The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1893-05-05
The News Condensed.
Important Intelligence From All Parts.
DOMESTIC.

E. r. CLARK, prominent and wealthy
iron manufacturer of Pittsburgh, Pa. !,
dropped dead on a street in New York
city from heart disease.
A CYCLONE swept over the little town
of Jensen, Ark, blowing down nine
buildings and damaging several others.
AL KENNEDY, the noted opium SNUG
gler, was arrested at Niagara Falls in
an endeavor to smuggle seventy cans of
Turkish opium.
THE Ladies' Cemetery association at
Vicksburg, Miss, unveiled monument
in memory of the confederate soldiers
who fell in defense of that city.
DIRECTOR GENERAL DAVIS in his final
report upon the preparatory work Of
the worlds fair says that $33, 243, $50. So
have been raised for purposes of the ex-
position, exclusive of the cost and value
of exhibits.
The resignation of John L. Stevens,
United States minister to Hawaii, is in
the hands of the secretary of state.
WILLIAM I. STERLING, aged IA, and
Miss Anna Reed, aged 20, were married
at Pittsburgh, Pa. Sterling said it was
purely love match, as he had no for
tune to attract his wife.
THE Red river overlooked it's banks
for so miles in Marshall county, Mimi,
and spread or miles into the country
on each side. Many farmers lost all
their stock and at least 500, 900 damage
was done.
The state department has been adj
vised by the United States minister at
Constantinople that the complaints of
this government in reference to the
burning of the girls college at Marso-
van, Turkey, have been settled.
DIRECTOR GENERAL DAVIS has sub
mitted his final report upon the prepar-
atory work of the worlds fair. 1t
shows the acreage under roof to be 200,
$50 acres being covered by the exposi-
ton and fifty by the concession build
ings, total of 6,693,30O square feet of
space covered. In addition to these are
the state and several other buildings.
AT Fort Wayne, Ind, Jesse France
pointed revolver supposed to be
unloaded at his friend, Henry Will
son, and it was discharged, killing Will
son.
A wINDsToRM at Niagara Falls did
great damage to the large hotels and
many trees were blown down OH the
islands.
DURING the week ended on the 2Sth
the leading clearing houses In the
United States reported exchanges
amounting to SLOT, 422, 064, against
81 ,242, 015,644 the previous week. AS
compared with the corresponding week
of 1892 the increase was 8.3.
THERE were 23s business failures re-
ported in the United States during the
seven days ended on the 2sth. In the
week preceding there were POS, and
during the corresponding time in 1892
the number was oil.
EDWARD r. BUNNELL., aged so, living
in Enterprise, Ore, killed his wife and
daughter, then himself because action
for divorce had been brought against
him.
GUARDED by representatives of two
cities the famous old Liberty Bell that
proclaimed the declaration of American
independence III years ago arrived in
Chicago, closing a tour of triumph
from Philadelphia.
FROM ten inches to a foot of snow
fell in northern Iowa counties.
THE great naval review on the 27th
in New York harbor in honor of Column
bus was participated in by warships
from Argentina, Holland, Germany,
Great Britain, Russia, France, Italy,
Spain, Brazil and the United States
and presented a pageant unparalleled
in history. The review was witnessed
by over million persons. At the close
of the proceedings the flagship Phila-
delphia slowly steamed up to Riverside
opposite the tomb of Grant and on
this day, the 72d anniversary of his
birth, fred salute to his memory.
The Ingham county savings bank at
Lansing, Mich, closed it's doors, owing
to the unsatisfactory condition of the
money market.
EDWARD MCELRoY, an insane man,
entered the room at his home in Provi-
dence, R. l., where his mother and q
cousin Miss Healey, were sleeping and
cut their Threats. He was captured
after a struggle in which he severely
cut two officers.
church of America was celebrated at
Grace church in Pittsburgh, Pa.
JACOB MULLET, while blowing on his
farm near Helmiclk, o., uncovered $50
silver coins, most of them of French
mintage of date as far back as ITS.
THE National Baseball league opened
its season of 1898 on the 27th. Two of
the six games were postpo ned by rain,
viz, the Boston-New Yorl and Phila-
delphia-Brooklyn games The games
played resulted as follows: At Cincin-
nati-Cincinnati, TO- Chicago, 1. At
st. Louis-St. Louis, 4; Louisville, 2.
At Observation-Disclosures, z; Balti-
more, 5. At NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., Z;
Pittsburgh, 2.
THE 72d anniversary of the birth of
Gen. Grant was celebrated in an appro-
pirate manner at his old home in Gale
ma, ILL.,, Gov. Mckinley, of Ohio, being
the orator of the day.
ALDRIcH e. RAYS tin and copper
stamping works at Buffalo, N. Y, were
destroyed by fire, the total loss being
800, 900.
CAPT. GILBERT G. WILTsE, of the
United States navy, who commanded
the Boston when her men raised the
efare and sfripee at Houo1,,l,, Joc,orr