The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-07-06
MINOR NEWS NOTES.


Ex-Congressman Richard Guenther
VIII accept the consul-generalship at
Havana
Gen. Eaircnild was chosen president
OF the Cherokee commission.
Judge Collins, IN the Chicago circuit
SQUIRT, on the lst inst, decided that
divorces IN the Jewish Church are null,
md on the strength of that decision
ordered that Joseph Bersosky pay
Esther Bersotsky & per week alimony
md sl5 solicitors fees. The husband
secured a church divorce and WAS suing
Tor confirmation IN the circuit court.
In dong SO be set mp the fact OF the
church divorce as a bar against any
claim for compensation by his wife.
On the 29th David Ward, residing
near Martinsvile. Morgan County,
Ind, reproved his l9-year-old son Will
lam because he had done some work in
an unsatisfactory manner, and also for
partlc, pating in a Charlyari. The Young
man brooded over the matter, and next
morning shot himself through the head
dying instantly.
An unknown man was found lying
dead near the cemetery at Beyidere,
ILL.,, with a bullet hole in his forehead
In his right hand a 32callber revolver
of peculiar design WAS firmly grasped
and 1t was supposed that he had com
mltted suicide. The man was evidently
foreigner and about 50 years Of age.
W bile balloon was ascending from
the Paris Exposition grounds at Paris,
on the 3Uth, the car caught in the ma
chlnery gallery and was detached from
its iastenings. The occupants, three in
number, fell to the ground One was
killed and two others were dangerously
| injured.
Murrav's magazine announces that
Prince Albert Victor, oldest son Of the
Prince of Wales, ID betrothed to Prln-
! cess Victoria, of Germany, his cousin,
and a sister of the Emperor.
The Belgian government will sub
| scribe 1000, 600 toward the construction
of the Congo Railway, the shares to
| bear interest at the rate of 81 per cent.
| The interest on the other shares will be
u per cent. The bill stipulates that %
per cent. of the material needed shall
| be ordered in Belgium.
Maria Mitchell the distinguished
astronomer, died at Lynn, Mass, on the
2Sth.
Carlotta Patti, sister of Adelina, died
at iarls on the 2Sth. She was born
in Florence in 1910.
At Cambria, Ia, on the 2Sth, III an
attempt to arrest n. McGinnis, an in
| sane man, Sheriff Ramsey was shot and
| killed and Deputy Rollins wounded.
| The latter fatally shot and killed Nc
| Ginnis.
The dead body OF Prof Martin Rose,
a Frenchmau of considerable linguistic
and scientific attalnments, who has re-
sided at Marquette, Mich, for many
wears, was found in his house on the
| 2Sth. with ragged bullet mole throuah b
| the upper part of the abdomen and II
revolver lying on the floor beside him.
| He had evidently shot himself some
| hours before, as the body was rigid.
| He was married and had four grown
| children living. His wife was absent at
| the time, visiting married daughter,
and he WAS living alone in the house.
| His suicide IS supposed to have been
| induced by despondency.
| Reports have been received from
! Winona County, Mimi, of great dam
/ age to crops and dwellings by hail.
| Winter wheat and rye on many farms
were destroyed. Corn in places was
washed out Of or beaten into the ground.
| Dry runs were swollen into rivers.
| The people of Cairo, Egypt, are irri-
| tated over the opposition of France to
| England s scheme for the conversion OF
| the Egyptian debt. The abandonment
of the scheme will prevent a Continu-
ance OF the work of improving irriga-
ton, and wilt also postpone decrease in
! the rates OF taxation.
! The three missing steamers belong
! ing to the Wissmann expedition have
arrived at Zanzibar.
The steamer Cleveland has been re
leased from Castle Danger Reef.
| The streets of Johnstown, Pa, are
again in passable condition.
Gov. Foraker was renominated by the
| Ohio Republican state convention.
| Gov. Nichols, of Louisiana. has issued
a proclamation TO suppress prize fight
! ing.
! A passenger train on the Chesapeake
& Nashville road jumped the track on
the 10Th. a dozen persons were in
| jurad.
The Eureka Improvement Company,
of st. Paul, has failed. Liabilities about
| 81 100000.
England has declined to guarantee
the evacuation of Egypt, which was de-
manded by France rs a condition OF her
acceptance of the Egyptian conversion
| scheme. The scheme has therefore
| been abandoned. France also demand
| convention of 1887.
The Paris Figaro saws that at the re-
| quest of the Senate committee, which
made an investigation into the charges
against Gen. Boulanger, the payment
| of Gen. BoulangeT's pension has
| been stopped. Gen. Boulanger viii
bring suit against the government to
compel payment.
| Walter Rice Howell Powell, member
of Parliament for West Carmarthen-
shire, is dead. Mr.. Powell was a Lib
eral and in favor of home rule for Ire
| land.
| The Russian army will be equipped
with new rifles of small calIber. The
weapons will be manufactured in
| France