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The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-12-15
BIRTHDAY SURPRISE PARTY.

A very pleasant birthday surprise party was rendered Miss Sophie Isaacs at her home, S22 Congress avenue, Sun day evening. Dancing, singing, etc, were the events of the evening. Among those present were the Misses A. Gold stone, R. Keit, N. Keit, A, Loeb, R. Loeb, k, Schwartz, G. Schwartz, A. Goldbaum c, Loenbaum, A. Neisner, s. Bernstein, Y. Silverglide, l.. Nuhuan, r. lsaacs. Miss Isaacs was presented with a handsome watch.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-12-15
HAD A SENSATION.

A large sized rat nearly frightened the wits out of Fritz Hahn this week. While chopping wood for Chris Michael he discovered nest of rodents and at tempted to kill them. One big fellow, to escape the blows of a stick, ran up Fritz's trouser leg, With one frantic howl he dropped his cudgel and grasped the rat just above the knee and crushed it's life out It was over in minute, but the experience made his blood con- geal.-Norwalk Hour
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-12-15

fMsTsAssSSs44 44FsSsS3gNseA sSs3gNseA tlon, sHe ieallzes al
 last the mistake she has made in disregarding what she thought were trihing symptoms. Whenever there is the slightest disorder of the organs distinct ly feminine, a woman's health and life are threatened. cure cannot come too quickly "a woman cannot be too careful. Loss of her health means more than loss of life. Ii means the loss of dearer things-the loss of husbands love, the loss of childrens happiness, the loss of possible children. Whenever a woman is sick she should look for the cause in some disturbance of the purely feminine organism and she should take prompt measures to stop it. She should take Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription. This wonderful medicine is the invention of regularly graduated, skilled and expert specialist in the disease of women, and has had the most marvellous success of any medicine ever prepared.
 Mrs F. B Cannings, of No. 452o Humphrey St, St Louis Mo, writes I am now happy mother of fine healthy baby girl Feel that siiave done me good than anything have ever taken. Three months previous to my con inement sent for one of your Medical Advis ers,' read some of the most important points, and felt satisfied to try your medicine. I took three bottles of the Prescription and the little Pellets also. Consequences were was only in labor forty-hv minutes With my first baby suffered IS hours, then had to lose him. He was very delicate and only lived I2 hours For two years suffered untold agony, and in the mean time had two fniscarriages, Cannot speak tod highly of youf medicine as I feel that it has saved both niy child aud myself My baby waa born 3Ist of March. She is not yet three weekg old and do not think ever felt better in my life I took the Prescription through my confne 1neut and am still taking it. Find it strengther ing 10 myself aud to the baby"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-12-15

and beautiful luxuriant forest vegeta- ton.
 Time works grand transformation in all things. Time destroys the handi- works of men while it builds up vege- tation and adds new glory to the forest trees. AMOS D. SMITH, Sd,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-12-15
New Haven Window Shade CO GS, 70, 72 Orange Street.
 Open Saturday Evenings.
CHARTEIt REMISSION

The Special Committee on Charter Rev'- sion will meet in Room 10 and II. City Hall. on Tuesday, December h. 1896, at 7:S0 p m, for the purpose of considering the following:
 Whether the form of charter, prepared by the charter commission appointed by the General Assembly in 1893, as amended and approved by the Court of Common Council of 1894 Is adapted to the present needs of the City, and if not, what amend mcuts thereto are desirable.
 At the hearing the Committee will take the proposed charter as approved by the Court of Common Council of 1894 as a ba- sis. and will consider proposed alterations and amendments thereto.
 Notice of the proposed application for Il revision of the charter must be given by the corporation counsel hy advertising on or before December f6. 1896.
 All persons interested in the foregoing are hereby notified tn appear and be heard thereon without further notice.
 Per order: ISAAC BROMLEY.
 Chairman. Attest: EDWARD A. STREET. d12 3t Assistant City Clerk.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-12-15
F EMrmttmre, Etc.
Christmas FQrlltIlrG

BOUGHT HERE WILL BE DELIv. BRED WHEN YOU WANT IT. NOT A DAY BEFORE.
 ARTICLES SELECTED NOW ARE CAREFULLY SET ASIDE AND HELD FOR ORDERS.
 EVERY PIECE USEFUL, ARTISTIC, SUBSTANTIAL.
 VARIETIES AT THEIR BEST. PRICES AT THEIR POOREST. WISE PEOPLE DO NOT POSTPONE CHRISTMAS SHOPPING UNTIL ASSIGNMENTS DWINDLE. Tho HRga Furniture C0., g. 10. I2 Church Street.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-12-15
DEATH OF MRS. BYXBEE.

Wife of Internal Revenue Collector
 Byxbee-Formerly a, Resident of This
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-12-15
SPECIAL CHRISTMAS SERVICES
At the Church of the Redcemer Next
 Sunday

Special Christmas services will be held at the Church of the Redeemer sunday, December 20 Miss Rebccca Wilder Holmes, violinist, will play both morning and evening. William H. Mil Ter, violoncellist, will play at the even ing service.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1896-10-30
a Mailman and a Revolver.

Henry Ramm attacked his wife and
n party of women going to church at
Toledo, with a revolver He shot at
his wife first, but, missing her, the
bullet struck Mrs. Schmidt. Mrs
Ramm fed as Mrs. Schmidt fell to the
sidewalk. The maddened man pursued
his wife two blocks, firing at her con-
tinually. She escaped into neigh
boris house. Ramm then returned and
began another fusillade on Mrs.
Schmidt. and his stepson and fired sew
eral shots without effect. Then Ramm
turned his weapon on the crowd
that had collected and finally, taking
off his hat, fired a bullet into his own
forehead about an inch above the
right eye, but he will die.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1896-10-30

The famous missionary ship Day
spring has been wrecked on the coast
of New Caledonia and nine of the crew
were drowned.
Spain is bankrupt. and after ran
saclling Europe, has abandoned the at
tempt TO secure loan of $500, 900, 900
to carry on the Cuban and Philippine
islands wars.
w. T. Rambusch. of Juneau, Wis. d,
the defaulting banker who stole $780,
600. shot himself in the head in the
national cemetery at Fredericksburg,
Va. lie left note by which he was
identified
Hon. John G. Carlisle, secretary of
the treasury of the United States, was
grossly insulted at Covington, Ky, his
own home city, while making
political speech. Eggs and other mis-
siles were thrown upon the stage about
him and nc was insulted repeatedly as
he was leaving the hall at the close of
his address. and it required score OF
police to escrt him safely through the
crowd
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1896-10-30
SPANISH cRUELTIES.
Torture and Butcher Philippine Island
Rebels-The Insurrcction Growing.

Torture and Butcher philippine Island
RebeIs-The Insurrcction Growing.
Advices have been received by
steamer at San Francisco from the
Philippine islands regarding the in
surrection against Spanish rule. The
rebellion is much more serious than
has been generally recognized. 1t is
stated that the revolution is now De-
vond the control of the Spanish au-
thorities and that unless reinforce
ments are sent to Manila Immediately
the Spanish forces are in danger OF
final defeat. For n long time the ma
tives have been conspiring TO over
power the government and it was fin
ally decided to make strong attack.
Governor-General Blanco was to have
been murdered and il was arranged TO
swoop suddenly upon the body of OIL
GERS who attended the funeral, kill as
many as possible, then ransack the
town of Manila, and take entire pos
session of the place. 1t is due to wo-
man that the plot was discovered. In
confession she disclosed the plot to a
priest, who divulged the secret. The
arrest and imprisonment of many ma
tives merely postponed the opening of
the fighting, but since hostilities be-
gan there have been many bloody con-
flicts between the government forces
and the natives.
STORIES of terrible cruelties by the
Spaniards are told. Rebels killed at
one battle where the natives were de-
! feated were left unburied by the Span
iards. Over $50 rebels captured were
confined in small room under the
bastino OF San Sebastian Intra Muros,
with no water and only one small win
dow. Fifty-four were found dead in
the morning. and Is died soon after.
The Spanish recently captured several
native leaders near Cavite, and, after
torturing them, disemboweled them
and hung the bleeding bodies, still
warm, over the city gate. The natives
who witnessed this outrage seized a
lieutenant and his family. They cruel
! fed the man, and then, while he hung
dying, they assaulted his wife and
daughter, moching him, and declaring
that all the Spaniards on the island
would be treated in the same way.
The natives. usually lazy and good
natured, has sworn blood brotherhood
against the Spanish and priests, and
The worst massacres are feared. Ty'
ranny by the priests and increased
taxes caused the trouble.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1896-10-30
Guess venezucia's all Right.

The commission sent by Venezuela
to Germany has returned after accom-
plished most satisfactory arrangements
which bring about close identity of
interests between the two countries.
The main features of the arrangement
are loan of 5O,000.O00 bolivars, or
$4,000, 900 of German capital TO the
Venezuelan government and the estab-
lishment of German bank with large
capital ut Caracas. The large loan
comes from private German sources,
but it is felt to be not the less impor-
tant in showing the sentiment of the
German government toward Venezuela
and incidentally strengthens Vene-
zuela's hand in the trouble with Great
Britain over boundaries.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1896-10-30
Another Terrible Massacre by Turks.

A Berlin dispatch gives details of the
latest massacre at Van, Armenia. Sc
cured from fugitives who have arrived
at Elchmiadzin They declare that no
Armenians are left in the Van district.
The Kurds. declaring that they were
executing the sultan's will, mercilessly
butchercd the men. kidnapped the
prettiest women and girls and threw
the children into the pits. intended for
storing corn and buried them alive, in
order to save ammunition. The vic
Tins were arranged in rows and were
killed, two or three at single shot.
The details of the outragcs on the
priests and temples and the sacred
books and vessels are indcscribably re-
voting.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1896-10-30
TWEEN THE LAKES.
MICHIGAN NEWS RECORDED IN
BRIEF ITEMS.
independent Order of Odd Fellows and
Daughters of Rebeksh at Lansing
Zig Fire at iceland Destroyed About
SI55,0CO Worth of Property
onh rellows nnd nehel,nh,.

The Michigan grand lodge of the In
dependent Order of Odd Fellows held
the annual session at Lansing. Grand
Master Wilders report showed that
notwithstanding the hard times during
the past year new lodges had been or
Canized ut five places, ana two lodges
had been resuscitatcd. Master Wilder
recommended schools of instruction
ind the appointment of grand lecturer
and also recommended that a home be
established for the INDECENT members
and the widows and orphans of mem
bers. The Rebekah branch was highly
commended by the grand master, who
reported that it is making most rapid
rrowth. L. H. Whitney, of Lansing,
grand secretary, reported that the
Michigan grand lodge has total mem
bership of 24,3S9, an increase of $50
over last year The total cash received
was Sl0,gl010. Grand Treasurer
Pitchard, reported balance on hand
of between $4,000 and $4,000. The
humber of persons relieved was 1855.
and the number of families l3l. The
total relief furnished members
amounted to Se5, 4O2. OIL. The total re-
ceipts of the subordinate lodges were
bI55. $40. 20, and the total expenditures,
Ss,46S.S7.
The grand lodge officers elected were:
Grand Master, w. +. Wiselogel, of Mus
i;egon; deputy grand master, E5er ).
Andrews, of Williamson; grand sccre-
tary, L. II, Whitney, of Lansing; grand
treasurer, Il. ID. Pritchard, of Allegan;
rrand warden, Il. ii. Sellers, of De-
troit; grand representative, Henry n.
Wilder, OF Grand Rapids. Grand Mas
ter Wiselogel announced the following
appointments: Chaplain, ID. NJ. Rciter,
of Vicksburg; marshal, L. Il. Andrews,
of Adrian; conductor, a. J. Stroud, OF
Horizons Bay; guardian, c. f. William
ton. of Tecumseh; herald, Charles
Geiger, of Calumet.
The report of the officers OF the
Daughters of Rebellah shows that dur
ing last year there was gain of l,6lG
members. the total membership at the
close of the year being II ,067. Twenty
one new assemblies were instituted
and Is resusciated, while four surren-
dered their charters. There are now
262 subordinate assemblies in the state
THE cash balances from last year wa:
sc, 15o.27; tho receipts of the year wer,
s,75S.7O; the total amount paid out
for relief and lodge expenses wa'
SI2. $50. O6. leaving n balance of S3,076 90
The Rcbekah assembly elected the
following officers: President, Ida Nj
Bailey, of Rockford; vice-president, Ly
dia w. Poet, of Ithaca; secretary Id;
NJ. Davis, of Lansing, treasurer, MAJ
Martin, of Flint.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1896-10-30
ITEMS OF INTEREST.
PUNGENT PARAGRAPH PICKED
PROMISCoUSLY.
Hon. Charles II. Crisp, Ex-speaker of the
House of Representative Is Dead-Nen-
ezuela Successfully Nrgotiates Big
Loan In Germany.
Ex-speaIker Crisp Dead.

Charles +. crisp, eX-speaker OF the
national house of representatives, died
at Atlanta. Ga, quite suddenly, but it
was not altogether surprise in politi-
cal circles, rs the speaker had several
spells of illness in Washington. He
suffered from asthma and later from
heart trouble.
Chas. Frederick Crisp was born Jan.
90, 1s45, in Sheffield, Eng, where his
parents, then citizens of the United
States, were visiting. The same year
the family returned to America. The
boy was educated in the common
schools of Savannah and Macon, Ga.
In Nav, 1861, he entered the confeder-
ate army, was lieutenant of Co. X,
Tenth Virginia infantry, in which he
served during the war. He then
studied law at Americas. Ga, and was
admitted to the bar in 1866 In 1877
he was appointed judge of the superior
court for that circuit and year later
was elected to the same Office, and re-
elected in 1880. In 1882 he resigned to
accept the Democratic congressional
nomination. lie was elected and was
reelected six times. lie was elected
speaker of the Fifty-second congress
and reelected two years later. lie
was forceful speaker and man oi
great tact and possessed of other quail
tiles that em'nently fitted him fol
leadership in parliamentary assem-
blage. Mr.. Crisp, had he lived, would
| have been the neyt senator from the
state of Georgia.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1896-10-30
yessel ann Fire nt Som.

The British steamer Worsley Hall,
Capt Cameron, put into New York
with her cargo on fire. She was bound
from New Orleans for IIavre. When
the steamer was $50 miles east by south
of Sandy Hook the fire was discovered
in the hold and despite all efforts of
the officers and crew the fire could not
be extinguished and the ship will have
to be scuttled. Her cargo is baled cot
ton. She was on fire four days before
she reached New York.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1896-10-30
Two Men burned to Death at Akron.

The burning of the Whitman, Rob
inson Co. S stoneware plant ut Akron,
o., was of incendiarv origin, and in
addition TO the destruction of 100000
worth of property two lives were lost.
When the fire had nearly burned out
the body OF an unknown man was dis
covered in one of the red-hot kilns.
Evidently he had crawlcd in TO sleep
and was literally baked. Francis Har-
rison, northumberland was also burned
to death. An attempt to burn another
factory was also made, but it was un-
successful. A pile of straw and kim
ding was found in the Office of the
Hill Sewer Pipe Co. with every appear
ance of having been placed there to
fire the building.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1896-10-30

+ Hog cholera is raging about Wakelee
and hundreds of hogs have died.
The board of supervisors of St Clair
county caught the economical fever
and cut county officers salaries.
A le-vear-old son of James Verhulst,
of Holland, shot himself while hunting.
One arm was amputated, and he may
die.
by stipulation of interested attor-
neys, the sale of the D., l.. Il N. r.. X.
system, has been postponed until
Nov. 10.
Chas. Miller, an employe of the
Grand Rapids Plaster Co. was killed by
the caving in of well which he was
cleaning.
The Bancroft house at INLAY City
was Quilted by fire, entailing loss OF
s12, 900; insurance $1,000. The inmates
barely had time 10 escape.
A westbound train struck a buggy
ON n crossing between Bronson ano
Burr Oak, instantly killing an elderly
lady named Mrs. Martin Ludrich.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1896-10-30
REVIEW OF TRADE.

General trade continues along conservative
lines. buyers and sellers preferrinR TO defer
business until after election. Traders are
more hopeful as To the outlook for business
later In the year and next spring. The reac-
ton In wheat prices, after the big advance. is
the natural result OF u desire to reaa proIts.
an advance OF rates for money and enormously
heavy receipts at primary markets. caused by
higher prices Comparatively small stocgs OF
wheat in importing Countries. decrease In the
world total production OF wheat for two wears
in succession. unexpected shortages In RUSSIA.
India Argentine and Australia. and only an
average crop in the United States are inter,
prcted to mean that the prices oil wheat VIII
advance further Exports OF Indian corn con-
Time heavy Mercantile collections continue
as di lieu TO make Us heretofore. Inc most
striking feature OF industrial returns IS the
number OF contracts conditioned upon ,ne cree
lion These already are enough TO make bust-
ness rather lively for n time. and many DINERS
are pending which will probably be held back
until the horizon clears up.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1896-10-30
x..ooo,u 900 Feet of Lumber Burned.

22,OOo,UOO Feet OF Lumber Burned.
The Central Lumber Co. IS plant near
Milwaukee was swept by one of the
fiercest fires in the history of the Sagi-
nav valley. The mill property was in
nowse injured, but the 90, 900, 900 feet of
lumber piled in the yards, the tramways
and docks were food for the flames.
Four houses, the homes OF employees,
were also destroyed will all of their
contents There were also burned a
barn, four drill houses and the big
lumber docks. entailing a loss of
fully $1,000 1t was feared that the
sawmill and salt block, which is also
operated 10y the company. would be
bnrned but after several hours hard
fighting the firesnen succeeded in saw
ing them The fire was undoubtedly
of incendiary origin as three men were
seen running away from the mill just
as the flames blazed up. Saginaw and
Bay City were called on for aid and the
firemen from these places responded as
quickly as possible. Three fire tugs
were sent up the river as close as pos
sible TO the fire and did excellent work
in saving the saw mill and salt block.
The burned lumber covered 20 acres
and was the choicest to be found in
the valley. The mill, which employed
$50 men, had not been in operation
since September, but was to have been
started up soon. The stockholders oil
the company are: Col. A. t. Bliss, Cen
Alger, A. j. Linton, A. Il. Cook and
John Quinn.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1896-10-30


Another cargo of refugee Armenians,
fleeing from the terrible Turkish mas
sacre, have reached New York.
Rev. Frederick Temple, bishop Of
London, has been appointed archbishop
of Canterbury and primate of all Eng
land, in succession TO the late Rev. Ed
ward White Benson.
simultaneously with an appointment
as minister of foreign affairs by the cm-
peror of China, an imperial edict orders
LII Hung Chang 60 be punished for pre-
suming to enter the precincts of the
ruined summer palace while visiting
the dowager empress.
The civil marriage of the crown
prince of Italy TO Princess Helene of
Montenegro. took place in the ball
room of the quirinal, at Rome, and the
religious ceremony occurred later in
the church of Santa Maria Degli An
geli. Both ceremonies were most brill
liant, and the young couple were en-
Enthusiastically cheered by the crowds.
Secretary Olney, through the efforts
of Minister Terrell, has brought the
sultan TO agree to negotiate treaty,
whereby naturalized citizens of the
United States, of Armenian origin or
otherwise. shall have full protection
while visiting the Turkish empire with
passports from the state department.
Turkey has heretofore denied this
right, and has been cncoui aged by
Russia, now the only other European
power refusing to pay proper Difference
TO American passports.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1896-10-30

The steamer Argo, plying between
Coos Bay, Orc, and San Francisco, was
wrecked near Coos Bay and IA men
were drowned.
Harriet Blaine Beale, daughter OF
the late James G.. Blaine, has secured
a divorce from her husband and is given
custody of their minor child.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1896-10-30

The Protestant Episcopal church of
the United States is organizing an
army of uniformed evangelists, who
be under military discipline, to do
Christian work among the poor.
Vim. Buedle. farmer, between
Gibsonburg and Woodville. o., who
had large income from oil leases, was
murdered by four robbers and his
wife was seriously injured. Buedke
had just received his months income
from oil leases, but the robbers failed
to discover its hiding place. All they
got was his watch and few dollars in
his pockets.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1896-10-30
Foreign-Born Men who May Vote.

Attorney-General Maynard has issued
n statement as to what foreign-born
males can vote. He says: mo for
eigner, unless admitted to full citizen
ship, can vote at any election in this
state, unless he was an inhabitant of
this state on Jan. 1, 1850, or had de-
clared his intention to become citizen
in the manner prescribed by law be-
fore May 8, 1892. A foreigner only be-
comes citizen upon the receipt of his
full papers from a court of record"
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1896-10-30
Mother and Five Little Ones Drowne ed.

While Andrew J. Spute, with his
wife and five children were boating on
Smiths lake. a small body of water mt
Denver. Colo, the boat was by some
means overturned and Mrs. Spute and
her five children were drowned.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1896-10-30
Eight KILLED. ea Injured.

Two passenger trains on the st.
Louis & San Francisco railroad collided
nearly opposite Widsor station, 10 miles
from ST. Louis, Mo-, instantly killing
eight persons and injuring 20 others.
The dead are all of ST. Louis.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1896-10-30
GRAIN. ETC

*Detroit. Timothy hay, TO- Potatoes, &c.
Live chickens &c: turkeys &c. ducks 7c Eggs.
fresh, iSc Butter, creamery, lie: dairy. 14bc.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1896-10-30
HISTORY OF A WEEK.
THE NEWS OF SEVEN DAYS UP
TO DATE.

Political Religious, Social and Criminal
Doings of tho whole World Carefully
Condensed for Our Eeadsrs-The Ae-
cidsnt Rscidd
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1896-10-30

The tea crop of China and Japan is
very nearly total failure this year.