Michigan State News

Reports to the State Board of Health by sixty-seven observers in different parts of the State for the week ended on June 21 indicated that cholera morbus, cholera infantum, scarlet fever and membranous croup inereased, and puerperal fever, cerebrospinal meningitis, remittent fever and eryEipelas decreased in area of prevalence. Diphtheria was reported at twenty-two places, scarlet fever at twentyseven, typhoid fever ai fourteen and measles at thirty-three places. Wrecked the Fast Express. The east-bound Detroit, Grand Haven & Milwaukee fast train was wrecked in Grand Rapids the other evening and Fireman Ilerbort Nesser was killed. An oak tie sixteen feet long had been placed by an unknown person on the track, and the engine struck it while going at the rate of twenty miles an hour. Tho passengers were badly shaken up. The detectives said they bad a clew to the perpetrators of the deed. Detroit Carpentern Loge. The carpenters' strike in Detroit which had lasted eight weeks ended the other day in favor of the employers and in the defeat of the unions. The lack of funds compelled the committee tocut down the weekly allowance of the unmarried strikers to 82.50. They had been getting S4. This led to their deBertion in large bodies, and the strike was ended. A Genuiue Hermir. Isabella County has a genuine hermit. His hut is full of scientiflc instruments, and two of his brothers are professors ín Leipsic and Heidelburg. Ilis Greek and Latín are proficient enough to make the text-book makers blush for ignorance. What fate drove him to big lonesome, friendless and studiou3 life in the woods nobody knows. A MllUonalre Dead. Hon. Williatn Brigham Wesson, one of the most highly-esteemed citizens of Detroit, died at his residence the other day aftera long illness. Ue was bom at Hardwick, Mass., in 182a Mr. Wesson was connected with numerous enterprises and a prominent real estáte dealer. His estáte was valued at between $2,000,000 and 3,000,000. Hiilu't Edow It Wal Loaded. John Wilson, a colored man living on on a farm near Farmington, was accidentally shot the other afternoon by Miss Conroy, a young lady of the neighborhood. She pointed a revolver al his head, exclaiming: "Your money or your life!" She didn't know it was loaded, and the bullet entered his skull and proved fatal. Went Craxy rrom Frlght. Thomas Colsgrove, of Burlington, N. Y., was obliged to remain in Sidnaw, Ontonagon County, the other night, and was given a room in a rough boardinghouse where ho was routed out and roughly handled by miners. He went Tiolently insane from the excitement ol hil ezperience. í A Ni.v.-I Sult. Deputy Sheriff Garner, of Flushing, pecently held an auction and among other things sold a little brown jug of whisky, which he thought was empty, for ten cents. The buyer got on a roaring drunk and now his wife is trying to posecute Garner for selling liquor without a license. The Medical Assoclatlon. At the recent session in Grand Rápida oí the State Medical Association the following officers were elected: President, L. W. Bliss, of Saginaw; First VicePresident, H. B. Baker, of Lansingj Seoretary, Charles W. Hitchcock, of Detroit; Treasurer, W. J. Henry, of Detroit _ Death of ltob Ward. Robert A. Ward, chamDion half-mile runner of the United States, died at his home in Ilillsdale very suddenly the other night. Mr. Ward was one of the star members of the Detroit Athletic Club and won his championship at the game at Travers Island, N. Y., last fall. Pliort but Newy Item. Eaton Rapids dedicated a fine new Baptist church the other day. Fourteen now factories have been secured for Muskegon by the improvement company of that town. If Marshall will dónate the site and water power capitalista from Chicago will erect a $50,000 paper mili there. Cut worms are feasting on the newly planted corn in some portions of the State and many flelds will have to be replanted. The Buckeye saw and shingle mili at Clarion, together with contents and stock in the yard, were burned the other afternoon. Loss $0,000. Fred Higbee, aged seven years, living near Grand Ledge, whilo playing ia a barn recently, was struck by lightning and instan tly killed. A horse in the barn waskilled by the same stroke. The Detroit Base-Ball Club disbanded the other day. While playing around the cars at Escanaba recontly Allen Tyrrell feil under a moving train and was cut in two. John Silk, who left Flint for Ireland, retnrned the other day and complained that he was buncoed at Búllalo for 8800 while going to New York. James McCleary, of Jackson, aged 20 years, jumped frora a moving train the other morning and had an arm and a leg cut off. He lived three hours. Gustavus Planed, who had been deserted by his wife, found her in an unlawful house near lron Mountain the other night and shot her twice, inflicting fatal wounds. The Calumet mine engine house containing "Jumbo," the monster hoisting engine, was burned the other day, with a loss of 810,000. John Bowdem, a fireman, had his nose cut off by falling