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Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-01-23
CLEVELAND AND HAWAII.

Princeton, n. j., Jan. q. -Ex-Presi-
dent Cleveland today announced to an
Associated Press representative that he
had been satisfied by Mr., Blounts report
on Hawaii that the part played by the
United States in the Hawaiian revolu-
tion was disgraceful Mr.. Cleveland
said that he was unalterably opposed
to annexation, and that Senator Nor
gan should know that such was the
case
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-01-23
M'coMAs GAINING.
His Election to the Senate Deemed Al.
most Certain.

Annapolis. Md, Jan. 22.-rhe eighth
ballot for United States senator today
at noon resulted as follows: McComas,
46; German, As; Shaw, 1s; shryock, 2;
Findlay, 3. Total, 1l3.
After taking one ballot the joint con-
vention adjourned until Monday at
noon.
The indications today are that Judge
McComas win be elected by next Tues
day OF Wednesday at the furthest.
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-01-23
Mr.. GRlees NOMINATED.
To Succeed Mr.. McKenna as Attorney
General.

Washington, Jan. 22.-The president
has sent to the senate the appointment
of John w. Griggs of New Jersey for
attorney general of the United States.
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-01-23

John w Griggs, governor of New Jer-
sey, viii go into President McKinley's
cabinet as the attorney general. The
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-01-23
AUTHORIZATIONS INcREAsED.

Washington. Jan. 1.-The senate conn
mlttee on appropriations today coti-
cluded its consideration Of the legisla-
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-01-23

Calcutta, Jan. 22.-The eclipse of the
sun was witnessed at all the Indian sta
tions under favorable conditions the
weather being perfect and the results
were most valuable The totality at
Buxar lasted one and one-half minutes
Five special trains went to Buxar with
Europeans. There wereno disturbances.
The natives In many places regarded the
eclipse ss presagihg the downfall of
their British rulers Buxar is a city of
Bengal in the Shahabad district
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-01-23

The weavers and loom-hxers of Salmon
Falls, N. H., have postponed action on
the question of striking for two weeks
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-01-23
SOLAR ECLIPSE.
Conditions Favorable for Obtain
ing Good Photographs.
Lick Observatory Party Announce Its
Observations Were Satisfactory-Ex-
cursion Day for Europeans
IN India.

Taln British India, Jan %
The observations of the eclipse Of the
sun by E. w. Maunder and c. I. H.
Waites were successful The sky was
perfectly clear. The general shape Of the
corona was the same as in the eclipses
of 1885 and 1896.
The corona extended over two dia-
meters from the sun and its greatest ex-
tent was along the suns equator. Pho
tographs were obtained on a scale of
lilo inch to get the coronal extensions.
The spectrum Of the corona's sphere,
and its prominence was successfully OBJ
served with an opera glass fitted with a
direct vision prism in one of the eye
pieces. Three photographs of the corona
were obtained on a scale of 7-10 inch to
the SUMS diameter and also in scale of
ITO inch. Good spectrum photographs
were obtained. The spectrum Of the
flash was obtained with a prismatic
camera and a six-inch telescope.
The Lick observatory party under
Professor Campbell wire that the sky
was most clear, and that the observa-
tions were entirely satisfactory. The
light in the middle of the totality was
eral shape of the corona was similar to
the eclipses of 1886 and 1896. 1t extended
to the distance of nearly two diameters
from the sun. The greatest extension
was along the line of the SUMS equator.
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Francis Joseph to Abdicate.

Vienna, Feb. 12.-Emperor Francis
Joseph will celebrate this year the fif-
tieth anniversary of his succession to
the crown. He has decided to signalize
the event by resigning in favor of his
eldest nephew, Archduke Francis Ferdi-
nand, who is now entirely restored to
health. This news, circulating here in
court circles, is confirmed by the en-
peror's relatives and by the dignitaries
of his household, who declare that he
is tired out by the cares and worries of
governing. 1t will not be complete
abdication, as he will retain the title of
emperor and possession of the crown.
This arrangement existed during the
closing years of the reign of his prede-
cessor, Emperor Ferdinand. when Arch
duke Louis was virtually vice en-
Deror.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-02-16
THE PITTSBURGH HORROR.
Big Fire Proves Very Costly I'm HUI
man Life.

| nun AhACs
| Pittsburgh, Pa, Feb. 10.-A fire of
mysterious origin was discovered at
about eight o'clock Wednesday evening
in the large six-story cold storage plant
of the Chautauqua Lake Ice company,
and the entire building was de-
stroycd, together with about $1,775,-
900 worth of merchandise of all kinds
sto-ed within its walls. The building
occupies the block from Twelfth to
Thirteenth streets, between Pike and
Mulberry alley. 1t is siX-story brick
with three heavy fire walls, making in
reality four buildings. The ice COM
pany has its icemaking plant and stor-
age warehouses on the lower floors. and
the Union Storage company occupies
the balance of the building with mer-
chandise of all descriptions, the prop
erty of innumerable merchants and
householders of the city. One of the
compartments is used as the govern
ment bonded warehouse and contains
about 400 barrels of whisky and alcohol.
At 11:15 p. m. an explosion of whisky
occurred which blew out the Mulberry
alley wall with terrible results. At the
time the alley was full of firemen, po-
licemen, newspaper men and others.
Many were caught by the falling wall.
Pittsburgh, Pa, Feb. 11.-Eleven peo-
pie dead, 81 missing and 10 injured, and
property loss of $1.500,O00, with about
81 100000 insurance, is the awful record
of the big fire Wednesday night. Fol-
lowing is a revised list OF the dead:
Police Lieut.. A. ]. Berry, John McHanna.
William Scott. Jr.; Stanley Stitz, John
Dwyer George Loveless, William Smith.
ADeTs M9fe hoW W Giaey
and John Scott, the youngest son of the
president of the Chautauqua Ice company.
Pittsburgh, Pa, Feb. 12.-The work
of searching for bodies in the ruins of
Wednesday nights awful fire was con-
tinued through the night by 200 men,
but. no more bodies were found. The
debris is still piled ten feet high, how
ever, and as more than n score of people
are still missing, the work will be con-
tinued without cessation until it is posi-
lively known that no more dead are
buried beneath the debris. Up to mid
night one more body had been recovered
from the ruins. 1t was that of William
Walrabenstein, milkman.
That more people were killed Chief
Humphreys, of the fire department,
says there can be no doubt. He saw
the walls go down in the midst of q
great mass of humanity huddled to-
gether in a small space, and while he
did not care to estimate the number of
people killed, he says it will be largely
in excess of any estimate yet made.
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FIND LUETGERT GUILTY.
Jury Says the Sausage Maker MUIR
dered His Wife.

Chicago, Feb. 10.-Adolph Louis Luet-
CERT was pronounced guilty of the pre-
meditated murder of his wife, Louise,
at 1925 o'clock Wednesday night, and
his punishment was fixed at imprison
ment in the penitent iary for the re-
mainder of his natural life. On hearing
the verdict Luetgert laughed. Three
ballots were taken by the jury, the
first resulting in unanimous verdict of
guilty The other two determined the
extent of punishment, one standing IL
for death sentence and one for life inn
prisonment, and the other standing IL
for life sentence.
lAdolph L. Luetgert's wife, Louise, dis
appeared the night of May L, 1887. her dis-
appearance was reported to the police May
by her brother, Diedrich Bicknese, OF
OakdaIe, ILL., The police searched the clay
holes of the northwest side and the river
for her body, followed false clews of her
through Illinois and Wisconsin; then May
Is searched the Luetgert sausage FACTORY,
at Hermitage avenue and Diversey street.
finding two woman'S gold rings In the vat
in the basement, as well as numerous cir
cumstances believed to be discriminating.
Mary Simmerng, Luetgert's servant was
arrested at once. Luetgert was arrested
the following day. He was held to the
grand jury on a charge of wife murder
by Justice Kersten. Habeas corpus pro-
ceedings proved futile to effect his release.
An indictment was returned June 6. The
first trial was brought before Judge Tut
hill August % and closed October q, the
jury failing to agree on verdict. The
second trial began before Judge Gary on
a change of venue from Judge Horton
November &c. In this trial 146 witnesses
were called. Luetgert testified in his own
behalf for the first time. 1t was claimed
by the state that Luetgert looked down
upon his second wife as though she occu-
pied station beneath him; that he loved
other women and desired to rid himself
of her that she might not sand in he
way of the fulfillment of his purposes. and
that he disintegrated her body in vat at
the sausage factory with solution OF
potash after having effected her death.
The defense claimed that Mrs. Luetgert.
disappointed over the business failure and
respondent. had wandered away.]
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GEN. BOOTH OFFERS PRAYER.
Acts Chaplain at Thursdays Ses-
sion of the Senate.

2ActS AS CnapIalh AT InurSuuy'S SeS-
sion of the Senate.
Washington, Feb. 11.-Gen. William
Booth, of London, founder of the Sal
walton Army, officiated as chaplain at
the opening Thursday of the senate's
session.
Washington, Feb. 11.-Gen. William
Booth, commander in chief of the Sal
walton Army, and his son-in-law, Com
mander Frederick D. Booth-Tucker, of
the American army, arrived here Thurs
day, and in the afternoon, called on
President Mckinley at the white house.
The president received his callers very
cordially, and in the course of the inter-
view he expressed to Gen. Booth his
great admiration for him and for the
great work of the Salvation Army,
especially in the United States.
Washington, Feb. 12.-Gen. William
Booth, the founder of the Salvation
Army, has had in this city a successful
beginning of his third tour of the
United States. Hundreds of people were
turned away from each of his three
large meetings. President Mckinley,
Vive President Hobart and. other prom
inent men have shown marked interest
in Gen. Booths visit. He will hold 90
meetings before returning to England
in the middle of April in the large cities,
going west to San Francisco and re-
turning to New York.
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Froxen to Death I'm the Pass.

Victoria, B. c., Feb. 1.-THE steamer
City of Topeka arrived from Alaska
points Thursday afternoon, bringing
about 30 passengers, seven just from the
gold fields. Just before the Topeka
left Juneau on Monday last one of the
small steamers plying between Skaguay
and Juneau brought news that five men
had been frozen to death at the summit
while attempting to cross Chilkat pass.
Their bodies had been brought to Taiya.
No names could be obtained.
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Must Bar Our Fruits.

Berlin, Feb. 12.-During a debate on
the estimates in the reichstag Friday
the matter of the prohibition of the i'm
portation of American fruits was
brought up. Replying to criticism by
DR.. Barth, radical unionist leader,
Count Won Posadowslly, minister of the
interior, stated that the prohibition was
absolutely necessary as defensive
measure. He added that it was not the
prelude to tariff war with the United
States, which the government did not
desire
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Fire destroyed the six-story cold
storage plant of the Chautauqua Lake
Ice company in Pittsburgh, Pa, caus-
ing loss of Sits 900, and 20 men were
caught under falling walls. Nine dead
bodies had been recovered.
John Schofeld killed Peter Pfeffer
at Louisville, KY, because the latter OBJ
jected to Schofeld's attentions to his
daughter.
The national assembly of the League
Or American Wheelmen convened in st.
Louis.
Henry Twiehaus, recently discharged
from an insane asylum, killed his wife
at Wright City, Mo.
Fire at Fort Worth, Tex, destroyed
business property valued at $25O,OOO.
Two steamers sailed from Seattle for
Alaska with 900 gold seekers on board.
Freight trains collided near Peoria,
H., and Engineer Moore was killed and
IS cars destroyed.
Two thousand medical students in
Chicago had fight with the police over
a SNOWFALL battle.
William Cliristoph fatally shot Min
ME Boos and himself at the home Of the
girl near New Hampton, Ia. Disap-
pointment in love was the cause.
William Jacobs probably fatally shot
his wife at Pittsburgh, Pa, and then
killed himself.
In an attempt at Ronham, Tex, to ar
rest William Green and Bob Hunter,
outlaws, both men were killed and OFF,
GERS Tom Milstead and Charles Bridges
were fatally injured.
A collision occurred on the Louisville
& Nashville railway near Kirkland,
Tenn, killing Will User, engineer; Ed.
Davis, fireman, and three tramps.
Rev. d. j. NJ. Buckley, editor of tho
New York Christian Advocate, was
made seriously i'll by canned corn at
Pittsburgh, Pa.
John Wilson, city marshal of Nowata.
Kan, was killed by Thomas Dwyer,
whisky peddler, and the latter died soon
after from wounds received during the
encounter.
Eleven bodies have been recovered
from the ruins of the cold-storage ware
house fire in Pittsburgh, Pa, and nine
persons were missing.
Isaac s. Potter was elected president
of the League of American Wheelmen
at the annual meeting in ST. Louis.
Five men were frozen to death at the
summit while attempting to cross Chill
kat pass in Alaska.
At the session in Tampa, Fla, of the
south and west commercial congress
resolutions were passed urging reci-
procity trade between the United States
and all foreign powers.
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THE WEEKS NEWS
Happenings Of the Past Seven
Days in Brief.
ROUND ABOUT THE WORLD
Casualties and Fires, Personal and PO-
Iitical Notes, Business Failures and
Assumptions, Weather Record.
ROUND ABOUT THE WORLD
INTELLIGENCE FROM ALL PARTS
CONGRESSIONAL.
Proceedings of First Regular Session

Proceedings of First Regular Session.
In the senate on the 7th Senator Morgan
(Ala.) presented an amendment to the Ha-
waiian resolution which declares for the
annexation of the Hawaiian islands and
says that the present government has a
right to make such ceSSiOn to this coun-
try. Senator Teller occupied the entire
four hours of the executive session in ad-
vocating the treaty. In the house the
military academy bill was passed, as was
also bill to limit the period for refund
ing of the certificates of deposits of 1879
to December 81, 1899.
Resolutions were offered In the senate
on the Sth to recognize the belligerency of
Cuba and another giving Spain until
March 4 to end the war. Senator Petit
grew spoke In executive session against
the annexation of Hawaii. In the house
consideration of the Aldrich-Plowman con-
tested-election case from the Fourth Ala
bama district occupied the time, but no
action was taken.
Cuban debate consumed the whole day
in the senate on the 9th, speeches being
made by Messrs. Cannon, Mason and Hale.
The Aldrich-Plowman contested election
case from the Fourth Alabama district
was settled in the house by the passage
OF a resolution declaring Mr.. Aldrich (rep)
entitled to the seat. A special deficiency
appropriation bill was passed. carrying
100000 for the payment of jurors fees in
United States courts and $175,000 for wit
ness fees.
William Booth, Of London, England,
founder Of the Salvation Army, officiated
as chaplain at the opening of the session
Of the senate on the 10th. The Indian APP
preparation bill was the only measure dis
cussed. In the house the entire session
was consumed in filibustering against two
bills Of minor Importance. Adjourned to
Monday
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DOMESTIC.

Eleven business houses were de-
stroyed by fire in Xenia, Ill
The Pairpont Manufacturing COM
pany in New Bedford, Mass, one of the
largest manufacturers of silver-plated
ware and cut glass in this country, is
to retire from business.
All the breweries in Cleveland, o.,
have passed into the hands of syndi-
cate of eastern capitalists.
All the business houses on the west
side of the main street in Exeter, Neb.,
were destroyed by fire.
1t is announced that Mrs. Hettie
Green, of New York, will build rail-
road through Oklahoma.
Sneak thieves in st. Louis stole dia-
monds valued at $1,000 from the room
of Mrs. James o. West, of New York.
A boat went over the falls at Oregon
City, Ore, and George Freeman, ST., his
sons George and James and L. j. Shan
non were drowned.
Elmer Woodward. a respected young
man of 81, hanged himself at Granville,
VT, on his wife's refusal to read the
Bible to him.
The justices of the supreme court and
their wives were the guests of honor at
the state dinner given at the white
house by the president and Mrs. Nc
Kinley.
At cabinet meeting it was decided
to send two companies of troops to
Taiya and Skagway, Alaska, to pre-
serve order and protect life and prop
erty.
A decision by Judge Lunt at Colorado
Springs nullifies the eight-hour labor
law passed by the Colorado legislature.
Salter d. Worden, under sentence of
death at San Francisco for train wreck
ing during the strike in 1896, has made
confession in which he implicated sew
eral officers of the American Railway
union.
The fifth annual session of the south
and west commercial congress began at
Tampa, Fla.
For the first time in history the upper
Missouri river, or that part of it below
Canyon ferry at Helena, Mont, is dry.
John D. Rockefeller has presented
land worth $4,000 to the city of Cleye-
land for park purposes.
Adolph Louis Luetgert, charged with
numbering his wife May 1, 1897, in Chi
cago, was found guilty and his sentence
fixed at life Imprisonment.
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Censure for a senator.

Albany, N. Y, Feb. lin the assem-
bly, Thursday when the Weeks resolu-
ton asking for the resignation of
United States Senator Murphy was
called up Mr.. Weeks offered substi-
tute, which censured but does not de-
mand resignation. A protracted dis
cussion was precipitatcd and Mr.. Oliver
(dem.), of New York, introduced sub
stitute calling for the impeachment of
President Mckinley for aiding in the
election of United States Senator Han
ma. The resolution censuring Senator
Murphy was finally adopted by vote
of 70 ayes and 63 nays.
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NO SUNDAY RACING.
The l.. A. w. Votes Against the PrOpo-
sitiOn.

sitiOn.
st. Louis, Feb. 12.-After three days
of hard work the national assembly of
the League of American Wheelmen Fri
day night finally adjourned one of the
most notable sessions ever held by the
body. AT this session the fight of Pres
ident Potter for reelection was success
full, and the all-important question of
local option in the matter of Sunday
racing was again defeated. An amend
ment providing that state divisions be
granted the right to determine for
themselves whether or not Sunday BIZ
cycle races should be permitted was in
troduced and defeated by but six votes.
Thirty-two other amendments were dis
posed of during the day in various ways.
Some were indefinitely postponed or
withdrawn while four were defeated.
Thomas j. keenan,, Jr., of Pitts
burgh, presented a resolution calling
upon the national government to make
demand on the Turkish government
for the prompt payment of $4,000 IN
demnity for murder of Frank E. LEM,
of Pittsburgh, a member of the L. A. W.,
who lost his life in Turkey while on a
tour of the world. The resolution,
which spoke in highly complimentary
terms of the dead bicyclist, was adopt
ed by standing vote, and Mr.. Keenan,
was authorized to push the claim.
Six-day continuous racing. held I'M
der L. A. w. auspices. was done away
with by the adoption of an amendment
to the racing rules providing that in
any six-day race held hereafter the
contestants will be compelled to rest
at least two hours day or IL hours dur
ing the contest.
Secretary Abbott Bassett in his report
Thursday said the year of 1897 had seen
the membership grow from Y 900 to 102 900,
and the finances had shown very healthy
conditions The membership roll shows a
gain of AZ per cent. The largest percentage
The gross income for 1897 was S165.042. an
increase of s41,546 over 1896. Among the
several divisions during 1897 was distrib-
uted $9l.504. Subscriptions to the Bulletin
amounted to $25,247. and to its publishers
was paid $39,239 making the Bulletin cost
the league 1892. The number of paid
subscriptions received was 100, 800. League
club fees amounted to $500. AS instruct
ed at the last assembly, the work of re-
numbering the membership cards has been
begun, but it is expected at least two years
will be consumed in perfecting the alpha
betical index.
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MARKETS..
MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. IL


Wheat-No. l northern, 95% to 96c.
No. northern, 92T to CSC; May, 948c.
Corn-No. 3, 26c.
Oats-No. white, % to 23Mc.
Cattle-Steers, $500 to 3.S5; cows,
So 90.
Hogs-S3. 35 to 3.65.
Sheep-Muttons $3.1 to $50; lambs,
S425.
Poultry-Turkeys, to SC; spring
chickens, to Sc.
Butter-Creamery, extras, 10 to zoe;
creamery, firsts, 10 to 19c; dairy, fancy,
16 to tic; dairy, choice, IA to 15c.
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Gen. Jones, of Virginia. United States
consul at Chin-Kiang, China, died there
at the age of rs years.
The Austrian bark Mattea was
wrecked at Palermo and the captain
and six of the crew were drowned.
Japan has notified China that she in
tends to keep the port Of Wei-Hai-Wei
permanently.
The yacht Buccanneer, which took
Julian Hawthorne to Havana for New
York paper, has been seized by the
Spanish in the harbor.
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Decides Against Chris.

Pittsburgh, Pa, Feb. 12.-At special
session of the United States court al
4:45 o'clock Friday afternoon Judge
Burlington decided that Chris Won del
Abe must remain in charge of Detective
Bendel, who abducted him from ST
Louis. Won der Abe will take an ap
peal.
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PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

John Lumberson, said to have been
the last survivor but one of the war Of
1912, died in Baltimore. Nd. aged 81
years.
Gen. John Cochrane died at his home
in New York. He was candidate for
vice president in 1864 on the independ-
ent republican ticket headed by Gen.
John G.. Fremont.
Edward Mack, who died at Huron, O.,
aged 100 years, was the oldest man in
Ohio.
Alexis Claremount, who carried Uncle
Sans mail on foot from Green Bay,
Wis, to Chicago &C years ago, died in
Depere, Wis, aged 81.
George Lord, the oldest mason in the
United States and also the oldest odd
fellow, died in San Bernardino, Cal,
aged 90 years.
Capt. B. r. Wagner died at Tyndall,
S. D., aged 70, from the effects of a
wound in the battle of Shiloh during the
late war.
Democrats of Illinois will hold their
state convention at Chicago, May IL.