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The Southern herald., 1897-11-12

Judge ". IL. Sanborn, of the
United States Supreme Court at St.
Paul MINI, has confirmed the
government foreclosure sale of the
main line Of the Union Pacific Rail.
road. Most of the distinguished
counsel who were in the city repre-.
sentlng various parties in interest
were present when the order was
made.
The sale that was confirmed was
the sale of the previous Monday
under the foreclosure on the part Of
the government when the reorgani-
cation committee bid upward Of
S5S, S,OOO,OOO for the government Is
claim on this road. On Tuesday
there was second sale under fore.
closure of the first mortgage bonds
controlled by the reorganization
committee.
The Southern herald., 1897-11-12

Sen. ". n. Jackson, Of Belle
Meade, has purchased the interest
4fRichardCrukef ia the BelleMeade
Breeding Farm for thoroughbred
horses.
The Southern herald., 1897-11-12
Year Without Summer.

Elghty-one years ago was the
year without summer, says an ex.
change. Frost occurred every morn
ing iu the year 1916. Ice formed a
halt inch thick in May. Snow fell
to the depth OF three inches in New
York, and also in Massachusetts in
June. Ice was formed tflhe thick.
ness OF a common window glass
throughout New York on the 9th
Of July. Indian corn WAS so frozen
that The greater part was cut in An.
gust and dried for fodder, and the
farmers supplied themselves from
the corn produced in 1915 for the
seeding Of the spring 1917.
The Southern herald., 1897-11-12


Former Judge Vincent, who con.
Quoted the defense in the first trial
of Adolph L. Luergert, has with.
drawn from the case. Private Eusi.
ness affairs were given as the cause
OF his withdrawal. AttorneyPhelan
who was associated with Judge
Vincent, during the famous trial
and who announced the latter,
withdrawal. will conduct the defeDs,
at the second hearing, which, how.
ever, will not be called within 81,
weeks,
The Southern herald., 1897-11-12

Mckinley and Sherman said they
we're pleased, Bryan and Jones said
they were pleased, and as the Pop.
alites elected the Supreme Jndge
in Colorado, we guess they were
pleased, so, taken altogether, the
recent election must have been a
pleasing affair.
The Southern herald., 1897-11-12
Subscribe for The Herald.

The yellow lever seems 10 be on
lie last legs. So are some people
uho are afflicted with H.
The Southern herald., 1897-11-12

Croker conducted successfully
one OF the greatest campaigns ever
known in history, The election
of Judge Van Wyck, as mayor Of
Greater New York, by a plurality
of more than 100, 900, with the press
and the pulpit, and noted speakers
against him, was an achievement,
heretofore unheard of. If Croker
was the scoundrel he has been
painted, his methods have certain.
ly been indorSed by half the voters
of Greater New York.
The Southern herald., 1897-11-12

The New York Sun recently
printed this al the head Of its edi.
tOrial column:
"At the regular monthly meeting
of the trustees of the Sun Printing
and Publishing association, held
October 25, Messrs. franklin Bart.
lett, Paul Dana, Thomas Hitchcock
and William NJ. Laffan being pres.
ent, Mr.. Paul Dana was unanimous.
ly elected president Of the associ-
alton, and editor Of the Sun, to sue
ceed his father, Charles A. Dana,
deceased. "
The Southern herald., 1897-11-12

The "Possum's friend" is the
enyiable title won by member OF
the Georgia legislature, who is the
author of a bill prohibiting the
hunting Of this toothsome game
from March to October. The ma
jOrity for the measure-109 10 10
proved its popularity.-Ex.
The Southern herald., 1897-11-12


Mr. Mckinley and his administa
tion have nobody but themselves to
blame for many persons regarding
lheirnow-you see il, ,now-you DON'T
see il, manipulation of the Union
Pacific Railroad question as thin
ble.rigging game in Which the peo-
pie have been buncoed. First the
sale of the road was to be postponed
and then it wasn't, Those who
have carefully studied this matter
say that the administration deserv-
es no credit for the raise Of SS,000,. =.
600 in the bid for the reorganization
committee for the property; that it
was a question with the reorganiza-
tion committee of losing all the
swag or Of giving up enough ofitto
hush the public clamor which had
compelled the announcement that
the government would ask the court
to postpone the sale of the road for
six weeks, in order to give intend
ing competing bidders q chance,
and that Mr., Mckinley was in too
great hurry TO withdraw the appli-
cation for postponemen! Of the
sale, No interest could possibly
have suffered by the postponement
of the sale, and the creditors, other
than the government, Of the road
might have been greatly benefited
Members Of the administration NAV
throw bouquets at each other over
this business, as they try to make
the country believes that they ac-
complish something which deserv-
es lr,ise, but the country has away
of getting at the inside of things,
and it will do so in this case.
The Southern herald., 1897-11-12

At a meeting Of the executive
committee Of the Tennessee Gen.
tennial Exposition, held at Nash
willie on November 4th, Auditor
Frank Goodman filed his report
showing that the totalindebtedness
of the Exposition is now only
$4,000. The property Of the Ex-
position Company is valued at far
more than this SUM, and there are
uncolleCted assets amounting ~
$4,000. The total attendance Of
fcially reported was ,682, ,305.
The Southern herald., 1897-11-12

Ii is semi.Oiiicially asserted that
II the crew Of the American schoOn-
sr Competitor, whose trial will
again begin on Monday next before
a naval court martial, are sentenc-
I'd to death or Imprisonment they
will be pardoned by the govern
ment at Madrid
The Southern herald., 1897-11-12

Mr.. jerome Ford, a merchant OF
this place, received a telegramTues-
day morning, conveying the sad in.
telligence that his uncle, Hon.
Thos Ford, had died Of yellow
fever Monday night, at his home in
Scranton, Miss. Thus passes away
in the prime Of life, a great lawyer,
aripe scholar, patriotic citizen,
and nobTa. Christian man whom
all true NIississippians delight to
Observation-Disclosures.
The Southern herald., 1897-11-12

The editors Of the Jackson papers
have returned, and they will now
tell US how ii is, and doubtless also
tell how "we" kept the fever out
Of the city. The Clarion is almost
the oldest paper in the State but
il can never he referred to as hav-
ing run SO many years, whatever
the number may be, without inter-
ruption or suspension.
The Southern herald., 1897-11-12

Congress will act in The matter re-
gsrdlsss Oflhs opposition Of The aa-
ministrsiion.
Hon. Hannis Taylor, who was
T.. ;. Minister 10 Spain under the
last administration and until the
arrival Of Gen WoOdfoTd, the pres,
eDt minister, at Madrid, several
months ago, and who Is at present
staying in Washington, fails to per
eeivs how occupying a position as
a Diplomat should operate to de-
priye him Of the right TO have and
express an opinion Ofhis own alter
his return 10 private life, and l.
therefore not inclined to bother his
head about this absurd tax that
some Of the friends Of Spain and oi
the administration have INDUCED IN
since the publication Of very
strong and truthful magazine article
written by Mr., Taylor and dealing
with Spain and its relations with
Cuba. These critics charge that
Mr.. Taylor's article was published
for its effect upon Congress, but,
unless those who are in positions
TO know the sentiment Of Congress
are much mistaken, nothing Of the
sort will be needed to bring about
prompt action by theHouse on that
joint resolution, already adopted by
theSenaie, directing the recognition
of the b9lligerency of the Cubans
The Southern herald., 1897-11-12

The daily papers Of Saturday last
contained the announcement Of the
death, at Mississippi City, on the
29th ult., Of Mrs. Smedes, wife OF
Gen. Charles f. Smedes, formerly
a citizen of Magnolia. Gen. Smedes,
at the time Of his wife's death, was
very i'll himself. lie and Mrs.
Smedes had many friends here and
her death will be matter of regret
10 all.-Spartacus in Summit Sent.
The Southern herald., 1897-11-12
The EectiORs.

The New York State convention
IGNORED The ChicagO platfoTm-did
MT condemn OF approve l'-and
elected the Chief Justice Of the
Court of Appeals by s., ,O0Oplurali-
tv-Tbs State last year went for
Mckinley in excess Of this figure.
A special election for a Congress
man in Republican district result
ed in the election of Democrat.
Tammany ignored the Chicago plat
form and elected their ticket by an
overwhelming plurality. Maryland
has for two successive years gone
Republican by a good majority.
The Democrats this year evaded
the Chicago platform and the Re-
pu5lieans only got the legislature by
a small majority, Iowa went "h-l
bent" Republican last year. This
wear Democracy stunned the Chi
eago mistake, and the Republican
plurality was cut in half. In Colo
rado all parties were for free silver.
Senator Teller supported the Re-
publican, but the Populites won,
Nebraska went for fusion, but later
returns do not give an increase for
silver over last year, on the contra
ry the Republicans have mads
great gains in county otiicies,
South Dakota, which Mckinley
carried last year by the skin of his
teeth, went largely Republican this
trip. Kentucky polled about 300, 900
votes and elected silver Democrat.
Her vote last year was 445, 155. In
Ohio, local issues involved in the
cities and general disgust at Han
mas corrupt methods, came near
costing the Republicans the legis-
lature, only; they having majori-
ty of five on joint ballot. New
Jersey, a Democratic state, again
went Republican, but by greatly
reduced majority. We see great
consolation in this election for true
Democrats, but fail to see where
free silver has gained. Where the
Chicago platform was shelved
Democrats made gains, and it is the
only reason they carried New York,
Where silver was the issue it re.
suited in Republican successes. In
other "off years" Ohio has had
Democratic landslidps,
Hon. f. w. Collins left for Jack.
son yesterday, where he goes tC
take charge of the l S. Marshal's
office, to which he was recently ap.
pointed by President Mckinley
Fred will be sworn in to-day, anC
will at once enter upon the dis.
charge of his duties. He was Unit.
ed States Marshal for the Southern
district of Mississippi under Har.
Grson's administrator, when ht
filled the Office with zeal and fideli.
ty, and there is every reason to be-
lieve he will do the same in this
instance, His predecessor, Capt.
Us Neily,the Dem, incumbent, has
made splendid marshal, and re-
tires from the office with the salts.
faction Of knowing that he has been
true to every trust, and has faith
fully discharged every duty.-Sum.
nit Sentinel.
----%e S------
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-01-09
QUIET At ST. PAUL.
The Bank Scare Has Passed Away
Excellent Showing Made by
Remaining Banks.

st. Paul, Mimi. Jan. 5.-In banking
circles today it seemed almost as if the
scare had gone with the blizzard. for the
banks were much less worried 10y with
drawals. The banks that closed yester-
day were IN charge nf their clerical
forces. making up the reports. Maurice
Auerbach, as receiver, took the place of
Bank Examiner Kenyon in charge Of the
Allomania. his bond for $4,000 being
filed this morning.
The reorganization committee Of the
Stockholders of the Bank of Minnesota
is meeting with the heavier depositors to
devise a method of reorganization.
Thirty depoSItorS. with $1,000 in the
bank. We're at yesterdays meeting.
The depoSitorS Of the Union Stock
yards bank at South ST. Paul are to
meet later in the week To consider the
subject of reorganization. the receivers
report showing the bank to be in good
condition.
At the January meeting of the dircc-
tors of the Second National bank yes
terlay there was declared a scmi-an-
nual dividend Of I per cent. This bank
has II per cent. Of its deposits on hand
in cash. The other national banks make
similar showiugs. The savings banks.
for the protection Of d"positors. are still
requiring the sixty days notice for
W liH'liiN III tl ItsftSllS. ANA inns lbStln-
er with the strong showing of the other
banks has had quictimg effect Oh the
general public.
John l.. Brady. banker and creditor
of the G"rmania bank. came hcfor"
Judge Bum with an application for the
removal of Peter NJ. K"rst as assignee
of the Germania bank. and the appoint
ment of some other suitable person III his
place.
Judge Bum. after reading the applica-
ton. signed an order to show cause, re
turnable tomorrow morning at 10 0 clock.
Mr.. Brady is understood 10 h" a creditor
of the bank to the amount of some SO,
0tG
Chicago, Ill. Jan. a bill for re-
ceiycr was filed i'll the circuit court to-
day against the Calumet state bank of
Blue Island. which made an assignment
III the county court last week. The
auditor asserts that the assignment was
the result of colluSion among the Of
ticerS of III" concern. The assignee i<
NJ. {. EamcS. who is one of the Of
ticorS.
ASSignc" Eames of the Calumet bank
filed report today regarding the finan-
clal affairs Of that institution. 1t shows
total assets of S99,9S6. upon which. how
over. h" places Il value OF S14.:i;2!9 Total
liabilities are placed at S1O.t1u
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-01-09
PROOF OF ZERTUCHA'S GUILT.
Evidence that He was in the Pay OF tho
Sn3piarIs

Washington. u. C.. Jan. 3.-Dr Maxi
mo Ierturha i responsible for the death
of Antonio Mar"". This declaration is
specifically mad" in communications
which have reached this city from Of
fetal sources in Cuba. The information
is the result of careful investigation by
consular officers. and no doubt is "X
pressed as to its absolute authenticity.
The state department was officially al
vi$cd some weeks ago of the death OF
Maceo. and of the reports which were
current that he had been killed as a re-
suit of conspiracy between Ieriucha
and Spanish officers.
The information just received is 10 the
effect that these reports are true The
late diSpat atchcS 10 the effect that Nacco
was only wounded and was recovering
from the niurieS he had sustained il not
agree with the reports received i,y the
state department officials Their lnfor-
nation goes to show that his body WAS
taken from the battlefield. where he lost
his life by his Cuban comrades and car
ricd to the mountains. where it was
buried. The communications at hand
show that Iertucha had been dealing
with the Spaniards for some time prior
10 the Cuban chiefs fall.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-01-09
JUSTICE IS PERVERTED.
Judge Clementson PronounCes the
Release of Rose Zoldoski
an Outrage.

Lancaster. Wis. Jan. Special i
The news of the pardon Of Rose Zol-
doSk awakened great interest i'll this
city, where her trial was held and where
Senator {. II. Baxter. foreman, AMI
several others of the jury who pro.
nounccd her guilty. reside. 1t has
aroused much of the old feeling that
was So manifest here during and after
the trial.
Judge Clcmentson. the trial Judge was
interviewed and expressed himself as
follows:
The pardon of Rose Zolloski l regard
as pcrvcrsion of justice and an out
raSeouS exercise Of the pardoning power.
W nen the cas-" was brought up for trial
before me / had the impression that it
was probable that the state could not
produce sufficient evidence TO warrant a
conviction. When the trial WAS ended
| WAS absolutely convinced that Rose
IoldoSkl was guilty Of numbering Ella
MalY with premedidatvd design and that
II Was very probable that She had also
murdered Mrs. Mitchell. 4 year before
hy poisoning her. also with Strychnine
W hen the case went to the Su-
premc court that court was con-
WINGED that the testimony sustained
the verdict of guilty and affirmed
the Judgment that | had pronounced
In fact there is not one whose duty it
was to hear all of the testimony upon
the trial. or to read il as preserved in
the bill of exceptions in the case. bet
what was convinced that Rose /oldoSki
was guilty. | think it very probable
that Coy. Upham never read this teSti-
IN the governors office for the
last three years. If he pretend
cd to read it. he must have done
1t IN hasty. pCrturctory sort of way
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-01-09

Rose IoIdo>ki and her ALLEGED victim
were both residents nr RirhI,nd Center
the county seat of Rirhlaud county. The
former was Il millincr and Ella MIlv was
a clerk in a store. The crime for which
Miss Zuldo>ki WAS sentenced was alleged
to have been committed in January. 1881
Figuring i'll the case was DR.. q. 4.
Mitchell, a leading physician ut RichIand
Center. DIR. MitchcliS wife died in
March, 1890. and Rose. who had been
with her during her last illness, remained
aS DR.. Mitchcll's houSckccper, and cared
for his infant child. After the period of
mourning elapsed. llr. Mitchell hogan
PAVING attcnIi"n to Fila Maly- In Janu-
arN' ISL h"Sc gay" PARTY at IN"
Mitchell rc>Id"nCc tu Il number of young
ladies, among whom was Ella MaIy and
her SISTER;
rom the i"N'lill"iiH Sl'rh NJ Inc trIai
IL appeared thal the party h&d hardly sat
down to the table when Rose complained
of being sick. and went to her room.
When one Of the young ladies Went up
20 see nEr iRtitHf EulI,tT She aSkGti her 10
n,'h l1'',, tt "i',r -, iiH itiih "li'
p,, t''lt ~ 80 '""I,! W., ~
,r ~, W, i.IS' I S,Iii' u"M stars nch
Ia .sl,oL th,,- r. ,I,', ,,,'Ii ~ ,'I.
.nr,a n,,d, ,,,l t,'il tr,a,,, ''"' ,''r'
I "'ii'' "'i,t GU i'IN i; NV t' ii'' !" iI'l,!' '
WI W M II ""o 9h'H NShtS" rom 'it l'il.
alih -"N' 'I'h Soihe clloC"iatc creams OUT
Il 4 paper h2S.
tNA 'i'N Il 'Hc mouse l'oil iIiia ana
n'f SiH''F 'o"k some 4l IN" caiuN' ana
/ 'ie I"IlhGi '"ihi,i'Ii''I "i lS bitterness.
ny ''',i NiiI N"'' l'l minus I'''
qu"crIH, Hhh rs lil"N fca'h"a thr nous"
oh" icil down III conNuiSI"nS. she was
carried into the house, when her cas-"
assumed lie form nl NtfEchnlilr poison
in& IN Nllt" 41 all that 'ould ne uohe.
Hiss MAI! ur'".
IN" Stran@rng,S 81 IN" case raised
f1NI =
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-01-09
ROSE ZOLDOSkI FREE.
One Of Gov. Upham's Last
Official Acts.
Governor Says She Should Have Testi-
fed in Her Own Behalf

Madison. Wis. Jan. Al SpeciaLl-
One of Gov. Upham's last official acts,
announced 1T 1880 o'clock this morning,
was to pardon Rose IoldOski from state
prison, where she has spent the past four
years under life sentence for the alleged
murder of Ella MaIy.
Gov. Cpham states his reasons for the
pardon rs follows: Il do not question
the accuracy of the Judgment of the
court so far as the grounds for that
Judgment appear upon til" record. but
there is good reason 10 believe that the
verdict of the jury was influenced ad-
vcrsely to the accused hy the fact that
her counsel, III the exercise no doubt of
sound discretion. failed to place her
upon the stand aS Il witness i'll her own
behalf. The law is that she shall not
be prcjudiced by her failure TO testify,
but this fact is necessarily very detri-
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-01-09
ABANDON TERMINAL CHARGES.
railroads Running Into New York Are
Brought To Time.

New York, Jan. 3.-Tho trunk line
railroads have at last decided to take Il
hand in restoring to its old place the
grain trade of New York. which during
the last two years has been slipping
away to Southern ports on account of
the pr0hihitive terminal charges here.
These terminal charges were made the
basis of the complaint which IN" New
York produce exchange filed with the
interstate" commerce commission several
weeks ago with view IT, compclling the
railroads to grant the same facilities to
ocean steamships for loading at this port
that are offered at Batimorc. Newport
News and other Outports. No charge is
made 1T som" of the Southern ports
The Indications now are that the de
sired result will be brought about youn-
tarily by the railroads, for they see that
the business interests of this ,.ity are
identical with their and that thy
have been heavy losers by refusing 10 Of
fer as good facilities to shippers rs the
Southern roads do.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-01-09
DEATH OF GEN. WALKER,
ne was President of the Massa-
chusetts Institute of
Technology.

Boston. Mass. Jan. Gen. Francis
y Walker, president of the Massacbu-
setts Institute of Technology. ana widely
known as a political economist and lit
"fatenr was stricken with apoplexy at
his home in this city early this morning
and died soon afterwards.
zen. Walker had Just returned from \
trip to New York and Washington. He
was born Ill Boston July - 1910 His
father. Amos Walker was we'll known in
poltical and educational movements. the
author Of book on The Science of
NeaIth and j representative in Con-
Rress. he son. after graduating from
Amherst IN 1850. Immediately began the
STUDY OF law, the first of 4 number of
Occupa toms Ill many Of which he sue
re"ded- W hen the war broke out he en-
listed as major under Col. DevcnS in the
seventeenth MaSSa achuSetts regiment ana
was rapidly promoted to the rank of brig
auler-gencral. He served on the Siaffs
OF Hens. Sedgwick. Warren and Han
cock. tie was severely wounded at Chan
ccliorsvIilc and captured at Kcan's sta
uon and kept for some time III Libby pris
At the close of the war he became
teacher Of the classics in NilliSton SEM
mary and in 1865 for short time tried
journalism on the editorial staff of the
Springfield Republican,. In 1869 he was
appointed chief of the Bureau of Stats
ties of Washington and Oregon and con
ducted the ninth census. His faculty fot
syStematizing and organizing a depart
Ih"nt was soon visible III the work of both
bureaus
In 1871. while retaining the office Of
superintendent of the census. Gen.
Walker became United States comniS-
sioner of Indian affairs. He resigned
the latter position III 1873 to become pro
feSSOr of political economy in the Shef-
field Scientific school at New Haven.
where he stayed, with occasional leaves
of absence, for eight years. One Of
these leaves was in the centennial year.
where he was chief of the bureau of
awards at Philadelphia. In 1879 he
organized the tenth census without Civ
ing mp his lectures. and he resigned the
SUperintendenry of the census in 1881 10
become president of the Institute of
Technology. lie also lectured Il great
deal. He went to Paris in 1878 rs COM
missioner from the uited States - the
international monetary conference II"
was the president of the American Sta
tiSticaI association from 1SS2 and prcsi-
dent Of the American Economic a&>ocia-
ton from 1856.
During the last few years Gen. Walker
has appeared occasionally before the
puhic in addresses and pamphlets on the
question of bimctaiiSm.
Gen. Walker was invited by President
Harrison 10 represent the nitcd States
in tn" international himetallic conference
in 1890. He declined the offer
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-01-09
THE FISH COMMISSION.
More Accomplished in 1896 Than in Any
Previous Year.

Washington. u. G. Jan. :,.-Frob1NIy
never in itS history has the nitrd
States fish commission accomplished
nearly as much work in eight months "~
il did during the period from April l
to December | last year. TIL" annual
report to the commission mad" hy Com
missioner Rricc directly to the prc~idDu,
shows thar not only has the ordinary
work been steadily pursued on au cu-
larged scale but the field has been very
much hroadened. especially IN tn" C;rcc-
tion OF propagating fish. II Congress
approves Il bin submitted providing for q
few auxiliary stations the commissioner
saws he will br enabled L. immensely IN
crease the output Of shad and lobster IN
tho nn.ir fmturN.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-01-09
SUICIDE OF A BANK TREASURER.
Ill Health and Not Financial Trouble
was the Cause

Pitt>hurr Pa. Jan. 5.-thriSt.
S,hauor. .lr.. treasurer of the Nation 5
Bank for Savings. committed suicide
some time last night. His body was dis
covered this morning hanging from til"
raftcrS in the closet Of III" Allegheny
gymnasium The president of the bank
saws his accounts are straight. the audit
ing committee having Just completed the
investigation for the past year. Schauor
has not been in good health for fear
and was very morosr Ii is thought this
WIS the cause of the suicide