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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-02-12
THE NEWS OF THE WORLD
Youn. Seems TO Re Guilty.

The doom of William Hooper Young,
the young Mormon grandson or Brig
ham Young. seems 10 he sealed in the
case against him for the murder OF
Mrs. Anne Pulitzer In New York Sep.
temher III last. When the trial opened
Wednesday Assistant District Attor-
ney Studin sprang Il big sensation by
announcing that Charles Simpson
Filling. whom Young had declared was
the principal IN the crime. had been
located in a western prison. where he
is serving Il life senter.e for murder.
lie further stated that as Filling had
been In the prison for several years
lie could not have been in New York
M the time Mrs. Pulitzer was slain.
Young. when he was apprehended in
Connecticut, whittier he fled after the
murder was discovered. made con-
fession To "A friend who had known
him for long time, and who was sent
by the police to identify him. In the
confession Young declared that Mrs.
Pulitzer had been taken 10 You"g's
rooms by Filing and there murdered.
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A Prison Horror.

\ third brutal murder in the eastern
Pennsylvania penitentiary occurred
Wednesday, when Cornelius Bush,
after quarrellng all night with James
Pratt his cellmate. about religious
matters, crushed his head with a stool
while he lay asleep, decapitated him
with table knife. and then slept by
the dead body till breakfast time.
The oyerseer found Pratts body
wrapped in sheets and blankets In a
corner, and his head wrapped in an
old shirt on the table.
Bush confessed He Is 81 years old.
sentenced 10 two yc'rs for assault and
battery. Pratt was 81 years old. serv-
Ing sentence of 20 years for burglary.
Both are negroes.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-02-12
VELOCITY OF The EARTH.
Ins,rume nts Enable Scientists to Meas.

instruments Enable Scientists to Meas.
ure II With Exactitude.
In order to calculate the linear We.
locity of the earth In its orbit we
must first know Its distance from the
sun. II we can measure the earth .
velocity the suns distance can be COM
puted. IL the velocity can be deter
mined with great accuracy the result.
ing value OF the suns distance IL pro-
portionately precise.
The methods OF spectroscopy have
been so far improved that we are with
In measurable distance of determin-
ing the solar parallax by spectroscopic
observations.
II any star near the zodiac be OBJ
served with the speetroscope at the
two seasons when its longitude differs
from that Of the sun by ninety de-
grees. we can deduce not only the We
locity Of the star along the line join
ing star and earth, but also the mean
velocity OF the earth IN it's orbit.
Spectroscopic observations of stellar
velocity in the line of sight are now so
good that the value OF the solar dis
lance which may be had on the prjn-
ciple described Is at least of the same
order Of accuracy as values derived
from older methods.-New York Sun.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-02-12
England to Say.

Three months preferential treatment
for Great Britain. Germany and Italy
promises To he the compromise upon
which the allies and Mr.. Bowen will
agree as n condition precedent to the
raising of the Venezuela blockade.
This Is the modification proposed by
Baron Speck Won Sternberg OF the
original concession of Mr.. Bowen Of
one month, during which time the
allies exclusively should receive the
30 per cent of the customs receipts of
the ports of Porto Cabello and La
Guaira. If the agreement of Ger
many France and Italy goes, then it
will be up to England to complete the
arrangement.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-02-12
Condensed NEWS.

The senate bill appropriating 81 800
600 for a new department of agricul.
ture building was passed In the house
Monday.
United States Consul Kaiser. at
MaZatlan. Mexico, has advised the
state department that the total deaths
from plague to Feb. is 200, and that
the total number of cases to date
is EGO.
Former United States Senator Ar
thur Brown, of Salt Lake City, Utah,
was committed TO jail for falling to
pay his wife alimony while her suit
for divorce goes on, as ordered by the
court.
President Henry Churchill King. OF
Oberlin college, announces the second
anonymous gift OF $4,000 from the
same source since his election to the
presidency OF the college. The $4,000
viii be nucleus for the sum of $780,
600 to lie raised this year.
Because he bears a good reputation
and has large family dependent on
him, President Roosevelt has set aside
the four months sentence imposed
Dec. is on James Green. for violating
an injunction OF the court and intimi-
dating miners OF the Pocahcntas coal
mines In Virginia. The attorney gen
cral advised the president that the In.
fraction Of the injunction was slight
The probabilities are that a consider
able colony of Beers of q wealthy and
prominent class will settle I'm the
United States. These Beers constitute
many who are dissatisfied with the
prospect OF British rule in South Africa
and are seeking an asylum elsewhere.
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IL Was Suicide,

Sheriff Rust, Of Flint, who went to
Montrose to look further into the case
of Henry Mallory, who was found
dead on the floor Of a woodshed on a
farm he had just leased, with bullet
wound in his body and a rifle by his
side, returned Saturday. Scratches on
the dead mans face led to the sus-
plcion that he might have been muir
dcred, but the sheriff found that they
were inflicted by his wife, who about
seven weeks ago gave birth to a babe,
had been treated by Christian Scent
lists. and Is now out OF her mind.
There Is no further doubt but 1t was
case OF suicide
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-02-12
TELEGRAPHlC BRIEFS.

Woman suffrage received it's death
blow in the Montana senate.
Thomas y. Reed and Jerome Hulet
were found frozen to death in corn
field at Mount Rose, y. j. They had
been drinking.
Among the bills passed In the house
Monday was one providing for the re-
sumption OF negotiations with Great
Britain for the preservation OF the
Alaska fur seals.
PostmasterGeneral Payne has de-
creed that any letter carrier who Dor.
rows money beyond his means or At an
exorbitant rate OF interest shall be dis
missed from the service.
A wind blowing at the rate OF GO
miles an hour In New York city blew
down scores OF people near the Flat
Iron building" A 14-year-old boy was
hurled under an automobile and killed.
4 bill providing for pension of $40
per month for soldiers and sailors who
served at least 80 days in the civil war.
and all widows who were married 10
such men prior to June 81. 1890. has
been introduced in the house by Rep.
Hemingway. Of Indiana.
Rear Admiral Frank Wlldes OF the
United States navy died on board the
steamer China in San Francisco Satur-
day morning. He was on his way
home from China on sick leave when
death overlook him.
The funeral Of the late Senator
Henry i. Dawes. of Massachusetts,
was held Saturday. The common
wealth. the city Of Pittsfeld. the coun.
~ bar and various societies were rep
resented and ali places OF business
were closed during the services. Flags
throughout the city were at half-mast
all day and about the entrance TO the
city hall were draped black and pur-
Dle streamers.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-02-12
Those Rockefeller kilograms.

4 correspondent of the Record-Her-
aid says: With one blow straight
from the shoulder, President Roose-
welt knocked out the Standard OH
trust. 1t was the president who gave
TO the public tie news that repre-
sentatlvcs OF the oil monopoly had
been in Washington trying to defeat
all antitrust legislation. and that tele-
grams had been received by senators
signed by John ID. Rockefeller, urg-
ing that the antitrust act now pend
ing he either emasculatcd or killed.
This stroke of publicity on the part
Of the president has raised a storm
in Washington and has rendered 1t
morally certain that such legislation
rs the administration desires will be
passed before Asroh 4.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-02-12
After Thirty Years.

After nearly thirty years OF litiSa'
ton. A. w. Brown and Miss Marion f.
Brown, of Boston. have won their suit
against other heirs of William White
for 1891 coo and quarter interest III
timber lands on Thunder Bay, Mica.
The defendants were Frank w. Fetch
er. regent Of the University OF Michl-
gan; Allan VI. Fletcher. mayor OF Al
pena, Mich. and Grace Fletcher King,
wife Of millionaire lumberman, the
children of George y. Fletcher. n
part of the property in dispute Is land
on which the city of Alpena now rests.
Judge William l.. Putnam, or the
United States Circuit Court acted as
arbitrator Proceedings will now be
begun in the Circuit Court OF Wayne
county, Michigan, to secure payment
of the above award and the redeeding
Of the lands in dispute The costs in
the case were over $1,000.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-02-12
A Wife In Hiding.

Since Tuesday last little woman,
just 81 years of age. with her two
bright-eyed little girls, has been In
hiding from the wrath of her husband
at the home of a Detroit policeman.
The woman is Mrs. Laura L. Axte!l,
wife of Rev" J. T. AXtell. the once
famous pugilistic promoter of the Cos
pei and later a barber al Royal Oak.
1t was just after she began suit for di-
vocce in the Circuit Court that, fearful
Of the anger Of her husband, she left
her home and fed for security with her
little ones to the home Of the charitable
policeman. Judge Hosmer granted her
an injunction TO prevent her preacher
husband from further molesting her,
but she declares he has broken the or
ders of the court. and called upon her
mother, looking for his wife.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-02-12
oreatly.petted fire Horses.

The horses Of the New York fire
department receive more petting prob
ably than any other horses in the
world. In nearly every engine house
each OF the stalls bears the name OF
the horse occupant occupying IT,
large black letters on aluminium mark
ing the quarters of Tom" Harry
Dick" or Major" as the case may
be. The iremen are proud OF their
dumb friends, and not only do every.
thing possible to make them com.
Portable when they are of duty, but
take pleasure in providing them with
little luxuries ard tidbits.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-02-12
MIR. French's Illness.

Hon. w. A. French, ex-state land
commissioner of Dundee, came to
Saginaw last week and on Friday was
taken III and removed to st. Mary's
hospital. lie is suffering from some
growth in the abdomen. Physicians
made an examination Thursday and
performed n serious operation. 1t Is
said that part of a cancer, as large as
a mans head, was found. and a piece
OF ii was removed and the organs left
in as good condition as possible. One
OF the doctors is reported to have said:
There is little or no hope for Mr..
French. A cancer was found back of
the intestines which affected the en-
tire bowels"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-02-12
HOW SNAKES SNARE BIRDS.
Peculiar Fascination Exercised b,
Swinging Movement.

peculiar Fascination Exercised by
Swinging Movement.
The cobra OF the cape fascinates
birds by coiling itself on a branch,
erecting its head and swinging TO and
fro. "Sundowner" states that the
snake will go on fascinating" and
keeping the bird twittering and unable
to leave the tree in which 1t Is for
hours" and that IL the bird is driven
away 1t comes back This may be a
yarn" But from the curious fascina-
ton which non-terrifying objects such
as lark glitters." have for some BIRDS
and their apparent inability to resist
lowering round the lure the far great
er mesmerizing power of the serpent
may be conjectured.
Movement. more or less regular, Is
always part Of the means of fascina-
ton employed by the snakes. Their
fondness for music of any kind is not
! extended to the sound OF the human
voice singing, which snakes clearly do
not appreciate at all They only care
for instrumental music" which In
cludes the concertina, tom ton and
Jew's-harp. But from experiments
made in this country it was evident
that they line the bagpipes best
Spectator.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-02-12
AddtcIss 0utts

]. Edward Addicks, in statement
issued Thursday afternoon, withdrew
as candidate for United States sen
ator from Delaware in the interest Of
the election of two Republican sena-
tors.
The ballot taken in the legislature
out definite result.
In his statement Addicks SAYS that
his withdra wal is on condition that the
Republicans OF the house and serate
meet in joint caucus and elect two
candidates for United States senator
by majority rule.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-02-12
Death and Devastation.

News of fearful loss Of life in a
destructive storm that swept over the
South Sea islands last month reached
San Francisco Sunday by the steamer
Mariposa direct from Tahiti. The
loss of life is estimated at 1000 per-
sons. and It Is feared this may be in
creased later. On Jan. Is last huge
tidal wave accompanied by a terrific
hurricane. attacked the Society Islands
and the Tuomltu group with fearful
force. causing death and devastation
never before equaled In a land OF
dreaded storm.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-02-12
NOT THAT GRAND OF APPLE
Less Luscious Article Than That
Which Tempted Eve.

Less Luscious Article Than That
Which Tempted Eve.
As Christmas gift to the Paris
branch OF the J. p. Morgan Co.. the
head of the great banking house sent
ten barrels OF the finest American APP
pies. A glimpse OF these apples
prompted the remark that those
Frenchmen will feel now as though
they never knew how real apple
tastes"
In selecting these luscious gifts Mr..
Morgan experienced all the irritation
OF a Christmas shopper. Useless to
say that he wanted the best. Samples
were shown the great financier OF one
particular apple which the dealer as.
serted was the best on the market.
The tenacity with which the dealer
clung to this particular quality OF ap
Pile annoyed Mr.. Morgan, and he said
sharply:
IF Eve had tempted Adam with this
apple that couple would still be In
Paradise"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-02-12
Weir Acquitted.

The jury In the Weir case. tried in
Cadillac, on Saturday returned a YER
diet of not 81 iity lid s. Weir.
whose Wife died FROM arsenical poison
last fall. was charged with murder. 1t
developed in the investigation that he
had been maintaining improper rela-
tions with another woman, who ac-
knowledged her guilt on the stand,
and further swore that he had told her
he would soon he free to marry her.
The defense claimed that Mrs. Weir
was Respondent from ill-health. and.
while striving TO prove that death re-
suited from natural causes, insisted
that If it was caused by poison, it was
self-administercd.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-02-12

There IL more Catarrn In this section OF the
country than all other diseases put together,
and until the last few years was supposed 10 be
incurable. For great many years doctors pro-
nounced IL a local disease. and prescribed local
remedies, and by constantly failing TO cure
with local treatment, pronounced IL incurable.
Science has proven catarrh TO be constitu-
tional disease. and therefore requires consti-
tutonal treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure. man
sfactured by +. j. Cheney Co.. Toledo. Ohio,
Is the only constitutional cure on the market
1t is taken internally In doses from 10 drops 10
a teaSpoonfll 1t acts directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces OF the system They offer
one hundred dollars for any case IL falls TO cure.
Send for circulars anG testimonials Address o.
f. j. CHENEY g. CO., Toledo. Ohio.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-02-12
Funeral of Mr.. whiting.

Justin H. Whiting was loved, hon
ored and respected in life. In death he
was given all the honors that can be
bestowed upon the dead. The funeral
OF the distinguished citizen. held Tues
day afternoon. was one of the largest
ever seen in this section. Many dis
tinguished citizens from Detroit and
other cities In the state were present.
including very many members of the
democratic state central committee and
kindred bodies. The remains lay In
state from l. to 1.3O p. m. and We're
viewed by great throng of people.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-02-12
Young Pleads Guilty.

VIM. Hooper Young, on trial in New
York for the killing Of Mrs. Anna
Pulitzer. pleaded guilty to murder in
the second decree. and was sentenced
TO imprisonment for life. The sud
den stoppage Of Young's trial surpris-
ed almost every one most Of all the
Jury. Young was greatly relieved that
he had been permitted to escape so
easily, and when he left the court af-
ter the sentence he walked with a
firm step and apparently felt like an
other man.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-02-12
Verm Goes "wet.,

After 30 years of prohibition Yer
mont has voted to return TO license for
Liquor selling under local option law.
At the special election the Old Green
Mountain state went out OF the list of
prohibition states. the majority for the
acceptance OF the recently enacted
local option high license law being
about / loo
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-02-12
Evidence All In.

After sitting OF exactly 81 days the
anthracite coal strike commission con-
cluded the hearing of witnesses at >
o'clock and adjourned unit. the 9th
when 1t will begin to hear the argu-
ments of counsel representing the ses-
eral sides. The arguments will take
up five and half days. the operators
having been assigned three days, and
the miners the remainder of the time
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-02-12
MAccAsEEs. ATTENTION.

Commander OF Garnet Hive, East Toledo,
wishes to be OF some benefit TO suffering human
ity. In speaking OF the AFFAIR, said: 90 was
saved from Consumption after my case had
been pronounced incurable and hopeless by
eminent physicians; IL any one Is sun ring from
this dread disease and will write me 1 will
gladly tell without cost how IL was done at
home; my sole object is to be OF some benefit TO
humanity. Address Mrs II. A. Knowles, e2l
Moore ST., Toledo. Ohio.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-02-12
Seeking ConI Orders.

The coal situation in Toronto has
changed to such an extent that not
only have dealers reduced anthracite
TO SS ton. but they actually have
agents out soliciting orders. One dealer
reports an unexpected CONSIGNMENT OF
5000 tons. which was destined for the
west. but has been diverted to Toronto
because of the freight congestion in
tho west
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-02-12
italian Murderer 10 Arrested.

Pittsburg. KY. dispatch: Nicolo
Swanbetti. an italian, was arrested
here for a murder committed In Italy
eight months ago. He will be turned
over to the proper authorities for ex-
tradition.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-02-12
Mad Dog victims.

Charles ]. Gray. Of Detroit, his wife
and 5-year-old boy, who were bitten by
a mad dog on Tuesday, left for New
York Friday TO receive treatment from
the famous specialist on hydrophobia,
DIR. Cabot. Of the New York hospital.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-02-12
IN Winter Use Allen. eoo..E,...

A powder. Your feet feel uncom-
Portable, nervous and often cold and
damp. II you have sweating, sore feet
or tight shoes, try Aliens Foot-Ease.
Sold by all druggists and shoe stores.
25 cents. Sample Gent free. Address
Allen S. Olm~tod o Poy. ". Y.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-02-12
Verestchacin's Plans.

Moscow cable: verestchagin, tho
famous painter, who Is at pres mt m
South Russia, will shortly return home
to Moscow and commence . new series
Of pictures.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-02-12
Deputy Game Warden HAYES found

Deputy Game Warden Hayes found
eight Marion milllners with plumage
In stock. Mr.. Hayes swore out war
rants.
Five cases OF smallpox have caused
the Otter Lake authorities to order
school closed until the epidemic has
subsidized.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-02-12
Many School Children Are siekIy.

Mother Gray Sweet Powders for Children.
used by Mother Gray. nurse in Children's
Home. New York. break up Colds IN "A hours
cure Feverishness. Headache. Stomach
Troubles. Teething Disorders and Destroy
Worms At all druggists 2Sc. SAMPLE mailed
free Address Allen S. Olmsted, lie Roy, NY.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-02-12
Fine for Bucket shcn.

Princeton, H., special: The Cassidy
Commission company OF Quincy In.
dlcted by the grand Jury here for oper.
atlng a bucket shop, pleaded guilty and
was fined $500 and costs. The Weare
Commission company will stand trial.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-02-12
Hubbard Smith Very III.

Nice cablegram Hubbard T. Smith.
the United States at Cairo, Egypt. who
was taken Ill at Genoa. is now In the
Protestant hospital here.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-02-12

IL there be a crime OF deeper dye
than all the guilty train OF human
vices II is ngratitude.-Brooke.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-02-12
lar about their work. They are sat
isfled If II is passable.

It depends on what you do after you
are out of bed whether early rising
is beneficial or not. The world would
be better off If some people never got
Up.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-02-12

Pisos Cure for CONSUMPTION is an infalliblo
medicine for coughs and colds-N w. SAMUEL.
Ocean Grove n. j.. Feb. IL, 1900
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-02-12

I'm most western towns the arrival OF a
good ball player causes more excitement
than the arrival OF a summer girl.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-02-12

20 eIu sul Ieuloms OF s;qIssod ST II
zeal ~ too much fuel of effort.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-02-12
Tonsiline Cures Sore Throat.

Baby in his high chair is the real auto
crat OF the breakfast table.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-02-12

Clear white clothes are sign that the
housekeeper uses Red Cross Ball D.ua
Large or. package, cents
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-02-12

II takes two people to make a quarrel
and three to make a divorce.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-02-12

Who il afraid OF an honest criticism
good work.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-02-12

Mrs. winslow's Soothing Syrup
For children eething softens the gums, reduces In.
nsmmaon, allays pain, cures wind collie 2Sc bottle
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-02-12

The rapture OF pursuing Is the rr,ze
the vanquished gain.-Longfcllow.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-02-12

Dyeing is as easy as washing when
PUTNAM FADELESS DYES are
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-02-12

The day-book OF time determines the
ledger of eternity.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-02-12

To Cure n Cold in O1c day.
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab cts. All
dru Sgists refund money il it fails To cure 25c-
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-03-04
Idaho Legislature.

Boise, Idaho. March 3.-The house
adjourned at 800 Monday evening.
after having devoted a large part Of
the day to consideration of a bill es.
tablishing repositories for state funds.
During the day two amendments we're
adopted, one of which added the state
treasurer to the board of deposits. AS
amended, the committee recommended
that the bill pass.
At the evening session, Jenkins. in
charge Of the bill, sought to have
those amendments killed. He, there
fore, got the bill referred again to the
committee Of the whole. He then
moved that the committee recommend
that the bill pass without amendment.
This was lost on a tie vote. A great
number Of votes were taken, but the
tie could not be broken, and the house
finally adjourned without taking &C.
ton.