Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1895-05-02
NEWS ITEM S.

Galena, Ill, celebrated the birthday
anniversary of her soldier citizen, Gen.
U. S. Grant, with imposing ceremonies
Two men committed suicide in Cen
trial park, New York City, in one day,
one by hanging, the other by shooting
himself.
The Leland Stanford estate being
tied up by litigation in the U. 5. courts
the Stanford university at San Fran
ciso will have to close its doors for
lack of funds.
A dispatch from Pekin says: Many
prominent Chinese army officers are
opposed to the terms of the treaty of
peace and are trying to have the en-
peror refuse to ratify it.
U. S. Comptroller of the Currency
Eckles was offered $4,000 per year to
become financial editor of the Chicago
Times-Herald under the new owner III.
Ii. Kohlsaat, but refused.
Louis Budenwitch and Senior Antoine
Ben, have reached Little Rock, Ark,
on trip from Buenos Ayres, Argen-
tine Republic, to Chicago, over 10000,
having walked all the way.
The new municipal administration Of
Cleveland, o., will take up the fight
for the recovery of the lake front oc-
cupied by the Lake Shore railroad.
Millions of dollars are involved.
Ex-senator John III. ID. Stevens is
alleged to have discovered gold de-
posts in the Rainy Lake region L. p,
that make him immensely rich. Some
of the mineral is said to assay as high
as 81, 700 in gold to the ton.
Denman Thompson has retired to
well-earned and comfortable rest after
an active professional life of nearly As
years. lie first appeared as Uncle
Joshua Whitcomb in February, 1875,
at Harry Martins Varieties, Pittsburg.
Reports from st. Johns, n. d., say
that 1900 Indians and half breeds are
on the warpath, and that 700 women
and children are in tents on the prairie.
Troops from Fort Totten are ordered
to st. Johns. A man named Rose, liv-
ing near the boundary on the Canadian
side, was chased by Indians and had to
flee for his life.
Five tons of nitro-glycerine at the
factory of the Ohio IL Indiana Torpedo
company, near Lima, o., exploded.
The shock was felt for twenty miles.
Over thousand panes of glass, includ-
ing number of large windows in
business blocks, were shivered. The
employees had just left the building,
and were not hurt.
At st. Johns Episcopal church, one
of the historic churches OF Washington,
Hon. George Nathaniel Curseon, Nj. p,
of England, and Miss Mary Victoria
Letter, eldest daughter of the Chicago
millionaire, l.. u. Letter, were married
in the presence of the British embas-
sador and Mrs. Cleveland and large
and distinguished company.
Spain is angered because the United
States will do nothing to prevent the
shipping of arms from this country
into Cuba. Senior Muruaga, the ex
minister, has repeatedly declared that
SPANS quarrel was with the United
States now, and not with Cuba. Mr..
Dupuy de LONE, the new minister,
has been requested To protest strongly
against any aid or comfort being
given, at least openly in this country,
TO the Cuban rebels.
1t is reported that high official of
Japan is authority for the statement
that England Will support Japan, VINO
will refuse to listen To the remon-
strances of the other powers regarding
the terms of the treaty of peace with
China which give the Japanese possess
sion of Chinese territory. A dispatch
received from private source in
japan says that the condition of affairs
between Russia and japan is begin
ming to look very serious.
A singular accident happened to
William Finkney, a farmer near
Farwell. AS he jumped from the
second floor of his granary his right
arm caught on hog hook, which tore
frightful cash nearly to the elbow.
lie hung about three feet from the floor
until farmland came and unlocked
him. The skin was torn nearly around
the arm and drawn back by his weight
half way to the elbow.