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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-06-03
Illinois Prohibitionists.

Peoria. Ills. June 2.-The Prohibition
state convention which has opened here
is very largely attended, every congress
sional district being represented, and
1000 delegates being present from nine
ty-six counties. Judge Gere of Cham
paign called the convention to order
Hale Johnston of Newton, candidate
for vice president In 1896, was chosen
temporary chairman, and William A.
Brubaker Of Peoria, secretary. Later
the temporary officers were made per-
mapent
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-06-03
A Narrow Escape.

Thankful words written by Mrs Ada E
Hart, of Groton, 8. ID. WAS taken with a
bad cold which settled on my lungs; cough
set In and finally terminated In consump
ton. Four doctors gave me up. saying L
could live but a short time. ! gave myself
up to my Savior, determined II | could not
stay with my friends on earth. could meet
my absent ones above. My husband was
advised to get DIR. Kings New Discovery
for Consumption. Coughs and Colds
gave II trial, took In all eight bottles, Ii
has cured me. and thank God l am now
well and healthy woman" Trial bottle
free at Will K. Collins and j 3. uaggarts
drug stores. Regular siz,. Soc and 81. 90
Guaranteed or price refunded.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-06-03
SHUTS OFF NEWS.
Press Censorship mt Tampa Becomes Very
Strict.


Tampa, Fla, June 2.-The press CEN
sorship. which has been exercised hel g
for several days, has become much
more strict. Captain J. e. Brady. Jr /.
Of the signal corps has assumed the
duties Of censor under orders from the
war department. No newspaper men,
tion of movements present or contem-
plated of troops may now be sent away
from here. either by telegraph or mail,
for Captain Brady demands that news
paper articles treating of those subjects
shall be submitted to him equally with
telegraphic matter.
No publication is permitted Of orders
that may be issued at army headquar-
tiers. nor will anything be passed by
Captain Brady concerning the loading
or movement Of transports or other
government vessels. AS a result much
news of Importance cannot be sent from
here
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-06-03
Volunteers Leave Chickamauga.

Chattanooga, Tenn, June 1.-The first
of the volunteer infantry left Chicka-
manga for Tampa The regiments which
left were the 18th Indiana, First Ohio,
First District Of Columbia and Secord
New York. They will be followed by
the Third Pennsylvania, First Illinois,
Fifth Maryland, and Sixty-ninth New
York. The First Illinois cavalry ar
rived on three trains. The command
numbers LOIS officers and men, under
Colonel E. c. Young. There are still
$4,000 troops here.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-06-03
Rations for Troops at Jacksonville.

Washington, June 2.-The war de-
partment is massing rations for thirty
days for the troops that are assembling
at Jacksonville, Fla. under command
Of Major General Lee. The officials de-
cline to say how many men are to he
concentrated there or whether they will
stay at that place for the full thirty
days for which the rations are pro-
yided,
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-06-03
Monadnock Replaces the Monterey.

Washington, June 2.-Secretary Long
has ordered the coast defense monitor
Monadnock from Puget sound to San
Francisco to replace the Monterey,
which goes to Manila. The entire con-
gressional delegations from the states
of Oregon and Washington protested
against sending the Monadnock away,
fearing attacks from Spanish vessels.
No attention was paid to the protests,
because there were no Spanish vessels
near the north Pacific coast.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-06-03

List of letters remaining at the post Office
for the week ending May %: Charley NJ.
Swan, Minnie Skinner, Willie Foster, Frank
Hum, w. McCarty, Geo. r. Scott, John
Lachine, Owosso Pulp Mills, Daniel Shay.
Jennie Carson, Mrs. Maggie Campbell.
Lottie Clark, Anna Clark, Capt Newcomb
Pierce, Charley Becker.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-06-03
Burton.

The Saginaw sub district Epworth League
convention will be held in the M. K.
church, at Burton, today and tomorrow,
beginning this afternoon at o'clock. A
very interesting program has been prepared
and the convention promises to be pros
porous one. This evening DR.. Dave, Of
Saginaw, will give his lecture, Wesley and
His Timesn
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-06-03
One Thousand workmen ON strike.

South Bend, Ind, June 2.-One thou
sand employees in the Singer works
plant have struck for restoration of
wages. Repeated reductions since 1893,
the strikers say, have brought the
wages down to a point too low for the
present cost of the necessaries Of life
BY agreement the workmen will await
the arrival Of the companys head
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-06-03
Bucklen's Arnica SaIye.

The best salve in the world for cuts,
bruises, sores, ulcers, salt Iheum, fever
fOres, letter, chapped hands, chilblains,
cOrns and all skin eruptions, and positively
cures piles, or no pay required. 1t is guar
anteed to give perfect satisfaction or money
returned. Price 25 cents. For sale by
Will K. Collins and j. S. Haggart
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-06-03
Ordered to Camp AIger.

Washington, June 2.-The Thirty
fourth regiment of Michigan volunteers
has been ordered by telegraph by Adj
jutant General Corbin to proceed to
Camp Alger, Va, for duty under com
mand Of Major General Graham of the
Second army corps.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-06-03

Eenry Watterson says, first, Cuba must
be free. Second, Spain must answer, and
answer to us, for her treachery and inhu-
manity. Third, the world must be taught
to know that the United States of America
is nation with the biggest kind of capital
N. If these purposes be realized the war
will be worth all it costs us, no matter what
IL costs.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-06-03
Fort Leavenworth Prisoners Escape.

Leavenworth, Kan, June AIT the
United States penitentiary at Fort
Leavenworth mutiny broke out among
the convicts, fifteen of them escaping.
After a lively chase one of them, James
Musgrove, a territory outlaw, was shot
down. The others escaped. Musgrove
lead the outbreak.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-06-03
The Modern Beauty

Thrives on good food and sunshine, with
plenty of exercise in the open air. Her
form CLOVIS with health and her face blooms
with its beauty. If her system needs the
cleansing action of laxative remedy, she
uses the gentle and pleasant Syrup of Figs,
made by the California Fig Syrup Co only.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-06-03
President May Go to Camp Thomas.

Washington, June 2.-The president is
very DESTROYS Of visiting the Chattanoo-
ga camp In order to ascertain from a
personal Inspection Of the troops now
encamped their actual condition. Some
Gays ago he reviewed the troops at
Camp Alger, and. while pleased with
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-06-03
BRYAN VIII BE a Colonel.

Washington, June Wv. j. Bryan
will be a colonel. Secretary Alger has
instructed Adjutant General Corbin to
wire Governor Holcomb accepting the
regiment recruited by Mr. Bryan.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-06-03
LincoIn's Son-in-Law Enlits.

Des Moines, Ia, June 2.-Warren
Beckwith, the Mount Pleasant baseball
player who eloped with the daughter
Of Robert T. Lincoln Of Chicago. has
enlisted with the Iowa guard for the
purpose of going to the front.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-06-03
Cubans Lose a General.

Havana, June 2.-The insurgent brig
adler general, GONZALES, who was wound
ed on Sunday near Sagua la Chica,
province Of Santa Clara, has died Of his
wounds
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-06-03
Notice to the Public.

MY WIFE, Emma Burch, having left my bed
and board without just provocation / hereby
give notlce to all persons not 10 harbor or trust
ne. ner on my account as will not be responsible
ioT any oills contracted by her after this date.
DATED, Owosso, May 31st, 1898.
j. A. Burch
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-06-03

Tampa, Fla, June 2.-General Nelson
A. Miles, accompanied by his entire
staff and a force Of clerks, arrived in
Tampa at $3.50 a. m. from Washington.
over the Florida Central and Peninsular
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-06-03
Psngree win Shoe a Regiment.

Tampa, Fla, June 1.-THE Michigan
boys are cheering for Governor Pingree.
AS is well known, the Michigan govern
or is wealthy shoe manufacturer. He
owns several big shoe factories. Many
OF the Michigan companies are ill-shod
for campaign in Cuba. A telegram
has been received from the governor
telling the officers to send him the
number of shoes wanted, sizes, ETC., and
he will shoe the regiment. The offer
was quickly accepted. and as soon as
the news spread among the tents at
Palmetto Beach cheers were heard from
each companys tents.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-06-03

the physical condition of the men, he
was greatly surprised to find that they
lacked nearly everything that soldier
should have. President Mckinley called
the attention of war department off,
Gals TO the fact that the men should
be promptly and thoroughly equipped,
and rush orders were put forth. Mr..
Mckinley, IL is said, will in the near
future pay visit to Camp Thomas.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-06-03
Bargain No. 2.

Three pieces Black Etamine, for
dresses and over-dresses and for skirts
and'waists in place of silk, 80 to 4O-in.
wide, all wool and wool-filled, at 29c to
75c. Only first class stores keep such
special weaves.-Davis Dry Goods Co.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-06-03
ADJT. GEN. HENRY c. CoRBIN.

ADJT. GEN. HENRY c. CORBIN.
railroad. General Miles was accompan-
led also by his wife, daughter and son.
He was tired out from his long. dusty
Journey and retired to his room shortly
after his arrival. He refused to discuss
the plan Of campaign in any way. Gen.
eral Miles is apparently beginning to
feel the terrific strain he has been up-
der for the past few months. There
is no less elasticity in his step and his
sturdy figure is as upright as ever,
but the lines in his face have percepti-
bly, deepened and his hair is winter
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-06-03
DAVIS DRY GOODS CO.
Owosso, June 3, 1898.
O BIG q
BARGAINS o
Treat Yourself to One at least I
Bargain No. 4.

Five colors in 81 90 quality Taffeta
Silks, in pretty stripes at soc. For I'm
derskirts and Waists and made to sell at
S1.00.-Davis Dry Goods Co.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-06-03
Artillery in a Firing Drill.

Lieutenant ]. D. Miley Of General
Skaters staff has returned from an in
spection Of various points along the east
coast Of Florida. A firing drill Of the
whole brigade Of light artillery, ten
batteries Of four guns each, was held
along the beach at Port Tampa during
the day. All the artillery maneuvers
were gone through with and the sight
was an impressive one. For over an
hour the artillerymen dashed up and
down the long beach through the shall
low water and over the hammocks Of
Picnic island, wheeling the guns into
line at command and firing. The noise
Of the firing at times was deafening.
Brigadier General Lawton has ar
rived in Tampa and has reported to
General Shafter.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-06-03
Bargain No. 3.

1000 pairs of the Davis Dry Goods
Co.'S Fast Black Hose, sold by us made
for us only. Others have good Hose for
25c, but none so good as these. 'Twould
take this whole space to describe their
good qualities. Every one knows when
we say a thing is right it is right
Davis Dry Goods Co.
The herald., 1898-06-12
HAIR NETS ARE IN AGAIN
Necessary To Keep the Athletic Girls
Locks From Coming Loose

LOCKS TOM coming LOOSE
Some thirty-fve years or so ago milady s
hair was so arranged that net for confin-
ing it was necessary. When the fashion
changed the net disappeared, and no one
ever expected to see revival. But the up
to-date athletic girl moves her head vio-
lently, as well as her body, and an hour of
exercise is more than likely to shake her
tresses loose. Therefore the hair net has
been revived for the purpose Of keeping tho
Psyche knot In shape. Thus, after nearly
half century Of disuse, and though
thought to be permanently out of fashion,
the hair net is coming in again. In merely
masculine eyes, this may not seem import
ant, and many men have probably never
noticed the nets that are now being worn.
interest, for the new fashion has arisen
suddenly, and it is quite radical. 1t comes
over from Paris, and is really a part and
portion of the feminine athletic tendency
of these times. Perhaps it may even mean
the death of the present elaborate back
hair pins. In any event, 1t will follow that
fewer of these hair pins are to be used, for
the coming of the net signifies that the hair
pin of today, as applied to the back hair of
the modern girl. has been good deal of
failure and can no longer be depended upon
1t was all very well when girls walked and
moved quietly. Then hair pins could do
their work. But now the athletic girl has
constant fear that her hair is coming UNI
DONE" and hence the hair net.-Chicago
Chronicle.
The herald., 1898-06-12
SHE WON A FORTUNE
Mrs. Neill Saved Her Husband From
Ruin

At the head of one of the largest manu-
factories in Orange, N. j., is a woman.
Few people, aside from those who have
business dealings at the factory, know Of
the fact.
In the heart of the manufacturing dis
trict in that city is NeilPs extensive
moulding and planning MILL The plant
covers nearly an acre of ground and the
building Is three-story frame and brick.
The employees at this mill know of no dull
times. The spikes are always well filled
with orders and the big saws are kept
busy grinding out builders flxings the
year around. All this is due to the energy
and executive ability Of Mrs. Rachel Neill,
the owner of the business. Up to six years
ago her husband, James Neill. conducted
the business, but fire partly destroyed
the works and almost financially disabled
Mr.. Neill.
Mrs. Neill came to her husbands aid and
insisted on conducting the business per-
sonally as long as she was going to be re-
sponsible for the debts. Mr.. Neill willing
ly agreed to step out Of the financial posi-
The herald., 1898-06-12

In the case of the Spanish ships suak in
Manila bay on May 1st, the first and third
of these factors are unknown quantities to
us up to the present, and without knowledge
on these points no plan for raising them
could be formulated. One of the vessels, the
Castillo, was a wooden ship and was re-
ported to have been burned. In that case
nothing can be done. The Spanish flagship.
Rena Christina. is ship Of about $500 tons
and is reported to have been extensively
damaged by the explosion Of her magazine
If that report be true 1t will probably be
found impracticable to make any attempt
to raise her. or the remaining ships in the
fleet, the two most valuable are the Isla de
Cuba and the Isla de Luzon. They are sis
ter ships ard modern vessels, built in Els
wick in 1885 and rated as third-class pro-
tected cruisers. though in our service they
would be classed as gunboats. They are
200 feet long, 30 feet beam, 1880 tons displace-
ment. These boats, If not extensively in
jured, as seems probable, can be raised and
restored. provided that they lie in not more
than ten to fifteen fathoms of water. Two
other vessels of the fleet, also sister ships,
The herald., 1898-06-12
ADDITIONS TO OUR NAVY
HOW SPANISH WAR VESSELS
WILL BE RAISED
PHILIP HIcHBoRN's IDEAS
Some Are Too Badly Damaged, but
Others Will Make Fine Addi-
tions to Our Navy

The naval authorities are now confronted
with a most important problem, namely,
how to raise the ships sunk at Manila har-
bor by the guns of Deweys fleet SO that
they can be added to the force of fighting
ships of the United States.
Some are SO badly damaged that they will
be useless as warships and may as well be
left where they lie, but If the United States
can raise those that are not too badly dani-
aged to float again 1t will be well worth the
effort. To build new ships is long as well
as costly undertaking. To raise them from
the bottom of Manila bay, and patch them
up ready for service is comparatively quick
as well as economical. The problem takes
on additional Importance from the fact that
Admiral Cerveras vessels may soon be rest
ing on the bottom of the harbor at Santiago
and these too will make valuable additions
to our navy. But how is the work to be
done? Chief Constructor Phillip Hichborn
of the United States navy has come to the
front in this emergency Below the well
known naval expert will give his ideas on
the subject, as well as some highly import
ant and interesting facts. Chief Con-
structor Hichborn will go to Manila and
survey the wrecks of Spanish hopes now
lying beneath the waters there. On his re-
The herald., 1898-06-12
Dswsy's Boyhood

Mrs Helen Redfield Lord OF 64l6 Carnell
avenue was schoolmate Of Admiral Dewey
and her brother, the late william Redfield.
was one Of his most intimate friends. Mrs.
Lord, now that the friend of their childhood
has become world famous, recalls with
pleasure many of the earlier incidents of his
life. The Dewey homestead at Montpelier,
VT. was not far from that of the Redfelds,
and DR.. Dewey. father of the admiral, was
for many years their family physician.
1.-The Dewey homestead has recently been
sold and moved" said Mrs. Lord. ION the
site Of the old home now stands a hand
some modern brick residence, erected and
occupied by Edward Dewey. DR.. Dewey
was married three times. but the four chill
dren. George, Edward Charles. and
daughter, were all children Of his first wife.
George was bright boy, full Of fun and
lively as any of them, but kind-hearted and
liked by every one. I remember once his
getting whipping at school, but that was
not an unusual thing in those days, and he
was no exception to the rest of us. He has
learned, 1t appears, how to fight and how
to command, but remember that 1t was
not the easiest thing for him to learn to
spell. I went above him in the class one
day by spelling baker after he had missed.
George Dewey left Montpelier when he
was very young, and have not seen him for
twenty years, but the pictures published Of
him show that he has changed very little.
He was never much of a boy for sports or
athletics, nor was my brother, but they
used to go hunting together often. He was
not strong as boy, and is the smallest Of
the family. ly."-Chicago Inter Ocean.
The herald., 1898-06-12

When asked to state something regarding
his life history. Constructor Hichborn mod
estly asked to be spared from public notice,
DUG was prevailed upon to give the following
brief outline of his career:
II was born at Charlestown, Mass, In
1889. Ny ancestors contributed to the sin
ews Of colonial independence-Debor
Hichborn being the mother of Paul Revere.
"At 21, having graduated. from the Boston
high school, and, by direction or the navy
department received a course OF special
instruction in ship construction, calculation
and design, supplementary to five years
tuition as shipwright's apprentice at the
Boston navy yard, sailed from Boston for
California in 1860, and that tempestuouB
voyage of $50 days gave me an insight into
the needs of nautical life which has been
of inestimable value ever since.
1.-TWO years service at the navy yard.
Mare island, carried me from a humble
position in the construction department OF
that station to master shipwright at the age
of %, In which capacity I was often called
upon to assume the control of the depart
ment in the absence of the naval construc-
tor.
'In 1869 entered the navy as an assist
ant naval constructor, and six years later,
after a competitive examination. became
full constructor.
From that time until today my life has
been one Of uninterrupted activity in the
| immediate concerns Of our naval vessels
broken once only by a tour Of European
-dockyards. I became chief constructor on
July 13. 1893, and was reappointed for Sec
ond term on September Z, 1897"
Through Chief Constructor Hichborn and
from other sources it Is learned that meth
DDS of raising sunken ships must vary large
| ly, according to existing circumstances, but
they may be said broadly to depend upon
trhee factors: First, the depth Of water:
second, the size and weight of the ship, and,
third. the nature and extent of the injuries
by which che ship was sunken.
The herald., 1898-06-12

are the Don Antonio de Ulloa and the Don
Juan de Austria, rated as third-class unpro-
tected cruisers, 210 feet long, 80 feet beam,
and of 113O tons displacement They are of
an earlier type, built at Carraca and Carta-
gena, from '83 to S7, but would probably
pay to raise if not too extensively injured.
"It will be some time before information
regarding the condition of these Spanish
ships is available" said the chief construc-
tor, $50 that 1t is impossible to speak defin-
itely as to the probability of raising them"
Several methods might be employed for
raising these vessels depending upon the
unknown quantities heretofore noted. The
first operation, In any case, would be to
send down divers to make an examination
and report their condition. In case the in
juries should not be extensive, screws
would be moored on each side of the wreck,
as it lies. with lifting apparatus of sufficient
power to raise the immersed weight. The
The herald., 1898-06-12

red stripes down their trousers legs, and
venture to say there were five pretty girls
for every one of 'em. The older officers were
also around the hotels in numbers, and they
were the calm recipients of the adulation of
the matrons The young officers, though
had the civilians completely faded, so far
as their complete capture of the swell girls
were concerned. The civilians could only
hover around on the outskirts and look
chagrined observed that the young army
officers have got a new pose with the wo-
men. They don't assume the swash-buck-
ler. eat-my-weight-in in-Gatling att-
tude any more. Instead, they act scared
II the girls happen to mention war;
"'Now, what would you do If we should
be hombarded by the Spanish ships right
The herald., 1898-06-12
port will depend the solution of the problem
of how to raise the sunken warships.


WASHINGTON, June 6.-(Speclal Corre-
spondence to The Herald) Besides resulting
In the possession of the Philippine Islands,
the victory of Admiral Dewey at Manila is
likely to effect valuable increase to the
United States navy. Chief Constructor
Hlchborn of the naval department is of the
opinion that the sunken Spanish ships that
went down before the fierce broadsides of
the American fleet can be made to float
again, and, fitted with American guns, and
manned by American sailors, add their
strength to the fighting forces that sail
under the stars and stripes. If Chief Con-
structor Hlchborn says this can be done, it
is foregone conclusions that it, is possible
of accomplishment for the chief constructor
is man who speaks with the confidence
born of thorough practical acquaintance
with the work before him.
1t Is as well to begin the story of the at
tempt to raise the sunken Spanish ships
with something of the man who will inves.
t!gate the difficulties in the way and make
report accordingly.