The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1890-07-11
NEWS In BRIEF.


While man named Bernard was en-
gagged in carving Ed Brennan at Texark-
ana, Ark, Friday, Mrs Brennan got hold
of a Winchester. just as she was in the
act of shooting, q third man tried to sep
arate the fighters, when Mrs. Brennan
fred and killed the peacemaker. Bren-
nan was fatally stabbed
A psotracted drought has ruined the
crops in the section of Illinois near RAM
.sey.
The Garner stone of the Northwestern
Methodist university at Sioux City, Ia,
was laid Friday by Bishop Bowman.
The Mabel fainter memorial building
was dedicated Mt Menoninee, Wis, Thurs
lay. 1t will be used for the curious dual
purpose Of church and theatre. The build
II is a "Freethinker," who belongs to the
Unitarian church.
A number Of drunken sailors tried to
take the management of a fire at Port
land, Me-, out of the hands of the firemen,
and a free fight ensued, in which several
men were badly hurt.
Edward Baker, aged 10, grandson of ID.
Tindale, of Canada, was suffocated by gas
Saturday at Newport, X. l., his grand
father having blown out the g~s. Tindale
himself is in very precarious condition.
The sum of $4,000 marks having been
stolen from five Chinese officers who are
studying in Berlin, and all efforts to catch
the thief proving raia, Emperor William
has made good the loss out of his private
purse.
The Missouri state agricultural board
has issued report, showing that the pros
pect is that the wheat and other crops
will be below the average as to quantity,
but the quality of the wheat is good. Oats
are very poor.
John Simpson, eolOred, - years old, &C
cidentally stepped on the foot of white
man near st. Louis Saturday, when the
white man put bullet through Simp-
sons body, fatally wounding him. The
murderer then escaped.
The coroner's jury in the case at Chicago
of the death of Brennan, the pugilst,
Thursday night, rendered a verdict &C
quitting all the parties implicated, and
declaring that Brennan was killed by
fall while wrestling during the match.
Joseph Tribble, who murdered a man
during the turbulent times of 1861 in
Kansas, was arrested for the crime at
Wathena, Kan, Saturday. Since the war
he has lived in Mississippi. where he has a
family, and he had gone to Wathena on a
visit to his old home.
Business failures in the week ended
Friday last numbered for the United
States, 1871; for the corresponding week
last year, 100.
A drunken farmer named Frank Hickey
was practicing with a revolver Saturday
at Lincoln. ILL.,, when he shot Henry
Rogers, census enumeration, through the
leg.
Farmers at Mount Hope, Canada, rid
died with bullets United States flag
which Joel Smith hoisted an the Fourth.
They first asked Smith to remove it and
he declined.
The feat of Capt Morrell in saving the
passengers of the steamer Danmark has
been rivaled by another British sailor,
Capt. Bigby, of the National line steamer
Denmark, who, during violent gale,
took from O raft the crew of the disabled
bark George +. Corbett. Capt. Bigby
himself took charge of one of the boats.
A little girl named Lizzie Lavine,
years old, had all the toes of her left foot
cut off by Chicago street car Monday.
The Milwaukee and st. Paul railway
will, after July 10, make the rate on coal
from Milwaukee to western points the
same as from Duluth This means q cut
of rs cents a ton.
A. b. Pickering, editor of the Memphis,
Tenn.) Avalanche, said in Chicago Mon
day that the only way to settle the negro
question was by disfranchisement, and
that idea is widespread in the south. The
war cry there was, "The negro shall not
rule"
Joseph Mooney and James Burk, who
robbed a stage coach, were sentenced at
Napa, Cal, Monday to ten years each in
prison.
China wants to borrow 30, O0O, 600 tae!s of
American silver to build strategic rail
ways.
Charles LAGRANGE pleaded guilty at
Hutchinson, Kan. Monday to having one
more wife than the law allows, and was
sent to penitentiary for three years.
At Logtown, Sank county. Wis, one
Reichert, a saloon keeper, shot and killed
Dan O'Hearn, of Chicago, Monday Rel
ebert shot his victim from behind.
The Greenbackers of Alabama held their
second convention Monday, all the candi-
dates nominated at the first one having
declined. They nominated G. G. Thig-
pen, treasurer of the Farmers Alliance,
iOI
Col. Martinovicz, of the body-guard Of
the prince of Montenegro, was murdered
at Cettinje Monday. His slayer was capt
ured and lynched on the spot.
Cliff Jones. parachutist, let himself
loose from balloon 1000 feet in the air,
at Manchester IN. H. Driving park
Monday, and descended to the earth In
safety.
kilograms report severe storms in New
York and throughout New England.
Much property was destroyed, but details
are lacking, although there was some loss
of life.
The National Tube works, at McKees-
port, Pa, has refused to sign the Anal
gamated association scale, though willing
to pay the wages demanded, and conse-
quently 1000 men have struck.
The Point Bluff hotel, three miles south
of Plattsburg, N. Y, on Lake Champlain,
was damaged by tornado Tuesday. 1t
is reported that one guest was drowned in
tba Iaka and that the steam launch Ne1lia