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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1895-03-22
SPAIN CALLED DOWN.
UNCLE SAM DEMANDS A PROMPT
APOLOGY.
Secretary Gresham Informs the Span
iards that Recurrence of the Ali
anca Incident May Lead to War-Our
Flag Must BE Respected.
Tart Note Sent to Madrid.

The most belligerent message dispatch
ed by this Government to foreign power
since the memorable controversy between
the Harrison administration and the Chill
ians has been conveyed through Minister
Taylor by Secretary Gresham to the min
lister of foreign affairs ut Madrid. A
mere downright assertion of American
rights was never uttered by Mr.. Blaine
himself. 1t amounts practically to a
warning to Spain that a repetition of the
Alliance affair will be considered by this
country as declaration of war.
The incident is looked upon in Washing
ton as more than the laundering imperti-
nence of naval commander. The revolu-
ton In Cuba has been supported by Amer-
can Cubans. Key West and New York
have furnished the sinews of war to the
revolutionists. Public men ut the capital
have been open in their declarations that
the time for annexation of Cuba TO this
country is near at hand. The assault on
the Alliance is taken as an intimation
that Spain will stand no further tritiing
with Cuban affairs.
Mr.. Gresham's retort is extremely fiery.
In substance. he commands the Spanish
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MOB SHOOTS TO KILL.
SIX DEAD THE RESULT OF NEW
ORLEANS RIOTS.
City Terrorizcd by Hundreds of Armed
Men Who Attack Negro Wharf La
borers, Firing RccklessIy Into the
Crowds Police We're CowardIy.
Authorities Defcd.

Not since the day of the memorable at
back on the Parish prison and the lynch
Ing of the Italians four years ago has
New Orleans been wrought up as il was
Tuesday by a bloody labor riot on the
river front. resulting in the killing of six
men and the wounding of at least dozen
others. The riot was far more serious
than the loss of life indicated, for it show
ed the mob to be in complete control and
able to defy and override the police and
hold the commerce of the city completely
al its mercy. Ii marched along the en-
tire city front some eight or ten miles, in
two armies equipped with rifles, shot
guns and pistols, dispensing all companies
of negroes az work there and shooting ali
who opposed it without the slightest check
er hindrance or the least attempt at re-
sistance on the part of the laborers or po-
Nee. The mob was completely master of
tie situation, firing right and left at all
who got in the way and at many points
egen the vessels lying at the wharf re-
ceived showers of bullets.
The riot produced the greatest excite
inent, arousing the commercial classes and
rendering probable a suppression of the
rioting which has continued more or less
since October, eliminating in Tuesdays
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ing conditions. Some localities report out
look as unusually good, while others re-
port the crop as badly blown out on
sandy land or much damaged, but late
sown is better. Where rain has fallen
recently there is a marked Improvement.
Rye has been sown in quite number of
counties, and is generally good.
Nebraska reports are quite good, al
though in some sandy localities the crop
has been hurt by high winds blowing it
out. Too dry is reported in some cases,
but great many counties have excellent
prospects for n crop. Rye is, on an av-
erage. better than wheat
In Kentucky conditions are very favor
able, most correspondents reporting n
high condition. In few cases where
the crop is now poor il Is improving rap
idly. The snow of the past two months
has proved of immense advantage, giving
protection from the cold and moisture for
spring development. Rye is generally
doing well.
AS usual, great many counties in Iowa
have sown no winter wheat. In the
other counties there appears n great vari-
alton in condition. While n good many
correspondents report the crop in fine
shape. some say that in their counties
the outlook is bad One says: Half crop;
too dry" Rye is fair.
Wisconsin prospects are not good at
present. The snow was not so much of a
protection as in some other States, and
much of the ground has been bare for
some time. This has permitted thawing
and freezing to an alarming extent. 1t
does not appear to be possible for the
crop to escape without serious disaster,
except in localities where snow has re-
NAMED on the fields till very recently.
Rye is not very fair in condition, but is
likely to feel the adverse conditions less.
In Minnesota and the Dakotas little has
been grown any year. and the conditions
will not greatly affect the crop of the
country. The conditions are doubtful,
both as TO wheat and rye where the latter
has been sown.
1t should be borne in mind in reading
the above summary that the States that
grow the largest amount of winter wheat
report the conditions good, and that the
adverse conditions are quite generally re-
ported from States that grow compare
lively small quantities. From this il will
be seen that the general average of these
twelve States is good, and that a large
winter wheat crop may be Looked for.
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aa he - Side
( GoIgeTS ~
The News y

Count Castellane's younger brother is
in New York looking for bids
The President didn't get many ducks,
but he kept himself out of reach of many
human geese.
This is going to be a bad year for the
oldest Mason; he has already died in three
States since January.
We knew it would come TO pass. Some
woman has sent q lot of flowers TO Gen
try, who killed his sweetheart.
Albany, Ore, has reduced expenses by
discharging the engineer of its fire en-
CINE. 1t will trust to luck and volunteers
In case of fire.
Some one says that part of woman's
theater hair is put on with her hat. Now
those hats will come off. What law could
not do SANDER will.
Mr.. Chappcll, of Baltimore, would not
now be sued for striking his wife for
flirting in church if he had kept his own
eyes on the minister.
Cob pipes are said to be one of the lat
est Alterations at some of the Eastern
clubs. Each member is said to have his
own cob and to leave it ut the club.
If Mr.. Wilson. our new Postmaster
General, sees all the pictures of him that
are being printed he will have to keep a
mirror on his desk to be sure that he Is
himself.
Ii Is gratifying to learn that the sur
viving bank robber at Abel, Iowa, will
not be lynched, but why this report? Iowa
ceased to be part of the wild West many
years ago.
How the street railway companies will
stare at the news that n Savannah COM
pany has been compelled by a United
States court to raise it's fares They
would like to move their entire plant to
Georgia, and their patrons. too.
The Goldfish which has hung in the Mas
sachusetts State House more than a
hundred years is to be taken to the new
capitol by fifteen members. This IL the
first instance on record of IL taking fifteen
Yankees to get away with one Goldfish.
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TAYLOR ARRESTED IN MEXICO.
Man Who Robbed South Dakota of
Half Million Said TO BE Caught.


Advices announce the arrest of w. w.
Taylor. the ex-State Treasurer of South
Dakota who absconded with thousands
of dollars. Details of the arrest are mea-
ger Detectives employed by the State
of South Dakota have been pursuing
Taylor, their last trace Of him being gain
ed at Memphis, where. for some reason
not yet explained, the chief of police, af-
ter having Taylor in custody, released him
before officers could arrive with extradi-
ton papers.
His capture was effected last Sunday in
Mexico by Pinkerton agents. Taylor.
under the name of Mason, and Il compan-
ion. calling himself Phelps, went to Ha-
yana several weeks ago, and the chief
of police of that city was paid $1,000 TO
locate Taylor, which he did on a steamer
bound for Vera Cruz, Mexico. This in
formation was wired 10 the detectives and
they arranged to intercept the boat when
it reached Mexican soil All the ncccs-
sary arrangements were made meanwhile,
and when Taylor stepped ashore he was
promptly placed under arrest.
Walter w. Taylor was State Treasurer
of South Dakota and resided at Pierre.
Jan. 8, 1894, he disappeared, and it was
discovered that his accounts were $3.50,
600 short. He was traced to Chicago.
where it was learned that he had deal
ings with his attorney. ID. Il. Tenney.
Jan. 10 the Senate and House of South
Dakota passed an appropriation Of $1,000
to be offered as reward for the arrest of
the absconder. This sum was increased
by the bondsmcn of Taylor, who made
good his losses to the State.
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FIVE MEN lYNCHED.
Italians Who Killed Colorado Deputy
Sheriff Ridd1ed with Bullets.

Italians Who Killed a Colorado Deputy
Sheriff Ridd1ed with Bullets.
A few days ago Deputy Sheriff IIixon
was brutally murdered at Walsenburg,
Colo, by several Italian coal miners.
After pounding the deputy's head into a
pulp the body was hidden and was not
found until Tuesday morning. when n
general alarm was given and bloodhounds
put upon the murdcrers' trail.
In n short time the wcll-traincd dogs
succeeded in running down four men,
who acknowledged having committed the
crime, and each endeavored 10 lay il on
the other. Late in the afternoon an in
quest was held. at which the guilt of the
four Italians was plainly proved. Hixon
being very popular man. the feeling
among other miners and citizens in gen
eral grew TO fever heat, and at the close
of the coroner's inquest. as the prisoners
were being marched to Jail, mob made a
rush for them, and before the sheriff
and his deputies could raise n hand to
protect them the bodies of the four Ital-
ians and another man were rddled with
bullets.
At this juncture n general riot started.
One hundred or more Italians. seeing
their countrymcn lying around dead, be-
came frcnzied, swearing they would have
vengeance before morning. Both factions
began arming themselves and at last ac-
counts were expected TO come together ut
any moment. The telegraph operator al
Walsenburg abandoned his post, leaving
no way TO secure further information ex-
cept &c IL IL brought into surrounding
towns by people who are ncoing from the
scene of trouble.
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BIG FURRY IN WHEAT.
Government Report Causes Stir on
the Chicago Board of Trade.

Government Report Causes a Stir ON
the Chicago Board of Trade.
The bulls had great time on the Chi
cago Board of Trade Tuesday. May
wheat jumped up nearly 3 cents from the
opening price. and dissatisfaction and un-
certainty marked the operations in the
wheat pit throughout the day. The bulls
seemed to have the best of il most of the
time, but the bears would not respond
TO the challenges and the market closed
at 56h, n fall of l cent from the highest
notch reached during the day. The furry
was caused by the Government report
which reached the Board of Trade after
closing hour Monday afternoon. The re-
port was TO the effect that the entire
quantity of wheat in the farmers hands
amounted to only 10000 900 bushels. 1t
had been supposed by the brokers that
the quantity on the farms reached at least
lbs. 100000 bushels. When il was learn
ed that the estimate was far above the
actual quantity of wheat in the farmers
hands, the faces of the bears became
gloomy and the bulls beloved with JOY.
On the New York Board the excitement
was intense.' Very few traders had been
expecting less than 12J.000,000 bushels
farmers reserves, and the statement
therefore came like n thunderbolt Trans
actions up To noon were over 5OOO,O 900
bushels, larger total than is reached in
many entire days. May advanced nearly
&C bushel, selling at &C soon after the
opening, and the Improvement was sus
tanned throughout the forenoon, with very
little trouble. Corn also had an active
opening and n sharn advance on the Gov
ernment's statement that there were only
415.00000O bushels of farm reserves,
against $50, 000, 600 bushels year ago.
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consin. Minnesota and the Dakotas on
the condition of winter wheat and rye:
In Illinois the wheat crop has come
through the winter in excellent condition,
the recent heavy blanket SHOWS having
proved a perfect protection against adj
verse atmospheric conditions. Very little
freezing cut Is reported. The plant Is
small in some localities, but this will
prove Of no great moment if the crop be
not subjected to hard experiences in the
way of thawing and freezing. Wheat on
clover sod seems doing very well. Rye
has been quite extensively sown, and is
doing finely.
In Indiana the conditions are the same
as in Illinois quite largely. Little injury
is reported from freezing. The snow
saved il. and prospects are now good,
though the plant is in some counties thin
on the ground and small. Rye has been
very extensively sown, but is in average
condition.
In Ohio the crop is everywhere fair to
good. though reported uneven in some
counties. Rye is doing well and has been
quite extensively sown.
Michigan reports conditions good, so far
as known. but snow still covers much of
the crop. The greatest danger at present
comes from ice blankets formed by melt
ing drifts. Rye is good.
The crop in Missouri is not all that could
be desired. A good many counties report
it only fair or poor, from varying condi-
tons. Too dry weather last fall was one
of the principal causes of the present con-
dition. The snow has done much TO i'm
prove it. Enough counties report the con
dition as good to bring the whole State
up to an average of fair. Rye, where
planted is generally good.
Kansas, rs usual, reports greatly vary
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Spanish Man of War Attacks Amcri-
can steamer ON the High Seas.

can steamer ON the High Seas.
The American mail ship Alliance, while
proceeding from Colon to New York,
sighted a barkentine- rugged steamer I'M
der the and on Cape May, tine eastern
edge of Cuba. which headed directly to-
ward her. When about two and one-half
miles dstant she hoistcd the Spanish
flag, which was saluted by hosting the
American ensign and dipping it, which
act of courtesy was answered by the
Spaniard. Shortly after she fired blank
cartridge TO leeward, which was soon
followed by another. The American en-
sign was again hoisted and dipped, but
the course and the speed of the ship was
not changed, as no hostile demonstrations
were anticipated, the Alliance being more
than six miles off the land at the time.
The Spanish man-of-war was not salts
fed, however, with even the double sa-
lutte TO her flag but proceeded TO chase
the American ut full speed, Judging from
the smoke that came out of her funnel
and, seeing that the Alliance was draw
ing away, she waved to, bringing her
guns to bear, and fired a solid shot, which
struck the water less than an eighth of a
mile from the ship and directly in line.
This was followed by two more shots,
which fortunately did not reach their
mark, though they struck the water in
plain sight of the ship.
This outrage has been reported to the
Secretary of State by Capt Crossman,
and no doubt n prompt demand will be
made on the Spanish Government for an
explanation for the insult and a reason
required for the attempt made to stop an
American mail steamer on the high seas
in time of peace
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A WATERWAY TO THE LAKES.
Pittsburg to BE Connected with Lake
Erie by a Big Canal.

Erie Dy Dig Sanuis
At last the long-expected canal that Is
to connect Pittsburg with the great lakes
is about to become n reality and Pitts
burg's most cherished dream and ambition
will be II material instead of visionary
project. Plans for two different routes
have been prepared, either of which would
be feasible. One is from the mouth of
the Beaver river, via the Shenango, to
Conneaut Harbor. O., the other through
the Mahonng valley, via Warren, to
Ashtabula, o. The length of the canal
by either route would be about 100 miles.
On the former route there would have to
be fifty locks and on the other one-third
less. The cost is estimated at from S27,-
600. 900 to $50, 900 600
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at about o'clock in the morning at the
French market, near which the British
steamer Engineer of the Harrison line
was loading. The men were r,ainly arm
ed with Winchester rifles, shotguns and
pistols, but some carried the long pixies
famous in the French revolution. They
marched in sem-mihtary order, quietly
and with few words, and the morning
heing very foggy, they were not seen UNI
ii. they filed into the French market
Here some of them stationed themselves
behind the massive pillars of the market
while others scattered among the freight
with which the levee was covered.
Fired Upon the Negroes.
Just as the negro overseer called upon
his men TO go to work some one in the
mob shouted: Fire" There was a single
shot, followed by general fusillade A
panic prevailed In the market, where hun
drcds Of women were marketing. and the
crowd scattered in every direction, rush
ing for places of safety. The negroes
aboard the steamer. at whom the princi-
pal fire was directed, scattered. some Of
them jumping overheard in their fright,
but most of them seeking refuge in the
cabin. The mob began firing not only
ut the negroes at work on the Engineer,
hut Mt any they could see passing and,
becoming frenzied, fired at all, white and
black alike. On board the Engineer the
purser, John Baur, was shot three times
in the face and arm and fatally wounded.
Three or four of the laborers were seri-
ously, IL not fatally, wounded. The crowd
on the wharf Jared worse, however. The
poOroas and others who honnaned IN no
there fed in every direction when the fir
fng began and every one of those killed
or wounded was shot while in fight.
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Crop Conditions.

Reports have been received from the
Farmers Review correspondents In ILL
nois, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Kentucky,
Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa. Wis
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The Secretary of the Interior has re-
fused TO reopen the case questioning the
title OF the Portage Lake and Lake SUI
perior Ship Canal Company to $4,000
acres of land valued at from $4,000, 900
10 $15.00O.OOO.
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REBELS ON THE RUN.

Spanish Forces Are Driving Them
from Their Strongholds.
Official information by the Government
Of the situation in Santiago de Cuba has
just been given out. A dispatch received
by the military governor of Santiago
from General Garrich was forwarded to
Havana. In this message General Gar
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the roofs OF houses. The insurgents were
defeated with loss of fifty killed and
wounded, while the Government troops
had but six men killed. Many horses and
mules were killed. In his message, Gen
eral Garrich commends the officers and
men of the Spanish troops for their brav-
cry.
IL is also reported by the Government
that Masso. one Of the insurgent leaders
in Santiago. says he was misled, but is
ashamed TO surrender. He says there are
only 700 men in the movement at San
tiago, two-thrds of whom are negroes.
Seven insurgents surrendered TO the mil
itary governor of Santa Clara. Troops
which have been pursuing the insurgents
in the Carthagena district have returned,
as the province is now tranquil. All is
quiet in the provinces of Havana, Puerto
Principe, Pinas del Rio and Matanzas.
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affair. Appeals have been made to the
police. to the Mayor, TO the Governor, TO
the United States and finally to the Brit
ish ambassador ut Washington, the Brit
ash ship agents appealing through him 10
the home Government for protection, rs
a British vessel at the wharf was fired on
by the mob and the purser Of the steamer
Engineer of the Harrison line fatally
wounded The captain barely escaped
with his life.
Cause of the Trouble.
The white screwmcn engaged in loading
vessels with cotton at that port have been
attempting for four months past to drive
negro labor from the levees. Several seri-
Gus riots have already occurred from this
cause, but these not succeeding in getting
rid of the negroes. the white laborers de-
termined upon display that would show
their strength, overawe the authorities,
oycrwhelm the police and cause panic
among the negroes. There is no reason to
doubt the charge of the police that Tues
days rioting was prearranged in every
detail in order 10 strike terror TO those
who opposed the demands of the white
laborers. 1t was well understood that
there would be a serious disturbance.
The Mayor and authorities were warned,
but no provision was made TO meet the
snob. which had the field to itself, killed
che negroes or ran them off the levee,
eyerawed the police and held complete
control. The white screwmen made no
attempt at conceament. They marched
in three companies of from go to 500
each along the entire city front, attack
Sng the negroes at three points and firing
indiscriminately ut all persons whom
they saw at work on the ships or the
}evee
The first of these mobs, which consisted
of two parties. each 800 strong, appeared
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rich says that Colonel Santocildes. with
100 men. met band of 400 insurgents
near Guantanamo. There was n des-
perate battle. lasting for an hour and a
half. This battle was plainly seen from
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Hints and Illustrations.


A lesson in aggressive evangelism. Ger
tainly we need it-both the lesson and
the evangelism. At Thessalonca on the
day the cry was raised, ''These that have
turned the world upside down are come
hither also" acts xvii, g. Lord send
them down this way, we need ouselves
turning upside down-upside down in or
der to be right side up. Europe was dead
and needed to be brought to life, and it
is worth noting that the word for-upsids
down here is anastasis, meaning resurrec-
ton. These men were Gods resurrec-
tionists, sent to dead world. And their
power lay in this, that they themselves
had been raised, as il were, from the dead.
to walk in newness of life. Overturned
n order that they might ovcrturn, over
powered of God in order that they might
be Empowered. May the Lord grant us
more of their sort. We need them.
What kind of men are needed for this
pioneer work? Evidently they should be
men who are intimate with Jesus. The
Wesleys were such. Whitefed was of
this sort. Here is the secret of aggressive
vangelism-faith in God. o. for more
men of faith, downright faithl There.
in the teeth of a bowling gale on the
creaking deck of crazy vessel, given up
by the Mediterranean sailors for lost. n
man stood up and said IL believe Godw
Just one man, but he saved the ship.
Lading gone, tackling gone. anchors gone.
ut last all hope gone, a shipload of impo-
tence and despair-and one man saved
them all, one man who believed God.
Have you got another like him? Another
man like Paul? Brother, he can save the
ship. Give him leave. Luther did it once
when he lifted the word, "The just shall
live by faith.' Ii there is one thing
more needed than any other to-day IL Is
some soul, newly, deeply born of God.
that will rise upon the worlds disdain to
the church's cold indifferentism and say
il to the saving of our storm tossed
ship and the glory of the omnipotent
Christ, believe God.
Next Lesson-"Thc Triumphal Entry"
Marx IL: Ill.