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Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-10-24

bennington His plan of action was
to secure the acquaintance of some wo-
man whom he believed to have money,
introducing himself as a banker of
Oakland, CAL, California fruit far
mer, western mine owner or a Next
can nabob. He was handsome, plausi-
BILE. had travelled extensively, and rare
ly failed to make an impression. Fol-
lowing this up, he would make violent
love to his intended victim, become en-
gagged to her, and at about the time
marriage was to take place would de-
camp, taking with him all Of the money
and personal property he could secure.
So many of the women thus betrayed
were of good social standing that they
refused to prosecute him, and in this
way he has constantly escaped punish
ment. When in this country Chicago
was his headquarters. He had been a
hotel clerk there at one time and also
a heavy patron of the gambling houses.
He usually stopped at an obscure hotel.
While last there he came very near en-
trapping Chicago society girl, while
at the same time he was laying siege
tc the heart Of well-to-do milliner on
Jackson boulevard. He is fertile In
Disgusting himself, and, always pos
sessing considerable money, has hith-
erto eluded those who wanted him. He
made the mistake Of his life when he
tried to fool Inspector Stuart and I'm
Gle Sam. The inspector has ample evil
dence against him.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-10-24

hr. Max Hamlin. a well-known cit
Fen Of siblings Shoals. Tex, fell into
ne BRACES river. and. before he could
r. rescued. was killed by alligators.
". Hamlin and comrade by the name
Lamon were fishing In the Braxos.
nd while moving further up the
Fream Mr. Hanslin's foot slipped. and
e slid over the bank. His comrade
|an to the bank intending to offer as
stance. Mr.. Hamlin began TO scream
an unintelligible way. and finally
pouted: The place Is full Of alli-
h'orsl They are tearing me to pieces!"
famon ran a little further toward the
yer, hoping to find place where he
ouid get down to the bank, fully in
Fnding to help his friend at all haz-
us. AS he came TO the edge of tho
un horrible sight was presented.
ne monster saurians were rushing to-
aiu the river. and they held his un-
l.unate friend in their Jaws, and we're
unching his bones. One OF the terri
creatures had one OF the mans arms
MS mouth. while the other had
,Aeu one Of his legs. Before he had
ne 70 realize what had happened the
monsters had reached the river and
sappeared beneath the muddy waters.
lens OF other alligators came out Of
ven and followed the two monsters
~ me river. In n few moments the
sa'ors dragged the mangled and
.,uss body OF his friend out on a
r nuoar' where they tore Il into frag-
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-10-24
Long Los. Son Return. nome.

Eight years ago ]. w. Sanders and
his son Claude Of Anderson, Ind, were
separated in Missouri, and the father
heard later upon good authority that
the son was dead and buried at Joplin.
The grave he was supposed to be buried
in was located. One evening the past
week a young man called at the Sam
ders home, and, after talking with Mr..
Sanders half hour about engineering.
produced unmistakable proof that he
was the long-lost son. His father is
wild with Joy, and there is not hap
pier home in the land.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-10-24

Miss Minnie Blough, belle of Davis
Junction, ILL.,. has instituted a suit for
$1,000 against George M. Bennett, al
leging breach of promise to marry.
Bennett is son of Mr.. w. w. Bennett,
land owner and capitalist. Young
Bennett states that he has made no
propositions of marriage, but that they
played violin and piano selections to-
gether. The prosecution will endeavor
to prove that Mr.. Benefits singing OF
DeKoven's "oh, Promise Me-" was
equi,alen to proposal.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-10-24

Mrs smith wont to Chicago TO tes-
.ify against Kimbsll. Attorney John
~ Barrow represented him and asked
for continuance over night TO make
|hh defense. II vas granted. and bond
|ih the sum OF 5000 was rendered By
BsTrw md Joseph A, Medley. That
|hishi Kimbail slipped on, Of town.
!Nssley'f property was looked up and
|fouaa 10 exls, only In imagination. He
pas arrested for perjury. tried and sen
Fenced
cayelles career began in Canada.
|shsre he robbed postofiiee which wac
|under his atepfather's charge. Later
|hs robbed bank and then came TO
|chieago. He held several positions
fherc ar hotel clerk.
/ When FIRST arrested Kimbali had n
complete collection of coins Of every
government in the world. correspond
Pig to American silver dollar. Coin
collectors have been anxious 10 secure
Possession Of the collection. and the
government filed suit against 1t on
ne bond but no service could be had
pa the collection remained undisturb.
~ kimball having been arrested. Il
now a question whether Il can be
uached or viii revert TO him as the
fwner.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-10-24

Capt. Charles Tubman OF the schoon-
err Howard Dali has made complaint
at the custom house at Baltimore about
what he considers the reckless target
firing from the United States ordnance
proving ground at Indian Head, on the
Potomac river. Capt. Tubman says
that while bound down the Potomac on
July 30 great shots played around his
vessel In such close quarters that tho
dishes in the cabin pantry danced a
two-step from the wind the shots made
In passing by. The attention OF the
navy department will be called TO the
complaint.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-10-24

the Garfield Park church OF Chicago
of which he is president, back with an
Arabian Nights" story which lis a
gem.
Curtis Swanwick is youth who
sprang into instant fame last April by
disappearing He lived at 10 Francisco
street with his folks. and he collected
rents for w. Gray Brown, who leases
houses. fats AND barns to west siders.
What lent great interest to the eclipse
of young Mr.. 6wanwick was the fact
that he had in his pockets at the time
almost $500 of Mr.. Browns money.
which be had collected during the day.
He was president of the Epworfh
league and treasurer of the Sunday
school
A few days ago Swanwick walked
into his home in Francisco street, look
ing little the worse for wear and tear
He tells the following story of his abb
| duction:
1T was on the evening of April 4.
was near Carpenter and Randolph
streets in an alley in which was harm
occupied by one of MIR. Browns ten
ants and who had been delinquent in
| his rent
Il was kneeling down beside the
barn looking through the cracks to see
whether the horse was still there, when
/ suddenly felt myself seized from be-
hind, a cloth thrown over my face,
and ! was drawn backward. When /
came to myself was seated on the
laps Of two men in a cab and was being
driven north, for i remember passing
under the Lake street II structure and
over a viaduct. think we went to the
north side. but. anyway. was taken
to a room in a hotel. MY hands and
feet had been bound during the ride
In the carriage, but in the room the two
men loosed them and took the gag out
Of my mouth. Then looked around
me. The men were about my size and
very dark.
They wore false boards, for could
see the wires which held them on. /
think their mustaches and sideburns
were real. They spoke some foreign
language, either Italian or Spanish.
One Of them produced a revolver which
he laid on a table. and was warned
that II would not be healthy for me
to cry out They brought me some
food. which I think was drugged, for
after eating it fell into deep sleep
which lasted some hours. When 4
awoke both men were still there. and
they had suit of clothes, shirt. collar
and necktie, and they ordered me to
change my garb. ] demurred a little.
but slight movement toward the re-
yolver made me change my mind, and
took on my clothes.
1.-The money I had collected during
the day, about $500. was in my trou-
ser's pocket. and that was the last 1
saw Of it. ! do not know what they
did with the money or the clothing.
When was dressed was taken TO the
Northwestern depot, where we went
down the outside entrance and took q
train. We got on at Council Bluffs,
Iowa, where ] was taken to a hotel
and kept in room about three weeks.
"Ali the time either one or the other
Of my captors was in the room with
me, and I had no chance TO escape.
Whenever I asked for an explanation
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-10-24

anced. He again sought the woman he
loved and told her that he would kill
her II she did not live with him. She
again refused him, and her new lover
threw him out Of the fiat. Returning
he made murderous attack upon An
ME with carving knife. He cut her
on the forehead. and she carried the
scar to the grave. Jacob was arrested
and sent to the insane asylum on
Blackweil's island, and his friends sup
posed that he would end his days there.
but it has been learned that recently
he was released.
Jacob is the old lover the police have
been trying to find since the murder
was discovered. They will not say any
thing about him or what they are do
ing to find him. for fear that it might
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-10-24
GUM MAN FAILED TO STICK.
wealthy TntiiFrutu Maker seed fss
Breach of Promlse.

|"
Among the most successful enter-
tainers on the eastern vaudeville stage
- Miss Myrtle Thurlow. who though
put 70 years OF age has been somewhat
OF public fayorite for some five or
SIX years. just now she is suing
ihomas Adams, Jr.. the chewing gum
millionaire. for 100000 damages.
charging him with having broken his
promise to marry her. The fact that
mr. Adams already has a wife does not
seem to have deferred Miss Thuriow
from instituting legal proceedings. The
piaintin. who is tiny person. with
tair hair. regular features and soft blue
eyes, Is reserved OF manner and gentle
OF tone until she gets to discussing
what she calls the perfdy OF the veal
tiny gum-maker. The latter asserts that
the suit Is simply an attempt at black
mail. This Miss Thurlow and her
mother Indignantly deny. The young
woman's eyes snap when she speaks OF
this charge.
"Biaekmailr' she exclaimed. when
speaking about II 10 reporter. only
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-10-24
MRS. MICHAEL CoNsIDINE.


married In prison. She did not wish
her father to hear of It. as he Is
wealthy virginian who would object to
his pretty widowed daughter wedding
a jailbird. This marriage occurred last
November.
Considine has been acquitted and the
marriage was in Difference to the
wishes OF the brides father. Mrs. Con-
sidine expresses herself as perfectly
happy and satisfied and does not worry
much over the attempts OF livery
young woman named Marie who tries
to talk to her reformed husband. 1t is
said before he was committed to the
Tombs many months ago Considine
was engaged to Marie, but forsook her
for the prettier prison missionary whs
has since become his wife.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-10-24

interfere with the ends of justice. ia
cob threatened violence TO Annie in
Coney Island. That much is known.
But did he carry out the revenge he
had been planning in his disordered
brain for five years?
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-10-24
Man. Remain. Pe,rinsd.

The petrifled remains of a man were
found near Marinette, Wis.,, by Mr.. Van
Chollette. Arms. lower limbs, fingers,
nalls. flesh and features are nearly per-
feet. The man 10 Ave feet seven inches,
weight 100 pounds. Two bullet holes
and a cash we're found near the heart.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-10-24

Of their conduct ! received no answer.
After three weeks we boarded another
train and was taken to Ogden, Utah,
where the same process was repeated.
From there we went TO Sacramento
and from there to Stockton, Cal"
He finally escaped from his alleged
captors, and his brother sent him
money with which he came to Chicago.
He told his story to Mr.. Brown, but tbs
latter took no stock in It.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-10-24
KILLED In HER ROOM.
NEW YORK POLICE HAVE
soLvEDTHEB BOOK MYSTERY.
The Detectives Are Now Trying to Find
Jacob FranksnsteIn--Hs Went Insane
Because tho Girl Would Not Become
HIS Wife.

RETTY A N Nj e
Book was murder
ed In her scarlet
home In New York
city about two
weeks ago, and
every clue save one
which might lead
to the assassin has
been run to the end
by the police. with
nrf a a vatontuo
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-10-24
racls "a n

ltI9 Auouh 90
.s,a and picturing the delights OF win
=, ne IN the southern republic. From
us,leo he went TO France, stili keeping
!. his fun with the inspector by mall.
Meantime Joseph A. Medley. who had
,ldsd him TO escape by scheduling
imaginary property AZ a bondsman.
vas serving u two years sentence In
Joliet.
Three weeks ago cayelle landed In
New York and was soon known 10 the
oollce, A message was cent here tell
isr Of bis return 10 this country, which
xas turned over 10 the postal auihori-
,,ss Inspector Christian went east 10
ares, him, and he was soon brought
10 Chicago to answer the charge OF be-
lns fugitive from justice.
Cayelle will be remembered as a man
o, many and varied matrimonial ven
lures His plan was 10 advertise for q
wife. his representation being that he
vas wealthy Louisiana planter. With
The grace Of good looks and easy man
rsrs he worked" his victims on short
acquaintance. lie was found 10 have
hesn engaged TO half dozen widows
and cid maids In different parts OF the
country. from whom he had secured
various sarna OF money on one preicxi
o. another One woman in particular,
nrs. Ida L. Smith OF Toledo. Ohio. had
exome infatuated with him. She gave
an engagement party a. her home and
sold out prosperous millinery bust
sss to give cayeile several hundred
| dollars 10 tide him over while he vas
waitlrg 10 secure a remittance. as he
said. she vent 10 Cincinnati With him,
| and be- deserted her there. She insii-
| gated his arrea, for fraudulent use o.
| he mal.s
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-10-24
MA,1lRRIAGEHIS HOBBY
LANYARD X. cAvELLE BACK
FROM SOUTH AMERICA.

-. w,lttep 20 several Women About
IN. rhi.i "you Are the oniy Woman
u.,. Ever Lovsd' - Escaped from
raeis sam.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-10-24

CURTIS swANwIcK HAS a VERY
EXCITING ADVENTURE.


NfE1DPED IN q
tasze Of mystery and
filled with the soft,
intangible dreams
of a N a g azin o
writer, Curtis C.
6wanwick has come
home. Back again
to the haunts which
once knew him 60
well, back to the
Epw0rth league of
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-10-24
ONWARD G. KIM

ONWARD q. KIM
ball. alias Howard
cayelle. fed from
Chicago one dark
night in February
a year ago and
reached Mexico In
safety. From across
the border he wrote
p oliee Inspector
Stuart twitting let
tiers about his es-
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1896-07-03
'rhe Electoral Vote,

Fsllowing is a list OF States with
the number of votes to which each
is entitled in the Electoral College.
1t will prove convenient for refer
ence:
Alabama II, Arkansas 8, California
8, Colorado 4, Connecticut 6, Delaware
3, Florida 4, Georgia ID, Idaho 3, In
diana, Is, Illinois "a, Iowa ID, Kansas
10, Kentucky Ii, Louisiana 8, Maine
6, Maryland 8, Massachusetts, 10, Min
nesota 8, Michigan IA, Mississippi, 4,
Missouri II, Montana 3, Nebraska 8,
Nevada 3, New Hampshire 4, New
Jersey 10, New York 36, North Caro-
lima IL, North Dakota q, Ohio %,
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1896-07-03

There is more Catarrh in this SEC
ton Of the country than all other dis
eases put together. and until the last
few years was supposed to be incur
able. For great many years doctors
pronounced it a local disease, and
prescribed local remedies, and by
constantly failing to cure with local
treatment, pronounced it incurable.
Science has proven catsrrh to ce
constitutional disease, and therefore
requires a constitutional treatment.
Halls Catarrh Cure, manufactured
by F. j. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio,
is the only constitutional cure ON the
market. 1t is taken internally in
doses from 10 drops to teaspoonful.
1t acts directly on the blood and mu-
cous surfaces OF the system. They
offer one hundred dollars for any case
it fails to cure. Send for circulars
and testimonials. Address,
FL. CHENEY & Co.,
Toledo, o.
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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1896-07-03
CLEVELAND ALONE TO BLAME.

Sir Moreton Frewen, the noted
English bimetallist, in a letter to
Hon. G. G. Merrick, of Denver says:
You in the United States have at
last arrived at that currency crisis
which every intelligent student has
been 80 inevitably advancing. / af-
firm with strong conviction that the
way would have been prepared dur
ing the past three years for an inter-
national settlement Of this difficulty
had it not been for the attitude OF
Just one maH-your President. Mr..
Cleveland is paying the penalty for
the obstinate determination he has
evinced throughout to thrust your
country into not merely the gold
standard, but the straightest gold mo-
nometallism. Those of us who have
been ardent workers here for inter
national bimetallism have found
ourselves at all points crossed and de-
feated by Mr.. Cleveland's actions and
Mr.. Cleveland's emissaries. He sent
MIR. Atkinson over here on a special
mission to try and persuade those in
the present Cabinet--such men as
Mr.. Chaplain and Mr.. Balfour- that
they were cranks on the subject; that
the current legal tender Of the two
metals was impracticable.
Mr.. Balfour's difficulties within
Lord Salispury's Cabinet were in any
case great; they were made infinitely
greater by the ridicule poured upon
the whole project of currency reform
by Mr.. Cleveland, Sterling Morton,
Hoke Smith and others. The speech
es and absurd letters of these gentle
men were SIX months ago to he found
in many of our daily newspapers. So
impossible had become the position
land in this connection know of what
I am writing) of these members of our
Government who were pledged to cur
rency reform, because of the attitude
of the Government at Washington,
that last year for time we gave up
the struggle.
[ rejoice, then, in the revolt of the
Democratic Party, and hasten to say
also that should the party be success
full in electing free coinage Presi-
dent and Congress, that then before
Mr.. Cleveland goes out of the White
House an international agreement
will have been secured. The Roths-
childs here-the wealthy investors in
every Capital in Europe--could not
afford to sit still and seeing your
country "going it alone" Europe will
respond to your spirited initiative. If
the United States pledges itself to
Immediate free coinage emphatical-
ly believe that M, Melan, ON behalf of
France, will offer mintage. We here
are pledged to reopen the Indian
mints, while the delegates to the re-
cent conference at Brussels, which /
attended, gave us every encourage
ment to hope that Germany, Austria
and Russia would in the event offree
coinage in the Uuited States and
France agree to purchase a large
quantity Of silver annually to swell
their legal tender money. To pur-
chase it, [ may add, if they can get
hold Of the metal at ALL .... ..
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1896-07-03

Oregon s. Pennsylvania 80, Rhode Is-
land 4, South Carolin 8, South Da-
kota 4, Tennessee II, Texas Is, Utah
3, Vermont 4, Virginia II, Washington
4, West Virginia g.. Wisconsin II,
Wyoming 3. Total AT. Necessary
to a choice 2A. SIS
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1896-07-03

The Gilmore Bulletin, published at
Mountain Home, Idaho, has the fol-
lowing: Word reaches us from Lew
iston that squaw has applied to the
courts for divorce from her hus-
band OH the ground that he persist
emily refuses to attend church with
her. This is the latest evidence of the
progress of civilization among the
Indians.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1896-07-03

Did you ever think how readily the
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Bad blood means bad health and ERE
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overcome obstinate constipation.
For sale by M II. Miller.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1896-07-03

One Minute is the standard time
and One Minute Cough Cure is the
standard preparation for every form
Of cough or cold. 1t is the only harm.
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10 the Spring young mans fancy
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blood, and inyigorate the system.
For sale by M. IL. Miller.
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Mrs. r. DeYoung, Middleburg,I a
writes, | have used One Minute Cough
Cure for six years, both for myself
and children, and / consider 1t the
quickest acting and most satisfactory
Cough Cure I have over used. For
sale by M. II. Miller.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1896-07-03

tB- Sod by druggists, Toe. -
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1896-12-26
Fourth publication December 70.
SHERIFF SALE.

Notice 10 hereby given that by virtue
OF an order OF sale. iesued by the clerk
OF the district court OF the Third Judi.
cisl district OF Nebraska, within and for
Lancaster county. in an action wherein
Union Central Life Insurance Company
10 plaintiff, aid Thomas Sewell ct. nj.
defendants, will. at 2 o'clock p. m. on
the 9TH day Of January. A. ID. 1897. at
the east door OF the court house. in the
city Of Lincoln. Lancaster county. Ne
braska. offer for sale at public auction
the following described real estate to.
wit: The southeast quarter Of section
thirty five (35). the southwest quarter OF
section thirty six (26). all in township
eleven III. north range five (5). east Of
the 9th p. NJ, in Lancaster county,
Nebraska.
Given under my hand this ith day OF
December, A. ID. 1896.
JOHN j. TROMPEN,
Jan 2 Sheriff.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1896-12-26
Second publication December 10.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

In the County Court OF Lancaster
County, Nebraska.
In the matter Of the estate Of William
j. johnson, deceased.
To The creditors OF said estate:
You are hereby notified, that will cit
at the county court room in Lincoln. in
said county, on the LIST day OF May. 1897,
aud again on the 2nd day Of August,
1897, to receive aud examine all claims
against said estate, with a view to their
adjustment and allowance. The time
limited for the presentation OF Claims
against said estate is six months from
the LIST day Of February, A. d. 1897. and
the time limited for the payment of
debts is one year from the LIST day Of
February, A. ID. 1897.
Notice Of this proceeding is ordered
published four weeks successfully in
The Courier. weekly newspaper pub
lished in this state.
Witness my hand and the seal OF said
county court OF said county court this
9TH day OF December. 1896.
S. T.COCHRAN,
Jan County Judge.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1896-12-26
Third Pub Dec. &c.
SHERIFF SALE.
Jan 9

Notice is hereby given, That by virtue
OF an order OF sale issued by the clerk OF
the district court of the Third Judicial
District Of Nebraska, within and
for Lancaster county, in an
action wherein Sarah Waters is Plain.
tiff, and Fabien s. Potvin, ct
al, Defendant. / will, at 2
clock p. m, on the 18th day OF JAN
uary, A. d., 1897, at the East door of the
Court House in the City Of Lincoln, Ian
caster County, Nebraska, offer for sale
at public auction the following described
real estate to-wit:
The east half of the northeast quar-
ter OF section twenty eight (2S), in town
ten 100, north Of range six o., east of
the 9Th p. NJ, in Lancaster county, Ne.
braska.
Given under my hand this 9th day
OF December, A. d.. 1896.
John j. Trompen,
Sheriff.
Jan.9.