Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-10-30
NEWS IN BRIEF.

4 fire has been burning for four
! days i'm the coal bunkers of the United
States battleship Oregon, now at San
/ Francisco.
/ The 1000 yardsmen employed by the
railroads entering Chicago have made
demand for an increase in wages of
five cents an hour.
While Gen. Miles was at Honolulu.
Hawaii. he was robbed of a valise con-
/ tanning considerable money and jewels.
Papers in the yalise were recovered
Beers who are 10 remain in South
Africa are buying hundreds of mules
I'm Missouri for use on their farms,
Over 1000 were shipped from Kansas
City last week. at an average Of about
$40 Il head.
Hhe estate Of Alexander X BOSS"
Shepherd. Of New York. i'm Mexico. is
worth S10,00000O 1t consists almost
exclusively of rich mines in the Bato-
IilaS district, in a remote section Of
chihuahua state.
A gas well was struck on the Peter
Kerr farm in Armstrong county, Pa.
II days ago. since which time all ef-
forts to control the flow have failed. 1t
is estimated that 80, 100000 cubic feet
OF gas have already gone TO waste,
Two murders committed in the
Maine forests have Just come to light
The victims are John McElwee. Il tim
Der surveyor. who disappeared last
July. and Martin stanton. who diSap-
peared 10 days ago. Robbery was the
motive in each case.
Lady Henry Somerset who came to
this country to attend the national con-
vention OF the w. G. T. H.. denies en-
phatically the report that she had
made the statement attributed TO her.
10 the effect that the British people are
Il nation of drunkards. =
Miss Ida Weimer employed as an
operator at the Bloomington. Ind. tele-
phone exchange is at the point of
death because of an assault by an I'M
known man as she WAS crossing the
college campus late mt night. When
half way through the campus she was
struck down by a club.
Mai. Gems. H. G. Corhin and Samuel
r. VI. Young, of the Emitted States
army. who went abroad 10 attend the
German, army maneuverS upon the in
vitation of Emperor Wlliam. have re-
turned on the steamship Philadelphia
from Southampton. Gen Wood will
return home on "A steamer leaving No
Yemher 3.
United States Commissioner Gerton.
Of Porcupinc, Alaska, says that John
rie stick. an Indian. has guided two
Americans 10 the Alaskan boundary
monuments RusSiam. six I'm number,
H.. I.kII.
found by Lieut. Emmens. The district
is IA vast mineral belt in American ter
ritory. The monuments are 10 feet
high ard built of stone.
In the election of rector of Glas-
Cow University i'm succession to Lord
Rosebery. Mr.. Wyndham the Irish Sec
rotary. defeated John Morley. the Lib
eral leader. by GA TO GlJ votes. The
result. which was rather unexpected.
will doubtless he claimed as another
Endorsement of the governments edu-
cation bill and the measures adopted
toward Ireland.
Severe fighting has taken place be-
tween Turks and Bugnrians. chiefly
on the Uskub frontier The most seri-
Gus encounter occurred October Is.
ica and the strongest Bulgarian force
i'm the country were engaged with the
result that 80 Bulgarians were killed
and 30 captured. The chief of the Bull
garan band, Danow, was severely
wounded.
Mamie Mcclure. aged 6. Of Middes-
boro. Ky. tried to find the bag Of gold
which. according To childhood's ira
ditions, Is suspended from the end Of
every rainbow. She wandered from
home. and. after following the rainbow
for some distance among the hills. fell
over Il tifty-foot clif Her leg was
broker by the fall. For nearly week
the child remained where She fell with
out food or water. When found she
was unconscious. but revived. and will
recover.
Simon Raphael. believed 10 be the
oldest man In New York. X dead aged
los years He was born i'm Russia
and IL survived by a son. six dough-
ters. - grandchildren aud % great.
grandchildren. At the beginning of
his Tooth year Mr.. Raphael retired
from the dry goods business.
Arrangements are reported to be un-
der way for the establishment next
season on the Hudson OF the fastest
line OF river boats IN the world. They
will have a guaranteed speed Of >
TO 30 miles an hour and the time re-
tween New York and Albany IS ex-
pected 70 be five hours. At present the
trip occupies a day.