The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1893-03-31

to the amount of $3.50, 100 in favor of
the worlds fair commission, which is
payable in souvenir half dollars The
ceived 5000, 100 of the 81, 500, 900 APP
preparation by congress payable in
souvenir half dollars.
AT the third annual convention in
Louisville, Ky, of the National Asso-
citation of Skilled Glass Workers Albert
Paulson, of New Albany, Ind, was
elected president.
The exchanges at the leading clearing
houses in the United States during the
week ended on the oath aggregated
1,227, 224, AIS against 81, 231, 454, 500 the
previous week. Tine increase as com
pared with the corresponding week Of
1892 was 6. 3.
THE livery barn of George Faurot at
Lima, O., was burned by an incendiary
fire and eight head of fast horses be-
longing to prominent sportsmen were
burned, together with several other
horses.
In the United States during the seven
days ended on the cath. the business
failures numbered 243, against 22O the
preceding week and 23l for the COR
responding time last year.
A TORNADO that passed over In
dianapolis wrecked fifty houses, caus-
ing loss of over 500, 900, and several
persons were seriously injured.
THE Thirty-seventh general assembly
of the state of Missouri has adjourned
sine die.
NAL C. C. WILCOX, formerly of the
Thirteenth Tennessee regiment and
noted as being in command of the
troops that killed Gen. John Morgan
the confederate raider, at Greenville
Tenn, died at his residence in EN-
poria, Kan.
The vault in the register of deeds
Office at Newton, Kan, was broken
open and the county records destroyed
The loss cannot be made good for less
than $780,, 900.
GEORGE w. SELBY, of Macon county,
and his brother Oscar, of Peoria, ILL.,,
were drowned in the lake by the up
setting of a skiff.
JAMES CosGRovE shot and killed his
wife at Butte, Mont, and then COM
mitted suicide.
LOUIS MICHAEL was hanged at St.
Martinsville, La, for participating in
the murder of Robertson and his
daughter in August, 1891 II was the
first legal execution which had taken
place there in forty years.
THE Woodstock guards, a military
company at Admission, Ala, propose to
cover the distance on foot from their
home to the worlds fair grounds in
Chicago, about 500 miles.
Two FIREMEN were killed and num-
Der badly injured at fire in the Sum
NIT Fuel & Feed company's house at
Denver.
FLAMES destroyed the Weber build
ing in Chicago, causing Il loss of $780,
600 to the various firms that occupied
it.
The Chicago Inter Ocean celebrated
the twenty-first anniversary of its birth
by the issue of 100000 copies. Each
copy OF the paper consists of sixty
pages
Anton WOOD. the 1l-year-old murder
err of Joseph Smith, was found guilty
at Denver, Col, and sentenced TO life
imprisonment.
AN explosion OF gas ut the Oak Hill
collicry near Minersville, Pa, killed
John Morgan and William Purcell and
injured three others
AN earthquake shock lasting thirty
seconds was felt at Helena, Mont, but
no damage was reported.
ADvIcHs from Memphis say that the
damage done by the recent cyclone in
the Mississippi valley would reach s.,
900, 000 Onc-haii OF the state peni-
tentiary at Nashville, which covers
eighty acres Of ground, was torn TO
pieces, catailing an enormous loss.
By the upSetting of sllif in Bigbee
river near Mount Sterling, Ala, HUI
bert and John Dix and Edward West
colt were drowned.
THE trial trip Of the new battlcship
New York showed it TO be the fastest
armored vessel in the world.
THE government of Spain, through
the state department at Washington,
has officially rendered to the United
States as gift the reproduced flagship
of Columbus, the Santa Maria.
ELIZABETH and Raymond Yost, aged
3 and years respectively, were fatal.
" poisoned at Scdalia, Mo-, by eating
canned plums.
The barge Equator was lost off Fen
wick islands (Va.) light, and Capt.
John Feehan, Of Philadelphia, and his
crew of three men persisted.
THE thriving town of Lynnville,
Tenn, was swept 10y fire which
wiped out the business portion of the
place.
THE strike of over 1000 miners in
the Monongahcla Pa.) valley that com
menced July last has ended in Il vic
tory for the employers.
THE Sandusky Insurance company
of Toledo, o., has failed with assets oil
$50, 900 and liabilities of 800, O0O
Two CUSTOM inspectors at Portland
Ore, were suspended for allowing six
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