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The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1898-12-30
TICK|NGS OF THE TELEGRAPH
News Of the Day as Told Over the
Slender Wires.
DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN NEWS
Tho Increasing of the Standing Army Is
Opposed by Part of the House Com
mittee on Military Anairs-Clayton-
Bulwer Treaty VIII be Abrogated.

The minority of the house commit
tee on military affairs have fled their
report in opposition to the HULL bill
for the increase Of the regular army to
100, 900 men.
The minority claims that such a
standing army would in time of peace
be menace TO the liberty of citizens,
and in time of war would not be sufli-
cient to meet successfully the armies of
the first class powers of the world;
that a large standing army is not
necessity; that the Hull bill will cost
the people annually the sum of $780,
100000 and as S145, 100000 are being
annually paid to the soldiers OF the
civil war and the war with Spain,
permanent charge of S295, 900, 900 would
be placed upon the people of the United
States to maintain the military estab-
lishment alone, to say nothing of the
navy; that the passage of this bill
means the practical destruction of the
national guard and the volunteer
troops of the states; that it is well un-
derstood that the great corporate in
tereSts of the country are demanding
this large standing army for most OBJ
vious reasons, and President domin-
ated by such interests would have,
with such standing army, the means
at his hand to invade the liberties of the
people, to suppress freedom of speech
and to desccrate the ballot box itself.
The minority offer substitute for
the Hull bill which provides for per-
manent standing army OF 10000 en-
listed men-about the number in the
army before the war with Spain. 1t
also provides for $4,000 volunteers to
be taken from the states and territories
in proportion to population; these vol
unteers are to be mustered out within
two years from date of the passage of
the act, their organization to be the
same as that of the regular army.
Volunteer organizations now in service
co bc given preference as TO re-enlist-
mcnt. All volunteers now in the SER
vice of the United States to be mus
tered out,within 60 days from the pas
sage of this act
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1898-12-30
1893 Losses on the Lakes.

: Marine losses during the season of
1898 were materially greater than dur
ing any previous season on the lakes.
In list of 500 losses, the causes as
signed were as follows: Ashore, 1913;
aground, in protected channels, 1876;
fire 40; collisions, 90; ice. 16; storm
beaten, 90; foundered 8; miscellaneous
causes, ZIG. Lake Michigan was the
scene of the greatest number of serious
losses, with Lake Superior as second.
Lake Huron was remarkably free from
disasters and Lake Erie did not con-
tribute its usual quota. Lake Ontario
produced larger number of serious
losses than Lake Erie, notwithstand-
ing the limited traffic on the former.
The number of boats which have
passed entirely out of existence is So.
Their aggregate tonnage was 29,194
tons. The money loss is about So
600 COO
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1898-12-30
Saginaw Election Contest.

Washburn Horning and James Green
were respectively the Republican and
Democratic candidates for treasurer of
Saginaw county at the recent election.
Horning was declared elected, but
Green demanded recount. In Ches-
aiming township 239 ballots were cast
out on the recount because the initials
of the inspector had been placed in the
corner opposite to- that provided by
statute. OF these ballots LIT were for
Horning and GO for Green, and as this
would elect the latter Horning APP
pealed TO the circuit court to compel
the canvassers to count the rejected
ballots. The court so ordered and
Green carried the case TO supreme
court, but he was again knocked out,
as the decision of the circuit court was
affirmed and Horning declared elected.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1898-12-30
Sick Soldier sninIhca.

Walter b. Foster, of Flint, commit
ted suicide Mt st. Ignace by taking
strychnine. He leaves a mother, his
only relative. Foster was about 80
years of age. He enlisted at Island
Lake last April with Co. A, 33d Michi-
gan, and served with credit in Cuba.
He.caught yellow fever at Siboney and
came home an the death ship Concho.
While at home he recovered his health,
apparently, but latter became sick
again and being unable to obtain re-
munerative employment drifted from
place to place and finally lost hope and
ended all with poison. His mother is
left in proverty.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1898-12-30
pardons for Five Convlcts.

Gov. Pingree granted five Christmas
pardons, as follows: VIM. Nuremberg,
sent from Oakland county in May, 1895,
for 10 years, for rape. James Powers,
from Flint in May, 1898, one year,
highway robbery. Alex. II. Currie,
from Detroit in January, 1897, five
years, manslaughter. Louis Smith,
from Adrian in Feb. 1898, two years
and six months, burglary. William
Macard, from Grand Rapids in May,
1895, to Marquette prison, Is years,
perjury.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1898-12-30
CONGRESS AT WORK AGAIN.

Senator Teller (Rep., COLI made n
lengthy speech in advocacy of the
theory that there are no restrictions
upon the right of the United States to
expand its borders so as TO include far
distant territory. lie went quite
thoroughly into the legal points bear
ing upon the question and also Incl
dentally discussed at some length the
form of government for the Filipinos,
saying that he would encourage self
government among the islanders and
would give them the most liberal gov
eminent which they were capable of
conducting. but that he would not take
down the American flag where once
planted.
Rep. Williams Dem, Miss,) made
the first speech in the house against the
annexation of the Philippines. He
contended that it would be hostile to
the spirit of our institutions TO assume
control over 1900, 900 unwilling sub
jects, that annexation would cost us
$4,000, 900 n year, that the annexa-
tion of the islands met none of the
tests which applied TO our past ac-
QUESTIONS OF territory and would be a
mistake from a social, political and
material standpoint.
Senator Proctor made statement
which explains the paragraph in the
urgency deficiency bill appropriating
an emergency fund of SO, 200, 900 to
meet unforeseen contingencies, and
which is to be expended at the discre-
tion of the President. The senator
said this fund was intended for the
payment of portion of the salaries
due the Cuban insurgent army and the
Filipinos.
The commerce committee of the
house decided to take up the Nicaragua
canal question on the second Tuesday
in January. There will be no hear
ings, as the committee believes it has
all needed information. The matter
will be taken up without reference to
any special bill, all pending measures
being considered. The committee fixed
Jan. 6 for passing on the pure food bill.
Senator Butler, of North Carolina,
gave notice OF an amendment he will
introduce to the pension appropria-
tion bill providing that the present
pension laws shall apply to Confeder-
ates as well as Union veterans, with
the exception that the Confcderatcs
may not draw back pension.
The agricultural appropriation bill
passed the house without material
amendment. 1t carried s3,G96, 322, or
S1S7, 100 more than the current law.
Rep. Corliss Mich has introduced n
bill providing for the construction of n
cable by the United States to Hawaii,
Gaum, the PHILIPPINES and Japan.
The bill TO extend the customs and
internal revenue laws of the United
States over the Hawaiian islands was
passed by the house.
The house refused to concur in the
senate amendments to the army and
navy deficiency bill.
Orders have been issued assigning
Brig Gen. Michael V. Sheridan to the
command of the department of the
lakes, which includes Forts Wayne
and Brady in Michigan, with head
quarters at Chicago.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1898-12-30
STATE GOSSIP.

Niles is to have "a new independent
telephone company.
Chas ii Ross, of Pontiac, was killed
by train at Inwood, Ind.
Chas Jamison is the new postmaster
at Sights, Grand Traverse county.
An unknown man, aged about GO,
was killed by Big Four train near
Niles
Arthur Smith, Il farmer, fell off
load of hay near Brighton and was
fatally injured.
The cider mill of L. L. Negus, at
Chelsea, was destroyed by fire. Loss
$4,000; uninsured.
Senator Mcmillan is talked of as sue
ccssor to Ambassador Hitchcock at the
court of the car of Russia.
Flint has been granted 3O-year
franchise for an electric railway in the
city, to be completed June Is.
Joseph Duel, of South Lake Linden,
while returning from work broke
through the ice and was drowned.
Dallas Boudman, of Kalamazoo, has
announced his candidacy for the va
cancy on the supreme court bench.
The Oneco Copper Mining Co., of
Houghton, capital 81, 500. 900, has filed
articles of incorporation at Lansing.
Lake Odessa has struck plenty of
water at depth of As feet and the viii
lage will now have ample fire pro-
lection.
New Michigan postmasters: Cedar
Run, Grand Traverse county, Adelah
Cham; Odds, Branch county, Riley
Bennett
The immense barns of the J. e L.
Hurley Trucking Co., at Detroit, were
destroyed by fire and % horses persisted
in the flames.
Albion college has recently received
presents consisting of a s., 500 pipe or
gan, and valuable farm adjacent to
the city of Grand Rapids.
Chas. Gait was caught in shaft in
mill at Palo and had one leg and one
arm broken and received other injuries
which may cause his death.
Since the opening of navigation last
spring, mills at Grand Marais have
manufactured SO, 900, 900 feet of lumber
so, OO0, 900 shingles and $4,000, 500 lath.
While freight train was coming
down grade west of Capac, it broke in
two, and the rear crashed into the
front part, wreclSing - cars. No one
was injured
More round robins" asking for the
muster out of the regiment nave been
circulated in the 35th Michigan and
sent TO Michigan congressman and
Secretary Alger
Herbert w Savage, of Saginaw, who
recently returned from the Klondike
with considerable gold, has gone on n
land looking tour in Nicaragua and
South America.
The aggregate earnings OF Michigan
railways for the first nine months of
this year were So, $50, 15i, an increase
of 81, $50, 1913, or 1913 per cent, over the
same period last year.
At Adrian Mrs. Frank johnson was
fatally burned in distinguishing flames
which enveloped her daughter, the lat.
ter's clothing having caught fire while
she was filling a lighted lamp.
John Calvin, cripple, employed as
~atchman at crossing of the Detroit
& Lima Northern railroad at Wyan-
dotte, was cremated in the burning of
his little shanty on the crossing.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1898-12-30

The decision of President McKinley's
cabinet to muster out $4,000 volunteers
will probably result in the discharge
of all the members of the 31st Michi-
gan, now at Knoxville, Tenn, that
may desire to leave the service. Those
who wish to remain will be permitted
join the 35th Michigan, unless it is de-
cidcd to muster out that regiment, also.
1t is not believed, however, that both
regiments will be let go until congress
authorizes the increase in the regular
army asked for by Secretary Alger.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1898-12-30
potroits Big Exposition in 1901.

. The promoters of the scheme for an
international exposition at Detroit in
1901, the 2oOth anniversary of the
founding of the city, are pushing
ahead with the preliminaries. 1t was
feared for n time that the fact that
Buffalo was preparing for show the
same year might interfere and en-
deavors were made to get the eastern
ers to change their date. but TO no
avail. The Detroiters feel that their
exposition is an institution which will
interest the whole northwest, and will
carry their plans forward as rapidly as
possible. They have good reasons to
believe that congress will make a
good-sized appropriation to help along.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1898-12-30
Disastrous Fire at n1anistee.

Fire was discovered in the East
Shore furniture factory at Manistee
and before the flames could be checked
the building was totally destroyed, to-
gether with its contents. The loss is
estimated at $4,000, and covered by
insurance. The property was origi-
nally built at cost of $50, 0CO, bat had
been idle for some time on account of
the depression in the furniture trade.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1898-12-30
Arulnaldo.s Forces Deserving Him.

A dispatch from Manila says that as
the result of Aguinaldo, the Philippine
insurgent leader, having refused to
recognize the rank of the lower class
of rebel officers, the latter have de-
serted with large numbers of armed
soldiers and have attacked various
towns. Several of the native local
authorities who were unpopular in the
provinces have been murdered.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1898-12-30
Col. IrIsh Wants to succeed purrows.

Edwin NJ. Irish, of Kalamazoo. re-
Gently acknowledgement of the Michl-
gan National Guard, and now colonel
Of the 25th Michigan volunteers, and
serving with his regiment at Augusta,
Ca, has entered the race as an active
candidate for the United States senate
to succeed Julius Caesar Burrows.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1898-12-30
To Abrogato the clayton-pulwer Treaty


II is accepted as little short of GER
tain in the best informed official and
diplomatic circles at Washington that
negotiations will be opened at an early
day toward so modifying the Clayton
Bulwcr treaty as to meet the condi-
tons of the present day concerning
American construction and control of
the Nicaraguan canal.
London: There seems to be little
doubt that Great Britain will agree to
abrogate the Clayton ulwer treaty.
The temper Of the cabinet and public
opinion, which largely influences the
governments policy, points TO such
action, though no definite understand
ing with the United States has yet
been reached. Great Britain desires
that the Nicaragua canal be con-
structed and is willing that the United
States should control it if the United
States guarantees its neutrality and
safeguards British interests.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1898-12-30

The government has determined to
hoist the flag over another island-far
out in the Pacific ocean. 1t is Wake
Island, lying about 1000 miles from
Nihau, the westernmost of the Hawaiian
islands,. and 1900 miles east from
Guam. 1t is almost in direct line be-
tween these possessions of the United
States and is admirably adapted for
use as a station for Pacific cable to
connect the Philippines with Hawaii
and the United States. 1t is about
three miles in length and incloses a
large body of salt water.
The Lafayette monument commits
sion, having in charge the matter of
the erection OF monu ment to Gen
Lafayette in Paris in 1000, report that
approximately $4,000 had been raised,
principally from dime donations by
children of the public schools, which
fully assures the success of the enter
PRISE. A cablegram was received from
the French government accepting the
Lafayette monument with gratitude
and stating that it grants site in the
heart of Paris opposite the principal
entrance to the Louvre gallery.
There are now over 5000 U. S. troops
in garrison in Havana suburbs.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1898-12-30
Sampson Accuses Spain OF Fraud.

Admiral Sampson has reached New
York from Havana. He says the Cuban
evacuation commissions work is prac-
tically complete and agreement thereto
satisfactory with one eXception-and
that may vet cause serious trouble.
The admiral declares that Spain Sc
cretly transferred the larger portion
of crown land and buildings to private
individuals and corporations, especially
religious corporations,i in order to cheat
the United States and Cuba out of it.
This undcrhand work began some time
ago, but most of it has been done since
the surrender at Santiago. The
scheme will be frustrated, however, as
the commission has almost complete
records of property owned by Spain in
Cuba previous to the war and Uncle
Sam will insist that it be turned over
according to the terms of evacuation.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1898-12-30
Peace Commissioner. Roach Home.

The American peace commissioners
arrived at New York from Paris Dec.
"a and at once took train for Wash
ington to make president Mckinley
Christmas present of the treaty of
peace
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1898-12-30
Kuled whIIe IntoxIcatcd.

Chas. Reynolds, aged so, was struck
by passenger train at Owosso and in.
stantly killed. his body being terribly
mangled Reynolds was on spree at
the time. He leaves u widow and
eight children;
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1898-12-30
Yo.eml,e ordered TO Manlla.

The cruiser Yosemite, which was
manned by the Michigan naval reserves
during the Spanish war, has been or
dcred TO Manila.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1898-12-30

The city council of Havana (Spanish)
has sent n warm vote of thanks to
President McKinly for the aid given
needy poor by Uncle Sam.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1898-12-30
Best Year of Trade Ever Known.

Dun's Review of Trade says that 1898
has been a year beyond parallel and
goes 10 its close with the biggest vol
umc of business ever seen.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1898-12-30
carlists Ready for Revolution In

London dispatches say advices have
been received which indicate an early
Carlist outbreak in Spain. London
war correspondents have been FASTENED
toward the Basque provinces where
the first trouble is expected. All the
Cariist clubs have been. closed and
Carlist newspapers suppressed in the
Madrid district
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1898-12-30
AVOID ALUM BAKING POWDERS
Their Use Is Dangerous to Health.

Their Use Il Dangerous to Health.
The condemnation OF alum as an I'M
wholesome ingredient in baking pow
ders by the Government authorities, as
we'll as by the Iowa and Minnesota
State Boards of Health aid physicians
generally. has not deferred manufac-
turers of such powders from foisting
them on the public. Following is a
partial list of the condemned alum
powders found in the stores in this
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1898-12-30

1t has been discovered that Spanish
officers of cities and towns in Cuba and
Porto Rico are making extensive sales
of franchises and concessions at figures
far below their value to capitalists and
promoters. The President has ordered
the u. S. military governors in the
various provinces TO promptly veto
such sales as are deemed against the
interests of the people.
Secretary Alger has cabled Gen.
Otis at Manila to take possession of
lloilo, the second city in the Philip
pines, Immediately.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1898-12-30
Congressman Smith Declines.

(: Congressman William Alden Smith
has sent n letter TO Gov. Pingree and
others declining to be a candidate for
the United States senatorship.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1898-12-30

1t is safe to reject all brands sold
with a prize. All powders sold at twen-
ty-five cents or less a pound are sure
to be made OF alum. DIR. Wiley, the
Government Chemist, in his official ex-
animation OF baking powders at tho
Worlds Fair, threw out all "alum pow.
ders," chasing them as unfit for human
food.
But the Worlds Fair could approve
as we'll as condemn. After the most
elaborate tests, 1t bestowed the highest
award for purity. leavening power,
keeping qualities and general excel
lence on DR.. Prices Cream Baking
Powder
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1898-12-30

Federation Of Labor In Detroit Next Year
Detroit was selected by the American
Federation of Labor over Louisville,
Atlanta and Cleveland as the next place
of holding the annual convention.
Samuel Gompers was reelected presi-
dent unanimously.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1898-12-30
GRAIN, ETC.

"Detroit-Hay. No. timothy, $3.50 per ton.
Potatoes, Bic per bu. live Poultry, spring
chickens SIC per lb; fowls. be; turkeys, c:
ducks. &c! Eggs. strictly fresh, &c per doz
Butter. best dairy, i1c per Id; creamery, 2lc
The age-herald., 1898-06-07
WADEz ON HOWELL.
The Fortunes of Two Bessemer Young People
 Will Be Linked Together.

Bessemer, June 6.-It is announced ttat the marriage of Miss Mamie Howell and H. R. w. Wadeson, of this city, will take place Wednesday morning, June IA, at 10:3o o'clock at the First Methodist church.
 Miss Howell is the daughter of MT. w. H. Howell, one of the most prominent md highly respected citizens of this place. and is a highly accomplished and popular young woman. MT. Wadeson is a young English man who has been resident of this place for several years. He has had exceptional educational advantages and is widely travelled Mir Wadeson Is with the Besse- mer division of the American Pipe and Foundry company.
 The wedding ceremony will be performed by the Rev. D. H. Hawkins, of East Lake. No cards will be issued. The following will be the attendants:
 Maids of honor, Misses Renie Howell and Cora Carter; bridesmaids, Misses Maude Howell of Birmingham; Mattie McAdory, Lulu Judson, Kate Giles and Julia Hous- ton: best man, MT M. J. Boots; grooms- men. Messrs. Will Hablitzelle, w. H. D an- his, Lee Moody, G. D. Waller and F., B. FaultZ
The age-herald., 1898-06-07
OBTAINED A RESPITE.
Caranza's Expulsion From Canada May Be
 Slightly Delayed.

Washington, June 6.-Lieutenant Car ranza and Senor DuBosc, who are conduct
 ing their Spanish operations from Montreal have succeeded in obtaining a brief re- spite from expulsion through the denial by Carranza of the accuracy of certain feat ures of the letter attributed to him. The British authorities acted on the assump- tion that the translation of the Carranza letter was correct and thus there was no doubt that the Spanish officials were using Canada as a base for hostile action against the United States But since a question Is raised as to the accuracy of the translation no step is likely to be taken toward a for cible expulsion until the translation is established as correct. The British au- thorities have been ready from the outset to act on any well established case, but the expulsion of a foreigner is such seri- ous matter that it is said no such steps would be proper while the evidence was open to question The Carranza denial raises a question of veracity which can be readily settled by the production of the original letter. This is not in the posses sion of the state department, but it is understood to be in the hands of the secret service branch of the treasury. When the accuracy of the translation is established the British authorities will act promptly