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alderman, was sentenced to five years hard labor at Sing Sing, last Friday, and to pay a fine of f 5,000. As the old gentleman is over 80 years old ït is doubtful if he outlives the sentence. The governors of Massachusetts, Yermont, Connecticut, New York and Pennsylvania have called for a convention of Governors of the States to meet in' New York August 23, to agree upon uniform rules of procedure in extradition cases. The much talked of meeting between the regent and a committee of Detroit gentlemen to consider the feasibility of moving the clmic of the medical departnient to Detroit, was held in th&t city, Mondsy, and resulted as we expected, in a complete fizzle. The project of slicing up the University and scattering the parts around in different parts of the state will not be enterteined by the present board of regent?. The communication from "taxpayer" in another article contains advice well worth the careiul consideration of every resident of the city. The success of cities elsewhere that have had success, has resulted ilmost always from the energy and push oi their enterprising men. Ann Arbor hae as fine advantages and prospects as any city in Southern Michigan and only ceeds a little energetic pushing in the line of manufacturing to make it one of the liveliest business towns in the whole state. It is said that Queen Victoria's jubilee cost ;her $2,000,000 and, that now, feeling perhaps that the whole thing hes footed up to a good deal more than she expected and that she has a lare;e family to support, she wants the tory minister, the Marquis of Salsbury, to present a bilí to the house of commons and have the government settle it The Marquis would undoubtedly be willing to do a great deel for the queen, but when the election returns show that tories are every day losing ground he naturally feelg a little delicate about presenting what will certainly haTe a tendency to lessen bis mjority in the house of commons. The Marquis is icdeed in a preplexing position. Some time ago the Adrián Times made the statement that President Angelí had said privately to Gov. Luce that he did not care if the laboratory appropriation did not pass. It was immediately taken up by a number of papers and published as a fact, notwithstanding President Angell's denial to the contrary. Goy. Luce'was seen by a Detroit Evening Journal reporter, Wednesday, and expressed himeelf in the following language : "I desire to correct the impression that I was influenced in the University veto action by President Angelí The latter has acted square all the way through. In an interview with him before the legislatura met, Mr. Angelí said the regents had not especially recornmended the hygienic laboratory nor would they be dispoeed to insiat upon it. He did not oonsider it indispensable. After the regents decided to include the laboratory in the bill President Angelí worked loyally for it and alwayg advised me to approve the bill." In spite of tbe hot weather, Ann Arbor is having a mild gort of boom thia summer. Tbe fruit farmers are every day exporting large quantities of berries, the prospect for a very large peacb erop in the fall is good, several business blocks and a number of residences are being put up, the fame of tbe Umversity and the charming location and convenienoe of the city have drawn a large number of studente here to attend the various gummer schools, and finally, the enterprise of Ann Arbor business men which a few weeks ago produced for distribution far and wide that.neat little book, setting forth the attractions of our little city, bas turned itself in another directien which will be of grsat benefit to the city - this is the scheme of forming a company to bore for natural gas, a f uil account of which wasgiven in last week's Begister The benefit that such an enterprise, if succeEiful, would have upon the city, can scarcely be estimated. Aaide from furnishexistence, it would give the city just that ing the cbeapest and most convenient tuel ia sort of a boom that it most needs, and free H from the reproach of being entirely dependent upon the University. If tbc discovery of natural gas iu this vicinity could do for this city what it has done for other cities in this state, the University would become a mere side-ehow. Even if gas was not discovered we have the assurance tbat if a well was sunk it would certainly find mineral water which certainly would make the enterprise a good investment