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Of habens corpus on a technicahty and
was discharged from custody. The Su-
prcme Court ordered the prisoner into the
custody of the sheriff again. But the
man IL now dead.
Judge Person OF Lansing declined to Is
sue writ Of mandamus to compel the
Lansing Street Railway Company to en-
ploy conductors upon its cars, 1t being an
uncontradicted fact that the company Is
not making enough money to pay the con-
ductors. The judge holds that the discre-
tionary writ Of mandamus will not be
granted to compel an impossible thing.
The last act In the recent Welsh tragedy
at Grand Rapids was performed when
Judge Burlingame sentenced Joseph
Welsh to Jackson for life. The prisoner
maintained stolid front during the or
deal and seemed quite unconcerned about
it all and even laughed as he was led
away. He charges all the blame for the
shooting upon his wife and daughter, who,
he says, drove him to drink and then mis-
used him. He has a record, however, as
n worthless wretch, while the wife he kill
ed was Woodworking woman, who toll
ed early and late for their children while
he was carousing.
s. g. Ketchum of Kalamazoo, son of
the Rev. A. Il. Ketchum Of South Haven,
was shot and instantly killed by his
nephew, Samuel Haines of Chicago, at
their cottage on the lake front, near South
Haven, Sunday night. A company Of
young men, including the above named,
had been camping there several days and
seem to have been annoyed by tramps
prowling around the tent and cottage dur
ing the night. While playing pranks up
on each other, Mr.. Ketchum, unknown to
his chums, went to the rear of the cottage,
and being mistaken by young Haines for
a tramp, was fatally shot.
For several weeks it has been evident
that Illegal fishing was going on in Man
istee County, but the officers have been
unable to locate the men. Fish have been
dynamited and Melted and sold in quanti-
ties. The other day two prominent citi-
zens of Manistee were caught red-handed
in the act of drawing nets under the dam
upon the little Manistee river. They had
their nets strung upon n wire, operating
an inch below the surface Of the water,
and strung so that not n fish could come
down through the chute without getting
caught. They had over q thousand trout
Ill tncT DOSStssiOn MHtn CuuSnts Attoi
ney General Maynard will personally con-
duct the prosecution.
The Baptist ministers home, located at
Fenton, is always an object of interest
to strangers. 1t represents Ohio, Indiana,
Michigan, Illinois and Wisconsin. The
home Is surrounded by twenty-five acres
of land, kept under high state Of cult
walton by the society. The property is
valued at $4,000. 1t is under the direct
management of Rev. A. IL. Mather of
Fenton and is supported by about thirty
seven Baptist ministers associations of
the five States named. The aged, intirm
and destitute Baptist ministers, and mis-
sionaries, their wives, widows and or
phans, always find a welcome and cheer
full home there. The building was first
erected as a Baptist school in 1869, by
Rev. David Latousette, who contributed
the ground and $4,000 in money.
At the Board of Regents meeting at
Ann Arbor. several interesting and start
ling incidents took place Tuesday. Mar
tin l.. Dodge, who has held the position
of dean of the literary department in the
Universitytof Michigan for almost doz-
en- years, resigned. The reason given was
that the salary accompanying the position
was too small, but it is generally believed
that something else underlies DR.. Dooge's
action. Richard Hudson, professor OF
history, was appointed as DIR. Dooge's
successor. Prof. ]. II. McMurrich, chair
of anatomy, asked the Board of Regents
to dismiss DIR. W. A. Campbell, his as
sistant, from the university. The regents
did so by abolishing DR.. Campbelrs chair
McMurrich's friends say Campbell is old
fashioned and that he opposes DR.. Nc
Murrich's new methods. DR.. Campbelrs
advocates say McMurrich knows no anat
omy, aud is jealous of Campbell. a biz
| fight is in prospect. Most of the student,
| favor Campbell.
The State fair this year will be held II
| Grand Rapids. The members Of the ex
ecutive committee of the State associa
| ton have been comforting with the officers
| Of the West Michigan Fair Association
with whom they have twice combined in ,
| fair, and it is announced that the deal hal
been consummated whereby the State
| fair will be held upon the grounds of thu
| West Michigan society. Vice Presiden
| Butterfield announces that the troubles
| of the State association have all beer
cleared away. A $1,000 guarantee wa
asked from the West Michigan societ.
and $1,000 Of 1t was raised in one after
| noon. There is no question about the bal
ance. The State society will get 80 pc
cent Of the proceeds of the coming fai
| and the West Michigan people the remain
der unless the Kent County fair peopl
can be induced to join in the combine, il
| which case they will get small division
1 Premium lists and programs will now b
rushed at once and the fair will open oil
Sept. q.
An abstract of the reports Of the sher
ifs of the State for the last fiscal year
| made by Secretary of State Gardner
shows that there were 466 persons in jai
at the beginning of the year, and tina
| 16,423 were received, making a total o
1850 persons who occupied the count
jails of the State during the year. Tn
number of female prisoners was 1,O9t
The total number of persons charged wit
high crimes was 2,192. The total numbe
of insane persons imprisoned was 35t
The number of persons sent to Stat
prison was $50, to the State house o
correction 312, to the Detroit house o
correction LIZA, to the Industrial Schoc
for Boys III, to the Industrial School 70
Girls 40. There were thirty-one escape
during the year. The total cost Of main
tanning the jails for the year and for al
resting and taking prisoners to penal in
stitutions was $1S7, 9O7.71. The preced
ing year the cost was $19S,347.3O. III
average cost per week for board and keeI
ing OF prisoners was $4.74.
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