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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1898-04-06
CUBA HAS THE CALL IN CONGRESS.
Resolutions in Roth Houses Recognizing
Independence and Declaring War.


Washington, March 30.-Cuba had
the call in the senate yesterday Allen
introduced "a resolution recognizing the
independence of Cuba and appropriat-
ing $500. 900 to relieve restitution there
Rawlins one recognizing independence
and declaring war against Spain; Fora
ker one recognizing independence. and
Frye one demandingg that Cuba be
made free. These were referred. and
then Mason delivered hot speech de-
nouncing Spain and everything Spanish
in most bitter terms and declaring him
self for war The galleries were full
and applauded everything aimed at
the Spaniards. Seventy private
pension bills were passed and eulogies
pronounced on the late Senator Earle,
OF South Carolina.
In the house Bell OF Colorado offered
a resolution recognizing Cuban indie
pendence and Marsh of Illinois one de-
claring war against Spain. The rest OF
the day was devoted TO the private cal
endar and to claims of loyal citizens
for supplies furnished Union forces dur
ing the war. At the night session fif-
ty-seven pension bills were passed
Washington, March 31.-The resolu-
the independence Of Cuba. etc. intro
duced Tuesday i'm the senate. were yes
terday referred to the foreign relations
committee without debate Caffery
concluded his speech on the national
quarantine bill after which the meas
ure making further provision for civil
government for Alaska was passed.
The feature in the house was an up
ri Vyh
tempted To force the Republicans to
take the Cuban question out OF the
hands Of the president by passing a
resolution recognizing the independence
OF Cuba. Bailey presented the resolu-
ton and claimed that IL was a privi-
legged question. Speaker Reed ruled
otherwise and the Republicans rallied
10 his support on an appeal solidly, ex-
cept two. and sustained the ruling. The
naval appropriation was debated with
out action.
Washington, April LIN the senate
yesterday Chandler said in the course
OF a spat with Frye that he was loyal
to the administration now. but intima-
ted that he did not know how long he
would be so. Allen made another speech
denouncing Spain. The naval bill was
further considered
In the house Johnson of Indiana made
passionate speech i'm favor Of peace
in the midst OF a storm OF jeers and
Kisses. Bailey said that the remedy for
the situation was TO recognize cuban
independence. and Grosvenor declared
that the purpose OF the administration
was TO secure that independence and
that il would be done There was in
tense excitement during the debate
Washington, April 1.-The senate
spent yesterday mostly In secret ses-
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1898-04-06
PENSION ROLLS ARE GROWING
Increase of 1889 in the Six Months End
ed Last February.

Washington, March 31.-In sending TO
congress a deficiency estimate of sS,090,-
SOC for pensions for this year. Secretary
Bliss makes an interesting statement
on the general subject of pensions up to
date. He says in part The total
number Of pensioners on the roll June
30, 1897. was 976,014, while on Feb. 2S
1898 there were 9S9,613 on the rolls, a
net increase Of 1889. The commits
soner of pensions estimates that s4S,-
700, 900 will be required for the pay
ment of pensions during the remaining
four months of the fiscal year, more
than $4,000, 900 in excess OF the unex-
pended appropria ton"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1898-04-06

sion. no important legislation beirg
done I'm open session. In secret session
the purchase OF the Danish West India
islands was so strongly opposed that the
resolution therefor was practically
withdrawn. The senate adjourned to
Monday.
The house passed the navy apnropra-
ton bill, after making provision for
twenty-four instead of twelve torpedo
boats and torpedo boat destroyers. This
was done i'm spite of the efforts against
II OF Cannon. chairman OF the aprro-
priations committee. who tried 10 cut
out two of the three battleships, but
failed De Almond made a strong
speech in favor Of sending a feet out
after the Spanish torpedo fiotilla. Ad-
journed To Monday
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1898-04-06
WILLIAM M'KINLEY.
Gen. Lee Remains Cheerful.

Havana. March 31.-Consu General
Lee continues as cheerful as sunlight,
despite the fact that he was warned
last Sunday and Monday of five dis
tinct plots against his life. or course
he does not give credence TO such
stories, and he is carefully guarded by
the government. but continuous warn
ings Of this nature are not a pleasant
diet. The latest story was that he
would be poisoned by bribed employee
of his hotel. To this General Lee re-
piled by asking the newspaper corr.
spondents who sit near him at meal
time, in case he is suddenly taken i'll,
first TO shoot his waiter and then to
run for a stomach pump.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1898-04-06

Promise Of Another Rise at Pittsburg,
Observation-Disclosures Happy.

Ifonttsf III AuOtbeF MISE nv
Observation-Disclosures Happy.
Cincinnati. March 30.-At 10 o'clock
last night the river here was sos feet. a
fall of 0.S of a foot since reaching a
maximum of ola feet at l o'clock yes
terday morning. From some distance be-
low Cincinnati To the headwaters OF the
Ohio the Ohio river is falling. The condi-
ton of the few embarrassed railroads is
about normal. The Baltimore and Ohio
Southwestern is open through its main
line east and is running trains west by
slight detour. Small boats are running
as usual.
Pittsburg. March 30.-Another food is
sweeping towards Pittsburg. and this
time IL is coming out OF the Monon-
gahela river. Extremely heavy rains
fell at the headwaters of that stream
Monday night Heavy rains are re-
ported on the Allegheny also The small
streams running into the Monongahela
are out of their banks.
Louisville, March 30.-The cheering
intelligence comes from above that the
rivers are all falling. The worst is
over and IL was well that IL came just
as IL did. for a couple OF feet more
would have put the muddy water over
the embankment along the river front
between the cutoff and the foot OF First
street
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1898-04-06

Scrip Claimants Ruled Out by the Secretary
of the Interior.

Washington. April 4.-Secretary Bliss
Saturday decided the celebrated Chica-
go lake front land case involving lands
in fractional section TO- The decision is
in forty seven pages and was prepared
by Judge Nandeventer. assistant attor-
ney general of the interior department.
In brief the decision holds that the
water line of Lake Michigan constituted
the eastern boundary line OF the section:
that by the patent 10 KenZie the land
TO the water line was conveyed by the
United States and that by the convey
ance of that patent the United States
ceased to be "A riparian proprietor and
has no right TO the subsequent accre-
tions which form the greater portion OF
the lands now I'm controversy.
In conclusion ii is held that the land
In question is not public land. and that
IL cannot be acquired by the use of
scrip or otherwise under the public land
laws.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1898-04-06
City Elections i'm Iowa.

Des Moines. Ia, March 30.-The city
election resulted in a victory for John
MRcVicar and the entire Republican
ticket. MacVicar and his associates
are elected over j. ]. Hartenbower.
Democrat. candidate for mayor and his
associates by about 1,200. The Demo-
Gratis elect two members of the city
council out of nine. Other cities in Iowa
went as follows: Sioux City, Boone
and Mason City. Democratic; Red Oak,
Republican; Centervlle, Citizens; Deni
son himetalliSt
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1898-04-06
Catastrophe Was Long Feared.
RUSH CUTS OFF COMMUNICATIONS.
Story of the Cataclysm as 1t Was Received
at MI. vernon, Ills.

at MI. vernon, Ills.
Chicago, April AT 1890 last night
the operator i'm the long-distance tele-
phone company's office at Mount Yer
non. Ind. informed the Associated Press
that the estimate on the loss of life at
Shawneetown was at that hour 200
Mount Vernon is but thirty miles from
ShawneetoWn and the information on
which the estimate is based is believed
TO be reliable The operator stated that
the company's wires to the stricken city
failed soon after 4 O clock yt sterday att
ernoon A that hour il was known
that the dam was giving way, but il
was not thought that ii would go to
pieces quickly enough to cause less of
life.
BY 8 o'clock it was known in Mount
Vernon that many people had been
drowned, the estimate then being 100.
A relief boat bearing food, blankets and
surgeons was started down the river
and was expected TO reach Shawnee
town before morning. Gradually the re-
ports OF loss OF life increased the esti-
mates. stories coming from various
points near the scene of the flood show
ing that the disaster was far more seri-
Gus than al first believed. People from
Mount Vernon and the surrounding
country besieged the telephone and tel
cgraph offices. frantic for tidings from
relatives and friends i'm the flooded
town. No attempt at an accurate list of
the lost was possible, however, and the
crowds stood all night before the bull
letin boards on which were posted the
meager reports being received.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1898-04-06
Two Killed, Two Fatally Hurt.

Chattanooga. Tenn, March 3l.-Two
men killed and two fatally injured is
the result of head-end collision be-
tween two Western Atlantic freight
trains near Adairsville, Ga. yesterday
In addition To the casualties twenty
cars were smashed beyond repair The
dead are: Charles +. Elliott, engineer
and Virgel Rhodes. fireman Fatally
njured-EngineeI d. w. McDade and
Fireman Elliott. All are residents Of
Atlanta
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1898-04-06
Flood Troubles Near Cairo.

Cairo. Ills. April Kissing river has
overlooked the Iron Mountain railroad
between Cairo and Charleston, and
trains are brought i'm over the Cotton
Belt tracks. which are above high water.
At Bras Point people have abandoned
their houses and moved their furniture
and families into box cars on the rail
road. over forty cars are so occupied
by employees of the Iron Mountain rail-
road
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1898-04-06
spaiding saws sits Absurd.

New York, April A. G. Splading
absolutely denies the truth Of the pub
lished reports that he had jestingly Of
fered the franchise of the Chicago club
to Arson for sl50,000. The story is
absurd" said Spalding. In the first
place Arson is not trying 10 get the
franchise. No one has made overtures
to me with that end in view. ! have
not the slightest intention Of letting it
60"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1898-04-06
THE MARKETS.
Chicago Grain and Produce.

Chicago, April ..
Following were the quotations on the
Board of Trade today Wheat-May,
opened and closed sl.05; July, opened
INC. closed 77Ac: December, opened
nominal, closed 77H. Corn-April.
opened nominal, closed 29c; May, opened
29Ac. closed 1850; July. opened 3012c,
closed 3OAc; September, opened S1Ac.
closed 81 &c Oats-April. opened nomi-
nal closed 252sc; May opened 25hc;
closed 253sc; July. opened &c, closed
23Ac. Pork-May. opened s9.62R, closed
$3.50; July, opened 1870, closed $9.77lac.
Lard-May, opened s512k. closed $500;
July, opened s5.15. closed s5.27la.
Produce: Butter - Extra creamery.
19c per 10: extra dairy, 17c fresh
packing stock, 1l@11hc. Eggs-Fresh
keys, 7d10c per 10; chickens, Sh@9c;
ducks. 7ih@S1hc Potatoes-Common to
choice 53M60c per bu. Sweet Potatoes
Illinois. s2.50dS.00.
Chicago Live Stock.
Chicago. April q
Hogs-Estimated receipts for the day,
$1,000: sales ranged at $2.S0M3.S5 for
pigs. $3.70@3.92la for light. $3.75@SS0 for
rough packing $3.SOm397R for mixed.
and $3S50I4.00 for heavy packing and
shipping lots. Cattle-Estimated re-
ceipts for the day. 400; quotations
ranged at $510a5.75 for choice to extra
steers $4.60m5.20 good to choice do.
"a. 256D4S0 fair To good. $3.S5u4.30 COM
mon TO medium do. SO. 75@4.25 butchers
steers $3.50d4.20 stockers, S4.00m475
feeders. S225m3.90 cows. $2.60m4.40 heif-
ers. 81. 50@4.25 bulls. oxen and stays.
$3.60d4.75 Texas steers. and $4.00m690
veal calves.
~. Louis Grain.
st. Louis. April g
Wheat-Higher; No. 2 cash red ele-
vator, 9Shc; April. 9Shc; May, 99hc;
July, 7S7sM79c; September. 75&c; No.
hard cash 90I2c. Corn-Hgher: No.
cash. 27Ac: April. 27c; May, 271sc bid
July 2S3sc bid: September, 29hc bid
Oats-Higher: No. . cash. 26hc; track
26h G26Hc: April. 26Ac: May, 26i5c
July, 22alc bid No. 2 white, 29a29iAc
Rye-Higher; soc bid.
Milwaukee Grain.
Milwaukee. April 2.
Wheat-1Ac ;igher: No. 1 northern
99c: No. northern. .96kc: May, 81 90:
July, 96%c Oats-hc higher. 27A@
29hc. Rye-Steady; No. 1. 50iac. Bar
ley-Steady: No. ?, 4Ic; sample, $500
&c.
Detroit Grain.
Detroit, April 2
Wheat-Cash white. 93lkc: red, 95Lc;
May, 95hc; July sic. Corn-Cash.
30i2c. Oats-Cash white 301sc. Rye
b2c.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1898-04-06
spanish ships Leave Havana.

Washington, April THE navy de-
partment received information yester-
day that the cruisers Nizcaya and
Oquendo the two fine Spanish cruisers
Oquendo. the two lying at Havana. had
left that port. Their destination is not
known. but there is reason to believe
they have gone to join the torpedo flo
tilla
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1898-04-06
Thinks spain should Climb Down.

London, April THE tone OF com
ment in the London press generally on
the Spanish-American difficulty is that
Spain should climb down" as graceful
ly as she can
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1898-04-06
Thirteenth Body Has Been Found.

Chicago. April 4.-The body OF Will
lam A. Olmstead. president Of the Ohm
stead Scientific company. was recov-
cred yesterday from the ruins of the
Wabash avenue fire. Olmstead is the
thirteenth victim of the fire.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1898-04-06
VIII Try Ia Beat Cousins.

Cedar Rapids. Ia. April THE can
didacy of 4. II. Miner OF Belle Plaine.
to succeed Congressman Robert G..
Cousins has been formally launched at
Nfpfnu
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1898-04-06
Aiithe ships Painted War Color.

Key West. Fla. March 29--By night
fall yesterday all the ships in the harbor
except the Cincinnati were painted @
lead color from water line to smoke
stack top.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1898-04-06
Rivers Continue To Rise.

Princeton. Ind. March 31.-The water
continues To rise i'm the Wabash and
White rivers. The Louisville. Evans
vile and st. Louis railroad will lose at
least three miles of their track between
this city and ST. Louis. The road at
the best will not be able 10 run trains
for at least a week with fair weather
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1898-04-06
Death Of Mrs. Justice Brewer

Washington, April 4.-The wife OF
Justice Brewer of the supreme court,
died last night.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1898-04-06
DEATH RIDES A DELUCE
Frightfll Loss of Life Caused by the
Giving Way of Levee.
NUMBER Or VICTIMS NOT KNOWN,
But the Estimates Begin at zoo and Go
as High as 1000.
ShawneetowD, Ills. "a Wafery Dcsolation--
The whole Place Probably swept Away
-Embankm"nt Above the City
Lets Go and Havoc Comes
with The Rush of
Waters.

Evansville. Ind. April 4.-The levee
at Shawneetown, his. broke last even
ing and the entire town is flooded from
ten 10 twenty feet. The levee is in front
of the town hills are in the rear. 1t is
reported that more than 200 lives are
lost All wires are down and no par
ticulars can be had. Evansville has
sent two steamboats, with food and
blankets to the scene. Citizens came
from the place by skiffs/to a telephone
several miles away and asked for aid
from Evansville. They said that more
200 people were drowned. and they
had reason to believe ii would reach 500
or even 1000. The water stands from
twent to thirty feet all over the town.
Town Is without Fire or Lights.
There are. of course, no fire or lights
in the place. and total darkness en-
velops the desoIate scene. Consequent
ly il was impossible for them to have
anything like definite information. The
men quickly left the telephone and no
communication has since been had with
the place. From all the information
that can be secured here it is learned
that a great part of the place has been
destroyed.
Shawneetown is seventy-five miles
below Evansville on the Ohio river. 1t
is situated in valley of extremely
low land, with hills skirting it in the
rear and with twenty-five foot levee
front running from hill TO hill. The
town is very much in the position of a
fortified city, and when the levee gave
way under the pressure of the high
river the water shot through a twenty
foot opening and struck the place like
a hurricane. sweeping everything be-
fore IL.
Hotel May Have Gone Down.
Shawneetown has a population OF
about 1000 inhabitants The streets
were parallel with the river the prin-
cipal business street being but two
blocks distant from the water. Situated
on the levee is the Riverside hotel. a
large four-story building. This hotel is
generally occupied fully all the year
around, being not only a transient hes
telry. but families also reside there. 1t
is feared that the hotel has been washed
away.
Catastrophe Was Long Feared.
When the river is al its normal stage
il is ,000 feet wide at this point. and
the citizens have long feared a cat
astrophe such as occurred yesterday, as
a tremendous pressure is brought TO
bear on the levee during freshets. Sew
eral years ago during a food the water
flowed over the levee AID the streets
were under two feet Of water. The
levee was strengthened and built up
afterward. and the town has since con-
.il Il Z
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1898-04-06

MILWAUKEE,, April ?.
Wheat-l9c ,igher. No. 1 northern,
99c; No. 2 northern. 96l9c; May, s1.00;
July, $500. Oats-hc higher. 27%@
29Ac. Rye-Steady; No. 1. 5O15c. Bar
No. ?. 4Ic; sample, $500
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1898-04-06
Detroit Grain.

Wheat-Cash white, 931kc: red, 95hc;
May, 95kc; July. sic. Corn-Cash.
30I9c. Oats-Cash white, 301ec. Rye
&c.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-01-04
HUNTING FOR BI'RIHD GOLD.
Treasure Belonged to Indians, and
White Men Are Now After il.


Maryville. Mo, Jan. 3.-Northwest
Missouri is much interested in a search
for gold, which has been secretly in
progress for three months near Clear
mont. Dave, John and Bill Bains,
brothers, who live near the Iowa Mis-
souri, line. declare that on a small strip
of land two and half miles north of
Clearmont is a buried treasure in gold.
Alexander Gray, a harnessmaker, owns
the tract. The Bains boys assert that
the secret was disclosed to them by
some Indians of the Sac and Fox tribe
who themselves made a search for the
gold several years ago.
In 1887 congress extended Missouri's
boundary lines so as to include six
counties now in northwest Missouri.
Tho Sac and Fox and Iowa Indians
owned the land, and after much diff
ficulty it was purchased from them,
Part of the price was $500 in gold,
delivered to Chief Cahaqua Cred Fox)
at Liberty. Mo- He and his party were
set upon and murdered by band of
Omahas. Chief Red Fox died without
revealing the hiding place of the $500
in gold and other tribal treasures in
his custody.
The Sac and Fox Indians were TAX
en- to Kansas. and Il tradition among
them is that the treasure was deposit
ed in a hollow log and sunk to the bot
tom of small lake near where Clear
mont now is. But the Nodaway River
has since filled the lake with sand. and
its position is doubtful. A stock COM
pany of Clearmont business men has
been organized TO aid the Bans broth
prs,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-01-04
BIG COAL MINE
CLOSED AT DUBOIS
Dissatisfaction Among the Miners on
- the Increase.
PROBABLE CAUSE OF SHUT DOWN
The Miners Intimate That the sus.
pension is Due to the Operators
Desire TO Get Rid OF a Number Of
Labor Agitators- -Over six Humid
red Men Are Affected by the Closing
OF the Mine.

Dubois. Pa, Jan. 3-The Rochester
mine at this place was today closed in
definitely, the result of which has been
to Increase considerably the dissatis-
faction which has prevailed among the
miners in this section. The miners
claim that the shut-d is due to the
operators desire to get rid of a num-
Der of miners who have been active in
organizing since the recent strike. The
company. however, claims that the
closing of the mine is because of a mis-
understanding with the land owners
over the question of royalties, the
mines being operated on the percentage
plan. The dissatisfaction apparent here
is also noticeable at Reynoldsville.
where the mines are operated by the
same company. At the latter place
trouble is brewing over the collection
of the check weighman's funds
The miners at both points are well
organized. and there is strong pos
sibility that a midwinter strike may be
inaugurated before long. Over six hun
dred men are affected by the shut down
at Rochester, of which but small
number will be able to get work at
other holdings. At Reynoldsville
about 1000 men were idle today. Should
strike be ordered there will be much
suffering among the miners. as there
is foot Of snow on the ground and
the thermometer has fallen to almost
zero
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-01-04
DORA CLAY TURNED BACK.
Started to Go to Her Aged Husband.
But the Weather Was TOO Severe,

Valley View. Ky. Jan. 3.-Dora Clay
tried to visit her aged and sick hus-
band. General Cassius NJ. Clay, today,
but failed. She was told yesterday
that he was i'll with cold and had in
somnia. She had just recovered from
the results of fall from John Gigger-
staff's horse. Her physician had warm
ed her to be careful and told her she
would not be entirely well for a month.
For this reason her brother, Clell. tried
to persuade her to defer her visit to a
more favorable time, but she insisted
on going. Her brother sent his wife
with her in the buggy.
The road, which is hilly and badly
kept, was in a wretched condition, the
weather was the coolest experienced
in Kentucky this winter and the snow
was flying thickly. They got about half
way when farmer took them i'm to get
warm He told them the roads were
worse further on, and persuaded them
to turn back
Dora says she will try t. go to White
hall tomorrow, or as soon as the doctor
will allow her.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-01-04
AGED WOMAN'S WANDERINGS.
Lost, She Walks Five Miles aud Suf-
fcrs Severely From the Cold.

Orange. n. j., Jan. 3.-Mrs. Charlotte
s. Heeley, 75 years old, of East Orange,
is in a critical condition at her home.
suffering from the results of exposure
in the cold on New Years night. At
3 o'clock on Saturday afternoon Mrs.
Heeley. who is subject to lapses OF
memory, started out to visit her son.
Charles II. Heeley. who lives in Hol-
lywood avenue, one block from her
home. At dark she had not yet reached
her sons house. The son and the police
of Newark and East Orange searched
all night for her
Yesterday morning the police of East
Orange received a telephone message
from Overseer of the Poor Casey, of
Irvington. saying that Mrs. Heeley was
in his care. She had walked the entire
distance of five miles. reaching his
home at 3 o'clock on Saturday night.
When she arrived at Irvington Mrs.
Heeley was completely exhausted. Her
hands were frostbitten and her face
badly cut and scratched from falls on
the icy roads. She was taken nome by
her son yesterday morning.