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dispute with the natives led to an acluIsitIon Of
reached only after. and indeed in oonse Iuenoe
with Enslsad seemed imminen. the Rus
SANS resolved to advance In . diff
fsrent direction between the Caspian
and the Sea OF Arh southwark.
where steps had already been taken TO subju-
gate the wild Turooman tribe. partly with the
Intention, low for the first time avowed or OK
isting. OF pushing "a near India as possible. Up
to hat time. although plan for the CON 1uest
OF India had be,n presented TO the Emperor
Paul at the beginning OF the cen ur Y. and there
had been at intervals much Wild talk among
officers OF the army of the possibility OF such .
move 10 had never been seriously considered:
hut IL was then felt that 10 was necessary To be
In q position not only TO annoy England In cane
OF war, which then seemed so possible. hut ulti-
mateiy, whenever IL became nee ssary 20 make
another movement on Constantinople or to open
the Dosphorus TO the free passage OF Russian
vessels, 40 to threaten india and divert the
attention OF England that IL would not be again
possible for her to ruin the Russian plans.
The belief In the possibility OF int n ferlng
with English rule In InJia had grown greatly in
ten years. owing In large~measure to the action
Of the English themselves. Every Russian
movement had b on SO CLOSELY scrut nzed In
England, so many questions had been put to
the Russian Government az to Their intentions.
whether present or future. that the evident
alarm manifested by the British Government
increased the belief in their weak hold on India.
The British Embassy at ST. Petersburg gave
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much time 70 the study Of As1stio sf7airs nd
frequently succeeded In obtaining, by favor on
by bribos. from subordinate officials reports.
maps and plans Of the movements OF troops on
the frontier A Was natural. those FIRE luent ques
tions and protests n aturally annoyed the Russian
Government. although IL was evident At the
time that England was IN no condition TO OPP
pose the Russian advance IN any other way. IL
WAS impossible under the circumstances for
Russia to consent TO drawing an imaginary line
through the steppes beyond which IL would not
pass 80 long AZ no English troops could ad-
vance, either to oppose them or TO keep I'm order
the wild tribes on the other side. Matters, how
ever. reached such point In 1874 that the Rus
slams, for the sake OF peace. agreed to consider
Afghanistan as beyond the sphere OF their infiu-
ence. Two questions. however. immed lately
arose: First. as TO whether the English could con-
troll the Afghans sufficiently TO be responsible
for anv attacks they might make upon Russian
proteges. and econdly. what were the boun-
DIARIES OF Afghanistan. IL was agreed. In the
main. that all places should be considered a.
belonging TO Afghanistan which had been In
the actual possession OF either Dost Mohammed
or shere All For the sake of convenience. how
ever. the Russians consented TO recognize as At
CHAN certain provinces which had not been In
the effective possession OF these two severe gns.
in order that the boundary line might be drawn
up the river Oxus or Amoo-Darya This line
terminated on the river at place called Hodja
Salah, and was to go from there westward to
the Persian frontier, the exact line not being
specified
Matters remained for nearly ten years in that
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-05-14
Two Chicago Firemen Killed.

A four-story store on South Water street, Chi
cago was partially destroyed by fire. involving
loss of $4,000. After the fire was out a muster
of the men OF hook and ladder company No. 1
showed that two men, Martin Mulvey and
Charles Bird, were missing, force of firemen
were put TO work to search the ruins. After two
hours of hard work two bodies were found, and
they were identified as those of Bird and Null
vey. The bodies were badly crushed and mutt
lated. Falling floors injured number of the
other firemen. While running to the fire Bull
wrinkles big wagon collided with a street-car on
Randolph street. The horses OF the patrol and
car itself was nearly overturned. Nobody was
hurt
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-05-14
A CHAPTER OF DISASTERS
A Me-, York Tenement House Horror
Terrible Boiler Explosion at
Galveston, Texas.
Three Persons Cremated at Watert own,
N. 1.-TWO Brave Chicago
Firemen Killed.
Eight People Gre mated.

Another tenement house horror is reported by
telegraph from New York. Fire broke out II
midnight in the rear of John Humphreys res
tsurant. I'm First avenue. and. before the flames
could be subdued or the occupants OF the build
ING rescued. eight unfortunate human beings
were cremated They were: Joseph Humphrey.
aged 80; Henry Humphrey. aged months; Miss
Elizabeth Hurley, aged %: Miss Christina
Koerner. aged AZ: Mrs. Nina Krthzmar. aged 80:
n chard krithzmar, aged IL: William Hur-
ley, and Mary, "a sister of Mrs Humphrey,
aged as. Besides the killed. fourteen per-
sons were injured, some OF them very seriously
The following were partly suffocated: Mrs, Ida
Roehich, aged ~: Albert Roerner. aged Is: Miss
Kate Koerner, aged -; william Flanagan, aged
16; George Hurley. aged so; Mrs. Eliza Hurley,
aged So: Mrs Kate limbacher, aged %; Katie
Limbacher, aged s.; Martha and Alfred kritnz-
mar. aged respectively and IL years; an infant
child of Mrs. Roehichs.
The following had each a leg broken by jump
ing from WINDOWS: Pauline koerner, aged 10;
Willie Liehmpuhl. aged Z; and Rosale Hum
phrey, aged "A.
At the time OF the fire there were eight fami-
lies in the house, with a total of tnirtv-six
souls.
One man saved his wife aud three children by
tossing them, one at time, from second story
window. into the a. ms OF stalwart hero named
Allen. who caught them on the fly as fast as
they came to him
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THE DECREASE OF GOLD.
A Serious Financial Problem.

Washington special to Chicago Times1
One month ago attention was called in
these dispatches not merely to the decrease
of gold and increase Of silver owned by the
Government, but to the fact that the de-
crease Of gold and the increase Of silver was
going on in an accelerating ratio. A strik-
ing exhibit of that fact is made In the
Treasurer's statement of assets and liabili
ties on the lst of May. On Jan. 2, 1884,
the Government owned $15i, 900. 600 of gold
On Jan. /, 1885,, it owned Sal COG, 600
Of gold, decrease of little more
than million a month. Three months
later April /, 1885, it owned 1925, 600, 900
of gold, decrease of more than $4,000, 900
q month. The exact figures for n month
ago were S125, 1913, 256. On the 1st inst.
the Government owned $l17, 927, 1874 of
gold. loss in thirty days of 81, S65, 1862.
At the rate of loss for the past month the
gold in the Treasury would last about fif-
teen months, but as each month shows n
much larger decrease than the month be-
fore, it may be doubted whether the supply
Of gold will last till the end of the calendar
year.
OF course, this redVct on Of the stock of
gold is due to the factthat the Governments
is paying out gold and taking in silver
Last February some New York bankers
expressed to high officer of the Treasury
their opinion that if the silver coinage were
suspended by August, 1886. it would be
soon enough 10 prevent any change in the
monetary standard, but at the rate at which
the Governments gold is turning into sill
yer it will have lost all its gold or will have
to compel its creditors to take silver long
before August of next year. Look at the
increase OF silver in Uncle Sans pocket.
The increase in 1884 was something more
than 81 500, 900 month. In the first three
months Of the year it increased about ST.
0O0, 900. Last month it increased nearly
S6.O00,000. The figures are s.. 953.525.
The following is a statement of the coin
age executed at the minis of tho United
States during the month of April, 1886:
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-05-14
Terrible Destruction by an Exploding
Boiler.

Boiler.
The city OF Galveston, Tex, was shook from
center to suburbs. the other evening. by an ex-
piosion In the engine-room OF the fremont Ho-
tel. People In the vicinity. says telegram from
that city, were terrified to the building sud-
denly expand into q cloud OF smoke, ire. dust,
and debris, from which shot the bodies OF men
and missiles Of every description, accompanied
by Kissing. rumbling sound immediately fol-
Building shook and trembled as IL In the throes
of mighty earthquake.
The boiler h ouse was completely demolished.
not one brick remaining upon another. The
tall chimney fell with crash, while from the
rear shot out with terrible force OF the large
sixty horse rower boilers. This was driven
with fearful velocity distance OF 500 feet,
crushing in it's course the north end OF q two
story frame laundry building In the rear OF the
hotel. Careening upward IL grazed and dam
wheelwright shop. Then plunging downward,
1t demolished like eggshells three small frame
tenement-houses occupied by negroes, and
finally spent its force on a house OF ill-repute,
one room OF which was occupied by man
and woman. Upon this house the huge piece
OF iron dropped. crushing IL into kindling.
killing the woman and DANCE, ously wounding
the man. The scene in the immediate vicinity
OF the explosion presented CHASTITY. s1ckening
spectacle. Ready and willing hands exhumed
from beneath a mass of twisted iron. brick and
mortar the dead bodies OF four human beings,
two OF them being most horribly mutilated.
Half dozen others were seriously injured.
The scene at the hotel Immediately after the
explosion was one of the widest confusion.
The hotel building tottered and quaked, and
cinders, ashes, and smoke filed the corridors,
while the guests fled from their rooms terror
stricken and pallid. Several in and about the
building were struck with flying missiles and
slightly wounded
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The New York Herald prints n CONVEX
sation held in New York few days ago.
with Col. Matson, formerly the United
States Consul General in India, which is
at this moment highly interesting, because
tho Colonel declares. as the result of his
travel and study. that the country is ripe
for revolt against British rule. He adds
that the Russians have not been turning
their faces toward India all these years
without opening communication with the
principal people Of the Indian nation, who
have given the assurance over and over
again that they will assist at any scheme
which is calculated to bring about an over
throw of the hated power now In exist
ence. In fact, the Indian people are
anxious for Russian success, having re-
ceived assurances from the emssaries
OF the Czar thai whom Russia does
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A Russian War Song.

We're coming. Alexandrovitch. at leasta million
NOR.
From Kanineshaejah's Bay and Obskalagoubas
shore.
From Karakouski's frozen wild, from Tyms-
kaia's plain,
We're mar hing, Alexander, with ali our might
and main.
From Gatmonschino's forest. from Tscherbes-
koi's vale,
From wassiagourbska's blooming fields. from
Olymskia's dale,
From Kakamajosa's villages. from Meidousch-
arski's isle.
We're a coming. Alexander. the weary rank and
file.
From polysyllabic villages. we're marching eayly
down,
Perchance to rot IN Afghanland to gid anew
your crown
We're on to Berg-el- Murghab. and Penjschidyeh
we seek,
And we're headed by some general whose name
no tongue can speak.
From provinces and villages whose names be-
fore the eye
Look like a ncap of consonsnts shOvelcd into
We ardo,ss and or-slxies. ons and offs and
witches.
For holy church and pious Oar win die In
Herats bitches
George Il. Perrv. IN Boston Globe.
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ATTORNEY GENERAL GARLAND does his

ATTORNEY GENERAL GARLAND does his
ewn marketing.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND is said TO be q
good listener at church.
The Rev. Thomas X. Beecher, Of FL
mira, N. Y, recently preached in favor Of
cremation.
Gov. HoADIY, of Ohio. expects to be
appointed Judge of the United States Su-
preme Court before Cleveland's time is out.
PRESIDENT BARILLos the successor Of
Barrios as the head Of the Guatemalan Re-
public. is 40 years old, and has been in
public life for twenty years.
LADY TENNYsoN, who writes bold, run
ming hand, has for many years written and
signed the replies to all letters addressed to
her husband autograph requests included
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Three Lives Lost In Burning House.

At Watertown, Seneca County. N. Y, the
dwelling of Mr.. James A. Logan burned.
shortly after midnight. The house was occu-
pied by Mr.. Logan, his wife, and four children.
Before the fire department arrived the house was
nearly burned TO the ground. On arriving on
the scene the firemen found the body of Mrs.
Logan hanging out of the second-story window.
burned to a crisp. After the fire was got under
control search was made for the other bodies.
In the second story found the body of Mr..
Logan, with his youngest child clasped in his
arms. While attempting to escape they had
evidently been overcome by the heat and smoke
and both were burned past recognition.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-05-14

CHARLES W. BUCK, MINISTER TO PERU.
President Cleveland's appointee as Min
lister to Peru is Louisville lawyer of
ability and considerable local reputation
both as jurist and scientist, his chief
studies in the latter line having been prin-
cipally in the direction of entomology, for
which he has a passion. In his appoint
ment to the Peruvian mission, the admin
istmtion has definitely recognized section
of the United States, the identity of inter
ests of which is becoming constantly more
fully admitted.
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RUSSIA AND INDIA.
Comprehensive Account Of tho Russian
Advance in Central Asia, by
Eugene Schuyler.
England Under tho Necessity Of Insist
ing Upon DelineatiOn OF the
Afghan Boundary.
A Map Showing the Seat Of the Threat
ened War and the Oontigu Gus
Country.

Mr.. Eugene Schuyler. late United States
Minister to Turkey-than whom no man
in America, probably, is better posted in
European politics contributes TO the Chi
cago Times valuable and interesting paper
upon the Anglo Russian dispute, the main
portion of which We reproduce below. 1t
will we'll repay pernsal
At moment when peace and war seem
trembling In the balancs IL is natural to inquire
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allowed to overster. Much as they might pro-
test and question, il Is obviously impossible for
the English TO insist upon frontier line drawn
through the steppe. which they have no possi-
bilty or defending, and IL liz for their interest
as they wish no further barren possessions, to
restrict themselves to VIII { they really hold
and to draw the frontier near India as Is safe,
by which they can be nearer their own base
of operations and the Russians as far pos
sibe from theirs. 1t would seem that the
English made n mistake in 1872 IN insisting
on the Oxus as the boundary between Afghanis
tan and the Russian protected or tributary
states. The tribes and petty countries on the
left bank of the Oxys, although at various
times they had been subject to Afghanistan, had
frequently been entirely independent. and were
of the same Turkish race as the tribes living on
the right bank. 1t was therefore always to be
possible for Russia, in the event OF war. when
all things are allowable. TO carry on inirigues
with such people. After my return from Cen
trail Asia had the honor several times OF being
asked my opinion this subject by leading
statesmen. and always held that the mountain
barriers, where there were passes easily de-
feasible, were far better for English purposes
than the river. j remember particularly insist
ing this in several conversations with the
Prince of Wales, whom i found particularly
well informed on the whole subject
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Lord Dunerin.

Lord Dufferin is now attracting so much
attention by reason of his negotiations on
the part of England with the ruler Of
Afghanistan that sketch of his life, to-
gether with picture, will be interesting to
our readers The Earl Of Dufferin is an
Irishman, and great grandson of the ac-
complished Richard Brinsley Sheridan He
is Frederick Temple Hamilton Blackwood,
only son of the third Baron Dufferin, in the
Irish peeage, and his mother (the Dowager
Countess Clifford by her second marriage)
was a clever lady authoress, eldest daughter
of Mr.. Thomas Sheridan, and heiress to the
wit, talent and genial temper of her family,
which her son has inherited in his turn.
Lord Dufferin was born at Florence in 1926,
succeeded to the peemge on his fathers
death in 1871, was educated at Christ Church
College, Oxford. but took no honors or
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Sir Peter Lumsden.

Sir Peter Lumsden, whose biography is
herewith presented, was born in 1929, and
entering the Bengal army IN 1S49 he has
continued since then to see active service in
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degree, leaving tho university early; he en-
tered public life as Lord-in- Waiting in
Lord j. Russell's first administration. He
was attached in 1855 to Lord j. Russells
mission to Vienna, and was sent by Lord
Palmerston as British Commissioner to Syria
in 1860. He was Under Secretary of State
for India from 1864 to 1865, and in the war
Office subsequently for few months. I'm
der Mr. Gladstone's administration, which
commenced in 1868, Lord Dufferin was
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster for
four years and then assumed direction of
the Government OF Canada, post which he
held until 1878. He was subsequently Am
bassador at st. Petersburg from 1879 to
1881, and was appointed to Constantinople
in April, 1881. The following year he went
on q special mission TO Egypt.
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"T DRAW tho long beau" said the stumpy
little woman with six-foot sweetheart
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Penjdeh. where tho first Russo-AfghaR
battle was fought, Is between sixty and
seventy nailes south Of the old Russian
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EngIanGs Enormous Naval strength.

The naval reserve strength of Great
Britain is enormous. During the compI-
cations with Russia in 1878 the British
Admiralty made inquiries in relation to the
number of ocean steamships which in the
event of war could be made available as
cruisers. As a result the names of $50 ves-
sells were enrolled, each of which can carry
from six to ten guns. These are all vessels
of the first-class, and the number has been
increased in the intervening years to up
ward of 300, and can be supplemented by
an even larger list of steamers of inferior
mnk, but all large. we'll built and powerful
vessels. Some of the recent additions to
the ocean steamship feet are scarcely infe-
rior in tonnage to, and in horse power of
engines considerably greater than, the In
flexible. Fitted up as cruisers they could
cope with any war vessel save an iron clad
or the most modern iron or steel unarmored
craft, and could soon put safe distance
between themselves and any vessel of over
mastering strength. 1t would require war
of considerable duration. however, before
many of them could be made available for
naval warfare, owing to the time which
would be occupied in fitting them with
guns and otherwise equipping and manning
them.
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PRINCESS BRATRIcE will be married IN
Whippingham Church either July "a or -.
Ex-PRRsIDENT HAYES was drawn az n
Grand Juror in Cleveland recently.
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MRS. PHELINA JOHNSON. of Aurora, Ill.
lately celebrated her Tooth birthday.
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boundary, and about fifty miles north of
the line now claimed by the Russians, but
disputed by the Afghans and English. 1t
is in fact, very near the boundary of the
disputed territory, which extends from
north to south about 10 miles, and from
cast to west about 100 miles on its southern
side, and $50 on its northern. 1t is not n
large area, but is well watered by the
Kushk and Murghab Rivers, which unite
q little north OF Penjdeh, and by the Herr
Rrd. which bounds the territory on its
western side, defining the Persian from
tier.
The valleys of these rivers are fruitful,
but it is neither their agricultural wealth
nor the mineral resources of the noun
tains that make the territory SO desirable.
If the territory in dispute is conceded to
Russia, it brings her frontiers within
hundred miles of Herat. the acknowledged
key to Afghanistan and the passes into In
dia. While Penjdeh may not of itself be,
as Lord Dufferin says, worth fighting about.
its possession by Russia would be SUBJ
ject of solicitude to England, who. con-
sidering the steady advance of Russia
southwark from Khiva must necessarily
mistrust the motive of this extension of the
Russian frontier. There could be no es-
pecial object in acquiring Penjdeh and the
territory above described, unless there ex-
listed the Interior purpose of acquiring
Herat, thus putting the Russians in posi-
ton to influence the policy of the Ameer,
and ultimately absorb his entire dominions.
The more this question is examined as to
its political bearings in Afghanistan and
Northern India, the more essential il ap-
pears for English supremacy and prestige
in that quarter of the world to stop Russian
aggression where it is, and if possible force
its retreat back to Khiva at least.
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Don't MentiOu it.

at is only a little matter, sir. but /
thought ii might interest your readers
to know that am the inventor of 4 new
electrical motor. that l have the model
at NV shop and will sell half interest
cheap. You might say in your paper
that | will sell the great wonder of the
age for $4,000, half cash, half stock.
By the WAY, TOO, our society gives 8
concert Friday evening-grand affair,
and price of tickets only thirty-five
cents. You'd better mention that. /
have just painted my house and put it
in thorough repair, and now offer it for
sale at bargain. VIII sell the house
hold effects entire with it. My wife lost
a gold bracelet. one of pair, between
the post-office and our residence.
There, have given items of deep inter-
est to your readers, and / will see what
[ can do for YOU each week. do not
expect pay for my items, only if you
can send the paper a year it would be
highly acceptable. OF course that is q
trife-you can do as little as that. My
daughter Sally is going to Chicago soon,
and if you can get pass through to
San Francisco for her she might take
the trip. will come in next week and
give you all the items / can think OF"
Such were the rafting remarks which
fell on our ears as we had reached the
middle of our leader on The Tariff"
The man was so pleasant and conde-
scending in manner and tone that we
thanked him for the information. 1t
never bothers an editor when such val
uahle information ran he obtained at
so slight cost. Don't mention the
thanks, MIR. Editor; only remember the
paper and the pass" He bowed, we
bowed. and the door closed on tho phi
lanthropist. "-EIchGnqe.