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The true northerner., 1900-07-11
AN OPEN SWITCH.
Causes Wreck OF n Heavily Laden
Passenger Train Near Lansing
No One Badly Hurt.

Lansing, July 9.-The Grand Trunk
and Lehigh express, composed of three
soaches, four sleepers and the baggage
and express cars, which was due here
at 9:35, was wrecked one mile west of
the station Sunday night. A number
of the passengers were badly shaken
up, but no one received serious in
juries. The train. which was heavily
loaded with eastern delegates return
ing from the Kansas City convention
and western delegates en- route TO the
convention Of the grand lodge B. p O..
+. at Atlantic City, was behind time
and running through the yards at high
speed, when a switch suddenly opened.
Two Of the day coaches and the four
sleepers were derailed, the day coaches
tipping over. That all the passengers
escaped serious injury or death is al
most miraculous, as the wrecked cars
are within three feet of the Grand
river. which runs beside the track
The true northerner., 1900-07-11
New Rural Mail Routes.

Saginaw, July 9.-Two rural mail de-
liveries will be recommended TO run
down from this city. One will be out
the state road through the township
of Thomas to Shields post office
north one mile into the western part
of Tittabawassee township. back
south and east to the state road one
mile west of Shields TO the city. There
are 260 houses on this route. The
other route will be over the Merrill
bridge into the township of James;
north on the state road two miles
west of Shields post Office, west two
miles to a point within two miles of
the west side of Thomas township,
south one mile and west one mile
thence through Swan creek and the
James coal mine back across the Mer-
rill bridge. There are 215 houses on
this route.
The true northerner., 1900-07-11
RIOT AT MONTAGUE.
Several Hundred Men from MuskegOn
Go There to Celebrate and Get
Into Fight.

Muskegon, July 5. - The Fourth of
July celebration at Montague, village
il miles north of here, ended in riot
Wednesday. y large crowd went TO
Montague from Muskegon, and the
trouble broke out when the village
marshal attempted 10 arrest two Mus
kegon men. The row soon spread until
several Hundred men and boys were
engaged in a fist fight. Muskegon Wis
itors were on one side and Montague
toughs were the aggressors on the
other. 1t is reported here that the
Jail walls were battered down and the
Muskegon prisoners rescued. Several
Muskegon rioters received bad cute
about the head and were taken TO the
doctors offices.
The true northerner., 1900-07-11

Interesting Bits of Information Gath.
cred from Many Localities
In Michigan.

Burglars entered Mendelsohn's
clothing house at Ludington and Sc
cured 5000 worth of plunder.
Wolfgang Ederer, of James town
ship. near Saginaw, was run down by
coal train and instantly killed.
1.he cost of maintaining the Bay City
Jail for the past fiscal year was So
1888. rhe whole number of Jail pris-
oners confined was 6,717.
Canton No. 3s, Detroit, and Canton
No. /, Detroit. won first and second
prizes respectively in the first exhibit
tion drill at the l. o. o. f. celebration
at Coldwater.
The state tax commissioners are re-
ceiving many complaints from taxpay-
ers in the state, and the next few
weeks will be devoted to the investi-
cation of the more important ones
1t is now a settled fact that the
Indiana, Illinois g. Iowa Railway COM
pany will make Benton. Harbor it's
terminal station, the city granting the
right of way across the marsh land
into the heart of the city.
Long instance telephone from
Houghton to Grand Rapids, Milwau-
kee and other northern Michigan
points has been inaugurated. Sixty
cities and towns of the upper penin-
sula are now connected with the out
side world.
Adjt. Gen. Case has received a COM
municat ton from Secretary Bleyer, of
the interstate national guard, which
states that the bill increasing the
United States national guard fund
from 100000 to 81, 100000 has become
a law and that Michigan's appropria-
ton hereafter will be $4,000 instead
of 900 as heretofore.
Registration at the summer session
of the university at Ann Arbor shows
a steady growth, closing with a total
of 240, which is 100 more than had
registered at the same time q year
ago. Preliminary class work has be-
gun and the campus presents some
of its usual busy appearance. The in
struetors are highly gratified at the
present outlook for busy and pros
porous session.
The true northerner., 1900-07-11
BATTER DOWN JAIL WALLS.
Muskegon Men Rescue Comrades
After n Fourth Of July Riot
at Montague.

Muskegon, July 6.-The Fourth of
July celebration at Montague, a vii
lage IA miles from here, ended in riot
in which heads were broken and eyes
blacked. \ large crowd went TO Mon
tague from Muskegon, and the trouble
started when the village marshal at
tempted to arrest two Muskegon lads.
The trouble spread until several hun
dred men and boys were engaged in
fisticuffs. Muskegon visitors were ON
one side and Montague men on the
other. 1t is reported here that the
Jail walls were battered down and the
Muskegon prisoners rescued. Several
Muskegon rioters received bad cuts
about the head.
The true northerner., 1900-07-11
News Items Briefly Told.

At the tenth annual commencement
of the college at Alma there were 26
graduates.
Senator Mcmillan has recommended
Clay b. Murfn, of Ann Arbor, for APP
pointment as an additional cadet at
West Point, in accordance with recent
legislation.
The board of education has decided
to erect a manual training school in
Marquette to be worked in connection
with one of the ward schools.
The Albion city council has ordered
an ordnance drawn up TO repeal the
present curfew ordinance.
The hay crop in Cheboygan county
will not be more than half a crop.
Ontonagon county is TO have a poor
house. which will be built this summer.
1t will be of brick and stone and will
cost $l2 600.
Fruit growers around Muskegon have
a new enemy TO fight, in the shape of a
small beetle called the "rose chafer, -
which attacks both large and small
fruits.
Kalamazoo's chamber of commerce
has been abandoned, but the business
men Of the city will form another or
ganization along different lines 10 work
for the welfare of the celery city.
a terrific hailstorm visited portions
of Grand Traverse and Leelanau coun-
ties. In some localities the hailstones
were as large as hens eggs. Fruit and
other trees were badly cut, and sew.
eral fields of grain were leveled.
Old soldiers and sailors Of Calhoun
county will hoEsl their annual reunion
at Battle Greek August s, and 10.
Earle Johnson. a farmer living near
Orion, thinks he has discovered gold on
his property.
The balance in the state treasury at
the close of the fiscal year was S2.5O1.-
557.53. The balance on this date one
year ago was 81 ,402, ,055.s0.
Michigan has been asked to make
an appropriation for memorial tablets
to her soldier sons in Shiloh national
military park.
The annual report of the customs of
fee for the port of Detroit shows that
the total customs receipts for the year
ended June 30 was 81 ,0O3, ,712.74, an in
crease over 1890 of about 100000.
An estimate of the damage caused
by the bursting of the reservoir in
Grand Rapids places il at 100000.
Thirty-nine houses were more or less
damaged.
The Michigan Music Teachers asso-
citation in fifteenth annual session re-
elected A. A. Stanley of Ann Arbor,
president for the ensuing year, and
Prof. Fred l.. Abel, of Detroit, secre-
tary-treasurer.
James Wright. Of Philadelphia, aged
60 years, who was visiting relatives in
Jackson, was robbed of a gold watch
and Sis by footpads.
The Congregational church at Hart
ford was wrecked by lightning.
The Tower sawmill, at Byron Center,
together with all the logs and lumber
in the yards, was destroyed by fire,
causing loss Of $1,000.
The true northerner., 1900-07-11
THE CROP REPORT.
Oats, Harley, Beans and Rye In spIen-
did Condition-Corn Receives
a slight Cheek.

Lansing, July 5. = The weekly crop
report of the Michigan weather service
says that the general rains in the upper
peninsula and northern counties have
been very beneficial to all vegetation,
while the generally dry, clear weather
prevailing in the southern counties has
forwarded hay and cultivation. The
high temperature Of the early part of
the week greatly improved corn, but
its growth was gain checked by the
cool frosty weather of Friday and
Saturday, when light frosts occurred
In scattered localities in all sections of
the state; but, so far as can be learned,
no damage was done. Haying has been
the principal work of the week, and in
the southern counties much of the cut
has been secured. In the upper PENN
sula and northern counties hay has
been generally shortened by the dry
weather which prevailed during most
of the month. In the southern and cen
trail counties the crop secured from the
new meadows is generally good and In
many countiesit is heavy, but old mead
ows are generally light
Oats, barley, beans and rye are in
splendid condition. In all counties
sugar beets are in excellent condition.
Apples continue TO drop badly and the
crop prospect is much poorer than IL
was two weeks ago. Cherries are rip
ening and are light crop. The wheat
yield is poor. Wheat has continued TO
crinkle and fall badly on account of
the ravages of the Hessian fly.
The true northerner., 1900-07-11
MICHIGAN STATE NEWS


Reports TO the state board Of health
from so observers in various portions
of the state for the week ended June
30 indicate that cholera infantum and
measles increased in area of prevalence.
Consumption was reported at TO
places, measles at 81, typhoid fever at
%, scarlet fever at a., diphtheria at
10, whooping cough at %, cerebro-
spinal meningitis at places. and
smallpox at Grand Rapids, Spring
wells. Durand, Huron. Jackson, Pot
terville and Wyandotte.
The true northerner., 1900-07-11

Fire gutted the building occupied by
the Detroit Journal and destroyed the
mechanical, business and editorial out
fit of the paper, with the exception OF
the presses, which sustained only wa
ter damage. The total loss is placed
at about $4,000, fairly covered by in
surance. The Journal will be issued
from the Free Press building until the
building is far enough restored to per-
NIT the return of the paper to it's own
quarters.
The true northerner., 1900-07-11
Doe. Away with Formally.

Canton, o., July 9.-President Nc
Kinley received a delegation about
noon composed of the delegates to the
judicial nominating convention in ses-
sion here. The president came 10 the
door himself and admitted them 10
the reception room and library. The
dean of the party was Judge Amber,
of Salem, McKinley's predecessor in
congress and father of the nominee
OF the convention for common pleas
Judge. The president followed the
delegates to the porch and bade them
sood-by.
The true northerner., 1900-07-11

John Largent, millwright at Squires
& Sterling's mill in West Branch, was
caught on revolving shaft while en-
gagged about the machinery and was
carried around with the shaft until all
his clothing was stripped from his
body. He was doubled up and forced
through a 21-inch space at each revo-
luton. His right arm was broken five
times and nearly severed from his
body. 1t is thought he will recover.
The true northerner., 1900-07-11
Died on the Way.

Samuel Robinson, of Charlotte, who
was to have been sergeant-at-arms for
Michigan in the democratic national
convention, died of heart failure at
Gardner, H., while en- route on the
Chicago q Alton train to Kansas City.
Mr.. Robinson was one of the best
known democrats in the state and a
close political friend of Chairman Cam
pau.
The true northerner., 1900-07-11
Hnck I'm Service.

The tow barge Aurora left Marine
City for Toledo to load coal for Lake
Superior. She is the largest wooden
barge on the lakes and has a capacity of
5000 tons. The Aurora was originally
a steamer, and was burned on Lake
Erie last year. She was brought to
Marine City and rebuilt for Stephen
son and others of Detroit at an ex-
pense of $4,000.
The true northerner., 1900-07-11
Reducing Mining Force.

Negaunee, July 6.-About 80 or rs
men, including surface men and min
ers, have been laid off at the Cam
ia and Lille mines in this city,
which indicates a gradual reduction
of the force all around. The men have
all found work about other mines, so
the business interests OF the city will
be in no wise affected.
The true northerner., 1900-07-11
Michigan Railroad Earnings.

Lansing, July 5.-Railroad Commits
sioner Osborn reports that the Michi-
gan earnings of railroad companies for
May were $3,2s7 7639.37, or S405, ,7O3. .73
greater than for May, 1899. The ag-
gregate Michigan earnings TO June 1,
this year. were ST., 1893. .O39. 30. an in
crease of 81, IA, 1881, or 1917 per cent.
over the same period of last year.
The true northerner., 1900-07-11
Fonnd His Wife Dend.

Mrs. Frank Sheppey, formerly of
Grand Rapids, was found dead a few
rods from her home near McCarty's
camp, IS miles from Cheboygan. Her
husband, returning home at six o'clock
in the evening, found no fire in the
stove, and as his wife was subject TO
occasional fits, he at once started to
find her. She was lying dead few rods
from the house.
The true northerner., 1900-07-11

Little Rock, Ark, July 9.-Hon. John
A. Williams, judge of the United States
district court, eastern district of Ar
kansas, died Saturday in Manitou
Springs. Col, of apoplexy. He was ap-
pointed TO the federal bench by Pres
ident Harrison in 1890.
The true northerner., 1900-07-11
Henxy Loss hr Fire.

J New York, July 9.-Two large slaugh-
ter houses near Newark. y. j.. were
destroyed by fire Saturday. They
were owned by Binbler & Vanwagener
and the Swift & Bathgate company
The loss, $4,000. The entire plants
were destroyed, with nine car loads OF
dressed hogs, 250 head of live stock and
many tons of lard.
The true northerner., 1900-07-11
Elected President.

Detroit. Mich, July o.-The Inter
national Stove Mounters' union has
elected j. ii. Keefer. of Detroit presi-
dent, and decided to meet next year
in Hamilton, Ont.
The true northerner., 1900-07-11
business Houses Burned.

Window, Mich, July 9.-Fire, sup
posed to have been started by drunk.
en- man, destroyed all the business
houses on the north side of Main street
Saturday. Loss, sec, 900; insurance not
known
The true northerner., 1900-07-11
Hoy Drnxxned.

Port Huron, July GA lad by the
name of Boshow was drowned in Lake
Huron Wednesday, a boat capsizipg
He was IA years of age. and the body
was recovered.
The true northerner., 1900-07-11
VIII support Stevenson.

The silver republican party, by its
executive committee, has issued an adj
dress in which il announces its in
dorsement of Bryan and Stevenson
and gives at length its reasons for
such action.
The true northerner., 1900-07-11

are practically annihilated
by the ocean cables and
land telegraph systems
which now belt the cir
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-06-27
BRIDGEPORT.
Chronicle of Daily Events from the
Town Across the Way.

Town Across the Way.
Flo Sharp has returned from Sewell,
w. Va.
A. c. Branum and wife have returns
ed from Cumberland, Nd.
Joseph Faith returned last evenings
from the Soldiers Home.
James McIlvane. OF Holloway sta
ton, was in town yesterday.
w. f. Thomas left yesterday fos
Hamilton, Ontario, to visit his OLD
home.
The Belmont base ball club will play
the Wellsville club on the latter's
grounds to-day.
John Morrow will leave to-day for
New Athens to attend the Franklin
College commencement.
Austin Felly and bride. who were
the guests of Frank Branum, have re-
turned 70 their home at Ironton.
St. Anthony's school viii picnic on
Thursday at Maynard. with the Cath
Ollie school OF that place. The children
will 20 out on the morning train and
return on the evening train.
A fish hawk flew into the store OF
w. Briedenstein last evening and was
captured, but was allowed It's freedom.
1t had a small fish, in It's bill, When
caught the bird attracted considerable
attention, as its species is rare in this
section.
A large number OF the Arion Sing
ing Society OF Wheeling called on 4.
". Appenzeller at his home In Kirk
wood Monday evening. A very en-
joyable time vas had by all. Mr.. Ap-
penzeller will leave Sunday for Esi-
ope where he will Join his family,
who left some weeks ago.
The business men on Bank street
are getting disguised with the condi-
ton Of the street. AZ IL Is at present
It certainly does not add any 10 its
beauty. There is also numerous kicks
made in regard 10 the poor quality Of
brick placed in the sidewalk wh..n
viii be used in paving the street.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-06-27

Excursion TO Atlantic city. Cape May.
Sea Isle City and ocean City. y. j.,
ocean city. Md and nehoboth
Beach Del. mt Very Low Rates.
Thursdays, june -, July ~ and20,
August % aud ~.
The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad havs
arranged a series OF Popular seashora
Excursions, Il b run on Thursdays.
June 18th. July 18th and 2gth. August
9Th and 23d, TO Atlantic City. Cape
May. Sea Isle CITY and Ocean City. =.
j.. ocean City, Nd. and Rehoboth
Beach. Del. Tickets will be good six
teen tis) days. including date Of sale.
stop-overs viii Re allowed on the re-
turn trip at philadelphia. Baltimore
and Washington on tickets sold 10 New
Jersey resorts. and At Baltimore aud
Washington on tickets sold TO Ocean
CITY Nd. and Rehoboth Beach. Del.
For tickets, time Of trains. sleeping
and parlor a accommodations. call
on or address T. E. Burke. passenger
and ticket agent. Wheeling.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-06-27

Special to the Register.
N-0Dn ~ Wy -

Special to the Register.
MORGANTOwN. w. Va, June rs
Colonel Il. NJ. Roberts, United States
Engineer, with Major Charles f. Pow
ell, have been looking after the work
on the locks and dams. The contracts
on these locks were recently taken
away from c. l. Mcdonald.
Colonel Roberts is the oldest COM
missioned officer in point of service in
the United States army, having been
given his commission in 1857, and
having served continuously for forty
three years.
Major Powell talked about the locks
and dams, which have been temper
arily stopped in construction. The
government now has a force OF men
doing a lot OF preliminary work on
them. and the contracts for their ac-
tual construction are expected 70 be
let early this summer.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-06-27

other sixteen-year-old team. II ac-
copied answer by Thursday mornings
Register.
The Michael Crogans are having
their new uniforms made. and they
are going to be very fine. They would
like to hear from the Cathedral Hign
School. Jrs., for Fourth of July, after
noon, at Fulton.
The Rough Riders will play the
Knoke Sluggers next Sunday on the
Forty-first street grounds.
A game will be played between the
Spears & Riddle and Crescent mines
next Sunday morning on the Tunnel
Green. Walker Gwynn will pitch for
the former team.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-06-27
CLERK RoBERTsoN's OFFICE.
Marriage Licenses Issued and
Deeds Recorded Yesterday.

Marriage Licenses Issued and
Deeds Recorded Yesterday.
Marriage licenses were issued yes
terday as follows:
John L. HUFF, aged "A, of Elm Grove,
and Sadie Ida Stricklin, aged 20, OF
West Alexander.
Ambrose Sehwertberger. aged "a,
and Anna Vogle, aged 20, both OF
Wheeling.
Harry f. Mitchell and Rose A. Ken
ney, of Wheeling.
Deed dated June %, 1900. from Chas.
F. Held and wife ct al. to VIM. G..
Boadwing, conveys one acre in Tria-
delphia district; consideration, IS.
Deed dated June Is. 1900, from Chas.
Schmidt, Fred Happy, Henry Bieber-
son and their wives 10 James McCord,
conveying lot u. Belyidere addition;
consideration, $3.50.
Deed dated June 26. 1900, from
Emma Shook and G. NJ. Shook TO 4.
NJ. Rau, conveying north half OF lot
1S4. corner Chapline and T~wenty-third
streets; consideration, 81 1000.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-06-27

Some extensive and handsome i'm
proYements have been planned for the
Eighth ward engine house, which viii
make it 7 OF the finest buildings
Of the fire department in the city. The
whole interior Of the house is 10 be
white washed and papered, and the
bath room is 10 be furnished with a
new heater and wash stand. The
sleeping apartments ma also be fur
nished with new beds. The new hose
wagon, which Is being built for the
Eighth, will soon be completed.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-06-27
Fort Wayne 9-WheeIing 3.
Dayton 6-YounGstOwn 3.
MANSFIELD z-columbus 5.
Toledo 11-New Castle i.
OF .LUEs.

FORT WAYNE, Ind, June 26.-The
home club found no trouble in making
it three straight to-day. The errors
were equal in number, but Wheeling S
were much more costly. Skopec was
wild at times, and when the nome
players did not get bases on balls they
ait safely, particularly after the fourth
inning. Fort Wayne fans are jubilant
over erowding the leaders Il of first
place, and are now confident that the
pennant will come TO Indiana. The
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-06-27
A MATCH ARRANGED
Between Teams Representing the
Wheeling and Highlands Golf
Links.

At a meeting of the match commit
tees of the Wheeling and Highlands
golf clubs yesterday afternoon. held
at the Office of Mr.. Charles Paxton.
City Bank building, a match between
representative teams Of the two clubs
vas arranged.
SIX members viii represent each club
in an eighteen-hole match on the aft
crnoon OF July A. at the Wheeling Golf
CluD links. Match play will govern.
From the present outlook the two
teams will be very evenly matched,
and an exciting contest Is anticipated
The Wheeeling club has extended 10
the qualified members of the High
lands club team the privilege of their
course from this time until the time
OF the match.
In deciding the match the total
number OF holes up viii be counted.
A return match will be played at some
later date al the Highlands links.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-06-27
For Stealing Wool.

Ross Porter and Isaac Shepherd, two
men from Limestone, near Mounds
vile, were arrested and brought to
Moundsville and arraigned before Jus
tice of the Peace, the charge against
them being stealing wool from J.. C.
Cooke, of Limestone. They waived
preliminary hearing and were sent to
Jail in default of bail.
The value of the wool was about if-
teen dollars and it is said the men sold
the wool TO Horkheimer Bros, of
Wheeling. The date for their trial has
not yet been set.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-06-27
The Lake ehautasqua E,cnr,ion.

For the Epworth League and their
friends and the public is ria the
Cleveland, Lorain & Wheeling Ry.. The
Official route for West Virginia and this
section Of the country. Only five dol
lars for the round trip. tickets good ten
days returning. Special seryicarhrough
70 Lake Chaufanqua- Special adyan-
tages on the return trip. For tickets
and particulars apply al City Ticket
Office. corner Twelfth and Market
streets. Telephone No. 81.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-06-27

work on the arch at Boggs' run. late
last night, fell into a pit, a distance of
about ten feet. He was rendered UNI
conscious and WIS carried to his
home. After receiving medical aid he
recovered considerably.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-06-27

Two-base hits, Freeman . Tenney. Col
Inns. Wolverton. Cross. Three-base hits,
Douglass. Stahl Stolen bases, Thomas.
Collins. StahI, Lowe Double play. COL
Inns TO Lowe 10 Tenney. First base on
balls. off Lewis s. off Bernhard 5. Struck
out. by Lewis 5 Passed ball, Douglass.
Time, zoe. Umpire. Emslie.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-06-27

The ]. ]. Slippners would like 10
have the game with the Peter Greers
played next Saturday morning instead
of afternoon, If it will suit the Greers.
Would like to start playing by 9 a. N.
on Terminal grounds.
The Slippners, of Benwood. challenge
the Al Hibbards for a game Friday
afternoon on she Fortieth street
grounds. This challenge stands for any