The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1895-11-01
NEWS IN BRIEF.

John j. Hoagland, agent of the
Adams Express company, disappeared
at Newark, o. An investigation of
his accounts shows that he Is short
S1,196.
An imperial trade he's been issued by
the porte of Turkey granting amnesty
to all Armenian political prisoners.
Many OF the latter have already been
released.
Rev. DR.. Edward Beecher, brother
of the famous divine, Henry Ward
Beecher, died at his home in Brooklyn,
aged 92. He had spent the greater
part Of his life in the ministry.
Ray Marquette, first mate Of the
steamer Frank l.. Vance, was killed at
Ashtabula, o., by attempting to pass
between two sections of u train being
made up, when the engine suddenly
backed.
w. +. Barrett surrendered himself
10 the sheriff At Santa Crus, Cal, as
the murderer of Blanche Lamont and
Minnie Williams at San Francisco-the
crimes for which Theodore Durrant Is
now on trial. Barrett Is believed 10 be
insane.
Emma Mitchell, a pretty mulatto
girl, aged 10, was shot and fatally in
jured by James Lock, musician at
Cleveland, who at once turned the re-
volver upon himself and sent Q bullet
through his brain. Jealousy prompted
the crime.
Edward Cardweu, a poor farm hand
working near Hersham, Pa, received
word from England that his father had
died, leaving him an estate valued at
$1,000, 900. Cardwell at once started
for New York to take the first out
going steamer.
The Y. M. c. A. building on New
York avenue near the treasury depart
ment. Washington, p. c. was almost
destroyed by FIRE. c. c. Bryan's gro
Gerry was also badly damaged. The Y.
M. c. A. building was valued at S35, 900
Mr.. Bryan's loss will reach $4,000.
Tie new building at the Dane
county, Wisconsin, insane asylum at
Verona was struck by lightning and
entirely consumed. Supt Edwin, who
was fighting the fire on the roof, fell
to the ground, and was injured so
badly that he will die. Loss 10000.
The cemetery at the Iowa soldiers
home was entered by an unknown
miscreant who broke of at the ground
AZ marble slabs erected by the govern
ment over the soldiers graveR
Threats against the life of the guilty
party are made by veterans at the
home.
The Indian war has broken out in
earnest in Idaho and Wyoming. Ban
mock Indians killed q settler, his wife
and child in the Salt River Valley,
and the white men killed six of the
redskins. The excitement among the
settlers in northwestern Wyoming n
intense.
A Cyclone passed over the village Of
Three States. Mo Lightning struck
a shanty boat killing tho owner,
George Mcclelland and wife, and IA
tally injuring their three children.
At Barnes Ridge, lightning struck
farm house, killing man and wife
named Thomas
Public men in Washington are be-
TO the length of the next session Of
congress. Opinion Is generally favor
able to short session and Il based
largely on the belief that both parties
will be desirious of getting away for
the campaign as early as possible.
A national association of wire goods
manufacturers was formed at Cincin-
natl. Among those present were A.
f. Blanchard and c. L. Postelwaite,
of Detroit. The officers elected were:
President, Fred J. Myers, Hamilton,
o.; secretary, II. II. Suydam, Cincin-
natl. Prices were advanced 30 to 25
per cent
Baby Marion Cleveland will prob
ably touch the button that will start
the machinery at the Cotton States
and International Exposition at At
lanta. The Western Union will run
a wire to Gray Gables and an operator
will give the signal, and az THO other
end, 1000 miles away, a touch of the
button will send the current that
starts the wheels.
Four hundred men employed ct the