The Yale expositor., 1897-12-17

and has invited Secretary Gage to EN-
body his views in bill.
Mint Pell keeps a small grocery at
Grand Rapids, and also has an ice box
containing beer When customer
wants drink he leaves the pay on the
counter and helps himself. Pell was
arrested for selling beer without
United States license.
Gov. Pingree has paroled Hiram
Wheeler, sent from Charlotte to jack
son in November, 1896, three years for
assault with intent to do great bodily
harm; also William Bellamy, sent from
Grand Rapids to Jackson in June, 1896,
two years for larceny.
The U. S. cruiser Yantic, which is TO
be training ship for the Michigan
Naval reserves at Detroit, has at last
arrived at Detroit, after most event
full voyage from Boston. She was at
once put in the Detroit drydock to
be placed in proper style.
The big steel steamer City of Bangor,
from Duluth to Chicago with wheat,
struck bowlder be tween the piers of
the Canadian canal, at the $500"
breaking hole in two compartments
of her water bottom. She sank to the
bottom just below the canal piers.
John Marllle, living 10 miles north
of Cass City, discovered his 6-year-old
daughter in nude condition lying in
the snow unconscious, her clothing
being entirely consumed by fire and
the body burned to crisp. The little
one died in a short time in terrible
agony. How the childs dress caught
on fire is a mystery.
Railroad Commissioner Wesselius has
sent letter to A. &. Blair, Canadian
minister of railways, suggested the
necessity for joint action on the part
of Michigan and Canada relative to the
establishment of safety devices and po-
lice regulations for the ST. Clair tun-
mel at Port Huron, so that the repeti-
ton of the recent fatal accident may
be avoided.
The Michigan Sugar Co., of Bay City,
with capital stock of $500, 900, has
filed articles of Incorporation with the
secretary of state. Thomas Cranage is
president, Hon. S. o. Fisher vice-pres
ident, and other prominens capitalists
are interested in the enterprise. The
company is organized to manufacture
beet sugar on which the state now of
fers a county.
VIM. j. MaSeley has been arrested
at Mason charged with soliciting in
surance for grave gard" companies,
which have no permission to do bust
ness in the state Maleley signed his
fathers name as president and his own
as secretary and it is said they have
been doing land office business. In
surance Commissioner Campbell says
more arrests will follow.
Work on Grand river improvement
have stopped for the season. The
channel thus far has been dredged for
a distance of 10 miles, and IA miles yet
remain to work on. The amount ex-
pended has been S19,s75, and about
$40. 900 still remains to complete the
work. When the present appropria-
ton is expended it is proposed TO ask
for another of $3.50, 900.
Fire broke out in the basement of
Kellogg's drug store in the Shearer
block, Bay City, destroying a large
stock of drugs and Christmas goods
and damaging the stock above by
smoke and water. The loss on the
stock is about S., 900, and to the block,
81 500; covered by insurance. Chief
Harding fell and was hurt about the
back while going to the fire.
Attorney-General Maynard, who is
assisting in the trial of the case com
menced by Pingree to compel the Mich
igan Central railroad company to sell
family 1,OOO-mile tickets for SEQ, re-
quired by the law of 1891, believes he
will be able to show that the Michigan
Central company has forfeited its
rights under its special charter by con-
solidating with other companies.
Adjt Gen. Irish says: THE state
military board has not permanently
sidetracked the new Ionia company as
is generally believed The fact is there
was vacancy in the Second caused
by the mastering out of the old Ionia
company, and majority of the board
gave the White Guards of Grand Rap
ids the first chance. When another
vacancy occurs the petition of the pres
ent Ionia company will be considered.
n. w. Phillips, of Saginaw, has writ
ten to Gov. Pingree, stating that a
stringent law is needed if the spread
of the black gnat pest among fruit
trees is to be restricted. Plum and
cherry trees are rapidly being made
unproductive. The remedy is to cut
out and burn the affected trees. Gov.
Pingrce has called the attention of the
state board of agriculture and Rep 4.
d. Graham, of Grand Rapids, who is a
prominent horticulturist, to the matter.
Insurance Commissioner Campbell is
now after the mutual fire insurance
companies organized under Michigan
laws. He says that many are issuing
a misleading policy, and that these
collect cash premiums leading policy
holders to believe that it covers every
possible liability. AS a matter of fact
such policy holders are liable for an