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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1880-08-14
The BENDER Family Again,

man who used to know the Benders in
Kansas visited the two prisoners III the jail at
Fremont, Neb., on the 31st ult. Both of them
recognized HIM, and the man admitted that he
was the senior Bender, and that he assisted at
some of the burking that was done at his house
The woman denies that she is Benders wife.
but confes5es guilt 10y saying that she will try
to save her neck by telling all she knows. She
says the old woman was left in Indian Territory,
III 1873. when the Benders abandoned then
team. The old man was told that John and
Kate had been caught, and had charged him
with being the chief criminal At this he be
came very angry, and cursed them roundlv.
On the 9th inst. Mrs. Bender was visited in
Jail at Fremont. Neb.. by reporter to whom
she said the first murder ever committed by her
and her husband was i'll Illinois, ON their farm
near Jacksonville. The victim asked for lodg-
ing and supper, and paying for same in adj
vance exhibited considerable money. While
eating supper Bender cut his head in two from
behind. and he was dumped into a cellar
through a trap door arranged by Bender. who
got the money. The corpse buried next
morning. back of the house. few weeks after
this they went to Iowa. remaining eight months.
and then they went to Indiana, living on
the murdered mans money, then went
to Kansas. where Bender's Children hy his
FIST wife. John and Kate were living, to-
gether with their cousin Maggie. They kept a
resort for travellers and called ii Bender's hotel
They had committed no murders prior to the
old folks arrival. but in course of time old Ben
DEF arranged trap door and then numbering
operations began. Kate at one time had man
in bed with her and she cut his throat and slept
till morning beside the corpse. His money was
divided. She never didniuy to the horsetmcves
and cut the Threats of those who came to the
house. but entertained them we'll with her cousin.
Maggie No murders were committed by the
family after they fled from Kansas. Old Ben
der has confessed believing the old woman has
escaped His story tahes with his wIfe's ex-
actly. He relates the history of the whole
family and their crimes.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1880-08-14

at Chicago, ILL.,, was destroyed by fire on the
night of the I'd Instant. Loss estimated at
$4,000.
The town of Annapolis, n S., was visited by
disastrous fire on the Sd instant. Thirteen
houses and sto-es BESIDES several barns. were
burned Loss estimated at $50, 900.
The Lutheran church, four frame cottages
and several stables were destroyed by fire at
West falrvlew, opposite Harrisburg, Va, on
the I'd INST. Loss between SO, 900 and $4,000
Hoerlxs' brewery at Akron, O., was burned
on the night of the ist inst.
A Victoria (B. c. dispatch of the I'd inst,
says the loss by the Yale fire will foot up $780,
600. Nearly all the safes failed and the con
tents were ruined The two men burned at
York 3 hotel have Gnce died.
fire at Greenhier, White Sulphur Springs
Va, on the 1st list, destroyed the stables be-
longing to the Springs company. Forty-four
horses, twenty of which belonged to the com
pany and twenty-fOur to guests, were burned.
Fire III the stOrehouse of the Atlantic dock
company at Brooklyn, on the 1st inst, caused
a loss of $1,000
The old colony railroad freight house at
Brockten, Mass, Vas burned on the LIST inst.
Loss heavy
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1880-08-14
True Story of William Tell.


He was captain of an archery club,
and one of the best shots with the bow
and arrow in Switzerland That coun-
try was then under the rule of the tyrant
Gesler. One day Gesler set his plug
hat on a pole for men to salute and or
dered that every man in AltOrf should
make obeisance to it or die. And they
did, every man of them. Even the trees
standing around made their best boughs.
Finally Bill Tell came along with his lit
tie boy. He told the men of Altorf that
before he would bow to Gesler's hat he
would 'Altof and stamp on it. That
was the kind of a bow-an' arrow he was.
Gesler arrested him on the spot. being
marshal of the village as well as tyrant.
thus drawing salary from two offices,
contrary to the constitution. Gesler, as
punishment for his audacitv, ordered
him to shoot an apple off the head of his
boy. This he did, although it was an
arrow escape for young Tell. The apple
fell, pierced to the core, no encore being
allowed owing to the extreme length of
the performance. AS Tell rushed for
ward to embrace his boy, another drop
ped ont of his vest. ''Hai y cried the
tyrant, wherefore concealest that ar
row." Replied Tell, pointing to GEES
ler's head-gear on top of the pole, "To
shoot that hat - The joke was so good
that Gesl n released him, and gave him
tWenty-dOlar gold piece
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1880-08-14
Foreign War Notes,

The Peruvians set torpedo boat adrift among
the CHILEAN fleet in Callao bay, on the goth ult.
Ii tloated around for a time, and, having a deck
load of fruits and vegetables, the ChiIians on
board transport ship were tempted to cap
ture it. Little thinking of the concentrated
death and destruction concealed under the fair
exterior, they lowered a boat and lowed the
mysterious craft alongside. The torpedo soon
exploded sinking the troop ship, and killing
and drowning about one hundred and fifty.
Recently regular battle fought at Villa
Union, near Mazatlan, Mexico, between the
Pronunciatos 500 strong, and $50 government
troops under Col. Reyes. The rebels were de-
feated with loss of two guns. The killed on
both sides numbered 100.
Particulars of Gen. Burrows defeat at the
hands of the Afghans on the 9th ut., have
been received at Candahar. Burrows engaged
Ayoob kahns' force of 1000 men and 20 guns,
about fifty miles beyond Candahar and after a
severe fight of four hours the British were com
PEELED to retreat to Candahar with loss of 20
officers, 400 Europeans and 800 natives killed
and missing. Three horse artillery gums were
abandoned. Preparations are making at Can
dahar for a siege.
-Four battalions of Monenegrins attacked the
Albanlans on the 28th inst. and were repulSed.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1880-08-14
Indian eIcIItInu.

On the seth nit. Victoria's band of hostile
Indians attempted to pass north into Texas
between Fort Quitnan and Eagle Springs, but
were driven back by Col. Grcrsons force. after
sharp fight. One soldier and eight horses
were killed and Lieut.. Colladay wounded
Santa Fe adylces from Mexico state that on
the 2lst ult. Col. Adolpho Wales in command
OF $40 cavalry and $50 infantry Of federal
troops Of Mexico, attacked the Apaches under
Victoria about TO miles from old Fort Quittman
The fight was indeclsjve. The MeMcans lost
three men killed and ten horses; the Indians
lost four warriors and SIX horses. On the 26th
the Mexican force again attacked the Indians In
Pine mountains. about 50 miles from the line.
After long fight the Indians retired. Their
loss l. not known. The NeSicans lost six
killed Col Wales intends to follow and attack
them again. He Is Of the opinion that they
viii try and get back to New Mexico in which
case Col. Grerson and eight companies Of the
Tenth cavalry. who are stationed within 40
miles of their crossing place, viii doubtless he
on their trail within few hours after they
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1880-08-14
The Way Hummng Birds are Captured


The following is an account OF the
method in which humming birds are
caught: LET us follow little Dan.
the oldest and sharpest of the hllmming
bird hunters, as he goes out for birds.
First he goes to tree called the noun
tain palm, which replaces the cocoa palm
III the mountains, the latter growing only
along the coast. Beneath the tree are
some fallen leaves fifteen feet in length;
these he SEXES and strips, leaving the
midrib bare, a long, slender stem taper
ing to a point Upon this tip he places
a lump of bird lime, to make which he
had collected the inspissated juice of
the bread fruit and chewed it to the con-
sistancy of soft wax. Scattered over
the savanna are many clumps of flower
ing bushes. over whose crimson and
snowy blossoms humming birds are
dashing, inserting their beaks in the
hOneyed cOrrOllas, after active fOrays
resting upon some bare twig, pruning
and preening their feathers Cautiously
creeping toward bush upon which one
of these little beauties Is resting, the
hunter extends the palm-rib with its
treacherous coating of gum. The bird
eyes it curiouely but fearlessly as it APP
proaches his resting place, even peckmg
ut it, but the next moment he is dang
ling helplessly, beating the air with
huzzing wings III vain efforts to escape
the clutches of that treacherous gum.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1880-08-14

SOMETIMES forgeres have been made to
divorce DEGREES, and the solicitors guilty of it
have been thrown over the bar. In order to
escape this penalty a lawyer adopted the fol-
lowing device: He would search the records of
the court for a genuine decree Of divorce,
which drafted at to answer his purpose
and to procure an exemphfied copy from the
clerk. He would then dctach and throw away
all the sheets Of the copy but the last one con-
tanning the signature and certificates attesting
II genuine. TO this last page he would prepare
a body of decree drafted to tit the case III
which he was employed; bringing the writing
down to meet and run onward with the words,
whatever they happened to be, with which the
genuine last page began. He was thus enabled
e. deliver TO his client what appeared to be a
genuine document, and indeed bore every sig
nature, seal and certificate and true ones
necessary to its validity Possibly this would
have saved him from prosecution for forgery:
II did not protect him from summary expulsion
from the bar
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1880-08-14

half of the body being paralyzed The
wooden floor and sills were gnawed to
pieces by her in her efforts to appease
her hunger.
Green Bay Globe. Just after the south
bound train passed the cranberry marshes
near Peshtigo ON Thursday, little boy
PLAYING on the track ran to his mother
exclaiming: II guess the cars killed a
baby-there's head on the track. ."
The mother ran to the spot indicated by
the boy, and what was her surprise and
agony to find that her own child WAS
the victim-a little girl about five years
of age. The name of the family is Fer
muir, and they live near the marshes
named.
OSHKOSH Northwestern: Sunday
afternoon about four o'clock a heavy
storm came up i'll the west and south
veering to the north 1t ragged heaviest
to the north of us although il prevailed
hard enough here for all practical pur-
poses. About 4: 80 o'clock the barn of L.
Nj. Parsons, at Waukau, WAS struck by
lightning, set on fire and entirely de-
stroyed. In the barn were eight tons of
hay, some doubles harnesses and such
tools and articles as are generally found
in a barn. The hen house was i'll one
corner of the barn and the hens which
had all gone to roost were burned.
About the same time the lightning struck
a shock of wheat in field on Mr. Mer-
rill's farm near by The wheat caught
fire and the shock was wholly consumed.
A horse was struck by lightning at the
Green Lake camp meeting, yesterday
afternoon and killed.
LA CROSSE Republicans: One of those
terrible accidents which occur every year
in the harvest season, happened last Sat
urday on Caledonia Ridge, about
eighteen miles from here. A son of
Philip krick was driving reaper, when
the horses became unmanageable and
began 30 run away. The father, who
was near by, seeing the state of affairs,
jumped in front of the horses in order to
stop them. The horses swerved side
ways, knocking him down, and the reap
ing machine passed over him, cutting a
deep cash, six inches wide, In the back
of his head. His son got his feet entan-
gled i'll the reins, and in trying to extri-
cate himself fell on the wheel, whirling
through the air and falling heavily to
the ground, but beyond come slight
bruises escaping mhurt. The attending
physicians entertain hopes of Krick's re-
COVCrV.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1880-08-14
Stacking n Town.

Lima letter says of the taking of Tacna by
the CHILEAN troops: "Only one street escaped
the sack, and this good fortune it owed to the
circumstance that General Boquedano had his
headquarters in it. Hundreds of wounded
prisoners were slaughtered in cold blood. Not
one wounded ally was found alive on the field
the day succeeding the battle. Women and
girls of tenderest age We're violated and many
killed. Farms in the vicinity and their inhabi-
tants shared a common fate with the town.
Every day eight or ten murders were commit
sed, while the bodies of the victims were allow
ed TO remain unburied until their removal be-
came a matter of necessity. africa suffered even
more severely than Tacna. All the houses are
either totally or partially destroyed. Out of
1900 defenders only 600 survive. Those of the
1900 who did not fall in the fight were subse-
quently massacred in cold blood. 1t is an au-
thenticated fact that 40 soldiers who had thrown
away their arms and taken refuge i'll the United
States commercial agency over which the flag
was flying were taken out and butchered i'll the
street
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1880-08-14
Work of the Flames,

fire at Lynn, Mass, on the 9TH instant.
caused loss of $4,000.
Fitzgerald's carriage shop and an adjoining,
building. at Stoneham, Mass, burned ON the
9Th instant.
The Indianapolis & st. Louis railroad freight
house. situated on the bank Of the river at East
St Louis burned on the 5th inst. together
with 1000 feet of platform. track, ETC.. and
some 90 cars, most of them laden with merchan-
disc. Loss on railroad property and freight
cars estimated at 100000. The value of the
merchandise consumed is notk nown.
A fire at Jaunetta, province OF Navarro, Spain
DESTROYED eighty out of 160 houses the village
contained. Several persons were injured.
At Mini, Novgorod, Russia, on the Sd inst.
seventy houses. near the fair were burned. The
ire was attributed TO lncendlaIles.
The 81. Louis sewer pipe company : works, at
ST. Louis. Mo. PARTIAL burned on the night of
the 81 instant. Loss in the neighborhood Of
$4,000.
Felsenthal & Bros rag and paper warehouse
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1880-08-14
DIR. Tanner Successful.

At high noon, on the 9TH inst, DR.. Tanner
finished his fast of forty days at New York
city. About one thousand persons were IN the
hall, and an immense number of people on the
sidewalk. The doctor drank a glass of milk
and called for Georgia watermelon. This he
tapped, dug his hand into it and ate
heartily. When demonstrated with, he asked
to be left alone, saying: ono, my lord, | am
running this now When he placed the
glass of milk to his mouth, he re-
marked: Gentlemen, you don't be
heye that's good :" The signal fol
the expiration of the fast a whistle from a
factory i'll the vicinity. When it blew Tanner
had peach in his hand, but before he could
put 1t into his mouth somebody snatched ii
away In response to the plaudits Of the as
semblage Tanner, who was sitting on chair,
placed on the table, waved his handkerchief
over his head. At quarter past twelve Tan
her got down from the table and left the hall IN
a hack i'll charge of DR.. Gum, who took him to
bis own residence, where he will receive careful
medical treatment. DR.. Tanner weighed at the
end of the fast 12l ; pounds; loss 80 pounds in
40 d6yS
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1880-08-14

THE Marquis Of Anglesey, who Tilted Mrs.
Wctmore, had been married twice, is forty-five
years old, and has an income of s558,00O a
year. Two previous holders of the marquisate
were made to appear III the proceedings for di-
vorce, one of whom was the father of the des-
troyer of Mrs. Wetmores happiness. The other
was compelled to pay f20, 600. Anglescys sis
ter Tilted the wealthy Chaplin some years ago
for the Marquis Of Hastings, and, as Marchion-
es4 of Hastings, wore the trousseau and jewels
which Chaplin gave her for a wedding present.
Subsequently Hastings committed suicide Oh ac-
count Of losses on the turf when his steed was
defeated by Chaplins horse.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1880-08-14
Chicago.

CHICAGO, August 7-1:30 P. M.-Wheat
Opened higher but portion of the advance
was lost rather quiet; $3.50 asked for seller
August S631@S6$4c for seller September
Como Quiet: scarcely so firm at 35@sc for seller
August. September and October. Oats-Qmet
and shade lower at 22tsc for seller August
pc for seller September; 2334c for seller Octo-
ber. Rye--New at &C for cash and seller Au-
gust Barley-At 73c for seller September.
Pork-Higher and the market dragging at
515.77l5 for seller August, $3.50 for seller
September; $685. for seller October. Lard
A shade higher and quiet at $50 for seller
August and September; 57.32ls for seller Octo-
Der. Whisky-At S1.O9. Hogs-Recejpts 500
head; light at S4.70@4.90: heavy shippers at
@4.8oM510. Cattle Receipts 1000 head; nomi-
nal at NesterdaYs nrices
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1880-08-14

NEW YORK, August 1880 T. M-Flour -
Dull; prices without decided change; receipts
2t,1H bbs; round hoop Ohio at 54.750 ). 50:
choice do at S5GOG6.75; supertine western at
S3.65@4.40; common to good extra do at $500
0440; choice do at S4.50m6.75; choice white
wheat do at 94.400450. Wheat Stronger.
moderately active; sales 10000 bus No. red
seller August at S1.09; $4,000 bus do seller
September at 91.09l M1.O915; 10000 bus do
seller October at 51.O95s. Coma shade bet
ter; trade moderate; mixed western spot at 47Ca
49c; do future at 508sc. Oats-Quiet and
firm; western at 38m46c. Boef-Duli and nom
inal new plain mess at $3.50; new extra do at
$1,000. Pork-E'im and quiet new mess at
@1425M1A37I5 !. Lard "A tI1fe firmer: steam
rendered at S7.62l3- Butter tirmcr for choice:
fair demand; Ohio at 14G26c Cheese-V Very
strong at SM11$.c for poor to fancy. Sugar
Firmer; fair inquiry. Enthusiastically; trade
moderate. Petroleum Firm hut quiet. Rice
Quiet and firm; fair trade. Coffee Irmer;
better demand. Freights Dull and weak
Spirits of Tmpentine Firm at 80 sc. Resin
Steady at SLIP 5@1.47ts. Tallow Strong at
g. as 9-16c forwestcrn. Egg Steady at 12N)
BE for far to choice
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1880-08-14
he Death iSelb.

Philippe Henry Lcmane. the French sculptor,
il dead.
Gen. VIM. q. Butler died at Carrolton. KY
on the 9th inst. aged 50 years. He was an Off
CeI in the regular army in the war of 1912 and
was at the battle of New Orleans. For num-
Der of years he in congress and was cand-
date for vice president on the ticket with Gen.
Lewis Cass.
L. II. Case, s weIl-known citizen q Cleve-
land. died at Sharesville, O.. on the night of
the 4th instant
EX-congressman William b. Read. died at his
home IN Hodgenylle, Ky, on the 4th instant,
aged 81 years. He served four terms in con-
gress.
Rev. George Keester. professor of ecclesiastic-
al history in the Union Biblical Seminary of
United Brethren Church. At Dayton O., died on
the % inst.
Mrs. John G. SAKE, wife of the distinguish
poet died at her home IN Brooklyn on the 31st
ult.. Of bronchitis. She was 90 years old.
Mr.. William f. Reynolds, wealthy retired
merchant Of Lafayette. Ind, died at MS resi-
dence in that city ON the 3lst nit, from soften
ing Of the brain, hl ought on ty fail. The
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1880-08-14

AGRICULTURAL statistics show that III the
last fifteen years the production of wheat and
barley IN the United states has doubled; that of
corn cotton and tobacco more than doubled.
potatoes nearly doubled; hay increased more
than one-third and oats about 40, 900, 900
bushels The vast increase in cereals Is mainly
due to the rapid development Of the western
and northwestern states. During the present
generation the corn-center has been transferred
from the south to the west, and the wheat
center from the middle states to the far west.
From 1870 to 1873 the production of tobacco in
creased 10o,000,o0 pounds, mainly IN the south;
while Texas and Arkansas have been the chief
contributors to the increase of two and a quarter
million pounds Of cotton in the same time. In
the former 157, 600 600 were raised in 1870. and
50o.000,O00 in 1878; in tie latter H. 00o, 900
pounds in 20, and 318, 600, 600 in rs
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1880-08-14

II would he well if all through lines of rail
way which do a large immigrant business
should initiate the action of the Erie railroad in
establishing stores whereby immigrants going
west may 10 delivered from the unscrupuou,
persons who now fleece these strangers to om
coast emit u al much al possible Strange as it
may seem most OF these new corners are not
able t. pay 80 or 15 cents far meal at stations
e "a hoard dining cars. and hence they are
compelled 10 lay in stock Of provisions at the
stsrt and replcnish along The route. Not belng
alle t. speak English, and not being acquainted
With the value Of commodities here they have
teen Prey to slarpcrs. 10 avoid this the
tle railroad has established supply store at
Buffalo where these people can obtain needed
supplies at reasonable latcs. An authorized
agent u the company j. charged with tie duty
e sc that the provisions are OF good quality
aad that tile comrany'> prices are adhered to.
lis action Is commendatIe and ought to be
.flitatSd
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1880-08-14

nIfFEKINlE OF opinion exists among Euro
p,an engineers III regard to the rractcability of
establishing sea II now proposed. IN the
great Sahara. The chief problem being, il would
seem, how to keep il up 1t Is argued that sup
Posing the sea be created by means Of a canal.
Il Will lose am enormous quantity Of water ~
evaporation every day. without the introduction
q an equal volume Of fresh water Tie water
eNaPorated being replaced by supply coming
through the canal, the whole body will soon
reach the minimum of saturation. and thus. the
evaporation still continuing. a deposit of salt
will be formed which. in time must fill IN the
whole space Of the interior seattle saInitv of
the water being such that no animal life would
be possible III IT. and the ultimate result being
simply the accumulationeof an immense deposit
Of salt. On the other hand, the projectors Of
enterprise claim that the presence of tins water.
and It's evaporation, must produce coplous rains.
which viii IN large measure return into the sea.
and thus not only accomplish the object referred
TO, but also convert what Is now sterile waste
into fertile country.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1880-08-14

The question of requiring vessels which carry
grain across the ocean to be so constructed as
to prevent the shifting of cargo at sea, is being
agitated in England, and it ought to receive the
attention not only of American shipOwners. but
Of grain shippers in this country In Boston,
since the advent of proper grain inspection,
losses at sea have been lessened. Yet these
losses III general have been frightful. and if
shipping grain in bags, or building vessels with
hulk-heads will prevent losses, one or the other
thing ought 10 be done. For the year ending
July |, 1850. % grain loaded vessels have been
lost, with Their cargoes, while crossing the At
laatic, II of which we're never heard from.
Inc loss Of grain amounted TO about !, 400, O0l
bushels, and the number of lives lost is over 25O
Between 1873 and 1850, 2G steamers, wholly o.
partially laden with grain, fouudcred. and q
were reported as missing, and during the same
period Zoe sailing vessels foundered. and III
vere reported as missing