Arrested For Arson

Ex-Congessman D. D. Aitken swore out a warrant at Flint for the arrest of John H. Gotshall, charging him with the burning of the large grain barn of Lee & Aitken, in Burton township, Genesee county, thus leveling to the ground S3,000 worth of property. Gotshall was arrested in 1890 on a charge of arson, but was acquitted; and in 1895, soon after he had resigned as secretary of the Genesee County Farmers' Mutual Fire Insurance Co., Gotshall's own farm buildings burned, entailing a loss of 82,600. The insurance company refnsed to settle, claiming that he fired his own buildings. New Buffalo people have beeome frightened after two large conflagrations and will now pat in a waterworka plant. Fire destroyed five farin barns and their contenta, belonging to Joseph Discher, .Sr., at Carleton. A spark from an engine is supposed to be the cause; paritally insured. The bitter postoftice fight at St. Joseph between ex-County Clork Fred A. Woodruff and Editor L. E. Merehant, of the Saturday llerakl, was ended by the appointment of Mr. Woodruff. Mining operations will soon be resumed at the Cliffs shaf ts at Ishpcming whieh have been idle smce 1893. A itorce of 400 miners will be put on at l.he start and will be mcreased later. Newton hall, the best opera house in St, Johns, burned to the ground caus ;ng a loss of $4,000. The St. Johns Land Co., Ltd., were the losers, and i ís doubtful whether it will ver be rebuilt. .