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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-04-18
MICHIGAN BRIEFS.

Cadillac Is to have another bank.
Rural mail service has been ordered
established at Burlington, Calhoun
county.
Rev. j. r. Andrews of Lansing, who
is accused Of blackmail. is seriously
Ill, being threatened with brain fever.
Hon. d. B. Dennis, one Of Branch
county's pioneers, died at his home in
Coldwater Saturday evening, aged So
years.
Flint is about to bring suit for 81.
600 against the Detroit, Lake Orion Il
Flint electric railway, due for paving
between the railway tracks.
The Arbuckle-Ryan Co. Of Toledo
has secured the contract to construct
an electric railroad from Flint to
Grand Rapids, Mich. The distance is
48 miles.
Battle Creek is to have an addition.
c. w. Post of that city has purchased
80 acres of land at the east end. and
1t is now being laid out into lots and
streets.
BY the collapse Of a ladder which
was placed against burning building,
two firemen. VIM. Egan and John Har-
court, of Detroit, were severely in.
jured Sunday.
Residents of Montrose and vicinity
are making enormous catches of suck.
ers from the Flint river this spring.
The fish are being hauled away by the
wagon load
The Chicago, Kalamazoo & Saginaw
Railway Co. has filed with the state
railroad commissioner, map Of a pro.
posed extension of it's line in the city
OF Kalamazoo.
The mystery of the disappearance
OF Druggist w H. Keyes of Bay City
has been cleared up by the finding Of
the mans body in a room at the rear
of his store. He has been missing
since Thursday.
Albert Cook. the imbecile who tried
to wreck train at Niles, has escaped
from the st. Joseph Jail Officers are
vigorously searching for him. fearing
he will commit some other depreda.
ton
The state game wardens have seized
and confiscated quantity of under.
sized whitefsh at Bay City, which
were shipped from Au Sable to parties
in New York city. They will get after
the shippers.
Tempting bonuses are being offered
by Benton Harbor and Niles to the
Michigan Buggy Co. OF Kalamazoo,
whose institution recently burned, in
The hopes of having the company re-
build in their cities.
Few towns in Oakland county now
pay the bounty on crows. owing to the
fact that the pests are becoming less
numerous every year. Milford at it's
lnnual town meeting, decided to pay
Is cents each for woodchuck scalps
lrd nothing for crows heads.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-04-18
FRAMING THE NEGOTIATIONS.
British and Beers Coming to an In.
Outstanding.


The Hague, April 15.-From those
close in touch with the Boer leaders
here it appears that the latest secret
dispatches from South Africa outline
the peace proposals now under discus
sion at Pretoria. They closely follow
the summary given on Saturday last
by the Evening News of Edinburgh,
with the following additional details:
The Beers accept British lord
commissioner, with a Boer executive.
both to be resident at Pretoria.
The country to be divided into dis
tricts, with British district officers
and a Boer committee, chosen by poll
ing by the burghers. The veto right
to be reserved to the British govern
ment. The majority of the British Of
ficers must be conversant with the
Dutch language.
johannesburg to be retroceded to
the British. with complete British civil
organization.
A war indemnity of at least G10,-
100000 to be distributed by mixed
committees.
Disarmament to occur when the
first batch of Boer prisoners is sent
back to South Africa.
No war tax to be levied.
Both languages to be recognized in
the schools and courts and In Official
documents.
The expense of the garrsons in
South Africa to be borne by Great
Britain.
The present Boer leaders to be re.
tanned in office so far as possible.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-04-18
Disguised Man Kills a Woman.

Springfield, Mass, April 16.-Mrs.
Lizzie Whitehouse, about 20 years of
age, cook in the Highland hotel. was
shot and killed about 8 o'clock last
night by a man dressed in woman 5
clothing. The murderer made his es.
cape after a struggle with the bar
tender, Henry Kreibs. in which Kreibs
was shot in the hand. Two bullets
were fired at the woman, one crushing
the left jaw and entering the brain,
and the other entering the right side
under the arm and penetrating the
lung. The police are looking for Ber-
nard Whitehouse, husband of the
woman, who Is believed to be the muir
derer.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-04-18
ALPENA WILL FUMIGATE
In Order to Prevent Another Run Of
SMALLPOX

In Orcer to prevent Arotner Kun OF
Smallpox
Alpena, Mich, April 16.-Now that
the smallpox epidemic has virtually
been conquered. the board of health
of Alpena is considering plans for a
prevention next year of repetition OF
the disastrous struggle which the city
has had during the past winter with
The disease.
The plan favored by DR.. Secrist, the
city health officer. has aroused no
small amount of discussion, but in gen.
eral the citizens appear to favor it.
1t Is nothing less than thorough fu-
migation of the whole town.
The plan as contemplated by DR..
Secrist is extremely simple. He would
have the city purchase an adequate
supply of formaldehyde in carboy lots.
number of crews of fumigators
would then be hired and the city
divided into districts, each of which
would be assigned to one crew of flu
migators. Every building would be
thoroughly gone over and the result
would be expected to entirely free the
city from the plague.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-04-18
Elopement at ST. Joseph.

st. Joseph, Mich, April 16.-This
city, which has such a wide reputa-
tion as the "Gretna Green" of this sec
ton Of the country, had bit of its
romantic action, which It has so often
Of the young ladies of its select few
Tuesday by the sudden announcement
of the elopement and marriage Of one
of the young ladies of its select circle
in the person Of Miss Clara A. Wells.
DR.. Harrison Trask of Buffalo was the
groom. The ceremony took place at
Cassopolis. whittier they had gone I'M
known to anyone.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-04-18
Two Women Murdered.

Cleveland, April 14.-Mrs. Martha
]. Calhoun, aged rs. and her daughter,
Mrs. Vaughn, aged 46, were shot and
killed Sunday morning by. as yet, an
unknown party, two miles east of Man
tua Station, a village 40 miles south.
east of this city. Will Vaughn, a STEP
son of the younger woman is locked
up in Ravenna Jail charged with the
crimes because, of circumstances
which are alleged to incriminate him.
Mrs Vaughn was shot five times in
the head. the sixth bullet of a revolver
ending the life of her mother No one
but the murderer saw the crimes com.
mitted. and when the dead bodies OF
the two women were found there was
intense excitement in the little village.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-04-18
WEDN EsDAY.

AntaAio Bennberg, well-known au-
thor end dramatist, committed suicide
at Visaa by shooting with a revolver.
-FAe senate Of Ohio has passed a
btu AssAsing the practice of osteo-
pathy = Ohio, and It Ia now a law
1t Is bounced that benevolent, pro-
tectivs Gder of Elks has purchased
the 1eNsi Bedford at Bedford City,
Va, aAN will convert the building into
a natksnal Hlks' home.-The Central
Chemiasa works at Shadyside, N. j..
were deRaged by fire 100000 Tues.
day.--An invitation has been ex-
tendSa ~ the German government to
our eWa government to send three dis.
tinguAnAaA United States army officers
to wttnass the extraordinary military
manoAawsrs to be hold in Germany
next aAcumn. The officers have not
been aa1Acted.-The pope Tuesday
received former Congressman Bourke
CockRa Of New York in audience.
a AAspatch from Belgrade declares
that II persons have been drowned by
the oaDAising of ferryboat near Or.
sova, a the Danube.-Bids for the
fight bStween Terry McGovern and
Young Corbett, for the feather.
weight championship of the world
were Opsaed at the ONCE of Cincin.
natl paper. Six bids were received.
the highest being that Of the Nutmeg
club Of Connecticut of $14 .000.-At
meeting of the German-American
pro Boer committee in Philadelphia, II
was voted to send the balance of a
Boer relief fund in hand, about $4,000,
to the Netherlands consul-general in
South Africa for distribution instead
OF through the state department at
WASHINGTON.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-04-18
Schools Used for Barracks.

Brussels, April 16.-In consequence
Of the disorders, the pupils of several
communal schools have been dis.
missed and the premises utilized as
barracks for the troops. All the fac
tories and mines at Morlanweiz. Va
lare and Mabille have been closed.
Socialist disturbances occurred Mon.
day night at Namur. A mob stoned
the police. who charged with drawn
swords. Subsequently force of gen.
darmes scattered the rioters.
Bail for Rathbone.
Havana, April ia fidelity COM
pany has filed bond for 100000 with
the court as bail for the appearance of
Z. G. Rathbone, the former director
OF posts, on his appeal. This com:
pany's bond was refused when offered
for the appearance of Mr.. Rathbone
when he was first arrested, but his
lawyers now insist that, according to
law and in the interests of justice,
bail should be accepted.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-04-18
Stations for Cuban Troops.

Washington, April 16.-Gen Brooke
commanding the department Of the
cast, has designated the following sta.
tions fol- the troops which have been
serving In Cuba and which have been
ordered to duty in his department
u and troops ] and X OF the Second
quarters. band and IL troops Seventh
cavalry. camp at Chickamauga park,
Ga. Third battery. field artillery.
fort Myer, Va.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-04-18
Farmers Indignant at Kinds.

Owosso, Mich, April 15.-Farmers
OF this county are aroused at State
Live Stock Commissioner Kinds for
his alleged failure to look after them.
Cattle have been dying for weeks OF
q mysterious disease, which Is fatal in
AZ hours, and which usually Attacks
the finest cows in the herds Deputies
have come here from Lansing bat
have done nothing to check the cpl
demic.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-04-18
~ CANDY cATF1ARTIcA &;
CW9cQI)le&}a
roe. ~k.12SH3sV,Euz~= AZ,
sSs. zoe. SzAu7sEA Druggists.
Genuine stamped c. c. c. Never sold In buzz
Beware Of. the dealer who tries to SCI;
something just as good"
Two Wives After Insurance,

Niles, Mich, April 16.-Twp women,
each claiming to be the legal wife of
the late DR.. George Bailey, who died
at Buchanan in. December, 1900, are
fighting for his life insurance, amount
ing to $4,000. in the local courts, Wife
No claims that Bailey. who alleged
that he had secured a divorce from
her. had not complied with the neces-
sary legal forms. She is accordingly
questioning the right of wife No. 2 to
the money. Sympathy here is strongly
with wife No /.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-04-18
Carnegie Offers $4,000.

Traverse City, Mich, April 15.-An-
drew Carnegie has offered Traverse
City $4,000 for public library build.
ing, provided that the city will pledge
to expsnd $4,000 yearly for it's main
tenance. During the last year more
than that was expended. so it is prob.
able that the council will make salts.
factory arrangements. The library is
now in leased rooms, but is the largest
in northern Michigan and has a heavy
patronage
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-04-18
THURSDAY.

AT Fallsburg, KY, Ralph Marcum,
town marshal was shot and instantly
killed by George Cooksey. whom he
was trying to arrest for some minor
offense.-A site has been selected
at Chickamauga park for the camp Of
the Seventh cavalry, now in Cuba. "A
complete system of sewerage and
means Of obtaining water supply will
be put in at once.-Rep Cummings
o! New York has introduced bin re.
questina the secretary OF the navy to
contract for 80 Holland submarine tor.
pedo boats. THE queen regent o.!
Spain has conferred the grand cross
for military merit upon President
Leonidas Plaza OF Ecuador Gen,
Ira M. Hedges. past department COM
mander of the G. A. r. OF New York
state, is dead at his home in Haver.
straw. ". Y. He served in the 95th
regiment. New York volunteers. dur
ing the civil war.--The war depart
ment has received copies Of general
order of Gen. Wood. directing the
abandonment of the military post OF
Guantanamo. Cuba, and placing the
buildings formerly occupied by the
troops In the custody o.. the rura'
guard THE enlisted force OF the
navy is increased 5000 men by the
naval appropriation bill represented
IN the rough by subcommittee to the
house naval committee.-Oscar w.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-04-18
Two Children Murdered.

Des Moines, Ia, April 15.-While re-
turning from Highland Park Methodist
church, on the northern outskirts of
the city, Sunday evening, Mary Peter
son, Is years Of age. and Thomas, aged
IL, children of Peter J. Peterson, a
well-to-do dairyman, were murdered
by some unknown person, believed to
be negro.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-04-18
ATTEMPTED to Kin His FAMILY.

Sallisaw, I. T., April 15-One Of the
most brutal murders ever committed
In the Indian Territory took place
few miles east of Stilwell. A white
man named Dudley killed his 10year-
old daughter. fatally wounded two 9TH
err children and seriously injured his
wife. Dudley has been brought to
Sallisaw to prevent his being lynched.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-04-18
Direct Tax Receipts.

Lansing, Mich, April 1.-THE re-
port of Auditor-General Powers. ad-
vance sheets of which have just been
published, shows that the net receipts
of the state from direct taxes for the
last fiscal year were S2,S43, 40757. The
interest on surplus revenue amounts
to $77,276.16, the principal item being
S73,775.S0, received from banks for in.
terest on state funds deposited
therein
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-04-18
Gen. Waller Acquitted.

Manila, April 14.-Maj. Littleton w.
T. Waller Of the marine corps, has
been acquitted. He was tried by
court-martial on the charge Of killing
natives of the island Of Samar with.
out trial. The court stood IL to 2 for
Walters acQuittal.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-04-18
Over a Hundred Beers Taken.

London. April 16.-The following
dispatch. dated Pretoria, April Is, has
been received at the war office from
Lord Kitchener: Bruce Hamilton's
columns arrived at the Standerton
line last night having taken las Beers,
including killed and wounded. during
the movement from the Middleburg
line"
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-04-18
SUMMARY OF NEWS
Happenings of the World in
Brief Dispatches,
MONDAY.

The sulphite mill OF the Cumber.
land, Md, paper mills was destroyed
by fire Sunday. Loss, SIS 5000
Rorace Resley. the inventor of the To-
connective pilot in 1910. and other rail-
road appliances. is dead at Cumber-
land. Md. He was 81 years OF age.
MAX Rollins, prominent jeweler,
committed suicide in his store at
Youngstown, O., Sunday by shooting
himself.-Martin s. Rowley, head
timekeeper for the Armour Packing
Co. South Omaha, Neb., has been ar
rested charged with embezzlement Of
"a, S00.-Gysber van Steenwyck. one
OF the best known millionaire bankers
in tho northwest. is dead at Lacrosse.
Wis. aged SO years.-With cere.
monies that were participated in by
many visiting churchmen of their
faith, Chicago Russians and Syrians
laid the cornerstone of the new Rus.
sian Orthodox Church of ST. Trinitus,
which 10 to be erected at Leavitt
street and Hudson avenue. Sunday.
-Forty-one arrests were made Sun
day IN Greater New York for viola
ton OF the excise law, as against III
for the "a hours of the previous Sun
day.---The condition Of Queen Marie
Henrie&te is reported at Brussels to
be very serious. She Is suffering
from heart disease, which is entering
upon the dropsical stage.-At a
meetdag OF the congress of Swedish
socialists. held in Stockholm Sunday
it was resolved to organize meetings
every Sunday in all Swedish towns
and villages. to agitate general
strike for the purpose of obtaining
universal suffrage by bringing pres
sure To bear rpOn parliament
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-04-18
TUESDAY.


The British casualty list. published
Monday evening, shows that the
Eighth New Zealand regiment lost Is
men killed and Is men injured April
IL in railroad accident near Machi.
vie, South Africa.-Announc
is made that the Association of Mill
tary Surgeons of the United States
will meet in Washington on the 5th,
9th and 7th Of June.-Booker T.
Washington, principal of Tuskegee
(Ala.) Normal and Industrial institute.
has bought house at South Wey.
mouth, Mass, for his summer home.
According to news received, the
largest find of diamonds in Demerara
county, British Guiana, since the dia-
mond industry was started there, has
been made on the property of the syn
dicate AS a result of about five weeks
work. 1900 stones were brought into
Georgetown last Friday. The largest
stone weighed liz grains.-The
Boston steamer Admiral Farragut will
be used for conveying President Thos.
Estrada Palma to Cuba. On Thursday
morning President Palma and his
party will sail from Boston.-The
statement published that $4,000 in
United States bonds. being a part of
the sum recently embezzled from the
papal treasury at Rome, had been re-
covered, is without foundation
Senator Kearns has introduced bill
anneakag to Utah all that portion of
Arizona lying north and west of the
Colorado river.-EuSene Eagley. for
mer sAksrney-general of Colorado. who
has ben on trial at Cripple Creek on
the charge Of subornation of perjury,
was aoNuitted.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-04-18
GENERAL MARKETS.
Wednesday. April rs.

DETROIT.-Wheat: No. red, SIC;
No. / white, 83c; May, SEC; July, 7Sc.
Corn-No. mixed. &c. Oats-No. 2
white, 471hc; No. 3 white, 401sc. Rye
No. g. Coo. Beans-May, $1.45; July.
$1.35. Clover-Spot, $3.50.
CHICAGO-Wheat: May, 1880;
July, 74%c. Corn-May, 62Bc; July,
CSC. Oats-May, 4Sc: July, $3.50.
Pork-May, s16.92; July. s17.12 Lard
May, s976; July. 1887. Ribs-May,
$9.17; July, $685.. Timothy-April,
Live Stock Market.
DETROIT.-Cattle: Choice steers,
$5.25@590; light to good, $465@525;
light to good butcher steers and heif.
ers. s450@5.25; mixed butchers and
fat cows. S2.50@475. Veal calves
s4.5O655o mich cows and springers,
$25@50. Sheep and lambs-Best
lambs, $650@6G0; light to good and
good mixed lots, s6@6.3O: yearlings.
S5@550; culls and common, 1904.
Hogs-Light to good butchers. $675@
6.S5: pigs and light Workers, $4,000
$50: stays. 1.3 off; roughs. $5.50@6.
CHICAGO.-Cattle: Receipts, 1000:
steady: good to prime steers, s6.75@
7.4O: poor to medium. s45O@6.60.
Hogs-Recejpts. $4,000: 5@10c high.
err; mixed and butchers. s6.95@732h:
good to choice heavy. s725@735:
light. s6.S5@705. Sheep-Strong TO
10c higher. lambs, steady; good to
choice wethers. s5.25@6; native lambs,
s47547
EAST BUFFALO.-Cattle: Receipts
light: firm; veals steady, Hogs-5c
lower on light grades: 70 heavy here:
mediums. S7.30@7.40 pigs. S6.750
G.s5; stays. si.5oa5. Sheep and lambs
STEADY.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-04-18

20, committed SUICIDE at the OHlceS OF
the company on Wall street, New
York, He used revolver. Motive
not known.
FRIDAY.
w. j. Carton of Utica, n. Y. was
killed in Colorado Springs, Col, Thurs
day by being thrown from his car
riage-The Vienna Neue Freie
Presse reports a serious and organ
ICED rebellion among the Servianans
Of the villages of Turkey.-The sign
ing OF the Russo-Chinese Manchurian
convention only awaits the receipt OF
information as to whether objection
to 1t will be raised by other powers.
The program for the regatta at
Kiei, Germany. this summer has been
published. There will be IS Iaces be-
tween June 26 and July 4. with sup.
Elementary events in adjacent waters,
lasting until July IA handsome
bust OF Mckinley is now in process of
construction, to be placed in the Phil.
adelphia stofiice.-News comes
from Australia that the French have
annexed the island Of Rimitara. one
of the Tubuai group in the south seas.
The entire group Is now under French
control.-T. Estrada Palma, presi.
dent-elect of the Cuban republic. ad.
dressed the New York chamber Of
commerce Thursday.-Col. r. L.
Meade has been commissioner a brig
adier-general by brevet in the marine
corps. and Major G. Richards as lieu.
tenant-colonel. Capt. N. H. Hall as
major and First Lieut.. w. G. Powell
as captain.--The navy department
has received a cablegram from Rear
Admiral Higginson. announcing the
arrival at Martinique. island Wednes-
day OF the North Atlantic squadron.
A bill designed to stamp out an
archy in New York state was signed
by. Gov. Odell Thursday. 1t imposes a
penalty Of not more than ten years
Imprisonment or more than 81, 900 fine,
or both. on persons who advocate an.
archistic doctrines by speech, writing
or otherwise.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-04-18

Port Huron. Mich. April 16.-Mrs.
John p Whiting of ST. Clair is busy
trying to explain to her friends how
one of her photographs came into the
possession of Ed Kelly. the noted Chi
cago burglar who recently fell into
the tolls of the police in that city She
insists that she doesn't know Mr.. Kel-
ly, never met him. in fact. and yet
there is no doubt but that the photo
graph found in Kelly's room and pub
lished in Sunday morning paper is
that of Mrs. Whiting.
Kelly is known to have made Sarnia
one Of his haunts several years ago,
and Chicago officer is expected here
today who will investigate his record
IN ais vicinity.
The picture which was found in
Kelly's room was taken in 1900. Mrs
Whiting has been married for five
years, The burglar refuses to tell
wncIe he got it.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-04-18
HAD TO SHOOT Elm
Battle Creek Police Wound a Flee
ing Desperate.
VAS WANTED FOR BURGLARY
The Discovery Of, St. Clair Woman's
Photograph in Possession of
Noted Chicago Burglar Is Making
Trouble.

Battle Greek, Mich. April 16.-Chief
of Police Harrington of this city, with
posse, had an exciting running fight
with housebreaker in the woods two
miles north of this city Tuesday after
noon. They were in pursuit of Veln
Peak, an lS-year-old desperate. who
is wanted here and at Lansing and
Kalamazoo for burglary.
AS soon as the posse came in sight
OF Peak Deputy Sheriff Elliott began
10 fire. His first shots went in the
air, the intention being to stop the
fugitive without harming him. AS
these shots had no effect, however.
the sheriff next directed his aim at the
criminals back and soon brought Peak
down. bullet lodging near the spleen
and penetrating to a point just under
the heart. He fell and was speedily
secured, being placed in a wagon and
brought to this city. He Is now in the
Nichols hospital. where the physicians
say he has good chance for recov-
cry.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-04-18
DR.. TALMAGE IS DEAD.
Great Divine Passed Away Saturday
Short Sketch Of His Career.

Washington. April 16.-Funeral SER
vices were held at the Church OF the
Covenant Tuesday afternoon over the
body of the Rev. Dr. T. Dewitt Tai
mage. The large church was crowded
10 the doors.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-04-18

Schaeffer, secretary and treasurer OF
the w A. Baker Chocolate q Cocoa
Co., committed suicide at the Offices OF
the company on Wall street, New
York, He used a revolver. Motive
net known.