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The San Francisco call., 1897-12-15

past year. he reso-
against Hawaiian
posed by T. J. El-
general secretary of
Seamen's Union, and
Andrew Furuseth OF
5 spe e ch, W hich
gates to a high
When Pre- sid en- t
supported ths reso-
it was carried unanl-
cheered loudly. Mr..
stands high in the
alton, declared that
less, except for COM
which latter depend
ence of trade with
and are amply con-
ent reciprocity rela-
tance of the islands
States will neceSsl-
of large sums for
tying. That the
the tropic zone and
for maintenance OF
That the present la
are almost exclusive
working under a syS-
tracts amounting to
That annexation
to the admission OF a
representatives. of
sarily work and vote
of labor in general.
would add to the
United States $4,000
besides providing a
the influx of large
would make all
Asiatic exclusion inn
That the acquisl-
lying beyond the
labor is contrary to
will prove a danger
inasmuch as the la
lacks the power OF
On motion of
was ordered that the
council appear before
test against annexa-
A direct appeal
the President in the
labor, which it is
on the same level
labor from Asia.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-15
FEDERATION OF LABOR
OPPOSED TO ANNEXATION
AND CONTRACT SLAVERY
THE VOICE OF LABOR IS
AGAINST HAWAITS COOLIES

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Dec. A." Whereas, There is at
present pending in the United States Senate treaty providing
for the annexation of the Hawaiian Islands, and
'Whereas, Annexation would be tantamount to the ad-
mission OF slave State, the representatives of which would
necessarily work and vote for the ensvement of labor in
general;
Resoved, By the American Federation of Labor that we
diSapprOVe of annexation and
ResoVed, That urge the United States Senate to re-
e the treaty of annexation and such other steps as
may be necessary to maintain amiCabe relations with Hawaii
of assemble nuao
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-08-11
Greece mt Turkeys Mercy.

London, Aug. THE Athens corre-
spondent of the Daily Telegraph as
serts that the frontier line upon which
the powers have agreed gives the Turks
possession of the height situated on
the right bank of the river Salambria,
west Of Gunitza, and also of the defiles
of Kalamkas and Xeriai, thus render
ing the defense of Larissa and the
Salambria valley forever impossible to
the Greeks. The correspondent says
that this line places Greece completely
at the mercy of Turkey.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-08-11
Suicide stops n Wedding.

Eagle Bend, Mimi, Aug. Jesse
Babcock, of this village, was to have
been welded Friday to Miss Luella
Gardner, the daughter of Sherman
Gardner. Babcock did not appear at
the church, and, search being made for
him, his body was found in his room. a
bottle half filled with strychninc was on
a dresser, and it was evident he had
taken a fatal dose of the poison some
three hours before. lie was IS years
old
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-08-11
MINOR NEWS ITEMS.


For the Week Ending August 2.
Gov. Leedy, of Kansas, closed every
saloon in Topeka,
A cloudburst in Douglas county. COL,
destroyed over 100 bridges.
The eighteenth national meet of the
League of American Wheelmen opened
in Philadelphia.
The total loss of life by floods in Aus
tria is placed at 275 and the destruction
of crops was great.
The banking house of James G..
Kings Sons, founded in New York in
1915, is going out of business.
The mammoth hardware establish
ment of c. c. Snyder was burned at
Canton, o., the loss being 100000.
Efforts are being made in Germany
to prevent the importation and sale OF
American bicycles in that country.
The production Of spelter for the first
six months of 1897 was "A, 713 short tons,
of which Illinois furnished 1860 tons.
A Kansas preacher dismissed his con-
gregation last Sunday and led them to a
wheat field to save crop from an APP
preaching storm.
A new worlds half-mile unpaeed tan
dem record was made at Scranton, Pa.
by Ralph Gregory and Ben Kelley, their
time being o:55h.
Fire destroyed Stanton's hotel, two
banks, two drug stores and ten other
buildings at Lewisburg, w. Va, the
total loss being 100000.
Nelson Dingley. father of Congress-
man Nelson Dingley, Jr., died at his
home in Lewiston, Me, on Tuesday. He
was ss years of age. Death was due to a
stroke of paralysis.
Mr.. Terence V. Powderly, of Pen9syl-
vania. formerly master workman of the
Knights of Labor, Tuesday took the pre-
scribed oath and received his commits
sion as commissioner general of immi-
grafton.
Assistant Secretary Howell has rem
dered decision in which he holds that
calfskins should be classed as "hides
of cattle" and therefore are dutiable
under the new tariff bill at IS per cent.
I'D valorem.
Lieut.. Michael Moore. one of the last
survivors of the soldiers of the war
of 1912, Is dead in Brooklyn. aged 81
years. He enlisted as a drummer boy
In 1912. and was with his regiment at
the capture of Fort George in 1919.
Willie Hill, "the boy horse thief" is
in Jail at Oregon, ILL.,, for the theft OF
his employers horse. which he sold to
gypsies. Young Hill has record with.
out parallel. being but IL years of
age, and this is the thirteenth horse
he has stolen.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-08-11
FOUR PERISH IN A FIRE.
wedding Party mt Cincinnati Broken
Up During Revel.

Up During n Revel.
Cincinnati, Aug. 6.-Otto Adler kept
an all-night restaurant in the lower
story of the house in which three men
and one woman persisted Thursday
morning. There were IL men and
women in one room in the second story
of this house. The occupants Of the
building refuse all information. None
of the dead were burned. They were
suffocated by smoke from the fire in ad-
jacent rooms. The only exit for escape
was blocked by bathtub set up on end
at the head of the stairway. The smoke
came from an adjacent room where the
fire was soon extinguished. 1t seems
that ii was a wedding frolic. in which
Guth. one Of the dead men, was the
bridegroom, and the daughter of Land
lord Adler was the bride. Still there is
some doubt about who was the bride, is
there is about nearly all particulars in
the case. The celebrants of the wedding
used beer and cigarettes very freely and
it is now supposed cigarettes started
the fire and that beer caused the
somnolence, which, with the appended
bathtnb, were indirect causes of so
much fatality. 1t seems that while
four out Of the II in the room were suf-
located fatally, the other 13 suffered
but slightly.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-08-11
Monumept TO Gen. Kirby smith.

Nashville, Tenn. Aug. 6.-Last Tues
day afternoon at Sewanee university
of the SOUTH a monument 10 Edmund
Kirby Smith, the last full general of
the confederate army, was unveiled
Gen. Kirby Smith was a professor at
the university of the south from 1875
to 1898, the year of his death, and this
monument was erected by alumni, pro-
fessors and his comrades in the army.
Addresses were delivered by Rt. Rev
Thoplas +. Gailor.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-08-11

rse Growth and Prosperity shown NJ
Hecent NepOrtb.


Washington, Aug. 6.-The abstract OF
reports of condition of national banks
Oh May IA is accompanied by diagram
prepared jointly by the comptroller OF
the currency and the chief of the bu-
reau of statistics. The diagram dis
plays graphically the growth and
changes in the principal items OF re-
sources of national banks from 1864 TO
1896 inclusive. In October. 1864, the cap
ital of the sos banks amounted to $780,
100000; a year later the number OF
banks had increased TO 1913 and the
capital 10 1898. 100000. The capital
gradually increased TO $504, 500. 900 on
October /, 1878, the highest point
reached until 1888, when IL amounted
to $500, 700 900. The increase thereafter
was gradual until 1892, when the high
est point was reached. namely. $685.
100000. In the fall of 1896 the amount
had declined to $64S. 500, 900.
Loans and discounts reached their
maximum between 1864 and 1880; in
1875 the amount was 1884, 100000. In
1880 that amount was exceeded by $780,
300, 900; with one exception from that
date to 1892 there was rapid increase,
and the highest point ever reached was
in October. 1892, namely. $2.171 200, 900.
In 1898 there was drop to S1.s43 $780,
600. but recovery in 1895 to So, 05o AGO.
600. In the fall of 1896 there was de-
cline to S1.s93. 100000.
The deposits have fuctuated to about
the same extent as loans and dis
counts; the maximum being reached in
1892 when they amounted to $1,770 ,300.-
600. In the following year deposits de-
clined to 81, 465, 400, 900 and reacted the
following year to 81, TAP, 100,0 900. The cir
culation outstanding in 1866 reached
$500, 100000 and the highest point was
reached in 1873, the amount being $341,-
100000. The minimum amount out
standing is shown to have been $122,-
900, 900 in October, 1890. At the close Of
the report of the year 1896 the amount
had risen to $209 100000.
The average per capita of banking
funds of all national banks in the
United States in 1896 is shown to be
$37.14, varying from a minimum of $2.72
in Arkansas to a maximum of $120.59 in
Massachusetts,. The diagram shows tho
average in each state. The diagram also
shows by states and geographical di-
visions the capital, deposits and loans Of
all national banks and in addition an
illustration of the changes in the vari-
Gus classes of paper money in circula-
ton from 1864 to 1896. The chart is
being sent to all national banks and
leading newspapers.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-08-11

Miss LILLIAN SMALL, of Cape Cod,
Mass, has a singular profession. She
lives in a small cottage under the
shadows of the big Highland light.
and there she spends her time looking
through the telescope for passing ships
and telegraphing the news to Boston.
She leads lonely life, often for days
seeing no one but the families of the
lighthouse keepers. She has wheel
and rifle for companions, and is said
to find amusement in coasting and in
shooting wild duck and such game as
the country affords.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-08-11
Light Vote PoIIed.

Nashville, Tenn, Aug. Ga general
election was held in this state Thurs
day to decide whether or not a con-
stitutional convention shall be held.
Returns from all parts of the state show
that the calling of convention has been
Overwhelmingly defeated. A light vote
was polled, but little interest is being
shown, and in some voting districts
polls were not opened. In this city,
with a voting population of $4,000, the
total vote cast was less than 1000, and
in many towns the same indifference
was shown.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-08-11

JUDGE WELLHoUsE is called the APP
pie king of the world. His orchards,
in Kansas, consist of 1,63) acres, con-
tanning 100, 600 apple trees, and are To-
Gated in the counties of Leavenworth,
Miami and Usage. In thirteen years
he has picked over 400. 900 bushels of
apples, and whenever he has a little
money to spare he buys a little more
land and sets out some more apple
trees. Growing apple trees is his pas
sion, just as gambling is the passion
of some men aud raising fast horses
the passion of others
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-08-11

Miss AGNES WESTON, known in Eng
land as 1.-THE mother of British blue.
jackets" has done more for the uplift.
ing of the English sailor than any 9th.
er woman. She has established many
rests" and during the 80 years of her
labor has done much for the cause OF
temperance among the tars. Her tenn
perance magazine, Ashore and Afioat,
has met with such fattering success
that the United States authorities have
especially requested her to mail the
magazine to American warships.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-08-11
BRUSSELS is this summer the seat of

BRUSSELS is this summer the seat of
a series of congresses dealing with
questions concerning the laboring
classes. They will be held from July
to the end of September. The first,
held at the beginning Of the month,
was on sunday Rest" 1t is to be fol-
lowed by others on Cheap Dwellings,"
on the Accidents of Labor" and on
the international protection of work.
ers in mines and factories. The sixth
international congress against alco-
holism will also meet in Brussels at
the end of August.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-08-11

INDIA has 2,035 towns with an ag-
gregate population of %, 25l, 176, about
one-tenth of the total population. OF
these towns IS have over 100, 900 inha b.
itants, As more over SO, 900, and 500
more over 10000. The largest are
Bombay, s2l, 764: Calcutta, I'll, la;
Madras, 452. SIS; Hyderab bad, AIS, O39;
Lucknow, 273,O2s; Benares, 2l9, 467;
Delhi, 1872, $40; Mandalay, 1ss, SIS; Gavin.
pore, ISIS. 712; Bangalore, 1s6, 366; Ran.
coon, 1873, 324; Lahore, 176, s54; Alfalfa
bad, IT'S, 246.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-08-11
Confesses to Terrible Crime.

Iron Mountain, Mich, Aug. 6.-Peter
Bons, the tramp charged with the MUIR
der of Pearl Morrison at Crystal Falls.
has made complete confession. ac-
knowledging that he assaulted the girl
and then strangled her to death. The
confession was secured by detective
who visited Bons, clad in priests garb,
and was heard by others. The excite
ment over the confession may result in
Bons' lynching
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-08-11

The uncertain amount of phosphor-
us contained in American mild steel,
ranging from 0.6 to OILS per cent /,
initiates seriously against its use by
English manufacturers, who would
give it a far more cordial reception 4
the phosphorus could be kept below
8 per cent. Large wire firms who have
bought large quantities of American
steel have, on account OF this irregu-
larity, declined to place further orders.
though offered very favorable terms as
while American wire may be we'll suited
for fencing and barbed wire industries,
high quality English wire demands a
more homogeneous material.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-08-11
VIII Name a state Ticket.

Columbus, o., Aug. 6.-At the meet.
ing of the state central committee of
the national democrats it was decided to
call a state convention in this city Sep
TENDER s and o to nominate state
ticket. The temporary organization fo-
the convention and other details will
be looked after by the state executive
committee. There will be one delegate
for each 1000 votes and fraction over
500 cast for Cleveland in 1892 and the
convention is expected to be a large
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-08-11

ABOUT $40, 600 year have been saved
by the state OF Virginia through re-
form in regulating criminal expenses.
One change which results in large
saving is that which provides that con-
victs sentenced to the penitentiary
shall be sent for by the authorities of
that institution, rather than escorted
to it by sheritfs or police in the vari-
Gus counties and cities.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-08-11

THE breeding of eels is a mystery.
Nobody ever saw any of their eggs.
The ancients used to have a notion
that cells were developed from horse.
hairs. Another theory was that they
were the progeny of a kind of beetle.
1t is now known that they must spawn
in the ocean. Eels put into handbook.
ed ponds do not breed; they must &C
to the sea in order to propagate their
snaaieS
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-08-11

THERE is only one naval power of
the first rank-Great Britain. The
French navy is barely half as strong,
and France must consequently be
classified as sea power of the second
rank. AS none of the other naval
powers is equal to France, they are
placed in the third class, which in
cludes Russia, the United States, the
Japanese, the Italian and the German
Haafc
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-08-11
The Croker Estate.

San Francisco. Aug. 6.-The will of
the late Col. Charles F. Crocker was
admitted to probate Thursday. The
estimated value of his estate is $3,OOO,-
600, but it will probably be three times
that amount. Henry T. Scott and
Charles K. Green were appointed ex-
ecutors and w. Easton as guardian of
the minor children.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-08-11
$3S,220.

IN some of the great department
stores of Paris there is in operation
for the convenience of customers a
moving staircase in the shape OF an
endless leather belt transferring them
from one story to another. 1t is called
Transporting carpet Endless belts
of canvas have been used for some time
for conveying packages from one part
of a store to another.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-08-11

BoRNEo is no country for a lawyer.
Some traveller has reported that this
people not being up to civilized ways,
settles all its serious disputes in this
fashion: The two htigants are each
given a little lump of salt OF the same
size TO drop simultaneously into water.
The one whose lump first dissolves is
deemed to be In the wrong.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-08-11
white. I'm Department Go out.

Atlanta, Ca, Aug. 6.-Henry A. Ruck-
er. the negro recently appointed collec-
tor of internal revenue for the district
OF Georgia. took the oath and assumed
charge of the Office Thursday after
noon, Collector Paul rrammel retiring.
Six white men in the collectors depart
ment announced that they would go out
of Office with Mr.. Trammel. declining to
serve under NEGRO COLLECTOR
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-08-11
Many Cattle Dying.

Sioux City, Ia, Aug. 5.-The state
veterinarian and milk inspector have
been summoned to Sioux City to deal
with a violent outbreak of anthrax here.
Cattle are dying by hundreds. Warn.
ing has been given by the local authori-
ties that persons who approach ami
mails suffering from the disease expose
themselves to great danger.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-08-11
No More Room for Recruits.

Washington, Aug. 4.-The army of
the United States is now filled 20 the
enlisted strength allowed by law. and
further enlistments will be made only
with the view of replacing deserters
and men whose enlistments expire.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-08-11
EQUALS GENTRY'S TIME.
Joe Pntchen PAGES n Mile I'm 2,O1 LIZ
at Columbus, q.

Columbus, o., Aug. THE free-for-
all pace on Friday was surprise. There
were four starters-Joe Patchen, Star
Pointer, Lottie Lorrain and Badge.
Patchen not only won the race on it's
merits, but paced the fastest mile ever
made in the grand circuit, equaling the
worlds record of 2:o1h, made by John
T. Gentry at Glens Falls.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-08-11
prrridcnt VIII Attend Reunion.

'Croy, N. u, Aug. 3. - A special dis
patch from Secretary J. Addison Por-
ter TO the Troy Press states that Pres.-
deut Mckinley has accepted the invita-
ton to attend the reunion of the Soci-
ETY. of the Army of the Potomac at Troy.
August 20.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-08-11
A Host Of Gold Seekers.

San Francisco, Aug. 7.-Three thou
sand men and women have gone to the
Klondyke since the Excelsior, on July
IA. brought down the news of wonder
full strikes there and the $3.50. 900 which
has set n gold-hungry world crazy. OF
these 1907 have sailed from this port
and q few more than 1000 from Seattle.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-08-11
Not Discouraged.
Deadly Heat mt DaIIa..

Dallas, Tex, Aug. 6.-At two o'clock
Thursday afternoon the government
nary temperature of los, surprising all
previous heat records. Business was
paraiyzed and men and horses gasped
for breath. The heat is the most ter
rible ever felt in Texas and is killing
vegetation as if struck by lightning.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-08-11

WHEN the late Theodore Havemeyer
died an insurance company sent his
heirs within five days a check for $780,
600, probably the largest single
amount paid by an insurance company
on the life of one man. Mr.. Havemeyer
had been insured at the age OF 81, a
little more than four years before his
death, and he had paid in premiums
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-08-11
Killed by an insane Daughter

ST. LOUIS. Aug. Airs. Peter Huupt-
man, GO years old and feeble. wife of
wholesale cigar merchant. was MUIR
duret Tuesday afternoon by her in
sane daughter. Louise. who cut her
parents throat with butcher knife.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-08-11
Low Rate for Veteran.

Chicago, Aug. 6.-The Great Western
Minneapolis Of one cent a mile to the
grand army encampment at Buffalo.
All other roads in the territory OF the
Western Passenger association will I'M
doubtedly make the same rate.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-08-11
AS A LAST RESORT.
United states Mny Declare Protect
crate over Island of Hawaii.

Washington, Aug. At is declared
positively at the state department
that there has been no change in the
instructions given either to Minister
Sewall or to Admiral Beardslee touch
ing their attitude toward the Hawaiian
question. The admirars instructions
were TO protect American interests at
all points and to establish protector
ate only in the event of serious disturb
ance or the commission of some overt
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-08-11
Another Combine.

Cincinnati, Aug. CIT is stated here
unofficially, but on trustworthy au-
thority, that the combine of the manu-
facturers of woodworking machinery
of the United States has become a fixed
fact within the last few DAYS.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-08-11

Boston, Aug. "a sextuplex tele-
graph wire was successfully operated
between here and New Haven. 200 miles.
three messages being sent over the wire
simultaneously.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-08-11
Four GirIs Drowned.

Sigourney. Ia, Aug. 5.-Four girls
were drowned in Skunk river near Lam
caster late Wednesday evening. Three
were the daughters of Pierce Pample,
aged z. 12 and 16, and the other was
a Miss Adams. They were caught in tn e
current while wadinp.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-08-11
TcsIn's Latest Discovery.

New York, Aug. 4. - Nicola Tesla an
nounces the completion of his latest dis
covery-the simultaneous transmission
of messages by means of the earth's
electrical currents to as many scattered
points on the earth's surface of the
globe as may be desired.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-08-11
Firemcn burned,

Philadelphia, Aug. 5.-Fire in the
chemical works of ID. Jayne & Sons at
Frankfort caused loss of S10O,OOO and
seven firemen and two workmen were
seriously burned.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-08-11
Rre,d.tu0. imported

Washington. Aug. 4. - The imports
of breadstuffs into the United States
during the last fiscal year amounted in
value to $2,774,763.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-08-11

Berlin, Aug. 6.-According to dis
patch from Constantinople to the Neue
Fire Presse. Ia ladies of the imperial
harem have been arrested OH charges
of completely with intrigues of the
young Turkey party.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-08-11
nnrned fn nenth-

Libertyville, ILL.,, Aug. 7.-Bessie, the
eight-year-old daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Proctor, was burned TO death
by gasoline. The parents were away
from home.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-08-11
Entail IinnaxNnH

Joliet, ILL.,, Aug. 5.-William Cooper
a wealthy farmer of Mokena, ILL.,. was
instantly killed at Orland in a runa.
way.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-08-11
Killed NV LIGHTNING.

Webster City, Ia. Aug. 3.-Lightning
struck in 20 places inside the city linn
it's Monday morning during a severe
storm. Two children of John Lupus,
south Of town, were instantly killed.