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Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-08-29
PEOPLE AND EVENTS.

SAM WILSON, q ruffiauly Negro of Gosh
en-, Ind, shot and killed Mrs. Watson, a
pretty widow, because che refused to
marry him, and then killed himself.
CAPT. HEAb- of the revenue cutter Bear
has ordered tbs release of the officers of
the sailing Schooner Matte Dyer, and sent
the vessel to Sitka, where the case will be
tried,
EMERY SHIELDS, druggist of Marion,
Ind, sold liquor to Emmit Sizelove. Mrs.
Sizelove became angry and went with an
AK to clean out the drug store She
smashed 800 worth of furniture.
H. w. LEWIS, A. L. Keys and A A.
Frechel, Minneapolis ex-onumerators were
arrested by United States authorities,
charged with conspiracy to commit censu s
frauds. They all gave bail. More arrests
are expected.
Six people at Bucyrus, o., are confined
to their beds by being sandbagged by rob-
bers, and the whole town is in state of
terror from the lawless element that is
plundering and robbing right and left.
A SPECIAL from San Antonio, Tex, says
there are dozen cases of smallpox in that
only reported to the health authort'eS
Tuesday. Steps to prevent its spread have
b cen taken.
DURING heavy storm which prevailed
in Philadelphia Wednesday evening the
roof and southern wall of some street car
stables were blown down and four persons
killed. The killed were August Paul and
wife, Charles Severn and Charles Fisher.
CHARLES SEIDELL of Cincinnati, employ
ed in the Dupont powder works near Chi
cago, was killed by the explosion of can
of powder OF the works. He was trying to
open the can with fle Three others
were fatally injured, and IL severely.
H. c. CANS of Owensboro, Ky, died
some Is months ago while cashier of the
bank of commerce of his city. 1t Is now
discovered that he is defaulter to the
amount Of 81, 1000. He was a man of ex-
emplary habits, and where the money has
gone is mystery.
ID. G. JoRDoS, head bockkeeper of the
bank of Little Rock, has left that city with
dashing widow named Mrs. Latham, and
has taken with him two drafts, which be
raised and cashed at St. Louis, securing
several thousand dollars. Jordon left q
wife and numerous creditors behind him.
PETER McCREARY, the superintendent Of
cemetery at Louisville, KY, about siS
weeks ago attempted to Kill his sweetheart
Annie Stalker, by shooting her. 1t was
thought that she would die, but she recov-
cred. His trial is now in progress, and
when she was called as a witness she
evaded all questions, and as result h
will probably go free II is said that she
will marry him IL acquitted.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-08-29
TN MICHIGAN.
THE BANDIT HOLIDAY TRIES TO
BATTER HIS BRAINS OUT.
His Desperate Attempt at Suicide
Proves Abortive.
News From All Parts OF the PENN
sular State Briefly Told.

MARQUETTE, Aug. 26.-Holzhay, the lone
Gogebic highwayman and murderer. made
another attempt Monday morning at self
destruction, and he was almost successful.
Having lost the use of his right hand in an
effort TO escape by overpowering the guards,
and his attempt at starvation having been
thwarted by the injection of food, the I'M
ruly convict tried a more efficacious means.
When the guard took Holzhay's breakfast
to his cell he found the prisoner in semi
conscious condition on the floor, bleeding
freely from the right wrist and his hair
matted with blood. A hasty examination
showed that his wrist had been cut open
above the radial artery, and his scalp on
tho crown of his head crushed TO pulp.
The wounds were promptly dressed, Hol-
Ebay recovered his senses during the pro-
cess. In his pocket was found blood
stained silver of tin which had been broken
from galvanized iron bucket used in TAX
ing water to the cell. When this attempt
to sever his artery, had been made, Hol-
ebay had then tried to smash his brains out
by butting his head against the brick wall
the cell, but the length of the room was
insufficient to permit proper momentum.
HOLIDAY is now in straight jacket and for
the present is incapable of inficting fur
Their injuries upon himself
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-08-29
RODE TO DEATH.
The Terrible Accident on the
Mount Penn Road.

MOUNT rem hOau.
A horrible accident occurred Friday on
the Mount Penn Gravity railroad, noun
tain encircling Mt. Penn, 500 feet above
the city of Reading, Pa. The road was
opened five months ago and has been doing
a good business ever since. The cars were
taken from point on the outskirts of the
city to the top of the mountain, distance
of five miles. On returning the cars were
allowed TO go down the mountain by gravi-
ty by way of another route to the point of
starting. Friday forenoon car containing
about Is passengers was taken from the
station to the top of the mountain. This
consumed about 30 miles On top of the
mountain there is high stone tower,
where the passengers were allowed to
alight to enjoy the scenery.
There are different stories as TO the cause
of the accident, but it appears when the
tower was reached, the point where the
gravity portion Of the road commences, the
engine was detached, when the car ran
away while the passengers were still on
board. The distance TO the point of start
ing is five miles, and it is estimated that
this was covered by the runaway car in
about three minutes, tho car at
tanning fearful speed. estimated at
so miles an hour. 1t remained on
the track to the foot of the plane. going
around all the curves, while the passen-
gers shrieked in their fright and several
jumped OFF. When the car reached the
station at the foot of the plane it jumped
the track and rolled down a 50-foot en-
bankment, where it landed upside down,
with the passengers imprisoned inside.
The greatest excitement prevailed and
soon "A large crowd gathered. Doctors and
the ambulance were sent for and the dead
and injured removed. Four were taken
out dead. Among them were Charles
Rettcw, aged So, conductor of the Inflated
car, and Edgar M. Levan, an attorney of
Reading, aged about 40
Norman B. Wimsher of Reading. who
was standing at the foot of the plane when
the car came dashing down the mountain,
gives a graphic story of the accident. He
says that he first heard distant roar, as
OF thunder, and looking up saw the car
coming down the mountain, but sticking
TO the tracks, at the rate of about mile
in As seconds. He had barely time to re-
cover himself when the car, like flash of
lightning, dashed past the station and down
the embankment so feet below. Mr..
Wimsher was the first on the ground. He
says that he found the car turned upside
down, the passengers all thrown into a
confused mass, and that with the assist
ance of others. who arrived on the ground
he helped TO carry out the dead
and injured. There were about a dozen
of the later with broken limbs and
battered heads. their clothing covered with
blood. Mr.. Wimsher says that as the car
fell, the united shriel1s of 20 voices added
terror TO the scene.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-08-29
DETROIT MARKETS.
Jobbing Prices.

gALLow-SsS to &c per n.
sALT-In 10 Dbl. lots. 75c dellvorei
DEEswAx-Frm at 20 to ssc per n
INSTRUMENTATION steady at 90 at $50 per bu
PLUHS-Scarcs at 90c per peck.
ApPLES-Good Michigan % 5Os4 per Dbl, and poorer
varieties, e.
EGGS-Prices up to 10 to Is<e p,r dozen for fresh
receipts
PEACHEs-Not many coming and market firm. Pee.
baskets bring Socas
CHEEsE-Mich gan fun steady at 81 TO &C per
HOMEGROWN dull at iaslsc and extracted at saac
per n.
Observation-Disclosures and easy at O. 80 Der
bu.
ToMAToEs-Good dem nd and steady at 90 at 7ec per
bu.
HAY-Dun at % 20 for No, notify, % % for No g,
q for No. clover and u for No per ton in lots
BUTTER-s,rictly drst-class dairy steady ut iiSI5c
l2aisc for good AID I7s5lSc for cream cry per n
PoULTRY-Alve. is plentiful Nt the following prices
spr ng chickens loai2c fowls ssioc; ducks to IOc
turkeys liai2s per Pgeons easy ut 2oa2sc per
pair.
PROVISIONS Steady as follows New mess pork
s2a 20; family eli - ai2 hhor; clear siei2 25,
refined lard terce', SIS@5Aci kegs. 6seshi con tubs
sK@7c, smoked hams, uIiihe; shoulders,
7Js@7Xc, breakfa Z bicols 10 axe, dried beef hams
IL to iihcs mess beef 81 % TO oil pate beef
81 30 to o. IS
HIDEs-ouotedas follows. Green city. 4e, country.
&c, cured No SIC, No 3 4c enif No L. &c, No &c.
veal kip. No 1. ttSc' runners AMI No 4 $685. sheep
skins local 20 as to quantity OF WOOL
CoRN-No. 2, Csc, No. s. Bi,, No. yesw, S5c; No.
yellow. S2Nc.
oATs-Yo white. SsHc, No. s. sS3c
wHEAT-So. red. 81 s3i No. 5, s7ISsi No. white, eli
No. white SOC.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-08-29
FOREIGN NEWS ITEMS.

Hayti will have a splendid coffee crop
this year.
The chemical union will assume control
of the European trade in chemicals on
Oct 1.
The Argentine government proposes TO
put tax on obacco. The gold premium
is now 165.
Henry M. Stanley writes to friend In
London that he is far from restored to per-
feet health.
ROBERT Il. LINCOLN, minister to Great
Britain, says the reports that he is con-
templating resigning are untrue.
China now possesses a powerful and
modern navy, and is discharging the Eng
lish naval officers who were employed to
superintend its construction.
Stanley thinks the scheme of q railway
across the Sahara desert is feasible, and
may be completed in 10 years at a cost of
10, 900, 900 francs.
Mr.. Paul OF London, Eng, with six
civil engineers, is in Quebec on his way to
Labrador, where surveys will be begun on
the proposed railway to that frozen land.
A dispatch from Cairo states that re-
ports from reliable source are at hand
that Osman Digna has arrived at Tokar
from Omdurman at the head of a formida-
BILE army.
Restauranters of Berlin are kicking be-
cause their patrons prefer horse meat to
beef. The thrifty Germans prefer equine
steak because it Is cheaper and not on ao-
count Of its quality.
There is cry of indignation from the
poorer classes and philanthrophists of Lon
don because hundreds Of pounds of fish are
destroyed weekly at the Billingsgate
market that the fish trust may keep prices
up TO the established schedule.
Accidents to the war ships at the recent
naval maneuyers Of the British squadron
cost her majestys government 1,250, 900.
The show was advertised 20 be demon
stration Of actual warfare and the papers
are ridlculing the affair because during the
engagement the opposing sections did not
clce sight each other. and not shot was
exchanged. II is declared that there ar,
many serious faults in the construction oil
| the new vessels.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-08-29
Choosing "a Sweetheart.

Choose your sweetheart carefully,
wisely and tenderly. my dear girls,
saws writer in the Ladies' Home Jour
nal. Remember he is to be more than
even this to YOU some day-he is to be-
your husband, for surely you are not
one of the girls who have a sweetheart
here. and one there. and gives little
love to this one and little to that one,
until when the real one appears the
perfect bloom is gone from the peach
and she cannot give him what he of
fers her. You girls know very quick
ly when q man means more than the
ordinary friendship for you. You have
an instinct that tells you that this big,
good-looking fellow has come sweet
hearting. and that that is the time for
You to study him a little bit. Think
cut if his temper and yours are GER
tain to agree we'll together; think out
if his tastes and yours are alike, or il
they can grow to be so. for you know,
little woman. if you want TO be happy
in your married life, you must learn
the great and wonderful virtue of
adaptability. You must choose your
sweetheart as you do new gown, so
that he will wear well; but you want
him for longer than winter; he must
last through the long summer days
and through the winter ones. and be-
fore you put your hand in his and tell
him that you arc willing to fight out
the battle of life together, think it all
over well and remember that you are
choosing your sweetheart not for a day
or "A year. but for all through life and,
please God, if you love each other
enough. after death.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-08-29
THEY WON'T.
THE FEDERATION AND THE
KNIGHTS OF LABOR.
The Knights Are Right Says the
Federation Council,
But the Laws VIII Not Allow Them
To Strike.

TERRE HAUTE, Aug. 26.-At six o'clock
last evening the following message was
sent by the United Order of Railway EN-
ployes to Il. V. Powderly: 1.-The supreme
council adjourned this afternoon after care
fully considering the strike in all its de-
tails. You will note result of our deliber-
ations in tonight's dispatches, which is
hoped will meet with your approval The
council was unanimous IN indorsing your
position and the position Of the grand ex-
ecutive board and it is earnestly hoped
that the right which you are championing
in the great conflict on the New York Cen
trail may finally and powerfully prevail"
Later the official findings Of the council
were made public. The document reviews
the well known causes Of the strike of the
Rights of labor on the New York Central,
and the efforts of Mr.. Powderly to settle
the same, resulting in calling on the coun-
Gil for aid. This request was granted, the
council deciding that the men were right,
and that the company should arbitrate the
question. Members of the council there
fore iourneyed to New York and with Mr..
Powderly sought the officials of the New
York Central or more properly Vice-Presi-
dent Webb, with the well-known result
recede from their position.
In view Of the foregoing facts the su-
preme council puts on record its unanimous
and unqualified approval of the strike and
Powderly's efforts to terminate it. The
council then continues:
1t now becomes necessary for the supreme
council to say that, owing to the fact that
the order of the knights of labor is not a
IF fOda fa1 Of, f1v.,.
employees. the laws of the supreme council
do not permit it doing more than it has
done TO aid the knights of labor, and its in
ability to participate otherwise in the strike
is now known and appreciated by Mr.. Pow
derby.
The feeling is general that the final de-
cision of the conference could not have
been more to Mr.. Webb's taste had the
thiri vice president of the New York Cen
trh and his associates manipulated the
wires that controlled the II men who com
pose the supreme body.
The unfortunate knights are left to their
own resources. They are not even offered
the balm of pecuniary support, and their
general master workman is referred by the
chief of the federation TO the press dis
patches for the official reply to his appeal.
The outcome NAV prove a death blow to
the knights. Downey of Chicago, one of
the representatives of the Switchmen's
union, distinguished himself during the de-
bate by two-hours' speech, in which he
brought sledge-hammer arguments TO bear
against the proposition to embroil the
United Order of Railway Employees in a
strike There was no lack of speakers on
the other side, and the debate, waxing at
times exceedingly warm, went on for
nearly five hours.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-08-29
A Circus Train Accident.

KALAMAZOO, Aug. 23.-The first section
of the Barnum e. Bailey circus train met
with shocking accident between Bradley
and Shelbyville on the G.. II. a. l. road,
yesterday morning. Three men were SER
iously and possibly fatally injured.
Martin Foley of st. Louis, both legs cut
of above the knees and a hole punctured
in his side by being dragged under the train
a distance of 20 feet.
James Smith of Cincinnati, dragged UNI
der the cars and injured internally and
about the shoulders.
w. Smith, a new man, residence I'M
known, arm crushed about the elbow and
pulled apart at the elbow joint.
Foley was alive when he arrived at the
ihospital, and wanted to be let alone that he
might go TO sleep. His limbs did not pain
him.
The accident was caused by one engine
pulling and one pushing up a grade, and
after reaching the top the hind engine
derkcd back and jerl1ed the platform of
the sleeping car The men were standing
on the platform and were dropped down.
and two cars behind ran over and mangled
them. Foley died at noon.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-08-29

The West Bay City electric railroad has
been admitted to Bay City after a years
fight in the council. The final vote stood
10 TO in favor of the road being admit
ted.
Rev. Adolph Doelling, locked up at
Grand Rapids, charged with stealing a
watch from Rev. Mr.. Phelps of ST. Louis,
claims that he bought the watch of a
strange woman on the train from st. Louis
to Grand Rapids. His story is not gener-
ally believed, and he is still in Jail, being
unable to furnish bail.
The dead body of a man was found in
the woods in Norton township, Muslegon
county, Thursday in a badly decomposed
condition. Aside from the supposition
that it may be the body of a man named
Nelson of Lakeside, who has been missing
since last June, there is no clue to the
identity of the remains.
A crazy colored man escaped from the
Pontiac asylum the other day and the at
tendant, who was following him, called to
MIR. Bird to assist in the capture. Bird
attempted to do so, but was hit on the
head by rock in the hands of the lunatic
ami received severe scalp wound. The
man was afterwards captured at Orchard
Lake.
Chris Snyder went to sleep in barn in
Flint Tuesday night When he woke up
next morning, and he slept soundly because
he had an original package in his digestive
apparatus, he found that 50. so had been
stolen from his pocket and the inconsider-
ate thieves had even taken the socks off his
feet Snyder does not care for the money
but the loss of the socks made him mad
and he reported the fact to the police.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-08-29
STATE NEWS CONDENSED.

The German church at Thetford was
burned Monday by an incendiary fire, with
a.ioss of 81 900.
I Three deaths, caused by malignant
aiphtheria, have occurred in the family of
MIR. Fish at Martinsville.
Mark E. Tuck's grocery store at Green
willie was entered by burglars Sunday
morning, and SIS stolen from the till.
Henry Samberg of the Samberg brew
ing company of Port Huron, died of heart
disease while taking bath Sunday morn
ing.
The Muskegon Rifles have summarily
thrown out eight of their men for being
drunk en- route to camp, and disgrace TO
any company.
ID. e. Hoag plowed up rattlesnake's
nest on his farm near Albion. He killed
the two old ones and found IL Matched and
SVunhatched eggs.
The body of Michael Bross of near
Bridgewater, was found floating on Pleas
ant lake. Nobody knows exactly when or
how he got into the water.
Mr.. Melvin Woolman of Richfeld
township, was thrown from her buggy by
her horse running away, and received in
juries that are thought to be fatal.
! A Bay City man named Heagle has
three families so far as known, and there
arc several counties yet to be heard from.
If Mr.. Heagle is met by any one of the trio
he will not be apt to marry again for some
time.
| Nipper Waters and Charles Taylor of
Calumet were each sentenced to three
years in the Marquette prison for larceny
and Mary Rossoback got two years for re
-ceiving the goods after the two boys had
4stolen them.
yesterday that John Rickling was MUIR
hered by John Dcmann in fight at a
.dgnce Sunday morning. Demann con-
fessed, but now claims that he stabbed
Ricl1ling in self-defense.
The $50, 900 worth of bonds issued by
the Bay City board of supervisors and
bought by Harris e. Co. of Chicago have
not been taken yet. and IL is likely that
they will not be as the bankers have an
idea that the issue is not legal.
{ A queer accident happened at Muskegon
Thursday. Martin Blevins was tending a
circular saw and had Just put nj AKA piece
and left the machine for moment when
the saw struck a knot and the piece OF tim.
der was propelled directly at him. BY the
merest chance he saw IL coming and lodged,
not In time to escape Altogether, but in time
10 escape death, as would have been his lo'
had the timber struck him while he was
unprcpared.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-08-29
The Worlds Wheat.

PEsTH, HUNGARY, Aug. 23.-Statistics
gathered by the Hungarian minister of ag-
riculture place the wheat harvest OF the
world at 725, 900, 900 hectoliters and the
quantity required by importing countries
1913, 900. 900 hectoliters. The total quanti-
ty available TO meet the import de-
mand is estimated at las, 900, 900 hectoli-
ters. The minister of agriculture, in his
report, lays stress upon the fact that, owing
to the small quantity of stored grain, the
surplus is small as compared with the i'm
port requirements.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-08-29

JOIN ID. ROCKEFELLER, the millionaire
Standard oil man Of Cleveland, says there
is no truth in the report that he is to found
a college in New York at cost of s2o,-
600, 600.
WALTER II. NoRToS, special agent Of
the Northern Pacific land company, went
rowing on the river at St. Paul, Mimi,
Thursday evening, with his wife and
daughter. Next day he reported to tho
police that the boat overturned and they
were drowned. After the accident Mr..
Norton swan ashore, went home and slept
all night before reporting the accident
This was deemed rather peculiar and he
was placed under arrest.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-08-29

Fred Walters, property man of Clay &
Buckeyes show at Bay City, was training
an eagle for great scene in the play the
other day, when the proud bird of freedom
seized him by the good right arm and be-
fore Walters could choke him of his arm
was so seriously lacerated that he had to
visit the DOCTOR
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-08-29
Buffalo in Australia.

As there are only about 400 buffaloes
alive in this country, whereas n half
century ago there were many miffions.
the belief is general that few years
more will see the buffalo become wholly
extinct. Such, however, will not be
the case II n story from Australia is to
be believed. 1t is the effect that about
1929 several specimens of the American
buffalo were turned loose in the vast
plains of Australia. which since then
have multiplied into great herds.
The title of doctor was invented in
the twelfth century. The first person
upon whom it was conferred was
lrnerius, learned professor of law at
the University of Bologna. William
Gordenio was the first person upon
whom the title OF doctor of medicine
was bestowed. He received 1t from the
College Of Asst in 1929.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-08-07

thoroughfare, one may he excused for
doubling the company's anxiety about
the comfort of its patrons Oh the cars
Except in urgent cases, like those
ust named, a railway company has
no lawful right to destroy anyones
property, whether it has been injured
or killed by accident not. I would
grant railroads the right to destroy or
remove any animal killed on their
track provide | they made a complete
record of the animal with its marks
nd brands as provided by the estray
law and post such description at three
prominent places on their line of road.
This would give the owners of stock
a chance to trace their missing prop
erty.
According to the present arrange
ment an animal is killed and some
times put out of sight within an hour,
leaving no trace behind. Such a sys-
tenn is neither just nor lawful and
any one having stock disposed of in
that summary fashion should bring
suit against the offending company.