Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-01-31
IiENERAI,-

In the dispute between Nicaragua and
Costa Rica, in relation to the proposed
canal arbitration will be re5orted to and
President Cleveland has been named as the
arbitrator.
Orders have been issued to the steamship
Atlanta to proceed at once TO Hayti and re
lieve the Galena. The latter boat will re
turn TO the United states.
New York and Wisconsin are making
efforts TO enact laws To destroy trdsts by
declaring that all contracts or parts of CON
tracts in restraint OF trade are void, and all
contracts that provide that any inEabitant
of any state shall not pursue his occupation
or profession shall be deemed restraint of
trade.
From Washington comes the announce.
ment that there not word Of truth in the
story that Mrs. Blaine snubbel Mrs Har-
rison during the Garfield administration
informal revenue collections for first six
months of fiscal year ending Juno 9Th, 1859,
were Sj3,3l2, j63; Increase of SS6S, |51 com
pared with the previous year December
QSSS) receipts were 1852 129 less than those
of December, 1857.
Charges Of mismanagement will soon be
preferred against high officials OF the
Smithsonian Institute.
Robert Seymour, United States vice-con
sui at Queenstown, died on the 18th inst.
Mrs. Jennie Harris, aged "a, patient at
the Woman's hospital on Fourth avenue in
New York, Jumped from the fourth story
window the other morning, and was instant
ly killed. An operation was performed up
on her recently, and it is believed she
had become temporarily insane.
Isaac Bell, Jr, United States minister TO
the Netherlands, died the other day.
AxwOrthy, the defaulting treasurer of
Cleveland, Ohio, has transferred all his
property for the benefit of the city treasury.
A disastrous accident occurred on the
Louisville, st. Louis q Texas railroad at
Spottsville Ky, the Other morning. The
bridge company had sent force OF men to
the bridge TO teal up the track and n por
ton of ties from off tie bridge. The dis
mantling of one OF tho draws caused the
opposite end to overbalance, when it broke
in two, preCipitating about twenty work
men into the river, five Of whom are known
90 have been drowned and seven seriously
if not fatally injured by falling timbers and
iron.
1t is stated that the treasury of Dakota is
bankrupt. There is no record of the dis
position of the money, and an investigation
has been ordered.
The grand opera house in ST. Paul, Mimi,
was destroyed by fire the other day
A tug and two barges went ashore off the
Massachusetts, coast the other day, six
sailors were drowned.
Commissioner Stockslager of the general
complete map OF the United States, copies
OF which he is authorized TO sell to schools,
libraries and 10 the public generally at 81 25
each, free OF carriaye. The map in about
81 x61@ feet and is backed with cloth. The
price at which they are offered represents
their net cost 10 the government.
Fred Perry Powers, Washington cores
pondent Of the Chicago Herald, won the
prize of $3.50 offered by the reform club Of
New York for the best essay published in
daily or weekly paper, ON the relation Of
the tariff 10 the industries of any given
locality. The subject OF Mr.. Powers 7say
was the relations Of the tariff TO the indus
tries Of Chicago.
The army retiring board, appointed TO OK
anime Judge Advocate General Swain for
retirement, has found him not incapacitated
for active service.
The entire business portion OF Ian caster,
Texas, was destroyed by fire the other day.
January -, near ruins OF Palenque, Mex,
long buried editice WAS uncovered exceed.
ina in grandeur anything yet unearthed
there.
The premature explosion of blast in
Stone quarry near Philadelphia Jan. "a kill.
ed one man and injured three others, one Of
them fatally.
David e.. Sturges, appraiser at New York,
has been removed by order OF the Presi-
dent.
The appropriations committee has decided
TO offer amendments to the sundry civil ap
preparation bill, now under consider alton
by the house, appropriating $500, 900 10 re-
imburse the heirs of Capt Eads for i'm
provements made in the channel OF the
Mississippi river at South Pass.
A contract has been lot for fireworks for
Harrison's inauguration; cost Sii 900.
Hon. Jacob Tome, native OF Fort De-
post, Md, but for some years a resident of
m hna oriN fn
found a -sectariau seminary in which
the industrial training of children will be
made a feature Mr.. Tome, who COM
menced life poor boy, has made large
fortune in the lumber and banking business.
He Is the father-in-law of Postmaster
General J. A. Cresswell.
Mr.. Atwood, u. S. consul TO San Domin.
go, has been relieved OF the responsibilities
of his position, and Archibald II. Grimlxe
Of Massae busetts, a colored man, appointed