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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-10-05
MAYORS AND COUNClLMEN.
Opening Sessions of Their Nationa
Convention Mt Columbus.

Opening Sessions of Their National
Convention Mt Columbus.
Columbus, O., Sept. 29.-The first an
nual conference of the mayors and coun-
cilmen of the United States, the Canadas
and Mexico was called to order at II
o'clock Tuesday morning by Mayor
Black, Of this city, about 100 regularly
accredited delegates being present in
the Auditorium. The mayors opening
remarks were brief and formal aud he
closed by introducing Gov. Asa S. Bush
nell. of Ohio, who delivered the address
OF welcome. A resolution for the ap-
pointment of committee of Ave to re-
port a plan of organization and names
of officers for the first year was adopted,
United efforts to secure municipal re-
form throughout the United States will
result from the convention. The League
Of American Municipalities is the name
that the organization committee will
recommend to-day for the association.
1t is planned to make it powerful or.
ganization of national scope, and con-
eventions are to be held annually. -.
Columbus, O., Oct. AT the meeting
Of mayors yesterday the National
League of American Municipalities was
formed with Mayor MacVicar, of Des
Moines, Ia, as president. The objects of
the society are the general improve
ment and facilitation of every branch
of municipal administration.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-10-05
SPAIN IN TROUBLE.
Resignation Of the Entire Cabinet
Accepted. by the Queen.
sagasta May Be Called Upon'to Form
a Liberal Cabinet-In This Event
1t In Thought the Future IL
Bright for Cuba.

Madrid, Sept. 30.-The entire Spanish
cabinet has resigned. The queen hasa
cepted the cabinets resignation, but
has asked Gen. Azcarraga to continue
in Office until solution of the crisis is
found. Her majesty will summon the
leaders of the various parties and the
presidents of the chambers to-day to
consult as to the situation. Senior
sagasta has been telegraphed for and
it is believed that the liberal leader will
be asked to form cabinet.
Wants Weyler, Superseded. ss$e4
It is said that Senior Sagasta is in
favor of superseding Capt. Gen. Weyler
and of granting autonomy to Cuba i'm
mediately. Senior Gamazo will proba bly,.
be minister of foreign affairs in the new
cabinet. A strong impression prevails
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-10-05
THE LUETGERT TRIAL,
Witnesses for the Defenae Give Som
Strong Teafimamv

Witnesses for the Defenae Give Some
Strong Testimony.
: = Chicago, Sept 2s.-The Ieading: event
Ia the Luetgert trial yesterday was the
Fevidencefof William Charles, Luetgert's
business partner, who swore that the
caustic potash in which the body of Mrs.
Louise Luetgert is alleged by the pros
ecution to have been dissolved, was
bought at his suggestion for the pur-
pose of making soap to clean up the
factory preparatory to it's sale to an
English syndicate.
Chicago, Sept. 29.-In the sLuetgert
murder trial yesterday DR.. B. +. REESE,
who boiled two bodies in caustic pot
ash in the vat in Luetgert's sausage
factory, said he obtained results differ
ent from those who boiled the bodies
in5caustic potash in behalf of the state.
He, also said that two gold finger rings
put in the vathWere not9affected.
witness was Armadale Op-
dyke, peddler, who testified that long
after the murder is said to have been
committed he saw Mrs. Luetgert in the
}neighborhood of GAINESVILLE, Wis. He
said that there was no chance of his
being mistaken, and he identified a
photograph of her which he was shown
in court in most positive manner.
Chicago, Sept. co. The sensation of
yesterday in the 1uetgert trial came in
the afternoon when DR.. W. H. Airport,
professor of descriptive and compare
tive anatomy in Northwestern univer-
sity, swore that the femur which the
state had identified as human was not
from man or woman, but from hog.
Prof. Long declared, as an expert
chemist, that the liquid found in the
vat contained nothing that indicated
that human body had been destroyed
therein.
Chicago, Oct. DIR. w: H. Airport, the
expert, was the one witness on the
stand in the Luetgert trial yesterday.
He declared that the exhibit the prose-
cution calls human temporal bone is
not only not human, but isn't even a
temporal bone of any sort. He also said
that all the bones produced in evidence
by the state were not from one animal
and had not been treated with the same
chemical process. DR.. Dorsey testified
for the prosecution that they were from
the same animal and that the fact
strengthened his conviction that they
were from human skeleton.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-10-05
MINOR NEWS ITEMS.

~. For the Week Ending Oct. L.
Crude petroleum has been found at
Sun Prairie, Wis. $Sf
Plentiful rains have ended the terri
bic famine in India.
The Bank of Montrose, COL, closed it's
doors with liabilities of $175,oo0.
The democrats of New York city have
nominated Robert A. Van Wyck for
mayor.
The free silver democrats have NOM
mated Henry George for mayor of New
York city.
The police in Havana are charged
with the deliberate murder of Cuban
prisoners.
|! Green City, Mo-, was visited by a fire
which devastated one side of the pub
lie square.
Severe storms in the western prov
inces of Cuba have caused a cessation
of war operations.
Ex-Queen Liliuokalani of Hawaii has
returned to Washington from her visit
to San Francisco.
Andrew Y. Young, editor and proprie-
| tor of the Deutsche Pioneer, died at his
home in Wausau, Wis.
Reports from Japan say that the rice
crop will exceed in quantity any yield
during the past 70 years.
The works Of the California Powder
company at Santa Cruz, CAL, blew up,
causing a loss of $250,000.
The insurrection in Nicaragua has
been entirely suppressed and peace re-
stored throughout the country.
Three stages travelling from Angels
Camp to Milton, CAL, were held up and
robbed by two masked highwaymen.
Jules Cambon, governor general of
Algeria, will succeed NJ. Jules Pateno-
ire as French ambassador at Washing
ton.
| At Boulder, COL, W. II. Irwin, owner
of the Belcher silver mine, fatally shot
his wife while drunk and then shot him
self dead.
Isaac Bell, the principal owner of the
Old Dominion steamship line, died of
| pneumonia at his home in New York.
aged 80 years.,
! A price of 100000 has been placed on
the heads of Prospero Morales, the revo-
lutionary leader in Guatemala, and his
| aid, Manuel Fuentes.
Paris Mountain, seven miles from
Greenville, S. c., was shaken by an
earthquake, and guests in a summer
hotel were badly frightened.
Schoolboys at Eau Claire, Wis.,, have
experimental so successfully with hyp-
notism that the school board has for
hidden the dangerous practice.
Several persons were injured by the
collision of electric cars in Toledo, O.,
Miss Mary Waite, daughter of the late
Chief Justice Waite, being probably ia.
tally hurt.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-10-05

The lower grades of molasses have
proved unstable at any paying price.
Many Louisiana planters dumped mo.
lasses into the bayous, until the au-
thorities forbade it. 1t is now used as
fuel, being sprinkled by a machine
over the bagasse, or the sugar-cane
from which the juice has been extract
ed. This, when put into the fire, burns
with strong heat. Its coal value is
greater than its value for any other
use, and over a hundred thousand tons
were so used last year.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-10-05

The Meyerbeer prize, a stipend worth
5000 marks ($1,25O, was awarded for
this year to Bernard Koehler, pupil
of the Cologne conservatory. This sti-
pend was endowed by the composer in
his will for the benefit of talented
young composers (under 2s) to enable
them to spend six months each in Italy,
Paris, Vienna, Munich and Dresden for
the purpose of continuing their studies
in these cities. One of the young men
benefited by this stipend was Engel-
bert Humperdinck, since famous as the
composer of ''Haensel und Gretel."
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-10-05
LABOR CONVENTION.
Resolutions Adopted at the Meetin
Held i'm Chicax0.

Resolutions Adopted at the Meeting
Held in Chicago.
Chicago, Sept. 30.-The labor conven-
ton at it's session in this city adopted
the following resolutions:
1--WE admit the failure Of the strike
method, and favor series Of national con-
vcntions, to which we invite the friends OF
labor in movement looking toward po-
Ntical action.
eve recognize necessity strikes, but
the most effective strike is the ballot
box. -%',-
I'VE especially demand the abolition of
the injunction evil and all forms of ju-
dicial usurpation by making all judges re-
movable by the people, and enforcement
of the constitutional right Of trial by jury.
1--WE favor the abolition OF bank issues OF
money and suggest the issue Of a stable
legal tender by the government direct and
the establishment of postal savings banks
1--WE favor the free coinage OF silver, an
eight-houE day, an income and inheritance
tax and the Inauguration Of public works
to give labor to the unemployed"
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-10-05

MRS. L1vERMoRE is believer in CO.
operative housekeeping, and holds that
a saving of from 10 to Is per cent. in
purchases could be made by combi-
nation of rs families. II the bills
of fare were prepared by one set of
cooks another large saving would re-
suit. "Who can estimate, Mrs. Liver
more says, in conclusion, 1.-The great
gain that will enrich housekeepers who
are mothers of families when cooking
and laundering are eliminated from
household industries and are performed
outside the home by economical coop
eration2" - =. b! = i ,Ea,4 =. - - y VI
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-10-05

Boston, Sept. 3o.-The republican
state convention Of Massachusetts, re-
nominated Gov. Roger Wolcott and
adopted a platform which stands for
firm but moderate foreign policy, an
extension of the merit system in the
civil service and more stringent immi-
grafton and naturalization laws. The
declaration of the financial plank is by
inference in favor of the gold standard
and consists of a rhetorical arraignment
of Bryan, .Debs and Altgeld as "expo-
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-10-05
CALLS FOR TROOPS.
Modern Woodmen Officials Are
Mobbed at Fulton, Ill
Several Militia Companies Are Or-
dered Out, But Are Not Neeoeo-
More Trouble Over Removal OF
Omccs-ROck Island WINS

Rock Island, ILL.,, Oct. LATTER v1o-
lent rioting Thursday afternoon at Full
ton all the records Of the head offices OF
the Modern Woodmen of America, deao
Clerk Halves and his deputies arrived IN
Rock Island at nine o'clock p. m. A few
Of the records were brought down on the
steamer Hennepin and the rest, with
the clerks, came on the Chicago, Bur-
lington & Quincy railway. The streets
of this city were crowded with people
shouting over Rock Islands victory
while bands played and the city was
ablaze with red lights.
Attacked by a Mob.
Lieut.. Gov. Northcott, head consu! OF
the woodmen, Adjt. Gen. Reece and three
of the woodmen's clerks were attacked
and beaten by the Fulton mob while at
tempting to board the train for ROCK
Island. Sheriff Fuller was also at
tackled. He and Lieut.. Gov. Northcott
were locked up in the station. Ad]t.
Gen. Reece escaped, went to Clinton
and telegraphed, ordering out several
of the Illinois militia companies to pro-
tect Lieut.. Gov. Northcott and Sheriff
Fuller, whose lives were in peril.
Cause of the Trouble.
A delegation of Modern Woodmen
and Fulton citizens went by special
train to Judge Ramsay at Aledo
Wednesday night to obtain stay OF
proceedings in the Modern Woodmen
removal case. Judge Ramsay refused
to grant it. Thursday morning Full
toms attorneys were at Rock Island,
where the hearing had been arranged
for, but Judge Gest remained at Nor
rison and dissolved injunction No. 6.
The news was hardly received in Full
ton before the woodmen's officials car
Thereupon the rioting began and con-
t;nued all the afternoon.
Springfield, ILL.,, Oct. 1.-Gov. Tanner
received dispatches on Thursday from
Lieut.. Gov. Northcott, Sheriff Fuller
and others from Fulton announcing the
progress of riot over the removal Of
Modern Woodmen books, etc., to Rock
Island. Mr.. Northcott declared his life
| was in danger and called for the for
warding of troops to quen the disturb
| ance. Sheriff Fuller's dispatch said the
| A4OO " as Ouu Ills COulIOAs anu luo!
| he had exhausted the civil authority.
He also asked for troops, saying that he
and Lieut.. Gov. Northcott and others
were penned in the depot.
! Gov. Tanner ordered five companies
to report at Fulton by the quickest
route, with orders to protect life and
property and enforce the order of the.
court. The companies ordered to Full
ton were company n, of Monmouth;
company M, of Rochelle; company G..
OF Dixon; company D, of Galesburg..
and the Morrison company.
Quiet Restored.
At $3.50 p. m. Gov. Tanner received a,
dispatch from Lieut.. Gov. Northcott
saying that the mob was under control
and troops would not be needed unless
a fresh outbreak should occur. The
governor thereupon telegraphed the
captains of the several companies not
to embark for Fulton, but to hold til en-
selves in readiness subject to further
! orders.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-10-05

TWENTY-FIVE years ago there were
very few deer in Maine, especially in
Franklin and Oxford counties. They
were there unknown. In fact, never
saw deer track in the state till about
1880, says writer in the Boston Herald.
Since that time they have increased
very FAST I have no fear for deer
in the future. They are to-day in
every county in the state. Indeed, I
may safely say, I am sure that there are
more deer than sheep in the state to.
day. And that this is so is due, in my
opinion, to protection afforded them.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-10-05

COTTON seed waste, which formerly
was considered a nuisance, is. now
,7orth 100000, 900 q year. Every bale
of cotton leaves alegacy Of half 9 ton
of seed. The oils used for finer grades
of soap, as substitute for lard, and isso
near olive oil that tan expert can hard.
ly detect the difference. The hulls are
fed to cattle, make an excellent fuel,
are valuable as paper stock and when
burned the ashes make assplendid fer.
tilizer. It has recently been discovered
that cotton seed oil, with the. addition
Of 1S per cent. of crude India rubber,
makes an excellent imitation Of genu...
Inc rubber. 5..s B sss n
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-10-05

A SERIES of observations made at Pc
terhead show that the summer warmth
penetrates the sea very gradually. The
sea water attains it's maximum warmth
only at the end of August. From that
time it becomes warmer than the air.
The moral is that bathing is more dan
gerous on the warm days of early sum-
mer than on chilly days in the late au-
tumn. The sea is as warm at the end
of October as it is in the middle of
June, and the period between these
dates may be taken as the normal
bathing season.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-10-05
Big Months Work at the Mint.

Philadelphia, Oct. 1.-The United
States mint in this city has just COM
pleted the greatest coinage in one month
in it's history. The total number of
pieces turned out was 100000, al
though only 12,128,s41 pieces, valued at
$3,370, 449.50 we're United States coins.
The coiners' statement for September
is as follows: Gold, $2,292,375; silver,
$s46,oo2.5o; five cents, $1s4,510; cents,
S47472.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-10-05
SENIOR SAGASTA.

IN diplomatic circles that Senior sagas-
tn, the eminent liberal leader, will be
called to form cabinet.
The conservatives have majority in
the cortes. at this time, so that the for
nation of Sagasta cabinet would ne
cessitate dissolution of the cortes and
an appeal to the country. There is said
to be little doubt that this would result
in the return of heavy liberal ma
jority, owing to the strong feeling said
to exist throughout the country against
the conservative ministry which has
just laid down it's commission.
Important to Cuba.
But whether it be Sagasta or another
the change is felt to entail important
considerations on the Cuban policy.
The present ministry has been an ag-
gressive one, supporting Gen. Weylera and
refusing to accept his resignation, al
though strong element at Madrid has
urged more lenient policy. The choice
of Sagasta would undoubtedly. it is
said, lead to the recall Of Gen. Weyler
and material modification of the aq.
gressive policy in Cuba.
No surprise In "a0h1n gtOn.
Washington, Sept. 3o.-The news of
the Spanish cabinet crisis was first
brought to the attention of the officials
of the state department and diplomatic
officials through a press bulletin from
Madrid, and up to late hour from no
other source was any information on
the subject forthcoming. It cannot be
said that the event caused surprise
among the officials of the state depart
ment or among the members Of the Dip
lomatic corps in Washington. A careful
inspection of the cable news for the
past few weeks had left the general
impression that the cabinet erected in
haste after the assassinat ton of Premier
Canovas, could not be expected to sur,
vive long. There were several reasons
for this expectation, but perhaps the
principal one was the belief that the
dissensions among the supporters of.
the government, caused by the personal
encounter between the duke of Tetuan,
the minister for foreign affairs, and one
of the leaders of the dissident conserve
tives, had not been healed, but had been
only bridged over temporarily.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-10-05
ASS0ssinated.

Fort Dodge, a., Oct. Fired Quade.
farmer living near Barnum, was MUIR
dered while asleep Wednesday night,
The murderer forced an entrance
through window and fred a CHARGE
of buckshot into the sleeping man. All
efforts to locate the murderer are be-
ing made. Is w. $uH Il "a a.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-10-05

A WONDERFUL discovery in tire-proof-
ing is reported to have been made by a
Chicago woman. It is an enamel, and
when applied very thinly to the surface
Of combustibles renders them decidedly
noncombustible. So far the expert
ments and tests to which the process
has been subjected tend to support the
claims of the discoverer. In appear
ance the enamel is similar to shellac,
but its ingredients have not been dis
p10Sad
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-10-05
To Succeed judge K,1ro-.

4 Washington, Oct. The president
announces the appointment Of ex-Con-
gresham Hosea Townsend, of Silver
Cliff, COL, as United States Judge for
the southern judicial district Of the
Indian territory, to succeed the late
Judge Kilgore. Mr.. Townsend is
straight-out republican.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-10-05
Fire at Ironton. a.

1ronton, O., Sept. 3o.-FireWednes-
day night destroyed the sawmill of
Newman & Spencer, the lumber plant
of the Pennsylvania Lumber company,
two business blocks, St. Joseph's
church, school and parsonage and about
20 residences. The loss is estimated at
from $500, 900 to $4oo, 1000. with insurance
of about one-half.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-10-05
SEVENTEEN ARE KILLED.

Men Employed In a Mexican Mine
Crushed by q Cave-In.
Ell Paso, Tex, Sept. 27.-News has
been received here that the San Pedro
mine in the Corralitos group, IL miles
from this city, in Mexico, caved in Sat.
urday, killing II men who were at work
in the mine at the time. The unfortun-
ates were buried alive under 80 feet of
rock and dirt. The San Pedro is one of
the oldest mines in the group and rich
with silver. 1t is the property of the
wealthy Corralitos company, the prin-
cipal stockholders of which reside in
New York.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-10-05

The great wall of China was recently
measured by Mr.. Unthank, an Ameri-
can engineer. His measurement gave
the height of 10 feet. Every few hun
dred yards there is tower rs feet high.
For 1900 miles the wall goes over
plains and mountains, every foot of
the foundation being of solid granite
and the rest of the structure solid ma
SOnrv
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-10-05
HORRIBLE TRAGEDY.
The Terrible Deed Of John Blocker,
81 an5Iowa Farmer. 8
For nn&Unknown Reason He Murders
His Wife, Five Children and
Shoots Himself - Another
Child at Deaths Door,

Carroll, a., Sept. 2s.-The home of
John Blocker, a farmer living eight
miles west of Carroll, is the scene of
terrible tragedy which took place Sun
day night. He is dying, his wife and
Henry is at deaths door. In one bed
three children are dead and in another
lies the dead body of little Lizzie, aged
six. Blocker was to help a neighbor
thresh Monday morning, and on not
putting in an appearance, about nine
o'clock, his brother Henry, who lives
with the old folks about 20 rods away,
went to learn the reason of his failure
to help. The doors were locked and
there were no signs of life about. He
tried to get in the house, but met with
no response, and finally he kicked in
the door and found the state of affairs
above described.
An Awful Discovery.
Becker, with his wife and baby, slept
in back room, and the three bodies
lay on one bed. The wife had been
shot in the neck with shotgun, which
stood in the corner, the baby had been
shot and it's head crushed with the
butt of q revolver. The man, still
breathing, had bullet hole high up
on the forehead, and by his side was a
revolver, six-shooter, two chambers
empty. It is HISTORY frame house,
and upstairs Henry, aged eight, and Liz
zie, aged six, lay on bed with bullet
holes in the forehead, the latter dead,
the boy still breathing, and in the op-
posite corner of the same room Caro-
line, aged IA, Christine, aged nine, and
John, aged three, were dead, each with
bullet hole in the forehead, though
Caroline had two.
Cause Unknown.
Blocker was 81 years old and for over
20 years lived in the same neighborhood,
in fact, on the same farm. He was mar
ried II years ago, and after living a
year with his parents, moved to scene of
the tragedy which is almost within
hailing distance of the old home. He
has been regarded as prosperous farm
er and only recently bought 2oo-acre
farm a few miles from the old home
stead.
Further Details.
carroll, Ia, Sept. 29.-John Booker,
the murderer of his wife and children,
still lives, though his recovery is hope
less. The son Henry shows signs of re-
turning strength. The bodies of the
mother and five children have been pre-
pared for burial at Breda. It is now
known that Booker bought supply OF
chloroform at Breda last week, osten.
sibly to doctor hogs for cholera. With
this he threw the family into their final
sleep and was enabled to commit the
horror without resistance. Those who
know him best say Booker has been
''off" for some time, though his mental
ailment has not been regarded serious
enough to qualify him for the insane
asylum. His determination not to move
from the home place, which his ia
Their decided must be given to his
younger brother, is no doubt the cause
Of his crime. -, .
Blocker In Dead.
Carroll, Ia, Sept. 3o.-John Blocker,
who killed his wife and five children
and wounded q sixth child, died with.
out recovering consciousness.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-10-05
mendments Defeated.

Trenton, N. j., Sept. 3o:-Returns
from special election in the state
show that the anti-gambling amend
ment to the state constitution and the
amendment giving women the right to
vote at school elections were defeated.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-10-05

TAMAGNo, the tenor, has lost 1, zoo, 900
francs in real estate speculation at
Rome. He bought a building and the
adjoining land at high price on tip
from an Italian deputy that the gov
eminent wanted the property for new
ministry of commerce building, and
found that the deputy had unloaded
his own comparatively valueless land
On him