Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-04-07
CONDENSED NEWS.

james c. Colgate, member of tile
NV York stock exchange. has taken
out an insurance policy for Sl.300.O0O.
This is said to he the largest single
policy every written.
Having lost 100000 and fearing
they were about to lose their home III
II. Louis. John Il. Altman and his
wife decided to die together in New
York. and turned on the gas.
Senator Fairbanks has submitted an
amendment to the postotfice appropria.
tion bill 10 make rural carriers salar
les $500 the first year. 500 the sec
ond and $3.50 thereafter. ana No priv
legCs.
According TO Il cablegram received
by Gen Frederick Dent Grant, in com.
mand Of the military department OF
thc lakes. princess has been born
TO his daughter. the Princess Canta-
cuzcne, at st. Petersburg
4 favorable report was authorized
on the bin granting statehood to
Oklahoma and the Indian Territory
under the name OF oklahoma and Ari
zonia and New Mexico under the name
Of Arizona by the house committee OF
territories.
Jas. y. Abeel. the young "masher"
who. hy impersOnating j. Ogden Goe-
let. .r.. i'm New York and thus won
the affections and promise TO we'd OF.
Miss Eleanor l.. Anderson. has been
assessed $4,000 damages by New
York jury.
John OverholtZer, aged G. years, for.
mer member OF the Iowa legislature,
when sentenced 20 two years in prison
for forgery a. Los Angeles. Cal, asked
the court TO make it life Imprisonment.
rather than face the world with q
prison record
Just at the critical moment ia diff.
ficult operation he was performing in
a brooklyn hospital, DR. stephen l..
Truck, II widely known gynccologist.
was seized by faintness, staggered
into an adjoining room and I'm fifteen
minutes was dead.
To secure better sanitary results. IN.
cilitate cleaning and prevent the lodge.
ment of germs. the Pullman Palace
Car Co is about 10 put out new
style of sleeper. severely plain. devoid
OF scroll and grill work, and with
minimum Of upholstcring.
New York's reforming prosecutor
Attorney jerome, failed To prove his
gambling charges against Phil DAILY.
Jr.. and the alleged gaining house
keeper was discharged. Four OF tho
five counts against him had previously
been thrown out OF court
Accused Of aiding in the recent
Springfield. o.. rioting and lynching OF
Richard Dixon. the colored murderer
of Patrolmnn Coils. Earl Sukins. n
professional base ball player. has been
arrested. and will bc held pending the
findings of the grand jury.
Unable to agree TO an arbitration Of
their differences the Iowa miners and
operators split in joint conference
with the result that every mine in
the state will he Shut down. throwing
1850 miners out Of employment. The
conference adjourned after session
covering six weeks.
Admitting his embezzlement of near
Is $2JO.OOO from the American surety
co. of New York and st. Luke's Home
for Convalescents. IN RoXbury, Wal.
lace III. Ham. formerly Boston man
agcr OF the surety company. was sent
cnced in that city to an indetcrminate
sentence of from ID TO 20 years.
By the cyclone which injured his
body. wrecked his home. and left him
pcnniless with n young wife 10 sun.
port. was James McInerney, OF In.
diana Harbor. near Chicago. located bv
pursuing justice. 4 wife whom he do.
serted H. years ago In Hamilton. ONT
Glanced TO see his name in the list AZ
injured. had him arrested. and saw
him go to prison for five years for
bigamy.
The st. Petersburg correspondent OF
the Petit Parislen says Il is reported
that the ylndivostOk squadron. undo.
command of Capt. Reitzenstein. has
returned TO port with several prizes
including japanese warship.