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, 1888-11-01

Railroad men say that lightning oc-
casiOnally strikes locomotives when they
run through thunder storms, but that it
has never been known to harm them or
the men in their cabs. The electricity
thins out and spreads all over the engine,
running Off the wheels and along the
trucks when it leaves the machinery. The
impression is that the locomotives are
lightning catchers and attract bolts that
otherwise might hit the cars.-Nev York
S1u
, 1888-11-01

What did your daughter graduate in2''
asked a friend Of the mother.
White silk, with a satin corsage and
eioo" sleeves. was the prompt answer.
4 mean what branches" asked the
startled guest.
oh, her-her-why, the usual studies.
| suppose, answered the perplexed
mother.-Detroit Free Press.
, 1888-11-01

Seth Grten says that one may figure On
a FISH for every ten square feet Of water
twelve feet deep. He may be large or
small, and he may bite and he NAV not.
but he is there all the same.-Detroit
Free Press
, 1888-11-01

A new theatre curtain is made of canvas
with q backing of spougy asbestos. It is
Kept wound on i roller in u trough of
water beneath the stage.
, 1888-11-01
Dr.. Wagner cs.
GPGO1Ahrsrs

We offer no apology for devoting so much time
and attention to this much neglected class of
diseases, believing that no condition of human
ity is too wretched TO merit the sympathy and
best services of the profession to which we be
long, as many are innocent sufferers, and that
the physician who devotes himself
TO relieving the afflicted and saving
them from worse than death, is no less a
philanthrophist and "A benefactor to his race
than the surgeon or physician who by close APP
plication eXcels IN any other b anch of hispro-
fession. And, fortunately for humanity the day
is awning when the false philanthropy that
condemned the victims of folly or crime, like
the fepeFs1 the Jewish laM,r To die uncared
for, has passed away.
, 1888-11-01
YOUNG MEN

Who may be suffering the effects of youth
full folltes or indiscretions, will do well to avail
themselves of this the greatest boon ever laid
at the alter of suffering humanity. DIR. WAC
NER will guarantee to forfeit five hundred dol
lars for every case of seminal weakness or pri-
waite disease of any kind or character which he
undertakes and fails to cure.
, 1888-11-01
E- MIN.

There are many men OF the age OF 30 to 60 who
are troubled with too frequent excavations OF
the bladder often accompanied by n slight
smarting or burning sensation and a weaken.
ing of the system in a manner the patient can
not account for. On examining the urinary de
posits a ropy sediment will often be found, and
sometimes small particles of albumen win ap-
pear, or the color will be of akin or milkjsh
hue, again changing 10 n dark and turbid APP
pearance. There are many men who die of
this difficulty ignorant of the cause, which is
the second stage of seminal weakness. DIR.
Wagner will guarantee n cure in all such
cases and a.healthy restoration of the genito-
urinary organ. Consultation free. Thorough
examination and advice. $500.
See the Doctors additional advertisement in
the Daily Denver News and Tribune~Repuhli-
can.
All communications should be addressed
DR.. WAGNER & co.
l4l4 Larimere street. Address, Box 27S2 Dem
Yer, Colorado.
Cut this out and take along
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-10-13
StOnewaII JackSon's Joke.

Few men were ever more profoundly
and invariably serious than Stonewall
jackson. Prior to the war he was pro-
fessor of natural and experimental
philosophy at the Virginia Military In
stitute; and while in that position he
made what is believed to have been his
first and last joke.
One morning he called up a member
of tn graduating class, and with the ut
most gravity prop Ounded the following
scientific question:
"Why is it impossible to send a tele-
graphic dispatch from Lexington to
Staunton 2'
The cadet reflected for some mo-
mentG, and then replied that the eXpla-
nation of this phenomenon doubtless
lay in the fact that the mount OF iron
ore in the mountain drew the magnetic
current from the wires.
a covert smile touched upon JaCksOn's
features, fled away, and he said: mo,
sir; yOu can take your seat
Another was called up, but he too
failed to explain the mystery. \ third,
and then fourth were equally unsuc-
cess nj, Jackson listening to their theo-
ries with profound attention. but with
the same sly smile which had greeted
the first attempt.
This smile probably attracted the at
tention of the next cadet who was
called. His cuuntenance lighted up,
his lip broke into a smile in return, and
he said:
"Well, Maj Jackson. reckon it must
be because there is no telegraph be-
tween the two places"
you are right, sir" replied Jackson,
who had suddenly resumed his com
posed expression. you can take your
seat"
Then he called the class to order,
and calmly proceeded with the recIta-
ZION as if nothing had happened.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-10-13
A BAD WRECK.
An Express Train Crashes Into Freight
and Kills Three Train Men.

The Cincinnati and St. Louis express,
which left the Baltimore q Ohio station,
Washington, at 10:45 O'Clock Saturday
night, collided with an eastbound
freight train from Martinsburg, w. Va,
near Dickerson, killing three train men
and injuring. six others. By al
most miracle the passengers
train, which had orders to remain
on switch at Tuscarora, one
mile beyond, until the express passed,
had few minutes before left the switch
and was slowly toiling up grade. Sud
denly there was a flash of headlights
and the tralnmen on the two engines
were appalled, at the coming disaster
which they Immediately saw could not
be avoided. In an instant the two en-
gines came together with such fearful
velocity that they stood locked
together on the track and
formed a base upon which was
piledin confusion a pyramid twenty
feet nigh, consisting OF three wrecked
freight cars, two express cars, the mail
car and baggage car. The cars acted
as a buffer for the passenger coaches at
tached to the western bound express,
and though the passengers were vio-
lently thrown forward they all escaped
uninjured.
The killed are William II. Wiley, a
postal clerk, of Fairmount, W. Va;
John Casey, postal clerk, of Washington,
and George Ridenbaugh, brakeman OF
Berlin, Md. The injured are Engineer
Joseph Jeffreys, of the express train; j.
B. Virts, fireman of the freight; Thomas
Landon, conductor of the express train;
A. {. Cook, postal clerk; L. W. Gordon,
express messenger, II. NJ. Jackson,
postal clerk.
The accident was due to a mistake on
the part of the freight trainmen. They
say they had orders to lay on the switch
at Tuscarora and wait for two sections OF
the Pittsburg express and the express
train which caused the collision to pass.
They had been on duty continuously tor
thirty-slx hours, they say, and after see-
ing the first section of the Pittsbure
express pass had gone 10 sleep at their
posts to secure a little sleep. They
awoke as the second section thUndered
bv, and as it was running on the
schedule time of the Cincinnati and St.
Louis express they thought it was the
train which had just passed and there
fore pulled out OF the siding and came
down the single track.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-10-13
PACIFIC ROADS REPORT.
:, statement of the Government
pA" pa;t,yay Commissioner.

,,xerox. D. c., Oct. 4.-Gen. Jos.
robrston. commissioner of railroads,
= ,s.-annuaI report submitted to-day,
y n-s s That on December 81, 1887, the
Slga s-5on pacific Company had disposed of
,oal4 p ii acres of land, the cash re-
III rrom which amounted to S26, $685.
6zI Average price per acre for all
- vas 1858 for the Union Division,
:, - far file Kansas Division and $4.24
ErfEe Denver DIVISION.
nomraratiye statement of the fund
.j 5abt of the Union Pacific Company
S,'oyrs g. that on December 81, 1887, the
s.,.s,rt IF bonds outstanding was $l15,-
es egq. net decrease, $l,l88, ,472. Reve-
NJ s5r the wear 1887, $25, ,129 ,515; ex-
nnearjitures, sI9,297 ,9Sl; surplus, S5,-
s2f 534 Debt on December 81, 1887,
co. o.. I68. 43I; increase for the year,
<1Sll.lS3. Assets. S266, ,45l ,137: net
increase for the year, S8,S5S,-
H6. Netincrease in surplus, 81 ,057, ,l32.
rotsI earnings of the aided portions of
ffe roai, 81 7,473,2 ,276; increase, 81 ,l49,-
4ss Expenses, S1l, ,439, 773; decrease,
S5a0I9. Increase in the amount due
the United States, 1898, $50.
The funded debt of the Central Pa
ciic road on December 81, 1887, was
$s7-356s0, a decrease for the year of
sI.sl-,00U The revenue was $l5, ,232, ,725,
snd the expenditures $l3, 723, POS. Liza
bi''nes Of the road, $40, ,225, ,776; assets,
s322 Ga, ,224; surplus, S3l $50, AS. Earn
ms II the aided portion Of the road,
i. p. 1888; expenses, $6,279, ,2l5, net in
crease in the earnings for the year,
sg-8 NU6.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-10-13
Rose CoghIan Rebukes Youth.
From Eddy ; Squib.


Ayoung man on board a West Point
steamer got a fresh proof some days
since that il is unWise to try to swap
horses amid stream. He had devoted
himself assiduously' during the earlier
stages Of the trip to a pretty yellow
haired, blue-eved ddmsel, whom he had
under his charge. He was in the act OF
pointing out to her the slopes of Dun
derberg when his glance fell on wo-
man with merry Irish eyes, a fresh col
or and a smile that checked his elo-
quence on his lips. He watched the
newcomer more and more Intently Tor
some minutes, then made at excuse to
the blue eyes beside him and left the
deck. He was gone but few minutes
and came back, having picked up, dear
knows where, handful of succOry
blossY ms. Stepping with what grace he
could muster up 10 the fresh ensiaver OF
his fancy he held out the flowers with
''You dropped these, old you not ?
calculated TO lead to further cOnversa-
ton There wasa moment surprise
and hesitation, during which many eyes
watched the outcome of the game.
This lady dropped them, ! think,
said she of the Irish eyes, 'anf In any
case blue is for blondes" She handed
the flowers to the deserted sweetheart
whose face had grown perDleXed and
whose innocent eyes had begun 10 MI
at the open transfer of allegiance. The
Young man looked off sboreward and
was not fluent IL conversation, while
rumor gained currency among the pas
eengers that he bad been trying to start
Irritation with Rose COghlan.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-10-13
SUICIDE OF A BANKER.
Tragic Result in New York City OF the
Hutchinson Wheat Corner

Francis w. Williams, the senior men,
her of the well-known banking house,
Williams, Black & Co., of l William
Street, New York, committed suicide
by shooting at the Grand Hotel in that
city, on the Sth. The firm
was squeezed in the Hutchinson
wheat corner in Chicago, and sus-
pended September %, but rallied,
and opened for business Oct. l. The
firm Is said 10 have lost heavily al
though still solvent. Mr. Williams has
been acting strangely since that crisis
in the firms affairs. He was 81 wears
old and leaves two sons and wife. In
a note addressed TO his wife, and found
in the room where be took bis life, he
said his business troubles had made
him weary Of life. He asked the for
giveness OF bis family for The deed lie
was about 10 commit
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-10-13
A CONFEDERATE MONUMENT
The Famous Commander of Picketts' Di-
vision Remem bered.

sASioh Remem DereQ.
The nnveiling of the monument at
Richmond, Va, to the memory of, Gen.
George +. Pickett, by the Pickett's Di-
vision Association, took place with
great pomp on the 5th. Confederate
camps were present from Alexandria,
fredericksburg, Norfolk, Portsmouth
and Peters nurg, while the Phil
adelphia brigade of Union veterans
was present as guests of the Lee
camp, OF Richmond. A slight misunder-
standing occurred between the two lat
ter organizations prior to the march to
Hollywood, where the monument is
located, In regard to the flags to be car
RED In line. The Lee camp heard un-
officially that the Philadelphia brigade
did not desire to parade with them if
they carried the Confederate colors. A
ceinmittge am, e OF the Lee camp. consisting
OF Maj. /. Brander ard Comrades J.
TAYLOR Ellison, mayor of Rich
mani, and Smith Redford, were
app gnted to wait on the brigade
and learn the truth of the report. 1t
was then ascertained that some of the
brigade did object, but by no means a
majority. The reason given was that
the national flag borne by the brigade
had been loaned them with the under
standing that it was not to be blended
with the Confederate colors or borne
IN a procession in which that
flag ffoated. 1t was finally agreed
that the brigade should leave their
flag and use a United States
flag loaned them by the R. f. Lee camp.
Tie latter declined to take part in the
parade without their banner, as the
camp always carries in its parades the
h1Y,n - l.,
Union as well as the Southern cross.
The matter being amicablv adjusted,
the procession started for HOLLYWOOD.
Among the distinguished personages
IN line were Mrs. Pickett. her son, Mai.
Charles Pickett, the brother of the gem
eral, Gen. NJ. d. Corse and ex-Gov.
Curtin and A. X. Mcclure, of Philadel-
phla. About l O'Clock Gettysburg Hill
was reached. The Grafton was deliv-
cred by Maj. R. Taylor Scott Among
other things, he said: "Consecrated
by prayer we unveil our monument
and dedicate ii to the memory of
Maj Gen. George f. Pickett and his
division. 1t will tell of the dark, sad
days of 1861, how We struggled to pre-
serve our Unlon-the Union under the
Federal constitution as We read it and
the foreiathers who made it taught us
to construe it. Comrades, we
indulge in no vain regrets and
harbor no rebellious thoughts.
We claim to be worthy of our
dead, honest men, loyal citizens of this
great republic, but loyal too, to Virgin
la and the South. We believed and to-
day believe that the cause of Virginia
and the South was first. We appealed
to the sword, and by the Judgment rem
dered we stand true to our manhood,
without apologies, and point to the past
as pledge of loyalty in the future"
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-10-13
IS GARRETT INSANE?
Ills E~iends Think Ills Condition is Mis-
represented for Purpose.

nls -~iends Think Ills Condition is Mis-
represented for a Purpose.
BALTIMORE, Nd, Oct "A very
strong opinion is entertained by many
Of Robert Garrett's warm friends in
tits cty that his condition is not as bad
as 10 pictured almost daily in the dis
catches from New Jersey, and that
taere is some underlying motive for
making his mental condition appear as
serious as possible. 1t is for the purpose
ti5tying themselves on this point and
OF securing a denial or confirmation OF
this opinion that the gentlemen in ques-
ton viii endeayor to secure a social in
teryleW with the ex-railroad king. A
communication las been sent to the fam
i.v ON The subject, and although no reply
ha- as yet been received it is not be-
.eved ihat any obstacles will be placed
uIhe way Of the proposed visit.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-10-13
FRANCE RETALIATE ES.
How Germany Views the New Fore
Resident Decree,

How Germany Views the New Foreign
Resident Decree.
bgElIN, Oct. THE North German
Gazette Is bitter in its comments to-day
on the French decree regarding foreign
residents 1t sees at once il is meas
uIe oiretaliation against Germany.
The paper sees at once that, the decree
ls measure of retaliation
against Germany for her passport
system. 1t advises all Germans to
leave France, warns every German who
crosses the frontier into French terri
tory that he passes from a civilized
INTO a barbarous land and that he can
NOT complain if different customs and
national instincts cause him some an
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-10-13
A BIG CORN CROP.
The Farmers Review Estimates That 1t
WIZ BE 2,1IO, $50, S5s Bushels.


The following estimate of the total
corn crop of the United States for 1888
will appear in the Farmers Review of
October 10. As the increase in the corn
crop of 1888 over that OF 1887 will be
produced almost entirely in the
seven great corn states, viz:
Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Mis-
souri,, Kansas and Nebraska, we
have compiled a careful estimate OF the
crop IN those states on the basis of the
ave rage yield per acre as reported by
the Farmers Review correspondents,
and the area planted as estimated in the
July report of the department of agri-
culture. Ohio, acreage :, ,974 ,3lS; average
yield A bushels; total 130, ,S69, ,992 BUSH
els. Indiana, acreage 1891 ,293; aver
age yield Al bushels; total 159, 81, ,0l3
bushels. Illinois, acreage 7,716,3l0,
average yield 81 bushels; total
2S5, ,503, 40 bushels. Iowa, acreage
7,403 1888; average yield Al bushels;
total 3O6,843,7l3 bushels. Mis-
souri,, acreage 6,598, ,9SS; aver
age yield, 36.. bushels; total, 237. .563, ,56S
bushels. Kansas, acreage 5,629 ,9S7;
average yield, 20 bushels; total l63 ,269,-
623 bushels. Nebraska, acreage 4,097,-
O67; average yield 81 bushels; total, 15l,-
59l ,479 bushels. Total for the seven
states, l,435, ,lS4,S5S as compared with
$50, ,425 900, the yield reported by the
Department of Agriculture for 1887, or a
gain of 654 ,759, ,S5S bushels. Assuming
that the crop in other states Will be
equal to that reported for last wear by
the department, viz: 675, 736. 900 bush
els, We estimate the total corn crop of
1888 as 2, 100, 800, ,S5S bushels.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-10-13
WILLING TO FACE JUSTICE.

n Italian Murderer Surrenders to the
Boston Authorities.
ba~roN, Mass, Oct. 5.-Giovanni B.
ltaderu surrendered himself TO a pa
ira.naa this morning, stating that he
lal killed a relative named Giovanni
L#eEiero The crime was COM
Mttet MAY 2l, at the lit
..e hamlet of Sara, eighteen miles
Sat VT Genoa, Italy. The relative at
iemrted to prevent Dendero from beat
nGtae lItter's wife. The husband drew
l.ctto and plunged it into his kins-
nan breast He fled TO New York,
,Et on September is came to Boston.
lie saws he Will return to Italy without
T.Fl4IsjflCt,
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-10-13
The Hundschau Seized,

The Berlin police nave seized the re-
naming copies of the October number
of the Deutsche Rundschau. which con-
tanned the extracts from the diary of the
late Emperor Frederick. Count Douglas
goes to Rome to remain during Emper-
or Williams visit. Prof Geficken was
subject to a four hours examination at
Moabit Through his council, he has
lodged a protest against the attempt of
friends to plead that he was not respons-
ible for his actions
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-10-13
A HUNDRED INJURED.
Collapse of Fl, at Church Ceremony
in >eadiDp.

A dispatch from Reading, Pa, says
over 100 people were injured in an acci-
dent which took place on the afternoon
of the 9TH during the ceremonies attend
ing the laying of the cornerstone of the
new St. Mary's Polish Catholic Church
in that city. Probably 1000 people
gathered at the site of the church to
witness the ceremonies, about ZOO of
whom were crowded on a temporary
floor laid on the joists and walls of the
edi6ce which had been carried up one
story.
Archbishop Ryan, of Philadelphia,
personally conducted the ceremonies.
After the cornerstone had been laid,
Father Libichi, pastor of the congrega
ton, arose to speak, and had scarcely
commenced his remarks when the new
ly constructed walls gave way, and one
fourth of the floor fell with an awful
crash, precipitating 200 people to the
ground, distance of from fifteen to
eighteen feet. Men, women and
children were thrown into a confused
mass with joists, brick, stone and
mortar on top of them. The excitement
was intense, but willing hands at once
commenced the work of extriCatng the
unfortunates, MANY of whom had to be
carried out and placed in neighboring
houses, where their injuries were at
tended to and they were then removed
to their homes or the hospital. 1t was
fully two hours before the wounded
were all cared for. 1t is said that sew
eral children are still missing.
Following is list of those severely in
iured, the others receiving only slight
cuts or bruises: Josephine Heine,
Henry Harp, August Weis, Mamie Bar
\,
meyer, Aaron Yellis, Ambrose Lening,
Frederick Shroid.
The following had their legs broken:
August B. Selling, John d. Stapleton,
Charles Sehl, Patrick Mcdonnell, John
Felix. John She'd, George Siegrit. Miss
Joseph E. Martin, John and George
Neider, George Stout, Valentine She'd.
Mayor Kinney, of that city, is among
the injured, one of his ankles being
spralDed. Archbishop Ryan and the
priests assisting him escaped injury.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-10-13
THINK HIM A MALAY.
London Police Have n Clue TO the
WhitechapeI Murderer.

II.
LONDON, Oct 5.-Sir Charles Warren,
chic of the metropolitan police force,
has decided to employ bloodhounds in
his efforts to discover the perpctrator OF
the Whitechapel murders. The police
place confidence in the story of
George NJ. Dodge, a seaman, who
states that in August last he met a
Malay cook named Alask, with when
be had previously been acquainted OH
shipboard, in music hall in London.
and that Alask told him he had oeen
robbie of al he had bv woman of the
town and threatened that unless he
found the woman and recovered his
property he would kill and mutilate
every W hitechapel woman he met. The
police are searching everywhere for the
Malay.
Acting on information which has been
furnished them, the police ho are in
vestlgating the " hitechapel murders,
have seized and occupied several houses
in that section.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-10-13
EXPLOSION IN A TUNNEL.
Five Workmen Seriously Burned at Cley,
land by Burning Gases.

Five WOrkmen Seriously Burned at Cleye
land BY burning Gases.
CLEVELAND, o., Oct. 5.-Five workmel
were seriously burned by an explosion
Of accumulated gases in the new wateI
works tunnel now being excavated il
this CITY. at $40 o'clock this morning
The tunnel is lit by incandescent elec
tric lamps. Electrician DOYLE was ex
tending the circuit of lights furthe
into the passage when an eiectrl
spark from one of the wire
iguted the gas and caused the explo
sion Electrician Frank Doyle, Fore
man James Walsh and Diggers Franz
Needham, George Spernego and Den
MS Bonner We're severely burned abou
tie hands and face. Doyle is the mos
seriously injured. The wounded wer,
aIi taken to the city hospital and will, Il
is believed, recover.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-10-13
ANARCHISTS IN THE SOUTH.
A Secret Society in Kansas Causes SEN
satiOn.

ST. LOUIS, Mo, Oct "a special from
Winfield, Kas., to-day, states that there
is great excitement III that vicinity over
the discovery that a secret military or
der of the Anarchists known as the
National Order of Nidettes, 3"
exists in Cowley and Sumner
Counties. A man nam. d Pryor,
formerly OF st. Louis, is given as the
leader of the band, and the agitation is
increased by Il e discovery that several
well-known citizens are members of it.
The discovery was made by detective
employed for the purpose, who was
initiated into the order.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-10-13
CANADA CRIES FORT.
The People Moving Toward Annexation
With the United States.

OTTAWA, Ont, Oct. 6.-Mr. Sherman's
statement on the relations ofthe United
States with Canada is accepted by states
men and public men generally, irrespec-
tive of party, throughout the dominion,
as an intimstion that leading Repub-
hcans have decided that Canada must
be annexed, or fight for her indepen-
dent national existence. 1t is expected
that annexation clubs will be started
shortly throughout Ontario, Quebec and
the maritime provinces. An annex
alton camplign this fall, in preparation
tor the meeting of parliament in Janu-
ary, is now considered inevitable.