Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-03-29
NEWS SUMMARY.


works on Lake Michigan has been ordered
TO West Point as commanding officer of
Co. E., engineer battalion. and instructor
in practical military engineering.
There are 1850 idle coke operators in
the vicinity of Scottdale, Pa.
The Hon. j. Tarbell, formerly first comp
troller of the treasury department. died
in Washington on the 18th inst.
Negotiations are IN progress between
the governments OF the United States,
Great Britain and Canada with view TO
securing, by joint action, an early loca-
cation and delimitation OF the boundary
between Alaska and Canada.
Milwaukee had disastrous fire on tho
18th inst. The loss is $4,000, partly in
sured. Several fremen were seriously
injured by falling walls, and one brave
fellow was killed
An accident occurred on the Mexican
Ma tlonal railroad near Ssltillo, and six
persons were killed and over 20 injured.
An angry mob of farmers tarred and
feathered two Mormon elders near Brier
Ridge school-house, near Winchester, Ohio.
where the elders had been for some time
Trying to hold prosely ting meetings, After
the ceremony the elders were chased to
the Ohio river, which they crossed for
safety.
President Cleveland and cabinet attend
cd the memorial services in honor of EN-
peror William.
The lower house of the Ohio legislature
has passed a bill making the Dow law
liquor tax 500 straight, one-ffth of which
goes into the state treasury The state
will receive about Si75,0 leaving a sur.
plus OF about $4,000 over the appropria-
tions of the present year. There is hardly
doubt that the bill will pass the senate
Gov. Oglesby of Illinois has designe
April 10 as "Arbor Day" in that state by
an official proclamation.
United States minister Phelps is coming
home from England next month for a two
months vacation.
Over 1000 immigrants landed at Castle
Garden on the 18th inst.
The roller mill company of Mandon.
Dakota, shipped car Dad of the best flour
to blizzard sufferers i'll the east
Gabriel Dumont invites the Batoche
half-breedS to emigrate rom Manitoba TO
nkota, where he has secured a tract of
land.
Denver has now an air line to Fort
Worth and thence through Texas to tho
Gulf OF Mexico.
Brace Bros, laundrym men of Pittsburgh.
are suing the K of l.. boycott for $1,000
damages.
Gen. Adam Badeau want $4,000 from
Gen. Grants heirs for helping to prepare
the latter's memoirs.
Ex-Gov Fairbank of Virginia is dead.
A snow pillow pushed by four engines
! jumped the track near Sharon, ~ Y, the
| other day. Four persons were instantly
| killed, and severa Others seriously injured
Thousands of cattle, sheep and swine
died in the recent storm in New Jersey.
| Richard REILLY, reporter on the New
York Star, was frozen to death while in
the discharge of his duties.
The supreme court of Illinois has delared
| illegal the annexation of Hyde Park to
| Chicago.
! Mrs. VIM. Dalton, wife of a rag picker,
! was burned to death with her 4-year-old
daughter in a tenement house fire at 1928
South Clark street Chicago. A dissolute
fellow who had been evicted because Of
non-payment Of rent is Inspected of hav-
ing set fire to the building.
Rev. F. c. Holiday, one of the Oldest and
best known Methodist ministers in In
diana, is dead.
Agents of the c. b. q E, are in Mont
! real employing engineers.
Jacksonville, Fla, had Sl25,OO) Ere on
| the Goth inst.
The President has nominated Strothe
! VI. Stockslayer of Indiana to be commits.
sioner of the general land Office, and Thos
! =. Anderson OF iowa TO he assstant-com
missioner of the general land Office.
Oliver Woods, "A citizen of the United
States, who was arrested By the Mexicans
in January last on the charge of compile.
ity with the bandit Eraclo Berna' has
been released, this result having been
brought about by the prompt action of
lhos. b. Connery. secretary of the United
states legation in Mexico, who was then
/ acting as minister.
The Massachusetts, house of representa-
tives has passed n bill giving women the
right Co vote on the que ,tion OF grading
liquor licenses.
Jay Gould has returned from his extend
ed tour abroad.
Secretary Fairchild has determined
upon "A reduction of salaries in the treas
ury department., rs the only method of
Getting along with the decreased appro-
priation for that work.
KentucKy's state treasurer is short in
his accounts over 100000, and has left for
parts unknown.
The President sent TO the house the 9th.
or day communication from the Secre-
tary of the Interior, with great mass of
testimony relating to the unblushing
frauds of public land grahbers. bill ac-
companies the communication, which the
President submit with the recommends
ton that it may become law and with
the earnest hope that the opportunity
thus presented TO demonstrate sincere
desire to preserve the public domain for
settlers and to Illustrate unlawful attempts
i e appropriate the same may not be neg
lected.
Twelve inches of snow has ruined the
Texas fruit crop.
During 1877 450,si emigrants were land
ed in New Y ork.
Earthquakes are of daily occurrence in
the state of Sonora, Mexico.