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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-02-25
CRUSHED BY A DERRICK.
A Brooklyn Street Car Demolished
Falling Timbers.

A Brooklyn Street Car Demolished by
Failing Timbers.
NEW YORK, Feb. l4.-Shortlv before
10 O'Clock this morning, as a Reed
Avenue street car filed with people was
passing under g ltrge derrick used in
erecting the elevated railroad struc-
ture on Broadway, near Sum
ner Avenue, Brooklyn, the ropes
sustaining the derrick gave way
and the derrick fell on the car,
crushing it in like an eggsheli. Seven
teen OF the passengers on the car were
injured and two people were killed.
Michael NcAnaily, the driver of the car,
was crushed TO death. Karl kir5hner, a
workman employed on the derrick, was
also killed.
Further investigation shows that seven
people were killed. Their identity as
lar as can be learned is az follows:
Charles kidshner, a carpenter employed
on the Brooklyn elevated road Thomas
Thompson, the driver: Emma Eollvie,
Michael McCauley, Patrick Clark, of
New YORK City, Tow boy who was talk
ing with the driver on the front plat
form, and an unknown man who WAS
found crushed TO shapeless mass IN the
debris of the car
The injured as far as known are:
Marcus Hendez, fractured leg; jacob
Render, slight injuries; John Paterson
fractured leg and arm, serious injuries
of the back; Thomas Fosjurgand Marine
Young, slightly injured; Thomas j.
Gatfney, confusion of the right leg;
Edward Peet. badly bruised all over;
Willism Nichols and John Freel, each
sustained serious injuries.
The injured were cared for in houses
near by until the arrival of the ambu-
lances, when they were taken to st.
Catharines and Eastern District hos.
pitals. Four of the people woun.ied are
reported as likely to die The accident
was caused by total collapse os
the derrick which. it is said,
was made TO raise too great a weight
by careless management, and IT came
down with a terrible thud. 1t has now
been definitely sscertained that only
four people were killed. They were
Kirshner, Clark, Thompson and Nc
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BIG BLOCkS ~ ASHES.
Half Million Dollar Fire in Proyi
dence, X. I.-Fire at Elmira.

dence, II. I.-Fire at Elmira.
A Providence, r. l., dispatch Of the
10Th saws: \ fire broke out at II As p. VI.
last night in the block opposite the
Union depot and spread with so much
rapidity that the whole fire department
had to he called out. number of large
brick buildings partially occupied by
manufacturers and jewellers, several
hotels, including the Aldrich house, and
stable and carriage houses were burned.
4 strong Northwest wind vas blowing
and carried the sparks across, the most
important business part of the city, and
a number of fires were started, but
quickly extinguished without damage.
At \. NJ. the fire was practically under
control The Aldrich house was blaz-
ing like a big bonfire, but no other
buildings Will now catch. The Aldrick
house Is valued at $4,000 and insured
for S25 600. The total losses viii be con-
siderably over S500, 900. The fire
spread so quickly that little property
within the hotel and manufactures, ex-
cept personal effects could be saved.
Fire broke out on the night of the
18th in the Office of the Daily Advertiser,
EimIra, \. y, and spread with such ra-
pidity that the editors, reporters and
printers barely had time to escape with
their lives. Some jumped from windows,
some to the roof of an adjoining build
ing, and some were rescued with lad
ders. after having been nearly sufo-
Gated. The fire spread to adjoining
buildings and the chief losses are as fol-
lows: Advertiser, $50, 600; Sunday lid
ings. 8, 900: J. NJ. Robinson x Son, fur
niture, SS5, 600; other losses, $4,000 to
600 600 All insured
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DECISIONS is TO CHINESE.
The Jung All Lung Case Decided by tn
Snnfc inc lOurti

4 4 decision was rendered in the United
States supreme court on the 18th of lrft-
portance to California, in the Chinese
immigrant case of the United States
against Jung All Lung. 1t was appealed
from the circuit court of the United
States for the district of California. The
decision of the lower court, b. ylrtueof
which Jung All Lung was discharged
from custody on q writ of habeas corpus,
was affirmed. A decision was also
rendered III the case of the United
States against the British steamer
Strathalrt, which is also Chinese i'm
migration case from California. This
was suit in the nature Of libel in rem
against q British steamer to recover
about S25 GOO in penalties for the alleged
violation of certain United States stat
utes which prescribe the number of
Chlnese immigrants that shall be carried
by steamers OF certain size, the accom-
mOdations that such immigrants shall
have on board the vessel and the de-
livery Of the true list of such passengers
to the collector Of customs in san Fran
cisco The defendent in the court below
took exceptions TO the libel on the
ground that the facts set forth in 1t were
not sufficient To create lien on the yes
sci under any law of the United States.
The court sustained the exec eptions and
dismissed the bill. This court, however,
holds that the libel does set forth
sufficient cause of action and entities
the United States. upon proof of the
facts. 10 recover under the first and sec
onl counts, but that it must be dis
missed as TO the third. The decree of
the circuit court is therefore reversed
and the cause remanded.
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4DAYLIGHT ROBBERY.
Four Men Garry on the Funds of Tex.


Cisco, Tex, Feb l6.-This city was
thrown into excitement by bold bank
robbery at about O'Clock yesterday af-
ternoon. At that hour c. {. Leveaux,
the cashier, and I. B. Blake and NJ. B.
Owens we're in the bank when a man
appeared at the cashiers window and
demanded the banks cash Three
other men appeared at the same time
and took the three bankers in charge,
while the first collected the funds OF the
bank, amounting 10 about S., 900 in
cash. Mr.. Levereaux' move
ments were too slow to suit
the robbers when ordered around
and he was severely beaten on the head
The robbers locked the bankers in the
yard back Of the bank building and
jumping into wagon, fed down the
street, saluting the astonished people
with yoleys from their revolyers, and
displaying the bags of money The
cashier was the first TO free himself and
rushed into the street, explaining the
cause Of the racket In a short time
Marshal Thomas and posse were in pur-
suit. The men were unmasked and an
accurate description Is given from which
the authorities think they know the
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MACKENZIE PROTESTS.
He Objects to the Course Followed In the


LONDON, Feb. I6.-A dispatch from
San Reno says that DR.. Mackenzie has
protested against the course of treat
ment pursued by the German doctors in
the case of Crown Prince Frederick
William.
BERLIN, Feb. 16.-The Tageblatt says
that DR.. Mackenzie in his report on the
disease of the German Crown Prince
which was sent to Berlin on Sunday,
states that from the outset he has adher-
ed to the view that the Crown Princes
complaint is not of a cancerous nature.
In MAY, after Prof. Virchow's micro
scopic examination, and also in October
and November, when the indications
favoring the theory Of malignant
disease had increased, he forwarded
reports, which were deposited in the
state archives at Berlin, saying that des-
pite those symptoms there was no proof
of the existence of cancer; further than
this, Prof Virchow found nothing fur
ther of cancerous nature in the matter
coughed up by the Prince. From the
beginning of the disease the clinical
signs have been compatible with the
view that the disease was not cancer,
which view the microscope has con-
firmed.
BERLIN, Feb. 16.-Full reports con-
cerning the condition of the Crown
Prince issued by Prof. Nirchow and DIR.
Mackenzie, state that the disease with
which he is afflicted is not of a cancer
OlS nature
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DEATH OF "P. 7. NAsBf."
[AiS Nell-Known Humorist Expires at
Toledo. o., TODAY


Toledo, o., Feb. l5.-D. r. Locke,
widely known as Petroleum V. Mas
by" editor of the Blade of this city,
died at bis home in this city at Gas this
morning. The immediate cause of his
death was consumption of the lungs,
which was inherited, it being in his
mothers family and several brothers
and sisters dying of it. It's approach
was very slow; and i vas not till last
NoTelnber that he was confined to the
house. His literary labOrs and news
paper were very profitable, and in his
latter years he was largely interested in
building and manufacturing In Toledo.
his fortune is estimated at 81 100000,
exclusive of the Blade.
David Ross Locke was born at Yes
tae, Broome County, \. Y, September
20, 1888. Afier receiving common
school education he learned the print
er's trade at CORTLAND After serving
several Western papers as local reporter,
from 1852 to 1860 he edited and pub
lished papers at Peymorth, Mansfield,
Bucyrus and Findlay, Q. In the Jetier-
sonian at Findlay, IN 1860, he published
letter signed Petroleum Nesuvius
Nasty" purporting to come from an ig-
nOrant and penniless Kentucky Demo
crat, who wanted to be pcs, master and
have free whisky and slavery This de-
veloped into the series of Nssby letters,
Which were soon transferred to the To-
ledo Blade, of which he has since been
editor and proprietor. He is the author
of several books, and at one time he
was managing editor of The New York
Evening Mail. Mr. Locke was married
while at Plymouth to Miss Martha Be-
dine, who wi their three sons, all
grown to manhood. survive him. The
eldest son, Capt. Robinson Locke, has
been associated with lis father on the
Blade for the last dozen years, except
while consul at Newcastle-on-Tvne, En-
gland, to which office he was appointed
by President Arthur
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-02-25
UIEL BTILD THE ROAD.
A Company Offers to Construct the Rec
River Railway.

WINNIPEG, Man, Feb. 17.--Premier
Greenway has had an offer To build the
Red River Valley Railway, from a per-
fectly reliable firm. The offer embraces
a voluntary statement that the firm will
put up marked cheque for 500, 600 as a
guarantee of good faith. The offer is to
build the Road from West Lynne
10 Portage la Prairie. the government to
pay q small cash bonus and an annual
subsidy for a period of twenty years.
This solves the financial problem and
that solved, GreenYay saws, he would
like TO see what can prevent the road
being built. Yesterdays elections re-
suited III a tremendous triumph for the
Greenway government and the Red
River Valley Railway, insuring the
building of the road at the earliest pos
sible date.
The two ministerial bye elections,
yesterday were great triumphs for the
Liberals, Martin having been elected
in Portage la Prairie by l2S, and Prem
dergast in Laverandye by l67. They
will be given big reception at Winni-
peg tomorrow. The result Is due to
the popular feeling on the railroad
question,
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MONDAY, Feb. l3,-A resolution was
introduced by Mr.. Brewer IN. C.) in
slTuctIng the committee ON ways and
means TO report what progress it has
made IN the consideration of bills re-
pealn2 the internal revenue taxes and
70 state at what time such bills are likely
% be reported to the House: also a bin
~ Mr. ToHnsherd (IlI.) permitting
farmers and producers Of tobacco to sell
leaf tobacco IN any quantity TO unli-
censed dealers OF to any person without
restriction, and repealingall laws incon
slstent herewith. Mr.. Bland introduced
b'l 20 -rohIblt the coinage of the $
gold piece.
TUESDAY, Feb. 14-Mr Mills tTex.),
sr1m the committee on WAYS and
means repOrteda bill to provide for the
purchase Of United States bonds by the
secretary Of the treasury.
dF. ds"eil Wis.,, from the commit
lee on iuaioiary, reported bill for the
FeIlelo importers of animals for breed
ing purposes.
dr Cox n. y introduced bill for
thepaEment of the claims Of the mayor,
aldermen and commOnaltv of New York
city. Referred. 1t provides for the
payment Of $. .292, $50, being the amount
Ta'd ~ New York CITY for the principal
and interest on the bonds issued to the
Mon defense committee of New York
CITY In 1851 and 1862
WEDNESDAY, Feb. ia bill was
PASSED creating a board Of arbitration 10
settle and determine the controversy
between the United States and the State
st texas, respecting certain territory "
snI between the North and South fork
Of the Red River. Mr.. Davis Mass
reported a bill to prevent the introduc-
1on OF contagious diseases into the
mted States and te establish bureau
OF public health The Senate biIlappro-
prlatlng s. 100000 for a public building
81 Milwaukee was shelved bv the com
mlttee and substitute reported. which
spproprlates 500, 900 for a site. The
House then went into committee
= the whole on the urgent deficiency
u'n
THURSDAY, Feb. I6.-The urgent def
elency bali was considered in committee
II the whole, but the debate took a po-
dical turn early IN the day and the
committee rose without action. Mr..
ADAMS, from the committee on judiciary
reported adversely upon the bill desig-
4aiing the first Monday in October as the
fsdE on which Congress shall meet On
notion of Mr. Dotkery the Senate
amendments We're concurred in TO the
hLLt oNNltu- LOT the appoint
wentS of eleven division superintend-
Ht- Of the railway mail service.
FRIDAY, Feb. 1.-THE bill for the re-
.iet of Nathaniel Mckay and the ex-
feHrors Of Donald Mckay caused quite
tu-eusslon, involving the general sub
t.t Of claims, but was finally passed bv
vote Of Ia 10 II. The Blair educa-
.tana bill was to-day laid before the
House ami referred To the committee
g4 education. The urgent deficiency
Ell MS passed with an amendment in
esf1e1ng tine public printer to enforce
L.- NLour Law.
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A sASSss..s ItV4SIOS,
she Sanadian Pacific Railway on Tuitsd
States Territory.

New YORK, Feb. l8.-The Sun this
morning prints dpuble-leaded edi-
tOrial, chargins that the franchise of the
PsnObsCot 4 Lake Megantic Railway
Company, To build and operate a line of
road across the northern part of the
state and authorizing the sale of the
same to any other railway company, do
mestlc or foreign, is in the interests of
the Canadian Pacific. This company
has obtained control of the road
and by II has secured the
shortest and most direct line
from ocean 70 ocean. The Sun SAYS:
Maine exceeded her state rights when
she authorized one of the railroad cor
porations to sell its property and fran
chlses to foreign corporation, to be
used and enjoyed within her bounda-
rles. Only the federal government,
acting through Congress- and the Presi-
de can confer such authority
on \ foreign corporation. Commerce
between any of our states and u
foreign country, and foreign commerce
across any of the states are exclusively
within the power and control of the
general government. The states cannot
deal with such foreign commerce at all.
1t Is the yeriest eXaggeratiOn of lawless-
ness on the part of the Maine govern
ment and the Canadian Pacific
Hallway Company under which this
British corporation claims the right TO
construct and operate a railroad on
United States territory. 1t hasn't the
shadow OF right to do it," In conclu-
sion the paper calls upon the general gov
ernment TO "summarily suppress this
invasion of United States territory by
the Canadian Pacific Railway Com
many -
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nearly il not quite all night and his
nieaSant manner allayed all suspicion.
1he morning after the murder
she noticed that her handsome
boarder had disappeared and She
gained admission to his room IN
dust the furniture. Piled no IN 3 bro
mlseuous heap on the iioer ami she'll of
a closet In the rooms she found silver
ware, lewelrN, etc, in profussion, and
instantly concluded that her foomer
was no more nor iess than a burglar.
and communicated her suspicious to
the police. A complete search of his
apartments brought forth evideace
enough to convict Tascott of not only
burglary but sise IF tie murder of Mr.
Smell. What that evidence is the
hoice absolutely refuse TO diyulge. al
though they say that if he can lie fonnd
they are confident of fastening the crime
upon him, The jewelry and Silvervare
found III his closet was tho result of sew
erai burglsr'ots raids made on Wash
,neton Boulevard and Ashland Avenue
and nearly, if not all OF Il, has been
identified. 1t was learned that Tascott
had pawned some articles about week
before the murder with a West Madison
Street paHnOroker, named Homer, and
the police first got a description of the
man they wanted there.
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NOW II WAS URECHED.
Examiner Sanders Explains the Collap'
of the Metropolitan Bank.

CNCISNATI, O., Feb. 1S.-AIr. Sanders,
government bank examiner, has at last
broken silence upon the situation al the
Metropolitan National Bank. He said
to-day that the bank was ruined by its
own policy of making loans upon insult
ficient collateral. and he yerifes the
statement made some time ago,
that even if the arrest of Vice
President Decamp had not been
made. the bank would have been COM
PEELED to suspend because the tele-
graphic orders received the day before
the suspension were more than enough
10 have swallowed up all the money
that could have been obtained from the
banks of Cincinnati. The examiner
says that President Means has paid all
his Indebtedness which was personal,
but there l. still large claim against
him a. trustee for money loaned to a
syndicate engaged in different enter
prISes. This has not been settled
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SACKED BY 4 MOE.
The Bishops Palace at Guayaqun Gutted
by the PopuIace.

PANAMA, Feb. 5.--Much excitement
has been caused in Guayaqtiil owing to
Spanish priest, temporarily in charge
OF the bishopric of Guavaduil, having
excommunicated the judges of the
supreme court. 4 mob, in which many
of the best known citizens of Guayaquil
were prominent, stoned the bishops
palace. Thence they went to the
residence of DR.. Nevia, the legal
adviser of the Episcopate. On
stones being thrown DR.. Nevia
and some friends who were with him,
fred on the crowd. The police also
acted similarly. Several persons were
killed and wounded before a troop of
soldiers appeared ard restored order.
The governments action in defending
the church party was the cause of the
trouble which, it is believed. will be
more serious in its consequences. Later
the populace gutted the residence of the
bishop to the cry of death to the
priests, although the streets were being
pato;lled
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MRS. ENHCN'S WILL.
Her Husband Will Probably Contest 1t on
the Ground of Her Insanity.


the Ground of Her Insanity.
The will of Mrs. Weltha A. Emmons
was filed at Washington on the 18th
with a petition asking for probate. The
viii, it is expected, viii be contested
and the question Of the sanity of Mrs.
Emmons disputed. An examination OF
Mrs. Emmons' brain, The Star says, was
made by direction Of Prof. Emmons,
while his wife's body was lying at the
house where she died In case
the will be set aside, ali Mrs.
Emmons' property, valued by her
lawyer at S47 900, would go to Prof. En-
mons, as IT il not known that she has
anv relatives who could claim the pro-
pertv. By the terms of the viii Prof.
Emmons will receive only the wearing
apparel and literary effects of the late
Mrs. Emmons. The viii was executed
in New York, February 20, 1887, Just
after the close of the proceedings that
resulted in a declaration by the jury that
Mrs. Emmons was capable of managing
her own affairs She directs that the
remainder of her belongings be con-
verted into money, and one-third given
To L. NJ Todd a distant relative living
in New York city; 81 800 TO two person
al attendants, and what Is left to +. ;.
Shane. her Youngest foster brother.
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CONGRESS-.
Senate.

,r,,n,v Feb. BIN the Senate the
l1,,,ion in regard to the lnetficiency
',,,sta1 service was taken mp, but
= - debate the resolution went over.
a.. A., stewart offered d resolution which
a4orte3 calling on the secretary OF
- trs,surv for information as TO the
,.s,-rs.,aricn Of public lands capable OF
.--i,r,7ion from other lands, Senator
pi,,7,,b smoke in opposition to the Blair
educational BILL
Trrsp,y Feb. 1.-THE Senate bill to
-.r-5i.Ia f,f an indian school at carson
,itv, Ncv., Nas passed. The following
nils were also passed; Appropriating
sI0.00o for the sub-troplcal eNposision
at Jacksonville. Fla; for tire rehef OF
p4vid L. Brainard ami others ot the
Tnitad States army, who Were on the
f9raelv evnaditi0n. Senator Hawley
addressed the senate In opposition to
the Blair educational bill, and Senator
Plumb had something to say about the
fref7cicrcv of the p0st-otlce de-
rartmeut. Among the bills introduced
antl referred were the following; By Mr..
suIlOm, for compensation for services
III female nurses during the war Of the
rebellion; By Mr. Mitchell, TO amend
the laws relating to drawbacks on duty
oa manufactured tin. The bill to pro-
vide or the compulsory education of
Inlian CHI iren was taken from the
calendar md discussed at much length
bE Senator's Dawes, Teller, COckrell and
Eest Without disDosing oft the Sem
al. proceeded to executive business ami
soon adjourned.
WEDNESDAY. Feb. l5.-The Blair edu-
tational hill passed the Senate this aft
era0an BY a vote OF ~ to 50. On motion
Of Mr.. Sawyer, tie House bill for tEe
app7iatEle IT of eleven division suparin-
tga3Snts Of railway mail terVice was
tasCn from the calendar, amended by
making the number two in addition to
those heretofore authorized and passed.
Tae credentials of John :. Barbour.
-eUator.elect from the state of Virginia
.or SIX wears from March t, 1889, were
ascei on file.
THURSDAY, Feb. 16-The resolution
tere8 by Mr.. Manderson requiring the
secretary of war to furnish to senators,
n their request, lists Of persons to
Us3um copies Of the records of the re-
= mon are 70 be issued. was taken up
#a8 adopted nv the Senate aFtar
long debate. Mr.. Morgan uf
tsrea resolutions, which were adapt-
~, cailng on the Secretary Cf
t.e interior for information as to SNUG
.. .n- over the Mexican border in conge-
qHeHce of the Mexican free zone; and
calling on the President for copies of
earreSpondence with the government of
Mexico on that subject. Mr.. SAWYER
aas. at his own request, excused from
HFther service on the committee
1a ed7scation and labor, on the
ground Of his time being otherwise fully
0.eRpled. Mr.. RiddIeberger was ap-
p,nTed IN his stead. The following
and placed on the calendar: For the
relief OF volunteers Of the Fourth Iowa
Infantry; giving to the city of Grand
Forks, OAK, the right to build two
bridges across Red River 10 create ports
q entry at Tacoma and Seattle, ". 4.
Tue resolution offered by Mr.. Plumb.
some weeks ago directing an inquiry as
20 the causes of Inc fficient mail service.
HaS fakeTl I'D and agreed To
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4BROTHER.S DIsGR4CE.
II Causes the Suicide of A. X. kebler, oi
Cincinnati.

C1NcIsvAr1, o., Feb. l6.-AIbert K.
Kebler brother Of Charles Kebler, who
recently committed suicide when, the
knowledge Of his forgeries was about
10 develop. has followed his brother by
suicide. 1t happened last night at Fern
Bank, a suburb Of Cincinnati, down
the Ohio River at his residence.
He used two revolyers, holding
one in each hand, and directing one to
his brain and the other 10 his heart
Iired simultaneously. No cause Is known
for the deed except the disgrace Of hls
brother Charles. He had wife and q
3-vear-old daughter. The latter, was III
at the time. and he had left his business
early Yesterday afternoon on that ac-
count. He had been employed for the
past three years as secretary OF the I'm
cinnati Baking Company.