Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-04-13
NEWS TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS
Minor Happenings Of the Past
Week.
EVENTS OF LAST SEVEN DAYS
Political, Religious, Social and Criminai
Doings of the Whole World Carefully
Condensed for Our Readers-The Ac-
cident Record.


approved the plans made by the meet
ing of the order in June in that city.
Washington.-Almo Clapp,, at one
time United States government print
er, died at his residence in the SSth
year of his age.
San Francisco. Cal.-Edward A. Won
Schmidt, a yachtsman and bar pilot,
Isabel Won Schmidt. and then tried to
kill himself, in Alameda.
Boston.-For mutinous dissatisfac-
ton at the quality and quantity OF
rations furnished during the voyage
from the West Indies, eighteen mem
bers of a Massachusetts, volunteer reg
iment have been imprisoned.
indianapolis, Ind.-Dr. George Raw
son, who figured in a sensational d.
vorce case in Seattle a few years ago,
committed suicide in the insane hos
pital by hanging.
Hot Springs, Val. Walker Fearn,
who was in charge of the foreign bu-
reau of the department of promotion
and publicity OF the Worlds Fair at
Chicaco died here.
Boston, Mass.-John II. Sullivan, a
wen-nnuwn politician, killed himself
by shooting. Two causes are assigned
that he was respondent from illness
and that he had suffered large financial
losses.
ST. Louis, Mo.-Gen. John w. Tur-
ner, who served with distinction on the
union side in the civil war died, aged
66 years, at the family residence here,
after brief illness.
Oroville, Cal.-John ID. Sims and
Leonard Hale were drowned at Shore
Bar on the north side of Feather river.
They attempted to cross the stream in
canvas boat
Eau Claire, Wis.-Edward Rakes Of
Burlington, Iowa, fell fifty feet from
partly built bridge to the ice in the
Chippewa river sustaining probably
fatal injuries.
GAINESVILLE, Wis.-Fire destroyed the
large training stables of Dillon &
Dixon, adjoining the Rock County
Agricultural society's grounds, together
with 300 feet of horse stalls belonging
to the fair grounds property, which is
owned by j. M. Bostwick of this city.
The loss on the stable is 1900, with
81 900 insurance.
Columbus Junction. IA passen-
ger train killed an unknown man near
Morning Sun, la. The stranger was
well dressed and about 80 years old.
He had a large quantity of postage
stamps in his possession.
Mandan, n. D.-Fire this morning
started in the Northern Pacific car
penter shop, and in a short time that
building, the machine shop, boiler
shop and blacksmith shops were
and a steam shovel in the repair shop.
1t is estimated the loss will be from
$4,000 to $4,000
Hammond, Ind.-John w. Pepper
dine received notice of his appoint
ment to position in the postoffice at
Havana, Cuba. Mr.. Pepperdine was
formerly deputy postmaster in this
city.
Ithaca, n. Y.-Prof. b. l. Wheeler
of Cornell university is likely to be
the next president of the University
of California.
Newport News, Va.-Charles Will
kerson, yard conductor of the Chesa-
peake & Ohio, was shot in a fight
with Ben Bates, bugler, at Fort Mon
roe.
Wakefield, Mass-Mrs. John Dona-
hU II
son, were burned to death in a fire
which destroyed their home.
New York.-Thomas J. Havemeyer
died at his home in Throggs Neck, ~
Y, aged SO years. of hemorrhage of the
brain.
Rochester, Ind.-The Ohio and In
diana conference of the Evangelical
church, with Bishop Bowman presid-
ing. closed its sessions. The confer
ence will meet at Dayton, Ohio, in
1900.
Marinette, Wis.-The Edward fines
Lumber company of Chicago has pur-
chased the entire seasons cut of the
n. Ludington single mills, about
80 100000 feet. The purchase includes
iii the ldll dS We'll DIS SuluSltS
Paris-The French senate ad-
journed until May 8, and the chamber
of deputies adjourned until May 2.
London-The upper part of the
Hotel Beaurivage at Interlaken, Swift
zerland. was destroyed by fire.
Frankfort, Ky.-In the state circuit
court Judge Cantrill directed the at
tention Of the grand jury to trusts, and
instructed 1t to indict all such con-
Germs operating in this district.
Jacksonville, Ill.-Mrs. Hannah Eng
lish died. She was nearly 100 years OF
age.
st. Louis, Mo.-James K. Williams,
at one time one of the best railroad
men in the country, is dead, aged ~.
LAGRANGE. Ind.-Henry Paulus,
pioneer and identified with the lumber
industry of northern Indiana, was
found dead, sitting on the back door
steps OF his farm residence.
San Francisco, Cal.-Miss Lily Post,
the opera singer, has been adjudged
insane and taken to the asylum at
Agnews
Salt Lake City. Utah-The United