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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-17
The Murderer Caught.

San Francisco, Dec 16.-The mystery
attending the brutal murder of Mrs.
Mary c. Clute in a Guerrero street fiat
last evening. has apparently been
solved. After a severe struggle the
woman was beaten to death with an
iron coupling pin, which Nrushed her
skull, and the police are satisfied that
the man who used this deadly weapon
is now in custody. He is a Russian,
known as Albert Hoff, but his full
name is Albert Frederick George YER
enssenockkockhoff. He stated to the
police that he was born in Baden in
$780, but he does not appear to be
more than 90 years of age. He had
been employed by Mrs. Clute to assist
her to move ana renovate some mat
tresses and was known to have been
at her house yesterday afternoon. To-
day he walked into the police station
and attempted to account for his pres
enee at the newly rented Clute fiat.
His statements were suspicious and
contradictory. however, and he was
placed under arrest. Late this evening
the prisoner was positively identified
by Mrs. L. A. Legg, who occupies the
room directly under that in which the
murder was committed, as the man
whom she and her invalid father-in-
law saw leaving the house after they
had been alarmed by Mrs. Clute's dying
calls for help. Further discriminating
evidence against the prisoner is fur
nished by the fact that he is left
handed, and that his left hand is badly
cut, as though by the sharp fiange of
the coupling pin with which the muir
der was committed. Abundant evil
dence was found that a struggle had
taken place, but there was no indi-
cation that the assassin had accom-
ulished his evident purpose, which was
not robbery.
Hoff, who strenuously maintains his
innocence, is known as a socialist. an
anarchist and it is reported that he is
actively connected with the nihilists
AUTOPSY HELD.
An autopsy held this morning upon
the body of Mrs. Clute revealed the
fact that there were five wounds on
the back and side of the woman s
head. The nose is broken and the
right eye closed; the upper lip is badly
cut, and the upper jaw bone fractured
Just over the left eye is a hole about
three-quarters of an inch in depth and
the size of quarter of a dollar. The
left hand is also bruised, as though
the woman had attempted to ward off
Dne Of the blows.
Joseph Foley and Harry J. Jackson.
the other two men who left the house
shortly before o'clock on the conclu-
SIGN of their day of laying mating
upon the floor of one of the rooms.
identified Hoff as the third man they
eft there engaged in hanging some
pictures. and be is said to answer to
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-17

the food fish by the seals. The recent
increase in the catch at the fisheries
on the Pacific coast and at Alaska he
attributed to the diminutiOn of the
seal herd. If the sea wolves of the
sea had been completely axterminated,
he said, we would not be sending relief
to the miners in Alaska. Each seal
requires ten pounds OF fish a day. The
coast of Alaska would become the
greatest cod fishery in the world if
these enemies of the fish were de-
stroyed.
WE HAVE THE POWER.
Mr.. Hepburn (Rep., LAY, expressed
the opinion that we had the power at
any time to compel Canada. to adjust
this whole question as to seals. Pelagfc
sealing was not worth much more than
$250,000 per annum. The bonding privi-
| lege granting to Canadian roads over
Which we had absolute control was
worth twenty times as much to Canada
as the right of pelagic sealing. He adj
vocated retaliation as the weapon to be
used to bring Canada to terms, and
said he could not understand why it
had not already been employed.
| Mr.. Loud (Rep., CALI, in opposition
to the bill, argued that if our citizens
were to be bound, it was advisable that
! they should be bound jointly with the
subjects of Great Britain A treaty
would bind the citizens of both coun-
tries alike. Why not await the out
come of the pending negotiations?
GRAVE EVIL.
Mr.. Hit, chairman of the foreign re-
lations committee. answered some of
the criticisms which had been ad-
vanced. The admitted evil of the pres
ent, he said, was pelagic sealing, which
evil resulted in the killing of 10000
seals annually. And yet the gentleman
| from North Dakota (Johnson) proposed
to meet this evil of partial slaughter
.by an absolute slaughter of the entire
seal herds. Was this a humane propo-
Sition from g. government which was
urging humanity on other nations ?
Mr.. Hit referred to the barbaritv of
the practice of killing the defenseless
seal pups.
PERTINENT QUERY.
This brought a query from Mr.. Liv-
ingston Dem, Ga.): LAS chairman of
the foreign affairs committee, you have
in your possession now a resolu-
| ton respecting the poor and de-
fenseless people of Cuba. What do you
intend doing about that? Are not the
Cubans as much entitled to your care
as the seal pups?"
Mr.. Hit turned the question by say
! ing it was not asked with a, view of
getting a serious answe~.
After further debate the bill was
passed-yeas. 14S; nays, IS.
An hour was spent on the legislative,
executive and judicial appropriation
bill without accomplishing anything.
The bankruptcy bill was reported by
the judiciary committee, and an extern
sion of time granted in which the mi
nority may file it's report.
At o'clock the house adjourned.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-17
THE HERALD BULLETIN,

PAGE ONE
Mrs. E. R. C1ute Murdered.
Secretary Cages Bill.
Banker Bacon Found Guilty.
Appropriation for Klondike.
PAGE TWO.
Democratic Congressional Policy.
In Railway Circles.
MeKenna's Nomination. -
Connelly-Hawkins Fight.
PAGE THREE
Brokers Were Puzzled.
National Board of Trade.
Wolcott at Disadvantage.
PAGE FOUR.
Editorial.
PAGE FIVE.
Local Politics.
Board of Education.
The Postal Telegraph Extension.
PAGE SEVEN.
State News.
PAGE SIX.
Non-Partisans In Idaho.
Trade in Wall Street.
PAGE EIGHT.
Harry McCallum Sues for Divorce
In the Social Realm.
Council Committees Meet.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-17
FOUND NO INDIANS.
Lieutenant Barber and the Agency
Police Return.
Especial to The Herald)

Especial to The Herald.)
White Rocks. Utah, Dec. 16.-Lieu-
tenant Barber and Mr.. McAndrews,
who, with g. party of Indian police,
were sent to investigate rumors of I'm
compahgres being in Colorado, made
their report to Captain Beck today. No
Indians were found III Colorado. The
Indians found were Ignatius and four
of his bucks, who were hunting horses
at the eastern end of the reservation.
The: party made a thorough search in
Colorado, visiting all the hunting re-
sorts of the Indians. They met various
settlers and cowboys, who stated that
they had seen no Indians. Four Indian
police were stationed near the Colo
RADIO line, with orders to report any In
dams leaving the reservation.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-17
BANKER BACON
FOUND GUILTY
Making False Entries on the
Bank Books.
AND ALSO FALSE.
REPRESENTATIONS
In a Report to the Comptroller of
of the Treasury.

In the Matter of the Amount of the
overdrafts-The Penalty Is Not
Less Than Five Years and Not
More Than Ten Years In the Pen
itentiary-ordered to appear for
Sentence Today-A Motion for
New Trial Will Be Made First,
However.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-17
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Weiser Postofice Raised
GOLD STANDARD BRINGS RUIN.
But the FOrerunner of General
Disaster.
Financial Panic Is
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Several big merchants become
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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-17
Wife of a Former Salt Laker
FOully Murdered in
San Francisco.
IDENTITY IS CONFIRMED
EXAMINER WIRES TIE HERALD
TO THAT EFFECT.

She Came From Nevada With Her
Husband, was About Thirty-fve
Years of Age and Was a Bright
Woman-Had Many Friends Here
Who viii Be Shocked to Hear of
Her Death-The Latest Details Of
the Crime-Autopsy Shows She
Met Death in a Shocking Manner.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-17
Wyoming Land Patents.
(Special 10 The Tarald.N

Washington, D. c., Dec. 16.-The sec
rotary Of the interior has ordered pat
ented TO the Union Pacific Railroad
company list of lands containing 49,
$50 acres, in the Cheyenne, Wyo., land
district.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-17
Will STAY ia Maryland

New York, Dec Ex-senator German
said today there was no truth in the
report that he intended to become a.
New Yorker, and join Tammany hall
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-17
MRS, {. R, CLUTE MURDERED

the description of the man seen leav-
ing the premises by the side door,
shortly after Mrs. Clute's screams di-
rected attention to her apartments.
MANY FRIENDS HERE.
Mrs. Clute had large circle of ac-
quaintances in this city, and they will
be UNNECESSARILY shocked to learn that
she has met death in such an awful
manner. She died, from all accounts.
defending her honor, and the general
wish here is that she may be avenged
by the discovery and execution Of the
murderer and assailant.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-17
FOR THE DEFENsE

Attorney H. E. Booth made the open
ing response on behalf of the defense.
He began with a few complimentary
bouquets to Maginnis, but suspicioned
that the prosecuting attorney had re-
ferred to Colonel Ellis ingenuity in or
der to prejudice the jury.
Mr.. Booths effort was an attempt to
refuta the arguments Of the prosecuz
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-17
Especial 70 The Heraida

San Francisco, Cal, Dec. 15.-
Mrs. Mary Clute, who was murdered
here yesterday, was the wife of E. r.
Clute, a travelling salesman, who is at
present in Nevada on business trip
She was the daughter of David Ruttle,
q wealthy and highly respected citi-
zen of jacksonville, Cal, recently de-
ceased. BY his death Mrs. Clute IN
herited property valued at about $lo,-
GOO, and she had been at the family
home in jacksonville for several
months attending to the business Incl
dent to the settlement of her father S
estate. On the evening of Dec. Z she
arrived in San Francisco in response to
a letter from her husband, telling her
that they would have to break up their
home on Page street and move to some
other location on account of desire
of their landlord to remodel the house
where they have lived for a number
of years. Mrs. Clute had a wide circle
of acquaintance in that portion of the
city, where she had lived during the
greater portion of her married life. She
bore an enViable reputation, and all Of
her friends and acquaintance agree
that her married life was a happy one.
She had no enemies and the news OF
her terrible death has shocked the en-
tire community.
l. will doubtless be a shock to the
many friends of Mrs. Mary c. Clute,
wife of eX-Assessor and Collector E.
r. Clute. to learn that she was the
unfortunate lady who was murdered
in San Francisco, as mentioned IN the
dispatches in The Herald of yesterday
morning.
The name attracted attention yes
terday and there were various sur
rnises made but it was not definitely
established that she was the victim
until last evening when the following
vas sent TO the San Francisco Ex-
aminer:
rs mrs. Clute. who was murdered,
the wife of Z. r. Clute, formerly of
Salt Lake City? THE HERALD"
In a very short space of time the
following reply was received:
Herald, Salt Lake City
Yes.
THE EXAMINER.
Mr.. Clute was assessor and collector
in this city from 1890 to 1892 and upon
the succession of Fred Leonard to the
Office Irregularities in the accounts of
the ex-official to the extent of $2O,OOO
and upwards were discovered. Clute
was called upon for a settlement and
promptly paid up the deficit, claiming
the shortage was due to error and not
to criminal intent.
Some tine afterward they moved to
San Francisco where Mr.. Clute en-
gagged in the cigar business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chute came here from
Nevada She was about So years of
age at that time was a very beautiful
and accomplished woman and had
many friends. She was a good en-
tertainer and was well liked by all
who knew her.
1t has been stated that Clute was in
INDECENT circumstances when he left
here, but such is believed to be incor-
rect as he had some money left.
The circumstances connected with
the crime as detailed in the dispatches
were revolving in the extreme and the
crime was a brutal one in every par
ticular.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-17
SPECHER AT DENVER.
Warrant Issued for Salt Lake Of
fau1a1-
Especial to The Herald)


Especial to The Herald.)
Denver, Colo, Dec. IA warrant
has been issued in Justice Hunts court
for the arrest Of John M Specher, on
complaint of F. c. Thompson, proprie-
tor of the Midland hotel. The charge
is beating q room-rent bill. 1t is said
Specher is wanted in Salt Lake City
for grand larceny and desertion. 1t is
also reported that by representing him
self as an agent of r. l.. Polk & Co. of
Salt Lake, Specher obtained $50 worth
of mileage from the D. & r. G.. railroad,
been unable to find him.
Weiser Postofice Raised.
Especial 10 The lIerald.)
Washington, D. c., Dec. 1.-THE post
office at Weiser, Ida, viii be made a
presidential office Jan. l. The salary OF
the postmaster viii be 81, 100
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-17
Story Of The Merrimac

Next Sundays Herald viii CONTAIN on
account OF the first iron-clad war shin
sesi constructed, given by Col. H. Ash
s 19n E-arasay. who built the NIerrimac.
a lis Is the first story Col. Ramsay has
ever given to the press.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-17
The Young kIOndlkers. !"

The third installment of this fas-
cinating story for youthful readers
will be given in next Sundays
Herald
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Continued on page %
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-25
FOR STEALING TROLLEY WIRE.

Two Confessed ana the other Con-
victed by Judge Norwood.
The trial of George Wilson, John Cros-
by and John Mahan, charged with steal
ing copper wire, from the abandoned part
of the Savannah and Isle of Hope trolley
car line along Price street, was had.
1t is said that Mahan and Crosby, the
two younger of the three, made straight
forward confessions, telling that the trio
had cut down large portions of the wire,
chopped it to pieces, and then sold it to
foundries and mills about the city. But
Wilson stoutly refused to admit that he
had had anything to do with the thefts.
and also attempted 70 prove an alibi In
this he failed, however, and the Judge
thereupon fined him $50 or twelve months
On the chain-gang. Mahan and Crosby
were fined $40 each or two months in Jail
Judge Norwood stated in court that the
reason he had given Wilson such a heavy
fine, was because he believed him to have
been the main instlgator. The Judge said
that the other boys were young and yield
ing and that as Wilson had been arrested
before on the same charge, he believed
him to be at the bottom of the crime, and
therefore fined him the heavier.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-25
FORTUNATE FOR RAILROADS.
Trains Would Have Been Taken on
with an Ircn-bOund Quarantine.

WIN an Iron-bOund quarantine.
Councils decision not to enforce an iron
bound quarantine against Atlanta is
matter upon which the railroads running
between Savannah and that place may
well congratulate themselves. Had such
a decision been reached it would have
proven a great blow 10 the business of
The lines
In fact, as one of the officials said yes
terday the establishment of such a quar-
antine against the capital city as that
already existing against New Orleans and
Mobile would have been followed by the
withdrawal of the trains that run from
Savannah. The authorities would not
have allowed the roads TO run their trains
from place against which a rigid quar-
antine had been established II was said
that the Central would have taken off
the train running between here and At
lanta, making Macon instead the other
end of the run. Another train would in
that case have been put on between Ma
con and Atlanta, as the former city has
not declared quarantine against the lat
ter.
To have established the quarantine that
had been anticipated against Atlanta
would have been practically bottling up
of Savannah in so far as the Central is
concerned. The connections that now in
terchange with the road at that place
would have been unable TO do So and the
freight from the west that now comes
over the Central would have had to go
around by some other route.
a great deal of Inconvenience to the
railroads, as well as a large proportion
of their business, has been saved the
roads by the establishment of quarantine
on a plan the railroad men pronounce
very sensible. The general quarantine,
as it now prevails, has already played
havoc with the receipts of the roads. The
misfortune is accepted as one of the
things that no good management could
possibly avert however, and the officials
concur most heartily in the establishment
of the system as measure 10 preserve
the public health.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-25
THE STRIKERS ARE QUIET.
Small Row Between striker and a
Worker to Be Investigated.

The leading Of the vessels was cOntin-
ued without any molestation from the
strikers yesterday. The ship agents think
that trouble on the wharyes is averted by
the presence of the extra police at the
times the men go TO work and at the
time they knock off. Were it not for these
officers. it is believed that the striking
longshoremen, Notwithstanding the in
structions of their leaders for them to
keep away from the wharYes where load
ing is going on. would be very likely to
interfere with the men who have taken
their places.
1t is said by the men at work that they
are continually being assaulted by the
strikers. but this is when they are found
at night. Tales are heard from time to
time of the commission of some kind OF
violence. This never seems to be Dy the
concerted action OF any large gang of the
strikers, ana il is thought that it is not
with the connivan,e of the leaders of the
movement that the men are In any way
interfered with. They still maintain That
if there is anything achieved in their
favor by the strike 1t will not be by the
committing of any violent acts.
One case was made by the police against
one of the men now at work for cutting
one of the striking longshoremen but 1t
is claimed by the ship agents that their
man was in the right and that the other,
with the gang that aided him in an as
sault on the man arrested, should have
been taken in.
The man arrested was Joe Demere, col
ored, who was charged with having cut
Mack Tally. 1t is said Demere was on his
way to the ship on which he is working,
when he was assailed by Tally and other
strikers. If this is the correct side of the
story, it may go hard with Tally to-day,
as the recorder has let it be understood
that the extent OF the law will fall upon
any of the strikers brought before him
on charges of interfering with the men.
He announced this to be his purpose a
few days ago, when Rolling John" Will
Hams was before him on a charge of
fourishing his pistol in the street John
established the fact that he had been as
saulted by some of the strikers and that
it had been for his own protection that
he had displayed the weapon.
Work will be commenced to-day on an
other vessel, the Ayr British. consigned
to ]. F. Minis & Co. A large force of
hands, it is understood, will be put in
this ship. It is expected that most of
those that have been loading for some
days will receive the rest of their cargoes
early next week. No complaint is heard
about the agents not being able to secure
enough men to do the work, 1t was stat
ed that men were turned away because
of there not being enough loading to give
them employment one of those interest
ed IN the matter says that most of the
men now going to work are from the sur
rounding country. Both white and black
come in to get jobs on the vessels. They
regard the wages paid as being so much
more than they can make in the country
that as news Of the demand for men
reaches them. they decide to come to the
city to Jam cotton.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-25

! could not eonscientiously vote for the re-
commentator of the sanitary board.
/ Alderman We'll indorsed the recommen-
| dations, saying that they were more strict
! than q formal quarantine.
/ Alderman Charlton said that he regarded
! the precautions taken by the sanitary
! board as ultra, and all sufficient under
! the circumstances. He protested against
1 hysterical legislation, because a refugee
had been taken i'll with the fever in At
lanta.
Alderman Guckenheimer demanded a
yea and nay vote on the question Of the
adoption of the recommendations of the
sanitary board. The vote resulted as fol-
lows: Yeas Owens We'll, Hamilton,
Charlton, Hull. Nays, Guckenheimer,
Smith, Krouskoff, Reid.
The absence of Alderman Wylly and
Davis did not affect the result, as they
were paired on the question: Alderman
Davis being for quarantine and Alder
man Wylly opposed.
Council was in session in caucus before
coming into open meeting for probably an
hour the subject of quarantine or no
quarantine being discussed at length, and
IL is said with some warmth. Alderman
Krouskoff was especially urgent in de-
manding that a rigid quarantine be en-
forced against Atlanta and Alderman
Guckenheimer also spoke strongly on the
subject. Their position was that the peo-
pie of Savannah demanded that quaran-
tine be enforced against Atlanta for their
own protection, and 1t was proper that
their wishes should be compiled with.
The additional requirement to existing
precautions that all passengers from At
lanta must have their certificates vised by
DR.. Stone will be put into effect begin
ming with the arrival of the Atlanta train
tonight. Passengers on the train arriv-
ing last night, as well as those on the
train to arrive this morning, were exempt
ed from this requirement, no opportunity
having been given them to inform them
selves of the requirement
Many persons having wives and other
members of their families IN Atlanta made
inquiries at the city exchange yesterday
as to whether their wives and children
would be allowed to proceed to Savannah.
They were somewhat relieved TO find that
the only additional requirement was that
health certificates of passengers from At
lanta must be vised by DR.. Stone and all
suspicious baggage fumigated before leav-
ing Atlanta.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-25
HE is NOT AFTER 1T.
MIR. It. F. johnson Doesn't Want the
Republican Chairmanship.

MIR. Il. F. johnson Doesn't Want the
Republican Chairmanship.
Mr.. T. F. johnson was Intercepted yes
terday by representative of the Morning
News as to the report which comes from
Atlanta concerning a movement TO make
him chairman of the republican state cen
trail committee. Following one of his ur-
bane smiles Mr.. johnson simply said:
Il could not get the position IL 1 wanted
1T, and I would not want 1t if I could get
1t. l am perfectly satisfied with the pres
ent chairman pro tenn, Mr.. Walter John
son, and when it is necessary to elect a
successor / hope he will be that success
sor. He has been for years my warm per-
sonal and political friend whose recogni-
ton by the present administration 1 re-
gard almost as a compliment to myself,
although there is no consequently exist
ing between us as might be supposed by
the similarity of names. Both of US, how
ever, are of French extraction as the
surname of johnson clearly implies"