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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-02-03
TOOK BIG CHANCES.

Young Congressman Well, my dear.
" hat do you think? had the honor Of
being interviewed this morning on the
leading topics Of the day.
His Wife Indeed What did you
say7
Young Congressman--'I really cant
TEN until sec the morning paper.
Richmond Dispatch
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-02-03
SHOWING IN MINNESOTA

St. Paul. Feb. 2.-For nearly tHe
months the ground has been bare and
the temperature mild, but Tuesday the
mercury went down nearly TO zero
and snow began to fall and 1t looks like
the ground may be covered before the
storm ceases. Reports from northern
and western wisconsin are 70 the same
effect.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-02-03
INDIANS ON A TEAR

Oshkosh, Wis, Feb 2.--Thrce
drunken Indians boarded night train
on the Northwestern road at De Pere
and tried TO take possession Of the
smoking car and drive other passen~
gers out. In the fight that followed a
travelling man from Green Bay was
badly used up, having one ear chewed
almost Of. The Indians we're finally
bound and taken to Milwaukee.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-02-03
DISASTER In LUMBARDG.
Spinning Mill Collapses, Killing Eight
Persons and Injuring Others.

Como, Lumbafdy Feb. 2.-HeaVy
storms visited this section. a spin
ming mill at Oggiono collapsed, killing
eight persons and burying eight Others
In it's ruins.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-02-03
FoRTY.FouR DROWNED.
ENGLISH MAIL STEAMER
WRECKED BY ROCKS.
Only Twenty-Five of Her Sixty-Firt
Passengers Are Sayed-Channel
Queen Her Name.

Plymouth, Feb. 2.--The mail
steamer Channel Queen has been total
ly wrecked off the island of Guernsey.
1t is announced that out of sixty-fiye
persons on board when she struck
forty-four were drowned. She ran be-
tween Plymouth and the Island of Jer-
sey, and struck on the rocks during
Jog.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-02-03
GERMANYs LATEST DEMAND.

London. Feb. Germany accord
ing to a special despatch from shang-
hal. demands that Port Arthur and Ia
Lien Wan be made free ports.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-02-03
DOLE. MAY SUCCEED
SENATE MAY VOTE TO ANNEX
HAWAIIAN ISLANDS.
SENTIMENT CHANGES A BIT

Friends of Annexation Believe mat
Two-Thirds of Senate Will Soon
Come to Their Way of Thinkins-
Some Debate on the Subject-House
Proceedings.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-02-03

The second annual convention OF the
united temperance workers Of the state
comprised OF delegates from the Good
Templars. Catholic Total Abstinence
union, and other temperance societies,
will be held In this city this afternoon
and evening, sessions being held In the
Good Templar hall on East Mifiltn
atrcef. Rev. w. II. Clark OF Rtpon
is president, and Mrs. Vie II. Camp
bell OF Evansville, secretary OF tht
association, which has not yet adopted
formal name. A conference Of rep
resentatiyes OF the different societies
was first held year ago. at which II
was decided TO make the organization
permanent.
Today's program Is as follows: 2
y. m, prayer; singing, Blest BE the Tie
That Binds; presidents annual adj
dress; What Lines OF Work Can We
unitedly Forward During the Coming
Year, by chief officers Of orgaDiza-
lions represented. How Can We Best
Advance the Temperance Cause? by
Rev. j.. III. Berkey: What Action Can
We Take to Forestali the Work Of the
Personal Liberty League? by 3. H.
Clayton; Our Duty TO the Foreign
Speaking People, Work Among Young
People, Its Present Status and Future
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-02-03
THE MARKETS.

The following table shows the open
ing, highest, lowest and closing prices
OF produce Tuesday at Chicago;
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-02-03

A blizzard prevails throughout the
east, doing much damage and causing
much suffering.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-02-03
VILLAGE DESTROYED BY FIRE

Berne. Feb. 1.-The village Of Weis-
senburgbad. In Berness. Oberland, has
been destroyed BY fire.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-21
GIRL SHOOTS A POLICEMAN
Then Turns the Weapon on Herself Both
Wounds Fatal.
They Had Been EngaEed- and the
Young Lady Was Jealous
of q Rival.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, January N.-Richard J..
Halloran, a police officer on the local force,
was fatally shot with his own pistol an
hour after midnight today by Miss Nellie
Mangan, who then turned the pistol on
herself and put bullet in her brain. The
attempted murder and suicide was the re-
suit of disappointed love. The shooting
followed a quarrel, during which Miss
Mangan begged HalIoran to marry her.
He refused, and she, in mad desperation,
began shooting.
For several months it had been under
stood In the neighborhood of the girls
home that she and Halloran were engaged.
The patrolman walked the beat on which
the girl lived. Recently 1t became noised
about that there had been a quarrel and
that Halloran had broken off the engage
ment.
Neither Halloran nor the young woman
can live Halloran's right lung is pierced
Miss Mangan's wound Is in the right
temple.
When seen at the hospital the girl in
sisted that while she shot Halloran she
did not infict her own wound. She re-
fuses. however, to tell who did. Halloran's
story corroborates that of the girl as to
the details of the shooting. There is an
other woman in the case Of whom Miss
Mangan was jealous.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-21
LUErGERT TAKES THE STAND.
big Sausage Maker Overcome With
Emotion Bursts Into Tears.

Big Sausage Maker Overcome With
Emotion Bursts Into Tears.
CHICAGO. January 21.-Adolph L. Luet-
CERT went on the witness stand today and
told to the jury the story of the doings in
bis sausage factory the night of May 1.
He endeavored to- explain the mystery
surrounding the disappearance of his wife,
fer whose murder he is being tried. Judge
Gary's court room was packed some time
before the opening hour. There were an
unusually large number of women present.
The audience paid the closest attention
to Luetgert's examination.
After relating the story of the various
financial deals in which he was interested,
Luetgert was asked If during the time he
was first engaged in business he was mar
ried. To this Luetgert replied:
Il was married to Miss Pauline Ruelke
in 1872" said the defendant.
Attorney Harmon of counsel for the de-
Tense then went into Luetgerts financial
affairs at the time of Mrs Louisa Luet-
gerts disappearance, and drew out the
statement that Luetgert was worth about
SNOU. exclusive of real estate.
Attorney Harmon then asked Luetgert
when his first wife died.
In November, 1S7S'
And how long were you widower?''
Until January, 1879. In that month
married Wilhelmina Mueller"
At this point Luetgert broke down and
commenced crying like a child. Seeing the
condition his client was in, Attorney Har-
mon asked for iecess, but Judge Gary
refused to allow it, and after a few mo-
ments Luetgert regained control of himself
There was not a trace of emotion in the
voice of Luetgert as he mentioned the
Ern,e of the woman he is charged with
having murdered. The defendant then told
of the various places he and his wife had
lived and of his going into business at his
latest location in 1879. The court at this
point took p recess.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-21
Prices Of Stocks Opened Weak in
Sympathy With London.
MARKET GENERALLY UNSATISFACTORY
Sugar Stock, However, Made a
Slight Gain.
GENERAL MARKET REPORTS
pecial Dispatch to The Evening Stnr.

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star
NEW YORK, Jsnuary 2l.-Prices shaded
on at the opening of today's stock market
Under the influence of lower London QUO
tations ana some uneasiness growing out
OF the revival OF the silver agitation Both
these factors would have been ignored in a
more active market. The real cause of tn.
depression may be set down to a lack of
legitimate business.
The liquidation of speculative holdings
and professional selling in the short ac-
count were responsible for the fractional
declines OF the forenoon. The dullness con-
tinues to menace prices more than legisla-
1--WE discussions because of the certain
check to radical action. The fury of the
silver question, II is argued. will exhaust
Itself in its debatable stage and the
iniquity of the subject will be reflected In
the intention rather than in the execu-
ton.
For this reason holdings that have been
paid Tor and are not concerned with in
terest rates. and the necessities incident to
margined accounts, remain intact.
without the liquidation of long stock the
airy than to recede.
There was tendency toward more
pacific and rational reasoning in today's
market.
was resumed, an advance OF more than 3
per cent In Metropolitan helping to strength
en- the entire market. Manhattan was
forced up during the afternoon on large
transactions, but had to contend with some
profit-taking. Surface indications point
strongly to revival of activity in this
group and the passing of another level IN
the upward movement.
American Sugar was advanced for a time
under rumors OF the probable failure to
ratify the Hawaiian treaty. Later advices
on the subject were less satisfactory to
the trust, because accompanied with a
threat to pass a joint resolution, in the
event of failure, accomplishing the same
result.
The stock is sensitive one at all events,
and movement of an ordinary size is GER
tain to follow definite action on the pend
ing treaty. The evils of competition, from
the standpoint of the trust. may be judged
by the. vigorous opposition to the proposed
legislation.
Prices shaded OF fractionally during the
f1fal hour under the narrow trading Incl
dent to the closing out of trader con-
tracts. The changes for the day were not
significant jim any part of the railroad list,
the Northern Pacific issues alone showing
some change in sentiment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-21
THE MOTHER coNFEssEs
Stella Scott Admits That She Threw Her
Young Child Away.
Statement Made Before the Coroner
Jury-Evfdence Given by Deputy
Coroner-verdict of Guilty.

Coroner Carr held an inquest this after
noon at the sixth precinct station in the
case of the colored infant OF Stella Scott,
in which death occurred after the new
born babe had been thrown on a vacant
lot near 9Th and E streets northeast the
mother of the child, who was arrested in
Alexandria yesterday, was brought before
tie jury, and the coroner explained that
she could no. be forced to testify. He told
her she could use her own judgment in the
matter. and she said she would tell all
about ii.
What did you do with the baby?" the
coroner asked the prisoner.
Il put it over the fence" was her re-
Spouse.
What made you do itr'
Il don't know. SIR
when was the child bornf'
Sunday night"
She said she did not know exactly what
time the child was born. but IL was after 3
o'clock. When she became aware that ner
condition was SO serious she went out in
the yard, and was out there when the
child was born. A few minutes afterward
she put it over the fence.
did the baby cry?'
ut cried after L put 1t over the fence"
Stella said she did not expect to hide the
affair entirely, for she knew she would be
discovered, although she did not tell any
body.
Ibid you know it would kill the child
when you put it over the fence?"
mo SIR she answered; Il was going to
get the baby again and keep it. but the
police got II before / did
She heard the baby was found about $40
o'clock and she knew it was after s O'Clock
when the child was born. She said she
could give no reason for her conduct.
DIR. GlaxebrOOk's Statement.
Deputy Coroner Glazebrook gave evil
dence concerning the death Of the child.
He said the infants skull had been frac-
tured and death had resulted from hem
orrhage of the brain The lungs were nor
NAL and the child had lived from twelve to
twenty-four hours.
Her Employer Statement.
John Lynch, in whose service, at $40 z
street. the girl was at the time the infant
was born, told the jury that Estella had
been in his employ since September. Sum-
day night, he said. he went in the dining
room with Ills wife, and they heard
suspicious noise in the yard. Witness
went to the door and found Stella in the
yard. He asked what strange noise II
was he had heard. and she said 1t had
been made by cats and that she had driven
them away. He told of suspicious actions
on part of the prisoner and of the answers
made by her when she was questioned.
Detective George w. Boyd testified to
the arrest of the woman in Alexandra.
Mr.. Lynch rendered him all the assist
ance he could. When arrested Stella made
a confession, he said which was, in the
main, the same as that told to the coroner.
Policeman Archambault, who found the
baby on the lot, was not present, nor was
the nurse at whose horse the child died.
A verdict holding Stella responsible for
the infants death was returned, and she
was committed to jail to await the action
Of the grand jury.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-21
Washington stock Exchange.

Sales-regular call-12 O'Clock m-Capital Trac-
3D.. {. s 81 at Ss 70 G. ss
phone, Is at is% American GEaphophone, pre-
1s Gun carsss Il loo - at 4
100 at ~ cents. Mergenthaler Linotype, 10 Mt
tsps 100 at At u.s. Is Alter ca@T s. h Eee
tric Light, 10 at los.
1o2 bid so-year fund 6. gold, ito bid s.eSs.
funding. currency. 115 bid:
119 bid, 121 asked Metropoltan Railroad cow.
es, 119 bid. Metropolitan Railroad certificates of
certificates Of Indebtedness. B, III bid ms asked
Belt Railroad S., SO bid, 20 asked. lexington
6. 10 bid. Washington Gas Company es series
A. 113 bid washington Gas Company 6s. series
lo4ls bid no asked. Chesapeake and Potomac
Telephone IS, lesE bid i'd american Security and
and Trust IS. A. and o.. loo bid washington
MARKET Inst C. lie s sa
As.oci.tion s. los bid washington nsht Infan-
National Bank Stocks. Bank of Washington. go
hid Metropolitan, 900 bid Central !new stockl,
bid second iss bid. CITIZENS, 100 bid; oelum.
e saG i iIe sS iiS asked vs. Did LIN
safe Deposit and Trust Oompsnies.-NationaI
.d trust anG 1as BID
Security aud Trust. 14s bid Washington Safe De-
Railrosd stocks-capstal Traction. 90 bid pH
asked. Metropolitan. l2lx bid. 125 asked. Co
lumbia, IS bid.
Gas and Electric Light Stocks.-washington Cas-
x47E bid. sasked. Georgetown Gas, As asked.
Insurance Stocks.-Ffremen's so bid. Franklin.
81 bid. Metropolitan, 81 bid. ccrcoran, So BID.
German American. 1856 bid National Union. 10A
bid, II asked; Columbia. y bid, I'm asked
:' s. LinsSl1 sH bid, 10 asked Commercial
Title Insurance stochs.-Reai Estate Title. %
asked Columbia Title, ~ bid, asked wash
inEton Title. Sid Distrist Title st ed-
peake and Potomac. xes hid, eo asked. American
GraphopSone. Is bid iS* asked American
matte Gun Carriage. As bid As asked.
Miscellaneous Stocks. = MerEenthaler Linotype,
142 bid i42A asked Lanston Monctype, 17K bid,
fsh asked. washington Market: 10 bid. Great
Falls Ice no bid. Norfolk and Washington Steam
boat. 100 asked Lincoln Hail, 20 asked.
xEx div
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-21
A PATENT COURT.
Representative Hicks Introduces {
Bill to Establish 1t Here.

Representative Hicks Introduces q
Bill to. EstaeiiSt 1t Here.
Representative Hicks of Pennsylvania,
chairman of the patent committee. today
introduced In the House bill to establish
at Washington. the seat of egovernment. q
patent court Of the United States, consist
ing of one chief justice and, two associate
Justices. to disappointed by the President,
to hold office during good behavior.
The justices sfe to each receive a salary
of 5000 a year. Tho pecessary clerks and
officials Of the ceart are provided for also.
and the court is directed to hold a term of
court during every month of each year.
except July and August.
The court is to dispose of interference
cases, which shall be brought before 1t
through the decision of the commissioner
of patents, that there is an interference
with another patent in any application for
patent made. The court Is to hear the evil
dence in each case brought before 1t and
determine the question.
If the decision is III favor of the appli-
cant for a patent, the commissioner must
then issue the patent If requirements are
complied with by the applicant
Ali necessary machinery Of the court is
provided. -:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-21
THE TELLER RESOLUTION.
The Vote Will Put Western Republic
ON Record.

cans ON Record.
The republicans in the Senate have re-
covered somewhat from the surprise of the
attack of the silver men yesterday, and
although Senator Vests motion to take I'D
the Matthews concurrent resolution
was adopted by a large majority, the Sem
ate this morning postponed it until Thurs
day.
1t Is stated by one of the most prominent
of the western republican senators that
when the vote is taken number of the
senators from that section who voted for
consideration will vote against the final
passage of the resolution The full intent
OF the action yesterday was to smoke out"
the western republicans and put them on
record on the financial question. so as to
prevent their voting for any bill which may
come from the House, be II Secretary
Cages bill or one favored by the admins
tratiOn or the monetary commission's
measure
1t was stated at the meeting of the SEN
ate finance committee when the resolution
was adopted by the silver men that they
had been challenged by Secretary Cage
and that they intended TO show him tina.
they were willing TO cross swords with
him and show him beforehand that the
Senate would not allow any such bill as he
proposed going through that body.
Senators Teller. Setwart and Vest further
stated that they would put the western
ttPeoHS~HS III SUN poSftfOn as 10 uidhc
II impossible for them to support am adj
ministration bill and would epsoarrass the
republicans in silver states curing the next
congressional campaign.
Although the vote yesterday has a po-
1itical significance in regard to the coming
congressional elections, tile passage of the
resolution by the Senate will have no force,
because II cannot get through the House.
The resolution itself Is but q concurrent
one. and does not have to be signed by the
President. The Stanley Matthews resolu-
ton. which was passed In 1878. was a
concurrent resolution and amounted only
to an expression sof opinion by Congress.
1t had no force Of law nor legal effect
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-21
QUESTION Or WIRES
sone Tine Naat month About -Four
Hundred wires WIN BE Removed
From the Corcoran Building.

Some time nexA; month, probably about the
middle, the officers Of the Western Union
Telegraph Company, now located in the
Corcoran building, 18th and F streets, will
be removed to the building at the north
west corner Of 14th and streets. erected
by Mr.. Joseph E. Willard and now nearing
completion. As there are over four hum
dred wires to be removed, the event is Of
considerable Importance to the officials of
the company. who are now engaged in
working out the details, especially to the
manager, Mr.. NJ. MORGAN, and the chief
operator, Mr.. J. W.sCollins. f.1tls
While the actual removal will be mat
ter of only few minutes, the preparation
of the new building for the uses Of this
once has been going on for some time, and
Will probably be several weeks more be-
fore everything Is in readiness. AS is
well known the wires at present are
brought into the Corcoran building through
the roof from poles which extend north
and south on 18th street.
Removal Of Poles.
When the removal is completed the poles
on1 18th street as far south as street and as
far north as G street will be removed, and
the wires will be brought in on poles which
have been erected on l4th street from the
points named. The wires are to be carried
wires. and when the former reach the pole
at the corner of 18TH and F streets they
will be brought to the ground and carried
through a conduit under the sidewalk to
the basement of the new building, and from
that point will go through duct to the two
upper stories of the building, where the
operating rooms are to be located.
The rooms are being fitted up with q new
switch board made entirely of metal, and
also new tables for the operators. Each
table will have a typewriter and resona-
tor containing the sounder, which in this
way will be brought close to the operators
ear. - ~
The old device of separating the tables
by glass partitions will for this reason be
done away with. The wires are to be at
tacLed to the switch I'M the new office, but
without cutting them off from the old
office, thus making double connection for
the time hcing.
.,.-, Only a Few Moments.
The new wires will stsnd open and prob
ably about 2:30 on some Sunday morning
when business is slack the operators In
the old Office will move over in a body to
the new office. where they will find the
tables and Instruments in readiness for
them and the proper wire connections.
What are known IS the pins will be re-
moved from the switch in the old office,
which will leave the wires there open,
while the wires in-the new switch will be
closed. When that point Is reached the
transfer to the new Office will be COM
rieted The switch In the old Office and
the wires leading tot will then Se taken
down.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-21
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

The stormy scenes of the last few days
in the House of Representatives were fol-
lowed by comparative quiet today.
At the opening of the session a bill was
passed to grant the commissioners of Dale
county, Alabama, the right to construct
two bridges across the Choctawhatchie
river Under the rules, this was private
bill day, but Mr.. Cannon, chairman of the
committee on appropriations, antagonized
it with a motion for the consideration of
the Senate amendments to the urgent de-
ficiency appropriation bill. His motion was
carried, 125-31.
The Senate Nicaragua canal commission
amendment was non-concurred in
One of the Senate amendments was con-
CURED in with an amendment to appropri-
ate SIS, 900 for the repair OF the national
cemetery at Fort Smith, Ark. This amend
ment was offered by Mr.. Little (Ark.), who
explained the necessity for it, owing to the
devastation caused by the recent storm in
that section. The main fight came on the
Senate amendment striking out the pro-
vision in the bill requiring depositors of
bullion to pay the cost OF transportation
from the assay Offices to the minis.
Mr. Bell (Col.) moved concurrence In this
amendment. The question was debated ex-
tensively when tie bill was originally be-
fore the House.
The debate soon drifted into. discussion
Of the silver question, as it did on the
Newlands (Nev), Cannon Qn.) and Bland
(Ndo.) participated
MI. Cannon finally submitted modified
proposition, providing that the deposition OF
bullion should pay the cost Of TRANSPORTS
ton to the nearest mint"
1t was defeated 98-130. The Senate
amendment to strike out the whole pro-
vision was then agreed to, without division,
in the committee of the whole.
Mr.. Cannon gave notice he would de-
mand an aye and nay vote In the House.
Sent Back to Conference.
The vote in committee was confirmed on
yea and nay vote in the House-14f to
ia dE5
The bill was sent back to conference.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-21

GARDINER, Me-, January 21-S. N.
Maxey. head Of the s. N. Maxey Manufac-
turing Company, treasurer of the p. c.
Holmes Machine Company and other enter
prises, has made an assignment to N. c.
Barstow, cashier of the Oakland National
Bank. 1t is announced that the action is
strictly a personal matter, and will in no
way affect the different business interests
in which Mr.. Maxey is interested. The
assets and liabilities are not stated.