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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1895-11-23
DUNBAR'S STORY WASTRUE
The Body of Albert Brown, His
Victim, Found in an
Iowa River.

Mount Pleasant, Ia. Nov. 19-ThC
mystery of the Dunhar-Rrown tragedy
is solved at last by tn" finding Of Albert
Browns body by City Marshal w J.
Hamilton and a party of assistants in
about eight feet of water in Skunk riv-
cr near the farm of William Davis.
one mile and Il quarter south OF Rome
in this county.
The last seen of the two men WAS by
the miller at Oakland aS they were drag
ging their boat mp stream around the
dam about two weeks ago. one of
these men. James Dunbar. returned to
his home at Darlington, Wis. shortly
aftcrward. On November Il he commit
ted suicide. and before his death con
fesSed To having killed his partner,
Brown. near Oakland. lie said that the
deed was committed on the liver five
miles south of town. and that he had
lowered the body into II deep hole about
three and a half miles above the old mill
dam aud had tied a piece of railroad
iron and large stone to his victim :
neck. He gave no reason why he COM
mittcd the crime.
\ letter addressed to Brown from
Rockford. H.. is now in the poStotfcc Of
this place. 1t is also known hat the
hunters had been quite successful III find
ing pearls. and Brown had sold about
So worth to parties in Milwaukee,. II
is supposed that Il quarrel over the
money received for the pearls caused the
tragedy. Browns parents live ut Rock
ford ILL.,
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1895-11-23
TRAYESTY on JUSTICE.
General Assembly. Knights OF Labor
Thus CharaCterizes a Supreme
Court Decision.

Washington. n. c., Nov 19-Thc
General assembly Of the Knights Of
Labor today took cognizanco OF the opn-
lon rendered yesterday by Justice Brew
or Of the United States Supreme court
affirming the decision of Judge Ross,
sentencing CIundc and three others of
the California railroad strikers 10 eight
cen months in prison for obstructiug the
mails.
Master Workman Sovereign presented
the following resolution. which was
ad8tod hy unanimous vote:
Whereas. the supreme court or tho Unit
ell States has affirmed the decision Of Judge
KoSS. which decision raised q mi>dmeannr
70 felony and sent four local officers Of
the \. Il. l. At Los Angeles. Cal, to prison
for eighteen months. and
Whereas the decision of tho United
States Supreme court places all labor or
ganIzations in the role of criminal conspira-
tors. and
Whereas said decision affrms that a greater
penalty can he imposed for a conspiracy Ia
commit crime than is imposed for the
commission OF the crime itself:
RcSO. we'd. thar this General assembly of
the Knights " Labor earnestly protests
against such traveSty on Justice and outrage
on tho iberticS Of the people. and con
GcmuS said court for its partial ruling in
the interests of the plutO"raric classes and
its ahridgtment of tue constitutional rights
OF the labornE people
In supporting the resolution Mr.. Sow
ercigu said the imprisoned men had acted
as - committees. one of them urging a
railroad engineer not To Ike the place of
n striker There had been. he asserted,
no interference. no threats and the engi-
ncer had volunteered To talk to the COM
mittec.
The resolution was then passed with
the understanding that il would he sup
plcmentci later by one for the election
of the Supreme court Judiciary by pop
nlnr NntN.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1895-11-23
BOYS WRECK 4 TRAIN.
New York Central Mail and Express
DitChed Near Rome.
N. Y.

Syracuse. y. Y, Nov. ia deliberate
attempt was successfully made few
miles west of Rome this morning to
wreck train No. 6 on the New York Cen
tral road, the engine and all Of the cars
on he train being ditchrd and completely
wrecked. The engineer of the traip,
Nate HGGcr Of Albany. and one tramp
was killed. The remain, Chris Wagner
of Albany. and Mail Clerks Porter and
VI. l. Met tarthy We're injured.
This is the second attempt within three
weeks to wreck the same train near the
same spot. which is an ideal one for the
commission of such a crime. 1t is on Il
heavy down grade and trains usually run
down it at the rate of SiXty-tive miles an
hour. This train not stopping at Rome,
generally goes down the grade AT great
rate of speed. and it is believed here to-
day that it must have been running close
10 seventy five miles an hour in order to
make up few minutes lost time. There
is not a house within half mile of the
place. The wreckerS broke into the sec
tion tool house and stole some tools with
which they removed the fish plates which
fa>tcR the rails 10 the ties and pulled out
the spikes.
Th| train left this city ut 3:2O o'clock.
II consisted of four mail ears and three
Slrcpcrs. There were eleven postal
clerks and fourteen passengers aboard,
besides the members Uf the crew. When
the CRASH came tho engine was thrown
from the track into the ditch and COM
rirte!y submerged in the mud. only the
driving wheels on the left side being
above the earth The forward mail ear
was thrown two car lengths ahead of
the engine and rolled down the bank so
that Il lay lcngthWiSc toward the rails
The second car. in which the mail clerks
were working. was thrown on the tender
Of the engine ANA badly demolished. The
third and fourth cars were also wrecked
the ends of both being broken. The first
one of the sleepcrS was thrown from the
rails. completely rolling over. so that
the trucks were Il distance from the rails
The second car was simply turned on
its side, while the rear sleeper did not
leave the tracks at all. Engineer Hager
went down with his engine and must
have been instantly killed. Fireman
Chris Wagner was badly injured about
the head and il is feared that he is in
tcrnally hurt. The two tramps who were
found dead are supposed to have been
stealing a ride on the forward end of the
first mail car directly i'll the rear of the
engine.
Albany. \, Y. Nov. 19.-John Hill
dreth and Frederick Bristol. two boys,
has been arrested by the Central Hudson
detectives at Rome charged with wreck
ing train No. 6 this morning. After the
arrest ycunE Ilidrrth broke down and
confessed that he and Bristol, in com
pany with two other boys named Her
bert Plato and Theodore Hibbard. had
broken open the tool house and with the
aid of toelS had removed the fish plates
from the rails. No motive for the deed
is given.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1895-11-23
MET DEATH IN A CAR.
Street Railway Horror at a Cleve-
land Bridge-At Least Fif-
teen Killed.

Cleveland. O.. Nov. 1S.-A heavy cleo
trio motor car containing between fifteen
and twenty passengers went through the
draw of the Central viaduct at 40
o'clock Saturday evening and dropped
101 feet to the river below. The Central
viaduct is a huge silt bridge 5000 feet
long. made of iron. 1t connects the
heights and the prosperous residence sec
ton of the south side with the business
center of the city. Directly over the
river is 4 draw bridge on the pivot swing
ing pattern, and this is 1Ol feet above
the surface of the water.
The South Side Street railway passes
over the bridge. and on either side of the
draw there Is a safety switch which. un
less the conductor alghts and holds up
q handle. will send car into the gutter
instead of allowing il to go on the draw.
Reports from the scene of the disaster
seem TO place the blame on the conductor.
They were to the effect that the Inflated
motor car, containin. between fifteen and
twenty people, approached the draw just
as vessel was nearing il and the bridge
attendants had closed the big iron gates
and were preparing 10 swing the draw.
As Is the rule, the car stopped and the
conductor went forward to release the
switch i'll case the way was clear. He
must have been blinded by the electric
lights, for an eyewitness declares that, ,
although the gates were closed and the
draw was already in motion, the conduc-
tor raised the switch handle.
The list of kill and missing is as fol-
lows:
JAMES McLATGHLIN. baseball player.
- TrOwbridgc avenue.
HENRY W. MECKLENBERG, merchant
tailor. IS Mary street
EDWARD HOFFMAN,, conductor. l2l
East End avenue.
MRS. JOHN A. SAUERHEIMER, 76 Pro
fessnr street
MISS BESSIE DAVIS. school teacher
107 Moves street.
HARRY W. FOSTER. clerk for Root &
Mcbride. ~ Mentor avenue.
MRS. MINNIE C. BROWN, 10 Thurman
street
CURT LEPEHENE. &c Jennings avenue
MRS. A. w. HOFFMAN, 80 years old,
1905 Pearl street.
HARVEY HOFFMAN, years old, 1908
Pearl street.
Mrs. MARTHA PALMER, 165 Kenil-
worth avenue.
MARIE MITCHEN, 81 years old. Bell
avenue.
AUGUSTA SARINsKI, 207 Central ave
nue.
GERTIE HOFFMAN, 4Ia years, 1908
LoUIS +. HULTITz, mail carrier. 8s
Brewer street.
The missing:
MISS MARTHA SATERHEIMER 154
Merchants avenue.
-LOoNEY, . years old, 37la Clifton
street.
y. c. PAGE, residence unknown
MATTHEW CALLAHAN, Hamilton
street.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1895-11-23
HARD ON TRAMPS.
They will Receive Dry Bread and Coffee
at Fond dn Lac.

Fond du Lac, Wis. Nov. 19.-ISpe-
cial The following resolution was read
before meeting of the county board
late last evening and adopted:
Whereas. section |. chapter 392, laws Of
1891. authorizes the county board 10 pre-
scribe the diet Of the inmates of the iails
in their respective counties: therefore be ii
Resolved. by the county board of super
visurS Of Fond du Lac county that We here
by order and determine that all tramps and
NagrdutS which shall b. committed to the
Fond du Lac county Jail. shall he fed on
dry bread and coffee only. unless in case
of sickness the attending physician pre-
scrhCS Il different diet.
This city has been Ovcrrun with tramps
during the past year, and the resolution
has been adopted and will he put into
use rs a means for keeping vagrants
away from this city.
Ethel Shaw and her mother, Mrs. Al
bert Shaw of Berlin. have been arrested
by UnderShcriff Schaefer of this city
on the charge of stealing a horse from
the pasture of one \. Crofoot. who re-
sides three miles west of this city. The
case was called in justice court this
morning. and after short hearing adj
jOurned for n few days.
Fully 800 people attended the reception
and dedication of the new Turner hall
last evening. The interior was hand
sOmcly decorated and presented Il pleas
ing appearance. Addresses were made
by several of the leading turner's. Gen.
T.. :. Bragg and l.. A. Lange were
among the outside members who spoke
The Turner's society of this city has
been in existence something over forty
years.
The Mnndel>sohn club concert at the
Congregational church last evening drew
ont Il large and appreciative audience.
The singing of Miss Bessie Marie May
ham. who has just completed 4 course in
the School of Music at Chicago, was
present and rendered several fine selec-
tiOnS
The Empire Cross Spring company Of
dancSville is figuring on locating in this
city, If n suitable site can be obtained.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1895-11-23

birth of the infant were held in accord
aucc with the rites of the orthodox
Greek church. The baby has been
named Olga.
The Czariua Grand Duchess Alrzan-
dria FcodoroyEa( was born mt narm-
Stadt. HeSSc. June 6. 1872 She was
the Princess AliX Victoria Louise H,,-
atrcc of HcSSc and was married ia
Gar Nicholas ii. on November 1G. 1891.
In accordance with the laws of Russia,
and by manifesto issued by Car Nichu-
las on the DIST day Of October told Stylrl.
, 1891. she was renamed Alexandria Eco
dorovna and received the title of grand
duchess and imperial highucSS
The CZarina has artistic tastes loves
music. and is fond of outdoor sports Sn,.
is of a sweet disposition, Symrathrtic ami
Kind, and has made many friends. II
was thought siI" would exercise a Struug
influence over the Car. AMI this was en-.
couragCd by the issuance of ukaSr hr
the Gar on the subject OF establishing 20
central council of administration tnr
workhOuseS and refnrmatoricS which was
designed To provide for the poor with h.u.
orahlc means OF employment. in which
the CZarina proposes To take the iurtitu-
tion under her Immediate patronage. II
!S said that her majesty drew up the stat
utCS III question herself.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1895-11-23
DEATH In \ PANIC.
Fire In New York Factory Causes
Loss of Life - Jumped
from Windows.

New York. Nov. 19.-Firc in tho six
story factory building at 9S Clinton
street today caused panic among the
working people, who numbered about
200. One person is known to have per
ished and there may have been others
who met similar fate. The basement
in which the flames started was occU-
pied by a candle factory and the tallow
there caused the fire To spread rapidly,
cutting off cgresS by way of the stairs.
Several men jumped from the roof and
from windows To the tops of adjoining
buildings. After the building hal been
Quilted the trCmcn set about searching
for bodies. One. which has not Yet been
identified. was found. The scaIch is
still being prosecuted.
OF those who jumped from the build
ing one at least will die and two others.
if they survive their injuries. VIII bc
cripples. The man fatally injured is
Meyer LipSchitz. a tailor. Joseph Lip
schitz. brother of Neyar. sust",nnf'
injuries of an internal chara cter which
may result in death. The name Of the
other one injured had not been reported.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1895-11-23
SAY THEY ARE PROSECUTED.
<aukanna Mill Men Protest Agent the
Governments elton.

Appleton Wis, Nov. Special. i
In view of the recent statement by | nit
cd States District Attorney WiCman
that additional warrants are being pre-
pared for I[aukauua paper mill men for
alleged illegal drawing "f water from
the government navigation canal at kHU-
kauua. manufacturers there feel that ia
the matter The government Is acting the
part Of the prosecutor rather than pros
e,utor. For this reason manufacturers
of that city held Il meeting last night.
at which was expressed the sentiment
above noted.
According to law the surplus water
which would in amy event 20 over the
crest Of the dam may hc drawn for
power. and il i further urged that kau
kauua is being made the thcat"r of all
the trouble while the rest of the valley
is allowed To do about as it piraS"s.
AS Il result of last nights meeting
committee consisting of y. ii. Rrokaw
and u. !. Brothers WAS appointed 10
meet Assistant Engineer Mann and
United States District Attorney Wig
man in Appleton this afternoon To confer
as to the ways ana means by which
the trouble can be compromised.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1895-11-23
LARGEST IN THE WORLD.
Mammoth Paper Mill To be Built at Sauit
st. Marie.

Appleton. Wis. Nov. 1S.-Within a
short time the largest paper mill in the
world will be erected at Sault Ste. Marie.
1t will be built by the Sault Ste Marie
Pulp and Paper company, of which +.
II. Clerque is president.
Drexel, Morgan & Co are the hackers
of the new company. of which the
Cramps, the Philadelphia shpbuilders,
are the leading stockholders.
A representative of New York ma
chinery manufacturing company who
was here Saturday stated the company
has already placed orders for machinery
that will give it nearly double the capaci,
ty of any paper mill in the world.
The company. which already has a
mill on the Canadian side. has purchased
the water power rights on the American
side for $685. 600 with the added cOndi-
ton that within five years there shall bc
constructed on the American side grain
elevator of 1000. coo bushels capacity and
a Touring mill with capa acty of 10000
barrels per day.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1895-11-23
DEATH OF DR.. S. T. SMITH.
Venerable Author of the National
Hymn America" Passes
Away.

D,stou Mass. Nor. 1S-Dr s. F.
c,,r,b of Newton. the vencra bic author
- ~tmcrfra,' died in this city at 40
,.rr..k Saturday afternoon from heart
r,suro lie was in the corridor of the
>aa England depot and WAS awaiting
III d.ulrurc of Il train when he was
a-rI with tit lie sunk to the floor
a semi conscious condition and only
.uaku fcv inartlcHlate words after
,,5rl Dr Smith was dead when the
,lancc arrived at the hospital He
r5a lauu very feeble for some time, but
aI,n tn apacar ont aS usual.
T-. Rev Samuel L. Smith. y. y. ali-
.5,r laot ana lingIn>t. was born October
81 SOS ~ Boston. Mass. He was
a.,n4tcd from Harvard college in 1879
Il, Immediately began studying for the
au..,Hv at Andover Theological semi
from which institution he was
1raat,a in 1882 During his course
+, ,t,.-e hc acquired four different Ian
.--.-cs I'm 1894 he was ordained n
=-ter I'm the Baptist church. His
..sH>nd volumes have been many and
m.ucs for standard reviews with
.r.ut He became proficient in fif-
. Il -uaGcS from which he absorbed
sentimental spirit Of the best poets
a a- prose and literature. He be-
. a.guainlrd with Lowell Mason,
Yuiird the words Of many songs
r..rln- far music Of that cll-known
.ar Tie national anthem, which
nim famous is by far the most
,..a.ar af his productions DR.. Smith
far many years In Newton Cen
II Mass. where Mrs. Smith, now 50
I- af age. survives him.
Dr smith left three SONS and two
4.u.,.t.r.. among them are T. S Smith
:. D.vrnlors. Ia: Mrs. J. j.. Candcc
Bridgeport, Conn; the Rev. ID. A.
M smith. q missionary in Burmah, and
i vs. Smith of Chicago.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1895-11-23
BLAZE NEAR KENOSHA.
Farmer Stocker Loses His Barn and Con-
siderable Livestock.

Krnosha. Wis, Nov. 10 Special !
There was a fire in the town of Brighton.
fifteen or sixteen miles west of here. last
evening Il. II. Stockcr'S barn burned
down with sixteen cows. five young cat
tie one span of horses. ten tons of hay.
lot of corn fodder and all the farm
tools The loss is about $1,000: Insur-
ancc. 5000.
Merrill, Wis. Nov. Special /
About O'Clock yesterday morning fire
broke out in the residence part of the
Jail and damage was done to the amount
of about 800 Sheriff Hoffman resides
there and most of his household goods
were destroyed with no insurance.
West Plainficld. Wis. Nov. 19.-ISpc-
cial.I-ThC large new barn of Henry
Kennedy was destroyed by fire. Mr..
Kennedy WAS absent on a de"T-hUntInG
expedition and Mrs. Kennedy went to
the; barn in the evening to d" tn" chores
and. when near some hay. accidentally
fell. the lantern being crushed under
her The hay became iGnitCd and II
was very difficult for Mrs. Kennedy to
escape without being burned. Mr. kcn-
mcdy lost all his grain, corn and "onsld-
crahlr hay and fodder. Tho barn was
insured for 500.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1895-11-23
HALF 4 TOWN IN ASHES.
Man Seeking to Destroy His Store
for Insurance Causes a
S5OO,OOO Fire.

Kansas City, Mo- Nov. ia special
TO the Star from Perry. Ok, SAYS that
Just after 3 o'clock this morning the
north side of the city of Purcell. |. r,
caught fire and the flames are still rag
ing. News is that three-fourths of the
town is in ashes and that if the wind
continues TO blow as it is from the mort b
very little of the town can he saved.
Purcell is located on the bank of the
South Canadian river on a high hill and
the wind has full sway. 1t is reported
at this time that several persons perishcd
in the flames.
The flames were brought under con
troll about noon. Three fourths Of the
business houses and many residences
went up in smoke The loss iS estimated
at S500,0O0 with but slight Insurance
\ man named GluckSman is under arrest
for having poured oil on his stock to
ma kp II burn
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1895-11-23
MAY RELEASE WALLER.
France Resents Compulsion, hut Nich
DO II as an Act of Charity.

France RPsents tonpulstpn, hut Mig ht
DO II a an Act of Charity.
Washington. u. c.. Nov. 10 1t ie mot
true. as has been stated in dispatches
sent from Washington, that the United
States government has indicated q pur-
pose of asking the release. aS an act ut
grace of cN-ConSul Waller. ON the coli
trary the state department has refraiG"d
from France that the prisoners : release
may be obtained as an act Of comfy.
provided Waller surrender all claim for
indemnity for false imprisonment. Tb~
proposition has been submitted hy the
state department to the family and nj
toruryS of Mr.. Waller and they are con
sdrring the ndvisa bility of submitting
il 10 Mr.. Waller himself.
Regarding the matter rs one entirely
personal to Waller and taking the pre-.
rious condition Of his health into consul
Grafton, attorneys agree that he rhuUid
have an opportunity to decide whether
TO accept release upon such conditions.
Mrs Waller has advised against the
course. /: is understood that the terms
suggested bonr 10 relation 80 Walters
NADIA gaScar land claim. II Is also under
stood that France persists in Withholding
the material part of the record IN the
Waller court martial which has been de
mandcd by the government. The Fr.H,h
government takes the position that tho
Ir.a.4-.t sa.-s-- l,l siss"v rN,ssNSe- do
mand for the document, but has iuti-
mated that nevertheless II would h" far
niShed upon friendly request for it.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1895-11-23
DANGER SIGNALS SHOWN.
The Coroner's Inquiry Into the
Cleveland Street Car Hor-
rOr is Begun.

Cleveland. O.. Nov. 19.-The coranerS
inquest i'll connection with the terrible
street car accident at the Central viaduct
was commenced today. Nearly the On
tire morning was devoted to the exam
ination of Capt Charles Rrcnner, who
was in charge of the drawhridgc on the
night of the accident. His testimony
was to the effect that the bridge gates
were closed and red light displayed
over them when the car came mp. II"
stated that the clcctri" cutoff. which is
supposed to shut off the current on the
trolley wires 300 feet from the draw
bridge when the latter is open, had been
ont of order for ten days. Brrnner tcs-
tilted that il was Il dark. rainy night
He yelled at the motorman. who jumped
to the bridge just in time to save himself
from going over with the car.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1895-11-23
POLICEMAN is SLAIN.
W. Ii. Powell, Travelling Salesman Under
Arrest at Little Rock.

Little Rock, Ark, Nov 19-Thc po-
lice this morning arrested w. g. Powell,
a travelling salesman. on a charge of hay
ing fired II shot last night which mortal
ly wounded policeman Brown. Powell
denies any connection with the affair,
but the police believe that Powell had
engaged VIII Ward. the colorcd hotel
waiter. 10 pilot him about town and that
he became excited when the negro got
in trouble with Il policeman named Far
row Seeing Brown come running upon
the scene he fired at him. An rxamina-
ton of Wards head shows that he is
unniured Brown and Farrow are in
a critical condition and the chances are
greatly against their recovery. There
is some talk of lynching the negro.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1895-11-23
BRIDGE TRAINS COLLIDE.
One Man Killed and Ahother Fatally
Injured During a Fog at
New York.

New York. Nov. 10. During dense
fog which hung over the river early to-
day. a Brooklyn bridge train ran into the
ono ahead Of IT, Thomas Cooper. a con
ductor in on" Of the trains. lost both feet
and may die from the shock. George
Grannit Il student. was So badly injured
that be died q few hours later.