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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 He repealed a litany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.
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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.
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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
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