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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-08-12
MOTORMAN ARRESTED.
/ Saved Himself but Made No Effort to
Save Passengers.

Bridgeport, Conn. Aug. S-Motorman
George Hamilton was arrested this morn
ing on a warrant issued by Coroner Don
lin and locked up to await the action Of
the coronerS jury. lie was in charge of
the trolley car of the Shelton Extension
company which yesterday jumped the
track and fell into Packs milpond at
Oronoquc, by which twenty y-nino persons
were killed and twelve seriously injured.
Hamilton escaped. without injury. and
when taken into custody was simply Suf-
fcrug from tn" shock. He is accused of
criminal carclCSSncSS III running the car
too fast on the steep grade Hamilton
jumped from his post as the car fell,
without reversing the power or applying
the brakes. The condition Of the wrecked
car today shows this to have been = fact.
That Hamilton was once suspended for
rcCklrSSly speeding a crowded car mill
ta:cS against him. Public opinion against
him is at fever heat. for all consider him
to blame for ,hc frightful loss Of life.
Th" coroncr'S inquest to determine the
responsibility for the accident, was be
gun TODAY William y. Peck. the first
witness, who lives near the scene of the
accident. said he had noticed the bridge
several days before the accident and the
approach seemed to be 'uut of true
Miss Frances T.. Peek said She saw the
car before it reached til" bridge. and in
her opinion it was running faster than
1T any time since the opening of the line
Miss Kitty Taylor OF Bridgeport Wit
messed the accident she said the car
that was wrecked approached the bridge
at such 2 high rate of speed that it
rocked violently.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-08-12
SUPPLIES FOR ACUINALDO
Large Shipment of Shot and LeGt
from San Francisco to Hong Kong.

San Francisco, Cal. Aug. S.-Ihc E<-
aminer today says: The City of Pekin.
which sailed on Saturday for Hong
Kong by way of Honolulu and Goho-
hama, took among her cargo 32l ,44o
pounds of shot. the first shipment of the
kind ever made to Japan. In addition
there were l01.651 pounds of pig lead
ana S4.I5S pounds OF sheet lead. Just
is going to be put is not known, but sug
geStions have been made that il may be
intended to get it into Manila for the
use Of Aguinado and his army.
The sailing of the transport Morgan
City with load0f recruits has been post
poned from today until Thursday to per
nit of alterations that were decided upon
ut the last moment.
The 81 Paul will take from here to
Seattle about the 4th 100 recruits from
the PrrS,iio which have been assigned
to the lind cavalry. First Lieut.. An
drew +. Williams will go in command
Of them and act as quartermaster and
,ommSsary of the st. PaGl. After tax
ing on the troops at Seattle the st. Pall
viii sail for Manila. The transport Siam
will be ready to sail on the 10Th. and
the Senator, with troops, about the same
time
Havana, Aug. S.-Gen. Wilson has is
sued q proclamation reminding officers
Of the Inited States, especially the mill
tary. that they are in Cuba simply to
protect life and property. and that the
civil authorities are TO be recognized and
respected.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-08-12
SEWERS IS DISCHARGED,
Superintendent of the Sheboygan
Almhouse Dismissed.
CHARGES SUSTAINED.
Com nittee Finds Extravagant Mis-
management, of the Poor Farm
and Recon- III ends Change.

Sheboygan, Wis, Aug. S.-[Special. j
Hans Sieyers, superintendent of the aims
house, was removed from that position at
the meeting of the common council last
evening. Several weeks ago a commit
tee was appointed by the council to in
yestigatc charges made against Sievers
in the manner in which he was conduct
ing affairs of the aImShouSc. Charges
had been made by Mrs. Rosa Kaufman,
one of the inmates, who said that she
had been so roughly handled by Sievers
that there were black and blue marks on
the arms where she claimed she had
been grasped by him and thrown to the
floor. These charges were sustained by
the committee appointed to investigate
and which made its report to the council
last evening. The committee also report
ed to the council that the poor farm was
extravagantly managed and recommends
ed unanimously that there be change
The report was adopted by the council
and a committee appointed on motion OF
Aid. Rietow. composed of Aid. IietoW
England and Iastrow, whose duty 1t VIII
be to select a new superintendent
SicyerS has been superintendent of the
almSnousc since 1892. He was at that
time Il member of the volunteer hre de
partment of the city, sustaining injuries
at the NJ. Winter Lumber company rae
tory, and was then appointed to the posi-
tion from which he was removed last
evening.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-08-12

der his command in obeying the order
TO disemhark from the cascoes and wade
through the marshes under fire
lhe men say that majority of them
have been sick and unfit for duty and
were given to understand that thny
would not have to do any more fighting
Washington, ID. c., Aug S.-Th. fol
lowing cable has been received from Gen.
Otis:
Manila Aug. s.-Adjutant-Ge General. Wash
lngton: Three days typhOon, rendering
work on bay impossible passed on 9th inst
Transport Pennsylvania leave Iloilo Cebu
sofas, South Dakotas and discharged sol.
diers for San Francisco on 11th inst: Val
encla, Zelandla, when coaed, requiring ten
days good weather. leave with Montanas
transports coal at Nagasaki, both coming
and returning, expedite business here where
facilities for loading and unloading vessels
primitive. OTIS.
Washington. d. c., Aug. S-Gen.
Shafter today reported to the war de-
partment by telegraph the following field
returns:
General field return First Nebraska: Total
commissioned, 46; promoted from ranks, Is:
resigned, 10: discharged. >; killed and died
OF wounds. ): remaining to be mustered out
A; total enlisted, 12S5: total enlisted joined
regiment, 1246: discharged. 323; killed and
died Of wounds. 3}: died of disease. %;
drowned /; deserted. >; transferred, >; re
naming to he mustered out. 500.
General field return. Tenth Pennsylvania ::
Total commissioned. 81: promoted from the
ranks, .: resigned. g. died of disease. ! ; re
manning to be mustered ont. 30; total en-
listed. SIC; discharged. 106: killed ana died
ferred. 16; remaining to be mustered out,
7;33.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-08-12
WEY'S VISIT TO LONDON.
Navy Officials Believe the Admiral
Would be Cordially Received.

Washington. ID. G., Aug. S.-Thc re-
port that Admiral Dewey will 20 to
Rome tomorrow. where he will be given
an audience hy the pope, and will later
visit London en- route home, attracted
General interest at the navy department
to,!ay. although the department has not
ineu appriScd Of his programme. For
many reasons the officers of the navy
would be pleased if the admiral should
visit London. The cordiality OF the rcla-
tiuuS between the two countries and the
fratcrnizing spirit shown by British and
American army and navy officers toward
each other would. they believe. insure for
the admiral Il gratifying reception.
Naples. Aug. S.-Admiral Dewey eX-
changed visits today with the general
commanding the army corps here.
The reception accorded the American
admiral by Nicc-Admiral Gonzales. com
mandtr-in-chicf Of the maritime depart
ment of Naples, Yesterday was Of a
brilliant character and Admiral Dewey
Is delighted with the cordial hospitality
everywhere extended to him. In an inter
view with a representative Of the A>So-
clatcd Press. Admiral Dewey said: Il
do not desire fetcS or demonstrations at
home. It is enough for me that my cOUn-
try knows | did my duty as Il soldier.
Lewis NJ. Idolings, secretary Of the
nited States embassy at Rome. has
gone to Sorrento, where he will give a
luncheon to Admiral Dewey tomorrow.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-08-12
WANTS HUSBAND PARDONED.
Wife of DIR. Arno EndeavorinC TO Get
New Trial for Him.

La Crosse. Wis, Aug. IL Special. /
Interest in a criminal case that many
people had forgotten has just been re-
vivcd by the appearance here of Mrs.
Arno. wife of the magnetic healer who
operated and tlourished i'll this city in
1899. and is now in the penitcntary at
Waupun. Mrs. Arno seeks to have her
husband pardoned, and is endcavoring to
get a new trial. Neither movement has
met with any apparent success. 1t WAS
shown on Amos trial here, when he was
convicted in the circuit court of grand
larceny. that he nctted i'll his operations
here several thousand dollars. After
vanishing from here, ne and his wife
Travelled through Europe and even got rs
far away as China and Japan. But the
police were never far behind him. Re
turning to this country, he was traced
to Milwaukee and then to Eau Claire
and Duluth. From that city he was
enticed over to West Superior and there
he was arrested on instructions from the
police of La Crosse. 1t was a three
years chase. He was brought here, tried
and convicted.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-08-12
THE CAR WAS LOADED.
Explosion Of Naphtha Sets Entire
Train on Fire-OffiCials Deny
Loss of Life.

Somerset, Ky, Aug. S.-A train of
twenty freight cars was wrecked in Tun-
mel No. 1 on the Cincinnati 4 Southern
railway today by the explosion of a tank
car loaded with raphtha. The wrcckage
caught fire and the entire train will prob
ably he Il total loss. There were rumorS
Of loss of life, but these were denied by
the railroad officials.
Los Ranos, Cal, Aug. S.-Thc south
bound Los Angeles express train on the
Southern Pacific left the track last night
5uSt south of Dos faloS. throwing the en-
giIlc ard nine cars into ditch. Enci-
Hcrr Con Ford and Fireman Wood were
scaldcd to death. Mrs. j. 5. NiSwongcr
Of Fresno. Cal, and II. Mo>cr, San
Diego, We're seriously injured. Several
others wcr" slightly injured. The cause
Of the accident was Il broken flangc on
wheel of the mail ear
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-08-12
WRITES FROM PHILIPPINES.
Private Arthur Burreson of Neenah
Tells of His Experiences.

Necnah, Wis. Aug. Special. /
Mrs William Garfield. Cherry street.
yesterday received a letter from Arthur
Burrcson, a private in the Third United
States infantry. The letter is dated June
- at BaIaing, a point fifty miles north Of
Manila He states that the rainy season
was about to begin and expected that the
regiment would hc stationed at It's pres
cnt quarters until the wet weather Pc
ricd would be over. about five weeks. He
reports plenty of hot fighting and stub
hurnncSS on the part of the insurgents
that is remarkable. Mr.. RurrCSon IS
welI-known Ncenah young man and is
a years old. He was mustered into the
service at Oshkosh in March with Harry
Hicks. another young Ncenah man and
a member Of the same company.
Appleton. Wis, Aug. S. Special j
Letters have been received from Manila
from members of the company of which
Jay Merrill Of this city was member,
telling of his death. Merrill WAS shot
by Filipino who was hiding in Il tree.
After the death of Merrill the members
of his company spread out to find the
native, who was shot by Il comrade of
the Appleton boy.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-08-12
THOSE MISSING CARTRIDGES.
Large Consignment Sent to Cuba Re
ceiycd at Frank fort on vi ain.

Frankfort-on Nam. Aug. Six hun
dred thousand United States cartridges
have been received in the Frankfort on
Main cuStomhOusc from cuba. They are
consigned to Il local house for extraction
and remclting. These cartridges are
probably part Of Il consignment given
by the United States Ia the insurg"nt
forces during the Spanish war. As late
as July ,. 1S9~. l.UoUEto government
cartridges, similar to those furnished til"
American volunteers. We're landed at
Palo Alto. on the south coast of Puerto
Principe province. by the chartered trans
ports Florida and Fanita. They We're
delivered to Gen. Gomez himself and
though there were no subsequent engage
mentS in which they might hay" been cN-
pended the entire Uoo.Gn dropped out
of sight 50 completely that close inquiry
on the part of the American authorities
in Cuba failed t. trace them. No am
munition was surrendered by Cuban sol
dicrS who delivered up their guns to the
American paymaSterS during the diStri-
button of the American S3,WW.OOO. The
cartridges probably We're sold in bulk by
some ShreWd Cuban ordnance officer.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-08-12

REBELS TAKE DAJABON
Measures to Prevent Jiminez from
Landing in San Domingo
to Join His Troops.

Port au Prince, Hayti, Aug. S.-The
revolutionary Dominican troops which
assembled at Ouanaminthe have crossed
the frontier and have taken possession of
Dajabon; The garrison at that place re-
tired to Fort Belair, u strategic position
commanding the town. The foreign pop
ulation and the Haytien consul left the
place.
1t is considered probable that Jiminez
the leader of the revolution will attempt
to make a landing on the island shortly
IN order to join the revolutionary troops
at Dajabon and take direction of the
movement. The Haytien government is
taking measures to prevent Jiminez from
landing in its territory.
Fort de France. Island of Martinique
Aug. st is very difficult at present to
obtain information regarding the events
tranSplrlng in the Dominican republic
1t is reported, however, that the exiled
Dominicans assembled at Ouanaminthe.
Hayt, crossed the frontier of san Do
mingo and captured the town of Daja-
hon
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-08-12
KENOSHA COUNCILS ROW.
Suspension of Police officer by Mayor
is Not Sustained.

Kcnosha, Wis. Aug. 81 Special. !
near ending in Il row over the SuSpcn-
sion of Il policeman. On July ~, Mi
chacl German. father of the mayor, was
arrested hy Officer John Orth. As soon
as the mayor heard OF the arrest he or
dcrcd the officer TO be relieved Of his
star Last evening the action Of the
mayor was brought before the council
and. after Il stormy couclave of about
forty minutes. the council decided not to
sustain the action Of the mayor Excite
mcnt ran high for Il few minutes and
the mayor is alleged to have made the
statement that if the action was not sus-
tanned he would resign his office At
this crisis the members behind closed
doors decided to reconsider the action and
the entire matter will be investigated on
ThurSlay evening
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-08-12
BADE CHILDREN GOODBY.
Quarrel Which Leads William Han
sen III Fond du Lac to SuiCide.

T.na n Lac. Wis. Aug. IL Special. ]
Aar.l th0 death Of William Hansen,
ua. amlttpd suicide Saturday night,
i IuEt.. story If il quarrel with his
farf because his wife did not care to
IL tHe turnfcSt 1T Mayyille on sun
a.# -tttu1 that she preferred that the
amman ea instead. With the remark,
Aa ta.ua more If the children tEan
r me- he went to the barn and.
atrr afr.AIug up his white horse, started
a.- rhe ruaI west Of his farm, which
fa miles southwest If the city. As
i. a- ealIng he called to his two lit
- tiuoIhy boys. lou nay see
flI horse but you won &c me
H.a An hour or 50 latel the horse
a5 --y came hack, but no sign was
seem of Mr.. Hansen. Searching
IHr we're ont all night but it re-
a0. far lis daughter. Miss Edith
Hansen. ID lind tire body hanging to the
#. 4 hickory tree at & o'clock Sun
..ing From the house, the point
aHers ,He -3w him, it looked to her as
ta aa-H ae was standing under the tree
king towards her. Louis Hansen, a
lrta.r urnt out intending to question
hlH regarding his queer actions. and dis
ss., Aat he was hanging to the limb
.a .rGe hE 4 wire, a portion Of which
I H.sg thrown over the lowest limb.
I. IN was cold, showing that it had
IlI- thcre a poui portion Of the
. aa body was not cut down until
Watson arrived on the scene at :
Besides wife, he leaves eight
t..-.. nve girls ana three boys The
..t hla 5a>f finished thre~hing
'"0 t.4.ls IS Grain lie had property
Nr.H aaatl, si2,1nr. I'll" farm being
aaH aoumartnrc, and he had a large
h#a~ -. i.,I 4
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-08-12
POLITICIANS MUST TALK.
! But England and United States will
Not Go to War Over Alaska.

London, Aug. S.-Joseph II. Choate.
the United States ambassador to Great
Britain, was interviewed today by Il rep
resentative Of the Associated press in re
gard to the recent war or arbitration
speech delivered hy Sir Nilfril Laurier.
the Canadian premier. He said: There
viii be no war. 1t is safe to say that no
amount Of politics or politicians in either
country could occasion war in this con
uectiou.'
The ambassador, continuing, said that
the Canadian Parliament was Oh the
eve of dissolution and the leaders of both
parties had to speak. Mr.. Choate seemed
to thinl, that the latter circumstance cx-
planned Sir Wilfrid Lauricr's position
and he was inclined to attach small i'm
portance to the Premier's remarks. Mr..
Choatn added that the negotiations wcre
progressing, but" he explained, they
are always slow and ! can say nothing at
present as to their status"
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-08-12
DREDGING AT WINNEBAGO.
Summer Resort Which is Being Built
Up by Capt. pabst.

Fond du Lac, Wis, Aug. 81 Special.
The government dredge is accomplish
ing good work at Lakeside park. Already
Il large place has been drcdged out in tn
channel and when the work is com
pletcd large boats will be able to make a
landing at the park without fear of ac-
cident Arrangements have been com
pleted whereby the dredge goes to the
Iuco summcrresort, owned by Capt. Fabst
Of Milwaukee. as soon as it gets through
here. Mr. Pahst has Il large hotel there
and owns considerable land and it l.
his intention to develop the dropcrty into
work for couple of weeks in Luco creek,
widening it ont and making it safe for
hnnts 70 como M II the Mharf.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-08-12
SUSPENDED HOST|L|T|ES.
cbinpsva Valley Electric Rail-
way Running Its Cars.
RIoTER IS BOUND OVER.
douglas Refused to Place Po-
lice on Cars on Account of
Anti-Pass Law.
, Claire, Wis, Aug 7.-[special.l J.

r.7 Claire, Wis, Aug. 7.-[Special. J.
slartric railway strike situation,
- tad almost assumed the proper
- 4, a riot yesterday, is quiet today.
n-as;8srt Appleyard of Chippewa Valley
rse,rlc railway arrived from Boston
II. morning. lie said at 1890 a M;
~, nrw have all the cars running in
-, c,afrp and at Chippewa Falls, six
I1.or cars ana two interurban. We have
t-.ahle IN SECURING new men, If
.s.-a i onv more trouble, it will probably
ta rnfiI L or : o'clock this evening.
r municipal court this morning Louis
p.,g5-yu workingman, pleaded guilty
.laalag distinctions on the rails and
s. bsIa III bonds Of $500. Several 9th
s--asf. are expected. Assistant Super
a.sa4,8t Lahner of the street railway
r1s3l.i guilty to striking boy Sunday
t4"rrr the trouble on Water street and
lald d Eae,
fys...r.faF 1Le street cars were threat
a.fh violence the police preventing
a.tral outbreak The crews running
sa.. .ar- vprr jeercd by the large crowds
l..t., t0a streets At the corner Of Wa
t.- mn Ninth streets the largest crowd
,otbtrr5 The tracks had been obStruct-
u5th pieces of wood for several blocks
rrL. .H.t.Eart~ If the company cleared the
tr8... 1a5gf police protection and III the
,-.san., HI Nayor Douglas and the city
att.ratr
Ta. night the service was completely
sta1r,a. the last car having run through
! rr.snE mah at about 80. The mayor
refuse I'd place policemen on the cars
II fha ground that it would be III viola
In, t,,,1 n., Ht31, lie
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-08-12
sHELLED WITHOUT WARNING.
American Guuboat Drives People to
the Hills,

Manila, Aug. >. via Hong koug-The
-unhudt Napidan last week sheled raete.
on the lake, near Santa Cruz. The town
was tull Of people who had been encour-
aged n return after tTcn. Iawtons eN-
pgdition. having been assured that they
would not be molested If they peaceabiy
attended To their business.
Lieut. Cupp, who was in command OF
the Napidau. heard that the insurgents
had rcoccupied the town and, Steaming Z
close IN opened IRE with his six pound
rrS without warning. The people seeing
th,. boat approaching. fed to the nils
ii a terrified condition and with barely
tInl, to escape One child was killed and
aauy buildings were damaged. The au-
thaIltieS express great regret on account
ut tue incident.
After the taking Of Calamba by the
Americans. Gen. Lawton ordered that
Capt Otis of the Washington regiment
hr relieved u his command anu placed
nader arrest On account Of siowness and
seeming reluctance OF the companies M
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-08-12
CHAMPION FISH STORY.
SiXty-two Black Bass Jump Into Boat
Without Aid of Hook or Line,

\ big fish story, vouchcd for by so
many reliable witnesses that It's truth
cannot be questioned, comes to Rochester,
y. Y. from Oak Orchard, popular re
sort on Ontario lake, in Orleans county.
Sixty-two black bass, ranging in
weight from half a pound to three
pounds, is the record of three boat trips
up Oak Orchard creek by parties of we'll
known people, among them Prof. Pound
of Cornell and Charles Hart. president
of the Orleans County National bank.
eight Of the fish jumped into the boat.
Because of the alarm of the women Of
the party the curtains of the cabin were
fastened down. A second party went
out with rowboat behind a little tug,
and forty-Seyen of the fish leapcd rapid
ly into the boat. Another party brought
back seven. the fish coming over the
edge of the boat without the induce
mpIt of hook and line or net
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-08-12
CURANS ARE PLEASED.
New PostofIcc System Said to be
Working Satisfactorily.

New York, Aug. S.-A special to the
Times from Washington says: Charles
f. Nicely, director of finance for the post
offices Of Cuba. hada long conference with
Acting PoStmaStpr-Gcnera Heath today.
He said to 4 reporter that the Cubans
were much pleased with the new post
office system, which was improving daily.
lie thought it was q mistake 10 have
military men govern the Cuban people.
He had high admiration for Gen.
Brooke, and Gen. Ludlow, but thought
that. aS military men. they were not well
tit"d to handle municipal affairs Never
thcesS. the cIty OF Havana showed a
great Improvement in sanitary conditions,
and aS result there was only two
deaths from yellow fever in July as
against 300 for the same month in 1SoS,
AS to annexation, he added. the Span
iardS are i'll favor Of it, although the
richer CuhanS did not seem TO be.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-08-12

of the Democratic party in this state. lie
was elected governor in 1894, at the age
of 80. after having served six years in
the House of Representatives, being
speaker of that body for several sessions.
In his first gubernatorial race he defeated
Gen. Clement A. Evans. a noted Con
fcdcrate, and in this campaign he broke
down the prestige Confederate veterans
previously had for obtaining public favor.
His second race was against Seahorn
Wright, combination Populist and Pro-
hibition candidate
During the Spanish American war,
Gov. Atkinson took great interest III tn"
organization of the volunteer regiments
for service and obtained many conccS-
Sions from Washington for the Georgia
soldiers
Since the expiration of his last term
rs governor he has been engaged in the
practice of law in this county.