The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1886-08-06
republican state central commlttee,
for United States senator.

republican state central commiJlee,
for United States senator.
DE Lesseps expresses confiden CO in
the completion Of the canal by June,
1889, within the cost estimated by the
congress in 1879, and says that he be-
l1eves there will be little difficulty in
securing the necessary funds.
President Cleveland has signed the
oleomargarine bill, mainly on the
ground that the product can bear taxa
ton II 1t has the merit claimed by its
manufacturers, and If it depends upon
fraud it should be suppressed.
Public printer Rounds sent his per-
emptOry resignation to the president
Thursday afternoon, to take effect
upon the appointment of his successor.
Indications favor the selection of ex-
Congressman Rogers, of Buffalo.
Peter A. Rattjgan, editor Of the Her.
aid at MillerstOwn, Pennsylvania, was
the Woman's Christian Temperance
Union whom he had treated in an OBJ
jectionable way in his newspaper.
Individual merit, rather than rank,
caused the selection of Commander G.
+. Goodrich to take charge of the tor
pedO station at Newport. His report
on British naval and military opera
lions in Egypt is of permanent value.
The reserve of the New York banks
decreased 81 ,391 Ats last week, but the
amount above legal requirements is
1888, $50. The clearings of the Chi
cago banks were $45, JOG, 1893, one-fifth
larger than for the Same period last
year.
The bondsmen Of Almon b. Thomp-
son, the defaulting cashier of st. Louis,
paid $50, 900 to the receiver to COM
promise all claims, with the consent of
collateral containing the evidence of
his guilt.
Lieutenant Hoxie, the husband of
| Winnie Ream, who was last year or
dered to river and harbor work in Ala
bama. is endeavoring to be sent back
to duty on the Washington aqueduct
by charging that his plans are not car
ried out by his successors.
The senate refused to confirm the
nomination of w. G. Matthews, an
Albany colored man, to be recorder of
deeds for the District of Columbia. A
lively fight is in progress over the NOM
nation of Captain Beecher to be col
lector of customs at Port Townsend.
The first proof of the new $40 silver
certificate is now in the hands of Treas
urer Jordan. 1t bears vignette, por-
trait of Vice-President Hendricks.
the Stuart portrait of Martha Wash
ington, never heretofore used on any
of the federal securities.
The fonr men arraigned in Chicago
for having i'll their possession stamps
stolen from the postOffice at MinneapO-
lis are David Shanahan, supervisor of
the South town; Thomas Finucane, a
wealthy saloOn-keeper and politician;
Noyes l.. Thompson, employed at the
county infirmary, and Frank Wicks, of
the telephone-eXchange. The two lat
ter went to jail in default of bail.
In the anarchist trial at Chicago,
Tuesday, DR.. James ID. Taylor testi-
fled for the defense that he was on the
edge of the sidewalk at the haymarket
meeting before the speaking COM
lets began to fly. He saw the bomb
thrown, but did not see q member of
the retreating crowd fire shot, the
police alone emptying their revolvers.
A Topeka, Kan, dispatch, Friday,
says: A heavy rain commenced here
to-day and is still falling. This is the
first rainfall in this section since the
beginning of the drought, five weeks
ago. Copious rains have fallen in all
parts of The State except the eastern
tier of the counties. Reliable reports
indicate that the effect of the long
drought has been to reduce the corn
crop of the State generally from one
third 10 one-half.
Franz Liszt, the musical composer,
one of the greatest pianists the world
has ever known, expired at Bayreuth
about midnight on Friday, in his sew
enty-fifth year. His daughter MRS.
Cosima, Richard Wagner's widow and
his physicians were with him at the
last. He died in his daughters arms
after twelve hours of great suffering.
The funeral TOOK place at Bayreuth
Tuesday.
The train of ten coaches bearing the
Iowa, Michigan, and New Jersey dele
cations to the Grand Army of the Re-
public encampment. Senator Logan,
and Gov. Alger of Michigan, collIded
with an engine at Echo, Utah., Friday,
wrecking both engines. No one was
hurt except one OF the firemen, who
was slightly bruised. Engineer Dow
ney stood at his post and reversed his
engine. The passengers all escaped
with slight jar. Gov. Alger was on
the engine at the time of the accident.
Both houses of the California legis-
lature met at 10 o'clock Tuesday morn
ing and Immediately proceeded to
elect United States senator to fill the
vacancy caused by the death of Sena-
tor John L. Miller, and which, since
his death. has been filled by Senator
George Hearst. appointed by Gov.
Stoneman. A. p. Williams, who was
nominated at the republican caucus
few hours before, was nominated
and received majority of votes in
both houses. The democrats nomi-
mated Senator Hearst. The vote of
both houses stood: Williams 20, Hearst
"a.
The Knights of Labor Convention
held last week at Bath, Me-, adopted
resolutions demanding the enactment
of ten-hour law similar to those now
existing in some States; law compell-
ing the weekly payment of wages; q
law to prohibit the employment in
shops and factories of children under
fifteen years of age, and requiring them
to attend school throughout the regu-
lar terms; and the repeal of the law