Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 12, 1892, Page 3

'HE OMAHA COUNCIL BLUFFS. OFFICE: - NO. 12 PEARL STREET. le1fv cred Ly Carrler to any part of the City H. W. TILTON, - MANAGER § Business Offico * LEPHONES § NT0W Editor MINOR MENTION, § N, Y. Plumbing Co. Council Bluffs Lumber Co., coal. Crafvs chattel loans. 204 Sapp blook. Wanted, girl for general housework. &, . Thickstun, 721 Willow avenue. The Mandolin club was entertained Vednesday evening at the residence of Miss H elen Shepard in Madison Park. Tuesday’s wind storm unroofed three ca in the Kock Island yards and broke three arge windows in the court house. The regular jury panel in tho district court lwas discharged yestorday until next Mon- day, when the trial of cases on the criminal calendar will be commenced. John Maher was releaseo by Judgo McGeo yesterday morning on a $500 bond for his ap- pearance in police court tomorrow morning to fanswer to the charge of larceny from the person, ® Tho case of Patterson against the Council 'Bluffs and Omaha Bridge company was con- cluded 1n the district court yesterday morn- ing and given to the jury at half past 9 o'clock. ‘ | A marriage liconse was issued yesterday to Elias V. Haves, a burly negro, aud Jennio " Cogen, n white woman. Both the partios were residonts of Omaha, They were made one hy Justice Hammer, 0. 0. St. John has sold out the Revere house to B. Duwe of Atlantic, who will run it in tho future. Mr. St. John will go on the road in the intercsts of a wholesalo fruit firm, but will continue to make Council Bluffs his headquarters for tho present. ‘Theinformation which was filed in the su- perior court charging E.E. Joslin with illegal voung has been allowed to lie in the clerk’s office ever since, without being signed. No warrant has been issuea on account of the failure of the prosecutiog witness to come 1o the front, and the case will not be pushed. John T. Stewart filed & written acceptance with the city clerk yesterday of the ordi- nanuce passed by the council and signed re- cently by Mayor Macrae authorizing him to erect’ and maintain an electric light and power plant, Ho s in the enst at presunt and nothing can be learned as to his future plans until he returns. Two more homes in Council Bluffs were brightened yesterday by the nd- vent of Hardmun pianos. ~ One was that of George L. Miller on Willow avenue, where a magnificent 3600 royal cabinet grand was taken, and the other was that of John Kettering, on Washington ave nue. Both, of course, were purchased at Mueller’s, 103 Main street. P al Success. The special coat, blanket, comforter and underwear sale that opened Monday last at the Boston Store, Council Blufls, Tn., has been a success beyond our most sanguine expectutions, the hundreds that have been made happy is no name for it. The prices on conts were simpiy aston- ishing; it was next to giving gold dol- lars for 25¢ and 30c, At this writing we have only about 75 garments left; by the end of the week we don’t expect to have one, provided we sell ONE-THIRD as many as we have the last few days. ROOM WE WANTED. Room we are going to get by the help and timely aid of our thousands of patrons at this criti- cal moment. OUR WELCOME LOSS PLEASANT GAIN. A few of the prices until Monday evening at 9 p. m, Ladies’ jackets and newmarkets that sold for 5.00, $7.50, $10.00 and $15.00, choice for 81.98. Our entire line of children’s coats, £6.50, $7.50 and $8.50 garments, for $2.48, Ladies’ $10.00, $12.50 and $15.00 jack- ets, choice, $3.98. Ladies’ Walker plush jackets that sold for $15.00, $19.00 and .00, choice for $7.98, YOUR 42inch long Walker plush former price $19.50, $25.00, 00, choice for $14.98, 10 dozen ladies’ all wool knit jackets, sleveless, worth $1.25, in all colors, dur- ing sale for 48 25 comforters for $2.19. $8.75 comforters for $2.50. $4.75 fine French satteen for 83,75, 00 all wool blankets for $#4.50 all wool red olankets for 3,68, #5 00 all wool red blankets for $3.98, Ladies’ 50c vest and pants for Ladies’ natural wool vests and pants, ibbe 1.00 garments for @ Ladies’ all wool scarlet vests and pants, $1.25 garment, extra fine, during sale, Goe. Gents’ heav, and drawers, 20 Gents’ Scotch ndom mixed shirts and drawers, also natural wool and camel’s hair, uli in at one price, 87de; waore ile, Gents’ all wool scarlet shirts and drawers, were $1.00 und $1.25, sale price 24¢, or 81,25 a suit. All children’s garments knifed the me way. BOSTON STORIE, FOTHERINGHAM, WHITELAW & (0., Leaders and Promoters of Low Prices, Council Bluffs, In. N. B.—Store closes at 6 p. m., except Mondays and Saturday: —— PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS, gray camel’s hair shirts Ge garments, sale price, Frank Trimble is in Deg Moines. J. 1. Record of (ilenwood was 1o the city yesterday. H. C, Atkins and Dr. T. B. Lacey went to Des Moines yesterday for a few day’s visit, T. C. Dawson returned vesterday morning from a four weeks' trip to his former home in Florida, Mrs. W. H. Lynchard and daughter left last evening for Faulkton, N. D., where they will spend @ couple of weeks visiting rela- tives, e, Fine musical and literary program to- night, Hughes block, benefit Broadway Sabbath school, Admission 25 and 15 ots, Jaryiswild blackberry is the best Stray Horse, Strayed from the barn of the owner, Dr. A. P. Hanchett, 120 Fourth street, a b-year-old bay horse, dark mane and tail, white spot on its forehoud. Had on when he left a broken halter and etable blanket. S—— Broke Open the Ma W. J. Walker of Ited Oak was brought into the city yesterday by a deputy United States marshal for & prelimmnary hearing on the charge of iuterfering with the wmails, It is alloged thal he took a letter out of the post. ofico at Red Oak on the 15th of last Novem- ber, which was addressed to J. Walker and which contained & draft for $0 made out in favor of & wen by the same name. The de- asnt is charged with having had the draft cashed and keeping the money, He then left for Topeka, knn.‘ where he was when he was caught. Ho was given a hoar- ,lug before Commissioner Huuter and bound over to await the action of the fedoral grand jury. His bond was fixed at $500 and he was released on putting up the necessary amount. e Reiter, the tailor, 310 Broadway, has all the latest styles and newest goods. Batisfaction guaranteed, — Mune{ to loan. Lowest rates. John- ston & Van Patten, Everett b lock. BEE. | THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SATURDA FROM COUNCIL BLUEFS EWS | Demooracy's Dissensions Spread Even to the School Board, FOR REPUBLICAN CHANCE SUCCESS Friends of to ohn Schoentgen Are Determined Him Elected if They Are Con 1 to Sacrifice All Other Party Candidates, ave A report is veing circulated which is iikely 1o breed a good dewl of dissension in the democratic ranks when the school election rolls around next Monday. The report comes from both republican and democratic sources, anda may thorefore be supposed to have como foundation in fact, It is stated that the friends of John Schoentgon, who is one of the democratic candidates for the school board, are deter- mined to have him elected at any cost. He ¢ill probably bave a hard row to hoe, they say, on_account of his connection with the dissensions that for a time threatenad to tear the whole city school system to pieces, and radical measures are necessary to accomplish the desirod end, It is statea upon good authority that Elwell is to be sacrificed wherever it may be found necessary to do so 1n order to save his running mate's scalp, and that many of the democrats will vote for a republican rather than have Schoentgen defeated. Elwell himself has a great many friends, and the fact that a move of this sortis an- nounced has raisea their dander to an extra- ordinary eievation. They propose to do a littlo traging ou their own hook, and as mat- ters now look it will be something of a mir- acleif the dissension in the ranks doesnot enable tbe republican canaidates to slide home without much trouble. A meeting of the school board 1s to be held tomorrow evening for the purpose of arrang- ing the preliminaries to the election. The approving of the registration lists and the appointment of judges and clerks will be the principal and most likely the oniy 1tems of business to be transacted. A proposition is to be laid before the voters at the election for the erection of a school building at or unear the corner of Graham avenue and Madi- n street. The buildings in that part of the city are all overcrowded, and there is but little doubt of the proposition going through. —— entertainment, Hughes Fine music and Go to the block, this evening. recitations. ——— Jurvis 1877 brandy, purest, safest, best. —— We have our own vinoyards in Califor nja. Jarvis Wine company, Co. Bluffs s —— Preparing for the Convention. The committee appointed by the Pottawat- tamie Domocratic club met several of the members of the county central committee by appointment in the city council chamber last night. Cbarles D. Fullen of Fairfield, chair- man of the democratic state central commit- tee, was also present. The objact of the meeting wus to tuko the necessary initial steps to prepare for the democratic state con- vention, which meets here on Muy 11. The room was well filled with the brightest young democrats iu the city, and the enthusiasm awakened was sufficient to assure Chairman Fullen that the delegates would wmeet & hearty welcome, and that Council Bluffs would do her share toward making it o brilliant success. Matters of aetail unimportant to the pub- lic were chiefly discussed. Chairman Fullen answered usll questions and gave all the in- formation desired concerning the probable expense and what was expected of the local organizations. The amount named by him as the probable cost of the convention was announced to be only a tritte more than one- half the sum the local orgaunizations haa de- termined to raise. ‘The question of whether republicans should be placed upon the reception and entertain- ment committees was left entirely to the local managers and it was unanimously de- clared that they would be invited to assist in receiving the delegates and in their enter- tainment, There will be 1,133 delegates and about the same number of alternates. It was decidea to secure the presence of Chauncey Black of York, Pa., to aeliver an address to the Democratic club on the eve of the convention. After the discussion of minor details the club adjourned to meeta full board of the county central committee on Tuesday even- ing. ——— ntertainment tonighy, Hughes block, by Colonel Tulley’s orchestra and others, Attend it They Stood it & Month, A petition was tiled vesteraay afteruoon in the district court which tells an affecting tale of marital infelicity which tore a house- hold in pieces after the parties bad spent only a month in battling with each other and the hardships of lifo. Edgar B. Teller is the plaintiff, and he makes his wife, Muriel 1. Teller, defendant. He alleges in the petition that he married the defendant in Montrose, Ta., December 30, 1891, and Jived with her uotil February 1, 1802, For ten days they had no difficulties that ho thicks worth whiie meationing in his petition, but at the end of that time Muriel became fractious and began to treat him to frequent doses of corporeal punishment that not only burt his feeiings as & man, but left large black and blue spots scattered over mim as well. She not only struck him with her fist, but threatened to kill him, and finally capped the climax by deserting him. He de- mands that the matrimonial bonds, which aro only a litlle over two months old, bo aissolved. —— Brondway Sabbath school gives enter- tainment tonight, Hughes block, to assist in furnishing their room in new church, Help the little ones. —— Walnut block and Wjyoming coal, fresh mined, received daily Thatcher, 16 Main street. Killed by the Cars, ‘T'he remains of Lewis Cooper, an employe of the Burlington road, were brougnt to this city ou Tuesday and interred in Fairview cemetery. Cooper, with & number of other workmen, were busily engagzed in cleaning the snow off the track near Pacific Junction, and a switching crew was at work uear by, A detached car was seut rolling along the track where Coopor was workiug, and a boy who happenod to see the danger called to Cooper to get out of the way, Cooper looked at the boy to sea what was the matter, but before he could look around and see the car it struck him and knocked bhim down, He fell directly across one of the rails and the wheels passed over him, cutting bim in two at the waist. When he was picked up he was di He leaves a wife and child, who live at 2822 Avenue G, He was formerly in the employ of the Northwestern Railway company. —— O. Yunkerman & feed, seeds, com-, mission, country produce, 108 Broadway. R Swanson Music Co., Masonic temple ————— The Motor Compuny Must Pay. The jury in the case of Fanuie Patterson, who brought a §20,000 damage suit in the dis- trict court against the Council sluffs and Omana Electric Motor company for injuries sustained in an accident at the briage two vears ago, veturned a verdict at half past 10 o'clock last night, Thecase was givea them at 90'clook yesterday morning and thoy wrestled with 1t loug and ardently and fln-n{ settied 1t by finding for the plaiutiff and ciloping off oue cipher {rom the amount sued for, giving ner $2,000, ‘The case was stubboruly contwsted and the triumph of tne plainff was received with a good deal of surprise. ——— Program For the Presentation. The committee on arrangements, consist- fug of J.J. Steadman, Dr. I, 8. Thomas and ‘Theodore Guittur, have prepared an inter- esting program for the open meeting which 18 to be beld in the Grand Army hali tomor- Tow for the purposs of preseuting the post with » fiue ."Xn bauner. I will include { short speoches by A. C. Graham, E, L. Shu- gart, J. . Edmundson and others, a recita- tion by Miss Edyth Thomas and music by 1. M. Treynor and Mrs. J. A. Rofl. Rev. G. W. Crofts will make the presentation speech and Commander 1. Maitby the response. The exercises will begin at § o'clock. ———— Republican Primaries. ‘The repablicans of the city will meet in the various wards this evening at the same | places solected for the primaries which were hold last week, to nominate delegates to the county convention which will be held to- morrow at the county court house. The usual numbver of . delegates will be chosen in each wara, and their work on Saturday will be to appoint twenty delecates to reprisent Pottawattamie county at the state conven- tion to be held in Des Moines next Wednes- day, at which representatives will be elected to attend the national republican convention at Minneapolis. —— Carpet weaving at 928 Avenue F. Eastern money to loan on by E. H. Sheafe, Broadw pleansh-l Charged With Larceny, Frank Donabue, u brother of “Kid" Dona hue, who was killed in a saloon a counle of years ago, was arrested yesterday afternoon on the charge of stealing a #15 watch from a man who signed his name to the information as “Yon Yohuson.” Donahus was at Mr. Yohnson’s house during the afternoon and renl estate and Main, bappened to be left alone in one of the rooms | the members of | for a few minutes. When the family returned the watch was and he is suspected of the theft. bl e WITHDREW THEIR CONSENT. missing City Counellme e to Prepare TI itieations, A special meeting caused all of the coun- cilen, with the exception of Edwards and Burdish, to assembie in the council chamber last evening, but they didn’t stay very long. Somo of the members had suddenly con- cluded that it would be better for them to prepare the specifications for street paving themselves than to allow the Board of Pub- lic Works and the city engineer to do it, and they wanted to reconsider the action of a foriner weetivg in that direction. The action was reconsidered. A resolution was first introduced and adopted havine in view the abatement of nuisances in the shape of high dirt banks and pools of water. Mr. Back then quietly moved to reconsider the vote on an ordinance giving the Board of Public Works and city engineer authority to prapare specifications for paving, and by the reconsideration and subsequent vote it was decided to have the council perform that work. U went through as slick as a whistle, and took barely a minute and a balf, Ayes—Back, Bechel, Bruuner, Chaffes, Con- way, Howell, Jacobsen, McLearie. Monroe, Prince, Specht, Steele and Mr. President. Noes—Elsasser, Lowry and luttle. City Treasurer Bolln wanted additional tem.porary assistance in his office and asked for two clerks for a month or two on the ver- sonal tax list. Mr. Chafteo favored having the udditional cost charged to the school board, which holds about two-tkirds of the money 1 tho treasurer’s hands, This pleased the majority of the councilmen, but as it would take time to brine the matter before the school board the city will be led upon to foot the bill. Mr. Specht moved to recousider the vote by which the Fifteenth street viaduct ques- tion was lost. Elsasser seconded it, aud Chaffee demanded ayes and noes It was lost, as there wore eight votes in the affirmative and eight votes in the negative. Ayes—Back, Eisasser, Howell, Jacobsen, Lowry, Monroe, Specht and Tuttle, Noes— Bechel, Bruner, Chaffee, Conway, Mck.earie, Prince, Steele and Mr. Presiaent. The rejection of Peter Besen's appoiat- ment s meat inspector was reconsidered,and the appointment was approved. Adam Snyder and Charles J. Karbach are his bondsmen. The amount of money available in the in- tersection paving fund called for some dis- cussion. It was stated by City Engineer Rosewater that there was onlv $5,000 to count on, and he read a list of the streets that it 18 proposed to pave this year. He said that the money would not pay for the city's share of all the work proposed to ba done, yet the councilmen were all the time seeking to enlarge the amount to be done by strips of from one to o half a dozen blocks. "r'he matter went Lo the committee on pav- ing, curbing and guttering, who will prepare o final list of the streets to be paved. President Davis then stated that the meet- ing had been callad to meet in committee of the whole to consider the warket house pro- jeot and plans for working city prisoners on tho streets. A motion was made to go into committee of the whele, but the councilmen didn't go there. ‘I'hey adjourned and went out into the night instead, simply because the object for which they met had been accomplished the call to the contrary notwithstanding. crminie.” The Carloton Opera compauy continues to draw large houses at the Farnam Street theater, and last evening offered another change of bill, presenting Jacobowski's de- lightful creation, “Erminie.” Interest of course centered in the roles of Cadeaux and Ravennes, which were inter- preted by Charles A. Bigelow and J, K. Murray, respectively. These characters have been essayed by many performers since the time of Frances Wilson and DeWolf Hopper, but their suc- cessors have failed to fina any oviginslity which those creators may have loft over. Mr. Bigelow, however, played Caddy with an exuberance of drollery that was irresisti- ble. Mr. Murray did Ravy with becoming dash, and his flne yoice was quite as mag- netic in dialogne as in song. The antics of these diverting rascals kept the audience in a merry mood, und even moved their col- leagues to smiles, Miss Alice Vincent was a stately rather than an animated Erminie, but sue was in good voice, which appeared Lo special ad- vantage in the lullaby. Miss Clara Lane's Javotte was an agree- able revelation of her versatlity. In this soubrette role she had & saucy, jaunty air, twinkling oyes and a spiritealy suitaole action that quite took the audience captive. She was evidently in fine spirits and sang at ber best, Mr, I, Huntly carried the role of Eugene, but was suffering from a cold, which may also account for an occasional hesitation in the spokon lines. Miss Clara Wisdom was a pouderous Princess Granponeur, out played it with amusing action. Mr. W. H. Fitzger- ald was a dignified marquis, rather colorless in action but excellent in his music. Che opera was produced with the ordinary scenery of the theater aud some of the singors soemed to be in & “guying” mood. The performance lacked some of the dash and go which markea *'Indigo,” excepting, perbaps, the choruses, but as # whole it was reasonably acceptable and hardly an import- ant number in the musical acore was allowed 1o pass without vae or more encores. “Robin Hood.” The Bostonians repeated “Robin Hood” at the Boyd last evening to a largely increased audience, but with changes in two important roles. Mr. Kdwin W. Hoff displaced Tom Karl as the outlaw captain, ‘and Miss Flora Fiolayson u?pm\red as Allan-A-Dale io place of Miss Jessie Bartlett Davis, Mvr. Hoff is one of the best tenors in light opera nnd porirayed a dashing Kobin Hood. Miss Finlayson has a rich, full voice, with a fie resonance, is endowed with personal charms and found lmmediate favor with the audience, The cast was uuvchanged otherwise, and the performance was a delightfully artistic entertainment. The sudience was rather more responsive than on the proceding even- ing and it lent the iospiration of numerons outbursts of admiring approval. B Will Play by Wire, New York, March 10.—The telegraphic chess match between the New York Mau- battan Chess club and the New Urleans Chess and Whist club, bhas been fixed to take place on Saturday the 19th inst. The two clubs’ rooms will be connected by wirs for this purpose. Ten games are intended to be played simultaneous! . Allln & Bunch, New Yok, March 11.—At 1 & m. the bicycle contest was: Ashinger, 682; Lum dew, 602; Martin, 092; Lamb, 692; ieadiug, 6V ;b:chwh.d&l; Btage, 640, |VALE, STANDARD 011, TRUST- It is Preparing to Bow Ite: Head in Defor- ence to Public Opinion, END OF THE MONOPOLY| NEAR AT HAND | Certificate Wolders In the Big Concern Called to Meet and Constder the Ad. visability of ([N Cause for th Dissolving Agtion. New Youk, March 10.—The Standard Oil trust is preparing to bow its head in defer- ence to the public prejudice against its name ana form of trust, and tho managers have about decided that it is not advisable to carry the recent case in the Ohio supreme court to any general appeal. A meeting of the holders of the trust cer- tificates has been called to consider the ad- | visability of dissolving the trust, and also while the decision ot the meeting is in sus- | pense, there is little doubt that the dissolu- | tion will be ordered. But while the trust dies, thore will be no sacrifice of interosts of the certificate holders, and the great aggre- gation of capital kuown as the Standara Oil | will still be managed by the same men, and will retain its control of the trausporting and refiuing of petroleum, The dissolution of the trust was partly in deference to public opinion and partly “the result of the adverse decision against the trust by the Ohio subremecourt. In the last few days there have veen long consultations botween the trustees, which finally resulted in the issne of a notice to certificate holders that a special meeting of the holaers would be held on Monaay, March 21, for tho pur- pose of voting upon a resolutiou to terminate the trust agreement and tuke such further action as may bo thereby rendered necessary. Plan of Dissolution, There is no intontion of replacing the trust by a corporation, as was the caso wheu the Sugar trust and Cottonseed Ol trast were reorganized, because of the difference in the character of the several agreements. 1In dis- solving the Standard Oil trust individual stockholders will simply receive back the pooled securities, but of course some method will be devised by which the outside holders of trust certiticates will be fully protected n their equities. Some of the banks hold the Standard trust certilicates as collateral on loans, but they have been fully assured by the Standard peoplo that they will be protected in any steps which may be necessary in case it is decided at the coming meetiug to abandon the trust agreement. When the trust was formed there were thirty holders of certificates and now there aro no more than about 200. The trustees for about eight years paid 12 per cent dividonds from the profits of the business. The cer- tificates have sold as high as 5, which was the price prior to an increase in the form of a stock dividend which was declared a few years ogo. In the last week the price of certificates advanced ten poiuts to $169. The certificates are not listed in any ¢f the public stock exchanges and all dealings in them are conducted by outsiae negotiations. e INH MONSTERS. Proriy, Ill.,, March 10.--A case of atrocious cruelty came to light today., A little girl, 9 years of age, was picked up in the snow wtere she had fallen in a faint Jand carried into the nouse of a lady:connected with one of the cnaritable institutious. The child says she is the adopted daughter of W. H. Petty and wife, who came here from Memphis a few weeks ago. They made the child peddle . small articles and if she does not sell a named amount they practice the most inhuman tor- tures on ber. ‘When assured that she woula be shielded from Petty and his wife the ch:ld said they frequently tied her up by the thumbs and severely beat her. Then they would burn her erms and legs with a redhot poker and rub salt into the sores. Her little body is a mass of burns, kicks snd bruises from head to foot. Petty and his wife attempted to escape from tho city tonight, but were ar- rested. The woman had $300 sewed up in her dress and they pawned diamonds valued at $1,000 late this evening. It is presumed these diamonds were stolen. There is an intense feeling growing and they were re- moved to jail tonight for safe keepiLg. SHE KNEW TOO MUCH. Two Brothers Suspected of Murder Remove the Only Witness of Their Crime. Lirree Rock, Ark., March 10.—Intenso ex citement prevails in Ashley county today and a double lyncking is not at all improbaolo, The cause of the trouble is the poisoning of Mrs. Sallie Hannible, who died in_terrible acony last nigbtat her home at Parkdale. Ben and Omer Carpenter, brothers, are ac- cused of the terrible crime. Last fall Samuel Haunible, a well-to-do farmer, was shot from ambush, while driv ing cattle on the outskirts of his farm. Han- nible's wife was near the scene at the time of the killing and investigating the cause of shooting, found her husband lying dead in the road. The woman noticed the Carpenter brothers retreating down the road. ‘The murcerors were never approhénded. The poisoning of the widow is thought to be the work of the Carpenter boys in order to get out of the way the ovly witness against them. The couuntry 15 being scoured by armed citizens, who swear to lynch the mur- derers if captured, e CONDITION OF THE IRON TRADE. Furnacemen Agree Uponn Method to Im- prove It. CrevELAND, O., March 10.—-The Iron Trade Review will print rasponses from fifty-one of the largest blast furnaces in the country to the questions whether they contemplated an early blowing outand what the remedy is for tho present depressed state of the iron trade. The answers show that fourteen stacks will blow out in the next thirty day, which, the Iron Trade Review says, weans a reduc- tion of 10,900 tons & week it the output of pig iron. This is about equal to the present excess of production over the amount con- sumed in maoufacture. The furnace men area unit in the opinion that over-production is the cause of the unprecedently low prices revailing and almost as unanimous in say- ng that a general blowing out of stacks is the remedy to be upplied. e PROHIBITIONISTS, ORGANIZE. They Will Huve Workers in Every State In the Unlon at the!Next Electic Derroir, Mich,, Maréh 10.—Prof. Samuel . Dickey, secretary of, the nationsl prohibi- tion commiltee, passed theough the city today. In an interview he said the prohibitionists were orgauized in ‘eyery state io the union except Soutl'. Carolina, and there would soon be . an organization there, The party was now in much better shape than ever before, - He did not think there was much chance for a coalition of the prohibitionists and maustrialists. The prolibition campaign,’ however, would be made on & much broadr scale this year than ever before. The induspial issues would be brought prominently to.the frout. The ma. jority of the pariy wanled St. John to run on the prouibition ticket, ‘but he bad positively aeclined to accept the nomination, ———— Deed of a Rejected Lover. AroLis, Mian,,, March 10,—Herman disappointed lover, tried o murder his sweetheart, Margaret Conrad, this morn ing, and then in the belief that her injuries were fatal, shot and killed himself, e — THE STRANGE CASE OF WILLIAM HENRY SOMERVILLE. (Copuright, 1892, by Charles B. Lewis.) Your nuwme is Thomas White, for in- stance. That is, you have always boen called Thomas as your given name, and your parents have always been referred to as White. There isn’t the slightest doubt in your mind that you are Thomas White. You have lived in the town of Ridgeville,state of Ohio, for thirty years, and every wan, woman and child knows JUMARCH 12, 1892—TWELVE PAGES. been received under that name, you have signed it to all papers, and if I should deny that you were Thomas White you would call me s lunatic. Nevertheless, Thomas White, I do deny your identity, and I challenge you to prove it in law., Hunt up the family bible, gather up receipts and other papers,call upon your mother, and yet what do you prove? Simply that they believe you nre Thomas White. It might do to establish your identity at a bank, but it would not es- tablish it in law if there was a life de- pending. Every man, woman and child in the town of Grafton knew William Henry Somerville. It was a town of only 2,000 inhabitants, and he was the principal or superinintendent of the Union school and had held the position for three yes He was a single man and _a gentleman. They suid he was a gentleman because he was educated, dressed well, had no vices and carried himself according to the popular idea of a gentieman. The men respected him, their wives admired him, and at least a dozen marringeble girls would have heen happy at the knowledge that he was in love with them, There was one thing about the superintendont, y Friduy night he took the train and went away, no one knew where, and returned every Mon- day morning at 7 o'clock. He should have explained where he went, whom he went to see and all about it, but for some reuson he didn’t. It may be that some of the village gossips plucked up the nerve to ask him the question direct, but if so they got no satisfaction, What made the mystery deeper and gave the gossips an additional pang was the fact that on one Friday night he would take the train going west and on the next the train going east. Those who argued that he went to see swe heart or mother were thus nonplussed. After a time it was decided by certain parties to follow him ana solve the mys tery. This may seem a curious step to you, but you never lived ina “country town,” where is bound to know all about ov y else, even to how much soan gr how muny car- pet rugs have been saved up to a certain date. The superintendent was ‘“‘shad- owed,” but alas! he gave the self-con- stituted detectives the slip and caused additional gossip. Justhow long it would have been before A committee of “many taxpayers” or “indignant citizens” would have waited upon Mr. Somerville and demanded an explanation I cannot say, but such a move had been muggested when a strange thing occurred. This was along toward the last of his third year. He wus boarding at the house of a widow d Rives. She had three children ank, Hattie and John, aged respec- tively 16, 13 and 11. Aliattended school. One ‘morning our superintendent was missing. At the same time the widow Rives charged him with attempted a sault and robbery. Her statement was to the effect that she had been awak- ened dibout midnight and found him in her room. She had that day received $2,000 in cash, and he demanded the money. When she cried out he struck her with o club, and during the few minutes she was unconscious he secured the money and fled. Did any one doubt her story? Was there the slightest reason to suspect she could be mistaken? She had seen him and heard his voice, So also had Frank and Hattie as he left the house. He had taken o freight train which passed the station at 1 o'clock a. m., and the sta- tion agent had even spoken with him. As he was the only passenger, the con- ductor and two brakemen could fully identify him. Was there ever a plainer ease? It was three weeks before Mr. Somer- ville was overhauled and brought bac for trial. Ho was caught in atown over 500 miles away and was taken in charge whilo quietly sauntering along the street. He was not even flustrated. Tle calmly denied that he was William Henry Somerville. He denied that he was a school teacher. Indeed, he was s0 cool and nervy that the officers who koew him as well as they knew their own children, began to doubt 1f he was really the man before they started back with him. We all know what we know until some one doubts. Then we “think, or “'guess” or declare “to the best of our knowledge.” The prisoner declared the offic taken, but made no objections to return- ing with them. There wera 500 people at the depot to see him. Everyone recognized him as William Henry Som- erville. Next day he was arraigned be- fore a justice of the peace under that name. He denied it and gave his name as Jumes Bailey, His plea was ‘‘not guilty,” and he had the best lawyer in the country. The doubt which the of- ficers brought back with them now be gan to bear fruit. When Mrs, Rives tock th stand ghe positively identified the prisoner as Somerville. On cross examination she began to waver., One of her children swore positively; another “‘thought so.” One of the female teach- ers in the school was then puton the stand to identify the prisoner and I gi you what followed: “How long have youknown the per- son referred to as William Henry Som- erville?” “Almost three years,” “*How often did you see him?” “At least five days in a weei,” “Now, then, look straight at me and tell me the color of his eyes.” “They are—are blue.” “You ure positive?” “Y.yes, sir,” You will say she ought to have been sure, und yet the prisoner hua black eyes! Livery other person in thut court- room would have sworn his cyes weve black, A second teacher stand and asked: **Do you identify the prisoner as Will- iam Hénry Somerville?” “1do.” “How do you identify him?"” “By his general appearance,” **Isn’t there a possibility that you are mistaken. *No, sir. “You declare on oath that the er is t;‘unmr\'ille, do you?" do.” “Well, I like a positive witness. Now, ]uu]k straight ut me and describe Somer” ville, {e is-—is=—r’ “Go on,” 1o has bluck eyes." Very well “His hair She stopped right there, She couldn’t describe the man she had seon so often during a period of three years! A doubt had erept in and that doubt was fatal to her testimony. Only two persons out of thirty called to the stand were positive, The defense claimed a case of mistaken identity, The prisoner declared his nawe to be James Bailey and that he was born of American parents in Switzerlund. He had come to the United States as a tourist and had only - been in the country two weeks when arrested. He had no baggage, but claimed it had been detained or stolen, He gave the name of the sailing vessel by which he had arrived, and this was afterwuards found to be correct. He had about $1,000 in money, some of which was English gold. odd mis- was called to the you as Thomas White, Your muil has l After Somerville or Bailey had been own father and | ‘ Deefe?Viellfi&Co Agrionltural Implements Wago! huggtes, ete.. South Main 8t Councll Blufts Russell & Co,, | KeystoneMfz.Co | W, A Counctl Blufts, tn. | 1801 to 1507 S Matn “Manufacturers of- | 8t Councll Bluffs Farm Engines | Jovvors of full fine Cyclone Thresher | of Aerieuttural 1n Carey & Woodbury | Plements, vehlclos Horse Powars ote. of buyers. We recom- ond th uses to de CounciiBITs o, oath Main St el By | Branoh Council Blufts, Ia | cour Whole<alo and re. tall Gardon, ¥ and Fiowor Seods Highoat markot | “ mid for seods. | A@ricultural Wrlte Tor cataloguo | 10 monts rlages. Spring Farmors' SPECIAL NOTICES. COUNCIL BLUFFS3, (OR TRADE—Elghty weres near town for roglsterod stailion or imported draft horse. 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'True,he looked and spoke and acted like Somerville, He had the same mole on the left cheek,the same gold filling in the front teeth, the siame way of lifting the eyebrows as he spoke. But there was the doubt. Peco- ple had been mistaken before, and we must not rate ourselves us infallable. When the trial in the higher court came on the crew of the freight train and the station agent were put on the stand. Each one set out to be positive, but each one ended by doubting. The testimony of the swation agent was a fair sample: “Mr, Jones, you were acquainted with William Henry Somerville?” “Yes, sir,” “Saw him very often “*Almost every day.” “Could you have identified him onthe street forty rods away in daylight?” “Certuinly, sir.” “Perfectly familiar with his voice?” “Yes, sir.” 1'Do you see him in this room?” “I do—in the prisoner’s box.” “Ah, you do. Now, Mr. Jones, do you ever remember to have looked at Mr. Somerville critically? I mean as you would have looked at a horse you wanted to remember again?’”’ **N-no, sir.” ““What sort of a nose had he?” “‘Nose? Why, u straight nose, sir.” “Sure of this?” “Yes, sir,” “That will do!” The prisoner in the box had a Roman Did Somerville have that sort of One-half the village said yi the other half no. The Widow Rives was determined to be positive this time. She not only believed in what she was going to swear to, but a hundred differ- ent people had encouraged her in her conviction, This was the way she came to grief: “You when you awok *‘Yes, sir.” ny light in the room?"” 0, si urtaing down?”’ *Yes, sir.” *Well, what did you see?” “I saw the prisoner at the foot of the bed and called out.” **Did you know who it was before you heard his voice,” **No, sir,” “Well, what did he say?” “He said, 'I want that money, or I’ll murder you.’” “You were greatly frightened?” on before he spoke?” “Yes, sir.” **And yer, frightenod as you were, you recognized Somerville’s voice?” “Yes, sir.” “Well, let us see if there is any similarity. Prisoner, you will call out the words used by the man in the bed- room.”’ The prisoner complied, seeming to put himself in the other’s place, and his words knocked the bottom out of the prosecutiou, Not a person in that court- room could swear that he had ever heard that voice before. The Widow Rives scemed stupefied us she looked at him. 50 you swear that this is the voice you heard in you bedroom, do you?” asked the lawyer, “1—can’t say!” Of the two men who had been positive at the preliminary examination one backed square down, while the other was full of doubts, When the case was closed and the jury went out eight were doubtless and the other four not very positive, and the result was a verdict of “not guilty.” Bailey remained in town for a couple of wecks, meeting every~ body as & stranger and wandering around to see the sights, and then went quietly away to be seen no more. Wus he Bailey or Somerville? I have told you how' they failed to prove he was anything but” Bailey,and yet he was Somerville, Years afterward I inter- viewed him in a South Carolina jail two days before he wasto be hanged for murder, and he acknowledged his 1dentity and laughed heartily over the details of the case. 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