Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-03-28
BRIEFLY STRETCHED.

An English syndicate has secured the
Newark, N. D., leather factories.
Princeton students debate and declare
against revision OF the confession.
The colored people of this country now
control about 100 weekly newspapers.
Abbie Blair, unmarried, of Williamsvile,
H., is under arrest for infanticide.
A valuable bed OF silver mica has been
discovered near North Creek In the Adj
rOndacks,
Influenza is epidemic in Japan and the
various industries are Ia distressed con-
dition.
Horace Greeley sister, who died recent
ly ia nnsyivania, was the mother OF is
children
An Altoona horse received two 1900
volt shocks from broken wire and was
unhurS
The safe OF the treasurer Of Sebastian
county, Ark, was robbed of 5000 by bur
glars Saturday.
James J. Slocum, the base ball player,
was sentenced 10 death at New York Fri
day for the murder of his wife.
An inquiry into the recent election dis
orders I'm Germany has been ordered by
Emperor william and the causes that led
to tnem.
At Sherlocks, Maripos county. Cal,
lions have killed all the hogs, goats, Ives
and donkeys that are not kept under lock
and key
Five hundred Norwood, Pa. ,cokc;burners
threaten To strike because their employers
will not reinstjte man discharged for
drunkenness.
The customs committee OF the French
chamber of deputies has voted to impose
duty of 3 francs on foreign corn and D
francs on corn Hour.
General Sherman has bought his own
monument, a thousand dollar one, and he
says; The moment am buried it will be
clapped on over me"
1t is said that the natural gas of Indiana
has been the means OF bringing into that
state more than S2O0OO, coo in capital and
fully 10000 mechanics.
Henry Johnson, an old bachelor Of Grand
Dyke, Wis, cut OFF the heads OF all his hens,
made bonfire of all his beet clothes and
killed himself with arsenic
Alfred Webb, who has just taken his seat
In parliament from West Waterford, Ire,
declined IN take the oath in tire usual way,
being Quaker. He atfirmed.
The grand jury has reported 10 Chief
Justice Bingham an indictment against
Charles Il. hinciad for the murder of ex-
Representative w. u. Taulbee.
II. II. Cook, who was supposed TO have
committed suicide in Omaha three months
ago. is living in Oklahoma. The suicide
was identified and buried as Cook.
The annual income of John ID. Rockefel-
Ter, the founder and head OF the Standard
Oil Company, is said TO be about 81, COO, 0JC,
ttyli ah il a..it Il asaN tn & N IN hnn
A delegation representing the letter car.
riers of 81. Louis and Detroit was before a
sub committee on postotfices and postroads
in support of "A bll 10 increase the pay of
carriers of the 81 900 class 10 81 200, and TO
divide the carriers into four classes in
stead of three
Last year over twenty-six hundred peo-
pie starved to death in japan. This year
the number will be Increased because of
the extraordinary rise III the price of rice.
Later investigation into the fire at Jack
sonville, Fla, shows that in all Ia blocks
and houses were destroyed. A careful
estimate OF the losses place the aggregate
ut Sl42,0 900, with total insurance Of s41,-
100.
The district attorney of Mississippi on
Friday made an AMID avit against ex-State
Treasurer w. l.. Hemingway, charging
him with the ENFORCEMENT of state funds.
Hemingway was arrested and gave 81, 900
bonds for his appe. rance.
Mrs U.S. Grant leads a very quiet life in
New York. Her eyesiFht has become poor
and she seldom appears In public, except
TO drive in the park.
The car of Russia has promised TO listen
at ST Petersburg TO IA glee club composed
of Americans studying at German univer-
sites.
A subscription fluid was st 'rted Tuesday
for the relief of the families OF the victims
of the fire at Indianapolis. President Har~
rison subscribed 500, Attorney General
Miller 500, United States Treasurer
Houston $50 Every member of the Indiana
delegation Is said TO have subscribed.
John Cockrell. son of tho Missouri
senator Is suffering from dementia in New
Mexico, where he 10 prominent lawyer.
Some of the best lawyers in South Da-
kota think that states prohibition W 10
defective and salooDkeepers are agitating
its defiance.
The princess OF Wales was offered recent
article OF leo words.
Queen Margherita of Italy, recently re-
ceived letter from a woman who asked
for some of her ma. esty's cast OIL jewels.
Ex.Queen Isabella OF Spain, is said to be
the clevorest poker player in Europe.
George Francis Train, on his western
travels, insists on writing his name in the
hotel registers with n blue pencil.
George Murray, colored man of Balti-
more, Md, is lis years of age.
President Harrison has signed the bill
making the appropriation and providing
Tor the erection OF public building at
Lansing.
A new factory will soon be built by DIR.
Calling, of machine-gu fame. His inven-
ton is now used by every government In
the world.
The Pnciflc coast board Of commerce has
asked congress for additional legislation TO
prevent Chinese immigration.