Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-07-12
OHlO'S CELEBRATION.
Mrs. President Polk Starts the Ma
chinery from Nashville.

The centennial exhibition in Cincinnati
was formally opened on the 4th inst.
At IL O'Clock the formal opening exercises
began in Music Hall, which is reserved for
public resting place and amusement hall.
The entrance of Gov. Foraker. Gov. Thayer
of Nebraska, Gov. Gray Of Indiana, ex Gov.
Bryan of Kentucky, and Gov. Beaver of
PENNSYLVANIA, with their brilliant stats,
the Hon. John Sherman and Hon. Benjamin
Butterworth was signalized by repeated
bursts of applause, as the several dignitaries
were recognized. After choral number,
an eloquent prayer was offered by the Rev
George Thayer of Cincinnati. Gov. For
aker made the welcoming address, making
the point that this exposition was national
in its character, intended TO be illustrative
and commemorative of the progress of Ohio
and the central states within the past
century.
1t was now but few minutes of 70 O'Clock
and President Allison announced that they
would wait for the signal from Mrs Polk
10 start the machinery. Suddenly gong
In the hall sounded. A ripple of applause
answered the signal and Gov. Foraker ex-
planned TO the audience that the gong had
been sounded by electricity touched by the
fingers of Mrs. Polk at her home in Nash
Vile He proposed three hearty Buckeye
cheers expressive Of the appreciation of the
estimable woman and of her participation
| in these ceremonies. The cheers were
given, men rising and swinging their hats.
| Then little Mary Allison, the i0-year old
/ daughter of President James Allison,
stepped to the side Of the stage and press
| ing an electric button, gave twelve signals
| on the gong and put in motion the ponder
Gus machinery of the exposition. When
her task had been gracefully accomplished
her father kissed her amid the applause of
the assemblage and presented her TO the
! distinguished guests.
The Halleluiah chorus fifty followed
| President Allison then formally declared
| the exposition opened. After this brief
addresses were made by the gentlemen
named, Cows. Thayer, Gray and Beaver,
Lieut.. Gov. Bryan, Hon. Benjamin Butter
worth and Hon. John Sherman, and the
ceremonies were ended.
Australia has no use for Chinese laborers.
| The authorities at Melbourne recently quar-
antIned a vessel containing nearly eight hun
dred Celestials, disregarded their naturaliza-
ton papers, and refused them permission to
land.
Ex.Empress Eugenle Is said to have de.
loned strange idiosyncrasles, besides being
a recluse. One is a tendency to sprituallsIu
and n belief that she can communicate with
her dead Prince Imperial She intends to
make Princess Beatrice, Of England. her
heress
Miss Minnie Freeman, the Nebraska school
teacher whom the blizzard made famous, has
decided TO make California her home for the
future. She has received 81, 200 In cash from
the subscription raised for her benefit, besides
two costly gold Watches three diamond pins,
and many pieces OF jewelry.
A Russian official now in this country says
that another attempt to find Noah's Ark Il
about to be made by company of Russian
explorers. Mt Ararat IS in Russian territory
near the eastern end of the Black Sea- Ii
summit ia more than 1900 feet above the eel
level and is constantly covered With snow and
fee.
Sir Morrell MackenzIe's fee for his attend
ance on the German Emperor has been fixed
at 90, 900 marks (s15,ooO) per quarter, or AM
part OF quarter. This is equivalent to thu
sum OF SEQ 600 per snnum. II must be add
ed, however, that Sir Alorrell MackenzIe's In
come OF recent years in London has beer
slightly over $4,000