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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1895-06-13
Japanese Advancing I'm FormOsa.

Hong Kong: The republic of For
mosa has collapsed, its president,
Tang, has escaped from the island,
and the foreigners resident there are
in safety. The Chinese forces In the
northern part of the island became dis
organized at the approach of the Jap
anese troops, and the soldiers of the
president of the republic joined the
mob in rioting, looting and burning
the government buildings at Taipeh
Flu and Hobe. During the conhagration
a magazine exploded and killed 90 Chi
nese.
London; The Japanese have ar
rived at Taipeh Flu and established
their headquarters there The natives
submitted readily. The total loss in
the recent fighting was only eight on
the Japanese side. The Chinese have
looted millions of dollars worth of
property. AS the steamer Arthur,
with ex-President Ting and number
of other refugees on board, passed the
Kobe forts. she was fired on and seven
of those on board of her were killed
and IL wounded. The German gun
boat Hits returned the fire, killing l3
men and silencing the forts.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1895-06-13
Cuban War News.

A cablegram from Key West, Fla,
says: 1t is known that the expedition
that left here landed on the north Of
Cuba, in the province of Las Villas,
near Sagua La Chico. Immediately
upon landing they were joined by
1900 insurgents. 1t was the best
equipped expedition that has left the
United States in the cause of Cuban
liberty.
London: The Times publishes a
dispatch from Madrid saying the news
of Capt. Gen. Campos' request for
more troops for service in Cuba is per-
haps the most serious since the out
break. 1t is evident that the agitation
is extending and that the insurgents
are not so barren of resources as they
were believed to be. 1t is reported
that Spain will demand indemnity
from the United States for aid rem
dered the insurgents by sympathizers
in the u. s.
Madrid: The commander of the
naval forces at Havana has been au-
thorized TO purchase merchant vessels
and utilize them as cruisers for the
purpose of preventing filibusters from
landing on the shores of Cuba.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1895-06-13
HERE AND THERE.
VARIETY OF NEWS ITEMS FROM
VARIOUS PLACES.
Cameron, w. Va. Wiped ON the Earth by
Fire-Forest Fires Again Burning In
Pennsylvania - Milwaukee, Baltimore
and Northampton, Mass, also Suffer.
A Series OF Serious Fires.

The town of Cameron, w. Va,
place of 1900 people on the Il. & D.
road, was almost entirely destroyed
by hire and the homeless people are
camping on the hills surrounding the
ruins. The tire broke out in Eitzger-
AIDS livery stable and spread rapidly.
The town was without fire apparatus
and help was asked from Wheeling.
An engine was placed on a special and
started for Cameron at once. Many
OF the inhabitants lost all they pos
sessed and are entirely destitute. The
loss will reach $500, 900. The special
train which left Wheeling with a fire
engine was wrecked 10 miles from
Cameron and the engineer and fireman
and one other man were killed. All
of the occupants of the caboose, III in
number, were more or less seriously
injured.
The forest fires of week ago in
Pennsylvania again began fiercely. 1t
was thought the recent rains had
started vegetation sufficiently TO pre-
vent further trouble. Fires are re-
ported in the vicinity of the Kane oil
field. Ormsby is the scene of destruc-
tive fires, and large amount of valu-
able timber has been destroyed. A
destructive fire was burning at Sugar
Run, a small lumber town near Brad
ford. A large amount of timber has
been burned.
Forster's big lumber yards, Uhrig's
coal yard, with $4,000 tons of coal,
and the steambarge Raleigh, of De-
troit, were destroyed by very hot
fire at Milwaukee. Considerable other
property was damaged and 16 horses
persisted. The total loss is 500, 900.
One hundred persons were rendered
homeless and Si25,O00 went up in
smoke at Baltimore. The fire was in
the planning mill of A. Storic IL Co. The
flames spread to the lumber yards ad-
joining and then to several dwellings.
Ten houses adjacent and nine resi-
dences in the rear were Quilted.
The John M. Learned silk mills at
Northampton, Mass, were totally de-
stroyed by fire. About $50 hands will
be thrown out of employment. The
total loss is $1,000 The Warren silk
mills, of the same place, burned later
the same day, causing loss of $50, 600.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1895-06-13
Michigan Crop Report for June.

The average condition of wheat in
the southern counties on June l was
66, central 49, northern 81 and state
70. The condition has been reported
lower in the southern counties and the
state June /, only once in 10 years,
viz, in 1888, when the figures for the
southern section were 62, and Tor the
state g. About SO per cent OF the
wheat crop of the state is raised in
the southern counties. Wheat only
six inches to foot high is in head; it
is thin on the ground, and throughout
the southern counties is being dam
aged by insects. Correspondents in
this section very generally report
damage by "Hessian fly" insects"
"midge," etc. The number OF bushels
of wheat reported marketed in May is
$40, 94s, as compared with s1s,747 re-
ported marketed in May, 1894. The
acreage planted to corn slightly ex-
ceeds, and the acreage sowed to oats
fully equals the acreage in average
years. Meadows and pastures are in
poor condition. The figures for the
southern counties are 81; central, rs;
northern, SIS, and state II. The GER
tain deficiency in the hay crop will be
largely supplied by corn which has
been planted for fodder. Glover seed
this year appears to have made so me
growth, but it's general condition is
not promising. Regular correspond
ents estimate apples at AZ per cent,
and peaches at % per cent OF an aver
age crop. These low estimates are
confirmed by large number of re-
ports from fruit specialists. In many
localities, however, peaches promise a
full crop
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1895-06-13
DESTINY.
Nv Mr.. pougIas Adam.

The width OF many countries lay be
tween
woman end man when they
were born.
Her world was full of flowers and
tropic green.
While his was bare and fruitless as
the thorn.
Her life was full OF light. Upon her
mouth
Smiles found their fated resting
place.
She semed a daughter Of the fragrant
South,
While clouds of Northern sadness
touched his face.
And Oct. these two so far apart and
strange,
And seeing life within such different
spheres,
Were led by Fate, with ev'ry smallest
change,
To come together at the end OK
years.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1895-06-13

Angelo Brown was drowned in the
Schuylkill river near West Conshocton,
Pa, while trying to rescue Mrs. Mary
Pass and Mrs. John Ross with whom
he was bathing. Other men saved the
women.
VIM. r. Castle has been appointed
Hawaiian minister to Washington in
place of l.. A Thurston. He will not
leave for Washington until August 1.
Mr.. Castle was one of the commission
ers sent To Washington to arrange for
annexation as soon as the monarchy
was overthrow.
The general synod of the Reformed
church of America was held at Grand
Rapids, with a delegation of $50 persons
representing the four minor synods.
The general synod is the supreme body
of the church in America. This is the
oldest protestant denomination on
this continent, having been first
founded in 1928.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1895-06-13
oLnEY SUCCEEDS GRESHAM
And Judge Judson Harmon. OF Cincinnsti'
A. APPOINTED Attorney General

And Judge Judson Harmon. OF CINCINNATI,
IL Appointed Attorney-Generai.
Washington: President Cleveland
has appointed Attorney-General olney
To the position of secretary OF state To
fill the vacancy caused by the death of
Secretary Gresham. This appointment
created no surprise AS it had been ex-
pected for several days. But when IT
came to filing the attorney general
chair that was another matter, and
the conlectures as to who would be
the successful candidate covered
large range of country. Therefore
the announcement that dark horse
had won created great surprise. Judge
Judson Harmon, of Cincinnati, was
chosen by President Cleveland and he
Immediately accepted. While his
choice was a surprise To the country 1T
gives great satisfaction to those who
know Judge Harmon. lie is not only
recognized as one of the foremost
lawyers and jurists of Ohio, but as one
of the most popular citizens. lie was
born near Cincinnati, 40 years ago,
has always lived there and is known
by all. His father, Rev. B. +. Har-
mon, was Baptist minister, well
known throughout the Ohio valley.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1895-06-13
| LIVING SHADOW.
REMARKABLE TRANSIT RMA-
TON OF A NORTH CARO-
LIMA MAN
Strange. but True, Story from the Lum-
ber Regions of q Southern state.

Strange. but True. Story from the Lum-
Der Regions OF "a Southern State.
CFrom the Greenville. N. c.. Refractory
The following interview has just been
given our reporter by Mr.. @. A. Baker,
the overseer at the farm OF Col. Isaac A.
6ugg Of Greenville. N. c. IL will inter-
est any one who has ever had typhoid
fever. Mr.. Baker said In part:
II was living in Beaufort county. and
stricken down with typhoid fever. j
had the best physicians to attend me
and on the 18th day Of January. 1894.
was allowed to get up. j was emaciated,
weak and had no appetite. / could only
drag along for a short distance and
would be compelled TO sit down and
rest. This continued for some time and
i began to give up hope Of ever getting
we'll. lost my position In Beaufort
county and having secured one In Pitt
county. clerking In a store. I undertook
II. but was so weak 1 could not do the
work and had to give II up. Tie disease
settled In my knees. legs and feet.
WAS taking frst one kind OF medicine
and then another. but nothing did me
any good. I was mighty low-spirited.
I moved out to Col. Suggs about four
or five months ago and commenced taxi
ing DR.. Williams Pills. I took three
day for about three months. l began to
regain my appetite In weeks time,
and then my weakness began to disap-
pear. and hope sprung up with bless
edness that Is beyond all telling. AT the
expiration Of three months / was entire
ly cured and could take my az and go In
the woods and do as good days work
n any man. I was troubled with dys-
pepsia and that has disappeared. 1t 10
also q splendid tonic for weak people.
I say. Mr.. Editor. God bless DR.. Will
Jams may he live for a long time, /
know he will go up yonder to reap his
reward. Tell everybody that asks you
about DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale
People that IL they will cone to me I
can certainly satisfy them as to their
merits. i always carry a box OF pills
with me and when ever feel bad take
one"
We were forcibly struck with the
earnestness Of Mr.. Baker and his state
ments may be relied on.
DR.. williams Pink Pills contain in q
condensed form all the elements neces-
sary to give new life and richness to the
blood and restore shattered nerves.
They are an unfailing specific for such
diseases as locomotor ataxia. partial
paralysis, st. Vitus dance. sclatica, neu-
ralgia, rheumatism. nervous headache.
the after effects OF la grippe, palpitation
Of the heart. pale and sallow complex
ions, all forms OF weakness either In
male or female. and all diseases result
ing from vitiated humors in the blood.
Pink Pills are sold by all dealers. or will
be sent postpaid on receipt OF price. CSC
cents a box, or six boxes for $3.50 by
addressing DR.. Williams Medicine Co..
Schenectady. N. Y.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1895-06-13
NEWS IN BRIEF.

The Crystal Salt works, near Warsaw
N. Y, burned to the ground. Loss
S1O0,000
Iowa free silver Democrats held a
convention at Des Moines and decided
to push that issue.
Eugene ". Debs will edit his paper,
The Railway Times, from Jail while
he is confined there.
Kentucky Republicans nominated
adopted sound money" platform.
A soda fountain exploded at Martins
Vile, Ind, and ). G.. Seiders was blown
through a door and both his legs were
broken.
There are reports of great suffering
for want of food in Grant county and
the surrounding country in Oklahoma
Territory.
Nine. Lambert, sister Of the French
premier, M. Ribot, was accidentally
killed at Calais, by falling In front of
a passing train.
Fifty masked men, heavily armed,
took Joseph Fossati, white, and Rob-
bic Allen, colored woman who runs
house of Ill-repute, and applied to
them a coat of tar and feathers, at
Walla Walla, Wash, because they per-
sisted in living together The mothe r
of young Fossati is Frustrated with
grief and is in precarious condition.
The grand jury at Milwaukee has
created sensation by bringing in
indictments against prominent rail
roads entering that city and also
against prominent Wisconsin maltsters
for conspiring to evade the interstate
commerce law by making false returns
of weights of carloads, thus discrimin-
ating against masters outside the
ring.
j. X. Emmett, Jr., the German dia.
lect comedian, attempted to murder
his wife at San Francisco, and was
only prevented by the interference OF
neighbors. He and his wife had an
alteration and the woman fled from
the house. Emmett pursued and fired
pistol at her at close range. Then
he beat her about the face with the
butt end of the gun. Emmett was
crazy drunk.
A committee of the Illinois legisla-
ture offered a report condemning de-
partment stores in Chicago, declaring
that stringent regulations will alone
save the smaller concerns from being
entirely driven out of existence. Bills
to this end were presented. empower
ing the city council TO impose cumula.
tive license charges on stores dealing
in more than one class of goods and To
declare department stores nuisances
and summarily close them.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1895-06-13
Judge Longs Pension, Again.

The pension case of Judge Charles
ID. Long. of Michigan, which has been
before the courts in one form or an
other for over year, was determined
by the United States court of appeals,
reversing the decision of the district
supreme court that the commissioner
of pensions had no authority to reduce
the pension. The court of appeals
also held that pension is not vested
right except in n very limited sense;
that the courts cannot interfere In
matters of this kind and that the COM
missioner of pensions had a perfect
right to review the acts of his prede-
cessors Judge Long will take the
matter to the United States supreme
court
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1895-06-13

In 1879 total Of $50 striped bass were
planted In the Sacramento river. In
August. 1894. 5000 pounds were taken
at a single haul.
Pisciculture is by no means a new
art. 1t has been practiced for ages by
the Chinese and the Egyptians knew
something Of II.
Sir William Flower discovered by in
vestigation In india that the finest and
most delicate shaped noses Belong to
Brahmins of the highest caste.
The French government has placed
the largest single order for aluminium
ever given. 1t Is to be used In the con-
struction OF steam launches.
Mexico's great drainage canal. which
is thirty miles long. will be opened ~. ~,
about sixteen months It's constfHct ton
will coa6 something like 500 600. 900.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1895-06-13
Ohio Miners Vote to Accept 81 Cents.

The vote of the Ohio miners as to
whetf err they would accept or reject
the proposition of the operators to pay
81 cents for screened coal per ton for
mining resul ed: For acceptance,
5,OJ1; against, 4,351. Majority, 740.
Secretary Mcbride, of the National
association, says the Ohio miners acted
wisely in accepting the offer of the
operators, and if the Pittsburg miners
will do as we'll they will be in posi-
ton to take an advanced step ty the
time the fall trade opens.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1895-06-13
A BACK BLOW.


In these times when backs are lame,
when almost every other one we meet has
now and then, or all the time, back that
aches or pains Ia weak back, q bad
back" back that makes their life mis-
cry to bear = and still they 60 on day by
day in pain and suffering. Now it's the
easiest thing In the world to give this
played out back "a blow that will settle
Il, and put In it's place a new one equal to
any. It's Just like this: hit at the cause
most backaches come from kidney disor-
aers. Reach the kidneys, start their
clogged- up fibres in operation; when this
Is done you can say goodbye to backache.
Here Is a case from Battle Creek: Mr..
Josiah NJ. Shoup lives at 81 Broad Street,
be was member of the Battle Creek po-
lice force for many years. As member
Of the force he served the city well, but
the rough weather he was often subjected
to laid the foundation of kidney disorder.
which has troubled him very much. Here
Is what he says about it:
About three years ago. while on the
police force, contracted from exposure
kidney trouble, which has since given me
no end of trouble. The pain was right
through my kidneys and across the small
of my back; If sitting down and wanted
10 Blduu uD, ldu W III iSC NCty biOWiJ 6nu
gently to avoid increasing the pain; had
was steadily getting worse. About two
months ago, hearing of Doan's Kidney
Pills, / got box. Their action and effect
was most complete, they removed the old
aching pains for good. can now get
around as quickly as anybody. Doans
Kidney Pills are certainly as represented.
For sale by all dealers. Price so cents.
Mailed by Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo,
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the name, Deans, and take no other.
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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1895-06-13
-Four Tramps Were KILLED.

Near Sidney. u, there was a freight
wreck on the Big Four railroad. Eight
cars were demolished. Eight tramps
were in the car; four escaped with
slight bruises Ed. Ayers, stephen
Goddinger, and another. unknown,
were taken out dead. George Brown,
of Letonia, was fatally injured.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1895-06-13

snim.E the Earthquake from Afar
1t Ia a well known fact that horses
can hear bounds that are not percepti-
bic to human ears. For days previous
to the great earthquake In the Riviera
the horses OF that Locality showed ev.
cry symptom OF fear, which continued
without change Of character, Inloss
II was In the direction NJ greater
frenzy. till the fury of the great ..n-
vulsion broke forth. Not until few
seconds, however. before the earth be-
ganto tremble did human beings near
the sulterranean rumblings. One
writer from the scene says fhat In his
opinion the horses knew that The great
quake was on the way from seventy.
two TO 100 hours before their ,laSlrrs
heard or felt the first Jar. ST. Louis
Republic
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1895-06-13

Chairman Carter. of the Republican
national committee, is alleged to have
declared himself in favor of free silver
and to have expressed his preference
for Don Cameron for president.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1895-06-13
q You are Tired

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-23

DR.. Becker tells me that there are big veins
OF coal along Cooks inlet and along Katch-
cnak bay. In the latter place the bluffs
rise $40 feet straight up from the water
and the coal crops out of them, so that 1t
could be easily transferred from the mines
70 the ships. 1t is Ignite coal, about
hve-eighths as good the Cardiff coal
1t is believed that 1t could be taken to San
FRANCISCO and sold there for So ton at
proht. There is possible market for this
coal at future halfway station between
vancouver and Japan on the Aleutian Is
lands. At present each of the great trans
racine steamers mas 20 carry 1000 tons of
coal Tor each voyage. With such a station
they could save 1000 tons of freight each
way In going to and from Asia.
Uncle Sans Newest Territory.
During this expedition the geological sur
vey party visited and took pictures of the
new Bogoslov Island. This Is the last DOS
session that Uncle Sam has acquired 1t
rose out of the sea after we bought the
territory from Russia, and as it was the
direct gift of God, there is no possibility
of the English laying claim to It. 1t is a
volcanic island, some parts of which are
still steaming aid which are so hot that
they would roast any human being who
touched them. Birds fall into the crevices
of the rocks and are cooked. and Dr. Becker
and his party ate eggs which they boiled
over the steam coming out of the ground
FRANK G. CARPENTER
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-23
Miners Travelling.

United States. and only small part of it has
been prospected. During the past summer
Congress sent three experts from the geo.
logical survey to Investigate the gold mines
and coal fields of the southern and western
part of the territory. These men have been
In Alaska all summer They Travelled more
than 800 miles In little tugboat in and
They visited most of the mines now in
question with the British, and made tour
of Cooks inlet, where there are valuable
placer mines They have inspected the new
mines of the Island of Kadiak, and have
found good gold mines being worked as far
west as the Island of Unga- lying at least
1000 miles beyond Sitka. They returned in
September, bringing back a great quantity
OF specimens of gold and coal-bearing
rocks. These specimens are now in the de-
partment Of the geological survey. There
is one large room which Is filled with tables
loaded with chunks of Alaskan gold quartz
There Is a specialist who has for weeks
been grinding chips from these rock speci-
mems into leaves, each of which Is thinner
than q sheet Of the finest writing paper, SO
thin, In fact. that 1t Is entirely transparent.
These leaves are put between plates of
glass and subjected to a microscopic eX-
animation, by means of which their con-
stltuents and value can be known. Until
the rocks are analysed. the report of the
expedition will not be ready for Congress.
The work. however, is going on rapidly
and by the first of the year we will receive
our first accurate knowledge Of many of
expedition are scientific gold and coal ex-
perts. DR.. George F. Becker, the chief, is
the man who investigated the gold fields Of
the south for Congress last year. Prof
William H. Dali, another member has spent
Years In Alaska. and he Is an expert a. to