The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-01-01
CHRONOLOGICAL.

JANUARY.
Lone of the features OF New Years Day was .
atotaf eclipse OF the sun, the totality last
ing less than three minutes, and being
visible only in California successful OBJ
servations were made by scientists....
Governor Hill, OF New York, inaugurated
for a third term. Colored people OF At
lanta, Ga, celebrate the twenty-sixth an
niversary OF the Emancipation Proclama-
tion
ls-Biii giving women the right to vote at mu-
nicipal elections killed in Ohio House OF
Representatives.
A-Ohio Senate passes bill providing that
executions shall be by electric shock in
stead of by the rope; similar bills intro
duced in the Missouri and Illinois Legis-
FEBRUARY.
1Massachusetts House OF Representatives
adopted proposed constitutional prohibit
NV. H. Barry believed TO be the whtechapei
hend Jack the lSppsE, arrested AZ Dun
dee, Scotland, for another shocking muir
ls-James Robbins, OF Franklin, Ind, sentenced
TO two years in the penitentiary for steal
ing two chickens, valued at 80 cents.
1.-THE heaviest snowstom record in that
region prevailed at Columbia, s. c.
MARCH
1-Bill passed tho Arizona Legislature making
train robbing IN the territory capital
crime.
6-The announcement was made from Peru,
South America, that the Juice or sap OF
peuca or maguey leaves will cure hydro
lex President Grover Cleveland elected an
active member Of the New York Bar Asso-
23-Tho Northern Pacific Railway secured con-
troll of the Wisconsin Central, thus giving
1t access to Chicago the greatest railway
center on Garth, and adding 76I miles 10 its
length.
BEDiscovery OF rich placer gold diggings
ported ut Bear Paw Mountains, Montana
A-The ocean steamer Danmark, OF the Thing
valla Line from Copenhagen for New
York, with 10 persons on board, broke the
SHAFT OF her propeller when about 800
miles from Newfoundland, but was taken
In tow by the steamship Missouri, Cept
Hamilton Murrell which took aboard all
of the Danmark's passengers and crew,
aud proceeded safely 10 the Azores; the
Danmark being found abandoned in the
meantime, caused profound grief and
mourning throughout Christondom for
fortnight.
u-Meredith stanley an athlete jumped from
the high bridge on the Cincinnati southern
Road into the Kentucky River, the distance
being 2S5 feet; the bridge. with one excep-
ton. is the highest in the world.
EThe Minnesota Legislature passed law
making 1t "A misdemeanor for any newspa-
per TO print anything more about the hang
ing of criminals than the mere announce
SO-Stearr ship Gaelic arrives at San Francisco
from China an Japan, making the fastest
time recorded-from Hong Kong, 1la
days, and from Yokohama, ID days Is hours
25 minutes.
s1-Appalling loss of life in the Conemaugh val
ley. Pennsylvania, caused by the breaking
fthe dam on the South Fork OF the Cone
maugh River.
7-President Harrison issued an order TO the
army TO dispense with the Sunday drill
and inspection of arms.
9-Jacob Walker and Frank Davy, young men
residing at Niagara Falls, while boating
above the falls, were drawn into the rap
ids and swept over the Horseshoe fall
-Pi" Walker, uncle of Jacob, committed
suicide two years before by lying down in
his boat and going over the American fall
90-First new wheat of the season arrived at
Baltimore, from Virginia. and sold at 81 50
a bushel In latitude AZ, longitude 1927
N La BurpOgne ed
the largest iceberg reported-eeti-
mated TO be 100 feet high by 975 feet long
JULY.
Ex-Governor Lowry. of Mississippi expressed
the opinion that the New Orleans and
Northwestern Railway laid itself liable to
forfeiture OF its charter by its action in
conveying Sullivan and Kilrain, with
., other participants, to Prize-ight
from The Needles TO Sandy HFS 600
milesl in days 2l hours 81 minutes, the
best time record over that course.
27-Chicago experienced remarkable rain
storm; in four hours more than four
inches OF rain fell.
AUGUST.
1-Grand national monument in honor OF the
Pilgrims dedicated at Plymouth, Mass.
sons and daughters of Plymouth and
Visitors from far and near were present in
large numbers.
killed by Deputy Marshal David Nagle at
Lathrop, Cal. while Maggie was protecting
Judge stephen J. Field from assault a.
the hands OF Terry.
I5-The high court OF the Ancient Order OF
Foresters, in session at Minneapolis
voted TO sever all connection with the
high court of England; the differences
arose over the admission of colored men
to the order, the English high court in
sisting upon IL and the Americans OBJ
lecting.
22-Mrs. Maybrick, IN American woman who
was TO have been hanged ut Liverpool,
England, for the murder OF her husband,
had her sentence committed TO penal
servitude for life the decision being in ac-
cord with public sentiment. Mr.. Lincoln,
the United States Minister, and many
members of the American colony in Lon
don signed petition for the reprieve Of
Mrs. Maybrick.
1-Four tramps, arrested at Moberly, Mo for
vagrancy, sold ct public uction
was bid in for IS cents; the three TO serve
their purchasers for four months
28-Steam ship City of Paris made the trip from
Queenstown to Sandy Hook lghtship N.
j. in days ~ hours Is minutes.
0-During the three months ending at date
there were exported TO England $4,000
head OF cattle, 10000, 900 pounds of fresh
beef. and 3i,OO0,OOO pounds of canned beef
SEPTEMBER
3-Empress Augusta of Germany reported 70
have joined the Catholic Church.
1.-The largest bar OF gold ever cast was turned
out at the Helena Montana assay Office
IL weighs 800 pounds and Is worth over
5-Slight damage TO corn crop reported from
frost at various points in Kansas, Mis-
souri, Nebraska, Iowa, and Minnesota.
10-Another OF London's fallen women found
butoipered by n mysterious assassin, max
ing the twelfth tragedy of this character
In the Whitechnpel district.
27-First consignment of Chicago cattle arrived
at Mainz, Germany.
OCTOBER.
1-During the year up to date. 3 III miles OF
railroads were built in the United
States.
ga wife-beater given thirteen lashes at
the public whipping post in Bal limore-
the fifth whipping silce the passage Of the
law I'm 1882
u-Axtell. D three year old horse trotted mile
in . II at Terre Haute. and was thereupon
purchased for 5l0j 900.
NOVEMBER
2-Twin stars added TO the national onstella-
tion by the admission OF North and South
Dakota 20 the grand sisterhood of StaS 8.
6-M. s. Cakes. of Decatur. Ala, died of hydro
phobia from dog bite received seventeen
years ago.
e-One more ate-Montana-formally admit
ted 10 the Union by proclamation of the
President
u-washingon, the fourth star of Columbia's
new constellation, became a State OF the
Union.
l5-Dom Pedro, Emperor OF Brazil. deposed and
a republican form Of governments estab-
lished the old Emperor ordered TO
leave Brazil, and will be allowed n certain
amount TO live on la Europe; he sailed for