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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-08-08
DEBTS OF $4,000, 900.
The Backer Failure Proves to be Heavier
Than 1T First Supposed

The Backer Failure Proves to be Heavier
Than 1T First Supposed.
New 1oRK, Aug 1.-The liabilities of
Abraham Backer, who assigned yester-
day, are estimated at about Il, 600 900, cf
which :, 100000 are direct and 81 ,5OO,-
W0contingent. The principal creditors
are banks in this and other cities
There are also some individual
creditors. The assignment was
due chiefly, it is said, to the
condition Of the money market
and 10 the depreciation in the value of
certain Southern and other securities of
which Nr. Backer was a large holder
lie Is credited with having handled an
nually, about 50 5,000, goo worth of com
nlereial paper, III which was included
some of the best III the country. Tie
tfghtnees of money has made it eX-
tremely difficult TO carry this large
quantity. II WAS therefore deemed adj
ylsable 70 stop while there was a good
chance 10 save the creditors rather than
become further involved.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-08-08
Passenger Coaches Overturned.

At about 10 O'Clock on the morning Of
the &lst passenger train No. t on the
Bcllaire. JanesvilIe Il Cincinnati Narrow
Gauge Railroad. left the track three
miles south Of Bellaire. O.. two cars
being overturned and dragged some
distance by the engine. There were
seventy passengers on the train.
Fourteen were injured. five of them
seriously. John Morris, baggagemaster,
was hurt internally and badly bruised,
and will probably die; Charles McElroy
had his le- broken; Wm. NcElroy was
injured internally: John Irwin, OF
Bethel. O.. and O. T. Wilcox, Of York,
Pa. we're badly injured about the head.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-08-08
DEED TO PORTAGE LAKE CANAL.
The Document Sent to Maj. Davis. Who
VIII Record 1t.

WAsmr<GroN, y. C., Aug. 4.-Gcn.
Casey. chief Of engineers, has sent 10
Maj. DAVIS, of Milwaukee, the deeds t.
tie Portage Lake { anal property in I p
per Michigan These deeds have been
formally signed, sealed and delivered,
and Mai. Davis is now instructed 10
carry them in person to Houghton,
Mich. where they vii. lie properly re-
corded This will be the last move in
the complicated proceedings before TAX
ing charge of the canal, and when il is
completed Mai. Dayi- will declare the
waterway free to navigation.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-08-08
ARMY SUPPLIES BURNED,
The Commissary of the German Troops
Suffers a Heavy Loss.

BERLIN, Aug. 1.-The comnlissary Of
the German army has suffered severe
loss by fire. A heavy thunder storm
prevailed this morning at Rathenow,
thirty-four miles from Potsdam and dur
ing the height Of the storm lightning
struck a building in which the stores Of
the garrison were kept. The store
house Was filled TO lis utmost capacity
with oats and straw for the use
OF the cavalry horses and other
animals belonging TO the garrison
regiments, and with thousands of tins
Of preserved meats for the use of the
soldiers. The structure, together with
all its contents. was consumed. The loss
is placed at S315 600
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-08-08
AT WORK IN BERLIN.
Exposition Committeeman Comforting
,.itn Gnrmam Nnicials-

Berlin, Aug. 4.-Ehe foreign commit
tee Of the Chicago Columbian Exposie
ton, accompanied by William Walter
Phelps, the United States minister, to-
Gay visited Herr Won Brttlchcr, sccrc-
tary Of the imperial home Office
and representative Of the cham
celGr They we're accorded
cordial reception. Herr yon Euttcher
in his conversation With the members
Of the committee expressed his conf
dcncc that Germany wond toe repre-
.cntcd II the Worlds Fair in mariner
worthy of the occasion. The committee
was subsequently received by ChaEcel-
Ior Won C&priNI.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-08-08
And the Circus Wont BY.

A travelling circus arrived in Sag Har-
hor. l.. l.. on the 18th. and there was the
usual procession. While this was pass
in- through the streets AT about II
O'Clock people crowded on the side
walk 10 see it. and anfsng the
spectators were the clerks of the
Peonic Bank One clerk was left IN
charge OF the banking room, but he was
looking out of the window. and cool
thief. who sau ltered into the bank by a
back door, su. veded IN slzlng pack
age of money laid 10 contain S5,2oo.
He made his ,,ape in the crowd. As
Soon 3s the the { became known search
was made for the robber, but he has not
been captured.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-08-08
She Wouldn't Marry HIM.

Flora Greenmore, aged 10, clerk in
Domlnick Borgo's grocery store at iron
Mountain, Mich, was poisoned on the
18th: 1t appears that Dominick's
brother Johann, also a clerk in The
store, fell in love with Flora and want
ed to marry her, and she refused him.
She was found after that in an uncon-
scious condition from the effects of
poison. She is in precarious condi-
ton. Johann Rorgo has disappeared.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-08-08
Es,naS win, a ReprImaud.

AN FEANci>co, Cal, Aug. 4.-The
court martial which tried Lieut. Alex
ander Dean for drunkenness while on
duty in the Yosemite Valley has rec
that he be reprimanded.
nedn has been released from arrest, ami
/ .mporaIiIy assigned 10 the Fourth Cav
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-08-08
WcdS the TattOocd Man.

Miss Lillian Shafler, of Pittsburg, Pa,
was married at Sedalia, Mo-, on the 3lst,
to George n Grant, of forepaugh' )
show. Grant is better known a. kar-
lavagu. ''the electric tattooed man,
who is one Of tie side show at
fractions Miss Shatfer has been
living with wealthy aunt, who had
adopted her She fell in love with
Grant two years ago, and her aunt sent
her to Europe hoping to break the
match Miss Shatfcr is an expert eques-
trienne, and joined the show two weeks
ago at Cedar Rapids, Ia, as a jockey
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-08-08
CLEVER SWlNDLE JNEARTHED.
Canadian Sharpers Fleece CTedulous
Yankees of Thousands of Dollars.

WASuINCToN. y. C., Aug. THE Post
office Department has blocked clever
swndling scheme operated under the
name of the Home Faseinator, paper
printed Al Montreal, que. The paper
offered several prizes for the largest
number Of words made up for the let
terS contained in the words The
Wosld's Fair The third prize was
silver tea set. gold lined, SAID TO he
worth $I20. Everybody won the third
prize" and when $40 was sent, ''to
cover the cost of packing" the Montre-
al firm pocketed It. Thousands Of peo-
ple have been yietimized. The govern
ment has ordered the return to the
sender of letters addressed to the con-
Germ.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-08-08
Placed on the Retired List.

The naval retiring board has reported
to Secretary Tracy that Lieut.. J. f..
Meigs, being afflicted with color blind
ness, should be placed on the retired
list of the navy. The case awaits final
action by the President This is the
case III which the officer was examined
for promotion and found to be deficient
IN color sight and subsequently, ordered
before the retiring board for examina-
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-08-08
4 PENNSYLVANIA Banker Killed

PmLApElrHrA, Ia, Aug. w. l..
Buck, cashier Of the First National
Bank Of Darby, Delaware County, Pa
was struck by train on the Baltimore
* ohio road ut Coliingdale, this NOM
ing, and instantly killed.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-08-08
Apntut'ky'~ Election.

The latest returns show that the Ken
tucky Democratic state ticket was sue
cesstul by about 25.geD. Eighty out of
iI9 counties gave Brown, Dem, a net
plurality of 27,107. The remaining
counties III lS>- gave net Republican
plurality of 2,J~o The Peoples state
ticket will probably not show So heavy
vote rs estimated. 30 far as reported
the Alliance has elected its candidates
against Democrats or Republicans III
ten districts. Near Mount Vernon.
John Mullins. an election officer. was
killed by Jones Durham ana VIM.
nnyparou
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-08-08

VICTOR EMMANUEL. must VI ulS UOuiI-
trymen are more or less addicted. Ow-
ing to his royal station people hesitate
to tell the Prince why they avoid him,
but if he ever learns the truth it will be
in ENGLAND, where there is not SO much
dread of royal diSpleasure as on the
Continent. 1t is said that Maud posi-
lively refused to meet Naples again
after the first introductions, and when
Papa Wales was curious rs to the ap-
parent discourtcsy, she revealed the
reason, the truth of which he him
self took occasion to verify. Naples has
since had to continp his attentions TO
the young Princess Alice of Albany, who
is troubled with a severe cold. 1t least,
such IS the ta!K Of lie court gOssIps.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-08-08
Murder of Frances Champion Bi-


NJ. Dubois, the champion bicyclist of
France, was murdered at Luz by a
tram workman who blocked his way
and refused TO let him ride past.
Dubois alighted from his wheel and a
quarrel ensued between the two men,
which was ended by Dubois being
telled by a blow with a crow bar, which
smashed his skull. The workman, who
Is under arrest, claimed that he acted in
self-defensr
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-08-08
Long DrOuth Broken.

The terrible drouth prevailing in the
southwest of Texas for nine weeks was
broken on the night of the lst by
storm, followed by drenching rain.
Only two showers had fallen for nine
weeks in the vast areas south of san An
tonic for POO miles west and for 400 miles
cotton balls had begun to drop from the
stems; the corn crop was ruined and
the cattle ranges had been parchea.
Appalling destltution prevailed for two
weeks past along the Rio Grande from
Preside to Cameron County. In Hi
dalgo and Starr counties many cattle
died from want of grass. That country
is now destitute on account OF three an
nual drouths, and the lawlessness of
semi-ciyiliZed condition prevails.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-08-08
lockout of kers,

HAyERHILL, Mass, Aug, l.-James II.
WincheIl, the extensive shoe manu-
facturer. announces that he will shut
down his factory whore GA9 hands are
ennloveG, The laeie.s have given nc
tee that tney would demand more pay
on and after September /.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-08-08
Bad for DeDOSItOrs,

William NJ. Smith, assignee of the
Bank of America, of Philadelphia,
(which closed its doors in April, lS90),
has filed his first account. This shows
receipts amounting to SllS,041, and
expenditures of S73, 43l, leaving a
balance Of S44,6l5 for distribution
among an army of about
1000 depositors whose claims stand
undisputed. The total amount Of mon
ey on deposit when the bank closed was
$49S, ,ooO Of which there still remains
SlO4 600, the Justice OF which is disput
ed by the assignee. The failure of the
Spring Garden Bank, which was stock
holder Of the Bank of America to the
extent of 200 shares, Will cause a loss in
that quarter on stock liability of S20, 900.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-08-08
BACK In PARLIAhIEN
Dinon and o'isrien Return to the Lesis-
latiyc Halls.

ioNnoS, august :. f.-Nessrs. Dillon
ana q 'Brien appeared n the House Of
Commons today for the fist time in
many months, their absence having
heen due to their Imprisonment
III Galway jail. They We're met
in the lobby OF the House hy men-
hers sf both sections If the IRISH
parliamentary party, and were the
recipients Of hearty congratulations
from all the Irish r"Pre5sent4,i,!!,x,es. ,,!,,
non entering the House. Gtr. DILLON
took L seat beside Justin Met .arthy, " no
leads that faction Of the irish party
which declines 70 accept Mr.. Parneli as
-
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-08-08

MAY BE INVALIDATED.
Special Electi at Duluth to Issue $500.


DULUTH, MINI, Aug. 5.-The city is
voting to-day TO decide whether to bond
itself IN $50, go to build new water
plant. Considerable opposition is shown
10 the proposition, although the vote Is
small The judges Of election failed 10
show up in one precinct, and il is be-
iieved this will invalidate the whole
vote.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-08-08
Drowning Accident in China.

Advices by the steamer City of Pekin,
which arrived at san Francisco on the
30th, state the following telegram,
dated July Is, had been received at
Yokohama: July l., at > y NJ
the steamer Tamae Maru, of Hako-
date, while returning from Suto with
$40 laborers on board. came into col
ision with the steamer Nigosh Maru
off Shiragami. The Tamae Maru inn
mediately sank with the loss of 26O per-
sons drowned and missing. The cap
tain and first officer and sixty laborers
reached Shore
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-08-08
SawuniIl Burned.

The Wilson sawmill, at Nuskegon,
Mich. burned 10 the ground on the
eyeuin. Of the lst. 1t Is not known
how the fire originated. hut II Is claimed
Inv the night watchman 10 have started
from the refuse burner. The loss
is in the neighborhood OF 500.
600 with an insurance OF ABOUT
$40 0G0. About seyenty-flye men
are thrown out of employment. lhe
mill was one Of the Oldest on the lake,
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-08-08
Visited ! by Il CycIOnc.

\ cyclone struck Checotah, |. r., on
the night ofthe LIST, doing many thousand
stroving Il number Of buildings. The
drug store of {. c. Moore is Il
total loss, as are also the new three
story cotton gin of Lafayette 4 Bros,
and the residences of Peter Frazer and
the blacksmith and wagon shop of IL {.
Rollins The large general store of La
fayette & Bros. had the roof damaged.
Several animals were killed, but as far
rs known no persons We're seriously in
iured
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-08-08
Cashier Missing,

Sylvester Young, cashier at Louis
vile, Ky, for the southwestern division
of the Chesapeake q Ohio Railway. is
missing, and is alleged to be defaulter
IN the amount of $4,000. Young has
been regarded as a man of exemplary
habits, and has been prominent in Sun
day school and church affairs.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-08-08
Mill Running with Mont mon Men

READING, Pa. Aug. Tile fottsvIle
Iron 4 steel Company put another fur
mace in operation at ifs rolling midi at
West Hamburg. this coInty, to-day, and
five large double furnaces are now run
ming with non-unIon men. J Jga cuinpa-
nv is paving ill., puddlcrs 81 ton.
Next week IT is intended TO run the
the mill on double turn. The feeling
between union and nUn-uu.on men is
very bitter, and personal encounters
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-08-08
Fire Caused by an Explosion.

FIITsBURG, Pa, Aug. "a fire at
MilIvale, Pa. this morning, destroyed
Watkins box factory and Lutz's pickle
factory adjoining. and damaged eight
dwelling boqses. The total loss was
about 50 000 the ire was caused by
the explosion Of boiler in the box
factory. No one was injured.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-08-08
RAN INTO a SWITCH TRAIN.
4 Fast Express Wrecked on the Ne,
York and New Haven Road.

New HAVEN, Conn, Aug. Am ex-
press train from New York, due in this
city at 1915 l. NJ, collided with q switch
ing train half mile this side OF the Nest
Haven station. on the New York x New
Haven Road. this morning, and serl-
Gus accident was narrowly aVerted.
The windows Of the passenger car
were smashed. and in one case the en-
tire side of passenger car was tori
out. No one was injured beyond fep
cuts from broken glass. Trains were
DELAYED for two hours. The loss Wi
amount To s.. 600.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-08-08
Their Title Established.

\ decision was made in the nited
States court at Cincinnati on the 18th
affecting the title to 100 acres of ground
on Price Hill in that city. so that the
owners who have built on it will have to
pay III the aggregate 81 600. 900 to be-
come owners Of the lands they occupy.
More than 100 heirs, scattered all over
the United States, have had their claim
to this land established by the decision.
The transaction that inyaidates the
title dates back fifty years. In the sale
of the land by Samuel Barr, according
to the decision, the provisions of the
will of William Barr, >r., vino died in
1916, were violated to the detriment of
other heirs, whose descendants are
plaintiffs Ill the case
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-08-08
Ijeuf. HejoS Retired.

WAsHlxrr,.,, j.. G., Aug. Lie ut.
81. John +. Meigs, Of the navy, has
been placed on the retired list The
f,iesident to-day approved the findings
81 the retiring board. The ground for
his retirement was color blindness.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-08-08
VICTORIES FOR ALL,
Republicans, Democrats and the ALI

auce Win in Kentucky.
LOUISVILLE, Ky, Aug. 4.-The three
partics-pemocratic, Republican and
People 's-each scored victory by yes
terdav's election. The Democrats elect
their state ticket, the Republicans car
ritd the new state constitution through,
and the Peoples party elected sixty
members OF the legislature.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-08-08
Forgcrics on the DeutSchc Bank.

\ sensation has been caused in Bcr-
lin by discovery Of forgeries on the
peutsche bank TO large amount. II
seems that one OF the clerks of the
bank, who was allowed to draw
bills, forged some bills, and purchased
Herewith Russian roubles, through
a broker, in the banks name. The
auditors OF the bank, owing 10 the clev-
erness of the foreeries and the tamper-
ing with the books. did not detect the
frauds until the bank was requested to
meet its liabilities. 4 warrant was Is
sued for the arrest Of the forger, but he
had fled
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-08-08
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Change of Collectors

The President has accepted the resig-
nation of Joel b. Erhardtas collector of
the port Of New York, and has desig-
mated }. Sloat Fassett, of Elmira, \. y,
as his succeSsor
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-08-08
Plenty Of Money.

A ststement prepared at the Treasury
Department shows that the total circu-
lation August was 81 ,500, o., ,Sl2, being
a net decrease since july of $44, 743
The principal changes IN circulation
were a decrease of -, l25 ,0Ie in gold
certificates and of $500, ,9l3 in
treasury notes, and of $500
0Go in currency certificates. The
circulation of gold coin decreased
S443, ,794 The amount Of money and
bullion in the treasury August l was
$3.50, ,214 t24, a net increase Of $500, I'D
since July |. The changes are stated as
follows: Decrease, gold coin, s., ,}5S, ,922;;
subsidy silver. S2SS, ,555; trade dollar
bullion, SS09,15 Increase: Standard
silver dollars, S495, ,l52; treasury notes,
81, ,544 ,703. United States notes, s, ,S2l,-
70S; national bank notes, 2G9.177 gold
bullion, S669, ,2l3; silver bullion, s., ,663,-
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-08-08

having been running since 1868. Next
season would probably have been its
last, as Mr.. Wilson has only about 25,
900, ,oo0 feet of pine yet tributary to Mus
kegon. This is the fourth mill burned
on Muskegon Lake within year
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-08-08
BISHOP FLASCH DEAD.
He SucCumbs to the Grim Warrior Ate,
IL Long Fight.

LA Crosse, Wis, Aug. 3.-Bishop
Flasch died at 6:l5 this morning of can
Ger of the stomach, after a long illness
and great suffering. lie had been
at the point Of death many
times, but rallied, and it
was thought possible up to late hour
Sunday night he might again pass the
critical point and lingcr along as before.
The Bishop was conscious up to the last
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-08-08
,,,,ying Cattle from the Outlet

FL RENO, O. r., Aug. 1.-Two Bat
ta;ions of cavalry lett here last night
With instructions to drive the cattle
fram the Cherokee outlet. There is a
prospect of a collision between the cav
aIrv and cattlemen and Indians.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-08-08


for the snubbing
the Prince has re-
ceiNed from the
Princess Marguer-
itc, OF Prussia, and
the daughters of
t h e Prince e of
w ales. The yoSlng
] |anan has a horrible
breath. 1t is said
10 be partly because
he can not help it
and partly owing to
the prodigal use of
garlic, to which
most of his ruD-
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-08-08
BADGER NOTES.

IT Ashland, on the 4th, William Wat
son, brakeman, was crushed BY the
cars in the Wisconsin Central wards and
died early next morning. His remains
will be taken TO St. Thomas, Canada, for
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-08-08
The alIouez Mine SMUT Down.

RosIoN, Mass.. Aug, IA dispatch
.r.m Calumet, NleH.. TO-DAY says the
d 1urz mine las shut down owing 70
-ack OF water.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-08-08
EATS TOO MUCH GARLIC.
why Princess Maud Rejected the Heir to
the Italian Throne.

IoSpoS, Aug. 3.-The secret is out as
to Victor Emanuel, the Prince of Naples,
and the upper set are agog about. It is
q dclicate nlhiect but il f1lilY accounts
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-08-08

\ Durango, Col, dispatch of August
, says: ''At ball in the Blue Mountains
terrible tragedy occurred. \ tough
character. Tom Roach, insisted upon
dancing. He was drunk and armed
with a knife and a six-shOoter. He de-
clared that he would dance, and
took hold of q gentleman and attempted
to remove him from the floor. This
was resented, and the parties became
engaged in scutile, when Frank II.
HYDE son of Mancos merchant, at
tempted TO end the disturbance.
Roach turned ON Hyde and stabbed
him with knife Roach left the room,
but continued to act in disarderlv
manner y cowboy named Billie MvCord
tried to pacify him, but drawing his
gun he killed McCord on the spot. As
no one was armed. the people were al
most panic stricken. A boy finally Sc
cured Winchester and returned To the
school house. He took aim and fired,
but missed Roach and killed Mrs. Wal
ton. wife OF Charles f.. Walton, IN esti
mable woman. In the excitement
Roach ESCAPED.