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Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-12-06
CHAPTER III.

Three months later the accused woman
was brought up for trial. My father was
subppnaed as witness, Akoulina hav-
ing been formerly attached to his es-
tate. l was permitted to accompany
him to town, but he left me at the inn
where he had stabbed his horses, bidding
me wait for him patiently. But l was
not TO be put off this way. My curiosity
was at fever heat, and, following him
stealthily, watch my opportunity and
slipped into the courtroom, partially
concealing myself behind the huge
porcelain stove in the corner.
The place struck me as depreSSingly
bare and gloomy, with its plain tables,
rude wooden benches and white washed
walls. upon one of which hung a large
round clock with a bullying face, while
near it was suspended crucifx. Be-
hind the accused woman was seated one
of her kinswomen, who held an infant
in her arms and at the same time busted
herself amusing little boy and girl
standing beside her. These were
AkOulina's children.
Try as hard as / might, l could not
keep my eyes of this woman. She was
still quite young, neither handsome nor
ugly, a real pleasant face, round, fiat,
red checked, strong in Obstinacy and
ldCkluS III luIelllkeutc I1eT cars SecIneO
to be closed to the droning voice of the
clerk of the court as he read the various
documents connected with the case. In
fact, she appeared to be entirely obliv-
ious to the crowds filling the hall Of
justice. Her gaze was riveted upon the
face Of the great round clock, save when,
for an instant, she glanced anxiously to-
ward the door. Whom was she looking
for? What did she hope for?
The case as set forth in the opening
speech of the prosecutor seemed terribly
conclusive against the woman. She had
only lately lost her husband. worthless
fellow who had drank himself to death,
but this loss had in no wise served to
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wretched creature clinging for dear life
to this fantastic hope, just as the ship
wrecked sailor scans the horizon for the
expected sail, or just as AkOulina her.
self would have watched for the per-
Torrance of miracle after its solemn
PRONUNCIATION by the priest at the altar.
AS the hands of the great clock drew
nearer and nearer to the hour of mid
day, at which time the court would
rise. but not without first pass
ing the dread sentence of imprison-
ment for life, Akoulina's lips parted,
her bosom heaved. the blood left
her face, her fingers twitched convul-
sively, her whole form trembled with
suppressed emotion. 1t was pitiful
sight to contemplate Again, for the
last time, the President of the tribunal
Intercepted her, only to elicit the same
reply already uttered score of times,
i'm nervous accents with almost savage
glare in her burning in her eyes
Il am innocent! l know nothing Of
the fire! Send for Anton Petrovitch.
He will tell you so. l know nothing
about it. l am innocent"
There was such ring of truth in the
woman's voice that, in spite of the chain
of circumstantial evidence which the
prosecution had forged about her, many
in the audience were now convinced of
her innocence. l could see, yes, and
feel, too, with the keen instinct of child
hood that the judges themselves were
SHAKEN in their conviction. and while
every one realized that they could not do
otherwise than condemn the woman upon
the evidence before them, yet the major
ity of the vast audience felt that they
would pronounce sentence with terrible
misgivings.
IrO BE CoNrINUED.l
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-12-06

He, however, didn't deign to give the
request moments consideration, but
uttered stern "No!" and walked away.
But l was determined not to see nv
Old friend turned into the storm in this
heartless manner, so l followed him out
toward his cart, and whispered:
"Uncle Fedia, the barn at the grist-
mill is open, you know, at the other end
of the pond; you'll find shelter there"
"Thank you, little one," he replied:
"but think shall be able to reach town
before nightfall."
"But, Uncle Fedia," urged, suppose
the storm should overtake you before
you get there?"
A strange look of despair came into
the peddlers face as he made a grimace
Of Indifference.
swell, what harm, little one?" said he
sadly. "Who cares for Uncle Fedia?
He doesn't fill the smallest corner in
Gods world, and if he should perish in
the storm, no one would miss him!"
Never had the old peddler used such
language to me. 1t touched me to the
very heart, and l had great difficulty in
keeping the tears lack as l made my
way into the house. Now, more than
ever, was convinced that Uncle Fedia
didn't deserve the bad name people had
given him.
Imagine then what blow was dealt
my confiding nature when early the next
morning my father entered my room ex-
citedly and informed me of the heavy
misfortune which had come upon the
owner OF neighbOring estate.
"Ihank heaven, my son." he cried,
shat didn't permit you to swerve mo
from my own good judgment. Well,
well, what have you to say of your pro-
tege now?"
He then proceeded to relate how the
incendiary's torch had in the night been
applied to the residence of an intimate
friend of our family-a nobleman known
far and near as harsh taskmaster and
a man who lived on bad terms with the
peasantry. My father hadn't the slight
est doubt that it was the act of the
wretch whom he had turned away from
his door, and sure enough, Uncle Fedia
was arrested the next day in the forest
of Dombrovna, not far distant from the
scene of the crime. An examination fol-
lowed, but, in spite of most vigorous eff
forts, the crowns attorney failed to make
a case out against my old friend. My
heart bounded with joy at the news, but
l was careful not to cXult over my
fathers modification at what he called
a shameful failure of justice" The
result of the preliminary investigation
was the arrest of a woman named Akou-
lima, a servant in the household of our
unfortunate neighbor. She had been
discharged on the eve of the conflagra-
/ tion after a scene of great violence, dur
ing which her mistress, angered by her
insolence, had struck her blow on tho
face. She had not made her appearance
at her hut until the morning after the
fire, and so was unable to account for
her absence. Justice sullenly let go it's
| grip on my peddler, and, venting it's spite
in string of harsh words, ordered him
10 anti bo country
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-12-06

TELL woman of anything hand
some, and she will say it is like her
family used to have before her father
tailed
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-12-06

PRoBABLY the biggest thing on Ice
is the price.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-12-06

BY MELCHI0R DE VOGUE.


AM SOlnS 10 tell
'thls story just as
II l were still a
lad on my fathers
estate, near the
village of Micha-
lowka, on tn g
DneiSter, under
the very shadow
of the great forest
of Dombrovna. l
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-12-06

'old. but large for my age,
) wild and willful and prone to
strange attachments, and,
when once interested, none
could be more tender and
stcadfast than l. But no
matter how misplaced my af-
lection might he. tn Onnnsa IL
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-04-27
DIRE DISASTER.
Terrible Results of the Collapse of a Wall
at CinciDnati-OheM Man Killed and Seven
Injured.

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The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-04-27
THE EAST.

TirRTy houses and the business por:
ton of the little town of Water Valley;
N. Y. were destroyed by Are.
THE legislature of New York has ad-
lourned sine die.
Ar New Haven, Conn, Francis ID.
Harris, prominent young man, died
and when his wife was told Of his death
she took her own life with n pistol.
PALLIsTER and Rohle, two murderers
under sentence of death, escaped from
the prison at Sing Sing by throwing
pepper in the guards eyes. They are
both New York men.
THE United States ship canal con-
Meeting the Harlem and Hudson rivers
in New York was damaged in a storm
to the extent of 100000.
THE trial of Father Charles Flaherty,
Of Mount Morris, N. Y, for criminal
intimacy with Mary Sweeney, par
ishioncr under 10 years of age, resulted
In a verdict of guilty.
A CoLoRED hod carrier ut KensingtOn,
Pa, William 2. Casper, is heir to $40, 900
left him by q slavery-days' mistress,
Miss Mary Struthers, living near New
Philadelphia, q.
jUtits MANtiiiEu's house at beaver
Fails, Pa; whs burned, and Mr. Man.
thieu and his wife perished in the
flames.
GEORGE LYONS, Fred Badgerm and
William King were killed by the ex-
plosion Of glycerine house at En-
porium, Pa.
A STORM in the oystcr-growing dis
trict along the Connecticut coast nearly
ruined the oyster crop. the loss being
estimated at over 100000.
In the s1st year of his age Horace
Waters, the pianoforte manufacturer.
died at mis- home in New York. His
death was due to severe cold.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-04-27
PARTIALLY CLEATlED.


rho Financial AtinSsti,efe Mt Quits ~
Murky-The Balance 81 Trade Mast
Shift, However. Before the btRin OF
Gold Can he Checked Assistant TreFs-
urer Jordan In Charge In New York-A
Conference with Bankers.
NEW York. April 25.--The explicit
statement Of President Cleveland that
the government will continue to pay
out gold for treasury notes MS well rs
for greenbacks and that it had never
had any other intention. had the effect
of partially clearing the financial at
mosphcre yesterday. That the bal
ance Of trade, however. is still against
this country was shown by the fact
that $3.50, 200 more gold was taken from
the stiiHressury yesterday morning for
export. iisif on II Was paid for in
treasury notes. This, With what was
taken last week but not sent. will, II is
believed, be shipped to-day or to-mor-
row, the total amount to be forwarded
being in the neighborhood of 81 900, 900.
at is expected" said one bank presi-
dent, that we shall continue to ship
four or five million dollars Of gold a
week until the demand is over, that is,
until the balance of trade is reversed. or
until some of our unmarketed products
are sent forward and can be drawn
against"
Conrad y. Jordan took charge of the
subtreasury yesterday morning as as
sistant treasurer. j. Edward Sim
mons. president of the Fourth national
bank; Henry Cannon, president of the
Chase national bank; Brayton Ives.
president OF the Western national
bank; Charles J. Canda. ex-assistant
treasurer. and ex-Secrctary Fairchtld
were In Mr.. Jordap's private room
They were In consultation with Mr.
Jordan for some hours. During that
time George s. Coe, president Of the
American Exchange national hank.
called and saw Mr. Jordan twice Mr.
C0e declined TO he quoted in relation to
Mr.. Cleveland's statement I'm the tinan-
cial condition.
Mr.. Jordan and others were In corr
ference until o'clock. The confereeS
decline in most emphatic manner to
anticipate any statement that Mr.. ,'or-
dan might make.
Mr.. Jordan received the representa-
tives Of the press, but declared he had
absolutely no information to give or re-
port to make as to the result of the dis
cussions between himself and the rep
resentative bankers.
Mr.. Jordon said j can only say we
have had discussion and we have had
all manner of propositions considered
calculated to relieve the situation both
in regard to the government and the
banks. cannot report anything more
definite than that other conferences
may be held. No date for such further
meeting has been fixed. As result OF
to-daS's conference communication
will undoubtedly he addressed 10 Wash
ington to which a reply might be made
tomorrow"
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-04-27
Epitome of the Week,
INTERESTING NEWS COMPLETION
FROM WASHINGTON.

-, NJ
hh c,vii service commissioners ~
.neir nin'n annual report urge tna. .n1
slassihea service oe extenaeo as ,aP'u.y
as prac,,cap'e 10 cover every pos,t'on y
.ne puoi,c service possible, ana nop1
.hat oiii may pass congress 20 ss.S
.he ionrtn-ciass ,n, postmastcrs oue OF POL
ncs' Inc whoic hnmoer Oh places Sun
lect 10 competitive esainination unucr
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-04-27
SOUvENiER QUARTERS.

The Design for the Souvcnicr Quarter Dol
lars for the board of Lady Managers of
the Worlds Fair Practically Determined
Upon.
WASHINGTON, April 25.-Thc directors
Of the mint, with the approval of Soc
rctary Carlisle has determined on the
designs for the souvenir quartcr-dol-
lars, and yesterday forwarded to the
board of lady managers for their opin-
ion two medals of the head of ISABELLA,
which will appear on the face of the
coin, one representing her as young
queen. n very beautiful profile, and the
other as mature queen. Il front face.
The secretary and director prefer the
profile view, but will he governed some
what by the choice of the lady board of
managers. The design. for the reverse
will consist of II face Of beautiful wou-
an. knecling, holding Il distaff and un-
winding flax, emblematic of II womcn'S
industry. The lettering on the reverse
will be "Board of Lady Managers
above and around the figures, and he
low, the words columbian Quarter
Dollar" on the diverse or face the
lettering will he United States of
Amprira 1Sg3 -
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-04-27
CHIEF CROWS EYE


Rnockcd Out In Fight with Covboys-
indian nCattle-Thievcs Defeated. Deprived
~ Their Plundcr. Driven Barh IN Their
Reservation and Soundly whipped There,
receiving q Probably Enduring Lesson.
DESftR, Col, April a5.-A Green
River special 10 the Republican says:
The battle between tho cowboys and
the band of Navajo cattle thieves was
more serious than at first supposed and
the elimination of a long series of ont
RACES by the young bucks of llosltin-
mis- band There were thirty bucks in
the band headed by Chief Crows Eye,
which crossed the San Juan river sun-
day night.
When word reached the Knowles
outfit they were out on their horse
roundup and only mustered fourteen
men. This party then made all haste
70 Cone wash, where the cattle watercd.
In the meantime. Kid Johnson's party
had encountered the Indians driving u
big bunch of cattle toward the wash.
The scrimniagc was short and diSas-
trous to the cowboys johnson was
fatally wounded. and Billy Sawtcllc
badly hurt
Fearing arrival of rcinforccmcnts. the
Indians hastened tu ford the San Juan
north of Clay wash. johnson and
Sawtelle were carried back to the home
ranch The party. reinforced, pnrsucd
the fleeing savagos who were nov OH
their reservation.
Another atfray occurred in which
two braves were killed and Jack Blair,
half-brecd was badly hurt. The
cowboys recovered nearly all their
stock. The Indians have received %
lesson which it is thought they will re-
spcct for time at least. The stock
men are thoroughly aroused and will
be prepared to summarily deal with
any future dcpredations.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-04-27
Sought Relief and Got u Rebuke.

WASHINGTON, April 25.-Thc South
Carolina tax eases We're passed upon by
the supreme court of the United States
yesterday, the opinion being delivered
by Chief Justice Fuller. 1t came up ON
the petition of Sheriff Tyler, of Aiken
county, for II writ of habcas corpus 10
release him from Imprisonment under
the Judgment of the circuit court of
the United States th;t he he fined $500
for contempt. He had seized II train
on the South Caroline railroad upon IL
warrant issued by the state authorities
for the collection Of lakes which were
in controversy. ThG road was in the
hands of Il receiver appointed by the
United States court, and he was adj
judged guilty of contempt for failing
to release the property under order of
that court. lie came to the supreme
court for relief.
Justice Fuller read an opinion, con-
tanning much stronger language than is
usually found in such documents, de-
nying the application of the petition
for the writ. lie said the seizure of the
property by force was brutal and could
no: be defended.
The same Judgment was announced
in the cases of Sheriffs Rises and
Gaines.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-04-27
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

THE French billiardist, A. p. Ru-
dolphe, died at his home in Paris. His
real name was Peyraud, and he was
about 5s years old. He Was champion
Of America:
Ar Slivno, a village Of bohemia,
forty houses were destroyed by fire and
four persons were killed and forty in
jured.
OFFICIAL cholera statistics from Riis-
sia show that from March l3 to March
81 there were 400 new cases and 100
deaths in the government of Podolia,
and from March 81 to April 19 ll3 new
cases and 35 deaths in the govsrnment
of Oofa. Elsewhere in the empire Is
new cases and deaths are reported.
PRINCE FERDINAND, ruler OF Bull
garia, and Princess Marie Louise, eldest
daughter of the duke of Parma were
married in Florence.
In London the Australian joint stock
bank failed with liabilities amounting
to s65, 100000 The deposits amounted
to nearly s55,oOO,OOO.
THE rebels captured the cities Of
Guerrero and Santa Tomas in Mexico,
and in the first named city 600 federals
were killed.
In the British house OF commons. the
Irish hoine rule bill passed second read
Ing by vote of 34T to 3O4 amid the
cheers OF the Hladstonearis and the Irish
members.
A PAPER in Quebec has been invcsti-
eating the exodus from that province
and declares that it reaches 10000 a
month.
FRANK PEARY and William Brook,
miners, killed the Mexican sheriff and
five other Mexicans in an affray in
Mexico, just across the line from
Phoenix, A. 7. Both the Americans es-
capped.
IN Honduras the revolution was said
TO be at an end and the government was
again in control.
DETAILS of the calamity that befell
the island of Zante, in Greece, show
that since the beginning of April there
had been total of 100 earthquake
shocks, there were not in the city of
Zante fifty houses safe for the people
to live in and $50 persons lost their
lives.
Rich and extensive deposits of tia
were found near Guyanjuato, Mexico,
the mines giving evidence of having
been worked by the Aztecs or some
other race centuries ago.
BETWEEN Santiago and Valparaiso an
express train was wrecked and many
persons were said to have been burned
TO death.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-04-27
LATER MEMS.

THE Orangemen employed in the
Queens Island ship yards at Belfast re-
fused, ON the gath, to allow 1000 OF
&heir fellow-workmen, who are Roman
tatholics, to resume work at the yards
and chased them away from the place.
In the attack which attended the ex-
pulsion of the Catholics a number of
persons were injured.
AT meeting, on the cath, of the
Boston Clearing House association,
which includes all the national banks
in that city, it was voted that each
should give half it's reserve gold to the
government in exchange for legal ten
der notes. This sum, it was expected,
would amount TO O., 200, 900 to 81, ,000, 900.
A FIRE in church at Torredel, an
annunciate 125 miles south of Naples, on
the night of the Esd, which was quickly
extinguished, caused panic among the
worshippers, during which eight women
and FIVE children were crushed to death,
while hundreds of others were more or
less seriously injured.
THE library of national, state and in
dividual record which has been in COM
pilation since 1860, by Thomas S. Town
send, of New York, and was kept up
from day to day by cutting extracts
from the daily papers and magazines of
New York, Philadelphia and Boston, is
to be sold.
Hon. WM. WALTER PHELPs, the re-
tiring minister TO Germany, has re-
ceived a communication from WASH
ington directing him not to present his
letters of recall TO the German emperor
until his successor, ex-Chancellor Run
yon, arrives in Berlin.
THE Pacific Coast council and Trades
and Labor federation, which represent
membership of 10000, sent protest
to President Cleveland, on the cath,
against the appointment of o. w. Ed
wards o public printer.
Ar meeting Of the Theatrical Pro-
tectivc union in New York, on the Gath,
arrangements were completed for ma
tional convention to meet in that city
in July. Delegates will be present from
all parts Of the country.
THERE is big stir in mining circles
in Gusnsjusto. Mexico, over the discov-
cry Of extensive and rich deposits Of
tin soath Of that city. The find was
made by Frank Gordon, an American
prospector.
The naval rendezvous at Hampton
Roads TO . thing of the past. 1t will
90 Into history as one of the most bril-
liant marine pageants of modern times.
N - reported that Winnipeg Man,
Z 81 Ne midst Of smallpox epidemic.
Tnn Wclisnd canal Is opened for the
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-04-27
AT Butte, Mont, Father vandever, n
,riest, was charged with squandering

AT Butte, Mont, Father vandever, n
priest, was charged with squandering
s62, 900 belonging TO the church.
In the recent storm on Lake Michigan
fifteen vessels were wrecked, nine lives
were lost and property valued at $780,
900 was DESTROYED.
AT crossing in jackson township,
near Wabash, Ind, John =. Smith and
his wife and three small children were
struck by train and all were killed.
Two BUSINESS blocks at Colfax. Wash,
were destroyed by fire, causing loss Of
$3.50, 900.
THB execution Of Jack Brady tcol.
5fed) for the murder OF l.. ID. Taylor, A
white itian; last August, took place at
Behdersville; N. t. Brady confessed
his crime.
The mills OF the Surrey bumber coifi.
pany at Dendron, Va, with 5000. 900
feet Of lumber, were burned, the loss
being 1900, ,0Od
THE first locomotive ever put Id serv-
ice on the old Camden a Amboy rail-
road, the John Bull" with its~twc
passenger coaches built in 1885. arrived
in Chicago for exhibition at the worlds
fair.
AT Franklin, o., the Friend g. Formy
Paper company failed, with liabilities
at 100000.
BENJAMIN MCLEAN g. Co., one Of the
Oldest hide firms in Kansas City, Mo-,
failed for sl1O,OOO
THE legislature of Tennessee passed
an act authorizing state banks to issue
currency redeemable in gold and silver.