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Charlevoix county herald., 1907-01-26
SIDE LIGHTS
ON MICHIGAN
CASTOR, THE FLINT BOY, WHO Is
UNDER SENTENCE OF DEATH
IN OHIO, RESPlTEb.
RECORD is STARTLING.
The States Strong Box Filling Up
National Guardsmen Dishonorably
Observation-Disclosures Matters.
The Castor Case.

Gov Harris has granted a respite
to Fred Castor, a Flint boy and the
Columbus murderer, who would have
been executed next Friday, to Febru-
airy Is. The respite was granted in
CIDER that his attorneys nay have
time to carry the case to NM federal
courts. Castor killed Patr6lman Da-
Wis as the policeman was about to
arrest him. Castor was caught rob-
bling a house on East Broad street In
the arguments for the reprieve Attor-
ney Mark w. Stevens, Of Flint, and
Judge Sloan, of Columbus, made pleas
for young Castor's life. Prosecutor
Weber made this reply to Stevens:
1T i'll becomes men from Michigan
to ask the, AGws and judgment Of the
court be stayed in this mans case
for, if the officers of Michigan had
not made a mistake in showing him
leniency, he would not have commit.
ted this crime He had a sentence
then that would have held him in
prison until 1908, il Gov. Pingree had
not pardoned him without asking the
prison authorities as to whether he
was deserving or not
Charlevoix county herald., 1907-01-26
The Grand River Flood.

Portland is experiencing one Of the
worst floods in her history. The trou-
BILE began week ago when acres OF
anchor ice from up river came down
and formed a dam clear across and
for about mile on Grand river, the
gorge reaching up past the village to
what is known as the upper dam.
Then cold weather came and, al
though the water was thirteen feet
above the average, it was kept there
by the freezing. 1t was receding grad
ually up to Friday night when an
unusually heavy fall of rain came, fol.
lowing a day which melted what snow
there was on the ground, all of which
found the river on account of frozen
ground.
Saturday afternoon the river began
to feel the effects of the added volume
Of water which brought from up
stream another great body of ice which
started the mile or two already filing
the river from bank to bank.
This moved down stream but half
mile or so and lodged against high
bank where it now is. This backed
the water up river along the bust
ness portion and part of the residence
portion of the village, flooding cellars
and putting those residing along the
river bank out of their homes.
Charlevoix county herald., 1907-01-26
The Enqlish Cabinet.

In England the cabinet is an extra
iegal creation. Nominally it is one Of
the committees of the privy council,
whose functions are to advise the
sovereign, but this is simply surviv-
al of mediaevalism. The cabinet is
under the sole control of the premier,
unhampered by royal or other ihter-
ference; but-another survival-no
member of the cabinet may p2cke pub
lie any MATTER discussed by the cabi-
net without the express sanction of
the sovereign; and when the premier
ISSUES a summons to a cabinet coun-
Gil, which meets at irregular inter
walls, according to the eXigency of pub
JIG business, the minister is request
ed to attend a meeting of his males
tvs servants" English cabinet min
listers, says A. Maurice Low, in Apple
toms, are human, and, although they
are seldom garrulous, they have been
known, even without the sovereign's
permission, to tell cabinet secrets.
Lord Melbourne was delightful gos-
siper, as everyone who has read Gre
ville's memoirs recalls.
Charlevoix county herald., 1907-01-26
DISCHARGED Without Honor.

AS warning that the. National
Guard has no room for me- who do
not live up to the obligations that
they assume on enlistment, the adult
ant-general has issued an order dis
honorably discharging fifty-four mem.
hers of the militia. These men are
given discharges pursuant to recon-
mendations Of their company comman.
ders that such action be taken. Nom
attendance at drills is the principal
cause for the discharges but there are
also cases of disobedience Of orders,
drunkenness on duty, desertion from
ranks and violation of the twenty-first
article of war.
Charlevoix county herald., 1907-01-26
THE FLOODS.
Fifteen Thousand Homeless, Great
Destruction OF Property Re-
sulrs-Latest Reports.

With the crest OF the food not yet
in sight and a prospect of near APP
proach TO the immense loss from high
water of February, 1884, attempts
were made to estimate the losses from
this present food in Cincinnati and en-
vironS.
The commission houses, which are
principally located in the lowlands
now under water, have already suf-
fered damage estimated at 100000.
Many thousands will be lost by facto-
ries through enforced idleness and un-
productiyeness, and more than 10000
idle men will lose their wages during
the continuance Of the present high
stage of the river.
Not less than $4,000 people have
been driven from their homes in Gin
cinnati and in the Kentucky suburbs.
most OF them being forced to depend
on charity for their food and lodging.
Nearly so squares in Newport. over
dozen in Covington and large sec
ton in the east and west ends and in
Mill Creek sections of Cincinnati are
under water.
These are conservative estimates of
the worst is yet to come above IS
feet" is the conservative prediction of
the official forecast as to the probable
crest of the flood, but the report from
up the river caused him to express q
fear this afternoon that much worse
was in store.
The immense stretch of the river,
silently and remOrselessly carrying be-
fore it all manner of property, was
watched all day by thousands of peo-
pie from both banks and from the high
buildings, while strenuous efforts were
made by hundreds of men to carry to
places OF safety those whose homes
had been invaded by the flood, or some
of the household effects from the
flooded homes. For better handling re-
lief work, Mayor Dempsey this after
noon divided the city into four relief
sections
Reports from river cities both above
and below Cincinnati continued to
come in with pleading for help and
food. Some of the nearer flooded
town refugees came to this city and
are lodged wherever quarters could be
found. Portsmouth saw the break
ing Of the flood entertainments and the
people fed in terror to the highlands.
The high water from the Scioto is
being added to the food in the Ohio
at that point. that and the flood from
the other tributaries holding back the
regular high water from higher up the
river SO that the second rise seems
sure to Overtake the main flood and
increase its damage.
Charlevoix county herald., 1907-01-26
Should Be Stopped.

Before the joint boards of trustees
on Michigan insane asylums, which
met at the Pontiac asylum Thursday
Judge a. J. Mills, of Kalamazoo, urged
that United effort be made to secure
the passage of a law which will re-
strict commitments made by judges
Of probate or which will give the asy-
lum arrangements the discretion of
accepting or rejecting patients.
Judge Mills argued that there are
many instances of persons Kidding
themselves Of their parents or rela-
tives through the mediums of the asy-
lums. Parents have grown old and
feeble and their condition can easily
be exaggerated into the appearance
of insanity. They are committed to the
asylum and at once become state
charges, kept at state expense and oc-
cupying room which rightly belongs
to durable patients who are crowded
out by this method.
The legislative committee of the as.
ISOLATION was directed to work for tho
passage of such law as was suggest.
ed by Judge Mills.
Charlevoix county herald., 1907-01-26
Senator Smiths commisslo

Gov. Warner, who still Is confined to
bed by the illness which kept him
from personal attendance at Lansing
during the senatorial fight. received
Mr.. Smith Thursday afternoon. 1t was
a meeting of old personal friends,
aside from any political relationship.
The governor was glad to see Mr..
Smith and he told him SO. Then they
discussed the campaign. Gov. Warner
explained all about the cause OF his
Hill-killing statement and Mr.. Smith
had few words to say of its effect
The conference lasted more than an
hour. Just before Mr.. Smith left, Gov
Warner handed him the senatorial
commission.
That's for you," said the chief ex
ecutive, land this is for Mrs. Smith.
The this" was a dainty velvet-cov
cred box containing a pearl-handled
gold pen.
Its only been used once" said the
governor, land that time it wrote
Fred M. Warner on very important
document-this paper that will seat
you on March 4 as a United States
senator from Michigan"
Il didn't expect to get the commits
sion at this time" said the senator
elect, land it's I'll the more welcome
on that account. l came today to see
you because you have been i'll. It's a
great pleasure to hear you are improv
ing"
Charlevoix county herald., 1907-01-26
Wicked Saginaw.

"One needs to be a good Christian
in order to run any chance of saliva
ton in Saginaw. The only difference
between Saginaw and hades is that
the former place has river running
through it, and hades hasn't"
Adjt. McIndoe, one Of the Michi
gan officers in attendance at the an
nual congress of representatives OF
the Salvation Army district embrac
ing this state and Indiana. expressed
this opinion of the ir5iting field In
which she is laboring for the redemp
ton of souls. at the first meeting OF
the congress last night, held in the
army citadel.
1T is the wickedest city in Michi
gan," said the adjutant. They play
pennies in the slot machines on Sun
day, and the saloons and theaters are
open on that day, too In order to lure
the children from Sunday school they
give five-cent matinees. 1t is a beauti
full city in the summer time, and there
isn't much snow in the winter"
Charlevoix county herald., 1907-01-26
The Stricken City.

Order is slowly coming out Of chaos
In the stricken city of Kingston, al
though there is still very great and
distressing shortage of both water and
food supplies. The former is the great
est immediate danger, so far as the
survivors are concerned. as it is a
very difficult task for the officials to
keep the ignorant negroes from drink
ing the water that is in the stagnant
pools on the outskirts.
However, as rapidly as possible Gov.
Swettenham is driving the survivors
away from the city to temporary
camps, and they will be kept there I'M
til the debris can be cleared away
and the houses that still stand be
made fit for habitation. At the re-
quest of the British government, Ad-
miral Davis landed a party of sailors
and marines from the Missouri and
Indiana. Cooperating with the Brit
ish forces available, these troops have
made great Roadway with the excited
populace. Partial martial law pre-
walls, but the military Is being used
principally to direct the work of clear
ing away the ruins. Dynamite is be-
ing used to blow up the wreckage.
The assurance that several shiploads
of supplies are on the way has inspired
hope and patience, and the general
outlook accordingly is distinctly favor
able.
1t is now feared that the death list
will total close 10 1000. An official
report just issued says that over 700
bodies have been buried, that the re-
mains of 1.017 more have been iden-
titled and that many more are still
missing
News from the navy department at
Washington that no Americans had
been killed or injured in Jamaica up
to Thursday night has been received
by B. G. Chapman, of Detroit.
Mrs. Chapman, her son Ben. and her
sister, Mrs. r. H. Higbee, OF st. Louis,
were in jamaica at the time of the
earthquake. Philip II. Gray will sail
for Jamaica Monday. in search of his
mother, Mrs. John S. Gray, and Miss
Emma Hayward, unless they are
heard from before Monday.
E. Donald Roberts fears for the
safety of his father, Edmund d. Rob-
erts, Hartford, CT, who is in Jamaica
Ralph w. Armstrong has heard moth
ing from his brother-in-law, William
E. Clark. but has noticed the names
of two of his friends in the list of the
injured.
Charlevoix county herald., 1907-01-26
Sudden Deaths In Detroit.

If the startling record of the first
nineteen days of the year in Detroit
is kept up throughout 1907, the year
will establish new record. Death
in sudden and terrible form has stalk
ed unchecked throughout the city and
its suburbs during this period. OF
battle and murder there has been
none, except the attempted murder of
two women by Patrick F. Doyle. But
in nineteen days there have been
twentyone sudden deaths. OF these
eighteen, almost one each day, have
been the result of accident or suicide.
-Four have killed themselves, fourteen
have died in accidents. Three were
sudden deaths from natural causes,
heart disease scoring two and cerebral
hemorrhage one.
Charlevoix county herald., 1907-01-26
DEVASTATED
KINGSTON
THE GOVERNOR OF JAMAICA WAS
INSULTING AND BRITAIN
is SHOCKED.
WOULD SQUARE THINGS
The Pin Head Whose Position Swelled
His Caput Causes England a Thrill
of Shame-Can't Explain.

Rear Admiral Daviss mission of
mercy to stricken Kingston came to
an abrupt and painful conclusion Sat
urday in consequence of Gov. SWEET
tenham's objection to the presence of
American sailors engaged in the work
OF clearing the streets, guarding prop
erty and aiding the wounded and sick
eliminating in letter to the admiral
peremptorily requesting him to re-em-
bark all parties which had been land
ed. Hence the men from the fleet en-
gagged in the work Of relief were re-
called and the United States ships
sailed from the stricken city.
A London dispatch says: After a
conference between officials of the
foreign Office and of the colonial
office, the latter cabled to Gov.
Swettenham of Jamaica. asking him
for his version of the situation which
led to the withdrawal c. Rear Admiral
ravis's warships FROM Kingston on
Saturday.
Shortly after the colonial office re-
ceived a dispatch from Gov. Swetten-
ham asking the British government to
convey to the government of the Unit
ed States the thanks Of Jamaica for
Rear Admiral Davis.
The telegram contained no mention
OF the incident involving the depart
ure OF the American warships, regard
ing which the British government is
still awaiting direct information.
Deep resentment is felt in navy
circles in Washington over what is
called the worse than churlishness of
Gov. Swettenham of Jamaica in order
ing away the American vessels in COM
mand of Admiral Davis, who engaged
in relief work. There is high feeling
in both state and navy departments,
though in the former department at
tempts are made for diplomatic rea-
sons to minimize. The naval officers
say it is a gross. insult to the country
and to the sea service.
From official sources it is learned
that no attention will be paid by this
government to the action of Gov.
Swettenham. 1t is held here that the
act Of the governor is that of single
individual, for which the British gov
eminent is in no manner to be held
responsible.
Naval officers say that unless apol-
ogies are forthcoming the cordial re-
lations that have existed between the
American and British sailors ever
since the Manila bay fight will become
strained.
Baron Speck Won Sternberg, the Ger
man ambassador. today is probably
elated, though he won't give his feel
ings prominence. He has felt the sting
of the navy's resentment against Ger
many because Of Admiral Dietrich's
action at Manila. and he is glad
doubtless, that something has hap
pened to offset the dislike of Ger
many which has grown in American
naval circles.
The sole redeeming feature of the
whole affair. as the navy views it, is
the apparent unanimity with which
the British press thus far has con-
demned the action of Swettenham.
Charlevoix county herald., 1907-01-26
CHARLEVO|X COUNTY HERALD
G. A. LIsK, Publisher
MICHIGAN
EAST JORDAN,
The Educated Negro.

DR.. Booker Washington has contrib
uted to The Montgomery Journal
long statement regarding the gradu'
ates of Tuskegee, In which he again
declares that he is unable to ind
single one who has been convicted or
crime in either state or united
States court. OF such a record any
institution might be proud; 1T is the
best answer to the unenlightened
whites in the south who still believe
that education harms" the negro. III
he had reported % per cent. OF Grim
inality, there would still be reason
for his carrying c. his work, says the
New York Post; that he has been
able to show so clean record is more
than ever a reason why his hands
should be strengthened, north and
south. d. Washington is confident
that what is true of Tuskegee, is
practically true Of the other INDUS
trial schools for his race in the
south. Certainly, Hampton has as
fine a record. To his statement, the
principal of Tuskegee has appended
dist of his graduates and ex-students
fwho are now residing in Montgomery
city or county OF 10 such graduates
or students who can be traced, all are
engaged in respectable and profitable
enterprises. They represent 20 pro-
LESSONS and trades, there being %
carpenters, 6 blacksmiths, 8 teachers,
IL farmers, 7 clerks. s masons and
sbricklayers, etc. Most of these ITO
own their homes and other property.
Charlevoix county herald., 1907-01-26
Storm DAMAGE.

The storm in the state was general
Saturday night, and Sunday. High
winds, combined with floods. did con-
siderable monetary damage, but no
serious personal injuries have been
reported.
Three bridges are gone between
Morley and Big Rapids. Trains are
being detoured.
The storm swept away the light
house at Petoskey, causing a loss of
$1,000. Private and commercial docks
sustained great damage.
Interurban traffic between st. 10
seph and South Bend was suspended
Sunday. Telephone and telegraph
wires were blow down.
The front wall of the burned Fraser
house was blown down in Bay City.
The south and east ends of the city
were cut off from electric light. The
street railway company estimates it's
loss at $1,000 caused by wires blown
down, etc.
Part of the roof was blown from the
granary department of the Port HUI
ron salt block, and one wall of the
new Northern automobile plant was
toppled over. Black river rose sud-
denly, threatening a flood, which was
checked by the sudden freeze.
Fire originating from an electric
light wire blown down by the high
wind damaged the residence of John
O'Brien in Jackson to the extent of
5000. The house of John Barlow, eight
miles from the city, was unroofed and
his barn was tipped over and demol-
ished. William Woodward's house and
barn were also practically destroyed
in the same neighborhood.
In Midland the large wooden bridge
below the junction Of the Tittabawas-
see and Chippewa rivers was carried
away by high water, cutting off about
100 members of church congregation
from communication with their homes.
F. w. Pierce's three-story building
in Owosso was unroofed Saturday
night.
Zero weather was reached in Niles
when the temperature suddenly
dropped 81 degrees and a fierce bliz-
zard ragged. The cold weather is ex-
pected to check an epidemic of typh-
old fever.
A storm ragged throughout the cop
per country Sunday. Steam and trolley
traffic at Houghton were badly retard-
| ed.
The electric light service was cut off
in Monroe Sunday night.
A team owned by foods livery In
Reed City were drowned owing to the
bridge at the Paris fish hatchery be-
ing washed away Saturday night. The
driver didn't see that the bridge was
gone until one horse fell into the river
and pulled in it's mate.
Charlevoix county herald., 1907-01-26
Trains Wrecked.

Pere Marquette passenger train No.
33, from Saginaw to Grand Rapids.
was derailed as it was pulling into
Riverdale, nine miles west of Alma,
Saturday night. The fireman was kill
ed, the engineer slightly inju.Sd, and
the passengers were more ~. less
shaken up.
Conductor William Hathaway, Of
Grand Rapids, was instantly killed Sat-
urday night when his train struck a
washout a mile and half south Of
Big Rapids. He was on the platform
on his way from the smoking car to
another. His neck was broken. No
passengers were injured.
Charlevoix county herald., 1907-01-26

A New York company has begun the
manufacture OF a specially made rope
for balloon purposes. One prominent
aeronaut has given an order for 10000
feet. Heretofore these explorers of
the upper regions have been COM
PEELED TO import the rope needed for
their excursions. The kind now being
made in America is hand-spun from
the finest fiber and laid up with the
utmost care, SO as to produce the
greatest possible tensile strength
With minimum weight
Charlevoix county herald., 1907-01-26

The love correspondence of wo-
man is digested and remembered no
matter how foolish 1t may seem to
others.
Dice throwing for cigars, and other
forms of petty gambling, is no longer
tolerated in Hartford since the coun.
Gil decreed otherwise.
Mrs. George Dali, while attending
the funeral of her sister, Mrs. Lydia
Palmer, in Traverse City, was stricken
with paralysis. She was carried to
a cab and followed her sisters re-
mains to the cemetery.
Dem Wing. Battle Creek tea mer-
chant. has been taken to Detroit on
a charge of being unlawfully in the
United States. He has lived in the
country eight years, says that ne is a,
good Baptist and doesn't wanf to re-
turn to China.
Charlevoix county herald., 1907-01-26

Prof. Muirhead of Harvard is TAX
ing an active interest in this country
in the furtherance of Lord Monks
wells Atlantic union, formed to pro-
mote friendly and social relations be-
tween American and British states
men, artists, authors and educators.
Among the council of this union are
Ian Maclaren,' Conan Doyle, Lord
Coleridge, the earl of Aberdeen, II. A.
Jones, Anthony Hope, the earl Of Ell
gin, and many other British notables.
Sir Waiter Besant really founded the
0nion.
Charlevoix county herald., 1907-01-26
Painting Woman Burned.

Mrs. Grin McComb, aged IS years,
of Otisville, arose while the rest Of
the family were in bed, and lighting
lamp went into the kitchen. She has
heart trouble, and says she felt one If
these spells coming on. She started
back to bed, but fell with the lighted
lamp in her hands. Her son, Dell
Whitaker, sleeping in a room up
stairs, smelled the smoke and found
his mother ablaze. He put out the fire,
but Mrs. McComb may die Of her in.
juries.
Charlevoix county herald., 1907-01-26

Orsen, in Sweden, has no taxes.
During the last 80 years the authori-
ties of this place have sold a1,000,00
worth of trees, and by means of judi
cious replanting have provided for a
similar income every 80 or 40 years.
In consequence of this source of com.
mercial wealth there are no taxes,
and local railways and telephones are
free, as are education and many other
things.
Charlevoix county herald., 1907-01-26

Marie Corelli has stirred us an aw-
full row by proclaiming that most of
her sex are unfit to vote, because
they paint, and wear false frizzes.
Miss Corelli's punishment, we are
glad to note, has been as swift, as
severe and as exemplary as she de-
serves. One of the castigating sis
terhood, in applying the knout calls
her the Corelli person" Could any
thing be worse than that?-Brooklyn
Eagle.
Charlevoix county herald., 1907-01-26
To a man there is a pleasure in

To a man there is a pleasure in
being spoken of as charitably inclin
ed.-Philadelphia Bulletin.
Miss Vannie Wyman, OF Mt. Pleas
ant, has been appointed matron OF
the Indian school at Flandreau, s. d.
Fred w. Neasmith is the last Of the
partners of the defunct Vicksburg Elk.
change bank to be declared bank
rupt. He appealed from the first trial
but met like fate on the second
TRIAL
Col. Perley L. Abbey. grand chancel.
lor commander of the Knights of
Pythias, inaugurated his campaign
to revive interest in Pythianism
by an initiation of 100 can.
didates in Kalamazoo. All the local
Pythian lodges participated. Similar
events are planned for other cities