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ONE ANARCHIST LESS.
The Head of Bavachol Drops Into the
Executioner's Basket.
HE DIES UTTEKIKG BLASPHEMIES.
He Is Not Allowed Time to Hake a Har
rangac on the Scaffold.
CAREER OP A KUIAKKABLE CRIMINAL
Paris, July 1L Bavachol, the Anarch
ist, murderer and thief, was executed early
this morning. The condemned man as
sumed an air of cynical indifference, and
when the ministrations of the prison chap
lain were offered to him he refused to ac
cept them and broke out into strong in
Tectives against religion. In some way the
knowledge that this notorious criminal was
to be put to death this morning became
known, and a noisy and excited crowd gath
ered about the place where the guillotine
was set up.
Just as he was sliding forward under the
knife, Eavachol shonted: "I have tome
thing to say." Deibler paid no attention
whatever to this, but proceeded to let the
knife drop. Just as the heavy blade started
on its fatal journey Bavachol shouted "Vive
la Bepublique," and a second later Ms sev
ered head was lying in the basket placed in
lront of the guillotine to receive it.
The Details ol the Execution.
Bavachol was brought out ot the prison
in a closed van. Though he could not be
seen he could be heard uttering blasphemous
cries. Slowly the van passed through the
lines oi silent troops and drew up near the
spot where the instrumentof death had been
erected. As Bavachol descended from
the van silence fell upon the
crowd. Once alongside the guillotine
the prisoner was seized by the
assistants ot M. Deibler, the executioner,
ubo, with the celerity attained by long
practice, soon bound him hand and foot.
His elbows were drawn back behind him
and bound together, his shirt was opened at
the neck and turned down, and in a mo
ment his unresisting form was pushed upon
the sliding plank that carries the body for
ward in a reclining position, so that the
neck'is directly under the knile.
After the morbid curiosity of the crowd
had been lully fatisfied by seeing the end of
Bavachol, ttiey slowly dispersed. There
was no single incident among the crowd
worthy of note. There is a general reeling
of relief now that the depraved villain has
at last had justice meted out to him.
Great Crowds 1.1ns the Konte.
In some way the knowledge that this
notorious criminal was to be put to death
this morning became known, and a noisy
and excited crowd gathered abont the place
where the guillotine was set up, eager to
see the end of the man who tor a time by
his dynamite outrages terrorized Paris. The
approaches to the scaffold were guarded by
lines of troops, who kept the way clear for
the condemned man and the executioner's
party.
Bavachol was one of the most extraordi
nary criminals of the age. His first murder
was that of the hermit of Chambels, Brother
Jacques Brunei, in the month of June, 1881.
Brunei was an old man of 90, who lived in a
state of solitude amidst the Troese Moun
tains. The objecPwas robbery. Bavachol
was arrested, but escaped. Six weeks later
he killed and robbed two old ladies at St.
Etienne, but he escaped without being ar
rested. At the same time he robbed the
grave of Baroness de Bochetailles, near St
Etienne. In 1886, near La Yariselle.he killed
an old man of 80, Jean Baptiste Bivollier,
noted for his charity. He also killed an old
man and woman, servants of Bivollier. .Be
sides these crimes he ws suspected ot many
others.
llavachol Jokes T hen His Hour Comes.
The following are additional details of
the execution of Bavacnol. At 3:30 the
officials entered the cell, which was fully
illuminated by a night lamp. Bavachol
was in a profound sleep. The director
tapped him on the shoulder and woke him.
and told him that the hour for his execu
tion had arrived. Bavachol replied, "It is
w ell"
"Have courage," said an official.
"It would be unfortunate, indeed, if I
had not," retorted Bavachol.
When the prisoner arose from his bed he
was oflered the choice of changing his prison
clothes ior the clothing he had worn during
his trial.
"Do you want help?" asked a by-stander.
"Thanks, I can dress myself," Bavachol
replied, adding laughingly, as he dressed:
"You see I am quite welL One would
think I was about to be taken to a balk"
As he placed his feet in his shoes, he
noticed that he had forgotten his socks. He
said, "It is wrong not to put on socks, as I
have damp feet It is not easy to lace
these shoes."
He then asked for a drink of water and
drank it at a gulp. After these prepara
tions Bavachol was taken to the office of the
prison clerk, where he was asked if he had
any wish to express.
His Desire for a Parade Disappointed.
"Yes," he replied; "I want to address the
crowd. I have a few words to say."
The magistrate, whom the French law
requires to be present, said: "There won't
be any crowd." Bavachol looked disap
pointed, and exclaimed "A, procureur."
The prison chaplain here asked, "Do you
wish to see me?" Bavachol replied: "I
have no need of your services. I never had
any religion."
Notwithstanding this answer, the chap
lain approached Bavachol, saying: "I tome
to bring you for the last time the consola
tion of religion, and to put before you the
image of Christ, whose law vou disre
garded." "Idon't care a rap for your relieion,"
said Bavachol. "I don't want to see" your
crucifix. If you show it to me I will spit
upon it You are all of you people who
eucourage superstition and try to make
people believe what you cannot prove."
Deibler here approached Bavachol and
began to bind his arms behind his back.
"One can see," said Bavachol, "that you
are used to this kind of work." Deibler
said nothing, but continued his task. Bav
achol continued: "You don't answer he-
cause vou know you are doing a dirty bit of
work.
The A rch-Anarchist's tnt Fit or Race.
Deibler said nothing, but turned down
the collars of the prisoner's shirt and put
the straps around his leeL The operation
irritated Ravvahol, who exclaimed, "That's
no good; I shall 'hop the twig' in a jiffy."
Assuming an air of banter, the prisoner
6aid, "This is civilization; this is progress."
Turning to the chaplain, he said, "Re
ligion! what folly, liow the world is be
sotted." Deibler here took hold of him and pushed
him toward and into the van in waiting
which at once started for the guillotine-.The
crowd behiud the cordon ot soldiers,' the
members of which had been uproarious dur
ing the time of waiting, became hushed and
silent the instant the van bearing Bavachol
appeared. A priest preceded Ravachol to
the foot of the scaffold, showing him a
crucifix.
THE WAR OVER BISMARCK,
All tbe Trnlh Concerning Ills Dismissal
TVill Probably Coma to Light.
Bbelij., July 11. The West Deutsche
Zeilung publishes a history of the Bismarck
crisis, wherein it says: "When the Emperor
had twice summoned him to resign, Prince
Bismarck'refused, but sent a document con
taining the reasons for his refusal and rep
resenting dangers that he saw menacing
Germany in the future." The tone of the
article gives the impression that Prince
Bismarck is about to publish the document
referred to.
"Tbe Cologne Gazette threatens to make
some ugly revelations. It declares that the
Hamburger Jfachrichten attempted recently to
enlist the Gazette's services in the Bismarck
campaign, and that Prince Bismarck himself
contributed articles to the Cologne Gazette
which the editors are obliged to refute to
publish."
BOTH FEET ON BALFOUR.
A Terrific Newspaper Onslaught by T. P.
O'Conner A Clear Stretch for Uberal
Victory Now Blake, the Canadian Can
didate Arrives Balfonr Speaks.
LOKDON, July 11. T. P. O'Connor, in
the &unday Sun of to-day, describing the
election stump, says It is too soon to speak
of the secret history of Mr. Balfour's elec
tion. He adds that he hopes Mr. Balfour
communicates his inmost thoughts with
cynical frankness to the secret, sacred pages
of his diary. The wonder in Manchester is
that he consented to eat the bushels of dirt
he must have swallowed during the past ten
days at the Gargantuan fetes.
"Good heavens," exclaims Mr. O'Connor,
"what nigb-snimng Balfour, the cambric
handkerchief type of refinement, must have
endured, unless, indeed, the strangely cyni
cal turn of his nature, which seems to have
the same unholy delieht in the brutalities
of mankind as in the torture of iiis political
opponents, may have found compensation
for wallowing in human mud. "
Summing up the situation, Mr. O'Connor
says: "The reduction of a Tory majority
from C8 to G is not a bad week's work, and
the bulk of the Liberal strongholds are yet
to poll. It was a tough, fierce tussel to get
around the corner, but uow we are in tne
straight stretch for victory. Let the faint
hearted consider this, and remember that
but for the insane folly of the splits in our
own ranks we would have obliterated the
maioritv nltocetner. That that folly has
lost us seven seats should be a warning for
the future.
Hon. E. Blake, who was invited to come
from Canada to contest the seat for South
Longford in the anti-Parnellite interest, ar
rived at Longford to-day. Beplying to the
address of welcome presented to him bv his
supporters, he said he esteemed their invi
tation to contest the district as the highest
honor of his life. He dilated upon the
happy working of home rule in Canada,
and he declared that if the Irish party
were united their cause would soon be
triumphant.
Mr. Balfour, speaking at Darwin to-day
in support of Viscount Cranborne, quoted
Norway and Sweden as an illustration of
home rule dangers. He dwelt upon the
fact that all great nations consisted of inde
pendent or semi-indeDendent States that
had been welded together.
CHOLERA AT ASTRAKHAN.
Frightful Riots Caused bj Necessary Sani
tary Precautions.
St. Petersburg, July 1L The riots at
Astrakhan originated in reports that had
been circulated among the ignorant popu
lace, that the sanitary measures to prevent
the spread of cholera were unnecessary,
that the sickwere pnt in the hospitals with
out cause and many were buried alive. The
infuriated populace attacked and set fire to
the hospitals after removing the sick and
then attacked the Governor's house. Here
they were checked by the military detach
ment and finally dispersed. The leaders
were arrested. It is reported that the Gov
ernor of Astrakhan shot down three rioters
with his own revolver.
On Friday 191 new cases of cholera and
32 deaths were reported in Astrakhan, C3
cases and 16 deaths in Saratofi) 180 cases and
37 deaths at Baku, 6 deaths in Tiftis and 9
new caes in Tsaris. Three thousand im
migrants from infected districts are quaran
tined on the road at Astrakhan. They are
in a miserable condition, being without med
ical attention and food and water being
scarce. The Caspian flotilla is seizing all
vessels that try to evade quarantine. Large
numbers of the inhabitants are fleeing from
Astrakhan and Saratoffi
DILLON'S WORDS OF CHEER.
Salisbury, Devonshire and Chamberlain
Telegraph Him Congratulations.
DuBliET, July 11. John Dilion spoke at
Castlerea to-day. He said the Liberals
were winning all along the line in England,
and that if Ireland only does her duty the
battle is won. The McCarthyites, he said,
would have at least 72 seats, while the Far
nellites'would have only seven. If, there
fore, the latter think they are right it is
their duty to unite with the majority, be
cause on the result of this crisis depended
Ireland's future.
Mr. Dillon denounced the outrage on Mr.
Sheehy in Waterford as an indelible dis
grace to the city. Lord Salisbury, the Duke
of Devonshire and Mr. Joseph Chamberlain
have telegraphed their congratulations to
Mr. Dillon on his winning his seat in
Dublin.
CHOLERA SPREADING IN PERSIA.
A Busslan Mall Boat on tbe Caspian Sea
Dfllf the Quarantine.
St. Petersbubo, July 11. An outbreak
of cholera has occurred in the Semnan and
Yezd districts, in .Persia, and several deaths
from the disease are already reported.
At Besht aud Enseli, towns of Persia, on
the Caspian Sea, the local authorities com
plain that when a mail boat recently arrived
at Enseli from an affected district the Rus
sian Consul refused to allow the Russian
passengers to be quarantined, and permitted
them to proceed into the interior of the
country without taking any precautionary
measures to prevent possible infection.
BUCKLERS FOB THE FRENCH TONGUE,
A Strange Contention Delays tbe Arrange
ments for the Arbitration.
Paris, July 11. The delay in the ap
pointing of a French Bering Sea arbitrator
is caused by M. Ribot's objecting to
English as the official language of the con
ference. M. Bibot contends that French
is the official language on such occasions.
The United States Legation sent several
cablegrams to Washington on this subject,
and finally a compromise was arranged.
The protocols will De kept in English and
French. While French may be the official
language of the conference the decision of
the conference will be given in English.
Cholerine or Cholera In Paris.
Pakis, July 1L Fourteen deaths attri
buted to cholerine were reported in this city
yesterday. Prof. Peter, of the Necker hos
pital, expresses the opinion that tbe pre
vailing maladv is true Asiatic cholera. On
the other hand Dr. Prendergrast and others
who have had wide experience in the East
are equallv positive that it is not Asiatic
cholera. The distinguished scientist. Dr.
Pasteur, is suffering from the form of
cholera now prevalent in this city. The
attack is said to be a mild one, but the
friends of the patient are very anxious.
Caught at Last
In the toils of dyspepsia after imposing on
the stomach foryearg,how shall the sufferer
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coupled with an abandonment of eatables
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ike the Bitters lor conquering malaria, oil
lousand kidney trouble, rheumatism and
liver disorder.
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POLITICAL 'PROPHETS
Figure That Bepablicans May Be
Able to Win Without New York.
SOME OF THE COMBINATIONS
Necessary for the Success of hither Harri
son or Cleveland.
STATES UPON THE UNCERTAIN LIST
Washetotoit, Jnly 1L The Tbst figures
on the political and electoral situation as
follows: The electoral vote of iJew York
State is not absolutely essential to Bepub
lican success in the approaching Presiden
tial campaign, unless radical changes occur
in tk political complexion of States that
are now supposed to be safely Republican.
It is, of course, likely that the Empire
State will be made the battle ground for
both parties as of yore, but the fact still re
mains that the advantage of the situation is
with the Republicans. This condition of
affairs is not unknown to the Republican
leaders here, and has given renewed spirit
to the Republican campaign, which it must
be admitted has suffered some languishing
moments of late on account of the difficulty
in selecting a chairman of the National
Committee and the detenslve tactics rend
ered necessary by the unfortunate develop
ments at Homestead.
Under the new apportionment there will
be 411 votes in the Electoral College which
will name the occupant of the White
House for the next four years. A majority
of the college, without which no election by
the States can be had, is 223. It so happens
that if He w York and Indiana are placed in
the doubtful column neither side will have
a majority. The Republicans will, how
ever, only lack three votes, while the Dem
ocrats will need 50 to bring them to he
goal. It is worth while to look at the situa
tion with some detail.
One of the Combinations.
are three headings presenting
Here
the States that may reasonably be expected
to give Republican and Detnicratic majori
ties. New York and Indiana being placed
in the realm of uncertainty:
KEPUBLICAlf.
DEJfOCBAIIO.
Alabama 11
Arkansas 8
Connecticut 6
Delaware 3
Florida 4
California 9
Colorado 4
Idaho
Illinois 2
Iowa IS
Kansas 10
Maine 6
Massachusetts 15
Michigan 8
Minnesota '.. 8
Montana 3
Georgia 13
Kentucky 13
Louisiana 8
Michican C
Mississippi 9
Mlsiourl 17
Kebi-Hska 16
Nevada 3
New Ilampshiie... 4
Not th Dakota 3
New Jersey 10
North Carolina 11
South Carolina 9
Tennessee 12
Texas 15
Ohio 23
Oreson 4
Pennsylvania S2
Rhode Island 4
South Dakota 4
Vermont 4
Washington 4
Wisconsin 12
AVyoming 3
Virginia. 12
YYestViiginla 6
173
DOUBTS' tJIh
Indiana r. 35
Sow York 36
220 I 61
A glance at these figures shows that the
Michigan Democrats builded better than
they knew when they enacted into law the
svstem of choosing Presidental electors by
the majority votes of Concessional dis
tricts. Had it not been for this law Michi
gan s 14 votes would be soliaiv in the Re
publican column, thus giving tne Republi
cans a majority ot the Electoral College
without even New York or Indiana. Such
a condition of affairs would have removed
from the election almost every element of
donbt and the Democrats might have strug
gled with a forlorn hope.
Tbo Importance of Indiana.
As it is, the Republicans, if they carry
Indiana, can still lose New York and win
the Presidency. With Indiana they will
have 235 votes, or a dozen more than will
be necessary. If they carry Connecticut
they can lose both New York and Indiana,
for this New England State will offset
Michigan's six Democratic districts.
It will generally be conceded that the
nomination of General Weaver bv the
third party has materially lessened the pos
sibility of that party carrying the electoral
vote of any State. This is the current
opinion at the Capitol among men who are
conversant with the political situation in
States where the third party has the great
est show of success. Almost the only hope
that now remains for the Democrats, ac
cording to the views of leading Republicans,
is to throw the election in the House by
forcing both Kansas and Nebraska into the
third party column. This is now the Dem
ocratic programme.
Bepresentative Springer advised the
Democrats in those States to vote for the
third party electors, and ex-Governor
Glick, of Kansas, stated to a representative
of the Post during the Chicago convention
that all arrangements had been perfected
for putting this plan into operation. If the
Democrats carry New York and prevent
Kansas and Nebraska from giving Republi
can majorities, tney can Keep tne Kepubll
can column down to 217 votes, or six less
than the requisite number. The contest
will then go into the House, where the
election of Cleveland may be regarded as a
foregone conclusion.
Effect of the New 8'ates.
The large odds which are now with the
Republicans have been acquired through
the admission of six new States since 1888,
all ot which are presumably Republican,
and which give that party 20 electoral
votes. These States are Idaho, Montana,
North and South Dakota, Washington and
Wyoming, in .Montana alone nave the
Democrats any probability of success. This
State affords some fighting ground. It has
now a Democratic Representative in Con-"
gress, and its two Senators were admitted
to the Seuate only alter a spirited contest
and by a party vote. A Legislature is to
be elected this tall which will choose a suc
cessor to Senator Sanders, who, it is said,
will have some opposition among a certain
faction ot Republicans. Even if the Legis
lature should defeat Sanders' re-election by
a combination of Democrats and disaffected
Republicans, the Harrison electors may be
chosen; and even if thev are not, the loss of
three votes will not affect Republican suc
cess if the President carries his own State.
There is, to be sure, another side of the
question, but it takes into consideration a
number of contingencies that are at best
problematical. The Democrats must, under
ordinary conditions, carry every Southern
State. New York. Indiana. Connecticut.
New Jersey, and six districts in Michigan
to secure even a bare majority ot one in
the electoral college. Other combinations
are possible. A pleasing picture to Demo
cratic eyes, for instance, would be the fol
lowing: ' .
Southern States, including Missouri and
West Virginia . 150
Connecticut. ...... ....,, 6
AUcuiiran. .................................... o
New Jersey lo
Delaware 3
Wisoonsln 12
Montana 3
New York. 36
' 228
A Case of Rainbow-Chasing,
In achieving this result Wisconsin and
Montana would offset the loss of Indiana.
There is also a combination by which the
Democrats can win without New York or
Indiana, but it involves changes that would
be radical departures from established pre
cedents. It would, for instance, be de
pendent upon the capture of Illinois by the
Democrats, a result which many members
ot that party regard as probable, but which
to an impartial observer, is not so certain
as they would have one believe. With Now
York and Indiana out of the column, the
Democrats would have to carry the follow
ing States:
Southern States 150
Connecticut. !. lm 6
New Jersey -.. 10
Delaware k S
Wisconsin 12
Illinois ...-. 2
Iowa IS
224
By substituting Indiana and Massachu
setts for Illinois, the total would be 2S0 for
the Democrats. ,
It would appear, therefore, four months
before election, as if the Republican candi
dates had an easier task before them than
the Democrats. Thev can fail to carry New
York and "Wisconsin 'and still win, it they
hold their own in Indiana and States now
Republican. If thev gain New York they
can afford to lose Indiana. 'Wisconsin. Mon
tana, and even New Hampshire, and still
retain the necessary majority: or if they
carry Indiana also; they can lose Massa
chusetts without a1 pang of regret. On the
other hand, the Democrats must make a
persistent, vigorous up-hill fight not only
to cary States that are now Republican, but
to plant their banner of victory on moun
tain tops where it has never waved.
A GROWING TERRITORY.
The Governor of Oklahoma Brags About
Bis Little Balllwlok.
Governor Seay, of Oklahoma, was at the
Union depot last evening bound for Wash
ington. He was one of Harrison's faithful
delegates at Minneapolis. He has a report
to make to the President about the condi
tion of the Territorv. "Your crops
in Pennsylvania," said the Governor,
"look very well, but they can't
compare with ours in Oklahoma. People
haven't any idea now rich our land is. In
April we opened up 3,500,000 acres. A
great deal ot valuable land in this territory
has not been taken in the eastern section.
The people were told that the land was
poor, and this kept them awav. They are
finding now that they were hoodwinked.
Man v of our citizens are livine in shanties
and dugouts, but they are satisfied and hope
for better things.
'1 am a nonr hand tn tnlk abont nolitics.
My time is taken up with the business of
tne territory. The Democrats, Dy giving
the Alliance the earth in Kansas, hope to
carry that State, but they will be mistaken.
You know the Democratic party hasn't
any principle. It is a party of negation.
They think by promising all tbe loaves and
fishes that they can carry the country."
M. A. COLLINS KILIS HIMSELF.
lie Won Notoriety in Connection With the
Trials of the Chicago Anarchists.
Chicago, July 11. M. A. Collins, who
became somewhat prominent at the time of
the Anarchist trials by his efforts to save
Spies, Parsons and other leaders from pun
ishment, committed suicide to-day with a
revolver.
He left a note asking that a complete ex
amination of his brain be made. Collins
was a carpenter, but for some time had done
no work. It is thought he was demented.
CLUBS, STONES AND KNIVES
Figaro in a Terrible Four Handed Affray
tn Washington County.
WAsarsQTOx, Pa., July XL iSecta. Last
evening, D. T. Waton, William Wier, Riley
Watson and John Knostricfc, met on a road
nnd began to quarrel, after which they went
at each other like so many tigers. Clubs,
stones and everything thev could get their
hands on were used. John Kuestrlck drew
a huge knife and cut William Wier on the
back and abdomen. The injuries are prob
ably fatal. Knestrlck is the youngest of the
party, ho being about 18 years of age, and is
a member of one of the loading lamilles of
the neighborhood. Wier is a married man
and has several children. The fight was
caused Dv a dispute over a suit which had
been made by D. T. Watson against Wier to
recover aiiegeu unpaid wages.
The Chicago Way.
A group of Western and Eastern mem
bers were recently sitting in a Committee
Room in the House, at Washington, when
the subject came up of Sousa, the famous
band-master of tbe Marine band, going to
Chicago.
"Why, Chicago'll want the Capitol next,"
an Eastern member remarked.
It is this "Chicago way" of getting good
things that has given the great Prairie City
her pre-eminence in so many important
business lines. Chicago is the greatest
manufacturing center in America, and in
vestors have a fashion of following in the
wake ot factory strongholds, for that means
stability and permanence. "
In the center of Chicago's best residence
district, Sheldon Heights is situated. A
lot in this most desirable, growing location
is a safe permanent investment. The syn
dicate of wealthy and successful men own
ing this property have prepared a hand
some booklet, "The Way to Win," and a
request sent to James E. & Robert L. Mc
Elroy, Chamber of Commerce, Chicago, will
bring it to the address of any person who
wishes reliable information about Chicago's
interesting future. The prices and terms of
lots in Sheldon Heights are within any sav
ing person's reach. Write to-day and men
tion this paper.
Take Good Care of tbe Children.
If you have children you will be inter
ested' in the experience of Mr. John Cook,
of Pilot, Vermilion county, 111. He says:
"Two years ago two of my family, a young
man and a girl, had very severe and danger
ous attacks of bloody flux. The doctor here
was unable, after a week's time, to check or
relieve either case. I threw the doctor
overboard and began using Chamberlain's
Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. Im
provement was seen very soon and my chil
dren arose in a few days from what I "feared
would be their death-bed. It is a grand,
good medicine." Tuwihsu
Bones at Auction.
The Arnheim Live Stock Co., Limited, of
52 Second avenue, Pittsburg, Pa.,wlU offer
at auction sale 140 head of borses,lThursday,
July 14, at 10 o'clock A. x., sharp. Among
tne lot are 35 neaa or extra Jventuciry saddle
horses, broke to all gaits, 10 carriage
teams, 20 head of speedy trotters and
pacers and single drivers; 73 bead of draught
anu goQunu purpose iiorsos, weigmng irom
1,250 to 1,750 pounds per head, which they
will sell to tho hightest bidder without re
serve. All horses are guaranteed as repre
sented. Our sales are conducted on pure
bnslness principles. No by-bidding allowed.
No postponement on account weather. Sale
positive.
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& O. K. B.
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AN ILLINOIS MYSTERY.
The Story of the Famous Fox Cave
at Wilson's, Near Carmi.
THE DISCOVERY OF A SKELETON
Leads to the Theory That a Wealthy Fur
Trader's Disappearance
HAS BEEN ACCOUNTED FOE AT LAST
Caemi, III., July 1L It. has long been
known that an entrance to a cave of con
siderable dimensions was situated on that
part of Sprlngland. on the west which, in
the division oi tbe estate of Judge Wilson,
was assigned to, and is now owned by, his
son, Thomas K. Wilson, of this city. This
cave has been -associated with many mys
teries, one of which, now worth relating,
has connected with it men of obscure habits
and times of indolent existence, when a
dog, a gun and an ax was all tbe capital
required to secure a comfortable "living."
In the year 1883, at the close of the Black
Hawk war, when the men were returning to
their homes, it was no uncommon thing for
two or three homeless stragglers to follow in
their wake and "squat" near or in the set
tlements. It was at that time that one of
these followers John Stoneman erected a
hot on the west side of the cave, only a
short distance from the river, where "he
diligently applied his vocation of hunting,
trapping and fishing. His home being near
the old road running from Vincennes to
Shawneetown and the salt works, which
was frequently traveled by the fur buyers
and peddlers so common in that dav. he had
no difficulty in disposing of his merchandise
and supplying his domestic wants at the
roadside, or even at his hut, so that he was
seldom seen at the village, and it was only
by a casual meeting that the settlers knew
of his existence. His only intimate friend
was Fritz, the fur buyer, and it was through
him that his industrious and prosperous
habits became known, and it was generally
understood that he was fast accumulating
money.
Peculiarities or the Trader.
Fritz, it seems, had by a general ac
quaintance some years before pre-empted
the trade in furs and peltries along tbe
route, and his face was a familiar one all
along the road. He liked a social glass and
joke, and the loungers about the taverns
always gave him a welcome greeting, though
none of them could have told his real name,
for the tavern kept no register of those en-
lenaineu, ana jb ntz was never Known to
write it. He was known to have said that
he had no relatives in this country, and the
fact that he was alone, the large profits made
in the fur trade, and the immense quantities
sold throughout the country at that time
led everyone to suppose that Fritz had ac
cumulated considerable wealth. It was also
well known that, as a matter of necessitv,
the traveling tradesman carried large
amounts of money on his person.
On Fritz's last visit he jumped from the
stage at the tavern door just before the din
ner hour, and after a greeting and "round"
with his friends, partook ot the meal and
started out for Stonernan's, intending to
secure his stock on hand and reach another
point, on foot, that evening, having decided
that it would save time to pursue this
course and then gather up his purchases on
his return with teams. Stoneman reported
that after Fritz had paid him in full for his
stock some drops of rain began to fall and
the clouds foreboded a storm; that Fritz de
clined his invitation' to remain, and started
on his journev alone the uathleadincr to the
road. But Fritz was seen no more.
Discovery of the Cave.
Stoneman, in his travels to and fro be
tween the hut and the road along the west
side of the cave hill, had discovered a small
opening, wnica upon investigation was
found to be the entrance to a chamber of
considerable dimensions under the hillside.
This he had cleared out and. Used for storing
his peltries when prepared for market. The
entrance being only large enough to admit
the body of a good sized man, the bales or
bundles were pushed in with a pole, when
he would crawl in after and stack them
away. The opening was closed by a large
thick stone, which he made to work in a
foot slide or groove in the rock below,
which thus placed and leaning against the
bank was not easily removed. It occurred
to Stoneman, shortfy after Fritz's departure,
that when he had removed his peltries to
the hut the evening before.he had neglected
to close the door, and fearing the rain might
fill his storeroom, he hastened to the spot'
and placed the stone in position.
The absence of Fritz was first noticed by
the loungers, who missed his social liberal
ity at tht grocery, but other men took his
place in the trade, and so he passed from
memory.
It was but a short time after the mysteri
ous disappearance of Fritz, when John
Stoneman was taken ill and only an acci
dent provided witnesses to bis death. A
settler living near the mouth of Lick Creek
having come up the river in search of cattle
that had strayed away from their range, was
attracted by the barking of a dog, and on
going to the spot found John Stoneman ill
and speechless in his hut The man gave
information to the settlers near, who ren
dered all the assistance possible in his cose,
but his fever was heightened by his efforts
to speak, and he expired, seemingly, in a
struggle to make some important communi
cation. A Treasure to Be Accounted For.
The accumulated earnings of Stoneman
were supposed to be large, and the hut was
searched for its hiding place, but nothing of
value was found on the premises. His
death recalled the .mysterious disappear
ance of Fritz in the neighborhood,and many
were the conjectures that tbe combined
wealth of these two men was concealed
somewhere about the cave. But why they
should couple the wealth of these two men
seemed strange to some, as uo suspicion
had attached to Stoneman in connection
with the disappearance of Fritz.
It was, perhaps, 20 years after that a
relative of the Judge's family a voung
lady who was visiting at Sprlngland was
one night awakened from a dream which
seriously disturbed her. The same dream
recurred to her twice again the same night,
having fully awakened from her sleep after
.each recurrence, and so impressed was she
with the distinctness and sameness of the
dream, that she related it to the family. It
was this: "In the woods, southwest from
the house on the west bank, of a hill at the
foot of a white oak tree, near the base of
the hill, a skeleton could be found and
under this skeleton was a box of silver and
gold." The lady, having never been to
that part of the woods, requested some of
the farmlv to accompany her to the place.
which they did, and to their own, surprise
found, the scene exactly as she described it.
To satisfy her excavations were made about
the tree, but nothing was found, and the
dream was allowed to pass.
Finding the Skeleton.
But an interpretation will soon be
reached, and the lady, who is still living,
w ill be surprised when she reads this arti
cle at the stupidity which prevented a full
investigation of the meaning of her re
peated dream. Some years ago the depre
dation of the red fox became so destructive
in the country west and south ol the place
that men were formed into bands with their
packs for their extermination, in which they
partly succeeded, and resulted in running
others to their den, which was found to be
in the cave at Wilson's.
After this an occasional hunter would
give them a chase, and it was when one of
these had only succeeded in running the
fox to his den, he concluded to come around
on the west side of the hill and search for
another eutrance. Shortly after reaching
the old path from Stoneman's hut to the
road hi felt a stream of cold air rushing out
from the hillside, and, stopping to investi
gate, he discovered a small aperture just
over a loosened stone, from which the air
was coming. It was only the work of an
instant to place both hands on the top of the
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stone and draw it toward him, which move
ment revealed the whitened bones of a skel
eton, near whicb was what appeared to be a
piece of gray parchment on which was
scratched, as if with some sharp instrument,
in rough German characters:
"Heinrich Fritz Mueller. Geboren, 178&"
A Skeleton Exposed to View.
In his excited efforts to obtain better
view he pulled the stone away, and as the
volume of cold air rushed out the skeleton
crumbled to the earth and the dust of the
supposed parchment was scattered by the
wind on the weeds and grass outside. The
removal of the rock caused the earth above,
which had been loosened by the roots and
rains, to fall, and in a sbort time all signs
of the entrance to the chamber were obliter
ated. The report of the finding of this
skeleton recalled the lady's dream to those
who had heard it, and who, on standing upon
the west bank of the cave hill and
looking in the direction of the residence,
observed that two other bills intervened be
tween that and the house, and a further ob
servation disclosed tbe fact that the land
scape view of one was almost the exact
counterpart of the others, and thus the
reourrincr dreams were now partlr ex
plained, for the treasure has not yet been
found.
It is suggested by some that another
chamber nndar the one used by Stoneman,
and connected with it, may be found. At
least, a late visit to the place gave evidence,
in the recent excavations about the hill
side, of the firm belief in the existence of
the treasure somewhere in that locality,
and an exploration of the have will snortly
be made in search of it
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