The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-12-16
LATER NEWS ITEMS.

Three robbers boarded south
bound passenger train on the Fort Worth aud
Denver Railroad at Bellevue, Texas, and rob
bed the passengers of eight watches AM slJ4
in money. A Fort Worth telegram furnishes
the following particulars of the bold robbery:
As the train drew up a. Bellevue Station,
Tex, three unmasked robuers took possession
of IL. One Of them with drawn pistol ordered
Engineer Ayers and his fireman, and o. q. Mil
Ter, another engineer who riding in the cab.
TO alight which they did. He then marched
them some thirty feet from the train and went
through them, taking all tbs valuables they
had. While this was going ON the other two
men went through the train. One OF the
passengers in the rear car was looking
out OF the window ana saw the
operation with the tranmen. Dvining the sit
uation he went into the forward cars, notified
the other passengers of what was going on, an
told them To secrete their money. Tdis they
did in various ways, givin. IN Dst Of IL AMI their
diamonds To several la lies aboard. Mss Kate
Haas OF Fort Worth took charge of - 90 and
other valuables Mrs. Chambers OF Potsdam,
y. Y, received 5000 and some diamonds, and
Mrs. Witsick Of Carthage, Mo. took her hus-
bands gold watch and several hundred dollars.
Mrs. Wittlck was realty incensed at the
proceedings, and boldly stood up in the car and
asked if forty men were going u tamely sub
NIT 10 such an outrage ut the hands of two
highwaymen. About $4,000 in money and
$4,000 worth OF diamonds and other valuables
We're left by the roboers in their haste TO get
through the train, and because they did not
search the women. They evidently
noyices in the business and went away with
the paltrv sum OF sl0j, three gold watches, ten
silver watches, five revolvers, AMI one gold ring.
The robbers left the train at the rear end of
the sleeper, mounted horses standing near by,
and rode rapidly away
The National Convention of Trades
Unions, in session at Columbus, Ohio, adopted
a resolution in favor of the organization of a
national political labor party.
The official canvass of the vote cast
in Iowa at the recent election gives the Repub-
lican candidates majorites ranging from
1882 for Pray, Clerk of the Supreme Court
TO 16,0Ol for Ebersoe, Supreme Court Re
porter.
John L. Sullivan gnalized his con-
tempt for the English by filling up with wine
at banquet at Victoria, Il. c., calling the
Mayor who presided "a blanked old stiff,
aud throwing all the Canadian money he pos
sessed-some s60-into the sound before re-
embarking for San Francisco
Washington dispatch says the
Henncp!n Canal Committee is trying u get
the engineers to change their report in favor
Of the Rock Island route, and accept the canal
from Chicago 10 la Sale, Instead of from Chi
cago TO Joliet
George Parks and Monroe Smith,
colored, were lyache at Ringgold. Georgia,
charged with incendiarism.
Congressman-elect Jehu Baker, who
caned Belleville QIl) reporter, has pleaded
guilty of assault and has been finel s. and
costs.
The arming of the German army
with repeating rifles Il being hdsteled, five
corp having been already EQUIPPED
The Americans, Burton and Ander-
son, were released from Metz where they had
been confined for swindling, and at once
taken TO Hamburg to answer the charge of
robbing the Imperial Bank of 10000 marks
eighteen months ago.
Lord Salisbury says that it is non
sense TO talk about the tenants in the west of
Ireland being oppressed or badly used No
body seeks TO compel them to pay rents
beyond their ability. If they can't piy they
can go.
LAND forfeiture bill, restoring to the Gov
ernment IS 600 acres in Michigan, granted in
1876 TO the Ontonagon ana State Line Railroad,
passed the house without division on the lltn
ins. The lands have valuable pine, and are
now claimed 10y the Ontonag II and Brule River
Railroad Company The n years within which
the roa1 that had got the land grant expired in
1856 and not stro &c Of work had b on done.
In lsc0 the present corporation was formed, and
an attempt made u confer upon il the forfeited
grant. Inc Public Lands Committee, however,
based its recommendation chiefly on the gronnd
that any grant made by the tate aftet the ex-
pirat on of the ten years wunld necessarily have
been subject to the right of the Tn ted Sta es
ut any tiiuc to declare II forfeiture. The House
also passed bill extending the laws Of the
United states over the publ' land strip south
Of Kansas. and throwing the region open 20
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