The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1890-02-22

NEWS IN BRIEF.
Carl Halibergen Dead,
s7rrr.aRr. Feb. lS.- Carl Hallberpen
director OF the great publishing house
here, Is dead.
Sarah Gcrnhardt III.
p.Rls. Feb. lS.-Sarah Bernharst "a
III and has discontinued her PERFORM
ances.
Count AnGrassy Dead.
PEsTH, Feb. lS.-Count julius Andras-
sv. the well-known Hun.arian states
man, who has been III for some tire 6,
yolosca. near llune, died to-day. II,
was 81 years old.
British War Ships Ashore.
Z.xZIBAR, Feb. I3.-The British cor
vette Conquest is ashore on the Island
of Peraba, several miles north of here.
She lies in dangerous position. The
Conquest is a steel and iron vessel cased
With wood. She is of 2,3su tons burden,
and her engines are of 2,670 horse pow
er She mounts fourteen guns.
No OGe Injnred.
On the night os the 18th some un-
known person threw bomb into the
alleyway al l49 and l5I Eliz lbeth Street.
New York. The missile exploded,
blowing down trick wall and part Of
wooden fence, and shattering a window
in the rear house. No person was
fyT1 md a,Dln
jarei.
Parochiai Schools.
Mgr. Doane, who was recently given
the title Of prothonotary apostolic by
the pope, notified the parishlone ers OF
4. fatrck's Cathedral, Newark, y. j.,
on the 10th, that they must take their
children from the public schools and
send them to the parochial schools. On
penalty OF accommodation and de-
NAL o. absolGtion.
Dom Pciro's Condition.
The Paris correspondent of the Lon
don News SAYS Dom Pedro's nervous
disease increases, and partly unbinges
his mind. He lives in daily expecta-
ton OF being recalled to rule Brazil,
and DOES not realize the precarious
state Of his own finances. He refuses
~ iSdItt LIS suite, ana main
talns his expenses on grand scale.
A Canadian University Burned.
The Toronto university was totally
destroyed by FIRE on the lith Ar
ranEements had been made for a fete,
and an hour later the building would
have contained 1900 people. The fall
ing OF lighted oil lamps started the
flames, which spread rapidly. The fall
OF the 500 pound hell in the main
tower produced startling effect The
dnlver-ltv was built in 1860 The loss
Is s3Oo,oUo, with an insurance of only
sl36,G0a
They Took Him In.
4 successful attempt at biackmail, Of
which Amaziah Mayo, a wealthy citi-
zen Of Springfield, Mass, was The vie
tim, has just come 10 light. LAST No
vember Frank Z. A!gerton, a medium,
entlced Mayo 70 lis room, and under
the pretense of receiving massage treat
ment put Mayo IN a compromising atti-
tude. Algerton's confederate, George
A. Mason, broke IN the door. and,
claiming 10 be a detective, threatened
to arrest both men. He finally agreed
TO settle for $4,000, and MAYO paid his
half OF this amount, while Algerton gave
a bogus check for his share.
He Refused To Prosecute.
The police Of Denver, on the l4th,
arrested Oscar Roberts and arthur
Butcher, on the charge of conspiracy to
kidnap ex-senator Tabor and hold
him for s5o,GC0 ransom. Rot
erts wrote letter from Rim
con. \. NJ, TO Butcher, in Omaha,
disclosing the plans. and asking Butch
er to meet him at Denver. The men
met at Denver ana the police accident
ally got hold OF the letter. and the ar
rest followed. Both denied they had
any intention of carrying out the
scheme. They are aged . and q, re-
spectively, and III consideration of their
youth Mr.. Tabor refused to prosecute
them. They We're released.
A Wcll-advertised Widow.
By decision of Justice Garnett in
the appellate court at Chicago, Miss
Seratla A. Ale Xauder receives SIT, ,Si7
from Edwin Walker, administrator OF
the estate of her brother, Elijah s. Al
exander, the court affirming a judg
ment for that amount given by Judge
Clifford. Miss Aiexander's s claim Is for
her care of her aged father and mother,
who live III Brattleboro, Vt. +. S.
Alexander was the rich paint menufac-
tdiCt " ID ilttk III iCob. itaAlH- u Sc
fortune To his widow, Mrs. Josephine
Alexander, against whom Mrs. Mary
Waliron recently recovered a 81. 500
verdict, In the Federal Court, for alien
ating the affections of her husband,
Howard II. Waldron.
A Weil-idvertised Benefit.
Tie iong-heralded benefit to Mrs.
James q. Blaine, Jr., for which the sale
Of seats closed SIX days before, took
place on the afternoon oil the 18th, at
the Broadway Theater, New York. Tie
house was filled even into the lohbles.
The ushers were all swells and all ofna-
mental: there were other young men
there TO act as ushers, WHO We're useful.
The pleasure of the afternoon began as
soon as tue do was opened, for, lying
In wait with scented programmes and
flowers, were slX Of the most popular
inuerues in New York. Some men new
er got any further than the ingenues,
and, saving that Il MAS too hot lnslde,
remained in the lobby during the per
tormanee, buying programmes at regu-
lar intervals at fitty cents each. 4
feature of the per ormance WIS the con-
lurctlon O. amateurs and professionals.
The knificn Case.
Tie New JERSEY grand jury, after con-
sidering the evidence in the mysterious
hnitfen murder case, reported 10 JUS
tice Beasley. Of the Mercer County
court, on the 18th. They found no bill
aga nst Or. knitten. nor Miss Purcell,
who was charged hy Detective Rilger
with the murder. LAWYER Barton
moved for the discharge OF the bonds
men. Prosecutor Stockton consented TO
the discharge of the suretiesot knitfen's
iY,- -hCSA III 60 H,-rnali'..
bond. He gave no reason for holding
them except that something might turn
IN. Justice Beasley said that both the
accused were free, because the grand
Jury ana coroner's jury, after due de-
llherAtion. could no evidence on