Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-01-24
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GENERAL.
Twenty houses were demolished during
the recent storm in Buffalo
Customs officers at Port Townsend, w.
T., captured 40 ponds OF opium and a dozen
Chinese smugg .cr5 the other morn nG.
[ Associate Justice Matthews of the United
States supreme court, who has been i'll
since last March, IS recovering
The principal portion of Do.and. Miss,
was destroyed by fire trio other day.
Arrangements have been completed for q
world coniere nee OF the reOrganized
church Of Jesus Christ Latter Day Saints)
at St. Joseph, Mo
The National Farmers alliance in Sos
$ on ut Des Mo.ucs, Iowa, adopted memo
rial o congress hat the government shou
issue money direct TO The people instead Of
through nat onal banks; also, that the
United Sites senators shoald be elected
direc. By the people. j. Burrows OF Filey,
New, was e.e cd president; Il Y. Lucks
Of Deer Leise, OAK, vice president August
ost of Moul;en, l., secretary; ). J. Eur
long Of Austin, MINI, treasurer and Alvin
ID. Chase Of WATERFOWL, Oak, lecturer.
Mrs. Clem1ine Cox Of Paris, Texas, who
had been released from the insane asylum
at Terrill, secured a can of coal oil, and,
dllct SdLufatluH ucf CiOlAlnR, sou DeESell on
fire and was burned 10 death.
Mrs. Jay Gould died at her homo 10 New
York on the 18th inst
In public speech at Binghamton, N. y,
the other day Master Workman Powderly
Stated that one OF the four alleged founders
Of tho knights OF Labor, who arc trying to
cstablish new ordor in Philadelphia, re
Gently offered 90 sell out 10 him for 500,
and he had satisfactory proof that the same
person had previously offered to sell out to
John Wanamaker.
The first oficial trial trip of the new dy-
nimite cruiser Vesuviu5 was made over the
government course at the Delaware break
water the other day. The test was entire
ly satisfactory.
. Walker Blaine, a son of James G.. Elaine,
fell as he wa9 getting from carriage in
Washington the other night and broke both
bones of his right leg just above the ankle.
Conrad Kohers. the largest cattle raiser
in Montana, says that he has never seen
more favorable st tie OF affairs during his
p years residence in tho territory Cat
tie ere thriving, and from all Indications
not a he, will b. lost at the close Of the
winter re climates the selson's exports
from the territory at 900 head.
A CHAR box factory in New York was de
stroyed by fire the other day and three
girls Employed IN the factory were burned
to death.
Hon. A. =. Hovey was inaugatcd govern
or OF Indiana on the lftA inst. In his ad-
dress the new governor said, there was no
re.so. TO beliete tha' the ballot has been
polluted in Ind ana and other st ytes ard
W rned the people against thee onsequences
Of such oItr2gcs. The governor advocates
ocal option.
The secretary Of the navy has ordered
the United states steamer Trenton with
l,,4ft. IL Fft.af, p,.1tF -.
Samoa TO protect American interests on
that is and. The Trenton was at Panama
when last heard from, and as trouble is
feared three other ships will be sent 20
that point
Judge Tuey of Chicago, while refusing
to issue an Injunction prohibiting the police
from interfering with the Arboiter Buud
meetings, sustains the anarchists practi
cally by announcing that the members of
the society have the right to psaceably
assemble and that the police cannot, in
advance of contemp atod meeting, assume
that it ia going TO be- Illegal and make that
assumption pretext for its prohibition.
Therefore he considers the formal issuance
of an Injunction at this time unnec ssary.
Serious trouble between the United
States and Germany is threatened over the
Samoa troubles.
The bulletin of the American Iron aud
Steel association gives the following details
IF the production Of Bossomcr steel rails
in this country: Total for 1SSS, 1,t2,.057,
net tons; total for 1891, $50, l91 tons. The
consumption Of steel rails in 1888 was fully
10000 gross tons loss than 1857, tho imports
in 1855 having declined about "a, 900 tons as
compared with 1887.
C. A. Il. posts throughout the country
arc invited TO participate in the inaugural
| ceremonies.
Tue executive committee Of the Grant
monument association has announced the
following board Of tpcrtS 80 decide upon
the designs FOR . mon nant offered by the
leading artists and architects OF tho world:
| N. LeSrun, James kenwick, Prof. w. II.
! Ware OF Columb!7 cole e, George Is. Post
Prof Is. Wo,E and james y. Ware.
Lieut.. Nliles of tha United States steamer
Yantic died of yellow fever on board the
vessel in the harbor at Kew YORK the other
day.
| Edward Howard, sergeant Of cavalry, u.
| s. A., on recruiting service at Wheeling,
| w. Va, committed suicide tho othcr morn
| ing.
Twelve miles north OF Parker Sburg, w
Va. on the Ohio side OF the river, John
| karnsworth and Fred. We ell boon com
pauiOns, were playing " TIA new revolver.
Wedeil sa d to Farnsworth: "lf yon were
| going to klll me, how would you do IL H'
| Farnsworth replied "Thia way and level
| ing tho weapon, shot his companion dead.
| tarnswo On threatens TO kill himself from
grief, and ia closely watched.
| The contract for the construction OF tho
| Merchants bridge across the Mississippi
! II St. Louis has been secured by the Union
bridge company of New York, at 81, 800,
| 0OJ
John G.. butcher, Waterman at the Man
haitian mills in Toledo, prompted by ieal-
ousy OF his wife. shot the latter the other
morning and then shot himself. butcher
died few hours later, aud the woman Ia In
n critical condition. It Is said Dutnher' 8