The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1890-08-02
4 Sad Accident,

\ frightful railroad accident occurred
at Grafton. w. Va. on the 18th, result
ing in the death of five persons, mem
bers of one family. just about the time
the west bound accommodation train
was due VIM Golden. his wife and three
children started 10 cross the main line
of the Baltimore d Ohio road, near the
railroad hotel, but seeing yard
engine coming up the road they stopped
to let it pass Mr.. Golden was holding
his 2-vear-old boy in his arms, and his
wife 3-months-old baby. While
watching the engine, the passenger
train struck the family, instantly killing
the husband, wife and two Of the chill
dren, and fatally iniuring the boy who
was in his fathers arms, the little fellow
diving in an hour The engineer Of the
train signaled, but the noise of the yard
engine prevented the approach of the
train being heard.
Who Is Her Husband?
4 Washington dispatch of the 29th
saws: The family of Admiral Porter are
casting longing eyes in the direction of
Chicago Just now. Miss Lille Il. Porter,
grandniece of Admiral Porter. left
home, lately, saving she was going TO
matinee, and later sent a note saving
she was married and was going to
Chicago with her husband, but not
giving the name of the gentle
man The family has been in
ii great state of distress ever
since, and unable to learn definitely her
whereabouts. Some of her family
think that she was married some weeks
ago to Young man named O'Brien,
formerly clerk in the Riggs House
here and the family now remember she
had been for some time wearing a plain
gold ring which she said bad been
loaned tn her. She is about II years of
age and we'll known IN a social way.
O'Brien was unknown to her family.
Salvador.
Ii is stated that the Guatemalan au
thorities have cut the land telegraph
lines So that no news can be sent from
that quarter. 1t Is reported that there
is considerable dissatisfaction in the
Guatemalan ranks. The San Salvador
ians are advancing, and decisive battle
is expected. Gen. Barrundia is on
Guatemalan soil and is raising an army
of insurgents.
LoSpoN, july 2a-The Times has the
following from Buenos Ayres, dated
July -, noon: Fighting began ycSte rday
at dawn and ceased At dark, both sides
maintaining their positions. telman :
police and cavalry suffered terribly in
attacking the ciyicas and troops. The
PROFESSIONALS were entrenched in the ar
tillerv barracks. The city during the
night was like a city Of the dead, but
behind their shutters the citizens were
on the alert, armed with rifles. After
nightfall the civicas advanced two
blocks The PROFESSIONALS reopened a
heavy artillery fire at dawn TO-DAY on
the troops under NicePresidcnt Peli-
GRIM.
WASHINGTON, d. G., July 26.-Thomas
W. Howard. United States yice-con>ul
at Montevideo, Uruguay, who has been
in that country for twenty years, SAID
to-day that the revolution in Argentine
really seemed To he a success. 1t is,
said he. an outcome Of the reckless
financial conduct of the government,
which caused its enormous emissions Of
paper money 10 fall So much IN value
that men under salary could hardly 1--we.
Uruguay. he said, some time ago had
suffered from the same cause.
Minnesota Republicans.
Al St Paul on the 2lth, the Repub
lcan State convention renominated
GOV Merriam, chose State Senator q.
:. Ives for lieutenant governor. and
completed the ticket as follows: State
auditor. 7. ]. Mctiuire. of Polk County;
attorney-seneral, Moses +. Clapp, re-
nominated: clerk of supreme court, {.
g. Holcomh of Washington County.
The platform endorses the state and
National administrations, fayors reciproc-
ity with South America, claims that the
high license system of the state of Min
nesota is the best means Of controlling
the liquor traffic yet adopted, fayors the
/ exclusion of undesirable immigrants,
the reduction Of the rate of interest
on money. endorses the Introduction of
he manufactory of bindery twine into
the state prison, denounces all monopo-
lies and trusts and advocates the plac-
ING on the free list Of any commodities
that NAV nj any time become the sub
Iects thereof, favors the regulation
of interstate commerce of common
carriers. pledges the party 10 secure
laws that will free the people from the
yexations and eAsctions Of nonopo!les.
and particularly TO secure the reduction