Belding banner., 1911-02-02
NEWS IN BRIEF.

the Lusitania for New York. to be
present at the marriage of Baron De
cies and Miss Vivien Gould.
Gov. Patterson of Tennessee Issued
II pardons and communications TO con
yicts in the state prison. several of
whom were serving sentences for
murder.
DIR. Dean Charcot, the French Ant
arctic explorer, has issued an appeal
TO France to follow other countries
in honoring Captain Robert f. Peary,
the discoverer OF the north pole
President Taft, who was invited to
attend the Kansas state fair to be
held at Hutchinson next fall, has de-
cided TO accept the invitation. The
president will be there September 20
and &c.
The radicals of Barcelona, Spain,
have called meeting to protest
against the execution of the II an
archists who were convicted at Toxic
of plotting against the life of the EN-
peror of Japan
Hermann Schmidt, 60 years old
said to be the heaviest man in the
west, was found dead at his home in
San Francisco His weight was over
$40 pounds. He was active in spite
OF his avoirdupois
A Portland, Maine, firm has com
pleted arrangements with the New
foundland government 10 erect and
manage five cold storage plants in
that country each with a capacity Of
100000 pounds of fish.
American Consul General Robert
Brent Mosher has communicated with
his government asking that a gunboat
be sent to Hankow, China, TO protect
American interests in the event of a
continuation of the rioting.
To defend the memory of their pro
genitor from the attacks provoked by
the use of his portrait on the silver
service of the battleship Utah, descen.
dants of Brigham Young have appoin
ted committee to see Gov. Spry.
With the raising of the passenger.
freight and express embargo on the
Southern Pacific railroad in Mexico,
the head Offices of the company an
nounce that the strike of the engin.
GERS is considered an incident of the
past
George Hartig, of Alton, H., GO years
Old who once was attacked by Indians
and left for dead in Nevada, wassshot
through the head by robbers and
thrown into the Mississippi river, is
dead as the result of a fall of four
feet
The health of Empress Alexandra
is again matter of concern to the
imperial family and her physicians
Her majesty suffers periods of melan-
cholia The royal family is planning
long stay at Nauhelm, Grand Duchy
of Hesse.
The Texas prohibition senator's,
who are in majority, have made it
known that they will endeavor to ger
rymander the state into prohibition
congressional districts so that none
but prohibitionists can be elected 10
congress.
Mrs. Charlotte Louise Fields, who
was believed to have been nearly 125
years DID, died at her home at Niagara
Falls. Tie aged negress was formerly
a slave belonging from childhood TO
distinguished southern family that
came to Niagara
Peru, which gave to the world
George Chavoz, the intrepid airman.
who lost his life after accomplishing
the unequaled feat of flying over the
Alps. is having its first taste of avia-
ton in the thrilling exhibitions of
Jean Bielevucci.
The earth sides of an uncompleted
cellar caved in on half a dozen work
men in south Boston and before the
remainder OF the workmen could dig
out hpf =
and four had 10 be taken to the hos
pital for treatment.
The Russian cabinet has resolved
on severe measures TO prevent re-
crudescence of student disorders after
the holidays. The customary aca-
demic privileges will be curtailed on
the ground that they have been abus-
ed for political purposes
Fifteen ballot boxes used in the
general election last November s, have
been found in the waterworks reser-
voir, in Perry, Okla. Several county
officials were elected by small majo-
rites The pending investigation of
the election will be pushed.
Emphatic denial OF statements pub
lished that he had turned down an Of
fer of reciprocity alleged to have
been made by Secretary of State
Knox is contained In statement
given out by Premier Sir Edward
Morris, at st. Johns. N F.
In honor of the centenary of the es-
tablishment of the American legation
in Copenhagen, King Frederick dined
at the legation. The company included
the diplomatic representatives, the
court dignitaries and prominent mem
bers of the American colony.
John r. Mort, general secretary of
the Worlds Student Christian feder-
alton. and Silas McBee, editor of the
Churchman of New York, have ar.
rived in Berlin They will ar.ars
the German preliminaries for the In.
ternational Educational conference &c
be held in Constantinople.
Foreign Minister Machade. of Por.
tugal, announced that the govern.
ment's decree separating church and
state would be promulgated within
a month. Nevertheless, he added.
the government has expressed ~r'