Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-07-25
GEN NERAL


panies of the United States for taking ad
vantage of the benefits OF patent of which
he Is the sole owner. This invention is OF
the utmost importance 10 these companies,
! and IL they lose the suit, the financial loss
will not only involve hundreds OF thousands
of dollars, but the companies will also lose
| the advantage of the invention and be
| forced TO use another system more expen-
| siye and less practical.
The Wabash car shops at Wabash, Ind,
were destroyed by fire the other night, at
| a loss of 100000.
Col. J. M Wilson has been appointed
superintendent Of the military academy at
| West Point.
John b. Morford, superintendent of the
Canada Southern division of the Michigan
| Central railroad at st. Thomas. Ont, has
| been arrested for assault on and malicious
arrest Of John Smith, farmers son OF
| kingsmill, Ont, who was arrested under
| instructions from Morford, June 2S, charg-
| ed with selling liquor on the station plat
| form at St Thomas. Smith was hurried
| OFF to the lookup, where he remained -
hours, and was then taken before magis-
trate, who at once liberated him, refusing
| TO hear the case.
The cotton crop in Texas has been seri-
ously damaged by heavy rains.
A big haul ofcounterfeiters was made at
Dayton, Ohio, the other night.
Mayor Grant of New York has sent a
request TO 500 prominent persons, represent
! ing II 100000 TO be present at conference,
! July %, which will decide whether or not u
grand exposition will be held in that city
in ls92, 10 comm emorate the discovery OF
| America.
Three men were killed and dozen in
| jured b y the explosion Of "a boiler in the
Stone lumber and planning mill in Chicago
| the other morning.
John McGregor of Pittsburg left his wife
and two children destitute. The poor wife
was so crazed that she drowned her chill
dren and then herself.
At circus performance in Milford,
| Mass, the other night, two sections of seats
gave way. Nearly 1000 people fell in the
crash, some Of whom were seriously but
none fatally injured.
AT the meeting of the executive board Of
the *. of l.. in Chicago, a few days ago, il
was decided to hold the next general as
sembly in Atlanta, beginning Nov. Il. 1t
| is rumOred that strong combine is being
| formed, all labor unions but the brother
| hood Of locomotive engineers uniting for
| defense.
A Philadelphia syndicate has purchased
800 acres Of South Dakota land, at 500 per
acre, and will utilize it for manufacturing
| purposes.
The democratic state convention met in
| Jackson, Miss, July II, nominated John
| Nj. Stone for govern r, filled the ticket, and
| passed resolutions iudorsing the national
| democratic platform of 1855, repudia ing all
| sectional feeling, praising Gov. Lowry for
| his anti -prize-rlng attitude, inviting immi-
| grafton, and deprecating all trusts and
| combines.
| The superintendent of census has APP
| pointed DIR. David Il. Day, expert and
| specialist 20 take charge of the subject Of
mines and mining for the eleventh census.
Three men were killed by foul gas while
! cleaning out a cesspool in Lincoln, Neb.,
the other day.
Three miners were killed and 20 injured
] in a railway wreck near Shamokin, Pa,
the other day.
The Standard Oil company has been de-
MED the privilege of constructing pipe
line u the center of Chicago.
A law suit has Just been settled in Lex
| ing on, Ky, which has been before the
court since ISL. The costs in the case
amounts TO Sl,0O0000,
over $500 signatures have been received
to the Sioux treaty. Gen. Crook says
1900 more are required, and he thinks they
will be obtained.
The English syndicate has an option on
the Minneapolis Touring mills until July
81 They are 10 be capitalized, if bough t,
at SlO,00O,000
Fred J. Seymour, manager of the Ameri-
can aluminium company of Findlay, o.,
died July %, and the secret Of making alu-
miuum died with him.
Eleven houses were washed away by
floods at Junct on City, Texas, the other
day, and several lives were lost.
Heavy rains caused the Schuylbll river
to overflow its banks Immense damage
was done,
.o,,,os s,...o,,ol =. .,,.,.. $500. 1,,,;,I
ing in the village Of Princeton, Ohio, the
other day.
The report that Secretary Blaine is soon
to resign, is emphatically denied by that
gentleman.
Acting Secretary Batchelder has decided
that under the terms of the law, Chinese
coolies cannot pass through this country as
tourists.
The strike at Carnegie's works near
Pittsburg, has been settled. The terms OF
settlement are not known, but il is under.
stood that both sides have made conces.
sions.
A cloud-b burst occurred in the mountain
north of Fort Robinson, Neb, the other
morning and six persons were drowned.
Rumored that an English syndicate is
negotiating for II. II. Warmers patent
medicine business.
MAJOR Herman Krabe, chief of the mail
division of the treasury department, has
resigned.
The Otis steel company of Cleveland
Ohio, has been formed intoan English com
pany, with 81, 500,0 900 capital.
Alphonse Hart of Ohio has been appoint
cd solicitor Of the internal revenue bureau
Prof j. r. Dodge, statistician of the
agricultural department, has been detailed
by Secretary Rusk to investigate the agri
cultural statistics of the states and terri
tories of the Rocky mountain region.
English capitalists propose to erect gas
works in Chicago, aud furnish gas TO con
sumers for 5 cents per ! 900 cubic feet.
An English syndicate is negotiating for
the purchase of several valuable mill plant:
in Minneapolis