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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-12-22
IRA N ROBBERY IN MISSISSIPPI.
One Passenger kiiled-The Express Car
Ritted.

4 dispatch Of the 10Th from Grenada.
Miss, says: Last night passenger train
No. ,, on the Illinois Central road. was
robbed one mile north of Duck Hill. AT
l0:l5, when the train pulled out of Duck
Hill, two men boarded the engine and
commanded the engineer, \. J. Law, TO
pull ont fast and not stop until
told. The engineer and fireman.
George Evans, both being covered
| with navy ''siNes," Obeved the com
mand. and when one mile north of Duck
Hill the train was stopped, and the en-
gneer and fireman were ordered to dis
mount. This they promptly did. They
were then marched to the express car.
One of the robbers knocked on the
door, which was opened by the messen-
ger. After firing three shots the man
entered and took SOCIAL there
was in the car-trOm Messenger
Hill. The firing of the pistol
and the stoppage of the train attracted
the attention of Conductor T. B. Will
hanson, who rushed out and was im,ae-
diately fired upon. He returned 10 the
train. Charles Hughes, of Jackson,
Tenn, then ran out with q Winchester
rifle. As he stepped on the ground
from the smoking-car he was fired up
on. One shot struck him In the left
stomach, inhicting fatal wound.
The death of the young man
was very sad, as ne was the
only support Of his widowed mother.
He came to Lexington, Miss, yesterday
to meet his sisters family, who, with a
younger brother were on the train. The
robbery was done in the regular high
way style. Nine shots were fired by
Conductor Wilkinson and Travelling
Passenger Agent Roban, three by
Hughes and four or five by the robbers.
During the robbery great uneasiness
was felt by the passengers, who feared
for the safety of their valuables and lives.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, Dec. l7.-Officials of
the Southern Express Company say
their loss by the train robbery Saturday
night, near Duck Hill, Miss, viii not
exceed $1,000 The train which followed
had sl39,O00 in the express car. The
robbers were evidently provided with
horses at the place where he stopped
the train and as all the telegraph wires
were down owning to a storm which
was prevailing they had fully eight
hours the start of the pursuing parties.
There were only two men engaged IN
tho rabbarv
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-12-22
STANLEY A PRISONER.
Held as a HostaSs by Osman Digna-
Enin Pasna's Surrender.

EInin Pasna's Surrender.
CAIRO, Dec l4.-In a letter received
at Suakim from Osman Digna, and
which is supposed to contain the an
nouncement that Emin Pasha and a
white traveller presumably Stanley)
had iallen into the hands of the Mahdi,
were enclosed copies of dispatch from
a Deryish leader at Lado to khalifa
Pasha giving the date of Emin Pashs' s
surrender as October 10, and letter to
Emin Pasha from the khedive which
the latter handed to Henry NJ. Stanley
when he was at Cairo.
1t is rumcred that Osman Digna in
his letter expressed Willingness to sur
render Emin Pasha and his white com
panion provided Egypt would agree to
abandon Suakim. Ii this proposal is
not accepted it is believed that both
captives will be killed.
Along with his letter Osman Digna
sent several Snider cartridges, which,
he alleged, were taken from the white
traveller. The ZanZibaris in Stanley s
expedition were armed with Snider
rifles, but there were none in tine pos
session of the Dervishes.
LONDON, Dec. l4.-In the House OF
Commons this afternoon, Mr.. Smith, the
government leader, replying to Wilfrid
Lawson, said that SO far as was known
to him the letter written by Osman
Digna ANNOUNCES the surrender of
Emin Pasha and white traveller. The
government had no means of knowing
whether these allegations were well
founded.
Mr.. Stanhope, minister of war, reply
ing to Mr.. Dillon, stated that the cost
of the army of occupation in Egypt dur
ing the current year would be Gll0,000.
This expense would be borne by Egypt.
If the operations entailed further ex-
penditures the government would con-
slder how they should be met. The
Egyptian government had approved
the sending of reinforcements to Sua-
kipN
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-12-22
BADGERDOM.

CHAs. BRUCKERr, a machinist of La
Crosse, died of a hemorrhage conse-
quent on the drawing of one of his
teeth.
EVER EvERSoN, q man of family resi-
dent IN La Crosse, committed suicide IN
Hogan Berg's camp on Upper Black
River.
The Indians of the Lac du Flambeau
reservation have sent petition to Com
missioner Oberly, at Washington, pro-
testing against the retention of Farmer
stephen Edwards, and praving for his
removal. The Indians claim that Ed
wards Is not working for their interests,
but for those of white traders and log
gers.
JoHN ELDER, JR., has been arrested
near Eau Claire for firing several shots
at James Jetfers. Elder was attempting
to rob Jetfers' apiary and when discoy-
cred by tue proprietor shot at Mr..
Jeffers.
GEORGE HUNrLEY, one OF the oldest
grocers of Madison, has made an as
signment. The liabilities are $4,000,
exceeded by the assets.
SMITHS dance house. near Ashland
was destroyed by an incendiary fire.
The building was unoccupied.
THE Pope Manufacturing Company,
of Eau Claire, has filed articles of assO-
citation, with capital of $4,000 The
incorporators are f. j. Pope, Elmer
Pope and II. II. Hayden.
GEORGE A. FORD, aged 27, and Mrs.
John Finnessy, aged IS, were married
on the 18th at Altoona Ford is the
woman's third husband. Mrs. Fin
messy was divorced from her former
spouse less than year ago. Mr.. Fin
messy was 80 surprised that he called TO
ascertain the truth, and was bounced
from the house for his pains.
THE Milwaukee City Railway Com
pany has filed in the secretary Of state s
office a mortgage on its railway proper
ty of 81 ,G00,0O0, the mortgage being in
favor of the Central Trust Company, OF
New York City.
II. f. WEIGH, connected with the re-
cent adultery case at Eau Claire, has
jumped hue bail. Some parties in Chip
pewa Falls had signed his bond for 5000.
WILLIAM +. ROVE, who died recently
at Arena, Iowa County, left an estate OF
$50, 600, which is inherited by his wife s
sister, she being the nearest surviving
relative.
THE state Grange concluded its annual
seSSlOH dl MdOloOn Oh the lftI. OIIlCers
were not elected. BY direction OF the
Grange each of the Wisconsin members
of Congress will be petitioned to labor
for the passage of bill making the ag-
rlcnltural department separate one,
and providing for representation in
the Presidents cabinet. Congress
will also be petitioned TO place
lumber on the free list, and for
the enactment of law providing for
the election of president and yice-pres-
ident by a direct vote of the people, the
term of office to be six years; for the
election of United States senators also
by direct vote of the people, aad the
election of pOstmasters by direct vote
of the patrons of the office. The Legis-
lature will be asked to make an appro-
priation of $1,000 per annum to be
placed in the hands of the executive
committee OF the Grange for the pur-
pose of agricultural education among
farmers, the committee 10 make an
itemized report TO the governor of the
money expended.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-12-22

Capt. Kelly, of the steamer Saginaw
which arrived in New York on the 18th,
rom Hayti, would not make anv report
on Haytien affairs, but it was learned
rom other sources that the Haytien
Republic was still in the harbor of Port
an Prince when the Saginaw sailed. On
the morning of December 5, the pas
sengers state, four of Gen. Legltime' 5
men-of-war-the Dessoline, Belize,
Toussaint L'0uverture and one
other-bombarded Cape Havti. The
gunboats dropped anchor tour
or five miles off shore: "
ing broadslde TO the town. The guns
We're fired with blank cartridges to give
notice oil the warlike intentions. The
foreign consuls in the city sent out a
petition to the commander of the fleet
asking time TO get out of the city They
were given thirty-siX hours to evacuate
the town. The people fled into the hills,
taking all the possessions they could
conveniently carry. A wealthy resi-
dent by the name of Morel paid 500 or
the use of a single animal for the after
noon of the first day on which people
had to remove their effects, and those
of the poorer classes, who were for
tunate enough to own a mule preferred
renting it out, to using the animals to
save their own goods.
Shortly after daybreak on the second
day the Haytien officers trained their
guns on the town and the bombardment
began. The TOussaint fired the first
shot. which went whistling through the
air and buried itself in the sand on the
beach, just in front of the frail thatched
bamboo houses of the poorer natives.
The other vessels followed suit and fired
wildly. Ia few minutes, however, the
shots began TO tear through the town,
demollshing the trail structures. The
bamboo huts succumbed easily. but
the stone buildings in the central
and more elevated portion of the
town were not SO easily DESTROYED,
the heavy walls resisting the fire
for several hours. Despite the warning
they had received to leave the lated
town, many of the residents cluug TO
their habitatiOns. In fact, it was i'm
possible to re move many of the sick in
the city within the time allotted by
Legiume. On the top of all of the
houses in which a sick person was
known TO be, white flag was placed,
hut the shot and shell were no respect
els of the appealing emblems.
None of the people could estimate
with any degree OF accuracy the num-
ber of killed, but it was thought that
fifteen or twenty at least succumbed to
the deadly fire.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-12-22
House.

WEDNESDAY, Dec. l2.-The direct tax
bill was Ia ken up in committee of the
whole, and after debate was reported to
the House and passed by vote Of us
to 96
THURSDAY, Dec. 13.-Mr. Butterworth,
of Ohio, introduced a preamble and
resolution looking to the appointment
of commissioners by the United States,
Canada and Great Britain, to consider
the matter of the annexation of all or
part OF Canada to the United States.
The Oklahoma bill was debated, but no
action reached.
FRIDAY, Dec. 1.-THE House took up
and debated the Nicaragua Canal bill in
committee of the whole. No action was
reached on the bill, and a recess till
evening was taken, the evening session
being for the consideration OF private
pension bills.
MoNDAI, Dec. l7.-In the House the
concurrent resolution providing for a
recess from next Friday to Monday,
January I, was passed. An unsuccess-
full attempt was made to call up the Mic
arauga Canal bill. The following meas
ures were introduced: BY Mr.. Grout
WI, to enable the people to choose
their own postmasters; by Mr.. Peel
Ark. J, to divide the great Sioux reser-
vation in Dakota into smaller reserva-
tions; by Mr.. White (N. W, directing
the treasurer of the United States to
charge off several unavailable and
worthless accounts now standing on the
books of the treasury as cash balances.
Mr.. Morrow Gal moved to suspend
the rules and pass with amendment,
the Senate bill increasing to $780, 900 the
limit of cost of the public building i'll
San Francisco. Agreed 10.
TUESDAY, Dec. lS.-rhe House took
up the legislative appropriation bill and
the debate being turned in political di-
rectiOn almost the entire dav was con-
sumed. The bill was finally adopted
without amendment.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-12-22
HARPER A MANIAC.
The Fidelity Bank Wrecker Suddenly
Becomes Violently Insane

Becomes Violently Insane
Columbus, o., dispatch of the 18th
says: Z. l.. Harper, the Fidelity Bank
Wrecker, and one of the principal fig
qres In the big wheat deal, is maniac.
harper was brought to the prison one
year ago to-day TO serve term of ten
years under the sentence of a Federal
court. To-day is his 10th birthday an
nlversary and he has been looking for
ward to 1t, saying that it would be the
only unhappy one OF his whole life.
lie had been unwell several davs and
was worse last night When, this morn
ing, he came to his work in the secre-
tary,s office, it was found that he was
talking IN rambling manner of per-
sons connected with his case-Ben Hop
klns, who Is on his death-bed in prison,
and President Cleveland. He under
took to demonstrate that these and 9TH
ers had died at a certain hour
Harper has been reading religious
books of late and his mania is of a re-
llgious cast. AS soon as his condition
was discovered the officers undertook
to remove him to the prison asylum,
but he refused to move without being
commanded to do so by God. The Off
cials were two hours in getting him
across the court square. The prison
phJc 5tttlSo tllstb HIS iISiDllN Is Oh II
bad type, and "God may command
him" at any moment to Kill some one.
Mrs. Harper was telegraphed for and
arrived at the prison this evening. Har-
per, for the present. will be kept in the
insane department of the prison, though
he may be moved to an asylum for
treatment. He refuses to eat and is
raving tonight.
District Attorney Burnett had talk
with Harper last week and his wife was
with him yesterday, since which time
he had been moody. II is believed the
disappointment in not being assured of
q pardon and the prospect that Hopkins
would secure pardon soon, so worked
on his mind that reason was dethroned.
Harper and Hopkins are strong enc
mics, though they have kept up COM
munication in prison. Hopkins, when
told OF Harper's condition, said that he
knew that Harper would meet some
such fate because of the manner in
which he had treated him. OF the FL
deity officers 0. Briggs Swift is broken
in mind and health, Harper is insane,
Baldwin is dead and Hopkins is diving.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-12-22
STRANGLED TO DEATH.
Execution of an UnmanageaDIe EIe epha ant
BeIonsing to Eorepaush.

The winter quarters of paugh s
circus, at Philadelphia, were on the 18th
the scene of an execution not ordered
by the courts. Chief. the big elephant,
was condemned to die. He had become
entirely Unmanageab!e, and 1t was
found difficult to keep the great strong
brute chained up. He tried to kill his
keeper the Saturday previous, and it
was decided that he should be de-
stroyed. The moose was placed
around his neck. 1t was made in
the middle of a strong piece of
rope, ten yards long. 1t was
a tickhsh thing TO get the moose on the
elephants neck, but it was finally
pulled over his trunk and placed close
behind his ears. Then Basil and Bis
marck, two powerful elephants, were at
tached to the ends of the rope. At
young Adam Forepaugh's command the
two elephant eXeCutioners were prod
ded and the line was drawn tight
around Chiefs throat. Another signal
was given and the elephants applied all
their power. Chief tottered and fell,
and was dead in twenty seconds. Chief
was an Bsiatic elephant, ten and half
feet high, and weighing 10000 pounds.
He had killed three keepers and injured
seYeral 0thers
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-12-22
THE FEDERATED TRADES.
Most OF President Gompers' Recolc.
mendations Adnnfed.

menuations Adopted.
At the meeting of the Federation of
Labor, at St. Louis on the 18th, a COM
mlttee. which had been appointed on
PRESIDENT GompeTs' address, recon-
mended that the Federation use it's
best endeavors to establish the eight
hour work day; that measures be intro
duced into Congress to secure legisla-
ton against the importation Of
foreign or alien labor by contract, and
for the punishment of all yiolators of
such law; that a 'strike fund.- be estab-
lished and maintained for the benefit of
the various unions and that an assess
ment of cents per member be levied
when necessary to assist in a strike that
may be approved by the Federation;
that weekly journal be published;
that the matter regarding child labor
IN factories be brought TO the atten-
ton OF Congress, and that by an
amendment to the constitution
OF the United States children
shall be made wards of the government
instead of the states. The report was
taken up seriatim, and the question of a
strike fund.- was referred back to the
committee. All other recommendation
were adopted. Among the resolutions
received and referred, was one regard
ing the effort of the Boss Brewers As
5Ocistion of Milwaukee to crush out the
Journeymen Brewers union.
ST. LOUIS, Mo, Dec. l3.-Fhe commit
tee of the Federation OF labor has rec
ommended that a constitutional amend
rnent be submitted, prohibiting the en-
plovment of children under ii years of
age in the various states and territories.
June 10, 1890, is practically fixed as the
date when the eight hours will be con-
sidered days work.
A resolution was adopted to-day
against recognizing the Amalgamated
Society of Carpenters, because OF the
objection made by the United Brother
hood of Carpenters.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-12-22
LTH. CONGRESS 2D SESSION.
Senate.

senate.
WEDNESDAY. Dec. l2.-There was but
llttle morning business in the Senate, so
the tariff bill WAS quickly taken up, the
/ question being on the amendment of
tered by Mr.. Jones (Ark) to admit
hoop or band iron,i cotton ties, etc,
free of duty instead of taxing it 2-I0 OF
cent pound additional. After dis
cusslon, which occupied almost the en-
tire session, the amendment was re-
Jeeted by strict party vote, Is TO %.
THURSDAY, Dee. 13.-The debate on
the Senate tariff bill was opened by
senator Vance IN opposition to the pro-
vision relating to cotton ties, the ques-
ton being on Mr.. Coke's amendment
hSIng the rate AT 35 per cent. ad valorem.
The amendment was rejected. Only
four pages of the bill were covered dur
ing the session, and no amendments
were adopted.
MONDAY, Dec. 1.-THE provisions OF
the Senate tariff bill relating TO iron
manufactures was debated at some
length, but little progress WAS made, and
no amendments were adopted. The
House bi to incorporate George
Bancroft and others body poll
TIC and corporate, under the
name of the American Histor-
ical Association, was laid before the Sem
ate and was referred to the committee
on the library, Mr.. Edmunds having
objected to its being passed without con-
slderation bya committee. The House
holiday adjournment resolution was
laid before the Senate and referred TO
the committee on finance.
TUESDAY, Dec. 1S.-A resolution pro-
yiding for evening sessions of the Sen
ate and doing away with the customary
holiday recess, which had been adopt
cd by the Republican caucus, caused
considerable debate and was finally
postponed till tomorrow. Only three
pages of the tariff bill were gone over.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-12-22
OPPOSE It's ADMISSION.
Utah Gentiles DO Not Want the TerritOr,
% Rpcnme u State.

The Liberal Committee OF Utah issued
on the 18th the following address to the
country: The Liberal Territorial Com
mittee, representing the Republicans
and Democrats alike, desires to call
the attention of the country to the fact
that the gentiles of Utah unanimously
oppose the Mormon statehood scheme.
We are confronted by a condition
not a theory. Polygamy Is not
dead. The law is not supreme. Two
hundred aud thirtyfour indictments
were found at the present term of court
at Provo for violations of the United
States statutes designed to suppress po-
lvgamy and polygamous living. To give
Utah statehood would retard progress.
depreciate the values, perpetuate po-
lygamy, and hand the territory over to
the Mormon priesthood. We call upon
the patriotic citizens everyw here to
unite in strong protests II Congress
against the proposed action. The adj
mission of Utah to statehood would be
crime against American institutions.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-12-22
\ Canadian Wind.

The big storm which come upon
Montreal on the evening of the 18th.
a-tlng twenty-'our hours, enveloped
tae city in genuine winter at last. At
the city hall tower the wind gauge was
blown away when it was registering
lalrty-four miles an hour. The gale
continued rising all night and inquiries
pc Prof Mcleod ut McGill University
show that while the velocity was great
IL. night gusts of over sixty miles an
hour we're registered. The snow fall
was not great. Many chimnevs were
..own Gown and considerable other
damage done
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-12-22
A APANIC-sTRICKEN AUDIENCE.
Narrow Escape From Disaster at a Lang
try Performances

try Performance.
During Mrs. Langtry's performance
in the Academy of Music ut Oswego, n,
y, on the night of the 18th, as the cur
tain was about to rise on the last act,
there was the cry of fire" from the
rear of the hail and thick clouds of
smoke poured up through q large
register in the middle aisle. The
cracking of the flames was heard
underneath the floor and the large
audience rushed panic-striken for the
exits. Cool-headed men sprang upon
the stage and called out to the people
that there was no danger. Others
mounted their chairs in every part of
the house and called upon the people
to keep cool. This partially quieted the
people, al IN two minutes the theater
was cleared, just as the flames sprang
up through the floor. BY this
time the fire department was at
hand and streams of water were
pouring into the building. The ire
was soon extinguished. 1t caught from
an overheated furnace, and but for its
timely discovery 1t would have shut off
the people from escaping by the main
door, and there would have been a ter
rible loss of life, as the house was
packed. Mrs. Langtry escaped through
tie crowd and took refuge in nearby
saloon until her carriage found her.
The theater was black with smoke be-
fore all got out
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-12-22

Ayes Almanac for 1889, published by
DR.. J. c. aver q Co, Lowell, Mass, comes
to Us in the shape Of a neat presentation
book of about five hundred pages, being
made up of numerous editions calculated
for the latitudes of many lands. a score or
more Of nationalities are addressed in their
own languages in this volume, and could
they all be heard clamoring together for
Ayers Sarsaparilla and Ayers Pills, what a
Babel would break forth Ayers Almanac
in its familiar yellow cover, has long been
known as the most accurate OF its kind aud
if any one is ignorant Of the superior merits
Of Ayers medioiner, and suffers in conse-
ouence. it is not the fault of this enterpris-
ing firm, who scatter their leaves by the
million, ''for the healing Of the nations"
Ass your druggist for Ayers Almanac.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-12-22
Indiana WhitecaDs.

Gov. Gray, of Indiana, has been
notified by the prosecutor at CoTydon,
Ind, that VIM. $. Gregory, James L.
Lynch, Louis Jobe, Daniel Vest, Sam
mel Bott, John r. Rawlings, lloyd Nor
gan Charles Morgan, Wm. Wiseman.
Reuben Robertson and Charles Miller.
Lave been indicted for white cap''
outrages: The men are all well-to- do
citizens Of Harrison County. There
WIFI be twenty-five or thirty more in
die,meuts In various southern counties.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-12-22
STRIKE RIOT IN TEXAS.
Texas & Pacific Miners and Non-Union
Men in Fight.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Dec. 18.-Dispatches
from Texas say that the miners of the
Texas & Pacific Coal Company, in
Erath County, have been on strike for
month past and that they are becoming
quite unruly. On last Friday night
some new men were attacked and badly
beaten and there was a constant firm
of guns and pistols between tn
strikers and the new men near
" all night, but no serious
casualties are reported. The offices and
storehouse Of the company were rid
died By bullets. The sheriff and posse
were on the ground but the force was in
adequate to protect life and property
and the governor had been appealed
TO. At last accounts the sheritfs Of adj
joining counties had been ordered to
the scene Of the conflict and a company
Of state rangers viii probably be sent
there.