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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1896-05-23
PANIC IN CONGRESS.
Solons Thought the Capitol Build
ing Had Been Struck by
Lightnir G.

Washington, u. c.. May 2O.-A severe
rain and wind storm. which swept over
Washington about half past u ycstcr-
day. created a momcntary panic in tn"
House The storm was siEualcd by II
binding flash of lightning. accompanied
hy Il fierce clap of thunder. II seemed
as if the capitol must have been struck.
and most of the members of the House
rushed to the lohbieS. There was 4 rush
from the galleries 10y frightened visitors.
and for five minutes business was prac-
tirally suspended in the House. The
windows of the House folding room were
blown in by the storm. and the clerks
had their hands full collecting the docu-
mcutS The meteorological instruments
in the lobby of the House showed re-
markahlc developments. The thcrmom-
ctcr fen thirty degrees in ten minutes.
half an inch of rainfall was registered
in Tivc minutcS. and the wind velocity
WAS shown tn he over seventy miles.
higher rate than has been known I" this
city since 1872. when Nctzcrotts Music
hall was blown down with loss of life.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1896-05-23
TWO ARRESTS MADE.
Men Suspected of WreCking the c.,
M. & St. p. Freight Train
at Waldo.

Shcboygan. Wis, May f9-Shcrin
GraShorn and Deputy Sheriff Borncfcldt
returned from Waldo. the scene Of the
recent wreck on the Chicago, milwaukee,
< St Paul railway yesterday afternoon.
having in custody Fred Green and Jo-
Seph Wiidman who arc charged with
placing the obstructi0nS on the track
which wrecked u fu>t freight Saturday
morning and caused the death of three
men. The sheriff and detectives of the
company have been busy sine" the wreck
and the result Of their IaborS is tn" ar
rest of Whitman and Green and Sheriff
GraShorn j. authority for the statement
that more arrests will follow.
The warrants were mad" ont this
morning and were signed hf District
Attorney Cole. Al movements of the
officers have been conducted with the
greatest secrecy. They decline to talk
about the case and refuse to give any
Of the causes which led 70 the two ar
rests. The district attorney is equally
mcommnicatiyc and nothing can be
learned in this direction until the men
are examined. ON the arrival in Shcboy-
gan Of the sheriffS they took their prison
crS before Justice GoorIitz where they
v"r" arraigncd and the hearing Of the
ease was adjourned until May - In
default Of $1,000 hail the prisoners were
rcmandcd to jail to await tn" hearing
They are confined in separate cells.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1896-05-23

Racine Man will Probably be
Chosen Junior Vice-Com-
nander @. A. r.

Racine, Wis, May Special. /
Considerable is being said here today.
among local q. \. L. men regarding the
question of the position of Junior vice
commander, to be disposed of during the
coming cncampmcut. The agitation is
upon the question as 10 who shall have
tn" place providing the oucampmcnt per
mlt> Racine comrades tu uamr the man.
as Is often done for the city which en-
trrtHlnS the CnCampmCnt
Among the most prominent mentioned
Tor the Junior vice-commaudcrShip are
N" following wcll-known citizens. :.
W. Eager the present inspector of the
department. who iS among the most act
I've men IN the department, and who has
good war record. William f. Brown,
at one time junior NICc-c0mmaudcr and
one of our best business men: George T..
smith. a prominent mcglhcr of the Iron
BrSadc, a past post commander at Gov.
Harvey post; r. NJ Boyd. who was the
second commander Of the Racine post
and on" of the oldest commanders i'm the
state. and II. j. Smith. a wrlI-knnWH
business man. all of whom. II is said,
would he glad To receive the honor If il
IL to go To Racine. aS * the rule
he decorations about the city are
very handsome and extensive. and prom
lnCnt g. \. Il. mon are gathering today
from all parts of the state. The attend
anCe viii be very large
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1896-05-23
THE LOSS GROWS.
Late Reports Make the Kansas
Cyclone Worse Than First
RenortS-

Kansas City. Mo. May 1g.-Twcnty-
eight killed outright. fifty or moro in
jurcd, some of them fatally. and a prop
erty loss aggregating about ST 900, 900,
is now given aS the estimated damag"
don" hy Sundays cyclouo in Marshall.
Ncmaha and Brown counties, Kansas
Further reports may increase these fg
ureS rs telegraph communication with
the stricken points is still imperfect aud
CONSERVATION prevails.
Hiawntha, kas.. May t9-At a meet
Ing held last night relief was provided
for the cyclone sufferers at Reserve \
carload of provisions. clothing. ctc Will
be sent to Reserve this afternoon from
iiawatha Carpenters, brick maSouS
and lahorcrS in great numbers have gone
TO the stricken cities to assist in r~noy-
ing the debris and rebuilding the de
stroyed sections. Gov Morrill, has been
telcgraohcd To asking the use of tents
belonging to the state until houses can
hC erected
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1896-05-23
4 FATAL WRECK.
Three Men Killed and Two In,
jured at Waldo, Wis.
Tics Placed on the Tracks of the G., NJ. &
ST. P. by Wreckers.

MjIwarkpc. Wis. Nav 1G 4 fact
froiob+ -rai,, ,,,, tho Cbios.,, NI;I,,.,,,T,.,
9 = p,,I -.
= gu ."'.""' vas ueid''eu last
evening at w aldo by pile of ties on
the track. and three men were instantly
aillcd and two injured. The wreck oc-
.urrrd nj what i known ~ tho .,ortI,
svit,.n" af WaIJo ,r5 v.as a,-iIo,.tI,.
.arnfuliy nIrunrd ,tt,,,,,,,t ,o rL,,,,, ,I, -
Ir;IiD from Tho TRACK Tho iJnntitv nf
he wrcckors i uot l,uo,yn hrt tLny+ d, -
.rIDuosaI IN lao tr,r,,s M ,-ilt;,e
th,. disas+,.r oT,,. o'i"'S VI
- me 'ea"'
= EN@i MEEK Join otpNNOR Of Green
n1t' Instantly hlli'u; bodI unueI the
IJI,N,Hr,f,x r,,1r ,.,sr.p,
Eighth street. MiIwaulec vas rf5inr ..
the engine ana VAS instantly kiIlcd: body
under the wreck
JOE MILLER, tramp, was concealed
10 :, ILcl-nl 'aI anu "aS crushed - death;
nnrirn O"''ie" NOM dt"ilS oi cars %hd
rho y,i,,
,,rD,,t ,nT-, ,,t
Pa III, ~ i,,' - l,L-(,NIH OF FTteh
ninnnd inyyn th .i!.a' ~ "Hn,,l
not be released until the vTprEina tr.ijn
arrived
BENJAMIN TTRBIN. tramp stealing
rid" with job Miller; leg broken
struck q Pile of Ties
Fast freight No. 81 on thc Lake Sr-
prrior division of the Chica,o NIiIw,r-
kan 4 ST PnrI railway loft Gr,.,, R,,-
fci, NiIvgukra nj G.20 :, nm ,cst..rI -
with tUputy-rioh+ rarInads Of ANA
freight. in chaTrn nf CnnJuctnr TnTn
Schroher ana Engineer John O'Comnor.
~ l":2o, near Waldo, a small station
NIFTY miles north of milwaukee,. the train,
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1896-05-23
KANSAS VISITED.
A Cyclone Sweeps the State De-
stroying Half a Dozen
Towns.

r-,-.s.. "a. n, NJ 80
Kansas City. Mo, May lS.-News OF
the loss Of life and destruction Of urol,-
-. - -. - :;
"s u"f > 'H'l'i'T l" SN'i.~N
II SO" III coming IN 'auS"n ny 'hc up
pied condition o. telegraph wires. WHAT
has been received makes il plain that
previous estimates of the damage done
were none TOO high. and in fact may be
added to when communication is com
pletpIy reopCupd Fully half a dozen
towns were struck hy the tviStcr and The
known dead is seven Tho injured num-
Der fully thirty. many of whom. it j,
feared. are fatally hurt
Reserve. n village on the Missouri Pa
citiC IN Brown county. seems to have
felt the brunt of the storm. But five
houses are said to have been left stand
ing there The list of killed and injured
Mt Reserve follows:
n W Terbnno aged so. RaInb Swecnv
years: Viola Phillips. 4 years; Mrs. john
RyndCr.
The injured are.
ToL, D,.,,ar e.,u- hr,,d so, l
broken; William NfeiT6ns. father Of Mr.
puertson. internally injured: Mrs l.. W
Ierhuue and daughter, internally hurt
sherman Phillips, bruised and cut; Jerry
Ronne anu VIE, ne, ,aIl cut ana hurt; TSorEe
Pbiiiins arm, hrnEan. Hsr2v Thnmnson and
wife; Frank Jones' jaw broken: Mrs
Sweeny and three children. hurts and
bruises: Rev. Mr.. Parker, wife and dauGh-
ter internally hurt: William MargraYe,
Ia'" ana h'al oFHiscH r y
SI',Iihi I..rtIi; - ,nt ',iaL II"l h'S'tNt
of ;...o'I i'iH 'oM Il was "i"ioS! 'l,'I our
- |'H.'l"'I ; H'''I'',
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1896-05-23
PLANS OF SILVERITES.
Said that They will Delay Adjourn
ment OF Congress for Sew
eraI Months.

Washington. u. C., May 1S.-The i'm
preston is growing about the capitol that
the silver men will soon take position
against final adjournment before the ma
tionaI conventions. The movement cm.
braces silver advocates i'll both houses and
Of all parties There has been no formal
agreement 81 far. hut there has been a
general exchange of views. and there j.
no doubt that some of the leaders hold
the opinion that il will bc wise tn post
ponr Adjournment until there Shal he op-
portunitE 10 know what position the con-
vrntiunS will take on the financial qucs-
ton.
The present week in the Senate bids
fair to be given M largely 10 matters
pertaining to the District of Columbia.
The consideration of the Dollar Gar"
bill Will consume considerably more time
aud when it * disposed of the DISTRICT
Appropriation bill viii bc taken up if il
is not cut ont 10y the conference report OF
the legislative act.
The Hons" probably will devote much
of its tim" diving The week to the con
SidCration of conference reports on the
appropriation bills. 1t is expected that
the conference reports on both the naval
and river and harbor bills will be pre-
scented. and on both lively fights are an
iiCinatCd.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1896-05-23
FORCED TO THE WALL.
L. d. Thorp e. Son Are Unable
to Meet All Their OBJ
legations.

Sturgeon Bay, Wis, May - Snp-
ciaLi- l.. u. Thorp X Son. Egg Harbor
merchants, have made an assignment,
with liabilities of $12O0O. The assets
viii cover this amount A. -. Thorn,
county treasurer. waS appointed a4Si@-
nee, with l.. NJ. Washhurn and j. =
Hay surcticS. The heaviest creditors
are Roundy. Pcckham X Go. of Milwau-
kcc; Joannes Bros. Green Bay; Fen
hcrthy. Cook n Co. Ncnomincc. ard
also Chicago and New York houses
Ioor collections was the cause.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1896-05-23
BANKERS INDICTED.
&rand Jury in Denver Hold officials
Charged with Conspiracy.

Denver Col, May 13.-The federal
grand jury now in session has found Sev
eral indictments against bank officials
and others accused of having conspired
20 defraud dcpOsitorS in banks in this
city which have closed their doors during
the past three years. John j. R"ith-
mann, president, and John !. Reith-
mann. j.. yice-preSidcnt: Charles NJ.
Clinton, cashier, and Charles Kunzcml-
Ter. assistant cashier. of the German Ma
falsifcd figures in the report To- the
comptroller of the condition Of that in
stitution on May +, 1893.
1t iS also announced today that .. +.
Miller of Chicago has been indicted on
the charge Of emhczZlnG S125.0"O from
the Commercial National bank, and that
Charles II. Dow, who was president Of
the Commercial. is charged with having
conspireG with Miller 10 defr; I'D corI-
mercial depoSitOrs-
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1896-05-23

Washington, May 19.-Senator Quay
will 20 10 Canton, O.: in few y,,, days 60
confer a,ootnJ " -" 70 mark the end Of the oppo-
sitioh i TNPtC' 10 Mai. McKinlcy'S nomination at
st IL Louis. Senator Quay viii 90 70 Can, an,
ton ~, % in the role Of peacemaker and as the
representative of the opposition caT4l, rL,
dates and their allied interests: n II.
tourney is now being arranged Tor. II
is the Understanding here that MAJ. NJ "
KinIay has consented 10 receive Sena'o 'oE
Nnav and 10 talk over with him the
various features of the campaign.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1896-05-23
PROF. BOECK DEAD.
He was kossuth's Private Secretary and
"A Friend of Victor Hugo.

Philadelphia. Pa. May 19.-Prof. Leo
poId Juuus Bocck. ut one time private
SECRETARY to Gen. Louis koSsuth. an
intimate friend of Victor Hugo and Victor
Cousins and known AZ the Father of
the Poles in America, Is dead from
heart failure He was 16 years old.
During the uprising of Hungary. Boeck
became major in koSsuth,S army and
afterwards a the great leaders secretary
Prof Roeck was twice married. His
widow i a member of the old New York
family of I.0unsbcrry. who are closely
connected with the family Of ex-senator
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1896-05-23
RUSHING THE WORK.
Columbus will SOON Have system of
MaterwOrIs.

Columbus. Wis. May - Spc..1LI
Work ON The watcrwnrk% plant is icing
rushed by the contractors. About one
half of tn" masonry on the brick tower
is done. and the walls of the pump
house are up three feet. Having I'm
ishcd NJ Watcrtown. a large gang Of
pipe layers came yesterday. aud will
begin laying pip" this morning
The now spiro Of III" Lutheran church
10 replace tho ono injured by lightning,
j. completed. the new on" being sur
mounted with handsome ClldcJ cross
instead of weather IAN" as w3s tho
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1896-05-23
MILWATkEE LINESrOCK MARKET.

Hogs Receipts. 43 cars: market steady.
Mixed. ;i.:;Jd3 -; heavy. fair to good. 1850
8 40; light. 100 TO 1870 lbs. 3.+0d@.4J
ttIe-Receipts. ) ears: market steady.
Butchers steers, medium 10 good, 1850 to
800 lbs, 315n4.oo; common 10 fair 900
to 1000 lbs, 3GOII3. -: cows. common to
good. > 4JGi2 ~; heiferS. good 10 choice.
2.II"d3.5O: common To good. > 225H&.on;
StcckerS. 500 TO 700 lbs. 2-I5TI3 -; canucrS,
l1JFI2 90: bulls, common to good. 2.21H3.Ou.
good 10 choice, 2.J0U2.n0; feeders. 500 10
$50 lbs, 2IJdi.uO: VeaIS steady. 2ppa 40.
mixers and spTjnger>. Is. S.W'T32 ~.
Sheep-ReceptS, l car: market steady,
2.aulI3.ln. lambs Stendv. 3 .AR1 / %.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1896-05-23

oiahther' the San Francisco Muir
derer, Turns Out to be a
German Knight

San Francisco. Cal. MAY 19-Joscph
blanlhcr the suspected murderer of Mrs.
Philoprna Langfcldt. was lieutenant
III IN" army of Emperor Francis Joseph
ana served with such distinction that
&c received as a special token of inporiaI
."N"r at Least four crosses and dccora-
i!onS Of Ln!ghtly orders. The dccora-
tl"hS and tn" documents accommodating
them We're found among the effects Of
tiir missing man. CSta bliShiug his idpli-
tty beyond Il doubt
ne most important of these docu-
me4tS Is the Illuminated imperial order
9I lIocember II, 1873, comforting knight
hoOd crest and a coat of arms uD0n 10
SePh Banthor. who is described rs first
lieutenant IN tho SiXty-tifth Austrian in
iahtry commanded by the Ar.hdukc
Ludwig Victor.
| ms document interests the police here
mostly m the fact that it fixes beyond a
doubt the age of Blanthcr at II wears.
~ ~" was born IN 1889 at RanLolberg in
Si"lmart. lie must have descended
from a good family Ia get such a berth
aS hr~t lieutenant in the archduke's rcgi-
mgnt when only ~ years of age
PREVIOUS to that he had evidently done
some peculiarly noteworthy action for
thr highly priced iron cross of the third
order had already been conferred upon
hun. Later on, from other papers found
among Rlanther'S effects il would ap-
Dear that he was with his regiment at
Bangkok. Siam. with title Of major.
Hy some special act of bravery the at
t"ntion Of King Humhcrt was attracted
TO the knight Won BIanthcr Among
other documents found hy the police is
the hearing Of the royal seal Of Italy
whereby knighthood in the order of the
crown of Italy is conferred.
This WAS i'll November. 1891. and in
obedience to the royal will. the golden
insignia of tn" order. the double headed
eagle of the house of Savoy and pat
ent comforting the right to wear it was
dispatched to Blanthcr. who was then a
lieutenant iii the Thirty-SccOnd Infantry
regiment of Austria.
Blanthcr arrived in the United States
about ten years ago and resided in New
York. Chicago and numerous towns in
Florida Bllnthcr arrived in San Fran
cisco on February last and with the
exception of short trip tn Portland,
Or, he remained in ths city ever since.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1896-05-23
REFORMING THE CITY.
Petition Presented To the Common CouH-
ell at Fond bu Lac,

Fond du Lac. Wis. May ID Special
A petition bearing the names Of more
than 100 women WAS presented I" the
council last night. II asks that The 'a-
looms he ordered 10 clos" at 10 "'clo' X
every evening and not open uutI .
o'clock in the morning aud remain closed
all day Sunday. Besides This it r"IIe~ts
the city fathers to prohibit gambling in
all forms AID. Iiatz moved that .hc
petition he tabled and his motion passed
hut later was brought mp again Iad re-
fcrrcd 10 the committee on ordinances
and legislation. There are five saloon
keepers iii the common council and hey
seemed to he very much put ont that
such a petition had been presented. Ih"
names of Mrs. +. +. Sweet. tn" wife Of
the mayor. and the wives of several of
the aldermen were signed to the petition.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1896-05-23
LATEST HARKET REPORTS.
Milwaukee,. May 10. 1896
CHICAGO POTATO MARKET.

Chcago-Pc atuos Interest in this 30
partmcnt X sick. Offerings are liberal and
stock iS mostly in advanced stage Of
decomposition. No inquiry from any
source Prices range: BUrbankS per bus.
l%W15c: Hcbrons. per bus. 11M13c; rose. per
bus, !GN l2c: peerless per bus, 1od l2c:
mixed. per bus, 1OH14c.
New Potatoes Arrivals are moderate and
demand is only fair. Fancy lots are salahlc
10 modcTat" extent. but small common
not wanted Ht any price. Louisiana, 1.5Ou
. 80: sacks. 15T1 %
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1896-05-23
SCHOOL BUILDING BURNED.
Lightning Supposed to Have Caused the
Blaze at NonteIIo.

Montello. Wis. May IS Special FIR
The high school building here burned
Sunday morning at > O'Clock The il
hrary and organ and all the furniture
we're destroyed. It was valued at $1,000
About $500 worth of school books
burned. 1t is supposed To have been
struck by lightning.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1896-05-23
Mine Findings Burn.

Richmond. Va. May 19.-Thc build
nc< over the Grove shaft, MldIo[hiaE
coal pit. twenty-five miles from mere.
took fire last night and were completely
DESTROYED \ gang OF men We're a,
,,'[rL. IN tho nit at the time and il was
foared they would b. overcome by foul
air or otherwise injured. hut all were
rescued today without ln1urT.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1896-05-23
She MAS Boiled.

Little Rock. Ark. May 19.-Anna +.
Mack of 81 Louis has brought suit
against George II. Eastman and III"
Logan II. Roots estate. owners OF
hafhhousc at Hot Springs. for $4,000
damages The plaintiff alleges that she
took a bath IN the bathhouSc on Decem-
her %. 1895. and that she was exposed
to such a high degree of temperature
that She sustained injuries from which
Sbn has never been able TO recover.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1896-05-23
HE WILL STAY.
No Truth in the Report that Minister
Taylor i Coming Home.

Madrid. May 19.-Thc fact that the
United States minister. HanniS Taylor
has arranged with a transport agency 10
convey his personal furniture on board
the steamer Condewifredo. bound for
New Orleans tomorrow. led TO the report
that the minister was TO leave Madrid.
This. 1t Is stated. is not the case Mr.
Taylor's family is returning to the
| nited States but their departure has
nothing To do with politics. and the min
lister is going 10 reside al the legation.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1896-05-23
Snnt. Whitehead Inyestigates-

Hartford, Wis May SneciaL1-
Supr. Whitehead of the Humane society
of Milwaukee was here yesterday in
veSrigatiug charges preferred against
Paul Wolf OF the town of Addison. who
is alleged N have been feeding his catrla
or barley straw for number Of mouths.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1896-05-23
ONE Ian KILLED.
Result of a Singular Accident on to the
Lake shore Past Freight.

Toledo. O.. May 19.-One man was
killed and six injured by singular acci-
dent on 4 Lake Shore fast freight today
The train was going westward ~ the
edge Of the city when the air hose broke
near the middle of the train. setting the
brakes on the front half Of the train.
The rear portion came forward with
such terrific force that one empty stock
car was doubled tngetheraS if it had been
paper hnN. In the car Were seven
tramp> stealing ride. one a little nrg-n.
escaped unhurt. Frank Harms of
Washington. Ga.. WAS killed.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1896-05-23
TOO MUCH RAIN.
Farm Lands at TaRawa Turned Into
Sln.tll ItLes

NauaWa. Wis. Mag 19.-I SPECIAL. J.
The ram which has fallen almost daily
in this section for the last six wceEs. l.
making trouble for many of the farmers.
The dry summers Of tn, past few y"ar-
encouraged them 10 clear and break Mp
the ramarars and t5marack SwIn2~.
Last year enormous crops were rt.-ad
on this class of lands, but the continued
wet weather has made much Of il i,tt.r
better than 4 lake Du th" other IafG
those whose lands lie on high and andy
ground are iuhilant ar the prospect sad
predict the largest harvest for maj
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1896-05-23

Berlin, Wis-Thcre were 161 boxes ~
twins offered on the Rcrin dairy board this
afternoon and sold AT 6ttHtG l3-l6c pcr III.
Fond du Lac, Wis. Offerings today 313
boxes twins. Sales free AT 7H7l.r.
MuScoda Wis offerings 400 twins. All
sold at 7c. Market quiet.