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The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1890-01-31
Bancroft.

Chas. Il. Thomas is suffering from quite
severe attack of bleeding at the lungs
The Patrons of Industry are making quite
an effort to induce some of eur merchants to
sell them goods at p. of /. prices, or in other
words to allow the p. OF /. to fix the prices
on the merchants goods; but as yet they
have not succeeded.
Henry p. Shaw, agent for the American
Express Co. has just added some new and
valuable improvements to his Office.
Mrs. Hagerty has leased her farm to Tom
Cudney, who will move on about the middle
of March. Tom formerly lived with Mrs.
Hagerty, but at present Is resident OF
Laingsburg.
William Herrick who has been taking
Electric treatment with Prof. Cooper, of
Owosso, came hsme Saturday, very much
improved He returned Monday morning
to take another course.
o. ii. Obert has exchanged his house and
lot in Madilla for Chas FOrd's farm just
southwest of Bancroft, on what's known as
Hog Island.
Bert Cole has bought DR.. Wheelock's farm,
just south of town and will erect a fine resi-
dence there this coming summer. George
Thomas has the job.
;. j. Quincy Is In Owoss0 taxing course
of Electric treatment with Prof. Cooper. He
will remain there two, and perhaps four
weeks.
DIR. Fox, who has been confined to his
house for some time, with blood poisoning
is reported very much better,
Esther Chase, who was quite recently
married to Frank s. Roberts, of this place,
died at the residence Of her father, who
lives near Fremont yesterday morning, the
Goth inst, of pneumonia.
Roger Sherman is confined to the house,
with severe attack of la grippe. JONES.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1890-01-31

Pure sugar syrup at Hunts.
Fancy corn meal a. Hunts.
Come and taste our dried bsef. You will
say 1t Is delicious. Hunts.
Self rising buckwheat at Hunts.
Fancy boneless bacon at Hunts.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1890-01-31

Boneless pig pork for your baked beans at
Hunts.
Evening journal., 1890-04-24
A BILL AT LAST.
The Republicans of Congress Decide upor
Silver Measure.


WAsEGiC +, April 24.-The caucus Of
Republican .Aembers of the house last
night was more harmonious than any nl
those taat have taken place recently. Mr.
Henderson ulls.) presided The silve,
question was brought up by Mr.. Con.
ger DAB who stated that the sub-eom.
mittees of the caucus committees of the
senate and house had come TO an agree
ment which had been approved by the
caucus committee of the house The eau.
Gus committee, he said, had prepared q
bill, which covered all the amendments
agreed to.
The bill provided for the purchase oi
4,500 600 ounces Of silver bullion per month
and that the bullion certificates should ht
redeemahle in lawful money Of the United
States by the secretary OF the treasury, hui
no greater or lesser amount of notes shall
be outstanding at any time than the cost
Of the silver bullion in the treasury. pro
vided, that The secretary may, ia his dis
cretion, exchange for such silver bullion
notes m amount Of silver which shall d,
equal in value at market pi1ce on the al,
Of the exchange Of the notes.
The bill allows the secretary TO purchase
both foreign and domestic bullion 1t alst
repeals provisions Of the present law whicl
requires the coinage Of not less than 2 900.
0O0 each month Section /, 223 reyiseg
statutes, and section Of the nationa
banking law in relation to money now helt
in the treasury are Incorporated in the hill
After discussion OF an hour or 80 tile can
Gus committee bill was agreed to, with onl,
six dissenting votes
The matter Of pensions was also taker
up, and after a short discussion the caucus
indorsed the Morrill, service pension bill.
The question of passing some nationa
election law was brought forward. and Mr.
Lodge Mass urged the adoption by til,
caucus OF his bill placing the election d
representatives in congress under nationa
control. Mr.. Lodge was followed by Mr.
Powell 1lls.), the chairman of the election.
committee, who argued in favor of the i'm
prevement Of the supervisor system as
means Of correcting election evils After
further discussion, and without coming Il
any conclusion on the subject, the caucus
adjourned until next Tuesday night, whcr
the MoComas national election bin will b,
considered
Evening journal., 1890-04-24
Nrnern orranInlnr ~ PennarIvnnIn.

PorTsvmLE, Pa, April 94-Deiegates
from all over the coal regions met here
and permanently organized the Working
mems Protective Association Of TIE An
thracite Region. The union effected today
embraces nearly q, 900 miners. There was
a large attendance and much enthusiasm.
Permanent officers and organizers were
chosen. A lengthy preamble setting forth
the objects Of the association, recitinQ the
grievances and difficulties under which the
working people Of the coal regions are
laboring, and favoring Cancellation and
arbitration, was adopted Strikes are to
be discountenanced and its members are
to be educated in the school Of political
economy.
The names Of the officers and organizers
are not to be made public for fear they wilI
lose their jobs. 1t is intended to keep the.
movements Of the organization as secret as
possible
The big mining companies are all op-
posed to the new labor union and the Phil
adelphia and Reading company does not
want its employees to have anything to do
with it,
Evening journal., 1890-04-24
T,e Petltlon y ~ cyar.

PHILADELPHIA, April e4-At a meeting
of the Siberian Exile Petition association
George Kennan said the petition to tn,
car promised to be the most numerousl,
signed ever presented to any ruler i
would not inform the czar of any facts un
known to him, bat would have its effect il
showing the feeling abroad in regard L
the exile system. Mr.. Kennan read al
affecting letter from dying exile to {
child. He suggested that some Of tn,
worst features Of the system be embodied
in pamphlet form for gratuitous distribu
tion, and that an exile relief fund be raised
in connection with the petition Respect
ing assertions that the stories of Siberian
cruelty were exaggerated, Mr.. Kennan said
all his assertions were based on Official doc
uments. and he would go before the inter
national prison congress, which is TO meet
at St. Petersburg, and prove his state
ments If the Russian government would
permit him to call his witnesses.
Evening journal., 1890-04-24
The Federation d women's cinbs.

New YORK April 2i-The Federation b
Wonens Clubs met yesterday morning at
Scottish Rite hall, corner Of Twenth-ninth
street and Madison avenue Mrs Ella Dietz
Clymer presided. About 300 ladies were
present. Mrs. Clymer gave the address OF
welcome in the name Of Sorosis. She
thanked those present for their aid in lay.
ing the foundation Of the new organization.
which promises in time to become one o.
the most beneiicent institutions Of this our
glorious land and Of the world The
afternoon was talen up with the reading
Of reports from the various clubs repre-
sented
Evening journal., 1890-04-24
nc sltuntIon ~ pittshnrn.

PITTsBURG, April "a Grand Master VIII,
kinson, Vice Grand Master Downey and
the several big guns Of the Federation OF
Railroad Men now in this city have an.
nounced that yesterday was their last dag
Of waiting. They will no longer deal with
the railroads, but will transfer the whole
matter to the executive council The yard
switchmen, the original cause Of the diff
Guilty, are more persistent than ever in their
demands, backed as they now are by the
thousands Of men in other branches of the
Federation of Railroad Men who have
joined them The entire city is nervous.
as a railroad strike in Pittsburg is Ear
more ominous than a strike in a city twice
ifq ei1a
Evening journal., 1890-04-24
NoFTCRs.
'oTIE66E;- OF PUBLIC E6Gc1.
ELECTION.

ELECTION.
An election for members of the Board Of Pub
lie Education in WILMINGTON will be held in the
aIternoon OF Saturday, May 3, 1880. Polls To
and to close at 0 I'm.
Ihe inspectors Of the election district IN
Wnlch the election is to be held ia the ward
viii hold the school election. Members to he
elected and places of veting are as follows:
First ward-Onc member for two years, and
house No 25, Seoondstreet, near Washington
street . -
second ward-0ne member for two vaars
Polls northwest corner Second and Walnut
streets.
Third ward-Oze member for two veara
street below Third
Fourth ward-One member for two wears
Polls public school-house No. z, corner Fifth
and Pine streets
Fifth ward-One member for two years.
Polls public school Rouse No. 9, corner Eighth
and Wollaston streets.
sixth ward-One member for two years
Polls public schoOl-house No, 5, Walnut street
above Tw elfth.
Seventh ward-One member for two years
Polls public schoOl-hoEse No. 2, corner
hieyenth and washington streets.
Eighth ward-One member for two years
POLLS public school-house NO. 8, corner Seventh
and Spruce streets.
Ninth -ward-One member for two years.
Polls Old Academy
Tenth .ward-One member for two years.
Polls public school-house No. 10, near corner
of Third and Harrison streets.
Eleventh ward-One member for two wears
Polls public school-house No. IS, corner Oak
and Harrison streets
Twelfth ward-0ne member for two years
Polls northwest corner Fourth and Union
streets. L. B. JONES,
Evening journal., 1890-04-24
WITHOUT A WARNING.
A Boiler Exploded aud Three Men syes
Killed.

A Boiler Exploded aud Three Men xer,
Killed.
NEW CASTLE, Pa, April 24-An explosion
occurred at the litna mills estEday. Three
men We're killed and SIX badly injured
The dead are
klingensmith, George.
Murphy, John.
Welsh, John.
The injured are.
Bounds, Joe, arm broken and bruised.
Flynn, Lawrence, badly scalded
Myers, John, severely burned
Reagan, Barney, probably fatally scalded
Shipnoeker, IL, severely hurt by flying
debris.
While all Of the men were working th,
flue end Of the big boiler collapsed with ,
deafening roar, and in a moment the plac,
was drenched with scorching steam. A fill
half hour was lost before the injured mei
could be rescued and the last dead body RI
covered. Johnny Murphy could not b
found for some time His body was finall,
discovered ia the fly wheel pit, where it haC
been hurled and ground to a pulp.
Evening journal., 1890-04-24
flames Young. Of Newark. !. Suicides.

New YORK, April a. "A young man who
registered at the Putnam house, Fourth
avenue and Twenty-sixth street, as James
Young, OF Newark, was found dead in bed
N the afternoon by the hotel porter and Il
half emptied bottle Of lnudanum beside
the bed showed that the man had commit
ted suicide. lie was good looking 81 dark
complexion, and apparently about p years
old. He went 70 his room immcdinteiy
after registering. As he did nGt make hi.
appearance in the morning the door wa.
broken open and he was found dead. rher.
was Aothiug Ga his person ~ which hi
identify riight ~ shown There were DILL
niney cents in money q pcnknife and
pair of eyeglasses IN his pockets The bod.
wns removed 70 the morgue.
Evening journal., 1890-04-24
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
Fresh TIpa from the Wires Carefully
GutIed.

The Nat inal Starch company the starcl
trust, has ought the Topeka Starch Work,
of Kansas The price is said to have beer
about S250u00.
Daniel 5. Webster, a muIatto, pleaded
guilty in the superior court TO assault witt
intent TO kill Miss Elizabeth s. Cowan, /
school teacher Of Middlebury, Conn, ant
was sentenced TO eight years in state prison
New York detectives made a four days
raid on bottling establishments in EsseA
county, n. j., and secured thousands o
bottles belonging 10 New York houses Ont
bottle which was recovered was found tf
be filed with dynamite
Consul General New told a reporter III
London that The Daily News aud otheI
papers had assured him that no further al
vertisements for laburers for America woult
be printed
The report Of Engineer Schenck, receiyet
by the Johnstown tPa.) finance committee
advises the shortening and leveling Of th,
Conemaugh @ prevent floods III the future
The wife Of Polish blacksmith III Ply
mouth, Pa. gave birth TO four children, III
of whom are healthy. She has been mar
ried three years and has six children.
Albert W. Whiting, Of Massachusetts
mas been renominated hy Governor Brack
ett TO be chairman Of the Boston board d
police commissioners His present tern
will expire on May 1.
Miss Abby Moore Goodwin. professor 81
Latin and Greek AZ Nassar college. died In
Nassar hospital April % She had been az
instructor at the college for seventeen years
The Republican state convention OF Penn
sylyania viii be held at Harrisburg o.
June 25.
The I.aekawanna Presbytery Of Pennsvl
vania voted (56 to 90 in favor OF the pro
posed revision OF the Confession Of Faith
Eighty per cent. Of the creditors Of John
+. Plummer a. Co have petitioned that
lowell Lincoln be appointed assignee o.
the firm in place Of jeremiah Murphy wht
does not wish 70 serve. The court will pr0a
ably appoint Mr.. Lincoln.
Senator Hendricks bill allowing Svra
cuse TO get ITS water supply from Skane0t
eles lake passed the house at Albany by
vote OF 90 to ~. II allows Syracuse to tax,
100000 gallons daily
Emperor William having been informe,
that the Socialists had laid plans for con
eerted action on May I, he has decided Il
have recourse to the most stringent pre-
yentive measures, and the city Of Berlin
will be under martial law for the day
Evening journal., 1890-04-24
sfrncl. l,nn rrrLnna.

AUSTIN, Tex, April A terrific cyclone
struck Kyle, a town Of 600 fnha bitants
twenty miles south of here. Many buildings
were overturned and some completely de
molished. The Kyle Institute, a two story
building, was lifted ffOm MS foundation
and carried thirty fSet without injnrinR the
structure. Two fine horses and some cattle
were killed, but, strange to say, noperson
lis even reported injured Farms and plaza
itations in the track Of the storm suffered
greatly
Evening journal., 1890-04-24
Tho Confesslnn n Fai,l,.

NIAGARA FALLS, N. ", April 24-The
Niagara Presbytery accepted a committee
report opposing any revision Of the oonfes-
sion Of faith which would deny any funda-
mental doctrine therein taught, but sug.
gesting number of changes in the interest
Of unity and progress. Among the changes
is the revision Of the section discriminate
ing against children dying in infancy on
Others incapable Of being outwardly called
hp the Wnrd
Evening journal., 1890-04-24
sixteen Mnre Knrrania.

JERSEY CRY, April 24-At the hearing
Of the committee investigating the ballot
box frauds in Jersey City last fall, one wit
ness testified that an election officer had
admitted to him that the box had been
stuffed, and another deposed that gang
Of nineteen repeaters operated in the Fourth
district Bench warrants hare been issued
for sixteen election officers.
Evening journal., 1890-04-24
al AIIeged pefaulter Arre.ted.

CHICAGO, April fisherman Knight. a
young man from Tiflin, O. who is snppostd
to have defrauded the Commercial National
Bank Of Tiffin out of $1,000 has been ar.
rested here In his pockets were found
sa54.45 He refused to make any statement
further than to say that he was willing to
90 back TO Tiffin without waiting for the
usual legal papers.
Evening journal., 1890-04-24
one ,Ynman KIN. Annthsn.

Providence, r. L, April eA-,At Che State
institution at Cranston Mary Mccarthy
was murdered by Catherine. Hanley. Tha
assault oocurred in the old woman's de
partmeDt at II o'clock Mss Norton. the
night watch, arrived in time 10 see the Nc
Carthy woman vomit blood. On being
placed In bed she died Before dying she
said that Catherine Hanley, who slept ia
the cot next TO her, had pohnded and mur-
dered her
Evening journal., 1890-04-24
Ha Wa mo Yeara nf 60

Mt VERNON, KY, April 24.-william
Reynolds died at Pine Hill of old age. He
was born in Hawkins county, Tenn, in
1779 and was therefore 10 years old at his
death. He moved to this state seventy-five
years ago. He had been user of tobacco
and moderate drinker for nearly a hume
drpd vears =
Evening journal., 1890-04-24
A Missing olrl's Ro.lv Found.

jamestown, n. ", April 24-The BODY
Of Florence Lillian Peterson, who mysteri
ously disappeared from her home on the
evening of March "a, was found in the
creek, short distance from her parents
home, last night. The body was badly dis
figured. A post-mortem examination was
made later and indicated that the girl met
her death by drowning. An inquest will
be held April 2s.
Evening journal., 1890-04-24
Five Huadrsd DahomIna. Klllsa.

PARIS, April 24-Advices from Lagos
state that the French garrison at Porto
Novo, having learned that the Dahomians
were advancing upon the place, marched
out to meet the enemy. The Dahomian
troopswere moving when the engagement.
which lasted two hours, took place, and
resulted in 800 Dahomians being killed and
the wounding Of fifty Frenehmen. No
French soldiers are reported as having
n
Evening journal., 1890-04-24
run Down by a switch Engine.

CLEVELAND, o., April 24-While half a
dozen Italian trackmen were working on
bhe Cleveland and Pittsburg road in this
city, a switch engine turned a sharp curve
very suddenly and ran over Antonio Rago
and fellow workman, whose name has
not been learned. Rago died shortly after
reaching the hospital and the ether man
was killed instantly.
Evening journal., 1890-04-24
A Jersey Captain Dro,vn.a.

NEwBURG, n. Y, April 24.-The body Of
man has been found floating in the river.
Itwas evident that the body had been in thr
water for some time 1t was evidently thar
Of canalboat captain. From checks and
other papers found in his possession il was
thought he was William H. Arnold, OF
Deckerstown, N. <
Evening journal., 1890-04-24
A utIca MAN a. T-onhI..

BUFFALO, n. Y, April 24-An order Of
arrest has been issued against Horace II.
Eldred, well known resident Of Utica,
but more recently of Buffalo, for misap-
prop rating about 5000 of funds held by
him as trustee. Eldred last fall before he
left Utica ran for the assembly against /.
s. johnson.
Evening journal., 1890-04-24
treasurer Archer,s shortage.

BALTIMORE, April 2i-The transfer of
the state funds and securities recently
under the control of Stevenson Archer, the
defaulting state treasurer, to Col Edwin
II. Brown, his successor, took place yester-
day. A careful recount Of the securities
shows the amount of Archer's defalcation
to be S132, ,421. %
Evening journal., 1890-04-24
A Railroad Rumor Denied.

NEW YORK, April PA member Of
Drexel, Morgan a. Co. says that the story
Of Mr.. Spencer OF that frm, and President
Miller, OF the st. Paul railroad, exchanging
r4..e-. IS W..0.iy U..ssiess. Eresi0enI 4uIiler
and Vice President Bond, OF the railroad
comgany, also deny the story.
Evening journal., 1890-04-24

NOTICE TO THE GAS CONSUMERS OF
~ Wilmington: After April 18th next, the
take orders for gas of a quality superior to
that now furnished to the citizens at IS cents
per thousand feet net If promptly paid within
ten days from the time of rendering bill
The works will be ready for deliveringagas
next falland service connections will be made
as fast as the mains of the company are ex-
tended.
Mains win be laid first upon the principal
streets and gas takers upon those streets are
invited 10 give early orders, so that we may
have some guide in laying the first arrivals OF
pine Office of the company has removed to
New Central Bank Building, Fifth and Shipley
80 = 0NnE Fnufnoar
Evening journal., 1890-04-24
Murderer Purdy Must Hang.

CHICAGO. April 2L--In the case Of Will
lam F. Purdy VINO has been on trial here
during the past week charged with mur.
t.cr.nss l,.--.-l -.ei..-.-s,-g ll..r h,f1 i.las
September, a jury brought in verdict of
guilty and fixed his punishment at death.
Evening journal., 1890-04-24
A Paper companr Rurned ont.

CHARLESTON, w Va, April q. The Pack.
ing and store room of the Kanavha PaDer
company, together with machinery, q largs
supply Of stock and manufactured papers
was burned Loss. S20.0oos partly iasugsa1
Evening journal., 1890-04-24
sUMMER RESORTS.
HoTEL oHErwooDEs

HOTEL CHErwoODE,
IL ATLANTIC CITY, N. J.
Remodeled and enlarged; sixty sleeping
rooms; all conveniences Of large hotel; newly
furnished. rooms large and airy, several hav-
ing ocean view; beds comfortable. with woven
wire springs. hair mattresses and feather pill
lows; closets on each floor; particular care has
been given TO the sanitary arrangements
throughout the house; city water and gas; call
bells in everyrroom.
This hotel rs desirably located, on Pacific
avenue, between Indiana and Illinois avenues
convenient to the Pennsylvania and Reading
Railroad stations, and within two minutes
walk OF the beach.
The proprietress takes this opportunity to
thank her friends and patrons for former
favors in past experience, and promises TO
make Hotel Chetwoode a HOME In every
respect.
Special attention will be given to the caro-
OF invalids. MRS. ANNIE GRUBB.
Evening journal., 1890-04-24
In tie Senate.

WASHINGTON, April 24-Mr. Reagan ad-
dressed the senate in support Of his bin 70
repeal all laws for the retirement of army
and navy officers with pay. He did so
without any unkind feeling toward any Of
the classes referred to- He thought that
no one should be allowed privileges nor
emoluments not common to all. Mr. Platt
presented the conference report on the sen
ate bill to provide a temporary government
for the territory Of Oklahoma. The report
was read in full, and was then agreed to-
yeas, 80; nays, 5-Senators Butler, Cock
rell, Pugh, Gray and Vest. The bin now
goes 70 the president
Mr.. Blair moved TO take from the calen-
dar and pass the senate bill appropriating
$4,000 FOR an equestrian statue to Mai.
Gen. John Stark at Manchester. N. II. Mr..
Cockrell opposed and said that he thought
It the most useless and most ridiculous OF
all the ridiculous bills for the erection of
monuments. Mr.. Hawley said that if the
government was to enter upon the policy
OF erecting statues elsewhere than at Wash
lngton 1t would have 10 erect statues to all
fhe revolutionary heroes in an the states
Abe Nt V ~ ...e ..sssa5e cs The IT,. rosa. tsG
as follows: Yeas, 20; nays, s. There was
no quorum and the bill went over.
Evening journal., 1890-04-24
Weather Indination.

me weather promises to be generally
colder and from partly cloudy to fair, pre-
ceded by rain.
Evening journal., 1890-04-24

Stanley Going 10 London.
LONDON, April 24.-Henry NJ Stanley
wall arrive in London on Saturday.
Evening journal., 1890-04-24

%IUI1Dh.-iF lUu NANI ~ SAY n
~ DOLLARS, insure your property with
HAWKINS A. CO., III Market Street.
Evening journal., 1890-04-24
Inspeetor nyrnes u nIum.

Inspector Byrnes would say little about
the case As his reason for not responding
TO Coroner Woods request, he said he was
mot looking for dead men, From the
published reports he thought it was inn
probable that the Staten Istand suicide
was identical with Eyraud. He did not
deny that his men had been looking for the
stranger for several weeks,