The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-09-18
LATER NEWS ITEMS.

Thomas McKeon, a desperate of the
oil regions, walked into "a bank ut Eldred, Pa.
kept the cashier and teller quiet by means OF
cooked revolver, and walked out with
81, 500 in currency.
Robert Hoe, senior member of the
wei known printing press Arm of X. Hoe a.
Co., died at New York, aged "A.
The Democratic State Convention of
Nebraska met at Omaha and agreed upon an
alliance with the Ant-Monopolists. The
platform Endorses the Chicago platform; de-
nounces the school-land frauds in Nebraska
permitted by the Republican administration;
commends high license, but denounces pro-
hibition declares that corporate capital
must keep its hands of the reserved rights
of the peoples that railroads must keep out
Of politics; that the Legislature has the
right TO control railroads, and that railroads
have no right to control the Legislature
The following Democrats were nominated
on the State ticket: Governor, ]. Sterling
Norton: Treasurer. Daniel Clancy; Attorney
General, c. S. Montgomery; Secretary of
State, II. E. Bonestcll. The following Anti
Mo nopolists were rominalcd: Lieutenant
Governor l.. c. Pasc; Auditor, G. Beneke;
Commissioner Of Public Lands and Build
ings, Nels Anderson; superintendent Public
Instruction, A. N. Doan: Regent State Uni
versity, ID. p. Schoviiie. Two Democratic
and three Butler electors were nominated.
The Colorado Republican State Con-
vention, after stormy session of four days,
nominated Hon. Ben Fl. Eaton, of Weld
County, for Governor; Peter Breen, of Lead
vile, for Lieutenant Governors; and j. G.
Syms, Of Denver, for Congress. There was
great trouble I'm the convention over con-
testing delegations, and the contest was the
bitterest in the Centennial States political
history.
The Nebraska Prohibitionists met in
State convention at Lincoln. ]. G. Miller
was nominated for Governor by reclamation,
and II. II. shedd, the Republican nominee,
Endorsed for Lieutenant Governor. Five st.
John representative electors were also nomi-
mated.
A dispatch from Portland, Me-, says
that nearly com plete official returns of the
Maine election show that the total vote was
lao, 436-the largest ever cast at any election
except one. Robbie received 77,779 against
$500 cast for Redman, Democrat, and 2,147
cast for Eaton, Greenbacker The coustitu-
tional liquor prohibtory amendment is
adopted by n majority OF over 10000.
In the Blaine Sentinel libel suit at
Indianapolis, on the 18th inst, Judge Woods
declined to rule that the plaintiff
must answer the lnterrogatores submitted
by the defendants. Senator Harrison,
however, stated that the questions would be
answered, but refused to state at what time.
Queen Victoria has sent letter of
coincidence TO the Queen of Italy in refer
ence to the recent outbreak of cholera at
Naples.
A second order for 500, 900 pounds of
compressed beef for the British expedition
to Khartoum has been given to Chicago
firm.
King Humbert is now the idol of
Italy, on account of his visits to the cholera
infected slums of Naples. The people ad-
miro his courage and praise his thoughtful-
ness and zeal i'm behalf of his people.
Wherever he goes he is received by the peo-
pie most cordially.
In speaking of the Khartoun expedi-
ton, the London A,mu amt Nary Gazette says
the boats ordered by the Government for
the navigation OF tho Mic are useless.
Orders issued in Cairo point TO the use of the
desert route from Dcbbeh TO Khartoum in
case the Nile route fails, $4,000 camels
having already been purchased for that pur-
pose.
A private dispatch received in Louis
vile announces the arrival in Canada of
Payne and Wiley, indicted for hypothecating
false warehouse receipts.