Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-05-17

lean syndicate the 1eaSlD1llty OF Scncme 10
build railway from some point on the
Northern Pacific TO Alaska via Calgary,
Edmonton and the Peace river country
Milan, Ohio, had a S125, 900 fire the other
night.
President Cleveland has pardoned Fred
M Ray, convicted of murder in the Indian
Territory.
Fire at San Diego, Cal, destroyed $780,
600 worth of property the other morning.
Joe Messenger, express messenger of the
United States company at Duluth, has been
arrested on charge of embezzlement.
A life sized bust of Garibaldi has been
placed in the upper lobby Of the senate.
Alfred Barnes died in Mexico Mo, the
other day. He had been Mason for 20
years, and is said to have been the oldest
member of the order in the world.
Supt. Nash of the railway mail service
has resigned to go into private business.
Emmons Blaine, the eldest son of the
statesman, says the report that his father
had consented TO accept the nomination is
news TO him.
1t is estimated that the grain crop will be
from 50,000,000 to S0,00O,000 bushels short
this year.
The laborers on the Duluth * Iron Range
road have struck for higher wages. The
strike has extended TO the iron mine at Ely
and about 900 men are idle.
I'he soldiers and sailors home at San
| dusky, Ohio, will he opened in short time.
The home will be in command Of Gen.
| Force.
Andrew Logan aged II, was burned to
| death at Nashville, Tenn, tho other night
while asleep.
Gen. Warner Lewis one Of the most prom
| inent men Of Iowa, died in Dubuque few
| days ago He was descendant Of one Of
the oldest Virginia families. His wife with
whom he had lived 90 years, was niece Of
| Gen. Lafayette.
a carload Of dynamite exploded on the
Philadelphia s. Reading road, near Shame
kin, Pa, tho other morning. Eight persons
were instantly killed and Is seriously IN
iured. Eight dwelling houses were burned
and many others leveled TO the ground by the
| force of the explosion, which was felt for
| 20 miles.
| The vote on the report Of the committee
| against the admission Of women 10 the
| general conference OF the Methodist church
was adopted by the following vote: Ayes
ministerial, l59; lay, 1S. Nays-ministerial,
1922 lay, IS.
A Are the other night at Shooters Island,
Staten Island sound, in the lumber yard of
| Lombard, Ayers & Co., destroyed many
thousand feet of yellow pine lumber, also
| the machine shop, cooperage Offices, etc. OF
the same nrm. The machinery alone was
worth 900, 900. The loss ia roo, 900, partial
| ly insured. The fire is thought 10 have
been of incendiary origin, and suspicion
poiuts 10 discharged Hungarian uorkmen
EmmOns Blaine has been elected direc
tor OF the Atkinson, Topeka Il Santa Fe
railroad.
The Canadian government is called on 20
relieve Indians starving in the Peace river
country.
The senate in executive session has rati-
fed the Chinise treaty
The commission house of w. II. Coleman
& Co. of San Francisco, one OF the largest
in the United States, has failed for $780,
| 900.
The high license law has reduced the
number of Pittsburgh saloons and the con
sequent consumption Of beer, TO such an OK
| tent that the brewers say they will proba-
| bly, have to reduce their force of men.
Consequently they do not fear strike.
Fire at St. Johns, ILL.,, destroyed SJOO,O00
| worth Of coal.
The treasury department is buying bonds
| in large quantities.
A boiler in Hodges sash and blind shop
in Manchester, n. H., exploded the other
morning, and two men were instantly
| killed.
Said that Gen. James w. Ewing, dis
| bursting clerk OF the department OF justice,
is short in his accounts to tho extent Of
| IS, 900 or $1,000.
One thousand miners in Birmingham,
| Ala, are on "a strike.
A terrific explosion of dynamite occurred
at the Colby mine in Bessemer the other
morning. One miner was instantly killed
and three others seriously injured.
At Adrian the jury in the case of Emma
Blackstone Va. Detroit insurance company,
| Michigan mutual accident, rendered "a YER
/ ha fraf hail ot 10 ha m
the full amount 100 and interest.
Gov Hill of New York has vetoed the
| high license bill.
Rev. Lyman Abbott has accepted the
pastorate OF the late Henry Ward Beecher's
| church.