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Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-12-19
Big INDIAN DEAD.
SITTING BULLS CAREER ENDED
BY A BULLET.
A FIGHT BETWEEN INDIANS AND
THE INDIAN POLICE.
The News Of the Past Week Sum-
married. for Busy Readers.
Sitting Bull Killed.

ST.. PAUL, Dec. 16.-A report has been
received here to the effect that Sitting
Bull, the Sioux chief has been killed. 1t
is stat ed that the Indian police started out
yesterday morning TO arrest him, and meet
ing him three miles from camp tried to
effect his capture. A fight ensued in
which Sitting Bull was killed.
Another dispatch from Standing Rock
Agency states that the Indian police started
out to arrest Sitting Bull, having under
stood that he proposed starting for the
Bad Lands at once. The police were
followed by troop Of cavalry under Capt
Fouchet, and infantry under Col. Drum.
When the police reached Sitting BuHs
camp on the Grand River, about forty
miles from Standing Rock, they found
arrangements being made for departure
The cavalry had not yet reached the camp
when the police arrested Bull and started
back with him. His followers quickly
rallied TO his rescue and tried to retake
him. In the melee that ensued the willy
old chief is said TO have been killed and
five of the best of the Indian police were
also killed. One of the police jumped on
one of Sitting Bulls horses and rode back
to the cavalry and infantry telling them to
hurry up to the support of the police, and
then hurried on to the agency with news OF
the battle
Reliable dispatches received at Diclin-
son, N. D., are TO the effect that Sitting
Bulls camp was attacked by troops and
himself and seven warriors killed.
A general outbreak on the Sioux rcserva-
ton is not feared, and those disaffccted
bands which are now giving trouble will
soon be placed where they will cease TO be
a cause of alarm for the settlers. The
Sioux reservation is surrounded by troops
thoroughly equipped for winter campaign
in the most difficult country, all in COM
munication with each other and department
headquarters. No outbreak can become
general in the face of the precautions al
ready taken, and the wild rumors which
have caused the populations of entire val
leys TO fly for their lives are malicious and
groundlcss. The arch villain is dead and
his followers will soon lose the enthusiasm
necessary to follow his teachings. Troops
are hot on their trail and maybe before
another sun has set Sitting Bulls celebrat-
ed chorus of dancers will be good Indians
or prisoners.
The following official telegram has been
received at Washington from st. Paul
Sitting Bull was arrested Monday morning
at daybreak by the Indian police. Friends
attempted his rescue and fight cnsued.
Sitting Bull, his son Black Bird, Catch
Bear and four others We're killed; also seven
Indian police. Capt. Fouchet arrived just
in time with his two troops, Hotchkiss and
Calling guns, and secured the body of Sit
ting Bull. BY command of Gen. Miles.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-12-19
A Few Eucts for Frugal Farmers,

The farmer has thoughtful and puzzled look
nowadays. He is estimating the value OF his
hogs and trying to understand why the packer who
cduced the Conger Lard bill in Congress, which
proposes to tax Lard Compound is Incorporating
as his friend and benefactor He knows well that
this pretension ia absurd because the packer
him down in price when purchasing. makes all
sorts OF claims, and in q word lives by the sweat
OF tho farmers brow instead of that OF his o1n.
The farmer should understand that tho passage
of this bill will practically close p rehneries that
make over 800, 600 900 lbs. OF Lard Compound per
annuT, OF which hog lard ~ tho principal ingred-
lent. These reHnors are tie largest customers that
tho farmer has FOR his hogs. III they stop the de-
demand from them viii cease. The farmer must
then go to tho packers his only customers, and
they will dictate terms and prices.
To illustrate If farmer has two customers for
one hog. he can fix his own price for il. but let
him have one customer for two hogs, amt the Gus
toner will fix the price. Naturally. n larger de-
mand for hogs makes prices irner; so that the
packer having destroyed his competitors, Will have
the farmer in his power.
Il was the packers who introduced this Bill.
Reference to the records of the Agricultural Com
mittee OF the Fifieth Congress will show this.
Congress would do foolish thing to pass it, for IL
Is equivalent to taking sides in trade matters AMI
q Government that is established on tho basis OF
equality and equal rights for all. violates tho first
principles of it's existence when ii considers leBs
lation OF this invidious character.
There is 10 doubt but that general pure food
bill should be passed, whereby the public would
be protected against unprincipled manufactures
and dealers. but 1t IL unjust and imqutous to
discriminate against special industry, parti-
cularly where that will benefit q rival industry.
9g2 out OF 1919 farmers recently addressed, ia
vored the passage OF general pure food bill and
the Alliances throughout the country arc passing
resolutions ia favor of this and condemning the
Conger Bill. The farmer will therefore contribute
to his own welfare by working through his Senators
to effect the defeat Oft g lnl).
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-12-19
A Pine Land Case.

GRAND RAPIDS, Dec. 13.-Don J..
Leathers has commenced one suit in the
Kent Circuit and two in the United States
Court against James II. Swan and Ira o.
Smith of Chicago that involves several
interesting points and about $3.50, 900.
The suits are started over litigation on n
pine land deal in which Ben S. White is
also interested. He is in Florida, but upon
his return will institute similar suits against
the same parties.
Several years ago Leathers aud White
entered into a contract with Swan and
Smith by which they were TO look up
timber lands in Minnesota and buy them,
Swan and Smith to provide the purchase
price, the deeds and titles all TO be made
ont in their names, and Leathers and
White to receive as compensation for their
services one-quarter interest in all lands
60 purchased.
Under the contract, feathers and White
travelled the pine districts of Minnesota.
from one end to the other; trampel
through the forests with grips on thor
backs, and journeyed on lakes and streams
In birch bark canoes, and purchased much
valuable land. A portion of this land has
been sold, and the agents received their
commission, but much still remains unsold,
and no commission has been paid. The
suits are brought to compel the payment of
this claim, or division of the property
Tho lands and money involved in the suit
aggregate in value over 1925, 900, and
Leathers' and Whites claim amounts to
something over $50, 900.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-12-19
To Regulate Immigration.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13.-The Representa-
tives composing the House contingent of
the joint congressional committee on immi-
grafton have agreed upon bill to regulate
immigration. Representative Owen of
Indiana is chairman of the committee
which has been engaged in making an
investigation into immigration affairs and
will report the bill (Which has the support
of all the members Of the House COM
mittee) as soon as possible. In eXplana-
ton of the general features of the measure,
Mr.. Owen says:
1T is new contract labor law. The
old law is so wretchedly ineffective that,
according to the testimony of the labor
inspectors themselves, % per cent of the
immigration coming to this country is in
violation of the contract labor law. The
statute was framed to meet condition of
things that existed at the time the law
was passed. The employers now changed
thcir methods and the law is unable TO
reach them. 1t is practically useless, so
we have framed new law. We have also
very much enlarged the inhibited classes
of immigrants. There is no intention on
part of the committee to restrict immigra-
ton, our only object being to sift it, to
separate the desirable from the undesr-
able, believing that the time has not yet
come to prohibit immigration except such
as is undesirable, which now and always
should be kept out. The committee pro-
pose to leave the doot open for the immi-
grafton Of every man and woman in a
foreign country who would make desira-
Dle citizen of the United States. The
question is a delicate one. a great num-
Der of our German and other foreign born
citizens do not want the law touched at all,
while many Americans think immigration
should be checked. This country can well
support seven times its present population.
Every desirable citizen adds to our wealth,
and the committees sole purpose has been
to keep out those who should never at any
time be allowed to enter.
Zone important change we have m ade is
that of prohibiting not only 'paupers' but
those who are likely to become such. In one
case nine immigrants from Ireland were
stopped and held in custody because their
passage money had been prepaid by the
poor law guardians Of Ireland. They had
besides few dollars. The United States
Judge ordered their release, holding that
tho fact that their passage had been pre-
paid did not necessarily make them pau
pcrs. Yet it must be evident that persons
whose way here is paid by the poor guard
ans of Ireland, England, Germany and
other countries are likely TO become pau
pers very soon, and our bill is framed so as
to permit the exercise of u wise discretion.
This will weed out the eastern poor houses
and penitentiaries and ameliorate an alarm
ing state of affairs"
The bill to be reported is substantially
that introduced week ago by Mr.. Owen.
DolyuannOuS DprSOns arr, added To tho LIST of
classes defined in Mr.. Owens bill as not
entitled to be admitted into the United
States. The tax upon aliens which in Mr..
Owens bill was fixed mt fifty cents was in
creased by the committee to 81.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-12-19

Jos. Rtchardson, the defeated candidate
for sheriff in Marquette equity, is under
arrest, charged with murderously assault
ing j. Sunberg, one of Marauette's most
prominent citizens. Richardson blamed
Sunberg with his defeat.
The mother OF Robert Smith, the Lin
wood farmer who murdered his brother
Jude last Saturday, is said to lie at the
point of death with grief and horror over
the death Of one son and the crime of the
other. Smiths father called on him in Jail
Thursday, and the murderer tried to excuse
himself on the grounds that he did not
mean to shoot Jude, but was firing at the
oxen.
Mrs. Louis Honagel left her two children
alone in her house just east of Saginaw
Saturday morning. When she returned
the house was in ashes and the remains of
her two boys, one and the other l year
old, were found near where the windows
had been. II was evident that the older
had tried to rescue the younger and had
dragged him to the window, when both
were overpowcred and fell.
The Marquette county circuit court has
appointed receiver for the affairs of j.
W. Spear, the large grocery dealer who
owns four stores in Marquette, and was
supposed to be doing large and prosper
Gus business. Spear transferred his
property to his father last summer and
his creditors began suit to have the trans
fer set aside and a receiver appointed.
A Saginaw young man named Wixom
had felon on his hand and wanted to
shake it. Somebody told him that salt
and turpentine were good for it, and he
bandaged the finger with the combination.
He held his bandaged hand in the fire TO
see what the effect would be, and now he
knows. He does not feel the felon any
more, but it will be weeks before tho hand
and arm are we'll of the burns.
The Detroit and Marquette crown stone
company has secured the property of St.
Clair Bros, on the lake front, one mile
from L'Anse, for 10 years. Tho stone is
said to be OF excellent quality Capt w.
j. Rothwell will have charge of the
quarry and arrangements are being made
TO got out and ship large quantities Of
stone next season. The new owners have
already put gang of mon at work strip
ping the ground preparatory to going to
work.
Alogan is excited over tho oil well that
was struck there three years ago and
abandoned. 1t is limited that experts, who
have recently made an examination, say
the oil is the best in the world, and the
inhabitants, who have been putting two
and two together since then, think that
they find four in the fact that the Standard
Oil company figured with the man who
owned the land and had the well closed
down. A company, stocked at 81, 900, has
been started, and they will begin to bore
next week.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-12-19
RATS DID IT.
Rodents Open Olive Oil Bottles and HeID
Themselves Lawfully.

~ want you to look at that bottle"
said n druggist to Doylestown (Pa.)
democrat the other day. The bottle
held up for inspection contained half
pint of olive oil-its full capacity-and
had been manufactured with an un-
usually narrow neck. measuring, per-
haps. four inches in length.
'What's the matter with itp" asked
the customer.
There's nothing the matter with the
bottle, but do you see where that cork
is?"
Yes, it's about halfway down the
neck"
well. that's what there is peculiar
about it. and here's another" con-
tinued the druggist, producing second
bottle, "with the cork pushed almost
into the oil. Now, how do you sup
pose those corks got into that posi-
tionP"
Somebody pushed them down, of
course"
mo, sir; l know you will never
guess, SO may as well tell you. Those
corks were forced down the necks of
the bottles by rats. That may sound
pretty stiff when you consider that q
rats leg is scarcely long enough to
reach down to where that cork is but
it's fact. We found our olive oil bot
ties opened and tho contents spilled
around the cellar, and it was long
time before we caught on to how it was
done. 1t was picnic for the rats.
They would 90 over to the grocery
store across the street, fill up on cheese,
and when they felt the need of n laya-
tive come into our cellar and take a
dose OF OIL. One OF them even moved
the lid of II big box containing bottles
OF oil packed in straw, and had a bottle
half open when we discovered him.
A stone weighing about ten pounds had
been placed on the lid of the box, but
he managed TO get it out of the way.
You will notice these bottles were
originally bound with huslS, and the
cork securely tied down and then
covered with bladder. The rats first
gnaw of the bladder cap and then
work on the cork until it is about Il
quarter Of an inch thick. Then begins
thernystcriou5 work OF forcing them.
into the oil. After the corlSI is out
of the way they oycrtunli: the bot
tie and proceed to enjoy th1rontents."
The customer went down cellar with
the proprietor, saw the box refeYed to,
and inspected the bottle that had been
operated upon. Putting pencil into
the neck, it was discovered consider
able stl,cn eth would have to be Elk pehd-i
ed in order that the cork might bs
moved. How the rodents accomplish
it remains Il mystery.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-12-19
GTATE NEWS CONDENSED.

l.. Strcetcr, for 50 years well KIN owr
citizen of Grand Haven, died Tuesday
ged "a years
Michael Stacb Of Ann Arbor tried &c
drown himself in the river Saturday, but
friend pulled him out.
George Weidcman OF Dexter, 80 years
sd, shot himself in tho head Saturday
Dead. No cause known.
s. ID. Ball, for many years a promincny
sesident of Van Buren, county residing
at Decatur. diod Saturday.
Nicholas Meyer OF Grand Rapids got II
verdict of $685. against Peter Selma for
alternating his wife's affections.
The brick and tile works OF Ferguson &
Dennison at Benton Harbor was burned
Sunday night at a loss Of %, 600.
William Cockerton's house, M ar Evart,
burned with its contents Friday. Thu
family escaped in their night clothing.
Gross & Cable, grocefs at Alpcna, rs
signed to A. G.. Frost Saturday. The in
debtedness of tho company is about u, 800,
Bay City wholesalers being interested.
Charles G.. Tow scn1 of Kalamazoo has
.Jeen elected first vice-prcsidcnt of the
tunior law class Of the Georgetown college.
The Michigan university has 2,355 stu
dents, while according TO the Harvard
vllegc catalogue that institution has bu'
H.251.
Judge J. M. Humphrey Of Lansing la.
'scided to leave the inland city and locat'
"a Jronwood and will move TO his quarter.
acemhcr "a.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-12-19
BRIEFLY TOLD.
Edward H. Broadhead, prominent cap
italist of Milwaukee, is dead.

Edward H. Broadhead, prominent cap
italst of Milwaukee, is dead.
A six foot vein of silver ore that assays
5000 to the ton has been uncovered at
Saratoga, Wy.
Charles Karn, aged 10, was killed at
Muncie, Ind, Saturday, by his team run
ming away and throwing him against q
log.
Mrs. Ida Oelwing of Chicago is thought
TO have jumped overheard from the steam
ship Trave, which left Berlin for New
York Dec. 3.
The Farmers Alliance OF Atkinson
county, Kas., the home of Senator ingalls,,
has recommended the election Of an ALI
ance man to succeed Ingalls,
A mob of drunken Hungarians assaulted
two Americans named Watkins aud Hunt
ing. near Jimtown, Pa, Saturday night,
and the Americans may die in conse-
quencc.
Two girls and man jumped from n
third story window Of burning block at
st. Louis Monday. The women were not
injured, but the man, Heinrich Schultz,
was killed.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-12-19
WOLVERINE NEWS.
FOREFATHERS' DAY CELEBRATED
AT LANSING.
a CELEBRATED PINE LAND CASE
INVOLVING S25o,ooo.
Items or Interest from All Parts of
Michigan.
FOrefather's Day.

LANSING, Dec. 1G. - Several hundred
members of the Eastern and Western
Michigan Congregational Clubs observed
EOrefathers' day by a banquet in the par
TORS Sftf5fymouth Church last evening. 1T
was 5ftfnfoff meeting of ttietwo clubs, and
was an exceptionally pleasant and enter
tanning affair." i''
Rev. VIM. III. Davis presided at The
5atgvDt taffe as ohairln an, ard Rev &C. ii.
Bcalb, pastor oftthe Lansing church, ex-
tended greetings to the visitors. He held
that it was particularly appropriate that
the annual celebration of the date of the
Handling of the Pilgrim fathers should be
held in the only Plymouth church in Mich
igan.a;I He reminded his auditors of the!
story Of the man who said he would not
give ten cents TO hear what Ingersoll
thoiiSh hit Of the ''Mistakes of Moses" but
he would oheerfully pay $40 to learn what
Moses thought OF the mistakes of Ingersoll,
and informed the members of the clubs
that'they had not come to say what they
thought of the pilgrim fathers, but rather
TO consider what the pilgrim fathers would
think of them, of the church and OF its
progress.
Mr.. Beals' greeting was responded TO by
Geo. II. Angel of Detroit; Rev. Isaac p
Powell OF Grand Rapids; Rev. VIM. A.,
Colledgo Of Cadillac and Rev. Daniel M.
Fisk OF Jackson Without; exception the
responses were'witty and sparkling as the
best lay after-dinner speech, and possessed
an added charm from the spirit of the day
which tinged the talk with gravity and
earnestness.
After the banquet the club members took
possession of the church auditorium, where
two papers were presented on "Co-opera-
two Congregationalism," VIM. II. Strong
discussing its city features and Rev.
Franklin Noble the phases of the work in
The country.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-12-19

A Lansing firm is filing an order from
Cork for / 900 wheelbarrows.
At San Francisco it is beloved that the
Arkell expedition has been lost in Alaska.
At Henrietta Mills, N. c.. on Tuesday
Hathaway Wall shot and killed his wife,
nortally wounded her brother and then
shot himself dead.
3Emil L. Wolf Of Milwaukee was Satur-
lay found to be a defauter to tho extent of
81, 200. Monday En- blew his brains out.
In consequence of tn increase of taxes
upon property held by religious bodies
recently decided upon by the French
Chamber of Deputies, the Sisters Of Char
ty in Paris have decided to remove to
London.
The North German Gazette publishes a
statement by prominent government
official in relation to the restoration of the
customs tariff OF 1887, from which 1t ap-
pears that reduction of the duty on corn
to three marks per 200 pounds will proba-
bly, be made.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-12-19

King Menelek Of Abyssinia, finding that
the Italians had duped him in di afting the
recent treaty between Abyssinia and Italy,
has ordered the suspension of trade re-
lations between the two countries. War
between the Italians and the Abyssinians
is therefore imminent.
The Paris Figaro says that Princess
Marie, the second child and eldest
daughter of the Duke Of Edinburgh, has
been betrothcd to Prince Ferdinand, son Of
Prince Leopold of -Sigmar-
ingen, and heir TO the Roumanian throne.
Princess Mario was born October 20, 1875,
and tho prince August "a, 1861
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-12-19
Swindlcr CAUGHT.

GRAND RAPIDS, Dec 16.-Posto flee In
doctors Jacobs and Fisher have arrested
,GeorEe Mutton, green goods swndler, at
Alma, Antrim county. Fictitious letters
All the assistance of the local postmaster
were instrumental in capturing him with
500 letters in his possession. He has boon
held for trial in $4,000 bail for the March
lerm Of the United States court.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-12-19
Fire at NiuskegOn.

MUsKEGoN, Dec. 16.-Thc central school
building of sixteen rooms Seating capacity
t00) was burned shortly before midnight
IN Sunday. 1t was the largest and ono OF
the finest structures in the city and was
built 16 years ago at a cost of SIS. 900. In
sured for $4,000. 1t cannot be repaired,
as it is almost wiped out The origin of the
fire is unknown
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-12-19

The first carload OF oranges of this
years crop were shipped cast from San
Francisco Friday.
Ben. Sherer, John Money and John Cos
tello, miners, were recently buried in q
snow slide near Durango, Cal, but man
aged to dig themselves out.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-12-19

All the ghost dancers of the northwest
are now surrounded by soldiers, and the
Indians will probably be disarmed in q few
days.
f. T. Todd and wife and their daughter,
Mrs. Slayton, were ground TO pieces in
Minneapolis by a st. Paul s. Omaha pas
senger train.
Trainer Jas. Riley killed Benjamin
Slaughter, Negro, during quarrel at B.
]. Tracy's stables, near Lexington, Ky,
tho other day.
James L. Hawkins, aged 20, has been
missing since last Thursday and foul play
is suspected When Last seen no had 81, 700
in hts pocket.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-12-19
Three Men Killed.

BIC RAPIDS. Dec. 16.-Tibbct's saw mill
blew up yesterday morning. 1t is reported
that three men were killed outright ami
two wounded. Tie name Of one orly is
known and that is Seaman.