Michigan Matters

The romains of Milan Brass of Mlssaufcee country, who was murdered ia June last by his wife and paramour, James Craft, have hoen fotind buried in a root cellar near his late home. A post mortum examin;ïtimi showeil that he was struck a heavy blow on the. right side of the face and also shot. ballet entered the top of his head, taking a downward course and lodging in the oody. Intense excitoment continúes. The discovery was the resnltof a scheme by the ofticcrs, who had a friend cali on Craft in jail, visit with him and teil liim that the sheriff had said that he could see him and Mrs. Brass ai mach as he liked. He then offered slyly to earry letters for thcm. Craft wrote a long letter to Mrs. Brass about the murder, oifering to own nj and claim that the killing was in solfdefense and im]licato himsvlf only. He coffed at the thorough scarch made for Brass' body, saying it wasbiiricd too deep In the root cellar to be found. A copy of this letter was taken by tho sheriff and then sent to Mrs. Brass. Othérs pnssed, inakhig the evidencu against them positiye. Bearch was then made in the cellar with the result already stated. On July 21 Mrs. Kdna Krass and James Craft were arrested at Petoskey for the murder of the woman's husband, Milan Brass. Tho couple lived in Norwich townshm, Missaukeo county. Brasa disappsared June l!t after asking fora three days' leave of absence from bis omploy ers, Gibbs Bros., at Mayfield. He went homo, as Mrs. Brass admitted. but no one ezplamed his subsequent disapprarani'i'. Two daya later she dlsposed ui aer personal proper ty and moved away. Later she and Craft were found living together as man and wife at Petoskey, and were arrested as above stated, many circumstances pointing directly to their guilt. Mrs. Brasa and James Craft have been taken to Cadillac for safe keeping, as threats of lynching wero freely mudo in Lake City and vicinity. The Story of the Murder. Milo S. Brass was killed uncier bis own roof on tlie l'.ith of last June, the Principal ictor in the tragedy being Jamës w.Craft. k Ba ld Mrs. Urass in nor confessiou to Sherill' Junham the other afternoon. the details of whicli are as follows: Hrass aun' home tmexpectedly trom the mili at May field, where fie was at work. and Craft vho wns at the hotue with Mrs. Brass. had ust time to conceal himseli under the bed n an adjoining i-oom before Brtiss entered ;he house. Boe Rot aupper Her liusand after which he soon retired, being atlgned from his long walk from Pife .ake. the nearest raiiroad station. As )ii as he as asleep Craft came out from mder the bed and told Mrs. Brass that he lad decided to put Brass wherè he would ïot trouble them again. She made ao irotest but merely buried her face in her lainls and lap while the father of her three hildren wtts being deliberately and ruelly murdered by her paramour. The gleeping man was leal t a terrino blow over liis right ye, Bmashing the skull in on liis In'ain and nisinginstantdeat.il. Craft then dag a ïole in a root cellar and SÍT8. Hrass saw ïim shove her husband into it head and eet together, on account of scanty room. After eovering the body lic pfled potatoes ivcr the Bpot to prevent detection and detroy all traces of the crime by bui'yiñg ;he )loody clothing. Had they been as on ning after they were in the custodv of he law as they were before, the crime □ight nevcr have leen diseovered. Her tory is believed to he siibstantially corect, but she probably took a more active iart in the crime than her statements ihnit. Mis. Brass is asinall woman, a irunette, with an ordinary face. and is bout 29 years old, Craft te 38 yeara old. nd was iiorn in Alaska. Kent connty, of ierman parents. He is a gpod-sized fellow of small LnteDigence, and s popularly deïoniinateil a "chump." He has tluis far efused to teil the truth abont the minder and does not appear to be at all concerned about his crime. The K. of L. Assembly. The state assembly of the knights of alior was he'd reeently in Grand Kapids. The folio wing ofïieerswere re-elected :Chas. '-. Barnes of Battle Creek editor of the Jaily Cali, master workman. and Charles 3as-e of Fremont worthyforeman. Recording Secretary A. E. Lawrence of iaginaw City was elected secretary and reasurer, the two oflices being combined. l'he executive board consists of John itrigel, Detroit, chairman:T. A. Sheriff, ialamazoo, secretary; Aaron Welch, iacksqn, and A. Gildhöf Grand llapids. A cominittee to eonfer with the state grange committee relative to consolidation and mitual intere t w as also appointed. The ïext ïnuotiug is to be held at Muskegou one year henee. MICHIGAN-NEWS C0NDEN8ED. A barn belonging to Frank Green, near Bad Axe, was burned by lightning. The building, with four horses, hay, grain and 'arm machinery was consumad. Eestimated loss, $1,200; insurance, Ï700. A young daughtei' of F. H. Miller of Ecorse, was playmg with her brother near a Ijush Brê, when her clothing caught ire. She ran screaming to the house, but Defore she reached it was so horribly aurned that she died in a short time. : A logging road is building on the east jraneh of the Manistiquo river. The road will extend from Beney to the river. Searly four miles of this road is graded and 'tied" and rails are being laicf. Tbe uniber companies interested in the road, annually float from 100.0LX) 000 to 135,000,001) feet of logs down the Manistique. An explosión of a thrasher engine took ?lace four miles north of Vermontvile, recently, in8tantly killing C. L. Garringer and Engene Darrow. The former's body as blown to fragmento. Garringer was i young narried tnan. Darrow leaves a arge family in destitute circumstances. Harry Wrigglesworth, living a short iigtance south of Byron, went to the stal. Ie to care for a viciosa buil chained in stall. The animal became euraged, and IVrigglesworth, getting near the beasts iead, was struck by one hom, his bowels jei-ng torn out, death rtbulting in a shori ;ime. There will be a competitive examination of candidates for the West I'oint cadetship, to be íilled frora the ninth conjressional district, at Big EtapidsonThurslay, the l'Jth day of Beptember, at 10 o'clock. The a]plicant must be a peraanent resident of the district, sound ihy.sically, of good moral character, be;weeu the ages of 17 and 23, and able to jass the entrance examination to the military academy. All persons desiring to compete should forward application at an early day to Prof. S. W. Baker Big Elaplds. Applications should be accompanied by certifícate of teacher under whom applicant has studied, stating mental aud nioral qualifications. Caleb Nichols, one of the oldest residents of Jaekson county. is dead. John Lowry was sent to Jaekson from Houghton county in August, ÏSSI, for live years, for the embez.lenient of $50,000 trom the Calumet & Hecla mining eompanv. The nioney was investe.l in mining stock successfnlly, so that at the time of the arrest he restored it all. or nearly all. Lowry had grown up from an office boy to be head bookkeeper. His wife lives in Jaekson in good style on (10,000 gaid to nave been presented to her by the Calumet & Hecla coinpany. Lowry is in poor tiealth, and has been in tho hospital for some time, and on Saturday. the z8th uit., was liberated from the prison on a pardon on that account. Nick Tyson of Manistee, agod 19 years, was killed on R. G. Peter's raiiroad tho other afternoon. While attempting to couplo cars his head was smashed between two logs. A little son of William, Gray of Romeo, had his face badly burned the other day by the explosión of come powder with which he and some companions were plavin Henry Keeler's son Kay was run over by a team and instantly killed at North Branch, Lapoer county. George Ruth of Hume township, Hurón county, 16 years old was found dead on the highway with a hole in his ieft side. He had evidently been gored by a buil. He had a red handkerchief in his liand. He had been in the habit of teasing a neighbor's buil one mile from his home. Dr. Josiah Andrews, surgeon of Third Michigan Cavalry, and one of the oldest and most respected citizens of l'aw Paw, is dead. The funeral will take place ttunday under the auspices of tho G. A. R, A logging road is being built at Seney, on the east branch of the Manistique river. Four miles is already completad. Tho company interested in the road, annually float from 100,000,000 to 350,000,000 feet of logs down tbd Manistique. Henry Savage of Bay City, who was ill, took a large dose of oil of tansy nol kimwing the poisonous efl'ects of the drug and died shortly after. Mr. Savage was 7S years old. Cobert Wilson, Urine near Coleman, 12 years old, noticed a broken rail on the k'lint & Pore Marquctte road. The lad ran homo, got a horse and rodo into the village, liotifying the section men of the Moken rail. Tho lad's forethought averted an accident. Mr. Potter, manager of the road, sent for young Wilson, and after ■howing him all the ights of Saginaw, furnished him a complete outfit of clothiuff. Dr. Josiah Andrews, an old jioneor oi Van Buren county. and one of the most skillfull surgeor.s of the state, died in Paw Paw reeently. He was formerly smgeon in the Third Michigan cavalry, and was a prominent republican. The cause of his death wns disease contracted during the war. He was 73 years of age. A little son of Henry Keeler of North Braneh was run over and killed by a runaway team the other morning. The 10-year-old son if James Lnsk of Vassftr was drowned whilo in bathing a few dayssince. Benjamin Elwellandwife,an aged couplo living iicnr Bollevillp. were chlorofornMid and robbed the other niht bv masked burglars, who secnred about $s5o in gold and "valunblc papers. DJoseph Peebles, a pioneer of Howoll, died in that city Aug. Bi. State Salt Inspector HÜ1 luis issued an order that on and after September 15 all salt whi'h shall be manufaotured within this otate, whieh Is not sufflciently fine to come within the grade known as "fino salt," and is too fine to come within the grade known as "paokers' snit," shall be known, desígnate 1 and branded as 'common coarse." Wm, Vanderhoof, a respected and well to do farmer of lnghani township, InghatD county, suicided August 25. Business trouble is supposed to have uubalanced his mind. The old "Fighting Fifth" Michigan regi; ment held its aunual reunión in Howe Aueust 25. Patriek Traverse of East Ta was arrivod in Saginaw a fow days ago with his live motherless childrcn, from 2 to 14 years of age, and gave them away to whoever would takc tlicm, paying no attention to character or iitness. it isn't recorded that the heartless wretch was taken care of. The house of L. D. Squires in Benona, Oceana countv, was destroyed by fire the other night. The family had just time enough to escape in tlieir night clothes. It is Bupposed that the building was struck by lightning. Nora Fetters, the young girl from St. Louis, who was sent to the Adrián reform school, proved an undesirable inmate of that institution, and was sent homo. Whilo waiting over night in Jacksou she attempted suïcide, but was brought back again to this vale of tears and trouble. D. A. Blodgett now ownsover 100.000 acres of southern yollow pine, which has cost him bet ween $150,0U0 and $(10,000. The land will yield a billion feet oL lumber. The veneer mili at St. Ignace is turning out some very fine birch Teneer, and its owners are making calculationg on getting out a large amount of hardwood this winter. DETROIT MARKETS. Wueat- Tliere is a good demand for sjiot wheat for shipping. White wheat is (juoted at 77(77J.; and Red whea'1 sli"s-. Cohx - In good demand at ir cents. Oats - Receipts large at prices ranging trom 26 lo 29 cents. Clovhh Skkd- Prime seed willsoll atS5@ S5 50. Fluik --The markt'! is wenk. but the following intcs are still quoted : Michigan patent. (500(05 25; Michigan roller, 25@4 5); Uichigan superflne $275 @SSO; Minnesota patents. $5wS5@SJS0j Minnesota bakers', 4 00 3 i 25; Uichigan rye, 8 5505865; Illinois rye, 13 75@3 85. HruES Öreen dry, 8Jc per lb; country, 7c; cured, 8@8Vc; green calt'. 8@9c: saltea do. 9@10c;iambs and shearlings, 25@75c; Bheepskins with wool, 50c@t) TiO; bulls, stags and grubby, % off. Live Poultky- Fowls 7}L@Sc; spring chiekens lic ier lb. Hay axd Stbaw - Car lots of ohoice baled timqthy luiving at $11 00@12 00, and storo lots in small bales Belling at tlii 14 00 per ton; straw in car lots,$5 50@ and from store, $7@7 26 per ton. BuTTEli- Dairy rci-i-ipts, bost selecüons, H@10c; ereamery, 2O@22c; fair to good, 0@Sc; low grades, 6@Sc; butterinö, II per lb. Fbdits- Apples, per bbl. ?l(:l 25; pears, common, 350$$2 75: Bartletts $450@$S per bbl; white j eaphes, il 25 il 50; yellów peaches. $1 75@$3. 25 per lui: green gage plums, $1 5C@] ;t; large varieties, $1 75@2 per bu. ; crab apjiles. 30(4()c ]er bu. Pkovisious- Detroit moss. J10 50@10 75; Detroit family pork, $12 25@1275: short clear. 1300@1.3 50; lard in tes . rvr e; half bbls,7'jn ;■„(■: in pails, c''i-: bams, l:.".j(.1-J",c; shoulders. 7;;.,ci8c; dried beef, 18m@13J c; bacon.8@SJLc ; extra mess beef, $S 00@S 2;.; famih bee? $9@9 25. Potatoks- Michigan, SI 2i(tpl 50; Delawaro sweets, $3 5Ú; Jersey sweets, $4 5C per bbl. Vi:c ■; ut a LES- Lettuce,20@25c ;cucumbers, IScjper doz; eabbageSi la 36 per HK) for Michigan; cauliflower, 60@75c per doz; beets, 25c; tomatoos, 45@50cper bu; Dutch radislii's, 25@30c per doij green corn, 7(") Sc per doz. Wood - Sawed ends: Beech and maple, $5 75; majili', ?ti 2"; hickory. $6 35 per cord, delivered. For sawing and splitting, each, 50c extra. GEXERAL PUODb'CE. Turnips 30 @ Onions f bbl 2 00 @ 2 25 Honey !:! M 14 Beans, picked 1 40 (C 1 45 Heans, unpicked 50 ftg 85 Beeswax 2" Ui, 30 Eggs 13 e 13 I Cheese 9 (i 10 Tallow 8 S %V Hops per Ib 20 ( 25 J.1VE STOCK. Oátiis- Harket for best stronger; poor kind weaker; shipping steera of wO to 1,100 lbs, $3 60(95; stocker and feeders, 2@8 50; cows, bulls. and mixed. $1 7O@8 :i0; luilk, $240@3; through Texas cattle a sbade lower at$2 5ftaS 50"; Western rañgersslow; nativos and half breeds, COW3, S; wintered Tezans, $2 85@3 60. Hoc.s Market strong and Slblüc hinlin-; rough and mixed, : 85(a I 85; packing and shipping, l (("") 10; ight. - Bkips, $2 10 Sueep- Market steady; nativos, S2@4; Western, $3 i 50; Tézans, $1 Í5@3 LO; lambs, $4@5. The Drovers' Jpnrnal's special caolegram from London Indicat dull cattic market; prices about steady at 12c per Ib for best American beeves, dréssed weight.