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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-10-07
End La Not Near.

The beginning OF the sixth week Of the
Luetgert trial in Chicago brought to the
court room large and more heterogene-
Gus crowd than usual. Long before the
court room doors were open, men, women
and children surged about the main en-
trance of the criminal court building and
made violent efforts to get in. Policemen
and court bailiffs on duty Mt the doors
had much difficulty in handling the crowds
and admitting those with tickets. The
States Attorneys Office was overrun by
people who importuned Assistant States
Attorney McEwen for passes. States
Attorney Deneen and Assistant States
Attorney McEwen avoided the solicita-
tions only by locking themselves in the
States Attorneys private office, where
they consulted for half an hour with Po-
lice Inspector Setback and Police Cap
tain Schuettler
Luetgert came into court smoking
cigar and greeted his attorneys and his
son, Arnold, pleasantly. The alleged wife
murderer seemed to be in an exceptionally
pleasant frame of mind and joked and
laughed with his son and VIM. Charles,
his business partner, until Judge Tuthill
appeared upon the bench.
Mary Siemering, the servant girl, whose
cross-examination was in progress Satur-
day when court adjourned, was called.
Around this witness, according to the the
ory of the prosecution, the motive for the
falleged murder Of Mrs. Louise Luetgert
centers. Luesgert's infatuation for his
pretty servant girl is claimed by the pros
ecution to have been the instilling motive
to this celebrated crime. When she went
on the witness stand to again endure, as
she supposed, the cross-examination Of
States Attorney Deneen, Mary Siemer-
ing appeared composed and defiant. Her
cheeks were flushed, which indicated APP
parently some mental excitement, but the
young woman, it was evident, had made
up her mind to control her feelings, and
not permit the States Attorney to con-
fuse her. His cross-examination was not
severe.
"Did you not say before the grand jury
that Mrs. Luetgert was a good and kind
mother" asked Mr.. McEwen.
81 did," confessed the witness.
"Now you say she beat her children and
was cross with themT'
"When l went to the grand jury room
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-10-07
BERRIZ ORDERS A SLAUGHTER.
The Spanish Consul Sends Insurgents
to BE Killed.

The Spanish Consul Sends Insurgents
to BE Killed.
Col. Berriz, for whom Evangelina Cos
sio is in Jail, ordered several prisoners to
be macheted near Bejucal. Among them
is the son of Gen. Diego. Baldomero
Acosta, the Cuban leader, is in the field
and has not been captured, as was claim
ed. The story was that Acosta was tax
en- Friday, just as the American steamer
Concho was leaving Havana harbor. The
police inspector of vessels, under orders
from the chief Of police of Havana, board
ed the boat, and, it was claimed, placed
the insurgent captain under arrest. Acos-
tn, it was said, entered Havana in dis
guise last week, suffering from a serious
illness. The Cuban captain and his wife
were evidently trying to reach the Mexi-
can shore. The story is denied.
Forty insurgents entered Luyano, two
miles from Havana, captured q number Of
cattle and sacked several stores. Juauc
Delgado has attacked San Antonio Banos,
in Havana province, and captured arms,
oxen, etc. No resistance was made by
the Spaniards. Misses Adaola and Do
lores Ia Peyre, daughters of respecta-
bic family, have been placed under ar
rest. 1t Is claimed their father is n MEM
Der Of the insurgent government.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-10-07
Notea of Current Events.

Five men met death from 'black Damp
In the Jermyn No. / mine, near Rend-
ham, Pa.
Great alarm is felt at Havana over
Minister Woodford's notes to Spain, and
the Spaniards there are very indignant.
A telegram was received at Omaha from
Master in Chancery Cornish, fixing Nov.
/ as the date for the sale Of the Union
Pacific.
The bronze monument that Is to be
erected in Portsmouth Square to the men,
ory Of Robert Louis Stevenson, the nov
elst, has been successfully cast in San
Francisco. The statue will represent a
Spanish galleon under full sail.
The Dawes and Greek commissioners
have concluded a treaty whereby the
Greek Indians agree TO allotment and n
change in the form OF their government.
Town sites are TO be laid off where towns
now exist and residents can secure title
to their town property by the payment of
90 per cent of an assessed valuation Of
their lots, exclusive Of Improvement.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-10-07
BIG FIRE AT WASHINGTON.
Million Dollar Confiagration Visits
the National Capital.

the NatrOual Cap1tal.
In Washington, fire broke out in the
central power station of the Capital Trac-
ton Company few minutes before IL
o'clock Wednesday night and in thirty
minutes the magnificent siX-story struc-
ture was doomed. The building occupies
the entire block from Pennsylvania ave-
nue. to G street, and from Thirteen and
One-half street to Fourteenth street. The
blaze started on the southwest corner and
despite the effort.y of the entire fire de-
partment swept like wind through the
enormous building. The heat was so in
tense that the men were driven from the
adjoining streets. When it became evil
dent that no efforts could save the power
station, the department turned its atten-
tions to the adjoining property, but the
flames leaped across Fourteenth street
on the west to big livery stable and then
across Thirteenth and One-half street on
the east and attacked row Of three
story brick houses.
So fearful was the heat that the firemen
could net get within reach of the burning
buildings. They were driven back foot
by foot until the streams from the hose
pipes could not reach the fire. The entire
fire department was on the scene, but so
fierce was the contlagration that their ef-
forts were futile. The power house was
built four years ago. 1t was six stories
in height, and besides containing the pow
er plant Of the Pennsylvania avenue lines
of the Capital Traction Company was
occupied by dozens of offices.
The walls began to fall by II o'clock,
and with the decreasing heat the firemen
were enabled to get to work on adjoining
property. Two hours after the first alarm
was given the huge building was reduced
to few crumbling walls, and damage to
the extent of nearly million dollars had
been done. The loss on adjoining build
ings will not be large, as those burned are
old and small. At one time the offices of
the Southern Railway were threatened,
but prompt work by the firemen checked
the flames.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-10-07
BANDITS ROB A TRAIN.
Hold Up Northern Pacific Passenger
Crew in Minnesota.

hoio Up Nortneru racine Passenger
Crew in Minnesota.
The Northern Pacific passenger from
the east was held up and robbed at 2
o'clock Sunday morning about three miles
east Of Moorhead, MINI. The engine and
mail car came in alsne and the engineer
reported that he had been compelled to
leave the rest Of the train.
The robbery was the coolest piece of
criminal work in the history Of the val
ley. Engineer Hooker, just after pulling
out of Glyndon, noticed masked man on
the front platform Of the mail car. A few
moments later the man climbed over the
tender Of the engine under cover of two
revolvers. He compelled the engineer to
stop the train, threatening to shoot if he
refused.
Several minutes afterward three other
masked men came to the front end of the
train with Conductor Corcoran and a
brakeman. All were compelled to mount
the engine and Engineer Hooker was or
dered to open the throttle.
The men with revolvers sat on the end
OF the tender and with the weapons lev
eled urged the engineer to increase the
speed. Not until the train reached Moor
head was 1t known to the crew that the
engine and mail car had been cut off from
the other section Of the train. The hold
up was not profitable to the robbers. They
had evidently intended to take the ex-
press car but did not cut deep enough
In the train. When stop was made to
secure the plunder the leader of the gang
discovered the mistake, and finding that
they had left the express car behind, the
robbers ordered the mail men out Of the
car and went through the mail.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-10-07

to testify Inspector Setback was there.
He told me If did not say what did he

to testify Inspector Setback was there.
He told me il / did not say what / did he
would punish me-" said the witness.
The photographs which were identified
by witnesses from Kenosha wehe handed
to the witness and she identified them.
The picture which included Mrs. Luetgert
and her two children was taken two years
ago, the witness said. Several questions
of an impeaching character were asked
and Mary Siemering was excused. She
left the witness stand with smile and
took seat within the inclosure and re-
mained to listen to other witnesses.
Jacob Melber of Wheaton, ILL.,, testified
that on May g he saw a woman at the
depot in Wheaton at 5 o'clock in the
morning whose description resembled that
of Mrs. Luetgert. She inquired the way
to Elmhurst Melber is n butcher. He
said he saw Mrs. Luetgert once last
March. When asked upon cross-examina-
ton to describe the missing woman he
could not do so and was excused.
Charles Boehnke, who had worked for
Luetgert for sixteen years, testified that
on April % he had brief conversation
with Mrs. Luetgert. She seemed much
depressed, the witness said, and remarked
that things were going bad in the house."
She said according to the witness, that
she would go to the country and go to
work as q servant. 1--WE are about ruin
ed and will go to the country and work
out. / cannot stay here" the witness
said were the words of the apparently dis
tracted woman.
II told her that times were as hard in
the country as they were in the city,"
said Boehnke. "and advised her not to
CO."
When Mrs. Augusta Koch, neighbor
of the Luetgerts, who knew Mrs. Luet-
CERT well. was called to the witness stand,
Juror William Harler was called upon to
act as interpreter. Mrs. Koch said she
had known Mrs. Luetgert for eleven years
and had lived near her most of this time.
She saw and talked with Mrs. Luetgert
the last week in April. Mrs. Luetgert
was depressed and talked about going
away. She told the witness, according to
the statement of the latter, that Luetgert
had been swindled by man who had
promised TO pay big sum for an interest
in the sausage factory. Luetgert had let
the man have n large amount of money
and the man had run away. This evi-
dence was in support of the statement Of
ex-Judge. Vincent at the opening OF the
trial to the effect that n promoter had
swindled Luetgert out OF $4,000 and that
this was the beginning of the troubles Of
the sausage maker. Other witnesses tes-
titled along this line.
William Charles, Luetgert's partner,
testified that the caustic soda taken to the
basement of the sausage factory In March
was brought there for the purpose OF
cleaning the establishment. Several bar
rels OF tallow and barrel OF Clipped
bones were emptied into the middle vat to
make soft soap, according to the wit
ness.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-10-07

in the county hereafter. There will be no
papers or other mails received.
The Houston and Texas Central has
practically abandoned its train service out
Of Houston, only one train day running.
The Missouri, Kansas and Texas Rail-
road is running trains through Houston
to Galveston, the cars being locked
through Houston and nobody permitted
to enter or leave the train. Galveston's
quarantine against Houston is absolute.
Nothing but kilograms are permitted to
pass between the two places.
The Board Of Health for the State of
Louisiana announces the status of affairs
in New Orleans as regards yellow fever
to be as follows:
During the twcnty-four hours ending
Tuesday Mt p. m, there were: Cases
of yellow fever, 10; deaths, 2. Total cases
Of yellow fever to date, ITO: total deaths
from yellow fever to date, 81"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-10-07
suFFERINos OF GOLD SEEKERS.
Coming Of Winter Forces Many to
Abandon the Trai1s.


There IL terrible suffering on the Ska
quay and Dyea trails In consequence Of
winters setting in. The rainstorm that
prevailed there last week was extremely
severe upon the gold seekers, who were
scattered along the way. The storms
have destroyed their provisions and many
are left with scarcely enough dry food for
another meal and without money to re-
turn home. Passengers who arrived in
Tacoma on the City of Seattle Sunday
morning estimate that there are from 600
to 1000 men on the two trails who have
not the means to purchase tickets back
to Puget sound. Their statements are
corroborated by letters received by the
same steamer. A small number Of these
men may find work at Skaguay, but for
the great majority there will be nothing
to do for months. Many Of them are poor
ly equipped to stand the weather even
now prevailing, which ranges from con-
slant rain on the coast to ice and snow on
the summit.
Skaguay river is a raging stream no
longer fordable, and wherever there is any
soil, the mud is now knee deep. Men who
returned to Skaguay just before the storm
found many of their fellows who broke
down and wept as they related the story
OF their misfortunes. An old dman named
Henshaw and his son had large outfit
two-thirds of the way over Lake Bennett,
when their five horses We're poisoned by
wild parsnips on the meadows beyond the
summit Of Skaguay trail and died. Hen
shaw had but few dollars left, and could
neither buy more horses nor pack his out
fit to the lake. Early last week the two
were in despair, and the storm which fol-
lowed spoiled their provisions, besides
leaving them blockaded. The difficult sit
uation Of those at Dyea and Skaguay is
emphasized by the fact that those who
had enough money to buy passage home
on the City Of Seattle consider themselves
very lucky, even though they have lost
$2OO to 5000 each and forty to sixty days
work.
An immense quantity of provisions has
been destroyed by the storms. The men
who arrived home say that -four, bacon,
beans, apples and dried fruits may be seen
scattered along both trails between the
coast and the summit. Two men from
California worked hard packing their out
fits over, but at the end of six weeks they
gave up on the summit. The rain had
already destroyed part of their provisions
Of two dozen men who engaged in the
packing business on the Skaguay trail
only George l.. Rice made any money He
was there when the rush began and is
now running two saloons and gambling
places at the summit and at Skaguay.
Two men have succeeded in running ca
bles across the Skaguay river where the
bridge was washed out. They are making
$4o day ferrying people across.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-10-07
CRAWLING, MICHIGAN, THURSDAY, OCTOBER T. 1897

injunctions and counter injunctions have
followed one another in rapid succession,
until hardly anyone knows the exact legal
situation.
Just as the affair looked darkest to the
Fulton people 1t was decided to appeal to
the Federal courts. Someone not a resi-
dent of Illinois would have to bring the
bill to get it into the jurisdiction OF the
Federal court. William A. Penn of Clin-
ton, Iowa, volunteered to lend his name
as complainant in the bill. In the bill he
asked the court to restrain the present
board Of trustees or executive committee
from further interference, pending the ad-
judication Of the court on the issue raised.
The court decided in favor Of Rock ISL
and, and since that time the battle Of in
functions has waxed fierce.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-10-07
reIepranhic Rrexitie.

Every business house in the town OF
Alton, /. T., was destroyed by fire. The
loss is over $4,000.
Ed Staffleback, one Of the notorious
family of murderers, in jail Mt Columbus
Kan, has gone stark mad through feaI
of lynching at the hands of mob.
Mrs. +. J. jackson, charged with being
an accomplice of DIR. q. w. Goddard in
the murder Of her husband last April, was
discharged by the grand jury at Kansas
City, Mo.
The State Department has been notified
that the Colombian Government has sus-
pended the export duty on coffee, which
amounted to SLIGO per 110 pounds, and
was war tax.
All kite records were broken at Blue
Hill observatory, Mass, when the top.
most kite Of string of seven, with four
miles Of wire, attained an altitude Of TO-
O15 feet above the sea level.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-10-07
FEW LEADERS PRESENT.
Very Slim Attendance at the Chicago
Labor Convention.

Labor Convention.
The much-advertised national labor
convention in Chicago was not as well
attended gathering as had been expect
ed, as the original call for the eonven-
ton had been rescinded and many big
labor organizations that had been expect
ed to be represented were not in evidence.
Among the labor men present were
Frank Egger, national secretary and or
ganizer Of the Hotel and Restaurant Ma
tional Alliance and Bartenders National
League; J. A. Ferguson, ID. NJ. MacDon-
aid and T.. Boice of Butte, Mont; NJ. T..
Carrick and w. A. Klinger, Pittsburg;
b. II. Creeden, Wallace, Ida, and many
representatives of local reform organiza-
tions.
Many of those present said that Presi-
dent Gompers of the American Federation
of Labor was to blame for the interfer-
ence OF the arrangements Of the original
call for monster convention. They said
the statement issued by Gompers advis-
ing all labor organizations to keep away
from the convention was the result Of
jealousy, Gompers feeling aggrieved be-
cause his name was not signed to the call.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-10-07
ARTIFICIAL BONES.
DIR. Airport, an Expert, Greats n Sensa-
tion in the Luetgert Case.

DIR. Airport, an Expert, Sreats n Sensa-
tion in the Luetgert Case.
Public interest in the Luetgert murder
trial ut Chicago continues with unabated
intensity. The testimony of DR.. Airport,
an expert, Wednesday afternoon was
greatly to the big sausage makers liking.
DIR. Airport declared the femur, which
Prof. George Dorsey of the Field Column
bian museum identified as that of hu-
man, was the femur of hog. DIR. ALI
port is professor of descriptive and COM
parative anatomy in the Northwestern
University. The dispute between these
two eminent authorities as to the bones
has brought about crisis in the case. If
the jury believes DIR. Airport the conclu-
sion can hardly be escaped that no hui
man body was boiled in the vat in Luet-
gert's sausage factory.
When DIR. Airport went on the witness
stand again Thursday he created another
sensation by declaring that the temporal
bone which Prof. Dorsey identified as
human and from its formation probably
the right temporal bone of a female, is
not human. DIR. Airport emphatically re-
marked that there were no indications
upon which to base the conclusion that
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-10-07
DECIDE NOT TO STRIKE.
Chicago Street Railway Employees
Will Invoke the Inv.


At 1 o'clock Friday morning the mass
meeting of Chicago street car employees
in Coffey's Hall, 63d and Halsted streets,
unanimously adopted resolution indors-
ing the organization of q local branch of
the Amalgamated Association of Street
Car Employees Of America and boldly de-
clared for further activity in organizing
the street car men OF Chicago. 1t was
decided to notify Superintendent Bowen
Of the Chicago City Railway Company
that the cars Of the company on the South
Side are now run by union men and that
an injury to one is the concern of all. The
plan Of the executive committee to resent
any further dismissals was ratified, and
future action was referred to that COM
mittee with power to act. A secret bal
lot Of the men gives the executive COM
mittee the power TO order n strike without
any notice to the company.
1t was developed at the meeting that
the claims of the organizers concerning
the numbers of men who had joined the
union were exaggerated. Meetings Of
men loyal to the company were held and
resolutions adopted declaring against a
strike and announcing that no grievance
exists.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-10-07

the bone was from the skull of a human
being. He believed it came from the
skull Of some lower animal. He also de-
clared that the phalanges in evidence be-
longed to the lower animal kingdom. DR..
Airport made statement on the witness
stand Thursday that caused profound
sensation for a few minutes. He was ex-
amining the temporal bone which had
been identified by Prof. Dorsey and pro-
nounced by the latter not only temporal
bone. but the temporal bone of n woman.
THAT bone is not Il temporal bone either
of n human or of the lower order of ami
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-10-07

Commander Booth-Tucker, New York;
Judge Emery +. Best, Washington; Il.
III. Newal, Washington; DIR. Clarke Ga
pen, Chicago G. G. Wright, Los Angeles,
CAL; John e. Frost, Kansas, and SEN
ator Carey Of Wyoming.
Judge Best was there as the representa-
tive OF the Federal Government to submit
n plan Of donating all arid lands to the
various States in which they are located
in return for their reclamation. This will
wipe out the account of the Government
with the arid lands, and it is said the
Government thinks this desirable. w. j.
Bryan addressed the delegates on the ag-
riculturaJ situation.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-10-07

mails" declared DR.. Airport, gazing at
the exhibit intently. 'It is composition
of bones put together by artificial means.
The trace here which Prof. Dorsey said
was the outline of facial nerve is a fiber
of animal matter with which the bones
are stuck together" The statement was
received with something akin to dismay
by the prosecution for moment Luet-
CERT leaned back in his chair and laughed.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-10-07

Los Angeles called
the convention to or
der in University
Hall, 121 delegates,
representing thirteen
States, responded to
the. call for their Gre
dentials. Gov. Hol-
comb delivered an
address of welcome,
which was followed
by the presidents
a n n ual address.
Among those seated
there were: James
A Davis Cbioago.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-10-07

nent people on Barrios' orders. They
say that if Barrios is bold and cruel
enough to cause the murder Of so eminent
a man as Aparicio he will not hesitate to
carry out wholesale slaughter among the
people who oppose him, and the Guate-
malans in this vicinity have the greatest
fear for the safety of their families and
friends at home.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-10-07
GOOD FOR HARVESTING.
Past Week Has Been Too Dry for Fa
lowing and Seeding.

lowing and Seeding.
The weekly crop bulletin OF the Agri-
cultural Department says:
Except on the Atlantic coast, whers
rains have fallen, the week has been ex-
ceptionally dry, and upon the whole very
favorable for maturing and gathering
crops. Like the preceding weeks, how
ever, II has been very unfavorable for the
termination Of sown grain, as well as for
following and seeding, which is much de-
layed generally throughout the central
and western and In some of the Southern
States.
In Tennessee, Kentucky, Ohio and vir-
ginia late tobacco has been seriously In
jured by frosts.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-10-07

The first of the sealing feet to return
home to Victoria, Il. c., the Casco,
brought 1,064 skins, taken off the japan
coast and Cooper Islands. She reports
that the Calotta, with 1,400 skins, and
the Director, with 1000 skins, are close
behind her.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-10-07
BARRlos IS HuMeLep.
Guatemn1an President Sues Morale
for Pence.

for Peace.
A private cipher cable dispatch receiv-
cd in San Francisco from Guatemala,
when deciphered, reads that the revolu-
tionists have Barrias cornered and that
the general has been trying to compromise
with Morales. He has sent word to the
insurgent leader that he is ready to sue
for peace. The proper construction to
put on the message is that Barrios has
probably been compelled to accept terms
of surrender from Morales.
The members Of the Central American
colony in New York are horror stricken
over the news of the shooting of promi-