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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1895-04-19
He TAKES ISSUE.
Leading Bimetailist Makes Answer to
the President.

CHICAGO, April l6-W. ii. Harvey,
chairman of the bimetallic executive
committee, has made "a reply To Presi-
dent Cleveland's letter declining the
invitation To visit this city and speak
in the interest of sound money. Mr..
Harvey declares that the invitation did
not come from committee represent
ing majority of the business men and
citizens, but rather from committee
representing the class that owns money
and securities payable in money-fixed
incomes. He continues:
I'VE respectfully submit that your letter
does not present the true merits OF this con-
troversy You call the attention OF farmers
and wage earners To the fact that rising
prices. while enabling them To sell their pro-
ducts and labor at u higher price. will also
cause them TO pay equally more for what they
may purchase, but you neglec To say that YOUR
statement Is not applicable to debts. With
prices coming down regularly and steadily
since the decentralization OF silver our mer-
chants manufacturers and people generally
have been doing business on u falling market
so that the time Intervening between the pur-
chase OF their merchandise and raw material
and placing IL months afterward on the market
has removed the margin they would have other
wise made This shrinkage in values added TO
led TO an eyer-lnc reasing volume Of debt--to "a
money-lending period-until 10 has increased,
all told, public and private. to about $40, 000,-
OO0,OOO or about two-thirdS of the total value
OF all the property in the United STAKES.
Money and these debts payable In money
have been steadily increasing in exchangeable
value with the prosperity OF the people. A
debt for 81 200 that 900 bushels of wheat
would have paid ten years ago now
requires the farmer TO give up 1900
bushels OF wheat in exchange for these
dollars with which 10 pay the same debt. The
owners of products must now give up twice
as much property To pay their taxes as
in 1873 Seventeen thousand bushels OF
salary of $4,000 in 1873 and it now requires
1000 bushels OF wheat to pay your annual
salary OF $1,000 Taxes have been increased
as expressed in dollars and have doubled and
quadrupled as measured in the property the
people surrender with which To pay IL since 1873
so that when you call the attention OF the
farmer and wage Garner TO the fact that rising
prices Will make him pay more for what he
buys, you should at the same time call his at
tention to the fact that it would enable him To
pay his debts and free him from a
bondage in which he has been unjustly placed
and again make him the owner of a home and
free and independent citizen. We might say
further TO him that rising prices causes money
70 seek investment and would thus open up
the channels of commerce and trade and give
employment To millions now idle. 1t is not
more money we want to borrow. but to pay off
the more we must pay, and the annual interest
on all our public and private debts is more than
the annual profits OF business and production
Where will il end:
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1895-04-19
RIVERS RUN HIGH.
Spring Freshets Causing Much De-
struction In New England.
They Wash Away Buildings and Bridges
and Interfere with Railway Tramc-
Many Families Homeless-Miils
Shut Down.

BosToN, April 16.-Northern New
England is inundated and the rivers
and streams are maddened torrents.
Great damage has resulted To the lum-
Der interests, farmers and manufac-
turers, but up To midnight no loss
of life has been reported Cum
munication other than by wire is en-
tirely cut off beyond Nashua to the
north and Greenfield To the west
Miles of railroad tracks are under
water, several score of bridges are
carried away, vast drives of logs
swept down and out TO sea
and telegraph wires and poles are
down i'm many valleys. No mails from
points beyond 40 miles of Boston, save
south. have been received here. All
rivers have been rising rapidly and
in many cases as high as 6 inches
an hour Several New Hampshire,
Maine and Vermont cities are minia-
ture Ncnices. Mills have been forced
To shut down, business has been sus-
pended generally, and families re-
moved from their homes in boats to
houses on the high land.
Mills shut Down.
The Merrimac and Nashua rivers and
Salmon brook are rushing torrents,
necessitating the shutting down of all
mills at Nashua. The big Jackson
mills basement and weaving room
are flooded, and POO looms had
TO be removed. The river is ris-
ing inches an hour, and the
intervals for miles are covered with
swater Many streets in Keene are
flooded and score. of houses are ac-
cessible only by boats. No trains are
run, as miles of roadbed have been
washed away.
At Lawrence there is "a mad flood and
over 1000 operatives We're thrown out
of employment by stoppage of mills
because of back water. In the Deer
field valley all mills have shut down
and much damage to property at
Turner's Falls has resulted
stII Doing Damage.
BosToN, April l7.-Reports of damage
foy floods in northern New England
con tinue. More than 20 miles of
railroad in the Pemigewasset valley,
New Hampshire, are washed away,
and it will be month before
trains are running again. Both the
Boston Il Maine and the Concord
Il Montreal will lose upwards of
100000 each Fourteen bridges over
Passumpsic river alone have been car
ried away, At Bellows Falls William
BHrkS fell from bridge and was
--I.'owned. and :. y. Alexander, Jr.,
and James Fitzgerald attempted to
rescue "A woman from a partially sub
merged building when their boat was
overturned and both perishel.
At Concord. y. H., fifty families are
homeless. and at Iiaverhill, Mass, the
shoe shops are all shut down, the bust
ness part of the city being practically
under water Fully 10000 operatives
are out Of work. In Nashua, y. H.,
nearly all business is stopped, all rail
roads tied up and telephone and tele-
graph service suspended.
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NEW YORk'S POPULATION.
Police Census Partly Estimated shows
i.S62, 800 Residents.

NEW YORK. April l5.- New York city
has population of /, s62, 500. These are
The figures according to the officially
completed returns of the police census
for .O97 election districts supplemented
by unofficial compilations for the re-
manning forty-four districts. 1t is ex-
pected by Tuesday night the full Off
cal returns will be in, and they will
show there has been a large increase
in the population of the city over the
last federal census. The census has
been taken in careful manner.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1895-04-19
MACEO ESCAPED.
Leader Of cuban Insurgents Was Not
Captured by spaniards.

Leader Of cuban Insurgents Was Not
Captured by spaniards.
HAVANA, April IRE bel Gen. Jose
Maceo has not been captured. Maceo's
double was captured, but not Maceo
Anticipating unusual efforts to cap
ture him, the willy Cuban general
donned a disguise and went to the
front in command. Col. Guerra was
the one captured, while Maceo escaped
to the mountains with few of his fol-
lowers.
Everything seems to indicate, how
ever. that defeat is staring the revolu-
tionists i'm the face and nothing but a
miracle will now save Cuba from the
domination of Spain. Havana hospi-
tails are overlooking with the wounded.
They come in at the rate of twenty-five
a day. The dead are buried at night
in order to avoid comment.
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GIRLS MURDERED.
Their Mutilsted Bodies Found in a Church
I'm San IranciscO.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 1.-THE Eman-
uel Baptist church at bartlett street,
between Twenty and Twenty
third, in this city has been the scene
of two of the most atrocious MUIR
ders ever committed in the
state. Saturday the mutilated
body of Minnie Williams was found in
the library of the building. sunday
the nu lie body of Blanche Lamont was
found in the tower of the same church.
The same hand, the authorities be-
lieve, slew both girls, and W. II. 7. Du-
rant, the young man suspected of both
crimes, is now in custody
Blanche Lamont and Minnie Williams
were members of the Emanuel church
and members of the Sunday school
class They were both 2l years old.
brunettes and pretty and modest girls.
Both had been the recipients of atten-
tions from a young medical student
named W. H. Il. Durant, who is also
the librarian of the church and the
secretary of the young peoples So
cietV of the church.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1895-04-19
FOUR PeRiSH6D.
a Woman and Three Children Burned to
Death in North Dakota.

FARGO, n. d., April 15.-The burn
ing of small dwelling miles north
of Fargo early Sunday morning
was accompanied by narrowing
loss of life. The family of Robert
Houghton, man who came from Can
ada a year ago, were sleeping soundly
when the fire broke out, and when
some of them awoke the building was
wrapped in flames. -Four grown chill
dren jumped from an upper window in
scant clothing and escaped with only a
few bruises. IIoughton's wife and three
young children, aged g, s and 10 years
were burned to death.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1895-04-19
IND Or TIE WAR.
The Japanese and Chinese ENJOYS Agree
on Terms OF Peace.

TIEN-TsIN, April l7.-An imperial
edict has been issued authorizing Ii
Hung Chang TO sign the terms of peace
in accordance with the Japanese
ultimatum. The indemnity to be
paid by China is O,OOO,OOO taels.
The edict further authorizes Ii
Hung Chang to grant possession of
the Lioa Tung peninsula TO the 10th
degree of latitude and the island of
Formosa to the Japanese; also TO con-
sent to the opening of Peking and four
new ports tocommercc and To giving the
Japanese power to open cotton fac
tories and other industries in China.
Another imperial edict grants sick
leave TO the viceroy of Canton and
orders his retirement To his native
province
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1895-04-19
lfound the lsOdy.

ALTON, H., April 1.-THE corpse of
Prof William McAdam, the eminent
archaelogist, who has been missing
since Thursday last, was recovered
from'the Mississippi river at noon Mon
day by the searching party. The
professors boat was found on a sand
bar at Eagle Nest island aud every
thing points TO accidental drowning.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1895-04-19
Exports and Imports.

WASHINGTON, April 16.-During the
nine months of the present fiscal year
the amount of merchandise exported
was S622, 76O, 675 and the amount inn
ported $685.. 225, 800 leaving an excess
of exports of Ss7 ,234, as, against ex-
cess of exports of S:2S, 457.354 during
the same period in 1894. The exports
of gold amounted to SOL ,529 0S6 and the
imports TO S23. 2S39i5.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1895-04-19
,ou,dn,t sury,ye Defeat.

BELLEroNTE, Pa, April 16. Aaron
Williams. late democratic candidate
for congress in this district, died at his
home near here Monday. His death
was the result of his defeat, as ever
since then his mind has been SO UNI
balanced as to necessitate keeping him
closely confined and he gradually
failed until he died
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SHE PREFERS DEATH.
A Condemned Woman Declines to Plead
Guilty to- save Her Life.

CHICAGO, April 16.-Maggie Tiller,
the colored woman who was recently
convicted of murder, has declined to
accept Judge Cliffords offer to grant
her new trial with the understanding
that she plead guilty and her sentence
be reduced to life imprisonment. II
would as lief be hanged as to go to-
Joliet for life" said she Monday. II
she clings to her determination to re-
fuse to plead guilty Judge Clifford will
be forced to pronounce the death SEN
tence upon her
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1895-04-19
Another Counterfeit.

WASHINGTON, April ia photo
graphic counterfeit of the five-dollar
issue of the American exchange ma
tional bank of New York city, series of
1882. check letter +. charter No. ,394.
bank No. 10l ,79s, treasury number let
ter V ,23O, Osl, portrait of Garfield, has
made its appearance.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1895-04-19
Victim OF Apoplexy.

OsKALoosA, Ia, April 17.-Rev.
George Clark fell dead from stroke
of apoplexy at his home near Osllaloosa
Tuesday morning. Rev. Clark, who is
a brother Of Congressman Clark, of
Keokuk, was one of the pioneer Metho-
dist preachers in Iowa, being in his
6Sth wear
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1895-04-19
SUDDENLY CALLED.
Death of James W. scott, Proprietor of the
Chicago Times Herald.

NEW YORK, April Thames w.
Scott, propris tor and editor Of the Chi
cago Times-Herald, died suddenly of
apoplexy in his room in the Holland
house. Thirtieth street and Fifth av-
enue, at 2:30 o'clock Sunday afternoon.
His death was as peaceful as it was un-
expected. Mr. Scott arrived in this
city from Chicago last Friday evening.
He was accompanied by Mrs. Scott and
their niece, Miss Grace Hatch. Mr..
Scott was then apparently in the pink
of health.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1895-04-19
A Western Tragedy.

TELLURIDE. Col, April Hollywood
Williams shot and killed Grace White,
a woman of the town, Tuesday after
noon, and then shot himself through
the stomach, inflicting amortal wound.
Jealousy was the cause. The tragedy
took place i'm house OF ill-fame.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1895-04-19
IIkeA IIncle Sam.

WAsHINGToN, April 17.-Advices from
Honolulu say the Hawaiian sentiment
toward the United States was shown
by the annual banquet and election of
the National guard where the stars
and stripes were on either side las de-
lenses" to the Hawaiian flag
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1895-04-19

HAzLEToN. Pa, April l6.-Joseph p.
Salmon, ex-city comptroller, who went
to Buffalo several days ago and in
whose accounts an alleged shortage of
$4,000 was found by his successor, ar
rived home Monday. lie proceeded to
the comptroller's office at once and
after an examination of the books it
was discovered that the alleged deficit
was "A clerical error
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1895-04-19
Death of &. N. Mansur.

WASHINGTON, April l7.-Charles H..
Mansur, of Chillicothe, Mo, assistant
Comptroller Of the treasury, died in
this city yesterday, aged 65 years. He
was member of the Fiftieth, Fifty
first and Fifty-second congresses
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1895-04-19
shortage at the Carson Mint.

WAsHINGToN, April Is. - Director
Preston has received report from
Andrew Mason. inspector of United
States minis, stating that the actual
gold shortage at the Carson New
mint IL g75 400 n
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1895-04-19
An Answer from Nicaragua.

WASHINGTON, April lot is author
itatively stated that Nicaragua has
made reply to Great Britain's ultima
tum. 1t is in the nature of counter
proposal and not direct acceptance or
rejection of the British demands, and
as such it is not yet known whether
Great Britain will accept it as respon-
siye TO the ultimatum
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1895-04-19
GIVEN ANOTHER CHANCE.
A Man Sentenced to Death -Four Times
Gets "A New trial.

COLUMBUS, o., April l6.-Edward III.
Jones, Clermont county murderer.
who killed his son in October, 1891,
was granted fifth trial NJ onday by
the circuit court. Jones has spent
nearly all the time since Feb
ruary. 1892, in the apartment for
condemned in the state prison. Four
times he has already been found guilty
of murder in the first degree and SEN
fenced to be hanged.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1895-04-19
oldest West yire,nIap Dead.

HUNTINGTON w. Va, April TO-
Thomas McKane, 1es years old. and the
oldest inhabitant of West Virginia,
died here yesterday. He entered the
war of 1912 at the age of Is.
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NEW YORK. April 1.-THE Herald
Tuesday morning printed a commuuica-
ton from the Nanderbilt-Iselin-Mo
gan syndicate, who have undertaken
to defend the America cup, saying
that they have decided to name the
new yacht, now building at Bristol,
the defender"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1895-04-19
Famous Hotel Burned.

PASADENA, Cal, April l5.-The Hotel
Raymond in this city, one of the most
famous health and pleasure resorts in
the United States, was burned yester-
day. the loss being $1,000, 00O Some
$50 guests lost all their personal eff
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1895-04-19
She Ia an Hetress.

HURON, S. d., April 1.-THE wife of
DIR. Thomas Hatchard, of this city, has
been advised that she is one of nine
heirs to a fortune of over 81, 200, 900 left
by relative in Buenos Ayres,
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1895-04-19
Sold fO the STATE.

ATLANTA, TIA. April 1.-THE North
eastern railroad was bought at fore
closure sale Tuesday by Gov. Atkinson,
who bid it in for the state of Georgia.
His bid yeas SlOO,0 and il was the
only ono made
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1895-04-19
Russia May Fight Japan.

LONDON. April Dispatches say
that conflict between Russia and
japan is inevitable if the published de-
tails OF the Chinese-Japanese treaty of
peace are correct.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1895-04-19
Immigration FALLING OH.

WASHINGTON, April 16.-The total
number of immigrants who arrived in
this country during the last nine
months was l53.l77, against s1s,724
during the same period in 1894.
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Not Guilty.

CONVICTION, KY, April l.. - State
Senator William Goebel had hearing
in court yesterday for killing Col
John l.. Sanford and was acquitted on
the grounds of self-defense.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1895-04-19
Death Of Prof. Dana.

NEW HAVEN, Conn, April 15.-Prof
james ID. Dana, of Yale university,
probably the greatest scientist in
America, died Sunday night at his
home in this city
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1895-04-19
Found the North Pole.

LONDON, April Is. 1t is rumored
that DR.. Nansen, the arctic explorer,
has found the north pole, and that it is
situated on chain of mountains.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1895-04-19
Increased Duty on Breadst rs.

WASHINGTON, April i6.-Sweden has
now joined the other countries of Eu-
rope in increasing the duty on bread
stuffs. The duty on pork, paper and
leather remains unchanged.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1895-04-19
Lake Erie Is Now Open.

BUFFALO, n. Y, April l7.-Naviga-
ton of Lake Erie is open. The tug
Cascade broke the ice blockade and de-
parted at ) o'clock Tuesday morning
for Lorain, d.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1895-04-19
Last One CAPTURED.

HoBoKEN, n. j., April l7.-Oliver c.
Perry, the train robber who escaped
with four others from the Matteawan
asylum. was captured yesterday, and
the five are now all in CUSTODY again.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-02-21
American Loan In England.

LONDON, Feb. 2l.-An agent OF
the Associated Press, at the office
the Rothschilds this morning, as
certained that the amount of sub
scriptiOn to the American loan
yesterday covered the loan little
over twenty times. He was also
told the Rothschilds did not not
intend to take any portion Of the
amount OF the loan allotted to
America. Subscriptions had not
been opened in Paris, all French
subscriptions having been made
here. The large subscriptions
made in England outside OF Lon
don, were prOportionately at par
with those in London.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-02-21
Furry in English Politics.

LONDON, Feb. 2l.-There is great
anxiety in the lobby of the House
of Commons as to the result of the
coming division on the motion Of
Sir Henry James, for adjournment
of the House in order that he may
call attention to the Indian import
duties on cotton. 1t is said the
Lancashire party, supported by a
number of Conservatives as well as
Liberals, are interested in the cot
ton trade sufficiently strong to
bring about the defeat of the gov
eminent. The attitude Of the gov
eminent, it is understood, will de-
pend upon the decision arrived at
i'm the Cabinet council today.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-02-21
Indiana,s Farewell to Gray.

INDIANAPoLrs, Feb. al The
body Of Isaac p. Gray, late United
States minister to Mexico. and for
merry governor Of Indiana, arrived
this morning on a special train,
and was received with minister's
salute Of II guns. AS soon as the
train stopped it was taken in
charge by the light artillery and a
watch was placed on the funeral
car. The body, later, was removed
to Union City, Ind, for interment.
The state capitol was deliberately
draped in mourning emblems, and
many business and private houses
throughout the city were also
draped.
The body of the late minister
was not in good condition.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-02-21
State Legislature.

AUSTIN, Tex, Feb. 2l.-(Special)
Both houses have agreed to have
only one session daily for fifteen
days from next Tuesday, so the
redistricting committee can work.
The House killed Coughs bill
making it a penalty to dispose of
property on which there is mort
gage.
Freeman called up his bill provid-
ing that limitation shall run
against married women, which was
indefinitely postponed some time
ago. and after few minor amend
ments, the bill went to engross-
ment.
In the Senate the fight over
Agnew's assignment bill was con-
tinued this NOR ming, but despite
opposition, the bill went to en-
grOssment.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-02-21
Merchant Murdered.

ELLIOTT CITY, Mo-, Feb. 2l.-
Daniel f. Shea, a we'll known mer-
chant of this town, was found MUIR
dered in his store, on Main street,
last night. Robbery was evidently
the principal motive that led to
the crime. Yesterday the store OF
the murdered man remained closed
and it was concluded he had gone
to Baltimore on business. Late at
night the chief Of police forced open
a window and found the dead man
lying in a pool OF blood.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-02-21
National Conprass.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2l.-In the
Senate today, Irby, OF South Caro-
lima, presented the credentials OF b.
II. Tillman, senator from South
Carolina, for the term beginning
March 18th.
The House joint resolution passed
for suspension Of certain features
Of the law authorizing transporta-
ton that goes through the United
States to the free zone Of Mexico,
so long as the Mexican free zone
law exists.