Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-10-12
TEIEGRAMS TO THE STAR
Kausas Emoch Arden.

ALIwYER sUPPosED TO BE DEAD TURNS Up IN COLO
RADIO
ST. Louis, Oct IA special from Atchison,
Kans. TO the Globe Democrat tells the following
curious story: ripple Of excitement has been
created in this community by the discovery that
Geo W. Ocker, eight years ago an attorney at this
bar. and WHO has been thought TO be dead since
ian OF 1850 ecker disappeared has young wife
was crazed at the loss OF her husband, but as she
was penniIess she was unable to institute a search
for MIN. In January following Ockers disappear.
hnce tAe unacceptable remains OF human being
were found near tine village OF Monrovia, In this
county. The coroner instituted the usual fnyesti-
CATION, and II Was decided that the bones were
those Of ecker. The wife and mother accepted the
body as their dead and buried 1t In the Monroyia
cemetery. where the mother has been a frequent
visitor 70 care for the grave and keep it covered
with flowers ever since.
In due time the supposed young widow was
w0oed and won oy gentleman, who took her to
his home In Nemaha County, where she has borne
NM MN Se hn,,T T1dGen. They have protpered and
comes Ike blight that she was a wife when ner
second husband married her. The statement that
ECKER Is awe Is made by Nicholas Meyer q young
Ian who was playmate OF Ocker's In their Youth
meyer mas been living In Colorado about ten years
and Is 2, back here on visit. lie says Ocker APP
recog nlzed him and talked with him, but had not
heard OF his trouble here. Ocker entered law Of
nee, and TWO years later opened an ONCE OF his
own, and now enjoys lucrative practice. Meyer
arrived In Kansas on a visit q snort time ago, and
In conversation relative TO old friends was Incl
dentally Informed OF Ocker's trouble and tragic
death This brought out Meyers knowledge of
Ockers whereabouts.
When His Revival Services Ended
HE IMPROVED THE BALANCE OF HIS EVENINGS BY
COMMITTING BURGLARIEs
GALVESTON, TEX, Oct. IA great sensation has
been caused among the church people here by the
arrest, on q charge OF burglary, OF a colored
revivalSt who gives the name OF s. B. Bryant. He
says he Is engaged In missionary work, and came
irOm BIazoria several days ago, where he had been
conducting revival services During the week he
preached at the Baptist church on Avenue L. and
created considerable religious enthusiasm among
the colored people. Yesterday Bryant entered
pawnshOp and got an advance on a set OF ladies'
gold Jewelry, consisting OF necklace, earrings,
brooch, &C. Detective Cahill was In the shop and
eyed the well-dresSed and MiniSterial-looking gen.
tleman closely as ne transacted his business. In
the evening report was nled at the police office
that the residence OF s. l. Finley, In the East End,
had been Durgiar1Zed. The stolen articles as
described, correSponded with the articles that
Cahill had seen pawned- He commenced looking
Tor the well-dreased gentleman. When accosted
Bryant showed night and but for the timely
arrival Of other officers would certainly have
gwen the detectives a tusSle. When Identified by
the pawnOrOker he Insisted that IL was a case OF
mistaken Identity, and SAID that he was a Baptist
minister In gOod standing, and denounced his
arrest as an outrage. he was searched, and about
the nrst thing brought 10 lignt was a "hoodoO
bag" Following this came two Houston and
seven Galveston pawn tickets, calling for various
articles from gold watch and chain TO finger
ring.
DrfNen Insane Dy fOI1tbcaA EsXchtenoe0t.
DECATUR, ILL, oct. 12.-In the County Court,
yesterday, David W. swarm, democrat, who has
gone crazy on politics, was ad1udged insane. He
Is u farmer who has been betting wildly, having
oyeTdrawn the value OF his crops and Is now pen
nileSs- lie wagered that Palmer would carry ILL
nois ny 10000: that Cleveland would get New York
by 10000, and that SangamOn County, Ill, will
give Cleveland 30, 900 majority. Ia court he wore
a Oandana handkerchief around his neck and
again asserted his latin In LIS bets. He Is q
whoever and has three children.
The RiO tsrande Almost Dried Up.
TIE LOWEST WATER KNOWN GENEKATIoN-
FOREST DESTRUCTION DID IT.
Ell PAsO, TEX, Oct l2.-The Rio Grande is lower
to-day than 1t has been for generation past.
little stream OF very muddy water trickleS past
Fort Bliss, mile above El Paso, but IL Is all d.
yerted into an irrigation acequio on the Mexican
side Hall way between Fort Bliss and the city or
Il f,so are situated the pumps OF the water-works
company, and the managers had 10 eXcavate a
deep hole In the midst or the former river bottom
Into which enough or the water from the Mexican
acequlo percOlaJes 10 enable the pumps TO be kept
going. The reason for this excessively low stage
OF water Is partly the cutting down OF the forests
In southern Colorado where the Rio Grande has It's
rSe, and partly the numerous irrigation canals In
Colorado and New Mexico that divert the water OF
The river long before 1t has a chance TO reach FL
Paso.