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Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1889-01-24
Public Roads.

II has been said that one of the best
tests of he riviizatio ION of Il country /,
founi in the condition of its roads.
and it is certain that good roads form
IN indispensable adjunct to he high
est material prosperity of II country.
This ~ not on.y true as regards the
highways Of cities or the roadbeds OF
vast railway systems \ great part
of the necessary work of transportn-
ton still remains to be done over
country roads, part icIlarly ia hr less
tiled states. and it il felt in many
quarters that our highway system is
not what il should ie. and could b,
very much improved. The subject of
improving our road legislation aud
our system of highway a,lmlnistr rat ion
formed n topic of discussion before the
ASSOCIATION of economists which met
IN Philadelphia recent ~. and we find
II referred toin thcannual messages oi
COY. Anc~, of Massachusetts and oi
COY. Beaver. of PENNSYLVANIA. trans
mltted to the legislatures of those
states this week. GOV. Ames recon-
mends the passage of a law authoriz-
lng the appointment OF an officer hav-
ln9 general oversight over the roads
and bridges OF the commonwealth and
authority To report annually regard
ing the condition OF the roads and
bridges, with suggestion for the inn
proVement of the same. GOV Beaver
suggests that the road laws of his state
be thoroughly revised and codiiied.
Now that the subject j. being thus
taken up, both in The theoretical AMI
he practical field pcrhap, We may
hope Tor some results. Brad~t rect :. /
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1889-01-24
Clara Was Frightened.

'ilens Falls Republicans: Clara little
brother overheard the barber say
someIh hing about her beau'- wearing a
beard a In mode. lie ran preciplt ate
ly to his sister and frightened her by
saying:
CLARA, II wont be any more f,n for
you to Kiss Mr. Mouser now, cause
the barber says lac $ had his beard all
mo Ell.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1889-01-24
HIghwaymen Fooled.

CHICAGO. Jan. i1.-Red prpper was
thrown by four men from dark
alley, this evening, into the eyes OF
John Kelley, shicr for l.yon& liealy.
Kelley had 81 ! 800 in "a satrhtl. and
was on his way o pay OFF the firm $
factory hands. The cashier clune TO
his satchel and struck down one of
his assailants with his fist. and was
reaching for his revolver when the
four robbers took 10 their heels
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1889-01-24
One Quality Lacking.

Popiniay-Rlobson. your wife Is like
n Damascus blade. She i, 80 keen
Blobson-Thank~ bur am sorry
to say she lacks one quality quite a,
essential to the Damascus blade.
Popinjay-indeed, What j.. in
Bloh,on-,;ood TEMPER -Burlin.t on
Free Press.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1889-01-24
He Knew Their Game.

Old Man tat the head oi the stairs
al 2.3o "a. IN. -'>usIe, what time
isIt2"
Susie with a second look aj Reli-
maid, who loosens hIs gripi-.'A lew
minutes past 10, papa
Oii NJ" Don i"fs.'-t tu starr the
CLOCK again when you - 10 bed.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-02-09

The North German Gazette Of the 4th
inst. makes allusion TO Mr. PendIeton's
being unwell. This is construed as an
indication that the appointment of
new American minister is desirable.
Commenting upon the action of the
United States Senate III voting a credit
tor coaiing station at fago- Pago, the
National Zeltung says: America OBJ
tanned the right to establish q coaling
station from Mahetoa, but she did not
take advantage OF the privilege within
the specified time. The establishment
OF a station now would appear to be an
American protest against German an
neXatiOn."
The North German Gazette in the
same issue says: Even if thers is no
reason TO deny the statement that Sec
retary Bayard sent instructions TO Mr..
Pendleton, il is certain that the latter
has made nc OVertures whatever TO the
German government. On account of
Ill health, Mr.. Pendleton has not called
at the foreign office 'ur months, and
since be resumed his duties some
weeks ago he has not teen the bearer
OF any official communication whatever
rom his government ABOUT the samoa
iltItCI- We HiAOuAb lAbl nc ~ Stb44 tStltti
if, next month, when Mr.. Harrison
enters office, somebody else should be
appointed to represent America here"
1he Berlin correspondent oi the Lon
don Daily Tel, gram says 1t Is certa
that the German consul at Samoa will
be removed. Prince Bismarck is cN-
tremely annoyed by the consul exceed
ing his Instructions.
Count Won Arco Valley, the German
minister, called at the state department
at Washington on the 4th, and had a
conference with Secretary BayIrd in
regard 10 Samoan affairs. He informed
The secretary that he had received
communication from Prince Bismarck
to the effect that the German 2 IN
ment proposes a resumption al riIu
Ct the consultations which louK T. in
Washington between the repre-. MA
tives of Germany and Greus Br tam
and the United in 1887 on lte subject OF
Samoa. The above Information wes
furnished 10 tue press by seer tary
Bayard with the statemeat that il was
all he would say on tie subJec. AT pres
ont
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-02-09

TWO houses was upon the Senate
Aihendment striking out the clause
transferring the weather bun eau 10 the
new department. The House conferees
nnally eceded from the opposition To
the Senate amendment. and the clause
Is not retained.
SATURDAY, Feb. 2.-The House in com.
mlttee OF me whole discussed the naval
appropriation bill at some length, after
winch II Was reported to the full House
anu passed. The post-otiice appropria-
ton blli was reported and placed on the
calendar.
MONDAY, Feb. 4.-Filibustering meth.
ods were adopted by the opposition to
prevent action under suspension Of the
rules ON the Union Pacific refunding
h'H. As privileged matter the confer
tnee report on the amendments to the
interstate commerce law was ca led up
and agreed to and further conference
ordered. The Senate amendments TO
the diplomatic and consular appropria-
uon OH We're nOn-concurred in and a
con eTenCe ordered.
TUESDAY. Feb. 5-The Senate amend
ment was concurred in TO the House bill
tor the retirement of Gen. Wm. f.
Smith. Gas finally agreed 10 the bill au-
thorlzes his retirement with the rank q
major Of engineers The Senate bin
provlol 2 for post-ofiice at ST. Paul,
MIMI, was reported tavorably. In the
report the appropriation for the
building WAS reduced from $780,
900 10 S6 e,000. There was laid
before the house to-day report of the
board of engineer officers of an exam
in.ton and survey of the present chan
mel of the Mississippi River at the Rock
Island rapids, made with view of its
improvement. The board is of the
opinion that the most direct and feasible
route coming within the instructions
Tor canal from the head of the rapids
to the upper part of Moline, is in the
river along the Illinois shore.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-02-09
SEVENTEEN MEN DROWNED.
Terrible Accident to IoCgers on Pine
Lake, Fulton County. New York.

Terrible Accident to IoEgers Pine
Lake, Fulton County, New York.
News has been received of a dreadful
accident at Pine Lake, Fulton County,
New York The reports are indefinite.
but as far as can be learned the disaster
resulted in the drowning of seventeen
men. The victims were driving teams
engaged in hauling logs across the ice
when the ice broke and tue men and
horses were all lost.
A dispatch from Canaioharie saws that
the following information has been re-
ceived there regarding the accident at
Pine Lake: Twenty-four teams were
engaged in hauling logs across The ice,
regarding the safety OF which no fears
had been felt. it gave way. however,
after seven drivers and teams had
reached the shore. The remaining
drivers ond horses broke thr5u the
ice and sunk ont sight None d the
bodies have been recovered
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-02-09
WAS RUDOLPH A MURDERER >
Correspondents say the Prince Shot a Bo-
hemian Lady and Killed Himself.

Correspondents say the Prince Shot a fso-
hemian Lady and Killed Himself
The Vienna correspondent or the
London Chronicle complains Of the
press censorship in stoppinC lis tele-
grams. The Brussels correspondent OF
the Chronicle alleges that a letter from
the Vienna correspondent of that paper
asserts than when the door OF Crown
Prince Rudolph's room Was forced open
the body OF a very beautiful BUhemian
lady was also found. The cor
respondent also asserts that the Crown
prince first killed her with revolver
and then shot himself, and that tile
body OF the lady was conveyed secretly
10 the seat Of her family - Bohem- a.
Two other versions Of the alleged dOu-
b.e tragedy ere current and have al
ready been cabled abroad, but the sore-
z my account is most genera ly be
heved. Another sensational s;c-, reia.
tive to the death OF the Austrian crown
prince comes from Brussels 1t is as
serted that the crown prince became
entangled IN an affair of honor with
a high Austrian = family, and that
Il was decided that the prince
and a son of the family in
question should fight q duel on the
so-caled American plan, according to
which method dice are thrown to de-
eide which of the dueIists shal. commit
suicide. The time specified f0l tie sui
eide Of the loser was three months and
at the expiration OF that period the
crown prince fulfilled his engagement
aud took his own life. The act that
during the time mentioned Rudolf was
apparently preparing for his coming
death, seems 10 give colorlng to the
foregoing story,
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-02-09

T. ". Reynolds x Co., boots and
SHOES, ll5 Seneca Street, estimated loss,
S22n 900.
Swi [ q Stambach, stoves and ranges,
lO9 and Ill Seneca Street, estimated
loss, $3.50 900; insured.
Jewett building estimated loss, $780,
0oO; insured This building is total
wreck, both front ana rear having fallen
in
Broezel House, estimated loss, $780,
600 insurance on building. S90, 600; on
furniture, about $4,000.
Alhery Evs, sample room. $4,000.
;, +. Egan, wholesale liquors, $50 900.
Fowler x Sons, hardware, S9AO o.
Edwari Struber, hou ehold goods and
irut store kept Ivy an l,ailan, I4S SEN
eca Street, S4o,l 90.
Sidney shepard K Co., hardware, $780,
coo, insured.
Root x keatin4's block, total wreck !:
estimats loss, $5wU0; uily insured.
X. Hotteid 4 Co : building. $500. 900.
Arhue ON Hotel, - t.eU.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-02-09
In the A sssn1 bly,.

MADISON, Jan. 30.-The resolution
limiting the introduction of new busl-
ness TO February -, and Mr.. McCoy's
amendment to extend the time to Feb
ruary 10. was defeated and the original
resolution adopted. Mr.. Anderson's
resolution for the appointment OF spe-
cial committee to whom all rules
regarding the regulation of the
House be referred was adopted
with an amendment making the
committee consisted of four members
besides the speaker. instead of two.
Bills were introduced as follows:
Amending the law relating to mar
riages, births and deaths; defining the
liabilities Of railway corporations IN re-
lation 10 damages sustained by their
employees, being in effect the co-employe
law OF 1873: relating 10 instruction in
public schools, and requiring that all
studies be taught in the English Ian
gusge; amending the act entitled For
the better preservation of game, tix-
ing the period for hunting deer between
October 10 and December !, and impos-
ing a fine of from $50 TO 500 for its
violation; limiting the amount Of
tax that may be raised by towns
for certain purposes IN any
one year and providing for the
manner OF uIsOuIsehenIs, felaInS espe-
cislly TO road and bridge building; TO
amend the revised statutes relating to
executives, administrative and guar
dians, so SIS to give married women the
same rights as single women; to amend
the statutes relating 10 liens, giving sub
contractors the right to the effect OF
liens; to am end the laws relating
to noxious weeds, including ball
thistles, feld-parsnlps nettles and rag
weed; to extend the time OF shooting
wild ducks and wild geese irom Decem-
Der l, to May | to limit the levles by
counties SO that no county with a popu-
Iatien under 10000 inhs bitaa.s slall
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-02-09
Railway Wreck in Belgium.

terrible railway accident occurred
GU the Sd near Groeneudel, Belgium.
A train bound from Brussels to Namur
struck a pillar OF bridge near that
place, c5using the bridge to collapse.
The train was carried down with
1t aud completely wrecked. Four
teen persons were killed out
right, and fl ty others were Injured.
The bodies of ali the persons killed bv
the accident were brought to Brussels.
Fifteen persons, all mortally iniuIa ed, lie
at Hoeylaert, near the scene Of the dis
aster. Among them are several Young
children. The minister of railways has
visited the injured. most OF whom are
suffering from fractured legs. Masses of
masonry block the line and they will
probably have to be removed bv the aid
Of dynamite. The Independence Beige
hints that the line was under repair at
the place where the train was derailed.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-02-09
1T WAS SELF-INFLICTED.
A Michigan Man Shoots His Lett Hand
90 to Get InsurLnCe.

Last September VIM. Travis, a Detroit
milkman, insured himself against acci-
dent in the Standard Life and Accident
Insurance Company for 5000. Sep
tember % he received gunshot wound
in the palm of his left hand,
which so lacerated that member
that amputation became necessary.
Travis received 81 ,533 from the
company, which was the amount speci-
fed for the loss of a hand. Several
other accident companies had also in
sured Travis and paid him without hes
itatiOn. Peter Smelzer, neighbor of
Travis, has now made affidavit that
Travis purposely shot himself to collect
the money, and Travis is IN jali. Smelz-
er was to receive q portion OF the
money for keeping the secret, and on
Travis failure to keep his agreement.
'E-aapbed -
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-02-09
TWO TUGS BLOWN UP.
Several Persons Killed by Bursting Boil
ers at Pittsburg.

PIrTsBURG, Pa, Feb. 2.-The tow boat
Two Brothers, lying at the Allegheny
wha,f at the foot of Eleventh
Street, burst her boilers about l:l5
o'clock this afternoon, completely
demolishing the vessel and badly
wrecking the towboat Return, which
WIS lying by the side of the Two Broth
ers. When the boilers burst, the de-
brls and scaldiHg steam was scattered in
all directions. Three persons were
killed outright and two others
seriously injured. Those killed
were; George Wilson, engineer of
the Return; Robert Cochran, fireman
of the Two Brothers. and William Tarr,
fireman of the Return. Tarr's body il
supposed to have been blown
into the liver, as no trace of his
remains can be found. The injured are
terribly scalded and their condition is
critical. The cause of the explosion is
not known. The boats were owned by
Huings Bros. and We're engaged prin-
cipahy in harbor towing. They were
valued at about SIS 0fN each
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-02-09
i HnI ,In1nn

At Cincinnati, late on the night ofthe
4th, IN saloon Judge John " Price. Of
ATondale, drew big hunting knife ana
cut John J. Farrell in the breast
intlicting serious though AN
parently not dangerous wound
He is an attorney, has been
q Judge, but years ago retired iu
attiuence. Ills family is connected by
blood and marriage with several of th..
leading families of Cincinnati. Farra,
Is an examiner oil titles IN the recorder :
Office. Both men had been drinking
together all afternoon. The quarrel
was about some tTlfle Judge Price.
when sober, Is amiahte, but when in
tOxlcated has more than once proved
tllngeEnrs
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-02-09
EIGHT MEN CRUSHED.
Terrible Railway Accident Near Spring
field, Mo-. Last Night.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo, Feb. A terrible
railroad accident occurred about mile
from this city between 4 and O'Clock
last evening. A freight engine on the
st. Louis 4 San Francisco road, while
making up stock train, jumped the
track at a steep embankment, down
which it plunged, carrying with it ten
men. Three Of the number were killed
instantly and five others injured, four OF
them fatally.
Two more of the injured men-C. T.
Browning and Edward Lane, the engi-
neer-died to-day, and Frank Crawford
and John King are dying. Testimony
before the coroner to-day showed that
the cause of the accident was the high
rate Of speed at which the engine was
running.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-02-09
MARTIAL LAW IN THE SOUTH.
Demand for the Protection of All Polit-
ical Rights.

ST. LOUIS, Mo, Feb. 1.-The lower
house of the Kansas Legislature, after
expressing regret at the murder Of John
NJ. Clayton, in Arkansas, unanimously
adopted the following concurrent reso-
luton:
Res05Ued, That the Congress the United States
be requested to adopt such measures Is VIII Sc
cure TO every citizen Of the states at time in
open rebellion perfect protection in he exercise
OF all political rghts, even though it be neces-
ritz
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-02-09
FIGHT FOR A HOTEL,
Two Michigan Men Hold Deeds for the
Same Property.

CHARLEyoIx, Mich, Feb. 4.-Last
week A. 8. Nichols, of East Jordan,
sold his interest in the Commercial
Hotel at that place to G. B. Martin. A
warranty deed was given, possession to
be given the next day. On going to take
possession the purchaser found VIM.
Alexander, an employe of Nichols in
possession, showing a quit claim deed
from Nichols, given on the same date as
Martins, and recorded that night. A
lively fight ensued. Two officers were
knocked down by Alexander, who, at
last reports, held the fort with the
doors barred and guarded by armed
men. The town Is considerably excited
and hloodshed is feared.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-02-09
CAUSED BY THE WIND.
Buildings Wrecked and Several Person
Killed at Hasting-, Neb.


Killed at HastinE-, Neb.
a wind-storm struck Hastings, Neb.,
at IL A. NJ. on the 4th, blowing sixty
miles an hour, wrecking the old News
building and blowing in the front or a
two-story building on Hastings Ave
nue.. At 1890 a 100-foot section of
the sidewalk in front of pub
lie school building was blown
800 feet and Miss Aldrich and three
children were buried under 1t. 10
year-old son OF Mrs. Pulls was fatally in
jured, and Miss Aldrich's arm was
broken and her head hurt. There are
doubts as to her recovery. The other
children escaped with slight cuts.
At Omaha the body OF Thomas Lom-
bard, bookkeeper for Boyer, was taken
from the ruins the same evening. This
makes seven deaths from the falling
walls OF the Meyer building blown down
by the wind.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-02-09
GROUND TO FRAGMENTS.
Horrible Incident of Fatal Collision in
Massachusetts.

BosToN, Mass, Feb. 5.-An accident
occurred shortly after midnight on the
Lowell Railroad, near the Prospect
Street Station, in Somervllle, whereby
an engineer lost his lie and a fire
man, brakeman and conductor were
severely, if not fatally injured An
engine tipped over on its side, falling
across the inner track. The engineer
was pinioned beneath the cab train
came down and before it could slow up,
collided with the locomotive and drove
it ahead toward the cross street bridge,
carrying the injured man beneath it..
When he was taken out he was horribly
rnnancrled
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-02-09
The Boilers ENnIoded

On the afternoon Of the 5th two boil
ers in the State Hospital for the Insane
at Lincoln, Neb., exploded. completely
wrecking the engine house, killing two
prtients. lnIuring two others. ana the
two engineers Will IN all probability die.
The engine room j. separate from
the main building in which the na-
uents are confined. The main building
was uniniured with the exception Of the
glass being broken by the concussion.
The explosion completely DESTROYED
the five boilers and the dynamo for fur
nishing electric light, leaving the build
ING without heat or means of preparing
food Tho loss viii be so. 600.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-02-09
DAMAGES FOR A BREWER.
Peculiar Claim Cropping Out in the De-
troit GOurts.

Peculiar Claim Cropping Out in the De-
troit Courts.
DETROIT, Mich, Feb. s. Franz
Schwartz, a dealer in brewers sup
plies at New York City, was ar
rested this morning on capias
sworn out by Paul Weidner, a dealer
in brewers supplies of this city. The
cspias is the initial step in a suit which
WeIdner trings against the New Yorker
for $4,000 Weidner asserts that in
April, 1883, Schwartz told Brewer Z. W.
Noigt that he (Weidne-l was soliciting
sade for a Rochester, \. Y, brew
er. Soon afterwards Voigt, relying
on Schwartzs statement, brought the
matter before the Detroit Brewers
Assoc. alton and advised the members
70 withdraw their trade from Weidner
on account Of the representations of
Schwartz The consequence was Weld
ner says that his trade with Detroit
brewers which heretofore was 100000
wear, has fallen to 10000.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-02-09
SMOTHERED WITH A PILLOW.
Mysterious Muraer of Woman Near
Binghampton, n Y,

B1NGHAMPToN, n. Y, Feb. Rosa
McElhone, aged about 80 years, was
found dead in her home in Friendsville
4ast Saturday. Two panels of the front
door of the house had been knocked in
and all the rooms appeared to
have been thoroughly ransacked.
A pillow was found on the floor
near the body, and it is supposed that
the woman was smothered to death. a
small sum of money, which she was
known to have in her possession, could
not be found. A farm hand, who was
employed on farm situated about two
miles from Miss McElhone's residence,
is suspected
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-02-09
SUNDAY LAWS .NOUGH.
Chicago Turner's Deuounce the Blair hi
Id Ina.

and the ISIbte.
A mass meeting was held in Aurora
Turner Hall, Chicago, ON the ID, to pro-
test against the Blair Sun ay bill. +. \.
Stevens, the first speaker, discussed the
bill at Length, attempting t. show that
it was unconstitutional and dangerously
ambiguous. Congress, he said, should
cOntine its attention TO affairs of this
world and let alone the word to come.
The speaker then gave . historical
sketch OF the Sabbath, declaring that
ther was no excuse for its existence.
Editor Christensen then took the
floor and entered upon n vigorous de-
nunciatiOn of religious observSnces. He
said tlat the Blair bill, which required
the teaching of Christianity in the pub
Ii schools, was oppressive and unjust;
that it would compel Hebrews, !or iH
stance, TO allow their children to be
taught Christianity. The bible, the
speaker said, was unit to be TAUGHT to
children; its effects upon their minds
was very bad. He called attention to a
number OF passages which he declared
We're so immoral that no child should
near or read them. He ridiculed
the Christian religion and character
lied Christ as a lazy loaier MIR. Chris
teusen said the effects of teaching the
people Christianity were to make them
contented with their p~or condition and
TO weaken their intellects. This, he
said, was the aim o the capitalists who
advocated the passage of tho bill. Only
a revolutionary army 0 Socialists could
remedy this condition of affairs. The
meeting unanimously adopted resolu-
tions protesting against the passage of
the Blair bill and calling upon the Leg
Li.y%1 Of \
emption laws as to TAX all church prop
pTtV
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-02-09
PARNELL LOSES HIS SUIT.
His Action Against the London Time
Dismissed by the Court.

LONDON, Feb. 5.-The action brought
by NJ. Parnell against John Walter,
registered proprietor of the Times, for
libel cane up be lore the court at Edin-
burgh again to-day, and the case was
dismissed, the costs being taxed az inst
the plaintiff. The judgment was given
on the ground that Mr.. Walter, being
one OF the partnership owning the
Times, arrestments against him as an
nell will anneal from this aeaision