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The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-01-29
PARTICULAR AS TO DETAILS.
Sausage Maker Tells of His Actions
on the Fatal Night.

Chicago, Jan. 23.-When Luetgert took
the stand yesterday he was apparently
much more composed and answered the
questions propounded to him by his coun-
sci in a firm voice. The defendant was
inclined to go into more details than his
attorney, Harmon, desired. When asked
to pay less attention to detail, Luetgert,
with some show of anger, said he would
tell his story thoroughly or not at all.
The most important feature of Luet-
gert's recital was his explanation Of the
presence of potash in the factory. He
said it had been in the factory nearly two
months before the day of his wife's dis
appearance. That it had not been con-
cealed, and that he was to make soft soap
out of it. The prisoner also told of his
sleeping i'll the factory, which he explain
ed was necessary because there were many
things which he had to attend to at night.
Lutegert told of his going home on the
night of May l, and then said: 81 saw
my wife sitting in the kitchen reading a
paper / could not find the tea and asked
her where it was. She said she did not
know; that the girl always attended to
that The girl was in bed. found the
tea in the baseemnt pantry and went up
stairs again. There l saw Louis and my
wife" Luetgert told next of speaking to
Louis and of carrying the lantern, which
he always did, in going to the factory
In answer to a question he said: 81 turn
ed and left the house by the north door
Yes; that was the last time l saw my
wife. 'Luetgert had his eyes fixed on the
jury as he said this. The jury leaned for
ward in their seats and paid closest at
tention to the narration
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-01-29
CHILE ON THE VERGE OF WAR.
To Place the Country in Condition
for Defense.

New York. Jan. pa special to the
Herald from Valparaiso, Chilli, says:
Despite the denial of the CHILEAN minis
ter at Washington of the possibility of
conflict between Argentina and Chill, the
near possibility of a rupture causes poll
ticians and merchants grave apprehension.
When the war talk has somewhat subsid
ed, it is believed that at a meeting of
workmen to be held on Sunday, the gov
eminent will be forced to show its hand.
La Tribune confirms the news already
cabled to the Herald, that congress has
given the government full power to place
the country in a state of defense, and adds
that the government has been authorized
to contract a foreign loan for this purpose
of necessary.
The Chilean government is negotiating
with steamers trading along this coast to
extend their trips to Montevideo, in Uru-
quay, and Rio Janeiro, in Brazil. 1t is
believed the South American company will
enter into an agreement to do this. The
same company has decided to run YES
sells up the coast to Central American
ports. Mr.. Stobel, formerly United States
minister TO Chill, has returned to the
United States via Panama.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-01-29
FOUND DEAD IN HIS CABIN.
Old Man Stewards Fate Either Sui
eide Murder.

Walla Walla, Jan. Pc. - An old man
named Stewart was found dead Monday
morning in his cabin nine miles north of
Dixie on Coppei mountain. Coroner Smith
left for the scene late this evening.
From what could be learned, Stewart
who has lived for number of years in
small cabin on the edge of the timber,
gaining his livelihood from small garden
ing, was missed from his usual haunts for
several days. Neighboring women who
went over to the cabin were unable to
gain admittance. William Iced broke
open the door Lying full length on the
floor i'll pool of blood was Stewart, evil
IDENTIFY having been dead for several days.
Iced was too Mortified to make minute
examination to find out Just how Stew
art met his fate, and until the coroner
returns it will not be known whether cir.
cumstances point to murder or suicide.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-01-29
ALL AROUND MARKET REPORT.
Wheat Quotations. Wool Figures
and the Price of Produce.

Spokane. Jan. 25.-Following are whole
sale prices, unless otherwise quoted:
Wheat at the warehouse Country
points: Club, bulk, sole, sacked SOC;
bluestem, bulk 593c, sacked 62c. At Spo-
kane: Club, bulk 5S1c, sacked Gle; blue
stem, bulk Gl3c, sacked 64c.
Oats-At Spokane f. o. b., $l475@l5.
Barley-Country points, $4,000 per
cwt.
Rye-Country points, 6O@63c per cwt.
Flour-Per barrel, 81.
Wool-Fine medium, lO@llc per Id;
medium, 9@lOc
Produce-Creamery butter, 40 and 60
lb tubs, 29c per lb; 5, 10 and 2O-lb tubs,
30c per Id; prints, SOC per ID; eastern but
ter, 25@26c per Id; country butter, in
rolls, 20@25c per Id; cooking butter, Ice
per Id; cheese, twin, full cream, 100 4c !;
cheese, twins, skim milk, 9@l0c; eastern
eggs, $6@625 per case; ranch eggs, $50
$50; honey, white comb l33@l4c, fancy
l5c per lb.
getables-Turnips, 81 per cwt; beets,
81 per cwt; onions, $l.40@l.50 per cwt;
beans, 1909 per lb; potatoes, S5@40c per
cwt; MERGED sweet potatoes, $3.50 per
cwt; cabbage, lie per lb; squash, $3.50 per
doz.
Fruit-California lemons, $4,000 per
box; navel oranges, fancy 1925, choice So
per box; seedlings, $2.75@3; cooking APP
pies, S0c@$l per box; eating apples, 81 a
l.25 per box; pears, 9Oc@$l; cranberries,
$4,000 per barrel.
Poultry-Chickens, live weight 9@lOc
per Id, dressed lOc; spring turkeys, live
i0@l02c, dressed l2@l21c; ducks, live
So 50@4 per doz., dressed 1l@l2c per lb F.;
geese, live 100 l21c, dressed l2@l29c
Meats-Beef cows, live $2.50@2.75 per
ewt, dressed $5.50@5.75; steers, live $50
S.25, dressed $6@6.5O; hogs, live $1,000,
dressed $5@5.25; mutton, live 4@44c per
lb, dressed s@slc; dressed lamb, &c;
dressed veal, sore.
Portland, Ore, Jan. 2j.--A better for
eign demand with higher prices, has Civ
en- the local wheat market another turn
upward, and exporters were quoting
from 73Ic to 75c.
Tacoma, Jan. 25.-Wheat higher; No
l club, 742c; No. bluestem, rae.
Colfax, Jan. 25.-Wheat is strong and
firm today at COO in the warehouse.
Metals.
Silver certificates, 561@57lc.
Bar silver-56sc
Mexican dollars-443c.
Lead-$3.50.
Lake cOpper-Sll.
Pig $6.6O@6.7O.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-01-29
FORFEITED NEE PIERCE LAND
Treasurer of the County Wants Il
ResOId.

Boise, Idaho, Jan. 27.-Dr. j. B. Morris,
treasurer of Nez Perez county, is here to
confer with the state land board respect
ing lands that are to be forfeited, pur-
chasers not having kept up their pay
ments. 1t has been the policy of the
board to lease such lands. DIR. Morris is
anxious to have those in his county re-
sold. He suggests that the amount of the
first payment be raised from 10 to 20 per
cent. The board had the matter under
consideration today, but no action was
taken.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-01-29

Surgeons purpose to use kangaroo ten
dons to tie up the fractured bones of a
mans leg. in order that he may use his
knees while the bones are knitting to-
gether. Kangaroo tendon is as strong as
silver wire 1t is taken from the tail of
the kangaroo, and, being animal in its
nature, it is absorbed, and the leg does
not have TO be again cut open. as is ne
Cessary when silver wire is used.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-01-29
SHOT DOWN FROM AMBUSH.
w. A. Clark Dead and His Brother Is
Suspected of Murder.

st. Helena, Cal, Jan. Civ. A. Clark,
a section hand of the Southern Pacific
company, was shot dead yesterday morn
ing from ambush, and his brother, George
Clark, has been arrested on suspicion of
being the murderer. Two attempts to kill
Clark by poisoning were recently made,
but each was unsuccessful. George Clark
was member of the Salvation Army and
his brothers wife belongs to the same or
ganization.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-01-29

She-So this is your pictureg 1t is a
true representation of the dining room
on an ocean steamer; but why didn't you
introduce some charactersg
He-Because that picture is entitled:
"The Dinner Hour During Rough Pas
sage"
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-01-29

First Arctic Explorer have always
considered Columbus a somewhat overes-
timated man.
Second Arctic Explorer-Why?
First Arctic Explorer - He discovered
America the first time he went to look for
it.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-01-29
Three Men Killed.

Madison, Wis. Jan. 26.-By the explo-
sion of the boiler of locomotive stand
ing in the round house three men were
killed, two seriously injured and the
building wrecked.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-01-29

Buffalo has one saloon for every us
inhabitants, the largest ratio in that
state
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-01-29

Dancing as an art antedates music,
singing and sculpture.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-01-29

the Columbia mine, seven miles west of
Whitehall, Mont, owned by State Sena-
tor c. w. Hoffman and other Bozeman
men. Work has been going on several
months, and the development shaft has
reached a depth of 800 feet. At 800 feet
crosscut was run, which has tapped the
vein. The owners of the Columbia have
shown great faith in their property, and
their judgment seems to be making a per-
manent property.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-01-29

Asia comes from the Sansllrit 'Ushas,
signifying ''land of the dawn"
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-01-29
Wasco Group Sold.

The Wasco group of seven claims, in the
Salmon river district, b. c., has been sold
to the Wilkinson Exploration syndicate
of London for $4,000. The vendors We're
John J. McKane and r. W. Grigan The
purchasers will set five men to work at
once
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1898-09-22

all men OF like office, and is raveling
from the history of France when there
were kings in her land and the young
Swiss hired themselves to the service Of
the court. The Swiss naturally do not
like this use of their national deSigna-
ton: but it's done now and there's no help
for it.
Vienna's Opera House, and particularly
her Burg Theater," are una!lOyed de
lights. Beauty of every possible sort has
been given them. The buildings are mag
nificcnt INTELLECTUALLY, and within are
marble staircases, beautiful lamps,
other virtues and attributes, smiling gently
down on the throngs of pleasure seekers:
painted ceilings, telling the history Of the
stage, or exquisite Shaksperian scenes,
and when one turns from the paint ngs he
beholds rich tapestries or rare Marbles set
in the walls, and all about TIE foyer walls
are portraits OF great actors AID actresses
or of singers. The curtains are fine, and
one called "rhe Iron Curtain" which is p
curtain to be used in case OF fire, is let
down once at every performance to prove
that it is continually in good order. This
little ceremony OF lowering THE Iron Cur
tain" caused us some wonder at first, for
it looks like an ordinary painted curtain.
The prices for the opera make one almost
want EmperOrS in America. 1t is the
Emperor's Opera House, the singers and
dancers are servants of his household.
One student told me that he could get
standing room for what would be about
10 cents of our money. Students have
special prices, but the best seats do not
cost third of what we have to pay at
home.
The students and soldiers who fill up
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bushy conceament and marched into the
deadening as calmly and cooIly rs if ON
parade. Their alignment was simply ner-
feet. They moved forward as If impelIed Inv
some irresistible force.
nervous tTcmor ran down tbe Union
line
Ready" shouted the Colonel of the
First. a thousand muskcts leaned to the
men faces and bore upon the rebel line.
Ready }" sounded from Colonel TO Col
onel down the line
The rebels came slowly on, magnificent
but terrible sight.
On through the deadening they came,
thelr hagS hutterln2 as they moved, floating
out on the breeze, showing the hateful bars
ana - stars. On they came until the but
tons on their coats could be counted and the
drawn, set expressions of their faces became
plainly visible.
Not a cap had been snapped by the First
regiment yet, though upon every trigger a
hnger was cramped III tense expectancy of
the order to fire. Discipline asserted itself
over the almost-maddening temptation to
strike blow at those insolents
FTei yelled the Colonel, and the long.
level line OF muskets blazed out in one broad.
horizontal sheet of flame.
FIRE. shouted other Colonies in success
sion, and the sheet of flame ran away down
the line until it disappeared in the woods
In the rebel line men sprang high into the
air, shrieked, and fell dead. Others threw
up their arms and turned as if they would fly
from danger and fell prone, their backs to
their foes, their faces buried in the mud of
the marsh. Others sank down without a
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1898-09-22

a distance of 800 yards, began moving for
wards down a gentle slope and M on the
opposite side. At the summit was an old
log cabin, in front of which was an orchard
OF peach trees in fragrant bloom. In front
Of this was deadening" of timber, abont
500 yards Wi e and three quarters Of a mile
long The - Mo. battery, which did such
excellent service in climbing the hill at
Donelson, with Smiths Division, and IN
pouring its fire into the backs of the retreat
ing rebels, moved out into the peach orchard
and went into battery, the men tearing down
the rail fence in front, which separated the
orchard and the deadening, that the guns
might have full sweep
The din away to the right front rose louder
and louder. Volleys by regiment or COM
panles had long since become undistingush-
able as they were merged into the swelling
roar of musketry, pulsed by the feyerish
throb OF artillery Above this rose and fell
necessarily the yell OF the rebel regiments as
they charged our lines, one after another
like waves rolling up from the sea
A terrible stream Of wounded drifted back
through the deadening; boys vino seemed
TO be bleeding at every pore hobbled along
or were borne by comrades. With them
were crowds Of unhurt towards seeking the
rear, with white faces an faltering tongues.
Astonishing, how many friends a wound
ed man has" said Bronson cynically; ''see
that fellow there. He don't look as if he
was ever very inviting chap. but now he
finds four fellows anxious to carry him-and
themselves-back to a place of safety. A
fifth generous c0mrade carries his gun, sixth
his lnapSack, and seventh his canteen and
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the back IF the theater make up the most
picturesque part 0f the audience, aud
their "bravaS" make or hinder the for
tunes OF the singers to great degree.
Many OF the men are really earnest
students of Wagnerian music (although
only incidental to their wOril) and know
every note of the great musical scores by
heart. Their interest begins with the first
sound of the bow across the violin and
never waivers until the last sigh, trembie
and crash is over The student said that
when he first heard The Flying Dutch
man" he grew da2cd trying to follow the
musical ideas, and was glad when it was
over and he could go out. The next day
he took the score out from IL circulating
music library, and for a week he played
and sung at it every day for six hours.
Then he understood it. He said it Seri-
ously interfered with his studies at the
"Fechncum" but this is the way a Ger
man loves music.
There are certain sights one must see:
one is forced into it by the continual
queries and expectations of the people
around, OF other travellers, and by guide
books; and let one put this wreath of
tribute to the guide book. 1t is the most
useful, the most useflIlly an
noying work that literature ever pro-
duced. The two words equally express it
not one over the other.
Well, we, in the full knowledge of how
tlfesome are palaces-it's amazing how
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1898-09-22
A L0YAL HOME
WORKER ABROAD.
Sights and Scenes in European
Ways and Byways.
The Genus Flunky-The Emperor's Opera
House-The Matrimonial Mart-Viennese
Sketches
BY ELSIE PoMERoY McELRoY.

We left Vienna, but not without many
more glimpSes into its life, u life full o.
manners, customs, tastes all so different
from ours at home that every day brought
new interest, new wonder, sometimes new
envy that we had not some Of her art in
our country, sometimes new gratitude that
we have not the bondage of some of her
ideas.
One can't exactly he "jingo" over here.
The glory here is so different from GU,
glory that TO contest over it simply means
to argue in your own circle, while the
Austrian, Prussian, or Frenchman winds
himself up in his. We generally take
everything as il comes, Go what the others
alb ut US are doing and find il very inter
eSting. All Europe, and particularly
Austria, is SO touchy over America Just
now that Uncle Sans citizens are con
Sidered impairment iingos il they grumble
over a cold, rainy day or that their own
boots are too tight.
In Vienna We had our first sight Of
genuine funky, o whom we have so often
read in books. lie seems to be sort of
decorated porter, inasmuch as he stand
around halls and doorways, but he rarely
opens doors and never. believe, windows.
He wears a gorgeous Sashed and Silvered
uniform Of pale broadcloth, "Pooh bah"
expression, receives insults in the shape
of tips-cxcept "tips" is an utterly UNI
worthy term for small money when he re-
ceIVeS 1t, and besides mas an upScttinS
sound Inconsistent with his unvarying
hauteur-and is a member of his Kaiser
lichen and Koeniglichen Majesty's house
hold
After we had seen and classified one of
them, we came across them everywhere
in museums, the Royal Opc "a House, and
in all of his Maje,ty's buildings. AprOpos
of funkies. n porter is called a Swiss"
in all of the French countries and in Rus
sian hotels. it is the French word for
porter. and is also used Ior beadles and
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1898-09-22
Getting the Range.


One OF the most interesting things in con-
nection with the naval battles of this war
and one of the things that has caused the
most comment here and in Europe, is the fact
of the superior craftsmanship of the Amer,-
can sailor, which has been typified in the say
ing, The man behind the gun"
1t is interesting to hear from commanders
and officers in command of guns on our diff
lerent ships the reason for this The method
on our ships when approaching the enemy is
to lire small-caliber gun, and as with the
use OF telescopes the direction can ALWAYS he
obtained at once, the only difficulty is TO find
the elevation. This is obtained hy first tirina
short of the object, and then, as the shot
strikes the water, gradually raising the gun
until the enemy Is struck. With the small
callber rapld-fire gan, this is q matter of
only two or three shots, and the 1auye is OH
tanned III less than 4 minute
The moment anyone firing one of the
small guns secures the range, it is telegrapbed
or telephoned TO every gun on the ship, and
WIN the magnificent machinery for firing
the large guns, 1T is only few seconds when
every weapon OF different sizes on board the
ShlpWhich can be aimed at the object is send
ing shot and shell OF all descriptions straight
at the mark, with the consequent result that
1t Is practically impossible for the gunners ON
the enemy's ship to stayiat their guns
AS result, our ships were seldom hit.
Nevertheless, when they were once struck.
the iri.httul execution done by these shots
shows what might have happened to our fine
if the good American behind the
gun had not known and done his work so
we'll
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1t seems rather remotely sentimental 10
us; but, then, we are not German, and the
young folks get the sentiment in some
where, no doubt. in spite of the dowry
question
1t seems n pity to have to give I'D
all of ones painfully acquired Aus
trianisms. hstaedter-strasZe-E Essen
bahn," 'LerchenfeIder strasze Urnste;q-
ems 'Einspaennige," "Hohenstaufor,"
Jouser, and a few other mouthfuls had
become TO be quite palatable, but we only
after all, have a skim of Germanism over
our tastes. Like olives, it was an ac-
qclred taste, and the only Joy is the
triumph over difficulty. Demosthenes
NIGH; have tried German instead Of neb-
bles, ii it had been invented then. and been
even more successful. Speaking of the
outTageousneSs Of the German tongue. IL
IS SAID that Madame de Stacl once said
have been told that the Germans I'M
derstand each other, but | can hardly
believe it,"
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soon the glamor rubs off-went TO see
"SchOenOrunn"-Franc Joseph : Summer
palace. 1t looks like a decent, well-kept
hospital. 1t is yellow, with green blinds
is big and square.
The castelar, shook his keys at us.
We meekly followed him in and were
shown the guest rooms sometimes curious
when entirely decorated with Delft china
or Japanese lacquer work, reminding one
of tea-boxes, but entirely ungraceful.
Portraits of Maria TheTeSe and her
daughter, Marie Antoinette, were the only
interesting objects TO US.
The gardens are copied after those at
Versailles, and consist of alleys whose
walls are trees grown so closely together
that their branches interlace thickly. This
great hedge is trimmed TO geometIlcal
squareness and has no more grace than a
brick WALL indeed, not so much, for the
brick wall is only d hOmely, useful thing.
and not beauty mutiated. No artist ever
thus ruined the beautiful line of tree-topS.
The Neptune fountain at the foot o. the
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hill and the Minervas, JasO and
VenuseS look very lovely set in their
inches in tho green wall; but to tree
lover this clipping of the trees like French
poodIeS is barbarouS
Vienna has an interesting institution in
its marriage market as conducted through
the advertisements in the daily papers
1t is carried on with all seriousness and
much success and happiness. although
almost always on purely financial basis.
Indeed, the ideas of marriage here are al
ways largely financial.
An American girl would open her pretty
eyes very wide if sutton for her hand
were to say: Unless your father can set
tie 5000 on you | can't marry you" Yet
always is it sO-the amount varies-but
some dOWry must be. A young officer
approaches well-tO-dO citizen with an
offer Of marriage for his daughter, saying:
"My income is 500, my expenses 5000:
your daughter will need 800, too: her
dowry must be enough to enable me to
pay some or all of my debts and also to
provide us with the necessary 5000 in
come besides my pay. Else | won't marry
her"
The father generally gives the money il
he can afford it, for an unmarried woman
is usually great burden. Peasants and
citizens often insure girl-child when she
is born, the interest to accumulate for a
dowry, that she may get "a good man."
The advertisements often read: "a
young man OF good family, who has done
his military service, and is a graduate in
pharmacy: wishes to marry into a good
drug business" or, "a young man with
small capital and good habits wishes to
honorably marry into the dry goods bust
ness"