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The age-herald., 1901-02-13
MARDI eRAs-MoeILE,PENSAcoLA
And New Orleans via L. G N. Railroad.
 One Fare Round Trip.

Tickets on sale February 12th to 18th, inclusive. Good returning to March 7th. Secure sleeping car space now. Apply,
 L. B. McKITTERICK, P. SID JONES, Passenger Agent.
 D. P. A., Morris Building. 0-Q-1nf
The age-herald., 1901-02-13
HELP wANTEp-MALE.

BOOKKDEPERS stenographers, etc., wanting positions and business firms desiring office help should write the Draughon Business Exchange, Nash vile, Tenn. Business confidential. -6-26t-slln-Wed
The age-herald., 1901-02-13

Attorney General Brown and Mrs. Brown will go to New Orleans for the carnival season.
The age-herald., 1901-02-13

Miss Augusta Howze and Miss Fanny Howze of Marion are visiting relatives at 1905 Eleventh avenue, south.
The age-herald., 1901-02-13

Mrs. A. A. Clisby. who is in Mobile, will probably spend several weeks in Florida before returning to Birmingham.
The age-herald., 1901-02-13

Invitations have been received by friends in the city to the wedding of Miss Bell Walker to MT. Joseph Hamilton Eth
The age-herald., 1901-02-13

The Anaranth Club will meet with Miss Josie Oxford Friday afternoon at $50 o'clock
The age-herald., 1901-02-13

No. 2Ol9 First Avenue. Birmingham.
The age-herald., 1901-02-13

MT. and Mrs. Jack Johnston issued in vitations yesterday for bal masque on the evening of Tuesday, February 19. They will entertain about seventy-ive pllfsSztS
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-07-18
TURKEY PAID UP.

The state department has received
the amount OF the American indemnity
claim against Turkey, $4,000, through
the American legation at Constantine
pie.
The money was paid by the Turk
ish government TO Mr.. Leishman, our
minister at Constantinople; was by him
placed In the Ottoman Imperial bank
and drafts RENTED for the amount.
These drafts have just reached wash
ington. As Is always the case, the
claims In the aggregate considerably
exceed the amount OF the indemnity
actually paid, but our government has
expressed itself satisfied with the pay
ment. It assumes full responsibility
for the distribution, the Turkish gov
eminent paying down lump sum OF
$4,000 and leaving 1t TO the state de-
partment TO distribute this among the
claimants ut its discretion and after
its own fashion. 1t Is stated that as
soon as the department officials can
prepare their list, they will commune
cate directly with the claimants.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-07-18
The Death List Crows.

The death list of the Chicago & Al.
ton collision near Norton, Mo, grows
hourly. Thursday morning IL persons
had died, 3 were dying. and the hos
pital physicians state that others who
inhaled steam from the wrecked loco
motives may not recover. Not all of
the other a patients In Kansas City
hospitals are out of danger. Indeed,
all of those scalded about the head are
probably injured internally by inhalar
ton of steam, and the physicians and
attendants say that many of the cases
are serious. A passenger says of the
wreck: THE train was making a fine
sprint and everybody feeling pleasant
and happy when all OF sudden there
was an awful crash and 1t seemed as
though a tremendous fist had struck
the train i'm the face. In an instant
the air was filled with cries and
screams; cars were smashed into
splinters, while several rolled down
the huge embankment. In an instant
that splendid train was reduced to a
mere mass Of debris. with human
bodies crawling, screaming or lying in
mangled heaps on the ground. Fire
Immediately added its horror to the
scene, and above all the terrible clamor
of our train were heard the almost hui
man cries Of the burning cattle of the
freight train
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-07-18
THE STEEL WORKERS STRIKE.
Thousands Of Workmen Will be
Thrown Out.
Mr.. BRYAN INTENDS TO FIGHT.
Exports and Imports of the United states
Law Aimed at Fake Publications Only
Fiery Mexican acknowledgements
Matters from all Parts of the Country.

After 3-days' session the confer
ence between representatives of the
American Sheet Steel, American Steel
Hoop company, and American Tin
Plate company. subsidiary companies
OF the United States Steel corporation
and the general executive board of the
Amalgamated Association of Iron,
Steel and Tin workers, adjourned final
~ ut q p. m. Saturday without
reaching an agreement. In less than
an hour later President Shaffer of the
Amalgamated association wired the
following order to all the Amalgamated
lodges in the tin plate, steel hoop and
sheet steel mills of the country:
Notify your men that the mill is on
strike, and will not work on Monday,
July 10
For the present, President Shaffer
says, only three companies named will
he affected. but later all the union men
IN the Federal Steel company. National
Steel company and National Tube com
pany may be called out. If il is found
necessary TO resort to extreme meas
ures to win the fight. At the start. il
is claimed. 1900 skilled workmen. 30
600 unskilled men and indirectly many
thousands more will bc affected, reach
ing possible total of 10000.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-07-18
Mrs. Bonnie Indicted.

The first chapter in the sensational
murder of James 5. Ayres, the Wash
minated in the indictment of Mrs. Lola
Ida BONNIE for murder in the first de
gree. james Seymour Ayres. Jr.. u
years of age, who was employed as n
clerk in the census office. and was Il
resident Of Port Austin, Mich, was
found dead in his room in the Ken
more Hotel about $50 o'clock the
morning of the 18th of last May. \
woman was seen to emerge from the
room and descend by the fire escape
to the second floor Of the hotel and en-
ter through n window. Mrs. Bonine
was arrested and confessed. stating
that the killing was done in defense of
her virtue and honor.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-07-18
MINOR MICHIGAN MATTERS.

Big Rapids is to have q carnival
Aug. G-S
Grand. Rapids expects to break all
records in the sales Of furniture this
year.
Nearly $4,000 has already been sub
scrhed for the Saginaw auditorium
project.
The hay dealers and shippers Of cen
trail Michigan will hold a convention i'm
Owosso July 16.
Burglars swiped $40 cash and 5000
worth of stamps from the Flint post
office Thursday night.
Theodore Williams OF st. Joseph. is
dead Of injuries received while driving
"A couple Of weeks ago. -
Three Rivers will vote next Monday
on a proposition to bond for $4,000 for
new school building.
Andrews hotel barn and contents,
including a horse, burned at Holly.
Loss $500; insurance 5000.
Miss Elizabeth Mcdonnell. a Detroit
miliuer. took carbolic acid by mis-
take. She died in ten minutes.
James Calvert of Reno aged 30. was
struck by lightning and instantly
killed. He leaves Il family.
Maple Rapids has flowing well
rising ~ feet. The water has mineral
properties. and may be utilized by the
village.
Now Frank c.. Pingree. brother of
the late ex-governor. is being urged to
run for mayor of Detroit. He declines
to do il.
Fire destroyed frame row OF six
buildings at White Cloud Saturday
night Estimated loss. $4,000; small
insurance.
Detroit has been occupied by the
National Educational Association and
the Undertakers and Embalmers the
past ,"eek.
Henry Mason GO. is reported missing
from COlumbiaville. For some time he
has been stopping at st. Mary's hos
pital. Detroit.
Ionia has been without electric lights
in it's resident streets for the past week
owing to the washout of n part of the
water dam ut Lyons.
The board of state auditors has con-
tracted with A. 4. Platt TO heat the
state capitol with steam from his cen
tral plant for $4,000 year.
Ex-Governor Pmgree left no will.
The petition for probate Of the estate
gives the value of the property OF de-
ceased as 100000 or thcreabouts.
Detroit Is torn up over the matter
OF an election and a test of the law
extending the terms of the mayor and
council will be made i'm the courts.
Col. c. V. r. Pond objects TO the
Washington dispatches intimating that
Judge Daboll was retired from the ru-
raj mail service TO make room for him.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-07-18
MICHIGAN NEWS SUMMARY.
Adams Seys the U. of N. Is Anti
Christ in Spirit.
SHOT DOWN WHILE AT WORK.
Foreign Money Loans Cannot he Taxed
A Muskegon Boys sad Career-What
Has Been Going on About The state
During the state.
Murdered While ut work.

Peter Smith, aged 81 years, a re-
spected farmer of cambridge town
ship, and a tenant on the farm of Fred
Baker. near Sister Lakes, was shot
and killed Thursday while engaged in
cutting wheat on the Jacob VIM
farm, mile and half from his home.
The first known Of the murder by 9th
ers in the field was the discharge or
the gun. the man having secreted him
self behind shock Of grain. The re-
port was heard, the sight of the smoke
was noted and the nearneSs to Smith
created n suspicion that murder had
been committed. Smith was struck in
the back and the ball passed under the
shoulder. He lived but three hours.
The lifeless body of Horace Peters,
the murderer of Peter Smith, was
found in the wooded swamp near Balm
bridge Center. He had shot himself
through the chin with the same shot
gun used i'm killing Smith early Thurs
day morning.
From the appearance of the body, it
is believed Peters committed suicide n
day after the crime. Peters had threat
ened to kill several people in the
neighborhood, and the greatest fear
existed until the finding of his body.
People in the vicinity went without
sleep, and kept watch for three nights
with their guns in hand.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-07-18
WAYNE County Taxes.

City Assessor Louis Smith. of Sagi-
nav. was in Detroit for n short time
Tuesday. Smith, with the assessors Of
Kalamazoo. have been hired by the
state tax commission to investigate the
assessments of Wayne county, the pur
pose being TO show that assessments
here are low. EX-TaX Commissioner
Oakman made the following comment
on this move:
ut might be well for some of the
heavier taxpayers of Detroit to ask the
state tax commission to appoint the
city assessors of Detroit to investigate
the assessments Of mines in the upper
peninsula and TO SEQ how the figures
in other Michigan cities are placed.
That would relieve the tax commissions
ers of all responsibility"
The city assessors have set ten Of
their men at work TO take the figures
at which recent sales of real estate in
this city were made. in order that ii
may be shown that Detroit property is
assessed at almost market value. Five
years ago Lbe total equalization was
fixpd at -S146. 242,39S. and this year the
amount is 1929, 421 .015. jump or
something more than SS6,0000o0. The
equalized valuation of the townships
and the city of Wyandotte is only S34,-
coo 215
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-07-18
The Crop Prospects.

Secretary OF state Warner reports
that the wheat crop of Michigan this
year will be very poor the crop having
continued 10 fail during the past
month, many fields that promised well
in the early part of the season, having
been plowed up or pastured. The Hes
sian fly Is mainly responsible for this
condition, and had it not been for the
cool weather Of spring, this damage
would have been much greater.
The average estimated yield In the
southern counties, where three-quart-
ers OF the Michigan wheat crop is
grown, is o bushels per acre; central
counties, II; northern counties, Il;
state, 10. one year ago, the estimate
for the state was bushels.
During the past month, the weather
has been unfayorable for corn, much
seed having rotted in the ground. AT
best, the stand will be thin, and I'M
even. The condition for the state Is
81. Cool weather has retarded the
growth of oats, which have headed out
short, but may fill well. The condition
for the state is 50.
Owing to the fact that so much
wheat Is plowed up, the acreage Of
beans is large. Condition is "a for the
state. Condition Of potatoes Is OIL for
the state. 81
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-07-18
Won't AGect Real Newspapers.

Postmaster General Smith has taken
up the question of reform i'm second
class mail with Attorney General
Knox. These two cabinet members
agree that there is sufficient warrant
in existing law for the rigid enforce
ment of orders against fake publica-
tons which have been admitted to the
mails as second class matter. 1t is
explained ut the postofiice department
that il Is not the intention to refuse
second class rates to legitimate pub
LEGATIONS. They have not constituted a
burden upon the postal facilities of
the country. The departments action
will be aimed against cheap publica-
tions which make offers of premiums
evidently of more value than the pub
lication itself.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-07-18
Seeking Rest and Quiet.

Mrs. II. S. Pingree, accompanied by
her son, Joe" Pingree. and Miss Hazel
Pingree. left for Houghton, Mich.
where they will be the guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Il. II. Goodell. The Goodells
are intimate friends of the Pingree
family and have been in the city since
Mrs. Pingree and Miss Hazel returned
from New York. They expect to re-
main about n week. but it is possible
that their visit may be prolonged for
two weeks
Mrs. I1ngree was as well as could
be expected" said Frank c. Pingree
last night. "Of course the strain has
been something terrible and it was
thought that the trip would he relief.
Then. friends have been killing the
family with their kindnesses. SO
many came to the house that Mrs. Pin
gree could scarcely receive them. The
trip will give them rest and a much
needed change. The Goodells are old
friends Of the family and Miss Goodell
is a particular friend of Miss Hazel"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-07-18
Russia's offer.

Another important exchange has oc-
Cured between the Russian govern
ment and the United States relative to
the tariff. The Russian minister of
finance. NJ. de Witte, has proposed that
Russia will vacate all OF the additional
duties levied on American goods since
the imposition Of the sugar differential,
if the United States will vacate its ac-
ton on the sugar differential To this
Secretary Gage replied that the offer Of
the Russian government cannot be ac-
copied. as the question of the sugar
differential is now in the hands of the
court. thus precluding action by the
executive branch. These exchanges,
although made nominally by the minis
ter Of finance and Secretary Gage,
have gone through the medium of the
Russian foreign office and the state de-
partment
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-07-18
PrNcREE,s OLD PARTNER.

A mystery that puzzled Detroiters
for many years has been solved
through the death of former Governor
Pingree. Some II years ago his part
ner. Charles II. Smith. sold out his in
terest in the firm to Mr. Pingree and
invested the money in another bust
ness that didn't pan out. 1t was Il
business failure and not Il cloud rested
on Smiths name. lie thought differ
emily and it worried him. One night
while playing cards with "A friend he
got up. left the house. and from that
day until now nothing was ever heard
of him. When Mr.. Pingrees remains
were i'm New York an old man called
and wished 10 see them. 1t was
Charles ii. Smith. 1t developed that
Mr.. Pingree knew of his whereabouts
and provided for him in the Mills
hotel.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-07-18
Bryan VIII Fight.

William j. Bryan says: 81 will dis
cuss the Ohio convention and its do
ings fully in my paper.
The gold bugs. | am afraid. are
trying to administer absent treatment
to the rank and file Of the party.
Il don't object to having it distinct
ly understood that | intend to fight to
the bitter end every effort to force the
abandonment of the Chicago and Kan
sas City platforms"
Radical Bryan men construe his re-
marks on the Ohio case to mean that
he will at once set to work TO build up
an organization in every state to com
bat any tendency to ignore the plat
forms OF the last two national cam
paigns.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-07-18
Exports and Imports.

The statement of the imports and
exports of the United States for the
fiscal year which ended June 80, 1901.
was completed by the treasury bureau
to-day. 1t shows that the total inn
ports of the year were SS22. 7J6 $50.
total exports, S1,4S7 500, 81. and the
excess of exports over imports S664,-
900.011. The imports are So, 1S4. 651
below those of last year. and the eX-
ports are 500. 462 above those of
last year. The excess of exports over
imports exceeds that of last year by
Si20. 3jS. 1l3. and is so, i67 .335 great
or than tine highest record ever before
mnde. that of 1898.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-07-18
HORRIBLY CRUSHED.

Augustus j. Mayworm, civil engi-
neer in the Alpena cement factory,
was instantly killed ut 4:45 o'clock D.
IN. Saturday lie was thrown from a
plank on which he was standing and
pitched head first Into large clutch
pulley ana forced through space of
about II inches on the under side.
The pulley was revolving ut the rate
of 100 per minute. Deceased was the
only son of Assistant Postmaster May
worm of Detroit. He was young
man Of high character and great prom
Use.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-07-18
Cannot Tax II.

The assessor of Howell assessed
against Thomas Gordon as agent for
Rogers 100000 on personal property.
This sum was supposed to represent
the money which had been loaned
through Gordon in this state on notes
and mortgages. and such money as
Gordon might have had at the time in
his custody belonging to Rogers. The
circuit court held that the money was
subject TO taxation and that the deter
mination of the board Of review as 10
the amount was final and not review
able. no fraud being charged.
The supreme court has reversed the
case. The court says ii is the policy in
this state to tax credits owned by resi-
dents only, and the provisions Of the
law and decisions are quoted to that
effect. 1T is legally clear" SAYS the
court. that the money i'm Gordon's
possession was not assessable."
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-07-18
MIR. ADAMS CHARGE DENIED.

President Eliot of Harvard, denies
the statement made by Henry Austin
Adams at the Catholic Summer School
in Detroit, that The president of Har-
ward college is an avowed agnostic; the
president of Columbia Is diluted,
weakened Episcopalian; the whole
spirit of Ann Arbor is anti-Christian.
There is no truth in that whatever,
said President Eliot.
Mr. Adams is the former rector of
st. PauPs Episcopal cathedral, at Buff
falo. He said: yale. Harvard and all
other universities are conspirators
against the truth of God. A man can
not be a thoroughly educated and cul-
tured man unless he is Il Catholic"
President Angel refuses to discuss
the statement made by Adams that
the whole spirit at the L. of NJ. is anti
Christ. at is so absurd that | would
not dignity the statement by any dis
cussion," he said.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-07-18
Fiery students.

issued fiery manifesto against the
Roman Catholic church. They say a
congress composed OF educated young
men of the country will soon assemble
10 take action on church matters. The
government will he asked to confiscate
all property found to be held by the
clergy or their agents. the proceeds TO
he applied to the payment of the ma
tlonal debt.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-07-18
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
THE MARKETS.

The Detroit market for the past few
days has been strong and active. Best
steers 81 25G5 30; good TO choice butch
ers. "a 75@5 20; light TO good, 81 OOd4 IS;
light To good butcher steers and heifers.
50 l5d4 CO. mixed butchers and fat cows
81 20ai 10. Sheep and lambs-Best lambs,
s. 0d6 80; mixed lots. $5M5 90. Hogs
Sc 05d6 IL; roughs. s. l5d5 %.
Buffalo prices, supply light; Michigan
steers. "a 15a4 30; Texas stock sold late
at 81 so Sheep and lambs-Fancy, Sc $50
30: choice to extra mixed, 81 00d4 IL.
Hogs-Medium heavy, So f0d6 A.. same for
packers grades.
Chicago prices for good to prime steers
range from s. l0@6 20; cows, 81 iOGl4 30;
heifers, s. 50G4 90. sheep fair to choice
mixed. SO 5Od4 20. Hogs-Good to choice,
81 10d6 40; light, s. 90d6 %.
Cincinnati figures for choice to extra
steers are So i0Gi5 70: fair to good, S4d5 80.
Sheep-Extra. 50 556S 60: common to fair,
81 GOAT so. Hogs-Packers, So 10d6 10;
shippers best grades, 81 20.
The quotations i'm Pittsburg for good
grass cattle range 81 4Oa4 rs; prime heaoy.
s. 0Od6 CO. Sheep-Best wethers, 81 100
20: mixed. SO % up; common, 81 SOAP 80.
Hogs-The prices range from Sc 2Oq6 %.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-07-18

No negotiations, say London dis
patches, are now in progress between
the American embassy and the British
foreign office respecting the revival of
an isthmian canal treaty.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-07-18
BAS Sc BALL.

Below we publish the standing of
the American and National league clubs
up to and including the games played
on Monday, July Is
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-07-18

Donoso CorteZ. the great Spanish
leader, was the subject of Henry Aus
tin Adams address before the Column
bian Catholic summer school I'm De-
trolt incidentally Mr.. Adams took
occasion TO make several remarks con
corning the non-orthodoXy OF Protest
ants. among which are the state
ments that president Eliot Of IIar.
ward was an out-and-out agnostlc: that
Seth Low. president Of Columbia uni
versity, is Il rare type Of the diluted
form OF tlncture OF an Episcopnlian.
and that the University of Michigan
is aEti-Christ in it's whole spirit. $
Prof. Adams was formerly a Protest
ant
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-07-18

The Alaska refrigerator works 81
Muskegon are rushed with work ana
have 2,022 untitled orders on their
books.
Percy III. Green. aged about 20 years.
dropped dead NJ Jackson. Heart dis.
ease is supposed to have been the
cause.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-07-18

Canada's revenjk, for the fiscal year
Just closed totaled 50.735.0iS; expen-
ditures about S4S.OOO.OOO.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-07-18

The striking ironworkers at the
Reading. Pa. Iron Works have called
off the strike and will return to work.
The san Francisco Labor Council
has passed by nearly unanimous vote
\ resolution advocating in strong terms
the rejection of Andrew Carnegie's Of
fer to that city of S75O,OOO for a public
library.
The hoard of control of the endow-
ment rank. *. Of T.. has decided that
the most expedient way of meeting the
deficiency of 100000 in the treasury
Is TO raise the Insurance rate TO the
maximum.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-07-18
GRAIN. ETC.

The price of wheat in the Detroit mar
ket ranges as follows: Cash No. 2 red
6Ibc. July 66c, No 3 red 64l2c, mixed red
i6iac, mixed white 66l9c. No. ! white 67l2c.
yellow, 47lac; No. yellow, f1Ac. Oats
Cash No. white, 33l5c; September, Bic
bid. 31lAc asked; No. white, car at
32Ibc. at 3224c, / at 33c.
The Chicago market runs at these fig
ures: Wheat, July 63i9c. September. 637sc.
December 657sc. Corn-July F1sc, Sep
tember 4gIkc, 4S3sc. Oats-Market stronger,
2g7sc for July, 3O12c Tor september, SS1sc
for December.
In New York July wheat sold at zoe,
September 692tc, october 70hc, December
7ls.c. corn-July Size, September 5l3sG52c,
December 507sc. Oats-No. g 35lzc; No. .,
35c: No white. 36q36Lc; No. white,
35Ibc; track mixed western, 35dS6l9c; track
white 35iaH39c.
Cincinnati quotations are: Wheat-No. 2
.Julv 65kc September 662sc. December
6Sasc. Corn-July No. 2 46kc. September
477Lc December 467kc. Oats-No. 2, July
2SISc. September 29c. May Sl2sc.
Toledo-Wheat cash and July 6IAc.
September 67Ac, December $3.50. Corn
tember 47&c. oats active and higher;
.Iulv 2ss4c. September 29c.
Pittshurg prices: Cash wheat 6S1zc, July
CSC mixed red 66l5c, mixed white 66i9c,
No | white 67ibc. Corn-Cash No. 2, ACC,
No. yellow 4919c. Oats-Cash S5lac. Sep
TENDER 34c.
Pittsburg quotations.
The condition OF the market for corn
and oats is attracting attention away
from wheat The crop failures In those
grains are sending prices up, just as the
good crop reports about wheat are caus.
ing that market 10 decline.