The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-02-28
-Four days more of this congress.

The St. Paul Pioneer Press is now
a red-hot prohibition advocate
Mr.. Walsh has introduced, in the
Assembly, bill to abolish convict
labor in this State
The Fox and Wisconsin rivers
''got there in fine shape, with Mr.
Gunther's assistance.
Senator Mason has been called
home from his legislative duties of
the illness Of his wife
Judge Advocate Swain has been
found guilty Of enough to suspend him
on half pay for twelve years.
President elect Cleveland favors
the suspension of the silver dollar bus
mess, and predicts financial crisis if
such legislation is not had
The earnings Of the Northern Pa
cifc, the first week in February, in
creased $4,000 over last year and
$4,000 in the second week.
The next total eclipse of the sun
will occur August 18th, 1899, and
can be seen all oyer England. Bear
this in mind and watch for it.
Senator Sabin, of Minnesota, is
trying hard to have H. c. Kendall
appointed register of the Duluth land
office, in place Of Judge Carey.
The committee at Washington
that is arranging for the Inauguration
of President Cleveland expect to have
100000 men in procession and 100
bands Of music.
The committee reported against
the bill to buy an executive mansion
for our Governor; also against fixing
the salary of Circuit Judges at 81, 800;
and the text book scheme
-"One such Sermon remarks the
Churchman Of DR.. Newman'8 $4,000
discourse at the funeral of Senator
elect Stanford's son, does more harm
than all Of Ingersoll's TRADES.
Gen. Horace E. Capron died in
Washington Sunday night, from the
effects of cold contracted while at
tending the ceremonies at the dedica-
ton of the Washington monument.
S. O. Swockhauser has been APP
pointed register Of the land Office at
la Grande, Oregon. A man with such
a name as that might be entitled TO
pension, but not to a government Office.
The notorious outlaw, Frank
James, is again at perfect liberty, the
two remaining charges against him
having been dismissed at the request
of the prosecuting attorney of Cooper
county, Missouri.
By bill now before our legisla-
ture, if your house burns you can col
lect from the insurance company only
the market value of the same. 1t
looks as though the insurance men
stood in with our law makers pretty
solid
The Wisconsin Blue Book IS now
ready for delivery. The first edition
will consist of : 900 copies. 1t con
tains 500 pages. longer than hereto
fore, Of very interesting matter, such
as every public man and politician can
hardly do without
Gen. Grant has already begun to
explain his recent article on the bat
tie of Shiloh. 1t is almost as hazard
GUS for a great general to write up one
of his own battles as it is for q news
paper reporter to state which fire com
pany threw the first water.
No" said the merchant, Il don't
advertise now. | used to but | cot
completely tired out waiting on Gus
tuners Since | stopped that adver-
tisement | have had a continual yaca-
ton and have been able to discharge
two of my clerks. FIX.
Bro. Talboys, Of the Burnette
county Sentinel, in 4 little controversy
with the Rush City Post, stoutly de-
MES being an Englishman, though he
admits having been born there, but he
says he couldn't help that, he was not
consulted in the matter at ALL
If Mr. Cleveland has really Sc
lected Dan Manning for Secretary Of
the Treasury-which we very much
doubt-he has sadly disappointed
many Of his friends. Mr. Manning is
not generally considered to be just the
man for that important position.
The clause providing for an APP
preparation for the Hennepin canal
was stricken from the river and har-
Dor bill, the other day, and now the
canal fellows swear they will fight the
rest Of the bill, and 50 it i possible
that the whole bill may be defeated.
The amount of State appropria-
tons thus far asked for foots up S493,-