The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1893-06-23

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THERE were s13 business failures re-
ported in the United States during the
seven days ended on the 10th. In the
week preceding there were 322, and dur
ing the corresponding time in 1892 the
| number was 1853.
AT Fairfield, ILL.,. e. Bonham, a bank
er, made an assignment with liabilities
of 1925, 900.
The total value of the exports of
merchandise from the United States
during the year ended May 81, 1898,
was ss4s, 1878, s45, and during the corre-
spending period of the preceding year
81, 022, 9S4, 545, a decrease of s174, 610, 700.
The value of the imports during the
same period was 1886, 901 1887 and $685.
S4s,119, respectively, an increase of
Sos, 1858, 1853.
The dry goods store of Bauer, Foster
& Co. at Dayton, o., was burned, the
loss being 100000.
The international Typographical
union in session in Chicago decided to
demand a nine-hour work day for all
printers employed in the United States
and Canada on book and job work.
The Genesee Oil company of Buffalo,
N. Y, made an assignment with liabili-
ties of $500, 900.
M. Fox & Co., New York importers
of diamonds, have been driven to the
wall with liabilities of $4,000.
MAY CoLvIN, who, though but 10
years old, has been arrested nine times
for horse stealing escaped from the Jail
at Carthage, Mo-, by saving an iron
bar with fork.
Mrs. JOHN HERMEs was chloroformed
and robbed of 1925 while riding to Gin
cinnati on an Ohio &c Mississippi train.
THE supreme lodge of the Indepen-
dent Order of Good Templars in session
at Des Moines passed resolution de-
handing enforcement of the prohib-
tory law in the worlds fair district.
The Methodist church and several
dwellings at Dundoff, Pa, were de-
stroyed by fire, the total loss being
S15C, 900.
WINKLEY, DRESSER & Co., Boston
stationers, failed for $150,000.
The Sons of the American Revolu-
ton in session in Chicago elected Gen.
Horace POI ter, of New York, as presi-
dent.
GEORGE DRIER, Polish jew who
murdered Mrs. Fannie M. Fadden at
Cape Charles, Va, October 16, 1891, was
hanged at Eastville, Va.
DURING the twelve months ended
May 81 the exports of gold from the
United States amounted to $123, 095, 453
and the imports $40, 1858, 725; excess of
exports, $l02, 1876. 72S During the cor
responding twelve months last year the
exports of gold amounted to S4S, 1888, 224
and the imports $40, 4SS, 1874; excess of
imports, 5000, ITO.
THE Highspire distillery at Harris
burgh, Pa, was burned with 5000 bar
rels of whisky entailing loss of $780,
900.
FRANK ALDR1CH, until recently sealer
of weights and measures for the Dis
trict of Columbia, left Washington
owing creditors $40, 000
THE First national bank of Grundy
Center, Ia, closed its doors.
The Illinois legislature adjourned
sine die after a session lasting 1863 days.
THE sugar bounty paid by the govern
ment during the last fiscal year amount
ed to 50, 300, 1903.
THE percentages of the baseball clubs
in the National league for the week
ended on the 18th were as follows:
Brooklyn 1884; Philadelphia, GA; Bos-
ton, .62S; Pittsburgh, 81; New York,
.512; Baltimore. 512; Cleveland, 800;
Washington, .463; Cincinnati, .442; Chi
cago, .439; St. Louis, 400; Louisville,
.1SS.
THE suicide of Franklin b. Daniels,
of the Boston wholesale clothing firm
of Daniels & Smith, precipitated the
failure of the concern. The liabilities
are $4,000
FREIGHT trains collided on the Balti-
more & Ohio road near Cameron, w.
Va, and Engineers Dean and Kinney,
Fireman Glenn Fisher and two other
trainmen were killed.
AN attempt to hold up an express
train near Council Bluffs, Ia, was frus-
trated by the fireman turning the hot
water hose on the would-be robbers.
IN general fight in the lumber town
of Edgerton, Ind, Lewis Boyer and
Hugh Coye, proprietors of the only sa-
looms in the place, were killed.
THROUGH an error of government sur
vey strip of Texas land embracing
$4,000 acres was included within the
boundaries of Oklahoma.
Mr.. AND Mrs. L. G. EANEs drove in
front of an express train at Rock Island,
ILL.,, and both were killed. They leave
several small children.
A FIRE destroyed the Adams building
in Chicago, causing loss of Str, 900 to
o. w. Richardson, carpet dealer, and
loss Of over 5000, 900 to other business
firms.
In Wisconsin the towns of Virginia
and Mountain Iron were destroyed by
forest fires and the towns of Mesaba,
Biwabik and Merritt were partially de-
stroyed.
WARREN, James and John Keaton
(brothers) were drowned while bathing
in the river at Merrill. Wis
COMPLETE official returns of the Chi
nese registration under the Geary act
show that out of 10000 Chinese in the
United States 13, 1S9 have registered.
A. S. ARNOLD, of Leavenworth, Kan,
shot his wife fatally and then put two
bullets into his own head killing him