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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-04-14

Mr.. Jeffrey. general manager of the
Illinois Central, with Nessrs. Sargent.
Monahan, Hoge and Murphy. called at
the Burlington offices in Chicago on the
5tb and met the officers of that road
Ar. Sargent acted as spokesman In be-
half OF the late employees pf the Burling-
ton and urged that the whole matter be
Ie1t 10 arbitration, but the railroad com
pany objected that such a proposition
was lnadmisslble al the present
time, as their ranks were
substantially full OF engineers
and fremen. who were entirely satisfied
with the rules and terms of employ
ment. The situation OF these new men
and the terms on which thev were en-
gagged We're fully explained to Mr. Sar-
gent. who admitted that the railroad
company could not consider any propo-
sltlon looking To their discharge. Mr.
Stone then urged Mr. Sargent to have
the strike called off, promising to con-
slider applications from the old men and
70 glve as many Of them work as he
could.
Grand Master Sargent, after the con-
ference left for his home in Terre Haute.
Ind, leaving he local management in
the hands o Hr- Hoge, of the Burling-
ton Grievance Committee. The latter
was seen by reporter and said THE
conference leaves the situation practic-
ally unchanged. We were not favor
able to the idea of the meeting
anyhow, but we attended it. The
Z road wanted an unconditional
surrender and If we had aareed
to this we would have been gibbeted by
the enraged strikers We don't want
oHr men taken back IN batrhes. and if
We can't have the matter arbitrated the
Burlington strikers will accept situa-
tions on other roads were they can OBJ
tain better pay +"
A rHmOr was current that the strike
bad been declared off, and that GO Of
the striking engineers were to be rein
stated by the Burlington road immedi-
atelv. This Mr.. Hoge denied emnhat-
icallv. adding that the Brotherhood
would never agree to any such settle
ment
The same night report was received
at the rooms Of the brotherhood of
Locomotive Engineers at the Grand
Pacific that all the vardmasrers of the
Burlington read, except three, had left
the service of the com panv. There are
in al abut twenty vardmasters in the
night and dav crews, anl it Is their
knowledge Of tie local geography Of the
yards which makes them valuable, for
upon this knowledge depends the prop
er disposition of the freights as they ar
rive. When the switchmen went ont.
twelve Of the yardmasters went with
them. Five more went ont on the 9th.
and this leaves only three of the old
men IN the service. The reason as
signed for this new move is the refusal
Of the men to work with cabs
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JUDGE REBsTER DEAD,
His Illness Has Fatal Termination This
Morning.

PHILADELPHIA, Ia. April 4.-Benia-
min Harris Brewster, attorney-general
Of the United St,tes during President
Arthur's adm uistration, and during
whose term Of office the famous star
route cases were pushed 10 a conclusion,
died early this morning at his home in
this city, aged II years. He had BEEN
suffering during the entire winter with
disease of the kidney, but his con-
dition did not become serious
until about a month ago, since
which time he has been confined to the
house About a week ago it was dis
covered by his physicians that paralysis
Of the bladder had set in and his failure
since that time has been marked. Early
TINS morning he sank into a heavy slur1I-
Der and passed quietly away Mr. Brew
ster was one Of the Oldest and most
prominent members OF the Phi,ad-l-
pima bar. He WAS born October Is,
1916, IN Salem County, n J. He had
been twice married, but was a widower
al the time Of his death, his second vie
having died about two years ago.
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RDEfeEID RN TR4rPS.
Two Railroad Policemen shot and Killed
In the Chicago Yards


CHICAGO. H.. April 4.-There seems
10 be little doubt that the men who
killed Wafchman kreigh and mortally
wounded his companion. BRASIL, on a
Chicago & Alton freight train last night,
were tr,mps. The two watchmen were
employed To escort freight trains to the
outer limits Of the yards, keep
ing a lookout for thieves. who have
given the railroads great trou' le in the
Yards. The conductor Of the train SAYS
the watchman found three men on a
car sooB after the train bad pulled ont.
They were ordered of and reluctantly
Jumped 10 the ground Soon after. on
gong 70 the rear Of the train the watch
man discovered the sa men on the
Tear end # the cabo Sc. and InCensed
at their persistence started 10 put them
off The conductor. who was close be-
hind. hea ri two shots and saw hreIgh
and BRASIL fall 10 the floor ofthe caboose.
HurryI' = 20 The rear door he saw a
revolver pointed at him and slammed
the door Just a. the shot was fired. The
train was stopped as soon as possible sDd
the police notified ifut no trace Of the
tr8mps could he funnd Brassill died
tn morning. 4 man with much bat
tered face was arrested III the vicinity OF
the tragedy to-day on suspicion Of being
ore of the murderers. He refus- To give
r1aFgsa
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-04-14
FfRED BY PRISONERS.
The Burning of Bull Ring in Mexic
Causes u Frightful Panic.

The following special WIS received on
the from Celaya, Mexico; Sunday
afternoon, about 10 minutes past 4
o clock, the bull ring was crowded with
spectators of the great national sport.
The company of bul-fghters from Leon
was still playing with the first bull when
a fire suddenly broke out on he sunny
side OF the plaza. A panic seized upon
the vast assemblage. and frightful
spectacle was the result. The plaza was
constructed OF wooden masts, reeds
etc, and il WAS due 10 this fact that the
majority g the people escaped without
injury, being able to force an opening
permitting an exit AT different points,
but many women and children jumped
from the top, a distance Of 200 To
3 10 feet, and over 100 Of them
were seriously wounded. + ghteen
lives were lost The eides of the plaza,
being lined with mating as dry as
hnder, and there being a slight wind
blowing, the amphitheater was in a
blaze IN a lew seconds. Nine dead
bodies, IN some cases SO charred as 10 be
unrecogt liable, have SO far been taken
from the smoking ruins. Nine persons
were so badly burned that they died
yeste rday. This makes eighteen deaths
In all up TO to-day oixty-eight persons
were very badly burned, and though
they still live, ten of them will
die this week. Fifty persons. in escap-
Ing. were knocked down and trampled
upon by the panic-stricken throng and
are very seriously but not fatally in
Iurpd. The bulls. maddened by the
roaring of the flames. broke loose from
their stalls and rushed wildly through
the surging mass of humanity, tossing
aloft and knocking over all who stood
in their way. Among the eighteen dead
were two women who were first gored
TO death by the bulls and their bodies
afterward burned
The scenes In the neighborhood of
the bull ring were sickening beyond de-
scription. Women and children. di-
vested Of their clothing and crazed with
suffering from their burns, ran aimless-
~ through the streets. and could scarce
ly be oyertaken or collected bv their
friends. Several persons lost their rea-
son from the severe mental shock to
which they were subjected. The fire
was incendiary.
In the Celaya Jail were a number of
prisoners, army deserters, etc, who had
obtained permission from the author
tiles to attend the bull fight. They were
accompanied by strong guard of sol
dlers TO prevent escape, but one of the
deserters surreptitlousiv struck a match
and lighted one of the DIV petates
(matts) and in an instant the '-sol'' side
OF the ring was abiaze. In the confu-
sion and excitement the prisoners sue
ceeded IN making good their escape,
taking chances to effect their ends.
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INTO THE RIVER.
A St Paul Passenger Train Goes Throngh
a bridge Near. Hampton lowa-sis
People Killed and a Large Number
iuie-rd-The Cause OF the Wreck in


A terrible and a'al railway accident
occurred on the 9Th, about four Mites
wet Of New HBmpton, Ia , on the NJ
eago. MilN aukee < II. Paul road. bY
el;ich six per ems were killed and a
5 tfe Of others more or less iDlu cd
The ;rai =, which was due at that llaee
at 2:l5 \ NJ. pissed thare nearly o.
time, and when about lguT mites
- est plunged into a creek, the bri ige
Of which was WASHED ont. The
creek was swollen by the imme ense
amount Of ~ater which has been rum
ming off for the psst TsW ais- aad IN aa-
clifton a gorge Of Ice was fofnled, which
previous 10 the arrival of the tram. ear
ried away portion Of the brld e. There
was nothing 10 show [ al there vas dan
ger ahead, and the train plugged IN
the swollen stream while running - ~
speed. The engine and three coaches
went into the creek. and were Imme-
diaielv submerged IN the torrent q
water which oyerliovsd the banks. L.
was with great difficulty that the pas.
Seugcrs could be rachel, owing 10 <
rushing OF the waters through the car
windows. Those vino were rescued
from the smoking ear. which was almost
entirely submerged, 8ere taken from
the windows. some manned 10 7f1eii an
extent that ther were poWeriess to beiu
themselves, while others u7hHrt, were
nea,ly drowned before a!d could reaca
them.
Some clain that the wreck wascau Cd
bv ice on tie track, while others Claim
il 10 have been caused by the epreadln
of the rails. The engine first jumped
the track and Tie baggage car plunged
over the engine into the waller. The
smoking-car struck on top Of the engine
and was badly smashed. The engine i
entirely under water and the l'aggage ciI
: almost covered by water. There were
about thirty people IN the smoker al
the time. folr o. whom were kIlle /. so
far as known, besides the engineer
crushed between the cab and snl, ker.
The fireman ESCAPED unhnrt. TEerr
were about twenty-five 10 thirty wound
Ell, though none fattlly. The belief i
that TIA re are three or more bodies ua-
der the wreck Tie baqgagcman and
route a-ent escaped without much in
jury.
The names Or |! 2 dead that have been
learned are as r lows: ". Anderson
w. Stevenson. ]. Dendels, James Sea-
gel, engineer, Cf Mitchell. OAK, Dora
Heidecker. Letta, a girl about / wears
old. The wounded are: Jacob Schart, Jr.,
Sioux Fall, OAK, severe wounds on
wrist and hand C. J. We5land. Geneva,
Ia; Nick Gonring. Aurora, Wis; j NJ
Christianson. Of Denmark; Mr.. and
Mrs EIeidecker and FIVE children, the
babe being kill q; James Murphy. Os-
sian. Ia; Arthur White, Black stone
Mass; John Glausenor, Monticello,
Wis; Frank Studebsker, Boaz. Wis
Henry Schnarr, Nora Springs, Ia; Adj
am kauch and wife, Prussia; Gus
Behrans, Germany; Elwood Ewers
Marshall, Wis and Philip Gross, 1t At
kinsoD. la
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TERMS OF THE sTRREyDER.
Bases of the Agreement Between Canad:
and the Pacific Railway.

OTTAWA, Ont April Negotiations
are about completed between the gov
ernment and the Canadian Pacific Rail
road relative to the surrender by the
latter of its monopoly. A few details
are yet to be arranged. The basis OF
settlement is a government guarantee
of the land grants, bonds, bearing in
terest at ) or 81 per cent As protrac-
ton for the guarantee the government
gets the whole Of the unsold portion Of
the company's lands, amounting 10
about 100000 acres. The COM
pany will also be responsible for
interest on tie bonds, which will
become a charge on its surplus earn
ings in the event of the receipts from
land sales proving inadequate, but there
will be no mortgage on the railroad
proper. The postal receipts Of the
company and the receipts for the trans
portation of Indian and militia stores
will also be pledged to the government.
A special meeting Of the stockholders of
the company viii be held on May 8, in
Montreal. to rafIfv the agreement.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-04-14
SENSATION Nv DETROIT.
The Wife of Ex-Mayor William q. Thornp-
son Files a Bill for Dixnrce.

X In.
son Files Bill for Divorce.
1t has been an open secret in society
circles. not alone IN Detroit but else
where, for some weeks. that Mrs Will
lam q. Thompson had decided to applv
for a divorce, vet the filing of her bill
on the Sd created profound social sem
satlon. There j. no better known De-
trOIter than William G. Thompson, and
few better known Michigan men.
This prominence is largely of his
own making, through his political
associations He has been twice mavor
Of Detroit and since the accordance Of
the postoftice portfolio by Don VI. Dick
Ins0n las been prominently mentioned
as the leader Of the Michigan Dem
0crocv. He was for years president of
the Detroit baseball club. He was mar
rIed in 1867 10 a daughter Of the late z.
4 Brush. and his daughter, Miss Tillie
Thompson, inherited third Of the i'm
mense Brush estate, which is one of the
largest in Detroit Mr.. Thompson mar
ried again in 1873, his second wife being
Miss Adele Campau, sister of D. J. Cam
pau, the customs collector Of the
port. and owner of the Chicago
Horseman. For several years rumors
have prevailed that happiness did not
reign IN the Thompson mansion. though
tASiC vas Ilo 7HpIodCI 10 any tlill9
scandalous. Not the slightest whisper
Of calumny has ever assailed the lady's
good name, the gossip being all direct
cd 10 the husband : alleged wr0ng-G0-
ings. In her bill Mrs Thompson
charges her husband with infidelitv,
and names in this connection two we'll
known women-Anna Jackson. the
mulatto wife of a colored laborer, and
Minnie Waters. said 10 be the wife of a
Detroit bartender Two other women,
whose names are not known, are also
referred to. 1t is reported that Mr.
Thompson viii make most emphatic
denial ofail the charges and viii con
test the case until the end.
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then given a much needed rest, while
the sergeant-at-arms started on quest
for the absentees. Tie first victims Of
his zeal were Messrs. White, o.
New York, Mansnr, of Mis-
souri,, and Ermentroat, OF Penn
sylyania, who eare feasonable and sat
isiaetory excuses but were badly guved
by their colleagues, much to the amgse-
ment Of the galleries. Seney and F6ran.
Of Ohio, were the next prison RS
brought to the bar and they we're ex-
cused although the statement OF the
former that he had been absent getting
something to eat was received with ex-
pressions Of incredulity by members
who believed that he had Inadvertently
made use of the verb ITO eat At $50
the House took recess till IL 30 to-
morrow.
SATURDAY, April 7.-fhe deadlock on
the direct tax bill remained unbroken,
and after day spent in roll-calls a re-
cess was taken until Monday.
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House.


MONDAY. April 2.-In the House to-
day Mr.. Mills tTex.) chairman of the
committee on ways and means, reported
the Mills tariff bill and it was referred
10 TO the committee Of the whole Mr.
Mckinley t0.) submitted the minority
report which was ordered printed. The
committee on ways and means amended
the Mills bill this morning by the addi-
ton of provisions slightly increasing t e
sugar duties so as to equal a net reduc-
ton of 20 per cent. IN existing dutv
authorizing the secretary ofthe treasury
to classi Y IS woolens, worsted cloths
and guarding against interference with
existing treaties. Mr. McMillin (Tenn. /,
on behalf of the committee on ways
and means. announced that that COM
mittee would seek TO have the House
consider the tariff bill on two weeks
from tomorrow. The resolution pro-
posing a constitutional amendment
changing the time of the meeting of
Congress was defeated l54 to so.
TUESDAY, April 3.-Under the special
order, the House took uD the Senate
direct tax bill, alter voting down a mo-
ton TO go into committee of the whole
on the pension appropriation bin Re-
marks were made by Messrs- Taylor, Of
Ohio; Oates. Of Alabama; Heard, of
Missouri; Elliott, of South Carolina, and
Hopkins. Of Illinois, but the debate was
not completed and no action was
reached.
WEDNESDAY. April An effort was
made by the friends of the direct tax
bill to get final vote upon the measure
but It's opponents resorted TO tilhbuster-
ing tactics and the time was wasted in
calling the roll on diIatorv motions.
:.
has vetoed the bill granting relief to
Nafhanal Mckay for money lost on a
heavy contract for ships huiltdurIng the
war. the loss being caused by the enor-
nous increase in waga s and cost Of ma
teriaI. The bill does not cali for the
payment Of any moneT. 1t simply au-
tb0rizes Mr. Mckay II submit the
eouitjes of his claims to the
court Of CLAIMS and leave the com
pensation due bim to the Judgment of
that court. The President, however,
vetoes the bill on the ground that Nc
Kav accepted the money rendered him
in 1852, and gave receipt for II. Con-
tinUing the session Of yesterday, the
fight on the direct tax bill was continued
IN he House to-day without any Inc:-
dent Of interest taking place. The en-
tire flay was consumed IN roll calls, not
an incident Of interest occurring and,
finally wearied ont. the House, by unsn-
Imous consent, took a recess until II 10
o. clock tomorrow.
FRIDAY, April 6.-The deadlock Of the
House continued to-day without being
broken. Efforts at a compromise We're
made, but without success. Roll call
followed roll call until P. ". when the
absence Of a quorum was developed.
The overworked reading clerks we're
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-04-14
THE STRIKE SITUATION.
quiet Being Restored at Chicago The
st. Paul switehmen Return 10 Work
The Company EcoDomizing by Laying
on A@n-Michigan Central Men Take
Hand-The Belt Eiue Injunction.

A Chicago dispatch of the Sd saws
The striking st: Paul yardmen held a
meeting to night and appointed a com
mittee to wait on Gen. Supt Clark, Of
that road. 4 proposition toward a com
promise was made 10 the effect that the
men would 20 10 work If the ''scabs"
We're directed 10 clear the yard of Bur
lington freight. This Mr.. Clark reject
ed and the committee returned to its
meeting place, where the members
were instructed by the meeting 10 again
see Mr.. Clark and offer an unconditiou-
al surrender NJ. Clark aseapted the
proposition, and the men at d late hour
decided t. 90 10 work again to-m0rrow
morning. Chief Sargent conducted the
negotiations both for the switchmen
and the Brother hood men. Tie com
pany has reduced its expenses one
third by laying off men or reducing sal
aries over the entire system. Abe n
6,o00 men have been suspended
The Michigan Central men were or
dered TO move a train o Burlington cars
this morning, but instead of obey;ng or
ders they struck. This action on the
part OF the switchmen completely
stopped all freight traffic in the local
yards Of the company. For SIX hours
things were at a stands,ill Then the
men went back TO work and the strike
came 10 an end as suddenly as ii began.
This was due TO the influence the pas
senger engineers.
Five thousand delegates, represent
ing the engineers, firemen and switch
men of all the TO ds leading to Chicago
held a meeting this afternoon to discuss
the strike situation. General Manager
Jeffrey, Of the Illinois Central, made an
extended speech. at the conclusion Of
which 1t was resolved that the men Of
each road be allowed TO use their own
Judgment IN all questions growing ont Of
the strike. This was considered TO be a
virtual endorsement of the Michigan
Central mems actions IN returning to
work
The answer of the Burlington read to
the Rock Island s charges Was fled this
afternoon. The part referring 10 the al
legation that the Burlington began a
systematic ana damaging reduction Of
freight rates in the West TO coerce COM
petItors into trust places the RESPONSE
biiity on the Rock Island.
The Burlington road this afternoon
applied to Judge Gresham for an in
junction Gga nsi the Belt Line to restrain
the latter from refusing to handle the
% freight or IN any way refusing the
@" road such facilities in the matter
OF handling freight as it furnished 9TH
er roads. 4 temporary injunction was
granted.
\ Boston dispatch of the same date
says: The board of directors of the
Atchi~on, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad,
at a meeting this afternoon vo,ed to re-
duce the dividend from 10 6 per cent.
per annum, and quarterly dividend of
u per cent. was accordingly declared
PAYABLE. May 10. This action, saws one
OF the directors, was not taken through
the necessities of the company, hut was
considered wise and conservative
measure II view Of the rate war and
strikes now so prominent a feature of
We tern railroads.
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GRE4T FLOODS IN THE VEST.


Sioux CRY, Ia, April THE Mis-
souri, River continues very high here.
The water from the inundated regions
above is still deep on the iowlands, but
is gradually draining off Many farm
houses are surrounded by wa
ter. Railroad commune ton Is
efectually broken by the wrecked
Sioux River bridge and the
washed out tracks and road bed. The
Chicago, Milwaukee & ST. PaEl Company
Is organizing heavy .1rce TO repair the
damage done to the bridge and track,
but it is impossible yet to begin work
till the flood subsidies. The food
= being reinforced by high water
from the upper river and by contiu-
ent streams swollen by the recent
heavy rains and water spouts. The Sc
rious damage is in the lower part of this
city where the treacherous current Is
tearing away The. river front al the same
point so disastrously attacked last year.
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STARTED By A DRUXkEr NAV.
An Engine Running Wild Narrowly Misses
Passenger Train

A drunken teamster named Dooley
took possession O. a Chicago q North
Western switch engine on the main
track in the down town yards at Chicago
on the Sth. Pulling the throttle wide
open he started west on his career as
an engineer. At Halsted Street the
iaitirg threw him of and the engine
was reached when it collid-d with an
other engine, the crew Of which, seeing
their danger, jumped and saved their
lives. Both engines We're completely
wrecked and a portion Of the track was
torn up, entailing a loss OF the company
Of about S10,aai Five minutes after
this a passenger train was du", flied
with passengers. Doolev was picked
ND unhurt and put under arrest.
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OS FALSE PRETEYCFs.



Regarding the Raleigh bank case,
Caldwell Hardy. cashier Of the Norfolk <
National Bank, arrived in Toronto on
the Sd to look after the interest Of his
institution. It appears that Cashier
White Of the State National Bank, of
Raleigh, on the day before he
and President Cross lett Raleigh, tele-
graphed to the Norfolk National Bank for
ar advance Of $1,000 on consignment
Of cotton antt tobacco, promising 10 send
Dill of exchange ON New York nexl
day. The amount was duIv forwarded
and vas received by White. who pock-
eted il. He also squeezed the Rich
mond National Bank for $1,000 and the
Raleigh bank for S5.0n0 under similar
circumstances Mr.. Hardy intends 10
secure his $l00po ont Of the money
found IN the possession Of the prisoner
when arrested.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-04-14
RFSH4RCH MAY RETIRE,
Report That the German Counsellor Has
Resigned His Post

Berlin, April 5.-Reports which have
not yet been traced to any authentic
source are current throughout this city
that Prince Bismarck has asked the
Emperor to relieve him OF his post on
account Of the state Of his health.
6P- N.-The reports that irince Bis
marck has asked TO be relieved of his
post are officially declared to be without
foundation.
The statement that Prince Bismarck
would resign appeared in the Cologne
Gazette. IL said thst the reason given
was the bad state OF the cbancellor'a
health, but the real cause was a secret
conflict between him and the emperor's
party.