRUSTEES, accord
ing to the statement of the prison Of
ticials. II is possible the outbreak
may result in the abolition OF the
"trusty" system, at least to the ex.
tent OF stopping all communication
with the outside world
When the first news OF the affair
reached Lincoln 1t was rumored that
from one to thirteen men had been
killed. that 300 men had escaped, and
a general mutiny had occurred, and
other alarming features were added
Many of the officers who FASTENED to
the scene went under the impression
that they might encounter an entire
prison in arms.
Are All Desperate Men.
Convicts Taylor. Dowd and Morley
were considered among the most dcs
perate men confined in the prison. All
had served previous sentences. Con.
vict Charles Taylor. probably the
leader of the desperate attempt to
escape, Is considered as one Of the
most dangerous criminals operating
The Red Cloud chief., 1912-03-21

About 80 per cent of the members
or congress are frankly hedging on
the very live question of the parcels
post.
The Red Cloud chief., 1912-03-21

walls, in the corridors and In the cell
houses. all was quiet at the prison
Saturday morning. All prisoners were
kept in the cells and even TRUSTEES
were not allowed to be about. Guards.
men paraded in front of all entrances
leading to the prison, marched contn.
ually over the walls and lounged in
numbers In front of the cells in the
cell rooms.
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amendments to th,

separate amendments to the
resolution for the election of
United States senator's by the
people, one to place the control of
such elections in the hands Of con-
gress and the other in the hands
Of the states; that he failed to vote
on the child's bureau bill. though
he had stated in his speeches that
he did so, to the contrary notwith-
standing; that he failed to vote ON
the bill providing for jury trials in
cases of indirect contempt; that
he failed to vote on the abolition
of the commerce court. though
Senator Massey voted against the
abolition of the commerce court
directly in the face Of the request
of the railroad commission when
the Reno rate case, involving
half a million to the consumers of
this state was hung up in that cour,;
also he failed to vote on the amend
ments replacing the Carson mint in
the Legislative Appropriation Bill,
and wound up by stating thatrMr.
Roberts record showed that he had
absolutely failed to so much as ex-
press an opinion or take position
on not less than thirty-fve great,
big, important measures during the
short time he was in congress.
After reviewing the records Of
Senator Massey and Mr.. Roberts,
the speaker concluded by saying
that those records show conclusive
ly that they were both dyed-in-the
wool standpatters. absolutely and
irrevocably allied with the republi.
can standpatters. and that no pro-
gresslve of any class or description,
be he democrat or progressive re-
publican, could. with consistency,
vote to return these men to con-
gress.
The speaker closed with an
eloquent appeal to all progressives
for the support of Woodrow Wilson
and the democratic party.
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NOTICE

We wish to announce to the
public that we have again taken
up the tailoring business. We
have secured a first class tailor
who can work with the best of
them, and SO we are now ready to
take all orders that might come
our way.
We also have the finest cleaning
establishment in eastern Nevada.
Ladies and Gents cleaning solicited.
Give US trial, prices reasonable.
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position taken by item. but tina,
their official record as public rem.
resentatives of the state was q
proper subject for investigation,
comment and criticism. The
speaker then took the record of
Mr.. Roberts in congress, showing
that he voted with Mann, Payne.
Cannon and Dalzell and the stand
pat crowd on practically all the
great tariff measures. He called
attention to the fact that Mr..
Roberts, when fin ally forced to a
vote on the Farmers Free List Bill
voted for it, though he: had voted
with the standpatters at every turn
of the road to emasculate the bill
and prevent its coming to a vote,
and then, after the bill had been
passed and vetoed by the president
and returned to the lower house,
Mr.. Roberts changed his vote, and
voted againgst this big bill, which
would have saved the people of
this country, $39O,COO, 10000 an
nuaIly en- the necessities of life.
The speaker then called attention
to the fact, that on the bill reduc-
ing the duties ION the manufac.
turers of cotton goods, on sugar,
on the wooden. manufactures, "a d
on matches Mr.. Roberts regularly
voted "no." voting at all times
with the stand patters against the
interest of the people and against a
fair and just reduction of the
tariff. though on the adoption of
the senate amendments to the
cotton bill Mr.. Roberts had
apparently not made up his. mind
and answered present. After
reviewing Mr.. Roberts position on
the tariff bills, Mr.. Tallman then
quoted verbatim from Mr.. Roberts
speech at Virginia City in which
Re said:
II said l favored a reduction in
the tariff. and l do. l don't care
whether Mr.. Payne favored it or
MIR. Aldrich, or Mr. Underwood,
or Mr.. Clark favored it, or who
favored it. stand for a reduc-
tion Of the tariff, but stand right
where Mr.. Underwood stood, and
stand where your Honorable
Speaker stood, Mr.. Champ Clark.
and. if / am not mistaken. I stand
right where your. senior. serator
stood"
Thereupon the speaker asked:
eff Mr.. Roberts was sincere in
tbi attitude or position, why, in
Gods name, did he fail to vote for
a reduction of the tariff when he
had two separate opportunities or
the group of tariff bills agreed
upon by all democrats and progress.
sive republicans" a.
The speaker then showed that
MIR. Roberts failed to vote at alton
the child's bureau bill. on two
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Mean srutsl

Shot see that the Massachusetts
Legislature is going to impose a yearly
hne Of $50 on all bachelors" He
We'll, 1t is worth Cincinnati En-
uuirer.
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becoming glutted with
power, became contemptuous of
the wishes Of the people and sought
rather to protect the special in
terests than the great masses of the
people. He stated that our
was founded, by the
greatest of minds after long and
careful consideration. and debate.
and that the functions of govern
ment were divided between the
judicial. the legislative and the
executive. and the administrative
of government between the nation,
the states. the counties and
municipalities. so that tyranny in
might be avoided and
the government might be adj
most directly by those
to be affected by it. !
Mr.. Pittmar recited then the
evolution of the republican party.
He discussed it's attempt to change
the form of government by the
people to government by a
bureaucracy. He stated that the
power was constantly being
centralized at Washington and the
state were cons family being depriv-
ed nf any right of self government.
He then traced the evolution of the
republican party from a party of
the people to party of the special
interests. He showed the protest
that arose against the republican
party. manifesting itself by
socialism, and later by the organic
ton of the progressive party. He
then demonstrated most clearly
that the democratic party now and
for many years past has been the
only progressive party in the
United States that is attempting
with any hope of success of re-
establishing government in the
people as anticipated under the
constitution He made strong
plea for the Inauguration of demo-
cratic pr inciples, the election of a
United States senate and house of
Representatives to enact the legisla-
ton pledged by the democratic
party. and to support the ad-
minlstration of such laws under
the matchless leadership of Wood
row Wilson.
Mr.. Pittman closed with an
eloquent appeal to the audience to
support Woodrow Wilson and the
great principles represented by
him. AS he took his seat a wave
of applause swept through the
house that told plainly that his
speech had made an excellent i'm
preston on the audience. AS the
applause died away. Mr.. Game in.
troduced Hon. Clay Tallman who
was greeted with Enthusiastic
applause. The following synopsis
of his speech gives but faint i'm
preston Of its worth;
Mr.. Tallman said at the outset of
his speech that the paramount
issues in this campaign were the
tariff. the trusts and the peoples
rule. and that any effort or attempt
on the part of other political
speakers;or writers to delude the
people into believing that there
were other and more important
issues than these in this campaign,
were not fairly and squarely facing
the situation presented to the
country in this campaign.
Taking up the tariff briefly he
showed that the Payne.Aldrich Bill
represented the very pinnacle Of
the so-called protective system in
this country. and drew sharp
distinction between the attitude Of
the democratic party and the
republican standpatters on this
question, showing that the tariff
question was always a relative
question of chow much and
who" was t. be affected by 1t:
and that the whole issue on the
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sALMAGUNDI

it and give him a share of your
patronage
The Elko Dancing Club will give
q campaign dance at the Opera
House Friday night, November LIST
Music by the Elko orchestra.
Word reached US today that
Senator Massey and Congressman
Roberts had disagreement at Ely
yesterday and dissolved partner
ship.
A campaign ball will be given at
Deeth Friday night, October
25th.
The friends of MIR. Gu,ridge who
desire to look at his features for
the last time are requested to call
at the residence tomorrow between
the hours of 10 a. m. and l D. m.
Wanted--A competent lady wants
a position as housekeeper. Call at
room 5. Elko Hotel. .
Mrs. James Reardon, ore of the
old residents of Mound valley, died
Sunday morning snd the remains
were brought here for burial. We
have no data for a proper notice
today. Arrangements for the
funeral are not complete at this
writing.
Nearly all our space is taken up
today with the account of Saturday
nights meeting. We have an
interesting interview with Mr..
Tallman that is crowded out today.
: For Sale at bargain, one Simp-
son Computing Scale and one
Carey Safe, % inches square, out
side measurement. Fur parti-
culars inquire of the Indepen-
dent.
Frank Boskowitz, the boss story
teller and the most popular travel
ing nlRp on the road is in town.
He ga strong republican, but
this year. he informed US, his vote
will be cast for Wilson and
Marshall. He can. stomach Teddy
whose followers in California have
stolen the. republican livery TO
serve the devil in.
The Woman's Guild will give a
New England dinner on election
day.
Mr.. Puett informs us that the
meeting at Carlin last night was 8
great success. Pittmau, Tallman
and Attorney Thatcher of Reno
made speeches. After the meeting
Two prominent bull moosers tore
the Teddy buttons from their coats
and threw them away. They said
the democrats looked good to them
and they wanted M more of the
bull moose. Mr.. Pittman lett for
Eureka early this morning and Mr..
Tallman and Mr.. Thatcher went to
Metropolis, where they speak TO-
night.
See those thin. knife edge
watches at Wintermantel's.
George H. Goebel, the socialist
orator, addressed a fair sized
audience at Hunters Hall Sunday
afternoon. He is very pleasing
speaker. He threw some very hot
shot into the ranks of the old
parties. He made il very plain
that the socialist party had no use
for Roosevelt, whom he called the
African monkey killer. Taft. he
said was great big lump of fat
and a sincere, honest man. Wilson
was the least Objectionable, but he
was not socialist. Dehs was his
candidate.
Messfs. Smith and Sheldon,
mining engineers, representing
the United States Smelling and
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Messfs. Smith and Sheldon,
mining engineers, representing
the United States Smelling and
Mining Company of Salt Lake
City, returned from Bullion yester-
day. after spending the greater
part of the week in examining the
Nevada-Bunker Hill Mining COM
pays property and the adjacent
mine. They stated that they were
very favorably impressed with the
entire camp. They left for Salt
Lake last night on the Western
Dcifc.