The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1883-07-27

Three sheriffs took charge or the hunt
for the murderers of Clingan in Elk
Home grove, Iowa. Men were station
ed every twenty feet, and soon after
daybreak there were 500 persons on
the ground. Squads of ten were sent
into the dense underbrush to recon-
hotter. One OF the murderers sprang
to his feet and fired, killing j. w. Mad
dy, of Maine. The assassin was in
stantly riddled with buckshot by Mr..
MONTGOMERY, of Extra. The dying man
confessed the murder or Postmaster
Clingan. The other desperate ran into
a field and surrendered to Phil Duval,
of Atlantic.
Seven members of the Brotherhood
of Photographers; representing different
cities, called on General Eckert in New
York, Monday morning, and presented
memorial asking Of heWesternU Union
company an increase of Is per cent. in
salaries and slight reduction in the
hours of work. They were told that
the company did not recognize the com.
mittee, and it would expect list OF
those employees who desired to be rep
resented in the demand. 1t Is an
nounced that unless the telegraphers
receive satisfactory answer there will
be general strike. A member or the
executive committee in Boston has
been summoned to New York by Vice
President Eckert, for consultation.
A collision between passenger and
freight train occurred at MenOminee,
Wisconsin, Monday afternoon, result
ing in nearly complete wreck of both
engines and derailing OF the mail and
baggage cars of the passenger train and
several freight cars. The accident was
attributed to the negligence of the
freight train hands, the passenger train
rounding a sharp curve as the freight
was slowly backing upon the side track.
The engineers and firemen of both
trains jumped for their lives and barely
escaped. Not single individual was
injured, though the trains speed was
twenty-five miles an hour when the
freight was encountered. Several trav-
elers on board the passenger train state
that the escape of all was miraculous.
Frederick M. Kerr, who embezzled
S5S,000 from Preston, Kean ~ Co., OF
Chicago, was brought back early Sun
day morning and kept in Allan Pinker-
toms office until Monday afternoon.
The detectives report that he wept Bit
ter tears on reaching familiar scenes.
Mr.. Kean has spent hours with the
prisoner to obtain the details of tn
theft and ascertain if he had any ac-
completes. Kerr states that the stolen
money was lost in speculations on the
open board, and that for six months he
has experienced the sensation of being
on pins and needles. The firm has ex-
having paid $500 for the use Of the
war-ship Essex. A draft for G1000 was
taken from the prisoner at Lima. On
Tuesday Kerr was arraigned before
Judge Rogers, but declined to plead
until he had conferred with an attor-
ney. He was visited by some old &C
quaintances, who carried him fragrant
bouquet. Mr.. Kean reports Kerr as
being very penitent, and he has hopes
of learning something as to the money
lost in speculation.
The storm in the vicinity of Des
MoineS, Iowa, on Sunday night was
much more severe than at first reported.
At Mitchelville a large Touring mill,
which had just been completed, was
completely wrecked, and will be a total
loss. Mrs. E. w. Galloway, an aged
lady alarmed by the storm. started
downstairs intending to go to the cellar,
but slipped and fell, striking on the top
of her head, and is now lying in a COM
atose state with but little hopes of re-
COfcIy. SOll anu Sldlil dlo Utiuiy Wv vi.
At Newton it is reported large build
ing on the college farm was blown
down. At Chester Center, a few miles
north of Grinnell, the Congregational
Church was blown down and complete
ly wrecked, together with three dwell
ling-houses, a number of barns, etc.
Corn and wheat were leveled to the
ground. The greater part of the dam
age done was to the crops. The storm
seems to have been widespread, extend
ing as far as Avoca on the west and
Brooklyn on the east. No lives have
been reported lost and aside from those
mentioned, none were injured.
A cyclone swept through Wisconsin
Monday laying waste everything in its
path. AT Fort Atkinson many build
ings were demolished, but, strange to
say, no one was killed amid all the de-
struction. At Summit and Ottawa the
storm-cloud was described as of dark
greenish color, and moved with marvel
Gus velocity. Everything in its track
was laid low. Houses and barns were
blown to fragments, and great trees
broke like mullens. At Watertown a
number of houses and barns were I'M
rooted, but so far as known no further
damage was done. A dispatch from
Wales says: The tornado that passed
over this section did great damage, and
though so far as known no one was
killed outright, there are number
thought to be fatally injured. The
damage to property in this vicinity will
exceed $4,000, and there is no telling
what devastation was wrought beyond
here. There are rumors Of several per-
sons being killed east of here, but moth
ing definite can be learned. A grove
lying mile and half south of here
was struck by the tornado and it was
moved clean half mile in width; that
is, all the trees were laid, some being
torn up by the roots and carried long
distance and others twisted off near the
roots. Everything in the shape of
buildings luckily there were few lying
in the track of the stormy so far as
traced was leveled.