Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-05-04
NEWS IN BRIEF.

A forest fire is raging in the Cum
berland mountains Of Kentucky and
much valuable timber has been
destroyed. Unless there is rain at
once the fire will spread over large
area.
Scotland is annoyed at its showing
in the census. just published. Glas-
gov has gained only 21,6s9 inhabit-
ants in the past 10 years. Edinburgh
gained 2.7S0. Dundee 3.7l2 and Aber-
neen S,61S.
Humphrey Hathaway Swift, who in
augurated and financed the first horse
car line in Brazil and was for many
years leading merchant in that
country, is dead at his home in Cam
bridge. Mass, aged go.
Pat Teeting, trusted inmate of the
state hospital for the insane at Agnew
Cal, adopted "A novel method of kill
ing himself. He climbed 10 the top
OF 65-foot smokestack and jumped
down inside the stack.
The Norway Pigeon club will com
mence flying birds next Sunday. A
hundred will he shipped nine miles
to fly back. Each Sunday the flight
will be heightened until San Antonio,
Tex, 1000 miles Way. is reached.
Archbishop j. ]. Keane has receiv-
ed from Rome the acceptance of his
resignation of the archbishopric OF
Dubuque. III tealth was the cause.
Before coming hers Archbishop
Keane was rector OF the Catholic uni
versity. Washington.
Four mysterious attempts within
month TO burn the new high school
building in Niagara Falls. y. Y, have
resulted in continuous police guard
over the building The fourth fire,
last night, was started in three sep
arate rooms and did $4,000 damage
Bleak House, at Broadstairs, Eng
land, made famous by Charles Dick
ems and once his favorte home, is to
be sold at auction next month, ac-
cording TO cable advices received in
New York. Dickens wrote almost
the whole OF David Copperfeld" in
this house.
William Loeb, Jr. collector of the
port OF New York. has received from
Toledo, o., $40 bill with an anony-
nous letter. which says: Have doubt
about owing the government any
thing. but will give you the benefit
of the doubt" The money goes into
the conscience fund.
The University Settlement of New
York city has been presented by the
widow or Gen. Rowland the entire
Rowland estate at Fishkill-on-the-
Hudson. The property, worth $780,
000 consists of about $50 acres and
the settlement will establish a model
farm and summer camp there.
At the invitation of Mrs. Taft. 100
members OF the Mozart society a
New York musical organization, will
20 TO Washington 10 participate in
the May garden party on the White
House lawn on Friday, MAY u. The
members of the society will remain
at the nations capital three days.
Rep Reilly, Connecticut, has intro
duced a bill providing an eight-hour
day for mail carriers and clerks in
first and second-class postoffices. the
eight hours to be consumed within
a limit of 10 consecutive hours. Pro
rata compensation for all work in ex-
cess of eight hours a day is provid-
ed in the bill.
Imperial sanction has been granted
the governor OF Yenisei East Siberia,
to allow Jewish inhabitants Of Siber-
ia to use the curative waters near
Minusinsk for term of two months,
upon the condition that they are pro-
vided with medical certificates and
forbidden 10 engage in trade while
taking the cure.
The 5000 or more persons all over
the world who gave the late John
Alexander Dowie their property that
he might found his City of Zion north
of Chicago, will receive what is left
of it, 1913 cents on the dollar Checks
have been mailed already to 67G OF
the stockholders" in every corner
of the world.
Harvard College plans an innova-
ton in the form of an open air com
mencement this June Memorial hall
Will he abandoned on account of in
sufficient seating space and outdoor
seats and platform erected in the
quadrangle formed by Sever, Emerson
and Robinson halls, that will accom-
modate over 10000.
The Russian hobo is trouble.
some problem In his country. and
Russia, not knowing what to do with
him, has turned 10 the United States
for advice. Prince Koudacheff. OF the
Russian embassy. asked the state de-
partment for information and has
been referred 10 the District OF
Columbia commissioners.
A proposal that the negotiations In
the German-American Potash contro.
versy be conducted in Brussels as
neutral point. will be refused by the
German syndicate, according 10 an
inspired communication appearing in
the press. Presumably the Germans.
will demand that the American rep
resentatives meet them i'm Berlin
Purchasers Of genuine Vermont
maple sugar and syrup another year
will not get short weight or measure.
corps of inspectors. under Commits.
sioner OF Weights and Measures Hen
ry is making tour OF the state ex-
aiming and sealing all weights and
measures in use. under a law passed
AZ the last session OF the legisla.
ture.