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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-06-08

Statement OF . Dying Railroad Detective
shows Up viliainous Plot


shows Up viilainous Plot.
George s Newconb. assistant special
agent OF the Western Indiana Railroad.
who was shot In Chicago the other night
on an incoming GraHd krunk train. made
an ante -mortem statement, and on the
strength of IL Special Agent JAS @ Max
veil. of the Grand Trunk Road. was locked
I'D at the Harrison Street Police Station.
Lefore the police get through with the case
they expect TO prove that there was huge
conspiracy betw cen detectives employed
by the Grand Trunk Road and a gang OF
con idence men TO divide the plumber got
from the people robbed on the trains OF
the company. For some time confidence
men have been boarding the trains of the
Grand Trunk Road and robling the pas
sengers So serious have these outrages
been that Newcomb and Maxwell we're
detailed TO board incoming passenger
trains, catch the thieves at their work n
possible and arrest them Newcomb charges
that while en- route to Archer avenue
to apprehend these thugs Maxwell
boldly admitted that he had entered
into conspiracy to "protect" these
highway men In their operations and gem
erously offered to divide his share OF the
proceeds with Newcomh So convinced
was the dying man of the perady and VIII
lainy of his brother officer that he firmly
believed that the suspicious characters
they found on the rear car of the Grand
Trunk train we're Maxwelrs accomplicss.
lie believes that they had been informed
by Maxwell that the road would be clear
for their operations. and that when
he seized the thug who a moment later
shot him. 1t was by Maxwell's order that
he shot was fred
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-06-08
DOCTORS IN CONVENTION.
Annual Meeting OF the American Medical
Association at San Francisco.

Annual Meeting OF the American Medical
Association at San Francisco.
The forty fifth annual con vention OF the
American Medical Association opened In
odd Fellows Building In San Francisco
Tuesday morning Delegates had been
arriving in the city for several days. and
when DIR. James S. Hibberd Of Indiana,
President OF the association, noun ed the
platform to call the meeting to order he
looked down ulon over one thousand
faces Every State and Territory Of the
Union was represented. and no small pro
portion OF those in attendance were prac-
tltioners OF international reputation and
celebrity President Hibberd responded
10 addresses OF welC ONE from Dr. K Fl.
Plummer, DIR. r l. Rigdon, and other rep
resentatives of the local committee. In
the afternoon the delegates divided into
sections and listened TO the reading of pa :
Iers relating to diseases, operations and
other matters OF interest to the profession
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-06-08
FIVE CHILDREN DIE.
They Eat OF n Poisonous Vegetable at Tar
rytOwn, N. Y.

They Eat of Poisonous Vegetable at Tar
rytOwn, N. Y.
At Tarrytown, N. y, as a result of eat
ing poisonous vege table. which they had
mistaken for flagroot. five little inmates Of
the Sisters OF Mercy Home died I'm great
agony. The dead are; James Forrestal.
aged 10 years; John Callahan, aged 10
years; Thomas Cassmore, aged 10 years;
Augustus Powers, aged IL years; John
Donnelly, aged IL years seven others OF
the inmates are seriously Ill The home Is
situated in Wilson Park on the hill back OF
Tarrytown. There are about 200 children
In the home The boys were out play Ing
In the park In the afternoon whom one OF
them discovered n pungent root which he
declared. after tasting, was fagroot
About dusk one OF the boys was taken with
cramps. and within an hour all who had
eaten OF the poisonous root we're deathly
sick Physicians we're called from larry
town. but their efforts we're OF no avail
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-06-08
CITY HELD by A MOB.
Homestead's Horrors May he Re-enacted
at McKeesport, Pa.

Homestead's Horrors May he Re-enacted
at McKeesport, Pa.
The immense plant of the National Tube
Works at McKeesport, Pa, sixteen miles
from Pittsburg, on the Monongahela River.
was In the possession OF mob OF 5000
strikers Tuesday, who declared their In
tention TO battle with new workmen and
officers. The city at night was in n state
OF insurrection and anarchy was rampant
on every street The bloody scenes OF
Homestead, on the other side OF the river,
were enacted, and In all probability
they will b, repeated The men are
just as determined as those who
held the Carnegie mills against the
Invasion OF the Pinkertons, and
will fight against any and everything
All efforts on the part OF tho Mayor and
police officials to disperse the strikers re-
suited In failure. The company has, APP
parently, thrown all responsibility on the
city officials and sheriff of Allegheny coun-
ty. he trouble Is the result OF a strike
that occurred at the mills. May IA, against
a Is per cent reduction In wages
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-06-08
FIRE ON THE TROOPS.
Strikers at Shelburn, Ind, Make a Night
Attack.


Attack.
A telephone message to Indiana oils
Ind. Monday night from shelburn said the
troops were fred on by strikers under cover
OF the night Communication Is bad
and 1t could only be learned that
four OF the strikers were killed In the
return volley. Brigadier General Mckee
sent call for the second Calling gun, the
first being at Cannelburg. Shortly after
midnight special train was secured, and
the rest OF the Indiana light artillery under
command OF Capt Curtis. Speaker OF the
last House. was started over the Vandalia
via Terre Haute for the scene Of the out
break Rush dispatches from the Governor
were sent 10 seven different military
companies ID Prepare to march at any
hour on Tuesday. There was much excite :
ment at the State House and the Cover
nor was mp all night There were eight
companies at Elburn. counting the two
that came up from Cannelburg. This
would give Mckee about 400 men. Op-
posed TO them were nearly Q. 900 desperate
strikers messenger from shelburn
said the strikers fired anvils all aftern DON
to attract the men from the hills for miles
around. but IL was not thought any such
thing as an attack on the militia was con-
tenn Mated
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-06-08
STRIKE AN IMPEDIMENT.
Traffic and Industries Inter cred With by
"a Lack OF Fuel.

Traffic and Industries Inter cred With by
Lack OF Fuel.
r. g. Dun & Co.'S Weekly Review Of
Trade says:
1t Is n sign OF cheering import that In
finished business, represented by clearngs
and railway tonnage, there has been less
decrease since the strike began than might
have been exl ectcd. But in inchoate busi-
ness, the orders which start the wheels, to
result In tonnage and payment weeks or
months later there seems 10 be an actual
decrease. Meanwhile the consequent in
terruption OF traffic and industry increases.
The oppage of iron furnaces between the
Allegheny Mountains and the MissIssi pi
River has become complete. and n great
number OF concerns m nufacturing iron,
and others requiring soft coal or COKE for
fuel. have been forced to stop Business
cannot increase In volume under such cir
cumstances, and yet payments through all
clearing houses for the week show de-
crease Of only 20. per cent compared with
last wear
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-06-08
A TERROR SHOT DEAD
BLOODY END OF A BAD MAN
FROM PiNEviLLE.
The Monthly Debt statement-stocks OF
Wheat In Canada and This Country
Strikes Greatly Impede Trade - War
Declared ON the Strikers.


Andy Johnson. "the Pineville Ky. ter
ror," has killed his last man, having been
shot and instantly killed Saturday night
at Pineville, where he was a policeman.
dance was given at Pineville and among
those present was Jim Horn. Johnson was
on hand TO preserve order. Horn started
to leave the dance hall with a woman,
and Johnson threatened him With
arrest II he did so Johnson followed Horn
and the woman and an exchange OF shots
ensued Johnson fell dead and Horn died
In thirty minutes. Johnson earned the
title Of Pineville terror while a deputy
marshal and added to IL while Sheriff OF
Bell County and later as policeman at
Pineville He had killed eight or nine
men and one child, his greatest record In
ono fight being four men.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-06-08
Escaping Murderer Retaken.

The Montreal olice have just succeed ed
in capturing an escaped American MUIR
derer named Samuel Alexander On July
%, 1891. Alexander leve.ed his revolver at
James Nesbltt on the street in Chico9ee.
Mass, and shot him deal without the
slightest provocatiou. Tried for his life,
Alexander was declared insane and SEN
fenced TO perpetual conflb ement In the
lunatic asylum at Worcester. Mass About
year ago he succeeded in esca pin, from
that institution
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-06-08
NARROWLY ESCAPE DEATH.

workmen Get Out OF n Failing Grain E.e-
yator just I'm Time.
At indianapolis, while workmen were
engaged in taking some grain from Fle-
vator @. at the Big Four tracks, one OF the
employees noticed that the walls were
s reading and cried out to the men IN the
inside 10 run for their lives The seven
men employed In getting out thu grain
made a dash for the door and had just
emerged from the building when the brick
walls fell with terrible crash, thu bricks
and mortar flying on all sides for a dis
lance OF one hundred feet Fortunately
the wtrkmen escaped with but few
bruises from tho flying debris
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-06-08
FLOODS IN COLORADO.
Heavy Rains Swell the Rivers and Creeks
All Over the State.

Heavy Rains Swell the Rivers and Creeks
All Over the State.
A Pueblo, Colo, dispatch says: 1t has
rained necessarily for thirty hours all over
the eastern part OF the STATE. The rain fall
Is one OF the heaviest ever known. In this
city the Arkansas River broke the levee In
six places. From Union avenue viaduct to
the postoffice, three-Quarters OF mile. all
cellars are flooded and water rises two
feet above the first floors. The electric
street cars have stopped running. the
works being flooded. Hundreds Of men
are out In boats rescuing families and re-
moving goods. The five railroads eater
iny the city are tied up The damage
amounts to at least 800. 00o. The flood IL
now receding and it Is thou hit all danger
in this city Is practically passed.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-06-08
PUBLIC DEBT STATEMENT.
May Saw Decrease of Over 5000, 900 I'm
the Country's Obligations.


the Country's Obligations.
The monthly debt statement shows a net
cash balance In the Treasury OF Sill, s54,-
1885, OF which SIS. 500 267 is gold reserve. 1t
also shows that the interest," bearing debt
May 81 was SOS. o4i. $40, an increase Of
only $500 The debt on which interest has
ceased since maturity was 81, $751; de-
crease of 50, $40 The nom interest bearing
debt was $3.50, O16, 329. a decrease OF S37, 230.
The aggregate OF interest and nom crest
bearing debt was 81, DIG, 916. $50, a decrease
of s640. So The statement OF the cash In
the Treasury is as follows: Gold, si4s O67,-
SIG; silver. S512, 194,05i paper, S106, 0sl.-
172; bonds. minor coins, etc, SIC, 90, $50,
against which there are demand Liabilities
aggregating s665. 42s. OPS. making the de-
crease in the available cash balance for
the month e.. 243, $50.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-06-08
Two Elections.

Joseph ~ Carter. Republican,. was cho-
sen to the Illinois Supreme bench. Monday.
from the Fourth Judicial District by a
plurality upward OF 1000. In Oregon.
Monday, the Republicans elected their en-
tire ticket from Governor down. with the
possible exception of Superintendent of
Schools The Legislature will be close and
the Populists may hold the balance OF
power In the Senate. though the Republic
cans claim they will have majority in
both houses
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-06-08
BIG GROCERs ASSIGN.
Steele Il Walker. of st. Joseph, Mo-, Fall
Victims o. the Panic.

steele q walker, or st. Joseph, Mo-, Fall
Victims o. the Panic.
Steele & Walker, one of the largest
wholesale grocery houses OF St Joseph.
Mo. and the West, made general as sign
melt for the benefit OF their creditors
The Liabilities are estimated at about
100000, with assets valued at from 500. =
600 TO 81, 000 900. The parent house is To-
Gated In St Joseph, with n branch at
Wichita. Kan. Efforts VIII be made to al
low the firm to resume The firm Is COM
posed OF Dudley NJ Steele and james W.
Walker and has been in business for ten
years Mr. Steele is one OF the pioneer
merchants OF the Missouri River. having
teen engaged In business there since 1861
The failure is attributed to the panic,
which made 1t impossible for the firm to
collect outstanding accounts The princl-
)al creditors are located in St Joseph,
Chicago Boston, New York and Philadel-
phia-
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-06-08
EOur Badiy Hurt In n CoIIisiOn.

The New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio
pas .enger train No 81 collided with spe-
cial Cincinnati. Hamilton and Dayton
freight train seven miles from Day ton.
Ohio, near Harrisburg. Those seriously
injured are: Harry Kamp, fireman OF the
freight; William Morgan, conductor; Kent
North, engineer OF the passenger; A. sher-
lock- fireman OF the passenger
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-06-08

A traveller who has just returned
from the gold and diam md fields OF
South AT. lea says that there are
enough diamonds in tina. country to
stock four or five words with buttons
almost, but that the mines are in con-
troll of q great syndicate, OF which Sir
Cecil Rhodes IL the head. He was
shown through the comranys estab-
lishment and saw thousands of buck
cts filled with diamonds, but the COM
bination &C ntrolling them keeps track
of the market, and when prices are
good quantity of the gems are taken
to London, care teing always taken
not t. send enough to glut the market.
Any man caught trying to smuggle a
diamond out of the country is given
seven Years at hard labor, so it is a
dangerous business
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-06-08
NEGRO COLONIZATION Plan.

Mexican Company Buys 100000 Acres of
Land on the Rio Grande.
An extensive land deal was clos ed at San
Antonio, Texas, involving 2.5oO,too acres
OF land lying on the 10 Grade In the
Mexican States OF Coahuila ard Chihua-
hua. The land was sold ~ ex-Gov
Gonzales, OF chihuahua, 10 the Mex
ic. Coffee, Cotton and Coloni lation Com
pany. with headquarters at San Antonio,
and represented by J. s Mcnamara w. II.
Ellis Who Is interested In Mexican coloni-
zation schemes will coloniD 900 negroes
on part OF the land.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-06-08
Scientific Drops.

IN Corea umbrellas are OF oiled pa
per, have no handles and are simply
wol n over the hat
THE eyeball of an owl is immovably
fixed in its socket, hence the look of,
wisdom that that bird always appears
to have. In the horse an eye In which
white predominates indicates vicious
nature.
AN important invention has been
made In the adaptation OF magnetic
electricity to the prevention of the
slipping OF car wheels. The use OF 1t
is said to increase the hauling power
Of an engine many per cent
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-06-08
Rode "A Fast Race.

Chased by friendly gale and the whir-
ring wheels of dozen sturdy legged BIZ
cyclers, 1G-year-old Frederick Rau We'd
nesday won tho eighth annual Chicago
road race in 0:57:10 He dashed across
the white tape that marked the end of the
course. with J. j. BezeneW close second.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-06-08
Body of Mrs. Mary Armour Found.

The dead body OF Miss Mary Armour.
aged 20. cousin of Z. ID Armour, OF Chi
cago, who left her home near Westmore-
land. N. Y. was found by the searching
party half n mile from ner home, in an
out OF the way place The verdict was
death from expo ure.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-06-08
PREMIER CRIsPI OUT.
Italian Cabinet Ministers Tender Their
Resignation.

Italian Cabinet Ministers Tender Their
Resignation.
The Italian crisis has come to head
with the resign nation OF Sig. Crispi and his
Cabinet, announced in the Chamber of
Deputies at Rene King Hum bart reserves
his decision with respect to acceptance or
refusal The action of the Premier 4, the
result OF a Cabinet meeting held after the
debate on Crislrs proposal that the Cham
Der intrust committee of eighteen, to be
made up OF members OF the several politi-
cal sections with the task OF preparing
and presenting on June 30 a measure for
reforming the expenses OF the public serv-
ice. in order 10 Introduce the grea test pos
sible economies. the House. In the n can
while. abstaining from any discussion OF
financial matters
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-06-08
WILL CROSS THE SEA ALONE.
Capt. Freitsch, of Milwaukee. Arrives In
Buffalo with His Odd Craft

Capt. Freitsch, of Milwaukee. Arrives I'm
Buffalo with His Odd Craft.
Capt Adolph Freltsch, Of Milwaukee,
who proposes to cross the Atlantic In "a
thirteen-ton schooner. arrived In Buffalo,
n Y, with his little craft. the Nina, Sun
day. He will remai In there several days.
and then go through the canal to New
York. Capt Freitsch Is bound for Stock
holm and expects 10 make the voyage
from New York in forty days He will be
the first man TO attempt the trip without a
companion. but he says his boat steers so
we'll that he will get enough sleep in small
installments to carry him through. The
Nina is built after the American type fiat
bottom. with n center board, and is forty
seven feet over all, with nine and one-half
feet beam. She Is riyged with two spars
and has a sail area OF 1. 900 yards
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-06-08

suit 10 oolcvin property Of peculiar
and doubtful value was instituted IN CO.
lumbus. Ohio The article In dispute Is a
maidstone Tae stone has a great reputa-
tion locally and Pasterr's method OF treat
mems 70 not held In half 80 high sstsssa.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-06-08

The steamship Texas. 1900 tons burden.
with a general cargo and q deckload of
clttIe. was wrecked on Trepassey. N r.
she was bound from Montreal for Bristol
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-06-08
TACOMA SWEPT BY GALE.
business Blocks and Dwellings Wrecked
and Six Persons Buried In Debris.

and SIX Persons Buried In Debris.
A terrific windstorm occurred at Tacoma.
Wash. wrecking a score OF houses and
business block, and burying half a dozen
persons under the debri. The yachting
sloop Constance. with four persons aboard,
Is supposed to have been capsz,d en- Puget
Sound. At Olequa, Chehalis. Centralia,
Etlensburgh. and other points on the
Northern Pacific Railroad a dozen houses
and stores were flown down. The storm
was acc )mpanied by heavy rain. thunder.
and lightning. The velocity OF the wind
was fifty -four miles an hour. Many f.h-
ing smacks were washed into the bay from
the Puy allup River
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-06-08
AVAILABLE WHEAT SUPPLY.
Eighty-three Million Bushels Now in the
United States.

United States.
The available stocks OF wheat In the
United States and Canada are thus re-
ported by Bradstreets: "East OF the
Rocky Mountains, ~, 113, 900 bushels west
OF the Rockies s.s)4oo0 bus hels. The to-
tai quantity OF wheat (hour included) ex-
ported from sixteen United States and
Canadian ports for six business days end
ing with Thurs lay of this week is reported
by mail and wire TO Bradstreers at 3 AGO.
$40 bushels
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-06-08
Charles Loetz IIies OF LockIaw.

Charles Loetz. a German, at Hammond.
Ind, G6 years Of aga died Friday morning
of lockjaw Two weeks ago dog bit him
on the leg lie paid no attention to It ex-
cept 10 procure sumo hair from the dogs
back and bind IL over the wound In about
n week he noticed a stiffness in his jaws,
and on Monday lockjaw set In. His jaws
we're firmly set aud his head brown back,
and he suffered great agony.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-06-08

Advices from Tuxpan, Mexico. state that
a terrific windstorm passed over the VIII
lage OF Yahualica, about seventy miles
back In the country. last week. destroy ing
a number OF store buildings and dwellings
and killing ten persons and wounding
fifteen others
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seven Iniured in n, Ex,,osio,.

A peculiar explosion of powder at the
Glenwood mine OF the Erie Company, near
Jermyn, Pa, caused the severe burning OF
seven men, some OF them fatally. One OF
them carried a keg OF powder on his
shoulder as they were entering the gang
way when IL exploded.
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sentenced the Comn.-

At indianapolis Judge Baker, In the
United States Court overruled a motion
for a new trial OF the wreckers OF the In
dianarolis National Bank, and sentenced
+. A. Coffin 10 ten years and Percival II.
Coffin to FIVE years In the penitentiary.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-06-08
Fire Burn, a Mi,,ouri Town.

Early Thursday morning fire destroyed
the greater portion Of the business part Of
Maysville. Mo- Several grocery stores. a
meat market barber shor. furniture store
and clothing store wero burned. The
origin Is unknown. Loss, $50. 00a
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-06-08
Three Lives Wiped Ont.

An old grudge growing out OF a love az
fair resulted in n triple tragedy at Village
Springs. Ala In fit OF rage and jeal-
ousy Tom Early went into a mine where
Washington Bailey wa' at work and shot
him to death. lie then killed Bajley's
wife
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-06-08
Killed I'm a boiler Exp,oslon.

Another fatal boiler explosion occurred
at J. " Haynes saw mill. near Abel phi,
Ohio Thursday afternoon. killing two men
and fatally injurlns two others The mill
was completely demolished, part, OF the
building being thrown 200 feet The cause
Is attributed 10 a dry boiler
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-06-08
Visible Supply of Grain.

The visible supply OF grain. as compiled
by the New York Produce Exchange, is as
follows: Wheat. 50, 395. 900 bushels; de-
crease. 1,o35. 900 bushels Corn, 7,4o6, o0C
bushels; decrease. 1852. 900 bushels Oats,
9. 600, O0) bushels; decrease 241. 900 BUSH
els Rye, 252, 900 bushels; decrease, 40, o0C
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-06-08

Nate and Felix Young. the train rob-
bers who were shot aud captured by Mes
senger Jake Harmon. of tho Rock Island
Road. sawed their way out of a Kansas
jail with outside assistance. aud escaped
on horseback.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-06-08

IL Is reported at Rio Janeiro that Ad-
miral da Cana will mako an endeavor TO
raise funds In Europe with the purpose of
reviving the revolution.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-06-08
WEALTHY OLD MIsER DEAD.
william l.. Cornell Leaves n Million Dol
lars for His Relative,.

ID IodNtS
lars for His RelativeI
william L Cornell. an eccentric and
misery old man OF Poughkeopsle. N. Y,
died In his modest home whore h, had
lived for the last thirty years He was
childless. and his only companion was
Mrs Hurlburt, his housekeeper His wife
had been dead fifteen years The next of
kin and heirs law In searching through
Ihe house opened an cd trunk In bed
room and found box which cont aimed
railroad, town, aud government bonds rep
resenting an aggregate value of over
$1,000, 600.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-06-08
James ID. Ford Found Dead.

James ID. Ford. a prominent attorney OF
Toledo Ohio. was found deal I'm his room
at the s.. Nicholas Hotel, Cincinnati. from
hea ri seaSa