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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-06-29

A Chicago Firm Is Among His Creditors
Other Troubles.


At Lawrence. Kansas. W. III. Pendleton.
Wholesale grocer and produce shipper. a.
signed for the benefit OF his creditors Lii
abilities. sl35.000; assets. estimated. $780,
600. The Popular Grocery Company 'f
this city, $4,000. and Murdoch, Reid & Co..
OF Chicago. $4,000, were s., ured by chattel
mortgage. pendleton has been I'm the
produce business for years. and three
months ago he bought $4,000 worth of
groceries w. Behrcndt Co. dry goods
and clothing merchants. ut Albuquerque,
n. NJ. failed; Liabilities. S2O.O0O assets.
$50. 900, At Yankton S. d.. the retail dry
goods house OF Jacob Max. enc of the
oldest In South Dakota. was closed by the
sheriff on an execution amounting To
$4,000. The entire stock Of dry goods.
boots and Shoes the real estate and build :
ings ara included i'm the judgments. The
house has outstanding accounts amounting
To $40. 600. but collections havo been OR
and the credit of the firm hopelessly In =
iured.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-06-29
ROBBED HIS EMPLOYERS.
WrOngdoinc of Trusted Young Jewelry
CIerIk at PITT sburg, Pa.

Willie H. Hoerr, n bright, attractive
ruddy- checked boy of Il, a trusted young
clerk of Messrs. Biggs & Co.. Pittsburg jew
elers, and member of the German Luther
IN Church choir, was arres ed on the COM
plant Of his employers and taken TO jail
I'm default Of $1,000 bail, charged with sys-
tematic stealing of jewelry and diamonds
10 the extent OF several thousand dollars
The lad broke down completely and con-
fessed that he had stolen as charged He
declared that he neither drank nor gam
bled, but stole to get money for buggy
rides and other means OF amusing his
young lady friends and because he was
fond Of jewellery. He was engaged by the
firm in February at salary of IS IA week.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-06-29
Assaulted by Three Negroes.

At Williamsport, Pa, Mrs. Nora M. Shet-
ter, the pretty young wife OF base ball
player. was on her way homo on IL lonely
street when she was felled by stone
thrown by one OF three negroes The men
picked up the helpless woman, stifed her
cries. and carried her TO vacant lot Mrs
She tier lay unconscious in the field for AN
hour, after which she succeeded in crawl
ing TO her home. Earlier In the evening
Mrs. John Keen was assaulted by white
man, but she succeeded after n heroic
struggle in defending herself The police
hafe no clew To the assailants
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-06-29
FEARS or a DISASTER.
Two Vessels Believed to Have Coiiidcd OF
Sandy Hook and Sunk.

SAMMY tIOOK anu
Saturday the steamer Ocean arrived at
New York and reported that Thursday
morning the wreck OF a full rugged ship
was passed. The captain of the Ocean
could only make out Tho words "Yar-
mouth, " S.,n on the stern. From "a de-
scripti6n of the wreck, shipping men be-
lieve that the vessel is the British sailing
ship Fred B. Taylor. Of Yarmouth. \. :.
This vessel was sighted 900 miles out from
Sandy Hook on June II, and should
have reached port over week ago
The steamship Vega, with a crew Of
sixty men, commanded by Captlin Rosa
sailed ON Lisbon June for the Azores
and New York. She had BIG passengers
when she sailed from Lisbon, and it is en-
pected that she shipped nearly twice that
many from the ports in the Azores. The
steamer Is seven days overdue. Her
agents are very anxious regarding the
vessel In view of these facts, therefore,
those versed In maritime affairs are OF the
opinion that collision has occurred te-
tween the Vega and the Fred b. Taylor,
and that the loss of life has been appall-
ing
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-06-29
SHOT DOWN IN THE STREET.
City Marshal Dorm, of Kentland, Ind,
Killed While Doing His Duty.

City Marshal Dorm, OF Kentland, Ind.
was shot down in the street by Jackson
Plummer Plummer was arrested The
City Council recently passed an ordnance
providing that all shade trees along the
streets be trimmed Plummcr refused to
comply, armed himself and began To look
for Councilmen He first met j. ID. Conklin,
a member OF the board, who escaped. Conk-
lin notified Marshal Dorm of Plummer's
threats Dorm in attempting to disarm
Pummer was shot through the heart and
expired Immediately. Dorm had served as
Marshal for ten consecutive terms He
leaves a widow and eight children.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-06-29
RED JACKET IN BRONZE.
dwelling of the Statue of the Famous
Seneca Chief

Seneca Chief
At Buffalo, the statue Of Red Jacket, the
renowned Seneca chief, was unveiled in
Forest avn Cemetery Wednesday after
noon. The exercises were very impressive.
The statue Is OF bronze. measures eleven
feet i'm height, and stands on n base four
teen feet high UTon the round COLUMN of
the pedestal is engraved; "Red Jacket.
Sa-Go- Ye- Wat-IIa. He keep them awake. p"
The statue is an imposing figu The left
hand carries tomahawk and the right is
thrust forward in gesticulation. Upon tho
breast Is worn the historic medal presented
by Washington. The statue was erected
by the Buffalo Historical Society and the
sculptor was j. G. @. Hamilton. of Cleve-
land.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-06-29
LAwLEssNEss IN MISSOURI.
Remarkable Duel with Butcher Knives
A Reign of Terror.

Another violent outbreak is reported from
fancy County, Missouri. Dispatches from
Jersey say that John Nettleton and Rich
ard Meyer young men. fought n duel with
knives near the town OF Protein. In the
northern part OF the county. The duel was
the result of the murder OF Sheriff Will
Jams several months ago, young Meyer say
ing publicly that all connected with the
mob on that occasion ought t. be lynched.
Ncttleton's people were connected with tho
affair, and Meyer was promptly challenged.
The young men fought with butcher
knives, both dying in half an hour from
loss OF Flood. Each had at least thirty cuts.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-06-29

THERE are few moro rugged figures
among the Scotch scholars of the pres
ent generation than is Prof. Blackie, OF
Edinburgh. Though 80, he has never
worn pair of spectacles, and for thirty
years he had no need of medical advice.
He attributes the vitality of his old age
to his custom OF living by an unvarying
system, and it is noteworthy that Oliver
Wendell Holmes, who is OF about the
same age and equally well preserved,
told an interviewer some time ago that.
his own good health was due to his
habit OF living strictly by rule, even to
the temperature OF his bath. 1t is in
teresting to know that Prof. Blackie
does not 60 to bed until the clock strikes
II. He rises at 1870, and always after
his midday meal he takes a nap.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-06-29
Five Thousand Dollars Reward.

At Butte Mont Police Officer William
i. Jordan was shot and instantly killed on
his beat, in the outskirts OF town, at 1870
O'Clock Friday morning. SIX shots wero
fired. four evidently at the officer and two
by him. Two shots struck him, one pene-
trating the heart. 1t is supposed the Off
Ger was arresting two burglars. The MUIR
derer escaped. A reward of $4,000 has
been offered by the city.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-06-29
CAvALRYMAN DIXON HANGED.
He Murdered Corporal Carter at Fort Mo
brara While Drunk.

Clinton f. Dixon a cavalryman, was
hanged at Omaha Friday morning for the
murder OF Corporal Carter at Fort Mo
brara. The Federal authorities misled
morbid and curious people by having the
execution five hours ahead OF the time an
nounced. Dixon was drunk when he shot
carter and was melted TO the act by Il
colored woman whom Carter, acting under
orders had driven from the camp. The
sentiment against hanging was so strong
that he Marshal provided three electric
buttons. each being touched BY different
person. that none SIN uld know who sprung
the tran
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-06-29
Shot His Sweetheart.

Charles Sucker called on his sweetheart,
Miss Bessie Robbins. in Jeffersonville Ky.
and while there her little brother came
into the room with u revolver, Sucker
took It, and pointing it at his sweetheart
said: "Look out, / am going 10 shoot you. {"
and he did. serious wound was inflicted
in the young lady's groin. Sucker says Lc
didn't know IL was loaded.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-06-29
BRAvED DEATH IN a TUNNEL.
Narrow Escape of Four Men Near Chat
tanooga, Tenn.

For six weeks a fire has been burning in
the Coosa tunnel on the Columbus and
Western Railroad between Columbus. Ga.
and Birmingham, Ala. Friday night two
nremen and two section foremen went In
to arrange for taking hose in TO
play upon the blaze two thousand
feet from one end, the other entrance
being closed up. After going one
third of the distance one after another OF
the plucky fellows fell rendered insensible
by gas The last one TO succumb partially
recovered and crawed back and gave the
alarm rescuing party was formed.
which with great difficulty succeeded in
bringing the three unconscious men 10 the
surface, where hard work for hours was
nece ssary TO resuscitate them
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-06-29
MISFORTUNE FELL ON M'LIsH.
He Failed to Graduate in Medicine and
Is in Hail for StenIinr a Skin.

Is III JaII lot oIcHIIHg Il SkIH'
Allen McLish, son OF "a prominent ply
stefan of Olive Hill, Ky, failed to graduate
from the Kentucky Scnool OF Medicine. at
Louisville. His father had promised to
take him home and give him IA good start
in life IL he secured his diploma. but fail
ing. McLish secured n skin. stocked it with
rovisions, and started to float down the
river TO New Orleans. where he expected TO
make IA fortune. His skiif was caught by
the rapids on the falls and he narrowly
escaped drowning. He is now locked up
charged with stealing the skiff.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-06-29

Dr. CARL PETERS, writing Of his
travels in Africa, tells of a camel that,
in half-starved state. ate the flesh of a.
whole sheep after it had been cooked for
him. The Doctor praises banana flour,
and speaks highly of the Waganda peo-
pie about Lake Victoria. They surpass.
every other African nation in intelli-
gence, and readiness TO progress, and
subsist mainly on the enormous product
of their banana groves. The warriors
of the NASSAU tribe, on the other hand.
live entirely on either milk or flesh. but
only one of these kinds OF food at time.
They will tap "A live OK on the neck, and
drink the blood as 1t flows.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-06-29
SHOT WHILE ATTEMPTING ROBBERY
n Tra2 Set for Thives Ends John Daley
Life.

/ AT Frankfort, Ky, John Daley met sud-
den and violent death while attempting 10
ROB the money drawer in Fincel Brothers
butcher shop. Fincel Brothers till las
been frequently tapped of late, and to pus
stop to the thievery they set II trap for
the thief in the form Of rifle so arranged
that when the door Of the shop should be
opened the rifle would be discharged
When found Daley was Intercepted as TO
how he had been shot, and answered: "Look
ut the door and you will sec.n Mr. Fincel
and his wife both tainted after seeing the
body. Fincel was arraigned next morning
before County Judge Ben Williams. lie
waived an examination and bond OF
5000 was given for his appearance at the
present term of the circuit court.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-06-29
Two Score Soldiers Under Arrcss

The forty regular soldiers who attacked
the town of suggs, Wyoming, are under
arrest Maj. Ilsey OF the Ninth cavalry
will turn them over 20 the Sheriff OF Shor-
idan County for trial The soldiers at
tackled the people without cause.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-06-29
Elected B,sbop of Quebec.

After two days balloting the Quebec
Diocesan Synod of the Protestant Episcopal
Church elected, on it, fourteenth ballot "A
successor to the late Bishop Williams. The
Bishop elected is Rev Andrew Hunter
Dunn, of South Acton. near Loadon. Eng
land, who was born In 1880 and educated at
Corpus Christie Col gc Cambridge He Is
author OF "lIe ps by the Way" and other
devotional wprss
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-06-29
Crushed TO Death.

Thirteen persons we're killed and more
than forty injure In collision at Dock
street. IN the Pennsylvania railroad In
Harrisburg, Pa, at 1890 o'clock Saturday
morning. The second section OF the
Western express ran into the first section.
completely telescoplng two cars
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-06-29
Tighc VIII Go To the Pen.

Matthias Tlghe. the murderer, who was
supposed to have run away and could
not be found TO hear the reading OF the
verdict found against him, was found at
his home, near Celina. Ohio he having been
told that he could go home by his attorney.
He was senten<yl TO fifteen months I'm tho
nonifcntiorv
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-06-29
Another C,se for Lynch ers.

Mrs. Bate, who lived near shelbyville.
Tenn, was assaulted and murdered by
some unknown man. When her husband
returned home at dinner time he discov-
cred her body near the house Her skull
had been crushed, and there were ether
marks OF violence. Great excitement exists
in the neigh borhood.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-06-29

Frank Hall, the 14-year-old son OF Joseph
Hall, one Of the oldest settlers in Lyon
County, Kansas, while driving a cultivator
near Admire, was thrown from the vehicle
lie fell In front, and one OF the shovels
struck his right AMI another his left
breast, each tearing great gaps into his
body He died within an hour.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-06-29
Died While Attempting Escape.

Albert Tobey. II boy. escaped flom the
Reform School at Plainfcld. Ind. and was
discovered at Go;port. Officers attempt
ed to arrest him, but he eluded their grasp
and ran. Spirited pursuit was given and
the lad, becoming overheated. fell dead.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-06-29
Died from Bee stings.

At Wabash. Ind. Mrs. JOSEPH KLEIN un-
dertook to hive swarm OF bees and the
insects became infurIated and stung her in
hundreds of places. She died in few
hours sun .rny intense agony
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-06-29

WHEN they asked DR.. Edward Everett
Hale, the other day, the secret of keep
ing young at the age of 20, he said:
First, never do anything yourself which
you can get another TO do for you:
second. never trouble yourself agtp who
will get the credit for what is9done:
third, never work after o'clock in the
afternoon; fourth, sleep ten hours out Of
every twenty-four."
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-06-29
MIR. ingalls, Going 20 Europc.

Ex-senator ingalls,, of Kansas, sale for
Europe. where he will remain few
months The ex-senator will return In
time to take part In the fall campaign.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-06-29
BIG FIRE AT ATLANTIC CITY.
The Property Loss Heavy and the Insur-
ance Very Small.

Atlantic City IN. j. fremen Wednesday
night fou ,ht their hardest battle in that
city's history. The fire began in the en-
gine-house in the rear Of the big observa-
ton wheel on the beach front, three doors
east OF Kentucky avenue. The flames spread
rapidly and within ten minutes made "A
seething sea of fire a half-acre in extent
The fremen wer, handicapped by the fail
ure of the water supply. The loss is esti-
mated at Sl5O.OO0, with not more than $685.
600 Insurance.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-06-29
China BuyInp Muni,io,s or War

Thirty thousand Mauser rifles and $50
tons of cartridges arc being shipped from
Hamburg for Pekln, consigned to the
Chinese Government
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-06-29
CUPID PLAYING WILD FRANKS.
Indiana Man Married, Divorced and
About to Rcmarry His First Wife.

out to Rcmarry HIS FIRST wire.
james Scarlet. of Orange County, In
diana. who was the hero OF romantic
marriage TO Miss Belle Gibbons. ut the
head of the Lost River in 1875, and who
afterwarj, becoming divorced and marry
ing another woman and then leaving her
TO again court his first wife. who was re-
Gently divorced from her second husband,
has again gained the affections OF his first
love, but finds that he can not marry until
the September term OF court grants his
second wife q divorce
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-06-29
Louisiana win Make an Exhibit.

The Louisiana House. by n vote OF so TO
is, passed bill appropriating s36, 900 for a
Louisiana State Exhibit at the World
Fair The amount originally asked for
was $4,000
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-06-29
Lightning Strikes IA woman.

Mrs. Jacob Drey. OF Lincoln County. 6.
d., was fatally injured by a bolt OF light
ming while at Wall Lake She had taken
refuge under a canvas spread between two
wagons. When the lightning struck her
her hair caught fire and she was terribly
burned
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-06-29
Murderer Myron Pratt Dying.

At Lincoln, Neb., Myron Pratt. the aged
eX-soldicr who five weeks ago deliberately
murdered Margaret Sperry. Is slowly but
surely dying in "a little basement room in
the court house
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-06-29
Hatch BIZ Considered.

The Senate Judiciary COMMITTEES. TO
which the anticipation bill was referred.
after considering the measure for two hours
adjourned. IL Is expected now the bill will
be certainly reported neAt weok
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-06-29
george CASSIDY drops Dead.

George Cassidy. Democratic nominee for
Congress. was stricken with apoi lexy at
the close OF the silver convention at Reno
New, and dropped dead.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-06-29
Little Child DroNyned.

Near Huntington, Ind, II daughter OF
John Brandt was drowned as Il result Of
his trying to ford the Wabash River The
current overturned the wa ron.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-06-29
Court House Burned.

Fire totally destroyed the Hyde County
Court House Mt liighmore : d. The rec
ords and most OF the furniture were saved
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-06-29
Six Porsons Wore Cremnted.

The Commercial Hotel, at Sanger, Cal
was destroyed by fire Friday evening. Six
OF the guests we're burned to death and a
number OF others injured.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-06-29

We are opposed TO all sumptuary laws as an
interference with the individual rights of the
citizens.
Upon this statement Of principles and
policies the Democratic party asks the in
tclligent Judgment OF the American people,
1t asks n change of administration and u
change of system and change of methods
thus assuring the maintenance, unimpaired, of
institutions under which the republic has
grown great and powerful.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-06-29
Fierce Fire i'm n Mine.

The Frenhln mine. WillSesb IRE, Pa. =,
employing 500 men, caught fire and is now
burning fiercely.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-06-29

The Druids held many plants sacred,
as, for instance, vervain. selago, mistle-
toe, and among trees the oak and the
rowan.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-06-29
HUNDREDS MAY BE LOST
TWO OCEAN GOING VESSELS
OVERDUE.

Signs that They Have Been I'm Collision
Another Fool with a Gun-A Five-Doilar
Pittsburg Clerk Steals $4,000 - War
like China.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-06-29

Trade interchange on the basis of reciprocal
advantages to the countries participating is a
time-honored doctrine of the Democratic faith,
but we denounce the sham reciprocity which
juggles with the peoples desire for enlarged
foreign markets and freer exchanges by pre-
tending to establish closer trade relations, for
a country whose articles of export are almost
exclusively agricultural products, with other
countries that are also agricultural, while
erecting a custom-house barrier of prohibitive
tariff taxes against the richest countries of
the world that stand ready to take our entire
surplus OF products and to exchange therefor
commodities which necessaries and COM
n
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-06-29
Lands for Actual Settlers.

The Republican party, while protesting a
policy of reserving the public land for small
holdings by actual settlers, has given away
the peoples heritage, until now few railroad
and nonresident aliens individual and cor
porate possess n larger area than that of all
our farms between the two seas. The last
Democratic administration reversed the i'm
provident and unwise policy OF the Repub-
lican party touching the public domain and
reclaimed from corporations and syndicates,
alien and domestic and restored TO the people
nearly one hundred million acres of valuable
land to be sacredly held "a homesteads for
our citizens, and we pledge ourselves to con-
tinue this policy until every acre of land so
unlawfully held shall be reclaimed and re-
stored to the people
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-06-29
Trusts and Combinations.

which are designed TO enable capital to secure
more than its just share of the joint product of
petition which IL the life of honest trade, but
we believe their worst evils can be abated by
the laws made to prevent and control them,
together with such further legislation in re-
straint OF their abuses as experience may
show to be necessary
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-06-29
Reform of the civil Service.

Public Office is n public trust. We reaf-
firm the declaration of the Democratic Ma
tional Convention OF 1876 for the reform OF tho
forcement of all laws regulating the same
The nomination of President, as in the recent
Republican convention, by delegations com
at his pleasure, Is n scandalous satire upon
free popular institutions and startling illus.
tration of the methods by which President
may sxsttfS his ambition. We denounce a pol