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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-11-25
Airshlp Made a Ellaht.

st. Louis, Nov 23.-After remaining
In the air for forty minutes, only a
brief period Of which 1t was propelled
by its own power, the Montana Mete-
or. the airship designed and construct
ed by Thomas Benbow OF Columbus,
Mont, was brought safely to the
ground in an open field three miles
southeast CT the worlds fair aero
drome. The airship was navigated by
the inventor, who stated to a repre-
sentative OF the Associated Press af-
ter the fight that he considered it
very successful in the light of the &C.
cident that happened to his machin.
cry. A leak In the gasoline tank al
lowed all the fluid to escape and rem
dered his motor useless shortly after
he had started the fight. During the
brief time that the motor was working
the airship made Roadway against the
wind and answered its rudder per-
fectly.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-11-25
Chicago Subway Sold.

Chicago, Nov. 22.-The Chicago Sub
way Co., with capital stock of $780,
5000, and composed of men who rep
resent 80 per cent of the railroads hav-
ing Chicago terminals, was organized
Monday and took over the $50, 100000
company here which has built fifteen
miles of freight tunnels under the city
streets. The new owners will extend
and improve the system anu as fast as
possible steam railway freight Of
trunk railroads will be transported
through the underground system.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-11-25
FARM HAND ROBBER.
Nebraska Cashier Shot by Man Claim.
ing to Be From Michigan.

Nebraska Cashier Shot by Man Claim.
ing to Be From Michigan.
Platte Center, Neb., Nov. 23.-Will-
lam Holden, a farm hand, during the
noon hour entered the Platte Valley
bank, demanded the banks cash, and
On refusal Of Cashier Barney Schroe-
der to surrender it, shot the latter in
the breast, inflicting a serious but not
fatal wound. He made his escape in
a buggy without securing any money.
Holden was pursued and later cap
tured by Sheriff Carrig, after the rob-
Der had fired at his pursuers.
The prisoner was taken back to
Platte Center and Sheriff Carrig had
hard work to save him from mob vio-
lence. He was positively identified by
Schroeder, even though he had
changed his clothing and removed a
glass eye that he was wearing when
he did the shooting. Holden says his
home is in Michigan. He is about SIS
years old.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-11-25
BLOW UP BOUNDARIES
Attempts Made In Cincinnati and
Newport, Kentucky.
IRoNMoLDERs ARE ON STRIKE
Situation In Southern Cities Is Threat.
ening--Scvcral Union Men Arrested
on Serious charges-Warrant Out
For President Valentine.

Cincinnati, Nov. 23-Chargcd with
various degrees of lawlessuess in con-
nection with the strike of union mold
ers of Cincinnati, Covington and New
port, half dozen men are under ar
rest today and others are under sur
veillance. Those in custody are Will.
lam Patton alias Friend, charged with
murder; Eugene Trainor, charged
with murder; Thomas Bracken,
charged with murder; Fred Rahauser,
Jr., charged with malicious destruc.
ton of property; Fred Rahauser, Sr.,
and John Hook, charged with aiding
and abetting the destruction OF prop
erty.
A warrant was issued Tuesday for
Joseph f. Valentine, president of the
Ironmolders Union of North America,
but as he is out of the city the SER
vice could not be had on him. Valen-
tine telegraphed from Cleveland that
lie would be here today. The head
quarters or tie ironmolders' union are
In this city, and it is claimed Presi-
dent Valentine has been directing the
strike that has been in progress for
several months. During that time
there have been disturbances at diff
ferent boundaries and. on the streets
of the three cities. On Oct. Sam
uel Weakley, a nOn-union mOlder. was
killed, and Frank Brown, who accom-
panied Weakley, narrowly escaped
from strikers who assaulted them.
During the past few days the situa-
ton became more threatening around
the boundaries and attempts were
made Monday night to blow up two of
them with dynamite, one in this city
and the other in Newport, Ky. No ar
rests have been made in Newport, al
though the situation is more threaten
Ing there than at any other locality.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-11-25
CARS ANSWER AWAITED.
zemstvo Memorial Is Placed In His
Hands.

st. Petersburg, Nov. 23.-The serI.
Gus work of tho zemstvo meeting be.
Ing accomplished, the only remaining
questions relating to aid Of the wound
ed and distressed, many of the mem
bers are already leaving for their
their homes. At the last moment the
form OF the memorial was altered to
make IL appear an expression of cthc
nope that 1t is the wish of the emperor
10 summon national assembly"
with the removal of the idea that the
memorial represented opposition to
imperial authority, every vestige of
dissent vanished. The practical result
OF the meeting, as represented by the
emperor's response, is now of all alb.
sorDing interest. The memorial will be
presented to Interior Minister Sviato.
polk-Mirsky today and by him person
ally VIII be transmitted to the en-
peror. There is no clue as to the out,
come. The general idea in govern
ment circles, and even of MANY of
those who participated in the meeting.
Is that 1t will be unfavorable. but the
whole situation is so unprecedented
that even the best informed hardly
Know what TO expect.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-11-25
New York State Soldier Sues Colonel
Gardiner For $4,000.

New York, Nov. 23-Theodore F..
Reed, a member of Reno Post, G.. A..
r., of Spring Valley, N. Y, has begun
an action in the supreme court here TO
recover from Col. Asa Bird Gardiner,
former district attorney of this city,
100000 damages for libel, SANDER and
defamation Of character.
Reed in his suit makes three sep
arate charges against Col. Gardiner,
in each of which he seeks $4,000 dam
ages; first, that Col. Gardiner wrote a
letter to Col. Drew. in which he
charged that Reed had obtained mon
ey under false pretenses; second, that
the former district attorney sent a
copy Of his letter to Drew to the de.
partment of commerce and labor, and
third, that Col. Gardiner told d num-
Der of persons that Reed had embez-
zled between $4,000 and $4,000.
Col. Gardiner in his answer says he
was justified in the charges he made.
but denies that he sent a copy to
Washington and says he knows moth
Ing about that part Of the matter.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-11-25
SIGNS or GRAFT.
jackson Alderman Makes a Sensa.
tional Statement.


Jackson, Mich, Nov. 23.-Alderman
Buyers, in the council meeting last
night, lifted the cover off a piece of
business that seems lax, to say the
least, as regards the city and county
accounts Of Jackson. Previous to 1897
Jackson city sold it's own delinquent
taxes. Since that time they have been
returned to the county treasurer and
sold as other taxes, either by the coun-
ty or off the state land list at Lansing.
Alderman Buyers made the state
ment that some $4,000 worth of taxes
had been turned over to the county
and thence to the state Of Michigan,
for which the city has never received
a cent. 1t is true that some of them
are still on the state land list waiting
for purchase by tax title men, and the
statement that many Of them have
been sold and the money received,
either at Lansing or at the Jackson
county treasurer's office and not re-
turned to the city, is said to have con-
siderable foundation
Alderman Buyers is urging an inves.
tigation.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-11-25
SKELETONS IN COURT.
Miss Patterson Nearly Collapsed at
Sight cf Them.

New York, Nov, 23.-seyeral I'M
usual features were presented in the
supreme court Tuesday in the trial
Of Nan Patterson for the alleged MUIR
der Of Caesar Young. Frederick ID.
Nichaels, the cabman, described the
cab in which Young met death. He
said that he heard the sound Of a pis-
toll shot and that Miss Patterson
opened the trap a moment later and
told him to drive to a drug store, but
that he did not look into the cab. He
then told what occurred up to the
time when he reached the hospital
where Youngs body was taken.
During the day a skeleton and two
pieces of skin from the second finger
OF Young's hand were produced in
court by the prosecution. The skele-
ton was shown in order that the
course of the bullet that killed Young
might be traced. The state, 1t Is un.
derstood expects to use the pieces of
skin in refuting the suicide theory.
The introduction of these exhibits
caused a sensation in the court room
and for q time Miss Patterson
seemed on the verge of collapse.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-11-25
SLCCUM HEROES.
One Hundred and Fifty Medals to Be
Awarded.

awarded.
New York, Nov. 23.-It was an.
nounced last night by Coroner Berry
of the Bronx that the medals given by
the United States Volunteer Life-Sav.
ing association for bravery and heroic
work during the General Slocum dis.
aster will BIO presented in December
by Mayor Mcclellan. The list of per-
sons, numbering 165, who are to re-
ceive medals and certificates Of honor,
were given to Coroner Berry Tuesday
by Col. j. Wesley Jones of the life:
saving association who said he had
also sent list to Emperor William of
Germany at the latter's request. The
emperor said he was going to estab-
llsh system in Germany whereby
those who saved lives might be re-
warded.
The medals to be presented are in
three classes, silver medal to each of
AZ persons who risked their lives. "a
bronze medals to those who did heroic
work, and % certificates OF honor to
those who assisted rescuers. Near the
lead of the list stands the name of
Mary A. Mccain, an Irish girl who.
while a convalescent at Riverside hos
pital on North Brother island, crawled
Into the water and saved five young
children and girls.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-11-25
MANY CASES FOR PARDON.
Board viii Consider Thomas F. Nc
Garry at December Meeting.


Lansing, Mich, Nov ga meeting
of the board of pardons will be held at
Ionia Dec. 1 and 2, at which time the
following cases will be taken up and
considered: Oswald Jensen, Manis-
tee county, attempted criminae> as
sault; Winfield e. Cone, Huron couh.
ty, burglary; Earl Convey, Hillsdale.
county, indecent liberties; Frank
Moore, Lenawee county, larceny; How
ard Burchfield, Eaton county, man
slaughter; Steve Colva, Kent county,
assault with intent to do great bodily
harm; Frank Johnson, Gratiot county,
criminal assault; Joseph Marsluki,
Saginaw county, larceny; Ira Wright,
Muskegon county, illegal cohabitation;
John Mitchell, Berrien county, Grim
inal assault; Thomas F. McGarry, AL.
Logan county, bribery; George Mag.
nan, Chippewa county, grand larceny;
Clyde Priestley. Isabella county, Grim
inal assault; Harry Swayze, Isabella
county, assault with intent to rob; 10
seph J. Casemore, Schoolcraft county,
attempted criminal assault; Mac Cody,
Antrim county, forgery; Harry II.
Brunke, Berrien county, manslaugh-s
ter; Fred b. owen, Clinton county,
burglary; Charles j. Rupert, Kent
county, burglary. 1
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-11-25
Catarh Cannot Be Cured.

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they
cannot reach the seat of the disease.
Catarrh is blood or constitutional dis
ease, and in order to cure it you must
take internal remedies. Halls Catarrh
Cure is taken internally, and acts direct
ly on the blood and mucous surfaces.
Halls Catarrh Cure is not quack med
icine. 1t was prescribed by one of the
best physicians in this country for years
and is a regular prescription. 1t is
composed of the best tonics known,
combined with the best blood purifiers,
acting directly on the mucous surfaces.
The perfect combination of the two in
gradients is what produces such wonder
full results in curing Catarrh Send for
testimonials free.
f. j. CHENEY e. Co., Props, Toledo,
Ohio
Sold by Druggists, price 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipa-
fiap
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-11-25
Womans, Club.

The Woman 5 CLUB had Japanese
Day&at the bona OF Mrs Frank G..
GreeDman, North Washing ton street,
on Saturday, and IL vas oae Of the
mist novel and enjoyable events In
clubs interesting history. Forty
ladies were present in costume and
for few hours lived the life OF lady
of quality In far II Nippon.
This doors Of Mrs. Greepman s pr tty
home were opened by little Misses
Catherine Fitzpatrick and Lois Dever-
eaux, who looked quaint aud charm
ing In their robes. Miss Sadie Green.
man, attiIed In white silk kimono
knelt in the tall on a white satin pill
low and salaaming until her forehead
almost torcht d the floor, repeated the
following quaint welc' me greeting:
Heaven descended woman, ever
lasting great Japan, we are pleased
that you deign TO come to our hum BILE
home"
Miss Marion Davis invited "Your
augustness to walk up stairs" On
coming down again, the guests we're
received by the hostess who was as
sisted by Mrs. NJ 8 Gates. The,
were addressed, Japant Sc fashion, as
Beautiful Cnrysanthemum," or
"Charming Cherry Blossom -"
-and-shirty pillows were placed
on the floorin two spacious rooms, and
on these the guests sat. Tea vas dis
spensed from delicate japanese tea sets
and the guests listened to weird art
striking music from Nippon and from
the Flo~ery Kirg iom.
Light was furnished by shaded
candles al d the rooms-were decorated
with sleeping rugs, embroidered mats
Of pineapple tissue, foe linens, and
embrt Tered japanese silks. Many OF
these articles were very kindly loaneo
by Mrs. e. Il. Wilson. Those who
served were Mrs III. p. White, Misses
Clara Witt, Sadie Greenmap, Nellie
Carpenter, Pauline Crum and Nellie
DepSmore.
Miss Dsrsmore read paper uTo1
life In Toxic, and 1t was highly con-
mended for It's clearness god photo
graphic attention To detail. ii ISIS
Lyon sang 10 beautiful style, "Tte
Gem OF Asia. "
The public will be given an oppor.
tunity to visi the land OF the tirelcss
little brown people on Tut sdav even
ing, when the entertainment will be
repeated at Mrs Greenman'S home. -
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-11-25
Fined For Cruelty.

Kalamazoo, Mich, Nov. 23.-Wilbur
B. Snow, formerly state dairy and food
commissioner, paid fine Of 5000 In
the circuit court for cruelty to ami.
mails. 1t will be remembered that last
fall Snow brought drove of ponies
from the west, and during the coolest
weather Of the winter kept them loose
in pasture, with no food except what
they could pick. A number Of them
died, and the Kalamazoo County HUI
name society caused his arrest.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-11-25
Hanged by Accident.

Newberry, Mich, Nov. 23.-Mat Ler-
velin, employed at the stone quarries
fifteen miles south, was the victim of
peculiar accident resulting in his
being hanged. Lervelin was working
around tackle and pulley that was
attached to donkey engine. Through
a mistake in signals the engine was
started up. The rope became twisted
around Lervelin's neck and he was
yanked to the top of the derrick be-
fore the engine could be stopped. His
neck was broken, death being instan-
taneous.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-11-25
Nelnhbors Dragged Body of Mont
morency Farmer.
HIS THROAT HAD BEEN CUT
Believed He Met With Foul PIay-AI.
Ieqed He Recently Had Trouble
With Wife, She Is Reported to Have
Disappeared.

Athena. Mich, Nov. 23.-The people
in the vicinity of Atlanta, Montmoren-
CIV county. have awakened to the fact
that a deep mystery confronts them In
the death of Thomas Thrush, farmer
living four miles from that place.
Neighbors passing the Thrush home
about z o'clock in the evening FOUND
the building on fire. and those VINO
fret saw the flames rushed into the
house. which was apparently deserted,
and found stretched out upon the floor
the dead body of Thrush, with his
throat cut from ear to ear. WORD was
cent to Atlanta and Sheriff Powell and
DR.. Forbes responded. Thrush had
been dead but a short time when
found.
Two theories are advanced as to the
cause of the mans death. One is that
he took his own life and the other,
which more strongly prevails, is that
he was murdered in cold blood. 1t is
alleged that Thrush and his wife have
been having trouble to some extent
during the past summer, and they now
have a divorce suit pending in court
Mrs. Thrush had been married before
to a man named Knapp, who disap-
peared mysteriously and nothing has
since been heard Of his whereabouts.
1t is alleged that Mrs. Thrush has
disappeared since the body OF her hus-
band was found by the neighbors. The
case will be thoroughly investigated
by the authorities.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-11-25
BOLD DECLARATION.
Zemstvo Makes 1t In Its Final Form
Of Address to Gar.

zemstvo Makes It In Its Final Form
Of Address to Gar.
st. Petersburg, Nov Pin order
to secure the proper development of
the life of the state and the people, 1t
is imperatively necessary that there
be regular participation Of national
representatives. sitting IS an especial
ly elected body, to make laws, regulate
the revenue and expenditure and con-
troll the legality of the actions of the
administration"
The above is the final form Of the
declaration of the zems.vo representa-
tives in favor of the election Of body,
rot merely to participate in legisla-
tion as at first reported. but to be en-
trusted with the framing of the laws
OF the empire.
The meeting Monday also adopted
a declaration in favor OF granting gen.
eral amnesty to political offenders i'm
prisoned or exiled by administrative
orders.
This completed program, declaring
the necessity of the participation by
the people in the government, was
signed by 1902 zemstvo presidents, in
GLIDING thirty presidents of provincial
zemstvo committees out Of thirty-two
who attended the meeting.
This document, setting forth the ne
cessity of reforms. is all the more
striking and impressive because the
2emstvo presidents who signed it,
while elected by zemstvo organiza-
tons, are confirmed by the govern
ment. The signatories also included
five marshals of the nobility, the cleo
tons to which offices are also con.
flrmed by the government.
The memorial will be presented
within a couple of days TO the minister
of the interior, Prince Sviatopolk-
Mirsky, by delegation. The zemstvo
meeting will now proceed with the dis
cussion of the remainder Of the pro-
gram, which although it directly con-
Germs zemstvo work, Is OF minor I'm
rortance. IL consists, first, Of primary
education; second, of the disorganiza-
ton attendant on mobilization; third,
relief measures for the families Of
those sent TO war, and fourth, Red
Cross work.
The meeting has been flooded with
proclamations from radical organiza.
tions.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-11-25
A Startling Test.

To save life, DIR. T. G.. Merritt, of
No. Mehoopany, Pa, made startling
writes, "a patient was attacked with
violent hemorrhages, caused by ulcera-
tion of the stomach. had often found
Electric Bitters excellent for acute
stomach and liver troubles so l prescrib-
ed them. The patient gained from the
first, and has not had an attack in ID
months Electric Bitters are positive
ly guaranteed for dyspepsia, indigestion,
constipation and kidney troubles Try
them. Only soc at w. E. Collins q Co
Haggart's drug stores
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-11-25
YOUNG Hunters Awful Fate.

Hesperia, Mich, Nov. 23.-Ralph
Rock, the young hunter who disap.
peared Friday night, was found by the
searching party in cornfield one mile
from town, dead. Rock was shot In
the right side Of the face and all the
clothing burned from his body Ap-
pearances indicate that he made a des-
perate fight for life, and it is believed
that he burned to death from accident
al shooting.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-11-25
Caught by Revolving Shaft.

Menominee, Mich, Nov. 23.--August
Maske, 17-year-old boy, was caught
on a shaft at the local paper mill and
whirled to his death. The. boy had
been sent under a shaft to remove
some rubbish. In backing out his jack
q caught on the shaft. The body was
horribly mangled.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-11-25
President Introduces a Speaker to
Washington Audience.
PRESENTED REV. cHAs. WAGNER
Roosevelt Much Interested In Authors
Work In Teaching "The Simple
Llfe"-ReIated an Actual Incident
Occurring In Washington.

Washington, Nov. 23.-President
Roosevelt introduced Rev. Charles
Wagner, the author, to large audi
ence at the Lafayette Opera house
Tuesday afternoon, where, under the
auspices of the Young Mems Christian
association, he delivered a lecture on
"The simple life"
The president, who is a great adj
mirer of Mr.. Wagner, was given cor
dial reception. In introducing the lat.
ter, the president in said said:
"Mr. Mcfarland, Mr.. Wagner, Men
and Women of Washington:
"This is the first, and will be the
only time during my presidency, that
/ shall ever introduce a speaker to an
audience; and / am more than glad to
do it in this instance, because if there
Is one book which l should like to
have read as a tract, and also, what is
not invariably true of tracts, as an in.
teresting tract, by all our people, it is
'"The Simple Life" written by Mr..
Wagner. l like the book because it
does not merely preach to the rich.
and does not merely preach to the
poor. Mr.. Wagner has well brought
out the great fundamental truth that
the brutal arrogance of rich man
who looks down upon a poor man be-
cause he is poor, and the brutal envy
and hatred felt by poor man toward
rich man merely because he is rich,
are at bottom twin manifestations OF
the same vice. They are simply diff
ferent sides Of the same shield"
The president then related to the
audience an interesting incident where
the doctrines of "the simple life" had
been practiced by one individual right
in Washington.
The affair related to man named
Downey, who operated livery stable,
but who was recently burned out. Pre-
vious to this catastrophe Mr.. Downey
had decided to enlarge his barns, and
in order to do so found it necessary
to build up close to the rear wall of O
colored Baptist church adjoining his
property on one side. This would nat
urally smut the light and air out of the
church edifce, and the pastor and
trustees approached the liveryman
with the proposition that he sell to the
church strip of land six feet wide in
the rear Of their building. Though
such proposition necessitated the al
iteration of the plans, Mr.. Downey con-
scented to it, but at the final moment
the church people decided that, with
out shouldering more of debt, they
would not be able to carry out the
scheme. The result of it was Mr.
Downey turned about and made the in
stitution q present of the land.
Not long after Downey's livery
stable was visited by the fatal fire. In
the words of the president he COM
pleted his story thus:
"It was Sunday morning, and the
Baptist church was in session next
door to him, and the clergyman
stopped and said, Now, you women
stay here and pray, and you men go
straight out and help our benefactor,
Mr.. Downey,' and go out they did and
got his horses all out, 80 that none of
them were burned, although he suf-
fered otherwise total loss.
'Now, I call that practical appli-
cation of Mr.. Wagner's teachings"
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-11-25
Bows Found a Skeleton.

Coral, Mich, Nov. 23.--whiIe dig
ging hole to bury apples, some boys
on Charles Gurney's farm exhumed a
human skeleton three feet from The
surface. DR.. y. w. Bolio was notified
and pronounced the skeleton that of a
girl probably Is years old. There was
a fracture en- the side CT the skull and
one on the top, giving evidence of foul
play. The doctor thinks that the bonss
have been buried twenty-five or thirty
years.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-11-25
Quick Arrest

j. A. Gulledge, of verbena. Ala was
twice in the hospital from severe case
OF piles causing "a tumors. After doc.
tors and all remedies failed. Bucklen's
Arnica Salve quickly arrested further
inflammation and cured him II con
guers aches and kills pain. 25c, at w.
y Collins q Co and Haggarts drug
stores 20
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-11-25
Brady to BE Re-Annolnted.

Washington, Nov. 23.-Oficial an.
nouncement has been made that Gov.
Brady will be re-appointed governor Of
Alaska.