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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-08-06
BISMARCK'S FUNERAL.
Services Thursday Morning in the
Emperor William Memorial
Church.

rri,lu;,b-r,,1,- O. D I,,,,--or-,. II-;I
, -. vi ~ '''i '''t' -A"-, ''i " II
nam Is expected mere thiS afternoon
Kiel, Aug. 2.-Emperor William and
the Empress left the imperial yacht IIo-
hcnzollern at 2:1J today, sautcd by the
warships here. and took a special train
for FREDERICKSBURG.
Berlin Aug n-Tha Nochricbtcn today
publishes a dispatch from Friedrichsruhc
which saws: Prince Herbert bismarck
is quite broken down hv the worry and
vicils of the past few davs. Prof. Len
- 60 bt l, ,,,t loon .,IIo,,oI 10
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-08-06
MARKETS BY TTLFGRAFu

MILWAU KEE- Flour steady. Wheat
Firm: No. spring. on track, N'r. 'arn
Steady; No. 3 "u track. 34c oats Easy.
No. = Whit. on track, 2Hr, ". . Wh'tr. "h
track. 27L.d2Si4c. Barley quiet, No - ou
track, 4n.; sampi" on track, @JHi 90" fA''
Steady; No; on track, i&r i'r".s.o"s
Steady; pork. 80: lard. 30
Flour is steady at i.7vu4 (" for patents.
bakers. 37ra@.So and 2G512 - for rye.
MiIlstuns ar" firm and quoted Mt 40
FOR bran, 1900 for standard middIiug>, AID
80 for white.
chicago Close Wheat August ch,4r;
September, GIG; December, Gti~c. MAY
3294c; December. 32i,M:@;r, e.; MAY. ..s'-c.
Oats-AuguSt, 2p.,c; September, 2'i-c; Mdr,
23a-c Pork August. 80; September. ALI;
October: alb; December. "21 LaId An. .n
December. 5.42. Ribs August 30: Sep
tpmhcr. %: October. 5.%T
NEW YORK Wheat Scptrmh"r,
fHa.c: December. Gal.r. Corn September,
31itc. oats 2J3sc.
I'd higher than Friday; August. nominal.
ber. Is4i.d Corn Qui"t, at1,7sd lower r!aH
Friday; August. nominal. September. - 81
October. :;s4i.d.
ST. L0UISI Higher: 80. rcd
cash, elevator, Csc; track. G4r: Angus,
GGl4c: September. G47-c bid; december, Gi'',:
bid; 70. ?. t'"GGi r, Corn L"w"T: ".
cash 312,c asked: August. :la-r. S"pfouih,.,
313.c: September. :I7-r, Dc,owtrr. @l%,r.
oats Easier; NJ. cash. - nominal;
track. 2:H4n25r,c. Sepr.mI.r -"r-e: May.
23hc bid; W. > Whit. "i4r. Ky" Sr"ad
45c FIaxs"rd- Higher; 81. L,.a D.u;
3.s2f2 Sprlt.r- Quiet: 3.@".
KANSAS CITY, Whca,, ,. hi.9'r. y.
hard G.!HiG4lgc. 40 >. Glfrt,r. Np. =. .IN',
6lG2c: NJ. = red. 10: y" .. 72r. ".
spring. coo: NJ. >. @tr. corn Steady; W.
2 mixed. 3l'-"; ". : white, 3I,a. nai~-
Rec. Rcccf1,s wheat. rs car '' -
DI'LrTH F.. clo.r Wheat ga-h NJ !
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-08-06
| OUR TERMS Of PEACE,
Substance of United States An
swer to Spain,
OFFICIAL STATEMENT,
No Demand Made for Indemnity
Propositions Regarding Cuba
and Porto Rico.

Washington, d. c., Aug. 2-The fol
lowing is an official statement given by
authority of the President today as to
the terms Of peace offered by the United
States:
In order to remove any misapprehen-
sion III regard to the negotiations as TO
peace between the United States and
Spain, il is deemed proper to say that
the terms offered by the United States to
Spain in the note handed to the French
ambassador on Saturday last are III sub
stance as follows:
The President does not now put for
ward any claim for pecuniary indemnity.
but requires the accomplishment of all
claim OF sovereignty over or title To the
island of Cuba, as well as the Immediate
evacuation by Spain of the island the
cesSion To the United States and immC-
diate evacuation of Porto Rico and other
islands under Spanish sovereignty in the
West Indies: and the like Cr~Sipn of an
island III the IadrnucS. The United
States will occupy and hold the city. bay
and harhor Of Manila, pending the conclu-
sion of a treaty of peace which shall dc
termine the control. disposition and gov
ernmsnt of the Philippines.
IF these terms are accepted by Spain
in their entirety it is stated that commits
sionerS will be named by the United
States to meet commissioners on the part
of Spain for the purpose Of concluding Il
treaty Of peace on the basis above indi-
Gated"
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STILL AT LARGE.
Three Desperate Characters Who Es.
capped from Hudson Jail.

Hudson. Wis, Aug. 2-The three men
who escaped from jail by cutting through
stone wall are still at large. They arc
Fred Horst, Will Caffrey and Fred Nor
row. They We're in for burglary and lar
Ceny. The delivery was we'll planned. as
II had taken some time TO cut through
the thick wall, and during the progress
of the work the hole was hidden from
view by hanging coats over il. Ed Cove,
sheriff. offers a reward of $50 for the
capture of either of the men
The men are supposed to have been the
same who held up NJ NJ Armstrong, a
wcll-knOwn cattle buyer residing at Bass
Lake, Wis. this morning, near the Nc
rheeters school. about three miles east
of Saltwater. Two of his aSsalants were
armed and relieved him of S3O4 at the
point of guns. Their description CORE
spends with that of the three men who
broke jail at Hudson.
Horst is 20 years old. about ) feet 3
inches in height, weighs 12O pounds, has
brown eyes and black hair. Caffrey is
the same age but 6 feet tall. has black
eyes and brown hair, and weighs 100
pounds. Fred Morrow Is 23 years old,
q feet tall slightly STOPPING. wears spet-
taCles and buShy dark brown hair.
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NO BASIS FOR CIRCULATION.
Decides that Treasury Receipts for
Bonds Cannot be Used,

Washington. y. c., Aug. 2-In answer
to inquiries received from national banks
as TO whether after allotment of new
bonds TO purchasers the receipts nf the
treasurer of the United States for dcpos-
its made on account thereof would be
considered proper basis for deposit
az security for circulating notes of ma
tional banks, Charles q. Dawes, comp
trolcr Of the currency, has ruled that
such allotment receipts will not be re-
cciyed as a basis for circulation. Mr.
Dawes says that the Law relative To the
issue of circulating notes s definite and
strict in its definition of the security
which sha II be used Il a basis for CircllIa-
tion. Under the provisions of law it
would not be legal 10 issue circulation
even unOn unregistered bonds of the
United States. Section 5l1S Of the Re
yiSed statutes of the United States pro
yidcs:
The term United States bonds as
usei throughout this chapter (relative TO
the issue of circulation shall be consid-
cred as meaning registered bonds of the
United States.
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SPAIN HAS ACCEPTED.
Unofficial Statement Regarding Her
Action on the Terms of
Peace.

New York, Aug IA special cable to
the Evening Journal from Madrid, pub
dshed in a late extra edition of that
paper. says:
Spain accepts the principal conditions
Of peace as set forth by the American
government. and only the peace details
are needed 10 cause all hostilties to cease
at once.
A peace delegation will he chosen at
once to confer with the representatives of
the United States
The peace conditions set forth by
President Mckinley were discussed ar
length today Icy S;.CastaS ministry and
~at the conclusion il was given out official
ly that the terms of the United States
would he accepted.
here are one or two amendments in
the proposition of the United States that
Spain will ask to he made. and if this is
done. peace will be declared at once"
Washington. II. G.. Aug. 3-Shortlv
before midnight Secretary Algcr as he
left the white house after a conference
with the President said The admiui>tra-
tion had received no official information
that tho Madrid government had accept
81 the terms of peace proposed by the
United States.
Unofficially tho President has been in
formed that the Spanish ministry had ac-
cedei to the terms of this country for a
cessation Of the war. The unofficial re
ports have reached the President in the
form not only "t press dispatches. but of
private dispatches from confidential
egents of the United States government
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-08-06
DEMOCRATS WIN IN ALABAMA
Entire State Ticket and Nearly All
the AssembIymen Elected,

Montgomery. Ala. Aug. 2.-The Dem
ocratS carried Alabama in the state elec-
tion by a majority estimated at from
10000 to 45.rro. electiug Joseph +. John
Ston governor. They elected their state
ticket, the entire Judiciary. about 10 Gf
The 133 members Of the General Assem-
lly and the county officers in about four
tiiths Of the counties in the state
Tn" vote IN most Of the counties was
exceedingly light. owing to the lack Of in
tcrest in III" campaign. ocrasioned by the
distractions Of th" war and the certainty
of Democratic success. No undue excite
mcnt Is reported at any of the polling
places in the state
The Prohibition ticket received only 4
few hundred votes. The boiling Negro
Republican ticket fell far short of cx-
pcctation, and the white Republicans.
whose state convention recommended the
support of the Poprli>t ticket. divided
their strength between that ticket and
the Democrats.
In the close counties they supported the
Popuii>tS. but in counties Ike this the
better element voted for the Democratic
nominees being the most representa-
tive citizens.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-08-06
MEAT FOR SHAFTER.
Transport Michigan Sails from Port
Tampa for Santiago.

Tampa, Fla. Aug. 1.-The transport
Michigan sailed yesterday from Port Tam
pa and crossed the bar of the bay today.
She was loaded with fresh meat for GIen.
Skaters army. besides a large quantity of
other supplies.
Gen. Enrique Col'azo. commander-in-
chief OF the Cuban cavalry. was on board
and will take command of his forces in
Cuba again. Gen. CollaZ0 has been IN this
country since the beginning of the war.
having been called here by Gen. Miles 10
consult about the work in Cuba. He
spent some time in Washington with the
officials and now goes 10 Santiago under
orders from the department, with which
he has been cooperating.
Gen. Coppinger of the Fourth Army
corps, with headquarters in this city. Tt
ceived orders today TO go TO Porto Rico at
once He will sail on the transport Ar
kansas tomorrow unless another boat ar
rives from quarantine before that time
This order was something of q surprise. as
Gen. Coppinger was expected 10 go TO Fer
Eandina with a part of his corps, which
has been moved there.
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SOLDIER COMMITS SUICIDE.
Private McComas Driven to Death by
IL Thoughtlcss Accusation.

Norfolk. Va. Aug 1-Thc holy of a
soldier was washed ashore NJ Old Point.
Ey reason of the fact that two fingers
We're missing from one of the drowned
mans hand the body was recognized as
shat Of Private William McComa>. Go. -.
Second United States regular infantry In
the same Way il was Identified aS that Of
r man who jumped from I'll. rear pier Sev-
cgal days ago and WAS never seen alive
nftrrwdrd.
McComas was shot while with his regi-
meut at Santiago, losing two fingers. and
was sent l. the hospital at Dld Point.
Passengers IN the ship which brought him
N jrStlugly accused the soldier of having
himself fired the shot which caused the
loss Of his fingers and accused him of cow
ardice aud a desire to escape further duty
AZ tn" front This preyed on the soldier 3
mind. hiS a"quantanccS say and he be-
came moroSe and silent
When the body came ashore great
wound Was discovered in the breast. The
testers ill not know thar McComas had
haon shot ou the battlefield He had not
'poken Of i. II" was buried with military
honors in tn military e<netsry at Hamp-
ton Roads today
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TRANSMITS REPLY.
Paris Tells Madrid that the United
States Answer will be
Hustled Along.

Madrid. Aug. Is u. m.-The minister
for foreign affairs. Duke Almodovar de
Kio. has received a telegram from Paris
saying that the reply of the United States
to the Spanish note on the subject OF
pcac" will be forwarded to Madrid imme-
,liately
The French. German and Austrian am
baSsador> had a conference with the
Spanish minister for foreign affairs yes
tcrday
\ tax Of 6 pesetas will probably bc i'm
posed upon grain imports.
AdviccS received here from Havana
say the Cuban blockade is maintained III
the most vigorous manner.
An American warship is reported 10
nave hombarded San SeyoTino and Ma
tanzaS
dispatch TO the impartial from Ha-
vana says that a force of 400 infantry
and cavalry under the United States flag
recently attacked detachment of Span
ish engineers at tiraciOSo. The dispatch
then s.<vs that some volunteers from Car
d"nas Went to the assistance of the en-
gincerS and 'the enemy was driven of.
leaving ten men dead on the field.
The Spanish losses are said to have
been an officer and two men wounded.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-08-06
THEIR HOME BURNED.
Father and Mother Suffer a Ter
rible AffliCtion During
Their Absence.

Hurley, Wis, Aug. AT Germania
location, suburb of this city, Mrs. John
Anur put her two youngest children to
bed, one a boy of y years the other IL
months old, and went across the street
to a neighbor. Shortly afterwards a neigh
Dor, seeing the house on fire, and hearing
screaming, tried the door and found il
locked. He then broke in window. but
could not get the children, and was near
y overcome by smoke and heat. The fire
department quickly responded TO the
alarm, and tried their utmost to save
the house. but it was burned 70 the
ground with all its contents. The bodies
of the two children were recovered,
burned to a crisp. The savings of Mr..
Auur and their clothing with all their
furniture were burned Mr.. and Mrs.
Anur were crazcd with grief. and it took
the combined strength of Chief of Police
Pawlicki and others to keep Mr.. Anur
from plunging into the falling building
for his little ones. Anur is a paper
hanger in the employ of the Jackson
Paint company. The town board Will
vote the stricken family al amount OF
money for a new start. The fire was
caused by the explosion of a defective
lamp. No insurance.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-08-06
VIVA Los AMERICANOS.'
Porto Rico is Turning American as
Fast as United States
Troops Advance.

Ponce, July 3O.-(Via St Thomas, W.
l.. Aug. 2.)-Porto Rico is turning Ameri-
| can as fast as the United States troops
advance. The Americans do not have to
hunt the Spaniards. The citizens are do
ing that for them
Imagine city of $4,000 inhabitants.
eighttenths of whom are hunting the 9th,
er two-tenths and bringing them into the
city by the nape of the neck or wherever
they can get hold of them, one, two or
three at time.
Spread over miles of country here and
there at frequent intervals may be seen a
body Of from twenty to fifty excited per-
sons dancing around house. shouting and
yelling at the top of their lungs.
After while ~ ne Of them dash off.
and presently com back to the American
soldiers. Then the whole crowd yell:
He is there. he is there: catch him.
The soldiers then 60 III and pull out a
misera able. shaking, underSizcd person,
and make off with him to the military
headquarters.
The poor wretch gets to chattering ex-
prcssions of his convictions that he is go
ing to be killed. The excited crowd fol-
lows so closely that the soldiers have to
walk backward and point their hayOnets
to protect the prisoner The crowd wells
and some draw their fingers across their
throats thrcatenIngly, which does not
have very reassuring effect upon the
trembling prisoner.
Arriving at headquarters. the shiverins
one. instead of being put to death. as he
fears, is only asked to sign Il parole agree
mcnt which he does with all the alacrity
his shaking hand will permit. He is
then let go to join the crowd in yelling
Viva los Americanos."
And there You have the city of Ponce
today. The really shivering ones are the
Spaulards who are unfortunate enough
To have been at one time or another mem
bcrs of the Spanish volunteers.
When the troops took possession Of
lauco the mayor Of that town promptly
issued this proclamation:
Citizens: On today the citizens ot Porto
Rico assist in OF her most beautiful
feastS. The sun of America shines upon our
mountains and valleys this day Of July. lS9S
II is a day of glorious remembrance for each
so-t Of this beloved isle because for the first
time there waves over 1t the flag Of the stars,
planted in the name Of the government of
the United States of America by the maj jOr-
general Of the army, SenOr Miles
Porto RiCans, are by the miraculous in
terveutIon Of the God Of the just given back
to the bosom of our mother, America in
whose waters nature placed us, as q people
OF America. To her we are given back ia
the name OF her government b, Gen Miles,
and we must send her our most expressive
salutatiOnS OF generous affection through our
conduct toward the valiant troops represent
ed by distinguished officers and commanded
by the illuStrious Gen. Miles.
Citizens long live the government of the
United States Of America Hail to their
valiant troops. Hail to Porto Rico. always
American.
Ell ALCALDE FRANCISCO MEGIA.
iauco. Porto Rico, United States of Amer
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-08-06
HOBSON MEETS HIS MOTHER.
Arrives at Lithia Springs, Ga, and
Receives an Ovation.

Atlanta Ga, Aug. 2.-Thc meeting Of
Lieut.. X. +. HobSon and his mother yes
tcrday morning at Lithia Springs was one
of the most touching incidents of the long
line of interesting events which have
punctuatcd the present visit of IInbson to
his native land. He arrived in Atlanta at
an early hour yesterday morning, and
lodging an enthusiastic crowd, boarded
the train for Lithia. which point h"
reached at $40 o'clock.
When the train pulled up at the station,
his mother WAS waiting there with 4
crowd of guests from Il nearby hotel l."
welcome him. The meeting between
mother and son was pathetic one. Hob
son kissed his mother, who threw her
arms around his neck and for several mo
mentS rested her head on his shoulder,
shedding tears of JOY.
Hoh~on and his mother led the way
from the railroad station and the hotel
guests followed two hy two. At the hotel
another ovation was accorded HohSon
With much difficulty he freed himself
from the crowd and went TO his mothers
apartments where he and she enjoyed an
hours confidential talk before breakfast.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-08-06
The war department has posted the fol
lowing telegram from Gen. Shafter dated
do mi
BOURGOGNE'S VICTIMS.
The Sailors Managed to Get Life
Belts, but the Passengers
Had None,

New York. Aug. 2-The steamship
Westernland arrived today and those on
board report that when sixty miles of
Sable island and within about one mile
of the spot where La Bourgogne went
down on July +, the bodies of twenty-SiX
men and two women We're seen floating
in the water. 1t was significant fact
that almost all Of the men whose bodies
We're floating with life belts on were
sailors. Passengers seemed to have no
life belts, and therefore sunk.
The steamship Hiawatha. which went
out from Halifax to identify the dead of
La BourgOgne. was sighted by the West
ernland in the ncighborhood of this hui
man wreckage and was engaged in the
work for which it was sent out. As the
Westernland passed the crew in one of
the boats from the Hiawatha We're re-
moving the life belts from two bodies
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-08-06
WASTE OF AMMUNITION.
Ships Shells Did Not Damage Santi-
ago EartIIworks

Sant;agc, July ia Correspondence Of
the Associated Press. "A party of naval
officers anxious 10 see the effect Of tn.
bombdrdmentS Of the defense- of the har-
Dor by the feet under Admiral Sampson
made Il two-days' tour Of the batteries
One Of them made the following state
ment:
over $1,000. 600 worth Of ammunition
thrown at the batteries defending Santa
60 harbor was absolutely harmless in il
effect. SO far as the reducing ot the bat
teries was concerned. and while il may
have given the Spaniards a wholesome re-
spect for Us, simply bore out the we'll
Known fact that il is a waste Of tiIee and
money 10 lombard eartt~or6s"
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-08-06
SPOILING APPLE TREES.
Fire Blight Injuries Apple Crops In
Dane COuuty.

Madison, Wis, Aug. 2.-Many apple
trees are distigurcd this season with
patches of dead foliage scattered more or
less thickly over their tops. Sometimes
the dead leaves appear to be nearly or
quite as numerous as the living ones. at
others only here and there a few dead
leaves appear. Many are inquiring as TO
the cause of this diseased condition, and
some appl" growers are alarmed at the
prospect of losing their trees. Prof. +. :.
Goif. horticulturjSt at the University of
Wisconsin. says the dead twigs are the
result of infection by n true bacterial dis
ease. The trouble is by no means new,
but in many localities the attack is much
more serious than usual this gear. so that
many have observed it who would have
passed it by i'll seasons when the attack
was lighter. The disease is known as fire
blight or pear blight, for it attacks the
pear with even greater yirulencc than the
anr,ia
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-08-06
From a Little Hero 10 a Big One.

pr. Dewey had name for his son
George which has a strangely profound
sound after the yesr>-he ca.ied him MS
little hero. Wei. the doctor knew
II was not given him to for,Se, ,yGnn
George vas Sc3mperin- barefoot ovar rba
clim5S that was to quicken the pulse If
tho world. hut before the doctor lied h.,
had talked with Farracuf in New York
where the admiral seized his hand and
Slid with genuine emotion:
Sir. Your son George i worthy and
brave officer. He has an honorable rec
ord. and scme day will make his own
mark. Rev iew of Reviews
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-08-06
FUGITIVE MAIL CLERKS LUCK
oscar Schneider Wins Fortune at
Monte Carlo.

Duluth. Ninn.. Aug Oscar Schnei-
der. a mail clerk. who suddenly disap-
rcarcd from this place last May, taking
With him about $1,000 which he abstracted
,,rote 70 a friend here from London. Eng
nd. after having visited all Of the prirci-
i.a cities ef Europe Al Monte Carlo he
tried his luck and came ont $50. 600 ahead.
g., iing on the tip he heard another man
get While IN Paris Schneider saved the
lie OF an EnglI>hman. who employed him
q 81 70 the Transvaal to engage in busi-
ness there
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-08-06
'sSpcIIS' Of Southern Negroes

There are numerous harmless spells"
which are regular Observances in the
lives Of the average Southern negro. Be
sides the root-chewing. the track-lifting,
etc. they have love philter Of frogs legs
cooked in still water, and the ashes Of a
bat are powerful enough to keep away n
rival or an enemy. To make a dog stay
at home they cut off the tip of his tail
and bury it under the doorstep. To ma ke
a wife obedient they draw her pictur''
and hide it in the shingles. Thus. wax
ing or sleeping. there is a constant fore
ing or counteractins Of destiny.-PhiIa-
Ia1rb;a Times
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-08-06
FIRE AT STEVENS POINT.
Wisconsin Central and John Rice
Store Suffer Loss of $4,000.

Stevens Point. Wis, Aug. 2.-Thc Wis-
consin Central stockyardS barn on Mime
sofa avenue was destroyed at II o'clock
last night by an inccndiary fire. While
the fire companies were engaged at this
fire a mile from the business district fire
broke out down town. The St0rerUom of
the John Rice x Bros, containing a large
stock of hardware and patterns of the
firm. who do a general foundry business.
and all the patterns for the Wisconsin
Central construction department. which
were stored in the building, We're burned.
4 large feed. grocery and general provi-
sion store and small residence belonging
TO !. NJ. Gray & Co are also a total loss.
The loss by both fires is estimated at
1000: insurance not aSCertained. The
downtown fire started in the kitchen of 4
fiat over the Gray store.