The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1886-07-23

BILE to beat his wife and then deed to
her the homestead. Most of the stolen
money belonged to certain parties,
who RENTED it for investment or
loaning.
Early Monday morning flames broke
forth in tenement-house in East Six
teenth street New York. where seven
ty-five person were asleep. Two chill
dfen were rescued by Policeman Cox,
one woman was fatally injured by fall
ing from the fire-escape, and q lawyer
was taken from his room nearly su1fo-
Gated,
The Bank of France has increased
its gold balance about $73, 100000 in
has widened out its balance to large
amount. The Banks of England,
France, and Germany now hold total
of sos, 16z 900 in gold and $50, 427 900 in
silver, being gain of 50, 400, 900 in gold
and ST., 100000 in silver i'll the last
twelve months.
Eighty plantation negroes imported
to Grape Creek, Illinois, to work in the
coal mines have been sent back south
by the labor unions at Danville. Under
q decision of the Vermillion county
court as to the coal company's leases,
all the white strikers and their families
have been evicted, and are improvising
shanties and sod houses in the woods.
At Moundsville, West Virginia, early
on Sunday morning, Henry Campbell,
until lately manager of the Union coal
works, exploded quart can of dyna-
mite under q store in which Robert
Ramage was sleeping. This was fol-
lowed by the explosion of eleven kegs
OF powder in the store. Ramage man.
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ing in flames, but soon expired.
Statements prepared at the treasury
department show that the receipts of
the government so far this month are
decidedly less than expenditures, and
unless an improvement occurs before
the end of the month the public-debt
statement to be issued August will
show little if any decrease. Payments
have been unusually heavy, over $10,-
100000 having been paid out this week
on pensions alone.
In the Anarchists trial in Chicago,
Friday, the witnesses examined were
Felix w. Burdick, draughtSman,
who presented map showing the To-
cality where the haymarket massacre
took place; Inspector Bonfield, who re-
cited matters leading up to the meet
ing the night of May 4, the movements
of the police in dispensing the crowd,
and the facts in connection with the
mountaineering; and Gottfried Waller,
who presided at the meeting May at
which it is claimed the slaughter was
planned.
Samuel X, Gay, chief clerk IN the
Pittsburg Pa pension office. has dis
appeared. and it is charged that he is
guilty of forgery and of embeZzling
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a man whom they believe to be Gay in
q house of ill-repute, on information
given by woman who recently came
from Pittsburg. The prisoner says
that he is Samuel DennisOn, q CONNER
cial traveller from Buffalo. In his pock-
ct, however, were found several letters
addressed to Samuel *. Gay, and cards
bearing that name. Those, the prison.
er said, were given him by Gay.
A mass convention of temperance
republicans was held in indianapolis
Tuesday, the attendance from all sec
tions of the State being large. Speech
es were made by "a number Of theprom-
inent members of the party, and the
sentiment Of the meeting was decided
ly in favor of a law permitting local
option by counties, districts, or cities,
as the electors might prefer. Resolu-
tions condemning the liquor traffic and
declaring in favor of local option were
passed, and committee was appointed
to present them to the State nominat-
ing convention and ask their adoption
by that body.
The 5000 organized dress and cloak
makers employed by the sixty or
seventy firms in that line in New York
have decided to make an effort to re-
cover the wages received by them last
year. They intend to strike at one
shop at time, and inaugurated. the
movement Saturday by strike of the
200 hands employed by Meyer, Jonasen
& Co., one of the largest firms in the
business. AT last years rate of wages
the men were able to earn from $15 to
$18 per week, but by series of reduc-
tions they now only earn from So to
SO. 1t is said the employers will COM
bine and order general lockout.
The refusal of the constitutional con-
vention at Sioux Falls, ID. t., to follow
the demands of Gen. Campbell and his
faction and submit to popular vote the
repeal of the restricting clause, so that
the state machinery could be put in
operation, is regarded as practically
ending the work of the convention, al
though it will nominally reconvene
Nov. %, and it is believed will prevent
any further attempt to organize state
without first securing an enabling act
from congress. 1t will also aid greatly
in making up the issue at the fall cleo
ton between division or admission as
one state. The popular mind is rapid
ly moving in the direction of the latter.
The Democratic State Central Com
mittee met ut Indianapolis Tuesday,
the meeting being attended by repre-
sentative democrats from different
parts of the State. Senator Mcdonald,
Governor Gray and others made speech
es, and the troubles in the several con-
gressional committees were discussed
at length. The committee then met
in executive session and fixed upon
Wednesday, August IL, as the day for
holding the State convention. The
congressional muddle was further dis
cussed in executive session, but the |
committee decided that it had no right |
to take action on such matter, and
passed a resolution asking the State |
convention to instruct them in the |
premises.
A Columbia, Kan, dispatch says:
The drought here is more severe than |
at any other point in our state. so far
as can be learned. The fine prospects |