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The Yale expositor., 1899-09-08
news FOR M|CH|GANDERS.
A Whole Regiment of News Items
From Michigan Towns
CAPTURED FOR BRIEF READING.
Three Knied and Six Injured Is the he-
sult OF "A Boiler Explosion at Cope
mish-A Morrice Murderer was Ar
rested Mt the InstigatiOn of His WIFE.
Three Killed by a Boiler Explosion.

A terrible explosion at Copemish on
the afternoon of Sept. 1 wrecked the
bowl aud tray factory of Chapman &
Sargent and caused the instant death
of three men, fatally wounding three
others and badly injuring three more.
The mill was completely demolished,
wreclSage being scattered nearly half
a mile iu every direction. The bodies
OF the dead men were mangled almost
beyond recognition. The cause OF the
accident is mystery as the engineer,
the only man who could have explained
IL. is among the the dead, but it is
thought that there was lack of wa
ter i'm the boiler. The building is a
complete wreck and the loss will be
over 81. .UO0 The factory was running
short handed or the loss of life would
have been much larger. After the ex-
plosion, the building caught fire and
the flames were only subdued by he
roio WORK.
The Yale expositor., 1899-09-08
A Very PeculIar VIII.

Minnie Logan, of Flint, has filed a
bin in the circuit court from Charles
Logan for decree of divorce and also
to protect her property interests in the
Mrs. Eleanor Logan estate. The latter
died few months ago and left will
disposing of a large amount of prop
erty. In the will Charles Logan was
cut of from any benefit unless he had
disposed of Minnie Logan, his wife, in
n legal way. Logan made several at
tempts to get decree but failed each
time. In the bill of complaint filed by
Minnie IT, gan she charges Charles
with desertion and non-support and
alleges that he is entitled to the share
of property mentioned for him in the
will although he was not successful in
getting rid of his legal wife. Judge
Wisner granted an injunction refrain
ing the parties from disposing of the
property.
The Yale expositor., 1899-09-08

Six hundred lives have been lost by
the flooding of copper mine at Besshi,
Island of ShilSoku.
On Aug. 81 there was S247. 1880, 601 of
net gold in the national treasury, the
largest amount on hand at any one
time in the history of the department.
The town of Oricaba, Mex, is now
infected with yellow fever, and there
are six sporadic cases there. At Cor
dova. Mex, there have been 6s deaths
from fever up TO Aug. 20.
Cecil Rhodes has placed an order for
500, 100, 900 feet of southern yellow
pine, the largest single order in the
history of the lumber trade. 1t will
be used by Mr. Rhodes in the construc
tion of the Cape to Cairo road in Africa.
The preliminary inquiry into the at
tempt last July by Gjura Knezevic, a
Bosnian, to assassinste Former King
Milan of Servia, was concluded Sept 1.
Sixteen persons we're liberated.
Twenty-nine, including Editor Zau-
schamovics. of the radical organ, Odjek
Alta, were charged with high treason,
and 10 others were committed for trial
on n charge of les majestic.
The Yale expositor., 1899-09-08
T|CK|NGS OF THE TELEGRAPH
News of the Day as Told Over the
Slender Wires.
DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN NEWS
A Boiler Explosion in n Pennsylvania
Iron Works Causes the Death of
Five and Injury of seven Persons -
That Alaska boundary Question.
Five Men Blew to Eternity.

A boiler explosion at the Republic
Iron Works, Pittsburg, Pa, on the lst,
killed five men and seriously injured
seven others. A fire which broke out
following the explosion, added TO the
horror. The mill was partly wrecked
and the entire plant was compelled TO
close down. The explosion occurred
just as the night force was leaving
and the day force was coming on duty,
so that there were only few men in
the mill at the time. If it had hap
pened a hsli-hour later, the list of
dead and injured would have been ap-
palling. 1t occurred in the 14-inch de-
partment and the conclusion was ter
rife. Buildings were shaken a mile
away, and dust filled the air for two
or three blocks. IL entered open win
dows and nearly suffocated persons
who were aroused by the roar and the
shock. Immediately following the ex-
plosion the wreckage took fire and this
added TO the difficulties encountered
in rescuing the urned and mutiiated
victims. A section of the boiler weigh
ing four tons was blown through the
roof and crashed into dwelling house
200 yards away The house was badly
wrecked but the occupants escaped
, unhurt.
The Yale expositor., 1899-09-08
wife SnneaIed on Her Hubby.

Edward Holcroft, OF Morrice, has
been arres ed and lodged in jail at
Flint on suspicion of being the MUIR
derer of John Kesler, who was killed
in that city on the night of July /.
Helcroft formerly worked there, but
has been absent from the city for some
time. During the past three weeks he
has been living with his father-in-law,
C. w. Chapman, near Morr!ce, where
he was arrested. According to the
story that comes from Morrice, the ar
rest of Holcroft resulted from a state.
ment made by his wife. She SAYS that
10 days after the Keser murder her
husband con fessed to her that he was
the perpetrator of the deed. She says
he swore her to secrecy, and threatened
TO take her life if she told anyone.
The Yale expositor., 1899-09-08
A Very UNIQUE Verdict.

A jury in Juctice Stoves court at
Howell rendered a un que verdict. A
lady was sued for trespass for entering
a neighbours huckleberry swamp
After careful delibera,iun the jury
rendered verdict for cents against
the woman with the recommendation
that the just ce, the officers of the
court, the attorneys and the jury them
selves should throw in their services
without pay and the jurymen assess
themselves one cent each to pay the
amount of the verdict. The recon-
mendation of the jury was Immediately
concurred in by the attaches Of the
to depart in peace.
The Yale expositor., 1899-09-08
OHIO Democratic Ticket.

The Democrats Of OHIO met in con-
vention on 3nth. They indorsed the
Chicago p atform, added a strong anti
Imperialism plank and condemned the
Filipino war and the trusts. Follow
ing is the ticket: For governor, John
Il. Mclean. of Cincinnati; lieutenant
governor, Judge A. w. Patrick, of New
Philadelphia; supreme judge, Dewitt
C. Badger of Madison; attorney-gen-
eral, j. w. d IRE, of Seneca; auditor,
George w. Sigafoos, of Darke; treas
urer, James |. German, of Lawrence;
member of the board of public works,
Fletcher d. Malin, of Lake.
The Yale expositor., 1899-09-08

The Transvaal's note to Great Brit
ain Offering the five-year franchise and
the other concessions was strongly
worded and explained that the conces-
sions were made with a sincere desire
to fully settle all differences, to put an
end to strained relations and to avert
a disastrous war. Therefore, prompt
answer was requested. The note oil
Conyugham Greene in reply was con-
ciliatory and tantamount to an accept
ance of the five-year offer. 1t agreed
to waive the suggested commission oil
inquiry. provided a representative to
be a. appointed by Sir Alfred Miner
should be given facilities in Pretoria
to make an investigation of the fran
chise question and provided the report
of such representative should prove
satisfactory. Otherwise the Transvaal
government was requested to await
further suggestions from the imperial
government before subm tting new
proposals to the vOlksraad. Mr..
Greene's note in conclusion suggested
further conference at Cape Town.
The Yale expositor., 1899-09-08
Double Murder aud su eide.

Emmett Blanchard, aged 2s, of near
Towanda, Pa. shot and killed an old
man named Mingle and his own wife,
and then turned his revolver upon him
self and committed suicide. Mrs.
Blanchard was engaged in washing
when Mingle came to the house for a
pail of water. AS he was leaving the
premises Blanchard rushed out of the
house and fred, his wife demonstrated,
and had not ceased speaking before
she fell dead into the wash tub. Then
Blanchard fired two shots into his own
head, the first sinply making a scalp
wound.
The Yale expositor., 1899-09-08
Tax Commisslon at Work.

The sta,e tax commission is meeting
with an even more prompt and salts
factory response to its recent circular
addressed to the people of the STATE
generally than was expected. The in.
dications are that there are hundred
of citizens of Michigan who are conf
dent that there neighbors are escapint
their just share of taxation, and al
these are getting Into the game. II
is perhaps needless to say that none oi
these correspondents have confessed
that they were not being taxed enougl
themselves. The commission is being
rather severely criticised in some quar-
ters for ins,ituting this wholesale spy
system throughout the state, but II
present it promises to add quite bi
to the assessment rolls.
The Yale expositor., 1899-09-08
csrmarv Nigh, Name the spv.

The Cologne Gazette on Aug. 20, in
an inspired article, replying TO the for
eign press, says: After the failure OF
Maj. Pauizzardi and Col. Schneider TO
convince the French people, Colonel
Schwarzkoppen's intervention in be-
half of one innocently sentenced would
be futile, especially since Germany has
already done more than could be ex-
pecied by Count Won Bueiow' solemn
declaration, which were given as rep
resenting the empire and the emperor,
and Col. chHarzh opens word OF
honor in his declarations in Novem'
Der, 1897, that he never had any rela-
tions with Dreyfus. The Tageblatt
says the government might name the
real spy.
The Yale expositor., 1899-09-08
U. 5. stands Firm on boundary Line.

The negotiations that are now in
progress looking to modus vivendi
for the definition, temporarily, of a
boundary line between Ala ka and the
British Northwestern Territory, are
proceeding upon the same lines prac-
tically as hose which figured in the
negotiations in which Mr.. Choate took
part. That is, the United States holds
firmly to- the contention that the viii
lage of Kluckwsn shall be regarded
as on the American side of the line.
No effort is making to reach perma-
nent arrangement at present.
The Yale expositor., 1899-09-08
Mex,oaus Routed by the Indians.

A company of volunteers went from
Hermosillo, Mex, on the morning of
the 3lst to Pitayo to join Col. Pienado's
command and arrest the Yaquis who
had destroyed the telegraph lines to
Potam. The troops met a band Of
about 80 Yaquis, and short fight oc-
Cured, in which one soldier was killed
and the Mexicans routed. Potam and
TORN, Gen. Torres headquarters, have
been entirely cut off from telegraphic
communication with the outside world
for the last five days. The Yaquis
burned about a mile of telegraph poles
and carried the wire away.
The Yale expositor., 1899-09-08
Tnrned Things Black.

One of the peculiar effects OF tn
heavy rain at Port Huron on the l.
was the ascending of dense vapo
laden with carbonic acid gas from
Black river. he midsummer putri'
condition of the stream, resulting from
the action Of the fiber works acids Of
the vegetable matter in the river wa
in its most aggravated form. and tn
odor was carried a considerable dis
tance. The vapor clung to everythini
it touched, and the gas is said to have
entered the vaults of bank locate
beside the river to such an extent a
To discolor the silver coin. Silverwar'
in a nearby jewelry store also becam
tarnished by the fumes. Efforts t
cause the abatement of the nuisance
are again being revived.
The Yale expositor., 1899-09-08
Japanese or Top in Korean Affairs.

A press representative telegraphs
that he has found Russian ascendency
completely supplanted by japanese,
and he does not believe that the new
influence will be easily displaced. The
japanese in Korea encpurage reforms.
They meet every Russian move by a
counter move and multiply japanese
interest in every direction with enor-
nous rapidity. The American g I'D
mining concession, which is beng
worked by numerous Americans, is re-
markably successful.
The Yale expositor., 1899-09-08

Z lith Connors, of Saginaw, a domes-
tic, was probably fatally burned by
her clothing coming in contact with a
fire over which she was cooking. She
rushed from the house enveloped in
flames and policeman who happened
TO be near rushed to her assistance and
succeeded in extinguishing the fire,
but not until her body had been blis-
tered save a small strip on the back.
She was taken to the hospital and is
in a critical condition.
The Yale expositor., 1899-09-08
Treason Case at Nancy.

A case somewhat similar to that of
Capt Dreyrus, now being tried before
a court. martial at Rennes for treason,
is reported at Nancy. The police claim
TO have found at the residence Of a
French artillery subaltern at that
place a commission in the German
army and valuable French army mans.
The suspected man belongs to an old
Alsatian family. other members of
which are suspected of completely in
the affair.
The Yale expositor., 1899-09-08

State Health Officer Blunt, upon re-
ceipt of the information that there
were two cases OF y 'llow fever at Key
West, Fla, declared rigid state quar-
antine against that place, and no fled
all Texas coast points to place in gu r.
antine any ships coming from Key
West. The quarantine will be rigidly
observed until all danger is passed.
The Yale expositor., 1899-09-08
Don't Bite on This Frand.

Census bureau officials have dIscov-
cred that advertisements are being
printed and circulated to the effect
that $4,000 census epumerators are
wanted, without examination, and
that full particulars could be had by
forwarding money to address given.
The scheme is denounced by Director
Merriam and steps will be taken to
stop the rculation of the advertise
ments. which are likely to impose upon
the credulouS
The Yale expositor., 1899-09-08
Suicide at birmingham.

Bird A. Tibbils, aged "a years, a
well-known young man of Birming-
ham. committed suicide at the farm
home OF his parents, about two miles
north of the village, by taking a dose
of Iaudanum. The young man was
unconscious when his condition was
discovered. and despite the efforts of
physicians he died shortly afterward.
He was cheerful and there is no reason
known why he should end his life.
He left no word.
The Yale expositor., 1899-09-08
Roller behring's for Use on Vehicles.

ii. B. Gillette. of Benton Harbor,
has patented roller bearing for use
on vehicles of all kinds. These bear
ings are now being used on 100 trucks
in a lumber yard in that city and
do the work of four men. One
NAL ufacturer offered him $4,000 for
the patent, and recently another man
ufacturer raised the offer to $l5.0O0
He is negotiating to sell the right in
Canada for $500 He thinks the in
vention will revolutionize vehicle
building.
The Yale expositor., 1899-09-08
$4,000 Fire at Pinconning.

Pinconning village, 20 miles north Of
Bay City, was visited by a disastrous
fire on the 3D.. Thirty-two frame
buildings, including the Michigan Cen
tral passenger station, Maccabee hall,
13 business houses and 25 dwellings,
were totally destroyed with contents
in nearly every case. The loss is esti-
mated at $75 900, with small insurance.
The Yale expositor., 1899-09-08

The Goth annual fair of the Capac
Agricultural society will be held Sept.
&c. 81 and 2s, at Capac.
The dates for Kalamazoo's street
fair have been changed TO Oct. 1920.
President Mckinley is expected to be
present
Reading is now talking of installing
a waterworks system. Most of the
buildings burned on the Goth will be
rebuilt.
Sunshine is a wicked little town
near Helltown, on the northern shore
OF Portage lake 1t enjoys the reputa.
tion OF being very tough.
The Yale expositor., 1899-09-08
A Row Ended In Double Tragedy.

A double tragedy was enacted near
Coleman on the 3lst and as conse'
quence, Henry Wiks and John Mel
choir are dead and VIM. Graves is in
custody with bullet wound in his leg
The direct cause of the trouble was due
TO the fact that Graves persisted in
closing up certain right of wav or
highway which was not a registered
road, but had been use so long as
such that it was really one by custom.
On the day in question MelchOir ano
Graves renewed the quarrel, and Mel
choir followed Graves to his home.
fist fight ensued in which Melchoir got
decidedly the worst of it. lie drew q
revolver and fired at Graves, the ball
as ing through his left leg above the
knee. Graves called TO his wife t.
bring out his rifle and as she was COM
ing out with the gun Henry Wilks and
Orin Outman ran out Of some bushes.
Wllks seized Mrs Grav and at
tempted To disarm her. Graves saw
them scuffliug and ran to her aid
Taaing the rifl., which was a Win
chester, he turned it upon Wilks an
fired. killing him instantly. lie then
turned on Melchoir and shot him, the
ball passing through his arm above
the elbow and then entering the body.
The Yale expositor., 1899-09-08
Weekly Crop BuIletin.

Tho weekly crop bulletin OF the
Michigan weather bureau says that
light showers occurred in portions of
the upper peninsula, in scattered To-
calities in the northern counties, and
in the extreme southeastern portion OF
the lower peninsula. Over the greater
portion of the lower peninsula the
weather conditions have generally
been a continuation of the drouth.
Hot, dry weather and nearly cloudless
skies have have continued and intensi-
fed the drouth. Much corn, espec-
tally that on high land, has been badly
injured, and many farmers have been
cutting il for fod Ter. Bean harvest is
in progress, but the crop has been
shortened bv the drouth. Late pota-
toes are suffering greatly for want OF
rain, while pastures are so badly dried
up that many correspondents report
that it is necessary to feed their stock.
Considerable blowing for wheat and
rye has been done, but generally the
soil has been so dry that plowing is
difficult and many farmers have stop
ped that work and are waiting for rain
before beginning again. The drought
has greatly damaged spring seeding
and i'm the southern counties will ma
terially shorten the or p of sugar
beets Buckwheat is filling badly
Reports indicate that apples continue
to fall in large quantities, and the
present outlook is for light crop.
The Yale expositor., 1899-09-08
win Not rake second-Hand stun.

The state military authorities stood
pat OH the proposition not to accept
the old ordnance stores sent to Michi-
gan by the general government, and
the carload of supplies which was sent
TO Lansing from the Rock Island ar
senal has been sent back to the place
of shipment
The Yale expositor., 1899-09-08

Another street car was blown mp at
Cleveland on the 30th, and FIVE of the
six passengers on board received broken
legs.
A new corporation known as he
Pittsburg Coal Co., and capitalized at
S64. 600, ,001, controls the products of
lO4 out of 107 firms, the output of
which is 20, 900, 900 tons year.
The st. Agnes convent and orphan
age at Sparkhill, N. Y, was destroyed
bv fire on Aug. 2sth, entailing a loss
of $3.50. 900 and causing the death of
four persons. The fact that the 400
inmates were asleep at the time the
fire broke out and only so few killed
is almost miracle, but the GOODNESS
and courage of the sisters is RESPONSE
BILE for the great saving OF life. About
25 were injured by falls, jumps and
burns, but none seriously.
A Chinese-American corporation
with a capital of s2OOoo,o 900 is in pro-
cess OF organization for the purpose OF
establishing large enterprises in China.
The Yale expositor., 1899-09-08
To satIsfx "A Judgment.

w. r. Bates, United States marshal
at Detroit. levied on the property
owned by John Mains and Horace v
Swartout in Homer and Eckford town
ships, Calhoun county. This recalls
the Mains. Hubert case, which was re
Gently tried in the United States cir
cult court at Detroit IL was to sal
isfy the Judgment given to the Consol
idated Steel & Wire Co., of Pittsburg
Pa. against John Mains. Charles X
Mains and Horace V. Swartout.
The Yale expositor., 1899-09-08
Record Breaker for state Land O

Not in 20 years has the state land
office made the record in the matter OF
the sale of lands that il scored during
the fiscal year just closed. The whole
number of acres of land held by the
state at the close of business June 30.
1898, was Cos. O34 II; number of acres
of part paid land forfeited to state dur
ing the year, 1870; number OF acres OF
swamp homestead land forfeited to
state during the year. 1,6l2 30; mum
ber of acres Of tax homestead land re-
verted to state during the year for
non. compliance with the tax home
stead law, 1855 SO; number of acres
patented to the state by the general
government during year, 40; total.
71O. .659 80 The total number of acres
sold during the year, 80, 2703; mum er
of acres of swamp land licensed.
2,353 10; number of acres entered a.
homestead land, 26 651 Of; number of
acres held for sale and homestead en-
try June 80. 1899. 642 $40 So; totai, no.
652. 30. The lands held by the state at
the close of the fiscal year are clasSi-
fed as follows: Primary school land,
172. 1872 ~; university land. 40; agricuI
tural col ege land, 1884; salt spring
land, 80 ,; asylum and, 1, ,l62 9S; swan
land, 90, 553 76; tax homestead land,
POO. .2s6 O2; total, 642 319 50.
The Yale expositor., 1899-09-08
BASE BALL.

Below we publish the number OF games OF
ball played by the Western AMI National
Leagues giving the number OF games won and
lost. 70 getler with ths osrs3nta te Of eacn clue
TO date. Monday, September 4th;
MEsrERN 10 AiJ SrANDING.
The Yale expositor., 1899-09-08

Heavy rains have caused an unusual
freshet at Ponce, Porto X ca, and the
people, frighien on account of the
rec, mt hurricane, are leaving their
houses and are being quartered in The
public buildings. The soldiers, police
and firemen work all night. The fords
are impossible, but no further serious
damage has been done.
On Oct. 16 the work OF taking the
Cuban census will be commenced. II
may take two months to complete the
work. and when finished elections will
follow and autonomous governments
established where possible.
The Yale expositor., 1899-09-08

sDetroit-Hay. No. timothy, SO 10 per ton.
Potatoes c per bu. Live Poultry, spring
ducks, &c Eggs, strictly fresh. l4c per doL
Butter. best dairy, loc per lb: creamery, 2ic.
The Yale expositor., 1899-09-08

Ludington has voted to purchase she
water works plant
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1899-04-26
OUR REVENUES.
They show an Increase for the Nine
Months of the Fiscal Year of
Over S77,7OO,OOO.

Washington, April 21.-The monthly
statement of the collections of internal
revenue shows that during the month
of March, 1899, the total receipts were
500, 73S, 447, an increase over March,
1898, of 9,491 $40. Among the special
and miscellaneous taxes are the follow
ing items: Bankers, S16,2S4; brokers
in stocks and bonds, 1,573; circuses,
theaters, etc., $3.50; filed cheese, 49,
261; excise taxes on gross receipts, $780,
425; legacies, $112,5S2; documentary
and proprietary stamps, $3,s92, 100;
playing cards, $4,000. For the nine
months of the present fiscal year the
total receipts were $2O1 ,522, 141, an in
crease over the corresponding period
of last year of S77, 700, 400.
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Twelve Drowned.

ST. Augustine, Fla, April 24.-Consid-
cradle excitement was created here
early Sunday afternoon by a small boat
out at sea giving signals of distress.
Capt. Allen Immediately went to its as
sistance in the yacht Baldwin. Upon
nearing the boat he found ii TO be the
missing lifeboat of the steamer Gen.
Whitney, which foundered north of
Cape Canaveral during Friday night.
The other lifeboat was swamped in the
surf and - men drowned
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from Panama, brings the first news of
the fate of Louis Woodley Maslin, a
young San Franciscan who left Ell
Triumpe in boat December 3. 1898,
with eight native companions. Maslin
was i'm business in FL Triumpe.
The boat in which the party set forth
for the purpose of meeting an incom-
ing steamer was found near Corinto
with nine CHASTITY skeletons. There was
no water, no vessel to hold any, and not
a sign of food. Maslin, ST., is deputy
naval officer at this port and is heart
broken over the awful fate which has
overtaken his son.