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THE BAR.THOLIN CASE REMAINS A MYSTERY TO POLICE OF CHICAGO* All doubt as to the complete identi fication of the body of William J. Bar tholin, found in the flax field near Riceville, Iowa, was dispelled when Dr. H. C. Waaeh, of Chicago, Bar tholin’s dentist, declared that the crown and bridge work on the teeth of the lower jawbone taken from the body had been put into Bartholin’s mouth by him six years ago. The story came from Riceville that fact, so, while the police are anxious to obtain a satisfactory explanation of the deaths of the two murdered wom en, they do not anticipate that any person will come into the case volun tarily. The history of the case is filled with mystery. From the first no light has been thrown upon it that would leave the Chicago police even a plausible theory on which to w'ork. The dis UZZIZZ- V mrczf John F. Dvorak, who was said to have tjfcen a close friend of Bartholin after fee fled from Chicago, was wearing a rfng which was thought to have be longed to Minnie Mitchell. Dvorak doctered that he had received the ring from his fiancee. Miss Lizzie Patch of 497 W. Nineteenth street, and this statement was corroborated by Miss Patch. "I have known Mr. Dvorak for eight months," said Miss Patch. “I never fK'anl him speak Bartholin's uaine, however, and am positive that he did not know the man up to the last time wb were together. I gave him a solid gold ring fn April and as far as I know he still wears it. It resembled an ordinary wedding ring. He gave me a diamond ring. The ring that he still wears is undoubtedly the one I gave him. "I never heard of Bartholin until 1 haw his name in the newspapers in Connection with the murder of his mother and sweetheart. It was a complete surprise to me to hear that Mr. Dvorak had met Bartholin in Iowa. I have no doubt that they met for the first time on the train. 1 do not know anything of the letters said to have been written to Bartholin by some Chicago woman." Miss Patch’s statements were con firmed in every particular by other members of the family. The latest feature in the case to baffle the police is the letter written to Bartholin by some unknown woman •In Chicago. The letter showed that the woman knew where the murderer was in hiding and the name which he had assumed. Bartholin received the letter at Riceville on Aug. 25. At that time he was working for Charles Hoeft, a farmer five miles from the village. Hoeft, who secured the let ter at the postofflce, says It was ad dressed in a woman's handwriting. Some days later Hoeft saw the letter lying on the kitchen floor and started to read It. “My dearest Will,” it began, “lay jam LtVOPAfTJ covery of the body does not aid them. These are some of the questions they would like to have answered: What was the motive that induced Bartholin to kill his mother? What day or night was she killed, and how did the son encompass her death without attracting the atten tion of the rest of the roomers? How did he succeed in transferring the body to the cellar and in burying it without being seen or suspected? Why did he kill the little dog, which was his mother's favorite, and bury it in the ceiiar, destroying the body with quicklime, without U3ir.g tho same upon the body of his mother? Was he afraid the dog would whine at the door of his mother’s room and arouse Oscar Thompson and the other roomers to a pitch that would con vince them something unusual had taken place? The manner in which Bartholin concealed his mother’s “disappear ance,” the circumstances of her death, and what he told Edward Counselman on the night of July 12, when Counsel | man called at the Bartholin home, are —--1 low, get along as best you can until wo arrange the money matter. It is not all fixed up yet. Keep a stiff up per lip and I will soon be able to help you." When Hoeft had read that far he haw Bartholin coming toward the house and he dropped the letter, with out having time to see how it was signed. That afternoon Bartholin told Hoeft that he was going to "move on.” It is surmised that the fugitive saw Hoeft reading the letter, feared that his identity had been discovered, and dared not remain on the farm longer. Tho finding and identification of the body does not diminish the mystery attaching to the Bartholin case in its details. Whether that mystery ever prill be explained remains to be seen. If it be made plain to the public it must come through confessions made by Bartholin to his friends. The pos session of such information would make the friends accessories after the other mysteries the police cannot ex plain. Coming down to the disappearance of Bartholin and Miss Minnie Mitchell, the police still find themselves face to face with inexplicable circumstances. Was Minnie Mitchell aware of the murder of Mrs. Bartholin? Was it Bartholin's intention to kill the girl that night? If so, where did he kill her? How did he get the body to Seventy-fourth and State streets? The theory of Inspector Hunt from the first was that Bartholin inveigled Miss Mitchell to the house and mur dered her there. The theory of the inspector went so far as to involve Thompson and Claffy, who, he be lieved, aided Bartholin in the transfer of the body to the lonely prairie. Where Miss Mitchell and Bartholin went after they wrere seen at Indiana avenue and Forty-third street never has been learned. The most plaus ible theory from the first has been that they went, as they announced on their departure to the Mitchell family, for a street car ride which terminated in the murder of Miss Mitchell at Seventy-fourth and State streets. The motive of that murder is believed to have been her discovery of the mur der of Mrs. Bartholin and her threat to expose the young man. With the death of the girl Barthol in had no further motive to remain in the city. He was seen at his home on July 31 and the morning of Aug. 5 at the home of William Underberg. G513 Greenwood avenue. Then, driven by fear of capture, he sought safety on Iowa farms, where remorse finally drove him to suicide. Articles connected with the case that never have been accounted for in addition to the $250 supposed to have been in the possession of Mrs. Bar tholin and the clothing of Miss Mitch ell are the following: Three diamond rings and one gold watch belonging to Mrs. Bartholin. The plain gold ring worn by Miss Mitchell when she disappeared. The striped suit of clothes worn by Bartholin when last seen. The pass keys to the house Barthol in is known to have carried. The connection of Counselman with the case'furnished another “mystery.” He explained that Bartholin had asked him for money, hut he could not tell why he had suddenly been taken ill on his return to his home on the night of July 12 after he had visited Bartholin. One of the striking features to the police was the condition of the bodies of the three principals of the tragedy. None was recognizable when discov ered. Was it the idea of William Bar tholin at the start to effect this result? The motives which prevailed in the whole case still are a mystery, and there is little prospect of their ever being known. The confession left by the murderer indicated that he knew of the arrest of Thompson, Counsel man and Claffy, yet no one with whom he associated after his departure from Chicago has been found who ever saw him purchase or read a newspaper. Perhaps in the future some person will offer the key to the case, which has proven the greatest mystery in the history of the Chicago police. WEALTHIEST OF ALL FAMILIES. Russian Reigning House Said to Have the Distinction. The Russian reigning house has, it is said, greater wealth than any other royal family in the world. In the Rev. H. N. Hutchinson's "Living Rulers of Mankind’’ it is said that the minimum revenue that the Czar derives from the crown and state domains is esti mated at $7,500,000 a year. More than forty members of the imperial family not in direct line of succession draw revenues from landed estates set aside for that purpose by Emperor Paul I. To these estates is given the name of the imperial appanages; they cover an area of 2,000,000 acres, larger than Scotland, and the total income derived from them is $10,000,000. Be fore the emancipation of the serfs 800,000 peasants were attached to these vast estates, and were in a sense the property of their owners. Another item of the vast wealth of the imperial family, we are further told, is the quantity of jewels its mem bers possess. The Russians love gems. Serfs have toiled to fashion these wondrous jew els; Emirs and Shahs, the vassals of the Czar, have laid them at his feet. The English ambassador's daughter said, laughing, that when Alexander HI. presented the various grand duch esses, ladies of the imperial family, with most costly jewels on the occa sion of hi3 coronation they thought nothing of the gifts, but tossed them carelessly in a drawer. To ladies so plentifully supplied with pearls and diamonds a fresh necklace or tiara was a thing of small account. Vice is most dangerous when it puts on the semblance of virtue. STATE SCHOOL FOR DEAF. Opens September 17 with Buildlr.gt and Everything in Good Shape. OMAHA, Neb., Sept. 15.—The state school for the deaf at this city opens September 17 in good shape. During the vacation about $2,000 has been spent in repairs and improvements. Four changes have been made in the staff of teachers. ' Superintendent Stewart looks for ward to a very full school, as a great many applications have come in dur ing the summer, and, so far as known, most of the children who were there last year will return. Through vaca tion a great deal of repairing has been done on the buildings, which adds not only taste and beauty, but healthfulness and comfort to all con nected with the school, besides pre serving the buildings. The superintendent anticipates an attendance of about 180 this year. Last year the enrollment reached 177, which is the highest number reached in any one school year in the history of the institution. Following is a list of the tea.hers: W. H. Rothert, L. A. Divine, C. E. Comp, Mrs. Ida Hendee, Miss Ota Crawford, Miss May Autenrieth, man ual; A. E. Pope, head oral; Harry F. Best, Miss Cora Jack, Miss ljllian Bamford, Miss A. A. Regnler, Miss Mary McNamar, Miss Laura B. Ro bie, Miss Anna B. Kirkpatrick, oral. BAD FOR THE DEPOSITORS. Will Lose Heavily in the Chamber lain Bank Wreck. TECUMSEH, Neb., Sept. 15.—There is much feverish excitement in the Chamberlain bank wrecking case. The bank examiner’s report shows the whole affair up in such a bad light that some of the depositors whose or^y means were wrapped up In the baak are now desperate and threaten ing talk is made against Cashier Chamberlain’6 safety, should he have the misfortune to again return to Te cumseh. Crookedness of every kind and even forgery and mutilation of records are charged up against him. It develop ed that the bank was run in the loos est sort of a way, no cheek or re straint being placed on Chamberlain's actions. In fact nobody but Chamber lain himself knew anything about the bank's affairs. The farther the matter is investi gated tho worse the tiling appears till now it is a question of how little and not bow much the depositors will get. Runaway Roy Wymore Found. COLUMBUS, Neb., Sept. 15.—Roy Wymore, the 11-year-old boy who ran away from his home in Elkton, Colo., July 3, with a tramp, and for whom his father and mother have spent a small fortune in advertising, etc., was located five miles south of Ge not a few days ago and his parents notified. His mother went to that place and took her boy home. Took Carbolic Acid. BEEMER, Neb., Sept. 15.—Mrs. George Koontz, wife of a brick mason, nearly ended her life by swallowing a spoonful of carbolic acid, mistak ing it for medicine. Mrs. Koontz, who is subject to cramps in the stom ach, hastily took the acid, but realized her mistake and is now thought to be out of danger. Luckily, medical aid was immediately at hand. Receiver for Broken Bank. TECUMSEH, Neb., Sept. 15.—At a meeting of the depositors of the de funct Chamberlain bank of this city William A. Campbell of Teeumseh was selected as proper person to rec ommend as receiver. Accordingly Judge C. B. Letton of the district court, in chambers, appointed that gentleman. A bond of $50,000 will be required. G. A. R. National Meeting. Low rates to Washington, D. C., and return, account G. A. R. national meeting at Washington. Northwest ern line will start special train from maha, 4:45 p. m., October 2nd, with through cars from various points in Nebraska. If you contemplate going, write H. C. Cheyney, General Agent, 1401 Farnam St., tnahar Hon. N. V. Harlan*Home. YORK. Neb., Sept. 15.—Hon. N. V. Harlan, wife and son have returned from Circle City, Alaska, for a month’s visit. Mr. Harlan's post In Alaska has been changed from Circle City to one of the coast cities and he Is now within two weeks’ time of Seattle. Separator and Grain Burned. WILBER, Nob., Sept. 15.—A new separator belonging to Jim Kohout and a half dozen stacks of hay belong ing to Frank Rezny were destroyed by tire caused by a spark from the threshing engine. Child Scalded to Death. ELGIN, Neb., Sept. 15.—The infant child of George Mooney, a farmer liv ing near here, died from being scald ed while the mother was washing. THE LAT CROP BULLETIN. ft Tells the Same Story of Encourag ing Conditions. LINCOLN. Neb., Sept. 13.—The Ne braska section of the climate and crop service has issued its last bul letin for the year. It tells the same talc of good crop conditions in all parts of the state. Incidentally Mr. Loveland says that never since he has been connected with the department have the crop conditions been better. His reports, which are considered au thentic, show- that the yield per acre will be unusually large. The acreage of winter wheat increased materially, while the acreage of spring wheat de clined. Corn remained almost sta tionary, there being a slight decrease in many places, owing to the increase in the acreage of wheat. The fact that the department will issue no more bulletins is a Convinc ing indication that corn is entirely out of danger, in fact Mr. Loveland says that the weather during the re mainder of the fall will have but lit tle effect. G. A. R. National Meeting. Low rates to Washington, D. C., ami -eturn. account G. A. R. national meet ing at Washington. Niwthwestern line will start special train from Om aha 4:45 p. in. October 2nd, with through cars from various points in Nebraska. If you contemplate going, write -H. C. Cheyney, General Agent, 1401 Farnam street, Omaha. LOW OPEN POSTOFFICE SAFE. Secure $150 at Arcadia, but Decline to Take Stamps. ARCADIA, Neb.,'Sept. 13.—Burg lars paid a visit to the postoffice of •his place , the thieves literally blow ing the safe to pieces, the explosion' making a report that was heard all over town. The thieves then made their escape unmolested. Entrance to the building was obtained at the front door by means of a crowbar. The thieves must have worked very quiet ly at this, as there arc several fami lies who live within a stone’s throw of the office. When they were on the •nside they exploded a charge of dy namite, putting it underneath the door of the safe. The door was com pletely blowm to pieces and the parts scattered all over the room. About $1D in cash was taken from the safe. BURIED BY A CAVING BANK. Not Discovered Until After Victim of the Accident is Dead. YORK, Neb., ept. 13.—Bert Barnett, living at 319 Burlington avenue, was hauling sand from the sand pit on the farm of C. B. Edwards. He start ed to load and while digging the bank raved in, covering him with sand to the depth of over three feet. His team stayed at the pit. Mr. <3. B. Ed wards, owner of the farm, noticed the team standing atone and no one around and went over to investigate and found’ that there had been a cave in. He at once dug Barnett, out. Bar nett was lying on his face with his arms folded underneath his head and life was extinct when discovered. He leaves a small family. Voder Gets a Commission. LINCOLN, Neb., Sept. 13.—Gover nor Savage and Adjutant General Col hy have decided to adhere to their former ruling, by which they approv ed the election of Samuel E. Yoder is captain of the battery of artillery at Wymore. This latest decision was given after listening to extended ar gument by former Captain Murdock, who is contesting the election. All af the high military authorities who aad jurisdiction in this case were of me mind. Judge Advocate General flrowne gave a written opinion, in which he held that the election of Captain Yoder was legal in every re spect, and Attorney General Prout, when asked for his views, gave a sim ilar opinion. Would Buy More Land. DES MOINES, la., Sept. 13 Judge Robinson of the State Hoard of Control went to Glenwood, where he will meet Chairman Cownie, and to gether they will make another at tempt to purchase for the state an ad litiona! tract of land for the state in stitution for the feeble minded. An ?ffort was made last spring to pur chase land that is needed there, but the prices were held too high. It is Delieved that the land can now be bought. When a married woman expects company she always bakes a fancy 'ake. Fiftieth Wedding Anniversary. ADAMS, Neb., Sept. 13.—Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Horrum celebrated thetr iftieth wedding anniversary at their home in Adams. Change in College Faculty. YORK, Nob., Sept. 13.—Miss Jen nie L. Wick, director of the music de partment of York college, resigned ind Miss Ruth Smith of the Western -olIege conservatory, Toledo, la., has jeen called to fill the vacancy. THE LIVE STOCK MARKET. Latest Quotations from South Om*h» and Kansas City. SOUTH OMAHA. CATTT.E—There were only about 10# ears of cattle on sale, the rest of the re ceipts not being offered. The demand on the part of both packers and feeders was of quite liberal proportions, so that any thing desirable changed hands quite rap idly. There were none too many cows and heifers In sight to meet the demarwl, and as a result the more desirable grades sold freely at good steady prices. Choice stufT In some cases even sold a little stronger. The market on bulls, veal salves and stags held Just about steady. There were quite a few stockers and feeders on sale, hut the good stuff sold readily at steady prices. As the close of the week Is close at hand the common Kinds were rather neglected and occa sionally they sold a shade lower. There were very few western range steers good enough for killers and the few that were offered sold at good, steady prices with out any difficulty. Range cows weTe steady to strong, while the quality was good, and no more than steady where It was not. Good feeders were also fully steady. HOGS—Receipts of hogs continued, but the market did not show much strength or activity. On the start a few of tho best loads sold at about steady prices. The commoner grades, though, were neg lected and sold all the way from weak to 5c lower than yesterday's general mar ket. As the morning advanced the mar ket did not Improve and the close wiut slow and weak. The bulk of the good hogs sold from 7:45 to 7:50, and a few loads went from that up to $7.70. The packing grades went largely from $7.40 to $7.45. SHEEP—Quotations for clipped stock: Oood to choice yearlings. $3.5055443.75; fair to good. $3,254/3 50; good tf> choice wethers, $3 25# ,3.50; fair to good wethers, $3,004? 3.25; choice ewes, $5 00 3.15; fair to good ewes, $2.504/2.90; good to choice lambs, $4 - <54t5.0l>; fair to good lambs, $4.504.1 4.75; feeder wethers, $2.75 3.40; feeder year lings. $3,254/3.00; feeder lambs, $3,754? 4.25; cull lambs, $3.t»n/ 3.50: feeder ewes, $1.25 2.60; stock ewes, $2.504/3.25. KANSAS CITT. CATTLE— Market stea/iy t« weaken native steers. $4.2507.92; Texas and In<llan steers, $2.9504.30; 'IVxas cows. $2.00# 3.10; native cows and hMfer.v. $2.554$4.64; Stock ers and feesters, $2.74 4.2*; kulls, $2.66# 5.50; calves, $2.90 6.35. HOGS— Market strong ts *o higher; bulk of sales. $7 4907.49; heavy, $7.55# J.67L; packers, $7.45 7.55: medium. $7.6»fi) 7.65; light, $7,254*7.44; porkerg, $7,5507.60; pige. $5 304(7.20. SHEEP— Market strong ts 14c higher; muttons, $3.1504.00; Ismhs, $2.7001.25; range wethers, $2.7604.04; ewes, $3,4001.U5. WILL DEMAND MORE WAGES. Locomotive Engineers of the We3t to Make Formal Request. SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 13.—The Call says that tlie Brotherhood of Lo comotive Engineers will on January 1 next, make a formal demand for an in crease of wages. Tiie Brotherhood of Locomotive En gineers, it is said, is not affiliated in Jts fight with the Western Federation of General Committees, composed of railroad conductors and brakemen. ■* The Pacific system of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers is at present in session in this city. Ail their con ferences are executive. In thirty days’ time the locomotive engineers and the conductors and trainmen of the Southern Pacific will send delegations to this city to meet Manager Alger, as their two-year con tracts with the company will expire and will require renewal. TO DISCUSS STATE AFFAIRS. Senator Hanna Will Visit Roosevelt at Early Date. CLEVELAND, Sept. 13.—Senator Hanna left here via the Lake Shore road for New York, where he today will become the guest of President Oriscom of the International Naviga tion company, on the latter’s private yacht. On Tuesday Senator Hanna on invitation of President Roosevelt will go to Oyster Bay to attend a con ference at which Senators Allison and Platt will also be present. It is understood that legislation in connection with Cuba and the inter oceanic canal will he among the sub jects discussed at the conference. REPORTS SITUATION SERIOUS. Navy Department Receives Telegram from Commander Potter. WASHINGTON, Sept. 13.—Secretary of the Navy Moody this morning re ceived thte following telegram from Commander Potter of Ranger: “PANAMA—Received cipher mes sage this morning saying revolution ists near railroad lino. Situation seri ous. Transsit across isthmus still open. POTTER.” The cablegram was not dated. The navy department also received a dis patch from Commander McLean of Cincinnati announcing his departure from Cape Haytien for Colon. General Firmin Gets Hot PORT AU PRINCE, Hayti, Sept 13 -General Firmin has Issued a vld lently worded proclamation to his par tisans concerning the death on board the Crete-a-Pierrot of Admiral Kil lick. He urges his followers to ficht until the end against the provisional government of M. Boisrond Canal which he accused of having intluend v ed Germany to the point of the do- ^ struetion of the Crete-a-Pierrot by the Panther. y lUe