The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1893-07-07

WeTc Oof DuSlutSS ltllureS To
ported in the United States during the
seven days ended on the 3t0h ult. In the
week preceding there were 217, and dur
ing the corresponding time in 1892 the
number was 100. For the six months
of 1898 the failures number 6,4O1,
against 5,503 during the same period in
1892, showing an increase of $685. The
total liabilities in the first six months
of 1898 are S16S,O00,000, while the same
period in 1892 they were 500, 900, 900,
showing an increase of s106, 100000.
DURING the week ended on the the 3Oth
ult. leading clearing houses in the
United States reported exchanges
amounting to 1896, 117,ss7, against
$500, 500 the previous week. AS COM
pared with the corresponding week of
1892 the decrease was IA.
THE First national bank of Provo,
Utah, closed its doors, with liabilities
of 100000.
A VIOLENT rainstorm, followed by
hail, passed over portion of Iowa in
the vicinity of Boone, doing great dam
age to growing crops.
The American and European copper
producers have formed trust, the
properties affected being valued at over
$500, ZOO, 900.
THE Muskegon mich. Iron & Steel
company went into a receivers hands
with liabilities of $50, 900.
WILLIE KEYS, aged 8, and George
Compton, aged years, were fatally
burned by gasoline explosion at
Hamilton, o.
JOE BIRD, a negro, was shot at Will
burton, /. T., by order Of the court for
numbering his wife and mother-in-law.
DURING the months of May and June
the total paid attendance at the worlds
fair was 8, 723,579.
AT the session of the Epworth league
in Cleveland a report was adopted ask
ing the worlds fair commissioners, on
behalf of more than million people, to
close the exposition on Sunday.
THE total government receipts DUR
ing the last fiscal year aggregated
1886, 900 and the expenditures were
1888, 900, leaving a surplus of $780,
O00,O 900.
SAM WILSON, the lone bandit who
robbed the express car of the Missouri
Pacific train a few weeks ago, was SEN
fenced at st. Louis to fifteen years in
the penitentiary.
WILLIAM PINKNEY and Daniel Bar
Der, both colored, were executed at
Marlboro Md, for the murder of Fran
els NJ Bowie, wealthy farmer of
Prince George county, the evening of
March 26 last.
SCOTT WIKE, of Illinois, has been APP
pointed assistant secretary of the treas
ury, and James f. Tillman, of Ten
nessee, register of the treasury.
THE Bank Of Clear Creek county
at Georgetown, Col, made an assign
ment with liabilities of 1888, 900 and
assets of 1907. ZOO
LIGHTNING set fire to the prairie in
Hodgeman county, Kan, and three
farm houses and many head of horses
and cattle were burned.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND has issued
proclamation for the converting of con-
gress in extraordinary session on Au-
gust Z to consider the financial situa-
ton.
GUS ALBERs (white) was hanged at
New Orleans for the brutal murder of
Mrs Wiemann, a widow lady who had
very frequently befriended him.
JOHN BERRY, the cowboy who was
the first to arrive in Chicago in the
great race from Chadron, Neb., was
awarded the first prize of 81, 200.
THE public debt statement issued on
the 1st showed that the debt decreased
s1,217,25s during the month of June
The cash in the treasury was s745, OO4,-
RO1 Tho fnto1 Ialf loco +ba oael l>o1
ance in the treasury, amounts to $685.
969,476.
ROBERT p. PORTER, superintendent of
the census, rendered his resignation.
WILLIAM b. SHAW, ex-cashier of the
Lincoln national bank in Bath, Me-,
was sentenced to ten years in states
prison for embezzlement.
q. Ten lives were lost by floods from q
crevasse at the New river basin near
New Orleans.
CLIFFORD CALvERLY walked across
the Niagara gorge at Niagara Falls on
a three-quarter inch wire cable. He
it and there lighting fire in it cooked
several dishes of food, which he ate.
r. E. PEARY's ship Falcon left New
York for the Arctic ocean.
THE total amount of money received
for duties, etc., at the New York Gus
tom house during the year ended on the
LIST was $13s.00O,0OO.
AT the session in Chicago of the Ma
tional Association of Elocutionists +. +.
Mackay, of New York, was elected
president.
THE military department of Arizona
has been reorganized under the name
of the department of Colorado and head
quarters established at Denver.
A STATEMENT of the government bu-
reau of statistics shows the value of
merchandise imported for the worlds
fair was s12, 10000.
A CONVENTION of the advocates of
free coinage will be held at st. Louis
July II.
THE gold reserve in the treasury at
Washington on the LIST was sos, 4s5, ALB,
or S436, 773 more than a month ago.
t. WooD, until recently cashier of
the Ninth national bank of Dallas, Tex,
was arrested on the charge of embez-
cling 1929, 600 of the banks money.
Tup roroanf a 1eS of the basabaI n III.