The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-02-29
THE WESTERN STATES.

PEOPLE of Mount Vernon, H.. are recover
ing from their shocked and dazed condition,
and order is gradually growing out of chaos,
says Thursdays advlces from the stricken
town.
Efforts to improve tho deplorable condition
of affairs shaping into systematic form,
and to-day shows a marked change for the
better The debris has been cleared away from
most Of the wrecks about the square, and little
shanties here and there serve for storerooms
for the merchants whose stores were demol-
ished. Every available workman in the city
is at work repairing damages, and the work OF
clearing away the debris will occupy the re-
ma nder of the week. The injured who are not
considered fatally hurt. AS far as heard from,
are generally improving. and many who
have heretofore been reported as serious
ly injured are to be the streets.
All the patients in the court house have the
best possible attendance, the ladies OF the
various churches vying with each other to be
of the most service to the unfortunates.
The body of George Persons, colored, was
found yesterday in the ruins OF the school
house of which he was janitor. Just before the
storm he was heard playing the organ in the
east school-room. He had evidently underworld
to escape, Tut was overtaken at the main en-
trance by the falling debris. Trains continue
to bring people from all over the country. Relief
committees are all doing good work, and
al d those VINO nave 6eeh der,n ared
for. Many families have moved away or gone
to friends, and some have moved onto farms.
People that come from adjoining towns bring
food with them, as it Is hard to get into the
hotels restaurants. All visitors carry off
whatever they can get as souvenirs OF the dis
aster-bricks, stones, and ALL The subscrip-
tions received thus far will aggregate nearly
$40, 600, and reports have been received promis-
ing additional contributions Of money and pro-
visions to the value of $4,000. The Louisville
and Nashville Railroad Company will transport
supplies to Mount Vernon without charge.
The work of rebuilding is under full head
way, says a Mount Vernon QlL) special
Every man that can handle Ratchet trowel
ak, or shovel is employed The wounded are
getting along very WELL There thirty
wounded now at the Supreme Court House
The doctors attending the wounded and the
relief committees have divided the city into
districts to facilitate their work. Contribu-
tons are coming in literally from all over
the country. The work of reroofng the Su-
preme Court House is completed.
The United States courtroom was crowded
Thursday afternoon with lawyers when JUS
tice Harlan read the decision in the famous
Sake front" case, says Chicago special:
Most OF the counsel connected with the case
since it's commencement were present, and
leading members Of the bar droppe in to hear
one of the most important decisions In the his
tory of the State. Intense interest prevailed, and
when Justices Harlan and Blodgett took their
seats there was not a whisper in the crowded
room. AS Justice Harlan proceeded to read the
decision counsel leaned forward and with riv-
eted attention followed the paper to its close.
The reading occupied nearly two hours. Dr.
vested Of legal phraseology, the old Fort Dear
forever from the control Of the United States,
which has no standing in court in this case.
This affects not only the vacant lots on the east
of Michigan avenue put also Dearborn Park.
The Illinois Central Is confirmed in the owner
ship of all its property and vested rights north Of
Randolph street, but its main contention-vis..
that under the 1859 act 1t owned ore mile in
width ofthe bed of the harbor-is set aside. The
repeal of the 1869 act by the 1878 Legislature is de-
clared to be valid as the company did not lose any
vested rights thereby, but was simply relegatod
to the rights and privileges OF its original char
ter. The riparian rights remain In the city,
natural shore, but where fiiiins.in has been sen
done by the railroad. The three blocks between
Randolph and Monroe streets, where the COM
remain in the control of the city.
the contract OF 1869 having been made
void by the company Withdrawing its deposit
for the city and State. Untold millions worth
Of property, present and prospective, are in
volved in the litigation, and the confirmation
of the ownership and control to tho city Of
Chicago instead Of the Illinois Central Rail-
road Company Is q matter Of vast conse-
quence.
THE grand jury at Chicago has found an
indictment against William B. Tascott charg-
ing him with the murder of the late AmosJ.
Smell, besides five additional indictments
charging burglary. At this writing Tascott
is still at large, but the Chicago police are
firm in the belief that he will yet be captured.
He is the most widely advertised fugitive in
the world at the present time, and 1t would
be hard to correctly estimate the vast number
Of persons in various portions OF North
America who are on the lookout for him
AN UNLOCKED for and peculiar explosion of
dynamite took place at q rock cut in Duluth.
Mimi, on Wednesday morning, just after .
gang Of sixty men had started TO work In the
quarry. Six men we're fatally injured and