The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1890-06-07

John G. File, late treasurer of the In
theran Orphans Home. at Pbiladelpbia
is defaulter To large amount. He
has confessed To the finance committee
vt the Board Of Directors. The en-
bezziement will reach over So 900.
Taken to the Frontier.
President Carnot has granted a par
don 10 the Duke of Orleans, who was
sent 10 prison in February last for yio-
latlng the decree of exile issued against
the members Of his family The Duke
Will be conducted To the frontier during
the night.
Nearly a Hundred.
The coroners jury on the Loneue
Iointe Asylum fire, near Montreal. in
their hnal report say they cannot tell
how the fire broke out Ninetv-one in
mates are missing instead Of tifty. as re-
ported heretofore, six men, five sisters
and eighty women patients
Manitoba Crops
Land Commissioner Hamilton. of the
Canadian Pacific Railroad, has inst re-
turned from an extensive trip through
Southern and Southwestern Manitoba
and reports all crops IN avery promising
condition. The increase in cultivated
acreage over that Of last year is - per
cent.
Democratic Governor.
The Oregon Republican state central
committee concede the reelection Of
IennoNer DEM for governor hy 500 to
,FH majority. Both branches of the
Legislature are Republican by large ma
lorities lIcrmann's (Rep.l majority
iar ongress Is estimated ut from 5000
10 800.
Swept the Town
Nea"er reports from Bradshaw.
hamlet OF 100 or 1Ou inhabitants, and
nifty miles west Of Lincoln Ncb state
that the town was swept away about 6
. clock on the night of the Sd. by Il tv-
clone. SlX persons are reported killed.
and twenty-five or more injured Tcle-
graph wires are down.
Sent Up for Life.
John Popof. the convicted murderer
Of Marie Petrikofskv, his sweetheart.
was sentenced at New York 10 state
prison, for the term of his natural life,
by Judge Fitzgerald The crime was
committed on the night of January -
BopoH had been boarIcr in the house
Tor several months, and had bothered
the girl with his attentions She ehad
repeatedly refused to marry him, and
he Killed her.
Must be Hard Up.
The Illinois secretary of state has re-
corded mortgage made hy the Chicago
\ Northern Pacific Railway Company in
favor at the Farmers Loan and Trust
Company, Of New York. to the amount
1T ,30lHAthHt. 10 cover outstanding in
,ebtedncSs against certain branches.
and 10 secure funds to develop and com
plete new lines. The bonds will run
until 1910 and draw ) per cent. interest,
payable scml-annualiv.
In the Magazine.
~ | o'clock on the afternoon of the
81 lightning struck a powicr-housc one
mile east of Mansfield, o.. owned hv
Tracy Y Avery, which contained over
1000 pounds nf powder \ terrific ex-
plosion followed that was felt distinctly
III all parts of the city All windows
within Il radius of half Il mile were
shattered. and one adjacent house WAS
crushed, Mrs. Henry Roosc being fatally
injured and two Of her children killed.
Caught in the Act.
During the past month there have
been a series of daring ruhhericS com
mitted at Peoria, ILL., that haffled the
police. Safes without number have been
opened aS easily aS though the operator
possessed the combinations Through
mere accident. 1t / 80 on the mornln" Of
the 10Th. the thief was captured in the
act Of rohbing the safe in CLAW K Dotvs
wholesale liquor store. There was Il
great sensation when il was discovered
that the burglar was John Srelman,
oldest son ot Ed. Spclman, the distiller.
AMI the defendant in the Third Ward
Alderman contest In thai city.
Money and Freedom.
Two prisoners escaped from the state
prison al Trenton, \. j.. on the 2Sth.
They are Henry Jackson and Thomas
Thomas. frc-bugS, sentenced in Feb
ruary. lSSi tothirtv wears each. They
Mere trusted conyicts who waited on
the prison clerk and Keeper Patterson
family. While most of the keepers
were in attendance at the night school
for conrictS these two sand-haggcd
noorkeepcr Charles Parker. bound and
gagged him. robbed him of $500. and in
clothes belonging To the deputy keepers
made good their escape.
Striking Cops.
London houscholdcrs are very uneasy
at the prospect that the metropolis will
few DAYS. \ dispatch Of the 10Th SAYS:
The recent agitation III the force has
eliminated in 4 secret meeting. which
forwarded an ultimatum to the chief
commissioner and home secretary, call
ing for an Immediate redress of griev-
auces, failing IL obtain which a local
strike of l6,nn policemen has been or
ganized in london. The men demand
an increase Of pay, which is now 24
billings Il week, and pay for overtime.
II stopped the Festivities.
The Texas Spring Palace. at Fort
North MAS burned To- the ground on
the .'nth Onc life was lost and five
persons were injured. The loss is est-
mated at Slnr. .aoo President Burhage,
with Editor ~lrichcr. Of Ieslic's. and
Russell Harrison, Were talking in the
hig building of liz inflammahlc char
atter. when L scream was heard, then
Women's cries and the cry of fire
went up. " the exhibition Was To
nave closed on sunday. and 4 grand bail
Was the closing event of The evening,
several thousand persons were present.
- far as known at 10 /. VI. no lives
We're lost A. HAYNES 4 contractor. is
thought To have been fatally burned.
Others injured number about twenty.
Guilty on Five Counts.
VI New Work. on the 18th, the iurv IN
the case uf President tlatscn filed into
the courtroom, after a trial Of several
davS, with a verdict Of guilty on five
counts Of the Indictment which formed
the principal charges against hum a the
president of the Sixth National Bank.
Claasen did not hetrav amy signs of
emotion and immediately his counsel
2ave notice that he would formally
make Il motion for a ncw trial, and a
STAY of Judgment within the three DAYS
limit prescribed ly law The jury was
then discharged AMI the prisoner re-
manacd into the custody st the United
states marshal Mrs Claaseu WAS in an
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