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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1895-11-02

Richard Smythe'S Statement Con
firms that of Suicide
REYNOLDS.

San Francisco. Cal. oct. % The En-
amincr claims to have IN its possession a
companion piece to the statement madr
hy >uicid" Reynolds to the coroner about
the I3urraut ca>,. The Examiner say,
ihat since September u il has had in it.
Iu~~,,,..iun Il letter written 10y q man WHO
signs his name Richard Smythc. who
Says that he WaS hired tu testify in
the Lamont ease that Hnrraut might toe
arqUiltcd Smythr says that thc
pot {" impicatc GihSuu in the
murder ruu~cd him to draw ont. In
the statement which he was to have
made on the stand Smythc says thai
RlJnchr Lamont was Il friend of his
Wife and that on Nrril , Miss Lamont
visited his houS" ia Oakland. she came
direct from school and had her books
/ with her. She remained 1T his house
over night and on Thursday Went with
his wife to call ON Mrs. Richardson's
She returned to his house and remained
Thursday night. leaving on Friday. April
: SHE left her books at Smythc.S house
In strap and borrowed one belonging to
Smvth"'~ son having un II the initials
RI \ : Smyth" also Identifies aIr-
other strap ~ belonging to BlaH"h" La
mont.
ThiS is supposed to be the mysterious
strap produced in court 10y Gen. Dick
insou. Smythc.S statement goes on L"
SAY that he was instructed by Mr.. Dick
iu~ou To remain silent and not discuss
the ca>c. He was introduced to Miss
Lamont at Il Methodist church in San
Francisr" i'll 1894 10y his wife. His
wife knew her in Rockford. Ill. Smythc
says he has separated from his wife. and
that she and thcir son are stopping with
her parents OH Il farm i'll Bucks county,
Pa. about nineteen milr> from Philadcl-
phIa.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1895-11-02
MORE TURKISH HORRORS.
Terrible Massacre of Armenians in
Baiburt District Women
Outra0ed

COnstantinOpIc. oct. 1S.-Another ter
rible massacre of Armcnian~. accom2a-
MED by the outragiu& of women, is re-
ported 70 have occurred quite recently
in the Baihurt district between Erzcroum
and Jrehiz0nd. According to the news
received here. Il mob OF about 3nn Mus
sulmans and lazcs, the great ma JurIty OF
whom were armed with MaTtHl-Hrury
rifles, made an attack upon the ArmcuI-
nnS lnhahltlng several villages of that
vicinity and set fire t0 their houses aud
schools. As the -hTmcnlans He'd in ter
rOr from their dwellings they were shot
down as they ran and Il number Of men
ami women who were captured by the III
OterS, it is added. were fastened To stakes
and burned alive. The Armoniau Wom-
en- who fell into the hands of the mob.
IS also asserted. We're outraged ami
urntaliy mntil&ted. 1t is also stated that
churches were d,Srcratpd and the viii
lagos gilla ged. the cattle mud all the port
able property of any ValU" belonging
to the Armrnians being carried off 10y
the maralidCrS.
During The disturbance. 10 Arnrnians
are reported /" have been killed. The
surviving villagers applied tp the gov
ernor of 3ajhurt for protection. After
hearing their complaint he sent three p0-
lccmen To the sreHc Of the maSSacr"
after the slaughter w@s ended The
Turkish officials. it is claimed. know the
rlngicaderS of tn" outbreaks. Hut apDar-
entity no steps have been taken to arrest
them.
The number of Armcnian> masSarred
Mt ErzinEjan X noW sad to hv several
hundred. The Turks. il j. stated. have
also attacked The Armcuiau> IN tbp dis
trict OF Gumushd2Eh near Trclizoud and
uayo slaughtered many of them.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1895-11-02
BOMB At TIE CAPITAL.
Internal Machine Picked Up by a
Boy Not Far from the
State House.

Madison. Wis. Oct. 2S.-Sccurcly
locked in the desk of Chief Of Police
IIcyl OF this city is what is supposed la
be dynamite bomb It was picked M
hy boy i'm the state capitol park about
300 feet from the building. near the edge
of the sidewalk leading to the west gate
shortly before clock Sunday morning
and that afternoon was turned over 10
police officers. The lad who found the
bomb did not know W hat it was ANA car
rlcd 1t t. one "f th" capitol policemen.
/ II" latter kept il until the arrival oi
Supt. {. i. Morley. who. after a careful
but Geutl" examinations. came 10 the con-
cluSi0u il WAS an internal machine OF
some kind not IL lee tniuorrcd with h, n
novice ana thrrcUpUn gave il into the GUS
toIy OF the local officers. The supposed
bomb iS about six inches in length end
one inch IN diameter. 1t is shaped like
a Roman candle and made OF Il SunStaItc,.
resembling cardboard. One end j. f!o,
and the other resembles the smaller end
of 4 spinning Top. y piece of iron about
an inch LONG prutruIcS from this end
with q sort ~ a trrruie at its base.
Herman j. Nc"rhU>vu. junior member
OF the clothing firm of Olson x Nrrr-
hu>en. on" of tn" best known merchants
81 Madison. - much scared man to
night. iWo police officers are keeping
clos" watch of his residences. anal Mr.
l"crlIuSrn anu family are STAYING at the
nous" OF relative. Last Friday after
noon Mrs. Nc"rltauscu found peculiar
looking article in the front ward. #
was about >iN inches in length. and IN
"ur end was y plug, while the other ia
p"rcd to n point. Mrs. NcrrhuScu picked
it up and placed it on the street in from
of the house. soon aftyrWHrd y Junk
man came along and picked il up ANA
put II in his earl aui drove along Mr..
NccrhuNCH spoke tn her husband about
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1895-11-02
SERVED THE PAPERS.
Suit Brought Against IIihu CoIman
and Others at Fond do Lac.

Fond du Lac. Wis, Oct 2S.-LSpcCial
The papers in the ease Of the Fond
du Lac Power and Railway company
V. Elihu Colman, II. +, Whitcomb,
Milwaukee; the First National bank of
Chicago, y. y. Sutherland and the st.
Paul Trust company Of Minnesota. were
served upon the several defendants at
) O'Clock Saturday night by Attorney
T. J. IIooy. The suit is brought by W.
-. DcCcIle to regain possession of the
Fond du Lac electric light plant, which
h" alleges was frauduIentIy obtained by
Elihu CoIman. who acted rs his attOr-
icy up TO December last. Much feeling
in the matter exists among business
men here. The interest attached to
the ease however, reaches far beyond
local limits, and the outcome will he
eagerly awaited. Mr.. CoIman says he
is not the least worried as to the outcome
of the cstse-
Andrew, the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Philip Madden, died at tho family resi-,
dcnce 40 Main street. Sunday, of brain
fever. The funeral will Dc held from
the Peoples Christian Association
church Tuesday, with intermcnt at
RipnZi.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1895-11-02
RECALL THE GOVERNOR.
Secretary Chamberlain Summons
Sis Charles Lee to
London.

q Washington. n. c.. Oct. 26-The ac-
iion Of the British Guiana authorities in
rflccting. by a vote of 10 to 5, tho policy
J.~r,l bt British Minister Chamberlain
iur armuc the Venezuelan frontier with
Ma inn guns, AZ exclusively told in ~
setiated Press dispatches, eXciteS mUcI
intercst in official and diplomatic cr-
cleS Ii is said 10 hc a most unusual
conrSc Of the colonial government 10 re-
ject the advice of the home government
on questions of important public policy
81 appears also that, following the
adycr>c action in British Guiana. the
London foreign office cahlcd directions
10 Sir Charles Lees. goyernorgencral of
the colony. to return to London. IT IL
sta tcd here that this was equivalent to
recall, aud the belief is expressed that
it indicates the .lisapproval Of the Lon
don authorities in the inability OF the
governor general to carry out the policy
laid down by Minister Chamberlain
The position Of encouragement is one
of such dignity that it is not usual to
summon him to London merely for con
sultatien, although this happened when
the Venezuela question reached q crit
ical stage in 1911 Among those in
q position to hr bcst informed the be-
lief is quite positive that Sir Charles
has b"cu recalled. and that the action of
the Iuiana council is the direct cause
Of il The governor general is now on
his way from Dcmcra :, to London
be British ultimatum has not vet
rea ached caracas. The understanding
her ls that it was forwarded from
london to Berlin and thence by steam
er from Hamburg 10 La Guayra The
frp would tak" tW" or three weeks, 50
tha ITS receipt in Venezuela IS aufici-
pated within tho NEXT few days
Monday rtCNf iS tho .rt.o.t .r ~
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1895-11-02
FAIRE'S PREDECAMENT.
renoh Newspapers Appreciate tn
Situation and Express
Sympathy,

Paris, Oct. 2a-The following semi-of-
.rial note has been issued:
The minister's at the close ~ the sitting
{ the Chandler, proceeded iU the ElyseC
diace and rendered. their designations To
1c President. They were accepted and viii
'" published i'm Tic Official gazette tomorrow
morning. They acquainted President FAure
With the incidents leading ~ the resigna-
!oH- Th" President thanked the ministers
or the aSSiStaur" they had given him and
'gGed them to continue 10 dispatch the
Urrcut business.
The urW>papers this morning express
appreciation Of he difficulties which are
ouIrontiug President Faure as Il result
)i the resignation yesterday Uf the RihOr
ministry. The mbdcrhte Republican Jour
nal5 dcplore the fact that the Chamber
II Deputies was not satisfied with the
explanations of the ministry regarding
the failure of the government to ItrUSe
ute those whose names had been men
toned in connection with the South of
France railroad scandals and that the
lh"mhcr thus precipitated n situation
Il! Consequences OF which. il is claintcd.
II probably b" the first 10 regret.
i,adiral and Socialist newspapers
t.. the defeat of the Rihot ministry rs
re- nnGo for their own discontinue in
ilt matter of I'll" tarmauN strike. while
the CONSERVATIVES organs state that tho
ministry has fallen on a question Of
public morals and under blow given
by The ma jority, eXaSpcrated at repeated
attempts 70 hush fragrant scandals"
Most of the newspapers opinions OF
ne circumstances point to the formation
OF Il radical cabinet headed by NJ
HuurGrnlS. whose last office was that of
minister of juStic" in the former Kihot
AhlG"t in 1892. and who tried unsur-
r"SSirlly to form cabinet after the
iaIl Of til" hHpuy ministry
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1895-11-02
ACTORS LEG SHOT OFF.
Fatal Accident at the Bijou Theater,
milwaukee-The Play
GOES On.

Milwaukee,. Wis. Drt Boy the OK
pIosion of n battery used in the naval
scene in the third act uf the captain
PAM company. III the Riien thcatcr.
last evening. just hcCurc lhb show waa
about to begin. Sol De Li>Scr. who had
charge Of tho stage setting for the troupe.
had his right leg shot off at the thigh.
The explosion vauSed terrific report
that shook the entire stage The next
moment load cries were heard and thr.
audience knew that an accident had OF
cUrrod. bat was not informed Of its ma
tUrc. The injured man was removed To
the Emergency hospital. where his lee
was amputatcd He only lived about
two hours The accident caused great
sorrow among the members of the com
pany and it was with difficulty that the
play was presented last evening.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1895-11-02

Twenty-six Thousand IN the ZeItout
Mountains Defy tho
Sultan.

tonstantinople, Oct. 3o-The most
ala rming news vet received from Ar
menia wns made public her" today. II is
said thar tho situation is 50 grave that
in tho Icitout mountains md in that dis
trict there ara 26.0Oo Armenians in re
volt neainSt the rule Of the sultan The
Turkish government, in view of the
kra vity Of this outbreak has decided TO
call ont the army reserves
Washington. ID G. oct 30.-Jnitcd
Ststcs Minister Terrell has cahlpd 70 the
stat department a practica confirmation
of the press reports Of the recent Arme-
nian massacres He has given formal
warning - the Porto, by direction Of
Secretary oncy. that Turkey will he
held responsible for the safety aud secur-
ity Of all American missionaries in that
country.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1895-11-02
INFERRED AT FOND DU LAC.
Remains of the late Mr. Houeh Laid to
Ep.t Mates.

Fond dn i.a,, Wis. oct. 29-lSpe
cial -Ihr remains Of tn" late MIR.
Hough who died at DmrU Sunday; ar
rived in th" city Oh the - train and
were Immediately taken to Ricmzi for
burial The ! g. .. r., nj which de-
ceased was z member attended in 4
tody. Mr Hough was au old settler #
Wisconsin aud well known here.
Edward Short has attached 100 bush
els Of oats belonging to William Stein
hauS of GA. field. The ease viii come mp
for trial in Judge HiSscll's court Wcdnrs-
day Mr.. Short alleges that the dcfcnd-
ant is indebted 70 him to the amount
of grain attached.
\ meeting viii be held Wednesday
evening ut y 9. II. hall to form ladies
literary SDrptN
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1895-11-02
SHOT THROUGH THE HEAD.
Bert Erickson Accidentally Killed by
Cnmnaninn Mt Mittenberg.

Wittcnbcrg, Wis, oct. 2S,-[ Special -
Bert Erickson was shot and instantly
killed by William Mchleberg at Morris.
six miles cast Of here. yesterday. Mehle-
berg had been hunting and coming home
about noon went to the cook shanty and
proceeded to remove the cartridges from
his gun. lie stood about eight feet from
Erickson when the gun went off. The
bullet struck Erickson in the right tenn
pie and passed clear through his head.
y coroncr'S jury found a verdict of aCCi-
dental death
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1895-11-02

Seattle Wa~h Oct. --.'.-Thc indica.
tiaa> ar. thar James J. Hill viii he com
,rrl,,3 rn a-c,jc the demands 10 b" made
ON him 10y The American Railway union
or hav.. visited upon tn" Great Northern
railroad su extensive STRIKE As canse
for complaint II i claimeI that Mr.. Hill
ever since the union won the great strike
which came 10 an end May i. 1894, has
been systematically violating the agree
mont mn1n ~ that time.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1895-11-02

Tenement touse Wrecked by a Gas
eNpios on IN the Strand.
London.

London ort - An explosion sup
pos - have been caused by escaping
Es wrecked a housr. reducing it to
atom~. on New Church court. Strand
tn evening Thirteen persons are be
lie 70 have been Killed nnd many
wer injured hy m" collapse Of the house.
he building consisted of three floors
an it~ tcnHn's w"rc MOSTLY t'nvrnt Car
dc market .ortrrs A d"afrning report
W. suddenly heard AMI ,hrn the house
cvlanSrd as il made Of cards causing
much excitement IN the uri-hhorhood.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1895-11-02
PLAYED WITH MATCHES.
~ thildron >motherea to Death at
Mantstee, Nlch,

Aiaui-tre, Mich, oct. *. Sperinl l.
T'vo children of John Cunlry. ngcd ) and
rcaTs, We're ~muthered hy smok" yes
terluy Both died last night Suud j.
morning the father had gone to work
81 he mother went downstairs t. huilI
hr aQd get il warm for the children, ,
sunday haths. They We're both playing
In the bed and She paid NO particular
a. tteuttou to their noise When Mrs.
eonley Went up for them she o.cucd
IT, door and found the room fun Of
5noke. Getting down on the floor She
found the girl by the window and he
DO under tho bod, both unconscious.
Thy had gotten some matches apd set
u heddng on fire.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1895-11-02
MARRIED ONLY A FEW HOURS.

Jacab NIIIherfn. = Young bridegroom,
Expires suddenly Of Heart Disease.
Ro>..nhcl MIS-. oct ~ Special j
4 >.d affair occurred at Wright ferry
sunday. Jacob Miiiheriu. wrii-kH"wn
farmer If that Village. wa~ united IN
marriage "a Miss Mar~Ieu saturday
evening ana died of heart j.~n.>" sun
day Tie bride IS prustratet over the
affair.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1895-11-02
he ROOTED" TOO HARD.
Oshkosh Young Man Injured at the Fond
dn Lac Enntball Game-

Oshkosh, Wis. Oct 2S.-L SpeciaLl-
Arthur Clark. the young man who was
pounded by toughS at the football game
ct Fond du Lac Saturday. is recovering
from his injuries. although >till under the
doctor care. The affair has caused CON
siderable hard feeling here as CIark's
only offenSc was in roofing for the Osh-
knSh tnaun
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1895-11-02
FELL FROM THE PLATFORM.l
Crystal Falls Woman injured While
Changing Cars at Appleton.

NpVIol0n, WIS, Wof. -N.-TSpcCIaLI-
Mrs. NJ. y. !. Fuller, wife Of an attor-
ncy nj Crystal Falls. fell from the depot
platform at Appleton Junction this morn
ing while changing ears on her way home
from Manituwoc. She struck on her
back on the railway track and was badly
strained and bruised. She had an in
FAINT in her arms. which was unhurr.
She was attended by 4 physician and en-
ablcd to continue her journey, though
her injuries will probably lay her up
some time
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1895-11-02
STRIKE DECLARED OFF.
TsiIors Decide to Return TO Work at
Madison.

Madison. WIS., Oct. - Speci9E-I =
The tailors strike i over. HAVING Iecn
declared of by the union at a mnrtG.-
last evening. 'tnl~ morning the forty
men who went ont applied for their oil
jobs and all hut six were taken back
on the old terms. The places Of The >iN
ar" filed hy now men, whom the en-
plov2Ts viii retain.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1895-11-02
LEAVENWORTH APPLE CARNIVAL.
ousandS 81 i;u-heis of the Fruit Being
SeS

l"avonworth, Kas. oct IS This city
h today experirn, ing its first whirI NJ the
2yplp carnival celebrations Every build
ing and store front downtown is gor-
geouSly decorated with apples Of all sizes
an o"lors and tho carnival colors. red,
yelow and green, ara conspicuous ev-
err y here There nrc thousands Of Wis
itors here aud more are arriving on
evcry train Business Is suspended ami
eve body Is celebrating Thousands OF
bushels Of apples aro being used. \
str parad" nearly u mile long was the
fer ture this aftcrnoon Gov. Morrill,.
Go Woodbury. Of Vermont rongrcs~
ma Bhe ana United States Senator
BIZ kar made speeches Tonight the city
wi be gorgeouSly Illuminated und Bed
hn will hrpa !, loose.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1895-11-02
FELL FROM THE BRIDGE.
Oshkosh Match Vender Seriously Injured
at Neenah.

Necnah. Wis. oct. 2S-[SpeciaLl-
Paul Stciul. a crippled Oshkosh match
vcndcr. was seriously injured yesterday
nv falling from the Chicago & North
Western railway bridge in this city.
which he was Cndeayoring to cross.
Stpiul i a weIl-kuown character here,
whore he shot and killed Attorney Nc
Arthur about ten years ago, Tor which
he served five yeaVS at WauQun.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1895-11-02
Book kmakers Discharged.

New York. Oct 29-The seven book
BAKERS arrested Last Saturday al Morris
! 'rN were dischaI Eed today IN the Mo-
.s@a'a police court The evidence showed
iiat H' token or money had been passed
aF me. rrl>oGeIs. and NaEiStrate Nul
l.h ruled that no crime had beoa COM
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1895-11-02
DIED FOR HIS DOG.
Hurley Lad Killed While Trying to Res
cue His Pet.

Hurley. Wis. oct. 2S.-I Special. "A
a-vear-old son of family named Mead,
who had recently moved here from Ash
land. was run over AMI instantly killed
by switch engine of the Wisconsin Cen
trail. He was playing near the track
with his little dog and was in the act Of
reScuin- his pet upon noticing the sud
den approach Of the engine when he vas
oyerrun himself.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1895-11-02
MET A TERRIBLE DEATH.
Little Girl Burned Almost to Crisp at

Little Girl Burned Almost to a Crisp at
Chippewa Fails.
Chippewa Falls. Wis. oct. 2S.-ISpc-
ciaI. Tn" 4-year-old child Of W. Nc
Donald met a horrible death last night.
After lighting a fire in the stove the
mother went downstairs. leaving the lit
tie girl i'm the room. Upon her rcturn
2 few minutes later she found The child
cnvelopcd in flames and nearly dead.
The clothing WAS burned from its body
and the face was burned in a horrible
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1895-11-02
KEROSENE LAMP EXPLODED.
Il CaHsed the Destruction of the Atlant
Nine Boiler House.

Iron Belt. Wis. OcT. 2S.-[SPecial.l-
The boiler house of the Atlantic mine
burned Saturday night. caused by the e1-
plosiun of q kerosene lamp. The engine
house near by was saved with difficulty.
The loss Is partly covered By Insurance.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1895-11-02
PORTRAIT OF EX-GOV. PECK,
1t is Placed in the Executive Chamber a.
Madison.

Madison, Wis, Oct 2S.-[SpeciaLI-
EN-Gov. Peck's portrait. done in oil, by
Artist James +. Stuart. was placed in
the executive chamber today among
those of his predecessors, although il as
yet is unframed. 1t is a perfect likeness
of the genial ex-governor.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-07-25

Tho flavor and aroma of cheese are as
delicate and easily lost as Il good rcpu-
tatiou and arc even harder than that to
get back again.
The dairy strain of Shorthorns is
among the best of the milk breeds. That
is the fact Then there is the beef be-
sides, which is worth while these times.
Many breeders of the milk family of
Shorthorns prefer to call them Durhams.
But Shorthorn that belongs to the beef
species only often does not give moro
than enough milk to nourish her own
calf, not always that.
Observation from The Rural New
Yorker; Hero is Il man selling 100
quarts of milk at cents II quart, an i'll
como of "a per day. There is one chance
in ten that the price Will be increased
to ) cents. There are nine chances i'll
ten that he can, by skillful breeding
and caro- and the use of IL we'll balanced
ration secure l25 quarts per day from
the same value of feed he now buys.
That, again, makes an income of SIS per
day 1t will cost some money to bring
about either result In which line do
you think money will prove the better
investment?
A correspondent of the Denver Field
and Farm says that Colorado last year
paid ont over 81 900, 900 for oleomarga-
rine. Colorado seems to be good state
for missionary enterprise i'll the dairy
line 1t is certainly well adapted to the
genuine butter business, with its noun
tain and plain pastures and its natural
rs we'll us artificial water courses,
This summer, when butter is low, be
gin cautiously to try the bottled cream
industry Once catch on i'll that, and
your future is secure i'll the dairy line.
1t requires considerable labor and some
expense and much care MS to cleanliness
to ship sweet cream, but the business
pays richly. Get your customers first be
fore emharking to any great extent III
the new line Send them samples of the
cream you propose to furnish and follow
them up, and You will win.
More and more city people are finding
every year that they can afford to take
cream for their coffee every day.
Add pigs or poultry or both to your
milk dairying Find out which Of the
two kinds of live stock pays best in your
locality aud then pursue it to the end
Put your COWS into light, clean, above
ground stables that can be darkened in
fly time
The old town Of Lubbock will have n
dairy show i'll connection with its in
dustrial exposition this autumn The
dairy show will be open to Germans
only, which is a confession that leu,
tonia is behind other nations in the
dairy business. But the show will be
open to exhibits Of foreign machinery,
and there is where American manufac-
turers can get their innings. The exhibit
tiun will he held the second week III
September.