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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1884-12-27
A ESPERArE ROBBERY.
A New York Thief Throws Pepper
Into IA jewelers. Eyes TO Secure
His Diamonds.


A tall, slim Englishman, giving the
name of James Smith, is a prisoner at
the Tombs, New York, charged with g
brutal and daring attempt at robbery.
At noon, on the 10Th, Smith entered
the iewelry establishment of Ferdinand
Graft, 427 Grand Street, and asked to
see some expensive rings. He said he
wanted to buy seven rings as gifts to
relatives of a young lady he was to mar
ry on Sunday. Mr.. Craft displayed a
tray containing seventy rings valued at
$1,000, but Smith wanted something
better and asked TO look at big dia-
mond cluster. AS the jeweler held the
cluster up to the light to see the
price mark, Smith dashed a
handful of red pepper into
his eyes and grabbed the tray and bolted
for the door. Mr.. Crafts door was easy
to enter, but hard to get out of, and the
thief was caught. Craft began to howl
with pain and terror and jumping over
the show case, grabbed the thief. A
desperate struggle then began, and
Smith was on the point of numbering
the blinded jeweler when help arrived
anu uS WdS SeCuISo. 1WO Httec6iFeS
caught Smith and he showed fight.
The detectives pulled their clubs and
began Systematically to pound the rob
ber's head to a jelly and would have
succeeded had not citizens interfered.
The jeweler was led into the Tombs by
officers as the pepper had for tine
destroyed his eyes1ght. Smith made a
desperate attempt at escape from the
prisoners dock, but anothe sound club
bing rendered his legs useless. He was
remanded.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1884-12-27
Dress Not Sinful Vanity.
from the American Queen

ttrom the American Queeh.J
Ruskin is the first great writer who han
treated the subject of dress with due
gravity. He has shown us that seri-
Gus study thereof is needful virtue,
instead of a sinful vanity, and that a
harmonious and well constructed gown
is as much a work of art as picture or
a statue Neither can it be argued that
the work is mean, since it is to adorn
human beings, who are, sitter ALL natures
masterpieces. His words are but the
expression of an opinion, held by all
artists from time immemorial, and indi-
rectly expressed by most of them. For
there is neither drama nor painting in
which costume, both as to color and
drapery, does not fo1m an all-important
element, and there are few impressive
scenes Ia our works of fiction in which
the dress is not mentioned. The un-
conscious tribute to its significance is
not only due to the realistic force OF
such descriptions, but also to their
power in expressing character.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1884-12-27

The Thirty Years, WSS.

from the LoLdon Quarterly Reyiew.}
The thirty years war was one long
maze of cross purposes, of wheels with
in wheels, and double meanings. Ev-
erybody wore a mask, some of the act
ors wore several, and no fancy ball ever
showed a greater variety of borrowed
costumes and travestied characters.
Nations aud parties which act together
and seem to be sworn friends turn out
to be secret and deadly enemies. Os-
tensible enemies are found to be rem
dering the friendhest Offices under
hand. The Catholic emperor is thwarted,
not only by the other Catholic powers,
but by the pope and by the Jesuits.
The Protestant hero, Gustavus Adolf
phus. meets with coldness and treachery
from the co-religionists he has come to
save, and with no slight support from
the Catholic enemies he is about TO
crush. Nc portion of history is more
bewildering, difficult and unsatisfactory
and when to this is added the unexam-
pied cruelty, devastation, and ruin
which marked every phase OF this most
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1884-12-27
MOONSHINERS.
Desperate Encounter Between Reve.
Eue Officers and Illicit Distillers.
he Officers led Into an Ambush and
Two of the Outlaws Il HE'D.

A revenue informer named Prater re-
ported to the authorities at Atlanta, Ga,
some time ago, the location of an illicit
distillery owned by Anderson Grant, a
giant in strength and desperado. 1t
now appears that the whole scheme was
a deep-laid plan to wreak vengeance on
the raiders. On the morning of the
10th, Deputy Marshal James A. Gusson
and Revenue Agent Loftand, accom-
panied by two other men, and guided
by Alf Prater, the Georgia pedestrian,
who has long acted as revenue scout,
left GAINESVILLE in q wagon and buggy.
Alf Prster is cousin of the informer.
Gsston drove a valuable horse On get
ting into the wilderness of Bark Camp
and within about mile of the Illicit
distillery, the teams were left by the
roadside in the care of boy. When
the raiders had gotten well into the
woods, the moonshiners, who had lain
IN wait for them, attacked the team
boy, who was caught and beaten. Prep
arations were being made to hang him
when he evaded the moonshiners and
ran off under volley of pistols-hots.
Anderson Grant, who was the leader of
the gang, got a horse out of the
harness and rode off. When the raiders
returned they found everything quiet
and the morse and boy gone. Prater,
til guide, mounted a mule, and rode off
to investigate, but had gone only 300
yards when the moonshiners in ambush
fred upon him and killed his mule. Ee
ran back to camp and the raiders sought
shelter in a pine thicket. The scout
succeeded in making his way to g aims
vile, and returned with posse of citi
zens. The posse reached camp about
u O'Clock the same night. All night the
woods had been hideous with screeches,
blowing Of horns, etc. Five of the rev.
enue party started out to recover their
horses. and came upon squad of the
moonshiners mile from camp. On see
ing the party approach the moonshiners
fred avolley into Gaston's horse, killing
it. They then charged the raiders and
desperate fight occurred. Several
raiders were wounded. One was knocked
sepseiess with gun and Prater, the
guide, had a bullet sent through his
hat. Anderson Grant and Prater, the
informer, were shot and killed instantly.
After the two men were killed the
moonshiners were put to flight and
the raiders returned 70 GAINESVILLE,
reaching there at daylight.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1884-12-27
FOUL MURDER.
A KObber shoots a Farmers Wife and
Kills her Husband.


At o'clock on the evening OF the
18th, a farmer named Harrington, living
two miles from Geneva, o., was called
to the door by knock and, on opening
he was confronted by a masked man who
sighted revolver and demanded, II
want your money" Harrington took a
small sum from his pocket and handed
it to the robber, who took it and cried,
"That isn't all; want the balance" At
that moment handkerchief fell from
his face, and Mrs. Harrington, standing
near, exclaimed, sob, l know him !"
"You do, do you?" shouted the ruffian.
Take that, then," and he fred, the bull
let going through her arm. She ran
out of the house TO a neighbor's for
help. On returning with friends, evi
dences OF a desperate struggle were
found in the house, and Harrington lay
dead on the floor with bullet hole
through his forehead. Mrs. Harrington
recognized the murderer as a fellow
named Louis Webster, who lived two
miles from the farm. He was arrested
and quietly taken to Jefferson, to avoid
lynching. Mrs. Harrington's injuries
will necessitate amputatiOn of the arm
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1884-12-27
Restored by Law.

A well-buiit, respectably-dressed
woman of middle age appeared at police
headquarters a few days ago, says
Philadalphis, Pa, dispatch to the
Pittsburg Commercial Gazette, with
letter of introduction. She had, she
said, come from Boston, and asked for
assistance in the arrest Of her husband,
Lawrence Nugent, who had deserted
her eighteen years ago. Her own
name she gave as Helen Nugent. She
had learned that her husband had es-
tablished business in this city, and On
making a search found that he was en-
gagged in keeping hotel, and was in
affiuent circumstances. She was di-
rected to apply to a magistrate for a
variant for her husbands arrest, but
was refused on the ground that the of
fense was not committed in this state.
The matter then came to the attention
OF the city solicitor, and on referring
the case TO Magistrate Dist, the latter
issued warrant for Nugents arrest.
The accused was taken before the mag
istrate for a hearing to-day. Mrs. Nu-
gent was about to give her testimony
when her husband asked permission to
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1884-12-27
ORPHANS IN PERIL.
A Catholic Orphan Asylum iu Brook
lyn Burned.
Narrow Escape of the nn,ates-One
of the Sisters in Charge Fatally
Injured.

The Catholic Male Orphan Asylum
at st. Marks and Albany Avenues
burned on the afternoon of the 18th,
and it is feared some of the children
perished in the flames. The sisters in
charge think all escaped, but cannot
tell until the roster of the boys is called.
The little fellows are now scattered
about in the care of the residents of the
neighborhood. The fire started in the
drying room which adjoined the south
ern end of the main building. This
drying-room also contained the boilers
and heating apparatus, with dormitory
on the third floor, in which there were
sixty orphans, suffering from various
complaints. Sister Mary Josephine, WHO
was in the dormitory at the time
the fire broke out, made heroic
efforts to safe the little ones
She remained in the room IN
til absolutely driven out by the flames
Then she ran to window, where she
stood upon the cornice, until fireman,
of engine No. IA, from the roof
of the building swung his coat to
her. The sister caught the coat, but
when he tried to pull her from her per-
ilous position, she lost her grasp and
fell to the ground. She struck upon
her shoulders and head. She was con-
veyed to st. Catherines hospital in an
unconscious condition. Joseph Ryan,
a boy, tried to descend by a ladder
from the same floor third and got
within eight feet of the ground, when
the ladder parted. He received se-
we're injuries. John McGrath, years
old, jumped from the third story and
was badly injured. The pecuniary loss
is placed at 100000. The cause of
the fire is unknown. Search among
the ruins on the following day brought
to light thirteen cbarred bodies of little
inmates of the asylum. A count of
those rescued shows over hundred
boys still unaccounted for.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1884-12-27
BLAZING OIL.
Almost Total Dcstruction of Pratfs
Astral OH works. EsroORiyn.


An explosion III Pratts Astral Oil
Works in the eastern part of Brooklyn,
on the 21st, called out the whole fire
department of that city. The first ex
plosion commingled the flames of one
oil tank with the gases of second tank
and second explosion followed al
most Immediately. These two explo-
sions made free one thousand barrels of
oil and all this became flaming mass,
which Catching on" to the river of
melted snow, was carried into every
nook and Granny of the works. The
result was that all the buildings and
tanks at the works. excepting the large
brick building in which the canning is
done, were destroyed, besides the long
docks on the creek. The loss will
reach between 100000 and 100000.
No loss of life is reported.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1884-12-27

CONNECTIONS :

AT GREEN BAY-With Chicago g. n. W. R'y
to and from OCONTO MARINETTE, MENO4f-
INEE. CRYSTAL FALLS, FLORENCE, ESCA-
NABA, NEGAUNEE. ISHPEMING, MAR
QUETTE, HOUGHION, L'ANSE, and all
points in the iron aud copper region. also AP-
PLETON. MENASHA, NEENAH, OSHKOSH.
FOND DU LAC, MILWAUKEE, CHICAGO
and all points south and east.
With Milwaukr g. Northern Railway for MIL
WAUKEE and all points north aud south on
that line.
AT NEW LONDON-With Miwaukee. Lake
Shore & Western Railway to and from all
points on that road.
ATGRAND RAPID5-With Wisconsin Division
OF the Chicago, Milwaukee s. st. Paul R'y.
AT MERRILLAN-w!th Chicago, ST. Paul.
Minneapolis s. Omaha Railway to and from
EAU CLAIRE, CHIPPEWA FALLS, ME-
NOMONEE, Wis, HUDSON, SALTWATER,
ST. PAUL. MINNEAPOLIS. and all points
beyond.
AT wINONA AND LA CBOSSE-wIth G. q
n. w. R'y and c., M. @ St. 2. R'y to and
from REDWING. HASTINGS, ST. PAUL
MINNEAPOLIS, and all points in MINNIE
sofa, DAKOTA. IOWA AND NEBRASKA
DURING season OF navigation. with steamers
for all points NORTH and SOUTH on MISSIS-
sIPPI RIVER.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1884-12-27
THE GREAT COTTON SHOW.
The New Orleans Exposition Form
ally Opened

The New Orleans exposition was
opened, on the 10th, with imposing
ceremonies, both in the exhibition
building and Ia the executive mansion
at Washington. At the latter place
Pres. Arthur IN the presence of dis
tinguished assemblage, set the ma
chinery of the great exposition in mo-
tion, by touching telegraph key. Ad-
dresses appropriate to the occasion were
made by Pres. Arthur. Pres. Richardson
OF the exposition management, Sen
Logan (on behalf of the congressional
committees), Director General Burke
and others. About $4,000 persons Wis
tied the ex xposition during the day.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1884-12-27

talk with her. The magistrate granted
the request, aud took up other bust
ness. A few minutes later he observed
Nugent and his wife talking earnestly.
Then the woman began 20 laugh hearti
ly at something her husband said
When the magistrate again called up
the case, Nugent said that he was salts
fed to live with his wife, and that he
would provide her with happy home
if she would return to live with him.
Mrs. Nugent assented, and the pair
left the Office together.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1884-12-27
DEATH IN THE FLAMES.
Five Persons ROa>ted Alive in New
port, Ark.

A destructive fire occurred at New
port, Ark, on the 10th, causing serious
loss of life and property. Seventytwo
brick buildings were burned The losses
are Wolf & Goldman, $4,000, insured
$10,600; Cowson & Satin, $4,000, in
surance 81 500; W. Il. Borgart, loss not
given, insurance 7,400. Jas. Conner
and Pleasant McNutt, of Independence
County, and Mrs. Devona and another
lady and child, name unknown, of Jack
son County, who mad been trading, were
asleep in rooms over Wolf 81 Gold
mans store and were burned to death
Their charred remains were fopnd in the
,TIips
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1884-12-27

terrible of all wars, the measure of its
responsiveness full, and the strange fact
is perhaps explained that the nation of
scholars and historians on whose soil it
was chiefly fought, and who suffered
most from it, has not produced to this
day full and critical history of the
greatest, if also the most disastrous,
struggle which has occurred during its
historical existence.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1884-12-27
The "Great Easternv of the Ancients.

" he Seal
The most prOdigious vessel on the
records of the ancients was built by or
der of Hero, the second tyrant OF Syr-
acuse, under the superintendence of
Archimedes, about go years before
Christ, the description of which would
ill small volume. AtheD@us has left
description of this vast floating fabric.
There was, he saws, as much timber en-
ployed in her as would have served for
the construction of fifty galleys. 1t had
all the varieties of apartments and con:
venience necessary to pal4ce-such as
oanquetiug rooms, baths, a library,
temple of Venus, gardens, fsh-ponds
mills, and a spacious gymnasium. The
iDlaying of the floors of the middle
apartment represented in various col
ors the story of Homer's Iliad; there
were everywhere the most beautiful
carvings, and every establishment and
ornament that art could furnish were
bestowed on the ceilings, windows, and
every part. The inside of the building
was inlaid with cypress wood, the stat
ues were of ivory, and the floor was
studded with precious stones.
The vessel had twenty benches of
oars, and was encompassed by an iron
rampant or battery it had also eight tow
ers, with walls and bulwarks, which
we're furnished with machines of war,
one Of which was capable of throwing
a stone of 800 pounds weight, or dart
of twelve cubics long, to the distance of
half mile. To launch her, Archimedes
invented screw of great power. She
had four wooden and eight iron an
chors; her mainmast, composed of
single tree, was procured, after much
-rouble, from distant inland mountains.
Hero, finding that he had no harbors
in Sicily capable of containing her, and
learning that there was famine in
Egypt, sent her, loaded with corn to
Alexandria. She bore &n inscription of
which the following is part. Eiero, the
son of Fierocles, the Dorian, who wields
the scepter of Sicily, sends this vessel,
bearing in her the fruits of the earth.
Do thou, 0 Neptune, preserve in safety
this ship over the blue waves"
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1884-12-27

A BALTIMORE girl has become insane
because she could not be a man. She
never had to meet the rent, nor shave,
nor serve on n jury, nor pay poii-tax,
nor pay for the ice-crearl, nor fasten her
suspenders with shingle-nail-but she
didn't know when she was well Off
St. Paul Day,
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1884-12-27
STORM ON LAKE ERIE.
Considerable Damage From
Heavy sea nj Isufgaso,

Considerable Damage From the
heavy Sea at Buffalo.
The severest gale for many years
broke over Lake Erie and Buffalo on
the 18th. The chief damage in the
city and vicinity, was the destruction
of number OF squatters' shanties on
the lake front, which were crushed by
the breakers sweeping over the sea wall.
No lives are reported lost. Large sec
tons of railroad tracks were submerged
and the rOadbed undermined
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1884-12-27

DoCToR well, how are we to-day ?"
Patient 30, I've had miserable day,
DOCTOR" Doctor-'But your wife says
ou haven't groaned at all to-day, while
esterday-." Patient-"G Good reason; I;
"a ought there wasn't anybody round.
q at woman is always taking an un-
air advantage of me-, Boston Tran
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1884-12-27
CHICAGO,
MILWAUKEE
AND St: PAUL:

n owns and operates over 4,GC0 miles of road in
Northern Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa
DAKOTA; and as lis main lines, branches and connec
lions reach al the great business centres Of the
Northwest and Far West it n atufa'ly answers the
description Of Short Line, and Best Route between
Gisicaso, niIsS aukee. ~. Paul and
RIBneapsifSs
Chicago, Milwaukee,, Portage, La
Crosse and gtiueDa4
Chicago. YIINE EauAee. OrtOnyiIIc,
Aberdeen and Glendale.
thIcag04 milwaukee, Eau Claire and
saltwater
Chicago, milwaukee,. wau>au and
Merrill.
uicaGo, uiis.aukee. Reaver Dam.
Roma iu Lac and fssh kaSh.
hEcagG. NIiwauKee. Wausesha and
HcOn0nIOEg
Chicago, 7EiIsSaukee, Madison an
FEairIe du Ebien.
Chicago. milwaukee. OWaIOnna,
Bauk3fs and EaFibauit-
Chicago. Reioit, Janesviiie and Min
sfai Poaute
Chicago, Eigin, Rockford and Du-
buques
Chicago. Clinton. Rock ISLAND, Cedar
ssapsas and Eanaa.
Chicago. hes Moines. Council Bluffs
sBa Omaha.
Chicago. canton. SiOnx City. SIOUX
Eail> and EaBiNt0n.
Chicago, WIiyVaukee, Albert Lea and
Southern minnesota Points.
Chicago. nnw8uRee, Mason City,
fiitcbssi and Chamberlain.
Rock Island, Asubuque, ST. Paul and
Minneapolis.
Davenport. gaImar. ST, Paul and
minneapolis.
milwaukee,. Racine, HeiOit. EreepOrt
and Rock Estauds
MITCHELL, WoI>ey, Ashton and Aber-
deem.
dim River Valley Line.)
Pullman SFePppVs and the Fiuesf
E5tHis4O cars iss yHp tCOrfd are run on the
main lines Of the CFFEE Go, UELW4T-
EEE q, ~. ram R4SEIVaY. and
fyerv attention Is paid to passengers by courteous
employees OF the Company.
5. s Merrill, A. v. II. Carpenter,
Gem Manager, Genl Pass. gent
J. 7. Clark, Geo. II. HesfFord
Geul Supt. Asst Genl Pass Agt
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1884-12-27
THEPASSENGEREQULPMEN7

Of this road has laleiy been improved and in
creased. and now embraces all the modern i'm
prOyements and conveniences that tend to
make travelling by rail safe and comfortable,
IF you are travelling between any Of the aDovs
named points, see that your tickets read over
this line
For time cards. rates, and information nss
sbtainable from local agents. apply TO
TIMOTHY CASE,
Genl Passenger Agent,
GREEN BAY WIS
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1884-12-27

Pullman SEeepeJs and the Fiuest
cars iss yfIP fCOrfd are run on the
main lines Of the CFFEEGR, UELW4
X Es a. sE. F'=Ts. RASETVs and
every attention Is paid to passengers by courteous
,ra1IlnNns o the Cnfaranv-
Omaha daily bee., 1884-10-08
The Citp's

The financial policy of the city has been
such that for some reason, either through
lack of confidence on the part of the peo-
pie, or the existence of a ring of money
sharks, or both, city warrants have been
selling of late for seventy.fve cents on
the dollar. There seems no reason for
such a share, as 1t is officially stated that
the proportion of cash in the treasury to
the number of outstanding warrants is
larger than when city warrants sold at %
cents. 1t is evident, therefore, that
either the people do not believe this, or
that they fear future extravagant expend-
itures or the part of the council, or that
a "bear" ring is in existence to keep the
warrants down. Whatever the causes,
the fact remains the same, that warrants
are being sold at 70 cents on the dollar.
At this price no safe Investment can
prove more profitable to anyone having a
little spare money. The amounts draw
interest at the rate of Blk per cent after
presentation. This six per cent interest
is not On n dollar interest but only on
seventy.five cents instead. Here a man
really gets eight per cent on his money,
Then he gets the twenty-five cent share,
so that if the amount is paid at the end
of II year he has made six per cent plus
twenty-five cents, on an Investment of
seventy-tive cents which makes forty
one per cent interest on his money. If
the amounts are not paid for two years,
the interest will then get twelve cents
interest on twenty five cent share, max
ing thirty-seven cents or fifty per cent
On the seventy-five cents invested. This
will give twenty-five per cent interest to
the Investor, per annum There Ia no
doubt thai these amounts will not aver
age much over a year before being put 80
that the investor gets from twenty. five
to forty odd per cent.
The fact of warrants being thus sold
causes all who can do so to figure in
their bills against the city enough to cover
this shave on the warrants, 30 that for
the most part the city is really the party
which stands the shave, as we'll as pays
the interest. The fact appears then that
Council Bluffs is paying from thirty-five
to forty per cent. interest on money with
which to run Can any business be con-
dacted successfully with such a policy ?
If a private citizen would have his credit
and business ruined by paying forty per
cent. for money with which to pay ex-
penses, is it a wise financial policy for a
city to pursued Hardly.