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The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1900-03-02
S1nO.OOO Fire In DetrOIs.

The rolling mill department. of the
Detroit Steel & Spring Co.'S plant in
Detroit was Quilted by fire on the even
ing of the 25th, entailing a loss of
500, 600 One of the fremen was in
stantly killed by the falling of large
smokestaclx. Several other persons had
narrow escapes. While going to the
scene of the big fire Harper hospital
ambulance was struck by street car
and nearly broken in two. The driver
and surgeon of the ambulance were
quite badly bruised, the former suffer
ing slight concussion of the brain,
but their injuries are not serious.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1900-03-02
+HCKINGS OF THE TELEGRAPH
News of the Day as Told Over the
Slender Wires.
DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN NEWS
Canadians Preparing for Fenian Invasion

Canadians Preparing for Fenian INVASION
Ominous rumors are in circulation In
Toronto, Ont, regarding the likelihood
of a Fenian invasion of Canada in the
spring A meeting of commanding OF
ficers of the Toronto garrison was held
on the 18th to make arrangements for
carrying out the "war game settled
upon by Gen. Hutton some weeks ago.
1t is said the possibility of Fenan
raid was brought up and the statement
that positive evidence existed in high
quarters that a Fenian coup is con-
templated as soon as the weather Will
permit of operations in the field. Cur
iously enough, the troops of the Io7
ronto military district and other Sec
tions of Canada will assemble on the
frontier for ostensible tactical opera
tions Just about the time when the
Fenians, according to the report, would
be making their attempt to cross. Fol
the purposes of the war game" every
available branch of the service in the
various military districts will be mo
bilized, including cavalry, artillery ano
infantry. The troops are to be equip
ped just as they would be if they were
entering the field for long campaign
1t is said in influential quarters that l
the Fenian raid is intended it will no
find the government of Canada UMPIRE
pared.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1900-03-02
200 Mex,cans Killed in Battle.

A special from Potam, Sonora, Mex,
saws: The Mexican federal troops UNI
der Gen. Torres have saved Guayamas
from the Yaquis, but by dint of the
fiercest fighting of the war and at a
sacrifice of 200 soldiers The town is
filed with wounded and all the public
buildings are utilized. Torres antici-
pated the surprise the Yaquis intended,
The Indians were accompanied by 10
adventurers, miners and cowboys, who
acted as commanders of separate com
panies of 40 men each. The Yaquis
had also Maxim gun, which had been
Struggled through at Bisbee, Ariz., III
load of machinery The gun was
manipulated, the MeXicans claim, by
two eXTough riders.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1900-03-02
MICHIGAN NEWS ITEMS.

Davisburg was visited by a 5000 on
the Goth.
Clarion suffered fire loss of $1,000
on the 21st.
3The anti-saloon people of Birming-
ham say the saloons must go.
sit cost John Denison, of Diamondale,
S123 for selling diseased meat
Large numbers of hogs are dying in
North Camden from hog cholera.
A new $50, 900 church was dedicated
by the Methodists at Chelsea on the
25th.
Ypsilanti is TO have new concern
which will manufacture smokelcss fur
naces.
After three weeks of revival meetings
at Coldwater lis conversions are re-
ported.
If Royal Oak will donate a site and
81 900 in cash she can have canning
factory.
The thermometer indicated % degrees
below zero at Standish on the morning
of the Goth.
Fifteen thousand tons of ice have
been taken from Grass lake during the
| last month.
A $50, 900 recitation building is among
the possibilities for Kalamazoo college
this spring.
Saginaw pastors have revolved not
TO unite people in marriage who have
been divorced.
The NJ. +. congregation at Albion
have purchased a parsonage, after sew
eral weeks of jangling.
Schools have started up again a
Standish, after being closed two weeks
on account of scarlet fever.
The state printing contract for tive
years has been awarded to Oscar l.
Mckinley, the lowest bidder.
The recent cold wave was universe
all over Michigan, but was the mos
severe in the upper peninsula.
Philanthropists of Marquette offer t
equip manual training department
when the new high school is rebuilt.
Scarlet fever has broken out a
Luther and the schools and churche
, have been closed and all public meet
: ings prohibited.
!. The Detroit, Ypsilanti &c Ann Arho
electric railway is securing options o
. the necessary land required for tn
building of a second track.
! Ithaca citizens will vote on the pro-
, osition of bonding for $40, 900 for I'll
purpose of putting in a sewerage sy
tenn at the coming election.
DIR. Partisan, of Houghton, leav,
o for South Africa the first of March. ]
II goes for the purpose of offering his sc
n vices to the Beers as surgeon.
I, Benton Harbor has just secured a
q other industry in the shape of a wal
l. factory. which will be started as so,
C as the necessary help can be obtaine
II The secretary of the treasury
e Washington recently received an c
a velope postmarlIed Benton Harbc
"a containing a conscience contribute,
of 500.
The beet sugar growers of Isabel
O. county have formed an association, a,
90 will not contract to raise beets I'll
IS year unless prices are raised so Ger
per ton.
s. At the meeting of the State Leag
a of Republican clubs, held in Detroit
,g the 29d, the following were chosen
officers: President, Hal Smith,
or Ionia: vice-president, Burt ID. Cady,
D. Port Huron; secretary, Fred r. FentC
tic of Detroit; treasurer, Frank Wait,
Sturgis.
MS The skeleton and skin of an {
rs from Belle Isle Park, Detroit, arc
ON ing mounted in the museum of the L
versity of Michigan. The skeleton v
no. form an exhibit among the collect
& of skeletons, and the skin will
ed mounted for the collection of noun
animals.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1900-03-02
Admiral Dewey's Prize Money.

The United States court of claims on
the Goth rendered an opinion on the
claims of Admiral Dewey, his officers
and men for naval bounty under sec
ton 4635 of the revised statutes for the
destruction of the Spanish fleet In
Manila bay May l, 1898, the court hold
ing that the claimant has right to re-
cover for each person on board the
cnemys ships the sum of 500, which
decision would entitle Admiral Dewey
personally, $3.50 The admiral's claim
was for 5000 for each man belonging
to the enemy's fleet including the sup
porting shore batteries, mines and ter
pedoes. 1t is understood that counsel
for Admiral Dewey will take an appeal
to the supreme court of the United
| States.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1900-03-02
A Peculiar Accident at Galesburg.

An accident of singular character,
although fortunately unattended by
serious results, occurred at the People S
church in Galesburg on the @5th. The
reglar sexton being ill., colored MAN
was engaged as substitute. While
ringing the bell for the morning SER
vice his neck by some means became en-
circled by blight of the rope and he was
drawn upwards with such terrific
force that his head penetrated the
ceiling, breaking an oak joist 3X1.
inches in size. Singular to relate the
man suffered no inconvenience save
slight abrasion of the scalp and was on
duty again the same evening.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1900-03-02

The common council at Sault Ste.
Marie has granted 3O-year franchise
20 local capitalists TO operate a gas
plant.
1t has been 16 years since n regis
tration was held at Marshall, and a
new one has been ordered for the spring
elections.
Red Jacket has a municipal theater
built by the taxpayers at cost of S70,-
600, which will be opened to the public
in few weeks.
Brighton young ladies are DESTROYS
of strengthening their muscular sys-
tens. and are forming an organization
20 equip gymnasium.
1t IL said that Mead's Mills, along
the line of the Detroit, Plymouth q
Worthwhile railway, will be revived
after a long period of sleep
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1900-03-02
sho, u,s wife Then Shielded.

Allan Geisles, aged 80, a well-to-do
German farmer and fruit grower, of
near Benton IIarbor, shot his wife on
the Dish and then drowned himself,
Jumping into the lake. Geisler owned
n SO. 900 farm on the lake shore road,
situated 200 feet above the edge of the
lake. He had been quarreling with
his wife, whom he married just one
year ago. The bullet was removed
from the back of his wifes skull and
she may live Geisler has two other
wives living.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1900-03-02

Asa result of freight wreck on the
Big Four at Terre Haute, Ind, on the
Dad two persons will die and third
was badly hurt
The German foreign Office confirms
the report that Germany intends to lay
a cable TO Kiao Chou and later extend
this to the Carolines and to connect
the German cable with the American
Philippine cable
The senate on the cath devoted its
attention TO the consideration OF the
Hawaiian government bill. The dis
cussion took wide range and brought
ont an amendment as TO the appoint
ment and tenure of Office of the Judges
of the courts.
Serpt. A. Berlin, of Paris, who SER
we'd in the army with Capt. Dreyfus,
was in Milwaukee on the 23d. In an
interview he said he believed that
within a short time Russia, France and
even Germany would be in conflict
with England. A bitter feeling
throughout continental Europe existed
AGAINST England, he said, on account
of various acts committed by thai
country.
One woman was killed, several othei
persons were severely injured, ant
property valued at 100000 was de
stroyed by fire at Philadelphia OF
the Esd.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1900-03-02
VIII Investirnte Complaints.

A special from Washington says that
il is understood an investigation will
be made by a court of inquiry into com
plants made by Maj. William II. Ar
thur. surgeon in charge of the hospital
shin Missouri, against other officers on
duty on the transport This investiga-
ton may settle the responsibility for
the deaths of 10 soldiers during the
VOYAGE of the vessel from Manila to
San Francisco a short time ago.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1900-03-02
TRANSvAAL WAR ITEMS.

Details with respect to the capture
of the British convoy at Riet river was
received at Cape Colony on the goth.
It appears that the wagons were laag-
cred near the drift, and that the con-
WOW was attacked by 1,s00 Beers with
four guns. The Smelling continued all
dav. One hundred and eighty wagons
were captured. containing provisions
and forage. Half the drivers and lead
ers were killed or missing.
A Boer account of Gems. Cronje and
Dewets actions during the engagement
which lasted from Feb. - to Feb. 20
has been received. Part of that time
Cronie was almost surrounded by the
British at Modder river, but at night
they cut their way through the British
lines with the loss of seven dead and
16 wounded. The British loss Is not
estimated in this account, but is said
to be heavy.
According to a Boer account Cen
| Dewet captured $50 wagons of provls
ions and ammunition, $500 oxen ano
So men by an attack upon the real
| guard of Gen. French's column at MOI
| der river on the 10th.
The British war office, for the frs
time. gave out an official compilation
of their losses on the 22d. The tota
up to Feb II is 11,2Os. This does no
include Lord Roberts recent losses.
The total British casualties at tn
recent engagement at Colenso was SOC
OF this number 40 officers were kille
and wounded, including two generals
According to dispatch from Renne'
France, a factory there received an OF
der from the Transvaal governmen
for $50, 600 artillery shells.
During the recent engagement
Modder river the Canadian continger
sustained loss of % killed and over
wounded.
All business at Mafeling is bein
conducted underground.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1900-03-02

DIR. j. n Hurry, secretary OF the In
diana state board of health, on the list
said that he expected the bubonic
nlague would reach the U. S. within
the next two or three years.
9News has been received of free-for-
all fight which occurred near Pounds
Gan. KY, on the cath. The trouble oc-
Cured at dance and one person was
killed outright and several injured.
The next national Democratic con-
vention will be held at Kansas City,
Mo-, July L. This was the decision OF
the Democratic national committee
which met at Washington on the ED.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1900-03-02

The city of Ataquines, Spain, was
practically wiped out by fire on the
21st. Over 800 building were burned.
During a southeast gale on the 25th
the barge General Wiley foundered
near Providence, r, l., ard the captain
and his four little children were
drowned in spite of all attempts to
save them. The wife and mother was
drowned last summer.
The reciprocal convention with the
United States was approved by
the Jamaica legislature on the 2lst.
Only the official members were present.
The peoples representatives refuse to
take part in the deliberations until
Joseph Chamberlain, secretary of state
for the colonies, withdraws his obnox
ious nominees.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1900-03-02

THE, deaths from the snow storm
are reported from eastern New Jersey.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1900-03-02
GRAIN, ETC.

sDetroit-Hay. No. 1 Timothy, tl2 % per ton
Potatoes, Soc per bu. Live Poultry, sPr,ns
chiclens' Toe per ID: fowls, &c; turkeys, llc
ducks, lie. Eggs strictly fresh, l3j per 1o%SI
butter best dairy PIC per ID; creamery Zo@
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1900-03-21
CATCHING SMELLS.
How the Little Fish Are Hooked
Through the lee.

now tne are fsOOGeu
Through the Ice.
The smelts are all caught with hook
and line, says the Bangor Commercial.
Taking them otherwise. such as by
seiue, would be regarded by the fisher
men here as great wrong. The fish
ing is all done in tents, the tents being
about six feet long. five feet wide and
high enough for n man TO stand up in
them.
These tents are covered with cloth,
heated by stove and lighted usually
by n lantern. have known the tenn
perature of my tent to vary, however,
90 degrees within ten minutes during a
cold day.
A hole about six feet long and eight
inches wide Is cut in the ice and the
tent set lengthwise of this Six lines
attached to q pole fastened TO the
plates of the tent hang into the water
nearly eight inches apart. These lines
during fishing hours are always kept in
motion.
The way the fishermen handle these
lines, how they can bait the hooks and
slat smelts, when, as they say, they
are taking holt" is certainly wonder
full. have known one man to catch
100 pounds in less than one hour. This
means at least 1000 fish, or about II a
minute. One smelter has been known
to catch 500 pounds during one tides
fishing.
Some have made $25 to So !, LAY and
big catches are only made hy those ex-
pert In fishing. The chances are that
green hand would starve the first
winter If dependent wholly on what
fish he caught.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1900-03-21
THE OLD SPORT TRiCKeD.
He Knew the sharpers' Game. but
They Knew II Better.

They Knew II Better.
In the Gays when things We're wide
open there was brace" faro game on
the other side of Canal street, where
some pretty fat pigeons were frequent
~ plucked. While this was going on a
broken down sport formed the habit
of dropping in and securing a share Of
the plumber by simply betting the re-
verse of the victim. The latter, for in-
stance, would het $50 one way on the
ace, and the old sport, knowing posi-
lively that the dupe would lose, would
bet S. the other way on the same card.
In order to secure the $50 the dealer
had to let the unwelcome visitor win
his little five, and that sort of thing
happened almost every time a fresh
fool was piloted into the establishment.
or course the sharpers who ran the
game regarded this proceeding on the
old sports part as most outrageous
invasion of their private rights, equiv
alent to blackmail. II call 1t just the
same as stealing for him to come in
that way when we're skinning a man
and take of a slice" said the main
SIafp, ana ne really ought TO De ar
rested. We must do something TO stop
him"
Accordingly they laid their heads to-
gether and evolved n Maciiayelian
scheme. y few days later stranger,
who had all the appearances of n very
verdant planter. was steered into the
place, and right behind him, as usual,
came the old sport, seeming rich pick
ings. After playing for awhile In a
small way the stranger, who appeared
10 be more than half tipsy pulled out
huge roll of bills and offered to bet
$1,000 on the turn of card. The prop
osltlon was promptly accepted, and the
other fellow, thinking he had the
chance of his life, Immediately put up
$50. which was every cent he had on
earth. To his CONSERVATION the plant
er won and he lost. That broke him of
the habit and was the last time he ever
tried to rob robbers. 1t turned out
later that the planter was Memphis
gambler, made up" expressly for the
role.-New Orleans Times Democrat.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1900-03-21
Two Butler Stories.

Once when General Butler was In
congress he rose In his place and gently
insinuated that the member who was
occupying the floor was transgressing
the limit of debate, "Why, general, y
said the member In reproachful tones
you divided your time with me-" II
know | did," rejoined the grim old
warrior but | did not divide eternity
with you"
But perhaps Buffers most savage re-
tort was made In n political convention.
in which distinguished Unitarian d.
vine. | think II was James Freeman
Clarke sat as delegate. While the
subject of candidates was being dis
cussed this clergyman announced that
II n certain nomination was made he
would bolt It,
VERY likely" Butler blurted out
You are good at boiling; In your re-
liglon YOU bolt two.thlrds of the Trim
ity."
The convention broke Into n roar OF
laughter. In which the clergyman Join,
ed New York Mail and Express.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1900-03-21
False Teeth of Antiquity.

The manufacture and use of false
teeth are undoubtedly of great an
tiquity. The ancient Egyptians were
no mean dentists. Jawbones of num-
mics have been found with false teeth
in them, and also with teeth filed with
gold. The ancient Greeks also knew
how to fill teeth with gold; also how to
make false teeth.
There Is plentiful evidence of skilled
dentistry among the Romans, for many
of the Latin authors have references
to false teeth. In the Roman Laws of
the Twelve Tables" there are distinct
references to artificial teeth. The first
part of No. 10 forbids useless expense
at funerals in general, but an exception
Is permitted by No. II, which allows
that the gold Filings of false teeth or
the gold with which they were bound
should be buried or burned with the
dpcen Sed
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1900-03-21
ETREAsURE Still THERE
One Farmer That Was too Smart For
the Bunco-Steerer.

'There are folks who imagine that
every farmer is dead easy to swindle,"
said the broad-shouldered Agricultural
while the lightning -rod theory was IN
der discussion, but they make q great
mistake there. Any travelling ewindler
Will find ten victims in town to one In
the country. The farmer has to get
his eyeteeth cut early In the game or
lose his acres. There is hardly day
in the year that some one is not trying
to get the better of him, and most OF
us can see through a stone wall as well
as any other class. Lord save ye, but
I'll bet | turn down more rascals In q
month than any lawyer, doctor or mer
chant does in five years. Do you see
these knuckles? Well, l bruised them
against fellows head only four days
ago, and II was rather n funny thing
He was Il well-dressed, soft-talking
stranger, and he drove up to my place
and took me out to the barn for a p.i-
waite interview. | rather expected he
wanted to sell me gold brick, but he
had a better thing. After a good deal
of mystery he said:
Mr.. Thimpson. there is treasure
of 100000 in gold buried on your farm
and If you'll give me 81 900 I'll locate
the exact spot
THAT trick is as old as the hills.
have turned it down twenty different
times. You see. they always want
their ST. 900 in advance. Then they tell
you not to dig until the moon IL full,
and SO have time 10 get away. When
they don't do II that way they have
box planted for you to dig up. There
Is no key to it, and while the farmer
Is taking ii to town to have II opened
the fakir is travelling the other way.
They won't wait for their thousand out
of the box, and always have a good
reason why. This chap said the hun
dred thousand was stolen from bank
years before, and his conscience would
MT let him touch n coin. My con-
science didn't come into the deal at all
you know.
Il was just getting over boil on my
neck and was still feeling angry, and
| determined to give that chap lea
son. He was willing to go with me and
point out the field In which the treas
urc was buried. He led the way across
the pasture to a cornfield, and said Ii
was somewhere under the ten acres of
soil. He was asking me IL I could raise
the thousand when let drive at him.
He went end over end and got I'D and
started on run. There was a barbed
wire fence around the lot, with my old
dog holding the only gate, and we had
fun for about an hour. At least 1t was
fun for me. He had some spunk and
was good runner, but he'll never for
get that hour as long as he lives. l
had been swindled on a patent gate,
Bohemian oats, a parlor organ, Leg
horn chickens and other things, and
made him pay up for all. When
wanted n breathing spell the old dog
kept him on the run, and got his hat
and pieces of his coat, trousers and
shirt nailed up ON the barn door M Q
warning to other chaps of his profcs-
sion. He dropped wallet with SEQ In
It, and l don't hardly think he'll come
back for IT, think he'll head for the
West and a new set Of people, and 60
out of the buried treasure business"