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Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-06-19
A Friends ADVICE.

Good News
Bilkins-"That boy of mine has
such an ugly temper, l hate to buy
him pony"
Wilkins-"Then don't do it. Get
him sailboat."
B,lkins--"But If he should get mad
at the sail-boat, and lose lis self Loon.
troll, he'd upset."
Wilkins-"Y-e-s, but you'd still
have the ail-boxt."
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THE FOURTH DISTRICT COURT.

May. 1898, Term Hon. C. O. Stock.
slayer, Presiding.
MONDAY, JUNE 10.
The State VS. John Hendel-Charre
Of murder. The case being argued.
1t is pected to 60 to the jury this
evening.
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Senator Dubois Replies.

Last Saturday telegram was sent
to Senators Shoup aud Dubois, pro-
testing against the reduction of the
daily mail service. The following
answer came to- day:
To G. V. Bryan, Haley:
Have presented your petition. The
possof1ice department will make effort
to have service restored. Citizens
had better appeal to officers a. Omaha.
Everything possible will be done here.
FRED. T. DUBOIS.
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A Fourth Of July Ball.

The Ladies' Guild of the Episcopal
church will give grand ball at the
Alturas Hotel, tho night OF the forth
coming Fourth of July.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-06-19

81 submit the within described inven-
tion in competition for the twenty-five
Hundred Dollar Prize offered by the
Press Claims Company.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-06-19
Seeds for Sale.

Timothy, lawn grass, garden snd
flower seeds, all kinds, at
EARHARr's GROCERY.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-06-19

substitutes and limitations of Hires
Root Beer offered for sale which
should be carefully avoided.
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S ! ~ GER S

Public speakers, actors. auctioneers, teach
ers. preachers. and all who are liable "a
over-tax and ilrtate the vocal organs, find,
In Ayers Cherry Tcctoral.A safe, certain.
and speedy relief. 1t sOothes the larynx,
allays Inflammation, strengthens the voice,
and for whoopng cough, Group, sore throat.
Gad the sudden colds to which childl N
are exposed, this preparation is without
equal.
William II. Quartly, Auctioneer, Minla-
ton, Australia, writes: in my profession of
an auctioneer, any affection Of the voice or
throat Is serious matter; but, at each
attack, have been
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-06-19
Hoods s s:'is; Cures

fever sores, as know OF q lady in Oakland who
has been cured OF ulcers by this wonderful med
icine." G. b. PATRICK, No. Se5 California St..
Stockton, California. Get HOODS.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-06-19
BENEFITED az

few doses OF Ayers Cherry Pectoral.
This remedy, with ordinary care, has worked
such magical effect that I have suffered
very little inconvenience"
"Having thoroughly tested the properties
OF Ayers Cherry Pectoral as remedy for
bronchitis and throat affections, am heart
iiy glad to testify to the intrinsic merits Of
this preparaton."-T. j. Macmurray, Au-
thor and Lecturer, Ripley. Ohio.
ayers Cherry Pectoral has cleared and
strengthened my voice, so that am able to
speak with very much more ease and COM
fort than BEFORE" - Uey.) c. N. Nichols,
Pastor OF Baptist Church, No. Tisbury, Mass.
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FIRE STARTED By EXPERIMENTS.
A Pot OF varnish Leads to tho Death o.
Two and the Injuries OF Four Others.

A Pot OF vnrnish Lends to tho Denth OF
Two and the Injuries OF Four Others.
PITTSBURGH. July %. - Joseph Hassler
thought he could manufacture patent furni-
ture vanish and had o pot OF it boiling on the
stove In the kitchen Of Pat Wilson's saloon
this afternoon. The varnish somehow got to
blazing. and Hassler pulled the pot off the
stove. scattering the blazing fluid everywhere.
A Polish girl. domestic in the house. whose
name is unknown. was working at the stove.
Her dress caught fire and she ran behind the
door whore she remained to be burned to
death.
Hassler ran out OF the building. which had
taken fire from the burning OIL and died in a
short time from sheer fright In Blacks drug
store.
Mrs. Wilson rushed into the kitchen and was
badly burned.
Charles Mcdonald. who was in the saloon.
rushed in to save Mrs. Wilson and the Polish
girl He saved Mrs. Wilson. but could not
reach the girl. He was badly burned.
Charles VBrien and Albert Fechter were
also burned.
The fire spread rapidly from the kitchen. and
In q short time the whole rear portion OF the
building was ablaze. The fire spread to the
butcher shop OF Charles Baer. In the diamond,
and to the building 10y and l,2O5 Carson
street. occupied by tho Southsde Furniture
Company and FrantZ's shoe store The Fire
Department got the flames under control after
an hours work.
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THEIR $40 4 DAY.
Mr.. Myers In Doubt About Paying Engineer
Blrd.an and Postmaster Dayton.

Mr., Myers In Doubt About Paying Engineer
Blrd.ail and Postmaster Dayton.
Comptroller Myers asked the Corporation
Counsel yesterday for an opinion involving
the right OF Postmaster Dayton and Chief En-
gineer Birdsall Of the Department OF Public
Works to receive pay for their services as
members OF the Commission for the i'm
provement Of Park avenue by the rails
ing OF the tracks OF the New York and
Harlem Railroad from 1O6th street to the
Harlem River. The law requires tho city
to pay one half the expenses. not to ex-
coed in the aggregate S75OO00. The rail-
road company foots the bills and calls upon
the city to REIN burse it one hall. The claim
before the Comptroller for settlement shows
that part of the railroad compsny's outlay
is represented by salary at the rate Of $40 a
day paid to each OF the four Com issionars.
The Com ptroller refused to pay the claim be-
cause part Of it represented money paid to Mr..
Birdsall, who has salary as Chief Engineer
of the Croton AQueduct. Section 90 OF the
Consolidation act says:
No officer Of the Corporation shall be or become, d.
rectIy Indirectly. Interested in in the perform
of any contract work or business or the sae OF
any ths ,ts s e Pyfs o, OF
No payments to Commissioner Dayton since
he became Postmaster are represented in the
claim under con sideratton. but the Com ptroller
asked for an opinion Which might control him
trolIer refers to section lob Of the u tied
States Revised Statutes. which Is as follows:
No person who holds an ollice the salary or animal
Oh reesvo FOR dscharenE The dutis:
OF any Their ONCE. unless expressly provided by law
Postmaster Dayton said yesterday that the
matter of compensation bothers him very lit
the Improvement completed for the benefit Of
the people and property OF Harlem.
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Supposed to be William Weber. Whose Sue.
ccssful Rival 1t Chased.

r,
ccssful Rival 1t Chased.
Woodside's ghost didn't walk Thursday
night. and the band of valiant residents OF
that place who sailed out to hold him up re-
turned yesterday morning covered with IN os-
quito bites. and in no mood for Joking. From
IL o'clock Thursday night until o'clock yes
terday morning they secured the woods in
search Of the mystery. John Dietrich led the
expedition. He carried a double-barrelled
shotgun. a bulldog revolver. carving knife.
and a loaded cane Three or four dogs tagged
at his heels. The other members OF the expe-
dition were similarly equipped.
But the ghost lay low. Perhaps 1t was we'll
for him that he did. for had the expedition
come across him in their wild chase. and had
not shot one another In their excitement. they
would probably have filed his ghostship with
lead enough to start mine.
The villagers think they have located the
ghost in the person Of William Weber OF Win
field. village about two miles further east.
For two years young Weber was Miss Josie
lives in Cleveland avenue. Once during that
period Young man named John pohl-
picnic resort. The next day Mrs, Pohlman
hom 'f her tt that hf s sow on
ever attempted to dance with Miss Cation
again the White Caps would attend to him.
Weber was accused Of writing the letter.
Recently he was supplanted In Miss Caton's
affections, BY Thomas, Robinson, the young
man who had such a thrilling adventure with
the ghost when 1t first began to haunt the
place. He and members OF tho Cation family
tact with the apparition before the other
portion OF the village became interested in the
ghosts antics The villagers now profess to
believe that the ghost Is young Weber. who
thought to scare away young Robinson from
his girl and finding the soaring process good
sport. concluded to play the gh ost indiscrimn-
ately The ghost hunters conc uded yesterdayto
place a watch on Weber at night and see what
becomes OF him.
Weber works at the butcher trade in this
city When seen In Winfield last night he
Nav" he said. I'm not de ghost. What'd
tink | wuntp Me hide plugged wild buckshot2
Not much"
The scouting party was out again last night
with their guns and pistols and dogs and Ian
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No Mercy for BIanck ensee.

Among the prisoners sentenced by Recorder
Smyth In General Sessions yesterday was Ju-
Illus Banckensee. who had been convicted OF
appropriatine 200 belonging to the widow
Of Capt. Witse of the United States war ves-
sci Boston. Blanckensee was Capt, Witses
confidential man. In passing sentence Re-
corder Smyth referred to a petition asking him
to deal leniently with the prisoner; why he
could not conceive. as Blanckensee. was a
scoundrel who had robbed his benefactress.
He sentenced Blanckensee to five and half
years in Sing Sing.
Congressman Warner and Lieut.. Barnett OF
the United states Navy were among those who
petitloned for mercy for Blanckensee.
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HAD ENOUGH OF THIS LIFE.
SIX RESORT TO SUICIDE, THREE WITH
SUCCESS.

Carving Knife, n Rope, Pistol, Pnris
Green, uydrocyanic Acid, nnd jump
From IA window-Four were Early Morn-
Ing Cnscs-I.otz was Medical student.
Yesterday was day OF suicides. Before
midday five persons had decided to put.an
end to life.
William Hennessy OF 444 West Fifty-second
street cut his throat In John Draden's restau-
rant. 4S4 Eighth avenue. He used a carving
knife. and almost severed his head from HIS
body. Hennessy was q cook in the restaurant
at So a week. His father is said to be Il we'll
TODD farmer in sullivan county and his wife's
relations aro also said to be in good circum-
stances. The reason assigned for his suicide
Is that he was unable to provide FOR his wife In
the style to which she was accustomed. and in
consequence grew Respondent One OF tho
walters called down tho dumb waiter shaft at
80 o'clock yesterday morning for dish which
had been ordered Receiving no response. the
waiter went down and found lIennessy dead
Catherine kretzer, who lived with her hus-
band Casper at 52S East 153d street, slipped
out OF her room some time before 8 o'clock In
the morning and hanged herself TO tho, cellar
Sick and despondent for sone time.
Hate.insGn Of 5os Fast ThI-
while a prisoner In tho FIFTH street station
house. He had been, arrested tho night
bullet made only q flesh wound in the neck.
and Hutchinson will be al! right, 30 far rs the
wound is concerned. In n day or two He said
that he shot himself beca use he had nothing
to live for He Ii a laborer. and Is 10 years old.
Charges have been preferred against Police
man Tonner. who put Hutchinson in his cell.
for falling to find his pistol. Hutchinson said
Mrs. Sarah Plant A years old. the wife OF q
plumber OF Sl2 briggs avenue. brooklyn.
threw herself from accond-stoIy window at
2lO East SiSty-thrd street at u o'clock. She
was visiting friends with her S-year-O old daugh-
ter. While Mrs. Plant was In II street car on
After she got to her friends house she began
to rave about peopl who were trying to put
her In cnge. She has been considered to be
on the verge of insanity for several months.
She was taken to the PRESBYTERIAN Hospital,
whore her injuries were found to lie slight
George Shantzmezer. a carpenter, of 265
o'clock by taking Paris green Iie has been
out OF work and has been respondent. His
wife Jaw him swallow the contents Of paper
which he took from his pocket, and she called
n policeman. Shantzmezer was taken to Belle
vue Hospital. 1t is thought ne will recover.
George Lott q medical student In the Col
rooms mt 42S East Seventy. second street. took
hydrocyanic acid He was found on his bed
dead. On the bureau were two letters. One
was open. and was addressed to the Chief OF
Police Of the city Of New York. 1t was as fol-
lows:
This act requires no investigation by you. 1t was
premedthted BY me. GEORGE LORI.
p. s.-Teiepraph Mrs. Fred Hammer, corner OF Baker
and Ridge streets, Seneca Falls. n. y.
The second letter was sealed. and addressed
to Mrs. Hammer, who Is Lotz's sister. Lott
was 80 years old.
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ENDORSED HOME Co OF.
A Check TO the Uons Insurance Co. that the
"Co-op.r Tried TO Cash.

"Co-op.r Tried TO Cash.
In the suit OF the Home Insurance Company
against the Home Cooperative Insurance Of
New York and Kings Counties Justice o'Brien,
In the Supreme Court, yesterday adjourned to
Aug. 4 the argument on motion to continue q
temporary Injunction. Secretary Blatt OF the
defendant company. after calling on Lawyer
william Ives Washburn. attorney for the
plaintiff. and asking for time. appeared In
court without lawyer and said that his COM
pany had not yet authorized him to employ
counsel
Isaac Naeel OF the firm OF Nazel 4 Chop
kowsky. clothing manufacturers Of 20 Walker
street. told the reporter yesterday this story
OF his experience with the defendant com pany:
An acquaintance OF mine named Jacobs,
who said he was an agent OF the company.
ask cd mo to help him along by taking out q
policy. We were fully insured at tho time.
but purely out Of personal friendship to him.
/ agreed to take out q policy for $4,000. pro-
vided 1t was the real Homo Insurance Com
pany. He assured mo it was the original
company. He produced q card like the one
printed In The Sun. The word cooperative
was not Visible to the naked eye. I asked him
sure. He assured me that to the best
OF his knowledge and belief he was
My partner and then applied for policy Of
$1,000. The next day a collector OF the COM
with the pSsy ana 10 t9r 800
policy Hta He inaily asTeed to take $50 He in.
sisted, however. on having the money before
policy. was all right He went away, The next
saying that Mr.. Jaoobs voucRed for me- me- pS'f lew
days later the collector called again. ne asked
thnt he did. / asked him three times. In order
that there might be no mistake. He assured
him sSeef on for &c.,
That was on juno 70. The check was pay
the Of ses 1 gone Wh
him the policy. He said it was in an other COM
but but the next morning called at the bank, and
operative Insurance Company had called as
soon as the bank opened and got the checks
] %aen 6a hs sana
pany' The bank threw it out on account Of
improper endorsement.
it was represented to him that he was employ
ed by the Home INSURANCE Company, Next
It is a dingy place on the fourth floor Of the
Void n to to t the 4e5
atm ne ns and HeeR ase S fep
t that PGSS sd Settles sa
doesn't matter what You say. you cannot have
your money I demonstrated Then Mr.
out OF this ONCE will call one OF the watch
men to throw you gut He vii DO i, too ,, !
you don't. will have you thrown out
II went away. as I didn't want to get into
any row. The Cooperative Company. l sup.
cash It unless they forge the endorsement OF
the Home Insurance Company, for drew the
are simply causing the Bowery Bank to hold
500 Of my account because the check Is GER
titled. Suit has been brought and on Aug l.
sifted"
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A Workman In n Foundry ShOckinEiy Burned
by u Furious Fellow MouIder.

Workman In n Foundry ShOckInEiy burned
by "a Furious Fellow Moulder.
The workmen in Hitching's iron foundry. on
Garfield avenue. Greenville. Jersey City were
startled last Tuesday by a cry OF pain. Turn
ing. they saw one Of the moulders. Bernard
Wittnebert. lying on the ground. his body al
most wrapped In flames and the muscles OF
his body drawn tight with pain. Geo. Smith.
another moulder. was standing astride him
with his arm raised to strike Wittnebert with
a heavy iron ladle. The ladle was still glow
ing from recent contact with tho melted iron.
A moment before SIN It'll had Dipped up
dashed It upon Wttnebert. Smith was
dragged away from his victim before he could
strike him. Other work men tore the burning
oothing from Wittnebert's body: =, A.. l.,
Wittne6ert was SO badly wounded that he
from head 70 foot on the right side. Each
place the little iron pellets struck they bored
through the clothing and made great burns on
the body. He was stripped and bathed In sweet
OIL until Dr. Steg mair Of Linden avenue arrived.
The Doctorsuperintended his removal homsto
Ing treated. DIR. Stegmair said yesterday that
the burns were very deep Each one will leave
q scar and there are over 100 ranging In size
from pea to half dollar;
Mrs. Wittnebert went THURSDAY to Justice
Kimmerly Of the Fonrth Precinct Court and
rested, He was arraigned yesterday when his
Wittnebert is now out OF danger,althoueh It
will be some time before he will BIO able to get
about again. Smith's violence was provoked
by quarrel over skinner used by both men.
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JANE PRIMR0sES Letter.
She Lost II, and Had TO Go to Court Before
She Got II Back.

she Sot ~ DucAs
The trouble all grew out OF the fact that
Jane Primrose would not trust the letter to
anybody. She determined to mail it herself.
and she dropped it on the stairs when she was
going to the letter box. To understand why
the letter caused trouble It is necessary to
know who live on the third floor Of the fiat
house at 1902 West Fifty eighth street.
In the western fiat lives Mrs. c. NJ. Parker
She Is a daughter Of the late Judge Maynar I'd
OF the Supreme Court Of Pennsylvania. She
has nothing to do with the story. except
through her son and her housekeeper. Her
son is James A. Parker. who Is good looking
"a years old. and student at the Columbia
Law School. Her housekeeper is Mrs. Marga-
ret Ann Evans. a widow with six children. and
the daughter OF Methodist minister in Eng
land. The six children have nothing to do
with the story. In the eastern fiat lives Miss
Emily Hanson. an artist She is the employer
OF Jane Primrose. Jane has blue eyes and
auburn hair.
The letter was written because Mrs. Parker
M Rfs hee mohsr at Jane Wroe
it. 1t was addressed to Mrs: Parkers son.:
1t Is uncertain who found the letter, Who
ever did read 1t and enclosed 1t In another on
Parker's Hired Girl
s found m On sss M ar e.
mai. ana thought YOU ought to know i II. addressed
at home. but send 1t to you and mus, send it to
her. Friend.
Mrs. Evans read the letter. was shocked.
and made copies OF it. The people in the
house gradually learned about the letter.
Jane demanded, it back. but Mrs. Evans re;
fused 10 surrender it. on the ground that It
was compromising to her young gentleman"
Miss Hanson also tried to get 1t back but
could not. Then Lawyer Edward Kissam OF
Evans sum m oned to the Yorkville Police Court
yesterday. when. by direction OF Mrs: Evans.
tho lett or was surrendered to its rightful own
or. Then the proceedings In court were dis
The letter. which was shown toJustice Koch.
was as follows:
me. PARKER: reed your letter this morn:
angry. II, was only. right you should know.
but had nothing to tell you and did not
YOU YOU Mis Hanson knew was down stairs.
SO could not stay any longer. Mr.. Parker as
have told you could not leave Miss Hanson
now II you will give m aS4O month in place
girl Tor S6amonth ess than she gives me and
could do moro work l think she would take
iii you told me this the time Mr.: Jones
s sSs w"Ta
not want me and may not want to stay.
II will let you know some time whom you
can come. will be glad to see YOU Aug. 8.
say some place near Sixth avenue and Fifty
do miss Sunday nights, There is no one
waiting to take me to church. go to the first
church come to. / hone you will have O
pleasant time in the mountains
sure +. TnSssf tas" ?%!i Es and ="
The letter was addressed In care OF the Rev.
G. w. Trayers, Rhinebeck. Duchess county.
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Arrested for an Offence Committed Twelve
Years Ago.

BUFFALO. July psf. d. Wanamaker. Q
travelling horseman. WAS arrested here to-day
for an offence he committed twelve years ago.
While Wanamaker and Charles Baker were
coming to Buffalo on a train on Jan. l. 1881,
Wanamaker borrowed $25 from Mr.. Baker.
representing himself to be O brother OF Mr..
Dahlman. the we'll. known New York turfman.
Mr.. Baker learned aiterward that Wanna
maker was fraud and has been looking for
him ever since. .
Mr.. baker came to Buffalo several months
ago. and leased the Continental Hotel on Ex-
change street. Last night, while he stood he
hind his desk, n stranger came up and regis
tered as +. d. Wanamaker It was the same
years ago. and Mr.. Baker recognized him in:
stantly. Wanamaker was arrested and locked
up Police Captain ltegan. In looking over the
learned that Wanamaker was wanted In
Toronto for stealing jewelry, The Toronto
authorities have been communicated with.
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4 DEl THBED CONF SSION or MURDER.
II May Lcnd to the Release OF n Polander
Serving Ten Years for the Crime.

PfTTsBuRGH. July 2S.-Austro- Hungary Con-
sui Max Shamberg yesterday received from
the courts OF Prague the confession Of Karl
Smetana. a bohemian dying in prison In
Prague. He confessed that he had murdered
man named John Wokoski in Pennsyl.
vania in 1890: that he robbed him OF S2lO.
with which he escaped from the country. The
confession also states that IA Polanier named
Olkauski was convicted for this crime; and Is
now serving u ten years sentence In either the
Eastern or Western penitentiary. although he
Is innocent. The Bohemian authorities arc
investigating. The confessed murderer
worked in the Pennsylvania coke regions and
In Allegheny City in 1890.
Warden Wright Of the Western Penitentiary,
at tiversidc. Allegheny. says there Is no man
Of the name Of Olkowski under his charge. al
though there is q man there named John
Orlekusky. but he doesn't think he Is the party
meant He thought 1t very probable that he
might be at PHILADELPHIA. In the Eastern Peni-
Tertiary.
The matter will be investigated here and the
police records examined as well. Consul
Schamberg said this afternoon that il Olkow.
ski can be located. and Smctana's story cor-
roborated. he will take steps to secure the in
nocent mans pardon.