Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-01-26
NEWS SUMMARY.

NulueS Ol exports OF bTedusJulS lot
twelve months, ending Dec. 81, 1887, was
$l5s, 1901, 70s as against Sis, l23,020for twelve
months ending Dec. 81 1856
Prominent democrats met in Chicago
the other day and decided to form the
northwestern association OF tariff reform
democrats.
Fred Eller, cigarmaker of Omaha, was
found early on the morning of the 14th
inst. frozen to death within u block of his
boarding house. Two school children,
WeXell Beck and George Allen, started for
their homes about three o'clock the after
noon before and have not been heard of
since.
Many persons are reported frozen TO
death in the blizzard in the northwest on
the 18th and 18th inst. The storm is the
worst known in years. The wind blew a
gale, and the air was so full of snow that
building rod away could not DO seen.
An attempt was made to wreck train
near Valparaiso, Ind, the other day. The
snow pillow came along first ana knocked
the obstruction Off the track.
Grandma Garfield" as President Gar
| fields mother is called by those who know
her, is ill at the old homestead at Mentor.
she wants to see jimmy as she terms
her dead son, and although not very sick,
it is thought that her end is drawing near
as she is very aged.
Marcus II. Mayer, who so successfully
swindled the residents of the City of
Mexico out of nearly $50, 900 by spurious
advance sale of tickets for n series of con-
csrts by Nine. Patti, about year ago,
was arrested in New York few days
since. He has been held to await the ar
rival of the authorities from Mexico.
Several of the largest blocks in lndianap-
oils were burned Jan. - causing loss OF
nearly Sl,0OJ,0OO.
Snow carried down an elevator at Ray
mond, Dakota, containing $4,000 bushels
of wheat.
COMMANDMENT Chief Rae of the G. A. r.
has gone on a trip through the eastern
states.
Indians in British Columbia arc dying
of scarlet fever.
Three men were instantly killed and
several injured by the collapse of a shed
near Gardnerville, N. Y. The men were
trying to brace up the shed to stand the
heavy weight of snow on the roof, when
1t gave way.
One hundred emigrants left Belfort
France, for Dakota on the 10th nst,
The Missouri Pacific round house at
! Fort Worth, Texas, burne I'D few days ago,
and l. locomotives were destroyed.
/ The conference of wool growers and
manufacturers held in Washington
reached an agreement, which will be formu-
lated forthwith and presented TO congress,
! The agreement advocates n return to the
tariff of 1867, and corresponding readjust-
/ ments of the wool and worsted rates.
The Thoebe- Carlisle contest for a scat in
the house of representatives has been
ended, and Carlisle's title to the seat con-
firmed.
/ V. b. Norton, ex-member of congress,
died at Pomeroy, Ohio, few days ago.
Hon. Oscar b. Hord, ex-attorney-genera
/ of Indiana, is dead
President Diaz of Mexico and his cabinet
announce that they will do all in their
power to promote the immigration of
Americans to lower California.
Henry Olstrom, a Swede living near
Brainerd, Mimi, killed his wife and seven
children because he thought they would
perish for lack of food and fuel in the i'll
tensely cold weather.
The nominations of Lamar and Villas to
the positions TO which they were recently
nominated have been confirmed by the
senate.
Both branches of the Washington Terri
tory legislature have re-enactod the wom-
ans suffrage law, but exempt women
from jury duty.
w. II. Bigelow of Maine, formerly a
- H.,
has been appointed postmaster of the
senate.
President Cleveland message to con-
gress on the Pacific roads urges prompt
action and makes various recommends
tions.
The secretary Of the treasury says that
under existing laws it is impossible to
prevent the smuggling of opium on the
Pacific coast and suggests reduction of
the tariff to lessen the inducement to
smuggle The secretary has submitted to
congress the draft of bill prohibiting the
importation of opium containing less than
9per cent of morphine, and authorizing
the seizure and destruction of all opium
prepared for smoking.
The senate has ordered the confirmation
of the interstate commerce commission.
Fifteen persons persisted in the storm in
Custer county, Neb.
Mrs. Mary L. G. II. Dow a wealthy resi-
dent of Dover, N. H., and leading advo-
cate of woman's rights, has been elected
president of the Dover street railway
company. She is the first woman ever
chosen to fill such a position.
A train on the Lake Erie a. Western
road was wrecked 10 miles west of Find
lay, Ohio, the other morning. Allen Gill
bert, a travelling man from Fostoria, was
crushed to death. Twenty-Five other per-
sons were injured, some it is thought
fatally.
Seven persons were drowned while skat-
ing on a lake about 10 miles from Eunis,
Texas, the other day.
The national democratic committee will
meet in Washington on Feb. 22 to fix a
time and place for holding the national
democratic convention. Delegations will
be present to urge the claims of a large
number of cities which desire to have the
convention, among them New York,