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In Two Peninsulas

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Day
15
Month
August
Year
1895
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Public Domain
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3,300 Solriiera at Camp D.-vlin. The Michigan National Guard was greeted by heavy rainwhen they went into camp at Island Lake. The camp was christened Camp Devlin in honor of the late quartermaster-general. There were 2,300 boys in blue in camp when the first day's work had been iinislied, including the Nineteenth infantry of the U. S army from Ft. Wayne, Detroit. Brigadier-General Hawley was in personal command and gave the boys IS hours work daily. Several of the boys were arrested for various offenees and a court martial was necessary to enfoi'ce discipline. Wm. Howman, of the Kourth regiment, was j dishoDorably diseharged and drummed out of camp for drunkenness and insubordination. l'atrick Cunningham and Henry J. Hastings. also of the Fourth. were lined their camp pay for deserting their posts while on guard duty. The arrival of Gov. Rich, as commander-in-chief, was made the occasion of considerable display, and the old l(l-pound huwit.er which served in the famous Loomis batterv during the war, was brought out to fire a salute of l'J guns. At the seventeenth gun a premature discharge occurred and Chas. McCulloug-h, Frank Kelly and Ira Lent, all of Co. E, First regiment, received injuries which caused the loss of a finger to each. In Honor of Father Marqnette. Father Marquette, the famous Jesuit missionary whose name is so closely woven into the history of Michigan, was honored by"a splendid celebration at St. Ignace. The purpose of the event was to raise funds for the erection of a monument to the missionary of long ago whose remains reposed at St. Ig-nace for more than two ries. The celebration opened with a parade in which were hundreds of Indians in costume. They gave a war dance after the mareh. The city fire department and civic organizations and four brass bands also participated. The formal exercises were held in a big tent on the bluff and were opened by Mayor Connors. Rev. Father J. E. Keul, of St. Ignace, told of the disuovery of Marquette's reraains in 1877 in the buried ruins of the ancient Jesuit mission church. Gov. Rich, Hon. T. A. E. Weadock and Hon. W. M. Springer delivered addresses and Fr. Chebul spoke to the Indians assembled. About $2,000 ivas raised toward a monument. "Hold ïour Hsad np and Look Natural." The Photographers' Associatiou of America held foura days' convention at the Museum of Art at Detroit. There were 400 members from the various points of the compass. On the first day the photographers did llttle business. President Schneider. of Columbus, O., read the annual address. The report of J. Kd. Koeche, of St Louis, the treasurer, was read by Secretary C. M. Hayes, of Detroit It showed the receipts last year were 84,787.56, and the expenditures $3,795. President Schneider's speech was brief, complimentary and encouraging. The salon ezhibits comprised some of the finest specimens of the photographers' art ever shown in this country and contained several hundred very fine photographs of all classes of subjects. Parole Syatam Adopted Prlton Board. The state prison boards in session at Mackinac island adopted the parole system authorized by the legislature last winter. The rüles provide that the governor may release convicts on parole upon the recommendation of the board which shall be iruided by the warden's report No convict shall be parolled until half his sentence expires and may not leave the state until the full time of sentenced is passed. He shall be deemed in the legal custody of the governor and by him may be ordered back to prison. In event of his refusing to obey he shall be considered an escaped convict. Whlle on parole he shall be subject to prison rules and sa ve or forfeit "good time" the same as if actuallv in confinement New Frohlbltlon Commlttee. At the meeting of the I'rohibition state central oommittee at .1 ackson a resolution was adopted praising Chairtnan Fanning. Later Mr. Fanning presentad his resignation to take effect when hu back salary had been paid. Ihen the committee reconsidered its iomplimentary resolution and adopted inother declaring the office of chairaban vacant. A new executive com.nittee was elected: Chairman, John tJüberson, Clair; vice chairman, Dr. H. A. Reynolds, Pontiac; secretary. W. C. hephard. Grand Rapids; treasurer, L'. K. Perrine, Jackson: members, Dr. Paul T. Butler, Alaino: Krent Harding, liay City, and D. W. Grandon. Adrián. Nelson Addis, a wealthy tarmer near VVilliamston, was arrested on a charle Df illegal parentag-e. preferred by a Mrs. Wilson, of Grand liupiils. Buit tvas commenced against Addis a few nonths ago by the woinan s Lusband for alienating his wife's affections, :laiming damages to the amount of 510.000. Addis settle and Wilson soon fter obtained a divorce from his wife, md Mrs. Addis died soon after. Addis tías one child, a daughter, aged about 13 years. The fourth annual convention of the Michigan conference branch Young l'eoples' association of the Evangelical Alliance (Germán) was held at Detroit. 1'luM-e were 67 delegates in attendince, representing 8,000 members, the iinis of the conferi'iu-c belng similar ;o those Of the Epworth League. The ('opper Flls mine at Calumet, resnmed work with 85 uu-m. which force will be materially increascd in e near future, as it is probable that the Arnold and Copper l'alls mine will oe Consolidated and strongly workeO. Chia is the. first idle mine to resuii iince the improvement in copper.

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