The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1893-05-12

cation expenses of foreign born citizens.
DURING the week ended on the 5th
the leading clearing houses In the
United States reported exchanges
amounting to S1,37s, 1913, 1856, against
SLOT, 422,064 the previous week. As
compared with the corresponding week
of 1892 the increase was 7.3.
Mrs. FANNIE KoRN of New York, adj
ministered poison to her children-Ed-
win, IL years old, and Florence, 8 years
old, and then shot herself. Domestic
trouble was the cause.
THERE were 216 business failures re-
ported in the United States during the
seven days ended on the 9Th. In the
week preceding there were 23S, and
during the corresponding time in 1892
the number was 200.
| GEORGE BEHRENs, prosperous farm
er of Henry county, O., became infatu-
ated with a woman named Amanda
Miller, deserted his family, gave her
nearly all his money, and when she re-
fused to marry him killed her with a
knife and then took his own life.
| THREE more failures on the New York
stock exchange were reported, the
firms being S. v. White G. Co., Ferris 81
| Kimball and w. L. Patton e. Co.
The Interstate Oratorical association
in session at Columbus, O., elected
Harry b. Valdez, of Missouri, presi-
| dent; G. A. Prosser, of Indiana, vice
president and Benjamin Mason, of Iowa,
secretary-treasurer.
r. c. HUNTER was captured at ST.
Joseph Wis, with full counterfeiter's
outfit and valise full of bogus dollars
AT Atwater and GAINESVILLE, small vii
lagos in Illinois, several buildings were
blown down during a tornado and a
number of others were unroofed and
otherwise damaged.
WILLIAM WANTS THOMAS, custom
house broker, died in New York. He
was the only surviving delegate Of
New York to the national convention
that nominated William IL. Harrison in
1910.
WITH bursting dam threatening to
destroy Hazelton, Pa, vandas took ad-
vantage of the situation and while the
houses of hundreds were deserted
swooped down upon the deserted town
and pillaged the business portions and
residences right and left.
A BUSINESS block on Broadway, New
York, between Forty-fourth and Forty
fifth streets, was completely destroyed
by fire, the loss being $3.50, 900.
CHARLES MCGEE and his wife and
Ella Mitchell were killed by lightning
while riding in a wagon near Liberty,
Ind.
A RELAY bicycle race from Boston to
Chicago was ridden in 112 hours
DURING a tornado at Wilmington, O.,
one-half the business portion was I'M
rooted and one-half the plate glass was
broken, causing heavy loss. Sew
eral persons were seriously injured.
The national commission of the
worlds fair has decided that the rules
closing the gates of the fair on Sunday
cannot be changed.
AS result of the panic on the New
York stock exchange spectators in Mon
treal dropped over sl,o00,0 900.
The percentages of the baseball
clubs in the national league for the
week ended on the 18th were as
follows: Cleveland, .714: Cincinnati,
.666; Washington, .625; St. Louis, .625;
New York, .571; Brooklyn, 500; Phila-
delphia, 500; Boston, .429; Chicago, 400;
Pittsburgh, 400; Baltimore, 1916; Louis
vile, .143.
The village of Ogden, N. Y, was
nearly wiped out by fire.
JACOB VALDEZ, prominent and
wealthy young merchant at Fresnilo.
Mexico, and Plutarco Margro, rising
attorney, fought a duel over the hand
of well-known society young lady and
both were killed.
A FREIGHT train on the Dayton &
Michigan railway was wrecked near
Tadmer, o., causing the death of five
tramps.
G. A. CARR, William Helm and Ellis
Reed were killed by the fall of tile
kiln at Casey, Ill.
THE president has appointed Alexan-
der Mcdonald, of Virginia, as minister
to Persia; William G. Renfrow, of Okla
homa, to be governor of the territory of
Oklahoma, and Robert b. Bowler, of
Ohio, to be first comptroller of the
treasury.
AT the village Of Mountain Iron,
Mimi, Herbert Tarsney was hanged to
the limb of a tree and riddled with bull
lets by gang of miners. Tarsney
criminally assaulted two little girls.
EDWARD II. SWIFT, teller of the Bir-
mingham Comm National bank, was
arrested on the charge of embezzling
$4,000.
JOHN W. FLOOD, ex-cashier Of the
Donohoe-Kelly bank at San Francisco,
charged with embezzling S164, 200, was
arraigned and pleaded not guilty.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND makes the an
nouncement that hereafter he must re-
fuse personal interviews with all those
seeking appointments to Office, and fur
Their says that applicants for Office will
only prejudice their prospects by re-
naming at Washington to await re-
suits.
THE steamer Ohio, belonging to the
Memphis e. Cincinnati Packet company,
collapsed fue while opposite Wolf
island, 80 miles below Cairo, ILL.,, and
seven men were killed and twenty more
were badly scalded.
A PASSENGER train on the Big Four
road left the track and dashed into the