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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-08-06

{ The twenty-six knot ocean liner pro.
nounced only few weeks ago as i'm
practicable because the running ex.
penses of such a vessel would exceed
the revenue obtainable therefrom, is
likely, nevertheless, to soon make its
appearance. Contracts have been let
for the construction of two 35,000-ton
monster ships for the Cunard Line,
which are expected, with 10000 in
dictated horsepower, to attain a sus-
tanned speed of twenty-five knots, and
possibly twenty.siE knots under favor
able circumstances.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-08-06

Joseph Oliver, over SO years old, ana
for more than 30 years resident OF
Traverse City, committed suicide sat
urday night i'm the home of his adopted
daughter. Mrs. James Shane. Sunday
afternoon. il little daughter of Mrs.
shane went TO his room to call him
and she found him sitting on the side
Of h.s he'd. dead. lie had tied hand
kerchlef around his throlt and fast-
ened il 10 the he'd post so as to choke
himself 10 death. He had been very
irritable. and sometimes. was consid-
cred hardly in his right mind. lie OBJ
jiected TO the holding of party in the
house Saturday night ana the anger
he showed then is supposed TO have
prompted him TO do away with HIM
self
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-08-06

At o'clock Friday afternoon the
cardinals who are TO elect n successor
TO Leo XIII entered their cells and the
great conclave began. The days rou-
tine is almost monastic In it's regu-
larity. Each cardinal says mass in his
cell at whatever time suits him best.
but all who are not III assist also at
the community mass, which is said
every morning by the bishop sacristan
Al It's close all proceed to the hall of
election, where the morning voting
takes place.
About noon. all return to their cells.
where dinner is served separately to
each, and the short siesta follows.
After this those who feel disposed take
exercise in the corridors or pay visits
TO each others cells. until 3 or 4
o'clock. when all assemble for the
afternoon vote. This is followed by
the transaction of the miscellaneous
business Of the conclave by the vari-
GUS officials, and IL anything very i'm
portant arises a meeting of the college
may be held to discuss it.
Toward 8 or 10 o'clock supper is
served after which the bell rings. and
the order In cellam, domini'-'In your
cell, my lorGs'-gives the signal for
retiring. But good deal of visiting
from cell to cell goes on, and the con
clavists-who are not always as dis
Greet ds their masters-wander freely
about the corridors, discussing the
affairs of the day.
In the election of Il pope by the car
dinals in conclave the rules are that
every cardinal present must vote. no
one can vote for himself, a two-thirds
majority is necessary for an election.
and the voting must be absolutely
secret.
In voting, the electors in order of
seniority go to the altar. where each
kneels for few moments in private
prayer. He then rises and holds his
voting paper over large chalice which
stands on the altar, and audibly takes
oath that he is voting for the man he
sincerely believes to be the most suit
able; after which he places the paper
on the paten and lets it slide into the
chalice.
II no candidate has secured the
necessary majority, the papers are
mixed with some damp straw and
burnt in a small stove, placed in the
chapel for this purpose. The appear
ance Of smoke from the flue is the sig
nal to the people outside that the pope
is not yet elected.
If it appears that some one has re-
ceived two-thirds majority of the
votes. the papers are recounted. and in
various ways examined to see that
everything is in order. Should the
majority be exactly two-thirds of the
total vote the papers are opened and
the names OF those voting in the ma
jority examined, in order 10 make sure
that the elected cardinal did not vote
for himself.
If all is proved correct, three car
dinals are chosen by lot to act as re
visers. and these recount and check
the voting papers. When they certify
that the pope is elected, the papers
are burnt. but without any damp
straw.
Later, the election is announced
from the balcony of st. Peters by the
senior cardinal, and the new pope's
first public act is to give the apostolic
benediction to the city and the world
from the loggia OF the cathedral.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-08-06


The canning factory nj Decatur wa.
sold on a mortgage recently. but will
run this season just the same.
Young men who say they are VIII
lam Shaw. Bert Evans and MyroI
Jones. who live near Allegan, are nm
der arrest on the charge OF stealing
chickens from T.. g. Fifely, who hal
a farm near Albion
II satisfactory prices can he oh
tained' Swift 4 Co, the biz Chicags
packers. may purchase upward of 10t'g
600 acres of land in Arenac. Crawfor |
Roscommon. Ogemaw and other coun
ties for stock grazing purposes.
Large parties have been searching
the woods near Cheboygan In vain soI
t-year-old Gottlieb Meier. who lost hi
way "Wednesday night. and his mother
IS nearly crazed because she permittc'
him to attempt to come to town alone
Mrs. Mabel De Bolt. of Breckea
ridge; Myrtle De Bolt. aged IL. o
rune Junction. and Laura Fix:
aged .. of Ithaca. were drowned n
crystal lake Friday They were III
IN a small boat, which sprung Il lead
ana went down
The second floor OF the Chehoyclr
pea canning factory fell in Monday
morning. {. \. Powers. a carpenter
ana several other PERSONS were injured
but none of them seriously The dam
age TO the building and stock amount
cd to about S2.001.
The l5-year-old son OF Cornelius Van
halst. OF Kalamazoo died from the ef
fleets Of chloroform administered "a
perform slight operation. The doc
tors say they exercised due care. anu
that death was due to the treacherouS
qualities of the chloroforn.
Mrs. Isabella Kelly. living near Mar
cellus. has been arrested OH charge
or Brutality beating II 1l-year-old cir
who is her ward. The story told l.
that the girl was strapped tightly tc
Il wide board and her face and bod!
exposed to the scorching sun.
Engineer HARRISON and Fireman
Lewis, of the Grand Trunk. with Z
stock special of 33 cars, made the Isl
miles from Battle Creek TO Port Huron
in hours and 10 minutes, the tastes
time with IA freight for that distance
ever made on the Grand Trunk.
Sebastian HOPPER. Of Rapid City,
aged so. was found dead in bed Mon
day lie was born in Germany and
was a resident OF Michigan for shout
l. years. He was the father OF II chill
drcu. six OF whom survive him. III
was making his home with his son Gil
bert.
Scion stone. AGED 102 years, the old
est resident Of Shiawassec county. lies
helpless Mt the home of his grandson
Frank Wcstcott. OF Vernon. and his
death is believed 10 bc only matter
Of a few weeks. He Is deaf, dumb and
blind. though until a year ago his
health was quite good.
The biggest celebration the Ennis.
people have ever held In the upper
peninsula closed Saturday In lshpem
ing with ii concert at the opera house
The occasion was the annual meeting
of the Finnish National society. Twen
~ coaches loaded with Firms FROM
Minnesota arrived yesterday.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-08-06
A Precautjon.

What did you do with that letter
that was on my table?" asked a man
of the colored boy who dusts his of.
fice. II tuck it to de postofice, sab,
and put 1t in de hole" What did
you do that for? Didn't you see there
was no address on the envelope?" Il
saw there was no writin' on de vel
ope, but lowed yed did dat on pur-
poss, SOS couldn't tell who yer was
writin' to-"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-08-06
First EntnI Accident.

The first fatal accident on the Jack
son G. Battle Creek Traction Co.'S line
occurred shortly after o'clock Thurs
day evening at Clough's Crossing.
about seven miles east of Marshall.
One of the through ears. running 90
miles an hour, struck buggy in which
Charles Roper, OF Albion. aged 40, and
his nephew, OF the same name, aged
10, were travelling. Both were in
stantly killed.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-08-06

Representative men should more
nan ever be active in public affairs,
asserts the st. Louis Republic. They
should run for office; they should vote
at the primaries and at elections; they
should wake up sentiment in their
wards and districts. Public office has
its unpleasant features, but it has also
advantages not to be despised, and II
surely has duties which appeal to ev.
cry upright citizen.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-08-06
Our New Battleships.

The bids for the construction OF the
new 10,000-ton battleships authorized
by congress have been opened. The
limit of cost was s4,2OO,00O, cad the
bids are only slightly under that fig
ure. Nor is this strange, for the navy
department and experts, under the di-
rection of the comml,cee, figured the
cost Of construction very closely and
made the limit as low as was safe.
Had it been below 100000 1t is prob
able no bids would have been received.
The contractors want three and half.
years to complete the work.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-08-06
To Manufacture Hoop Iron.

Consul B. II. Warner writes from
Leipzig, May 20. 1903, that the Haspe
Iron & Steel company (located at
Haspe, Westphalia) has completed a
plant for the manufacture of hoop iron.
The company is capitalized at 1866
600 marks ($1,015,070). 1t was or.
ganized in 1894. and since that time
has paid its shareholders TAN per cent
in dividends-only per cent, how
ever, in the last two years.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-08-06

1t is only very recently that the
learned critics were unanimous in ex-
pressing the opinion that poetry would
completely lose its hold on public taste.
Notwithstanding this, however, the
newspapers are now publishing more
poetry than at any previous time, be-
cause there is a popular craving for it.
Poetry" said Emerson, lis the dear
est thing in life to me-"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-08-06
Financial Embarrassment.

j G. Gilchrst. OF Cleveland. has
practically assumed temporary controi
Of the shipyard Of the Columbia Iron
Works, at ST. Clair. This concern,
which is capitalized at 100000, Is i'll
financial trouble but only temporar-
ily 1t is hoped. 1t has been running
less than two years. has turned out
two small steel boats. the Winnebago
and the Howard. and has the contract
for two big boats for Gilchrlsr The
trouble came when Gilchrist refused
TO advance any more money on HIS con-
tracts, without some protection. 1t Is
said that the time for turning over
his boats has expired. and he has taken
charge TO rush their completion.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-08-06

The limit of masculine humiliation
has been worked in a case Of Wich-
Iita man. His wife makes him wear
Itucks in the sleeves of his nightgowns,
'trimmed with pink ribbon so that the
baby won't know the difference when
he walks the floor with it in the night.
The Kansas City Journal is responsible
for this.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-08-06
WAS TOO FAR DOWN.
Youngsters Nickel Not at the Moment
Availab c.


Senator Sibley, the famous trotting
horse breeder. had taken his family
to the county fair and was walking
about the grounds surrounded by his
youngsters-of which he has some.
thing less than dozen-when he felt
one of them tugging at his coattails.
AS he turned the youngest. lad of six,
implored his father to buy him toy
balloon. Buy it yourself" said the
wealthy Pennsylvania. Where's the
nickel | gave you a moment ago?'
Its Gown my neck" We'll, shake It
out" said Mr.. Sibley. Il can't"
sobbed the little shaver; lit was in my
mouth when it went down. New
York Times.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-08-06

r According to the Boston Herald the
ring bearer is new the flower girls
rival in the modern wedding. Few
innovations in that conventional cere-
mony survive initiation, and it is doubt.
ful If the ring bearer is to be one of
them. For that important function is
given to some little boy in the family,
and we all know little boys, though
they mean well, cannot be relied OH at
critical moments, like handing the
wedding ring to the bridegroom. AL
most any little boy would drop the
precious circlet and then have to
scramble about on hands and knees TO
ind 1t. Such a diversion in the mar
riage service would be embarrassing.
But the ring bearer was a pretty fea-
ture in a Washington wedding the
other day, and everybody greatly adj
mired the gallant youngster who bore
the ring on a silver tray, walking be-
fore the bride. Not thing happened
TO him, anyhow.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-08-06
Horribly Crushed.

Marmas Racette, aged SO. employed
in the Gilchrist mill, Alpena. was in
stantly killed Friday morning. Four
hardwood logs weighing about 5000
pounds. rolled from car and crushed
him into the ground in the mill yard.
1t took six men to lift off one end Of
one log. Racette leaves a widow and
three children.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-08-06
ahc IN Renrntnnt.

Florence Spielman, aged 16, who
eloped with William z. Baldwin, the
Adrian cigar manufacturer. a married
man. is home again and Baldwin has
been arrested in Chicago on informa-
tion that she supplied. The girl says
that she and Baldwin went to Port
land, Ore, that he wanted TO go on to
Alaska. but she longed so much to re-
turn home that he brought her back
as far as Chicago.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-08-06

All kinds OF things, from tomatoes to
kerosene, have been suggested as prob
able causes of diseases of every kind;
and remedies OF every kind from fresh
water to common salt have been COM
mended as invaluable remedies, re-
fleets the Christian Register.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-08-06
A Terrifying Threat.

The great prize fighters face
blan ched He trembled like a fright
ened child. In vain his hackers tried
to encourage him. But look at what
he says" sobbed the mighty one. He
says that II he once lands on me 1t
will knock me speechless!" His back
ers were silent. There are some dan.
gers which the bravest cannot be ex
pected to face calmly.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-08-06
NImrrrr Snsnccfed.

James l.. Rekhart. 80 years old. was
instantly killed by a Holland inter
urban car Thursday night, but his
body was not discovered until next
morning. The accident occurred three
miles south Of the city Deceased was
widower, and he leaves two children
at Beverly, Mich. His brother Elmer.
believes that his death was the result
OF foul play.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-08-06

Through the arrest OF William Snet-
ter and Albert Rose, 10 years old. OF
Mason, Thursday. it was learned an
attempt was made to wreck the fast
passenger train on the Copper Range
railway near Mason several days ago
when II was returning to Houghton
from Lake Linden with 600 excursion
lists
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-08-06
p. o. & n. in the Courts.

The minority stockholders OF the
Pontiac. oxford G. Northern railroad
ask that a receiver be appointed and
that the road he sold and the proceeds
b. divided among the stockholders.
The bill of complaint contains some
sensational allegations, principally
with regard to Hugh Porter. Of New
York, president OF the road. 1t Is
charged that Porter has so manipulate
ed the affairs OF the road that at on"
time he held So, 900 that should have
been placed TO the credit Of the stock
holders. and even now has S4OO,O0o
that is by right theirs. 1t also sets up
that Porter draws $4,000 salary, and
that some Of the other stockholders
who are or good terms with him and
hold offices also get bigger salaries
than they are entitled to. 1t is claimed
that the heavy salary list has eaten
into the profits OF the road materially.
Judge Smith granted temporary III
junction restraining the defendant
stockholders from removing the books
and records of the company to New
York. and also from transferring the
weekly earnings from Pontiac to Goth
am. In the interim also Mr.. Porter h
not TO get any OF his $4,000 salary.
Niles business men promised that no
gambling or other unlawful practice
would be permitted at their proposed
carnival, so the council gave them n
per Mt.
Sanford Haddon. OF Byron. who was
sentenced TO % years in prison for
killing his father. hut who was pnroled
Ave years ago. will probably be par
doned. His conduct has been exem.
plary.
John Blakely. OF Battle Creek. has
received word from San Francisco that
his sister, Mrs. Fanny Currey. who
was an invalid. had killed herself
William Lusk was carrying boiling
tar on a street In Adrian that was be
ing paved. He fell and the tar was
spilled over his head and shoulders. II
Is feared that he cannot recover.
The Michigan forestry commission
has formally chosen Prof. Roth. OF the
state university. as forestry warden,
and directed him to make a survey of
the reserve In Roscommon county. He
Will spend the summer at this work
aud begin improvements az soon as the
weather conditions are favorable.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-08-06

The Jet and White jury at Cynthi-
ana. KY, in the Marcum murder case
is composed OF farmers, except one,
who Is a bookkeeper.
One hundred cherry pits were found
in the appendix OF patient in a Brook
lyn hospital. The stones had not caused
appendicitis, however. Their discovery
was due to an operation Of cancer OF
the stomach. Not only the appendix.
but large space OF IL intestnes
was filled with the pits. A er the can
cerous growth had been CO., away and
the pits removed ;Ae patient quickly
recovered.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-08-06

The winning OF two Yale scholar.
ships by a Syrian and Japanese boy
emphasize again that the true eosmo-
polls Is America.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-08-06

I How much time does a woman spend
before her looking glass? a German,
with true Teutonic patience, has set
himself to answer this trivial ques.
ton with scientific accuracy. He es-
Inmates that a girl of six to ten years
spends an average of seven minutes a
day before the mirror; from ten to fif.
teen years, quarter Of an hour is con-
sumed daily, and from fifteen to TWEEN.
~ years, twenty-five minutes. Ladies
from twenty to twenty-five years &C.
cupy twenty-five minutes; from that
age to thirty years they are at least
half an hour at their toilet. Thence,
he alleges, there is a decline.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-08-06
SART0 is THE NEW POPE
Patriarch Of Venice Elected on
First Ballot y
HIS TITLE WILL BE Plus X
New Head Of the Holy See Is es Years Old
and Was App ted Cardinal in 1898
Enjoys Great Popularity and Is Hon
orc TO: HIS Purity.

Dispatches from Rome late Monday
morning announced the election of
Cardinal Sarto as rope on the first
ballot. He Las taken the title of
Plus Y
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-08-06
1--WE ,sTS,CK.

srringers dull at s25@45. We quote
steers 81 - %; good to choice butcher
light to good butchers steers and heif-
ers, 700 To 900 pounds, SO 50Q4: mixed
butchers fat cows, &aS 5o canners'
good shippers bulls. SO 25u3 so; com
mon feeders. $303 25; good well-bred
feeders 50 254S 7o' light stockers'
Veal Galycs-Market about steady at
last weeks prices. 81 50q6.
Hogs-Light To good butchers. IS so
as So: pigs. s. 60 as TO- light york
ers, s. So as 50 roughs. 81 5oq4 u.s.
sReeP~Best lambs. s5a5 so; fair to
lambs, s4a4 So yeariings. SO 5O@4;
so; culls and common. 81 5oQ2 SO.
chicago.aCattle-Good to prime
SO 90@4 80. stockers and feeders, 81 so
"A 80: cows and heifeTs. 81 25Mi -,
Gamers, 81 25H2 go: bulls. 81 004
!! 90; calves. 81 5oqs 90; Texas steers.
HogsmM ; and butchers. 8 ii55@a
SO; good To choice heavy, IS 400
5 So: rough heavy. 81 SOFAS IS; light
IS S5a5 Is; bulk OF sales. s25 PAS
Sheep-Good TO choice wethers. SO 60
@3 90. fair to choice mixed 50 $50
So native lambs, SO rs qe 90.
East Bunalo-Cattle-Two hundred
cars Of cattle which arrived the first
of 1ast week with the smaller arrivals
since have Kept the market well sup
10c. however ranging like this: Com
mon and grassy kind loo u l5c lower:
hest exporters. s5@5 40: shipping.
fat cows. SO 40a3 co. fair to good do
$3IS %. common cows. SO 50M4 best
fat heifers, s. 2h@4 SO; mediums. do.
50 SSgs 10 eedng ftss5s % h,s
81 5oa2 Is: mich cows. $4,000.
Calyes.steady; best. Sc 5O@7; fair TO
good IS 5oa6
S 5Sa5 S heavy. S. Is; roushs.
{. 7o@4 90; stays. s4q4 25.
Sheep-Best spring lambs. SIS 5G6.
mon. 81 25a4 SO: mixed sheep. s4a
bucks So wetbers. s. 2S@t So: year-
lings, 81 5og4 10. ewes. SO 5o14 rs.
Detroit. Wheat-No. white, TaAc:
No red spot s cars at 79c: best bid.
79ke; closing nominal at 'sAc; July.
10. 600 bu at Soisc. C Closing nominal at
s0kc: December. Q 900 bu at SIC TO-
900 bu at Size. 10000 bu ut 81 %c.
1000 bu 81 slhc. $4,000 bu at SIC. 1000
Corn-No. 3 mixed sac; No. 3 yellow.
] car at 54%. closing 5bc per blu.
Oats-No white. 2 cars AT 36Rc;
do August. 1000 bu at 35lkc do Sep
tember. s5c; No. white. 1 car at 35hc
per bu.
Rye-No. spot. Sc nominai do Aug
ust SIC bid; No rye. sic per bu.
Chicago.-Wheat-No spring. 500
SIC; No. 3. 7Gdsoc: No. red 1874 u
soc
Corn-No. q SIC.
Oats-No. 2. 45c: No. !? white, 36h'2
%ac; No. white. 3tika3<.
Rye-No. ?, sic.
Rev. f.. o. Buxton. ID. d.. has r..
signed the presidency OF Baldwin uni
versity at Berea. o., because the trus-
tees tried TO force him TO become a
beggar. They engaged him at a fancy
salary. hut wanted him to 70 out and
solicit the necessary money to pay his
salary.
The beautiful baby girl Of Giacoma
Lapunna. an Italian fruit dealer In
West Forty-sixth street. New York,
was stolen from her carriage on the
sidewalk. evidently by richly dressed
woman who drove up in private car
riage. conveyance seldom seen In
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-08-06
DUE TO BRAIN WORK
CAUSE OF GRAY HAIR ON PRO-
FESSIONAL MEN.

Thinkers May Properly Be Divided
Into Three Groups-t1eredity Also
is a Factor-Science Has a Ready
Explanation.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-08-06
Arc In the Cells.

On Saturday two votes for n new
pope were taken without result Ii was
reported that the Rampolla party Was
taken as any indication of the final re-
I'm the ascendant. but this cannot be
suit. as the vote Of Pope Leo's secre'
tary of state may be split up or given
in its entirety to some other cardinal.
Apparently reliable informal ton which
however. ii is impossible to verify. Is
TO the effect that Cardinal Rampo,il
received al the first ba Hot this morning
twenty votes, Serafina Vannutel!i
twelve. Gotti seven, Oreglia five. oil
Iietro four. Capecolatro four and Agli'
ardi three, the remainder being seat
tered Rumor generally assigns Mon
day ms the most likely day upon which
all election will occur.
A special from Rome says: The fall
ure OF the conclave TO elect pope on
the sixth ballot provoked demonstra-
tion OF anger among the thousands
who crowded the plaza Of ST. Peters
waiting for news When the curling
smoke from the chimney OF the Sis
tine chapel beca me visible. wave OF
irritation swept over the multitude.
Compared with the vast number OF
people In front OF st. Peters now, the
hundreds OF Italian soldiery and papa
guards seem a mere handful. The tenn
per Of the crowd has caused some un-
easiness. particularly In view Of the
riotous scene during the lnterregnum
following the death OF Plus TX. IL Is
probable that the Italian government
will detail additional soldiers for duty
ut the Vatican.
1t now seems certain that the car.
dinals are at deadlock.