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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1898-02-23

Heard Dull and Dreadful Roar, Saw n
Volcano Break Forth, and IL Was Done
Nothing To DO but Abandon ship-Be-
lieves It an Accident-List of the More or
Less Wounded Washington Authorities
Waiting Now for the Report of the Naval
Court and Denying Sensational Lies.
Key West, Fla, Feb. 1S.-Lieutenant
John j. Blandin, of Baltimore, one OF
the Names survivors, who is at the
Key West hotel, gave the correspon-
dent Of the Associated Press last even
ing a succinct account of the disaster,
saying that not until now has he been
able TO recollect the sequence of events
In the awful ten minutes following the
explosion Tuesday evening. Lieutenant
Blandin was on the Trenton at the time
Of the disaster off Samoa in March,
1889, when American and German yes
sells lost PA men all told. Lieutenant
Blandin says Il was or watch, and
when the men had been piped below l
looked down the main matches and over
the side Of the ship. Everything was
absolutely normal. / walked aft TO the
is allowed after o'clock in the evening.
and sat down on the port side, where
remained for a few minutes.
Was This "A Sort of Presentiment?
Then, for some reason i cannot ex-
plain TO myself now, l moved to the
starboard side and sat down there.
was feeling a bit glum, and INTACT was
SO quiet that Lieutenant Hood Same up
y.
l said No, / am on watch. Scarcely
had ] spoken when there camS a dull,
sullen roar. Would to God thai could
blot out the sound and tha$cenes that
followed. Then came %arp explosion
some say numerous detonations. i
remember only one. 1t seemed to me
that the sound came from the port
side forward. Then came perfect rain
Of missiles OF AL descriptions, from huge
ptttes of cement To blocks of wood,
Steel ratings, fragments OF gratings,
and all the debris that would be de-
tachable in an explosion.
The Moment Alter the Explosion.
Il was struck on the head by
a piece of cement and knocked down,
but / was not hurt and got to my feet
in a moment Lieutenant Hood had run
TO the poop, and | supposed he was
dazed by the shock and about to jump
overheard | hailed him, and he an
swered that he had run TO the poop to
help lower the boats. When l got there.
though scarce a minute could have
elapsed, had to wade in water TO my
knees, and almost instantly the quar-
ter-deck was awash. On the poop /
found Captain Sigsbee, as cool as If at
ball and soon all the officers except
Jenkins and Merritt Joined US. The
poop was above water after the Maine
settled to the bottom. Captain Sigsbee
ordered the launch and gig lowered, and
the officers and men who by this time
had assembled got the boats out. and
rescued a number i'm the water.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1898-02-23
REPORTERS NOTES ARE READ.
Wolcott Resents the Idea of Want of Con-
fidence Among the People.

The reporters notes. quoting Mason,
derstand that the people of this country
are fast coming TO the conclusion that
the real situation iSSot only being con-
cealed from the people, but from the
members Of congress and senators.
| say that the people do lack
confidence i'm some of the departments
of the government and they sometimes,
perhaps, do in this department"
Wolcott then continued. The senate
would, he said bear him out that he did
not misquote the senator from Illinois
to the extent OF a single word or a
single syllable. Resuming, he said: II
desire to resent as utterly unfounded
the suggestion that there is patriotic
citizen in the broad confines Of this land
who has not the fullest confidence i'm ev-
cry department Of this govern
ment. and the department Of
the navy particularly. 1t has been true
in every administration since the time
of Washington. The people of the Unit
ed States have never yet been called up
on TO distrust one of the coordinate
branches of this government and they
never will while the flag floats.
Least of all is ii decent, in my opin-
ion, that i'm this chamber there should
be insinuatons cast at this critical
time that there is lack in the minds
of the people of the United States of
confidence in the navy of our country.
From the time Of Paul Jones until now
our ships have sailed in every war face
always to the foe. The records of our
naval battles are the most glorious his
tory in the page of any country for the
last 100 years, and from the earliest
days until now there has never been
step backwards. Today as always the
officers of our navy are honorable.
courageous. upright men. and above all
they tell the truth. The captain Of this
Inflated battleship walking his deck
at 10 o'clock on the night of the 18th
when this awful explosion happened. 1t
may be that his public career is ended
forever.
But the awful disaster that overlook
his ship will count for nothing by com
parison with the degrading insinuation
made here that an officer Of our coun-
try with the oath and with the flag
above him would lie and cast RESPONSE
bility where ii did not belong. All, Mr.
President, we can stand much of dis
cussion and debate; we can endure
much OF public discussion when there
should be silence; but there is one thing
this country can never stand. and that
Is to listen without resentment to an in
situation that the officers OF our navy
are not men of honor and integrity and
Of truth. The officers appointed to in
vestigate will do their duty.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1898-02-23

the Spanish motto and we are falling
into H."
Mason had scarcely taken his seat
when Wolcott addressed the chair. AMI
the words shot forth like a bomb. IL
was evident from the Color ado senator's
countenance and manner-to say moth
inc OF the intensity OF his voice-that
he was laboring under con siderable feel
irg. lie had listened TO Masorf with III
concealed feelings OF emotion. his face
growing redder and his brow more and
more like thunder-cloud as the Hi
nois senator proceeded He spoke with
great rapidity. and occupied only a few
minutes OF the senate's time. refusing
10 be interrupted and speaking very
sharply when Mason sought to divert
him. Wolcott SIP Ike as follows:
Mr.. President. the resolution OF the
senator from Illinois, however mop
perfume ii may he at this time in the
opinion of some of us. might Neil have
been permitted To pass without COM
ment had II not been for the remarkable
utterance which he has given to the
fact that the people of these United
States have lost confidence In one OF the
great departments OF the government"
Mason had resumed his standing posi-
ton and he interrupted TO say that the
senator from Colorado was entirely mis-
taken. Il made no such statement" he
said.
Wolcott-"1 decline to be interrupted
/ ask 10 have the remark read from the
reporters notes.
Mason-'I said that some people were
losing confidence i'm one department and
-"
Wolcott-"I decline to be interrupted
I ask 10 have the reporters notes read"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1898-02-23
House Does Little Work.

Washington, Feb. 19.-The house de-
bated the bankruptcy bill until noon and
then Immediately after the reading Of
the journal. adopted a resolution APP
propriating money needed in investi-
eating and removing the wreck of the
Maine. The same resolution was adopt
ed by the senate
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1898-02-23
RESCUED MEN AT KEY WEST.
Fifteen severely Injured and Twenty-si,
Slightly Hurt-Their Names.


Slightly Hurt-Their Names.
Washington, Feb. 1S-The navy de-
partment received yesterday afternoon
from Captain Forsythe at Key West
the following detailed dispatch showing
those survivors OF the. Maine who are
now at Key West: Captain Sigsbee
reports that the following named Off
GERS and men were saved from the
Maine and are at Key West: Severely
jniured-Peter Mikleson, Charles CAL
pin, Thomas Melville, Michael Lama
han, Peter Larsen. MARITIME Reden,
Louis Moriniere Alonzo Willis. John
Turpin, Westmore Harris, Michael
Meckael Meehan, Edward Mckay,
Fresanoni Owa, Dan G.. Toppin and Jo-
seph Lutz-15.
Slightly injured-Frank G. Thompson,
Chester Germond. John Herbert, Geo.
Swartz Alfred Johnson, William II.
Thompson, Charles Bergman, Henry
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1898-02-23
National Publishers Association.

New York. Feb. 19.--At the National
Publishers association yesterday the
following officers were elected Presi-
dent, Charles w. Knapp. st. Louis Re
public; vice president. j. A. Butler, Buff
falo News; secretary, w. c. Bryant,
Brooklyn Times: treasurer, Herbert r.
Gunnison, Brooklyn Eagle.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1898-02-23

Jacob Stage, one of the first settlers
in northern Indiana, dropped dead at
Ligonier.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1898-02-23
TOTAL IN AN INSTANT
Was the Destruction That
Wrought the Havoc and
Death on the Maine.
STORY OF ONE OF THE SURVIVORS

Volcano Break Forth. and IL Was Done
Nothing To DO But Abandon ship-Be.
lieves IL an Accident-List of the More or
Less Wounded Washington Authorities
Waiting Now for the Report of the Naval
Court and Denying Sensational Lies.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-01-06
A DAsTARD,s DEED.
several Sets of Harness DESTROYED at :
Mora Hotel.

several Sets of Harness Destroyed at a
Nora Hotel.
Finley McCuaig was the victim of
some miserable whelp's destructive
mania last week, but Finley was not
alone in the trouble. There were
several mon with teams on their wav
to the pineries in Mora last FRIDAY
night and all those who put their
horses in the Conger hotel barn had
reasons to wish they had never stopped
in Mora. Saturday morning when the
teamsters went to prepare to resume
the journey they found ten or twelve
sets OF harness slashed to shoestrings
by some unknown cur. McCuaig's
teamster telegraphed to Princeton and
two other sets were sent only to meet a
similar fate Saturday night.
The damage done by this unknown
mlscreant amounts to several hundred
dollars and the citizens of Mora owe
it to themselves and the name of their
village to discover if possible who
perpetrated this dastardly deed and
when discovered punish him as
severely as the law will allow them to
and thus remove as much as possible
the stigma which attaches,
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-01-06
A COMPANY SPREAD.
OddfelloWs, Rebekahs, Sons and Ladies
Aid Gather at One Board,

Oddfellows, Rebekahs, Sons and Ladies'
Aid Gather at One Board.
Last night was the date set for the
annual installation of officers for the
Sons of Veterans and the Ladies Aid
society, and while these ceremonies
were in progress the, Oddfellows and
Rebekahs were holding a farewell
party for F. G. Stamm, who expects to
leave this week for Mexico. When
the lull in business came in G.. A. r. hall
the voices of the multitude were waited
across to the ears of those in Oddfel-
low hall and a sortie was made. It
was a friendly attack, however, and
resulted in the two. companies putting
their food supplies together and hay,
ing a regular family AFFAIR." supper.
When the dainties had been discussed
the "boys and girls" adjourned to G.
A. r. hall where an impromptu dance:
served to make enjoyable several
hours of the fleeing night.
. S. A. CareW leaves Monday for trip
through California and the west. He
will be gone several weeks. His
health has been poor since he suf-
fered with appendicitis and he hopes
to be benefited by the change. O..
Mitchell will have charge of Mr..
Carew's mercantile interests during.
his absence.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-01-06

ter ter at WORK; 2. S. Briggs, keeper Of
I records and seal; L. r. Scheen. master
OF 9 finance; Q. mitchell, master Of ex-
5clhequer;;s r.. p. Jones, master at arms:
q. Pratt inner guard; &. B. And
outer guard; g. I. Staples, trustee. 4.
The installation Of the officers Of
sN llLI7 Lodge No. 1870, Knights Of
#Eyth j.: = took place Monday evening.
Its new officers are: Fay Cravens.
chancellor commander; a. C. Wilkes.
vice chancellor; M. NJ. Ring. prelate:
Peter Erickson ,1l' master az work; A 1T
.l,yler, N asters at arms; j. o. Baker.
5skeeper3of records and seal: o. Osness.
master OF finance; "a. e. hTufty. master
OF exchequer; Frank Searle. inne1s
guard ~ ohm p. Moore, outer guard.
After the cefem monies Of Installation a
n lsl and literary program was
rendered and some speeches II ere .in-s
d lj g q. IN IN. a lunch vas Served and
general good time was the result,
.M Nil s lodge has carried off the henors=
OF the State in the matter of the, num-
Der OF ranks conferred and the bows
feel justly proud Of their successful
organization III
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-01-06
OF DEEP GREEN HUE.
John Hilslalan's Gall Is Unlimited and
His Nerve Appears to Be
r Healthy, Too. i
RE Is Suing for Money He Confessed
Stealing While In E1ilaca
E-~'s..a, Last. Summer. IS

An exhibition of monumental Gall
comes this week from precincts of our
sister State, Iowa. Our readers will
remember that last year, while at
Mllaca in search of land, Julius Worm
'Woke one morning, about $500 poorer
IMAM ne was when he retireds
/ ills companion and roommate, John
dlllman, was suspected of the theft
ana was held by Constable Baker until
a. full investigation could be had.
When searched Hillman was found to
have nearly $500 on his person. $500
belng IN one package and of the exact
denominations Of the missing roll.
The day previous 1Hillman had in
formed the real estate dealer that he
could only make a payment Of s75 as
ne had but eighty odd dollars with
him while Worn. had made arrange
ments to pay 1925. The circumstantial
evidence was SO strong that the author
tiles We're sure they had the chit man
pat before a warrant was issued Hill.
man stated"that the money was not
his but'was Worms and turned it over
rather than submit to a. trial and as
5hls was perfectly satisfactory to the
victim, no complaint was issued and
10th parties left for their Iowa homes.
Now comes the brassy part of the
narrative. Neighbor Hillman has
sued Neighbor Worm for $500 which
he claims was taken from him while
IN duress, and claims that the money
turned over at Milaca was never
Worms. Dispositions are being taken
IN Mile Laos county this week to be
used in the trial and from this point
1t looks as though Neighbor Hillman
will be sorry that he ever coveted
Neig Dor Worms roll, much less sued
for it.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-01-06
.Qgll I V'A !. ( | AN TO WRIT
An Attempt Is Being Made to Dust
Commissioners Burnhelm BY QUO
Warranto Proceedings.
The New Amendment VIII Undergo
Test lest at St. Cloud Next Monday ].
Burnhelm Fights IL.

Inc constitutional amendment a.
lining inning citizenship will be given a twist
a. ' P0,.sGloud next Monday and a nice
poilnltts#of law will be decided. The
pom point VIII come up under quo warranto
proceedings. The writ was issued bv
Judge Searle and is addressed to
Charles Charles w. Burnhelm, commissioners.
OF the third district, ordering him to
silowe 7IeSuse why he holds and exercises
the .' dlin'ltties Of such Office, the service
being made last week.
Atsthea time of Mr.. Burnhe]m,s nom
ln ina lon he was eligible to the Office.
having taken his first papers which
was all that was required under the
[old law. At the same election. al
winch WI "a. ne was chosen the constitutional
amendment lnt which requires full citi-
ze e'llsllp, was submitted to. the people
and an. adopted. Mr.. Burnhelm qualified
at onee and at the first opportunity
completed cor his citizenship being a full
cltlzep at the time he assumed the
duties Of his office.
The amendment accordinp, To It's.
text, did not take effect Immediately:
This ! as proposed amendment shall be,
submitted Nit to the; people Of said State
Tor Tor 1 their cir approval or rejection at the
next lt gseIner,aIelection for the year 1896,
and each Of the legal voters of said
State#:nay, at said election, vote by
ballot5tor or against said amendment.
and the suchs*votes and the result
thereof declared in the manner nro-
Vlded by law e for returning, certifying
and a can an wasting votes at general cleo
ton tor the State officers and declarinp
the result ''7S thereof, and if it shall ap-
pear pear y th eerefrom thai q majority of the
t'ersssspresent and voting at said cleo
zion upon said amendment Yes or
No have voted in favor of the same.
ttl e5sa ssh 10 days. utter tho result
Eshafls lave been asce rtained, the gov.
ernor shall make proclama ton thereof.
and said amendment shall thereupoa
take effect and be in full force as a
part OF the constitution of the State
OF Minnesota" The State canvass
Ing board met on the third Tuesday of
December and the result could not be
officially ascertained before. Mr..
Burnhelm qualified Nov. 10 and be-
came full citizen Nov. 25, both pro-
.cesses being completed before the new
law could possibly take effect.
While to laymen the case does not
seem hard of solution there may be an
Interpretation adduced which will
render it otherwise. Mr.. Burnhelm
has made a good commissioner and the
UNION is sorry this complication has
come. H. W. Childs, attorney general
and Charles Keith appear for the writ.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-01-06

Frank Palmer. prominent Pythian
OF Minneapolis, was in the village
Tuesday looking after the interests of
Fred Wheaton s excellent journal, the
ID!ytllid1e Advocate.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-01-06
TUESDAYS ELECTION.
Ihe Annual Hustle Warmed Things Abo
the Village Some

Ane annual Hustle Warmed Things About
the Village Some.
Last Tuesday the voters of Prince
ton were given d opportunity to make
known their choice for village officers
TOR the ensuing year and consequently
there was a lively hustle on the part of
the ever present ''antis.'' There were
three candidates for president: T. H.
Galley, ID. M. Chapman and Joseph
Craig; and the contest between the
supporters of the two frst-named GEN
tlemen was exceedingly sharp. Below
is the official count which tells the
story of the battle:
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-01-06

John Fl. Hanson and Miss Sophia A.
Olson were married in this village
Dec. 20, Rev. F. H. Roberts perform
ing the ceremony.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-01-06

Mrs. J. W. Pride, of Minneapolis,
arrived in Princeton Saturday morn
ing for a weeks visit with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. a. A. Caswell
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-01-06
X. p. INSTALLATIONS

Both Mile Laos County Lodges Are Under
New Officers.
The annual installation of officers Of
Princeton Lodge No. 90 Knights Of
Pythias occurred last Tuesday evening.
The new officers who were put in
charge ofthe lodges affairs are: b.
<. tEvens, chancellor commander; FL.
3. Jesmer, vice chancellor; Robert.
Clark, prelate; Harold Mudgett, mas
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-01-06
"A PLEASANT PARTY.
The Third Annual Bail of Mile Laos Divis-s
ion Was Such One.

ion Was Such a One.
Last Friday evening occurred the
third annual ball Of Mile Laos Divis-
ION No. 3, U. R. K. P, at which time
a large number of the knights and
their invited friends gathered at Jes-
mer's opera house to dance the old
year out and the new year in. The
opening event was a couple of selec-
lions from the newly organized
Knights of Pythias band which we're
we'll received by the audience. Then
followed the drill of the Division which
consisted OF some nicely executed foot
movements and short drill with
swords. The boys work was warmly
applauded and while they were pre-
pairing, for the grand march the
orchestra rendered selection. The
grand march followed and the dance
for lS979S was on.
The music furnished by Messrs. Will
berg, Fitzgerald, Bissete and Stamm
was excellent and did much to make
the occasion truly enjoyable. An ex-
cellent supper was served by the
Rathbone Sisters at midnight and was
we'll patroni1ed.
On the. return to the hall the band
furnished some more music and again
the terpischorean pleasures were re-
sumed to end only with the arrival of
~ -
the morning train. The dance was
successful from both social and inan-
clal standpoints and no one present
had aught but good to say of the Divis-
and its party.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-01-06
WEDDING BELLS.
several Weddings Have Taken Place in
This Vicinity This Week.

This Vicinity This Week. -
Last Monday morning at 10 O'Clock
in the Greenbush Catholic church
were spoken the words which
made William Kalifer and Miss Eu-
genie Jesmersman and wife. Rev. FIR.
Greenwood performed the ceremonies
In the presence Of a very large com
1panY of the friends of the young. couple
after which the gathering went to the
home OF the brides parents where very
enjoyable; wedding festivities occurred.
In the evening a dance was given and
the young people, many of whom were
from abroad, found ample entertain
ment until the ''wee, sma' hours. y
Mr.. and Mrs: Kalihers have begun
housekeeping in the @. Fl. Buck house.
Their many friends wish them a long
life Of unalloyed happiness. q
A pretty wedding ceremony occurred
in Baldwin last Thursday by which
Miss Jennie c., Moon became the wife
of Harvey B. Fiske. Rev. F.. H.
Roberts, of this village, performed the
rites. Miss Moon is an accomplished
young lady who has many friends in
TIL this vicinity to wish her a happy mar:
RED life. .sgs=sssa s.
John Il. Hanson and Miss Sophia A.
Olson were married in this village
Dec. 20, Rev. F. H. Roberts perform
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-20

called at several places, when the. off,
GERS (xidworth, Anderson and Healy) ar
rested me.
why did 1 shave off my mustache? Be
cause I knew they were after me on that
charge about the girl, and I felt that
could get away better disguised. I had
my mustache shaved off at $50 O'Clock
last night and borrowed IS from friend
on Isabella street IN this city"
Reddy is about A years of age. He is
native Of Bost9n and H., is litter iiliterat aa
not say positively that Reddy is the
man who shot Keyes, for they will first
have to go over the ground and investi-
gate Reddy's story.
1--WE have no reason at this time to dis,
pute the mans statement" said Marshal
Rogers, "for as yet we have no prima
facfe evidence that he is the man. There
was no difficuly in arresting Reddy at
San Jose. We knew beforehand the places
he would be likely to visit there, and In, IN.
of his arrival which they did.
Tomorrow Detective Holland and my
self will take the prisoner to the various
places he refers to in his story and we
will have to go over the whole ground
with him.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-20
DIR. p1ERoEs REMEDIES


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with a record of ninety-eight cures IN
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Miss Laura c. Brooks Of Cltnch.
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