The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1897-10-01

NEWS OF GENERAL INTEREST TO OUR
READERS.

Important Happenings I'm the State During
the Past Few DAVIS Reported by Tele-
graph-Matter Selected for the Benefit of
Our Own People.
Shepherd, Mich. Sept. 27.-Hearing Of
testimony was closed In the Struble in
quest Friday The committee appointed
to search the Struble premises for the
missing books reported that the quest
had been unsuccessful. Deputy Sheriff
Estee testified that from test he found
no one outside the vault could have fred
at Struble and the bullets be found
where they were. Elmer Scott. a friend
of the dead cashier, said that several
days before Struble was shot he was
in the bank and saw several packages
of currency which he estimated would
amount to $1,000
A large crowd was present In the aft
ernoon when Prosecuting Attorney Nc
Namara began his summing up. His
contention is that Struble, knowing the
bank was insolvent and feeling that the
depositors who stood to lose would blame
him, deliberately planned suicide rather
than face the wrath of his friends. AS
to the missing books, the prosecutor
said If he were told where Struble was
between 10 and IL o'clock the night be-
fore the shooting the disposition made OF
the books would be plain.
Shepherd, Mich, Sept. 29.-The COR
oner's jury in the inquest upon the
death of Cashier Struble, who shot HIM
self or was murdered in his bank last
month, rendered a verdict Tuesday
morning Of suicide. The verdict was
reached after eighteen hours delibera-
ton. 1t is a surprise and disappolnt-
ment to many of the people here and In
the surrounding country. The farming
people crowded the little village Mon
day night In anticipation of a verdict or
q disagreement Monday two of the
jurors held to the murder theory, but
both were won over to the majority be-
fore daylight Tuesday.
PlNeREE'S VENEZUELA MISSION.
His Friends Insist That He Is Working
Solely in Detroics Interests.
Detroit, Sept. 2S.-It is believed that
the concession that Governor Pingree,
Eli K. Sutton, and General A. l.. Bres-
Ter Of this city areeafter in Venezuela is
connected with an important railway
scheme. In Michigan Governor Pingree
has posed as an enemy of corporations
of all sorts, especially railways. Pin
gree left town ten days ago. Colonel
Sutton and his wife left two weeks pre-
vious, and General Bresler joined the
party at New York and all set sail for
Venezuela. The governors friends did
- LII. 1. he. -.
BILE announced that the party had
reached President Crespo's country.
General Bresler served for a time in the
Venezuelan army and knows the coun-
try and its methods thoroughly and is
regarded as the brains Of the scheme.
Eugene Bresler, brother Of the gener-
al, refused to divulge what concession
the governor and his friends were after.
''The business that took them to Ven
ezuela was Of strictly private nature"
he said. II can say, however, that they
are working to obtain concession of
vast Importance to Detroit from the
Venezuelan government. I do not think
1t railroad project at all. 1t is an en-
terprise, though. that will greatly bene-
fit Detroit and lead to the establishment
Of great manufacturing industry. The
ooutH AHleTlCdu SONtTHIiitIt iS OppoSeu
to granting concessions to foreigners and
II President Crespo and his cabinet got
next the scheme it would be exploded.
The matter has been under discussion for
months"
Mr.. Bresler refused to say when the
party was expected to return.
"They may be gone some weeks" he
said They will remain until they meet
with success or failure. 1t is man.
moth affair and there will be minis of
money in 1t for them IL 1t only goes
through"
Pingree's friends here are confident
that the concession asked for Is a rail-
road. Recently the Diamond Match
company of this city received the en-
elusive concession to manufacture
matches in the South American repub-
lie. An enormous quantity Of matches
are consumed, the entire population be-
Ing addicted to cigarettes. Perhaps the
governor has his eye on an equally i'm
portant enterprise.
FIRST LAKE WAWA CLAIMS SOLD.
Transfer Involves $4,000 in Michipicoten