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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-11-28

the inside of the furnace was very hot.
Ropes were thrown to him, but being
unconscious he could not take advan-
tage OF that method of rescue. The
gas arose from the furnace to such an
extent that the work of rescuing the
body was very dangerous and in a few
moments one OF the rescuing party
was overcome by the gas. Tie was
dragged away and a fellow workman
took his place and he, too, was soon
rendered unconscious. Matters con-
trnued thus until seventeen workmen
were Frustrated. Finally, theremains
OF Smith were pulled upwith thropes and
hooks. They presented a CHASTITY and
slckenlng spectacle, being charred and
burned and drawn into such shape
that they could scarcely be recognized
as those OF a human being. No other
deaths resulted.
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REL HANGED.
His Execution at Regina, y. w. T., Be
fore Few Witnesses.

Ills Execution AT Regina, " w. L., BE
fore Few Witnesses.
Louis David Riel, the leader OF the
half-brLed rebellion, was executed on
the scaffold at the barracks OF the
mounted police force, near Regina, n.
w T., for high treason against the
queen OF Great Britain, at S:23 O'Clock
of the morning of the 10th. The re-
port says: 1.-The same extraordinary
precautiOn against the possible escape
of Riel and intrusion into the barracks
by unauthorized persons was observed
again this morning. At a mile from
the barracks mounted patrols chal-
lenged all persons and compelled them
to disclose written pass. Two ether
lines of guards were stationed
at points nearer the post, where
the same precautions were again
observed. No one was permitted
to enter the guard-room until S:12
O'Clock. The scene presented then
was that of Riel on the scaffold, with
Pere Andre and Father McWilliams
with him, celebrating mass. Riel was
on his bended knee, wearing a loose
wooden surtout, gray trousers and a
wooden shirt. On his feet were moe
caslns-the only feature OF his dress
that partook of the Indian that was
in him. He received the notice to
proceed to the scaffold in the same
composed manner shown the preced-
ing night on receiving the warning OF
his fate. His face was full OF
color, and he appeared to have
complete self-possesslon, responding
to the service in a clear tone.
The scatfOld had been erected within a
contracted enclosure Immediately in
the rear of the guardhouse, and the
only view of it was through a window
Immediately under a rafter, and very
few witnessed the execution. When
the moment came for him to rise to
have his arms and hands pinioned,
he kept looking up slowly repeating
his prayers. He then walked through
the contracted opening and down the
narrow stairway, with his face turned
away from the few civilians
and soldiers who stood about
the opening. When he was about
to take his place on the
trap the deputy sheriff asked if
he had anything to say. Riel turned,
and remarked in English: 4 have
nothing more to say There
was some delay in adjusting the
moose, but Riel did not remark
upon it, and as the white cap closed
upon him, he was to be heard distinct
ly repeating his prayers, the efnal words
escaping him being 'MeIci Jesu.' He
died without astruggle. Not to exceed
twenty persons were permitted within
the confines of the barracks to witness
the execution, and it was certainly
performed with decorum and dispatch.
His body was taken in charge of by
the coroner, and the verdict usual to
state executions was rendered" /"
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manage il. He started out to take
orders from house to house, and the
result was astonishing. Two girls had
to be hired TO assist the mother, and
he had to hire two boys to help to de-
liver. He now fills orders FOR 800
dozen dougnnuts daily, and thewomen
have divided up the time so that one
is constantly at work turning out the
goods. Flour is purchased by the bar
rel and lard by the hundred pounds,
and the business finds new customers
every day.
There is a lesson in this for the hun
dreds of young men who roam about
a city declaring that there is nothing
to do and no way open to them to
make living. They may not all turn
doughnut makers and peddlers, but
there are other fields to be worked,
and, if well worked, must give perma-
nent occupation and fair profit
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-11-28
B4TTLES IN THE BALKANS.
The Bulgarians Win Another Victory
Over the Servians.


The London Daily News of the 18th
has dispatch from Sofia confirming
the report of a Bulgarian victory
The Servians lost 10 guns and $50
horses, and it is estimated that 5000
Servians were killed or wounded. The
Bulgarians captured 200 Servian
cavalry. The Bulgarians have again
repulsed attacks on Dragoman. A
dispatch from Sofia says Troops
are arriving here from Roumelia.
Twenty-Five thousand Servians were
engaged, yesterday, near Slivnitza,
while there We're only $4,000 Bul.
garians in the engagement. There was
desperate fighting at Slivnitza to-day.
The Bulgarians forced the right wing
OF the Servians back at the point of
the bayonet for several kilometres,
with great losses. 1t is reported that
the Servians fired upon the Red Cross
ambulances. A militia force from
Widdin has made a successful inrOad
into Servia, capturing $50 prisoners.
The Servians retreated in disorder
from ButchinO, SmOltcha and linden" !"
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To PreYentit its Rnrstinn



An old lady read paragraph in one
OF the papers the other day, describing
how a grindstone burst in a saw-mill
and killed four men. She happened to
remember that there was a small
grindstone down in the cellar, leaning
against the wall; so she went out and
got an accident insurance policy. and
then, summoning her servant, and
holding a pie-board in front OF her
face, so that If the thing exploded her
face would not be injured. had
the stone taken out into the
road, where twenty-four pals OF wa
ter were thrown over it, and a stick
was stuck in the hole bearing a pla.
card marked Dangerous" She saws
1t is a mercy the whole house was not
blown TO pieces by the thing before
this
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-11-28
OIL TANK EXPLOSION.
Several Employees Burned to Death and
Others Terribly Injured.


An explosion OF tank of oil at the
Philadelphia Lubric Company works,
at the foot of Moore Street, on the
morning of the 18th, resulted in the
death OF man, the probable death Of
boy, and seriously injuring of four
others and the partial destruction Of
the establishment. The victims are:
Alexander Banks, aged 40, residing at
1l9 Mifllin Street, burned to a crisp.
He was superintendent of the work
men and recently cameron Pittsburg
Charles Marshall, boy, aged -, can
not be found. Joseph Robinson, of
Delaware, aged 80 years; entire body
terribly burned; died same afternoon.
Patrick Boyle, aged 26 years; head,
trunk and extremities frightfully
burned; will die Charles Mclean and
Arthur Grueber were found lying close
to the burning still, the former being
unconscious, and both terribly burned.
Several other men who were working
close to the still at the time of the ex-
plosion, were also burned. The loss
will reach about $4,000; insurance
$4,000. The body of the missing
boy Charles Marshall was finally re
covered from the ruins.
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-UENHE1 CIPTTRED.
The Forts and City Fall Into the Hands
of the British After Fight of Three
Hours.

me fOrts ana CITY fal into the Hands
of the British After a Fight of Three
Hours.
The British forces in Burmah carried
the forts in the vicinity OF Minhla, and
captured the city after three hours
firing from the floating batteries, the
armed launches and the eheavy guns on
board the steamers. The British lost
four men killed and twenty seven
wounded. Minhla was the most
strongly fortified position on the river,
and by its capture the way is cleared
for the British to advance 20 Manda-
lay, as the forts at Ava, twelve miles
from the Burmese capital, are only
slight structures in comparison with
those at Minhla.
Some British shells accidentally set
fire to the town, and it was total
ly destroyed. 1t is stated that the
Chinese government has ordered the
troops on the frontier to prevent King
Thebaw from taking refuge in Chinese
territory. England and China are in
complete accord on the Burmese
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-11-28
CANADIAN JUSTICE.
1t IL Close on the tIe4Is of "A Number
Criminals

1t il Close on the He+Is of "A Number of
Criminals.
Ferdinand Scragtio has been sen
ten"ed to be hanged 1T Cornwall Onthe
28th Of December. for the murder OF
Sareno Petto, another Italian, in July
last At Battleford, on the 27th inst,
eight Indians will he hanged for crimes
committed during the Northwest re-
beIlIon. At London, on the 28th inst,
Ben. Simmons viii be hanged for the
murder Of his mistress, and at Weland.
on the Both inst, John Easterbee will
be hanged for the murder OF his broth
er and brothers. wife.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-11-28
IN THE DARK.
An Unknown Woman Thrown into the
Lake at Chicago.

Lake at Chicago.
An unknown woman was thrown in
to the lake at the foot of North Oak
Street, Chicago, on the night OF the
18th and drowned. The scene Of the
murder is a conspicuous part of the
boulevard. a couple drove up in a
buggy, the woman screaming. a
pedestrian, attracted by the outcries,
hurried to the place. He heard a
splash and the next moment the man
had re-entered the buggy and driven
wildly away. The body, which was
Immediately recovered, was fashion
ably attired. The crime is a com
plete mystery. The only clue to the
identity of the victim is a plain gold
ring which was found on the second
finger of the left hand, on which was
engraved, IF. w. B. to NJ. l.. c. H"
The woman was about 80 years old
and wore a plush cloak lined with
silk
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-11-28
Aged Skeletons in Connecticut.


A Bridgeport Conn., telegram OF
November ), says: A day or two ago,
men who are executing a city contract
for extending Waldemere Avenue, un-
earthed at a depth of six feet from
the grounds surface eight skeletons,
each in a sitting posture and IN a fair
state of preservation. An eXamina-
tion of the bones since their donation
to the Bridgeport historical and scien-
tifc societies by those Versed in such
matters makes it evident that the
burials took place before the advent
of white men here and long before the
American Indians themselves had pos
session of the territory. The frontal
part OF the forehead of each skull ap-
pears to have been flattened after the
manner of some of the ancient MeXi-
can and the more recent Oregon
''Flathead" Indians. One the skulls,
that of an apparently young person,
presents this flat feature more striking
" than the others. Another skull
seems to have received a fracture be-
fore the decease of the person to whom
it belonged and to have grown firmly
together again. In view of these OBJ
servations the inference drawn is that
the skeletons are all that remain of
bodies buried hundreds of years before
white people settled here. New En-
gland had its Indian tribes, and history
has told of their habits and antiquity,
but no history has shown that Flat
heads ever dwelt on shores OF Long
Island Sound. The theory of Flathead
occupancy OF this soil before the
American Indian took possession IS
by this discovery confirmed, and
further by the fact that re-
Gently, near the same ground,
the same contractor brought to light,
besides bones, several stone hatChets
and a clay pipe or dish, the latter an
article not made or used by American
Indians, but which must have been
brought here by tribes from Mexico or
the West. DR.. Benjamin Trumbull, in
his history OF Connecticut, relates that
| implements OF foreign and southwest
ern make had been found only III Kent,
Litchield County, the point where
possibly Indians first located, but if
! the above Interpretation can be aC-
cepted there had been Indians OF tribes
unknown to the historian along the
shores OF the sound during glongperiods
! before the Kent arrivals of which he
/ speaks. Rev. Samuel Orcutt, who Is
| writing a history of Stradtford and
! Bridgeport, considers the discovery OF
great Importance, and helwill be thus
enabled to incorporate facts OF a novel
and interesting character.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-11-28
BANKER HEATH IN JAIL.
New York Bankrupt Locked Up in ID,
fault of - 500. 600 Rail

fault OF 5000, 900 Bail.
William Heath, of the bankrupt
banking firm of Heath & Co., New
York, was arrested on the 10Th, and
sent to the Ludlow Street jail in de-
fault of 100000 bail on an order of
arrest sued out by Giovanni p.
Morosini, who lost $3.50, O,OOOin the re-
cent failure of Heath's firm. The ar
rest caused considerable excitement in
financial circles Heath's failure was
very complete. He owes Jay Gould
$26O,OOO, Morosini $3.50, 900, James
Low S4O0, 900, Addison Cammack
$50, 900 and w L. Scott $4,000,
and the assets are as near nothing as
possible. Morosini has all along
charged barefaced fraud in Heath's 5
failure
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-11-28
PERISHED IN FLAMES,
Five Inmates of the Erie County. o., In
frmary Burned to Death.

Five Inmates of the Erie County, o., In
Urinary Burned to Death.
A fire which destroyed the building
OF the Erie County (O) infrmary
broke out in one of theupper rooms in
the northwest wingof that institution,
on the evening of the Goth, originating
as Is supposed, from detective fue
The flames spread with great rapidity,
and as there were no facilities for ex-
tIngulshlng the fire, the whole upper
part Of the structure was soon a mass
OF flames. An alarm was sent to San
dusky, and the iremen responded
promptly. The nearest supply of water
was IN a creek about quarter of q
mile from the institution. A line Of
hose was speedily laid, and a stream
was soon playing on the flames. In
the meantime a large crowd had gath
cred and worked hard to rescue
the inmates and save household
effects. There were ninety eight
inmates. All were safely gotten
out except five, who were in the insane
department, which was located in the
portion of the building where the fire
originated. The names of those who
were burned to death We're Mary
Latcha, OF Sandusky; Mrs. Newcomb,
of Berlin Heights; Mrs. Scheufter, OF
Sandusky; Mary Upp, OF Sandusky;
Mary Miller, OF Sandusky. Supt Alex.
Mctry was injured internally, while
endeavOring to rescue the inmates Of
the insane department, and is still un-
conscious. The inmates who were res
cued were placed in the stable and
made as comfortable as possible. The
tiremen, finding they could not save
the main structure, directed their ef-
forts toward saving the smaller build
ing Immediately in the rear, which is
the mems department. The building
escaped without damage. The total
loss is estimated at between $15, 900
and $4,000. There was some insur-
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-11-28
POISONED TEN PERSONS.
a Discharged Cook Puts a Lot of Arsenic
Into Flour Barrel.

Annie Lyons was arrested in Boston
on the 18th, charged with poisoning
ten persons in the family OF Chas, w.
Parker, by putting arsenic in the flour
barrel, when she was discharged from
her position as cook. This was about
three weeks ago, and the family have
been suffering ever since. An analysis
showed enough arsenic remaining in
the barrel to kill the entire family.
The girl denies all knowledge OF the
poison.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-11-28
THE IrORlUONS FTGHT.
Mob Attempts !" Ksscne Prison,

A Mob Attempts to Kescne IA Prisoner
from Officer.
At Franklin, To-. on the night Of the
18th, Nar-hals Bennett, Greene and
Stalker made a laid and arrested
Thomas Lowe for illegal Rehabilitation
After the arrest a moi endeavored to
rescue the prisoner and drive the mar
shaIs from town During the melee
which followed, Robinson, one of the
rlnsleadeIs, was shot. but managed to
escape. j. L. Webster and others
we've arrested, and will be taken TO
Oxford for examination before the
United States commission.
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IN \ WORD.

1t was hasty traveller,
A carpet-bag he bore;
His face was closely Shaveu.
And blue SpeCtaCle> h. wore.
He tarried at the window
Where they railway tickets sell.
But the place to which he'd Journey
To the clerk he would not tell.
Then TO him the clerk said bluntly,
Sir, You must not tarry here
II you wish to buy no ticket
Said the other. Bank cashier "
Then the clerk replied. six dollars" "
And without the least delay
Gave the customer a ticket
Over the line to Canada.
-Boston Gazette
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-11-28
TURK EF AND GREECE.

Both Governments Purchasing War Ap-
paratus.
Turkey has ordered 10000 tons OF
coal at Newcastle to be delivered in
six weeks, and has sent S15O,OOO to
Hungary for the purchase of addition
al artillery horses.
The Greek government has contract
ed for sixty mitrailleuse and NOrden-
feldt guns, and 140, 900 rounds OF am
munition, at cost Of S16O,OOO The
government has also contracted with
the national bank for a loan of $780,
600.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-11-28
ORPHAN ASYLUM BURNED.


A Catholic Institution Near st. Louis in
Ashes.
The Catholic Protectorate at Gler-
cOe, Mo, twenty-six miles from St.
Louis, was burned on the night Of the
18th. There were nine Christian
brothers and eighty-fve boys in the
building, all of whom escaped. Two
boys, and one brother who remained
in the building toe long, found the
stairway burning and jumped from
the third story. The brother was
badly hurt Loss, $780, OOO;insurance,
S6 600
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-11-28
IN 4 FTRS4CE.
One Man Cremsted and Seventeen Over
come by Gas.

On the night OF the 10Th, while re-
pairing one OF the blast furnaces of the
Cambria Iron Company, at Johns
town, Pa, J. B. Smith was overcome
by gas and fell headlong into the fur
mace. Previous to beginning work the
fire had been thoroughly tamped, yet
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-11-28
BE 4 CYCLONE.
Five Thousand Persons Drowned and I so
Villages Submerged.

Villages Submerged.
\ dispatch from Calcutta. under
date OF the 22d. says: "Fivethousand
people have been drowned and $50
villages submerged in Oriessa by a cy-
clone, and 1,241 square miles in the
Moorshedabad and Huddea districts
have been devastated. No details
are given.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-11-28
The Expert in Wines.

From the Wine and Fruit Grower.
There are no professional wine
tasters in this country. Here every
dealer Is his own faster. In France
there are ne-tasters, called brokers.
who regularly test the wines is the Gel
lars there, and classify them according
to their qualities The dictum Of these
gentlemen is the law of the trade To
become an expert a man must add
years or experience to a naturally fine
sense OF smell and taste. He must al
SO be able to see well. There is a GER
tain routine through which experts
pass in tasting wines, but a knowledge
OF the routine will not make an expert
by any means.
When a list Of wines is to be submit
ted to a dealer he will usually select
thin glass goblets to hold the samples.
1t is asserted by some that the taste
of the wine varies with the thickness
of the glass.
The glass should be perfectly pure
and the lines OF the goblet parallel
In a goblet it is impossible for the COL
or Of the stand on which the goblet is
placed to affect the color OF the wine
The French use a silver saucer in test
ing the color of wine. In using the
goblet we hold it before candle in a
dark room to determine the brightest
of the wine.
Good wine OF the proper age is called
candle bright. If the wine is cloudy or
druggy it is out of condition. but may
be clarified Then the goblet OF wine
IS held between the eye and the win
dow in daylight to determine the de
gree OF color, whether it is faint or
deep, and also the quality OF the col
or. Thus pureport wine when held up
to the light shows q bronze red color.
If it be pink it indicates bad grapes or
fuscine, or adulterants of some kind.
Ii claret shows a blue color or the
color Of blackberry Juice, objection is
made to it. THERE'S one kind Of grape,
the Lenoir, that makes a very excel
lent claret except for this blush color
Having found the color all right, the
expert next smells of the wine 1t is
impossible to describe the peculiar aro-
mas of different wines, but by many
comparisons the nose becomes so well
educated that some experts can tell
very nearly the age of the wine sub
mitted to them, the kind of grapes
from which it was made, and whether
it is a pure sample OF one kind OF wine
or OF one wine blended with another.
Last Of all the expert takes a sip of
the wine, retains it a moment in his
mouth to get the first taste, and then
elects it and holds his mouth open for
a moment to get the after-taste or
what is technically called the "fare-
we'll" Thefarewell taste is the crucial
test.
Wine may be bright, it may have the
right quantity and quality of color, it
may have the smell desired, it may
even have a rich, luscious taste when
taken in the mouth, and the farewell
be unpleasant.
Wines may be doctored until the or
dinary purchaser may think hehas an
ancient brand OF the purest vintage,
but they have never yet been blended
or drugged so nicely that the expert
cannot tell that they arenot pure, nor
does aninferiOr wine exist that cannot
be properly classified by an expert.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-11-28

THERE Is no stated Thanksgiving
Day IN Europe, but they seem to be
concocting schemes to gobble Turkey
all the same.-Pittsburg Chronicle
Telegraph.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-11-28

A SWIFT steel steamboat Is soon to
make its appearance among hewood-
en- feet on the waters OF the upper
Mississippi.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-11-28
Bogus Homestead Entr les in Dakota

/ Mr.. Sparks, commissioner of the
general land office, has recently re-
ceived reports from special agents
which convince him that tive-siXths OF
! the homestead entries in Dakota and
| throughout that region are fraudu-
! lent. He has received a number OF
advertisements OF land agents who
/ offer to obtain land for ex-Union sol
| diers or sailors. without the necessity
Of residing upon the land, which the
| law requires, and Mr.. Sparks has
! been provided with copies OF railroad
! tickets, to which certificates of home
! stead entries under the Timber Cnlt-
ure act, are attached as gratuitOus
! coupons to purchasers OF the railroad
/ tickets. Mr.. Sparks says that while
! in individual instances the result OF
/ his action may cause hardship, he
! shall decline to certify the vast mass
/ OF pending applications for patents to
/ the president for signature until he Is
convinced that the entries are not OF
a fraudulent character, and that he
/ will ask Congress for force enough to
make these Investigations speedily.
'DD you see that poor fellow fall
/ from a balloon at Cheltenham Beach
not long ego ~ ''No; | wasn't there
that day, but I've dropped thirteen
miles myself, straight down, and that,
too, quicker than a cat could wink. "
"Is it POSSIBLE When vast, and how
did it happen" 81 was trying to
manufacture a little poetry to read at
a soldiers reunion, and my wife had
to come in ike a thunder clap and tell
me the -four barrel was empty
! Chicago Ledger.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-11-28

EsCURIAL tulle Is embroidered with
chenille and beads.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1885-12-02
DIRECTEURS.

DIRECTEURS.
Fl. T. WELLES. r. B. LANGDON.
GOV. j. s. PILLSBURY.
J.:W. JOHNSON. WIN. CHANDLER.
TED. SKILES. THOMAS LOWRY.
JOHN DeLAITTRE.
WINTHROP YONG, President.
CLINTON MORRISON, Vice. Pres.
E. II. MOULTON, Tresorier.