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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-08-25
Case Puzzles the Doctors

Niles, Aug. 23.-The case of Patrick
Kelley, whose neck was broken by a
fall several weeks ago, is attracting
much attention. At first he was para
lyzed below the hips, and it was not
supposed he could long survive, but he
is now able to sit in a chair and move
his legs. He is improving so fast the
doctors think he will soon be out again
as we'll as eyer
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-08-25
Freight Car Famine.

Grand Rapids, Aug. 23.-The rail
roads centering here have orders for
1900 more freight cars than they
have in sight, and the suddenly devel-
oped famine is likely TO cause serious
inconvenience in handling freight.
The shortage is caused in part by the
greater demand for fruit traffic and
partly by heavy shipment of manufac-
tured goods and merchandise.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-08-25

OBryan seems to draw quite as well
IN Nevada as prize fight. We are told
that an immense crowd greeted him
at Elko. Where the people came from
can only be conjectured, since the en-
tire population of the state, if massed
at one point, could scarcely be thus
designated. There was an immense
crowd at Carson upon a certain occa-
sion awhile ago, but persistent adver-
tisement by the entire press of the
country, special rates and number OF
excursion trains contributed to the re-
suit. Since no such effort was made in
this instance, and Nevada has not the
people to make crowd without 1t, the
immensely of the Elko gathering Is
possibly Pigment of news gatherers'
gination.-Portland Oregonian.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-08-25
Wants $4,000 Damages.

Muskegon, Aug. 10. - George w.
Howell began suit by capias against
Waterman Hunt, of Chicago, for $4,000
damages, for false Imprisonment.
Hunt had Howell arrested recently for
the alleged forgery of bond for 81 900.
Howell was released on $1,000 bail,
pending his examination.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-08-25
Death of William Phipps.

Holly, Aug. 21.-William Phipps is
dead. For years he was employed in
Washington, ID. c., as an engraver, and
engraved the coffin plates of John
Quincy Adams, Abraham Lincoln and
James A. Garfield. He was born in
1918, and came to America i'm 1S33.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-08-25
Could Not Endure Disgrnce.

Shelby, Aug. 2O.-Thomas II. Baker,
of this place, state agent of the Walter
Wood Harvester company of Minneap-
oils, committed suicide by taking
arsenic. Baker is alleged to be $500
short in his accounts and was arrested
by the sheriff Thursday morning.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-08-25

Sturgis, Aug. %. Farmers here
were set wild by James Thornton, To-
cal grain buyer, paying one dollar a
bushel for three loads of wheat. The
price paid Saturday was 80 cents a
bushel in the morning and one dollar
in the evening. and farmers are haul
ing their product at lively rate for
fear of slump in the market
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Was Determined to Die.

Saginaw, Aug. 23.-William Essen
berg, ~ years old, committed suicide
in a dramatic manner. He secured a
cord and fastened it TO the bed post
and, making a moose, put his head into
il after taking his seat in a chair. He
then sent bullet into his head and
dropped back, expiring. Ill-health is
the only cause known.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-08-25
Oldest Convict Dies.

Jackson, Aug. 2O.-Joseph De Quett,
No. Z, the oldest convict at the prison,
died at the prison hospital of old age.
DE Quett was aged 90 years and had
been convict 40 years, having been re-
ceived in 1857 on life sentence for
murder from Cadillac.
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Threw himself Under Train.

Grand Rapids, Aug. 10. - A young
man, supposed to be Lem. Wilson, of
Lexington, Ky, committed suicide here
by throwing himself under a moving
freight train on the Chicago 81 West
Michigan railroad. He was about 20
years of age, and apparently demented.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-08-25

Muir, Aug. 20. - Ionia county farm
ers are threshing their oats and are
disappointed in the crop. The poslto
crop is also small, as it has been impos-
sible TO save them from the ravages of
potato bugs. The tubers are selling
on the local market at one dollar per
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-08-25
Held tn Trial.

Gladwin, Aug. 2O.-Benjamin C.Nunn
and Roy Num-. his son, have been held
for trial. charged with the murder of
Curtiss Wright. Roy confessed to fir
ing the fatal shot, and charging his ia
ther with melting him To do il.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-08-25
Foul Play Suspected.

Ann Arbor, Aug. 21.-George Beck
with. of Chelsea, was drowned in the
river near Delhi. There were marks on
his face. and foul play is suspected.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-08-25

Niles, Aug. 20. - During funeral
procession at Burt, Van Buren, town
ship, Gardner Fosters team ran away.
throwing out the corpse. Mrs. Joseph
Watts was instantly killed and others
were injured.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-08-25
He IL N Lightyycight.

Niles. Aug. 21. - Mr.. and Mrs. Gus
tave Wheeler, of Adrian, are the proud
parents of tiny baby boy, who
weighed at birth one pound and six
orncee
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woman Killed.

Niles, Aug. 23.-Mrs. j. c. McCabe, Of
Coloma. was killed instantly and Mrs.
II. S. Bailey fatally injured in a runa-
way accident here.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-08-25

Lansing. Aug. 20.-Insurance Com
missioner Campbell has revoked the
authority of the Massachusetts, Benefit
Life association TO do business in Mich
igan.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-08-25

Niles, Aug. 20. - Peter Lasch. of
Pennington, was killed in runaway
accident.
New-York tribune., 1897-08-17

once imposing and representative cotere OF
statesmen. Beck is dead, and Carlisle ana
Blackburn have been swept by the fortune Oh
politics into private life. Hampton anu Butter
have been practically driven from South caro-
lima Jiolitics and their seats have been n!ed
with men like Tillman and 1rby. Gibson IL
dead and Eusts. after four years service
abroad as Ambassador is said To he about Ia
omen Il law Off IN this metropolitan city.
Vance and Ransom have long ago been super
sedcd and scarcely shadow remains IN North
Carolina Of their former political power. Or
the rest. Barbour. Kenna Brown, Harris. Coke
and George are dead. and Pugh. Reagan and
Call have been crowded out OF public life Only
Vest Morgall Cockrell. and Jones. Of Arkansas,
have been left in the Senate to peTpetuate the
spirt and maintain the traditions Of the older
school of Southern leadership. and their con
spicuOuS failure at tho. recent extra session OF
Congress 10 enforce party discipline on so rud!-
mentary Il question as that Of tariff taxation
seems TO demonstrate concuslvely that the task
transmitted to thcm is already decidedly beyond
their strength
1t would be idle to deny that Southern repre-
scnation in the Senate has not suffered enor-
mously in character and fitness through the
rapid and startling changes it has undergone
within the last eight years; and this deteriora-
ton is easily measured in the dwindling role
which the South as section Is likely to play
for some time to come in National politics. Yet
the passing of the older school Of politicians,
melancholy as some Of its attendant conse-
ouenccs NAV seem, cannot be seriously regretted
on other than merely personal grounds Ger
tainly the breaking down Of the sO-called brig
adler" leadership has done more than anything
else to open the way for the liberalization of
political sentiment. noticeable Of recent years
in certain portions Of the South. The older
Southern leadership. whatever the respectable
ity under which il veed itself. was essentially
illheral and rcactionary. The newer leader
shin. whatever It's cruditics and blemishes,
tends distinctly toward greater political free
dom and more wholesome political development.
Satisfaction rather than encouragement may
therefore justly be found by every true friend
of Southern progress in the increasing obscura-
ton OF that narrower school Of politics. which
has Just los, in Mr.. George and Mr.. Harris two
of its most eminent cxemplars and practitioners.
New-York tribune., 1897-08-17

The attempt on Sunday last Of Prince Henry
Of Orleans and the Count of Turin to MAIN or
kill each other cXempliies in striking man
ner at once the least objectionable the most OBJ
jectionable and the most ridiculous features of
the socalled code Of honor If anything could
commend detestable a practice duclllng
to public favor it would be the fact that in this
case the man won who was generally reckOncd
TO be in the right and who most commanded the
sympathy Of the world. This, too. might serve
to the same end, that the duel was a real one.
There was no mere posing for spectacular eff
feet and for advertising PURPOSES and then
running away and calling the affair Off The
cOmbatants rather summed publicity. They
went quietly TO Il secluded spot and fought in
caincSt. men who meant TO Kill or TO be
killed.
Those considerable cannot, however, redeem
this .one encounter or the general practice Of
duelling from the condemnation which the best
judgment Of humanity has long since passed
upon ii. Prince Henry was said TO have Sian
dered the Italian Army. That was an evil thing
10 do: but did it merit the punishment OF death?
Or was II undone and recompense made for II
by the lnilctnn Of a few scratches upon iis
author: The Coun, of Turin was ready TO
Kill and tried TO Kill the Prince Yet as soon as
he bad scratched him with n sword point here
and there he was equally ready TO clasp hands
and swear eternal friendship. II the cause of
the quarrel was so grievous as to call for the
death Of one of the princes ii surely could not
be washed away in the dozen or Two drops ~
Orleanist blood that were made 10 flow Ii
would De impossible to emphasize more strong
ly than this case does the utter iHadequacy of
the code" TO vindicate honor or to undo evil
The element of grotesQueness, too, entered
New-York tribune., 1897-08-17

Of duty. But the greater part or the increase
of imports was in free goods. roughly about
SIG. 300, 900 increase in wool and SlJWooo0 III
sugar The exact increase in all free imports
was SjG.979769 and in all dutiable imports
S,S212.Jl2. Any allowance for underValuailolis
must therefore he based upon the value OF duii-
able goods only. which in the five months
Marcl-.July inclusive was $19G. 70J,9lG. II may
be granted that in all probability the under
valuations averaged as much IA 20 per cent. so
that the actual Indebtedness 10 he paid for goods
impor.cd was about S}9.3O0,OOO more than the
declared value. II is evident that such IN est
mate can be only approximate. but for the pres
ent purpose an allowance so large Is sufficient
TO disclose the true position of foreign exchanges
on merchandise and specie account with all
needed accuracy
If the excess Of imports on official returns
SS. 100000 be increased by S393O00O0 the
amount to be paid would be about s+7S000o0
and is only 81 100000 larger than the amount
which had been paid by August in net cx-
ports of specie. namely SiGJ96195 Thus the
merchandise and specie account should have
entered the month of August with little bal
ance due either way. and the excess Of mer-
chandsc exports in August has already been so
large that If continued through the month"; 1t
would amount to $4O.OOO.OOO. In this statement
no attempt is made to estimate the movement
Of securities either way. and the ablest bank
ers will probably admit that the balance in
the last five months has not been heavy al
though difficult 10 reckon with accuracy. But
whatever ii may have been, this country no
longer has a heavy burden Of Indebtedness to
meet on merchandise account. and is rapidly
placing Europe IN debt on that account by an
excess of exports over imports, which is certain
to greatly increase
New-York tribune., 1897-08-17
FOREIGN DEBTS SETTLED.

The report of foreign commerce for July. just
made public. gives information which should be
of great value 10 bankers. investors ana all
h,snesS men who have need 10 estimate what
the course OF exchanges between this and other
countries is likely TO he during the rest of the
vcal. only yesterday high commercial author
itv was speaking of the heavy sums yet 10 be
paid for WOOL sugar and other products import
ed in anticipation of new duties. Probably the
same idea has weight with the minds Of many
bankers and influences their course in regu-
lating foreign exchanges If 50, it probably
gives their foreign rivals an undue advantage.
The official returns show that the merchandise
exports exceeded imports in July by about SlI.-
100000. which went far to cancel Indebtedness
on account of previous imports.
Without dwelling too much on details it must
first he recalled that the imports 10 anticipate
new duties did not begin until the latter part
of March, and in that month as whole exports
largely exceeded imports. The previous excess
of exports, continuing without the break of
single month since September 1S95, eighteen
consecutive months. had piled up Il heavy mcr-
clandise Indebtedness by Europe TO this co,ln
trv. part Of which WAS represented by large
amounts Of exchange hypothecatcd here. The
hest financial authorities estimated, late as
March 20. that there still remained of this re-
serve exchange held by New-lork banks rs
much as S2OOOO.oOO. Now the actual exports
Of merchandise in the five months March.july
inclusive. covering the entire period of anic-
patory imports. was only SS,4S9,1I9 less than
the value of imports in the same period. The
import, were not quite S;9j,WO,OUO, and the
exports were over X,s1 0O0.WO. To many these
facts will give great surprise. n they had not
realized how heavy were the exports of do
me,tlc products during those months.
But IN the same FIVE months the record shows
that net exports Of gold and silver amounted
10 SI6.J96. 100. Of which S2G.44J1OS was gold
II follows that OH the face Of the accounts all
imports were paid for August !, with a heavy
balance IN favor OF this country. but TWO i'm
uortant items remain 10 be considered. The
first il the payment of quarterly interest ana
dividends due abroad about April and July l.,
which may BE- safely reckoned at about So
OoOOO1. In cnccr cancellinG the known reserve
exchange held here March 20. The second is
the undcrvauaion Of imports which was Ger
talnly very large and yet extended only to dnti-
able imports, because nothing could be- gained
by falsely declaring a low value for goods free
New-York tribune., 1897-08-17
PERSONAL.

Mrs Joseph Chamberlain. wife of the English
Secretary for the Colonies and daughter OF w l.
Endcott Mr.. Clevelands first Secretary OF war;
os n specsl evidence of the favor in which queen
Victoria holds her has received from Her Majesty
the cold instead OF the silver Jubilee medal. Inc
gold medal was conferred as a rule only on Ioydi
pcrsonages.
John w Bookwa;er Of Ohio. who has decided 10
sell mis- property in Springfield and leave the state
has had an interesting career. fossessed to-day
or a fortune OF several millions OF dollars. says
writer In The Philadelphia Times ne was coi-
froned in his youth with obstacles 10 prominence
and success which seemed insuperable. Born on
,,o Wabash River In Indiana. from the time he
frat saw the sun until his twenty-hrst year IN"
aggregate OF the money that hti been IN his posses
sion during that entire time did not amount TO W.
| don't mean to say that he never had more thah
so In his possession mean that tne pennies an1
New-York tribune., 1897-08-17
PASSING SOUTHERN LEADERS,.

The death of Senator James u. George of
Mississippi. following so closely that of Senator
Isham c. Harris Of Tennessee, calls attention
anew 10 the passing OF that older school of poll
tcians which for quarter Of q century abso-
lutely controlled and moulded public opinion
at the South. Conspicuous, many of them, IN
public affairs before the War. and serving TO 4
man with zeal and distinction the lost cause or
the COnfederacy. these veteran leaders rose
naturally TO power in their own States on the
breakdown of the Reconstruction experiment.
Secure before long in the unQuestiOnng conf
dence Of their constituencies. they found them
selves invested on their rc-entry upon the Ma
tonal stage with a sweeping and paramount
authority such as has rarely been granted To
any sectional or partisan group of leaders in the
history Of American politics. Bred TO the same
traditions. imbued with the same sentiments,
allied by companonship in suffering and fail
ure the Southern 'brigaders,' so called, quick
~ developed at Washington political soli-
1arity which. added to more than average skill
and experience gained for their section "A far
more conspicuous and important role in Ma
onal politics than 1t was entitled TO by rea-
eol Of its wealth intelligence or numbers.
TO the United States Senate especially the
South sent year after year It's best political tai
ent and training and from 1870 TO 1890 its in
nucnce In that body with startling and
lisproportionatc rapidlty. Al no time did the
prestige of the Southern group stand higher than
at the opening OF the List Congress, in Decem-
ber 1889. Ben" Hill, indeed. was dead, and
Bayard. Garland and Lamar had left the Sen
ate four years earlier to enter the first Clcve-
land Cabinet Yet as whole the force and
brilllancy Of the Southern cotere seemed un-
impaired
James b. Beck. the keen. astute warm-heart-
ed Scotchman who had won MS way 10 the
front in law and politics In Kentucky still ex-
ercsed his undisputed leadership in Southern
and Democratic councils. Blackburn had reached
The Senate rs BcckS colleague, ard Carlisle
was 10 cross It's portals as his successor with
in the year. South Carolina was represented
IN The deliberatiyc branch Of Congress Dy it's
TWO most distinguished Confederate soldiers VI
G. Butler and Wade Hampton. From Louisiana
came the polished and cOurtly Gibson and the
witt and eloquent Eustis. Joe" Brown still
occupied a sea; from Georgia. Vance and Ran
som seemed vested with an indefinite lease Of
representative power by North Carolina With
IN the circle Of leadership were also Pugh and
Morgan. OF Alabama; Harris. Of Tennessee:
Vest and Cockrcll. Of Missouri: Barbour. OF
Virginia; George, Of Mississippi: Kcnni. Of West
Virginia; Jones. OF Arkansas; Coke and Reagan
Of Texas Call. Of Florida veterans alike in
war and politics, and trained and effective
mouthpeces Of Southern sentiment and policy
What rayagcs eight years have made In this
New-York tribune., 1897-08-17
years had touched his hands ala not when ada

together amour, 70 the sum named: He never say
did not see piano until he was twenty-five years
OF age; When he left home to seek his fortune, he
walKtd, fOr ne did not nave n cent, ana from tina,
day to this he has never borrowed a dollar. Eleven
yenrs ago he was riding on a railroad train, and
Wnth passing point near. | think. Fort Wayne.
lnd, ne directed companions attention to "A barn.
ana said: i had a nights lodging in that building
Wayne over night because had place 10 sleep.
and so walked three miles out Of town nntii I
came across that barn. and there slept. Only
was near Detroit, Mich'"
Judge Elijah A. Parsons, who died at Towan.
da, Penn. few days ago. Of the oldest
editors In that State having been actively engaged
IN newspaper work about sixty years. He was long
the editor OF "The Bradford Argus"
Baron Koeng. a retired officer OF the Austrian
Army. has been mustered in member OF Meade
Post No. l. q. A.. r.. OF Philadelphia. The Baron
was one of the foreign officers who took part In the
War of the Rebellion on the Northern side. lie
was wa the captain OF Pennsyyania regiment. and
Bohen. who was killed at Fremonts Point. After
the Civil War ne went to Mexico. and there joined
the RcDnblican Army which overthrew Maximilan.
At pre- mt he is making a tour of this country be-
fore returning to Austria one OF Baron Koenig's
Killed at Rocky Gap, and the Baron hopes TO locate
his grave.
Major J. IIoge Tyler. who nominated fol-
Governor OF Virginia on the Democratic ticket
tHe Hlly-nIfl anniversary OF DIS DTtn, l5 SIX leet
tall, straight arrow. with dark hair and
beard scarcely touched with gray. lie does not
smoke or drink. He Is a Presbyterian in religion
and "A descendant of the Scotch. His large farm
contains about two thousand acres. The Major left
school to take part in the war, saying the other
day that he had never touched textbook since"
Few people refer to Charles Francis Adams
General but. THE Boston Globe says. he saw
not only great deal OF active military service
during the Civil War, but commanded regiment
OF Massachusetts, soldiers among whom there were
scores OF distinguished heroes. At the head OF the
9Th Massach Cavalry Colonel Adams led his
men through several active engagements. and his
conduct at the battles of Secessonvile, South
Mountain and Antietam was characterized in tho
general order that brevetted him brigadier general
! OF United States volunteers distinguished gal
lantry and efficiency In the same order his rec
ord Is referred to one Of 'meritorous services
during the war This order dated 1851, the title
of General TO date from 1860.
Betsy Trout. OF Earl, Berks County. Penn. ose-
braed the l0lst anniversary OF her birth last FRI
day Several thousand people visited the old lady
TO extend their fecitations She still enjoys fairly
good health When ninety years old she earned
days wages by working in the harvest neld. fier
oldest daughter Is seyenty-four