The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1898-07-08
MICHIGAN NEWS ITEMS.

n movement mas SJdTJcu ~ DchLOh
Harbor to organize Pingree presiden-
tial club.
On st. Johns day Three Oaks Masons
dedicated new temple with imposing
ceremonies.
III. IL. Jones, colored, of Jackson, fell
from train and had both legs and "A
hand cut off, at Ann Arbor.
The Bradley homestead at Bay City
will be converted into "A hospital, in
charge of the Sisters of Mercy.
The Stars and Stripes now float from
flag staff $50 feet high recently
erected on the campus of the U. of M.
At Whitmore Lake, boy named
Bailey, aged 10, son of Supervisor
Bailey, of Salem, was accidentally
drowned.
Frank Howe, aged %, of MuslSegon,
was killed instantly by being cut in
two by Michigan Central freight
train at Niles.
The regents of the U. of NJ. have
elected Keene Fitzpatrick, the we'll
known physical trainer, acting director
of the gymnasium with a salary of
So 900 per annum. Fitzpatrick is at
Yale at present.
Maggie Vogt was washing curtains
with gasoline at Adrian. The friction
of rubbing caused an explosion. The
girl was enveloped in flames, but she
escaped with her life, although She is
severely burned.
The Toledo e. Northwestern railroad,
in course of construction between AL
bion and Charlotte, which suspended
operations about three months ago
has resumed work under control of
Chicago capitalists.
The Detroit & River st. Clair railroad
ran several excursion trains over the
new line between Chesterfield and AL
gonac, for the first time on the Fourth
stopping at New Baltimore, Anchor
Vile and Fair Haven.
The building occupied by j. d. Pow
ers as a grocery store and residence at
Eaton Rapids, was damaged 81, 800 by
fire The fire was caused by an eXplo-
sion of gasoline stove Miss Powers,
a sister, was badly burned about the
head.
James Pendill, of Marquette, has
been active in the prosecution of sa-
loonllcepers. The other night large
quantity of kerosene was poured on
his house and set on fire, but the flames
were discovered before much damage
was done.
The meeting of the Alumni associa-
ton of the U. of NJ. was largely at
tended by representative members, l..
l.. Barbour presiding. The reports
show an encouraging condition, there
being 1900 members. Total receipts
for the year were 81, 1880.
A party of young married people
from Saginaw went into the woods
near the city to celebrate the Fourth
in a quiet way. Samuel Holden, a
prominent man of the south side,
climbed into tree to fix a swing. He
fell to the ground and broke his neck.
Privates Northrup and Dykcma, who
left Grand Rapids with batch of re-
cruits, deserted at Richmond, Ind.
The men were arrested and sent on to
Tampa, where they will probably be
tried by court-martial. Northrup was
married the day before he started south.
The 54th annual commencement OF
the University of Michigan closed with
the presentation Of GA sheepskins to
graduates, divided as follows: 2G3 in
the literary, IS in the engineering, 60
in the medical and 200 in the law de-
partment, 20 in the school of pharmacy,
o in the homeopathic medical college,
and IS in the college of dental surgery.
Louis St. Charles was fatally shot by
Henry Duschane, the bullet piercing
his lung. Duschane then tried to kill
himself but was unsuccessful A week
ago Duschane's wife left him and went
TO live with st. Charles, her brother
in-law. Duschane went to the house.
and when ordered away drew his revol-
yer and shot st. Charles and then
turned the gun on himself
The Spaniards at Santiago are using
brass-sheathed lead bullets and the
brass rips on touching and tears the
flesh horribly, while the small brass
splintcrs cause blood poisoning. They
are practically explosive bullets and
are used in the Remingtons They
also cut small Cross through the end
of the Mauser bullet. SO that it mush-
rooms on striking, with similar result.
The resignation of Adjt. Fred L.
Abel, of the 3lst Michigan. at Chiclia-
manga, has been accepted by the sec
rotary of war Mr. Abel does not like
the routine work of the adjutant's
Office and prefers commission in the
line, Lieut. Homer ID. Nash. of Co. II
Jackson), has been appointed adju
tant, and Lieut.. l. J. Collins, Co. ID
| (Jacksonl, will succeed as rcgimental
commissary.
Last March Insurance Commissioner
Campbell notified the United Friends
of Michigan, fraternal insurance or
ganization, that it could have until
June Is to fix up its books and get in
proper shape to do business. Matters
have not been fixed up to suit the com
missioner, and he refused the order
| license to do business in the state.