Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-04-16
TClEGRAPHIC BRIEFS.

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France is preparing to step in and
suppress the instruction of 100000
Chinese rebels i'm Kwung-Si province
which borders the French colony of
TonGuin.
The report circulated in Paris that
the cz6rina is suffering from peritonitis
Is untrue. She is in perfect health and
left St Petersburg for Moscow with
the ear.
President Mitchell has instructed
district officers of the miners union to
end the numerous small strikes in the
anthracite region and induce the idle
men TO return to work.
The New York public library has
been presented with collection or
books. pamphlets, papers ana docu-
ments that belonged to the late Sam.
uel j. Tildcn They fill 30 eases.
Adlai T.. Stevenson. formerly vice
president of the United States. Mt
tempted TO put out fire in his nome
His hair and mOustachc were burned
away and he was painfully injured in
the face. head and hands.
The probability Of President Loubct
returning King Edwards visit is
warmly welcomed in England. It will
be the first visit of the head of France
to England since Napoleon Ills visit
TO Queen Victoria in 1850. during the
Crimean war.
Through the phones at Nashville.
Ind, hundreds OF friends heard the
marriage service that made Geo. Barn
hill and Mrs Ida Metheney husband
and wife. the ceremony taking place
at the home of Rev. G. i. Hanna, six
miles distant from the town.
The Indian police. under orders from
headquarters at Muskogee. have seized
nine sawmillS ana 100000 feet of
lumber at Parnell. |. r. The mills will
probably be destroyed the lumber sold
and the proceeds added to the Chloe.
taw fund, ON orders of the interior lie,
partment
Charles \. Singer. president of the
New York & Stamford trolley road.
will run automobiles in connection
with the road for patrolling purposes.
These will be capable of speed OF ~
miles and will aid the telephone sys.
TEN in keepineg the lire clear of block
AIDES, caused by breakdowns.
A brokerage office for women only
has been opened in ST Louis by Mrs.
Therese Cluett of Chicago. 1t has al
ready attained TO prosperous bust
ness. Many of the clients bring their
sewing or fancy work and spend the
day in the luxuriously appointed office
watching the ticker and trading.
T. 4. Il. Widener the capitalist and
traction magnate. has offered TO Phila-
delphia his entire art collection pro-
viding an art museum is erected mt
the Green street entrance To Fairmount
park. Mr.. Widener says also that the
collection of Mr. and Mrs. w. +. Will
stach will be added to his.
Being buried alive has been the
great fear OF Mrs. Mary T.. Morris OF
Bedford. y. j., ever since her mother
was threatened with that fate. Now
Mrs. Morris is apparently dead, but in
accordance with an agreement with
her husband her body will be kept
for five days. or until there is no
doubt as to her being dead.
Roodling was charged by Speaker
Whtecotton before the Missouri lower
house in connection with the David
son school text book bin. and during
the discussion DoOrkeepcr Clark
struck Rep. Selph. The house was In
an Uproar and a general miX.up was
narrowly averted.
The Labor Fuel Co, Fort Smith
Ark, recently organized with capital
of S1j,000.OoO. is 10 be Il gigantic coal
mining company owned and controlled
by union labor. j. Mallctt. southwest
ern representative Of the American
Federation of Labor. Is president, and
\. !. Rattlere. chairman of the railway
clerks legislative board, is vice-presi
dent. Fifteen thousand acres have
been purchased.
The rumors current Of plot against
the life of King Alexander of Seryia
received apparent confirmation in prt
vate dispatches which have been re
ccived at BudIpeSth. and. according t.
which. an attack on the kings life was
planned The plot was discovered and
30 persons suspected Of completely
therein were arrested. Other arrests
are expected.
With the hottest weather ever rec
orded I'm March in Chicago Detroit
Cleveland and other eastern cities
Colorado. Utah and Wyoming were ex
pcrlcucing the most severe blizzard oi
the season, with Is 10 20 inches of
snow
While the solemn music for the dcat
was being sung by the choir M Il
Catholic church at Morristown. PA. !
stranger. poorly attired, entered thtl
choir gallery Ills rich tenor vote,
could be heard far above the rest ant
many were entranced hy the Swoe
singer. Later he was granted the priv |
iege of singing a solo and at his rem
dition Of Calvary" the vast audienc,
was moved TO tears. At the conclu |
sion OF the services the tramp picket
mn his hat and walked from TIA,
church.
Labor Is very scarce at Niles. ant
the factories are unable TO get as man,
man a q thpV want