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THE PLAINDEALEK t . VAN SLYKE,. Editor and Pub. authority in the country, whilelds rank 1 ment a gavel made of wood grown on MCHENRY, ILLINOIS HORATIO KING DMD ^POSTMASTER GENERAL UNDER BUCHANAN. (Demise Occurs at Waahinston Thurs­ day Morninc-Philadelphia Honors •the Patriot and Philanthropist, Stephen Girard, by Erecting a Statwv Passing: Of a Former Noted Man. Gen. Horatio King, who was Postmas­ ter General during a portion of Buchan­ an's administration, died in Washing-ton at 8:20 Thursday morning. He was in this eightieth year, and died from the tf- feets of an attack of grip. His wife sur­ vives him; Horatio Iving came from jParis, Me., and was appointed-.first assist­ ant postmas-tefr general in 1854, serving •under Postmaster General Holt.", Presi­ dent ..Buchanan, less than a month before !his term expired, 'appointed'"Mr.. King postmaster General. He served in the jcapacity from Feb. 12, 1861,- until March 5 foFlo\ying, when he was succeeded by Montgomery Blair, Mr, King was a lit-, jterateur of some note. He retired from •active life in 1875: A V- Stephan Girard Honored, The statue erected on the plaza of the mew city Sail at Philadelphia to the mem-' lory of Stephen Girard, one of tlie pioneers of tbe Quaker City, the biggest merchant 5n foreign trade of the countTy in the early days of the republic, who was the financial sheet-anchor of the Government Iduring the entire'period of the disastrous (war of 1812, and whose will directed that $2,000,000 out of his estate of $9,000,000 should be applied to found a college for orphan boys, was formally unveiled Thursday afternoon, sixty-six years after Siis passing away. The exercises were preceded by a parade of the 1,100 college toys and former graduates of the insti- itution, who were briefly addressed from |the balcony of the Union League Club by Gov. Hastings. Southern Hotel Burned. The Southern Hotel at Meridian, Miss., one of the finest blocks of its kind in the South, was damaged to the extent of §150,000 by fire Thursday morning. The thotel was well filled with guests, and a iwild panic ensued when the alarm was sounded, but so far as known no lives Iwere lost. The Southern Hotel carried only $65,000 insurance on the building end $30,000 on the fixtures. The fire was miserably managed on the part of the fire­ men and has caused such dissatisfaction .that it will probably result in the aboli­ tion of volunteer fire protection and the establishment of a paid department by ,the city government. The hotel will be re­ built.- W. L. .10 10 Standing: of the Cluba. Following is the standing of the clubs in the National Baseball League: W. L. !Baltimore .. .19 4 Louisville .. 7 Brooklyn ... 7 New York. .. 10 Chicago .... 10 Washington. 10 St. Louis... in the field of commercial law in its gen­ eral application was scarcely less high. Judge Lowell was born in Boston Oct, 18, 1824. He waS ̂ admitted, to the bar in 1846 and practiced until 1865. when, up­ on the resignation of Judge Sprague, he was appointed judge of the District Court of the Massachusetts district by President Lincoln, this being the last judicial ap­ pointment made by the latter. Judge Lowell was appointed .judge of the Circuit Court for the first circuit by President* Hays in 187S to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Judge Shepley. Of late years he Iiad been engaged in the prac­ tice of'la w in his native city. He was married in 1S53 to Lucy B. Emerson, daughter of George B. Emerson, LL. D. WESTERN. j Cincinnati . .17 ; Pittsburg... .14 Philadelphia 13 'Cleveland ...12 'Boston 12 S) The showing of the members of the Western League is summarized below: W. L. W. L. :St. Paul 18 7 Detroit 11 12 jlndianapolis. 14 7 Minneapolis. 12 14 • Columbus ...12 9 Kansas City. 9 17 'Milwaukee ...14 11 G'nd Rapids. 5 18 NEWS NUGGETS. Ex-Premier Sagasta, the liberal Span­ ish leader, at a meeting in Madrid, made a violent attack upon the Government. He declared that the truce granted by the liberals was ended, that the policy of the Government was dangerous and that it tmust be vigorously opposed. • The mines on the upper level of the old •Scotch Hill at Newburg, W. Va., are on fire and threaten the existence of the town, which is built over the mines. The fire was started years ago by malicious persons, and has recently grown so large that the residents have become alarmed. A fire which started at 1:30 o'clock Wednesday mornii^g at Jersey City burn­ ed all through the night. Sixty families (have been rendered homeless and the /damage to the tenement houses they occu- fied is estimated at $100,000. No fatali-ies have been reported. Edwin Stoddard, an inmate of the Trenton, N. J„ penitentiary, claims to 5iave positive knowledge of the existence of a will made by the late A. ,T. Davis, by •which the American Tract Society. Amer­ ican Bible Society and American Board of Foreign Missionsnvere each bequeathed $10,000, and by which $5,000,000 was set- aside for a university in Butte. At Toronto, Ont., the John Eaton com­ pany's department store and stock, ap­ proximating about $250,000, were burned Thursday morning. The origin of the fiTe is unknown, and will remain a mys­ tery. John Eaton, whose name the oper­ ating firm used for business purposes, «ays the loss is fully covered by insur >ance. Buildings adjoining suffered from smoke and water to the extent of about $25,000. Near Sugar Grove, Warren Counly Pa., a test well drilled for oil was bein^ shot with a torpedo. There was no flow *>f oil. but natural gas in great quanti '+ies gushed from the casing. A spectator lighted a cigar and the flame of his match ignited the, gas._ There was a terrific ex­ plosion, whieh^scattered the spectators in all directions. Postmaster Balton, Dr. Kelly, L. W. King and two other per •sons named King were frightfully burned about the head, face and hands! Several others were slightly burned. Careful inquiries at Helena and Butte, Mont., have failed to confirm the report that W. H. Hamilton, his wife, son and daughter were recently murdered in village near-Helena, and it is discredited at Denver. It is learned that the familj left Denver March 1 for New Plymouth Idaho, and "nothing has been heard of them since. The non-partisan school board ticket (was elected at St. Louis,- the women's ^nominee being defeated. Ghouls have stolen the body of the late Millionaire William G. Ladd from River- l*iew cemetery at Portland, Oregon. The Peabody Museum of Harvard Uni­ versity has transferred the custodianship of the great serpent mound in Adams County, Ohio, to the Ferris Memorial Library of Madisonville, Hamilton Coun­ ty, Ohio. s\ The tobacco' manufacturers of the first Ohio and the sixth Iveutucky districts have, passed resolutions protesting against the proposed, increase of the rate of tax oil manufactured tobacco from 6 cents, to 8 cents per pound. T. W. Beakbane, . a well-to-do fruit grower of Lower Lake, Cal., has just been identified as the son/of a wealthy. English family. He disappeared from the knowledge of his parents twenty-three years ago, and has long.been given up for dead.:. He is now on his way .to tho land of his birth. Twenty-Jhree. years ago, as a result, of trouble in his family, Beak- bane left his home and came to the United States. He drifted west and is now one of the wealthiest of the Lake County ranchers. He is married, and-with his' wife and four , children is on his way to Europe to attend the diamond jubilee and to see his people in their home on the Isl­ and of Jersey, in the English Channel. The strawberry picking season has opened at Sarcoxie, Mo., with an im­ mense gathering of pickers. The Sarcoxie Horticultural Association, controlling a farm of 1,400 acres in strawberries, ad­ vertised for 10,000 pickers. Their circu­ lars were responded to by fully 20,000 people, who besiegedthe hotels and lodg­ ing houses of Sarcoxie. The overflow has been so great that thousands are forced to sleep upon the ground and prepare their meals in hastily improvised dugouts or shanties, constructed of . branches and leaves. The line of campers extends for ten mile's up and down on each side of Spring river. The weather is favorable and the crop is being gathered very fast. The first shipments are going now "in car­ load lots to St. Paul and other Northern points. Trainload- shipments will com­ mence in a few days. Topeka, Kan., dispatch: Anent the pres­ ent fight being made on a resumption of the open saloon in Kansas, a prominent State official, speaking of the attitude of the administration, said: "The policy of Gov. Leedy and Attorney General Boyle will be to let the larger cities have all the liquor they want. This is particularly true of Leavenworth, Wichita, Atchison and Kansas City, Kan. The sentiment in those cities is overwhelmingly in favor of the sale of liquor and the collecting of1 a license. That has been the program in those cities. In the smaller cities and towns Gov. Leedy's administration will let the people handle the question them­ selves." The managers of tho State Tem­ perance Union fully realize that the pres­ ent administration does not intend to take up the fight for the enforcement of the prohibitory law. and, it is said, has for the present abandoned work in the larger cities. The sheriff's posse has returned to White Hills, A. T., from the chase after Ahvote, the Piute Indian murderer. They report that the body of Judge J. M. Mor­ ton was found in a cabin at Gold Bug, seven miles below Eldorado Canyon, shot through the head. Morton had lived thirty-six hours after being shot and the bodj' was not cold when found. Ahvote as killed on Cottonwood Island in the Colorado river, thirty miles below the canyon. The bodies of five of his victims have been found. Deputy Sheriff Ros- borough left Kingman Sunday night with posse to arrest Mouse, the other Piute Indian murderer. The Wallapin Indians held a big powwow and expressed a de­ sire to go out and exterminate the south­ ern Nevada band of Piutes. They say that for years Indians have reported the killing of whites by this band of rene­ gades. Chief Levy-Levy offered the ser­ vices of 100 warriors to the whites for the purpose of driving all the Piutes away from the Colorado river. EASTERN. Rhode Island school children have voted In favor of adopting the violet as the State flower. & Judge John Lowell, the distinguished Boston jurist, died at his home in Brook- line, just after 4 o'clock Friday morning. He ,had been ill for some time and his death,had been expected for several days. Judge L<*vell was in the truest sense a • jurist. Learned and versatile in all the departments of the law. in the department relating to bankruptcy principally, he was fa his day considered the most distin ' ed judge In the United States. His ions were regarded as the leading hi SOUTHERN. Chickamauga's battlefield. His speech was responded to by Gen. Samuel F. Hill, a Federal veteran, who grasped Judge Morton by the hand, and amid wild ap­ plause said they were brothers, and that no more should the North and Sonth be rent , by artied conflict. The children sang "Dixie." Capt.,S. G. Sharp, ex- Confederate, was chiAf marshal of the parade. ' ) Fire started in the courLAfouse at Lex­ ington, Ky., Friday? and in a few min­ utes the upper story and dome weyeTrll in flames. The building was completely burned in an hour. Hart's beautiful statue, "Woman Triumphant,' purchased by Lexington women for $5,000, was de­ stroyed in an attempt to remove it. Many of the loose records were carried out, and others are in a steel vault in the base­ ment. The court house was built ten years ago, and cost $120,000. The fire started in the jury room, which was vacant. The county school superintendent was con­ ducting an examination of fifty school children in the court room, and they were all rescued. When the fire was under control'it was found that the first floor and basement were partly saved from de­ struction by fire, but deluged with water. In addition to the total destruction of the Hart statue many valuable paintings;«in the court rooms were lost. These were portraits of Henry Clay, Richard Meue- fee, William T. Barry; Judge Robertson, Thomas F. Marshall and other famous Kentuekians, painted by Healy, Sully and other noted artists. " - . FOREIGN. . The report came Tuesday that the Czar of Russia had intervened to stay the progress pf the Turkish army in Grecian territory. ..The Bulgarian army: was being mobilized to operate against the Sultan. Abdul Hamid at once agreed. to cease hostilities and begin negotiations for peace. It is'believed that terms less onerous than the Sultan's first demand can now be arranged. A battle lasting six hours has taken place between the Uruguayan troops and the„ insurgents under Lamas and Sara- via. The Government forces were victo­ rious, according to the official report. It is further stated that the revolution is dying out, owing to the insurgents lacking ammunition and on account of numerous desertions from their ranks. Later it was officially announced that the insur­ gents had been completely routed and that the revolution is considered ended. The Sultan of Turkey literally outdoes Shylock in dealing with defeated Greece. He demands the annexation of Thessaly regardless of the treaty of Berlin. An indemnity of £10,000,000 is also re­ quired from the little Hellenic nation. The Turkish army will continue to ad­ vance if these conditions are not accept­ ed. Ambassadors of the powers have met to consider the perplexing attitude of the porte. The powers are not willing to concede all that is asked, and the peace of the Balkans, if not of Europe, seems now seriously involved. Frank Mason, United States consul at Frankfort, submits some statistics to the State Department, from which it appears that from south Germany the exports to the United States during the first quarter 'of this year were $1,054,2'42 in' excess of the exports .during the corresponding pe­ riod of 1896, and amounted to $9,495,521. The consul also shows that the maximum export from south Germany to the Unit­ ed States was reached in the March quar­ ter of 1893 under the tariff act of 1890 and the minimum shipments in the same quarter of the next year, immediately preceding the tariff act of 1894. IN GENERAi An ambitious Southerner has mapped out a plan which has been approved and indorsed by many ex-Confederates, where­ by he thinks 81,000,000 can be' raised to erect the Jefferson Davis monument in Richmond. His name is P. S. Boisseau, former tobacconist and now sheriff of Danville, Va. State Senator Robert McMullin Friday forenoon made a desperate attempt on the life of Col. J. N. Smithee, editor of the Arkansas Gazette, at Little Rock. Sen­ ator MeMullin demanded an apology for editorial utterances made in regard to the Senator's action in defeating the rail­ road commission bill. When this was not forthcoming, the Senator fired point blank at the colonel, who sprang to his feet and struck McMullin's arm. causing the bullet to miss his body by a few inches. McMullin was taken to jail, but was later released on bail. The shooting has caused a sensation, and further and more serious trouble is not unlikely. Sheriff Donner and his deputies at Knoxville, Tenn., arrested a woman and seven men charged with burglary and con­ cealing stolen goods and unearthed the greatest sensation that city has known for months. For a year past robberies have occurred in and around the city, and thousands of dollars' worth of goods and jewelry were •never recovered. Alf Easley and his wife, colored, are the prin­ cipals arrested. They own a three-story brick house wherein more than $10,000 worth of jewelry and goods were recov­ ered by the officers. They had twenty men on salary paid to steal for them. Fifty-five gold, watches were found in otae sack. ' • PRESIDENT ASKS AID. CHARGED WITH FOUL CRIME. WASHINGTON. The President Monday sent a message to Congress urging that $50,000 be ap­ propriated, to be immediately available, under the direction of the Secretary of State, for the relief of destitute American citizens in Cuba. The Senate passed with out division a resolution in accordance (with the recommendation of the Presi­ dent. In the House immediate considera tion was blocked by Mr. Bailey of Texas, who insisted that an amendment be added embodying Senator Morgan's resolutioh for the recognition of the Cuban insur gents. Mr. Dingley objected to the amendment, whereupon Mr. Bailey ob jected to the bill and the whole-matter was sidetracked. The fifteenth State encampment of the Kentucky G. A. R. began at Lexington Friday with a parade. In the parade was the Confederate Veterans Association the guests of the G. A. R. When the assembly was called to order in the Chau tauqua Auditorium. Col. W. C. P. Breck inridge, ex-Confederate, made the address of welcome. Judge J. R. Morton, ex Confederate, presented to the encamp CONGRESS URGED TO SUCCOR STARVING AMERICANS. Meuses ;to Congress Asking that $50,000 BE Appropriated--Destitute ' Americans in Want--Speedy Action by the Senate. The monthly statement of the collec­ tions of internal revenue shows that the total receipts for the month of April were $11,384,530, a decrease of $96,705 as com­ pared with April, 1896. For the last ten months the receipts aggregated $122,350,- 404, an increase, compared with the same period of last year, of $690,083. The returns received by tho immigration bureau during the last nine months show a marked falling off in the number of immigrant arrivals in this country. The number of arrivals during the nine months ended March 31, 3897, was 142,041, as compared with 209,630 for the same pe­ riod in the fiscal year 1896. This is a decrease of 66,689. During April the decrease at New York alone was 11,549. and during the first eleven days in the present month the falling off at New York was 10,800. Commissioner General Stump estimates that the decrease for the entire country during the fiscal year end­ ing June 30 next will not be less than 93,000, of which. New York probably will show 70,000. No arrangements have yet been made for forwarding the 15,000 tons of corn stored in Brooklyn warehouses to the plague-stricken districts of India. Six weeks ago Congress authorized the Sec- rotary of the Navy to charter a steam­ ship of American registry to convey the contributions of food stuffs to India. There is no American vessel available that will hold 15,000 tons. The only ves­ sel that will hold so large a cargo is the Hamburg-Americ&n Line steamship Penn­ sylvania. The thing to be don°, appar­ ently, as the Secretary of the Navy is not empowered to engage more than one vessel, is to see if the British authorities will not provide a vesvsel to take the larger part of the corn, while an American ves­ sel takes the remainder. MARKET REPORTS. Chicago--Cattle, common to prime, $3.50 to $5.50;1 hogs, shipping grades, $3.00 to $4.00; sheep, fair to choice, $2.00 to $5.00; wheat, No. 2 red, 72c to 73c; corn, No. 2, 24c to 26c; oats, No. 2, 18c to 19c; rye,. No. 2, 34c to 35c; butter, hoice creamery, 13c to 15c; eggs, fresh, 8c to 9c; potatoes, per bushel, 20c to Oc; broom corn, common growth to choice green hurl, $35 to $70 per ton. Indianapolis--Cattle, shipping, $3.00 to $5.25; hogs, choice light, $3.00 to $4.00; sheep, common to choice, $3.00 to $4.50; wheat, No. 2, 88c to 90c; corn, No. 2 white, 27c to 28c; oats, No. 2 white, 21c to 23c. St. Louis--Cattle, $3.00 to $5.25; hogs, $3.00 to $3.75; sheep, $3.00 to $4.50; wheat, No. 2, 92c to 94c; corn, No. 2 yellow, 21c to 23c; oats, No. 2 white, 19c to 21c; rye, No. 2, 33c to 35c. Cincinnati--Cattle, $2.50 to $5.00; hogs, $3.00 to $4.00; sheep, $2.50 to $4.75; wheat, No. 2, 90c to 92c; corn. No. 2 mixed, 27c to 28c; oats, No. 2 mixed, 21c to 22c; rye, No. 2, 35c to 37c. Detroit--Cattle, $2.50 to $5.25; hogs, $3.00 to $4.00; sheep, $2.00 to $4.75; wheat, No. 2 red, 87c to 89c; corn, No. 2 -yellow, 25c to 27c; oats, No. 2 white, 22c to 24c; rye, 36c to 37c. Toledo--Wheat, No. 2 red, 90c to 91c; corn, No. 2 mixed, 25c to'26c; oats, No. 2 white, 19c to 20c; rye, No. 2, 30c to 37c; clover seed, $4.30 to $4.35. Milwaukee--Wheat, &o. 2 spring, 73c to 75c; corn, No."3, 23c to 25c; oats. No. 2 white, 21c to 23c; barley, No. 2, 30c to 33c; rye, No. 1, 36c°to 37c; pork, mess, $8.00 to $S.50. Buffalo--Cattle, $2.50 "to $5.50; hogs, $3.00 to $4.25; sheep, $3.00 to $4.75; wheat, No. 2 red, 88c to 90c; corn, No. 2 yellow, 29c to 30c; oats, No. 2 white, 25c to 27c. New York--Cattle, $3.00 to $5.25; hogs, $3.50 to $4.50; sheep, $3.00 to $4.75; wheat, No. 2 red, 80c to 81c; corn, No. 2, 29c to 31c; oats, No. 2lwhitep22c to 24c; butter, creamery, lie to 15c; eggs, West' era, 10c to 11c. ° % To Aid tbe Needy in Cuba. President McKinley' Monday sent a message to Congress urging that $50,000 be appropriated, to be immediately avail­ able under the direction of , the Secretary of State, for the relief of destitute Ameri­ can citizens in Cuba. Prompt action was taken by the Senate, which passed with­ out division a resolution in accordance with the recommendation of the Presi­ dent. Mr. Hitt of. Illinois introduced a similar bill in the House, but immediate consideration was blocked by Mr. Bailey of Texas, who insisted that an amend­ ment be added embodying Senator Mor­ gan's resolution for the recognition of the Cuban insurgents. Mr. Dingley objected to the amendment, whereupon Mr, Bailey objected to the bill andthe whole matter was sidetracked. ' : .•. ; a; -The President's message is as follows; . "To the Senate and House of Repre­ sentatives of the United States: Official in formation from, our consuls in Cuba es­ tablishes the fact that a large number of American- citiisen's 'lit the island are in a state of destitution, suffering for want of food and ntedlcines. ' - "This applies particularly to the rural districts of the central and eastetnn papts. The agricultural classes have been forced from their farms into the, nearest-towns, where they are without work, or money. "The local authorities of the Several towns, however kindly disposed, are un­ able to relieve the needs of their own peo­ ple and are altogether powerless to help our citizens. "The latest report o|* Consul General Lee estimates 6ix to eight hundred Ameri­ cans are without means of support. "I have assured him that provision would be made at once to relieve t3vemi. To that end I recommend that Congress make an appropriation of not less „ than $50,000 to be immediately avaiilable for use under the direction of 4Jie Secretary of State. "It is desirable that a part of the sum which may be appropriated by Congress should, in the discretion of the Secretary of State,, also be used for the transporta­ tion of American citizens who,, desiring to return to the United States, are with­ out means to do so. "WILLIAM M'KINLEY." Following the reading of the message Senator Davis of Minnesota, chairman of the Committee on Foreign Relations, favorably reported, with amendments, the resolution introduced by Senator Gal'lin- ger last Thursday appropriating $50,000 for the relief of destitute citizens of the United States in Cuba. The resolution, as amended, is as follows: , • "Resolved, By the Senate and House of Representatives of the ^United States in Congress assembled, that the sum of $50,- 000 be and the same is hereby appropriat­ ed out of any money in the treasury' not otherwise appropriated, for the relief of destitute citizens of the United States in the island of Cuba, said money, to be ex­ pended at the discretion and under the di­ rection of the President of the United States in the purchase and furnishing of food, clothing and medicines to such citi­ zens and for transporting to the United States such of them as so desire, -and who are without means to transport them­ selves." Senator Davis asked for immediate con­ sideration of the resolution and there was no objection. MEMORIAL OF WASHINGTON. Chicago ilstiaaffc-Maker Arrested for fv;, Havine Killed His Wife. Adolph L. Luetgert, who is In jail at Chicago, charged with having murdered his wife on the night of May 1, ia presi­ dent of the A. L: Luetgert Sausage and Packing Company. Should he be hanged for the crime charged against him, the wedding ring he placed upon the dead woman's finger eigh- teen years ago, when he swore „to love, honor and protect her, will be the thing ,,pf all things which will put the noose around . his neck. Acid and quicklime, it is alleged, all but made away with her 1" frail body, but they left untouched^ the golden band of wed- As I.. LTJETGEKT. lock. tbe Great Monument Unveiled by President ut Philadelphia. Saturday was a day of great signifi­ cance in Philadelphia, for it marked the unveiling of one of the most beautiful monuments in the country, erected at a cost of $250,000 to the memory of George Washington. President McKinley, his cabinet and the diplomatic corps were present. The jnilitary display was large and imposing. There was a squadron of cavalry with a mounted band, four bat­ teries of foot artillery and one light bat­ tery. s All of Pennsylvania's National Guard, about 9,000 men, were out. New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland and other States were represented. There were Grand Army and civic organizations in line. The navy was represented by the Columbia, and the warships of France, Spsiin and England, which were in the naval parade in New York last month, steamed up the Delaware. In the evening 20,000 wheelmen paraded. The actual unveiling ceremony was im­ pressively simple. Bishop Whitaker opened with prayer, and Major Wayne followed with an appropriate address. Then came the unveiling by President Mc­ Kinley and the resulting clamor, aug­ mented by the national salute of twenty- one guns by the artillery and by the for- The story of the crime, as recited by the police, is replete with details of one of the most diabolical riiurders ^ver com­ mitted in this country. Luetgert is charg­ ed with having planned the billing a week in advance, and, when all was ready for the deed, with having enticed his wife from the handsome family residence at 10 o'clock that night, after which he led her into, the adjacent factory and there struck her down. y The. story next lias her body thrown into a huge vat,, into which had been dumped a barrel of quicklime and a large quantity of chemical liquid, The quick­ lime and'the acid failed to entirely eat away the flesh from the bones and other­ wise , reduce the body. After a wait of an hour or two portions, of^th'fe re­ mains were raised and placed into a sausage curing re- c e p t i c l e , a r o u n d which are steam coils capable of pro­ ducing a heat of 200 degrees. Apparent­ ly the destruction was not complete enough to satisfy, and what was not wholly removed transferred to the boiler furnace in the engine room. Action here was more thor­ ough. s The most damaging evidence is in. two rings which were identified as the ̂ prop­ erty of Mrs. Luetgert. One of these was the wedding ring, the other a plain guard ring of gold. The finding of the charred bones was good evidence, but not strong enough to warrant an arrest. Afterward, however, the vat was examined and then came the climax. Close to the bottom of the vat is a draining hole, and after WORE OF C0NGBISS; MRS. LUETGERT. the "smoker" waf •38H8 m m IAJETGERT'S SAUSAGE FACTORY. the body had been removed the murderer evidently turned the hose in and over­ flowed the receptacle, withdrawing the plug from {he hole near the bottom, thinking that the contents would go to the sewer. The mixture thus diluted with water ran off, but enough remained in the bottom of the vat to betray its character. Upon examination the sediment and the rings were found. The attorneys for the defense brand the whole story as a fabrication. The rings alleged to have been found in the vat in which the police say Mrs. Luetgert was murdered are declared not to be the prop­ erty of Mrs. Luetgert, and Luetgert as­ serts that bones were often burned in the furnaces under the boilers. The pri^ oner states also that he used caustic soda in the vats in the preparation of his sausage, and that this explains the pres­ ence there of alkali. The supposition of the defense is that Mrs. Luetgert left home while in a demented state, and they claim that her disappearance has been seized upon by Captain Schaack of the police department to make a "record" for himsel-f. Suit for $25,000 damages has been en­ tered by Mary Siemerling, Luetgert's house servant, for false imprisonment in connection with the case; charges of mis­ conduct in office have been preferred against several police officials, and the end is not yet. WHAT CUBA'S WAR HAS COST. 225,000 20,000 200 THE WEEK'S DOINGS IN SENATE .. AND HOUSE. A Comprehensive Digest of the ̂ Pro­ ceedings in the Legislative Cham­ bers at Washington --Matter a that Concern the People. WASHINGTON MONUMENT, PHI I. ADEXIPIL IA eign and American war vessels in the Delaware'. This concluded", President McKinley spoke briefly. In 1810 the Pennsylvania Sbeiety of the Cincinnati began a movement for ^he Washington monument. Conservative Philadelphia advanced slowly to the sup­ port. At times it seemed as if the only living spirit in the enterprise was concen­ trated in the two or three faithful treas­ urers of the funds. In nearly three gen­ erations the various collections had not been dissipated. So wisely had they been invested tbait they, yielded a handsome interest. In the meantime the corner stone was laid in 1S33. But the monu­ ment of 1897 bears no resemblance to the plans of 1810 or. 1833. They say that, with the exception e£ the shaft .at Washington, this Philadel­ phia memorial is the most magnificent and expensive .the country has raised to its father. It cost.$250,(KX). The equestrian statue of Washington is one of the largest of such works of art in the world--and there are scarcely three score equestrian statues in existence. The monument is 44 feet high. Horse and man rise 20 feet above the pedestal which surmounts 13 steps, symbolical of the original States. Washington ait-s m uniform," his military cloak covering his %houlders and the reins in his right hand. American Property to the Value of $10,000,000 Destroyed. 0 i' The New York Herald has tlie follow­ ing expert estimate of what the war has cost: Number of Cubans suffering from hunger Estimated deaths from starvation American citizens in want, as shown by Consular reports. .. . American property destroyed in Cuba $10,000,000 American property interests in Cuba $125,000,000 Spanish soldiers sent to Cuba. .. 200,000 Spanish soldiers lost in battle and by disease 45,000 Cost of war to Spain. $150,000,000 Cost of maintaining present army per month $11,000,000 Production of sugar in 1895, a tons H,000,000 Value of sugar in 1895 $70,000,000 Production of sugar In 1S96-'U7, tons 200,000 Value of sugar in 1890-07 $14,OOO.OWO Value of normal tobacco crop... $15,000,000 Value of last year's tobacco crop $3,375,000 Annual revenue paid by Cuba be­ fore the war $25,000,000 Revenue paid by Cuba In 1896.. . ' $8,000,000 Annual" Imports from Cuba into the United States before the war $75,000,000 Imports in 1896 $300,000 Annual exports to Cuba before 1895 .' $300,000 Exports in 1898 $70,000 MONETARY DELEGATES IN PARIS Lawmakers at Labor. The Senate Monday passed a measure appropriating $50,000 for the relief of American citizens in Cuba, in accordance with the suggestion contained in a mes­ sage from President McKinley., Sev­ eral members.of the House insisted upon amending t$" incorporate a recognition, of Cuban belligerency, and the matter was hung up temporarily. The House re­ sumed consideration of the Indian appro­ priation bill. The Senate was occupied Tuesday chiefly by the Cuban question. Mr. Ma­ son spoke in favor of the Morgan reso­ lution, and Messrs. Hoar and Hale op­ posed. The debate was bitter. Among the bills passed by the Senate were thorfe authorizing the construction, of bridges, across the Missouri River .between its mouth and the naouth "of the Dakota or •Tames River, and across the Illinois arid Dos Plaines Rivers between the mouth of the Illinois and Joliet, 111., and to pre­ scribe the character, location and dimen­ sions of the. samealso for a bridge across the Red River of the North at Draytbn, N. D. The conference report on the In­ dian appropriation bill was presented and agreed to. /The House did nothing of im­ portance. '• ' • ' Another stirring debate on Cuba oc­ curred in the Senate Wednesday. The main speeches of the day were* made by Senators Foraker, Cannon, Lindsay and Hoar. Mr. Foraker spoke in favor of a reference of the resolution to the commit­ tee, but on the general question declared his purpose of supporting the resolution recognising Cuban belligerency when it should lie reported by the committee. Mr. Cannon was bitter in his denunciation of Spanish atrocity. Mr. Lindsay declared if tlie information furnished by United States consuls was so shocking as to sub­ ject them to danger of assassination if their names were disclosed it was time to send warships to Cuba and to terminate all diplomatic relations with that coun­ try. It was developed in the course of a colloquy between Senators Foraker, Mor­ gan and Vest that the State Department had withheld the names of United States consuls reporting on the serious condition of affairs in Cuba because" it might lead to their murder. No action on the resolu­ tion was taken. The Senate Thursday passed the Mor­ gan-Cuban-belligerency resolutions, by a vote of 41 to 14. after a most exciting de­ bate in which Messrs. Mason, Morgan, Gallinger, Hall, Fairbanks and Hoar par­ ticipated. In the House the resolution appropriating $50,000 for relief of desti­ tute American citizens in Cuba passed without a dissenting vote. An attempt to incorporate the Morgan resolution failed, but the debate was sharp and, ex­ citing. Both houses adjourned until Monday. Messrs. Wolcott, Stevenson and Payne Ueacli tho French Capital. The United States bimetallic commis sion, consisting of Senator Edward O Wolcott of Colorado, ex-Vice-President Adlai E. Stevenson of Illinois and Gen. Charles':!. Payne of Massachusetts, has arrived in Paris. The commis.skm will not take any steps officially until Gen Horace Porter, the new United States ambassador to France, has presented his credentials. Then, through Gen. Porter, the commission will ask President Faure for an audience. Upon that occasion the commissioners will present their creden­ tials to th<* president and will await the appointment by the French Government of special delegates with similar, powers to their own, with whom they will confer. The United States commissioners will reiiiain in the French capital for about a month and will then proceed to London According to the French premier, M. Mel ine, there is not the remotest likelihood of France taking the initiative, in calling a monetary conference until Great! Brit ain agrees to take part in such a confer­ ence if it is called. BOY'S PLUCK SAVES HIS LIFE. Fred Lnweon, Five Years Old, Clings to tbe Ties of a Railroad Trestle. Fred Lawsou, 5 years old, the son of a resident of Edgewater Park, 111., was crossing the Northern 'Pacific railroad bridge at that point the other day when the sharp whistle of an express train caus­ ed him to stop short in alarm. Turning A BOY'S XARKOW ESCAPE. DEFEAT OF HUMPHREY BILLS. Culmination of a Bitter .Battle in the Illinois Lenrislatnre. The defeat of the "Humphrey bills** in the Illinois legislature was the culmina­ tion of the bitterest and most sensational legislative fight in the history of the State. For months every paper in Chicago, and! - almost all the leading papers of the State have been waging war on these measures, which-nimedjto vest the power of granting- street railway franchises in Chicago to a State commission and tp extend the fran­ chises of the present companies fifty years. It was openly charged that the street railway companies of Chicago .had raised a corruption fund of nearly $1,- 000,000 and were offering fabulous bribes to legislators. Mass meetings have been held in Chicago almost every night for the past month, denouncing the bills, at which Mayor Harrison, Alderman Harlan and prominent men in all parties have taken a leading part. Great excitement on tlie stock exchange greeted the announcement of the defeat of the measures. The Initial quotation for West Chicago was 102, and it sold as low as 04, showing a decline of 8 points- from the opening to the lowest quotation. The close was onlyife point above the low­ est quotation of the day. - . " The West Chicago 'street railway has a. capital stock of $13,1S9,000. When the Humphrey bills passed the Senate the stock sold as high as 107. AVhen tJhe bills were defeated in the House it sold 13 points under thjs quotation. . • *, > The Chicago City Railway has a capital stock of $12,000,000, divided into 120,000 shares. From the last'preceding quota­ tions there was a decline Of more than 10 points in City Railway in the bid prices to-day, . .. >••'-' r,. : ;" Putting together only the three prin­ cipal companies gives the following as the loss in values: '•' ! .North Chicago .$1,320,000 , West Chicago 1,318,900 City Railway 1,200,000 his head, he beheld a swiftly moving train approaching, the ties beneath his feet quivering as the engine thundered on to the trestlework. Escape seemed impossible, and for a second the boy was stricken with the ter­ ror of impending death. Acting upon sjid- den impulse, however, he threw himself flat upon the ends of the ties outside the rails and clung desperately to the pro­ jecting timber. The whole bridge vibrat­ ed as the train sped on its way, but the child clung to his position until the last car had passed. Spectators of the inci­ dent were horrified at the boy's peril, for the projecting gear of the car axles almost brushed his back as he lay upon the ties. The danger passed, they came to his* as­ sistance and led liim in triumph to his home. Told in a Few Lines. (Spain has in the fast two years sent 272,282 soldiers to Cuba. The French brigantine Croisine went ashore near Lamaline, Newfoundland. The crew was rescued with the greatest difficulty. llufus II. Vassur, who was under arrest at San Francisco, has restored the prop­ erty Miss Dugan alleged he stole and has been released. Major Henry McNamara, prominent in Fenian and Clan-na-Gael circles, kill­ ed himself at Kansas _City rather than suffer the disgrace Of being sued for $20 debt. A corps of the most skilled detectives of oontiuental Europe are already in London to watch anarchist refugees from then- respective countries during the jubilee celebration. The American Ticket Brokers' Associa­ tion is holding its nineteenth annual con­ vention at Pittsburg. • About 200 of tlie 500 members in the association are in at­ tendance. The battleships Maine and Indiana and the cruiser Brooklyn will be sent to Eng­ land to represent the United States at the queen's jubilee. Rear Admiral J. N. Mil­ ler will command. The decision of the Government at Ha­ vana against the exchanging of bank bills for silver coin has caused a panic and the •-prices of bread, milk and other necessi­ ties of life have, doubled within the last few days. , The queen regent has issued a decree authorizing the raising of £8,000,000, to be secured by the customs duties of Spain, to meet the cost of military operations in Cuba and the Philippine Islands. The Bank of Spain will undertake tlie issue. It is reported that several cases of the bubonic plague have been discovered by the Tonkin officials on the Chinese'fron­ tier, and just within the boundaries of the colony. Special, precautions are being taken to prevent the spread of the disease Total ;$3,S38,900 Y. P. S. C. E. CONVENTION. Program for the Annual Gathering- at Son Francisco. The local committee having in charge the preliminaries for the sixteenth inter­ national Christian Endeavor convention, which will be held in San Francisco July 7 to 12, is leaving no stone unturned to insure its success. Applications for hotel accommodations are pouring in daily, and arrangements will soon be perfected. The program for the convention promises to be one of the best ever provided. Its chief features are as follows: The "convention will open Wednesday night, July 7, with meetings in eight of the largest Churches in the city and one meet­ ing each in Oakland and Alameda. Thurs-. day morning simultaneous welcome meet­ ings will be'held in Mechanic's and Wood­ ward's pavilions. In the afternoon twen­ ty or more churches will be used for de­ nominational rallies. Friday morning practical addresses and open parliaments upon the fundamental principles of Chris­ tian Endeavor will be provided. The af­ ternoon will be given up to a "school of methods" in the various churches. "Chris­ tian Endeavor Fellowship" will be the general subject for Friday evening. Sat­ urday morning the State secretaries are to be heard from in a symposium on the- topic "How May We Make the Commit­ tee Work in Local Societies More Effec­ tive?" There will be an open-air demon­ stration on Vanness avenue, after which the delegates are to be given an outing by the local committee. Sunday there will be three meetings of grertt importance, one for men only, another for women only and one for ministers and church officers. Monday will-be devoted to the evangelistic and missionary influences of Christian Endeavor. The junior rally, one of the most important features of the program, will be held in the afternoon, and the closing sessions of the convention will be held in the evening. TO KILL GRASSHOPPERS. Professor ft run or Will Go to Arcen- tinc for tbe Purpose. Prof. Lawrence Brunei* of the Univer­ sity of Nebraska is soon to go to the Ar­ gentine Republic in South America for the purpose of put­ ting an end to the scourge of grasshop­ pers in that forward country. For the past nine years Argentine has been eaten up by the insects'and the Argentine farmers appealed to the Gov­ ernment. A commis­ sion of leading busi­ ness men in I<uenos Ayres was appointed to look into the mat­ ter. It was decided that the first neces­ sary step was to learn as mucili as possi­ ble about the insects' mode of life and thus discover the best-means of wiping them out. It was agreed that to do this a grass­ hopper expert was a sine qua non and the American minister, Mr. Buchanan, was consulted. He referred the matter to Washington and the committee on agri­ culture unanimously decided that Prof. Bruuer was the man. Prof. Bniner is an old student of the*^ saltatory insect that ravages the territory * west-of the Mississippi and he will go to- t PKOF. BlUTNER. " tsu< SC1IISTOCEIICA PAR AN E SIS. the fields of Argentine ably equipped to fight it. A year will be spent in looking over the ground, and then the battle will begin. Amplf^tf/^nds will be at the dis­ posal of the 'commission under which Prof. Bruner will work, and if money and scientific skill are of any avail the grass­ hopper will be banished from the pampas of Argentine. MAINTAINED A NUISANCE. National Head of Salvation Army In­ dicted in New York. Frederick De La Tour Booth-Tucker has been indicted by the New York grand jury. It is charged that he is maintain­ ing a public nuisance in tie Salvation Army barracks., Booth-Tucker• is the head of the Salva­ tion Army in the United States. Some time ago complaint was made to the Board of Health that the peace and quiet of the neighborhood contiguous to the Salvation Army barracks were disturbed by the singing, shouting and music car­ ried on by the members of the Salvation Army and their auditors. The indict­ ment was found under sections 322 and 385 of the penal code, and the penalty for the offense is one year's imprisonment, a fine of $500, 6r both. Notes of Current Kvents. Great Britain is buying horses in the Argentine Republic for use in the cavalry sen-ice. ' The Senate confirmed Webster Davis of Missouri to be assistant Secretary of the Interior. The big Irish fair at New York wa» opened by Chauncey M. Depew. It i* on an enormous scale. x