The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1898-12-30

prosecutor of Ogemaw county, won her
first case at Bay City. She sought to
establish title to some valuable land
in ogemaw county and was opposed by
Henry M. Cheever, of Detroit.
John A. Sevcrcns, superintendent of
ID. M. Ferry &c Co. S big seed establish
ment, at Detroit, with which he had
been connected for 10 years, committed
suicide by shooting. He had n hall
lucination that he was going insane.
:. 1t is now reported that the $4,000
which VIM. Schaal, of INLAY City,
claimed was burned by himself and
wife when they decided to die together,
is hid in a barrel Schaal is serving IL
years in prison for assisting his wife
to die.
d. +. X. Stearns, of Detroit, has pre-
scented to the U. of NJ, valuable col
lection of musical scores, which forms
an admirable supplement to the unique
exhibit OF musical instruments recent
ly presented by his father, Frederick
Stearns.
Byron Parrish, aged 10, pleaded
guilty at Ithaca to the cruel murder
near Wheeler of Delbcrt Lloyd, aged
II, for the purpose of robbing him of
his bicycle and small sum of money.
His sentence was % years in Jackson
state prison.
A big bear tackled +. Weinberg and
Luther Mckenzie on the road near
Turner. The former ran for farm
house to get n gun and the bear and
Mckenzie were in mix-up when Mac
pulled out a big jaclslinife and ripped
Mr.. Bear open.
Fred L. Britain, state chairman of
the Prohibition party, claims that that
political organization made gain of
II per cent in Michigan in the last
election over that of 1896 The next
state convention will be held at jack
son on Feb. %.
The state board OF canvassers have
issued certificates of election to Eli r.
Sutton and j. Byron Judkins as re-
gents of the Il. of NJ, but as there is
difference Of opinion as to there being
vacancies the supreme court must pass
upon the matter.
Michigan school children lead in the
contribution of funds toward the cree
ton in Paris of monument to the
memory of Gen. Lafayette. They have
contributed Sc, 100. 1t is the intention
to raise $4,000. The monument will
be unveiled July A. 1900.
The state railroad crossings board
has disapproved the map of the pro-
proscd extension of the Wisconsin e.
Michigan railroad through the counties
of Iron and Dickinson to certain iron
mines in that section. The route is de-
clared to be dangerous one.
f. e. Skeels, OF the Agricultural col
legc, states that twice as much timber
is stolen from state lands as is de-
stroyed by fire. None of the trcspass-
ers have ever been prosecuted success
fully for the reason that members of
juries are almost always guilty of the
same offense.
Col. a. Il. Bliss, of Saginaw, thinks
that the government should issue
bonds running for 80 years sufficient
to pay all pensions They would find
ready purchasers at per cent and this
would throw some of the burden of
taking care of the veterans of the civil
war upon future generations.
Prominent union printers from the
principal cities of the state met at
Lansing and organized the State Allied
Printing Trades council, with A. Ii.
Smith, Detroit, as president; w. c.
LOOMS, Detroit, secretary treasurer.
The object is to aid in the establish
ment of n state printing office
VIM. NJ. Harper, aged AZ, stone
mason, had considerable domestic trou-
bic and decided to die. At the home
of A. Newcomer, near Alma, he tied
string to the trigger of a shotgun and
fastened the other end to post. Then
he pulled the muzzle of the gun toward
him. A funeral was the result.
Insurance Commissioner Campbell
will ask the legislature for law pro-
viding that when foreign companies
resort to the u. S. court for the pur-
pose of tying up the insurance depart
ment, or to commence actions in this
state, that fact shall be deemed suffi-
cient cause for revoking their Michigan
licenses.
Gov. Pingree has issued formal
statement setting forth the reasons
why he opposes the reelection of U. S.
Senator Burrows. The principal rea-
son given is that he opposed Atkinson
tax equalization bill, and it is alleged
that his entire efforts in congress have
been directed towards the promotion
of the interests of trusts and mon
opolies.
During the season just closed there
were brought to Michigan mills from
the Georgian bay district of Canada
23s, s43, 094 feet of logs. 1t is estimated
that there will be cut in the Georgian
bay district this winter for Michigan
mills about 0,O00, 900 feet of logs
The constitutionality of the Canadian
embargo act will be tested and If the
courts hold it good Michigan lumber
men will cease operations in Canada.
Prof. Henry G. Adams, OF the politi-
cal economy department of the
II. of NJ, and Andrew c. Mclaughlin,