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Is
the understanding that If he liked it he was
20 pay $4,000 for half interest in it. On
Feb. ;, Mr.. and Mrs Birchall. Benwcll and
Pelly sailed from Liverpool on the Britain
mic reached New York Feb. IL and
registered at the Metropolitan Hotel.
On the following Saturday they left on
the Erie Railroad for Buffalo. 1t was de-
cided that Birchall and Benwell should 90
on the o'clock train the next morning TO
the Falls and prepare for the reception OF
Pelly and Mrs. Birchall. Birchall came
back the following night alone. lie said
that Benwell didn't like the farm or the
people and that he refused positively 20
stay there. Brchall said he had given Kim
the addresses of people further on in the
country and started him off TO see IL he
could find place he liked. lie todd Pelly
that he wasn't ready To go TO the farm. for
Mcdonald. his superintendent. had rented
the place to some tenants and that things
were In "a bad shape. His suggestion that
they go on 10 Niagara Falls and wait few
days was accepted.
On Tuesday, Feb. is, Birchall. his wife
and Pelly went TO Clifton. Ont. just across
the Niagara River from Suspension Bridge.
Birchall and Pelly stopped at "A boarding
house. while Mrs. Birchall lived at the I'm
perial Hotel. A week was spent there.
Pelly all the time frctting at the delay and
Birchall calming him with plausible stories.
Among other falschOOds he said that he had
received "a letter from Benwell inclosing the
receipt for Benwclls bonded luggage and
requesting that IL be sent him when no
wanted il. The first bad break made by
Blrchall was on Feb. 2S, when he showed
Pelly copy Of n New York news
paper CO ntaining an account Of the finding
OF Bcnwells body i'm the tamarack swamp
on William Hcrscy's farm in Princeton.
Ont. The cigar case with the name "F. &.
Benwel- on it proved beyond doubt whose
body il was. Brchall said he would go at
once and sec the body, aud Pelly Instantly
said that he would accompany him.
The evidence against Brchall at the trial
was very strong on all material points cx-
cept as TO the actual killing OF Benwcll.
IL was proved that lac was seen with BEN
well Immediately before the murder and
was seen alone Immediately after, but there
the direct evidence stopped.
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DIR. KOCn's GREAT DISCOVERY.
The Dread Disease of Consumption May
Yet he Nanquished.

Yet he Nsnquished.
Prof. Koch's great discovery of u euro
for consumption is attracting great atten-
ton in the medical world. His method Is
20 inoculate the patient with IA lymph. the
preparation of which is his great secret.
"Professor Koch holds supreme sway over
public interest I'm Berlin. The publica-
ton of the Professors statement has inten-
sited the excitement both I'm Berlin and
abroad, and from every center OF Europe
and America kilograms of inquiry are pour
ing i'm on Koch. Pfuhl. Cornell. Bergman.
and the other medical men who are known
10 be engaged In treating patients by the
new method. Many medical men, including
a number ~ English and American physi-
clans. have been studying the process under
DIR. Levy in the small wards of n pri-
waite hospital Here. since October, eight
prominent cures OF conSumptiveS have been
I'm progress. DIR. Levy every morning shows
his patients to the visiting physicians and
illustrates the peculiar fe itureS OF the new
method as visible i'm individual cases. Adj
dressing group OF physicians in his private
laboratory, DIR. Levy said: THE remedy
not only attacks particular places and
groups OF bacilli, but Ia idly annihilates all
tuberculosis bacilli with which bodies are in
tested. We now know that the curative mat
ter acts equally upon all groups. The first
care is TO free the organism from baccilli.
To attain this end we apply massage at an
early stage of the treatment 10 the glands
joints. etc, affected by tuberculosis in order
90 force the bacilli which have encaSed
themselves in cysts into the blood channels
where we can more easily reach them than
when they are In those parts where the cir
culation has little influence"
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just $4,000 Loser.

Solomon Richardson. the negro porter of
the Wells-Fargo Express Company OF
Dallas. Tex, has been rearrestcd and
lodged in Jail. Last spring "A box OF the
company containing $4,000 disappeared
mysteriously, and Richardson was arrested
charged with the theft and kept I'm iail un-
ill two weeks ago. when he was released on
the grounds OF insufficient evidence to con-
Wet. shortly after his release the express
box was found, minus the money. near the
electric light works. and the negro was re-
arrested. the detectives claiming that they
have ample evidence u convict him OF the
Crime
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IN HONOR OF THE MARTYRS"
New York Anarchists Hold an Immense
Meeting in Cooper Union.

take that inscription down; you can't
keep it up here" exclaimed Police Capt.
Mccullough at the anarchistic demonstra-
ton at Cooper Union, New York. The Cap
tain pointed with his club 10 a red banner
under the speakers desk, on which I'm white
letters was inscribed, "If you assault US with
gatling guns we will use dynamite on you. y
A number OF anarchists protested against
the order and made some Kisses. but the
Captain remained firm and the banner came
down. The meeting was To keep fresh the
memory OF the Chicago Anarchists. 1t was
the largest ever held In New York. Ten
sergeants and 100 policemen were on hand
The platform was crowded with the leading
red lights OF anarchy. Lucy Parsons was
introduced and made her usual speech.
John Most gave one OF his characteristic
yawps, which was wildly applauded.
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BUSINESS Is GOOD.
The Great Smash la Wall = rect Has Not
Affected the Country.

r. G. Dun 4 Co.'S weekly review Of
trade says:
Those who have long expected severe re-
action on the stock marGct have now seen
the average OF prices thrown back to lower
point than has been touched at any other
time for more than four years. 1t remains
the fact that the legitimate business
throughout the country is the iarges ever
known. not much inflated or endangered by
speculation. and so far complaints In regard
10 collections have been much fewer than
usual. The check now sustained may not
imprObably produce some shrnkagc I'm
transactions and iii Iinution OF profits.
but the industrial and commercial condi-
tions have been 80 favorable that
speculative disturbances are the less
likely TO affect general business seriously.
Reports from other cities show that mt most
points the events I'm Wall street have little
or no effect as yet At Chicago money Is
active att per cent, but country banks are
sending In funds for Investment. Eastern
disturbances are little felt; grain and cured
meats equal last years; "A slight loss l. seen
In dressed beef butter. and cheese. and "A
heavy loss in hides. but liberal gain I'm
wool and lard, while trade i'm dry goods
clothing, and shoes Is much larger with sat
isfactOry collections. No other Western
point shows disturbance In trade, though
money Il generally close.
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FLEEING FROM THEIR HOMES.
North Dakota Settlers Fear an Indian
Uprising.


Settlers on the farms and ranches south
OF Mandan, y. D., are fleeing from their
homes believing that an Indian uprising is
near at hand. They urgently demand pro-
lection. and many a farmhouse I'm North
Dakota will soon be deserted unless the
settlers receive some assurance that they
will not be left to the mercy OF the murder
Gus redskins. who are now whetting their
knives In anticipation OF the moment
when they may begin their bloody
work. The Indians are trading their horses
and all other property for guns and ammu-
milton, and will be well prepared when the
outbreak comes Mandan hardware m IN
have sold all their ammunition TO them.
Joseph Buckley, just I'm from the Reserva-
tion, says the Indian Agents are harboring
a feeling OF false security. and that the
danger will be realized when IL Is too late.
The Mayor OF Mandan has call I'd IA public
meeting. and the Government will be petit
toned for guns TO arm the citizens. The
Indians say they will have everything to
gain and nothing 10 lose by an uprising IL
they are beaten their rations will be
doubled. as In the past. Buckley says
every Indian on the reservation will shortly
go ON the warpath and that they have got
possession OF Clusters rifles. which tho
United States army has never found.
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CoNscIENCELEss RoGUEs.
a Man and Woman Swindle Twelve
Hundred school Children at Birming-
ham, Ala.

A stranger giving HIS name as William
Fountaine, accompanied by a young woman
whom lac introduced as his wife. visited all
the public schools I'm Birmingham, Ala, and
announced that he would give show at
Erswell's Hall at o'clock. A present was
10 be given every pupil who attended
Twelve hundred children paid ten cents
admission, but in the hall they found no
show and no presents. Fountaine told them
20 pass out the back way and they would
receive their presents there. They refused
Then he went into dark corner lighted "A
match and shouted: "Firo.n In a moment
there was a panic. and many children were
trampled under foot and injured I'm getting
out. Policemen sent up 10 arrest the swim
oilers found them locked in a room. The
door was broken down. and Fountaine and
his wife are in prison. The refuse 10 make
any statement or give any account Of them
selves
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WIDESPREAD PANIC AvERrED.
The Great Banking House OF Barring
Bros, London, Narrowly Escapes Ruin.


Bros. London, Narrowly Escapes Ruin.
The great house OF Barring Brothers. of
London. the largest banking house in the
world, and whose stability has been consid-
cred only second 10 that of the Bank OF
England itself, has narrowly escaped ruin.
The impending failure of this great house.
vaguely rumored had un5cttled the money
markets of the world for "a week. and when
the announcement came that the Earrings
had been obliged 10 seek the assistance or
the Bank OF England 10 keep them from
ruin, panic set I'm I'm the financial centers
both of Europe and America. In New York
stocks OF every kind went pfunging down TO
the lowest level reached for IA long time,
and the Chicago Board OF Trade
wheat and all other speculative products
took a dive toward the bottom. What had
really happened 10 the great house OF
Barring Brothers, "A house that had withstood
the financial storms OF IA century, was this:
For the last five or six years the Earrings
have been investing heavily in the securi-
ties of the Argentine Republic. The revo-
luton in that country last summer natur-
ally caused n great shrinkage In the value
of its securities SO heavily loaded was the
great London house with these bonds,
that when it became necessary 10 raise
feady money III was lhpoSslole w uo So n
failure must have occurred had not the
Bank of England and several private banks
i'm London come q the rescue with guar
antee fund of S55, 900 10 prevent the
threatened smash. The failure OF the Bar
ings would have precipitated Il panic In
Europe and America such as has not been
known for many years. The total liabili-
ties OF the firm are estimated at sos. 200, 900.
while the assets. at present prices, are val
ued at s120, 600. 900.
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Threatened hy the Malta.

Joseph Gazzolo and a. Capestro. OF 81.
Louis. are In state OF great excitement
over the receipt of two letters from New
Orleans The letter to Gazzolo was headed
"By order Of the Malta. notification or con-
dcmnation.n II then set forth that Gazzolo
had been convicted OF many crimes by the
judicial tribune Of the order. and unless
restitution was made at once lac would be
assasslnated. Capcstro. who Is nephew OF
Gazzolo. was told he had better advise his
uncle To do what was right or the sentence
would he carried out. Gazzolo says he be-
lievcs the threats are the result OF IA saloon
deal with "a slcilian, In which the sicilian
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-11-19
Progress ON the NICARAGUA Canal.

Senior Don J. +. Medina. Nicaraguan Min
lister OF Public Works, has advised the gen
cral agent OF the Maritime Canal Company
at Managua, Henry c. Hall, that the COM
pany has more than fulfilled its obligations
"a 20 expenditures upon the work under the
requirements OF It's concession. The Gov
eminent Of Nicaragua has sent congratula-
tions - the company on account OF the
satisfactory results and favorable prospects.
The company has expended upon the work
in the last year over S3.00O,OOO. and has
now. by the terms of the concession. ten
years during which 20 construct the canal.
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and TO the Benwells, father and son. dating
his letters from the Junior constitutional
and National Conservative clubs, London.
Birchall made friends with both. and i'm
pressed them with his candor and apparent
honesty,
The story he invented 20 entrap his dupes
was that he had "a large farm "a mile and n
half from Niagara Falls on which there
was "a large brick house. heated by steam
and lighted by gas, and large barns lighted
by electricity lie made IL appear that his
business was the buying OF horses I'm the
rough and grooming them So that they could
be sold at profit. The feed for the horses
was raised en- the farm. He also made IL
appear that he was interested in business
at Woodstock and that thur, were a num-
Der OF Englishmen there who were organ
lied i'm club.
Pelly was captivated by Birchall's man
ner and delighted with the prospect held
out TO him. He entered into an aproernnt
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-11-19
Highbindcrs at Peace.

Detectives In San Francisco's Chinatown
think the highbndcrs war is settled. The
rival societies have been fighting for "a
week, two men being killed and three badly
hurt. The Chinese Consul vainly tried 10
stop the bloodshed, but now the Chinese Six
Companies have got the hichbinders to-
gcther and arranged a peace, the Suey Ong
Society paying the Hop Sing Society several
thousand dollars for an extra man they had
killed. The detectives are afraid that some
trcacherous hiChbinders will break the
compact, which will lead 20 more MURDERS
The police could not get any clue 70 the
criminals.
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Where VIII the Capital Be-

House bill No. 20, providing for the re-
moval OF the capital Of Oklahoma Territory
from Guthrie TO Kingfsher, has passed both
houses and Is now i'm the hands OF Gov.
Steele for his signature or veto. The Gov
ernor has vetoed one bill providing for the
removal OF the capital from Guthrie. and il
j. the opinion of all that nc will veto the
present bill on the same ground that lac
vetoed the first one. that there are incom-
Ing lands that should have a voice i'm the
location OF "A permanent capital. Doodle
and bribery IL the cry.
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MORE IRISH EvICTfONs.
Tenants Driven from Their Homes by the
andlor,I-PitifuI genes.

Dispatches from the scene OF the evictions
at Ardsbcrg. on the Olphert estates. In
County Donegal, describe many pitiful oc-
currences. sixteen families. comprising 100
persons, were evictcd. and the process Will
go on until about fifty families are dispos-
sesscd. There was squabble during the
proceedings. caused by the activity OF
J. G. :. MacNcill. VI. T.. for south
Donegal, In championing the interests OF the
tenants. Mr.. MacNcill chalked the sleeves
OF policemen who were particularly rough
IN handling the tenants. and warned them
that he would cause them To bc prosecuted
for misbchavior. The marking was done In
order Ia identify the officers, as the
authorities refused 10 make them
wear badges. The numerous English
visitors who were present 90 wit
ness the evictions held a meeting afterward
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ODDS AND ENDS.

ARCHBISHOP KENRIcK is the oldest
Catholic prelate In the United States.
He is 81, and was consecrated in 1s41.
ONE police court in New York, I'm
three hours, disposed OF 100 cases-an
average of minute and half to each
case.
A MEMORIAL TO Adam Smith. author
of "The Wealth of Nations" is TO be
erected at Kirkaldy,. Scotland, his birth
place.
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EInpcd with anrummer.

Miss Emma Brightfeld eloped from Co
lumbus, Ind, with James T. Edwards. "a
Cincinnati drummer. This young lady has
made two previous attempts To elopc, but
was overtakcn by her relatives. This time
she was closely pursued by her father. but
the couple arrived at the residence OF "A
minister just few minutes before her
father, and the ceremony was completed
when Mr.. Brightleld appeared on the scene.
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Mt which resolutions were adopted express
ing their Indignation over the affair. The
London Times correspondent In his account
OF the proceedings alleges that. though in
the houses where eviction was anticipated
no food was found. Two tons OF excellent
potatoes were discovered I'm one dwelling
whose occupants had not expected 10 be
diSturbcd
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Where L. the Cashier?

Owing to the death of President Cowen Of
the banking firm Of Cowen. Gowenlock &
Co. OF Mt. Carmel. ILL.,, the bank remained
closed for "A few days. As IL did not reopen
the depositors became suspicious and inn
patient, PARTICULARLY when David Gowen-
lock. the cashier left town u raise funds.
A. he failed 90 return the depositors forced
the safe and found only about $500 in silver.
The depositors are now wondering what has
bee lme OF the $4,000 or $50, 900 that was in
mo hank
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attention from Birch
all. These were from
Douglas Raymond Pei
ly. of Walden place,
Saffron Walden. Essex,
and Frederick c. Ben
well, son OF Lieutenant
Colonel Benwell, o Z
Iseultdene, Chelten-
h IA IN. 7 ely was
in poor health. aud
had been recommend
ed by his physician TO
live an outdoor life.
Rirpball WpLlfa IN hin
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Working ON His Message.

The President Is endeavoring 20 see all
miscellaneous callers I'm one hour each day.
In order that he may have more time 10
work on his annual message. Ifthe message
is not finished next week the President will
probably deny himself 10 ali visitors during
the week previous to the meeting OF Con-
gress. so that lac can finish it without inter-
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Many Die of Cholera.

A letter from Corea, received through the
Department of State at Washington by the
Marine Hospital Bureau. states that up 20
Aug. 26 seventy-one Japanese residents I'm
Corea had died Of cholera, the number of
japanese reported as having contracted the
disease being 100. The disease is reported
very virulent in Vladivostok Russia.
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rector, n little over
twenty-five years ago.
His father was veal
thy, and died I'm 1873,
leaving his three sons
aud one daughter well
provided for. X 20 | :
maid, as he was called,
was the youngest son,
and soon got rid OF his
portion. lie was edu-
Gated at Harrow and
oxford. and led a fast
life while "a student. In
the pursuit OF his an
tecedents the detect
fNaa found AZ aVppV
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Gold I'm the Trcasury

The statement OF the amount OF gold coin
and bullion in the United States Treasury
shows that the total gold in the Treasury,
coin and bullion. Is s203,514.15O; gold Ger
tifcates in Treasury, $50, 437, 500 gold cer-
tifcates in circulation, Sl35, 063.7G0; net
gold In Treasury, coin and bullion. Sl5s.
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suicide OF a German omcer.

The Td0ebldtt OF Berlin records the sui
eide OF an army officer. who T. referred 10
by the paper as "Col. Won. r." The man
was recently compelled To withdraw from
the Union Club owing To his connection
with scandalous gambling affair. The
disgrace OF hi, enforced retirement being
more than n could bear, lac blew out his
brains with "A revolver
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-11-19
Too Many wild Cat, and Wolves.

The woods between Connecticut and Rhode
Island are full OF wildcats, foxes, and other
savage beasts this fall. A wildcat followed
two boys home from school, and would have
attacked them had not hunter come
along. Hen oosts along the border are
suffering. Trapper George Pearce, OF South
Killlngly, has killed fifteen foxes since Oct. l.
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stceple Cbariey.s Bir .Job.

"Steeple" Charley has been hired 10 oil
the towering Washington Monument. The
outside OF the shaft has become dry and
"grittyn on account OF the weather. like an
old wagon axle. and Charley has been en-
gagged 10 grease IL all over. The "steeple
nyn is 10 be paid $4,000 for crawling over
the Washington pile, and the job will take
about six weeks
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No More Room Tor Old Soldiers.

The trustees OF the Soldiers and Sailors
Home. at Quincy. Ill. have issued "A notice
that after Dec. it may be impossible to
receive new members until additional ac-
commodations are provided. There are now
1920 members of the home
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The Billion Must Pay

Editor Duncan, OF the London N1trf-
raonidl Ncrs. has lecn compelled TO pay
Miss Knowles S40.OOe on her judgment of
$50 600 FOR breach Of promise
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Non-Partissn ". a.. II. u.

The following has been issued by the
National Nom Partisan W. G. T. T.: "The
Nom Partisan National Woman's Christian
Temperance Union invites fraternal dele
gates from churches missionary societies.
and all other temperance organizations To
their first annual convention TO he held I'm
Allegheny, Nov. 10. 20. and 81. 1890.
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THE highest church spire in the world
has just been complet, d. 1t is that Of
the cathedral at Ulm, Wurtcmburg. and
is $50 feet high. The top OF the cross ON
the dome of st. Peters, Rome, is 44s feet
above the pavement.
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Showing of the Cotton Mills,

The financial year Of the cotton mills IS
closing, and the greater number Of them are
now able 10 present their exhibit for the
year Thirtyfour corporations, with Il
capital OF s1s.05S. 900, have paid 81 ,3s7.77O 10
stockholders or an average OF about per
cent. There are still a few mills 20 hear
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stopped Work f.r seventeen Years.

The work OF pumping the water from
Coal Ridge Collicry. which was flooded sew
entcen years ago. has been completed. The
vein Is between forty and fifty feet thick,
Che tract almost mile In length. and the
development OF the mine will give employ
ment 90 several hundred hands
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Business Failures of the Week.

The business failures occurring through
out the country during the last seven days
number 2G6 as compared with total OF 2l5
the previous week. For the corresponding
week Of last year the figures were POS.
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Election Riots in South America

Several persons have been killed at
Rosario. i'm Argentine, in fierce riots that
took place az the elections Troops were
called out 20 restore peace.
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Washed Oyerboard and Drowned.

Capt. Lindall, commander and quarter
master OF the steamer Vancouver, which
has arrived at Quebec from Liverpool. va,
washed overheard and drowned