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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-10-14
TAKE YOUR CHOICE.

Business Improving, Though Prices Are
Low and Collections Slow.
r. G. Dun & Go. s weekly review OF trade
says:
From all parts OF the West and South come
advices that business is gradually improv-
ing, and the improvement is felt in Eastern
centers. There is still most encour-
aging absence I'm any trade OF that
speculative excitement and over-con-
fidence which IS so often presage
OF disaster. Purchases are governed by
Unusual conservatism, and yet are large
in volume. Failures are rather numerous.
but are In nearly all cases the results of n
long continued commercial strain, since
the foreign disaster OF last November. 1t is
true that prices OF nearly all products are
very low, and the margin for profit Is very
narrow while competition is severe; but the
volume of trade is larger than in any
previous year. in spite Of the fact that some
branches of business are retarded. 1t Is
also true that collections I'm some quarters
are slow, but the latest reports from vari-
Gus sections are on the whole more favor
able. The news regarding the chief indus
tries is decidedly favorable
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-10-14
PARNELL is NO MORE
THE IRISH LEADER EXPIRES
SUDDENLY.
His Unloolxed-For End Due to Chill Con-
tractcd Last Week-Intense Surprise
Caused Throughout England and Ireland
by the Startling Event.
Caused by "A Chill.

Charles Stewart Parnell died suddenly
Ut Brighton. Death was the result OF a
chill with which the great Parliament
airy leader was attacked last week. lie
gradually tecame worse and was COM
PEELED to take to his bed, from which he
never arose. Shortly after Mr.. Parnell
had been induced TO retire to his bed s
condition became so grave that Mrs.
Parnell and the attending physician de-
cided 1t advisable to at once summon
additional medical advice. Tive other
phys. clans were at once called in, but
Notwithstanding their efforts Mr.. ] ar
nell continued to grow steadily worse,
and it soon became obvious that the
Irish leader was gradually sinking and
that death was but question OF few
days, perhaps hours. Since then it APP
pears to have been simply matter Of
awaiting the arrival of the inevitable.
The announcement of Mr.. IarneFs
death caused a tremendous sensa' ion
here, says a London cab egram, the
news coming while the pub ic mind is
still agtated by the deaths of william
Henry Smith and other distinguished
men. At first it was feared that it was
another suicide, and this was fully be-
lieved in by many in London, by whom
there was frequent grouping together
OF the suicides of BalmaC eda, Boulanger
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-10-14
TERRIFIED by THE MOB.
Seven of the Omaha Lynchers Arrested
for Hanging Coe.

Seven OF the Omaha Lynchcfs Arrcse"
for Hanging Coe.
Scarcely had the body OF Coe. the Omaha
negro who assaulted little 5-year- old Lizzie
Yates, stopped It's convulslvc swaying be-
fore it was known tn 1t the negro's victim
was not dead and in no danger of death
1t Is claimed the announcement the papers
gave OF the death of the child was merely
an incident in the plot TO provoke mob Vio-
lence by the friends of the victims family.
Grape had been attached to.the door of the
family, and apparently preparations
were being made for the child's funeral
Seven members of the mob were arrested
charged with murder I'm the first degree
County Attorney Mahoney refused to allow
the prisoners bail, and n large crowd sur
rounded the county Jail and threatened that
If the prisoners were not given their liberty
the Jail would be attacked and the men
liberated The men under arrest are
Joseph Neushoffer, Patrick O'lierne. John
Fritz, r. G.. Bloom, III. III. Brandies Ed
Fitzgerald, and John O'Donoghue. Under
the law OF the State OF Nebraska any
man who took part in the lynching Is
guilty OF murder i'm the first degree and
punishable by hanging. The mob was COM
posed OF the best citizens. and while the
affair is deprecated there is a determine
tion to prevent the leaders suffering from
the affair.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-10-14
SwINDLED A CATTLE DEALER.
A Clever Thief Steals 81 900 from IA West
ern Stock Raiser.

Stock Raiser.
5. w. Chapman, a young merchant Of
American Fork, Utah. was swindled out of
$4,000 in cold cash by man representing
himself to b. a cattle buyer of Kansas City,
Mo. Chapman was the administrator of an
estate i'm Utah. and the cattle were part
of tho assets man calling himself Smith
met Chapman and told him he wanted 400
head of cattle, but us Smith had no cash
with him he induced Chapman to go to Kan
sas City, offering to pay all his expenses.
This offer was accepted, and the cattle ar
rived. They wer, taken to the yards and
Keys & Co. took them, but as Chapman was
diffident Smith did all the talking, and the
result was that Smith got $50 in cash and n
New York draft for the balance. He gave
the $50 to Chapman and told him it was
dangerous 60 carry so much money around
and the balance was subject to call at the
Office OF Keys & Co. When Chapman went
after his money he found that there was
none for him.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-10-14
KIOwA's MAYOREss UNPOPULAR.
Business Men Petition Her to Resign Be
cause of Her War on Saloons.

Kowa, Kan, is in a turmoil because OF
the open revolt of the people against the
lady Mayor, Mr. Paxton, and have petit
toned her to resign. The business men,
who depend for much of their trade on the
cattlemen, are opposed to prohibition and
Mrs. Paxton has kept up a continual war
on the saloons. and recently sent out lot
of special Deputy City Marshals to destroy
all liquor found and nail up the doors. A
subscription paper was sent around among
the merchants and an attorney employed to
fight the order, when 1t was found that
Kiowa. had no ordinance empowering the
Mayor to close the saloons. Then followed
the petition asking Mrs. Paxton TO resign
Her husbands name is said to be attached
10 IL
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-10-14
The East Is Humbled.

Allerton Is king. Fully 10000 people saw
the son OF Jaybird wrest all claim to the
title from Nelson I'm the $40, 900 race between
the two stations on the fast Grand Rapids
(Mich.) track. 1t was long way
from an ideal racing day. The sky
was overcast all the afternoon, and
once or twice fugitive raindrops found
their way to the ground. The weather was
milder than the previous day, but still chilly
enough to preclude any hope of record
breaking time. Nelson won the first heat
In 2;13. but Allerton took the next three
straight In 2:14%, 1:15, and 2:16H.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-10-14
RAINMAKER MELBOURNE.

Wtn Water Western Kansas for 10 Cents
Per Cultivated Acre.
Melbourne, the rain wizard, failed to
make rain at Goodland, Kan, I'm large
quantities. but the inhabitants believe that
he can make rain under favorable circum-
stances He has agreed to produce all
the water necessary for the crops next
summer In Western Kansas for 10 cents
per cultivated acre. 1t is the opinion OF
a number OF lawyers that this method OF
irrigation will come under the irrigation
law passed by the last Legislature, and
that forty counties interested may thore-
fore issue bonds, as provided by that law.
In 1880 there were ever 1000, 900 acres I'M
der cultivation In these forty counties.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-10-14
ED NEAL HANGED.

The Condemned Man Confessed His Crime
but Refused to Reveal His Identity.
Ed Neal, who murdered Mr. and Mrs.
Allan Jones near Omaha in February. 1889.
has been hanged. His neck was broken by
the fall. The name Neal was an assumed
one, but the condemned man refused TO
make known his identity. and all efforts to
discover the prisoners true name or any
fact about his life previous to the murder
have proved futile He confessed his crime
on the gallows, but said he preferred TO die
under an assumed name to save his parents
the shame and sorrow of knowing his igno-
minious end. The purpose of the crime
was robbery.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-10-14
SEIZURE OF THE OTTO.
The Sealer Had Violated the Modus Vi
vendi In Behring Sea.


vendi In Behring Sea.
The statement from Ottawa that the
British sealer Otto had been seized by the
United States ship Mohican on account OF
an irregularlty in her papers is without
foundation. Commander Cotton, COM
handing the Mohican, reports that the
Otto was seized Aug. 81 for a violation Of
the modus vivendi, that she was taken in
Bchring Sea, twenty miles northwest of
Unimak Pass, with a full sealing outfit and
forty eight sealskns on board. Five days
before the seizure was made Commander
Cotton had received an official letter from
Commander Turner, senior British naval
officer at Ounalaska, stating that he con-
sidered the Otto just and lawful capture
for any vessel OF war of either nation. No
question arose in reference to her papers.
The Otto was delivered two days after her
capture to the commanding officer OF her
majesty's ship Pheasant at Ounalaska.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-10-14
LYNCH LAW AT OMAHA.
Police Onicials with Weapons and Fire
men with Hose Repulsed.

Police OniciaIs with Weapons and Fire
men with Hose Repulsed.
At Omaha II was reported that little Liz
xie Yates, the five-year-o victim of an
assault by Joe Coe, a disreputable negro,
had died. Coe was confined In the city
jail. @we'll lynch the Niger" was soon
heard on every side. There came con-
fused sound of tramping feet hurrying
along the paved street toward the county
jail. and iu a remarkably short time the
jail was surrounded There was no organ
ization apparent. No leader seemed to
control the crowd. The entire police
force OF ninety men were carried away
bodily, fremen with lines OF hose were
hustled Off the scene, and desperate men
tore up street-car rails to use as battering
rams upon the formidable steel gates and
doors within. The covering victim was
taken out, and In twinkling was strung
up to an electric trolley wire. The mob
then dispersed, and IL became known that
the girl had not died after all.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-10-14
WILL MEET IN NOVEMBER.

General Clarkson Says the National Re-
publican Committee Cannot Delay
Longer.
General Clarkson said the other day that
the meeting of the National Republican
Committee would undoubtedly be held on
either Monday or Tuesday of the last week
in November. As it is the intention to
hold the convention some time in May, the
meeting OF the committee cannot be put
off longer than the probable date mentions
ed, as six months must elapse between the
committee meeting and the convention.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-10-14

their religion. the orthodox receiving no
more than the Stundist or the Jew.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-10-14
lie Was a CnrI1er.

1t is reported from Panama that Il
monster shark was captured in the
harbor there recently. 1t measured
nearly twenty-four feet in length, and
was four feet in diameter at the
greatest width. The skin was about
half an inch thick 1t was captured
by harpoon thrown by fireman on
a steamer, and the steamer was COM
pletely turned round by the powerful
fish when il was first made fast.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-10-14
Flames I'm "a Mansion.

The home OF August Belmont at New
York was burned out and Mrs. Belmont and
two OF her servants narrowly escaped from
the Turning building. In fifteen min
utes the house was cleared from parlor to
roof and all its costly furniture. rich car
pets, and valuable paintings were ruined,
while large quantity of jewels and an
elaborate wardrobe was damaged The
damage to the building and furniture is
probably about S125, 900.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-10-14
Commission for gartholdi.

Auguste Bartholdi, the famous soul ptor,
who IS at present staying at Clarens. on
Lake Geneva. has been commissioned by
the city of Strasburg TO execute statue
representing Strasbury wounded in the
heart, holding by the hand u child in rags
and protected by shield thrust forward
by switzerland. The monument Is to be
presented to the city OF Basic in remem-
brance of the war OF 1870.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-10-14
DODGE Is PRESIDENT.

Elected by the Army of the Tennessee tn
Succeed Sherman.
General Grenville Nj. Dodge, OF Council
Bluffs, Iowa, has been selected us President
OF the Society OF the Army OF the Tennes-
see, to take the place OF the late General
William Tecumseh Sherman. He is the third
President the society has had. 1t WIS no
mere for;uitous accident that placed him
In this honorable position, for the memory
OF the dead man hardly eclipses the esteem
in which these hardy old warriors hold
their newly chosen chief
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-10-14
PARNELL'S LAST LETTER.
Extract from IA Recent Communication to
the Irish Leaders Mother.

the Irish Leaders Mother.
Mrs. Della Stewart Parnell of Borden
town, n. j., mother of the great Irish home
rule leader, who lies dead at his home I'm
Brighton. England. has consented to the
publication OF the following extracts from
the last letter she received from her dis
tinguished son: al am weary, dear mother,
of those troubles--weary unto death-but
1T is all In good cause, and with help
aad the assistance of my friends am con-
flent of the result The statements OF my
enemies. so often made regarding my rela-
tions with you, are on par with the end
less calumnes they shoot out at me from
every bush. Let them pass. They will die
from their own venom. Indeed, 1t would
be Identifying them to notice their exist
cncc.n
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-10-14
THE GILLIAN BROCLIO.
The Junta Maintains Its Threatening
Attitude Toward Refugees at the Amer
lean Legation.

The Junta Maintains Its Threatening
Attitude Toward Refugees mt the Amer
lean Legation.
The Chiian Government has so far
evinced no intention of abandoning its
position that it has perfect right 20
arrest persons as they enter or leave tho
American Legation at Santiago. But
while strenuously insisting uron tho
possession Of this abstract right, the
Government is at present making no
attempt to put it in practi g. The par
tisans Of Balmaceda who took refuge
under Minister Egan's roof are still
there, and no ARE, Is have been made.
1t cannot be learned that the Govern
ment has in contemplation any plan for
asserting in the near future the right of
arrest that is claimed. But it is thought
that the present unsatisfactory situa-
tion cannot be Of long continuance.
In accordance with instructions. Min
lister Egan has given the Junta to un-
derstand that If the Gillian authorities
continue to maintain their present atti-
tude, the friendly relat ons between
Chill and the United States will be in
terrupted. The Jun;a's reply to this
notice is awaited with great interest.
What Minister Egan's next tip will be
In case the reply is unfayorable is not
known.
The United States flagship San Fran
cisco is expected to reach VALPARAISO at
any htsr When she gets in port the
American Minister will ask the Gillian
Government TO allow the refugees now
at the United States Legation to go on
board the United States man Of war
Baltimore, and to take their departure
from Gillian territory.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-10-14
RiOting In China.

London dispatches announce that there
has b,el serious rloting forty miles from
the town of Annoy, China. The population
of Annoy, amour tiny to about 100000 peo-
pie, is In a sta OF great excitement. The
riot was caused by official abuses Several
mandarins and other officials re killed by
the rioters. 1t is officially announced from
Shanghai that the promoters OF the lchang
outbreak are proceeding t. Shun King, in
the province OF Sc Chuen, on tributary of
the Yang Use Kiang.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-10-14
Success of n Nibi,ist Envoy.

President J. Rosenfert, OF Section Il, OF
the nihlistic order in Boston, has received
word from the agent of that section re-
Gently sent TO Russia intrusted with Inn
portant messages To the effect that he has
already set sail for America. and that he
has been very successful In the perform
ancc OF the duties intrusted to him. On
HIS return an important meeting will be
held.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-10-14
BARDSLEY BREAKING DOWN.
The Disgrace and Confinement beginning
To- Tell on the Ex-City Treasurer.

John Bardsley has foun an occupation
in prison that seems to agree with him and
OF which he has made a success. 1t is that
OF boxmaking. and the ex-City Treasurer
has shown degree of skill in the work
that has surprised those who fail to remcm-
Der that In his younger days he was
blacksmith and supported himself for many
years by hard manual labor The long
strain upon Bardsley, his disgrace. and the
prison confinement are beginning TO tel!
upon his health and deafness is coming
upon him. He lives In the hope of par
don through political influence after "A few
years confinement.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-10-14
Choctaw Council Organized.

At Caddo, |. T., the Chostaw Council
completed its organization by electing the
following officers: w. n. Hampton, Speaker
of the lower house; Davis Homer, Inter
prefer; David Robuck, Journalist; Isham
Walker, Recording Secretary. The follow
ing officers were elected to the Senate: ].
H.NBryant, President Of the Senate l.. G.
Batticht, Interpreter; r. w. Frazer, Jour
nal.st; Simon Mccoy, Recording Secretary.
The Governor delivered HIS message.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-10-14
Rich but Wanted 10 Die.

Miss Ann Heron. who committed suicide
at Fletcher's Sanitarium, indianapolis, by
hanging herself TO a bedpost with IA hand =
kerchief and her brother were worth about
$500, 900, but they lived cheaply. A number
OF years ago her brother got married. and
from that time her troubles commenced.
She was seized with the hallucination that
her brother was trying to beat her out OF
nrOnertV
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-10-14
successful Trlal of the Patrick Torpedo

At Newport, II. l., Inventor Wood gave a
successful exhibition OF the Patrick tor
pedo The cylinder dashed through the
waves at rate of twenty FIVE miles an
hour, making the first half mile I'm one
nitrate and nine seconds and the second
half i'm one minute and ten seconds beat
ing the record b FIVE seconds and its con-
tract speed by two knots The Naval
Board witnessed the trial.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-10-14
Another Stage Held Up.

Information has been received by Wells,
Fargo & Co. that the stage between Link
Vile and Lakeview, Oregon, was held up
and robbed by two men near Lakevlew.
The amount OF the booty secured by the
robbers Is not known, but It is said they did
not modest the mails
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-10-14
Court Martialed for Hazing.

Cadets Arthur c. Havana, h. of Nebras-
ka, and Claude w. Griffith, of Maryland,
on the charge of hazlng Cadet Butler OF
Ohio, by tying him between two mattresses,
are being tried by court-martial at the
Annapolis Naval Academy.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-10-14
CRASH AT PITTSBURG.
The Oliver & Roberts Wire Company Sus-
ponds Payment.

The Oliver & Roberts Wire Company,
Pittsburg, suspended and asked its credit
ors for an extension. 1t is insisted that the
suspension is not in any sense II failure
that dollar for dollar can easily be paid by
the embarrassed concern. Several banks
have backed the company very heavily,
but'there appears to be little apprehension
that they will suffer severely-if, indeed.
they are not fully protected
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-10-14
Cars and Tramps Went Overheard.

At Memphis, Tenn, two freight cars were
run Off the transfer steamer Charles Ma
rian and drowned four men. The train was
backed with more than ordinary force into
the boat, causing the hind cars to break
over the bumpers and pitch headlong into
the water.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-10-14
MOTHER AND CHILDREN, DROWNED,
Three Lives Lost I'm an Attempt to Ford "a
Nebraska River.

While attempting TO ford the Little Blue
River near Fairbury, Neb,, Albert Her
mann drove his horses into the swift water
and the outfit was carried down the stream,
the wagon overturning. Mrs. Hermann
and two children, who were i'm the wagon,
were swept away and the children were
drowned. Hermann with difficulty swan
TO the shore and after a hard effort sue
ceeded in bringing his wife out Of the
water, but she died shortly afserward.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-10-14
DANGER OF A CAVE-IN.
Two Hundred Acres of Land Over Coal
Mine Ready To Fall.

Nearly two hundred acres OF ground in
the northwest corner OF Carbondale. Pa,
under which Coalbrook colliery OF the
Delaware & Hudson Company is tunneled,
is shaking, and there is danger Of one of
the most extensive cave-ins in the history
of the coal regions The 200 mine workers
have been ordered out and the company is
awaiting results. The ground is heavlng
like constant earthquake. From the in
side the noise Of the working, which at first
was indistinct, has become loud, and the
sounds reverberate through the mine so
that they are continuous and deafening
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-10-14
Struck a Rig Flow of OIL.

Another TO- OO0-barrel oil gusher was
struck in the Mcdonald field. Ia The
new we'll Is on the Miller farm, and fully
one-half mile from Abe celebrated Green
lee and Eorst we'll, which is now flowing
IA, 900 barrels day.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-10-14
Kansns Grain Products.

Secretary Mohler, OF the Kansas State
Board of Agriculture, has issued his final
crop report On wheat and oats. 1t shows
the yield of wheat for Kansas to be S.
800. go bushels, and OF oats 30. Cos, O45 BUSH
els. The probable product of corn is placed
at las, 4s5, 01s bushels.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-10-14
More wheat Tbreshcrs wanted.

Reports from the wheatields of North
Dakota are more encouraging, but the de-
mand for thresheis is more urgent than
ever. The weather is good. but as less
than half the crop has been threshed IL is
feared that much OF IL will be lost.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-10-14

FRESHLY laid sod i, much moro
likely to succeed if covered with about
an inch of fine soil Thi will save it
even in dry time, when otherwise il
would fail to ges good start.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-10-14
No Trouble I'm Guatemala.

A special cable dispatch from Guatemala
City says ii is not true that any serious re-
volt occurred there on Sept. Is last There
was some slight excitement, but nothing
important happened. Mob dy was hurt.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-10-14
HURLED TO THEIR DEATH.

Wagon Containing Four Persons Struck
by "a Train.
A wagon belonging TO the National Meat
Market at Erastina, n. Y, with four occu-
pants, consisting OF man, woman, and
two children, was struck by west-bound
train on the Amboy division OF the Staten
Island Rapid Transit Railroad at the cross
Ing In GIffords. The man and woman were
instantly killed, and their bodies were
hurled considerable distance The chill
dren were picked up I'm dying con-
diton and removed TO the nearest house
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-10-14
Killed at "A Funeral.

Edwin Drestell, of Altoona, Iowa, was
killed while riding in funeral procession
by a team running away and overturning
his carriage together with several others.
Four other persons were fatally injured,
ana many were more or less hurt