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Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-02-02
THE STATE.
Hattie OIney's Inhuman Act.


Hattie Olney, q woman with one leg
was seen by passengers upon the Michigan
Central train 20 hobble out with her
crutch on the platform of the car she oc-
cnpied, while the train was near Lapeer.
She had 6-weeks-old baby in her arms.
When she returned to her seat the infant
was not with her. This aroused sus-
picion, and when the train arrived in Bay
City tho woman was followed to the
Campbell house. The police were then
notified. Telegraphic communication was
held with Lapeer, and the officials answer
ed that the baby's body had been found
on the track. The wheels had cut it in
two. An officer visited the woman's
apartment. She was sound asleep He
woke her UP and asked where the child
was she had on the train. A flush over.
spread her face as she replied that her
sister had met her at the train and taken
it. She was informed the body had been
fout near Lapeer. 1T was cut in two"
the odlcer said. The mother seemed in no
way affected by the news. She only
changed her story and said that she slipped
and the baby fell by accident. She was
arreste
1t appears that the father of the dead
baby is now in Wisconsin. The mother Is
the daughter of Vanderbilt blacksmith
and has mother and two sisters living
there, also another sister at Armada.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-02-02
TEN sOARDERS SOASTED.

A Boarding House at Tower, Mimi,
Burned.
About midnight on the night of Jan. 2.
the boarding house and saloon of Nelson
Barnaby at Tower, Mimi, was discovered
to be on fire. The house was filed with
boarders, all being in bed. The building
was wooden structure and the fire had
gained such Roadway before being discov-
cred that attemps to save it were fruitless.
Many of the boarders succeeded in saving
themselves by jumping from second and
third story windows, but about ten unfor-
tunate creatures, hemmed In by the flames
on all sides, persisted in the conflagration
The following is "A list of the victims so
far as known; Robert Whitford, VIM.
Burns, Mike Tierney, Dan O'Connell, and
a stranger who arrived the previous night
from Duluth. The names OF the others
who were burned are as vet unknown.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-02-02
ONE THOUSAND PERISH.

The Blizzard the Worst Ever Known.
Judge j. F. Kinney, agent of the Yank
ton Sioux Indian agency in Dakota, ar
rived in Nebraska City on the 22d inst,
after being nine days on the road. Five
days we're necessary for the party to
travel 80 miles. The thermometer was at
40o below zero most of the time. The
Judge saws the loss of life in Dakota has
been greatly underestimate, as the Dako-
ia papers have tried to cover it up.
He describes the scene which took place
on the cars. The coal was running low.
The passengers were crowded into one
car, trying to keep warm. Two babies
persisted. The men discarded all the outer
garments they could spare and gave them
TO the women and children. Finding
these not enough they brought mail sacks
from the postal car and wrapped the chill
dren up in them.
While at one station in Bonhomme
county, the judge says 10 frozen bodies
we're brought into the depot in one day.
In Bonhomme county the list of dead will
reach fully 1G0. The estimates, as made
at Yankton, of the loss through
out the territory figure up over /. 900 lives
lost. The COMMITTEES where the loss of life
was the largest are: Bonhomme, 100;
Hutchinson, IA; Lincoln, 10; Beadle, %;
Sphinx, II; Hand, 10; Ward, Is. The north
ern and central parts OF the territory
have not been heard from fully.
Roads from the agency TO Yankton are
lined with dead cattle, many farmers los
ing all they had. One mar lost over 100.
The loss of stock cannot be estimated.
Notwithstanding the reliability of this
information Minneapolis papers saw that
the story as told by Judge Kinney Is an
absurdity. Says the Journal of that city
Future reports are rather likely to de-
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-02-02

at the next state fair under its own super.
intendents with premium list not TO ex-
coed o., and TO pay bare expenses OF
three representatives from state horticul-
tural society. A resolution WAS adopted
that hereafter the society's annual report
be distributed gratuitously to those in
terested.
The police of Bay City have made the
startling discovery that number OF
young girls in that city have been in the
habit of frequenting houses OF ill-fame,
when their parents supposed they were in
school. The girls are all of respectable
parentage.
Senator Palmer was IS years old, Janu-
airy 25
The state cider makers and fruit manu-
facturers met in Jackson few days ago
and organized u state society. The fol-
lowing officers were elected: President,
A. w. Herring South Allen; vice presi-
dent, A. w. Strong, lonia; secretary and
treasurer, Il. j. Mason of Grant; executive
committee, {. If. Godfrey of Benton Har-
bor Ii. G.. Cross of Vermontville, and A..
Wright OF Austin.
Washtenaw countys clerk is not to be
enjoined from issuing call for an cleo.
tlon on the local option question.
Local option received 1900 majority in
Allegan county.
The local option question will be settled
in Jackson county February 30
A. b. Cook, who was summoned from
his farm near Quincy recently to the
bedside of a sick brother in Wyoming
Territory, found him dead when he ar
rived. The shock unnerved him and he
became violently insane. On the way
home he jumped from the car once. At
another time he tried to stab himself, but
was prevented from a fatality by the dull
ness of his knife. Hi, attendant had to
use great vigilance TO keep him from
further injuring himself. Mr. Cooks ply
stefan says the case may prove incurab!e
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-02-02
Ed. Dunn's Fate.

The dead body of IL. Dunn, of the cat
tie buying firm of Dunn & Hart of Wells
vile, Palmyra township, Lenawee county
was found in the road about two miles
from that village on the morning of jan
slst. He had been out buying calves, and
he was driving home, when his team be-
came unmanageable and ran away, cap
sizing the calf rack, which in falling
pinned him to the earth, where he froze to
death. being unable to extricate himself
He was about 30 years old.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-02-02
Lonisian / Rennh.icans.

The Louisiana republican state conven
tion met in New Orleans Jan. %. The
following stat @ ticket was adopted by the
convention almost without opposition
Governor Ii. Wsrmoth; lieutenant-G Gov
ernor, IL. G. Minor; Encouragement,
Judge w. G. WHY; treasurer, Andrew
Hero, Jr. j; auditor, James Forsyth; secre
tary of state, j. +. Patty (colored).; su.
perintendent of education, b. +. Flanders,
Warmoth was the FIRST republican COVER
nor of Louisiana.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-02-02
Prepare the Eulogies.

w. d. Fuller, the we'll known Green
hacker, has issued the following card
1t may he that the time has arrived for
disbanding tho greenback party. IL so,
honor demands that its committee call a
convention of its members at some central
point, and let them decide the question,
and if the party's race is run and useful
ness ended, let it die "decently and in
srder,n and let its friends pronounce
eulogies over the deceased.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-02-02

CATTLE-Market dull and generally low
err; steers, $500; stockers ana feeders,
$2@13 40; cows, bulls and mixed, 81 750
3 10; Texas 81 SO,13.
HoGs-Market stronger and &c higher;
mixed, 50 1905 80; heavy, So 1000 75;
light, 81 e5@5 50; skips, SO 5O94 10.
SHEEP-Market steady; natives, s (9
50 30; western 81 5O,G5 10; Texans, 81 900
4; lambs Sj(d6 -.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-02-02

Terrible Explosion in a Coal Mine.
An explosion occurred in the Yelling
ton colliery, near Victoria. b. c., Jan. "a.
IL is believed that % lives have been lost,
among whom were number of Chinese.
How the explosion took place is a mystery.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-02-02
Garfie!d's Mother Dead.

Eliza Ballou Garfield, mother of the late
President James A. Garfield, died at the
home of Mrs. Garfield in Mentor Ohio.
Jan. 81, aged So years. She has been gradu-
ally failing for the past two months, the
result of old age
Mrs. Garfield, Miss Mollie Garfield anu
one son are in Europe
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-02-02

crease than increase the list. Over a
week has now passed since the blizzard
broke, and the Journa, has had complete
returns from its corps Of correspondents
in every important point In the territory.
IL is simply impossible that news has been
suppre ,sed, for the journals epOrts have
been verified entirely by those of this
morninl's papers. How "A man who con-
fesses to have been showed up for the past
nine DAYS can estimate the loss of life
with more accuracy than newspapers in
constant telegra lhic communication with
the whole territory is incomprehensible.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-02-02

January %, SENATE.-The resolutions
offered by Mr.. Chandler some days ago,
calling on the navy department. for infor-
nation as to the purchase of plans and
specifications in foreign countries of ships
OF war; and as to contracts made for ships
and ordinance since March 4, 1885, were
taken up. The first of them was adopted
and the second referred to committee on
naval affairs. As to the third, Mr.. Butler
moved to amend it so as to substitute 1880
for 1885. Chandler said he had not the
slightest objection to extending the call as
desired and to have all the contracts made
since 1880 printed in one book. The
amendment was agreed to and the resolu-
ton adopted. The senate then resumed
consideration of the deficiency bill. Sew
eral amendments were adopted and the
bill was passed. After an executive ses-
sion the senate adjourned.
HoUsE.-1he resolution reported from
the committee on manufactures, directing
that committee to inquire into the names
number and extent of the corporations
engaged in manufacturing or mining or
dealing in any of the necessities Of life
aud known as trusts and 'pools,n their
methods of doing business and the effect
of their combination upon the prices of
necessaries, was adopted.-After routine
business the house adjourned.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-06-16
voIcrNG NATIONAL SENTIMENT.

The President Expresses American Sym
pathy and Good Wishes for Emperor
Frederick.
WASHINGTON, June 12.-Secretary Bay
ard presented Count Arco Valley, the new
German Minister, to the President to-day.
In responding to the minister's formal ad-
dress on behalf Of the German Emperor,
the President said: "As a faithful expo
nent of the people Of the United States
toward Germany and her people, can let
no occasion pass To testify anew the recip'
roCaI good wishes which animate this Gov
eminent toward his majesty and the
united fatherlaud, over which he has been
called to rule. appreciate your aiiusion
to the manifestations of sincere sorrow
On the part of the American people during
the dark hours of affection which SO lately
shrouded the German people at the time
Of the death of the venerable Emperor,
and | assuredly express the general wish OF
the American people in praying that health
and happiness may long be vouchsa'ed
your present Emperor, whose heroic fortl-
tude under grievous physical trials has
deeply touched the heart OF this nation.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-06-16
The emperor Weakening.

BERLIN, June IL, $50 p. m.-Although
the Emperor is slightly better, greater anx-
iety prevails, owing to some changes OF the
exact nature of which, the doctors are I'M
certain. The cartilage OF the epiglottis has
become p~ermeable, allowing particles oil
lood and liquids TO enter the air tuhes, the
result being attack Of coughing and ehok-
ing. Whether any OF the recent assesses
broke through the partition between the
larynx aRd the ~esophagus, Or whether the
epiglottis has been attack, d by malignant
disease the doctors are unable to deter
mine. The Emperor il rapidly weakening.
The doctors admit the Emperor is ia an
almost hopeless condition. The Crown
Prince was summoned to the palace at
midnight.
The Crown Princess visited the En- .,rfor
at 4 O'Clock. At $50 o. IA. the Emperor
went to the terrace and remained an hour.
Later there was "a change for the wors and
ne became very feverish. Hecan be led
only by artificial /: esns.
A
1t is reported that If the Emperor does
not improve a regent will be appointed te
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-06-16
MADE a GLEN BREAsT


MRS. WHEELING Confesses to Havine R..,
Priyy to the Poisoning of her Fannie
PHILADELPHIA. June ia decided sen,
sacion was created here to-day when Mrs
Sarah Jane WHEELING voluntarily eonfessed
she had poisoned her two children. and had
furnished her husband with the poison with
which she declares he took his own life ON
account OF dependency caused BY nov.
erty. Mrs. Whiteling herself poisoned her
s-year-oid daughter Bertha and a boy
Willie, 2 years old. The family lived in
poverty in the rear OF 1927 Cadwalader
street. Her husband died on March 90
last, the girl on April "a, and a little boy
on May 20. Detectives worked at her Tor
a confession, but till to-day were unsue-
cessful. Finally the woman broke down
from the weight of her awful secret,
MADE a CLEAN BREAST
OF the whole affair. She stoutly main.
tains she did not administer the poison To
her husband. She says she killed her
daughter because she did not want her
to grow up bad and the girl already had a
propensity for stealing. The little bow
she killed because he was in the way. She
she is sorry now and wants people to
pray for her. So well did she play her part
when the children and her husband were
that the physician in each case gave a
eer~tificate Of death from natural causes. |
Mrs. Whiteling professed great piety and
Sunday last ven to church and kneel-
at the altar rail asked the prayers Of
Inc congregation for forgiveness of her SINS.
4 post mortem examination disclosed the
act OF poisoning n the was ar
'ested Sunday night. There were several
policies OF insurance on the lives of the
victims, each OF the children and
Ter husband being insured for small
mounts, but amounting on the aggregate
0 $4,000, all of which she collected.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-06-16
PETITIONS
Read and Referred to the Street and Alley
Committee.

Read and Referred to the Street and Alley
Committee.
The following petitions for the laying Of
new sidewalks in this city were presented
to the council last Wednesday evening and
were referred to the Street and Alley Com
mittee:
On the south side OF Silver street from
Main to Colorado. On the north side OF
Porphyry street from Main to Colorado,
and the east side of Colorado. Petition
signed by fourteen property holders.
On the north side of East Park from
Wyoming to the eastern City limits.
Signed by all the property owners along
the side of the proposed sidewalk.
All the property owners between Main,
Wyoming, Park and Broadway signed a
petition to have an east and west alley cut
through the block above bounded. This
petition was referred to the Street and
Alley Committee with power to cut the
alley through as asked for if the lot owners
will deed the property.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-06-16
FEATURE
IN ARMs.
The CattIemen of Indian Territory Resist
Collection of a Tax by Force.


GAINESVILLE, Tex, June 12.-Some time
ago the cattlemen of the Chickasaw nation
in the Indian Territory resisted a cattle
tax of 81 per head for cattle grazing on
Indian lands and drove the collector and
his deputies away with violence. The
Governor was notified and through him
the United States Government. A peace
able settlement was attempted, but with
out a result favorable to Indians. The
cowboys began to assemble and now about
500 are rendezvoused in the southern
part of the nation. Gov, Guy has ordered
-out the national militia, about 100 In
dians, N they are assembled now at Ard
more, preparatory to move upon the
cowboys. Captain McLish was put in
command of them, and he has orders to
move on them at once. To-day the camp |
began to stir, getting ready for the cam
paign and it is expected the troops will be
on the march tomorrow. They will move
cautiously as it is feared they are not |
strong enough to combat the cattiemen
who are armed with Wincnesters. Many of
these men are citizens OF the nations and it
is feared that this is the first outbreak OF a
civil war. Government troops at Fort
Reno are prepared 10 take the field in case
the Chickasaws can not q1ell the dis
turbance.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-06-16
The Base Bali Record.

At St. Louis st. Louis 8; Kansas City z.
At Baltimore Baltimore 2; Athletics 4.
At Brooklyn-Clevelsnd 5; Brooklyn s.
at New York-The colts defeated the
giants again to-day. Borchers was hit
hard in the first inning and evidently being
somewhat nervous retired to right field
while Ryan came into the box. The latter
pitched a good game throughout. Bat
teries: Keefe and Brown for New York;
Borchers, Ryan and DAILY for Chicago.
Score: New York 2; Chicago 4.
At Boston to-day the game was tame.
Both teams played poorly. Batteries:
Radbourne and Kelly for Boston; Gruber
and Camel for Detroit. Score: Boston 5;
Detroit q.
PHILADELPHIA, June 1.-THE game to-
day was not very interesting. Galvin's
pitching was good, but the support very
poor. Batteries: Gleason and Clements
for Philadelphia, Calvin and Miller for
Pittsburg. Score: Philadelphia, 4; Wash
3.
WASHINGTON, June IL. - Indianapolis
played a worse game than Washington to-
day, and that was bad enough. Both teams
were weak in the field. The batteries were
and Deasly for Washington, Shreve
and Buckley for Indianapolis. Score:
Washington, 5; Indianapolis, /.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-06-16
A SEIZURE.
T~wenty-Four Thousand Dollars Worth of
smhggled Opium.

Struggled Opium.
81. LOUIS, June 1~2.-Surveyor OF the
Port R. d. Lancaster yesterday afternoon
swooped down upon a piano box at the
Wabash freight depot marked: piano.
Handle with care. Mrs. L. Lewis, Tulare,
California" and deposited it in the United
States Government warehouse, where it
was opened and found to contain / 200 tin
cans filed with opium ag~gregating 665
pounds. The opium is prepared for smok-
ing and the duty on it amounted to So, $50.
Its commercial value is $23, 975. The
officials will give no information, but this
seizure is apparentlya general attack along
the line and developments are promised
that shortly may implicate many officials
in the customs service. So far as could be
learned to-day the opium is shipped to an
interior port of entry and from there re-
shipped until lost sight OF by the officials,
when packages land at an agency outside
OF the customs house. That this resbipping
may be successfully attended it is charged
assistance from the inside.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-06-16
MAYOR FRANCIS FIRM.
He Refuses to Oblige the Bell Telephone
Company With a Mandamus.

ST. LOUIS, June 12.-The Bell Telephone
Company have taken out 151 telephones
since the recent ordinance was passed to
redure their rental from 500 to $50.
Mayor Francis order to take down poles
and wires brought out a proposition yes
terday from the Bell Company that the
City of st. Louis make immediate applica-
ton to the Supreme Court OF Missouri for
an alternative writ of mandamus directed
TO the Bell Company, such writ to require
the company to show cause why a per-
emptory writ should not issue commanding
it to furnish to st. Louis one or more tee
phones at LII annual charge not exceed
ing $50. To this Mayor Francis
this morning replied refusing to make such
application with the following caustic con-
clusion: 'The ordinance you refer to does
hot compel you to maintain n telephone
service. 1t established u rate at which the
business may be carried on. Instead OF
obeying the ordinance you have seen fit to
reiinquish the business. You are no longer
"A telephone company. / shall not under
take the idle task of applying to the court
to compel you to be a telephone company.
The order heretofore issued by me for the
removal OF your poles and wires from the
public highways will De executed"
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-06-16

proud Of the cause for which they were
organized, to combat INSCRIPTIONS corpo-
~rations, monopolies and trusts In their
Efforts to depreciate the value of labor.
am proud to be able to commemorate
this day, the tenth anniversary OF our
existence. 1t is our right to band together
TO oppose tue inroads OF m~onopolies and
those who Cypress labor on every hand.
And when we hear the distant thunder of
the enemy, when We see the enemy adj
vanclng, they will yet know and yet APP
preciate that they are not combating
against raw material. From personal ex-
perience, ladies and gentlemen, my advice
Is, that in time of peace, soldiers should
prepare for war; SO it is with the Butte
Miners Union, they should now prepare
Tor the conflict which is TO come. | am
proud to say that the ten years OF our
unions career against the money power
q may oppose them successfully in the
future-inyites a study OF the best minds
Of this generation and the generations yet
to come. We are composed Of tue |
American citizens, and the people recognize
US as honest-fsted SONS OF toll, who |
1rst planted civilization on these noun
Jain tops, and it is the earnest wish oil the
people OF Butte that the Miners Union
may still thrive, and may our banner al
ways be upheld, on which is inscribed
Malice toward none. charity to ALL"
Music by the Walkerville band, when
McKevitt closed the meeting.
md announced that there would be q bust
less meeting of the union Immediately af-
'er the audience had dispersed, and
thanked them for their attendance. the
interest they had taken. and their appre-
THE BALL
fas the largest ever held in Butte by this
any other society. Over 300 tickets
'ete taken in at the door, and large rs is
ne hall. it was impossible. to accomno-
ate all the dancers. The Emmett Guard
and furnished the music. Those attend
lg were there for a good time, and not an
lcident arose to mar the general ~festiyi-
les. An intermission at 1890 was had
u supper, and all returned Il have The
ance out.