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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1894-01-20
CRONIN CASE SENSATION.


Important Witness for the Defense Dis
covered hy Dan CouGhIin's Attorney.
Cucico, Ill, Jan. l6.--It is reported
that the defense has found in Arizona
the man who hired the hte horse ON
the night Of pr, Cronin'5 disappearance.
that ne is now in Chicago and viii
testify in Coughlin's behalf. He viii
testify. il is said. that he took
the horse to visit a relative; that he
drove north ON IIalstcd Street because
he was not welt acquainted with the
city. and the relatives he visited will
take the stand to verify his story. The
man viii be Identified, it is said. bv
Iio-tlct MoreIand, of Dinan's livery
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1894-01-20
CLAIMS HE WAS ROBBED.
Fort Howard Man Accuses His Rrothcrs-
in-Iaw of the Crime.

GREEN BAY. Wis, Jan. - Adolph
Kraus, of Fort Howard, claims his
house was entered Saturday night and
S66 stolen. Tie accuses Henry and
Frank Noes, his hrothcrs-in-law. of
the crime. He claims that lien
~ clutched him Ivy the throat
with one hand and threatened to
kill him if he stirred. The men were
arrested and held for a hearing ON Jan
uary II under bonds of $500 each.
Kraus himself is under Indictment on a
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1894-01-20
SAFE ROBBED BY MASKED MEN.

The Watchman oN"rp"wcrrd and 81 ,oo0
in Money ana Jewels stolen.
XANE~yulE, o., Jan. lG-At an early
hour this morning three masked men
entered the soap factory Of schultz &
Co.,, overpowcrcd Watchman Day, and
after binding and gagging him threw
him in closet The safe in the office
was then blown open and $500 in
checks. 5000 in money and a diamond
ring were taken. The robbers :hcn
made their escape.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1894-01-20
MUTINY ON THE NICTHEROY.
Two Men Killed Before the R9b3IJi0uS Sail,
NrS We're Pit in Irons.

LONDON, Jan. ia dispatch from
PernambUco states that mutiny has
occurred on the government dynamite
cruiser Nictheroy. The trouble was
caused by several Of the crew who had
been drinking heavily. The mutneers
were overrowercd, but not until two Of
them had been killed. The remainder
were mt in irons
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1894-01-20
Three Hundred Pcri~hCd

SAN FE>NcI>co. Cal, Jan. -. The Paci-
tic Mail steamship City of rcking brought
details from Ningro Of one of the most
terrible fires on record. which occurred
in the biz temple in that city December
5. and caused the death of nearly 500
women and children. The fire was
caused Iy a cigarette.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1894-01-20

RC~~EII, Kas, Jan I5.-N mob Of
about twenty men entered the jail mere.
took ouj !. g. Burton. William Gay and
his son John Gay, AMI hung them to a
railroad bridge near the depot in Tins
city. The crime for which the men
were lynchcd vas the killing of Fred.
hlninr In .InIN LH.f tnr InnnnH
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1894-01-20
THREE LIVES LOST IN A FIRE.

Mrs. Houson ana Tw" Daughters Perish
in Their Burning Home.
BiRHprEoyIILE, Ky, Jan. lG.-At the
village of Mills, tins morning, a fire de
-troyed the dweIlingand store Of Fred
crick \. liuu-on and several other build
iugE The Ilouson family was asleep at
the time Houson and his son escaped,
and Mrs. Houson could have saved her
sell but she tried to awaken her two
daughters, aged II and ~, and they all
r,rriLI1d
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1894-01-20
DIED LIKE CUSTER'S PARTY.
Capt. Wilson'S Command Slaughtered BY
Matab8I9S After a DeSDerat8 Fight.

GdpC. HtS9A GO1lHl1nG slaughtered by
Matao8I35 After Desperate Fight.
CAFE Town, Jan. 13.-Details of the
massacre Of Capt. Wilson'S party by the
Matabeles We're received here to-day.
The news from Buluwayo shows that
capt, Wilson and his mon made des.
pefate assistance and died CALAMITY,
Hghilng to the last. Natives who ar
rived there in order to surrender their
arms aud make terms with the British
commander admit that they were pres
ent when the Wilson detachment was
DESTROYED
Capt. Wilson, who was In pursuit Of
hing Lobe nguia, sudlehlr came upon 4
strong detachment of Natabeles, head
cd BY the King himself The latter was
able 10 mount horse and iiv before the
British advance. But when the infoF-
nation was conveyed TO the King that
the Wilson party was few in number.
some reports placing the detachment as
only ~ British troopers and 100 or SO
FnNIllariesr the King managed to get
the hat3bcles to make a stand and pre-
pare to take the small British force
~ trap. Instructing the cen
ter Of his force to continte re-
treating before the British troop
crs, who were pressing their horses
onward through the Matabele ranks in
The hope Of capturing the King, the
right and left TANKS Of the Matabele
impis were instructed to depIoy to the
right and to the left and to gradually
converge inward 50 az to take the Brit
l-A force on both tlanks and in the rear.
Ihe British troopers. under the impress
sion that lac MatabeIe power was en-
FIrgik broken i,rpE-lI ,,I, "a, ..I =, Ft., +la
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1894-01-20

GAILIToLIS, -, Jan. l6.-Ihe boiler
on the ferry boat Acorn exploded n
Middlcport last night Engineer
Joseph Petit was scah.ed 10 death.
The boat was badly damaged by the eN-
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1894-01-20
QUIET AT H0NULULU.
City Of Pekiog Brings News that Nothing
Exciting Has Recently 0C-

San FEANcIsco, Cal, Jan. I3.-The
City OF Peking arrived today. The
Peking brings news that nothing start
ling has developed at Honolulu since
tho Narrimnn let ON LnnnarY
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1894-01-20
WISCONSIN MEN THERE.
Badger ConGresSmcn at the Diplomatic
I,cc ~ Lr.r, il, a m. ~

Reception in Washington.
WtsHIHGToN, b. C., Jan. l2.-The
Wisconsin contingent had large rep
resertation at last night diplomatic re-
ception. There were Nessra. shaw,
Lynch, Barwig, Barnes, Cooper and
Wells, Of the congressional delegation;
Land Commissioner I8morcux. Assist
ant Secretary of War Doe and Assistant
Acknowledgement Dodge in attendance.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1894-01-20
BIG JUDGMENT ENTERED.
Claim Against the RChn00d Terminal
Company fer ever Seventeen
HilIinrc
Millions.

New YORK, Jan. l&.-Judgment for
81, ,SI3,S45.5 against the Richmond &
West Point Terminal Railway and
Warehouse Company, in favor of An
thony +. Thomas, Charles V. Costcr end
George Sherman, WAS entered to-day
l,y. Il Infq,lt
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1894-01-20
WISCONSIN NEWS.

out into the north channel of the river.
thereby diyertiug the water from it,
natural channel in the north half of the
river into the south half and thence into
Vests water power canal and out OF
the canal t. that leeds the ioN River Com
pallN hlll!s. ne FoN kINtr (ompany
owns the right to tiree-seVenths OF the
water III 'he river. Judge NoodIand
mas grantee an injunction RESTRAINING
lufthef pnIl4lhG of the Dam unui the
case can pe he"fd.
\ Bust of Prof William Porter has
been presented to Beloit College by the
graduates Of that institution. Prof.
Porter has been an instructor at the
college for torty-two wears. The bust
will be placed in the college library.
JANE~yILLE doctors have been consult
ed in case that stands against all precc-
dent. 1t l. that OF Miss Maud Rogers,
who Is now growing new or third set
OF teeth, although she Is but Il years OF
age:
Miss hAfHEEINE SHr.AN>ToN; S>r. OF Fond du
'.ac' mas donated 2'l" lof the c@hstruC-
iI'll tiTil oI 4 new center aitar III -. Joseph
~ =, ~ a.. a. 'I'"I Ii"Ny.
: hf " liIilT' 'l'-1 ~ "rh hoaI -ASS"ci'-
.IolI' " oh,' y" - y 'onttIh l'la'illG
ho,,+ ,,o ~ r. 5@ ''''l oi " ne" "'l' 10 'oS'
"'o"' 90.
JoSETiI kEAMEE, OF the town of Forest,
tond du Lac County, was held up by
three men and relieved of = In cash.
JAMES CoULrEE. of the town of Porter,
Rock County. was severely injured in a
runaway accident at Janesviilc
GILBERT x HArIINGEE. of Flya. have
assigned to :. u. Hubbard. of Nondoyi.
Nominal assets. $1,000. liabilities, un-
known - a rnarrlt ~ t},, Ely-, G., iIrro
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1894-01-20
ARRESTED IN CHICAGO.

\ Georgia Young Man in Custody on
thHrg" of Forgery.
CHIcAG", H., Jan. rs. Harry Hill.
charged with being a fugitive from JUS
tirc, was taken to jail to-day in default
Of s., coo bonds Atlanta, TIA. officials sav
hat It'll forged the signature of tn"
cashier Of the Empire National Bank
Tor =. 600 Hill denies the charge and
,ays that j. L. Toirson, cashier Of the
hank. only wants him ia Georgia as a
witness in the case. 1t is said that Hill
IS the owner of 4 plantation worth
-tI Gl4
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1894-01-20

manner 1t was discharged. Meyers,
who is the son Of Peter Meyers, died
this morning.
The Van Buren press., 1894-09-29
HUNTING THE CHAMOlS.
An Animal That Is Very Kcen-Scented ant
Wary.

An Animal That Is Very Kcen-Scented and
Wary.
Speaking generally, am inclined to
think that the chamois Is not the pre-
ternaturally wary beast he Is usually
represented to be. OF his comparative
indifference to noises, as long rs they
are not too loud, have already spoken.
Nor, in my opinion, is his eyesigk any
thing remarkable. Judging from his
failure to distinguish objects, such as
a mans head or hand, rs long as they
are motionless, should say that the
organs of vision of chamois are scarcely
more acute than those Of human beings
On the other hand, their sense of smell
is quite extraordinary; hence the wind
is by far the worst enemy Of the hunter.
The shifting eddies and currents, blow
ing now this way, now that, now up
hill, now down, multiply tenfold the
chances in favor Of the game.
have often asked friends Of mine
who have hunted in various countries
as to the distance at which deer and
other wild animals can scent a human
being, and most of them seem to be
agreed that they will wind You more
than mile off. have certainly seen
chamois over half a mile distant make
off in alarm when they could not posi-.
bly, have seen anything to disturb them.
1t is curious, too, how much more the
hunters odor seems to terrify them
than the mere sight of him. In the
latter case, unless you are quite close,
they whistle and move off quietly,
turning round every few hundred yards
to look; while if they get your scent
they will throw up their heads with an
expression of utter disgust that is high
ly diverting, and, without hesitating a
moment, gallop away at top speed
Longman's Magazine.
The Van Buren press., 1894-09-29
ONE WAY TO MAKE MONEY;
"a Dime Saved IL u Dime Made," Thought
the Economic Man,

Perhaps the thermometer was not
one hundred and sixty in the smoking.
room OF that parlor car. The fat man
said that it was, and the other passen-
gers were inclined to let it go at that.
AT any rate it was hot enough for all
practical purposes, and the entire COM
pany OF smokers had stripped Of coats
and vests and lo6sened siispenders and
unbuttoned collars and were listening
with eager attention to the tales of the
returned arctic traveller.
The fat man was gloating over par
ticularly realistic description of an ice
foe which was three miles long and a
mile wide, and no one knows how many
miles deep. He had announced his in
tention of emigrating to Greenland and
settling there, when the train drew into
Little Falls and stopped. couple of
small boys stood on the platform cry
ing: "Strawburries" They had few
boxes of luscious fruit covered over
with fresh green leaves, and the fat
man made a bolt for the platform and
bought quart. The other people in
the smolsing-room followed his ex-
ample. They found that the berries
were as nice as they looked, and that
the price was fifteen cents box. Five
men bought a box each and turned
them over to the porter of the buffet
car, telling him to serve them as soon
as he could get them ready.
The sixth man was an old fellow with
hooked nose and big yellow dia-
mond in his necktie. s'How moogh is
dose berries?" he asked.
Fifteen cents quart" replied the
boy.
"I'll Kif you den for box"
'Nop.'
There was long argument between
the man and the boy. Finally the train
began to move, and the old man said:
'Bedder take den cents. You will haf
dem left on your hands,"
"Oh," said the boy, "thcre'll be an
other train along in little while and
then I'll sell them.''
"Vell, I'll gif you den cends for a
box"
"Nop!' shouted the boy, and the old
man climbed back into the car
In short time the buffet-man
brought the strawberries into the smok.
ing-room, and the five owners ate them
with great relish. The old man watched
the feasters out of the corners of his
eyes. No person offered him any, al
though he plainly wanted an invita-
ton. After the dishes had been re-
moved and silence had fallen on the
company, the old man pulled his chin
off his breast and said: 'Well, mage
money either way you loog ad id. If l
buy de berries l mage fife cends, but il
I didn't buy de berries z mage den
cends"
'And that" said the fat man, MOSTLY,
''is the philosophy of getting rich. -
Detroit Free Press.
The Van Buren press., 1894-09-29

Some valuable advice to beginners
in the art of essaywriting is given by
the Pail Mall Gazette. $50 long as
you do not begin with definition, you
may begin anywhere An abrupt be-
ginning is much admired, after the
fashion of the clowns entry through
the chemists window. Then whack at
your reader at once, hit him over the
head with the sausages, brisk him up
with the poker, tumble him into tho
wheelbarrow. and so carry him away
with you before he knows where you
are. You can do what you like with a
reader, then, if you only keep him nice
ly on the move. As long as you arc
happy, your reader will be so too. But
one law must be observed; an essay,
like dog that wishes to please, must
have lively tail, short, but as wag-
eish as possible. Like rocket, an
essay goes only with tizzle and sparks
Mt the end of it, And know that to
stop writing is the secret of writing an
essay; the essay that the public loves
dies young"
The Van Buren press., 1894-09-29
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.

Prince Bismarck it Is said, has the
peculiar habit of drinking champagne
from the bottle, not from the glass-of
course, cnly in his own house. He de-
clares that only in that way can he get
its good effects. He drinks it by order
Of his physician.
Miss Marietta Holley, or, as she is
better known "Josiah Aliens Wife,"
talks into phnuograph and her words
are then copied by her typewriter. who
prepares her copy for the humorous
books and articles which are the do
light of womanhood.
These are the names Of the little
daughter of Archduke Stephen Of Aus.
tria: Maria immaculate Caroline Mar
garethe Blanca Leopoldine Beatrix
Ann Josefine Rafaela Michela STAN
islaus Ignatz Heterogeneous Camiro
Katharine Petra Caecilia.
Sig. Leoncaval1o Is said to be an
uf1tirine worker. In thirty-two days
he wrote syphonic poem, "Leraph it@,"
and he is still working on the lyric
opera, LA Vie de Boheme,' and on
"Roland Berlin which he is writing
for the Berlin opera at the request OF
the emperor. At the same time he Is
writing the music to ballad "Reynard
the Fox Of which DIR. s. Arkel has
written the libretto from the WE'LL
known Of Goethe. |
There died in Glasgow the other
day DANES Gilchrfst, who was known
as "thc Scottish Stradivarius." Gill
christ, who whs sixty-two years old.
was . mechanical genius. He made
the most difficult and delicate instru-
ments and was the chief aid Of Prof.
Pettigrew in making his models for
investigating the laws governing the
fight of birds. He died poor man.
his wife often saying: "He can make
everything but money"
Sir Charles Russell, the new lord
chief justice Of England, is an Irish
man and Roman Catholic. He breaks
long line OF precedent in being the
first member of the church Of Rome to-
attain his present exalted place since
the days of the English reformation,
Sir Charles is just sixty-one years old.l
He was made q queens counsel in 1872,
a member Of parliament in 1880 and at,
torney-general in 1886. His salary 81
lord chief justice is $50, 1000 year.
The catalogue of Ouida's effects
just sold ut Florence indicates not only
the prosperity of her form Of literature
but her personal fondness for gorgeous
and dainty belongings, Including
among other things, number Of un-
used gravestones for her as yet vital
and yelping lapdogs. These, Of course
went for song, leaving the animals.l
which alone of the collection remain
with the authoress, small chance OF
posthumous scommemoration. It is said
that the novelist has never recovered.
from the shock of her mothers DEATH
and she is in far from robust health.
Miss Wheeler, who presides over
the training-school for nursery-maids
connected with the New York babies
hospital on Lexington avenue, teaches
her pupils all that is necessary in the
care of infants, but she wisely refuses
TO instruct them in medical lore, hold
ing that in that little knowledge is q
dangerous thing. The nursery-maids
sre taught to make poultices, oil-skin
jackets, plasters, etc, to use the
clinical thermometer, to give hot and
cold and mustard baths, to care for the
skin, mouth, eyes and ears Of the
babies, and when, how, and how much
10 feed them.
The Van Buren press., 1894-09-29
UMOROuS.

do you find your new maid very
trying?" Mrs. Nuwife-"No; the trou-
BILE is she won't do anything Inter-
Ocean.
-Stranger-'Do you belong to this
city?" Denizen-''Nor, Oi don't; tho
city belongs to me. Dim Q member Of
the foorce." boston Transcript.
AS the express dashes through tho
station. = ''Oh, porter, doesn't that
train stop here?' Porter-.No, mum;
it doesn't even hesitate. "-Tit-Bits.
Mrs. Nucook Now I'll read the
recipe over and you see If l have every
thing that this pie calls for" Mr.. Nu-
cook-"Everything, dearest, except the
doctor. r."-Inter-Ocean. /
Didn't 1t feel funny the fust time
ye had the bracelets on?' said one jail
bird to another. ''Yes, but soon got
me hand in," was the reply. Pitts
burgh Chronicle Telegraph.
Heart whole. {
The summer girl from day to day HN
Acts cheerily her part;
Though she is very oft engaged
She never loses heart.
Puck.
-Tourist-"Can you tell me II there
Is any danger and difficulty in crossing
that peak?'' Shepherd-''Oh no! Just
follow those piles of stones you see up
there; they mark the places where
tourists have fallen down. n."-Fliegende
Blatter.
-"And father has forbidden You the
house." she said.& YES" he replied;
'this is the last can see Of you."
"Harold! You must go and see him" !"
"It's no use. The last time I met him
he made it clear that he had decided on
lockout and wouldn't arbitrate. ~
Washington Star. :
The Wife-"How do you like the
parlor, John?' The Husband--''It il
beautiful. Those chairs are very in-
viting." (Sits-down). The Wife-"Get
out Of that chair Immediately. After
all my trouble in fixing up the room
you 20 and sit down in 1t the first
thing. Just like q man!'-N. Y. Press.
Taking the Chances. Cash
sWhat did you pay for that bonnct?''
Mrs. Chargeit-'I don't know. just
told the milliner to send the bill to my
husband" Mrs. Cash : "Aren't you
afraid to do that?" Mrs. Chargeit-
''Oh, no. I'm perfectly willing to take
the chances If the milliner is. s."-Detroit
Free Press.
He Didn't Like It.-"Did you ever
see play, Aunt Martha?" asked lady
of an elderly aunt from the country,
who was spending week in the city
"Yes, Anne, did," was the reply
"When your uncle and me was mar
ried, we come to the city on our bridal
tower, and we went to see one of Mr.
shakespeare's pieces called How Dt
You Like It?" and l didn't like it bit
and amt been since. ce."-Exchange.
The Van Buren press., 1894-09-29
NAPOLEON WANTED TO olk.
His Only Attempt at Suicide Was Dccreed
by Fate to De Unsuccessful.

On one occasion, and on one occasion
only, did Napoleon Bonaparte attempt
to die by his own hand. 1t was at the
palace of Fontainhlcau, While his alb
dication was pending. He had seen
Murat and Bernadotte and Ney desert
his cause. He had grieved over the
treachery of Marmont; had learned OF
the occupation of Paris by the allies
troops, he had been driven to despera-
tion by the fierce revenge Of the Em-
pefof Alexander Of Russia, who had re.
fused To treat with Napoleon or any
member OF his family, and, last OF all,
he had been informed that the Woman
whom he Had made his wife. the Moth
er Of his child. after starting from Blois
to joint him, had been dissuadcd from
doing so, and had remained at Orleans.
1t was then that his mighty spirit
gave way to the crushing weight of
treason in camp and family. He had
with him some poison, which he had
secured during the disastrous return
from Moscow. The temptation to die
the death of the elder Cato and of
Socrates Was too strong for him. In
his own chamber he drank The poison,
and lay down in the full hope that he
had ended the storriiest career that
mortal ever followed. His hope was
deceived. The poison had lost its
strength. He suffered the agonies Of
the damned for hours, but death did
not come
His private surgeon, IVAN, was panic
stricken, thinking it certain that should
the emperor die in that way, just then,
the allied powers, fearing the accusa-
tion OF history, would make him n
scapeHoat. He mounted his horse and
fed, without doing anything to
relieve his masters suffering. Hut
slowly Bonaparte recovered, and
it is said that he always
expressed the belief that fate, having
prevented him from suicide, must have
other triumphs in store for his genius.
He signed the abdication which WAS 70
CALLING to his soul, giving up forever
the chance that his son might succeed
to Elba, in the full faith that his star
had not set save to rise again.
This faith did not desert him, even
after the final overthrow at Waterloo.
He went to st. Helena, believing that
he would come back again, as he had
come back from Elba. Hundreds Of
thousands of Frenchmen had more or
less sympathy with that hope. But
"perfdious Albion" had the arch-foe in
her clutches, and from her careful
watching he was never to escape.-N.
7. Recorder.
The Van Buren press., 1894-09-29
NO JOKE AFTER ALL.

u
Other Fellows Trunk Was Lost.
A young man arrived at the Saga
more at Lake George one evening not
long since and was met upon the ar
rival of the boat by very pretty
young lady who had evidently been
awaiting him anxiously.
"Well," said he, after the greetings
had beer exchanged, there is one poor
fellow down here tonight who is 60
ing to be disappointed. In coming
across just now a portmanteau fell on
the pile of trunks into the water.
Think of being without change of
clothes down here!"
The two laughed merrily over the
dilemma of the unfortunate man. The
young chap thought it huge joke
and glibly to his companion described
the discomforts of wearing ones shirt
turned inside out, furnishing collars
and cuffs with billiard chalk, and the
like. His companion enjoyed his wit
hugely.
Then he gave his check to a porter
and went to the room assigned to him
to prepare for dinner. An hour or two
later he was observed skulking dis
consolately along the back piazza. At
last his friend found him.
"Why didn't you come in to dinner?''
she asked. We waited for you until
mamma made me join the family.
am awfully sorry. What was the mat
ter?"
"What was the matter?" he repea ted
sadly. "Well, you know that trunk
- But he got no further. She di-
vined it all. The portmanteau that
had fallen overheard was his. The
man who enjoyed the joke was the
other fellow.-N. Y. Herald.
The Van Buren press., 1894-09-29
A Good Reason.

"What time of the night was II you
saw the prisoner in your room?" asked
the defendants attorney in a recent
suit.
"About three o'clock"
"Was there any light in the room at
the time?''
mo, sir; it was quite dark"
"Could you see your husband at your
side?"
mo- SIR"
Then, madame" said the attorney,
triumphantly, please explain how You
could see the prisoner and could not see
your husband?'
"My husband was ut the lodge, sir"
-Phladelphia Call.
The Van Buren press., 1894-09-29
Higher Education Doomed.

Stranger-Did Miss Finehand, who
lectured on the higher education OF
women, make many converts?
Sweet Girl-Mercy NO. She can't be
over twenty, and yet she had two deep
wrinkles between her eyes.-N. Y.
Weekly.