The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1886-06-12
SUPERIOR, WIS.,, SATURDAY, JUNE f2. 1856.
The Duluth fishermen are out on

NeuuIHS pIeoeuLo Ioot UP S1OO,oOo IN
value.
On Monday the Senate confirm
ed the appointment of Mr.. Swineford
to be governor of Alaska.
The President has got through
with his honeymoon nonsense and
gone book to Washington.
Henry Ward Beecher thinks he
will die within year. He will be 70
years old the oath of this month.
Reed, MilIiken, Boutelle and
Dingley, have been renominated for
Congress in Maine by the Republic
ans.
The contract for building the
Iron Range from Two Harbors to Su-
perior has been let and work will COM
mence at once.
The Fairchild bill to abolish
the Duluth Customs House was killed
in the committee room, and Duluth
has recovered from her faint.
Duluth claims to be a city on the
ground that she defes all law aud
order and plays her regular games of
ball every Sunday afternoon.
A bench-show of dogs, lasting
four days, will be held at Milwaukee,
beginning July q, for which prizes
aggregating $1,000 will be offered.
Ex-senator David Davis is men
toned as probable successor to
Mr.. Manning as Secretary of the
Treasury Mr.. Manning is not out
yet.
The socialists of Washington Ter
ritory have organized for the avowed
purpose OF overthrowing this govern
ment They should remember the
fate Of Jeff Davis.
The mistress Of the White House
was not born when the war Of the re-
belion was commenced. This fact is
published just to remind veterans that
they are growing old.
The Democrats and Knights of
Labor united their strength and elect
their State Ticket III Oregon last Tues
day. And yet the Knights declare
they totally ignore politics.
The filibustering steamship City of
Mexico, which was forfeited to the
United States, has been sold by the
United States marshall for $4,000.
The purchaser is S. Oteri, fruit mer-
chant Of New Orleans.
VIM. T. Price will be candidate
for reelection to Congress from this
district That he will be renominated
and elected there is not a doubt
Such a man as he is worth keeping in
our national legislature,
George Ladd, cabinet maker of
St. Paul committed suicide on Sunday
but the fact did not become known
until Wednesday morning. Too much
poor whiskey was the cause, although
the revolver got credit for If.
1t looks as though Chicago, too,
had big street railway bribery case
to deal with, and the papers there in
innate that they have a Jake Sharp
in the person of Alderman Calvin An
investigation is now in order.
Russia has an anarchist by the
name of Mezerof who says there are
9,110 anarchists in the United States,
of whom 5000 are in Chicago. From
the recent riots in Chicago, we would
conclude that all of them lived there.
The Colorado United States
courts are about to close on account
of lack Of funds. The Judge thinks
congress is disposed to vote millions
for river and harbor improvements,
but precious little for court expenses.
Pension Agent Judd. of Milwau-
kee, gives timely notice to widow pen
sioners that il isn't necessary to 90 to
a claim agent and pay fee to secure
the increase Of pension. 1t Is sutfici-
ent TO execute the vouchers sent to
them from his office.
No provision has yet been made
by which settlers can obtain govern
ment land in Alaska. Immense
tracks Of timber, rich mining belts,
and IN some instances productive agri
cultural lands could be opened up to
settlement to excellent advantage.
Senator Mcmillan of Minnesota,
has introduced bill to authorize the
building of a bridge over the St. Louis
river between Minnesota and Wiscon-
sin, and it Is said that it is for the ben
eft Of the st. Paul & Duluth road.
This looks as though that road, also,
contemplated crossing the river and
making its actual terminus in Supe-
rior. 1t is now in order for the Du-
luth papers to begin abusing the man
agement of that road.
The Duluth printers have been
telling the publishers of that town
what wages they must pay their work
men. The Herald had sand enough
to kick against such assumed authority