The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1905-09-29
SUMMARY OF NEWS
Happenings Of the World In
Brief Dispatches.

Nine. GALL Marie, the celebrated
opera singer, died in Nice Friday OF
neart disease.
The funeral Of former Gov. Charle5
+. O'Ferrall of Virginia was held Sun
day at Richmond with full military
honors. The body was borne to the
grave on caisson guarded by mem
bers of the Richmond HowitzeIs.
Dredge No. 4, owned by the Lake
Erie Dredging Co. of Buffalo, foun-
dered in gale off Dunkirk, N. Y, Sun
day. Capt. George Miller and his crew
OF six men were rescued by the tug
Cascade of Buffalo after a terrific
struggle in the heavy seas. The dredge
was valued at $4,000.
A bulletin issued from the Office Of
the international Typographical union
at Indianapolis Sunday night shows
that 224 subordinate unions are now
working on an S-hour basis or have
arranged to do so not later than Jan.
/, 1906. Since Sept. such agree
ments have, been signed IN sixty-six
cities.
The, horse Major Delmar, driven by
Doc Tanner, Sunday trotted the fast-
est half mile Of the season at the Glen
vile track at Cleveland during a mat
inee Of the Gentlemen's Driving club.
The time was :591a The horse was
sent to go against the mile record OF
2:04, but the track being heavy, no
record smashing was attempted unit Il
the last half, which was made in the
time stated.
Col. Cornelius T. Westbrook, one Of
the best known Grand Army veterans
in New York state, died Sunday at
the Middletown state hospital at
Kingston, n. Y, where he was taken
several years ago as the result Of in.
juries received during the civil war.
He helped raise the goth and 120th
regiments, and commanded the latter
at the battles of Charlottesville and
Gettysburg.
Acting Secretary of War Oliver has
ordered the establishment of army
post schools for the instruction of
children Of officers and enlisted men
and civil employees Of posts where
there are now no nearby school facili-
ties.
Harvey w. Hawley, a newspaper
publisher and manager, who had been
connected With the Minneapolis
Northwestern Miller, the Denver Sun,
the Chicago Record-Herald and the
San Francisco Examiner, died Thurs
| day in Berkeley, Cal, aged 4S years.
Owing to the number of serious &C
cidents which have resulted from the
| firing of salutes at military posts
general orders have been issued by
| the war department to safeguard
these functions as much as possible
Hereafter salutes with cannon will be
fired only under the personal direction
of commissioned officer
Yonkheer r. de Marees Van Swim
deren, the Netherlands minister to the
United States, has returned to his
post after an absence Of several
months in his native country. While
there he was offered the place of min.
lister of foreign affairs in the newly
formed Liberal cabinet, but for per.
sonal reasons was unable to accept
the position.
Trouble between the great electrical
companies of Berlin and their EN-.
ployes has reached a critical stage.
The workmen in several departments
Of the two chief companies have al.
ready gone on strike and the compa-
MES threaten to shut down part of
their plants unless the strikers return
to work today. The men claim that
living has grown so expensive owing
to the high price of meat and other
articles thai their wages are INSULT.
cient.
Henry Howard, formerly governor
of Rhode Island and a leading manu-
facturer is dead at his home in Har-
ris, r. l., aged rs. Mr.. Howard was
chosen governor in 1873 and occupied
that Office until 1875. He was presi.
dent of several manufacturing con.
germs. ....