Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-07-02
THE CREAM OF THE NEWS.

s. L. Phelps, ex-minister to Peru, is dead.
Chicago will spend 100000 to fight the
cholera
California is suffering from the depredations
of grasshoppers
Wheat in California is only three-sevenths Of
last years crop.
Andrew d. White, president of Cornell uni
versity, has resigned.
Several members Of the Illinois legislature
are charged with perjury.
Indians in the southern part of Colorado
are creating considerable trouble.
The next annual encampment of the G. A.
r., is to be held In San Francisco.
The Cheyennes and Arapahoes who threaten
TO take the war path, number 6,271.
Leaders Of all parties in Spain are opposed
to the annexation Of Cuba to the United States
James Russell Lowell, late United State.
minister to England has returned TO the United
States.
Two hundred Yaqui Indians and six Mexi.
leans In an engagement with the Indians near
GIaymas, Mexico.
Samuel s. Burdette of Washington, was
chosen commander-in-chief of the G. A. R. a,
the election In Portland.
Geo. w. Dent, brother,in-law of Gen. Grant
has been suspended from Office as appraiser OF
the custom house in San Francisco.
lut iuItdttutu outbreak Oh the Ileyeunf
Indians Is attributed to the dissatisfaction OF
the Indians at the leasing Of their land to
cattlemen.
Paymaster General Smith chief of the bureau
OF provisions and clothing in the navy, Is to be
court martialed for negligence and crooked
transactions.
The trade and labor council Of Montreal has
passed resolution Directing TO the constant
and growing transportation of paupers from
the mother country.
An agreement has been concluded between
the United States and Great Britain whereby
the provisions Of the fishery treaty are extend.
ed through the season of 1886.
The Honolulu Commercial Advertiser saws
ex-Minister JDaggett has been sent to Wash
ington by King Kalakua to negotiate annexa-
ton Of the Sandwich Islands by the United
States.
Hibbs, the defaulting postmaster Of Lewis
ton, Idaho, now In British Columbia, wants to
settle by paying 5000 of the $40 900 stolen
The postmaster-general declines to settle in
that way
George w. Dent, brother-in-law of Gen
Grant, has been suspended from the office of
appraiser OF the custom house in San Francis
co. Thos. Beck, recently appointed, becomes
his successor.
disastrous storm-the worst known I'm 4S
years--raged on the Newfoundland coast for
several days. The loss of life has been great.
and the damage to vessel property foots up in
to the thousands.
The statue Of Liberty enlightnIng the
world" reached New York on the 10th. The
statue was packed in 214 pieces A formal re-
ception was given the following morning, and
was grand affair.
An employee of the Bessemer steel works at
Pueblo, COL, shot at a mark on the door of a
powder magazine and paid the penalty with his
quantity Of dynamite.
A flag found In the confederate war depart-
ment and marked with the name Of the SD
Illinois volunteer infantry, awaits owners at
the war department. IL bears evidence of hard
fighting and is stained with blood NOBODY at
the department knows its history.
New York dairymen are very much di.satis
fed with the recent decision Of the courts de-
claring unconstitutional the law prohibiting
the manufacture and sale of oleomargarine
The dairymen threaten TO bring suit and II
decision Is rendered against them TO carry the
case 70 the United States supreme court.
Robert Lang, who was some time ago sent
up to the Northwest BY the Canadian Govern
ment to adjust certain land claims, has been
issuing bogus land patents TO settlers In the
Northwest and pocketing the money. Lang.
finding out that he had been detected IN III
fraudulent operations, left for the United
States
A movement is on foot for the purpose
eettinR the government exhibit retained In
New Orleans until December 81. The time for
which the exhibit was loaned expires july 81.
1t IL not thought that the President will con
sent to the scheme. Orders for the withdrawal
Of all government property have already been
Issued.
\ The national woman's relief corps elected the
following officers for the national Organization
for the coming year; Mrs. Sarah +. Fuller Of
Massachusetts,, president; Mrs. Lizzie ID. A
Kinnie Of California, senior vlce-president:
Mrs. Kent Of New Hampshire, Junior yicc,nres,
ident; Mrs. L. A. Turner of Massacbusetfs
treasurer, and Mrs Annie witttenmyer Of Phil
adelphia, chaplain.