Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-04-11
NEWS SUMMARY.
GENER RAJ.

dead. lie was one OF tne aOleSJ malnIue-
t'cians and astronomers in this country.
He was the author of several scientific
articles.
A well dressed man entered the private
office Of the president of the first national
bank in Denver. Col, the other morning,
and at the muzzle of a revolver compelled
that officer TO sign check for 80, 900. He
then compelled the president
10 have the check cashed The
money was handed over to the man, who
then went away and all efforts to find him
have proved futile. There wore number
of clerks at work in the bank at the time
not one of whom suspected what was going
on.
Prairie fires have done great damage in
the vicinity of Huron, Dakota
The total production of distilled spirits in
the United States from July |, lsSs 10 Jan.
81, 1889, was ~, 739, 1896 taxable gallons,
being the largest production for a similar
period since 1888
Recruiting officers will be furnished with
outline chart of the human figure upon
which on each enlistment are 10 indicated
any distinctive scar or mark to secure
identification in case OF desertion.
The New York cigar makers are prepar
ing for strike TO involve 10000 men.
The widow Of "Stonewall' jackson was
offered the appontmet of postmistress at
aged father needed her attention.
Daniel Burke died at the home of the
Little Sisters OF the Poor in Chi cago the
other day, aged III years.
The immediate relatives of the men who
were lost in the wreck at Samoa will be
entitled to pensions under the general law.
Queen Victoria cabled her sympathies 10
the United States for the loss sustained by
our navy in the disaster at Samoa.
The following additional nominations
have been sent TO the senate: John u.
Abbott Of New Hampshire 10 be envoy
extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary
of the United States TO the Republic of Co
lombia; Edwin III. Terrill of Texas to be
envoy extraordinary and minister pleuipo-
tertiary of the United States TO Belgium;
Withdrawn-JohnW Bergman, postmas-
ter at Versailles, Ky. To be delegates to
the conference between the United States
of America ard the Republics Of Mexico,
Central and South America, Hayti, San
Domingo and the Empire OF Brazil to be
held in Washington in 1850, John b Hen
dersOn of Missouri, Cornelius n. Bliss Of
New York, William Piuckney Whyte Of
Maryland, Clement Studebalter Of Indiana,
=. Jefferson Coolidge of Massachusetts,
William Henry Prescott of South Carolina
Andrew Carnegie of Pennsylvania, John
IL. IL. Pitkin of Louisiana, Morris NJ
Es'ce of California, j. II. Hanson Of
Georgia.
The issue of standard silver dollars from
the minis for the week ended March 20
1889, was $3.50, N03, increase of 80, 900 over
corresponding week in ISIS.
The following nominations were sent to
the senate on the st inst: James ~ Hus-
ton of Indiana, TO be treasurer of the
/ United States. Ellis III. Roberts Of New
York, to be assistant treasurer of New
York city. William +. Wharton of Massa-
chusetts, TO be assistant secretary Of state
George II. Shields Of Missouri, b be assist
ant attorney general, vice Richard Mont
gomerY resigned. Drury X. BUrchett Of
kentucky, to be marshall of the United
States for the district of Kentucky. l..
Bradford Prince of Santa Ee n. NJ. TO be
governor Of New Mexico. Louis a. Walk
er of Helena, M. r., 10 be secretary of
Montana. War-Maj. G. G. Byrne, surgeon,
| TO be lieutenant colonel aud surgeon: Capt
/ Curtis E. Mum, assistant surgeon, to be
major and surgeon. Navy Capt. George
/ Is. White, United States navy, to be chief of
/ the bureau Of yards and docks ia the de
! partmCnt of the navy, to nil a vacancy.
James t.. Kelly of Nebraska, TO be receiver
| OF public moneys at Bloomngton, Neb. +;
/ William w. Junkin Of Fairfield, Ia. to be
! Indian Inspector. To be agents for the In
/ dians-Char.es A. Ashley of New York, at
/ the Cheyenne and Arapahoe agency in the
/ Indian territory; Charles Il. A. Scobey of
]
tana.
The navy department is hard At work to
replace as quickly as possible the war ships
| destroyed IN the wreck 1T Samoa.
A bill has been introduced in the Penn
! sylvauia legislature providing that all per
sons, firms, associations or corporations
employing forcign-b born, unnaturaliZcd per
sons, shall bc taxed at the rate of IL cents a
day for each day such persons may be en-
ployed.
A syndicate known as the American
meat syndicate has been organized in Phil
adelphia with capital of $4,000 900. New
YORK and Philadelphia capitalists are inter
ested in the enterprise.
Blaine aud Sherman want President
Harrison to appoint Murat Halsted minis.
ter to Berlin during the congressional
recess
Alexander McCue. ex-assistant treasurer
Of the United States, died in Brooklyn, n
Y, on the I'd inst.
Carpenters in Syracuse and Buffalo, N
Y, are on strike for shorter hours and
more pay.
Ex-President Cleveland has been ap
pointed a commissioner of High bridge
park in New York.
Two Unknown tramps were burned te
death in a Baltimore ~ Ohio wreck al
Harris Creek, w. Va, the other day.
Twelve hundred st. Louis carpenters are
on a strike for eight hours work and AZ
cents an hour
The first session of the United States
court ever held in Indian Territory was
opened at MuslSogee on the I'd inst, with
Judge James M. Shackelford Of Indiana on
the bench.
The United States senate adjourned sine
die on the I'd inst.
The United States supreme court has
ordered the iron silver mining cases to be
tried before full bench, and this decision
will delay action until "A new Judge has been
appointed
Toledo has voted in favor OF city gas
system TO down the Standard oil company.
Government officers have commenced
work on the Duluth harbor range lights.
The cash and securities in the United
States treasury must be rocountod before
the newly appointed treasurer takes chSr2e
of the Office. The count viii occupy five
weeks
Capt. Henry Wilson OF the United States
navy, has been placed on the retired list.
Mrs. Minnie u. Morgan has been elected
mayor OF Cottonwood Falls, kansas. The
board of aldermen is composed entirely OF
woman. Tho women were placed in nomi-
nation by the "bum" element of the town