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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-01-17
OUR WASHINGTON LETT-R.
snselal carre.panaenee.

once to defeat three important bills.
The Hiscoek revenue reform scheme
was sent to the rear with great decis-
iveness. 4 cold shoulder was turned
on an attempt made by Representa-
tive Collins to fix day for consider
alton Of the Lowell Bankruptcy bill,
and the Mexican veterans were warn
ed that they need expect nothing from
the House 50 long rs the Senate re
fuses to reeede from lis amendments
made to the Mexican Pension bill last
session
1t was the day for making motions
under suspension Of the rules, and a
delightful post-hoIiiay harmony had
prevailed in the House up 10 the
moment that Representative Iiiscock
precipitated the first tariff conflict Of
the session. He wanted to pass a bill
abolishing the internal Revenue tax
on tobacco, cigars, snuff, alcohol,
brandies, etc, stating it would reduce
the revenue fifty or sixty millions an
nualiy. The House divided instant
ly on the Tariff question, and after
half an hours debate, the bill was
buried under the vote Of large ma
Jority.
Opposition to 4 discussion Of the
Bankruptcy bill was led by Congress
man Hammond Of Georgia, who said,
the business men who asked for the
passage Of the bill were actuated by
pure seiGshncss, rs were also his con
stitucnts who opposed it. The as
sertion was made that if the bill be
came law, It would create 5000 new
offices, and Representative Willis
raised laugh by an appeal to spare
the Democrats the infection Of five
thousand more applicants in addition
to those with which they are already
besieged. Air. Randall voted with the
Southern and Western opponents Of
the motion, and as ne was conSpIcu-
ously active on the floor while the vote
was being taken, the New York Mem
bers openly hold him responsible for
the result.
" hIie the Tension Appropriation,
which passed the House, was beng
discussed, Mr. Warner OF Ohio IN
weighed against greedy pension agents,
aud secured and amendment calcaIat-
ed to remedy the abuse. lie said the
piracy OF the middle ages was an hon
est calling compared with the opera
tons OF claim agents IN the city Of
Washington. Inc Pension office, and
the interior department, OF which 1t
Is bureau, will be field IN which
Pesident-elect Cleveland will have
abundant opportunity TO practice adj
ministrative reform, with room for
beneficial results. Like the Star
Route thieves, Pension swlndlers are Of
no party, and their allies IN Office
will be found among the most plant
and time-serving tawners upon the
new administration,
The exclusive senate has passed a
blll torfelIng the Oregon land grant
this week, discussed Interstate Com
merce, and spent much time talking
about the treaties Spanish and Near
aguan, behind barred doors, Safe from
the gaze Of the outside world 7ena-
torial dignity reIaxes lifts its feet upon
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-01-17

Philadelphia Call; An art critic
says that The wave Of popular decor
alive art has broken ever as and re-
ceded." This may be; but it has left
a regular geological garden Of horrible
looking things on the shore.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-01-17

On Christmas day two little girls Of
Thos. Hassett's froze their feet on their
way from church. One of them is
getting better, bat DR. Parker was
obliged to amputate all the toes on
one foot Of the other, AMI fears flat
more o. the foot will need to come oil.
-Etrick Cor. Whitehall Times.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-01-17

The Duluth people, or at least
her editors, are very happy just now
because they think and hope that Su-
perior will get only about $4,000
for harbor improvements. Don't crow
until you are oat Of the woods, gem
tlom- IN, the harbor appropriation ques-
ten is not settled vet
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-01-17

A dining car on the Northern
Pacific burned near Bedford, sunday.
Loss eli POO insured for $1,000.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-01-17

-Chetek Alert: We see no cause
for 50 much complaint Of hard times
1t NAV be that the money market
Is rather closer than usual and
wages not 50 high, nevertheless there
is no reason for one % grow cold or
hungry. There is an abundance to eat
and to wear, and, we may well add,
too much to drink. Persons who are
temperate, frugal and industrious have
no occasion to be dissatisfied Grum-
blers never are satisfied.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-01-17
SCHUYLER E0EFAx DEAD.

Hon. Schuyler Colfax, one of the
grandest and purest public men this
country has ever known, dropped dead
last Tuesday morning in the Omaha
depot at Mankato, MINI. He served
his country faithfully and we'll in the
halls Of congress for fourteen years,
six years Of which time he filled the
difficult and important position of
Speaker IN 1868 he was placed on
the national ticket with Gen. Grant,
and was elected vice President Later
he was politically slaughtered with the
notorious Credit Mobilier scandal,
though We do not believe the man ever
lived that ever honestly thought that
Schuyler Colfax was guilty OF any IN
tended or known wrong in that matter.
But after that investigation he would
have nothing more to do with politics,
and retired to private life, and has
since devoted himself to lecturing, his
greatest effort being the lecture enti-
tied Abraham Lincoln He was
good man, and but for the infamous
work dene by his political enemies
both without and within his party, he
would no doubt have been made pres
ident as Grants successor. He would
have been 81 years Of age the 23d day
of March next lie leaves a wife and
one child, son, Schuyler Jr., lad
now II years Of age.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-01-17

History IS repeating itself. Gen,
Jackson received 219 electoral votes
and said To the victors belong the
spoiIs" Coy. Cleveland got 219 ell
ectoral votes, and will undoubtedly
reiterate-by his jackson :
words
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-01-17

a Madison dispatch of the 14th
informs Us that the legislature was sue
cessfully called to order at noon of
that day, in the Senate by Lieut.. Gov.
Fifeld, and in the House by J. T.
Carr chief clerk of 1883. After the
solons had been sworn in by Associate
Justice Orion, the House elected II.
Q. Fairchild, Of AIarrinette, Speaker;
i. y. Coe of Whitewater, chief clerk,
and John VI. Ewing of Milwaukee,
Sergeant-at-Arms. After a brief ses-
sion all hands adjourned until nine
o'clock Thursday morning, at which
time the Governor was to appear and
submit his message, which will appear
in full in our next.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-01-17

=" Yes, my dear daughter. | wish
you would do your best to captivate
the heart Of cur coachman. And
elope with him, papa? Yes, my
dear. You see the papers will all say
YOU are the daughter Of millionaire. "
-WeIl2' ''We.l, that will enlarge my
credit. See. Now run out to the
stable; that's a good girl FIX.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-01-17

Here are some figures that show
what this country, as YET in lis infancy,
produces iii single year Cotton, s.
100000 bales; 500,00O,000 bushels Of
wheat; 1,6oO,O0Oo0o bushels Of corn;
5OO,OOO,0O0 bushels Of oats; 10000
900 bushels of potatoes; 100000
bushels Of barley, and 100000 tons
of hay. to say nothing Of the garden
truck.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-01-17

The Louisville Courier Journal,
Dem. gets it off after this fashion,
The Lord Of Hosts gave u Blaine
and threw in Burehard, and raised up
St. John, and sent down the rain on
election day the devil contributed
Gould and inspired Conkling-and 50,
among all hands, good Lord, good dew
il, we pulled through somehow, and
here we are.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-01-17

The assembly Of the Wisconsin
legislature has s. farmers, IS lawyers,
p merchants, / undertaken and /
bank president
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-01-17

1t is said that it will require s.
000,000 to buy the tobacco crop o.
Dane AMI Rock counties Of this State,
for 1891.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-01-17

VIII Locate Lois and Lands. Surveying Plat
ting and NAP-WoRK, viii receive prompt and
careful attention. Orders solicited. Office al the
COURT HOUSE. sCFEkIoR WIS
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-02-27
\ DOT BILE CRIME.
a Man Attempts to Murder hi. wife and
Then Cuts His Own Throat.

BOSTON, Feb. 20.-This afternoon George
Oliver, about 30 years of age, living on
Winter street, Dorchester, made a desper-
ate attempt to kill his wife. and then cut
his own throat, causing instant death.
What took place in the room before the
tragedy can not yet be learned, but as de
scribed bya young lady living III the low
er part of the house there were high words
and "a series of shrieks. The young lady
ascended the stairs and upon opening the
door an awful sight presented itself. Oil
Yer had dragged his wife to the floor by
her hair. Holding her there with his right
hand he savagely plunged the weapon, II
common jack knife again and again into
her neck. The man thinking his work
of death complete went to the rear kitchen
door and cut his own throat from ear to
ear He fell down the entier flight of
stairs to the WoOdshed below, where he
was found by the officers. Mrs. Oliver
was removed to the hospitalin in IL very crit
ical condition. but it is not impossible
She may recover The cause of the quar-
rel is believed to have been family
troubles, though nothing definite is yet
known. Mr.. Oliver had been out of EN-.
ployiIent for six months and is spoken of
as Il mild-mannercd man but given more
or less to drinking. IL is stated that he
was sober to-day when he committed the
double crime. The couple had been mar
ricd II years and had two sons.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-02-27

copal church last evening, for the benefit
of the pastor, Rev. ID. G.. Ayers ... As Mr.
Louis Baraby was driving the big hoss'
along Colchester avenue from the city to-
wards home Tuesday, his sleigh acci-
dcuially came in collision with another
sleigh Mr.. l'araby and Mr.. Barnard,
who was riding with him, Immediately
decided 10 sit down by the wayside, which
they hastily did, regardless of the depth of
the snow. The horse proceeded for home
ut rapid pace and the sleigh which was
broken in the collision, was scattered
along the road. Neither of the gentlemen
were seriously injured and the horse es-
capped with Il few slight scratches.
shelburn.
The large circle of friends ANA acquain
tanCes of Mr.. Edgar Mech will be panied
to learn of his death, which occurred at
his residence Thursday morning. Al
though he had been i'll for some time past,
he had not been considered in a critical
condition until recently. Although Mr.
Mcech's residence was Just over the liz,
in Charlotte he was 50 we'll known here as
To seem one of our tOWnsmen.
Charlotte.
The funeral of the late Edgar Mech wa.
hcld at the house on Saturday afternoon
Rev. MrSsrs, Wild OF Charlotte ana Put
mum of Burlington OtliCiated. Rev. Mr.
.
and lOVHblc nature and sweet Christ ian
character of the deceased, who was bvloV
ed by all who know him, y number U
friends were present from burlington.
Richmond.
The severe gale of last Mon'lay did con
! siderable damage i'm this vicinity in blow
| ing oil chimnCyS and unrOOiinL buildings
| Tyler Jonas had Il Shed blown down. "
| = Whitcomb, two ChimnCNS blown Off
and Newton Tumlinsun, one. Robinson
one and several more at JOnesVille. OsCal
| TomlinsUn of Huntington had an eighty
foot barn roof blown off. the most sin
/ gular case heard yet was on the road from
JOnesvile to West Bolton. b. j. WIlsor
| had Il wood-shed adjoining the hoU1'
blown to pieces There was Il girl under
the shed at the time, and she was take!
| up and carried some ten rods and LANDED
in the snow. The girl was severely bruis
ed, but nothing serious. Eighteen inche'
Of snow fell here Monday night.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-02-27

the ranch. Since which time, his only
son FRANK an4 lahllIF' nave resided WIN
MN, ne VIII ne ilucn MISSED ny ms Nlue
clTcie oi irlch"9 III Huulsoh county 10
Wiloii' ne was warmly 3l'achei'' "htl LOT
some lIiie plS, ljlu ui'Ult '!.e l"iS J""I-
he9 hearI! every Ne'T 10 WISH 'he'l'
Waterbury.
Azariah u. Remington died Thursday
morning. attrra lingering sickness and
was buried Saturday under Masonic or
drrs. He was about - wears old and
leaves widow and one child. a boy of 10.
lie was an esteemed and respected citizen
and for many years member Of the
Methodist church. Deceased was born in
huntington and was in business in Jeri-
removing to Waterbury Mrs. Emily
nfnn ,' i,N, nf t g. ~
n,, Thrr.,j',. ',,,,,,i,,r ~ ~, rnt,r,,,
T,,iiinnol rhurrE
hiddl"bury'
The village has voted to order twenty Of
Mr.. b. ID. Stpycnss of BurliurtunJ street
li.;hts, after giving them thorough trial
Joseph Myers of Bennington. while
hunting rabbits on the East mOllntnin in
BENNINGTON, last week, came upon aud
shot u bear and three cubs. He received
$50 bounty ON the four, besides selling the
cubs for So each
In thu c,sn nf TN. Citiznns \otinnol bnnl,
nf Tnuul,n Kansas ys thu l,tn Frank ~
Iirnnlis nf RrnttIrhnrn .Imdgn Whrrlnr hos
rendered Judgment in favor of the defend
ant. in the nited States District court at
Brattlcboro.
\. l.. Pcasc Of Hartford has offered to
the Windsor county schools three prizes
of -, - and <! for the best, second best
and third best letters. one of introduction
and of recommendation.
There is snid to he u case of most brutal
treatment nf - nnur woman NV her ms.
hnnd nt - Alhnus Paw Thp Woman lir.
ut the point Of death from the cruelty and
hardship imuOSpd upOn her There is a
general demaud that the case be iuVcsti-
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-02-27
iLEEING FROM THE FLAMES.


\ large four-story boarding school built
by the Quakers of WestcheStcr county,
y. y, at Chappaqua station. in which
Miss Helen Stafford, daughter Of Rev DIR.
&. b. Stafford late of Burlington, was
teacher, was burned on Friday night last.
The following exciting details are given
by the New York sun: The building is
Il large and picturesque structure of stone.
In the attic there were six young women
servants asleep. On the floor below We're
Principal Collins, an assistant and TWEEN
ty-four boys, and on the second floor were
Miss Lucreta Robinson, two young lady
teachers and nine girls who We're pupils
superintendent Robinson and his wife
sleep on the first floor Many of the pu-
pills had gone home to spend saturday and
Sunday When Miss Robinson was awak-
ened by smoke that poured into her room
at O'Clock IL m, she ran to the elevator
shaft, and pulled rope that rang large
bell on the floor above Then she ran
down stairs and awakened her father and
mother. Principal Collins seized an axe
and begun to break in the doors of the
rooms occupied ny the boys. Miss Robin
son began to rOut out the girls under her
care The first door she opened was of an
empty room. The floor was all on fire. She
promptly closed the door to smother the
flre all she could. Inc next room contain
ed Nellie I.iscOmb, IA years old, living il.
Fifth avenue, in this city. She had lost
consciousness from the smoke, and was
carried out by Charles Robinson, Il Young
son of the Superintendent The rest of the
girls were able to walk out and down the
main stairway.
! In the mean time the principal was in
some cases dragging the bows forcibly from
their beds. Most of them believed that
some of their comrades were doing it, and
they resented the operation as boarding
school bows usuallydo once in the hall,
| however. they scampered down the stair
/ way and rushed out of doors. There the
! four inches of ice that covered everything
and the biting cold air admonished them
/ that they were not dressed Three of
them who had no clothing at all with
them ran back to their rooms. These
were Alfred Farragut: il nephew of the
| late Admiral Farragut ". l.. Xintznger,
Il cousin of Alfred. and f.. A. Ponder
They secured coats and trousers and
started back. but found retreat cut of
The flames had reached the stairways
| Although half sutfucated hv the dense
smoke that filled the hail. Young Farragut
remembered that Il big rope which the
bows had chippcd in to buy to aid them in
their nightly sKvlarking was concealed in
| his room He led his companion, back
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-02-27

Republicans refusing to vote broke IA
quorum in the Illinois legislature for State
senator, yesterday.
In the past twelve days there have been
siNty-two alarms of fire in Philadelphia,
tWenty-nne people have been burned TO
death and % seriously injured.
The Toledo and indianapolis railroad
was sold yesterday on an order in case
brought against that company 10y the Tn
ion Trust company of New York
In the United States court AT Louisville,
KN.. Yesterday, Judge Baxter in the
Knights of Honor case decided that eN-
supreme Treasurer K. j. breckenridge
must pay Sill 400 IS in cash to the court
Thursday,
Vice President Hendricks and wife leave
indianapolis today for Washington,
At IA late hour last night fire broke out
in the building known rs Talmage hall in
Washington. The fire M to 3 o'clock this
morning had not been eNtinguished.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-02-27
CAPTAIN FINS LArDAnLE SCHEME


CHICAGO. Feb. 2+-Captain Bedford
PIN. the well-knOWn naval engineer of
Eugland, mas expressed desire to present
the British museum with single copy of
every daily and weekly newspaper pub
lished in the United States and Canada,
including copy of the weekly issue of all
the daily Journals. He would make this
collection and presentation as ii tangible
evidence uf the growth and development
.of these countries and through the medl-
um Of the Associated Press requests the
prpprictors or editors of all daily papers
To forward one perfect specimen copy of
their publications of the issue dated March
;, 1855, or a day or two thereafter, CON
tanning an account of the Inauguration of
President Cleveland. Weekly papers will
please forward II single copy of the issue
for the first week in March. Care should
toe taken To securely wrap the papers SO
that they will reach their destination with
out being torn or SOiled. Address to Cap
tain Bedford PIN, No. ,, Crown Office,
Row Temple, T.. c., London, England. 1t
is Captain Pins intention to classify and
substantially bind the papers in volumes
10y states, provinces and territories and
request The British government To place
hem in the public archives of the British
museum where they will be open To in
| spcction by visitors and be carefully pre-
SerN ed.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-02-27
LAW AND TEMPERANCE.



tion OF County Commissioner.
The annual Chittendcu County Temper
ance Convention was held in Temperance
hall, Wednesday at 4 o'clock Il. m. pursu-
ant to the call Of the County Committee
There was fair attendance of delegates
from the towns of the county aud from
this city. After the reading of the call the
convention was organized by the election
of r. NJ. Ciapp. chairman and y. J. How
ard, secretary The convention then pro
Ccedcd to the nomination of Il county com
missioner. Smith Wright of Williston,
commissioner for the past year, was unan-
imOusly rc-nOminated The following
county executive committee was then
elected \. j. Howard of Burlington. Ed
ward lsham of st George and f. b. An
drews of Richmond. Town committees
We're. elected as follows Burlington,
Ward one. a. :. Dewey Ward two. b.
Seaver; Ward three G. p. Smith Ward
four, Il. VI. CHpp Ward five, G.. p
Knights; Bolton, Fred Hall, Thomas
MCGinniS Colchester, Rev. u. &. Ayers :.
Charlotte. II. W. priudle, Henry Field :;
Essex. Rev Mr.. Wilder, d. &. Abbey !:
lIine>burgh, Albert Post, Noble Partch {:
Milton, .. Il. l.andou, &. II. Rice Rich
mond, W. ID. Hall, J. f.. Andrews; Hunt
ington, q. \. Ellis, A. ID. White Under
nil. =. f.. Smith, d. l.. Merrill lCentreJ !.
Jericho. T.. c. Fay. Buel II. Day; Willis
George, Edward Isham, II. H. Tilley
Westford, Albert Partridge, Il. NJ. Hunt
ley; Shelburn, Charles *. Whitney
Henry Tracy South Burlington, r. f.
stewart, 7. \. Hopkins. The convention
then adjourned
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-02-27
A Disgraceful Scene on the Gibbet-The
Machinery Refuses to Work-The MUIR
derer Placed on the Death Trap
Three Times.

LONDON, Feb. 23.-At Exeter to-day,
three attempts were made to execute John
Lee, the murderer of Miss Emma Keyse,
but the drop failed to work and the exc
cution was postponed. The case is the
most horrible that ever disgraced the glib
bet in England At first Lee was perfect
ly firm. When the first attempt to hang
him failed, his spirit remained unbroken
and he walked back to his cell with Il firm
step. The machinery was carefully eX-
amined and the woodwork was found wet
and swollen SO that the spring and trap
would not move smoothly. The machin-
cry was then oiled and moved until the
officials were convinced that it was in per
feet condition. Lee was again brought
out from his cell. He stood firmly again
upon the trap, but the machine again re-
dered, but Strengthened himself up
and was second time removed
to his cell. 1t was evident that his spirit
was very much broken. \ third time the
machinery was adjusted and Il third time
the murderer was led out and nOOsed and
black cappcl The spring was again
touched and again it refused to operate.
Lee sank down in II swoOn and had to Oe
carried away from the place. He was in Il
most pitablc condition of mind. The
sheriff trlegraphed to Sir William liar
court, the home secretary, Il history of the
horrible failures, to execute Lee and asked
for Instructions.
Lee who escaped three attempts to hana
him this morning, has been reSpted 10y
| order of the home office.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-02-27
DESPERADOES' DOING~.


san Antonio. Tex, Feb. 23.-On Satur-
day Marshal GOsling and Deputies Man
ming and Loving started to take James
Pitts and Charles Ieager, notorious high
waymen and posto!licc robbers from Aus
tin to san Antonio for safe-keeping. The
officers and prisoners occupied seats in the
car on opposite sides, the prisoners being
handculfed together They were accom-
mother of Pitts, and Rosa IraSer, sister
of leagcr, who occupied seats mmedi-
ately in front of the prisoners. The car
was well filled with passengers. The first
ntimutiUn that anything wrong WAS 90
ing Oa was the sharp report OF Il pistol.
The first shot missed The marshal. He
was in the act of drawing a pistol when
the second was fired, and the marshal fell
forward, piniOning Manning to his seat ;
before the deputy could free himself he
was shot in the neck and shoulder. Leap
ing over The seats to the door Manning be
gan firing ana emptled his revolver, LON-
ing backed To the rear door, nrlnG AT the
prisoners The prisoners forced Loving
to the platform of the sleeper, where the
deSperadOcS jumped from the train in
full motion and made of in the direction
of New BrauuiclS. GOSlinG was found
dead. Mrs. Drown was lying near the
marshal, shot in the stomach. Rosa Nca-
ger was found unconscious, shot through
the leg The wounded women were GaOltd
at New l}rauutcls, Loving organized a
posse at New BrauniclS and started in
pursuit They found the dead body OF
Pitts near the scene of the tragedy and
recUptured Eeugcr eight miles distant,
The desperate resisted and was pierced 10y
three bullets and subsequently died. The
/ following were arrested for completely in
the affair Mrs. Pitts and her father
named Scott, two brothers named krontS
Johu Hartman, Philip lcaGer, brother
of the convict, Annie Scott and Jim Bran
nan. brother of Missouri desperate
Most of them were armed. They are all
suspected of belonging to the gang of out
I laws which has been Il terror To the STATE
for Years Mrs. Drown died SUNDAY morn
| ing and Manning is in II precarious condi
| tiOn