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The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-06-26
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT THE GEOGRAPHY or THIS couNTRYwLl OBTAIN
MUCH VALUABLE INFORMATION FROM STUDY or THIS MAP or the
CHICAGO, Rock Island & Pacific RV.,
SAN FRANCISCO. CAL.
LOUISVILLE, KY. NEW YORK, nv.

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NESOTA; WATERFOWL and Sioux Falls, In DAKOTA
Cameron st. Joseph and Kansas City, In MISSOURI;
Omaha, Lincoln, Farbury and Nelson, in NEBRASKA;
Atchison, Leavenworth Horton, Topeka, Hutchinson.
Wichita, Belleville Salina, Dodge City, Caldwell I'm
KANSAS; Kingfsher, FL Reno and Minco, in INDIAN
TERRITORY; Denver, Colorado Springs and Pueblo.
In COLORADO. Traverses new OF rich farming
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communication to all towns and cities and wcst
northwest and southwest Of Chicago and to Pacific and
trans-oceanic seaports.
MAGNIFICENT
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Leading oil competitors in splendor Of equipment.
between CHICAGO and DIES MONIES. COUNCIL
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First. Class Day Coaches, FREE RECLINING CHAIR
Close connections at Denver and Colorado Springs with
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picturesque
STANDARD GAUGE
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Over which superbly-equipped trains run daily
THROUGH WITHOUT CHANGE to and from Salt
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from Manitou Pixies Peak and all other sanitary and
scenic cities and mining dscsin Colorado
DALI. EAsr.ExrREss TRAINS
From &C. Joseph and Kansas City to and nom all Inn
portant towns cities and sections in Southern Nebrask
Kansas and the Indian Territory. Also via ALBERT
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town, Sioux Falls, MINNEAPOLIS and ST PAUL.
connectiong for all points north and northwest between
The lakes and the Pacific Coast
For Tickets Maps. Folders. desired informationi
apply to any Coupon Ticket once In the United states
OF Canada. or address
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The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-06-26

verdict, doctor?" EYES," said the physi-
clan sadly. The announcement did not
disturb the patients serenity at all. do
you contemplate the change with any
trepidationG" inquired the doctor. "Not
in the least" was the reply, with smile.
During the day the patients condition
continued to grow more serious. He
could retain no nourishment whatever
and the little remaining of his former
strength slowly ebbed away.
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5lA Five Mile
5A Boss Stable
70" '0' 5A Electric
5A Extra Test

so other styles at prices to suit every.
body. If you can't get them from your
dealer, write us.
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The same picture Nth a beard added.

recovered sufficiently the pieces Of clothing
were shown her. Mrs. Norcross positively
identified the piece of trousers and the piece
of the coat. Then the pieces of underwear
were shown her.
They're just as l told you," she said
"terra-cotta and white. And here" she
added "is where / mended the sleeve of
the white shirt, where the stitching had
come out" and she exposed bit of mend
Ing so neatly performed that the reporter
had not before noticed it.
Mrs. NOrcr0ss said her son carried dark
leather p0cket-book, not q very big one
Mr.. Norcross said that it closed with a flap
This fairly describes the pocket-book found
in the wreck with $40 bill in it.
In company with Mr.. George o. Sheldon
OF Boston World reporter called at the
New York Morgue and viewed the head.
After critical examination Mr.. Sheldon
said: THAT will do" and thanking the
officials for their courtesies, he left the
building. Not word for or against the
Identification did Mr.. Sheldon utter while
in the place. Later, however. he made the
the following statement for the World:
when / saw the picture Of the head
shown to me by World man in Boston
this morning l was reasonably sure it be-
longed to Henry l.. NUrcross. Now that
have seen the head no doubt is left In my
mind. The face is In much better state of
preservation than l had expected.
"Yes, Iknew Norcross well. For a year
we were business partners at II Pearl street,
Boston. During that time l saw him nearly
every day. Alter We separated | usually
met him once in two or three weeks. The
last time saw him was in Postoffice square,
Boston, two weeks ago last Monday. / no
ticed nothing unusual in his manner He
spoke of contemplated visit to Rhode
Island and Worcester. The peculiar mar
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and showed them the button bearing their
imprint and the cloth. Manager Allen
stated that the firms books would show the
disposition of every piece of cloth that
comes into the establishment. He identified
the button at once. Then he took the piece
OF the trousers brought by the World man.
and in five minutes he produced roll of
cloth which tailed with the sample. By
reference 10 his purchase and order books
the tailor found that the cloth was known as
No 4201, and that one pair Of trousers had
been made from the roll. They were sold
to Henry l.. NOrcross, note-broker of II
Pearl street, about October 18th last by
Salesman W. w. Guilford.
Mr.. Guilford said he had sold coat and
waistcoat of black diagonal to Mr.. Nor
the fragment of the bomb-thrower's coat.
1t had been cut from the shoulder. and the
seams on the inner side were basted with
white thread. The cutters of the estab-
lishment crowded around and carefully ex-
amiDed this piece of cloth. One of them
picked at the seams a moment and then said
positively:
That is some of my work. The seams
are cut and arranged and basted down just
as do all my coats"
There was narrowing scene when the
reporter called upon the father and informed
him OF his sons tragic fate. The pieces of
garments we're produced He examined
them with tears streaming from his eyes.
They are his, Pm sure" he said: "bat his
mother will know, she ALWAYS took such
care Of his clothes. must 90 home at once.
L can't stay here any longer. My God, why
could it not have been myself instead OF
him? I'm old enough to die, and he had
everything to live for. He was all we had.
mother and L. The old man wept aloud.
Together they went to the Norcross resi-
dence, when the mother was told as gently
as possible, but for five minutes her screams
could be heard far away. When she had
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CHANGED THE DATES.
Serious Charges Made against the Librarian
In Congress.

New YORK. Dec. 1S.-Allegations which
of important public records in the Office of
the Librarian of Congress at Washington,
and seem to jeopardize hundreds of thou
sands OF valuable copyrights filed there, are
concerned in curious bit Of ltiga ton now
going on in the United States Circuit Court in
this city. According to these statements,
made under oath, Answort r. Spofford,
the Librarian. in whose office the whole
vast copyright business of the country is
transacted has so altered and tampered
with dates on public records as 10 imperil
large business interests.
The charge is made explicitly that where
as lawsuits involving large sums of money
had proceeded two years on fact and Spot
ford's own certificate thereto, that certain
copyrights bore certain dates; within
month he has changed these dates on the
records so that if the changes were not de-
tected the particular phase of litigation
which they covered would have ended i'm
mediately. The grave nature of these
charges first came out in an examina-
sIoner Shields room, when Arthur w.
Harrison, a lawyer of Washington, was on
the stand in supplementary proceedings in
the famous case of the publishers of
the " Encyclopedia Britannica against
Funk 81 Wagnalls and others for
alleged piratmg an edition Of the
encyclopedia. Mr.. Harrison then testified
tion he had made in theOffice of the Libra
rian, tnat there had been eraSures and
changes in the records of the office. He
also indicated that he had previously sworn
TO the same facts and his evidence in full
was on file with the papers in the cases.
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YOUNG BLAINE.


NEW YORK, Dec. ia very dramatic
incident enlivened the Blaine divorce pro-
ceedings in progress at the Office of Referee
Lord yesterday. Mrs. James G. Blaine Jr.
arrived with her friend, Mrs. Ogden Dole
mus. She did not know that the law gave
her husband the right to be present. When
she saw him there, though she had not met
him since she bid him good-by at Bar Har-
three years ago, she controlled her surprise
so well that her companion never suspected
that the man who arose as they entered was
the person in question. During the proceed
ings Mrs. Doremus get into a perturbed
state of mind. She looked around for some
sympathetic person. To the person next
her she said:
THE man in the case is scoundrel and
poltroon."
"Do you know who you are talking to-"
snapped the individual addressed.
NO" she replied.
well. | am Mr.. Blaine"
Mrs. D0remus flushed slightly. and then
continued quickly, and with increasing EN-
phasis:
Il did not know you were Mr.. Blaine
when l spoke, but L repeat it now. The
man who would abandon not alone his wife,
but his innocent child, at the dictates of rel
atives," continued Mrs. Doremus, sis
poltroon and scoundrel."
blaine had nothing handy to reply, and
the passage at arms came to an end.
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TREATIES ADOPTED.
The Commercial Agreements Ratified by
Germany and Austria.

BERLIN, Dec. u. - In the Reichstag the
commercial treaties came up on a third
reading. Kersorff spoke in opposition. He
expressed fears as to the results. Caprivi
responded and said if Kersorff failed to see
the political significance of the Mckinley
bill and the pan-Amercan policy he must
decline to discuss the question of foreign
policy with him. The treaties with Austria,
Hungary, Italy and Belgium were subse-
quently adopted.
Emperor William rec eved the news of the
passage OF the new commercial treaties
while at banquet at Fellow tonight. He
arose, Informed the company Of the news,
and warmly eulOgiZeQ Chancellor Won
Capriyi. The conclusion of the treaty."
said he, " Is one Of the most important and
vital events in the history of the Reichstag.
am convi need that not only the Father
land but millions OF subjects of other coun-
tries who united with us in this customs
league will sooner or later bless this day. l
ask you 10 drink to the health of General
Count Won Capriyi. Lebe hoch."
Emperor William has made Chancellor
Won Caprivi Count as reward for his
efforts In the successful establishment of
the commercial treaties.
VIENNA, Dec. 1S.-The Commercial
Treaties Committee of the Reichsratb to-
day adopted the German, Belgian and Swiss
treaties by vote OF % TO 3, and the Italian
treaty by % to 6.
Tho speech in the Reichstath Wednes-
day by Herr Gregr. the leader OF the young
CZechs, attacking the Germans and the rul-
ing dynasty, decided Count Taafe. the Aus
trian Prime Minister, to take an important
step. be Will now conclude the long pend
ing negotiations with the Germans and add
a member of the German party to the
Cabinet. The coalition of the Cabinet and
the Germans will give the NJ inistry a major
ity strong enough to overcome all oppOsi-
tiOn.
BRUSSELS, Dec. IS. - The commercial
league with Germany was considered here
to-day at meeting of merchants, who voted
resolutions urging Parliament to reject the
treaty. which the meeting considered more
advantageous to Germany than to Belgium.
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CANADA'S CRISIS,
Action Of the Lieutenant-GoV-
ernOr Denounced.
hefGler Gives His Statement Concerning the
Cabinet Controversy.
Mass Meetings Held By the LiberalS-AngeTS
Charged With Conducting an Auto.
cratic Government
Erecial TO THE MORNING CALI.

QUEBEC, Dec. 1S-Monster mass-meetings
are being organized by the Liberals through
out the province. The police are in readi-
ness to march to the official residence of
the Lieutenant-GOve to protect it
against any hostile demon stration that may
be made. The citizens of ST. Roche and
st. SaVeur especially are boiling with indg-
nation. Mercier has made public his views
on the political situation and published the
correspondence between himself and the
LieutenaDt-Goyernor and the interim re-
port of the royal commission. This report
regrets that certain correspondence
was not produced, and concludes
of the existence of the bargain between
Armstrong and Pacaud, and that gentle
man decla res that he was benefited in no
way thereby. 1t is signed only by Judges
Baby and Davidson. Mercer, in his final
reply to the Lieutenant Governor, tells the
latter that he has the audacity to do what
the Queen would never dare to do in Eng
land without provoking a revolution. "All
good citizens" says he, ''must admit that
shSiO 40 q iiuiiH W ahu uidDy
though he may have been Prime Minister,
Is not slave"
MERCER characteriZes the report as that of
"two partisans from whom you have dragged
an unjhst and unfounded opinion, altogether
informal and without legal value; contain
ing gratuitOus insult to your ey- Ministers,
supported by great majority of the Legis-
lature." Mercer charges the Lieutenant
Governor with conducting personal and
autocratic government; with having car
ried out one of the most odious conspracies
entered into against the constitutional
liberties of a free people. He taunts
the Governor with the desire to place the
power in the hands of his political friends
against all rules of decency and with
trampling under foot the dignity of the
Crown. "The Governors conduct" he SAYS,
puts political institutions in jeopardy"
He refers to the Pacific railroad scandal and
charges the Governor with supporting the
you obey the will of Federal Prime Min
ister Abbott, who was himself the distrib-
utor Of this bribery money to the Ministry.
will try to undo your nefariOus work with
the assistance of my colleagues and political
friends"
In closing Mercier says: ou will shortly
receive from Abbott, your master. the
price OF your national treachery, and | shall
go before the people and receive new man.
date which Will enable Inc to resume the
position from which you have driven me,
and to chase you surely from Spenser Wood"
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A BIG SEIZURE.
Silks and Laces Valued at Ten Thousand
Dollars Captured.

Silks and Laces Valued at Ten Thousand
Dollars Captured.
The New York Gus tom-ho officials be-
lieve they have unearthed the leader of a
band Of smugglers who have, through the
completely of some customs INSPECTORS,
been bringing large quantities of fine mer-
chandiSe into this country without paying
duty. 1t is said that within short time
startling disclosures will be made All the
officials will admit at present is that they
are watching for two other steamships and
they will then have completed the investi-
CATION OF one of the bOldest smuggling con-
spiracies ever carried on.
When the Red Star steamship NoOrdland
reached the company's pier, at the foot of
Sussex street, Jersey City, recently, she
carried among her passengers a man whose
name appeared on her list as Alfred c. Rut-
gers. he had three trunks and half a
dozen vaises. His baggage was passed,
and a cab called. The care with which his
goods were placed in the vehicle aroused
the suspicion OF Custom-house Inspectors
Broom and Donohue. They gently felt on
Mr.. Rutgers coat pockets, and as he had no
dutiabe goods in them he was allowed to
pass. .
The cab had driven away when the
officials learned TIA the man had left some
there and found that the contents of the
packages were expensive silks and laces.
The Inspector rushed to the ferry and
found the cab waiting for boat. The
trunks had not been locked. A strap was
cut. and on peering within DonOhue saw
lot more silks and laces. Brown had come
up and he was sent to the seizure-room with
the hack, while Dnnohue went back to get
Rutgers. He was found walking slowly to
the ferry-house and was taken into custody.
The goods seized are valued at $4,000, and
the seizure is the biggest this year,
Brazil has 100000 square miles more OF
territory than the United States.
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OPERATORS ORDERED OUT.
They Are Requested to Leave the Order of
Railway Telegraphers

They Are Requested to Leave the Order of
Railway Telegraphers.
OMAHA, Dec. Is. Orders were sent
out yesterday to the telegraph operators
working for the Fremont. Elkh0rn and Mis-
souri, Valley road notifying the men that
they must leave the Order of Railway Tel
egraphers or leave the service of the COM
pany. This morning the Superintendent of
the road received replies that several men
were refusing TO obey the order, and trouble
was expected. Chief ThurstOn of the Rail-
way TeegrapherS has been notified, and
the matter will be brought before the local
lodge tonight. 1t is said similar orders
have been sent to all the men employed on
the entire Chicago and Northwestern sys-
tenn.
1t was rumored this afternoon that
strike had been ordered on the Elkhorn,
but Superintendent Mcfarland reports the
men all at work and no signs of trouble. A
local official of the Telegraphers' Brother
hood says the officers of tho local lodge are
satisfied that the Northwestern cOntem-
plates general warfare on the order. He
says that organized telegraphers will stand
by each other, and if members are dis
charged strike will be ordered.
ST. JOSEPH (MC.), Dec. 1S.-Acting Chief
Ramsey of the Order of Railway Telegra-
pliers held secret meeting with the men
here to-day to prepare schedule to be pre-
sented to the Santa Fe road January 1st,
asking that operators be divided into three
classes. TO be paid at the rate of $50. $40
and $50 per month,
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ALMOST A RIOT.
Cincinnati Citizens Fight FranticalIy to Pay
Their Taxes.

CINCINNATI, Dec. 1s.-A riot was mar
rowly averted in the County Treasurer's
office this morning. Usually taxes can bs
paid December 1st, but owing to unavoid-
able delay to-day was the first day they were
received. This morning fully 2000 tax-pay-
ers gathered in the Courthouse, and when
the doors were opened made rush to the
Treasurer's Office, all anxious to pay before
Monday next, when a penalty of per cent
accrues: a number of glass partitions were
smashed in the wild scramble, and the crush
was suffOcating.
Five women and man tainted, and were
passed out over the heads of the crowd.
Inc people .Yedged in struggling
mass so that they could scarcely breathe.
Men fought swore and struggled furiousIy
to get to the receiving clerks. While the
tumuit was at its height the city money was
hastily thrown into the safe and locked up.
A call for police was sent out, and two pa
troll wagons and fourteen men responded.
The County Commissioners finally quisted
the crowd by telling them that the rebate
time would be extended to January 10Th.
The crowd gave cheer, and business pro-
ceeded quietly. Pickpockets reaped har-
vest
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ANTI-LoTTERY CONVENTION.
A Platform Adopted Declaring Allegiance to
Democratic Principles

A Platform Adopted Declaring Allegiance to
Democratic Principles.
BATON ROUGE, Dec. 1S.-Last night a
platform was adopted by the Anti Lottery
Convention, in which the appointment Of
new State Central Committee was pro-
vided for, and the faction adjourned sine
die. The platform adopted declares allie
glance to Democratic principles, praises the
present State Government, and concludes
with declaration of unaltersble opposition
to lotteries and the adoption Of the proposed
revenue amendments to the Constitution.
The combine candidates are now in caucus,
mapping out the plan of campaign.
The regular Democratic Convention this
afternoon nominated Judge S. d. McEnery
for Governor, and Ex-Governor Wickcliffe
for Lieutenant-Governor, amid wild en-
thusiasm. A recess was then taken until
tomorrow.
The Democratic caucus tonight made the
following nominations: For Secretary of
State, Leonard F. Mason; Auditor, o. B.
Steele; Superintendent of Education, John
V. Calhoun; State Treasurer. Gabriel Mon
tague; Attorney General, Edgar W. Suther-
land. As these nominations wilL be con-
firmed tomorrow by the convention, the
State ticket may be regarded as complete.
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FIELD INDICTED.
He Is Charged With Forgery in the Second
Degree.

NEW YORK. Dec. 1S.-The jury to-day
returned an Indictment against Edward NJ.
Field Of the defunct firm of Field, Lindley,
Weichers & Co., charging him with forgery
in the second degree. The indictment is
predeated on the statement made by bank
ers knauth, Nachod e. Kuhne. The fol-
lowing statement is made by Knauth, Ma
chod & Kuhne relative to their connection
with the Field, Lindley, Weichers 81 Co.
failure:
1t seems that Reuter- of Hamburg, uncle
of Weichers, one OF the partners of the de-
funct firm, inherited sos, 900 from the
Wei hers estate This money was left in
Wei hers hands The latter used it for
speculation aad reported to his uncle that
inside OF sixty DAYS the money realized a
profit OF $4,000, aside from interest. The
uncle, however, pressed Weichers for the
money. The latter, on behalf Of the firm,
made out one day sight draft for 49S, 600
marks on q firm in Mannheim, Germany,
where Field and Lindley had no balance.
They counted upon covering this draft by a
cable transfer to obtain the latter. There
being no funds, forgery was resorted to.
A DEAL IN WHEAT.
November 18th Field and Lindley ar
ranged that we make a cable transfer of
49S, 900 marks equal to S11S,000) to the firm
in Mannheim and at the same time buy
Iher thirty days sight blllS oil o20,UUO marks
on the same firm at Mannheim, such bill
being accompanied by shipping documents
for 1900 bushels of wheat per steamer
Triumph. Some days previously they sold
us a similar bill of 10000 marks on the
same firm, accompanied by shipping docu-
mentS for IS, 000 bushels of wheat per steam
ship D0lcouth. All these shipping docu-
ments have since turned out to b. forgeries.
There were no such steamships in port at
the time and no such wheat. Fortunately,
We discovered the forgery before the draft
was presented and were able to stop the
payment. 1t was for the above transaction
that Field was to-day Indicted"
AS the Investigation by District Attorney
Nicoll in the failure . Fields, Lndley,
darkens for Edward NJ. Field So far as
discovered the crooked transactions of the
defunct firm foot up nearly $4,000. This
involved many well-kuown creditors of the
partnership headed by Field.