Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-11-15
NEWS SUMMARY.
GENERAL.


A cyclone did $4,000 damage in Laport,
Iowa, on the Sd inst
A terrible prairie fire ragged in the Sioux
Valley in jackson township, Dakota on
the Sd inst. Five persons were burned to
death.
The will Of the late John Guy Vassar
makes public requests TO the amount OF
$4,000.
Judge Brow of Topeka, Kansas, has de
cided that certain al ornate sections of land
| granted by the governmental the Missouri,
Kansas and Texas railway, in Allen county,
| and ella med by the settlers thereon, legally
belong TO the railroad company. The settlers
will, therefore, be compelled to give up
| possession. The land embraces a large
amount of the most fertile farming lands in
| the country About 5000 settlers are thus
thrown out OF their homes. Many Of them
have occupied the land for 10 or 10 years
and have make extensive improvements.
A freight train on the Louisville, New
| Orleans ~ Texas railroad strlck COW near
| Vicksburg on the 4th inst and was thrown
| from tie track. The engine and IL cars
| were wrecked Three men were killed and
| two wounded.
The young ladies' seminary atMonticello,
| H., was destroyed by fire on the 4th inst
Rev. William G. Van Meter, very well
known missionary, died in Rome, Italy, re-
Gently He was 80 years ago superinten-
|
| York city, and was..among the first to trans
| port colonies of waits OF the metropolis and
| find comfortable homes for them all over
the west. He visited various points in
Michigan several times in prosecuting this
| wise and benehcent work. For q score of
| years past he has been en- yaged in carrying
on bible and mission work in Rome, in
| Guiding childrenB schools. He was a ma
| tive Of Kentucky and IS years old.
Three tons of nitro-glycerine stored near
! Shannopin, Pa, exploded the other day.
Fortunately no one was killed, although
several persons were injured, and build
ings badly wrecked.
DIR. David Hostetter, the millionaire
manufacturer, died in Pittsburg on the
9th inst.
The supreme court Of Pennsylvania has
declared the mechanics lien law unconsti
| tional.
An explosion occurred In a powder mill
near South Windham, Maine, on the 9th
inst, and two mon were instantly killed.
An explosion Of gas occurred in a coal
mine near Trinidad, Col, on the 9th inst,
Instantly killing two men and iniuring
many others.
| Three business blocks in Gary, Dakota,
were burned on the 9th inst.
Thos Little was found dead in a miser
cradle hut near Altoona, Pa, the other
morning. He starved TO death, although
bonds and money TO the amount OF $4,000
were found in the trunk in the hut.
President Cleveland has signified his in
| tention Of attending, with his entire cabi-
| net, the centennial celebration of George
town university, ID. c., to be held February
% next. The president will deliver the
honorary degrees TO be awarded on the
| occasion.
The state Of California, by the attorney
general, has begun suit against the Ameri-
can sugar refinery company to revoke its
! charter because its business is in the hands
OF an unlawful combination Of non residents
acting in restraint OF trade.
VIM. Parker, register Of deeds of Nelson
county, Dakota, is in Winnipeg with Sl0,-
500 of the eounty's cash.
A terrible accident happened 10 party
OF gold miners on Hog Mountain, near Ash
land, Clay county, Ala, on the 9TH inst
While four miners were down in pit some
30 feet deep, the sides caved in completely
burying them. A force Of men immediate
ly set to work to rescue their buried com
r.des, but when reached four were found
TO be dead
A collision occurred on the Savannah q
Western road near Ellaville, Ga, the other
morning, and five persons were killed.
One man was instantly killed and FIVE
others seriously injured by boiler explo-
fion in Lascaster, Pa, the other day.
William Marshall, well known farmer
of Cass county, Ind, was killed the other
day while blasting stumps
Al political row at Livingston, Ky, on
the Sth inst, five men were killed.
Mrs. Edward SliYel Of ST. John, N. Y.
was killed by a collision of trains near
Newburgh, N. Y, the other day.
Anarchists of Chicago have been denied
perm ssion 10 celebrate the anniversary of
the execution of Spies, ct a..