Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-10-28
NEwsY CONVERSATIONS.

1889, had been allowed to return to
Belgrade, the capital of Servia.
The secretary of war has issued an
order creating n military reservation
in that part of Alaska lying within a
radius of 100 miles OF st. Michaels.
julius Xruse, butcher, was shot aud
instantly killed by highwaymen when
within quarter of a mile of his home
on Beavertown pike, near Dayton, o.
The London Daily Chronicle an
nounces that the premier, Lord Sails.
bury, is about to retire owing to i'll
ness Lord Salisbury denies the report.
4Rogcrs, Brown & Co., of Cincinnati,
have leased the entire plant, furnace
and ore mines of the Valentine Iron Co..
at Bellefonte, Pa, and will resume
work on Nov. l.
The widow and four children OF Bill
! Nye are almost penniless in Nyc's big
S25, 900 house at Asheville, n. c. Mrs.
Nye lost all of her money in the failure
of the bank there.
The 600 employees of the Dobson cloth
mills, at Bradford, Pa. who have been
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turned to work upon promise of 10
| per cent increase in wa res.
by the burning of the Central hotel
at Iowa Hill, CAL, VIM. Golden and
VIM. Owens, two OF the dodgers, were
burned to death. The fire spread and
practically destroyed the oldest and
most prosperous mining town in Placer
county. Loss $4,000.
Information has been received from
Honolulu to the effect that it has been
de finitely decided among the llawaiians
opposing annexation that a commission
of five men should be sent to Washing
ton to make a determined fight against
the ratification of the annexation
treaty.
A reunion of the 5 venth Michigan
cavalry and Companies |. and NJ. OF
the First Michigan cavalry, all of
! which belonged TO the famous Custer
brigade, was held in Kalamaz 10, about
200 survivors being present. The local
Women's Relief Corps furnished IA
banquet.
1t is reported that Gen. w. w. Duff
field, of Detroit, superintendent Of the
United States coast and geodetic sur
vey, will soon be asked to resign and
that it is probable that + lward 5.
Holden, of the Lick observatory, Cali
fornia, or Prof. Ii. S. Pritchatt, of the
Western university, at st. Louis, will
be appointed TO the vacancy.
Warden Z. 5. Wright. of the River
side penitentary, at Pittsburg, has dis
covered that number of the convicts
have been manufacturing counterfeit
50-cent pieces which are magnificent
specimens of the coiner's art. The
die from which they were made is al
J most perfect and the milling of the
coins almost equallei government
work.
E. impartial, leading Madrid paper.
says that the negotiations between the
government and the chiefs of the Gu
ban autonomist party have not pro-
duced the expected results. The min
isterial organs urge the necessity of
energetic action to crush the rebell-
ion by force of arms. The increase
in the issue of bank notes by the bank
of Spain has created bad impression.
The belief is strong in London poiit-
zeal circles that the retire ment of the
Marquis of Salisbury from the premier
ship is inevitable. notwith standing the
official denial of the report. The duke
of Devonshire and Mr.. Balfour are
candidates for the place when the va
cancy occurs. Chamberlain also has
an ambition in that direction.
Robbers broke into the home of
Adam Huffman, a very wealthy and
eccentric old man, near Kendalville.
Ind. After torturing him for two
hours by slowly strangling him to
make him tell where his money was
hidden the villains cholied Huffman to
death and beat his hired mln-the
only other occupant of the house-into
insensibility. They will be lynched if
caught.
The international fur seal confer
ence has begun at the state depart
ment at Washington. John w. F>-
ter was chosen as chairman and g. A.
Clark as secretary. Mr.. Clark acted as
assistant to DIR. Jordan in his investi-
cations in Boring sea, The delegates
are: Russia, Hon. Pierre Botkine, NJ.
De Boutkowsky, NJ. De Wollant. charge
d'affaires Russian Legations; Japan,
Hon. Shire Fujita. Prof. Kalxichi Nit
sukuri; United States. Hon. John w.
Foster, Hon. Chas. IIamlin, President
, David Starr jordan.
Miss Cossio v Cisneros, the Cuban
girl who escaped from prison in Ha-
vana, and her rescuer, Karl Decker,
were rendered reception at Washing
ton almost equal TO the one they re-
ceived in New York. Convention hall,
where it took place, was crowded, H.,
600 persons being present. Corporal
James Tanner, circumstance of
pensions, presided and presented Miss
Cisneros and Mr. Decker, who were
! greeted with cheers. Mrs. John A.
Logan and Mrs. Karl Decker presented
Miss Cisneros to President Mckinley
at the White House and she was cor
daily greeted.
Oxford had n romantic wedding
Miss Mary Simonson, of that place,
being married to o. J. Major, of Wind
sor, Mo-. after wee, S courtship, they
| havino, mot tho ,,ra gious vyaalx tvhan