Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-10-07
TELEGRAPHIc TIcklNGs.

! TEIEGRAPHlC IICklNGS.
Middleport, o., is having an epidemic
of incendiary fires.
A general strike is on among the
miners employed in the four mines of
Simpson and Watkins, north of Scran-
| ton, Pa. About /, 400 men are out and
the strike may assume more serious
| proportions.
Richard and John McGriff, without
| doubt the oldest twins in the United
States, celebrated their ninety-fifth
birthday near Decatur, Ind. John is a
we'll to-do business man of Geneva,
Ind, and Richard is a prosperous Ohio
farmer.
A dispatch from Madrid asserts that
powerful Span sh squadron will i'm
mediately proceed To Cuba on the pre-
text of attending the installation of
the new floating dock at Havana, but
really as an answer to the dispatch of
the American fotilla to Florida waters
1t is feared by their Toledo friends
that Harry TolIerton and Prof. Daniel
j. Holmes, who are making a tour of
Europe, have fallen into the clutches
of Swiss bandits and are being held
for a ransom. Three demands have
been received by cable within as many
weeks for 81, 900.
While a heavy fog hung over the
tracks special train on the Muskin-
gum valley railroad carrying tie Off
GERS of the road on an inspection train,
struck a handcar upon which were five
section men, near GAINESVILLE, o. Three
of the men were instantly killed and
the other two badly injured.
Lumbermen of Ontario claim that
the new regulations of the Ontario
government prohibiting alien labor on
Canadian timber is of little practical
value to them. as there are few aliens
employed and no foreign supplies used.
What they want is a law to make it
compulsory to cut the logs in Canada.
Omaha, Neb.-The BARLEY defense
outlined its plan of action by announc-
ing that because Gov. Holcomb APP
proved Bartleys bond too late BARLEY
never legally qualified as treasurer.
Neutrality-suspicious. Wedderburn e.
Co. were disbarred from practice before
the interior department as patent at
torneys or agents on charges of gross
fraud and unprofessional conduct.
elphia.-Robert Jones Monog-
han, a prominent lawyer of West Ches-
ter, Pa, inhaled Illuminating gas and
died in hotel.
Milwaukee, Wis.-The celebration oil
the fiftieth anniversary of the ar. val
in America of DR.. Joseph Sal1.lan,
founder of the Seminary Of st. Frances
of Sales near this city, took place at
the institution.
Effingham, Ill.-The Old Settlers OF
Eflingham county held their annual e.
union, with 2,o00 people in attendance.
Louisville, Ill.-The Veterans and
Sons Of Veterans Of Illinois closed
three days reunion. Fully $4,000 peo-
rle were in attendance.
Mount Pleasant, Iowa.-Mrs. Sarah
Hatton, aged so, the mother Of the late
Frank Hatton, ex-postmaster-general,
is lead at her home here.
Joliet, Ill.-Miss Myra B. Blood,
daughter of Justice Charles F. Blood,
died at Silver Cross hospital while I'M
der the influence Of chloroform.
Monmouth, Ill.-Dr. Felix Reigner,
who recently shot and killed Simon
Frandsen, has been again exonerated
The grand jury. after several days in
vestigation, refused to find an indict-
ment.
Washington.-Ex-Q Liliuokala-
nj of Hawaii has returned here from
her visit to San Francisco. Accom-
panying her were Joseph Heleiulhe. her
secretary, and several friends who re-
Gently arrived at San Francisco from
the islands. The ex-queen's stay in
the city is indefinite.
Washington. Pension Attorneys
Samuel B. Mclean Of Pittsburg, Pa;
NJ M. Chase of Los Angeles, Cal, and
ID. +. Bethumun of Mount Vernon, Ky,
have been disbarred from practice be-
fore the interior department.
Ann Arbor, Mich.-An unusually
large number of students registered at
the university Secretary Wade says
a strange feature is the number from
Chicago and the west.
Omaha, Neb.-The trial Of the suit Of
the state of Nebraska against the
bondsmen Of ex-State Treasurer Joseph
T. BARLEY to recover the sum of $685.
1906 has begun.
The Democratic city convention of
Greater New York nominated a cut
and dried Tammany ticket, with Robt.
A. Van Wyclx for mayor No mention
was made of free silver or Bryan.
This led to convention OF the Demo
cratic ALI ,cerwhich nominated Henry
George, the great single taxer, for
mayor. Tammanyites were all called
traitors and the Chic go free silver
platform was indorsed. New York
Knights Of Labor have also Endorsed
Henry George.
1t is said that Grover Cleveland is to
try for the United States senatorshir
from New Jersey.