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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-07-19

CONFLAGRATION IN CONSTANTINOPLE
Constantnople, July 1.-two hundred houses were
destroyed by fire here to-day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-07-19

RUSSIAN OFFICERS IN SERVIA
Belgrade, July 1s.-Eighteen Russian army officers
arc now engaged inspecting the servian forussseS
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-07-19

discovery has been made, however, that me s,s.Ji
Will lose Sll7. 900 annually instead OF gaining tha'
much, owing to peculiar provision OF the sc' au
thOrizing the reiunding of the loan.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1889-04-05
Mortgage Sale.

Whereas. default has been made in the nav.
ment OF the money secured by q mortgage dated
the thirty first day of March in the year A, ID,
1885, executed by Edwin ID. Hattweli and Sarah
M. Hartwell his wife, of the County of Shiawas.
see and Site of Michigan TO Jonathan Nj Hart
well, of the County of Ingham and State OF
Michigan, which said mortgage was recorded in
the office of the register of deeds of the County
of Shiawassee, aforesaid, in Liber as of mort
cages, on page 39I, on the first day of June i'm
the year A. ID. 1885. at one O'Clock ID. M
And Whereas, The amount claimed to be due
on said mortgage at the date of this notice. is
the sum OF Three Thousand, One Hundred and
Forty-hve Dollars and twenty eight cents of
principal and interest. and the further sum of
Twenty Dollars, as an attorney fee stipulated
for in said mortgage and which is the whole
amount claimed to be unpaid on said Dortgage,
and no suit or proceeding having been institut-
ed at law or in equity, to recover the debt now
remaining secured by said mortgage, or any
part thereof whereby the power of sale contain
ed in said mortgage has become operative: now,
therefore: netice is hereby given that by virtue of
the said power of sale, and in pursuance of the
statute in such case made and provided, the said
mortgage will be foreclosed by sale of the
premises therein described, at public auction
to the highest bidder, at the front door of the
Court house in the CITY of Corunna in said coun-
ty of Shiawassee, on the irst day of July next,
ut ten o'clock in the forenoon of that day;
which said premises described in said
mortgage as follows to wit: All those certain
pieces or parcels of land situate in the Town
ship of Bennington in the County of Shawassec
and State of Michigan and described az follows
to wit: The southeast quarter of the southwest
quarter and all of the west half of the southwest
quarter, of section twenty-five dying south OF
the "LoolSingGlass river"j in Town six north of
Range two east containing eighty acres of land
more or less.
Dated this sth day of April A. d. 1889.
JONATHAN NJ. HARTwELL,
s. F. SMITH. Mortgage
Attorney.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1889-04-05
Short hat Newsx Items.

The body of Asa Spencer, drowned last
December, was found the other day in the
bay at Alpena.
The Trades Council has boycotted the
theaters in Detroit
The State Normal School has offered two
oratorical prizes, one for gentlemen and
one for ladies, four contestants allowed for
each. The first contests will take place on
the second Friday in May.
f. n Schwaln, aged sixty years. brass
molder, dropped dead in Detroit few days
ago.
The State Sportsmens Association at its
recent session in Grand Rapids elected Dr.
Il. s. Holmes, of Grand Rapids, President;
A. J.. Lakey, OF Kalamazoo, Secretary; and
Frank Shuttuck, of Grand Rapids, Treas
urer.
George +. Emmons, of Schoolcraft, who
lost his sight in the war, has received SO, 800
back pension and $75 per month.
Robert Teller, aged fifty-six years a
prominent business man of Big Rapids died
suddenly the other night
Charles Cook, living near Grand Rapids,
the son of widow, had his neck broken
the other evening in wrestling with another
boy.
In Detroit the other evening Henry Sic
bert aged twenty -four, fell dead from his
buggy. He had been i'll for some time.
Charles and Edward Stewart (brothers)
were instantly killed Mt Hungerford recent
ly by the bursting of a jointer in Morgan's
single mill.
L. Bertch a Sons large hog pens near Bay
City were burned the other night, and over
one hundred hogs and two thousand bush
els of corn were consumed Loss, $4,000;
partly insured
The first iron ore of 1889 was unloaded on
the Chicago a Northwestern railway ore
docks at Escanaba tho other evening from
the Champion mine.
The large wooden building used for O
paint shop for the Flint wagon works were
burned to the ground the other night, to-
geth er with its contents. Loss, So, 500; in
suran &C, 5000
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1889-04-05
LATEST NEWS.

ADvIcEs of the Sd say that thirty persons
on the island of Tonga, in thG'South Pa
cific, persisted in the same hurricane that
destroyed tho American and German fleets
at Apia, Samoa.
A FIRE on the Sd among business buildings
on South Canal street, Chicago, did damage
TO the extent of $2O00
The whole country around Blunt d. T.,
was being devastated by prairie fires on tho
Sd. One farmer had lost five hundred sheep,
cattle and hogs, and many farmers were
homeless.
BURGLARS blow open the safe Of the First
National Bank Mt Plymouth, o.. on the Sd,
but got only 81 900 for their trouble.
AN entire block of fourteen buildings at
Nelson, Ncb., was burned on the Sd, caus-
ing q loss of S500O0
REPORTS of the Sd from Dcs Moncs, Ia,
were to tho effect that the city was infested
with e-bugs, who made life n burden to
the fire and police dcpai tmcnts.
LEoLA, the county seat OF McPhorson
County, ID. T., was completely destroyed by
prairie fire on the Sd
ADvIcEs of the I'd from Massowal say that
King John OF Abyssinia was defeated and
slain in II recent battle and that the whole
country was in state of anarchy
A wIND-sToaM passed over the town of
Chiplcy, Fla, on the I'd tearing up trees,
demolishing chimneys and completely de-
stroying the Methodist church and other
buildings. One man was Killed
JOHN DEBURNER and Thomas DaiSon, of
Auburn. w. Va, fought and killed each
other with axes on the "a
THE trial OF the leaders of the League of
Patriots was resumed at Paris ON the Jd
General Boulangcr had He'd To Belgium,
h.,t tn. ,..tf h.,1
covered what the Government intended to
do in his casc
TIE lumber district of the city of ITanni-
bal, Mo, was totally destroyed by fire on
the Sd
TIE house of Abncr Bascomb, at Marietta,
Ga, was burned on the Sd, aud Bascoms
young son and two girls were crcinatcd.
EDWIN BooTI the famous tragedlun, was
stricken with paralysis ut Rochester, n Y,
on the 81, and it was feared by his profess
sional associates that the world renowned
actor had played for the last time.
AN attempt was made ut Louisville o., on
the 3d TO wreck an express train on the Fort
Wayne x Chicago railroad.
w. q. BRADLEY, OF Kentucky, on the Sd
refused the Corcan mission. 10 which he
was nominated by tile President, saying
that his business interests would not per-
NIT him 10 exile himself 10 such distant
land
Forty houses were uuroofcd at Dalu-
more, Md, on tho I'd by a wind storm, and
sl2,OOO damage done 10 other property.
The American Meat Company, with a
capital of s2.0O0,O00, WIS Incorporated at
Philadelphia on the I'd. Tho company
would run its own ranches, slaughter
houses, etc, and had acquired valuable
properties in Indian Territory, New Mexico
and Texas
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1889-04-05
He Dabbied In stocks.

Experts sent to Hancock recently by the
Standard Oil Company discovered short
age of $4,000 or more in the books of Martin
r. Goldsworthy, manager of the company
for the Lake Superior region. Goldsworthy
became frightened and took train for
Toronto Goldsworthy was an old resident
and had been held in high esteem. For the
last two years he had been dabbling in min
ing stocks and the recent heavy decline
carried him under. His bondsmen were
liable to the extent of many thousands
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1889-04-05
Another Motive Found.

W. L. Seaton, administrator of the Lati-
mer estate in Jackson, recently found
II. Irving Latimer's note for $780, in
favor of his mother, Mary II. Latimer, dated
February, 1888, about the time he purchased
the drug store, the interest of which for the
first year fell due about the time of the
murder. The note runs ten years, at ten
per cent This supplies another motive for
the murder against the accused.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1889-04-05
A Pardon Inv the Governor.

Governor Luce recently pardoned Barney
Rousseau, who was sent to State prison
from Alpena, May IL, 1884, for seven years
for manslaughter. Rousseau returned from
the lumber woods to find, as he believed,
that man named Savage had become un-
duly intimate with his wife. He was un-
able to induce the police to keep Savage
away from his home, and therefore took the
law into his own hands and stabbed the
other. Many Alpena citizens petitioned for
the nardon
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1889-04-05
NYhirIed to Death.

George Abrahams, aged seventeen years,
was working about the machinery in the
Michigan Buggy Company's works at Kala-
mazoo recently when his head caught be-
tween a rapidly -revolving wheel and belt.
He was snatched from the floor and whirled
about the wheel many times, striking the
floor each time with such force as to break
the boards. When rescued the boy was
dead, his head above the mouth being a
shapeless mass
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1889-04-05
UeaIth An Micbipan.

Reports to the State Board of Health by
forty-four observers in different parts of
the State for tho week ending March %
indicated that inflammation of the bowels,
influenza, erysipelas, neuralgia and pneu-
monia increased, and tcnsilitis decreased in
area of prevalence. Diphtheria was re-
ported Mt fifteen places, scarlet fever at
fifteen, typhoid fever at five, measles at
seven and smallpox ut two places.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1889-04-05
New Vessel Launched.

The largest wooden vessel ever built In
Detroit was launched the other afternoon
from the West End yard of the Detroit Dry
Dock Company Her length is 2s2 feet over
all; beam. 40 feet; depth, % feet, and she
is steeled sloped throughout Wiley M.
Egan, Philip ID. Armour and r. p. Fitz-
gerald, of Milwaukee, are equal owners
She will be engaged in general carrying be-
tween Chicago and Buffalo. Her cost is
$40 600
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1889-04-05

A Baseball League Organized.
A Michigan Base Ball League was organ
lied at Lansing few days ago by repre-
sentatives OF Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo,
Jackson, Saginaw, Lansing aud Greenville.
Bay City and Muskegon asked for ten.days
20 complete their organization and would
then be admitted. Ex-Congressman Ford,
OF Grand Rapids was elected president of
the league. Each club will play eighty-four
games IN series of two games, and each de.
posts guarantee of $3.50 to finish the sea-
son. The salary limit was placed at 5000
per month for each club
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1889-04-05

The Florida Legislature convened on the
I'd ut Tallahassee.
The Tennessee Legislature on the "a
passed bill providing for the Australiag
system OF voting. A registration bill. which
applies to every city and village in the
State, was also passed.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1889-04-05
Epitome of the Week.
INTERESTING NEWS COMPILATION
CONGRESSIONAL.
u. 8. SENATE lN sPkorAf. snssI0N,


u. g. SENATE IN SPECIAL. Session.
THE vice-Prcsident announced in the Senate
on the es:h tSe appointment OF Senators Cn-
lond and Gibson as Regents OF the Smithsonian
Institute, to I'LL vacancies. Several nomina-
tions of minor Importance were received from
the President. Murat Halstead's nomination
fpr Minister TO Germany was rejected by vote
OF 81 nays to 10 yeas. A motion to reconsider
was carried.
the Goth ult. by President Harrison as follows:
Robert Adams, Jr., OF Pennsylvania Minister
TO Brazil; Lansing b. Misener, of California,
Minister TO the Central American States; Will
lam l.. Scruggs, OF Georgia, Minister TO Vene-
zuela; William o. Bradley, OF Kentucky, Min
ister-to Corea George L. Shoup, OF Idaho, to
be Governor OF Idaho; George Chandler. of
Kansas. to be First Assistant Secretary OF the
Interior. The nomination OF Murat Halstead
as Minister TO Berlin was discussed, but no ac-
lion was taken.
THE nominations sent 10 the Senate by Pres
ident Harrison on the Goth ult. were the follow
ing: j. It. Abbott, of New Hampshire, to be
Minister to the Republic OF Colombia; Edward
II. Terrill, of Texas, 10 be Minister to Bel
GUM. Among the ministerial nominations
confirmed were the following: Robert Il. Lin
coin, to England; John Hicks, to Peru; George
ID. Loring, to Portugal; Allan Thorndyke Rice,
to Russia; Thomas Ryan, TO Mexico; Patrick
Egan, to- Chill The nomination or Murat Hal
stead, of Ohio, as Minister TO Germany was
finally rejected by vote to 25 to 10.
THE President sent the following nomina-
tons to the Senate on the LIST: james N. Hus
ton, OF Indiana, TO be Treasurer Of the United
States; Ellis H. Roberts, of New York, to be
Ass slant Treasurer ut New York; William f.
Wharton, OF Massachusetts,, TO be Assistant
Secretary OF State; George ii. Shields, OF
Missouri, to be Assistant Attorney General; l..
Bradford Prince, of Santa Fe, TO be Governor
of New Mexico.
THE President on the cd sent to tho SDhate
the name of Robert j. Fisher. OF Chicago, to be
Assistant Commissioner of Patents. A large
number OF nominations previously made were
confirmed. After the presentation of two me-
MORALS, one in favor of special privileges in
regard TO public office for honorably discharged
Union soldiers, and the other against traffic
in intox eating liquors, resolutions were
adopted expressing sorrow ut the death OF
John Bright, the English statesman. The Vice.
President announced that he would be COM
PEELED TO vacate the chair for the remainder of
the session, and Senator ingalls, was chosen
President pro tenn. At $40 p. m. the Senate
adjourned sine die
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1889-04-05
Michigan gettysburg Monuments.

The Michigan Gettysburg Monument Com
mission met at Lansing recently In an ad-
visory meeting with Governor Luce presid-
ing. Colonel Briggs of the commission, re-
ported that ten of the thirteen monuments
were In position and the rest making good
progress. June 12 was fixed for dedication
day The Legislature would be memorial
lied to increase the appropriation for the
dedicatory programme from o., 600 10 S10.-
portation, programme and floral decora-
TONS
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1889-04-05
Death of Dwarf Cardenas.

General Cardenas, the we'll known dwarf,
for seventeen years had made his home in
Dexter, and died there the other day of
consumption. He was born In Mexico
fifty-one years ago, and had been exhibited
as freak in all the principal cities in the
United States He was thirty-one inches
in height and weighed but forty-six
pounds
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1889-04-05
Butter Keeps Thirty-Eight Years.

Thirty-eight years ago Mrs. Frank Bur-
nett, of Mindon, lost pail of butter in her
well, and sixteen years ago in cleaning the
well portions of the butter were found in q
good state of preservation. The other day
it was determined to dig the well deeper.
More of the butter was found. 1t was
white, but still solid, and the butter flavor
was plainly discernible.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1889-04-05

For SALE.-A two story house in 4th
ward, pleasantly situated. Plenty of rooms.
Good well and cistem. Lot Ski rods.
VIII be sofa on easy payments. Inquire
at this Office, If
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-05-18
LEETOWN NEWS.

The prospect for heavy crop of
wheat is very flattering.
The frequent showers followed by
warm sun is causing the cereals to
grow rapidly.
James II. Nicely is to be our new
p. nj. He fell, recently, from grace
and is now getting his reward.
A barn belonging to Mr.. q. Lease,
near Stokes school house, was de.
stroyed by lightning last Friday even
ing. 81 t[#t
Philip l.. Henry, near I.eetown,
lost a horse and yearling colt last
week. About the same time, his
neighbor, Mr.. Josiah Watson, also
lost a valuable horse. We did not
hear the cause.
by way OF Improvement, Mr.. Jos.
Fiscus, near Sulphur Spring, is build
ing fine barn. S. III. Fowler, of Mid
dleway. is doing the work.
James Riley, of Hagerstown, is the
guest Of Joseph Wageley.
We understand that several of our
young gentlemen with their best girl
will take in the Quaker meeting next
Sunday.
The Exhibition at VanclevesviIle
last Saturday night was quite sue
cess. We have been informed that
some new pieces are being gotten up
and that the Exhibition will be given
again this coming Saturday night, the
18th.
Rev. Mr.. Robertson, of Martins.
burg, will preach at Mt. Zion next
Sunday week, the 18th, at $3.50 D. IN.
There is no excitement over the
election in Jefferson, which will be
held next Tuesday. Mr.. Emanuel
Shaeffer, the present incumbent is the
only candidate for Supt. so far as we
know.
Miss Alice Wageley is visiting
friends near CharlestoWn.
The schools in Middleway district
have closed. The Wright's school
enrolled during the term SO pupils.
Average daily attendance %. Those
present every day were Bessie GIL,
Emma Harrisburg, Samuel Price,
Harry Snyder, Harry Hayslette, Mar.
win Snyder, and Willie Lee Creamer.
At a recent meeting of Leetown
Lodge No. AZ /. O. q. IT,, the follow
ing officers were elected for the ensu.
ing term: Geo. ID. johnson. G, n.
Miss Georgia Strider, VT; James
Strider, r. Secretary; Geo. ID. Rams
Durg, f. Secretary; +. G. Watson,
Treas; Rev. II. M. Stricken, Z. CT.
Joseph Wageiey, M; Rebecca Stri-
der, 1. IT,; Martin Coils, 0. g.; and
Charles Jones, Il.
Mrs. Solemn Gruber, near Summit
Point, was buried at Smithfield last
saturday. May Is, 1889. X.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-05-18

BALTIMORE, May 15.-The month
ly meeting of the directors of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company was held here today
j. L. Odell was appointed general
manager of the entire system, w
w, Peabody was appointed general
superintendent of the lines West OF
the Ohio River with the same duties
and powers as he has heretofore ex
ercised as general manager. Lie
was also appointed general agent oil
the Baltimore and Ohio at Chicago
The statement of the earnings and
expenses for last month show fall
ing off in the earnings of S34,4S9 on
the lines East of the Ohio River
an increase of S9372 on those
West thereof and a net decrease in
the earnings on the entire system
for this month of S25,117. For the
seven months of the present fiscal
year there is a'falling off in the net
earnings on the entire system of
800, 1913. The report of the commit.
tee which has been investigating
the affairs of the road for nearly a
year past was adopted.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-05-18
Hem Advertisements.
|s51l||!Il

the Threshing Machines then
in use were almost wholly of
the class known as the Endless
Apron" style. Then it was that
Nichols & Shepard, of Battle
Greek, Mich. ,inventedand began
to develop an entirely new and
novel style of Grain Thresher and
Separator, which theyveryappro-
priately named the vibrator"
1t was a revolution in Thresh-
ing Machines, and from a small
beginning of five machines in
1858 they soon reached a pro-
duct of 1000 yearly.
Their Vibrator drove the End
less Apron" machine out of mar
ket, and all other makers copied
it as closely as they dared. To-
day all Threshing Machines Of
any reputation or merit use the
principles of the old Vibrator.
Nichols & Shepard have con-
tinued in the business without
change of name, location, or
management; and during the
past three years have brought
out and developed another new
Ihreshing Machine for grain and
seeds, as superior to all existing
machines as their former was to
the Endless Apron They name
this new and improved Thresher
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-05-18

Miss Kate Drexel, of Philadelphia,
one of the daughters of the late mil.
lionaire banker, and worth six OF
seven millions herself, has entered
the Order of Sisters of Mercy at
Pittsburg, for a probationary period
of retreat and meditation, with the
object OF founding or joining an ord
er to labor among the Indians and
colored people, for whose religious
and educational advancement she
has already contributed literally OF
her wealth.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-05-18

A good many OF the leading Re.
publicans of the state have been in
Washington during the week in the
interest of appointments. West Vir.
ginia will get its share in due time,
and the Berkeley boys will not be
left. Hon. j. w. Cowden. Chairman
Republican State Committee, has
been appointed Postmaster at Wheel.
ing. The friends of U. S. Grant Pit.
ger, Esq, are urging his name for
consul to Toronto. now filled by Mr..
Luther Shaffer. of this place. Mr..
Pitzer would fill the position with
credit and satisfaction, and we
should like to see him appointed as
an encouragement to young Repub.
licaniSm.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-05-18
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

Seven white men and five negroes
were publicly whipped at Whining.
ton, Del, for highway robbery ana
horse stealing.
The exodus from the Oklahoma
country is now nearly as great as
the ingress was when the territory
was first opened.
During a storm in Richmond, va,
Saturday, James Quigley was killed
and several persons seriously injur-
ed in the wreck of a building.
The miners in the Essen District,
Westphalia, have struck and $4,000
men are out. A Prussian minister
ial council looking to arbitration was
held, Emperor William participant
ing.
/ The next great rush of western
immigrants will be in the direction
OF southwestern Dakota, where eley-
en- million acres of the Sioux reser.
walton will, in all probability, soon be
opened to settlement.
Secretary Tracy has awarded the
contract for supplying boilers and
machinery for the battle ship Texas,
now being built at the Norfolk, Va,
Navy Yard, to the Richmond, Va,
Locomotive Works. The price is
1854 800.
About % members of the United
Brethren Conference, in session at
York, Pa, led by Bishop White, left
the nam body aud set up conven'
ton OF their own owing to their un.
willingness to work under the new
Confession of Faith which was
adopted by a large majority of the
church.
! The Johns Hopkins Hospital, al
Monument street and Broadway
Baltimore, was formally opened last
week. 1t is one of the finest and
most complete institutions in the
world, embracing IL buildings which
cover four acres of ground, and is
surrounded by 10 acres more o.
beautiful grounds which will afford
healthful exercises to the patients
Its construction was begun more
than 10 years ago. and the total cost
was S2,O50,000.