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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-12-21
New Cases.

Lucy Gedge has asked for a divorce
from Thos. Gedge. The parties live
in La Sale and Hall & Hoskins repre-
sent the complainant. The couple
were married April II, 1888, and two
children were born to them. Mrs.
Gedge left her husband in March,
1888, and went to live with her rela-
tives. She alleges that he was guilty
of extreme and repeated cruelty, and
further, has failed to give his family
proper support. Mrs. Gedge wants
decree Of divorce, the custody OF the
children and an alimony from her nus
band-the amount OF which the court
is to determine.
Fissiner and Loudheim have begun
a suit in the County Court to get
damages of $3.50 from n. 5. Rigden for
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-12-21
In the Probate Court.
From SATURDAYS Daily.

In the frODAte court.
From Saturdays Daily.
The claim of Michael Malone against
the estate Of John Barron, deceased,
for 1921. % was allowed yesterday.
The appraisement bill and inven.
tory in the estate of Joseph Fairbaim
has been filed and approved. This
estate will be finally settled on the
first day of the January term Of court.
The report Of accounts in the John
B. Hamalle and Lille o. Jackson es-
tates were filed and approved yester-
day.
The appraisement bill and inven.
tory in the Lord Byron Roberts es-
tate have been ordered recorded.
The will of the late Macmillan ].
A. Knuessl was admitted to probate
yesterday. Gustave Knuessl was APP
pointed administrator, and bond in
the sum of 1886, 900 was furnished, with
Christina b. KnuesSl, j. r. Shaver,
Isaac began, Fred Richards and
Amson Hess as security.
The first day Of the January term
has been set for the hearing on the
petition for final settlement of the
estate of Pricilla M. Boden.
From Tuesdays Daily.
The estates of Caleb X. Forbes,
John Sullivan and David Crumrine,
were finally settled. The estates of
Caspar Lang, Cornelius Harris, James
Higgins, Peter Althouse, Samuel Will
son, were adjusted.
The claim of Joseph Rosencranz v.
the Estate of John l.. Summers, for
I$ll365, was allowed.
An appeal was granted in the mat
ter Of the claim of Town Of La Sale
Nv. Estate Of Lydia Spaulding for $l76.
A bond in the sum of 1925 was fur
niShed.
The will of Terrence Cullen was ad.
mitted to probate and John Cotfey and
Michael Byrne were appointed execu.
tors. The bond in the sum of $4,000,
with w. w. Taylor as surety, was ap-
proved. Michael Cummings, James
Skelly and Charles Cleary are the APP
praisers.
The hearing in the matter of the
claim of the People of the State v.
Lydia Spaulding Estate, for the sum
of $lll2.00, has been continued to jan
uary q, 1890
In the matter of the application Of
John w. Foster for the appointment
of a conservator for George l.. Wood.
ward, distracted person, the jury
found he was distracted person, and
John w. Tetzer was appointed con-
servator. A bond in the sum OF 81 900
was furnished.
The petition for an order to sell per-
sonal property in the Cornelius Harris
estate was set for hearing for January
y, 1890. Estate Of Thomas Glacin
will admitted to probate and per-
sonal bond in the sum of 5000, with
good security approved. John Gla-
Gin is the executor.
James j. Wilson was allowed claim
of $55664 the estate of Edward II.
Graves Wednesday. /. c. Cope was also
allowed $2O2.56 against the same
estate Oscar b. Ryon, Of Streator, Is
the administrator.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-04-13
A MOST INHUMAN OUTRAGE.
Dumb Brutes Made the Victims of an Un-
known Miscreant,

known Miscreant-
NORWICH, Conn, April 13.-Between 8
and 10 o'clock Thursday night some I'M
known person entered the stable of William
F. Bailey, Bozrah city teamster, and pro-
ceeded to carve up the horses. He began his
work upon the horse which occupied the
stall nearest the door and cut the poor ami
mails flesh into strips. When thiG inAtator of
4Jack the Ripper" had finished his first vic
tim he passed on to a second stall, where
stood horse belonging to the New England
Telephone company, and began to carve him
up also The first horse meantime struggled
violently, broke his halter and ran out of
the barn.
This frightened the man and he ran, leav-
ing a huge, blood-stained knife upon the
floor. MIR. Bailey's horse raced up and down
the SINGLE village street, presenting horri-
bic Sight. The noise made by the horse
awakened the entire village, and after the
animal had wildly galloped up and down the
street several times he fell from exhaustion
and was shot.
The crowd was then attracted to the stable
by the unusual noise there an the other
horse was found on the floor in a pool of
blood. Although not hacked so badly as the
first one he presented pitiful sight. A vet
Urinary surgeon was called to relieve the
horse OF his sufferings, and an effort will be
made to save him. No clew to the perpetra-
tor of the outrage has been obtained
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-04-13
"The Wnrihr Tonight,

Tonight at Harper's theatre the grea
spectacular drama, "The World" is tc
be presented. The Chicago Herald says
of the productions
THE World" with its wealth of mag
nificent scenery and company of Chicago
favorites. opened Il weeks engagement al
Hooley's theatre last evening. The house
was filled to its utmost with the elite OF
Chicago, including our ablest and most
severe critics, to witness this popular
product of J. z. Little's gifted pen, which
has found such favor among our theatre
gOers. What makes the World" so pop.
ular and long livedy is naturally asked
In reply we will say, because there is a
purity in the whole conception of
the piece, which at once aims al
the hearts of the audience, and
the details, situations, aud dialogue
have that naturalness and pleasing air OF
originality. 1t also possesses more
scenic features than any play ever writ
ten. Its raft scene has been admired
throughout Europe, Australia and
America, and when it comes back TO
Chicago again after four years absence it
is as realistic and mystifying as before,
as is the panorama scene, the revolving
scene and sinking ship, and all the other
popular mechanical devices. 1.-The
World has been produced in Chicago
thirty-seven weeks and the public. YER
dict of approval is manifested in the
largest house of the season on this the
opening Of its thirty-eighth. after an alb
sence of four years. j. z. Little is as
pleasing as ever in the dual role.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-04-13
ABBREVIATED TElEGRAMS.

Jake kilrain has deposited with The New
York Clipper 5000, his final deposit in the
match with Sullivan, making the total So
900.
Tbe U. S. warship Nipsic, which was
beached at Apia, Samoa, in the storm that
destroyed the Trenton and Vanaalia, is afioat
but entirely useless.
Henry c. Miller, aged IS, of Easton, Pa.
started for his wood tract Thursday to burn
brush at night His body, burned TO a crisp
was found in a thicket Friday
Ex-senator d. NJ Sa i'm, of Minnesota. has
been elected president of the Carcacas and
La Guayra Cable company and the American
Telephone company consolidated.
The Crane Iron company, of Catasauua,
Pa, has posted notice of a reduction of l0
per cent in wages. About 300 men are af-
fected. 1t is believed the men will strike.
Alex Friedstrom. who arrived in Chicago
April 10, put the muzzle of shotgun into
his month Friday and blew his head nearly
of. He was Respondent because out of work.
Mrs. Edward Gallery, of Chicago. in
snatching quickly at loaded revolver her
ll-year-old son Eddie had in his hand, pulled
the trigger and put a ball into the boys
brain Friday.
Two enormous gas wells were struck at
Findlay, O., Friday, one with a capacity of
over 50, OOO, 600 cubic feet, and the other with
not less than ~, 000, 600 feet The former is
owned by the city.
The trial Of Gen. Boulanger, Count Dillon
and Henri Rochefort was commenced before
the French senate Friday After the read
ing of the Indictment the public was ex-
cluded, and the proceedings were carried on
behind closed dsssrs
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-04-13
YOUT Hull DEVlLTRY.
A Little Boy Fatally Beaten by Three
Young Barbarian.

A Little hoy Fatally Beaten by Three
Young Barbarians.
NEW YORK. April ia year-old boy
named Tobias Eippar, died Thursday even
ing at his parents residence, LOLA Second
avenue, from the effects, it is alleged, Of
beating received at the hands of three older
boys, one of WI ON lives in the same house
with the HippaIs, and the other two next
door. Little Tobias was the youngest Of
three brothers, who for some reason have
been made butt Of by the other boys Of the
neighborhood. 1t seems that whenever one
OF the Hippar Toys made his appearance on
the street he WIS set upon By the neighbors'
boys and beaten or otherwis assaulted
On Wednesday afternoon Tobias was re-
tackled by Char ey Dorr and Louis Harring-
ton, each aged IL, and Willie Lutz, aged TO-
Tobias was thrown to the ground his mouth
and ears were stuffed with dirt and other re-
fuse from the street, and when he could no
longer cry for help his cruel prosecutors beat
and kicked him numerically. Half an hour
later he managed to crawl to his home, COW
cred from head 10 foot with mud and with
numerous contuions on his head and body.
He was placed in bed and became delirious
during the night and gradually grew worse
until q o'clock Thursday evening when he
died. The boys above named are under ar
rest. Mrs. Hiplar says the only explanation
she can give of The persecution of her chill
dren lies in the fact that theirs Is the only
Hewbrew family living in the house.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-04-13

LONDON, April 13.-Sir Charles Russo lis
peroration before the Parnell commission
yesterday was Intensely dramatic. During
the delivery Of his last sentences he was
choked with emotion, and many of his pass
ages were maud BILE even to the court Pre-
siding Justice dannen's face was flushed
with excitement as he handed down con-
gratulatory note to the speaker. and his
whole expression and demeanor betrayed his
admiration Of the orator, if not his sympathy
with the sentimt nts of the Grafton. Sir Rich
ard E. Webster, attorney. general, on read
ing the justices note congratulating Sir
Charles upon lIis speech exclaimed: @0f
course; SO we all think" Sir Charles speech
IL to be printed 10 pamphlet form for circu-
lation throughe ut Great Britain, America
and the colonies.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-04-13
Adrift in Mid Ocean.
Distressing News from an At
Iantic Steamship.
SIGHTED IN A SINKING CONDITION

And Not a Soul ON Board-The Boats All
Gone and No Signs of the Crew and Pas
sengers, Numbering Nearly 800 - The
rate OF Her Load OF Emigrants Un-
known. but Hopes Entertained That
They May Have Been Picked Up-The
Ships Name the Danmark, of the Thing
valls Line.
QUEENSTOWN, April 3-The Inman line
steamer City of Chester, Capt Bond, from
New York April 3 for Liverpool, arrived
here yesterday She reports that ON April 8,
in latitude IS north, longitude 81 west, she
passed the Danish steamer Danmark, from
Christiansand, Copenhagen, etc, for New
York. The Danmark had been abandoned
by her crew
The Chester sighted her from distance,
and had been struck by the apparent absence
of any life on board She drew near and in
vestigated, and afterward made sure there
was no one on board the abandoned wreck
The Chester lay to for several hours. The
Auc SUeTn oi Tue DdTtlldrk WIS on level
with the sea. Her bow was far out of the
water in the air.
There were no visible signs of c,llision
and no wreckage was floating about, The
boats were all gone from their davits, and
nothing indicating haste and panic was no.
ticeable. After lying near the wreck for
some little time the City of Chester pro-
ceeded.
The Denmark belonged to the Thingvalla
line of steamers plying between New York
and Copenhagen. She was formerly the Jan
Breydel, Of the White Cross line She is
said to have had 700 passengers on board,
mossly Scandinavians
The Denmark was vessel of :, $50 tons
She was commanded by Capt Knudsen, was
a bark-rigged vessel, and was $40 feet long,
40 feet III breadth and :6 feet deem. She was
built at Newcastle, England, in 1850
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-04-13
THE STATE LEGISLATURES.
Illinois Members Take = Rest Unit
Observation-Disclosures Proceedings.

Illinois Members Take Rest Until
Observation-Disclosures Proceedings.
SPRINGFIELD, Ills, April 13-Tbe senate
passed reso ution yesterday expressing re-
greet at the death of J. A. Parr, late senate
bill clerk, and placing the widows name on
the payroll to fill the vacancy. The bills
providing that not more than two members
of boards of trustees Of state charitable in
situations shall be members of the same
party, and incr easing the allowance for
pauper bur als to SIS were passed
and the senats adjourned to Wednesday next
to permit members to take part In the muni-
cipal elections Tuesday. In the house Mer-
rift moved to postpone final action ON his
antitrust bill until April 49, as he wanted to
speak to the measure and did not feel well
enough yesterday. There was a good deal of
opposition &c postponement, but Merritt
finally gained his point The house
then passed the bill providing for
the examination and regulation of
mine managers, the resolution to
adjourn to Wednesday next, and the bills
permitting counties or cities to appropriate
money to support non sectarian public hos
pitfalls. A number of bills were advanced to
third reading
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-04-13
SWEPT BY A SEVERE STORM.
Damage Done by Tempest of Wind, Ra
and Hail.

damage Done by u Tempest of Wind, Rain
and Hail.
CLEVELAND, o., April ia special from
New Philadelphia, o., says: A cy clone struck
the mining town of Beidler yesterday, dsmol-
ishing six dwellings. William Lewis 12-
year-old daughter was caught in the ruins
and fatally injured. Others were badly hurt.
Particulars are meager.
WHEELING, w. Va, April 3.-The eoun-
try along the Ohio from this city for thirty
miles, and westward through Belmont
county, Ohio, was visited at d O'Clock last
evening by very heavy storm of rain,
wind, and hail, which did great damage to
property at a number of places Half q
dozen houses and other building were struck
by lightning, and two or three of them were
burned
PITTsBURG, Pa. April ia storm yester-
day extended over portions of western Penn
sylvania, eastern Ohio and Maryland. AT
Elk Gordeu, Nd, lightning killed Farmer
John Wetzell- At Franklin, Pa, large
iron tank containing 5000 barrels of naptha
at the Union refinery was struck and de-
stroyed- At Masontown, Pa, the roof of
the new $4,000 school building was lifted
of, plate-glass windows were broken, and
store fronts blown in. At Steubenville, O.,
hail-stones as large as eggs fell, breaking sky
lights and windows
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-04-13
STEWART SPEAKS FOR SILVER.
His Ideas Do Not Seem to Harmoni
With Secretary Windows.

His Ideas Do Not Seem to Harmonize
With Secretary WINDOWS.
WASHINGTON CITY, April Ex-senator
Stewart, of Nevada, had a long interview
with Secretary Window Thursday, in which
he tried to persuade the secretary to increase
the monthly purchase of silver This, the
Nevada senator argued, was the best way to
reduce the surplus. Secretary Window could
not zee just how the surplus was reduced by
giving ont greenbacks and getting silver in
return. He said he had some 20,0O0D00 Of
silver dollars in the treasury vaults, some of
which he would be very glad to part with.
To purchase more silver would be simply
changing the shape of the surplus from gold
and paper to silver. Stewart made the
point that the purchase of silver brought
millions of money from the treasury and dis
tributed it among the people. Window
stated that it would he impossible to take
any action in the increased purchase of silver
until the subject had been very carefully
weighed and considered by the president and
discussed In the cabinet meetings. 1t is I'M
derstood that the Nevada senator will soon
have an interview with President Harrison
about the matter, and afterward il Is expect
ed to become a special subject Of discussion
in cabinet meetings.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-04-13
Custom House Crooks
Herbert Beecher and Two 9th
ers in Difficulty
FOR STEALING PUBLIC MONEY

Developments of Look into Affairs at
the Port Townsend, W. T.. Custom
House-One of the Trio Pockets $50, 900
All of Them Under BOnds-Apparent-
ly Unhealthy Condition of Public Senti-
ment Over the Matter.
PORTLAND, Ore, April 13-The Ore
gonian's special from Port Townsend, W. T.,
says: The United States grand jury has
found twenty five indictments against Will
lam Harmed, ex-special deputy collector;
eleven against Herbert F. Beecher, ex-treas-
Brooks, for stealing from the government
This is the result of an investigation began
in january by Leslie Cullum, acting COL
lector, and L. d. Lupton, first auditor of the
treasury department, who were sent from
Washington specially for the purpose of in
quiring into the condition of affairs in the
Port Townsend custom house Special
Treasury Agent Crowley had previously par
TALLY examined the accounts and had dis
missed Harmed
The records examined by Cullom and Lup-
ton extend back to last April The first
thing learned was that vessels had been over
charged in entrance and clearance, and pri-
vate receipts issued. The government re-
ceipts are in blue books. Many pages of
these had been destroyed, and white receipts
issued Instead Vessels were by this means
swinded out of a few dollars each, agere-
eating many thousands of dollars in a year.
In other parts of the records evidence was
found that amounts had been paid hundreds
OF dollars In excess of what was credited.
Two thousand blue or government receipts
were found in mutilated condition con-
cealed In various parts of the Office.
Harmed admitted part Of the charges and
restored 1000 to Culum After Harmed
was dismissed over $1,000 was found in va
rlous parts of the office, secreted under the
carpets, in hower-pots, pigeon-holes, and
other places. Records of the daily receipts
during the latter part of Beecher's time are
missing, also other records, making it impos-
sible to accurately determine the deficit.
Brooks is $50, 900 short There are 63S opium
stamps missing, valued at IS each, besides
large number of Chinese return certificates.
Harmed and Beecher were arrested and
placed under s., 90 bonds They refused to
make any statement Brooks is in Washing
ton Harmed is worth $40, 900, and has many
warm friends on Puget sound
Beecher and Harmed have filed s., 900 bonds
each. The trials are set for next October Three
of Beecher's sureties were members of the
grand jury which found the indictments
Beecher has bought steamer and will re-
sumo his old business of steamboating. Pub
lie sentiment seems very sympathetic toward
all the accused
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-04-13
THE public which seeks place and off

THE public which seeks place and office
always tries to live up with the admins,
tration, at least with the power which sp.
points. This is seen to marked degree
in the applications of the thousands who
seek the fourth-class postoffices. If the
application is addressed to President Har-
rison, as many are, the applicant spreads
his army record. If the postmaster gen
eral comes within the review of the letter,
stress Is laid on the activity of the would
he postmaster in religious work. and his
acqusintances are raked with fine tooth
comb to get the Endorsement of a minis
ter, invariably Evangelical. and Presby.
terrain il possible. But if it is Mr.. Clark.
sor the applicant whoops up his republic
canism, exhibits his scar of party service,
shows the gals made on his neck by the
party collar and downs the democracy in
general,
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-04-13
Fell a Victim to Old Habits.

New York, April 1S-The board Of gov
ernors of the Manhattan club have for some
time been investigating the charge that at a
recent election for club officers a large num-
Der of forged tallots were cast The affair
has caused quite scandal in club circles.
Thursday night the board met and gave a
certain member, who has been suspected of
being the forger, an opportunity to he heard.
1t Is understood that his statement was not
satisfactory, but was practically a confes
sion of his guilt Final action in the matter
was postponed for the present The club Of
ticials decline to reveal the name of the
guilty member but The Herald intimates
that he is "a middle-aged politician, relic
of Tweed ring days, who has lived ON his
club associates for years.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-04-13
Got tn Canada with the Mill.

DETROIT, April ia special to The
Journal from ST. Ignace says: The Noble,
Bros. mill plant is safe in Canada. After
the Mary left Detroit for this port Wednes
day the whole force connected with the Can
ada-bound expedition was put to work saw.
ing ice to release the fleeing craft and plum
der, knowing the Mary would report their
condition and an attempt be made to capture
them in American waters. The pursuing
tug Saugatuck, with the officers and men
who went from here Thursday, returned at
3 o'clock yesterday morning. BY the time
the pursuers had overtakeu the fugitives
Thursday night the latter had sawed their
way through the ice into Canadian waters
and there defied the pursuers
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-04-13


said that the use OF battering rams was neces-
sary, as the persons to be evicted had in al
most every ase erected within their doors an
elaborate ba rricade with intent to hinder the
officers of thu law in performance of their
duty.
Harcourt described the policy Of Balfour
as one of determination. The governments
remedy to alleviate the sufferings of the Irish
tenants was to level the houses of the poor
people to the ground.
Goschen declared that the Parnellites were
responsible for the existing state of affairs
The evictiom occurred not because the ten
ants couldn't pay their rent, but because
they wouldn't 1t seemed to him that Har-
court PREFER ed that the heads of the police
should be latttsred rather than that the
doors of tenants houses should be opened
upon the demand of the law.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-04-13
TWIN CITES ON A TRAMP.
Street Car Lines at st. Paul Tied Up Now
Situation at Minneapolis.

Situation at Minneapolis.
MINNEAPoLIs, Mimi, April lS-Not a
wheel was turned on any of the street car
lines until l o'clock yesterday afternoon.
At that hour car was started under police
protection, but after run of two OF three
blocks the conductor ordered the driver to
pull back to the barn. 1t was said that the
men gave the conductor SO to turn back A
second attempt at 2:SO p m proved more
successful About block away from the
barn the strikers threw the car from the
track, but it was soon put on the rails again
and successfully accomplished round trir.
No further attempts were made TO run out
cars
The strike of the St Paul Street Car
company's employees was inaugurated on the
Lafayette avenue line shortly before
O'Clock yesterday afternoon At O'Clock
all the cars had been run into their respective
barns except three on the University avenue
line The latter made trips at intervals in
charge Of non-union men, but ceased run
ming at o'clock So far the cable men
have refused to join in the strike, but they
Will hold secret meeting, and probably con-
clude to go ont