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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-09-03
A SCALPER TEST CASE.

The Ticket Men of New York to See
Whether or Not They Have Il Legal
Right to do Business.
New York, Sept. 2-The ticket brok-
ers. otherwise known as ''scalpers," have
made a test case by which they hope to
have a speedy adjudication of the anti
scalper law which went into effect yester-
day. Sweetzer, Pembroke & Co., mer-
chants, caused the arrest of Frederick
NJ. Bolles, a clerk in the employ of Gus
tav Lansing, charging him with having
sold the firm a ticket to Norfolk, Va,
over the Pennsylvania railroad for $3.50.
the regular fare being $3.50.
The case is a friendly one. Bolles was
ARRESTED and arraigned in the Centre
street court. He admitted that he was
not an authorized agent of either Of the
transportation companies.
Examination was waived and Bolles
was committed to the nominal custody of
the Tombs warden.
Later Justice Beach, Of the Supreme
court, granted writ of habeas corpus in
Bolles' case. The writ is returnable on
Sept. 8. Bolles in his application for the
writ says that the anti-scalpers law is un-
constitutional
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-09-03
THE BLOODY MRS. MACK
HER HUSBAND SAYS SHE HAS BEEN MUIR
DERING CHILDREN FOE fshpG.
A Ghasty Tale Touching the Alleged Ear
deress of GuIdensuppe--P Physicians
and Undertakers Involved.
and Undertakers Involved

New York, Sept. 2.-District Attorney
statement from Herman Mack, husband
of Mrs. Augusta Mack. who, with Mar
tin Thorn is charged with the murder of
VIM. Guldensuppe.
In the statement Mack says that his
wife has been killing children for a
number of years. He gives the whole
career of himself and his wife during
their married life from 1886 TO the time
he left her in October, 1896
Mack stated that his wife made living
through illegal operations involving the
murder of children. He said that she
was also called midwife, but that she
never had a diploma.
At one time, Mack states, there were
as many as six dead children preserved
in some kind of spirits in bottles in his
room in their house. He also states
that she murdered from two to three
children every year for a period of from
eight to ten years.
Mack further alleges that his wife was
assisted in all the details by a number
of physicians. He also gives names
charging them with abortions and under
takers with completely.
He says that they aided her in max
ing with the bodies of the children.
Mack further alleges that many of the
children were born dead. the result of
Mrs. Nack's illegal business
The statement of Mack was got from
him through the persistent efforts of
Assistant District Attorney Mitchell.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-09-03
SECRETARY GARY ENJOINED.
A Kentucky Postal Official is Deter
mined not to be Ousted.

Washington, Sept. 2..John G. Woods,
Superintendent of Mails at the Louisville
KY, postoffice, to-day brought suit a
gainst Postmaster General Gary and
the Postoffice Department authorities
to prevent them from removing him
from his position. The case probably
will be test of the power to remove
a government official embraced within the
civil service rules. The court has issued
a temporary restraining order TO protect
his rights.
At the Postoffice Department it is
stated that the office of Superintendent
of Mails which Woods is seeking to keep
is uniformly filled by details of employees
of the railway mail service. This is the
nature of a temporary promotion and
the order against which Woods COM
plains directed him to resume" his for
mer run in that service. With this noti-
fication to Woods to return to his old
work was the formal detail of Clerk
O'Donnell to succeed him as superinten-
dent. The restraining order issued by
Judge Bingham was served on Postmas-
ter General Gary and First Assistant
Postmaster General Heath this after
noon.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-09-03
THE LUETGERT TRIAL.

The Interest Increasing-The Conduct of
the Husband After the Wife's Disap-
pearance-The Clue of the Detectives
Chicago, Ill., Sept 2-The indifference
of Luetgert after his wife had disap-
peared was the principal fact brought out
against him today. 1t was proved by the
testimony of Police Captain Herman
Schuetler that Luetgert did not show any
concern regarding his wife, and never
took the trouble to ask the police whether
they had found traces Of her or not. On
one occasion he called at the police sta
'tion to protest against an article in
daily paper asserting that his first wife
had not died a natural death. The police
at this time were dragging the river,
poking into clay holes and patrOlling the
lake shore in the hope of finding some
trace of the missing woman, but Luet-
CERT, after he had complained Of the pa
per- left the station without even asking
if the police had discovered anything.
When the police first became aware OF
the disappearance of Mrs. Luetgert,
through her brother, they asked Luet-
CERT what theory he had regarding her
disappearance and he said that in his
opinion she had become insane and had
wandered away from home. He had not
reported her going away either to the
police or his neighbors because, he said, it
was a disgrace to have an insane wife
and he did not want people to know any
thing about it.
Capt. Schuetler said that in all the
work the police did on the case before the
arrest of Luetgert they never received
any help or suggestions from the husband
and he never seemed to care whether
they found her or not.
Luetgert announced today that he in
tended to take the stand and testify in
his own behalf. He said he had talked the
matter over with his attorneys and that
they had consented that he should do so.
He said that he would tell all about his
actions on the night preceding the disap-
pearance of his wife and would convince
the jury that he had done nothing wrong.
The interest in the case increases every
lay, and this morning it was almost i'm
possible for the court officials and the at.
torneys to force their way through the
,rowd that blocked the Railways outside
If the court room
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-09-03
MCORD PERUVIAN CLAIM.
Secretary Sherman's Firm Note Will
1t is Thought, Fetch the $4,000.

Washington, Sept. 2.-Secretary Sher-
man and the new minister from Peru,
Senor Eguiguren, had conference at
the State Department to-day, the long
pending case of Victor McCord being
among the subjects considered 1t has
been stated recently that the United
States had presented an utimatum to
Peru. demanding the immediate payment
of $4,000 in settlement of the McCord
case. 1t is learned from official sources.
however, that no ultima tum has been
presented, although courteous but firm
note was addressed by Secretary Sher-
man to Peru, urging that this long and
irritating controversy be speedily closed.
There is good reason to believe that
Peru's will be of such nature as to
do away with any chance of friction be-
tween the two countries and that a final
adjustment will be made at an early day.
At the same time Peru will make it
clear that any adjustment is due to de-
sire to continue the friendly relations
long existing between the two countries,
and that the claim of McCord is not
regarded as a just one.
Senior Eguiguren was seen at the
Peruvian legation tonight and consent
ed to give Peru's side of the case. 1t
differs in many respects from the state
ments made in connection with the So
called ultimatum. In brief, it is con-
tended, first, that McCord was not, as
claimed. United States consul at the
time the alleged indignity to him occur
red, but was superintendent of the Ma
tiOnal Railway of Peru and without any
official connection with the United
States; second that the fine and imprison-
ment imposed on McCord was justified
by the fact that his action during the
revolution of 1885, led to the transporta-
ton Of a large body of armed troops
from Mollendo to Arequipa, where a
bloody conflict ensued, resulting in the
death of large number of people; third,
that any grievance, Mr.. McCord may
have had was long ago settled in writ
ing by Mr.. Thorndike his superior in
the Peruvian Railroad and finally that
Mr.. McCord himself is now a resident of
Peru and is not desirous Of having the
United States urge the claim.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-09-03
UNIFORM TRAIN RULES.

Toronto, Sept 2.-The committees on
train rules in connection with the Ameri-
can Railway Association was in session
here today. The session was given up to
working out details of a system by
which the trains ON all railways will be
gevorned by the one rule. This would be
an immense advantage where the trains
of one road run over another. Those who
were present today were Maj. d. L. ID.
Myers, president Of the Richmond, Fred
ericksburg and Potomac Railroad; Supt.
Sullivan, of the Illinois Central; @. w.
Bailey, general superintendent of the
West Shore; J. c. Moore, general super
intendent of the Erie; J. r. Henley, gen.
eral manager of the Atlantic Cost Line,
and +. G. Rice, superintendent of the IL
linois lines Of the Chicago, Burlington
and Quincy.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-09-03
INTO A CREVASSE.
An Alpine Party Buried a Thousand Feet
by an Avalanche.

An Alpine Party Buried Thousand Feet
by an Avalanche.
Berne, Switzerland, Sept. 2.-Further
advices from La Sale. near Mount Pleu-
reur. show that the reports of the acci-
dent to the party of Alpine tourists in
that vicinity were not exaggerated.
Eight persons it appears, started from
Sion, capital of the Canton of Valais,
with the intention Of ascending Mount
Pleureur The latter is 12,155 feet high
and is not very difficult ascent, from
Mauvoisin, by the Gietrox, eight hours
being generally occupied in the task.
The tourists were led by Pastor Comm,
of Sion, and they made the ascent divid-
ed into two parties of four each. The
first of these parties reached the sum-
NIT and the second was only n short dis
tance behind when the four persons COM
posing it were swept by an avalanche
into a crevasse a thousand feet deep. 1t
is still hoped that some of the tourists
may be rescued. The missing party was
composed of Pastor Comm, two school
boys from Lausanne and young Eng
lishman named Bernard.
A guide who was sent ont to search
for the bodies of the four tourists has
returned. He reports that from the
height from which the victims were
swept. only a leg and a jacket protrud-
ing from the snow were visible.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-09-03
THE CIVIL SERVICE VIOLATED.
Collector Brady Must Appoint Either
his Predecessors Deputies or Those
From the Eligible List.

Washington, Sept. 2.-Some of the
deputies in the office of Col. James ID.
Brady. the collector of internal revenue
for the Richmond, Va, district. have
protested to the Treasury Department
because Col. Brady did not re-appoint
them and have set up the claim that in
failing to do so Col. Brady violated the
civil service law and regulations. At
the internal revenue bureau it is pointed
out that by law Each collector is au-
thorized to appoint, under an instrument
in his own hand writing as many depu-
ties as he may think proper" Depu-
ties so appointed must, if they are to
continue their tenure, be re-appointed
by succeeding collectors. Under the ex-
ceptions made by President Mckinley s
recent order one deputy and one state
ment department are exempted from
those who must be appointed under the
civil service regulations. While each
collector can exercise his discretion about
re-appointing his predecessors deputies,
if he does not chose to do so he must
make his new appointments, with the
exceptions noted, from the eligible list.
If there is no eligible list. he may, under
the law make temporary appointments
for thirty days.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-09-03
CAPT. KEMPTON ARRESTED.
He is Charged With Embezzling About
Five Thousand Dollars.

Atlanta, Ga, Sept. Capt. Jos. F.
Kempton, who figured in the sensational
court-martial of the Atlanta Artillery
officers, was arrested this morning on
the charge Of embezzling between $4,000
and $1,000. Up to a month ago Kemp
ton was secretary of the Union Build
ing and Loan Association, which is
now i'm the hands of a receiver. His sue
cessor alleges to have discovered the
shortage. Kempton has been released
on $4,000 bond. The association is pro-
tected from loss, as Kempton was bond
ed in the Fidelity and Casualty Com
pany. Kempton says there is no short
age, and that there is nothing wrong ex-
cept few errors in the books, which can
be easily Strengthened out
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-09-03
JOHN r. BAIRD DROWNED. 2
He Was Formerly a Well Known Cit
zen of Atlanta.

Washington, ID. c., Sept. 2.-John B.
Baird, formely well known citizen Of
Atlanta, Ga, and at one time adjutant
general of the State, was drowned in the
Chesapeake and Ohio canal near here
some time last night. He came to Wash
lngton during the first Cleveland admins
tration and was appointed superintendent
of the Dead Letter Office. During the
second Cleveland administration he
served as chief clerk of the construction
force of the new Washington postoffice.
1t is supposed that he stumbled into the
canal when going home late at night as
he had recently occupied summer cot
tage ON the bank of the canal. His broth
er, DIR. Baird, of Atlanta, has been mott
fed. He leaves a wife, who is prostrated
over her affliction.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-09-03

THE YUKON is THEIRS.
The Yellow Country Lies Within
British Territory.

Port Townsend. Wis, Sept. .
A letter just received from John U. Smith,
United States Commissioner at Dyea
and Skabuay, intimates that government
officials on the way to the Upper Yukon,
may, by their official acts, bring on seri-
Gus international complications with the
Dominion government. He says: "It
is announced here by a deputy United
States Marshal that the United States
government is to make claim to large
portion of the Yukon gold fields which
have heretofore been supposed to be in
British territory and that the territory
which is claimed as being within Alas
ka, includes Dawson City. The basis of
the claim to be made by the United
States officials to the disputed territory
is in the fact that the boundary line has
never been determined and the United
States authorities are claiming to
possess information as to the survey
made by the Canadian government that
fixes Dawson City and a large portion
OF the gold district within Alaska.
GEN. DUFFIELD'S OPINION.
Washington, Sept 2-Gen. Duffield,
Superintendent of the Coast and Geodet-
ic Survey, who has been prominently
identified in determining the line between
Alaska and the British Northwest terri
tory is not impressed with the probabili-
ty of trouble between this government
and Great Britain over the location of
the Klondyke fields. "It is true" he
said, when shown the dispatch from
Port Townsend, chat the location of the
line between the two countries has not
yet been formally accepted. but the loca-
tion has been very definitely determined
The last meridian was designated as the
boundary between Russia and Great
Britain, and nothing remained after our
acceptance of that understanding. but to
locate the meridian" The location was
made ON the North at Porcupine river
by our surveyors, and in the vicinity of
the Yukon by the Canadians under Ogil-
vie. and their work then checked by our
men. We found that when Ogilvie's sur
vey crossed Forty-Mile creek it was
$4,000 of a second. or six feet and nine
inches too far east, and when it crossed
the Yukon it was IA seconds, or 612
feet too far west. Thus it may be seen
that the lin as located by Ogilvie is
substantially correct. There is no possi-
bility of an error, the correction of which
could place the new gold region in Amer
lean territory. At the nearest point
Dawson City is so miles on the Canadian
side of the Ogilvie line"
If the treaty now before the Senate
providing for fixing the boundary is rati-
fed, commission will be appointed to
perform this duty. 1t is considered more
than probable that the Ogilyie survey
will be accepted.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-09-03
FRANCE MUST APOLOGIZE.

Germany VIII Demand it.-M. Meline's
Message to AlsaceLorraine.
Berlin, Sept 2.-It is asserted upon
reliable authority that the German gov
ernment will demand from France an
explanation of the dispatch sent by NJ.
Meline, the French Premier, in reply
to the message of congratulation from
AlsaceLorraine Society upon the sign
ing of the Franco-Russian alliance. in
which dispatch M. Meline expressed the
hope of a reunion of Alsace- Lorraine
with the French Republic.
German, it is announced, also, will
demand satisfaction for the excess COM
mitted before the German embassy in
Paris on the evening of President
Faure's return from his visit to Rus
sia.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-09-03
SEPTEMBER OCEAN WEATHER.

Washington, Sept 2-The weather
forecast of the photographic office for
the North Atlantic ocean for September
is moderate and fair weather generally.
Occasional gales north of the 35th
parallel; also near the American coast.
Tropical cyclones or hurricanes very
probable. Fog west of the 41st meridian.
across the grand banks; also east of
New England. Icebergs in the vicinity
of Belle Ise and the southwark as far
as grand banks.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-09-03
BASEBALL YESTERDAY.

Brooklyn. Sept. 2.-The Brooklyns
and Cleyelands closed their series to-
day with double leader. The first
game was well played, and was in doubt
until the home team got on to Powell
for two singles and double after one
was out in the ninth. The Indians had
things pretty much their own way in
the second contest. Both Childs and
Wallace played remarkable fielding
game Attendance, 2,353. Score:
First game
Brooklyn, 1O10OOO1-3 ,
Cleveland, 100OO1000-2 6 ;
Batteries: Payne and Smith, Powell
and Zimmer. Umpire, Hurst. Time,
| :5S.
Second game
Brooklyn. 020000-2 s 4
Cleveland. o 20002 0-6 10 0
Batteries: Fisher and Grim; Cuppy
and thinner. Umpire, Hurst. Time,
/ 80
New York. Sept. New York and
Cincinnati played n tie game this after
noon. Cincinnati got three runs in the
fifth inning on double, two singles on
errors by Meekin and Warner. Ehret
had the Giants guessing up to the sixth,
when they found him for three singles,
netting one run. In the eighth Rhnes
was substituted for Ebert and until the
end of the game the batsmen went out
in one, two, three order. The fielding
of McPhee was the feature. Attend
ance, 3,10O. Score:
New York. 0000012 zoos s 4
Cincinnati. 00003000-3 s 0
Batteries: Meekin and Warner;
Ehret. Rhines and Schriver. Umpires,
Emslie and Carpenter. Time, 2:10.
Philadelphia. Pa, Sept. 2-Louisvile
took the concluding game from Phila
delphia this afternoon by superior bat
ting. The fielding of both teams was
rank ut times and errors were generally
disastrous. A couple of sharp double
plays kept down the visitors score. At
tendance, 1,661. Score:
Philadelphia, 02O0O200-4 : 8
Louisville, 0OO31O2O-6 II 3
Batteries: Wheeler and Mcfarland; !;
Mage and Dexter. Umpire, Mcdonald.
Time, 2:15.
Baltimore, Sept. 2.-St. Louis succeed
ed in downing the Champions in a ten
inning game to-day. The home team
lost the tail-enders through over-confi-
dence and poor fielding, besides not be-
ing able to hit SudhOoff. Robinson's S
running catch of Douglass foul fly in
the ninth, and CrOss's work at the bat
were the features: Attendance, 1851
Score:
Baltimore, OOOO1O11OO-3 Is
st. Louis, 020000001-4 Is 8
Batteries: Pond and Robinson: Sud
hoff and Douglas. Umpire, O'Day.
Time, 2:10.
Washington, Sept. 2.-The feature of
today's game was its termination by
Umpire Kelly. with two Senators out
and one on third, called it ON account
Of darkness. Mercer was in the box
at the start, but was benched for low
toned but highly colored conversa ton
with the umpire. Tannehill was sent
to the stable at the end of the fifth. At
tendance, $500. Score:
Washington, 0020010 % Is 1
Fittsburg, 310O002 20-6 IL 1
Batteries: Mercer, Breshehan and
Ferrell Tannehill, Hughey and Sug-
den. Umpire, Kelley.
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AN INDIANA BANK FAILURE.

Washington- D. c., Sept. 2-The
Comptroller of the Currency was advised
today Of the failure of the First National
Bank Of Greensburg, Ind. 1t has capital
stock of 100000, and ON July % the de-
posits were $S4, 900. Examining Packard
has been instructed to take charge. This
is the first bank failure reported to the
Comptroller for some time.
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A DENIAL FROM GEN. LEE.

Washington, ID. c., Sept. 2.-Consul-
General Lee has cabled the State Depart
ment having reference to certain news
paper statements published recently, that
no newspaper correspondent has desk
room in the consulate or avails himself of
the consular clerk during office hours
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-09-03
JOE PATCHEN'S RACE TO-DAY.

Hartford, Sept. 2.-Races scheduled
for Charter Oak Park this afternoon
have been postponed until tomorrow
when the $1,000 special race between
Star Pointer and Joe Patchen win take
place. "a! Isss
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AT 45 MILES AN HOUR j
THE lACKAWANNA EXPRESS LEAVES
THE RAILS.
One ferson Killed and Fourteen Injured None
Of the Injured Will Die--A Truck
Caused the Accident,

Cortland, \. Y, Sept. 2.-Train No. 4,
the southbound vestibule on the Della
ware, Lackawanna and Western rail
road. was wrecked at Blodgett's mills
at 1915 o'clock this morning. The train
consisted of an express car, a combina-
ton baggage and smoker, Il day coach,
and Il Pullman parlor car. The train,
which does not stop ut BlOdgett's mills,
was passing at the rate of 40 miles per
hour on IA straight track. When about
800 feet north of the station, the rear
truck of the day coach. i'll some uneX-
planned manner, became detached and
left the rails. This truck knocked all
of the trucks from under the parloI
car which, after being dragged few
rods, was turned on its side i'll a four
foot ditch. The rest of the train was
dragged 40 feet further, and thrown
against the ice house of the milk sta
ton, after which it struck the pas
senger station. knocking it from its
foundation. When the engineer finally
succeeded in stopping the train it was
found that Mrs. J. II. McCullan. of
Overlook. Pa. II surburb of Philadel-
phia, had been killed. and a number of
others injured Messengers were sent
to Cortland for physicians, who went to
the scene of the wreck by special train.
The following is list of killed and
wounded.
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PRES. ANDREWS TO CONSIDER.
He May Withdraw His Resignation Ten
dered to Brown University

Providence, II. l., Sept. 2.-Pesident
Andrews said to-day that he has taken
under consideration the request of the
Brown University corporation that he
withdraw his resignation.
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KILLED.
Mrs. J. III. McQuillan, Overlook. Pa.
INJURED.

Mrs. j. III. Mcteulllan, OVerbrOOk, Pa.
INJURED.
Mrs. III. Carter. New York
John Carter, her SON
Mrs. Ii. f. Downing. New York.
Rev. j. J. Higgins. Binghamton.
A. ID. Wallace, Cortland
Miss Maude Graham, Cortland
Mrs. III. \. Connell Scranton. Pa.
Louise and Helen Connell, Scranton,
Pa, daughters of Mrs. Connell.)
Miss j. j. Rogers, Wilkesbarre, Pa.
Miss NJ. Spellman. Oswego.
a. III. Schwarz. superintendent Of the
Syracuse and Binghampton division of
the Iackawanna railroad.
Violet Heiman. Philadelphia.
Leman Ncill. Philadelphia
III. X. X. Hemcle. porter Pullman car
None of those injured will die
The body of Mrs. McQuillan was
brought to Cortland. as were some of the
injured. Others of the injured were able
to proceed on their journey on later
trains.