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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-12-20
More Delay In China.
DRIFT IN OPEN BOAT.
Lightkeeper's Wife and Niece Die of
Exposure.


Manitowoc, Wis, Dec. 1S.-After
drifting nearly two days and a night
in an open boat, with the dead body
Of his wife and her niece dashed to the
seats, w. II. Shields, the lighthous
keeper on Squaw Island, was picked
up by the steamer Manhattan and
brought into this port. With him was
William McCauly, his assistant and
both men were so badly frozen that it
is feared both will, 1n-.- liver
left the island, became insane and
leaped to his death in the lake before
rescue was in sight.
Shields said Seven hours after
the accident happened my wife sue
cumbed. being unable to longer endure
the terrible conditions which the OK
posture to winds and seas caused. Mrs.
Davis, after holding up for several
hours after my wife's death, also sue
cumbed, and only MeCauly and myself
remained alive, with the two dead
women dashed by our sides floating
around the lake with no human being
in sight
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-12-20
FIGHTING IN PANAY ISLAND,
American Troops Pressing Forward After
the Filipino Insurgents.

Manila, Dec. 1S.-Advices from Ilo-
lilo, Island of Panay, reports that the
American troops have been moving
northward and westward for several
days, and that detchments of the Sixth,
Eighth, and TwentySixth regiments
have been active near their stations.
The insurgent losses during the last
ten days there have been five killed,
seven wounded, and forty taken pris-
oners. The Americans have lost two
killed and three wounded. Large
numbers of the natives, however, are
swearing allegiance to the United
States. In several recent attacks and
expeditions in Southern Luzon the in
surgents have lost eight killed, seven
wounded, and about twenty captured.
The Americans have lost one killed
and two wounded General Wheaton
reports that 430 natives have entered
Calanao for registration.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-12-20


Woman is a complication of contra
dictions.
Changing ones mind is often a very
clever trick.
The man who hesitates often loses
a good opportunity.
II man refuses to be consoled his
is hopeless case.
A wrinkle is the first thing one wom-
an sees in the face of another.
If man does his duty to himself
he does his duty to all the world.
Forwardness proceeds from ignor-
ance oftener than from impudence.
A sharper is probably so called be-
cause he is less blunt than other men.
The only thing that is worse than
hearing a woman whistle is seeing her
try.
Probably the most difficult thing in
the world to learn is to know thy
SELF
A wise wife increases her hold on hel
husband by holding her tongue oc.
casionally.
Some men are like needles--they
never do any work unless they ar;
hard pushed.
THE Tongue of Liberty" is the title
OF late novel. OF course the heroine
Is a married woman.
The old woman who lived in a shoe
is probably the only one who nevei
complained of its being too large.
Cincinnati has a policeman who's
name is Runoff, and when there i
trouble in his immediate vicinity h
is said to be true to his name.
A girl seldom cares much for a mai
unless she gives him a lot of advice
Chicago News.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-12-20
THE BELDING BANNER
6ELDING, = MICHIGAN.
MICHIGAN.



Switzerland cultivates $4,000, o0(
fruit trees.
California strawberries now in the
New York market sell at 81 pint.
Policemen in Chicago say cold nights
always bring out footpads and thieves
tuberculosis has been placed among
the diseases which are subject to quar-
antine.
There are upward of eighty thousand
Inhabitants on the slopes and skirts OF
Vesuvius.
The Swiss Cabinet consists Of seven
members, each OF whom draws G4SO
per annum.
More young men are studying medi-
cine than are studying law and the
ology combined
The northwestern and central sec
lions OF Texas are full OF coal and val
liable mineral wells.
The recent census shows that about
II per cent Of the population of the
United States is colored.
There is not much show for Hawaii
for statehood. The registered vote for
the islands is only 1000.
A st. Louis negro has devised an
elevator in which a screw takes the
place Of weights and pulleys.
The miners Of the Yukon district,
Alaska, employ $3.50 men, who re-
ceive an average of 81 an hour.
In Bohemia sixty-three MOBILES own
the bulk Of the country. None of their
estates are less than 10000 acres.
OF the 10000 islands scattered be-
tween Madagascar and India, only
about 600 are at present inhabited.
Lord Salisbury's favorite dog is
great boar-hound, which is named
Pharaoh, because che will not let the
people CO."
A twentieth of Scotland's area is for
est land, seven-tenths is mountain,
heath and lake, and only one-quarter
cultivated land.
Forty-three areas have been found
on the sea bottom lying deeper than
three miles Eight miles of these are
deeper than four miles.
Ohio's cities and towns gained 4S6,-
OBJ in population during the last ten
years, or 1872 more than the increase
in the rest OF the entire state.
The production of beer increased q
749,637 barrels last year. The total
product in 1899 was 36,3;1 IL. barrels,
and in 1900 it was 80 ,33o, $40 barrels.
There are now thirty-eight forest
reservations in this country, embrac-
ing an area Of 1912, 129 acres, in thir-
teen different states and territories.
The average salaries paid school
teachers in the entire United States
in 1899 was s45.25 month for men,
and 1854 month for women.-Indi-
annapolis News.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-12-20
.Boer. Gain Another Victory.

London, Dec. 1S.-The British have
met with another reverse In South
Africa, Brabant's horse this time be-
ing the victims. A dispatch from Ali
wal North gives the details OF an en-
gagement near Zastron, Orange River
Colony, Dec. 13, in which the British
had four killed, sixteen wounded, and
100 taken prisoners. The announce
ment Of the defeat, following so close
ly upon the Magaliesberg disaster, has
caused profound depression, and a
grim irony now attaches to Lord Rob
erts' description of the war as over. =
Yesterday the war Office. for the first
time in many months, remained open
throughout Sunday in response to
the demand of public anxiety to learn
the latest news
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-12-20
NATURE is STRANGE.
It's ynpulses Illustrated by Teamster
and Hungry Dog Episode.

and Hungry Dog Episode.
Seated at the edge of the curbing
was weary teamster, while near by
stood his horses crunching away at
their noon portion of oats, says the
Chicago News. Heaving a deep sigh,
the teamster slowly ambled to the wa
gon and from under the seat drew forth
a good-sized dinner pail Resuming
his seat upon the curb he mechanically
removed the cover from the lunch
bucket and began to eat.
His mind was far away from his sur.
roundings, and with an occasional
ominous shake of the head he mutter-
ed the thoughts that burdened his
brain. The appearance of lean, hun
gry-looking dog resting upon its
launches directly in front of him at
tracted his attention. The animal
gazed longingly at each morsel of food
which passed the mans lips. The man
SHE'D a bit of bread at the dog. who
devoured it eagerly. One piece of food
after another he tossed to the enact
ated animal until the contents of pail
had disappeared, all but a tough and
dangerous doughnut. Breaking
piece from the "sinker," he babe him
eat ii. The animal shifted, but refused
to take it in it's teeth. Thinking that
by tossing the morsel to the ground
the animal might eat it, he did so; but
the dog pushed it aside with his nose
and disdained to eat 1t. This act on
the part of the dog SO angered him
that he arose slowly and landed a vi
cious kick in the dogs ribs, which sent
the poor animal into the gutter. where
it lay writhing in agony, so you,
too. refused to take what ! would rob
myself Of. after having sacrificed ev-
erything else said the teamster.
with that remark and parting kick
at the PROSTATE animal, he hastily re-
moved the nosebags from the horses,
mounted to the seat and drove away.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-12-20

Eldorado, Kan, Dec. 1S.-Twenty
women held an indignation meeting at
Eldorado and proposed to lynch Jes-
sic Morrison, the slayer OF Mrs. Olin
Castle. The meeting was held at the
residence of Mrs. Stevenson and among
those present was the dead woman's
mother. Mrs. Roland Wiley. Soon
after the meeting was called to order
some one In the crowd proposed that
those present go after Miss Morrison,
take her out to the nearest tree, and
string her up. The women may try
to carry out their threat at any mo-
|ment
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-12-20

The custom of keeping horseshoes
for luck is said to have originated at
the time when in every home was the
picture of the patron saint. About the
head of the saint was the distinguish
ing halo, which was frequently made
OF metal, sometimes the shape Of a
horseshoe. When anything happened
to the picture the halo was still kept.
and remained fastened to the door, In
order that the saints influence might
still prevail. AS the bit of metal was
the most substantial part OF the pic
ture, IL soon became the custom to
make a charm Of this part only. and
the horseshoe followed logically as .
prevention against evil.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-12-20

equerries in ordinary crown equerry.
hereditary grand falconer. vice cham
berlain, clerk OF the kitchen, grooma
in waiting, lords in waiting, grooms OF
the court chamber, sergeant-at-arms,
barge master and waterman, eight
bed chamber women, eight ladies OF
the bedchamber. and SO on and so on.
All this Is only type OF the fabulous
expense OF foreign governments. All
this Is paid out of the sweat and blood
OF the people. Are the people salts
fed? However much the Germans like
William, and Austria likes Francis
Joseph, and England likes her glori-
Gus queen, these stupendous govern
mental expenses are built on groan
OF dissatisfaction as wide as Europe.
II 1t were left to the people OF England
or Austria or Germany or Russia
whether these expensive establish
ments should be kept up, do you doubt
what the vote would be? Now, Is II
not better that we be overtaxed and
the surplus be distributed all over the
land than to have it built up and piled
up inside the palaces?
Question OF Monopoiies.
Again, the monopolistic oppression
is less in America than anywhere else.
The air is full Of protest because great
houses, great companies, great indi-
viduals, are building such overtower-
ing fortunes Stephen Girard and
John Jacob Aston, stared at in their
time for their august fortunes, would
not now be pointed at in the streets OF
Washington or Philadelphia or New
York as anything remarkable. These
vast fortunes for some imply pinched-
ness, of want for others. A growing
protuberance on a mans head implies
illness OF the whole body. These es-
tates of disproportionate size weaken
all the body polite But the evil is
nothing with us compared with the
monopolistic oppression abroad. Just
look at the ecclesiastical establish
ments on the other side Of the sea.
| Look at those great cathedrals built at
fabulous expense and supported by
/ ecclesiastical machinery, and some
times in an audience room that would
i hOlu a luOuSdlu ptOplc lMCHly VI I'LL :
| ty people gather for worship. The
/ pope's income Is SS,0000 900 a year.
| Cathedrals of statuary and braided
arch and walls covered with master
pieces of Rubens and Raphael and
Michael Angelo. Against all the walls
dash seas of poverty and crime and
filth and abomination.
Ireland today one vast monopolistic
( visitation. About $4,000, 900 people in
Great Britain, and yet all the soil
owned by about $4,000. Statistics
enough to make the earth tremble
Duke of Devonshire owning $4,000
acres in Derbyshire Duke of Richmond
owning 100000 acres around Gordon
castle. Marcus Of Bredalbane going
on journey of Toe miles in a straigh;
line, all on his own property. Duke
of Sutherland has an estate wide a:
Scotland, which dips into the sea or
both sides Unfortunate as we have
it here, 1t is a great deal worse there
While making the internationa
oompurigon let us look forward TO tn.
4s-----s i----sis -. wnen al
nations will have as great advantage.
as our own. AS surely as the Bible il
true the whole earth is to be garden.
lied and set free. Even the climates
will change and the heats be cooled
and the frigidity warmed.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-12-20
Expenses OF Government.

1t is said that in our country we
have more dishonesty in the use OF
public funds than in other lands. The
difference is that in our country al
most every official has chance to
steal, while in other lands a few peo-
pie absorb SO much that the others
have no chance at appropriation. The
reason they do not steal Is because
they cannot get their hands on II. The
governments Of Europe are so expen-
sive that after the salaries Of the royal
families are paid there is not much left
TO misappropriate. The emperor Of
Russia has a nice little salary OF S.
10000. The emperor Of Austria has
yearly salary OF S4,000,O0o. Victoria.
the queen, has salary of S2,2oO000.
The royal plate Of ST. James palate is
worth $4,000 900 There is a host Of
attendants. all on salaries. some OF
them $4,000 year. some $4,000 Year.
Comptroller OF the household, mistress
OF the robes. captain of gold stick, leu
tenant OF silver stick. clerk OF the
powder closet, pages OF the back stairs,
master OF the horse, chief equery.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-12-20
Fire at norfolk Navy Yard.

Norfolk, Va, Dec. 1s.-By a fire
which destroyed one building in the
navy yard tonight all the important pa
pers, models, and plans for the con-
struction department, including over
1000 drawings, were destroyed. The
loss to building and contents will be
5000 900.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-12-20
| MAD M0B-WORK IN INDIANA.
Two Negro Murderers Lynched al
Rockport.
HANGED AND ALSO SHOT
Accused OF Killing "A Barber--JaiI Wall
Battered Down with Telephone Poles
One Witness to Both Crimes Becomes
Raving Maniac.

Rockport, Ind, Dec. 1S.-Bud Row
land and Jim Henderson. two negroes
accused OF numbering Hollie Simons,
barber, were lynched by a mob here
last night The mob broke through
the wall of the Jail with telephone
pole and first took out Rowland who
was permitted to make a partial con-
fession duplicating Henderson and an
other negro. Rowland was then
strung up to tree near the jail and
his body fired into until he was dead
The mob then went back for Hender-
son. While the mob was trying to
get the negro out of his cell some one
in the crowd shot him, but before he
was dead he was dragged TO the tree
where Rowland was hanging and
strung up beside him and also shot
to death.
Wayiaid and Killed Barber.
The crime for which the two ne
groes were executed by the mob was
committed early Sunday morning.
Hollie Simons, a barber of this place,
main street. He was going home
from his shop and had $42.50 in a shot
bag on the inside of his overcoat peck
ct. His assailants attacked him from
behind fence, striking him over the
head with a club which had a nail in
the end Of 1t. His cries and struggles
soon brought two country boys to the
scene, soaring away the assailants, who
stood off the boys long enough to get
the money. The skull Of Simons was
crushed in and his head and face ter
ribly beaten.
BIoodhounds Sent For.
Sunday morning the citizens organ
lied and sent to Morganfield, Union
county, Ky, for A. W. Clemens, sher-
if, who arrived here in the evening
with a bloodhound. In the meantime
the officers arrested Bud Rowland
and Jim Henderson. Rowlands
clothes had blood on them, but both
Of them claimed they were innocent
When the dog was placed upon the
trail he followed it until he reached
Rowland's bed six blocks away The
mob demanded the two men, but Sher-
if Anderson refused to give up his
prisoners. He and his two deputies
were disarmed and the sheriff was
locked up in room and guarded but
he refused to give up the keys or tell
where they were. An effort was made
to break the Jail door, and. failing,
the mob then secured telephone pole
and rammed in the side of the jail.
81. Louis Has Police Scandal
Ct. Louip, Mo-, Dec. f7.--1fHoo. H.
mis- Ryan OF the central district was
arrested last night while in the act of
accepting brides. Richard Kennedy,
John J. Noonan, Louis Lang, Joseph
H. Kohns, and John Lawton were di-
rected to report to appear before the
board, when they showed up. for duty
at II o'clock, and Officer Kuehler was
suspended. 1t was learned that these
officers had been accepting brides from
crooks, promising immunity from ar
rest, and that enough money had been
paid to patrolmen for protection by the
people who prey around the Union sta
tion to buy up all the property in that
vicinity. So notorious has that section
of the city become that 1t Is locally de-
scribed as Death Valley" tragedies
and robberies being of daily occur
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-12-20
FIRED ON BY BOXERS.
British Detachment Is Attacked by
1uese.

Pekin. Dec. Colonel Tullock.
commanding a Bitish detachment OF
the allied armies ,ere, returned To the
city to-day after what proved 10 be
the most important and hard-fought
battle which has taken place since
the march on Pekk. The colonel. who
was returning frob a punitive expedi-
ton into the hill. was set upon by
large army Of chinese about eight
miles from the city. Immediately
after the arrival D the Indian troops
Colonel Tullock attacked the town OF
Del-Hal-Ying, whre the boxers
were encamped eaiy in the morning,
entering the placepy the use OF seal
ing ladders. In tn, attack Lieutenant
Mcpherson distinguished himself He
led the scaling parry which reached
the town, jumped d,wn into the place
and emptied his reolver, killing five
men. He then drew his sword and
defended himself until his men arrived
in force and saved him from impend-
ing death.
Forty boxers" were killed, a num-
Der were wounded and many were can
tured and brought to Pekin. Owing
to the killing of the informer no treas
ure was obtained Tullock says the
people OF Pekin do not realize the
contempt in which they are held in
the country districts. He adds that
one of the wounded Cinnamon said
while dying: You can kill me. but
you cannot kill the boxer movement.
which will exist until every foreign
devil in China Is killed" The French
report the approach on the Chinese
imperial city Of 10000 men, Pao-Ting-
Flu, their garrison, fifteen miles west,
being attacked by the advance guard.
They have appealed to Ii Hung Chang
and demand that he prevent the march
of these troops owing to the peace ne.
gotiations
More Delay In China.
Pekin, Dec. 1S.-Another delay IN
the presentation OF the preliminary
note Of the powers to the Chinese en-
voys has been caused by the instruc-
tons received by Sir Ernest Satow, the
British minister, from his govern
ment. Great Britain demands that
changes be made in the note. which
while not altering the demands, re-
quires change in the wording of it,
Any change Is calculated to delay mat
tiers for weeks rather than days.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-04-13
CUB4NS DELAYING INDEPENDENCE


Guardian or trustee for the Cuban people, the
United States may possibly find 1t necessary at
no distant day to make public declaration that
the question of independence cannot be consid-
cred for some years TO come. The reasons which
may make such a decision and declaration
necessary concern exclusively the welfare of the
Cuban people. trustee has no right to con-
slider what step would be for his interest or
convenience. Especially he has not the right to
refuse steps necessary to the welfare of the
ward because such steps may be ignorantly or
maliciously misconstrued TO his disadvantage
The position is hard and trying one largely
because it often cannot be faithfully executed
without mourning hostile criticism even by the
ward whose highest good is honestly sought
The difficulty in the case OF Cuba is peculiarly
great, because it will not be possible to convince
the Cubans that as body they are unfit for
independence. nor TO rid their minds of the idea
that the United States has selfish motives if it
delays trial. But the high duty of a trustee
has been assumed, and cannot be shirked be-
cause troublesome veXatious or costly.
1t is not here assumed that events have as
yet made 1t clear that independence must be
deferred for years. Events pointing to that
conclusion have been duly recorded. but others
point 10 a different conclusion, and for
the present the question may be considered
wholly open. The time may arrive any day
when it no longer be open. AS soon as
decision becomes inevitable, the announcement
Of it may be the highest duty. The island is at
present deprived, by uncertainty regarding its
political future, of vast amounts of capital
which would quickly be invested there if the
future could be determined, even for mod
crate term of years. Every year and month
that passes without the great development OF
Industries and business which such investments
would insure is not merely time lost IL sows
seeds OF discomfort and hostility which tend
permanently TO change the character and tenn
per of the Cuban people. Something far worse
suits obtainable for the Cubans. may thus result
from failure TO declare in good time a conclu-
sion when reached.
Under these circumstances behavior like that
OF the colored faction of Cubans in Santiago has
some Importance. These people have lived for
more than year under the direct government
eminenty wise and kindly by men OF all parties
and by all foreign observers who have written
about the situation there In spite of such ex-
perience OF American rule, some OF the Cubans
encourage and support most violent and abusive
attacks upon the authorities. which have be
come so far hostile TO public order that the SUD-
preston of a paper and arrest OF its producers
appear to he fully sustained by General Wood
himself. No other Inference is possible except
that this particular element, AT least in one i'm
portant province where the number Of colored
Cubans is large cannot be relied upon TO do its
part toward securing good government and
peace for the island. But If open appeals to