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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-12-18
STATE BALANCE SHEET.
Secretary OF State and Secretary
OF Treasury Prepare
Statement.

Madison, Wis, Dee. III Special. /
A statement % the rccents and diSburse-
ments Of the state Of Wisconsin for the
fiscal year ending :, ptrnbcr 80 last. con-
dcnscd from the reports Of the secretary
OF state and state treasurer. shows the
total receipts 20 have hccn $o.324.5 OF
and disbursements S2,3l0, 1193G. The
receipts, however, include $4,000 bor-
roWed from the trust funds and the
amount on hand il the general fund was
S33,6IS.2l, which is S16.131.:iJ less than
the amount on hand September 80. 1896.
ne largest item Of receipts, more than
MALT of the total, is from the license or
tax OF railroad companies. amounting to
Sl.Zot. -fo.JS: sleeping car companies
pald but S904.1J; Telegraph companies.
SlO,6S42S: telephone companies. $40
i'.l4; street railway panicS. SGg7 Il
IOan ana trust companies. Sy1T1 81: log
drlylnS and boom companies. S1:i19 6:;
ana insurance companies. Sis 9G4 Is.
Inc office fees of the several state de
partmentS turned into the state treasury
were as follows: Governors. Sl45. sec
retary of state. S1o.SNI 10: insurance
commissioner. S3S292 81: bank exam
lner, SOUS: land department. $3.50
superintendent of public property, 81
The salaries and permanent appropria-
expenses We're nearly $4,000 more
Alo1. S62.o3. Ih" expenses # the several
charitable and penal institutions of the
state Tor the year were. State hOSpitai
Tor the insane. Mendoza. Sll4.2lO. 81;
Northern hospital for insane. Oshkosh,
HlnV,obl. -: school for deaf, Dplavan,
Al9.S3i3l: school for blind. JancSyiIlc.
S4I,322.o7; industrial school for bows
NWaUkesha. SIO,G44.41; state prison.
Naupun. S114,fSo. .96: state public school.
sparta school. $50. 1916 90: home for fee
bie,mnd"d. Chippewa Fails. $l35. 10. .S6.
!, SLefh tr hlre at the capitol cost SIN.115.S2;
sicnt labor, S14.1329S; incidental cx-
prhSeS. 4,0G5.Io. Printing for the state
mot including the publications in news
naperSl cost S3l,324.il. The state paid
s''oNN.'? for postage and S5936.64 ior ex-
prrsSase. Gas ana electric light cost
S4$SS."t; fuel, S}}GI A.
For educational purposes the state cx-
Dcn>eS We're: Common schools. interest
and examiners. S11O.3I3.51; normal
schools, fifth normal. interest. teachers
institutes. Sf9.o93: university sumner
school, agricultural experiment station,
interest on GER liicatCs of Indebtedness
Sl3.il6.5l; free high schools $i1 .93l 50:
manual training in high schools, $3.50.
In" expenses of the Wisconsin Nctcr-
ans home. Including care of inmates
were SE}:o14 -: Of this the United
States paid S9439.T2. The cost of the
Wisconsin National guard through the
Acknowledgement department was SS1.-
GU.IS: through til" quartcrmaster-gcn-
erals department, S2I.I1O27
he states expenses for its courts
were: Circuit court Judges. SGS, 600; Su-
preme court judges. &f.Mi02J: circuit
court reporters. $SS6l ~. Tho expenses
Sl523:63; state bar examiners. S1145.21:
state law library S.1tjjS T3
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-12-18
SKILLFUL WITH THE BIG TOE.
West Indian Women and Girls Use it
Considerably in Climbing.

Inc negroes OF the Vest indlcS use the
great toe constantly in climbing. Sever
nj years ago, while spending some time
at one of the famous resorts IN jamaica,
| had an opportunity to observe the skill
with which the black women, who do 4
great part of the m"nial labor, carried
stone, mortar and other building matcri-
ais @D their heads to the top of 4 five
story tower, in Il part of the hotel not
then finished. Much Of the uncrring ac-
cWacy with which the women and girls
chased each other up and down the long
ladders, with heavy loads skIiifnliy
poised on their woolly pateS. was due to
tn" hrnncss with which they graspcd
each rung Of the ladder with gle great
toe. They did not place the ball or the
hollow of the foot on the rung. but the
@rGov" at the juncturc of the great toe
with the body of the foot, and they held
fast by making the back of the other toes
afford the other gripping surface. In
much the same way the AhysSiniHu ma
tive cavalry grasp til" Stirrup. And |
have seen a onc-armcd SautO DOMINICAN
black. aStridc the near OK in a wheel
yoke, guiding a led mule with rein held
between his great and second toes, while
has only arm was devoted in cracking his
tramStcr'S whip.-Dycrland Monthly.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-12-18
THE NATIONS WEAKNESS,
Comptroller of Currency EckeIs Talks of
Our MoEefarY Sx

St Louis, Mo, Dec. 14.-Comptrollcr
James II. EckelS, who is in the city as
the gnc>t of the Commercial club deliv-
cred a speech before that body last night.
taking as his subject. a Great Nation 5
Weakness" He said III part:
This nation stands out from all its sister
nations as having monetary and financial
laws which invite public disgrace and pri-
Eate disaster. The government now presents
the rather pitiable spectacle of Il boosted
great nation resting It's monetary integrity
upon the mere ChHnCe of having man Of
sound principles and strong sense of right
IN the executive chair. II by the acCidency
% an election Il man of uusound monetary
views or weak will should be placed in or
Zee. the whole financial fabric would 90 10
pieces and the country would find itself
without credit at home standing abroad
The banks Of the country are strong
enough to undertake the issue Of all the
credit currency that circulates. II they are
too weak to support Il safely guarded bank
note ISSu" based upon assets by which the
commercial needs of the country can only be
responded to, the movement is not less weak
The Insolvency of the one would mark the
Insolvency of the other, for when a point is
reached where the combined assets of the
c"untryS banks Will not bear the volume of
currency needed TO carry on the cuuntryS
business. the government well as the
Individual will be hopelessly involved in
bInkrUuTPy
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-12-18
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH

;, Mll.W a Z Is EE-fI9ur-in fair h'mahd
Mh'at-C hsnanSed; no. sprIns; ~ Oh rack
~, No tSoIln lnyiui 81. '''N, ~ ,,ti.I, t"i
No w1ite dat1 on trark ~; Mo. . "hits' on on
tracf 1o4 prn :, ,r rad
4GiZ% proviif9ns In,y,.r- IarI =; Isri
415
I.iorr i, T., foi- ,,o,,.,,,r a., :. % ,or MT
1"uI - IN IN -, La!i ~ " 'n''lu "I "-'o iol pau
ems ana -n''- -. ~, an
W a. NJ, Il, e
,,h,r ro5 Ht""u"'" anu '''' ''' ''-
"i"iTTIi,,c, Dr WI. ,.,..t,u
CHl' ~! -. clos - v h.@t 'rc"mn"F,
- = % Diu' J1i"gLH' ~ -, " ~ -
'5t NJ, l r,n,I ~ n,
~ 1%,tg 'ah9arE' rar sc, Nay 'I,y T,SI 80
= NJ "a JrJ r,'ro,,I,nr -.
JanTary / 37gjt a.. Nav ,,4,I17 RiL-3
Tl fI''- ~ ~ l
1f-,. NEM ,.,i', ok. Cnrn NJ
January, ""'2,. May ~ Torn May
''i'iG ERIPp,H1oi9'17Iostnr- whoat-stcaIy. IA
May iN4 n1FH- ltdlF' : - e. h'Enyi EH',,'
GHICAGomcjgorins $i6'HlG -, 30 - .>g E@w
YORK -KchauGe -"' premium l"Nl'A I"'t'
i ~ and 4 81
ST. LVI Is y neat L""cTt so. chSh
red, elevator, $50; track. -, ,{HE'c, Deem
b"r 9Ii2c: January, &c, May, :LM""i-';
July, Soi4c: 40. hard cash. N6'41 Nic. Corn
Lower; 40. - cash, 2Jlz". December. 24l2c,
January, 25c, May. 2''-c. Oats Lower:
No. : cash elevator 2lc, track - b"c"n-
ber 2lc bid; May, MI bid; No. "hIt%'
2ii2c, Rye-l-g~"r' 10, iaA-'"d IL.
Lcad-Firm; 2.J2l2. Sp"ltcT Firm, @.7|a
3.77L1
KANSAS Wh"at-Mor" active.
lower: No. / hard. s4ms44c; No =, N2n
Sil.c. No. 3, 7EFGs2i2 2c. No I. 1.,H 20; NJ.
red, 93494c, No ,, a2i"i!'"c; E". ;. SOL
@2l2c: No. T. siaH1-, ~; sPTln=, 500 ,,i.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-12-18

! NEWS NOTES.
@eeeeeegeeeeeeeeeeeeGsel y

Eugene Eastman. Il foreman in the
street cleaning department of New \ ork
city. was arrested ou tn" charge of en-
hcZzIng S2J.nO0 from persons III Nrhras-
ka.
William Lakeland. trainer for Fox
hall K"cne has bought from John L
Madden the great 2-ycar-old Hamburg
The price was SGn,0Un.
a heavy freight train drawn y two
locomotives crashed IHto Il train of empty
coal ears in the NosShurg tunnel on the
L"high Valley railroad. Both engines
and about sixteen freight ears were de
rallied. hlorhiug the tunnel.
Miss Celia Stern WAS fatally burned
in her bedroom at Philadelphia The
bed clothes caught fire from a candle and
when hcil arrived the room was i'm flames
The Celtic union Of San Francisco
has taken up the idea OF erecting in this
city great building to commemorate
lS9S, the centennial year.
Robert W. Homes of buffalo has pur-
chased one of the largest farms in the
country. Il tract of 5000 acres of wheat
land ON the $500 railroad in North Da-
kota. for a cash consideration of about
SlIJ.WN.
The Allan liner State Of Nebraska
bad her fore rigging on the port side ear
rird away. all the Joined work and cat
tie fittings from the fcrc rigging aft to
;he cabin on the same side smashed and
piled i'm heap on deck. and one or two
plates cracked for ab"ut ten to fifteen
feet. in collision with tn" barge G. G.
Chapman, just out~id" of Sandy Hook
-IIuhc Smith. cN-s"crrtary Of the in
terror. Announces in the Atlanta tGa.p
journal that thor" is no foundation for
the rrmpr that he intends to remove to
New York.
II y. Willard. scnntoi for the de
UfTfmput Of I,Urp has Lsru aUpoiutrI
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-12-18
MRS. MkiNLEY DEAD
Mother of the President Passes
Away.
Did Not Regain Consciousness Some
ReminISCeuScS.

Canton, O, Dec. 13.-NIrs Nancy Ali
son Mckinley, mother of President Nc
kinley, died Sunday morning at > o'clock
The President was at his mothers bed
side when she passed away, having re
mained in the sick room almost constant
ly since his recent return from Washing
ton. II was the tenth day of Mrs. Nc
knlcy's Illness.
Death had been seemingly near several
times during that period. hut never had it
deaths door as Saturday night. When
she suffered sinking spell at that time
her physician sad that the illness would
terminate fatally some time during the
early morning hours and she passed away
at 4. m. without again recovering CON
SClOUSneSs.
Canton. O.. De- 13.-Thc funeral of
Mrs. Mckinley. who died Sunday morn
ing, is to be held Tuesday afternoon at
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-12-18
REV. MR.. GIBSON IN DANGER.
Body Guard for Pastor of Durrant's Old
Church,.

san Francesca, Cal. Dee. 14.-Tho 20
lice and the people of Emanuel Baptist
church believe that the life of Rev. !.
George Gibson. burraut's former pastor
is III danger The police have warned
the reverend gentleman to protect himself
against the possibility of harm The
warning has boon needed and Or. Gibson
: protected night and day. One of
the members of his congregation has vol
untcrrcd his services aS Il body guard and
The police viii detail an officer to attend
every public service nj Emanuel church.
Siucp the murder in the church many at
tpmpts have been made 10 cast suspicion
ON the pastor, and his refusal to be drawn
into the case. even as Durrant's spiritual
adviser, has caused much comment.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-12-18
ALEX M'DONALD DEAD,
Former Minister to Persia Expires at
LynChhury. Va

Lynchburg. Va. Dec. 14.-Alex. Nc
Donald. former minister 10 Persia. tiod
here this Afternoon His death had been
expected for several days. He was born
in Lynchhurg about seventy years ago
and had lived here nearly all his life He
was connected with the Lynchburg Nir-
ginian from 1880 until 1888 and as editor
of the paper was we'll known TO poll
ticianS throughout the Old Gnminion In
1891 he was elected to represent the
Lynchburg district in the N.irgina Sen
ate and was a member of that body whom
appointed minister to Persia. He visItv.!
Europe on several occasions as United
States commissioner: he was sent to The
Vienna exposition, and some years later
to the Paris exposition.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-12-18
MILWAUKEE, LIVESTOCK MARKET

HOGS-RcCepts, 30 cars; higher; pack
ars, 3.1j4i4.25; mixed. 3.31u3. 10; light. 33o
ei3.4O; rough. 3utu3 10.
CATTLE Market steady; receipts, S cars.
Butchers steers, medium to good 1850
10 1850 lbs. ord4 30; fair TO medium. go 10
1850 lbs, 3 spl 90; heifers fair to choice.
3OulI3 80: cows, fair to good. 2 25lt3 40:
Gamers, 1754215; bulls. common to good.
5pd3 co. feeders. 800 To $50 1bs ; GVa3. - /.
stoCkers. 500 to 700 Tbs 3 GOd3. 60; vcas
@43.o0
SHEEP Receipts , cars; ma -kot dull;
3OoG3T5: lambs, steady, i.2JII1.75-
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-12-18
LATEST MARKET REPORTS.
Milwaukee, Dec. II, 1897
RITTER AND CHEESE MARkIEr

BUTTER AND CHEESE MARKET.
MILWAUKEE-Butter good demand
choice lsm20c; best dairy selections. 17Q
1Sc; lines. fair to choice do, 120l6c roll,
liml5C; packing stock, do, 90lioc; grease, 4
46c. Cheese-Full cream fats, per II, Sl1Ga
&c; Young Americas. 1oC; brick lie;
limburger, %d912c; Swiss. do. IlmI3c: BIoci
Swiss, 12m13c; tub Swiss @d1Or Eggs
Per doz. 16l@dl7c. cases returned; icehonse.
12H13c.
MTSCoDA-Orcrings, 1850 twins: qfi sold
1t g3c.
CHICAGO Butter-.5,,a,iy creamcrics. l5
goo; dairicS, 12Ml9c. Eggs-Steady; fresh.
2oc
NEW YORK Butter Receipts. SsO7 pkgs;
quiet: Western creamery, ljH23c; Egins
23c; factory, 12@l1". Cheese Receipts
1861 pkgs; quiet; large white September
SIC: small colored September. Miol ,c, large
late made, Tl2c; small do. Sl4mAlac. light
skins, 6@GHc; part skins, 4lM5lec: fun
skins, 3alIc. Eggs Receipts. G622 pkgs;
steady; state and Pennsylvania. I2M26c;
Western, 2oU2lc. Sugar Raw, firmer, fair
refining. 3@c centrifugal, @ test. 4c. re-
fined, firm; rushed. 5 1l-lGc; powdered. -,
grauuiatei, 3 ll-Itpr.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-12-18
HULL BURIED FORTY YEARS.
Cargo of Steamer Arabia Finally Reachet
Near Par kville. No.

r1rkviIIe. Mo. Dec. 1f.-There is no
longer any doubt that the cargo Of the
steamer Arabia. which sank near here on
August %. 1876. has been reached. -Four
wool hats have been brought up wnicn
were found Just after the hun vas
reached. The hull is buried in thirty four
feet of sand. Gale Henson x Sons. who
have furnished the money for the srlr"h.
left for Holt. Mo. They viii keep crews
working day and night until they a>,:cr-
tain what is on the boat. Mr. Henson has
tried several times to get a bill of hiding
Of the contents. but without success. 1t
is supposed that the cargo consisted main
ly Of liquor. which will be very valuable
ilurnlrS.. Of -
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-12-18
PUGILISTS GO TO COURT,
Charge of Mansiaughter Follows the
Death of Croot.

London. Dec. 14.-Jimmy Barry Of Chi
cago: White. his second: Wattley, the sec
oud of the late Walter Croot Of NpwcaS-
tie. England; +. +. Angel, the manager Of
the National Sporting club, and the ref
cree and timo-keeper Of the boxing match
during which, on the sixth instant, Wal
ter Croot was fatally injured, were
street police court on the charge Of man
slaughter. They were remanded on bail.
Their dcpositions will he sent to the pub
lie pTpSpCut0r
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-12-18
\ Long Sentence,

Fond din Lac. WiS.. no. IL special 7
P. q. Murphy. who was green twenty
f.a years in WaWuH Yesterday IN rbc
charg" of having ass u'r.I the 11--aar-u,l
daughter Of Emil Ileb~ Of Oak CeHrsr
vas taken To Waupal this morning hy
Sheriff SChaefe-- II broke down when
he judge pronounced sentence Murphy
Madison and informed TIE ,uiEr that b.
was "a graduate Of the CrGmags high
school AMI had also taken course il the
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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-12-18
HEAVY DAMAGES ASKED.
Thomas Peake Suing Former Employers
for $50 900.

The suit Of Thomas Pcakc against WI
liam Mcclure. surviving parurr Of thu
logging firm Of Mitchell " McClurc. for
100000 for personal injuries. Is on trial
in the federal court. Pcaac was an
employc of the firm and Wa badly hurt
while unloading logs from ears onto a
slide or runway near Ashland. being
caught under tn" logs. T1e lower nor
tion of his body is partially paralyzed.
He claims that the accident WAS due
to defect in tho Slide. The suit was
started in the circuit court of Douglas
county, hut was removed rn the United
States court, the parties of the action h'-
ing residents Of different states.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-12-18
Foot PLAYER Killed

Akron. O. Dec. 1t.-Frank Hunt is
dead from brain fever, the result IF i'll
jUrics received while engaged in playing
football last Thursday. Young Hunt
was engaged in practicinc for Il game 10
be played on saturday. and IN a scrim-
mage was kicked in the stomach ahI
head. He did not appear 70 be seriously
injured. and said nothing about the acci-
dent at home. The next morning he WAS
i'll. however. ana developed brain fever,
from which he died.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-12-18
WHISKY PRODUCT UNCURBED.
Effort to Form Combine to Restrict the
Output Fails.

Louisville. Ky, Dec. 1.-THE attempt
Of the Kentucky Distilers' association to
secure an agreement to restrict the pro-
duction to i5.DD.OWD or 10000. 900 gal
Ions i'll 1898 is Il failure. The secretary
has received less than a dozen answers
to the invitation to sign the contract and
is very blue. as the stocks now on hand
are sufficient for four years consumption.
and much is selling below the cost of pro-
ductiou. Some of the best brands. dis
titled in 1892 and 1898. are selling at
from % to 80 cents a gallon in addition
to the tax. and the distillerS are now
trying to produce an article at II cents a
gallon. which further demoralizes the
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-12-18
Romance in an Elevator.

Chicago. H.. Dec. IA courtsh'n he
gun IN an elevator has ended in so 0r0
breach of promise case. begun IN the cir
cult court Amanda ZilIer. rs years Of
age. ana seamsrreSs by occupation. Is
the plaintiff. and declares that Richard
Buehner clothing store mana ger, IL
lured her feelings 10 the amount la mel
when he refused 70 marry her. Her erSt-
while lover is IL years her senior. He
asked her 10 be his wife, she says. short
" after they met.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-12-18
ANNUAL WOLF HUNT.
Winnebago Indians Preparing for the
Event Near Black River Falls.

Black River Falls. Wis, Dec. II
Special. THE annual wolf hunt, which
takes place about the holidays among the
Winncbago Indians, is looked forward to
with more expectancy than the deer
hunting season. \ tirst-cass Wolf hunt
er makes more money on wolves than he
does on deer, and from reports in differ
ent parts of the county wolves Of the big
gray timber variety are numerous this
winter
Several have been killed rear Sham
rock. but the big hunt will be held among
the bluffs in Jackson and TrempcaI"au
counties To the west Of this city. The
Indians expect to make good haul in
ba
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-12-18
Reconstructed Cabinet.

London. Dec. IA special dispatch
from Rome says the Marquis di Rudini
has reconstructed the Italian cabinet. the
only changes being Sig. Zanardelii. as
ministe. Of Justice: Gen. NanmarzaQo.
minister OF war. Sig. Coccoortu, minis
ter Of agriculture: Sig. Psvouice!l. mia.
lister 0t public works, sld S!g. Gals,
I-i..ster :. Instruction.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-12-18
CASTLE IS SCORCHED.
Whole Garrison at Dover. Eng,
Turned Out to Fight the
FlameS

Dover Eng, Dec. 14-Dover castle
caught fire this morning. The officers
quarters have already been guttcd and
the main building is enveloped. The
whole garrison is fighting the flames The
powder Magazine is threa tened
lhc eastern portion of Dover castle
has been completely guttcd and the
flames have spread to the western por-
ton. Efforts are being made 10 save arti-
cIcS of historic and artistic value. which
are numerous in that part of the castle
here seems little doubt that most of the
fortress is doomed.
Ihe fire was quenched at 4 p. III.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-12-18
I8.versity Man in Trouble

81. Louis, Mo. Dec. IA man who
gave his name 1T James Nolaud. when
arrested by the police several days ago,
for burglary Of several west end resi-
d,nceS. turns out 70 be James Oldham.
8 graduate ot Trinity college. Dublin. He
acknowledged his identity today and con-
fesS-l that he had robbed the homes d
8 number OF uluiolaires,
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-12-18
WILL NOT STRIKE.
Miners at Ishpemin& will Await New
Year for Raise in Wages.

I~hpeminG, Mich, Dee f4.-ISpecialI i
Despite the strong talk of striking by
some of the union miners it is not proba-
bile that there VIII hr 3uv trouble as Il
result Of the refusal OF the mine oper-
atorS here and 1T Negaunee to advarce
wages tomorrow in accordance with the
demands Of the union. Mining cOmpa-
ujrS viii Voluntarily raise wages at the
end of the YEAR II the union does not at
TtruDr Il strike.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-12-18
BUY BELOIT PLANTS.
Con solldation Of the Two Electric
Lighting Concerns OF
that Citv

BeIoit, Wis. Dec. 13.-[Special IA
syndicate of Milwaukee capitalists have
Cole and NJ. II. Taylor in this city and
the tw" interests have been consolidated
and Will hc run 10y the Bcloit Electric
Light company. The officers of the new
company are a. +. Smith. Milwaukee.
president; q. l.. Cole. Belojt. yicc-presi-
dent: f.. G.. Cowdery, Milwaukee,. secre-
tary and treasurer. Mr.. Cole is man
ugcr of the Beloit business. The Mil
waukce men viii purchase several plants
IN the Northwest
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-12-18
plugrpe on 3-CeEt Fares.

De'.o.t. Mich. Dec. 1i.-Gov. Pincree
has given ont a signed statement for pub
Ecation denying that ;i-rent street car
fares have proved failure. He says
that the railway managers damn their
own business by saying scent fares 90
not pay, hoping to receive sympathy froll
the aldermen and mayor" and that the
next move has been for the newspapers
In II k M lie .rN.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-12-18
>eui. B,y's Husband w,nS

Chicago. III. Dee. 13,-Ju3ge TuIey en-
tered a decree ordering Attorney Lewis
II Bi>hee 10 pay TO Robert Seaman, the
ricA New Yorker who married the we'll
known newspaper woman. Nellie Blv. the
sun If >S312G As The amoEnt of money
advanced 10y Seaman TO Bi>bee in 4 deal
involving the purchase OF the claims Of
the oil CeoS County National bank and
the bankrupt estate Cf =. L. Allen Ui
Dcs Monies. Al appeal Was taken tr9m
The cLI.Gs Q. ia c0a-t.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-12-18
Big Fire at Duryea. Pa.

Scranton. Pa. Dec l4.-One and pos
siblv TWO lives were lost and $4,000
worth of property destroyed in Z 1isas-
rraus IRE which started about midnight
last night in~Duryea and almost ruined
the business portion Of the town. William
II. Law. 4 mine superintendent. entered
The store building 10 save some books and
raD.rs and burned 10 death
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-12-18
CHICAGO POTATO MARKET

Buyers were not at all anxious to get mold
Of stock. and a decidedly easy feeling pre-
vailed The weather was mild and uufavor-
able. Receipts wer" large, and as good
many cars were held over from last week
the offerings We're heavy. Values were:
Hebrons. JrIJ1c; BurbaukS, 55HJ'pc; KOse.
.tyd55c; Peerless, 5UI51c. Sweet pUtatocs-
Choice to fancy Illinois, 2.cpd2JO per bbI.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-12-18

From the small island Of 8. kilda.
of Scotland. 26.Goo young caunets and
an immense number Of eggs are annually
collected and although the bird only
lay- one egg per aunum and ! ,u- years
III obtaining i-s maturity. It's numbers do
not diminish, Obviously such birds
must reach Z great aga OF they wQg-E
!aLs ago aave bees extegmi-ate5-
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-12-18
Evansville Peonie Married.

Evansville. Wis. De-. 13.-I Special j
Lyle Patterson and Miss Bernie. Lillian
Lloyd, both If this city. WeI" married at
Madison Saturday afternoon by Rev. l..
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