ffe t ' t Sk. M . ' . I , VOLUME LVIT. ISif) 170 THREE BANDITS DROP TO DEATH' Notorious Carbarn Murdrer$ Pay Penalty for Many Heirv ous Crimes Upon Scat fold in Chicago. Neidermeler, Leader of the Three, Precedes His Friends to Awful Fate. ' TOO WEAK TO STAND ALONE Trnp IaMtriifiir Whll Vlnul Hits In Cbiilrnmt llorrlfWd 8c tutor. WUik'ks Awful "" lnU Hr(fifli. ' Chicago, April 22,-Peter Nelder. meler, the first of the carbarn bandits to be hanged, wu hanged In th eoun ty Jail at,10:SS o'clock. He was car rled to the gallows, handcuffed and strapped. Ho wm placed a cn8jr on the drop and fell with the thalr. Although It was first believed by the physlclana that he was strangling, It developed that hla neck waa broken.." Chicago, April 2!.CompIled to be carried to ths scaffold, Peter Nelder meler, leader of the carbarn bandits, waa hanged here today, at 10:81 o'clock. Weak and pale, but with a alight iug g estlon of a amlle, the bandit failed to carry out hla oft-repeated boaat that l lan nt first bclmr of the opinion litt he was strangling to dtb and H the rope ha4 been placed too low After examination, however, tha phy aldana announced th it hla neck had been broken, Neldermrler'appearud on the scaffold wearing a red rose," but without coat , "' Nledermeler Shows Hit Nerved Prevluua to the execution and during the reading of the Wh warrant. Neld ermeier snatched thu paper, from the chief deputy'! hand and placed" It In ft pocket and made remarks In anger at mil time and once cr twice when he waa being taken to the acuffold. Shortly after 11 o'clock Marx waa led to the scaffold, lie wu neatly dreaeed and wore a white roae aa a boulen nlere, given him by hla young slater the night before. 'He wna pnle, but hla courage never left him while he stood on the scaffold.' He made no tutement. Two pt-leaU of the Roman Catholic church, of which Marx bud beome a member ,acnj'niiled him to the galtowa. He repealed a litany with them and kissed the crucifix, after which the Jailer put on the nooae and sprung the trap at 11:17. He waa pro nounced dead at 11:14, hla neck hav ing been broken. Harvey Van Dine wna hanged a abort interval after hla companion, Marx, a few daje before a bitter enemy of Van Dine, but now the bent of frlenda In their last houra of life. " Incident 'in Van Dlne's execution were similar to thoee that characterized the execution of Marx. Like Marx. Van Dine waa compoeed preceding hla execution. Van Dint la Calm. With the Catholic prloat who ac companied him, Van Dine walked un falteringly to the scaffold Attired en tirely In black, like Marx, and wear ing a white waistcoat and white roae. Van Dine aeemed to be even more calm than hla companion, Marx, who went to death shortly before. Van Dine made no atalement of any kind while on the scaffold, but the prayer which he re- l timriTif i ..... . ;ioAvmi;i, uniMun, JSATU iUJAY, AVIlUj 23 1901 ALEXIEFF REPORTS LOSS OF: TWENTY-ONE MEN THROUGH EXPLOSION OF MINE Russian umce and Force Meet Death While Engaged in Placing Infernal Machine in Harbor. houid be considered within a neutrcl ;tlH. Tfc Tmrvrl.,f .-.. . . .. . I - v wiiiaw laiiWSV I iflvee notb e tlila mo;Mna; hf telexra'ih i that It wj!I not ro-eive crnl ineaaaeea at ylnkow. When this Ir coflaldercd the war c-orrepondent now at Muk den and Mu-hwar. will not be allowed to forward newa of the ellghteat Im portance. . , NEITHER SENATOR SERVES. 8orry Action of Senate jn Appointing Gorman Over Moroan. Waahlngton, April , 2ZThe general deficiency appropriation bill occuninf Mine Explode, Pr.mlurey Killinj U.ulenanl 4nd Other, Who ZTTi Wr ' nSnrf TL -! lir.i. -1 i ... Were Doing Their Work ' in Launches Operations of jcuuis on canw or Talu tontinu Lively on Both Sides-Report Sent Out That Japj Lose. he would die before reachin the ni Iowa. The hanging of hi aaaoclateii, Jpte4 with hla aplrliual odviaera waa Ouatav Marx and Harvey Van Dlne,'lult audible. With Van Dlne'a lipe followed flulckly. ' - atlll moving In prayer, the trap waa Although It waa expected at first l;l"nf at 11:55. Hla neck waa broken that Neidermeler would be able to walk ! Neidermeler waa taken to the t. Petemburjc, April 22. The cxar haa received the following teleirram from Viceroy Alexlelf, bearing today date: . "I reapectfuily report to your majeaty todiy that during the placing of a mine by aome launches. Lieutenant PbUunA nd 20 men were killed through the mine exploding prematurely." ' - HI. Petersburg, April 22. The fol lowing from Viceroy Alexleft ha been re elved by the cxar; ")ur acouta have killed two Japanese acouta, one of whom appeared to be an officer.; On our right flank our acouta executed daring reconnolaaancea extending over aeveral daye on the left bank of the Yalu, aa the result which It haa been ascertained there are only a few troops south of tha river Pokakua, but that the Japanese there are occupied In pre paring boats. A Ruaalan detachment of two officers and S2 men proceeded thither In three boats. The detach ment, however, waa discovered by the enemy and shots were exchanged, three of our riflemen belnir . IcIIIa.I . Rtatr waa taken up Oalllnger pok at some length on the tariff policy of the re publican party. While the reading of the deflciener bill o.-a n - fUJICH, Cullom apoke on the Chinese exclusion bill.-;,. ; ; ' ; ;-; ; ;'( During the day the attention at the SOUTHERN MAN HAS WARM WORDS Representative From North Car olina Bitterly Assails Presi dent Roosevelt in the Lower House. Includes Grosvenorin Roast Whom He Charges With Inconsistency. aa the launches were employed they .ri:r;:vrir member admits part fort-i Z - "om or the house to the bill for the gov- .c rwnaming snips. It II numMt - . . evident fr, ... " " T naming uor- V I man " lDe democratic conferee on be- . - ,nte"- ot the senate in place of Mora. ! filing nis snips go to sea .hn i. t , .in. . ... Kmur oemocranc member ' "'"w lurye, tnougn mis of ih. .... ... . . may not be the noiirw nt vt,- ... llw - sr vw nuuiUM npaonn nannla . KUvri.. -.i. ... . I "w "e result tnat -..-j...,.,.., win determine on tn.u.iL . . . . .. . , ; .. t . -iwio senators declined to serve. -., . nii.iii wnen ne assumes command. , , ; Neary Gt Decision, f llnranlrakA A sill ml . . . Nl..,k .I..-J.J ' ""M "-naney weary New To Z a "Vi 'rZZ !l rot the decision over eaiawisoii j mmw Urin. rf-t- -I are reported to have bombarded Nlu " i nwang, saa a world dispatch from l a,. m . Ft. P.tnr.K,, ... . . Ier9 of Mllwak from Chester hav. irr 0t Bo8t0" the sixth round. - nuv VlVUiXViy WlU endeavor to effect a Junction with the forces supposed to have landed near me mouin or the Yalu river three fliys ago. There Is no confirmation of the story. . ". ; Says That He Once Opposed Preaent Occupant of White , lIotiKe, Hut ,Now Condi t!on I!av Changed. , to the gallows with but little or no aa alstance, it waa found at the last mo ment that he waa too weak. Straps were placed over hla ankles and juat above hla knees. He waa then placed on a truck and wheeled to one of the lower floors of the Jail, after which he waa carried to the scaffold and placed In a chair on the trap. He waa asked the customary question If he had any thing to aay and the noose waa quick ly placed around hla neck. He "in-! atlnctlvely put his neck Into the noose and the trap waa sprung.: The body ahot through the trap and for 20 min utes after moved convulalvely, the phy- gullowe he waa asked If, like hla com panlona, he wished to accept the sac ramenta. He anawered that he cared nothing for spiritual attendance, and wlahed this belief to follow him to the gallows, ' , - Spectators See Death 8trugole. When the drop fell the shroud about Neidermeler'a body fell apart, and to the onlookers waa revealed for 20 min utes the horrifying struggles of the desperado. The death of Marx and Van Dine was unaccompanied by any similar spectable. . A dramatic Incident, however, pre- (Continued on I'age 4.) . Fiohting on the Yalu. London. Anrll S2 Captain Smetzln, and 11 riflemen were Ing on the Talu river are repeated In "n7 ounuea- attachment re- varloua forms and from various points. vu. m m river unaer Tfte Shanghai correspondent of the co,er or two guua." r V- , Tost aay. he haa heard that the first ' : ' " i'ja-paneae army had crossed the Yalu CA8T8 GLOOM OVER RUSSIA, 'river almost without opposition and the f "J ; Chronicle correronfipnf a ci.t Payino Price of Carelessness Says that heavy fttrhiin. ,. . v... Member of Admiralty. for stratagetic reasons it t. indku Petersburg, April .-Viceroy I to send Dartlculara. N .,thnu . Bert Will Not Resign. San Franclaco, April 22. President Bert of the pacific Coast Baseball league tonight denied the report which for the past week baa been current that be Intended to resign hla office. BASEBALL SCORES. St Alexieffa announcement of the . de struction of the launch and the loss of 21 men by an explosion of a Rua alan mine at Port Arthur haa added to the gloom which haa prevailed since the disaster to the Petropavlovsk.' 'We are paying the price of care lessness," said a member of the ad miralty, "and previous disasters seem to teach nothing.'' The war commis sion suppressed part of the viceroy's dispatch which ahowed where the mines were laid. It la believed thnt however, haa reached London showing anything haa happened beyond eklrm lahlng. : - ,.'., , ;... Rumors Unconfirmed. Seoul, April 22. I p. m. Rumors con- cernlng heavy fighting on the Talu river are still unconfirmed. Beyand admissions concerning constant skinn ing, nothing la obtainable from mili tary authorities here. The vague Idea prevails that a frontal attack Is Imminent Pacific Coast ' At Portland Seattle 8, Portland At . San Franclaco Oakland Tacoma S. '' , ; ' At Loa Angeles Los Angeles 4, San Francisco 1. .-. r' .... 4: - , ; American. At Washington New York 2, Wash ington 0. At Cleveland Chicago 2, Cleveland 10. : r ' At Detroit St Louis 4, Detroit 4. At Philadelphia Boston I. Phila delphia l. NationaL' ,.; V ". ' At Boaton Brooklyn t, Boeton 2. At New York Philadelphia I, New York 18. ' At Pittsburg ancmnati 10, Pitts burg 4. Washington, April 22. In the house late today President Roosevelt waa as sailed bitterly by Claude Kitchen of North Carolina, who Included In his castigation General Grosvenor, whom he charged with having humiliated Theodore Roosevelt while vice presi dential candidate and In "a recent speech in the house had gloried him as a worthy successor to MririnW General Grosvenor admitted that four years ago he opposed the nomi nation of Roosevelt for vice president but said that Roosevelt during the campaign had conducted himself In a dignified manner and bad won the con- I fidence and esteem of the people by n:s acts from the time he was eelcted jto preside over the senate. The demo- 1. j crate in New York, he said, had 2, f launched a candidate for president who did not know whether be stood on his head or heels. Preceding this episode the house de bated the bill to create a commission to investigate the merchant marine, but took no action on it. Scandinavian Neutrality. New York. April 22. According to a telegram from Stockholm, cabled b the Times correspondent at Berlin. negotiations with a view to a conjoint declaration of neutrality by Norway- Sweden and Denmark have reached a satisfactory conclusion. The agree ment will be published toward the end of the month. oe Wee KillS Do Yon Know What That Means ? CHANCE FOR GOVERNOR AS VICE PRESIDENT NOMINEE awaaMBaa mm tx-oenator Charles A. Towne Suggests Name of Chamberlain for Second Place on Democratic Ticket. M l, I " l.i IV : , 1 . A BO Y ca ii buy u Suit erf V Clothes from our im mense stock, and got as' " good a; bargain and as good a fit as tho'ugVhia father mudo the selection. 1 FAIR and honorable treatment' and the lowest ,'PIUCES consistent with ' Honest Goods have given our , store the reputation of being the LEADING Clothing houso of the city. Washington, April !2.-Kx-Senntor Bhlwl'y of Indiana, Lent of Ohio and Charles A. Towne was in Washington last 'week.' when he susrgented the fol lowing men as vije presidential possi bilities: ; Governor Chamberlain of Oregon. ex-Senator Turner of .Washington,- former Representative , Ben Williams of Illinois. ' It seems likely that If the Pacific coast united on any cue candidate for the second place on tha democratic ticket, ex-Senator Tur ner or Governor Chamberlain of Ore Son will be the choice. Both are re garded as strong men. . wtmaamaimitaaa.ifncAX1 pi) U D A, TRANSFER IS MADE. m Transaction Aeeomplished. Whereby U ; S, Gets Canal Contract. Taris, April. 22. The Associated Press Is authorized to announce that the contract by which the contract of the Panama canal passes to the United States Is signed and sealed. The title to the canal la now vested In the United States. The document by which this trans- action la consummated bears'the sig natures of, President Bo and Director ruchman of the Panama Canal Com pany, who signed for the company as Its responsible officers. The transfer is complete and without reservation and the United States secures a per fect title. , '."'. ; This result has been quietly accom plished and unexpectedly, as the public had been given to understand that the contract would not be executed until after a meeting af the stockholders of the Panama Canal Company tomorrow Ahlch the question of the ratlflca tlon would be presented. ' - , Reported Jsp Attack. New York. April 22. The Japanese are reported to have bombarded NIu- chwang, says a World dispatch from St. Petersburg. They are rumored to have landed troops who probably will endeavor to effect a Junction with the forcea aupposed to have landed near the mouth of the Talu river three days ago. There Is no confirmation of the story, - - ; ; s An Unfriendly Act. Tien Tsin, , April 21 If Viceroy AlexiefT haa declared Ylnkow a termi nus of the imperial Chinese railway's opposite Nluchwang, to. be within the region under matrlal law. the man agement of the Imperial Chinese rail-, way will consider It an unfriendly act, as It was orptu-rarif pi that vii o - i niAvn Tfe is a Mle and Fit about our suits, shirts and jackets that distin guish them from others and the prices are belovr . those of any other, place in the city-for low prices have made The Bee Hive famous. We have the largest stock of summer shirt waists in' the city all in the very newest styles from the daintiest China Silk and Lawn to the : heavy Oxfords s ; -- -': v .; We are showing in the new dress goods and trimmings all that the new styles demand. In Millinery we lead ;;;We are showing the , newest Pattern and Tailor-made Hats.7 Our shoe department is in? keeping with the ; rest of the stored : ' " ; YOU CAN BUY ALL THESE CHEAPEST AT '.THE BEE -HIVE' $1.25 LATEST COPY.RIGHTS $1.25 " - MY FRIEND PROSPERO. SSSrJIfS' L,"TN!N0 C0NDUCT0K.WillSoa. BARLASCH OF THE GUARD, Mtrrimaa. Sir MORTIMER, Mary Mnwn.