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Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-01-07
Boiler Explosions.

near New Providence, Pa, exploded the other
morning, killing two young men named Chris
tian Hildebrand and Edward Helm The
former was hurled 80 feet away. Frank Ed
wards was seriously scalded. The barn was
set on fire and consumed with its contents. II
contained % head Of cattle, two mules uine
horses, three cows, ten hogs, l,s00 bushels OF
corn, 5000 bushels OF wheat and large
amount of hay.
The boiler OF the ruff City oil mills In Mo-
bile, Ala, exploded with terrific force, tearing
down the boiler house and part OF the seed
sheds and burying four colored laborers in the
debris. Three OF these, Joe jackson, Willis
Blade and Morris Warren, have been taken
out dead. The other. Charles Chastang, is
missing. Three other Negroes were seriously
scalded and two others slightly hurt. j. ).
Stanton, white, the foreman OF the mill, was
badly injured internally.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-01-07
A Big Scheme.

A call has been made for a convention to
meet at Fargo, Oak. Jan. II, and continue in SEES
sion several days, to be composed of from one to
IA delegates from each of 80 counties of north
and central Dakota and portion of northern
Minnesota, the latter and central Dakota to
take part In the discussion only of matters Of
common interest The objects are: To give
expression TO public sentiment upon division
and statehood; the connecting of Lake Trav-
erse and Big Stone lake by canal giving the Red
river valley an outlet through these lakes and
Minnesota river and the gulf of Mexico;
the ruling of Commissioner Sparks in land
matters and the decision Of the United States
supreme court in the Northern Pacific land
case. South Dakota has secured great
amount Of advertising in the state" matter,
and the north wants "a share. 1t is believed
there will be lively time over this matter,
though a large majority of the people of the
north are no doubt in favor of admission as
one great state. An appropriation is wanted
from congress to build canal one and one
half miles long TO connect the Traverse and
Big Stone lakes and improve the nav cation
of the Minnesota river so as to make water
channel from the northern boundary of Dako-
Ia TO the Mississippi below st. Paul.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-01-07
Gone TO the pefaulters, Retreat.

Judge Yates, who is under indictment at
Peoria, ILL.,, for embezzlement, has fled To Can
ada. The Judge evidently found things too
warm for him. Further criminal proceedings
against him viii doubtless soon be instituted.
Various charges have been pending againt
him, of many of which have been men.
toned heretofore of having mlsappropriated
money belonging to various estates Of which
he was guardian, trustee or executor He
was held in high repute in the community,
and the charges were not at first believed.
Soon after the first publication began to be
made against him 1t was stated that he was
very Ill at his home. 1t is declared that his
defalcations are very large, and may approx
innate $25O,00U
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-01-07

IT Is said that large part of the pop
corn used in the world comes from
Bloomington. ILL.,, where the farmers
wives and children used to consider it
their perquiste. In 1881 the crop was
so large that the price fell to two cents
pound, and then experiments were
made to use it as food rather than q
CONNECTION. A farmer who fed the cows
with popcorn says they gave more milk
than ever before. Others made "mush"
of it, and found 1t more palatable and
hourishlng than the ordinary article.
Then the chemists analysed it and de-
clared it to contain more albuminoids
than most of the other cereals; so pop
corn bids fair to become a recognized
diet
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-01-07

The Congregational ministers of Chi
cago ut recent meeting listened to the
views of August Spies, editor of So
cialistic paper, upon the aims of the
socialists. He said there were 100000
socialists in the United States who be
lieved in anarchy and resort to force
to accomplish their ''leveling" process
He said marriage us practiced to-day
was simply concubinage, and that when
the socialistic revolution occurred free
love would prevail.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-01-07
Fatal Chance Meeting.

Two locomotives running wild on the Michi-
gan Central colided the other morning below
CaTolton few miles north of East Saginaw.
Both engines were badly wrecked.
T. Mooney fireman, was killed, Robert [.
Mills an engineer, was probably fatally hurt,
crushed so that amputation was necessary.
1t is asserted that the engineer of No. 40,
bound north from Jackson, misunderstood the
order, and should have taken siding at sagi-
nav City. All the men live in jackson.
An inquest was held and the conductors OF
both trains, brakemen and the unniured en-
gineer were examined The jury returned a
verdict censuring the division train dispatch
ers, conductors and engineers for running at a
faster rate of speed than allowed by the rules
of the company's yards, which extend north Of
Saginaw six miles
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-01-07
To Hunt Apaches.

Senator Henderson and Congressman Spring
er and Laird called upon the secretary of war
situation In Southern New Mexico in relation
TO the Apache troubles. They represented to
him the defenseless condition of the people
and made known their purpose to introduce a
bill in congress soon after the recess, provid-
ing for the raising of body Of troops for the
special purpose of hunting ana If necessary,
exterminating .he murderous bands which
have been making that region desert. They
propose that these troops shall consist exclu-
sively of frontiersmen and be placed under
equipped, mounted and provided for in such a
way as to be able TO follow and hight the saw
ages in their Businesses. The secretary enter
ed heartily into their plans and promised to do
every thing in his power to forward the pur-
poses they have in view.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-01-07
TIMELY TOPICS.

The reaper whose name is death
has had a busy year, and with his
sickle keen he has aimed at many a
bright and shining mark in the galaxy
of conspicuous names. The most dis
tinguished of those to fall was EXPIRES
ident Grant. OF others prominent in
political life were Vice President Hen
bricks, ex-Senators Gwin, Fenton,
Sharon and Toombs, ex-Secretary
Thompson, Ex-Governor B. Gratz
Brown and eX-Speaker Colfax; The
church lost Cardinal McCloskey, DR..
Steven H. Tying and DR.. s. !. Prime /;
Sir. Montetiore closed a long career
of lavish beneyolence, and DR., Nachti-
gal, the African explorer, departed for
a country from whose shores none have
returned Franz Abt, the great COM
poser, made his last melody. OF the
soldiers whose names are on deaths
list, Gems. Mcclellan, Mcdowell and
McDougall and Col. Burnaby, only one
died the soldiers death. One of the
brihghtest lights of the American stage
went out when John Mccullough died.
There were lost literature Richard
Grant White, f. j, Fergus ("Hugh
Conway"O, Mr., Helen Hunt Jackson,
Hinton Rowan Helper and Henry w.
Shaw ("Josh Billings The richest
man in America bowed before the
sickle, and the king of Spain was num-
bered among the sla n. The wealth of
Creseus and the strength of monarchs
were alike powerle.s to resist his at
tacks.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-01-07
The Usual Excuse!

Richard .. Reinhard, age II, a cadet at
the Oxford Md military academy and SOD
Of Judge Reinhard of Indiana, was accidental
ly shot and killed in his room at the academy
the other afternoon by a fellow cadet of the
same age, named Patrick Gavagan OF Michi-
gan. The boys were playing in the room.
Reinhart had pillow with which he was
striking at Gavagan, and Gayagan had an old
revolver which he did not think contained a
cartridge. He snapped the pistol several times
until finally the one shell that was in II came
under the hammer and was exploded. The
ball entered Reinhard's throat just above the
breast bone. He died in about five minutes.
to his home for burial.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-01-07
MARrNETrA Mich has lust uneartbed

MARINETrA Mich. has just unearthed
secret society composed of Youngsters
varying in age from 10 to II years old.
The place of meeting was found in the
woods south of the village and consist
ed of a camp built of logs and about
Sx10 feet in size in which was dis
covered playing cards, dime novels,
empty whisky bottles and beer kegs
and sundry other items. The ring
leaders have been arrested. It's the
anne old story. The boys confess to,
having gotten the idea from reading
trashy novels and admit that they were
quietly planning Il trip to the ''far
west where their heroic CD pro-
pensties would have room for develop
mont
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-01-07

A STRANGE story is told in Chicago
in regard to the late Walter Newberry &,
whose large estate is soon to be divided
among his heirs. He died at sea in
1867 with no one on boarl ship whose
acquaintance he had made, except a
New York gentleman who knew him
by reputation. This gentleman assured
the captain that the dead mans friends
would go to any expense to preserve
the remains. The body was accord
ingly put into a cask of rum, and in
that for coffin was quietly buried in
the cemetery at Chicago.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-01-07
Divided Dakota.

call has been issued for delegate con
vention to meet at Fargo January II and con
tinue In session several days. 1t is to be com
posed Of from one TO IA delegates from each OF
the 20 counties Of north and central Dakota
also a portion of northern Minnesota, the
latter and central Dakota only to take part III
the discussion Of matters OF common interest
The objects stated are to give expression 10
public sentiment upon division and statehood
the ruling of Commissioner Sparks in land
matters, and the decision of the United States
supreme court In the Northern Pacific land
case. 1t is believed that large majority OF
the people Of the north are In favor of admis-
sion into the union as state, and will make
strenuous objections TO the division.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-01-07

QUEEN VICTORIA has renounced her
intention to open parliament in person
and will remain at Osborne unless a
cabinet cricis should occur. She evince
a greater dislike than ever to resi-
dence in London, although there is a
rumor that she has been impressed by
the comments of the press on MIR. Ir-
ying's production of Faust" and in
tends TO visit the theater for the first
time since the death of the prince
consOrt
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-01-07
HAYES Entertained Them.

that they had been subjected to gross indigni-
ties at Fremont, the home Of ex-President
Hayes, is utterly false When the Fisk Jubilee
Singers gave a concert there two or three years
ago, the troupe was entertained In private
houses, several being taken care Of by the
family Of ex-President Hayes. This was not
done because the hotels refused accommoda-
tlons, but simply to save expenses TO the mis-
sionary organization that employed the troupe
for that occasion.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-01-07

FROM time to time the suggestion is
made that the whipping-post would be
a good thing for certain offenders. The
latest remark to this effect comes from
a Brooklyn, N. Y, justice who when a
man was brought before him for beat.
ing his foster mother, heartily regretted
that he could not punish him with
twenty-five lashes as well as eight
months Imprisonment. 1t certainly
Gems that the lash would be none too
severe for men who beat their mothers
or their wives.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-01-07
distressing Accident.

A distressing accident occurred at the home
of Absalom Jordan, farmer who lives five
miles south of Vincennes, Ind. Mrs. Jordan
absented herself from the house for a brief
period and when she returned she could not
lind DOT her little 4-year old daughter.
Upon searching for her the mother went TO the
road where she saw an object by the roadside
smoking, and discovered by two little shoes
sticking out of the charred and burnt remains
that II was her child She had evidently been
playing with the fire In the crate, when her
clothes took fire and she ran into the road.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-01-07
A Death Dealing Alarm Clock.

recently from injuries received in peculiar
accident. Wardell was an exceptionally heavy
sleeper. He rugged novel contrivance in the
shape of heavy weight which he hung over
his bed in such position that when 1t fell II
would strike the head-boarl and awake him
This weight was connected wit the alarm
clock and when it went oil the weight would
fall. On Christmas night there was a gather
ing in the house When WardCll retired he
did not notice the position OF the bed had been
changed slightly. The following morning the
weight struck Warden on the head, INJECTING
fatal injuries.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-01-07
Seeking Suggestions

In view of the questions arising as to the
shaping and negotiating of new fishery
treaty with Great Britain affecting colona
waters in North America collectors Of customs
have been directed to question masters or
agents Of fishing vessels on the general sub
ject of the fisheries and to forward the infor
nation to the secretary Of the treasury in
order that statistics bearing upon the question
may be prepared. BLANKS for the purpose will
be supplied.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-01-07
A Mad Monarch.

The Pesther Lloyd of Buda-Pestb, has dis
patch from munich which says that the most
urgent creditor OF the bankrupt king Of Ba-
ed artists to decorate the many palaces which
King Ludwig has built. His claim for CON-
mission for employing each Of these artists is
10000 marks. Such costly luxuries have prov
ed sufficient to bankrupt the king. The family
wish him to abdicate, but this step will prob
ably be opposed by Emperor William and
Prince Bismarck
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-01-07
Gets Seven Long Years.

Young Stanton, the Connecticut student
who murdered Nash, his schoolmate, about a
year ago. pleaded guilty to murdtr in the
second degree and was sentenced to seven
years and half solitary confinement. stan
ton and Nash were college chums in Connec-
ticut, and both went 10 Philadelphia on q
spree. They quarreled at the depot wien
about to board train Tor New York. stan.
ton pushed Nash under moving train ani he
was instantly killed. Stanton then fled to
South America but was brought back by de-
tectiye
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-01-07
Fighting the Mahdi'

A Caro- dispatch says: Lieut.. Gen. stephen
son. commander of the British forces in Egypt,
who recently arrived here with large renforce-
ments, attacked the rebels, who had Teen
menacng the garrison for several weeks. A
three hours fight ensued, resulting In the
british troops capturing Giniss village near
Koseh. Two guns and 70 banners were captured
The English lost one officer killed and 81 men
wounded. The Egyptian allies OF the British
lost six killc Al d II wounded.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-01-07

The report OF the treasurer of the
United States, G. N. Jordan, says that
there are 1,19G, 1891 less standard dollars
in circulation than there were year
ago. Notwithstanding they have stop
ped the issuing of one and two dollar
bills, and have paid nearly $4,000 in
express charges to send them out
among the people.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-01-07
Mother and Child Burned.

Mrs. Barbara Meyers, and her 2-year old
child, of Pittsburg, died few days ago from
injuries received BY the explosion OF a lamp,
which the little one, who was playing abont
the room, accidentally upset. Almost instantly
there was an explosion, which scattered the
burning fluid all over the room, the flames en-
veloping the mother and child. In her fright
Mrs Meyers jumped from a second story win
dow, and besides being terribly burned, re-
celved injuries which resulted In her death.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-01-07
Canada Kicks.

me customs a ithorties at Ottawa, ..avlng
learned that hicago merchants were shipping
large quantities Of pork In barrels made IN
Joliet prison to lumbermen there, special
agents were sent to Chicago, who warned the
parties against a continuance OF the practice
and informed them that any further shipments
would lie sonnscate,i, as products OF Ameri III
prison labor are not permitted to enter an
ada
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-01-07
LIVE STOCK.

Cattle-The market Is active and 15@20c
lower; choice and extra good grades OF ship.
choice stockers and feeders at 81 35G4 /,
common and good and mixed native cows;
bulls and canning cattle are quoted at 81 400
3 20; bulks grades ranged at So 50Cd2 90; good
tochoice through Texas cattle, at ~ 5O(93 40.
Hogs.-The market is strong and SC higher
common and rough and mixed grades Of hogs
are quoted at So t5ld3 20; good and choice as
sorted heavy packing and shipping grades of
hogs SO 75td4 o.; common to good light and
bacon grades OF hogs at 50 1908 50; skips
and culled hogs at So 1908 %.
Sheep.-The market is strong; inferior 10
fair native shorn sheep sold at $294 rs /;
Western, at 1908 80 Texans at 81 1908; lambs
per head, 50 75(14.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-01-07
Raah Act.

John Farwel of 5U2 Twenty-frst street,
Chicago, quarreled with his son and hurled =
Ratchet at him. The boy lodged and the
weapon struck daughter, glancing off AID
nnicting only slight wound. Mortified at
what he had done the father went into u back
room and cut his throat with q razor. The
doctor says he will recover.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-01-07
Proposition Rejected.

A proposition has been presented TO the At.
torney-Gencial in behalf OF W. g. Warner aud
his brother-in-aw, J. Henry Work. 10 rlrgnd
to the creditors of the Marine Bank s15., W,
the full amount upon which their present In.
dictment was found. I'll proposition was re-
jected and the accused will have to stand their
trial.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-01-07
Wants to Help.

President Cleveland has written a letter to
Senator Voorhees, expressing his qualification
al the movement inaugurated 10 erect monu-
ment TO the memory OF the late Wee President
Hendricks, ant hopes that at the proper time
he may b., allow d to aid In the undertaking.
Senator Voorhees, replied that no act on the
presidents part, in the midst o. his increased
iabors for the public good, will be longer
cherished or more highly priced Dy the people
of the late vice Presidents state tnan his
sympathy in their efforts to erect monument
10 his lame
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-01-07
Pastsu Rival.

Veterinary Surgeon Ruhgc Of Newark, q.
j., has received from New FORK the body Of .
dog which was killed while suffering from
rabies, also four cats which were bitten by the
dog. He will eEdcavor 10 start a laboratory
here. rabbit was inoculated with the virus.
This operation is said to be the first OF tne
kind ever performed In this country.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-01-07

NJ. Francois Jules p Grevy was reelected
president Of the French republic in the Joint
vote OF the Senate and CHAMBER of deputies
acting as national assembly. The balloting
was carried on amid great excitement. Only
five members OF the right cast ballots. n
CREWS total majority was la5
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-01-07
100000 Failure.

v, VIM. Baker, president Of the Japan Nc,
publisher Of the Journal Of Commerce, has
made an assignment. II Is believed that the
assets will equal the liabilities, which are :
100000.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-01-07
Preparing for War.

II Is reported In London that Russia and
Austria are secretly arming, and that both
these countries have sent orders TO England
Tor large quantities Of stores for their respec-
tive armies.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-01-07

Three old school doctors on the Paterson, N.
j., board of health are wild with wrath over the
appointment, as the fourth member Eof. an
enthusiastic young homeopathic physician.
The Wilmingtonian., 1886-03-20
Wilson Convicted.

On last Tuesday a Norristown Jury found
Wilson guilty of murder in the first degree
for the killing of his former employer Daley.
While this verdict must oe accepted as just
and tue it will necessarily lessen the faith
in circumstanial evidence. 1t will be re-
membered that the body of DAILY when
found in the WissahkOn was identified as
the body of SCahl, the missing butcher A
Coroners inquest decided that an employe of
Stahl had committed the murder, and said
employe was placed on trial for the crime
and barely escaped with his life.
The public confidence in the findings of
Coroners' iuries will not be strengthened by
the developments made in this case. 1t has
been plainly demonstrated that such jury
may decide a body to be not only tllat of the
wrong man, but that of man of whose
death no proof has ever existed, causing the
trial Of an Innocent man for a murder that
had never been committed, while the real
murder and its plepetator were not even
suspected The fact of the matter seems to
be that the Coroner and his jury started out
with theory that Stahl had been murdered
aud that the body must be shown to be that
of the supposed victim whether or no. For
tunately 1t required more convincing testi-
mony in court of law to convict a man OF
murder or an innocent man might have been
hanged for the murder of person who for
all anybody knows, is yet alive.
The Wilmingtonian., 1886-03-20
Grand Opera House.

For Monday and Tuesday evenings neAt
"The Bandit King" is announced, aad Ior
Wednesday "a Par of Kids" by the Ezra
Kendall Company.
The success of the Grand Opera manage
ment, notably since tho beginning of the
year is something well worth commenting
upon. 1t is highly credtable to Mr.. Baylis
as caterer to the tastes of Wilmington
amusement seekers. He has been thorough
ly successful in pleasing his patrons wno
unauimou ly demonstrated their apprecla-
tlou OF his efforts in the recent benefit nc,
corded him on the occasion of the presenta.
ton OF the drama of Monte Crsto, by the
great actor James O'Neill when the GRAND
Opera House was filled TO overhowing by
the best citizens of Wilmington. Jesse Bay,
lis has good cause to feel gratitied at sucl
an ovation--it was enough glory for one day
for any man.
The Wilmingtonian., 1886-03-20
A Question for the *. of L.

The Knights of Labor could materially
advance our local Industrial interests by set
tling, at once, the number of hours which
will constitute days work for the present
year and also to name the figures for day IS
labor for the same period. The necessity
for promptness in this matter is So obvious
that the simple statement need not be sup
plemcnted by argument.
The building season is now opening aud
the prospects for good summers work is
quite satisfactory, but all must recognize the
TACT that contractors canuUt accept the risk
Of taking building contracts with strikes
Immediately confronting them.
Let carpenters, plasters, masons, stipul-
ate, at once, what shall constitute days
work and also days pay, and from this
agreement there shall be no change for the
entne season.
The knights of Labor have it in their
power either to encourage business or to
halt aud cripple building operations for this
entire season. Whether s, 0 or 10 hours
are to be the standard for days labor, 1t
does not materially matter, only let the
standard be "a fixed quantity; and the same
may be SAID concerning the price OF labor,
only let a specified standard be named.
The name: and methods of the labor ele-
menJ In approaching and IN settling this one
question VIII determine in a measure Their
capabilities of meeting grave and important
issues.