Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-06-24
nEwsy CONVERSATIONS.

A severe cold wave swept over south
western Idaho, and three inches OF
snow fell at Soda Springs.
The filibuster steamer Dauntless has
again eluded the u. :. authorities at
Tampa, Fla, and sailed for Cuba with
a big load of supplies.
The reports of the state geologist
and natural gas supervisor of Indiana
show that the supply of gas and oil is
slowly but surely decreasing.
w. j. Calhoun, the special commits
sioner who returned recently from
Cuba has been called To Washington
for further consultation with the
President.
Col. l.. T. Stone has asked permission
from Sheriff Plunkett, at Deadwood,
S. D., TO adjust the moose and spring
the trap at the execution of Charles
Brown, the murderer Of Stones wife.
The sheriff has granted the request.
Prof. Fanciulli, leader of the U. S.
Marine band, who refused TO play GER
tain marches on Decoration day, when
ordered to do SO by Lieut. Draper,
has been found guilty of disobedience
of orders by court and dis
missed from the service.
South Dakota officials are having a
hard fight against gra sshoppers, which
are devasting all crops in Edmunds and
Brown counties. There are millions
of them and they travel over field
like huge gray blanket. A bushel Of
the pestiferous things can be gathered
up in 90 minutes.
Phil Armour says he will go out of
| the butterine business July / as a re-
suit of the anti-coloring act signed by
Gov. Tanner. The industry represents
a capital of about 81 900, 600 and 1,200
men will be thrown out. The annual
product of butterine in Chicago is
about 1000, 900 pounds.
Three desperate characters of Salem,
ILL.,, attempted to wreck b. & o. train
between that place and Odin for the
purpose of robbery. They were discov-
cred piling ties on the tracks and tried
to escape, but Abe Tweed was shot
dead and Thos. Schumacher captured
after being winged. The third villain
escaped.
The engagement 10 announced of
Miss Frances Alger, daughter of SEQ
rotary of War Alger, and Charles Il.
| Pike. lawyer of the firm of Peck &
Brown, with offices in the First Ma
tional Bank building, Chicago. The
groomto-be is prominent in society
and is Harvard man, graduating in
the class of '93.
Henry G. Bryant has arrived at
Yuakutat at the base of Mt. st. Elias
in Alaska with a party of five who will
scale the mountain. Bryant is Phil
adelphian and headed party of ex-
plorers in Labrador in 1891. He was
also a member of the Peary relief ex-
petition in 1894. He will plant the
Stars and Stripes on the summit of the
noun tain.
Washington: Information received
at the state department from Constan-
tinople states that the sultan has is
sued an trade announcing the accept
ance of DIR. Angel as minister from
the United States. The action of the
porte is very welcome at the state de-
partment and was communicated at
once TO DIR. Angel at his home in Ann
| Arbor.
1t is announced on the authority OF
the most intimate friends that Grover
Cleve land will not again engage act
lively in the practice of law, and that
he will not directly connect himself
with big law firms, as has been reported.
The ex-president has retired perma-
nently from an active career and will
hereafter be heard of only through
the medium of addresses on public
occasions.
While services were being held in
Calvary church, New York City, an un-
known woman walked into the vesti-
bule and killed herself by firing a bull
let into her right temple. Much ex-
element ensued, and the services were
stopped. Some of the women tainted.
The suicide was apparently about so
years of age, with white hair and a
delicate, refined face.