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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-12-30

Terrible Explosion OF shiplosd of Dyna
mite at Antwerp.

mite at Antwerp.
A French ship loaded with dynamite and
lying alongside quay ut Antwerp was
blown to atoms by an explosion OF her
cargo Her entire crew and number OF
laborers who were employed on board the
ship, with others who were lettering uron
the quay, were killed. Fragments OF the
ship, intermixed with human remains, were
scattered about the scene OF the explosion.
Scattered legs and arms, hands and
feet, heals and other portions OF human
bodies were strewn about on all
sides. The exact number OF victims
will never be known. for the explosion must
have killed many strangers about the ship
and the quay. The force OF the explosion
was so great that the whole neighborhood
was shaken. Every window within the
sweep OF the conclusion was shattered;
doors were blown I'm and crushed as IL by
battering- rams Persons at distance were
swept off their feet and hurled, bruised and
bleeding. for yards The rolice say they
can form no idea of the number of people
killed. They believe that at least
hundred persons were killed. Another
estimate places the loss ut thirty,
namely, ten men of the crew,
ten laborers and ten strangers and loiterers,
but this estimate is thought by the police to
be far below the actual loss. Crowds sur
rounded the ruined district Immediately
after the explosion. and their number soon
increased to such an extent that the troops
had to be sent for to maintain order and
allow the searchers and police to attend to
their work The troops formed Gordon
around the SPOT, drove the people back and
the recovery of the remains was continued.
Wheelbarrows full of pieces OF dead bodies
were taken away. There are the usual
strange freaks of a dynamite explo-
sion. One OF the ships masts Is
said, by Persons who witnessed the
explosion, to have been shot upward hun
dreds OF feet into tho air and to have fallen
downward like an arrow. 1t is now stuck
deep in the mud of the harbor. Another
portion OF wreckage was hurled through
the walls OF a house, making hole similar
to that made by a shell fred from heavy
gun. A human head was found 200 yards
from where the ship blew up. One man
was killed by ships block which passed
right through his body. For some time
after the explosion a ring of smoke hung
over the spot like a pail. Several other
vessels were destroyed by the explosion.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-12-30
WAR ON THE PRIESTS.
Mexican Police Raiding Organized Reiig-
ious Bodies-The Puebla Riots.

Mexican Police Raiding Organized Reiig-
ious NOTES.-The Puebla Riots.
Particulars OF the religious riots In Pueb-
Ia, Mexico, are to the effect that they were
caused by the enforcement OF the law
against organized religious bodies. 1t APP
pears lat priests and students for the
priesthood had organized themselves into
societies OF monks I'm various places, and 1t
was the efforts OF the police to break up
these organizations that aroused the peo-
pc. The first arrests took place in Goa
hula, nine priests being placed In prison. On
the evening of the same day the "rurals. !"
with company of policemen entered the
Church of San Augustine and arrested
number OF other priests and
students. AS the soldiers and the
police were taking their prisoners to
the station a rabble gathered, filling the
main street and endeavoring to rescue the
priests. All sorts OF missiles were hurried
at the officers and many OF the rioters had
pistols I'm their hands, but owing to the cool
ness OF the officers in command OF the soldier
and policemen, who kept their men under
strict discipline, only one OF the rabble was
shot and killed. while another was shot In the
leg. But number were more or less In
iured by tho horses OF the "rurals" as they
forced their way through the mob. An
other body of soldiers and policemen pro-
ceeded to the old church and convent OF FL
Carmen and arrested eight or nine priests
and students who, 1t Is claimed, had organ
lied another order of monks in that place
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-12-30
TERRIBLE RAILWAY WRECK.
Fatal Accident on the New York Central n,
Hastings.


Hastings.
Two wrecks occurred on the New York
Central and Hudson River Railroad. In
one, at Hastings, AT least twelve persons
were injured or killed. The other
wreck was at Sing Sing, and while
it resulted In no loss OF life, caused
partial de truction of two trains and the
delay OF traffic for several hours. Train
No. A., which was In the wreck at Hast
ings, left the Grand Central station at New
York heavily laden with passengers.
half hour later limited No. z, which makes
but one stop between New York and AL
bany, pulled out. 1t was also crowded
with passengers Train No. As was
compelled to slow up and finally
came to a standstill when at Willow Point
because Of the smash-up at Sing Sing.
So far as can be ascerta tanned no precau-
tions were taken to signal trains In tho
rear, for No. z came laundering along at
forty miles an hour and crashed into the
sleeper attached to No As This contained
eighteen passengers The engine OF No.
completely telescoped the sleeper and was
driven right through the other cars. Then
the boiler exploded, and those passengers
who had not been killed outright were
scalded by the escaping steam.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-12-30
A. Washington.

On the 23d, in the Senate. in the absence
of the Vice Hresident, Mr.. Henderson oc-
cupicd the chair. MIR Cockrell presented
three memorials, asking for Congressional
legislation for deep water ut Savannah.
Ga. Many bills were presented and re-
fcrred, a grist OF nominations OF United
States ministers, consuls, and postmasters
was confirmed, aud adjournment taken I'M
Til 5th proy. In the House, the Speaker
announced the appointment OF the various
committees Of the House Mr. Meredith.
OF Virginia, announced the death of his
predecessor. W. ii. +. Lee and as mark OF
respect the House adjourned to meet Jan. 5.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-12-30
Nav Live to BE Hanged.

Mrs Charity Fox, who was shot at Omaha
by her husband Nicholas, will not live.
Fox, with his throat cut, is lying at the
police station and will recover. Fox
and his wife quarreled and he shot
her and then beat her over the
head with his revolver Fox has fire.
quently abused his wife, and at ope time,
when they were living in Herbert, Ind, he
attempted to beat her brains out with
coupling pin. Again at Valparaiso, Ind,
he nearly choked her to death. and when
arrested she refused TO appear against
him.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-12-30

A murder was committed In the Sudbury
House, Boston. Hosea Barton. the night
clerk, heard two pistol shots in close sue
cession and running upstairs found they
came from room on the third floor A
chair was procured and Barton looked In
over the transom. lie saw a man sitting
on the bed with revolver in his hand
pointing toward the door, and woman
lying on the bed on her back with blood
pouring from wound In her head. When
the officers arrived the man was gone, hav-
ing escaped from window by means OF a
fire
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-12-30
Wrecked on the Pacific Coast.

The steamer West Coast, Captain Cane,
has been wrecked at Point Arena and will
be a total loss. Ten OF the crew took to the
ships boat, which carslzed, and nine OF the
men were drowned. The captain, the fire.
man and three seamen were saved. The
steamer which carried cargo of ties and
was bound from San Francisco for point
above Point Arena, had just sailed from
the latter place. Two heavy seas threw
her on n reef and wrecked her. The
steamer was valued at sos, 900 and was
partly insured.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-12-30
FLED WITH HIS BRIDES CASH.
a st. Louis Widow Duped by Cunning
Dane-Man and Money Gone.

Dane-Man and Money Gone.
A St Louis bride, somewhat elderly, Is
stranded in Cleveland, Ohio minus her
husband and a neat sum of hard cash.
little over three weeks ago John Anderson,
broad-shouldered, six-foot Dane, with
black mustache and the most charming
broken English. made the acquaintance of
Mrs. Ellen Purcell an Irish grocery keeper
and widow aged so years, who lived at 23s
Montrose street, st. Louis. Mrs. Purcell was
prosperous and SO she thought Anderson
TO be- for he said he was a wealthy ranch
owner, with magnificent tropical resi-
dence at San Miguel Cal He wooed
her for three weeks and they were married.
The bride gave her grocery business to her
sister, sewed $1,000 i'm cash in an under
skirt, and the happy couple started for
California via Cleveland Anderson claim
ing that an excursion rate from that city
would save them considerable expense. He
was evidently headed for tidewater in the
East, however They arrived In Cleveland
and lodged at the Forest City House. At
breakfast Anderson hurried with his meal
and left his bride at the table. When she
went to their room she found their trunks
gone and her skirt ripped open and the
81, 200 missing. The police were notified.
but Anderson had lost no time and had de-
parted on train for the East.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-12-30
Indians Demand Protection.

At Pierre, s. d., the question has come
mp quite seriously before Commissioner
Laird as to whether the lands allotted
to full blood Indians are little res
ervat'ohs or not. Indians are In
and complaining against whites, who
they claim. are appropriating their
timber and doing other things which, the
Indians say, are against their rights, and
they demand Government protection.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-12-30
BURNED TO DEATH.
Horrible Fate of Mrs. II. ID. Stevens, of
Chicago, at Joliet.

Mrs. ii. B. Stevens met with a horrible
death at Joliet, Ill She was cleaning
dress fabrics with gasoline, when the stuff
ignited and she was literally roasted to
death. Every shred of clothing on
the unfortunate woman was burned
from her body, and her flesh was
burned black, so that the remains were
unacceptable. There was no fire in the
room where Mrs. Stevens was at work, the
nearest being in the third room, and the
cause of the terrible catastrophe is mys-
terry. The shrieks of the poor victim at
tracted the people In the house Immediate
ly, but they were too late to render any as
sistance and she died in terrible agony
three hours after the accident.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-12-30
USED A MAN FOR A SHIELD.
Clerk Laidlaw Tells Why He Proposes to
Make Russell Sage Give Up 100000.

w. r. Laidlaw, the brokers' clerk who
was injured by the explosion of the bomb
in Russell Sage's office, said TO reporter
that IL was true that he intended TO bring
suit against Mr. Sage for 500, 900 damages.
lie proposed TO do this, he said, on the adj
vice of friends who told him that he had
very good case against the millionaire. ~
will base my claim for damages" said Mr.,
Laidlaw, "upon the fact that Mr.. Sage de-
liberately used me as n shield between
himself and the dynamiter. / came in just
after Mr. Sage had read the threatening
letter which had been handed him, and he
stepped behind inc so that my body pro-
tected him from his visitor. lie caught my
left hand in his so that / could not get
away. Mr. Sage knew from the letter he
had just read that some effort would be
made to injure him by his visitor, while
was absolutely ignorant OF what was abont
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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-12-30
SHOUTED FOR THE FAIR.
NEWCOMERS Declare that the City and
state VIII BE GrandIy Represented.

The dinner given at Delmonico's by the
New York commissioners OF the Columbian
Exposition gave evidence of New York's
intention TO do what it can to make the ex-
position a success Every name that stands
high In the city and many through
out the State were represented either per-
sonally or by letter. 1t was n spontaneous
and generous uprising of the citizens of
the metropolis to the assistance of the
young city of the lakes, a warm assur-
ance of the frlendliest feeling and a recog-
milton of the national character OF the Ex-
position.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-12-30
Some Needed Inventions.

A Santa Claus that won't make chill
dren jealous.
A drum that no one can hear except
the boy who beats IL
A sleeping potion to keep the children
asleep while the stockings are being
filed.
Tin soldiers that won't get ma sacred
in the first pitched bate.
A bob sled that will upset the small
boy instead OF the nurse-girl with the
baby carriage.
A common-sense apparatus that will
keep people away when you've caught q
pretty girl under the mistletoe.
A law to prevent woman from buy
ing her husband low, ly meerschaum
pipe for quarter or box OF fine Ha-
vana cigars for do,lar.-Judgo.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-12-30
Shedding His Skin.

William Baldwin, of Ansonia, Conn. was
taken sick some ten days ago, and symp-
toms Of blood p)isoning developed, the re-
suit Of surgical operation. Fever fol-
lowed, accompanied by an eruption of the
skin. For days his life was despafred of.
Now he is pronounced out OF danger. The
peculiar part of it is that he is shedding
his skin.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-12-30
DAvITT is DEFEATED.
The Parneilites Score a Great Victory at
Waterford.


Waterford.
The Parnellite party has secured new
lease Of life and the adherents of the dead
leader are wild with joy. The election at
Waterford resulted in a victory for John f.
Redmond, who defeated Michael Davitt
(McCarthy he) for member OF Parliament to
succeed the late Richard Power. The re-
suit is heavy blow to the McCarthyites,
who were confident of victory. 1t is now
believed to lie certain that the followers of
the late Mr.. Parnell as represented under
the leadership of Mr.. Redmond, will W in a
number of other seats and be able to MAIN
tain themselves as a distinct party for some
time to come The Parnelites had been
driven into their last intrenchment, into
the last ditch, but they rallied nobly,
fought with the most grim determination
and have handsomely routed their enemies.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-12-30
CLAIMED THE COMMON.

A Boston Crank Notifies Beacon Street
Residents to vacate.
Cornelius Crowley called at the residence
OF George b. Knapp on Beacon street, Bos-
ton. and notified Mr. Knapp to vacate the
premises. Crowley said he owned all the
houses along there and also the common.
Mr.. Knapp reasoned with the lunatic and
obtained a sstay of proceedings" for twenty
four hours. Crowley walked away and Mr.
Knapp put policemen on his trail They
found him inspecting the common, and by
pretending that they wanted to talk over
his claim they got him peaceably 10 the
police station.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-12-30
JEROME I. CASE DEAD.

Sudden Demise of the Famous Racine
Manufactures.
Jerome l. Case, famous manufacturer
and horse breeder of Racine. Wis, died at
his home. Mr.. Case was nearly 20 years
old. He went to Racine in the '40s, and,
from a small shop in which he built one
thrcshing machine ut time, his factory
grew until it now covers forty acres of
ground. Besides this mammoth factory
Mr.. Case was the controlling spirit in the
pillow works there 1t is estimated that his
fortune amounts to 5000, 900 or more.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-12-30
Worth Knowing.

Fnveloves were first used in 1889.
An sthesis was discovered in 1914.
The first steel pen was made in 1880.
The first air pump was made in 1854.
The first luciier match was made in
1898.
Mohammed was born at Mecca about
$40.
The first iron steamship was built in
1880.
The first balloon ascent was made in
1893.
Coaches were first used in England in
15@.
The first steel plato was discovered In
1897
Ships were first copper "bottomed" in
1888.
The first horse railroad was built In
Is26S27.
The Franciscans arrived in England
I'm 1924.
The first steamboat piled the Hudson
In 1907.
The entire Hebrew bible was printed
In 1883.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-12-30
Demolished by n Gas EXPLOSION.

At Apollo, Pa, the large new brick build
ing Of the Apollo Iron and Steel Company,
erected for electric light purposes. was to-
tally demolished by Il natural gas explosion.
The building adjoined the company's sta
bles The drivers had gone inside to eat
dinner and lighted a gas jet while the build
ing was full of gas that had escaped. Frank
Ames, William Fishell, Abe Lambkin and
Isaac b. Allen, four men, were severely
burned.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-12-30
Bad Freight Wreck In Missouri.

An east-bound freight train on the Mis-
souri, Pacific jumped the track four miles
west OF Pacific. Mo. Engineer Joseph Hill
was seriously injured and may not recover.
A brakeman named Holoss was also badly
injured. The wreck was bad one, and the
tracks were blocked until late hour next
morning. The damage Is estimated at
$40 600
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-12-30
Chief Mayes, SUCCESSOR.

c. ]. Harris has been elected principal
chief OF the Cherokee Nation, to succeed j.
b. Mayes. who died recently. Harris has
been prominent in politics for the last twelve
years, having served in the senate and as
delegate to Washington, and was only re-
Gently elected treasurer OF the Cherokee
Nation. He was an intimate friend of the
late Chief Mayes. The vacancy in the sem
ate caused by Harris election was filed by
f. c. Starr
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-12-30
Rattle with Insurgents.

An engagement has taken place at Tor
tilas. Tamaslipas, between the Mexican
troops and the insurgents. The insurgents
were defeated, with three men killed and a
number wounded, When the news OF the
ARRAY reached Laredo, Tex., United States
troops Immediately left TO intercept the
crossing of the insurgents into Texas.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-12-30
Cotton Prices Weak.

Savannah, Ga, dispatch says: II the
receipts of cotton continue proportionately
as heavy as they have been up to this time
the general opinion appears to be that the
market will be swamped and that prices
will tumble from cents, the present quota
tation for middling which is the lowest for
forty-five years, down as low as cents.
Ali the Savannah warehouses are now
packed to their utmost capacity with cot
ton
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-12-30
Mvstcrv of a Rlood- Stained Car

A mystery Is contested with the appear
ance OF a freight car which Is carried be-
tween Manchester and Portsmouth, n. H.
The outside OF the car near the door is
spattered with blood, and inside the car
were found two large pools of blood and u
handkerchief and "A mans hat covered with
blood-stains aud piece OF pipe with blood
stains on H.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-12-30
Daring Burglary by u Negro.

Henry Horne, a negro who makes his
home near Carthagena, Ohio, went to
William Smiths house. He caught Mrs
Smith, tied her to II bedpost and stuffed a
handkerchief in her mouth to prevent her
from raising an alarm. He thea went
through the house, securing quite sum OF
money, and made his escape.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-12-30
Canada Trade Returns for Noyem Der.

Canadian trade returns for November
are most satisfactory. Exports were s16,-
2O3,O75. against 9,s99,si4 last year Inn
ports were So, 1915. as compared with
ssO)1, 3O5, the duty being sl,37s,7ls and
81 500, 002, respectively.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-12-30
Passenpers FATALLY Hurt.

At Pittsburg n street cable car collided
with beer wagon. Two passengers were
fatally and six others seriously injured.
The passengers were al badly shaken up,
bruised aud cut by glass. six OF them had
to be taken to their homes.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-12-30
ALABAMA JUSTICE.

Bob Sims and Four of His Gang Taken
from the Sheriff and Lynched.
One single pine tree I'm Choctaw County
Ala, was the gallows upon which Bob Sims
and four OF his murderous gang were swung
by a lynching party, who had sheled them
out OF their retreat with a G-pound cannon.
The Mcmillan family is avenged
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-12-30
Eniled for apon.nnn-

Lowenthal, Livingstone & Co., of San
Francisco. have failed, with liabilities OF
about s22O,O00, which Is nearly all due to
English firms A fall I'm the price OF ship
ping and in the value OF salmon Is said to
have caused the failure.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-12-30

POPULAR notion is that tie where
abouts of drowned person may be
ascertained by floating loaf weighted
with quicksilver, which is said at once
to swim toward and stand over the spot
where the body lies This is very
widespread belief, and instances of its
occurrence are, from time to time, re-
corded.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-12-30
PhiIadclphians suffocated by Gas.

William S. Parsons, an old and we'll
known market man and August Boning,
were both found dead at their respective
residences In Philadelphia. their deaths
being caused by escaping Illuminating gas
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-12-30
Modern woodmen Lose Their Case.

Modern Woodmcn Lose Their Case.
The Modern Woodmen OF America have
lost the case which has been pending In the
United States Court, at Omaha Maltby,
the plaintiff, secured n verdict for S6.975,
only S25 less than the full amount OF his
claim. The suit was the outcome of the
trouble which resulted In a split in the or
&c, and the organization OF the Modern
Woodmen Of the World A motion has been
made for n new trial.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-12-30
Rir Chicago Haze.

Fire In the l.. Wolf Manufacturing Com
pany's large building. Chicago. did damage
to the extent OF about 5000, 900. he loss is
covered by Insurance.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-12-30
OUT OF THE WILDERNESS.
Arrival at Cairo of the Three Escaped Vic
Tins of the Mahdi.

A dispatch from Cairo. Egypt. says that
Father Ohrwalder and Sisters Caterina
Chincarni and Elizabeth Venturina, who
recently escaped from Khartoum, reaching
Korosko. near Wady Halfa. in safety, have
now reached Cairo. Father Ohrwalter and
the two Sisters formed part Of the Austrian
Soudan mission and were made prisoners
when Kardofan was captured by the rebels
in 1883
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-12-30
Cnttnn Crnns Arc Too nir-

Cotton factories at Savannah. Ga, and
elsewhere In the South have practically
determined to reduce advances 10 planters
in the coming spring and In this way T. rec
down the production OF cotton. They re-
gard IL as absolutely ruinous for the South
to have another such enormous crop as
those Of this AMI last year Concerted
action may be taken 10 this end.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-12-30
Close Call for Lunatics.

The Pontiac, (Mich.) Insane Asylum was
partially destroyed by fire, and many Of
the inmates narrowly escaped. All were
finally gotten out unscathed. The dam
age reaches $780, and rebuilding will at
once begin
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-12-30
Katherine Rogers Dead.

Katherine Rogers, the actress, died at
her residence I'm New York after n long Ill
ness. She was born in England and attain
ed prominence as an actress in that coun-
try before coming TO America
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-12-30
Steamer Burn ed.

The steamer Eastern Oregon was burned
in the dry dock at Olympia. Wash. The
loss is about s1s0O00. The fire was caused
by burning grease in the galley. The
steamer is "a total loss.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-12-30

In spite OF peaceful official Rio Janeiro
assurances, telegram states that hostile
governments exist In Rio Grande do Sui and
Sac Paulo. due TO dissatisfaction over the
results achieved under the republic.