The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1885-01-30


passenger rates. Inc Indlana mousse
voted TO fix the legal rate OF interest
at per cent. A bill is before the
Minnesota senate requiring persons
who drink in saloons 10 secure per-
mits.
A famous outlaw, named Nicholas
Aragon. was captured near ChaporitO,
New Mexico, after he had killed q dep
uty sheriff. Is, fore Aragon would sur
render, MESSENGER was sent to Las
Vegas for giant powder to blow up his
hut. lie is likely TO be lynched when
brought 10 jlil.
Senator Hi has declared his inten-
ton of making things very warm for
5 cretary Teller, The newly-elected
Senator from Colorado. lie has been
diligently engaged III collecting evil
dence with Il view to showing that Tel
Ter is directly interested in the illegal
leasing OF Indian lands.
A British corporation CARRYING OH
business rs cattle company in Wyom-
ing sued John Il. Stewart of Council
Ii uffs, Ia, who sold his cattle range to
the plaintiff. claiming that when the
cattle were rounded up and counted
there WAS Il shortage i'll the herds. The
jury gave the plaintiff $4,000.
The United States supreme court,
in considering Il suit Tor damages
brought by the widow of postal agent
who was killed by Il collision on the
PENNSYLVANIA rod, decided that the
deceased was i'll no sense passenger
under the state laws, and no question
OF federal authority is involved.
j. G. Talbert, medical student in
Chicago, formerly employed in the pub
lie library, who was arrested for the
theft Of hooks, made 1ull confession.
The police found in the barn of his
brother-ln-law no less than $500 vol
umns which he had carried off in his
overcoat, the plumber filling six pa
troll wagons.
1t is believed by good judges that
there are 49, 90 unemployed men in
Chicago. The Relief and Aid society
report that nearly all applicants prove
TO be deserving, as most of them onl y
ask for charity after exhausting their
property and credit. Neary four
thousand families are drawing relief
from the county agent.
Manuel Dublan, who holds the treas
ury portl Olio in the Mexican cabinet,
and is making an earnest effort to
place the government in solvent con-
ditiOn, brought about row insthe
DiaZ administration by refusing. the
demand of the secretary of public
works for MONEY! TO spend on the fish
hatchery ut Vera Cruz.
Franklin j. Moses, formerly govern
or of South Carolina. finished n term OF
three months in the Detroit house Of
correction tor obtaining money on
false pretenses. H. was at once ar
rested by Boston officer, TO stand tri-
al in that city on an Indictment for
swlndling Col. Il. w. HiggInson,
and several professors Of Harvard
University.
With the exception Of Riddleberger,
the Senate at Washington was unani-
nous in support of Mr.. Bavard's dyna-
mittee. to which the E,imunds' Dyna-
mite bill was referred, are unanimously
in FAVOR OF legislation against the
dynamiterS. The discussion of the
subject in the legislative halls of
Washington was attended with great
SOl"mntv.
There is said to be hardly q town III
Kansas which has not a colony of from
fifty TO 500 boomers ready 10 start IOr
Oklahoma us quickly as The lands are
thrown open 10 settlement. General
sympathy with the cause is manifested
throughout the State. Atchlson has Il
colony OF $50 members, who he'd
meeting Saturday and adopted q resO-
luton calling q State convention of
boomers to meet in Topeka February
g. Colonies all over the State are i'll
vited to send delegates.
John Boyle O'Reilly's organ, the
Pilot. defends the dynamilers. In
Tuesdays edition it SAYS that the
tremendous power which modern
science has placed in the hands of the
masses has now for the first time been
used To assail governmental institutions.
All other dynamite attacks have been
made against individuals. The explO-
slons are intended as warning voice.
Mr.. O'Reilly regards English oppres-
sion as responsible for the trouble.
The special Cook County Illinois
grand jury voted to indict 2S7 judges of
election in Chicago for making false
returns of the vote on the police appro-
p.iatiOn. 1t was also determined to
irdict the Board of Canvassers-Coun-
ty-Clerk Ryan and Justices X rsten
and Scully-for not making Il thu. CALI
Vass OF the votes rs shown on the poll
books and tally-sheets. The recount
of the ballots shows that tho police APP
preparation WIS beaten by 1000 votes,
and that in ONLY seven out OF III pre-
cincts did the judges make correct re-
turns of the votes OH the constitutional
amendment. county bonds, AMI the po-
lice and neutrality-suspicious..
In the suit at Utica. n. Y. Of II. s.
Reynolds against Julia Godfrey, who
claims to be his wife, plaintiffs cour-
sci has submitted II number OF afli-
davits going 10 show that the alleged
marriage contract and anote addressed
''AIy dear wife" are not in Plaintiff 3
writing. The name ''R. S. Reynolds"
is signed to three papers submitted in
evidence by Miss Godfrey. One is adj
mitted by the plaintiff to be genuine.
The other two are declared to be trac-
ings The three signatures traced up
on transparent paper and held up to
the light appear as one. 1t is claimed
that no one could write his name ON