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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-31
TRIAL OF BOB MEEKS.
Identified as One of the Montpelier
Bank Robbers.

Paris, Ida, Aug. aO-The district
court is now in session here. Bob
Meek5. enc CT the supposed Montpelier
bank robbers, is being tried today. Dis
trtl-t Attorney Bulge is prosecuting,
assisted by Attorney John a. Bagley.
VINO appears in the case in behalf OF
the bank and insurance company. At
torneys r. S. Spence and T. l. Glenn
appear for the defense
Nine witnesses were examined for the
prosecution, eight of whom positively
identified the prisoner as one of the
three vino robbed the Montpelier bank
the defense had only two witnesses,
beth from Wyoming and who, judging
from the testimony given. have been
doing business with the prisoner. and
who are supposed to have got money
from him and invested it in cattle
Their evidence is very conflicting. A
might session is now in progress and
the case VIII he given to the jury to-
night, and a conviction is expected.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-31
He Claims Ska PLAY.

San Francisco, Aug. 3O.-A Chronicle
special from Victoria contains a signed
statement from Bernard Moore, who
claims the townsite of Skaguay. He
says that ten years ago he made APP
plicatfon for 100 acres of land in ac-
cordance With the United States laws
as applied 10 Alaska, had a legal sur
vey made and paid in the requisite s406
to the proper officials. He had just be-
gun to stock the place for a dairy when
the gold rush began, and now thous-
ands of citizens of Skaguay are claim
ing the land he paid the government
for
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-31
CONFERENCE Of
LABOR LEADERS,
1t Was a Very Busy Day
Yesterday.
PLATFORM NOW
BEING FORMULATED.
1t Will Doubtless be Made Pub
lie Today.

Strike Is Hardly Looked
for-Even if Majority Favored
it, the Convention, as a Body, Is
Powerless-Ratchf Plan to
Aid the Men Now in Want-Debs'
Social Democracy Has a Large
Following-sovereign Tired Of
Resolutions and Wants Action
Taken-Special Session of Con-
gress May be Asked for-some
Fiery Talk.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-31
STOLE A SACK OF FLOUR.
As Consequence He Was Shot Like
Dog.

Seattle, Wash, Aug S0-An unknown
man has been shot on the Skaguay trail
by a committee of vigilsn1es, and his
bones are now rotting between a pile
of rocks within few rods of the pass.
This news was brought down by the
steamer Utopia which arrived this
morning at O'Clock from Skaguay.
The Utopia left Skaguay Aug. %. The
story in general is all that can be
learned. the details being unknown
among the Ctopia's six passengers.
Some time ago a sack Of -four was sto-
len Suspicion pointed to q man who
was encanped hear the summit. A
committee of six we're chosen to ferret
out and punish the thief These men
went TO the tent of the suspected man
and found the missing sack. The man
begged for mercy, but the committee,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-31
GRUESOME
EXPERIENCES.
Several In Store For the
Luetgert Jurors.
THEY WILL WATCH A
HUMAN BODY BOILED.
How the Defense Will Meet the
Prosecution.

Hopes to Completely Disprove the
Alleged Fact That Human Body
Can be Almost Totally Annihi1-
ated by the Use of a Boiling So
luton of Caustic Potash--Jury
Secured, and a Case Novel in the
Annals of Crime In Progress
Other Crimes.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-31
PARADISE For BUNS.
Contents Of Kansas City Saloons
Flood the Streets.

Kansas City, Mo-, Aug. S0.-Ten sa-
by the police this evening and So coo worth
OF liquors was seized and poured into
the cutters.
Saloon furniture and fixtures filing ten
big dray5 We're seized and ear.ed TO po-
lice headquarters. where 1t viii be burned
tomorrow.
The confiscations are under old iniunc-
tons against the joints and the proprie-
tors made permanent many months ago.
and tgAe property is TO be destroyed with
out further process of law. Similar &C
ton viii be taken against some 70 other
s0sS,fS
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-31
Renu1se of Rebels.

simla, Aug. sO--The column under
Colonel Richardson and a detached
party which we're sent to relieve the
police posts at Lakka and Saifaldra
found them hard pressed by OrakzaiS.
a sharp conflict ensued between the re-
lieving force and the rebels resulting in
the repulse of the latter with consider
able loss. The posts were relieved and
their garriSons withdrawn.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-31
The Proceedings.

st. Louis, Mo-, Aug. 30.-E. V. Debs
of Terre Haute, Ind, NJ d. Ratchford
of Columbus, O., and w. D. Mahon of
Detroit were among the delegates to the
labor conference who arrived this morn
ing
Il am out of it to a certain extent"
said Mr.. Debs this morning. i am no
longer affiliated with any labor body,
but have come simply as a guest of the
conference under the general call
rs there any probability of sympa-
thetic striker" was asked.
81 hardly think SO; in fact, these dele
gates are not empowered to order a
strike. They can do no more than re-
port back to their respective bodies the
sense of the convention
RATcHFORD'S PLAN.
Mr.. Ratehford has plan. which he
will probably present to the confer
ence. calling upon every working man
and woman in the country to contribute
one cent per day of their wages to q
fund for the relief of the striking min
ers This money, he thinks, will amount
to between $1,000 and $1,000 per day.
Part of this fund Will be used to keep
men at work among the strikers in the
Pittsburg district where the operators
propose to start their mines with nom
union men. In other words. the camps
there viii be maintained with the hope
of eventually influencing those now at
work to quit.
Much disappointment is expressed at
headquarters over the non-arrival of
Samuel Gompers. but it is believed he
will be in St Louis this afternoon or
tonight.
DEBs' DEMOCRACY.
There is no denying the fact that
social democracy movement. headed
by Mr.. Debs. has a large following and
it would not be q surprise to see that
new venture gain control of the meet
ing. An effort Will be made to amalga-
mate all labor bodies represented and
to this end a resolution looking to the
appointment of a general conference
COMMITTEES viii be presented some time
during the convention by Mr.. Steinbliss
of st. Louis. MY idea is" said Mr..
Steinbliss. ito have one or two dele
gates from each branch of organized
labor form general conference com
nnittee. While l hardly think such a
committee. if appointed by the confer
ence, will do anything at this meeting,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-31
Bic JAM On THE
TRAIL BROKEN
Number Of Outfits Have Got
ten Over Skaguay.
STEADY STREAM
OF MOVING HUMANITY.
Skaguay Camp Has Three Thousand
Population.

Fabulous Strike on Tributary of
the Macmillan River-Man Who
Stole a Sack of Flour Shot Down
Like a Dog by the Vigilance
Committee, and His Body Left to
Rot In the sun-Already Comes a
Claimant for the Townsite Of
Skaguay-Copper River Proper
ties.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-31
Kansas State Bank Fails.

Mcpherson, Kan, Aug. 9O.-The First
State bank of this city, of which Sem
ator Royal Matthews is r1~;s.dent. faited
today. with liabilities amounting to S2S.-
900. The bank is now in charge of Bank
Commissioner John w. Breidenthal.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-31

Chicago, Aug. 3o.-The trial Of Adolph
Luetgert for the murder of his wife,
began in earnest today, the preliminary
work of securing a jury having been
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-31
HELD FOR TRIAL.
Twenty-four Men Charged With
Whitcapping Mormons.

Columbia, S. c.. Aug. SO-Twenty-
four men charged with white-capping
Mormons in Fairfield county, were
given preliminary hearing at Ridge
way today and bound over for trial in
$500 each It developed at the hearing
that two women With guns stood off a
mob of 100 armed men who were Search
ing for the Mormons.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-31

reason which actuated Luetgert, &C
COrding to the theory of the state was
then described. Mr.. McEwan said Luet-
CERT daspised his wife. He had treated
her with violence, as the evidence of
the state will show. He had no affection
for her, and lived alone in the factory
There, the attorney said, ne had been
visited by other women. Judge Vincent
objected to this statement, but Judge
Tuthin oVerruled the objection Mr.
McEwan said a witness would testify
that he saw Luetgetre choke his wife IN
the chicken house back of the residence.
She said:
You need rot kill me as you did that
man, for have no money"
This caused Luetgert to say that she
would not be allowed to betray him.
Judge Vincent objected to this state
n1ent as foreign to the case and not
proper evidence, but was overruled by
the court.
When Mr. McEwan concluded, At
toTney Vincent announced that no
opening address would be made at pre-
sent for the defense.
The first witness was then called, w.
H. Haafe of the city map department,
who testified to, the correctness of the
drawings being used by the prosecution.
DEFENDANT WAS INDIFFERENT.
When the afternoon session began,
the first witness called was Diedrich
Bicknez, brother of Mrs. Luetgert He
told the jury of his visit TO the house
of Luetgert on May 4, to see his sister.
There he met the sausage maker and
talked with him for some time before
he was informed that Mrs Luetgert
had disappeared. Bicknez said Luet-
CERT told him he did not know what
had become of his wife. He had last
seen her at o'clock the Saturday
evening previous. Luetgert said he did
not believe she had gone away with
some other man, but thought she had
wandered away. The witness said he
asked the prisoner what he had done
to find his. wife and was informed that
he had rot told the police of her dis
appearance. Instead. he said. he had
paid two private detectives SIS each and
they would do more than the police
would accomplish.
The witness said Luetgert told him
he had not looked to see if his wife
cept the dress she had on when he last
saw her. He had not visited any place
or made any inquiries.
Bicilnez told his story in a simple,
straightforward way that made him an
impressive witness.
YOUNG LUETGERTs STORY:
Louis Luetgert Il years of age, the
bright son of the prisoner was called
next. He is remarkably bright Lad
for his age and produced something Of
a sensation in concluding his testi-
mony, and it is believed caused counsel
for the prosecution to regret having
placed him on the stand. The boy him
self has already been examined twice
as to his knowledge of his mother
disappearance. and in neither case did
he refer to having heard his mother
about the house after he had been sent
to bed. Today, he recounted how he
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-31
MUST EXPLAIN
TO THE UTES,
How the UncOmpahgre Com
miSSiOnerS Will Proceed.
PAYMENT REQUIRED
FOR ALLOTMENTS.
The Indian Office Tried to Defeat
This Requirement.

Commissioners Instructed to Assem-
bic the Indians In Council and
Explain the Situation to Them
An Objectionable Provision of the
instructions Stricken out-Utah
Mill Site Case Decided.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-31
Get Your Moneys Worth

This rule applies TO newspapers, as
well as TO dry goods stores. sad The
Herald gives you The most for your
money.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-31
The Object Of Advertising

Is to reach the people The Herald
is the great home newspaper. and
there is no better medium for reach
ing the people.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-31

The alleged motive and operating
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FIERCE HARANGUE.

CONTINUED on Page 21
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-02-19
CUBAN PEOPLE
ARE DESPERATE
Bank Bills Question Producing Ser
iOuS Differences on the Island.
MUCH EXCITEMENT HAVANA
Government in Straits Merchants.
Business Men and Employees Anx-
tous 10 Have the War over.

Copyright. 1897. by Associated Press
Havana. February is.-The bank bills
question is producing serious dlfferenT
ces among the proprietors Of exchange
houses and government officials. Many
of them have returned the4r licenses
to the government and intend to close
their businesses. The whole matter has
caused great excitement among the peo-
pie, particularly In the case OF the poor
classes. as the stores Of all descriptions
have. in consequence Of the forced sill
yer bin currency. raised the prices of all
kinds OF merchandise 40 per cent This
Is making the people here desperate
and has added greatly to the burdens
they have been bearing for a long
time. Milk and beef are scarce. all
kinds Of provisions are dear. and gro
GERS and others have raised the prices
50 per cent.
To make matters worse, no lottery
ticket sellers are TO be seen on the
streets. which depriyes the government
Of a fruitful soruce of revenue, and
compels 1t to adopt other measures TO
raise funds necessary to carry on the
campaign against the insurgents.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-02-19
GOMEZ VICTORIOUS.

Jacksonville, Fla. February 1S.--A
special to the Citizen from Key West
says: Private information has been
received Of the Whereabouts Of General
Gomez. He succeeded in slipping by
General weyier and Is now between
him and Havana General Gomez gave
the command for the advance with
strict orders that any man that struck
a match would be court-martialed. He
then advanced ON Moron troeha. in the
eastern end of the island, with 5000
cavalry and 10000 infantry. He ad-
yanced on the fort at midnight and
when he saw he was discovered BY the
Spanish. who fired on him. he ordered
the cavalry to charge. They swuoped
down on the fort and captured II and
the whole army went through the tro-
cha. All Of the arms and ammunition
was captured.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-02-19
THE LAST RECEPTION.

Washington. February ls.-The last
evening reception Of this administration
was given by Mr. and Mrs. Cleveland
at the White House tonight 1t was for
the benefit Of the general fund.
The crowd was a record-breaker In
point OF attendance. IL being estimated
that between 5000 and 5000 people had
been in line during the two hours of the
reception. Many persons stood in line
for hours before reaching the doors Of
the White House. Members Of the cab
met and their wives, besides a number
OF friends, were members Of the receiv-
ing party.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-02-19
RATES TO THE FIGHT

san Francisco. February ls.-General
passenger agent T. II. Goodman, Of the
Southern Pacificc issued acirculartoday,
Southern Pacific. issued a circular to-
day announcing the rates at which es-
pecial first-class tickets may be had
to Carson and return from various
stations OF Importance on the compa-
ny's lines between San Francisco, Port
land. Ogden and Ell Paso, account Of
the Corbett-F -FitzsimmOns fight. The
rate quoted from Portland, Salem and
Albany is s4O.SO The rate from San
Francisco is $3.50.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-02-19

rates on coal and coke. These rates
were IL cenis per ton of 2S bushels on
bltumlnous and sbale. and 20 cents on
coal slack. such ag viii pass Through
a half inch screen. The present rates
are forty cents and fifteen cents, Coke
Is advanced from fifteen 10 twenty per
cent al valOrcfn. The coal interests.
whore Representatives say that the VII
ron rates had increased Canadian com
petition 80 greatly that the American
mine owners had been compelled to re-
duce wages to keep in the field.
RIVERS AND HARBoRs.
Washington. February ls.--The SEN
ate committee on commerce today
agreed to report favorabIy number
Of amendments To the sundry civil APP
preparation bill. providing for the i'm
provenent Of rivers and harbors; all
classes Of which vessels reach the ma
val establishment at Mare Isl. improy-
ing the harbor at Oakland. California,
$3.50, SIT: s250.OOO for vessel for coast
survey purposes In Alakan water.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-02-19
MCKINLEY IMPROVING.

Canton. February 1S.--Major McKin-
ley continues to improve. He took a
drive today with Mrs. Mckinley. and
seems to have fully conquered his re-
cent attack of illness, His PHYSICIANS
orders are that he shall not resume
the receiving Of visitors between now
and the time Of his leaving for Wash
ington. His physician has also advised
him against the exposure incident to
the farewell reception which had been
arranged for Washington's birthday,
Monday next. hence the reception will
be abandoned.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-02-19
DYING BY HUNDREDS.
Distressing Situation in the Interior Of
India.

Copyright by Associated Press.
Agra, February ia reporter OF the
Associated Press who is visiting the
famine districts Of India has inspected
the central native states and Bundel-
kund district. People from the former
have been fiOcklng into British terrific
ry for the past month, and hundreds
Of starving persons are meeting trains
and begging as their only means OF
subsistence. The villages are turning
refugees away and many are dying on
the rails
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-02-19
FUsIoNIsrs ALL BROKE UP.
South DakOtans Elect Kyle to the U.
s. Senate.

Special to the Astorian.
Pierre, S. D.. February ia break
came in the senatorial deadlock this
noon when Kyle Qnd) was reelected.
the republicans voting solidly for HIM
having dropped Pickler.
1t was apparent that there was an
possibility of electing republican, and
all night long and until O'Clock this
morning the republicans and thirteen
of Kyle's staunchest followers We're in
consultation and finally agreed When
the joint assembly met the republican
senators voted for Pickler. as usual, by
Encouragement but when the repub-
licans on the house roll call. were
reached they commenced voting for
Kyle. 1t was then that the opposition
discovered the scheme. Before the vote
was recorded all republicans changed to
Kyle. Then confusion reigned. Olsen.
of Lawrence, tried to create a stam-
pede for GoodySoontz. Twice the bal
lot was verified. After speaking had
continued for more than an nour the
ballot was finally announced; Kyle, S.;
Plowman. Al: Goodykoontz, IL; Palmer.
II; Greeley. 4; Hinckley, l.
Representative Keith. of Lake county.
Immediately gave notice that caucus
of free silverttes would be held tonight
to repudiate the election The fusicnists
are all torn up over the matter and are
blaming each other even to the extent
of personal abuse.
Congressman Pickler worked all night
to harmonize the republican forces and
line them up for Kyle. and appears to
be happy as though he had himself
been elected, Six democrats voted for
Kyel
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-02-19
CRAIG ARRESTED.
Can't Raise His Observation-Disclosures
Fault.

Eugene, February 1s.-T. G.. Craig,
the defaulting postmaster. Is now in
custody Of the United States court with
bonds fixed at $4,000, which he has not
vet been able to raise. The arrest was
made today by Inspector Gordon, who
was deputlzed by court for this pur-
pose. After the preliminary examina-
ton before Commissioner j. ]. Walton
the case will come before the United
States Judge in Portland in May. The
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-02-19
WASHINGTON REFORMS.
Age Of Consent Established and Salar-
les Reduced

Olympia, February 1S,-This has been
a very quiet day in the both houses of
the legislature. The house this morning
tabled the senate joint resolution pro-
viding for committee to investigate
the fish trap industry and report to the
next legislature. a discussion of the
house joint resolution for the appoint
ment of a Lexow committee to investi-
gate all matters needing attention dur
ing the next two years was referred to
the committee for correction.
Taylor's senate bill defining the crime
of rape and fixing the age Of consent
at IS years passed the house with but
five negative votes, and is now in the
hands of the governor.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-02-19
TO SEARCH FOR THE AIDA.

Port Townsend. February lS.-In COM
pliance with the request of the Port
townsend Board of Trade, the govern
ment has ordered the United States
revenue cutter Perry to go in search of
the American schooner Aida, which left
Shanghai for this port December LIST.
and which is now forty days overdue.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-02-19
STEEL RAILS FOR ENGLAND.

New York. February S.-Important
interests were today informed
that the Carnegie company had sold
sc. 900 tons of steel rails for export to
London, the buyer being one of the
largest English railways. Other sales
Of $4,000 tons We're reported, making a
total of 100000 tons.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-02-19
SMALLPOX ON THE CHINA.

San Francico. February 1S.-The
steamship China arrived tonight from
Yokohama. Owing to the presence Of
smallpox ON board the steamer was or
dered into quarantie and no mail or
passengers landed.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-02-19
NEW TARIFF.
Mckinley Coal and Coke Rates Re-
stored by the Committee.

Washington. February 1S.-Republi-
can members Of the ways and means
committee took an important step to-
day in their work on the new tariff
bill by deciding to restore the Mckinley
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-02-19
KING GEORGE TALKS.
Tn. situation In Crete-'Appreciate
sympathy OF Americans

New York. February lS,--ln response
.o a cable message to his majesty, the
King of Greece, the New York World
mas received the following;
Athens, Greece, February lS'--Atter
ak months Of waiting, the reforms
imposed upon Turkey by the great
powers are not put into execution Ihe
rnrks have opened an organization OF
rene,uI d'armes (constabes). On the
tsth of February Turkish troops be-
,.an ,nassacres. Christian quarters at
Cap,.a were burned. About 10000 wo-
nen and children are refugees today
in Gr,.ece. The Cretans, in despair, pro
,laimed their independence and un-
ion with Greece. The Hellenic govern
nent sent small army 10 occupy
,,rete in order to restore order ana
neace Five great powers occupy four
tu,yns of Canea, Reihymno. Gambia ana
sitia All the remainder of the island
is in the possession of the Christians
lxpresslons Of sympathy from the
great American people and the Hellenes
rssidant in America are precious sup
onrt to us in the work Of the inde-
rsndence of Crete and we thank them
sincerely. (signed) Skouzes, minister OF
foreign affairs.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-02-19

Miss Helen Dickinson, teacher OF room
a Shiyely school. was yesterday at
tackled with fainting spell, and in
falling injured her arm.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-02-19
OFF FOR CRETE.

Vienna, February lS,-The Austrian
iron clad Crown Princess Stefanie' two
torpedo oatohers and two torpedo boats
have left Pala for the island of Crete,