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The true northerner., 1898-01-05
pRoBATEoRoER.-stats of Michigan.


AT session of the probate court for the county
OF Van Buren, holden at the probate Office, in the
village of Paw Paw, on Saturday, the 1lth day of
December, In the year one thousand eighthundred
and ninety-seven.
Present, Hon. James II. Johnson, Judge OF
Probate.
I'm the matter of the estate of Moses s.
Hawley deceased.
On reading and filing the petition, duly verih-
ed, of Henry B. Hawley, administrator of said
estate, praying for reasons therein stated that
he may be authorized, empowered and licensed to
sell the real estate I'm said petition described
Thereupon 10 is ordered that Monday, the 10th day
of January, 1885, at ten o'clock in the forenoon be
assigned for the hearing of said petition and all
persons interested i'm said estate are required
to appear at a session OF said court, then to
be holden at the probate Office, i'm the village OF
Paw Paw, and show cause, IL any there be.
why the prayer of the petitioner should not be
granted.
And IL is further ordered that said petitioner
give notice TO the interested said estate of
the pendency of said petition, and the hearing
thereof, by causing copy of this order TO be pub
hshed in the True Northerner, newspaper printed
and circulating in said county of Van Buren, for
three successive weeks at least previous to said day
Of hearing.
JAMES III. JOHNSON,
SOtfoSSl Judge of Probate.
The true northerner., 1898-01-05
MORTGAGE SALE. wher

MORTGAGE SALE. Whereas default
Iv1 having been made in the conditions of
tain indenture of mortgage bearing date the 3lst
day of October. A d. 1891. made, executed and de-
livered by Austin o. Beckwith and Jennie p. Beck
with, his wife, to Harry s. Richards; which said
mortgage was on the I'd day Of November, A. D.,
1891. filed for record in the Office Of the
register Of deeds in and for Van Buren, county,
Michigan, and by said register duly recorded In
nber 43 OF mortgages, on page 5SS. and which said
mortgage was, afterwards and on the 25th day of
November, A. ID. 1891, by said Harry s. Richards
duly assigned and delivered to 4. A. Crane, and
which said assignment was afterwards and on the
oath day of December, A. ID. 1894, filed for record
in the office Of the register of deeds in and for Van
Buren, county, Michigan, and by said register duly
recorded In liber 80 OF mortgages, on page 2o6,
and which said mortgage afterwards and on the
18th day OF November, A. ID. 1896, by said 4. A.
Crane duly assigned to Edwin +. Abbott, and
which said assignment was afterwards and the
4th day OF March, A. D. 1897, filed record in the
office of the register OF deeds in and for Van Buren,
county, Michigan, and by said register duly record
ed in liber SO of mort2 cages, on page 4sS, aud ON
which said mortgage there is claimed to be due at
the date of this notice, the sum of s107l sc and
the legal costs OF 1ths proceeding and no suit at
law or proceeding in equity having been instituted
to recover said amount due on said mortgage or
any part thereof.
Now therefore,, notice il hereby given that bv
virtue of the power of sale In said mortgage con-
tanned, and Of the statutes in such cases made and
provided, ! shall on Saturday, the fifth day of
February, A. D. 1S9S at ten o'clock I'm the forenoon
at the north front door of the court house for
Van Buren, county, Michigan. in the village
OF Paw Paw, Michigan, Chat being the place
of holding the circuit court for said county
OF Van Buren) sell to the highest bidder the prem
ises described In said mortgage so much thereof
as may be necessary to pay the amount due there
on, the attorney fee provided for therein, and the
legal costs Of this proceeding and of said sale.
The premises described in said mortgage, and SO
to be sold, is all that certain piece or parcels Of
land situate and being In the towship Of Bangor
In the county Of Van Buren, and state of Michigan
known and described the east one-halt of the
southeast one-quarter Of section four (4 In town
two (2 south, of range sixteen t16) west together
with the tenements, hereditaments and sppurte-
nances thereunto belonging in anywise spper-
tanning.
Dated this 9Th day OF November. A. d. 1897.
EDWIN II. ABBOTT,
2otl3o37 Mortgage by Assignment.
Y. A. ROBERT b. CRANE
Attorneys for Mortgsgee.
Chase Block. Kalamazoo, Michigan.
The true northerner., 1898-01-05
ILLINOIS INSURANCE DECISION.
Superintendent Van Cleavs ON Rules Ques-
tions Presented t0 Him.


Springfield. Ills. Dec. sl.-The ques-
ton OF the operation OF underwriters
agencies and the issuance OF the So
called underwriters policies under the
laws Of this state by fire insurance COM
panies has been presented TO the state
insurance department. and Superin-
tendent Van Cleave was requested by
the representatives of a large numer of
companies To make a ruling thereon.
In lengthy opinion In which the law
and supreme court decisions are quoted
voluminously, the superintendent says
that from his examination of the facts
and the law his conclusions are as fol-
lows: That insurance companies may
combine and issue a joint policy, pro-
vided such combinations and the issu-
ing of such policies do not constitute
partnership contracts.
That combinations in which the pre-
MUM receipts constitute common
fund from which losses and expenses
Of the business are paid and the net
profits shared among the companies
composing the combination constitute
partnerships of such corporations and
companies. and are In violation OF law.
That the use by adoption or otherwise
by single company or by several COM
panies of a different name from the
corporate name OF said company or
companies in procuring and carrying on
business is i'm violation of law and must
be discontinued
The true northerner., 1898-01-05
RAILWAYS MAKE A GOOD SHOWING.
Surprising Improvement i'm the Records of
Insolvency and Receiverships.

Chicago, Dec. 31.-The Railway Age
makes the following statement Of re-
ceiverships and foreclosures for 1897:
No year since 1887 has shown so few
roads or so small a mileage confessing
insolvency, while compared with the
record for any one of the five years inn
mediately preceding 1897 the list of new
receiverships last year is surprisingly
small in respect to the number of lines,
mileage and capital involved.
In 1893 no less than seventy four COM
panies, with 29.340 miles of road and
1,7S1, 600, 900 in bonds and stock default
ed in their obligations and were turned
over to the control of the courts.
In 1897 the number of similarly unfor-
tunate roads was eighteen their mile
age was 1857, and their capitalization
was less than s93, 3,0OO, 900. In 1896 the
number Of roads was thirty-four, the
mileage SAL, and capitalization s275,-
597, ,00O
The true northerner., 1898-01-05

OapER OF pvsLloAIIoM;n,.sss..,,.... s.,... q :!

~ Michigan-In the Circuit Court Tor the County
of Van Buren-In Chsncery.
Jason Is. Foote, Fred Foote, Emily T. Bell, nay
A. Blakeledge, Nellie Bell and Eva Parker, COM
plainants, VS.. Mary ". Murdoch, Nettie hurdosa
aud LaMott Murdoch, defendants.
Ninth Judicial Circuits
Suit pending In the Circuit Court for the County
of Van BUren, In Chsncery, ct Paw Paw, on the
21d day OF November, A. ID. 1897.
In this cause II appearing from afidsvit on ME,
that the de.endant, LaMott Murdoch. IL not resi-
dent OF this state but resides t Cooperstown In the
state Of North pakota; On motion OF Lincoln II.
Titus, of complsiDans solicitors, II 10 ordered
tina. the said defendant, LaMott Murdock, cause
his appearance TO be entered herein within -four
months from the date of this order, and In case
of his he his answer 10 the COM
plaina nts' bill of complaint TO be fled and copy
thereof TO be served said complainants' solicit
ors within twenty days after service on him OF
copy of said bill and notice of this order, and that
IN default thereof said bill be taken confessed by
the said non- resident defendant.
And Il Is further ordered, that within twenty days
the said complanants notice OF this order 70
be published in the TRUE NoRrHERNER, newspa-
per printed, published and circulating I'm said
county, and that such publication be continued
therein at least in each week for six weeks In
succession that they copy OF this order To
be personally served on said nonresident defend
ant least twenty days before the time above pre-
scribed for his appearance.
27t7o2233 GEO. nj. BUCK,
LINCOLN III. TITUS, Circuit Judge.
Complainants Solicitor, Paw Paw, Mich.
The true northerner., 1898-01-05
POSITION OF GREAT BRITAIN.
Has No Quarrel in the Orient with Any
One Except Corea.

has NO Ouarrei IN the orient with Any
One Except Corea-
London. Dec. 31.-The Daily Graphic
asserts ION authority" that the British
squadron was definitely instructed to
assemble off Chemulpo to support
strong British expostulation with
Corea on the dismissal OF McLeavy
Brown british superintendent of Core
an customs), who, under the advice of
the British consul, has twice returned
the notice Of dismissal served upon
him.
With regard to Port Arthur, The
Daily Graphic asserts that there is ev-
cry reason to believe the Russians will
adhere to their pledge to evacuate at
the end of the winter. and there is
therefore no ground for complaint on
the part of England. Neither does the
government regard the occupation Of
Kiao-Chou as calling for action, be-
cause British interests are not threat
ened. According to The Daily Graphic
both the foreign office and the admiral
ty are agreed upon this point
The true northerner., 1898-01-05
NOTICE..

We, the undersigned. do hereby agree
to refund the money on two 2J cent bot
ties of Baxter's Mandrake Bitters. il IL
tails to cure constipation, biliousness,
sickheadache or any diseases for which
it is recommended. Also will refund
the money on a 90 cent bottle of Downs
Elixir, IL IL does not cure any coughs,
cold, Group. whooping cough. or throat
or lung difficulty. We also guarantee
one 25 cent bottle of either to prove sat.
isfactory or money refunded. +. b.
Longwell, Longwell Bros j. ID. Hamil-
ton.
The true northerner., 1898-01-05
Nearly Blinded Her Own Daughter.

Muskegon, Mich, Dec. 30.-Margaret.
the 13-year-old daughter OF Captain
John Mcleod. OF the steamer Osceola.
running between this city and Mil
waukee on the Muskegon, Milwaukee
and Grand Rapids line. met with a dis
tressing accident The family was NOV
ing into the Tiffany residence on Web
ster avenue. Mrs. Mcleod found dish
containing some unknown LIQUID and
went to throw il outdoors. AS she did
so the girl was just coming into the
house and received IL in the face. She
was terribly burned about the eyes and
1t is not known yet whether the sight
can be saved.
The true northerner., 1898-01-05
NEWS OF THE STATE.
rELeGRAPHIc REPORTS OF HAPPEN
iNcS IN MICHIGAN.

Own Readers-News Of the Past Few
Days Which Will he of General Interest
to Michigan People.
Lansing. Mich. Dec. 31.-Sybrant
Wesselius. state railroad commissioners.
has submitted TO the governor his an
nual report. In addition to the usual
statistical and advisory matter the re-
port recommends:
Increase of the tax upon railroad
property, TO be accomplished by gen.
eral revision of the law taxing all
asi-public corporations and not linn
tied TO railroads only; repeal Of all laws
providing for a tax on gross earnings
as being unfair to the property of pri-
vate individuals not having this privi-
lege; all railroads should not be taxed
alike, because their franchises are not
of equal value. In determining the val
ue of the franchise the earning power
should be considered, but for no other
purpose payment of all taxes realized
from corporations to the state treasury;
heavy penalty inserted in all tax
laws governing taxation of corpora
tions If the tax is not paid when due.
so as to discharge appeals and long
delays in the courts.
The true northerner., 1898-01-05
Cuba's First Autonomous Cabinet.

Havana, Jan. Captain General
Blanco has signed the appointments of
the president of the council and the five
secretaries. The name of Eduardo DOLE
was substituted for that Of Senor Amb-
lard as minister Of commerce. The fol-
lowing compose the first colonial cab
met of Cuba under the recently insti-
tuted scheme of autonomy, which went
into effect today: President of the cab
met. Senor Jose Maria Galvez; finance,
Senior Rafael Montoro, marquis of Mon
toro; interior, Senior Antonio GOWN;
education, Senor Francisco Seayas:
commerce, Edurado Dolz: posts and
telegTaphs. Senior Laureaus Rodriguez.
The true northerner., 1898-01-05
DEFECTS IN MICHIGAN LAWS.
Judge Hosmer of Detroit Finds Fault with
Glass Legislation.

Clhss LeSislattoh.
Lansing, Mich, Dec 3O.-The Associa-
tion Of Judges of Michigan began it's
fifth annual session here. the attend
ance being large. The address of Judge
George s. Hosmer of Detroit. the presi-
dent, was a review of the legislation en-
acted in Michigan since the last annual
meeting, and the conclusion was that
the sins of omission on the part Of the
last legislature were few. Judge Hos
mer discussed at length acts of the last
legislature which point in the direction
of class legislation. The act providing
for the payment of a bounty for beet
sugar was the principal one mentioned,
and this was declared 70 have no war
rant under the constitution.
In this connection mention was also
made of the act requiring that veterans
of the war be given preferment for pub
lie employment. Besides being class
legislation, attention was called to the
fact that it was not competent for the
Legislature to direct municipal author
ity beyond requiring peculiar qualifica-
tions TO insure fitness. While recogniz-
ing the claim of the soldier TO public
consideration, Judge Hosmer insisted
that his claims should be enforced
through public opinion, not through
legislative action.
Papers were read by Justice Hooker
Of the superior court, Charles l.. Rar-
den of Greenville. and Judge e. A. Bur-
lingame of the supreme court of Grand
Rapids. Justice Hooker's topic was "A
Legal Anomaly" and treated of the
divorce practice. He said that 1t was
practically true that whoever wanted a
divorce could obtain one, and that the
old adage relative to marrying in haste
and repenting at leisure had. therefore,
hut faahla annlica finn at nraSant
The true northerner., 1898-01-05
WH0SE|STHE|SLAND2
CIipperton, Off the Coast Of Mex.
leo, Again Point of Inter-
national Difficulty.
STARS AND STRIPES HAULED DOWN
In Spite Of the Protests of Those Who
Hoisted 1t and Notified Our State De-
Observation-Disclosures Warship Supposed
to Have Been Looking After n British
Grab Turns Ont to Have Been on Much
Moro Serious Business.

San Diego. Cal. Jan. 1.-The steamer
Albion arrived yesterday from amonth's
cruise down the coast, and her pas
sengers tell of rather high handed
proceeding at Clipperton island on the
part of the Mexican gunboat Demo-
crata, being no less than the hauling
down of the stars and stripes by an
armed force landed for the purpose,
and in spite Of the protests of the men
there employed and the raising Of the
Mexican flag. The story told is as fol-
lows: Our trip down the coast as
far as Santo Domingo was void of any
particular incident" said Roscoe How
ard. one of the passengers. "On our
return we took on a sailor at Aca-
pulco, and from him l learned that he
had been brought to that port by the
Mexican gunboat Democratic from Clip
perton island. He, with two other men,
had been employed by guano COM
pany to take charge OF about 1000 tons
of guano that was stored in the ware
houses on the island, and when they
were landed there some nine months
ago they hoisted the American flag and
notified the secretary of state of their
action.
Mexicans Hoist Their Own Flag.
On Dec. IA the Democratic dropped
anchor a short distance from the ISL
and and sent a boats crew of ma
rines to the island but on attempting
TO land the boat was dashed against
a coral reef and suffered considerable
damage Finally the marines were
landed, and after an official ceremony
the stars and stripes were hauled down
from the flag pole that had been erect
ed by the Americans, and in It's place
the Mexican flag was hoisted. Having
taken formal possession of the island
the marines withdrew and notified the
men who remained on the island not
20 allow any one to take away the
guano under penalty of violating the
Mexican laws.
Description of the Island.
1.-The island is about 500 miles off the
Mexican coast, almost due west of
Acapulco, and is known as Atoll or
Coral Reef. 1t is about four miles in
circumference, with a large sized lake
in the center. Two palm trees consti-
tute the sole vegetation on the island.
which is made the home of millions
of sea fowl Thousands of tons of the
richest guano is to be found on the
island, and represents it's sole worth.
apart from the value of the coral. When
the marines landed to take possession
of the island in behalf of Mexico they
were fully armed and prepared to do
battle with whatever resistance might
be offered"
The true northerner., 1898-01-05
Gold Product of the World.

Washington, Jan. 1.-The directors Of
the mint, from information now at
hand, say that there is substantial evil
dence that the worlds product of gold
for the calendar year 1897 will approx
innate. IL not exceed, s24O 900, 900, an in
crease OF nearly 20 per cent. over 1895.
The gold product of the United States
for 1896 was $50, 100. 600; for 1897 it will
approximate s61, SOC, 900. an increase OF
81. 400 900.
The true northerner., 1898-01-05
Michigan Railway Earnings.

Lansing, Mich, Jan. 3.-The increase
in the earnings of the Minneapolis, st.
Paul and Sault Ste. Marie railroad Is
something remarkable. 1t reports earn
ings for November OF s7s,S65. as against
s33, 900 for the corresponding month OF
1896 The percentage of increase being
over 100.
The true northerner., 1898-01-05
Deposftors Have Poor Prospect.

Eau Claire, Wis, Dec. SIC. NJ. Buff
fington, receiver of the Commercial
bank. was yesterday granted his dis
charge. His report shows $27,723 in cash
realized out of the assets and $24.S .S77 dis
bursed The face value of the assets
turned over when the receiver was ap.
pointed was about 500, 900 and the liabil-
tiles about s65,000. The depositors will
get nothing unless the stockholders are
held reliable.
The true northerner., 1898-01-05
FARMER ROBBED OF $4,000.
Found That a Buried Tin Pail Is No Safer
Than the Banks.

Niles. Mich, Dec. 30.-Lawrence Wal
ters. an aged farmer residing three
miles north of Wayland, Cass county,
had no faith in banks and instead
placed his savings. consisting OF about
$1,000 In greenbacks, $4,000 in govern
ment bonds. notes. mortgages, and 9TH
er valuable papers in a tin pail.
This pail he buried beneath the floor
in his barn some months ago, and he
has been In the habit of visiting the
hiding place every day to see II his fort
une was safe. When he made the last
customary visit he discovered that rob-
bers had been there. for his fortune hao
disappeared. The old man is almost
crazed over the loss.
The true northerner., 1898-01-05
SIX DIE IN THE FIRE.
Out Of Family o. Eight But Two
Are Spared by the De-
vouring Flames.
FATHER Is SAFE FOR A MOMENT
Hut ksshss tn Death In an Effort tn Rescue
He Loved Ones, and with His Wife and
Four Children Perishes-Mother the Only
One Whose Death Was Not Agonixing-
Two Sons Badly Burned; Also u Fireman
Rescue of Miners I'm Mexico.


Two Sons Badly Burned; Also a Fireman
Rescue of Miners I'm Mexico.
New York. Jan. Silk members Of
one family were killed by flames and
smoke In a fire that occurred in the
morning in Jersey City. The dead are:
Adolph Reich, AZ years old. the father;
Emma Reich. AZ years, mother; Tillie
Reich. 22 years.; Ida Reich, Is years: /:
Albert Reich. Ia years; Gustav
Reich, s years Several others
were injured. and 1t may be that an
other member of the Inflated family
will die. He is the l9-year-old son,
and his body is covered with burns
John Conway. chief of the Jersey City
fire department, was very badly burned
He fell through a burning floor and was
rescued with difficulty. Henry A. Reich
II years old. managed to make his es-
cape from the house with bad burns
on the neck, face and hands, but he is
not seriously injured.
While They Slept Death Worked.
Adolph Reich's home was at 81 Ger
mania avenue, near the Hudson coun-
ty boulevard. in the Hudson City dis
trict. He was a real estate agent and
well-to-do. living in a pleasant house
Of three stories. 1t is believed that the
fire broke out from a heater in the
basement, and worked it's way up to the
third floor where the sleeping apart
ments Of the family were located
Henry Reich said ii was late when the
family retired. the evening having been
spent in entertaining New Years call
ers. Early in the morning he was
awakened by shouts. Running into the
hall he saw the smoke and flames in
the lower hall. His father was there,
and they managed to get out of the
house in their night clothes.
Father Rushes Back to His Doom.
Young Reich ran down the street and
gave the alarm. When he returned
his father was nowhere to be seen, but
one of his brothers, Sigmund, was there
badly burned. He was taken to a neigh
bor's house, where he said that some one
had awakened him and that he had
jumped through the binding smoke and
flames down the staircase and out into
the open air. Several engine companies
responded promptly to the alarm, and
ten minutes later the fire was out. Then
from the firemen's lanterns disclosed
three charred bodies against the wall
at the foot of the stairs. They were
those Of Adolph Reich (the father who
had rushed back into the house to save
his loved ones). his daughter Tillie and
little Gustav The father had fallen
upon the daughter and his son was in
his arms. They were burned almost
beyond recognition.
Died with Their Arms Entwined.
In the basement of the house the
searching party stumbled over the re-
mains OF Ida and Albert. two blackened
corpses with arms entwined. Por-
tions Of the limbs had been entirely
burned away and the faces were hor-
ribly distorted. The mother was found
in the dining room. She was but slight
ly burned. Her face showed no look Of
pain. She undoubtedly died from suf-
location
The true northerner., 1898-01-05
skarkey Wants a Go at Bob Now.

Vallejo. Cal, Jan. 9.-Thomas Shar-
key has issued a challenge addressed
TO Fitzsimmons in which he demands
that Fitzsimmons give him the first
chance on his re-entering the ring.
Sharkey claims that he won the fight
with Fitz fairly, and that Jim Corbett
had the assistance Of the police when
he had Corbett beaten in their fight in
San Francisco
The true northerner., 1898-01-05
Lived Six Months with a Broken Neck.

Decatur, Ills, Dec. 31.-After nearly
six months of suffering with a broken
neck Eddie Wood. lad of 13 years,
died Tuesday night in this city. Last
July the boy was diving at the dam
in the Sangamon river when he struck
a log and broke his neck.
The true northerner., 1898-01-05
Lake Steamer Stafford Missing.

Frankfort Mich, Dec. 31.-No tele-
graph communication has yet been re-
ceived from the steamer Stafford, which
left Manistique Tuesday night and was
caught in a heavy storm en- route for
this place. heavily loaded with flour.
Since Wednesday noon the lake has
been clear sailing. and her owners are
alarmed for her safety.
The true northerner., 1898-01-05

WANTED TRUSTWORTHY AND ACTIVE
w gentlemen or ladies to travel for responsible,
established house In Michigan. Monthly s65.00 and
expenses. Position steady. Reference. Enclose
self-addressed stamped envelope. The Dominion
Company, Dept. Y, Chicago. 23tl6o30
The true northerner., 1898-01-05

NyANTEO-TRUSTwORT AND ACTIVE
w gentlemen or ladies 20 travel for responsible,
established house in Michigan. Monthly S65.O0 and
expenses. Position steady. Reference. Enclose
self-addressed stamped envelope. The Dominion
Company Dept Y, Chicago. 23tl6o3S
The true northerner., 1898-01-05
Michigan Railway Earnings.

Lansing. Mich, Jan. 3.-The increase
in the earnings of the Minneapolis. st.
Paul and Sault Ste. Marie railroad Is
something remarkable. 1t reports earn
ings for November of 7s,s65, as against
$685. 900 for the corresponding month Of
1896. The percentage of increase being
over 130.