In Two Peninsulas

Strlkíns Miners liecomin Violent. The striking miners at Ishpeming and Negauuee have retained the syinpathies of man y people because they had been quiet and orderly, but as the strike progresses and there seems to be lebs light ahead for the strikers they are becoining restless, and seem to inniü'ine that any criticism of their actions can only come from an enemy, and they are very easy to cffend. Fred Britton, who ís known as one of the "squarest" newspaper correspondente in the state, was sent to Ishpeming by the Detroit News to write up the strike. The men did not take kindly to his presence, and about midnight a mob of 500 surrounded the telegraph office where he was at work and ordered him to depart. Britton refused until the chief of pólice advised him to do so. He took his time about it, ho wever. He went to Champlain and afterward to Marquette. Many of the strikers were armed with clubs and cobblestones, and had it not been for the urgent solicitation of Kev. Wm. Coad, chairman of the union, that the men refrained f rom violence, it is certain that an open struggle and a lynching might have resulted. The disgraceful action of the strikers is attributed to the frequent visits which many of them made to the saloons after being paid off. An attempt was started to mob a local editor, but the mob thought better of it on consideration. Great indignation is expressed at the act of the mob, which is regarded in the light of a lawless and cowardly conspiracy, and a precedent that the authorities cannot ignore. LiATBB. - Britton retnrned to Ishpeming being; assured by Gov. Kich of full protection. The city authorities and county officials also gave their word that lie shonld nut be again molested. The sti-ike leaders told Britton that the trouble would not occur again. The Kuftaïo group is talking seriously of starting up its steam shovels. Should they decide to adopt that policy, matters will be brought speedily to a crisis. A union is organized on the Menominee range and the men at the Dunn mine at Crystal Falls are on strike for an increase with prospects of the trouble spreading in that district. The action of the Franklin Copper Mining company, of Houghton, in raising the wages of all employés 10 per cent will probably be followed by Beveral other mines and eventually by all the copper mines of the district. S500,000 Conflagration at Menominee. The most destructive fire which ever visited Menominee started in the slab piles of Spies' lumber yard. The wind was blowing very hard and in 30 minutes the íiames vvere beyltd control and were threatening the eDtire city. The entire lumber yard of Snies. the Girard Lumber Co., and the Bay Shore Lumber Co. were burned. AU the offices, barns and stables, oil liouses, etc, were also consumed. Tlie lire departments of Marine te and Peshtigo, Wis. , came togive assistance. It is estiraated that at least 10.000,000 feet of lumber burned, also hundreds of thousands of shingles and lath. The sight was a grand one and thousands of people watohed the progress of the flames, filled with dread of possible danger to their homes. Seveu dwelliugs of State & Jenkins' were totallv burned and the Bay View house partially so. Clark'a match factory stock is a complete loss. The total loss will reauh fi.r.00,000. Four men were seriously injured. Chief Kratz of the fire department had his nose fracturad but went back to the fire. He was carried out of a insensible. But for the gallant work of the fire departments the city would probably have been swept avtay. ïwo Balloonists Fatally Injured. Two aeronauts were fatally injured in a balloon accident at Vandercooks Lake near Jackson. The balloon used was one of the lararest of the hot air variety with doublé trapeze bars. It was successfully infiated and Ella Peake, a trapeze performer, took the upper bar, and Chas. Klliott the lower. I At the moment Uie retaining ropes were cast off, a g-ust of wind cauglit the canvass and careened it to one side, and it took fire. It then shot into the air some distance. Then it i collapsed and came crashing down Miss i'eake feil beavily, breakiug both legs besides iufteringinternal iojuries. Elliott struck on his shoulders and is badly crushed. His injuries are said to be fatal. The spectators quickly dragged the aeronauts froin the burnïng balloon. Elliott bas been in this business seven years. This is his flrst serious accident. Miss Peake is a niece of Prof. Hogan, who lost his life on Campbells airship in the Atlantic ocean live years ago. Steamer Alva Sunk In a Collision. The steainer Alva was run into by the whaleback barg-e 117, in towof the E. M. l'eck, below the dyke at the ' Soo." ltoth vessels were ore laden. Ihe whaleback took a sudden sheer when near the Alva, which caused the colhsion. Her nose struck the Alva three fect below the main deck uakinga ragged hole alongside the engineroom. The Alva tilled rapidly and soon went to the bottom. iNo one was mjnred. The stem of the whaleback was bad Iy damaged, and her forward hold nHüd with water, but she was kept afloat with pumps. Both vessels are fully iusured. A new and dangerous enemy of the apple bas beeu disoovered in orchards about Kalaraazoo. lt consista of a grub. which hatches upon the outside ot the fruit and gnaws inward Late apples are the most ttffected. Specimens hare been sent to the Ao-riculiural college. Wliile builders were clearing awav uibbish on the site of the new Cohen building at Alpena, they found a complete set of co j.'i ter f e i tors' tools for making süver dollars. This clears up a mystery in renard to a larg-e number picountdirfeitsilver dollars which were lb cireuiation there a few years ac-o