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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1895-04-06


rid You ever know that snakes and
hens are sworn enemies? Indeed
chickens have boon known to attack
good-sized black snakes. This. bow
ever, is only 4 moderate sized snake
story l am going to tell: that IS, the
story Of Il medium-Sized snake.
one morning lady who was visit
ing in the country lnokcd put Of her
window and saw an old hen behaving
in i most eccentric fashion. knowing
what total ahStaiucrs" hens are, She
knew that the cid Biddy was not in
dUlying in a spree. 50 concluded that
Size must be suffering from aunrtr0hc.
On looking more closely, however
she discovered that the hen had n
vcritabIc case OF ''suakps." in spite of
all her temperance principles. For
there. coilrd ready for spring, was a
snake some twelve or fifteen inches
long. As the snake sprang the hen
backed off Then, while ucr enemy
was recovering itself ami preparing for
another dart, the hen rushed in and
p"rkcd at its head most VIGOROUSLY
backing off again aS She saw iii" shake
ready 70 jump. This man"uycr con
tinucd until the snake ny stretched
to col! no more, when the hen began in
lrisurcly, busincsS-likc way to make
a breakfast of that snake. beginning
with the head and swallowing it inch
by inch, until NOT a wig-le of its slcn-
der tail remained iii view. -pAiI11rI-
phia Inquirer.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1895-04-06
FATAL HUNTING TRIP.
louis Ledcrer Accidentally Shot an
Killed "A NIeuupD

Moquon. Wis April 1.-While hunting
this place yesterday. Louis Lederrr. a
19-ycar-Oll young man. accidentally shot
himself and was instantly Killed. "
one knows how it happened. The yauu.
man was the only one u support his
mother.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1895-04-06
CLOSED THEIR DOORS.
W. j. lark & Son of Madison Make an
Assignment

Madison. VS.. April w. 7. Park
4 Son. book dealers. StafionerS AMI deal
ers in musical Instruments. closed their
doors today IN account IF several at
taolmrntS The liabilities ara &45irl.
assets $1,000 The attachments were.
mad" hy tire State hank OF Nadi~.I,
M-CIurS x co. and Lyon 4 HcaIv Of
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1895-04-06
Novel Passes.

The theaters in Japan have a move
method of pass-out tickets which are
positively not transferable. When per
son wishes to leave the theater before tho
close of the performance, with the inteu-
ton Of returning, he goes to the door
keeper and holds out his right hand.
The doorkccper then, with a rubber
stamp. imprint> on the palm the mark
Of Tho establishment.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1895-04-06

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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1895-04-06

Magistrate - DO yuu prefer charges
AGAINST this mani" McSwat Sure. ycl
honor. prefer damages Philadelphia:
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1895-04-06

Several years ago / was an Inspector
OF customs. and during my term Of
office | ran across some rather unique
devices arranged for the purpose Of
getting coutrahaud goods into this
country duty free. ON" day l apprp-
Ecndcd woman who had Just arrived
on steamer from Europe, su>rertiug
that She had some Struggled tobacco
in h"r possession. Ou examining her
Crc>, seventeen pounds Of tobacco lvrr"
found concealed under it. BUT the
most remarkable of the expetiients
which She had rr>ortcl To- for the par
I"-" Of d"rriyin@ thn custom house
officers WAS that of giving to- the con
trahand Leaf III" appearance of q loaf
OF bread. : quantity of cur tobacco
had b""n ltu} into q tin. over which n
thin layer of dough WAS spread. and
this being baked had the appearance
ii v"rirahle loaf IN" quantity of
Tobacco" which Iii, woman lad con
trjv"I tn secret" in this and other
m"'lo~. amounted To over seventy
pounds.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1895-04-06
NOisclcSS Gum

cot any chewing gum asked the bag
gard-looking man. who was plainly suffer
ng from nervous strain.
What kind" asked the druggist.
Any kind 50 il is nniseleSs. | want to
give it to the fellow who works n the
next desk to mine | haven't been able
to keep my books straight for 4 month. -
InlinrLAtllLi. I.IIrnaI
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1895-04-06

The Czarina is making remarkable
progress in Russian, 70 the great i eight
Of Mile. Schneider. her teacher. who
also taught her sister. the Grand Ouch
eSs Serge. 50 successfully. However.
not hoing q very good French linguist.
the Empress speaks German and Eng
lish with her consurt's entoUra@" Her
majesty Is paSsionarely fond Of music.
and practices on the piano several hours
q day
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1895-04-06

Oro of the most iii portant things for
eve body 20 learn j., that constipation
causes more than half the sickness i'll the
void, especially OF women; and it can all
be prevented. Go bv toe book free at Your
druGgists,o write Is .F.AllcuCo., sos Canal
ST., New York. Pills, LOG and 25c box.
AnnnaI .aIcs n1ra than {. nnnn0 boxes.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1895-04-06

Moles can swim with great dexterity.
their broad forepaws acting as paddles.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1895-04-06
A BOSTON GIRLS LIFE
Sawed frcm Ruin and Despair by the
timely Aid OF Noted Woman.

Cerrc,L TO ORR LAZY rr,rrns.I
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1895-04-06

) there anything moro truly
pathetic than the cry
e. LII, III .,.r..r,-..
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1895-04-06

Beecham's pills are for bill.
iousness, sick headache, diz-
ziness, dyspepsia, bad taste
in the mouth, heartburn, tor
pid liver, foul breath, saIlow
skin, coated tongue, pimples,
loss of appetite, etc, when
caused by constipation; and
constipation IS the most fire.
qucnt cause Of all of them.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1895-04-06

81 walked up To the Hall this morning,
resumed Miss L'Estrange, when they had
moved TO the drawing room, ito look foI
that passage Of Pope, about which You
are 50 mistaken, and there found the
squire, eating his breakfast at ten
q clnrk ;,
The herald., 1895-07-18
CONTRACT SIGNED
For the First Three lilies of the Valley Rail-
road

For the First Three TILES of the Valley Rail-
road
SAN FRANCISCO, July l7.-The con-
tracs awarded last week for the first three
miles of grading and for q steel bridge
over Mormon slough in the city OF Stock.
ton for the Valley railway, were signed
by the contractors today. Work will be
commenced in real earnest tomorrow.
and within thirty days the three miles
of road must be ready for the rails. The
second section of grading a STRIP twenty
three miles long, from the city border to
Grafton. The third section will be from
the Stanislaus river 10 the Tuolumne
river.
From time to time inquiries have
reached the railway office from San Joa-
quin valley farmers and others, asking
whether they can give their services as
graders and take part payment IN stock
OF the road. These queries were answered
yesterday by Chief Engineer Storey. He
SAID:
''If the farmers will get together in any
section and agree to grade from five to
twenty miles, we shall be glad to give
them the contracts and pay them in part
IN the stock OF the road. They must,
however, choose a representative in each
case, so that he may deal directly with
the company and become the contractor.
The company would pay him and he
would have to attend to the distribution
oil hts stock and all other matters affect
ing the farmers.
The herald., 1895-07-18
BY CARELESSNESS
A Fire Is Started Which Causes Death and
Destruction

CINCINNATI, July 17.-This aftern oon
an alarm was turned III for big fire in
the five-story hay and feed warehouse of
J. H. Hormeson e Co. 1t spread so as
to.threatcn the entire square bounded by
Walnut Water, Vine and Front streets,
and another alarm soon called out the
whole fire department. The flames at
times came very near reaching buildings
across the street.
1t is said that the fire originated from
a match or cigar thrown near the hay.
The warehouse went up like an explosion.
The fire spread to Nelson Morris u
Co.'S. large stables, but their large ware
house STOOD freproof. The adjoining
commission ana tobacco warehouses,
however, went up like piles Ut kindling
wood, causing such a confiagration as to
threaten the north end of the suspension
bridge. George Brown had 5000 bags ol
peanuts in his ware house. They burned
like shavings and with the building went
the large tobacco warehouse OF Seaman d.
Co., which was full of tobacco.
When the walls OF these warehouses fell
the re spread in all directions, damag
ing the Western Dressed Pork company
and Henry Heifs Sons. The total loss
will aggregate about 5000, 900.
At t2. 80 the Front street wall fell, kill
ing Captain Michael Heaiy and Thomas
W. Wisebay, pipeman.
The injured are: Lieutenant f. B.
Newman, dangerously; William Grewe,
seriously: besides twenty other nremen
whose injuries are not serious.
The herald., 1895-07-18
THE ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC
Foreclosure and Sale OF the
Property Asked
RATE CUTTING MUST STOP
Speculation as to Who Will Succeed the
Late Mr.. T0wue
RATE CUTTING MUST STOP
A Bad Wreck in Coiorado-Senator hrtee
Does Not Want tho Ohio
Southern
Associated Press Special Wire.

Associated Press Special Wire.
CHICAGO, July 1.-THE bill filed in
the offices of the clerk of the United
States court IN Albuquerque. n. NJ, by
the United States Trust company, trns-
tees under the first mortgage of the At
lantic and Pacific asking for foreclosure
and sale of the property, is based upon
no interest having been paid on the first
mortgage since the road went into the
hands OF receivers in January, 1894. 1t
is understood by the Atchison ueople
from the filing of the bill that the Ieor-
ganization committee which represented
the interests of the first mortgage bond
holders contemplates applying at an early
day ior "a separate receiyership. 1t is un-
derstood, however, that the Atlantic and
Pacific comm ittee does not desire to break
away from the Atchison system, but
think that their interests can be better
looked after by a separate 1eceivership,
while at the same time maintaining all
existing traffic relations. Should such
a motion be made, it is not certain what
position will be taken by the Atchlson
interests, but they will presumably object
very seriously to such a change being
made in the management OF the property.
What is commonly called the Atlantic
and Pacific railroad extends from Alnu-
querque, in New Mexico, through Ari-
zona, to Mojave, CAL, distance OF Sls
miles. The road owned by the. Atlantic
and Pacific. however, extends from the
Rio Grande, thirteen miles west of Albu-
querque, to the Colorado river. which is
the eastern boundary of California, DIS
rance of 565 miles. The road was built
in the interests Of the Atchison and St.
Louis and San Francisco road for the
purpose of affording those roads trans
continental routes, and it has heretofore
been handled as part of tine Atchison
system. The present receivers OF the
Alta sntic and Pacific are. Aldace +.
Wa, e. J. McCook and J. G. Wilson, who
are alr receivers of the Atchlson and st.
Louis and San Francisco companies. This
receivership was established in suit
brought by the Mercantile Trust COM
pany, trustee under the second mortgage.
well as the greater part of the common
stock of the Atlantic and Pacific, are
assets of the Atchison and Frisco receiv
erships. The United States Trust COM
pany, trustee for the first mortgage, has
been made a party to the suit in which
the receivers were appointed. The lat.
ter mortgage secures about $ls 600, 900 of
bonds, which are the first lien on the 575
miles of road above stated, together with
the valuable land grant Uf the pany.
The situation is com mplicated by reason
of the fact that the Atlantic and Pacific
company from 1.-THE crossing OF the Colo
RADIO river at Needles west to Barstow,
fornia. and to Mojave, where 1t connects
with the Southern Pacific, is owned by
the Atlantic and Pacific, but is operated
under contract of purchase and lease
| from the Southern Pacific, made when
| the road was constructed.
The herald., 1895-07-18
DOODLE SUPERVISOR brown
On Trial at Stockton for Taking
BribeS
HIS GUILT IS NOW PATENT
Why He Voted for Certain Plans for
Hospital
One of His Accomplices Gives Away in Court
the Division Of the SpoiiS They
Had Obtained
Associated Press Special Wire

Associated Press Special Wire
STOCKTON July II. Supervisor James
Brown was on trial today on charge OF
accepting bribs to influence his vote in
the acceptance of Architect Rushforth 8
plans for the new county hospital. Rush
forth was induced to give up $1,000 OF his
commissions, amounting to $240O. to get
his plans adopted, and the money was di-
yided between DR.. c. Ii. Bulson. the then
county physician; C. W. Ward then SUI
perntendent of the hospital, and Super
visor Brown. But Brown did not vote for
Rushiorth' s plans and favored another
plan until three of the supervisors, ma
jority of the board, had adopted Rush
forth's plans. Their to make the selection
unanimous, he voted with the four others.
The sensation of the case was when DR..
Bulson took the stand for the people and
told of his connection with the money
matter. He was indicted jointly with
Ward, and on motion of District Attorney
Nutter, the indictment as to Bulson was
dismissed. He then told of going to Rush
forth and telling him he could have mis-
plans adopted for $1,000. Rushforth
agreed the next day to the proposition.
When he got his first payment from the
county he paid Bulson $500 and Bulson
gave Ward $3.50 of the amount. Bulson
Says he kept $3.50 for himself The second
payment OF $500 was collected by Bulson
and he paid all but $3.50 of it to Brown,
taking the supervisors receipt for Sl33
for &. W. Ward. The receipt was read i'll
evidence. 1t says the Sl33.35 was for
Ward. Bulson said Ward made the first
proposition to approach Rushforth.
Ward was brought out of the county
jail. where he is awaiting his appeal from
Judgment IN the same case, and SEN
tence of ten years He hesitated about
testlfying until he was assured that what
he might say would not be used against
him on another trial. Then he said n.
the arcnltect. Bulson finally got the
money and paid Ward $3.50, which he
divided with Brown. The second pay
ment OF $l33 to Ward was made after
Brown had written him in San Fran.
cisco that he had money for him. Ward
swore that Brown told him to get what
money he could and they would divide.
but he would not vote for Rushford' {
plans for any sum of money. At no time
did Brown agree to vote for the plans.
I The architect told how he was worked out
of the money and told of his moral strug
gle before deciding 10 agree to the pay
ment. He said he did not know the
money was to be used for bribery, as no
name was used when Bulson talked with
him.
For the defense four supervisors swort
that Brown at all times favored Salhelo
& Kohlberg's plans. an did not vote, fo
Rushforth's plans until a majority hat
adopted them. He advocated Salheld
plans at all times. This, with evidence
OF good character, made up his case
1 One more witness will be called in thu
morning and the case will 60 to the jury
The herald., 1895-07-18
ARMING FOR PROTECTION
Trouble Imminent on the Omaha Indian
Reservation
Thurston County People Prepared to Resist
Ejectment by the Agent and His
Police

: OMAHA, Neb., July 17.-Tonight it
looks as if serious trouble is imminent
on the Omaha and Winnebago Indian
reservation. Hon. W. E. PEBBLES and 6.
S. Harris committee appointed by tn g
evicted farmers, are in Omaha tonight
purchasing Winchester rifles and ammu
milton to arm one hundred men to resis
Captain Beck and his armed Indian po-
lice.
PEBBLES tonight said: ''We are in
Omaha for the purpose of buying 100 Win.
chesters and 10, 900 cartridges"
Tuesday Judge Norris of Ponca issued
an Injunction restraining Indian Agent
Beck from ejeoting the settlers from the
Winnebago reservation. Beck has dis
regarded the injunction and has been,
and is now, putting the settlers off the
lands which they have leased from the
Indians.
"We are not warlike people in Thurs
ton county. but we propose to see that
the law is obeyed. After the injunction
was issued and notice serveu upon Beck,
instead of calling off his police. he con-
tinued his evictions, arresting and hand
cutting men like convicts. The women
and children his Indian police put into
wagons and hauled to the boundary line
of the reservation, where they were
dumped in heap. Their personal be-
longings have been left without protec-
tion, to be destroyed by the herds of cat
tie that may range through them. Today
a paper was prepared and circulated
among the business men and citizens of
the town. When we left between fifty
and sixty signatures had been secured,
each man pledgng himself to the follow
ing: We, the undersigned, citizens and
residents OF Thurston county agree to
support the sheriff of said county in exc
cutting the order OF the state courts.
Each subscriber has agreed to supply
himself with Winchester rifle and one
hundred cartridges. all to be placed at the
disposal OF the sheriff of Thurston coun.
ty. AS soon as enough subscribers had
attached their names to the agreement
10 convince the people that they were in
for business. Harris and myself were ap-
pointed a committee to come to Omaha
and buy the rifles and cartridges. We
will return tomorrow and arrest the In
| dians.'
The herald., 1895-07-18
TO CLEAR OBSTACLES
A Meeting Called by the Western Passenger
Association

CHICAGO, July 17.-Cnairman Cald-
well OF the Western Lines Passenger asso-
ciatIon, has Issued call for meeting of
the transmissouri lines, to be held in this
city July 25th.
The meeting will be held for the purpose
OF clearing away, as far as possible, the
obstacles which have heretofore prevent
ed the establishment OF passenger agree
ment west of the river
The presidents agreement tor the
maintenance of east-bodnd rates from
Chicago which was practically dictated
by j. p. Morgan, is already becoming
baggy at the knee. Charges OF rate cut
ting are made on all side, and most OF
them are founded on fact. Tomorrow is
the day set for the presidents agreement
to become operative in full force. but
contracts have been made within the past
few days which involve tonnage which
oanot be handled before the end of the
month. 1t will go hard with the road
which after tomorrow commits the sin OF
being found out, so it is understood Mr..
Morgan has announced. But 1t is a sure
thing that two or more roads out OF Chi
cago will take the chances.
The herald., 1895-07-18

CIute of FLORIDA. His theory was that
this should be done away with and q
more useful system substituted.
This aroused the Michigan delegates,
and they answered Professor Clute's re-
marks with a vigorous defense of the sys-
tenn of their institution: The paper by
Professor A. G. True OF the Washington
experiment station developed considera-
BILE interest among the delegates, and his
descrip ton of the m metnod of work in use
there was of great practical benefit.
The resolution introduced at the con.
vention last year, changing the name oi
the association, was laid on the table and
will probably not be considered until an
other year.
This afternoon there was no general
session of the convention, but there were
attended meetings Of the sections on ag-
riculture and chemistry, mechanical arts
and entomology.
The herald., 1895-07-18
COLLAPSE OF A BRIDGE
A Train Goes Down With II and 1any People
Are Killed and Wounded

Are Killed and Wounded
MONUMENT, Col, July 11.-For a
month gang has been at work rebuild
ing a dangerous bridge on the Santa Fe
6Dilway quarter of mile south of town.
More than three-quarters of the bridge
was rebuilt and still stands intact. At
10 AS am. the east-bound passenger train
passed over the bridge. The vibration
caused by the train had not ceased when
freight train of twenty-four cars fol-
lowed. The tram had passed in safety
until within three spans of the end, when
suddenly trestle gave way, and the
whole train fell through the opening
piling up in a most frightful mass, grind
ing the cars Into kindling and heaping
the immense weight upon the body of
Mrs. Albert Cooper, who had Just
brought her husbands lunch and was
sitting under the bridge. The fearful
crash was heard in this town, and the
people rushed to the scene. Conductor
Glaze Jumped and escaped as did Fire
man Frye. J. c. Childers, boss carpen-
ter. saw the peril of Mrs. Cooper and
| jumped off the bridge to save her, and
was carried under the ruins with her.
Dirty Woman's gulch, and was fifty feet
| high and three hundred feet long. 1t
has always been frail structure, and
the awful catastrophe of today has fire.
ouentIy been predicted. The work OF
clearing away the wreck is being pushed
rapidly.
killed-Mrs. Albert Cooper, J. e. Chill
| deIs, unknown tramp.
Iniured-Mark Wickens. engineer, will
die; Charles Gardiner, brakeman, will
die; J. n. Erby, brakeman, will die;
James Neal, hip broken: Henry Allen,
leg broken Charles Rue, leg broken; Wal.
lace Cooper. back injured; ]. ". Cole
bridge contractor, broken arm; Charlie:
stonehouse, foreman. both legs broken
| II. C. Bookert, head cut; - Shaw, hip
crushed, head cut; Charles Haller, bach
| hurt.
The herald., 1895-07-18
CAMPOS CONCENTRATING
Two Americans Released From Captivity
in Cuba

HAVANA, July 17.-General )e Cam
pos has arrived at Bayenne from Man
zanillo. He has concentrated the troops
in that district and is continuing opera
tions against the insurgents.
WASHINGTON, July 17.-Thc Ameri-
can citizens, Vargas and Rui, who have
been unoer arrest in Cuba under sus-
pcion of being dangerous characters,
have been released on their agreement
to quit Cuba mediately.
LONDON, July Is. The Times this
morning has a telegram from Havana
which says that the government troops
continue inactive, alleging that they have
an order to act only on the defensive.
The troops are suffering from yellow fever
and other diseases. An insurgent expe-
dltion with supplies of arms and ammu-
milton landed at the beginning OF July,
forty miles east of Santiago de Cuba. The
insurgents are now estimated at II 600
armed with rifles and 1900 armed with
cutlasses.
The herald., 1895-07-18
INCOME TAX
The Work Of Refunding Moneys Paid In to
Commence Soon


Commence Soon
WASHINGTON. July IT, The internal
revenue bureau .has practically com pleted
the work of recording and scheduling the
returns received under the income tax
act. and very soon will begin the work Of
refunding,the amounts paid before the
law was declared unconstitutional. The
applications for refund, however, are
comingin very slowly. The aggregate
of the returns made represent about $15.
600 600 of tax. and hence about $50, 200. :
UoO it is calculated, would have been col
lectcd if all who were subJect to the tax
had sent in returns. The first decision of
the supreme court exemp pting rents and
receipts from bonds from the operation
of the tax resulted in loss of fully $l5.-
600. 600, SO had the law remained as it or
ignally stood the total receipts would have
approximated $4l, 900, 600, or even $40, 600,
600. These returns, however, seem to in
dicate that New England and the middle
states would have paid about two-thirds
of the whole tax fand the western and
southern sections each about ne-sixth.
The herald., 1895-07-18
Cut in Steamer Rates

SAN FRANCISCO. July 17.-Rate cut.
ting is going on both north ana south OF
San Francisco. Opposition steamers be-
tween Columbia river and Puget sound
have again forced the larger corporations
to make special rates to Portland. AS
toria Seattle and Tacoma. One dollar
per ton is charged for freight to these
points, and passenger rates have again
dropped to $40 to Puget sound points,
tirst-class, and IS to Portland and Astoria.
The steamer Washtenaw is advertised to
sail for Panama direct in opposition to
the Pacific Mail.