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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-04-29
SEVEN PERSONS WERE KILLED
In nm Explosion In the California Powder
Works at Santa Cruz.

In an Explosion In the California Powder
Works at Santa Cruz.
Santa Cruz, CAL, April 27.-Three ex-
plosions about Sis yesterday afternoon
at the California Powder works caused
a greater loss of life than any of the
previous accidents in the history of
these works. The widest rumors were
prevalent regarding the number Of
killed and injured, the exact number Of
which cannot be ascertained at this
writing. 1t is known that seven were
killed and four seriously injured, as
follows: Killed = Edward Kilderan,
brickmason; j. Miller, foreman of one
of the mills; C. A. Cole, carpenter Of
the works. f. Jennings, B. Jose and
two boys named Marshall. Injured-J.
Nelson, William Burge, j. Hannah and
M. Nunsen.
The first heavy shock from the ex-
plosion was felt for many miles around
and was separately followed by two
lighter shocks. The smoke from. the
works arose in such volumes that 1t
was impossible for time to perceive
caused by the explosion. 1t was said
that the fire was spreading and the
main magazine was in imminent dam
ger. The bugle call was accordingly
sounded for members of the California
naval reserve who responded promptly
hurrying to the mills and assisting the
corps of fire-fighters already on the
grounds
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-04-29
Blood

is far ahead of all other remedies
for this purpose. 1t is a real
blood remedy which promptly
purifies the blood and thoroughly
renovates the entire system, tones
and strengthens the stomach, and
renews the appetite. 1t is the
only safe tonic, being purely vege.
table, and the only blood remedy
guaranteed to contain no arsenic,
sulphur, mercury, potash or other
mineral substance, which is of Sc
much Importance to all who know
the injurious effects of these drugs.
Nature should be assisted by ma.
ture's remedy, S. S. S. Take
s. S. s. and be well all summer.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-04-29
AcITIzEN's STORY.
Told BY an Owosso Citizen for the Benefit
of Owosso People.

Told BY an Owosso Citizen for the Benefit
Of Owosso People.
The greatest Importance attached to the
tale Is that 1t concerns an Owosso citizen.
1t would lose three-quarters of Its interest IL
itinvoved some resident of Sham0kin, Pa.
or WoonsocSet, r. 1. Like all thee tsti-
mony which has appeared in the Owosso
papers and like all which follow about the
old quaker remedy. Doan's Kidney Pills,
the subjects are residents, fellow citizens,
perhaps neighbors.
No other remedy can show such record
None can produce purely local evidence as
te its representations and none ever APP
preached 1t in the standing of the testi6ers.
The following is sample.
Mrs. Abram III. Allen, corner Frederick
and Factory streets, says: I'll have been
sufferer for number of years from kidney
complaint. and of recent years it has been
more persistent and severe. There were
constant aching pains through my lions and
back and il stopped or attempted to lift
anything they became sharp and piercing.
soon tired of any one position and at night
frequently turned from side to side and got
up In the morning feeling as unrefreshed as
when went to bed. The secretions from
the kidneys became irregular, highly color
ed and unnatural and deposited heavy
sediment was also bothered with spells
of dizziness and felt in general poor health.
had taken bottle after bottle of medicines
bat nothing appeared to do me any good.
was advised to try Doan's Kidney Pills
and procured them from johnson & Hen
derson's drug store. felt better after the
first few doses and l continued the treat
ment until cured"
Doan's Kidney Pills for sale by all deal
ers. Price so dents. Mailed by Foster
Milburn Co. Buffalo. N. Y. sole agents for
the u. s. Remember the name Doans and
take no substitute.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-04-29
Plngrco to Issue n Manifesto.

Detroit. April Ex-Governor Pingree's
manifesto, it Is thought, will be pre-
scented to the people in few days. 1t
will call attention particularly to the
alleged shameless use of federal pa
tronage in defeating the equal taxation
legislation" The manifesto will prob
ably call attention to the episode of
Senator Preston, who resigned his fed
eral position in the Port Huron custom
house and went to Lansing, where he
voted against the equal taxation bill
A few days ago he was appointed to the
federal service
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-04-29
ONE MONTH WAS ENOUGH.
Mark Hanna's Niece Soon Gets Tired of
Married Life.

Columbus. o., April 25.-Something Of
a social sensation was created here
when it was announced that Mrs. Ed
ward Drexel Castleton, of Washington
Court House, had returned to her
mothers home in Chicago. Mrs. Castle
ton is the niece Of Senator Mark Hanna
and is well known in Cincinnati, Wash
ington and Chicago society. Her mar
ried life has not been of more than a
months duration.
Before leaving Mrs. Castleton called
in number of newspaper men and told
them that the cause of her action was
that her husband had deceived her as
to the amount of his possessions, and
had also abused her. She also said that
her mother had advised her to take the
step and had furnished the necessary
money. Castleton denies that he repre-
sented himself as wealthy man, and
also denies the charge Of abuse.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-04-29
STATE FIGHT ON INSURANCE.
Michigan and Wisconsin at Daggers Points
Over Taxation.

Over Taxation.
Lansing, Mich, April 22.-Judge Sawn,
of the United States court. has issued a
temporary injunction restraining Insur-
ance Commissioner Campbell from car
rying out his threat to cancel the au-
thority of the Northwestern Mutual Life
Insurance company, of Milwaukee, to
do business in Michigan unless it pays
a retaliatory charge of $5,95S demanded
by him. The demand is made because
the Wisconsin commissioner has forced
the Standard Life and Accident In
surance company, of Detroit, to pay this
sum in addition to a tax of 2 per cent.
on it's gross receipts in Wisconsin.
The statute of this state makes it the
commissioners duty to retaiate when
ever another state exacts from a Michi-
gan company a greater fee than Michi-
gan charges the companies of other
states. The Milwaukee company claims
that the Standard is not a life COM
pany, and that the retaliatory law can
not be enforced in this case.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-04-29
Dead Body on the Track.

Reno, Ind, April 27.-The dead body
Of stranger was found alongside the
railway tracks. bearing the appearance
of having been thrown from a freight
train. There were two bullet holes
through the brain. Some distance away
was a hat, on the inside of which was
written Pearl Stewart" with an adj
dress which was deciphered as Brazil.
Ind. The body is that of a man Fl
years old light complexion, sandy hair,
smooth face, with the left leg one inch
shorter than the right; probably caused
by burn. The body was dressed in n
new suit of black clothes, with No. 6
tan shOeS
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-04-29
RESIGNATION OF JAS. A. GARY.
Said To Have Been Because He Has Quaker
Blood in His Veins.

Washington, April 22.-The resigna-
ton of Postmaster General Gary from
President McKinley's cabinet is an in
cident which will soon be forgotten in
the rush of more important events. The
ostensible reason assigned for General
Gary's retirement at this time is that
private business interests require his
personal attention. and his health Is not
strong, and he insists that this is Sc,
claiming to have been in perfect har-
mony with the presidents Cuban pol
icy. Others say that he retires because
war is offensive to him. General Gary
has Quaker blood in his veins, and al
though he has not taken a stand in
antagonism of the policy which was
slowly drifting the two countries towar,
yet when war actually begins he feels
he might be an embarrassment to the
president
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-04-29
Arrested for Embezzlement.

Detroit, April ga special from
Grand Rapids says: F. A. Sessions. re-
Gently dismissed by a vote Of the di-
rectors as cashier of the First National
bank of Ionia, was arrested here for al
legged embezzlement and will be taken
TO Ionia. He transferred all his prop
erty to the bank after his retirement
and then disappeared. 1t is claimed
there is a shortage of $4,000 or more
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-04-29
Order to Michigan Guards.

Detroit, April 25.-General order No.
to the Michigan National Guard was
issued from military headquarters at
S:S0 yesterday afternoon as follows;
First, Second. Third and Fifth in
fantry; First and Second independent
battalions; field staff bands, M. N. c..
will move to Island Lake Tuesday,
April &c. in heavy marching order"
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-04-29

10 give you an opportunity of testing the
great merit of Ely's Cream Balm, the most
reliable cure for catarrh and cold in the
head, generous 10 cent trial size can be
had of your druggist or we mail 1t for 10
cents. Full size 80 cents.
Ely Bros, So Warren St. N. Y City /.
1t is the medicine above all others for ca
tarrh, and Is worth its weight In gold. 1
can use Ely's Cream Balm with safety and
1t does all that Is claimed for IT'D w.
Sperry, Hartford, conn.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-04-29
Verdict Is Undoubtedly Correct.

Terre Haute, Ind. April 27.-The cor
oner has rendered verdict of death
from loss of blood caused by a railroad
accident" in the case Of George Norton.
He was struck by Chicago and East
ern Illinois train at Clinton, and the
Clinton authorities placed him ina buggy
for conveyance to this city before his
injuries were dressed. Blood flowed
freely all the way, and when he ar
rived his condition was hopeless.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-04-29
Combine Of the Rubber Companies.

New York, April 27.-The big CONSOLE
dation of the hard rubber companies,
for which negotiations have been in
progress for nearly year, went into
effect yesterday. BY the new arrange
ment the Goodrich, of Akron, o.; the
Goodyear. of Connecticut. and the But
ler of New Jersey, three of the largest
concerns in the country, are consol-
idated into one company, under the
name of the American Hard Rubber
Company Of New York.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-04-29
Made His Indebtedness Good.

Ionia, Mich, April 27.-F. A. Sessions,
late cashier of the State Savings bank
Of Ionia, arrested at Grand Rapids, was
brought here and taken before Justice
Curry, where he gave bail for $1,000 and
was released. The bank is not affected.
Sessions having made good all indebt-
edness to that institution before he left
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-04-29
Fire Among whisky and Tobacco.

New York, April 27.-Whisky, tobacco
and a large stock of Japanese paper
and fancy wood fabrics, together with
the old and very inhammable wooden
finishings Of the interior of % and q
South Williams street, caused a fierce
fire last night that in twenty minutes
did damage estimated at $75, 900.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-04-29
Celebrating Grants birthday.

Galena, Ills., April 27.-The birthplace
Of General Grant today is celebrating
the 18th anniversary of his birth, In ac-
cordance with custom established sew
eral years ago. The celebrations are
held under the auspices Of the Grant
Birthday association.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-04-29
Priest Who VIII Go as Chaplain.

Chicago, April 25.-Father Maurice 4.
Dorney, pastor of st. Gabriel's Roman
Catholic church, has secured a commits
sion from the United States govern
ment as chaplain, and left today to
join the fighting men with Captain
Robley d. Evans on the battleship Iowa
In front Of Havana.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-04-29
Damages ON a Printing Contract.

Detroit, April ga suit has been
commenced in the United States circuit
court here by the American Fine Art
company, of Milwaukee, against w. S.
Hopkins, OF st. Clair, Mich. to recover
100000 damages on a printing contract
that was rejected by the latter. on the
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-04-29
Supposed To BE the Pelayo.

Washington, April 27.-The. belief is
expressed in navy circles that the fleet
of warships which morning dispatch
says were sighted off the Mole of st.
Nicholas of Haiti was the Pelayo and
fleet that left Cadiz some time ago, os-
tensibly for Cape Verde, but which 1t
is now certain did not go there.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-04-29
KINGS ANNUAL CROP REPORT.
Improvement shown in the Winter Wheat
Conditions.

Toledo, o., April 26.-King's eight
eenth annual crop report contains a
summary of 5,673 replies received from
correspondents in six states. Winter
wheat in Kansas" 1t says. nov prom
ises another very large crop. The con-
dition there has improved, and is al
most perfect Ohio, the next largest
producer, shows slight Improvement
this month, and now looks like full
average crop. Indiana comes next; 1t
shows decided Improvement this
month, and now looks like full aver
age crop.
illinois has also improved decidedly,
but is not quite an average. Michigan
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-04-29
SHOW to Cure all Skin Diseases"

Simply apply "SwAYNE's OINTMENT"
No internal medicine required. Cures tet-
ter, eczema, itch. all eruptions on the face,
hands, nose, &C., leaving the skin clear.
white and healthy. Its great healing pow
ers are possessed by no other remedy. Ask
your druggist for SwAYNE's OINTMENT.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-04-29
Will Take Care of Soldiers, Families.

Detroit, April 25.-At a meeting OF
fifty-eight representative citizens held
in the office of the mayor yesterday
resolution was adopted promising
10 take care Of the families of those
who go to fight the Spaniards.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-04-29
Embezz,inp Cashier Arrested.

Grand Rapids, Mich, April 26.-F. A.
Sessions, late cashier of the First Ma
tional bank, of Ionia, was arrested here
for alleged embezzling of $1,000.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-04-29
Three Fishermen Probably Drowned.

Newport, Mich, April 22.-Lewis Du-
brey, Jr.. John Tear and Philip Ma
varre- Anderson, ali fishermen, went out
in Tuesdays gale on Lake Erie to haul
nets and have not since been heard
from.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-04-29

ground that the work was not up 10 the
claim made for ii. Last summer Hop
kins conducted the Oakland. a summer
hotel at st. Clair and was also engaged
in bottling a minis ri water. 1t was
for these bottles that the labels were
wanted
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-04-29

The enemy issues circular every time he
feels like lifting the safety-valve Of his in
dgnation.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-03
on DRESS. cnnAr AND DEAR.


Black satin blouscs arc quite fashion
able. especially II they have girdie with
jewels.
quarter OF an inch 20 Two inches are grow-
ing In popularity for belts, trimming and
millinery purposes.
Paris has n new veil, 1t Is delicate.
cobwebby fsh-net affair, with close black
dots, and IL has the effect OF making even
the plainesL woman beautiful.
New dancing shoes are OF perfectly plain
white kid. The toes are broad. the vamps
not 80 long az formerly and there isn't so
much as a row Of stitching across the toe
This toe II Is said. gives the dancing wo-
man perfect cage.
II IL pretty and generally becoming
farhion TO give 10 the edge ~ a great. dark
picture hat putting OF chiffon for binding
The chiffon being OF lighter shade than the
hat. all undue heayriess Of effect Is avoid
ed. aud the edge OF the hat VIII not wear
rough when thus protected
A suggestion for very simple and Drac-
tical method OF freshening black silk is ms
follows: wash the silk IN cold water into
which has been thrown handful Of Gem
mon salt. Then iron the allk before IL Is
quite dry. The salt Keeps the color and
prevents tho SILK stiffening when ironed.
The return OF frIlls. nounces and skirt
drareries was inevitable. There Is always
a correlation between these matters. So
long az the stiffy lined skirt Of exaggerated
width kept iis ground IL WAS impossible
10 further distsnd II with trimming. but
no sooner are the iiaring breadths reduced
10 sheaib-like proportions than the trim
ming appears rs a natural consequence, ~
tthcy have done often in times past.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-03
rretty sprIne stuMs.

In spite of the ract' that spring styles
arc sim problematic. and httlo that 10
certain is known. organizes and gInghams,
dimitles and cmbro'orcl Swiss mus,ias
aro offered in profusion, ana the late win
ter ia the time In whi,n TO buy II choice
as TO design and colo,n, is 10 be a.
tanned. t0
organdy, which IL always charming.
promises To hold lis own eadisputod place,
and Is shown In vapis.y shat Is hcwlrchipg
In the extreme. Patio violet. blue. pink
yellow and green are the apparent in,or-
ties M, to color, and stripes and flowers In
design.
Dmity and embroidered muslin have IN
apparent affinity for strlpes, einshnms for
plaids Hnd the delightful novelty cotton
grenadine for both.
Tho muslins. which are far from new
have, nevertheless, taken OH n-s forms
and are offered IN all the bewllderlhg
range of oolors from pink aud pnle blue
to delicious blending o. brown. tan and
white that is soft, lide'll and cool in ar
DparanCe.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-03
TEXAS INDEPENDENCE DAY
Mas Elaboratcly Observed by the
Citizens Of Brcuham.
ARTILLERY DISPLAYED NEW GUNS.
observance. at other Places Con
sisted Of Closing Hanks nnd
storcs-Hoiidnys of schools.

Brenham, Texas. March 2.--The I'd Of
March,. though the general public may not
be aware OF II. has been observed by the
various public schools of BRENNAN for sew
eial years. 1t is right and proper that 1t
should be so. For since the child is
father of the man. patriotic sentiments
aud love OF country should be instilled In
him in HIS youth. and when he Is grown he
will be hctter man and more valuable
citizen by reason of his carly training.
The heroes OF sc ere nearly all gone
now. but the memory of the great things
they did should be kept green. With this
end in view at each recuirent anniver-
sary of the day when Texas declared her
self free and independent, the schools of
Erenham have commemorative exercises.
Tie programmes In all of the schools
Wednesday were excellent and the scholars
acquitted themselves In a manner that re-
Elected credit uron Superintendent Tarrant
and his able corps OF teachers.
There was good attendance of patrons
of the schools and others, most of the
trustees were present--some being at one
school and some at others
Independence day was observed by the
BRENNAN Field Artillery and. headed by
the Second regiment band, paraded.
The parade started from the new armory
on Main street and traversed the principal
streets. The band played National airs,
the horses capered and pranced, and the
boys in new uniforms and brass buttons
presented n stunning appearance.
The two new prize guns and the Calling
section were in line. The rifles were OBJ
served with curiosity by the spectators
who lined the streets,
Fourteen men and ninc horses from the
Burton detachment of tho battery came
down and took part IN the parade One
lacmber from Bollville and one from Gay
Hill also came.
Tonight there was banquet at the
armory There were about fifty men and
fcity horses of the company. be.iaes the
land that turned out
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-03
KUGADT is TO HANG.
THE CASE AFFIRMED ny COURT or
CRIMINAL APPEALS.
Was Convicted OF the Murder Of His
Half sister, whose Body He
Aftcrwnrd Cremnted.

Brenham, Texas, March "a telegram
here this afternoon announces that the
case OF Charles Kugadt has been affirmed.
spring term or the district court OF Wash
ington county, in 1887. since which time
his fate has been hanging in the balance
In the criminal court or appeals. and this
decision today settles his fate.
The crime for which Kugadt was SEN
fenced to hang was committed Monday,
October 10, 1896, but was not discovered
until Thursday, october %, when Lem
Harris. II colored farmer. Was passing
through the woods on Jackscn's creek.
three miles above Whitman. Harris saw
what he took TO be camp fire iii Il thichut
about fifty yards from little neighbour
4 hood ROAD leading ahrouSh the woods.
Wondering what fire was doing there.
he went to 1t, and discovered the charred
remains OF u human being. whether man
or woman he could not tell, He informed
Justice Moore, and an inquest MAS held,
and DR. Brewer WAS called upon 10 make
an autopsy,
1t then developed that tho body was
that OF II woman, at first thought To be a
stranger but portions OF clothing and
other articles found near the lire We're
identified as the property Of Miss johanna
Kugadt, half-sisier OF Charles Kugaut,
a shoemaker who lived at Washington.
Up to the time that tho body was found
to be woman Kugadt had shown great
interest IN tho case, but when Or. Brewer
told him the result OF the autopsy kugadt
was agltattd and walked away, that was
the last seen OF him In the neighhorhood
OF his crime He was seen afterward at
Millican, and then disappeared entirely.
Later he was captured at Napa, Cal.
February 81, and brought back 10 Bren-
ham. where he was tried, convicted and
sentenced to be banged, as previously
stated and this decision knocks ont his
last hope
The crime was committed on Kusadt's
i3d birthday The murdered woman was
about 60 years OF nge.
Miss Kugadt within the last few
months before her death had often spoken
of returning TO her native home POM
mern. Germany, and they had written to
Winklemann & Bohne to ascertain Rhe
cost of transportation, etc IL was al last
decided after much consultation and prep
! arat7on, that Miss Kugadt was to take pas
sage on the Halle, which sailed from Cal
weston on Tuesday. October 90, 1896 So.
bright and early October ~, Charles XII
gadt, his sister and his sisters large emf
grant chest packed full OF her clothing
and such odds and ends MS sho thought
hes. to carry to her old home, were loaded
In wagon, and at $3.50 o'clock started for
Brennan.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-03
SHINING SHOES.
One Way of Raising Funds for the
Omaha EEpOsition.


Omaha Exposition.
Fort Worth, Texas, March "A gem
uine philanthropist can always devise
means whereby good can be accomplished.
There is in this city Mrs. Maxwell, who
has seen the greater part of this country
and her method for doing good is indeed
a peculiar one. She is called the bootbiack
woman and is endeayoring to raise funds
in the interest of the TransmIssissippi
be able to make in Fort Worth at least
$500 by her novel nterprise-shininG
shoes She told The Post correspondent
that she had come to Fort Worth to shine
at least 5000 pairs of shoes, the revenue O
which would be used as above noted
She said: I'm a town of $4,000 Or 10000
people there ought to be 5000 patriotic and
charitable men, women and children, who
will give 10 cents TO have their pedal COW
srings put in good shape. do not shine
the shoes myself, except in rare cases and
where the request Is accompanied by a So
or $40 bill, which | give to the cause for
which | am laborlng. / employ we'll
trained men to 10 the work, seeking out
those who have been without employment
for some time. We secure prominent To-
cations and ask the best known society
women and the board of the charitable in
stitution. TO which part OF the funds are
TO be used, TO act as patronesses. Within
the past four months have raised nearly
$1,000 by this scheme and rested three
weeks during that time. All the funds
have gone to worthy charities"
Mrs. Maxwell has letters from the press
of St. Louis. Kansas City, Denver and
Colorado Springs, prafsing her in the
work she Is doing.