davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Yale expositor., 1895-04-05
STATE @. A. r. ENcAMPMENr.
Michigan Veterans "FalI In" mt MtCiemens
w. *. &. Also In Convention.

Michigan Veterans "FalI In" at Mt Clemens
w. IL. &. Also In Convention.
Mt. Clemens. "the city of mineral
waters" entertained the encampment
of Grand Army of the Republic, de-
partmeut of Michigan and the 18th
annual convention of the Women's
Relief crops, auxiliary to the G. A. r..
The veterans opening session was
called TO order by Department Com
mander Kanitz, who in his annual re-
port said that the department is in
splendid condition. Five new posts
have been added and seven surrendered
their charters during the year. He
said that last Memorial Day 12,303
graves were decorated; the w. X. c.
had been of great help TO every post;
the :. of V. should be encouraged;
permanent headquarters at the Grand
Rapids Soldiers Home was recon-
mended; politics in the q. A. Il. are
condemned.
The report of the assistant adjutant-
general, John X. Bennett, showed that
the membership of the department had
dropped from 1905 to lS,059 during
the year, much less than was expected.
The gain was l.741 and the loss 2.63S,
making the net loss 957. There were
2S4 posts in the state at the beginning
of the year. An amendment to the
committee on legislation report was
adopted to the effect that the board of
managers of the Soldiers Home was
to consist of six members in addition
to the governor and that two of the
members were TO be women having, in
all matters relating to the manage
ment of the home, exact equality with
the male members of the board.
Commander-in-c chief Thos. G.. Law
Ter, who is on a tour of the various
states complimented the Michigan de-
partment on her prosperity. lie also
made strong arraignment of the
pension departments attitude toward
the old soldiers.
The parade of about 500 veterans
and the election of officers concluded
the formalities of the encampment.
The election resulted as follows: De-
partment Commander, 5. Il. Daboll,
of st. Johns: Senior Vice-Commander
NJ. Il. Skillman, of Mt. Clemens
Junior Nice-Commander, Norm. G..
Cooper, of Sturgis; Medical Inspector,
DIR. Oscar Palmer, OF Grayling; Chap
lain, Rev. Henry NJ. Conden, of Port
Huron; Council of Administration,
John II. Bennett, of Muskegon; NJ. c.
Barney, of Flint; w. X. Childs, of Ann
Arbor; Joseph Vanbuskirk, of Harris
vile, and w. w. Cook, of Lansing
The contest for the next state cncamp
ment was won by Saginaw.
The Yale expositor., 1895-04-05
NEWS OF MANY KINDS
NEWS OF INTEREST AND MORE
OR LESS IMPORTANCE.
An Armistice Declared by the Emperor of
Japan, but Formosa is Excepted and
Japs are Winning There.-Spain Prom
ises to do the Right Thing.
Japs Victorious In southern Formosa.

Hong Kong: The general commander
of the Chinese forces on Pescadore
islands, part of Formosa, telegraphed
that he had sunk two Japanese vessels.
Later he telegraphed that the Japan
csc had captured two forts. A Shang-
hal dispatch says that nine Japanese
cruisers and two gunboats, the squad
ron being under the command of Adj
miral Ito, bombarded the east forts on
Penghui island. One thousand troops
were landed from five transports and
an attack was made on the fort which
dominated the others. The Chinese
evacuated the position during the
night and the Japanese entered on the
morning of March "a. The japanese
then turned the guns on the other
forts, which made no reply. The
magazine of one of the western forts
exploded before the position was
evacuated by it's defenders. Only 900
prisoners were taken, the other Chi
nese being allowed TO escape TO the
junlIs off the shore. The Japanese
loss was one killed and 81 wounded.
The Japanese have now secured
southern base for their operations.
The British consul has advised that all
foreign women and children leave
Formosa. A number have already
gone to Annoy and Hong Kong.
Chang's Assailant in Prison for Life.
Shimoneski: Kovana Rokunsuki,
the young Japanese who attempted to
assassinate Ii Hung Chang, has been
sentenced TO work in the mines for life.
The armistice established by the order
of the mikado extends to April 20, but
it will terminate if the peace negotia-
tions are broken in the meantime. Ac-
cording to the terms of the armistice
the movement of troops and the trans
portation of contraband of war by sea
is forbidden. AS the terms of the
armistice do not embrace the Island
of Formosa. the Japanese operations
there will continue.
The Yale expositor., 1895-04-05

The old soldiers colony, consisting
of 1900 heads of families represent
ing 10000 persons, will locate in south
ern Georgia.
While excavating for the new Pres
byterian church, Port Huron work
men found skeleton, apparently so
years old, buried only few inches be-
meath the surface. Nobody knows
anything about IT,
Deckerville will have n flax mill
this spring operated by James Livings-
ton q Co., of Baden, Ont, who owns
several mills in the eastern part of
Michigan. Over 100 acres of land are
being prepared for the crop.
The Minnesota senate passed joint
resolution looking to the annexation
OF that part of Wisconsin in which the
city of Superior is located, to Mime
sofa, the object being to consolidate
the cities of Duluth and Superior.
The Yale expositor., 1895-04-05
Three Train Robbers Killed.

One of the most daring and at the
same time most unsuccessful attempts
at train robbery occurred in the south
ern portion of Kentucky, when six
men undertook to rob the southbound
train No. on the Queen IL Crescent
line. One of the six was killed out
right, another died two hours later, a
third giving the name of Miller, died
later in the day, and the other three
have not been heard from. The train
was delayed not more than ten min
utes. and reached Chattanooga on time
The express company has adopted the
plan of secret service to protect its
property against robbers. This is the
first result of the new method. While
it is costly, il is infinitely more effect
i've than any amount of lynX-eyed
detective business employed to arrest
and punish robbers.
The Yale expositor., 1895-04-05
REVIEW OF TRADE.

NEW YoRK.-Duns weekly review OF trade
SAYS: Signs of improvement are all the more
satisfactory because neither accompanied or
apparently produced by speculative craze.
Dealings in STOCKS, cotton and wheat are not
diverting ali the interest and capital from
productive Industries and legitimate tradS,
though these products are all shade stronger.
But railroad earnings, bank cearances and In
dustrial indications are more encouraging than
the previous weeN. II is remarkable feature
that the lifting this year begins ut toe bottom.
80 TO speak. raw materials are raised before
there Is am larger demand Tor their finished
n all these cases II is reasoned that the larger
demand for consumption, though yet wanting.
LIust come when II Is seen that prices are going
up. SO far there Is no answering increase In
demand or in price for manufactured products
and on the whole the range is slightly lower
than "a week ago. The failures the past week
wear.
The Yale expositor., 1895-04-05
Four Young Men Fatally Injured.

A west-bound freight train was
wrecked on the Panhandle near New
comerstowu. o., and four young men
of nearby towns were seriously if not
fatally injured. The men all stood on
the end sill of a car about midway of
the train. AS the train approached
the siding TO put in the engineer found
he was running at high rate of speed
and made an emergency stop. The
force broke a car coupling just in front
of the one the men were on and they
were allowed TO drop into the jaws of
death
The Yale expositor., 1895-04-05
Change AssaIIant in Prison for Life.
Spain VIII Do the Proper Thing.

Washington: Reports that the Span
ish government is taking steps to meet
the requests of the United States in
the Alliance affair, that the COM
mander of the offending Spanish
cruiser has been relieved from his ship
and that orders have been sent to the
other Spanish commanders in Cuban
waters TO observe the requirements of
international law and refrain from i'm
proper interference with the ships of
the United States or other foreign ma
tions, has caused much qualification in
official circles here. There is little
doubt that the new Spanish minister,
Senior De LONE, will go to Cuba before
coming here.
Tampa. Fla: Puerto Principe has
been declared in a state of rebellion
by the Spanish government. This
makes four out of FIVE provinces of the
island in state of revolution. The
manifesto issued by the rebels inviting
Spaniards 10 espouse the Cuban cause
has resulted in gaining valuable sup
port for the insurgents. Reports show
that the insurgents are daily gaining
ground, but the Spanish government
has issued orders for 1000 troops TO
sail for Cuba at once.
The Yale expositor., 1895-04-05
LIGHT Vote PoIled.

The Republicans of Michigan elected
their state ticket in the spring election
Judge Joseph IL. Moore, of Lapeer,
being chosen as justice of the state SUI
preme court by a plurality of over
sc, 600 The vote throughout the state
was very light, more so than usual III
spring elections, in many sections less
than half the normal vote being cast.
The general apathy did not appear in
any one vicinity or party, bat was
quite universal. The Republican can
didates for regents of Michigan Uni
versity-Messrs. Butterfield and Hack
fcy-were elected by about the same
pluralitics as Judge Moore.
First returns on tho salaries amend
Enent were very meager and showed u
close race between yes and mo.
There were a number of special local
contests in various cities and counties.
In Wayne county the proposition To
bond the county for 81 800, 900 for the
erection of new county building
met with evident favor with the voters.
In Detroit over 10000 electors out of
the 1900 voting took enough interest
IN the project to vote upon it, and the
proposition carried by big majority.
although the county vote was prin-
cipally adverse.
The proposition to bond the city of
Port Huron for a $4,000 electric light
plant, was defeated by over 100.
Benzie county gives Frankfort the
county seat, now at Benzonia, by about
900 majority.
AIunes Defeated Todd In the Third.
Probably the contest in the Third
congressional district-to choose a sue
cessor to the chair in congress made
vacant by sending Hon. j. Q. Burrows
TO the senate-was the most intense
of any in the state Lieut-Gov.
Mines was the Republican candidate
and his opponent was A. NJ. Todd, OF
Kalamazoo, the nominee of the Poru'
lists, Prohibitionists, Free Silverites
and Endorsed by the Democrats. Five
counties-kalamazo Calhoun, Hills
dale, Branch and Eaton-comprise the
district and the Republican candidate
was elected by 1000 plurality.
State Senatorship in the Tenth.
The fight in the Tenth senatorial
district to sec who should succeed the
late Senator Watts proved an easy
victory for Charles II. Smith, the Re-
publican candidate.
The Yale expositor., 1895-04-05
THREE FATAL Jumps.
Women Leap From Car Going Down n
Mountain a Nile "A Minute.


Mountain a Mile "A Minute.
Three persons were instantly killed,
two probably fatally injured and ten
others slightly hurt on the Lehigh
Traction Companys railroad by jump
ing from "a runaway trolley car on the
mountain near townsville, Pa. As the
car passed out on the grade leading
down the mountain, Gripman Seitz
applied the brake, but the chain
snapped. lie then threw the safety
lever. This refused To work, and the
terrified motorman sprang TO the
reverse brake, hoping To control the
car by the current. The actions of
the motorman and the speed of the
car had by this time alarmed the pas
sengers. Failing To control the car,
Seitz shouted to Conductor Socks to
apply the rear brake. The motormans
shouts caused "A panic in the car, and
the passengers made rush for the
platform and crowded the conductor
so he could do nothing The car was
going down the mountain at a mile q
minute. Several passengers jumped
and were dashed to death on the rocks.
The car left the track and was badly
wrecked.
The Yale expositor., 1895-04-05
R,s Fire nj milwaukee,.

Lower Grand avenue, Milwaukee,
Wis, where the heart OF the whole
sale and retail commerce of the west
side is situated, was the scene of one
of the most disastrous fires in the his
tory of the city. Several leading mer-
camille institutions are in ruins. The
fire was the most disastrous since the
big confiagration of October IS, 1892,
and the loss will exceed 81, ZOO, 900. 1t
furnished magnificent spectacle for
the thousands that filed the avenue
and watched 1t from surrounding
buildings. There were, however,
luckily no fatalities.
The Yale expositor., 1895-04-05
The LadIes. Department.

The Women's Relief Corps conven.
ton was busy one, Mrs. Ann NJ.
Barney, of kalamazoo, department
president, presiding. The report OF
the department secretary, Mrs. Anna
L. Shakespeare. of Kalamazoo, showed
that at the beginning of the year
there were 234 corps, with a total
membership of 7,45l. During the year
L. corps were organized and IL were
disbanded. The membership now is
1850. Assistance was given To 1,640
soldiers and their families and 1,O45
members and their families Relief to
the amount of 81, 5G4. Is in money and
81, O56. So in supplies was given. The
corps which stood at the head in relief
work in cash were: Detroit, No. 10,
5000; Grayling, No. 169. S2O7.57. Petos-
key was at the head for supplies other
than cash The various corps contrib
uted to their respective posts a total
of Sl,ss4.sS. The corps turning over
the largest amount of money to it's
post was Kalkaslla No. 92. the amount
being Sl44. Adrian No. ~ reported
the largest membership of any corps
in the department, having 1lG.
Mrs. Emma X. Wallace, of Chicago,
national president of the w. Il. c., ac-
companied by National Secretary Miss
Jennie Bross. were distinguished
guests. and were accorded an enthusi-
astic welcome. Mrs. Wallace reported
that the w. Il. G. has at present "a
state departments and 81 detached
corps in the territories. southwestern
states and foreign countries. They
boast 10000 members and have eX-
pended in the / years of their history
more than Sl,0O0,00O.
Beyond several very good addresses
the election of officers filled the last
day of the convention. The new
oiticers are: President, Mrs. Emma T..
Knapp, of Howell; Senior Vi,e-presi-
dent. Mrs. G.. ). Plummer. of Benton
Harbor: Junior Vice President. Mrs. +.
Rabbit. of Ypsilanti: Treasurer, Mrs.
Kate Collins, of Howell.
The Yale expositor., 1895-04-05

Ex-Postmaster Charles A. Baldwin,
of ViclSsburg. once prosperous man.
has been sentenced to the Detroit
House of Correction for 60 days.
In Lyons township, Ionia county. an
enthusiastic free silver club, with 200
members, has been organized. Rufus
Kelly. a Democrat, is president, but
half the officers are Republicans.
Mrs. Ellen Shane, died at Port
Huron from the effects of dose OF
strychnine taken late last evening,
presumably with suicidal intent. as
she had been known to have made
threats to that effect.
The Yale expositor., 1895-04-05
Minister Thurston Leaves the U. S.

Washington: Hawaiian Minister
Thurston has accepted the indignity
imposed upon him by Secretary Ores
ham and has decided to leave this
country without waiting for formal
notice from his government to return.
Mr.. Thurston reached this conclusion
suddenly. He left Washington the
next day and will sail from San Fran
cisco on April 4 on the steamer
ArrOwa.
The Yale expositor., 1895-04-05
spanish Soldier shoots an English Sailor.

Baltimore: At 9 o'clock on the
morning of March 10, Spanish sentries
murderously shot and killed a seaman
of the British steamship Laurenstina
and badly wounded Cuban Negro at
1t. Jago, Cuba. The British govern
ment is investigating the matter and
mplications between Great Britain
and Spain may result.
The Yale expositor., 1895-04-05

Mrs. Popendeck, n widow near Paw
Paw, rented her farm to w. 5. Cole
last year. This spring Cole rented
another place and was removing his
hay and had a load on the barn floor
and went out for an errand, and when
he returned Mrs. Popendeck, il is al
legged, was on the load of hay scatter
ing paris green all over IL. Cole caught
her in the act. She was arrested.
The Yale expositor., 1895-04-05

The large barn of Mr.. Tobias Boil, a
farmer near Milford, burned. A
quantity of grain, a horse, COW, calf
and sheep were burned. The fire was
caused by spark from Mr.. Boirs pipe
lighting stack of straw. Loss So, 500.
An interesting experiment is being
made at Calumet by the Calumet IL
Hecla Mining company. It is a test
of a newly-inyented mechanical stolser,
20 see whether its work is equal TO
that of human fireman. One boiler
is being fed by the mechanical affair
and another by men, and so far they
have kept about even
Mary, the 1s-year-old daughter of
Farmer Dado, near Battle Creek took
n dose OF paris green, and died in great
agony. She wanted TO GO TO dance
and her parents refused the request,
and shc took the poison just TO
brighten her people, not expecting
shat it wcsskepeoto fatal
The Yale expositor., 1895-04-05

The splendid residence of Hon. 7.
w. Palmer, on Woodward avenue,
Detroit, narrowly escaped total de-
struction by fire. The burning of the
south wing entailed loss of $500
The Yale expositor., 1895-04-05
nlsmarck.s soth Rirthdnr.

Germany's grand old man, Prince
Bismarck, cele brated his S0th birthday
anniversary at Friedrichsruhe and the
whole nation did honor to the occa-
sion. Thousands upon thousands of
visitors from all parts of the empire
which he founded visited the castle
and surroundings to show their devo-
tioD to the iron chancellor. Presents
by the carload were sent and carried
to Prince Bismarck and congratula-
tions were received from many titled
and eminent people of both heInis-
pheres. Perhaps the most touching
tribute was the visit of 1 1000 students
from 30 universities, in their gala uni
forms, and the presentation of a hand
some shaft of marble, iron, silver and
gold, with symbolical figures. Prince
Bismarck, amid renewed cheers, said:
''Your masters paid me a tribute of
acknowledgment of the past referring
to the visit of the university profess
ors in the morning); your greetings
are to me n pledge of the future that
until the middle of the next century
when i shall long have been dead, you
will continue to utter the same feel
ings which you proclaimed to-day.
What German is euthused about in
his youth he never let's drop altogether
in his mature age. That which the
government of William /. instilled
into our hearts will always bear forth
its fruits, no matter what shape the in
stitution of the state may take"
The Yale expositor., 1895-04-05

The w. c. Shipley Manufacturing
company has located at Benton Harbor
for the purpose of making Egyptian
cement, mucilagc and glue.
The Yale expositor., 1895-04-05
Michigan Monuments at Chickamaugua.

The Chickamaugua and Missionary
Ridge military park commission, in
session at Grand Rapids, selected the
designs for the monuments. The first
one agreed upon was that of Maurice
j. Powers, of New York. for the Eng l.
neers and Mechanics. The monument
will be of white Maine granite. 1t will
be Ia feet long, 81 feet thick and IL
feet high. The base will be two heavy
foundation stones rising to the height
of feet; then n large polished stone
with bronze tablet feet inch by
4M feet, upon which will be shown a
view of the laying of the first pontoon
bridge at Browns Ferry. The reverse
side of the monument will bear a
bronze plate with an inscription of $50
words telling the story of the regi-
ment.
The Yale expositor., 1895-04-05
Neishbors Suspect Fout rlay at renton

NeighbOrs Suspect Foui Play at Fenton.
Fenton and vicinity was consider
ably exercised over the burning of the
residence of Frank Annis. a farmer
living four miles north. His wife per-
ished under somewhat peculiar circum-
stances. The blaze occurred ut
o'clock a. IN. coroner's jury was
summoned and the testimony of her
daughter, aged 10, showed that she
heard sound as if match was being
scratched, then footsteps. Soon after
wards the smell of smoke awoKe her
She discovered that her bed and her
mothers was on fire. She tried to
awaken her mother but was unable to
do so. She and younger sister then
ran from the building. The husband
and child testified that Mrs Annis had
been suffering from neuralgia and had
been in the habit of taking morphine
and chloroform to ease the pain. An.
mis- went to Fenton at a. IN. after a
physician. During his absence the
lire occurred. She recently took out a
policy in the Maccabees for 81 900.
The Yale expositor., 1895-04-05
GRAIN, ETC,

sDetroit.- Hay. No. 1 Timothy. 80 $3.50 80.
Potatoes. 81 40. Live Poultry, Chickens, 10;
TURKEYS tOtIl: Ducks, 10 ell Eggs, strictly
fresh. ~, ~. Butter. fresh dairy. IL L15:
creamery, Is ~.
The Yale expositor., 1895-04-05

While gang of workmen were re-
leasing the scow Sleepy from Sterling S
slip at Monroe they discovered the
body of woman. The body was
taken TO the morguc. The woman
was 10 years old, of medium hight.
who would possibly weigh 100 pounds.
The body was identified by w. II.
Smith, OF Toledo, as that of his wife
who had wandered from home while
temporarily insane last November.
The land Office at Marquette has de-
cided so of the so contests between the
settlers and the Portage Lake Canal
company, and all but two were decided
in favor of the company. All are
issues of the fact as to whether bona
fide settlement was made prior to May,
1883. But the canal company will APP
peal TO the general land Office. All
the cases decided against it were on
the point as TO what constitutes n bona
iidc settlement
The Yale expositor., 1895-04-05
IN TWO PENINSULAS.
MICHIGAN PEOPLE AND WHAT
THEY ARE DOING.

che Republic. WOmen's Relief Corps,
Christian Endeavorers and the Epworth
Geaguo.-Erlef Mention.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1895-07-27
ANXIETY IN HAVANA.

Havana. Cuba, July %
Great anxiety prevails here in
all circles and news fros1 the
province OF Santiago de Cuba
IS awaited with great a gp4eIpn-
sion. Capt. Gen. Martinez de
Calnfps. bad at kis diSaosal
lass Friday i. force Of about
II, 900, but there ~ no denying
the fact that tire Situation is
sraee. fbs insurgents have
received Reinforcement from
different parts Of tie province
Of Santiago de efubu.- and it is
npofted tfet Ma siuro esomez
Has arrived at The fort and
leads the ihs3tlgsrt forces rs
geaeAaI fAsclh53%f.
According TO private ad7ices
ceceived here, the insurgents
Bave rnfsed fiieir forces at Ca
roio; south Of Bayamo' and
Munzani1fo, in tie province of
Santiago de Cuba. and tliey are
axiG to Rave tie threatened to
Barr er reguita. Yara