The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1890-03-15
MilNOR NEWS NOTES.

council a,e CHARGED with bribery.
The flames in the South Wilkesbarre
shalt, in which the bodies o. eight min
ers are entombed, have been extln-
gushed.
A verdict of murder III the first de-
gree has been found against Baseball
Player James J. Slocum, who murdered
his wife in New York on New Years
eve.
The United States steamer Iroqouis
arrived at Port Townsend, Wash, in dis
tress.
The Indianapolis and Washington
base ball clubs will probably withdraw
from the National League.
The post-oftice at Greenville, Tex,
was robbed OF several thousand dollars.
man supposed to be"Dutch AlonZo,'
notorious pickpocket, WAS stabbed,
IN New York, 10y Tom McCormlc,
bank robber.
Bisnop Fink, of Kansas, has consent
ed TO the moditi cation of his letter pro-
hibitlng Catholics from Joining the
Farmers Alliance
Fire at Birmingham. Ala, Quilted the
OsNell building, oCc1pied by several
stores, with loss OF 10000.
A few minutes before O'Clock on the
morning of the l0!h, flames burst as II
by an explosion, from ali the upper
stories OF Stern 4 Meyers clothing
| house, corner of Third and Vine Streets,
| Cincinnati. The building WAS doomed,
and not 3 shred OF stock could be saved.
| The loss will be 500. 900 at least. II Is
! probably well insured. The building is
of stone, .ix stories high, and is one of
the most beautiful in the city.
The dynamite gun and torpedo
| thrower III course OF construction at
Birmingham. Eng, 10y Lieut.. James w.
! Graydon, late of the | mted States
navy. IS attracting considerable ntten-
ton. Tne gun is OF fifteen inches cali
! Der, and Is expected 10 be capable OF
throwing 600 pounds OF dynamite dis
tAnce OF three miles. \ public demon
! stratIon Will be ma 10 early III May,
| under the auspices OF the English gov
| eminent. Official representatives OF
Russia, Italy, Spain, Turkey and Rou-
mania are awaiting the result OF the ex-
| pertinent with much interest.
| Ex-Auditor Graham of Warren Coun-
| ty, Ohio, WAS sentenced 10 eighteen
| years in the penitentiary and 10 pay
| line of $l26 422 for embezZlement
| Bismarck, falling To secure the sup
| port OF the Reichstag for government
measures, will dissolve it, and appeal
| TO the country TO MAINTAIN the etiIclen
! cy OF the army.
! 4 successful test OF smO eless powder
! las been made at the Washington navy
/ yard.
\ mass meeting will be held in Lon
don TO denounce the recent atrocities IN
| Russia.
The Emperor conferred the decora-
| ton of the order of the Black Eagle up
| on Herr Won Boetticher.
/ Robert Leach, the commercial travel
er who disappeared from the Palmer
/ J. l<,,,1 a Il,rr
/ dered.
Ex- -Mavor 7. \. Thomas, Of Parsons,
kas., is thought to have committed sui
eide in Chicago.
1t is said that Carkeek, Tor $500, agreed
| to let Connors throw him.
| EX-Secretarv Whitney says he will not
be a candidate for President.
James Mcintosh, Of Spirit Lake, Ia,
| accompanied by two young ladies',
daughters of James Evans, while driv
ing on the ice across East Okaboii Lake,
drove into an air-ho!e, and all were
drowned. Their bodies were recov-
| cred
| Seventeen families in FIVE story ten
ement on Ludlow Street, New York,
| had narrow escape from suffocaton.
| Many OF the inmates were rescued IN
| their night clothes. One child is not
expected to i've The loss on the build
ing s Sc, 800.
| James Mcheeyer, farmer who lived
| by himself, at Selma, O., went to a pota-
to pit on his farm to dig out some po'a-
| toes. The earth caved in on MIN and he
| was sutfocated. The BODY WAS not dis
covered Tor three days. The corpse was
| frozen, and drove of hogs had Just be-
! gun to eat it.
| Bishop Bowman, of Chicago, WAS
! found guilty of charges of unchristian
! conduct
Mrs. Mary Peterson Of Chicago, had
| narrow escape from death at the hands
| of madman.
At Kansas City, kas., Chas. Pascot
and JEFF. Wheeler confessed to their at
| torney to robb'ng the house of W. II.
| Smith on oakland Avenue, of s. COO in
| diamonds, wa. .ches and other Jewelry.
| They said the yaluables were hidden in
| different places in the city, and the Of
ticers with the robbers IS their guides
| started TO reclaim the property. The
| robbery was committed several months
| ago. Their confession followed their
conviction.
| The Massachusetts Reform Club gave
| a dinner on the night o: the 9TH, and
| among its que sts the Hon. George Dud-
| ley Field, the lion. George .. Shattuck,
| the Hon. Darwin +. We4fa gnd othe re-.
NJ ItIi hds li-t ElfiItitb5 SpfoESl.
| He said there were TX problems efore
the American peOF.e-honcst govern
| ment, woman suffrage. the negro race,
| the rights OF labor, tue government OF
| cities and government Of corporations.
The hrst-named problem vas then dis
| CussCd by the speaker.
| An explosion occurred IN the shaving
| or dust room OF the armstrong furniture
| factory at Evansville, Ind, which
wrecked IT. A fire broke out and re-
| duced the debris to ashes. Three boys,
| Fred Sachs, Willie Cneathsm, and
| George Crawford were in the dust-room
| eating their dinner, and were burned
! to death. Charles Shelby. the engineer,
! was blown twenty feet, and had both
| legs broken and his head badly crushed.
| The explosion was caused by the fame
| o. a lantern coming III contact with the
| powderllke dust. The loss to the firm
| is about y 800, covered hy insurance.
Chicago friends OF Minister Lincoln
/ say the death OF -hIs son NAV lead to
| his resignation.
France mas conditionally accepted
| Germany's imitation to attend the
| labor conft renee.
| EmIn Pasna is guest Of the sultan,
| and will remain in Zanzibar Tor few
| davs, and will then return TO Bagsmoyo.
| He will sail ior Europe al the end Of the
month.
! The London Chronicle says that
! Catholic bank s about to he started at
| Paris with capital OF 100000 francs.
/ he new enterprise If sanctioned by the
! pope.
! Mr.. ThuTston Was reelected presl-
| dent Of the Republican Cub Lea, ue.
! A portion o. Nashville. Tenn, Is IN
/ der water. caused by tie floods.
| The Troy y. y. cooperative Stove
! WORKS were totally destroyed by fire
op the 5tn. Ire lire was caused by sn
| explosion o. gas, which tore out cor
ner OF the building. 4 large number Of
stoves and patterns, valued by the COM
! psny at S73I0j, were ruined. The
| building cost $4,000, 4ni was insured
| for s. 600. The insurance on the pat
/ terms is So, 600