Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-08-25
NEWS told IN PARAGRAPHS.
Minor Happenings Of the Past
Week.
EVENTS OF LAST SEVEN DAYS.
Political, Religious, Social and Criminal
Doings of the Whole World Carefully
Condensed for Our Readers-The Ac-
cidelt Record.

In the Lacey levee and drainage dls-
trict of Fulton county, is now well un-
der way. The dixie will cost over $780,
600, and will be the largest in central
Illinois.
Des Moines, Ia.-Fire completely de-
stroyed the plant of the Des Moines
fence company. The loss is sS,00O,wi |
$4,000 insurance.
st. Joseph, Mich.-While in bathing
in the st. Joseph river James Rowins.
son of James f. Rowins. a printer on
Monroe street. Chicago. was drowned.
Portland, Ind.-Samuel Marshall,
charged with the murder of Louisa
Stoltz, was acquitted.
Peoria, Ill.-Thomas ]. Cline died
from injuries received in fight with
John Hinkle about horse trade.
New York.-Arnold Wyman of Brat
tleboro, VT, committed suicide in this
city by shooting. He was 7z years OF
age.
Pana, Ill.-John Wider, aged ", one
OF Pana's wealthiest and most infiuen-
tial residents, died of heart trouble.
Pana, Ill.-While Frank Littleton
was on his way to work, walking to
the city on the Big Four railroad track,
he was run over and instantly killed
by the west-bound passenger train,
Knoxville, Tenn.-The Black Dia-
mond coal company, with mines at Coal
Creek and Offices here, failed, Il. II.
Head being appointed receiver. Liza
bilities were $3.50, 600; assets unknown.
London.-A dispatch from Madrid
says it is reported that at series of
bull fights at the village of Vicalvaro,
four miles from Madrid, Monday, %
persons were injured.
Davenport, Iowa.-Charles Stegall
and William Miller, colored, quarreled
over debt of Is cents, Stegall finally
killing Miller. the knife severing the
subclavial artery and the victim bleed
ing to death. The murderer was ar
rested.
Lexington, Ky.-James Bradley, aged
80, the well-known turfman, died at
| his home here.
Panama, Colombia, via Galveston,
Texas The Instruction headed by
Prospero Morales is finally crushed
ending in his death.
Vienna.-A sensation has been caus-
ed by the arrest of an alleged Rus
sian spy at Jaroslav, near Przemysl.
Elgin, Ill-Annas Hathaway died at
his home here of paralysis and con-
gestion of the brain after an illness OF
eight days.
Milwaukee, Wis.-Christian and
Catherine Zellner Of Chicago commit
ted suicide at the boarding house OF
Mrs. Goelz, 81 Martin street.
Stockville, Neb.-The coroner's jury
in the Thomas Jensen murder case
holds Andrew Hawkins for killing Jen-
sen Dec. -, 1897, with a blunt instru-
ment.
Berlin.-The celebrated watchmak-
er, Lobner of Berlin, has perfected a
mechanism capable Of measuring and
recording the one thousandth part of
second.
Anderson, Ind.-Fred Bradbury. al
one time prominent in Elk and theat-
rical circles, took poison in an endeavor
to kill himself.
New York.-John II. Haverly. the
minstrel manager, filed a petition in
bankruptcy, with liabilities of 1927, 749,
and assets nominally $1,000.
Washington General Kent
has been transferred from the fifth ar
my corps to the seventh, and has been
ordered to report to General Lee for
assignment to duty.
Springfield, Ill.-Daniel NJ. McLaugh-
lin of Christian county filed a petition
in bankruptcy in the United States
district court. He schedules his liza
bilities at $13,630.S5. His assets are
nothing.
Colon, Notwithstanding to a
private dispatch received here from
Port Limon. a seaport town Of Costa
Rica, a destructive fire was raging
there yesterday. The dispatch gives no
particulars.
Shabonier, Ill.-John Frisby, while
moving weeds in his yard, accidentally
cut off one leg of his 4-year-old child
and injured the other leg so that 1t will
have to be amputated.
Detroit, Mich.-Gov. Pingree received
a dispatch from Assistant Secretary OF
the Navy Allen asking him to inspect
the Michigan naval reserves at Wash
ington on Aug. 10. The governor re-
piled in the Affirmative.
Kokomo. Ind.-Thomas w. Phillips.
a wealthy real estate man of this city,
fell dead Of heart disease.
Somersworth, N. H.-No. / mill OF
the Great Falls Manufacturing com
pany, employing 500 hands, resumed
work after six weeks shutdown due
to a scarcity of orders.
Napervllle, Ill.-H. w. Knickerbock-
er died OF heart failure.
Dundas, Wis.-Assemblyman Joseph
Wolfnger's plant, consisting OF
cheese box factory barrel, key and
butter tub factory, warehouse, lumber
and manufactured stock, was burned.
The loss is $4,000
Messina-A violent shock of earth
quake was felt here, throwing the in
habitants into a great panic.
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