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The Yale expositor., 1897-11-05
A Hot Tlme in q Hot Town.

Grand Rapids common council raised
the mayors salary to $25, 900 a year
and voted to give street laborers S. per
day and board. The schedule of Ii
'censes were fixed as follows: Saloons,
so cents a year; water sellers, $500;
book agents, SIS a second; side shows,
free. 1t was also voted to rig up the
waterworLs settling basin as bathing
school, and to connect the city water
pump with a brewery. 1t may be
that the opening jambouree of the
carnival of fun" which was inaugur-
ated by the Knights of Khorassan, had
something to do with it. Anyhow it
seemed that everything was on the
rise and rush in the second city when
her street fair carnival was opened
with the booming of cannon, the ring
ing of bells, the blowing OF whistles
and the blare of bazoos, by multitude
of masked and unmasled who had
been given the keys of the city. Gov.
Pingree, ex-Govs. Rich and Luce and
other celebrates were present and for
four days and nights the air was kept
Hurled by the superhuous heat of the
shot time in the old town"
The Yale expositor., 1897-11-05
Blanoo Arrives-weyler Leaves.

The Spanish cruiser Alfonso XIII.
with Marshal Blanco. the new gov
ernor-general of Cuba on board,
arrived at Havana, and Lieut. Gen.
Weyler, the Marquis Ahumada, Ad-
miral Navarro and other high military
and naval officers steamed out in a
special steamer to meet him. Weyler
and Blanco exchanged farewells on
board the Alfonso XIII, and Weyler
then went aboard the steamer Mont
serrat and sailed for Spain. She was
escorted outside the harbor by numer-
Gus tugs laden with the friends of the
departing general and officers of his
his staff. An immense crowd wit
messed the departure from the wharves.
Gen. Weyler's escort on the Montser-
rat consists of 600 sick soldiers.
The Yale expositor., 1897-11-05
Prosperity In Michigan.

Labor Commissioner Cox recently
made written inquiry of the village
clerks of the Incorporated villages of
the state as to the average wages paid
to laborers and mechanics, whether
work is plentiful, if many men are idle
and if any new enterprises have been
started. Reports were received from
2I6 villages which indicate that in the
smaller towns of the state business is
reviving and but few men are idle.
The average wages paid for unskilled
labor is reported in four towns at rs
cents per day, in one town at 90 cents,
an 90 towns at 81 90, in 81 towns at 81. 25
and in II at Sl.50 or upwards. In the
216 towns, GO new enterprises are re-
ported, including sawmills, brick and
tile factories, stave mills, cheese fac
tories, planning mills, single mills,
banks, stove factories, grist mills and
business houses of all kinds.
The Yale expositor., 1897-11-05
Cuban Affairs to Rest a While.

From unofficial, though reliable, in
formation as to the nature of SPANS
reply to U. S. Minister Woodford's re-
cent note it is evident that in neither
language nor subject matter is the com
munication likely to be taken as often
sive by our government. 1t may be
regarded as insufficient to meet the is
sue presented by Mr.. Woodford in his
note but officials of the state depart
ment say that in view of what has al
ready been accomplished by the new
Spanish cabinet in reforming abuses
in Cuba, removing Weyler and in pro-
jectlng what appears to be a liberal
measure of autonomy, our government
will certainly rest, at least until con-
gress assemblies, and afford the new
Spanish government reasonable time
to carry out its plans
The Yale expositor., 1897-11-05
British Defeat Trlbesmen.

The British forces under Gen. Sir
William Lockhart captured the Sem
pagha pass on the Afghanistan border
of India. Gen. Gaselee, in command
of the Second brigade, led the advance
upon the tribesmen's position, which
was very strong and the approaches to
it were greatly exposed. The pass
was found to be series of steep rises
affording much dead ground to an at
lacking party. The troops, under
cover of a mountain battery, captured
hight after hight and finally the fourth
Gurkhas and the West Surreymen ar
rived at the summit together. The
enemy now opened well-directed fire
at the troop on the summit, but were
effectuallv cleared from the surround
ing nights in about three hours. The
total casualties did not exceed 20.
The Yale expositor., 1897-11-05

While hunting near Fisher an acct
dental discharge of his gun blew the
head off of Alex Wilmer, aged 10, of
Fisher.
About 500 men have been put TO
work between Charlotte and Duck lake
on the line of the new Toledo & North
western railroad.
The Saginaw Cycle Path ASSOCIATION
has been organized by the most prom
inent wheelmen in the city to construct
a cinder path TO Bay City.
The Kitchen of the Iildebrant hotel
at Adrian burned at midnight. Guests
made hasty exits and dressed in the
back yard. Damage slight.
Watson Patterson, a demented old
soldier. bound over TO court on the
charge of arson, smcided by hanging
himself in Jail with blanket
Walter Elliott hanged himself in his
barn at Coolies, presumably to avoid
arrest, because some stolen meat was
alleged 10 fave been found at his place.
The Yale expositor., 1897-11-05
HENRY GEORGE DEAD.
Dies In the Midst of a Hot Fight for ne
Mayoraltv OF Greater New York.

MayoraltV OF Greater New YORK.
Henry George, the famous single tax
advocate and anti Tammany Demo-
cratic candidate for mayor of Greater
New York, died very suddenly of APP
oplexy, at 5 a. IN. at the Union Square
hotel.
Mr.. George had been making a very
vigorous canvass and his following was
growing stronger every day SO that he
had become great factor in the may
orally contest. The night preceding
Mr.. Georges death he had made sew
eral campaign speeches and returned
to the hotel about IL o'clock. After a
light lunch he went to bed, but about
$3.50 he awolxe and complained of a Sc
we're pain. He at once became uncon-
scious, from which condition he did not
recover.
The Thomas jefferson democracy
(anti-Tammany) promptly substituted
the name of Henry George, Jr., for the
name of his father, Henry George, as
candidate for mayor of Greater New
York The election law of New York
provides explicitly for the filling of
vacancies on tickets.
The Yale expositor., 1897-11-05
A Sensational kidnapping.

w. r. Clendenin and wife, of Jones,
Cass county, separated last June, and
Mrs. c. started divorce proceedings.
She alleges that he has threatened her
life and that on Oct he whipped her.
His latest cruelty was the kidnapping
of their 3.year-old girl. Clendenin and
a stranger drove up to the house and
the husband walked in and snatched
up the child. The mother quickly
locked the door, but the stranger
broke it down and the father escaped
with the child to the buggy. The
mother, determined TO save her little
one, climbed into the buggy, but was
knocked out by the stranger, and the
two men then drove away. Clendenin
has since been arrested at Sarnia, Ont. &,
where he was known as Chas. Bclden.
He will be eXtradited.
The Yale expositor., 1897-11-05
A Black Death Taking on Klondyksrs.

Miners from Dawson City who came
back on the steamer Farrallon from
Dyea report that before they left, Han
sen, one of the managers of the Alaska
Commercial Co., arrived at Dawson
City in canoe and told of the aban-
Comment of efforts to get food up the
river. Fully 400 miners at once made
preparations to start back over the
trails, but the citizens committee re-
fused TO allow them sufficient provi-
sions for the journey. Chas Fries, of
Tacoma, says that besides the famine,
a mysterious disease has broken out
and is carrying off an average of five
men daily. Twenty-four hours after
the victim is attacked he turns black
from the waist to the throat and two
days later, in majority of cases, is
dead
The Yale expositor., 1897-11-05
Killed by a Sewer Cavern.

Henry Nau, sewer inspector at De-
troit, met a horrible death from suffo-
cation. He was overseeing the con-
suction of a sewer in an alley when
the sides caved in, burying him alive.
His lifeless body was recovered about
an hour later. julius Hoeft, foreman
of the job, was caught in the falling
sand and would have been killed but
the for timely assistance of two of the
workmen.
The Yale expositor., 1897-11-05
blizzard In the West.

"A very severe snowstorm with the
characteristics of wild western biz
zard swept over Colorado, Nebraska
and the Dakotas. Tremendous dam
age was done TO telegraph and tele-
phone wires and traffic on street cars
and railroads was greatly interfered
with. At Colorado Springs the snow
and sleet were blown SO furiously that
it was impossible to see across the
street. The storm came so suddenly
that ranchmen did not have an oppor-
tunity to shelter their stock Rain
had been steadily falling for Is hours
in South Dakota when it suddenly
turned to snow, accompanied by
severe northwest wind, and will cause
heavy losses of range cattle.
The Yale expositor., 1897-11-05
Noted Crook Escapes From jackson.

Jack Cannon, who was sent to JAG k
son prison from Detroit two years ago
for having burglars tools on his per-
son, has escaped. He left the tailor
shop where was at work, went into
the chapel and escaped from the tower
block by climbing from the window.
He is short, stocky, has a gray beard
and large eyes. He is 81 years old and
is one of the most noted hotel and
sneak thieves in the country.
Later.-Cannon was captured by
Deputy Sheriff VIM. II. Smalley, near
Grass Lake. The deputy saw a man
in his yard who bore striking resem-
blance TO the fugitive and accosted him.
Cannon gave himself up without pro-
test, and was relured TO prison. He
said he had had nothing to eat for SO
hours and was about used up.
The Yale expositor., 1897-11-05
Seven Miners KILLED.

The river slope of the Delaware &
Hudson Co. IS Van Storch mine at Scran-
ton, Pa, was Quilted by fire and at
least seven men are known to have
been suffocated by smoke and possibly
one other, a Polander, is numbered
among the dead. The slope extends
down through three veins. The miss
ing men were at work 100 feet below
the surface. Eighteen men were in
the mine when Pump Runner Simp-
kins detected smoke in the slope and
ran back in the workings TO give the
alarm. Only 10 of this number were
hoisted through the air shaft. 1t is
thought the fire started from miners
lamp worn by one of a party of 10
miners who walked up the slope to the
surface 40 minutes before the smoke
was discovered.
The Yale expositor., 1897-11-05

Uncle Sam Puts "a stop to the Attempt to
Grab the Union Pacific Railroad.

Uncle Sam Puts stop TO the Attempt TO
Grab the Union Pacific Railroad.
1t may have been the strong intlu-
ence of the press of the country which
has prevented certain eastern and for
eign capitalists, known as the Union
Pacific reorganization committee, from
swindling the United States govern
ment out of about $50, 600, 900 by fore
ing a sale of Uncle Sans interests in
the Union Pacific railroad at the
swindlers' own price. At any rate At
torney-General McKenna was led to
see the ACCESSIBILITY of postponing the
sale until other capital could Be organ
lied to bid against the grabbers. This
brought the latter to time and now
they offer to increase their original bid
of S50,000,000 TO a sum sufficient to
cover the full amount of the govern
ment's claim against the Union Pacific
road proper, which on Oct. / aggre-
gated SIS, 067, 1898. AS to the Kansas
Pacific, which they proposed to gobble
at a loss to the United States of nearly
s13, 900, 900, the committee withdraws
its guarantee and consents to post
ponement of the sale TO any date to
suit the convenience of the government
The net result of the new arrange
ment so far as concerns the Union Pa
cifc is regarded by the officials as
highly advantageous to the govern
ment, as it secures all that it has ever
claimed to be due it, and renders it
practically certain that a very large
share of the debt of the Kansas Pacific
will be realized whenever it may de-
eide to consent to its SALE
The Yale expositor., 1897-11-05
English and French May Fight in Africa

Paris: The Journal says that news
has been received TO the effect that
complications are imminent at Nikki
and elsewhere in Borgu, West Africa.
The Niger company (British) is send
ing officers there to incite rebellion
and distribute arms.to the natives. In
view of this situation French troops
have been dispatched to that district
from Senegal as a preventive measure.
London: The British colonial office
officials declare that "there does not
seem to be any reasonable fear of com
plications at Nikki, provided the
French government behaves reasona-
bly," But, it is added, Great Britain
has taken the determination to more
effectually police her territory, and 'if
the French persist in trespassing COM
plications will naturally ensue."
The Yale expositor., 1897-11-05
A Ror norn to Grorer.

son was born TO ex-President and
Mrs. Grover Cleveland at their home
at Princeton, N. j., being their fourth
child. The others are girls-Ruth,
Esther and Marion, aged z, 5 and 3
years, respectively. The Princeton
students have already named the little
fellow Grover, Jr., and have booked
him for their class of 1915, and made
him center rush on the championship
teams of '16, II, rs and'19."
The Yale expositor., 1897-11-05
Aged Farmer Committed Murder.

John c. Williams, an aged farmer,
living ten miles northwest of Howard
City, shot and instantly killed his
nearest neighbor, r. Baldwin, as the
result of a pretty quarrel. Williams
has lived in the township for upwards
of a quarter of a century, has held
numerous offices and is well respected.
He has been in feeble health for some
time and is thought to be insane.
The Yale expositor., 1897-11-05

Gen. A. S. Wiesert, of Milwaukee,
and Gen. Paul Vandervoort, of Omaha,
each an accommodated of the
Grand Army of the Republic, and Gen.
r. N. Adams, of Minneapolis, have Sc
cured 90, 200 acres of land in the coast
region of Texas, and will locate there
upon veterans of the late war, 500
families of whom are said to be en-
route for settlement on the land. The
location selected is an ideal one in
Matagorda county.
There is trouble brewing between
Germany and Hayti. The German
minister has hauled down his flag and
German warships are expected at Port
au Prince to back mp the ultimatum of
the minister to Hayti, demanding an
indemnity for the alleged illegal ar
rest and Imprisonment of one of the
subjects of the kaiser. Much excite
ment was caused among the native
population and some of the people have
threatened to kill the German minister
and all the Germans at Port au Prince
and vicinity.
The conference between commission
ers of Russia, Japan and the United
States now proceeding at Washington
in reference to killing seal in Boring
sea and the North Pacific has reached
an important stage and proposition
has been made which, if accepted, will
bring about complete change in the
sealing question. 1t is understood that
the proposition has far-reaching scope
and provides for the material limita-
ton or entire suspension of pelagic
sealing or sealing on the high seas.
The plan is acceptable to the United
States and Russia, and it is believed
Japan will also join in 1t.
The Yale expositor., 1897-11-05

The twenty-ninth annual meeting of
the Army of the Tennessee was held in
Milwaukee with 200 members attend
ing, including some of the most famous
Union officers living.
The Yale expositor., 1897-11-05
WITHIN OUR WALLS.
MERE MENTION OF MICHIGAN
MATTERS.

Grand Rapids Painted Beautiful Red
Father Kidnapped His Own Child
Portrait of ex-Gov. Rich Presented
TO the State-Some New Postmasters
The Yale expositor., 1897-11-05

President Mckinley came to his Can
ton home to vote and was accorded his
usual hearty and enthusiastic welcome.
Sunday spent in Cincinnati was also
intruded upon by callers except dur
ing the hour the President attended
service at the Walnut Hill Methodist
church. The President and Mrs. Me-
Kinley were the guests of j. q
Schmidlapp while in Cincinnati. The
President was also rendered banquet
by the Cincinnati Commercial club
while Mrs. Mckinley was welcomed by
a musicale at the Kirscheim mansion
on Walnut Hills.
The Yale expositor., 1897-11-05
GRAIN, ETC.

sDetroit-Hay, No. timothy, $500 per ton.
Potatoes, 45c per bu. Live Poultry. spring
chickens, &c per lib: fowl, &C; ducks, &c;
turkeys. sc. Eggs, strictly fresh. 16c per doz
Butter, dairy. 1Sc per Id; creamery, 2ac-
The Yale expositor., 1897-11-05

Piqua entertained the Ohio Fedora
ton of Wonen's Clubs in two days
session.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-01-27
AWFUL DEATH LIST.

Three Hundred People Perish in Panic in
 China.
 SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 25.-Advices from the Orient per steamer Gaelic tell of d terrible panic in temple at Kwong Tow, China, in which 300 men. women and children perished. During a theatrical performance a lamp was broken which set the temple on fire. The main entrance was closed and the two smaller exits were also cholxed. Of the 40 actors in the performance four escaped.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-01-27
Consular Appointments Wanted.
COLD ALL THIS WEEK.

The Weather Bureau Predicts Low Tenn
 peratures for States East of the Rockies.
 WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.-Advices re- ceived by the weather bureau indicate that the full force of the cold wave will not be felt in the middle and south Atlantic states until Tuesday morning, when the lowest temperatures of the season undoubtedly will be reached. The cold snap is technically explained to be due to an exceedingly high ba- rometer from the Canadian northwest provinces pushing south and eastward and displacing . low barometer in those sections. Local snows are generally reported from Texas and from Mis- sissippi valley regions. It is too early to predict how much damage will be done to Florida and the South Atlantic states by the cold snap, as the wave will not strike that section severely until tonight. The weather bureau expects that low temperatures will be general throughout the section east of the Rockies most of the week.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-01-27
TOME AND LIBRARY GONE.
Charles J. Barnes, of Chicago, Loses IIeavi
 ly by Eire-Kare Books Lost.

Charles J. Barnes, Of Chicago, Loses Heavi-
 ly by Fire-Kare Books Lost.
 CHICAGO, Jan. 26.-The four.story res idence of Charles J. Barnes, 223S Calu- met avenue, was destroyed by fire at two o'clock this morning. Mir. Barnes is in New York and Mrs. Barnes and four servants were asleep in the house when the fire broke out. With the mercury 10 degrees below zero they were forced to flee in scant at tire to save their lives. A maid named Kitty was overcome by smoke and was carried out by the firemen. For years Mir. Barnes had been collecting rare and valuable books and his library is said to have been one of the finest in the United States. This was destroyed and, with the damage to the building and fur nishings will make the loss over S20O,- coo.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-01-27
frezen ,ssa..f Lexington. sro.

BENNINGTON. Mo. Jan. 26 The first fatality from cold here was reported yes tcrday. Marlin Lacy, an aged negress, was found frozen yesterday morning. @ne had no home, and mad sought tine scant shelter of the basement of di- lapidated old frame house Tn the basement was what had once been a bedstcad, and it was upon this she was found frozen stiff. With her were her two small children, crying with the cold, but refusing to leave their mothers body. They were just alive when found. There was no bed cloth ing of any kind on the bed. This was by far the coldest day of this winter here
The Mena weekly star., 1897-01-27
WOLCOTT's WORK.
The Senator Is Meeting with Only Partial
 EnCourageInent

<
 LONDON, Jan. 25 Ut is rumored thai Senator Edward o. Woleott, of Cobra 60, who has been visiting England in the interest of bimotallism,i not quite satisfied with his progress. He has been delayed in meeting people owing to their absence from town. and could not be received by the marquis of Sails bury because he had no official creden- tials. The Bimetallic league, however, asgiven to the senator the heartiest re- ception, and Sir William Houldsworth. conservative member of parliament, who was the British delegate at the monetary conference at Brussels in iS92, and Lord Aldenham, senior part ner in the firm of Antony Gibbs & sons, bankers and merchants. and formerly governor, now director of the Bank of England, have had long interviews with him and are aiding him in every way possible.
 Senator Wolcott finds that the posi- tion here has remained unchanged from the time of the Brussels confer ence, namely, that the British govern ment and the house of commons are committed to do all in their power to secure by international agreement the stable monetary par of the exchange of gold and silver. The Bank of England is still willing to keep a fifth of its reserve in silver bars. But in spite of the willingness of Great Britain "?Falsieh has been expressed to Senator Wolcott to bring in the hints of India into any international agreement. Great Britain under no circumstances will take the initiative in calling a new conference. Considering as she does that the above offers are the first practical steps toward in- ternational bimetallism taken by any government, she now wants to see what practical steps other governments are willing to take. The continental powers are equally unwill- ing to take the lead in calling mou- etary conference, as they unanimously believe that the United States, both by it's position and importance, must take the initiative.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-01-27
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.

senator Tu~pIe Speaks on Cuba Report cu
 s!ie gree Homes Bill Presented in the Eoase
 WASHINGTON. Jan. 26.--It was 1885 p H. when Senator Turpie took the toef to make his promised speech on oNF relations with Cuba. His remarks were chiefly historical. 4 commuica- hon from the attorney-general, which included letter from President Cleve- land. was laid before the senate in response to a resolution of Saturday last in relation to the foreclos- are proceedings in the case of the enlon Pacific Co. Mir. Burrows pre- senfed petitions on the subject of the senatorial election in Delaware. MT. fettigrew offered resolution for . special committee of five senators to inquire into. the issue of land patents to the Pacific railroads, and she California and Oregon rail roads and to the diversion from the reports of gross earnings of the sums pald to the Pacific Mail Steamship Co, which was referred. The military academy appropriation bill was also taken up-the pending question being oa the participation of the West Point s4aets in the approaching inaugural efcmonies.
 The house began business to-day by passlng the senate bill to provide for VI examination and survey of water
The Mena weekly star., 1897-01-27
BOILER BURSTS.

Five Men Lose Their Lives on Board the
 Collier Madeleine.
 SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 25.--The French collier Madeleine arrived to-day from Callao. One Of her boilers exploded soon after the steamer left Callao, kill ing five men and injuring several oth- CTS. She put into Acapulco for repairs. After leaving Acapulco Chief Engineer 0be had quarrel with Chief Officer Diamond and the engineer shot and se- verely wounded Diamond and also cut him with knife. The Madeleine re- turned to Acapulco, where Cbe was left in the hands of the Mexican ar- thorities and Diamond in hospital.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-01-27

sure and there has been rush for other kinds of fuel. A cutting wind ia blowing from the west, taking on al- most the nature of blizzard.
 Considerable Suffering in Colorado.
 DENVER, Col, Jan. 26.-The weather to-day is the coldest Colorado has ex- perienced in several years. The ther- mometer registers ten below and there is considerable suffering owing to the sudden change.
 Intense Cold in Minneapolis.
 MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., Jan. 20.-The cold wave shows no signs of abatement. The mercury registered Sl below here and the indications are for continued cold