The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-06-24

and shipyards WAS revelation to them,
and they have returned hume fully
convinced that Superior merchants and
manufacturers can supply them with
all they need as cheap as merchants
elsew here. They have found out that
Minneapolis, st. Paul and Chicago are
not the only places where supplies can
be had.
Let the work of education 90 on.
Judge Phillips, in the United States
Circuit court, Kansas CITY, has rend-
cred a decision declaring Illegal the
present method of assessing property
Tor street improvements III cities in
Missouri and other states. He holds
that the Missouri statute authorizing
cities and towns to assess the cost of
opening, paving or repaving streets
against the owners OF abutting property
apportioning the whole cost on the
number OF front feet, is in violation of
the fourteenth amendment to the fed
eral constitution, which prevents the
taking Of public property for public use
without Just compensation. lie holds
that unless all the benefit of such i'm
proyemcnts rebound to abuttiug prop
erty owners, as distinguished from the
city at large, the statute is unfair. He
holds, further, that property in one To-
cation may be benefited more than
~ in ~,
same street and that to be in harmony
with the clause of the constitution cited
assessor ents must be levied in proper
tinn 10 the benefit derived. The case
Will be appealed to the Supreme court.
The Grand Forks Courier saws that
Duluth and Superior did the hand
some" by the thousands of visitors who
went TO the head of the lakes on excur-
slons on Saturday. That is a habit of
the people of this region. and then,
come to think of it. Grand Forks did
the handsome by Superior and Duluth
people when they visited their city last
year. The Chippewa excursionists also
have nothing but words of praise for
Superior people Tor the treatment they
received. making their visit lone glad
good time"
Tie struggle in the Philippines be-
comes more serious every dav, and is
causing the government much anxiety.
There is only one of two thing to do.
however, to settle the matter That is
either send an army to the islands suf-
Efficiently large to take and hold them, or
withdraw from the islands. As ii is our
men are being sacrificed to little or no
advantage. This is more than a CUES
ton Of national honor, it Is one Of hu-
mainly.
--Ifthe noble generosity ofthe people
who have come TO the assistance of the
New Richmond sufferers cannot soothe
the anguish of those who mourn for lost
relations and friends, it will 90 far to-
ward assisting those who have been lett
pennyIess TO begin life again. There is
nothing appeals to the hearts of the
American people like human distress.
and they are always equal 10 the oc-
caSlon.
The Samoan difficulty has been set
tied 10y the natives LAYING down their
arms and the king abuicating his totter-
Ing throne III favor of the three consuls
lie was CONSIDERABLY allowed 10 retain
his kIngiv garments and all the insignia
OF Samoan royalty, that lie might have
something TO remind him of his former
greatness,
DR.. N,Questen, who was on General
otls staff, and has just returned from
Manila, saws II will take l5o, 900 men TO
subdue the Philippines. and that unless
ftlnforcements are sent TO the AID of
our men there they will he driven back
INTO Manila and besieged. This is not
pleasant thing to contemplate.
-Eugene Y. Debs will lecture in the
Grand Opera house next Tuesday even
Ing. lie objects to riding III hack and
viii be conveyed from the station in a
dray. What have the hackmen done
70 HIM or the labor cause that he should
thus give them the cold shoulder.
4 white man las been sentenced ia
ten Years in peuitentiarv. in Memphis
Tenn, for shooting a negress. fthe
nrgress had hit him with the brick
Size had IN her hand, as II was charged
that She intended TO do. she would most
likely have been lynched.
The settlement arrived at between
the city and the Water, Light x Powe,
Company has had the effect Of m. kline
good security out Of what was consid
cred Very doubtful. is TO he hoped
that II Will have a similar eifuct upon
the water.
Senator Peter has again risen 10 ex,
plain where he is politically at. He /,
Tree silver man, believes in BRYAN
but vii support tie Republican part,
- against the Democratic party.
Fifth street and Becker avenu. ar,
10 lte sweptand sprinhled for the Fourtl
"fJuly. The Weather man should /,
1otiiied that liz services viii not be re-
CURED
ten Miles SAYS tile situation in IN,
Philippines j. very serious The COY
,rrment should pat miles between i
and danger.
Strikes are becoming numerous II
cleveland and Chicago. Perhaps tn
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