Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-08-30


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Fire destroyed 100000 worth of
property Mt the Empire oil works. Long
Island City, l.. l., and in the course OF
the conflagration five workmen were
burr cd and otherwise injured more or
less seriously.
The abolition of internal custom
houses and tho institution of some other
tax system, are TO be considered at
conference of delegates from the Mexi-
can states, to be held in the capital city
on the 1st of October.
The electrical conduit condition COM
pany, capital 81 100000, whose articles
of incorporation have been filed with
the secretary of state at Albany, N. Y,
will engage in the construction of tele-
graph and telephone lines underground.
The federation of trade and labor I'M
ions in session ut New York resolved
in favor of government telegraph pos
tai system and ordered the secretary to
prepare letters embodying the demands
of workingmen, to be submitted to the
next national conventions of the Re-
publican and Democratic parties.
Geo w. Cole has brought suit for
malicious libel against the Chronicle
publishing company, Of st. Louis, Mo-,
claiming 100000 damages for publish
ing last April an article purporting to
give a sketch of the plaintiff, in which
he was accused of keeping an improper
house in Texas several years ago, and
of passing counterfeit money and OF
forgery. The Chronicle is one of the
papers started by Scrips Bros, of De-
troit.
Five Cinnamon who were arrested and
imprisoned in Trenton, n. j., will
bring suit against that state for theil
Queues, which were cut off by the pris.
on warden.
DR.. Hudson, of Hoosick Falls, n. Y.
was shot and wounded seriously by 6
man at whose house he declined tC
make professional call.
New York Democrats are called tC
meet, by delegates, in state convention
at Buffalo on September p.
The new Spanish Minister mt Wash
ington, to succeed Senior Barca, the sui
eide, will not be named for severa
months, probably.
A train on the New York, Pennsylva
mia d Ohio railroad ran through a switch
a.few miles west of Salamanca, NY, The
other morning, and the cars were wreck
ed badly; but none of the passenger:
were killed and paratively few wer,
hurt in any way. II was notable es
cape from an appalling calamity.
Coleridge, lord chief justice of Eng
land, arrived in New York on the 24tl
inst.
Four bathers were carried cut by tn
underiov and drowned at Wells Beach
Maine.
VIM. Hope ended his family troubles
near Woodyille, ILL.,, by killing his wifi
and committing suicine.
A council to consider the claim IN,
complaints of the Sioux was held on tn
22d inst at Fort Gates, OAK, by Sena
tors Logan, Dawes and Cameron. Tn
inquiries of the committee were princi
pally directed to the Investigation of tn
terms of the agreement ceeding 1900
square miles of the reservation to tn
government in consideration of 25,00l
cows and 1000 bulls. The Indian
claimed they signed the agreemen
while not fully understanding It. The,
say they now wish to become farmer
and own their land in severalty if the,
can be furnished with implements an,
instruction in cultivation. They ar
not willing, however, to give them ra
tons, but insist on their continuation
under any policy in the council Sittin,
Bull was present, and told the commit
tee that about SS,O00,O00 would com
pensate them for the land covered b
the government.
The proper authorities at Washington
are looking into the matter of dcpreda
tons by Canadians on public lands O
the United States living near the north
ern boundry line.
The trades congress ut New Yorl
urges the labor organizations OF tina
city to aid the lady operators throw
out by the telegraph strike until the,
find employment.
John Hardis, of Olathe, Ks. has beer
convicted under q new statute making
it felony for banker to receive de
post knowing IL to be in failing condi
ton. The extreme penalty is five year
Imprisonment.
The federation OF trade and labo
unions has closed its session for 1888 a
New York. p. ii. McDogan, of Chi
cago, was elected president. 1t was re
solved to ignore the question of high OF
low tariff on account of the diverse view.
of different trades unions; and further
to urge the shortening of the hours o.
labor as the leading reform favored by
the federation.
Thomas Marvin, the New Y ork manu-
tacturer who brought suit against the
Western Union telegraph company, be.
cause.-the city Office refused his dispatch.
es on July rs unless he would ayre,
that they should be "subject to delay
has recovered Judgment for 81 900 anc
costs.
In answer to letter of inquiry from
Washington Mclean OF jamestown, r.
l., jay Gould writes an explicit anc
emphatic denial of the scandalous story
that he (Gould paid money to tho
Garfield campaign fund on the under.
standing that Stanley Matthews should
be placed upon the supreme bench.
Accidents on the Water.