The Yale expositor., 1898-03-04
MICHIGAN NEWS ITEMS.

Traverse City's council has voted for
free text book system for the schools.
William S. Dewing was fined S. at
Kalamazoo for employing boy under
IA years of age in his factory.
| Hon. Alfred Chandler, aged 81, and
wife, aged rs, celebrated their golden
wedding anniversary at Coldwater.
There is project to connect the in
dependent telephone systems of Grand
Rapids and Saginaw, by way of How
ard City, Edmore and Alma.
1t has been decided by the board of
directors of the Lansing, Dexter &c Ann
Arbor electric railroad to extend the
line from Dexter TO Ann Arbor.
An investigation of Jackson county
affairs resulted in the arrest of Super
visor Edward H. Howell charged with
having received brides while an officer
of the county.
Mrs. VIM. II. Phillips committed sui
eide at Grand Rapids by taking poison
She was 40 years old. had no children
and the cause of her action was trouble
with her husband
The Lake Shore house at ESsexville
burned at 6 a. m. All the inmates cs-
capped, with the help of the iremen.
The property was owned by w. Ben
stein, and valued at 1000.
VIM. Maybec, farmer, was struck by
a train at Grand Rapids and died from
his injuries. He carelessly drove upon
the track in front OF a train and both
horses were killed and his sleigh de-
molishcd.
Inspector-Gcncral Case, Of the Mich
igan National Guard, says that should
it be necessary 90 per cent of Michigan's
military strength could be modified
at any point in the state within As
hours after the call.
Members of the river and harbor
committee of the national house of rep
resentatives visited Benton Harbor and
st. Joseph and Investigated the need
of an immediate appropriation for the
improvement of the harbor.
The Otsego Sportsmens association
wired the war department that they had
enrolled one full company Of able-bod-
led young rihemen ready TO fight
against Spain, and could raise double
the number in "a hours time.
Rev. John p. Ashley S r. b.. Phi. D..
has been formally inaugurated as sixth
president of Albion college. Nearly
80 ministers from the Michigan and
Detroit conferences were present, as
well as prominent educators of the
state.
The old Fourth Michigan infantry
held its annual reunion at Hudson and
adopted resolutions inveighing against
Spanish cruelty and treachery, urging
the immediate recognition of the Cuban
republic and offering their services in
case of war with Spain.
Mrs. George Davidson, aged %, wife
of carpenter at st. Joseph, left her
home at night dressed only in her night
gown, and with her two weeks old
babe in her arms She boarded the
tug Holm and from thence plunged
into the river, and both mother and
child were drowned. The body of Mrs.
Davidson was recovered, but the babe
was probably swept out into the lake.
A serious wreck occurred on the Ann
Arbor railroad at Alma. special
freight had backed down to get water
when double header, consisting of
two engines and ~ cars. came whirling
around curve and ran into the extra.
This train was showed along a block,
Il
broken into kindling wood and one
thrown off the track. Both engines
were badly wrecked. No one was hurt.
The attendance at the annual Michi-
club banquet at Detroit was quite large
and the speeches particularly enjoy
able. Senator Burrows acted as toast
master; Gov. Pingree took opportunity
TO roast trusts and monopolies; Senator
Fairbanks paid the Republican party a
glowing eulogy; Senator Davis, of Min
nesota, spoke upon Cuba, Hawaii and
other interesting subjects and advised
! patience and Conservatism in passing
| judgement as to the cause of Maine
disaster; w. +. Gurley, of Nebraska
said that the Republicans would win
| again I'm lJUO WIN inc monetary pat
| form of the st. Louis convention. Z.
The government has been collecting
information as to the strength of the
militia in the United States and also
the number of men who would be
available for service in case of an emer-
gency. The returns from the states
are interesting in view of the prospect
of trouble with Spain. The total mill
tia force of the United States and the
territories, as shown by the returns,
is ia, 94s, and the total number of men
available for military service is TO-
| 30i 1870.
Secretary of War Alger returned to
Washington from Old Point Comfort
decidedly improved in health.