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The Saint Paul globe., 1897-04-11
MYSTERY IN DEATH
MRS. OTTO YEAGER FOUND DEAD
IN HER BED YESTERDAY
MORNING.
AUTOPSY FAILS TO TELL WHY.
IAN ANALYSIS OF THE STOMACH
MAY THROW LIGHT ON THE
SUBJECT.
STORY OF THE woMAN,s HUSBAND.
She Has Been Complaining of &
Pain in the Chest, but 1t Didn't
Cause Death.

Mrs. Otto Yeager, living with her
husband at 644 Jackson street, was
found dead in bed yesterday morning,
having died suddenly during the night.
sAIr. Yeager slept beside his wife, but
knew nothing Of her death until. he
arose about 5 o'clock to prepare his
team for his days labor as an express
man.. His wife did not move when he
got up and thinking her asleep he went
to the barn, relying upon her to awake
and prepare breakfast before his re-
turn, as was her custom. Upon enter
ing the room half an hour later, Mr..
" eager was surprised to find his wife
still in bed and spoke to her. Receiv-
iing no answer he became alarmed,
and hurrying to the bedside found her
still in death. She occupied a perfect
ly natural position, and had evidently
died without struggle.
Mr.. Yeager was stunned by his dis
!covery for some time, but finally arous-
ed his neighbors, who at once notified
Coroner Nelson of the death. Coroner
Nelson viewed the body at o'clock
and ordered an autopsy held at the
undertaking rooms of H. H. Schroeder
is East Sixth street, at 4:30 p. m. 1t
was expected that the examination
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The intense misery caused by dys-
peptic troubles cannot be described.
The distress after eating. palpitation Of
the heart, inability to sleep and other
symptoms use up or wear out so much
bodily strength that all ambition, en-
ergy, and even hope seem lost. The
toning and strength giving qualities Of
Hoods Sarsaparilla are Just what are
needed in such cases, as described In
Mrs Smiths letter below:
&c. T. Hood & Co., Lowell. Mass:
81 have been run down in health for
several years; was tired, languid and
had little or no ambition. After eating
I had a feeling of distress in my stom-
ach like a lump of lead. I also suf-
fered from pains in my forehead over
the eyes and in the small Of my back.
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anything Friday before leaving the
house, Mrs. Schroeder said that Mrs.
Fred Melers, who occupies a house in
the rear of Schroeder's, had brought
a sick woman a cup of chocolate and
several slices of bread about 6 o'clock.
Mrs. Yeager, she said, had drank nearly
all of the chocolate, but had eaten none
of the bread. Mrs. Schroeder says she
drank the remainder of the chocolate
herself before cleaning the cup, to re-
turn to Mrs. Meyers. The rest of Fri
day and that part of Thursday, when
she had been at her house, Mrs. SchrOe-
der says her sister ate and drank very
little, and only that which she had
prepared for her.
Mr.. and Mrs. Yeager had been mar
ried but fifteen months. The dead
woman was twenty-six years old, and
there are no children. She was for
merly Miss Louisa Phillipson, having
been raised in st. Paul. Her parents
live at 591 East Fifth street. Yeager is
an eXpreSsman in the employ of the w.
J. Shindler Transfer company.
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BIG RAILROAD MEETING.
Many Trainmen Expected to Go to
Peoples Church Today.

Men who run the railroad trains will meet
at the Peoples church this afternoon. They
will be there from until o'clock. The
occasion will be a grand union meeting of
the Order of Railway Conductors the Broth
eThood of Railroad Trainmen, the Brother
hood of Locomotive Engineers, the Brother
hood of Locomotive Firemen and the Order
of Railroad Telegraphers. W. E. Stone will
be the secretary of the meeting.
The gathering will include several promi-
nent leaders. among them Chief Arthur, Of
the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
who will arrive in the city this morning.
An attractive programme has been pre-
pared Rev. Samuel G. Smith will deliver
the opening address, which will be followed
by selection by the Masonic quartette. Gov.
D. NJ. Clough and Mayor Doran will each
deliver welcoming addresses. E. E. Clarke,
grand chief of the Order of Railway Conduc-
tors, and w. v. Powell, grand chief Of the
Order of Railroad Telegraphers will also
speak. Grand Master F. P. Sargent, of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen will dis
cuss the question, What Is Necessary to
Promote the Best Interests of the Railway
Organizations?" Chief Arthur will also ad-
dress the meeting on THE Mission of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers" and
Grand Master P. H. Morrissey, of the Broth
-erhood of Railroad Trainmen, will likewise
speak.
In the evening at 7:30 the orders will hold
an executive session at Odd Fellows hall, at
Fifth and Wabasha streets.
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Brimhall, Park Ritchie and Nelson, all
of whom were satisfied that a. cause Of
death was not present, though a. slight
ly congested condition of some of the
organs was found, which, however,
was thought to have ensued after
death. Coroner Nelson stated last
evening that an analysis of the con-
tents of the stomach would be made
as soon as possible. In the meantime
the body of the dead woman was turn
ed over to the husband and will be
buried from the late residence tomor-
row afternoon at o'clock.
According to Mr.. Yeager, his wife
died some time after ] o'clock, as he
was awakened by hearing her moving
about the room at that hour and spoke
to her when she returned to bed. Re-
calling this circumstance shortly after
finding her dead, the husband searched
the house in an effort to ascertain
whether she had by mistake or design
taken any poisonous medicines or
drugs, but could find no trace Of any
thing of the kind. There had been
nothing Of this nature kept about the
house and no recent purchases could be
discovered. tf.ss.
"My wife had been complaining Of a
pain in her chest for several days" ="
said Mr.Yeager to a reporter for the
Globe, land Thursday she and L
went to stay at the home of my
brother in-law, Albert Schroeder, 149
East Thirteenth street, So that she
| could be relieved of the affairs Of
housekeeping and get rest. She went
to bed and remained there until Fri
| day night, when she said she felt quite
well, and insisted upon our returning
| home for the night. This was about 3
| o'clock She was cheerful and ap-
peared much recovered. We retired
about 10 o'clock and a few minutes
after 1 o'clock 1 woke up by hearing u
| door shut. 1 found my wife was not
| in bed, but a moment later she lay
| down, replying to my question about
| her condition that she "felt all right.
| She went to sleep and nothing hap
pened to alarm me ~untilsI came back
from the barn after feeding my horses,
when she did not answer my CALI Then
[ shook her gently, and, becoming
alarmed, I placed my hand over her
nostrils, when I thought [ felt faint
breath. This may have been my i'm
agination, however, as her body was
almost cold.
I'm the face of the coroner's investi-
cations, [ canot understand what could
have caused my wife's sudden death.
[ am positive that she would not take
her own life by secretly administering
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poison to herself, because, while she
was sick at times, she was never SER
iously i'll, and we lived very happily to-
gether. Only recently she had been
buying new furniture for the house, and
we had discussed securing the services
of a physician for the trouble with
which she was effected, though we had
no idea what it was. No, my wife's
life was not insured, and L am sure she
died from natural or accidental causes. y
Mrs Schroeder, a sister of the dead
woman, with whom she was staying,
stated that she had found Mrs. Yeager
in the hallway of her own house, Thurs
day noon, almost in the thrOes of
strangulation from coughing fit. 1t
was she who had then suggested that
Mr. and Mrs. Yeager accept her hospi-
tality until Mrs. Yeager should feel
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would disclose the cause OF death, but
when the autopsy had been completed
the physicians found themselves con-
fronted by an unusual condition Of af-
fairs All of the organs of the body
were in a healthy condition, and no
cause of death had been found. The
investigation did not include the stom-
ach and its contents, and these were
removed intact, to be subjected to an
analysis, in order to ascertain if,
Through accident, the dead woman had
partaken of anything of a poisonous
nature, or a diseased condition Of the
stomach was responsible for her death.
The autopsy was conducted by Deputy
Coroners Hesselgrave and Ritchie in
the presence of Drs. Ohage. Finnell,
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Field, Sch|iCk 6 Co.
WahaSha, 4th, 9Th and St Peter Streets,
ST. PAUL.
PHOTOGRAPH
OF Death May BE Secured by THIS
German Scientists Discovery

German Scientists Discovery
The discovery of the so-called
Roentgen rays has been followed by
sensational development, due to a
German scientist, Prof e. Friedrich.
Prof. Friedrich was engaged in study
ing the practical application of the
Roentgen rays when he made a dis
coyery which has produced a great
sensation in both scientific and in lay
circles, says Vienna correspondent
Of the New York Journal
The professor succeeded In photo
graphing death-in other words the
rays which he discovered enable it 10
be definitely ascertained beyond a
shadow Of doubt when life actually
leaves a human body. Since these in
Vestfgations he has communicated his
discovery in short letter to the Wen
ma Imperial Academy Of Science.
AT the present moment the medical
profession possesses no means of ab-
solutely stating that death has taken
place. Doctors only draw their infer
ences in support of this view from the
appearance of certain changes in the
body. These, it is true are usually
conclusive, but they are not infanibIe.
and there is always the possibility
that mistakes may be made and that
a person who is only apparently dead
may suffer the horrors of premature
irterment
Prof. Friedrich now affirms that the
rays which he has discovered-he calls
them Kritik rays-reveal with absolute
reliability the entrance of death into
the body. To quote his own words:
The Kritik rays are directed out OF
a vacuum tube, and are SO piercing that
they almost Immediately penetrate the
body upon which for the purposes Of
experiment the investigator has turn
ed them. Those rays produce images
on the Photographic plate which are
OF different character according as
they are taken of living or of dead
body. The photographing of the hand
Is the easiest experiment in test work
of this kind. If, when 1t is laid on the
Photographic plate and subjected to
the Kritik rays, it appears as a living
hand does under the Roentgen rays.
viz, with all the bones clearly dfstin-
guished-then beyond question the per
son is alive. If, however, the hand
does not yield its characteristic form
under this process the person to whom
1t belongs is undoubtedly dead
Il have arrived at this result by a
whole series Of experiments, which Il
regard as absolutely reliable The new.
vacuum tubes which thus serve for
post-martem diagnosis will have to b.
employed by every doctor"
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Truth I'm RhNmR.

The flowers, the trees and the plants
all around
Are clad in their spring attire,
To look youthful and gay, brilliant and
bright,
All nature now does aspire.
If you would keep step with the nat
ural laws,
And would like to bloom like a rose
Go to Two Sixty-fve East Seventh
street
And have Wilson Bros. supply you
with clothes.
They make them cheap, substantial
and good,
And a perfect fit guarantee,
Their tables display all styles of the
day
And their patrons they always can
please.
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Palpitation of the Heart

affected my sleep and I was not able
to sleep on my left side. I had doc
tored and taken different preparations
without realizing any good had read
Of how Hoods Sarsaparilla had helped
many, and friends urged me to give
it a trial. decided to do SOFAS the testi-
monials Of its efficacy seemed so con-
vincing. Before I had completed the
first bottle, L began to feel better and
the Improvement continued
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-04-11
MiIIinerx Onenfng.

The pleasant and attractive show rooms OF
Mrs. B. A. Schultz were crowded all week
the occasion being her annual display OF
Easter millinery. She showed a large as
sortment of imported patterns hats, as well
as trimmed hats and bonnets OF every variety.
Her many callers were united in their praise
and all were frank to say that she had one OF
the choicest stocks they had ever seen. Her
windows as well as the show room proper
were very tastily decorated with handsome
palms and flowers.
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| Am Now Perfectly Well.

1 do not have any pains in my forehead
or back, and am free from all palpita-
well on either side. My food does not
distress me and 1 have strength and
ambition for all the work have to do.
I advise friends to take Hoods Sar-
saparilla and I think there is nothing
that will compare with It," Mrs Ma
tilda E. Smith, s James St., Saco, Me.
n. B. Be sure to get Hoods, because
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-04-11
Easter Stationery.

More attractive than Easter
Cards---more artistic---more ac-
ceptab1e.
1000 Ivory finish boxes of Society
Stationery, handsome boxes with ar
tistic, embossed Easter Lily decora-
tions. Each box contains "a NO
sheets of fine Paper and "a INc
Envelopes. Price only. ~ w
VERY NEW-1,5OO boxes of high
grade Kid-Finish Illuminated Initial
Paper. Each box contains "a sheets
of Paper and "a EnTof5P5z. Every
sheet is stamped with neat Initial on
Illuminated ground. If stamped to
order the paper alone would TO-
cost cost 81 Gov 90 without Do, TT, the envel- ASC
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better When Mrs Yeager came to
her house. Mrs. Schroeder says she
went Immediately to bed and remained
there until Friday night, when she
went home with her husband.
Asked if the dead woman had eaten
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-04-11
Imported Novelties.

The of Novelty Dress Goods coors and black
full tide and there is weak spot in the collections
The richest goods from Foreign of very
small quantities. delightfully."- small prices The
BETTER it will not be better this The styles
exclusive here You will not find them other store in the
Twin Cities
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FIELD, SCHLICK s. CO. :,
-. CONTINUED
Our Lining Leaders.

We couldn't wait on the trade
at the Lining Counter last Mon
day. Have a little patience.
These bargains are worth the in
convenience of short delay.
Genuine French Hair C1oth-not
German or Domestic-but genuine
soft finish French Goods, NF
tomoFrowR6nsy snaoE ard Gray; ! all all you, you want O
More of that fine, soft finish Rustic
Taffeta, full width, Black and 81
Colors, all you want tomorrow, H
-OA N "
Very good Black Moreen NP
lno l,,u,,lt colorsl, s. all you want to- ZSC
New Colored Moreens in all the new
French colors. Be sure to see them
the only stock in town.
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The Best Spring Medicine.

81 have used Hoods Sarsaparilla. as
a tonic and blood purifier, for ten years.
/ use it principally in the spring, when
I take two or three bottles in success
sion. always with the most gratifying
results. 1t builds up the system and
improves the appetite, when one feels
debilitated, and it always makes me
feel like a new man. I can conscien-
tiously recommend Hoods Sarsaparilla
as a tonic and blood purifier" Louis
Ripple, Deputy Sheriff, 31S Indiana
Street Warsaw Ind
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ScrofuIa in Its Worst Form.

Hoods Sarsaparilla has cured my
two daughters Of scrofula in its worst
form. We used six bottles. I have
tried Hoods Sarsaparilla myself for
blood disorder and stand ready to rec
ommend it as the one true blood puri-
fier'' Mrs. Lizzie McAvoy 617 West
Decatur ST.. Decatur, III.
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Keep We'll
In the Spring
Easv TO say. but how shall

do it? III
In the only common sense way
keep your head cool, your feet
warm and your blood rich and pure oy
taking Hoods Sarsaparilla. Then all
your nerves, muscles, tissues ana Or
gans will be properly nourished. HOOD S
Sarsaparilla builds up the system ere
ates an appetite, tones the stomach and
gives mental and digestive strength. 1t
is the peoples Spring Medicine, has
larger sale and effects more cures than
all others.
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Sale or manufacturers prices.
Umbrella Skirts, with ruffie and
founCe of lawn, trimmed ~ NP
with embroidery; $1.75 nj ~
kinds. Tomorrow. ..... YAOR0
10 dozen Muslin Night Gowns, fin
ished with tucks, insertion m
and lawn ruffle; worth $1OO. hNH
Umbrella Drawers, 2o cents.
Muslin Chemises, rs cents.
About us Corset Covers, al! ~
odds and ends; many styles. EQ
Choice. Nv
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The best Ladies' tailor-made suits are made
at the Empire Cloak and Fur Co., Room 318
Phoenix Bldg.
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Builds Up the System.

at was all run down and my stomach
would bloat at times until I could hard
" breathe and my heart would almost
stop beating. I doctored for long
time without much benefit, and finally
] began taking Hoods Sarsaparilla. L
am now able to sleep we'll and am bet
ter in every way" Mary E. Lee, Box
172, West Concord, Minn.
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Muslin Underwear.

This is like buying at whole
sale or manufacturers prices.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-17
PORTLAND R0RKEAH'S FATE.
Falling Frem q EVHdHg He Grasps @
[ Ye Wrs N rs Descent and
Is ElsctrocUted

PORTLAND. Or, June 16-John 10th,
a brick-mason, fell from q brick building
on Fourth and Alder streets this forenoon.
In falling he seized live electric wire,
which in an instant contorted his form.
There was 3 sizzling sound, and a hight
cloud OF vapory smoke was seen issuing
from the clenched hand OF 10th, whose
conyulsed figure tensioned and swung on
the wire.
His fellow-workmen stood dismayed
fearing the yswning death below them
and the contact with the electric current
from which the fumes of Tolh's burning
flesh were drifting into their nostrlls
In despair AT the delay above, the cleo
tric company'5 inspector. who was pres
ent. threw of his coat and vest, and.
twining his limbs about the pole, en-
deavored TO reach the climbing spikes
driven 10 aid the repairers.
Before he had placed his hand on the
first spike 10th, with = choking, gutgeral
sound that could be plainly heard on the
opposite side of the street, Ioosened mis-
hold on the wire. Insensi0e at the time,
his bOdy fell helpless and iiTap-
The shoulder struck first on the pile OF
Ium Ger on the sidewalk beneath the wire.
1t took but tiths from the force of the fall
Tor almost simultaneously the head of the
unfortunate man struck fairly on the edg
OF the lumber pile, cutting a fearful gas n
IN the scalp and prod ucing conclusion
OF the brain at the base OF the skull. He
never recovered consciousness before death
relieved him two hours later.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-17
AZU5A'S ABDUCTION CASE.
Negro Hho 4 temp e6 TO Garry Off Two
GIIs Is Believed TO 8. IT,
SEHs.

LOS ANGELES, CAL, June 16-The
negro who was captured yesterday BY q
Sherins posse after being traiIed fifteen
miles iIom Azusa by bloodhounds is yet
IN jail here. He claims il was not he who
tried to sbduet Addie Woods from her
room in Azuss or the girl q; Glendora.
though he admits he pas sed the Woods
dwelling al about the hour OF the occur
renee and that the tracks the blookhounds
followed were lis. He reiterates his
original story OF having been put of 4
train al GIendoTa and fired a By some
one, and claims he can prove an ali 0i.
= freight train brakeman confirms TINS
statement explaining that Tram men
hred over the fellows head TO scare him.
II the negro should be caught bv AzCSa
citizens now Il would go nsrd with MIN,
despl'e his prOtes;auons OF innocen nee.
The accused man claims his name Is
Jasper Woods, which i as good as the
one originally applied 10 him-SI John
son-but il Is considered strange that it
should be the same as that OF the cir. who
came so near being abducted. Beyond
their fright, none OF the gi-ls sustained
any injury, and the only explanation that
can be given for the acts OF the would be
soauctor IS that the fellow is crazy.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-17
COOKS INLET FACED 4 FAMINE.
07J SiieeR small Potatoes IN the
BfHsrs' Larder Rhsn the Stella
ErioH6 Arrjyed.

SEATTLE, WASH, June 16-Letters re-
ceived to-day from Cooks Inlet give an in
teresting account of the way IN which
eoid seekers from California and Puget
Sound passed the winter there.
Ii was known positively when the letter
was written that Blackstone, MoliQue and
Bottcher We're lost and frozen 10 death
while crossing the portage between Sun
RE and Prince William Sound with the
mail. Blackstone's widow is at Sunrise
and will be cared for by the miners.
Molique's wife and child live at Solver
ton, Wash. Bottcher formerly lived in
Montana, and was interested with Senator
Sanders IN the Jay Gould mine.
Provisions ran very low at Cooks Inlet
during the winter. The stores had no
potatoes sugar, Hour or meat when the
Stella Erland arrived on Nav %
IAe party OF miners welcomed the Err
land arrival by preparing feast which
comprised the remaining treasure of their
Iarder. 1hls consisted of sixteen pota-
toes, smaller than hens eggs, and a lump
OF butter the size OF thimble. They had
eaten their last beans, bacon and coffee
Just month before the ErIand arrived.
1hls scarcity was occasioned by the
Shedding OF great quantities OF provisions
10 the mines many miles up the creeks
last fa!. During the fall and Winter more
than $4,000 worth of provision were thus
sledded away from the coast. Moose meat
was scarcer than usual during the winter.
The monOtony OF winter was relieved
by the organization OF the Sunrise Liter
airy and Social Clu0, which held weekly
meetings, when debates, music and read
lnss were participated in by every resi-
dent OF Sunrise.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-17
Santa Cruz Wheelman
Explains a Recent
Shooting.
Declares He Was WayIaid on
Dark Street and
Wounded.
Friends Of the Woman Assert That
His Injury Was Self
Inflicted.

SANTA CRUZ. CAL, June 16.-Charles
T. Johnson, who was shot in the arm
Monday night and refused 10 tell who shot
him. now says it was his wife, Carrie
Johnson. He says he was riding on his
bicycle in the neigh hborhood of the resi-
dence occupied by his wife ard her
mother. Seeing some one approach he
tried 10 turn out of the way. The side
walk is narrow and he started TO dismount.
when his wife stepped toward him and
placing q pistol al his breast fired. The
bail glanced on book in his pocket and
struck him in the arm.
johnson saws he fell down and his mind
was blank for 3 time Then he called
for help.
Johnson has been for some time sepa-
rated from his wife, and says II is her
fault. She denies the shooting, and her
friends say he has shot himself in order 10
produce evidence to aid MIN in obtaining
a divorce. His wife hf 5 refused to submit
TO s divorce, and her attorney says that
she recently refused mocey from him be-
cause it was offered TO iniuce her not TO
oppose his suit.
Acquaintances OF both are divided in
their opinion as 10 whether Johnson's
wife shot him or be shot him self.