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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-09-10
LATE NEWS ITEMS

IL the course of an interview, on the
81. on the subject of President Faure's
recent visit to st. Petersburg. Prince
bismarck said: But for all that, the
French people are moved nearer to the
fire and might more easily than ever
boil over. This ought to deliver u
rulers from any illusion they may still
cherish, and should serve to warn them
against altering the basis of our ma,
tional defense
The post Office department Is avail
ing itself of every satisfactory oppor-
tunity TO dispatch mails to the various
points in Alaska. In accordance with
this policy. Assistant Postmaster
General Shallenbergcr. on the 3D.,
wired authority for forwarding mails
on the steamer Farrellon. sailing that
day from Seattle for Dyea and inter-
mediate points.
DURING the military vancouver in
the vicinity Of Weiuiar, Germany. ON
the Sd. a pontoon bridge collapsed
while the Ninety-fourth Thuringian
regiment OF infantry was passing over
il. A number Of soldiers and some of
the trumpeters were either drowned or
hit by the timbers Of the bridge and
killed.
The United States s~ubtreasury trans
ferred 500. 600 in small bills to Kansas
CITY. on the Sd. for which IL received
gold in exchange, and sir 900 in silver
dollars to Texas and Alabama Bank
ers also report heavy shipments OF cur
rencv direct to the west and southwest
by registered mail and otherwise, but
not much to the south.
A rEcIAL dispatch from Paris. on
the Sd, said: THE body Of a beautiful
woman. naked and frightfully mutt
lated, with the skull smashed in, has
been found in the River Seine. on the
middle of whose back was tattooed the
words: Long Live Poland, and Death
To Traitors"
WILLIS AND ROBERT STEELE, cousins,
living at Brushy Fork. Ind, became
involved in n fight. on the Sd. over an
old feud. when Willis drew a revolver
and shot Robert i'm the abdomen. which
caused death i'm two hours. Willis
gave himself up. claiming sclf-de.
Tense.
RICHARD MAcKIsoS, an old prospec.
tor. exhibited a gold nugget. the size
OF a walnut, at H~enryville, Ind. or the
80, which he said he had found on the
Knobs. lie would not reveal where he
found II, proposing to search further.
RIFAAr BEY. until recently councillor
Of the Turkish embassy in London,
has been appointed Turkish minister
ut Washington TO succeed Mustapha
Tachsin Bey.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-09-10
THE CIVIL SERVICE LAW
Test Case by n Postal Employe Who Re
fuses to he Removed.

WAsHISGToS. Sept. 3.-John G.
Woods. superintendent of mails at the
Louisville (ky.) post office yesterday
brought suit against Postmaster-Gen-
eral Gary and the post Office depart
ment authorities to prevent them FROM
removing him from the service. The
case probably will be n test of the
power to remove a government official
embraced within the civil service rules.
Woods vas notified that his services
would be dispensed with and refused
to resign. He has now asked for an
injunction to pre- went his removal.
The court has issued "A temporary re-
straining order to protect his rights.
At the postoffice department it is
stated that the Office of superintendent
of mails. which Woods is seeking to
keep. is uniformly filed by details of
employees of the railroad mail service.
This is in the nature Of IA temporary
promotion. and the order against
which Woods complains directed him
to resume" his former run in that
service. With this notification to
Woods to return to his former work
was the formal detail of Clerk O'Don-
nell T. succeed him as superintendent.
The restraining order issued by Judge
bingham was served on Postmaster
General Gary and First Assistant POST
master General Heath.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-09-10
A HUSBANDS STORY.
dis Wife Accused OF tho Murder
Of Many Infants.
Crime Covered . Number uf Years-Aidc
in Her Gruesome Industry by Msnv
Physicians aud undertakers. All
of Whom are Named.

New York, Sept. 3.-District Attor
ney Olcott made public yesterday a re-
markable statement made by Herman
Mack, the husband of Mrs. Augusta
Mack, who, with Martin Thorn, is
charged with the murder of William
Iuldensuppe.
In his statement, Mack says that his
wife has been killing infants for years.
Mack states that his wife made "A liv-
ing through illegal operations involv-
ing the murder of children. He said
that she was a SO called midwife, but
that she had never had a diploma. At
one time. Mack says. there were AS
many as six dead infants preserved in
spirits in his room in their house. lie
also states that she murdered from two
To three infants every year.
Mack also alleges that his wife was
assisted in all the details by u number
Of physicians. He also drags in under
takers names, charging all of them.
both physicians and u~ndertakers, with
completely with his wife. He "A v that
they aided her in making way with the
bodies of the children. Mack further
alleges that many of the children were
born dead, the result of Mrs. Nack's
illegal business.
The statement of Mr.. Mack was got
from him through the persistent eff
forts of Assistant District Attorney
Mitchell.
Mrs. Mack did not seem frightened
by the news Of her husbands action.
When a synopsis of the afiidav Wit was
read 10 her last night She laughed and
interrupted the reading at several
points To say: 'Oh, that's a lie"
At the end she said:
That's all a lie, every word Of it
but | shall say no more until | see my
lawyers. Mack will havc To prove what
he says
Counsel for Martin Thorn read the
affidavit to him.
II don't believe it," said Thorn. II
never saw babies in jars in Mrs. Nack's
house and ! never knew of the bodies
of babies being buried there or sent
away to u~ndertakers.n
Two of the doctors mentioned in the
affidavit disclaimec any knowledge Of
Mrs. Nack's wrongful doings.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-09-10
THE LUETGERT TRIAL.

The Defendants Indifference to His Wife's
Disappearance Testified to by Capt
schuettler Sensitive To Newspaper Crit
icism, but Careless of the Fate of the
Woman-Wm Testify In His Own he
half.
CHICAGO. Sept. 2.-The indifference
Of Luetgert after his wife had dis
appeared was the principal fact
brought out against him to-day. 1t
was shown by the testimony of Police
Captain Hermann Schuettler that
Luetgert did not show any concern re.
garding his wife and never ook the
trouble to ask the police whether they
had found any trace Of her or not.
On one occasion he called at the po
lice station To protest against an arti-
Gle in a daily paper saying that his first
wife had not died a natural death. The
police at this time were dragging the
river. poking into clay holes ant pa
trolling the lake shore in the hope of
finding some trace of the missing
woman. but Luetgert, after he had
complained of the paper, left the sta
ton without even asking if the police
had found any trace Of his wife.
When the police first became aware
of the disappearance of Mrs. L~uetgert
through her brother. they asked Luet-
CERT what theory he had regarding her
disappearance and he said hat in his
opinion she had become insane and
wandered away from home. He had
not reported her going away either
to the police or to his neighbors,
because, he said. it was "A disgrace to
have an insane wife and he did
not van people to know anything
about it. Capt. Schucttler said that IN
all the work the police did on the ease
before the arrest of Luetgert they
never received any help or suggestions
from the husband and he never seemed
to care whether they found her or not
Luetgert announced to-day that he
intended To take the stand and testify
in his own behalf. lie said that he
had talked the matter over with his
attorneys. and hat they had consented
that he should do so. lie said that he
would tell all about his actions On the
nights preceding the disappearance of
his wife, and would convince the jury
that he had done nothing wrong.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-09-10
THE FORESTRY PROBLEM.
Il L. Engaging the Attention of Secretary
Bliss -surveiIlance OF the Segregated
Tracts.

It L. Engaging the Attention of Secretary
Bliss Surveillance of the Segregated
Tracts.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 3.-Secretary
Bliss is taking great interest in the
forestry problem and is watching the
developments in the comprehensive
system of employing special agents,
with assigned districts, for the com
plete supervision and surveillance of
the segregated tracts. Some time ago,
under the authority of congress-, the
states embracing the various reserves
were placed in districts, each in charge
Of "A special agent. appointed by the see
rotary of the interior, with authority
for employing such assistants as were
necessary.
This scheme, though limited in eff
fectiveness by a meager appropriation,
is being put in force as rapidly a cir
cumstances will permit. The results
SO far attained are regarded with sat
isfaction by the department.
One Of the most important results
has been to cheek the ravages of for
est fires. This feature especially has
met with the approval of the settlers
and has secured their hearty co-opera-
ton.
Commissioners Herman Of the gen
eral land office is now making a per-
sonal inspection of the new system
and its working on the Pacific coast.
He reports seeing one forest fire. which
would ordinarily have been destructive,
promptly checked by the new corps.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-09-10

which Places the kiondike safely In Brit
ish Territory. Practically the Correct
boundary Line Between Alaska and the
British Northwest Territory LAkeii-
hood Of TsDubie LA settling the Ques-
ton.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 3.-Gen. Duff cid,
superintendentof the coast and geodet-
ic survey, who has been prominently
identified in determining the line be-
tween Alaska aud the British North
west territory, is not impressed with
the probability of trouble between
this government and Great Britain
over the location of the Klondike gold
fields.
1T is true" he said. when shown the
dispatch from Port Townsend, quoting
"A deputy United States marshal as say
ing, in effect. that the United States
would assume control over that see
ton, that the location of the line be
tween the two countries has not yet
been formally accepted. but the location
has been very definitely determined.
The one hundred and forty-first me-
ridian was designated as the boundary
between Russia and Great Britain, and
Hobblnk ItHntlucu dILef our dctcplduto
OF hat understanding but 10 locate
the meridian. The location was made
ON the north at Porcupine river by our
surveyors, and in the vicinity of the
Yukon by the Canadians under Ogilvie,
and their work was there checked by
our men. We found that where Ogil-
vie's line crossed Forty-Mile creek it
was l5-l00 of a second, or six feet and
nine inches, too far east, and when it
crossed the Yukon it was ii seconds,
or 6lS feet, too far west.
Thus it may be seen that the line
as located by Ogilvie is substantially
correct. There is no possibility of an
error the correction of which could
place the new gold region ia American
territory. At the nearest point Daw-
son City is so miles on the Canadian
side of the Ogilvie line.
IF the treaty now before the senate
providing for fixing the boundary is
ratified, a commission will be appointed
to perform this duty. 1t is considered
more than probable that the Ogilvie
survey will be accepted.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-09-10

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3.-The speciai
army board created by Secretary Al
ger TO draw plans for garrisoning the
new coast defense works had its first
meeting at the war department yester-
day. 1t is expected that the work be-
fore the board will occupy it for n long
time. relating as it does to the con-
struction of barracks and quarters AZ
many points, drainage and water sup
pl-, the assignment Of proper forces OK
artlllerymen to each point Of defense
and. perhaps n propriety OF aaen'
sral increase Of force in the ARTILLERY
arms
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-09-10
POSTAL SAVINGS BANKS
The Question Being studied by Post
ma-ter-Gencral Gary.

ma-ter-tencrai vary.
WASHINGTON. Sept. Postmaster
General Gary has just received from
the postmaster-general Of Canada a
full explanation of the postal savings
bank system in vogue there. He also
received letters in regard to the system
from prominent men all over the coun-
try and farmers, especially as banking
facilities for the latter are extremely
limited. The postmaster-general is
gathering all information possible re-
garding savings banks, and it is be-
lieved. in his annual report, will call
attention TO the best features OF the
systems of the various countries having
such banks, and will recommend that
congress authorize the establishment
of postal savings banks in the United
States.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-09-10
Ar 7 FREE SILvER r.
A sack OF silver Coin stolen ut Burilng
ton, lows.

BURLINGTON. Ia, Sept. 3.-The Adams
Express Co. Mt this place is minus a
sack of silver containing $500. The rob-
berry was one Of the boldest and most
successful ever committed here.
The sack had been CHECKED out to
Express Messenger Schroeder for the
st. Louis train, which leaves here Mt
GAS. who had placed it on top Of the
express safe for a moment While his
back was turned the sack was taken
and there Is no clew " tina robberA
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-09-10
A PAIR OF VENTURES.
A Pulling Question for the Police Of the
City of Mexico.

CRY OF MEXICO. Sept. 3.-The po-
lice have just arrested another Jose
Ventre, who is believed to be the
real anarchist banished from BARGE
Iona. This man is Enthusiastically
French. The case is altogether mys.
t~erious, rs the man now in prison who
was arrested as Ventre corresponds in
the min utest details to the measure
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-09-10

T. c. LITTLE. private secretary Of
Gov. Leedy Of Kansas. has been deco
rated by the khedive Of Egypt with the
insignia Of the grand Gordon Of the i'm.
perial order of Mejidieh of the otto
man empire. The decorations arrived
at Topeka. on the Slst. by express, &C
companied by a certificate from the
sultan of Turkey.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-09-10

The Volunteers Of America are con-
sidering the matter of sending men to
the Alaska gold fields in the spring.
If the rush TO the new diggings con-
tinues the men will doubtless be sent
The Salvation Army has already de-
cided to send a band Of workers up
among the miners
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-09-10

CoSsUL KAREL ut St Petersburg In
forms the state department that .
measu has been sanctioned by the
emperor OF Russia. providing that after
January /. 1900. all coastwise trade OF
Russia must bc car ried in Russian YES.
sells. with the exception Of salt from
che Black and Azov seas To ,orts on
the Baltic. A similar law was passed
In 1880, but has remained . dead letter.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-09-10

A DISPATCH from Washington, on the
lst said: There is no disposition
among officials here to question the
correctness Of the statement in the
dispatches from Hawaii To the effect
that Minister Hatch hurried to Homo
lulu with the special purpose of secur.
ing annexation action by the Hawaiian
government in advance of the meeting
Of our congress-
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-09-10

THE wheat crop in the province of
Santa Fe, Argentina, is calculated at
about 10. 900 tons, scarcely more than
enough to supply the province for the
year. What j. true in santa Fe prov
ince. it is said. j. true in the other prov
inces; hat j.. none will furnish more
than enough grain for home use.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-09-10

Mis-. john DREW. the veteran come
dienne,- died. on the Slst, at Larch-
mont suburban resort on Long Island
sound. IA had been a sufferer for
several years from n combination of
kidney and heart troubles She was
born in London in is20. and had been
On the stage since 1896.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-09-10

III was announced in Madrid. on the
3Ist. that anarchists would M longer
be allowed To land in England, and
that. therefore. the government of
Spain must deport them to some Amer
lean republic or 10 a distant Spanish
possession.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-09-10

Miss MARGARET CRAVEN. daughter
and only child of the woman who is
fighting for a share in the Fair estate.
was married at san Francisco, ON
the 1st. To Henry ko-hler. Of st Louis
1t will not matter to Miss Craven
whether her mother wins the big suit
or not for her husband is a million
aire.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-09-10

IL accordance with an order issued
by Judge withrow, of the St Louis
criminal court, the paraphernalia
seized in the recent raid or the pool
rooms was cremated on the city hall
grounds. on the LIST. by the sheriffs
deputies. in the presence of a vast
crowd Of spectators
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-09-10

The London Times. in an editorial
article on the wheat question, ex-
presses the opinion that the era OF
better prices Is coming, the long period
of depression caused by IA constant
addition to the acreage of wheat rem
dered possible by the extension Of rail-
roads into new countries. having come
70 an end for the present
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-09-10

FAILURES throughout the country
for the week ended On the 2sth. as re-
ported by r. e.. Dun 4 Co, were 22S,
against 2ss for the corresponding week
last year: for Canada. the failures were
S4. against IS last year.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-09-10

NOTWITHSTANDING the light receipts
of new cotton during August. which
were generally anticipated. operators
look for a large crop, the most popular
estimates being in the vicinity of To-
oo0 OOO bales
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-09-10

GEN. WEYLER's last decree is an or.
der commanding the Spanish troops
throughout the island of Cuba to move
into the larger towns, leaving the in
terror entirely free. Stringent orders
have been issued also that any pacit-
cos caught cultivating farms IN the in
terror will be shot at sight
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-09-10

The avage OF hog cholera in the
vicinity Of Atlantic. Ia. are even more
severe than last yea when 50. 900 hogs
died in Cass county alone. Large num-
beers OF farmers have lost their entire
droves OF hogs. some men losing over
200 head.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-09-10

The Dominion postmaster general
has informed the Washington authori-
ties that he las completed arrange
ments for carrying the mails between
Dyea and the hlondike. The mounted
police will convey the mails from Dyea
to Dawson City. and after September
the service will be monthly.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-09-10

The New York Herald's correspond
ent in Montevideo saysitis feared that
the widow Of President Bordo will be-
come insane as the result OF grief
caused by her husbands assassination.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-09-10

AUGUsr of 1897 was the banner month
in the history of the port of Baltimore,
Md. SO far as exports are concerned,
their value amountingto the enormous
sum of $40. 2iS. 39l. figures never before
reached.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-09-10

The annual trade review of the CAL
weston News for September /. places
the Texas cotton crop for the season
OF ;.9s-ys NJ al77.025 bales Total fo'
Indian territory %. 10 bales
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-09-10

The Harris mills at Providence. X.
L., started up. on the soth. after shut
down of two weeks. The mills employ
about 800 hands.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-09-10
THE o0ILvIE r v

which Places the kiondike safely In Brit
ish Territory. Practically thc Correct
boundary Line Alaska and the
British Northwest Territory Likeii-
hood of TsDubie LA Settling the Qucs-
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1897-11-29

DR.. Hall has been for four years pastor
of the noted Tabernacle Chrietian
church at Decatur, Illinois, where he
has a choir of $50 voices, and breaches
to the largest regular audience in his
state. In addition to his pastoral duties,
the Doctor travels 10000 miles a year,
lecturing>in half the states of the Union.
Tonight he will speak at the M. E.
church on "The Greatest Book in the
World.' The lecture will be free TO all
and the church will doubtless be packed.
Tomorrow night he VIII speak at the
Christian church on America in the
Twentieth Century,
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The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1897-11-29
DR.. HAMS Lectures.

A year ago last June. DIR. Geo. F. Hall
of Decatur, Illinois, visited The Dalles
and gave his popular lecture on ''The
Model New Woman" at the Christian
church. He is again in the city on his
fourth lecture trip to the coast, and will
give our citizens two more OF his inter
esting and elegant lectures.