In Two Peninsulas

N. Molitor MunUrers M.iy be Pardoned. Au attempt is being made to secure the pardon of tlve alleged Molitor murderers who wen; genteneed from Alpena county iat year to Jaukson prison for life. The prisoners are August Grosmann, August Fuhrmann, Henry Jacobs, Cari Vogeler and Wm. Eepke. lt will be remembered that these raen were eonvicted oí killing Albert Molitor at Hogers City on the 'night of August 25, 1S7", and it was prineipally on the confession of Wm. Kepke - who, after nearly 20 years, says that his conscience troubled him - that the convictions were secured. Kepke now makes attidavit that the evidence he gave was false. He further represents that he was induced to swear íalsely upon the trial upon the a.ssurance that by doing so he wonld f ree liimself. He further says that at the time of the first confession he was intoxicated and afterward desired to withdraw his confesión, but was not allowed to do so. In the case of Henry .Jacobs, the defense attempted to prove an alibi on the trial, it was Bhown that the wife of the accused gave birth to a child on August :.'7. 1S7", two days after the murder of Molitor, and that for several days previous thereto Jacobs han been detained at home by his wife's illness. Áttorney-Generai Kllis wasconducting the pro.secution and it is now alleged that he controverted this testimony in .1 ïciibs' defense by sharp practice. During the clo&ing hours of the trial he introduced a certiíied copy of the countv clerk's record which showed that the child was born in 1S7Ö, a year after the murder. But now Joseph Smith, ex-eounty clerk, makes attidavit that there was an entry of the birth of the child for both 1875 and 1876, but the church records and the testimony of the neighbors show that the latter entry vas erroneous. JN'evertheless, Ellls directcd Smith to makea certifled copy of the latter entry and return the record to Hogers City, thus preventing the defense from meeting this evideiice before the close of the trial. But Llttlc Sympathy at Besiemer. Three minors reprosenting1 the Ishperaing- and Negauuee stvikers visited Itessemer, presumably to solieit aid to carry on the strike. The notices carrying mass meetings, hovvever, convey the idea minera that the union is trying to cause a sympathetic strik on the liessemer ïang-e. Several hundred attended the first raass meetings. The feeling expressed was that the strikers made a mistake, and should return to work. The committee was muuh discourag-ed. A later dispatch from Ishpeming says: The strikers' soliciting committee lias retnred from the copper country, where they expected to sepure $0,000, with but Sl-'O, the situaI tion is becoming desperate for the men who have been idle ior six weeks, I and who vvero illy prepared for the seige. The men hardest to keep in Une are the Finlanders and it is certain that the first day that hunger really pinches them thev will make a break for work. They are growüng deeply that the relief funde promised them do not show up. Four Drownnd In St. Clair Klver. Frank Derufjf nis sister-in-law Mra. Michael Derulgf, and Misses Celina Chonski, Minnie Schoenhart and Edith Coiuier were pienicing1 on Stag island, near Marysville, in St. Clair river. They saw a storm coming' up and started to row home, but when within 30ü feet of the shore a squall capsi.ed the boat. Frank Derufg was a good swiininer and he managed to get the women all to the overturned boat, but instead of holding on to it they elung to him. He held three of thera up with one hand and kept hold of the boat with the other until one of the women grabbed the hand on the boat all all four went down and were drowned. The Schoenhart girl bravely clung1 to the boat and was rescued later by soine boys. Mrs. Perufg leaves a husband and two small ehildrcn. The two young ladies were about 20 years of age. Michigan Good Tomplarn. The grand lodge of Michigan of the Independent Order of Good Templars met at Stanton. The grand secretary reported the present membership as 8,301, a decrease of -',412 sinoe July 31, 1894. There are now 1SC lodges in the Btate, a decrease o f 05. During the year 29 lodges have been Instituted and reorganized, six charters surrendered and 88 charters forfeited. ünly about one-fourth as many lodges have been organized during tho last year. An other cause of loss is hard times. There appears to be a general falling off in interest in temperanee matters. l'lie ofh'cers of the grand lodge. however, think that this lull is only temporary. The grand treasurer reports total receipts of $4,250.68; orders paid, 14,306.53; overdraft, $18. !4. Strange Murdor iit Irini Mmi it.iln. John Knutson was murdered at Iron Mountain by two men who followed him from a saloon. He was but a few rods from the door when a number of people saw the men running toward Knutson. An instant later there was the report of a revolver, Knutson feil :le;ul. and the murdererB ran down an alley and disappeared. There is not the slightest clew to the munlerers, nor the causes that led to the crime. Xorris (reen, of Dunclee, who hired a hundred or more Monroe laboring men to Work on the aspipe line at $2 per day and then Bkipped out, leavlng an unpaid board Iiill, was senteneed to 50 da ys in jai). Creen is wanted in both Toledo and Adrián for working swindling schemes. The body of John C. Speidel was found floAUng in the river at Lanslng. ibont a block from the residence of his daughter, Mrs. J. C Wolf, with ivhom he livcd. It is donbtk-ss a case 3Í suicide, aathe old man was slightly ieranged and had previously attempted j to kill him. Ue was Bü years old.