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The true northerner., 1900-08-03
TEN PERSONS
INJURED
TWO OF THEM RECEIvE HURTS
FROM WHICH THEY WILL DIE.
ACCIDENT CAUSED by THE PRE:MA-
TURE DISCHARGE or A GUN.
CCURR EoD IN THE PRESENCE OF A
LARGE NUMBbs, or VISITORS.

Springfield, Ill, July 30.-Ten per.
sons were injured. two fatally, 10y the
premature discharge of the evening
gun at the Illinois National Guard en-
campment, Camp Lincoln, Sunday
evening. The explosion was caused
by someone throwing lighted cigar
ette in powder which had fallen TO the
ground.
The accident occurred in the pres
ence of large crowd Of visitors TO the
camp
The injured
Private Jesse Rupert, Battery A,
Danvilie; head chest arms and left
beg terribly burned. left arm broken
and left hand partially shot away; will
die.
Corporal Charles Balsley, Battery
A, Danville; face, breast and arms
badly barncf; left arm broken and
torn; entire body mass OF bruises; will
die.
Private Edward Smoot, Battery a,
Danville; face badly burned.
Private Charles Sharp, signal corps,
Chicago: face and bands filed with
powder; serious
Harry Kebeier, civilian Springfield; (;
face, hands and neck badly burned;
may lose eyesight.
fully burned.
Dot A
Danvilie: face and hands burned.
Private j. u. Gritton- Battery y,
Danville: hands and face Scorched.
Sergt Schroeder, Batter "A, Danville;
face burned
Harry Peters civilian, Springfield;
face burned
Several others were slightly injured.
Corporal Balisley and Jesse Rupert
acting quarterInaster. were loading the
gun, assisted by several men of Bat
terry A. \ sack Of powder was placed
in the mouth of the cannon and Rup-
pert was about to drive the charge
home The powder Sack WAS too large
for the gun and in forcing II into the
cannon the canvas was torn and some
OF the powder fell TO the ground just
below the muzZle OF the cannot Pri-
yate Ruppert stood racing the gun,
ramrod In hand. Balsley also faced
the gun and a number OF soldiers and
civilians were gathered around despite
the commands To keep pack.
Suddenly someone said: watch
them scatter There was fash OF
powder ON the ground. The flame was
communicated 10 the powder which
was being forced into the cannon and
the gun was discharged. the ramrod
being broken and shot from the can
non. Balsley and Ruppert bad their
clothes blown from their bodies, which
were blackened by powder. Others
staggered back, burned and blinded.
All Of the wounded were taken TO hos
pitfalls. Some say II was man in uni
form who threw the cigarette. but
Harry Peters. who was an eyewitness
of the explosion Is OF the opinion 1t
was small boy.
The true northerner., 1900-08-03

Grand Rapids, Mich. Aug 1T was
hard luck which greeted Clement A.
Foster. Of Rockford. when Se WIS coHl-
PEELED to relfnGuish an appointment to
Annapolis because his father Nad neg
lected tn take out naturalization pa
pers Two weeks ago a competitive ex-
smination WIS held here for an ap-
peintment to Annapolis and a class sf
twenty boys went through the ordeal
Poster won hy slight margin bu.
when II came to filrfng out his ccrtiti
cate. It was discovered that his father
had never taken ont his naturalization
papers. lie came from Canada twenty
years ago and located In Detroit for n
few years after which be moved 10
Rockford. Upon the discovery a his
disqualification young Foster wrote
TO Congressman Smith and yes
terday II was announced t1fat the al.
ternate. Adrian Benjamin, OF this city,
had been appointed 30 che place.
The true northerner., 1900-08-03
COULD MOI
SAVE HIM
SAD DROWNING or A yoVvG MAN IN
FARWELL LAKE.
MARVELLOUS FxsCAPE OF A CHILD
FROM BEING CRUSHED.
BURGLARS GETTING IN THEIR
WORK IN PORTIONS Op STATE.

North Adams, Mich, Aug. 1-Roiin
Norris, n much respected and Mighty
esteemed young man OF North Adams,
while boating with two gendemsn
friends at Farrell lake, near tine vzlfnse
OF Hanover, was drowned IN abonf
twenty-five feet Of weter ta go TueS-
day morning fhe boys were out sfti-
ing, and the wind coming up tfse boat
began to fin md Norris became fright
ened and struck out for shore HIS
companions called for hfm TO come
back, bat he titd not, and soon called
for help. Ben Pendei1 seized ham and
undertook to hold him from sinking,
but he did not succoed. Penben grasp
ed him as he came up the first time,
but he was not able To hold him from
going down again, and Norris again
sank just as the third meurofr Of the
party reached the spot with the oars.
lie was found at 2 O'Clock Tuesday
afternoon The unfortunate young
man was born in jefferson township
and leaves mother. two brothers and
two sisters
The true northerner., 1900-08-03
Fruits in Cold Storage.

Nearly all kinds of fruits are kept
nowadays, on occasions, in cold stor-
age and they may be kept for practi-
cally any period; winter pears. for ex-
ample, are kept from October 10
May; oranges are kept six months.
and SO on, and the list of fruits thus
stored has been all the time lengthen-
ing. One added within recent years is
the cantaloupe the cold storc ge of
which was begun, with the wide ex-
tension of the area and latitude OF its
cultivation in large quantities for mar
ket, and the consequent extension of
its season, about six years ago. Can
taloupes come In large quantities from
as far west as Colorado. and as far
south as Florida. With the great
lengthening of the season of this
melon in the market, and the vastly
Increased receipts cold storage has
been resorted to 70 save fruit that
must otherwise have been lost or prac-
tieally given away. At one cold-stor-
age warehouse In New York there
were put in last year, in the course of
the season, fifty carloads of canta-
loupes.
A fruit not cold-stored is the ba-
mana, which is shipped green. in keen
Ing condition, TO be sold as IL ripens.
Another fruit, a good keeper. which
is not cold-stored is the watermelon.
though what is perhaps as new a
wrinkle as any in cold storage is one
in connection with the watermelon.
While the watermelon is not cold
stored for its preservation. IL is nowa-
days rut into cold storage to cool it.
big restaurant, cutting up and sell
ing in the season many watermelons
daily, sends fifty or a hundred melons
to the nearest cold-storage warehouse,
where the fruit is brought down to
temperature agreeable to the palate
of the consumer more economically
and conveniently than by putting them
in ice boxes or by icing them in res
taurants
The true northerner., 1900-08-03
Marvellous Bscape.

Bruton Harbor. Mich, Aug. 1.--One
OF the most thrilling escapes ever
known here occurred Monday on the
steamer milwaukee en- route 10 Chi
cago in which 5-year-old child
dropped fifteen feet from the hurricane
deck through the wei OF the walking
beam. Failing mt the feet 0f the eii-
gineer. the little one was picked UP
with only lacerated limb The child
was niece Of President Graham, OF
the boat line II was a marvel that the
little one was not crushed 10 death by
the massive arms OF the walking beam.
The true northerner., 1900-08-03
Burgiaraes st Aia,4es,.

Albion Mich. Aug 1-Some peculiar
acting burglars entered the ofiice of
wiliers mmber yards Monday night
and broke open the safe. The safe.
which is a small one Is intended for
fire protection only, no money being
usually left IN Il and on this account
the Whders have been leaving a tag
with the combination attached 10 the
knob. Notwithstanding this farf, the
safe was broken open with n saedge
hammer and drills TO De rewarded
with 10 money. Werling q Griffen's
hardware was entered and two revoi-
vers and ammunition secured; also
Darlington & OTIS, where about $40 IN
change was secured from the cssh
register. While attempting To enter
Frost's shoe store they were discovered
nv one Of the night police bat made
their escape
The true northerner., 1900-08-03
store nurrInrized.

Grand Haven, Mich. Aug Beau
dry's dry goods store WAS burgiarized
Monday night and $500 worth Of silk
goods and kid gloves were stpien- The
methods employed Try the robbers were
the same rs those who have been oper-
ating IN lake shore towns fnr several
months Three night watchmen are
employed IN tho block the Beaudry
store h located In, bot they saw or
heard nothing Local police are trying
TO locate gang of card sharps who
left town Tuesday morning and who
might know something of the robbery.
The true northerner., 1900-08-03

1T requires a peculiar talent to be
good farmer, and much intellectually
to grasp the details and learn the
methods" says Rev. Cyrus Townsend
Brady in the Ladies Home Journal.
81 found out 1t was a deep subject the
first time took the plow handles from
the young boy who was guiding them
with one hand. / found that IL was
not so easy as II looked, for | plowed
that furrow by main strength fore
ed the share through the earth by my
unaided efforts-at least. | could not
see that the horse did anything partic-
ular except to keep ahead-although
sometimes the implement took long
bounds over the surface, so that when
my row was finished IL looked like a
succession Of dots and dashes. The
farmer was dying with laughter at my
red face and blistered hands. so / felt
my religious influence over him would
be gone until / learned how to do IL,
which | presently did"
The true northerner., 1900-08-03
A LARGE AMOUNT.
Irrecul- rifles of Edward l.. Swnyey,
Of IL CifN-F

irregularities of Edward i- SWnyey'
of Kansas city
Kansas City. July 3o.--A warrant
has been issued for the arrest of Ed
ward L. Swazey, charging him with
intent % defraud by selling TO the
Third National Bank Of Springfield,
Mass. a mortgage OF $7-2J9 on 261
bead Of cattle owned by j. III. Kenney,
Of Hemphfll county Texas. 1t is al
legged that SwaSey represented that the
mortgage was first lien, whereas it
WAS a second lken. If true, the oper-
alton Is identical with those pursued
by Grant Gfiiett the Kansas plunger
who remortgaged cattle 10 the amount
of over million dollars. Gillett
crossed To old Mexico, where he has
since resided.
According To a report from the office
of the Bankers Il Cattlemen's PrOtec-
tive association, the Swazey Irregular
ties approximate $7O,oOo. Until the
time OF his financial collapse. three
months sgo Mr. Swazey WAS "A mem
ber OF the local commission firm OF
Ladd. Penny & Swazey. TIE firm did
"A general cattle commission business
at the stock yards. The loss il said
10 be generally distributed among
banks. some Of them in the cast, SO
that il Is not heavy on any one person
or concern SwaZey Is well known IN
Kansas City and through the cattle
country west OF here, having been in
the business for many years. He Is
said tn Ia ON hoard the Steamship Her
mase. sailing for Buenos Ayres. South
America. having gone on board July
;. just two hours ahead Of Detective
Kirk. who followed him from Kansas
City 10 New York armed with a war
rant which was issued by the authori-
ties here.
The true northerner., 1900-08-03
NOTES FROM GOTHAM
HEALTH AUTHORITIES LOOK FOR
GERMS OF DISEASE.

A city Farm The Dark Side of Life-Love
Encounters Difficulties Popular Moving
Pictnres-A Wizard and "a steeple-How
lie Per.orms His Work.
The health authorities have COM
menced the work OF hunting for germs
of disease and disinfection in the
crowded quarters of the city. Presi-
dent Murphy fears no particular dis
ease, but thinks IL wise TO purify the
worst portions of the city and the
work is now in progress. The disin-
fectant is carried in big barrels, load
ed on a truck. Two watering carts
from the Park Department were on
hand TO help in the work The dis
infectant was thrown into the water
Ing carts dry and water then poured
In until the. carts were filled. Then
the mixture was drawn off through a
spigot into shining sprinkling cans. 1t
resembled a compound of oatmeal wa
Ter, but the doctors declared that.
though its appearance was against it,
IL would make short work of germs.
Before the wielders of the cans be-
gan their task the policemen started
OH TO prepare the way for the disin-
tectant by thorough inspection Of
the tenements. In many cases il was
apparent that the coming of the bril-
gade had been heralded. Scrubbing
brush and broom had done uncommon
teats In many hall and cellar.
The Wizard If the steepIe
The Wizard of the Steeple came to
town. the other day. His name is
George V. Wing and he is from Zanes-
vile, Ohio. To see him working on
the lofty belfry of St Andrews Cath
olic church, City Hall place and Duane
street, ii was plain that besides his
own laurels, the Wizard has won those
OF the late Steeple Bob, who lost his
life in falling from a steeple in Cold
Spring, n. Y. Father Evers, rector OF
the church, looked on and marvelled
at what he did. First the Wizard
climbed up inside the tower as high
as he could squeeze his body. Then
he used a hammer and battered a hole
through the slated side, far above the
street II was the Wizards job to get
down the weather-beaten cross on the
tower-top and put up new one. Soon
from the hole he had wriggled a rope.
Wing was manipulating it from within.
Down on the church's roof stood a
helper. Slowly the rope dangled down
till it reached the helpers hands.
Then he made it fast, while within
the belfry the Wizard was also doing
the same thing. A few moments later
The true northerner., 1900-08-03

city lodging house so often that they
do not care TO repeat the visit. and so
no refuge is left them but a bench I'M
the pubic park. The accompanying
sketch is true picture of what was
seen not many evenings ago in one of
the small parks in the centre of the
city. The man lay asleep on the bench
while his faithful little dog kept watch.
IL curiosity prompted any one to draw
near, warning growl and showing
OF white teeth sufiiced to keep the IL
truder at bay. And so the homeless
one slept on, ragged, maybe hungry,
with no shelter save the green leaves
and no coverlid but the silent stars.
yet happy in the possession of such a
brave and faithful little friend.
Farm i'm the City
From a crowded city street on one
side, with its tall flats, to the beautiful
country within a stones throw across
the way, is the transformation which
greets the eye as you come along the
Southern Boulevard. in the Bronx,
from 149th street to 156th street and
Prospect avenue. Here there is fine
stretch of meadow, with cows grazing,
farmers working in the field, and the
stimulating odor OF new-mown hay.
This glimpse of green fields. which
comes like an oasis, is the farm OF Ed
ward Scholum, and comprises twen-
ty-tve acres Of cultivated land. Mr..
Scholum is sturdy. healthy man Of
about middle age. He was engaged in
hliing a basket with some appetizing
salad from large bed when called
upon him. He is proud Of his little
farm. and hopes to be able to hold il
for the rest of his life He told me
that he employs ten farm hands TO
look after the crops, has eight COWS,
four horses and four wagons. He and
his men are kept busy all day. and
there is seldom day that he does not
send big load of fresh produce to
Gansevoort Market.
The old farmhouse is built of stone.
without any ornamentation, but Is
roomy and cool throughout. The.
house has been standing about fifty
years. 1t is shaded by many tall trees
which shut out all view of the city
surrounding 1t. so that there is every
thing to remind you of the country.
and even the city noises are shut out.
The true northerner., 1900-08-03
s,,e Cracked nt 0rays,ng.

Grayiing. Mich, Aug The ssrfe
of the postoffice here was blown open
by n gang OF burglars between and
O'Clock Tuesday morning. The rob-
bers secured about Ss25 IN cash. A
large amount of stamps IN the safe
were overlooked or rot wanted. The
plate glass windows In tne front and
sides of the building were entirely
destroyed by the explosion, and the
safe Is worthless The night watch
man fired on the gang. bat failed to
hit either OF them Five suspects were
arrested bat have been discharged.
The true northerner., 1900-08-03
VIII Hold a Rcunion.

Concord, Mich. Aug LA general
reunion of the blind who have been
educated In Michigan since 1854, and
their teachers and other friends viii
convene at the Hotel Butler IN Ian.
sing on Monday, September & for a
three days conference upon important
practical questions pertaining to the
welfare OF the blind. as well as for mu-
tual eDcouragemenf and felicitation.
An interesting programme OF exercises
has been arranged by Mcssrs- A. NJ.
Shotwcll. OF Concord, and J. p. Ham
Iton, OF St Joseph Miss Anna l..
Cross Of SS Third avenue, Detroit.
and others. which viii be sent 10 all
Interested on application. The address
es Of the blind and their instructors
are solicited by the committee, many
having moved since leaving the insti-
tufian
The true northerner., 1900-08-03
Tax ON Yukon Cold.

Victoria. II. c.. Aug LIE. G. Senk-
Ter. gold commissioner OF the Yukon
territory n about 20 do away with the
royalty system altogether and that a
government assay Office Is 90 be estab-
lisbed at Dawson. A compulsory fee
Of per cent win be charged for assay
ing gold and exchanging for drafts
The 3 per cent must h. paid on all gold
leaving the country. whether the gov
ernment assay Office be pa.ronized or
not
The true northerner., 1900-08-03

he reappeared on the roof. wearing
ruDDer-soled shoes. On his back was
tied lot of lassoes. In a twinkling
he had the ropes end in his hand and
was testing its strength. On the street
the big crowd gaped in wonder. Then
the Wizard began to climb. and the
way he went up the side Of that stee-
pie would have put fly to blush. He
just grasped the rope and walked up
as II he had been on the sidewalk. q
hundred feet below. Soon he reached
the end Of his rope-where the hole
in the belfry was. Then he wrapped
the rope twice around his leg for a
hold and united the lassoes from his
back. With one hand gripping the
single strand that held him he grasp
ed the lasso in the other and put the
end between his teeth. Then he toss
ed 1t dexterously right over the top of
the steeple. Tn rest was easy.
In a twinkllng he had other lassoes
around the spires point and was up
there himself, smiling at the crowd
below. He let down a cord to his
helper and hauled up boatswain's
chair. with block and tackle This he
made fast TO the top of the tower, and
soon he was sitting comfortably there
while his helper held him up with q
rope. IL was simple work getting the
cross down, and just as easy building
a scaffold from which he could work
Many rictures.
The attractions of the machines
which for the small sum of a nickel,
exhibit wonderful moving pictures to
the seeker after novelty. were former
ly confined 20 upper Broadway. But
lately several of the establishments
having these for a chief feature have
started up down town. The show win
dows are generally too small TO adj
NIT of an automatic piano, which al
ways forms one Of the features of the
uptown places, so a machine which
produces pictures at the rate of one
every two seconds takes the place of
the musical instrument as an advhr-
tisement of the establishment. That
these devices do not fail of their pur-
pose is amply evidenced by the fact
that group Of lookers-on is never
wanting. Probably the most attrac-
tive of the scenes shown are those of
a fre-ongine, at full speed and the
interior Of a horse mart. At any rate
these have been the series most gen.
orally in use.
Pursued Under Difficulties.
The enjoyment OF loves young
dream is sometimes pursued under diff
ficulties In New York. The maidens
whose homes are in a house or an
apartment Of respectable size are able
to receive their callers in a parlor or
sitting room, where reasonable free
dom from the curious eves Of tho rest
The true northerner., 1900-08-03

of the family Is assured. But some OF
the poorer families have but enc COM
mon living room. and there is a nat
ural reluctance on the part OF young
man who is keeping company" with
a girl 10 pay his addresses before par-
ents and other relatives. For such
the parks offer inducements which
cannot be ignored, and many troth
is plighted meath the eyes OF the stars.
The weather does not always favor
outdoor courtship, however, yet love
will find a way" and 1t is no uncom-
mon thing TO see a cooling pair ex-
changing sweet condolences beneath
the friendly shelter of an umbrella,
which protects them from the rain
drops. 1t is not always a summer
shower" that the young people brave,
either, for in the early spring and the
late autumn the parks have their quo
Ia of lovers whom a peltlng ram
seems not To daunt.
The Dark Side.
One Of the sights of the dark side or
city life may be seen in New York's
small public parks almost any night
during the mild weather There is ever
a good-sized number OF unfortunate
men in the metropolis who are out OIL
work and out of pocket-or maybe out
of favor with their families ana
friends. For many reasons, then, such
unfortunate men have no place TO
sleep. Possibly they have been to the
The true northerner., 1900-08-03
It's all There, III You Look Sharp.

A Germantown girl who usually gets
things mixed, was the victim of a hoax
one evening recently. Here's a puz-
zle for you to work out" said friend
of hers. handing over a slip of paper
on which appeared the following,
which she said might be translated
into a complete sentence:
b. B. b. B. b. B.
DEWEY
C2491S
3iS632
The true northerner., 1900-08-03
BASE BALL.


American League Games.
At Kansas Ctny-Ksnsas City, :; De-
troit, 4.
At Chicago-Bufralo 8; Chicago. s.
At Minneapolis-Indiana 8: Mime
apolis. 5.
At Observation-Disclosures 4; Cleveland,
The true northerner., 1900-08-03

In living together. our main duty is
to compromise. not principles, but
those things especially our own. which
yet cannot be indulged in without in
justice or injury to others.-J. +. w.
Ware.
The true northerner., 1900-08-03
ltlflsfN
-.MBURGER CHEESE.

-4-'I y = INN1I1IN VI II
The German own grl puzzled over
it for some time, and finally gave IL
up. why, is easy" said her friend.
ct reads: 'Sigsbee sent Dewey some
limburger cheese. Yes" said the
vic i'm as she scanned the lines again;
but where's the sent?" "In the linn
burger cheese" was the reply.-Elen-
VILE Journal.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1900-08-16
Populist Primaries and Convention

A call is hereby made for general
convention OF the populist party to be
held at the court house in North Yakima,
WASH, on the 18th day of August, 1900,
at 10 a. m, for the purpose of electing
eleven delegates and eleven alternates to
represent Yakima county in the populist
state convention to be held in Seattle on
the 9th day OF August. 1900. Also to
nominate candidates for the various
county offices to-wit: Sheriff, auditor,
treasurer, clerk of the superior court, as.
SCISSOR, county attorney, coroner, super
intendent of schools, surveyor, commits.
sioner from first district, commissioner
from third district; also for the transac-
ton of any other business that may
properly come before this convention.
Primaries for the election of delegates
should be held at the usual voti ng places
in the different precincts on Tuesday,
August, IA, 1900, between the hours of l
p. m. and 8 p. IN.
Precincts are entitled to representation