The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-08-31
LATER NEWS ITEMS.

The Presidential party arrived in
the Upper Geyser basin of the Yellowstone
Park on the 18th of August, after n horse
back ride of go miles, and went into camp
near Old Faithful geyser which treated
the excursionists, few moments after dis
mounting, with one of It's hourly erup-
tions. The party were In the best of
health and spirits. sensational story is
telegraphed from Idaho to the eject that
band of cowboys had gone TO the Yellow
stone Park to kidnap the President and
hold him for a ransom of $500 900; that
Texas desperate was the leader of the
gang; that five Indians were employed as
guides, and that each member of the band
had swern by all the gods to do his duty.
A number of masked men at Park
City, Utah, stopped train and forced it to
run to Coalville, where they took from Jail
man named Jack Murphy and hanged him
to a telegraph pole.
A frightful tragedy is reported as
happening at Ogden, Utah Andrew Burt,
City Marshal, and Charles Wilken, City Water
master, were both shot by a negro The
Marshal was killed and the Watermaster
slightly wounded savage mob took the
negro from Jail. hung him, and afterward
dragged his corpse through the streets
The officers were in the performance Of
their duty, attempting the arrest of the
desperate, when he did his bloody work.
By the burning of a tenement house
in Boston four persons were smothered to
al mi, Nv ,i,,or
from the building.
The steamer Elbe brought to New
York party OF German journalists, pro-
fessors, army officers and members of Par
lament They came at the invitation of
President Willard, to witness the formal
opening of the Northern Pacific road.
The postoffice, hotel, private resi-
dence and block of brick stores were con-
sumed at Miffiintown, Pa, causing a loss of
sos, 600
The enormous sum of $4,000, 5000
was paid out for pensions during August
Gen. Crook has written letter to
the War Department, reiterating his views
on the Apache question. He does not be-
lieve the fends can be exterminated with
powder and and ball, but holds that the evil
of which they are capable can be minimized
by corraling them at San Carlos.
The Queen of Roumania has returned
to her father, and the King seeks the con-
sent of the Pope to an annullment of the
marriage
Henry M. Stanley, the explorer, has
assumed dictatorial authority in the Congo
region. 1t is reported that he has closed the
river to commerce
The latest American freak in Paris
was that of lady well-known in society,
who appeared at ball in costume Of
white kid fitting like glove
In a collision in the English chan
mel between the French steamer st Ger
main and the English steamer Woodburn,
the latter sank and eighteen of her crew
were drowned
At conference of Irish members of
Parliament a programme was prepared for
the convention of the Irish National League
of Great Britain Sept % The programme
demands self government for Ireland, asd
direct representation of the Irish laboring
class in Parliament
In speech proroguing Parliament,
Queen Victoria recognizes progress in the
reorganization of Egypt, whose occupancy
is declared TO be only temporary differences
with France in regard to Madagascar will be
satisfactorily settled, she believes and there
is a marked diminution Ia agrarian crime in
Ireland
Ex-Chancellor James p. Carroll, of
South Carolina, died at Caesars Head, S. G.
/ He was one of the most disting uished jurists
of the Palmetto State.