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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-09-02
MICHIGAN NEWS ITEMS.

About 5000 people attended the
farmers picnic at Saranac.
Lightning destroyed Edwin Monta-
CUES barn, hear Birch Run; loss 81, 600.
William Atkins, has discovered coal
on his place at Arbcla, and will sink a
shaft.
Over 1, 900 persons attended the St.
Joseph county Sunday school rally at
Colon.
About 5000 people attended the SUI
peryisors' picnic at Sylvan lake near
Pontiac.
The barn of Willard Marble, near
Buchanan, burned, with two horses
and large amount of grain. Loss
$4,000; insured for l,200.
Benton Harpor capitalists are organ
ling a stock company Wi, Il capital OF
$4,000 TO send 20 men To prospect for
gold in Alaska. They will also engage
IA the lumber business there.
John Williams, OF Mushroom, sues
the Michigan Cen trail for 225, 900, claim
ing that his valuable trottcr, Charles
H., was permanently crippled by bad
switching at New Buffalo, while in
transit
Ludington is greatly interested at
present over the Christian socialistic
which engages every class
of people in discussion. There is talk
of establishing socialist industrial iu-
truck gardens and fruit
farms there. thus utilizing some OF the
waste lands
In order Co keep members from drop
ping out aud to awaken interest Grand
Chancellor ID. l.. McMullen, of the
Michigan grand lodge X. OF T., has Of
fered a prize to the Michigan lodge
that lives the closest to the law and re.
ports the fewest suspensions for the
coming year
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-09-02
wamsn.s Relief Corps.

The 18th national convention OF nc
Woman's Relief Corps, auxiliary to the
q. A. r. convened in Buffalo during
the G. A. r. encampment The usual
preliminaries OF speeches and reports
occupied considerable attention, Presi-
dent Mrs. Agnes Hit. of indianapolis,
making a pleasant review OF the past
year and the hopes of the future. Secre-
tary Ida s. Mcbride showed that there
were now 35 departments and 81 de-
tached corps, with n total membership
in good standing of l11.633. The total
gains in membership from all sources
were 80. TOT, and the total losses. &c.
ait, OF which l.e55 were from deaths
and 1903 from suspension, milking
the total mem bership. inclu linz those
not reporting. i49.Ss3. The total
amount expended for relief was Si6t,-
72O, making Sl.537.s 1872, since organiza-
ton. Treasurer Isabella I. la siey
reported receipts to the general fund
of So. sos. expenditures of S23.572, the
balance being S7,o23. The total cash
in all funds on hand July was Si3."34.
The assets are Sls,57s, and the liablli-
ties none.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-09-02
~ o,Il.IAu oIILn Vi.
f. CONFERENCE TO SETTLE IT
PROVED A FAILURE.
Ohio Strikers Steal n Train To Close
Down n Working Mins-Other News
of Interest.
Conference a Failure.

The effort to arrange plan for end
ing the big coal strike has proved a
failure, and the strike goes on. At a
conference between a committee of
coal operators and miners. national
and district officials at Pittsburg, they
were unable to agree. and the confer
,nce adjourned without date. The
miners representatives did not recede
from their orr sinal propos ion to set
tie the strike by arbitration and start
the mines at the 69-cent rate. The OPP
orators off red to divide the difference
between the 81 and 69-cent rates, maxi
ing the price at which the mines
should start 6l3 cents per ton, but
this was rejected. Then additional
propositions were made. One was to
start the mines without fixing any
price for 80 days and then pay the rate
agreed upon by the board of arbitra-
ton. This was also refused by the
miners, and they said they had been
fooled too often to trust the operators
again. They declined to work for IA
month. giving the operators the out
put for that length of time without
knowing what wages would be paid.
President Ratchford gave out the fol-
lowing statement: 1--WE have disa-
greed. Our proposition remained UNI
changed. Besides our proposition to
arbitrate, we made them second one
along the lines of bringing about a
general con ference of miners and OPP
orators of all mining states. They re-
fused to lend their efforts in that di-
rection, and the strike will be contin-
ued. We have no other plans for the
future" The outlook after the adj
journment of the conference seemed
TO be encouraging for the miners as
some of the operators favor a complete
surrender.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-09-02
FAURE VISITS THE GEAR.
An Enthusiastic Reception of tho French
by the Russians.


President Faure, of France, reached
Cronstadt, Russia, on the French war
ship Pothuau after a disagreeable
Journey from Havre. The weather
was fine, however, when the car
steamed alongside the Pothuau in the
imperial yacht Alexandria. The re-
ception of the French president and
The exchange of greetings were the
signals for great enthusiasm on the
part of the many thousands Of Russians
assembled on land and water. Upon
landing from the Alexandria President
Faure was greeted by the grand dukes
of Russia and other dignitaries of the
empire of Russia and the republic of
France. A presentation to the court
of the car at the Peterhof pa-ace was
followed by visit to the czarina at
Alexandria palace. The royal yacht
carried the ear and president and
large party to st. Petersburg where
the cathedral of IS. Peter and Paul
was visited and a wreath placed on the
tomb of the late Car Alexander Ill
President Faure drove across the Neva
and laid the cornerstone of the n Wv
French hospital and also took part in
the brilliant ceremony of laying the
foundation stone of the new Troitsl<y
UriuSe Dinuers, receptions and visits
To many points of interests made the
visit OF the president a memorable one.
lie was greeted with enthusiastic pop
ular demonstration wherever he APP
peared in the public thoroughfares.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-09-02
Afridis Capture n British Fort in India

An official dispatch from Simla.
India, announces that Fort Maude in
the Khyber pass has been captured by
the Afridis after desperate fighting.
The garrison was composed of native
levies known as the Khyber rifles.
The Afridis afterwards burned the
fort. The fate of Fort Ali Musiid,
which was simultaneously attacked by
the Afridis, is not known.
Later-It is reported that a large
number of Afridis led by fanatical
priests attacked the Sepoys near Fort
Ali-Musjid, massacring 300. capturing
their rifles and then proceeding in
large force to make an attack upon
the large British garrison on the Low
graf. There is very uneasy feeling
in Quetta, where the troops are under
orders to be in readiness To march to
New Chaman, which is the extreme
outpost of the Afghan frontier, south
east of Kandahr. khyber pass is
swarming with Afridis and it is feared
the fall of Fort Maude has greatly en-
the rebellious elements.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-09-02
I.aaie. of the q. A. II.

President Mrs. G. f. Hurst presided
over the deliberations of the Ladies OF
the G.. A. II. The most interesting
event was the vote against consolidat-
inn with the w. r. c.. owing to differ.
ences in the eligibility to membership.
These officers were chosen: National
president. Mrs. Flora NJ. Davy, of Min
nesota; senior vice-president Mrs.
Sarah A. Mason. of Nebraska; junior
president, Mrs Helena Fitzhenry,
of New Jersey; treasurer, Mrs. Eta
Tobey, of Indiana; chaplain, Mrs. Nj. ID.
Cummings, of Oklahoma.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-09-02
striking Miners Steal a Train.

Over 700 striking miners at Wellston,
o., headed by three brass bands, flag
ged c., III. & ID. train, which they
then took possession of with the inten-
ton of going to Oak Hill where there
was mine in operation. The train
men refused to proceed and backed
their train to the depot. where they
were ordered by officials of the road to
90 ahead. Arriving at Oak Hill, the
strikers marched to the mine and de-
manded that the men come out. This
the men did upon being assured that
no harm was intended If they con-
Quoted themselves right. The men
then held meeting and informed the
strikers that they would not work ,nn-
then compelled to march with the
strikers through the principal stree
Of Oak Hill. When the strikers were
ready to return to Wellston then cap
tured a B. & o. s. w. train and when
the conductor refused to move his
train they informed him that they
would remain on board until il did go.
The conductor gave in. This is the
second time that the strikers have
taken men out of Oak Hill mine, and
they threaten to make trouble if
third visit becomes necessary.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-09-02
Dom Paul Denies British suzerainty.

President Kruger, of the Transvaal
republic, South Africa, delivered a
speech before the volksraad which is
likely to cause great excitement in
Great Britain. He said that the rela-
tons between Great Britain and the
South African repubss are regulated
by the convention of 1884. He added
that in the convention Of November,
1881, a reference to the suzerainty of
Great Britain did appear, but that in
the next convention. that of 1884. not
a single word bearing precisely upon
that point, and since then the suzer-
ainty had ceased to exist. and they
could not recognize the suzerainty OF
Great Britain, because it was entirely
opposed to that convention. President
Kruger's remarks were greeted with
the loudest applause.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-09-02
President of Uruguay As-assinated.

President idiarte Borda was shot and
killed as he was leaving the cathedral
at Montevideo, Uruguay, where the Tc
Deum had just been sung in honor of
the national fetes. The murderer. n
youth Lamed Arredondo, was arrested.
Borda was elected three years ago by
n small majority, and he has always
been very unpopular. While the assas-
sination is universally denounced the
remova: of President Borda from the
control of her affairs is good thing
for Uruguay. 1t is alleged that he
used his position for personal gain.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-09-02
Advance Greece Cash.

The marquis of Salisbury remains
firm in his determination to insist
upon Turkeys evacuation of Thessaly,
whether the indemnity is paid at once
or not, but in order to make the solu-
ton OF the question easier, he has sug-
gested that the powers cooperate in a
scheme to enable Greece to guarantee
the interest of loan to pay off the
Turkish indemnity by international
control. if necessary, of portion of
the Hellenic revenues. The powers
are considering this proposal.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-09-02
REVIEW OF TRADE.

Speculative markets have THAR tu,-,,.
reaction, but business has none this season
gaining with steadincSs which Is moat
grdtfying. The starting of work. ncreass
in prices OF products and the heavy move
ment OF crops are facts before which All
speculative Influences have To bow. The
past weeks dispatches mention "a ,rnn
works which have started. against one clos
ing; Is wooden works started and so ON in
many osher branches. while many more
preparing 10 resume. and some have in
creased wages While these things CONTINUES
with grain rising and going abroad in.
enormous quantiucs-mo ney markets n
reason for Astounding confidence and spe,
lative markets for strength. Crop prospcS
arc contradictory, as usual at this time.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-09-02
uol,and Celebrates Her semi-Centennia

Holland Celebrates Her semi-Centennial
One of the most unique celebration
held in Michigan in long time way
the semi-centennial jubilee of the cit|
of Holland and Ottawa county whlcl
was first settled in the fall OF 1916 by
party of Dutch led hyas hthdsomfSa
Raalte. -E~ltn American aid Dur
-~,rors. The festivities, which iastec
two days, were initiated by parade
which consisted of uine divisions. Ben.
Jamin Van Raalte, a son of the founde,
OF the city of Holland was chief mar.
sinai. A band of Indians on horseback
aud on foot, several historic and pic
turesque floats, bands of music and
plenty of Holland costumes were fea-
lures of the parade. During the after
noon two separate programs were
given, one in Dutch on the coIlepe
campus, the other in English at Gem
cennial park, and these were followed
oy vocal music by chorus of $40
voices and band concert by Finnev's
U. 5. band from Chicago. In the even
ing there were fireworks and BANQUET.
2hc second day was devoted princi
pally to speeches aud reading histor-
zeal papers. Gov. Pingree was present
and made a speech which endeared
him to the Hollanders aud he was the
center of attraction the remainder of
the day. In his speech Congressman
William Alden Smith spoke of Pingree
as his good friend aud model gov
ernor." EX-Speal<er G.. j. Diekcma re-
TERED to him as a man las good as he
Is handsome, and Prof. j. L. Bergen.
of Hope college declared that his name
would be forever handed down as 1.-The
great reform governor of Michigan
The man who had shown his character
oy opposing all that was wrong"
Another OF the interesting features
u the day was a pathetic address by
chief Pokagon of the Potta watomies.
Forty historical papers were read in
our of the city churches during the
lay and evening.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-09-02

The mysterious death of Geo. Beck.
with and the finding of his body in the
Huron river, near Ann Arbor, Aug. IL.
Is torcibly recalled by the coroner's
verdict which says that the young man
was dead before he was placed in the
water Monroe Kendall and Walter
Warren, who claimed to have heard
BeclSwith's cries, and ran to help him,
but arrived too late, have been arrested
as have Mrs. Kate Neff, her daughter
Mary, and Alicc Kearney, who live in
an old house with an unpleasant repu-
tation near the scene of the suppo sed
drowning.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-09-02
The Crop Rnl,et,n

Director Schneider's crop bulletin
says cooler weather has greatly re.
tarded al! crops. Light frosts have
occurred in nearly every county in the
state, but damage was light and con
hned to low ground. Reports regard
ing corn, beans and buckwheat are en-
couraging The SLOW maturity of corn
will probably add to It's weight. Clov.
erseed aud pastures need more rain.
Late potatoes promise poorly
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-09-02

A traction engine owned by Pear
Price ran through bridge near Mt
Morris aud was wrecked.
The Michigan Forester, official organ
OF the Michigan !. o. f., has been sold
by G. Il. Patterson 10 C. L. Il. Stowcll.
OF Mayville.
Mrs. Flora Anderson, of Detroit, sui.
cided by jumping into Lake Erie from
the d. & G. steamer City of Cleveland.
near Cleveland. Drink and family
troubles.
A pile OF ties was discovered on The
tracks of tho Alpena g. Northern rail.
road near Alpena, which would have
wrecked train had it struck the ob.
struction at full speed.
VIM. II Kelly, aged 40, respondent
because he couldn't get work, took
morphine and was found dead on the
street at Grand Rapids. He leaves a
widow and an inrant child.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-09-02
cher Kris ncr rw, on,,urem

ther hills TIER Nv thliHffhs
.arS. May Hutchinson, oi Flint. told
her husband that she would like Ia
take her children ont riding. J.
Hutchinson obtained horse and buoy
and Mrs. Hutchinson SAID sac wisncd
rive little Fern, aged ). a ride by
y. So the mother and child drove
apparently - happy time.
,ther returned about an hour
ithout the little girl and MIR.
lson anx,ou,iy inquired for her.
: )ther replied that she had left
neighbours while SIZE gave her
r-old daughter Ivy ride. Ivy
to the buggy and her mother
20 secluded spot out | ie Of the
mits, and there informed Ivy
ie had killed little Fern and hid
'dy in a clump OF bushes. and
he, too. h vi To die. anl the un-
VI mother whipped out revolver
egan shootin =. Ivy screamed
ID TO leap from the buggy, but
ct went crashing throu IN her
knocking out two OF her tee tn,
iother one through her breast
fit To right. The wounded girl
led in getting away from the
and while she was running
the field "A Thrill bullet struck
the abdomen. The rapid shoot
the screams of the wounded
|, 'nized girl attracted the atten-
| a farmer named White, who
IL the rescue. He took the revolt
| IN the insane parent, lifted the
lg daughter into the buggy
Ia and then jumped into the rig
& owe with all possible speed to
Y. The girl was taken to her
l. Y DR. Campbell and the mother
y ked in the county Jail. The re-
~ Of little Fern were found later
Il ump of hazel brush near the out
S Of Flint. She had been killed
b use of chloroform and two
Il nrehiefs soaked with the stuff
" pread over her face when she
" ind.
| Hutchinson is the wife Of w.
4 tchinson. proprietor and editor
OF the Bee Keepers Review. She was
Sent to the Pontiac asylum about two
years ago, but she got better and was
allowed TO come home. She seemed
rational when she drove away with
little Fern. The older daughter l Y
cannot recover.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-09-02
TWEEN THE LAKES.
MICHIGAN NEWS BRIEFLY TOLD
FOR MICHIGANDERS.
The Cashier OF the Farmers hank at
shepherd Shot and killed and tn"
Bank NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF
Founding of Holland Celebrated
Shot the Cashier.

Elmer Il. Struble. cashier OF the
Farmers baaE, at Shepherd. Mich
was found in the bank win
three bullet wounds in his body
one near his heart. lie was uncon-
s.ious when found by II. A. WISDOM
,proprietor OF a hardware store IN the
same building ia which the oanK
was located. and WINS lying on
the -four i'm the Office. He was carried
to his home, and rallied enough 10
make sworn statement MS To VINO hreo
the shots, and died about an hour later.
Robbers completely looted the oanK.
leaving but $40, which was found
under the counter. The Peoples Saw
,nus bank at Mt. Pleasant failed and
J. 4. Ryan, proprietor OF the FARMERS
bank. telephoned the cashier asking
him if he anticipated any danger OIL
.vun on the bank as a result of the tall-
,re AT Mt. Pleasant, and requested the
.asbier of the Farmers bank to bring
him the deposit ledger at an carry
hour i'm the morning. Mr.. Struole
said he thought no trouble would foi-
low. and volunteered to bring the
hooks Wa0JSu DClOtN ou''N''t>
the morning. At 4 o'clock In the
morning he went to the bank to get
the books. The parties who fired the
fatal shots were either In the building
at the time when he entered or lot
lowed. Four shots were fired 'hree
or which took effect, one passinf
through the body and piercing tfe
left lung, one in the shoulder ana Cd
in the wrist The finding of the ou
let's was proof conclusive that the sho
were fred at the cashier while he wal
in the vault. 1t cannot be Learned
now much was stolen, as the indivldusI
deposit, the certificate of deposit thI
general and draft iedgers, were stolenI
Not a cent was left in the bank, and nj
other books were disturbed D. |.
RYAN saws that all losses will be mao'I
GOOD TO cent. ID screpancleS nav
been discovered in Struble's Statement
as two of the parties he named an
many miles away. The officers ar
doing all in their power to ferret on
the perpetrators, and detectives al,
now at work on the case. Legal au
wee is carefully taken that wronI
move may be avoided.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-09-02

Samuel Hostetter, n farmer, near
Wooster, o., while crazed by religious
excitement and laboring under the de-
fusion that the Lord had called upon
him for u sacrifice, tried To cut you.g
sons throat. Mrs. Hostetter came to
her sons rescue, and was terribly cut.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-09-02

Mrs. Hugh Wallace, daughter of
Chief Justice Melville w. Fuller, is dy-
ing from appendicitis at Ashford's
farm at the base of Mount Rainier. The
doctors have decided that she is too
week to undergo an operation. Chief
Justice Fuller is at Maine summer
resort
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-09-02
GRAIN, ETC.

"Detroit-Ilay. No. timothy, 49, a ton
New Potatoes, per bu. Live Poultrx
spring chickens { per 10: fowl &C: ducks
Sc; turkeys, sc. Eggs, strictly fresh, lac ns,,
doz. Butter. dairy, lie per Id; creamery. ise
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-09-02
Two Killed by a CYCLONE.

Z. Meurch, of Three Rivers, was in
stantly killed and W. NJ. Snyder, near
PetoslSev, was fatally injured by tree
falling on them while they were driving
by, six miles southeast of Petoskey.
A heavy storm came up very suddenly.
The carriage was smashed in two by
the tree, but the occupants of the rear
seat, and the horses, were not injured.
A severe storm passed over Lake St.
Clair and came near causing the loss OF
several lives. VIM. Lowe and wife and
three daughters, L. J. Banty, wife and
son, and L. Mitchell ana wife, all prom
inent people of Lima, o., were on
board the steam yacht Vulcan, which
kNseaught in the gale. In attempt.
- y 6~-~.y "gurusu cInn~
a ia tSyas Gfge hole was stove in
s sniles An on board were rescued,
hut somff the ladies were taken to
he clubhouse in an unconscious con-
Hilton. Later the Vulcan put out into
The lake aid rescued four young men
who were in cat-boat flying distress
squalls.
u. 4. Miners Refuse to Strike.
The attempt of the officers of the
ron miners union in Ishpeming, Ne
gaunce and other upper peninsula
mining towns to induce the union men
to strike Unless all non-union men were
discharged resulted in a big failure.
The workmen have all been told that
the non-unionists shall be kept at work
and protected, if necessary, in the
event of walll-out of the unionists
The merchants and people of the
iron country are jubilant that the
strike did not materialize. They re-
member the hardships of the previous
one. The strikers would have very
little sympathy, for all know that the
mines are not making much money at
the present prices for ore. One pecu-
liarity of this strike agitation is that
the nou-union miners have good or
ganization, and this perhaps dampens
the ardor of the union leaders
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1897-07-10

Miss Helen WEIGH leaves next week
FOR trip through thee Yell1wstpne in
company with Mr.. and Mrs. w. j.
Bryan.
Numerous p;cmc part;es were held
July 5 at EnsigL's farm, Lincoln Park,
Cushman, and the state farm.
Chancellor MacLean is in attendance
Mt the National Teachers association at
Milwaukee.
A party of high school young PEOPLE
picnicked at the Crete Chautauqua
Monday. They were met there by
party from the Beatrice high school.
Miss Ethel Bigcell gave a birthday
party on Thur day evening TO thirty OF
her friends. The rarty went trolleying
out to Union College ar d back again to
lunch which the unjaded appetites Of
tie young people did full justice to.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1897-07-10

There were two boys OF twelve and
fourteen dressed in crash suits and
straw hats. who had gone down to the
Crete Chautauqua to spend the Fourth.
They had evidently tired of the place
and were then sitting in the shade OF
the water tank near the depot shooting
fire crackers in a weary way. A man
came by and the older one hailed him.
Say, mister, when's that train going
back to Lincoln?"
There one in about half an hour
twelve tbirty-but you're going hack
rather early in the day."
"None to early for us" was the answer
from one Of the boys. Pap sent us down
here to have a good time but it's all q
darn fake. Id just like to know what
psp's idea OF having a good time is any
way
Got here at nine" put in the older
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1897-07-10

boy, land it didn't take fifteen minutes
to see the whole show. Dye you think
We want to see scenery and hear a man
preach to a lot OF women and Sunday
school teachers on the fourth Of July?
You just bet not. And they havn't a
band nor balloon nor a cannon nor a
bloomin' thing
"Not even merry go-round," said the
younger boy.
"Nor lemonade
Nor bicycle races
"Nor q base ball game"
''Nor anything
Il wish that train would hurry I'D
and come and we'll have time to go out
to the park and see the games anyway
And as the man moved away he heard
the smaller boy say, II don't take much
stock in pap's fua- what a-he must
have been il he spent his fourth at a
thing like this down here"
H.G. SHEDD.