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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1902-01-03
Monday. Dec. 80.

Holdup men treated Chicago sa-
loOnkeeper before robbing him.
A girl in love with an actor commit
ted suicide in Washington theater in
full view of the audience.
There is a counterfeit $50 gold GER
tificate abroad. It's an easy mark for
men who handle money.
Mary T.. Miller, of Elkton, Md, will
go 1900 miles, to point In India, tc
be married to James Moore.
Illinois subscriptions to the McKin-
ley monument fund amount to $20,919.
The body of Frank Dunaway, who
disappeared three months ago at New
ark. O., was found unuer a gas tank
in that city.
The Newfoundland coast has been
swept by gales, which did great DAM
age to shipping.
Henry G.. Mcbride, lieutenant COVER
nor was sworn i'm Saturday as COVER
nor of Washington. He is a Repub-
lican. Rogers was a POpulist.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1902-01-03
Tuesday, Dec. 81.

Forty hours of rain has flooded a
number of collieries near Shamokin,
Pa.
All news agents on the trains Of the
Northern Pacific are TO be discontinued
after Jan. /.
Consul Lane, Of Smyrna, has cabled
the state department that the bubonic
plague has broken out at that point.
The production of Gabrielle d'Annun-
zio's Francesca da Rimini" has been
prohibited at Rome OH grounds of NOR
atty.
Denver was shaken Saturday night
by two slight earthquake shocks.
Hugh j. Bonner, former fire chief of
New York, has been chosen to organ
ize the fire departments in the Phil
ipplnes.
Heavy rains and floods In Georgia,
Alabama, Tennessee and North Caro-
lima have caused four deaths and great
loss of property.
Lord Salisbury may be made duke
by King Edward at the coronation GER
emonies.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1902-01-03
DEATH OF GOV. ROGERS
Had Been Drug Clerk, Teacher, Editor and
Farmers Alliance Organizer.

OLYMPIA. Wash. Dec Ex-Governor
]. II. Rogers. of this state, died at 8
y. m. yesterday. He had been i'll for
some days with pneumonia, but was
thought to be doing eXcellently until
yesterday, when he had a sinking
spell.
John Il. Rogers was born in Bruins
wick. Me. Sept. /, 1898. From 1892
to 1896 ne was a drug clerk in Boston,
and for the next. four years was en-
gagged in the drug business i'm Jackson,
Miss. He taught school for several
years i'm Illinois. and i'm 1876 moved to
Wichita. Kan. where he was editor of
The Kansas CommOner. During his
residence in Kansas Governor Rogers
became a Farmers Alliance organizer.
In 1890 he removed TO the state Of
Washington where he was elected to
the legislature. and then twice elected
governor.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1902-01-03
MAY BE THE DEATH OF SEVEN
-Four Are Known tn Have Beeu Killed i'm
This Train Disaster.

Lynchburg, Va. Dec. 30.-A land
slide on the Chesapeake and Ohio
railroad near ReuSen station, five
miles south of Lynchburg, on the
James river branch, yesterday caused
a wreck in which the engineer. con-
ductOr, fireman and baggageman of a
passenger train were killed and sew
eral other persons injured, but none Of
them seriously. The slide was caused
by washouts. due to the heavy rains
Following are names of the known
dead: Conductor T.. y. Whitaker, En-
ginecr George Fisher. BaggagemaSter
Thompson and Express Messenger
Shannon. \ man named Baker, a ma
chiniSt from Clifton Forge, Va, is
missing.
Several passengers from the scene
express the opinion that probably one
or two passengers are buried under
the debris caused by the slide but no
names can be ascertained of any pas
sengerS known TO be missing
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1902-01-03
Saturday, Dec. 2S.

u. s. Amber, of Salem. O., has been
rendered and accepted Il federal judge
ship i'm the Philippine islands.
A Great Dane dog at Chicago at
tackled three burglars and saved his
masters saloon from being looted.
Rev. DR.. Charles NJ. herald Brook
Ign pastor, says that God has restored
his sight.
Wild winds at Vancouver, Il. c., did
100000 damage.
In furnace accident at Sharpsville,
Pa. Martin Clary, Howard Dickson
and James Bartlett were killed.
Those wanting to effect a ransom
are said TO be i'm touch with the brig
ands who hold captive Miss Ellen
Stone.
President Roosevelt is considering
an invitation TO preside at the Olym-
pic games ut Chicago in 1904
The civil marriage uniting Chauncey
NJ. Depew and May Palmer took place
at Nice yesterday.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1902-01-03
FOUR KILLED, THIRTY HURT
Result of Collision In Illinois on tho
Northwestern Road.

Chicago, Dec. 30.-Four persons were
killed and Twenty-Five more or less In
jured, several of them possibly fatally.
In collision on the Chicago and North
western railroad yesterday at Malta,
Ills. sixty miles west of Chicago. The
trains i'm collision were the Omaha
Flyer" an east-bOund passenger train.
and an east-bOund freight train. The
wreck caught fire and two passenger
coaches. one sleeping car and eight
freight ears were burned and another
sleeping car WAS partly burned. The
dead are: George W. Rudio. western
agent of the Kirk Soap company. OF
Omaha; Mrs. Geo. w. RudiO, Omaha I:
ID. o. Nichols, Council Bluffs, Ia; f..
Il. Duncan, sleeping car porter. Chi
cago Only the latter was killed out
right: the others died en- route to Chi
cago hospitals.
The most severely hurt are these:
Bert Carr Willett, y. Y. badly cut and
bruised; John SchOentgren, Council
Bluffs, Ia, face and hands badly cut
and bruised about body; III. l.. Miller
brakeman, ankle fractured and body
brused G. T.. Fifer, Racine, Wis, face
and body badly cut; Miss Mamie FL
lingwOOd. Omaha, Neb.. body bruised:
A. Il. Jewell, Buffalo. y. Y, hands and
face badly lacerated; j. w. Woodruff
Chicago, internal injuries; +. LARA
bee, passenger engineer, leg fractured;
Il. Il. Curran, fireman; &. w. Aiken,
yardmaSter, and T. ID. O'Nell, special
agent, Northwestern railroad These
last three are the most seriously hurt
Nichols was coming TO Chicago to
marry on New Years day Miss Grace
Stewart of Council Bluffs Nichols
telegraphed for his sweetheart to come
to him, but he died Il few minutes aft
er the message had boon sent.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1902-01-03
BRITISH Loss HEAVY.
Recent Rush OF the Boer Force
Under Gen. Oewet Was
Very Successful.
SIX OFFICERS AND FIFTY MEL
Killed on the British Sidc-Emissary
Goes 60 Meet Miss stones Cap
tors-,'oreicn Flashes.

London. Dec. 3O--The war office
has issued n list OF the British casual
ties at Zeefontein. Dec. -. when Col
onel Frman's camp. consisting OF
three companies of yeomanry and two
guns. was successfully rushed by Il
BOer force under the command of Gen
eral Dewst The length of the list
demonstrates the entire success of De
vets attack. six officers and fifty men
Were killed. eight officers were wound
ed and four are missing. 1t is pre-
sumed that the missing officers were
taken along with the captured guns.
Memorable Disaster "a British.
The number of non-cOmmissiOned
officers and men wounded and miss
ing have not yet been received. but
the aggregate promises to make the
Zeefonten affair a memorable dISan-
ter TO the British. simultaneously
with the above the war office gave out
dispatch from Lord Kitchener
chronicling minor success of the
$outh African constabulary, who raided
Bothavllle and captured thirty-SiX
Beers
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1902-01-03
DEATH OF CAPT. LEARY
Noted for Prefcrring Fight 10 Almost
Anything Else

Boston, Dec 2S-Captaip Richard
L. Leary. L. ). y, died at the Marine
hospital, Chelsea, yesterday of Il heart
disease which made it necessary for
him to give up active service in Oc-
tober last. He had the reputation OF
being more ready to fight than eat.
He cleared ship for action in the har-
Dor of Apia, Samoan islands, and
threatened with the little Adams 10
fight the whole German squadron if
the Germans attempted to forcibly
elect a German partisan to the chief
tainshlp.
He was governor Of Guam immedi-
ately after our acquisition of that ter
ritory. and he ruled it just as he would
rule a ships crew of troublesome boys;
what he did was indorSed by the de-
partment. He was three times re-
moved from the naval roster for cause,
but each time he COMPOUNDED his enc
mics and was reinstated. He was
born in Maryland, and entered the SER
vice i'm 1860
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1902-01-03
Common BaII ENpress WrecIcd.

Nashua " H., Dec. 30.-The Can
non Bail express train on the Boston
and Maine railroad, due in this city
from the north at $50 O'clock i'm the
morning cul.ided with a freight train
in the north yard here. Engineer Ed
ward Quimby and Fireman J. Il. Mar
shall. of the express, were instantly
killed and several Of the other train
hands and quite n number of the pas
sengers were injured. The newsboy
on the Cannon Ball could not be found
after the accident, and it was feared
he was killed. The wreckage caught
fire Immediately after the crash, but
the blaze was quickly eXtinguished by
the Nahsua fire department.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1902-01-03
Systematic Theft of Sugar.

Chicago. Dee. 30-By series OF
systematic thefts covering a period of
twelve months, $1,000 worth of sugar
has been taken from the warehouse of
the Graham Il Morton Transportation
company -Four men are under arrest
charged with a crime-James Evans.
foreman employed at the Graham x
Norton company warehouse; Walter
Swartz, formerly employed by the com
pany; William Fonger, butcher; Ira
o. Owens, grocer.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1902-01-03
SIMPSONS CASE HOPELESS
His Wife Says His Brain Is Tired Beyond
Ever Being Rested"

Urbana. Ills, Dee. 27.-John Il.
Weeks. of Champaign, a personal
friend of Rear Admiral Sampson, has
received a letter from Mrs. Sampson
in which she says in reply TO a note
expressing sympathy with the rear adj
miral: Admiral Sampson is too i'll
to really understand your most kind
letter. just received, but If he were
we'll he would wish to thank you for
it: he cares SO much for all old times
and for anything that concerns Pal
myra.
My dear husband is quite worn out
with a long life of concentrated duty.
Physically he j. comfortable and hap
by. but the brain is tired beyond ever
bpinp rested -
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1902-01-03
ECHOES OF THE YEAST WAR
General agent Accused Of Trying to De-
stroy Competitive Business.

General agent Accused Of Trying tn De-
stroy Competitive business.
Philadelphia. Dee. 30.-Charles J.
Batter, general agent for the Fleish-
man Yeast company Of Newark, y. j.,
has been arraigned before Magistrate
Eisenbrown, CHARGED with cOnspring
to destroy the business of Amelia
Saam of 2245 North Eighth street, an
agent for another yeast company.
1t was testified by julius Trouble,
foreman of a baking company on North
Twelfth street that while his firm was
using the product sold by Miss Saam
a month ago Batter offered him $500
and 21a cents on each pound of yeast
used if he would use the product sold
by him. The deal was carried out,
upon the advice of counsel, he said.
and Batter paid him the 800 about a
week ago Two other witnesses cor
robOrated his testimony and Batter
was held in $500 bail for court.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1902-01-03
Express and work Train Collide.

Sault Ste. Marie, Ont, Dec. o.
The local express and a working train
on the Canadian Pacific railway col
lided between this place and Webb
wood. while running at full speed and
four men or more were killed and sew
eral severely wounded. The crew of
the working train, which contributed
most to the killed, were from the Mich
igan 500. With the exception of En-
gineer McDivit the names Of the dead
have not been learned.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1902-01-03
Death of senator seweIl.

Camden, y. j.. Dec. 2S-After an
illness of two years, his afillction be-
ing diabetes. Senator William j. Sew
ell died here yesterday with his family
around his bed, though he was uncon-
scious at the breaking of the golden
cord" as he had been for hours. He
was born in Ireland in 1880 and made
n splendid military record i'm the civil
war. going in rs captain and coming
out as major general. He wanted to
be in the fight with Spain. and would
have been had his friends not urged
him to remain in the senate.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1902-01-03
NO FRICTION SAYS CHAPFEE
Philippine Military Chief Talks of the
situation.

Manila. Dec. 30.-General Chaffee,
when questioned by the correspondent
of the Associated Press concerning the
alleged friction between the civil and
military authorities in the Philippine
archipelago, said that absolutely no
such friction existed and that perfect
harmony prevailed between the two
authorities General Chaffee said that
he and the members Of the commission
had ut times differed in their views,
but that these difference were of pure
~ personal opinion.
Every time the slightest friction had
arisen in the provinces between the
two authorities he had invariably or
dered the military to surrender to the
civil authority. OBth were working
toward the same goal, namely. the pac-
ification and welfare Of the Philippine
archipelago. General Chaffee con-
cluded by saying that he thought the
prospect Of subduing the insurrenction
in all places to he promising.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1902-01-03
sisters Robbed of $4,000.

Washington, Ga, Dec. 31.-The
Misses Battle, two elderly women liv-
ing at Barnett Junction, on the Wash
ingtoR branch Of the Georgia railroad,
were robbed early in the morning of
sc 600 in gold. When the robbers en-.
tered the house the women. hearing
noise, investigated lightning a lamp.
The robbers dashed a bucket of cold
water on the one holding the lamp and
overawed them. The women lived
alone in the house. They believe the
robbers were white men
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1902-01-03
Annual Report of General otis.

Chicago. Dec 30-The annual re-
port of Major General Elwell S. Otis,
commander of the department OF the
lakes, is made public here. General
Otis calls attention TO an increase in
the number Of assertions and calls
attention TO the need for additional
room for combining military prisoners.
There are at present 100 prisoners at
the various posts. the majority of
them being charged with desertion.
During the year 20,329 persons applied
for enlistment. and 5,10G. or 25.56 per
cent. were accepted. For service in the
navy there were LILO enlistments,
compared with 975 last year.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1902-01-03
NAMES OF DEAD AND WOUNDED
Victims of the and-to-Hand Fight With
BolOmen in Sanar.

Victims of the Hand toll Hand Fight With
Bolomen in Sanar.
Washington, Dee. 2S-The war de-
partment has received cablegram
from General Chaffee. at Manila. Civ
ing an account of the engagement near
DapadO. Samar, In which Company T.,
Ninth infantry. lost seven men killed
and number wounded. The cable
gram is as follows: Jacob IL. Smith
reports the following: During a scout
near Dapado, Samar. Dec. "A. Cap
tain Francis IL. Schoeffel with a
detachment Of eighteen men Of Com
pany +. Ninth infantry, were attacked
by a large force of bolOmen springing
from the thickets. \ severe hand-to-
hand fight ensued.
The following casualties occurred:
Killed-Sergeant John L. Swishcr.
Corporal James Gaughan, Privates
John Maren. Frank McAndrew, Joseph
a. Weippert and George Bedford.
acknowledgement Schoeffel. slightly;
Corporal John III. russell and Privates
Daniel l.. Mcpherson and George Clax-
ton. severely; Arthur Ibonnlcastle,
slightly. One other killed. one wound
ed: names later. The enemy was driv-
en- from the field ana lost severely"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1902-01-03
Incident Is Closed.

Constantinople. Dec 3O.-The Incl
dent arising from the issuing Of a
notification by the authorities of Bey-
rout, Syria. to the effect that natural
lied American citizens must renOunce
their naturalization within fifteen days
under penalty of being expelled from
Turkey appears 10 have been salts
factOrily closed. the Turkish foreign
minister. Tewfk Pasha. having as
sured the United States legation that
the action OF thp J authorities
would have no eject
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1902-01-03
NEWS BRIEFLY STATED.
Matters of General Interest Taken
from the Wires.
Some of the Happenings OF the Past Week
Given In Condensed Paragraphs
for Busy People.

Somerset Arthur Butler fifth Earl
OF Car..k. is dead ut London. He
was born i'm 1880.
The mayor of Chicago fOrbids the
proposed boxing contests at the latter
sails building.
The children of the White House
have been deluged with gifts from all
parts of the country.
G.. =. Mellen is To retire from the
presidency of the Northern Pacific
when the controversy over the merger
is ended.
The lS-year-o.l son of rich parents
at South Bend. Ind. has eloped with
a hotel chamberma.
Charles h. Martin. IA Chicagoan. at
tempted to end his life because Il
young woman refused his Christmas
gift.
Johann Most is TO send pamphlet
defending anarchy to the president and
members of congress.
Two sisters nj Chicago have been
reunited to a brother whom they last
saw in SaXony sixty years ago.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1902-01-03
Bank Pays Big Dividends.

New York, Dec. 30.-The First Ma
tional bank has declared seml-annual
dividend Of 10 per cent on its in
creased capital stock Of $4,000, 0OO
This makes a total Of $21,310,0O0 which
the bank has distributed among its
stockholders since 1883. Several
months ago the First National bank
increased its capital stock from $780,
600 to $10,000,000 At the same time
Il declared a dividend, which enabled
the stockholders to buy the entire
stock.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1902-01-03
nowie,s oner To Stevenson.

Chicago, Dec. 30.-nev. John Alex
ander Dowie of the Zion" church,
has sent letter to the lawyer of Sam
uel Stevenson, who has been suing him
for a large sum of money and charging
fraud, offering to pay "A reasonable sum
of money TO Stevenson in settlement of
the financial end of the business, pro-
vided that Stevenson will retract the
charges of fraud and make the retrac-
ton part of the record in the case.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1902-01-03
Fatally scaIded I'm Batbtub.

Chicago, Dec. 30.-Alice Jayne's
haste to get into a bathtub at 401 West
Van Buren, street has cost her her
life. Alice was q years old, and as she
watched a sister prepare the bath she
grew impatient, and when the older
girl went away moment she climbed
over the edge Of the tub into the water.
which was scalding hot. Her cries
brought assistance, but the wounds she
received terminated fatally.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1902-01-03
MacIay Has No Recourse.

New York, Dec. 27.-Edgar Stanton
Maclay, who refused to resign as spe-
cial laborer in the Office of the general
storekeeper of the navy yard, was sum-
marily discharged yesterday. He left
the yard, intending, as he said, to re-
turn today, but later he received the
opinion of President Proctor. of the
civil service commission, that the presi-
dents action In Maclay's case was per-
fectlY legal.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1902-01-03
Noted Correspondent Dead.

Washington, Dec. 31.-James S. Van
Antwerp, a widely known newspaper
correspondent. died at his home in this
city. His death was due to physical
and nervous collapse superinduced by
overwork. He was the Washington
representative Of the Philadelphia
Bulletin Seattle Times, Milwaukee
Wisconsin, Los Angeles Herald Du-
luth Herald and Richmond Times.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1902-01-03
Plant of French Captains.

Nantes. Dec. 3O.-Thc Petit Phare
has published n letter signed by eight
French captains and dated Portland.
Ore. Nov -. addressed TO the French
consul general at San Francisco, com
planning of the crimping methods at
Portland, asking the consul to inter
vene, denouncing the attitude of the
French consular agent ut Portland,
and demanding a government inquiry
into the subject. 1t is reported that
the British government may propose
taking joint action with France.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1902-01-03
Commits suicide I'm n Cell.

st. Joseph, Mo-, Dec. 31.-Robert
McElfresh, who recently came here
from Chicago and entered the employ
OF Swift q Co. as clerk in the gener-
nj Office, was found dead in cell ut
the police station from the effects of
morphine poisoning. He had taken the
drug some time after his arrest on a
charge Of intOXication and of disturb
ing the peace of young woman with
whom no was infatuated
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1902-01-03
Gronnd Beneath che WheeIs.

st. Louis, Dec. 2S.--John w. Taylor,
chief engineer of the Terminal Rail-
road association, and William Austin
Kent, prominent citizen Of Louis
vile, Ky, we're ground to death be-
meath the wheels of a switch engine in
north st. Louis in jumping, panic
stricken, from swiftly moving gaso-
line motor car which threatened to
collide with the engine.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1902-01-03

Head Of Largest Grain Elevator system
Passes Away 10. Chicago.

Chicago. Dec 31.--Frank III. Peavey,
head of the Peavey Grain company,
and said TO be the greatest elevator
owner in the world, died at the Audi
forum Annex at 3:3O o'clock In the
morning Pneumonia. with which Mr..
Peavey had been confined To his room
since Dec -. was the cause of death.
Besides DR.. Frank Billings and House
Physician Hammond. at the bedside
at the time of death were Mrs. Peavey,
~. r. Heffelfnger and wife. Frederick
II. Wells and wife. G.: w. Peavey, son;
Mrs. A. D. Peavey, mother: j. +. Pea
vey. brother, and Mrs. j. NJ Cleland,
sister.
Mr.. Peavey's residence was in Min
neapOlis. He was born In PASSPORT,
Me-. Jan. 10. 1850. AT the time of his
death he was at the head Of the larg-
est system of grain elevators in the
northwest He formerly lived at
Sioux City. Ia. and moved from there
to- Minneapolis, about fifteen years
ago. He was well-known among
fnanciers and business men through
the United states. Mr.. Peavey was
one of the few wealthy men who held
life insurance policies for $1.000000.
He was well known In Minneapolis by
his charitable donations and acts.
Some years ago he started fund for
newsboyS and for every dollar deposit
ed by a newsboy Mr.. Peavey added an
other dollar.
The total amount of Mr.. Peavey's
life insurance was S1.376.000. The
million dollar policy was payable TO
himself or his heirs but its purpose
was the furnishing OF ready capital
for the business I'm case of his death.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1902-01-03
Killed by Lemon Extract.

Sanford, Ind, Dec. 31.-As the re-
suit of drinking eight two-ounce bot
ties of lemon extract William King, a
farmer, residing southeast of Paris,
is dead. Coroner Roberts held an in
quest, recommending that the grand
jury investigate and prosecute mer-
chants selling extracts for drinking
purposes, this being the fifth death Of
the kind to occur in this vicinity re-
cpntly
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1902-01-03
Engines Fatal Runaway.

Scranton, Pa, Dec. 2S.-Yesterday
morning an Ontario and Western train
of fifty coal cars ran away on the hill
between Preston Park and Starlight,
wrecking the whole train and killing
four of the hands. The killed are
Melvin whiting, engineer; Charles
Willard, fireman; Richard Budd, head
brakeman: Patrick Duffy, rear brake
man