Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-01-16
Kansas CITY is threatened with water

Kansas City is threatened with water
famine on account OF an loo gorge.
The principal hotel at Hiawatha, Kan,
burned the other day, and several persons
were badly injured In jumping from the
third story windows.
L. p. Scoville, nephew of Guiteau. the
assassin, has skipped with 8 200 belonging
TO building and loan association in Chi
cago, OF which he was secretary
Iowa prohibitionists in convention pro.
nounced local option failure and demand
more stringent Legislation 10 enforce the
existing law.
Ex-Gov. Woods OF Oregon, is dead. He
was governor of Oregon in 1866, and In 1871
was appointed governor OF Utah.
Isadore Monasch, treasurer OF the Turner
building association Of Minneapolis, Is
short in his accounts about $25 900.
The third trial of the case of the State
VS.. Mrs. Lucy Tunnison, 50 years of age, OF
Olathe, Kansas, who is charged with poi
soning her husband, was brought TO ter
mination the other day. One of the jurors
was taken i'll and the entire jury was dis
charged. A motion is pending for the dis
missal OF the defendant.
In his message to the legislature the gov
ernor OF South Dakota urges liberal poll.
cy toward railroads, on which the prosperi-
u of the state depends.
Mary Ann Donnelly, the nurse who was
stabbed by Mrs. Ray Hamilton at Atlantic
City, N. j., in August last has sued Ham
ilton for $4,000.
The superior court in San Francisco has
declared the franchise of the American
sugar refining company forfeited, because
the company has Joined the sugar trust.
Mrs. Southworth, who murdered Stephen
Petus, a wealthy man Of Brooklyn, N Y,
some time ago, died in the Toombs in New
York Jan. T. Mrs. Southworth claimed
that Pettus accomplished her ruin by drug
ging her.
The north wall OF the old machine shops
in the yard Of the Long Island railroad in
Long Island City, fell the other morning
and three men were buried in the ruins.
They were dead when taken out.
President Harrison has committed 20 i'm
prisonmept for life the sentence of T. ID.
Emmons OF Kansas, who was to have been
hanged Jan g.
The Maryland gold mines, in which Mich
igan and Wisconsin men are interested,
give promise OF great wealth to the
owners.
In Kansas the farmers alliance, state
grange and knights OF labor have combined
in business and politics. The membership
is 1850
The Wyoming axle works, at Wilkes
barre, Pa, the largest concern OF the kind
in the country, has been sold TO an English
syndicate for 100000
The gov ernor Of South Carolina offers
reward OF 500 for the apprehension and
conviction of each of the rites concerned
in the lynching at Barnwell, recently.
English capital has purchased two
thirds interest in the Ripey dstilleries in
Anderson county, Ky. The plants are
valued at $500,0O0.
Saloonkeepers of South Dakota declare
that they will not close their saloons until
there are legislative enactments enforcing
the prohibition law.
A plot to lberate VIM. G.. Mitchell from
the Jail at Kansas City, Mo-, where he is 10
be hanged in February, was frustra ed, and
his sister, sweetheart and tough are
under arrest. The sweetheart has con-
fessed.
Ed. Church, II years old, got mad at his
father at Guyan6Otte, w. Va, and for re-
venge mixed a box of rat poison with the
flour A girl II years old Is dead, and the
VI 1hiuCI huQ bnTtb OJHtI
children is critical. The young feed es-
capped.
Thomas S. Jones, employed in the tool
room of the gun foundry at Washington
navy yard, has been discharged, it having
been discovered that he ferried j. Wilkes
Booth, the assassinator of President Lin
coin, across the Potomac the night Of the
murder.
The democrats of Montana met in Joint
session and selected as United States sena
tors w. A. Clark and Martin Maginnis
Said that Gov. Toole will sign the certiti-
Gates of election and that the secretary of
state will refuse TO recognize the action
and withhold the state soal
Rev. VIM. II. Hubbard. pastor Of the
First Presbyterian church Of Auburn, N.
Y, paused 10 his sermon Sunday morning,
and publicly rebuked the members of the
choir for their frivolous conduct during
service, aud then dismissed the congre-
cation. The leading members OF the
church sustain him.
Granville Morenus Of Cleveland, N. Y,
has leen elected president of the window
glass workers association. This Is the
trst time that a non resident of Pittsburg
has ever been elected 10 the position.