The Yale expositor., 1897-11-05

DIR. Wesley, OF Detroit, in the EN- :
ploy of Drs Goldberg a. Co., special
lists, was arrested at Alpena, on a
charge of embezzlement Wesley was
manager of the Alpena Office and has
been rolling high.
John Adley, Elmer Espey and John
Wright, who live near Benzonia, began
to throw kernels of corn at each other
when Adley became angry and whip
ping out knife seriously stabbed both
of his companions.
John Carrier, driver of coal wagon
at Detroit, turned off of one street car
track to allow a car behind him to pass,
but carelessly drove upon the other
track directly in front of car APP
preaching from the other direction. A
terrific collision resulted, smashing the
front end of the car and probably
fatally injuring Carrier and Motorman
Robt. Longmate. The horse was
pulled out of the wreck apparently
half dead, but he jumped up suddenly
and dashed away for his barn.
Grand Rapids carnival of fun" was
such a success that it will be repeated
next year. One of concluding events,
which was given before an exclusive
audience of 200 men, was a ''Seeley
dinner" where 10 carnival maids" did
the muscle dance in the altogether.
The police interrupted the affair. A
Holland clergyman said the carnival
was as hot as u" but he hoped
God would forgive the mayor and COM
mon council of Holland for being pres
ent as representatives of that town.
The agitation at Three Rivers and
Sturgis for the removal of the st.
Joseph county buildings away from
Centerville, has stirred up the citizens
of Nottawa township, and an election
will shortly be held to vote on the
question of spreading an additional
$40, 900 on the tax rolls, for the purpose
of erecting a town nall in Centerville.
Should this program go through st.
Joseph county people will be asked to
contribute $4,000 TO build court
house complete at Centerville to in
cludc a town hall.
A large number of distinguished citi-
zens of the state visited the state capt.
toll and witnessed the presentation to
the state of Percy Ives portrait of ex-
Gov. Rich. The presentation was
made by Theron +. Giddings, of Kala-
mazoo, chairman of the committee who
contributed to the portrait fund. The
picture was accepted by Secretary of
State Gardner. Brief addresses were
also be made by ex-senator Patton,
Chief Justice Long, of the supreme
court, and others. Gov. Rich enter
tanned the visitors at dinner.
All the stock and S234,O worth of
bonds of the Lowell Water and Light
Co., the Peninsular Light, Power and
Heat Co. and the West Michigan Elec-
trical Co., were sold at auction by the
Michigan Trust Co., at Grand Rapids,
to James Barnett, trustee for creditors,
for $40. $50. No plans have yet been
formulated for the management of the
property, but syndicate may develop
its possibilities The three companies
were virtually one concern, their pur-
pose being TO develop the water power
of Flat river at Lowell and to transmit
electricity to Grand Rapids for COM
mercial purposes
Fire broke out in the Central mine,
at Houghton, but the miners were
warned in time to escape without much
danger. 1t was shortly discovered,
however, that Frank Stanton, agent of
mine company, with his father, John
Stanton of New York, secre tary of the
company, and VIM. A. Payne, of Bos-
ton, were still in the mine, at the bot
torn of the shaft and below the fire.
relief party heroicallv descended into
the mine and by almost superhuman
efforts rescued the imprisoned men,
who were nearly exhausted and had
almost given up hope. The mine was
then sealed TO smother the fire.
When the old U. S. cruiser Yantic
ran down a Canadian steamer near
Montreal, while on her way to Detroit,
the Michigan Naval Reserves were
charry about accepting the boat until
Uncle Sam had assumed all RESPONSE
bility and had repaired the damage to
the Yantic. Assistant Secretary of the
Navy Roosevelt promptly notified Gov.
Pingree that unless Michigan accepted
the boat as she was she would be
turned over to another state which
wanted her. The governor at once
replied that Michigan would accept
the Yantic as soon as the navy depart
ment was ready to turn her over.
Gen. A. S. Wiesert, of Milwaukee,
and Gen. Paul Vandervoort, of Omaha,
each an ex-commander-in chief of the