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Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-05-20
MICHIGAN MATTERS.
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The following is from the official report
published by the Secretary of State:
ror inns report returns have been receiv-
ed from g2O correspondents, representing
~ townships. Six hundred and fifteen OF
these returns are from AIS townships in
the southern four tiers of counties.
Compared with vitality and growth of
average years, the condition of wheat in
the southern counties is ninety per cent,
ana In the northern counties ninety-five
per cent. These figures indicate an aggre-
gate product of about $4,000, 900 bushels.
VI the area seeded TO wheat, three per
cent, will be plowed up because winter
killed or otherwise destroyed.
reports have been received of the guam
tlty OF wheat marketed by farmers during
the month of April at 219 elevators and
mills. or these 229 are in the southern
four tiers OF counties, which is forty-three
per cent. OF the whole number of elevators
and mills in these counties. The total num-
Der OF bushels reported marketed is 420, ST.,
OF which l0l, 913 bushels bushels were mark
eted in the first or southern tier of coun-
ties; lO6,ol4 bushels in the second tier; 6o,-
52o bushels in the third tier; l00,263 bushels
in the fourth tier; and AZ, 1903 bushels in the
counties north of the southern four tiers.
Atforty-one elevators and mills, or twenty
two per cent. of the whole number from
which reports have been received, there
was no wheat marketed during the month
The total number of bushels of wheat re-
ported mrrketed is 12,665455, or about
forty-one per cent. of the crop of 1885,
The number of bushels reported marketed
in the same months of 1884 and
1855 was 7,427 164, or othirty per cent.
of the crop of 1884. For these months in
1SS4-5 reports were received FIR, m about
thirty-eight per cent, and in 1856 from
about forty-five per cent of the elevators
and mills in the southern fonr tiers OF
counties.
Ten per cent of the area in clover has
been winter-killed. Glover not winter-killed
is 100 per cent compared with vitality and
growth of average years. In condition,
horses are ninety-eight cattle ninety-six,
sheep ninety-six and swine ninety-seven,
100 representing stock in good, healthy
and thrifty condition.
Apples promise ninety-six per cent and
peaches sixty-six per cent of an average
crop.
The report for peaches is for living
healthy trees. The aggregate yield will be
small.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-05-20
FROM THE CYCLONES.
Thirty-Six Dead and Many In
jured.
Wholesale Destruction of Life and Property

A fearful tornado swept over the vest
ern part of Mercer county, Ohio. It's coarse
was from southwest TO northeast, ana It's
greatest fury was confined within belt
OF quarter of q mile. hundreds OF 1ami-
lies are left homeless.
So far as ascertained, 30 persons have
been found dead, while the number of in
jured has not been estimated. In some
Instances persons miraculously escaped
with their lives, while every vestige or
their homes was destroyed. A similar
scene of destruction was never before wit
messed in that vicinity. Every citizen In
town is actively engaged in rendering as
sistance to the homeless sufferers.
Seventeen buildings were destroyed In
Carey, Wyandotte county, by the same
cyclone. Six persons have been found
dead at South Carey. large house con-
tanning several persons was completely
destroyed. 1t is not known how many
were hurt. Thousands of dollars damage
was done to fruit and trees. Telegraph
wires are down in almost every direction.
A farmer from the eastern part or the
county says the damage in that section Is
very great
The cyclone crossed the track OF the
Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne a. Chicago rail
way, two miles west of Forest, y. IL
blew down a tree which scraped the side
of the fast express east, injuring 10 or IL
passengers, one of them seriously, his leg
having been broken anu one eye pun OuU'
MANY buildings were lifted from their
foundations and completely wrecked;
Many were unroofed and the screams OF
the occupants could be heard above the
70 Or of the elements. 1t is not known yet
how many were fatally injured but four
were discovered dead. They are being
cared for at the homes of friends.
The town of Dunkirk was struck by the
Hardin county, o., storm, and four per-
sons were killed, and between 10 and ~
injured. The names of the dead are Rufus
Lease, VIM McFlree, and his two children;
The people are searching for other dead
bodies. Several buildings were blown
down and many others unroofed. Dunklrk
is town in Hardin county, o., about ~
miles east Of Lima. 1t is on the Pittsburg,
Fort Wayne a. Chicago railroad. III has
population of 1900.
There was n terrible cyclone two miles
north Of Portland, Ind. 1t swept houses,
barns and fences before. Dozens OF fami,
lies are homeless. Two women and chlld
and Mrs. Epley and child are killed. Many
more are fatally injured. The loss VIII
amount to many thousand dollars. The
track Of the tornado is 40 rods wide.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-05-20
Tho Programme.

The executive committee having In
charge the legislative reunion to be held
Lansing June 10 and IL, have arranged
the following program for the two days
celebration.
June 10-Forenoon-Music, band prayer
the Rev William ii. Brockway; address OF
welcome, Gov. X. A. Alger; response, ex-
Gov. Alpbeus Felch, president of the asso
diation; music, vocal; repors OF the com
mittee on constitution; music, band; din.
ner. Afternoon session-Music, band;
religious services, the Rev. s. w. Lsdu;
music, vocal address, Toledo and Mexican
War from a Michigan Standpoint
Col. A. T. McReynolds; music, vocal
address, "The Legislative Power
in Free Commonwealth" w. p. Wells;
music, band; address, agriculture and
Stock-breeding,n Il. G.. Stout; music, band
Evening session-Music, band; music, vo
cal: reading and prayer, the Rev. w. w
johnson; address, Personalities and Recol
lections of Legislation" ID. l.. Crossman;
music, vocal: volunteer speeches, senti
men, THE Capitol City," responses by
o. M. Barnes.
June 1i.-Morning session.: Music
rHs ass mns exercises Ses, the adde's hsy
michigan in the War" ex-Gov. Austin
Blair; music, band; address, early Judi
cial History of the State,"J. C.Fitzgerald;
music, vocal; address, estate Sanitary
Progress" DR.. James Hueston; music
band. Afternoon session-Music band:
religious services music, vocal; address
michigan Schools and Colleges Edwin
Willis; music, vocal; address, mines and
Mining," John Q. Adams; music, band.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-05-20

Gov. SwineforI of Alaska, has told
some remarkable things 10 the members
Of the House Territories Committee.
The object Of his visit TO the committee
was to urge them TO prepare Congress
10 give a Territorial form of govern
mcnt To Alaska. he told the commit
lee the United States CO. n treasure
when they ought that region, that al
most any kind of pro'iuce could be
raised there, that coal was abundant
and that a gold mine worked there in
most primitive manner paid SIS per
ton and cost 81 % pee ton to mine.
There was. he said, enough ore in sight
10 last 100 years ut this rate. If the
members won 80 to Alaska with him
DO would show thcm a canoe cut from
single log which would hold sixty
people for voyage. In the right sea-
son Of tho year hc would take them on
ivoyagc in n stream where the salmon
would be so thick that they would stop
The progress of the boat. t would be
Impossible TO row through them.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-05-20

The division of mining statistics of
the Geological Survey publishes in ad
vance Ill abstract of the official report
on the production of manganese ores
Ia the United States The total
yield OF ores containing The equivalent
of 20 per cent Of the binoXide or A. 20
per ccut OF metallic manganese was in
1885 nearly $4,000 tons excluding
about 1 1000 tons Of Montana argentif-
srous manganese ores. An estimate
given in the abstract makes the pro-
duction of ores conteining over Al 20
percent of tho metallic manganese
amount to 2},25S tons, about three.
quarters of winch was from Virginia.
II is interesting 70 note that the yield
Of manganese has rapidly increased
from SOL to 23,2jS tons within the
past six years
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-05-20
A Whole r. miIv K,lled.

mile and a half east of mwood, Ind. start
ed from his home the other morning ac-
companied by his wife and two pretty
little daughters, aged 3 and years, and
drove out TO visit some friends After
spending the day they started back and
was hue.
As his wagon was passing over the track
IL was struck by the engine and both
horses were killed instantly, as was also
Wymer and tie eldest child.
His wife and other child escaped instant
death. but survived him but a few hours
The bodies of Wymer and the other child
were maDgled SO as to make them almost
unrecognizable, and they presented sick
ening appearance. The girls head was
completely severed from the body and lay
ten or hfteen feet away, while Wymer
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-05-20
Railroad Accident.

A freight wreck in the mountains on the
Pennsylvania railroad the other night de-
molished twenty-five cars killed three
men outright and INSTRUCTED the tracks
so badly that it took twelve hours to clear
them. The accident was the result of the
heavy storm which swept along the Con-
nemaugh Valley, uprooting trees and
blowing down fences and outhouses Near
Connemaugh number of empty freight
nado picked them up and carried them
over to the main track. A heavy west
bound freight train of twenty-five cars,
going at the rate of thirty miles an hour
came along about midnight and crashed
into the obstruction before the engineer
had time to reverse his engine. The
twenty-five cars were totally demolished
and the wreck strewn along the track
distance of several hundred yards.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-05-20
Most in Limbo.

Herr Most, the acknowledged leader of
Socialists in the United States, was arrest
ed the other night in disreputable house
in Allen street, New York
by Inspector Byrnes and four
detectives. The detectives seized the
Anarchist few hours after having located
him, and when the Apostle of Anarchy was
pulled by the heels from under the bed he
presented sorry spectacle. His bullet
head and face were covered with dirt and
his eyes were large with craven fear. He
recovered, however, sufficiently to wave
his arm aloft and shout q demand for liber-
ty for the people.
Most is under indictment for holding an
unlawful assemblage and calling upon his
followers to burn, plumber. ravage. He
disappeared about two weeks o go, but from
his hiding place he sent forth reams of in
cendiary articles through the medium of
the Freiheit, of which he Is editor The
inspector locked Most in public headqnar-
ters.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-05-20

r. A. Schclllals, an Iowa man, has
written to Rep sentative Hall asking
for an appropriation from congress of
$4,000 to enable him TO remove west
and secure hume for himself and fam
ly. IF Cherokee or Kiowa chief"
be says, "may with his family be ac-
cepted as wards of this nation and
public money appropriated to help him
keep the wolf from tho door, may mot
ask for protection from the American
dag and for aid in establishing my
sons in the honorable pursuit of agri-
culture" Mr. Schellhaus promises if
congress shall grant his petition to
place himself under bond for the faith
tul execution OF his avowed design OF
settling in tho far west.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-05-20
Be Getting Ready.

A private letter from VIM. H. Bissell,
President Cleveland's former law partner,
effectually sets at rest any doubts as to
the latter's marriage with Miss frankie
Folsom. Mr.. Bissen says the marriage,
according TO the programme, will occur in
Buffalo, June IL. The latest advices from
was suffering from relapse of the Roman
fever, but that il she is able to travel there
will be no delay in the date of the wedding.
On the other hand, il the wedding should
be poslpond on account of Mrs. Folsoms
Illness IL will occur within a week after
their return to America.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-05-20
SEVENTY FILLED.
A Cyclone in Spain Works Widespread Ruin.

A terrible hurricane swept over
the middle of Spain on the 18th inst. in
Madrid 30 persons are known TO have been
killed instantly and 300 others have been
seriously injured. The wind struck the
city with the suddenness of lightning.
Tram cars and cabs were overturned and
broken into splinters, roofs were dislodg-
ed and telegraph wires everywhere
torn from their poles. The parks
in and about the city were
devastated and in some cases entire
ly denuded. One church tower was blown
down. A number of houses in the suburbs
were entirely wrecked, and of the many
cottages on the outskirts of the capital
which were blown from their foundations
and wrecked, some were so completely and
quickly broken up and scattered by the
wind that they may be said to have vanish
ed before the storm. oTelegraphic commune
cation has been so completely cut off that
il is impossible to obtain news from the
provinces, but it is believed that the ruin
wrought by the hurricane has been wide
spread.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-05-20
Madness in Milk.

A dog belonging to Mr.. A. J. Hull, a
farmer living near Cabott, near Little
Rock, Ark went mad, and among animals
which it wounded in its wanderings about
the farm was mich COW. The cow showed
no signs of being affected by the wound
and it was thought that hydrophobia
would not result. In a few days, however,
the animal began showing the symptoms
of the dreaded disease, and at the same
time the farmers two little children, who
and been nourished with the cows milk,
exhibiting similar symptoms and died in
the most terrible. agonies. The other men,
bers of the. family were Ill, but finally re-
covered.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-05-20
The Crop Report.

The May crop report of the department
Of agriculture indicates an Improvement
Turing April of two points in wheat, with
a general average of condition at 95.
There is no marked change anywhere, but
slight advance is noted in the Ohio val
linas, Virginia and Maryland. The May
average last year was 20. The season has
been favorable and the crop is more adj
vanced than usual. The averages in the
principal states are: New York, 90;
tennsylvania, 50; Ohio, 81, Michigan, 81;
Indiana, 9s; Missouri, l0l; Kansas, 81.
The condition of rye averages 90; Of bar
lev o.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-05-20

The range of the cyclone of the 18th
and 18th inst, extended from Kansas to
Virginia. Many towns in Missouri
Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois and Ohio
suffered heavy loss in property. We
have endeavored to chronicle the most
disastrous, but in many Of the little
towns without telegraphic communica
ton, lives have been lost, and a mum
Der OF persons fatally injured to say
nothing OF the hundreds of happy
homes scattered without moments
warning. The charitably disposed will
have many calls upon their bounty,
and from those too, whose needs are
urgent.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-05-20
Ohio's Overflow.

wholesale destruction by the recent
storms In Ohio is reported from all direc-
uons Buildings have been blown to
pieces and farms are buried in water.
Railroad traffic is seriously imneded The
damage in eight counties in Ohio is esti-
mated at SlO,0O0000, and the loss of life is
great. The tornado in Indiana and iii
nois was very severe, and was a combine
ton or all the furious meteorological ele-
h mehts, and the most damaging of any that
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-05-20

An Ohio man never gets left. A resi-
dent of that state, aged seventy owed
more than he could pay, but his
creditors could not attach his home.
stead, that being exempt by statute.
But his wife died and he ceased to be a
man with fam ~ dependent upon
him. His creditors at once bounced
upon his home and advertised it for
sale. He took in the situation, hustled
around and found a woman whofwas
willing to share his fortunes, and mnr-
ried her five days before the sale wasst6
take place. And the courts say he is a
man with family again, and the
homestead must be held for the last
wife,
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-05-20
Won't Yield.

The strike in Detroit has settled down to
question of patient endurance. The
strikers as a rule are firm, quiet, land bound
men have gone back TO work, but not
enough to make perceptible thinning out
in the ranks of the strikers. A mass meet
ing was held the other night at which
about 1000 men bound themselves by oath
IN remain firm
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-05-20
An Insane Official.

Indiana, has been declared insane and has
been taken to the insane asylum. His
mania is that of ungrounded jealousy
of his wife, an estimable lady of 81 years
of age, and he has assaulted and threat
ened to kill reputable citizen who is the
victim of his jealous rage.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-05-20
Drowned Soldiers.

three soldiers Privates Swanwick,
Seventeenth infantry; Zinkard, Fifth in
fantry, and Morton, First cavalry-all of
Furt Custer, Montana, were drowned in
They were crossing in a skiff, and when in
midstream the strong current carried the
frail craft among the rapids, where it was
swamped.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-05-20

The news OF the anarchist riots in
Chicago cabled TO Germany has made
. great sensation among the socialists
In that country aud inspired them with
new enthusiasm. Herr Liebkecht in
tends to visit America shortly to make
. stamping tour OF the country. Herr
Bebel, the Socialistic leader, had de-
cided to accompany him, but was adj.
vised that tho state of public opinion
here Won not permit the free ex-
preston of his advanced ideas" All
the leading German papers in com.
menti2g on the riot aver that the Chi
cago authorities have heretofore de alt
too leniently with tho rabid preachers
of anarchy and communistic socialism.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-07-21
NORFOLK.
rx GOVERNOR SMITH = RE0R0ANIzA'
TON OF THE POLICE FORCE.
Entertaining the Richmond Eowitzers-
Murderer Recognized-Norfolk
Truckers Personal Notes.

ICouespondence OF the Richmond Dispatch.
July 90, 1886.
The remains Of young W. l.. Keister,
who killed himself yesterday, arrived
from Raleigh, N. c., this morning, and
were met by the Norfolk City Guard
and escorted to the home Of the de-.
ceased, on Fenchurch street.
Ex-Governor Smith continues to i'm
prove, and in few days will have
fully recovered from his fall at Virginia
Beach.
The police force Of the city was re-
organized last night by the new Board
Of Police Commissioners, and various
officers Of the force were promoted and
new ones appointed. Chief-of-Police
Joseph A. ROLAND, who has been on
The force for over twenty years, was re-
elected. The men composing the force
will be appointed next week. The
total police force Of the city numbers
twenty men.
The Portsmouth 0dd-Fellows have
gone to Williamsburg to spend the day.
The Richmond Howitzers came up
from Ocean View at noon to-day, and
leave at 2 o'clock for Virginia Beach as
the guests Of the Norfolk Blues to en-
10Y banquet and grand ball tonight.
Professor r. E. Blackwell and wife
left for Ashland this morning, having
spent two weeks with Rev. DR.. Black
well in Portsmouth, the Professors
father.
Colonel Catlet Gibson, of Culpeper,
United States District Attorney, Is Ill
the city on business connected with
Judge Hughes's court.
The Matthews county schooner
Mary and Ellen, capsized and sunk in
the bay of Windmill Point, wai towed
in by the wreckers yesterday. She had
her masts broken, big hole stove in
her bottom. and was otherwise wrecked
by the storm she encountered.
The Norfolk wreckers are doing some
successful work in Jacmel harbor, San
Domingo, and will soon have aiost the
abandoned British steamship Albano.
General w. II. G. Lee and State
Senator Beston are among the latest ar
rivals at Virginia Beach.
The Norfolk and Western Railroad
Company have just closed contract
with J. T. Maulton & Son, Of Chi
cago, for the construction of $50, 900
bushel grain elevator on the company's
pier, at the foot Of Main street. The
elevator is to be frst-class in every re-
spect, and ready for business not later
than the 18th Of November.
The sheriff of Wake county, N. c.,
was at the county Jail last night, and
recognized the negro Lewis Williams,
who was captured in the county on Sat
urdsy night, as the party wanted in Ra-
leigh for robbery and murder two years
ago. At the close Of the interview
Williams acknowledged that be commit
ted the crime, and told where he had
been concealiDg himself since his escape.
lie will be taken TO Raleigh as soon as
the requisition arrives.
A negro woman named Annie Brooks,
who came from Henrico county TO this
city, was sent TO jail yesterday for six
months for robbing Mrs. Q. Ii. Hostel
ter Of jewelry and wearing apparel.
G..
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-07-21
10 do otherwise than Is they have 10
State Conventions 80 often promised 70
dc--pamsly, stand by the RIDDLE
BERGER bill.
A Good sign.

There Is one Of the leading journals
of New York which does not hesitate
TO defy Wall street and its money
changers on the question of the policy
Of pay ing out Of the United States Urea.
sury all the surplus funds in excess oil
one hundred millions Of dollars. The
World boards the lion in his den, the
DOUGLAS in his hail." as follows:
"we do not believe in this now
Ghost raised by tho Wall-street organs.
"Tbe plain fact is that all these ex-
secers,ed assertions and wild predic-
tiops are the desperate resort oil the
moneyed interests Of the East and OF
Wall street to prevent the use of the
Treasury surplus in excess OF $780,
COO, 600 to redeem United States bonds.
The capitalistic classes want TO con-
t:nue to receive their interest on their
bonds and want a heavy idle Treasury
surplus kept out Of circulation in order
that they may make the usance OF their
own money the more profitable.
"Whst folly to talk about wrecking
the United States Treasury, destroying
the public credit, and staining the ma
tional honor because it is proposed that,
instead Of keeping the Treasury surplus
in excess Of 400, 900, 900 idle, we shall
psy our debts with it ct the rate OF So
600, coo q month, and so save IN
terest "
Coming from the neighborhood Of
Wall street, and from the leading or
gan of the Democratic party in the Pre-
sident's own State, the above remarks
are "good." But the World makes
still better point. 1t quotes from the
platform adopted by the last Demo
cratic National Convention the follow
ing paragraph
That change is necessary is proved
by an existing surplus Of more than
400, 000, 900, which has been yearly
collected from a suffering people,"
And then asks:
"As Mr.. Cleveland endorsed this
platform and was elected on it, why
should he veto a resolution designed to
reduce the Objectionable surplus in q
manner strictly constitutional and ad-
yantageous to the public interests"
Why, indeed?
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-07-21

,ooo, vu.o C,,opy, GuNNB PIoNAt
a that have some
the BLOOD diseases
soptt BLooD before the country
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