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The true northerner., 1899-08-30
HISTORY RECALLED.
The Last Public Act of President
Lincoln Revived by Death
i'm Missouri.

Maryville, Mo-, Aug. 2S.-George S. f.
Vaughan, who was the subject of Abra-
ham Lincoln's last official act as presi-
dent of the United States, died here.
At the outbreak of the war he followed
the fortunes of Gen. Mark T. Green, who
raised a confederate regiment. He was
tried twice as a spy and each time SEN
fenced to death. The president finally
signed his pardon the evening of April
IA, 1865, just before he left for the
theater when he was assassinated. Mr..
Vaughan had been a member of the
masons for "a years, the oldest in north
west Missouri.
The true northerner., 1899-08-30

gen. Mercier. the Bitterest Foe %
Dreyfus, Branded . Per1urer
at the Trial In Rennes.

Rennes, Aug. 2s.-At the sixth see-
sion on Saturday of the third week OF
the second trial by court-martial OF
Capt. Alfred Dreyfus, of the artillery,
on the charge of treason, the feature or
the day was a dramatic scene between
Capt. Freystaetter, one OF Dreyfus'
Judges in 1894, and Col. Maurel, presi-
dent of that court-martial.
If Capt. Freystaetter is speaking the
truth-and he has the reputation of be-
ing a man of the highest honor, whose
conscience was troubled by relations
of the intrigues and maneuvers of the
general staff-Gen. Mercier committed
perjury in his deposition and Col. Maui
rel was guilty of the suppression of the
truth.
Gen. Mercier in his evidence cate
gorically denied that the incorrect de-
ciphering of the dispatch from Paniz-
zardi, the Italian military attache. was.
communicated to the court-martial OF
1894. Capt. Freystaetter now swears
that il was
Col Maurel in his deposition declared
that he read only one document of the
secret dossier, leaving the court under
the impression that this was the only
document of which cognizance was
taken He was forced to admit that his
statement referred only TO himself. but
that all the other officers read all the
documents statement which pro-
voked loud murmurs i'm the audience.
Capt. Freystaetter. however asserted
that Col. Maurel had openly comment
ed on each document to his brother
judges. This Maurel Indignantly de-
MED.
Capt. Freystaetter did not hesitate
second when M. Labori asked him il
he maintained his open statement. He
replied
"Not only did I read the documents,
but Col. Maurel read them and made
commentary after EACH"
This was the lie direct to Col. Maurel,
who did not protest, but merely object
ed TO the term Commentary" Maurel
thus stands before the world as self
confessed liar.
The true northerner., 1899-08-30
RECORDS BROKEN.
New Marks Made by Cyclists on the
RavenswOOd Track for Vari-
Distances.

Chicago, Aug. 2S.-Three worlds rec
ords went to pieces Saturday on the
Ravenswood cycle track. The events
were the amateur one-mile triplet, un-
paced, in which a machine ridden by
Kruger, Watson and Leander made the
distance in 40 1-5; the two-mile eXhi-
bition amateur, paced, by Frank A.
Staples in 1926 2-5, and the ten-mile race
between Tom Butler, of Boston, and
Charles Porter, of Detroit, the former
covering the 40 laps necessary in 1851
3-5, against the previous professional
record of 17:01
The true northerner., 1899-08-30
TICKET IS NAMED.
Pennsylvania Republicans Nominate
Candidates for State Omces-
Synopsis of the Platform.

Harrisburg, Pa, Aug. 25.-The repub-
lican state convention Thursday nom-
mated Col. James Barnett, of the
Tenth regiment, for state treasurer; j..
Hay Brown, of Lancaster, for supreme
court Judge, and Josiah r. Adams, of
Philadelphia, for superior court Judge.
The nomination for supreme judge is
equivalent TO an election by reason of
two vacancies and no elector being en-
titled to vote for more than one person.
The platform indorses the administra-
tons of President Mckinley and Gov.
Stone, commends the executive for his
appointment of Col. Quay to the United
States senate and pledges the party to
a reduction in the expenditures of the
departments of the state government.
The true northerner., 1899-08-30
Expenses Were Too High.

Des Moines, Ia, Aug. 24.-The Iowa
Mutual Fire association failed Wednes-
day, State Auditor Merriam revoking
its authority to do business. Applica-
ton will be made to-day for the ap-
pointment of a receiver. The company
was strictly mutual assessment con-
Germ, with about 81, 100000 OF risks in
force. The failure was caused by too
high expenses. Risks had gone unpaid
till policy holders threatened a receiv-
ership and asked the auditor of state
TO interfere.
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MINOR NEWS ITEMS.


For the week Ending aux. 1Ss
Concord. n. H., was shaken by IN
earthquake.
The National Farmers congress will
meet in Boston October 3 TO 6.
Mrs. Annie Gravenstock, aged 81
years, died of starvation in Chicago.
Ii has been decided 10 hold univer-
sal exposition in Rome, Italy, in 1910.
The historic old Clay mansion near
Paris, KY, has been destroyed by fire.
The new cable between Miami, Fla,
and Havana, Cuba, has been completed.
Reports from Mormon missions show
that 55l elders are laboring in the south.
Manufacturers of printers ink have
formed trust with capital OF S2O,-
100000.
In the village of Reading, Mich, %
buildings were burned, causing loss
of $4,000.
The Third cavalry, consisting of 715
men and Is officers, left Seattle, Wash,
for Manila.
Forest fires have destroyed large
quantity of valuable timber in Laramie
county, Wyo.
The one hundred and fiftieth ami
versary of the birth of Goethe was cele-
brated at Frankfort Main.
A district possessing rich and very
strong veins of gold-bearing quartz has
been found near Mine Center, Ont.
In Ravenswood, H., Tom Butler, of
Boston, beat the ten-mile worlds BIZ
cycle record, his time being 1857 3-5.
At Warsaw, H., Judge William n.
Grover a prominent lawyer, dropped
dead on the street from heart failure.
Dwight III. Baldwin, founder of the
piano firm of Baldwin & Co., died at his
residence in Cincinnati, aged 7s years.
A stage was held up at Horseshoe
Bend, Idaho, by masked men, who Sc
cured $4,000 from II. j. Reiling, of Chi
cago.
Both Gen. Brooke and Gen. Wood
have denied to the war department re-
ports of riots and disturbances in San
tiago.
Little Rock, Ark, was visited by an
electrical storm of such violence that
millions of English sparrows were
killed.
Carl Trenkhaus, aged 40, and his wife
were shot and killed by Trenkhaus
brother at New Milford, Conn, in a
quarrel.
The roundup of riotous negroes in
Mcintosh county, Ga, by the military
resulted in the surrender of several of
the leaders.
The trotter Abbott went a mile at
Readville, Mass, in 2:O6%, which is the
fastest mile ever trotted in New Eng
land in a race.
Mayor Jones, of Toledo, opened his
independent campaign for governor of
Ohio by sending out great quantities
of literature.
In San Francisco George Tanner, a
saloonkeeper, murdered Deputy Sheriff
James II. Brown and Fannie Barnes
Jealousy was the cause.
An explosion in a powder mill near
Sheppton, Pa, killed William +. Betzen-
berger, Cne of the proprietors, and
Harry Jones, a powder maker
The transports Valencia and Zealan-
ola, with 700 men of the Montana regi-
ment and 400 men belonging to other
organizations on board, left Manila for
San Francisco.
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Arrested.

Sioux City, Ia, Aug. 2S.-Maynard
Bush Spencer, alleged defaulting Sioux
City cashier for the Barber Asphalt
company, arrived here in custody of
Inspector c. E. Holiday, of the Amer
lean Surety company. Spencer disap-
peared three years ago simultaneously
with $4,000 to $4,000 of his employers
money, and the surety company as his
bondsman paid the bill. He was sup
posed to be in Africa, but claims he has
lived all the time in Chicago, where he
was arrested.
The true northerner., 1899-08-30

Many Children Probably Perished by
the Burning Of . Catholic Con-
vent I'm New York.

Nyack, N. ", Aug. 2s.-Word has just
been received that st. AIMS convent
at Sparkill, in Rockland county,
was burned at one o'clock this morning
and that large number of inmates lost
their lives. Most Of them were chill
dren. Aid was asked for by telephone
from this city and Piermont. The con-
vent is located near the town, and the
flames were seen at one o'clock by
George A. Martin, who has the only
telephone in Sparkhill. An engine and
eight doctors were dispatched from this
city at once.
IL is impossible TO learn at present
how many persons have been burned
TO death. There were more than 500
children and at least $50 grown persons
in the convent. Large numbers of the
children are said to be missing and
many are known to have perished in the
flames. The fire spread with such great
rapidity that most of the inmates had
no possible chance TO escape.
The scenes at the confiagration were
heartrending. The children, clad in
their night robes, could be seen falling
backward into the furnace of flame and
smoke, while the shrieks of the dying
could be heard above the crackle OF the
devouring flame.
Some of the children were crippled
for life by jumping from the windows.
Many of the sisters also were injured,
while others lost their lives heroically
while trying to rescue their charges.
The fire started on the upper floor OF
the three-story building. Nearly 300
of the occupants of the convent occu-
pied rooms on this floor, and all the
dormitories were lighted with kerosene
lamps. There is little doubt that the
fire was caused by the explosion of one
of these lamps. The fire spread rapidly
upward and burned through the shingle
roof of the building in two places.
The true northerner., 1899-08-30
Man and Money Gone.

Chicago, Aug. 2s.-Demetri Fried
lander, leader among the Russians of
Chicago, and a man of wealth, is mys-
teriously missing from the city He
has not been seen since last Thursday,
and large number of his countrymen
here who had placed their savings in his
keeping are in great distress. The ag-
gregate amount of this money is esti-
mated at from $35, 900 to 500, 900. Scores
of families are involved.
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Think He Was Murdered.

Madison, Wis.,, Aug. 2S.-The body of
Thomas Good, farmer, was found in
a grove near the northeast limits of
the city The indications are that he
was murdered, there being deep cuts
on his neck and chin and severe bruises
on his face. Tramps infest the district
where the body was found, and the po-
lice think that Good fell in with the
hoboes, who killed him either during
a quarrel or while trying to rob him.
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Took His own Life.

Watertown, Wis, Aug. 2S.--County
Superintendent of Education John T..
Flavin committed suicide on Saturday
morning by hanging himself to a tree
on his farm. His body was found Sun
day morning. Mr.. Flavin had been SUI
perintendent for 25 years and was a
well-known educator. 1t is said de-
spondency and overwork impelled him
to suicide. He was president of the
State Teachers association.
The true northerner., 1899-08-30
Western league:
THE BOSTON IN PORT.
Famous Cruiser Arrives i'm San Fran
cisco, Breaking n Record on
Her Way from Manila

San Francisco, Aug. 2s.-The United
States cruiser Boston arrived here Sat-
urday from Manila, whence she started
on June s. She was dry-docked at
HongKong, and then proceeded to
Nagasaki and Yokohama, leaving the
latter place on July 30, for Honolulu,
where she arrived August 0, making a
record trip for a man-of-war between
Yokohama and Honolulu. The Boston
sailed from Honolulu on the 18th inst,
having a smooth passage during the
entire voyage from Manila.
The true northerner., 1899-08-30
Five Cubans Killed.

Santiago de Cuba, Aug. 24.-The rural
guard and a number of Cuban soldiers
had a conflict Tuesday night at Cue
vitas, small town near Santiago, in
which five were killed and ten wounded.
The difficulty was the result of rumor
that the American authorities would
reject all applications for share in
the $3,OO0,OOO that had not been filed
before the payment at Guantanamo last
month
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To Educate Cuban Girls

Altoona, Pa, Aug. 2s.-Fifty young
Cuban girls have arrived at Mount
Aloysius to begin an English education.
They were chaperoned by Sonora Sa-
netti and Travelled under the auspices
of the National Cuban Relief associa-
tion
The true northerner., 1899-08-30
Passed Away.

Milwaukee, Aug. 26.-Col. Warham
Parks, who for many years occupied
a prominent place in legal circles, died
at Oconomowoc Friday afternoon. The
deceased was born in Milwaukee No
vember 3, 1916. He passed through the
great civil war struggle.
The true northerner., 1899-08-30
Chnnres It, Nnme.

Des Moines, Ia, Aug. 24.-Gen. Rob-
ert Dyrenforth, of Washington, was
reelected commander in chief of the
Union Veterans union at the annual
meeting in this city, and the name of
the union was changed to the Order Of
Union Battlemen.
The true northerner., 1899-08-30

Lima, Peru, via Galveston, Aug. 90
According to reliable reports received
here from Chill property valued at more
than ,500,O has been destroyed dur
ing the severe storms that have swept
the country during the last fortnight.
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First Legal Hanging.

Muskogee, /. r., Aug. 26. - Cyrus A.
Brown and Matthew Craig were exc
cuted here for murder. 1t was the
first legal hanging of white men ever
held in the territory.
The true northerner., 1899-08-30
Hnnnafi

Charlotte, n. c., Aug. 25.-Julius AL
exander tcolored) was privately hanged
here Thursday for assaulting a white
woman. He confessed the crime and
said the penalty was just. A colored
preacher i'm talk on the scaffold said
Alexander's crime was zone in which
we are glad 10 see the law carried out" !"
The true northerner., 1899-08-30
Death of Henry Hilton.

Saratoga, N. Y, Aug. 25.-Ex-Judge
Henry Hilton. of New York. died at
5:35 o'clock yesterday afternoon at
Woodlawn Park, his Saratoga country
seat, aged as years.
The true northerner., 1899-08-30
A Serious Charge.

Peru, Ind, Aug. 25.-Mrs. Edith
Quick was arrested Thursday charged
with having poisoned her husband,
who died a week ago. A brother of
the dead man was arrested, charged
with being an accomplice.
The true northerner., 1899-08-30
Thousands Destitute,

Washington, Aug. 26.-An official re-
port from Porto Rico says that there
have been 2,S12 burials of victims of the
recent hurricane. One thousand fam
lilies are missing, together with their
houses, and the number of destitute
persons is 100000.
The true northerner., 1899-08-30
To Fight Trusts.

Binghamton, N. Y. Aug. 2s. - The
Commercial Travellers and Hotel Mems
league, numbering 6,S31 members, has
been organized here to fight the trusts
of the United States.
The true northerner., 1899-08-30
Domestic Tragedy.

Marshfeld, Wis, Aug. 2s.-William
Moran, fireman on the Chicago g. North
western road, shot and killed his wife
and afterwards killed himself. Family
troubles caused separation and it was
this that led 10 the deed Four chill
dren are left orphans. Moran was
thought to be temporarily insane.
The true northerner., 1899-08-30
Deadly Dynamite.

Joplin, Mo-, Aug. 25.-David j. Sim
clair, Duluth, Mimi; r. J. Robbins,
Sedalia, Mo-; Henry Gilbert, Joplin;
Frank Huddleston, Joplin; Will Mess
more, Carterville, Mo-, miners, were
killed by an explosion of dynamite at
the Margaret Mining company's mill
near Carterville.
The true northerner., 1899-08-30
Automobiles To Contast

Wyoming, H., Aug. 26.-F. b. Shaw
will accept the challenge of DR.. Morris
foran automobile race of 10 miles on the
Galesburg race track, the race to take
place after October Is, $500 TO be post
ed September 25 and the remaining $500
one week before the race.
The true northerner., 1899-08-30
4 Fatal Error.

Springfield, H., Aug. 26.-Mrs. Otis
Shaw died Friday at her home in Tay-
lorville, aged 20 years, after suffering
for five days untold agony from the re-
suits of large quantity of corrosive
sublimate being administered TO her
calomel
The true northerner., 1899-08-30
Veterans Long RIDE.

Camden, n. j., Aug. 25.-After riding
a bicycle Zoo miles to attend the ma
tional encampment of the Grand Army
of the Republic, James n. Rape, aged
S4 years, of Marinette, Wis, arrived in
this city yesterday.
The true northerner., 1899-08-30
Mexican war Veterans.

Lexington, KY, Aug. 26.-Secretary
Smith, of the National Association of
Mexican War Veterans, announces that
the annual meeting will be held in In
dianapolis September 13 and IA.
The true northerner., 1899-08-30
German Cabinet VIII Remain.

Berlin, Aug. 24.-It is understood that
as a result of the council Wednesday the
cabinet will remain in office and there
will be no dissolution.
The true northerner., 1899-08-30
Helm for the Needy.

Brooklyn, Aug. 24.-The United
States transport Mcclellan sailed yes
terday, carrying 1,6OO tons of clothing,
provisions, medicines and building ma
terial for the destitute in Porto Rico.
The true northerner., 1899-08-30
Sending Troops.

London, Aug. a5. - The govern
ment believes that the situation in
the Transvaal is daily becoming more
acute and is dispatching troops to the
scene of threatened trouble.
The true northerner., 1899-08-30
New HnnIx Notes.

Washington, Aug. 26. - An entire Sc
ries of new notes is to be issued by the
treasury department to replace the old
ones of the denominations of 81, SO, S5,
$40, $50, $50, 500 and $500.
The true northerner., 1899-08-30
Married Eighty-One Years.

Upper Sandusky, o., Aug. 2s.-Peter
Stansley, aged 102, and his wife, aged
"a, both colored, celebrated their eigh-
ty-first marriage anniversary in this
city.
The true northerner., 1899-08-30
Post Office Closed.

Washington, Aug. 2s.-The postmas-
ter general Saturday ordered the dis
continuance of the post office at Peck,
Fla, because of the recent white-cap-
ping of the postmaster there.
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In Custody.

Milwaukee, Aug. 2s.-William Bar
rett, one of trio of bank thieves, was
arrested here for completely in an at
tempt to snatch $1,1O0 from the coun-
ter of the First national bank.
The true northerner., 1899-08-30
THE NATIONAL GAME.
How the Clubs stand in the National
and Western Leagues i'm the
Championship Race.

The following table shows the num-
Der of games won and lost and the per-
centages of the clubs of the National
and Western leagues ND to date:
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Sets the Time.

New York, Aug. 25.-A dispatch from
Admiral Dewey says that he will arrive
in this city on September 2s.
The true northerner., 1899-08-30
PLAN TO ABANDON CUBA.
It Is Said That President Mckinley
Will Soon Begin the With
drawal of Troops.
INDEPENDENT GOVERNMENT IN FAVOR.
Local Elections VIII Follow the Com
pletiOn of the Census-The Native
Inspectors Are Well Pleased with
the Plan-GoOd Financial show
ing.

Washington, Aug. 2s.-President Nc
Kinley, it is said, has signed proclama-
tion which is to be promulgated in Cuba
in day or two. The proclamation is TO
the effect that the census ordered for
Cuba is to be the beginning of the
movement looking toward the estab-
lishment of an independent government
for that island.
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Treated with Respect.
Cuban Finances.

Washington, Aug. 2s.-The war de-
partment has given an interesting state
ment of the financial condition of the
island of Cuba. 1t shows that under
the management of the United States
government the receipts of the island
from January !, 1899, TO June 30, of the
current year, exceed the expenditures
by the sum of $1,4S0,021. This state
ment probably will be a surprise to
many persons, who had thought that
Cuba, under the military occupation of
the United States, was not self-sustain-
ing.
During the period named the receipts
from all sources were $6,9S2,010; dis
bursements, $5.501 ,9SS. The statement
for July shows that the customs col
lections in the entire island for July
alone were S1,339, ,324; disbursements,
S1,029,S77.
The true northerner., 1899-08-30
Don't Trust Them.
Island Receipts.

Washington, Aug. 2s.-A statement
of the receipts of the Philippine islands
from the date of occupation by the
United States government to July 81
last shows that the total receipts from
all sources for the period named was
$5,24o, All. The receipts from all sources
by ports for the above named period
are: Manila, $685. ,24s; Iloilo, $685.
36O: Cebus. S156136
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movement looking toward the estab-
lishment of an independent government
for that island
Troops to lie Withdrawn.
When the census, the proclamation
says, has been completed, arrange
ments will be made by the United States
government for the holding of local
elections in the various provinces
throughout the island, with the view of
establishing civil governments, thus
giving an opportunity to the Cubans to
demonstrate their ability to conduct,
in their own way, the affairs of the is
land.
AS fast as the local authorities per-
feet their scheme of government the
United States troops will be with
drawn. The proclamation, it is said,
will be printed in all the papers in Cuba.
It's reported object is to contradict the
stories circulated in the island that the
United States government does not in
tend to carry out the will of congress
and give independence to the Cubans.
Inspectors Pleased.
Havana, Aug. 2s.-The Cuban inspect
ors of census arrived here from Wash
ington, via Tampa, and gave out long
interviews to the Havana newspapers
about their treatment in Washington,
and what they learned regarding the
plans of the Americans for the better
ment of Cuba. Their views are most
optimistic, and have delighted the sin
dependence" element in Cuban poll
tics.
Treated with Respect.
They declare that in their interviews
with President Mckinley and Secretary
Root they were treated with the utmost
respect, Mr. Root assuring them that
the census must be as exact as possible,
because il would form the basis of Gu
ban independence.
He further authorized them TO say
publicly that President Mckinley was
about TO issue a proclamation fulfilling
entirely the promises of the United
States as to Cuba's independence. The
inspectors called on Gen. Brooke, TO
whom they said that they expected to
Immediately begin their work, so that
it shall be finished by November 30.
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CHARTER WILL TAKE
EFFECT NEXT JANUARY
CITY ATTORNEY LANE so IN
FORMS SUPERVISORS.
Question Was Raised by Tax Collec-
tor Sheehan in His Controversy
With the Board.

The new charter has not gone into eff
feet, and will not until January l, 1900
This question was raised by Tax Collector
Sheehan before the Supervisors some
time since, when he was applying for
funds with which to conduct his Office.
He asked for an increased appropriation
on the ground that the duties of License
Collector had devolved upon him.
The matter was referred to City and
County Attorney Lane, and he submitted
a written opinion to the Supervisors yes
terday. The attorney quotes at length
from the State constitution in support of
his findings. he says he finds nothing in
the constitution in conflict with the ex-
press provision Of the charter postponing
the time of its operation until January /
next. It might go into effect Immediately
upon it's approval by the Legislature If
the charter did not itself expressly or i'm
piiedly fix any other date upon which it
was to take effect.
In closing. he says: 'I therefore advise
that the new charter is not now in opera
ton, except for the purposes of an cleo
,tion to be held in November next. and,
further. that for general purposes it does
not go into effect until January 1. 1900.