The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-08-05
LATER NEWS ITEMS.
ov. Ireland, of Texas, has written

Gov. Ireland, of Texas, has written
to Secretary Bayard informing him of the
murder by Mexican authorities of Francisco
Arresures, naturalized American, and say
ing: a demand will be made in the name of
the State and its people that this wrong by
Mexico be atoned for and punished II this
State and her people must depend upon them
selves for protection, the necessary redress
can and will be obtained" Meetings in
approval of this action of the Gov
ernor have been held in various parts
OF Texas In Dallas, a fife and drnm
band, followed by crowd bearing the
United States flag, paraded the streets. Thou
sands of men, white and black turned out,
and for nearly an hour the city presented the
appearance of being III the hands of mob
At night infiammatory speeches were delivered
by the Mayor and half dozen others What
ever may be the merits of the case, point is
nearing at which it may require the use of the
United States army to prevent the invasion of
Mexico from the Texas border. A letter was
exhibited at Dallas from a well-known ex-
Confederate officer, who says that he only
awaits the moral backing of Governor Ireland
before taking the field with force which he
believes can in a few days be swelled TO 10, 600.
dispatch from Corpus Christi states that
preliminary steps have been taken there to
organize companies for active service in aveng-
ing the murder of American citizens in Mexico.
The Democratic Congressional Convention at
San Antonio passed resolutions calling on the
President to demand of Mexico the release of
Quit tbo of
of Arresures, and full satisfaction and indem-
nifty to be paid to his family
In the trial of the Chicago anarchists
on Saturday, the 3lst ult, the prosecution read
articles from the Ar6eiter-Zeitung, the social
istic organ, and exhibited the red and black
flags of the anarchists, and there rested The
attorneys for the defense offered a motion to
have Neebe discharged, which motion was
overruled Attorney Solomon then made the
opening address for the defense There were
two leading points in his argument: l.
There cannot be accessories without a princi-
pal The State must prove that somebody was
a principal in committing murder before 1t
can convict others accessories. .. The de-
PENDANTS did not throw the bomb, therefore
trials of the anarchist consprators for con-
nection with the haymarket murders will cost
Cook County and Chicago about 100000
Mr.. HoARs resolution from the Library Com
mitteel for the appointment Of committee to
inquire into the expediency OF and plan for
celebrating tho Tooth anniversary of the Consti-
tuition and the 400th OF the discovery of Amer
lea, was adopted by the Senate on the Slst ult:
The committee will report ut the next session OF
Congress. The President vetoed bills for n
public building ut Springfield, No. and n
bridge In Vermont; The Senate rejected
Recorder of Deeds for the District of Columbia
The President made the following nominations
to the Senate: Nathaniel II. X. Dawson, OF
Alabama, to be Commissioner OF Education A.
G. Bradford, TO be Register of the Land Office
at San Francisco, Cal. William NJ. Campbell
OF Kentucky, TO be agent for the Indians of the
George Hines, to be Collector of Customs
for the District of Wilmington, Cal
The House Of Representatives. by a vote of - to
I'D, refused TO agree to report OF the Confer
ence Committee on the river and harbor bill,
because of the retention of the Hennepin Canal
and Sturgeon Bay clauses. BY vote OF 200 to
q the House passed II bill to prevent aliens from
acquiring title 10 real estate in the Territories
On motion of Mr.. Morrison OF Illinois the Sen
ate amendments TO the surplus Joint resolution
were non-concurred in by the House, and II con-
ference ordered. The Speaker appointed
Mr.. Morrison, Mr.. Breckenridge, Of Ken
lucky and Mr.. Hiscock as conferrees
Mr.. Payson, Of Illinois, from the Committee on
Public Lands, reported back the alien-landlord
bill. II provides that no nonresident alien, or
foreigner, nor any resident alien or foreigner
who has not declared his intention to become n
citizen of the United States, nor any corpora
ton nor association where, ut most one-tenth Of
its stock right of property is owned or con-
trolled by aliens or foreigners, shall acquire or
own, hold or possess, by right, title, or descent
accruing hereafter, any real estate in the Terri
tories Of the United States; provided that the
provisions of this act shall! not apply TO the real
estate necessary for the construction and opera
ton Of any railroad. The bill passed-yeas 2O9
nays 6.