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THIS CXM TTA DAILY 13E15 { Fill DAV , OCTOBER 22 , 181)7. )
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LbhTCERl JUKI
Finds it Impossible ! to Agree on a
Verdict ,
TIHEE STAND OUT FOR AH ACQUITTAL
titular Tlltlilll Cull * llirin llllo Court
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C1I1CAOO , Oct. 21. The gray light of a
cool nntumn mornlnq ntiaggled through
the big windows of Judge Tuthlll's
court today as Aelolph L. Luetgert ,
the man who Inu bscn on trial on the charge
ot murdering his wlfo and boiling her body
In a Mil , heard from the foreman ot the
twelve men nho have been considering his
casp for the past Bitty-six hours , the words :
"Wo are unable to agree upon n verdict "
Imperturbable as cvrr , evincing no Joy at
the words , the wonderful ucrvej ot tht > de
fendant was with him to the end. Ho stood
up , nnd with only 'i good-natured smile on
Ills nwarthy face , khoolc hands with his son
Arnold , his couns" ! nna business partner ,
William Charles and In less than live
nilni'tcx was led back to Jill , the jury was
dlnmls-icd and the grtat trial was over.
The twelve * men worn divided on follow R :
For conviction anil the death ponalt } , Hoick
hold , Itoyd , Illbby , Muhonpy , Hohmlller ,
Hosmer , Shaw , rrniircn and Kowler. I'oi
onmiltnl , Hiilev , llrlablrd nnd Harbor
iinm ( > illntt > l ) after they vvero discharged
the Jury requested to bo allowed to return
te the room which has be.cn the HCCIIP of their
dlscuisl n for so long This was granted
and without permitting any one to get ueur
tliLin , the Judge sent them to their room
Aa the Jurors fllcl Into court nbout 10(0 (
this moiiilng they were .1 niggard looking
set of men .Several of them we c collurless
fttid the ojes of all of them weio swollen and
red. The Juror.s took the eicatu they had
occupies ! dally for over two months anel
waited for the ueipearance oP the central
llgure > In the rase nnd hli lawjers Judge
Tutl ill at on the bench and ga/ed eiiletly |
nt the wornoitt Jurors. The clock In the comt
room ticked off five minutes and nothing
omit 1 to disltirl ) the ( | Ule'tncss. Then
the elonr to Judge Tuthlll's piivate > chamber
openn-d nnd State's Attoinoj Deneen , e > \ -
Jlldr" Vlnrenl and Attornej Phalen came out
TIIPV took thnlr accustnnu-n seats nt the
tali'o ' iver vvhirh thuj Lave- argued so many
uliap eiue'otitins of law Soon Adnlpb L
Lue gort walked Into court followed by a
bailiff Smiling and conflde-nt , he gnispcd
the ! hand of Wlllhin Chirle'n as ho gilne'd
his H at , shook It and whl pe.red a fc\v words
Intel his husliiesn partner's ea s , then Eat
down. Judge Teithlll looked up nt IlallllY
Cemner uml nodded The gtay-lulred
cuatollan rapped Ehaiiily for order and com-
nuuiilcel slleice
UNADLH TO AOIinn.
"OentlrtiH'n , I have called you Into court
to eisk If ) iju have rraohud n verdict , " said
.Ilielgc Tutlilll
l < 'oreman Ili'Iekhold aiose nnd replied :
"Your honor , we have not. "
"Is the o any prosriect of jou reichlng
one' " naked the court
"I do t'ot think ? o In fact , fknow there
Is not at least that Is my linn belief , " re
sponded the foi emmi.
"How do j-ou stand numerically , I mean ,
not Indlvldmlly' " iiierled | the court
" \Vo stand nine for conviction to three
for nceiuitlal , " rpplle-d the foreman. Wo
liavo stood that way for thlity-clght bouts
Thcic has not been n f > oltary ! change In
the vote during the thlrtelght hours. In
mj opinion there Is not. the least ptv-slblllt )
ot an agreement. "
" \Vlut have > ou to say , Harbor ? " asked
ihls honor.
" \Vo can never reach a verdict , " replied
the Juror. "Kvery point and phabe of the
evidence l.as been minutely discussed and
It Is ImpasslbTe for us to agree. "
"What Is jour itnprcsslou , Juror rowle < r ? "
con'.lnuei ! the court.
. "The s-inio as the othera We cannot
agree , " leplled Fowler. "Wo have ill&cuEscd
the case thoroughly and we cannot reach n
verdict. "
Judge Tutlilll then called each ot the
Jurors by name , and each responded In the
same ) manner , expressing the view that It
would bo Impossible for the jury to agiee
Juror Harlev was the last Juror called. He
arose nd replied firmly and with cm-
phasl.s.
"I do not believe we con agree upon , a
verdict "
"I will ask the counsel for the prisoner
what they think of the situation , " said
Judge Tutlilll.
Kx-Judge Vincent aroto and remarked
"Your honor , I do not think , from what I
have Just listened to , tint there Is any
possibility of a verdict being returned. "
"I am of the very came opinion , " echoed
'Attorney ' Phalen.
"Luetgert , how does It Impress jon ? "
skeel Judge Tutlilll
LHAVHS ALL WITH LUVYEKS
The big fellow arose with a smile and
bowed awkwardly te > the court , "I am Just
ot the ) opinion of my lawyers , " said he.
"What ! " exclaimed Judge Tuthlll , who
lintln't caught the words of the pilboncr
"I leave It to my attorncjs I believe
Just as they do. I don't believe they could
Jlntl a verdict , " responded Ltictgcrt In a high
tone of voice. Then he sat down.
"What do j-ou think , Jlr. Deneen ? " In
quired the Judge , directing his gaze toward
the state's attorney.
"It appears ftom the consensus of opinion
cxprcsscel by the ) Jurors that they cannot
agree , " replied Mr Danccn. "I don't be-
lluvei ( hey would be able to reach a verdict
under the present expressed opinion of each
of them that a verdict Is an Impossibility "
"It scums so to the court. " Then turning
toward the Jury the judge said slowly :
' "I ho couit has kept you heie an excep
tionally long tlmo because , the evidence
iwas to voluminous and of t > o much detail that
I wished to glvo you full time to dibcur-a
It In all Itfl aspects and to give jou tlmo
to discuss the matter among yourselves to
HCO If llu-ro would bo any possibility ot
liarmonlzlng jour views. It is very much
to be regretted that jou arc unable to agree.
The case has been very long and pro
tracted U Is a most Important caw , ono
of the most Important cases that has over
btcn tried In this country , and I was anx
ious that the jury might come to some con
clusion , but I am bound to accept the state
ment of the jurors , made through jour
foreman and Individually by jou , and the
cxpicsMon of the defendant nnd his counsel
nnd the state's attorney alrfo has received
Bcrlous consideration by me. My own judg
ment , Indeed , concurs with all , and I think
It Is UEclrss to keep jou longer confined
on this matter. I therefore enter an ordci
for the dlKchnrge of this Jury The defend
ant wilt be remanded. You will apply to the
clerk for jour certiorates. "
A sigh of relict went up nil over the
court loom that thu end had at taut been
reached. There WIIH n rush on thu part
of the nuwspapcr men to get out of the
tiulldlng and > > soon as the bailiffs could
restore quiet Judge Tutlilll adjourned the
court. The Jurom returned to their room
and sent out vvorel to Judge ) Tuthlll that they
desired that lie ) lemnln In court a fen mln-
utc * , as they wlt > lu > d to submit a report ,
ffwenty minutes later the jurors filed back
into court and Foreman Helckhold handed
the ) following to Clerk Knnch , who , by
order of the court , read It aloud-
JITHOHS THANK THU COUUT.
AVe , thi ) Jurors In the c.isu of thn people
of the at ito of Illinois against A. I. I.uet-
l > r < - 'VnilcLto , , ! , he l'f ldlng Judge lion
ICIclmid h 'lulhlll. and thu brllllint n iltu's
attorney , Clmrl.n S n. > neen , and hl < t no
Jena brilliant assistant , William \lcivvin : ,
as will UH thu iittorneiM for the i2efone
our iiion' henrtfolt tlunik * for the verj klnel
treatment ' o have rtoc-lvvil
ut their Immlti.
nnd wo elo not hvhltatu to Bt.ite that , vvero
U not for the vvuy In which they have iit-
leiulid to our personal comfort. n \ \ vna \ \
lo pur sanltiiry roiullilon , the Ii.inlfclilp
voultt huvo lieen veiy meat.
AH to the trl.il , wo wl ) i to mate that while
the t'vldence was suci tb.it wo were unable
to nureo upon u virdlct. one thing we illel
ugri'e nbout , and that In that the olrcum-
( .tiincvx 'weru buch th.it the police hail iimpiu
reason to piosccutu on the tthnvvlng with
out hcnrliiK the dPteime , and wo coinmenil
them for havlntr done their duty In this
cave.
Tlio juroru were evidently of the opinion
bat this statement was enough to glvo the
jmbllo at tilts tlmo and declining to bo lu-
torvlovveej passed through the rear room of
< ou court room uid took the frelsht ele-
! a'ur tu Stales Attnrnoy Dcnecn's room ,
Hcn iluy wore R'vm their vouchers for the
lon < rrrvlce.
"Yes lr , we will try him again , " Raid
Stvo's Utorney lenecn , when asked as to
thu proVablllly of Luetgert bcltig brought
befoiu ( ho court n second time. "When we
will get at It , however , Is something I can
not It'll jou now Wo have had nine weeks
of thlH nnd 1 must have a couple of weeks
nst After that we will look the ground
over nnd get our evidence together The
case stands now with tin UK though there
had never been a trial. A second trlnl has
no hearing whatever on the case just closed. "
MOTION KOIt UHLKASi : OX HAIL.
"Will jou oppose a motion to admit Luet
gert to ball' " Mr. Dencen was asked.
"That Is something I cannot answer It Is
Immature. I have not considered It. "
There will undoubtedly bo a motion made
to admit the prisoner to ball , and It Is
thought In a day or two. Such procedure
ma ) bo taken In Judge Tuthlll's court on a
motion by the prisoner's counsel to admit
him to Imll , or by habeas corpus proceedings
In any court of record
When the order of Judge Tuthlll discharg
ing the Jury was made LUctgcrt stood Up
with a Millie on his face and nodjccl to the
Jurors Ho was cool and collected. The ac
tion of thu Jury verified nn olt-rcpcateil pre
diction of the prisoner In the past twenty-
four hourH. William CInrlcs. Arnold Luet-
gert , counsel and other friends crowded
around him anel shook bin extended hands
Luetgcrt'o cj-ca sparkled , but lip did not toy
much IA great weight of anxiety had been
lifted from his mind and the sudden reaction
from doubt to certainty as to the Jury's po-
H'Ion ! filled him with emotion A bailiff
tapped the prisoner on the shoulder anel mo
tioned him to follow. Luetgert walked away
with a degree ot activity not seen In his mode
of locomotion before. Ho walked across the
brldgo to his cell In the jail with a light
step and In n happ ) frame of mind despite
the fact that he remarked to the Jail guard
"They ought to have acquitted mo. Their
action rhovvcd doubt , and the court told
them I was entitled to all doubt"
Kor the first time ! > lnce the beginning of
this great trial not a woman was In the court
room when the Jury was discharged. There
was no demonstration of approval or disap
proval An army ot newspaper men. art's's ,
court attaches , lavvjers and a limited num
ber ot spectators saw the final close of one
ot the greatest criminal trials In history , one
which stands alone as having been fought
out solely and purely on circumstantial evi
dence Not n line of direct evidence wah
heard during the entire trial
The verdict was not a surnrlse to those
nho have watched the struggle In the Jurj
room during the past three elaj" Kop more
than tw-pnty-fotir hours prior to the dlselm go
of the jury It seemed a foregone conclusion
Out n disagreement would be the resil' .
At 1 o'clock this nfte'rnoon counsel for
Luelgert gave State's Attornej Deneen no-
tlco that thcj would tome row morning at
10 o'clock made formal ni > pllcatlon befor
Iildgo Tuthlll for the admission of the
prisoner to ball Judge Tuthlll will be
asked to fit the amount of ball at $11,000 ,
but Luetgert will en'pr court prepaied to
furnish S20.0 < 10 If ncces nry State's Attor
ney Ocnocn WIH not prepared to sav whether
or not ho would resist the application.
"Tho ndmlailon of a prisoner to ball Is
discrctlon'iry with the court , " he said
"After the application Is made In court I
may uxpre s mv views upon the matter If
the eonit deslics to hear them. "
CAUSIJS OF niSAGIinRMENT.
When the jurais had received theli vouc'i-
crs the > were taken down to the bisement
In an elevator one' left the criminal court
building Inwny of a rear entrance to the
jail jaul The Jurors left In squads of four
They did this to avoid the crowd that had
collected In front of the criminal court build
ing and also to got away from icportors
Hut the lattci gentlemen were full ) posted
on exits and entrances to the big building
and met the jurors as they emerged fiom
the Jail van ! . It was reluctantly admitted
by soveni of them tint the disagreement was
brought about by a wide difference of o.ilnlon
icgardlng the rings found in the vat , the
testimony of Cmma and Gnttlleba Sclilmpko ,
and the testimony of Kenosha witnesses , who
positively testified that they saw Mrs , Louisa
Luetgert alive In the Wisconsin town on
May 3 , 1 and G. Juror Harlov did not believe
the rings found In the middle vat of Luct-
gcrt's factory were Mrs Luetgert's rlngb.
Holablrd was inclined to believe the btory of
the Kenosha witnesses , despite the Impeach
ing evidence introduced , and Haiber would
not believe the strong evidence given by the
Sclilmpko sisters. These were considered the
sliong features ot the trial b ) the juro s.
The other nine jurors reached an agree
ment on the evidence shoitly nftei noon
Tuesday , and voted together solidly from
th.it time to the close Altogether over
thhty ballots vvero taken , It Is said , The
Jurors vvero elated to again walk forth In
the fresh air , free men , nfter nearly nine
wceko of wearisome confinement In a con
stantly crowded court room. They shook
hands with each other as they separated at
the Grand hotel , whither they went In a
body to procure some personal effects they
had left In their rooms Tor his services
each of the Jurors drew $110. During the
eight weeks and five dajB1 service each of
the jurors had made four demands for
money , and today checks foi $36 each were
handed them In final pajment
Ex-Judge Vincent waj rather pleased than
otherwise over the verdict , though he de
clared that his client was a perfectly Inno
cent man and should have been acquitted.
Hut the fact that nluo ot the Jurors differed
with him seemed to Impicss Luetgert s chief
counsel with the belief that the verdict
was not so bid after all
Tomorrow ex-Judge Vincent will urge the
motion asking that Luetgert be admitted
to ball.
HISTOIIY OF THE CASE.
The Luetgert trial has been ono of the'
most noted cases In criminal history
Adolph Louis Luetgert , who had been a '
wealthy manufacturer of sausage and had ,
recently failed In business , losing much of
his fortune was nrrcutcd May 17 , charged
with the murder of his wife , Louise Mrs. I
Luetgert disappeared from her North Side
homo .May 1 , but the fact was not reported
tei the police until her brother started an
Investigation a week later
To the theory of the prosecution the mur
der of Mrs Luctgert by her husband WBH
a horrlblo one It wan asserted by the state
that the suiisagcmaker , having tired of his
wife and desiring to mairy Mrs. Christine
reldt , a wealthy widow , had enticed the
mlbslng woman to the basement of his fac
tory on the night of May 1 , and then , after
a terrible struggle , kll'ed her with a club ,
After the murder according to the prosecu
tion , Luctgert placed tlio body of his wife
In ono of the huge eausjgc vats with a
quantity of coimtlc potash and boiled the
body until It had almost entirely d'Qjp-
pelted , sitting by the vat throughout the
night , iilono and on guard Soon after the
po'lce took charge of the case the Eausdge
vat wan drained anil keveial bones , two i
rings and some corset steels were found.
Upon this evidence the state based Its case I
Over the Identification of the bones a )
'
desperate battle of expert opinion was
waged , the Identifications ranging all the
way from thu statement that the bnnes were
: hosu of a woman about Mrs Luetgert's
sl/.o to the assertion that they were plainly
all that was left of a pet dog of the Lni-t-
gtrt family Tlio expert testimony alone
ccst the state $5,000 an < l the entire cost
of the trial to the prosecution Is estimated
between $16,000 and $20,000.
Luotgert's defense wus that his wife had
left homt > while temporarily Insane. The
\ite of the caustic potash tn the sausage
vat was explained na nn experiment In ? oap-
mamng and much testimony was Introduced
to show- that the rings found had never
been worn by Jlrs. Luctgert , and that the
ho ? s wcro not human , . . , . ,
The prosecution was conducted by State's
Attorney Dencen and Assistant Stale's At
torney McEwan , and the defendant was rep
resented by ex-Judge Vincent and Andrew
Phalen The trlnl , vvhirh consumed eight
weeks , was marked by Intense Interest and
dramatic Incidents , the court room being
packed dally to the standing room limit ,
vvs HI : DID MIT Kiti , ms wirn.
IittrtKcrl Co in r * ( o tlio Trout with nn
.llllilnt II.
CHICAGO. Oct 21 The Associated press
tonight obtained the one great feature mls -
Ing In the famous Luetgert trial the sworn
testimony of the defendant himself , Adolph
L Luctgert.
Standing tonight tn the gloomy jail ad
joining the grim-looking gray stone court
building , In which his remarkable trial had
at last been brought to a finish , the burly
sausage manufacturer clnppcd the climax
of the extraordinary series of events which
began with his sensational bankruptcy and
the alleged frightful diabolism ot bc'.llng his
wlfo to death at midnight In n vat In his
factor ) cellar
Tonight , closely following the final result
of the trial which has attracted worldwide
attention , Luetgcrt made under oath a state
ment for the Associated pi ess concerning
the fearful crime chat god against him , the
first ovvorn statement > ct made by him , and
the first statement of Mich kind ever known
In newspaper anna's. The nfllelivlt was put
In writing , In duo legal form and la certified
to by a notary.
I Ex-Juelgo Wtlllim A. Vincent , the leading
J counsel for the defendant , the man to whose
brains and skill and energy Luctgert bsjond
doubt owes hla great legal victor- , gave con
sent to the aflldavlt being mado.
The scene In the Jail when Luetgert took
the oath was ns dramatic as the clicum-
stnnces were unique , in the dimly lighted
Jail corridor , Luetgcrt stindlng erect and
grasping the Iron bars that still kept him
from liberty , lifted hlh right bind and
solemnly assented as the notary adminis
tered the binding form.
The nlHelavlt cxp'lcltly elerlnrrn Luetgert's
Innocence. The document In full Is as follows
lows-
To tlio public- The result of my trl-il endIng -
Ing today Is a victory for me , because of
the disagreement of the Jury , but I am very
much disappointed and very muci surprised
that the Jury did not bring In .1 verdict of
not guilty. I did not kill mv wife and do
nnt a.tnow where she Is , luu I am sure that
It Is emlv 11 question of timi- until "he comes
home I did not go upon the witness stand
bee HIM' mv liwyor , Ju ge Vincent , was bit
terly opposeel to mv doing bo , and bceuisc
he .ulvl eil me It vv.is not nere s\ry I am
grateful for the tremendous chiinge Innib . -
lie uentimcnt In m ) feivor and time will
demonstrate that I am not onlv nn inno
cent , but n very grlpvoii lv vvionaed in in.
ADOLPH L LTinTGKHT
Subscribed , aelworn to before me th's '
ilst day of Oe-tolieT. A D , JMT.
M. P. SULLIVAN , Notary Public.
I'rosvoiitlons lor IVrjm-t.
CHICAGO , Oct. 21 H Is eiultc possible
that some prosecutions for perjury will re
sult from the Luctgert case. While the
stito's .attorney refused to afflrm or denj
this , It Is given on first class authority tint
the testimony of two ot the principal wlt-
nc'SEes for the defense will be laid before
the grand jury for an Investigation It mnj
be that more than two people will be In
cluded In the list that will be carried to the
grand Jury , but It Is practically settled that
Indictment * will be nfckcel for against two
probably before the Luctgert case can be
reached for trill again The two wltnebscB
ngalust whom It Is said Indictments will be
asked are William Charles , Luetgert's biib-
Incss partner , and Mary Slemniering , the
domestic In the Luetgert household.
IUN , i\.u iiin TV \ \ iTx
\ < -clilfiit on UKI.iiuiicli of Ilif llnttlf-
Hlllll 'IVxtlM.
BOSTON , Oct. 21. All explosion on the
launch of the battleship Texas occurred to
night Just as the launch reached the side of
the &hip , having towed down the bhlp's boats ,
each full of men , who were engaged In the
naval parade. On the launch at the time
were thlrt-flvo men , including Llcutcnar.t
Commander Delehanty , Lieutenant Bristol ,
Ensign Wadhams and Dr. W. U. Dubosc , the
ship's surgeon. The biuoke stack , the top
of the boiler and the part of the canopy over
the boiler were blown Into the air and what
was left of the launch caught lire from the
sheet of flame tint followed the bursting of
the boiler , but the fire had little to burri
The men In the nit with the boiler , John
Phillips , an oiler , and John Fisher , a coil
Phaser , were thrown against the wooden p u--
titlon Fisher was baellj Injured tnternallj.
Phillips escaped with cevere bruises
The coxswain , Tnomas Sullivan , was
thrown agilnbt the side of the launch , but
only bruised , anl the sailor with him. was
completely blacked by soot , but unhurt. lr
Duboso hail two front teeth knocked out
Lieutenant Delehanty and Ensign Wadhams
o.ncrged from the explosion with their faces
and hands bruised and burned. Otherwise
they were uninjured
Wnri'Ii mis * * mo n i'niiftT.
NASHVILLE , Tenn. , Oct. 21 The Ameri
can Warehousemen's association met In
convention again toelav. Probldent II. I )
Campbell of New York presldcil A com
mittee was appointed to consider the np-
pioval of a pooling bill for r.illioads and
amendments to the Interstate Comment
commission. A comm ttee was alto ap-
i. t d to icrommcnd to congress that a
ilepnrtTicnt of commerce lie CHtub'.lsheel ,
c o'hrd with poweis to carry out Its de-
'iio- | \ It was eleclelee ] to continue the of-
Hi. of permanent tecret.irv , with headquar
ter * In New York , and Hi it all eff r sh .u el
be in.tile to abolish the piuetire of fico
storage by railroads. Olllcers will bo elected
tomonovv ,
fli-N. Mc > CIINOII ArilN. .
SAN FHANCISro , Get 21 Among the
passengers who illsemb.uked from the A Li
med i upon Its arrival from Syelncy vli Hon
olulu todiy weif Mil. Itobert Louis Steven ,
son anil her daughter. Mrs. iMbe-lla Strong ,
from Apia , S imo.i Although .Mrs. Stcve > nson
has uten away from the United States forever
over a year. Him Ih heio on u visit only anil
Intends to return to Samoa. She expressed
icftrc tli it Mie arrived too Into to putlcl-
patt * in the ceremony ot unveiling of t e
monument ercc- eel In Portnmomh Snunro In
this city In memory of her hmb in J , which
took place about a week ngo.
I'ViliTJl I Ion oT \ \ OIIIMII'K ClultN ,
NASHVILLK , Tenn. , Get , 21 T4e i-econd
d.i > 'n He snti | of the General Fede'ratlon of
Woman'H ( Mubs was largely attended. Mrs
E M Soiulollo o' Jacksonville , Da. , re-id
u paper on "The S oiy of a IJtiiinonel , " Mrs.
Otlley of Atlanta , ( Ji. , ( lUciisgc.il "Unlvtr-
Blty IXlenslon as Applied to Women's
Clubs , " Mrx C II Walter of Springne'el O.
Bpoko of "Traveling Libraries " nnd a dis
cussion of papers was led by lllsa Crozler
of Knoxville , Tenn
CoeN liiNiiiK' ( ) vtr riii-lNlIiin .Sclcner ,
CHICAGO. Oct. 21. Leo I ) . Well , well
known for his Improvements In photography
and for his work In Illustrating nmgazlno ar-
tlclea , .has became insane. Brooding over
C'lilstlan science U slid to have unhinged
hks mind.
Pros Rhnomim Is hu.sy all tn ! > time
( inpiie Kln new fcliiM's Ho unpacked onii
yustHilay Hint we'vo milled to our al
ready lait'u line of nilssi'H' wet \veatlnr
shoeiimdu of the ln-nt tljrer Mil with
the heavy extension Miles In the now
coin toef > widths H to 1C a shoe we've
juiced at the jmjiuhu * pi lee of ifl.riO
\\V don't belli.us Ihote's a shoe sold on
this eat Hi for djuuta the price that can
fcho\v inoto value mow style and moio
lliil.-h than this tlier kid shou at , 1..M >
It's a shoe that we reeoiuiatnd nnd mur-
auten as thu Ideal shou for mlsse.s' winter
and wet weather wear It will cost you
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to hnvo you come in.
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HOMAGE TO A GOOD OLD SHIP
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Undo Snm Pays Tribute if ] a Bonownccl
Mnn-of-Wnr.U
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CONSTITUTION'S ' HUNDREDTH BIRTHDAY
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noSTOX , Oct. 21. Unto aiyl weather con
ditions Interfered with tlm
itwt-of-eloor ex
ercises today , marking the centennial ot the
launching of the United States frigate Con
stitution. Main fell throughout the forenoon ,
KlvltiR a badragslcd appearance to the dec
orations In honor of the occasion , l eng before -
fore the hour assigned for the exercises to
begin the historic old South church was
filled to Us utmost capacity.
Among those present In the church were
many Daughters of the American Revolu
tion , whoso organization had a prominent
part In bringing nbout this celebration ,
members of the state militia , representa
tive * United Slates government ofllclals and
officials of foreign countries , majors of
Now HnglaiiJ cities , members of congress ,
of the legislatures and the governor's coun
cil , and the oniccrs of the North Atlantic
snuadron. Governor .
W-.Icott acted ns presiding -
siding officer and delivered the opening ad
dress , referring In eulogistic terms to the
vcascl in honor of which the anniversary
was held anil the patriotism which marked
her history.
HB.MAHKS BY IIOOSKVEI-T.
Governor \Volcott Introduced Theodore
Herscvclt , assistant secretary of the mvy
wh , apoko I , , part as foUos : . .Tho nioment'
of the '
Constitution's
launching
was the be
ginning of our navj ns we know It today.
It wu fifteen jcars after the hunching of
the ronstltutlon and Its sister ships before
that proud Hag which menaced us wja
humbled , and during that nrtuen years there
"ere many people who objected to Oio
maintenance of a. navy. It was because wu
had the Constitution and Its sister shins
that we came out of the war with credit
and It Is dueto a policy contrary to that
which prompted the Introduction of such
vessels that In recent > eirs biought us to
danger < * . { the gravest national dishonor. "
At this point. Major William U. Garliml
of IJohton who was a powder boy on boml |
the Constitution In Ito famous battle with
the Giioirlcie was presented to the aud
ience , anl Governor Wolcott himself led In
three cheers for thp veteran.
Major Qulncy of llostoii delivered a short
address I'rof JV Churchill e > f Andover
read Oliver Wcndall Holmes' poem , "Old
Ironsides" Thin Major Garland addressed
the audience briefly
SKN'ATOIl LODGE SPHVKS.
The historic address of the day was then
dellveii'd by Scnatoi Ilcury Cabot Lodge.
Senator Lo.lgo. after dwelling at borne
length ou the history and victories cf the
gloiIotB old ship. spoUc particularly of the
a > In which our small hut well-equipped
navy of that day morot thuu retrieved on
the ; water the rcvertcs which , a tardy admin
istration and a halting .foreign policy had
invited on the land. IIu said
I-iif-hiiid nnd Kurope ict-Uvel valuable In
structions from the war of which tills li.it-
teieel old ship Is the slqn uhil " .vmliU. 'ml
we AiiiiMlcaiuvvcio tauuht u Krc.it e'cal
moiu.Velinc leirned that vveilt ill Cor p-
tcsaness meant war , iinel Hli jiiK-armeel
rcndlnc"s meant peMeo , , hqitoi nne ] quiet
It If well to notes tliut , the ; e * , 'on e > f vvlto
piepatjllon , taiiHht by the vvm of 1M2 and
. .ilvv.ovvolth re > niPinl > eHn ? , Ib ivcn more
important now th.m tht'n. for todiyvarj
are fought In a few montlis.i vvhllc It takes
> enrs to bulldi modern ships , uul c.ist rilled
guns Weakness unel fi-nr and dcfenseless-
nes- menu war anel ellslionoUeiellno s ,
preparation anel coinage nruun honor anel
piace.
\V-nere we were unprrparcel In 1S12 , we
suffer , id , where we ; vveie urep.ired vve > pros-
pereel and \tmllc itcel OUL natioij.il cxlsleneic.
In the naval parade the marines and sailors
from the vessels from the North Atlantic
s < ] inelron In port , comprising the Massachu
setts , New York , Texas , Indiana and Urook-
Ijn , were Jn line , accompanied by the Massa
chusetts naval pa-aele. the Naval Veterans'
association and survivors of the Eighth
Massachusetts volunteers
The parade was under the direction of
riilgadier General L. J. Carter , Inspector
general of Massachusetts , chief nurbhal It
started from the foot of State street at
2 o'clock On reaching Constitution vvlnrf
a passing salute was fired At the Charles
ton navy yard Governor Wolcott. with his
staff and Invited guests , boarded the famous
old frigate , where n public reception was
hold The wharves were bedecked with
bunting , and tonight the Massachusetts and
Now York will be Illuminated.
HISTORICAL.
Ono hundred jcars ago the United States
frigate Constitution was launched at Uos-
ton. from the shipbuilding yard of Claghorn
Dentley. from the very beginning it was
the pride of our young and struggling serv
ice , nnd when the consummate victories ot
the war of 1812 mailo It an undying tradition
It achieved , and still holds , the llrst place
In the affections of the American people.
Like Its sister ships , It as provided because
of the forajs made upon our citizens and
trade by the ruthless rovers of the llarbary
coast , and Its earliest war service of any
character wan before the crenelated walls
of Tripoli.
In 1704 congress determined to stop the
depredations of these Moorish rovers and
authorized the construction or purchase of
six frigates. These were designed by Joshua
Humphries of Philadelphia , and thflr con
struction was assigned to builders located at
different ports on the seaboard , The Con
stellation , still In the service , was the first to
be put alloat , , thus antedating br a few
montlm the Constitution which stuck on the
nays In the earliest nttrmpls to launch U
They were model ships In every way , nnd
among other things vvero the first ve'scls to
carry on one deck the metal formerly dis
tributed between two decks "In the war
of 1812 , " writes Lieutenant fommimlor J
D Jerrold Kelley , U S. N In the first vol
ume of his "History of Our N vv , " Just pub.
lldhed , "the bittery ot the Constitution ,
though n fine one , was handled no effectively
nnd upon such novel but true principles that
the > Hrltlsh , whom It whipped with unvary
ing nnd delightful regularity , claimed U was
not n 'saucy frigate. ' as the song called It ,
but a line ot battleship. Hut this Is sheer
non.'cnse , for It was a stout frigate , nothing
n-ore , nnd litre Is the- list of the ordnance
that was BO well directed is to cause this
Idle foolishness of complaint The gun or
second fighting deck was pierced for thirty
twentfoui pounders , ami on the spar or
tipper ( led ! It cnirlcd twenty-four thlrlj-two
nnuniler carronaelcs and t o bow chasers
sacred In all naval yarns as the battle open
ers.
"Thcse > Iwcntv-four-pounders wore long ,
thick barreled pieces and had what In those
davs of hard knocks and close quarters was
called great range of fire The earronftdis
( socalled after Carron , Scotland , where
these smashers vvero llrst luillt ) wore short ,
light guns , which sent a lunvj shot .1 hort
distance with n crushing nnd not with n
piercing effect. This battery of smooth bore ,
murzle-loadlng cast Iron pieces throv.- total
weight ot 1 of.O pounds , or 750 pounds In a
broieUlde > , and this was deemed enormous
for the day and clnss The modern gun of
16.S1 Inches calllbe-r weighs 110 tons and Hies
a projectile of 1,723 pounds , which Is Im
pelled by SCO pounds of po\vde'r and will
pierce thlrtj'-four Inches of Iron nt the muz
zle One medium modern steel breech-load
ing rlllo Is equal to six of the old smooth
bores , without considering Its greitcr pcne-
tiutliig and dc'tnictlve power , and ships one-
half larger thin the Constitution , cirry
erevs one-half less and ate more efllrli < iit
as 'Ilia ejes ot tile fleet1 by the lelalUm that
steam beam to nail. "
PtimiLE'S FLAGSHIP.
War having finally been declared upon the
shibboleth that thcie were "millions for ele-
fcnss , but not one cent for tribute , " the Con
stitution was selected as the flagship t
Commodore I'rchle In the second expedition
to the Barbary coast. After much trying
work this tMiiadion. composed ot one filg-Uo ,
three brigs , three schooners , six gunboats
ami two bomb vessels , arrived off Tripoli on
July 25 , 1804. He'ween August B and Scp-
tembei 3 ( Ho attacks were mide upon the
town , defended by more than 100 guns ,
many gunboats and auxlllarj gallcjs anel
bomb vessels The town was never lodueed ,
but such suhstantlil damage wis Inflicted
that the subsequent satlsfactorj peace was
ma-lo possible.
When thu war ot 1S12 was forced upon us
the Cors'ltutlon was In I'uropp. but It le-
turned i-pcedlly , was rctltte.l .it Annapolis
and tent to gca on Inly 2. While ofT the
Long Island coast , Captain Hull tommind-
Ing , It wao pursued by a heavy snuaelron ot
five ships , engaged In the blockade of New
York anel contiguous ports. The wind was
light and Hull had to icsort to nnn > sailor
drvlcis He cut and hacked the cibln windows
dews and mounted two twentj-fcur-pounders
and on the upper deck he transported aft ,
ns stern chasers , two long cigliteen-pound-
01 * , . His bents wore hoisted out and bent
to tow the bhlp , and as the weather v\na as
calm as a mill ponel , he forged ahead slowly
But the enemy pursucel the same tactics ,
and on Ing to their larger force , which they
concentrated on the leading ship , began to
ovcihaul the Intrepid Yankee When night
fell Hull found himself on soundings so he
Pent a boat a long waj ahead carrjlng a
light hnttscr b ° nt to a kcelge or sirall an
chor This was dropped overboard and then
all hanelb manned the line and started the
hhlp a * a fair speed ahead When abreast
or up to the kcdge It was trlppcel atvl an
other one sent out , and under like tactics ,
1'aule.d upon The result was that the Con-
btltutlon outfooted Its enemies and In the
squall which followed at the end of the
sittwo hours' chasp escaped
On tl.e 19th of August In the same year
Hull fell In with the Gucrrlsrc , Captain
Dacrcs At 5 p ra. the Englishman com
menced the fight by opening on the Consti
tution at long range ; at 7 p m he Mirrii -
dered , though the actual lighting time was
only 30 minutes. The American lost seven
killed and had seven wounded ; the British
seventy-nine killed and disabled. The pro
fessional reputation of Dacres did not suffer
bj this defeat , for ho had fought his chip
so gallantly that In his statement licfore the
court he was able to declare the Gucrriere
had received no less than thirty shots as low-
as the. "fifth sheet of copper below the bends.
This showed the gunnery he had to cope
w Ith nnd the precision and coolness of his
adversarj' . All Americans were greatly
elated by this ennobling victory , nnd public
erthhslasm was excited to the highest pitch.
Hull's welcome homo was an uprising of the
people , and his skill was made the theme
of ballad and story.
CAPTURES THE JAVA.
Ilainbrldge succeeded Hull in command
and on the 20th of December , while off the
coast of Hra/ll. fought and captured the
BrltlMi frigate Java , Captain Lambert com
manding. The Constitution went through
without the less of a hpar , but the Java had
her three masts shot awaj , lost licr bow
sprit near the cap and had her hull badly
Injured As Hrazll was an unfriendly power ,
Dalnbrldge transferred the living to the Con
stitution and blew up the Java at the bcenc
of action.
Captain Charles Stewart relieved Captain
nalnbridge , and , after many vexatious de-
lajs put to sea. In the winter ot 1814 In
the West Indies ho captured the Pictnn ,
fourteen guns , and a privateer It was con
voying , and later chased La Pique , which
held Its lead until nightfall , and then took
a lively chance through the Motia Passage
and escaped. After being chaseJ Into Mar-
blchead by the Juno and La Njniphe he
escaped to Boston , refitted and went to sea.
Off Lisbon he narrowly escaped capture , ran
for the open , and on February 20. 181G ,
fought and captured In a night battle the
C > -ane and the Levant. This was a memo
rable action , and put our navy , for bklil and
seamanship , In the forefront.
Stewart carried his prizes Into Porto
Prja , In the Cape Verd Islands , but two
You can carry in the- wood on your
at ins lint you'll nt'cel a coal lied for thu
coal a rattlliiK KOOI ! coal hod can l c
had ln > n for Uk1 We've UIIMM higher
prlri'tl but they grow lii't e > r > > thei i icu
KUHVS IiiiKt'i' A now joint of .Uovo iilpu
will only cost you DC a el.uniic : ' comple'lo
for it only Kc ) iioUcr.s anKOMI an * lid
lifoti-s vvlilk' lln > Miovi'ls are' only : > u
Wo'vc a Inrjjt' steiclc of ( lower ] iot in all
sIxi'v-iHlccil atie1 fie < ! ( . ' " ( Se1 and
10f- Our .lowul cook Me > v < 's slce-l VIIIIKPH
and b.ise > burners aic neit so cheap l > nt
they're tlio cheapest lit l inndp jriiiir-
untoed Move on oailh totl.iy regular fuel
h.ivcix , Um AVit would iy > to Hliow you
wherein they ate Miiu'ijor to all utlieit > .
A. C.
HUILDF.US' IIAUPW RH HIJRC.
1514FarunifiSt. ?
At last we have lu , Uc | new Jn cut
chihs Almost every pirn' we show Is
of new de.slijn some ( If- the inoit e\iuis-
Ito pieces ever shown In Omaha We'll
have this entire nevv"Ht tck opuned and
ready for your Inspeqllo'n , Friday morn.
In ? , ' You can well atToi'd the tlmo for
Inspt'ctbiK this beautiful and spaikllni ;
cut fflass display and we cordially in-
vlto jon to do so We enwiave and print
all our own plate and embusM-d woik
100 cards with copper plate for ! ? l..r 0
100 cards printed irom > onr own jilato
for $1.00 Wedding staHoncry viiKraveil
In the late-jt urtlbtlu efrcctslO for the
llrst lCK-5..r ! { 0 per 1K ( ) after Hint Your
mall order will receive our most careful
and piompt attention.
C ; S. RAYMOND CO. ,
Jewelers ,
15th and Donglns Sta.
One of our box cut Covert Cloth Over
coats at 56,00 to wear now , will prevent
you from catching1 cold these frosty morn
ings and cool evenings , They arc styl
ish , they are durable , being elegantly
made of light clastic wool , well lined ,
with satin inside sleeves , strapped seams ,
and altogether they arc hard to distin
guish from the made-to-order v garment
$6.00 while they last. Better let us have
that amount in piciercncc to the doctor.
Trustworthy Clothing1 Dealers ,
Corner Ponrteeiitli aucl Douglas Streets.
CLOTHING CATALOGUES FREE.
dajs later he saw- the Leander the New
castle and the Acasta , English frigates ,
standing for the hirbor. The Americans nit
tlieli cibles anel stood out , hotly pursunl ,
but the Levant was forced to turn back
and was captured , In defiance of law , by
the Hnglish ships
The Constitution did much useful and
valorous service after thl"- , but In more
peaceful vvavs A tempest In i teapot was
In owed in 1S34 bj the cutting off of Jack
son's head from the figure nt tl\o bow. In-
de-Hl , this sllh net e\cltcd a violent political
dlstuibance but In the etui It was found
to have been the foolish net of a sailor who
objected te > a landlubber as the figurehead
of our noblest ship. Subseiiucntlj the old
Itonsldes. as it wai ? affectionately called , was
assigned n& a schoolshtp for the mldbhlp-
nien at Annapolis and nt Newport , and after
thin did a little crulblng ab a training ship
for U ) pi l tlces and ai one of the vessels'
isi'l ned to transport stores to Havio. Tor
many > i srs It wufc laid up nt Porbtmoulh
jaid , but In Septcmbei It was towed to llos
ton.
CLM , si IT'S xcviNvr unrioits.
Hippie mill Mil ) hew mill 'I'lu-li * ItiMiiln-
nu u Vrr ( "illicit lei AIOIIIIt.
Pinillin , S U , Oct. 21. ( Special Tele
gram ) This afternoon summonses were
served on ox-\udltor Hippie and Ills bonds
men In two civil units of 15.010 each for fees
secured from examinations of Insurance
companies eluilng each of his terms ns state
auditor , and u slmll.ii t.uR ha& been com
merced igalnst Auditor Mahew for S2 000
on the bame grounds The lllpp'o ' bondsmen
for the first term me n. r Hcsincr , Hnteli-
IPSOII county ; A. M. Kline , Hutchlnson
county ; Prank A. Morris , Trlpp ; John S.
Chamber , Olivet ; C. C Ilenuett and H. A.
Cummins. Pierre , and n. K. Hosmer. The
Mnyhovv bondsmen arc : J T. Kcan , Woon-
socket ; W. II. Williams , Michael , M. Meier
and IN. . Klrkpatrlck of Sanborn county
anel C. C. Bennett and II. A. Cummins of I
Pierre. The civil cases are being pushed
bj Goveinor Leo who has cmplojcd the law
firm of Shunk it Hughes to push these cahes
as well as assist iu the prosecution of the
criminal cises.
The theory which will be advanced by the
state Is that all fees of any class which
come to the state must come through tlie
state treaSurj , and that the only me.uis of
securing the same must be on an auditor s
warrant. The warrants for Hippie , MJjhevv
and Anderson ha\e been Issued by City Jus
tice March on complaint of Morris laylor ,
public examiner , and It Is not certain that
moro than ono of them will be served to
night , but all three maj be.
Hivns TUT/ TIP 7n > * iiousns.
lllucU IllllH CnHlfiiiaii s"i > " Tin- * Will
Itnpldlj IiitniiM1" Vnliir.
LCAI ) . S. D , Oct. 21. ( Sppcisl ) "Do > ou
know bow to make sure money In the next
two years' " asked a well posted cattleman.
"Buy a bunch ot good horses. Horses have
touched a lower price than will again bo
i cached for many years Ono year ago range
horses could not bo sold at any price. At
the present time the price Is not nigh , it
is true but there Is a demand and It la
growing. Last jear many bunches of horses
vvero taken from the Illack Hills ranges to
tlio eastern part ot the atate. Into Iowa and
Minnesota 1'lfty per cent of Mich horses
were returned to the ranges unsold IJurin- ,
have been
the present year many bunches _
returned ,
been
taken out , but none have
they having found a market of some kind ,
well nat-
and the icturning fidlera are very
Hills | cat tie-
that the Mack :
predict
felled. I
theli
men , who have been cleaning up all of
cattle thinking to buy again on a lower
.market , will llnel no lower market. If they
want to continue in the stock buslncra they
will dei well to buy some horses and buy
them now. "
1IOM2Y TO l'\\ OI 'P MOIt'lC VCKS.
Itlncl. IllllH rnennTN liiHlsl oil CcMlnir
Kill or 'I holtDelI - . .
LI5AD , S I ) . . Oet. ill ( Special ) It Is a
common thing now to bee farmers In the
vallej-h of the Illack Hills paying up their
meiitgages and notes. A couveisitlon wns
recently heaid vvheio a banUei was urging
n farmer ito continue a loan of JGOO on hla
farm , but the mortgage was paid and the
farmer remarked that the money had nil
come from the puicecd.i of four acres ot
potatoes The largest cr ps have been raised
In the villejs to the north of the Hills The
jlcld of ccrcalu has been prodigious liny
IMS made a very large eiop , ns well as all
kinds of garden vegetables Hay is being
billed and hauled Into the towns of 4ho
Hills , wheic It sells for $10 a ton Potatoes
hell for 1 rent a pound. Nearly every
faimei has a biiuill held ot cattle which
this joar 1-3 ceiuul to the piocceds ot the
faun.
Subscribe fyi The Sunday lice and rcael
Anthony Hope's great storj "Simon Dale. "
roitnesr or TODs wnTIIU. : .
I'n 11mill \\nriiKT , vvllU
\\lllllN III III - Smith.
WASHINGTON , Oct. 21 Forecast for
ni-iuv
Tor Neln.-iMkii niul Kansas 1'alr anil
slinhtb vv.innur , south winds.
For South Dakota Fair ; wanner In east
portion ; ouUi winds
Tor Iowa Kali , vv.umci ; iouli vvlndH
For Missouri Kair ; vvaiiiu-r In northern
poitlon : varlalilt * vlulls. .
Tor Wyoming Pair hut Inprunsliifj clouil-
Ires" , Boiith to vve t winds , cooler In west-
cm portion.
oFi-icn OF THI : wHATiiim nunnAtr.
OMAHA , Neb , Oct 21 Iteeoril of rainfall
ntiel temperature coinpnroil with the > corro-
[ pcndliii ? day or the past thiee veais.
1M7. ISM. 1" 3 1S34.
Maximum tcmpeiatnre . . . TM GO 7(1 ( 'C
iMinlmum te nipeiaturo . . . X > .U .CO'C
Avei.if1 ti'inperatiue . . . . J"i 4K ci
Ualnfall CO .0) .CO .is
I'econl of tpiniipr.ilutu and precipitation
at Omalia for this day anil blnco Maren
Normil for the ( Hy Cl
Deficiency for the day G
Accnmul ited excess since Mnivh 1 HSO
Normal lalnfall for the dav OS Inch
DcllcltMicy for tlie dav OS inch
Total rainfall 'hire Mai eh 1 . . . 1777 Inches
Dellck-ncy Hluce * M.ire-h ] ! l.7l InclicH
llscess for coi period , 1S % . . . .323 I nil ecu
Deficiency for cor. period , 1ST. . . . 'J.31 inches
KciiorlN ri-oin StntloUM nt S it. in. ,
TSth Mcrlillun " 1 line.
I. A WUI.SIl , I/cnl I'orccim Olllclal ,
You vvonliln't deny ynnr chllilron
tliin \\lildi miiKitl"111 | ' - ) ' -
yonV-1'os-
and mure fonli-nU-il-wonld
hllily tlicy arc incllni'd to ninsIe-purlKips
a in tlu > lionsi * would eliccr ninny
If know jiohltlvuly
: i lonely lioni yon
Hint yon fould nt n u-ully o' ' il piano
ut si ViMsonaMy low iiricu you'd buy it
wouldn't > -HIIV-Well , that's JtiM wluH
vem can do lii'ic-nnd inoio tliau 11ml
we will nniKo hiR'li ( , tsy tuinis Hint
you'll never miss tlu- money w Idle you
have over twelve dllVeieiit innlcus to se
lect 11 om In all the new fancy wood
caseIn the natural color and Kraln
\Ve would like to Hhow yon how i'at < y
It It to buy a iwilly Kood plaiw.
A. HOSPE.
Music and Art. 1513 Douglas
Tim Dally Uee always leads-others
may liy to follow and Imitate but they
can nevt-r i-oaeh thu lilKh htand.ird c -
tnbllhheil by The IJio A comii.trlhon of
the iii'U'rand adveill.shiK | nine's of The
HUM with any papur west of HID Mis-
hlhsip ] ) ! river will easily hhow you 11s
BiiiH'iJoilty It leinili'i'H twc'lvo napes
every moiniiiK to fiunlsh The Jleo read-
err , with itll the nuws It luiu K tiii > re. < l
from al jiarls of Iho woild twelve p.ifji'rt
of pied Intcicbtlni ; reading- hut the
pi ice hasn't been raised for wo H > nd 1C
by mall at ij8 a year weven days In the
week ? ( ! wlthont the Sunday KronliiK
or Moinliitf and Sunday dellveied In the
city for 15 cents a week The Weekly
with thu news condensed only 0"c a
year.
The Omaha Daily Bee
Circulation Department
Hill and Farnam. Bee Building