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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1883-11-17
Sr. LOUIs.
NEW YORK
TOLEDO
A Tramp'S Luck.

ltrom the Emerson Internationally
When Mr.. G. b. Russell, now agent
of the American Express company at
Winnipeg, was in charge of the office of
that company here last winter, he had as
an assistant a middle-aged man named
Henry Clemens. Clemens was tall and
lanky, and rather uncoutn IN dress and
slouchy in appearance, but withal a
genial and good hearted man. During
the spring he left the employ of the ex
press company and went ont to work on
the North Ridge on the farm of Mr..
John Lawrason, of st. George, who had
a number of men and teams engaged in
reaking. Clemens acted as cook for
the men, and the writer remembers eat
ing a very good dinner got up by him
on Lawranson's place in the early part
of The last elections cCmpaign in their
riding. Now comes the romantic part
of Clemens history. On Thursday of
last week there arrived at the Carney
house two we'll dressed gentlemen from
the East, having the appearance of be
lEg father and son. Capt. Carney
noticed that they did not register their
names and remarked the fact. They
said they did not care to register, as
they were on peculiar mission and did
not wish to disclose their presence IN
Emerson. They, however told Capt
Carney that they were from Oswego,
n. Y. and that their name was McGraw,
father and son. "Why," exclaimed the
ex mayor, that's not far from my old
home. | was born on Pipe Creek,
eight miles from Oswego." The dis
closure of this fact caused the Messrs.
McGraw and Capt Carney to im-
mediately become warm friends. and the
former there upon unfolded to Capt Car.
ney the following tale: They were look
ing for man named Henry Clemens,
who was the only son of a sister of the
elder McGraw, and full cousin of the
young Clemens. Fourteen years ago
young Clemens went a way and left his
wife and children and never returned
Some time ago a relative Eve are not
sure but that it was his father) had died
and left 100000 to Clemens and bis
children, but the money could dnot be divid-
ed without the presence Of Clemens.
They had been looking for Clemens for
some time, and had finally learned that
he was at Emerson, and we here TO
look him up and take him back with
them. During the day they found Gle
mems at the Home Hotel, on the West
side, engaged in the work of sweeping
out the bar-room as they came upon
him. They Immediately captured
him, and, without giving him time to
get his trunk or anything else, brought
him over to the East Side and took the
train for St. Paul, where they said they
would buy him a new outft-and he
certainly needed it, as bis old slouch
hat and faded garments were hardly be-
coming to man worth 100000 The
Messrs, McGraw are wealthy and ex-
tepsiye lumbermen in Michigan.
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KANSAS City, No, November "a
horrible double murder and suicide oc-
CURED some time yesterday afternoon
ten miles southwest Of Independence.
Capt. Henry Clay McCee, farmer at
one time very wealthy, murdered his
wife and eldest daughter with a gun
loaded with buckshot, and then com
mitted suicide by taking morphine. The
exact circumstances Of the affair are not
known. At 5 o'clock, when the four
children returned from school, they
found their mol her lying dead in a pool
of blood IN the sitting room, TO which
the front door opens. The children did
not wait to make any further Investiga-
ton, but aroused the neighbOrs, who on
searching the house, IN an apartment
adjoining that in which Mrs. McGee
BODY Law, discovered the remains of Miss
Nancy McGee. in an up stairs room.
the body of Capt. Henry Clay McGee
was found, an empty morphine bottle
being within reach. Mrs Mciee was
shot IN the breast and Miss McGee III
the shoulders. the charges of buck
shot tearing great holes in which the
band might be thrust. Death must
have ensued instautaneously in both
cases. 1t is supposed the killing oc
CURED early III the afternoon. Mrs.
McGee was so years of age and her
daughter 20. Capt. Henry Clay Mcdee
was So years old. He belonged to
highly respected family, but was cordi-
ally hated by eveiybody who knew
hiu on account OF his combative
and tyrannical disposition. He came
to this state from Cyntbiana, Ky.,
several years ago, and purchased a faru
near Independence. de was possessed
of comfortable fortune at the time OF
his death, bnt IN former years he wae
very rcb. He killed man in an eltc-
non brawl in Kentucky some years ago.
but the deed was committed in self-de
tense, and he was acquitted. The
bloody affair has created inteuse excite
ment in the neighborhood where It &C
CURED.
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House. Building in England.

How many years Gland asks must
elapse before the entire surface of this
country shall be covered with houses?
Forty years ago we built forty thousand
houses per annum in Great Britain; now
we build more than eighty thousand.
During the last eighty years we have
erected 2,250, 600 houses, which are
" estimated to be worth double the
amount of the national debt" 1t would
he interesting to inquire how many of
these dwellings, viii be III existence or in
habitable condition at the end of another
forty years? The great bulk of the new
houses built in England are IN the sub
urbs Of London, although as the metro
1olis is at present more extensively
Overbuilt than If has been for several
wears, the number will no doubt be con-
-iderably reduced during the next year
or two. London houses, it is notorious,
are, taken all round, the worst built in
this island. It is probable enough,
therefore. that quite one-half of the
dwellings, which are built in Great Brit
ain every year VIII not be IN existence
half a century after their completion.
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ssE<Ezk Al.

The business failures during the week ending
the 9th we're 2i1.
On the 8th about $50 Norwegians left Chi
cago, Ill, on special train for New York.
whence they go TO Norway to spend the Christ
mss holidays with their relatives
BENJAMIN FIrcH. philanthropist Of New
York, died on the 7th. He had made cbarit-
able donations during his life of upwards Of
$1,000, Geo.
FRANK A. FLETCHER, ma nufacturer of gents
shirts. Chicago, Ill, failed on the 7th. Liza
bilities $4,000.
Is Milwaukee, Wis, Gustav Oakland, a
ieweler, owns a timepiece which belonged to his
ancestors for over $50 years. 1t was made IN
1547 at Waterford, England, every piece being
handw0rk, ana Is considered worth IS, 0C0.
Doy. RUsK on the 7th Issued a proclamation
nleming Thursday, November %, 1888, as
Thanksgiving Day
OK the 7th David Moses, the husband of the
fat woman who died at Baltimore. Md. re
Gently, sold her body TO physician Of thar
place.
KELLOGG, SAWYER & Co., lumber manufac-
turers, KaIamszoo, Mich, assigned on the 9th.
Liabilities S275. 600.
NEWTON JACKSON, builder and lumber dealer,
South Bend, Ind, failed on the 7th. Lab.ll-
ties 100000
Ex-Gov. RANDOLPH, of New jersey, died at
MorrIstowp, on the 7th, aged 81 years
Is the almshouse at Erie, Pa, is an orphan
g!rl, is years OF age, who has never been
weaued, and has never tasted food. When she
was three months old she had an attack of
brain fever which dwarfed her brain.
TIE elections held oD the 9th resulted as fol
lows, according to dispatches of that date: In
Massachusetts,, Robinson elected governor By
10000 In New York the democrats elected
their state ticket, the legislature republican
Pennsylvsnls elects the republican ticket and
legislature. Connecticut elects republican
legislature. Virginia democratic. Minnesota
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Ch WENAss

NEAR Independence, Mo-, on the 8th, Capt.
II. e. McGee, farmer murdered his wife and
eldest daughter, and then suiclded.
On the 9th at WATERFOWL. Wis, Mrs. Victoria
Veeder pleaded guilty to numbering her hus-
band aud was sentenced to states prison for
twenty years.
On the 8th posse of citizens of Ephrata,
Penn, had a fight with band of outlaws One
Of the posse and two outlaws were seriously
wounded.
ARTHUR WILLIAMS, editor of the Advertiser
Logansport, Ind, was shot and killed on the
Sth by George West.
On the 7th Henry McGee, sheriff, attempted
to arrest tough named Ed. Parker at Tish
mingo, |. T. Parker killed MCGEE and then
smclded.
JACOB L. GELLER an ole resident of Milwau-
kee Wiz, suiclded on the 8th by shooting. III
health was the cause.
A POLITICAL row at Wakefield. Va, on the
9th resulted in the killing of r. W. White
On the 7th John L. Martin, who confessed
to numbering lis wife, was ia ken in hand bv
an armed mob and hanged at LuIing. Tex.
A PROMINENT aud wealthy New York society
a1y was on the 4th detected in pocketlng a
andsOme yase at friends house. Ipvestf-
CATION brought forth numerous other articles
which her acquaintance had missed. Her
social standing saved her from Imprisonment
LEE WHITE, baggage master Of the North
Western at Oakfeid. Wis, confessed to the
robbery Of 800 money package, made resti-
tulon, and on the 9th suicided by shooting.
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FRESH EVICTIONS.
Loughrea, Ireland, in a State of Great
Excitement on Account of Num-
erous Evictons.

LONDON, November TO- Great excite
ment exists throughout Loughrea, In
Ireland, In consequence of system of
wholesale evictions put into operation
to-day, and direct result of the revived
teuds between the orangemen and ma
tionalists. The evicting landlords, be-
fore proceeding to oust their tenants,
secured the protection of the
police, and had soldiers with
liked bayOnets stationed on guard
around each farm that was to be
cleared. Thus prepared, the landlords
had the constables dispossess all the ten
ants, putting them and their effects into
the roadways. The evictions began at
day light, and were well under way be-
tore the neIghbors of the sufferers were
mace aware of what was goiug on.
Then all the farmers and farm hands for
miles round gathered in groups about
the different scenes of eviction, AND
nothing but the overpowering strength
of the well-Intrenched military pre-
vented the worst forms of rioting and
DloOdshed.
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WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.

THE state treasurer had S75l, 100 on
hand ST the close of last month.
INvEsTI 4ATIoNs at Chicago indicate
that the liabilities of the Milan Paper
Company, of Milan, ILL.,, are about $780,
600; assets, $1,000.
The Rock River Paper Company,
with mills at Beloit, Wis, and Rockford,
ILL.,, has failed 18th liabilities to the
amount of $4,000.
An engine and a number of freight
cars were demolished by a collision on
the Chicago and North Western Rail-
road, at Evansville, on the 29th.
DANIEL BEAVER shot himself in the
town OF Wheaton, Chippewa County,
because a young widow named Stewart
had rejected his suit for her hand. His
physicians say that he cannot recover.
PETER ARMSTRONG. a pioneer of Outa-
gamle County, a well known resident on
the Little Chute Road, just below APP
pleton, was found dead in his bed on the
mornins of the 1st INST.
THE circuit court of Buffalo County
sentenced Albert Raick, who murdered
Ed Dunn at Beef Slough last July. to
serve eighteen months in state prison,
the first day to be il solitary confne-
ment.
A YOUNG man named Skrosgard has
confessed to the robbery of Everson x
Co. s store at Hudson, giving the names
Of Martin Thompson and James Bremen
as accompliees. They were accordingly
arrested
EMERSON & Co. s general mercantile
establishment at Hudson was entered on
the night of the 4tn inst. bye posse of
burglars and some 800 worth of valu-
ables taken, mostly clothing end jewelry.
A BIG verdict was found by circuit
court jury on the 30th III the case of
John Ii. Willis against George Bremner.
Both parties are residents OF Racine, of
which county the defendant was sheriff.
The action was brought IN that county,
but a change Of venue to the circuit
court Of Milwaukee County was obtained
by the defendant. 1t is alleged that
the defendant, as sheriff, unlawfully
seized upon property belonging
TO Willis and converted the
same to his own use after the plain
tiff had made an assignment. For
this act the plaintiff sought to recover
t25, 600 damages. The case has been
on trial for over a week. At the open
ing of court on the 30th the jury re-
turned a verdict in favor of the plaintiff
for the fair value of the property taken,
tO-wit: S13, ,S03 2S.
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re-elects its governor and the republican tick
ct Democrats carry Maryland, New Jersey
aud Mississippi. Republicans elect their can
didate IN Nebraska, In Chicago the demo-
cratic ticket is elected. The people Of Dakota
adopted their new constitution.
w. II. CoNEY, known as q dean of the Mill
waukee College of Physicians aud Surgeons
got ahead of the authorities who were endeav-
oring to close his institution. On the 5th he
sold his furniture, etc, and skipped To parts
unknown.
NINE. ADELTSE PATTI arrived in New York
on the 9th. She is under engagement with
Mapleson to sing 40 nights for which she re-
eeives 1220, 600. and hotel and travelling ex-
penses for herself, husband and servants,
making III all about $500, 600.
THE WInnebago'5 will receive the first in
stallmeut of the congressional appropriation
made last winter, on November 18th.
A FAs AfER named Jacob Seile, near Erie, Pa,
became distrustfu of banks withdrew &c. 900
and for ssfety placed it IN the dining Ioom
stove. His wife not knowing this built fire
IN II and burned up the wealth.
The Buffalo Seaman's Union on the 5th ad-
vanced wages to 81 per day.
DISPATCH from chihuahua, n. NJ, of the
5th, saws Ju, the Apache chief was killed
by falling into a gulch which he endeavored to
jump while being pursued by Mexican cavalry.
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CASslAE4s sEssS.

HE village Of Hamburg, near Buffalo. n. T.,
Was damaged by fire on the 8th to The extent
of S35, 600
The foundry Of Beadle & Kelly, Troy n. Y,
burned on the sih. Loss $50, 900.
OK the 9th at Caro-, ILL.,, John Lacey, car
repairer, was run over and fatally injured by
an Illinois Central train.
THE big boat James VI. Thompson exploded
her boiler opposite Niger Point, near New
York city. aud ont of eight persons aboard five
we're blown to pieces.
A FoUR-sToRY building in process ofconstruc-
ton at Buffalo \. y, collapsed on the gu.
Twelve workmen were buried in the ruins. five
Of whom we're dead when taken out.
4 scAFFoLDING at furnace. Newcastle, Ra.
gave way on the 9Th and four workmen dtOpped
to the ground, a distance OF 50 feet Three
sustained fatal Injuries.
IL trying to kindie fire with coal oil at In
dInapois, Ind. on the 8th, Anne BerrInger.
domestic, was burned to death.
A BLoCE Of buildings at Hamburger, \. Y.
burned on the 8tn. Lose $4,000
FIRE at Sioux Falls. Oak. on the 7th. de-
stsoYed four-stoIy livery stable, the Com
merciai House, the Western House and several
other buildings Tbirty-six horses were Incin-
Grated. Loss 51GO, coo.
IHE elevators of Cargill Bros, and Hodee
Y Hy de at Dell Rapids, Dakota. burned on the
7th. Loss go, 600.
Oh the 7th Aug. Oleson and Andrew Nelson
were suffocated by foul air in well at Pointed
Woods. Oak.
CAPT. W. Il. CAMPBELL, of the schooner
Motnilg Star, fell on the sta, near Menominee.
hIcb., into the hold of his vessel and was
killed.
Az ice house at Newport, KY, was destroyed
by fire on the 5tn. Loss S25, COO
IRE Island House. near Oxford. Me-. burned
on the 9Th. Loss S35. .000
FRANK WILKES. while herding sheep near
Pleasastyille, Utah, recently, became lost and
died of starvation
CHARLES REsHARD, while digging a well near
CnntonYIle, WIS, was, on the 9Th suffocated
by DIRT cayIng in on him.
Az elevator at the capitol at Bismarck OAK.
oosed from the cable and fell on the 9th, car
rying down with it six wcrBmen. VIM. Buxton
was fatally injured: the rest will recover
HE beer ware house of c. and J. Michel at
Minneapolis, Mimi, burned on the 5.h. one
employe was burned TO death
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lhpap suits,

Apumber of years ago fellow who had
driven some stock to Cincinnati formed
a scheme to get a new suit of clothes
from one of the energetic dealers who
so urgently solicit the man from the
country to buy. He went into the store,
after stationing several of his rascally
companions where they could lock ID,
and ordered the finest suit In the entire
stock. Just as he had got fairly into
them, the gang outside, in accordance
with their instructions, rushed into the
store, brandishing pistols and bowling,
Shoot the son of a sea cookl Kill the
blank scoundrel Kill him Kill
him !" Ike man in the new clothes,
affecting great terror, broke for the door.
the gang following inNhot pursuit, and
10 very short time the entire party was
safe on the Kentucky side. The cloth
ing dealer is TIL waiting for the sea-
cooks son to return and pay for the
clothes
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glass in exquisite shapes and designs.
Wines were there IN abundance; and in
their proper PLACES were the buffers and
servants, ready to do their bidding at
this sumptuous repast. 'fThls was
Whistler's lunch of crackers and cheese.
The whole affair, said my friend, was
one Of Whistler's strange conceits-his
apparently accidental meeting with me
(when he had probably been hunting for
me for hours). his selection Of midnight
for such an escapade, his IL alb lity to get
into bis house (all arranged b5'orehand)
and his surprise fer me when | entered.
No man but Whistler would think of
such a thing, and no one else would car
~ tout in such perfection as he. There
was enough for twenty men on the table,
and there we two sat till early morning,
eating and talking of a Thousand
things"
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4 Device Against ROrpS,

From the Boston Journal
An invention for protection from bores
has been devised by gentleman of lit
erary habits in this city, which may
safely be recommended to those who are
afflicted by the attentions of these we'll
known pests of society. He has his
study IN the top of one Of our public
buildings, and nearly every day prom
inent representative of the genus bone
climbs up the stairs and knocks at his
door, and after entering he sits himself
down and smokes the literary mans ci-
gaTs and discourses second hand opin-
ions to him during the greater part of
the day. The literary man has been for
a ioug time casting about for a remedy,
and at last be said: MY dear Jones, l
want to tell you something in conf
dence. I am frightfully troubled by
people dropping in on me whom | don't
wish to see. and so | am going to keep
1y door locked hereafter. Now, of
course, there are some whom | am al.
ways delighted to have call, and you,
my dear Jones"-slapping him on the
back" as | dou't need TO tell you, are
one of them. So | am gong to arrange
private signal with those whom / shall
always be glad to admit to my room, and
| want you. when You come, to knock
thus, two slow raps and three quick
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The Impalient Irishman.

During certain hours of the day the
elevated railroads Of New York City are
obliged to carry passenger for five
cents, ten cents being the fare of other
hours. During these Communication hours
the train on the Third Avenue Road was
crowded, recently, and the fact called
out a specimen OF Irish humor;
At Ninth Street an Irishman got on
board and hung on to a strap, patiently
waiting for a vacant seat. More people
got on at Fourteenth, Eighteenth, Twen-
ty-Third and Fourty-second Streets,
and none got off.
At Fifty-ninth Street the man began
to be impatient, and when the Sixty
seventh Street Station was reached and
still no one showed a disposition to
move, he could control himself no longer.
Taking MP a position from winch he
could -ake the car fore and aft, and with
look Of mingled pity Bnd contempt, he
exclaimed, "Ye poor, unfortunate vaQa-
bonds! Have nary wan av yees got a
home to go to p
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MILK in Sutherland.

milk drnker" writes to the st.
James Gazette: Among the many small
zvindles to which the traveller in Swltzer-
land is a victim is the enormous price
which Is charged for milk In the
country par excellence of milk, in the
Out-of-the- way places, 20 centimes is the
price of glass of milk, which is too
much, but not very extorrionate; the
usual price Is 30 centimes, and often
hotel~keepers have the face to charge
30 cenumes True, it appears in the
bin under the thin disguise Of sun Iait
frci9;" but the fact remains that we
nave to pay pence in Switzerland for
that which we should pay penny in
England. There was a time when one
could get az much cream as one wanted
for q few confines. can remember the
time when, if | went into DAIRY in Lon
don and asked for glass ofmllk the peo-
pie looked surprised, and after some
time produced a dubious-lookipg glass
from somewhere in the back premises
to serve it in. Now the vending of glass
es Of milk, and milk and soda water, is
part of the business Of every London
dairy. which is a very good thing.
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One Savtchuk, q Russian who lives in a
Bessarablan province, is declared to be 13O
years Of age and 70 enjoy perfect health
and strength. His hair, which was for
merly white, has taken on a greenish
hue His eldest son is more jnfirm than
he, and his age IS only 81. The village
in which the old man lives was founded
by him and friend Of MS, aud its 100
houses are all inhabited by their direct
descendants. There are fifty families in
the tribe Of Savtchuks, and they live in
peace and quiet without ever going to
law.
GREEN turtles are selling at 10 cents
per mound at St Angnstine. FL.
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ones-see ?-and then | shall know who
Is there Jones commended the idea
as peculiarly ingenious, and has since
faithfully acted upon it, but was heard
the other day to remark very innocently
that it was deuced odd, but of late it was
very seldom that he could find his liter
ary friend at home.