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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1894-06-05
A CONSPIRACY IN ELoRIDA.
One Negro Already Lynched for n
Plot to Committhe Usual Crime and
Others OF the Conspirators May
Share his Fate.

One Negro Already Lynched for n
Plot to Committhe Usual Crime and
Others OF the COnspirators May
Share his Fate.
JACKSoNvILLE, May pa special
to tho Times-Union from Palatka, Fla,
says: The people OF this section are
very much excited over the discovery
Of a diabolical conspiracy among the
negroes to commit a series of outrages
upon white women. The particulars
are that about week ago negro
preacher by the name OF L. Il. BURGESS
came to the turpentine stills in the
neighborhood of Putnam Hall and pro-
cured employment. After becoming
acquainted with the colored EMPLOYEES
he made damaging remarks about the
daughter of u farmer living near by,
and proposed to the negroes that they
should seize this girl and several other
white women an6 carry them into the
swamp and make them submit to their
embraces. 1t is understood that sew
eral negroes agreed to the plan a..d
That preparations were being made to
carry it into effect.
Fortunately the white people got q
hint of the conspiracy and began to
make an investigation. They secured
evidence that such a conspiracy did
exist and they took steps TO guard their
homes. In the meanwhile the negroes
learned that their diabolical plan was
known and secretly they began to- leave
the country. One of those to leave was
Burgiss, who had suggested the out
RACES Upon the women. He fled Just
in tim, to escape from u number of
white men who had gone to secure him.
1t was learned that Bargiss had gone
to Georgia and the father of the young
lady whom Burgiss had so vilely SLAM
dered swOre out u warrant against the
negro.
The Georgia authorities were COM
municated with and Burgiss was ar
rested. A Florida officer went for the
negro and brought him back. Fearing
mob he stopped at little station
called Newburg, intending to secrete
the prisoner at a friends homo near by.
the officer started to his friends house,
but had not proceeded more than half q
mile when he was suddenly confronted
by between seventy-five and one hun
dred mounted men. They covered him
with guns and rifles and demanded the
prisoner. Being overpowered there
was no other alternative but to give
him up, and the next morning BURGESS
was seen hanging from limb two
miles from tho place where he was
taken from Deputy Lane. Burgiss is
described as being about 45 years of
age, six feet and weighing about one
hundred and eighty pounds. He con-
fessed to Mr.. Lane that the report he
circulated about the farmers daughter
was untrue, but he made the remark
about her to interest the negroes in
his undertaking. The white people
are wild with rage, and it is believed
that more lynchings will speedily fol-
low.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1894-06-05

Col. William G. Oates, who has
just been nominated for Governor by
the Alabama Democrats, probably has
as disctinct recollection of tho civil
war as any man living. He was severe
ly wounded in battle six times, once in
the right arm. then in the right leg,
again in the left hip and clear through
the right hip and thigh, then in the
head and finally, in the last grasp of
the lost cause before Richmond, his
right arm was carried away.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1894-06-05

-Duelling in Europe is increasing,
and increasing at such q rapid rate
that Ii the weekly lists of victims kill
ed on the spot or. MANNED for life by
bullets, sabres and rapiers were footed
up ut the end of the year they would be
found to exceed In lumber the killed
and wounded on an average battlefield.
And the majority of these unfortunate
people had as little reason on which to
take each others lives as have the
bulk OF soldiers in European war.
They are forced to fight by "public
opinion" regulated by the code OF
knightly honor" which Is approved
and upheld by the army.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1894-06-05

"A distinguished Chinaman, named
Kim Wing, has reached Mobile, Ala,
en- rote from his home In Merida, Mex
leo, to Hong Kong, China, where he
goes to get 100000 OF his countrymen
to settle In Mexico. Wing is wealthy
merchant of Merida, and is o highly
educated man. 1t has been with great
Mexican government to permit him to
bring so large a number of his country
raen over at one time. They are to be
employed ON coffee and hemp plan
tations, which are to be operated by
Wing.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1894-06-05
During the Worlds Fair tho Ferris

During the Worlds Fair tho Ferris
wheel went around 10000 times and
carried 100000 passengers. The
largest single load carried was Octo-
Der 18th, when. at 1920 o'clock | I,768
people were on the cars. The largest
days business was October 10th, when
$4,000 people We're carried. October
9th, 10th and 11th there were lI4.OOO
passengers, the largest number for
any three days.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1894-06-05

"A Raleigh real estate firm is ncgo-
tiating for a tract of 1000 acres of
land on the North Carolina sound for u
fish and game preserve for New York
and Washington parties.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-06-22
False PretenseS.

The Democracy, In their national
platform formulated at Chicago in 1892,
declared that protection to American
industries was not only inexpedient
and wrong, but that it is against the
provisions of the constitution of the
United States. They also laid down in
the platform the declaration that they
would do away with the ten per cent
tax on state bank issues. They were
also very strong in their declarations
against trusts, etc. No man has ever
occupied the presidency who has had so
much to say about trusts as Mr.. Cleve-
land. He has said over and over again
that protection promoted trusts, and
that the Republican party was respon-
sible for them, and all that sort of
thing. But here we find the Democracy
in power and actually favoring tariff
bill, several of them, as to that matter.
The Wilson bill, the Jones bill, the
German bill, etc, all of them providing
for high protective duties on some
things-such things as will help their
friends. We find Mr.. Cleveland and
his cabinet using all their influence in
favor of the most grasping octopus of a
trust that has ever existed in this coun-
try. We find his secretary of the treas
ury, Mr.. Carlisle, actually confessing on
the witness stand that he drew with his
own pen the amendments to the tariff
bill which gives TO the sugar trust its
enormous advantage-a direct conces.
sion of $50, 100000 to start with. Mr..
Carlisle, as is shown, is not alone in
this matter, but the attorney general
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-06-22
How Foolish

If Mayor Pingree of Detroit made the
speech in New York which is attrib-
uted to him, he is unfit to be the candi-
date of the Republican party for any
office. The sentence to which we es-
pecially object is given as follows;
i" Millionaires and corporations are
running this country; they elect presi-
dents and buy their way into the SEN
ate the Republican party is ruled by
them" Ex-Gov. Luce, also, seems to
have some Molly grump, and writes a
letter to Mr.. Pingree commenting this
speech.
1t is said that the great DR.. Johnson
was once asked to define Wing, and
replied that it was Tory out of office.
This definition applies pretty well to
Messrs Luce and Pingree. They both
seem to have an Unsuitable itching for
Office, and because they find that every
one is not of their mind, they go to
abusing the Republican party. They
cannot absorb all the honors, and they
have had pretty good share already.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-06-22
A Dance without a Smile.

They have a singular kind Of dance
conducted on the greens of country vii
lagos in Russia. The dancers stand
apart, knot of young men here, knot
Of maidens there, each sex by itself, and
silent as a crowd of mutes. A piper
breaks into tune, a youth pulls off his
cap and challenges his girl with wave
and bow. If the girl is willing, she
waves her handkerchief in token Of as
sent. The youth advances, takes cor
ner of the handkerchief in his hand and
leads his lassie round and round.
No word is spoken, and no laugh is
heard. Stiff with cords and rich with
braids the girl moves heavily by herself,
going round and round, and never al
lowing her partner to touch her hand.
The pipe goes droning on for hours in
the same sad key and measure, and the
prize of merit in this "circling," as the
dance is called, is given by spectators to
the lassie who in all that summer revelry
has never spoken and never smiled
New York Ledger.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-06-22
LEGAL NOTICES.
MORTGAGE SALE.-Default having

MORTGAGE SAlE.-Default having been
ISI made in the payment of a certain indenture
OF mortgage bearing date the sixth day of Deem
Der, A. D. 1890, executed by Milton q. Wise and his
wife, Rose Wise of Van Buren, county, and state of
Michigan, TO W. X. Hawkins of the same place, and
which mortgage was recorded i'm the office of the
register of deeds OF Van Buren, county, Michigan,
in liber 43, on page $40, the sixth day of Deem
Der A. ID. 1890, and OH which mortgage there is
six hundred and five dollars S605 0Ol on said note
and mortgage, and no suit proceedings at law or
in equity having been instituted TO collect the
amount now due and unpaid on said note and mort
gage, or any part thereof. Notice is hereby given
that by virtue of power of sale therein contained,
and in pursuance of the statute in such case made
and provided there will be sold public auction to
the highest bidder, at the front door of the court
house, in the village of Paw Paw. in SAID county
and state that being the place of holding the cir
cult court for said county, on Saturday, the first
day of September, 1894, at twelve o'clock noon of
said day, the premises described in said mortgage,
or so much thereof may be necessary 10 satisfy the
amount due on said note and mortgage, with the
interest and costs, mo attorney fee, the premises
beng described as follows, to-wit: Commencing at
a point twenty-three and one-fourth [23l4 rods
east and twelve and one-balf [l2lSl rods south of
Pine Grove township, running thence south eighteen
isl rods and seven u feet, thence east six and
one-fourth l6l4 rods, thence north eighteen [18l
rods and seven II feet, thence west six and one
fourth 6l4 rods to the place of beginning, all on
section No. thirty 1907, town one M south of range
thirteen 49, west, III Van Buren, county, state Of
Michigan.
Dated June It'll, 1894.
46tl3o5S W. X. III AWKINS, Mortgage.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-06-22

proves To be an equally interested par
ty and is found working for the sugar
trust. The president, also, has been at
least fully cognizant of Mr.. Carlisle's
action and presumably approves of it,
The sugar schedule has just passed the
senate, and thus, SO far AS senatorial
action is concerned, the great trust has
obtained from the Democracy all it has
asked for, what they never would have
dared to hope for from Republicans.
Again, a few days ago the House
voted on the bill to take off the ten per
cent tax on state bank issues, and il
was defeated, 70 Democrats voting with
the Republicans To defeat the measure.
Defeating measure which is one of
party faith One that they had espe-
cially declared, in their platform, that
they would pass We rejoice that they
did not commit this iniquity, but how
about their consistency?
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-06-22
ORpEREoR HEARING FINAL Ac-


Buren-ss. Probate Court for said county.
AT session of the probate court for the county Of
Van Buren,, holden at the probate office in the viii
lage of Paw Paw, Monday the 4th day Of
June, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred aud ninety-four:
Present Benjamin f. Heckert, Judge of Probate
In the matter of the estate of Matte A.
Campbell, deceased.
William Mower, as administrator of said estate,
comes into court and represents that he is pre-
pared to render his final account as such adminis-
traitor, and files the same.
Thereupon 1t is ordered that Monday, the ID day
of July next. at 10 O'Clock in the forenoon, be
assigned for examining and allowing such account,
and that the heirs ataw of said deceased all other
persons interested in said estate requiredto APP
pear al session of said court then to be holden at
the probate Office, in the village of Paw Paw, in
said county, and show cause, IL any there be, why
the said account should not be allowed.
And IL is further ordered that said admin
istrator give notice to the persons interested
in said estate of the tendency Of said account
and the hearing thereof, by causing
a copy of this order to be published in the
True Northerner, a newspaper printed and cir
cuating in said county for three successive weeks
at least previous to said day of hearing.
46t4o49l BENZ. F. HECKERT. Judge of Probate.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-06-22
The RuIing Passion.

Mr.. Theosoph-Speaking of the mystic
rious, knew an adept who predicted
that he would be taken sick on a certain
day, at a certain hour, and would die ex-
actly hours and 10 minutes later. Ev-
erything occurred just as he foretold.
What do you think of that?
Mr.. Hardhead-He must have been a
New York man who had lived in Jersey
and had become accustomed to doing ev-
erything on schedule time.-New York
Weakly
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-06-22
4" Write Me Down an ASS. "

The Secretary of Agriculture, Mr.. j.
Sterling Morton, bounces up every now
and then to show his ears. Like most
of the members of the Cabinet he was
unknown to the country until the Pres
ident hoisted him into his present seat.
In an address before the Worlds Fair
Congress he took occasion to denounce
the Grange and to make many unwar-
ranted and untrue statements. And
now again we hear from him in the
June Forum. He says that the farmers
have not stuck TO their burrows close
enough, but have followed after eco
nomical and political false doctrines
and thus brought upon themselves debt
and ruin. Mr.. Morton, probably, does
not intend to include, under the head
of false doctrines, the free trade fallacy
in fact, all fallacies of the Democratic
National platform. His case against
the farmers is, no doubt, because they
do not readily enough swallow the doc
trines of Mr.. Morton's party. But, any
way. who constituted Mr.. Morton a
teacher of the farmers of this country?
He has come out of his rural obscurity
and assumes a role of monitor in which
he is especially obnoxious.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-06-22
Honesty Recognized by Political
OppOnent.

The Atlanta Constitution, commenting
on Senator Brice's denial of having any
connection with the sugar trust, says
that, although he is Democrat, he is not
half as good man as his colleague,
John Sherman, although Old John
Sherman is a Republican" Senator
Brice, says the Constitution, may make
any amount of denias that he has been
a speculator in sugar stocks, but such
denals will not be accepted by the peo-
PIE. There is evidence enough atloat
to convict him at the bar of public
opinion, and he already stands con-
demned of using his position of a sena-
tor of the United States to further his
individual interests, and has received
what he apparently richly deserves, the
public contempt. Senator Brice, says
the Constitution, expresses indigna-
ton at the treatment which he has re-
ceived at the hands of the public press;
but if it were to let him alone alto
gether, the fact would not restore his
good name, or, rather, would not ac-
cord TO him the character of an honest
man" He is disgrace to the state
that sent him; to the distinguished body
of which he is member, and TO the
party that elected him. Away with all
such rs he !"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-06-22
MORTGAGE SALE.-Default having been

MORTGAGE SALE Default having been
1Nl made IN the payment of the money secured by
a mortgage dated the 9Th day of January, A. ID.
1890, executed by Henry Alexander and Lorinda Al
exander, his wife, of Kalamazoo, Michigan, to Leroy
Cahill, of the same place, which mortgage
corded in the Office of the register of deeds of Van
Buren, county, Michigan, In Lber a. OF mortgages
page 304 the 18th day of January, A. ID. 1890,
at o'clock a. M; and whereas the amount claimed
to be due and unpaid said mortgage this date,
IL the sum of one thousand and sixty dollars, for
principal and interest, and the further of thirty
Ave dollars attorney fee under the statute in such
case made and provided, and no suit proceeding
having been instituted at law to recover the debt
secured by said mortgage, any part thereof,
whereby the power of sale contained in said mort
gage has become operative; Now, therefore, notice
is hereby given that by virtue of the said power of
sale and in pursuance of the statute in such case
made and provided, the said mortgage will be fore
closed by sale of the premises therein described,
at public auction to the highest bidder at the front
door of the court house in Paw Paw, In said county
of Van Buren,, on Saturday, the 18th day of August
next, at two O'Clock i'm the afternoon of that day.
Said premises described follows, to-wit: The
south half of the northwest quarter of section
twenty-seven (27), town three CD south of range
thirteen (13) wet, Van Buren, county, Michigan,
containing eighty acres, according TO the United
States survey.
Dated May II, 1894.
LEROY CAHILL, Mortgage.
BY Flma l.. Cahill and Edward Cahill,
CAHILJ OsTRANDER, Guardians.
Attorneys for Mortgage. [43t13-55
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-06-22
Gov. Rich will Succeed Himself

Present indicate ons all point TO the
denomination of Gov. Rich at Grand
Rapids in July. His administration has
been singularly intelligent and fair and
should meet with a very decided en-
dorsement. Van Buren, Republicans
are, so far as THE NoRTHERNER can
learn, unit in giving him a second
term, and the delegation from this
county will doubtless go the convention
and cast solid vote with that end in
view.
This zone term" idea, which is being
so persistently urged by a few sore
heads and disappointed, yet ambitious,
politicians, will meet with no favor
from the rank and file of the party.
Fair play is said to be a jewel, but the
springing of this lone term" idea just
now has no such characteristics. Re-
ports from other portions of the Fourth
congressional district give abundant
evidence that Van Buren's attitude is
precisely that of her sister counties
composing this stalwart district.
Gov Rich should succeed himself.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-06-22
She'll Know Him Again.

When the king of the Belgians stopped
in tavern at Spike during recent rain
storm he overheard the hostess remark:
"Tve seen the mug of this tall fellow be-
fore" Ere leaving the place the king
presented the hostess with a bust of
himself and later forwarded large
photograph, with his autograph.-Ex-
change
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-06-22
CHANcERY SALE. In pursuance and by

4 'hANC6Hr BALE. IN pursuance and by
" virtue of an order and decree of the circuit
court for the county of Van Buren,, in
Chancery, i'm the state of Michigan, made and
dated the 18th day of April, A. ID.
1894, in certain therein pending.
wherein Jennie B. Phelps is complainant and Lucy
Alb. Harrison and William LII Harrison defend
ants notice is hereby given that shall sell at public
auction to the highest bidder, at the front door
of the court house, in the village of Paw Paw,
county of Van Buren, and state of Michigan, said
court house being the place for holding the circuit
court for said county, ON Saturday the 23rd day of
June, A. ID. 1894, at ten O'Clock in the forenoon
of said day, all or much thereof may be
sary to raise the amount due to the said complainant
for principal interest and costs in this cause, of the
following described parcels of land, to-wit All
that certain piece or parcel OF land situate and be-
ing I'm the village of Lawrence in the county of Van
Buren, and state of Michigan aud described fol-
lows, to-wit: Lots number twenty COO, twenty-one
(21 and twenty-five (22l In block number two (2) Of
Cages addition TO the said village of Lawrence.
Dated Paw Paw, Mich, May 10, 1894.
JAMES r.. CHANDLER,
Circuit Court Commissioner In and for Van Buren,
County, Michigan.
SMILEY, SMITH STEVENS,
Compartments Solicitors. l42t7o48
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-06-22

The famous document entitled "Amer-
lean Tariffs from Plymouth Rock to
esSss Tar nearu Uy b as
just been revised and re-issued. IL
should be in the hands of every person
who wishes complete and reliable in
formation upon the Tariff. Ses: to any
address for 10 cents. Address Wilbur
+. Wakeman, General Secretary, No.
1876 West 23d street, New York.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-06-22
Improving the Breed.

why do you cut up such antics when
you feed your turkeys, Mr.. Farmer
"Oh, I'm trying to make game Of
them" Washington Star.
The Kansas blackman. [volume] (Topeka, Kan.) 1894-1???, 1894-05-04

ed civil service would give oppor-
tunity to hundreds of young men
who are forced to take anything or
nothing at home or to teach
country schools at from seven to
ten dollars a week. The explana-
ton is simple enough. White
men find lucrative openings in
trade; colored men of equal quail
ifications for work 90 into civil
service examinations. They ought
to excel and they generally do
well.
Colored voters are human voters.
They differ in the motives rs do
white voters. There are some in
the position to be indifferent and
they act so. There will be more
when industrial emancipation
opens the way. Apart from the
interest of the average citizen III
good and cheap gas, good water,
good schools and good streets, We
have the near, selfish interest of
being eager for the fair field Of
honest civil service competition.
JOHN s. DURHAM.