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BOSTON. October .41.. Re-
publicans of Massachusetts held
their state ermvention in the Bos—

_ tan Theatre. here. today. There

was a large attendance of dele-
gates. and a full state ticket. two
presidential electors at large. and
an elector from each Congression-
al district were named. and mcm~
hem: of the state committee were

elected.

Most of the preliminary busi-

- ness of the convention was ar-'

ranged at meetings held last night.
Several committees. however. held
mines this forenoon. At ameet~
ing of the state commitee. it was
found necessary to make a change
in the list of presidential electors,
because of the ineligibility. under
the statutes. of Congressman
George “9. ql..awrem:e, of the
Fourth» District. us hold the office

P. Thatcher. of Littleton. was
substituted {or that of Congra-
man Lawrence.

The delegatesmot being used to
meeting in, the theatre. found con-
siderable difficulty in locating
themselves. The floor and first
balcony were reserved fat-the del-

u egatw and the two upper galleries

were open to the public. The space
reserved for spectators was well
filled. and by the time the call to

an. mount as “Reno mu..-
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COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa, October 4—Lying at the morgue
. in this city. with a bullet through his heart. is a man, powertfllly
msuthe, about six feet tall. aged apparently for-

ty-fire years. He was one of two men who held up the Kansas City
train, on the Burlington road. three miles south of this

Charles Baxter killed him.

The two men boarded theirain at e’Union Pacific transfer, and
climber over the tender just at the train was crossi the Mosquito
Creel: bridge. Mace!" Donnell}: and Frank H n. fireman.
who were in charge of the mmwmorderedtoslowepasm
as the train had crossed the bridge. 'erile the man now dead held
a revolver over the engine crew, his companion went back and cut
at! the ham and mail cars. leaving the day coaches and sleepers

Acting under orders. the cagiflecr pulled the train half a mile g
down the track. where a stop was made. Here the robbers ap-
pmdtedtheexpress carandordered Messenger '3
the (lmr. He refused todo 50. Under compulsion. Engineer Don-
nelly attached] stick of dynamite to the side door of the car and

Baxter toopen

Mm. ger Baxter seized his gun
opposite side of the car. As ,7 .
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as the door was blown open one oftlie robbers entered the car,
his companion matched the engineer and fireman hack to the engine. ”can

Baxter crept around in front of the engine and seeiugthe rob’
her keeping guard over the engine crew. fired one shot and killed 7
lim'irutantly. As soon ”the shot was heard the robber in the car
jumped to the ground and fled through a cornfield.

The dead man was picked up. placed on board. and the train
backed into this city. The body was searched. but decking was
found on it by which it could be identified. In the man’s pockets
were found about $3 5 in money. and a watch and chain; Conductor
“‘illiam ficGrem who was in charge of the train. thinks the dead
man is one George. of St. Joseph.

larger and. taller than the. dead

man. being apparently above six feet in height. Both men were
masked. and both wore overalls and jumpers. The door of the ex-
press carwas badly shattered by the explosion of dynamite.

The robber inside the car was preparing to blow the safe at the
time his companion war killed. He ceased his operations at mace.
and no damage was done to the contents of the car. nor anything

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Iorder was given. there were few

vacant places in thebig auditor-
ium. A band. stationed at the up-
per balcony. provided music.
Chairman Goetting. of the Re-
publican State Committee. and
other prominent Republicans ap'
peared on the stage at about twen—
ty minutes past IO. and five min—
utes later Colonel Goettiug had

retary L. W. Standish. of the State
Committee. read the call. and Rev.

Church. offered prayer. Colonel
Goetting was elected temporary
chairman, and L. V". Standish
temporary secretary. Colonel
(betting accepted the position in
a brief speech.

Melville 0. Adams. of Boston,
presented the name of Winthrop
Murray Crane. of Dalton. the

tion. The nomination was accept—

. edbyacchmtioa

Hon. Willard Howland. of Chel—

inated Hon. n L. Banged
East Boston. for lieutemt-gorer—
nor. The nomination was made
by acehmation, and that of Wit-
liam M. Olin, Baotou; secretary at

Hosea M. ‘Knowlton’. New Bed-

ed in the same manner.

called the “legates to order. Sec- ~. W..-

Dr. Withrow. of the Park Street “l

patent governor. for re-nomiaa— ” Whig?

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state; Edward 5. Bradford; Rider
Springfield. treasurer, and Hon. _- W

ford. attorney general. was accept- rut-tier