Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-07-23
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South Dakota Populists Endorsed the
Democratic nominees after bitter all
night fight.
The Republican national committee
will establish headquarters at poth
New York and Chicago.
The residence of A. A. Berry, at OF
sego, was destroyed by fire, which was
started by gasoline stove explosion.
Oswego. n. Y, celebrated the one
hundredth anr 'versary of the evacua-
ton of old Fort Ontario by the British
| troops.
President Diaz, of Mexico, has been
reelected for four years more. There
was no opposition, Diaz receiving every
vote of the O., 900 electors.
Spanish officers report that the IN
surgeon general, Maceo, has been killed
and that there is trouble over appoint
ing his successor. Cuban sources deny
| the report.
The extensive manufacturing plant
! of r. Bement e Sons at Lansing,
which has been shut down for several
weeks will resume operations giving
employment TO 500 men.
Senator Jones. chairman of the ma
| tional Democratic committee. has sent
word TO Mr.. Bryan that the headquar-
ters of the party will be moved to Chi
cago, in order that the fight may be
better carried on in the west.
| Advices from Havana say that the
| I. that
after August Is foreigners in Cuba who
are not inscribed in the registry book,
cannot plead their nationality in de-
Tense if they are arrested as rebels.
Two well-known Akron, o.. business
men suicided within very few min
utes of each other. They were Henry
Huber. aged SO. and Samuel Beese,
aged 49, The later had trouble with
his wife, but there is no cause known
for Huber's deed.
Adispatch from the island of Crete
SAYS the Turkish authorities are grad
ually extending the military zone and
occupying new positions daily Many
excuses are being committed by the
Turks. A party of Christians who ven
| tured TO enter the so-called military
zone. were murde red by the Turks
In their disappointment over the de-
feat of Bland for the presidential nom
nation, many Missouri Democrats
have turned to Mr.. Bland as the candi-
date for governor. He says. however,
that under no circumstances will he
enter the gubernatorial race. He de-
sires he says, TO go back to congress
To help in the fight for free silver in
the house.
One of the most remarkable co1ven-
tons ever held was at the Ohio peni-
Tertiary at Columbus, when % men,
impris oned for life under the habitual
criminal law, held meeting at which
speeches were made and an organiza-
ton effected to test the validity of the
law. Warden Coffin was elected treas
urer and $50 was raised as starter
for expenses.
Dispatches from Washington say that
it is now definitely announced that
cretaries Olney, Carlisle and Herbert
and Postmaster General Wilson will
not support the nominees of the Dem
ocratic party at Chicago, 1T is believed
by shrewd politicians that Mr.. Cleve-
land will, within a short time. an
nounce that he favors placing an indie
pendent gold ticket in the field.
Cornelius Vanderbilt, Sr.. has been
stricken with paralysis at New York
City, and all his family has been sum
moned to his bedside. 1t is feared that
his sons decision to marry Miss Wilson,
with or without his fathers consent,
has brought on the paralytic stroke.
Young Mr.. Vanderbilt drove in Central
park with Miss Wilson the day before,
for the first time since the attack OF
infammatory rheumatism compelled
him TO put off his marriage. Though
still very weak, he is able to be about
the house.