Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-10-11
NEWSY BREVITIES.

RANK anu NCnltll I'M are III jail
at Mason on the charge of mrking and
passing counterfeit money.
The Ionia Novelty mills at Ionia
were destroyed by fire on the sth.
Loss. ST.. 900; insurance, Sc 900.
The entire product of the Nome City.
Alaska, district for the present year is
estimated at from $3.50, 900 to $500, 600.
The City Of London volunteers sailed
from Cape Town for England on the
eth. Their departure was attended
by a scene of tremendous enthusiasm.
Mrs. Lillian Smith, of Inwood, "
y, while insane on the 5th shot her
two children, a girl and boy, aged l.
and respectively. and then committed
suicide in the same manner.
Eight persons were injured, one of
them seriously, by collision between
a Calumet electric ear and south
bound Lake Shore IL Michigan South
ern train in Chicago on the night of
the 18th
Coal shipments TO tide water have
practically ceased over the Philadelphia
IL Reading railway. On the 4th about
20 cars passed down the road, while
the average before the strike was bout
l,4OO cars daily.
The cash contributions by the citi-
zens of Philadelphia TO the relief fund
for the Texas flood sufferers has now
exceeded 500, 600 and considerable
farther increase is looked for within
the next few days.
Burglars entered the Hotel Victor at
Plymouth on the morning OF the Sth
through a rear window The proprie-
tors trousers which were under his
pillow, were pulled out and were found
in a shed, minus about $40 in cash
The German column, consisting Of
/ ZOO men, under Gen. Won Hoepfncr,
encountered small boxer force south
of the Imperial deer park, Pellin, re-
Gently and killed 40 of the Chinese dur
ing a fight which followed The Chin
csc were put TO flight and scattered.
-Four Germans were wounded.
State Accountant Husnphrey figures
that the state has saves Sll ,902. Sc by
scented recently. The interest on the
bonds To their maturity would have
amounted 10 S12 SIS SO, but as prem
inns of $500. so were pald, the net gain
TO the state is the amount first named.
Mrs Chas. Almas, OF Detroit, was a
victim of a gasoline stove accident on
the 3D.. the exact cause OF which will
never be known, as the unfortunate
woman was alone in her kitchen at
the time, and after the accident the
woman's sufTerings were so intense
that she could not explain. She lived
about six hours
VIM. r. Horner, of Detroit, brake
man on the Michigan Central railroad.
was run over and instantly killed by
freight train in the yards at Wayne on
the 9TH. The brakeman while at
tempting TO run across in front of the
backing train, slipped on the wet rails
and the train was upon him before he
could rise His body was badly man.
gled, one leg being entirely severed
Jose Marquee and Antonio Guiterez
were murdered at their ranch near Las
Cruces, Tex, on the list by two MeNi.
cans who called shortly after dark pre-
sumably for food After eating sup.
per they pulled their weapons, and or.
dering the ranchmen TO throw up their
hands commenced to shoot. Guiterez
was instantly killed and Marquee SO
badly wounded that he aftcrward died
The murdcrers are believed 10 have cs.
capped to Mexico
James Conlan, railroad messenger.
aged Is years, of Toledo. fell un.
der moving train in the Pennsylvania
yards and had both legs curt off above
the knees and both arms severed above
the elbows. Conlan is alive, and there
is possibility he may recover With
both legs and both arms gone the
young man gave directions how TO get
his mangled form from under the cars
The skeleton of an unknown man
was found in n thicllct near Bloomdale
o., recently. The flesh had been eaten
away. A clipping from Chicago pa
per was found in his pocket, 1t is
thought the man died natural death.