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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-14

at the metropolitan Opera House Tomorrow night by
the Peoplc'S Choral Union, Frank Damroscl con
ductoT. with u nagnIhcent chorus Of LOCO: Emma
Juch, Josephine Ja:ooy, Evan Williams. and Charles
w, Clark will be the sololsts. Seats now ready AZ
box ONCE. Tyson's, and Rullman'A.-Ad0
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Lake Quesnelle Is about 1875 miles north of the
Canadian Pacific Railroad. Early in August
last THE Sun printed the report OF the sighting
Of a balloon. supposed to be Andree's. in the
Cariboo region. No further details have been
received. and the report apparently belongs to
the category of the mysterious airships that
have been rather numerous, according to moro
or less veracious witnesses. in North America Of
late years, All these balloons have been very
elusive. The Cariboo region Is fairly well COW
cred by mining enterprises. and II Andrea or his
balloon had been in evidence there. In any tan.
gible manner. the world would have heard of 1t
long ago.
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British Squadron In the West Indies.

HALIFAX, Jan. lathe British flagship Re
nown and the cruisers Talbot. InGefatiRable. In
trepid. Pearl, and Quail left Bermuda yesterday
for . cruise In the West lndiesS
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RAILROAD EMPLOYEES ARREsrED.
Accused OF RebbinE the West Shore by Means
or BoEus Tickets.

Accused OF RebbinE tho West Shore by Means
or bogus Tickets.
SYRACUSE, Jan. 13.-The tenth of q series Of
arrests on sealed indictments by the Grand
Jury. charging conspiracy under the Ticket
Scalpers' act. was made in this city to-day.
Three of the men arrested arc William II. Bush.
nell and William e. Ackroyd. West Shore Rail-
road conductors, and Frank Cover. a trainman.
The others arc pawnbrokers and Hebrew shop
keepers.
For more than a year. it is alleged by the at
torney for the railroad, persons have been
riding over tho West Shore. between Syracuse
and Weehawken. for half fare or less, not ono
cent Of which has reached the railroad COM
pany. 1t is alleged that bogus tickets, tickets
once used. and even white pnstebonrds bearing
a secret mark known to those in collision. arc
sold by the secret agents of the railroad men in
the scheme at a price ranging from 81 to IS.
These tickets are good" only on certain
night trains designated by tho sellers. They
are presented by tho holders. taken up withoub
a word, and the regular trip checks given In ex-
change. The railroad men and their agents
divine the money. The New York Central au-
thorities have had Plnkerton detectives work.
ing up the case for several months. II is said
that several thousand dollars have been divided
between the conspirators, and IL has been de-
cided to prosecute vigorously until the fraud In
broken up.
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The Cramps Not Going to Build ships IN
Seattle.

PHILADELPHIA. Pa. Jan. 13.-Charles Fl.
Cramp. President of the Cramp ShipbuildlnR
Company. who is at the head OF a recently in
corporated enterprise to operate n line OF steam
ers In the Klondikc trade from Seattle to Daw-
son City, denied to-day n report from Newport
News, Va, that the Cramps will establish q
bodybuilding plant Mt Seattle. John Dryden IL
quoted as authority for the report from New
port News. Mr.. Cramp says he does not know
Dryden.
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ANDREE AND HIS BALLOON.
Sweden IL Very Much Interested In o Report
from the Cariboo.

Special Cable Dcspdtch to THE suN.
STOCKHOLM. Jan. 13.-The Stockholm Acad-
envy of Sciences learns that the Foreign Minis
try has received credible information that An
drGe's balloon was sighted between Aug. 4 and
7 last seven miles north of Lake Quesnelle, In
the Cariboo district of British Columbia.
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RUSSIA's MINISTER OF WAR.
The View Incumbent IL Known az an Ardent
Halter OF the british.

Special Cable Despatch to THE SUN.
LONDON. Jan. 13.-The appointment OF Gen.
Kuropatkine as Russian Minister OF War In
succession to Gen. Vannovsky, retired. attracts
attention in England. as he 10 an ardent disciple
of tho late Gen. Skobeleff. who was an avowed
hater of Great Britain and everything British.
Gen. Kuropatkine was Gen. Skobeleff's chief
of staff in the Russo Turkish war. He has the
same imperative. domineering ways. notwith-
standing which he is popular with the army.
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Matthew BedIinEton Damaged.
Special Gable Despdfeh to THE Sun.
LONDON. Jan. 13.-The British steamer Mat
thew Bedlington has arrived at Queenstown,
damaged by heavy seas.
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ROGERS, PEET & Co.

Prince and Broadway.
Warren and broadway.
Thirty-sccond and Broadway.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1898-06-29
Additional Local.

f. B. Longwell advertises another at
tractive special sale this week.
Waters g. Co. advertise Reliable gaso-
line stoves and Crescent bicycles.
Van Buren, county people will doubt
less "fall over themselves" in their
anxiety to vote for Sullivan Cook OF
Hartford, the populist nominee for gov
ernor of Michigan. 1t is now in order for
Assistant Editor John Cook to inaugu-
rate a campaign in his behalf through
the Courier.
j. ID. Holmes intended to change his
adv. this week, but in lieu thereof we
call attention to some features of his
trade not mentioned in his adv Mr.
Holmes has enjoyed very satisfactory
trade in all departments, and in none
more so than in his carriage and nipple
ment departments. All other hardware
goods, including binding Irvine, etc, can
be found here at fair prices.
A race for a wager of SO was run yes
terday, on the following conditions
Sam. Whelpley was to- have 40 minutes
start with his pony on the road to Goble-
vile, when Chas. Kessler was to follow
on his wheel, overtake and pass the pony
and driver before the ten miles had been
travelled. When Kessler reached Coolies
Sam was sitting on the hotel piazza
awaiting his arrival.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1898-06-29
GRAMMAR SCHOOL.


The graduating exercises of the gram
mar school were held at the opera house
Thursday evening and were attended by
large audience. Following is list of
the names of those who passed into the
high school at the beginning of the next
school year: Fred Mason, Edmund La
Grave, Charles Morrison, Iva Cooper,
Arba Hawley, Merle Young, Belle
Covert, Nettie Nichols, Este Conway,
Pearl Hinckley, Ada NJ. Smith, Edith
Rice, Jennie Seabury, Lulu Mather, Fern
Drew, Nellie Cooper, Wade Killefer
Earl Pugsley, Frank Soule, Maize Hoger,
Howard Cooper, Ward Bartram, Guy
Titus, twenty three bright lads and
lasses, to take the place of the fourteen
young ladies and gentlemen whose con-
nection with the school was severed by
their graduation of the previous evening.
The stage was beautifully decorated
with the class colors, pink and green,
and over it hung the appropriate motto
chosen by the class Rowing, not Drift
ing" while a mass of beautiful flowers
and ferns, interspersed with books and
other elegant tokens of friendship and
good will, were arranged on a row of
tables extending across in front of the
stage.
The entire class being seated on the
stage, Mr.. More, their teacher, occupy
ing position at their right, the exercises
opened with well rendered piano solo,
by Miss Lulu Mather. Rev. II. w. Har-
vey invoked the divine blessing, follow
ing which Miss Fern Drew recited in
happy manner a selection from Carleton,
"The Day We Graduated
Miss Belle Covert read an essay on
"Punctuality" that would have been
creditable to person of more mature
years than the writer, which was fol
lowed by melodious violin solo render
ed by Miss Leta Packer
Charles Morrison recited "Give Thanks
for What?" sort of chronic grumbler's
lament, concluding that it might at least
well to "Give thanks that things amt
no wuss."
"The Necessity and Advantage of an
Education" was the subject of a we'll
written essay read by Miss Nettie
Nichols, which was followed by a "duet of
vocal solos" beautifully rendered by Miss
Rae Showerman.
Merle Young gave a defamation en-
titled Nations and Humanity" speaking
in an easy manner, which was followed
with an essay read by Miss Jennie Sea
bury, "The Story OF Hiawatha," which
showed that the essayist must be a
student of the great American poet.
The next number on the program was
an instrumental duet by Mesdames Floy
Snow Friskey and Glare Chappell Har-
rison, entitled Overture to William
Tell" Both these ladies are accomplish
ed musicians to whom it is pleasure to
listen.
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Real Estate Transfers.

The following transfers of real estate
have been recorded
+ b Hampstead to VIM Jacobs; % fl
lot 3 blk 2 South Haven; $50.
L } Baughman to Mile A Mcdowell;
NV sw "A 80 Bloomingdale; $500.
Sarah j Hawk to o NJ Vaughan; a
sec ID Covert: 1919
Henrietta p Avery to w F. Bricker and
W; sw a and 5 Sc d NV a q
Bloomingdale; 81.
ON Hilton to G G Hagerman; und a
mineral spring property Paw Paw: $50
L w Valleau to A t Smell; = "a
II, "a e d and n sw "a Sc "a 2
Waverly; $500.
Absalom Gregory to Henry Poppe; 10
anw "a Ia South Haven; $3.50.
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CLASS OF FOURTEEN.
Continued from page 1.

II Am the State" was the striking
subject of Miss Ada M. Hawley, quoting
as it did translation of the celebrated
words OF Louis XIV. The founda-
ton of government is i'm the nature
of men themselves, and different forms
exist because ideas of men differ as
to the best methods. Then the essay
list contrasted the beauties of a well
managed republic with despotisms, and
showed an unusually keen perception of
governmental affairs.
Another orchestral selection, cornet
duet being the central attraction, was
then rendered.
Miss Mae +. Tyner then followed with
an essay on "War," dealing intelligently
with the causes that led up to the pres
ent war and our justification as nation
in entering upon it. The essay was
popular theme, which was so ably
handled as to earn the compliments
given it,
Darwin III. Palmer's grafton, 1.-THE
Mathematics of Poetry" was a unique
production. He cited the fact that math-
ematics is the fundamental principle
of all the sciences. Poetry, the primary
object of which is to please, is the express
sion in verse of the thoughts of an ex-
cited imagination. Then he dealt with
the mathematical precision of rhythm,
feet, verses and stanzas, and that the
pleasure of it all comes from the same
ness and recurrence of vowel sounds.
Altogether, it was fine production.
Anna Belle Wise's essay, "A Noble I'm
rest" treated of the ambitions of life
and the results flowing from them; how
nothing good and desirable comes except
through such unrest and the work that
is necessary for success. She spoke of
the restlessness of Watts. the investiga-
tions of Newton into the causes of the
apples fall, the curiosity of Franklin and
the restless mind of Edison, as illus
trating her point. The essay was ex-
cellent.
The orchestra then gave a descriptive
selection, "In a Clock Store" and re-
sponded to the hearty encore.
"A Life Play" was the original method
of class prophecy adopted by Miss Zina
Waters. She imagined herself spec
tator of the drama of life, together with
Caesar, Napoleon and others of the great
dead, who looked down upon the stage
of the world, where the members of the
class of '9S were acting their parts in the
play of life. The situations and occupa-
tons were of course ludicrous.
The last of the class to come before
the audience was Wilbur j. Warner,
with the presidents address. He spoke
of American progress, the necessity of
education as an equipment for life, and
the pleasures of an education. He com
plimented the board of education for the
of competent instructors, the
of an excellent laboratory and
library, and then neatly closed the liter
airy program by taking leave of his class
mates.
o. w. Rowland, president of the board
Of education, then presented diplomas to
the class, the orchestra played another
selection. and Rev. j. II. Emmons of |
Mattawan pronounced the benediction.
The exercises closed with the hearty
singing of America" by the entire |
audience.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1898-06-29
ALUMNI.

The Paw Paw High School Alumni
association gave no banquet this year,
but held pleasant reception with Mrs.
NJ. ID. Buskirk. A fine literary and
musical program was rendered, consist
ing of the following numbers: Presi-
dents address by Chas Roach, Grafton
by Lowell Packer, essay by Miss Julia
Harrison, welcome to the class by w. T.
WEIGH and response by Wilbur j. War
ner, piano duet by Mrs. Friskey and
Miss Stanton, a vocal solo by Miss Jane
Broughton and a vocal trio by Misses
Neville, Cooley and Bailey. The recep-
ton was an enjoyable affair, although
the customary banquet was missed by
the members and the new class. The
new officers of the association, chosen
at the close of the graduating exercises
Wednesday evening, are as follows:
President, r. w. Broughron; 1st vice
pres, Gertrude Buck; I'd vice pres, Mrs.
Lena Pritchard; sec'y and treas, Lolita
Showerman; orator, Fred Webb; alter
nate, Frank Young; essayist, Mabelle
Andrews; alternate. Zella Harvey.
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RAINS GOING WEST FROM LAYTON.
Wanted!
0p10S.'''Ss,T count,

Paw Paw, Mich, March 81, 'oS.
Having completed arrange
ments with reliable parties in
Chicago for the purpose of SELL
ing farming lands, more espec-
tally Fruit Farms in Van Buren,
county, all those wishing to dis
pose of such property will find it
to their advantage to notify me
at once, by mail or otherwise,
and / will look the property over,
ascertain prices and take full de-
scription.
| have now orders for the pur-
chase of a number of farms in
this county. Also have some
good bargains in city sales or
exchanges.
p. MACKELLAR,
Real Estate Ag't, Paw Paw.
Office over Avery's store.
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COUNTY CONVENTION

HELD AT SOUTH HAVEN LAST THURSDAY
A HARMONIOUS GATHERING.
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"How Gushing DESTROYED the Albe

"How Gushing Destroyed the Abe
marie" was finely recited by Edmund La
Grave, who was followed by Arba Haw-
ley with the "Class History" which was
Just humorous enough to be pleasing.
Messrs. Cummings, More, Jennings and
Cummings sang an quartette entitled
"Breezes of the Night" which so pleased
the audience that they insisted on an
other song to which the boys responded
with "Old kentucky Home
Miss Ada NJ Smith gave free rein to
her imagination in the preparation Of
a "Class Prophecy" which caused ripples
of laughter among her listeners.
The last production OF the class was
"Clouds," an essay written and read by
Miss Iva Cooper and which displayed a
good degree of knowledge as well as
much study on the part of its author.
Trustee Titus, on behalf of the board
of education, in few we'll chosen re-
marks, presented the members of the
class with their certificates of advance
ment, after which came a number not
down on the program. Miss Pearl Hinck-
ley, stepping forward with few graceful
words, on behalf of the class, presented
to Mr. More an elegant gold watch chain
as token of their regard and esteem.
Herb was somewhat taken aback, but
managed to pull himself together suffici
emily to acknowledge the gift and
spoke few good words for the givers.
The quartette sang "Good Night" and
the audience was dismissed well salts
fed with the evenings entertainment,
with a benediction pronounced by Rev.
H W. Harvey.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1898-06-29

Following are the prices paid by our
merchants and dealers for the products
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1898-06-29
Piano Sale.

| have Secured a stock of PIANOS
and ORGANS from firm i'm New York
City to CLOSE OUT, and will offer the
same during the next 30 DAYS at less
than manufacturers, prices. The stock
includes
Steinway Newly & Evans
Hallett & Davis Camp q Co.
Ludwig a. Co. Arion
Emerson Nilsson
Reed & Son Martins & Son
Mathushek Joscelyn.
/ carry also A. b. Chase, Weber,
Estey and James q Holmstrom Pianos:
Estey and Story d Clark Organs.
General distributing point for the Gel
ebrated Estey organs.
Will sell on time or monthly install
ments if desired.
Write at once for description and
prices.
OTIS BIGELOW,
5Sti Dowagiac, Mich.
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hKlnQSburuP PIANO

Made every 20 minutes-ISo
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Your choice of first class pianos
and organs, brought direct from
factory, for SPOT CASH. Easy
payments or trade. Don't fail to
write me if you think of getting
one. Will surely save you money.
w. M. BRANCH,
Lawrence or Paw Paw.
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The San Francisco call., 1898-02-18
Came From the Shore and Struck the
 Warship.
Then Was Perpetrated the Atro= CiOuS Crime for Which Spain Will Be Held by America
 to Strict Accounting.
Copyrighted 1898 by James Gordon Bennett.

KEY WEST, Feb. IS 6 a. m.)-Gradually the details connected with the disaster to the Maine are coming out, and as the facts the deliberate destruction of the vessel and the murder of her crew.
 learn tonight on undoubted authority that one of the n1amed sailors who was taken to the Marine Hospital last night, out of gratitude for the kind treatment and careful nursing received from the surgeon and at tendants, has broken the seal of silence en- joined by his superior officers before leaving Havana.
 He makes statement, the truth Of which can hardly be doubted, which stamps the perpetratOr of the diabOIicai tragedy en- acted Tuesday night in the harbor of Havana as one of the bIackest in the history of humanity.
 The sailor, whose name for obvious rea= sons is withheld for the present, says he was on watch on the forward deck shortly before the explosion occurred.
 While looking over the Maine'S bow into the dark waters of the bay he saw a black object slowly coming toward the vessel. The object, whatever it was, was appar- entIy illuminated and emitted smoke.
 He suspected something wrong and started to communicate the fact to the Offi- cer of the deck, and had barely commenced to tell what he had seen when the explosion took place. The Maine was raised in the air and he was thrown to the deck, stunned and bleeding.
 He also says that simultaneously with the raising of the Maine he saw the steam
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-18
MIR, ROOSEVELT WAS
 SOMEWHAT INDISCREET

WASHINGTON. Feb. 17.-Assistant Secretary Roosevelt has caused the Navy Department some embarrassment by his candor. Yesterday he expressed himself very freely in regard to the disaster, and made no effort to conceal his impression that the explosion was not accidental.
 Several Cabinet officers were discuss ing Secretary Rooseveit's public ex- pressions this morning and were crtti- cizing him. The Assistant Secretary himself declared that he had been mis- quoted. It is certain that he had a reckoning with Secretary Long, and was reticent to-day as result.
 The officers of the Construction Corps are wincing under the seal of secrecy imposed on them by the Secretary.
 They insist that the Government should not make its own officials the scapegoats of the affair by placing the responsibility of carelessness at their doors even before an examination has been made.
 The following orders were sent to the commanding officers of military depart ments by Adjutant General Breck of the army:
 AS appropriate honors to the de- ceased in the recent disaster to the battleship Maine. the President directs that flags at all army headquarters, military posts and on army buildings be displayed from sunrise to sunset at half staff until further orders"
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-18
PROBABLY DONE BY
 A HARVEY TORPEDO.

CHICAGO, Feb. 17.-Emil Gathman. the inventor, believes the Maine was destroyed by a Harvey torpedo. He is conversant with Havana harbor. and from personal examination is famil- jar with the equipment of the Maine. In an interview to-day he said that with the vessel pointing against the tide. with the night dark and the Maine not protected by netting, man could row a skiff across the bow of the Maine at a distance of from 800 to 1000 feet. towing a Harvey or floating torpedo. Allowing the tide to drift the torpedo against the forward end of the Maine he could explode it by means of electric wires attached to the illuminating cap.
 MT. Gathman served two years as a naval apprentice aboard the training ship Portsmouth when Captain Sigsbee was her commanding officer. Three years ago he was member of the en- rineering corps which conducted the second trial trip of the Maine.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-18
launch which was mOOred alongside thrown out of the water.
 This occurred before the second expIO- sion in the Maine's magazine was felt which sent her to the bottom.

Havana by Consul General Lee and Captain Sigsbee, and will go over i'm mediately to dive under the Maine and discover the cause of the disaster.
 The flagship New York is now an- chored off the bay awaiting instruc- tions from Washington.
 The officers from the Maine who are here have received instructions to remain where they are and to await orders. Many were paid to- day and provided themselves with clothing.
 Patrick J. Foley, in the hospital here, who was thought to be fatally hurt, has revived, and late tonight Dr. Guiteras, who is in charge, says he will be up in a week or SO.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-18

JACKSONVILLE Fla, Feb. IT, A special to the Times Union and Citizen from Key West says: The general opinion of many persons here is that the Maine was hit by a torpedo, after which the maga- zine exploded. In an interview Thomas Melville of Brooklyn, who was not injured, and was on watch on the quarterback, said that he felt two distinct shocks. The first was not as severe as the second, which blew up the ship. Other sur vivors are of the same opinion that it was foul work.
 Martin Riordan, submarine diver of Key West and survivor of the Maine, has been telegraphed for from