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Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-04-25
Miss wanamaker's Millions.

Who can compute Miss Minnie Wan
amaker's fortunep Two million dol
lars" one says. Double that" says
another. "a full $4,000, 900 by the
time she will inherit it," says third.
There are four children in the Wan
amakers family, two sons and two
daughters, and they can swim in mon
ey in any direction, says Washington
correspondent of the Philadelphia
Press. Miss Wanamaker is SO pretty
that she would be catch if she hadn't
cent, but the possession of so much
gold makes her the most interesting
girl Of the season, for she is newer than
Miss Letter and almost as lovely.
She knows thing or two about
money, and is sincere enough to recog-
nize sincerity in others. The fortune
hunter who follows her will be unwise.
For over a year she has been learning
how to take care of money. Her ia
Their gives her an allowance, and she
buys all that she wears.
No one questions Miss Wanamaker
about her spendings, and even if she
overdraws considerably on her bank
account it only brings laughing criti-
cism from her father. But what girl
does not overdraw?
They tell me that many of them get
an allowance of from 81, 600 to SIC, 900
per year. and the only girl in Washing
ton who has not overdrawn hers is
Miss Florence Window. OF course she
does not get that much, as the secre-
tary of the treasury is not very
wealthy man, but whatever Miss Flor
ence gets she came home after shop
ping tour in New York short time
AGO with % cents in her purse.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-04-25
Nodded a Titled william.

New YORK, April IT, Within the past
two weeks good looking young fellow OF
short stature, with an abbreviated black
mustIsche and narrowly set flashing eyes,
has been twice arrested in Philadelphia
for distributing circulars in which he at
tempts TO besmirch a lovely American girl
who is unfortunately his wife. He lis
himself the Count Montercole. He is not a
count, he is simply low adverturer. The
story Of how he happened TO inveigle a
lovely American girl in the meshes of his
net is a romance of crime almost beyond
belief. Without going into the secrets Of
domestic life, sufce IL to say that Monter-
cole caught at Long Branch, upon the re-
bound OF her affections, not only the pref
test girl that Pittsburgh knew, but one
who added to the brilliancy of the most ex-
elusive circle of the Smoky City. Miss
Virginia Knox had then, and has still, an
abundance of auburn hair, eyes of sapphire
blue, peachy complexion and delicately
graceful form. She met the diminutive
Count Montercole and she married him.
His name was known to reach back for
generations, aud his wealth was supposed
to be in keeping with the fame of his fami-
ly. Miss Knox has circulating in her veins
the bluest blood Of western Pennsylvania.
She had been educated in Paris; had
crossed the ocean numerous times and
spoke Italian like native. The wedding
of two such people was social event be-
yond anything Pittsburgh had ever exper-
fenced.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-04-25
Fire at Charlotte.

CHARLOTTE, April 2l.-Yesterday morn
ing fire was discovered in Reynolds Bros. ,
large dry goods house, and spread with
wonderful rapidity. Before the fireman
had it under control the building was COM
pletely Quilted, destroying the entire build
ing aud stock, badly damaging the post
office and Emery's drug store on the south,
and Robinson Il Co., undertalSers, on the
north. Reynolds Bros loss on stock and
fixtures is $4,000; insured for Sl2, 800. DR..
SMELLS office, over Reynolds Bros, loss is
$1,000; no insurance. Warren Shaull, and
wife, living over the back part of the store,
loss on household effects, 500; no insur-
ance. Shaull and wife barely escaped with
their lives, saving nothing but the night
robes they had on. Steam Heat Evaporat-
ing Oompany's Office over the postoffice,
loss, s., 500; insured for $500. DR.. II. j.
Emery, druggist; loss $1,000, covered by
insurance. Robinson & Co., undertakers,
loss $500, insured. DIR. Rosenkrans, over
Robinson a. Co., and the Whist club, over
Emery's, small loss and no insurance. The
buildings occupied by Reynolds Bros. and
the postoffice are owned by T.. 5. Lacey,
comptroller of the currency. The estimat-
ed loss on the block is $4,000; insured for
$500. Emery's drug store building,
owned by DIR. Frank Merritt. loss about
$500; insured. During the fire sparks were
carried across the street and set fire TO
John Levy 81 Sons clothing store, but the
flames were soon eXtingulshed, with loss
by water of $500; insured.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-04-25

Deacon Milton w. Lee OF the First Con-
gregational church at Kalamazoo has be-
come an Adventist and wants To have his
church give him letters of dismissal. Con-
siderable interest Is manifested in the case
and the church has appointed q committee
10 investigate matters. The deacen's Wife
stands with him and wants TO 60 too.
The recent election held for the purpose
OF bonding Coldwater for water works, Is
said to be illegal because there was not suf-
ficient notice, and electors voted who
were not qualified by the charter TO vote on
bonding the city, and it now seems proba-
BILE that another election will be called in
which none but qualified electors will be-
allowed TO vote.
A Sault Ste. Marie young man fell in love
with girl, but her mother objected. One
girl and her mother to show, but got the
seats widely apart. While the play was in
progress the lovers slipped out aud were
married before the curtain dropped. The
mother says she will never forgive her
Maynard daughter.
A farmer living on tho county line be-
tween Lenawee and jackson counties ap-
plies to the Lendwee county farmers NUT
ual insurance company for damages from
the pranks OF lightning on the Sth inst. He
says: at destroyed a fire shade Tree, root
and branch, and leaped thence to barbed
wire fence, wiping out IS rods so complete
y that there was not piece Of wire inch
long left"
Z. S. Toombs, young man % years old,
heavy and strongly constituted, was q
patient in the asy lum at Traverse City for
some time, but his folks lately moved there
from West Branch and had him released
from the institution, apparently well.
Three weeks ago he was taken with fits,
which have come on every few minutes up
to the present time, and by actual count h e
cover.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-04-25
RIc PROFITS IN sEslsklNs.
How tho Alaska Company Realized Large
RstsrAs from n Small Invest sAent.

"Few people, particularly 10 this
CITY," observed n well-known Wall
street man recently know what an
enormous source of revenue and profit
the Alaska fur cal franchise is.
why" he continued, 1.-THE Alaska
Commercial company must have
cleared over $I0,000,OoO net profit
during the last twenty years. No
wonder they want TO renew their pres
ent franchise, which will soon expire.
Here is how they work it:
"Tbey are limited to cstch OF 100.-
600 skins year. They are required
to pay she Government a royalty of
1892 ON each skin, The About Indians
receive 40 cents for each skim that is
perfect. A perfect sealskin, then, costs
the Alaska Commercial $500 on the
grounds.
'These skins bring an average price
of $34 each in San Francisco. where
they are sold to an English syndicate
and shipped to London. This would
leave net profit, less the expenses OF
transportation. etc.. of $28. 98 por skin.
A years catch at this rate would bring
them in nearly So, 600, 900 or $60.000,-
900 during the twenty years the pres
ent franchise has been in force.
1.-The Government receives, a rental
of 800, 900 per annum for the sealing
ground. This, therefore, togetherwith
what it has received as royalties on
he skins. would bring the Government
profit in this enterprise up to, $Z,340.-
600 during the twenty years in ques-
tion.
lit may be safely said that the Alas
ka eompany's expenses during this
time have not exceeded $40, 600, 600
perhaps not one-half of that sum-so,
you see that $40, 600, 900 is not drawing
it too heavily.
Ever hear of how the Alaska Com
mercial company was started? No?
Why, sailor, some twenty years ago,
came into San Francisco wearing
sealskin cap. Some one asked him
where he had obtained the sealskin.
go said the sailor, I've just re-
turned from a whaling voyage up in
the Arctic, and we anchored for y
while off st. George Island. There
are seals there, | can tell you. It's
where they breed, and l should think
that there were at least forty million
of them on the island when left
terest ut the time, and company was
formed to charter steamer and 90
after cargo of sealskins. don't
know how much the steamer cost, but
they put aboard about $15, 600 worth of
provisions This was the start of the
Alaska Commerce company. now one
of the richest corporations in the world.
Pretty good profit on an investment of
$40. 900, wasn't itp
How did they get the Government
franchisep"
20, easy enough. No one knew what
it was worth at tn time, and there was
no opposition. &c ge c. Gorham-I
think it was hc-secured the passage
of the bill. Mr.. Gorham never made
any money out of it, and as for the
sailor, he's probably laid up at some
sailors home in California by this
time. IN T. Herald.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-04-25
RirchaII,s Loon Hole.

BRANTFoRD, ONT, April 16.-An inter
esting discovery that may still further
complicate the Birchall murder case has
Just been made here. On the Commercial
hotel register was the name of f. c. Ben
well, which is supposed TO have been placed
there by Birchalls victim. 1t is now
learned that II was written by another
young Englishman, who left for this coun-
try few weeks before the Princeton trag-
edy, and who curiously enough bore exact
ly the same patronymic as Birchall's friend.
AS Benwell has all along averred that the
supposed murdered Beuwell is still alive,
IL is likely that an attempt will be made TO
identify the murdered man as the one who
registered at the hotel here.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-04-25

The postofioe at Copley, Lake county,
has been discontinued, and mail intended
for that point will hereafter go TO Luther.
Wallace Brown disappeared from Big
Rapids in the fall of 1883 and his wife
mourned him as dead. He wasn't dead,
though, for he has written to that mourner
saying that he can't stand the expenses at
tache1 to matrimony, and bidding her fare
well forever. Mrs. Brown will hustle for
herself and three children.
DIR. d. N. Porter, a physician of Emin-
euce, KY, has diagnosed the supposed case
case of spotted fever in the Lewis Prewitt
family as one of tornado poisoning" The
germs, he said, were borne on the late tor
nado from some infected district, probably
hundreds of miles away, and lodged in the
vicinity of the Prewitt homestead. The
community Is much alarmed One Of
Prewitt's daughters has died and two
others and son are at the point of death
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-04-25
Who Was Sheo

CHICAGO, April 19.-Last Wednesday a
body was found opposite Clark Station,
Ind, % miles south of this city. IL was
thought to be the body of Miss Matte
Bacon of Niles, Michigan, who jumped into
the lake at this city two weeks ago. The
father of the missing girl, accompanied by
officers, went to Clark to identify the body.
The police were inclined TO the opinion that
the body was not that of Miss Bacon. The
latest information showed material differ.
ences in the attire from that worn by the
elocutionist. Other circumstances also
tend TO prove the corpse not the remains of
the little belle of Niles
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-04-25
He Struck a Lady.

WATERFOWL. N. ", April 22-Bishop
Wadhams has silenced Err. Peter II. j.
Ryan of St. Peters Roman Catholic church
Lowvile, N. ", and suspended him from
priestly Office on account of acts unbecom-
ing priest. The chief complaint against
him was as to his method of assessing the
congregation and extorting money from
them. Tho trouble was brought to a eli
max few Sundays ago, when the priests
demand upon a lady member of the copgre-
cation for her share of IA certain assessment
was refused. FIR. Ryan became angry,
struck her in the face with "a prayer book
and used language unbecoming priest.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-04-25
Saw Him Cut His Throat.

ST.. CHARLES, April 22.--Charley Case a
farmer aged 20 years. who lived near New
LOthrop, Shiawasse county, committed
suicide by his cutting his throat with a
butcher knife. He had been taking medi
cine and was all right apparently, but
room he locked the door. Finding their
endeIvors TO get in unavailing the attend
ants rushed to the window, where they
saw him cut his throat He leaves u
widow, iour sous aud three daughters in
good circumstances.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-04-25
l shall also stand"

Z Nobody, even in the profession.
would recognize Nat Goodwin since
his determination to fight shy of the
tonsorial profession. His hair, which
used to be short and of light
brick color, he now wears long and
poetical. A huge forelock sweeps
down over his forehead, and gives him
the appearance of a heavy tragedian.
He has likewise grown heavy dark
mustache, which puts the finishing
touch to ah effectual disguise.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-04-25
A Woman Who Twigged.

When he boarded Broadway car at
Union square there were several va
cant seats, but he seemed in no hurry
to sit down. When all the seats ex-
cept one were filled he acted as If about
TO take possession, but at that moment
a lady entered. and he bowed and
offered her the place.
Thank you, but l had as soon
stand" she replied.
And had rather stand" he per-
sisted.
But / could't think of depriving you
of your seat"
''But / insist, madam"
But Il"
Then shall also stand"
She rode two squares and got off,
and he hung on for square further.
When he had disappeared woman at
the front end of the car with bundle
in her lap remarked to herself, but loud
enough for all to hear:
The poor crittersl She couldn't sit
for her tie-back dress. and he couldn't
for the tight lacing of his corset ~.
Y. Sun.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-04-25
No Bodies Recovered.

SAGINAW, April 20 Not one of the bodies
of the victims of the Handy Boy disaster
has yet been recovered. Today is the ninth
day. and steam yacht has been engaged
TO prosecute the search. which has been
conducted by the police department since
the day Of the accident.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-04-25

Among some paper rags Ia the Plsinwell
paper mill there has been found an order
allowing one Stephen Stillwell to carry
cloth aud trimmings for suit of clothes
Is signed by the superintendent" and
dated "New York. Oct. Z, 1852" about 30
days before the British evacuated New
York
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-10-31
THE WEEKS NEWS.
An EASTERN MAN ABSCONDS
WITH $50, 900.
a Noted British Official Arrested If
San Francisco.
Murder in Georgia.-Other News
OF Gene al Interest.
Absconds With $f5O,OOO.

BRooKToN, MASS, Oct. 2S-The check
cred career of G. w. Robinson, the sto3,S
broker of this city. who has forged notes
amounting to upwards of 800, 900, is being
reviewed by nearly every business man
who had transactions with him. 1t is
known that Robinson went to Boston Fri
day afternoon, since which time his doings
and whereabouts are unknown. Another
fact came TO light today which shows that
he had pursued criminal course for some
months, if not for years. In conversation
with S. Il. Howard, his partner, Robinson
admitted that within six months he had
placed nearly $50, 600 forged paper and had
taken care of it, and if his partner would
only keep quiet for few days, he would
provide for the forged paper then out.
Considerable fault is found with the part. es
who had this forged paper for not making
it known TO his partners that they might
be on the lookout for more such transac-
tons, but these parties state that they con-
sidered Mr.. Robinson an upright citizen
and they did not wish to blight the man s
character for one misdeed.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-10-31
Four Poisoned.

-Four persons employed at the Quaker
City dye works in Philadelphia were poi
soned on Thursday. The victims are
Bernard Hughes, James Tighe, Walter
Spellman and William Eberhardt.
For week past chemist has been en-
gagged ir experimenting with new dye.
1t is supposed that the ingredients used in
his experiments formed a compound which
produced prussic acid, and that some of the
deadly fluid leaked through the floor of
the laboratory 10 the dressing room and
saturated some of the clothing there.
Hughes entered the dressing room about
noon and came out complaining of feeling
i'll. His face was of an indigo hue and he
was conveyed at once to ST. Mary's hos
pital.
BY the time he reached the institution
his heart had almost ceased to beat. Tighe,
Spellman and Eberhardt were later seized
with the same symptoms and were also re-
moved to the hospital. A physician visited
the dye works and at once detected the
odor OF prussic acid.
The men mad inhaled the fumes of this
deadly poison. The physicians attending
Hughes and Eberhardt say they win prob
ably die,
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-10-31
tn In n Balloon.

A dispatch from Birmingham, Ala,
dated October 25, says: There was a
thrilling balloon ascension at the state fair
to-day Mr. Thomas J. Minis and Miss
Gertrude Pitman Of Brewton. Ala, were
married in front of the grand stand In the
presence of 10000 people, Rev. S. M.
Adams, president of the State Alliance,
performing the ceremony. The young
couple then stepped into the car of a mon
ster gas balloon, and with Aeronaut Beldin
sailed off on a bridal tour. The balloon
took a southerly direction and at hight of
some mile and a half went over the Red
mountain. 1t was last seen this afternoon
at half past o'clock passing over Axmoor.
seven miles south of Birmingham, and still
heading for the mountainous region of
Shelby county. The state fair manage
ment presented the young couple purse of
$3.50, and large number Of presents were
given to them. The groom is II and the
bride Is. The balloon bridal couple landed
on the top of n mountain IL miles from
Birmingham, after a trip of an hour. They
were seven miles from a railroad, but tho
country people near by carried them to
Helena, where they took train for Birm-
ingham.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-10-31

Twenty-seven Hamilton, Ont, liquor
sellars are summoned for infraction of the
law, through the fundamentally of inform
ers.
The 16-years-old daughter of William
Mich Of Ration, NM, became lost in bliz-
Yard Monday night and was frozen to
death.
No change is reported in the condition
Of Admiral Porter, and the Improvement
attained last week has been fully main
tanned.
Mr.. O'Brien says his party has been
assured that the American tour will yield
sufficient funds to last until the general
election.
The Quebec customs house officials have
captured 14S barrels of whisky on the island
O. Orleans. u was being struggled into
Canada.
b. f. Noble the old war governor of
Wisconsin, was stricken with apoplexy at
Brooklyn, N. Y, last week, but will prob
ably recover.
Secretary w ndom says the worlds fair
commission must cut down expenses or
there will not be money enough to make the
fair success.
1t is reported that over / 900 live sheep
and lambs have passed through St. Johns,
en- route Cor New England, despite the
Mckinley biz.
The Grand Trunk directors announce a
half yearly dividend of two per cent on the
guaranteed stock. and Of seven shillings
per cent on the first preference.
Reported that Joseph Black, United
States consul at Pesth, has become regard
ed with disfavor on account Of his COM
ments on Austrian affairs.
Gladstone says that the election of Roby
cannot help but inspire liberals every
where with renewed hope for the speedy
accession TO power of that party.
Official enquiries are being made at Ber-
lin to ascertain whether goods which have
hitherto been obtained from America can
be imported from other countries.
Boil Redding, the notorious Negro des-
perado, who has been sought for ten years,
was shot and killed Monday morning by
Policeman Gibson at Opelika Ala.
Millions of brick in the brickyards at
Rondout, N. Y, have been destroyed by
the overflow of the Hudson river, which is
higher than it has been for 40 years.
A report from Mozambique, that lacks
confirm alton, is TO tho effect that the
Matabeles have attacked the British South
African expedition and killed 200 men.
Two men Saturday boarded Santa Fe
train at Socorro. n, NJ, and held every
body in the Pullman car, securing about
81, 500, after which they made their escape.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-10-31
Tina King Arrested.

ANN ARBoR, Mich, Oct. 24.-Zina p.
King, late treasurer Of the Williams fund
OF the alumni association of the University
of Michigan, is now called upon 10 defend
himself in a criminal suit by the association.
a year ago last June the board of directors
learned of a shortage in the Williams fund
butrefused to divulge the amount involved,
and from the reticence of the board it was
difficult to get any information. 1t now
transpires that King was about $1,000
short and that on the eve of discovery he
turned over about $40. 900 worth of proper
ty hold by himself and wife. The matter
drifted along for over a year, King promis-
ing to straighten it up if only given time,
but he did not keep that promise. The
board of directors kept importuping him
for statement but could not get it, and
on Monday w. II. Wells of Detroit made a
complaint against King for embodiment
before Judge Pond and King was placed
under arrest. King secured bonds, for
what amount cannot be learned, SedriclS
Dean, the wholesale grocer, go ing his bail
for 81 900.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-10-31
Big storm in New York.

New York, Oct. 24.-New York was
pelted last night and today with on OF the
most pitiless storms which it has endured
in many day. The fierce northeasterly
gale drove tho heavy rain in almost hori-
zoEtal sheets, rendering umbrellas of little
use, and the wind throughout the night
ratified signs and shutters, till unbroken
sleep became well nigh impossible. The
storm was part of the cyclonic disturbance
which has Lung over the gulf states during
the last two days, gathering strength as it
moved 1orthward. This morning stories
of damage along the coast began to come in,
but it is feared the worst will not be known
until tomorrow. Along New jerseys
coast wires are reported down and several
vessels achore, while others have been
driven from their course. Very high tides
resulted from the storm. Several small
boats were capsized off Long Branch, but
the occupants were rescued.
The marine wires that are strung be-
tween this city and Sandy Hook parted
shout midnight, and today the members of
the maritime exchange had to depend upon
a single wire from the quarantine station
at Staten Island.