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The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1901-04-19
BRIEF NEWS PARAGRAPHS.

2Cape Town has had 800 bubonic
plague cases and 1852 deaths
Oil has been found in paying quanti-
ties at Coatzacoalcos, Mexico.
1t is estimated that the gold output
of the Klondike for 1901 will reach
S25, 600, 900.
Boston was scorched to the extent
of $3.50, 900 on the l4th, and over 200
men are thrown out of employment
temporarily.
Reports as to the amount of idemnity
claimed by the powers from China vary
TO some extent. France is stated to
be asking for Sos. 600, 900.
About II. 900 employees of the cotton
mills at Fall River, Mass, were mott
fed on the l3th that there would be
10 work the following week.
Packer Cudahy, of Omaha, will visit
Dallas, Tex, to see IL II. C. Henderson,
jailed there, is one of the fellows who
stole Eddie Cudahy in December, and
wrung SOS, 900 out of the parent.
The FIRST U. S. coaling station to be
located on foreign soil has just been
completed at Pichalinqui. on the west
coast of Mexico, and the collier Alex
ander is now taking ON 5000 tons of
coal at baltimore to stock IL.
Chas. Van Zant, Norman Thomas
Bisbing and VIM. Westbrook. the three
Pennington desperadoes, have changed
their plea of not guilty to guilty of the
charge of assault with the intent to
murder. Bail was fixed at So, 800, and
they will be sentenced on the 18th.
A party of four people while cross
ing the tracks OF the Lehigh Valley
railroad at South WillSe sbarre, Pa, at
an early hour on the morning of the
l4th. were run down by the Buffalo
express going north. Three of the
party were killed and the other in
jured.
Yu-Yin-Lin, governor of Hu-Pei prov
ince, has been appointed governor OF
Kwang-Si province, in succession TO
Huang- Husi-Sen, who has been ordered
to resign. This is interpreted to indi-
cate that the reactionists Of Sian Flu
ihtend 30 introduce the Boxer move
ment i'm the southern province.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1901-04-19

Three children, boy and two girls,
brother and sisters, have had terrible
avalanche experience at Ornon. The
children, neither of whom was more
than 10, were overwhelmed, and the
brother was carried over a precipice
300 feet high and buried under tons of
snow. ice and rocks, his body not yet
having been recovered. One Of the girls
was thrown into a shallow crevasse,
whence she managed to extricate her
self. The other girl caught at tree
as she was falling and managed TO hold
on to it. For half an hour she chung
to the branches, with drop of 800
feet below. until her sister succeeded
in obtaining assistance. When she
was ultimately rescued by man who
was lowered over the precipice by a
rope, she was in on exhausted condi-
ton, and collapsed on being brought
to solid ground.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1901-04-19

The insurance companies have come
to a new decision with regard to the
granting of policies to the crowned
heads of Europe since the death of
King Humbert. They are willing to
insure them against all risks, save that
OF assassination, at a slightly higher
rate than that exacted from ordinary
individuals. This higher rate is pre-
sumably demanded in view of the fact
that royal blood is supposed to be vi
tiated and impoverished. Kinng Milan,
about four months ago, endeavored to
insure his life. But although he was
a mere ex-king. the companies to
which he applied would only consent
to give him a policy with the special
assassination clause, which he declined.
and his son, the present king, when he
attempted short time ago to insure
his life In favor of Queen Draga, failed
to come to any understanding with the
company, owing to the same stipula-
ton.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1901-04-19
THE APRIL CROP BULLETIN
Issued at Washington Says That
the Wheat Crop is 0. K.
9l.7 PER CENT OF A CROP
On April 1. which is the Highest Average
for the Past 10 Years. May be Blasted
by the Pesky Hessian Fly which is Re
ported From Many States. ~.
wheat Crop In the U. S. is O. *.

The April report of the statistician
of the department of agriculture will
show the average condition of winter
wheat on April l to have been OIL,
against s2l on April /, 1900, 779
at the corresponding date in 1899, and
500, the mean of the April averages of
the last 10 years. Tie averages in the
principal states are as follows: Penn
sylvania, 50; Ohio, SO; Michigan, ~;
Indiana, 50; Illinois, 92; Texas, SO;
Tennessee, 81; Missouri, %; Kansas,
los, Nebraska, 100; California, 100, and
Oklahoma, OF.
While the general average of condi-
ton, OH, is the highest since 1891, the
presence of the Hessian fly is reported
from an unprecedentedly large number
OF states, and serious misgivings pre-
vail, even in states reporting fairly
high condition on April /, as to the
possible developments Of the next 30
days
The average condition of winter rye
on April l, was o. against "a. on
April l, 1900, $40 at the corresponding
date in 1899. and 49, the mean of the
April averages of the last 10 years. In
New York and Pennsylvania it was 90,
in Illinois and Kansas 100, in Indiana
95, and in Michigan and Ohio 90.
Pending the forthcoming publication
of the census report on live stock,
which will be used for the verifcation
or correction of the departments fig
ures for the year 1900, the statistician
has temporarily discontinued his own
estimates of the number and value of
farm animals. While this omission
renders il impossible to make any def
mite statement as to the losses from
disease and exposure during the year
ending March, 1901. (the losses being
reported as percentage OF the total
number of farm animals), the reports
received from correspondents leave alb
solutely no room for doubt that, owing
mainly TO the general mildness of the
past winter, such losses have been
much below the average of a series of
years.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1901-04-19
Wreck ON the r. &P. NJ.

President Herald, Manager Grape,
Passenger Agent Moeller, Supt Agnew
and other officials of the Pere Mar
quette railroad were going to Grand
Rapids by special train from Ottawa
Beach on the 9th when their train
struck caboose which projected from
a siding. The caboose was smashed,
the special trains engine badly dam
aged, and the presidents car was
bruised, but none OF the officials were
more than shaken up. The engineer
and fireman applied the air brakes and
then jumped to save themselves. One
of them escaped with a sprained wrist.
The accident occurred within the city
limits of Grand Rapids and the officials
walked two miles to hotel.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1901-04-19
Whole Family wiped Ont.

The family of Jas. Smith, including
the father, mother and four children,
were instantly killed in their home on
the night of the 9th by the sliding of
the huge dump of the Granite mine.
near Cripple Creek, Col. The Smith
residence was located just below the
base of the dump. The recent SHOWS
had softened the dump SO that the top
suddenly slid down, crushing the house
and burying its INN tes Hundreds
of men are now digging away the dirt
and rock
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1901-04-19

There was a substantial increase in
the traffic through the Suez canal in
1899. Three thousand five hundred and
three vessels passed through the canal
in 1898; in 1899 the number was in
creased to 1907. representing an in
crease of 104 vessels and gain of
657,017 tons. The average time con-
sumed in passing through the canal in
1899 was eighteen hours and thirty
eight minutes, about half an hour
longer than was necessary during the
previous year.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1901-04-19
Niles Darlk Short s1eO.ooo.

An official who stands high in Wash
ington and whom the people there
trust absolutely, makes statement
concerning the shortage of the First
National bank, of Niles, which is ac-
copied as final. He says he has learned
from the comptroller that the shortage
is Sl60,OOO. Iu this latter event depos.
itors will receive very nearly all their
deposits The capital stock will make
good 100000 of the shortage, while
the surplus will take care of s25, oo9
more. This would leave but $50, 900
shortage, which would easily be real.
lied from the assessment ON stock.
The cost of winding up the banks af-
fairs will be considerable. However
1t is predicted depositors will receive
at lease 90 per cent of their holdings.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1901-04-19

Off Cerigo. the island at the southern
end of Greece, divers are bringing up
art treasures that were sunk 200 years
before Christ. Lucian tells of a ship
laden with art spells that went down
on the voyage from Athens to Rome,
and 1t is believed that the wreck has
been found now. Besides many bronze
statuettes life-size bronze statue re-
sembling the Hermes of Praxiteles,
has been brought up. Some objects
are excellently preserved, but others
are corroded-
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1901-04-19
Monument to a Hero unveiled.

The magnificent equestrian statue of
Gen. John Logan, erected in Iowa cir
Gle, Washington, in loving memory of
the distinguished warrior and states
man by his comrades in arms and by
the people, was unveiled on the 9th.
The ceremony occurred in the presence
of an immense assemblage, including
President Mckinley and the members
of his cabinet, the surviving members
of Gen. Logan's family and many per-
sons eminent in the military and civil
life of the nation. A grandson of the
general, Master George Tucker, drew
the silken cord which released the hut-
tering flags that draped the statue and
disclosed TO view the heroic bronze
figure.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1901-04-19
MINOR MICHIGAN MATTERS.

Hillsdale has % women's clubs.
Ceptreville will be dry after May !.
A summer school will be held at
Durand.
Benzie county's first state bank was
organize at Frankfort on the 18th.
A peculiar disease is killing large
number of sheep in the vicinity of Hat
ton.
Indications of coal have been found
near Worthwhile. and prospecting will
soon be commenced.
Additional rural free delivery service
has been ordered established at Ann
Arbor, to take effect May IS.
The ice jam in the St. Clair river at
Algonac broke loose on the 18th, and
moved slowly down the river.
The township board has granted a
franchise through the village and
township of Dimondale to the promo
tors of the Battle Creek and Lansing
electric railroad
Owing to the increases in valuations
at Grand Rapids, announced by the
assessors. the board is now confronted
by more than 700 able bodied kicks
from enraged taxpayers.
A frightful runaway accident oc-
Cured at burlington village on the
night of the 18th as n result of which
one woman was killed and several
others seriously injured.
Farmers in Branch county arc wor-
ried over the continued drouth aud
cold nights. The wheat crop in the
county has been almost tai failure
during the past two seasons.
On the night of the sth fire destroyed
the handle factory of Mitchell Bros at
Cadillac. The loss is estimated at S6o,-
600, with $40, 900 Insurance.. IL is pr OBJ
able that the factory will be rebuilt
The victory won by the Gretna Green
people, st. Joseph, against the minis
tiers of the state, is highly satisfactory
to the people of that city. 1t insures
the reelection of Rep. John Lane, who
| led the fight.
Lansing people are greatly concerned
in the smallpox outbreak In Delta
township which adjoins Ingham
county on the west. There are mum
Der of cases in the township and the
entire population is in danger
Byron has acu-ious anomaly IN the
shape of John Fritz, aged 10, who Is
the son of the Byron saloon keeper.
He is president of the Epworth League,
and at the same time serves as barten-
der in his fathers place of business.
Mrs. Frank Gray, of Mills, heard a
noise in the chicken coop. She inves-
tigated and discovered large bear
trying to loot the hennery She got
her husbands Winchester rifle and
killed bruin, emptying the magazine.
A baby boy about days old was
found on the 18th in the creek in the
city limits OF Bessemer, tied in a cof-
fee sack with its throat cut, and a
stone tied TO the bag to sink it. School
boys found it. The body had not been
there more than one day.
ST. Joseph is sadly in need of dwell
4 ing houses, and the board of trade and
wealthy citizens at mass meeting on
the 18th hit upon the plan of organ
izing n house association, with a cap
ital stock of $1,000, for the purpose OF
constructing new houses and selling
I tiitft 20 laboring men on the Install.
ment plan, ard for renting.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1901-04-19

Kansas City, Mo-, is claiming to be
a great fruit distributing point, and
in proof Of the same points with
pride" TO these two consignments: In
one day 100000 bananas were re-
ceived from the tropics and on March
A 100000 oranges came in, the ship
ment being made from Los Angeles,
Cal. This orange train was composed
OF twenty-eight cars and a caboose.
There were 1854 boxes of oranges to
the car, making 1912 boxes in all.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1901-04-19
Huntllnr out Doc LAW Notice..

Secretary of State Warmers Office
force was busily engaged on the 9Th in
sending out copies of the new dog law
to county clerks. The law was signed
by Gov. Bliss on that day, and within
three hours steps had been taken 10
notify ali county clerks of its provi-
sionS The law takes immediate eff
feet and supersedes the dog license
law of two years ago. Hereafter the
supervisors and other assessing officers
will levy a tax of So on every female
dog and 81 on every male dog in their
Jurisdiction.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1901-04-19
Three Deaths From smallpox.

The total number of deaths reported
to the secretary of state for the month
of March was 3,4ss, corresponding to
a death rate of l7.2 per 1000 popula-
ton. This is an increase of 343 over
the number returned for March, 1900.
There were 673 deaths of infants under
year of age, 203 of children aged to
years, and 1924 deaths of persons
aged 65 years and over. There wero
three deaths from smallpox during the
month
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1901-04-19

A queer instance Of improper in
fiuence said to have been exerted upon
a juryman comes from New Haven.
The jury in a certain civil case went to
Fairhaven to visit the house OF the
defendants. There, according to the
counsel for the plaintiff, one of the par
ties to the suit gave one of the jurors
a piece of pie. This piece of pie is the
ground upon which a motion to set
aside the verdict is founded.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1901-04-19
Disense I'm Michigan.

Reports To the state board of health
by representative physicians in active
general prac ice in different parts of
the state indicate that rheumatism,
neuralgia, influenza, bronchitis and
tonsilitis in the order named, caused
most sickness in Michigan during the
past week. Cerebro-spinal meningitis
was reported present at places;
whooping cough at 10, diphtheria at
81. measles at 90, typhoid fever at 40,
scarlet fever at 81, smallpox at 100 and
consumption at 100.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1901-04-19

BY the will of the late Franklin II.
Bishop of Russell, Mass, the State OF
Massachusetts, is made his residuary
iegatee. The will reads: "As have
no relatives on whom care TO bestow
my goods and, estates. after the pay
ment of my Just debts and funeral ex-
penses give all the residue of my es-
tate to the Commonwealth OF Massa-
rhusetts TO its sole use and behoof for
ever" The executor says that when
the estate is settled the Commonwealth
will receive about 1900. Mr., Bishop
was prominentidtfzkn Of Russell and
an ardent admirer Of his state.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1901-04-19
G. A. II. state Encampment.

Department Commander Allen, Mich
igan G. A. R, has issued orders relative
to the state eDcampment to meet at
Flint in June. The Michigan Passen-
ger association has authorized rate
of one fare for the round trip from all
points in lower Michigan, tickets to be
sold June IL and ~, limited to return
on or before June Ia. All communion
tons concerning the encampment
should be addressed to Andrew j.
Ward, Flint. Announcement is made
that the executive committee awarded
the silk banner offered to the post
making the greatest increase in mem
bership during the year to Charles
Martin post, Martinsville, Wayne
county; the second prize being awarded
to Chas. Z. Foster post, Lansing.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1901-04-19

Reports from Sault Ste. Marie on the
9th say that the 500 is free of ice.
. Gov. Bliss on the sth issued the Gus
tomary Arbor Day proclamation, nam
ing Friday, April 20, 1901, as Arbor
Day.
The United States Chemical-Wood
Co. S plant, at Detroit, was scorched TO
the extent of s3l, 900 on the night OF
the l3th.
! IL is estimated that the factory of
of the Marine City Sugar Co. ran be-
hind $4,000 last year. yet the stock
holders are not discouraged.
Many hundred fruit trees were ruined
by rabbits in the vicinity of Brighton
last winter on account of the big snow
fall, which cut off food supply.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1901-04-19

Baron Wilhelm Won Rothschild, who
recently died at Frankfort, was one OF
the few rich men who make it a rule
OF their lives to give away one-tenth
of their income in charity. He was not
only a religious observer ir all respects
of the ancient Mosaic law, but he was
a profound Talmudic scholar, having
devoted a great part OF his time to
careful and systematic studies of the
Talmud.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1901-04-19

When a popular young author came
to see William NJ. Evarts, while he was
secretary of state, in behalf of con-
sulship for which he was an applicant
Mr.. Evarts congratulated him on the
fame which he had acquired, but has
tened to add: Although you have
laurels on your brows, suppose you
can't browse on your laurels."
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1901-04-19

The Cape to Cairo railway is at
present being extended from Bulu-
wayo to Wanki, place about 200 miles
further north, where great coal dis
covery has just been made. 1t has also
been found that the Zambesi can be
much more easily crossed at this point
than at the point originally selected.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1901-04-19

1t Is estimated that it will require
at least 10000 harvest hands to take
care Of the small grain in the wheat
belt of Kansas this year.
A dispatch from London, dated the
9th, says that Lord Kitchener reports
the capture of 10 prisoners, so horses
and the depot of war stores at Bosh-
manshop, Orange River Colony.
Although no official notification has
reached the President of the departure
of Prince Ii Hung Chang from Pekin
for Shanghai, the officials are inclined
TO believe that he has done so, and that
Iii Hung Chang is really leaving Pelxin
for good and because the emperor is
dispieased with his conduct of the ne
gotiations. Edzfayored the signing OF
the Manchurian treaty which China
has turned down.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1901-04-19
No American Land for britain.

Negotiations on the Hay Pauncefote
abrogation OF the Clayton Bulwer
treaty are progressing, though they
have not yet passed the tentative stage
A representative of the Associated
Press says that they are being con-
Quoted on quid pro quo basis and
that no other method of abrogation
would be considered by the British
government The foreign Office hopes
that settlement, satisfactory TO both
the U. s. and Great Britain will be ar
rived at before congress is reconvcned
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-01-18
REPEALINa ACT INTRODUCED.
Senator Vaughan Says There Will
Be No Difficulty in Passing It.

President b. II. Jayne, of the board
OF control, received a letter yesterday
from Senator ]. G. Vaughan, of this
city. informing him that the act re-
pealing the Kennedy act of 1895 estab-
lishing a system OF government for
school districts In cities of the second
class has been introduced I'm the SEN
ate and referred to its proper COM
mittee.
The senator further infromed Mr..
Jayne that there was hardly any
question but that IL would be reported
favorably upon by the committee and
that IL would easily pass the senate.
lie says that the Pittsburg and Allie
gheny legislators will make no effort
10 oppose the act, inasmuch as 1t does
not affect the school districts of either
of these two cities. which are now
operating under special acts.
There will be n special meeting Of
the legislative committee of the board,
which decided to have the act drawn
up. on Saturday afternoon In the
board of control rooms. This will be
attended by Senator Vaughan and
Representatives PhilLin, Reynolds,
James and Scheuer. A conference will
be had as to the best method Of fur
thering the passage of the act through
the house.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-01-18
A DELIGHTFUL MUSICALE.
Given at the Home of MI. and Mrs
George w. Kear.

a delightful musicale was given at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. G.. w. Kear,
Green Ridge at o'clock yesterday
afternoon by Prof. f. Vanderveken,
Mrs. f. G.. Worden and Prof. Charles
Doersam.
The programme was most artistical-
ly rendered by the well-known and
popular artists. L. Vanderveken
charmed his appreciative audience by
the mastery rendition OF his difficult
selections. Mrs. Worden sang in q
most artistic manner all her num-
bers, her rendition OF the lie Laran
Rose waltz, the favorlte Melba waltz.
holding the audience in wrapt en-
outburst of applause. Prof. Charles
Doersam accompanied in his usual
manner. Gifted with great musical
talent, he never fails to please his
audience.
The guests were: Mrs. |. j. Lans-
ing, Mrs. J. Atticus Robertson, Mrs.
w. D.pRussell, Mrs. a. II. Law, Mrs.
G. A. Dounce, Mrs. NJ. l.. Fine, Mrs.
w. c. Van Blarcom, Mrs. T.. H.
Hitchcock, Miss Anna Robinson, Mrs.
Helen Franklin, Mrs. A. L. Bentley,
Mrs. q. b. Monies. Mrs. A. G. Mon
les. Mrs. Edison Greeen, Mrs. ID. l..
Newman, Mrs. A. #. Hunt, Mrs. b. T.
Kellam, Mrs, NJ C. Carr, Miss Fannie
Monies. OF Pittston; Mrs. G. II. Ma
hon, of Pittston; Mrs. j. NJ Mulhol-
land, Mrs. Benjamin Daley, Carbon
dale.