The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1890-12-20
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Anxiety at the Vatican.

Anxiety at the Vatican.
\ dispatch 10 the National Zeitun,
FROM Rome says that there is mucl
anxiety at the Vatican over the condi
ton OF the Pope, who has been serious.
~ affected by the extremely colo
weather. DR.. Ceccereili. who is in AT
tendance on His Holiness. is prepared
for the worst
New Hampshire Politics.
Clerk Jewett, of the New HamDshirt
House of Representatives has decided
TO place on the roll Of mcrnbers-eiect o
the House the ''if elected" representa-
tives. This will give the House to the
Republicans by large working MAORI
~. and will insure the election of Hiram
Tuttle as governor and a United States
senator.
A Good Deal of Money.
+. O. Scoddard was arrested at Chica
go on the llth, on Il warrant charging
embeZzlement. Scoddard was accused
of embezzling bonds OF the Chicago 4
Arkansas Construction Company To the
amount of S2.D0.oo0, with an actual
value estimated at Sl00.000. The war
rant was sworn out by +. W. Mordecai
ScOddard was released on 81, 600 bail
lie Il F0uhueu 81. fau1.
Chester Hitchcock, aged SO. died al
his home in New Haven. Conn, on the
18th, Of paralysis. Mr.. Hitchcock was
the Northwest In lSl9 he went tO
California and engaged in mercantile
and shipping pursuits, and invested
largely in real estate. Later he went
into Minnesota, and with others
founded a settlement that is now the
city of st. Paul.
Many Men Out.
Owing 10 continued quetness in the
coal trade and large stocks on hand,
with no immediate prospect OF being
able to market them, the coal depart
ment of the Delaware, Iackawanna x
Western Railroad has ordered an indeti-
mite closing down of all their mines in
the vicinity of Wilkesbarre The order
took effect this morning. This will
throw thousands of men out of employ
ment, and will cause much suffering un-
less decided change III matters should
boom the coal trade.
Good for the Hogs.
The annual report of the Bureau oi
Animal Industry saws that with the nj
innate object in view of discovering
swine, the bureau has endeayored IL
produce, artificially, drug which
would have the same composition and
effect AS the bacterial products. These
researches have been, in the main, sue
cessful, and the report claims that q
substance mas been produced which not
only resembles the bacterial product OF
hog cholera germ III composition, but
which has quite the same power of con-
icrrlng immunity from the disease.
\ Curious Complication.
4 curious complication has arisen in
the case of Gov.-elect James +. Boyd
Of Nebraska. lie was born in Ireland
er. Joseph Boyd, in 1910 The father
flea It notice of his intention 10
become citizen, but did not
take out his final papers
until November, 1890. The son
did not take out papers here, and ii is
stated that he has never been natural
ized in Nebraska. Section PIP, Re
vised Statutes of the nited States
provides that where the father is natu-
rallied his sons, under u years of age,
are naturalized. In this case the ia,
ther filed his declaration in 1919, bu,
did not take ont his final papers until
1890, which was long after his son was
of age.
Hard Times in Guatemala.
Saws san Francisco dispatch of the
l4th: . sad record of mortality in
Guatemala was brought to this port YES.
terday bv the arrival of the Pacific Mail
steamer San Juan. Among the arrivals
was Joseph NcMullin. newspaper
man from New York. The Republic OF
Guatemala, he said, is beseiged by
smallpox. The disease has MADE fear
ful progress recently. He SAYS that
in seven weeks there We're l.2,h
deaths throughout the country, and the
number at last accounts was on the in
crease. But few sanitary precautions
were taken hen the epidemic first ap-
reared. The result was that the peo-
pie have been moved down by hun.
dreds In the city of Guatemala doz.
ems of deaths have occurred daily. The
hospitals are crowded. and there is al
open field for u score or more physi-
clans. Contrary to dispatches last
night, no cholera l. reported from Gua'
temaia.
Fire in Il Female College.
At birthday celebration in the
Buchtel College. Akron. O., on the
evening of the 18th. thirty lady students
were gathered in the library building
! They were entertained by eight others
who wore masks and loose flowing gar
ments with high hats covered with cot
| ton. The hat of Miss Aurelia >teigmier
| of Utica, \. Y, caught fire and com
municatod the sparks TO the entire
! party. The screams of the Young ladie:
! were heard throughout the great build
/ ing. and their blazing costumes seemed
/ to fill the room. Miss Mary
/ stevens, Of Clifton Springs
| y. Y. had every particle
! of clothing burned from her body, anC
/ rolled over and over in the center o
| the room, where a little group tried t,
! extinguish the flames. Miss Steigmiel
| was burned from head 10 foot, and botl
will probably die. Others injured are
Miss Mary Baker. Of Fort Plain. n Y
! neck, face and chest charred To Il Elm
! der; Aureiia Warwick. Storm Lake
Ia, severely burned Diana Haynes
! Abilene, kas.; Myrtle Baker; Peru, q
/ Eva Dean. Storm Lake. La. : Addit
/ Buchtel, Columbia, kas., niece of John
! l.. Ruchtel. Of this city, founder of The
I college; Estelle Mason, Magadore, @.
/ and bora Merrill. Williamsport. Pa
| The dormitorieS of the college were
turned into hospitals.
THE FAYERWEATHER MILLIONS
The Widow Now Proposes to Contest th,
/, VIII.
Mrs. Lucy FayerNeather, widow o
the deceased leather merchant. Danie
/ Il. Fayerweather, of New York, who
by will decided over - 600 NiID 10 col