Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-05-09
WINGED MISSILES

Pension clerk Robert Sigel OF New YORK
has been indicted for forgery.
The reported rupture in the Irish Nation
al League in America is con.radicted.
The Illinois senate has passed bill TO
regulate telephone charges in the state.
Fifteen congressman are i'll in Washing
ton, as u result of exposure on Inauguration
day.
The Racine (Wis) Basket Factory is
claimed 10 be the largest of its kind in the
world.
A new Jersey cannery has contracted for
200 acres of tomatoes at 81 per ton for next
seasons pack.
At meeting of Parnell sympathizers at
Philadelphia, 5000 was contributed to aid
the Irish leader.
1t is reported that much of the choicest
land in Oklahoma has been taken up and is
now held by squatters.
The postal treaty arranged between Great
Britain and Mexico has been officially pub
lished in the latter country.
During the last congress $1,000, 900 was
appropriated for the construction and i'm
provement Of public buildings.
Pulp mills have so multiplied in Maine
that there is fear of an over-supply unless
new mills are put up to turn the pulp into
paper.
Many of the bureau chiefs in the depart
ments at Washington have rendered theiI
designations to the new heads of the de-
partments.
1t is said that Edison's incandescept pat
ent taken out in Canada has been declared
null and void, on the ground Of failure to
comply with patent regulations.
One of the rules in the Royal Library in
Berlin, made with view to preserving
quiet and good order, calls for the exclu-
sion of all members of the gentler sex.
Edmund c. Stanton, OF the Metropolitan
opera house Of New York, has had bestow
ed upon him by the prince regent of Bavaria
the order of st. Micheal in recognition Of
his services in the promotion of German art
in America.
The Seventh Regiment drank 1000 bottles
Of beer on thor return trip from Washing
ton to New York and their path is marked
by trail of broken bottles. There was no
disorder, in spite of the evident danger that
the members might get at lager heads.
Martin Thorp and William Garner, lead
ers of the most extensive gang OF counter
feiters in the southwest, have been captured
in Conway county, Ark. An immense sum
of bogus money, comprising s., $40, and so
imitation gold pieces, was also secured.
James c. Whittier pronounces the rumor
that he contemplated a visit 10 Europe "a
utterly without foundation. THE time
has long since past" he writes, ''when
such trip would have been practicable or
desirable. At my age one travels easiest By
proxy"
Colonel John w. Wilson of the engineer
corps has been placed in charge of the work
on the Washington aqucduct extension, re-
lieving Major G.. j. Lydecke-, who will be
tried by court martial on the 25th inst for
neglect OF duty in connection with this i'm
provement.
Ell TEMPO, a conservative journal OF the
City of Mexico, says it sees in President
Harrison's inaugural address menace to
the peace Of the Spanish American repub-
lies, especially Mexico. 1t expresses a fear
as 10 the policy which Secretary Of State
Blaine may adopt
Eighteen hundred men and boys are
thrown out Of work by tho closing of the
Scott Foundry Rolling Mill the new pipe
mill of the Reading, pa iron works,
which failed last week. The company's
only establishments at work are the blast
furnaces and portion of The tube mill.
A Chicago surgeon testified in criminal
case the other day that he had. properly set
the defendants broken nose, but that the
patient was morbidly afraid that his beauty
would be spoiled and that to ease his mind
the witness had twice thereafter rebroken
and reset the nose. Accommodating doctor,
that.
Senator Greer, inspector of the Pennsyl-
vaa;a Soldiers Orphans Schools, has CON-
pleted his report regarding the crazy boys at
the McAllisterville school. He says the
boys were shamming. They have all con-
fesscd much to the confusion of wise and
snowy haired doctors, who diagnosed the
cases.
Yielding TO the inevitable, President
Harrison has at last given formal notice that
hereafter he will set apart three hours daily
for the reception of callers. From ten TO
twelve, senators, representatives and other
privileged persons will be admitted, while
from twelve to one the general public will
be seen.
The president has signed an order extend
ing the time from March 15 1899, to May 1,
1889, within which the railway mail service
shall be brought under the operation Of the
civil service law and rules. This extension
is made upon the representation of Civil
Service Commissioner Lyman that the
organization OF the service could not be &C
complshed earlier than May1.
Brainworkers must envy the constitution
Of the emperor of Austria almost as much as
Gambetta did Prince Bismarck's capacity
for enjoying lager beer and tobacco. Though
the emperor is an exceedingly hard worker,
couple OF hours of sleep are at any time
sufficient for his recuperation. When trav
cling at night he is able to remain at his
writing. table during the whole of the jour
ney without ever getting fatigued. 1t is his
custom to make himself thoroughly ac-
quainted with the contents of every docu-
ment of importance before putting his name
to il.
Some years ago Secretary Rusk bought