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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-06-26
Gardeners Charges.

The former insurgent general. Gail
les. who surrendered to the American
authorities in June OF 1901. has mott
fled the board which is investigating
the charges of cruelty brought by Maj.
Cornelius Gardener against American
officers and soldiers In Tayabas prov
ince. LuZon. that he is willing to testi-
fy MS to the conditions which existed
in Tayabas province prior to his sur
render and after Maj. Gardener had
declared the province to he pacified.
Gen. Cables says thai he agrees with
Malvar, a former insurgent leader,
who has already testified before the
board that Tayabas province was the
best disciplined stronghold the insurg-
ents had.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-06-26

Albert A. Ames, mayor OF Minneap-
oils, has been indicted by the grand
jury OH the charge Of Offering bride.
The charge Is that the mayor cndeav-
ored to have his secretary. Thomas II
Brown, appointed sheriff by the ceun-
~ commissioners. when it became evil
dent that Philip Megarden would be
removed from the office by the govern
or for misfeasance.
In attempting To carry out this plan
he is alleged 10 have offered to so ar
range matters that the 10000 annuai
income of the sherin's office should
be equally divided between Brown ana
the three county commissioners who
We're to vote for him, forming a ma
jorlty of the board.
Ames has been mayor Of MinneapO-
lis four times, having been elected
thrice as a Democrat and again in No
vember. 1900, after having been out or
office for some years. as Republican.
He is Il veteran of the civil war. in
which he served as surgeon. and Is a
G.. A.. X. man. lie Is known MS the
wide open mayor" Ames was once
the Democratic candidate for governor
and came within 900 votes of being
elected
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-06-26

Col. frank d. Baldwin. of the
Twenty'seventh infantry. who is sta
toned on the island Of Mindanao. has
received the following reply to letter
to the sultan of Baclod, in which he
stated that the Americans did not in
tend interfering with the religion, plu-
rality or property of the Moros.
we ask you TO retire to Malabang;
we do not want you in the Lake Lanao
district unless you will join our relig-
ion and adopt our customs. In case
you do not so desire all the dattos will
make war on you, because here there
is but one religion that of Stamboul"
Col. Baldwin says that the sultans
or Baclod and Massin will have to be
taken prisoners before permanent
peace in Mindanao is possible.
The organization of civil govern
ment on Samar yesterday was wit
messed by large crowd of people.
Gen. +. -. Grant turned the admin.
lstration over to acting Gov. Wright.
Senior Llorente was appointed gov
erhor.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-06-26
The pnnnmn CnnnI.

An Isthmian canal. while not yet abb
solutely assured is nearer to construc-
ton than it ever has been. The senate
Thursday by majority of eight votes
adopted the Spooner substitute for the
Hepburn Nicaragua canal bill. the
vote on the substitute being AZ to 81.
After two amendments TO the measure
had been adopted one providing for n
commission to supervise the construc-
ton of the canal and the other pro.
viding for the issuance of $130,00O.00)
2 per cent gold bonds to raise money
with which to construct the water way,
it was passed by vote of 81 TO 6.
Rep. Hepburn. sponsor of the Near
aguan canal bill that passed the house
last winter announces that the bill
which passed the senate Thursday,
leaving the selection of the route as
between Panama and Nicaragua TO the
president. Is satisfactory to him. and
that it will in all probability pass the
house. Since the house passed the Hep
burn bill the French company reduced
by $70.000.000 its offer to sell all rights
on the Panama route, and this worked
a great change in the house in favor of
the Panama route.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-06-26
THE NEWS OF MICHIGAN.


The boy colony at Berkshire. Sanilac
county, on the 3,O00-acre beet farm of
the Sanilac Beet Sugar Co, offers an
interesting study in sociology. The
Anti-Cigarette League would be
charmed at the progress made. The
strict discipline says no tobacco or
swearing Is ever allowed. At present,
there are 125 boys on the farm. rang
ing from 10 IL years old More ex-
pected from the Detroit Home of the
Friendless. The lads are under the
supervision of III. L. Swift. OF the Beu-
lah land farm. a colony of boys, near
Grass Lake. Mich. Seventeen of the
lads are from Mr.. Swifts own farm,
the others coming from Jackson. Ann
Arbor. Ypsilanti and few from De-
troit. The boys beds are warm and
comfortable. The urchins all eat at
the same table. and the food is whole
some and abundant.
For pay. each lad Is to receive $40,
new suit of clothes and ticket
home, after the season.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-06-26
Reef or Blood.

The war department has transmitted
to the interior department information
that trouble is threatened among the
Apache Indians on the San Carlos res
ervation In Arizona on account of the
proposed shutting off Of beef and other
rations after July l next. Gen. Funs-
ton. commanding the department of
Arizona. says that the Indians are very
much agitated and predicts that in
case the rations are discontinued the
Indians will take beef and other sup
plies wherever they can get them i'm
that section, regardless of conse-
quences.
The interior department will sus.
pend the order of discontinuance of the
rations pending an investigation.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-06-26
A scrnnnY Mayor.

Mayor James l.. Holden. of Zanes-
vile. o., was forcibly elected from the
court of Police Judge Rogers Monday.
The mayor asked that an affidavit
against woman charged with intoxi-
cation be withdrawn, and when tie
judge refused. he insisted that he had
the right to withdraw it, The judge
ordered Chief of Police Tracey TO eject
Mayor Holden from the court room.
The mayor resisted md Tracey
brother and others went to the chiefs
assistance. During the melee the
mayor struck the chief on the Jaw and
the latter landed on the mayors head
with club. After the mayor had
been put out he invited the chief t.
step out TO fight, but that official de-
clined
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-06-26

Paterson, n. j.. was In the hands Of
a mob Wednesday, and as a result OF
the riots a number of persons were
shot and two at least will die. The
police did their work well. hut the,
We're so few in number that they coult
make little Roadway against the mol
Mills were wrecked with stones and
bullets by the striking silk dyers' help
ers or roughs acting for them. There
were threats to resort to the torch.
Mayor Hinchciffe took personal com
mand of the police of the city Thurs
day. He was much displeased that the
meeting of strikers Tuesday night was
not broken up. Ii was at this meeting
that speeches were made which IL Is
believed led to the disorders of yes
terday. The mayor went to police
headquarters and had all the men of
the reserves lined UP in front of him.
Then he said to them: MEN. If your
clubs prove useless. YOU know what to
do. Be aggressive from the start"
In addition to the regular police
force of 1O4 men there We're sworn in
Thursday 23 constables. - deputies
and 10 frcmen. who are to do duty as
policemen. All these men were i'm
mediatelY armed with revolvers and
heavy night sticks.
Ten silk manufacturing firms opened
for work Thursday morning. These
firms have their plants in the Hope,
Harmony and Todd mills. Each EN-
ploys about - men. In each of these
plants every employe has been armed
with revolver. The weapons were
supplied by the mems employers with
the approval of Mayor Hinchcliffe.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-06-26
A Bad Case.

Rev. Joseph st. John, OF Cole Sta
ton, is locked up in the Pontiac Jail
on a charge Of statutory assault, and
Eva Ross, 14-year-old colored girl. is
detained as witness. st. John has
lived on his farm near Cole Station for
two years. Several years ago he APP
piled to County Agent Stuart for the
custody of the Ross girl, with view
to adopting her, but the deal was never
completed and she has remained 4
ward of the state. A few weeks ago
the girls condition began TO attract at
tention. and St John caused his wife
to write TO the state authorities TO
come and investigate The result was
the arrest of a lad named Frank Ross
who lives near the st. John farm. The
officers were not satisfied. however.
and pursued their Investigations fur
Their, with the result that warrant
was sworn out for the arrest of the
preacher himself
When searched at the Jail $3.50 was
found on st. Johns person. and on
being questioned MS TO his reason for
carrying so much money about with
him, he made evasive replies. The of
ficers believe that he intended to skip
out.
The girl talks freely, SAYS st. John
Is responsible for her condition, and
that their relations have existed for
several yeas. st. John has a wife. hut
no children. He was formerly pastor
Of the Congregational church at Orion.
and later filed pulpits at Saginaw and
Bay City.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-06-26
A Military scandal Echo.

The Grand Rapids announcement
that the courts have heen asked t. ap-
point receiver for the Simmons
Knitting Co, of that city is another
echo of the state military scandal.
Gems. White and Marsh were identi-
fed with that company, and Sutton
testified that the money he paid White
was for stock in this concern. whereas
White told the Supreme Court that
Sutton paid the money as his contri-
button TO the Illinois Supply Co. fund
with which the goods were purchased
from the state.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-06-26
Innocent or CRIMINAL.

Locked in a cell in the county jail is
Anna Il. Curtis. the 12yearold girl
who is charged with administering
carDolic acid to little Fennel Parable,
the 1-year-old son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
Paradie causing his death The child
was discovered by his mother in Il
dying condition. There apparently
was nobody near. The girl was ar
rested LARGELY on suspicion Her hatred
for children, ii is claimed, has been
marked for years. Several instances
IRE cited where she has attempted bod
lily harm 10 infants.
In her cell she cOntentedly reads
during the day, and has no apparent
concern for the charge against her.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-06-26
MIR. Reed Is Optimistic.

Regarding the accomplishments Of
science in the next five years Prof.
John o. Reed in his address TO thu
graduating class Of the eastern high
school. Of Detroit. declared his convic-
tion that within half decade tole-
phone communication would he estab-
lished with Europe: the problem of
aerial navigation would he solved;
wireless biography would be as per.
feet as the present wire system, and
steps would be taken TO re-forest the
pine lands Of Michigan.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-06-26

Senator Burrows: II predict that
there will be n prompt revival in beet
sugar activity in Michigan as result
Of the failure of the government to
harm this important agricultural
product. | think the time will rapidly
approach when the United States will
produce all Of its own sugar. This Is
what Secretary of Agriculture Wilson
SAYS ii will do If tariff impositions are
left as they exist. The beet sugar
growers and manufacturers may now
depend that the government will do the
industry no harm. and information in
my possession leads me 10 believe that
this will result in the building of n
number of other factories in Michi-
gan"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-06-26
Stole Food.

Grand Rapids detectives have
fastened the robbery Of Adam Kryzk-
was grocery store upon three Poles of
heretofore good standing and arrested
them. The majority of the goods
stolen consisted of food stuffs and
other necessities. and when confronted
by the officers, the culprits broke down
and each pleaded he went into the deal
to secure necessities for which his fam
lily was suffering. They were bound
over to the present term of the Super
ior Court for trial
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-06-26

The North American Chemical c..
has posted notices that the plant will
he shut down indefinitely because OF a
lack Of fuel supply. The company
owns n coal mine in Bay City. hut il
has not been operated since the strike
OF the Michigan miners. April L. Since
that time they have been getting fuel
from Ohio and West Virginia, but that
supply is now cut Off.
There were 1000 fewer babies born
in Wayne county In 1901 than in the
preceding year.
John Spidcl and Henry Mayhew. OF
LudingtOn: G. III. Raymond. Of Detroit,
and one unknown. are charged with
robbing a disorderly house. The in
mates were held mp with revolvers.
The robbers then went 10 Johnson's
saloon and demanded liqnor which
was given them. When leaving one
OF the men shot at Johnson and mar.
rowly missed his head.
Mayhem and Raymond were arrest
ed. but the other two escaped. Spidel
and Mayhem have served time before
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-06-26
Spreading Smallpox.

Health officer Hagadorn was sent
to house on East Midland street. Bay
City. Tuesday TO investigate sup
posed case of smallpox and found IA
little girl named Dufour well broken
out with the disease. He found fur
ther thar the entire family, numbering
five, had been sick with smallpox with
out calling a physician. and that for
four weeks. when not sick, the people
had been about the city as usual, the
father going to his work daily and a
young man being engaged every day in
delivering groceries for his employer.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-06-26
Mustered Ont.

On the recommendation OF 1nsnect-
cr-General Green the state military
hoard ordered Company c. of the First
Regiment, Michigan National Guard,
located at Tecumseh. mustered ont of
service. The inspcctor-general on his
recent examination found the com
pany generally inefficient and lacking
in interest. Its place in the national
guard will be taken by Capt Waldo's
company of Detroit, which was Com
pany M" Of the Thirty-third ReGi-
ment in the Spanish-American war.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-06-26
New Yorks Varied shops.

For heterogenity few cities have
such business blocks as are to be found
in lower Manhattan. Bristle-brushes
are sold next door to the spyglass
shop; desks are to be had just under
the room of the MONDAY prayer meet
ings; Greek sponge-fshery companys
headquarters elbow a haberdashery; a
bookstore is neighbor to barber shop.
New York Post.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-06-26
The King L. Dead.

King Albert, of SaXony. who died
Thursday. was the last of the generals
who commanded the German army O.
1870. He could hardly be called one Of
the emplre-makers, for il was his faith.
or, King Kohann. who brought Saxony
into the empire. but with her own ac-
tive assent. That the late king had
considerable military capacity is shown
bv the fact that he had an independ-
ent command in the Franco-P russian
war. King Albert contributed To the
foundations OF the empire. and. al
though he fought against the Prus.
slams in the war Of 1866. he immediate
Nv reconciled himself To the situation
aud supported Prussia's political and
military aspirations.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-06-26
Condensed NEWS.

The German bark II. +. Glade,
which sailed from San Francisco for
Europe last October, is long overdue.
being out 2t3 days. San Franciscans
wagercd S150,0O0 on her safe arrival.
Thursday morning fire broke out i'm
the St Clair hotel. Toledo. Il small cs-
Enlistment next to the Empire the
alter. Robert Smith, a sailor from Oswc-
so, was smothered I'm bed. There were
some 10 inmates, many Of whom had t.
leap for life. The damage to the build
ing was small.
Six suits Of international interest
were entered In the United States Cir
cult Court at Pittsburg "Wednesday mt
the request of the Austro- Hungarian
consul in behalf Of the heirs Of six men
killed by an explosion at the Eliza FUR
mace Of Jones & Laughlins last year,
TO recover damages of $4,000
While temporarily deranged VIM. II.
Agar, OF Terre IIaute. Ind. cut the
throat Of his nurse. Mrs. Davis. Agar
then cut his own throat and jumped
into cistern. He was rescued by his
brother and taken TO jail. where he
made another attempt at suicide by
stabbing himself near the heart four
times with pocket knife.
Landlord and tenant proceedings
were begun In Grand Rapids Wednes.
day against an aged woman. Christina
Fclte. The complainant in the case is
Mary Haesel. and the reason given for
the proceedings TO Dust her tenant Is
that the old lady makes so much noise
ut her prayers that other tenants in
the building have been driven out as
a consequence.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-06-26
Not That K'nd of Chickens.

A few days ago a rather bashful
young woman went into a Lyons coun-
ty, Kan, store carrying three chick
ems. She inquired the price OF chick
ems and at the same time put them
on the counter. The clerk did not
know tn chickens feet were tied and
asked il they would lay there. She bit
her handkerchief and tucked her head
and said: "No,sir. They are roosters."
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-06-26

1t is said that pingpong works such
havoc with the spare time of it's dew
otees that there is a noticeable fall
ing off in the purchase of new novels.
The players have not the time to read.
Between the two it is a question which
is the greater evil-the modern ro-
nance or the modern fad-game.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-06-26
Jones Vow Disposed or.

William NJ. Jones, tried in Detroit on
the charge of numbering George H.
Haywood, was convicted, sentenced
and sent to Marquette prison for life
on Saturday. The case was one In
which family was wronged. a wife
debauched and the husband and father
murdered The trial was long and
stubbornly fought by the defence, yet
the jury on the first ballot stood for
conviction of murder In the first de-
gree. George Henry Haywood was
found dead within sight of the family
home. "a Amherst street. on the morn
ing of April 10, of this year. The post
norton examination showed that Hey
wood had been shot in the back Of the
head. and battered in the forehead
with a blunt instrument, believed to be
a mechanics hammer
On the night of the murder he was
returning from Il. o. II. Nj. dance.
which was given in a hall near the
corner of Baker and Eighteenth
streets. He had accompanied party
of friends in the direction of his late
dwelling, and one man was with him
until he reached the corner of Fort
street and junction avenue. alb ut
three blocks from the Haywood home.
On the trial 1t was argued that the
murderer was in waiting behind
barn OH the east corner of the alley.
shot Haywood in his tracks. and then.
to make sure job of 1t. he used the
deadly hammer. Either assault was
sufficient to take the life.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-06-26
Reichtin Confessed.

Henry Reichtin. disbursing officer or
the department of justice. has been ar
rested OH the charge of misappropri-
ating 5000 Of government funds. He
confessed to the shortage. Reichtin 10
from Cincinnati. Information received
by Attorney General Knox some time
ago led to n suspicion that something
was wrong with Reichtin's books, and
the arrest followed an examination OF
the books under the direction of Comp
troller of the Currency Tracewell.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-06-26
4 spring snow.

The last day of spring witnessed the
novel spectacle of snow falling in var
ious sections of the upper peninsula
Light ilurries were experienced in
Marquette. At Ishpeming half an
inch came down and ut IronwOod
nearly two inches fell. \ fierce gale
was raging Saturday on Lake Super
Tor and no boats were able to venture
out
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-06-26

Senator Hanna gave $4,000 20
Harry Parsons. who married his
daughter Mabel.
Representative Gardner has recon.
mendcd Postnmsters Arthur Of Mar.
shall. and Roberts. OF Tnionville. for
rcappointment.
In the race war Mt Carbonate. H.
all but five colored families have been
driven out Of town by the whites
Warnings have been sent to these e
leave. A mob visited the house OF
Rev. Mr.. Green, colored. Sunday night
and stoned the building. The whites
profess to fear that colored labor will
be used In the mines.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-06-26

The pardon board concluded two
days session I'm Lansing. There were
~ applications for pardon filed with
the board. but they failed TO recon-
mend any of them favorably. ON tho
other hand quite number were de-
MED. among them being that of Ralph
n. Davis. Of Detroit, convicted of high
way robbery in 1895 and sentenced to
IL years at Jackson.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-06-26
Above Peoples Head.

A certain Paris biscuitmaker has Ia
ken to advertising his wares in a novel
way. He sends men through the
streets distributing pamphlets and
samples. Advertisements are gener-
ally famous for their fiowery nature.
but this must be the first time that
they have laid themselves open to the
imputation OF being stilted
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-06-26

Shortly after the present James
Gordon Bennett was born Tin 1SA2) his
father started the Sunday edition of
the New York Herald, at the same
time announcing James Gordon Ben
nett, Jr.," as editor.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-06-26
A snhnnlhnx Giant

If his intellectual development has
kept in harmony with his physical
growth, fifteen-year-old Day Hopping,
of New Monmouth, N. j., should be the
brightest pupil in the Mosquito State.
He stands six feet two inches in height
and weighs 207 pounds.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-06-26
STATE NEWS CONDENSED.

Judge Guy NJ. Chester is i'll with
common humps at his home i'm Hills
dale.
Arrangements for the annual outing
Of the supervisors of Saginaw county
TO be held in Detroit. Aug q, are com
plcted.
The supervisors Of Ingham will meet
i'm August to award the contract for
the construction of the new court
house at Mason.
Fred Lang. employed at Booth &
Boyd's mill. Saginaw. was caught be.
tween two box cars at noon Wednes-
day and badly crushed.
Jennie DAILY was shot and killed by
William Bennett. her partner in a res.
talrlnt. at Valley City, y. ID. Bennett
then committed suicide.
All the buildings on the farm OF
Louis Shirley. in Kawkawlin town.
ship. were wiped ont by fire Sunday
morning. Three horses were burned "a
death. The loss will approximate
$4,000
Jerome Lanoint. young man work.
ing az the residence of Il. $. Pierson. in
Burton. dreamed that some one was
pursuing him with revolver and
jumped out of the window, breaking
his left leg near the ankle.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-06-26
THE BELDINC BANNER
sElDING, !. MICHIGAN.
Demand for MoKia,ey's Autographs.

Senator Hanna daily receives a
large number of requests for the auto
graph Of the late President Mckinley.
Secretary Cortelyou is also over
whelmed with the same kind of appli-
cations. Although both Senator Han
ma and Mr.. Cortelyou were both very
close to the president. neither pos
sessed at the time of the latter's death
many autographs, and these few have
now been given away.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-06-26
big Price Paid for Poem.

The highest price ever paid for
poem was 5000 golden crowns paid to
Sannazaro by the citizens of Venice for
his eulogy on their city-a poem OF
six lines only.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-06-26

Annie Reno. aged 10 was fatally
burned by her dress catching fire Mt
Braddock, Pa. and Justice John g..
Richards, Mrs. Annie Baker. Mrs.
Mary Maloy and Jennie Ellis were
fatally burned trying TO extinguish
the flames.
Robert Mains. aged %. and his niece,
Alice Burroughs, III years old. both Of
Morristown. y. j.. announced 70 the
girls parents that they loved each
other When told they could not mar.
nv both disappeared. and IL was
thought they had clopcd. but their
dead bodies were found in the woods,
with an empty morphine bottle near.