Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-02-16
NEWS IN BRIEF.

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his home in Pittsfield, Mass, aged 70.
He was governor from 1891 to 1898
Senator Lafollette Young has an
| nounced himself as a candidate for
United States senator from Iowa
0ong term at the primary to be
held June, 1912.
Seventeen lives were lost in the
explosion that wrecked the Cokedale
mine of the Carbon, Coal e. Coke Co.
at Trinidad, Col. All the bodies have
been found
James Elverson, Sr., proprietor am
editor of the Philadelphia Inquirer.
i'Idied at his home in Philadelph;,,
aged 73 years. He had been i'll for
several weeks.
The recall for state officers was de-
feated in the Kansas senate by the
decisive vote of % to Is. This was
one of the pledges made by both
parties in their platforms.
The treasury department bill pro-
hibiting the use Of Panama canal
bonds as security for national bank
notes was passed by the senate. IL
has not been acted Upon by the house.
A religious procession held in Lis
bon, Spain, despite the prohibition of
the governor. led to a. series of street
conflicts. No casualties ass report
ed in the official account, but 20 ar
rests were made.
A dispatch from Melilla states tina
four Europeans travelling from Oran-
Algeria to Melilla were assassinated
and decapitated by Riff tribesmen. A
fifth member of the travelling party
made his escape.
The Kansas senate passed the res
olution to submit the amendment TO
right TO vote in all elections. The vote
was q to u. The resolution had pre-
viously passed the house.
The United States Steel corpora
ton announces an increase in the
price Of tin plate from $3.50 TO 1910
per 100 pounds. This follows a sim.
liar advance made by manufacturers
In the Pittsburg district.
Senator Lafayette Young has an
nounced that he will vote 10 unseat
Senator William Lorimer and that he
will vote for the constitutional
amendment for the election of sena-
tors by direct vote.
A new aspirant for government
recognition in connection with a cel-
ebration of the opening of the Pana-
ma canal in 1915 appeared before
the senate committee on industrial
eXpositions. This was Washington, d.
c.
Knoxville, Tenn, police have under
arrest a man whom they believe is
NJ. A. Schmidt, wanted on the charge
of completely in wrecking the Los
Angeles Times building He claims
to be Charles Donald, of Mountain
City, Tenn.
Two vessels sent to the rescue of
the fishermen who were swept ont to
sea on an ice foe in a gale found the
foe stranded near the Island of Sci
taskar. The fishermen, who numbered
253, were In no danger and refused
10 be taken off.
Lieutenant Stein of the German
military aviation service was instant
ly killed while making a flight over
the military aviation field at Doeber-
itz The aeroplane dropped from a
DlSDJ VI % lttl. he llcultHdDl >
skull was crushed.
In spite of the fact that it has been
twice defeated at the polls, the leg
islature of Oregon adopted a resolu-
ton submitting TO the voters the
question of granting equal suffrage 10
women. 1t was rejected last Novem-
Der by majority OF $4,000.
United States Senator William
Lorimer, who was operated on for
an abscess of the ear. is reported to
be resting easily and in no danger.
The operation, which was performed
by DIR. Norval II. Pierce, took place
at the senator's home in Chicago.
Count Albert Apponyi, one OF the
foremost statesmen of Hungary, has
arrived in New York. He comes to
this country at the invitation OF the
Civic Forum and the American Peace
society. and will deliver a series of
lectures on international arbitration.
President Taft has withdrawn Al
79l acres of land in New Mexico and
905 acres in Utah 10 be classified with
respect to their coal value. An ex-
animation made by the geological sur
vey, 1t is said indicated that these
lands contain valuable coal deposits.
The hight of buildings in Chicago
after September | next will be linn
tied TO 200 feet. The city council
passed the amendment TO the build
ing ordinance after a heated debate
by a vote of AZ to 20 AT present
the hight of buildings is limited TO
go feet.
At the annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Howard City fair held
in Howard City. an entire board OF
directors was elected. comprised OF
younger men. all active in local bus
mess life. They are: ID. W. Clapp,
w. j. s. Smith. c. G.. Larry. w. II.
Collins, Blaine Henkel, Chas. F.. Bar
ton and DR.. H. ~ Van Denbergh.
The annual report Of the Grace
Episcopal church. at Broadway and
Tenth street. New York, shows that
IL ranks among the richest parishes
in the world. The corporation has
property worth more than Sc 600 900