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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-05-27
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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-05-27

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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-10-01
Saw Her In Wisconsin.

CHICAGO, Sept. 29.-The battle be-
tween experts has begun, and from
now on there will be denials of the
evidence of the medical men and chem
lists who testified for the state in the
Luetgert case The defense put it's
first witness in the expert line on the
stand. and he will be followed by a
long string of others. The witness of
yesterday was DR.. B. L. Reise who
boiled two bodies in caustic potash in
the vat in Luetgert's sausage factory
and obtained results different from
those who performed the same expert
ment in behalf of the state.
Another witness of the day was Ar
madale Opdyke. pedder, who testi-
fled that long after the murder is said
to have been committed he saw Mrs.
Luetgert in the nelGhborhood of James
vile, Wis. He said that there was no
chance of his being mistaken, and he
identified a photograph of her in the
most positive manner.
Two girls were placed upon the stand
to impeach the testimony of Emma
Schimpke, who said that she saw Luet-
CERT and his wife enter the factory on
the night on which the murder is said
to have been committed
There is a strong probability that
Mary Siemmering Will be called upon
to answer a charge of perjury.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-10-01
FREDERICK CITY Md FRIDAY MORNING. OCTOBER l. 1897
SEEN IN NEBRASKA.
a Tekemah Attorney Thinks He
Talked to Mrs. Luetgert
AFTER THE DATE OF THE MURDER.
He Identified His Visitor by y Photo
graph After Hearing a Description
OF Her BY Witness In
the Trial.

TEKEMAH, Neb. Sept. 29.-H. Wal
do ellis. an attorney of this place,
claims to have seen the wife of A. L.
Luetgert, who is now on trial in Chica-
go for her murder, long after the wo-
mans body is supposed to have been
destroyed with acid in the sausage fac
tory. He says the woman came to him
In the latter part of May and consulted
him about getting a divorce. His story
is as follows:
Perhaps / can do the accused hus-
band no good. for may not be able to
convince the jury that 1 saw Mrs. Luet-
CERT, but If 1 did not see the woman l
saw a person who resembles her in ev-
cry particular. Why did l not speak of
it before? For the very good reason
that 1t never occurred to me that the
woman l saw was Mrs. Luetgert until
I entered the courtroom in Chicago on
Wednesday and heard the woman de-
scribed by one of the witnesses. Then
I hunted up photograph of Mrs. Luet-
CERT and was certain that l knew some
important facts about the case.
II said nothing about 1t at the time.
Why? Because l was in charge of
other business, and our court opened
here yesterday, and 1 could not afford
to be detained in Chicago as a witness.
If told those lawyers what knew,
might not have got back home for a
month.
About noon of May 81 or 2S, am not
certain which, woman, poorly clad in
a black dress, entered my law office
here. She inquired If 1 was a lawyer
CHI 10 ma
about a divorce. She was very nerv-
Gus, laboring apparently under great
mental excitement.
"She said she lived in Chicago. where
her husband was wealthy She had
come to Nebraska from some point to
the north she said. either Michigan OF
Wisconsin. She had left her husband
because of his cruelty and was anxious
to know If her deserving him would af-
feet her chances for securing a divorce
and the custody of her two children.
She said she had two boys, whom she
wanted.
"She said ste had come to this state
because she Understood 1t was easy to
get a divorce here She said she had
no money. but could get some and de-
sired to know the full cost of suit.
] told her, and she inquired the way to
hotel. saying she would return in the
afternoon and close the case. I in
tended to ask her more about herself
when she returned. She did not tell me
her name and all the time seemed to
want to avoid publicity. That was the
last I saw of her.
when I was in the courtroom in
Chicago on Wednesday last and heard
the description of Mrs. Luetgert by one
of the witnesses, I was satisfied that
my strange visitor was the wife of the
sausage maker When got to Omaha
I wired to the attorneys for the de-
Tense. telling them part of what have
here recited. They wired me to please
come to Chicago at once"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-10-01
LATTTMER REPEATED
Only This Time Polanders Did
All the Shooting.
HAzLETON STRIKE INBITTERED THEM
The COmbatants Were Two Rival Factions
OF Foreigners, Who Did Notable Ex-
ecution on Each Other With Re-
volvers, Axes and Knives.

GIRARDVILLE, Pa, Sept. est Is
reported that at least nine men were
fatally injured and perhaps two score
others more or less seriously wounded
In bloody riot here. The battle re-
suited from quarrel over the Hazleton
troubles. Thirty-six men are known
to have been wounded. and about so
are being secreted by their friends, who
fear that they will be jailed Twelve of
the ringleaders were brought before
Justice Elias Kissinger and ten before
Justice Fl. b. Johnson. All were charged
with assault with intent to kill, house
breaking and rioting. They were held
in heavy bail for court. A number of
other warrants have been issued, but
have not been served as yet
DR.. Charles Statesman attended to %
Of the wounded, nine of whom he says
are sure to die. Drs. William Mono
CHAM and Joseph Donaghue looked
after IA others, and how many the
other physicians cared for is not
known. Three other men are reported
dead, but this cannot be verified as yet.
The trouble occurred as follows: Sew
eral hundred Poanders board at Will
liam Culacabbage's hotel on Second
street. Joseph Cavendish is the pro-
prietor of a hotel at the east end Of
town, which several hundred more Po-
landers frequent. Bad blood has al
ways existed between these factions,
and the recent strike troubles at Halle
ton imbittered them still more.
Culacabbage. it is said, with large
force of followers, marched to Caven-
dish's hotel, where several hundred of
their enemies were celebrating pay day.
The Cavendish men ascertained that
their foes were coming and, arming
themselves hurriedly. awaited their ar
rival. After a demonstrative march
the Culacabbage contingent arrived
and Immediately stormed the saloon.
Then came a bloody battle. The men
fought fiercely. The shooting was fast
and furious. Axes, knives, clubs and
other weapons were used with deadly
effect. The battle lasted for an hour,
when the Culacabbage gang was beaten
back. leaving their wounded behind.
Everything in the house was smash
ed, and wounded men lay on the floors,
The walls were besprinkled with blood
and shreds Of human flesh.
After the routed rioters had returned
to their headquarters the Cavendish
men, arming themselves to the teeth,
marched to their enemies rendezvous.
where a battle even fiercer than the
first was begun. The police force and
constables were called, but were unable
to contest matters with the rioters, who
continued hostilites for some time
longer.
The residences of many citizens were
damaged, and several onlookers were
wounded
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-10-01
Delay Attributed to Canada.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29.-No fur
Their advices from ambassador Hay rel
alive to the Boring sea conference to
be held in this city in October nave
been received by Hon. John w. Fos-
ter, who conducted the negotiations on
behalf of the United States. Mr.. Fos-
ter reiterates his statement that Great
Britain will keep her engagement and
that the conference will be held. The
present hitch he attributes to the OBJ
jections raised by the Dominion OF
Canada. The date of the conference,
which will occur some time in October,
he thinks, will be fixed as soon as Pro-
fessor Thompson, one of the English
experts, who is now on the ocean, ar
rives in London.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-10-01
'DAWSONCITYBURN
News of a Great Disaster to the
Town on the Yukon.
PACKERS SAY THE STORY IS TRUE.
they Brought Over the Skagguay Trail
the First Tidings of the Catastrophe
Said to Have Visited Joseph La
dues Goldfield Metropolis.

VANCOUVER, B. c., Sept. 29.-The
Union Steamship company's steamer
coquitan, just arrived from Skagguay.
brings the report that Dawson City. in
the Klondike, was burned about three
weeks ago.
Captain Freeman of the Coquitland
says that he heard the report just be-
fore leaving Skagguay. Some men were
said to have come up the Yukon to
Lake Bennett with the news. Packers
brought the story over the trail.
Captain Freeman received no confir-
nation Of the report, although he said
It was persistently reported to him by
Klondikers in Skagguay.
Dawson City, on the Yukon, has been
the most important point in the new
mining regions. Joseph Ladue, the
founder of this little city, which was
built almost like magic and populated
by the settlers from four or five of the
old localities, says that the population
in June of this year exceeded 1000. He
estimated that by June of next year the
population would have increased to at
least 25,OOO so favorably located is the
town.
Dawson City became the natural dis
tributing point for supplies intended for
consumption in the Klondike region.
The city boasted a sawmill, stores and
Presbyterian, Methodist, Baptist and
Roman Catholic churches. Mr.. Ladue,
In speaking of his experience in Daw-
son, says:
strangely enough, and as if by some
stroke of good fortune 1 had come
fIaT &ixy bn iYna M0
Cormack left Gold Bottom and had
picked out town site where Dawson
City now stands, a little more than a
mile from the Bonanza creek claims.
commenced erecting the first house in
that region on Sept. 1, 1896. Within six
months from that date there We're more
than 500 houses erected, which included
stores, supply stations, hotels restau-
rants, saloons and residences. 1 hold
ITS acres, while the other % are the
property of the government"
The houses of Dawson were built Of
wood, and a great many of the miners
contented themselves even with tents.
The dangers of the spreading of fire
should a blaze ever start in the town
were great, but there was no other ma
terial at hand from which buildings
could be put up in the limited time
which elapsed from the discovery Of
the riches to the formation of city.
The Importance of the news from
Dawson City. holding as it does the key
to the comfort and even the life Of the
miners of the Yukon district, cannot
easily be overestimated. If the town
has been destroyed, the news will mean
the working of inestimable hardship to
the thousands who are wintering in the
wilds and are depending upon the
Dawson supplies for the necessaries of
life. Great privation and loss of life
are sure to follow the destruction Of
Dawson
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-10-01
SET FIRE TO SING SING.
Attempt to Burn the State Prison Office.
and Storehouse.

SING SING. Sept. 2S.-A deliberate
attempt was made to set fire to
the storehouse and offices of the state
prison. Prompt work, however, on the
part of the guards and the fire depart.
ment of the prison saved the buildings.
with comparatively slight loss.
The fire was started in the big room
IN which was stored a large quantity of
cloth and finished clothing. by pouring
oil over the goods and then applying
a match.
The smoke was seen by one of the
convicts as he was marching to dinner,
and the attention of the guards was
quickly called to the flames. An alarm
was quickly given and in few min
utes the fire was out, after doing dam
age to the extent of $500 or $500. The
buildings and property endangered is
valued at about $125,0
For short time there was considera-
BILE excitement among the convicts,
nearly all of whom were in the mess
room getting their dinner This was
allayed, however, by the guards A
thorough investigation is going on, and
already one convict has been placed in
solitary confinement, and it is thought
by the authorities that they have the
right man.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-10-01
Tobacco Exports Still Prohibited.

HAVANA. Sept. 29.-Captain General
Weyler has published a decree declar-
ing still in force his prohibition of the
expectation of leaf tobacco produced
in the provinces of Havana and Pinar
del Rio. In December the matter win
be opened up to discussion. and the
opinions of manufacturers and corpora
tions interested as to the convenience
or inconvenience Of expectation will be
invited, with a view to a final decision.
Captain General Weyler has declined
to assume the presidency of the reor-
ganized palace junta. formed of lead
ing men in the island. The presidency
will go to the Marquis de Montoro, a
prominent autonomist
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-10-01
HENRY GEORGE FOR MAYOR.
II Tammany Does Not Nominate Judge
Gaynor, He VIII Run.

NEW YORK, Sept. 2S.-At the Lenox
lyceum last night a new party, to be
known as the United Democracy, was
formed by delegates of many factions
and branches of Democratic organiza-
tons. Henry George of Kings was
nominated for mayor of Greater New
York, John G. Boyd of Manhattan for
comptroller. Winfield 5. Overton of
Queens for president of the council and
Charles F. Adams of New York for
chief justice of the court of appeals.
1t was not known positively whether
Mr.. George will accept the nomina-
ton, but the convention was assured
that If Tammany does not nominate
Judge Gaynor for mayor the noted au-
thor and worker would do battle for
the new movement
In their platform the United Democ-
racy indorse the principles of the Chi
cago platform and demands municipal
ownership and operation of street rail-
roads, gas and electric lighting.
Speakers at the convention took oc-
casion to denounce Judge Parker and
question his loyalty to Bryan and the
free silver movement.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-10-01
Klondike Merchant Writes.

MALONE, N. Y, Sept. 29.-F. L.
Turner of this place has received let
ter from a brother at Skagguay, Alas
ka, who went up there from Portland
Or, in August last to open a general
store for Portland merchants. Mr.
Turner writes that he found the field
well occupied and no facilities for I'M
loading freight. No wharfs had been
built, and much of the freight was lost
or stolen.
He says any number of miners are
selling out their entire outfits, including
food supplies, which helps to keep prices
down. Mr.. Turner was the first to open
a laundry in Skagguay. There are only
400 acres about the place available for
building lots. The poorest bring $50,
and on the main street $1,000 is quickly
maid
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-10-01
Arrival and Departure of Trains.
Arrival and Departure Of Trains.
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IE|n Y,E"NENNNSN 18th, 1897.
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WzANlEEsll lASSV AS \ NJ, except Sunday
&SlTNSI% ior Washington june,
BALTIMORE & OHIO
RAHRnAn
LEAvk FREDERICK.
4.So \ NJ. except Sunday
for Washington june

Wz3alAlA llASsSY 4S5 \ NJ. except Sunday
&kI1INeNT IOr washington june
N WaA Stations nd
Sxninston' Due al Washington at 6.S6
500 A.. NJ, daily, for Martlnsburr, Cumber-
nnd, Washington and way stations, Phila-
uelphia and New York, and except Sunday
Tor Hagerstown. Due At Washington $50
$50 a. M, daily, for baltimore and way sta
at Baltimore 900 a. m.
$40 A. NJ, except Sunday, for Baltimore ana
principal way stations, Philadelphia ana
New York. Due at Baltimore 10 10 a. m.
94Q A.. NJ, except Sunday, for Washington
Philadelphia, New York, Keyser, LexinR.
Ioh, hagerstown and way stations, Chicago
ana Plttsburg. Due Washington II IS a m.
l:lO +. NJ, except Sunday, fol- baltimore ana
way stations, Philadelphia and New York.
o. Dne 81 Baltimore 40 p m.
o:4O 4. M, except unday, for Washington ana
way stations, Phiadephia and New York
Due Washington 9 10 D. m.
Sly r. NJ, except Sunday, for Winchester.
staunton, Martinsburg Cumberland. Gin.
cinnati, st. Louis, Louisville and Kansas
City, and on Sunday for Washington, Mar
tnsburg and the West
4:SO Z. M, daily, for Baltimore and way STA
uons, Philadelphia and New York. Duo
Baltimore 10 p. m.
SD +. M, exceptSunday, for Washington, Ha.
PttsSSrr c MnenesieS and way stations.
YORK. Due at Washington 800 p. m
ARRIVE AT FREDERICK
80 A. M. except sunday from Washington
2 S,,Hr aud way stations, Cincinnati and
S5 A. NJ. except sunday, from ,Winc6esta
- hagerstown and way stations.
1918 NJ, except Sunday, from Baltimone
ana way stations, Philadelphia and New
1880 A. NJ, except Sunday, from Washington
and way stations.
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and way stations Chicago and the w, ID
lz.O L. M, Sunday only, fiom Baltimore and
way stations, Philadelphia and New York.
l49 b 4, M, except Sunday from New York,
lngton Hagerstown, Lexington and. way
S:45 7; NJ, Sunday only, from Washington
and way stations, 81. Louis Cincinnati.
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ana way stations. Philadelphia and New
s.I5 Pr =. NJ, except sunday from was,,ro,on
and way stations, Philadelp New York.
Plttsburg and Chicago.
500 +; NJ, except sunday, from Baltimore,
ana way stations, Philadelphia and New
1856 ?. NJ, except Sunday, from Washington.
WI, MlncnesleI, Hagerstown, Brunswick and
SOS r NJ, daily, from Baltimore and way
stations. W
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS A NJ. for Union Bridge
2S0 7. M.-Accommodation for Union Bridge.
2.OO T.. M.-Accommodation for Emory Grove.
lU.VO L. M.-Accommodation for Emory Grove
PENNSYLVANIA IA " ROAD REDER.
lex DlVM,oN.
SCHEDULE IN EFFECT JUNE 18th. 1897.
"f" Stops only on notice to conductor or
agent, or on signal
FOR PHILADELPHIA AND THE EAST
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-10-01
An Old Hermit Dend.

WAKEFIELD. r. l.. Sept. 2S.-Arnold
Sherman, a hermit. residing near
Goulds crossing, in West Kingston, on
the line of the Narragansett Pier rail-
way. was found dead in his hut. He
was rs years of age and had lived alone
for % years. For a decade he had not
permitted any one to enter his abode.
On account of wrong alleged to have
been suffered Mt the hands of the rail-
way officials Sherman would never look
at a passing train. but upon its APP
proach would run away and hide. Death
was due to natural causes.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-10-01

MsnrIed To Death.

CATSKILL, N. Y, Sept. 2S.-An I'M
known man was found mangled and
unconscious lying by the side of the
West Shore railroad tracks about two
miles south of the village station. He
was taken to the hospital at Kingston.
where he died. A letter was found on
his person dated Quebec and address,
ed to John ]. Casey, Kingston, Ont;
also a certificate of discharge from a
hospital at Reading. Pa.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-10-01
Oneida County Democrats.

ROME, N. Y, Sept. 2s.-The Oneida
county Democratic convention made
the following nominations: Sheriff,
Michael Doll of Utica; county clerk.
Joseph Wurz OF Utica; superintendent
OF the poor. Edward ]. Pepper Of
Floyd; coroner. DR.. 7. p. Scully Of
Rome. The convention reaffirmed the
Chicago platform 'in accordance with
the time honored custom Of the Demo-
cratic party
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-10-01
Essex county Republicans.

ELIzABETHToWN, N. Y. Sept. 20.
The Essex county Republican con-
vention was held at the courthouse
here. Captain James H. Pierce, mem
Der of assembly, presided. Captain
Pierce was unanimously renominated
for member of assembly. Milo c. Perry
of Elizabethtown was nominated for
district attorney and Joseph Wright of
Moriah for sheriff. The convention was
extremely quiet.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-10-01
Choked to Death at supper.

PAWTUCKET, r. l., Sept. 2S.-Mi-
ehael Hennessy, aged about go years,
choked to death while eating supper
at his home in Central Falls. The sup
per consisted of a meat stew, and Hen
messy attempted to enter into CONVEX
sation while eating. A piece of meat
lodged in his throat, causing strangula-
ton and death in a few moments.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-10-01
The Hoffman House Sold.

NEW YORK, Sept. Backward S.
Stokes, who was quite as well known
personally as the Hoffman House. in
which he had a large proprietary in
terest, is out of the hotel business for
good. He and r. C. Mcdonald of Fort
Wayne disposed of their interest to a
syndicate, of which Graham Polly of
Brooklyn is the president.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-10-01
Fire win Shut Down Mill.

HUDSON, N. Y, Sept. 2S.-The card
room of the Wellington mill at Mellen-
VILE was completely Quilted by fire late
Yesterday afternoon. The damage is
heavy and will cause a shut down of
the mill for month.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-10-01
KILLED THEM IN A RAGE.
Bad Temper Brings on Wallace Christian
the Brand Of Cain.

the Brand OF Cain.
MIDDLETOWN, N. Y, Sept. 2S.-W.
J. Christian. a contractor. in a fit OF
murderous rage shot and instantly kill
ed Horace F. Pritchard of New York
city, who, with Constable Manning of
Wurtsboro, was serving legal papers on
him. Then Christian turned his pistol
on the constable and shot him twice,
MORALLY wounding him.
This happened in front of Christians
cottage, in the handsome grounds of the
Sullivan County club and before the
very eyes of Christians wife.
run for your life!" she shrieked to
her husband.
The murderer ran to the woods that
surround the club grounds and plunged
down the side of the Shawangunk
mountains toward the railroad. De-
scriptions of him were sent out by tele-
graph and telephone, but he has not
been caught.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-10-01
BADLY Burned by AlcohoI.

NEW YORK, Sept. 2S.-Miss Ada
Bischoff, 25 years old, of S52 Sixth ave-
niue was perhaps fatally burned at her
home last night by the explosion of
some alcohol which she was heating for
medicinal purposes.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-10-01
A Very BAD Man.

MIDDLETOWN, N. Y, Sept. ga
report received here from Wurtsboro
Sullivan county, says that H. F..
Prtchard of New York and a constable
of WurtsborO attempted to arrest w. j.
Christian at the County club. Chris
tan resisted arrest and killed Pritchard
and wounded the constable. No de-
tails are given
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-10-01
A Fatality Repeated.

BUFFALO. Sept. 2S.-George Farnes,
S5 years old, fell from a scaffold 12O
feet above the ground at the Northern
elevator yesterday and was instantly
killed. A similar accident occurred at
this elevator Sunday.