The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1886-12-24


Oscar A. Simons. President OF the
First National Bank of Fort Wayne,
Ind. suddenly stopped while conyerS-
ing FRIDAY with his brOther-iIi-law, and
going 30 his dressing-case. opened a
drawer, took out u revolver, and shot
himself dead. lie was IA prominent
politician. the wealthiest man in the
city, land Sd years of age. AHa
The relief committee of Charleston
acknowledges the receipt of 1924 25S
from the general public for the suffer-
ers from the earthquake. After re-
serving $50, 159 Of the remainder to
complete the repairing OF houses, the
sum of 500. 900 will be deposited with
the city treasurer to aid in rebuilding
charitable institutions. f4t
The Illinois Dairyman's Association,
at Aurora, elected l.. Johnson Presi-
dent, and r.. =. Mckinney. of Elgin,
Secretary. Resolutions recommending
the establishment of farmers Institutes
and approving the Oleomargarine law
passed by Congress were adopted. Ex-
President III. b. Gurler. of Dekalb. is
chairman Of the new board OF drec-
tors.
Paul Grottkau WAS arraigneI before
the municipal court at Milwaukee
Monday for contempt in publishing in
German paper poem grossly libel
ing Judge Sloan. Edward Loew. pri.
vale secretary of the accused, sent 10
the court q letter avOwing his sole
responsibility for the poem, aud when
the sheriff endeavored to arrest him it
was found that he had gone to Chi
cagO.
The collapse of the overloaded hard
ware establishment of the A. +. Shap-
leigh & Cantwell Company at st. Louis
Saturday afternoon led to n disastrous
fire which made clean sweep of half
block of valuable business property.
causing loss of S750.O00. Two clerks
in the hardware establishment are be-
lieved to have persisted i'm the ruins.
and two tremen and several clerks
were seriously injured.
Ebenezer Holmes, the undertaken at
Gen. Grants funeral, has brought
damage suit for $3.50 against the
New York Times, based upon an artl-
Gle published in the issue of Nov. y,
in which his bill is referred to as un-
just and baseless. and charges are
made that he was drunk and in an un-
fit condition to perform professional
services for the time during which he
claims he was rendering service.
President GOmpers, of the Cigar
makers Union, has issued q card at
Columbus. denying statements in Il
circular alleged to have been issued by
the executive of tine knights of Labor
and charging Mr.. Powderly and his
confreres with betrayIng the interests
of the COhoes collar and cuff workers,
the clothing cutters. the employees OF
the Southwestern railroad system. and
the beef and pork packers of Chicago.
At the convention of the knights of
Labor in Cleveland last May the nine
local assemblies on Long Island were
granted leave to organize themselves
into the Montauk Protective associa-
ton. When they applied for a charter
from General Master Workman Pow
derby. it was refused on the ground
power to grant it. The nine assem-
blies met in Brooklyn Sunday after
noon. and. after q turbulent session,
resolved that unless the charter should
be given them they would secede and
form an organization of their own.
George Brown, formerly assistant
postmaster of Hamburg. Ia, was
brought before Commissioner Shields,
OF New York, Monday, on an indict-
ment found against him about two
years ago, charging him with convert
ing to his own use about $500 of the
pOst-ofiice money. Brown left Ham,
burg when his pilfering became known
and he shipped OH board of O sailing
vessel as seaman. lie visited Liver
pool, then went to Australia, and final
ly managed to reach China. He ar
rived on the ship Ropes. which is dis
charging u cargo at the Congress
stores, Brooklyn. He was arrested,
aud when taken before Commissioner
Shields made confession. He was
handed over to the officers from Iowa
and will be taken there for trial.
1t is now stated that the real cause
for the sumnloning of DIR. McGlynn to
Rome is the attitude which he has
OH the school question for
nearly twenty years, in opposition to
the wishes and teachings OF the Sover-
ign PontItf and the recommendation of
the whole Catholic episcopacy of
America. He has not only, il is said.
refused to build a parish school where
the matter was optional, bnt since the
Plenary Council of Baltimore decided
that this duty was 10 be incumbent
upon every pastor, has stood alone I'm
the injunction. Complaints
were sent to the pope several years ago
when he first Endorsed Henry Georges
views, but the matter was allowed to
drop OH his promise never to again
NEEDLE in any movements of the Kind.
Henry Nj. Stanley. the African ex-
plorer, now in New York has received
a cablegram from the King of Belgium
ordering him 10 return 1T once. Mr..
Stanley was also further adv sed that
this unexpected summons is occasion
ed by the trouble with the predatory
Arabs IN the Free Congo State. A
band of Arabs under Ben Mollammed.
emb0ldened 10y the absence of Stanley,
have entered the Free Congo State and
massacred the garrison ut Stanley
Falls. AT every village where they
found white families the men were
killed and the women and children
rarried away. The Arabs number
so men. Attempts have been male
10 check their advance. but without
success. Il am well acquainted with
Ben Mohammed," said Stanley. 'hnv-
ing known him since 1870, when |
made u contract with him 20 accom-
pany me with force of men for fifty