Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1895-11-28
NEWS IN BRIEF.

France has sent four warships to-
ward Constantinople.
Venezuela now has revolution on
her hands, but is downing 1T.
Gov. Altgeld, of Illinois, announces
that he does not want denomination.
Rustem Pasha, Turkish ambassador
to Great Britain, died at London after
short illness.
Louis Mericlxel, Toledo saloonist,
was beaten to death when he tried TO
stop fight between lot of toughs in
his saloon.
A movement to abolish spring muni-
cipal elections in Ohio and have them
occur with the county, state and
national elections in the fall has been
| set on foot
WIN. A. Shoemaker, attorney for r.
| III. Holmes at Philadelphia, was ar
rested in court for bribing a woman to
testify in behalf of the multi-murderer
when she knew nothing of the case.
The President has appointed John
l.. Peek, of Kansas City, Mo-, u. ).
minister TO Switzerland, to succeed
Minister Broadhead, resigned, and
otto Munchmeyer as L. ). consul at
San Salvador.
Wilbur +. Davidson, of Port Huron,
has secured a verdict of $50, 900 against
the Illinois Central railway for injuries
received at Hyde Park, Chicago, where,
in alighting from train at the time
tracks were being elevated, he was
struck by freight train.
The French government has intim
ated that eX-Consul Waller, If re
quested by the United States govern
ment, would be released, as an act OF
comfy, provided Waller surrendes al
claim for indemnity for false imprison
ment.
A dust explosion in Emmerich''
feather works at Chicago started fir,
that destroyed l3 valuable manufact
uring plants. There was a PAM,
among 400 girls employed in shirt
waist factory. Several were injured
Loss S625, 900.
Over S.. 200. 900 in gold being shipped
abroad created quite stir last weel
in financial circles and with the fac
that the governments gold reserv,
had been reduced to little over $50,
0O0. 900, caused considerable talk o
another issue of bonds.
The treasury department in order Il
recoup in part its falling gold reserv
has taken the extremely unusua
course of agreeing to pay express
charges both ways to persons and cor
porations forwarding gold in exchang,
for other currency. This is the seconC
time in the history of the government
that this has had to be done.
An official dispatch from Jamaic
announces that the attorney genera
of the colony has decided that tn
steamer Horsa, charged with carrying
filibusters from New York to Cub
cannot be held as she sails under tn
Danish flag, whereas the alleged OF
Tense was against the laws of tn
United States. The steamer was nc
cordingly released and sailed for Phi
adelphia.
The New York Central fast mail
eastbound, was wrecked near Rome
my. The tishplates of rail had bee
r removed. The engine was burned an
| Engineer Nate Iiager, and Billy Bond
a tramp, were killed. Jimmie Wae
/ ner fireman. and two postal clerk
, ! were injured. All of the train, cor
t sisting of four mail and three sleepin
cars were derailed and the mail car
, piled over the engine. Four boys wer
arrested and confessed the deed.
3 Charles Sackett, fisherman {
S Grand Marias, Mimi, who had bee
r missing for nearly a week, was foun
r by passing boat many miles out i
the lake. lie was almost dead fror
/ starvation and exhaustion, but ma
| recover. lie was blown out in tn
lake by the recent storm and in som
. way lost his oars. For the last fou
|. DAYS he had lived on raw fish whic
: he caught Both hands are frozeI
: and he was but little more than
skeleton.
. A new comet has been discovered b
i c. d. Perrine at Lick observatory an
I il will be visible TO the naked eye b
the middle of December.