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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-06-19
WOMAN PREVENTSMURDER,
Daniel Sheehan Tries to Shoot His
Wife at Ontonagon but is Pre-
vented by Mrs. Toplin,

Marquette. Mich, June 15.-DanicI
Shc"han. lumberman. is in jail at On
tonagon to await trial for murderouS as
sault with a revolver upon his wife in a
ST. Paul passenger train Saturday night
Because of domestic troubles and al
legged nonsupport hy her husband Mrs.
Sheehan left her home and. taking her
babe with her. boarded train. Shee-
han followed with two drawn revolvprS
one OF which he aimed at his wife and
was only prevented from committing
murder by the Intervention of Mrs
Mary Joplin, Il friend who had accom-
panied Mrs. Shcchan to the train.
The passengers were paralyZcd with
terror, but Mrs. Joplin seized the would
be murderer arm with such force that
the thre" shots he fired in rapid success
sion Just missed their mark and passed
through the seat between the two wom-
en-. At the third shot Mrs. Shechan
gave up the babe. her refusal to sur
render which was the immediate cause
Of the shooting. Sheehan returned to
his house, but Mrs Toplin followed and
despite his threats 10 shoot her she
>natchcd the babe from the couch, where
Shc"han had placed il. and hurried back
I" its f"ar->trickcn mother. Through
sheer awe at the Woman's nerve. the huS-
band made u" attempt to execute his
threat and a moment later submitted
quietly to arrest.
Both husband and wife are well
known at Saginaw. where Mrs. Shcehan
was a Miss Kerr. She married Sh"chan
who WAS then Il SaIoonkcrper, much
against the wish of the family. In def
rrcncc to them. however, Shcchan sold
tn" saloon and secured through his
wifr's brothers intlucnc" a position with
the Murphy Lumber company. II" soon
lost tins because of dissipation and has
done odd jobs in tn" woods since. man
aging to keep steadily employed. but
spending all his money. Th" wife on
dur"d her treatment until last Saturday.
when, her husband refusing to pay for u
few provisions she had bought during
his absence, ~h" decided To 20 and live
with her sister ut Green Bay. Wis.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-06-19
BUSINESS DONE IN MAY.
Statistic. Of the Nations Exports and I'm
ports for that Month.

Washington. II. G.. Jun" -. Th"
monthly comparative statement of i'm
ports and exports issued lay I'll" hur,au
of statistics. treasury Department. shows
exports of domestic merchandise during
May To have amounted To- S1ti.3u2 O$1..
against St;4 81 .49l for May last Year.
The imports of mcrchandlS" during May
last amounted to S19.321 81. Of which
$50. IS. 80 WAS free of duty. Increase
in the total imports of merchandise over
MAY 1896. was over S22.rn.Opp. For
the eleven months ended May II. last.
the exports Of domestic mcrchandi~" oN-
credcd those for the same period last
wear 10y over S162. .user. while til" i'm
ports fell off during the same period over
S44tOo.Onn. Exports "f gold during last
MAY amounted to 81. i66.Ill. against
SO. lO3.o12 for May. 1896. During tn,
eleven months the imports exceeded h,
exports 10y about S4N.21 600. Silver ,N-
ported during May amounted t" Si.'.,l.-
; t. and during til" eleven months n" ,N-
ports Of silver exceeded the imports ~
bout SIT. G.btEltshb.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-06-19
HARD TO GET A JURY.
.,,lYspirp of SIXTY Ordered in the
Ross Murder Case.


.,l.,a Wi-.. June l.. i Special. !
Y. Ross murder case Yesterday after
III. entire panel of thirtyfour jurors
..yhaG~r-. without securing 4 single
s5f during the trial. The i"fause
,t..l iur one If its twcnty-lpI" per
challenges. til" remainder Of
,sam.u,d being excused for cause
...# vuHfrr of sixty WAS summoned
mry commission 10 appear at -
r.l... 1t will be Wednesday or
a.-ar. 4 iury is secured. Ross now
.,r.s rbat his plea will be -cif de
r.n-I his actions sine" his con
- EaG Ird L. the general belief
..a>au.ty would be his plea. Il,' claims
HIN h aa,c to prove that Schabo.
HISS alleged paramour. struck him
..ar hr~ ~l>tcr-iu-law cried Kill he
and that he fearing for his
~4 h~ revolver and fired At
: s.r,. rh. shots going wide and intllrt-
.a.a...l- from which his wifi" died al
:. Instantly and her sister about two
s.-.> later.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-06-19
RIG SALE OF IRON ORE.
p,,dop Purchases 225,OOO
IONS from the Pioneer
Mine at Ely.

NINTH Mum. Jun" l3.-LS Special H
I.. ~ ratlau IF Ashland, one of the
.. drutor~ Of th" Pioneer mine
9..- .auraerity for the statement that
r. aHamyu Of the Pioneer under
p...n.,r Iool, amounting to 10,
.. his been sold. the larger part
~ .s..r rou DAYS. 1t was sold at
>sa ta thr highest price Paid for
l.,.r,ar ore his season.
r1i. ,.I a-mr~ the operation Of the
rtr,. Iagau,r "f tn" season. Ship
p Eu- mad" direct from the
ii. III. srilr of l6o,np tons re-
mrurh"d Mr., Rardcn looks
.,.roa>.d demand for ore lie
LII, aar rh- enterprise for the build
Nm independent railroad to the
rau- more d"fnit" shape and
tafn ST.. Viii hr built soon. In
f.Hf mGae owners are back of the
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-06-19
A CITY IN A VOLCANO.
The Picturesque and Peculiar CITY
Saba, in the West Indies

Saba, III the west Indies.
If YOU will take down your gcoSra-
phies and look on the map of the West
Indies, you viii notice, between the isl
andS of Santa Cruz and st. ChriStophrr.
two small isletS which, unless your map
il an unusually large and complete one,
will have no names given. These two
islands belong to the Dutch, and the most
northerly and westerly of them is called
Saba.
The Dutch are noted for their odd and
quaint customs ana for their pvrscvcr-
aHcc. Holland being sometimes called
the Land of Pluck" hut | doubt if
anywhere i'll all their possessions have
these curious people shown their queer
and eccentric habits to greater advau-
tage than in the little out-of-thc way is
and of Saba.
The island is small. its greatest dia-
meter being not over two and one-half
miles, and it is nothing more than an
isolated mountain top rising out Of TIE
sea. The sides are very steep and high,
rising in places for a sheer 2WN fc"t.
There is no harhor. 40 beach, no safe
anchorage, and no large trees on the
island. Although Saba has population
of over 300. Yet YOU might sail all
around it without seeing any s-us of
houses or settlements. If You wish to
land. or go aboard" as the Sablus say
you would have to do 50 on shelving
rock on the southern side of the island:
and here you would find steep. wind
ing flight of stou" steps leading up the
rocky mountain >ldc.
Following these steps which number
eight hundred and arc called The Lad
der" You at last reach the top of the
mountain. and looking inland. see Il
small grassy plain covered with neat
white, rcd-roofcd houses. the whole sur
rounded on every side hy towering peaks
and prccipiccS covered with beautiful
treo-frruS. hamhOoS and wild WIutaius
This little town, the only one on the
island, is known rs The Bottom ii
curious name. surely; hut it is well
named. nevertheless. for the plain ON
which it i built it nothing NOR" than the
bottom of the crater of an extinct vol
cano.
Discerning til" slope into this quccrcSt
of queer towns, You find the street,
simply r'rroW paths walled with stone.
higher III places than your head. while
every inch of earth is cultivated with
true Dutch thrift and industry. Here
and there small patches Of Su-ar-cHur.
vans and arroWroot are side hv side
with beans, corn and potatoes, with palm
and banana trees rising over HIi. The
population consists of whites ana negroes
in nearly equal numbers. while tn" blue
eyed and tow headed children play with
black-SkiHuod and curly y-haircI pirra-
ninnics: hut alt are Dutch in speech
manners and looks. Tn" houses, shops
gardens everything Is Dutch 4. Ii
NyrrilI in June st. Nicholas.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-06-19
tuuaral Of Walter Bcchanu.

a.. MS. June Il. Special. !
a of the late Waltcl Be
a.d suddenly Sunday morn
ly.n- ball WAS held at =
u.reruuou from the family
1n Military street. The dc
armlo.r of the Turner's and
y. q. Both bodies attend
ii 80 O'Clock this
mhrr Of Co +, vas placed
,n~ket and remained I'M
~~.au Irfr for the cemetery.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-06-19
Demon Rum Defeats Her

panville. III June 1:'.-Loui>a Hunt
daughter uf Postmaster Hunt. and u pop
ular vuuu- Iajy from Oakland. VII"
rubbed letters addressed I" ,aluunkrcp-
rr> to keep her lover from getting W hi>
Ky. was brought . this city and bound
"yrr ro the. federal court III United States
Commissioner Goung's court. She con
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-06-19
Killed by a Live Wire.

ISbneming. Mich. June l5.-SI Sep
pla. miner employed nj the t!cYciaui
lake mine. Yesterday came into contact
I,.;rb a trolley wire Of the underground
hauling system ard was killed instantly,
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-06-19

c"ption az trader stood him in good
stead * buyer OF property and he
made number of investments which
eventually proved the rare perSpicacity
of his mind. His fortune mas been yari-
ou~ly estimated at t1o,om,Ou0 to t10O,-
Onu 600
stories Never Denied
The king OF the Katir stocks" never
took the trouble 10 deny any Of the many
stories that have been published about
him. His SiStCr-ln-law. who lives in New
\ ork, has been lmportuucd time and
again to give >omr history of his early
life. but beyond denying that he ever
rode trick donkey i'll Il circus or waved
the ma@iciau's wand. She has declined to
Z" into any particulars, even if she is in
possession of them.
He used to say that the only founda-
tIon for this report was the fact that
when h" first went to South Africa he
frequently took part in private theatre
calls for the benefit of hospitals and Simi-
lar charities He had considerable ahil!-
~ IN this direction and his fIyoritc roles
III later years We're othcllo and Matthias
in The BELLS
Mr.. Barnato was married. Mrs. Bar
nato is a handsome and agreeable vom-
an, and formed. as they say. fitting
chatcialne for the great mansion. The
BarnatoS had three chiltlrrn-a daughter
and two sons. The daughter. Leah i>
tn" eldest child: she is about or = years
of age. The baby boy iS named Ladas
EoSthcry Barnato. II is perhaps Il curl
o1iN KIND of taste to name child for Il
horse ana its owner. even when the horse
IS Derby winner and lis owner an CX-
prime minister. But one is not TO argue
from this that the king of diamonds was
an ardent sporting man. IL" showed no
greater interest i'll the turf than the av-
craGp En%lShmlu who has Il lot of money
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-06-19
Treasury Statement.

Washington. l. {. Jun" 15.-ToIay' =
statement II the condition Of tho treas
ury shows. Available cash balance.
S.931 L., ,191, gold reserve. S1tt. ~ :sia.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-06-19

har,hlnd. the ncW
aS honorel h.;
Z officer OF pab-
ISL
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-20
DIED.

BRrxcKERHoFr-on April 10 Edith A.. wife Of a.
Funeral at D. M "wednesday. from No. 37i Jeferson-
BROOKLYN.
Inferment Cambridge. Mass
enthusiastically n Albany. n. T.. April IL, AIrSd
Leonard Curtis formerly of New York city, IN tho
G5th year of age. ~ Joseph Curtis. feceaseo
Funeral services Calvary Church sth ave and 2i"-N
Tuesday. April 90 al D. m.
EfNE-At Newark. ~ j. April II 1897, Charles co.'s
Hne aged ~ wears
Funeral Reformed Church. Warrington.
I've. Woodside. Newark Wednesday 2st inst q
1890 a. m.
HoFTMAN-suddeny. on April TO- in the s4th year n
Funeral Marks Church Stuyvesant Place and
2d-ave.. Wednesday. April q, at O'Clock.
InteTment private.
PI.ACE-suddsny. on the 18th inst. James X Piaes.
Notice Of funeral hereafter.
POWEIIs-SuddenIv. " J.. April ia, 1897.
Mortimer A.. only clild Webster C.. jr, and Mary 7.
Powell. aged years and months
the residence 81 nis Mountain
station "wednesday. 2ist inst arrival of train eav
foot OF Barclay and Christopher SITS AT O'Clock
..
WOOD-Of pneumonia, at serento Italy. March H. 1897.
Mason, widow or William Wood this city.
Funeral service will her lae residence No &
West lsth-st. Wednesday Apri 81. az 10 a.
Tnterment private.
A.-The Kensfco COMMUNICATIONS station Has.
Railroad ~ ni1utes ride from the Grand Central
Depot. Office. 10 East asst
The pious rnre he Ours the dead to bufnS
Y. : CREMATION co. G.D.) c. East Houston St.. Ssw
York. Write for pamphlets
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-20

for the metropolis. The brilliant uniI 1, OF the
British. the French. the Spanish w SieNican ana
the Italian officers will mingle wlt1 .ehe blue ana
gold Of the United States Army ana Navy and the
gayer trappngs Of the militia or ne NaI'ous a,es
The array OF persons distinguished ana famous IN
every branch or political and social IRE VIII be al
most unprecedented in the annals 81 Ne~ DIX ne
c'ommifiae on Naval amairs 10 whom has been in
trusted the difficult work Of organiLuis dlI manas
ing the entertainment. includes the naines Oh Mot
William l.. Strong. chairman ex-ofhci9 C2mmahder
Jacob ". Miller chairman. A!Qnzo - luilen -
Nicholson Kane, George De F.. i5arl0 ,Iehsral
Howard Carroll. Admiral Henry Erben. C3mmodoSr,e
Ebrdge T. Gerry. George j. 6ouil' i,VpfI., "
THOMPSON Park BENJAMIN. Captain Alfred 7.
Mahan. Henry X: McHarg General k kinan Won ~
OBrien, General Benjamin F. Tracy, AIrel IAN
Santvoord william c. Whitney. Frank y. os1o,n'
w Butler Duncan, IT.. J. Arden Hartman anu Al
bert r. Shattuck. secretary -, IN
The selection OF guests. other than me naNal OH
GERS and the foreign guests. has been leit 20 ne
General Committee The number Of tickets Is neces-
sarily limited and they can be obtained only on
recommendation OF members OF the Genera com
mittee 10 the Committee on Naval Affairs Inc COM
mittee states that. unless 1t IL advised ny tno,r 10
whom tickets have been offered that they VIII De
accepted these tickets will be offered to others.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-20
TO HONOR MR. CLEVELAND.
SPEAKERS FOR THE DINNER OF THE RE-
FORM CLUB AT THE WALDORF
ON SATURDAY NIGHT

members OF the Reform Club expecting great
time at the dinner for ex-President Grover Cleve-
ANU which Is 10 take place the Waldorf next
saturday evening. Commissioner Seth Sprague
Terry. who Is chairman OF the Committee Of Ar
rangements. said last evening that five hundred
weI-known citizens, mainly National Democrats
price OF each plate will be si2 including wine
Ex-Congressman John De Witt Warner. president
Of the club will preside The speakers and the SUBJ
Jects OF their addresses will be follows:
Grover Cleveland. Present Problems: John G.
Carlisle Sound Currency: William T.. Wilson,
Tariff Reform: Edward NJ Shepard. Municipal
Administration; William D. Bynum. The National
DDenlecraey'; Henry G. Turner. OF Georgia. ''rhe
PoHtical Outlook; Josiah Patterson Of Tennessee
Andrew jackson and the Restoration Of the Gold
Currency
Prominent citizens 70 he present include General
: r. Buckner OF Kentucky. National Democratic
candidate for Nice-Prcsident last year. Senator
Gray. OF Delaware. ex-senator Calvin s Brice.
senator Canery, Of Louisiana: James n. Eckes.
Herbert and ex-Secretary d. NJ Francis General
Charles Tracey. Of Albany; John p Frenzel. Of
Indiana, treasurer Of the Democratic National
Committee; eX-MayOr John F. Hopkins Of Chi
sets Reform Club; Henry W. Lamb. president of
the Young Mems Democratic Club of Boston: ex-
Governor Waller Of Connecticut William +. Har-
rty OF Philadelphia: ex- Controller Theodore W.
{. Benedict lsidor Straus. W. b. Hornblower,
Gustav II. Schwab. James Speyer John II. V.
Arnold. Commissioner Theodore Sutro Horace T..
Deming Herman Ridder. f.. Ellery Anderson Y
Francis NJ. Scott George Foster Peabody. Justice
Henry X. BeeSman. Dr. j. II. Senner lose Dh
Larocque. r. @. Dun. Richard Watson Glider.
Francis :. Bangs. w. J. Coomhs and {. V Holman.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-20
THE WEATHER REPORT.

YESTERDAYS RECORD AND TO-DAYs FORECAST.
Washington. April l9.-The storm central on sunday
evening over Lake Michigan mas moved 70 the Gun OF 81
Lawrence attended by gales on the lakes ana on ue
New England coast An area OF hign pressure mas al
c4 iron, Alberta 10 regions and the central
,siays trough "a pressure extends from Montana
=, Alma rhe barometer has fallen on the Auanuc
r,ast also on the Northern Rocky Mountain pateaG
bas risen rapidy throughout the lake region ana te
,, ,allavs The temperature has risen IN the south
Atlantic states also the Northern ROCKY M9untalh
rl,feat. n has fallen decidedly throughout New Enganl
md ha lake region the Onto and Middle Mississippi va
ievs also moderately in the southern ROCKY Mountain
ii.tro,s Light rain or fallen IN New England
he AXE region and the Ohio valley Occasional showers
occr in the lower lake region and the southern
ana Central Rocky Mountain slope The weather VIII
be generally the other districts Low
uu continue I'M England lower lake region and
the Middle Atlantic also in the OHIO valley ou II
will hc IN the upper axe region ule ppvt Ms-
siss.upi and the Missouri valleys
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-20
THE DEMAND FOR SEATS AND WINDOWS.
HOTEL PRoPRrEToRs PREPARING FOR THRrv-
ING BUSINESS on GRANT DAY.


HOTEL PRoPRIEToRs PREPARING FOR A THRiv-
ING BUSINESS on GRANT DAY.
The scramble for points Of vantage from which
the parade Grant Day can be viewed continues
The spectators have gobbed up almost every place
that could be bought All along the route OF the
parade signs can be announcing that seats are
for sale. Windows in Madison-ave. have been
known to sell high $50, and grade clear down
to s.. according to size.
The Plaza. Savoy and Netherland hotels at Fifty
ninth-st. and Fifth-ave.. are in clover. Each one
of these houses is fortunate In being right on the
route OF the parade. Each one Of these hotels,
rearing Itself a lofty height, has nearly one nun
dred windows facing Ffth-ave, and the savoy mas
hotels are largely family hotels and have yearly
tenants. majority OF the rooms, however, ara
especally the outside rooms are iet 10 ISd ne
The managers OF these houses have reahzsu ths
value Of these rooms overlooking the parade and
have carefully RETAINED from renting any OF thenl
out on that day They are now dlsposing OF theni
al a fancy figure TO persons wishing 10 use mem
for seeing the parade These rooms nave soo III
high as S2cl The average price l9r sn, ,bn
room, seating four people. has been 20. ana the
large rooms. with capacity for ten or tNeNe'
command a much higher figure r,...,,.
Drive like mushrooms and the spectators are ask,
ing exOrbitant prices for seats but II Is anttciPaeu
that by The day OF the parade seats VIII go pesss
The hotel men are rapidly getting ready for me
influx OF visitors Every available incn OF Seeplns
room is being drafted into service. ana rooIhs Pr
viousIv unused are being made ready Tor occu,,
pants Cots being ordered ana uiuch care az az
worry are being INDUCED in Appropriate sou'
orchestras are rehearsing National airs leu. /,
OF General Grant are hung and everything t ,r
pertains TO the Army Is COMING M H. Asgociat ton
railroad men now that the Trunk Line ASsoSIs,.i ~
has issued its table Of rates, nave oetil
thousands Of letters from prospective Vlsi'JlS,
travel promises to be unusually heaVy OIL ILLS 000"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-20
LIE GRANT MONuMENr MEMOKIAL MEDAL
VOTING FOR UNION WITH THE s. A. R.

ACTION OF TIE GEN ERAL SOCIETY OF THE SONS
OF THE REVOLUTION.
phiIadolphia ApriI 10.-The General Society Of the
Sons of the Revolution met in special session to-day
70 consider the proposition Of consolidating with
the Sons Of the American Revolution. The subject
was debated behind closed doors Thirty-two States
were represented. and the vote on the question OF
Generalization stood rs for and II against. Virginia
sUlit and the New Hampshire delegate was not IN
he room at the time OF voting. a resolution was
adopted appointing A. H. Pugh OF Ohio. F. F.. Alb
bou OF Massachusetts. Timothy /. Woodruff; or
New York Horace X. Tenney of Illinois. and GAIL
In rd Hunt OF the District of Columbia, a committee
with full power iii any vacancies IN Dehalt OF the
General Society of the Sons Of the Revolution me
National Society OF the Sons Of the American ReVo-
luton is requested to appoint a similar committee,
and the two committees will meet ana come 10 an
orreenont II possible. respecting new general
constitution and a plan of union between the so
coties II was further resolved thar both societies
should hold general assemblies AT Cincinnati on
October II to take action upon the report OF the
ioi go
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-20
MAURICE GRAU OPERA COMPANY.
CORPORATED-MNE. CALVE EXPECTED
TO SING TONIGHT

The announcement was made yesterday that
Nine. Calye had recovered from her sickness OF
Sunday and would without doubt be able to sing
at the benefit to Miss Kitty Abbey. the Met
ropOlitan Opera House tonight Nine. Calve has
been the cause of several dire dlsappointments TO
opera -goers this season. the last of which her
failure 10 appear at the concert on sunday evening.
The company formed 10 give opera al the
Metropohtan-the Maurice Gran Opera Company is
the name Of twill be Incorporated in few
days. Details 10 the nature of this company
and the manner Of its formation were printed ex-
clusvely IN The Tribune about week ago, and
need not be repeated here There seems 20 be still
a little disagreement as to whether the company.
with Mr.. Grau its director will give opera here
next season. one Of the stockholders said yester-
day that he thought that IL would and another
said that he sure that Ii would not MT.
Grau has said that II would not all along, but he
did not admit that there company in eX-
iStenCe till long after its formation had been an
nounced in these columns. Some news may be
looked for, perhaps, when Mr.. Grau gets across
the great water 10 the happy hunting ground OF
operate managers and has a chance 10 look about
and what Is TO be caught He will sail to-
morrow the NewYork. as will several Of the
efr