Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-11-22
NEWS SUMMARY.
GENERAL.

Denison aud the demolition of both engines
and Ii freight cars. The collision was
caused by conflicting orders given by opera
tors.
The Cincinnati exposition closed on the
10th inst, with n deficit of over $500, 600,
which the stockholders will have TO make
good.
w. j. McGar,gle, the Chicago boodler,
now sojourning in Canada, was present at
the opening of the legislative assembly at
Regina this week.
The President has modified the court
martial sentence Of dismissal against Pri-
vate l. l.. Hayes of the 9th artillery, TO
half pay for one year.
Gen. Harrison shook hands with about
10000 people during the recent campaign.
Ernest II. Baldwin, deputy first auditor
Of the treasury, has rendered his resigna-
ton, 10 enter private business in Washing
ton,
Nine buildings in the business part of
Brandon, Wis, were destroyed by an in
cendiary fire on the llth inst.
Later reports OF the mine horror near
Plttsburg, Kansas, STATE that 30 miners
were killed.
The supreme court has affirmed the de
clslon Of the circuit court for the southern
district OF New York in the case of eX-Ald.
Jaehne, now undergoing sentence in Sing
Sing. This keeps him in prison
The aged father of Prof. w. j. Youmans,
editor Of the Popular Science Monthly, who
lived on Chester Hill, near Mt. Vernon, n.
Y, was struck by the Boston express the
other morning and instantly killed. He
was 80 years Old and very iutrm.
The supreme court of the United States
las denied the application for a writ o,
habeas corpus in the case Of David 5. Terry
of California, convicted Of contempt OF
court Tor W.. ent scene in which he and
his wife both attacked the officers Of the
court.
X. II. BriitOn, a Washington lawyer, has
Deen designated by the executive commit
Zee of the republican national committee to
take charge Of the ceremonies attend ne the
Inauguration Of President elect Harrison.
Col. John Knapp for over 30 years bust
ness manager and part owner of the Mis-
souri, Republican, published at st. Louis,
died at his home in tina. city on the 18th
inst
The sentence of Sarah j. Robinson. the
Bos on woman who poisoned her brother
ln-law, for which crime was 10 have
been hanged on the 18th inst, has bccl
committed TO Imprisonment for life.
West Virginia is still in doubt The
democrats are now claiming the governor
aud Legislature, and their congressional loss
may be overcome.
From the present outlook the next house
and loo democrats. The Vcnth Michigan
district, First California, and Fourth Con
necticut are still in doubt
Bryant's EuroPeap hoyel in CLsslln 5oga.
Tenn, was DESTROYED by fire the other
night. Three persons were burned TO death
Canada has increased the export duty on
pine logs from 81 10 - per 1903 feet, board
measure.
/, II is said by those competent 10 form an
e.
CONNER aud industries OF the United
States in the past four months, wdich can
be traced 10 apprehension, excitement and
other conditions dependent upon the presi-
Dental campaign, amounts 10 not less than
SJU0,0JO,C0 coo.
The contract for the construction of the
Canadian Sault Ste. Marie canal has been
awarded to Hugh and John Ryan of Tor
onto and BrOckville. Associated with them
IS NJ j. Hsney * Co, Of Watertown, N
y. The amount of the contract is s 100000.
Gov. Swinefor' n his ann IA! report, says
the white pop IN of Alaska has in
creased To q, al there are now about
$4,000 natives. Ia says the Douglass
island stamp mill j. putting out about $50
600 per month IN gold, and four mineral
claims have been sold recently for Sl.5C0,
600. There are Il schools in the territory
under government charge. The governor
repeats that the natives are ill-treated by
Joseph Il. Durkhart OF Big RapiSe, a
stout heavy young man, well known as
Barney" Burkhart, died very suddenly on
the Sth inst Of Brignt's sease of the kid
neys, or, as bis brother, DIR. j. l.. Burkhart,
puts it, urelUir convulsCus He was mp
and about ten ainutcs before he died. He
was well know in baseball circles
a collision occurred on the Savannah &
Western road near Ellaviilc, Ga, the other
morning and five ppTgOug wore killed
One man was instantly killed ard five
others seriously injured by b, ~ eXplo-
fion IN Lascastcr, Pa. the other uuy.
William Marshall, well known farmer
Of Cass county, Ind. was killed the other
day while blasting stumps.
The Vermont house OF representatives
defeated the bill granting the right of SUI
frage TO women, by vote of lJ3 10 81.
The two Dakot4s are already taking
steps to secure admission to statehood.
The supreme court of Illinois decided
Chicago had no right TO collect tax on
gross premium receipts of insurance com
panies doing business in that city.
During the first 10 months Of 1888 The ey-
ports of domestic bregdstuffs aggregated
S92, 9l2, S31, as compared with $l3S, 5l6, OPS
during the same period in 1897.
Miss Mary Rndicott, daughter of the sec
rotary of war, was married in Washington
Nov. Is, to Joseph Chamberlain, a member
of .he British house Of commons.
The unwilling OF the Seward monument
, at Auburn y. y, took place on the 18th
inst. Fannie Seward, Il granddaughter of
the great statesman, unveiled the statue.
Gen Nelson A. Miles has been trans
fered 70 San Francisco to take command Of
the division of the Pacific, vice Gen. O. O.
Howard, who takes command Of the divi-
sion of the Atlantic, which Gen. Schofield
; has been compelled TO give up owing 70 the
multiplicity Of work put upon him. Col
Grierson, now in New Mexico, will proba-
bly, succeed Gen. Miles.
+. S. Simpson, clerk in the Northern
Pacific express companys Office at Tacoma,
| w T., was arrested a few days as.o,
, charged with stealing $12,000 He had only
been working for the company about two
weeks.
FOREIGN.
The king OF Wurtcmberg has acceded TO
l the demand for the dismissal of all the
Americans around him but jackson.
, Manson, the explorer, has accomplished
T his perilOus journey across Greenland on