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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-07-30
HONORABLY ACQUITTED.
William Miller of Chadwick Was =
Didn't Take Asa DORIS Oil
Court said So.

Some time ago Asa Dorr of Chad
wick claimed to have lost a quantity
of oil from his tank in the rear of his
store and one night went out there to
Investigate and said in his complaint
to the Prosecuting Attorney which he
made the following day that he saw
Miller leaving there with five gallon
can containing some of his oil.
Mr.. Miller was taken into custody
and before Circuit Court Commission
er Davis in lonia pleaded not guilty
and strenuously denied the accusation.
The case was called and adjourned
two or three times, Mr.. Dorr in the
interim wishing to withdraw the COM
plant.
The matter was disposed OF in the
court Monday after little testimony
was taken, Prosecuting Attorney
Clute and the Circuit Court Commits
sioner each becoming satisfied that If
any oil was taken Mr.. Miller was not
the man who took it and he was dis
charged from custody and honorably
acquitted.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-07-30

celebrated Club folding card tables.
Four hundred and fifty people are
employed by the company in Belding,
in addition to the force at the mills
at Ely, to whom upwards of Sl50,O0O
are paid annually.
The company has branch houses at
Chicago, New York and Philadelphia
and sells its product to the iobbing
and retail trade.
The paper also gave fine write-up
of the Peoples Savings Bank of this
city, CHASING it among the strong
financial concerns of the state.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-07-30
A RECORD MAX EIs.
Harry j. Wins Again-The Horse Is
Making Mark on the Turf.

In the races at Cheboygan last
week, Harry b. f. Halls horse
which won the 2:30 race so easily at
Gaylord, again covered himself with
glory and won the race in which he
was entered against half dozen or
more supposedly good steppers. He
is fine PAGER.
IT was rather expected that he
would not be in condition to 90 in the
race as few days before while being
tracked he had become hampered in
some manner by the hopples and
fallen down, but the accident instead
of being an injury seemed to benefit
him as he made wonderful burst OF
speed in the race and made record
of 2:l9.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-07-30
Their First Run.

The fire department was out for
practice last Thursday evening ii be-
ing their first rehearsal this season,
The alarm was turned In at I o'clock
and the boys hustled out good and
lively, the city team was given its
first run and although it was new
business for them they got there in
good shape, starting from their stable
going to the hose house several blocks
away and hooking on to the heavy
hose wagon, thence to the supposed
place of tire seven blocks distance i'm
six minutes. Driver Art Bradish
thinks when the team gets accustom.
ed to the work he will be able to low.
er the record by three minutes.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-07-30
ADDITIONAL LAND NEEDED
school Grounds too SmaII-District
should Purchase Three More Lots.

school Grounds too SmaII-District
should Purchase Three More Lots.
1t is becoming evident that as the
city grows in population, the present
grounds at the Union school will not
be sufficiently large to afford "A play
ground for the many scholars who
will attend school there. Already it
Is overcrowded and the board are con.
templating the purchase of the two
Travis lots in accordance with the in
structions received at the last school
meeting. Another lot which lies di-
rectly back of the primary school
building would square mp the school
lot and make the grounds large enough
for all time to come. II is owned by
the Belding Land & Improvement Co.
and can be purchased for $3.50. The
Board should by all means secure il
now and round up the school lot in
! fine shape
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-07-30

A wheelman's tool bag isn't com
plete without bottle OF DR.. Thomas
Eclectric Oil. Heals cuts, bruises,
stings, sprains. Monarch over pain.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-07-30

The busiest and mightiest little thing
that ever was made is DIR. Kings New
Life Pills, These pills change weak
ness into strength, llstlessness into en-
ergy, brain fag into mental power.
They're wonderful in building up the
health. Only rs per box. Sold by
Connell Bros.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-07-30

II you have bad taste in your mouth
feel bad, nervous, fretful, pain after
eating, nausea, Rocky Mountain Tea
will cure you in 30 days. No cure no
pay. 35 cents.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-12-11
GIFT TO SIR THOMAS LIPTON.
Consisting of Il Silver Service of
Twenty Pieces to the Gal
liant Sportsman.

New York, Dec. 5.-A silver service
consisting of 20 pieces, the gift of the
American people to Sir Thomas Upton,
will be forwarded by the Etruria to-
day to the United States ambassador
in London, under cover of instructions
from the department of state. Lindsay
Russell. of New York, goes to London
by the same steamer as a representa-
tive of the national committee.
The presentation committee has been
formed in London, and a dinner, at
which Consul-General Evans will pre-
side, has been arranged for Friday,
December IS, to which all prominent
American abroad and Englishmen in
terested in Anglo-American relations
will be invited.
The inscription on the ce%nterpiece is
prom the people of the United States
t. Sir Thomas Upton, Baronet, K. c. V.
c., who by his good-tempered sports
manship, his generosity to the families
of American soldiers and hospitality to
Americans at home and abroad has
contributed much to u Anglo-Amer-
lean friendship"
The Tupelo journal., 1903-12-11
TO ExTERM|NATE MAFIA|
New York, Philadelphia, Chicago
and Other Cities to Join Hands
The Sicilian and Italian BIackmail-
ing Societies to Be Dealt q
Death Blow.

New York, Dec. 5.-A complete plan
for the determination of the Sicilian
and Italian Matchmaking societies is
reported to have been mapped out.
Agents of the secret service branch Of
the treasury department, post Office
department inspectors and police OPP
eratives of New York, Philadelphia,
Chicago and two or three other cities
will participate, and it is proposed that
a death blow shall be dealt the foreign
bands, who have grown remarkably
bold in their operations during recent
weeks.
While Chicago and Philadelphia are
known to have powerful societies, it is
believed by the secret service. whose
detectives are most familiar with the
workings of the malta, that there ex-
lists at present in this city the most
powerful and desperate malta band that
has ever been organized in America.
Its operations include many atrocious
and mysterious murders. kidnapings,
and thousands of successful attempts
to blackmail and extort money from
wealthy and respectable Italians. For
this reason the most vigorous prosecu-
ton is expected to take place in and
about New York.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-12-11
ASKS FOR RECOGNITION.
Provisional Government Must Re-
spect Agreements Made by Pre-
cedinE Administrations.

San Domingo, Dec. 5.-The provision
al government Friday made an official
request for recognition to the diplomat
ic and consular bodies. United States
Minister Powell's conditions on which
the United States will recognize the
new government are as follows:
The government must agree to abide
by and respect the agreements made by
the preceding administrations, must
recognize the manner of settlement ar
rived at in the case of the improve
ment company of New York and the
Ross and Sala cases; must recognize
and carry into full effect the conces-
sion to the Clyde Steamship Co., end
must grant the privilege to the U1ite1
States to establish, at dangerous potts
on the coast, lighthouses to aid mari
time commerce.
Should the provisional government
not accept these conditions, its recogri-
ton by the intel States is doubtful
The Tupelo journal., 1903-12-11
WOMEN BARRED FROM JAIL.
sheriff of Springfield Restricts
Visitors of Fred Strube, the
Slayer of Miss H~enninger.

Springfield, ILL.,, Dec. 5.-The curios-
ity of Springfield women has caused
Sheriff Brainerd to issue an order bar
ring all women from entrance to the
Sangamon county Jail to see Fred
Strube, who killed his sweetheart, Alice
H%enninger, near Havana, Ill.
Since Strube's Incarceration here
women have called at the Jail by the
dozens to see him. Many asked for in
Productions. So many called that it
impeded the work of the officials. In
a measure, these women have idolized
this self-confessed murderer.
Following a singing editorial Friday
morning. Sheriff Brainerd issued the
order that be barred. Friday
was the regular weekly visitors day
at the Jail, and there was a crowd
about the place all day. Because it was
visitors day every one vas admitted,
but the women were not permitted to
see Strube. Jailer Childers made every
n register, and the list includes the
names of about 100 women.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-12-11
MORE ST. LOUIS GRATING.
systematically PADDED Rolls Discov-
cred BY n Census Taken of
the

st. Louis, Dec. 5.-That the record OF
inmates at the poorhouse has been sys-
tematically padded is alleged to be the
latest discovery in the graft ~investiga-
ton. A census of the poOrhouse has
been in progress for the past week, and
over eighty names have been found of
persons who are 40 longer inmates at
the institution, but who have neverthe-
less been carried as inmates. Supt.
Hart states that he expects the number
will be swelled to 125 by the time the
work is finished.
The food and clothing which has been
regularly drawn for these persons
formed a part of the booty of the graf
tiers, it is claimed. 1t has already been
discovered hat the inmates not only
did not get all that vas drawn for
them, but that rations were drawn for
persons who had left the institution
years ago.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-12-11
PANIC IN DIVORCE COLONY.
of the Masonic Block Mt
Sioux Falls, $. D.-ShOck To
the Divorce Colony.

Sioux Falls, S. D., Dec. 5.-ScOres OF
lives were imperiled. four firemen in
jured, a dozen people rescued by the
police and firemen, and the divorce
colony received it's most severe shock
since it's establishment in the burning
of the Masonic block Thursday morn
ing. On the third floor of the four
story block lived about fifty women,
largely members of the divorce colony.
Seven of the women were carried in
the arms of firemen from the windows
of their rooms, arrayed in nothing but
their lace-trimmed nightgoWns. officer
Jack Tracy was the hero of the occa-
sion. He fought his way through
flames and smoke to the end of a hall,
took out three women. one at a time,
and carried them down on an extension
ladder. Firemen took out four other
women the same way. A score of 9TH
erS had narrow escapes.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-12-11
EX-CONGRESSMAN
VIM. NJ. SPRINGER
Death of One Of Illinois Most Nota-
BILE Representatives.
FELL A VICTIM TO PNEUMONIA
1t Followed Cold Contracted
While Attending a Dinner
in Chicago ON
giving Day.

Washington, Dec. 5.-Former Repre-
sentative VIM. NJ. Springer, of Illinois,
a democratic leader conspicuous in the
house OF representatives during the
Forty-fourth and Fifty-third congress,
inclusive, and once chairman of the
ways and means committee of the
house. died at his residence in this
city, Friday, aged Ga years. His death
was due to pneumonia, contracted in
Chicago Thanksgiving day. He was
attending a dinner there, and was sud-
denly taken with a violent chill. He
left Chicago the following day, and
arrived here last Saturday afternoon
very i'll. His family physician, DR.. j.
B. Gregg Curtis, was Immediately sum
moned, but Mr.. Springer grew steadily
worse. His condition became critical.
Thursday, and a radical change for the
worse occurred Thursday night. He
sank rapidly, and passed away at 1925
Friday morning. His wife and son,
Chaplain r. w. Springer, U. S. A., who
has been stationed at Fit. Washington,
but who was summoned home when his
latter , COIUItlOu DtCduSS &c lOuo,
were at the bedside during the distin-
guished patients dying hours. Mr..
Springer has been a resident of this
city during the past few years follow
ing his retirement from congress, and
has followed the practice of law begun
at Springfield, H., before his congress
sional career began. He has repre-
scented many of the Indian claims be-
fore the interior department, and be-
fore the federal and local courts here.
The funeral arrangements have been
placed in the hands of, a local under
taker.
1t is probable that the funeral serv-
ices will be held Monday at the Metro
politan M. E. church in this city, Rev
Frank Bristol officiating. The body
will be placed temporarily in the re-
ceiving vault at Rock Creek cemetery,
and later taken to Springfield, ILL.,. for
interment in the family burying
ground at hat place. 1t is expected
that the pallbearers will include many
of Mr.. Springer's former colleagues in
congress-.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-12-11
OF THE DAY.
NEWS FROM EVERYWHERE.
~FIF+Y-ElGhTH CONGRESS.
lin Special Session.

Senate-In the senate, on the LIST, q
number of petitions demonstrating against
Reed Smoot. of Utah, retaining his seat
in the body were received. They came
principally from Pennsylvania, Texas and
Virginia. Mr.. Penrose. chairman of the
post office and post roads committee, Of
fered a resolution directing the postmas-
ter-general to send to his committee pa
rers relating to the recent post office IN
.vestigation. and directing the committee,
if it deemed 1t necessary, to make further
investigation. 1t was agreed that when
the senate adjourn 1t be until the 4thl
The unfinished business, the Cuban recip-
rocity bill, was laid before the senate, but
no one was prepared to discuss it, and at
1880 O'Clock the doors were closed for the
consideration of executive business. The
senate adjourned at 1:40 p. NJ. House
little more than an hour, on the LIST, ad-
journed until the 4th. The time was
chiefly consumed in a tariff debate. Mr..
Meyer (La.) again asked unanimous con-
sent for the consideration of a resolution
appropriating s., 500 to defray the expenses
of a committee of the house n senate to
cember 10. the one hundredth anniversary
of the purchase of the Louisiana territory.
Mr.. Hemmenway objected. Mr.. Payne
moved an adjournment. By a vote of q
to 81. the house agreed to adjourn until
the 4th.
Senate-In the senate. on the 4th. petit
ions asking for the expulsion of Reed
Smoot, Of Utah, were presented from New
Mr.. Foraker favorably reported a bill
providing for the purchase of land for a
military post at Columbus, o. On motion
of Mr.. Allison. the senate after a session
of only Is minutes, adjourned at 1885
o'clock. .House-When the house met.
on the 4th. w. Godfrey Hunter, of the
Eleventh district of Kentucky, who was
elected to fill the vacancy caused by the
death of Representative Boring. and Hon.
r. N. Nevin, of the Third district. Ohio,
were sworn in by Speaker Cannon; On
motion of Mr.. Payne, of New York, an
adjournment was taken at 1905 o'clock
until the 5th at noon, when the commit
tees will be announced.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-12-11
JOHNSTON E%XONERATED.
Only Few Minutes Required by Jury
to Acguit Him on Charge of
numbering His Cousin.

Eminence, Mo, Dec. George John
ston, who vas charged with the muir
der of his little cousin, Della John
ston, at Winona, Mo-, last June, was
acquitted Friday afternoon. The jury
returned a verdict generating John
ston after being out only a few min
uteS.
Della %Johnston's father never be-
lieved in George JOhnston's guilt even
for a moment. The trial has been in
progress here all week.
No reason was ever set forth why
anyone should break into the house
to murder an eight-year-old girl. John
ston's defense was hat he had many
enemies, and the assassin probably
mistook the child for him in the dark
ness.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-12-11
STRANDED CRUISER FLORA
Serious Fears Entertained For
Wrecked British Warship.
SuppOsed-Oficers and Crew
Had Narrow Escapes.

Victoria, B. c., Dec. 5.-Rear-Ad-
miral Bickford returned from the scene
of the wrek of the Flora at Village
island Friday afternoon, and after Sc
curing powerful steam pumps and
wrecking gear returned to the wreck
at 4 p. m. on H. M. S. Grafton. He
said the Flora is hard and fast and
in the same position as when she
struck. He hopes to be able to save
the vessel, but says that salvage will
be difficult, as the cruiser is well upon
the rock, having obviously run ashore
at high speed. Some of the officers had
a narrow escape, Chaplain Salisbury
having a very close call. He was in
bed, when the shock awoke him, and
in a few seconds later water flowed into
the cabin through the open Scuppers,
and he was almost drowned before he
could scramble to the deck clad in his
pajamas.
Several other officers had to hurry
from their quarters in their night
clothing, and are now clothed in blue
jacket uniforms borrowed from sea-
men. The crew is living ashore in
tents.
The Flora is in a much worse condi-
tion than supposed. Her forward
plates are badly strained and a large
section of keel is torn away. She is
lying at an angle of Is DEGREES, with
a decided list to starboard at low tide.
There are five fathoms of water at her
tide forward from tunnels she is high
and dry. Serious fears are entertained
that at extreme low tide she will cant
over cOmDIetely.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-12-11
THE ST. LOUIS TERMINAL.
Representatives of the Roads Inter-
ested CONSIDERING
Planr for improvements.

New York, Dec. 5.-The presidents
of the roads in the st. Louis Terminal
association met, Friday to consider
plans connected with TIN Improvement
of the union station at,&t Louis. These
plans involve an outlay of about So
600, 900, and it is expected that the pro-
posed improvements will be completed
in time to handle with greater facility
the rush of travel to the exposition.
A bond issue has been authorized to
meet the necessary expenditures, but
because of existing financial conditions,
no attempt has been made to dispose
of the bonds.
Statements that the Terminal asso-
citation contemplates purchasing the
old Alton bridge over the Mississippi
river, some 20 miles from st. Louis,
are erroneous. The association, it is
authoritatively stated, has no interest
in this matter. but it is understood
that several subsidiary lines are nego-
tiating for the property.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-12-11
TRIED TO BRIDE A GUARD.
Bandit Neidermeier Offers n Jail
Guard Mt Chicago a Bride to
Let Him Escape.

Chicago, Dec. 5.-One of the bandits
Neidermeier) Friday. attempted to
bride one of the guards at the county
Jail to allow him to escape. The
guard is Patrick Donnelly. Neider-
meier promised him $4,000. Donnelly
asked Neidermeier where he would get
the money and received the answer:
"IIl get it, all right"
Chief of Police O'Neill received a
contribution of 81 5000 from the Chicago
City Railway Co., to be applied in aid
ing the widows of the policemen who
lost their lives in the pursuit of the
bandits.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-12-11
RESIGNED By REQUEST.
An Alleged Chicago CRATER Prompt
Iy Accedes Il 81 Request For
His resignation.

Chicago, Dec. 5.-John ]. Brown,
former secretary of the Chicago police
pension board, but later connected
with the city clerks office, vas asked,
Friday, to resign from the public serv-
ice. He promptly acceded to the re-
quest. The resignation resulted from
investigation by the aldermanic graft"
committee, regarding charges of extor-
ton from widows who were applicants
for pensions.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-12-11
BARRETT TO KNOW HIS FATE.
Court Will Pass Sentence Upon Him
For His Part I'm the Naturali-
ZatiOn rauds

st. Louis, Dec. 5.-Sentence will be
passed upon Thomas E. Barrett Satur-
day morning. He was notified OF this
fact Friday by United States District
Attorney d. P. Dyer.
Barrett was convicted with John P.
Dolan and Police Officer Frank Garrett
for assisting others in procuring false
naturalization papers. Dolan and Gar
rett were sentenced to five years each
in the p%enitentiary. They have APP
pealed to a higher court.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-12-11
Figs and Thiktles.

The heather have no monopoly on
vain repetitions. IS
Character is the only permanent cap
ital in business.
Perfection is a glorious prospect but
a sad boast.
The fruit that will keep for eterni-
ty does not ripen in a moment.
The influence of a nation depends
on the affluence of it's manhood.
A mans religion IN the shop is
worth twice his religion in the church.
God will not give you power until
you have some purpose to hitch it to.
Rams Horn.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-12-11
MISCELLANEOUS EMS.

1t is mostly the women who are the
gamesters; the men only the cards
Thomas Hardy.
To write a check is M thing, to have
it honored depends on a variety OF cir
cumstances.-Anthony Hope.
Rudolf Virchow's statue in Berlin
stands near the place where most OF his
scientific discoveries were made
Lieut.. Gov. Guild. of Massachusetts.
has added a full set of Filipino daggers
OF quaint design to his collection OF
weapons.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-12-11
FIRE AT SAGINAW, MICH.
Woodworking Department of the
Pere Marquette Railroad
Shops Burned.

Saginaw, Mich, Dec. 5.-Fire early
morning destroyed the brick
building occupied by the woodworking
department of the Pere Marquette car
shops. Two freight cars in process of
construction and a quantity of lumber
were lost. One hundred and fifty men
are thrown out of employment. The
loss is 500, 000.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-12-11
An Ananxmoux Gift.

New York, Dec. "a gentleman who
wishes to remain anonymous, accord
ing to a Times dispatch from London,
has given University college of that city
$3.50, 900 to be used for the promotion of
higher scientific education and re-
search.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-12-11
LAW is UNCONSTITUTIONAL
The Minnesota Supreme Court De-
cIares the state Sugar Bounty
Law Unconstitutional.

st. Paul, Mimi, Dec. 5.-The supreme
court declared that the state was I'M
der no moral obligation to pay sugar
bounty under the law in 1895, and de-
clares the law unconstitutional.
The Minnesota Sugar Co. sued the
state, and secured a writ of certiorari
to compel the state auditor to pay a
bounty of 500, 900, which is is claimed
had earned under the sugar bounty
act of 1895.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-12-11
For Demanding Hush Money,

Columbus, o., Dec. 5.-Mrs. Mary E.
Boswell, the M who wrote letters
to Senator M. A. Hanna and q. l..
White, a Columbus merchant, demand
ing hush money On pain of some terri
BILE exposure, was fined $500 and costs
by United States Judge Thompson, on
a plea of guilty.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-12-11
one Of the ~Tail-Enders.

Concord, N. H., Dec. Gov. Bach
elder is considering the ~advisability Of
calling a special session OF the legisla-
ture to act on an appropriation for
state representation at the st. Louis
Worlds fair.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-12-11
Safe Robbed; Police Near.

Lima, O., Dec. 5.-The safe in the
temporary Office of Mayors Asphalt
Co., of GAINESVILLE, which is completing
paving contracts here, was found with
it's doors open Friday morning and 1925
missing. The robbery occurred within
half a block of the police station.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-12-11
Judge c. IL. Bailey Dead.

GAINESVILLE, Tenn, Dec. 5.-Judge
Charles H. Bailey, aged IS, died sud-
denly Friday of heart trouble. He left
a wife and four children. He was a
confederate veteran and widely known
over Tennessee.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-12-11

Washington, Dec. Sit is reported
that Senator Hanna has definitely de-
cided not to accept the craftsmanship
of the republican national committee
for another term, and that he will so
inform the president.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-12-11
Twelve Months For Extortion.

New York, Dec. 5.-Tim Mccarthy,
associate walking delegate Of Sam
Parks, who vas found guilty of the
charge of extorting $500 from the
Lobel-Andrews Co., was sentenced to
The Tupelo journal., 1903-12-11
Boy BurneL to Death.

Whatcom. Wash, Dec. Sin the de-
struction of the home of George Wright
by fire Friday his eight-year-old son,
Reuben, was burned to death. In try
ing to save the boys life his sister
Maggie, aged II. was terribly burned.