Michigan Melange

Crystal Falls, Mich., July 27.- A paper bag containing a lunch given to Peter Bons, the tramp, by Mrs. Harris, and found near the spot where Pearl Morrison was murdered Friday evening, is a pretty strong piece of evidence pointing to him as the one responsible for her death. Several other circumstances help to build a strong chain of circurastantial evidence around him, and one of the strongest is the fact of him reporting the finding of the body. It ia now known that his object in doing so was in hopes of receivinr a reward. He can give no satisfactory account of his whereabouts from 3:30 o'clock until 6 o'clock, between which hours it is known the crime was committed. What would take him into that vicinity is a mystery, as the place has no attraction for men of his stripe. The Blaney Creek road is seldom used- only by berry pickers - and it was the purpose of locating a good place to piek berries the next day that took Miss Morrison on that road. Bons is known to have gone in that direction shortly after Miss Morrison. Should a few more strong points be brought out against the tramp the impatient citizens are not apt to wait for the finding of the coroner's jury, but will mete out justice to the fiend according to their own ideas. M. H. Moriarity, the leading attorney of Iron county, left for Chicago Sunday evening to secure the services of a first-class detective. Crystal Falls, Mich., July 28.- There ere no new developments in the Pearl Morrisen murder case. Bons, the tramp, was before the coroner's jury for four hours ar.d questiens were poured into him thick and fast. but his nerve carried him through the trying ordeal with flying colors. The court was packed with spectators, many ladies being present, but Bons was the mest unconcerned person in the room. It is rumored that new and important evidence has been found against Bons. MAY REDUCE CAPITAL STOCK. Holtlers of Preferred Stock in a Big Company Are Anxious. Detroit, July 28. - Holders of preferred stock in the Michigan-Peninsular Car company are anxious on account of a threatened reduction of the capital stock of the big car building concern. The Corporation which was formed in 1892 by consolidation of flve car building and iron working concerns has been doing little business the past three years in proportion to its capital stock, which consists of $3,000,000 common and $5,000,000 -preferred stock. The latter guarantees dividends but has no voting power. Senator McMillan and associates are heavy holders of the preferred securities. Colonel F. J. Hecker and Charles L.. Freer are said to have gained a controlling interest in the common stock and in the $2,000,000 of bonds issued by the company. The plant is said to inventory perhaps $3,000,000. Improvempiit of St. Mary's River. Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., Aug-. 2.- Plans and estimates which wererecently submitted to the ar departmtnt ior prosecution of additional improvements in the channel of St. Mary's river have been approved and proposals will be advertised for at an early date. It means the expenditure of, approximately, $500,000, involving the excavation of 600,000 yards of rock and earth. The improvements include the widening of the channel through the Round island shoa.ls this side of Bay Mills and the middle Neebiah channel. The depths will also be increased. The new improvements are in every way necessary ar.d will be hailed with delight by vesselmen. Michigan Trap Shooters Meet. Bay City, Mich., July 29.- The Michigan trap shooters opened a two days' tournament here Tuesday, with forty shooters from different parts of the state on the ground. The main event was the team shoot, the Bay City Gun club of Bay City winning by a score of 62 out of a possible 75. Detroit was second with 60, and River Rouge and Saginaw tied for third with 55. W. M. Thompson of Detroit won the E. C. Powder company $50 silver loving cup by a score of 45 of a possible 50. Having twice won the cup it is now his. Puzzled Over the Fi.sh Tari ff Detroit, July 30.- Collector Molony is puzzled over the new tariff law regarding fish. All fresh water fish, frozen or packed in ice, were f ree undertheoldlaw, The new law says all fish caught in the lakes are free, provided they have been caught by American citizens. The law makes no provisión for the evidence that shall be taken to show whether the fish were caught by American citizens. Until this point is settled Collector Molony has decided not to allow fish to enterfree of duty. Mnrder and Suïcide. Ann Arbor, Mich., July 28. - Nathan James, a farm hand, Tuesday shot and fatally wounded Martha Miner, a domestic, and then killed himself. A lover's quarrel is supposed to have been the cause. The tragedy was enacted at the home of James' employer, Charles Gadds, in Bridgewater township. James, who is about 50 years old, is said to have kept Miss Miner secreted in Gadds' house for several days. The girl is dying. James killed himself instantly. Sea Serpent Appears Again. Detroit. July 30.- The sea serpent has appeared in Lake Erie. He was sten Tuesday at the lower end of Sugar island. The sea serpent is about thirty feet long and as big around as a barrel. The head, which is of a dark color, resembles in outline that of a horse. It was seen some distance off shore and was going in an easterly direction. The serpent was in view for a considerable time, but finally disappeared beneath the waves. The Itopes Gold and Silver Co. Ishpeming, Mich., July 29. - B. W. Wright, who was appointed receiver for the Ropes Gold and Silver company, will endeavor to settle affairs soon and thinks the company can be reorganized with good capital. In the latter event operations will be resumed at the mine which never looked better than now. The. liabilitles of the company are yet unknown, but are estimated at various amount3 from $00,000 to $100,000, with assets of about $70,000. Ctoorge Taylor Wliips :i Hr. Seney, Mich., July 31. - George Taylor, foreman of a shingle bolt camp, was returnlng in the evening, when he was attacked by a large black bear. A lively tussle followed, and bruin retreated after receiving several heavy blows on the head from a bar of iron. Bears are very numerous this year, one hunter having killed five large ones this spring. (ol ïs His JLawyer. Crystal Falls, Mich., July 31.- Peter Bons held by the coroner's jury for the murder of Pearl Morrison, was brought before Justloe Roberts. He asked for an immedlate examination. When asked if he wanted an attorney, he replied that "Cfod was his lawyer." FurttK r hearing was adjourned in order to secure witnesses. Public sentiment againsi Bons is subsidir.g, but will probably be fanned into excitement again at his examination. Took Sinne Other Tilinga, Also. Hillsdale, Mich., July 28.- Frederick Virgien bought a ticket for Elkhart, Ind., and is supposed to have left on the 10:47 o'clock train west Sunday night. He had slept in Albaugh & Son's jewelry store since Christmas. Monday morning the safe was found opened, robbed of $45 in cash, two gold watches and $1.200 worth of diamonds. Three days ago Virgien remarked that he intended to take a few days' vacation if he enuld arrange it. Picked Up a Iiving Snake. Allegan, Mich., July 29.- E. B. Balley keeps a grocery and crockery store. His wife, while waiting on a customer, saw what looked like a pair of kid gloves behind a stack of plates. She picked the object up and was horrifled whenasnake nearly three feet long wriggled through her hands and feil on the floer. The reptile was chloroformed by a druggist who happened in. It is supposed that the snake came from the south in a box oí fruit. Jmlge Cooley in a Sanitarium. Ann Arbor, Mich., July 28.- Ex-Judge Cooley was taken to Flint Mohday. He ia at the Oak Grove hospital, the private sanitarium of Dr. C. B. Burr, exsuperintendent of the asylum at Pontiac. His sons Thomas and Charles accompanied him. Dr. Thomas Cooley, his younger son, wil] attend him until the end comes. Ex-Judge Cooley is never violent and his mental condition is clearly due to overwork. Girl Drowned in Diamond Lake. Niles, Mich., July 30. - At Diamond Lake, four society girls, two from near Cassopolis and two from Vandalia, were taking a cruise around the lake when a sudden gust of wind capsized their yacht. Dora O'DelI was drowned, but Mary Skinner, Clara Whitehead and Etta Train were rescued after a hard struggle by a young man whose name could not be learned. Cbarged wltli Murder. Niles, Mich., Aug. 1. - Two tramps, who refuse to give their ñames, were arrested here at midnight, charged with having murdered a tramp at Kensington, Hls. The dead man was shot during a quarrel, and the other two tramps boarded a Michigan Central train. They were discovered when the train arrived here and were taken back to Kensington.