The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-09-08
MINOR NEWS ITEMS.
For the Week Ending September 4.

T.. il. Cuthbert d. Co., brokers, failed
in New York for 100000.
A forest fire near Anaconda, Mont,
burned over 10000 acres of timber.
Minneapolis has been connected by
telephone with New York and Boston.
During July 14,774 immigrants ar
rived in the United States, against 21,-
All in July, 1896.
Mrs. John Drew, the oldest of Amer
lean actresses, died at Larchmont, n.
Y, aged n years.
Gen. Ignacio Andrade, the liberal can
didate, was elected president of the re-
public of Venezuela.
A bill was introduced in the Mica
raguan congress to establish n gold
standard in that republic.
The First national bank of Green's
burg, Ind, closed its doors with liza
bilities of nearly 100000.
Virginia republicans will hold their
state convention at Lynchburg October
5 TO nominate state ticket.
The populists of Colorado met at
Salida and nominated William Gabbert
for the supreme court bench.
With appropriate ceremonies the cen
tennial anniversary of the founding of
Waynesboro, Pa. was observed.
On the farm of Nathan Cox in Taylor
county, Ky, his two young sons were
bitten by rattlesnakes and died
The Citizens union has placed Seth
Low, president of Columbia college, in
nomination for mayor of New York.
Tom Sharkey, the pugilist, says he
has saved $4,000 during his profess
sional fighting career of four years.
Many buildings were unroofed and
several private residences were over
turned by a windstorm in Indianapolis.
Seth Low has signifed his accept
ance of the nomination by the Citizens
union for mayor of Greater New York.
The queen regent of Spain will re-
ceive Gen. Stewart L. Woodford, the
new United States minister, on the 18th
inst.
Mrs. G.. NJ. McQuillan was killed and
eight persons were seriously injured by
the derailing Of train near Cortland,
n. Y.
Gustav Daubenspieck was arrested in
Brussels upon suspicion that he is con-
cerned in plot to assassinate EMPEROR
William.
After ten years of comparative lux
ury Jack McAuliffe, the pugilist,
has returned to his old occupation, that
Of n cooper.
A train jumped the track near APP
pleby, Tex. and ID. ID. Moss, of Chicago,
was killed and eight other persons were
seriously injured.
Gov. Ellerbe has given orders for
withdrawing the state constabulary
force from every village, town and city
in South Carolina.
Enrico Mathou, a well-Snown banker
and promoter of several gigantic
schemes in Central America, has failed
for over $3,OO0O0O.
The government has cut off all ra-
tons to the Apache Indians in New
| Mexico, except flour. and they were
threatening an uprising.
1t is said the United States govern
ment claims Dawson City is in Amer
lean territory, and has instructed Alas
kan officials to act accordingly.
The records and papers of the SUI
preme court of Illinois are being re-
moved from Ottawa to Springfield,
where the court will sit hereafter
Saloon statistics for the last license
period in Chicago show the issuance of
6.264 licenses, with receipts of 81 ,041,-
GEO. This is a decrease of 354 saloons.
The twenty-fourth annual convention
of the National Woman's Christian
Temperance union will be held in Buff
falo, n. Y. October % to November 3.