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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-10-12
NEWS OF OUR STATE.
ITEMS OF INTEREST TO NIGH.
GAMBLERS.
Pushing the Michigan Ship Canal-Pecu-
liar Legislative Biunder-Growth OF the
Flour Industry In Michigan-Death of n
Worthwhile Pioneer.
The Michigan Ship Canal.

A matter OF present interest, par
ticuarly to Chicago, is the aot that
incorporation papers and prospectus
are being Trsrared for the ship canal
connecting Lake Michigan with Lake
Erie, with termini at Toledo, Ohio,
and oint between \ ew Buffalo and
Michigan City, Ind. 1t is sta ed by
experts that the canal will cost be-
tween $4,000, 100 and Sl2,0L0O00, the
cost being greatly les ened by the CIV
and improved methods and machines
for excavati n. Eastern railroads favor
the canal, and it is stated that the
Western roads ee great advantage TO
themselves in the en- erprise, as 1T wi |
enable them TO run their freight cars
loaded with grain and other dead
freight on TO transports, conveying
them through the canal to Lake Erie,
and thence through the widened krie
Canal to tae tidewaters Of the Hudson
River, Governor boswell Il. Flower
and Senator David b. Hill having
already introduced measures for the
widening OF tho Erie Canal. The canal
is being pushed with zeal in financial
circles of London, Paris, Der in, Bos-
ton and New York. It will shorten
the present lake route from 900 to 100
miles
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HONOR THE FOUNDER.
Grand Army Men Dedicate a Monument
to DIR. Stephenson.

to DIR. stephenson.
The dedication of the Stephenson
monument in Rose Hill Cemetery,
/ etersburg, H., was national event,
and was celebrated in a way worthy Of
the Nation. The memory of the late
DR.. b. f. Stephenson, founder of the
Grand Army of the Republic. was
honored by the dedication OF a hand
some monument, appropriately in
scribed and located in most beautiful
spot. The funds for the monument
were raised by the members Of
the organization from all parts
of the Nation, which gives all
comrades a special interest in il.
extra facilities brought in thousands
Commander, Colonel Lawler, of Rock
ford, and his Adjutant General jones,
were among the early arrivals Among
the other notables were Gen Il. j.
Oglesby, Gen. John A. McClernand,
Maj. james A Connolly, n. W. Fran
son, r. @. Gibbs, contractor of the
monument; Junior Vice Commander
Inman. Col. ID. j. Block, Capt. Weaver,
Col. Fred Wilkinson, and Capt Reib-
same, of Bloomington, one OF the six
surviving charter members of the or
ganization, and the the only one of the
six present.
A procession formed, headed by the
notab'es in carr ages. The column
moved to Ro Hill and surrounded the
honored shaft where the ceremonies
took place. After the preliminaries
dinner was served to the people by the
acre. Long tables were placed on the
greensward, where 800 were fed at a
time. 1t was not a barbecue or res
taurant lunch, but home made and
home-cooked bread meats, fried
chicken, baked beans, vegetables,
pickle, hot coffee with cream all fresh
from the kitchens. Commander Nc
Dowell, orator of the day, brought
tears to the eyes OF the widow and
daughters of DR.. Stephenson, as we'll
as others, in his bea tiful story of the
life and work Of the beloved founder Of
the order. The speech of National
Commander Lawler was full of enthu-
siastic fire and was cheered equal to
the remarks made by Dick" Oglesby,
and the rousing but brief speech OF
Major Connolly
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Michigan Flour.

Few people have an idea OF the ex-
tent to which the flour industry has
cen develop ed in the Wolverine State
Sixty-six years ago Michigan was little
more than q wilderness, AID the few
mills in .istence then were of the
crudest description and intended to
supply only the immediate locality in
which they were situated. This was
long before the invention of the roller
process. To-day there are 51S mills in
the State, having daily capacity of
1854 barrels. Running 800 days in
the year, their product would BE- H.
1SG,2 200 barrels or enough TO supply
one-ffth of the population OF the
United States, putting the individual
consumption at one barrel per year.
To make that quantity of -four would
require { 3, 93l 600 bushels Of wheat, as
it takes five bushels of wheat TO make
one barrel of standard flour. Michi-
gan's wheat crop seldom exceeds -,
coo, 900 bushels, 20 that, If the mills
were grinding IN TO their capacity,
they would use three times as much
wheat as Is grown in the tate.
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Northern two years ago. These are
some of the results apparent from the
official returns received from Wednes-
days elections. To a larse extent,
dispatch says, the contest for the
governorship has been foue hit on
national lines. The State platform
called for the immediate free coinage
of silver, witho It respect to the wishes
of foreign nations. The Unofficial re-
turns at first indicated that the State
had gone Democratic by $1,000. But
these figures. as the official counts were
made, rapidly dwindled until the DEM
ocrats do not claim more than $1,000,
while the Populist5 declare that re-
turns from the country coupties will
reduce the majority to not more than
10000. Several of the strongest DEM
ocratic counties in the State have been
carried by the Populists, and with but
few exceptions every county in the
State shows Populist gains.
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Loss n Million Dollars.

A terrible windstorm swept over the
business p rtion of Little Rock, Ark,
Tuesday night, Carrying death and de-
struction in its path. Shortly after
dark heavy storm came from the
West, accompanied by vivid flashes of
lightning and hea V crashes OF thun-
der. The skies suddenly cleared and
the storm was thought to be over when
suddenly heavy gale from the south
west appeared, and for few moments
the city was in the horrors OF death
and destruction. The wind was terrific
in the extreme. Tees, telegraph,
to ephone, and electric light poles
were carried distance Of 200 yards.
The roofs of about thirty of the larger
buildings in the city were torn from
the houses and hurled against build
ings on the opposite side of the streets,
aeaving the occupants and property
within to the mercy of the drenching
rain, which began to fall in torrents
shortly afterward.
When the storm had cea ed 1t was
discovered that the residence portion
OF the city had entirely escaped, but
Main street, from the river TO Third,
otICCb lIOLH AclISI w y ulu-
berland and Second from Center to
berland, were almost total wrecks
This territory covers the principal
business portion of the town. AT the
time this is written half a dozen dead
bodies have been found.
The Office of the main building Of
the State penitentiary, two miles out,
was torn ava and lodged on several
frame cottages in the neighborhood,
completely demolishing them. A STAN
pedc took place among the convicts,
six Of whom were badly injured by
falling timbers. Two will die. Fortu-
nately only aoout l25 convicts are in
side the walls. The other $50 were
taken to Sunnyside plantation some
days ago. At tho insane asylum was
found the greatest wreck. The roofs
of the main buildings were completely
demolished, and several wards caved
In, destroying everything in sight.
The male ward is total wreck. sew
eral insane patients made their escape,
but were recaptured. 1t is not known
how many inmates are killed or in
in 'ured
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TO SAVE THE TIMBER.
Hard Work to Do In wisconsin's Burned
District.

District.
A large owner OF the timber lands In
the burned district Of Wisconsin, while
in New York City recently, talked in
terestingly to the reporters. He says
a vast amount OF timber cutting will be
necess airy this fall and winter near
Hinck ey and Phillips in order to save
the stumpage from being total loss.
THE timber in the burned district,
saws he, "will not be lost if it is cut and
drawn to the water before next spring.
The fire has charred the trunks OF the
trees and killed them. The wood
worms will ruin the trees after
a year. But il the trees are
cut and the logs put into the
rivers or ponds they can be kept two
or three years without injury. Proba-
bly, there will be more timber cut and
hauled to the water in Wisconsin the
coming winter than ever before.
cornell University, IL is said, is
preparing to cut all its stumpage. All
the lumbermcn in the burned district
will do likewise. IL was said that Cor
nell University would lose 100000
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Knows Where Rlnsom Is Living.

Under the pressure Of legal inves-
tigation, f.. r. Townsend who ha: a
power of attorney from DR.. Palsom,
and b en- handling the doctors
BUSINESS since his abse ace from South
Haven, admitted that he knows where
Dr. Ransom is, and has be in cores
pondence VITA him since his absence.
He decline 10 tell where he is or
whether he is likely to return TO his
home The members of the Round
the World Association will try to
compel Townsend TO state the Doctor s
whereabouts
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-10-12
WEATHER FAVORS CROPS.
Gathering and Seeding Progress Nearly
to Completion.

10
According to the weather crop re.
port issued by the United States
Weather Bureau the past week was
favorable for crop gathering and seed
ing, both nearing completion. Mis-
souri,, III NOS, Indiana and Wisconsin
report winter wheat in excellent con-
dition. Pasturage is also in excellent
condition generally; Ohio, kentucky,
Tennessee and Arkansas, however,
need moisture. Cotton picking
mas progressed rapidly I'M
der favorable weather conditions,
except in the Carolinas and portions of
Georgia and Florida, where picking
was interrupted and the crop Injured
by the tropical hurricane reports in
dictate that out one-half OF the crop
has been secured in South Carolina
Florida, and Texas, while in Alabama
Arkansas, Mississippi, North Carolina,
and Tennessee from 60 TO - per cent.
OF the crop remained ungathered Get
/. Frosts occurred as far south as
Kentucky, but no serious injury has
been reported. Following Is the re-
port from several States
Illinois -Temperature normal, sunshine
above, and rainfall below; conditions uu-
usually favorable; corn cutting progress
Ing and much in stock; wheat and rye In
fine condition; meadows pastures and late
gardens growing finely.
Indiana-Corn all safe, most In shock:
wheat and rye coming up luXuriantly F;
seeding nearly done; tobacco all cut; pas
turage greeni frost did no injury.
Observation-Disclosures favorable for farm
work; corn husking is general; fall plow-
ing is we'll along and seeding about COM
pleted; a large acreage OF rye has been
sown; pastures In splendid condition and
stock healthy.
Minnesota-Good rains in all sections
have greatly improved pasturage; fall
blowing and sowing OF winter grain pro-
crossing rapidly; field crops about all Sc
cured; frost Sunday night
Iowa-The week has been warm and dry,
favorable for maturing late crops and FOR
blowing and seeding; pastures are good,
and forage for winter Will be more abun-
dant than anticipated.
Nebraska-Less than the usual amount
OF fall blowing has been done. because OF
the dry condition OF the ground; showers
have been general the last OF the week and
very beneficial TO all farm interests.
Missouri-Week favorable for farm work
seeding nearly finished; early-sown grain
looking we'll; corn practically safe from
frost; yield somewhat better than ex-
pected pasture good, but beginning tc
need rain; much complaint OF potatoes
rotting.
rHIuIhll Oo-
low normal, sunshine above; the end OF
the season finds late potatoes and corn
doing well, potato digging and corn husk-
ing being pushed; much fall wheat seeded
apple picking progresses. and pastures are
good.
Ohio-General showers in northern Sec
tion, but dry in other portions; wheat al
sown, and corn nearly all In shock; fal
blowing progressing; potatoes small; APP
pies fallingj pastures in excellent coudi-
zion; tobacco about all cut and housed.
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Women VIII Wear Tronsers.

A hundred of the suffragist women
of Topeka, Kan, will come out in re-
form dress. They have entered into
an agreement, adopted a costume
which is to consist of Turkish trousers
covered by skirt, reaching to the
fold, close or loose waist, as the
wearer may prefer, and cloth leggins
to match the trousers. 1t is the inten-
ton OF the Topeka women TO organize
into relief squads so that number of
them may be on the streets all day,
and thus the community will become
familiar with the reform.
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<AOdd y LII y
In 1860, assigned to the dragons, and
promoted First Lieutenant in 1861 and
Captain in 1862. His war record was q
most brilliant one, he was advanced to
high Offices, and in 1865 was breveted
Brigadier General and Major General
in the regular army for gallant serv-
ices. After the war he was employed
on the frontier until 1882, was in
charge of the military academy at
West Point for seven years, and since
then has served in the West. In 1887
he became Brigadier General
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Hon. T. =. Woo oman Dead.

Hon. T.. S. Woodmln of Worthwhile
who had been i'll for several weeks,
died Tue day afternoon from heart
failure. Deceased was "A years old.
Mr.. Woodman was a member OF the
Legislative committee that drafted the
con titution of Michigan, and was a
member of the Leg stature one term.
In January 1892, the old gentleman
was so i'll that his ca was expected
at any moment Notice of the serious
ness of the case was sent to his son,
George D., of Detroit, who Immediate
ly let for his fathers home. On his
arrival it was not expected that Mr..
Woodman wo Id last the night out,
AID in response to a request on the
part of the Detroit Free / ress for a
short sketch of the well-known Michi-
gander the sen sent in a few of the
principal events of his fathers life.
In one week after writing it he,
George d.. was taken down and on
January % hs died. His father,
whose biography the son had just
written, in turn wrote short sketch
OF the dead son, ard sent it to the
Flee Press
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his cowardice and
incompetence, h a 5
be en- Ii II un g
Chang 8 trusty lieu
tenant in matters
pertaining to the
Chinese navy since
its organization in
1856. lie i, how
ever, more of a sol
der than a sailor.
Before taking COM
mand OF the North
ern Squ adron" he
was a Brigadier Cen
eral of the Chinese
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Aholishes Prison Contract Labor.

ATTORNEY General Ellis, in eXamin-
ing the statutes relative to the man
agement of the prisons of the State,
made the startling discovery that by a
blunder on the part of the Legislatu e
O. 1895 the convict contract labor sy :
tenn in this State has been abolished.
Attorney General Ellis ba es his con-
clusions on the recent opinion of the
Supreme Court in the case of Warden
Parsell, of the Ionia refOrmatory. 1t
was held in that case, Mr.. Ellis says,
that the 1893 revision of the laws re-
latipg to the prisons of the State
superseded all previous laws on this
subject, and as one of the previous
laws provided in detail the manner in
which contracts for the labor of con-
victs should be let, he claims that such
law was rep aaled. In smuch as the
new law is Il ent on the subsec OF con-
tracts. it is held by the Attorney Cen
eral that conviets can now be en-
ployed on State account Contracts
existing at the time the law took e.
feet are valid until the expiration OF
the time for which they were made.
But none executed since that time are
legal
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the age limit excites
interest in those like
ly TO DO promoted. 1t
Is believed that Gen.
Wesle y Merritt will
assume command of
Governors | 8 a n d
when Gen. M i ! Q 8
goes to Washington
to succeed Maj. Gen.
Schofield. Gen Mer-
rift was born in New
York City in 1885,
W as graduated at
the United States
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by the FIRE. but that isn't SO, provided
the university's timber Is cut this win
ter. The university's loss will be COM
paratively light. / rode through the
burned district the other day. There
is not green thing in sight. An area
about thirty miles wide and hundreds
OF miles long is charred and black"
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land forces at Tien-Tsln. From this
o ce to a full-fedged admiralship,
without any preliminary training, his
failure as naval commander was only
to be expected. Admiral Ting is be-
tween 80 and go years OF age. Ee has
commanding appearance, being about
six feet tall. He is an inveterate gam
bier
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day in November,
when that BIO d y
meets. Four Con-
gre-sional distric Is
of Georgia may elect
Populist Con ress-
men in the national
election, which oc-
ours on the same
day. The ma ority
o. w. Y. Atkinson,
for the governor
ship, will be only
about 10000, instead
of the u, 200, which
WAS given TO Gov.
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Value Value
RolIyars OF bolivia.

The estimate OF the Value of coins OF
countries having single silver stand
ard Is made up on the average price OF
silver for the three months ending
Sept. 20. 1894, viz: s0.6il27. There have
been added to the list the Tien Tsin
and Che Foo taels OF China These
values are stated to govern in the set
Element of customs duties.
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YOUR FOREIGN COINS.

Uncle Sam Has Placed n New Valuation
on Them.
The Director of the Mint has e,ti-
mated and the Secretary proclaimed
the value of foreign coins as required
by section %, OF The act of Aug. %,
1894. The changes made are as fol-
lows:
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GEN. WESLEY MERRITT.

IT'S Believed that He VIII Assume Com
mand of Governors Island.
Important changes soon to take place
In the officers of the army by the re-
tirement OF some who have reached
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CHARGED WITH COWARDICE.
Admiral Ting Removed from Command
OF the North Sou ldron."

Admiral Ting. recently removed
from the command OF the North
Squadron" of the Chinese feet, and
deprived Of his peacock's feather for
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RUIN AT LITTLE ROCK
CAPITAL OF ARKANSAS STRUCK
BY A CYCLONE.

Commercial Center OF the City Laid
Waste-Manv Are Kilied-state Peniten-
tiary Badly Wrecked and Convlcts In
jured-AsyIum Buildings Demolished.
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SLUMP IN GEORGIA.

Returns from the Recent Elections Show
Big Populist Gains.
Sixty-three members Of the next
Georgia Legislature will answer to
the Populist roll call the first Wednes-
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GREAT BRITAIN has 17e,52o owners
OF farms
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First Districts. M. Clark Republicsn).
Ksokuk: w. A. Duckworth Democrat, Keo-
sauoua: James o. Bebes Populistl. Wsver.
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North Bennington.

Isaac Surdam has been spending sew
eral days with his daughter, Mrs. Linus
L. Fuller, wife OF one of the popular pro-
prietors of the Buckingham Hotel, New
York. Mr.. Surdam is one of the Oldest
of our citizens.
The Rev. A. D. Clark of Pownal will
fill the Baptist pulpit on Sunday, in ex-
change with the Rev. r. B. Tozer.
Miss shannon of South Easton, Penn,
is spending some time with her sister,
Mrs. Bottom. 1t was while living in
South Easton, employed under the
charge of Norman Douglas, that Mr.. Bot
tom became acquainted with his wife.
The Rev. w. q. Olinger of Hartman,
Tenn, will supply the desk of the Rev.
G. II. Peck, in the Congregational
church, in the interest of the American
Missionary Association, at the morning
service next Sunday morning.
Six persons were admitted into the
fellowship of the Congregational church,
last Sunday morning; five on profession
of faith and one by letter.
Some of our musical talent is to be
employed in the Oratorio of Queen
Esther, in the interest of the Bennington
Y. NJ. G. A., Wednesday evening next.
Among those engaged are Major Bot.
tum, Harry G. White and John H. Cush.
man, the last mentioned taking the part
of "Mordecai."
Several from here will attend the mu-
sicale, to be given by Mrs. Major Coffey
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Manchester Centre.

The family of j. NJ. Russell have re-
moved to Bennington where one daugh-
ter, Mrs. Edith McDonough already re-
sides.
The Y. p. S. G. E. of the Baptist
church will have sociable at the resi-
dence of Alvin Pettibone at the Depot,
Wednesday evening, NoY. 14th. All are
cordially invited to be present and en-
Joy social visit.
The Methodist Workers will be enter
tanned on Wednesday afternoon of next
week by Mrs. j. II. Bonesteel and Miss
Anna Edgerton at Mr.. Bonesteel's resi-
dence. Work, sewing rags. All are cor
daily invited.
Rev. and Mrs. Flanders have gone to
st. Adams Bay for vacation and will be
gone two Sundays. On both these Sun
days it is expected that Zion church will
be open for morning service.
Grand Master j. II. Whipple and
Grand Tyler E. G. futile, with the other
members of the Masonic Grand Lodge of
Vermont, have been summoned to VOL
colt to assist in the dedication of a new
Lodge room in that place on Tuesday of
this week.
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in Bennington, on Saturday afternoon.
This is the first meeting on the revival
of these enjoyable occasions.
The social of the Congregational La
dies Aid Society on Tuesday of this
week, was for several reasons one Of the
very best. Work for the afternoon had
been planned, so that much was accom-
pllshed, in addition to the packing of
the barrel for mission purposes. The
tables for supper at six o'clock were
bounfifully laden, and relay and more,
after the first set, was rapidly made
ready, so that all were ready for the en-
tertainment, can Evening With DIR. Oil
yer Wendell Holiness" at an early hour.
Mrs. W. G. Shaw was the leader, and her
presentation of the life and character of
this distinguished scholar and poet, was
in itself treat to the older ones, and an
inspiration to the young. After the
opening remarks, she illustrated his yer.
satllity as classic writer of prose and
poetry, as well as a writer of wit, humor
and pathos, by introducing several of
his productions. as 1.-THE One Hoss
Shay, "The Parsons Horse Which Won
the Bet" with selections from 1.-THE Au-
tocrat of the Breakfast Table, etc.,
with the singing of the hymn, 30 Love
Divine" and representation by char.
'acters on the platform of the "Old Con-
tinentaler," who had been jeered by the
boys. AS IN fact it would be, the even
ing was delightfully."- spent, his produc-
lions being introduced by the reading of
odd IrOnsides," one of the first, if not
the very first, of his preserved poems.
No one, not even the youngest. felt any
languor during the entertainment, as the
piano was brought into requisition on
any needed occasion.