The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-11-14

war on the policy shops and gambling
houses in the city.
The Republicans have majority of 2S on
joint ballot in the new Minnesota Legislature
"a loss of 40 from last year. The majority OF
Davis for Governor, is about 5000.
General.
The California and Texas Constructor
Company which has the contract for building
the Texas Pacific road from the western
boundary of Texas to San Diego, Cal, having
failed to meet its obligations, $500, 900 of lit
paper went to protest at Philadelphia, the
other day. The total liabilities of tho road are
about $1,000, OO0 The Texas Pacific is one OF
the Tom Scott roads.
The political crisis in the Canadian Par
lament has ended in the defeat of the Gov
eminent. The Macdonald Ministry have re-
signed and a new Cabinet formed with Sir
Alexander Mackenzie as Premier.
The st. Louis Times prints letter from
Chihuahua in corroboration of the main points
of the statement made by the Times some
time ago concerning project to conquer and
annex the Northern States of Mexico to the
United States by forming into an army the
laborers on Tom Scotts Texas Pacific railroad
after they are discharged on the completion of
that work. The letter further states that the
belief in this project has become general, and
has unsettled feeling in Chihuahua that the
agents of Scott and his associates have been
traversing that State in every direction during
the past year. collecting information and max
ing Typographical Reconnaissance.
The steamer Bavaria, bound from Hamilton
to Montreal, was recently burned OH Lake
Ontario, 33 miles from Toronto. Twenty-Five
of the crew and passengers were rescued, and
it is supposed that fourteen are lost.
The Governors of nearly all the States have
ratified the Presidents proclamation desig-
mating Nov. 81 as a day of Thanksgiving and
prayer.
Mackenzie, the new Canadian Premier has
formed his Cabinet, the leading members of
which are Mackenzie, Premier and Minister
of Public Works; Blake, without portfolio
Christie, Secretary Of State; Cartwright,
Minister of Finance and d. A. Macdonald.
Postmaster General. Sir John Macdonald will
be the leader of the new Opposition. Pallia-
ment was prorogued Immediately upon the as
sumption by the new Ministry of the reins of
government.
The United States steamer Tuscarora, which
has been making soundings in the Pacific
ocean for cable from San Francisco to China
and Japan, found submarine mountain / ZOO
feet in height The steamer sounded for a
distance of LOO miles, the deepest soundings
being 2,443 fathoms, or over two miles and
half
The capture of the privateer Virginius by the
Spanish steamer Tornado has had a bloody
sequel. The Spanish authorities in cruel
haste and without awaiting instructions from
Madrid, which eventually came day too late,
executed four of the passengers, among them
Gen. Ryan, the American adventurer, who has
for long time been identified with the strug-
gle for Cuban independence, and who not long
since enlisted men in New York for that pur-
pose. A strong pressure is being brought to
bear upon the Government at Washington to
Two hundred and one thousand five hun
dred and twelve emigrants arrived in the United
States during the last three months, of which
number there came from England, 20, 216 ;
Ireland, 1879; Scotland, $685. Wales, 473
Isle of Man, 2 Jersey Island. IL total from
British Isles, 81 1920. From Germany, e. 1877
Austria, 1857 Sweden, 7,1O9; Norway, TO-
9O4 Denmark, 1892 Netherlands, 1927.
A serious collision occurred on the Grand !
Trunk railway, near Brantford, Canada, OH the
9th inst, resulting in the death of one and the |
of seven passengers.
As might have been expected, the effect of |
the murder of Gen. Ryan and his associates
Oh board the virginius, has been to fire the
Cuban heart to white heat. Two expeditions
are enrolling in New York, which are claimed |
10 number already 1000 and 5000 respect
vely--the former being composed of Ameri-
IAN sympathizers and the latter of Cubans.
The sum of s13, 900 has been raised in that
,ity to defray the cost of retaliation, mass
meetings are to be held to renew the agitation
'or recognition of Cuban independence by |
our Government, and altogether, the Cuban
,aUsc has received new and powerful inn
pulse from the cruelty of the Spanish authori-
les