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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-09-22
iwo years ago came out as republi.

two years ago came out as republi.
can.
The Banner will take the place OF
the Star and it will be mailed to all
subscribers on its subscription list.
1t will be our aim in the future, as
in the past, to make it the newsiest
and most readable paper in the coun-
ty and as its circulation will be
greatly enlarged by the change, it
will thereby become a very desirable
advertising medium.
Z. b. LAPHAM.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-09-22
Bad Blood Causes
a horrid Face.

Impure and corrupt blood coursing through
the veins Is an indication of disease and always
makes Its presence manifest on the face.
DR.. Colwells Egyptian Blood Purifier and Tonic
cures thoroughly and permanently all blood and
skin diseases. 1t makes new, rich, pure blood
and IL guaranteed to cure scrofula, skin erup-
lions, pimples, salt rheum. erysipelas boils, tu-
mors. tetter, sores, ulcers, liberation Of the
stomach and bowels, female weaknesses, dys-
pepsia, debility dropsy, syphilis In all its forms
and all diseases arising from hereditary faint or
impoverished condition OF the blood.
DIR. Colwell's Egyptian Blood Purifier and Tonic
10 for sale at 81 90 bottle and satisfaction Is
guaranteed or the purchase money will DO re-
funded By
WOrtley & French, Druggists, Beldins.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-09-22
Many Buried In One Grave.

While making excavations for the
enlargement of a church at Rogiett,
Monmouthshire, Eng, the other day,
about hundred skeletons were dis
covered. The bodies had apparently
been buried in one grave. They are
supposed to be the remains of victims
of the plague, or of men who fell In a
border raid. The skeletons have been
reinterred.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-09-22
Good Luck for Turtles at Least.

The Chinese have a peculiar custom
With regard to turtles, which they con-
iider as very good joss. Almost any
lay one can see these creatures, some
If them OF huge size, being carried
IN board the river steamers, not to be
taken to Canton for culinary purposes,
but to be dumped into the sea and
restored to liberty and freedom. sGood
luck is thought to follow.-Hong Kong
Press.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-09-22
Alaal Alaokl

The fool-killer sat In his easy chair
smoking his pipe of clay. for he hadn't
a thing to do on earth but while the
time away. But soon the fool-killers
pipe went OFT and then he burst into
tears; ii was only a drea n-his regu-
lar work was behind full . dozen
years.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-09-22
Ilnht EIres for laws.

Lighting fires for the Jews is the
way in which some people in Man
chester earn living. Strict Jews
rust not light fires or candles on the
Sabbath, which begins on Friday at
sunset SO they hire Christians to do
II for them.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-09-22
"Conspiracy."

Conspiracy" comes from q Latin
word meaning to breathe together.
The picture II gives Of q group of plot.
ters with their heads thrust up In a
compact bunch is vivid enough to rem
der enjoyable the sarcasm OF the old
Roman who invented the term.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-09-22

The pills that are potens In their ac-
ton and pleasant In effect are DeWitt's
Little Early Risers. w. S. Philpot, Of
Albany. Ga, says: During a bilious
attack took one. Small as 1t was it
did me more good than ealomel. blue
mass or any other pill ever took and
at the same time the effect was pleas
ant. Little Early Risers are certainly
an ideal pill" Sold by w. /. Benedict.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-09-22

1t is now stated that wireless tele-
graphy will soon be used on touring
cars and that wireless stations will
be placed on the over land route be
tween this city and Grand Rapids at
convenient points where there are no
telephone connections.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-09-22
IMPORTANT BUSINESS CHANGE,

The Banner Publishing Co. has
purchased the plant, good will and
subscription list of the Star Publish
ing Co. and next week the Banner will
be removed from it's present location
to that of the Star Office from which
it will be issued hereafter, until more
commodious quarters can be OBJ
tanned.
The Banner has occupied its pres
ent location for ten years, its lease of
the building having recently expired
and this move is made necessary for
the reason that the owners of the
building did not desire to give ans
other long term lease to a printing
office. The Banner was established
fifteen years ago, republican news
paper, the Star then occupied the
field as democratic paper, it later
changed to Independent and about
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-09-22

There is no alcohol In Celery King-a
medicine fresh from natures hand. III
you have never taken this great tonic
laxative, ask your friends aboutit. 25c.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-09-22
pous Nav Ride In Berlin.

Dogs are allowed to enter tramway-
cars In Berlin, but must be held In
their masters laps and paid for as II
they were human passengers.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-09-22

Stop! Don't take imitation celery teas
when you ask for Celery King, a medi-
cine OF great value The "teas" are
urged upon you because they are bought
cheap. Never jeopardize your health in
bad cause. Celery King only costs %
cents and ii never disappoints.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-09-22

A Snail's pace is said to be slow,
but the Automobile party which left
here before breakfast Wednesday for
the fair say that that gastropod is
not in it with the machine they rode
in.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-09-22

The supreme beech will be greatly
strengthened by the election of Blair,
McAlvay and Ostrander. Withal
they are, each and every one OF them,
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-09-22
NovIces Leave Convent.

Stealing the front door key from the
pocket Of the mother superior, three
young novices escaped from the con-
vent of Santa Clara in Lisbon and dis
appeared.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-09-22

prodigious workers and with the
amount OF labor cast upon 1t, men Of
that sort are much to be desired in a
court that is now behind in its work.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-09-22
LEGISLATIVE.

For State Senator WALTER YEoMANS of
Easton.
For Representative in the State Legislature
j. CLYDE WATT, of Saranac.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-09-22

It's folly to suffer from that horrible
plague OF the night, itching piles.
Doan's Ointment cures, quickly and
permanently. At any drug store, so
cents.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-09-22
JUDICIAL,

For Justices of the Supreme Court-RUS-
SELL c. OSTRANDER of Lansing; CHAS.
A. BLAIR, of jackson; AARON V. Meal
Way of Manistee.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-09-22

DENTIST Corner rooms in the Vincent
~ block, over Vincenps grocery. once
hours: a. m. to o p. m.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-09-22
A Marvel for Sprains, Bruises, etc.

IT have used DR.. Colwell's Magic Egyptian
Oil for . number of years i cured myself of a
IT, have been an engineer on the Michigan
Central Railroad for % years. A great many of
our boys carry DR.. Colwell's Magic Egyptian Oil
Of accidents, and cannot recommend IL too
highly" w. T. s. Browne, 1902 Page Ave-,
Jackson, Mich.
DIR. Colwels Magic Egyptian OIL costs only
SOC. per bottle Satisfaction guaranteed or
money refunded.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-09-22
DR.. q. p. SMITH.

TNENTIST.-Onice hours to $50. Leonard
~ Block, over Pages hardware store, Bel
ding Mich
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-09-22

You Auto take an early start and
go to the fair.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-09-22

Takes the burn out; heals the wound
cures the pain. DIR. Thomas Electric
Oil, the household remedy.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-09-22
q. ~. WILLARD.
Or. y. N. ARMSTRONG.

nENTIsT-omce in Vincent block, Main
IL street
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-09-22
sEo. T. NICHOLS. DWIGHT SHELDON
NICHOLS q SHELDON.
A TTORNEYS AT LAW.-Ofice: Over Page
"A store, Main ST.. Bedding, Michigan
on. MARJORY ORR.

NIo. DEMOREST FLATS, Bedding, Mich
IN Diseases of Women a Specially ONCE
hours: to 1880 a m. 10 p m. $50 10 p
m Citizens phone No. ..
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-09-22
.. 8. NORRIS.
y. z. FERGUSON.
u. p. PINKHAM.

PHYSICIAN AND SURGEoN-Ofice over
Il Connelrs drug store Main st. Hours 10
4 and z to p N.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-09-22

Entered at the Postoffice, Belding, Mich,
for transmission through the Mails as second
class matter.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-26
IN THE FAR EAST.

Telegraph office at st. Petersburg
will not receive private messages
for Manchurian points south of
Lao Yang. Communication with
New Chwang has been broken.
Rumors of heavy fighting on the
Lao Tung peninsula have reached
Lao Yang, but they are not con-
firmed officially.
Gen. Kuropatkin reports to the
Czar that there has been no change
in the general situation. He says
there have been 10000 Japanese
troops concentrated at Feng Wang
Cheng.
Report from Mukden has it that
the Japanese have resumed their
forward movement. Mukden, too,
has report of heavy fighting on the
peninsula, resulting in the defeat
of the Japanese with heavy loss.
A Frenchman arrived at Che Foo
said that eight large warships cir
cled before the entrance of Port
Arthur harbor for one hour Tues
day morning, firing broadsides at
intervals of ten minutes.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-26

You are sure winner" but Maj.
Screws persisted in his determination.
Despite this. and although his name
was not placed in nomination, Maj.
Screws received 1888 votes, second only
to those who were chosen by the con-
Vention.
1t seemed to be the overwhelming
sentiment of the delegates that the
vote of Alabama should be cast for
Judge Parker.
OF the four delegates at large, all
favor Judge Parker and of the eighteen
district delegates ten are for the New
York jurist
Senators Morgan and Pettus were
present and occupied seats on the plat
form. Each delivered a short address.
Senator Pettus declared that it was
time for work, and not for speech
making. Senator Morgan spoke of the
conservative spirit now prevalent in
the Democratic party, and predicted
that with the nomination of a man on
whom the party could unite a sweeping
victory would be won in November.
Richmond Pearson Hobson, who for
the first time made his appearance in q
State Convention, was wildly cheered
by the delegates
The salient features of the platform,
which was adopted unanimously, fol-
lows:
1--WE emphatically protest against the
methods of the present chief executive
of the United States in defying the
laws of the land, in setting up his dis
cretion in opposition to explicit pro-
visions of the national statutes and ar
rogating to himself legislative func-
tions. We condemn imperialism in
either the executive or judicial de-
partments of the government and es-
pecially condemn the f1agrant usurpa-
ton of power to which this country
has been treated in recent years and
the corruption and extravaganza of the
present national Republican admins
tration.
while this convention does not in
struct the delegation from Alabama
to the coming National Convention as
to the candidates for whom its vote
shall be cast at such convention, but
prefers to leave the delegation free to
cast its vote therefor as a unit. as a
majority thereof may then decide with
all the lights before them, yet we, con-
sidering the situation as it stands be-
fore us, do hereby declare that recog-
nizing his eminent fitness for the place
for his exalted character, as man,
we believe that Judge Alton Brooks
Parker of New York is the most avail
able and acceptable candidate of our
party for the presidency, and that
the sentiment of the Democracy of this
state is favorable to his nomination
"The vote of the Alabama delegation
to the St. Louis convention shall be
cast as unit as may be decided by
a majority thereof, on all questions
submitted to the convention"
The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-26
ESTATE OF PLANT AS
BESTOWED BY HIS WILL
Document Was Admitted to Probate
in Macon.

Document Was Admitted to Probate
in Macon.
Macon. May 25.-The will of the late
r. H. Plant has been admitted to pro-
bate in common form.
The instrument was executed Jan. %,
1903, and was witnessed by R. e. Find
lay, E. C. Scott and Edgar Wilson, Jr.
Under it's provisions, insurance amount
ing to $260,0OO is disposed of as follows
Mrs. Margaret Plant receives individu-
ally $4,000; Mrs. Margaret Plant and
the surviving children jointly are left
$S5,O0O. The balance of the insurance,
aggregating $175,OOO is left to the sur
viving children alone.
In addition to the foregoing, Mrs.
Wallace e. McCaw is left a paid-up
policy, the amount of which is not
stated.
Other than these insurance policies,
no other property is specifically named,
but is mentioned in general way, the
testator disposing of the balance of his
estate by providing that it shall be
equally divided between Mrs. Plant and
the surviving children.
Mrs. Margaret Plant and Mr.. Wal
lace f. McCaw and Mr.. Charles T..
Hurt were named as the executors and
guardians of the minor children. Mr..
Hurt, however, declined to serve as
executor and guardian.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-26
HAS SHOT TWO MEN;
NOW DEFlES A POSSE
White, Bnrricaded i'm His House
stands on the Crowd.

White, Barricaded in His House,
stands on the Crowd.
Nashville, Tenn, May 25.-A special
from Carthage says
One man is dead and another is sup
posed to be dead as the result of an
effort to capture a man charged with
murder.
1t is reported that Sid Walden and
Dan White had some difficulty on ac-
count of the trespassing of COW on
Whites growing crop. White told his
little son to get a gun, from which he
emptied the contents into the back of
Walden as he walked away. Walden died
instantly.
Sheriff Scruggs with a posse went to
the scene and found White securely
barricaded in his home. He refused to
surrender and the officers kept guard
over the house all last night. Four of
the posse made charge early to-day
and got inside the door, but the fire
from a Winchester compelled them to
retreat, leaving one of their number,
Robert Overstreet, behind. He is sup
posed to be dead.
White defies the officers and declares
he will not be taken alive.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-26
ODD FELLOWS NEW
GRAND MASTER
J. W. BENNETT OF WAYCRoSS.
MRS. ANGELINA NORTON PREsI-
DENT OF REBEI<AH ASSEMBLY.

OGIethOrpe Lodge Charter to BE Re-
VOEed, but New Charter viii BE
immediately GrRnted-FOrest City
Canton of Savannah Won Second
Prize in Parade-Lnrge Increase
in ReBekah Mcmbership-Savan
nah to Have Grand Lodge in 1905.
Valdosta, Ga, May 25.-The meeting
Of the Grand Lodge Of odd Fellows
began this morning with a brilliant
pageant, in which 600 odd Fellows
took part.
The parade formed at the Valdes
Hotel and marched through the busi-
ness portion of the city, headed by
the Boys Band from Macon. the can
tons under Maj. Carl Wolfscheimer.
department commander for Georgia,
and the Grand Lodge under Grand
Marshal Henry M. Ward of Savan-
nah.
The prizes for the largest number
of chevaliers in line was won by Ma
con, No. 4, the prize being $780, The
second prize was won by Forest City
No. I. $50. There were several other
The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-26
ALABAMA STANDS
FOR JUDGE PARKER.
Did Not Instruct for, but Favors, the
New Yorker.

Montgomery, Ala, May 25.-The
Democratic State Convention was held
IN Montgomery to-day and dispatched
It's work in a few hours. While no
Instructions were given, the resolutions
adopted recited that at the present time
Judge Alton B. Parker is the most
available and acceptable candidate for
the nomination for the presidency, and
that the sentiment of the convention is
for his nomination. The unit rule was
put into force and an overwhelming
majority of the delegates elected favor
the nomination of Parker.
Edward L. Russell, general counsel
for the Mobile and Ohio Railroad, Col
II. S. d. Mallory. chairman of the
State Democratic Committee: William
Richardson, congressman from the
Eighth district, and Rufus N. Rhodes,
editor of the Birmingham Evening
News, were elected delegates at large
to the St. Louis convention. Rich
mond Pearson Hobson of Greensboro
and William H. Sanford Of Troy were
3'S'ti'iAeAANd Ibi GGlllOtIdllC tiGClOIS ttl
large.
Col. Henry b. Gray of Birmingham
was temporary chairman of the con-
Vention, and Carson C. Whitson of
Ialladega was permanent chairman.
While the temporary organization was
proceeding and before the order of
business had been adopted, Maj. w.
W. Screws. editor of the Montgomery
Advertiser, in an eloquent speech. de-
ci.ned the use of his name rs can
didate for delegate at large Maj
screws followed the banner Of Palmer
and Bucl<ner in 1896. and as. he said,
lt seemed that there was a sentiment
among the delegates that his election
would leave a bad taste In the mouths
OF many, he withdrew from the race.
There were cries OF stick to It,"
The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-26
TWO MAIL CLERKS KILLED
In Wreck on the Vicksburg
Shreveport and Pacific.

In Wreck on the VicIxsburg,
Shreveport and Pacific.
Shreveport, La, May 25.-The Vicks-
burg, Shreveport and Pacific passen-
ger train was wrecked at Haughton,
fourteen miles east of this city, this
afternoon about 4 o'clock. d. w. Hol-
brook, white, and A. T. Washington,
colored, mail clerks of Meridian, Miss,
were killed outright, and Wiley Smith,
a colored passenger, had his leg brok-
en-. Several other passengers were in
jured, none seriously.
The mail car was thrown from the
track and almost totally demolished.
1t is thought that the accident was
caused by the tender leaving the
track at a switch, as the engine was
not derailed
The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-26
YAZOO CITY WAS
SWEPT BY FLAMES
STORES AND RESIDENCES
WENT DOWN BEFORE THE CON-
SUMING FURY.

Mississippi Town Sustained the
Heaviest Financial Loss the State
Has Known Since the Wnr-2Ou
Houses Burned-MiIitin Ordered
0ut-GOvernOr on the Scene-Wa-
ter supply Was inadequate ia
Fight the Fire.
Jackson, Miss, May 25.-With every
| business house of any Importance in
ashes, together with a large number
of private residences, the principal ho-
tel and the passenger depot, Yazoo
City, a town of 5000 people. forty-five
miles from Jackson, is tonight rest
ing after one of the most exciting days
in it's history.
The fire started at $3.50 o'clock this
morning and burned until o'clock this
afternoon, destroying a total of 200
houses. The financial loss will be the
heaviest in the history of Mississippi
since the war. The fire swept an area
three blocks wide and twelve blocks
long.
The city was putting in a new sys-
tenn of waterworks. and the old sys-
tenn, which had wooden mains, was
wholly inadequate to meet the demand.
Pipes burst all over the city, and it
was impossible to get the water even
to the first floors of the buildings.
The fire started in the residence of
Mr.. Wise, and though there is some
dispute as to how it originated, the
general belief is that it had it's origin
in the electric wiring.
Early in the day the authorities of
Jackson were called on to render as
sistance, and did so by sending a hose
cart and one of the large engines, the
run for forty-five miles being made in
forty minutes. The Jackson firemen
worked with might and main, but
could do little good.
Killed by Falling Wall.
man by the name of Chambliss,
a citizen Of this place, was killed by
falling walls. Mayor Holmes was very
badly hurt, and information from va
zoo tonight is that he is in precarious
condition. He had been in office but
three or four weeks.
IN the AFTERNOON the nre jumped
bayou and reached Latonia, residence
suburb, where it destroyed some of the
finest homes. Tonight about sixty
families are homeless.
This afternoon Gov. VardamAn order
ed out the Greenwood militia COM
pany, directing them to go to Yaxoo
City to protect property. He and Ad-
jutant General Fridge followed on the
next train and are there tonight, do
ing what they can to relieve the situa-
tion.
The only communicate with Yazoo
City tonight is by means of a long
distance telephone, which District Man
ager Naff rugged up on a fence.
To Adjust Insurance.
Insurance adjusters will leave here
in the morning for the stricken city.
Among the buildings which were not
burned are the Yazoo County Court
House and the Kicks Memomiar Lii
brary. Both were in the path of the
fire, but for some reason escaped.
According to advices received to-
night the banks succeeded in saving
their money and securities. the vaults
of the banks in which they were locked
being hreproof The government
funds in the postoffice were saved In
a like manner.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-26
TRAIN LEFT THE TRACK.
Engineer Chandler Injured in 80
Wreck Nenr T'homasviIIe.


Wreck Near ThomasviIIe.
Thomasville, Ca, May 25.-The ATT
lantic Coast Lines eastbound train No.
80, leaving here at 6:15 o'clock, a. m,
ran into an open switch five miles east
of here. The negro fireman jumped.
Engineer William Chandler stuck to his
engine and applied the emergency air
brakes, bringing his train to a stand
still within few yards. The entire
train left the track, but only the en-
gine overturned. No passengers were
injured. Engineer Chandler was knock
ed breathless, received a flesh wound
on the hip and was badly shaken up,
but was not seriously hurt.
A wrecking train left Immediately
and cleared the track in a few hours
The damage to the Coast Lines equip
ment Is $1,000. Traffic has now been
resumed on the regular schedule.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-26
FIRST NATIONAL REPORT
UNAVOIDABl.f DELAYED.
Receiver AIbertsOn Says Its Affairs
Need Careful Investigation.
BY r. M. Larner.

By r. M. Larner.
Washington, May 25.-The controller
of the currency received a brief COM
munication to-day from Bank Exam
iner Albertson, who is receiver of the
First National Bank at Macon, in
which it is stated that the affairs of
the bank are in such condition that
it will be several days before he can
get at the facts sufficiently to make
his report, and at his suggestion Rob
ert Lyon, an expert in the handling
of receivers books, has been sent to
Macon to assist him in order that the
work may be expedited.
The controller hopes to have a re-
port the latter of this week or the
first OF next week.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-26
HAMMERED AGAIN
ON PORT ARTHUR
BROADSIDES WERE FIRED
BY A FLEET OF EIGHT JAPANESE
WARSHIPS.

Carried n Report of the
BOmbardment to Che FOO-At In
tervaIS of Ten Minutes the Japa-
nese Ships for an Hour, the
Frenchman Said, Turned Loose
Their observation-disclosures at Dnlny
Were Not Destroyed.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-26
CONDUCTOR ASKEW
KILLED BY A NEGRO.
Brakeman Ond a Passenger Were
Also Wounded.


Also Wounded.
Meridian, Miss, May 25.-Conductor
S. w. Askew of the Mobile and Ohio
passenger service was assassinated last
night by negro on an excursion train
coming to Meridian from Mobile The
murder occurred at Yellow Bluff, Ala.
and is believed to have been commit
ted by a negro named Carlisle, who
had been put off the train on the down
trip.
Conductor Askew was shot in the
back of the head with a gun loaded
with buckshot, large hole being torn
in his head, killing him instantly.
Joe Richardson, a brakeman, received
serious wounds in his neck, face and
shoulders from flying shot.
One negro passenger also was
wounded.
A report from Yellow Bluff to-day
says that the negro is under arrest and
witnesses have left to identify him.
Askews body was sent to his home
at Birmingham. He leaves a wife and
children.
Mobile Ala, May 25.-Ira and
Henry Carter, brothers, the negroes ar
rested for the killing of Askew, had
a preliminary hearing before Justice
Wacker at Yellow Pine, and were or
dered held without bail. They were
brought to this city tonight and lodg-
ed in Jail by Deputy Sheriff Humphrey
special officer of the Mobile and Ohio
Ira Carter confessed that he did the
killing, saying that his brother, Henry
handed him the gun and urged him to
shoot.