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are that Boecker first dispatched his
wife with the shotgun, shooting her in
the neck, then used the revolver on
the baby, first shooting it and then
knocking out it's brains with the butt.
Becker then went up stairs where the
five children were sleeping and killed
them. He must have used light, for
his aim was effective, each victim be-
ing shot in the forehead. All but two
children met with instant death, for the
blood clots were under their heads and
they lay as calmly reposing as if in
sleep. All except Henry, who is not
yet dead, were attired in night robes.
Becker apparently had reloaded the
weapon while upstairs and evidently
sent the second bullet into the Oldest
girls brain just before leaving the
room. Going down stairs he stretched
himself beside the corpse of his wife
and shot himself. His right hand was
burned by the powder, showing the
rapid use of the revolver. The weapon
he had borrowed from his brother
Henry last Thursday, remarking that
he wanted it to kill rats in the cellar.
It is now recalled that Boecker had
since then practiced target shooting
with it,
Boecker was thirty-four years old
and for over twenty years lived in
the same neighborhood, in fact on the
same farm. He was married eleven
years ago, and after living a year with
his parents moved to the scene of last
nights tragedy, which is almost with
in hailing distance of the old home.
He has been regarded as a prosperous
farmer and only recently bought 200
acre farm a few miles from the old
homestead. Yesterday he attended
services at Breda with his wife and
some of the children. Later in the
day he was visited by neighbor, who
says that when he left the Boecker
home in the evening they were SEEM
ingly a happy family and not pre-
monition of the awful tragedy enacted
a few hours later was given by Boeck-
er or any of the household. Members
of his fathers family say he had no
family troubles, his financial affairs
were in good shape and they can as
sign no motive for the terrible crime
On the other hand it is said that John
had disagreed with the old folks and
Henry over the occupancy of the farm
on which John lived and this is as
signed by some as the cause of the
trouble which eliminated in murder
and suicide. The family are Germans
and highly respected.
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Mother and Six Children Shot Down i'm
Cold Blood by a Fiendish Or De-
menfed afher.
SUICIDE THE FINAL ACT OF THE TRAGEDY
No Cause Known for The Terrible Affair,
as The Family bived Happily and
Mas WelI-To-Do.

CARROLL, To-, Sept. 27.-The slaugh-
ter of mother and her six children
occurred at the home of John Boecker,
farmer living eight miles northwest
of here, last night. Afterward the
fiendish or demented husband and faith
er, at whose hands they died. completed
his bloody work by sending a bullet
into his own head, inflicting a fatal
wound. The family were prosperous
Germans, and, as far as is known, liv-
ed happily. No motive for the tragedy
has been disclosed. Boecker's victims
are his wife and their children:
CAROLINE, aged eleven.
CHRISTINE, aged nine. II
HENRY, aged eight.
LIZZIE, aged six.
JOHN, aged three. t
An infant.
All are dead but Henry, and the lat
ter cannot recover from his wounds.
Boecker had an engagement to help
a neighbor thresh this morning, and on
his not putting in an appearance his
rods away, went about o'clock to see
WHY lie UIu 1lCL COME. lHS QOOTS OIL the
Boecker house were locked, and there
were no signs of life about. Henry
tried to get in the house, but met no
response, and finally he kicked down
the door and came upon a terrible
scene Boecker, with his wife and baby,
slept in a back room and the three lay
on one bed The wife had been shot
in the neck with a shotgun, which stood
in the corner, the baby had been shot
and it's head crushed with the butt of
a revolver. The man, still breathing,
had a bullet hole high up in the fore
head, and by his side was a six shooter
with two chambers empty. The Beec-
ker home is a story and a half frame
house. and up stairs Henry and Lizzie
lay on a bed, with bullet holes in the
forehead, the latter dead, the boy still
breathing. In the opposite corner OF
the same room Caroline, Christine and
John were dead, each with bullet hole
in the forehead, though Caroline had
two.
Late this afternoon the bodies We're
still untouched, the coroner and sheriff
being occupied in arranging for the in
quest and other preliminaries. The in-
curry will be begun tomorrow by the
cCroner,s jury. 1t is undoubtedly case
of murder and suicide. The indications
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Salisbury Changes His Mind.
England May Take Hand in the Sealing
Conference After All
Conference After All.

the admission Of representatives Of
Russia and Japan at the meeting of
experts can only tend to delay an
agreement on the basis of ascertained
facts and to render it improbable that
the new regulations will be ready to
be enforced in the summer of 1898. 1t
is obvious that a conference between
the United States, Russia and Japan
without England could not in the
smallest degree affect the binding
character of the Paris award. A revul-
sion of the award should be determined
by the common agreement of the gov
ernments of the United States and
Great Britain. No other powers have
any right to controlling voice there
ill''-gf
LONDON, Sept. 27.-The ST. James
Gazette today says: "It is quite clear
that no concession we can make and
no display, however sincere, of our wish
to be friendly, has availed one jot to
disarm the bitter hostility of those
Americans who are always ready for
aggressive action. Neither is there a
shred of evidence to show that the
cold, passive dislike which SO many
Americans who are friendly enough to
the individual Englishman feel for the
British government has been warmed
in the least degree"
Recalling ex-Secretary Olney's alleg-
ed dictum that all connection between
a European and an American state
is in itself unnatural the ST. James
Gazette adds:
THAT some such doctrine is working
in the American mind is evidenced by
many signs, of which the persistent
nursing of the Bering sea dispute is
not the least. This is in itself a fact
of which we and the other governments
interested in America must take note,
not as an excuse for losing our heads
and rushing to meet an evil half way,
but as good reason for clearing our
minds and preparing for serious practi-
cal action
OTTAWA, Sept. 27.-The Dominion
government have not yet been advised
that Great Britain has withdrawn from
the conference with the United States
at Washington next month over the
seal question. But if the United States
insist upon Japan and Russia being
represented at the conference, there is
no doubt in official circles here that
Great Britain will withdraw.
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BULLETIN OF
THE ST. PRUL GLOBE
TUESDAY, SEPT. %, 1897.
Weather for Today
Fair and Warmer.

PAGE L.
Americans Held by Banditti.
Salisbury Agrees to Conference.
Pingree's Whereabouts Unknown.
Fever Situation Improved.
Henry George MayOraIty Nominee.
An Iowa Family Wiped Out.
Fifty RiOtOus Miners Shot.
PAGE 2.
Treasurer Cannot Deduct Taxes.
ST. Louis County Survey Stands.
Pythians to- Arrive Today.
Orr Releases CO1Ored Club Men,
PAGE 3.
Minneapolis Matters.
TRAGEDIES in the Mill City.
Midnight Tragedy on n Farm.
Treasury Deficit Cut Down.
Central America Ripe for Revolt.
PAGE 4.
Editorial.
Reward for Train Robbers.
AIbrecht on Long-Distance Phones.
PAGE 5.
Boston Again Leads.
Results in the National.
Browns Defeat the Reds.
Days Sporting Gossip.
SauIk Center's MayOralty Fight.
News of the Northwest.
PAGE 6.
Bar Silver, Use.
Cash Wheat at Chicago, sic.
Stocks Steady.
Worlds Markets Reviewed.
PAGE z.
Strong Defense for Luetgert.
Mayors to Meet in Columbus. e
Railway Gossip. =
Wants of the People.
PAGE 8.
RefOrmatory Discharge Questioned.
Days Social Gossip.
State Treasurer's Annual Report
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OTHER PLACE FOR DOwLING.
Minnesota Man May Go to Work Di-
rect for Hanna.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27.-There is a rumor
here that NJ. ]. Bowling, secretary of the
National Republican league, will resign his
position to accept one the National Re-
publican committee. 1t is stated that the
league cannot maintain headquarters inde-
pendent of the other two Republican bureaus,
both of which are located in Washing on.
Bowling has worked heroically to keen the
league prosperous, but under the rules and
bylaws there is provision for arbitrary
assessments to meet current expenses Hence
it is proposed to temporarily wind up the
work of the league.
But it is claimed that Senator Hanna has
said that he will see to it that Bowling
is provided with a position, in one or the
other of the working bureaus, and the offer
will probably be made in a few days, if the
executive committee of the league does not
hold special meeting to talk over the sit
uation.
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GINTER DYING.

One of the Prominent Men in the
Tobacco Trust.
RICHMOND, Va, Sept. 27.-A telephone
message from Westbrook says that Maj. Lewis
Ginter, of the big tobacco firm of Allen &
Ginter, is dying. The message says he can
survive only a few hours at most and the
end may come at any moment.
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BLUE GRASS ABLAzE.
Country All About Lexington Is
Threatened by Fire.

LEXINGTON, KY, Sept N.-Grass in all
the blue grass region is so dried out be-
cause of long drought that fear of damage
by fire is great. Last night 200 acres of
meadow on John Hayes farm six miles north
east of here, were fired by locomotive and
burned over destroying several stacks of
hay and two miles of fencing. Other fires
started have been extinguished by the united
efforts of hundreds of neighbors. The tim
Der along the Kentucky river southwest of
Versailles has been on fire since Saturday
and is still burning over great extent Many
houses are threatened and a small army of
men are struggling to prevent the further
spread of the flames. The loss and damage
will be severe.
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An Ohio man has just returned from
the Klondike with 100000. The curious
thing about the affair is that an Ohio
man should go to the Klondike when
washington with its bonanza pickings
is so much nearer.
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DR.. Burke, the British expert, is de-
cidedly brash in claiming that the man
of the future can have the big head
more thoroughly developed than some
of the men of today have.
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AS we understand the latest report
from London on the seal conference,
John Bull is willing to play in Uncle
Sans back yard, but he objects to the
society of those low down colored chill
dren from Celestial alley.
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Kaiser Franz Josef has gone Kaiser
William one better on the divine right
of kings. He expects his premier to Kill
off statesmen who do not agree with
the government policy.
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s Henry George the Nominee
5 of the Bryan Faction in
5 Greater New York.

the life of the party, not the garment, and
to alter or deduct from the declarations of
the assembled party is mortal injury; nor
have btattalions which fought now on one
side, now on ano her, now shoulder to shoul-
der as friends, now bayonet to bayonet as.
enemies, a place in honorable war
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MOVEMENTS OF STEAMSHIPS.

NEW YORK-Arrived: Tauric, Liverpool; !;
AIler, Bremen Spaarndam, Rotterdam; Mo-
bile Mobile.
GIBRALTAR Werra, New York
tfor Genoa.
Observation-Disclosures Spree, New York
for Bremen.
EENSToWN-Arrived: Gallia. Boston
for Liverpool.
LIVERPOOL-Sailed: Cufc, New York.
GLASGOW-Arrived Sardinia, Montreal.
BREMEN-Arrived: Spree, New York
via Plymouth, ETC.; Koenigen Luise, New
York via Southampton.
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There are scores of people in the
United States in the same boat with
the Spanish minister of finance. They
have plenty of beautiful theories on
finance. but no money with which TO
put them into practice.
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It is claimed that David B. Hill will
90 on the stump in the New YORK
campaign. AS some fences in New
York state are built of stumps, he pos
siblv doesn't intend to get down from
his present exalted position.
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New York Germans want Tammany
to nominate William Sohmer for
mayor In other words, they think
Sohmer would add to the harmony Of
the little German band.
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1t will be a crusher for the Don if IN
Gle Sam does get real mad and work
the OBSERVATIONS disapprovar' racket
on him.
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y Brewer BIatz recognizes the need of
the Klondike country, and he is going
to build six steel steamers to supply 1t.
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FEVER SITUATION SOMEWHAT IMPROVED.
More Cases, but Lower Death Rate as the
Result of Warmer Weather.

the Gennin family The cases, how
ever are considered mild. Of the two
deaths the Cherry case was reported
several days ago, and the patient had
received very careful treatment, but
his case was considered a bad one.
Betchus was taken sick four days ago.
His people are poor and they did not
attach much Importance to his Illness
only calling in a doctor a few hours
before his death, when they saw the
patient rapidly sinking.
DR.. John Guiteras, the marine hos
pital expert, arrived here today. He
does not care to see any Of the patients
in New Orleans who are suffering with
yellow fever. He believes that the
board of health here has taken the
most effective means known to science
to stamp out the disease, believes that
the sickness is in good control and ex-
presses the belief that it is of a mild
type. He does not believe that there
is a particle of reason for widespread
alarm.
MOBILE, Ala, Sept 27-The report
for Monday has greatly revived the
spirits of the people here. They ac-
cept it as indicating that the energetic
efforts to surround the disease and
stamp it out are meeting with success.
The new cases reported at noon for
Der three and there was but one
death. A summary of the situation fol-
lows: Total cases to noon, fifty-six:
total deaths, eight; discharged, twen-
ty-six; remaining under treatment,
twenty.
EDWARDS, Miss, Sept. 27.-The fol-
lowing new cases of yellow fever are
reported today: Whites-J H Ratliffe
Sr., j. II. Ratliffe Jr., R. H. Smith, Miss
Josephine Crizer, ]. B. Graves, Mrs.
Donovan, j. L, Redfield. Colored-Lu-
lu Mckay, Willie Sherrod, Will Gallo
way and Mary Bray. Mayor ]. H. Rat
Life was taken down with the fever
this morning. Late reports from DR..
Champion at Champion Hill, are any
thing but encouraging. Many Of the
sick in town are SO seriously ill as to
cause great anxiety to their relatives
and friends. The great alternations in
the temperature-hot days and cool
nights-work a great hardship on the
sick
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'tHow to Kill Wives" was the text of
the sermon of one Chicago pastor Sun
day. It takes Windy City divine to
recognize a popular subject.
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-09-28

Are the Bostons amenable, under the
bird-killing law of the Bay State,
for slaughtering the Orioles yesterday? .?
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-09-28

The Hogansville, Ca, method of lick
ing the postmaster instead of the
stamps will not become popular in the
North.
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-09-28

The slang phrase, "There are no flies
on him." will have to go into winter
quarters along with the flies. 1t is now
There are no cobwebs on his wheels"
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-09-28

The Bostons have demonstrated that
there is another Corbett who has
solar pleXuS.
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-09-28

Is the kaiser intimating that Bis
marck is in his second childhood 5S
making him gift of toy Warshlp!
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when the Culacabbage gang was rout-
ed, leaving their wounded behind.
Everything in the house was smash
ed and the floors were streWn With
wounded men. The walls were bespat-
tered with blood and shreds OF human
flesh After the routed rioters had re-
turned to their headquarters the Cav
endish gang armed themselves to the
teeth. and marched to their enemys
rendezvous, where a battle still b.oodier
than the first ensued. The police and
constables of the surrounding region
were called to the scene, but were un-
able to cope with the rioting horde,
who continued hostilities until morn
ing The town people did not sleep
wink all night, and while they watched
the progress of the fight during the
night, they made no attempt to inter
fere.
The place was in an uproar, but all
is quiet now, and no more trouble is
anticipated It is thought that after
the excitement subsidies, most of the
guilty parties will be arrested. The
residences of many citizens were dam
aged and several outsiders were wound
ed.
HAZLETON, Pa, Sept. 27.-The coro-
ners jury, which investigated the death
of the striking miners at Lattimer, met
in Deputy Coroner Cowman's office this
evening, and after an hours delibera-
ton rendered the following verdict:
"That from the circumstances OF the
evidence offered, the said Clement Platock
and others came to their deaths by gunshot
wounds on IT. 10, 49,, at the hands Of
Sheriff James Marin ard his deputies, aad
in this we, the jury, do all agree. and We,
Phil J. Boyle. Thomas IT. Thomas, Barton
Freas and Peter McKierall, of this !L'y, do
further say that the said Clement 3'atock,
with Others was mar ;h'ng rcacea1iy ard un-
armed on the public highway; that they were
Intercepted by said Sheriff Martin and Ills
deputies and mercilessly snot 70 death; ana
we do further find that tn killing was up-
necessary, and could have been avoided
without serious injury to either person or
property and we find finally that the E'illng
was wanton and unjustifable; but i'll th's
we. George Maue and F. ]. MacNeal OF this
Jury. do net concur, and we, the jury, do
further say that there WAS such strong sos.
picion of unlawful violence at the hanos OF
some person persons unknown TO tnis
jury as to make this inquest necessary.
The Fourth regiment will be with
drawn tomorrow and the Eighth and
the City troop of Philadelphia on We'd
nesday. 1t is probably that the Ninth
and the Governors troop will break
| camp on Thursday, and unless some
, thing unforeseen occurs in the mean
time, the entire staff will leave at the
same time. No regiment will remain
here, the commanding officers being
| confident that no further trouble is to
| be feared.
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Sheriff Martin can inform Peary that
the most dangerous regions OF the Poles
are to be found in Pennsylvania.
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-09-28

1t is to be hoped that the irrigation
lists will stick to water in doing their
irrigation while in Lincoln.
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-09-28

Pingree is finding, in regard to Vene-
zuela, that potatoes they grow small
over there"
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Fitzsimmons has entered politics, and
of course he intends to be in the ring.
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-09-28

Will Twirler Nichols please state
where he would like the Hub delivered?
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EVENTS TODAY.

Met-District Attorney, S.15.
Grand-In Old Kentucky, SIS.
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LONDON, Sept -27.-An announce
ment was made this afternoon, confirm
ing the dispatches of Saturday last,
that the Marquis of Salisbury has not
withdrawn from the Bering sea confer
ence, but has simply objected to the
presence of Russia and Japan. Negotia-
tions on the subject are proceeding.
Great Britain is willing to take part
in the conference and is -endeavoring to
secure the acquescenee" of Canada. The
United States ambassador, Col. John
, Hay, and the British ambassador to
the United States, Sir Julian Paunce-
tote, visited the foreign office this aft
ernoon. The wholeehitch seems to be
due to the failure of the Marquis of
Salisbury to respond to Col. Hays note
of July 20 acknowledging the Marquis
of Salisburys agreement to "a meeting
of experts" and IN which Col. Hay
stated that the president expected Rus
sian and Japanese representatives
would be present at the conference. No
exception being taken to this, Col Hay
concluded that the. matter was settled,
until Wednesday last, when an objec-
it being pointed out that the Marquis
of Salisbury never contemplated taking
part in a conference at which Russia
and Japan were represented, having
always contended, as shown in his dis
patch of May 9, that they have no
locus standi.
1t is also pointed out that the Mar
o,,is Of SaIisburyis letter of July 29
distinctly says that Great Britain had
agreed to a meeting of British, Cana
dian and American experts. The Japa-
nese minister here said to a represen-
tative of the Associated Press today:
.While no formal communications have
passed between Japan and England, l
have discussed the arrangements for
a conference with the foreign office
officials" 1t is a curious fact that Col.
Hays dispatch of July 30 is omitted
from the Bering sea blue book just IS
sued -
The Times this morning says: The
insistence of the American government
upon either a national conference or
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WASHINGTON,s Sept. 27.-Sir Julian
Pauncefote, the British ambassador, is
expected to return here from his Lon
don trip about Oct. Is, Notwithstanding
reports that he would not be back in
time for the Befing sea conference.
The staff of the British embassy, now
at Manchester by -the-Sea, will return
next week, and according to present
plans the entire British representa-
tion will be here when the seal con-
ference is held. With the return of
Sir Julian it is bel eNed steps will be
taken by. the British authorities to ne
gotiate reciprocity treaties under the
new tariff law, between the United
States and British American colonies.
Word reaches here that Sir Augustus
Hemming, governor general of British
Guiana, has urged the authorities at
London to effect reciprocity arrange
ments with the United States, and in
support of this the legislature Of the
colony adopted the following Iesolu-
ton:
That his excellency, the governor general,
be respectfully requested to cause inquiries
to be made in connection with the reciprocity
clause in the new tariff bill of the United
States as to the eXpeQ1ency OF entering lnlo
any arrangements which will assure the ad-
mission of the sugar product of the colony
on the most favorable terms.
1t was urged in support of this reso-
luton that the sugar industry of the
colony was deper lent on the United
States market, which takes II per cent
of the entire product.
Sir Cavendish Boyle, the colonial
secretary said that it was expected
the British representative at Washing
ton would be asked TO look after the
interests of British colonies in thi:; lar
ticular. A reciprocity treaty would
permit a reduction of duty on the sug-
ar of Guiana of about 80 cents on 100
pounds. Under the British colonial
system, all treaties in behalf of the
colonies must be made by the imperial
government. 1t is believed that if
reciprocity negotiations are begun In
behalf of British Guiana and other
Southern coloniesa 1t will lead to SIM
liar negotiations for Canada, where
the Liberal ministry is favorable to
reciprocity.