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Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-10-23
To Prison for Life.

The trial OF Alex. Neveau, at Bay City
lash week for the murder OF his wife re-
suited in his being convicted of murder in
the first degree. IN the defendants testi
meny he said he shot in self defense. His
WI lie refused 10 cook h S breakfast and dur
Ing the quarrel which followed threw a
pair OF shears at his head. Neveau then
fired the first shot and claims that he
knew nothing thai happened afterwards.
In the cross exam nation he SAID he had
seen a man crawling out OF window of
his wife's room one night and had pur-
chased the revolver to shoot the next one.
just one hour und forty-iive minutes were
consumed by the jury in reaching a ver-
DICT OF ''gulty OF murder in the first de-
gree" Nevedu was then sentenced to
prison for the remainder of his natural life
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-10-23

At tho last DAYS session OF the prison
congress at Pittsburg, a resolution was
adopted requesting the ministers OF the
United States and Canada 10 regularly OBJ
serve the fourth Sabbath in October as
PRISON Sunday. when reference should be
made 10 the work OF reformation and "A col
lection taken for its furtherance. The
following officers were chosen for the en-
suing year: President Hon. rutherford 3.
Hayes. OF Fremont o.; vice-president,
Roeliff Brinkerbo6, Of Mansfield, o.; sec
rotary, Rev. John l.. Aiuigan, Of Allo-
ghcry, Pa; treasurer. Chas. W. Jcssup.
Of New York efty. Tss eongress meets in
Baltimore next Oetober.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-10-23
Dr. Hall sides win DIR. nrirg..

DIR. John Hall has resigned from the
directorate of Union theological seminary,
New York city, but at the request of sew
eral of his fellow directors DR.. Hall has
consented TO remain with the board until
November. when the annual meeting Of
the board is to be held. AT that time the
resignation will be acted upon, but until
then he will remain nominally in the
board. DIR. Hall has long been greatly
troubled on account of the Briggs matter,
and his resignation was expected by the
conservatives. One of the stanchest
friends OF DR.. Briggs is DIR. Halls sou,
a preacher in Chicago. DR.. Hall has been
influenced greatly by his sons attachment
TO the alleged hereto.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-10-23

The investigation of the affairs Of the
Adams express company will not end with
the probing into the official acts OF Messrs
Hoey and Spooner. Another gentleman,
prominently identified with the interests of
the corporation. Is to be called upon for nm
explanation. He is not now in New York,
but was when the vote OF expulsion was
taken, and he cast his vote with the rest.
This step Will involve several officers of
another corporation, aud may reveal a con-
dition OF affairs besides which the present
exposures will appear a mere bagatelle.
The present exposures referred to were the
expulsion of Presidept Hoey and Vice
President Spooner for malfeasance in Office.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-10-23
a woHLo.s FAIR sTHlkE.
Workmen on the worlds Fair site
strike for Principle.

One hundred and twenty men employed
on the electricity building at the worlds
fair grounds quit work last week because
their foreman, William Irving, had been
given the alternative to accept a position
at forty cents an hour or quit. He has
been "a great favorite with the men, and
when one of his employers scharged
thirty-two men without consulting him,
and on the ground that they were tso old.
he protested. Shortly after he received
notice that he would be superseded by
another man. but might retain subordi-
nate position. Mr.. Irving was reduced
because he strictly enforced all 81 the
state laws regarding the wsges and hours
Of labor. lie was the only foreman at the
grounds. it is said, who insisted sPsa the
weekly pay day.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-10-23
wreck on the Panhandle.

The limited express and freight train
on the Panhandle railroad came together
head foremost at Mngo junction. near
Steubenvllle. o., last Friday. William
Marshall, the brakeman, and Express
Messenger Vestner were killed. The in
!ured are A. Kiuley, A. r. Kyse and w.
S. Davis. postal clerks. and Robert Mo
Pherson. baggagemaster. Mcpherson was
not badly hurt and went east with his
train. The others were taken TO Steubeu-
vile and sent home from that point The
cause Of the accident S not exactly known.
as the p ece OF track known as the guunt-
lett where the accident occurred is said 70
be so protected that only one train can be
on IL at time. Both engines and several
freight cars were demolished. The com
bnaton baggage and express car caught
fire and was consumed. Brakeman Mar
shall and Express Messenger Joseph Vest.
ner. of Columbus, o.. who were IN this
car, were caught in the wreck and burned
to death No passengers were injured.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-10-23
Roller Explosion inInd,ana.

One of the IS horse power DO lers l. the
large heading factory OF A. K. Coleman.
OF Upton, Ind, exploded on the 18th, com
pletely demolishing the building aAd SCAT
terng machinery all over the yards. The
boiler was hurled 80 feet into thu air and
blown into 100 pieces. There were so
men and boys engaged at work i. tho fac
tory, a number of whom wero mere or
less injured. The plant WHICH was vafsed
at tl5. 900, is almost total wreck. Three
men were fatally injured and many others
badly shaken and bruised.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-10-23
State Farmers, Institutes.

The state hoard CT agriculture is per feet
ing arrangements for series of % farm
ers' Institutes 10 be held IN different sec
tons OF the state during the winter months.
Az Rochester aud Buchanan the institutes
will continue four days with three sessions
daily Tue others viii be Of the common
ordinary" kind. MIR. Garfield, of the
board. will have charge of the four-day
meetings. and an effort win be made 10
have them organized as schools of agricul-
tute. much upon the plBn as teachers in
stitutes. Mr.. Glidden. of Paw Paw, has
charge Of the arrangement of the short
sessions at other pc nts
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-10-23
Live stock Director.

The board of control Of the national
worlds fair commission has confirmed the
nomination by Director General Davis OF
MIR. r.. w. Cottrell. OF Detroit. for chief
of the department OF live stock. and
now tho name goes TO the directory. Mr..
Cottroll is strongly Endorsed, not only by
President Palmer and the rest OF MICHIGAN,
bus also by the National live stock associa-
ton. Two more commissions to visit other
lands ore being arranged. One on them
will 60 70 Spain. ltlay. Turkey the Danu-
bian and North Africas states. and the other
10 Mexico This wns one Of tho conclusions
reaohed at the joint meeting Of tho boards
Of oentrol and reference
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-10-23
AI,opaths Withdraw.

Ten aliopathic physicians, members Of
the the Union benevolent association hos
pital staff OF Grand Rapids. have gone out
in body because ut recent meeting the
managers Of she institution decided to open
the doors for homeopathic pract TONERS as
well as the regulars. Eight other mem
bers of the old staff refused to go out with
the majority and three declined to commit
themselves on tho subject. The institu-
ton ran 81, 900 behind last year under ex-
chlsiye allopathic management and the
staff was enlarged 10 embrace the homeo-
paths in the hope of better financial sue
cess.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-10-23
Three Killed in a II. a O. wroo,,.

A special from Ft Wayne, Ina. Gays:
While Baltimore & Ohs fast line
east, No. s, was passing Hiol1svsAe,
Ohio, on the l4th, at high
rate OF speed. the four rear coaches.
including Vice-President X .ng's coach.
were thrown from the track. caused by
rails spreading. Two brothers named
Mathuse, OF Montpel or, o., were killed
and thirty others badly injured. Tea WIN
die. Doctors from Defiance and Hicks
vile attended the wounded. Vice Presi-
dent King was very badly injured.
Emmons Blaine was on the train, bst was
not seriously injured.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-10-23

1t is said that over si0e, 600 worth Of
opium is annually brought into tte United
States from British Columbia, and that
great numbers OF Cinnamon are entering
the country by the same route.
Mrs. Thurman, wife OF the old Romaa.
and universally beloved for her ewn vir-
tues, died peacefully Saturday night at
Columbus, o., after several weeks Of pain
tul illness. Tho funeral occurred on Tues
day. Judge Thurman bears mp reianrlSl-
bly, under the sad aEflction. but the belief
is general that he will not long survlao his
wife, they having beoa almos iuscpyahle
companions since their marriage ia 1874.
Mrs. Thurman was so years old-
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-10-23

NEW YoRK. Oct. I0.--R. @. Dun & 90. .
weekly review of trade says: Business
throughout tho west and south Is strong
and improving. AT eastern cen,ers there
is less satisfaction and tho peeted re-
suits froin the harvesting of large crops are
more slowly realized. Yet tho vel ume of
all trade is as large as IL ever has been, and
for October may even surpnss tire unprcce
denied record of last year. The pre-
vailing confidence In tie future of
business continues unabatod and il
seen even in some branches which
complain most OF dull trade az present
Speculation has not been very heavy,
through corn and oats are sustained In the
face OF great crops, and wheat IL = shade
higher. Cotton Is quarter low. Pork is
lower, coffee unchangeds and o half n cent
lower. The supply OF money rs ample here
and at all ives ern crnters FUroi trade.
though smaller than n year ago. when the
movement was extraordinary. ls neverthe-
less, larger than in previous years. and tho
heavy exports OF breadstuffs promise farther
achievements OF gold from FUR Do. The
business failures occurring throug cut the
country during the last seven days numter
:5D, as compared with total Of re for
last week For the corresponding week OF
last year the figures we're 227.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-10-23
Baker,. Dozen of smugGler. Caught

Capt. Tozier. OF the revenue cutter VOL
colt, sent steam launch from Port Town
send. Wash. TO guard San Juan island a
week ago. Several men were sent from
the launch disguised as shipwrecked sail
ors. They went to the cabin of the snug
glers and asked for shelter. After being
there two days and having secured suHio-
lent evidence against the sniugglers they
sent for the cutter. The Wolcott went to
the island and captured 10 OF the gang and
cut OFF the escape of the rest. Marines
ure guarding the island and it is expected
the entire gang will be captured. The
smugglers are said TO be we'll organized
and their operations extended over wide
territory.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-10-23
A s,ep Nearer nomo Rule.

Earl Spencer, in "A speech al Dunbar
ton, said that the Tories having adopted
the principle which they formerly de-
nounced, of using British credit 10 buy out
Irish landlords, it removed the main block
in the way OF home ule. The cry OF relig-
ious intolerance against Ireland was quite
unjustiHed. for while Ireland had returned
many Protestants to parliament England
and Scotland combined only elected four
Catholics
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-10-23
lady mcdonald is Now a baroness.

Lord Stanley. governor general OF Can
ada, has received from her majesty a royal
patent creating Lady Mcdonald. widow of
the late premier. baroness, with the title
of Lady Mcdonald. Tho Fatent includes
two voluminous documents The honor
conferred on Lady Mcdonald is deeply APP
precated by Canadians.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-10-23

Columbiaviile is TO have new SIS. 600
schoolhouse. and n strange thing ABOUT 1t Is
that William Peter builds the structure
entirely at his own expense and presents il
20 the village. He owns almost all the
taxable property IN Columbiaville and
thinks this action will cost him less than
TO have others build It.
Tho officers reports at the annual en-
campment Of |. o. o. +. shows that there
are %, 900 members OF that order in Mich
igan. The encampment branch has a
membership of 3, 600. The order proper
has gained l. 500 members the past six
months; the encampment branch 800 mem-
bers. Thcre Ia a Dash balance 81 VI. 1884
In the grand treasury.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-10-23

General N. p. Banks is 70 institute q
suit against the United States government
for 50. ee0; which he claims II has owed
him siscc he retired from the sfloo Of
Uaited States marshal q. 1889.
Omaha daily bee., 1891-01-18
The Cooks Union.

While it is not generally known to the pub
lie, one of the most prosperous labor orgauiz-
tions in the city, is that maintained by the
male cooks Of the hotels and restaurants.
Something like two years ago few CT the
cooks of the Paxton and Millard hotels met
one evening and discussed the advisability of
organizing For the next few days they put
in their spare moments visiting other estab-
lishments where cooks were employed, and at
the end of three weeks, fifty had sub
scribed as charter members. Correspond
ence was at once opened with the National
cooks assembly, that has its headquarters in
New York, and authority was granted TO go
on with the work. The origlnators of the
movement then commenced to hustle and soon
increased the membership to 200, where it
has since remained. Sessions are held in the
spacious hall on Douglas, between Twelfth
and Thirteenth streets every Sunday after
noon.
This society, unlike all others, has but
one object in view, and that
is TO supply the trade with
first class cooks. The method of doing this
Il very simple. The members watch all of
Omaha daily bee., 1891-01-18
THEWEEK IN THELODCE ROOM.
Pythian Memorial Meeting in Honor of DR..
Dinsmoor.
TeMPLARlsM
ExEMPLlFlED.
TRUE
,Chicato o Knights Volunteer TO Yield
~ IT temselves to the Surgeons Knife
to Save a Brothers. Life-News
and Notes.

A memorial service in honor OF the late DIR.
G. NJ. Dinsmoor was held in Pythian hall in
the Paxton block Wednesday evening. The
doctor was an enthusiastic member of Ne
- brasaa lodge No. /, and was also surgeon on
the staff OF Brigadier General Dayton. Dur
ing his lifetime he was Jealous Pythian and
IN ardent supporter Of the uniform rank.
The meeting Wednesday evening was un-
der the auspices of Nebraska lodge and the
uniform rank. The hall was appropriately
decorated for the solemn occasion, the char
ters on the wall being draped in black and
the station pcdcstals being covered with
black and white. The altar was tastefully
draped in black and white cloth ard crepe,
and on the open bible rested wreath of i'm
mortelles. The swords, which usually lie
crossed upon the holy book when the lodge is
In session, were resting at one side of the
altar, draped in black. About the altar
chairs were arranged to form a double trian-
gle. On one of the chairs were placed the
sword and helmet Of the deceased brother.
The members of the Uniform Rank present
- were in iull uniform and occupied seats ut
>-Une side of the triangle and members of the
lodge not in uniform occupied the other
seats. Among those present as spectators
were Colonel Harvey of Boston, on the bri-
gade staff and Mrs. Harvey. A number OF
the wives Of members were also present.
During the progress of the exercises brief
addresses were made by Past Grand Chan
c9ellor Goss, Dean Whitmarsh, Colonel
Harvey and MIR. Isaac Adams, member of
Nebraska lodge.
At the conclusion of these addresses the
members of the order moved in line past the
altar and deposited thereon sprigs of yer.
green i'll token of remembrance.
Omaha daily bee., 1891-01-18
The Letter Ca rriers' Ball

A pleasant social event will be the letter
carriers ball, which has been fixed for Tues
day evening" February 4. Last year the an
nual ball was given at Exposition hall, and
as the boys sold nearly one thousand tickets,
they found the quarters altogether too
crowded. This year they are bound not to
be placed in a similar position, and for this
reason have rented the coliseum.
The work of canvassiug for the sale Of
tickets begaL only few days ago, but up to
the present time nearly twelve hundred have
been sold.
The proceeds of this ball will not be used
In fitting up lodge rooms or making display,
but will go into the beneficiary fund of the
tanned exclusively by the members of the
National Letter Carriers, nsSociatinn
Omaha daily bee., 1891-01-18
Active Engineers.


At the meeting of tho Omaha Association
OF ofStation ary Engineers, held at the rooms in
the Sheely block last week, the following Of
fcers were elected for the ensuing year:
Past president, w. B. Austin; pr esident,
George Brush; vice president, Joseph Wei.
genoack; treasurer, Jam9s Anders on: re-
cording secretary, G. e. Palmer; financial
secretary, w. B. Austin; correspon ding Sec
retary, Joseph Bailey, conductor, AL Butter.
field; doorkeeper John Lafferty; librarian,
j. w. Mathews; assistant librarians, James
Anderson aud Joseph Welgenback.
To make arrangements regarding the ma
tional convention to be held in ON aha this
summer the following committees were ap-
pointed
On Finance Joseph Bailey, W. b. Austin
and james Anderson.
On Arrangements-W B. Austin, Joseph
Welgenback, - Stark, j. w. Mathews and
George Brush.
Regarding the convention, all OF the men,
bers of the Omaha association are actively
engaged and propose to make it one of the
most successful gatherings ever held in the
west.
Omaha daily bee., 1891-01-18
LabOrNnsea.

The strike of the dock laborers at Hull,
England has ended.
Children are working In Cincinnati cfor
wages as low as cents per day.
French printers get Sl25 day on week
work and piece workers make from 60 to 50
cents.
The weavers in the Saxon mountains again
implore the emperor to relieve their pressing
necessities.
In Massachusetts, the demands of organized
labor have secured the passage Of thirty laws
in five years
In protected Germany, 5000 weavers max
ing $1.25 a week, have appealed to the en-
peror for aid.
The cotton masters of Lancashire, Eng,
have conceded an increase of 8 per cent in
the wages of their employees.
The bill prohibiting the employment of
children under sixteen over eleven hours
day passed the South Carolina legislature.
The plumbers of Chattanooga, Tenn, de-
mand an increase of 20 per cent in wages, or
S3 day instead of $3.50, the ruling price
now.
Five hundred Hungarians employed at
the Edgar Thompson steel works, Pittsburg,
have struck. This may involve idleness for
5000 men.
Two thousand colliers employed in the
mines in the vicinity of Merthyr-Tydvil,
Wales, have quit work on account of many
grievances.
New York upholsterers will notify en-
ployers on March that nine hours and no
Sunday work will be enforced, beginning in
Septe mber
q A committee appointed by trade council
in birmingham, Ala, is endeav vorng to bring
about conference between the striking coal
miners and the coal operators.
The shops of the Illinois steel works in
Chicago, except the blast furnace, shut down
Wednesday night. Fifteen hundred men
were thrown out of employment.
The typos of Chattanooga have won their
strike at the Times office inaugurated last
June to gain an advance from 33I5 to 37l%
cents per ,OOO ems The Times discharged
its ''rats" and it is now strict union Of
flee.
Electrical assembly No. $3.50 of Baltimore
has adopted resolutions denouncing Gov
ernor Jackson of Maryland for failing to do
his duty in not furnishing the last report of
tho state statistician TO all labor or ganiza-
tions of Maryland.
The legislature Of Canton Neufchatel,
| Switzerland, has passed a bill providing that
| apprentices must not be employed in factor
| les or workshops unless written permission
| be given by the authorities. Employers
| violating the law will be fined from IS TO
| 800. ''h
The Frick coal company In Scottdale, Pa,
| has given notice that they will shut down
| 100 more coke ovens indefinitely next week,
| which will throw about twelve hundred
| men out OF employment No cause is given
| for the shut down. There are now 1000 idle
coke ovens in that region.
| A report from Berlin states that 1900
weavers of Elergebirge,. Silesia, have sent a
| petition to Emperor William urging HIM to
institute an inquiry regarding the wages paid
| TO persons employed IN the textile industry.
| The petitioners say that married hands will
| not receive less than five marks weekly.
| A report from Paris states that the law,
Omaha daily bee., 1891-01-18
Masonic.

The Chicago Masonic temple is progress
Ing with degree of rapidity that cores
ponds with the magnitude of the scheme
The contract for stone and iron work has
been awarded, and the other contracts will
be consummated as fast as the president,
Norman Il. Gassette, and the directors can
decide on the bids that are now submitted.
The printed report Of the fifth annual re-
union of the Masonic veteran association of
Illinois is out, and those who can secure a
copy will be IN possession of one of the most
unique, interesting, and entertaining Masonic
publications OF the year, or perhaps of the
age, Whatever else may be said in favor
of Masonic institutions in Illinois one thing
Is settled and certain, and that is the Prairi Q
state has the leading Masonic veteran associ-
alton of the world.
A rather novel Masonic complication has
arisen in some Of the eastern jurisdiction S
which will furnish n subject for Masonic
diplomatic correspondents in the near suture
The French Masons have already established
several lodges in New York and Pennsylvania
under charters granted directly by the
Grand Orient OF France, and 1t is said that
the work of organizing these lodges Is to be
pushed with vigor in this country. 1t is not
necessary that applicants for membership IN
these lodges should have a belief in a supreme
being.
Hope lodge, No. 90, Of Nemaha City, has
adopted the plan of preserving the photo
graphs OF its'members among its archives
Auu u lhFES diuulu has Dccu StCuTtu IDf LudL
purpose.
A class of ifty-two candidates was initiated
into the mysteries of the Mystic Shrine at
Oskaloosa, Ia, on the 9TH inst. Kaaba tenn
pie Of DavenporS oficiated and large num-
Der of visitors Were present from MARSHALL
town and other points.
1T Is not generally known that the grand
sncampment of the United States has been
without standard of the order, and, so far
rs appears, it might have met for all time to
come without having banner or ensign that
Il could point to as its own but for the ener-
~, enterprise and commendable enthusiasm
Of q prominent knight Templar and citizen
Of Chicago. In 1859, at the triennial session
Of the grand encampment held in Chicago q
design was adopted for anatonal standard
Of the order, but from that time to this no
steps were taken TO procure one by that body.
= At the session Of the grand encampment held
IN Washington in October, 1883, George NJ.
Moulton, then only deputy grand commander
Of Illinois, was signally but deservedly hon
cred by being appointed grand standard
bearer Of the grand encampment Of the
Omaha daily bee., 1891-01-18
Paintersa aud Decorators.

The members Of Painters and Decorators
union No. lO9 held their annual meeting last
week at which the following officers were
elected for the ensuing year.
John Fuchs, president; Henry Schoenen,
vice president; George Dombrowski, record
ing secretary; Nick Hoefer, financial secre-
tary; John Washington, treasurer; Fred
Evers, conductor; Otto Frame, warden
George Dombrowski, Fred Evers and Henry
Schoenen, directors.
Regular meetings are held on the first and
fourth Monday evenings of each month, at
Kessler's hail on South Thirteenth street.