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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1895-11-15
Fishermen Caught I'm the Act.

SANDUsKY, o., Nov. 13-Word has
reached here to the effect that while feet
of American fishing boats were engaged in
lifting their nets near North Bass island
the Canadian cruiser Petrol suddenly APP
peared. The boats scattered and all but
two succeeded in eluding the Canadian.
Over two miles of sein nets were confls-
Gated The crews of the boats that
escaped admit that they were fishing in
Canadian waters
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1895-11-15
Morse Defeats Mrs. Cougar.

Boston, Nov. - The jury in the libel
suit brought by Mrs. Helen NJ. Cougar,
the temperance advocate, of Lafayette.
Ind, against Congressman Morse, brought
in verdict yesterday afternoon in favor
of the defendant. Action was brought
against Morse two years ago for S25, 900 for
alleged damages, which Mrs. Cougar
claimed she sustained because of language
used by Morse during a political contro-
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1895-11-15
Ex-President Harrison win Preside.

New YORK, Nov. l3-Oficials of the
Presbyterian board of foreign missions
announce that ex-President Harrison
will preside at the meeting in the interest
of foreign missions at Carnegie hall Friday
evening Ex-Secretary of State John w.
Foster and Rev Francis Clark, ID. d., Of
Boston will be the speakers.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1895-11-15
knights of Labor Convention.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13.-The X of l.. an
nual convention is in session here, but lit
tie is known of what it is doing as the meet
ings are secret. 1t is learned, however,
that the preliminary work has been COM
pleted and that today the reports of the
general master workman and the execu-
tive committee will be read. Most of the
business to be transacted relates to the
internal administration of the order
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1895-11-15
Two Miners Killed.

CALUMET, Mich, Nov. s-Samuel Kent
and John Polkinhorn, miners were killed
In the ninth level of the Tamarac Junior
mine. The two men had forty pounds of
dynamite in sticks and were fixing fuses
when an explosion occurred
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1895-11-15
Saved by Physicians.

SAGINAW, Mich, Nov. 12.-Mrs. Pat
rick O'Connell of this place had quar-
rel with her husband. She drove him
from the house, then locked the door and
took large dose of laudanum When
the husband returned he forced an en-
trance into the house and found his wife
in an unconscious condition with a bottle
half filled with the deadly drug by her
side Medical assistance saved her life
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1895-11-15
Eiizabeth Gladly stnnton,s Birthdav.

NEW YORK, Nov. 12.-The celebration
of the s0th birthday of the veteran cham
pion of woman suffrage, Mrs. Elizabeth
Cady Stanton. took place i'm Carnegie
Music hall. Notable men and women
from all parts of the country took part
in it. There was eloquence and music,
and flowers and flags and trophies of her
life. 1t was the browning incident to her
busy career
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1895-11-15

other boiler. Palmer was compelled 10
crawl a distance of fifteen feet on his
hands and knees through scalding water
five inches deep, and was SO badly bnrned
that his life is despaired Of
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1895-11-15
Left the Women Out i'm the Cold.

LANSING, Mich, Nov. cit was discov-
cred through an inadvertence the blanket
charter for the government of cities of the
fourth class, passed by the last legisla
ture, and which after Jan. next will be
in force in fifty cities of the state, denies
to women the privilege of voting at school
elections In most of the cities affected
this right Is now granted them, and the
discovery has created sensation in offioia,
circles
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1895-11-15
Powder Mill Explosion.

MARQUETTE, Mich, Nov. 12.-The wheel
mill OF the Lake Superior Powder COM
pany exploded and the mill was torn to
pieces Andrew Erickson was killed, and
Thomas Gylling seriously burned. There
were twenty kegs Of power In the mill.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1895-11-15

BURLINGTON, Ia. Nov. 9-Will w. Car
yer disappeared mysteriously over month
ago The country has been secured ever
since. Last night a message was received
from him at Elmwood, Ills, asking how
he came to be there
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1895-11-15
THE MARKETS
New York Financial.

NEW YORK, Nov. IL
Money on call nominally loo per cent. ;
prime mercantile paper, 3I9G5l4 per cent;
sterling exchange dull but steady, with actual
business in bankers bills at 400 4Gise11 for
demand and 4s71aCg4S7N for sixty days; posted
rates 4ss1a aud 40; commercial bills. 1904
Silver certificates, 673zG3S14; no sales; bar
silver, 671a. Mexican dollars, "a.
United States government bonds 2's reg.
"A higher, others steady new As reg, III;
do. coupons l2l SIS reg. ll4A; SIS coupons,
lis; AS reg, lllA; coupons, liz; gs reg,
%; Pacific gs of 's5. l02.
Chicago Grain and Produce.
CHICAGO, Nov. H.
The following were the quotations on the
Board Of Trade today: Wheat-November,
opened 561sc closed 56y4c; December. opened
SIC, closed 579sc; May, opened 6l1zo, closed
6lssc. Corn-November, opened 2S1sc, closed
&c. December opened Z734c, closed HIsc;
May opened 29I4c closed 299sc Oats-Novem-
Der, opened 1870, closed 1870; December,
opened 1870, closed 1870; May. opened 2011c.
closed 2Oszc. Pork-November nominal.
closed saO5; January, opened s9l0
closed s9.071a. Lard-November, nominal.
closed s5.4715; January, opened $5.621a, closed
SEQ
Produce: Butter Extra creamery, 90
per Id; extra dairy, l9c; packing stock, Q
(Gllc. Eggs-Fresh stock 1870 per doz Poul-
try-Spring chickens. So, per lb old hens.
&c; ROSTERS, &c; turkeys, 7C9Sc; ducks,
999Ixc geese. s5.0od675 per doz. Potatoes
Burbanlxs, 22(d24c per bu; sweet potatoes, Iii
nois, sL50G200 per Dbl. Apples-Fair to
choice n.25(e3.50 per Dbl Honey-Whte
clover lib sections, fancy. 13gl4c; broken
comb, lOal2c; extracted, 593c per Id Cranber.
ries-Cape Cod. s7.5o,G9.Oo per Dbl
Chicago Live stock.
CHICAGO. Nov. IL
Live Stock-Prices at the Union Stock
yards today ranged as follows; Hogs-Esti-
mated receipts for the day, 800; sales
ranged at s2.2JG365; pigs, s845G375 light.
S3.35(98.50 rough packing. s3s5g375 mixed,
and $3.55DaSJ heavy packing and shipping
lots.
Csttle-Estimated receipts for the day
5000; quotations ranged st sAooele ~ choice
b extra shipping steers, sAotG4.5o good 10
choice do. So 4S9400 fair TO good, 81 O03sJ
common to medium do. tsoo9S.t0 butchers
steers, s2.l562S0 stockera "a p0s7s feeders,
sl.eOt9s.50 cows, 81. Oba 70 heifers, sl7s8s. g
bulls, s20O931 Texas steers, s2e5D6e - west
ern range steers. and sS0oDs.eo veal osivss
shsep-Estimsted recsipts for the dag.
1000; sales ranged - sL7t0aB vsstsenA
sl7tD2to Texss. u.Te0a ~ natives and s2soo
400 lambs
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1895-11-15

Owosso, Mich, Nov. 11.-George Pail
mer, boiler maker Of this city, was
working inside one OF the boilers of .
transfer steamer at Frankfort, when .
helper turned on the hot water BY mis-
taxa supposing that he was filling the
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1895-11-15
spreckel. to Build More FACTORIES.

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 12.-Claus Spreck-
els announces that he intends to establish
at different points throughout the state
three new beet sugar factories. He says
he will invest q, 0O0, 0or In the beet sugar
Enterprise In California
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1895-11-15
One Cent Papers at Chicago.

CHICAGO, Nov. 1.-All the papers in
this city are l-cent papers for six days in
the week now, the Tribune, Times-Herald
and Inter Ocean, having come down TO
that price this morning The Tribune
started the reduction.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1895-11-15
"Wednesday. Nov. 10.

The home OF ex-senator Palmer (of
Michigan) at Detroit was Quilted by fire,
some Of the loss being irreparable, one
item being a complete Worlds fair rec
ord, the only one in existence.
Elizabeth Cady Stanton was 80 years
old yesterday.
The steamer Puritan (which ran aground
In Long Island sound because the fog
horns near by could not be heard al
though they were blowing continually
has been floated.
The Lawrence Beach hotel, at Law
renee, one of the largest summer hotels
on Long Island, was destroyed by fire
with it's contents. The total loss, IL Is
thought, will not fall short of $4,000.
Fire, which started from the pipe of a
workman I'm the manufacturing building
at Ia to ISL Division street, Chicago, left
only the walls standing and entailed loss
of e190, 900.
The vossische Zeitung says that at least
ten women'in Paris have official permits
sion to wear male garb. One of these IL
Rosa Bonheur, the well-known painter;
another IL the proprietor Of printing Of
foe; another IL q bearded woman; the rest
are painters and women afaicted with
bodily ailments or malformstiona
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1895-11-15
Tuesday. Nov. ~.

Enough home seekers are now in camp
near the Nez Perces reservation to take all
the desirable lands to be opened TO settle
ment next Monday.
Battery ID has been rented by Chicago
labor men for monster mass meeting and
reception to Eugene V. Debs. A train of
ten cars for the journey to and from
Woodstock has been chartered from the
Northwestern road.
William L. Lamoreaux, of Grand
Rapids, Mich, known as the bean king,
committed suicide by shooting himself in
the head.
The famous Bull Run battlefield Is to
be divided into small farms and town lots
and sold at auction.
The Russion thistle has been found in
western New York
Rose Scott, a French Canadian, shot and
killed Frank Moore, colored, at her resi-
dence, Custom House place, Chicago
Jealousy was the cause of the killing.
Pennsylvania soft coal operators have
formed combine TO regulate the output
and prices.
Nellie Bly,, otherwise Mrs. Seaman,
threatens to shoot the paid spies whom
her aged and jealous husband has en-
ployed to shadow her at New York.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-04-15
A RICH OUTLAW sURRENDERs.
Wants TO Re Tried for n Murder Com
mfttcd I'm 1870.

Denver. April Ia-within the coming
fortnight the district attorney OF this
county will be called upon to prosecute
Tor murder \ wealthy and influential
farmer In the state OF Missouri about
fourteen miles east OF Kansas City who
passes there under the name OF David
Patrick. The neighhors of David Patrick
regard him as an honest lava hiding
farmer. who has anaassed riches. raised
family OF five children. and lived I'm
their midst without reproach for a Pc
Rod OF twenty-five years But that Mis-
souri, farming community does not know
the entire history OF the wealthy and
apparently exemplary Mr. Patrick. Be
fore settling In Missouri he was George
Patrick. and he was indicted In Denver
for a murder committed by him and l.. F.
Griswoid. whose peculiarly atrocious
crimes are stili remembered with sorrow
by old timers In Colorado and Wyorning.
Griswoid has been dead since February
81 1872 and Patrick is coming back 10
Denver of his own volition 10 face a
probable trial for the murder OF James
O'Neil whom he and Griswold murdered
late on the night Of the 10th OF july,
1870 at Browns bridge. four miles south
or this city. Roth were indicted by the
grand fury sitting in Denver. GriSwold
was killed when attempting TO break jail.
Patrick fed the state. and was not
heard of again nv the Denver aufhort-
ties until few nights ago. when he sent
word 10 Gen. David J. Cook. assistant
chief OF the detective department. that
he was tired Of an outlaws life. and
would come hack 70 stand trial. II as
sured of protection against mob violence
ard a fair show I'm the courts. He was
promised all he asked. and letter WAS
received nv Gen. Cook last night. signed
hy Patricks fasher-in-law. stating he will
be in Denver this week.
Cen Cook says there were extenua;ing
circumstances connected with the part
Patrick PLAYED tn O'$eil's death. as ne
was tho tool 81 Griswold and only = sec
oraary character in the plot o. the
ivnchlng Patrick claims that Griswold
led hira 80 believe that o'Netl WAS fire.
hug. and after securing "A warrant Tor
Rim shev hanged him and then reported
that he had been taken frcr them by d
ROB ana iyucSed
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-04-15

h~sue~r the wall and the dead girls head
TIE straixhtsned Ilrbs had been kept n
position BY pieces Of wood TIE ncor o.
rha ntrfe Izrdtrg was covered with dust
which IN the immediate vicinity OF the
body had h@en disturbed. as II By the
sweeping % a cloth. II many places
footprints were visible. The marks being
such as would be left by s No. or No.
shoe"
The detective said that from the landing
where The body was found. a man can
climb into the interior OF the splrs 5y
ascending a rough ladder. formed hy
cEeasS nailed across the stud9ang Oh one
side Of The room. The detective searched
this place. First he found the skirt OF the
murdered girl. II had been thrust down
between two timbers with Infinite pains
The SPACE was extremely narrow and
dark. and rot a trace Of the skirt was
visible After finding the skirt. in quick
succession articles OF clothing. some whole
and some torn. were drawn from their
hiding place in the sptre. Behind the
angle formed by two rafters the offcer
found shoe It's mate was found an
hour later behind some boards nailed 70
the braces. TIE stockings were together.
crammed into a crack no larger than a
cable slot The corset was tucked In be-
hind beam that supports the roof OF the
church. n story below where the body
was found Each Of the unfergarmeflts
was tucked away In different places on
some OF them bIosdstains were visible.
and ali were either badly torn or sutIi-
GENTLY so 10 show the haste with which
they had been ripped from the body The
work Of hiding was done with the great
est care, and II must have cost the muir
derer over an hour of careful labor 10
carry the clothing up the sides of the
tower beams and hide 1t away. piece by
piece
Rev. J. George Gibson. the pastor OF
Emanues church, has made a written
star eTrsnf 20 the press denying the ru-
snors that ne a. any time sought 70 have
Fhe finding of the murdered body OF MIN
NE Williams ksEt quiet; that he slept
in she church or that he was n hiding.
FIe also tells hcw he came 10 ind the
body IN company with lady members OF
the church. He says he refused 10 see
reporters because he wanted to aid the
plihce and prepare a Statement
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-04-15
Mineral on Land Grants.

washington CITY. APRIL I2-The mineral
lands commissioners appointed by the
president are expected 20 settle the dis
pute that has long existed as 20 the
character 81 lands 81 Montana and Idaho
within ths grant u The Northern Pacific
railroad. The creation o. these different
boards arose from the BORDEN decision
OF the supreme court deciding that min
srai lands within tire grant were excepted
au4 we're part o. the public lands of the
limited states FOR mineral purposes
Patents aaVe bNea Withheld pending the
exauaiaa tson of tbe lands. waich Will be
8ane ey IRE commissioners fer zach land
district Tire decision Of these camuix-
stccers VIII uo1 - nn&L haG wisl 20 a
forE wNy teRar9 determining TIE char
scger ~ the lands. The corn raissgomevs
wfH make reports rs each district where
they are assigned - TIE Teal lana Oh
esrs The reports vii he pse8ish4s. sns
fhg~ty DAYS wgl ha given Ia which no
fles ire reports Wfll ~ submitted - she
Is snsG Where protests are nle4 iesal
suits al foitaw "a determine TIE min
eral or ao.-gsliuegAi character - tAe land
wtta appeals 80 the CORR missioner and
sse taTy. rs iE ether cAses ExArntoA-
sEaas by see commissioners must h..
couarsczaf wffhin three years Thss COM
u1sssfoners are allowed compensation a.
So e xav. hut cannot exceed sAe total %
So eaeh fse~ vesr Two 80 TO- an
ssaiaseos Barnes. 81 wisconsin. ara Pea
soa. u f'Aio. sfe ex-naeraNers ~ cengroxs.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-04-15
The Arrest of Murderer Durant.

Walnut Creek. Cal. April I.-EleTen
young men connected with the signal ser
vice arrived here al noon yesterday. They
left for Mount Diabio soon afterward.
Officer Anthony. of San Francisco. fol-
lowed them today. in company with Dep
uty Sheriff Palmer. from here. They
met the men on their return trip a Fred
Moses place. seven miles from here
Palmer stepped up Anthony remaining a
few steps behind inauirinG of Lieut.
Boartiman. who was IN command. IL Du-
rant was among the men. DGrant at
once stepped Up TO the officer. Anthony
then informed him that he had CINE to
arrest him on suspicion. Duranr was not
moved in the least, and. smiling al both
officers. said: How can 1 have done itf
/ was here last night When Ii was ex-
planned to him hat the murder had not
been committed last night, but the
night before. he said: ''Tt is strange
i am only sorry for my. poor mother I
can easily clear myself OF this serious
charge. Three of my companions were
wath me the night of the church festival
and they will stay by me-" Lieut. Board
man stated that he could not give up
Durant as he had taken ten men with
him and he must return that many He
Thought the officers had no right to ar
res any man belonging to a company OF
soldiers. The other mtistiarnen took the
same viesw. but the Officers insisted and
Durant expressed willingness 20 20. The
officers took him 10 Walnut Creek and
shortly after LEFT on the train for san
Francisco. Deputy Sheriff Palmer states
that puranf showed not the least sign OF
giilt. The men kueN that one of their
numbet would be arrested. as they re-
csived signal flashes from members Of
the cosnQany last night. but had no idea
che officers would follow them.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-04-15
SPREADING THE GOSPEL
The Great Work That Is Being Done !!
the Railroads.

~. FAlA DlSp4fcn.
II Is worthy OF note that IL looks a.
the railroads, In whose hands the rafsz
lies, were by concerted arrangement ss@k
ing to solve the problem OF urban congs+
ton by doing all IN their power 20 woo IL
people toward agricultural pus suits. SoHs
may say that the railroads are toiaT 4
with an eye 10 the main chance. but il b
the end they profit by Ii II viii he %
more than they deserve. The yiess n
President Hill on the subject OF rrrsl
colonization are well known. and the fNi
that the Great Northern IS now placing
colony OF 900 Dunkards speaks for itss2
The Great Northern has N active cofTs
OF immigrat ton agents who are wo~shf
harder than ever TO I'll mp the Grss'
Northwest with prod IcssS.
Then, too. President Stickney. OF ne
Great Western. Is pursuing e similar
course on more benevolent lines re
plan. outlined some time ago by the Ih-
patch. is helng put into practices hy "
grees. and the fertile fields OF iowassa
Minnesota will be made accessible V
those who earnestly desire 10 settle icTs
on their OWN account and build Up hc'nss
for themselves rae Ssiekney plan
progressing slowly but surely, and In fhs
end IL will have proIited much-
In the meantime the Minneapolis -
Louis has swung into I.ne AID Is noonsihs
the lowly potato IN the interes. OF pots's
farming The officials of the coEnPsh1
have arranged for grand gathering s
Dawson. where xill be held posaa
rally. with a potato expert In attanashes
10 address the gathering and explain hos
IL may be done TO the best adganfssr.
The Northern Pacific. too, Is srreaalts
the gospel OF rural colonization and snaaas
farming so that the movement Is gensfl
and wen sustained.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-04-15
FARMING IN WASHINGTON.
A Reply To Recent statements Regard
ing Conditions in This state.
"a States Investor.

ALAAtN states lHNESkbFss
Philadelphia. Marc1a - ISL see IN
last Saturdays edition OF your paper a
letter dated from AFletta, Wash, and
signed IN. NJ. c. | have spent several
years in that far-off state and am thor
oughly familiar with IL and its conai-
tons. both past and present. and am
sorry TO see in print an article so TN
just and unfair
our friend states the cherry. plum and
prune produce fruit enough for small
profit in six or seven years from the time
OF planting The prun.e tree begins 10
hear in the third or fourth year. and In
the sixth. II cultivated with reasoaa bic
amount of care and intelligence, VIII be
yielding a profit OF from SEQ 10 $50 per
acre. The United States does not FRO
ducc one-fifth OF the prunes that Il con-
snnes. the rest being imported frcm
France and Italy. N. NJ. c." SAYS that
a man must wait i or % years before
he can secure an income from hts land
sufficient for the needs OF his family
The land in the state OF Washington. a
at least a great part of X is very suit
able for prune raising. aud there Is no
danger Of the farmer not having a mar
ket tor his product, a. he can dry his
prunes on his oRR farm and sell direct
70 the wholesale grocer and is not Depend
ent upon an immediate sale on zssouut
OF 'he danger OF the fruit spelling. one
farmer. when asked the value OF his
prHne raneh. under ten years old. rcplied
tnat It was paying him a net profit of
20 per cent Der annurn on a valuation OF
S--po per acre. \ ten acre orchard OF thas
fruit should ha Sufficient for the reada ns
our friends family or that OF any other
farmer
Our friend does not speak Of the r,,r,-
Der % fruit farms scattered on rhe
SHORES OF Puget sound. that beautiful
whose ownsrs are prosperous. comfort.
aole and happy. Neither does he men
tfon the famous hop farms Of the paw
ailup valley. the soil OF which IS 80 rich
and fertile that II would be used for fer
f4llzer hera In Pennsylvania. she~a Ae,
farms nave averaged for the Last % sears
net profit of $40 per acre. Thes, 4ro
taere - Eastern Washington. with twenty
million acres or volcanic ASH sogl 4hs
same as that around Rome and Naoles
WHICH a&s been cultivated for .aoslaases Ms
q years This volcanic ash Il 30 rseh
inAt. ffTTned ~ intensive farming" tan
acres VIII support a family OF i've in
comfort or these - 010.Ve acres. five
millions are susceptible OF srr5yntlqa ~,
present methods. aid a good deaf 81
this land IS now irrigated BY dif~aes
@~ned and built by reliable companies
ofsAnized Tor the purpose OF reela tzrs4ng
fRls lard. TIE irrigated land WITH a
perpetual water right ~ sold on years
1ins a. the iow .rtcs OF SIS per acre
lnls land can he cleared with a plow at
AA Expense rot 10 exceed ~ gssr acre
BaE the state o. Washington ss Ike
any other stsfe-tor those who are VIII
HlK 20 Work and work faithfully she
offers q good living and Independence
but Tor the lazy and shEfflasx she Offers
no tnsiaicesae1gs. nor does she want them
WITHIN h9F boundaries. G. +.