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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-05-14
ADDRESS TO CATHOLICS.
Letter from Archbishops Which
Will be Read in Every Church
Next Sunday.

Washington, n. c.. May 1O.-The arch
bishops of the Catholic church in the Uni
ted States have agreed upon a letter ad-
dressed to the clergy and laity of the
country. The letter bears on the war
with Spain, and will be read in all the
churches on Sunday. 1t is indorsed by
Mgr. Martinelli. the apostolic delegate
and is as follows:
10 the Clergy and Laity of the Catholic
Church of the United States-Greetiug.
The events that have succeeded in blowing
up or the battlcShip Maine and the sac
EiHcc or -b6 innocent victims, the patriotic
Sta!ucn Of the United States. has culmInat-
country.
Whatever may have been the individual
opinions of Americans prior To the dcclara
uoh or war, there can now be no two
opinions as 10 the duty OF the loyalty OF
the Americans. A resort To arms
determined upon by the chief executive OF
the nation. with the advice OF both houses
or congress and after consultation with
his cabinet officers. but not until every
effort had been exhausted to bring about
an honorable and peaceful solution Of our
dimcuItiSS with Spain. The patient calm
ness, the dignitied forbearancc. the sub
dued tirmneSS of President Mckinley dur
ing the trying time that interviewed between
the destruction of the Maine and the deCa-
ration of war are beyond all praise and
should command the admiration Of every
(.
Catholic church, true Americans and
as such are loyal TO our country and our
flag and obedient TO the highest DEGREES
and supreme authority of the nation.
We are not now engaged In war Of
section again section, or state against state.
but we are united one man against
foreign enemy and Il common foe. II.
we are taught by our holy church. love
Of country Is next to love Of God. Il duty
Is imposed on uS by all laws, human and
divine. then IL is our duty TO labor and
10 pray for the temporal and spiritual well
being of the brave soldiers who bat
thing for our beloved country. Let faith
fully beg the God Of Battles to crown their
arms on land and sea with victory and tri-
umph. and to stay unnecessary effusion OF
blood and speedily to restore peace to our
beloved land and people.
To this end we direct that on and after
the receipt of this circular. and until the
close of this war, every priest shall. In hiS
daily mass, pray for the restoration of
peace by the glorious victory for our flag
W" ais" direct that prayers for the brave
soldiers and sailors that fall in battle be
said every day after mass. These prayers
shall be said aloud with the people. and
shall be one Our Father and one Hail.
Mary" and the Del rrofundIS."
We pray that God may bless and preserve
and speedily bring victory, honor and peace
to all OF our people.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-05-14
LEAVING HAVANA.
a Number Of Refugees Take Re-
fuge on the French School
Ship Futon.

On Board the Associated Press Dis.
patch Boat Kate spencer, of Havana,
May s VIA Key West, Fla. May 10
Tho French sIoup-of-war Fulton. a school
snip. passed ont Of Havana harhor about
I o'clock L. n. yesterday unmoicStod by
the hlorkading fleet. The American war
ships outsid" closed in on her when She
VAS Spicd in the otling and the Mayilowcr
temporarily fiying the admiraI's pounamt.
passed close enough to her 10 examine her
with marine glasses. The MayHOwrr
dipped her flag ana the Fulton returned
the salute. The Mayfiowcr Sigualed To
ihr other ships and they All hauled Oft and
uav" the Frcnchman widc berth.
The Associated Press dispatch boat ran
alongside the Fulton. within easy haiIing
distance Aboard the French vessel were
quit" 4 number Of Spanish refugees. who
orowded ~ to the rails Several of them
were women. evidently of the wealthy
class. Judging from their apparel. There
We're doubtless some French citizens
among tho refugees. hut the ma jority '
We're unqueStionahly Spanish. The Kate
Spencer Saluted the tri-cojor as she PASSED
under the Fulton'S stern and the salute
Was Acknowledged.
Some Of the sailors swung their caps
above their heads. but tn" refugees at the
rails looked sulcn and ma.ic no sign. The
Fulton healed west-southwcSt probably
bounded for Vera Cruz Mexico.
The officers Of the hlockading fleet are
very much chagrined because the French
line steamer Lafayette was allowed to en-
ter Havana harhor last Friday, rs they
are convinced she carried arms and muni-
tons IF war. but. aS one Of them re
marked II nclc sam can afford Ia he
generous. aS no amount ot Cnntraband of
war can help Spain now"
The courtesy asked hy the French gov
eminent was that the Lafayette be al-
lowed to land 1:,u passengers. \ vigIant
watch is hciuk kept and when She leaves
Havana sh" Will bc required to show af-
trmatiyely that her cargo i Uubrokcn
falnc. she may vet become a subject for
m prize court.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-05-14
NAY KEEP PHILIPPINES.
British Pariiamentarians Say that
International Law Would
Not Forbid.

New York, May 1O.-A dispatch to the
World from London says: Sir Charles
pike, when asked whether any question
If international law or practice affected
the nited States right to retain the
Philippines said: ''None wha tever. The
states will hold the Philippines by the
right Of conquest. No power or powers
viii have the slightest title to interfere"
But may not some power, Germany or
France for instance, bring pressure to
bear on the United States to surrender
Them:
THAT idea of continental pressure re-
gard as all moonshine. No power would
attempt pressure unless we were in the
same boat with them. which we never
viii be- Without English naval supp0rt
no power Will venture upon any action in
thr matter.
DO You consider that the United
States should retain possession of the
IhiIippneSt
Certainly | do"
DO you think the general effect of the
United States retention of the Philippines
would he to bring nearer the possibility
Of an Ango-AmerIcan alliance:'
Ii would increase their interests in com
mon. but | don't wish to say anything
about the alliance idea, as | don't believe
"
Great Britain and the United States"
Sir Henry Howarth, member of Par
lament, an authority on foreign politics
and International law. said: Il have no
hesitation i'll saying that United States
has a perfect right to keep the Philippines,
aad under the circumstances il would be
both wise ani proper for the United
States 10 keep them. There is not II con
Si4eratiun Of international law that could
III any way fetlcr the nircd States in its
absolute discretion in the matter There
i no third party involved. The islands
were discovered by Spain and her Sover
ea.uty has never been III dispute. BY the
right Of conquest, therefore. Americas
lla>itian j. indiSputabe and all the mem
lbs af Parliament who are authorities
aaI with whom | have spoken agree that
tdp | uIted States should not give then
Should he United States annex Ha
uaH together with the Philippines these
would constitute two magnificent bases
giving the ntcd States immense power
II the Pacific, which | always hoped they
would achieve in the interests of civiliza
tI0u Iud commerce.
4 dispatch to the World from Rome
,ays Guido Baccli. the celebrated states.
mIn and the coming premier. i'll an inter
tI,w said: America should keep the
Philippines: first, because from the stand.
point Of International law she has the
r-ht If conquest. and. secondly. from the
STANDPOINT Of policy. The United States
is the only power which can now have
tatm. a~ they should not he rcccdcd to
Spain which being without fleet and
finances the islands would become rcl
der"licra A bone of cont"ntion-fo the
European powers, thereby prccipitatin4
tile tar East conflict.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-05-14
CONTINUOUS PERFORMANCE
Spanish Cortes will Sit Continually
Until the War Measures
Are Adopted.

Madrid, May 10. 10 a. m.-Thc govern
ment intends TO insist that the Cortos sit
continually until the war measures are
adopted. The minister of finance, Scnor
Puigcervcr. declares that until tn credits
are voted it is impossible To m"c' the dc
mands for ammunition and provisions for
Cuba. Porto Rico. the Balearic islands
and the Canary islands. or to obtain the
necessary stocka of coal
Capt.-,cn. Blanco has Cahed an urgent
request for considerable supplies of pro
visions. which the government cannot dis
patch until the Cortes have voted the war
mCa SIlrCS.
The authorities here are greatly con
cerncd about the provisions for this city.
II is estimated that the stock of wheat
will he consumed inside of a month. and
demand is made that measures be taken
to purchase wheat abroad.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-05-14
KILLED MISS TICHMAN.
Medford Man Intended to Shool a
Cat-Verdict Of Acct
dental Death,

Mcdford. Wis. May 10-Miss Itch
man, a domestic cmplo,-cd by John Stef
tick. proprietor of the Manitowoc house
was shot and killed by OTTO Stcffick. i,i,
son. On retiring young Stefiick was an
noyed by eats in the yard and raising the
window fired in the direction of the noise
Mass Tichman was sitting on 4 bench just
in range and received the charge, a bullet
piercing her brain. At the inquest the
jury returned q verdict of accidental
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-05-14
MONTEJO WAS KILLED.
Spanish Admiral Fled from Cavite
to ManiIa-M assacred by
the PopulaCe.

London, May 1o.-A special dispatch
from Shanghai says that it is reported
there that Admiral Montcjo, the com
mandcr of the Spanish feet, who escaped
from Cavite by running along the shore
to Manila with his two sons, wa. killed
Icy the populace of the latter place. 1t is
added that the hospital Of San Rogue,
filled with Spanish soldiers, was set on
fire by shells from the Boston, and that
Sisters Of Charity were killed while re-
moving the wounded.
MaSSacrcs are reported to have occurred
outside Of Manila. the insurgents butcher
ing even the Spanish women and children.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-05-14
POSTMASTERS MUST BE MUM.
Forbidden to Imparr Information Bear
ing on the War.

ter-General Smith today issued the follow
ing order:
All officers and employees of the postoffice
department are hereby forbidden to furnish
information pertaining To or in any way
bearing upon the conduct of the war 10 any
ner>on or persons not connected with the
department. or 10 any newspaper or other
publication unless authorized 10 do so by the
head Of the department.
This order was made for the purpose OF
preventing postmasrers from giving infor-
nation in regard 10 suspicious letters pass
Ing through their offices. Such informa-
rion. It is. thought. might IN some in
stances be incorrect and in others preju-
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-05-14
RTOTING AT ALICANTE.
All the Wheat in Storage
Soldiers Helpless.

Madrid, May 10.-S a. m.-The bread
riots at Alicante, the seaport of Valencia,
which began yesterday, were continued all
night, the women taking prominent part
in the work Of destruction.
\ riotous mob paraded the streets, dc
manding cheaper bread and other ncCes
saricS of life. The rioters marched TO
the factories where they We're Joined ny
the people who were at work. Later they
sacked the Octoroi bureau and burned the
furniture and archives.
\ strong force of gcndarmes was sent
to the scene and charge was made upon
the mob which was temporarily dispersed.
RIt the rioters reformed and attacked
and burned all the bonded warehouses,
after possessing themselves of the wheat
in storage.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-05-14
81 NPATHIIED WITH SPAIN
Nenlb ers Of the German Cruiser
Gutenberg Slobber Over the
Peiayo's Crew.

Caiiz May u The crew Of the Ger
mla cruiser Oarnherg was allowed hh-
~ ashore today. aud the sailors of that
-0 ostcntatieusly fraternizod with the
a-S # the Spanish hattirship Fvlayo.
gs Germans marched through the
ze.rs arm in arm with the Spanish.
wing their caps. hr tirrmIus We're
ch~cred hy the popuII.e of this
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-05-14
KILLED IN A SAWMILL.
4 In Edgipg Flew Back and Struck William
Daniels on the Head.

Tigerton, Wis. May SpecialI-
William Daniels, employed in a sawmill
operated by the Wall Spalding Lumber
company at Big Falls. was instantly
killed this morning by an edging flying
back. striking him in the forehead and
tearing away the upper portion of his
head. Deceased was a single man. re-
siding at Omro, Wis. where the body
will be taken for intermcnt
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-05-14
DEATH OF A GREEN BAY PIONEER
Patrick ShauShnessy Who Had Been q
Reridert Thir,y-eight Years.

Green Bay. Wis, May To- Special +
Patrick Shaughncssy died this morning of
old age He lived in Green Bay thirty
eight years, conducting the Northwest
crn hotel for many years. At different
times he served on the city council and
county board. He was born in Ireland.
coming to America in 1S4s.
Baraboo. Wis, May To- Special. /
William Hudson. aged p. died yesterday
Consumption was the cause Of his death
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-05-14
BIueherries will be PLENTY.

Black River Falls. Wis. May 10
Especial. The blueh"rry bushes are now
in full bloom ard give promise of an OK
ira raordinarv yield. 4 fun crop means At
least $4,000 to Jackson county \ great
portion of this money finds it, way 10 the
pockets Of the poorer class of people and
the Indians. The latter class number
several hundred. The picking sDa son
will open about the 10Th of June aud or
dinarily lasts sixty days. being 4 genuine
poor mans harvest
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-05-14
BIG DEWEY CELEBRATION.
Every Society at sheboygan will be in
Line.

Sheboygan, Wis, May 10 Special. !
The Dewey celebration at this city to-
night will be conducted on an immense
scale. Every society and organization in
the city will participate in til" parade.
The speakers announced are Judge w. Fl.
Seaman. Prof. l.. u. Harvey of the Mil
waukee normal school, Editor Frank
Gottsacker. who will speak in the Ger
man language, and Attorneys G. III. May
ma rd and Martin Hughes
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-05-14
What IL Means TO Dewey.

Washington. q. G. May 10-Tha ac.
ton of Congress will keep Admiral Dewey
upon the active list of the navy until he
is - years old: il will give him full pay
when he retires and a corresponding in
crease of pension for the benent ot his
family after lis ieatL. / alSo gives h.-.
tie PRIVILEGES q tie ioo-.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-05-14
HE MIGHT HAVE LIVED.
James Dawson Yields to Entreaties
Not to Go to War and Is Ac-
cidentaIly Killed.

Elgin H.. May 1o.-James Dawson,
aged % years, desired 10 accompany the
Elcin volunteers 10 the war His wild
owed mothers entreatIes prevailed and he
merely went 10 the depot to SEQ his friend.
leave. He was crowded from the plat
form. the incoming train that took the
volunteers away ran-o over him and he died
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-05-14
Fired by Bows.

Black River Falls. Wis. May 10
Shccla,t IL I[Sa.l : onI 10y, r WINE pawn
a fire that soon got beyond their control.
and destroyed 500 worth Of buildings be
longing to the agricultural society. \
heavy wind was blowing at the time and
II required hard work to save the balance
Of the buildings. The loss is covered by
insrro0 0rp
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-05-14
SENIORS ARE READY.
Students at Plntteyille Normal School
Prepared to Enlist.

President McGregor, in behalf of patri,
otic seniors, wrote To the secretary of the
board of normal school regents to grant
graduation honors before commencement
if another call for enlistment came; but
as the matter will have to he laid before
the entire board the secretary is pow
erless to do anything As there will not
he a meeting of that august body III time
for action. But the seniors will hold Old
Glory above their sheepskin if the test
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-05-14
Death IN Unexpected Places.

Brown City has n -irI that viii moi 20
tn bed while the christian Observer
Is in her room. \ Yale high school girl
refuses 10 walk mp the hill to the school
building for fear her breath will come in
short pants \ Marletrr girl viii not
AXE Il bath in the same room whore There
are potatoes without tir>t picking out the
eyes. \ Saniac Center maiden refuses
70 have watch attached 10 her person
because a watch has hands y LeNing-
ton girl locks herself in her room when
she hears a band approaching and VOWS
she will never look ut any drummer
when he paradcS heating his bear skin
North Branch has = Young lady that
will not 81 ut the table where lettuce
= served uudreS>ed. and an Adrian lady
4 trrl1S.-r-s fnr. k.,,. IN ~. log
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-05-14
knic of Malta Met

La Crosse, Wis, May fO-TSpe.riaLI- +
The grand lodge Of the Ilustrious AID
Ancient knights OF Malta for Wisconsin
opened in this city today with 4 fair rep
reseD1atiou Of delegates from out Of town
Tie gathering Continues through three
is-s
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-05-14
atiCan Is Impartial,

Rome May lO.-The Vatican organ. the
O~~rrvatorc Romano. officially repudiates
the accusation that the holy see is more
fay"rahly disposed toward Spain than il is
toward the United States. The Osserva-
tore Romano atfirms that it maintains an
aiiitud" Of absolute impartiality.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-05-14
A CYCLISTS BAD FALL.
Charles Hengstler Meets with Serious
Accident.

Barahoo. Wis. May 10-FSpecial !
Charles HenCstlcr Of North Freedom
picked mp William Barringer yesterday in
an insensible condition. He was riding
along road and fell from his wheel. the
fall resulting in some injuries. He is
druggist at Lodi and son of Aid. Barrin-
ger of this city.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-05-14

-Oftmar Nergenthalpr. the inventor of
h. linotype machine for setting type. who
2as been III Arizona and New Mexico for
.Clne time IL search Of health, has re-
u..ed = lis lClr - Ba..:-ore.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-05-14
War Cnrrespondenrs Differ.

Gen. TecumSeh Sherman had fun w:'h
the Rebs down in Georgia and elsewhere.
but he had 70 tight Whitelaw Reid. war
correspondent. for twenty years after.
He said that Red was the biggest liar
b.. ever knew. and Reid said the same Of
him. Sherman died under a tia- Of truce
Gen. Hancock fought Charles \. Dana
until he died. Aud il WAS pretty much
the same with all the war correspond
ents. Tot because they lied. but because
no two men can possibly see things in the
same light. When Spain goes. against
or brigade y ua- correspondents .et
her pray.-New York Press.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-05-14
CROP REPORT.

Washington. u. 6. May 10 Govern
,rap report Wheat. S6.I, as
-r>t Nn2 ou May l. 1891.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-05-14
COLORADO TO PHILIPPINES.
troops from the silver STATE to Go Across
the Ocean.

h.Hyer. Col. May 1u.-Gev. Adams
received telegram from Secretary
Announcing that the destination ~.
Colorado volunteers had b,',:
ts-. fralu G'hickamaUGI - tao SO.
>saHG~ They uIll lie rrI.:y =
IsNt Thursday
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-05-14
MELBOURNE GOLD FEVER.
Ntncpins Played with Bottles of Cham
pagnc and Bank Bills Eaten.

Nj lcpins Played with Bottles OF tham-
pagnc and Bank Bills Eaten.
Gold threatened to become as common
as silver in the days of Solomon In one
year f12.6OO,OoO, in eight years t95,
Np.oOO, were Won. Some men at Golden
Point made aS much as 300 each a day.
Another exceptionally LUCKY party un-
carthed "a pounds of gold in one day. No
wonder that such pockets were termed
''JewcIers' shops, Occasionally Il mug
get worth 100000 was unearthcd. The
result Of this sudden influx of wealth al
most without labor, and with risks which
are intinitesimal as compared to klOndike
was the temporary decentralization Of
the population. Melbourne. in the height
of the gold fever. has been described by
one who knew il we'll rs IA fevered
drunken, dcliri"us Pandcmonium." The
lucky oncS-and there We're thousands of
them -sGuandcrcd their riches in the
most reckless fashion. Some of their fan
tastic tricks would scarcely be credited
were they not attcsted by witnesses still
living. The game of nincpins. We are
told, was played with bottles of cham
pagne. for which he who broke least had
to pay; dozens of the same costly wine
were emptied into tubs. and drunk from
tin pannikins, spirits and beer being
added to give body to the beverage:
one man. in imitation of Caligula. shoed
his horse with gold; sandwiches made of
hanknotes were devOurcd: silver wrapped
up i'll hanknOtcS was thrown to popular
actresses instead of fowers-in fact
money was 80 plentiful that the reckless
digCerS could not knock il down" fast
enough They thought they only had to
dig Il few feet in the earth To get plenty
more. and for time it almost seemed as
if this were 80. Such were some of the
characteristic of Nictoria'S hot youth
Charles Short, in the May Pail Mall Mag
aZinc.
Death III neNpcct.d Places.
There are people who are always in n
state of alarm about the cable or clcc
tric ears Some Will not 90 into a build
ing containing 4 boiler, for fear OF its
blowing NJ. and there are any number
of people who have never been on the
water in all their lives because of the
danger of it. Yet how easy il is for ones
life to be endangered by the commonest
thing. and death is liable To be at hand in
the most unlikely places. Take the fate
of James Bruce. the celebrated African
traveller, as an example. Bruce had
hravcd savage man and beast in the
forests and deserts of AbysSinia. \uha
and Ethiopia for years. II" was in the
pink of health one evening rs he WAS
about 10 hand a lady to her carriage at
his splendid home on the Carse Of Fal-
kirk. But his foot slipped on the stair. he
fell on his head and was dead before the
coming of another day.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-05-14
Mum bers of Regiments.

<N'IVTdIF -iIetI sEKII.El IuE VUFsI4vN UI
numbering volunteer regiments this morn
ing and he indicated impatience Of gov
ernment a. the slowuess with which vol
unteers are getting ready for the field.
He did il in the following telegram to
GOV. Scoheld:
We take the nunbe- Of res.relts as S!vea U.
asd hoped. however. ths-teach state regiment
--y-- -e-z.. It's .5--sc .--ae:, :. c--e- - s-0a
ts=u az Opportunity 70 lake marx toz that
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-05-14

Washington. n. c.. May 1O.-Assistant
Secretary Meikeljohn today chartered
about thirty ships with capacity of 5000
men. They are TO be used to convey
troops to Cuba and the Philippines.