Notice Of Pingree Measures

Lansing, Mich., Jan. 15.- Bills were introduced in the Michigan house providing for a normal school in the upper península; a joint resolution for a constitutional amendment limiting the time for introduction of bilis to twenty days; to amend tho election law; to prohibit holding party caucuses and conventions. A bilí was passed authorizing the village of Houghton to convey mineral lands. Bills were noticed by Atkinson, Governor Pingree's right bower, looking to a general amendment of the railroad laws, in aecordance with the recommendations of Pingree's message. In the senate a bilí was introduced appropriating $20,000 for current expenses of the Michigan Mining school until the regular appropriation is avaiiable. Both houses held brief sessions and devoted most of the day to fecting the committee organizations. The governor has paid his respects to Lieutenant Governor Dunstan, charging him with arranging the senate committees in the interests of the enemies of the people. There has not been nraeh comfort for the governor in this legislature so far. His men have invariably been given the "marble, heart." CALUMET AND HECLA MINE FIRE. Flamcs Amoiig tho Timbera in the Calamet and Hecla. Iloughton, Mich., Jan. 19.- Between 0 and 7 o'elock in the evening smoke, issuing from the twenty-fourth level of the South Hecla branch of the Calumet and Hecla mine, warned the miners that there was fire among the timbers in the slope. Only the trammers who load the cars were underground and they lost no time in to the suriace by the man car and ladders. No one is missing, and none were injured in getting out. The officials of the company say that the fire can do no great damage. It cannot communicate to the shafts, as there is over seventy-flve feet to No. 9 shaft on the north and about 300 feet to No. 10 shaft on the south. The fire can be confined to where it started. The shafts will be sealed for a day or two. No hoisting will be done until the fire is extinguished. No curtailment of the product of the mine will be caused, as the shafts at the Calumet end and the old Hecla part of the mine can gïve sufflcient rock to keep the stamp milis going at full capacity. The fire bsing under control, it should not affect the mine shares in the stock market. The cause of the fire ia not known, as the miners had quit work at noon. Tlirougli Forty Miles of Ice. Menominee, Mich., Jan. 15.- Ann Arbor ferry No. 1 entered this port Wednesday, having cut her waythrough Corty miles of ice, having an average thickness of from eight to ten inches. Severa! heavy windrows of ice were encountered between Chambers island and Whaleback reef. The trip through the ice vas rr.aáe in fivè hours. Considerable delay was occasioned in entering Deaths Door from Lake Michigan as the Pilot island light had been extinuished for the winter and it was necéssary to lay outside and await daybreak. John Donovan, of Bay City. Lansing, Mloh., Jan. 20.- Represerïtative John Donovan, of Bay City, who sprang into prorninence two years ago by reason of the fact that he was the only Democratie member of the state legislature, has distinguished himself by introducing in the house a bilí to provlde for the i-inging of the curfew bell in all cities and incorporated villages of the state, and to require all children between the ages of 8 and IS to remain off the streets after 8 o'clock at night. Michigan Lcjjislative "Juuket." Lansing, Mich., Jan. 18. - The senate and house locked horas Saturday over the proposud junket to the state institutions and the fight promises to be llvely. The senate by a unanimous vote adopted a concurrent resolution providing for an adjournment from Jan. 22 to Febi 1, but the house by a vote of 5 to 1 decided not to adjourn for the purpose mentioned. The issue will be fought to a finish this week. Failure at 15ay City. Bay City, Mich., Jan. 20. - Theodore Hiñe, a pioneer lumberman, fiiled mortgages yesterday aggregating $47,661. The flrst runs to Fred H. "Woolson, of Port Huron, as trustee; the second is to N. E. Bradley, trustee, Bay City Debts aggregating $44,285 are to bs paid from the second mortgage. The embarrassment is due to the Mosher & Son lumber failure in 1835. Pingree aud the Postmaster Xow. Lansing, Mich., Jan. 18.- Governor Pingree and Postmaster Rowley have locked horns over the federal iaw which requires the receiver of a posiuince order to sign the name exactly as written in the order. Pingree insists on signing J. S. Pingree, even if the. name in the order is written Hazen S. Pingree. Wild Geese and au Open Lake. Harrisville, Mich., Jan. 15.- Quite a number of wiM neese have been killed here the past week. It is the flrst time in the recollection of the oldest inhabitants that wild geese have been seen in the open lake at this season of the year. The lake is clear of ice and there is no snow. StatO Notes. The old established firm of H. S. Robinsnn & Co., boot and shoe manufacturers, of Detroit, Mich., is In trouble. lts Habilities are $138,000, with assets that faii to cover more than $100,000. Gilbert Moore of Covert, Mich., has been sent to jail for refusing to send his children to the public schools. Moore is a member of the sect of Santifled Saints, who eschew all cooked food and live on fruits as much as possible. He declares he will suffer any persecution rather than allow his children to jeopaiciize their eternal happiness by attending school.