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Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-03-08
WOLVERINE WHISPERINGS.

David Heming o. Chicago, has given
$4,000 to the endowment fund of the
Episcopal college at Grand Haven. Bishop
Gillespie mas given $500 as an anniversary
gift of his conservation as bishop of the
diocese.
There are 2!j Mormous in Michigan.
Niles is trying TO have the Michigan
Central locate its shops there.
James Stewart the man arrested for the
murder of an unknown man in Hudson, has
been sentenced to eight years in Jackson.
Commandment Pierce of Michigan SOL
diers' home writes thanks to Mrs. Abbie
j. Curry, post president Col Fenton, post
w. r. {. No 65 at Fenton, for box of
books sent to veterans. He says old
soldiers 'spend their time in reading,
writing, eating and sleeping, with as few
restrictions as is consistent with the nee
essary discipline, and Notwithstanding
their lives have dark clouds mixed in,
they ell appear to be contented and hap.
Ply in the home a generous state has pro-
vlded for their old age"
Grand Master Dewey OF the Michigan
Oddfellows has appointed the following
oilicers Grand chaplain, Henry King of
Lrockway Center; grand marshal John
Northwood of New Lothrop; grand con
ductor II. II. lehman OF Negaunee;
grand guardian, George II. Brooks of
Hastings; grand herald, VIM. r. Simpson
OF Detroit.
The Methodist church in Charlotte was
badly damaged by fire the other day.
The state association OF spirituaists, at
the annual meeting IN Grand Rapids.
elected The following officers; President
w O. knowles OF Grand Rapids; vice
president, A. ~ Day OF Detroit; secreta-
ry {. H. Potter of Grand Rapids; treas
urer, HRS. T.. }. Winch OF Grand Rapids;
trustees, Or. j. b. sullivan of stanton,
Mrs. sarah Graves and l.. H. Austin of
Grand Rapid.
Lew b. Fisher, whose horse was killed
and himself seriously injured during a
runaway caused by his horses fright at a
gan Central train in Kalamazoo,
has compromised his suit for damages for
Sl.g3.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-03-08
FOREIGN FACTS.

Parnell's new land bill has been pub
lished.
There is imminent danger that Russia's
war fund will be put in circulation.
Prince Louis Napoleon has resigned his
commission in the Italian army.
Queen Victoria opened the London
season by holding the first drawing room
reception of the year February "a.
A panic was caused in Jewish church
n Warsaw by false alarm of fire. In the
struggle 60 escape four women were killed
and IS other persons seriously injured.
Kingston, Ontario, is said TO be head
quarters for opium smuggling.
The mayor of Cork has been released
from prison, where he had been sent for
interfering with the coercion law.
Advices from Hanoi, Tonquin, state that
the public stores, warehouse, factory,
everal timber yards and 800 houses have
been destroyed by fire in the artisans
quarter Of the city. Ten natives and one
.uropean were killed.
The Spanish senate has approved the bill
establishing trial by jury.
Three agents of Pasteur have sailed for
New South Wales with hen cholera mi
crobeS, to innoculate and exterminate the
rabbits in Australia.
The village of Valtorta, in the north Of
italy, has been buried by an avalanche.
Many houses were wrecked and their oc-
rupants buried in the ruins. Troops from
Bergatno were sent to aid in disinterring
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-03-08
A Good Showing.

The Grand Council of the Royal Tenn
plars of Temperance IN session at Lansing
elected the following officers Past grand
councillor, Geo. NJ. Dewey, Owosso; grand
councillor, NJ. b. Blain, Lowell; vice-coun
ci!or, Mrs. y. NJ. Cooper, Battle Creek;
grand chaplain, Mrs. S. f.. w. Washburn
Ypsilanti; grand secretary, Gilbert M.
Hasty, Lansing, grand treasurer, a. IS.
Partridge, flushing; grand herald, Mr..
Husken, Grand rapids; guard, /. l.. sharp,
Whitehall sentinel H. ". Parker, Owosso;
directors, II. w. randolph, Vernon, three
years; -. w Brundage, kalamazoo, two
years, II. l. Bower, ,ireenville, one year ;
representative to the supreme council,
Geo. NJ. Dewey; alternate, Mrs. p. b..
Whitfield, Grand Rapids. The next meet
Ing will be held in Lansing on the last
Tuesday of next February.
Grand Secretary Hasty's report showed
that the society numbers l,@J- members In
Michigan and has $40 on hand. curing the
year there was collected 81, isj II, and the
expenses amounted to Sl,OSj o.. There
are - councils of good standing in the
state and the membership has been IN
creased by 457 during the syear. there
we're o4i members who left the order dur
ing that time. Out of the number in the
order 1, 80 are men and G11 women. Fifteen
memors died since the last meeting and
the cOunu paid 81! OOJ on insurance
policies.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-03-08

Wool, Lumber and Salt on the Free
List--S60, 600, 900 Reduction.

Wool, Lumber and Salt on the Free
List--S60, 100000 Reduction.
The much NOTED tariff bill has faally
been submitted. 1t is very voluminous
covering 60 pages, and its trainers esti-
mate that, if passed, il would reduce taxa
ton about Sj0,000,00O annually. Michigan
interests are the first feature OF the bill,
lumber of every kind, in logs sawed or
manufactured, going on the free list,
with the proviso that no country
shall have this privilege that charges ex-
mort duty on its logs. Salt is the second
item of the bill, and is made free, when
Imported from any country which does
not charge an import duty upon salt ex-
ported from the United states. Copper
ore and raw wool are also free, and manu-
featured wooden goods get big cut
No internal revenue changes are pro-
nosed by the bill The subject was left,
purposely. for lack of time, to the consid-
GRAFTON of the full committee. lt is ru-
mored, too. that the democratic members
are preparing an internal revenue bill to
be submitted at an early day.
The penalties are made more stringent
for bribery or feeling inspectors of customs
or for any Irregularities in inspection of
baggage. The government is authorized
to bring suit for the value of merchandise
fraudulently imported after such mer-
chandise has passed into the hands of the
importer. The other provisions are all of
"A minor character.
or the reductions made by the bill
amounting 10 from $4,000, 600 TO 10000,
900 per year, So, 0O0, 600 is caused by nddi-
lions TO the free list. $1,000 600 from re-
auctions on woolens, Sll,O0l,00J from re-
ductIonS on sugar, $3,0O0,000 on metals
Sl,0lO.OO0 on sundries, and SlO0,0O0 on
cotton.
The trainers claim that il removes in
consistences Of the present tariff IN a
spirit Of fairness TO all industries: that it
breaks up trusts corners and other dis
honest combinations, and that ii warrants
no disturbance of business and causes no
injury to established interests.
Free fish was omitted from the bill for
the purpose Of relieving il from the diplo-
matte questions which would have been
involved.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-03-08
APratty Souvenir.

1t is customary for the post entertaining
che state encampment of the q. A. r., to
present to each delegate a souvenir of the
occasion. Charles 4. Foster Post of Ian
sing has adopted one for the coming
March encampment which will be the
finest thing of the kind ever presented in
thi, tate. IL will be a bronze medal about
the size of "a silver half dollar, on the front
of which will be, in has relief, the head of
Department Commander rutherford; also
on this side, in a circle, will be inscribed
in raised letters, al. u. rutherford De
partment Commander" On the reverse
side it will read: tenth Annual Enramp-
ment Department OF Michigan q. A r.,
Lansing. 1855" The medal will be sus-
pended by a rlbbon o. the department
color (crimson) from 4 bronze pin-bar
one and a half inches long aud nve-siX-
teenths of an inch wide, across tac center
of which viii b. bronze G.. A H., badg
of the size and similar to the @. A. r.,
button usually worn on the lapel. The
souvenir is being manufactured at the
United States mint in Philadelphia at an
expense OF 500.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-03-08
BLAINE is IN EARNEST.
lie Says lie Means Every Word Of His
Recent Letter.

He Says lie Means Every Word of His
Recent Letter.
Mr.. Blaine has been interviewed again
at Florence, declaring that under no cir
cumstance will he permit his name to be
used as a presidential candidates; first,
because a defeated candidate has no right
to compromise his party by assuming
leadership second time; and, secondly,
his health is such as to render 1t danger
Gus for him TO undertake another canvass
such as that of lS4 and nothing less
would be just to the party. Mr.. Blaine
says that his letter to b. +. Jones was
written after due elaboration, and that
nothing can swerve him from the lines
marked out. Mr.. Blaine said in the
course OF the interview:
"Nou have no idea what a relief it is 10
me to think that | am now out of the can
vasS, and that when come back to New
York IN the summer that | shall not be
going there to face reception after recep-
ton. and to enter into the turmoil and
excitement OF political canvass. | can
now come back quietly after the conven
ton has once decided the result and en-
oy my own life in my own way, free I
hope from further criticism or comment"
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-03-08
JOINED THE SILENT MAJORITY.
w. w. COrcOran, the Eminent PHI
lanthrOpist, is Dead.

w. w. COrcOran, the Eminent PHI
lanthrOpist, is Dead.
w. w. Corcoran died in Washington
February "A, after an illness OF but two
weeks, although he has been gradually
failing for the past year.
Hon. ". W. Corcoran, one Of the most
famous philanthroplsts and liberal art
patrons of the United States, was born in
Georgetown, D. G.. Dec. "a, 1898, and was
consequently In his Goth year He was
educated there and engaged in business
with varying fortunes until lS40. when he
formed a partnership with G.. w. Rigs.
ortune favored him from that on, and his
investments in Washington real estate
made him wealthy he leaves an estate
supposed to lie worth from six to seven
million. The hundreds of thousands he
has given away can scarcely be estimated.
His career in Washington has been full of
bene factions. The one with which his
name is most prominently associated is
the Corcoran art gallery on Pennsylvania
avenue. The erection OF the gallery was
begun in 1851, but work on it was inter
ruptel during the war. The total cost
was about $3.50, 900. He settled upon the
institution $4,000, which brings an income
of $4,000 er year, TO detray the expenses,
add TO the collections, etc. The art col
lection is one of the finest in the nited
States. The Louise home for old ladies,
named after his only daughter, i'd another
mark of his henevolence. Another in.
stance of his public spirit and generosity
was his providing for the interment of
Payne, the author of Home, Sweet
Home, and the erection Of a monument
to his memory. Mr.. Corcoran was
staunch democrat and liberal contribu-
tor TO the campaign fund.
When in the banking business Mr. Cor.
coran found himself with $1,000 900 OF the
Mexican war loan on his hands in a failing
market. He went TO London, enlisted
great banking houses there in support Of
a loan that seemed perilous, but that sub
sequently rose TO a high premium, and
laid the basis OF fortune.
Mr.. Corcoran in 1895 married Louise
Amory Morris daughter of Commodore
Charles Morris. Mrs. Corcoran died five
wears later. Their first child, a boy, died
when an infant, and an only daughter
Louise, who married George Eustis a
brother of the present Senator Eustis Of
louisiana died in 1861, leaving two sons
and a daughter, who will undoubtedly
inherit the bulk of MIR. Corcoran's for
tune. Mr.. Corcoran gave away I'm public
and private charity and in benevolent
qequests probably S3,0O0,OO0.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-03-08
MANY LIVES LOST.
A Steamer Blown Up and Burned to
the Waters Edge.


just as the ferry steamer Julia. plying
between South Vallejo and Vallejo Station,
Cal, was leaving the other morning with
about 20 persons on board there was a loud
explosion and sheet of flame shot into
the air. Those who were on deck at the
time were hurled overheard by the force
OF the explosion, and several of them were
killed outright by being struck by pieces
of the debris, which were seat flying in all
directions. The explosion attracted the
attention of people living in the vicinity
and men rushed TO the assistance of thu
unfortunate passengers. In few minutes
all was confusion, for men, women and
children who had relatives on board the
Inflated Julia were waiing and wringing
their hands as they rushed around the
wharf. The men on the wharf were
anxious to aid hut there seemed but
little for them 10 do as mos OF the
passengers we're below the deck at the
time OF the explosion, and were either
killed outright or drowned when the water
poured on them. IL had been customary
for all the passengers TO go below the deck;
in the morning, as IL was cold and foggy
"A few who were on deck and who were
not rendered insensible by the force of
the shock, w Is quickly assisted ashore by
the people on the warf.
To add to the intensity OF the scene large
watts of petroleum stored on the warf
caught fire and the flames spread rapidly.
The fire companies were unable to accom-
plish anything, as there was no water,
owing TO the tide being out. Fifteen
minutes after the explosion about 600 feet
of the wharf, the freight depot and the
telegraph Office were burning " hen the
tide came in they managed to get n supply
OF water, and at noon mad the fire under
control. While the tremen and others
were trying 10 save the wharf large
number of noatmen were rowing around
the wreck seeking TO recover bodies Soon
after the explosion occurred the steamer
burned Co the water's edge and sunk TO
the bottom with great number of the vic
tins buried under the debris. Between
30 and 40 lives were lost, although it is inn
possible to tell exactly how many, as the
names of but few who were on the boat
are known.
The cause of the disaster is not known,
though it is generally believed that the
explosion occurred in the boiler but the
impression also prevailed that the fire
was in some way communicated 20 the
petroleum tank, and that an explosion
occurred in that quarter. The steamer
burned petroleum Tor fuel. Vallejo Is
twenty-nIne miles up the bay from San
Francisco.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-03-08
THE STATE.
4 Pigplsh Association.

The Northern Indiana and Southern
Michigan Swine Breeders association held
its winter meeting in Hillsdale recently.
Tho first paper read was one by c. Mus
sekeman of Auburn, Ind, upon the sub
jet of Feeding FOR Market" The writer
took the position that while variety of
food was essential, corn should be the
staple food and foundation of all. An in
teresting discussion ensued upon tho sub
ject and many good thoughts and sug-
gestions brought out. II. Morse of Union
City read paper, THE Best Age to Wean
Pigs and How to Care for Them After
WEAVING" This paper contained many
good points and suggestions The discus
sion which followed the reading was spicy
and interesting. John Bowditch of JEFF
ferson Hillsdale county, followed with a
paper upon the "Best Manner of Adver-
Using Improved Swine land V. II. barrow
Of Coldwater, one upon the value Of
Expert Judging" Mir. barrow would
have judges for each breed OF swine, and
with all the peculiar.ties and characters
ties OF the breed as well as we'll as with
their good qualities and defects. In the
hauds OF such Judges justice would be
donc, and an incentive given 10 keep the
standard high.
The ASSOCIATION passed resolution that
its members would not exhibit at fairs
where expert judges where not employed.
They also passed resolutions asking the
Hillsdale county agricultural society TO
appoint expert judges at the fair this
year
quite large, and the interest good through
dut
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-03-08
Sold His Queer Body.

Vienna is the proud possessor of an
anatomical curiosity in the person of II
Gentleman who underwent his public
examination in the bankruptcy court
there recently. His backbone runs
rom his chin downward, and his chest
is situated where ordinary folk gener-
ally locate their backs. This gentle
man curio knows his own value, and
has sold his queer body for consider
able sum to n London anatomical sOci-
ETY., who at his death will pay the
amount to his heirs.-New York Sun,
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-03-08

the buried. Twenty-three corpses have
been recovered. Several persons have
been extricated alive, though more or less
injured.
Great loss of life has been caused in Italy
Spain ana Switzerland by avalanches.
Whole Alpen villages have been destroyed.
The relations between France and Italy
are becoming more and more strained.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-03-08

Strike on the Burlington System.
A strike has been ordered on the Chica
go, Burlington & Quincy railroad system.
The strike promises to be the most re
makable ever known, for in il the strong
est single labor organization in existence
has been pitted against the largest
railroad corporation in the ives
and one of the greatest in mil
age and wealth in the wor d. Should
the strike long continue it is probable that
in addition TO the l,4OO men directly in
volved the great majority of the 1900
employees of the company will be thrown
out of work, the 5000 members of the
Engineer Brotherhood throughout the
country called upon to contribute or their
savings. and the industries of vast coun-
try tributary 10 the road subjected to
partial paralysis The far-reaching effects
of the strike can be inferred from the fact
that the road has 5000 miles of main and
leased line griC ironing the states OF Hi
noiS, Iowa, Missouri an Nebraska. From
Chicago it reaches TO Denver, Col, over
1000 miles away, and Cheyenne, Wy, T.,
is equally as far. Minneapolis TO the north
and ST. Louis 20 the south are within its
reach-the territory of an empire.
The refusal of the &. Il. ~ g.. company
TO do away with classified wages for rail
road engineers has undoubtedly precipt-
tated the strike. The reason of the broth
erhood's stand against classified wages
was that the roads were beginning 20 dis
charge the higher-priced men who had
been in their employ for many years, and
were supplanting them with cheaper men.
The brotherhood now proposes scale OF
wages in which passenger engineers shall
get cents per mile and freight engineers
~ cents, hremen 20 get 90 per cent OF rms
scale. All the negotiations with roads
were successful until the c.. ID. az q. of
fcials were approached.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-03-08
Murder in NeMaYgO.

Wenze! Matzka, a French cook at Ryer-
son " Halls camp. three miles north of
Newaygo, fatally stabbed John Puff, n
fellow emp!oye. Puff was plaguing Matz-
ka. Puff died the next morning and
Matzka is in Jail. Puff leaves a widow
and three children.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-03-08

CATTLE-Marlet excited; prices 2Oc high
er; shipping steers, SO 3O(d5 30; stockers
and feeders, 81 500l3 co. cows, bulls and
mixed, S,tg5 go; Texas cattle 81 1905 %,
HoGs-Marllet stronger, 5G10c higher;
mixed, 50 l0(G5 30; heavy, s. 35(d5 60;
light, 81 9j@S5 3j; skips, SO 2j@o4 20.
SmEEP-Market stronger; natives, So 80
C05 30; western 81 S0105 30; Texans, So 30
dDS4 so; lambs. S50D6 20
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-03-08
ST. L is, JUNE 5,
The Place and Date FOR Holding The
National Democratic Convention.
Tho foIIoUing COLL has hoon isSuad.


The national democratic committee
having met in the city Of Washington on
the Odd day of February, ISIS, has appoint
ed Tuesday the 5th OF June next, nj noon,
as the time and chosen the city of st.
Louis as the place for holding the nation
al democratic convention.
Each state is entitled 20 a representa-
ton therein equal TO double the number
of its senators and representatives in the
congress Of the United States, and each
territory and the District of Columbia
shall lave two delegates.
All democratic and conservative citi-
zcns OF the United States, irrespective of
past political associations and differences,
who can unite with us in the effort for
pure, economical and constitutional gov
eminent are cordially invited TO Join in
sending delegates to the convention.
WILLIAM II. BARNUM
Chairman.
FREDERICK q. PRINCE,
Secretary.
The committee adjourned to meet in st.
Louis on Monday, June 4.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-03-08

The coal barons are not satisfied with
having the earth, they want to peddle it
out to the people at the rate Of two or
three hundred per cont.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-03-08

An amateur motor has been shot in
Mississippi We are not in favor of shoot.
ing amateur actors. Imprisonment for
life Is u punishment severe enough.
The Newtown bee., 1888-06-29

Largest stock and lowest prices in fire works, fire crackers, flags, toy pistols, etc., at E. F. Hawley's.
The Newtown bee., 1888-06-29
Ammoniated Bread.

Anmoniated baking powders-that IS. baking powders in which carbonate of ammonia is used as an ingredient and which exhale an odor of ammonia when heated-are chased by many eminent physicians and sanitarians as superior to all others. Prof Hassell of London, who
 is recognized as highest authority on the
 subject of food hygiene, comments in
 the strongest terms the use of carbonate
 of ammonia as a leavening agent. stating
 it's great advantage to be in its perfect
 volatility, which permits it to be. by the
 heat of baking, entirely thrown into leayening gas whereby the bread is rais- ed. The experiment with heat would seem to indicate the superior. not the in 1 ferior. value of such baking powder i The little heat that is imparted to it when
 held over gas jet. lamp or stove suf-
 fees to resolve the carbonate of ammon- l ia into leavening gas and throw it of. The first heat of baking, therefore. will
 effectually develop all the gas, thorough ly leayen the loaf and dissipate the gas T producing ingredients of powder ol
 this kind; and this is the highest test o1 } d perfect baking powder. Where ofhel alkalies alone are used they are not in frequently retained, unresolvsd. througf , the whole process of baking and remain } an unwholesome ingredient in the finish ed bread. The carbonate of ammonia : cannot be used as q substitute for creau
 of tartar.-EN. |. Weekly Tribune