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The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-08-28
Mr.. conger Thinks Mr.. Blaine VIII
Accent.

A Washington dispatch Of the 10th says:
Enough was said for publication by A. L..
COnger. of Ohio, touching recent confer
ence with Secretary Blaine To satisfy most
people that the declaration that the Secre-
tary would come out fiat-t0Oted declining a
denomination was n fabrication. Since Mr.
COnger's published interview, however, q
great deal more has come to the surface as
to what was said at Bar HarbOr, and man
who talked with the Ohio member of the
national republican committee Is authority
for the statement that Mr.. Blaine, health
permitting. will be ''in the hands of his
friends" when the nominating convention
meets i'm 1892. lie says:
mr.. COngpr preached the subject to Mr..
Blaine, who seemed rather indispOsed to
talk about it at all. He was not feeling
well, and his family was averse to his en-
tering into any strife. Mr.. Conger then
dwelt at length OH the steadfastness OF Mr..
Blaine's friends, recalling the numerous in
stances of their faithful adherence to him
under any and all circumstances, and said
that his (Blaine's) friends ought to have
something to say. Republicans generally
wished tn see him president, and victory
with any other man as the nominee was
uncertain. Mr.. Blaine showed great feeling
when Mr.. COnger dilated upon the faithful
service of his friends and said that he had
every disposition to serve them and the
republican party, an would not now de-
cline nomination in advance. Whether he
told Mr.. Conger directly that he would take
the nomination do not know, but this much
can say. namely: that Mr. COnger says
Blaine will accept it and so believe now all
of Blaine's friends
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-08-28
WE WISH TO EXCHANGE
GOOD PAY FOR GOOD WORK.

Salary and expenses paid energetic men
to sell our True to Name" nursery stock.
Experience not required. We teach you
how. Now Is the best time to commence.
Write ut once and secure territory. Ad-
dress, stating age, r. G. CHASE Il CO.,
GENEVA, N. Y
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-08-28
LAKE SUPERIOR TRANSIT co.
The Great Duluth Route.

MISUNDERSTANDING of steamers from Detroit for
Sault Ste Marie, Duluth and other Lake Super
Tor Ports:-Mondays and Fridays, 500 D, m,
Thursdays and Saturdays, 1880 p. M central
time For Cleveland and Buffalo, Sundays, Mon
days, Wednesdays and Saturdays; Erie Mon
days and Saturdays, 5p. IN. central time, making
railroad connections for all points east and
south Rail connections at Duluth for st. Paul,
Minneapolis, North Pacific and Great Northern
Railway Points, Pacific coast, etc. Baggage
checked through 10 destination. For tickets and
information apply to J. 7. WHITING,
General Agent,
Dock and Office 80 W. Atwater ST. near Griswold
DETROIT MICH.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-08-28

Africa is now completely encircled
by submarine cables which make up
altogether a length of II. 600 miles.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-08-28
Paris Letter.

Miss Duff writes her last letter from
Paris, as follows:
PARIS HOTEL, LONDON AND NEW YORK,
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-08-29
NEWS OF NORTHWEST.
Extra Session Not Needed to
Provide State Funds.
CLOSE OF BAR CONVENTION.
Laughton Bureaus Funds Exhausted
MAJ. Johnstone Refuses to Sign Troop
BIS Payroll for Mining Service.

OLYMPIA, Aug. 8-lspeciall - The grave
problem which has been presented to the state
land commission by the lack of an appropria-
ton out Of which 10 pay land ofics fees, for en-
tries made by the state under the granting pro-
vision OF the enabling act, has been solved. II
was apparent, after the refusal of the interior
department to grant Governor Ferry's request.
that the state be given credit for the amount of
the fees until the next regular meeting OF the
legislature, that an extra session would be nee
essary unless the funds could be raised from
private sources. To defer selections for the state
until 1893 would be to render the grant almost
worthless, as nearly all the desirable lands now
vacant are likely to be taken up before an ap-
preparation by the legislature could be made
available. Governor Ferry has given this i'm
portant subject serious consideration. and 10 to-
night able to announce that the necessary funds
will be provided.
Tomorrow the governor and State Auditor
Reed will borrow on their own personal note
from the Capital National bank OF this city the
sum of 5000. The amount estimated to be
needed OF and out OF the fund thus secured the
filing fees win be paid and reimbursement
asked OF the next legislature This commenda-
bic action on the part Of the two officials named
saves the expense of an extra session OF the leg
islature and makes 1t possible to proceed imme-
ciately with the work of selecting the lands
granted BIZ congress.
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The Saving Effected by Good Roads.
Isaac B. Potter in Engineering Magazine.

isdac D. Potter IN Engineering Magazine.
Ii our common boast that We are pro-
gressive. wide-awake and ingenious nation
IS well founded, what can be urged to ex-
cuse US for adhering to the Anticipated and
inefficient methods of making and keeping
our common roads when We have before
US the great economy and splendid results
produced by the adoption of more intelli-
gent methods in other countries? In
many respects we have greater need of
hard-surfaced roads than has either France
or England. Our rainfall is considerably
heavier than theirs. and our dirt roads for
weeks at time are half as deep as they are
wide. Farm traffic is suspended. and
horses are kept in idleness. Official Stats
tics show that there are something over
100000 horses and r.1ules on the farms
OF the United States, and at moderate
estimate OF 25 cents per day as the cost OF
feed Tor each animal, We see that 1t costs
the farmers of this country about $4,000
OOO per day for this item alone. Less than
so per cent. of these animals would be
SUFFICIENT TO do all the hauling OF farm pro-
duce carried on in this country II even the
man roads were put in tlrst-class condi-
ton. but, not to hope too strongly for the
attainment of distant things, let US sup
pose that such an improvement be pro-
JSSteu as would renuer uHneCessaTy Only
one-eighth of the total number of the
draught animals now employed This
would reduce the entire number by a little
over 100000 and would effect a
saving each day of about 14.00O
tons of hay and 10000 bushels of
oats. which, reduced to money
value. equals $500. 900 per day, or $l14 .OO0,-
600 per year. Add TO this the value of the
animals. $l40. 100000, and We have a total
of $254, 0O0, goo saved for the first year. Of
course these hgures do not represent the
real loss entailed to our farmers by the use
of dirt roads. The loss is beyond computa-
ton; but in whatever way the computa-
ton is directed, and wherever the loss is
susceptible of calculation, the same start
ling exhibit is bound to appear A recent
careful count shows over 800 abandoned
farms in the fertile and populous state of
New Jersey.
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region. says the bulletin. 70 describe
as irrigated all land TO which
water has been applied within any recent
period; 10 which bitches, perhaps so far desti-
fute of water, have been constructed, and even
land for which water rights are claimed has
placed the census Office under the necessity OF
absolutely restricting itself In its Official bulie-
tins on irrigation to Land on which
crops were actually raised by the artificial
application of water during the year 1889.
Farms or stock ranges in Wyoming irrigated
merely for grazing purposes, therefore. have not
been taken into account in this bulletin beyond
the foregoing statement a. to their approximate
frafa
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HIT BY A HURRICANE.
Great Destruction of Property
in Newark, N. J.
BIG FLOODS IN NEW YORK.
Damage In and About Troy Reaches
Half Million-A CIoudburst
Overwhelms Petersburg.

NEWARK, N. J., Aug 2S-A hurricane swept
over the lower part of this city this afternoon,
covering territory about mile and a quarter
long and one-eighth of mile wide. Great
damage was done to property, and several
people were painfully injured by the flying
debris, but fatalities are yet reported. 1t
struck first at the corner OF Bowery and Lex
ington streets. where the roof OF a three-story
building was torn of and carried down the
street. On Oliver street an untenanted three
story brick building, formerly used factory,
was completely demolished and the adjoining
buildings badly damaged. Tin roofs seemed TO
be its especial prey and a number of them, to-
gether with skylights, ETC., are living about the
streets and dangling from telegraph wires
Bowery and Gross streets are strewn with
debris
Troy, n. Y, Aug. 2S.-The whole eastern part
OF Rensselaer, county was deluged by a cloud
burst last evening. Three dams were washed
out at Sand lake, causing damage of 100000 TO
the mills there. Several houses were washed
away.
At Stewards paper mill in this city one end of
the mill was torn out, bridge carried away and
damage done to the amount of $1,000. The
bridges along the stream were torn from their
fastenings and it is believed that the damage
altogether will reach $4,000.
The Hudson and Hoosic rivers are high, and
in the vicinity of Hoosic falls many bridges
were washed away and roads ruined by the
overflow of mountain streams. A man named
Mechesney was drowned at Faestenkill.
BERLIN, n. Y, Aug. 2S-A eloudburst over
this town and the town of Petersburg last night
was followed by a flood that did damage I'M
paralleled in this vicinity. Had the cloudburst
occurred after people had gone to bed the loss of
life would have been awful AS it was the wife
OF Thomas Taylor was drowned, and james
Smith was found dead, standing in mud up to
his neck and horribly mangled
LEBANON SPRINGS, n. Y, Aug 2S-Tbe rail-
road between here and Petersburg is washed
out in half dozen places. The large railroad
bridge is also gone. Bes ides these q number OF
houses were wrecked and crops DESTROYED A
part of the village of Petersburg lying near the
Little Hoosic, was completely wrecked score
of residences and workshops were washed from
their foundations and large quantity of per-
sonal property destroyed. The loss in that
village will not be less than $4,000 The loss
in crops will be very serious matter to the
farmers.
HUDSON, v. Y, Aug. 2S.-Tbirteen trains laid
here this morning, delayed by a washout ten
miles below Albany. All north-bound trains
were sent out over the Hudson branch of the
Boston d Albany railroad. Five work trains
are making repairs The washout was caused
by cloudburst.
NEwBURGH, n. Y, Aug. 2S.-Owing to a block
ade on the New York Central track near Albany.
caused by q washout, the through trains of that
road ran over the West shore today.
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Cen.u. of Irrigation in wxomin~

WASHINGTON CRY, Aug. 2S-The census oesce
today issued a bulletin on irrigation in wyou-
ing. There are l,sl5 farms irrigated ont Of a
total OF 1920 The total area OF land in these
l,9l7 farms is l.SSS,50, upon 2o676
acres Of which crops were raised
by irrigation in lSSa In addition there
were e4o.aoo acres irrigated for grazing purposes
The average arst cost OF water right is sS61 per
acre, and the average cost OF preparing the soil
for cultivation, including the purchase of land.
lie s9.4S per acre. The average present value of
the irrigated land of the state, inelud.
ing buildings, etc, 10 $40 per acre, showing
apparent profit, less cost OF buildings SIS 80
per acre. The average annual cost OF water Ia
ti.44 per acre, which, deducted from the average
annual value Of the product per acre, leave an
average annual return of s7.sl per acre. The
tendency throughoui the enklrs arid
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GOV. Campbell want. to Be President.

; A friend of Governor Campbell tells the
Washington Post that the governor is not
only anxious to be president. but conf
IDENTIFY expects to be. Says this authority:
"You cannot shake him in this belief.
Shortly before he was nominated for gov
ernor two years ago, Campbell was in
Washington on matter Of business. In
conversation with me he said: Il am 60
ing to be nominated for governor I in
quired, But isn't that an empty honor?'
Empty! | should say not was his EN-.
phatic reply. L will be nominated he
continued, and elected as sure as the sun
rises and sets. and. mark you, / will be re-
elected in 1891 Naturally, though some
what cynically, l asked: And what
next? Il will go for bigger game the next
year. was his cool reply"
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stanwood News.

srAswooD, Aug. 2s.-tspecial. 1-salmon have
been running in the stiliaguamish river about
week. One night of this week John A. Brue set
seine and the following morning drew out 4so
salmon. About seveuty-fve OF these were silver
salmon, the remainder hump-backs.
The grand lecturer OF the Masonic lodge for
the state of Washington, DR.. Hugsn, has been
delivering course of lectures to the Masons OF
Camano lodge at this place. His lectures con-
sisted of a review of the Masonic work during
the past year. The lecturer returned to Waits.
burg, his home, yesterday
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passed by the states of New York, Pennsylvania,
Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey and Della
ware for the promotion of uniform state laws.
Judge John F. Dillon. of New York, was elected
president of the association, and the secretary
and treasurer were reelected.
The report of the committee recommending
that two medals be struck of, one for the Earl
of Sslborn and the other for Hon. David Dudley
Field, was adopted.
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Effects of Frost in Northws.,

MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 2s.-Dispatehes re-
ceived by the Journal today about the
frost say that wheat around Bis
marck, n. D., is untouched. At Jameston
two-thirds OF the crop was more or less injured,
No damage has been done in Cass county since
Sunday night. At the White Earth Indian
reservation, Minnesota, 77s acres of grain was
destroyed. The loss there is estimated at Il, 90
bushels
HECTOR, Mimi, Aug. 2s.-There was q light
frost last night, but no damage was done to corn
expected.
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Geologists' Tour in America.

WARRINGTON CRY, Aug. 2s.-The geological
congress will adjourn next Tuesday. On
wednesday party composed of some sixty
foreigners and twenty Americans will start
West on special train. The route arranged for
the main line of the excursion is more than
5000 miles in length AMI traverses thirty-eight
degrees of longitude. 1t crosses twenty of the
states aud territories and province of Canada.
The Yellowstone Park. southern Montana
Idaho, Utah aud Colorado will be the most
westerly points touched
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WILL NOT SIGN TROOP B PAYROLL.
Major tombstone States His Reasons
Observation-Disclosures SerYiceR.

Major tombstone States His Reasons
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Services.
SPOKANE, Au &. 2s.1special Major Charles
b. tombstone. commanding the First cavalry
battalion, \. @. W., declines TO sign the pay
roll for the services Of Troop B, Tacoma cavalry,
during the recent riot among the coal miners at
franklin In an interview today Major john
stone siid he had never received an Official
announcement of the fact OF Troop BIS services
which he was willing to recognize as authorita-
tive. The governor was the only official who
possessed authority to order out the troops. and
any notice of the fact of their services must
originate with the governor before he would
take official notice of il
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The Davis VIII Case.

BUTTE. Mont, Aug. 28.-When the Davis case
opened today the contestants announced that
they were willing to have proper chemical test
OF the will made 10 jury By DIR. Hagsn. Thomas
Glasgow identified the will as being document
he had seen at James Davis home the day it was
aligned He was OF opinion that Job Davis wrote
the will Sconce's signature was on the will
when he first saw it. Sconce and he are first
cousins. Several Iowa dispositions were read
testifying to the genuineness OF the will.
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The New York Farmers League.

ALBANY, n. Y, Aug. 2s.-The Farmers State
Leagne met in annual convention today and
was called TO order by President Armstrong
There were about fifty delegates in attendance.
President Armstrong made a brief address, in
which he said:
An important election IL impending in which
the interests and welfare of the farmers are in
volved. You are aware that we are non parti-
san organization, vet still we political when
our interests are affected. We are not willing to
be crushed. We want at this meeting to put
ourselves in position 10 enforce our demands
when presented to the next legislature.
Then, at the presidents suggestion, recess
WAS taken
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OMAHA. Aug. "a Doniphsn, Neb, special
TO the Bee, says: This morning {. A. Schultz
shot and MORALLY wounded J. r. Farr. Both
men are prominent farmers, with land adIoin-
ing. The men had had trouble for some time
past, and this morning schultz. who had been
drinking heavily for the past few days, told his
family he would never again eat, sleep or
drink until he killed Earr He cleaned
out shotgun, loaded II with shot, bullets and
chunks of lead, then going TO Fairs place, he
walked up 70 within fifty feet OF the Latter. who
was working In the field, and shot him, FAIR
viii die schultz surrendered 70 the authorities.
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sTArEsvILLE, y. c., Aug. 2s-The following Is
list of the dead not given last night in the &C.
count of the railroad accident:
CHARLES WEBER, of Pittsburg
MRS. FRANK WHITE, of Memphia
HENRY PATTERSON (colored)
AL BINGHAM.
The last named was not positively identified
The total number OF dead now foots up twenty.
two, and the number of injured about twenty.
sSv
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Portland swindl.rs Arrested.

PORTLAND. Aug. 2S-Warrants were issued In
Albina today for the arrest Of J. N. Carson and
B. E. LAWYER The complaint charges them with
obtaining money under false pretenses. They
have been doing business for an alleged loan as
sociation which is called "The New Jersey
Building and Loan Association" 1t Is claimed
that several persons have been swindled by pay
ing money into the concern thinking they would
obtain loan from the association, but 80 far no
loans have been made.
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STAswooD, Aug. 2s-Ispecial. IA barn be-
longing TO John Robb, rancher living on the
Stillaguamish river, about seven miles from
Stanwood, was burned yesterday. The barn
contained over 100 tons of hay and several head
of fine horses, which We're burned with ii. In
his efforts TO extinguish the fire Mr.. Roob had
bis arms badly burned. II is thought that one
arm will have to be amputated.
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No Determination at Tacom. Fair.

TACOMA, Aug. 2s.-tSpecial. while in Seattle
yesterday, Manager BUGGY, of the Western Wash
ington Exposition of this city, says he endea-
vofed to impress upon the secretary of the
Chamber Of Commerce the fact that the "Ta-
coma idea" would not prevail, and that exhibits
from Seattle and other cities of the state win be
given just as much relative space and attention
exhibits from this city.
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The Sui, Against senator stewart.

NEW YORK, Aug. 2S-Justice Patterson, OF
the supreme court, has denied the motion OF
James F. Lyon to strike from the answer of
Senator William Stewart the alleged scandal.
Gus allegations referring to b,aekmail, but
grants motion to strike out the allegations re-
ferring 10 the sction in the supreme court in
lsT7. OF a suit brought by Lyon against Trenor
w, Park aud Henry Baxter
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Stanford, the Negroes and Raymond.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 8.-Senator Stanford
today denied the report that he was interested
in the plan to bring a large number OF negroes to
California.
When asked concerning the rumor that Greed
Raymond would be rendered the chair of law
at the new university, The senator said for the
present there would be no such proiessorship,
but Mr.. Raymond will be asked to deliver
Lectures.
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CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

Inc steamer Senegal, at Marseilles, reports a
revival OF piracy in the Eastern Mediterranean.
Vessels trading with the Levant have been or.
dered to carry guns OF small caliore and other
arms
The Grand Household of Ruth. l. O. o. r, In
session st ST Louis, has adjourned to meet in
Chicago in 1895.
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WALLA WALLA, Aug. Especial. l-Cyrus
Nelson, rancher living on Dry Greek, had a
valuable horse stolen tonight He had ridden
to town and tied the horse on the street. A man
was seen to take the horse and ride away. An
officer Is in pursuit.
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wanamaker wants Posto t,ices Appro,ed.

WASHINGTON City, Aug 2s-Postmaster-
General Wsnamaker has sent personally
signed letter TO the postmaster of each county
seat throughout the United states, asking him
for the public good, st his own expense, to
make personal visit to each Office in his county
and make detailed report upon the condition,
Service
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The Missouri Farmer. Alliance.

FERTILE SPRINGS Mo, Aug. os.-At the
Farmers Alliance convention today a spe-
cial committee reported a recommends
ton to revise the constitution so
as 10 allow the Alliance of Missouri to 60 into
the third party, but this will not carry, as two
thirds vote is necessary 10 change the constitu-
ton. and as the Hall followers threatened to
leave the convention in body, breaking the
ouoruru
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SECRETARY pRoCToR's SUCCESSOR.
General william Wells, of Vermont, to
BE Amounted When tho XacanY Exists.

RUTLAND, VT, Aug. 2S.-General William
Wells, of Burlington, VT, viii be the successor
of Hon. Redfield Proctor as secretary of war.
The news that the president intends to make
this appointment comes from a source the relia-
bility of which cannot be questioned. General
Wells was formerly collector of the port of Bur-
lington. and is the head of the firm of Wells &
Richardson of that city, the largest wholesale
manufacturing drug house in Northern Yer
mont He was young man in the war for the
Union, and was breyeted brigadier general for
bravery on the field
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The Master of Rugby.

VANCOUVER, Aug 2s.-lspecisl. There passed
through here today, en- route for Victoria, one
of the most distinguished of the British educa-
tionalists in the person of Rev. Dr. Percival.
head master of the famous Rugby High school,
Rugby, England He has been spenling his
vacation in Canada, and after few days visit
in Victoria will return by way of Toronto and
Montreal