The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1883-12-07
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sudden stop. Four armed men mount
ed the platform to rob the train, but
shots from the express messengers
drove them away.
Thomas raig, the defaulting presi-
dent of the Exchange bank of Montre-
al. fled from the city across the border,
Tuesday, on learning that the share
holders would probably order his arrest.
He last year built mansion at cost
Of $50, 900 and decided 10 to his wife.
He will be followed by detectives,
The governor of PENNSYLVANIA vetoed
all the appropriation bill except that
for the payment of employees, on the
ground that the business for which the
extra session was called had not been
transacted. The senate passed the
measure over the veto by 81 TO 4. and
the house took similar action by 105 to
2a
Saturday afternoon flames broke out
in the basement of the notion house of
Gustave Neither, in the new Farwell
block, on Market street, Chicago.
There were eighty girls in the building,
all of whom escaped but two, who were
killed by falling from the windows.
The fire continued for three hours,
causing probable loss of $4,000.
Four minor officials of the Baltimore
and Ohio road took a boat, Friday
morning, and went on hunting excur-
sion down the river from Baltimore. AS
q flock of ducks crossed the stern, Per-
ny Shafer suddenly rose and fired.
James Houston stood up at the same
second, and received the full charge in
his head, death resulting instantly.
A fire which broke out on the top
~f hA IL
building at $50 Saturday evening burn
ed fiercely for three hours, completely
cutting the structure. Mrs. Charles l..
Wilson owned the building. John b.
Jeffrey's loss is placed at $75,0JO, and
the Journal c0mpany's damage at $780,
coo. 1t is estimated that fifty thousand
citizens gathered about the scene and
hindered the firemen in their efforts.
In the trial of Flemming and Loring,
in the district court at Chicago, Charles
f. Hyde, examiner of the Public grain
and stock exchange, testified that he
recently made a statement for Flem-
ming & Merriam falsely showing losses
of $55,OOO in fund W." involving
changes in the books of $12O.OOO. He
had also shown losses of $4,000 in
fund K'' by using figures that would
fit.
E. s. Martin. formerly business man
ager Of the Boston Ideal Opera Com
pany, and vino was defeated in the civ
il suit in Cleveland by Miss ODER, dis
robed in railroad train near Utica,
New York, Tuesday morning and
threw out his clothing. 10 the bundle
was pinned his name, with a request
to hold a post-mortem. Martin was
arrested. His mind is evidently up
set.
The trial of young Mutt for killing
Dukes is in progress at uniontown,
Pa. Major Brown and Marshall SwartZ-
welder. of Pittsburg, and Senator Voor-
heeS are for the defense. District At
torney Johnson, John Boyle, and Da-
vid Patterson. of Pittsburg, are for the
prosecution. 1t is believed that Dukes
rich stepfather. Asbury Struble, has
secured some able outside assistance.
Emotional insanity will probably be
the plea of the defense.
Professor Brooks, of the Red House
Observatory, at Phelps, n. Y. while
searching for comets near the sun Fri
day evening. discovered a wonderful
shower of telescope meteOrs, some of
which were moving southwark aud 9TH
ers northward. Professor Brooks be-
lieves that the display has some connec-
ton with the remarkable red light seen
near the sun at sunrise and sunset for
several days, and that the earth is pass
ing through mass of meteoric dust,
or is enveloped in the tail of gigantic
comet.
Since the adoption of a standard time
in this country about 400 applications
have been filled in the Patent Office for
clock dials and other devices intended
to present the twenty-four in a cOnven-
lent manner, and without unduly crowd
bers of these applications have been
rejected upon evidence found in mus
ty old volume that Prince Sottykoff
once possessed watch made in 1547,
upon the dial of which appeared the
hours from to "a arranged in two
concentric circles.
In competition for the Cincinnati
Garfield statue, Charles Nichaus en-
tered four models. One of them was
two inches larger than competition re-
quirements, but he received his COM
mission for the statue. Last Saturday
Louis Rebisso, one of the defeated
competitors, enjoined the decision of
the trustees, stating that Nichaus had
more models than were allowed; that
one Of them was too high. The trus-
tees quietly waited OH Nichaus in his
studio and informed him that though
they had rescinded their decision to
escape Rebisso's Injunction, he could
have the commission for the statue,
and that the work should go on regard
less of the injunction.
Four burglars blew open a safe at
New Washington, Ohio, and made
their way to Shelby on q hand-car. Mar
shall Suffer undertook to arrest them,
and received three serious shots. He
returned the fire and killed one of the
gang. The citizens went in pursuit,
and one of them, named Longacre, was
shot the heart. The man who fired at |
him was captured, saved from lynching
and placed in Jail. A third member of |
the gang was pierced with bullets at a
point thirteen miles from Shelby, and
the remaining one was caught in q
swamp.
The Canadian government has re-
ceived advices from British Columbia
stating that a conflict between Indians
at Metlakalla, led by Bishop Ridley,