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Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-02-11
STATE SIFTINGS.

During 1885 the Lake Superior iron mines
shipped 2,427, 421 tons of ore, and since the
opening of the fields in 1874 the shipments
have been 1888, 339 tons.
DIR. Cyrus Backus, one of the oldest settlers
Of Washtenaw county, is dead.
Jesse Austin of Nashville was engaged in
splitting wood III his woodshed, wien he
struck an exceptionally hard knot lie struck
IL once, making no impression, then gathered
his muscle for mighty ehort In descen ling
the AK struck a bunch of steel traps which
were hanging over his head, causing 1t to
glance, and the blade went with the full force
of the blow into his left loot at the instep,
cutting it as nearly half through as could be
measured.
The Chicago " Northwestern railway COM
pany has party Of surveyors making q pre-
liminary survey for a road from Iron River,
Iron county, TO Watersmeet in Ontonagon
county. to connect with the Milwaukee, Lake
Shore ~ Western road The Northwestern
road has only about thirty miles TO build to
give them through line to Ashland or St.
Paul.
The parents Of d. l.. Merrill of Union City
were in the wreck OF passenger train near
Santa Fe, New Mexico. They were members
of party from Milwaukee, who were en- route
for the city Of Mexico to spend the remainder
of the winter Mr.. Merrill estimates that his
loss by reason of the accident Will amount to
about $3.50.
o. X. Whitlock OF Kalamazoo, a prominent
citizen and armer Of Richard Union soldier
in the late war and pensioner Of the govern
ment for a long time, committed suicide the
other morning by stabbng himself De-
spondency because of ill-health is the supposed
cause.
The total number of inmates confined
In the state house of correction at Ionia is
$50.
The Chicago q West Michigad railroad
will put chime whistle on all their locomo-
tives
Ash Hutchins Of Allegan was killed by be-
Ing struck on the back OF the head by limb
thrown up by the falling Of tree on the Shcr-
wood tract. He leaves family In poor cir
cumstances.
The state military board has let the con-
tract to j. III. Mckinney Il Co. OF New York,
for 600 white hemlets at 81 each. The board
are also ordered 500 additional blouses.
Mrs. Catherine Chase an old citizen of Flat
Rock, died suddenly few days ago while
about her household duties.
At the annual meeting of the Harbor Point
association In Lansing few days ago the fol
lowing officers we're chosen: President b. II.
Simons; secretary, A. Beamer; treasurer, &. l..
Smith; board Of directors, Thomas Berry, De
troit; Charles Chaplin, Niles; 81. Smith, b. II.
Simons, Alfred Beamer, Lansing w. II.
Dewey will manage the association hotel again
next season.
The northern asylum for the insane at TRAY.
crse City, which opened business sbout Dec. 10
has now 1853 inmates. The bulk of these have
come from kalamazoo and Pontiac. The
number OF attendants and other persons EN-.
poyed Is forty-seven, making total popula
ton Of 40. The number Of patients is being
increased almost daily. Only one of this large
number needs restraint. There has been only
one death, and that an old case. But very
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-02-11
An Item for Soldiers.

The state auditors are receiving a great
many applications from soldiers claiming state
bounties under the provisions OF the act by the
last legislature who are entitled 10 them. Ali
soiuiers who are entitled 10 bounties, unless
they or some one authorized by them has re-
ceived one, are included in the following
Classes:
Men enlisting from March 6, 1853, to No
venber TO- 1903, (Doth inclusive) in any Mich
ryan regiment, company or battery, except
the Tenth and Eleven b cavalry, Thirteenth
AID ourteentn Latter.es, and First colored
infantry, enutle to $50 state lounty.
= Men re-enDstlng in their own regiments
(after service of two years. from Nov, mbor
IL, 1868 t. february 4, 1864, (bo.h lnclusive)
enttle to = . state bOuntj.
8. Men enlisting or re-cnlisting from Feb
rumy D. 1864, to May II, loo4 doth inclusive)
in any regiment, company or battery, If ap-
plea on s0J,OO0 call, and properly credited 10
the sub-dstrict Ia which they resided at the
time of enlistment, entitled 10 $40 state
bounty.
4. Men enlisting from February 4, 1866, 10
April IA, 1865 doth inclusive) properly cred
tied TO sub-distr1cts, entitled to $3.50 state
bounty.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-02-11
Close of a Useful Life.

Col. +. II. Thompson died at his home IN
! Flint on the I'd inst, after two weeks illness.
The deceased was born at Randall West
moreand county, England, June II, 1910, and
came to this country with his parents when
but 3 years of age. His father located
at Boston, Mass, and when he reached the
proper age young Thompson was sent to school
at the academy at White Plains, y. Y, for
four years. Naturally of rowing disposition
he sailed before the mast for two years, but,
deciding TO educate himself for the law, he
entered the Office of Willard Fillmore, subse-
quently president of the United States, and
while so engaged formed an intimacy with Mr..
Fillmore which was unbroken up TO the death
of the ex-president. At the age of % years,
Mr.. Thomson having been duly admitted
to practice law, he located at Buffalo,
out subsequently, removed TO Cleveland, Ohio.
He came 10 Michigan soon after the territory
was admitted as a state, and was appointed
prosecutor of Lapeer county by Michigan :
first governor, stephen T. Mason About a
year later he removed to Flint, where he has
since resided. He formed a law partnership
with John Barlow, and for years the firm OF
Barlow X Thompson was the leading law firm
of northern Michigan. In lS47 he was elected
TO the state senate. He was the father of the
bill providing for the location Of the institu-
ton for the deaf, the dumb and the blind In
Flint, as well as of that locating the insane
asylum at Kalamazoo. His senatorial term
embraced the years 1S4S49. BY his activity
in the advocacy OF a foreign emigration bill he
attracted the favorable notice of Gov. Ransom
)nd was appointed state immigration agent,
with headquarters at New York City; he
was subsequently sent to Stuttgart, Germany,
in the same capacity, and by his indie
fatlgable efforts he was directly responsible
for the removal of over 10000 Woodworking
Germans TO the state. In London, in ls5l, he
was appointed a commissioners TO the worlds
exposition, then being held there. In 1855 he
was elected to the lower house of the state
legislature When the war of the rebellion
broke out Gov. Blair appointed him member
of the state military Loard, and when the
lamented Gen. A. s. Williams resigned the of
fee to go TO the 'front.' Col. Thompson was
made president of the board. AS a Shake
spearian scholar Col. Thompson had few
superiors. For very many years he devoted bis
time and large portion Of his income to the
accumulation of tirst-class Shakespeare II
library, which now adorns the great library oil
the university. The colonel's last political eX-
perience was in running for lieutenant
governor In 1880. He had little If any hope of
election, but he entered the campaign with
characteristic energy and accepted defeat with
equally characteristic philosophy.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-02-11

Gen. Black, commissioner of pen
sioners, has established law division
of the pension Office, which went into
operation on the 1st inst with Mr..
James NJ. Ward as chief. All matters
relating to attorneys fees, the standing
of attorneys practicing before the
pension bureau, appeals from the de-
cisions of the commissioner of pensions
to the secretary of the interior, all ru .
ings and orders of the commissioner re-
lating to the disposition of cases or to
the laws and practice of the office are
to be referred to this division. The
chief of the division is charged with the
duty of preparing for pu licat o by
the chief clerk all rulings and decision
affect ne the practice and busin 81 Of
the Office.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-02-11
THE STATE AT LARGE.
GRAND RAPIDS LIGHTED.
che Grand Rapids & Indiana Car shops
Burned.

Fire broke out in the Grand Rapids &
Indiana car shol S, 10 1T al at the extreme
limits of Grand Rapids, early on the morning
OF the 9th inst Tht entire fire department re-
sponded and within about two hours time
succeeded in CHI cling the flames. The fire was
started by defectve stove in the paint shop
and spread rapidly through the entire build
ing. The flames then spread to the coach room
and In Il short time this room was in ashes.
The uphOlstering room was the next visited
bv the tery element. Aside from he stock de-
itroyed in the various departments, a large
quantity OF DIR, lumber was also burned. The
loss will foot up nearly $4,000, which is COW
ored by $4,000 insurance. The main car
shops, where most of the work of building
and repairing IS carried on adjoining those
now in ruins were saved by the heroic efforts
of the fremen. The fire is the largest one
Grand Rapids has witnessed for several years
and lit up the entire city. 1t was
:eared at one time that despite all efforts the
entire car works would be consumed. No
heavy wind was blowing, which made the work
more easy. Ii is impossible TO state what the
railroad company viii do, but they will un-
doubtedly rebuild at once. The railroad Off
cials were nearly all on the grounds, assisting
in fighting the flames. About 100 men are
thrown out of employment.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-02-11

Mr. Edison's new invention of tele
graphing to and from moving trains to
stations along the road has been sue
ccssfully tested. The apparatus ed
on the train was an ordinary Mors,
key, phonetic receiver, electro-mag
net and battery. To the latter wa,
attached ground wire connected witt,
the axle of the wheels and thus with
the track. Another wire connected
with the tin roof of the car. ! he cal
roofs were competed by an insulated
wire. From the car roofs the message,
were transmitted by induction to the
permanent wires along the track. dis
lance of % to 80 feet Nc Edison said
the new wonder would be introduced a
once on the Illinois Central
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-02-11

Women are alike the world over,
whether she be queen on the throne OIL
the woman in the humber walks OF
life. Queen Victoria found that she
must summon Gladstone to form a new
ministry 1t went against the royal
grain to thus humble herself before the
"grand old man." and as u solace to
her wounded feelings she found refuge
in tears At least the cable bring the
startling information that her majesty
spent the forenoon before his arrival in
weeping.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-02-11
Mr., Comstock's income tax bill in

Mr., Comstock's income tax bill in.
troduced in the House few days ago,
provides. that all individual estates, the
income of which is $4,000 or more
shall pay l per cent tax; $4,000 or over.
2 per cent; $4,000 and over, pc
cent; $4,000 and over, per cent $685.,
600 and over, 5; $4,000 and over, 6
100000 and over Z; and S2O0,00 and
over, 8 per cent. Mr.. Comstock says
he goes no farther than this because to
do so would be to drive capital out OF
the country. He did not include cor
porations in the bill, because he think
that to tax them would be to tax many
small stockholders whose incomes are
much less than $4,000 Mr.. Comstock
expects the bill to receive attention
from the ways and means committee.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-02-11

bill was before the Senate a few
days ago to permit the United States
counsel at Warsaw, Russia, to accept
certain decorations rendered him by
the Russian government. During the
discussion of the matter Senator Logan
gave expression to truth which should
be taught every boy before he begins
the struggles with tbs worlds tempta-
tons and strifes. Senator Logan sa d:
"Let the decoration of tn American
citizen Re his daily walk and his de-
meanor toward his fellow man. That
is the only decoration an American cit.
izen should wear"
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-02-11

Germany has just celebrated the fif-
tieth birthday of the first railway in
Germany. The little road, some three
or four miles long, was completed at
Christmas time, 1885, and ran between
Nuremburg and Firth. It continues to
run and pay very nice dividends. 1t is
q medievally managed affair. and only
wants Faust as conductor and a
Mephistopheles for an engineer and
fireman to make it classically poetic
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-02-11

A fireman employed by The Lehigh
Valley railroad company, whose capac
ity for drinking enormous qua titles oil
cold wa made him famous long the
inc has died after short illness, as.
cribed to his inordinate absorption. II
Is said that he often drank a two quart
pitcher without taking he vessel from
his lips, and he had been known to
drink as much as eight gallons of water
in one day.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-02-11
LIVE STOCK

CATTLE.-The market is brisk and 10c. high
err; choice and extra good grades of shipping
cattle 950to 800 lbs are quoted at 50 50(p5 so
good 10 choice stockers and feedersS2 50t9i 20 f,
common and good aud mixed native cows,
heifers and canning cattle are quoted atsl 75lD
3 20; bulk and mixed ranged at ~ 1908 10.
HoGs-The market is strong and &c higher
common and rough and mixed grades of hogs
are quoted at 50 b5(oo4; good and choice as
sorted heavy packing and shipping grades OF
hogs at SiCa4 40: common TO good light and
bacon grades OF hogs at 80 40@4; sklps and
culled hogs at ~ 5003 60
snEEP-The market is steady; inferior TO
fair native shorn sheep sold at 500 IS; Tex
ans at $2@j 30; lambs, per head, IS 1905 IS
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-02-11
TO CORRESPONDENTS.

Al communica Ions for this paper should be accom-
pan ed by the name OF the author not necessary Tor
publication but as an evidence Of good faith on the
part OF the writer. Write only on one side OF the
paper. BE part cularly careful about giving names
and dates 70 have the letters d figures plain and
distinct Proper names are difficult To decipher
because Of the careless manner In which they are
written.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-02-11

Salvation Oil is the greatest cure on earth
for pain. This invaluable liniment routs and
banishes all bodily pain instantly, and costs
only twenty-five cents bottle.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-02-11

The great superiority of DIR. Bulbs Cough
Syrup to all other cough remedies Is attested
by the immense popular demand for that old
established remedy. Price % cents bottle.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-02-11

Velveteen both plain and figured, is much
used this ason for house dresses as well as
for street costumes.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-02-11

The full SIX TT OF last season is again the
favorite OF young girls.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-02-11

just now straight feathers lead the Ostrich
plumes in popularity.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-02-11

The foundation of mapy of the bonnets is OF
faille embroidered In goN and in various beads
and colors.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-02-11

Yellow shades over gas jets give IA soft, mel
low, pretty light. Shades OF red glass are now
considered vulgar
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-02-11

They are trying TO narrow Ywn the sphere
Of black silks to church dresAs, but they VIII
never be banished.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-02-11

There is a great deal Of Balkan among tn,
war horses OF the East.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-02-11
FARMERS AND sTOCKMEN.

At recent wedding the dresses of both tn,
bride and bridesmaids were trimmed with fur
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-02-11

A white felt hat trimmed with black astrak
han Sin Paris the hight of style. 1t is Rus
sian mode.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-02-11

There are firms in New York and Phiadel
tha who hire out clean collars aud cuffs-
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-02-11

The only remedy that cures gals, cuts and
wounds on horses and cattle, and always grows
the hair in its original color, is Veterinary Car
bollsalve. so cents and 100, at Druggists or by
mail. Cole a. Co. Black River Falls VIE
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-10-15
gAily 4 aantHail
THE NEWS EPiToMsz ED.

Destructive prairie fires are sweeping
over Indian territory.
Another Mexican instruction is
struggling to the surface.
Eastport, Maine, was partially dea
troyed by FIRE yesterday.
Milwaukee & st. Paul switchmen at
Minneapolis arc O s
Dakota's Methodist conference assem-
bled at Watertown yesterday.
The remains of Chief Jaetice Chase
were turned over to the state OF Ohio, of
Cincinnati, yesterd. y.
A railroad meeting in Chicago yes
terdny averted o threatened southwest
ern passenger rate war.
The employees of Armoui's Chicago
beef packing house have been ordered
out by the knights of labor. This adds
several thousand to the list Of strikers
Yesterday o furious storm prevailed
over the eastern states and the lakt
region, reaching as far west as the Mic
sissippi river. Numerous lake disaster
hEo IopOTIed.,
Over fifty lives were lost in the de
struction of the town of Sabine Pass
Texas. An equal number were lost q
Johnson's Bayon. The two villages or
swept away by the water.
Thomas B. Berry, John W. Hayes
VIM. a. Bailey. A. A. Carleton. t. B
McGuire and Ira II. Aylesworth wer
elected at Richmond as the exeoutiv
board OF the knights Of labor.
Abram s. Hewitt has agreed to accep
the TarnmaDy nomination for mayor
and has written o letter announcing til
fact. Hewitt s~tipulates, however, thu
the balance of the ticket sLall be satis
factory to him. The na.nn &c
has nominated Theodore Roosevelt fe
mayor.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-10-15
BY the Mayor.
Lively Experience with a Corpse.

Lively Experience With "a Corpse.
Paris letter: A CHASTITY pantomime,
recalling to 1ind Poe's narrative of the
ga~lvanizing of a mummy, was enacted
on Monday at the practical school of
surgery, where the bodies of Frey and
Riviere were placed at the disposal of
the surgeons to experiment on: A
number of experiments were made,
smong them the following: To re.
establish circulation in the several
heads, the veins were injected WITH
blood taken from a living animsl. The
skin of the face, previously livia, be-
cause changed with color. the lips re.
covered their natural red, and the
cheeks filled out. Irregular movements
agitated the skin and the face resumed
the appearance of life. Electric cur
rents were passed through the facial
nerves, and the contractions OF the face
we're noted. There were, however, no
results in the slightest degree indicative
of any restoration TO life or conscious
ness. The nerves shortly ceased to be.
tray any sensibilty, and it was evident
that ell perception and sensation were
at an end.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-10-15
women as momesteaders

Washington, Oct. 11-Commissioner
sparks was shown "a Woonsocket, OAK,
SPECIAL printed in northwestern papers
a few days since, in which HE policy
was called severely to account. The
dispatch contained the following state
ment:
One of the late rulings, and one In
direct conflict with that of any pre-
decessor since the enactment of the
homestead law, is that married women,
who after taking their CLAIMS marry,
forfeit all rights, and the land reverts
to The government. Within q radius Of
thirty miles of this place it is stated
that to-day there are ninety-three claims
taken by women, and that out of that
number over eighty are now living on
and acres are beng thus improved, and
the residents thereon do not propose to
submit to Sparks decree.
The commissioner said:
Yes, | did make such a ruling. / have
no doubt. although I do not remember
it now. OF course, if an unmarried
woman lakes up homestead and then
marries and brings her husband to live
with her on the claim, / have no doubt
she could prove up in good faith and
secure her homestead; but when 9
woman takes up a homestead and Their
marries, and her husbands home is
somewhere else, she cannot in good faith
or under the law. complete her holding
God Almighty and the lag ssy he. home
IS where her husband ls, and 1t is not
logical to say she has a home or resi-
dence on her entry as contemplated By
law. The Woonsocket man who
wrote that article lied when he
wrote it, and he knew be
lied. Those women are pre- badly s.hoo
teachers and Others who live in the
towns thereabout. They are stealing
the land belonging to honest settlers. ]
don't think they intend to be dishonest
but are led into it by sharpers and lane
attorneys, who tell them it IS cas-
enough to get a claim. They take up
piece of land, put up an sx6 shack, will
a board roof and shlngle at each end, t,
carry out the law; 60 out there and sta,
Saturday and Sunday aud come back tt
their schools Monday, and cali that
residence. That is the sort of thing
am trying to break up to save this LAM
for the man who has q family and vii
, ecome an actual settler and farmer.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-10-15
headachs and DYspensia

No. 5l2 West 9th ST., N. Y. June 80,
1856 have been q martyr to bilious
headache and dyspepsia. Any indiscre-
tion in dict. over fatigue, or cold, brings
on o ft of indigestion, to be followed By
. headache lasting two or three days at
. time. / think I must lave tried over
twenty different remedies. which were
recommended as certain cures by loving
friends, but it was NO use. Like the
irishman.I got nc better very fast. at
last l thought I wonld take 9 simple
course OF purgation with Brandreth's
Fills, For the first week i took two
pills every night, then one pill for thirty
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-10-15
Wants to be senator.

Washington special; The news OF
the death of Senator Pike, of New
Hampshire. received here to-day, is fol.
lowed by the gossip that ex-Secretary
Chandler is likely to succeed him. Mr..
Chand'e- has been uneasy aver since he
got out Of office: aud wants to help run the
government again. 1t is said thai
Chandler will move heaven and earth
to get in the senate, but 1t is somewhat
doubtful whether he san secure the ap,
pointment from the present governor,
Mr.. Chandler led q very formidable bolt
against Pike. This will ipiure his
chances. His chief competitor will be
ex- Ex-senator Rollins.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-10-15

of Gen. Logen's staff tillthe olose of the
var. He hos bton sick three months.
The remains were taken to Rochelle,
ILL.,, for burial.
The bar of Deadwood gave the mem
bers OF the supreme court a magnii-
sent baoquet last Thursday. Ioasts
were responded to by all the Judges,
including Judge Thomas; by Hon. o.
8. Clifford, and by Judge Moody, O. II.
Winsor, A. ID. Thomas, Of Fargo, e. w.
Martin, Judge Mclaughlin and Judge
Vast
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-10-15

Don't buy q heating stove until you
have seen the Walker, at
j. O. MoRMANN's.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-10-15

All kinds of heating stoves. at
j. @. MoRMANN's.