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The Indiana State sentinel., 1886-01-13
Fined for Assault.
Special to the Sentinel.


Brazil, Ind, Jan. 7.-George Harrison, a
colored gentleman, was tried to-day in the
Clay Circuit Court on charge of assault and
battery with intent 10 murder his wife. The
case was an aggravated one, the assaulebeing
both brutal and unjustifable. The case was
closely contested by the States Prosecutor,
McGregor, Jacob Herr. rising young attor-
ney. appearing for the defence. The jury
found the defendant not guilty as TO the in
tent to murder, but assessed fne OF $50 and
costs for the assault.
The Indiana State sentinel., 1886-01-13
SAMOA SEIZED.
Germany Takes Possession of the Islands of
Samoa.

LONDON, Jan. 11.-Intelligence has been
received here that Germany has seized the
Islands of Samoa in the Pacific Ocean. The
King and his chiefs were insulted and finally
fed. A force of marines were landed from
the German war ship Albatross. The Ger
man Consul then hauled down the Samoan
flag and run up the German colors in its
stead. The Samoans threaten to make war
on the Germans. The American and British
Consuls protested against the action of the
Germans
The Indiana State sentinel., 1886-01-13
Public Printer Rounds Project-The New
House Rules.

special 10 the sentinel.
WASHINGTON, Jan. S.-People interested in
the Government Printing Ofice are talking
of Public Printer Pounds latest project,
which is TO be sent forth in his annual
report. Printers bOokbinders, pressmen
and some of the clerical force are in
terested to the extent that if the
scheme scceeds, he will require a complete
reorganization of that department. This
scheme is none other than to extend the
civil service regulations to his department
and his way of doing it will be to establish a
standard of proficiency for printers and other
skilled artisans employed by the Govern
ment and to appoint the most successful in
competitial examinations As a reason for
such recommendation, which will be in
cluded in Mr.. Rounds next report, it is
said that lie urges that at pres
ent there is no rule prohibiting
the Government Printer from appointing
unworthy and incompetent persons. and
that, besides Congressman use the Depart
ment to repay political service. The revolu-
ton that Mr.. Rounds little scheme would
cause would be something alarming, and
the Typographical aRd other trades unions
would direct bitter fight against it. 1t is
claimed by the members Of these unions
that their own regulations REQUIRE stand
ard of proficiency, in that it requires a
stated service of apprenticeship before
a workman can command a journey
mans wages. The term Of Office OF Mr..
Rounds expires in April, and the applicants
for his place are appearing in great numbers,
with no end Of Endorsements. The Presi-
dent will appoint, it is said, practical
printer, and one that is in sympathy with
the claims of trades unions, and one at the
same time who will dispense the patronage
of the Office fairly, aud who viii not allow it
to be used as a political machine, as it is at
present.
Neither the Speaker and but very few Of
the members have as yet famlliarized them
selves with the new rules Especially is this
the case in the Introduction of bills, when
there is in most all cases question of dis
pute between the Speaker and the member
introducing the bill as TO which OF the
several committees the same should be re-
ferred to.
1t will require some time before the Dew
rules are fully understood in order TO insure
the more rapid dispatch Of business Over
two hours were lost in the House yesterday
in discussing these questions.
1t would seem that the State Of Texas is Of
all other States the most outspoken against
the Dissatisfaction by railroads. Out of the
list sf bills Thursday introduced in the
The Indiana State sentinel., 1886-01-13
Tarin silver.

Special TO the Sentinel
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-THE Washington
Post, which affects to speak for Mr.. Morrison,
says he will press the Tariff Reform bill
promptly and vigorously, and adds that the
Committee on Ways and Means was made
up with this end in view. 1t contains ma
jority of revenue reformers, who know just
what they want and Just what they have to
do. The intention of these gentlemen is to
report plan of revision within thirty days,
and see TO it that the House takes it up and
every member OF the House votes upon it.
There are in the House between $50 and 16O
Democrats who can be relied upon to sup
port the committee. Opposed are 135 Re
publicans who can be relied upon to do jnst
the reverse. The balance of power is in the
hands of twenty-five Democrats and eight
or ten Republicans. If these people vote as
they did in the spring of 1884 the bill will
be beaten. Congressman Mckinley thinks
the revenue reform wing CT the Ways and
Means Committee will decide TO report a bill
reducing the duties of selected list of arti-
pottery in particular. The minority will
report bill opposed to this OF any other
effort to alter the existing schedule. A bill
Of some such kind viii likely pass the
House after the usual fight. Mr.. Mckinley
thinks, but he looks 70 the Senate to defeat
this measure. On the other hand, Mr.. Nor
rison expresses himself as inclined TO intro
duce a more sweeping measure.
Ex-Governor Dingley, who is a strong
anti-silver man, says frankly that there is no
prospect of any legislation repeating or
modifying the silver coinage law. He even
thinks the Eustis resolution advising the
payment of bonds in silver may pass.
The Indiana State sentinel., 1886-01-13
Bogus Pay-ROlls.

Special to the Sentinel.
WAsHINGToS, Jan. 6.-When the case
against Morrow, the local newspaper pub
Usher who was arrested on a charge OF put
ting a man named Thoma on the pay-rolls
of the Agricultural Department and receiv-
ing his pay, although the man performed no
work, was brought up in court few days
ago it was indefinitely postponed, and II was
supposed that nothing more would come of
it. 1t now appears, however, that Attorney
General Garland has Swritten to A. 7. Bissel,
the prosecuting witness in the Morrow
Thoma conspiracy case, assuring him that
the government has taken the proper steps
to convict and punish the offence of conni-
vance to keep persons on the Department
pay-rolls drawing pay without rendering
service. Morrow is the editor of Sunday
paper and Thoma was an employe IN his
office. Morrow practically admitted the
charge that Thoma had held the place and
that he Morrow received his pay. a man
who was an employe in the Department at
the time says that he can name twenty other
persons who were on the payroll under Car
man and Mr.. LOring who did no work for
their pay.
The Indiana State sentinel., 1886-01-13

House by the Texas delegation there was
not member who had not bill against
the rights of railroads in the formation of
their own rates of tariff and tolls.
Reagan, OF Texas, like all other
great men, has his hobbies. and from indica-
tions it would seem he permeated the en-
tire Texas atmosphere, and all his colleagues
are suffering from the Texas fever of
break-bone kind of disease. Texas is de-
termined the railroads shall understand the
people have some rights down there that the
railroad managers are bound to respect.
The Indiana State sentinel., 1886-01-13
Several Stores Burned.

EVANSVILLE, Ind, Jan. ia Journal
special from Mount Vernon, Ind, reports
the destruction by FIRE late tonight Of
several small stores. Total loss $4,000;
partly insured.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-06-03
MICHIGAN MATTERS.
State Semi. centennial Programs.

The Michigan Semi Centennial Commits
don, though their local Committee of Ar
tangements--James Il. Pittman, b. Vernon
and FredsA. Baker-have just issued an
official programe for the coming cele-
bration at Lansing. The programme Is
very lengthy, and only its salient features
are given.
The musical programe of Thea event,
which will be very complete, has been pre-
pared by Prof III. Ii. Roney of East Sagi-
haw. Tbs following soloists and musical
organizations will participate: Madam
Debbie Clemelli of New York: Mrs. Mary
rilden; the Arion Quartette; Miss Minnie
Orion of Bay City; Miss Helen X. Connor
Of Detroit; the Lansing Liederkranz;
chorous of fifty Lansing voices chorus
of 100 voices from Lansing schools; Twenty
third Infantry Band, Fort Wayne; Cassop-
oils Band; Lansing Knights OF Pythias
Band.
On the Capitol steps Gov. Alger will
preside. The program will be as follows:
Address of welcome-Gov: Allger; "Michi-
gan's Financial History''-E. o. Gros-
venor; "Mineral''.-Prof. Charles ID. Law.
ton. These addresses will be interpreted
with a special musical program.
In Representative Hall Henry Chamber
lain will preside. The program will IN
clude the historical address by Judge
Thomas M. Cooley; the semi-Centennial
hymn by ID. Bethune Duffield; the ode
Land of the Lakes" by Judge j. Logan
Chapman, and Judge James V. Campbel's
address on the Judiciary of Michigan.
There will be an exceptionally fine must
cal program here.
In the Senate Chamber Henry Fralick
will preside. Here ex-Gov. Alpheus Felch
will deliver his executive address and
John T. Adams his address on the legislat-
i've history of the state. More specially
arranged music.
The barbecue and basket picnic will be
held at the fair grounds from 1915 TO
pm.
At Agricultural Hall, Fair Ground, at 2
p. m, S. T. Read will preside. j. II. Bis.
President Edwin Willets will discuss the
agricultural College, Levi l.. Barbour
of the state board of corrections and
charities and j. w. Bartlett will deliver
an address on the Mechanical Progress of
the State.n
On the grand stand at the same time T.
H. Hinchman of Detroit will preside. w.
l.. Weber of East Saginaw, will talk on
Agriculture; G. w Garfield of Grand Rap
ids, on Horticulture; and Gen. John Rob
ertson on Military History. There will
also be an address ON the agricultural
Possibilities of the Upper Peninsula"
At Representative Hall in the evening
the March of the Half Century" by Mrs.
X. r. Hill, of Vassar; Beautiful Michi-
gam" by Debbis Clemelli, of New York,
and "Hymn of the Fifty Years" by Mrs.
rendered. President James b. Angel will
deliver an address of the University. In
the Senate Chamber Maj Wyllis G. Ran
som will talk of the railroads of the state
and Prof j. NJ. b. Sill of the Educational
Normal and Common Schools.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-06-03

Il is by copying after nature that man
gets best results, DR.. Jones' Red Glover
Tonic is natures own remedy, is purely
vegetable, can be taken by the most deli
cate. Cures all stomach. kidney and liver
troubles. 30 cents.
States which rooted Carricl castle for
800 years are found to be perfectly sound.
Yet the Irish qunrIies whence they were
taken are all but idle.
Vice Chancellor Bacon, with whom that
title becomes extinct, Is now in the SSth
year of his age and Is the oldest judge on
the English bench.
Descendants 20 the number of $40 sur.
vive Nine. Marianne Leveille, who died
rcntly at ST. Michel de Yamaska, Can, at
the age Of Of years.
A mercantile agency reports the record
of business failures during the first quarter
Of 1885 as better than Tor any similar
period since 1878.
A newspaper of Castleton, w.. boasts
that not since 1850 have Intoxicating liq-
uors bsen openly sold or drank In that
place.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-06-03
supsr,ntsndsnt. in Session.

The annual meeting Of the state associa.
ton of superintendents OF schools was held
i'm Lansing on the 10Th and 2lst. President
o. ID. Thompson called the convention to
order. There was good attendance.
The Hon. Theodore Nelson, superintendent
of public instruction, read paper on
whether the topics embraced in our public
school curriculum can be attempted with
out sacrificing the discipline OF the faculties
for the sake of superficial information.
The discussion was opened by Prof. w. b..
Payne of Ann Arbor. 4
On the second day the following papers
were read and discussed:
Arithmetic Elementary Notions and
Methods aud Developments of Principles"
Prof. c. +. X. Bellows, Ypsilanti; "Geog-
raphy-Amount and Methods" Superin-
tendent s. Il. Holsey, Battle Creek. I" Ex-
aminations,n II. II. Pattengill, Lansing.
The following officers were elected for the
ensuing year: Wesley Sears,
Flint. Vice PRESIDENT. M. II. Sill, De-
troit. Secretary and Treasurer-E. c..
Thompson, Albion. The next annual
meeting will be held in Olivet on the
second Tuesday in May, 1887. All teachers
attending the National Association at To-
peka, are requested by the Association to
leave Michigan on Monday, June 10. Over
twenty OF the superintendents present viii
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-06-03
Another Micnigan Song.

Debbie c. Brisco of Detroit has written
and set to music the following poem, which
will be sung at Michigan's Semi-Centenni-
al celebration at Lansing by the quartette
and chorus. The composer VIII he the
soprano of the quartette.
To thee sing, my own dear home,
In the land of the setting sun.
To thy hills and valleys, rivers and lakes,
Thy beauties everyone.
Thou art dear to the hearts OF thy loyal
sons,
And thy daughters fond and true,
Who greet thee to-day with pride and Joy,
And the glorious past review.
CHORUS:
Then give three cheers for the boundless
That The broad lake breezes fan,
Thou art dear to the hearts Of thy loyal
sons,
Beautiful Michigan.
Each hallowed spot Of thy lake-bound
shores,
Each teeming city of thine,
Each village, hamlet, hillside, dale
Thy forests of oak and pine,
Thy northern shores that are fondly
kissed
By Superior's sparkling wave,
Where thou yieldest rich ores from thy
loving heart,
Are dear to thy children brave.
On the lakes and rivers winding through
Thy forests deep and dark,
Where swiftly glided in days gone by,
The savage warriors bark,
Are smiling meadows, fertile fields,
Titled by the children free,
Who offer this day with thankful hearts,
Their loyal homage TO thee.
Then blessings on thee, Michigan,
We wave thy banners gay,
And wish thee many glad returns,
OF this thy natal day:
Wen govern thee in coming years,
BY laws both true and just,
And progress shall our watchword be,
In God our hope and trust.
Then give three cheers for the bound
less shores,
That the broad lake breezes fan,
Thou are dear TO the hearts of thy 10y
al sons,
Beautiful Michigani
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-06-03
TIMELY TOPICS.

Verify, the saying of the bard
"What fools these mortals be-" is being
exemplified every day. For weeks the
labor market of Chicago has been a
seething cauldron of excitement, ow-
ing to. strikes, lockouts etc. One of
the prin cipal demands of the strikers
was for shorter hours, and this, in
nearly every instance, the manufacture
ers granted Now several hundred Of
the men who struck for eight hours,
dissatisfied with the arrangement, are
again on strike-this time for re-
turn to 10 hours. The manufacturers
refuse this last demand, and say they
cannot alter their business arrange
ments to suit every within of the en-
ployes. Whatever may have been the
grounds for a strike in the first place,
one thing is certain: Having been
given all they asked for, it is short
sighted policy for them to take this
last step.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-06-03
Murder in Cascade. Kent County.

On Saturday night, May %, man
named Brockway was at the hotel in com.
pany with lot of others drinking freely
and the party separated late. Brockway
didn't go with the rest but called ut q
farmers named Brass, and staid, being
taken home the next day. 1t was noticed
wound on the side of his head back of the
ear. He staggered when arriving but Mr..
Brass didn't notice It. 1t was from loss Of
blood. Brockway remained in a semi
stupefed condition for several days, when
death followed. Before dying he could
not give an account of how he came by
the wound DR.. Danforth says that death
was caused by the rupture of a blood
vessel. He was last seen with a man
named Louis Lane, who is very quarrel
some and who has disappeared. 1t is
supposed that Brockway was hit with q
stone and the affair has created the wild.
est excitement among the residents OF
Cascade, all believing that he was muir
dered.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-06-03
Murder in Stureis,

George Allen of Sturgis, a notorious
loafer, was shot and instantly killed, few
days ago by Horace Hinkley, saloon
keeper, as the result of an old feud. Allen
and Huxley quarreled about a year ago,
and the former is said to have threatened
the latter's life many times and has also
threatened many others He was the ter.
ror of the community and had served sew.
eral terms in the Ionia house Of correction
for various crimes. His father once killed
a man there then hung himself in Jail. Allen
had been drunk all day and had been hang
ing around Hinkley's place, where the
shooting took place. Hinkley was in front
OF his saloon and Allen twas about twenty
feet away. They were quarreling and
Allen said, II can do you up and will do
you up" and made a motion as If to draw
a weapon, when Huxley opened fire with
3S-caliber revolver and fired four times,
after which Allen turned, staggered a few
feet, fell on his face and died in few
minutes. Hinkley surrendered to Officer
Bennett. He refuses to talk. Few mourn
Aliens death, but many question the
justice of the killing.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-06-03

Tobacco blindness is becoming a
common aflliction. At present there
are several persons under treatmcnt.for
it at one London hospital. 1t fist takes
the form of color blindness, the suffer
ers who have smoked themselves into
this condition beng quite unable to
distinguish the color of piece of red
cloth held up before them. Sometimes
the victim loses his eyesight altogether.
Although smoking is to large extent
the cause of the malady, and so gives
it its name, heavy drinking is also part.
ly responsible.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-06-03
A Valuable Book.

Concerning that valuable little book,
"Facts and Figures about Michigan" COM
piled by Frank j. Branhnll of the General
Passenger Department. of the Michigan
Central railroad, the Grand Rapids Morn
ing Telegram says: The most complete
and accurate list of the National and State
Executive, Judicial and Legislative De-
partments; Of the State Boards, institu-
tions and associations; roster of the state
troops; statement of the state finances;
county officers; terms Of courts; officers
and condition OF the national and state
banks; condition and traffic passenger
and freight) of the railroads; general ON
GERS OF railroads ;'railroad stations with
mileage and postal and telegraph facili-
ties; express companies; the newspaper
press; postofiice; political and economical
statistics; terse, but comprehensive sum-
mary OF the geography and history Of the
stste and its mineral productions; togeth-
e< with other valuable and practical In
formation, win be found In compact,
handy little volume just issued by the
Michigan Central. Send Is cents to D. w.
Ruggles, General Passenger and Ticket
Agent at Chicago, and get "Facts and
Figures about Michigan"
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-06-03

The news from the bituminous coal
regions of Pennsylvania is to the effect
that there is great scarcity of miners,
many having returned to Europe, while
the unfavorable reports which other in
this country have sent to their friends
abroad, have had a very perceptible
effect upon the immigration in the past
few weeks. II the facts as TO the over
supply and the low wages in this coun-
try be published broadcast in all
Europe it would have very salutary
effect upon our own labor market, i'm
cheap labor which for so long has been
pouring in upon us.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-06-03

Rev. T. N. Niles made sensation in
the McKeesport, Pa, M. 4. church
while preaching before G. A. II. post,
by saying that jeff Davis should be
buried alive, and that every soldier
widow should kneel at her hus-
bands grave and invoke the curse of
heaven on Davis, the murderer of her
husband These words are not in &C.
cord with the spirit of a man imbued
with the love of Him who prayed
Father forgive Them" and left with
his disciples the command "Bless them
that curse you" 1t is no defense of
the leader of the "lost cause" to say
that man who would at this time
voice such sentiment not only has not
that charity (which sufereth long is
kind" but is an unmitigated ass
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-06-03

Alfred Poole Denver purchaser OF
unclaimed express and freight consign-
ments, recently bought three boxes each
about two feet square solidly construct
ed and very heavy. The purchase was
made at venture, but on opening the
boxes each was found to contain a
brick of solid gold worth about Sl2. 600.
The amount paid for the three was
Sc. 40.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-06-03

The editor of the Wallowa Chieftain,
published in Washington Territory, thus
appeared to his readers: For the first
time, in the Chieftain's existence IFS
woodpile has got down to chips. Any
subscriber who is long on wood and
short on none can bring load of the
first named article to this Office. The
wood should be dry, and must be cut
Into two-feet lengths"
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-06-03
LIVE STOCK.

ping steers, $50 to 1900 lbs, "a 609
5S5; stockers and feeders, 81 90@4 80;
through Texas cattle, 81 25@5.
Hoes-Market open l0c lower; rough
and mixed, SO 1904 Is; packing and ship
ping $494 %; light, 80 1904 20; skips
~ 5093 60.
SHEEP-Market weak, 25(a50c lower; ma
tives, s2@5 10; Texans, 1904.
The Drovers' Journal special cablegram
from London quotes liberal supplies, de-
mand weak ;but steady. Best American
cattle quoted at l3l1c per h. estimated
dead weight.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-06-03
Costly Collapse.

The floors of the Valley City Touring mill
i'm Grand Rapids gave way the other even
ing, owing 10 being overladen Five storie'
crashed down into the cellar and 10000 bush
els of wheat, 20 tons of feed and $50 barrels
of -four were swept away by the water. The
mill was recently completely refitted with
the latest improved machinery, and the
most of il is destroyed or badly damaged.
together with the large stock OF other ma
terials The loss is estimated by President
G.. g. Swensberg of from $4,000 TO 500,
600. The workmen had sufficient warning
10 aScaue
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-06-03
Pro,pects Of the Home RuleyBilI.

IL now seems likely that the people of
Great Britain will have n chance to ex-
press directly their opinion on the home
rule bill before the summer Is over. At
the cabinet meeting the other day IL was
decided that the bin should be withdrawn
after the second reading and parliament
be dissolved In August. II the Gladstone
government il sustained in the ensuing
elections, next winter II to be devoted to
consideration of the bill.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-06-03

wHEAT-No. I, white, quiet at siH@
sl1zc; red, No. 2, sl@S2c.
CoRN-Quiet at 32@34c.
OArs-Quotations range from "a to 30
cents.
SEEDs-Prime clover, nominal, IS so;
timothy,S 20592 10.
FLoUR.-The market Is quiet and steady:
Michigan patents IS 0095 25; Michigan
roller, 81 50(d4 65; Michigan superfine,
so 75(13 IS; Minnesota patents S. 25(95 so:
r,,a go s,lSQ az. I1;noic rva 60 esl02 sS
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-06-03

There is said to be in one of the Ger
man wards of Springfield, Mass, a
liquor club called Observation-Disclosures
Observation-Disclosures" One of
the bylaws requires that a member
must spell the name of the club after
every drink. If he spells it correctly
he is sober enough and thirsty enough
for another drink.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-06-03
Now what,suur

The Buffalo Commercial Advertiser,i In an
editorial, says: Letters received in this city
from Buffalo women now in Paris, and
who have personally seen the young lady
whose name has been mentioned as that OF
the intended wife of President Cleveland,
report that the mortified girl positively
declares that she is not going to marry Mr..
Cleveland