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The Yale expositor., 1898-12-16
TICKNGS OF THE TELEGRAPH
News of the Day as Told Over the
Slender Wires.
DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN NEWS
Large Decrease In Our Imports
Balance of Trade with All Countries
Greatly In Our Favor.

The report of Secretary Of the Treas
ury Gage shows that our foreign com
merce of the fiscal year 1898 in many
respects have been phenomenal. The
expectations of the products Of both
field and factory exceeded in value those
of any preceding year, and the grand
total of exports was the largest ever
recorded-averaging more than $780,
100000 per month, the total being
81, 231, 49,, 800, against 1850, 093, $50 in
1897 and 81 ,03O, 27s, 14S in 1892. The
value of agricultural products exported
was $3.50, 6s3, $40, surprising by S54,-
355, 33S the highest record, that of 1892.
Our manufacturers also made their
highest record, $500, 697, 1854, against
S277 ,2S5, 39l in the preceding year. For
the first time also in the history OF our
foreign commerce, the exports of do
nestle manufactures were greater than
the imports of foreign manufactures,
while the total exports of the year
were twice as great as the total inn
ports-a condition heretofore un-
known. Nearly all branches of the
great manufacturing industries shared
in this increase, particularly manu-
features of iron and steel, leather,
boots and shoes, and mineral oils.
Nearly all classes of the great agricul-
tural products made their highest re-
cord of exports in the past year. The
prices realized on nearly all important
articles of export were higher than in
the proceeding year.
I'm importations, the year has
shown an equally remarkable record,
the value of foreign imports being less
than in any previous year, with sim
gle exception, 1850, though the popula-
ton has increased 50 per cent since
that time. The total imports were but
SG16, 040. 654 in value, against S76i,730,-
ALP in the preceding year, and S779,-
PA, GA year earlier. The falling off
was almost entirely in manufactures
and articles of food. The importation
of wool manufactures was Sl4, s23,7 ri,
against $40, 162, 992 in the preceding
year; of cotton goods, 227, 267 SEQ,
against S34, APO, 3G3 in 1897; of manufac-
lures of iron and steel, S12, geo, 43l,
against S16,004, 557 in the preceding
year; of earthenware and china, &c.
6s7, 800, against 50, or, 297 a year earlier;
of glass and glassware, S3,7s2, or,
against IS, 6O3, SOS in 1897; and of tin
plate, S3,so9,1ls, against S5,344, 63s in
the preceding year.
This satisfactory condition of our
foreign trade extended TO our COM
merce with practically every nation.
Our sales to Europe alone increased
S160, 400. sol, while our purchases from
that section of the globe decreased
S124, 95S,5 l4; and TO all the great divis-
ions, except Oceanica, there was an in
creased sale, and from all, except Asia
and Oceanica, decreased imports. Our
exports to Asia show a gratifying gain,
those of 1898 having been Sl4, 707, 79l,
against S25, $40, O29 in 1896 and s11 ,645,-
703 in 1880, thus having quadrupled
since 1850, and nearly doubled within
two years.
The Yale expositor., 1898-12-16
a Crazy Farmers Terrible Decd.


A farm hand named Walter Hitchings
butchered three people on the farm of
VIM. Hunt, two miles west of Free
Soil, Manistee county, with an AK and
knife. The murderer afterwards cut
his own throat. The dead are: VIM.
Hunt, Mrs. Hunt, Thomas Hayward,
hired boy, and Walter Hitchings.
There are no living witnesses of the
awful tragedy, but the story is told by
surrounding circumstances. Hitchings
was known TO be slightly demented,
but he was never very violent although
quick tempered. He was a brother of
Mrs. Hunt and made his winter home
with the farmer. Hayward was Is
years old. The three men started out
to cut wood, and it is evident that they
had not long been at work when
Hitchings was seized with an insane
desire to kill, and raising his AK he
brought the sharp blade down on
Hunts head, cutting the skull open.
Young Hayward turned and ran in
terror, but stumbled and fell and the
mailman was upon him in an instant
and crushed his skull at blow. The
two died almost instantly. IIitchings
returned to Hunts body and dragged
it to a brush heap where he carefully
covered it up, but Hayward's body was
only partially hidden.
The insane man then ran hastily
to the house, grabbed his sister and
with a big, dull jack knife terribly
slashed and cut her in several places
before he succeeded in cutting her
throat. That the poor woman made a
desperate fight for her life was evident,
but her strength failed. The murderer
made two gaping wounds in the back
of her head, from which the brains
oozed and then pushed the body under
the bed. He then went up stairs and
tried to cut his throat with the jack
knife, but it was too dull so, with blood
flowing from his hacked neck. he be-
gan to search for a razor. At this
point Mrs. Kritzen, Polish neighbor,
and Hunts eight-year-old daughter,
ran over in response to Mrs. Hunts
screams. Hitchipgs started at the wo-
man, brandishing the bloody knife, and
she caught up the one-ycar-old baby
from the floor and ran out, slamming
the door behind her, and fed to her
home with the children. By the time
help has been called and reached
Hunts home Hitchings had completed
his awful work and lay at the foot of
the stairs with his throat cut from ear
to ear, and a bloody razor beside him.
Hunt lived with his second wife,
who was a sister of his first A son by
the first wife, aged Is, lives near Seat
tie, Wash, and another, aged 20, as
at work at Millerton ut the time of the
tragedy. BY his present wife Hunt
had two children, girl of and boy
one year old, who are being cared for
by kind neighbors. Hitchings and
Hunt were each about so years of age.
Mrs. Hunt was about As years old.
The Yale expositor., 1898-12-16
.-Izaslr MendIngs, In the schools.

I'm a caSc appealed from the Wayne
cirgsrit court-which granted an order
compelling the board of education of
Detroit to discontinue the use of "Bible
EezdiEgE7' j0 the public scholastic
supreme court reversed the order, de-
cIaxing Ihat the use of such book is
nos unconstitutional. The court says
che precise question involved is not
whether the pupil can be compelled to
attend religious exercises, nor neces-
ssarily yr5srther the reading of the Bible
GSr ara SzIlyact from it constitutes a
eeacSSIWg of religion or amounts to q
srestrietSaE OF civil or political rights or
privilegrs of such students as do not
~>Are to ATTEND upon the exercises. The
r1IclF1SiOu of the court after review
OF the authorities and laws is that the
S-rading of extracts from the Bible
without comment, is not in violation
of any constitutional provision.
Justice Hooker wrote the decision
zn6 only Justice Moore dissented.
The Yale expositor., 1898-12-16
Murder nj Lansing.

A murder was committed in Lansing,
the victim being Lawrence Edwards,
aged %, who was shot and instantly
killed within block of the heart of
the business section, under the glare of
an arc light. and the murdcrers in their
terror ran directly through the princi-
pal business street. Thos. and Bob
IIanifin had been drinking with Ed
wards and quarreled with him saortly
before the murder. They were ar
rested soon after the deed was com
mittcd. Both have criminal records
and Bob had been released from Ionia
prison only the day before.
The Yale expositor., 1898-12-16

George w. Lee was instantly killed
by Michigan Central train at Avery
while across the tracks. Lees neck
was broken. The horses were unin-
jured.
Frank Sutton and James Nichols,
who blew open safe in the depot at
Martin and who. shot the assistant
agent, were each sentenced to 15 years
imprisonment.
Mrs. Elijah Corby, aged 65, widow,
was burned to death at her home in
Ray township, Macomb county. The
house was destroyed and the body
burned to a crisp.
Charlotte disputed with her electric
light company and has been in dark
ness for 10 months. An understanding
has been reached and all night light
ing will begin Jan. /.
Frank Debore, aged %, Co. G, 32d
Michigan died at Grand Rapids from
consumption. He was in excellent
health when he enlisted and the disease
was caused by exposure.
Jonathan McGee, of Ypsilanti, who
is over 1OS years of age, applied at Ann
Arbor for a marriage license He for
got the lady's name and went back to
Ypsilanti to ascertain it.
VIM Vanlente. aged 80, while hunt
ing near Holland, placed the butt
of his gun on log. Gun slipped, was
discharged, and the top of Valente's
head nearly blown OF. He died in
stantly.
1. NJ. Weston, formerly one of the
most prominent Democratic politicians
of the state and business man of
Grand Rapids, died in New York City
and was buried in his native town,
Madison, Me.
Harry Randall, n popular young man
of Pert Huron told his wife some time
ago that he was going to die at certain
time. He was then in fair health, but
last week he died within an hour of
the time he had predicted
A little 6.year-old son of Aug Rum
Ter. of Jackson, while left alone for a
few minutes, upset a kerosene lamp.
The blazing oil set the little ones
clothes afirc and before assistance
reached him he was burned to death.
The following new postoflices have
been established: Jack Pine, Crawford
county, George Hartman, postmaster;
Oliver, Lake county, Alex Wolcott,
postmaster. Postoilicc Mt Manton to be
raised to presidential Jan. l, with post
masters salary 81, 100.
Rev. p. j. Sloane, of Owosso, gave a
note for $3.50 as premium insurance
policy. When the note came due he
denied the signature and refused to
pay. He was sued and the jury
awarded judgement for S357.45
against him, with costs.
Thomas Curtis, a convict at Jackson
prison, was severely scalded while
cleaning boiler in the wagon shops,
and died of his injuries. lie was 50
years of age and came to Detroit last
April on two years sentence for
stealing a contribution box from a
church
Miss Ellen May Tower, n Detroit
hospital nurse who went to Camp Wi
lsoff to care for sick Michigan heroes
returning from Santiago, and later
went to Porto Rico to continue her
heroic work at the call of Uncle Sam,
succumbcd to typhoid fever in Porto
Rico.
Ann Arbor entertained the State
Horticultural society at their annual
meeting. The addresses, papers and
discussions were of unusual interest.
Officers elected: President, j. c. Mon
roe, South Haven; secretary, L. C.
Reid, Allegan; treasurer, a. w. Stay
ton, Grand Rapids.
The Yale expositor., 1898-12-16

While the steamer Aurora, with the
Aurania, from Duluth for Buffalo with
wheat, was working through the ice
fields at the mouth of Detroit river
flames broke out and the captain scut-
tied her in ID feet of water TO prevent
total destruction. The wheat cargo is
a total loss. The barge Aurania went
aground on Bar point The steamer
c. A. Black, wheat, from Duluth, went
went aground at Bar point, also.
The Homeopathic Medical college Of
the u. of M. has arranged for post
graduate lectures and a practical elm
zeal course for the present collegiate
year. The courses are arranged es-
pccially for physicians with regular
practice and little time for study. The
clinical course will be free. The lee
lures begin on February IA and con-
tinue until March 3. The clinical
course begins Feb. % and continues
for one week.
The state supreme court has affirmed
the constitutionality of the law fixing
n standard for all cider vinegars of
fered for sale in Michigan.
The Yale expositor., 1898-12-16
PEACE TREATY STONED.
spanish and American Commissioners
Finish Their Work at Paris.


The United States and Spanish peace
commissioners concluded the work and
finally settled the terms of the treaty
of peace The Spaniards are exceed
ingly bitter over the result, though
observing the forms of friendliness
and courtesy to the end One of the
Spanish commissioners said: 1.-THE Eu-
ropean nations have made great mis-
take is deserving Spain and leaving her
to spoliation by the brute force of
conscienceless giant. They all know
that in the Philippines America has
taken more than she can digest. She
will ultimately sell the islands to Eng
land or Germany, and when the trans
fer is attempted it will precipitate gen.
eral European strife. We have refused
TO sell any island in the Carolines. We
never thought of considering an offer.
Nor have we consented TO negotiate
upon any questions except those di-
rectly involved in the protocol signed
at Washington"
The Treaty Is Signed.
AS soon as the treaty of peace was
engrossed the commissioners held their
final meeting and signed the document,
which contained II articles. After the
treaty had been read in both Spanish
and English two copies were passed
around the table, the commissioners
signing them in the order of their
rank; William r. Day, Senator Cush-
man X. Davis, Senator William p
Frye, Whitelaw Reid and Senator
George Gray; Senior Montero Rios,
Senior Abarzuza, Senior Garnica, Senior
Villaurutia and Gen. Cererero Saons,
each commission signing its opponents
treaty. Both were tied with the Span
ish, American and French colors.
Each copy contains the English and
Spanish texts of the treaty in parallel
columns.
Washington: The official news of the
signing of the peace treaty was re-
ceivcd in Washington with general
feeling of relief.
May Cause n Cabinet Crisis.
A special dispatch from Madrid says
the position of the cabinet is most
critical and that the resignation of the
ministry is expected.
The Yale expositor., 1898-12-16
ssth Michigan May Go to Mavnna

1t was rumorcd at corps headquarters
ut August, Ga, that the 35th Michigan
would be transferred to the Seventh
army corps, now commanded by Gen.
Fitzhugh Lee. That corps is under or
ders to go to Cuba by Dec. 20, and if
the regiment is transferred to that
corps the boys will eat Christmas din
ner somewhere near Havana.
The Yale expositor., 1898-12-16
Report of Hawaiian Commissioners.


President Mckinley has handed to
congress the report of the Hawaiian
commission together with three bills
drawn by the commission for the gov
eminent of the islands as part of the
United States The principal one pro-
vides for the erection of the islands
into a territory of the United States to
be styled the territory of Hawaii. A
governor, secretary of territory, L. S.
district judge, U. S. district attorney
and L. S. marshal are to be appointed
by the President, and an internal rev.
enue district and customs district
are to be created.
Section provides that "all white
persons, including Portuguese and per-
sons of African descent, and all per-
sons descended from the Hawaiian
race, on either the paternal or mater
nal side, who were citizens of the re-
public of Hawaii Immediately prior to
the transfer of the sovereignty thereof
to the United States, are hereby de-
clared to be citizens of the United
States"
IIONlSlOu lOI a lCB W
consist of two houses-a senate of -
members, and house of representa-
tives with 30 members. These are to
be elected bicnnially. Voters for rep
resentatives must be male citizens, 81
years of age and of one years residence
in the territory, must have paid all
taxes due the government, and must
be able to read and write the English
or Hawaiian language. To be qualified
to vote for senators he must, in addi-
tion to the above, own 81, 900 worth of
real property upon which the taxes
have been paid, or must have an income
of not less 5000 per year.
The bill provides for the election of a
delegate TO U. s. house of representa-
tives, and also provides that the con-
stitution and laws of the U. S. locally
applicable shall have the same force in
the territory of Hawaii as elsewhere in
the United States.
The Yale expositor., 1898-12-16
OF INTEREST TO HOUSE
KEEPERS.

Inasmuch as the Worlds Fair and
the Iowa and Minnesota State Boards
OF Health, condemned baking powders
containing alum it will be of use to our
readers to have an official list of some
OF the powders in order that they may
be able to distinguish between them
and the pure and wholesome cream of
tartar article. This is not an easy mat
ter, as none of the alum compounds is
labeled as such, but all masquerade as
pure" "best in the world" none so
good" etc. Our space will not permit
of complete list and we give the pow
ders most generally sold in this section,
which are known to contain alum:
The Yale expositor., 1898-12-16

"Hero" Hobson will go to Manila to
superintend the raising of several of
the Spanish war vessels sunk by Dewey
last May.
The secretary of the treasury's re-
port of the governments receipts and
expenditures for the year ending June
80 1898, shows that Michigan's total
contributions to Uncle Sans exchequer
from customs, internal revenue and
sale of public lands, were 50, 4s9.
The governments expenditures in
the state, in addition to salaries and
other fixed charges of the government
service, amounted to Ss1s, 600.
Premier Sagasta is reported TO have
said that If the United Statas insist
upon Spain paying the Cuban and Phil
ippine debts she will honor her sigma
ture to the extent of her resources.
The Yale expositor., 1898-12-16

The American peace commissioners
have rejected SPANS request that, for
a term of years, the ships of that coun-
try and its products be admitted to
Cuban and Porto Rican ports under the
same regulations and customs tariff as
American ships and products. The
Spanish commissioners were given such
consolation as they may derive from
the permission to reapply, when the
diplomatic relations have been re-
newed, for shipping concessions under
the reciprocity scheme OF the Dingley
law, for which Senior Dupuy de LONE
was negotiating in Washington when
the war broke out.
The Yale expositor., 1898-12-16
Detroit womsn's Terrible Deed.

: While temporarily deranged, Mrs.
frank y. Brooks, 1857 Russell street,
Detroit, sI'et and wounded her attend
ing physician, Dr. @. s. Bell and after
he bad escaped she shot and killed her
s-year-oid daughter, Bernice, and then
Snicfded The husband and father
.Ho1nd the dead bodies of his loved ones
Sghen he returned from his work.
The Yale expositor., 1898-12-16

Mai.-Gen. Jas. 7. Wade, president of
the L. S. evacuation commission at
Havana has received certain instruc-
tions from President Mckinley which
seem to indicate that he will be APP
pointed military governor of western
Cuba. Gen. Greene will be governor
of the city of Havana. lie has already
virtually taken hold.
The L. S.-Canadian commission is
nearing the end of its negotiations.
But it is feared the reciprocity features
will prevent an agreement. The Amer
leans have made proposition show
ing what concessions they can make,
but it is said to fall short of what the
Canadians expected. The latter will
offer counter propositions and on these
the work of the commission must rest
or fall. 1t is expected that the lumber
schedule will be the principal point Of
difference
The Yale expositor., 1898-12-16
Gen. Glrcla Is Dend.

Gen. Calixto Garcia, the distin-
guished Cuban warrior and leader, and
the head of the commission elected by
the Cuban assembly to visit this coun-
try to confer with President Mckinley
and members of congress, died at the
Hotel Raleigh, at Washington, where
the commission has its headquarters.
The sudden change from the warm
climate of Cuba, with the hardships he
had there endured, to the wintry
weather of New York and Washington
is responsible for the pneumonia which
resulted in his demise. In his dying
moments, as all through his busy and
active life, his thoughts were for his
beloved country and its people.
Gen. Garcia was GO years of age. He
leaves an aged mother in Havana,
wife, two daughters and two sons.
One son was with him when he died.
The Yale expositor., 1898-12-16

: 7Tzr Automatic Sweeper Co.. with
fzpital stock of $4,000, was organized
at Marine City to manufacture the
Kizg carpet sweeper. The factory will
1eEin operation at once.
: The cOroner's jury in the inquest
over ebc men killed in the new Won
iIerizsd disaster, at Detroit, placed the
responsibility of the horror upon John
Saott Il Co., the supervising architects.
The Yale expositor., 1898-12-16
GRAIN. ETC.

'Dctroit-Hay, No. timothy. $500 per ton.
Potatoes, SIC per bu. Live Poultry, spring
chickens &c per III; fowls. &c; turkeys. nc;
ducks, &C. Eggs strictly fresh, PC per doh.
Butter, best dairy, l5c per 10; creamery, 2lc
The Yale expositor., 1898-12-16

Reject all brands sold with prize or
at twenty-five cents or less pound, az
they are made of alum. Be on the safe
side and accept none other than DR..
Prices Cream Baking Powder, which
received the highest praise and honors
at the Worlds Fair.
The Yale expositor., 1898-12-16
sHvcr Dollars are Legal Tender.

About year ago Fred A. Baker, of
Detroit, refused to accept 364 silver
dollars from stephen Baldwin, of Pom
s@izc., Ia payment of a mortgage. Baker
5OOlz steps to forcclose the mortgage
AND 'E!sSlaixyin filed a bill in chancery in
the GSz1gl land circuit court asking that
Gbe mortgage be discharged since
he fNa rendered the payment to Baker.
The latter eontendcd that the congress
of TIE United States had treated silver
as ~ siescredi&cd and debased metal
and that the money offered by Bald
win WAS, therefore, not n legal tender.
Judge Smith decided that the tender
Grf the silver in payment for the mort
gage was good and accordingly ordered
6hc mortgage discharged as paid. The
s.asse Ui2i bc appealed to the supreme
-.ozszrt of Michigan and from there it is
Szpectcd that it will go to the U. S.
SD peesIac count.
The Yale expositor., 1898-12-16
seven Albion stores burned.

< Fire broke out in Rosseau's harness
zs8orc az Albion and the whole block of
sse~cn stores were destroyed. The loss
ia about SC, 600, with 81, 500 insurance.
The Yale expositor., 1898-12-16

SsrNSuxirs wheat in Excellent Condition.
The official crop report for Decem Der
says that the average condition of
vFheat IN the state Dec. 4 was 100, com
pzrisOu being with average years The
percentages by sections are as follows:
Southern counties 101, central OF, and
socIzslsern 9s. One year ago the percent
z9ye for the state was 80.
: FALL pasture was remarkably good
until late IN the season. The condition
EoE live stock is practically full aver
age The figures are: Horses and cat
ale, 81; sheep, 0s, and swine. 90.
The Yale expositor., 1898-12-16
x1pr~ys Companies Must Pay War Tax.

xIpr~gs Companies Must Pay War Tax.
The Michigan supreme court has de-
s=Is3ed the case brought by Attv.-Gen.
Maynard ON the relation of numerous
Detroit merchants and manufacturers,
=sg1iHat the American Express Co., to
SrsDpek the company to pay for the
II s. reveHue stamp attached to ship
sing receipts. The Wayne circuit
as7urt granted such a mandamus and
she orznpany appealed. to the higher
eeCUrt, wisere the case was deliberately
argued The main question in the case
related 10 the reconstruction to be placed
upon CsSe rcrenue act, and the court
concluded that as ,the shipper has
zsothing 10 do with issuing the receipt
sc vsas the clear intent of the law that
the company shall give such receipt
as vriii bring the government the rev.
snne provided, and therefore the COM
pany must pay the tax.
Decorah-posten., 1898-02-04

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