Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-10-18

A grand stand at Quincy, H., on which
400 people were standing, gave way the
other afternoon. One hundred and fifty
persons were injured, some fatally.
The president has sent 10 tho senate a
message vetoing a bill for the relief of 10
sepn II. Maddox for losses by seizure Of
tobacco during the war. He refers 10 the
fact that tEo claim was decided upon ad-
verseIy by the courts and that II had been
presented 10 congress regularly since the
For second congress, passing now when
Favorable conditions exist.
The four Cinnamon who are at Niagara
Falls and arc refused admission 70 TIE
United States are very much depressed
over their position. An otort is being
made to get the government 10 allow them
10 enter.
From the October crop report The win
ter wheat averages Of states Of considerable
production are: New York, al; Pennsyl-
vania, 1871; Maryland, 14.5; Virginia, 81;
Texas, lie; Ohio, 1l.2 Michigan, l4.5; In
diana, lib; illinois, 1870; Missouri, 1876;
Kansas, l4.7; California, RI; Oregon, 1863.
The spring wheat averages are Wisconsin,
] q bushels; Minnesota, 81; Iowa, 1913;
Nebraska, 1872 Colorado, 175; Dakota, 81;
Montana, 1873; Washington, lb.5; Utah,
IL 8. The spring wheat Of the New England
States ranges from fourteen 10 sixteen
bushels The condition Of the present corn
crop has been equaled only three tunes in
ton years, and Is exceeded materially only
by tina OF 1879, when the condition was ~,
and the sut s'quont Gscertained yield p
bushels Tho present average Of condition
| is 92 against 9i.3 in September.
There have been 20 indictments found
against % Rockford, ILL.,, salooukeepers for
| violating the non license law. Many of
them eyaded arrest by flight, but they have
society and fund, and will fight every
case.
Mai. Meecham, post-surgeon Of Fort
Douglass, Utah, Is dead.
Henry G.. Hotchkiss, West Haven,
| Conn, hardware manufacturer, confesses
TO forging checks on the Yale national
hallA OF New Haven.
James B. Chaunce, book keeper for GO
| years for tho Dolphin silk factory at Pdter-
son, n. j., and treasurer Of St. Paul g
Episcopal church, has embezzled about
$1,000
Fire broke out in the steamer HATS, lying
at the Standard oil company's dock, at the
foot OF North Tenth street in Brooklyn, the
| other morning. She was loaded with oil
and bad 10000 barrels in bulk on board
The flames extended TO the shed on the
dock, and thence 10 the bark Ella Vose
loaded with A, zoo barrels Of naphtha and
500 cases Of oil, ready 10 sail for London
The loss Is about S3SO,OCO.
In an article in the Journal of United
| LABOR, hr. PoWderly asks II tnere IL nc
| way TO put an eDd 10 tho methods OF rob
berry Of "Old Hutch" the Chicago specula
tor, who IL responsible for the rise in
! wheat, and his ilk without revolution
He urges workingmen everywhere 10 bring
the matter before the several branches OF
the government, and demand the abolish
ment Of Institutions that gamble in food.
The strike Of tho Chicago street cal
drivers has assumed serious proportions
The strikers arc becoming riotsus and sew
eral skirmishes between them and the au
thorit0s have occurred. The strikers art
determined to prevent the running OF the
| cars.
John II. Ooeriy has entered upon his
daHes as Indian commissioner.