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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-11-24
IMPROVEMENT IN STAPLE PRICES.
Wheat, Corn and Oats Among the Products
That Are Fetching More Money.

New York, Nov. 20-Bradstreet's says
There is a moderate Improvement in
staple prices and in distribution OF WOOL
en- goods. shoes, hats and hardware in
the region IF Chicago, st. Louis Kan
sas City and Omaha. Cold weather
northwest and in the central Mississippi
and Missouri river valleys haye helped
retail trading Manufacturers of iron,
steel, agricultural implements, railway
cars and wooden goods report an active
demand and large output, although the
appearance Of speculative steel has re-
suited in weakening the price Of billets
and like tendency is shown on the part
Of Bessemer pig iron. Higher prices are
recorded for wheat. corn, oats, syrup,
hides, shoes and turpentine. The reac-
ton in iron and steel is likely TO be fol-
lowed by an advance If the present rate
Of consumption continues.
There are 235 business failures report
ed Throughout the United States this
week compared with 273 last week, sos
in the week year ago. 295 three years
ago and as compared with 35S in the like
week Of 1893
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-11-24
FRIGHTFUL STRUGGLE FOR LIFE.
Negro Fireman Attacks an Engineer I'm a
Locomotive Cab Under Way.

Birmingham, Ala, Nov. 20.-On a
freight train dashing southwark over the
Louisville and Nashville railroad at the
rate of thirty miles an hour late Thurs
day night one of the most thrilling en-
counters ever recorded in fact or fiction
occurred. Two men, one black and
crazed by drink. the other white and
conscious of deadly peril engaged in a
life and death struggle in the cab of
locomotive which ended in the death Of
the negro and the miraculous escape
from the same fate by the white man.
When train No. "a. southbound left here
Thursday night at 1915 p. m. Engineer
+. Bishop and Fireman Wiley Craig
(colored) occupied the locomotive cab
When two miles from the city
Bishop told the negro to stir up
the fire. The negro paid no
attention to the order and it was re-
peated. This time he uttered an oath,
and springing from his seat drew a re-
volver and fired a shot point blank at
the engineer. The bullet missed him and
the negineer struck the revolver from
the negro's hand just as the latter was
about to fire second shot.
Craig, now crazed with rage, instantly
uItW a anu the
by the shoulder pulled him from the box
and cut him in a dozen places across the
breast. Bishop had a pistol in his hip
pocket, but he was he'd for a time in
such a position that he could not reach
IL. Finally, after a desperate struggle
during which the two men rolled over
and over on the floor OF the cab, Bishop
managed to draw his pistol and fire. The
h,,1fa ctv in, he q
and penetrated his heart. Without
groan he fell back in the darkness to
the ground. The train at that time was
near Oxmoor. There it was halted by the
wounded engineer. who told the crew OF
his thrilling encounter. Bishop says his
watch chain alone saved him from a
death blow at the hands OF the negro.
who welded his knife with the tavagery
OF a demon.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-11-24
BRIDEGROOM BERGMAN FOUND.
Discovered at Milwaukee as He Took q
Train for Chicago.

Milwaukee, Nov. 22-George A. Berg
man, of Chicago, the missing bridge
groom of Miss Margaret Perry, was
found Saturday night just as he was
about to board the 7:15 train for Chi
cago He had been in the city since
Friday, but was successful in eluding
the police until Saturday evening. De-
tective Peck, who had been on his trail
since Friday night, was notified about
6 o'clock that man answering to Berg
mans description had pawned a dia-
mond and Immediately thereafter left
in the direction of the Northwestern
station. The detective. accompanied by
the father of the young man, hurried
to the station and arrived just in time
to see the much sought-for bridegroom
get aboard the train. Young Bergman
positively refused to be interviewed re-
garding his disappearance. All he would
say was that he wanted to go home.
And he went leaving this city in COM
pany with his father.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-11-24

As They Are A ffected by the Influence OF
the Mother Country.

Washington, Nov. 22.-There is good
reason to believe that the British gov
eminent will view with favor the forma-
ton of a commission to clear up vexa-
tious questions between the United
States and Canada. This attitude will
be important in the contamination Of
the commission plan, for the oest eff
forts of the United States and Canada
toward a general settlement could com
to naught unless the irnperial govern
ment approved the efforts and stood
ready to give them official execution in
the form of treaty. At first the sharp
differences aroused by the recent Behring
sea meeting led to the belief that Great
Britain might stand in the way of a
commission which would discuss. among
other questions such imperial subjects
as the tariff. II was thought that the
colonial office at London would not view
with favor any movement by commits
sion which would disturb the prefer
entail tariff given the mother country.
Ii appears, however, that the British
authorities are sincerely anxious TO close
up the various irritating questionswhich
have long existed between Canada and
the United States, through the medium
OF a commission or otherwise and that
no idea is entertained that when the
commission deals with the imperial sub
ject of the tariff il will involve any dis
turbance Of the British Canadian tariff
relations. There are said TO be many
articles-such as coal and fish-which
are not exchanged between Great
Britain and Canada. on such articles.
therefore, any reciprocal arrangement
between the United States and Canada
would have no Influence on British trade
with Canada.
The home government is said to be
fully conscious of the advantages which
Canada may secure in the ex-
teDsive American market lying along
side her, and there is understood to be
every desire to aid Canada in the en-
joyment of reciprocal trade with this
country The subjects other than the
tariff, such as border immigration, fish
ing in the great lakes. ETC.. are not of
an imperial character, and concern only
the United States and Canada. In
these. IL IL said. Great Britain has no
interest whatever except to see them
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-11-24
DIDN'T BELIEVE IN BANKS.
Hid Her Money i'm "a Barrel and Now She
Is $4,000 Out.

Chicago. Nov. 22.-Mrs. Margaret
Keegan, living at 512 West Fifteenth
street, had a strong belief that banks
were instituted for the sole purpose of
swindling people out OF their money,
and desiring to retain all her funds in a
safe place. selected barrel and placed
the barrel in a closet in her home. The
amount i'm the barrel was $1,000 in notes
and silver. Friday. during the absence
OF all the members of the Keegan house
hold, thieves entered the house and stole
every cent of the money. There is no
clew to the robbers
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-11-24
WOMAN SENTENCED TO HANG.
Found Guilty of Poisoning Her Husband
in Canadian Court.

Cayuga, Ont, Nov. 20. - Mrs. Adele
Sternaman was last night found guilty
OF the murder OF her husband, and was
sentenced TO be hanged in the court
yard OF the Jail i'm this town on Jan. 20.
1898. When the jury came into court
and announced it's verdict the Judge or
dered the prisoner to stand and asked
her If she had anything TO say why
sentence should not be passed upon her.
The woman. whose face was deathly
pale and whose voice tremblet; with emo
tion. turned toward the Jury box and
exclaimed: IT declare before God that
/ am innocent of this crime" The Judge
then passed sentence OF death upon her.
Mrs. Sternaman'5counSel at once moved
for a new trial. Mrs. Sternaman was
tried for the murder OF her husband,
George Sternaman, who died on Aug.
IS, 1896, uttering nothing but ex-
pressions of tenderness and affection for
his wife. Sternaman was taken III on
June 3, 1896.
A former husband had died Of the
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-11-24
WAS THIS THE MISSING BEReMANf
Man Seen at Chicago In Dazed Condition
Also mt Milwaukee,.


Man Seen Mt Chicago In a Dazed Condition /;
Also mt milwaukee,.
Chicago. Nov 20.-The police last night
secured their first clew to the disappear
ance OF George A. Bergman. who failed
10 present himself for his wedding TO
Miss Margaret Perry Wednesday night.
s. L. Lee. living on Michigan avenue
near Harrison street, informed the police
last night that late on the night on which
Bergman disappeared he found young
man sitting on the sidewalk at the cor
ner Of Harrison street and Wabash ave-
nue.. The man was apparently in
stupor, and when aroused by Lee said
that he had been robbed, and kept re-
peating, What will she Think" What
will all the folks say?" Lee could not
get him to report to the police and the
last seen of him he was walking towards
the lake.
Milwaukee, Nov. 20.-The police are
satisfied that they have George a. Berg
man at the Plankinton House, and will
make a thorough inspection of all the
guests. Early yesterday morning the
steamer Indiana arrived here. She had
on board a man who acted as though de-
ranged He remained on board all day
and during the day the crew recognized
him as Bergman by picture in Chica-
go paper At 6 O'clock he left the boat
and went to the Plankinton House,
where he wrote letters.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-11-24
Two Of the Dastards Convicted.

Cincinnati, Nov. 22.-The jury at New
port, KY, in the case of George Greer.
indicted for criminal assault on Mrs.
Gleason, brought i'm verdict of guilty
and fixed the penalty at twenty years
In the penitentiary at hard labor An
other OF the gang was given the same
a few days previously. The thugs-a
dozen Of them-took Mrs. Gleason from
her husband on the high road, and re-
peatedly rayished her
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-11-24

0ne Deau, Oho DyihE anu inc Ahfu H""'y
wounded-Echo of the Mobbing of Ed
itor Brann at Waco Is the Pop of the Re-
volver-- Locomotive Engineers Desper-
ate Fight for Life-woman Sentenced To
he Hanged In Canada
st. Louis, Nov. 20.-A special TO The
Republic from Waco, Tex, says: j. w.
Harris, editor OF the Waco Times
Herald, morning paper. and w. A. Har-
ris, his brother, on one side. and Judge
G.. Il. Gerald, prominent citizen, fought
to the death on the street yesterday
afternoon. w. A. Harris was shot dead,
J. w. Harris wounded fatally, his body
being paralyzed, and Gerald was shot
In the side and may die. The trouble
was the outcome of the mobbing OF w.
c. Brann, publisher of The Iconoclast.
Gerald was ex-county judge and one Of
Waco's most prominent citizens He had
written a bitter criticism on Baylor uni
versity with reference to the recent
mobbing of Brann, and had filed ii with
Editor Harris for publication. After
wards he asked to have his manuscript
returned and became incensed at the
editors delay in complying.
Editor Harris Opens Fire.
Bad feeling resulted, and when Judge
Gerald was crossing the street at the
corner OF Fourth and Austin streets at
o'clock yesterday Editor Harris came
out of a drug store and opened fire
upon him. Gerald Immediately drew
his revolver and returned the fire.
Hearing the shooting w. A. Harris
came upon the scene and took a hand
in the fusillade. shooting Gerald from
behind. Gerald pursued him into the
drug store shooting as he ran. Harris
fell to the floor with the words: You
shot me in the back
Killed His PROSTATE Foe.
Gerald then emptied the remaining
chambers in his weapon into the pros
trate form of his victim, killing him on
the spot, and then left the scene. A
little colored boy who stood near was
shot In the leg by stray bullet. Editor
Harris was carried into the drug store
by friends. His wife and daughter were
notified and were soon at his side. The
scene was pitiful, the wife and daughter
weeping while the husband and father
lay PROSTATE, unable to move a muscle
of his body or speak. His windpipe had
been severed by bullet which injured
his spinal column.
Judge Was Quick on Trigger.
He was removed to his home, but
cannot live Judge Gerald was wounded
in the neck and side. While serious his
wounds cannot be said to be neces-
sarily fatal. The excitement is very
great and public opinion seems 10 be
divided. Judge Gerald is an ex-member
Of the legislature, ex-postmaster Of this
city and widely known throughout the
state. He is 65 years old. He was armed
with two revolvers; the Harris brothers
each had one. The judge is fearless and
noted as a man quick to resent an Of
tense.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-11-24

same disease, as diagnosed. paralysis.
Mrs. Sternaman shortly after the burial
OF her husband set about collecting the
$1,000 insurance on his life. People soon
began TO talk OF suspicious circum-
stances regarding Sternaman's death.
The body was exhumed and an autospy
held. Large quantities OF arsenic were
found In the stomach. liver and brain.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-11-24
Connects silver and Farm Products.

Paris, Nov. 22.-During the debate In
the chamber Of deputies Saturday on
the subject Of the agricultural crisis the
premier. Meline, declared that the cause
of the crisis was the progressive fall,
during the past twenty years. in the
price of all agricultural products. COM
bined with the depreciation in the price
Of ci1uar
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-11-24
Meeting of the Cabinet.

Washington. Nov. 20.--The cabinet
was i'm session for two hours yesterday
devoted largely TO a discussion OF the
annual reports Of the different members
and the financial question. upon which
there was a variety Of opinion as to
details
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-11-24
Best Ship of Her Cias. in the World.

Washington, Nov. 20. - Commodore
Dewey, president of the naval trial
board. has returned to Washington from
the sea trial OF the Iowa, which he de-
clares is the best ship Of her class In the
world.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-11-24
Young Lothinvar Came out of the West.

Chadron. Neb. 22.-The wedding of
William Jacobson and Miss Julia Bull
ard, an intelligent quarter-breed Sioux,
was the elimination of as exciting an
elopement as was ever recorded. For four
hours the young couple rode over the
toughest kind Of roads from Pine Ridge
agency, pursued by the girls people.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-11-24

Washington, Nov. 22.-Probably for
the first time I'm full half century the
navy department Saturday opened pro-
posals for building a full rugged sailing
ship, without steam power. This craft
is wanted for the instruction Of the
cadets at Annapolis In seamanship and
navigation according to the old fashion.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-11-24
NATIONAL INCOMES ARE EXEMPT.
Uncle Sans Agents Cannot BE Taxed on
Their Salaries by state, or Cities.

uncle Agents On
Their Salaries by states or Cities.
Washington, Nov. 20.-The issue as to
whether a state or municipality can
levy an income tax on the salary or
compensation Of a postmaster was de-
cided yesterday in an opinion rendered
by Acting Assistant Attorney General
Harrison j. Barrett for the postoffice
department. The case arose on an in
quiry from the postmaster at Gastonia,
N. c. 1t holds that a state has no au-
thority to tax the emoluments paid to
any officer or agent which the United
States may use and employ as neces-
sary and proper means 10 execute its
sovereign power"
Barrett says: THE government OF
the United States is supreme within its
sphere Of action and any act Of state or
municipality which attempts TO tax the
emoluments paid to the officers OF the
government is unconstitutional and void
If the power existed in state TO tax
the officers or agents of the government
II could thereby impair the power Of the
execution OF it's sovereignty. The post
master at Gastonia therefore cannot be
required to pay tax upon the income
Of his office. either to the state Of North
Carolina or to the municipality of Gas
tonia.'
Brazil, Ind, Nov. pa bad accident
occurred on the Chicago and Indiana
Coal railroad about $3.50 o'clock last
evening nine miles north of this city,
near Coal Bluff. The miners train on
its homeward journey and bearing ABOUT
500 miners was wrecked on the Glad
stone switch and two cars loaded with
their human freight left The track
rolled down the embankment and lodged
at the bottom in a ditch filled with water
TO the depth of several feet. The acct
dent was caused by running over a
horse. Twenty-three men I'm all were
more or less injured, three Of whom suf-
fer injuries that will prove fatal.
Eighteen OF the injured persons live
in this city and five in Coal Bluff The
| fatally injured are Asbury Rummell
check weighman at the Zeller e. Nc
Clellan Coal company's mine; Gus
Reubert and Guy Alderman, both of
this city. Others Of the injured We're:
| William Boucher, arm broken and 9TH
erswise injured; William Deal, miner
| three ribs broken; Frank Field, brake
man on the train, arm broken, and a
man named Carpenter arm broken-all
except Field, being Of this city.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-11-24
WAY THEY Do IN TEXAS
Prominent Citizens Fight Out
a Little Difference with
Pocket Artillery.
THREE MEN IN A GUN ARGUMENT.

One Dead, One Dying and the Third Badly
Wounded-Echo of the Mobbing of Ed
itor Brann at Waco Is the Pop of the Re-
volver--Locomotive Engineers Desper-
ate Fight for Life-Woman Sentenced To
he Hanged I'm Canada.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-03-30
A QUORUM OF CONGRESS.
Much Business Transacted without One.
Privileges of REPRESENTATIVES.

much Business Transacted Without One.
Privileges of Representatives.
In This Country of Ours in The
Century, ex-President Harrison gives
this interesting view of the workings of
congress: "A majority of each house,
under the constitution, constitutes a
quorum for the transaction of business.
Ii quorum is not present and that fact
is disclosed by yea and nay vote, bust
ness must stop until quorum is secur-
ed. But the members present are empow-
cred by the constitution to adjourn from
day today and to compel the attend
ance OF absent members, in such manner
and under such penalties as each house
may provide A great deal of business is
done in both the senate and the house
when quorum is not present, the alb
sence OF a quorum not being officially
disclosed by roll call The sergeant-at
arms is not an infrequent attendant at
social receptions and dinners, but al
ways an unwelcome one when he comes
to demand the attendance of truant SEN
ators or members upon their respective
houses. One-fifth of the members pres
emit may demand vote by yeas and
nays, and the vote must be recorded in
the journal which each house is required
to keep of its proceedings. This journal
does not include the debates, which are,
however, published in full daily in The
Congressional Record
The senators and members are priv
LEGGED from arrest, except for treason,
felony or breach of the peace, while in
attendance upon their respective houses
and while going to and returning to the
meetings of congress. A member may
be punished by the house to which he
belongs for disorderly behavior, and by
a two-thirds vote of the house may be
expelled. "
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-03-30

of remedies was no mere tbeorist. Prof.
Edward E. Phelps, M. D., LII. D., of the
Dartmouth Medical School, had accumu-
lated the most absolutely convincing evil
dence of the remarkable virtue of his
great discovery, enough to satisfy the
most skeptically inclined person, before
he offered Paine's celery compound to his
fellow practitioners and to the world.
For absolute reliability in routing out
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is nothing that at all resembles or ap-
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should be taken by every one who is try
ing to get rid of nerve or blood disease or
disordered condition of the liver or kid
news.
Such evidences of an unhealthy condi-
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Don't confound Paine's celery com pound
I with the ignorant, catch penny, short
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and tonics that bear as much resem blance
TO Paine's celery compound as the para
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on. Don't take any thing less than
Paine's celery compound.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-03-30
A GREAT RIVER.
Marco PoIO's Report Concerning the Gil
gantic Yang-tse- Kiang.

Marco PolO's Report Concerning the Gi-
gantic Yang-sse-Kiang.
Noah Brooks quotes the following
from the great Venetian traveller in his
series of st. Nicholas papers, 1.-THE
True Story of Marco Polo"
And assure you this river flows so
far and traverses so many countries and
cities that in good sooth there pass and
repass on its waters great number Of
vessels and more wealth and merchan-
disc than all the rivers and all the seas
of Christendom put together. 1t seems
indeed more like sea than river Mes
ser Marco Polo said that he once beheld
at that city Is, 900 vessels at one time.
And you may judge if this city Of no
great size has such number, how many
must there be altogether, considering
that on the banks of this river there are
more than l6 provinces and more than
200 great cities, besides towns and vii
lagos, all possessing vessels.
Messer Marco Polo aforesaid tells us
that he heard from the officer employed
to collect the great khan duties on this
river that there passed up stream 200, :
900 vessels in the year, without count
ing those that passed down. Indeed, as
it has a course of such great length and
receives so many other navigable rivers,
it is no wonder that the merchandise
which is borne on it is of vast amount
and value. And the article in largest
quantity of all is salt, which is carried
by this river and its branches to all the
cities on their banks and thence to the
other cities in the interior.
The vessels which ply ON this river
are decked. They have but one mast,
but they are of great burthen, for can
assure you they carry, reckoning by our
weight, from 1000 to $4,000 cantars
each. In going up stream they have to
be hauled, for the current is 80 strong
that they could not make head in any
other manner. Now the towline, which
is some 800 PAGES in length, is made of
nothing but cane. IT'S in this way:
They have those great canes of which 1
told you before that they are some 10
PAGES in length. These they take and
split from end to end into many slender
strips, and then they twist these strips
together so as to make rope Of any
length they please. And the ropes so
made are stronger than if they were
made of hemp.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-03-30

Francis Murphy, the widest known
temperance advocate In the world, was
born go years ago in an humble cottage in
Ireland He is the founder of the "blue
ribbon" and "iron clad pledge" move
ments. Mr.. Murphy and Mr.. Moody
have recently been laboring together in
some of the large cities. How deeply
they have entered into the affections of
the country every one knows.
Five thousand people have just signed
Mr.. Murphy's pledge in Boston.
Mr.. Murphy is great believer in
Paine's celery compound. For years he
has been thoughtfully observing and ad
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welfare.
"a sound mind in a sound body" has
been the constant theme of this great
philantLropist
Because of its power of strengthening
and restoring the nerves and brain Paine's
celery compound is used to-day in many
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no other remedy would be thought of for
a moment.
Mr.. Murphy writes to The Boston Globe:
-"Paine's celery compound has been
used in my family with good effect. 1t is
splendid remedy"
The discoverer of this most successful