The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-05-01

1t is estimated that some $4,000
animals, including thoroughbred bulls, stall
lions, and young cattle, will be shipped over
the Northern Pacific Road to tho Montana
ranges this season.
The steamer Grand Pacific, in pass
ing through the drawbridge at Burlington,
Iowa, struck the pier, tearing hole in her
hull, and sunk in twenty feet Of water. She
is valued at $4,000, and will likely prove
total loss. No lives were lost.
News comes from Fort Wingate of a
serious Indian uprising on the Ute reserva-
ton. A battle between Utes and ranchers
resulted in the repulse of the Indians with
several killed and wounded.
At Hot Springs, Ark, the jury in
the trial OF s. A. Doran and Ave oonfederates
for murder in the first degree in the killing
of Frank Hall, an innocent party, In the
tragedy of Feb. o, returned a verdict of not
guilty. The same parties will be tried for
murder in the first degree in the killing OF
John Flynn.
Near Audubon, Iowa, an old man by
the name OF Hiram Jefferson was taken out
of his bed by three men, and after being
dragged by the men about 300 feet was hung
to the limb of tree.
A New Orleans dispatch says that
returns of the recent State election In
Louisiana, mainly Official from all the
parishes but five, with estimates for these,
give the total vote of tho State as l29, OBS,
being the largest cast since the exciting
1aIa 20 Tt ia h.
tween the two parties as follows; Demo-
Gratis, S5,107; Republicans, 42931--a Demo
cratic majority of 1926. The Legis-
lature will stand: Senate-Democrats, so;
Independent, l. Republicans, 5; a Democratic
loss of 3 House-Demoerats, SO; Independ-
ent Democrats, g; Republicans, Is; the Re-
publicans losing l seat The first amend
ment 10 the State Constitution is carried.
This amendment provides that the interest
on the State bonds, which had been fixed by
the constitution at 8 per cent. for fifteen
years. from jan l. 1885, and thereafter, shall
be raised to per cent from Jan. l. 1885 for
the whole term of thirty years. This is be-
leved TO be the first instance in which a
State, by the vote of the people, raised the
interest on its public debt.
A band of fifty-three Hay tians landed
in Cuba to reinforce Gen. Aguero.
Twenty persons were killed by the
railway accident near Ciudad, Spain.
The French Government is prepar-
ing 10 reduce its squadron in Chinese waters.
Herr Kaiser, member of the Ger
man Reiohstag, who was expelled from Bree-
lau, has asked permission to return 10 adjust
some family affairs, but has been refused.
Republican uprisings are threatened
in Catalonia, Valencia, and the South Of
Spain generally.
The tunnel under the river Mersey,
kenhead win be formally opened to traffic
June IA.
Gladstone Is being called "the
SPHINX in Parliament. His words have been
with merciless iteration by the Tories, and
the people begin to say that this thing cannot
go on much longer.
1t is reported that Mr.. James j.
o'Kelly, member of Parliament for Roscon.
mon, Ireland, who went to the Soudan about
six months ago as correspondent for the
London Daily Nelos has been arrested by
the Egg tian authorities on the charge of
having given aid and advice TO the Mahdl.
Suspicious documents were found with him,
False Prophet.