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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-09-11
THE PROHIBITIONISTS.
Programme of the National Executive Com
mittee.
[Chicago telegram.l

Yesterday was a great day for the temperance
people at Lake Bluff. The presence of eX-Gov.
ST John, of Kansas, Prohibition candidate for
President; William Daniel, of Maryland, can
didate on the same ticket for Vice President;
J. b. Hobbs, Prohibition candidate for
Governor Of Illinois; and the as
sembling of the National Executive Committee
of the Prohibition party, which includes in its
membership some of the leading lights OF the
movement, was the attraction that drew a con-
course OF 1000 people TO the famous camp
meeting grounds.
The proceedings of the day were opened at 10
a. IN. by temperance meeting that was adj
of Ohio. and Mrs. Salie f. Chaplin.
At clock the National Executive Committee
went into session. The Treasurer reported the
finances OF the party 10 be in excellent shape,
there being, in addition TO new contributions, q
large amount OF the $1,000 subscribed at Pitts
burgh vet on hand. 10 was decided that Gov.
st. Johns time should be occupied for a few days
in making speeches in the West and in looking
after the party fences In Kansas, after which
he will take a lief rest, and then open the cam
paign in Indiana Oct. L. Mr.. Daniel was as
signed 10 some routine WORK in Wisconsin and
Michigan, after which he is 10 go to Virginia,
West Virginia, North Carolina, and Alabama
stump these States and arrange the electoral
tickets. James Z. Pnkham, OF Iowa, was given
dates to speak in Indiana, and Col
George III. Balm, OF Kentucky; Miss
Willard; and Miss Mary T. Lathrop, OF Mchi-
gan, were assigned TO speak in various points.
Spirited addresses were delivered by Mossrs.
st. John and Daniel, candidates for President
and Vice President.
The attitude of both parties, said Gov. ST.
John, IN the course of his remarks. reminded
him of q story of n clothing merchant in
Jerusalem or Philadelphia, he forgot which,
who saw one-legged soldier coming up
street He rushed to the telephone and or
dered his assistant to cut of a leg from a
pair of pants He then seized the soldier by
the hand and told him how dear the soldiers
who defended their native land were TO his
heart He had even gone 10 the expense
of putting in stock of one-legged trou-
sers for them. 1t was the largest stock
in the city. He said the price OF the
trousers was s12, but he would take 81 because
he was a soldier. He then called for the
trousers, and held them up before the
suddenly rushing to the telephone, he cried
Holy Moshes, Yacob, the peesness ish ruint-
you cut de wrong leg off dem pants"
The parties had adopted platforms represent
ing everything, but they had overlooked the
home, and the platforms, like the paints, were
hind-side before and useless.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-09-11
CLIPPINGS.

GLADSTONE expects soon to make his
final exit from public life.
THE Bible mentions $40 places in Pales-
tine, west of the Jordan, and 430 have been
identified. 1872 by the staff of the Palestine
Exploration Fund.
Mrs ELIZABETH CADY STANTON is out
with plea for new divorce laws, in which
the rights of father, mother, and child
shall be equally guarded.
A SOCIETY $50 strong has been organized
in Toronto for the purpose of propagating
among the people ideas of independence
and separation from England"
A GEORGIA boy broke his arm while
pitching ball. The surgeon said violent
use of the cords and muscles in an effort to
curve" had caused the fracture.
OF 1902, 34S persons returned " the
census of Germany in 1882 as engaged in
agricultural work, 1,230.0SO, or nearly a
million and quarter, are females.
WILLIAM II. VANDERBILT's account With
Maud s. shows profit of SO, 900, nearly
50 per cent, leaving out the expense Of
keeping the pretty beast and her driver.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-09-11
APPALLING CATASTROPHE.
Ten Men Burned to Death in a
Circus Train Near Greeley,
Colorado.
A Number OF Others Terribly Injured
Many OF the Victims from
the Northwest.
Denver telegram.l

The train belonging to the Anglo American,
Circus, Miles orion proprietor, left Fort Col
Inns for Golden. via the Greeley. Salt Lake and
Pacific Road. Forty minutes later, when near
Greeley, the sleeping car, in which were seventy
five men, employed rs roustabouts OF the cir
Gus, asleep, caught fire and was wholly con-
sumed Ten men persisted. Two were seriously
and five slightly burned. The fire was COM
municated from an open torch with which
the car was lighted TO quantity of gasoline
which was being carried in the same car,
causing an explosion. The blazing gasoline
enveloped the sleeping men, One door
OF the car was blocked by baggage and the fire
cut Off retreat through the other. Before the
train could be stopped men were dropping along
the track from the car windows, many being
badly bruised as well as burned. The absence
of water rendered efforts to check the fire i'm
possible. AS soon as the fire permitted search
in the ruins was made and ten charred bodies
found. The bodies were taken to Greeley and
an inquest eXonerated the railroad company,
which had no control OF the cars. 1t is i'm
possible to get complete list OF the dead, as
many were engaged but day or two, and their
names are unknown. The wounded men were
brought TO Denver and placed in hospital as
follows +. +. Fairbanks, aged %, arms, legs,
and face badly burned, residence unknown; AL
bert Borden, aged II, Logan, Kan, arms and face
badly burned Thomas Golden, aged IL, De-
troit, Mich, very badly burned on the back and
legs; n. j.. Zimmerman, aged Is, st. Louis,
Mich, terribly burned about the arms, legs,
back, and face; Frank King aged %, Menomi-
nee, Mich, hands and feet badly burned;
Michael McGlenn, aged %, Holton. NIich face
and hands badly burned; Hugh ODonnell,
aged Sc, New Orleans badly burned and in
critical condition. Alexander Mcleod. Mari
nette, Wis Thomas McCarty, Independence,
residence unknown; others, called respectively
Andy, George, Frank, Frenchy, and Smithy.
Last named unknown. Frenchy was from De-
troit The men we're in the habit of entering the
car with torches and were culpahly careless The
accident was due solely to that cause.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-09-11
MISCELLANEOUS.

Gen. McKeever, of the Adiutant
Generals Department, who has been study
ing the diaries brought from the arctic re-
gions, finds evidence that Lieut.. Greedy was
seriously lacking as a commander. Gen.
Sheridan strongly objects TO his promotion TO
a vacant quartermastership. There is n
deepening mystery in regard TO the death of
Surgeon Pavy.
Near Las Vegas, New Mexico, party
of rancheros overhauled gang of cattle
thieves, gave chase, and shot and wounded
one of the gang, who fell from his horse.
The others escaped. They then carried the
wounded man some distance on their horses,
until, reaching n good-sized tree, they de-
iberately hanged the thief, notwithstanding
his pitiful pleadings.
Edward j. Howe, aged %, confden-
tial clerk of Thomas Simpson, Montreal
insurance agent, has absconded and is a de-
fauter for a large sum.
Jim McHugh, of Glasgow, and Dave
Fitzgerald, OF Toronto, fought forty-fve
rounds with hard gloves at Rockaway Beach,
L. l., the battle ending in draw, albeit
McHugh had the best OF the contest. The
men becoming vicious, and general row
being imminent, the referee had the pugilists
called from the ring after three hours and
forty-fve minutes fighting.
There were 1919 failures in the Uni
ted States during the week, and thirteen in
Canada.
BY the completion of the Louisiana
and Texas Road, c. p. Huntington has Sc
cured a through line from Newport News to
San Francisco.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-09-11
FOREIGN.

Admiral Courbet will suspend opera
tons i'm China until the Frencl Minister to
China has made report OF Il Z political sit
uation at Pekin.
At Nicosia, Sicily, fire occurred in
a sulphur mine, and twenty persons persisted.
The Parnellite members of Parlia-
ment will present an ultimatum to the Glad
stone Government at the opening of the
extra session of Parliament during the adj
dress in reply 10 the Queens speech. They
will probably demand public Parliamentary
inquiry into the methods Of the Dublin
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-09-11
Wisconsin Republicans.

The Wisconsin Republican State Convention
was called TO order at Madison by Chairman
Taylor, of the State Central Committee. He
thought the proceedings could be finished early,
because of the unanimous desire that TIC pres
ent State officers be renominated.
Secretiry Payne, of the Central Committee,
read the list of delegates whose credentials had
been approved.
A permanent organization was perfected by
the nomination of Ogden III. Fethers, of James
vile, as'presiding officer, there being no tempo
On motion of Judge Humphreys the present
State officers were renominated by reclamation.
The nominees are: For Governor, jeremiah NJ.
Rusk, of Niroqua; Lieutenant Governor, Samuel
5. Fifeld, of Ashland: Secretary OF State, En-
nest q. Timme, of Kenosha; State Treasurer,
Edward c. McFetrdge, oflBeaver Dam; Attor-
ney General, Leander +. Frisby, OF Milwaukee;
State Superintendent of Public Instruction,
Robert Graham. OF Oshkosh; Railroad Commits
sioner, y. r. Haugen, of River Falls; Insurance
Commissioner, Philip l.. Spooner of Madison.
The Committee on Resolutions reported the
following platform, which was adopted without
discussion:
The Republicans of Wisconsin, believing that
the interests OF the whole people require the
continued supremacy OF Republican principles
in State and national affairs, do reatiirm the
declaration of those principles as embodied IN
the platform of the National Republican Con-
vention recently held in the city Of Chicago.
We recognize in Hon. James g. Blaine and Hon.
John A. Logan, the Republican nominees for
President and Vice President, those command
ing qualities OF character and craftsmanship
which have brought about the establishment OF
those principles and give the best assurance OF
their continued success.
The honest, careful, and efficient administers
ton of affairs of State by the present State off-
Gals commend them TO the admiration and
confidence of the people of this commonwealth.
The State officers were introduced, and spoke
briefly their acknowledgment OF the honor con-
ferrcd.
No resolutions were reported back Andrew
f.. Elmore pressed a resolution urging the ne
cessity for system of examining banks every
six months Henry G. Payne introduced a res
oution that the Republican party of Wisconsin
was opposed TO the employment of convict labor
in the penal institutions of the State. Both
were ignored, and the convention adjourned
with three cheers tor Blaine and Logan.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-09-11

W. Jones. Independent candidate for Governor.
A motion TO concur in the resolutions led 20 n
test vote, showing 10i yeas and 279 nays. Two
reports were presented by the Committee on
favor of fusion; that OF the MI
nority demanded straight Republican
ticket and Blaine and Logan electors. An an2ry
minority report for that of the majority. Great
confusion followed. which finally terminated
In a recess, after which the struggle was con-
report was adopted by viva voce vote. IL in
dorses the National Republican platform, and
urges the correction OF the local abuses which
have arisen under the Democratic administra-
tion. The convention adjourned in great con-
fusion
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Castle officials, and certain other conces-
sIons, as the price of their support of the
Government on the franchise bill.
The Pope has sent $4,000 to Naples
for the cholera sufferers. The people of that
city seem to believe that the Archbishop is
in completely with the physicians 10 poison
them. The King has suspended officials In
several cities who took arbitrary measures
against the spread OF the epidemic. The
outbreak ut Novelda, Spain, was caused by
the opening of bales of rags smuggled from
France. The foreign Consuls at Alicante
protest against the isolation of that city.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-09-11
SCIENTIFIC SURGERY.

A Nose Made Out OF Two Finger Joints.
New York special
Prof. Sabine, of the College of Physicians
and Surgeons, the leading rhinoplasiic or
n-grafting surgeon of the world, has
dismissed as cured from Bellevue Hospital
Thomas Colt, scrofulous patient. Three
months ago the diseases ate away most Of
Colts nose, completely destroying the bone
and leaving only portions Of, the nostrils.
DR.. Sabine cut away the diseased portions
and grated upon the face the middle finger
of the patients left hand. making a nose.
The operation was successful, the patient
gaining nose and losing two joints Of one
finger. Medical men i, pronounce DR..
Sabines feat the most wonderful in the
records of rhinoplastic surgery.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-09-11
STATE CONVENTIONS.
Massachusetts, Republicans Renominate
Gov. RObinson-Judge Endicott
Named by the Democrats.
Iowa Democrats Decide on Fusion with
the Greenbackers-0ther Political
Conventions.
Iowa Democrats.

The Iowa State Democratic Convention met
in the Burtis Opera House. at Davenport. near
ly all the delegations being full The oonven-
ton was called 20 order by Judge Kline, Chair
man of the State Central Committee. Prayer
was offered by the Rt Rev. William Stevens
Perry, Bishop of Iowa An address of welcome
TO the convention was then delivered by the
Hon Ernest Claussen, Mayor OF Davenport. 1t
was followed by generous applause.
The Hon. Fred Lehman OF Des Moines was
chosen temporary Chairman, and on taking the
chair spoke at some length
The temporary officers, as proposed by the
follows: Secretary, ID. Swasson, of Black Hawk
County; assistants j. Russell, OF Muscatine,
and Nj. Parsons, OF Lyons; Reading Clerk, the
Hon Il. q. Walker, OF Marshall.
Adjourned unttl2.
The Committee ON Resolutions reported every
county in the State except Pocahontas repre-
sented. The report was hailed with cheers.
The Committee on Permanent Organization
reported as follows: Chairman, the Holm j. +.
Duncombe, of Webster County; Secretary, A.
b. Keith, of Crawford; Assistant Secretary, j.
Hayes, of Carroll; Reading Secretary, T. o.
Walker, of Davis. The report was unanimous
ly adopted.
Mr.. Duncombe was escorted to the chair and
spoke at length.
The Committee on Resolutions presented the
platform, which indorses that OF the national
convention, and heartily approves the letter OF
Gov. Cleveland, making particular reference 70
that clause OF 1t which speaks in favor OF the
personal liberty OF the people. The convention
pledged itself TO work for the repeal of all laws
that are contrary to the principle of persona
freedom in the matter of habit. Nominations
being next in order for Judge OF the Supreme
Court the name of Judge l.. l.. Burton OF
Wapello County was presented, and he was
nominated by reclamation.
James Dooley, the Greenback candidate FOL
Secretary of State, and George DUR, who was
named by the same party for the Treasurership
were unanimously made the nominees of CHS
convention. James Henriques, of Marshall
town, was by acclamation made the party
candidate for the authorship. M. V. Cannon
of Davenport, was, against his most earnest
protestation, nominated for Attorney General
Presidential electors-at-large were named in In,
persons OF ID. o. Finch. of Polk County, who
was chosen by reclamation, and Daniel Camp
bell Of Monona also by acclamation. Distric
electors were named at the district caucuses
and reported to the convention, which con
firmed them as follows: First District, A. j
Hunter, Henry County; Second, George w
Lowell Jones County: Third. Moses Ritter
Blackhawk; Fourth, Reuben Noble. Clayton
Fifth, George Carter, Iowa: Sixth. Col &. III
Mackey, Keokuk; Seventh, i. H. Wilcox, Polk
Eighth, J?L Brown, Taylor Ninth, DR.. j. B
Hatton, Pottawattamie; Tenth, J. +. Duncombe
Eleventh, j. j. Hartenbauer, o Brien.
The convention then adjourned.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-09-11
ITEMS.

SOMEBODY wants subscriptions for o
monument to Artemus Ward.
OUR CARTER" is the name Of a Postofice
in Kansas. A Chicago man is the Post
master.
THE Republicans of Ohio have nomi-
mated three Taylors for Congress, and their
districts adjoin.
THE Mahaaja Sir Runo- -deeph Sing,
Prime Minister of Nepaul, wears a ruby
worth 100000.
LOUIS MEYER, German butcher at VIM
field, Lei, locked himself in his ice box
and froze to death.
WOMEN and girls are nearly one-half
of the depositors in the savings banks OF
Massachusetts,, having to their credit S1l7,-
932, 399.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-09-11
Kansas Prohibitionists.

A Lawrence dispatch says the Kansas Prohi-
bition State Convention met i'm that city in a
long, wrangling session. The gag law was put
into effect, excluding 100 out or $50 delegates
aayes 20 ot so my bn sa VI p .Gdse
nally resolution was adopted deciding not TO
nominate n State ticket A convention was
afterward held of those defeated in the first
convention, and State ticket was nominated,
headed by Jetmore Tor Governor. As number
OF Greenbackers are on the ticket it is hoped
by the Prohibitionists that fusion can be
formed with that party.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-09-11
Sensational Greely Stories Denied.

Sergts. Brainerd and Long and Private Con-
nell, survivors of the Greedy expedition, are on
exhibition at a museum here, says a Cleveland
dispatch. They denounce az infamous lies a
story told by prominent army official" in
Washington that the Greedy party was divided
into two sections when found: that stealing ra-
lions was commonly INDUCED in, and that 9TH
ers besides Henry were shot.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-09-11

In the Texas Republican Convention, which
assembled ut Houston. resolutions were read ia
voring fusion and the Endorsement Of George
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-09-11
WASHINGTON.

Commissioner Price has ordered
supplies 10 be forwarded 10 Gov. Crosby, of
Montana, for the relief of the Piegan In
dams at the Blackfeet Agency who are rep
resented TO be in state bordering on starva-
ton.
Following is the official statement of
the public debt for August:
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vIoToB HUGO has daughter, Adele, in
Q lunatic asylum in France.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-02-23
stand on the great principle that any cleo
ton is void which does not elect Demo
graf
Sample Democracy.

While the ballot for candidate for third
Councilman in Ward was in progress
on Thursday night it became SO evident to
the committee who were receiving the votes
that double and triple voting had been in
dulged in, that they withdrew the hat and
announced to the caucus that they had no
uoaot That the vote was fraudulent one,
ana asked the caucus for Instructions. OF
course the only decent thing to be done under
the circumstances, was to declare the vote
void and take new ballot But when the
question was put, shout of "No' went up
which almost took the roof off the building.
Mr.. Paddy" O'Neirs friends, who were
satisfied that the majority of the ballots were
In their candidates. favor, had no idea of sur
rendering their advantage simply because il
had been obtained by repeating; and as
they were possessed of stronger lungs than
Mr.. Welch's supporters they were able to
drown the protest of the latter.
In all probability had the ballot been an
honest one, Mr.. Welch would have been
nominated That Mr.. paddy" ONeil is
the nominee results simply and solely flom
the fact that dishonest ring took posses
sion of caucus which was called, with fine
irony, to "oppose rings and ring rule" and
both outvoted ard howed down the decent
men. Perhaps the people OF Portland are
going to commit the affairs of the city t. q
party which is powerless to prevent its
roughs from capturing its own caucuses and
nominating for city officials men of their
own dlsreputable kind. That such a caucus
should nominate ]. W. Deering for Mayor,
with loud acclaim, is IN accord with The
fitness of things.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-02-23
Mississippi Civilization.

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Precisely what the criterion is by which
the people of Copiah county judge mans
morality we are not informed. 1t appears,
however, from the testimony of the coroner
of Hazelhurst, whose duty it was to investi-
gate the murder of Mathews, that the com
mission of the crime of murder does not dis
qualify man from moving in the best So
ciety of that delectable loo atty We have it
on the authority of this officer that the mob
which rode around Copiah county previous
to the election, shooting, whipping and
burning, included some men who are ssas
good as any In the State''. Indeed the coro-
ner did not think he could name single
member of the mob who was not Ga good
man." Some of them, be added, were church
members. Even Wheeler, the murderer of
Mathews, was "a very good man, though a
little RASH"
Similar testimony In regard to the esteem
in which this band of assassins was held in
the community comes from the editor of a.
paper at Hazelnurst "The procession [he
insisted on employing this delicate euphe-
mism in describing the mob was made up
from the most respectable, law-abiding and
reputable Democrats in the county," Anoth-
er witness, man prominent in the county,
described the Democrats who were engaged
in the Hazelhurst outrages as 'patient and
worthy men," Wheeler, the murderer. was
"worthy man." although he admitted it
might be stretching 1t a little TO call him
patient
Thus we are assured by the testimony of
three citizens of Cop'ah county that men
in that region can be known to be guilty of
whipping negroes whose political conduct
has not been agreeable to the whites, of
burning their cabins at midnight over their
heads, of threatening men white or black.
even of killing them in cold blood, as Ma
thews was killed at Hazelhurst, for daring 10
vote other than the Bourbon ticket, and vet
be looked upon as reputable and worthy
members Of society. Indeed, 1t is not an
exaggeration of the truth TO say that knowl-
edge of the fact that man has used the
torch or the shotgun to suppress the indie
pendent vote gives him an advanced stand
ing in the eyes of the community and enti-
ties him to be considered public benefac-
tor.
Such conduct, in the opinion OF the Copiah
people, calls not for punishment but for re-
ward. 1t was only few days after Wheel
er had shot Mathews in the back that he
was nominated for Mayor and chosen tom
marshal. The people saw nothing to con-
Damn Int
ardiy crime. While such communities as
this in Copiah remain it will not do to let
all our missionaries depart to heather lands.