Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-07-21
NEWS TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.
Minor Happenings Of the Past
Week.
EVENTS OF LAST SEVEN DAYS.
Political, Religious, Social and Criminal
Doings of tho whole World Carefully
Condensed for Our Readers-The Ac-
cidept Record.

ZION occurred In hdnSu, the most north
west province of China, arising from
dissatisfaction with the new taxes.
Terre Haute, Ind.-The men at the
shops of the Vandalla system have
been put on eight hours, instead OF
nine, and with half holiday on Sat
urday.
Chicago-In an endeavor to rescue
his brother Arthur from the lake. Wal
ter SENS was encircled by the arms Of
the frantic youth and both met death
together.
Evansville, Ind.-John G. RIFT COM
mitted suicide by shooting himself
through the heart.
Minneapolis, Minn.-George Alfred
Pillsbury, of the firm of Pillsbury e.
Co., president of the Northwestern
bank, and one of the best known men
in the northwest, died here, aged 80
years.
Mount Sterling, Ky.-Gen. John S.
Williams, ex-United States senator and
hero of the Mexican and civil wars,
Washington, Ind.-James Cole, COL
ored, shot and killed his divorced wife
and shortly afterward killed himself.
Muncie, Ind-The annual interstate
meeting of the German singing socie-
ties here attracted about 1000 visitors,
mostly from Illinois, Indiana and Ohio
Newcastle, Ind.-At the conclusion
of a ball game here Charles Presnall
and George Bramble became involved
in a quarrel over the ownership Of a
bat. Presnall finally struck Bramble
on the head with the bat. killing him.
Terre Haute, Ind.-F, A. Debridge,
student and physical director at Lake
Forest University, has accepted the po-
sition of physical director of the Terre
Haute Y. NJ. c. A.
Clyman, Wis.-Frank Kiefer was
sunstruck and may not recover.
Fairbury, Ill.-A fine rain relieved
this section OF drought. The chinch
bugs are working ruin in the oats and
corn fields, and the oats yield will not
be as heavy as usual.
Jacksonville, lnd.-Moxie C1une,
held for burglary, made an Intellectual
attempt to escape jail by cutting
through the walls. Clune is an old Of
fender, known throughout the country
Williamsport, Ind.-A gravel train
and the west-bound local freight were
In collision. The cars were piled up
blockading the track for many hours.
The trouble resulted from a misunder-
standing of time order
Wabash, Ind.-Joseph Kaiser, for
thirty years a resident Of Wabash, was
found dead in the Wabash river at the
Big Four railroad bridge. The body
was lying face downward in two feet
Of water. 1t is thought he became dir
zy and fell forward.
Anderson, Ind.-The Wagner Flint
Glass Company. operating plants at
Ingalls, and Frankton. and the McCol-
Tough Company, operating plants at
and near Marion. announce that they
will reopen their plants at once and
employ non-union labor. Many other
union concerns will follow.
st. Louis, Woodward Rawley and
wife were struck by Wabash train at
Brooklyn, H., and killed.
Jacksonville, Ind.-Delaney Perry.
once wealthy, has applied to the trus-
tees to be admitted to the county poor
asylum.
Jacksonville, Ind.-Bishop Bowman
presided over a meeting at New AL
bany in honor OF the eighty-first ami
versary OF the dedication of Wesley
chapel, the oldest church in Indiana.
Guthrie, o. 1.-TWO laborers on the
st. Louis & Oklahoma railway, Aaron
Gunter of Packerton, Ind, and j. A.
Shanhaltzer of Centrala, H., were
murdered and robbed OF all their wages.
Washington.-Maj William G.
Moore, for the past twelve years super
intendent of police, died here. aged So
years.
Washington.-The navy department
has asked for bids for two floating
docks. the two to cost not exceeding
$3.50, 1000, as recently provided by con-
gress.
London.-At the Newmarket meeting
the Dullingham plate, 500 sovereigns,
was won by James R. Keene's 4-year-
old bay colt st. Cloud IL.
Dallas. Texas.-New wheat Is rolling
into Dallas by wagon from the farms
within a radius Of fifty miles. 1t is
estimated that between this date and
Aug. the receipts will exceed 2,OoO.-
900 bushels.
Bloomington, Ill.-Dr Lee Allen,
pioneer resident, is dead, aged seventy.
He was one of the first to practice dent
istry In Illinois.
Chicago.-Scott Moore, 2S years old,
while crossing the Rock Island tracks,
was struck by northbound suburban
train and fatally injured.
Peoria. Ill.-The product OF the Pc
oria binding Irvine factory has doubled
IN value since the opening Of the war.
From 81 cents the price has advanced
to 1914 cents per pound, and there is
the possibility OF famine before the
harvest is over. This Is due to the
state of affairs at Manila.
Huntington, w. Va.-Attorney John
TT Ia,aIox committed suicide by hang