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, 1888-01-21

We have cause to be grateful that
although many deficiencies and i'm
perfrcrions exist among us, real. solid
advancement and Improvement have
taken place IN tn" colony, and on look
ing back on the past we may truthfully
say that the people are more prosper
Gus, better educated, and have afford
ed to them greater facilities for self
Improvement ana amusement than
ever before, Throughout the whole
island fho peaSantry are more indie
pendent, the number of small proprie-
tors who get their living out of the
soil has largely increased, the church-
es Of all denominations have increased
IN number and are better filled, the
schools have multiplied, and the
teachers, as a class, have improved
considerably.
The severe depression that has
brooded 50 long Ike a storm cloud
oyer most countries of the world.
has been as Sombrc in it's influence
here as elsewhere bat notwithstand-
ing the staguation of our staple indus
try and the rapid abandonment of sug-
ar estates and our consequent depriva-
ton Of these centres for the distribu-
ton of capital, Notwithstanding the
unprecedentedIy low prices of Il
other products, including fruit, the re-
enu has maintained its level within
a small margin, and we have only had
to provide extra funds for exceptional
expenditure such ms the railway.
AS the year draws to a close, hope
ful signs Of renewed prosperity are
not wanting. The logwood trade has
been brisk, and very large transac-
tions have taken place in Iogwood
roots, which, until lately, it was not
considered worth while to dig.
Coffee has risen almost a hundred
per cent, with the result of checking
the Abandonment of settlers pIanta-
tons, which had largely taken effect
on account of the low prices which
have ruled for some years. A
very considerable amount of money
has found it way into the hands of
cultivators, cultivation has been re-
sumed with energy, and pfopitious
seasons have given US "A s.much larger
crop in this article than has been
known for years. There is every
pros pect that the price will be main
Telegram-herald., 1888-04-15
DRESS GOODs--A SALE OF DRESS GOODS

The wonderful and swift sales of Dress Goods
fabrics the accumulation of Remnants and is usual
habit have sale of these the close of the season This
have been far that compelled
close them rapidly possible for the
display of Dress Goods which must occupy every
space Of prominence
Telegram-herald., 1888-04-15
~FOR THIS WEEKS

We shall large center counters ard shall crowd these
every pece from Dress Goods stock measuring in
the double width goods from u Yards and shall mark them
b the pece such reduced prices shall close every
during the week Extra statesmen will be stationed these
counters purpose ocoe every this week and
shall every effort to accomplish it.
Telegram-herald., 1888-04-15
REMNANTS OF SATEENS.
Q IT r a Z MI

Will be to close every Remnant far that IS possible this
week. and every department where remnants made cleaned
of all ends keeping stock that clean and fresh condition
which gives immense advantage those carrying goods
from to
Telegram-herald., 1888-04-15

Three weeks SINCE OF third anniversary in bus
uauguled Grand Sale of Coored Silks which proved
point of sales be the OF weeks sale
week shall repeat the SALE but
Telegram-herald., 1888-04-15

We have received during the week beautiful
shades III Henrietta Cloths which mark syndicate prices
and shall give them prominent place main
To make the interest general throughout the
shall place all center second floor
of Table Linens remnants of Sheengs remnants of Tckngs,
remnants of Coons and White Goods of Caco Cling
hams Cambrcs Shngs and Fanne and all broken
Table Napkins and odd Towels at sweeping reductions,
Telegram-herald., 1888-04-15
A SALE OF BLACK SILKS.
FOR THIS WEEK

our counters, every piece at reduced prices 25 p
Silks and II pieces Black Satin Rhadamas.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1888-03-02
Some Answers for Hurd.

Mr.. Hurd made three complaints against
our protective tariff, viz:
l. That 1t promotes too much produc-
tion-it has created. he says, producing
capacity which can produce in six months
as much rs we can consume In year.
ANSWER: II 30, what do you want FREQ
importations of competing products form
2. That 1t promotes too much revenue
and yet he has inquired Of manufactu-
rers, farmers, mechanics and lawyers, and
can not find anybody who can prove that
he Is paying any part Of IL. ANSWER:
Let him extend his inquiries to our for
eign competitors; perhaps no will learn
from them where the shoe pinches.)
0. That 1t promotes too much immigra-
ton. He would rather immigration should
stop. ANSWER: immigration will stop
when the condition of the laborer In this
country Is no more attractive to him than
in Europe. Hurd says free trade will
bring about this condition. Oh Hurt, thy
name is Frank. )-Philadelphia Press.
Inc pennsylvania Democrats who sat
down on Sam Randall will probably be
eating humble pie when New York, New
Jersey and Connecticut begin to sit down
on free trade Democracy. - Baltimore
American.
Ex-Congressman Warner, of Ohio, says
that the Democratic party cannot win an
other victory II 1t fathers the presidential
message. And Mr.. Warner Is dyed In
the wool Democrat But 1t isn't free
trade wool.-Detroit Tribune.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1888-03-02

The youthful states In the last national
campaign were New York, New Jersey,
Connecticut, Michigan, California, Ore
gon, Nevada md Indiana. Michigan has
been won over, California and Oregon
have been made surely Republican by
Cleveland's war on sheep, and there re-
main the other five still In the doubtful
column. 1t Is almost certain that Cleye-
land will be the nominee of the Demo-
Gratis, although Hill and Randall, seeing
defeat staring them in the face, are MAX
ing herculean efforts to prevent his re-
nomination. With him for candidate the
Democratic party will be forced to adopt
his message as their platform. This will
easily give tho Republicans Connecticut
and New Jersey, and so reduce the DEM
ocratic majority in the cities of New York
and Brooklyn as to permit the Republi-
cans to carry the state by ut least 10, 900
votes. The Republicans are sure of 1853
electoral votes, and the problem that con-
fronts the national committee is how to
gain the necessary thirty-three, to win.
In the last campaign side issues were con-
sidered, and these doubtful votes were
thrown away by trying to redeem two OF
three southern states. Next fall we hope
to see u determined effort put forth to
capture New York; and the first step Of
such an effort is to allow the Empire state
to name the presidential candidate
Monmouth Inquirer.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1888-03-02
Tho speo.er Of 1rurvum, preome.

If Governor Hill, of New York, IL ct al
vain man he Eds abundant cauco for
feeling elated over the fright his friends
have given the supporters of the president
in the Democratic party. n Dakota biz
zard could not cause more decided SILVER
than the spasm which darted down tho
political spines Of Mr.. Cleveland's advo-
Gates when they discovered that in New
York state there was Democrat who was
strong enough to divide honors with their
favorite. The awakening to the true sit
uation caused by the struggle in the New
York Democratic state committee was u
rude one. At first the attempt was made
to belittle the affair by ascribing it to a.
accident and denying it any political SIG,
niflcance. But as there was too much
evidence on the opposite side, the Clevc-
land papers have all taken to abusing
Governor Hill fo- what they call his
conspiracy. "-philadelphiG Press.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1888-03-02

a cusp nas sueo an nuriuu saioonss %. ,sr,
worth for being elected from his wsterine
place. Some folks, entertain queer notions
Of what III treatment may consist Of
A Sturgis lady was terribly injured by
falling down fight Of cellar stairs Her
scalp was nearly torn OF and she can not re-
cover.
The upper peninsula people desire better
telegraph service. They have the telegraph
now, but claim that life Is too short to wait
for 1t to get around with the news and Chi
cago parties will see what new line can do
for that part Of the northland.
The relative value of both the licsnse and
prohibition systems will have practical test
In Michigan. Kalamazoo remains a @wet"
county, while IL will he entirely surrounded
by "dry" territory after Nay l. II banish-
ing the saloon Injuries trade and helps the
"wet" locality, Kalamazoo will DO in p si.
tion to find it our.
ST. Joseph and B'nton Harbor aren't over.
loaded with brotherly love for each other,
and still line OF herdic coaches will aid the
street car line as means of rapid inter-com-
munication. uaEt
Northern MchiQ an harbors are in con-
dtion to use generous slice OF the surplus,
and me people OF that region are peri city
willing to see IL devoted to that special pur-
pose. just what congress and the president
think about it will be matter of future con-
sideration.
Gas wells in southwestern Michigan
haven't been very profitable, investments,
either to the projectors or contractors.
Contractor Percy, of the Kalamazoo well,
offers $lU0 to be released from the job
John Shafer, born in Maryland more tina
a century ago. later a lent of New York
aud then an officer in the war Of 1879 taking
the bold Britisher an unwilling prisoner at
Elack Rock, is now a resi- lent ut Paris town.
ship, Kent county. If he l,vss to see tho
June roses hell count up 1902 years expert
ence on this little planet
Amneh Burdeck, a Fairfield pioneer age
ga years. died unon the farm VIII Gu obtained
of the government way bncS in tho thirIies
Rochester folks aren't exactly pleased over
the large amount of fuel that cold winter
makes away with, but they are ticklei To
think that the nice are all frozen. Ths life
has some cOmpensations after all
The first wee bit If robin has been seen.
but it didn't come ores enough to save the
peach crop in som ci0ns
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1888-03-02
Valuable Book Plate. Lost.

Providence, r l., Feb 9th Daniels
building on. Custom House street, in which
are located the grocery of Daniels, Cornell Il
Co., nna j. A. & r A. R,a's printing es-
Enlistment, burned Sunday night. Very
little Of the contents was saved Paw ucket
and Johnston were calel upon for aid. b.
sides their valuable plant Messrs r III lose
the Plates of their publications: "Pctur.
csque Washington" S. s. Cox's book. "Tnreo
Decades of Feeral LegsIatlon;" "rhe Life Of
Burnside" portland and Vicinity" and IL
ustrations of several of their books. They
had about 1900 bound books on hand, III
Guiding 60 of Congressman CoN's. O,e fire.
man was ,uif Gated. The total es mated
loss is s245, 900; insurance, 81 5000
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1888-03-02
Only Three of tho KIND I'm Ohio.

We have surprise. There is n third
Mugwump in this state. He edits IN al
legged Republican paper at Hamilton, o.,
and it is he who goes snorting over the
surprising greatness Of Grover Cleveland,
and thinks we have to go back as far as
Jackson to find another such saint. Ac-
cording to this Mugwumper there never
was Republican president who came up
to the Cleveland standards We had not
thought such man existed in Ohio, and
we wish to DO prompt with tho news.
There arc two others Cincinnati Com
mercial Gazette.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1888-03-02
AS Plain as Day.

"Why should they cus down the CT,
penses Of the Boston custom house S40,-
Q00?'' inquired n gentleman of q Demo
crat. "Bless your SOUL my dear fellow,
you are not posted. There is to be q
presidential election this year. In all
states hopelessly Republican the expenses
will be cut down. Nothing will be saved
to the treasury-not n dollar-but tho
money thus obtained will be expended in
doubtful states. You won't hear OF uny
retrenchment in New York, Connecticut
or New Jersey. They can have all they
want-don't you sce9 Cleveland and
Villas know what they want and they are
going to try hard for it.-Boston Journal.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1888-03-02
FIRES AND OTHER ACCIDENTS

Ina eonHaeration In leading, Pa. early
Thursday morning, four houses were con.
sumsi, and a family nsmed Hoip-father,
daughter, and son-pershed.
Mrs. Z,rwikh, of Limestone, Ills. drank 4
cup Of I'VE, mislak,Dg IL Tor wine, and died In
great agony.
William Barron walked Off bridge at
Lima. Ohio, thursday night, aud fell dis
lance Of seventy feet He was instantly
killed.
A frightened horse near jackson, Mich,
threw George Hurr from cutter and broke
his neck.
The swels of a steamboat overturned q
sKff on the Mississippi river at Now Ore ms.
Monday, and six negroes. two men aud four
women we're drowned.
A fire in the Ryan block. in the Wholesale
mercantile center of St. Paul. MINI, Mon
day morning, destroyed the boot and sLos
establishment of Foote. Schulz, & Co. loss,
about $50, QUO; insurance. $29o.O00
A colored family Ut Ave persons, living al
Col az. La, were poisoned last Friday and
died next day. Instead Of soda, Rough on
Rats bad, by mistake, been put into pot Of
green's
Drunken Hungarians overturned lamp at
Silver Brook, Pa. Saturday night and the
place catching fire, five men and a girl were
burned to death. and other persons arc not
expected to recover.
Near winona, MINI, the old Mosquito
mills, one OF the historic landmarks Of that
region. have boon destroyed by fire.. Loss.
t87,UO.
The westbouud passenger train on the
Manitoba was wrecked by broken rail at
Atwater, MINI. Tuesday afternoon. Nine
passs ,gers wsis hurt. all more or less So
vereiy.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1888-03-02
Sample FREQ Trade Arguments.

Free traders are industriously circulat-
ing this: Census 1870 shows average
wages paid iron workers $500; census Of
1880 shows average paid in same industry
only $396-reduction of wages nearly 25
per cent. This brings down the house and
goes the round of free trade papers. Un-
fortunately no well informed protectionist
is near at hand TO say that the average
premium on gold for the census year end
ing May 81, 1870, was 25.3 per cent. And
these are free trade arguments.-New
York Press
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1888-03-02
Chicago Meat mt Cincinnati.

CINCINNATI, Feb. 20.-The Cincinnati
butchers are considerably exercised because
Swift, the Chicago packer, has decided to
establish fresh -meat depot in this city to
compete with the home dealers The largo
warehouse at the northwest corner Of Main
and Foot streets mas been leased for u term
OF years. and Panhandle connection track
has been run into the building. The Chi
cago parties, it is said, will begin operations
before April I. Fresh beef will arrive here
every morning IN refrigerator-cars and will
be sold to the butchers in the daily market.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1888-03-02
Profaning a Day Sacred to Patriotism.

There is no law to prevent the Demo-
cratic national committee meeting on
Feb. 22-Washington's birthday-but a
sense of the proprieties should have led
the committee to choose another date.
Washington worked as hard to build up
this country as the Democrats are labor
ing to tear 1t down.-Peoria Transcript.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1888-03-02
Cause and Effect

Democratic organs all over the country
continue to howl ut Senator Chandler, Of
New Hampshire, and the senator just rs
earnestly continues his demand for fair
elections and an honest count at the south.
There never was clearer case of cause
and effect. philadelphia Press.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1888-03-02

the Rev. Robert
N cCure, c., grega-
nonal minister OF
Iron on, Ohio, a de
voled friend OF Mr..
Locke of thirty five
yeais standing, and
at one time AL ,di-
toiial writer on I he
Blade. Following
his WAS an address
Y Ex-Governor j.
M. Ashley. of New
York, once congress
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1888-03-02
Wanted to Cure His Rheumatism.

WABASH. Ind, Feb. 20-For some time
past telegraph wire No. 4, along the line OF
the Wab sh road, has refused 20 work and
was apparently grounded. Line reparcrs
have just succeeded in locating the troub e.
About four miles east of this city an old tnan
had cut the wire and ran line into his
house, where he was utilizing the cleo richly
as a cure for rheumatism.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1888-03-02
And the End IL Not Yet.

Opposition to Mr.. Cleveland has devel
Dped in the Democracy Of Massachusetts,
Connecticut, New Jersey, Ohio and In
diana. In New York it has grown formid-
able. This business may yet unsettle the
plans of the Republicans, who have been
counting on the certainty of Mr.. Cleve-
lands denomination. Dropping him now
like cold potato would be u great dislp-
pointmcnt to them.-Cincinnati Com
mercal- Gazette.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1888-03-02

BAKTLEf BKEEN. CUIIpHHIeS, pressure
at the polls, fraud, buldozng, etc.
Breen declares that Mr.. Bates, secre-
tary of the Republican state en-
mittee, met him ut Ishpeming and de.
cared that he meant 60 defeat him, not on
account OF party issues, tut because there
were certain men in the upper peninsula
who wanted him defeated, and b eeyi ii inns
that Bates hooiri Marquette and NJ nominee
counties with money This is laughed at
here, for the election was remarkably free
from such fentnros IN this cnnn.v.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1888-03-02
ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST.

r Capt Couch, tho @Oxlahoma bo"merss hes
gone 10 Washington to be present when the
Oklahoma bill comes up next week
Charles w. DePauw, the young millionaire
manufacturer Of New Albany. Ind, will b
married to Mrs Lnlie v. Vrsedepsburg In
New York next Thursd,y FsD %.
.. A Paris paper has discovered that ,ths peo-
ple OF est Louis, d kota. are dying OF .
disease called "the blizzards." ttff~
The Mississippi senate has concurred in the
house bill giving pensions to ex. Confederate
soldiers 5rIgfft f9;ffF
The anti-saloon Republican national COM
mittee has issuei a call for national CON-
ference in New York city April IS ami 10
Gen. Tuttle, commander OF the Iowa de-
partment, Grad Arm, OF the Republic, has
fixed upon April Il and u. for the next fan-
nual meeting in g 'dar R,pids.
Governor o. lesby issued. proclamation
against cattle being brought to Illinois from
Indian territory. rtain counties Ia Texas,
and many OF the southern states, on account
OF Texas fever. .-..,... -.-.-s-...-, --
J sic Holmes. of the Fid 'lty bank, Gin
cinnati, notorety, was released by the court
Tuesday. The prosecutions are now oil
ended i'm this case, the indictments sainst
all except Harper and Hopkins having been
nolled.
George H. Coriss, the mechanical engineer
and manufacturer VINO built and yned
the engine used at The Centennial exposition,
died at Providence r. l., Tuesday.
Enos G. Heen, OF Iowa, has been nomi-
mated by the president as agent for the Sue
ani Fox Indians i'm Iowa.
Comman dler-in Chief R,a, Of the e. A. r.,
goes to Kansas this week ana will spend u
month among the posts of the west.
The workmen at the Belaire tOaio) Blast
furnace were given voluntary advance OF
10 per cent. by the management Monday.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1888-03-02
Love That Canno: Ee Shaken.

In this weeks issue Of his valuable
periodical, the editor of Harpc:'s Weekly
has another elaborate article justifying
Mugwump support Of Mr.. Grover Clcvc-
land, Notwithstanding all his shortcom-
ings and backsliding a3 n civil service re-
former. Boiled down, it comes to this:
''We hug tho offender and forgive tho
OfIense. Hartford Courant.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1888-03-02
His Own state win "Down" zir,.

The opposition of Governor Hill and
Tammany Hall to Mr.. Cleveland will not
prevent the denomination Of that gentle
man. The Republican and Democratic
journalists err who contend that it will.
1t will simply put New York against him
on election day, and make the Republican
nominee president Louis Globe
namocrat
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1888-03-02

trict, and close friend OF tho deceased The
Masonic order then took charge of the cere-
monies, VIII ch wers conducted according to
its beautiful ritual. The body was placed ia
the vault at Woodlawn cemetery. An
enormous throng of citizsns was i'm attend
ance, including a large number of noted Dsr.
sous from abroad, among whom was ex.Pres
ident II yes,
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1888-03-02


reports that en- be
obtained. Allowing
Breen's claims in A.
ger, Mackinac. aud
Manitou counties, it
leaves Seymour only
l57 in the lead. Breen
is here aud declares in
an interview that he
will con est the elec-
ton on the ground of
interference OF the
lumber and mining
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1888-03-02
Still IN the Eight Side.

Referring to his defeat in Pennsylva-
mia, Mr.. Randall says: "The events of the
day will not change my course in legisla-
ton one iota." He means, in other words
that lie can't go back on his pledges to
protection Republicans Herald.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1888-03-02
HEAVY FAILURE IN The IRON TRADE

Graf, Bennett s. Co, Owe Over a Million
Thy Can Not Pay.
PITTsBURG, Feb 2j-Graff, Bennett g.
Co., iron manufacturers of this city, filed a
deel of assignment tn ,siay to p II. Miller,
OF Pitsburg The failure was unexpected.
In 1888 he firm failed for 81, 200, 900. and
were granted an extension. Since then the
firm have paid OF about two.thirds OF their
Indebtedness, and were supp S I'd to be doing
well The large extsntion OF their plant in
which most of their profit was invested is
given as the cause of the failure. The secured
liabilities are estimated at about $500, 600 and
the unsecured liabilities but SOL. OOO
Among the liabilities is mortgage for $780,
o %, hell by the New York Ii o Insurance
company. Tue assets are believed TO be
about $4,000
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1888-03-02
perh.ps He Intend. Them for rar,,

Perhaps He Intends Them for PARALLELS.
The juggling by administration organs
to show that Clcveland's free trade mes
sage did not mean free trade ut all has
begun. Never has n president of the
United States so needed diagrams to go
with his utterances rs Grover Cleveland
needs them.-Buffalo Express.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1888-03-02
rhero Arc Others IN the PARTY.

There are rumors of coming strife be-
tween the president and the Democratic
leaders in New York, Ohio and Indiana.
The trouble seems to be that the admins
tration is getting altogether too enthusiast
tically unanimous for elf-Philadel-
phia Press