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A fire, which was probably incendiary, started in the large lumber yard of Dewing & Sons' sash, door and blind factory at Kalaraazoo. A strong wind was blowing and it, did not take for the whole lumber yard and the extensive factory to become a mass of roaring flamea, and all the efforts of the fire department were nseless. The wind swept the flaraes westward upon a row of two and three-story buildings on Burdick street and north to a large warehouse, also extending to some freight cars. Six business buildings, three residences and the freight cars were en tire ly consumed. The heat was intense. Pa int on houses a block away was blistered. The rails on the Michigan Central track were warped and the hardworking firemcn were litej-ally roasted out of the alloys. As near as could be estimated the total loss is about $300,000. The Uewing plant employed 175 men and it is reported that they will not rebuild. Mii-higaa's I'ionocrs. The tweuty-first annual meeting1 of the Michigan Pioneer and ilistorical society was held at Lansing. IJOn. Alpheus Felch presided. üecretary Green reported that the books show a total enrollment of SÍ0, while 380 members have died. Of these deaths 23 took place during the p: t ear. -ov. Rich extended the piaaers a hearty welcoine to the capítol. The tweaty-flfth annual meeting of ;he Van uuren County Picneer association, held at Decatur, was one of its most successful gatherings. Officers elected: President, Jonathan T. Woodnan, Paw Paw; vice-president, A. IÍ. 'opley, Decatur; secretary, I. P. Bates, Waverly; treasurer, Dr. A. S. liaskin, jawrence. The pioneera of Infham county held their annual meeting at. Masón with a (■ood atter.danc.e. Hon. J. M. Turner of ansing was the orator of the occasion. Dur-ing the year 1Ö8 deaths occurred. To Raise The Standard of tlio Har. In accordanco vvith a new law the upreme court has recommended to Uov. Eich the follou-ing persons as nembers of the state board of exaimn;rs of candidates for admission to the mr: Geo. H. Durand, of Flint, one year; Philip T. VanZile, Detroit, tvvo years; Mark Norris, (h-and Rapids, three years; E. C. Ostrander, Lansinj?, four years: Floyd E. Meeham, Detroit, five years. The new law abolishes the old countv boards and requires thia state board to hold examinations at Lansing four times a ycar, or at other times and places the supreme court may desiff,iate. raduates of the law department of Michigan üniversity muy be adinitted without examination. Y800,000 lire at Jackson. Fire in the big plant of the Collins Jianufacturing comp;my at Jackson caused a general alarm and all the hre apparatus in the city was calletl out. _ lt was impohsiblo to save the buildings, stock or machinery Ml were destroyed. The loss wiñ reach 000. It was one of the lárgest ïnstitutions in Ja,ckson, manufacturing road oarts. ïight wagons, etc. and was rushed with orders and filled with finïshed work. The firm employed about 300 men. The Fullep üuo-o-y works were damaged and five M. C. freurht cars burned. Total loss 8300,000. Michigan W. C. T. C The twenty-first annual convention of the Michigan Woman's Christian i lemperanee l nion assembled in the lirst Methodist Episcopal church at iiattle Creek, with about 250 delegatea 1TO. n-easurers report .shovveü SSTJft?, "í,,.8-079-5 disbursements -,.!09.93. Ihe seeret.ary reported the state membership to be 7,168; there had been 1,864 sig-natures to piedles durmjr the year; there are 76 Loval lemplar Legions with a membership ot 3,49.1 Atnong the points n the addresses were several hard rubs at the state lepislature. Del Swartz Fouail Gullty. The trial at Ontorville, of "Doe" Del Swartz, for the inurder of Willard Johnson near Colon last Octubor, carne to an end after a lengthy trial. Judge Vaple s address to the jury was ve rv clear and fair. The jury was out about six hours and returned with a verdict of guilty of murder in the firat degree. Judge Yaple at once senfoMifeSWaHZ tO Jackson state Prison Milburn Rockwell, the allefred accomphce will be tried immediately. Murder at Delray. Hugh McAphee, a constable, was shot and killed at Delrav by Oscar iisher. The tvvo men had had a row Uvo mghts before over political ma tersand when thy met afraln tty got into a broil. Thoy fought for l era mmutes Fisher shoutod out that if McAphce did not haul off he would shoot him. He thon pulled a revolver and „hot McAphee i„ the breast Fisher, with his clothing torn and With terrible ets and bruist' g-ave himself up at, Detroit. S ■rhel1oklelerriesare reponed badlv jjed by the late frosts bout ickl J. A. Renton. of Belleville, was run over and killed by a car on the Detroit Detroit11 electric r&ihvay near The Michigan district of the Germán evanhcul od of Xorth wil hold ita annual conference at Jaclcson, Juue 1: to lii. Mrs Samuel W. Scott, affed 70, committed suïcide at Plainfield bT drown in n a mili pond. She and he r busband were piooeers in this seetion. Many building improvements have been made on Mackinac Mand. Callb Cabel haa a new 30-room hotel, an annox of '., rooms haa been built . to the New Mackinac, nd the Island h„llM. bas , , more rooms. A natatorium als,, be built. Qolf and polo games will be introduced thls .summer