Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-10-12
GENERAL NEWS IN BRIEF

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Investigation into the affairs OF the
ONO penitentiary at Columbus, was
postponed because of the fire at the
state prison and preparations for the
electrocution of Charles Justice.
The announcement is made of the
engagement of Miss Fola Lafollette,
daughter OF United States Senator
Robert M. Lafollette, to George Mid
dleton, a playwright of New York.
Eight indictments charging wallpa-
per manufacturers and wallpaper job
Ders with conspiring in restraint of
trade violation of the Sherman law,
were returned by the federal grand
jury in Cleveland.
A negro, employed as a chauffeur,
by prominent Dodge county, Geor-
gia, woman, was lynched by masked
mob at Baldwin's bridge for an at
tempted assault on the woman whose
automobile he operated.
General Bernardo Reyes arrived in
New Orleans from Havana on the
steamer Excelsior. He made a gen
eral denial Of the publications charg-
ing him with connection with a new
ly organized Mexican revolutionary
junta
George Bury, heretofore general
manager Of the Canadian Pacific rail
way in Winnipeg, has been appointed
vice-president and chief executive in
charge OF the western lines of that
system to succeed Sir William
Whyte.
Four automobiles carrying passen-
gers from New York to Los Angeles
left Albany for the west. Governor
Dix wished the travellers a successful
journey. They plan to visit the gov
errors of all the states they pass
through.
Announcement is made that a COM
prehensive reorganization of the Am
erican Silk Co. is being perfected
under the name of the Arlington Tex
tile corporation. The authorized cap
ital stock of the new company will
be $2,500,000
In announcing Theodore Roosevelt
as speaker in New York on October
TO- the Civic Forum says that this
is Col. Roosevelts only public en-
gagement and he does not intend TO
make engagements of any kind for an
indefinite time.
The Alaska Steamship company's
wooden freight steamer Edith is
ashore on Level island, Sumner
strait, not far from Wengle, Alaska.
The ship is resting on soft sand and
her owners believe they will be able
to save her.
1t is stated authoritatively that the
Mcnamara brothers, the alleged
Times dynamiters, would be tried
will probably be the first to go on
trial next, according to a statement
of one of his counsel.
Montevideo, in Uruguay, has a new
searchlight of 90,000,000 candle pow
er, which can be seen for IL miles
and which Eliminates every portion
of the city. Consul Cooling reports
that this is the third strongest search
light in existence.
New York city will pay s4.301, 345
of the $6,072, 766 which is to be raised
by direct tax throughout the state
for the expense of the state govern
ment during the fiscal year. The 81
counties outside of New York city
will pay but $1,771.421.
The great groups OF statuary en-
blematic of the joys and burdens of
life, executed by George Grey Bar
nard for the capitol OF his native
state. were formally accepted and
dedicated at impressive exercises
held at the new state house in Har-
risburg, Pa.
Plans to launch a nationwide cam
paign to develop the American mer-
chant marine took definite form when
the San Francisco chamber of com
merce adopted a resolution providing
that all vessels flying the American
flag be passed through the Panama
canal without toll
The famous tabernacle choir OF
Salt Lake City, Utah, founded in 1851,
with 80 voices and since grown to
500 voices, is sending 200, the pick of
the singers, to give concerts at the
American Land & Irrigation exposi-
ton to be held in Madison Square
Garden, New York. November to IL.
Nine new postal savings banks in
parts of New York city was opened
Monday, beginning a system of branch
banks which will make a depository
easily available for every inhabitant
of the metropolis The new banks
will be kept open until o'clock in
the evening.
Tainted" money caused the death
in Waltham, Mass. of George II.
Farnham. a wealthy banker Some
time ago, while engaged in counting
greenbacks, he scratched his ear with
his finger nail. The slight wound Was
poisoned with germs from the bills
and developed into an abscess and
then into a general poisoning of his
system.
John ID. Rockefeller is having a
private telegraph wire extended to
the home on the hill at Tarrytown,
N. Y, and will have an operator in
stalled at the terminus of the line in
his residence. One suggestion is that
as William Rockefeller has sailed for
Europe, Mr.. Rockefeller is assuming
| active charge of certain business af-
fairs again.
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