Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-06-27
GENERAL.

Martin f. Morris, attorney for the Cath
Ollie university, is Of the opinion
that the contract labor law does
not contemplate educators, and the univer-
sity will bring professor Of theology from
Europe TO make a test case.
The resignation of Otis Humphrey, as
member of the commission 10 treat with
the Cherokee Indians, has been forwarded
to the secretary of the interior. Mr.
Humphrey assigns as his reason for resig-
nation, ill.health and private business en-
gagements.
Porter, the superintendent of the census
says that he cannot see the necessity OF
placing the census Office employees under
the o. Grafton Of the civil service laws.
Prominent colored men called upon
Pres, dent Harrison the other day, and re.
minded him OF their claims TO otlice.
The ST Paul railroad has been mortgaged
for 0,OO0, 600.
H. w. Hammond representing an Eng
lish syndicate, has selected a site at Val.
lejo, directly opposite the Mare Island
navy yard at san Francisco, for extensive
iron and steel works. Ten million dollars
have been subscr. bed for the purpose by
English capitalists.
A wreck occurred on the Pan Handle
road near Steubenville, Pa, the other day,
when two men were killed and eight others
wounded, four seriously.
Twenty business buildings in Nashville,
Tennessee, were destroyed by fire the
other day.
Gov. Hovey Of Indiana has called for aid
for the suffering strikers of Clay county in
that state.
1t is estimated that the loss by food in
Wiliamsport, Pa, is $l0,000,OOO
Charles S. Collins. for many year a lead
ing editorial writer on the Troy, n. y,
Times, died in that city few days ago.
High officials of the Catholic church in
America, say that the church will denounce
the society of the Clan Ma Gael If IL be
found that the society had any connection
with the murder OF DR.. Cronin.
1t is rumored that refractory pupils in
the Indian school at Hamptc3, Va, are
brutally treated. The matter will be inycs-
tigated.
The city council Of Johnstown held its
first meeting since the Hood on the 18th
inst.
The roof OF the Mercer market in the
City of New Mexico fell in the other day,
and nine persons were killed. A number
of others were terribly injured.
AT the war department there is no fear
OF general outbreak of Indians The
present difficulty appears to be of a person
al nature, and that whisky is at the bottom
OF the trouble
company has been formed to con-
struct cable from San t'ranc.sc to Homo
lula at cost of 81, 5OO.OOJ
The Lord Mayor of Dublin has sent the
second y coo to the Johnstown sufferers.
The relief fund in the hands of the Gov
ernor of Pennsylvania amounts to between
| Si0O,G00 and SSU0,0O0.
The citizens of Washington contributed
| So, 900 To the Johnstown sufferers. OF
| thia nmOunt President Harrison vnVp
| $3.50.
J. G. Yut7y of Nebraska has been ap
pointed special agent OF the general land
| Office, and Robert r. Johnston a swamp
land agent in the same Office.
Gov. Hill of New York has refused TO
| honor the reQuisition made by Gov. kifer
| of Illinois for the surrender of Mcdonald
and Maroney, suspects in the Cronin MUIR
| der case, on tho ground that the requisitiOn
was not accompanied by an indictment, and
| that there is no proof that the men are
| guilty of any crime.
An English syndicate offers to buy the
watch factory ut klgin, Ill for $1,000, 900.
Colored men of Mississippi met in conven-
| tion few days ago, and endorsed Harrison.
Mrs. Olive f. Friend of eectric sugar
! fame will not be tried until fall.
A memorial meeting in honor of DR..
| Cronin will be held in Chicago June %.
The secretary of the treasury has APP
pointed John Hughson skilled laborer IN
| the treasury department at a salary of $120
per anuum. Hughson was porter of one OF
| the Pullman cars caught in the flood at
| Johnstown, Pa. and it was mainly through
| his efforts that Mrs. l.. w. Halford and
| her daughter were enabled TO reach place
of safety in the mountains His appoint
ment is due TO the recommendation of the
| President S private secretary.
| A meeting was held in Chicago the other
night to take steps TO bring the unorganized
working classes of Chicago into the Broth
erhood of United Labor, \. B. Barry's sub
stltute for the knights of Labor. Repre-
sentatives of number of trades were
present, said to represent in all about ten
thousand wageworkers.
J. Leman of Chico, Cal, is dead. lie was
the oldest Oddfellow living, being char
ter member of the first lodge organized in
this country by Wilde AT Baltimore in
1919.
Varmun Wilcox, resident of Lapeel
county since 1888, died ut his home in AL
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