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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-09-09

fed to the finding of organic matter in
the Dinl1ish brown fluid, which he
subjected TO chemical analysis. His
answers were delivered slowly and de-
Aberately and were couehed in tech
nicaI terms. It required much time to
question the witness so that his testi-
nlony could be made clear to the jury.
The witness asserted as his opinion
that the dissolution of Uhe heshy por-
tons of the body could be accomplished
in the time and manner alleged by the
state. but denied that the coqldf tion of
the bones would be materially affected.
The defense considered that a. point
was scored in their favor, when the
witness asserted that the hair would
be the first portion of a body to dissolve
in the cauGtic mixture
Attorney Vincent VIII request the
jury to recfte this bit of testimony with
the alleged finding of hair in the vat.
The last witness sworn was the SON
Of Waterman Boalk. who testified to
having enticed Luetgert to his father
room under pretense of the latter's i'll
ness. A detective was concealed under
the bed at the time and the testimony
was intended TO be merely corrobor-
ative of portions of the testimony of
the officer who listened to the ceilyer-
sation between Luetgert and his old
employer
The attorneys for the defense assert
that the day has done their cause good.
They expect to contr0Vert the material
points in the testimony and ignore
many points which they consider, to be
irrelevant to the issue.
Luetgert's unconeerned demeaalor
continues. and the most damaging evil
dence seems to affect him. but little.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-09-09
VALUABLE yALIsE.
Promises to Cut an Important Figure
Yet.

st. Louis. Sept. S.-A special ito the Re
public from Laredo. Tex. says:
Don Pedro Trueba, the owner of a va
lise that was seized by the customs Off
Gals here, arrived in the city today from
his hacienda. which Is a short distance
from Yanesas. in the state of San Luis
Potosi.
The contents of the Valise, according to
his statement, are worth nearly $500, 600
One Thousand Of it is in currency and
gold; 600 in Jewelry, among which are
beautiful diamonds; $4,000 in guaranteed
notes. and the balance in coupon bonds
He says that when he, arrived at his
station he handed the VdliSe to one whom
he believed to be his servant to carry to
his carriage. 1t was night When he ar
rived home he missed the ValiSe and took
the next train TO San Luis Potosi The
governor issued a proclamation Offering
a reward Seven or eight persons have
been arrested in that state who are sus-
pected of being connected with the dis
appearance of the YaliSe. 1t is believed
by customs officers that the supposed
servant was a confederate of some one
on the train, because when the Valise ar
rived here a man was sitting near IT, t,,f
disclaimed it. Il was finally taken from
the train by a customs officer to the bag
gage room, It suddenly disappeared and
was found by an officer in the possession
of a hachman, who said that it had been
given to him by an American to bring to
the city. The matter has been referred
to the secretary of the treasury by the
collector of this district Fnd his answer
is expected tomorrow.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-09-09
CAVALRY FOR THE zUNIS,
THREE TROOPS WILL ASSIST
NEW MEXICAN OFFICERS.
Indians Who Recently Tortured an
Old Squaw to Death VIII be Pun
ished-General Ruggles' Retire
ment.
Special to The HeraId.0

Washington, Sept. s.-Ihe federal gov
eminent will vigorously support the New
Mexico territorial authorities in their et-
forts TO arrest the Zunis who lately tor
Jured an old squaw TO death. General Al
ger, secretary of war, this afternoon of
hcially notified Secretary Bliss of the in
terror department that three troops of
cavalry, under Major Godfrey. will arrive
at Zuni on or before the 18th of Septem-
Der. Major Godfrey's force will be under
instructions to protect the civil authort-
ties in the arrest and prosecution of the
Indians who did the torturing. Major
Godfrey will be in command of the troops
but as the war department has ordered
the cavalry out at the request OF the in
terror department. they Will make no
move at Zuni without instructions from
the territorial officials or the Indian
agent.
Secretary Bliss asked for four troops
but the secretary of war deemed three
troops sufficient. 1t is stated here that
the three troops will proceed from Fort
Apache and Fort Grant The war depart
ment officials do not anticipate any Sc
rious opposition on the part of the Zunis
The orders issued by Assistant Adjutant
General Ruggles to General Otis in this
Zuni affair are likely to prove the for
ner's last important official act. He re-
tires on Saturday from service under the
AZ limit
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-09-09
TRADES UNIONS FOR BIf1ETALLISr1
British Parliament Urged to Encourage Negotiations For
International Agreement

delegates
nperfve
a world"
8 at premium Re-
of manu-
featuring especially noticeable since the shrn
SILVER COINAGE TO
Ttnesrc
of
continued until
available dollars
probable
OF
whenever coinage
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-09-09
IDAHO ASYLUM SCANDAL.
CHARGES AGAINST OVENS TO
BE INVESTIGATED.
DR.. Moore's Summary Removal VIII
Also be Explained or Investigated
if He Desires It.
Especial to The Herald.o

Pocatello Ida. Sept. S.-The action of
the asylum board in displacing Dr.. Moore
in favor of DR.. Givens in the manage
ment of the insane asylum at ESIacl1foot
is likely to be investigated. DR.. Moore
was ouSted. 1T is claimed. on certain
grave charges of miSmdnagem ETC.,
and since the advent of the new director,
friends of the former official have made
serious charges backing these with atida-
Wits, against Dr. Owens.
Governor Steunenberg and ]. NJ Ben
nett, one of the members of the asylum
board. were in town today and n an in
terview with d Pocatelto Tribune repre-
sentative Mr.. Bennett said that the
charges against Owens would be thor
oughly investigated at the next meeting
of the board, IN October: that the board
had a statement from Givens that seemed
to clear him, but they were ready 10 hear
all evidence.
Bennett further said that in segard to
the summary discharge of DR.. Moore they
had acted on information which they
considered sufficient and if Dr. Moore
wanted a full statement or an investiga-
ton they were ready to give II.
1t is said that contribution by DIR.
Ovens of $3.50 to the campaign fund last
fall he'd something to do with the case
The result of the investigation will be
looked forward to with interest by the
people of this state.
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Special to The Herald.)


Park City, Sept. S.-A horrible MUIR
| der and suicide occurred here tonight.
James Quinn, the liveryman, shot his
wife and then put a bullet through his
own head Mrs Quinn died almost in
stantly, and Quinn is still breathing,
but will die
The tragedy occurred about 9:15. The
neighbors heard two pistol shots fol-
lowed by screams and rush was made
for the residence on Norfolk avenue.
Upon entering the house a. horrible
sight met the eye. The bodies of Mr.
and Mrs. Quinn were both lying face
down in pools of blood in the kitchen,
where the double tragedy occurred. The
| woman lay in the southeast corner be-
hind the stove, and the man was in
the center of the apartment
BOTH SHOT THROUGH THE HEAD.
Mrs. Quinn was shot in the right
temple, the bullet passing through the
| forehead and emerging from the left
temple. The brains were oozing from
| the wound, and death must have been
instantaneous. The bullet entered
Quinn's head an inch and a half above
the right ear and came out above the
left ear, his aim not being quite so
well directed on himself as on his wife.
He was unconscious when found and
is still breathing, but his wound viii
prove fatal. although he may hnger
several hours.
TWO SHOTS ACCOUNTED FOR.
A 3S-ca1ibre Smith & wesson pistol
was used. Three chambers were empty.
! Some of the neighbors claim to have
heard three shots and others only two,
! and thus far only two bullets have been
accounted for. Mrs. German and Mr..
Cross were the first to enter the house.
Hannah, the Oldest daughter of the
Quinns. who was almost crazed with
grief ana excitement, stated to them
that her father came into the house
and said to her mother What have
you to say for yourself?D Mrs. Quinn
replied: What do you mean" There
upon Quinn drew his pistol and shot
her, and then turned the weapon on
himself.
1t is reported that the children were
engaged in saying their prayers when
he entered. They rushed to the house
next door after the shooting and gave
the alarm. a large crowd of excited
people soon filed the house and yard,
and indeed the whole city was thrown
into a fever of excitement as the news
of the terrible affair spread.
DR.. LIE Compile was summoned, but
both were beyond human aid.
QUINN HAD BEEN DRINKING.
Mr.. Quinn was a member of the liv-
cry firm of McPolin & Quinn. 1t is
stated that he had been drinking heav-
lily lately. which probably accounts for
the crime, and no other reason has been
assigned.
He was a man of about 45 years of
age, and a member of Argenta lodge.
a f. and a III, Salt Lake City, and
Ontario lodge No. l. A. O.. U. W., Park
City. There are seven children, khree
boys and four girls. James, the Oldest,
is working in the Anaconda mine at
Butte. He has been notified by wire of
the dreadful affair. Hannah. the old
est girl, is II. Mrs Quinn was about
AZ years of age. and was very popu-
lar. She and three children, Hannah,
Joe and Herbert, had Just returned
from q fishing trip to near Heber-
Intense sympathy is felt by the en-
tire community for the children, who
are thus left orphans by the awful
crime of their father
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Eureka. Cal, Sept. S.-J. A. Ralston,
one OF the three passengers who came
down from Dawson City via ST.
M6ehaeIs per the steamer National
City, making the trip in the fast time
of % days, gives a good description of
the conditions in the Klondike mining
condition.
He said. Il left San Francisco on
the first trip of the Excelsior this
spring, and on arrival at the mines
began hunting for a location. finally
locating a claim on French gulch-
What there is in it. / do not know. as
J nave not yet done enough work to
get down 10 pay dirt. I did not pro-
pose to stay there this winter and
work il. as provisions are too scarce
in Dawson to take any chances of an
existence until spring rolls around
and the neceSSaries of life can be
transported into the mines 1t is q
shame. almost a crime, the manner in
which provisions have been taken to
the mines. There are whisky, beer and
all other kinds of liquor in profusion
which have been given transportation
room which for hlmanity's sake should
have been filled with the necessaries
of life. There are. l should judge,
about 6,00e people in and around Daw-
son City and the mines. and it is safe
to say that when 1 left there was not
enough food 10 last half of them
through the winter. How they will
fare, time alone win tel. 1 had plenty
Of money and yet could not secure
what provisions I wanted for. the
winter. so l concluded that the best
thing I could do was to get back to
civilization where I could get enough
to eat The lack of provisions will
have a tendency to lessen the output
of the mines as miners cannot work
without food, From what 1 have seen
I should judge that were the miners
supplied with food they would, this
winter, take out about SO tons of gold,
but under the present conditions there
is no telling how much will be taken
out As to the richness of the coun-
try, there is no doubt a rough esti-
mate. based on what has already been
taken out, would place the output of
the mines already located at $3.50, 000,-
0OO Some of the claims on EldoradO
creek are good for two ounces to the
pan
I'm regard to the discoveries on
Stewart river. there have been rumors
of rich strikes on that stream, but up
TO the sine left Dawson no authentic
news had been received. A large
number Of the people at St. Michaels
when left viii probably have to stay
there this winter, as there is little
chance of their getting up the river.
In addition to those already there are
those on the North Fork and Humbolt.
St Michaels will be a better place in
which to winter than Dawson City, as
at the former place are hundreds of
ions of provisions which cannot get up
the river"
Messrs. Ralston, Lamb and Leonard
will leave by the Pomona today for
san Francisco where Mr.. Ralston lives.
Mr.. Leonard resides at Nanadmo, B.
c, and Mr. Lamb at Portland Or,
and on their arrival in San Francisco
they VIII take q steamer for their
northern homes.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-09-09
Klondike EnpIoration Companv.

Denver, Sept S-The Klondil1e Ex-
ploration, Engineering & Mining COM
pany, with a capital stock of 100000,
has been incorporated in this state.
The directors for the first year of this
company are Reid Northrop and San
ford Northrop of St Louis, William
Northrop Of New York City, George B.
Runus and P Yickery of Colorado
George Could and Howard Gould and
the three Northrops. who are cousins
Of the Goulds. are the company, The
charter of the company grants the
rights and privileges to explore new
territory for placer and lode mining. to
survey mining claims, railroads, canals,
wagon roads. public and private lands,
to locate. lease and operate mining
lands. to build saWmills, run steam and
sailing vessels do a general transporta-
tion business by land and water, erect
smeIters, etc.
Just how extensive the Gould heirs
intend TO operate in the Alaskan coun-
try cannot be discovered at this end Of
The line. They have authorized the in
corporation of the company and Will
put some cash into the venture.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-09-09
Crisis In the Grain Trade.

Odessa. Sept. S-The crisis N the grain
trade in southern Russia has been en-
HANGED by the influx of a half score of
Hungarian commissioners who are pur-
chasing wheat at any price at which it
can be obtained A majority of the great.
position and a large number of smaller
firms have already collapsed. One large
foreign export firm alone has lost 5000
coo roubies on the fulfillment of contracts
made by it in the expectation that there
would be a middling crop. With the ex-
ce1tfon of barley, all the cereals are as
light as they are scant, while the fact
that the government has wisely made ey-
traordinary purchases of grain for food
reserve as a precaution against famine.
has increased the scare
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-09-09
THE HERALD BULLETIN.

PAGE ONE.
Food Scarce In Dawson
Yellow Fever In the South.
Luetgert's Trial.
Murder and Suicide at Park City.
PAGE TWO
The Methodist Conference.
The Day at Camp Burton.
PAGE THREE.
The Consolidated Mine.
Waters of Ophir Greek. -
Wall Street Irregular.
PAGE FOUR.
Editorial.
PAGE FIVE
Society People Testify For Mrs.
Griffin.
In Railway Circles.
PAGE SIX
General Sporting News.
Bad Wreck on the Santa Fe.
The Strike Situation
Notwithstanding In Cache.
PAGE SEVEN.
State News.
A Hanging at Atlanta.
PAGE EIGHT
Death Of Edith Weller,
Mrs. Bray Sues For Divorce.
The Pelican Point Murders.
Eighth Page
Hawaii Annexationists Worried.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-09-09
BROWN LOSES DIR. ANDREWS.
outspoken Educator VIII Not With
draw His RESIGNATION.

Providence, R. L, Sept s.-President
Andrews Of Brown university today
sent to the corporation letter for
mally declining TO withdraw his resig-
nation and stating briefly his decision
10 withdraw from the university.
1t is understood, though the text of
the letter has not been made public,
that he states his willingness to re-
main there until his successor shall be
chosen.
A meeting of the corporation Will be
held within two weeks at which a
statement from President Andrews Will
be submitted.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-09-09
IDAHO FARMERS DIsHEARTENED
'rolonged Rains Threaten Great
DAMAGE to Wheat.
Especial to The Herald. )

Boise, Ida. Sept. S-The farmers of the
great wheat belt in northern Idaho, who
have been jubilant over the big grain
now down-hearted over the prolonged
rain, which has already done great dam
age and threatens to do more.
The Statesman special from Moscow
says: All agree that three days more of
rain Will do immense damage. The fall
soWn wheat IN stacks will heat. The
damage already done may lower the price
or cents. a few days more of rain
viii make it Is cents less
The Stateman special from Kendrick
says. The weather still continues unfa-
tinue much longer the damage viii be
great The fall wheat will suffer less than
the spring wheat, owing to it filing so
well.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-09-09
Two Fools Fight a Duel.

Havana, Sept S, (via Key Wesp--It is
reported that the military commander at
San Nicholas, province of Havana, and
the instructor of military trials under
Captain General Weyler fought a duel on
account of the instructor charging the
military commander with masddminiStrd-
ton with the result that the military
commander WAS wounded
1t is probable that the instructor will be
sent to Spain, as duels are prohibited be-
tween military officers in active service.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-09-09
OLD. OLD STORY.
Disguised Men Return, But Others
Go Out.

Port Townsend, Wash, Sept S.-The
steamer Queen sailed for Alaska at
late hour tonight, and Notwithstanding
the fact that on her return from the
north only four days ago. she brought
IS Disguised men from Skaguay, she
carried no bound for the Rlondil1e via
Dyea, They all expressed themselves
as confident of their ability to cross the
pass and reach Dawson City this fall.
Stories Of the miserable condition of
the pass appear to have no influence
with the people in their mad rush for
the gold fields
While at her dock here this afternoon
the Queen was subjected to q rigorous
search by the customs officers in quest
of contraband into1icants, but nothing
of that character was found. All ships
sailing from this port for Alaska viii
hereafter be carefully searched before
clearing.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-09-09
To Raliere the Congestion.

San Francisco, Sept. s.-Among the
passengers who sailed for the north
today on board the steamer Umatilla
from this port were Captain a. f. Rog-
erS and James Evans, the commission
ers appointed by the state department
at Washington to investigate and re-
port the best means of relieving the
blockade at the mouth of the Yukon
and preventing the threatened famine
in the Klondike gold mining region.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-09-09
IDAHO GAMBLING CASE.
The Boise Decision Does Not Govern
at Lewiston.
Especial to The Herald.1


Boise. Ida. Sept. S.-A Lewiston special
says: w. L. Boyse, a saloon proprietor
here. has been arrested for running II
"twenty-one'' game. The opening of the
game and the arrest are according to pre-
arranged plans in order to test s1ne con-
stitutionality of the law prohibiting gam
bling. A hearing of the case was held
before Justice Thompson, and the defend
ant was bound over to the district court.
The case recently tried in Boise Is not
held to be regular. The lawyers here hold
that a district judge has no right to enter
into the facts, which must be depended
upon in this case to determine the consti-
tutionality of the safeguarding law The
case will be carried to the supreme court
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-09-09

Denver. Colo. Sept. S.-A special to the
Republican from Santa lie, N NJ, says:
Trustworthy reports from Golden, in the
southern part of Santa Re county, say
that in sinking a tubular well to secure
a water supply, the drill passed through
50 feet of solid quartz, every foot of which
shows free gold.
Some of the gold nuggets are as large
as grains of wheat The discovery was
made on virgin ground at a depth of 350
feet Much excitement prevails over the
discovery Shafts are to be sunk imme-
diately IT is believed TO be one of the
most impontant gold finds OF the year.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-09-09
IS NOT HER SON.
q Sensation Sprung In Judge Cot
fey's Court.

fey'S Court.
San Francisco. Sept S.-Mrs. Theresa
Bell sprang a sensation in Judge Coffey's
court today by declaring under oath that
Thomas Frederick Bell was not her son.
The declaration came out in the pro-
ceedings wherein young Bell seeks TO
GUST his supposed mother from the guar
dianship OF the minor children of the late
Thomas Bell, the millionaire and also TO
secure his share of the estate
In the complaint fled some time ago,
Bell accused Mrs. Bell of treating the
children in a cruel manner and of not
furnishing them with proper food and
clothing He also accused Mrs Bell of
intemperence- When Mrs. Sall was sworn
as a witness and asked how many child
rem she had, Mrs Bell replied that she
had four. She named them, as follows:
Robina May. Muriel, Gerald and Eustace
Bell.
us Thomas Friedrich Bell your son?"
was asked
No; he is not she replied
Mrs Bell also said that Maria Theresa
Bell was not her child
Mrs. Bell concluded the sensation by
declaring that she found the Two children
at Bells residence many years aG0 and
reared them as her own.
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through trains viii do whatever local
business is necessary. while a special
is always at the disposal of officials
who are enlisted in the movement to
stamp out the fever at. Biloxi and
Ocean Springs,
The Louisville & Nashville officials
and the state authorities viii soon wipe
out the plague.
Baton Rouge, the state capital, is the
latest town TO declare quarantine.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-09-09
Bits From Berlin.

Berlin, Sept. S-GeneraI Won Bulow.
who, it is rumored viii be the new chan
cellor, is said to be one of the few gen.
erals who OPPOSED General Bronsaru
military Jurisdiction. The gossip regard
ing the chancellorship here IS unanated.
The fact that Dr. MIGUEL who sre-
ceeded Dr. Won Boettcher as yice-presi-
dent of the council of ministers. has com
pIeted his Wiesbaden cure and conferred
with the emperor and Prince Holenfohe
yesterday and IS now returning here. is
supposed to have some bearing on the
sitl1ati0n
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-09-09
Simply Wild.

Victoria 3. G.. Sept. 8.-The pas
senge~s of the steamer Bristol, which
had to abandon her trip to st.
Michaels as the Eugene which was TO
take her passengers up the Yukon
could not continue the voyage, say
that they viii have Z. B. Mcfarland,
the manager of the Portland &
Alaska Steamship company, arrested
for obtaining money under false pre-
fences as they insist that he knew
the Eugene could not make the trip.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-09-09
Naval MATTERS.

Washington. Sept. S-Captain r. p.
I.eary has been detached from the Rich
mond and ordered to command the San
Francisco, and Captain NJ. &. johnson
detached from the San Francisco and
J. Drake has been ordered ito Mare Island
as ordnance officer; Lieutenant S. Cook.
detached from the Puritan Sept %, and
granted one month leave, after which he
will take charge of tie photographic Of
flee at Chicago
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-09-09

W0MAN'S DEATH
WAS INSTANTANEOUS.
Quinn Still Breathing But Cannot
Live Many Hours.

Bullet Entered Mrs. euinn's Right
Temple and Emerged From the
Left-Then Shot Himself Through
the Head-Drink the Only Cause
Assigned For the Horrible Deed
Leaves Seven Children, Most of
Them Quite Young.