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Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-04-17

Mail service between Abscata and
Union City, Branch county, has been in
creased TO three times a week, and special
services at Miller Hill, Lenawee county,
has been discontinued.
The weather reports for the soven days
Just passed show that the heavy rains
have retarded the crops TO large extent.
The prevalence of frost in some sections
has also caused damage.
Mrs Thomas y. Whittier of Saginaw
was elected president of the Home OF the
Friendless association Friday. The home
is in hourishing condition and is doing
great deal of good work in its field.
Farmers in and around Greenvilc havs
sold 1903 carloads of potatoes since
August Is, 1890, and claim Greenville i
the banner potato-shipping point in the
state. Prices ranged from 80 cents 10
Sl.05, with an average at 80 cents.
John MalOwinskis saloon ia Bay City
caught fire Saturday night and the bar
keeper was imprisoned, one door being on
fire and the other locked from the outside.
When the firemen released him he was
nearly dead from suffocation, but will re-
cover.
Vice President and General Manager n.
G. Potter of the Flint & Pere Marquette
railroad, has rendered his resignation, and
will probably be succeeded by Gen. John
M. Corse, postmaster at Boston. during
Cleveland's administration. A good man
to hold the fort.
The Crescent furniture company Of Big
Rapids, was found on fire Saturday for
the third time in less than two years The
fire on this occasion, however, was discov-
cred before it had done any great damage
and the loss will not exceed 81, 500 covered
by insurance. The cause Of the blaze was
spontaneous combustion.
Perkins II. Green, the possessor Of
landed interests in Battle Creek and for
merly in the crockery business there, a.
man of statewide acquaintance, died in
Kalamazoo Saturday of old age. He was
born in Michigan in 1915, and leaves Que
daughter Mrs. John u. Larkin. of Mnnea-
polls, and one son, David Green, of Holly.
The funeral was held at Battle Creek
Monday afternoon.
Reports from Croswel Peek. Downing
ton, Elmer City, Carsonville and other
southern points in Sanilac county, show
that the phenomenal growth of dai~ing
interests will be kept up this summer. The
cheese factories in the neighborhood will
have the milk of 4,300 cows TO use as a
basis, aud a conservative estimate says the
output will not be less than $40, 900
pounds, with about S62, 900 as the returns.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-04-17
BRIEFLY TOLD.

Chicago is soon TO have coal exchange.
The Georgia state Negro college will be
located at Savannah.
Cattle, horses and hogs are dying OF by
drophobia at Britt, Ill.
The President left Washington Monday
night on his southern and western trip.
The waters Of the Seine, at Paris, have
been restocked with 40, 900 California sal
mon.
Gen. Lucius J. Gartell a member of the
confederate congress, died at Atlanta, Ca,
Tuesday.
Capt. w. L. Merry, of San Francisco,
has been appointed consul general for
Nicaragua.
During the rast week there were 1916
deaths in New York city, against l, 100 the
week before.
Dearborn people voted SO, 600 to build an
iron bridge across the south fork of the
River Rouge.
Three children Of Arthur Richie broke
the ice on Birch lake, Wis, Monday, and
were drowned.
i.
| been elected department commander of the
Indiana G.. A. X.
The President has formally accepted the
resignation of j. N. Huston. treasurer OF
the United States.
Ed. Strange of Oneonata, Ala, while
| loading rife Saturday accidentally shot
and killed his wife.
At the New York sub-treasury Tuesday.
1900, 900 in gold coin was ordered for
shipment TO Europe.
The five year old daughter of Joseph
Sceney fell into an old well at Campbell
| ford and was drowned.
Archie Downward of Cynthiana, Ky,
| was on Saturday sentenced 70 the peniten-
tiary for life for murder.
BY the falling of wall at Cincinnati
Saturday, Paul Glenn, aged 10, and VIM
Gibson, aged 80, were killed.
f f. Hille, German pauper of Galena
H., has Just fallen heir TO $3.50, 900 by the
death of an uncle in Germany.
Stocks of wheat in the northwest ar
figured at 90, 491, 972 bushels, decrease
for the week of AL, 214 bushels.
Ex-Judge Henry Chapman died q
Doylestown, Pa, Saturday. He was
representative in Congress in 1856.
Mrs. Andrew Doll Of Herman, Neb.
killed her two children last week and thei
committed suicide. She was insane.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-04-17
GENERAL NEWS.
Loss by Fire - The Biggest Fire
Since the Disaster OF 1871.
A Number OF Hoodlums Indulge In
Free Fight and Riot i'm st.
Louis on Sunday.
An Epitome of All the Notable Hap
penings of the Week Made Up
for Busy Readers.
Chicago Scorched.

CHICAGO, April 14.-This city has Just
experienced one of the most destructive
confiagrations that has occurred here since
the big fire of 1871. The loss is fully ST.
600, 900. 1t was at almost the exact geo.
graphical center OF the city that the flames
started, and, like the terrible disaster 90
years ago began in a stable In this case
the stable was the property of the we'll
known furniture manufacturer and politi-
clan, John NJ. Smyth, and was located in
the rear of his big house-furnishing estab-
lishment on West Madison street. near Hal
stead street. The flames speedily commu-
nicated TO the furniture establishment, and
a moment later TO Kohl 81 M!ddleton's dime
museum. A general alarm 10 the fire de.
partment was soon followed by special calls
for extra engines as the fire was seen TO
be gaining ground with extraordinary ra-
pidity. In less than five minutes smoke
was pouring from every window in the
museum and was enveloping the huge six
story building occupied by Smyth. When
in marvelously short time both structures
had turned into mass Of flame, great fiery
tongues darted across the street and lodged
in the upper stories of the buildings on the
north side of Madison street. A moment
later the fremen along the thoroughfare
found themselves working between two
towering walls of fire. For time IL
looked as though the conhagration would
get beyond control, and, as in 1871, it
would sweep toward the lake directly
across the business district of the city, but
after plucl1y and determined fight, the
firemen succeeded in quelling the flames.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-04-17
The assessment for Winnipeg for 1891 is

The assessment for Winnipeg for 1891 is
$50, 900, 900 and the population $4,000.
It remained for the young people of the
First Baptist church, of Saginaw, to de-
wise new party, and they called 1t a
poverty social The requirements of this
new tangled scheme are that every body
must wear their oldest clothes. Tramps
are barred.
The Canadian trade delegates 10 Wash
ington have returned to Ottawa, and
announce themselves well pleased with
their reception by Secretary Blaine.
About 10, 900 bales Of cotton the prop
erty of Hill, Fontaine & Co. of Memphis,
Tenn, were destroyed by fire Thursday
night. The loss may reach 1896, 900.
The White Cloud Business states that
the young men of Bitely have issued a
notice that they can take care OF the girls
of that town and don't need the assistance
of Troy young men. III the Trojans per-
sist the result will much resemble another
woman affair. Her address was Helen,
Troy. The fight will probably occur in
Bitely, however.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-04-17
The Coke Strikers.

Mt. PLEASANT, PA, April 14.-Uneasi-
ness prevails among cookers. IL was ex-
pected that last weeks convention would
settle the strike, but the resolution to con-
tinue has had depressing effect. The
Eighteenth regiment with Gen. Wiley and
Adit Gen. McClelland has left, leaving
the Tenth regiment on duty. The strikers
hailed with delight the withdrawal of the
Eighteenth, and expect that in few days
the Tenth regiment will be recalled. One
thousand men are said TO be ready to re
turn to work at Morewood next week. The
arrest of the rioters still goes on. A num-
Der of strikers and their wives congregated
about the stores and plant at the Hcstet-
ter works last night, but were dispersed
without anybody being hurt.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-04-17

At Negro dance at North COLDER, ]. T.,
Friday night, Pike Morris was stabbed to
ieath by an Indian named Williamson.
driving have caused the suggestion that no
driver be allo we'd under IS years of age.
Milton and Harry Kaufman, brothers,
of Lancaster. Pa, have just died from the
effects of poison taken with suicidal intent.
The report that Gen. Thomas p. Ruger
will succeed Gen. Gibbon in command of
the department Of the Pacific is confirmed.
There were detained at tho barge Office
at New York last week ninety -one immi-
grants, twenty-three of whom escaped into
port.
G. l.. Isley of the Northwestern Iron
company was almost instantly killed in
Chicago Tuesday by his team running
away.
Capt. George II. Hyatt, an auctioneer
morphine because his wife had become
insane.
The ST. Petersburg military tribunal has
sentenced Prince Vadbolsky TO three
years. detention in fortress for killing
Lieut. Monossoff in duel.
Wilcox Jansen, farmer living near
Cleves, Ia, while insane from the grip,
fractured Reinhart Abbas' skull and iniur-
ed two other men. Abbas will die.
An unidentified tramp was stabbed TO
death by a fellow-tramp at Grand Rapids,
Wednesday night. A tramping shoemaker
named Carroll has been arrested for the
crime.
Mrs. John l.. Sullivan. wife of the pugi-
list, was publicly baptised Sunday at Pro-
violence, II. l., under the auspices Of the
Salvation Army, of which she is leading
member.
William White, who was arrested at St.
Louis, Mo-, Friday, for counterfeiting,
turns out to be Charles Jones, notewor-
thy counterfeiter who is known to the police
all over the country.
Annie d. Munson of Chicago has begun
suit for $25, 600 for false Imprisonment
against Albert L. and George w. Little, jr.
She alleges that they forcibly removed her
from her home and had her incarcerated in
an insane asylum.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-04-17
a Widows Suicide.

LANSING, Mich, April 14.-Mrs. Ruth
A. McCreedy, 46 years old and a widow,
died Sunday from morphine taken with
suicidal intent. She left a note TO Mayor
Johnson, telling him that George Ford a
travelling tree agent, was responsible for
her death. Ford had been counting the
woman who was Is years his senior and
playing fast and loose with her. Mrs. Nc
Greedy told neighbour who limited that
Ford meant 10 jilt her, that he would be
the last man to fool her. Mrs. McCreedy
obtained the morphine by sending her 49,
year-old daughter to the drug store for the
stuff The first dose did not prove fatal
and she sent for the second. She told a
neighbor just before she died that Ford
promised to marry her next Monday, but
had refused TO live up to his promise.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-04-17
Gen. SDinOla Dead.

WASHINGTON. April 14.-Gen. Spinola
died at 20 o'clock this morning.
Francis b. Spinola was born on Long
Island in 1927. Before the war he was
engaged in business in New York city and
had served in both branches of the state
legislature. In 1862 he entered the army
and was soon commissioned brigadier-
general. He served in the war until June,
1865, when he returned to business occu-
pations in New York. In 1886 he was
elected to the fiftieth congress as q demo-
crat, and has retained his seat since then.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-04-17
WOLVERINE NEWS.
lansing the Latest Michigan City to
DO Visited by "A Destructive
Fire, the Loss $4,000.
Mrs. Ruth A. McCreedy, a Lansing
Widow. Suicides Because of
a FaithIoss Lover.
Interesting and Cosby Paragraphs
Gathered in the Highways and
Byways OF Great State.
Fire ut Lansing.

LANSING, April l1.-Just before mid
night fire broke out in the sheds of the
Lansing lumber companys yard at North
Lansing. and before the flames could be
subdued had consumed the piles of lumber
In the yard, the buildings and also William
S. Rouse's meat market and Peter Baum
grass marble works. The residence OF
Henry Leonard was also burned, and Mrs.
Leonard, who was ILL., escaped just in time
20 save her life. The loss will approximate
$40, 900, with 81, 900 insurance, divided as
follows: Henry Leonard, loss 81, 500, in
sured for $1,000; Rouse, loss 81, 900, in
surance unknown; No. 1 engine house, loss
81, 900. fully covered by insurance; Peter
Baumgrass, loss 81, 100, insured; Lansing
lumber company, loss S., 900, partly insur-
ed. The cause of the fire is unknown, but
the entire block from the bridge to Wash
ingtou street, ON Franklin, is in ashes.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-04-17
STATE NEWS CONDENSED.

Harrison will pay any reasonable sum
for a grist mill.
Holland citizens voted TO spend S17, 900
for water works.
The Bay City Gre tugs have gone into
service for tho season.
Ola Bell of Paw Paw has been appointed
TO West Point cadetship.
Michigan has nearly 500 900 waiting for
Il in the United States treasury.
Pierson, for Judge in the thirteenth dis
trict. defeated Howard Weist by over 700
votes.
The Houghton county voters gave the
free bridge amendment over 1000 ma
iority.
A. Il. Congdon, of Wayland, suffered a
stroke Of paralysis Tuesday night and can
not live.
w. II. McDonald's residence in Deerfeld
burned Tuesday at loss of $500; insured
lbr $3.50.
The chief of the 500 fire department
receives $500 year and he earns every
cent Of il.
Joseph Anderson, lumber piler, fell of
pile of lumber at Bay City Saturday and
vas drowned.
j. J. Larsen has been appointed postmas-
Ger at Beechwood, Iron county, vice G. w.
Reed, resigned.
A young daughter of p. 4. Cole of Bay
City fell into a cistern Thursday afternoon
and was drowned.
DIR. Henry Voc, veterinary surgeon and
pioneer of Kalamazoo, died Wednesday.
lie was 81 years old.
Joseph Woodland, who took up tract
of land ia Fairfield in 1882, died Of the
grip Tuesday, aged 8S years.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-04-17
Nav Lose His Racon

OTTAWA, Ont, April Illusions Col
lector Warren Of Pembroke, has seized 100
barrels of pork shipped from Detroit to j.
W. Harvey * Sons, Walford station. This
pork was entered as mess pork, liable 10
pay only 80 per barrel duty and said TO
contain not more than 10 pieces TO the
barrel. The barrels averaged 81 pieces
and the whole lot valued at sl,66O was
seized. If the consignment had passed
without being detected the consignee
would have paid only $500 duty, where
now he will have TO pay 1920 and what
ever fine the customs authorities may
impose.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-04-17

NEW YORK. April 12.-R. G. Dun's weekly
review OF trade says: II cannot DO said
that the business of the country is expand
ing when there is a decrease OF nearly one
sixth within a single month in the output of
pig iron. In nearly all quarters the admit
ted slaclening of trade Is attributed TO
merely temporary causes, but the state of
the iron trade can't be thus explained, and
VIII lie IL may at any time change for the
lie tier, It IS at present an unfavorable.
symptom. At Detroit charcoal iron IL.
offered at SIS. the lowest price ever known.
1t is hopeful feature, on the other hand,
that stocks unsold have decreased during
the month more than one-quarter both of
anthracite and coke iron at furnaces re-
porting. But the trade is very dull and
some southern furnaces weakening as to
price, and the market for manufactured
forms of iron and steel shows no improve
ment. IL Is said that the orders for rails
placed this year do not reach 10000 0 tons.
Speculation in breadstuffs halts. though
wheat is Il fraction higher Corn Is sc
lower, but oats nc higher pork 25c higher
| and lard and hogs n shade lower. Coffee is
! &c lower and cotton has declined 1-16c.
| Raw sugar has advanced 1-16c
under the very heavy demand since
the duty was removed, but refined
| grades are unchanged as yet. In general
| the speculative markets are rather inert,
! and the general average OF prices IL now
| per cent lower than It was two weeks ago.
| Exports arc fairly maintained in the aggre
| gate, but the movement of wheat, flour and
/ corn falls far below last years. The re-
| turns of foreign trade for March appear to
| indicate an excess of about 81 600, 900 ex-
| ports over imports, but the exports cannot
! be expected TO enlarge from this time for
ward. The business failures occurring
throughout the southern country during
| the last seven days number 243 as COM
pared with total OF 243 last week. For
| tho corresnondinz week OF last year tho
figures were 200.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-04-17
An Exceptional Preacher.

FLINT, April 14.-At the morning SER
vice at ST. Pauls church Sunday Rev.
Ralph Il. MacDuff announced that he had
decided TO decline the call extended him by
ST. Paul's parish at Saginaw He consid-
ers that his work here is only well begun
and duty demanded that he should remain
in Flint at salary 81, 900 less than that
offered him by the Saginaw parish. His
declination of the call gives great satisfac-
ton among his parishioners and his many
friends outside his parish.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-04-17
Probably Suicide.

GLADwIN, April 14.-Charles w. Leh-
mau was found dead in the Exchange
hotel barn Sunday morning, shot through
the stomach with thirty-two caliber re-
volver 1t is not known whether it is a
case of murder or suicide and an inquest Is
in progress. He had money His wife
lives at Coleman, but it is suspected that
he was divorced from her, some letters
from Mary Mosher, of Detroit, found on
his person, making this look probable.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-04-17
Deadly Dynamite.

WASHINGTON. Pa, April 14.-Three
small boys of Thomas Munie, a well known
citizen of Franklin township, found a
partly empty glycerine can this afternoon,
and. not understanding the dangerous
character of the stuff, threw stones at it.
A stono struck the can and terrible ex-
plosion followed, which was heard for
miles. Two boys were blown to atoms,
while the third was fatally injured.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-04-17
The Stnte Election.

The latest returns from the state election
give Judge Montgomery, for justice of the
supreme court, satisfactory plurality.
The exact number will only be ascertained
when the official count is made. The re-
publican candidates for regents of the uni
versity were also elected, and the salary in
crease probably carried.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-04-17
The Pewobic Mine Adre.

HANCOCK, April 1l.-Fire was discov-
cred in the Pewabic mine Friday morning
10y dense quantities Of smoke which poured
from the mouth of the shaft. As far as is
known no one was injured and the miners
are safe. The mine is located between
the Quincy and Franklin mines and the
smoke has driven the miners out of these
two mines. The mine recently sold for
$40, coo, and incendiarism is said TO be
the cause of the fire.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-04-17

A party Of men and with th cir teams,
enough to have moved the whole village Of
Hersey, gathered at Reed City Wednes-
day morning TO go TO Hersey aud take the
records, ETC., and bodily carry them to
Reed City. Better counsels prevailed and
the crowd dispersed letting the matter rest
until the law settles it.
The professors, tutors and students OF
the Michigan university are on 10 days
vocation and will put in the time loa fing.
The glee and banjo club Is of on its an
nual tour, the mechanical engineers, under
Prof. Cooley, are inspecting the great
workshops in different parts Of the coun-
try, and everything about the university
wears deserted air.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-04-17
Rnrnrd,s son.in.Law Dend

WELLINGTON, Del, April 14.-Count
Lewenhaupt, who recently married Miss
Bayard, youngest daughter Of the ex-
secretary Of state, died this morning Of
typhoid fever. The marriage took place
at noon of April 2, little more than a week
ago, at the Bayard homestead, "Delamore
Place." in Wilmington.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-04-17
April Crop Report.

LANSING, April 1.-THE April crop
report issued today shows that winter
wheat in central and southern tiers of
counties. where 81 per cent of the crop is
raised, has come out of the winter practic-
ally uninjured. Glover is also in first
GLASS condition and the outlook for fruit is
promising in all parts of the state.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-04-17
Bad for ManCeIona.

MANCELoNA, April 1.-THE Manceloua
handle factory burned to the ground yes
terday morning. The loss is S23, 900, with
some insurance. This was one of Nance
Jonas best institutions.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-04-17
summoned Home.

SARANAC, Mich. April 14.-Rev, j. M.
Fuller, colonel in the late war and the
oldest member of the Det oft conference
Of the Methodist church, died Sunday,
aged IS years.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1891-11-28
A BRIGHT OUTLOOK.

The cause of Home Rule for ireland
is moving to the front. Notwithstanding
the unhappy state of affairs that exists
in Ireland. Matters may be in good
condition there now, and no doubt they
are, as we have not heard of any foolish
steps been taken since the election in
Cork. The people Of England are just
as anxious for settlement of the Irish
question as the IRISH themselves, and
as proof that Home Rule is making
steady progress in England let US look
at the results Of the election recently
held in the South Motion division Of
Devonshire. A vacancy was caused
in this division by the succession Of
Lord Lymipgton to the earldom Of
Portsmouth. The tory candidate was
4 Charles w. Butler, cousin Of Sir Red-
yers Butler. an Irish landlord, and the
Gladstonian candidate was George Lam
\ bert. The result was : handsome VIC.
10Y for Lambert Of !. 212 majority !. The
s.t3outh Deyonshire district was. regarded
q 3 Unloniist trong hold, and when the
soanns Known The Tories lI'oa were '1'a
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1891-11-28

Now for snow ordinance that will
keep the sidewalks Of Minneapolis, in
the business portion Of the city at least,
clean. Aid. Logs, who made such an
excellent effort three years ago to de.
feat the location of ball park in the
rear of the West Hotel, but who after
wards came around and admired the
location just as much as those aldermen
who voted for it. is fathering this much
talked of snow ordinance. Aid. Loye
no matter what his politics are, deserves
the thanks Of the community for bring
ing UP such matter. There is no rea.
son why our broad, handsome
sidewalks should be covered with
several inches of snow and ice all win
ter long. The man who has moi
energy enough in him TO keep his side
walk clean during the winter is not pro.
gressive enough for such live town as
Minneapolis. We hope to see the pro
posed ordinance passed as quickly al
possible. The sooner the better.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1891-11-28

Now that the Board of Corrections
and Charities will soon appoint new
superintendent at the workhouse, we
hope that gentleman will devise some
means of keeping the army of Migrants
busy doing something this winter. 1t
is shame to have SO many Idle, lazy
men doing nothing there during the
winter. When Aid. Loye's snow ordi.
nance goes into effect, would IL not be a
good idea to put these fellows to clean
ing off sidewalks when the same is not
done bv the storekeepers and property
owners? There are many ways whereby
these loafers could be made to earn the
hot, warm meals they get at Single
Creek, while the city paws the piper
these fellows spend their time outside
the workhouse stealing, and if they are
caught it matters little with them for
they would rather be in the workhouse
than on the street. Will some Of cur
aldermen please devise some means OF
keeping these loaters employed all
winter?