The Yale expositor., 1896-10-09

q The 4-year-Old son OF Moses Mluuie-
ton, of Otisville, placed dynamite
cartridge ON a stove and hit it with a
hammer. Both of his hands were torn
nearly off and his face badly lacerated.
The 4-year-old daughter of James
Collision, at White Creek Corners, fell
into a cistern. Her mother jumped
in after her, but could not get out and
stood in four feet of water two hours
before help arrived.
The Saginaw Coal Co. has completed
the shafts and buildings for its mine
on the outskirts of Saginaw and is now
building spur tracks Operations Will
begin at once. The coal ranks with
the best Ohio product.
Frederick Weinmann, an Ann Arbor
drayman, struck his brother, John
Weinmann, terrible blow over the
head with a stick of stove wood, crush
ing his skull. He then skipped.
trivial quarrel caused the deed.
Burglars broke into Wah Lees Chin
csc laundry, at Hastings, carried his
trunk several blocks away, and break
ing it open, stole s26l in cash, certifi-
cate of deposit for 500 and several
notes Three young men have been
held on suspicion.
The Lake Superior, Cleveland Cliffs,
| Champion, Republic and other mines at
Ishpeming have reduced the wages of
nearly 5000 men 6 per cent. The
Pittsburg & Lake Angelina, which
recently threw 500 men out of work,
may resume next month.
Mrs. Ella NANNY attempted TO fill
the gasoline reservoir of the burnisher
at hurry & Casterlines laundry at
Three Rivers. The reservoir exploded,
completely cleaning out the laundry;
also the barber shop on the second
floor. Mrs NANNY was badly burned
about the hands, and face, and inhaled
dangerous gases.
The Second brigade, First division,
Ninth army corps, held the annual re-
union at Jackson. Numerous promi-
nent veterans were present and the
business and social meetings-includ-
ing the banquet with its toasts-were
much enjoyed. Gen. VIM. Humphrey,
of Adrian, was elected president.
At a. IN. the Waterman at the
Willie mine at Iron Mountain discov-
cred man sitting at the bottom 40
foot pit enjoying smoke. He had
evidently fallen down the shaft as he
was badly cut about the head and
shoulders and his hip was dislocated'
He said his name was John Anderson
but he didn't know how he got into
the pit.
Thomas Mason, the octogenarian
president of the Quincy Mining Co.
has set apart 100 acres on Portage
lake. Houghton county, where he pro
poses to establish an industrial homo
for neglected and parentless boys
Agriculture. horticulture and foresty
) will be caught. Ultimately mechan
ical schools will be started, with com
plete equipment of tools.
. Justice Haggartv, of Grand Rapids
in trying Manager Stair, of the Crane
opera house, and several members o
the Wilbur opera company for conduct
ing theater and giving show OF
Sunday made several convictions ant
said that the spectators could be az
rested and fined as well as the partici
pants. In fact the justice found on
man guilty on such a charge.
Fire in the basement of the Manu-
facturers' shoe store, at Jackson, On
considerable damage. 1t started in tn
rear of the basement. The furnitur
store of Newall, Richardson IL Ga
S braith and the clothing store of j. /
4 Loeb adjoining were also damaged b
smoke. All are fully covered by IL
!. surance. The building is owned by
g r. KniclIerboclSor, and is insured fo
n 81, 600, which covers the loss.
A wreck occurred on the Ann Arbc
: railroad at the junction of the An
:. Arbor and Lake Shore railways at Dur
dee. Engineer Hanney, of sand an
gravel train. was following mort
bound freight which stopped TO tab
u water and the fog being rather thie
= caused the gravel train TO run into II
- freight. The wreck was a sad lookin
= affair The gravel train engine WI
S, ditched and cars were piled two al
ID three deep. The train crews jump'
a. in time TO save their lives.
Is Douglas Dawson, secretary of Il
Mckinley and Hobart club, at lr'
g, Mountain, was murderously assaults
IN by stranger in the club headquarteI
u Dawson was in the rooms alone wh'
x the stranger entered and said
wanted to talk to him. Dawson ;
g. leges that the stranger suddenly pull
Sc a knife and stabbed him in the lie
1t breast, inficting a slight flesh woun
m The blow knocked him down and &
stranger rushed upon him and stamp
. him into insensibility. Dawson is IN
80 precarious condition.
49, In the u S. district court at Detr'
e, John c. Bodewig and Geo w. Johns
were found guilty on the charge
conspiring to obstruct the U. ). ma
&C 1t is alleged that they were parti
ir pants in the wreclxing of Grand Tru
no press at Battle Creek. July l6, is
'eU during the great A. Il. L. strike. II
will be remembered as one of the M
at cold blooded crimes of the kind in