The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1890-04-26
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Called a Halt.

Henry Lercallette and Victoria Wright
were being married in a country church
near Salisbury, Md, and the clergyman
Was about to declare them man and
VIE when an aunt of the young woman
appeared with letter Fl ON the wife of
Lercal'ette. She asked the minister to
read 1t aloud. When the minister fin
Ished the wouid-be bride fell in a
swoon, and Lercallet'e in the excite
hent ieit the church and disappeared.
Put II in His Pocket.
A. Steinau L Son, jewelers., of Louis
vile, KY, were robbed on the 2lst of
$4,000 worth of diamonds. neat-look-
ing young man bought a ring at the
store and let it TO have hia mi
tials put in. Later he and another
man came in about the same time and
were talking about buying. Only the
elder Steinau was in. The man who
bought the ring suddenly called
Stelnau's attention to some article, and
the confederate slipped a case OF jewell
ry containing toity-One rings and two
sets OF earrings into his pocket. The
two soon after lett Steinau did not
discover the THEFT till a ter an hour
Liter.
Bad Failure.
\ big failure in the silk trade is an
noGnced, that of the we'll known firm
OF Louis FRANKIE II Co., raw silk i'm
porters, lIo Grand Street, New York.
vino are also manufacturers of thrown
silk at Paterson, y. j. Louis FRANKIE and
Henry ". strauss, the partners Of the
hrm, made general assignment, with
ont preference, to Lawyer Adolphus H.
stoitzer. The liabilities are said to be
upwards of e!a}0,tt3, with nominal
assets Of 81 2G0,Olu. The causes at
trlbuted FOR the embarrassment are in
aOiiIty to relse money to meet maturing
Obligations, the strlngency Of the money
market, the stoppage of accommoda-
tons by tue banks, and losses by recent
failures in Paterson.
The Labor Situation Abroad.
The miners of the lead and copper
mines at Blelberg, a lstria, have gone
out on strike. There was a renewal Of
the labor riots at Troppau on the 2ls,.
Nearly every window IN the streets was
smashed by the mob. Tie Soldiers
hospital was one OF the places attacked
sixteen thousand Berlin shoemakers
have struck. Thev demand working
day OF ten hours and wages not less
than is marks per week.
The carving trade Of Cork is para
lSZed, owing to strike OF shipping and
railway men.
Seven hundred shoemaker5 al Frank
'ort have struck for higher wages. A
general strike CT shoemakers has been
decided upon.
\ vernmert Crop Statement.
The Department of Agriculture has is
sued a statement showing the condition
of the prospective hog crop of the coun-
Try a the losses during the past year.
Il estimates tie number of hogs in the
country ut 81 $4,000, losses during the
past year about 1900, 900. Iowa las a
larger number o. hogs than anv other
state, her total being put at 500, 900; Hi
noIs comes next with 5,433,UO Nilsson
ri, 3,U36,o0o; Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky,
Tennessee, Kansas, Nebraska. and Tex
as between > o., 0J0 and 80, c, 900 eat h
The report SAYS of Illinois: The CON
dition of swine is nearly up TO the aver
age for the season. Tie loss has been
principally from hog cholera $50 called
which prevailed TO II greater or less ex-
tent in more than halt the counties OF
the state.