Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-11-09


of the legislature will be called in
Honolulu to handle the yellow fever
situation.
The revenues of Newfoundland are
breaking all records, the Increase
during the past four months having
been nearly 100000
Italy's two chief colonies for pris-
oners of war, Tremiti islands and
Ustica island, have become centers
of cholera infection
A new law provides that all cattle
coming into Connecticut hereafter
must have certificate of good
health. The animals will be quaran-
tined until inspected.
One thousand students of the Uni
versity Of Notre Dame, Indiana, end
ed week OF PRAYER and religious eX-
ercises with pledge of total absti-
hence from intoxicating liquor
To prevent further delay in the
prosecution Of the governments dis
solution suits against the sugar trust
and the so-called steamship pool, U.
S. District Attorney Wise filed expe-
dition certificates in the u. S. circuit
court
r. w. Sayles of Boston has present
ed to the Siesmological Society of
America $4,000 for the enlargement
earthquakes. More siesmographs
will be established throughout the
country
The Morocco and French Congo
agreement between France and Ger
many was signed by the German min
lister Of foreign affairs, Herr Won
Kiderlen-Kaechter, and the French
ambassador to Germany, NJ Cambon,
in Berlin.
Dr. James william, ID. C. L., Hon.
LII. d.. Yale. j. p. and High Sheriff
of Flintshire, contributor of over
100 legal articles in successive edi.
lions of the Encyclopedia Britannica
and many in law magazines and re-
views, is dead He was born in 1851.
The total budget of the New York
city government for the year 1912 Is
1857, 100000. The tax rate will be
between 1.S5 and / SO, an increase OF
from IL to 10 points over the rate
for the present year. The increase
in the budget is approximately $751;
1900
A heated denunciation of the atroc.
tiles inflicted upon prisoners of war
the wounded and women and chill
dren by the Italians at Tripoli occu
pied the chamber of deputies in Con
stantinople, and resulted in the ap
pointment of committee to draw
up a protest for presentation to the
parliament of the world
Claiming that he was never mus
tered out, A. n. Lent. commander OF
Alonzo Palmer Post, G. A. r., of Su.
perior, Wis, formerly first lieutenant
in the Ninty-second Indiana volun
teers during the civil war. has pre-
scented a claim to the war depart
ment for $4,000 salary and interest
up to the present t.me.
The annual bagging of Ernest
Langlin, Connecticut's champion
skunk hunter, is being delivered tc
| his friends. He has killed more thar
GO OF the animals this year. He pre-
pares and bakes the skunks himself
| and the resulting dish is relished as
great delicacy The meat is very
sweet and tender. with Sigh
"gamy" flavor.
Didn't know is was loaded" was
responsible for the death of George
Snyder of Hoboxen. n. j.. when Jere
miah Wilson in a joking mood placed
revolver against Snyders tempt.
and pulled the trigger Wilson hac
tried IL against his own head frs
and the hammer merely clicked. TIL,
man were close friends.
Miss Eva Booth, commander OF tn,
Salvation Army in America, wa,
taken i'll in Chicago at the army hal
as she was about to address a meet
ing. Miss Booth just has ended
months tour OF the western states
and Is said TO be suffering from