The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1890-11-01

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on the 9th. The school was in session.
ened. Katie Smith jumped headlong
from third story window and was
probably fatally injured. The fire was
quickly eXtinguishei.
The Tunnel Wreck.
Pat Taylor, engineer of the ili-fated
No. . train in the tunnel wreck Oh the
Cincinnati Southern road, died on the
9th AT Somerset. There were seven
victims of the accident. Conductor
Walton. of the freight train, who gave
the order to 90 ahead, and thereby be-
came responsible for the collision, is
still missing. 1t is known he was not
killed in the wreck, and il is thought he
is in hiding.
Bismarck Snubbed.
The Berlin Reichsanzeigcr publishes
a list of officers who will surround En-
peror William when he offers his formal
congratulations To Count Won Moltke, on
the occasion of the 9Oth anniversary of
his birth. The name Of Prince Bis
marck is omitted. Duke William, of
Wurtemburg, will represent Emperor
Francis Joseph, of Austria, and a depu-
tatlon Will be present from Count Won
-hpttht -huelisdu regiment. ne
Car sent a portrait Of himself.
Plenty OF IitiSation.
From the annual report of the court
Of claims, submitted to the attorney
general, 1t appears that the aggregate
number OF suits commenced against the
government in that court and pending
is about II 900, and that the war claims
alone now pending are about 5000, IN
Volylng an estimated aggregate sum OF
500 ,pf0. During the past year.
claims amounting to nearly s., ,OW, 600
have been disposed Of On the eases
the amount recovered was $4,000.
4 Murdcrer's Biography
Al Woodstock on the 9th, Birchall's :
autobiography was put up at auction in
the Jail, jaiIer Cameron acting as auc-
t;oneer. There about about fifty pub
fishers in attendance. The bidding was
very spirited up to \, 800, after which
bids We're slowly made until 81, 100 was
reached, when the manuscript was
knocked down to {. w. Bunting, of the
Toronto Mail, for himself and James
Gordon Bennett, of the New York Her
aid. Half of the purchase money was
paid down, and the other half will be
paid Immediately after the execution to
the prisoners wife.
Went Gu, With the Tide.
\ Rondout, New York, dispatch of
the 2Gth SAYS: 'The Hudson, TODAY,
showed the highest tide in forty wears
The brickyards suffered enormously.
Millions of brick are lost. The wards
between RoSeton and Albany are sub
merged. ami the green bricks awaiting
burning We're thrown down by the
flood. 1t is estimated that 1900. 900
bricks have been lost in the Kingston
district. The fires We're put out In the
klins in process Of burning. 'rreen kilns
were thrown down, and the bricks
underneath sheds Were washed away.
\ much higher tide is expected to-
night =
Train kObbers on the Road
The ex-member of Quantrell's gueril-
las, Charles II. Thornc. and his fellow
train-robber. George Shinn. were start
ed back To California from Chicago on
the night of the 22I, each heavily
ironed and shackled to seats of
the railway coach in which they
are 10 make the journey. They
are the pair arrested in Chicago Il week
ago, after a period of liberty succeeding
a daring escape from the California state
prison at san Quentin. Shinn took his
return coolly, hut Thorne, who is under
sentence for life, seemed hroken-heart-
ed. Thorne earnestly protested that.
since his escape, he had lived honestly,
and would have continued to do so.
An Unpleasant Joke.
Eta Carter Wilson t rec or four years
ago lived with her husband. William
Wilson, at Port Huron, Mich, and
while residents Of that city he sent her
to the conservatory Of music
1T Boston and correspondent reg
uiarly. Two years ago she re-
turned after an absence of eighteen
months and they moved 10 Flint. Mrs.
Wilson has just learned for the first
time that her husband had secured
decree of divorce from Ter, alleging de-
scrtion. She has brought suit in the
circuit court, and received an order for
Wilson 10 show cause why the decree
should not be vacated. Wilson saws
the decree was a joke and will make no
fight against having II set aside. The
Wilson's move in good society and the
affair has created a sensation.
\ Shaky Post i-Ofice.
Adolph Cluss. government inspector
"f public buildings. has begun his work
ot investigation as To the condition of
the government building at Chicago.
Mr.. tluss said NO one can tell what
may happen III the future. ana should |
say that IN my opinion the building
i at TINS moment safe il might
tumble down tomorrow, and then, as
an expert, | would be held more or less
responsible for any loss of life. | do
not wish To commit myself to any state
ment before make a careful examina-
ton. II i my private opinion that the
building X At this moment comparative
II safe; but speak with the reservation
that a settlement is liable To occur at
any moment. and il is impossible to es-
innate the extent of damages following
such an accident