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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-05-11

Much Valuable Property Destroyed at
Fargo by Wind Storm.

FARGO, D. T., May IA tornado
struck this place late yesterday after
noon, doing considerable damage in the
way of unroofng buildings and demor-
aiizing telephone and electric light
wires The upper story of the Silver
son Block was damaged, the debris
from which fills the street in front. The
electric light tower lies across the rail-
road track. Numerous dwellings were
unroofed. The storm moved from South
to North, and was preceded by blind
ing sand storm and the usual roaring
sound.
ST. CLOUD, MINI, May IA terrible
wind storm has been raging here since
last evening. No great damage
has been done in town, but
reports from surrounding towns IN
this county state that number
of houses and barns have been
unroofed or moved from their founda-
tions. Binding clouds of dust fill the
air. Forest fires are raging in the vicin-
ity of Kimball Prairie, and the loss will
be heavy unless rain falls very soon.
Crops Will be damaged.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-05-11

AT $50 on the morning Of the lst inst.
fire broke out in the extreme upper
story of William Listman's Touring mill
ard for m hour and half the immense
etructure burned with unexampled
ferceness. The mill is located just
north otlohn Paul's saw-mill and yards,
and TO the south of III t is {. l.:
Gclman's mill. A brisk north WIND
blowing at the time made the
situation the most precarlous these
great establishments have been placed
IN since the great fire that swept he
territory clean three years ago. The
fire got across into the edge OF Paul's
yard, and il seemed certain that every
thug must 90. Telegrams were sent 10
Wlnona and Sparta for engines, but 1t
was two hours before they arrived,
and by that time the limits OF
the fire were defined. The mill was q
brick veneered structure with an iron
clad elevator attached, and providen-
TALLY the elevator was on the south side
where the greatest danger was The
main structure fell half an hour before
the elevator gave way, and that burned
out like a vast chimney, the flames
shooting up into the air fifty feet from
its top.
The mili-yard swarAed with men
watching the flying sparks, aud dozens
OF times lncipiont fires were suppressed
with pals of water. After the elevator
Sell IN, the danger of the fire spreading
was over and the only other thinc
burned at tais point yas a few piles of
1Cmber "a the north end OF Paups yar,-
But while the danger was greatest,
wort was passed that the island was on
lire. This island is below both saw
s-lIlls, mostly made land, and used ex-
clusiyely by Paul * Coleman for piling
lumber. 1t is estimated there is from
10000, 900 to 25,0G0,000 feet on the isl
and, and the only redeeming feature OF
the fire three years ago was that this
property was saved. The island has
quite system of water works and sew
eral watchmen, who were doing all
they could to extinguish the flying
sparks that fell in showers all over the
island. 1t caught IN two places quite
distant from each otEer. One was ex-
ungulshed, but the other burst into
fierce flames, such as immense piles
oi dry lumber only can make. At this
time fire is still burning, hut its
limits are thought to be defined, and
the iorB will probably amount to
100000 or 100000 feet of lum-
Der, though this Is n rough estimate.
p.Ithough the burned lumber be-
longs to Mr.. Paul, and he carries large
insurance. Listman's mill was valued
at Sl25, 600 and the insurance is $50 COO.
There was but a small amount of wheat
IN the elevator and all the floEr was
cleaned out, except about 200 ban res.
The owners are William and CHI rles
Llstman, c. l.. and l.. Z. Colman, who
are equal partners.
At II o'clock the fire seemed 20 be
fully under control. The loss on lum-
Der is S65, 900; nearly or quito covered
by insurance
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-05-11
OPENED BY N. CARNOT.
Visitors Admitted to the Great
Paris Exposition.
BRIEF ADDRESS Blythe PRESIDENT.
A Long Procession of the Military Escorts
the Distinguished Speakers to the
Grounds-The Exhibits
Not Yet All in
Place.

PARIS, May 6.-The great Paris Expo
sition was formally opened to-day.
Every department is in decidedly in
complete shape, and it is very evident
that its directors have failed to profit
by the wonderful example that was set
for them by those that brought the
Philadelphia Centennial Exposition to
such n degree of order by its open
ing day. AS matter of fact,
ii will be at least month
eiore the affair viii have
n on its best bib and tucker and be
condition to receive visitors. Over
en- thousand men are working in
shifts of eight hours each, but there
seems to be neither head nor tail to the
management, and the curses, loud and
deep, that come from the thousands OF
exhibitors are equal in volume to the
torrent of Niagara.
President Carnot formally opened the
exposition this afternoon. The Presi-
dent was accompanied to the exposi-
ton grounds by the posts of the Senate
and the Chamber of Deputies. The
party were escorted by squadron of
cavalry. They left the Eiysee at 100
O'Clock, and an artillery salute an
nounced their arrival under the central
dome OF the main exposition building.
Presi1 lent Carnot ascended he dais that
had been erected under the dome. II was
surrounded by the members of the cab
met, and members of the senate and
chamber of deputies.
NJ. Tirard, the prime minister, made
an address welcoming the President.
He declared that the exhibition exceed
ed all expectations, and proved that the
French people still preserved all the
qualities for which they had been noted.
Despite the acuteness of the economic
crisis they had been able to collect
splendid array of exhibits. Although
every government did not officially
take part in the work, most of them
generously seconded the efforts of pri-
vate individuals. In conclusion of bis
address, NJ. Trard extended a greeting
to the strangers now in Paris, and said
that republican France would show it
self hospitable and generous, treating
them not as rivals, inspiring jealousy,
but as fellow workers laboring for the
happiness Of humanity.
President Carnot in his address re-
erred to the undauntable energy of
rance in arising from severest trials to
.esh industrial triumphs. He after
wards inspected the various depart-
mems Of the exhibition.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-05-11
TOLSTOI DEAD.
After Long Sickness the Great Russian
Passes AWAY.

iasseS away.
ST. PETERSBURG, May Count Tolstoi,
Russian minister of the interior, who
has been i'll for some time, is dead.
There will be jubilation all over Rus
sia. Tolstoi, the Cars grand yizier, the
oppreSsor and deCeiyef OF the Russians,
has passed away. This Tostoi is not to
be mistaken for Count Leo Tolstoi, the
novelist. He is also a count and near
relative TO the latter, but his name is
Demetrius Tolstoi. For nearly twenty
five years this man has been engaged IN
the destruction OF the young generation
of Russia. Nihilism owes its existence to
Count Demetrius Tolstoi. From 1866 mp
to 1880 he stood at the head of the min
lstry of education. He transformed the
schools into barracks and the universi
ties into prisons. He waged war against
education and spent millions in pre-
venting knowledge from entering the
peasant bowels. He threw obstacles III
the way of the young Russian genera
ton wherever and whenever he could,
and IT was his iron rule that drove the
flower of Russia's youth into the
arms of revolution. In 1880 Tolstoi was
dismissed from office by the late czar,
and the press as well as the entire pub
lie openly celebrated his fall After the
death OF Alexander IL, the present car
called Tolstoi back to st. Petersburg and
made him he minister of the interior,
which post in Russia Is equal to the post
of 2 prime minister in England. Tolstoi
was a fanatic of the most dangerous kind.
Hewas more despotic than the car him
self. He was a formidable example OF
a servant OF absolute monarchy. He
knew no mercy, he was cruel, and wss
sharp enough to deceive constantly both
the ear and his people. Tolstoi was
the leader of the coteKie which sur
rounds the present car. His death
which may result in the introduction of
a liberal era of government into Russia,
Is OF far greater importance to the Rus
sian Empire than even the death of the
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-05-11
FIRED BY THE WATCHmAN.
Four Attempts to Burn Big Mill at Wa
tertuwu, y. V.

Four Attempts to Burn a Big Mill at Wa
tertowu, y. Y.
WATERTowN, y. Y, May 6.-The On
tario paper mil, which is located about
three miles from this city, and which is
one of the largest mills in Northern
New York, was set on fire in four differ
ent places at about o clock this morn
ing, but was not destroyed owing to the
good hre-tjghting facilities in the
building and the work of the
city ire department. The mill had
only recently been completed AT a cost
OF about $500, 90. There is every rea-
son to believe that the fires were
kindied by James Warden, the night
waJchman, who was crazy 9r dunk.
The fires were set in various parts OF
the building AID outbuildtngs, two of
the latter, the blacksmith shop and a
store house, besides a dwelling which
stood near, being burned , the ground.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-05-11
The Unident;f fed Buried.

dispatch of the 9th from Hamilton,
Ont, says: Mrs. Oldfeld, of Buffalo,
came here to-day to identify the re-
mains of her son-in law, Harry Evarts,
who was agent for Forepaugh's circus.
The deceased had a heavy insurance on
his life. Arrangements have been made
by the railway authorities for hold
ing a public funeral tomorrow.
The civic Offices and public schools
will be closed. Each body Will be
closed III a metallic casket. Eleven
hearses will be provided and each
will have its number. The clothing and
other articles found will be kept ard
numbered to correspond with the num-
Der of the casket containing those they
were supposed to belong TO. Five min
listers from different denominations will
attend the funeral, and extensive ar
rangements sre being made on behalf of
the city TO show every respect on the
OCCASION
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-05-11
The Cook County Asylum.

At Chicago the coroner's inquiry into
the death of Robert Burns, the insane
man who it has been charged was
beaten TO death by attendants in
the Jefferson asylum continued
all day and after the testimony
of thirteen Witnesses had been
taken, the jury on the I'd inst. held
Charles j. Richardson and Charles Cro-
gan, two of the asylum attendants, to
the grand jury. The inquiry from the
standpoint of the prosecution seems TO
be complete. The testimony embraced
statements from Dr. kiernan, the su-
perirtendent, friends of the dead man,
the doctors who performed the autopsy,
attendants at the asylum, and the re-
porter who was IN eyewitness of the
alleged abuses.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-05-11
Hospital for a Monument.

The Potter Monument commission, of
Des MoineS, Ia, has dropped the plan
of erecting bronze monument TO the
memory of the late 7. j. Potter.
Inste Il they propose to erect
hospital Tor sick and dis
abled railroad employees. As re-
suit of this decision, many Of the origi-
nal contributors have doubled the
amounts Of their subscription, and it Is
thought $4,000 can be easily raised.
This plan WAS the idea Of Mrs. Potter
Creston Is bidding for the location of
the building, put there is likely to be a
sLarp rIvalry alnng the .,on road
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-05-11
Coz His Money Back.

At Washington Court House, Fayettc
County, O., two confidence men IN
duced Farmer VIM. Caufman TO play
with them a trick game of cards and
win $1,000, but before paying it, re-
quired him to produce 5000 to show
that he was able to pay in case he had
lost. The old man went TO the bank
and borrowed $1,000 in bills and re-
turned to the farm, where, as soon as
he displayed the money, the men seized
il and with drawn revolvers
drove OFF, leaving the old man
TO realize his situation. He acted
promptly, and by the use of the tele
graph descriptions Of the men were
sent out. Marshal Duley, of Lees.
burg, found the men at New Wen
ma waiting for a Cincinnati train
due in seven minutes. He
promptly arrested them and found
.6, l26 on the person of one OF them,
most Of it in the packages as received
rom the bank. The man having the
money gave the name of George Car
ter. He had also registered al hotel
as II. II. Morton, of Toledo. He is
about 50 years of age, wore full brown
beard and mustache, has even fine
teeth, lips hrmly set, aquiline nose and
weighs about $50 pounds. His confed-
crate, Black, was released upon the
assurance of men in New Vienna that
he was we'll known commercial tray
plpr
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-05-11
VILLAGE WIPED OUT.
Beaver Dam, o., Suffer a Midnight Visi
tation From Fire.

At midnight on the 9th fire broke out
in Phillips meat shop, in Beaver Dam,
a small village twenty miles west of
Finday, O., and before the flames
could be subdued, almost the entire
business portion of the town was re-
duced to ashes. The late hour found
the inhabitants all in bed, and
the scene following the discovery
of the fire was indescribable.
Women sand children, who only
had time to escape in their night clothes,
and for whom no shelter could be found,
presented pitiable sight. Lima, nine
miles west, was called on for assistance
and portion of its fire department i'm
mediately responded by special train.
While they arrived in tim. to do effect
i've work. the scarcity Of water preclud
ed any possibility of saving anything.
Those suffering a complete loss are: K.
Fellows Hall, Fred Kinney, l.. Stolz,
and A. L. Parker s residence; q. A. Bo-
CARTS, harness shop; John Grant, gro
Gerry; j. Z. Shievely, tin shop; @. Berth,
residence; II. Hardesty, undertaking
establishment; Browns Hotel; Hattie
Solomon, millinery store; Lewis Stolz,
grocery and residence; Fred Young,
meat shop and residence; f. w. Weaver,
blacksmith shop; Fred Kinney, cooper
shop; the posi- office; Il. G.. Wagner's
shoe store; Jas. MCDonnelPs livery sta
bile and the city Jail. The loss is $80-
eco and insurance $4,000.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-05-11
A STRANGE EXPERIENCE.
Thomas Hotelling Released from Priso
After a Long Triai fnr IImrder.

Thomas Hotelling Released from Prison
After Long Triai for Murder.
At Burgess, o., on the lst inst,
Thomas Hotelling walked forth from
Jail free man. His has been strange
experience. Several years ago, William
Jones was murdered and his body placed
on the railway track Hotelling was
suspected of the crime arrested, in
dicted, and found glnty OF murder
IN the first degree BaTore he was sem
fenced To be hung the higher court
granted him a new trial. lie was again
found guilty and sentenced to the peni-
tentiary for life. Again the courts re-
versed the matter, and two months
ago he was found guilty of man
slaughter and sentenced to the PEN
itentiary for twenty years. For
the third time the higher courts
stepped III and granted him a new trial.
When the case was called up the
prosecutor nolled it, for. though he
was sure Hotelling was guilty, he was
not able to procure the particular kind
of testimony TO suit The hig er courts.
and so dropped 1t. The trials have cost
the county several thousand dollars.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-05-11
EXPLOSION IN 4 TUNNEL.
One Man Killed and Seven Injured by
Dynamite.

One Man Killed and Seven Injured by
Dynamite.
ASHLAND, Pa, May IA fatal explo-
sion occurred near hEre this morning.
r. j. Malone 4 Co., contractors of New
York, are engaged in driving a tunnel
from Big Mine Run to Dark Corner, to
drain of water which stands in and
about Centralia. At O'Clock this morn
ing. while the workmen were en-
gagged in drilling holes in the
rock for the purpose Of blast
ing, one OF the drills struck
some dynamite which had failed TO ex-
plode in previous blast. An explosion
Immediately y followed. James kentzler,
of New York, was instantly killed, and
seven others were seriously injured.
The injured are: Thomas Flynn, OF
Girsrdville; John Carroll, Patrick Car
roll and Thomas Navin, Of Big Mine
Run, and Thomas Tretan and two 9th
ers (names not learned) of HomesvIlle.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-05-11

A dispatch OF the 5th from New
Brunswick, n. j., says: Last night and
this morning fatal riot occurred at the
Sayeryille brickyards, tiye miles below
this city. Agent L. p. Henderson with
t0O men, started last night to put in a
spur from the main line of the
karitan River Railroad across the
land of ex-Freeholder Edward Fur
man, down through the brick
yards to William +. Fishers yard. Fur
man was opposed TO their crossing his
land, and called out his men. The rail-
road men were reinforced by brickyard
men favorable TO the railroad until by
the hight. Furman's men attack
ed the railroaders, and burned
the ties, material and q car.
Pistols, clubs and stones were freely
used. George Messenger, one OF Fur
mans laborers, was killed outright. He
was Knocked down with club, and
sharp pointed crow-bar was jammed
through his head. John Kennedy,
railroad man from South Amboy, was SO
badly injured that he died in an hour.
At o'clock this morning, Sheriff
Flick, OF Middlesex County, called out
posse OF fifty men and went u the
scene. When they reached the place all
WAS quiet, and the railroad men had
stopped work to recruit their force.
The Raritan River Railroad is new
enterprise, running from South Amboy
TO Bound Brook. Gen. L. T. Ripley, Of
New York, is president. Furman COM
plains that the company is crossing his
land without his consent, which the
company claims he had given.
Up to q O'Clock this evening all WAS
quiet, but the rail- cad men, who are en-
camped in the woods near the disputed
spot, are being heavily reinforced from
all along the line, and trouble is expect
ed tonight, as both parties are deter
mined
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-05-11
A CONSERVATION.
The Wisconsin Central and Northern Pa
cjfic Deal Closed

The Northern Pacific directors at n
special meeting at New York on the
2d inst closed the negotiations for oper-
ating the Wisconsin Central on a
traffic agreement. The agreement
is in the shape OF three con-
tracts, one providing for the use
of the Wisconsin Central tracks to
Chicago; the second providing for the
use of the terminals in Chicago, and the
third provides that the Wisconsin Cen
trail shall make no contracts with any
other road. The resolution ratiiying
the agreement passed unanimously. 1t
was also agreed to reopen the negotia-
tions for joint lease with the Union
Pacific OF the Oregon Navigation Com
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-05-11
DR.. BARNARD'S FUNERAL.
Ehe Services Attended by Scores of Pron~
inent Educators.

New YORK, May 2-The funeral Of the
late DR.. i. A. 7. Barnard, ex-president
of Columbia College. took place at st.
Thomas Church, Fifth Avenue and Fifty
third Street, this morning. The church
was crowded. Bishop Potter ofliciated,
assisted by the Rev. DR.. Brown, Rev.
Morgan Dix, Rev. DR.. Sterr, Rev. DR..
Satter!ee and Rev. Cornelius Duffie,
chaplain Of Columbia College. The pail
bearers were Rev. DR.. John Hall, chan
Cellor of the University of the City of
New York; President Alexander S.
Webb, of the College Of the City of New
York; Rev DIR. +. A. Hoffman, dean OF
the General Theological Seminary;
President Timothy Dwight, of Yale Col
lege; President Francis Patton, of
Princeton; President Potter, of Hobart
College; Rev. DR.. Howard Crosby,
Stephen T. Nash, W. c. Schermerhorn
ana Hamilton Fish. Among those
present in the church was delegation
of twenty-five from the Union League
CiuJ, and committees from the Century
Club, the Academy ol Sciences. the
Meteorological Society and the Ameri-
eau institute Of Civics. The students of
Columbia College attended in body to
the number OF GEO.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-05-11
DUTY ON OLD IRON.
An Important Ruling by the Treasur
Department.

An Important Ruling by the Treasury
Department.
WAsHINGToN, ID. c., May 4. In
quiry was recently made at the Treas
ury Department as TO whether railway
iron can be imported from England for
remauufacture into frogs and switches
and re-exported to Mexico for use
bv the Mexican Central Railway, with
ont payment a duty. Assistant Secre-
tsry Tichenor hiss informed the inquirer
that If the lrogs and switches referred
to shall be manufactured exclu-
sively of imported material, a
drawback can be allowed on the
expectation cf the manufactured
articles equal TO the amount Of duty paid
on the imported material used in their
manufacture less the legal retention of
10 per cent, but that if any domestic
mate rails whateyer are used IN the man
ufacture OF SAID articles, no drawback
can be obtained thereon.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-05-11
A MAGNIFICENT GIFT.
Dedication of the Johns Hopkins Hos
pital at Baltimore.

BALTIMORE, Nd, May THE Johns
Hopkins Hospital, at Monument Street
and Broadway, was formally opened
this morning. 1t is one of the finest
and most complete institutions in the
world, embracing seventeen build
ings, which cover four acres of
ground, surrounded by ten acres
of beautiful parkage, which will
afford healthful exercise to the patients.
It's construction was begun more than
ten years ago, and the total cost was 81,
050,000. To the munifcence of one man
Baltimore owes this great institution
the late Johns Hopkins. 1t was he also
who founded and provided for the
Johns Hopkins University. Over
], ,2G0 invitations to attend to-
days ceremonies were sent to per-
sons in various parts of the United
States exclusive of those issued to Baltl-
moreans. Addresses were delivered by
Francis I. King, president of the hos
pital; DR.. John 5. Billings, u. 5. A, and
ID. S. Gilman, president of the Johns
Hopkins University.
President King said that Johns Hop
kins, in fJunding his two great trusts
the university and the hospital-each
with an endowment of nearly S, 500 900,
WAS not actuated by a wish to build a
monument 10 his own memory. His mo-
tives were higher and nobler.
President Gilman, of Johns Hopkins
University then spoke, after which Gov.
Jackson declared the hospital open to
tbn npOnlp
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-05-11
Charged With patric;da

\ Somerset, Pa, dispatch of the Ist
INST, says: The mysterious tragedy in
Jefferson township Yesterday grows
more revolving. 1t now seems prob
able that the two sons of old man
Shaulis. who was 50 years of age and
much debihtated, deliberately conspired
TO put both their father and step-moth-
er out of the way. that they might
speedily come into possession OF the es-
tate, which is valuable. Ii is believed
that the two sons, David and George,
hanged their father. and that David, an
hour OF so later, shot bis young step
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-05-11
SHOT THREE YOUNG MEN.
Fatal Ending of a Sunday Outing in Ken
lucky.


tucky.
LOUISVILLE, Ky, May 6.-Wm. Diet
rich, II years old, died at 10 O'Clock this
morning from wounds received at the
hands of Sebastian Ebbinger, yesterday
afternoon. Frank Burton, II years
old and Rudolph Gossman, 10
years old, were also shot at
the same me by EbbInger, and
Gossman will die. The boys had gone
to spend the day in the woods. They
went TO Werner's saloon for wine, but
be had none OF the kind they wanted
and they began guying him. Werner
chased them out OF the saloon with a
whip. The boys began throwing stones
in return. Ebbinger WAS in the saloon
and, hearing the row, dashed out to take
Werner's part. The boys continued
throwing and EbbinEer drew a revolver
and began firing at them. Burton and
Dietrich were shot though the bowels,
and Gossman in the neck. Ebbinger
a