The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-07-03
MICHIGAN HAPPENINGS.
EVENTS AND INCIDENTS THAT HAVE
LATELY OCCURRED.

pOrtant DOings of Our Nelghbors-Wed-
x.ings and Deaths - Crimes, Casualties.
and General News Notes.
The forty-fourth annual commence
ment of Michigan University took place
at Detroit last week. More alumni were
present than at any previous occasion in
the history of the University. Speeches
were made by President Angel, ex-Gov.
Jerome, DR.. Currie, DIR. Hurd, and the
Rev. DIR. Dickie, of Detroit There were
ASS graduates, ll5 of whom took degrees
in the literary department. Yeijero Ono,
Japanese, took the highest honors of
the C ass. There were so medical and l47
law graduates. Honorary LII. ID. degrees
were conferred 'upon Chief Justice Hor-
ton of the Supreme Court of Kansas,
Prof. L. w. McKinslrey of the Hastings
College of Law at San Francisco, and the
Rev. NJ. L. D'Oage, Phi. D., of Ann Arbor.
The medical faculty of the State
University at Ann Arbor have adopted n
resolution asking the regents 10 appoint
committee of their own body to investi-
gate the whole subject of the University
: Hospital.
j. G.. Battelle, political editor of the
Lansing Republican,, has rendered his
resignation.
"A dispatch from Lansing says: Prof.
George Barnes, of Howell, has been re-
lieved from his position as superinten-
dent OF the School for the 81 nd and his
first assistant, James Z. Kirkland, will
also go. Mr.. Basnes took the place last
June on one years trial, and while the
board of control is reticent about the
matter the trial has not been altogether
satisfactory. Robert Barker, steward of
the institution, has been offered and ac-
copied the superinte ndency, and will also
col tinue to hold the position OF steward
ard bookkeeper.
The annual meeting of the Associa.
ton OF Michigan Music Teachers was we'll
attended at Detroit, ald the very elaborate
programme was carried out to the letter
Gen. Frank Wheaton. L. S. A.. has
been visiting his relatives in Detroit
Gen. " heaton has been identified with
the regular army for thirty-1ine years
His wife is the daughter of Mrs Morris
5. Miller. Mrs. Millers father was Gen.
Alexander Macomb, who commanded the
army Of the United States in 1888, and
was the immediate predecessor of Gen.
Winfield Scott.
Thu nat,.D;t nr,.
Immediately commence the construction
of two monster composite steamships at
their yard at Wyandotte. They will be
300 feet keel, extreme beam 44 feet, and
nodded depth 23l feet, and will carry
$3.50 gross tons on fifteen feet of wafer.
John David's baby died at Melbourne.
Saginaw County, and the body was laid
out with lighted candles surrounding The
coffin. The mother lay in an adjoining
room, seriously ILL., BY some accident
one of the candles tipped over and set fire
to The coffin trimmings, and although the
mother made earnest effort she could not
reach the place 10 extinguish the flames.
Her cries brought assistance, but the
woman had tainted and all attention was
directed to reviving her. She was carried
into the open air, and when Mr. David
under ook to return TO put out the fire he
found the house wholly enyeloped in
flames and the tody of his dead baby
burned 10 a crisp. Mrs. David will die
from the shock
"A letter from Ann Arbor says that
prof. T. W. Kelsey, who has been called
to the position vacated by the death of
Prof Elisha Jones, is scholar of estab-
lished reputation, and will bring to the
university strength not only in the de
partment of Latin, but is man of broad
character and high ideas of education.
He is said to be a teacher of unusual
power, and the university is fortunate in
securing him.
Under the excellent management OF
Prof. Sill the Normal School at Ypsilanti
is making remarkable progress, the com
mencement exercises of which were held
q few days ago. 1t never had so large an
attendance at any time in its previous
history. There we're enrolled this year
l,079 students as ag inst 94s last year,
showing an increase of l3l.
I'VE print below the text Of the new
libel law, as passed by the Legislature:
Section 1. In actions for libel, If there Is no
proof OF express malice, or the Court or iurv
shall fud there such malice. then no ex-
emplary or punitive damages shall be awarded
bat such malice may be inferred from the nat
ure and tone OF the statements claimed 10 be
nbelous.
Sec. 2 No exemplary punitive damages
shall be recovered unless the plaintiff shall be-
fore bringing suit, give notice, by mail or other
w1ee 60 the defendant, TO publish retractiou
otAhe libel and allow the defendant n reaoln-
abe time in which 10 Isibiish such retraction
and make such amends as are ren sonable and
possible under the circumstances OF the case
proof OF the publication of any such retraction
or correction shall be admissible in evidence
under the general issue on the question OF the
good faith Of the defendant, and in mitigation
and reduction of damages. Provided. that the
retractiOn shall be published in the same type
and IN the same editions of the paper as the
original libel, aud SO far is practicable in the
same position.
The Legislature having passed the
Consolidation bill, making Saginaw city
and East Saginaw one, hereafter the twin