Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-10-04
FOREIGN.

AdlNlu uu IoluSOu anu MS WIG, WHO i've
in settlement called Catamount, in Kent
county, n. b, went 10, call on "a neighbor,
leaving their three children in the house.
had gone but short distance when they
noticed the house in flames, but arrived too
late TO save the children all of whom per.
ished in the flames.
The publication of the late Emperor
Frederick's diary is everywhere recognized
as an event of the greatest national import
ance. Official and political circles, how
ever, that are intimately versed on the
innermost history of the construction of
the empire, have been astounded by the
publication, whilst the whole German peo-
pie are stirred TO their very depths by
revelations which show the real greatness
of the deceased Emperor Frederick, his
influence in creating the empire and his
noble aims for its future Prince Bismarck
in particular, is unfavorably affected by its
publication, inasmuch as il was published
without his consent. Emperor William
was not consulted in regard TO its publica-
ton, and is said TO be very much incensed.
No credit is given in French official cir
Giles 10 the San Francisco dispatch, that 200
French marines and thousands of natives
had been killed at the Marquesas. Govern
ment officials say that group has been TN
der French protection since 1912, and few
gendarmes have always. sufhced TO main
tain order.
A destructive cyclone passed over the
Bahama islands the other day. Many
houses were wrecked and great damage
done TO vessel property.
The executive committee of the cotton
spinners rct at Manchester, Eng, the
other day and unanimously adopted reso-
luton to work on short time in order to de-
feat the spectators ring at New York and
Liverpool.
II. A. Field, hardware merchant, II. b.
Wright, fruit merchant, Henry Bagg a
book keeper, and Herbert and Ford Shep-
herd, sons of Herman Shepherd, a mer-
chant all of Brockville, Ont, were drowned
by the sinking of sailing yacht in mid
channel the other morning. A gale was
blowing at the time and the yacht shipped
considerable water, and being heavily bal
lasted she sank.
Seventeen peasants have been sentenced
TO death in Kasan, Russia, for killing three
policemen In riot.
An old and inoffensive resident of Ado
laide township, named Jonathan Robinson,
who lived alone in small frame house on
the farm of MIR. Harris, four miles from
Strathroy, Ont, was found murdered in
his home on the morning of September %.
The murder was evidently committed for
purpose of robbery.
A large box, received at st. Petersburg,
from Warsaw, was found to contain the
body OF lady attired in costly dress with
profusion of lace and jewels. IL is sup
posed she was murdered by nihilists.
Twenty-Five thousand cigar makers in
Havana are on strike.
The most malignant type of typhoid fever
is prevailing at Kingston, Ont
The Judge has refused to grant the mo.
tion on appeal made in behalf of the gov
ernor Of Tullamore prison, TO quash the
verdict of the coroner's jury in the case OF
Mr.. John Vaudeville, who died in prison
while serving sentence for offenses under
the crimes act The coroner's Jury return
ed q verdict that his death was caused by
the treatment Of the prison officials.
Contractors on a section of the Hereford
branch railway, in the county of Compton
Ont, drew 81, 900 from the company or
account of construction, and left the coun-
try. They had in their employ over sever
hundred Italian laborers who had not beer
| paid cent of wages since Aug. /, anC
| were in destitute condition. AS soon a.
| the foreigners learned of the departure Of
| their employers they became desperate
and when the railroad company attempted
| to resume the work of construction they
| fatty refused TO do stroke, and at once
began destroying all they could lay theil
hands on. They soon took possession Of
| the village of Sawyerville and threatened
| to destroy il unless they were paid Troop,
were sent to the place, and after q des
perate fight succeeded in quieting the bellig
erents.
At conference of miners held at Man
chester, Eng, at which $50, 600 miners were
represented, IL was decided TO strike OF
| October 20, unless their demand for an ad
vance Of 10 per cent in wages was accedet
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