The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-05-08
LATER NEWS ITEMS.

At the Montana Republican Conven-
ton held at Bozeman, Mantle and Sanders
were chosen delegates TO Chicago, with Lean
ing and Knowles as alternates. Sanders is
for Blame and Mantle for Edmunds. The
alternates are for Arthur and Edmunds re-
spectiveiy.
The New Mexico Republican Conven-
ton elected II. w. Llewllyn and Eugene Ro-
nero delegates to Chicago. There we're no
instructions, but they are believed TO favor
Arthur, with Logan as second choice. Strong
resolutions indorsing Arthurs administra-
ton were adopted.
Col. Frazer has been summoned to
London from Cairo. to give detailed state
ment of the condition of the Egyptian army.
A revolution is reported as having
broken out in Malaga, Spain, and the insur-
gents about Figueras have been driven
across the frontier.
The Pope is said to be preparing a
fresh note TO the powers in regard to the de-
cision of the Italian court, in which he will
declare that compromise with Italy is i'm
possible on the basis of existing laws.
The work of unifying the Liberals is
meeting with great success in Germany. At
recent national meeting resolutions we're
adopted in favor of the creation of party
TO embrace the entire empire, its object TO be
the pursuit of patriotic liberalism.
Forest fires in the Catsl1ill Mountain
region of New York and the Blue mountains
of Pennsylvania have done vast damage
Near Ashland, in the latter State, tract of
fifty square miles of timber was burned over
The village of Gilman's Depot, on the Port
Jarvis Road, in New York, was wiped out by
flames. In the vicinity of Elkton,
Md, thousands of acres of valu-
able timber were destroyed. The
towns of Brisbin and Thompson, in Tioga
County, Pa, were swept away by the flames,
the inhabitants being compelled to flee for
their lives The thriving town of Houtzdale,
Pa, also fell victim to the flames, scarcely
a house being left, and the destitute citizens
have sent out an appeal for help. The dam
age wrought by these forest fires will amount
TO many millions of Go lars.
The iron steamer State of Florida
was wrecked at sea about the eth of April.
There is a mystery surrounding her fate.
One story is that she was destroyed by
dynamiters, another that she was crushed by
an iceberg 1t is believed that nearly, If not
all, of the crew were picked up by passing
steamer.
Near Independence, Iowa, John
Dufys 13-year-old daughter persisted by fire,
and his wife and infant child were fatally
burned.
James Maxwell, of Harrisonville,
Mo-, killed his brother-in-law, John Lofforn,
with shotgun as he sat on bed undress-
ing. The victims wife had a suspicion as to
the murderer's identity, and remained in the
house alone all night with the corpse before
giving information of the deed.
For several days past, says Wash
ington telegram an artist has been employed
at the Capitol repairing the damage to the
various statues and works of art done by
relic hunters. On one statue a finger had 10
be supplied, on another n toe, and some
irreverent vandal even stole piece of the
marble which represents the Father of his
Country.
At Gouverneur, n. Y, boiler ex-
plosion in whitney's marble works killed five
men and fatally injured two others.
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