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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1886-03-20
Texas, and Mr.. McMiIIen, Of Tennessee. Cd
posed the bin. Fo action was taken.

Texas, and Mr.. McMiIlen, Of Tennessee. op-
posed the bill. Fo action was taken.
THURSDAY March 11.-Mr. Hammond. Of
Georgia, from the committee on the Judi
cary, reported back adversely the resolu-
uOn directing that committee TO inquire in
70 the rights Of the United States to cancel
patents for inventions and discoveries.
Laid on the table.
FRIDAY, March 12.-In the House Mr..
Caswell Wis., offered a resolution calling
on the secretary Of the treasury for a state
ment Of the account between the United
States and the several states and terri
tories OF the direct tax laid by the act Of
1851. Mr.. Weaver, Of Nebraska, asked
leave 70 offer the following preamble and
resolution. Whereas, nearly every Con
gress embraces al least one crank; and the
present Congress is 10 exception TO the
rule and it should not be In the power Of
an ldlot, insane man OF crank to prevent
Reconsideration ofany measure; therefore,
resolved, that the rules of this House be so
amended that il shall require at
least two members TO object TO
the consideration OF bill" The
reading Of the resolution was greeted
with applause. Mr.. Swope Pa. from the
committee on invalid pensions reported a
bill granting a pension Of $4,000 per year
TO the widow Of Gen. ". s. Hancock The
House went into committee Of the whoIes
with Mr.. Hatch tAo.) in tie chair. on the
private calendar. a long discussion, which
az times took political turn, arose upon
the first bill upon the calendar. being one
for the relief Of the heirs-at-Iaw Of Cora 4.
Slocomb, Of Louisiana 1t was finally or
dered reported with a favorable recon-
nenGaJIOn. The committee then rose and
lew private bills were passed.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1886-03-20
ON THE EXPRESS.
Masked Men Board Rock Island Train
md XVI The Masseuger

One Of the most daring and bloody
express rObberies ever perpetrated IN
Illinois occurred on the Chicago, Rock
Island K Pacific west bound express.
between Joliet and Morris. on the
night Of the 18th. Masked men en-.
tered the baggage car, covered the bag
gage man with reyOlT er5 and demanded
the Key OF the express car, which Was
gwen up. One Of TIE men kept guard
over the baggagemaD wkile the
others entered the express car,
where, after a desperate struggle,
Nichols, the messenger, was killed by
a blow from an iron poker in the
hands q one Of the robbers. They
then TOOK from his pockets the keys OF
the sale, from which they took every
thing Of value. The contents Of the
safe are variOusly estimated at from
$4,000 TO 100000. Nothing was
known Of the outrage until the train
reached Morris, when the local express
messenger opened the car and found
the body OF Nichols, and the floor OF
the car strewn with the papers from
the safe. Nothing was discovered
showing the points az which the rob
bers entered and left the train. The
Rock Island Road viii offer g reward
OF SO, 1000 for the capture Of the mur-
derers.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1886-03-20
BINDING of Human skin.

Following the example Of Joseph
Zaehnsdors, who lately bound two EIze-
viz editions in human skin, another
London binder has executed an order
to encase a copy Of Hans Holbein s
Dance OF Death in the same ghastly
intesument, certainly a very appro-
pirate covering for this work. These
are not the only instances, however,
in which the casing OF the human
form divine" has been utilized. In the
library at Marlborough House, near
Methley, Yorkshire, there was former
" two books, Sir John Cheeks Hurt
Of Sedition" and Braithwait's ''Arca-
dian Princess, " both boundin the pre-
pare5 skin OF Mary Bateman, "the
Yorkshire witch, who was executed
early in the beginning OF this century
for murder; but these were among
those which disappeared during the
cataloguing of the library for sale,
when one OF the former earls OF Mex
borough was IN difficulties. Yet an
other instance. When the writer was
last IN Paris he was shown a small
book by a dealer, who solemnly avowed
il was bound in a portion OF the skin
OF the notorious Louvet de CouvTay,
and which he valued at 1000 francs,
and for Authorization o. which he
produced 4 long pedigree
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1886-03-20
Labor Notes

The boycott by the Knights OF La
Dor against the Atlanta Constitution
has been declared of.
The cotton mills ST Victory, \. Y,
were shut down on the 11th, throwing
500 persons out Of employment.
The East Cleveland Street Railway
Company has advanced the wages Of
conductors and drivers to Sl.75 per
day.
About 125 moulders and fifty labor
ers in Sargent & Co. s foundry in New
Haven, Conn, struck on the 18th.
attempts were made to run street
cars IN Toronto, Ont, on the 11th,
but the strikers prevented them from
being successful.
Mcintosh, Hemphin & Co, Pitts
burg, Pa, toundrymen, voluntarily IN
creased the wages OF their employees
from 3 to IS per cent. to take effect
April 5.
The Chicago Switchmen's Union de-
c1ded that the members OF that organ
izatiOn had no cause for complaint
and would not participate IN any
strike now in progress.
a mass meeting Of Knights OF Labor
was held IN Was hinGtOn on the plight
OF the 11th, and was addressed by
John Jarrett, Of Pittsburg. He ap-
pealed to the men TO stand by their
organizations, and to band together
and oppose all legislation detrimental
TO their interests.
The Michigan State Labor Assembly
proposes to form a practical fusion
with the Granger. Resolutions were
adopted asking Congress to provide
extra compensation TO wOTkingmen
for all work done over eight hours per
day since the eight-hour law took
effect.
A compromise has been effected be
tween tie nailers and operators Of the
Falcon Nail Works st Niles, O., and
fifteen o. the forty-four machines re-
sumed Thursday after an idleness OF
ten months. The feeders are dIssatis-
fed with the terms and refuse 10 go 10
work. The machines started were run
by the nailers themselves.
The strikers on the Missouri Pacific
Railroad have submitted a statement
o. grievances as a basis for G confer
ence with the officials OF the road.
i local freight train loaded with per
+ lsh6ble goods Was sent out on the Iron
Mountain road from Little Rock, Ark,
on the l1tb, but the strikers tOokpos-
session Of It, sidetracked the train and
/ put ont the fires.
! \ train was sent out on the Atchlsou
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1886-03-20
Dog Saves a Little Lass.

from the Birmingham tAla.] Age.
j. E. Walter, the master OF train
services OF the Louisville & Nash
vile Railroad, has a dog he values
highly. The dog is a Newfoundland,
and has been raised by his owner from
a small puppy. Mr.. Walter has a lit
tie girl who is fond OF the animal, and
the affection between the two Is inter
esting. A few mornings since the i-tl5
girl was left in the room alone by a
large fire IN the crate. She went TOO
near the blaze, and the dog opened the
door and entered. He went to her and
began 10 pull her away by catching her
clothing II his teeth. The two com
Danions played about the room for
some time, until the little girl grew
tired and sleepy. She went TOO near
the fire again, and the dog could not
get her away. He pulled at her clothes
/ for some time, but could not arouse
her. He then hurried to her mother 5
room and began to act strangely by
/ rubbing against her hand and catching
/ her dress, pulling her toward the door.
She caressed him and told him to 20
away and find little Nellie. He made
a strange whining gnOIse vii b his mouth
and then slowly walked back to where
/ the little one was sleeping, unconscious
/ Of her great danger. The dog made
another attempt TO rouse her and
! failed. He then crouched down beside
/ her. between her and the FIRE, taking
/ care 10 protect her well. Mrs. Walter
entered the room q few minutes later
/ and found the noble dog in this posi-.
tion whining and crying, while the hair
was being singad from hle back Little
/ Nellie was sleeping sweetly.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1886-03-20
DOHE THE CEEFF,
A Passenger Train Wrecked by Careless
ness.

A FasseDgs1 Tram wrecked by Careless
ness.
a dispatch OF the 11th from Monte
Carlo says: Five passengers, an en-
gineer and q guard were instantly
killed IN q collision which occurred on
the railroad between Monte Carlo and
Menrone yesterday. Twenty-six Of
the passengers were injured, thirteen
OF them very dangerously. The coils
ion happened on a curve, which the
two trains, half filed with travellers,
tried TO round at the same time on a
single track. The trains were badly
telescOped, and were thrown from the
track. The point whore the collision
occurred Is situated on a cliff overlook
ing the sea, and about 125 feet above
the beach. Two Of the carriages which
were thrown from the track and fell
down this cliff rolled a considerable
distance IN the shallow water at the
base, and embedded themselves in the
sand. Both those coaches were full OF
people, and the wonder Is that all were
not killed. The wounded have been
conveyed to hotels at Monte Carlo.
Many OF the travellers were Americans
and Englishmen, and the calamity has
cast a gloom over the American and
English colonies here. The accident
was caused by the carelessness OF train
5iEUa-phnru
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1886-03-20
HIS0R EEFEs 0TEs.

The tuneTa. services over the body
OF Senator Nil eT, Of California, We're
held in the capitol at Washington on
the 18th. Both houses Of Congress.
me President and cabinet, the su-
prsme court and the diplomatic corps,
were present TBa remains viii be
taken TO the state which be represent
"a for burial
In a hotel at Hot Springs, Ark, on
the 18th, George \. Williams killed
Mrs. NJ. X. Norris, Of LeayenwOrth
has., and made an unsuccessful at
tempt upon his own life.
ii has been learned that T. G. Den
nett. commercial traveller from New
York, who recently slipped down the
ice mound II Niagara Falls, received
bat little injury IL the descent, but
landed IN a Creylce where be slowly
starved to death.
The House OF Refuge, near Toledo.
which cost $4,000, was destroyed BY
an incendlary fire on the 18th. The
inmates, eighty innumbeT, were all res
caed
John EzeIer was fatally shot at
Mex heesporc, Pa, on the night of the
l4th, while rehsarsing a play. The
shooting was purely accidental, as the
gun was supposed TO be empty.
The hnseed oil mills OF Varney, Tay-
lor L Co, at Toledo. were totally
wrecked by an explosion Of gasoline
during a fire in one Of the buildings on
The morning OF the 18th. The total
loss will reach SI5, 600.
The 500 employees Of the Elizabeth,
T1-s-~l-s- Il u.
having refused TO sign an agreement TO
work 1Or present wages Till July l. !;
the strike continues, orders viii have
TO be completed II Europe.
Nearly 500 employees OF the Ameri-
can Hosiery Company, at New Britain.
Conn, are ont on a strike, their De.
mand for higher wages having been re
fused. The COmp8ny's officers refuse
10 meet 8 committee OF the Knights 0.
Labor for arbitration.
The Princess Helene, OF Greece, who
with her husband i said 10 have speu.
t3,0o0,000 III the past ten years, has
gone into bankruptcy. with debts rC
the amount OF $500 600.
In the course o. the Broadway Rail
road investigation at New York, on
the 18th, testimony was given which
discovered Alderman Jaehne 10 bt
keeping tance. The worthy alder
man admitted on the stand that ht
paid Mrs. Hamilton S1.1O0 a year
ago to avoid 8 trial iorreceivlng stcler
goods valued al that amount.
Capt. Henry j. Hal. an old Cali
fornla miner, committed suicide attht
Fifth Avenue Hotel, New York. on tht
l2th INST. b5spoRdency caused 10y
illness was the cause OF the act. II.
was quite wealthy.
Fire broke out IN the Cafe Comercio
on Gale Esmeralla, in Valparaiso
Chill, and the entire block, includin.
ne principal shops rs the city, burned
Q the ground. Iue loss Il estimate
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1886-03-20
Az EXCITING CHASE.
Strikers Capture an Engine and are IN
Turn Captured.


Turn Captured.
On the morning OF the 18th, a freight
train pulled by a switch engine LETT the
Iron Mountain depot 81 Little ROCK,
Ark. and reached Benton twenty-five
miles south. at noon The passenger
engine pricn was to take the =. Louis
train south was captured at the
round-hou-e by masked strikers aud
sent after the freight train. The
freight train was OyerJaEen at Benton
and disabled, aad the strikers started
back toward Little Rock with the
miles south of the city, they waited
on a side-tracE for the passenger train
to 20 by. The train came along and
when the last car had passed, they
threw the switch open and
dashed out in the direction
OF Little Rock. United States
Marshal Fletcher and several
deputies were on the passenger train,
accompanied by Supt. Wheedon.
The track was cleared for a switch en-
CINE, the officers got aboard and pur-
sled the strikers, both reaching and
dasnIag past the depot under full head
way. While crossing the bridge, the
pursuing engine caught and made last
10 the strikers anVine, and the officers
began climbing aboard, ordering the
strikers 70 stop. They refused, and
on reaching the north side Of the
bridge, several strikers jumped of and
the officers began firing About fifty
shots were fired, and one striker
named Sullivan was shot IN the leg Sc
yereIy and was captured. Seven
Others besides Sullivan were captured.
Tie captured strikers were released on
bond
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1886-03-20
HI HELD THE JAIL.
a Aa2 Arrested for DisorderIy CoRduc
Creates A @ausa-tou


William T. Howell went 10 Niamis-
burg, @, on the Sth. and after cashing
4 forged check for S27O proceeded to
do the town. The forgery was dis
covered and the marshal hunted
Howell up. H resisted the officer,
Eut the latter finally succeeded in get
ting hIm into 8 cell in the station
house. Just a. the marshal released
his h0'l the fellow drew from his
pocket q knife which he siashsd
alagonely across the marshal's : face
from the eve to the lower law.
cutting through the nose and lay
ing open his face. TIE marsha fell to
the ground unconscious, AMI was re
moved by several citizens. He is in a
dangerous c0nG ton. An attempt
was made to di=arm the prisoner who
was tiOurlshlu- q revolver and a knife,
but without success. He threatened
to Kill the first man that approached.
Great excitement prevailed and an ex-
cited mob, 500 strong, soon gathered
about the cell, but was afraid to ap-
prOach. The volunteer fremen were
called out and the cell containing the
prisoner was flooded. The Desperate
was finally subdued and removed to
Dayton, as lynching was feared.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1886-03-20
BLoHN orr OF U4TER.
Boston Tug Explodes Hsr Boiler
Names of the Victims.

A Boston Tug Explodes Hsr Boiler
Names of the Victims.
While the tug John Markell was
about Boston harbor, on the 10th
inst, and when of Long Island, an ex-
plosion occurred on board, the noise
OF which was plainly audible in the
city. The boat was blown completely
to atoms and her crew OF FIVE men
were instantly killed. The crew con
sisted OF Capt. Cyrus A. Nickerson,
who resided at 81 London Street,
East Boston, Engineer George Crooker;
Frank Crooker, fireman; Albert D.
Smith, cook, and James Hodgkins,
deck hand. The bodies OF the captain
and engineer were recovered by tugs
tnat were cruising IN the vicinity.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1886-03-20
a BIG RAET
To be lowed 70 New York from Halifax
hV Tugs.

To be lowed TO New York from Halifax
by Tugs.
B. B. Barnhill, Of Halifax, has under
construction an immense raft for the
purpose OF carrying to New York
100000 superficial feet Of piles, logs,
spars. hardwood timber and boards.
Its dimensions are: Lenght 40 feet,
width So feet, depth 35 feet, and it viii
draw q feet OF water. The raft Is be
ing built upon a well-consuructed cradle
which viii be launched with the raft
and removed from II IN the water,
leaving the raft with its chains and
binders TO support itself. The struc-
ture Is torpedo shape at the bow and
stern, and a cross section amidship
Will be OF the form Of an ellipse. When
complete II viii weigh 5000 tons
and the cost viii be about $4,000.
The raft is to be towed to New York
by two tugs. Many persons view the
I scheme with increduIity and predict
that it viii be failure.
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at > 100000. The owner Of the cafe
has been arrested on suspicion Of IN
cendIaTlsm.
Fire broke out on the 18TH among a
large quantity OF cotton IN the rail
way station at Oldham, Eng, and de-
stroyed $500 worth before the
flames We're extinguished. One Of the
fremen engaged N subduing the fire
was killed.
The CatalInas cuEtOm-hOuse, al
BuenOs Ayres, with all it's contents,
gas destroyed by FIRE. Two hundred
commercial houses are involved II the
loss. which viii exceed S35O,OOO
The steamer Ike Bontam blew up
and sunk about noon on the 11th,
several miles below Eicksburg, causing
the loss Of a number Of lives by drown
ing None Of the bodies were recoY-
cred.
An entire block OF buildings at Hot
on the 11th. Loss $3.50, 900; insur-
ance S38. 900.
David II. Sayres, aged % years,
committed suicide at the Hotel Noble,
st. Louis, on the 10th inst.
Mrs. John T. Everhart and her
mother, living IN the northern part OF
Clarion County, Pa, while alone in
the house, on thelOth, were murdered,
their thrOats being cut. The fends
got $500.
Ex-senator Chafee died at Purdy's
Station, West Chester County, Pa, on
The 9Th inst. Of acute meningitis.
Jales Verne, the French ltterateur,
was fired upon aul slightly wounded
on the ION. by q young nephew, VINO
Is thought 10 be a mOnOmaniac.
By an accident on the railway at
Paint Creek, O., on the 9th inst, one
man was fatally and several Others
seriously hurt.
Mary Blocker, widow of the late
Horatio Seymour, died at the home
Of ex-senator ConkIing, At Utica, \.
Y, on the 8th inst. She was i'll at the
time OF Mr.. Seymour's death.
The notorious ArChers, who have
been confined in the iail at Shoals, Ind,
for some weeks, charged with murder,
were taken out by mob on the night
OF the 9Th inst. and hanged TO trees IN
the court house yard. Great excite
ment prevails.
The boiler Of the tug Rifeman ex-
ploded IN the harbor at Cardiff, Wales,
on the Sth. The vessel and crew OF
six men were blown to atoms.
The dock Of the Monarch Line OF
ocean steamers, at New York, took
fire on the Sth inst, and was con.
siderably damaged. Theron steamer
Egyptian was also partially burned,
with her cargo. The total loss is
placed at $500, 900.
James A. Root, foreman OF the
Pioneer furnace, at Negaunee, Mich,
was run down by train and killed at
that place on the Sth. He was 50
years old.
Fire at Pulaski, n. Y, on the night
Of the 7th inst, destroyed five busi-
ness houses. The losses aggregate
S45, 900, on which there was an insur-
ance OF S35. 600.
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OF INTEREST TO SETTLERS.
Secretary Lamar Reverses Another Un
Wise Ruling by Commissioner spArks

Secretary Lamar Reyerses Another IN
wise Ruling by Commissioner Sparks.
Word has been received that Secre-
cary Lamar has reversed Commission
er Sparks decision in the Brittin case.
Brittin made a pre-emptiom near
DEVILS Lake, D. T., two years ago,
and also took a homestead entry up
on which be made proof and paid a
communication fee Of 5000. When Mr..
Sparks came into Office he decided
that every man having exercised his
pre-emption right could not commute
his homestead. This decision affected
thousands Of settlers in the North
west. The BrIttin case was the first
one the secretary has taken on appeal.
The decision reversing Sparks ruling
viii be welcome news to many settlers.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1886-03-20
COAL MINERS STRIKE.
Ten Thousand Workmen In Pennsyivanis
Leave the Mines.

The coal miners OF Federation No. 3
struck on the Sth for the uniform scale
OF wages adopted at the Cumberland
convention. The 5000 miners in the
Maryland district and 2, 600 at Erwin,
Pa, went out at once and the remain
ing men IN the federation viii follow
The present Is regarded as being a
very Opportune time to ask for an ad-
vance, as this Is the month IN which
the coal companies make most oftheir
contracts. Reports from various
points IN Federation No. Of the Coal
Miners Amalgamated Association in
dicate that the strike is widespread,
and that nearly 10000 men are now
ONT
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1886-03-20
J4hE sH4RP's RO4D.


It Was Built by Frsud-The Result of
the stigstion.
The railroad committee which has
been investigating the methods by
which the franchise OF the Broadway
Surface Railroad in New York City was
obtained, on the 9th made its pre-
ImInary report to the New York Sen
ate. The committee are unanimously
Of the opinion that the franchise was
procured iron the board OF aldermen
ot the city OF New FORK by bribery and
corruption, and urge that swift and
summary Justice he meted out TO the
guilty parties. and also that the fruits
Of their crimiuaIity be taken from
them. The committee offer four bills
designed to restore this franchise and
property TO its righrful owners.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1886-03-20
EDISON OTTHITTED.
He Finds that Another Man Has s Paten
fer Train TelegrsPhirg.

He Finds that Another Man Has s Pstent
fer Train TelsgrsPhing.
A Washington dispatch Of the 18th
says Thomas a. Edison has filed an
application for a patent for his inven-
tion OF telegraphing from a moving
train. Last October, LuciusJ J. Phelps,
Of New York, Obtained quietly from
the patent office, and without any
newspaper notoriety, q patent for tel
egraphing from a train by induction.
His method Is not quite the same as
Mr. EdIsOn's s, for the latter telegraphs
from the roof Of the car to wires upon
a pole, while Mr.. Phelps proposes to
lay a wire along the track between the
rails and telegraph from the bottom
OF the car. The principle, however, Is
the same, and Is broadly covered by
Mr.. Phelps patent.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1886-03-20
The Rural Editor.

it-Om the Boston Courier
The man who edits the only paper
ii a country town leads dull and
monotonous existence. There Is no
writing, crawling, detestable and men
daCiOus contemporary at whom to
hGrl thun6erbOlts OF denunciation: no
baldhesded baboon whose frothy raw
ings and outlandish glbberish he can
hold up to popular ridicule; no shiny
reptile, walloNIng II filth, o. which be
can bid his esteemed fellow citizen be-
ware. Beyond an occasional criticism,
necessarily mid, On the appointment
OF 8 field driver or a fence viewer, his
columns are free from the fire that
sometimes glows al white heat IN the
pages OF thelocRl journal. Heis every
body's friend, and pursues the even
tenor OF his way, with few anxietles
excepting those that are created by de-
hngusnt subscribers
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1886-03-20
DEATH UNDER GR0UED.
Two Men Dead and Twelve Dying-A1
Explosion of Firedamp.

Explosion of Firedamp.
About noon on the Sth inst, an ex-
plosion took place in the Uniondale
Mine, at Dunbar, near Connellsville,
Pa. The cause OF the explosion Is
thought to have been fredamp. The
mouth OF the mine was closed by the
shock, and rescuing party was or
ganized to dig out those below. The
interior Of the mine was on fire, but
alive. These two were instantly killed
by the explosion. Twelve others were
badly hurt, and most OF them viii not
recover. The shock of the explosion
was so heavy that men at work in
adjoining mines were thrown of their
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1886-03-20
Important. c.

When you visit or leave New York City,
save baggage, expressase snd So carnage
hire, snd stop st the GRAND UNION Ho-
TEL, opposite Grand Central Depot.
SIX hundred and thirteen rooms, fitted
up al a cost Of one million dollars. 81 and
upwards per day. European plan Ele-
vator. Restaurant supplied with the best.
Horse cars, stages and elevated railroads
TO 81 depots. Families esn live better for
less money at the Grand Union Hotel than
81 any other t3rst-slass hotsl II tse city.