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The Yale expositor., 1897-11-26
Bert voight, of Novi, caught rs

Bert Voight, of Novi, caught 172l-
pound pickerel in Walled Lake.
J. D. Cook, travelling man of Chi
cago, fatally shot himself at Escanaba.
No cause known.
Farmers in Arenac, 0gemaw, Glad
win and other northern counties are
preparing to raise sugar beets next
year.
Edwin Powell, an aged capenter, of
Adrian, was perhaps fatally hurt while
assisting in unloading large plate
glass. Both legs were smashed.
The United Allxali Co., of England,
has obtained an option on the McGraw
property at Bay City with view of
starting a large caustic soda factory.
There was an early morning freight
wreck on the ID. IS. S. & A. railroad
near Marquette, Twenty cars Of coal
broke loose from train at the top of a
grade. AT curve they jumped the
track and the ears and 300 tons Of coal
were piled up in the ditch. No lives
lost
The Yale expositor., 1897-11-26
A TrkRiRLE AFFAIR.
Michigan Boy Kills His Father. Fires "A
Barn and suicides la the Flames

Michigan Boy Kills His FATHER flres "a
Barn and suicides Ia the Flames.
Henry Kammerer, aged 30. shot and
killed his father, John Kammerer,
aged 70, set fire to "a shed and then
committed suicide. The Kammerers
were well-to-do farmers mile from
Millburg, Berrien county, and father
and son were blowing when trifling
dispute arose and the son struck the
father with stone. A reprimand
from the old man angered the son who
went to shed in the rear of the house
and procured repeating rifle. Just as
his father entered the house he shot
him twice--in the heart and in the
stomach-and then turned the rifle on
himself, but the bullet, which plowed
completely through him, failed to do
its work by this time the old man
was again on his feet and the son, with
blood oozing from wound in his
breast, again shot his father, who
stood pleading with him for mercy.
The son then entered the shed and
pouring oil on pile of lSindling set it
on fire. As soon as it was burning sat
isfactorily he took down double bar
relied shotgun, stepped up to the fire
and pulled both triggers The charge
tore away his breast and he fell dead
in the blaze. The old father, with
blood flowing from three wounds, az
tempted to pull him out, but he was so
weak from the loss of blood that he
stumbled and fell near his sons body,
but was rescued by his aged wife who
also pulled the charred, remains of her
son from the fire. The nelghbors ex-
tinguished the blaze and carried the old
man into the house, where he died.
The tragedy was witnessed by a
hired man, who was so frightened that
he was of no assistance in saving the
bodies. Henry was the only son now
at home out of seven, and was the be-
loved one of the family, and was never
before known to have had even a cross
word with his father.
The Yale expositor., 1897-11-26
Some Hope for the Seals.

Washington: The Boring sea meet
ing, in which representatives of Great
Britain, Canada and the United States
have participated. has come to n close,
the seal experts making unanimous
report concerning the condition of the
seal herds, and the diplomatic repre-
sentatives of the respective govern
ments reaching an understanding by
which they hope at a later day to eff
feet final adjustment not only of the
Boring sea question but of other pend
ing border controversies. For the
present, however, no final action was
taken as to the suspension of pelagic
sealing.
The Canadians urged that other
questions be embraced in any plan of
settlement, and suggested an interna-
tioual commission TO accomplish this
end. This proposition was fully dis
cussed, and an agreement reached that
the Canadian officials would put their
views in writing after returning TO
Ottawa and submit them TO the author
tiles here. All parties concerned say
that the outlook is favorable to salts
factory adjustment
The unanimous agreement of the ex-
perts brings the governments together
for the first time on all the facts relat-
ing to the seals. This agreement was
reached after painstaking comparison
of notes, which show, in brief, that
not over one-fourth the number OF
seals are now To be found in the Boring
sea that were there a few years ago
and that pelagic sealing would soon
practically extinguish the species in
that region.
The Yale expositor., 1897-11-26
killed Father and Then Himself.

AS the result of a quarrel between
Joachim Eggert, aged So, propriet tor of
the Oak Hall saloon on Genesee avenue,
Saginaw, and his son julius III. l.. Egg
CERT, aged 81, the latter shot and killed
his father and sent n bullet through
the boy to prepare the lunch which is
usually served TO the customers of the
saloon, but julius refused saying that
he was employed as a bartender. The
latter is known as a hot-tempered
youth who was always getting into
trouble and threatening to shoot some
body. 1t did not take long for him to
work himself into a terrible passion
and picking up his revolver he walked
to the kitchen where his father was
pee ling potatoes and fired three shots
into his body, killing him almost in
stantly. Turning toward the bar-room
he placed the revolver to his right
temple and fred a bullet into his own
brain, and death resulted in a short
time. Another son, Herman, was in
the basement, but did know anything
was wrong until he heard the shots.
When the wife and mother arrived
at the saloon there was ptiful scene
as she threw herself down upon her
blood-soalOed, dying son, and then on
her knees prayed God that her boy
would die, as he was a murderer.
The Yale expositor., 1897-11-26
Mutiny in British-soudan Army.

Particulars have been received of u
revolt among the Soudanese- British
troops in Maj. McDonald's expedition
in the lake country south of the equa-
tor in Africa. 1t appears that the
expedition was advancing into the in
terror from the Uganda country when
the mutineers, assisted by $50 Moham-
medan tribesmen, attacked the camp
at Usoga. In the fierce fighting that
followed Lieut.. Fielding, Maj. Thurs
ton, Launch Engineer Scott, Civil
Officer Wilson and - soldiers were
killed. The wounded number were 30
The mutineers were finally defeated,
after losing 100 killed and wounded.
Maj. Mcdonald has been joined by the
Usoga native army, and it is hoped
that he will be able to quell the mutiny
The Yale expositor., 1897-11-26
REVIEW OF TRADE.

Colder weather has done much to aeceler-
ate retail trade, SO greatly delayed in many
lines by unusually mild and open weather.
The producing force increases on the whole
and many manufacturers are unable to take
all the orders offered, while others are COM
mttted as far ahead as they are willing to
be. The output in several great industries
Is considerable the largest ever known and
the confidence of great business next year is
unabated. Wheat advanced during the past
week, and small fluctuations have Deen due
TO reports about Argentina rather than to
the heaviest exports ever known. Atlantic
exports for the first three weeks of Novem-
Der were g759, $50 hu against 0.0,2.iO6 bu last
year. while the western receipts In three
weeks were ~ ,20s $50 bu against ,796 sss last
year. Corn exports were 1,alJ,Dlf bu against
6,441 ,65S last year
The Yale expositor., 1897-11-26
Rlg Palnt works scorched.

Fire partially destroyed the oldest
portion of the mandatory of the Boy
dell Bros. White Lead and Color works,
at 80, Al and 43 Fort street east, De-
troit. The damage resulting from the
fire may reach 100000 while the in
surance was only about $500
The firm was almost entirely burned
out by confagration which destroyed
over half a block in October, 1898, the
portion of their works which has just
been burned being the only portion
that escaped the former fire.
The Yale expositor., 1897-11-26
s5.ooo.ooo Fire at Melbourne.

great fire broke out at Melbourne,
Australia, and in very short space of
time did enormous damage. 1t started
in the very heart of the city. A strong
wind was blowing and the fiercely fan
ned flames rapidly engulfed building
after building despite the desperate
efforts OF the fremen. The burned
section included many of the largest
business houses in Melbourne. 1t is
estimated that the loss will reach
81 600 600
The Yale expositor., 1897-11-26
s2e.ooo.ooo FIRE.
Disastrous Confingration Causes I'm
mense Loss I'm London.

mense Loss In London.
Not since 1866 has London expert
enced such n disastrous conhagration
as that which has swept the streets of
the metropolis. Nearly $50 ware
houses, filed with stocks of goods,
were destroyed. The. historic church
of st. Giles suffered severely, the prin-
cipal damage being to the roof, the
old windows, the baptismal font and
Millions statue. The total loss is
estimated at over $25, ZOO, 900. The
fire started in large block OF
buildings lying east of Aldersgatc
street, between that thoroughfare and
Red Cross street, and famed by
strong wind and fed by highly infam-
mable stocks that filed the six-story
buildings, gained such Roadway that it
was soon far beyond the possibility OF
being checked. More than a hundred
engines worked for hours before the
flames were gotten under control.
The scene must occupy the fire brigade
for several days, especially in view of
the grave danger of the collapse of
of walls still standing. The latest ac-
counts indicate that $50 warehouses
have been destroyed, while the loss
will not fall below S25, 900, 900.
The Yale expositor., 1897-11-26
oubans Refuse to Buy Independence.

1t is stated that the Cuban provis-
ional government, acting throu. h rep
resentatives i'm New York. has refused
a loan of $500, 600, 900 with which to
buy their freedom from Spain, the of
fer being made by a syndicate of mill
ionaires of st. Louis and the east. The
syndicate proposed to loan the Cubans
the amount stated or any sum in eX-
cess of that necessary to purchase their
independence from Spain without fur
ther fighting. Bonds OF the republic
of Cuba were to be accepted as security
for the amount, and at very near
their face value. Six per cent interest
was to be asked, The insurgent lead
ers say they are prepared to fight it
out to the bitter end, and to meet
Spain with lead and steel.
The Yale expositor., 1897-11-26
No Trace of Andrec.

The steamer Victoria, which was
fitted out by the governor of Tromsoe
under the direction of King Arthur of
Norway, to search for Prof. Andree,
the missing aeronaut, and his party.
has returned from Spitzbergen. She
brings no news of the whereabouts or
movements of Prof. Andree, though
exploring parties were landed at 10
different points.
The Yale expositor., 1897-11-26
ITEMS OF NEWS.
IMPORTANT AND INTERESTING
MATTERS IN BRIEF.
Report OF Secretary of the Interior Bliss
Predicts a Big Increase In Pensions
IN 1s0s-United States and Canada
Come To an Understanding.
Big Increase of Pensions for 1898.

Secret ary of the Interior Bliss, in
his annual reports, submits estimates
aggregating S156, 532, 419 for appropria-
tions by congress for the fiscal year
ending 1899. Discussing pensions, he
says 200, 900 pension claims are await
ing adjudication, and it is estimated
that 40 or 80 per cent of these will be
finally admitted. IL they are rapidly
adjudicated they will swell the pension
roll from S5,000,000 to $1,000, 900.
When, however, these claims are adj
Indicated and the first payments made
thereon the amount of pension roll will
decrease very rapidly, possibly to $780,
Geo, 900 or $3.50, 600, 600 the first year.
The total Indian population of the
United States, exclusive of the New
York Indians and the five civilized
tribes, approximates HITS, located
on III reservations, which contain APP
proximately 80, 4O4. s37 acres. OF these
4,545 have accepted allotments of land
which aggregate about GA, l47 acres.
The Yale expositor., 1897-11-26
Competitor Prisoners Released.

In pursuance of cabled instructions
from Spain Capt. Gen. Blanco has re-
leased from Cabanas fortress at Havana
Alfred Laborde, Chas. Barnett, Ona
the American schooner Competitor,
captured in Apri!, 1896, by the Spanish
gunboat Mesagra on u charge of fill
clustering. They were delivered to
the American and British consuls and
have sailed for New York.
The Yale expositor., 1897-11-26

At the election of the Michigan bri-
gadc uniform rank Knights of Pythias,
at Kalamazoo, w. II. Loomis, of Grand
Rapids, was unanimously chosen brig
adier-general to succeed Gen. Gage, of
Saginaw. George w. Fales, Of Benton
Iarbor, was elected major of the third
battalion. First regiment, and j. III.
Parsons, of Detroit, was elected major
of the first battalion, First regiment
Edward e. Vanoy, aged 25, black
smith, attempted to murder Nellie
Skitman, aged 49, and her brother Bert
at Bear Creek, IL miles north of Grand
Rapids He had been counting the girl
but she did not reciprocate. The girl
was shot in the abdomen and her
brother received bullet in the leg.
After the shooting Bert jumped into
Vanoy's buggy TO drive for help. The
horse at once ran away, and the
wounded man was thrown headlong
against a stump, which injured him
more seriously than did the bullet.
vanoy says he intended TO kill the girl
and himself, but became panic-striclxen.
The Yale expositor., 1897-11-26

Charles NJ. Spencer, manager of the
Postal Telegraph's Office at Deadwood,
S. d., shot himself fatally in the Meth
odist Episcopal church at Westville,
Ind, while the congregation was sing
ing.
William Moody. well-known man
of Augusta, Ga, shot himself in bed.
He was married two months ago to
Miss Maggie Puryear, one of the bellies
of the city. They quarrelled and she
went to her parents home.
Samuel III. Shelves, aged so, pioneer
of Racine county, Wis, was found
dead in his room at the Thompson
house IN Union Grove. When discov-
cred the body was kneeling and the
hands claspcd, indicating that Mr..
Sleeves was praying when the END
came.
It is reported the Charles T. Yerl1es,
the street railway magnate, has pur-
chased controlling interest in the
Chicago Inter Ocean and George Him
man, of the New York Sun. will take
control of the paper. The present
managing editor, VIM. Penn Nixon, is
TO be appointed collector of the port
at Chicago.
A passenger train on the Cleveland,
Canton & Southern railway was de-
rallied at the approach to a bridge over
the Pettibone brook, near Cleveland.
Two of the passenger coaches rolled
over the embankment into the ditch.
Sixty persons were aboard, but only
three-Miss Grace Chapman, b. s. Bax-
ter and John Roe, all of Chagrin Falls
sustained severe injuries.
The Anchor line steamer, Bluff City,
one of the finest boats on the Missis-
sippi, burned to the waters edge at
Chester, Ill. Loss 100000. The pas
sengers and crew escaped without Sc
rious injury.
The Yale expositor., 1897-11-26
GRAIN, ETC.

sDetroit Hay, No timothy. $500 per ton.
Potatoes, BIC per bu. Live Poultry, spring
chickens. sac per lb; fowl, 5hc; ducks &c:
turkeys, &c. Eggs, strictly fresh, 1Sc per doz.
Butter. dairy. zoe per lb. creamery Csc.
The Yale expositor., 1897-11-26
For Better Government of Alaska.

Concerning Alaska, Secretary Bliss
says existing conditions demand rad
ical change in the laws relating
thereto, and he recommends that the
public land laws be extended to that
district; that additional land offices be
created and appropriations made to
carry them into effect; that the grant
ing of rights of way for railways, tele-
graph and telephone lines and the con-
struction of roads and trails be specially
authorized; that provision be made
for the Incorporation of municipalities,
providing for the holding of elections,
defining qualifications for voting and
giving such powers as are used and ex-
ercised by municipalities elsewhere;
that the legal and political status of
the native population which is il ioubt
be defined; that complete territorial
government be authorized and estab-
lished and that presentation in con-
gress be granted
The Yale expositor., 1897-11-26

A dynamite explosion at Des Moines,
Ia, killed and terribly mangled Chas.
Barton and John Walters. Ten sticks
OF dynamite in tent used by street
excavating gang exploded.
The Yale expositor., 1897-11-26
An ONO Murderer Executed.

Albert j. Frantz was electrocuted at
the Ohio penitentiary at Columbus for
the murder of Bessie Little, young
girl whom he had betrayed, at Dayton,
Aug. 81, 1895. Frantz took the girl for
buggy ride and shot her through the
head, afterward throwing the body
from bridge into saltwater river.
The Yale expositor., 1897-11-26

The Marietta Glass works at Red'lcv,
Ind, burned with loss of 500, 0G0.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-25
THE JACKSON HOLE REGION.
Extensive Placers on the Snake ir
WYOMING.

one OF the most promising mining dis
tri,ts in the state of Wyoming is the
Jackson's Hole region. famous and well
known to the public by reason of its
various Indian troubles in the past and
for its immense quantities of wild game
Mr.. Moses W. Pettigrew, one of the early
settlers in the region, says the Denver
Repuolcan, writes the following sum
mary of the mining operations of the
region for the past year:
Early last spring the Harris-Dunn
Mining company moved into the Hole and
began WORK upon some placers on Whet-
stone creek, tributary of Two Oceans
and about 10 miles up from Snaks river
The outnt expended about :, 800 in road
work alone in getting over the Teton
range and to their ground. They built
their own ferry over Snake river and
still maintain it, 1t required about GO
teams to haul in the first consignment of
stun. consisting OF scrapers, saWmill
Tools supplies, etc, ana with force OF
70 men. they prosecuted the work OF plac-
ing their plant in working order for the
coming season. Before closing down in
the fail, test run was made of few
hundred tons of the gravel with results
entirely satisfactory. They will be in
shape for hydraulic operations about the
middle OF the coming summer. They use
long. sluices with auger hole rifles. Up
TO date their plant represents an ex-
Denditure OF about $50 900.
Coming down Snake river Mr.. Berry.
grounds just across the river from the
somewhat historic Dead Mans bar. He
worked this ground last season with the
old-fashioned hand rocker, making from
IS to 50 per day per man, but last season
put in bitches and will in future use
su.ces. He too, made a test run with
his outfit, but without sluice boxes, and
- SIX shifts of ten hours each cleaned
~ over all expenses a little better than
500. HIS ground is good for so to 70
cents per yard and the pay streak is all
the way down to bed rock.
Quite q few miners and prospectors
are winterng in the Hole. waiting TO COM
mence work upon the many placer
grounds along the Snake river. believed
to be good gold propositions. There will
also be considerable prospecting for
quartz gold. Heretofore a few small
Outcroppings of quartz have been known
showing a fair assay, but the formation
hunters have condemned them and after
a cursOry glance have pronounced the
country no good Late last fall tender
foot who did not know one formation
from another, while hunting picked up
some rock, and an assay made at Butte.
Mont, showed that ii contained $34 a ton
in gold. Miners here who have been at
Cripple Creek, Col, say that the Jack
sons Hole specimens resemble the Cripple
Creek ore in many particulars. On the
strength of the mining prospects a new
tom called Park City. is being plated
on the plateau bordering the eros Ventre
river. and il is expected during the coming
spring and summer that it will present
the same rush and life that a typical
western mining camp usually does
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-25
Chicago General Market.

Chicago, Feb. 24.-Wheat was very
dull and prices were slightly easier
this morning. The cessation of Euro
pean war talk, which was very notice.
able, deprived the bulls of one of their
strongest arguments. That foreigners
were also feeling more at ease was
evident by higher quotations on En-
glish conso,s from London and lower
quotations on wheat from Liverpool.
Trade was light, however, and only
narrow fluctuations took place and but
moderate declines were noted. The re-
ceipts at Chicago were SO cars and 1885,
$50 bushels were taken from store. The
northwest had 100 cars, against 165
last Wednesday and AL a year ago.
Bradstreet's reported a decrease in the
worlds available stock of 1885, 900 bush
els. The smallness of this reduction
brought in some selling orders, and
prices stunned over a cent Closing
continental cables were weak and
lower Export clearances were light at
212, $50 bushels.
May wheat opened from 70 to ISIS.
sold between 7515 and 1872, closing at
741A. Estimated receipts for tomorrow,
Il cars. No. ? red spot wheat ranged
from S27sqS512; closed about S3qS4.
Oats-Most Of the trading in May
oats during the morning was at 17A
OTIS, a fractional loss from yester-
days closing. The receipts were 81
cars over the estimate, 404 cars arriv-
ing. Weakness was partly due to
this. but the action of wheat and corn
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-25
Chicago Live Stock.

Union Stock Yards, Chicago, Feb. "a.
The receipts of cattle for the first
half of this week amounted TO 32,95O
head. against 81. zsS for the same por-
ton of last week, and 29.324 year ago.
There is no Improvement in the de-
mand, and trade was slow today. prices
ruling weak and DC per leo pounds
lower. with an estimated run of 5000
head. Choice beeves have stopped
coming IN anv considera BILE number,
and prices for them remain steady un-
der the influence of a good demand.
HogS-Country shippers are sending
fewer hogs to market than week ago,
and prices are on the up grade, there
being a brisk demand from Chicago
packers and western shippers For the
first half of the week the receipts foot
up 107,O 900 head, as compared with ia
500 for the same portion of last week,
and 101 900 year ago. The arrivals to-
day were about $4,000 hogs, against
nearly $4,000 last Wednesday There
was a good demand, and prices were
advanced 5G10 per 100 pounds
Sheep-Today's receipts were esti-
mated at $4,000. bringing the supply for
the first half of the week up to $500.
and 1922 a year ago. There was a
good demand this morning and prices
were stronger.
Cattle-Receiuts. 10000 Bulls. poor
to choice, 2.25Q3.45; other prices un-
changed.
Hogs+Receipts, $4,000. Heavy pack
ing and shipping lots. S.35@3-60; CON-
mon to choice mixed, 3.45G3.621a; choice
assorted, S.55@3.7O; light, S-5OGS.7O;
pigs. 3.3O@3.7O
Sheep-Receipts, 14,OOO inferior to
choice, 2.5OG4.25; lambs, 3.50@5.2O.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-25
New Mexico Mining.

1t goes without saying that the He'll
Canyon country will ultimately develoD
into one OF the best gold mining camps
in New Mexico, says the Albuquerque
Democrat. Recent development work on
many claims gives rock that assays high
in gold. Recently Il quiet test of finely
ground pulp by the cyanide process has
demonstrated that nearly all the values
in the mines of that district can be saved.
The Elspas mill of the Miiagros company
will unquestionably start up at an early
day. The old Mckinney ten stamp mill
has been leased by the company engaged
in the development of the Grey Eagle
group of mines and win commence pound
ing rock in a few days. These TWO prop
ositions alone will go far toward making
a prosperous camp, but there is still an
other proposition which bids fair to be of
more value than either OF the others. A
company is now in process of the forma-
ton backed by ample St Louis and local
capital for the early erection of extensive
milling and reduction works to work the
rich ores of the Belvidere and n group of
contiguous mines. also a group of North
CANYON mines. all of which are demon
strated TO not only carry veins of high
grade ore but large bodies of low grades,
that can be mined and mined AT a fair
margin of profit This all means much
TO albuquerque as all supplies for the
district must come from our mercantile
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