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The true northerner., 1900-10-05
Lnal.sI Like "a Winner.

Mason. Mich. Oct. 3. 3.-Mason's free
street fair starts out like a winner.
The attendance was good for the first
day and the exhibits this year are
away above par in every department
The entertainments and amusements
provided by the association are first
class and have made a big hit this
early in the game. The siX-mile han
dicap road race resulted as follows
Lawrence 1900 YARDS, first and time
prize; Drake goo yars), second; Tish
roski (scratch). third; Scranton (jC
YARDS. 4th: Fox 90 yars). fifth. Prof
Hazelton made a successful balloon
ascension and parachute drop at
o'clock The association allows nc
gambling or games of chance during
the fair and the sporting fraternity is
decidedly scare. Two brass bands fur
nish music the entire four days. The
parade OF the nations occurs to-day
and will be the biggest and finest at
fair OF the kind ever attempted in this
CITY
The true northerner., 1900-10-05
STATE SPECIALS.

Josephine Lablanc has been appoint
ed postmaster at Naubinway. Mack
mae Co. vice Anthony Frazier. re
signed.
The Mt. Clemens common council
has notified the New State Telephone
Co. to reduce its rates for servic withiL
a radius of - miles from IL to 10 cents
in default Of which action its franchise
will be forfeited.
John Anthonsen, of Atlantic, is un
der arrest for shooting Herman Jack
ola Anthonsen objected to Jackola
passing through his fields and at
tempted TO kill him, but being a pooi
shot the bullet merely perforated both
of the traspasser's legs. Jackola will
recover.
An effort is being made to secure q
pardon for Louis Oliver. OF Lansing
who is serving a ten years sentence
in the Marquette prison for burglary
Oliver gave the officers no end OF
trouble and when he was captured II
was necessary to shoot at him severa
times.
Rural free delivery service has beer
ordered established Oct -. at Orchard
Lake. Oakland Co, with w. T. Coulter
as carrier. The length of the route
will be 81 II miles: area covered. &c
square miles; population. $50. Stal
route. 37217 will be discontinued as
will the post office at Myrtle and Wal
nut, Oakland Co. Mail to Orchard
Lake.
The Hillsdale fair opened Tuesday
with a great line OF exhibits and s
large attendance IL was school day
and the school children OF the county
were admitted free. In the list o,
sports was n football game between
Adrian and Hillsdale high schoo
teams, I'm which Adrian won, II to o
Adrian made dts scores in the first half
teing unable to score in the second
The true northerner., 1900-10-05
Limited the POstOfIice.

Nashville. Mich. Oct. 3.-The post
office here was looted by burglars yes
terday morning about 3 o'clock. They
blew open the safe and got $243 IN
cash. but no stamps. There were
three of the gang and they came and
left in a buggy with one horse. OFF
GERS were hot on their trail inside ot
an hour after the job was done. anC
before noon two of them were cap
tured In Assyria township, nine miles
south of here. after a running fight In
which the officers and fugitives ex
hausted their ammunition without
damage except that one of the officers
horses was shot twice. The pair were
taken TO Hastings jail. The third es
capped with the rig. and was last hearC
from east Of Charlotte, with the Off
GERS still I'm hot pursuit.
The true northerner., 1900-10-05
Charged With Forgery.

Ann Arbor. Mich. Oct. "A young
man giving the name Of Richard Row
and claiming Saginaw as his home. is
under arrest here charged with forgery
Monday of last week he cashed a check
for $50 at the State Savings bank.
this city, bearing the signature OF f. T..
Ransom, Detroit Inquiry al Detroit
Showed the check to-be n forgery. and
NJ. {. Peterson was placed on the
track Of the young man. whom he ar
rested yesterday. The name given
cannot be found on the university rec
ords. although the man says he was Il
student last year.
The true northerner., 1900-10-05

Muskegon. Mich. Oct. 3.-It was
given out yesterday through reliable
though unofficial source, that the popu
latiOn OF Muskegon, according to the
recent census, is 24,563, gain OF 1896
over the population in 1890, which was
22,66S. In 1884, according to the state
census, the population OF Muskegon
numbered only 20220, and during the
next two or two and half years il
is estimated il dropped to about $4,000
which would make the estimated gain
during the past three and one-hali
years or four years 6.563.
The true northerner., 1900-10-05

hay City sugar Manufacturers ON the
supreme Court Decision.


Bay City. Mich. Oct 3.-The decis.
ion OF the Supreme Court yesterday
declaring the Michigan sugar bounty
law unconstitutional and dismissing
the mandamus prayed for by the Mich.
igan Sugar Co.. OF this city. was not
wholly unexpected by the plaintiff
company. Its officers had been led TO
understand that an adverse decision
might be rendered John c. wesdock,
the attorney OF the company. said
there was every probability OF the case
being carried to the Supreme Co irt OF
the United States.
President Cranage. OF the Michigan
company, is very much disappon. .ed at
the decision. He said: IF that is the
unanimous decision OF the Supreme
Court. suppose we must acceps II. |
am about to leave the city. and upon
my return will call a meeting Of the
board OF directors and decide whether
TO carry the case 10 a higher court Or
stop litigation where it now rests"
President Churchill of the Bay City
factory. said: Il must confess that IT
does not seem right for the state OF
Michigan, through its legislature. to
offer inducements TO men TO embark In
experimental business under prom.
ise TO pay "A certain bonus and then
after the money is invested back ou
OF the agreement. We were not di
rectly interested in the Michigan Su.
gar Co.'S case aside from desire to
see the bounty law upheld so that the
contract between the factories and the
state would not be violated. We In.
tend to run our factory under the law
and will look TO the legislature -
right the wrong that has been done,
and we have confidence that the great
state OF Michigan will not repudiatt
its obligation"
The true northerner., 1900-10-05
Nurderous Assault.

Williamsburg, Mich, Oct. 3.-Dan
George Of Traverse City, made mur
derous assault on Conductor DeNine
of the Pere Marquette railroad. at this
place, yesterday afternoon. He had
been elected from the train at Angel
yesterday morning for refusing TO pay
his fare and when Conductor DeVine's
train pulled in in the afternoon George
stepped up behind him and struck him
with a railroad spike, cutting a deep
cash in DeNtne's head. He then es
capped TO the woods. and officers are
after him.
The true northerner., 1900-10-05
Carriage stolen.

Battle Creek, Mich. Oct. 2.-Sunday
morning, when Ed. Woodford. farm
er residing OH the Marshall road. went
out TO do his chores, he discovered that
his top carriage was gone. Just be-
yond the house by the road side was
broken down buggy which had been
demolished by some accident. and left
by the road side. Two drunken men
were seen going in that direction late
at night. and II is supposed that they
stole the carriage. although the Off
GERS secured the county all day Sunday
and found no clue.
The true northerner., 1900-10-05
To Bond the city.

Battle Creek. Mich. Oct. 3.-Ald
Phillips has a proposition before the
common council to bond the city foi
$4,000 for sewers and street paving
and then give the taxpayers i'm FROM
of whose premises the work is done
ten years time at g per cent In which
TO pay the sum, divided into annua.
payments. This would make the an
nual payments so small that none OF
the taxpayers would feel 1t. the labor
ing men would be provided with wori
and the city would boom and prosper
He claimed that the city did not begir
TO grow until the sewers and pavint
Of the streets began to increase, and
mat such work in itself was a sign oi
prosperity.
The true northerner., 1900-10-05
CLASS LEGISLATION
Suoh the Supreme Court Declares
the Sugar Bounty Law.
TAX FOR PRIVATE PURPOSES
The state Cannot Authorize such n
Tax and the Mandamus Asked for
ny sugar manufacturers - riere-
fore Denied.

Lansing, Mich. Oct. 3.-The taxpay'
ers of Michigan will not be called upon
to pay some $33O.OO0 claimed by beet
sugar manufacturers TO be due them
from the state under the sugar bounty
act passed by the legislature OF 1897,
for the Supreme Court yesterday de-
cided that act 10 be unconstitutional
and void. The opinion, which was
written by Justice Long. is unanimous,
and disposes of the bounty law On the
ground that 1t is class legislation. 1t
opens by quoting the law of 1897. and
proceeds:
"Thls taxation is for no such public
purpose that it can be uphold. There
is no power in the state TO authorize a
tax for private purposes. Taxes can
be levied only for public purposes to
accomplish some government end. The
legislature is the mere creature of an
organic law deriving all its power from
the constitution. Its limits within
that power must be admitted TO be
plenary, except so far as otherwise
specifically limited. Rut outside these
limits il is as powerless as II specifi'
cally prohibited. 1t cannot take the
property OF A and give 1t TO b; nor
can il tax A for the benefit of b. Here
is private corporation now calling
upon the state for a sum of money to
aid II in carrying on a private busf
ness most of which money, II paid,
must come out of the pockets of people
who are not engaged in that business
and who have no interest in IT,"
1T is claimed by the relator." con-
tinues the court, that this Is not a
gift TO the relator, but that il would
not have engaged in the business but
for this act of the legislature; that IN
reliance upon the act, IT built a plant
at large expense, and that il complied
with the provisions of the act requir
ing ii ID pay producers of beets at the
rate OF 81 per ton. and that, therefore,
the honor and integrity of the state
are involved. SO the honor and in.
tegrity of the state might become in
volved under any other act. however
unconstitutional. the legislature might
see fit TO pass. What may have brought
about the PASSAGE of the act of 1897
we need tot discuss, the only question
being whether il is within the leglsla.
tive power. We need not point out
specifically any particular provision OF
the constitution which 1t violates. II
is void whether ii comes within any
Of the express provisions of the consti-
tuition or not. 1t is not law. but an
act which attempts 10 take the prop.
erty of one citizen and turn il over to
another; TO compel.Cne class TO donate
a part OF its property to another. I'm
der the express terms of the cOnstitu
tion private property cannot be taken
for private use, even with comDensa
tion. without the owners consent. noI
can II be taken for public use without
just compensation. There is no claim
here nor can any be made. that these
taxes thus imposed under the act are
for any pubic use. nor could the state
itself carry me such business"
The mand anus asked by the com.
pany TO compel the auditorgeneral tc
pay the bounty claimed was therefore
denied.
The true northerner., 1900-10-05
!. .APED FROM JAIL
Two Prisoners Broke Out Of tht
Port Huron Bastile.
POSTMASTER WAS HELD III
Serious Accident TO "a Little Child
Former College student Chargeo
with Forgery-Other Michigar
Matters of Interest.

Port Huron, Mich, Oct "A sue
cessful Jail delivery was effected at st
Clair county's bastile early yesterda.
morning, two prisoners who were II
the north corridor of the upper war,
making their escape. and up to LAT,
last evening had not been recaptured
The two to get away were william
Sully, who on Saturday was sentenced
TO one year at Ionia for bicycle thefts
and William Davis. awaiting trial fol
housebreaking in the daytime. The,
cut away some Of the brick walls along
side the window in the corridor unit
there was space enough for them tt
squeeze through between the end bal
across the window and the followed
out wall. The opening was not large
but as both men are small, not weigh
ing over 125 pounds each, they coule
wiggle through conn ., smal
hole. From the window the men LEI
themselves down to the ground by
means of a rope made from strips of 0
blanket. Davis, one OF those to gaiI
his freedom, attempted TO cut a hole
through the wall at the same window
about Il month ago, but was discovered
and the loosened bricks again cementec
In. Sheriff Mains was out of town al
the time, being on trip to Wisconsin
Oh official business.
The true northerner., 1900-10-05
nniI AL WnIer.

Lansing. Mich, Oct I'm view OF
4 .--~. .i.hoiu fever is usually
more prevalent at this season of the
year than at any other time, and as
this disease is prevented by the de-
struction or avoidance Of the gems,
the office OF the state board of health
is just now redoubling its efforts to
warn the public of the presence OF this
dangerous communicable disease.
might easily be restricted. but which
annually destroys thousand victims.
In addition to the weekly bulletin
showing the presence Of diseases the
board has issued unique map show
ing the places at which typhoid fever
has recently been reported Bearing
In mind that the water the people drink
Is the most common source OF the dis
ease the board advises the people TO
boil all water not absolutely above
suspicion and all water from shallow
wells.
The true northerner., 1900-10-05
FINLNClAl TROUBLES.
A Decrease for September of over
$4,000 900.

Washington, Oct. 2.-The monthly
statement of public debt shows that al
the close of business Sept. 20, 1900, the
debt, less cash in the treasury, amount
ed to 81, Jog, 1851, which is a decrease
for the month Of 81, ,122. .435. The de
crease is accounted for the increase In
the cash on hand and the redemption
Of per cent bonds. The debt Is re
capitulated as follows:
Interest-b bearing debt, S1,001, ,499, ,26O
debt on which interest has ceased since
maturity, S5,516,220; debt bear'"g nc
interest, 1887 ,346,O69; total, $1,394, ,361,
$40. This, however, does not include
S734 ,513, ,697 in certificates and treasury
notes outstanding, which are offset by
an equal amount of cash on hand. The
cash in the treasury is classified as fol-
lows: Reserve fund in gold. S150.OOO,'
900; trust funds. S734, ,5l3,619 general
fund. S123, 1886. 800; in national bank de
positaries 70 the credit of disbursine
officers and to the treasurer of the
United States. $96997.212 Total, ST.
105, AZ ,697. against which there are de-
mand liabilities outstanding amounting
to SSH, I,242.S1S, which leaves cash
balance on hand OF $2SS204, SIS.
The true northerner., 1900-10-05
fUsIIc ofsT STATEMENT.

Detroit, Mich, Oct. 2.-According Il
a Chicago dispatch. it was financia
troubles which caused w. Il. Casgrain
brother OF Senator Casgrain. of Wind
sor. to take his own life In that cit,
last Friday. Several years ago the de
ceased was the possessor of fine for
tune. but at the time OF his death h,
was practically penniless. Through ths
defalcations OF Theodore Schintz, Mr.
Casgrain lost about 5000, and he lost
heavily in land speculation in For
Wayne and in speculation on the Chi
cago board OF trade.
For year prior TO his death ne wa,
In the employ of James Steward x Co.
OF st. Louis, and was expecting som,
extra pay for his work as enginee.
when he committed suicide. In fact, /
is thought that the failure to secur,
this extra money from the firm caused
him to commit the awful act.
a week before ending his life de
ceased called on his lawyer and tried
TO raise loan Of some money on prop
erty which he owned in Fort Wayne
but was unsuccessful. In bidding tn,
lawyer goodbye, he remarked that h,
might never see him again, as he was
tired OF life. The corouer's jury re
turned a verdict Of suicide by asphyxia
ton while respondent over financia
troubles.
The true northerner., 1900-10-05
Got "a Bad shock.

Bay City Mich, Oct. 3.-Harry
Fitch. a lineman employed by the Bay
County Electric Co. was almost elec
trocuted at the power house yesterday
forenoon. While stretching himself
after working in a reclining position
his back caue i'm contact with a switch
which sent 1000 volts through hi:
body. He dropped To the floor as II
dead aud was removed 10 his home OF
a stretcher, where doctor attended
him 1t : believed he will survive the
shock
The true northerner., 1900-10-05
Annual Reunion.

Hillsdale, Mich, Oct. 3.-The annual
reunion of the surviN ors of Battery d.
First Michigan Light Artillery, was
held at G.. \. X. hall in this city yes
terday. Twenty-Five Of the old boys
were present, most of them accom-.
panied by their wives. After the bust
ness meeting banquet was given
them by the Woman's Relief Corps
Ira ID. Buell.. of Union City. was elect
ed president for the next year and ID
l.. Young secretary. The next re
union will be held at Union City Sept
II, 1901.
The true northerner., 1900-10-05
Nla=be the Last.

Detroit. Mich, Oct. 2.-The city Of
Flint may be the scene Of the last re-
union of the sturdy and faithful See
ond Michigan Infantry, whose service
Is n matter OF honest pride to every sol
dier who ever swung his musket over
his shoulder in her ranks. The men are
growing old now, and although the
martial spirit still burns i'm their
breasts IL is a difficult matter. scatter
ed over the country as they are, for
some Of them TO attend any reunion.
30 matter how centrally located the
blace Of meeting may, be.
The true northerner., 1900-10-05
STATE SPECIALS.

Sidney Smith has been appointed
postmaster mt Pittsturg. Shiawassee
CO.. vice f. i. Frederick resigned.
Albert f.. Hosmer one of the oldest
residents Of Belleville township. is
dead. aged &c Cause of death was
paralysis.
Marshall l.. Reynolds, son Of Wiley
r. Reynolds prominent Jackson
banker, died suddenly Monday even
ing from congestion of the brain, aged
l. years.
Fred Bailey. % years of age. OF Jack
son, was mixing lard and sulphur over
a gasoline stove Monday when the
mess became ignited and he was badly
burned about the head and hands.
Minnie Ludwig, of Bay City, who
was shot a week ago by Hazel Smith,
Is not well enough to appear in court.
There is no danger Of her life, but the
injury is so severe that she cannot
walk.
At Jackson Sunday night Clara How
ard was caught Juggling away some
porch furniture from a west side resi-
dence. After her arrest her house was
searched and n miscellaneous collec-
tion OF stolen goods unearthed.
Matthew Guenther. of Beavertown,
Gladwin Co. who has been visiting at
the home of his father-in- law, Aaron
Wellman. in West Bay City. dropped
dead Of heart disease. The remains
will be Inferred at West Bay City.
Fire destroyed large frame barn
at Caro- Monday evening. The loss on
the barn will be S4O0. partially insured.
II. w. Nanline e Co. lost $50 i'm hay
and grain and the losses will amount
to $3.50; considerable damage was done
TO telephone. wires.
John Dearson. widower aged 10. and
John Tolso. n single man. aged 30. were
suffoclted in the ChamI Ion co per mine
at Houghton Saturday night They re-
turned to work I'm bottom "D" shaft too
soon after blasting and were smoth-
cred by fumes of dynamite.
Charles T. Bush. os St Clair, has
commenced suit by capias against
VIM. Liederback, Of the same town,
for $4,000 personal damages, claiming
defamation of character and alleged
malicious arrest. The trouble grew
out Of a difference over a small quanti-
ty of lumber.
At Mt. Clemens Monday William
Thent was fined so and costs for vio-
lation OF the game law. The complaint
was made by Deputy Game Warden
Coulter Thent. who works at Crosse
Pointc. was visiting his people in War
rem. the complaint being made against
him for shooting song birds.
James Ashley, charged with using
bad language. was taken before a
Marshall Justice OF the peace Monday,
pleaded guilty and was sentenced to
90 days at Detroit house OF correction.
He had just completed a term at Jack
son prison for taking liberties with a
female under II years Of age.
Irving Herments. who was taken
from the Coldwater school by John
Laird, of Leland. took a dose OF Paris
green Saturday night and died Monday
morning. He was IA years of age. The
family he lived with is one Of promi-
nence, and treated the boy extremely
well. He became angry before taking
the poison, but ii was not thought he
was sufficiently Disconnected to take
his own life.
The true northerner., 1900-10-05
POstm aster Held Up.

Muskegon, Mich, Oct. 2.-The post
master at Fruitport, village situated
about eight miles south Of this city, wa.
the victim OF bold robbery at o'clock
last evening. He was returning from
the office when he was attacked by two
highwaymen and compelled TO turr
over his cash. which consisted OF $223
postoffice funds. The robbers escaped
Detectives from this city are investi.
eating the particulars.
The true northerner., 1900-10-05
BABY Seriously Injured.

Lansing, Mich. Oct. 2.-Yesterday
afternoon a little child of Frank Preuss
was left by its mother sitting in its
baby carriage on the pavement while
she went into a store for a moment
Left alone, the carriage ran into the
gutter. where it came in contact with
a horse. The animal stamped on the
child. one Of its calks piercing the fore
head. The skull was broken in two
places. but the child may possibly re
cover.
The true northerner., 1900-10-05
A Costly nnnnre.

Jackson. Mich, Oct. 2.-Wilbur
Town, Of Liberty township, was haul
ing load of litter, raked from his
yard. when the load caugnl fire from a
bonfire. The horses became excited
and the burning load was scattered
about the barnyard. The fire commu-
nicated to the outbuildings i'm the vi
cinity of the barn yard, and they were
consumed. with their contents. includ-
ing a horse.
The true northerner., 1900-10-05
KNOWING HOW PAYS.
The Moral of This Old, Old Ancedote
Will Save a Heap OF Trouble
and a Pile Of Money.

Something had gone wrong with
some simple part of a stationary en-
gine, and the stoker could not fix it.
After spending a day or two on it,,
he was forced to ask the aid of more
competent workman. He failed also,
and some one suggested the employ
ment of local celebrity, sort of
tinker at any mechanical job. There is
generally one in every locality. He
gave two or three raps with his ham,
mer, and touched up rod or two, when
the pounding or whatever allied the ma
chine ceased. When asked TO make
out his bill, it read as follows:
Fixing engine ..................$ so
knowing how .................. 10 90
SO so
This anecdote clearly demonstrates
that it pays to know how. Engineer j.
j. Jeffries, of the Royal Cycle works
at Marshall, Mich, residing in that city,
at No. 141 S. Marshall street, tells in
the following of his experience with
the little conqueror; it will pay you to
know how he got rid of a troublesome
companion; he says:
"My kidneys troubled me more or
less for years, and finally became so
bad that l was compelled TO give up
locomotive engineering on account of
the Jarring of the train and seek en-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-05-31
ANTITRUST Legislation.

Washington. May 31.-The rules com
mittee of the house has arranged a pro-
gram by which the constitutional
amendment Increasing the power of
congress to deal with trusts, was de-
DATED Yesterday and today, with a final.
vote at p. m. Thursday. The discus
sion of the anti-trust bill will follow on
Friday, with Vote at 4 p. m. that day.
me democratic members of the house
of Representatives held caucus in the
han of the house last night to consider.
the trust question, which is to be
brought before the house during the
next three days, and other subjects of
legislation and party interest. The eau
Gus was attended by about eighty
democratic members. Nc. McRae, Of
Arkansas, acted as chairman, and Mr..
Cummings, Of New York, secretary. At
the outset Mr.. Richardson, Of Tennes-
see, offered resolution TO the effect
that congress should not adjourn until
the taxes under the war tax act of 1898
had been reduced at least so per cent
and pledging support to any measure
providing for such reduction. The reso-
luton was adopted and tneltrust ques-
ton was taken up. Mr.. Ball, Of Texas,
presented asresolution favoring an ad-
verse vote on the antitrust constitu-
tional amendment, and a favorable vote
on the proposed democratic antitrust
substitute bill The resolution further
provided that in the event of the de-
feat of the substitute, support would
be given to the anti-trust bill as re-
ported. The resolution brought out an
extended debate and considerable diff