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VOL. L.T. NO. 11 1.
HOCK ISLAND, ILL.:, Til UliSDAY, FE 1 J R U Alt Y J7, 11)02.
PRICE TWO CENTS.
PAY TRIBUT
UTfTSSNU
m OF THUGS
LATE PRESIDENT McKINLEY.
SECRETARY JQHN HAY.
Memorial Exercises in
President Receives Re
sentment of Treat
ment of Tillman.
North Carolina Method
of Punishing Burg
lars. Congress to Late Pres
ident McKinley.
1
HAY IS THE ORATOR
Largeand Distinguished
Attendance, Including
Prince Henry.
Washington, Feb. 27. Memorial
services in memory of the late Pres
ident McKinley were heM in the hall
of representatives today in the pres
r enee of President lloosevelt. Prince
llenry members of the cabinet, jus
tices of the supreme court, army and
liavy officers, members of congre.-.s
and foreign ambassadors.
Similar services in honor of presi
dents wlio died in office have been ob
served four times prior to today, two
of these in commemoration, like to
day's, of chief magistrates who had
fallen by the hand of an assassin.
There was 110 procession today, no
cheers, the people preserving re
spectful silence befitting the occasion.
I arec and IMstliiKalMlirrl Attendance.
When Speaker Henderson called the
house to order at noon every avail
able seal in the chamber was occu
pied. After reading the journal the
doorkeeper announced the senate.
The memlM-rs of the house aro-c as
the senators fil"d in and took the
se:?ts assigned them. Then came
(en. .Miles, followed by the iliph mafic
corps, then Prince Henry, dressed in
i ne nniiorm oi a im-iui.iu aunnrai. .lie
members of I he supreme court next
announced and then came the presi
dent and cabinet.
-S-retary Hut the Orator of the Day.
Senator Fr.vc called the assemblage
to order and introduced .John Ji.iv,
orator of the day.
For the third time, said Secretary
Hay. the congress f the Fnited
Suites is assembled to commemo
rate the life and the death of presi
dent slain bv the hand of an a.as.in.
The attention of the future historian
'will le attracted to the features
which reappear with startling same
ness in all three of these unlawful
crimes; the ilseles.- ness. the utter lack
of consequence of the act; the b--M-tirity.
tic insignificance of the
criminal; the blamelessness so far
as in our sphere of existence the bct
of men may be held bl.-unele.s of the
victim. Sit one of our murdered
presidents had an enemy in the
worlJ; they were all of such preemi
nent purity of life that no pretext
could be given for the attack of pas
sional crime; they were all men of
democratic instincts, who could nev
er have offended the most jealous ad
vocates of equality; they were oJ
kindly iin I generous nature, to whom
wrong or injustice was impossible;
of moderate fortunes, whose" slender
means nobody could envy. They were
men of austere virtue, of tender
hearts, of eminent, ability, which they
had devoted with single minds to the
good of the rVpiiblic. f ever men
walked In-fore God and man without
blame.it was these three rulers of our
people. The only temptation to attack
their lives offered was their gentle
radiance to eyes hating the light
that was offence enough.
Stnpiil t'M-IeitHnea of tle Infamy.
Tin: stupid use'essness of such an
infamy affronts the common sense of
Ihe world. One can conceive how the
death of a dictator may change the
jMilitical conditions of an empire;
how the extinction of a narrowing
line of kings may bring in an alien
dynasty. Hut in a well ordered re
public like ours, the ruler may fall,
but, the state feels no tremor. Our
1m -lover! and revered leader is gone
but the natural process of our laws
provides us a successor identical in
purjHise an! ideals, nourished by the
same teachings, inspired by the
same principles, pledged by len
der affection as well as by
high loyalty to. carry to com.
piftion the immense task commit
ted to his hands, and to smite with
iron severity every manifestation of
that hideous crime which his mild
predecessor, with his living breath,
forgave. The sayings of celestial
wisdom have no date: the words that
reach us, over two thousand year:;,
out of the darkest hour of gloom the
world has ever known, are true to the
life today. " "They know not what
they do." The blow struck at our
rlear friend and ruler was as deadly
as blind hate could make it; but the
blow struck tit anarchy was deadlier
still".
What a world of insoluble problems
s-'U'-h an event excites in" the mind.
Not merely in its M-rsonal. but in its
public asM-ct it. presents a paradox
not to be comprehended. , I'nder a
system of government so free and so
impartial that? we recognize ils exist-
Cont'-iiued oa Page Six.
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JfMsLV:
Congress Pays Tribute to His Memory
SENATE SHORT SESSION
DISAPPOINTING.
Washington, Feb. 27. Again the
senate disappointed tdi. people who
crowded the galleries1, and adjourned
without doin-; business of any kind
yesterday, because the committee had
not discovered a way out of the Me-I.aurin-f
iliman trouble. The commit
ter' on privileges and elections contin-
ueil its consideration ot the episode
during the afternoon, but reached no
conclusion beyond deciding to refer the
entire matter to a subcommittee and
to l:net again tomorrow to consider
any recommendation made by the sub
committee. The afternoon session
Listed three hours, and after the Iom-c-eratie
members took their departure
the Pi-publicans continual the sitting.
Then was entire agreement on the
one point. 4 hat Ix-ili the South Caro
lina senators should be punished, but
there was disagreement of the details
of punishment, as well as on the de
gree of it. Most of the Republican
members of the committer hold that
to Tillman should be awarded a more
Severe form of rebuke than to !c
I.aurin. while the 1 omocrats do not
generally concede there should be dis
crimination. The 1 lemor rats also held
out stitlly against all suggestions look
ing to the suspension of the privileges
of the senators as an attack on the
rights of the state they represent, rath
er than on the senators themselves.
Wh"ii the committee adjourned its
members profossd to be hopeful that
a unanimous agreement would be
STOCK SHIPMENT
Nearly 160,000 Head to Co By
Rail to South Da
kota. EMPLOYING LN ALL 110 TRAINS
Important Meeting of Stockmen
oT the South
west. Sioux City. Ia.. Fet. "7. One hun
dred and ten trains, each of thirty
cars, and in each cur thirty "fcrih-rs."
in all Ii'.t.'KK) head shouldering one an
other, will whirl through Sioux City
this spring to the ranges of South Da
kota and Montana over the Chicago,
Milwaukee and St. Paul railroad, ac
cording to Ilivisioti Passenger and
Freight Agent John J. Ixive. '
Soathwriit Strwkmcn Mwl.
A meci.ng or stor-Klueu troin an
over the southwest will bo held at
Fort 'Worth. Tex., the latter part of
March to arrange the shipment of . 1
and 2-ycar-ohls. The Milwaukee con
signment is in addition to the -PH),()ro
head that have been reguh'ily sent
tnrth from Texas and New Mexico
each j-car. and will be sent to the
ranches in Milwaukee and St. Paul
territory west of the Missouri.
CHEERS FOR SCHLEY
Hero or Santiago Fnlliusiast ically
Ileceivc'rl at Charleston
Imposition.
Charleston, S. C. Feb. -'7. Admiral
Schley was the guest today of the
Daughters of tl-e lie vohi I ion at the
exposition. The admiral's greeting as
he passed through the streets was
verv enthusiastic.
Mirrmnn llnn 4'liaitcm njttirlft.
Chicago, Fob. 27.' Negotiations have
lieen closed when by a syndicate, at
the head of which are Joseph IJeifold.
cloak manufacturer, and Nelson Moii
rre. an attorney, liar, sri-ured r-ontrol
of the Sherman House property by
lease for a term of twenty years. The
rental is graded. Iwgihning at SFS.fiOO
a year and increasing until it rendu
Su'loho, which Is the figure for the
last one-half of ihe term.
reached, but tncy were not so hopeful
as they had been when the noon re
cess was taken.
Agreed I pun a CViihun 15111.
Washington. Feb. 27. The confer
rees of the two houses of congress on
the bill creating a permanent census
have reached an agreement. The bill
as agreed upon embodies most of the
amendments made in the senate. The
senate provision concerning the civil
service is retained. All the employes
of the oilier" at the time of the signing
of the bill except unskilled laborers
are to come under the provisions of
the civil service law without further
examination. The provision n-quiring'
future apM)intin-nts til be made under
the civil service law was modified by
the r-on Terence so as In make the re
ueirc incut applicable only to perma
nent appointment.
Aliotit the l'lillippinta.
Washington. Feb. 27. Tie' house
sr nt the, Philippine tariff bill to con
ference, non-coiieui ring in all th" sen
ate amendments. The 1 'emnerats
sought to amend the amendments by
reducing the late of duty and declar
ing that the Fnited States should re
linquish all claim to the archipelago,
but all propositions were defeated.
Governor Taft continued his statement
before' the insular committee of the
house. IJeferritsg to the Philippine tar
i!'.' he advocated a n duction of 7 per
cm nt. on tobacco, sugar and hemp. The
I ill only tffvX 23 per cent.
FEASTS IN NEW YOR.K IN HONOR OF
PRINCE HENRY.
New York. Feb. 27. Prince Henry
of Prussia dined last night with I.ikk!
of the men who make newspapers in
the Fniied States. Ho wj's the special
guest of Herman Kidder, proprietor of'
the New Yorker Staats Zeitung. who
gathered at his table a majority of
the leading figures in T'nititl States
journalism. They came from the fo'.n
quarters of the country, and made the
most noteworthy gathering of their
profession ever assembled in the
Fnited States. There was a felicitous
ONeha nge of greetings between Prince
Henry and the men who spoke for
tiie journalistic craft, and the affair
claims to rank as one of the. notable
incidents of this American tour of the
jcrma:i prince.
Lall Wittrlird Frmn tlir ltnurr.
The dinner was given in the hand
some ballroom of the Waldorf-Astoria
hotel, but that large apartment was
not large enough to accommodate the
newspaier guests, and the Astor Gal
lery was also used. The two rooms
were splendidly decorated. Kidder and
the special guests sat at an elevated
table alvo which were the Fnited
States and German Hags. The staves
were crossed and the banner draped
fan-like and reached out like the wings
of a huge butterfly. Above them was
the Prussian eagle done in incandes
cent lights. As the diners t.iek their
places the Indies of many of the party
appeared in the boxes which wall the
room.
Prinre pVl! Wliy lie Came.
It goes without saying that there
were speeches, and that they were
rlegant: that the tables were crowded
with good tilings and that they were
not despised; that everybody was In
good humor mid prepared to do hi
best to perpetuate the hovering of. tlv,
dove of peace over the two nations
represented. The prince spoke, deliv
ering the longest speech ho has made
so far. He liegan by declaring that
"I consider- this meeting, though it
may be looked upon as official, as a
private one. and that it is my wish
that none of yon will take advantage
of what is sail or spoken after leav
ing this table.
rniiss.i irf.Ti-st itM.itiDii: jiine
Whlr li. tlir Trine" flint. Doer Not Scare
Sailonr Kmprror'i Advice.
The prince then c,nutinncd: "Un
doubtedly the press of our day Is a
factor, if not a power, which may not
be negleeted, and which I should like
to compare. with ever so many. subma
HE WILL IGNORE IT
But Is Likely to Stay
Away From Charles
ton Exposition.
Washington, Feb. 27. Although
White House officials are non-committal
on the subject, there is reason
to believe no response whatever is
likely to he made to the letter of
l.ietit. (iov. Tillman, of South Caro
lina, to President Jloosevelt, request
ing him to withdraw- his acceptance
of the invitation to present a sword
to Maj. .lenkins, at Charleston.
."I:iy Not Attend r'xpotiltlon.
It is believed this incident will re
sult in the president not attending
the Charleston exposition. ,
NOT FOR ROSEBERY
Liberal I'nionists Kcurliatc Leader
feliip of Former Ire
micf. ! don. Feb. 117. The Liberal I'n
ionists at the annual meeliug of 1 he
council today definitely repudiated
any desire 1o enroll ihemsclvcs under
Lord JCoseberv's banner.
Very Viinni; A uctlmir-er.
KIdora. fa.. Feb. M. Perhaps the
youngest auctioneer in the Fnited
Mates is Clair Hailstone Mason, son
of A. P. Mason, of Fiiion. Hardin
county. Ia. He is only Id years old and
Is successful.
Geiibl I.ih'sIo In IliA Time.
Lincoln. Neb.. Feb. 27. Amos II.
Could, convict d last week at 1'avid
City of wrecking the Platte Valley
bank, of Hcllwood. has been brought
to the penitentiary to begin a sentence
r.f r ight years. The trial of Ceruge
tlollld. a brother tier-Used of compile
ily in the forgr-ry of not s. h;ts begun
at Kavid City.
Itunil ISout" lv C rinlrar t.
Washington. Feb. 27. The pro
posed change of the rural free deliv
ery system from the salary to the
r 'or.tract basis has been embodied in
a special oill ordered reported by the
house committee on postoiliccs and
postiwds.
rine mines, which blow up in niany
eases In the most unexpected man
ner: but your own naval history
teaches us not to mind mines should
they ever be in our way. The lan
guage used on one memorable occa
sion was stronger than I would ven
ture to reproduce here tonight. I need
only mention the name of Farragut.
"Another comparison might bo more
to your taste, gentlemen, anil it is in
fact more complimentary: it is one
which his majesty the emperor used
before I left. He said: 'You will meet
many members of the press, and I
wish yon therefore to keep In mind
that thr press men In the Fnited States
rank almost with my generals in
command.
"It wi'l intcii'st you. I know, tn
lea rr. something a! tout the nature of
my mission to this country. The facts
are a. follows: His majesty Mho em
peror has minutely studied the recent
and rapid development of the Fnited
States and h's majesty is well aware
of the fact that yours is a fast mov
ing nation. His sending me to this
country may therefore Ikj looked upon
as an net of friendship and courtesy,
with the one desire of promoting
friendlier relations lirtween Germany
and the Fnited States. Should ho will
ing to grasp a protTen-d hand you will
find such a 'one on the other side of
tin' Atlantic ocean."
P.ishop Potter act 11 as chaplain at
the fease. and "Die Wacht Am Khclif
and "America" were sung and ap
plauded. Kditor Kidder opened the
oratory with a toast to the president
and the emperor, after which White
law Keid delivered a welcoming ad
dress. Thr editorial guests, after the b.in
tjuot. sent the following cable to Ktn
pjrtor William: "The editors of the
daily newspapers of the Fnited States,
l.ono in" number, in honor of your il
lustrious brother, send yon cordial
criH'tlngs and all good wishes for a
long ard prosperous reign. We hail
the presence of Prince Henry in this
country as an omen of even closer
ties of amity, and heartily reciprocate
all of the splendid and repented over
tures of friendship you have been gra
ciously pleased to extend."
TIIKKK WAS JIII.LIONjS IV f-INK
I.unclics With the (aptab of Industry
anil View a Paaade.
Previous to the dinner' of the jour
nalists thefM-incc had been pretty busy
during the afternoon. He lunched at
Sherry's with 1"0 men. who have been
and aire nrominent in Vthi .industrial
Orator of McKinley Memorial Exercises in Congress.
CUSTOMS COLLECTOR BE
COMES GAY.
Washington, l'eb. 27. Some time
ng the secretary of the treasury re
ceived uiioilieial infurniation to the cf
lert that J. W. ivcy, coller-lor of r-us-toni.s
;it Sitka, had instrueted his dep
uty at L'nalaska not to permit Can
adian vessels presumably about to en
gage in pelavie sealing to obtain sup
plies at that port. The collector was
directed to send a statement of the
tacts to the department, and was i::
loriiied that if such orders had been
given they must be rescinded, yester
day the department received a tele
gram from Ivcy, saying: "My iiisiim--tions
were not against vessels engaged
in alleged legal seal lishiiig. but against
Canadian vessels actually engaged in
pelagie sealing, which is illegal and
criminal when committed within the
marine jurisdiction of the Lniti-d
States.
lliTliiK'9 to i:e-iiul Hi Order.
"If there is an ancient, treaty be
tween the Fnitiil Slates anil tJrcat
Pritain by which P-ritish subjects ran
commit rleprcdat ions destroying Amer
ican property, ar.d dcph'iing our reve
nues of tens of thousands of dollais
iiiniiially, while our own citizens are
itemed these privileges, the sooner
saeh treaty is abrogated the better.
otir solicitude regarding itilernation
el complications with Creat P.ritain
need cause you no uneasiness, as lia
poaching - season is not yet opened.
ur new collector will arrive in time
to enforce yimr orders. M.v American
development of the rnito! States. To
know the guests it is only necessary
to run over the names of those who
have been prominent in so-called
"trusts." in railway mergers and in
combinations of capital of all kinds.
Those who sat at the tables represent
ed so many millions that the figures
would startle if they were actually
available. Twelve New York men and
a German government ntlicial ""paid
the freight." and it was a big bill.
The luncheon was served in the
banquet hall. The floor was covered
.with crimson rugM and tin walls were
concealed by tapestry. The same dec
orations prevailed in the bab-ony which
extends along the oast and south si.les
of the halt. The balustrades of the
balcony, however, was left open, that
the guests beneath might have an tin-'
obstructed view of the rich gowns of
the women who had been invited to
witness the function. The women num
bered alMiut ninety and wire tl' guests
of the wives of the hosts. It had been
the aim of those who gave the lunch
eon to conduct it in every essential as
though it was an entertainment given
in a private residence. '
Aftvr the lunch the prince was driv
en to the hall of the Orion society, a
German musical organization, and re
viewed a procession of German jocie
ties from the balcony of the hall. The
prince seemed immensely pleased and
impressed with the spectacle. There
were i.iHk men in line in the paivule,
after the passing of which the prince
enterede the hall and listened to sing
ing by the society's chorus, which was
repeated at his request after partaking
of refreshments. From this place he
was. escorted to the editorial banquet.
ISxck in Washington.
Washington. Feb. -7. Prince Henry
arrived from New York on schedule
time this morning and was met at
the depot by Assistant Secretary of
State Pcirr-e and Count (jtiadt and
driven direct to the German embassy,
escorted by cavalry and police. At
noon the prince and suite attended
the McKinley memorial services giv
en at the capitol. at the conclusion
of which he made h flying trip to
Mount Vernon to pay a tribute to
the memory of Washington. The
prince will be the guest of the presi
dent Jit dinner at the White House
tonight.
All th '3 Hcvs all the time The
Daily Arguis.
ism" will not allow uie to "rescind au
ertier which gives F.ritish subjects
privileges within our marine jurisdic
tion which are denied our own peo
ple. Tell of Simiet Jiing Klr lie Ibis Dune.
"There is another matter that may
s.ttract your attention. 1 have recently
issued orders to the deputy at Skag
way, a copy of which i.as been sent
you, which has put the Canarlim olli
ci rs hicateil their1 out of business and
sent them to their own territory. You
are aware of the fact tksit this ofticer
became so offensive that die interfr-rr-d
Willi American otiicers in the dis
r barge of their ollicial duties, opened
I'nilr-rl States customs mail, riomiuatr'd
oxer the railway oliicials. discriminat-r-d
in the order of shipiinent ill favor
of Canadian laerr-hjiiulise against that
sliiied from Seattle, established a
( anadiaii iuaranlin; at Skagwtty, col
li cted moneys, and pr-rforuied other
acts of P.ritisli sovr-reignty in a port
of tin; Fnited Stales, such as hoisting
with bravado the cross of St. t.eor;
from the tlagstaff of his customs
house. I have sent the concern, bag,
baggage, flag and other paraphernalia
living out or the country. ou mav
fear the shadow of international coin
plications and rescind this order, but
a Heed, an Olney or a HUune would
not." -
"J'ie7Tivate baifk of W. II. AVestfall
At Co., at Inirnett. Tex., has closed its
doors. So .statement.
TO SEE THE WORLD
Jrappist Monk Who Has
nounced His
Vows.
Re
AN
EVENT
UNPRECEDENTED
Had Spent a Ouartcr of a Century
in an Iowa Monas
tery. nuhnque. la.. Fob. 27. An event
unprecedented in the history of the
Trappist monastery in this county is
made public. Frother Kugene. for
twenty-three years an inmate, has de
liberately renounced his vows, which
he took nearly a quarter of a century
ago. He has left the monastery and
Is now looking for some means to earn
a liviug.
Ills Worldly Name.
His name Is Joseph Graham. 'and he
came from Illinois when 2." years old.
The Trappist rules are the most rigid
of any monastic order, and P.rother
Fugene got tired of them. 11 wants
to see ho world. It is stated that his
permission to leave ihe monastery
came from Koi.ie.
J. A. FILLMORE DEAD
Well Known Kailroad Man Passes
Away in Kan Fran
cisco.' San Francisco, Feb. 27. J. A. Fill
more, one rif the best known railroad
men in the country, rlied this morn
ing of pneumonia. For many years
he was manager of the Southern Pa
cit:e company, but retired last July.
Illinois iWmnrrals Choose a Man.
'"Washington. Feb. 27. The Illinois
Hcmocratie delegation in the house
has selected Iteprosentativo George P.
Foster, of Chicago, as the Illinois mem
ber of the Iicniocratic national con
grt ssional committee.
Von Holleiten Iecorated.
Perli n. Feb. 27. Emperor William
has r-onferred the Or.er of the lted
Eagl" upon Dr. vou Holleben. the
German ambassador to the United
States. . .
TRIED TO KILL A MAN
Because He Was De
fending His OwnPub
lie Sentiment.
Ashville. X. C. Feb. 27. Two bur
glars were hanged here yesterday.
They were Frank Johnson, white, and
Pen Foster, colored. Four men wero
convicted of the crime, but the sen
tence of death in the cases of two was
changed to life imprisonment by the
governor. This was the first execution
in l'.unrombe county since the war,
and it may be the last under the pres
ent law. North Carolina is one of the
few states in which burglary is punish
able with death, and the execution has
served to direct public attention to
this fact. For the last mouth Govern
or Ayeoek had been receiving petition
to change the sentence to life imprison
ment in the case of the four burglars,
and also petitions and letters from
business men and leading citizens beg
ging him not to interfere with the ex
ecution of the law.
Law as It Stand Aveited Mob Law.
Feb. S. l'.Kil, the crime was commit
ted. The four men Gates, Johnson,
Foster and Mills robbed the postoftiee
at Emma, a small village just outsido
of Asheville. and attempted to mur
der the assistant postmaster, Samuel
II. Alexander. Alexander, though In
jured, succeeded in driving off his as
sailants and inflicting seven bullet
wounds on two of them. As he wus
well known in the community, threats
of lynching the four burgalrs were ex
pressed when the men were captured
the next day .but the knowledge that
death was the penalty under the law
for their crime prevented a resort to
violence by friends of Alexander.
Timers ;r-t Into the Storr.
The postotiice is a store and Alexan
der spelt in a small room adjoinmr
the store room. About K o'clock at
night a knock and some o.no on tho
outside askil him to open the door.
He unlocked the door and half openeil
it. to had himself confronted with a
pistol In the hands of Foster, who
stepper I inside. Foster was followed
by Johnson, who closed the door be
hind him. The two marched Alexan
der ii) the postolfiee room and ordered
him to open the safe. Johnson knelt
in front of the safe, laying Alexan
der's revolver on top of it. while Fos
ter kept the clerk covered with hi-j
pistol.
AI.F.ANlU:il IS lil'ICK TO ACT
Kat Attracts the Thus-. Attention lor a
Moment ami Blood 1'Iow .
While Johnson was busy with the
conbinat ion of the safe the noise of a
rat running across the floor caused
Foster to look around. Immediately
Alexander snatched his revolver from
the top of the safe and fired two shots
at Foster, one taking effect in his
breast. Foster returned the tire, and
Johnson, grappling with Alexander,
also was shot. The two burglars then
ran from the store. leaving Alexauder
with a bullet wound in the abdomen.
Notwithstanding this wound the man
crawled to the rloor and lired at the
fleeing men.
Gates and Mills, who had been
watching outside the store, took their
wounded companions to a place of
safety and then went to Asheville,
where they socuriTl a hack and drove
back after them. Tin wounded men
wore brought to Asheville and hidden
in a house on Cripple Creek, where all
four burgalrs were arrested the next
day. As threats of violence wore made
by Alexander's friends Sheriff Lee
caller! out two companies of militia
and assembled a posse of loo citizens
armed with Winchesters to guard the
jail.
'ihe superior court being then in ses
sion at Asheville. ihe prisoners were
arraigned for trial Wednesday of the
following week, a special venire of 2-"H
men being Crawn as jurors for the
case. Put as Alexander was too ill
to appear as a witness, the prosecuting
attorney refused to go on with thetrial
The jH-isoners were removed from the
Asheville jail and taken to Charlotte,
in another county. While in jail at
Charlotte the negro.. Foster, almost
killed another prisoner by striking him
on tlir head with a chair.
The burglars were brought back to
Asheville in April and gain placed on
trial. A jury had been impaneled and
th taking of testimony had begun
when a decision of the supreme court
stopied th trial, the ruling lreing that
because of a-reeent rcdistricting of the
judicial circuit the April court was not
legally constituted. The prisoners were
placed on trial again in June and were
found guilty of burglary in the first de
gree and sentenced to be hanged Aug.
but an appeal was made for a new
trial. The supreme court deci'diKl
igainst the., appeal and the governor
set the rlate for their execution.
Since sentence was pronounced there
had biH'ii considerable agitation in the
newspapers and by petition to the gov
ernor against the enforcement of the
law, the plea being that the death pel
alty for the crime of burglary was bar
barous: but just as strong pressure was
brought to bear ujion the governor to 9
enforce the law for the better protec-
Uon of people,
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