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, 1885-04-11
DtstributiOn of Pri$es to LGbOuT-
e9s IN British Guiana.
From the Chronicle. J

An interesting ceremony was per-
formed nj Anna Regina ON January
28ih, which attracted c0nSi lrrable
attention, and which is worthy of re-
cord. Mr.. J. f.. IIcwick. acting
Sheriff of EsSequrbo, presented AT
MIR. GilZeen'$ invilntion n number OF
priz.s to the labourers Oh the estate,
priz's which had been gained by
steady work during the last grinding.
Some time ago Mr.. Chilean instituted
q coutrs CT Mt a fixed rate per co'd for
cane cutting, one of the provisions Of
the c0ntrnct being that tho g cutter
ing into the agreement should work
continuously from Monday 10 >nlur-
dny, and as an inductm"nt, p'izrS
wert offered for those who secured
the best results, that is, for those who
earned the most money during The
period covered by the contract. The
work done has been most surprIsin.
and the conduct Of the blackmcn un-
der contract has called forth much
prniseworlhy comment. The first
prize Of $50 was gained by a ira
named Paul Jones, who, during til"
fifteen and a half weeks OF zane Gu
ting, earned no less than $83 So.
The second prize of $40 Tell TO II
Archibald Benjamin. who earned
nearly $40 during The same period.
There were 20 prizes in I'LL for cane
ia ters. AMI the lowest earning was
$43. A special prize was given to
coolies and was gained by one Chnd-
darsing who earned S32 at cane cut.
ting. Punt leaders and mule boys
were also r%ewarded, n condition in
the latter case bein. proper are ot
the mules, anil il must be- said that
the appearance Of the mules after a
heavy aeason was perfectly astonisb,
, 1885-04-11

war, makes the chances of fighting Russia
more probable.
The London papers, commenting on the
subject, consider Russia's answer elusive.
New York, April 9th.-The Prince and
Princess OF Wales. accompanied by their
son, arrived in Dublin yesterday, and were
fairly we'll received. The Princess wore Il
green dress, aud was loudly cheered.
The London Standard has received a cy.
pher telegram announcing that the Rus.
slams have been defeated in a conflict near
the Nourghab e Mourghab) river.
The opinion is general in Berlin that war
between England and Russia is now Ger
tain; and it is stated that the latter has
appointed Generals Ghourko and Konro-
potkine to the command of the W army
corps for Afghanistan.
Lord RoSeherry is visiting Berlin with
the object of inviting Prince Bismarck to
mediate for the settlement Of the Afghan
question.
A telegram fom Calcutta reports that
the Amer on the occasion of accepting a
sword from Earl Dufferin, made Il pledge
of friendship to England.
In the French Chamber of Deputies NJ.
Floqnet has been elected President of the
Chamber.
The Senate yesterday voted the credit
demanded for Tonqnin.
NJ. de Freycinet, Minister for Foreign
Affairs, announced the conclusion of the
preliminaries Of a treaty Of peace with
China.
New York, April eth.
Flour per bril-, ST. Lawrence brand, 40
Meal, best B~randywine, per bril-, 81
Fl NJ. Pork, per Dbl, 153 to 0.
New Seasons Pork per hrl. @l22 to $I34.
SMEAR crystals per. h s..
Fair { o good refining 4B to T.
English Islands MoIasScs, 1Sc to 90.
Exchange, New Yor ard London &4.S4f
London, April 7th.
iIemerarA crystals per vtGOl6S
Sd.
Sugar Muscovndo per cwt., go lis 81
Clayed Havana, No. II, atioat.
go las 81.
Demerara Rum per gallon, is. 81. to 1s.4d.
Trinidad cocoa per cwt. &3 l9s OIL.
COnsols 97s TO Z
Bank of England Rate of Discount 81 pet.
Liverpool Cotton Middling upland per III, 8
8 per cent Reutes III Paris, Fcs. 7S'45
, 1885-04-11

ed, Sir Charles Packer, Chief Justice and
President of the Society, presided. The
Report was read by Revd. G. I. Bowen.
Secretary. Speeches we're delivered by
His L ,rdship the Bishop, Revd. j. Calde-
cot, Principal of Codrington College, Rev.
I. NJ. Butchar, V. P. of the Western w. [.
Wesleyan Conference, Revd. G Sargent,
Pres. of the w. I. Conference. RevdS. ). Y.
Edghill and Heath of the Moravian Cnurcl,.
A vo'e OF thanks to the Chairman was
moved by Albert Lewis, Esq, Judge of
the Bridgetown Petty Debt Court, and
seconded by Revd. G. T. B)wen
The quantity of Produce shipped to date
is 2O2o4 hhds Sugar, and 26474 puns. Mo.
laSseS.
The public health continues good.
, 1885-04-11
NJ tSceLIG ~ e O u q.
Spectator, March 7th)

which has not ended yet. r." Off
GERS of the Boundary Cmmis>ion
have reported to the G ,vernment
that the Russians, pending tho demar-
cation of the Afghan from Ter, have
cIaimel Penjieh, Il tract believed to
be in Afghanistan, and seized the
Zulfcar Pass on the Hari Rnl, which
threatens Herat. Abdurrahman Khan,
the Ameer, has also made the same
report, and has demanded assistance.
The Viceroy Of India has according.
ly arranged an interview with The
Ameer in the Rawul Pindrr district,
and has ordered 10000 troops to b"
present to lend dignity to the ereno-
nial, and to form u movable corps
d'armee ready for immediate action.
Al The same time, the Government at
home has requested that of S.. Peters
burg TO willId' aw its troops, and on
it's refusal has Informed il that the
Ameer will resist further aggression
by force, and will be supported in
that resistance by Her Mnjesty's CO.
vernment. These grave facts were
communicated 10 Parliament OH Tues
day, by Lord Granville in the Lords,
and Lord Edmond Fitzmauric" in the
Commons; and information was also
given to the papers that the situation
in respect to Russia, though far from
desperate, included dangerous points"
The Funds Immediately fell but it
was noticed that Russian Stocks did
not fall, buyers in Berlin sending
large orders, under the obvious inn
preston that the dispute would not
end in war. This ia not, however,
quite the feeling in the British Depart
menls, where IN unusual activity IL
p~erceptible, suggesting that Govern
ment is collecting all its resources.
The whole Army for example, has
been examined as to its fitness for i'm
mediate service.
The unfavourable facts az to this
new danger are that the Russian Co
FoIUlllGIlt HIiOuIu IluN6 uQVdtiCcu ClOOPS
while the Boundary Commission, 10
which it had %assented, was at work !;
that it has refused to Withdraw these
troops; that the Ameer OF CabuI, q
man of nerve and dignity, is genuine
" alarmed and that Germany and
France would obviously be delighted
if England and Russia went TO war.
The favourable Iacts are that the In.
dian Government is perfectly ready;
that Lord Dufferin understands both
the ideas and the Of the
RUSSIAN Court that with the mid of
the Quetta Railway, We can, if need.
full, send the Ameer fifty thousand
good troops in quicker time than the
Russians can march them from their
nearest railway-point; and that the
Aneer Abdurrallman has his people
under control, and the fighting strength
OF Afghanistan al his disposal. II is
further Il most favourable point that
thu case il clear, and that The United
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-08-22

At Silverton, Ore, on the l1th, C..
f. Libby, aged so, shot and killed his
partner, Arthur Patty, aged 81. and
then killed himself.
Great excitement has been caused in
Chicago by the appearance there OF an
alleged Chinese leper
As train on the Grand Trunk line
was passing Blue Bonnets, near Mon
treal, on the 10th, it struck an express
wagon IN which were two men, named
George Walsh and James Miller, and a
boy. The two men We're killed and the
boy was seriously injured. The horse
was killed and the wagon was smashed
to pieces. The bodies OF the men We're
thrown fifty yards up the track.
At Findlay, O., on the 9th, Mrs
Rachel StrubIe, a widow so years Of
age, took a bottle from a shelf con
tanning old cider, and while trying to
open the bottle it burst, a piece OF
glass striking her in the neck and
severing the lugular vein. She bled so
prOfusely that death resulted in few
moments.
An incendiary fire at Frankfort. Ky,
on the 10th, destroyed a handsome
block Of buildings, including the bust
ness houses Of Sol. Harris, Sewer &
Owler, Peter Sawyer and E. II. Taylor
4 Co. The loss is S54, 900; insurance,
S4O,7OO.
While painting the dial OF the clock
in the tower OF the Second Street
Methodist Church, at Grand Rapids,
Mich, on the 10th, John Fox and
Fred. Schuur were thrown to the
ground, a distance of seventy feet, by
the scafold getting away from them.
Both were killed.
Edward Preston. OF So~-h Otselic.
ChenangO County, y. y, Wei to the
house OF his sweetheart, t. Miner,
on the 10th, and, as she sat at the
breakfast table, fired three shots at
her. The last shot killed her instantly.
Preston then put the pistol to his head
and fired.
John Scott book-keeper for the
SheltOn's Touring mills, Chattanooga.
Tenn, had his throat cut from ear to
ear, on the principal business street in
the city, on the night of the 9th. He
Will die from his injuries. No trace OF
his assassin can be found.
The boilers OF the steamer Paquite
De Los Nelos exploded while she was
on a voyage from Coquimbo to NaIpa-
raisO, killing five persons and dan
gerOusly wounding six others.
Fire at Leavenworth, Kas.. on the
10Th, destroyed North & Co.'S large
oatmeal mill, and damaged several
other buildings. The losses aggregate
$4,000. Anumber OF people were in
jured by a falling wall.
Albert R. Herrick, a wealthy citizen
OF Brooklyn. entered his house on the
afternoon OF the 10th, and in a few
minutes came out and fell to the
ground dead, with a bullet in his head.
It is supposed he found a burglar in
the house and was shot by him. His
family was absent at the time.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-08-22
THE BiRTHOLDI Fund.
Completion of the New York World
Great Begging Emterprise.

Completion of the New York Worlds
Great Begging Enterprise.
The New York World on the 11th
inst. announced the completion Of its
great Bartholdi pedestalfundo OF $780,
600. The subscription has been run
ming 147 days. The average receipts
per day $500 The highest amount
received from any one source was 81, -
500, from the Brighton Beach races
benefit, and thelargest receipts on any
one day were 50. .526, received June
81. Only two individuals have given
as much as 81, ,O00-Pierre Lorrillard
and Joseph Pulitzer. The next largest
sum from a single family was $500
given by r. p. Flower, his wife and
two children. About thirty more
have given $3.50 each. and a half
dozen individuals have given 500
each. Only about $4,000 OF the
S1UO, 900 was collected in sums OF
500 or more. Very few contribu-
tions have been in sums Of S25 or $50;
none to speak of in sums Of $40 even.
Fully $4,000 has been collected in
sums OF less than 81 Therand total
foots up S1O2, ,OO6.39, contributed by
120, 900 persons.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-08-22
ALLEGED CHOLERA,


Death At Toledo, o., Which Causes
Alarm in That City
That part OF the Eighth Ward, To
ledO, O., known as Lenk's Hill, is al
most IN a panic over a supposed case
Of cholera. Peter Mattiema was at
tackled on the evening of the 10Th.
with every symptom and died the fol
lowing morning. HisHmbs were drawn
up as in cholera and for an hour after
death his fingers and toes twitched.
The health authorities promptly
burned the victims clothing and fImi-
gated the premises, and this gave ad-
djtiOnal alarm. Most OF the phvsi-
clans OF the city say it is a case Of
acute cholera morbus. but the officers
OF the Board OF Health are very reti-
cent. Mattiema was a sewer con
tractor
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-08-22

W eseech you, men Of letters,
Bc those vestments White and c.ean.
"Ye are builders, ever building,
Build up in the light and air,
Fearless on good foundation,
Build each structure high and fair
"Gales of wrath shall sweep about it,
Floods OF wrong flow round each wall
Waves of malice leap against it
Do not fear, il cannot fan.
"0ales and foods and waves are powerless,
For the strength ut God is there
If you build up In the sunshine,
II your corner stone be prayer.
aye are reapers, ever reapng
Harvesting the golden grain
Grain Of truth and love and virtue,
Ae can never SOW in vain.
"Reapers. ye may reap forever
Reap harvest broad and wide
Weave and build, then, reap and cease not,
Ever at your Maker side
"Ie are cleaners, ever cleaning
Where "A human foot can tread
From your living fields of knowledge.
From your glorious heroes dead
''Gleanine from the brilliant highways,
From the favored ones OF earth.
Search, then, In the dreary by-ways,
There are Jewels, too, OF worth.
blessings from our band are falling
To the good and pure of earth
Mighty hosts in one grand chorus,
Hail the day the pure have birth.
And at last We'll watch your coming.
Glad to welcome and TO bless,
Wide Is Heavens portal, waiting,
Faithful workers OF the press.
Oh, would my pen were not so weak thing,
SO it could write in glowing words OF light,
'Twould even then but family shadow forth
That glorious welcome. Heavens powers O
joy
Must all be taxed unto their utmost, when
A be tuteous soul that lived for others good,
Joins its pure kindred there.
Grow strong, then, like the oak, ike the iyl
climb
Clothe with the holy light of charity
Thy neighbOrs faults; vet, when persistent
wrong is done,
Pour forth torrent strong
OF righteous indignation.
Seek not for fayOrs from great men, else yoa
VIII leave your quiet sea OF self respect
For a tumultuOus waste, whose shore
Is but pile OF human wrecks.
The skylark rises full of song from earth,
And when its form is hid from human sight,
Its soulful notes SO clear and true are heard,
And sOOthe the tired brains, the weary hearts
OF earth. So write that when your bodies fral
AIe dust. and the immortal part has ris'n,
still viii your blessed words of truth and love,
Comfort, uplift and heal.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-08-22
THR4SHED FOR CRUELTY.
Summary Vengeance Upon Man VIII,
Treated His Wife HarshIy.

The organization of vigilantes,
known as the Red Men, made an ex-
ample Of Elmore Creel, at Greeve's
Run, Writ County, w. Va, on the
night of the 11th, because he was cruel
to his wife and children. The COM
plant about his harsh treatment OF
his wife had become so general that it
reaCed the ears of the avenging mob,
and at midnight Creel's housew was sur
rounded. Creel was in bed. A squad
of the masked men broke into his
house and, overcoming his struggles,
tied his hands, took him to the yard
and gave him fearful thrashing with
cowhides and hickory switches. After
whipping him they united him and let
him 90 with the warning that another
visit might be looked for if he was not
kinder to his wife. Creel went to Writ
courthouse and swore out warrants
for four of his neighbors, who We're
arrested and gave bail for their APP
pearance at the next term. About a
hundred lashes were laid on Creel's
hack
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-08-22
COLERIDGE-LAUFORD.
England's Lord Chief Justice TnwillingIy
TAkes Bride.

Lord Chief Justice Coleridge was
married on the 18th to an American
lady named Amy Augusta Jackson
Lawford The wedding ceremonies
were conducted privately. Il special
license was granted August 10, so that
the marriage could take place at any
time OF the day the parties wished.
Coleridge first met his new wife on the
steamship Gallia while returning from
the United States several months ago.
He Immediately became infatuated
with her, and, after brief courtsbip,
entered into a matrimonial engage
ment with his fair charmer. He soon
repented, however, and sought to
break the tender compact, on which
the lady threatened to bring a suit for
breach OF promise. This brought the
chief justice to the altar. The mar
riage has created great sensation in
society circles.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-08-22
50. 90 A YEAR.
RIDDLED AND BCRyED,
Two Murderers in Arkansas Taken
Hand by "A Mob.

Two Murderers in Arkansas Taken In
Hand by Mob.
Two years ago Henry and Sylvester
Polk and James Kirkendall waylaid
and murdered a peddler named Ward
IN Howard County, Ark. They di-
Vlded his money, and cremated his re-
mains. Sylvester Polk became con-
sclence-stricken and confessed. Sever
al trials followed, the last resulting in
conviction, Sylvester Polk being
sentenced to hang and Henry Polk to
a term OF twenty-oneyears in the state
prison. kirkendall died before SEN
tence could be pronounced. Recently
the supreme court granted the Polks
a new trial. On the night of the 7th
a mob suddenly appeared before
the Jail at Murfreesboro, where
the Polks were confined. The men
battered down the doors and entered
but could not get into the iron cage in
which the Polks were kept. They be-
gan firing into the cell. The miserable
prisoners ran to and fro begging for
mercy. A bullet soon struck down
Sylvester. Henry partially concealed
himself In a reservoir. The mob got a
ioo vi DldHheJS, SdtUIdJtu THEM III coal
oil, set them on fire, and threw them
into the cage. They then rode away
thinking their victims dead. The
horrible cries of the burning man drew
a crowd and he was rescued. He was
so badly burned that he will die. Syl-
vester Polk was still alive at last ac-
counts, but his wound is thought to
be mortal. The jail was kept from
burning by the heroic efforts of the
citizens.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-08-22

THE Indians are making consider
able trouble out West, " remarked a
passenger on a Bridge Street car to his
neighbor. so I see. was the brief
reply. well, sir. I have a first-class
schemefor wipingout the red rascals. /"
''WIth a SPONGE said the other, with
a sneer. NO, sir; | would convert
pooh that's no good. 1t won't
work Hold ona minute would
convert the entire Western reserva-
tion into a cucumber patch, and turn
the red men loose" Il should think
that would increase the number OF In
dians, piped out a little man with
weak Eyes, who sat opposite. How
sOz' asked the astOnished sChemer.
It would double them up. said the
small man, with a smile. All out
here r yelled the brakeman, and the
council OF war broke up. sine die
Nv York Journal
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-08-22
PH4LE4S BEATEN.
The Great Trotting Race Won by Francis
Harry Wilkes.

About 5000 people visited Belmont
Park, Philadelphia, on the 18th, to
witness the trotting race between J. I.
Cases brown stallion Phallas and W.
c. Francis bay geIdiEg, Harry Wilkes.
for a special purse OF $4,000, OF which
81, 900 goes to the second horse, best
three in five heats PhaIIas was
driven, as usual, by Edwin d. Bither,
while Frank Van Ness held the reins
over Wilkes. The track was in perfec5
order. The betting was brisk, PhalIas
ruling a big favorite before thestart at
500 to S2S, and the same odds on
the stallion were forthcoming In
amount even after the first heat had
fallen to Wilkes. The race was event
ual.y won by Wilkes, who took first,
second and fourth heats. The best
time made was 2:16.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-08-22
THE SCOURGE SPREIDING.
Appearance of the Dread Disease at Glib

Appearance of the Dread Disease at Glib
raltar.
A dispatch OF the 10Th from Glib
raltar says. Theexistence OF cholera
within the Spanish lines was officially
declared, today, and the disease Is
spreading There were four deaths
here, to-day, from cholera traced from
injection contracted on Spanish soil.
A deputation waited on the governor
OF Gibraltar, to-day, and requested
him to shut off communication with
Spain. This he refused to do. The
panic increases hourly and the exodus
grows corresp0ndingly The populace
are greatly discontented over the
conduct OF the military authorities in
refusing to adopt the necessary pre-
cautions against the introduction of
cholera from Spain"
Returns from the cholera infected
districts OF Spain on the same day.
show a total number Of new cases OF
4,706, and a total number Of deaths
from the disease OF l ,75S The plague
has made its tsappearancea at Barcelona,
whore % cases and is deaths are re-
DOTrpd
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-08-22
GETTING WORSE.
Returns From the Cholera District-The
Disease Spreading.

Thirty-fve hundred and ten new
cases OF cholera and l ,343 deaths from
the disease were reported throughout
Spain on the 10th The statistics,
however, do not convey the whole
truth about the prevalence of the
scourge, as they are not complete
Cholera has made its appearance in
Barcelona, Bilboa, San Sebastian,
Santander, Huesca, and Tolosa. Rela-
tives OF cholera patients in many OF
the Spanish provinces assault the
doctors in the belief that they poison
their patients. The archbishop OF
Seville died OF cholera.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-08-22
A DEsTRUCTITE CYCLONE.
Several Persons Killed and Much Property
DeEfrONed.

A cyclone in Norwood, st. Lawrence
County, n. Y, on the 18th, destroyed
several houses and buildings and the
Ogdensburg & Lake Champlain Rail
road bridge. Several persons were
killed. Telegraphic communication
has been interrupted, but it is learned
that John Martin, Mrs. David Fitz,
gibbons and Mrs. Armstrong are among
the killed, Five hundred excursionists
from Plattsburg to Ogdensburg were
detained in the latter city on account
OF the giving way OF the Ogdensburg &
Lake Champlain Railroad bridge. An
other report gives the number of per
sons killed as eight. Hailstones as
large as a mans fist fell during the
storm
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-08-22
FIESDTSH ITORH.
hand- -Grenade Thrown into the Sleeping
Room of a ShaMnee's o.. Family.

a hand-Grenade Thrown into the Sleeping
Room of a Shswnee's o., Family.
Early on the morning OF the 10th
effort was made to assassinate the
family of Hugh Kinney, at Shawnee,
O., by throwing a hand-grenade into a
sleeping chamber. The windows were
shattered. the walls cracked, and large
holes torn in the floor. Kinney was
found lying at thefoOt OF the bed, bad
" maDgled and bleeding. Mrs Kinney
had run into the yard to give an
alarm, and was badly wounded Kin
ney Is looked upon in the community
OF miners as an infOrmer OF an impor-
tanJ action OF the miners, and was
suspected Of keeping the operators
posted on their movements and had
been threatened. The village council
held meeting in the afternoon and
offered d reward for the apprehension
II the perpetrators. The feeling j.
very high ia the community, and 1t Is
thought If the prOperparties arefOund
there will be a lynching. The injuries
OF Kinney and his wife, it is thought,
will not prove fatal
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-08-22
MADE A SNEAK.
A Party of Crooks Get Away With S1O.-
900 in Gold.


A sensation was caused on the 18TH
by bold robbery OF the San Jose
(Cal.) Safe Deposit Bank OF Savings.
During the afternoon a man entered
the bank and obtained bill OF ex-
change for $65.5O The cashier and
manager were in the bank at the time.
A fe@ minutes after the stranger de-
parted Cashier John E. Aucercas
missed a tray containing $4,000 of
gold twenties. The alarm was imme-
diately given and search made, but
without avail. 1t is believed two or
more men were engaged in the theft,
and that while the attention OF the
bank officers was engaged by the men
in front others slipped inside the
counter and stole the money. The
bank has offered 81 900 for the capt
ure OF the thieves or recovery OF the
money.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-08-22
Leather Shne-Bmttons.

From the Shoe aud Leather Review.
L looks as though Rhode Island
company had solved the problem Of
making a solid leather shOe-buttOn.
1t has constructed a machine which
may be operated by a girl, and will
automatically strike out sixty to one
hundred perfect buttons per minute.
The eyes in the form OF staples are in
serted, forced quite through the leath-
er and clinched. This is all done au-
tomatically. The pressure to which
the button is then subjected covers
the clinch, burying it quite out OF sight.
The pressure Is so great that the but
ton retains its shape perfectly, and
remains impervious TO water. Solid
leather buttons grow a brighter Jet
the longer they are worn, and never
have the grimy appearance OF the or
dinary buttons.
T. DL.- I1,1 - 1,,a Ii-ror1z for every