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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-04-06
BLOWN UP BY DYNAMITE
A Boarding House Wrecked In an At
tempt to XIII Non-Union Workmen.

Boarding House Wrecked In an At
tempt to XIII Non-Union Workmen.
HoLBRooK, Mass, March 30.-At / 80
last night te1ible explosion occurred
in a house occupied, among others, by
ten non-union Swedes, employed at the
shoe factory of Edmund White since
the last strike. The house is large
substantial one of brick, about
a mile from Brocktown. The
explosion completely demolished
the ceiling and window glass, and
blew the furniture to pieces. No one
was injured, but the damage was terri
BILE. Everything goes to prove that
dynamite bomb was thrown through the
cellar window, exploding almost imme-
diately.
SYDENHAM, Ont, March 3O.-At about
A. NJ. to-day the Methodist parsonage,
occupied by Rev. r. Stlllwell, was shat
tered by dynamite, which was placed
on the floor of the veranda. The doors
we're blown off, the glass in the windows
broken, and the house otherwise dam
aged. None of the occupants were hurt.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-04-06
BurnDtIOuS ButIpr

The Hon. Benjamin f. Butler went to
Washington on the lst inst. to be pres
ent in the equity court, where be is ar
guing the case of Butler VS. Strong. He
took little notice of his colleagues, con-
tining his attention to the work be-
fore him, and when he came in
contact with F. T. Browning,
the counsel on the other side, he
lost his temper. Mr.. Browning had
the floor and had paused momentarily
to refer to some papers, when Nr. But
Ter attempted to address the court
Mr.. Brownining interrupted with Il
have not vet yielded the floor" Gen.
Butler made several vain efforts to fix
the attention of the court, and, failing,
said: "Gour honor, L don't propose to
be snapped at by cur" To this Mr..
Browning replied: "And may it please
the court, | don't propose to be bullied
by bulldog" The ntestants quieted
down when the Judge threatened to fine
them both for contempt of court"
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-04-06
The French Bu1abOO

The French cabinet has decided at
last to ask the Chamber of Deputies to
prosecute Gen. Boulanger, who attend
ed Saturdays sitting. The refusal of NJ .
Bouchez, the public prosecutor, to sign
the indictment against Boulanger, on
the ground that there was not suffi-
cient basis for charge Of CON
spira Y, caused a great sensation. If
NJ. Bouchez should persist in his refusal,
he will be suspended from office. The
Dix Nauvieme S ccle disputed the in
dictment against tie members of the
Patriotic League, copy of the docu-
ment having been surreptitiously OBJ
tanned. Various reports are afloat con-
corning the newspapers information.
AccordinL to one rumor NJ. Douchez
furnished the paper with copy of the
Indictment, w5ile another report is
that the Bou angists divulg d the infor-
nation
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-04-06
A CHICAGO MURDER.
Charles Hutchinson Killed in a Family
Row


CHICAGO, ILL.,, April 2.-The police OF
the Town of Lake we're notified
early to-day that Charles Hutchin-
son had been murdered at 42Z0
Ashland Avenue. The police found
Hutchinson's body living on a bed
which was saturated with blood. The
jugular vein had been severed, evil
IDENTIFY by some sharp instrument.
Hutchinson and his wife lived at the
above number with Patrick Reynolds.
Mrs. Reynolds was Hutchinson's sister.
The Reynolds claim that Hutchinson
came home last night badly cut up, saying
he had been attacked in the street, and
that he lay down on the bed and died
before they could summon medical at
tendance. From the neighbors, how
ever, it was learned that there was a
general family row, during which it is
believed Hutchinson was stabbed.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-04-06
LIEUT.. WIIZEL SAFE.
The Oshkosh Boy Not Lost on The Van
dalia.

The Oshkosh Boy Not Lost on The Van
dalia.
OSHKOSH, Wis, March 80 The re-
port that Horace Witzel, of this city,
was drowned on the Vandalia at Samoa
is incorrect, as his father states he vas
transferred to the Mohican in February,
and is now at Panama.
WAsHINGToN, d. c., March 30.-Horace
NJ. Witzel, of Oshkosh, was ap-
pointed to the Naval Academy
by Congressman Sawyer. He passed
all examinations creditably, has
been midshipman, ensign, lieutenant,
and lieutenant commander in the navy.
Senator Sawyer is proud of him, and ex-
presses great gratitude and Joy over
the news that his boy, Lieut.. Witzel, of
the Vandalia, escaped alive
from the terrible hurricane and
shipwreck at Samoa. His many rela-
tlves and friends in Oshkosh and vicin-
ity will rejoice to know that, according
TO the most authentic information,
Iieut WitZpl is safe and well.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-04-06
AID FOR WRECKED SEAMEN.
New Zealand Offers Large Vessel to
Admiral Kimberly,

rev Zealand Oilers a Large Vessel to
Admiral Kimberly.
AUCKLAND, April 2.-The governme mt
of New Zealand has placed the steam
ship HIEemoa, vessel of 542 tons, at
the disposal OF Admiral Kimberly in
consequence of the loss of the Ameri-
can men-ot-war at Samoa during the re-
cent hurricane there. The British
cruiser Rapid, of 420 tons, and mounting
twelve gurs, has sailed hence for Samoa.
One hundred and twenty officers and
men belonging to the German warships
wrecked at Samoa have arrived here en-
route to Germany.
WASHINGTON, d. c., April 2.-Orders
have been given by the Navy Depart
ment for work extra hours in preparing
the Adams. Iroquois and Pensacola for
sea. The Iroquois is at Mare Island
Cal, and can be made ready for
sea in six weeks. The Pensacola
is at Norfolk, and one month s
work will make her ready. The de-
partment has not yet decided where the
vessels will be sent, but they will be
available for service in Samoa if there
should be any nece -sity for their pres
pnpe.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-04-06
NO ONE CAN BE BLAMED.

Secretary Tracy Thinks the Disaster
Could Not Have Been Avoided.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., March 30.-The
news of the disaster in the harbor OF
Apia creates profound sensation at the
Navy Department., and everybody,
from the secretary down, freely
expresses his regret. Secretary
Tracy cannot see cause to condemn
any one. The officers in command
of the vessels weIe competent men,
and had doubtless adopted all proper
precautions against disaster; but these
hurricanes, which assumed cy clonic pro-
portions, are simply irresistible, as was
proved by the extent of the loss of yes
sells.
Lieut.. Lucien Young. who is himself
almos. the sole survivor OF the wreck a.
the ill-lated Huron off Cape Hatteras.
looked sadly over the list of the
drowned, and marked down poor Roach,
the paymaster's clerk, as an OIL ship
mate gone.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-04-06
To Cut Down Expenses

General Manager Whitman. of The
Chicago < North Western Road. has ad-
dressed a letter to the managers OF oth-
er Western railways suggesting that q
conference be held with a view to g
more economical management of their
properties. He thinks the several com
panies should endeavor by uniform ac-
ton to eliminate from their service some
OF the expensive features that have
gradually come into existence as an out
growth OF sharp competition. Tuis he
believes to be an opportune time for re-
irenchment. as the great need of all the
western roads is a reduction of ex-
penses. One feature which he thinks
should be modified is the fast stock
tram service between the Missouri
River and Chicago, which is more ex-
pensIve than profitable.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-04-06
On the South Pacific.

The recent hurricane in the South
Pacific Ocean swept over 1900 geo.
graphical miles, embracing in its track
the Hervey and Society groups of ISL
ands. The American ship Red Cross,
from New South Wales for San
Francisco, was driven ashore at Rarati-
Ongo and wrecked. The crew was
saved. The American ship Ada Owen
WAS wrecked at Ouara. Her crew was
saved. Wreckage from the British ship
Suakim, from New South Wales for San
Francisco, was seen at Aitutaki. 1t is
supposed that the crew perished.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-04-06
A Bankrupt State.

The loan bill, passed by the last In
diana legislature, authorized the state
to negotiate loan of 81 400 900. Itis
now learned that the act is defective.
but the impression among LAWYERS is
that 1t is not unconstitutional and that
the defects should not interfere with
the negotiation of the loan. fit should.
lndiana's financial affairs will be in the
worst possible condition, it being admit
ted by the state officers that it will be
impossible to get along until the next
session of the Legislature without the
financial relief that has been expected.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-04-06
Over a Quarter Million Loss.

L. w. Blatchford's six-story building,
5S to % North Clinton Street, Chicago.
was the scene of q 100000 fire on the
night of the 29th. 1t started in the
middle o! the third floor from some un-
known cause. The damage was con-
tined chiefly to the three upper stories.
& CO., wall paper, $50, 600; j. T. Blair
& Co., presses and lithographers' sup
plies, SSG, ,000; Danville Stove Co., SIS
coo; building, $50, GOO. All of the losses
are well insured.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-04-06
Iowa EyiCtionS.

Charles Pigman, who purchased the
Spainhower place on the Smell estate,
near Washington. Ia. alter Spainhower
rad been evlcted. returned to his farm
q, or a two hours absence and found his
fields filed with farmers busily engaged
in blowing and putting in seed. VIM.
Spainhower, tie former occupant
OF the place, was at the head of the
crowd who had taken possession of the
place. Mr.. Pigman said that the set
tiers told him they would 90 ahead and
farm every piece of land from which
men were evicted and would openly
defy the officials. They have already
taken similar possession of the Fergu-
son, Hoover and Brewering farms, from
which sett.ers Were evicted.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-04-06
Give Up Under Protest.

The strike of the weavers at Fall Riv-
er, Mass, ended on the 9th, and the
operatives will return to work on the
old basis. At a mass meeting in the
park, which was attended By t! on sands
Of the operatives, the local committee of
t Neayers' Association advised that
the men give up under protest, in order
70 submit their case to the State Board
of Arbitration
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-04-06
BURIED BY A LANDSLIDE.
Streets and Railroad Tracks in Pittssurs
Covered by Earth.


PITTsBURG, Pa, April "A big land
slide occurred out Second Avenue, at
the lower end of Lock No. l, at o. clock
this morning. huge mass of rock
and clay started at the top of the hill
above the railroad, opposite Pride
Street, and slipped down, covering the
Baltimore & Ohio track and Second Ave-
nue.. Nearly half of Bluff Street slipped
away, and it is thought some of the
property along that thoroughfare is in
danger. The debris covers the railroad
and Second Avenue to the depth of sew
eral feet, and reaches for many rods
along the tracks. The telegraph wires
are broken. and travel is stopped en-
tIrely. For half an hour after the slide
occurred rocks continued to roll down
the hill over Second Avenue, ahd there
is danger of another slide occurring.
No one was injured
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-04-06
AFORTUNE Elm DRESSES.
Why "Msrcy" Garner Wants More Q
Her Late Fathers Estate.

PoUGHKEEPsIE, n. Y, April Judge
Nelson has asked the supreme court
to grant the executors of the will OF
the late William 4. Garner power
to appropriate S25, 600 a year for the
personal use of Marcellite Thorn Garner,
now living in France, the daughter oi
the dead man. The motion was grant
ed. Miss Garduer is 81 years OF age.
Her father was drowned in the yacht Mo-
hawk, in New York bay, few yeardago
He left an estate of Sl0G00,000. Miss
Garner has been receiving large in
come heretofore, but the increase is
necessary, she said, because it cost her
$1,000 a wear for dresses alone.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-04-06
ASKING NEEBES PARDON.
Several Thousa Persons Sign the Pc
tition to- the GoNernor.

Several Thou sand Persons Sign the Pc
titton to the Governor.
CHICAGO, H., April IA house-to
house canvass for signatures to the petit
ton praying Gov. Fifer TO extend
clemeney to Neebe, who was sentenced
to fifteen years imprisonment for COM
plicity in the Haymarket tragedy, is
now being made in the North
and South Divisions of the city, and sev.
eral thousand signatures have been Sc
cured in this way.
1t is significant of the feeling that still
exists, however, in relation TO the out
break, that q good many people ap-
preached, especially in the resident dis
trlcts of the working classes, have per
emptorlly declined to indorse the me-
mortal. 1t Is not on the programme to
present the paper TO the Governor until
the end of the month.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-04-06
THE WRECKED WAR SHIPS.

Disruption of the Federal and German
Vessels.
WASHINGTON, d. c., March 30.-The
Trenton was aship-rigged wooden cruis-
er of ten guns, and of $500 tons. The
Vandalia was a bark-rigged wooden
corvette of 2,l00 tons, carrying eight
guns, mostly smooth bores. The Nipsic
was a wooden vessel. She was built in
1873, and was rebuilt in 1879. She was
bark-rigged, lS5 feet long and 35
feet beam. Her battery consisted Of
one s-inch muzz.e-loading rife, four g.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-04-06
A Town DESTROYED,

The village of Mt. Pleasant near
Mitchell, ID. T., was almost entirely
consumed by fire on the ID ins5. All
the business part of the town is burned.
Every business house and nearly all the
residences are destroyed. The Chicago,
Milwaukee & st. Paul depot, together
with about fifteen or twenty freight cars
and four large elevators are gone. The
loss will be nearly $4,000, with but
ye-y little insurance, and 100 families
are left homeless and utterly destitute.
1t was caused by a prairie fire which
came IN from the Northwest.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-04-06
Stole Admiral Foote's Sword

New HAVEN, Conn.,, April 2.-Thieves
broke into the old state house last night,
and entering the rooms of the New
Haven Historical Society, carried away
the sword of Admiral Foote, held by
the society as relic. 1t is a presenta-
ton, studded with jewels and precious
stones, valued at 5000. Nothing else
appears to have been taken.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-04-06
BOuianger sub Rosa.

The Paris Cocarde says that Gen. Bou-
LANCER, being warned that the govern
ment was preparing for coup, arranged
so that he should not fall into the gov
ernment trap, and left the city. The po-
lice are mystifed. "The General" :" aC. DIS
the Cocarde, twill appear when duty
requires him. 1t is our impression that
he has hid himself temporarily, per-
haps, in Brussels" The Chamber Of
Deputies, by vote of 800 to 236, has re-
iected the Senate's proposal to prosecute
summarily all papers guilty of libeling
government officials.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-04-06
To be Punished ANYWAY,

The Berlin FreiSinniee Zeitung SAYS
that the Penal bill provides punishment
for the divulsing of state secrets, even
though the d!yulser be ignorant of the
necessity of secrecy. Two editors OF
the Nolks Zeitung have been fined for
declining to name the writer OF an ar
ticle alleged TO be insulting TO the En-
peIor and Prince Bismarck.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-04-06
a Disabled King,

In the Dutch Parliament on the I'd ,
the prime minister read the report of the
court physicians on the condit on of the
king, which stated that his majesty was
suffering from chronic diabetes and
nephritis, and W unable to fulfill the
duties of sovereign. The plime mir
lister, after reading the report, announc-
ed that the council of state, in view of
the kings condition, asked parliament
to assent to the establishment of a re-
peQcV.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-04-06
NAVAL CADETS ON BOARD.
A Number of Western Midshipmen on
the Wrecked War Ships.


CHICAGO, H., March 30.-There were
several naval cadets on board the Tren-
ton, and three on board the Vandalia
The cadets on the Trenton were Ben
amin w. Wells, Jr., son of w. B..
jamln &. Decker, son of Henry Decker, of
tn the law rm Of aose Bsbee " AhTens Decker
w. Hibbs, and Ro.ert Stocker, of Min
nesota; w. S. Clarke, of New Jersey, and
Richard II. Jackson, of Alabama. Those
on board of the Vandalia were Edward
Moale. Jr., son of Maj. Moale, of the
United States Army, now stationed at
the Praesideo, California; Charles F.
Johnson. of Ohio, and Samuel P. Ed
munds, of Missouri. All of these were
saved.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-04-06
Proba bic April Fool ,JoI,a

At the meeting of the New York Cen
tral Labor Union on the 3lst, commu-
nication was read purporting to come
from Jay Gould, through Washington
Davis, a railroad contractor, stating that
Mr. Gould was willing to hand over to the
union S1l 900, 900 in gold, with interest
from 1869, ii the Central Labor Union
would be willing TO adopt plan for CO.
operative industry proposed by Mr..
Gould. The secretary will wait upon
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-04-06
The Carnegie Public l library

The new public library at Rraddock,
Pa, built ly Andrew Carne gle, the iron
and S eel king, at cost of Sl0u,t %, was
formerly turned over to the citizens OF
that place on the Both. The exercises
y ere elaborate and were participated in
by all the workmen at the Edgar Thomp-
son steel works.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-04-06
CAPT. SCHOONMAKER's RECORD.
Brief Sketch of the Commander Who
Lost His Life.

Brief Sketch of the Commander Who
Lost His Life.
New YORK, March 30.-Capt. Cornelius
M. Schoonmaker, commanding the Van
dalia, who lost his life at Apis, had a
total sea service of fifteen years, with an
additional thirteen years ana five
months ON short duty, and about six
years unemployed. He was appointed
from New York in 1854. He became Il
mldshlpman in 1859, was made a lieu
tenant at the outbreak Of the rebellion,
and in 1865 became lieutenant com
mander. Eight years later he got his
full rank as commander, becoming cap.
tain in October, 1856. He was mem
ber of the Ulster County family Of
Schoonmakers
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-04-06
MET ON NYANZA'S SHORE.
Henry NJ. Stanley Tells Where He El
countered Emin Bey.

CounEeTtu EIlIU Dc Y.
LONDON, April IA letter from Hen
~ NJ. Stanley, dated Smuputuri, Sep
tember 4, 1883, has reached friend of
the explorer in Edinburgh. In the let
ter MIR. Stanley says be is well and in
good spirits. He met Emin Pasha on
the shores of Albert Nyanza They
were together for twenty-six days.
When Mr.. Sta alley left Emin Pasha the
latter was enjoying good health.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-04-06
A Wcil.knOwn Nanaper Daat

John A. Duff, the well-known the
atrical manager, died on the morning
of the 3lst at his home. No. 33S West
Tenth Street, New York lie was at
tackled With stroke of paralysis in the
box office of the Standard Theater, of
which he was msnag,r, just before the
opening O. the matinee per
formance the day previous,
falling from chair, to all
appearances, li'eless. An ambulance
was summoned and he was taken TO the
New York hospital and thence to his
home. An examination by his family
ply sician disclosed that he was suffer
ing from apopl2 cite paralysis of the left
side. He was speechless. Mr.. Duff
was born in Ireland siXtynine years
ago. and came to this country at an early
age. lie | aves n wife, four sons and
three daug' ters, all of whom were at his
bedside when he died
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-04-06
DR.. M'COSH VERY ILL.
The Aged Educator Suffering From
Pneumonia.

NEW YORK, April 2.-The Rev. DR..
James McCosh, ex-president of Prince
ton College, is lying at his home in
DIR. Wykoff, of Princeton. VINO was
Joined this morning by Dr. McCosh's
son-in-law, DIR. David Magic, of this
~
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-04-06

looms be kept away from school houses;
regulating proceedings in condemnation
oil property for public purposes in Mi :
Waukee; providing that insurance state
ments published shall be paid for at le-
galrates. Bills concurt d in! Exemptng
pubic art galleries rom taxation for fill-
ing vacancies IN school boards, amend
ing the Milwaukee charter; IN ASSESS
ment of benefits and damages in certain
cases; amending the insurance law re-
lating to admission of companies and
supervision thereof; amending the
charter of Post Washington; for a l-mill
tax to build sewers i'll the Seventeenth
Ward, city of Milwaukee,; increasing
ihe salary OF the city clerk of Milwau
kee to $3.50; amending the charter OF
Beloit.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-04-06
The Tables Imrned.

At Keokuk, Ia, Mayor John Irwin
(RepO, who closed the aloons one year
ago, has been defeated in the city cleo
tIon for mayor by l55 majority. TIE
contest was an enforcement of the pro-
hibjtOrv law
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-04-06
OUT FOR PROHIBITION.
Postmaster GEM raj Wanaruaker's Stand
on the Temperanoc Question.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, April /. - Post
master General Wanamaker made his
first public uttersnce sunday, on the
question of high license and prohibition.
He declared in tavor of the constitu-
tional amendment, and exhor,ed the
$50 persons who listened 10 his words
&C sork. nray. and vote fnr II
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-04-06
TUE LATEST NE WS
Iron Works Burned.

Arms, Bell & Coz extensive iron
works plant at Youngstown, O., was de-
stroyed by fire on the lst inst. The to-
Il loss is $50, COO; insurance, $42 .0ON.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-04-06

Mr.. Dav's to see what the communica-
ton means.
AT the meeting of the Central Labor
federation tie locked ont oystermen
asked for aid, statin. that unless it
came to Tia m soon their union would
be broken up. The German printers
reported that they woald immediately
demand $3.50 per day and go on strike
II it WAS refused.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-04-06
GERMANY'S OFFICIAL ADvICEs

Notified of the Loss of the Six Men-of-
War and All Mercha ntm en- at Apia.
BERLIN, March 30.-Official reports of
the loss of the German men-of-war
Olga. Eber, and Adler, and three Amer
lean war vessels, in the harbor Of
Apia, were received here to-
day. The advices received by
the naval authorizes here re-
port that the storm ragged during the
10th and 18th insts. Seventy persons
from the Eber, and twenty from the
Adler, were drowned. Ine UIga WAS
stranded. but her crew were saved. All
the merchant vessels anchored at Samoa
foundered.
1t is officially announced that five
officers and seventy men from the Ad-
Ter, and twenty men from the Eber, were
drowned,
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-04-06
Big Elevator Burned

ST. CLoUD, Mimi, March S0.-The
minneapolis x Northern Companv's
eley yator burned. Twenty tEousard d
bushels OF wheat were stored in the ele.
vator. Loss, $4,000.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-04-06
Rig Fire AT Camden

CAMDEN, Ark, March 30.-Fire do.
stroyed business property worth $780,
coo; insured for $4,000. c. D. Gee,
grocer, and A. L. Morgan, drug store,
the heaviest losers.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-04-06
Death ofZacbaria Chaffee

PROVIDENCE, r. l., March 30.-Zach-
ar a Chafee, trustee OF the Sprague es-
tate, died this morning. He was u
years old.