The Yale expositor., 1898-08-05


Holly was destroyed by lightning.
Loss $4,000; insured.
VIM. j. Dolan, Co. ID, 34th Michigan
volunteers, formerly a Calumet mail
carrier, is dead at Santiago.
Mr.. Barley, aged 80, living with his
nephew six miles south of Albion, was
accidentally shot by his granddaughter,
aged 10. His head was blown al
most off.
Maj. o. II. Barber, surgeon of the
35th Michigan, was presented with a
magnificent coal black charger and
complete accoutrements by Saginaw
friends.
Brig. Dufield and Maj. Victor
c. Vaughan, surgeon of the 33d Mich
igan, arrived at Tampa while GONZALES
cling from yellow fever and are detained
in quarantine.
The war department has decided that
the 10 assistant surgeons of the five
Michigan regiments will be permitted
to retain the rank of captain, but they
will only draw the pay of lieutenants.
BY falling against saw in a mill
at Waters Frank Kellogg cut an artery
in his leg. He was taken to his home
at Otsego Lake, three miles, but be-
fore physician could arrive he bled
to death.
l. S. Harrington, of Monroe, of Co.
M, 3lst Michigan regiment, Camp
Thomas, has received the appointment
of captain. He was lieutenant under
the late Capt. John NJ Gutlnan for sew
eral years.
Since the 35th Michigan has been
mustered in Gov. Pingree, as COM
man der-in-chief, Adjt.-Gen. Case, In
spector-Gen. Marsh and Quartermaster-
Gen. Smith now comprise the Michigan
| National Guard.
Atty. Gen. Maynard holds that the
laws of 1887 prevents persons under
2l years of age from becoming insured
in companies operating under those
laws, and that all such contracts en-
tered into are voidable.
Corporal Ed Stevens and Private
viii Morton have returned to their
homes at Benton Harbor while recov-
ering from wounds received in Cuba.
They say the Cubans are only half civ
lied and are natural-born thieves.
Over 5000 people of Saline and sur
rounding country were present at the
| cornerstone laying of the First Pres
byterian church at Saline. The cere-
mony was conducted by the grand
! lodge, L. & A. NJ, of state of Michigan.
Pontiac paid high honor to Private
Bert Allen, Co. G, saith Michigan, who
was honorably discharged by Uncle
Sam because he was disabled by being
shot through the jaw at Santiago. The
citizens turned out and gave him a
hearty reception.
DR.. II. S. Thomson, of Albion, has
been appointed by Gov. Pingree as
regimental surgeon, with rank of
major, in the 33d Michigan, to succeed
Dir. Vaughan, of Ann Arbor, promoted
TO be brigade surgeon. After being
mustered in at Island Lake he proceeds
at once to Santiago to join his regi-
ment.
The Yosemite has been ordered TO
join Commodore Watson's squadron at
the earliest possible date. The Mich
igan Naval Reserves have been scrap
ing the barnacles and sea-growth from
the bottom of the Yosemite and giving
it coat of foul proof paint. The en-
gines, machinery and guns were also
overhauled
George III. Jacks, ex-chief of police
at Muslicgon, was found guilty of
murder at Chicago, and punishment
was fixed at death. The murder of
which he was convicted had for vic
tim A. NJ. McGee, collector 60 years
old, who was supposed to have large
sum of money. BY means of letter
Jacks and confederate decoyed Nc
Gee into house and slew him. The
booty obtained was only SIS.
The American Society of Civil Engin-
GERS held their annual convention at
Detroit with Che largest attendance
ever known in any inland city. Nu-
merous papers were read and discussed,
the principal interest being attached
to that prepared by Capt. Hiram NJ.
Chittenden, U. S. A. corps of engineers,
on the regulation of the levels of the
Great lakes. Excursions to points of
interest in and about Detroit added to
the pleasure of the delegates and their
ladies.
The L. S. geological survey report
on the coal production of the United
States for the calendar year of 1897
shows the total product for the year to
have been 200, 221 ,665 short tons, with
an aggregate valuation at the mines of
sos, 500, 17s, exceeding in value the
output of 1896 by a., 200, 900. The out
put of Michigan mines was 223,502
short tons, valued at S32s, 416, an aver
age of STAG per ton. The output in
Michigan in 1896 was %, 1872 tons, of an
aggregate value of S150,631, or S1.62
per ton.
Services were held in the Episcopal
church at Hillsdale in memory of the
late Capt. Charles V. Gridley, com
mander of Admiral Deweys flagship
Olympia at Manila, and who died soon