Telegram-herald., 1890-04-11
MATTERS m MICHIGAN.

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White Cloud CLAIMS q have every
ting ca sartn-eVen tcOt Dads.
The M1skegon cracker factory 5
runA-zs. having Just been completed
gsrsnontyllle prlees herself oa her
teachers, pupils and schools sensrziiy.
samuel Kelm Eas killed bya horse
IN a 6.rn At Lowell. Hls lex vas broken
~ ne Dlos.
The meeting next month OF the State
Association Of UndersTiteFs vii DC held
10 Mazkegon-
Tie high Hlnds have seriously hind
cred the fishermen along the AXE tFolat
suELng the week.
The Flint Presbytery, IA session al
Port Huron, t4yOrs a revision OF the
confession oI faith.
The trial OF Wright. for the murder
OF fhurbsr, "a IN progress Al the BenEe
county circuit court The usual DIM
Guilty ia securing jurors . experienced.
william j. Cole 5 under arrest for
hzvsng erlminally assaulted Polish
woman while on ner way 10 church a.
Manlstee l4st sunday morning. The
victim - 50 years old.
The Benolt boys, defendants IN the
Nightingale abduction csse At Oscoda,
have been released on ball Flynn Is
sui on Jail AZ Iagas. IL IS the unIYer-
sal opinion that CONVICTION Is certain.
Lightning struck barn belonging 10
Lorenzo Thomas near Greenylle Tues
day night. The structure burned 70
the ground with Us contents, including
a hne team or horses. Insurance, ssvv.
Annie Caplis, An lS-year-old girl en-
ploved IA the spice mills a. Detroit, was
caught IN al elevator Wednesday. Her
head MAS crushed and the body dropped
% the bottom OF tine shaft, distance
OF nifty feet.
Frank 4. Harris, OF the grocery firm
of Gardner 4 Harris, Battle Greek, was
run over by a &. & g. /. train Wednes-
day evening. Ills left leg was cut OF
NJ the knee aud his night toOt smashed.
lie died later.
Wednesday morning a large steam
heating aud cooking range in the LIv-
ingstOn county jail exploded INTO atoms
Five children were IN the room, but
escaped injury. The explosion shook
the earth for several blocks.
George r. Cas-, a foreman in the
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was attacked by convict with n club
Wednesday He received serious in
iuries, and would undoubtedly been
killed had he,p nCi 1rrived.
The lansing electric street railway
Will DC operated Oy &c overhead troll
ley system. The loe will be equipped
within ninety days. New cars have
been ordered, aud viii be provided
with electric lamps. The cost OF the
equipment Will reach $4,000.
The English syndicate which pur-
chased the Detroit brewerles has sold
them again 20 their original owners.
The trouble seems 10 be largely due TO
the fact that Americans did not take
kindly TO the idea of drinking English
beer made IN their own country, and
the output of the brewerIes fell oil as
soon a. toe EnglIshmen began 10 oper-
ate them.
William Wood, better known as
Fighting Bin Payne, aged 40, a
wOOdsman who makes hIs headquarters
At Saginaw, called at the residence of
Mrs. FRANCESCA Saith, aged 45, Tues iay
evening, and asked for a drink Of
water lie attempted 20 make a GRIM
nal assault upon her but her screams
brought help. tie was arrested, and is
now IN laIl awaiting trial, being unable
20 furnish bonds in the sum of $1,000.
Edward Watkins and Lewis Gay, two
14-vear-Old boys. while playing on the
dam at Flint, FELL into the river and
were swept at n RAPID rate over the dam
and a quarter Of a mile down stream
before either was rescued. Young Cav
fortunately clung TO a plank that was
thrown out 20 hinl. and was helped
ashore in an exhausted condition. Help
failed 20 reach Watkins, who was pulled
from the water dead a half mile from
where he fell in.
Francis Mann, of Bay City, was
handling bis revolver while ms wife
stopped over 70 place the 6-months-Old
baby In the CRIB. The weapon was 4
sclf-actlng, 32-calber, seven-shoOter.
The hammer accidentally slipped and It
struck the only cartridge the weapon
contained Mrs Mann fell TO the floor.
Two surgeons were called, but were
unable % locate the bullet. 1t entered
her head half An mch above the car
and took a downward course. Wsdues-
dav Mrs Mann was still alive. out the
physiciaus give little hope OF her re-
covery.
Hugh Boettcher, Of Detroit, special
agent for the Mutual Life Insurance of
NCw York. died from accidental poison
ing at q Jackson hotel Wednesday. lie
purchased some quinue and a cathartic
the night before. Before retiring be
took some OF the drugs. Wednesday
morning when called ne responded
but was unable 20 get up. The door
was forced and medical AID summoned
hut he soon became unconscious and
slied IN a few hours. pom testing the
drug % vas found that lt was not
uuufue. He leaves a widow aud
several small children, who are well
provided for.
Charles TT. Bennett, Of Kentucky
vas in fonia Tuesday 20 buy farm.
liz the evening. while on The street. a
stranger inquired for The post-oftice
Whle answering the man, another fei.
low stepped from y stairway. slit Ben.
nets pocx set with knife and secured
pockethook WITH S235 m e. Bennett
noticed the sis made IN his pocket. aud
grabbed The man, when q third fellow
sfrnped I'D. he represented himself e
be an osicer. and pretended % take the
rohber IN charge. Bennett rad no sus-
uirion that tue "OHicer' vass confed
crate and trusted him on = pretended
trip 10 the jail The thief broke away
and xas pursued away INTO the dark
ness BY the Bogus offcer. Bennett lid
not discover shat The mcn we're three
Of a and until the next morning.
Progress
re a very important IN this age ofvss'