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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-04-10
Liquor Tax In Michigan.

The following table, complied by the Lam
sing Republican, from returns in the Auditor
Generals Office, shows the number OF liquor
dealers In the State Mt the close of 1888, with
the exception OF six small counties, to have
been 1895, and s9o6.2l3 ms the amount of tax
collected, as against 3,46l dealers and ss1s.
643 as the tax in 1882. When the full figures
for 1888 are received, the total number of
dealers in the State will be increased to about
$780, and the total tax will reach 100000.
While these figures will show an increase of
about 400 saloons in the State during the
year, an analysis OF the figures will prove
that the greater part of the gain has come
from numbering and mining counties:
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-04-10

THE disease produced by trichinous
meat is by no means new. Centuries
ago was known in Europe. But it is
Urged that up to the present time ply
aicians in Prussia are ignorant. Tri-
inosis may originate from eating
lares as well as hogs infested by the
parasite.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-04-10

In 1880 the population of Cochin
China amounted to about a million
and half. OF these only 1926 were
French, 1866, 139 were Annamites, and
$500 Chinese A book lately pub
lished in Paris by Messrs. Bouinais
twelve years Government official in
Cochin China) q Pardus givo5 very
favorable account of the Annamites.
They are gentle, docile, and sober by
habit, although the rich have a tend.
ency to indulge in opium and brandy.
They are very sensible, eminently
endowed with the initiative faculty,
rapidly fsmiharize themselves with the
habits of civilized life, and are greedy
of instruction. The French have
established regular system of com
munal schools. The authors attribute
most OF the weak points of the AMMAN
ties to the brutality with which they
have been governed. Their chief de
fects are a lack of perseverance and o
gratitude. France has only had thu
colony about twenty years.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-04-10

A SECTION of mammonth discovered
on the Lena River, after entombmen
in the ice for certainly not less thar
5000 years, was 80 perfect that tho
structure of the brain could not bs
distinguished from that of living ami
NAL. The native fed the flesh to their
dogs for several weeks.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-04-10
Health In Michigan.

Reports to the State Board of Health, Lansing.
by observers of diseases in different parts Of tho
State show the principal diseases which caused
most sickness in Michigan, during the week
ending March %, 1884, as follows. Number OF OBJ
servers heard from, As:
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-04-10

CITIZENS of Dearborn have sent numer-
ously signed petition to Congress requesting
that the contemplated Soldiers Home under
the provisions of Yaplc's bill be located upon
the Government Arsenal grounds In that
village. Some of the older Officials In the
War Department, who know the character
and beauty of those grounds, say II would DO
an admirable site for soldiers home.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-04-10

DR. SAvoRY says in the British Med
zeal Journal that among the chief
causcs of injury TO the health from
gambling, is the prolonged mental
strain which becomes necessary to tho
maintenance of self-control during e1-
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-04-10

THE noble red mon living near Petoskey
are dying on rapidly this season.
THE Big Rapids police force ID to be inves-
tigated.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-12-05
SOUTHERN WAR CLAIMS.

Will the Government Have to Pay for Con-
federate Property
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Dec. mo: little has been
said by tongue and in print of late about the
possibility of the federal government having to
pay for the destruction of property in the Con-
federate States during the late war, in the
event of the election of disloyal President, or
the Democrats should secure the Senate. With
the knowledge that the question is very deli
cate one with all ex-confederates, the Journal
correspondent to-day went into the room of the
House committee on war claims for the purpose
of interviewing Southern member on the
proposition. The clerk of the committee an
swered my inquiries
at would certainly take great amount of au-
dacity, not to say courage, for this committee to
recommend the payment of any claim growing
out of the late war which was presented by a
dsloyal person." said he There are so many
precedents against anything of this kind re-
corded on the journals of this committee that it
would be almost revolutionary for an attempt of
that kind to be make"
Have many claims of that character been
presentedr
wagon iodue Vi bileui, replIeu Lne cl6rk
see by my journals and dockets that there were
claims from disloyal people and those suspected
of disloyalty presented here aggregating some
thing over $780, 900 900. The whole job lot of them
were sent to the Court of Claims. The returns
show that 81 636, 920 of them were allowed That
is, however, about the usual proportion of the
allowances, Those refused were disalowed on
account of disloyalty. You can see it wouldn't
do to fetch them back here and run them through
Congress The loyal people would rise up in
arms against it. Then we have decided that they
are outlawed."
How many bills and petitions are there be-
fore this committee nowf'
"A little over 200. These do not include the
Fourth Of July claims, of which 80 many are
from Indiana Ohio and Kentucky. About 1900
of them are sent here from the
Treasury Department at the beginning
Of every session We have gone
carefully through the 5000 bills, petitions, me-
MORALS, ETC., and have on the calender of the
House favorable reports on $50 of them. All
the rest may be pronounced rejected by the com
mittee. The favorable ones aggregate $50, 600
only with those rejected the total amount is
$67, 600 000 Three fourths of these claims come
from Tennessee They are for provisions sup
piled man and beast and for forage the federals
laid hands upon. You can see by the condition
of the claims what rOokery il would create to
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-12-05
How These Taxes Work in the South, and
Why the People of that Section Will In
siSt OH Their Abolition.
Speculation and Gossip Concerning
Southern Claims for War Damages.
Mr.. Blaine's Fortune Was Not Seriously I'm
paired by the Expenses of the Campaign
Criticism of the Message.
INTERNAL TAXES.
The Whole Revenue System Must Go When
the Democrats Get the Senate.

The Whole Revenue System Must Go When
tile Democrats Get the Senate.
Special to the indianapolis journal.
WASHINGTON, Dec 4-"The whole internal
revenue system must CO." said Democratic
member of the House committee on ways and
means to the Journal correspondent this after
noon. "And it will go, too as soon as we get
the other end of Congress. he continued, mean
ing the Senate. Maybe it will CO. anyway, for
there are Republicans over there who do not
believe our internal revenue system is either
needed or justfable at this time 1t is not a
just tax, and we do not need the revenue. l
can't see what excuse there is for taxing what
one another of eats and drinks, when we
have SO much money in the Treasury
that we don't know what to do
with it and we find it burden. 1t is the sim
plest and theImost ready way of reducing our in
come; then it will be direct way of distribut-
ing the money"
"How would it effect the consumption of to-
bacco and whiskyl7 asked.
"Oh, il might increase it; don't know as to
that. l have tried to study that part of the
problem, he continued land have about come
to the conclusion that it would not affect the vol
ume of consumption, though, of course, it would
cheaper the commodities. A man who is ad-
dicted to the use of tobacco is not going to
deny himself chew when he wants
it, whether it costs him a penny
or mill to take that chew. l
believe it is the same way with the use of liquor
We don't use any more matches now than when
they were much higher in price and when we
paid large revenue upon them. Before the tax
on matches was removed it was said by makers
and dealers at retail that the price would remain
the same, though the tax was removed. Coming
up to the Capitol this morning woman offered
to sell ME matches at two cents box, the same
large boxes used to pay ten cents for"
'The South demands the abolition of the in
ternal revenue, does it notl"
''Yes; but the South does not demand it be-
North. The Southern people make nearly all
of the liquor they drink, and raise
all the tobacco they smoke or chew. 1t is much
as Senator Beck said to me the other day, when
he stated that below Mason and Dixon's line the
internal revenue system operated much like a
certain species Of bird that seemed to live one
off the other. They raised and made all the
articles affected by it and consumed it, and yet
had to pay tribute to the government for doing
so. In other words, it was with them matter
of having the government dictate against the
production of certain articles for their own use.
Yes the internal revenue system cannot live but
year or two, in any event"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-12-05
FRENCH POLITICS.
The Ministry Determines TO Try Another De-
bate on the Senatorial Bill.

Tile Ministry Determines TO Try Another De-
bate on the Senatorial Bill.
PARIS, Dec 4-Prime Minister Ferry to day
informed the committee of the Chamber of
Deputies which has charge of the senatorial re-
form bill of the decision of the Cabinet council
to submit the reform to the Senate once more,
and demand the adoption of the scheme approved
by the comission of the Chamber The commit
tee expressed approval of this course.
In the Chamber of Deputies, Renault Morliere
explained that he had withdrawn his resignation
as reporter of the committee on the senatorial
reform bill, in order not to delay the passage of
the bill He said that the majority that voted for
Floquets amendment providing for the election of
senators by universal suffrage consisted of mem
bers of the Right, of the extreme Left, and the
Mnsterals. The Cabinet had therefore decided
to provoke a fresh debate when the bill is re-
turned from the Senate, in order to clear all mis-
understanding The Chamber thereupon adopted
the complete bill.
The Senate passed a vote of urgency. and re-
ferred the senatorial reform bill to the com
mittee. The Senate then resolved, l50 to loo, to
hold session tomorrow.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-12-05

SWEAT-B0X S0LACE.
David Davis Reduces His AvOirdupOis a Trifle
and Is Happy.

BLooMINeToN, Ill, Dec. 4.-By hard work
and unremitting exercise in the sweat-box in
vented for him by DR.. Landis the Hon. David
Davis has succeeded in reducing his weight from
354 to 379 pounds He says he feels as if he
could fly He feels so airy that he fears he will
have to weight himself with lead to keep on the
ground.
Since his marriage Mr.. Davis has been uneasy
about his great bulk. Before that he did not
care. But now it is provoking to ascend alone
in a hotel elevator, and wait for the elevator to
return for his wife. She simply declined to
trust herself on it with him. That was the prin-
cipal reason why he set to work to shave himself
down.
He tried the bicycle, but without success.
Mr.. Daviss physician put his dainty patient on
a strict course of diet but still the wonder grew
The less he ate the fatter he became, until he
feared his eyes would be lost to sight He gained
twenty pounds under the Banting system which
reduced Fanny Davenport He gained ten
pounds on salts and senna
Seeing that something must be done DR.. Ian
dis built large sweat box, which was placed
over a slow fire Once inside the door was closed
and steam turned on. At the end of half
an hour Mr.. Davis was released in time to save
him from drowning in his perspiraton. The
water was up to his chin He was weighed and
it was found that he had lost fifteen pounds.
Nothing can describe Mr.. Daviss joy at his
loss. He sat down to hearty meal and before
retiring he was grieved to find that he had re-
gained fourteen pounds. On the next day he re-
entered the sweat box and the net loss was an
other pound, So he fell gradually away until he
reached his present limit. At that figure he has
remained and it is believed to be his fighting
weight
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-12-05
TIE NEW YORK SENATORSHIP.
Indications that President Arthur Is Not q
Candidate for the Place.

ALBANY, Dec 4-The Evening Journal says
ut appears that Hon. James D. Warren is in the
race for the senatorship. The significance of
this is that it takes President Arthur out of the
controversy, in person, at least, for whether
Warren is to serve as his proxy is rot revealed.
This is another manifestation of the wise and
conservative action of President Arthur. The
unseemly spectacle of the President of the
United States engaging in a hot contest for the
senatorship in his State would not be edifyiDg or
pleasant. AT present, the outlook is that Morton,
Evarts, Depew, Warren, Hiscock and Russell
will all be in the list when the Legislature meets,
with some of the strongest old stalwarts and
half-b breeds on Morton's side; a stronger fol-
lowing for Depew than had been expected an
obedient corps, led by Warren, if he decides to
stay in the race, and the remainder scattered
between the other three candidates. If the fight
becomes bitter, Mr.. Evarts will be the most
available man upon whom majority can unite.
The fight is earnest but is not embittered by
personal feeling A union on Morton or Depew
is not improbable but it will not be wise to leave
out of the calculations either Hiscock or Rus
sell"
A telegram from New York city says Chair
man Warren, cf the Republican State commit
tee, and Andrew S. Draper. chairman of the ex-
ecutlve committee are still at the Gilsey House.
According to a statement by Mr.. Draper, last
nights conference was purely accidental, and at
least dozen gentlemen whose names appear in
the morning papers as having attended it were
not present He adds: There has been a very
general feeling in the western part of the State
that the senatorship should be given to Mr.. War
rem, and there is q very kindly feeling toward
him in all parts of the State President Arthur,
understand, is entirely Indifferent in the mat
ter.
To-day ex-senator Piatt Congressman Bur
leigh, and others of those at the conference
friendly to Levi p. Morton's candidacy met in an
Office down town and had caucus Mr. Conk-
ling was in the Gilsey House during the confer
ence.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-12-05
THE PRESIDENT-ELECT.
Things May Not Move as Fast as Some of the
Hungry and Thirsty May Desire.

NEW YORK, Dec. "a Washington special to
the Evening Post says prominent Democratic
member of Congress. who has recently visited
Governor Cleveland, reports that the latter said
to him:
''Iintend to resign on the 9th of January and
as Lieutenant governor Hill will administer the
executive office for the next year have turned
over the writing of the message to him. After
laying down the duties of Governor, I shall
ssst6n to whatever my Democratic friends have
to say. | shall divide my time between Albany
and Buffalo until the day arrives to go to Wash
Dgton. intend to give due consideration to
the counsel of our party friends. 1t may be
that when enter the presidential Office some
things may not move as fast as some Democrats
wish, but think it will be better to go slow and
sure. We cannot hope to avoid mistakes, but if
we proceed slowly we will make fewer mistakes
than if we go with a rush"
The member of Congress with whom Governor
Cleveland talked says the Governor will become
President without any ambition for second
term that he holds to the one-term principle as
laid down in his letter of ac. 'ptance, and de-
clared that his great object is to 50 administer
the government as to lay the foundation of long
continued Democratic rule.
Governor Cleveland spoke to his visitor of the
efforts of certain hotels in Washington to use
him for advertising purposes by offering him
their hosptalities free of charge, and emphati-
cay declared he would not stop at any hotel
that sought to get him as a guest.
The Governor incidentally alluded to the re-
port of quarrel between himself and Mr.. Hen
bricks, saying that they did not, in their conver
satiou, discuss politics, and two men never
parted more pleasantly.
with Governor Cleveland that the latter has not
yet made up his mind in regard to a single cabi-
net appointment He is deterring these matters
until he retires from the governorship.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-12-05
CRITIcIsING THE message.
Views of Prominent Republicans on the Mes
sage and the Treasury Report.


sage and the Treasury Report.
Washington Special.
Where criticism of the Presidents acts or
opinions is involved it is obvious that senators
do not like to be quoted. 1t may be mentioned,
though, that what follows is the language of a
prominent member of the commerce committee,
and, it goes without saying, Republican.
'The message is very extraordinary docu-
ment but the report of theSecretary of the Treas
ury is still more After we have made pro-
lection and the maintenance of the existing tar
iff laws issue in the campaign just closed
there comes here report by Republican Sec
retary of the Treasury, sanctioned, approved
indorsed and recomme nded by a Republican
President in his message, which asks US to revise
the tariff and advocate in as many words free
trade-free trade in its mildest form, it is
true, but free trade nevertheless. 1t is very
clear to my mind that if Mr.. Arthur had hap
pened to be the candidate of the Republican
party in the late election, that message would
never have been written and the report of his
Secretary would never have seen the light of
day. The whole performance is very extra
ordinary one"
This senator, though outspoken on the point
of new tariff commission, favored the extern
sion of the treaty policy Quite the contrary
opinion was held by New England senator, a
stanch protectioDist and prominent member of
the finance committee, who said:
The policy of entering into treaties of a
character like these proposed by the President
in his message will give us speckled or pock
marked protection. 1t will prove an entering
wedge for free trade. Aside from that,
there arises the question of the constitution
aity of concluding treaties which in
their nature are nothing more than revenue
measures, and as such within theprovince clearly
of the House. Again, there is another question,
whether such treaties will not involve US in
trouble with nations which have been accorded
the benefit of the favored nation clause by the
countries with which we are seeking to conclude
treaties. I, for one am opposed to this policy,
and cannot admit that it will open new markets
for our manufactures, markets which are al
ready in possession of people with whom we
would have to compete. In the present condition
of our labor market we would not do so, and it
would be only inviting a conflict with the labor
ing element of this country, which could not re-
suit otherwise than in disaster"
This senator was in hearty accord with the
recommendations regarding the restriction of
the coinage of silver dollars and also thought
that the general tone of the message was excel
lent
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-12-05
MIR. BLAINE,s PURSE.
The Demands of the Late Campaign Have
Not Impaired His Fortune.

The Demands of the Late Campaign Have
Not Impaired His Fortune.
Special to the indianapolis journal
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4.-Friends of Mr. Blaine
deny that the demands of the campaign have
very materially blighted the condition of the
Plumed Knights exchequer. A gentleman
who has had a great deal to do with his invest
ments in West Virginia and Ohio says Mr.
Blaine's wealth is surely not less than $35O,O00,
and that it may reach $500, 900. 1t is largely in
manufacturing, iron and coal interests, and
hence fluctuates. This gentleman says, also, that
Mr. Blaine has not much ready money, and that
his investments have not been developed
and do not pay him an income, but that, under
the management of one so ng-headed, they
must become good property. The literary work
of Mr. Blaine. it is true, l am told upon good
authority, is largely for profit as well personal
qualification. The profits accruing from the
first volume of Twenty Years in Congress- it
is said, little more than paid the expenses of
Mr. Blaine during the past year Those profits
have been figured at from $175000 to $780, 900.
This same estimate may be made OF Mr.
Blaine's campaign expenses
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-12-05
Nominations and Combinations.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4-The President today
sent to the Senate the following nominations:
Otis P. G. Clarke, of Rhode Island, Commits
sioner of Pensions Calvin b. Walker, of Indi-
ana, First Deputy Commissioner of Pensions;
Moan p Loveridee, of Michigan, Second Deputy
Commissioner of Pensions Luther Harrison, of
Pennsylvania, Assistant commissioner of the
General Land Office Geo. B. Anderson, of New
York, Indian inspector; John E. Bryant of
Georgia, United States marshal for the North
ern district of Georgia; Stephen F. Wilson, OF
Pennsylvania, Associate Justice of the Supreme
Court of New Mexico; Commissioners for Alaska
John g. Brady, of Alaska, to reside in Stka;
GeoS P. Ihric, of Pennsylvania, to reside in
Wrangel; Chester Seeber, Of California, to re-
side in Ounalaska
The Senate confirmed the following nomina-
tions:
VIM. p Dunwoody of Iowa, member of the
National Board of Health; Frank Hatton, of
Iowa, Postmaster general John Schuyler Cros-
by, of New York. First Assistant Postmaster
general
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-12-05
A DEADLY EXPLOSION.
Dreadful Accident at Stafford, N. Hight
Persons Hurt, Four of Whom Will Die.

Boston, Dec. A special to the journal
says "A fearful explosion of dynamite and gun
powder occurred at the house of Stephen
Young, in Stafford. n H. Eight persons were
injured, of whom four will die. Mr. Young was
having well dug His nephew, George s.
Young, of Lowell, was showing how dynamite
charges should be used, when one exploded.
The conclusion also exploded the remainder of
the car Itridges and two bags of powder. The in
jured Stephen Young, Geo. Young, man
named Barry, and one named Foss daughter
of Young, Miss Sadie Greenfield of Rochester,
and two others, names unknown. Young's
others are very seriously injured. The house
and contents were burned to the ground
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-12-05
Murderer Rugg.

LoNG ISLAND CITY, Dec. A third attempt
has been made 10y the negro Charles II. Rugg
to escape from the Queens county Jail, where he
is confined, convicted of the murder of Annie
Maybee at Brookville, one year ago Jailer
Drake noticed, last night, that Rugg acted
strangely, and, calling assistant, began an
investigation. Entering the cell, Rugg jumped
from corner where he had been standing, and
where he was supposed to be chained and
shackled to cot, leaving the chain behind him.
Examination showed that the links connecting
the shackles with the chain had been filed
through and pieces of cord used to hold them to-
gether. 1t is supposed the links were cut two
weeks ago, and that the file was furnished by
burglar Kenny, who, with another prisoner,
sawed out bar of one of the Jail windows and
escaned.