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The Yale expositor., 1902-04-11
WHAT'S DOING IN michigan
Bad Wreck on the Grand Trunk al
Miletts.
SHOT HIS WIFE AND HIMSELF,
4 Cass County Man Dying of "a DislocAted
Heart Woman IIorsew hioped a Farmer
Two soldiers OF the i4th Regiment
Drownod-Other News
Had wreck ON the Grand Trunk.

Had Wreck on the Grand Trunk.
one dead aud five injured Is the cas-
uulty record Of Grand Trunk wreck
which occurred at Milletts. M. u,
east bound passenger train had the
right of way aud the engine and seven
ears passed through switch safely.
but the last coach AMI Pullman sleeper
were thrown of the track and against
engine 40. lllT. which WAS attached
to n west.hound extra freight. The
freight engine and both cars went into
n heap. \ wrcckcr was called from
Battle Creek.
Through official sources IL Is learned
that Abraham BurnStinc. of Detroit,
who occupied seat la the coach. was
the only one KILLED. IL u the opinion
OF those In authority that the switch
had been tempered with. Conductor
Charles H. Spencer nnd Engineer
Clark. of Battle Creek. We're In charge
of the passenger. Conductor James II.
Buncc AMI Engineer -. |. Campbell. OF
Battle Crcci;. had the extra freight.
The coach and sleeper were badly dam
aged.
one or the trucks on the rear coach
caught the points of the switch 80 as
To run the last two ears onto the side
track. where they struck the freight
engine Tie engineer aud fireman
were examining the freight engine
when the passenger was going through.
They saw the two ears jump the track
aud escaped injury 10y jumping out Of
reach The passenger train was going
at high rate of speed when the acct.
dent happened.
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Shocking TrngrdN.

One Of the most shocking tragedies
ever recorded In Mlccosta county took
place "Wednesday morning near Bor-
land settlement. ilng station on the
g. Il. n l.. "a Few miles north of Nor.
ley. Eugene Richards. u wcll-to-do-
farmer. shot aud instantly killed his
wife. as she lay go In bed. ana then
killed himself. lie Is thought To have
been temporarily insane Mrs. Rich
ards had been sick for some time. ana
the necessary care for her and anxiety
concerning her condition, probably un-
balanced his mind.
The tragedy was discovered by Ed
ward Andrews. who WAS employed 10y
Richardson. on the adjoining farm.
4 girl employed 90 care Tor the sicl;
woman. while on her way to Rich.
ards home. heard two gunshuts. and
returned 90 where Andrews was ut
work. saving that she was afraid TO
20 To- the house. Andrews went to
investigate. aud on entering thc bed
room found Mrs. Richards lying I'm
bed with an ugly hole in her breast.
ana Richards himself knccliug M the
bedside. 4 touch showed that hc was
dead. also shot In the breast.
The deed was committed with a sin.
-le-barrelcd shotgun. and the murderer
was forced To- reload before he could
XIII himself.
Mr.. and Mrs Richards were each
about 80 years Of age and had always
lived together happily. They had been
married about L. years. but had no
children.
The Yale expositor., 1902-04-11
over the Fails.

Della Tanscy. OF Buffalo. went over
the American falls at q o'clock Thurs
dry evening. IL was the most seiisu
tionul cataract suicide In years. The
woman jumped over the railing of
Goat Island bridge about ten feet from
shore. William Connors. of Liver
pool. Eng, who was on the bridge az
the time. ran down the shore and
waded into the river rake was
passed To him. which he succeeded I'm
fastening In her clothes. Miss Tan
sey begged pltcously To be saved. lie
tried Ia draw the woman toward the
shore, but her clothing tore and she
was carried over the brink at IN"
falls. Two hundred people saw the
woman 20 To- her death.
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Nm. noay neeam.. RuI,ber.

The body OF old John Leek. the col.
Ored man connected with the Arnold
murder case. who died six months ago
az Battle Greek. was dug mp last week
aud IL was found that Il had proved
superior to the forces which ordinarily
effect complete or partial dissolution
within such period. The secret Of
the preservation Of the body Is that "A
newly invented cmlalmlng fluid was
used for the purpose OF u test and the
test appears to have been successful.
What was accomplished now shows for
itself Leek might ns we'll bc an image
of black marble ~ ot flesh. No de.
composition has set In and II is claimed
TINT John will Ice In rs perfect II state
of preservation hundreds of years from
now rs he Is to-day. The body has
the consistency OF hard rubber
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Judge Norris plan.

Judge Morris. Of Minnesota. who IL
u member Of the beet sugar steering
committee says that when the Cuban
reciprocity hill Is taken NJ in tho
house next week he will offer an
amendment to remove the dilfc-cntial
between raw and refined sugar. The
amcuunont will probably also include
tie removal of the Dutch standard. no
which Is said % lic the strength of
the sugar trust This will raise the
direct issue. and places the baian"c Of
power iu the hands of the Democrats.
IL the beet Sugarltcs do not lose their
nerve.
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President To he Well Guarded.

The secret service officers are taking
precautions Co prevent a repetition OF
the RufHln horror while the president
Is In Charleston. Several days ugO two
experienced secret service men went Ia
Charleston To give the detectives or
that city pointers rs To how the crowd
should hc managed. The plan will Ice
90 make the surveillance ~ iucOnspic-
uouS ~ possible. Those who saw how
Prince Henry was guarded while in
Washington had n glimpse OF the Euro.
pcan system. IL involves many soldiers.
The American plan Is for officers In
plain clothes To carefully watch every
indi, idml and keep out 81 striking dis.
lance everybody who II not known.
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Patrick Pound Guilty.

New York. March 2G--Aibcrt T..
Patrick. lawyer. was convicted of the
murdor ON September -. 1900, OF th"
aged millionaire reclusc, Nillinm
Marsh Rice. The penalty under th"
statute Is death in the electric chair.
4 scant three hours of dciibcratioh
nj the close Of a trial prolonged Tor
nine weeks ana rcpletc with seiisi-
tlonal interest. sufiiccd 90 enable th"
jury to reach their verdict. The issue
OF the trial established the charge that
Patrick conspircd with Mr.. liicr's
valet. Charles +. Jones. tO obtain pos
session Of the aged Texans estate, es-
timatcd at ST.WO.OU. ana that Jones
killed his employer by the administri-
tiun OF chloroform at the direct insti-
Cation OF Patrick.
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Trust CouIdn't Buy.

W. l.. Churchill. president 81 the
Bay city Sugar Co. denies the rumors
that his company had disposed of It's
stock to the sugar trust. lie says the
present company viii retain control OF
the factory. and that IL will Ice run the
snme as before. and 10y the same peO-
pie. Those In control of the stock do
not choose To sell" said Mr.. Church.
40. "nnd sale of small blocks Of stock
does not affect the management The
trust has not secured any OF our
stock
The Yale expositor., 1902-04-11

\ consultation Of physicians was
held Thursday lay Elkmrt physicians
on the ease of Isaac pishnug. OF Cass
county. Mich. who j. the victim or "a
'dislucatcd heart tie Is Liable 90
lose his life. hut 40" ease h. Uu enigma
for physicians. About three weeks
ago hc was attempting to steer wa.
eon down an incline 10y holding the
tongue. when the vehicle got the best
OF him and threw him some distance.
The fall was with such force that his
heart was Jared four Inches out Of
place. Inflammation has set In and
physicians say j." will die.
The Yale expositor., 1902-04-11
CONDENSED NEWS.

There has been total OF lG6 eases
aud 10 deaths from cholera in Manila
since the disease first broke out.
Forty vessels have been reported
missing ut Yokohama since fierce
gale on Arril ., ana many are un-
douhtCdly lost.
David Rose. Democrat. was rc-clcct-
eel Mayor or Milwaukee Tuesday. ear
rying the remainder OF the Democrat.
g. ticket with him.
The Supremc Court Of New York has
affirmed the coustitutionality of the
franchise tax law passed 10y the lcgis
luturc OF that state.
Authentic reports received from
every county In middle Tennessee
show The damage done 10 property by
Hoods IS Si.WnO01. twenty-five per
sons lost their lives.
Suusa the handmastcr. when hc
Sails for Europe next October. will
lead hi> band To ST Petersburg. he
sides visiting Norway. sweden and
Denmark. Last years tour ended M
Berlin
Fnrty-seycu doctors ana - register
c1 pharmacists have Just been grad.
uatcd from the University OF Iowa.
The pharmacy class 81 1902 holds the
record of the uniycrSity-nOt mem
Der llulkcd.
Gen. Jacob II. Smith says he consid-
crs GucVcrTu. the rebel leader CO.. 81
mar. Who Is to surrender April ~.
man OF energy and intelligence. aud
that the armistlcc in Samar was being
faithfully kept
Vice Admiral Sir Harry IIolesworth
Raw son. formerly Ia command OF the
channel squadron. ana Lady Rawson.
aud Sir Richard Musgrive aud Lady
Musgrave will sail from Liverpool
April - FOR New York.
Walter Allen. negro. who attempt.
eel 10 assault white girl nt Rome.
Ga. was taken from Jail 10y mob OF
1000 persons and hanged. His body
was then riddled with 1000 shots fired
10y members of the mob.
senator Quay gave notice OF nm
amendment he will Offer Co the army
appropriation hill. providing for the
promotion Of the senior maior-gcneral
OF the army CGcn. Brookcb. TO the rank
Of lieutenant general. and authorizing
his retirement with that rank.
The Court of Appeals OF New York
has decided that n peaceful and or
DERBY strike u not u violation OF the
law" AMI that n labor organization
Is endowed with precisely the same le-
gal right ns an individual tO threaten
To do that which Il may lawfully do"
The president signed pardon in the
case OF Care Joseph II. CJghian. who
lost II numbers la his grade some
Years ago rs n result OF an unusually
sharp letter written 10y him 10 the de.
tail officer of the navy department. lie
was ore of the captains iu the battle
OF Manila bay. The presidents action
places him nc the head OF the list OF
captains along with Capt Sands.
II Is said that congress will not bc
asked FOR an appropriation 10 defrny
the expenses of the United states Spc.
cial embassy Co the coronation OF King
Edward. These expenses Will hc de-
fruyCd 10y the civilians Of the party ont
of their own pockets. while the army
and navy attaches will be- ordered To-
London In the course 81 duty and thus
viii have 10 depend upon their ord
nary mileage.
The miners employed by the Roches-
ter \ pittsburg Coal 4 Iron Co. nj
Punxsutnwncy and Sykesville. PA. 10
the number OF 10000. are on strike.
The Rochester a Pittsburg rallroad
will bc affected 10y the strike.
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AROUND rmE STATE.


Ground has been broken ror the
erection Of Maniscc's new S3000l
thcat,r
twenty three rohhcrlcS have hccn
committed in MuskeEun ia three
months.
Wimot Is To have u pickle factory.
the farmers of the vicinity having
contracted To- raise more than the re-.
puircd acreage of cucumhcrs.
An ovid woman wrote 5000 words
nn postal card TOR "a prize ct $40
Few persons would risk the ruin uI
their cy"sighi Tor such an amount
Wircly affections are not valued
very highly Ia CaSs county. \ New.
berg man sued q ucighbor for alicun
tiuu pf his spousr's love. aud the jury
gave him only $50.
The whole town n Martin Is under
quarantine. an old gentleman. who was
cNpuscd in California came Zee the Nii.
lu-c amt WAS stricken with smallpox
soon after his arrival
f.llZa bradshaw, OF Oregon township
Wa. burned 60 death in attempting 20
lirht % iiry with kerosene ell. The ac-
cid,ut occurred Tuesday night. aud
Mr. bradshaw died next morning.
Au lm'8y CRY man being unable Co
ind u building in the village iu which
to conduct hi, business. went over Co
Cupac. bought vacant building. lnad.
eel 10 ou wheels and moved % over 20
INLAY city.
sherman lin. Of Burton. was seized
with insanity ~ the Grand Trunk de.
pot iu Flint Just before the arrival 90
% train on which he was to have de-.
parted FOR California for the benefit Uf
his health.
President Churchill. of the bay City
Sugar Co. denied the rumor that the
trust had obtained u controlling Inter
est in his company. lie says only
snail blocks were on the market. and
these viii not affect control OF the
company.
Bcnzic fruit growers are of the
opinion that the past winter has been
Z favorable in the highest degree FOR
fruit. aud That the present prospect Is
for one Of the heaviest crops OF every
| Kind ct fruit ever grown In the
county.
Miss MacCornlsh, OF Ishpcming
| Tilted 10y her lover. attempted suicide
10y drinking carbolic acid. The girl
and lover attended ball. and upon re
I turning Co her home at I o'clock Tues
day morning she took the poison. She
Will recover.
Tie Niles Board e. Paper Co has
/ Increased the wages of its 200 en-
i ploycs H. per cent AZ tie result OF q
/ threatened strike The employees of the
/ other local paper mills are also dis.
satisfied. and may formally object to
I tie long hours.
/ sheep killing dogs cost the farmers
81 Day township. Moutcalm Co. dear
I the past year. owners Of sheep Killed
in this manner will receive hut twenty
one cents head for the animals. tina f:
\ being al the money there is available
I for this purpose.
Au attempt was made on the life al
Frank Gardner ~ the Arlington house
bar. Kalamazoo. bv William Wilcox.
/ colorcd porter of the hotel Wilcox
stumbling Gardner several times On the
shoulder ana face. Wilcox fled. hut
WIS captured near ialcshurg 10y Shcr
in ShiWnan Gardner will recover.
The Nichols x shepard Co. the big
I Battle Greek thrcshlng machine manu-
/ fncturcrs. VIII raise all their employees
wages 10 per cent Five hundred men
will be benefited. from day laborcrs
up to the most skilled mechanics. This
Increase is unsolicited. The employees
have always been treated in most
. liberal manner.
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\ Cndrt.hIn Onerrd.

senator Mcmillan has decided that
his appointment to a cadctship az West
Point shall Ice determined by n COM
pctitiNc examination. which will Ice
held at University school. Detroit.
April - and 20. Any Young man Nv
ing In Michigan who thinks that lac
can pass the subsequent physical OK.
animation will be- eligible 10y present
ing himself. The successful candidate
will not Dee obliged 10 undergo another
examination for udnittarcc To Wet
Point.
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Four burned to D.n,t,

Tho frame dwelling OF Dr. Boycc. of
Boync city. occupied 10y two families.
WIS totally destroyed and four per.
sons were burned to death. The dead.
Mrs. James Thompson. Mrs. FmnI:
Littleiicld. siX-ycnr-old girl. cight-ycar.
old boy. Mrs. Littlciicld aud her two
children were visiting from Spokane.
Wash. st the time tho lire broke out
all the persons in the house were up.
stairs asleep. The cracking of the fire
awakened the slccpcrs and only Mr..
Thompson escaped. How the nrr
caught Is not known.
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KILLED with "a Club.

Andrew Paine. u farmer. aged -.
living In Gibson township. died from
the result of a blow from club re-
ccivcd In an alteration with man
named lIOslcr over collecting hill,
Tuesday night. The affair occurred a.
this county. hut WAS reported to the
Arcnac county officers that night. and
10y them reported To sheriff Kinney.
Kinney and Assistant Prosecuting At
torncy CCmnauS have gone TO invcs-
tigatc.
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Two omccrs Drowned.

First Lieut.. Howard X Avery. bat
TALON adlutant. and second Lieut. VIII
liam Ashbridgc. oi thu nth l.. =. In
fantry. were lost shortly before I
o'clock Thursday evening while re-.
turning from fishing trip In the vi.
entity of Iug Island, Detroit river.
They were accompanied 10y Trumpctcr
Richard 4. Tunney. who escaped by
clinging Ia the overturned boat until
he could be- rescued.
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Mayor Perry Defeated.

Mayor Perry was defeated for rc-clcc.
ton AZ Grand Rapids by W. Willard
Palmer 10y majority approaching 5000.
The entire democratic ticket wcnt
down with him. The election was a
landslide Of even greater proportion
than that which resulted in Pcrry's
election two years ago by majority
OF 500
The Yale expositor., 1902-04-11

The latest literary quip is an ar
gument that the poems OF Robert
Burns were really written by Adam
Smith. author. OF The Wealth OF Ma
tons" II r. rs plausible as most OF
the books on the Baconian origin OF
Shakespeare's plays.
The Yale expositor., 1902-04-11
\ Great Jail.

Marshal William Tells. OF Fife Lake.
went To Traverse City saturday To 81.
cure wHrrAnts for two woOdsmen who
broke into the Fife Lake jail to oh
tain a sleeping place. \ FIFE Lake
man confined there over night went
home in the morning. but his family
sent HIN back Co await the coming OF
the niiicinls. who found him sitting In
"A wldc.upcn iuil.
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Twelve women. followers uf Carrie
"loint" az EddyNiile. Ncb.. Tuesday
nl.ht. smashing large mirror and
other furniture anil destroying several
eases OF liquor. James Hammond.
charged with keeping the place. was
given "a hours to leave town cor re-
ccivC coat of tar and feathers.
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Colombia evidently wants to impress
the world with the idea that its revolu-
ton IS To be taken seriously. for IL has
issued orders that all news must be
censored.
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nentrn Vim nnttIr-.

John Pantnl. Of Ishpeming. was N.
most pounded to death In saloon
row Tuesday afternoon. Two country
men got at him with bottles and
glasses. beating him numerically
His head. face and hands were badly
cut ana two arteries were severed
He viii recover. however. Fred Beck.
man and Johu Piclto have been ar.
rested charged with assault.
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Two men have declined tho assist
ant postmaster generalship with its
salary OF $4,000 n year. II isn't likely.
however. that the Office will have 20
be left vacant permanently because OF
4 lack OF applicants for the job.
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IL Is said that there arc more than
1000. 600 brands OF cigars on the mar
ket. The campaign cigar. however. al
ways smells the same. no matter what
name Il goes by.
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After the Brooklyn women got
through hugging and kissing Fiddler
Kubelik he was so limp that he
couldn't walk alone. II Is beginning
90 look as II the poor boy may In flu
ture be able to fiddle only under police
protection.
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bigamist In Lima. Ohio. has ask
ed the police 90 arrest him bccauS, n
wants TO be punished. A jury might
decide that the poor fellow has sur
fcred enough already.
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a gentleman OF the name Of Moss
has been seated In the national house
OF representatives from contested
district in Kentucky. Congress proud
ly points to the act that IL gathered
him.
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a big piano factory in New York has
Just burned down. or course. when the
company gets keyed up To the right
pitch they will have a new factory on
the string.
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The growth OF the concentration idea
has induced the invention OF tho whis-
Ky tabloid. Eventually the invitation
will be 10 take a chew instead OF
drink.
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In a city In Russian Poland stu
dents set fire TO the schools and at
tempted To lynch the teachers. The
Chicago small boy who has supposed
that he held the record will have to
give up the competition.
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Tho Bacon enthusiasts will sniff. OF
course. when they hear that a quarter
~ magazine devoted 10 Shakespeare
and Stratfor-on-Ayon Is about 10 APP
pear in London.
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A Baltimore lady donned an SIS new
hat for a promenade and wondered
why the frst admiring glances on the
street were changed to stares.
Eventually she found that the hat had
dropped on. and a search for II prov
ed vain.
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To photographer belongs the dis
tinction OF being the only man in
America who succeeded In making the
prince look UNPLEASANT.
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II Joseph Chamberlain is not a blank
liar what kind OF distinguished
statesman Is he? Ireland pauses for a
reply.
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Philadelphia expects To have n sub
way under construction within year.
Philadelphia Is not so slow!
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An Illinois teacher inflicted corpor-
al punishment on n pretty girl pupil,
and then they were married. The
sudden development OF love on the
part OF the teacher Is Understandable,
but how about the girl? Arc we 20
understand that that is the proper
way TO WOOL
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Congressman Moodys declaration
that he hardly knows the bow from
the stern OF war vessel Is frank. AZ
all events. And he hasn't begun
hltching up his trousers yet.
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a Baltimore man was suddenly
struck dumb while swearing at his
wife. II Is not stated whether she used
the rollingpin or natiron.
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The story OF the tramp who stole a
bar OF soap is preposterously conflict
ing. Either he was not a tramp or he
did not steal bar OF soap.
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The principal motive In writing 4
novel nowadays seems 10 be that the
author may get the benefit Of the
dramatization.
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II John L. Sullivan has really quit
drinking for good. IL means an awful
loss 10 the breweries and distilleries OF
the country.
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Young MIR. Hayemeyer. who sent his
coachman 20 represent him In court.
discovered that the law is no respect
or OF milllonaires
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Colorados legislature has adjourn
ed. In order that the rural members
may put in more time boring for oil.
The Yale expositor., 1902-04-11

The new society recreation called
progressive peanuts is not the first
shell game introduced into society.
The Yale expositor., 1902-04-11

An Omaha man has invented a
whisky tablet Take two in n glass
OF water. and the earth is yours.
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The Iowa Legislature has passed n
hill recognizing the osteopathic school
Of medicine
The Yale expositor., 1902-04-11

The sale OF Limburger cheese has
been forbidden in Louisville. Ky.
Hoch. Louisville!
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The SS.0m plant OF the Morrlcc Can.
ming company viii soon bc reality.
the construction work being nearly
completed
March building permits In Grand
Rapids broke all records. the aggrc.
gate value Of buildings 60 be erected
being S97.752.
Gen. II. +. Tracy. ex-secretary 81 the
navy. who was suddenly overcome by
Illness Ia court Saturday. Il reported 90
be steadily improving.
The cold wave that strucl, Three
Rivers last Saturday still continues
aud the ground Is still frozen hard. n
was showing "Wednesday.
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Railroad Earnings.

Railroad Commissioner Osborn re-.
ports that the Michigan earnings OF
railroad companies for February were
S2.1S511j an Increase OF SiTD. 7OT
over February 1891. The aggregate
Michigan earnings FOR the first two
months Of the present year were 81.
3ll.2l3. an Increase Of S5T2.Tl4 or
o92 per cent over the same months
of last year.