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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1881-05-28
DEMONSTRATION.

The plague which broke out some time ago in
Mesopotamia is committing frightfu ravages.
Since the I'd of May there have been twenty-six
deaths per day, and the inhabitants have been
obliged to leave the cities and camp in the open
plain in order to escape the dreaded pestilence.
The health authorities doing all in their
power to check the ravages of the plague
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1881-05-28
Published April ), 1881

ChhIER 265.
AN ACT in relation to the support NJ tb
70 amend section one thousand FIVE hunfrodd' aud
two Of the revised statutes Injured and
Inc people OF the state Of Wisconsin. ren-.s
senate and assembly, do enact az foIlops IN
Section L. Section one thousand five bnna
sWo OF the revised statutes is hereby amenSou and
read as follows: Section 1904 Tho fatber u 70 "a
f.i children, being Of sufficient ability of an
erson, who is blind, old, lame, impotent or poo
70 10 70 % unable TO maintain himself, shall At ~,
own charge relieve and maintain such Door :. tae
s9oo manner as shall be approved by the snpr In
OF the town whore such person may be. apd 'Isos
failure OF any such relation so to do, ths
shaH apply to the county judge of the county yrs
u sScn poor person may be, for order to oorass;
socn rene1 OF which application nj least fourteen
notice IN writing shah be given by serving the asI
upon tns person TO whom it is directed in IN. sss
Lnsnnsr provided In section two thousand - ans
arsa ana tnHysx OF the revised statutes for a.
service o. summons In courts Of record 6ncb ne
may be served anywhere within this stste n''o &c
SecfsGn q. This set shah take eject and h. ~ g..
from and after tts passage and pubhcstion 'or's
Approved April l. 1851
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1881-05-28
Destructive Thunder Storm.

The vicinity of Junction city, Kansas, was
visited by a severe thunder storm on the 18th
inst, which inflicted considerable damage to
crops. -Four bridges on the Missouri Pacific
railroad, between Camden and White city, were
washed away by freshet. Miss Berthe Draw
ance was killed by lightning.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1881-05-28
An UnfaithfD Servant.

A prominent German of wheeling, w. Va,
treasurer of an Odd Fellow society has con-
fessed to the lodge that for 23years he has been
steadily stealing money from the treasury. The
shortage amounts to from $4,000 to So
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1881-05-28
PugiIiSDs.

A prize fight occurred on the Hudson river,
nine miles above Yonkers, on the 10th inst, be-
tween John L. Sullivan, the noted Boston
brulser, and John Flood, of New York CITY,
Eight rounds were fought, Flood being knocked
out of time and foarfully punished.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1881-05-28

Alex Tambarg, workman in Touring mill
at Rock Island, ILL.,, was caught in the machin-
cry on the 18th and crushed to death.
Milton E. Marvin, of Kalamazoo was burned
in farm house near Saugatuck, Mich, on the
night of the 18th. His calcined bones were re-
covered from the ruins.
The sick wife of Frank Thayer, a farmer re-
siding near jamestown, n. Y, fellinto an open
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1881-05-28
Road Agents.

Three hghwaymen stopped west bound
coach between Denver and Del Norte, Col, on
the 18th. They opened fire, seriously wound
ing one passenger, whom they robbed, after
which they ransacked the treasure pouch and
mail sacks. reward of $1,250 is offered by
the two cities for the apprehension of tie
thieves
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1881-05-28
Railroad Accident.

Va.,) gave way on the 18th inst, precipitating
freight train into the creek. An engine, tender
and two box cars loaded with flour were
wrecked. Thomas Clark, the engineer received
fatal INJURIES
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1881-05-28
Good Enough,

Two masked men halted a stage near San
Marcial. New Mexico on the 10Th inst, and
shot at the driver. Two passengers riding on
the top drew Winchesters and killed the rob-
bers, whose bodies were left in the road for
lav
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1881-05-28

On the 18th inst, direful calamity occurred
at the mouth of Columbia river, Oregon Three
fishing boats were capsized on the bar and the
occupants drowned
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1881-05-28
TR0S. BARD0N. Editor and Publisher.
NEWS IN BRIEF.
QUaShed,

On the 10Th inst. the famous Morey Chinese
letter libel suit against Kenward Philip and
others, was ended by the entry of aoAe pros
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1881-05-28
Marine Disasters.

The schooner San Jacinto, with a cargo of
grain from Chicago, struck rock in Georgian
bay Lake Huron, on the 18th inst, and sunk
IN deep water
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1881-05-28

A FAT woman of Corinth, Miss, drank
ash-bark tea to make her lean, and
she skipped for the better land Just two
hours ahead of lean woman who was
eating gum arabic to make her tat.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1881-05-28
A Severe Rattle.

The French troops under Gen. Logerot had
desperate fight with The Kroumirs at Ben Nil
ter, in which the French lost five men and the
natives 400
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1881-05-28
Nominations and Combinations.

Ihe senate confirmed the following nominal
tons on the Goth: Wallace r. White of Maine
United States attorney of Idaho; James &. Weeks
United States marshal for the western district
of Louisiana; Albert w. Bash, of Indiana, col
Letter of customs for the district of Puget
Sound; Thomas j. Jordan, of PENNSYLVANIA
Indian agent at the Ponca agency; Woodford,
Tenney, McDougall and Knox for New York at
torneyships and marshalships; Schotied as
Judge of the court of claims; Chas. A. Gould,
to be collector of customs, district of Buffalo;
John L. brood, surveyor of customs at Pitts
burg, Jonathan H. Gray, collector of customs
at Alexandria, Va; JnO. B. Glover, of Indiana
consul at Hayre, France; Geo. F. Mosher, of
New Hampshire, at Nice, France; William b.
Wells, Of Michigan, at Rotterdam; NJ. b. Whar-
ton, of Georgia, at Sonneburg; E. H. Rogers,
of Nebraska, at Chemnitz. Benz. Darlington,
postmaster, Pittsburg, Pa; d. Watson, Sparta,
ILL.,; Presley c. Lane, Palmyra, Mo-; John f.
Haynes Round Greek, Texas and John b.
Nicholas, at Denton, Texas. Elijah A. Stone,
Indian agent at Fort Hall agency, Idaho.
The nomination of VIM. E. Chandler as solic-
ltOr general of the department of justice, was
rejected by a vote of 10 to "a
Among the nominations by the senate
on the 10Th were the following: B. X.
Bruce, Of Mississippi, register of the treasury;
q. b. Loring, of Massachusetts,, commissioner
of agriculture (to take effect June 800; Jere
NJ. Rusk, charge d'affairs Of the United States
for Uruguay and Paraguay: Thos. A. Osborne,
minister to Brazil, vice r. III. Hihard, recalled.
Horace Taylor, consul at Marseies, France;
Geo. Manly, minister resident of the United
States of Colombia; Lew. Wallace, of Indiana,
minister to Turkey; Stephen A. Hurlburt, of
illinois, minister to Peru; Judson Fitzpatrick of
New Jersey, minister to Chill; John E. Gle
ments, of Louisiana, consul to Guatemala.
The senate in executive session on the 18th
inst. confirmed the nomination of VIM H. Rob-
ertsOn collector of customs at New York;
also the nomination of E. A. Merritt as consul
general at London. Other combinations were
made as follows: Alex. Bowman, q. S. district
judge for the western district of Louisiana;
Rear-Admiral Edmund L. Nichols as chief of
bureau, yards and docks OF the navy.
Frederick Douglass has been confirmed as re-
corder of deeds for the District of Columbia
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1881-05-28
published April 7, 1871
On pTEp O20

AN ACT to amend section two thousand four b-
dred and twenty-four of chapter one bund-as
ana thirteen OF the revised statutes, changing II.
ty, and making the term of court in any cnr1ntv =
the ninth judicial circuit special term for ~
whole circuit. '
The people of the state of Wisconsin represents
senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section l. Section two thousand four hundred ~,
twenty-four of the revised statutes is beroI
amended by striking out The words first TUESDAY
where they occur in the twenty second ine from T.
top of the page on page six hundred and seyenty
seven Of said statutes and inserting in lieu Thereof
the words, ION the Tuesday after the third Mopda
so that the paragraph shall read follows: In TIA
county of Marquette On the Tuesday after the 6Tst
Monday in January, and on the Tuesday after tbs
third Monday in June.
Section 2. This act shall take effect and bs N
force from and after its passage and publication
Approved March 80. 1881.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1881-05-28
Published April 8, 1881
CHAPTER 334
AN ACT to provide for state tax for the year A.

AN ALL 10 profido state LOT tne year Al
1881.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented IN
senate and assembly, do enact Is follows:
Section l. There shall be and there is hereby Al
rected to be levied upon the taxable property Of the
state tax for the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and eghty-one, of two hundred and
forty thousand dollars, in addition to all other taxes
and special charges authorized to be levied by exist
ing laws. Said state tax shall be apportioned and
certified by the secretary of state to the several CouD
ties and by the county clerks of the several counties
to the several towns, cities, and incorporate villages
in their respective counties, and shall be collected
and paid over according to existing laws.
Section q This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after its passage and publication.
Approved April 2, 1881.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1881-05-28
Published April 7, 1881
CHAPTER 277.

An ACT TO provide for participation by the state of
Wisconsin in the Yorktown centennial celebra-
ton, and to appropriate certain sum of money
therefor
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in
senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section l. There is hereby appropriated to the
governor of the state of Wisconsin out of any funds
the state treasury not otherwise appropriated the
OF fifteen hundred dollars, 20 enable the gov
,rnor with his military staff attend the celebration
If the Yorktown centennial and take proper part in
he public exercises on that OCCASION and to enable the
'ate to take proper part in the erection of the nonu-
nent, the cornerstone of which is to be then ald
provided. however that no part Of the money here
oy appropriated shall be used to pay the expenses
IF any person except the governor who d1d not
'erve IN the active military service Of the United
States during the civil member of some mill
AIRY organization of the state of Wisconsin.
Section Q. This act shaIl take effect and be in
'oroe from and after its passage and publication.
Approved April 1, 1881.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1881-05-28
Published March 81, 1881
q

AN ACT to authorize Kesander Lundburp and
Charles Settersten their heirs OF assigns TO build
and maintain pier in the waters of Gye-n Bay
Inc people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in
senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section l. Kesander Lundburg and Charles Setter
STEM their heirs or assigns, hereby authorized TO
build and maintain pier in the waters Of Green
Bay, from fractional lot number four a.. section
number seven %, town number thirty (30), range
number twenty-seven cd, Door county, Wisconsin,
SAID pier to extend into the waters of Green Bay
distance not to exceed four hundred 400 feet, and
TO be used for general shipping purposes.
Section 2 This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after its passage: and publication.
Approved March %, 1854.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1881-05-28

fire place in front of which she was sitting, on
the 18th inst, and was fatally burned.
Geo. Young and John White, employed in
mine at La Sale, H., were crushed to death by
falling rocks on the 18th inst.
Four railroad repairers, while crossing tres
tie near Sunbury, Pa, were Overtaken by q
freight train and killed.
On the 10Th inst, party of German ex-
cursionists from Newark o., embarked on Lick
ing reservoir, near that place. for pleasure ride
The boat was overloaded and capsized, drown
ing Mrs. John Lasch, Brice Stowe and his two
children.
A cyclone at Dayton, O., did mischief esti-
mated at $4,000, while trees and buildings in
the vicinity suffered considerably.
MOrtuarY.
Col ". Fl. French, U. S. A., died of apopiexy
at Washington, d. c., on the goth. He was a
major general of volunteers during the war and
was brevet major general in the regular army.
Uncle Billy Young, of Decatur, ILL.,, who
served IN the war of 1912, the Mexican war and
the civil war. died on the 10Th, aged 81 years.
Count Won Amin, the Russian diplomatist,
died on the 10Th. The count was the German
ambassador at Paris and was subsequently
found guilty of betraying his country. offended
ing the emperor and insulting Bismarck, for
winch he was sentenced to five years penal scr
vitude.
Judge Burgoyne, of Cincinnati, ended his re-
narkable career on the 18th inst, at the age of
~ years. He was famous as a leader in the
wing party. He was the first to pronounce
from the bench the unconstitutionality of the
fugitive slave law. He secured the appoint
ment of President Harrison as clerk of his
court. For twenty years he was president of
the National Insurance company.
Franz Dmgelstedt, the German poet, is dead
Vice-Admlral Ronciere de Nowry, of the
French navy, is dead.
K. A. Durham, a well-known cattle-buyer
from California. died of apoplexy at Dodge
City, Kan. No less than $180 900 was found on
his person.
L. A. Gobright, one of the Oldest journalists
IN this country, died at Washington, d. c.. on
the 18th inst
Prince Peter Won Oldenburg died at ST. Peters
burg, on the 14tb
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1881-05-28

the number of schools in his district, including
graded schools, shall exceed one hundred and fifty
but to form not less than four inspection districts if
the number of schools is less than one hundred and
nifty, and not less than three if the number is
less than one hundred, to hold in each inspection
olst1ct at least two meetings in each year for the
ANIMATION of teachers and to furnish each district
clerk IN the same written notice of each meeting to
be posted by him in some conspicuous place IL his
district; such notice shall contain the names the
towns embraced in the inspection district to which
relates, and the time, place and objects of the meet
ing, the examination of the teachers thus held shall
be public, and shall be conducted by oral and written
questions and answers, which shall be uniform in his
DISTRICTS whenever for any cause satisfactory to the
county superintendent, any person desiring certif-
cate teacher shall be unable to attend upon such
examination, he may be examined at any time fixed
by him, and if found qualified by law to teach may
receive certificate of the proper grade, which shall
ermain in force until the next regular examination
in such inspection district
Section 8. This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after its passage and publication.
Approved April l, 1881
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1881-05-28
Published April 6, 1881

AN ACT to repeal chapter one hundred and ffty-ive
of the laws Of $780, entitled act to amend sub
division eight of section four hundred and sixty
of the revised statutes, relating to inspection
districts and the examination of teachers and to
re-enact and restore subdivision eight Of section
four hundred and sxty-one of the revised statutes
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in
senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section l. Subdivision eight. Of section four hun
dred and sxtyone of the revised statutes is hereby
amended so as to read follows; To divide his dis
trct into inspection districts bounded by town lines
and containing not than four towns each, when
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1881-05-28
Published April Z, 1881. ]
CHAPTER go.

AN ACT to amend section seven hundred and nine
tsix, chapter thirtyeight of the revised statutes
of 1873, relating to town elections.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in
senate and assembly, do enact az follows:
Section l. Section seven hundred and Einety-six
chapter thirty of the revised statutes of 1873
is hereby amended 80 as to read follows: Section
1876. The polls of the election shall be opened be-
tween the hours of nine and ten O'Clock the fore
noon, and shall remain open till five O'Clock in the
afternoon, and the inspector shall cause proclama
ton TO be made at the opening of the polls and at the
closing thereof and proclamation in like manner at
least hour before the closing of the po specify
ing the hour at which the polls of the election will
be closed.
Section 2. This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after its passage and publication.
Approved March 30, 1881
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1881-05-28
Published March "A, 1881
IHADufED 40

CHAPIER 14J.
AN ACA to amend subd: vision two OF section one
thousand seven hundred and seventy-two of chapter
egty-six of the revised statutes in relation to the
organization of corporations.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in
senate and assembly, do enact as follows
Section l. Subdivision two of section thCus-
and, hundred and seyenty-two of chapter
eghtysix of the revised statutes is hereby amended
by adding thereto the following: II such corporate
name contains the of any individual, the word
limited shall also be contained in such corporate
name.
Section g. This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after it's passage and publication.
Approved March %, 1881.
Published March 81, 1881
CHAPTER 226.
AN ACT relating to the admission of evidence.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in
senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section l. Comparison of disputed writing, with
any writing proved to the satisfaction of the
be genuine shall be permitted to be made by wit
in all trials and proceedings and such writing
and the evidence of witnesses respecting the
may be submitted to the court ana jury evidence
of the genuineness or otherwise of the writing dis
pute.
Section q This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after its passage and publication.
Approved March %, 1884,
Published March %, 1881
CHAPTER 1T1.
AN ACT to appropriate to the Wisconsin State Agr-
cultural society certain sum Of money therein
named.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented In
senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section l. There hereby appropriated to the WIS
consin s tate Agricultural society the sum OF two
thousand dollars, out of any money In the general
fund not otherwise appropriated.
Section 2. This act shall take effect and be In force
from and after it's passage and publication.
Approved March %, 1881.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1881-05-28
Published April 8, 1881
OfY A fSrrhn nrn

AN ACT for the distribution and sale of Blue
Books in the possession of the superintendent Of
public property, under chapter thirty three, laws
of 1881.
The people Of the state of Wisconsin, represented in
senate and assembly, do enact follows:
Section !. The superintendent of public property
shall distribute Blue Books in his possession under
chapter thirty-three, laws Of 1881, follows: Ten
copies each to the governor, lieutenant governor
secretary OF state, state treasurer attorney general
state superintendent, railroad commissioner, insur-
ance commissioner superintendent OF public prop
srty, members of the senate and assembly, five
copies each to the chief clerks and sergeant-atarms
three copies to each of the postmasers, assistant
clerks and bookkeepers and one copy to each Of the
clerks and employees, including the extra employees in
the senate and assembly, except messenger boys
copy to each of the reporters who have been regular
ly employed for the session in reporting legislative
proceedings for daily papers; the balance Of said
books shall be kept by the superintendent of public
property for sale at ninety cents per copy provided
by chapter thirty three, laws of 1881. Er-
Section 2. The superintendent shall pay over all
moneys derived from the sale of such Blue Books,
to the state treasurer, to become part Of tine gener
al fund
Section s. This act shall bein force from and after
its passage and publication.
Approved April l. 1881.
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Published April 7, 1881. j
CHAPTER ga
Published March Is, 1881. ]
pTER TS6

AN ACT authorizing the governor to execute and
denver patents to the Chicago Saint Paul. Min
neapoils and Omaha railway company, its success
ors and assigns
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in
senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
section l. The governor is hereby authorized and
empowered to execute and deliver to the Chicago
SAINT Paul. Minneapolis and Omaha railway com
pany "a corporation created by due consolidation,
under the laws of Wisconsin, Of the north Wiscon,
SIN and the Chicago, Saint Paul and Minneapolis
railway companies), its successors and assigns
patent or patents for any and all lands earned land
not the subject of litigation adverse clai) by the
West wisconsin railway company by the construc-
non OF its railway to the lake Saint Croix and to
winch the said Chicago, Saint Paul, Minneapolis
and Omaha railway company is or NAV be entitled
az the successor OF said West Wisconsin railway
company.
Section q This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage
Approved March "A, 1881.
The Princeton union., 1881-05-12

A MOST brutal and unprovoked
murder was committed in Ostego,
Wright county, nearly opposite Elk
River, last Saturday. Philip Hoffman,
an inoffensiye farmer, was literally
butchered by an ungainly, brutal,
good.fo nothing county charge, Her
man Trautch. Trautch claims that
Hoffman's calf was trampling down
his, Trautch's, meadow and he was
putting it out when Hoffman assault
ed him, and in self defence he was
obliged to carve Hoffman. This story
is considered very thin. Hoffman was
stabbed in five or six places and died
before any Of his family reached him.
Trautch was arrested Sunday after
noon, near Buffalo, by constables
Snow and Wood, and he is at present
incarcerated in the Hennepin county
Jail to await the action Of the Wright
county grand jury. Hanging is too
good for the brute, but in all proba-
bility he will plead guilty and cheat
the gallows.