Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, October 16, 1891, Page 5

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE, ERIDAY OCTOBER 1g. JOSEPHEDGERTON AT THE BAR Mo Nogleots a Meagro Practice in His Quest for Office. {OW HE IMPOSED UPON A CLIENT, As an Assistant County Prosecutor He Defends a Criminal in Viola- tion of His Sacred Oath of Ofce. I W gerton, independont candidate for | the suprema court, located in South Omaha in the full of 1587, Previously he had lived 1n Stromsburg, where he practiced law with indifferent success. fle rented quarters in Hunt's block on the corner of Twenty- sixth and N streots, The town was then under village orgauization. It was hard work for lawyers to make a Jiving, aud it was especially hard for a man | who lacked the magnetism and tho ability which ar and command respect. He | formed a partnership with Johu Grice, who socured most of the businoss dona by the firm. Tne partoership, however did not thrive. It was o onesided affair. Grice did nearly all the work and spent nearly all the money. He had 1 custe Edgerton's eyes. It was ne sa¥s for tter to secure a more reli snubbing post to which to moor his bark and found him in the presou of his present | partner. | Ono of tho partnor's duties is now, as it | has becn, to pav the gent. About a_year ago tho firm moved to Omaba, where it is still | located, although the greater partof that | 1ime has been spent by kdgerton traversing | tho state and hanging around the legislature as ono of the alleged leaders of the inde- pendent pa had beon o republican but had to secure & nomination from that party. The party did not experience a cryiug désive for his services and the great | barrister loaped the barriers and landed in | the Uniou Labor field. The law was not a paying venturo and he accordingly looked | around for a berth which would give him a | regular income somothing which he needed very badly. % He Got an Ofilce. at the time was overrun Daily, numbers of theso woula be arrested. Tho town was too dis- tant from Omaha and duties of the county attorncy too onerous to enable him o pros te all the minor state cases which originated in the former place. Jdgorton bethought him it would bea good fdea to suggest the appointment of an assist- Rnt county attorney, whose duty should be to prosccute state cases at South Omaba. Tho appointment depend- ed upon the county commissioners. The latter were potitioned to appoint him, C. M. Hunt, Captain Cockrell and David Au derson yielding to importuning, made tho re quest. 'Tho prayer was granted and Eager- an_employe of the county republican ~ county attorney Bt the muuificent salary of &0 per raonth. Since that time, Kagerton has been moro or less boforo the peoplo. Ho has dono so at his own solicitation and it 15 the prevailing opinion of those who kiow him best that he has on divers occasions sold out tho people whom the county paid him to repro- t. This opinion would seem to find con- clusive attestation 1n the records of the jus- tice, the police and other courts into which the prosecution and the haudling of certain cases carried him. There is not so much to be said of his ca- reer as an attorney in private practice as there is of his conduct as ussistant public prosocutor. This is perhaps because his pr Vate practico has been so_infinitesimal as to be almost unworthy of notice. Pocketed the Mhore 18 one case of a private character which is readily recalled and vouched for by the gentleman who was the victim of Kawer- tou's peculiar method of doing busi- ness, Thbe former found it necessary to forecloso on two houses and lots which were being occupied by purchasers who had been long 1n dofault. Edgerton told his client that tha foroclos- ure would not cost much. In fact the expenses would be & fee of $15 and the court costs $6.70. The Iftter amount was paid and foreclosure measures instituted. But that, as alleged, is all that was doua. No effort was made to push the case, and for a long time tho default- ing purchasers held possession of the property. One of them, in fact, remained in the house for & year and then Jeft without paying a cent of “rent for the time mentioned. That was novail. When the owner of tho property went to look un the records of the foreclosuro ho found that the costs which ho had advanced to Edgerton had not been paid. ke was then com- pelled to pay them a second time. But atlast accouats the would-be supreme court justice hiad not explained to what use he had applied the money which had been given him to pay tho costs of the suit. Dismissed a Murderous Prisoner. Three yvears ago, during the holidays, Fdgerton still occupied the chair of assistant county attorney. Oué night there was a band of couvivial rovellers in_Oscar Hill’s saloon on Twenty- sixth street between N and O streets, i\m(mg the party wore Farmer Johnson, always failod South Omaha, with transients. ces, otor Peterson and — —Fredericksen, About 10 o'clock these men started for home. Theie way lay over the hills o the southwest, Johinsor’s being on Twenty-third screet near (Q street, Fredericksen's home being in Brown park. The trio were walking | In Indian fle, Johnson in the lead. A sharp scream and then a groan as from 80me one in pain reached Johnson’s ears, Tho Intter was somewhat in the lead and hastily turned and ran back to his compaions, whom, at the distance, he was unable to dis- tinguish in the darkues When ho reached the spot whence tho sound had proceeded, Johnson discovered Poterson on the ground groaning in agony, Wwith Fredevicksen standing abovo and beat- jog him Johrson endeavored to drive Fredericksen away, when the latter pouncea upon him and with & sharp kuifo slashed him on the nose, causing about hulf an inch of that organ to ang only: by a very alight cartilage. onason then picked up & cane which had fallen to the ground in the melee and with it was about to belubor Frederick- sen when tho latter fled. Jobnson helped Potersen to his feet and both wended their way to the furmer's home, which was distant from the scene only about o blocks. There each discovered the extont of his Injuries. Johnson felt that be was disfigured for lifo, bis bose being almost cut off and two tngers' being badly slashed. Poterson was bieeding terribl were summoned. Petersor wore fn the head. They a number of bruises and & wound which rmsed a section of scalp s large s lorsesnos. The wounds were drossed but for sometime Petersen lay in a precurious condition snd Johnson was' also noapacitated. The two parts of nis nose were reunited by meams of stitches. Ieeling ran high aguinst Fredericksen, al though it wus uuknown what had oceasioned the assauit. The trio wero apparently on 00d terms when they left the saloon aud he fight had not beed anticipatod by J b sou. Some people believed that the at tack wus promeditated on Petersen, though others differed fromthem. Noverthe- {:u. the people demanded that the assailant » prosecuted. F'redericksen was of course Arrested, and it was expected that Edgerton who, as has been stated,was assistant county Bttorney, would respect the wishes of the people and prosecute th case. The preliminary hearing was held before udge Reuther, who was theu presiding over © police court. The surprise of the populace may be ( Imagined. therefore, when the representative of the county prosedutor, dgerton, instead of mppearing for the state and indirectly in favor of thoss who bhad been cut, sppeared in bohalf of the man who had doue the cutting. In other words, instead of prosecuting he aided in defending the blooay assailant. He was aided by his partner, Grice, aud both did all they could to have their client a quitted One theory advanced by the defense w that the asvault was unpremeditated on the part of Fredericksen and that he had simply noted in 2 It was also »ought to be that Johnson's beon Doctors injuries cousisted out o had of by a small ponter's square, and that the s me instrument had aised the cir cular plece of sealp off Petersen's head Drs. Glusgow and Kirkpatricl, were subpoensed and testified ' that the wounds in question conld not have been made by so blunt an instrument and one of that peculiar shape. Judge Iteuther thought the case was important to bu decided in his court held the accused to the next term of district court, however, too | and the Worse Yot months later, Jobnson called on of the district court, and asked when the caso would be called, | and liis surprise may ba imagined when the informed him that tho case against edericksen haa boen dism ! When this announcement was made in South Omaha, tha peopls became greatly incansed They considered it, however, as a method of payment adopted by Kdgerton, who had violuted the law in defending an assallant, and still further violated it by dismissing the charge ngainst him. But this fact might have beon anticipated bees the day after the preliminary hear- ing, Grice and Edgerton went around South Omaha endeavoring to sell a mortgage w Fredericksen had given theim as security their claim against him for defending ithem before Judge Reuther. Several Frank Moores, clerk Would * Work" the Church. Mention has heen made of F nection with the South O Episcopal ehureh as been a prov ation. With sc 1t may be meinbers of his society one of th acts, wh dgerton’s con- aha Methodist ent member of the me of his ofMicial acts, presumed that all the re not familiar, and ch is vouched for by competent witnesses, is described as follows : Three years ago, South Omaha was a boom- ing town, Monoy was plenty and real estate ruled high. Among those who desired to avail them- es of the reigning prices was the church ¢ in question. Lt owned two lots on the northeast corner of N and Twenty-third streets, On one of the: t had erected a primitive _church. It aimed to dispose of some of its realty and, with the proceeds, grade tho lot nd” erect & more modern and ornate temple. The object was a Iaudable one and tho society has bean successful in attain. ing it, though’ the mercenary schome which Idgerton devised has Lad nothing to do with | the undertaking. When the society decided to dispose of its property or part of it, the sale was entrusted to Edgerton, He approached a well know real estato man of South Omaha and asked bim how much the church lot, with the small building which was then upon it, was worth, The real estate man could get §2,400 for 1t. Tis declaration caused Edgerton to o his eyes with surprise and to smile with sati faction. Do you want me to sell the property! asked the agent, Ldgerton said that he did, wost certtinly, “Well, smid” the agent, *if you wish me to sell the property you must give me written authority. I don’t want to have the trounio of hunting & purchaser, making a salo aud then find that the church won’t sell or t some other person has disposed of te prop- erty.” Accordingly, Edgerton satdown and wrote this authorization “I hereby authorize to sell the lots - u the city of South Omaha, the same being located at the northeast coruer of N and Twonty-third stroets and owned by the South Omaba Methodist Episcopal church, [Signed] J.W. Ebgertox, Trustee.” Thus far, everything appeared all right, but when the question of torms was raised Edgerton said “Ifyou can geta customer for §2,400 you buy ihe lots yoursolf for either 31,400 or $1,600 and then "you and 1 will dividg tho dif- feronco betwoen us and give your pawchase price for the lots.” ‘'he real ostate agent did not find a pur- chaser for the lots. If he had both he and Edgerton would have divided from $300 Lo 1,000 between thom, Iho a bups have claimed a fair comm amount soever of thesale went to Mr. Edger- ton would have been just 0 much out of the church society, a_circumstance concerning whtcl ho proposed to.koep hls people fn the urk. Edgerton is still a trustee of tho South Omaha Methodist Episcopul churen. said he thought he Bleeding the Graders. The .nost important of the earliest public improvements ever undertaken by the city of South Omaha was the gradiog of tho principal thoroughfares of that town. Among these streets wero Twenty-fourth from the north city limits to Q street. Tho rading on this thoroughfare was done un- der contract by P. Egan & Co., who reccived £,204.01; Pritchett, $2,625.12; Daniel Cash, 2452.13} Twenty-sixthl street from Q to J it R Stewart, $6,4H6.62; Twenty-fifth streot from Wyman to I, John Condon_avd Daniel ash, §21,903.99; N streot from Twentieth to Twenty-seventh, C. H. Pritchott, #,077. In round figures, tho cost of this improvement was cousiderably over #50,000. The above contract figures represent, only the cost of tho work as assessed against tho city. Tho same amount was assessed against the pro perty owners, The expeuse was paid by warrants issued against the city and against abutting property. The city's monev camo out of the general fund, in which it had been placed some time previous, "Tho work had been ordered by the council nd the ordering was uot without some crit” icism. It was held to bo illezal for a number of reasons, It was claimed to bo unnecessary, excessive and entirely too expensive, moro especially as tho law limited tho amount which shiould be expended yearly in public improvements. Some of the leading property holders, while opposed to the extravagauce, allowed the worlk to go on until it seemed that city and taxpayers alike would be bank- runted. In the light of recont ovents thero is no ono who will deny that the uncertaking was i Mayor Sloane, speaking on the sub- ject n fow days ago, suid: “Wo all admit now the work was perhaps not according to law. But then we wore young. Our people didn’t exactly know waat the law was or how to ive up to it. But the city bas been benefitted, property has ap- preciated and the town loos & great deul liko oue with push and euergy.” The work progressed, and at length opposition was encountored in the snape of an injunction, 10 restrain the city from paying the con- tractors for the grading they had done. ‘[his injunction occasioned the greatest excitement in South Omaha. An indigoa tion meeting was teld, und it has since boen asserted that the graders proposed to nang some of the men who had sought the in- junction. It was argued that the grading, if illegal in quantity, had then been aluiost completed: that tlio graders had done their work and should be paid for it, aud finally that tho city had been_ benefited, even if tho benefit was an exponsive one. The injunction was filed by Edgorton and one of the men at whose instance the was taken, gave him §2.50 with which to pay for tho filing. Edgerton was also @iven certain other sum o pay for the issuing of certain papers in the case, When the indignation meeting was held, it had a percoptible effect upon somé of the men who bad poti tioned for the injunction. They withdrew their names. Those who did not at first consent to_the withdrawal of the suit wero aporoached by Edgerton 80 to do. He claimed that they had gained their point in having & certain understanding as rogards the manner in which the work was to be paid for, aud that thoy could withdraw with credit to themselves. ~ Ho promised to refund them the movey they had already advanced in the case, and that ho would then bave tho matter dismissed by the courts. To this showing the petitioners made no objection In the meantime, however, Edgerton had boeu amoug the graders and told them that the injunction bud cost him a large sum of money and that it could now be withdrawn unless he was reimbursed. The fact of the watter was that gerton bad not incurred ono cent's expense and this story was caleu- lated o spur the nien who had already done | tween the wiro-pulling on their work 10 got up a purse for Edgerton in order that toey might secure their half | of the 814,000 in the work before be got a cent of it.' 1 he should: now be cut out of | part of it it would make a pauperof him. Ho | caunot afford to turn deaf ear to Edger- | ton's story, no matter how untrutnful 1t may be. Neither could tho other coatract ors. S0 they got together and agreed Lo pay Edgerton $250 to remove the suit. In this waaner the injunction was wittdrawn Spaaking on this subject the other day, ono | of the contractors said | Yes, Edgorton was paid, I thini, $250 to | romove thosuit, though | am not sure as to | the amouat. £ don't know bow much I paid | toward it. John L. Miles, the banker, my share.” “Why did John L. Miles pay vour sharo?" Weil, ho took all the warrants and it was from time to time we received the money, be- cause he discounted the warrant et The Howe Scales, the only scale “¥ith pro tected bearings. No check roas. Cata- fogues of Borden & Selleck Co., Agts. Chi- cago, 1l paid - HERE'S A STATE OF THINGS. Minneapolis Republicans Divided Against Themselves Most Seriously. Mixxearoris, Minn,, Oct. 15, Special to Tne B he Blaine-Harrison campaign | is already fully on in Minneapolis, aod be- | either side her chance of securing the national republi- can convention in 15¢2—if she ever had a chance, or has & chance—will fall to the ground. Senator Washburn, with W. H. Eustis as chief backer, took the first oppor- tunity to aeclare not for a republican con- ention in Minnecapolis, but for a Blaine con- vention. This was at a meeting of commit- tees from various commercial and political bodies to decide if the Flour City should enter the convention lists. It wo get this convention,” declared Sena- tor Washburn, “it will do us untold good For years it will be reforred to as the Minne- apolis convention, the Minneapolis platform, the couvention that nominated James G. Blaine. While the Blaine men were applauding vigorously, the pin feathers upon the bucks of such staunch Harrison adherents as Tom Lowry, the million: rail way magnate, and ex-Senator of * the Tribune assumed of ferocious rigidity. Their warmth about the region of the unpf wsophagus Senator Washburn set himself up as di and declared that the committee of fifty to pull for the convention must be made up ox- clusively of republicans, or he would have nothing whatever to do with the movement. Both his colleagues on the committeo wero opposed to this, but were bulidozed into ac- quiescence, One, William Regan, promptly resigued when the report was presented, d claring that no committes was big enough to contain both Washburn and himself. Tho othercommitteman, John Goodnow, prosident of the State_Republican league, openly op- posed Wastburn, but swallowed the pill, he stated, “for the sake of the city." Fifty republicans were uamed, the demo- crats w nubbed, and a Blaino, ot a re- publican convention, is being asked for this metropolis of the northwest, with many Har- son men snapping and snarling and not caring a rap_how the wind blows. Kx-Sen ator Pierce felt it incumbent to sound a noto of warning in the Tribune that the conven- tion must not b brought here in tho interest of any one candidate, but as Wasbburn had already captured overything ho could afford to smile, ““Pno question of funds shouldn’t cut any figure,” said Tom Lowry, provious to ail this, when approached for ' convention con- tribution. “Why, if it's ncc he de claved, “I'll buy ~ the whole convention my- selt.” {t would be oxtremely intoresting to know Lowry's remarks after the Washburn coup, although it is safe to say thoy wouldn't b publication It may Seem anomalous that democrats should be disgruntled when not allowed rep resoutation on a committeo designed to s cure a republican convention. Yot this is not so when tho case is undorstood. Tho movement for attempting to secure tho con- vontion was started months ago. There was considerable agitation, and then the matter was dropped completely. It was revived by Mayor Winston, & democrat. Ile was el thusiastically in earnest that Minneapolis and the northwest, politics and preju- dices aside, should unite in the in- vitation for the republican national convention of 1892, Such prominent demo- crats as . G. Winston, Jon C. Oswald and Captain Morriman joincd in, and it was these men who roused _the republicans to_action. Ard it is a fact that but for the efforts of Mayor Winston, Minneapolis would not today, in all probavility, be asking this con- vention. T'nese gentlemen, broad and liberal minded, wisbed 1o be put on record as asking a national convention for tha good of Minue- apolis and tne northwest, but Senator Wask burn took the reius of the Blaine chariot thoy waere snubbed. As the matter stan now democrats bave no interest, whilo tho fricuds of Blame and Harrison are each watching the other, fearful of development Allin all it is an extremely pretty kettle of fish Eastern dispatches say that Minueapoll would stand a better chanco for the couvi tion 1f St. Paul would unite with her, and it is being arged upon national committeemen that the two cities will be amply able to care for any convention crowd. St. Paul, itis plainly to be seen, will enter intono 'such combine, while it is absurd to claim that oven the two cities can care properly for a sonvention crowd. They might feed them, but as to properly nousing them the idea is preposterous. A visit to St. Paul and talks with some ot her leading men show me plainly that there aretwo reasons for_her keeping mum on this convention move. The firstis the old ani- mosity against Minueapolis and a desire to checkmate that city wheneverit can be doue, Again, some of her candid men with the real iuterests of the city at heart, believe that i the national convention was brought to Min- neapolis tho arrangements and zecommoda- tions would prove so unsatisfactory and in- adequate as to work harm to the’ cities in- stead of good. The only possible way they to arrange the convention would “be by the erection of a wigwam somewhere between tha two cities, but of this plan, even, thoy vo their doubts. And the idea, 1t must bo confessed, is rather absurd. S If all tho world were water, And all the water were ink, What should we do for bread and food, What should wo do for drink? If all the worid were water we'd have wet feot and then colds, and what would we do without Haller's Sure Cure Cough Syrupt Marriage Licenses The following licenses wero Judge Shields yesterday: Name and A § Chioster €. O 1ssued by Iross. i, Omaha. Wa Omaha. Fowler, On ‘rance, Omub § Fred Rossacker, Omaha hecen [Klene, Omalin iry Helus, Elichorn o 1 Therasi Armbrush, E1KLor { Willlam D. Rose, Omaha, 1 Mary Corman, Om: | Are you a cruel man, or only a chump. Your horse has chafed his neck until it is ab- solutely cruel to make bim work, or he has cut himself on a wire or a nail. Now do you know that ono bottle of Hallor's Barb Wire liniment wiil absolutelv cave every out, bruise or old sora! Jusf tey it. Visited the Corn Palace. ecretary Nason of tha Board of Trade and 125 of the representative ople of Omaha went to Sioux City yesterday, the occasion being Nebraska's day at tue Corn palace. In spite of the disagreeable weather the trade display was very fine and the visi‘ors folt that they had been well entertained. Mr. Nason thinks that the Corn paiace has done much to advertise the corn growing states | and that it has helped to sottlo up northern Nebraska. Axe. b —— California Raisins Start East. Fresyo, Cal,, Oct. 15.—-A special train of twenty-four cars, all londed with raisins, loft last night for New York via Now Orleans. This makes 250 cars of raisins shipped east 30 far this season. Tho weather for the past two weoks has been tne very best possible for curing raisins, thus making the second crop large and of bettor quality than last sea son. - Fatal Bursting of a Fly Wheel. Maxciestes, N. H., Oct. 15, —By the burst- ing of a fly wheel in the Amoskeag mill this morning Samuel Bunker was killed aud nine othiers were iujured. e Everybody hnows pason the blood is filled {mpurities, the accumulation of months closé coulinement in poorly ventilated stor workshops and tenements. 1l these impur ties ana every trace of scrofula, salt rheum, or other diseases may bo expetled by taking Hood's Sarsaparilla, the best blood purifier ever produced. It is the oply meaicine of which 100 doses ove doliar’ 1s trua. that at this with of | or IDEAS OF RUSSIA'S RULER. Felioves He is Divinely Appointed to Prosecuts the Jews, CZAR'S LINE OF CONDUCT DISCUSSED. George Kennan Thinks He is Inspired by His Cruel Omef Minister —A Remarkable Escape from Death, Cnicaco Bureao or Tne Bre, | Ctcago, TlL, Oct. 15, ' “The czar of Russia is a woll meaning man, but his judgment is bad, having been uarrowea by his advisers. o bulieves he is dwvinely appointed to persecute the Jews for naving crucified the Christ, and that he is only fultiiling the commands in the scrip tures by so doing.” So sald George Kennan, the noted Russian traveler and writer, atthe Grand Pavific notel. "hs czar’s chief minister, Pobedonostsef, which means victory bearer, is a good repro- sentative of the inquisition of the middie ages, und the czar's line of conduct toward the Jows is mainly inspired by this cruel ad- viser. Tho czar and his ministers wero in a railroad wreck soveral years agg and al- though their car totally d®molished avery one escaped unburt, and this escapo from death the czar looked upon as a divine intervention of Providenco that he might continue to pursue the men who killed his Kennan added that the Russian Jew ant as a rule is improvident and often adrunkard, making them an easy prey to the usurers among theit people, who by loaning them monoy on their crops at exorbi- tant rates of interest soon became their ab- solute masters. Mr. Kennan has great faith in the ultimate triumph of the Russians as a race, and balieves there is a ground work of character in the peasant that only needs de- veloping to prove bim great ationg tho peo- bles of the carth RATLROAD ESCAPES ASSESSMEN Tt has just been discoverad that ono wholo railroad was completely overlooked by the State Board of Kqualization its assess- ment of railroad property of the state. It is the St. Louis & Peoria railway which has a main lino fourteen miles in length extending from Mount Olive to Alhambe and connect- ing at the former place with the Jackson- vitle & Southeastern line and at the latter placo with tho Toledo, St. Lous & Kansas 3 ay. Ithough it has been in oper. ation for nearly Lwo years it has never boen assessed by tho Staté Board of Kqualization. WHITE AND IS CREDITORS, Dencon White's Chicago croditors have been asked to accept 50 cents on the doliar and most of them, it is said, aro willing todo 50, although somd are making a vigorous op position. On the basis of the lement of trades Septomber 22 the liabilities wero placed at £110,000. A rumor that somne east orn creditors had boen paid in full and that White & Co. may resumo there but ot in Chicago, has stirred up somo bad feelings and the matter may bave to o into the courts. ODDS AND ENDS. Julius C. Bradley of Chicago who has just roturned from @ throe years' resi- dence abroad during which no trav- eled all over Russia and the Rus- siin_ posscssions, says that John Bull is entirely too slow. If he is going to hold Ind1a he will have to wake up from his trauco or some fine day Russia will be in India. Backed by tFo opinion of Judge Cooley, the womet of Chicago have determined to exer: ¢ tho right of suflrage granted by the now w at the next school election in spite of the position taken by the efficials that the law is unconstitutional. They have issued a manifesto and declare that they will fight to the last. Jake Shaefec lefy [ast uight for New York, where Monday week he will meet his old opponent, George Slosson, for the fourteen- inch bali ine_ championship. Schaefer will stop over at Cinciunati for a day. playing exhibition game there. [n New York he will finish his practice at Billy Soxton’s room. ving in fine form and is confident of The first genuine Egyptian bady that ey had the advantage of being born in tho United States bas made its appearance at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Rapaacl Levey of Humboldt park and has been named Abra- ham Lincoln Levey. Mr. Levey came to Chicago a few months azo in conucction with sowe preparations for the World's fair then going forward, WESTERN PEOPLE N CHICAGO. The following western people are in tha cit At the Graud Pact M. Osgood, Moines, la.; 4. J. Drake, Omaha. At the Palmer —Mr. and Mrs, C. Omaba; Mrs. A. E. Abell, Mrs. Marshailtown, Ta. At the Leland Kan. At the Auditorium—Allen Johnston, J. T. Hackwith, Ottnmwa, 3. B. Smith, To- peka, Kan.; Mr. and Mrs, W. H. Wyman, Omaha; Mrs. E. H. Stone, Sioux City, 1a. W. J.'Carroll, assistaut general attorney of tuo Union Paciil, Is st the Grand Pacific ", AL Des. N. Deltz, A. Byron, Mrs, Mary Stovens, Clyde, FROM ALASKAN WATERS, Return to San Francisco of the Prison Ship Alki—A Mutiny. Sax Frayeisco,Cal, Oct, 15.—Tue steamer Alki, Captain Plummer, has arrived from Ounalaska after a passage of nino days. The Alki has beon stationed at Ounalaska as a prison ship chartered by the United States. The Alki had good woathor on the trip down. Captain Plummor sailed from San Francisco Juno 22, and made the run to Ounalaska in ten dags. Sho laid thirsy-threo days as prison ship for seized soalers, and in that time bad on board crows of three sealors, bolonging to the English schooner E. B.Mar- vin and American schooners Laninfa und Ethel. On August ¢ sho sailed for Sitka with the Ethel and Laninfa i tow and arrived there August 10 at noon with no wishap. “August 11,7 says the captain, “the crow of the Alki refused duty, and the firemen and coal passers also. I put six of the crew 1 jail. Nexu day they were taken out and put on board the Mohican. T managed to Ret a crow from the sailing schooner, Laninfa, and put thum on board, But the firemen and conl passers refused to lot them work, id would not work themselvos. It was uothing more nor less than mutiny. The men expected to live on fresh meat, which was almost impossible to get in those water: Somo_concessions were made, and I sailed from Sitka August 15, and arrived at Oun- alaska August 20, Whilelying at Ounalaska there wera at times 03 many as fifteen ships in port, and during the summer us many as fifty-four ships have beonin the Ounalaska harb Tue sealers had quite a hard tine to dodge so many warships, for there wei nine of them, Engiish and American, cruis. ing. On July 4, while 'at Ounalaska, tho fused to oboy sane necessary orders sued by the first officer. I found it uec: essary to call on Captani Cochrane of the marine corps, and he informed me that the 1oxt timo the crew revolted to put everyone of them on shora and ht' would give what over assistance wis dexired to get the ship bick to San Francisco. As 500n as the erew heard this their mannen changed, and no fur- tuer difticulty arose. — v Michigan's Orap Report, LaNsiNG, Mich,, Oct. Mi.—The Michigan crop report for October shows that tho wheat cron of this yoar as indicated by data at band is 20,411,750 bushels. The total pro- duct has been exceeded only in 1870, 15850 und 1882, and the uverage yield an acre has been exceeded only in 1585, Wheat 1s ot excellent quality, the uverage weight of the measured bushel being 6l pounds in the southern coun ties and in the central counties €0 pouuds. The average yield of wneat in the stato is §4.84 bushels. The average yield in the stute for eloven yaars—I5is to 1535 -was pushels. Barley yields 2462 bushels, wnile corn is estimuted 1o yield 5 bushels an acre. ne average yield in the eleven years—I1578 10 INS5—~was 74,15 of he crop matured without 1] but somewhat 1o duccd by dry weather. Potatoes aro estimated to yieid 83 per cent in the southern and central counties und W per cent in the northern counties. Winter apples are esti wmated o yield nearly third of an average in the soutbern and ono-fourth of an wverage (u the northern counties 3. 560 1891, brown, with silk facing and satin lining, with fancy satin that yow'll frequently see in “Leader, Ten Dollars;” at On three lines of overcoats can show you on our se delicate shades. You'll ¢ tall men Seal Skin Garments. FUR CAPES. MEN'S FUR OVERCOATS. and All Fashionable @ FURS CLOTH AND PLUSH CLOAKS E¥8end for Fashion Book malled free. JOKN T. SHAYNE& CO0. Reliable Manufacturers Palmer House Block. 191 4193 State St., Chicago. ROBERYT RAY HAMILTON'S IREMAINS. Exhumed and tl ion Made Complete. New Youws, Oct. 15.—Tho Sun's news leader today is tha story of a Sun man’s efforts to soive tho problom of Robert Ray Hamilton’s allezed death in Wyoming. Tho correspondent proceedad to Market Lake, Idaho. He there made a formal afidavit, afivming, in order to provoks ofticial action, that Hami i come to his death by foul means. The story, as told in the dispatch of the correspondent at Market Lake yesterday, runs thus: Prompted by the aflidavit named, Coroner Cole, with W. A. Hocker, an experienced surgeon of Evanston, joined a pacty organ ized by the Sun correspondent, and on ‘Phurs- day, October 1, left Market Lake station in a blinding snow storm for Jackson's hotel. Their adventures in crossing the plains and ton pass, aud in following the Sheridan trail to their destination, must be told aL an- other time. One week later, oo Thursday, October 8, they campeda at Jackson’s luke, a quarter of a mile from the Hamilton lodge, and the next morning the body was dis- interred and carefully examined for such marks as would 1dentify it if it were really the body of Robert Ray Hamiiton, Some of these marks were simple and easily distinguished. Mr. Hamilton had glossy black hair, his upper front teeth were notice- ably perfoct, while those in the lower jaw were crowded and overlapped. The San correspondent had an accurata description of Mr. Hamilton’s teeth before leaying New York, and this served in the identification. Further than this he bad, whilo riding in Central park one morning, fallen from his torse aud nad fractured his left leg below the knee, an injury that kepy him in the Prosby- terian hospital for elever™veeks. When this fracture bealed the growth of tho bone formed a prominent projection on the front of the shin. Toere wero still other marks of identitication, which remove the last particle of doubt as to the dead man's identity. The jury accordingly brought in_ a verdict that the body was that of Robert Ray Hamilton and that be died from drownu DeWitt's Little Eariy tasers; onty pilto curesick headacho and rezuiatd thobewels - DRUNKEN TOUGHS. Body ldentifl- hey Almost Dismantle a Kentucky Village. NasuvirLe, Tenn., Oct. 15.—Lust Sunday night about 12 o'clock a band of outlaws wade a raid_upon the little city of Alexan- dria, Ky. Tho attack was made with sticks, stones, sling shots and revolvers. Tno resi dence of one William Suttle on Main street was first attacked and the ouslaught was so severa that his wifo and two daughters, were furced to fly from the house. The second assault was made on the houso of Jess Yaster, who was also forced to leave to save his lite. The third attack was made upon the Chesapoake & Nashvitle railroad acnot and M. J. L. Hinton’s dry goods and grocery store, and_considerable damage was dono to the property, No person was hurt at any of the houses, but much property was badly aamaged The assaulting parties are unknown but Lev are supposed to bo & crowd of toughs from the country who wero on o drunken raid. pP lavoring Extracts NATURAL FRUIT FLAVORS. Vanilla - Iéemon - range -~ Almend - Rose etcy and dellclously as the fresh frult. PRICE: DELICIOUS Of pertect purity. Of great strength, Economy In thelr use Flavor as dellcately An O vere Made of a heavy all wool eassimere,in a handsome shade of blue, with velvet collar, | with plain or striped Farmer satin | { good shape, made in excellent style, with a nine dollar value; for AN OVERCOAT--- Made of a splendid all wool heavy weight veivet collar, faney sleeve lining, cut to fit, made to wear, value of from ten to a dozen dollars; for AN OVERCOAT--- | Made of an all wool Kersey, either brown or gray, with velvet collar, sleeve clothing ate priced garments we have never before equalled. ond and third floors more overcoats of a kind, than you ever saw before in one store duction of any one particular house, but you'll see th in such excelient shape that they’ll make the ordinary Tailor weary. tons, Beavers, Friezes, Tweeds and Cassimeres, Youw'll see blues, browns, blacks, greens, slate hort men, stout men, slim men. you are,’what kind of a coat you wantor how big a crank you are about a fit, we bzlieve We've Got Your Overcoat---Come and Get It. Our Catalogue mailed Free. lining, with cassimere, with dyed in a brown to lining, eut’ correctly, store windows with an THAT'S THE STORY shown on our second floor today, which for downright value in moder- If you're more interested in somathing finer, we more F You're not confined to looking at the pro- ream out of dozens yvercoats, , tans and e long coats, short coats, medium coats, box coats and top coats. mighty little di In fact it mak handsome shade plain or twilled stay brown, made properly; a elaborate modes, oat--- faney or plain sleeve lining, cutin of lining, with with a with Farmer cont sign on, Kinds of overcoats, and more of lines of garments mada Yowll be shown Kerseys, Mel- indark, medium, light and Youw'll see coats for erence what kind of a ran Send for it. Dr. J. E. 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