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The true northerner., 1900-12-28
FOREIGN NEWS NOTES.


VIENNA dispatch from Warsaw
says that two Poles have hcen arrest.
ed there. accused of being Implicated
in a political conspiracy.
Sydney, Ms. W.-Mr. Edmund Bar.
ton, who was the leader Of tn. federal
convention, has accepted the Earl Of
Hopetoun's offer to form the first cab.
met of the federation. He anticipates
no difficulty.
Calcutta-Lord Cursor OF Kedleston,
the viceroy of India, in the course OF
a speech Tuesday, said that since the
appearance OF the bubonic plaque in
1898 $4,000 deaths from the disease
have occurred in the Mysore state.
London-A dispatch from Durham to
a news agency here announces a {.
the Cape to Cairo telegraph line is
now in operation to a point 80 miles
north of Kasanga and leo miles be.
yond the southern end of Lake Tan.
ganyika.
Tien Tsin-A French detachment OF
100 men left here Dec. 20 for Hung
Tsu. 20 miles westward, To search for
arms. Approaching a village across
frozen creek a force of BOXERS opened
fire, killing Lieut.. Contal and wound
ing another officer. The French burned
the village.
The true northerner., 1900-12-28
ARE READY TO RISE
Nearly All Cape Colony Dutch in
Favor of Revolt.
ENERGETIC MEASURES TAKEN

lord Kitchener in the Heart OF the AT.
fected District and Bringing Thou.
sands of Troops from the North, But
More Are Needed.
London, Dec. 26-Ths position OF
Cape Colony is hanging in the balance.
According TO the Morning Posts Cape
Town correspondent, everything de.
pends upon the quantity of ammuni.
tion in possession of the disloyal resi-.
dents, 1900 of whom have Joined the
Beers in the Philipstown district
alone. Energetic measures have been
taken to stem the invasioo. but there
is unquestionably danger that parties
Of Beers will get through into parts of
the colony and gradually raise the
whole Cape into rebellion Reinforce.
ments can arrive none too soon.
Most of the dispatches from Cape
Town, however, describe the raiders
as doing little harm and as being rap.
idly enclosed by Lord KitcLener's com.
bination. Lord Kitchener is in the
heart of the disaffected districts. He
has the advantage OF being personally
Acquainted with local conditions. Last
March he supervised the suppression
e the rising which occurred then. He
| ID bringing down thousands of troops
hpm the north.
/ The Standards Cape Town cores.
phdent says the loyalists demand
that martial law shall be proclaimed
Throughout Cape Colony, but adds:
"Sich step is now impossible, owing
to lhe lack of sufficient troops to en-.
force t."
The correspondent of tho Daily Mail
at Caps Town says:
'Thel pro-Boer press Is singularl7
quiet. They have been made uneasy
by the promptness and tkoroughness
of the military action, hut reports
from vFious parts of the western
provhcs foreshadow perilous possi.
bilities
"a res ionsible colonist who recently
made a tour of the colony declares
| tndJ ID per cent OF the DuJCn are
simply Waiting for the appearance OF
a resowceful leader to rebel"
Civil railway traffic has been sus.
pended largely in all parts Of the col
ony, alt the movements Of both the
Beers and the British are almost un.
knownhl Cape Town. 1t appears that
one Boe'column attacked Steynsburg
but was ppulsed and fed. entrenching
itself inlte mountains. Another Boer
commando captured a party of police
at Venteutadt Colonial troops sur
prised 30t Beers 10 miles from Burg.
hersburglDec. % and after a brisk in.
terchange Of volleys retired with a
loss of two men.
The Cale Town correspondent OF
the Times telegraphs that scarcely
any Cape CGonists have Joined the in.
/ vaders.
Lord Kitchener, telegraThing to the
war Office uler date of Naauwpoort
! Dec "a, 9 8 m. reports "Thorne.
croft's mountd infantry have occupied
Britston wihout opposition. The
Beers retired 10 the north in the di
rection of PTitska. They will be fol
! lowed up.
The true northerner., 1900-12-28
Boy Disappears.

Ypsilanti, Mich, Dec. 26.-Arthur
Knight, the 12-year-old son of Charles
Knight, disappeared Monday afternoon
and it is believed he has run away.
Monday night was cold and the mer-
curry fell rapidly Tuesday evening, so
the parents are greatly worried over
the lad, who had neither mittens nor
an overcoat. and who must surely have
frozen If he has not been given shelter
somewhere. The father spent all Mon
day night vainly searching the city,
and the police have kept rp the hunt
all day, but in vain. Arthur is way
ward and headstrong. The distinguish
ing mark in his appearance is his ex-
tremely light hair.
The true northerner., 1900-12-28
TOBACCO CULTURE.
Successful Experiments In Raising
Sumatra Tobacco in Connecticut.

Washington, Dec. 26.-The follow
ing notice was posted Tuesday by the
secretary of agriculture:
Milton Whitney, chief OF division of
soils, reports successful termination
OF experiments conducted i'm co-opera-
tion with the Connecticut experiment
station in the production of Sumatra
tobacco near Hartford. One-third of
an acre was planted under a cheese
cloth shade nine feet high and cult
waited and fermented under the direc-
tion OF M. l.. Flowd, tobacco expert
OF the department. The yield of cured
tobacco was TOO pounds, making an
estimated yield for one acre of 2,100
pounds. This lost about 10 per cent
in the fermentation. The crop has
just been sold by l.. b. Haas & Co. of
Hartford, TO Mitchell Son & Hubbard.
of Kansas City, for $473.7O, making an
estimated value for one acre OF ST.
421.
The cost of production, including the
whole cost of the shade-the frame for
which will last five years-will not ex-
ceed $500 per acre, leaving a net profit
of over $500 per acre.
This was an average price of II
cents per pound. The crop grown in
the same field, without shade and fer
mented in the same way, yielded about
the same quantity and brought 27
cents per pound, or at the rate of
$507.S7 per acre. Deducting the cost
of cultivation, fertilization and treat
ing, this would leave a profit OF about
$500 per acre.
The ordinary cropt OF the Connect.
cut valley brings the farmer about 90
cents per pound, or $3.50 per acre, and
deducting the cost of expe nses, leaves
a profit of about $3.50 per acre. The
Sumatra tobacco grown under shade
has been submitted to New York and
Philadelphia business men and has
been pronounced entirely satisfactory
and fully equal to imported Sumatra
These facts-taken in connection with
the award at the Paris exposition OF
two points for the Florida grown
Sumatra over that given for the i'm.
ported Sumatra-show tfat We can
grow Sumatra tobacco of the highest
quality in this country and save our
farmers between $6,000.000 and ST.,
000 900 which is now sent abroad an
nually for the foreign grown leaf. This
work is the result of the soil survey
made in the Connecticut valley two
years ago, and similar results can be
expected only from very similar areas
where the soils and climatic conditions
are similar to those in the Connecticut
valley and In Florida.
The true northerner., 1900-12-28
Five Released

Jackson, Mich, Dec. CG-Five con
victs were released Tuesday morning
on pardons issued by Gov. Pingree.
George A. Nye was met by Aid. Tony
Weller, who carried the Christmas
gift in his pocket. Nye stated when
he went to prison last spring, he re-
ceived a promise from Gov. Pingree
that/he would be pardoned before he
left the Office of governor. The par
don, he said, caused him no great sur
prise. The others released were: Fred
Clarke, sent from Clinton county Feb
27, 1899, to six years for statutory
criminal assault; Marshall G. Baker,
Van Buren county, Oct. "a, 1S~, MUIR
der in second degree; Albert Nickolay,
Shiawassee county, Sept 10, 1889,
criminal assault, 25 years.
The true northerner., 1900-12-28
WOLVERINE VIKINGS.

The Elks of Muskegon distributed
$50 pounds of turkey, 20 bushels of po
tatoes. bread, etc, to rs families on
Christmas day.
Emanuel Thebault, a French ship
builder, aged 80, died at Renton Har'
Dor Tuesday morning. He was a sail
or on the lakes 40 years ago.
L. II. Pierson, for so years a resi-
dent of Jackson, died at his home IN
that city Tuesday, aged 80 years. Con
necticut was his native state.
Fire broke out in the furniture store
OF r. r. Shoesmith, at Paw Paw, caus-
ing loss on stock of 81 900; loss on
building, owned by II. l.. Mcneil, $500
Failure of the air brakes to work
caused a small wreck on the Pere
Marquette Tuesday morning at North.
vile, derailing three freight cars filed
with merchandise.
Richard Cottrell, aged "A, an old
resident of Marine City, Is dead. He
was prominent mason, and the fu-
neral will be held Thursday morning
under masonic auspices.
John Lefevre, Vassar farmer,
started for doctor for his child. AS
he left the door he fell dead, blood
gushing from his head and ears. A
Jury decided that he died of hemor-
rhage.
The farm residence OF Leverette
Drake, at Hanover, together with its
contents, burned Monday night. The
family was away from home and in
cendiarism is suspected. Loss S1,500;
partially covered by insurance.
The true northerner., 1900-12-28
HIS Head GASHED
Two P landers Had Quarrel Over
Christmas Refreshments.
INJURED BY A BEER PITCHER

In the Hands of His Friend-Five
convicts Released from jackson
Prison Christmas - Other Michigan
Matters of Interest.
Detroit, Mich, Dec. 26.-Christmas
festivities were too much for Joseph
Modlinski, Of 1049 st. Aubin avenue,
and his friend and guest. Adam Kamo-
kowski Of 1899 Twenty fourth street.
Kamokowski got his head badly cut
and it had to be sewed up .y City Ply
sician Meridian. Modlinski was ar
rested and locked up at the Chene
street station on the charge of assault.
The two friends got along well
enough until about 4 o'clock, when
they found they could not send for the
next pitcher of beer without changing
a quarter. 1t was over the changing
of the quarter that they quarreled.
Failing to express his wrath in words,
Modlinski picked up the pitcher and
smashed il over his friends head, in
flicting three bad cuts on / is head and
a cash two inches long in his left
cheek. Kamokowski was able to go
home when the doctor got through
with him.
The true northerner., 1900-12-28
Slade is Recovering.

Battle Creek, Mich, Dec. 26.-Henry
Slade, probably the best known slate
writing medium in the world, who was
thought to be dead, has turned up at
the Phelps sanitarium fof treatment.
Four years ago he was sendbagged in
New York city and robbeC of $4,000
worth OF diamonds and money. One
side Of his body was paralyzed. His
wonderful power as a medium disap-
peared. but now it is said 10 be slowly
returning Slade has given exhibitions
before almost every crowned head and
royal family in Europe.
The true northerner., 1900-12-28

John Tiger, a Drunken indian, Indulges
in Wholesale Sootlng.

Muskogee. |. T., Iec 26.-John
Tiger, full-blood IndiN ferryman
on the Arkansas river tio miles south
OF Eufaula, went to Eueula with his
wife Tuesday afternoon hnd while in-
toxicated met l.. b. Rope ard threat
Sned TO kill him. Ropertmmediately
struck Tiger with a boar, TO words
passing between them Tfer went to
his buggy, procured a Wihhester and
came back TO kill Roper. ht tailed TO
find him. Enraged. he preceded TO
shoot every one he saw, sEoting Jesse
Beck through the hips ad killing
him; shooting and killing Dae Porter,
a nephew of Chief Porter, an a mover
named Johnson on his way teNissouri
in covered wagon with nj family.
Bud Taylor, aged IS, boy, Vas shot
through the shoulder and isnot ex-
Npected TO live.
Tiger Immediately jumped on a
horse and tried to escape, but vas pur-
sued. Tiger was chased thre, miles
when he jumped off his horse, vent be-
hind tree and began shooting Dep
uty Marshal Johnson, who returned
the fire, struck Tiger in the arm. The
murderer surrendered and \ was
brought to Eufaula. Tige; s arm viii
have to be amputated Great indgna-
ton prevails over the free sab Of
liquirs and fire arms.
J. Smith, who lives two miles suth
of Checotah, became involved il o
quarrel with T. Thompson over The
affair at Eufaula and began shoothg,
Thompson being mortally wounded
The true northerner., 1900-12-28
Mistaken for a BURGLAR.

Reading, Mich, Dec. 26.-George
Warner, who has a room IN the State
Bank of Reading, in the rear of
William Munger's grocery store, was
aroused between IL ard 1 o'clock
Tuesday morning by disturbance in
the adjacent store. He grabbed his
revolver and fired two shots from the
cashiers window through the glass
partition into the store. A man ran
from the building and Warner stepped
to the outer door and fired two shots
after the retreating figure. An inves-
tigation showed that Percy Barre,
clerk in the grocery store, had forgot
ten some Christmas presents and had
returned for them at late hour.
The true northerner., 1900-12-28
The Alvord Case.

New York, Dec. 26-The trial q
Cornelius Alvord, Jr., deiaulting cash
ier OF the First National bank of this
city, is set for Wednesday I'm the Unit
ed States district court. The amour.
of his defalcation was 100000. One
of the interesting features of the trial
and which in all probability will be
brought out by the United States dis.
trict attorney in his examination, is
the amount of restitution of the stolen
funds made up to this time. The Off.
GERS of the First Nationa' bank have
been reticent on this point ever since
Alvord's arrest. The sale of his eff
fects in his home in Mount Vernon
amounted to very little. Where the
bank really made good part of it's loss
was, it is said, in the turning over OF
Mrs. Alvord's jewels. Their value
has been estimated at no: less than
$3.50, 900, and the story goes that they
were taken to the bank ard placed in
the custody of one of the officers, who
locked them up in a strong box until
they could be appraised and sold How
long these gems were in the posses
sion OF Mrs. Alvord is not known 1t
is said she has had them for three or
four years and that they were presents
from her husband. The whole story is
expected to come out before the pros.
ecution closes it's case.
The true northerner., 1900-12-28
a MYSTERIOUS Crime.

Britton, S. D., Dec. ga number
of friends gathered at the house of
John Pypiar, near Veblen, to sit up
with the remains of one of his chill
dren. During the evening Pypiar was
found lying between the house and the
barn with several gashes in his skull
and with his throat and neck severely
injured. He was picked up for dead.
Upon seeing his condition Moses La
frombois disappeared and little later
was discovered hanging from the limb
Of a tree near the barn. He was cut
down before life was extinct. Pypiar
is in fair way to recovery. Lafrom-
bois is under arrest to await the result
of injuries to Pypiar.
The true northerner., 1900-12-28
PeopIe's Palace Opened.

st. Petersburg, Dec. 26.-The Prince
of luxembourg, president of the gov
ernment temperance committee, at
noon Christmas declared the peoples
palace open to the public. After the
inaugural ceremonies, the prince and
20 of the higher army officers, includ'
ing the commanding generals along
with high officials, noblemen and la
dies, dined side by side with peasants
and the families Of workiDgmen.
The true northerner., 1900-12-28
More Esidence Found.

Frankfort. Ky, Dee. 25.--One of the
clerks in the stte auditors Office, in
searching the Nault for old records
Tuesday, found cartridge box con.
tanning eight meil patchec smokeless
powder cartridge. 1856 caliber. cor.
responding exactl to the bullet found
in the hackberryfiree and which was
believed TO have elssed through Gov
Goebels body. Ths significance of the
discovery lies in tie fact that Henry
Youtsey. convicted Of participation in
the Goebel assassination in October
was a clerk in the. auditors Office al
the time Of the asss sinat'on and had
access 20 the vault where the cart
ridges were fount. ltnd that George
Barnes, another clerk in the Office. tes
titled he saw YoutseY with a box OF
cartridges.
The true northerner., 1900-12-28
Another Pardon

Lansing, Mich. Dec. 26-James
Clifford Hand, sent from Washtenaw
county in 1894 to state prison for life,
for murder, was pardoned Tgssday
night. The remarkable leature%f the
case is that nine of the jurors who
found Hand guilty signed the petition
for pardon, saying that after more ma.
ture deliberation they had became
convinced that his guilt was not
proven beyond a reasonable doubt. All
the evidence was circumstantial.
The true northerner., 1900-12-28
Found Dead.

London, Dec 26.-The dowager
Lady Churchill, senior la ly of the bed.
chamber and an intimate friend of the
queen, was found dead i'll her bedroom
at Osborne Christmas morning. On re-
tiring Monday night she complained OF
could but no alarming symptoms man
ifested themselves and her indisposi-
tion was not thought to be of serious
nature
The true northerner., 1900-12-28
Valuable Patterns DESTROYED.

Calumet, Mich, Dec. 26,---Fire Tues
day morning ruined the pipe house
connected with the motivs power de-
partment of the Calumet e. Hecla
company. destroying several thousand
feet of fancy dressed lumber for pat
terms, many patterns of machinery Of
great value, and thousands of feet of
pipe. The machinery came through
without much damage fiom water.
The company carries no Insurance.
The true northerner., 1900-12-28
Mnrdered hv A strar Ger.

ST. Joseph, Mo-, Dec. 26.-Frank
Richardson, wealthy business man
of this city and Savanna, Mo-, was
murdered at his home in Savannah
Monday night. A stranger followed
him from town and shot him in the
back Of the head. Richarson was he
brother of John ID. Richardson, general
manager OF the biscuit trust.
The true northerner., 1900-12-28
Wants Force knnt lln.

WELLINGTON, N. H.. nee 26.-The
government has asked the governor
the Earl of Ranfurly. 70 inform Mr.
Joseph Chamberlain. the secretary OF
state for the colonies, thit it does not
wish the New Zealand contingent in
South Africa to be diminished, that
drafts will be forwarded to fill the
ranks and that additional mounted
men will be sent.
The true northerner., 1900-12-28
Shot His Son.

Great Falls, Mont, Dec. 26.-Jacot
Werten Tuesday shot and fatally
wounded his son John. Werten had
threatened his wife and treated her
badly and the son interfered to pro
tect the mother The father drew a
revolver and fired a ball into the boys
neck. The son is paralyzed and will
die. Werten surrendered to the au
thorities.
The true northerner., 1900-12-28
Victims of a Runaway.

st. Johns, Mich, Dec. 26.-While
driving to their home from this place
Christmas eve, Ed Craun and Fred
Brooks were thrown out OF their rig.
which was demolished. Craum was
taken to DR.. Gilliam's office, where 80
stitches were taken IN his head
Brooks was also badly brGised.
The true northerner., 1900-12-28
Defeated Detroit.

Port Huron, Mich, Dec. 26.-The
Port Huron indoor baseball club de-
feated the Detroit Western high school
club Tuesday night by a score of 13 to
:. Port Huron outplayed the Detroit
team at every stage of tn. game. The
contest was witnessed by a large
trowd. Batteries-Detroit, Flanders
and Roach: Port Huron. Pennebaker
and Stringer
The true northerner., 1900-12-28
With a Bullet in His Heart.

Chicago, Dec. &c The Chronicle
says Proof that man may live with
q bullet in his heart was afforded
Tuesday by the use of the X-ray upon
Charles B. Nelson, of Cadillac Mich
formerly Chicagoan, who was in 1896
the central figure in a sensational
shooting that nearly resulted in his
DEATH
The true northerner., 1900-12-28
Eau Claire scorched.

st. Joseph, Mich, Dee. ga de-
Btructive fire in Eau Claire, Is miles
east of this city, Tuesday, resulted in
reducing half the business section into
ashes. Total loss. $4,000: partly In
sured.
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agrulural journals the following splendid nducements:
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-01-17

In the home there is an ever-present
welcome for individuality. Art kitch-
ems are not unusual, where each labor
is dignitied and simplified through an
earnest effort to make it beautiful The
few plants in the window. the utmost
cleanliness-llttleb by little each day
the bright tins and the radiant copper,
the cool granite, the shining range are
so helpful to the occupant. II the food
he simplicity itself. ECONOMY is To fol
low. A little thought in purchasing. n
little attention. few kind words. and
the queen of the culinary department
does not fear the Invasion of an army.
says the Pittsburg Dispatch. She re-
Allies that her systematic methods are
repaying her Il thousandfold, that duty
has become pleasure and that the
apprccia; zion and cooperation of the
family have made palace where cares
are nominal.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-01-17
Things They Did In 1900.

An advertisement In facsimile is
sue of 4 Maryland paper in 1878 shows
that the housewives of that day used
cooking utensils OF kind that only a
favored few can otford to use now. A
coppersmith from Lancaster" living
"Baltimore-Town" adyertises copper
fish and wash kettles, copper and brass
brewing kettles. saucepans. coffee and
chocolate pots, stewpans and Dutch
ovens.
There was plenty OF help In the
household then with the slaves. Sew
one Commission and Insurance Bro
kerr Gratefully acknowledges the
favors of his friends. and hopes for q
continuance OF their correspondence.
He has now for fale. Pocket of
good HOPS, a 10 inch new CABLE
and wants to buy NEGRO GIRL,
about l. years old"
Women were in certain kinds of
business at that time, for firm OF
"taylors" advertise their business as
two doors from Mrs. Chlton's tavern.
People liked TO hear a little gossip in
those days also. as now, and what may
be called society note follows the no.
tlce of wedding and informs the pub
lie that by late marriage in st. Ma
rvs the Lady is become Sister-in-law
to Der own mother and the Gentleman
Son-in-law to his Sister-in-law."
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-01-17

The following story of cat is vouch-
ed for by no less a parsonage than an
archbishop. He says: "A cat lived
for many years in MY mothers tamliy.
and its feats of sagacity were witnessed
by her, my sisters and myself. 1t was
known, not merely once or twice, but
habtually, to ring the parlor bell When
ever 1t wished the door to be opened.
Some alarm was excited on the first oc-
casion that 1t turned bell ringer. The
family had retired to rest. and In the
middle Of the night the parlor bell was
rung violently; the sieepers were star
tied from their repose and proceeded
downstairs, with pokers and tongs, TO
interrupt, as they thought, the preda-
tory movements Of some burglar; but
they were agreeably surprised to dis
cover that the bell had been rung by
pussy, who repeated the act whenever
she wanted to get out of the parlor.