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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1895-06-20
Shot and Killed an Indian.

Geo. Love, prominent farmer near
Elk Rapids. shot and killed an Indian
squaw named solomon, aged 30 years.
The woman's ponies had been bothering
him for some time and he locked them
mp The squaw came and demanded
them, but Love told her to pay dam
ages or leave them alone. She paid no
attention to this. Love warned her to
get out and shot her when she failed
to obey. Love was arrested.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1895-06-20
Three Negroes Iynched for Assault

The more Negroes have been done
to death by citizens of Lafayette
county, Florida, for assault upon Miss
jeanette Allen, Is years old, white
girl, and the belle of Lafayette county.
Bill Collins, an employe on the Allen
farm, committed the assault and Two
friends who tried to save him were
made victims of vengeful bullets. In
eight months IA Negroes have been
put to death in Lafayette county for
assaults upon white women.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1895-06-20
killed by Lightning at Camp Meeting.

The Free Methodist camp meeting at
Ra emma opened with sad occurrence.
During the afternoon rain began fall
ing and the people took TO the tents
for shelter. Suddenly there was a
flash, followed quickly by deafening
crash. 1t was the only lightning of
the day, and it struck tent, instantly
killing Mrs. Burleson, of Wayland, but
left no mark upon her. Her sister,
Mrs. billiard, was seriously shocked,
but will recover. and her son, aged 2l,
was badly burned about the hip. Six
teen others were badly shocked.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1895-06-20
Uoman,s Press Association.

The annual meeting of the Michigan
Women Press association was held at
Lansing, with the president, Miss
Emma +. Bower, of the Ann Arbor
Democrat, in the chair. The women
visited the industrial school for boys,
Agricultural college and other points
of interest. An enJoya Die event was
the reception rendered by Gov. and
Mrs Rich.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1895-06-20
Is At "a Murde-?

Mrs. benjamin Henderson, aged Go,
of Highland Station, was found in a
dying condition by her husband on
his return home from work. There
were marks on her throat as if made
by the fingers of strong nan. She
was seen by neighbors several times
during the day. A trampish looking
man who was seen lea ing the house
by the back way is suspected.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1895-06-20
The Horr and Harvey silver debate

will commence IN chicago, July TO.
Curtis Downs, prominent horse
dealer of Wauseon, o., was killed by
the cars near Toledo. He was on his
way east with a carload of horses and
was thrown fro in the train.
The ". 5. bureau of statistics shows
that the quantity of sugar imported
during May was $50, G97. 500 pounds,
valued a. so, $50, 434; the largest guam
tity every imported in May.
The supreme court Of Illinois filed its
opinion in the case of the People VS..
the Distilling and Cattle Feeding Co.
the famous whisky trust. The judy
ment of custer entered bv the lower
court is affirmed. The effect of this
decision is 10 freak up the trust.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1895-06-20
An Old Pioneer Burned to Death.

Lewis Winters, an old pioneer of
Newton. Calhoun county, was burned
TO death. Tie superstition is that
children set fire TO a pile of brush near
the fence, and the old man. in fighting
the fire to save the fence, became ex-
hausted, fell over into the fire and was
burned to death.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1895-06-20
Children and Matches.

Three small ch ldren of farmer
named C"aig, living two miles north
of Oreenville, went to the barn to
play and build bonfire. The young
est child, 5 years old, was burned to
death. The other two were lady in
jured while attempting to rescue the
other. The barn was destroyed.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1895-06-20
Spain Sends More Troops to Cuba.

Madrid: The cabinet council has
decided to act with the, greatest vigor
in Cuba, and to dispatch $1,000 troops
there in addition To the $1,000 already
under orders, and to purchase within
two months 20 gunboats.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1895-06-20
Indiana Town II. .troyod by Fire.

Geneva, Ind, a thriving town in the
center of the gas belt was partially de-
stroyed by fire. There were Is sore
buildings and as many residences
burned. The loss is very heavy.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1895-06-20

Too many people are in the habi, of using
the conscience OF others iEetead OF their own.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1895-06-20
A Mad Mothers Awful Deed.

Mrs. Herman Becker, aged "a, and
two children, a boy and girl, aged
and 5, were found in a little back cell
lar at their home at st. Louis with
bullet holes in their heads. 1t is
/. claimed that Mra- BECK r'----nsat sof
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1895-06-20

bUUIN FINI' dIINI NIIt1I 2 IIio UNNII IVU VIV
in the family of late. She left a
letter saying that she was sick and so
were TIE children, aud they must die.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1895-06-20
Hoods Pills s ss ' All ssss %s. ea 6.

Even II a man could read his own obituary IL
Isn't likely he would recognize H..
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-02-16

, less cornered, and once food gets scarce
they'll attack anything. one look az
T what's ieft Of those barrabaras has al
ways been enough exploration Tor me
IN these parts.
There's a sad story about those old
houses, SIR" continued the pilot "A
good many years ago the Russians
thought they'd form u settlement here,
50 they sent a ship with don't know
just how many people to make start.
No doubt the settlers were hard lot
convicts OF one sort or another-the
Russians often made such use OF their
hard citizens. But that's neither here
nor there. They were huN.an beings
and were put on shore right here, and
, they built or dug. whichever you ike
10 say, those barrabaras. Provisions
for year were given them, and they
were told TO skirmish round and see
what they could do In the hunting
line. Then the ship sailed away. prom
ising to call round next year and see
how they were getting along.
And so she did but the settlers
were not doing anything that the
visitors could see. They holsted no
slngnal and made no sign OF life at
all, and when a party from the ship
landed, grewsome sight 1t was they
saw. The tops were ripped off tho
barrabsras and everything was knock
ca ABOUT not lFinE thinB couiu thty
md. Some moidy provisions were left,
and, worst OF all. some human bones;
not whole skeletons lying as though
the people had been .taryed or had
died OF disease, but just human bones
spread about the floors, ana some VI
'en outside on the ground
Not a bit OF writing was found; moth
ing at all to say how or when the
trouble came. Water was plenty and
provisions. TOO. and only the bears
could account for the wlplng cut Of
the little colony. They must have cor
rallied the settlers In the dead OF winter,
when the pack ice is all around the
island. and hunger makes 'em fierce.
ana then they must have torn off the
roofs of the huts and made short work
OF the people. The ship sailed away
and the Russians never tried to col
onlEe the island again"
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-02-16

those who are already favored. and
when legislation antagonizes the inter-
ests OF both In like proportion, the
yell set up by the favored compared
with that set up by the unfavored Is as
the lions roar and doves coo,
Let us have a tax on everything, ana
OF course less on necessarles than on
luxurles. Now II matters not how
much Kick the ahiuent may make
against this course. let them kick, for
this is right taxatlon, The wealthy can
buy both the necelsaries and luxnries;
the poor cannot. Ny eounlrymen, II
you elect wealthy man TO make your
laws, and he dlsciaims this as unjust
retire him to his farm by your own
ballot. and elect one in his stead who
will struggle for such legislation I'LL no
Is worn out in the conflict, II such
struggling Is required. That man inter
ested in Iron says that measure hurts
him; the lumberman says another hurts
him; the wool man. another hurts him
the sugar man. another hurts him; the
cotton man, another hurts him, and SO
on, and on, TIL the whole line is cover
ed. DEMOCRAT,
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-02-16

realize that the development OF the
west would more quickly add to the
state revenues, both school and general
than conditions attached TO the sale
or school land that render settlement
practically impossible. Neither would
any patriot who sacrifices himself al
the rate OF 50 day, and a railway pass
hesitate to advance tho interests on
the united States when he could there
by help his own particular bailiwicl,
some legislators have an idea that they
are elected 10 represent only thor
own particular districts, but in deal
lng with a question as important ne
The disposal OF the public lands tbev
should expand and broaden ana ~
tnell lueas cover territory as large
as the great state OF Texas, with tho
Panhandle thrown In for good mcae.
urc. They should not alone calculate
on inc number OF future governors that
can be educated from the sale OF school
lands at 81 per acre, but should also
consider whether the advance gunrd-
the hardy settlers who for four years
past nave striven with might and
main 10 obtain homes in new conn
uy--can succeed. They should In
Nestlgate the prOductiveness Of INA
lands and the hardships and privation
the pioneers have to undergo aud re,
member that IN many places 1t is over
four hundred feet To water and severaI
hundred miles to fuel.
Thcy should also rid themselves NJ
the fallacy that The Panhandle a al
thVhea TO the state OF Texas for
revenue only and grant the idea thar IL
Is part and parcel OF the state and as
spch needs careful nurturing 10 bring
II TO the front. The Panhandle ls ~.
senuany a modest country and 10Th 10
dow It's own horn, but with legislative
announcement Its bazoo may Vel no
heard above whisper.
IN order to reach the three obiecia
ueslred every lnduccment possible
ahould be offered to settlers, and thc
hfst lnducoment should be "a reduction
OF the price OF school lands to 81 nv
acre AZ present the settler y re-.
CURED 10 pay 81 an acre for sehnot
land when patented land OF same ounIi'
" ana location can be purchased for
The inducemsnt being offered bv The
state IS lonS time Mt low rate OF inte,-
est but That Is more ihan ooun,cr-
balanced By the price. and the res,i,
has been that hundreds and ,unAreds
o. sections have been flled on, inpro,5,i
ana then abandoned. IN his ronpt,'
atone there have been nearly 100 llines
Most OF these have been abandone1
ana s11. on MOI exceeding half dozen, Der,
n1i,9, mas the Interest been paid 10 iSaa
aad on not one 10 1891 Sales az sehcoi
lNnd have grown less ana Isss en,l,
Year. ana for thc past two years .here
uas not been sale OF school lana in
lnla county, except, ~ low instnne, :
Where settlers allowed ,heir lands AZ
i,3lleis and, on account OF the value Of
INC improvements, rcpuruhascd In
tnese instances tho school FUND lost ~
shtlre interest payment Not one az
these settlers cxpecta to pay his lana
,hl' nnt holds on wiih the hopo Of sesiir-
iAS hornr eu0ir'nrt 20 pay FOR IN.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-02-16

,rovements. This hops has been
,air ono IN 10 date, and the result IS
thaI between the hopelessness OF pay
ing for the land and the nope OF u 70
nus TO reimburse him for improvements,
ths average settler has lost nope ana
sasl,ss but little EFFORT The law should
hs such that he could reasonably nope
10 nav Tor a section OF land, and the
pavment of the principal should pe
rnnde more an object than the interest
THE state should encourage every man
10 own his home, and II the state lenus
were sold at a price mat me pay tliol,l
Of the principal, instead OF the interest,
was the object, settlers would In every
way take more interest In the cuitiVa-
lion and Improvement OF their Janus
and strive harder for success,
The facts in this county are the facts
In every county in this section. and me
present price having failed In It's OBJ
iects. wouldn't il be better to reduce
The price Of the school lands 10 cctual
value and give homeseekers announcer
chance. II means either reduction CT
price or the Abandonment OF nearly
every section OF school land west or
the Tooth meridian. This means the
death Of the goose that lays the golden
org In the east Texas nest, and that the
governors IN embryo will have TO look
elsewhere than to tho interest on
school lands for education. Let the
land be reduced to 81 an acre. or
per cent interest, and It will be an IN
ducement to those here to remain and
an incentive to others 10 come. In THIS
county there are nearly 800 tracts OF
school land. and on not one of those
purchased has the interest been paid
10 1894 but If the price should be re-
duced TO 81 nearly every available sec
uon would be purchased, and the pur-
chaser could afford 10 pay the interest
regularly and some ON the principal
thus securing an unincumhered home
Would It not be better for the state at
large to have 100 settlers In Hartley
county paying interest regularly on
school land at 81 per acre than no set
tiers at 81 an acre? Would 1t not be
better for the state, as well as the set
tier? Another objection to the present
law Is the actual occupation clauses
Tile intention Of this clause was to
lead TO settlement and Improvement
but In most instances II has been n
farce and has produced n crop OF "bo-
nus" farmers. Under the present law
there has not been IN many cases either
occupation or Improvement, and the
law should be 40 amended that the
purchaser should be a resident of the
county where the land is located. and
should, within certain time, make GER
tain specified improvements, This
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-02-16

hold the disturbed elements, for al
ready an overflow has come and lnun-
dated the whole country, and unless
there IS n calm and quictus placed on
the raging, foaminB sea OF opinions
within, fear the foundations viii be
or TAR more serious nature than they
are now The whole dSiugs OF congress
10 nothing, yea, worse than nothing 80
far as llquldaung tho public debt aud
chletins satisfactory laws are con-
cerned. The debt IL increasing; bonds
must be issued; confidence shaken. and
party affiliations weakened My coun-
| trymen there Is n wrong. Can II he
iightcd? II has not always been THUG
Painter days have made us content
cd ana happy people. Why not have
such again. Shall we all Join hands
IN q great crusade OF political peace
Makers Let every voter denounee
iilibusterlnE, going hunting leaving
posts OF duty TO avoid casting vote,
| such congrosses AZ the last Is one OF
the heaviest OF governmental expenses.
These congresses remind me OF little
| children In their plny-houses. They
| VIII differ AZ TO the proper management
| OF some household article. and begin TO
snatch at It from all sides, TIL, after
| q number OF bits have been snatched
from II, one party secs It's worthlcssncss
and TRUSTS 10 aside and walks away.
| In less than nve or ten minutes tho
other VIII lay II aside and pass on leaV-
| ing IL u wreck, So with many OF the
bills OF congress. One congress win
leave them fragments and the next Will
take them up and patch them, sending
them out TO the people as whole goods
/ Let's have each section sign state
ment OF its needs, and send these pa
! pers over to Pekin for on equitable ad-
Justment A few dollars viii pay this
! expense, aud we shall save a billion
dollars congress-, besides 1t will leave
| the selons at home to see after the
naplea and opossums, True, one man
can do nothing alone, but do his con-
sutuents send him there to wrangle
whole year and do nothing at the cy-
pensa OF these conatituentap Instead OF
contention and wransling. there should
DC peace and harmony IN the camps.
ana business be attended In dispatch
IN manner that will BRING peace on
earth ana good will toward men"
rms state OF aifairs should not exist,
but l am no statesman, no politician,
no ioBlclan, no any other "ician." hence
cannot solve the question or questions
Hpout which so many different opinions
| sniing up, but l hope to arouse the
M,eht powers Of some agency that can
one thing DO know-that some mon
sy Is required TO run this government.
- stff' -srN equitable ana Just way
OF raising this money is one OF the
great questions about which there Is "a
much wrangllng.
Another thing do ltnow-that there
should be no favored class or indiyidnal
IN the plan Of raising this money. Were
1 inclined TO favor any al All. n Ger.
certainly would be those unfayorcd.
not those who are already favored. is
this the ease nowy MOL Tho monkeys
.ah rs huns on the wrong end or the
! ahiinai now The fTvaripg Is shown
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-02-16

would kin the "oonus" farmer, as he
has such an antlpathy for muscular
exercise that even the prospect of gain
would not Induce him to labor
The greatest need of the wees is tim
Der. and no other Improvement would
add so much to the value OF lands or
be as lasting and substantial Maxi.
the law 50 that resident OF the Gown
" where the land is located can pur-
chase $40 acres, and require him 10,
plant ana make grow certain nun
Der OF trees, and allow anyons OUT or
the county to purchase 100 acres re.
VuIilng the same improvements.
ny this means the land would necas-
sarily be brought Into cultivation ana
inc plains country now without n t,eo
or shrub would within few Years bs-
come Wen hmherei but unicis iegisis-
ton encourages the planting Of traas
II VIII never be done Argument ON re
value OF timber and the duty of th ,e
state TO encourage It's growth would W.
supernuous, and the only question Viii,
tle legislature should be the means 90
secure this end There should aiso No
a timber claim act in regard to HOME, o
stead lands, granting 100 acres ~,
e''"'hg certain number Of trees
NJ q. BEAUMONT.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-02-16

they deliver red hot speeches; they
hold plenty OF offices, and want more:
they make rhe men stir around. The
governor is afraid Of them; the Demo-
Gratis arc good naturcd toward them;
the Republicans take advantage Of
them: the Populists turn away from
them ms traitors; Ex-Governor Waite
asks about them In way they don't
like. There are no other women poll
ticians like those Of Colorado. The
men there are UP to the mock in peli-
tlcs; the women are in politics up to
the top OF the flowers that decorate
their hats"
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-02-16

Valuable suggestions for Much
Needed Legislation.

Editor Gazette,
Hartley, Tex, Feb. li,--At present the
all absorbing question in the Pan
handle Is. what will the legislature do
TO advance Its settlement and develop
ment."
Past legislation has failed to produce
the desired result and proved so near u
total failure that something else must
be tried.
In dlsposing Of the school lands the
state should have three objects in view,
securing revenue for the school fund.
the development Of those sections
where the lands are located and furn-
ishing homes for its citizens, II one
Of these objects fail all fail, and IL
one succeeds Il carries success TO tn"
other two. The two latter are the
more important, but have heretofore
been subservient to the former, and
the greed OF East Texas has been
stumbling block in the way Of West
Texas. The failure 10 understand the
conditions and value OF lands in the
west Is doubtless the principal cause OF
unfortunate legislation, for certainly
none could be 30 dense as not to
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-02-16
the sEMI-onNrESxilL.

Palestine Advocate: the Texas
seml-Ceutenninl Company OF Fort
Worth has llAl It, ohd. ter, Capital.
100000
Dallas Democrat. Tho suml-Centcu-
ni0l Exposition vt For Worth ought
to be pushed to a sui0e7B for many
reasons. [; VIII be great resort for
Texans TO inset and So better ac-
qua!nted with czech ut1er Ihc mcut
important poiit 90 be achieved at the
Fort Worth 3emi-Centenmsl Is the best
way to show ;hc state tcsource1 to
such an ADVANTAGE as tr attract North
ern capital and Immlgrt'on.
Mckinney dagHte The Suml-Ccnton-
NAL. which Is 30 no held at Fort WORTH
promises TO be one OF tne grandest
displays in the history ct the state.
Everybody should talk up the Semi
Centennial.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-02-16

II Meets Win Approval In ,b.. p,n
uunai.

." meets With Approval In Oh. pan,
handle.
Fan, Memphis, Tex, Feb s. 1895
The people OF Hail county have hso.
eagerly watching the actions az ,ha
legislature in regard to all bills ,r,ro
aueed which Immediately affect ho
interests OF the Panhandle NM ~
VI tue taot that intention ~ a..
most Favored is the Goss bli heca,,.s
euthor seems to have been 10 Ma. ~, :
i1rner and small stockman an ss
sgual footing with the larger stool,
S uss'..ta' our county and adjoining
SSuh'ies are settled to a great exfcn,
,r IA, neop.e VINO combine The farming
lnueStry with stock raising. therehs,
enabling themselves Ia becn,,,, s'is -, eoy
thrltiy aud Independent man Az.
elhAs' Ihey are the men who davela4
lne country, who bear Tho hardsb,rsP
ana who should be enoourared Ns'
no country on earth Ia hcite,. ,a...
az g,, 70 nus industry than the Panhandle
me elear-sighted mon OF Texas 49,
Eastern states who have but sinai,
means are srasping this opportunlt,,
~ SeereelS week passes w!thon,
s sSns one leasing or buying few see'
iS"s ana stocking II with young cat
re tine crop that never saus 49,
which no drouth affocts1 Theras Sua
.ne uoss OH meets the hearty ANN
patton Of our citizens. OF cotrsn " :,
Few amendments could be made -.
UPON the whole the bill as now FORM !.
more clearly identified with ~
WISHES WIS., OF the people than any hereto.
gore gotten up. w
5. 5. MONTGOMERY.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-02-16

Thackervllle, l. T.. Feb. IA
m. as Charles Long, a msrAul
was handling a Colts IS p.ai !
store, he accid.ntally dlscha'gst
ball passed through a doubls *
ting VIII Wainscott, boy N
standing near the door,. TA 2
the ball being nearly spent "
received a flesh wound. ~
physician, Leslie. reports Il ~
ious.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-02-16

Every Man Lett ON Hairs Island, Il
nehrinE Sea. Entcn by the Hears.

Every Man Lett ON Hairs Island, In
nehrinE Sea. Eaten by the Hears.
New York Sun.
From the quarterback OF the United
States revenue steamer Corwin, lying
on Halls Island, at the northerly end
OF st. Matthew'S Island. In Berlin aca,
the captain aud several officers were
looking toward the shore. Douglass,
the pilot. had just pointed out some
thing under the cliffs that looked like
low, half-fallcn walls, and said they
We're ruined barrabaras- The barrabara
is the Aleutinn house, built half UNDER
ground. Some OF the gentlemen wished
10 explore the interior of the island In
hopes OF finding signs of valuable
minerals,
MIR. Douglass, how about going in.
landy' inquired the captain.
We'll. l don't know, SIR" said the
pilot II wouldn't care much to go at
this time OF year, unless the party was
large and wen armed. ANY one can
see from here what a forhidding ooun.
try It IL, and it's sure TO get worse
when you reach Il. les chock fun OF
bears, and In the breeding season
they're mighty uglyr'
How does II happen that there are
SO many polar bears on 81. Matthews
and Hairs islnnds3' asked Nc enp.
tain. This must be about the southern
limit % their range" "
Wen, J suppose, sir, they come down
from the arctic ON the field OF Ice fol.
lowing the seal and the walrus. The
winter pack reaches way south OF hors.
and the bears make homes on the
Island among rocks and caves. They
breed here. and as more come every
year from the north they naturally get
plenty. SO long as they find enough
TO cat they won't trouble anybody IN