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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1890-02-22
A Well-adver,ised Widow.

BY decision of Justice Garnett in
the appellate court at Chicago, Miss
Seratla A. Ale Xander receives ST, ,Si7
from Edwin Walker, administrator OF
the estate of her brother, Elijah $. Al
exander, the court affirming a judg-
ment for that amount given by Judge
Clifford. Miss Aiexander's claim is for
her care of her aged father and mother,
who live III Brattleboro, Vt. K. 5.
Alexander was the rich paint msnufac
turer who died in 1856, leaving a large
fortune to his widow. Mrs. Josephine
Alexander, against whom Mrs. Mary
Waliron recently recovered a 81. 800
verdict, In the Federal Court, for alien
ating the affections of her husband,
Howard IL Waldron
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1890-02-22
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Carl Halibergen Dead.
Sarah Gernhardt III

S7urrGART. Feb. 49, Carl Hallberpen
director OF the great publishing house
bere is dead.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1890-02-22
A Canadian University Burned.

The Toronto university was totally
destroyed by FIRE on the l4th. Ar
ranEements had been made for fete,
ana 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 tell in the main
tower produced a startling effect. The
aniver-ity was built in 1860 The loss
IS $4,000, with an insurance of only
sI3t co..
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1890-02-22

Al home nstural flowers are worn on
the toe Of dark slippers,
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1890-02-22
He Refused to Prosecute.

The police OF Denver, on the 18th,
arrested Oscar Roberts and Arthur
Butcher, on the charge OF conspiracy to
kldnap ex-senator Tabor and hold
him for S50,0C0 ransom. Rob-
erts wrote letter from Rim
con, \. NJ, 10 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 IN consideration of their
youth Mr.. Tabor refused to prosecute
them. They were released.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1890-02-22
ParoChial Schools

Mgr. Doane, who was recently given
the title Of prothonotary apostolic By
the pope, notified the parishloners OF
&. fatrlck's Cathedral, Newark, y. j.,
on the 10th, that they must take their
children from the public schools and
send them to the psrochial schools, on
penalty of communication and de-
NAL o. absoICtion.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1890-02-22
Dom Pcttro'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 precarous
state Of his own finances. He refuses
TO reduce his imperial suite, and main
talns his expenses on grand scale
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1890-02-22

pEsTH, Feb. lS.-Count julius Andras-
sv. the well-known Hun. arian states
man, who has been III Tor come tire s,
yolosca. near TiuEe, died TO day. II,
was 81 years old.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1890-02-22
Count AnGrassv Eead

p,Rls, Feb. IS.-Sarah Bernharat "a
III. and has discontinued her perform
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1890-02-22
They Took Him In,

\ successful attempt at biackmail, OF
which Amazlah Mayo, a wealthy citi-
zen Of Springfield, Mass. was the vie
tim, has just come To light. LAST No
vember Frank Z. A!gerton, a medium,
entlced Mayo TO lis room, and under
the pretense of receiving massage treat
ment put Mayo in 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, " bile Algerton gave
q bogus check for his share
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1890-02-22
British War Ships Ashore.

%
Z.xZIBAR, Feb. I3-The British cor
vette Conquest is ashore on the Island
of Perlba, several miles north of here.
She lies in dangerous position. The
Conquest is steel and iron vessel cased
With wood. She is of 2,33so tons burden,
and her engines are of 2,670 horse-pow-
er She mnuuIS fOurteen ouns
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1890-02-22
No CGe Injured.

On the night of the 18th some un-
known person threw bomb into the
alleyway al li9 and l5l Elizabeth Street.
New York. The missile exploded,
blowing down brick wall and part of a
wooden fence, and shattering a window
in the rear house. No person was
found in the place, and nobody was in
fIra
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-08-07

behalf Of Kenosha and Racine har-
bors the prestige and backing Of
the district as being distinctively q
representative of the lake shore.
AS compared to the other parts OF
the district the lake shore has I'M
doubtediy the strongest claims and
the Walworth county delegates will
doubtless realize the justice Of Mr..
Cooper S candidacy and give him
her support. AS between Kenosha
and Racine Mr.. Cooper would be as
impartial as any other man would
be for the simple reason that it
would be political suicide to be
otherwise. Kenosha county GER
tainly wants to send men to the
convention at Clinton Junction who
will unite with Racine in asking for
a fair consideration of the claims OF
the lake shore.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-08-07

of Ohio have been sold TO an Angli-
can pool, and that the glass indus
try in this country is 10 be hereafter
" blarsted' British monopoly.
If one-t tenth of the rumors as to
purchases of American proprietors
by British syndicates had been true
the importations Of gold to the
United States for the purpose of
making the purchases would have
drawn every .dollar in gold out OF
the vaults of the Bank of England
two or three times over. English
capitalists have not bought Ameri-
can property on credit, nor with
wind, nor by returning American
securities held abroad If they
have bought anything they have
paid for it, partly, at least, in cash
DuG uHCIG LIDS DCCu HO llONClncuU VI
gold to indicate anything of the
kind. There has been no transfer
of credits nor return of securities to
account for one dollar in a thous-
and said to have been SO invested.
simultaneously with the report that
the glass works of this country,
with an invested capital Of 500, 600
600 in 1880 and twice that now, had
been sold to a British syndicate, is
a report that So, 500, 600 gold will
be shipped to England. With the
English buying property worth
$40, 600, 600 it, is likely that gold
would be coming this way instead
Of going the other way.
These great purchases Of combin-
ed American industries are not
made by English syndicates. and to
a great extent the purchases are
fictitious. A line Of manufactures
combine, give an English name to
the trust that they form, stock their
combined property at twice it's
value, take half or a controlling in
terest Of the stock themselves, and
then unload the remainder on the
public This is the process by
which American industries are sold,
and the English syndicate part
Of the report is mere blind and
fable - Chicago Journal
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-08-07
The English Syndicate Humbug

Every time that a combination of
manufacturers is formed to control
the output and price of their pro
ducts, or when a pool is formed to
buy line of manufactures, or when
any other great operation is con
summated requiring the use of cap
ital or good credit, the report comes
that an 9 English syndicate is
back Of the deal, or combine or
whatever form the transaction may
assume. This financial chestnut has
been shocked so often in financial
and newspaper reports that the
shell is worn SO as to be too thin
for the protection of the meat. The
last story is that lot Of glassware
factories in the natural gas region
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-08-07

nothing in the story. Some Re
publicans differ with Mr.. Blaine as
to certain points Of public policy,
but there is no personal ill-feeling
in it, and no Republican is prouder
of our brainy Secretary of State
than Speaker Reed, who is credited
by the Democrats with working to
down Mr. Blaine
Senator Hoar Chairman of the
Committee on Elections, which has
been considering the Federal Elec-
ton BILL has gone to New England
for few days, and it snot thought
that any further changes will be
made in that bill until he returns.
1t is not expected that the bill will
be reported to the Senate until the
tariff bill is disposed Of
The Post Office department. will
save nearly q half million dollars on
the contract for furnishing stamped
envelopes and newspaper wrappers
for four years from the first of next
October, which has just been
awarded to, the Plimpton Manufac
turing Company and the Morgan
Envelope Company of Hartford,
Conn.
The Senate Post Office committee
has reported bill providing a Pos
tai telegraph system. A bill for
one cent letter postage would be
far more popular Not one person
in thousand sends or receives a
telegram once a year; but every
body is constantly writing and re
ceiving letters.
The President has sent strong
special message to Congress in ia
vor of the bill which has just been
reported to the House providing d
heavy penalty for sending lottery
tickets, circulars, advertisements or
newspapers containing lottery adj
vertisements through the mails
The Louisiana Lottery lobby in this
city has managed to defeat several
similar bills which have been before
Congress in the past; but it now
looks as if the present bill would
become q law.
The Senate committee on Post
Offices has favorably reported bill
extending the free delivery system
to all towns of 5000 population
when the recei pts exceed az, 900 per
annum. It is estimated by the Post
Office department that 294 towns
will get free delivery If the bill be
comes a law
The House Committee on Agricul-
ture has favorably reported bill to
regulate the manufacture and sale
of compound lard.
The President has gone to visit
his family and will not return until
next week
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-08-07
Washington Letter.

The Republican Senators, having
grown tired of listening to the
twaddle Of the Democratic Senators
on the Mckinley tariff bill, this
week began to make some sensible
speeches on that measure. Senator
Aldrich led off with an argument
fairly bristling with telling facts in
favor Of the bill. Senator Morrill,
was the next Republican speaker,
and, as usual, his speech was care
fully prepared and well worth lis
tening to. He began by saying
that as some Senators on the other
side seemed to be provoked at the
silence on the Republican side Of the
chamber, he would claim a short
time and try not to'thresh over any
of the old straw Of tariff debates
Continuing, he aaid: The bill of
fers in several instances (conspicu-
ously in that Of tiny an increase of
duties for the purpose of giving en-
ployment to larger numbers of la
boring men and for the purpose of
keeping at home many millions of
money now sent abroad. This
country has the tin ore, the iron
and the coal; why then should it
annually send abroad twenty eight
millions in gold for tin 2" He then
paid his respects to Senator Voor
hees for having falsely stated that
none Of the war taxes on any of the
great staples of human necessity had
been repealed or lowered He then
cited the general reductions in 1870
when there was q new classification
Of the duties on sugar and remov-
al of the duties on tea and coffee
Continuing, he said: BY adding to
the free list of last year the articles
which this bill places on the free
list, about one half the importations
from foreign countries would be alb
solutely free from all customs du-
ties
The Senate now meets at 10
clock in the morning, and even
then it is not expected that the tariff
bill will be disposed Of by Septem-
Der.
TheEIouse refused to grant fifteen
leaves Of absence that were applied
for this week, fearing that it might
break a quorum, which is somewhat
difficult at best to keep together
just now.
Speaker Reed is being roundly
abused by those interested in public
building and other bills involving
an appropriation because he refuses
to recognize members who wish to
call up these bills. It doesn't seem
to worry him, though; he has made
up his mind to do what he conceives
to his duty, and neither abuse nor
caiolery will cause him t. change
Nothing could possibly be sillier
than the absurd stuff which is being
sent from here to Democratic pa
pers concerning Republican con
spiracy to force Mr. Blaine out of
the Cabinet. There is absolutely
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-08-07
Republican County Convention
A. NJ. CARTER,
Chairman Of Committee

The Republican County Conven-
ton will meet Saturday, August g.,
at one o'clock p. m. sharp at the
Court House in Kenosha, for the
purpose Of electing delegates to the
Republican State Convention which
meets in Milwaukee Wednesday,
August goth, and to elect delegates
to the Republican Congressional
Convention, which meets Wednes-
day. August 18th, at Clinton juno
ton, and for the transaction of such
other business as may properly
come before the convention. The
Chairman Of the several town com
mittees are requested to call the
caucuses in their respective towns
promptly to elect delegates to this
convention
JOHN T. YULE,
Chairman Co. Com.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-08-07
Public Schools Forty Years Ago.

The agitation Of the subject of
public schools is now probably more
general in Wisconsin than III any
other State This arises chiefly
from two causes: The last Legis-
lature passed q law known as the
Bennett law, more particularly de-
fining the duties of school officers.
The Bennett law, rightly under
stood, is intended to carry out more
fully the benefits Of our free school
system, but has been misrepresent-
ed by a class Of people not friendly
to public schools; and no doubt in
some instances unjustly criticised by
friends Of the schools for the want
of proper information. Another
cause for the agitation in the mat
ter of public schools comes from a
late decision of the Wisconsin SUI
preme Court declaring the Bible not
lawfully admissible to be read in
the public schools. The propriety
of this decision has been questioned
in the newspaper press, discussed in
the pulpit and in religious associa-
lions. With these matters of con
troversy we do not propose to deal
in this article, and have only to say
hands off the public schools, OK
cept it be to render them more eff
cient. Strange as it may be, The
system of free schools was once re
garded in Wisconsin as a doubtful
experiment But now after an ex-
perience of little over forty years,
has been found admirably. adapted
to the education Of the people gen
orally The condition Of the schools
in this State previous to 1917, con
trasted with their condition after
the free school system went into op-
Grafton shows the inestimable val
ue Of the system Before the free
school code wons into effect, it was
the practice to employ teachers and
rely on the amount that could be
collected from the parents and guar
dams Of the children to pay the
teachers wages. It sometimes
happened after the school was in
progress, it was ascertained the
amount expected to be realized from
tuition charges was falling short;
some parents would then withdraw
their children from school for the
reason the tuition would be too ex-
pensive. A daily record of attend
ance of each scholar was kept,
which was the basis of taxation for
each parent sending children
When one patron of the school
withdrew his support, it often led
others to do the same; this often led
to the breaking up the school; for
every scholar withdrawn, the tuition
of those who remained was increased
tuition taxes. Now no parent hav-
ing family Of children needing to
be educated stops to inquire
whether he can afford the expense
of sending them to school: educa-
ton is as free for all as the air they
breathe.
IT,
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-08-07
john T. YULE,
Chairman Co. Com.

IT is conceded on all hands that
Kenosha county will send Cooper
delegation to Clinton Junction. Mr.
Caswell seems to have given up all
idea of getting the delegation and
has apparently made no effort to
secure it. But with three delegates
from Kenosha county Mr.. Cooper is
within two votes Of the nomination
and he is much more likely to get
two votes from Walworth county
than Mr.. Caswell is to get the solid
delegation In fact, we have very
reliable information that there Is
not d single Caswell man among all
the twenty-nine delegates already
elected to the Walworth county
convention
The claims of the Lake Shore for
the Congressman this year are GER
tainly well grounded and Just. Mr..
Caswell or another gentleman from
the western part Of the district
might do good work in Congress,
but if Mr.. Cooper is elected his
presence in Congress will indicate
Enthusiastically that the district
wants some attention paid to the
demands of the lake shore cities.
Mr.. Cooper will have in his work in
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-08-07

By resolution of the last State Convention, the
delegates from the counties of Rock and Milwau-
kee, will be apportioned to the several assembly
districts as follows
third district 4.
Milwaukee County, first district, ?; second dis
trct 4; third district, I; fourth district, a fifth
district, Il sixth district 5; seventh district 2;
eighth district, 5; ninth district, 81 tenth district,
4; eleventh district, a twelfth district, 2.
The chairmen of the several county committees
are requested to see that conventions arc called
to elect delegates in accordance with the appor-
tionment as herein set forth and delegates. when
elected, will please send copy of their credentials
to this committee.
HENRY c. PAYNE, Chairman
w A. NOVEL;, Secretary.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-08-07
First Congressional District Con-
VentiOn.


VentiOn.
There will be a Republican convention
fsr the First Congressional District of
Wisconsin held ut Clinton junction on
Wednesday, August 18th, 1890, at 2
o'clock p. m, for the purpose of placing
in nomination Republican candidate for
Member of Congress; also to.elect Con-
gressional district committee for the en-
suing two years, and for the transaction
Of any other business that may properly
come before the convention The several
counties in the district will be entitled to
representation as follows: Jefferson, six;
Kenosha three; Racine, eight Rock,
twelve; Walworth, nine.
A. NJ CARTER,
Chairman Of Committee
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-08-07
STATE CONVEN.
TON

The Republican State Convention, TO nominate
candidates for the several State Offices, will be
held in Milwaukee on Wednesday, August 20, 1896
at II clock noon.
Each county in the State is entitled to one dele
gate, for every five hundred votes, or major frac-
ton thereof cast for General Harrison at the last
election. The representation to which the several
cnnnties are entitled is as follows
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1890-09-27
nxcursIon 10 HIstorie BattIefelds.

A series of special excursions to the
Battlefields of Cedar Creek, tMiddletown)
Winchester and Harper's Ferry, under
the auspices of the Grand Army of the
Republic are announced for September 16
and Oct 16, 1890, affording s rare oppor-
tunitY TO visit the historic ground where
the contending hosts struggled for victory
Tickets for these excursions will be
cold from all ticket stations on the Balti-
more and Ohio II. r. east of the Ohio
River at one fare for the round trip on
September Is and 10, and October 10 and
l6, 1890, valid for return journey ten days
including day of sale.
For the accommodation of those desir-
Ing 10 visit the Battlefelds of Antietam
and Gettysburg, the Baltimore aud Ohio
II. II. Co. will place on sale excursion
tickets at one fare for the round trip to
these points at Harper's Ferry and
Weverton. TO be sold Sept. 10 to "a inclu-
sive, good to return until Sept. % inclu-
sive October is 10 "a inclusive, good to
return until Oct Goth inclusive, for rates
and time of trains cal on or address
Agents b. s o. r. r.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1890-09-27

rHE INTERESTING HfsTORT or a
SIX POUND GUN.

ne Was Purchased From the Russian Gov
eminent With Afaslxa-A salute Was
Fired in Honor Of Judge Burke which
Broke All the Windows in Steamboat.
The San Juan brought from Port Mad
ison, by way OF Seattle, a 6 FOUNDER can
non 10 Sidney, says the Seattle Press,
and il will be used occasionally 70 let
people in out Of the way places know
that Sidney Is az home, and able TO shoot
her own cannon. The gun IN question
while being good cannon Of Russian
manufacture, is in itself quite an inter-
esting relic, and viii be priced by sgd
ney people.
When the United States Government
bought Alaska from the Russians IN 1867
for s., 200, 600. two gHnboats came into
our hands with the other personal effects
acquired The Politsl1efsky, one Of the
gunboats. was bought by George A.
Meiggs, Esq, Of Port Madison. ON board
Of which were seven iron cannon, rang
ing in size from Founders 70 24pounders.
The cannon were slowed away in the
warehouses at the mill and. except occa-
sionally, have been little used.
One of the "a Founders was trnndled
out onto the wharf TO fire a salute to
Judge Thomas Burke, when that gentle
man spoke at Port Madison when he was
running for delegate to Congress. Mr..
Hoffman. an old artillerist, now clerk
ing in the auditors office, was installed
gunAer for the occasion, and he gathered
up all the powder in Port Madison,
amounting to 10 pounds, and put it all
into one charge. He intended at first 70
turn the cannon onto the town, bat
knowing from experience the effect such
ashot would havoc the windows, dishes,
etc, he pointed the gun out across the
stream.
When the boat with the worthy candi-
date and his friends rounded into the
harbor and came abreast of the cannon,
he turned her loose. The report was
thunderous, and the conclusion SO great
that not q light of glass was left in the
boat. People on the boat fell over back
ward. and for short time everybody
on board was paralyzed; unless it was
Judge Burke himself 1t is pretty hard
90 paralyze a candidate. The effect Of
the discharge on the town was almost as
hard as ON the boat Windows fell out,
dishes fell out of the cupboards, battens
came off the houses. shingles flew into
the air-even whitewash came off the
houses, fences, etc Mr.. Hoffman didn't
shoot the cannon again, because there
was no more powder IN town, and to that
reason is probably due the fact that the
agonized citizens didn't turn out en-
masse and chase him out of town.
Mr.. Meiggs sold the Sidney people one
Of the Founders, out of good will, at
most reasonable price, and expressed the
hope that no accident would occur to any
of our citizens. and also hoped the cans
non would DO her duty to this part of the
county.
Mr.. E. o. Lee took charge of the can
non, and at the suggestion of DIr. Rock
we'll the name Of swamp Angel" was
engraved ON her breech.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1890-09-27

Over 60 people were forced to leave
their homes yesterday to call az their
druggists for q free trial package Of
Lanes Family Medicine If your blood
i bad. your liver and kidneys out Of
order, IL you are consiipated and have
headache aud an unsightly complexion.
don't fail to call on any druggist TO-DAY
for free sample of this grand remedy
The ladies praise 1t. Everyone likes 1t.
Large-size package 50cents.