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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-05-25
BIG FIRE IN OswEGO, N. ".
Mills and Elevators Burned and Othors
Likely to Go.


Likely to Go.
At midnight Friday great fire was rag
Ing along the Oswego, n. Y, water front
The flames, which originated in the big
Washington mills, swept with great fury
through the line OF elevators. A brisk
wind prevailed and 1t looked at midnight
as though the Columbia and Merchants
elevators would go The fire department
wes out in full force fighting the fire,
but made but little Roadway.
At 1915 a. m, the Corn Ex-
change and Merchants elevators were
burning. The iremen abandoned the big
Marine elevator which is full OF corn A
dozen fires were burning on the west side
OF the river. with no streams of water play
ing on them. Sheets OF flame leaped out
into the river from the burning elevators
and all property in line of the fire on the
west side was in imminent peril The Full
ton fremen were summoned.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-05-25
SIOUX CITY WILL ACCEPT AID.
Responses Already Made for Sufferers
Whose Needs Are Growing.

Whose Needs Are Growing.
At n joint meeting of committees APP
pointed by the citizens OF Sioux City TO
provide ways and means for relief Of the
flood sufferers, it was agreed to say to the
benevolent people OF the country that the
losses far exceeded the first estimates, and
that whatever aid may be offered will DO
accepted gratefully by our people All
contributions should be made to Maris
PIERCE, Mayor Of the city, or to
]. G. French, Treasurer of the relief
fund. AS the call for aid was made known
at Davenport. Iowa, prominent business
men there intere sted themselves in collect
ing funds and within two hours obtained
1890. The first announcement of the re-
lief committee that no help was nceded-
was based upon false pride and the fmpor-
tunities OF boomers II the call had not
been sent out new relef committee would
have been appointed, for 1t is thought that
SIPS, 900 will not moro than suffice to allay
actual suffering.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-05-25

Extremely Lively Scene I'm Wooster,
Ohio, Methodist Church.


There is sensational entanglenent In
the financial affairs of the arlstocratic
First Methodist Church at Wooster Ohio.
The Treasurer and the church officers
could not agree in their settlements,
and this gave rise to rumors In
which $4,000 mortgage was men,
toned. A. G. Cooser, teller OF the
First National Bank, Is the Treas
urer. He has moved In the best circles
there He has family OF girls, one of
whom is about to graduate from n Paris
art school. church meeting was called
at which Mrs Cooser represented her
husband, who is in Chicago. The state
ment showed Cooser short 81, 900, with
an Offset of $500. money loaned the
church by Mrs. Cooser. The statement
made Mrs Dooser furious She attacked
the pastor In the pulpit In John L. Sullivan
style, and the women present had t. carry
her from the church by force The affair
is the biggest sensation the wealthy, aris-
tocratic college city ever knew.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-05-25
Corn still Going Up.

Tho frost in the West and Northwest sent
prices upward with a boom on the Chicago
Board OF Trade Friday. The alarming re-
ports and rapid advance of the market
created stampede among shorts I'm corn
and wheat and there was a general rush TO
cover Partridge and Cudahy were among
the first to buy and no attempt was made
to disguise the strong bullish tendency of
trade. And for the bears this was not the
worst of it. for the best posted manipula-
tors on the foor expect to see prices
steadily advance for some time yet
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-05-25
FATALLY WOUNDED THE THIEF.
John Ryan, of St Mary's, Shoots N Man
Who Is Attempting to Rob Him.

Who Is Attempting TO Rob Him.
A burglary in broad daylight was at
tempted in St Mary's, Ohio, which resulted
in one OF the highwaymen coming to- grief.
William Filbert and William McCray, men
OF good reputation. broke into the house OF
John Ryan, and were In the act OF plundor-
ing his trunk. which contained a large
amount OF money, when Ryan discovered
them. He fred ut Filbert The shot struck
him In the left side, inficting fatal
wound McCray In the meantime escaped
and has not been seen since Both robbers.
it is now claimed, were intoxicated. Ryan.
who is of an excitable nature, regretted
his act very much
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-05-25
DEATH ON A TRESTLE.

Trains Collide at Crooked Bayou-Eight
Killed and Twenty-Five Hurt in IA Wreck
on the Cotton Belt.
One OF the worst wrecks in the history OF
the Cotton Belt road occurred between
nine and ten o'clock on Friday night on =
trestlework between Humphrey and Gold
man, some twenty miles above Pine Bluff
The wreck was indirectly due to the food
occasioned by the overflow OF the Arkansas
River. Eight persons were killed outright
and twenty two injured.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-05-25

Heavy Damage Inflicted at Jefrers onviIIc,
Indiana.

windstorm almost equal in Its magni-
tude to the cyclone that played havoc I'm
1880 passed over Jeffersonville, Ind, Tues
day afternoon, doing great damage TO
barns and fences, orchards. telegraph
wires and many buildings The citizens
were almost paralyzed with fear, and many
families residing in the city took refuge in
,outhouses Instead of remaining in their
respective homes, lest the buildings should
be demolished. The storm was twenty-five
miles in width and lasted thirty minutes,
followed by terrific downpour OF rain,
which caused many OF the streets to be
flooded and impossible.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-05-25
ruF I1.1rSoIs-rowA LEAGUE.
WESTERN LEAGUE
Worlds Fair Notes.

THE Salvation Army intends to show
at the Exposition, in a complete man
ner, its whole scheme of moral and
social reform.
FIFTY-FIvE Of the counties in Illinois
have been organized for Exposition
work by the women members of the
State WORLDS Fair Board.
PRESIDENT HARRISON has accepted
the invitation, conveyed to him by a
committee, TO attend the dedication
ceremonies of the Exposition buildings
next October.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-05-25
FATAL FIRE AT BROOKLYN.

Warmers Institute Burned and Two Lives
Believed to Have Been Lost.
Warmers Institute. Broadway and VIII
loughby avenue. Brooklyn, was destroyed
by fire. The building had been recently
fitted up by the Zoelner Mannerchor,
which owns the premises The loss will
reach $3.50 900. Besides the singing society
there were located In the building several
stores and a branch of the Postoffice. The
mail matter. including two large Irish and
German mails, was nearly oil destroyed
Two young men named Carl Nedszu and
John Kutsky. employed In the Institute
Building, are missing, and 1t Is believed
they were burned to death. The origin of
the fire is unknown.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-05-25
Indiana at the Fair

The Indiana State Board OF Worlds Fair
Commissioners has found that Indlana's
building will cost 500. 900 more than they
could pay out, and so the States enter
prising manufacturers have decided to give
$4,000 worth of material In design the
Indiana building will be French Gothic,
both inside and out 1t will cover an area
OF 100X170 feet, inc udiny the verandas that
surround IT. The building will be fur
nished throughout with the best hard wood
the Stato affords.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-05-25
Delaware for Grover.

The Delaware Democratic State Conven-
tion was one OF the largest and most en-
thusastic ever held I'm the State. The
delegation is uninstructed. but strongly
favors Cleveland. The names Of Bayard,
Gray, and Cleveland caused great applause
In the convention,
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-05-25
Tied to the Stake.

While Charles McGill was hunting In the
Cherokee strip, he was surrounded by ten
Usage Indians, who bound his arms and
compelled him to hurry along on foot many
miles TO their village There he was kept
bound for three days and nights Twice
he was tied to "a stake and painted braves
had war dance around him, the second
time cutting of his hair and a piece OF his
scalp Finally he was released. but warned
on penalty of death not to make known his
treatment
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-05-25
Quaint Manuscript of the Bible.

Charles j. Baker, Of Baltimore, has just
presented to the American Bible Society a
manuscript confirming the whole Bible
written in the Latin language. The vol
ume is a curious one, and it is supposed
that 1t was written in the fourteenth CEN
fury. 1t is written on vellum, and the
script is so small that the letters cannot be
distinguished without the aid of a powerful
magnifying glass.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-05-25
Snow storm i'm the Middle of Nav.

If up to Thursday there was anything
lacking to make the month the worst May
known for half century, the lack was
supplied at different points in North Da-
kota, Wisconsin and Minnesota by howl
Ing snow storm The thermometers dropped
to freezing, and much damage to crops is
feared.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-05-25
Thieves and Officers Eight.

Guthrie %. IT, dispatch: The mall car
rier from Marshalot brings news OF a battle
between United States deputy marshals
and horse thieves I'm the Sac and Fox
country, in which two OF the thieves and
one OF the deputies were killed. These
are the thieves who killed William Stormer
of Orlando. a week ngo
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-05-25
DIR. Edwards Elected.

Bishop Merrill presided at the Methodist
Conference Thursday and Dr. George y.
Mains led the devotional exercises Before
the ballotlng OF the day began the chair
man announced the election of DIR. Arthur
Edwards as editor OF the Northwestern
Christian Advocate. DIR. Edwards received
BOZ votes out of a total of 452
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-05-25
Blaine VIII Accent.

Acc ordInig to dispatch from Washington.
Tom Platt has received assurances that
James G. Blaine will accept the nomination
for the Presidency IL IL Is offered him. The
exact nature of the assurances cannot ut
present be lear-ssd,
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-05-25
Scaled Down the Bin.

The Senate Commerce Committee has APP
piled the knife to the River and Harbor APP
preparation bill he result is the reduc-
tion OF the total appropriation to $50, PSI, 36S.
which is nearly $1,000, 900 less than the APP
preparation made by the bill as it came from
the House.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-05-25
Declared for Cleveland.

The New England Tariff Reform League
held it's annual dinner at the American
House In Boston, Thursday night A
resolution was adopted declaring that
Grover Cleveland was the man best fitted
to lead those interested In tariff reform
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-05-25
VESSEL AND CREW LOST.

One Hundred and Twenty-three Lives
Lost-Four Persons Saved.
The ironclad Solmoes, one OF the six
war ships sent by the Brazilian Govern
ment against the rebels at Matte Crosse.
was sunk Sunday morning in the harbor OF
Montevidoo. One hundred and twenty
three OF the officers and crew were drowned.
Only FIVE on the vessel escaped.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-05-25
Robbers Make a Big Haul.

box containing 400 silver dollars, So, AGO
in paper money, and New York draft for
$1,000 more was stolen from the buggy OF
Andrew Little, farmer OF Homework.
Ohio. He had intended to deposit it. but
the banks were closed. The robbery was
committed while he was I'm the Court house.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-05-25
Murdered nv Tramns

At Lima, Ohio, three tramps assaulted,
with intent to rob, George Hentze as he
was walking along railroad track He
tried to fight them Off, when one of the trio
stabbed him to the heart
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-05-25
How to Hold stockncn.

Gov. Barber. OF Wyoming, has re-
quested Judge Blake to call a conference of
the attorneys for the prosecution and de-
Tense in the case against the captured
stockmen, so that a satisfactory arrange
ment may be decided upon for holding
them until they can be tried. which will be
in November
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-05-25
Three Men Drowned.

Harry Crock, George Doughty, and VIM.
Reilly, three young Cleveland (Ohio) me-
chanios, went out on the lake in row.
boat The empty boat was picked up by n
tug, and it is believed the men were
drowned
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-05-25
Train Robbers Caught.

Officers have arrested Charles Williams
Benjamin Ward. William Miller, o. L.
Buchanan and two other men whose names
are unknown, who attempted to rob the
south bound Missouri, Kansas and Texas
train and afterward fred several volleys
into II. Buchanan has made n full con-
70 sion, giving away the whole gang
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-05-25
Thieves PIunder and Fire n House.

At Lima, Ohio. about 1 o'clock Wednes-
day morning, neighbors discovered fire in
the residence OF Thomas Lawson. The
family barely escaped from the house with
their lives, while Laura, their 15-year-old
daughter. had 20 jump from n second story
window and was killed. The fire was the
work OF robbers who saturated some clothes
with coal oil and touched them of.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-05-25
THREE NEGROES LYNCHED.

They Try to Rob Alabama Far mer
and Are Punished by "a Mob.
Thrco negroes were lynched at Childers-
burg, Ala, Monday morning. They tried
to rob ID. O. Bryant, farmer; going into
his wife's bedroom they beat her cruelty
about the head. The three men were pur-
sued, found In a swamp and put I'm a
Childersburg lookup. They were taken out
by a mob and hanged.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-05-25
The Waters Falling.

Reports from along the Missouri from
Kansas City to the mouth are that 1t is
falling slowly, but the recent rains in Kan
sas are expected to start rise which will
reach the length OF the stream soon, and
make the rise greater than ever.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-05-25
Strung Him Up.

James Taylor, the negro who assaulted
Nellie Silcox at Kennedyvllle, Md, was
taken from the Chesterton jail and lynched.
From fifty to three hundred persons guard
ed the jail all day. Five hundred persons
engaged in the lynchiny. some OF them be-
ing connected with the best families Of the
town. They broke into the jail put a rope
around the prisoners neck, dragged him
to tree 100 yards away and strung
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-05-25
IT'S A FEARFULRECORD.
MANY LIVES LOST BY LAND AND
NAVAL DISASTER.
Aid Badly Needed for Iowa Flood Sufferers
4 A Careless Farmer Loses S3,4OO-Three
Pleasure Seekers Drowned-The Gar
Building War Vessels.
Charged with Conspiracy.

At San Paulo, Brazil, the Solicitor OF the
Republic HIS begun proceedings for the
prosecution OF thirty persons whom he
charges with conspiracy to overthrow the
government The conspiracy. he says, ex-
tended to several other States, and he
gives the details of plan which had for
its object the deposing of Gen. Peixoto and
the proclaiming of Gen. Deodoro da Fonseca
as President The arrest of one OF the
consp rators defeated the project
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-05-25
A RAILROAD FORT.
Plan for the Protection OF Passengers and
Express Matter.

A boat-builder Of Oakland, CAL, b.
f. Williams, has invented device of
a fortified doubled turreted monitor
to protect express matter or passen-
gers while travelling through the "bad
lands" OF the railroad routes.
The plan requires the she'll OF the
entire car to be constructed Of steel.
At each end is circular tower, and
these towers are the characteristic
features Of Mr.. Williams invention.
The uppear parts Of the towers are
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-05-25
Train Robber Perry Sentenced.

At Rochester. N. Y, oliver Curtis Perry
the Lyons train robber, pleaded guilty to
FIVE counts on four indictments against
him Judge william Rumsey at once SON
fenced Perry to forty mine years and three
months Imprisonment at Auburn State
prison. Perry was brought in for sentence
heavily shackled and closely guarded.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-05-25
Saddle Horses burned.

The Metropolitan Stables have been
burned at Hot Springs, Ark, with forty
head OF saddle horses. Thirty had been
collected for the Oakland Stables OF Chi
cago Loss, sos, 900; insurance, $751;
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-05-25
Laid the Keers of -Four Ironc,ads

At St Petersburg. the Car attended
the ceremony of launching two new gum
boats, after which he witnessed the laying
OF the keeIs OF four ironclads
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-05-25
Nina Hundred Killed.

Nine hundred persons are reported killed.
1000 injured. and half the crops destroyed
by the cyclone in the Island Mauritius.
The Mayor of London has opened relief
fund.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-05-25
Lynchers Seize n Train.

A mob of 100 seized train at Tullahoma
Tenn, and started for Manchester to lynch
a negro criminal In jail there
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-05-25
Rosecrans' Secretary a Suicide.

At Washington, John NJ Lackey, private
secretary to General Rosecrans, Register Of
the Treasury, shot himself through the
heart 1t is thought his close application
to study brought on temporary alteration
of the mind.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-05-25
Drowned Himself.

Ex-Councilman Ferdinand Holman,
travelling salesman for n Louisville firm,
committed suicide In Silver Creek. at Now
Albany, Ind lie had been In financial
trouble.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-05-25
Fatal Fireworks Explosion.

The works OF the Etna Pyrotechnic Com
pany at Hartford. Conn, we're destroyed
by an explosion which killed five people
and fatally injured three
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-05-25
Graduates of Union Seminary.

Forty-eight young men have received
diplomas as graduates Of the Union heo-
logical Seminary at Nos York
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-05-25
THE NATIONAL SOLONS.
SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRE-
SENTATIVES.

Our National Lawmakers and What They
Are Doing for the Good OF tho Country
Various Measures Proposed, Discussed.
and Acted Upon.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-05-25
On tho Diamond.
NATIONAL I,FLCur

Following is a showing of the standing Of
each OF the teams OF the different associa-
Al
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-05-25
MIDDAY BURGLAR SHOT
A SENSATIONAL TRAGEDY AT
ST. MARY'S, OHIO.

Oswego, N. Y, Likely to Lose All Her
Elevators DastardIy Deed at Lima
Excitement Over Corn In the Chicago
Board of Trade.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-02-19
SHERMAN TO BE HONOREO.

Grand Army Men allied Upon to Assist in
Erecting n Statue to the Generals Mem
DRY.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13-An appeal to
the Grand Army of the Republic for
contributions to aid it to erect statue
in Washington to the memory of Gen.
w. T. Sherman has been made by a
committee appointed at ths meeting of
the Society of the Army of Tennessee on
October and 9 last The appeal coz
cludes as follows:
I'VE request that every state depart
ment commander make a special ap-
peal to his command. and we ask every
post to appeal to its own members and
have each one contribute something,
no matter if it is only five or ten cents.
1t Is not the AMOUNT we look at, it is
the fact that when the statue is erected
in Washington every soldier who sees
it will feel that it is part of his
effort"
The following are the members of
the committees: Gen. G. M. Dodge,
president; Col F. T. Howe, treasurer;
Gen ]. w. Noble. Col D. b Hender-
son, Mai G. L. Hefford, Col. w. Nc
Crory and Col Cornelius c. Adle, Sec
rotary.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-02-19
THE SOETH.

DR.. w. B. GALBREATH, of Lexington,
Ky, sold the great Ralph Wilkes e
years old, 2:1S) the other dav to George
Leavitt, of Boston, for fancy price
He states that the price was larger than
that paid for Constantine, who sold for
S27. OO0 1t is understood that it was
$50, 900.
JOHN HUGHES, the pioneer shipbuild-
er of New Orleans died there on the
9Th aged 81 years. He built the con-
federate ram Manassas, which was
burned when Farraguts's feet passed
the fort, and number of other vessels
for the defense of New Orleans
A CoLoRED editor in North Carolina
is running for congress on the plat
form of compensation for ex-slaves
THE Foster anti-lottery democratic
faction of Louisiana has rejected the
proposition of the other branch for a
new deal all around
BENCH warrants have been ordered
by Judge Nelson. of the United States
court for the arrest of all the princi-
pals in the Mississippi Valley Lumber
mems association, the corporation in
dicted by the grand jury for maintain
ing lumber trust
The colored people of Little Rock,
Ark, have formed an association for
mutual protection, and filed articles for
stock company with a capital stock
of 81, 500, 600, divided iato 100, 600 shares
of S25 each
THE Grand Central hotel at Ell Paso,
Tex, was destroyed by fire on the 18th.
Its 200 guests escaped, though many of
the escapes were narrow and were eff
fected by the fremen, and many did
not save even an overshirt or dress
The loss was about $500, 600 and insur-
ance 100000
AN appeal to the G. A. r for contri-
buttons for statue in Washington to
the memory of Gen. w. T. Sherman,
has been made by a committee appoint
ed at the meeting of the society of the
army of Tennessee.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-02-19
a KLEPTOMANIAC.
1t Was Held as No Defense In a New York
Court.


Court.
New YORK, Feb. 13.-There was
sensation in the Lee avenue court in
Brooklyn when Mrs Mary Dover, a
member of one of the Oldest families in
Williamsburg, was sentenced to ten
days Imprisonment for shoplifting.
Mrs. Dover went into Mysteries and re-
manned in that condition for fully an
hour. She was allowed to go home in
the custody of an officer to take leave of
her husband and children, and was then
sent to Jail Several Brooklyn trades
men appeared against Mrs Dover.
She was charged with stealing toy
bank from a Broadway store; with car
rying off two sacques from a Fulton
street establishment, and with obtain
ing various article of clothing on false
pretenses from other tradesmen. She
applied to the storekeepers for con-
tributions in goods or money for the re-
lief of a poor widow. Mrs O'Keefe, and
her three small children. She secured
shoes, hats, Undertaking, etc The
storekeepers upon investigation dis
covered that Mrs. O'Keefe was a myth.
Mr.. Dover paid for the articles that his
wife had stolen She was sent to Jail
for obtaining the other goods on false
pretences