Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1910-09-22
NEWS IN BRIEF.

III oeFciai years mas Deen the only
two-cent afternoon paper in Chicago
announces that hereafter the price OF
the paper will be one cent.
Work Is being rapidly pushed on the
monument which will mark the grave
OF h. III, Hartman at Harden. The
cornerstone was laid privately by
Mrs. Hartman with simple ceremon-
les.
Joy riders in taxi-cabs will have to
pay more for their fun in Pittsburg
according to an announcement put out
by the cab company The rates have
been advanced in some instances so
per cent.
Ralph tombstone, the aviator. re-
manned in the air three hours. four
minutes and A 20 seconds, at Boston,
breaking the record of Clifford Har-
mon by one hour, ten minutes and
thirty seconds.
Defective oil burners on the dread
nought North Dakota were RESPONSE
BILE for the accident Sept. s, whereby
three men were killed and IL injured
according to the report of the investi-
eating board.
More than $4,000 hunters licenses
have been issued in New York state
for the fall shooting season. The deer
shooting season opens on Sept. &c.
while cartridges and other game birds
may be hunted after Oct. /.
Cotton growing is becoming an i'm.
portant industrial factor in many AS
iatic countries and the production of
this staple abroad Is declared by Am
erican consular officials to be steadily
on the increase. especially in Turkey
and British India.
American manufacturers have been
awarded contracts for constructing all
OF the railway cars needed by the
Argentine government, according to
cablegram received at the state de-
partment from American Minister
Sheriff. at Buenos Ayres.
The federal grand jury has re-
turned an indictment against the Col
conda Cattle Co., of Nevada. OF which
VIM. z. Kent, Republican candidate
for congress from the second district
or California, is president The charge
is the illegal seizing of government
land.
The award of the international
court of arbitration in the Newfound-
land fisheries case became irrevoca.
bic with the expiration of the five
days allowed for an appeal without
either the United States or Great Brit.
ain having entered a protest against
the findings.
1t will cost Uncle Sam" just $22 to
supply each of his Indian charges
with rations during the fiscal year
ending June 80 1911, according to fig
ures compiled at the bureau of Indian
affairs. This is an increase over the
amount expended per Indian last year
Of 20.1 cents.
The giant Cunarder Mauretania
hung up a new transatlantic record
over the short course from Daunt's
rock to Ambrose channel lightship,
covering the distance in four days, 10
hours and As minutes, clipping three
minutes from the previous trans-At-
lantic record, held by her.
From along the Ohio river where
many of the nuts come, reports indi-
cate a heavier crop than has been
harvested in this section of the coun-
try for years. Walnuts and chest
nuts are in great abundance, and al
ready arrangements are being made
to ship the great supply to market
The estate of the late Henry B..
Hyde, of New York, founder of the
Equitable Life Assurance Society, is
valued at 100000. according to an
appraisement filed in the surrogates
court in connection with request for
liquidation. The property was all left
to the widow and to the son. James
Hazen Hyde.
Surrounded by an enthusiastic au-
dience OF more than 5000 persons
Governor Charles E. Hughes, honor
guest at the New York state fair, de-
livered his valedictory address to the
people of New York state. He re-
tires as governor next month, to be-
come a member Of the United States
supreme court
A registered mail pouch containing
several thousand dollars in gold bull
lion. shipped from Fairbanks for Seat
tie, is missing and is supposed by
local postal authorities to have been
stolen The package was sent over
the government trail to Valdez Sc
cret Service men have been at work
on the mystery for several days.
The fifteenth biennial session OF the
Grand United order of Colored Odd
Fellows began at Baltimore with dele
gates representing nearly every state
in attendance. Gov. Crothers and
Mayor Mahool welcomed the visitors
in addresses preceding the opening
meeting. Several auxiliaries of the
order are meeting at the same time.
The largest school Of whales ever
sighted by an ocean liner was dis
covered off the Newfoundland banks
by the lookout of La Gascogne, just
arrived at New York from Havre
Passengers were able to count SO OF
the mammals in sight at once and the
sea was so crowded with them that
the liner bumped squarely into two
of them.
Twenty-Five men of the Twenty
seventh coast artillery stationed at
the Preside, San Francisco, are in
the post hospital suffering severely
of ptomaine poisoning The men par
took OF luncheon given by their COM