The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-06-04
WESTERN.

Cyclones did serious damage of Nor
tonville, COTS, and Frankfort, Kan, wreck
ing several structures and injurng many
persons, a few fatally. by the bursting OF
water-spout at Indianola, Neb., nine persons
were drowned.
The Bank of Mitchell Cd. To- Of
which Elijah Butterheld, of Milwaukee, is
President, suspended.
Nearly ten thousand persons assem-
bled at Cambridge, H., to witness the I'M
yelling of a monument erected 10y Henry
County in memory of those of her citizens
who fell in the war for the Union.
Dispatches from Silver City, n. NJ,
report that a. the Apachcs arc making
bloody trails through this section. 1t
Is now thought that three or four
different bands are depredat;ng and muir
dering in as many sections of territory.
The hostiles are thought TO number about
300 Four chiefs are with them-Geronome,
Mana, Naetcha, and Chihuahua. This morn
ing five dead bodies of Mexican family,
consisting of a man, wife. and three chill
drcn, killed five miles from here, were
brought in and buried. One other is known
TO have been killed in the same vicinity and
one badly wounded. Numerous ranches on
Bear Creek have been sacked, horses stolen,
and cattle killed. The Indians approached
within four miles of Fort Bayard. Three
troops of cavalry are now in pursuit. Three
additional prospectors were killed OH the
south fork of the Whitewater, and one
named Joe Bunting on Magollon Creek. The
latter made a brave fight and killed two In
dians one chief. The fight was witnessed
by Bunting's partner, just coming into
camp. He succeeded in killing two before
getting away. News has just been received
of additional killing ut Black Range. Fami.
lies from ali the surrounding country are
in town. Intense excitement prevails"
From correspondence transmitted by the
War Department to the Indian Bureau at
Washington, 1t appears that the present ont
break was caused by whisky. The Indians
manufactured large quantities of 'tlswin,"
and became intoxicated. Knowing that pun
ishment would follow this infraction OF the
rules, they abandoned the reservation and
went on the war-path.
A vein of natural gas, with an esti-
mated daily flow OF 10000 cubic feet, has
Ashenhust, Roush & Co., millers and
coal merchants at Manchester, Ohio, have
failed for $4,000.
Il. G. Whiteside and other Chica-
goans have secured license to organize the
United States Ballot-Box Company, with a
capital stock of 100000.
A verdict for Gil 900 damages against
the Chicago and Grand Trunk Road was Sc
cured by Edward Meyer, of Chicago, who
was knocked out of a carriage by locomo-
tive two years ago. and escaped death by u
miracle.
The business quarter of Medford,
Wis, was nearly destroyed by fire. the loss
being very heavy. Twelve buildings ut
Phoenix, Arizona, valued at $4,000, were also
burned.
The Lumber Manufacturers Associ-
alton of the Northwest held its annual ses-
sion at Eau Claire, Wis. The Secretary re-
ported decrease in net resources for the sea-
son of 1885 of s,5)o,OOo,50 feet, and the feel
ing is that an advance OF 10 per cent. will be
ordered, and that travelling statesmen will be
dispensed with. The financial affairs of tho
Organization are in a healthy condition.
Gen. Terry, at st. Paul, received a
dispatch from Fort Assinaboine announcing
the capture Of Gabriel Dumont, tho m ssing
Lieutenant of Louis Riel. and a companion
by the name of Michael DUMAS The capt
ure was made by sergeant Perkins and a
private. In reply to the question what dis.