The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1897-01-29
HISTORY OF A WEEK.
Thursday, Jan. 81.


Thursday, Jan. 81.
Fire destroyed the newly-equipped
flour mill and elevator OF the Consoli-
dated Milling company and large
four-story vacant frame building at
Peterboro, Ont. The loss will be be-
tween 100000 and $4,000.
The New Xork board OF health has
placed pulmonary tuberculosis ON the
list of infectious diseases.
The Amite City, La, mob hanged all
three OF the murderers II took out of jail
there Tuesday night. 1t was proposed
to burn one or two OF them, but for
! some reason this part of the show was
left out. The men were all negroes, and
two Of them were permitted to have a
fist fight on the brink of the grave, as
1t were. Another interesting feature Of
the entertainment was that confession
of the crime was obtained by torture.
Edward ]. Ivory, arrested in Great
Britain as an Irish American dynami-
ter, has been acquitted at the motion Of
the crown lawyers, who have just dis
covered that they cannot make certain
dates agree with his guilt.
Friday, Jan. 80.
The wedding of Miss Lucille, the Sec
ond daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. James M.
Foster. to Hon. Benton McMillin, Of
Tennessee, took place at Shreveport,
La, Wednesday.
The mayor Of Atchison, Kas., has
vetoed an ordinance forbidding the
wearing Of high hats in theatres. He
holds that It is an unjust discrimination
against women.
The whole grocery store of Charles
e. Moody in Boston was destroyed by
fire. Loss, S125,000.
A bottle was picked up on South
beach. about seven miles from st. Au-
gustine. Fla, containing a message that
the bark Ladras, from Boston, had
foundered at sea on Jan. Is.
The Portuguese government has char
tered a company with capital Of &c.
$4,000 to construct and operate a rail-
way from Kiliman to a point on the
British Central African border just
above the rapids on the Ruo, distance
Of about 200 miles.
Barney Thole was run down by
Mason City, Ia.
Saturday, Jan, 23.
The government of India has ordered
the stoppage, on Feb. 2, Of all pilgrim
traffic from Bombay and Karachi on
account Of the playa
The comptroller OF the currency has
appointed Robert A. Courtney receiver
Of the German National bank at Louis
vile.
Sir Isaac Pitman, the inventor Of the
system Of shorthand writing which
bears his name, died at London yester-
day. He has been suffering several
years from complication Of troubles.
Changes and dismissals are daily oc-
curing on the Grand Trunk railway
under the new management and ag-
grieved employees will bring up the mat
ter before the railway union.
The Grand Central railway station at
New York is to be rebuilt at a cost of
$500, 900.
Lieutenant Hugh d. Wise, of the
Ninth infantry. u. S. A., made the most
successful ascension ever taken by
means of kite at Governors island
yesterday and demonstrated its useful
ness in times of war. He reached
height of forty feet.
Monday, Jan. 20.
General John d. Stevenson, of st.
Louis, is dead. He served with distinc-
ton in the Mexican and civil wars. He
was loyal during the civil war.
Comptroller Eckels has written a cir
cular to governors of states asking
them to suggest state legislation requir-
ing state supervision of state banks,
and urging its necessity.
1t has been showing, blowing and
freezing all over the west and north
west and below zero weather is the rule.
At Chicago the temperature is below zero
for the firsttime this winter
The "Lexow" investigation at Kansas
City is developing the fact that where
a policeman found any gambling going
on he was transferred to another beat.
Miss Sophonisba p. Breckenridge,
daughter of Colonel w. c. p. Breckin-
ridge, has been admitted to the bar at
Frankfort, Ky.
Fire destroyed the carriage factory
of Charles CRUDE at Railway, N. J.
Loss, $4,000.
Tuesday, Jan. 20.
The remains of the late minister to
Hawaii, Willis, arrived at Louisville
Sunday and were buried today.
A report to the state department from
q consul in Germany says that Germans
are for Germany and that though they
want to sell their goods all over the
world they don't want to buy anything
from anybody where It can be avoided.
Mrs. Margaret Hungerford, 1.-THE
Duchess" the novelist, is dead.
Ex-Captain Guillot has been sem
fenced to five years In French prison
for selling military secrets to foreign
powers.
The combination of bolt and nut
manufacturers has given up the scheme
Of uniform prices and each company
will sell on it's own terms.
Governor Ramsdell, of New Hamp-
shire, in his inaugural address recon-
mended that the state fast day be
abolished as an annual holiday, be-
cause it had become too much of a
sporting day.
The place for holding the Ninth an
nual Scotch Irish congress has not yet
been decided upon, but Detroit will