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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-05-30

gineer in Rochester, N. Y. By the sec--
ond wife he had two children, Louis,
IL years old, and second son five years
old.
AS Luetgert's second wife grew older
his love for her. seems to have grown
less warm. h fact, it seems that there
had been more than one quarrel, and
upon one occasion it is alleged that
LTetgert, in the heat of passion, threat
ened to shoot his wife. This was a
year or so ago. But even before that
time the relations between husband
and wife had become so cold that the
husband had made for himself couch
in the Office of his factory around the
corner. 1t has been his custom for
more than two years to sleep in the
Office.
About the time his affection for his
wife waned he seems to have become
friendly with four or five women, some
of whom lived in the neighborhood of
the factory, others of whom came from
a distance to see him.
1t appears from what the police have
developed that his wife knew more or
less about meetings in the office, and
this knowledge, it is said, led to more
than one session of harsh words be-
tween the two.
The murder of his wife, the police and
Assistant States Attorney McEwen al
lege, was planned with all the cunning
sausagemaker could master. In the
sausage factory there is big boiler,
which is able to generate sufficient
steam to run a 65-horse power engine
and dynamo of equal power. In the
basement there are several large watts,
used to cook the sausage meat.
Then there are five "smokerooms."
which extend all the way from the base
ment to the roof. Inside these smoke
rooms, and reaching to height of
five or six feet, are series of coils OF
steam pipes. With the steam turned
on full terrific heat is generated in
these smokerooms. The heat is so great
that sawdust, which is sprinlkled on the
stone floor, is ignited and smolders
thus producing the smoke for season.
ing the sausages, which are placed uI
above.
Mr.. McEwen says there is evidence
that before the alleged murder Luet
CERT bought barrel of quicklime, but
as to the purchase of the other chem
icals which are said to have been USED
in carrying out Luetgert's purpose nc
evidence so far has been obtained.
Mrs. Luetgert left her home about
1880 Saturday night, May 1, and in
company with her husband. The pc
lice say they have evidence that the
two went directly to thee factory. L
had been the woman's custom at times
thus to accompany her husband. Mr.
McEwen's theory is that as soon as tht
two entered the factory Luetgert over
powered his wife, as he easily coult
do, he being powerful and she of veal
build. Then the theory is that he threw
her body into one of the watts in thu
basement.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-05-30

boiler having been continuously kept
up during the time the factory was
not in operation.
| There is evidence to show that Luet-
CERT went down into the basement and
sat alongside the vat-probably while
the terrible mixture beside him was
doing it's work. But this work, accord
ing to the theory of the police and Mr.
McEwen, was not quick enough for the
man. There are Indications that he
then in some manner fished out the
bony portions of the body, which must
have been all that was left, and piled
them up in one of the smokerooms,
Then it was, the police theorize, that he
turned on the steam and that de-
rouring heat was generated in the
smokeroom.
So far as they would give them up,
the evidence and clews possessed by the
police are two rings found in the vat,
which the terrible chemical mixture did
notquite consume. Theserings are both
gold. One is quite plain and has the
initials al. L." engraved on it. 1t has
been identified as Mrs. Luetgert's we'd
ding ring. This ring, it is said, was too
large for the woman, and she wore a
guard ring to keep it on. The other
ring found is said to be this guard
ring.
In the smokeroom on the stone floor
were found human bones. These are
the ends of bones and portions of the
skull. All, says Mr.. McEwen, are I'M
mistakably from human body. These
bones were found in small heap, not
in positions which they would occupy
relatively in the skeleton.
About two or three inches from the
bottom of the vat wherein was the ter
rible mixture there is hole which
is used to drain the vat. There is evil
dence that Luetgert pulled the plug out
of this hole and let the watery mixture
out-that is, as much as would drain
out. Then he flooded the vat with wa
ter out of the city mains. Although the
flooding seems to have been thorough,
there was sufficient strength left in
the weakened mixture to burn the
hands and the clothes of Detectives
Dean and ,Qualey as they handled it.
The next morning Luetgert went
home to breakfast at 6:30. The wife
seems not to have been missed until
about ten o'clock, although it had been
her custom to sleep with the younger
child. At that hour, when the children
asked for their mother, Luetgert, it is
said, told them that she had gone to
her sisters, Mrs. William Mueller, of
15s Cleveland avenue. At noon Luet-
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lcaped with all his strength again and
again: at last he gave it up, and
crouched painting and discouraged on
the loamy floor.
The mind of a mouse works rather
slowly, except when the claws of cat
are near the tip of his tail, and it was
some time before our prisoner rea-
soned out his problem. At length,
however, he saw the solution. and set
to work without further loss of time
He had life to save, and only his own
little brain and feeble paws to do ii
with.
So he began to excayate a spiral gal
lery. running around the perpendicular
sides of the hole very much on the plan
OF the Axenstrasse, and gradually
bringing the little deliver nearer the
top. But like many another amateur
engineer who goes ahead without al
adequate survey of the ground, he me
with an unexpected obstacle. Abou
lalf way up he encountered stone
firmly embedded and SO large that h
could not tunnel around it. Here agaiI
was pause, and sadness. and cogita
tion. But again the diminutive brai1
was equal to the emergency-thougl
ordinarily it doesn't contain wit enough
to keep its owner out of a palpabl
trap with the dead bodies of three o,
four of his neighbors stuck in it for
~ arning. For mouse, our long-tailet
ngineer was nothing less than ;
genius; he reversed his plans, set hi
back to the rock, started his spiral il
the opposite direction, and finali.
reached the surface. Certainly he hat
arned his freedom; and let us hop
rat the clever little fellow never fel
ctim to either cat or trap.
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NEVER
| DECEIVE
| THE SICK.
This is the Motto of Professor
j Munyon.

Never deceive the sick. A man who
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-05-30
CHARACTER READ BY TEETH
Written for the Sunday Light.


People who are willing to live with
mouthful of decayed, bad smelling
teeth as a rule are slovenly in their
habits and will never open their
mouths for a good hearty laugh or a
broad healthy smile. "A woman stands
or falls by the beauty or defects of
her teeth. Many an otherwise COM
monplace face has been redeemed by a
mouth full of brilliantly white teeth.
There is nothing in the world so en-
tertaining as a woman's smile when
it displays two even rows of pearls,
(not gold facings) the fortunates who
are possessed of such teeth are usually
very good tempered.
Teeth either strong and well shaped
or frail and not perfectly formed are
largely ours by inheritance. The indi-
vidual who is of a family all with
beautiful teeth has usually come into
this desirable legacy through two or
three generations of healthy, sober,
clearly ancestors all endowed with
strong fine teeth. They have been
most attractive when they laughed and
| they have been aware of that fact and
have laughed and been good natured
and frank people of kindly liberal lives.
Three generations of drunkenness,
disease or of dissolute life in almost
any form will just as infallibly result
in fragile delicate teeth extremely sus-
| ceptible to decay and early loss or in
misshaped teeth.
Small, short, square teeth, when
sound, are indicative of great bodily
| vigor and strength, they are rarely
| found in the mouth of an intellectual
man;many very vain women have no
| ticeably long, fragile teeth. You need
not look for much force from their pos
| SCISSORS. Long projecting teeth denote
a grasping disposition. usually long
and narrow side teeth commonly call
| ed EYE teeth" are the accompaniment
of dog like tenacity.
Very resoluet women usually have
strongly set teeth, but from a habit of
COMPRISING the lips do not display
frequently rather large teeth firmly set
in strong jay bones giving the mouth
noticeable fullness.
| Small pointed teeth denote many I'M
pleasant characteristics. Accompan-
led by near-sighted, round eyes, pug
or snub nose, and small and sometimes
| pretty ears, lIelT OWNER VIII De
to possess many catlike attributes
Tangled teeth are an index of a reck-
less and unbalanced nature. Long
| protruding canine teeth or ,tusks as
they are commonly called,are a sure in
dication of innate brutality.
The mconstant teeth are small and
even, often brilliantly white, but wide
ly separated, each tooth has a well de-
fined space between it and it's neighbor
Usually in men a small nose and
weak chin are seen with these teeth, the
lips may be we'll formed but will fire.
quently be thin and the mouth in smil.
ing forms an oblique line showing thi
glittering white teeth. The possessol
is by nature treacherous, inconstant
in his affections, and will turn on 9
woman or attack a weaker man; h
will never meet a man of his own si.t
in an encounter, and will stab in the
dark or work through a third party
Ratlike teeth are often seen in the hui
man species; they indicate craftines!
and slyness.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-05-30
SOMETHING TO DEPEND Upon

Mr.. James Jones, of the drug firm
of Jones & Son, Cowden, ILL.,, in speak
ink of DR.. Kings New Discovery, says
that last winter his wife was attacked
with Ia grippe, and her case grew so
serious that physicians at Cowden
and Pena could do nothing for her. 1t
seemed to develop into Hasty Con-
sumption. Having DIR. Kings New
Discovery in store, and selling lots of
it, he took a bottle home, and to the
surprise of all she began TO get better
from first dose, and half dozen dollar
bottles cured her sound and well. DR..
Kings New Discovery for Consump-
tion, Coughs and Colds is guaranteed
to do this good work. Try it. Free
trial bottles at II. Kalteyer. & Sons
Drug Store.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-05-30

says Prof. Munyon, the highest medical
authority in the world. Munyon's I'm
upon SCIENTIFIC Knowledge and common
sense. Munyon has a separate specific
for each disease. Mostly sold for % cents
at druggists.
II r. Speer. ~ Gonlmerce otreet, Dai-
bottle of Munyon's Rheumatism Cure. I
took part of the bottle, and feel entirely
lwell"
If in doubt write to Prof. Munyon at
Philadelphia, Pa, and get medical advice
free.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-01-21
MANY LAMPS BROKEN.

DIR. Gardner's horse and carriage
which was left standing in front of his
Office on Main Street next to
Mercer's drug store, on Thursday
evening last, was the cause of break
ing about twenty-five lamps, ranging
in price from 90 cents to $3.50. 1t
happened in this way. DR.. Gardner
who has his Office on the second
floor of the Evans building, over
Mercer's drug store, has been in the
habit of letting his horse stand in
front of the store while he goes up to
his office, and on Thursday evening
about seven o'clock he drove up to
the pavement and left the horse
stand going up to his Office as usual.
The horse stood still for a while but
becoming restless he backed up, the
wheels of the carriage striking the
stand which contained the lamps, and
Mercer nor any of his clerks being
here to catch them, they fell to the
pavement, and were broken in a
thousand pieces.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-01-21
Changes in the Game Laws.

The State Game Commission has
prepared set of amendments which
they hope to have incorporated into
the game laws of the State. The
changes proposed by these amend
ments are of sweeping nature, and
their adoption by the Legislature will
effect a radical reform of the abuses
now prevalent. They prohibit the
killing for sale of any kind of game in
Pennsylvania, and prohibit the ship
ping of game outside the State. The
amount of game that has been killed
and sent out of the State for sale is
enormous. The State Zoologist is
receiving numerous replies to the cir
cular recently sent out. asking for
statistics on this question, and is at
present preparing a pamphlet for dis
tributlon among sportsmen and among
the members of the legislature giving
the results Of his Investigations on the
subject. MIR. Kennedy says that the
figures in this book will open peoples
eyes to the awful slaughter of game
that has been going on in this State
for years.
Another change proposed by the
Commission is the alteration in The
time in which hunting may be allowed.
1t has been deemed advisable to make
all the seasons come in and so out a,
the same time, thus saving much COM
plication. The new law make the
seasons for all kinds of game coinci-
dent, beginning on October IS, and
ending on December IS.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-01-21
CHARLES h. BkEIDENHART.

Mr.. Charles II. Breidenhart, Of
Atlantic City, who was visiting his
brother-in-law DR.. Arment, on Fifth
Street, died there last week.
The Doctor and family accompan-
led the body to Philadelphia on Sat
urday. The Union, published at
Atlantic City, N. J., contains the fol-
lowing
Mr.. Charles H. Breidenhart of
20 North Virginia Ave-, died Wednes-
day morning at Bloomsbury. Pa,
where he had gone few weeks ago
with the hope of benehtting his
health. He was stricken last fall and
was confined to his home for some
weeks, when he recovered sufficiently
to go about. A relapse followed, and
thinking a change would be beneficial,
he left on November 27th for the
home of his brother-in-law, DR.. S. B.
Arment, in Bloomsbury. He improv-
ed somewhat and was expected home
after the holidays. His wife and
daughter, Miss Fannie, were with him
during his last hours. Mr.. Breiden-
hart was Philadelphia and came to
this city about seven years ago to
accept a trusted position with o. H.
Guttridge, the paperhanger and decor
ator. He still held the same position
when he was taken i'll. He was an
active member of the Episcopal
Church, of the Ascension and had
served faithfully in the Office of vestry-
man during the past four years. Our
city looses a model citizen and a
highly respected gentleman and a
host of friends will be grleved to learn
of his sudden death. The funeral
will take place Saturday and the inter-
ment will be in Woodlawn cemetery"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-01-21
Profits in Oornstalks.
Cramp, the Ship Builder, viii Open Factor
les in the West.

Edwin S. Cramp, of the Philadel-
phla ship building firm, has completed
plans for the opening of factory at
Rockford, ILL.,, for the manufacture of
ship padding and cattle fodder from
cornstalks, patent for which was
recently granted him.
Before the harvesting Of the next
crop it is expected that several factor
les will be erected in the corn belt,
and material which has been hereto
fore practically worthless will become
a source of revenue to the farmers.
Mr. Cramp stated that he had just
contracted with the American Spirits
manufacturing company to feed their
cattle with the substance prepared
from the pith, and portion of the
cornstalk crop of 1897 will be used
by them. awe intend to invest a
large amount of capital in making use
of the inventions, and build factories
from year to year in favorable loca-
tions throughout the west, so that
there will be no expense for trans
portation to most of those who sell us
their product"
Mr.. Cramp said that the price to
be paid for the stalks will be So ton.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-01-21
First in the State.
Bridge a, Catawissa to be Built Under the
New Law.

The viewels7 appointed under the
act OF 1895 in the matter Of the coun-
ty bridge over the Susquehanna river
at Catawissa, which was blown down
by a tornado last September, have
reported. They recommend the con-
struction by the state of bridge to
cost $4,000. This will be the first
bridge that will be erected under the
law which Hon. ]. Henry Cochran, in
the Senate, and Hon. Emerson Collins,
in the house, were instrumental in
having passed during the session of
1895. The law provides that where
a bridge over public highway is
destroyed by "hood, fire or other
casualty" the commissioners of the
proper county may petition the court
of Dauphin county for the appoint
ment of five viewers, who shall visit
the site of the destroyed bridge and
decide upon the advisability of the
re-erection of the bridge. These view
ers then make report to the Dauphin
county court, and, if the report is
confirmed, the board Of public build
ings and grounds advertises in three
newspapers, one in the proper county
and one at the state capitol, for bids,
and awards the contract to the lowest
and best bidder. After the bridge
is constructed six inspectors are ap-
pointed to view the bridge and deter
mine whether it has been erected ac-
cording to contract. If their report
is favorable, the cost of the bridge is
paid by the state treasurer on warrant
issued by the auditor general. The
attorney general acts for the state
throughout the transaction.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-01-21
Grants Greatest Record for Cigars.

Hancock came to headquarters
about s p. m.-after the battle of the
Wllderness-Td had a conference
with the genefal in chief and General
Meade. He had had very busy day
on his front, and while he was CHEEKY
and showed that there was still plenty
of fight left in him, he manifested signs
of fatigue after his exhausting labors.
General Grant, in offering him a cigar,
found that only one was left in his
pocket. Deducting the number he
had given away from the supply he
had started out with in the morning
showed that he had smoked that day
20, all very strong and of formidable
size. But it must be remembered
that it was a particularly long day.
He never afterward equaled that
record in the use of tobacco.-Gen.
Horace Porter in Century.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-01-21
Be Cheerful When Bore d,

Lady Magnus in G00d W0ras tells
us that we should suffer boredom.
She does not mean that we should
invite 1t, but if it does come we must
bear with it.
These stupid clever ones, crammed
too full to rattle, shining too seriously
n sparkle, too enlightened to give
light or sweetness, too polished to be
polite, full to overhowing of fads
scientific and philanthropic, riding
their hobbies as hard as their bicycles,
commit countless immoralities of the
minor sort and sin daily and deeply as
hosts and as guests. And women are
the worst offenders. We have known
a representative lady, young and
learned and good looking, in her
crushing superiorityto to the mere every
day man by her side, to sit perfectly
mute throughout long dinner, and
the superiority, after all, was only
mistaken by the poor gentleman for
sulkiness. 81 really can't be bored"
she pleaded when taken to task for
her bad manners, and the quiet re-
ioinder of "Really, why not'" seemed
quite to surprise her. And yet, if one
thinks of it, why should one be free
to cast aside the burden of boredom
more readily and roughly than any Of
the other burdens to which flesh is
heir 2 We, indeed, should be inclined
to count for righteousness a pleasant
bearing of such burdens as the 6ores
and the blunders one comes across
and reckon a cheerful endurance of
them as high up among the minor
moralities.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-01-21
Base Ball Chat.

Almost at the last moment, the
Pittsburg club made up its mind to
draft catcher Tom Leahy from Spring
field.
The Washington Pest alleges that
a deal is on for the transfer of pitcher
Mercer to New York.
First baseman Goeckle of Wilkes
Barre says he is considering a $4,000
offer from Plttsburg.
Lancaster has signed an excellent
second baseman in Sam Larogue.
Newark has signed the hard-hitting
little catcher, Kid Fear.
Inhelder Tim O'Rouke, the voice.
less wonder of the st. Paul club, was
recently married to a Hudson, Wis,
lady.
Manager Sharsig, of the Athletics,
has signed catcher Fred Schaub, third
baseman Robert Schaub, and first
baseman Hamburg.
The Philadelphia club has released
pitchers Keener and Thomas, third
baseman Ellis and outhelder Burnett
to the Detroit club.
The contract for the Harry Wright
monument has been awarded to p.
Reinhalter Company of Philadelphia.
The monument will be completed on
or about May IS. The sculptor will
be Edmund +. Quinn. The accepted
design represents Harry Wright stand
ing in citizens dress, with glasses in
one hand and hat in the other.
There are many base ball men who
would like to secure the st. Louis
franchise and pay a pretty penny
therefor, but it is doubtful if it can be
obtained. 1t is quite likely, however,
that the League is forearmed against
any break IN the Mound City, and
that club will be maintained in that
excellent ball town, no matter how
Mr.. Won der Ahe's private affairs ter
inmate.
Mr.. o. P. Caylor suggests that there
is an opening in Cuba for pitcher
about Russie's size. A ''war CORE
spondent" about the build OF Mr.. Cay
lor also would fit nicely in the "Queen
of the Antilles" He would soon
learn the difference between a mild,
inoffensive baseball magnate and the
bloodthirsty despot Weyler.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-01-21
The Corpse Fled the Autopsy.

DR.. Crawford of Baltimore is related
to have advised patient who fancied
ne was dying of liver disease to trevel.
On returning he appeared to be quite
well, but upon receiving information
of the death of twin brother, who
had actually died of scirrhous liver,
he Immediately staggered, and falling
down, cried out that he was dead, and
had, as he always expected, died of a
liver complaint. DIR. Crawford, being
sent for, Immediately attended, and
on being informed of the notion which
had seized the hypochondriac, ex-
claimed: "Oh, yes, the gentleman is
certainly dead, and it is more than
probable that his liver was the death
Of him. However, to ascertain the
fact, / will hasten to cut him open be.
fore putrefaction takes place"
He called for carving knife, and
whetting it as butcher would when
about to open dead calf he stepped
up to the patient and began to open
his waistcoat. The hypochondriac
became SO terribly frightened that he
'eaped up with the agility of a rabbit,
and crying out "Murder, murder,
murder" ran off with speed that
would have dehed a score of doctors
to catch him. After running a con.
siderable distance, until ne was almost
exhausted, he halted, and not finding
the doctor at his heels soon became
composed. From that period thi:
gentleman was never known to com
plain of his liver, nor had he for more
than 90 years afterward any symptom
of this disease. -PHiladel6hia Times
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-01-21
Chewing Gum Figures.

Strange thing, too, when you come
to think of it. There are between
1870, 900 and $4,000 people engaged
in the preparation, selling and adver-
tising of chewing gum, not to mention
the millions of jaws that are working
to help increase the sales. 1t is said
the United States spends $S,ooo,ooo
more on this article than on the main
tenance of its clergy of all denomlna-
tions. From another point of view it
is stated that on the other hand the
chewing gum luxury costs $4,000, 900
more annually than the entire ex-
penses of running the prisons, courts,
hospitals and police force of New
York; while on the other hand the
entire revenue from the sale Of fer
mented liquors only exceeds that o.
chewing gum by $3,ooo,ooo.