The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1888-05-10
Crlmas and Criminals.

Burglars entered MARK Twain's" house
at Hartford, Conn.,, and stole his shoes,
! two overcoats. some napkin rings and 9TH
err small articles.
The dead body OF Edward Jackson, a
young man OF Beloit, Wis, was found in q
freight car in the yard OF the Chicago &
Northwestern road in that city. He had
been associating with tramps and there
we're some evidences OF foul play.
Frank Hart, aged twenty.eight, a me.
chanic, while drunk wen into Pa Mitchell's
saloon in Cincinnati and locked the door
after him. He declared his intention to
whip the whole crowd. Mitchell ordered
him out, but Hart became so belligerant
that Mitchell drew his revolver and fired
twice with fatal effect. The wounded man
died shortly after. Mitchell was arrested.
Gen. Writ Adams. postmaster OF Jack
son. Miss, and John Martin, editor of
the New MississippIan, fought O street du-
ell and both were killed. Gen. Adams a
hit in the head. and Martin was hit twice.
An abusive article published in the New
Mississippian, was the Immediate cause
of the tragedy, though q breach has long
existed between the two men.
Two masked men halted the Lakeport
stage near Cloverdale, CAL, and stole the
box OF Wells, Fargo &Co. Constable Abra.
" vi ZIG LuN AullC xlllCA lClG SlOfEIs
dale on receipt OF the news and overlook
the robbers at Profile Rock in the mount.
aims. One OF them shot Crigler through
the heart, killing him. Allen fired, but
both the robbers slid down O. steep prec.
ipice and escaped. A posse has started
after them from Cloverdale. The amount
stolen is not known.
H. Bowdrie, industrial instructor OF the
governmentschoola at Sisseton agency, Da-
kota, became enraged at an Indian who
refused to do his bidding and threw a
back OF the head, since which time he has
laid in a sselni. comatose condition. The
agency physician says the mans chances
for life or death are about even. Bowdrie
was arrested and tried for the assault at
the agency, but the only punishment he
received was that Indian Agent Jenkins
called for his resignation, which Bowdrie
refused to give. The agent has reported
the matter to the department..
The Rev. Edgar l.. Heermance, former.
ly pastor OF the Presbyterian church in the
himself while in his church. MIR. Heer-
mance's resignation was asked for some
months ago in consequence OF dissatisfac.
ton arising between himself and the
church members over his salary. At the
time OF his suicide he was sitting within
the chancel in conversation with the gray.
haired sexton and al perfectly rational.
Mr.. Heermance was q man OF great learn.
ing, but was somewhat eccentric in.his
ideas. At New Haven he formed the &C.
quaintance OF ex.President Woolsey'e
daughter, whom he married some twenty
years ago.
The New York Times says that while the
body OF the venerable George H. Potts lay
in its coffin awaiting burial, rumor begar
to toy with the affairs Of the Nationa'
Park Bank (of which he was
president) for the first time in the history
of that institution. Later investigation
showed the umors to be correct. Ar
official whose twenty years OF service il
the bank had led to implicit confidence j..
his honesty had taken from its fund.
nearly 100000 by an ingenious system
of falsifying the books over which he had
control. None 81 the bank officials woulG
SAY who the guiItv party is, but suspicion
l points to Charles De Baum, assistant
Icaahisr OF the bank. who had been abseD,
duffns the day, and there was no Ger
tainty in regard to his coming back.