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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-11-04
HER HOUSE WAS STONED,
The Hut of Old Mrs. Cooper of
Oshkosh Attacked.
OBJECTED TO BUILDING
Threats Are Made Against Her if She
Does Not Have it Re-
moved.

Oshkosh, Wis, Oct. 31.-ISpecial. /
Mrs. S. b. Cooper, an eccentric old lady,
reported to the police this morning that
her house had been stoned last night.
Some time ago she bought a small build
ing, 12x2O feet. size wished to use as an
office and sleeping place. This was
moved to the corner of her residence lot
on Wisconsin avenue. She rented her
dwelling and lived in the hut. Her
neighbOrS, she says, objected to the build
ing and today she reported that she was
instructed that if she did not remove the
structure the building would be torn
down tonight. Last night she slept with
friend and left the house alone. This
morning she returned and found all the
windows broken and large number of
stones inside, showing that the house
had been stoned Mrs. Cooper has CON
siderable property. She has lived here
since 1861. She is said TO have an cc-
centric son who lived as hermit in
Ohio for many years. He is now a tramp
setting himself up as king of the hobocs.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-11-04
JOHN FORBES DEAD.
An Cd and Respected Citizen Of
the Spring City Passes
Away.
Waukesha. Wis, Oct. 3O.-GSp

WaukeSha. Wis, Oct. So Special.
John Forbes, an old and respected Cit-
zen of Waukcsha, died this morning at
his home on Charles street. Mr.. Forbes
was Il native of Scotland and was born
December 10, 1920. When he was II
years old the family came to this coun-
try and settled in New York state. \
few years later they came to Wisconsin
and settled Oh Il farm in the town Of OF
tawa. this county. Several years later
Mr.. Forbes came to this city where he
has made his hom" ever since. In 1S6O
be was married to Miss Jennie Addy Of
Monroe, Mich. He was prominent in
politics and in 1857 he was elected clerk
of the courts in this county and held the
ohlcc four years. III 1860 he
was again elected to the same
office and held for two years. In 1867
John X. Williams was elected to the Of
fee, but after few days resigned in
favor of Mr.. Forbes, who held it two
years longer. After this Mr. Forbes was
for a number of years an attache of the
register Of deeds Office. and for nine
years he was employed in the internal
revenue offices in Milwaukee. His health
failing. he retired frcrn active life about
sixteen years 20. Mrs. Forbes died just
two weeks and day ago. There are
three children surviving, John of Milwau-
kee. Mrs. Julius Love of the town of
WaukeSha, and Miss Anna Forbes. who
is at home. The funeral will be held at
2:3O o'clock from the Presbyterian
church tomorrow afternoon and inter
ment will take place in Prairie Home
cemetery.
Miss Alice Chaplin dropped dead in the
Brookfcld Methodist church last evening.
Miss Chaplin had been a resident of
Brookfeld all her life and wns apparent
~ III good health the day of her death
Saturday she was in Milwaukee all day
She attended the morning services at the
church yesterday and appeared well.
During the Epworth league services
while Il prayer was being offered. those
sitting near her saw her fall forward.
When picked up she was dead. 1t is sup
posed heart failure was the cause of
death. The funeral will be held at 80
tomorrow afternoon in the church where
~ ,IiaJ
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-11-04
ENGLAND ALARM ED.
Anticipates European Hostility and
Getting Ready for 1t.

London, Oct 31.-There was an OK
traordinary military parade at AlderShot
yesterday when fifteen traction engines
and forty trucks were inspected previous
to their departure for South Africa. \
stretch of sandy. rock road was selected
for the tests and gave an excellent
chance to observe the points of the en-
gines. A steep ditch and banks two and
three feet high were safely trayerSed,
though at the time the wheels sank axle
deep. Other engines pulled out the hap
less ones The Duke of Connaught and
Princes Louis and Victor Napoleon at
tended the trials and Were much pleased
with the result. Twenty-fOur Of these
engines will be dispatched to South At
ric9.
The preparation to call out the Second
army corps. taken in conjunction with
the extraordinary naval activity here, has
again aroused the belief in service cir
cleS that the government has good reason
to anticipate European hostility. No
reason TO Justify this latest reitcration
of rumors of Russian, French or Ger
man intervention can be found, however.
1t was learned on good authority that
the motive consists, to quote an Official.
in wanting to show the other
fellows what we can do and is
on line with calling oUt the
militia. a purely precautionary meas
ure dictated by the necessity of
bringing mp the nome lnllltdlN lbfte 10
its normal strength, or rather. 70
strength proportionate with the n"ceS-
sites of a nation engaged III Il foreign
war. Still, it is doubtful whether the
second corps will be actually called out.
That development depends on two cir
cumstances. First, the attitude 0t Eu-
rOpean nations as evidenced after this
first serious reverse: second, upon the
Judgment of Gen. Butler. who. finding
the conditions not 50 favorable rs eN-
pected, may demand the troops.
1t does not follow that the entire army
corps, even if called ont, will be sent to
Gen. Butler. 1t is more probable that it
will be kept home to supply the places of
units sent out in cOnsonancc with Gen.
Buffers wishes.
Upon the present Organiza tion, these
home forces are supposed to be capable
of raising at short notice three army
corps. Should the war office decide on
raising second corps it will neceSSitate
the calling out of more reserves.
The throngs of visitors at the war office
remained all day. Anxious people prac-
tiCally fought their way 10 the notice
board. Most affecting scenes We're wit
messed. Many women were heard to
gasp: Thank God. he's alive AT any
rate" as they found the name Of some
beloved one on the list OF prisoners. The
sidewalks were packed with solid masses
awaiting their turn to enter.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-11-04
DEATH COMES AT LAST.
Frank T. Haven of Madison Ill Four
Neare.

Madison. Wis, Oct. So Special. !
City Treasurer Frank +. Haven died
Sunday at his home after an Illness of
about four years. from cancer. He was
II years old and had lived in Dane coun-
~ since 1854. For eighteen years he
was teamster for Conklin q Sons. coal
merchants. and his election last spring
was largely through sympathy. it being
known that he had but a short time to
live He leaves a widow and four chill
dren. The funeral occurs tomorrow.
La Crosse Wis, Oct. 30 Special. j
John .Iungen, one OF the pioneers of La
Crosse county. died at his home on st.
Joscph's Ridge. He was born in Ger
many - years ago, and came TO La
Crosse in 1857.
Edward Fox, formerly prominent cit
izen of La Crosse. died very suddenly in
New Mexico. No particulars have been
received here.
La Crosse. Wis. Oct. 30 Special.
Capt Gus Monti. one of the youngest
and best known of the upper Mississippi
steamboat men. died at his home in Ge
nOa. Vernon county.
Reloit, Wis. Oct. So Special. /
Otto Lusty. president of the Beloit Gore
Makers union, died yesterday after n
brief illness of pneumonia. He was II
years old and his home was at Moline.
III
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-11-04
GRIDIRON VICTIM.
Football is Killed at the La Crosse
High School.

La Crosse, Wis, Oct. 30.-[Special. j
Owing TO the unfortunate accident i'll Wi
mona. MINI, on Saturday. TO Herbert
Cole. captain and halfhack of the La
Crosse high school football team the foot
bali season in this city has come to an
abrupt termination. Cole is still in the
hospital in Winona. and it will be some
days at least before an attempt will be
made 10 remove him 10 his home in this
city. At first it was thought that he had
been fatally hurt. His condition is still
very critical. He was hurt in this city
il a game with the Winona Normal
school team ON October +, and again was
kurt in game with the same team in
Wiuona on Saturday. While running
with the bali, he was tackled and he fell
at he bottom of a rough and tumble
heap. His skull was not fractured in the
last accident aS was al first reported. but
it i feared that hc has suffered Il severe
1,,-, r;fN<iNyl of tho brain.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-11-04
BURNED In A HOTEL.
Several Lives Lost by the DestruC-
tion of the Webster House
in Montreal.

Montreal Oct 31-The Webster
house. at the corner of st. James and
Cathedral streets, was burned this
morning. Several persons are supposed
to have been burned or suffocatcd.
Three bodies have been recovered, one
of which has been identified as that of
a scrub woman.
Following is list Of casualties as far
as asceItaincd:
Dead.
JAMES WILSON, deputy sheriff, sher-
+. J. BENBow, caretaker drill shed. OF
JANE GAFFNEY, scrub woman; from
suffocatIon.
col j. X. Oswald retired military of
ficer; in dying condition.
Several other guests were slightly
scorched. The fire started in Il recess
under the stairs near the dining room
and quickly spread 10y means of the
stairs to rTery part Of the house. 1t
was discovered at ) O'clC * and much
time was lost by the fire brigade mis-
taking the Webster house for the West
ern house. which is i'll another part Of
the city.
New York, Oct 31-rhe new admin
iStration building ut Sing Sing prison,
built by convict labor under Warden
Sage and considered To he one of the
handsomeSt structures of the kind in
the country, was half destroyed by fire
before dawn today. The loss Is about
$4,000, uninsu d.
The hre started at 2:30 A. m in the
bakery and kitchen The bakery is close
10 the administration building Il brick
structure 600 feet long and four stories
high. The first iluur is used as Il mess
room. The second floor was principally
used for a Protestant and Roman Catho-
lie chapel. The top floor was the prison
hospital. Twenty-e ght patients were in
the hospital when the fire broke out.
They We're all quickly moved without
disorder To the old hospital building and
temporarily provided for there.
The fire obtained Roadway in the ad-
ministration building before the fire
apparatus of Sing Sing and nearby
towns could he brought into action and
was only brought under control after a
hard four hours fight
The roof of the administrators bnildinG
fell in.
The cause of the fire is unexplained.
HackettStown. y. j.. Oct. 3l.-Ths
Hackettstown seminary was destroyed by
fire early this morning. Only the gym
nGsium building is left standing. The
fire originated in the basement of the
main building and is believed to have
been started 10y hot-air furnace. All
the students got out uninjured, hut many
of them had narrow escapes.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-11-04
DEWEY WILL SOON WE'D.
Admiral Announces His Engage
ment to Mrs. W. B. Hazen.
SISTER OF j. R. M'LEAN.
Shc Is Wealthy and Popular in wash.
ington Society-Date Not
Yet Fixed.

Washington, ID. c., Oct. 31.-Admiral
Dewey last night announced his engage
ment to Mrs. W. B. Hazen of this city.
Mrs. HaZen is the widow of Gen. Hazen,
formerly chief signal officer of the army,
who died about ten years ago, and is a
sister OF John r. Mclean, Democratic
candidate for governor of Ohio Mrs
Hazen has no children, and since her
husbands death has made her home with
her mother. She is wealthy, about 40
Years Of age and popular in the best
social circles of Washington. The date
for the wedding has not been fixed.
The news was kept quiet yester.
day, but last night it was circu.
lated at the Lafayette Square the
ater, where Admiral Dewey, with
Maj. Thomas Ferguson, ex-minister
30 Norway and Sweden, occupied u box.
Other box parties present were: Sec.e-
tary Long and the Misses Long. Secrc-
tary Of the Interior Hitchcock, the
Misses Hitchcock and Maj Nimpson.
chef Of the bureau OF military informa-
ton; Capt. Joseph B. Foraker and Mrs.
Foraker, Admiral Schley and Mrs.
Schley and Gen. Corbin and ladies'
As soon as the news got into circulation
there was general call at Admiral
Dcweys box, where he received the CON
gratulations of his friends The facts
soon bcame known throughout the house
and the applause which greeted the ad-
niral on his entry into his hox was re-
doubled as he received the Congratula-
tions Of the cabinet officers and other in
innate friends. There was vociferous ap-
planse when Rear-Admral Schley visited
Admiral Dewcy's box
The report that Admiral Dewey and
Mrs HaZen were engaged was current
soon after the admiral's arrival in New
York. 1t was stoutly denied, however,
by the friends Of Mrs. Hazen. 1t now
appears to have been fact, which it was
desired To be kept quiet until the ad
mral wanted it to become known.
The date for the marriage has not yet
been fixed. Admiral Dewey made the
first announcement of his engagement to
eX-Secrgtary Herbert of the navy, the
admiraFs personal friend and lawyer
Admiral Dewey warmly embraced the
cx-secretary when making the announce
ment. The admiral told the story to the
Tennessee delegation, headed by Con
ereSsman John Wesley Gaines, who mad
called on the admiral to invite him to
Nashville for the reception of the First
Tennessee volunteers. This was about
$50 clock yesterday afternoon. No fur
ther mention of the interesting affair was
made until last night at the theater.
Mrs. HaZen is the widow of the late
Gen. Hazen, who was chief of the signal
service. She is one of the most popular
Of WaShingtons hostesSes. Since the
death of her husband she has lived with
her mother, Mrs. Harrington Mclean
and has taken an active part III the so
cial gayeties of each season, being ev-
erywherc sought after for her brightness,
viyacity and wit.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-11-04
MISSING GIRL FOUND.
Johanna CurSky Of Crystal Falls,
Mich, in Woods for Twen-
ty-five Days.

Crystal Falls, Mich. Oct. 81 Spe-
cial. Johanna Gursky, the Crystal
Falls girl who was lost in the woods
seventeen miles from here. was found
yesterday by a homcstcadcr near Atkin-
son. She had been twenty-five days i'll
the woods with nothing TO eat but win
tergreen berries and had walked thirty
miles from the place where she diSap-
pCarcd. Much feeling iS manifested here
on account of the heartleSS actions of her
relatives. The girl is demented aud they
evidently hoped that She had periShed.
Her father waited eight days before ne
reported her disappearance. Her broth
ers refused TO join in the search fer her.
saying that they could not afford to lose
the time
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-11-04
GAINESVILLE WILL
GRANT FRANCHISE.
Electric Road from Rockford, H..
Through to Madison is Max
ing Progress.

Janesvilie. Wis, Oct. 30.-[S Special. !
A. Nj. Einstein and S. l.. Claussen, Chi
cago promoters of the electric line from
Rockford. ILL.,, to Janesville are here to-
day calling on the aldermen. The mat
ter of the franchise comes before the
council this evening and will be favor
ably considered. The franchise calls for
line from Rockford, H., to Madison,
Wis, to be completed through James
vile by December 81, 1900.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-11-04
ROBBED OF $4,000.
A ST. Louis Man is Held Up on
Crowded Street.

St Louis. Mo. Oct 3l.-Rohert l..
Jennings. secretary aud general
superintendent Of the broadway Cable
company. was robbed of Slo43 in cash
and SIS 100 in checks ON a broadway
ear at l 30 o'clock this afternoon. An
envelope containing the money was taken
from his pocket. Two men were con
cerned in the robbery.
The scene Of the robbery is the busiest
downtown corner in 81. Louis. right in
the heart Of the shopping district. The
streets were crowded at the time. he ga
Bile ear was We'll filed and policemen
stood at the corner. For bol1aeSS the
hold-up is uncqualcd 10y any precious DC
curren.c ~ the kind in ST Louis.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-11-04
\ Ourrr hi ldae>S

Sir John Bridge is probably the only
magistrate who has ever received from
Il husband a written acknowledgment Of
his kindness in locking NJ hiS wife. ac-
,orllng To the London Daily News. The
curious compliment was contained in the
following letter. which tha aN-chiCf mag
istrate had sent him Il few months ago:
Sir: | am sorry To occupy your time,
bur | feel | must write 10 thank you for
having locked up my wife for six months.
Nj wife had often come before the court
for drunkenness. hut after being merely
fined Sha grew worse. lou We're kind
enough 10 give her six mtathS and she
came lack to uit reclaimed woman
and i now the best wife in England
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-11-04
WORKING ON NEW ROAD.
AIcoma Central will Connect "Soo'
with Mining Il rids.

S;ult Ste Marie. Mich. oct 30.-The
Algoma Central railroad, which is 10 con
II, ct the Twin 500 cities with the min
ing fields of Michipicotcu. iS now under
construction. mile of road having been
built and work is progressing fast. An
agent has bought locomotives cars and
other rolling stock i'll Chicago to the
amount of S1O00oO. Allied with it is
the AIgoma Central Steamship company.
which has purchased and PM into com
mission its first steamer. the Mimi" NJ,
800 tons. The ore will he brought It.
the Canada: 500" and reduced by cleo
tIolytic methods.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-11-04
Firm Believers III Squdwpank.

In every family faith j. PINNED to Il
certain kind Of medicine g'hich it is ne
lieved will heal everything. In a certain
Atchson family it is taken for every
thing. from the baby's collie to chil!s.
The members Of this family are poor
takers until someone mentions SquaW-
pank. when they grow as eloquent rs TIA"
greatest orator i'll the land. All baShful
ness and Self-cOnSciousncss ar" forgot
ten when squawpank is mentioncd.-At-
Gibson Daily Globe
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-11-04
STRICKEN AT A FIRE.
Alonzo Russell Suffers Stroke Of
ParaIysis-Bad Blaze at
Fall River.

Columbus, Wis. Oct. 31.-Alonzo Rus
sell. a leading citizen of Fall River. three
miles west of here, was fatally stricken
with paralysis during fire in that viii
lage last night The fire originated i'll
the residence of Mr.. Russell from the eX-
plosion of a lamp and Immediately spread
to the adjoining houses barns and stores.
1t was under control at midnight. The
loss is estimated at about $1,000. Mr..
Russell was owner of most of the prop
crty hUrnpd
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-11-04
SICK BOY MISSING
FOR OVER A WEEK.
All Efforts to Find Ray Marsden of
Fond du Lac Are With
out Avail.
Fond du Lac, Wis, Oct. 31.-ISpc

Fond du Lac, Wis, Oct. II Special.
Ray Marsden. Is years of age. and Il
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Marsdcn Of
this city. has been missing from his home
for a week and all efforts of his family
to locate him have proved of no avail.
Cards have been sent out giving Il de
scripton of him. When he left home he
was in poor health and his family are
considerably alarmed. fearing he has
been taken i'll some place i'll the state
and is where he cannot get proper medI-
cal MD
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-11-04
NO MORE STAGES.
Electric Cars Carry Mail Between
Harvard, ILL.,, snd Walworth.

Walworth. Wis, Oct. 81 Special /
The postofficc department has issued an
order which prescribes that beginning No
vember l all mails between Harvard,
H.. and Fontana. Wis, passing through
Big Foot and Walworth. that have hith-
erto been carried by stage, shall be car
ried by the Chicago. Harvard * Geneva
Lake railway. an electric road finished
the past summer from Harvard to the
shore of Geneva Lake. With better car
ryng facilities two additional mails will
come daily, one morning and one even
ing.
The directors of the road are prepar
ing to extend their line in the spring to
Delavan and Elkhorn. touching Delavan
lake at Mettowee park.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-11-04
EARLY MORNING WRECK.
Heavy Engine Caused Rails to Spread
Tho Fireman Il illed.

Pittsburg, Pa, Oct. 3o.-Nc>tihuIrd
train No i on the PittshurG x Western
railroad, which left Chicago for New
York at 80 0'clnrk yesterday after
about daylight. Fireman George li0lh-
lay was killed and Engineer George
Cupp< and tn" GcusaSt"r were
slightly hurt. None of til" passengers
were injured. The train wa+ running
over 4 new ;idins to pIs> q freight train
which was standing on th" main track
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-11-04
NEW CHARGE MADE.
DerouIede TO be Tried for Conspiracy
and Not for Treason.

Paris. Oct 31.-The high court com
mission has unanimously decided that
there is no ground ON which Paul Derou-
lede can be tried for the crime of at
tempted treason. inasmuch AZ he has al
ready been tried on that charge. The
commission decided. however. by a vote
of TO =. that Deroulede should be tried
on the charge of conspiring against the
state. NM. Franck- -Chauveau and Til
laye We're the two members of the COM
mission who voted in the negative
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-11-04
REQUISITION REFUSED.
Illinois Authorities Can Not Get Min
eral Point Man.

Madison, Wis. Oct. 31.-Gov Scotel,.
refused to grant the requistion OF Gov.
Tanner of Illinois for the arrest and r.
moval to Chicago for trial Of f. r. Fran
els. formerly of Chicago, who now re-
sides at Mineral Point, Wis, charged
with embezzlement. Gov. Scofeld thinks
there is reason TO believe the requisitiOn
is being used to collect debt. Mr.. Fran
els was arrested in Mineral Point ut the
request of the Chicago authorities and
kept in Jail several days without Il war
rant. and il is expected litigation may
foIIou- os a result
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-11-04
TAX ASSESSMENTS
ARE ANNOUNCED.
The Levy This Year is $4,000
More than in
1900,

Madison, Wis, Oct. 27.-The tax roll
for 1899 and 1900 has been made public
by Secretary of State Frochlich The
tax for this year is $152, 900 more than
it will be next year. The tax for 1899
is 81 ,492,5I0 and that for 1900 is ST.
340,5IO. Milwaukee county's share for
the tax of 1899 is $325, 592OS. while the
same county will pay in 1900 $307, 1867.
or SIS, ,455.41 less for 1900. The tax roll
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-11-04
STEEL PLANTS PURCHASED,
John +. Sear1es Secures Works at
West Superior and Duluth.

Duluth. MINI. Oct. 31-Juhn +.
Searles of New York. president of the
American Cotton company. closed the
purchase of the Bessemer steel plant at
West Superior. the IrontoE steel plant.
and the big ear works in this city The
cost of the purchase and the putring of
the plants in shape 10 operate is s. 600
Oo0. The plant III Superior will be oper-
ateI SIS a BesSemer plant Mr. Searles
has determined 10 go into the iron 5uSi.
ness on u large scale.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-11-04
HAD A FIT.
Albina kasseIla Falls Into Pond and
is Drowned.

Chippewa Falls. Wis, Oct 81 Spe-
cial. l-Albina Kassella. age % years.
living with her parents at Weyerhauser
this county. was taken with fit Sun
day anu fell into a pond of water and
was drowned.
La Crosse. Wis. Oct 81 Special. /
George Davis, a section foreman on the
G., 4. & .. road, fell from a moving
train two miles south of here this morn
ing and received injuries that will prove
fatal.
Chippewa Falls, Wis. Oct. 81 Spe-
cial John ArtZa. a farmer living near
here. was instantly killed yesterday by
the accidental discharge Of gun while
hunting He leaves a large family
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-11-04
Site for sum mer Schoo',

Green Bay. Wis. Oct. 30-Bishop
Messmer will leave the first part of this
week for Detroit, Mich. to be gone sev-
eral days. His trip is i'll the interest Of a
site for the Catholic summer school OF
which he il president, and which may b.-
moved from Madison. Bishop M,-ssnler
says that no place for the location OF The
school has Yet beeu selected.