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The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1892-12-23
IN SENATE AND HOUSE.
A Brief Synopsis of the Proceeding of
the Statesmen.

n DAhoh oyhoPbib VI tho Afococuh"S VI
the Statesmen.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 15-The famous Nc
0arrahan claim occupied the attention of
the senate yesterday up till 2 o'clock. when
it went over without action. The Est of
the session was occupied by the anti-option
bill, George of Mississippi occupying the
floor and leaving his speech still unfinished
when the time for adjournment came. A
short executive session was held.
The house passed number Of bridge
bills for rivers in the south, and then took
up and passed the army appropriation bill
providing $24, 209, 740. No other business Of
Importance was done.
WASHINGTON, Dec. l6.-The senate yes
serday talked of the McGarrahan case, the
anticipation bill, and did little else except
adjourn over to Monday by the casting vote
Of the vice president, the matter involving
the feeling of the senate as to taking vote
on the anticipation bill.
The house agreed to adjourn for the holt
days'next Thursday and stay adjourned
until JAN 4. Today would have been pri-
vate bill day, bat Holman secured an ad-
journment to tomorrow. Little business
was done. Anthony of Texas introduced a
$780,
WAsHINGToN, Dec. 19.-The approach Of
The holidays was manifest in the house SAT-
urday. Few of the very few members in
attendance paid any attention to the pro-
ceedings. The committee on military af-
fairs succeeded in passing a few bills of
little Importance. The day was con-
sumed in the consideration of a Florida
claim bill, and the house adjourned with
out action upon it.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20-The senate meet
ing yesterday was funeral in the extreme.
The, chaplain put reference to Blaine's
probably mortal illness in his prayer, and
then, as soon as the journal was read, Cor
man got up and feelingly announced the
death of Senator Gibson and offered appro-
pirate resolutions, which were adopted, and
the senate adjourned.
The house was too full of holiday
thoughts to do any business of Importance.
A bill was passed increasing the pensions
of Mexican war veterans TO S12 per month
"a so per cent. raise After little more
routine business the house adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Dec 21.-In the senate
yesterday petition from ST. Louis was
presented asking the suspension of further
action on the anticipation bill until COM
mittee visits Minneapolis, st. Paul and
other places in a search for an alleged ele-
vator combine, which is said to be the
author of the anti-option bill. The petition
was referred. The holiday resolution was
favorably reported but not acted on. A
bill was passed to reappoint j. b. Angel,
q III. .<f &c a.
Smithsonian institute, and the vice presi-
dent announced the appointment of Senator
Gray on that board, vice Gibson, deceased.
Some bills were introduced. Bate spoke in
favor of the bill to repeal the election law,
Palmer spoke against the anticipation bill,
and the senate adjourned
The house did little or nothing except
routine business, and the passage of a few
bills of no general interest. The first vote
taken showed no quorum, and the house
adjourned
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1892-12-23
WENT DOWN WITH THE "SLUMP."
A Chicago Board of Trade Man Buys Too
Much Corn.

A Chicago Board of Trade Man Buys Too
Much Corn.
CHICAGO, Dec. 20.-Dennis Z. Sibley, one
of the oldest and best known board of trade
dealers, was forced to make an assignment
yesterday for the benefit of his creditors.
The failure, though not wholly unexpected,
caused CONSERVATION on the board, where,
Just before the days proceedings closed
notice of Sibley's inability to settle his deals
was posted. In round numbers Sibley's
liabilities will reach S270,OOO. His assets
are as yet undetermined, but it is thought
that they will not exceed $40, 900, but posi-
bly, may reach 100000.
Bought Heavily on a Mistake.
The failure, it is said, was due to a slump
in the corn market Mr.. Sibley had been
buying corn heavily for December delivery
in New York, expecting that when naviga-
tion closed freight rates would go up with
them, consequently the price of corn and
other cereals. Accordingly he was caught
with 100000 bushels of corn when the
roads cut the freight rates in two and the
bottom fell out of the market. Board of
trade men would assign the failure to an
attempt by Sibley to corner the corn mar
ket, but such an attempt is denied by Sib-
ley. When the drop came his margins
began to pile up and inability to cover
them forced him into bankruptcy.
Caught Forty of His Brethren.
BY the failure list of over forty Chicago
board of trade men are caught for sums
varying from SIS, 900 to $1,000. Logan &
Co. are among the heaviest losers. Sibley
has been operating on the board for over
twenty years. The firm was once Eldridge
e. Sibley, but of late he has been dealing
alone. Until a short time ago he was
president of the Sibley Elevator company.
Mr.. Sibley's credit has always been good
and he was considered wealthy man.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1892-12-23
CONDITION OF MR.. BLAINE.
No Immediate Danger of Death-Th
Patient Sleeps SOundIy.

No AmmeuIhte hanger Oh Death-Ihs
Patient Sleeps soundly.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 21.-Mr. Blaine il
resting quietly. He had, during the great
er portion of last evening, been in profound
stumber, in fact 50 profound that it wal
with great difficulty he could be awakened
by his attendants to receive the usual nour
ishment. His physician, who called al
midnight, stood at his bedside upwards Of
a half hour for the purpose of conversinl
with him, but rs he showed no signs Of
awakening he left the house.
Not In "a State of Coma.
In reply to the questions of the reporters
he said "The fact that Mr.. Blaine sleeps SC
soundly is not evidence that he is in a state
of coma; on the contrary, it shows that he
is enjoying natural rest, aided in meas
ure, of course, by the usual soothing OPT
ates. He has spent a remarkably good day
and evening and there are no present indi
cations of immediate danger"
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1892-12-23
FEDERATION OF LABOR CLOSES.
A Vote That Showed the Socialist
Strength-Other Proceedings.

A Vote That Showed the Socialistic
Strength-Other Proceedings.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec 19-The American
Federation of Labor Saturday finished it's
session in this city. Probably the most
significant incident of the session was the
vote on a resolution demanding that the
government control all means of communi-
cation, transportation, and production. It
received 527 votes to 1928 against-not at
all a contemplate minority in representa-
tive gathering when the proposition was
practically for state socialism pure. The
convention also voted in favor of clemency
for the imprisoned Anarchists, and reso-
luton was adopted demanding government
control of railways, telegraphs, and tele-
phones.
Gompers Reelected President.
Gompers had no opposition for the Office
of president and his salary was raised to
81 800 per annum. Evans was reelected
secretary, Mcguire vice president, and John
B. Lennon treasurer Resolutions were
passed: Favoring direct elections by the
people; for prohibition of japanese immi-
gration; condemning the Rock Island rail
way for its telegraphic policy; favoring the
eight-hour system; demanding restriction
of all immigration. A resolu ton failed
asking congress to provide for compulsory
arbitration, and Gompers spoke against it.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1892-12-23
Mrs. Painter seems a Poisoner.

GREENsBURG, Pa, Dec. 21.-Mrs. Kate
Painter, who is charged with the poisoning
of her husband was yesterday held for trial
at the February term of court. The evil
dence was that the accused had purchased
fifteen grains of arsenic the day previous to
the victims death; the chemist reported
finding arsenic in the stomach of the de-
ceased; that Mrs. Painter was found kneel-
ing beside the corpse, and was overheard
saying to herself: 30 God, forgive me for
what have done. What will his children
think of me for this"
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1892-12-23
Tried to Blow Up Parsonage.

CHEROKEE, Ia, Dec. 21.-A dynamite
bomb was thrown about o'clock Monday
morning against the house occupied by the
Rev. Mr.. Patterson and exploded, tearing
away the porch, breaking part of the win
dows, and greatly SCATTERING the wood
work. The reverend gentleman's son has
been active in the enforcement of prohibi-
ton, and at the time of the explosion
twenty-three barrels of beer lately seized
from a saloon were stored in the cellar.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1892-12-23
FoERsTEL ACTS RATHER oUEERLY.
He Charges Forgery, but Doesn't Try to
Find the Forger.

He Charges Forgery, hut Doesn't Try to
Find the Forger.
1t is also said that Foerstel paid as high
as per cent. a month on the money thus
obtained. When the city treasurer was
seen he stated that he had refused to pay
the notes because his alleged endorsement
of them was forgery. Although Mr..
Foerstel claimed that his Endorsement had
been forged he said he would make no
effort to unearth the forger or to prosecute
him, but would merely defend the civil
suit. When asked if he knew what caused
his sons death Foerstel said he only knew
of the reported suicide. Up to an hour and
half after the shooting it is said to have
occurred the city treasurer had apparent
ly made no effort whatever to ascertain
whether the rumor that his son had killed
himself was true or false. He said that
"Eddie's" family affairs were pleasant and
that Eddie was in cheerful mood Satur-
day night when he saw him last and that
Eddie was not short in his accounts, he
knew; but that is about all that could be
got out of him.
Theory the Police Went to Work On.
The police went to work on the theory
that it was Young Foerstel who forged his
fathers name to the notes. Eddie" was
his fathers chief assistant in the treasu-
rer's office. He was very wild and spent
large sums of money on fast horses, wine
and women, and it was not matter to be
surprised at should he prove to be short a
large sum of money in his accounts. The
police say that he had made elaborate ar
rangement to prove an alibi. He had
gone home at a late hour Sunday night
and was known to have gone to bed. Then
it is supposed that he slipped out of the
house and set fire to his fathers office and
then waited in the vicinity of the building
to watch developments Seeing that the
prompt efforts of the firemen had frus-
trated his plans he went back to his room
and sought the only means by which he
could escape the penalty of his crime.
Some Papers Consumed by the Fire.
Almost Immediately after the fire in the
treasurer's Office was subdued the comp
troller, acting under the law, took charge
of the treasurer's Office The door
of the vault was wide open. Inside are two
large Safes one on top of the other. The
door of the lower safe was locked, but both
the on er and the inner door of the upper
safe were open and the money tray exposed
to view. Two held paper money and one
silver Treasurer Foerstel, when he came,
attributed the open doors to an oversight,
which, he said, sometimes occurred. The
fire did not reach these safes, but papers
outside were entirely consumed. These
may be important, but that is not certain.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1892-12-23
TAE WORST KIND OF THIEF.
He Who Is Trusted and Betrays the Trus
Reposed in Him.

He Who Is Trusted and Betrays the Trust
Reposed in Him.
CHICAGO, Dec. 20.-Federal officers have
placed under arrest a well-known post
Office employe, man of good family and
heretofore above suspicion, on a charge of
robbing the United States mail. They
have recovered $500 that was stolen between
Peoria, Ills. and La Crosse, Wis, several
weeks ago, and believe this to be but a
small portion of the amount taken. The
prisoner was taken before United States
Commissioner. Hoyne and committed in
bonds of 81 GOO to await the trial, but ow-
ing to probable fatal sickness in the mans
family the government authorities desire
to suppress the name for the present. A
full confession is in the hands of the de-
partment and the stolen money was found
buried where the prisoner told the officials
he had hidden it.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1892-12-23
A Couple of Swindlers Arrested.

CHICAGO, Dec. 2i.-Edward n. Wildman
and Herman Wiselg, late of Philadelphia,
and doing business in this city under the
names of "Illinois Lumber Company" and
Wildman & Co., were arrested yesterday
by federal officers on complaints charging
them with use of the mails for the purpose
of swindling and sworn to by Postoffice In
spector Griggs, of Philadelphia. They had
swindled number of lumber dealers in
the middle states
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1892-12-23
One of the Guards Sick.
The Homestead Cases.

PITTsBURG, Dec. 2l.-Patrick Gallagher
and j. M. Davidson were produced in court
yesterday. Gallagher was sent to Jail and
Davidson was bailed in $500. The coroner
is investigating the Homestead poisoning
cases and will disinter the body of every
man whose death was suspicious and have
an analysis made of the stomach
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1892-12-23
Making War on a Race Track.

CHICAGO, Dec. II. State warrants were
sworn out yesterday for the arrest of the
officers, judges, starter and makers of the
foreign books at the Hawthorne race track.
The complaint is made by prominent citi-
zens of Oak Park, in which suburb the
track is located, but the names of the COM
plainants do not appear in the warrants.
The offense stated is that of keeping q
common gaming house.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1892-12-23
Big Wages for an AIl-Year Job.

CHICAGO, Dec. 2l.-The owners of the
Roby race track yesterday began war on
high salaries of race track judges, and as a
result the services of Colonel M. Lewis
Clark, judge; Joseph Swigert, assistant
Judge, and A. j. Farley, secretary of the
track 0were dispensed with. Colonel Clark
refused to submit to reduction from $125
day to 800. He will be succeeded by Judge
Cheadam, of Nashville, at q salary of $50 a
dau
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1892-12-23
TT is BLOWING OVER.
The World's Fair COnce ssion Trouble nj
Chicago.

Chicago.
CHICAGO, Dec. 2l.-At yesterdays session
of the committee investigating the Conkey
concession the Typographical union COM
mittee presented a communication with
drawing the charges of crookedness in the
matter, and all allegations and insinua-
tons heretofore made, saying they
had no foundation except in ru-
NOR. The communication said that
Buffers testimony had brought about
this change of opinion, and that the error
of awarding the concession without con-
sulting the interests of union labor had
been rectified. This rectifcation was that
Conkey had unionized his office. Several
employers protested against not having
been allowed to bid, but their protests
didn't CO." and report was prepared ex-
Onerating euerybody
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1892-12-23

ST. LOUIS, Dec. 2O.-Monday morning
the vault of the city treasurer at the city
hall was found open. A number of papers
had been taken out and placed on a table
in the office and burned. Later it was
learned that Ed Foerstel, son of City
Treasurer Foerstel, and his assistant, had
committed suicide.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1892-12-23
senator Gibson Dead.

Hot SPRINGS, Ark, Dec. Ex-senator r.
L. Gibson died here yesterday afternoon,
after a lingering and apparently painless
illness. He was born In Woodford county,
KY, Sept. 10, 1882, and at the time of his
death was senior senator from Louisiana.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1892-12-23
OFFERED TO BLOW UP THE ROAD.
A Proposition Made to Ramsey, OF. the
Striking Telegraphists.

Striking Biographies.
CHICAGO, Dec. 15.-There seems to be no
change ir the situation of the telegraphists'
strike The strikers committee complains
that the company has been employing de-
tectives for the purpose of betraying the
strikers into some unlawful act which
would turn public sympathy against:them.
One of these alleged detectives accosted
Mr.. Ramsey as that gentleman was leav-
ing the dining-room of the Palmer House
yesterday, and offered to blow the Rock
Island road sky high If given the protec-
ton of the telegraphers' organization. Mr..
Ramsey caught him by the collar of the
coat and rang up the elevator for the purpose
of getting an officer, but the alleged detec-
tive made dash for liberty and descended
Che stairs four steps at time. He was
lost among the crowd and has not since
been discovered.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1892-12-23
steven son Starts for Atlanta.

CHICAGO, Dec. 19.-General Adlai Z.
Stevenson did not arrive in the city yes
terday as had been expected. He went
from Bloomington direct to st. Louis on
his way to Atlanta, where he will be en-
tertained by the Commercial club.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1892-12-23
Master Workman Dempsey Arrested.

PITTsBURG, Dec. 20.-District Attorney
Burleigh took hand in the Homestead
poisoning case yesterday. He had warrants
issued for the arrest of Dempsey and David
son. Dempsey surrendered, and was bailed
in $1,000, waving a hearing; Davidson
had not been arrested at last Accounts
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1892-12-23
VIII Keen Christmas on Saturday.

NEW YORK, Dec. 20.-By vote of 5ls in
favor, to l04 against, the produce exchange
will be closed on Saturday, Dec "a.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1892-12-23
THE cONvcTs WERE POISONED.
Arsenic Found i'm Jones Stomach-Tw,
More Deaths and Others Sick.

Arsenic Found i'm Jones Stomach-Tyo
More Deaths and Others Sick.
LITTLE Rock, Ark, Dec. 2l.-It has de-
veloped that the cause of the sudden deaths
among the convicts at Helena, Ark, was
arsenical poisoning, though how it was
administered and by whom is yet matter
of conjecture. A chemist yesterday ex-
amined the stomach of Robert Lane and
found large quantities of arsenic. This
establishes without doubt the poisoning
theory. About Q o'clock yesterday morn
ing ten more of the convicts were taken
suddenly ill and physicians were sum-
moned.
One of the Guards Sick.
One more man died Monday night and
another yesterday morning, making six
deaths in all. The camp was broken up
yesterday and the convicts taken away
The whole state is in excitement at the
convicts having been driven to the wall by
the assassins, supposed to be laboring men.
The poisoning was not confined to convicts.
Among those dangerously ill are Captain
Dunlap and one of the guards. Dunlap is
ex-warden of the penitentiary.
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Meeting of the Emperors.

In accordance with their plan
the Car and the German Emperor
net at Kiel in June. Emperor
William, at 9 o'clock started in his
iraperial yacht for Friedrichsport
to meet the Gar, who was coming
on the Russian imperial yacht,
Polar Star. Following closely were
two Russian war vessels. The
fleet was loudly cheered on enter
ing the roadstead by the German
vessels. Before coming on shore
the Gar, in the uniform of the
German Alexander regiment, visit
ed the German imperial yacht. He
was met at thes gangway of the
yacht by the Emperor, who
wore the uniform of the Rus
sian regiment. The two En-
perors embraced and kissed
each other three times, then
descending to the Emperor's
stateroom they conversed fer twenty
minutes. The Car then returned
to the Polar Star, where he was
soon rejoined by the Emperor: In
the afternoon Emperor William,
the Gear and Czarowitch and Prince
Henry of Prussia proceeded to Hol-
tenau, to inspect the Baltic Canal
works, and in the evening ban
quet was given at the castle,
at which the two emperors toasted
each others health. The Car
left the place in the evening
and on arriving in Copenhagen
the next day, sent a message OF
thanks to Emperor William for the
extreme courtesy of his reception.
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TRADEMARK CASES
Hiram Walker & Sons, Of Canada, Get an
Injunction Against Chicago House.

A case recently heard before Judge
Gresham, OF the United States Circuit
Court for the First District OF Michigan,
goes to show that persons who use
whisky must be on the alert if they
would escape being imposed upon.
The plaintiffs are Hiram Walker &
Sons, Limited, Of Walkerville, Canada,
distillers and bottlers of whisky known
as canadian Club" Under the Cana
dian excise regulations whisky may re-
main in bond indefinitely, and the dis
tiller may, if he so wishes, bottle it while
still in the custody OF the government
officers, and thereby obtain an excise
certificate of the age and genuineness OF
the liquor in the form of an official stamp
over the cork of each bottle. This guar
antee is naturally very much priced by
theMlistilIers who have the old whisky to
secure it, and all whisky bottled by the
Walkerville establishment is SO guaran-
teed.
A Chicago firm have put up a spirit
which they call montreal Club" al
l6KGO 10 D6 ulauc ny ZIG A'AOitA OoA AAS
tilling Co. ;" which was shown to have
no existence. In all but name. the
Walker labels were closely initiated, as
was also the official stamp OF the Cana
dian excise. The proceedings were rem
dered somewhat novel by the appear
ance of Mr.. q. A. Lash, Q. c., OF Toronto
on behalf of the Dominion government
to support the application of the plain
tiffs to restrain defendants from further
use of the counterfeit certificate. The
defendants were promptly enioined iron
continuing to infringe upon plaintiff
trademark or labels, or to copy the DO
minion excise stamp.
A significant feature OF the case wa
the production by the defendants OF atti
davfts by several liquor dealers of Chi
cago. who could hardly be ignorant c
the character of the goods in question.
1t would appear that the consume
must depend upon his own care an
Judgment for immunity from such al
tempts to raud.-Bonfort's Wine an
Spirit Circular.
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A motion has been introduced
into the Victorian Parliament, at
Melbourne, declaring that the re-
lation OF the colonies to each other
in Great Britain is not satisfactory,
and that any change made should
be in the direction of allowing diff
ferential duties on foreign products
in favor of the products of the other
colonies of the empire. 1t added
that the British tariff should be
made favorable TO the whole EN-,
n;re and that the colonies should
have a voice in foreign policy.
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1889 Manager of the Bismark Stables,
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JOHN DYER, HcSoLrLC
Room No. 3, upstairs, Spreckels' Block
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IN ALL IT'S BRANCHES.

IN ALL ITS BRANCHES.
Steamboat, Steamship, Land Engines &
Boilers. High Pressure or Compound.
STEAM VESSELS of all kinds built COM
plete, with hulls of wood, iron or com
posite.
ORDINARY ENGINES compounded when
advisable.
STEAM LAUNCHES, Barges and Steam
Tugs constructed with reference TO the
trade in which they are to be employed.
Speed, tonnage and draft OF water qua
ranteed.
SUGAR Mills and sugar making Ma
/ chinery made after the most approved
plans. Also, all Boiler Iron Work
connected Herewith
wArER PIPE, of Boiler or Sheet Iron, a
any size, made in suitable lengths Tor
connecting together, or Sheets rolled.
punched and packed for shipment,
ready to be riveted on the ground.
HYDRAULIC RrvETIyG, Boiler Work and
Water Pipes made BY this establish
ment, riye.ed by hydraulic riyeting
machinery, that qualits Il work being
far superior TO hand work
SHIP woRK, Ship and Steam Capst2ns.
Steam Winches, Air and circulating
Pumps, made after the most approved
plans.
SOLE Agents and manufacturers sor the
Pacific Coast Of the Heine Safety
Boiler.
PUxP-Direct Acting Pumps for lrrlgz-
ton or city works purposes, built VIII
the celebrated Dzvy Valve Motion
superior to any other pump.
JOHN DYER, HcSoLCLC
, Room No. 3, upstairs, Spreckels' Block