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Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1891-03-20
WESTERN FLOODS.
Many Persons Drowned in California
and Arizona

Many Persons Drowned in California
and Arizona.
Late reports show that at least six persons
lost their lives in the foods in California.
The family of Charles Watts is also missing
from near Downey and is supposed to have
been drowned. The Wells family, consisting
of man, wife and babe, were drowned at
Quart, and the bodies of two Mexicans were
found in the same neighborhood. S. Laurens
was drowned at Wilmington while trying to
rescue some cattle
The worst of the food was probably at
Downey and vicinity. Old and new San
Gabriel rivers broke from their banks and
ran together aud made great inland sea,
six to ten miles wide and seventeen miles
long. Many houses were swept away.
Two hundred feet of the bridge west of Los
Angeles has been carried away the track
washed out the pile work broken and the
tunnel at the entrance of the canyon dam
aged.
On the Yuma division eight bents Of the
big bridge were destroyed and the track is
six feet out OF line IN many places. The
bridge near Monte was also swept away.
The work of strengthening the levee
against the swollen ella River in Arizona
has made it necessary for all citizens of
Yuma to be pressed into the service. 1t was
even found necessary to take the con-
victs from the Penitentiary to assist
the workers. 1t finally became ap-
parent that the levee. which was
old and weak, could not be strengthened
sufficiently TO Withstand the river, and the
people began moving their effects to higher
ground. Finally the levee broke, and in an
hour and half much of the town was under
water.
The air was filed with the noise of falling
walls and the screams of women and chill
dren. The water was ten feet deep in
places Many people had no time to get out
their furniture and lost all. Over hundred
houses were ruined. An American named
Gus Lee was drowned.
The people are encamped on the hills and
the United States Quartermaster's buildings
have been thrown open.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1891-03-20
FIGHTING IN CHILL,
Government Troops Suffer Defeat on
the PamDa


the Pampa.
On February Is battle was fought on the
pampa, at Dolores, Chilli. The Government
was defeated with the loss Of about 500 men
On February 16 Iquique surrendered to
the feet. A riot the same night, caused by
an incendiary mob, was quelled by the fleet
and the foreign residents. One hundred and
seventy-fve of the mob were killed and
wounded.
On February II the opposition party
suffered a check on the pampa near
Huara.
On February 10 Iquique was surprised by
the remnant of the Government troops de-
feated on the pampa. There was hard fight
ing from morning till evening in the
town, the opposition holding the Intendencia,
and firing from the feet to pro-
tect the Intendencia and to cover the land
ing of the marines. The business part OF the
town was fired by incendiaries the same
evening. Captain amblon, OF the British ship
Warspite, landed, under fire to arrange an
armistice and to take on board any of the re-
naming women and children from the
town.
On the afternoon of the goth the Govern
ment troops were surrendered to the feet by
Colonel Soto, who had fought CALAMITY The
town is now in possession of the fleet The
women and children are mostly living in the
ships in the harbor, all the men remaining
at their offices Tha hospital is full.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1891-03-20
South and West.

THREE assassinations In six weeks is the
record at Leon Junction, Texas
WHILE three men were. returning from
work on hand-car at Santa Cruz, Cal, the
car Jumped the track and passed over their
bodies, killing them instantly.
NEARLY every building in Yuma, Arizona,
has been destroyed by flood.
GEORGE BACHMANN, a wealthy German,
hanged himself in Chicago, ILL.,, because his
bride Of three days. beautiful Polish girl
had deserted him.
The rolling mills at Joliet, ILL.,. have been
shut down indefinitely, and 1000 men are
thrown out of employment. The company
refused the demand of the men for sliding
scale
j. c. ARNOLD, guard at the United States
prison on McNeiPs Island, Washington, and
two prisoners Charles Clemson and Charles
Barrett, were drowned in the Sound while
attempting to reach the main land in sail
boat, which capsized during sQuau.
The cable of the incline at the coal mines
ut Whitehall Tenn, broke on a recent morn
ing as the miners were going to work, and
the car dashed down the mountain. Two
men were killed instantly and eleven in
jured, some fatally.
The boiler in the sawmin owned by James
Fugate. at H8inley's Switch, Mo-, exploded
mysteriously. jefferson Cobb, Charles Cobb
and a man named Dowdy were killed.
AT Gray's Station, near 'Barboursville,
Ky, Abner Mitchell killed John Woods, and
in turn was shot to death by John Ingle
The cause was an old quarrel.
A FIRE which Quilted the retail dry goods
house of Byram 6 Sullivan, Indianapolis,
Ind, did 500, 900 damage to stock and build
ings.
THIRTY-THREE cases Of diphtheria and nu-
merous deaths are reported from BaraboO.
Wis. All passenger trains run through with
out stopping.
IN the terrible gale which swept the lower
James River few nights ago twenty -four
oystermen, mostly colored men, were
drowned at points in Virginia just above
and below the mouth of the Warwick River.
D1PHTHER1A is spreading rapidly in Mil
waukee, Wis.
THE Australian system OF voting has been
adopted by South Dakota.
AT Lima, Ohio, Mrs Frederick Niehaus-
myer, aged thirty, became suddenly insane
through worry over a sick baby, and taking
the child from its bed jumped into cistern.
Both were drowned.
BETTE SANDERSON, an aged colored
woman, and her two grandchildren, all iV-
ing in Nashville. Tenn, have died from the
effects of poisoning administered by some
body unknown.
THE bodies of five men who were frozen
on the extension of the Great Northern Rail
road in Montana have been recovered. This
makes seven victims of the storm. The men
frozen were all unknown laborers.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1891-03-20
THE NEWS EPITOMIZED.


THE inhabitants of Johnsonburg, Penn,
are fleeing from the town, four deaths from
smallpox having occurred.
THE ice jam in the Hudson River seriously
obstruc6ed travel on the New York Central
Railroad.
AN explosion of gas took place at the
Pottstown PENN Iron Company's steel
works. Several tons of hot metal f1oated
from the converter in which it is kept before
it is turned into the moulds and fell in
shower over the men, painfully burning dnS
Charles Rutter were fatally burned.
THE ashes of Henry Meyer, of Staten
Island, were scattered to the four winds from
the Statue of Liberty in New York harbor
according to his dying request
FIRE at Hermon, St Lawrence County,
n Y, burned eighteen blocks, causing e
loss estimated at SIS, 900. A high wind pre-
vailed at the time OF the fire, and all of the
business portion of the town, except six
stores and one hotel, was destro yed. The
origin of the fire is believed to have been in
cendiary.
JOHN COPELAND, a wealthy storakeeper
Of Parnassus, Penn, fatally shot his wife
and then tried to kill his two children and
himself but was prevented by nelghbors.
Copeland is thirty-two years of age.
AT Willimantic, Conn, two girls Mar
garet O'Brien and Nellie Lynch, were cross
ing the railroad track when they were
struck by the Boston express. The OBrien
girl was instantly killed and the Lynch girl
fatally injured. Both were horribly man
gled.
FIRE wiped out the home and cremated
the two young children OF Henry c. Rowe in
the Mortified district of Littleield, Conn.
THE United States Life Saving Station at
Dutch Plains n. Y, together with the life
boats. apparatus and all the belongings of the
crew, was destroyed by fire caused by light
ming
JOHN II. GOULD, one of the most extensive
furniture dealers in Philadelphia, Penn, has
failed. His liabilities are between 1925, 600
and $3.50. 900.
AMOS DAVIS, accountant for n. d. Chase
& Co., lumber dealers at Haverhill, Mass,
committed suicide. He had severe attack
of Ia grippe.
AJuDGMENT for 1896, 900 against che Ken
lucky Union Land Company, at Louisville,
KY, has been obtained by j. R. Todd &
Co, of New York City.
THE fire in the weave shed of the Renfrew
Manufacturing Company at North Adams,
Mass, entirely destroyed the shed with the
machinery, stock, etc, entailing loss OF
fully 100000.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1891-03-20
Foreign.

The Portuguese Government has signed
provisional contract with a syndicate of
bankers for loan of $50, 600, 900. guaranteed
by a tobacco monopoly for thirty-five years.
for the consolidation Of the floating debt
EMPRESS FREDERICK, of Germany. reached
London from Paris; precautions had been
taken to prevent trouble ut her departure
from Paris, but no hostile demonstration was
made.
The Roumanian Ministry has resigned
THERE is deadlock in Hawaii between
Queen Lilliuakalani and her Cabinet, who
have refused to resi- On at her request. As
consequence she has not yet named her sue
cessor, Princess Kaiulani.
THE Peiravaca pine forest, near Mentone,
France, is fire. An Alpine battalion
made unsuccessful attempts to extinguish
the flames. A sergeant and two privates
belonging to the battalion were sufOcated.
A REVOLT against Portuguese rule has
broken out in the island of Bissao once the
stronghold of the Portuguese slave trade in
West Africa.
THE French Chamber of Deputies has de-
cided to suppress every kind of betting on
races. Both the selling of Paris mutuels
and bookmaklng will be forbidden. The de-
cisiOn has caused a tremendous sensation
among SpOrtSInen.
DR.. ARMAND JHANNOUTOT, of Paris,
France, claims to have cured 600 patients
suffering from tuberculosis by giving them
daily inhalations of prussic vapor and thus
poisoning the bacill
THE German Government has dismissed
from its powder and military equipment
works at Spandau 1900 employees.
THERE are 5000 mon, women and children
at present employed on the relief railways in
Ireland.
THE state of siege has been resumed in
Buenos Ayres; business in the Argentine is
at a standstill.
SWEEPING economies are proposed by the
new Italian Ministry.
THREE battalions of infantry and the en-
tire Fourth Regiment forming part of the
Gillian Government troops stationed near
Pisagua, have shot their officers and declared
in favor of the revolutionists
The iaborers on the relief railroad works
at Clifton, Galway, Ireland, have struck for
an increase of wages.
THE banking firm Of Gazette & Dulard,
at Bercy, France, has failed with liabilities
Of 81, 200, OOO
SHIP owners have been warned by the
German Government not to send any raw
material to the Gillian insurgents
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1891-03-20

contenplates uniform degree of punish
ment throughout the service and the In
hibition Of excessive sentences.
THE United States Supreme Court has de-
c1ded in favor OF the Northern Pacific Kali
road in the big land cases.
THE President made the following nomi-
nations: Henry G. Ide. of Vermont, Land
Commissioner of Samoa fvice Henry B.
Atherton, decIinedD: Willard D. Tillotson. OF
at Kanagawa.
THE public debt statement shows an in
crease in the debt o. - 994. $50 during the
month of February. The surplus in the
Treasury is $63, 413, III, a decrease during the
last month Of about Sc 500. 900.
THE Postal Subsidy bill passed by Con-
gress authorizes the Postmaster General to
contract with the owners of American built
vessels, differed by American citizens, for
carrying the mails. The contract is TO be
eQuitably distributed between the Atlantic
Pacific and Gulf of Mexico. An appropria-
ton Of 81, $50, 900 is made for the payment of
subsidies to vessels with which contracts are
made.
MRS. HARRIsoNs plans as to the renova-
ton and enlargement of the White House
suggest the use of the present mansion as
official wing on the west side the addition to
be a counterpart of the original structure
and connected with it by colonnades and
Conservatives The cost of the proposed
improvements will amount to $780, 900.
The Postal Subsidy bill is a law. It has
been approved by the President.
TIE Senate, in secret session confirmed the
following nominations Consul General
W. D. Tillotson, of Washington. at Ka-
nagwa; Consul-S. W. Love- of Nebraska,
at San Salvador: United States Attorney
q G. Cole FOR tho IF CNoIuu1 bia
Land Commissioner in Samoa-H c. Ide, of
Vermont
THE Treasury Department monthly state
ment Of the circulation issued shows a net
decrease during February amounting to ST.
SIG, 932.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1891-03-20

Then Her Father Followed His Exam
pie When He Saw the Girls Grief

\ singular tragedy is reported from Roga-
sen, in the province Of Posen, Germany. A
young man named Rosenblatt, of Hebrew
origin, desired to marry the daughter of a
Lutheran named Enzenberg. The father OBJ
5ected, although Rosenblatt offered to join the
Christian faith, and the daughter was will
ing 10 marry him. Rosenblatt, in despair,
killed himself with poison, and Enzenberg,
upon hearing of the suicide and seeing his
daughters grief, was stricken with remorse,
and also took his own life, leaving the girl
without father or lover.
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Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-01-09
Valley Centre Letter.

j. Scott. of Capac, Sundayed in town
with his best girl.
l. r. Wadsworth spent Sunday with
his family at this place.
School opened Monday, after two
weeks vacation, with an attendance of
fifty-seven.
Our esteemed townsman, j ohm Make
lem, goes to Brown City there to prac-
tice his chosen profession, law.
}. Bunker, of Port Crescent, has been
visiting at his uncle's, w. Weeks, our
genial p. NJ, during the holidays.
What we want is town hall, and if
some one of our public minded citizens
would start the project it would be a
success without doubt.
There was a double wedding at the
residence of Thos. Muir. Rev. Rowe
was the officiating clergyman. Miss
Anna Muir and Mr.. Nickerson, of
Hampton, and Miss Fannie Z. Settle,
of Flynn, and Albert L. Muir were
the happy couples. The young people
receive the hearty congratulations of
their numerous friends.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-01-09
MONTANA, OREGON AND WASHING
TON,

Colonsts for Montana, Oregon, Washington
or British Columbia points should take no other
line than the Northern Pacific Railroad.
This railroad with its main and branch lines,
has brought into communication with the east
all prominent sections of the great northwest.
Ii Is the only line traversing Montana and
Washington. Ii Is the only line running
through trains from the east TO and through the
state of Washington. Ii is the short line from
st. Paul to Butte City and Helena, Mont, Spo-
kane Falls Wash, and Portland. Oregon, and
the only all rail line to Tacoma and Seattle,
Washington.
Under present car arrangements Pullman
sleeping ears and furnished tourist sleepers are
run via the Wisconsin Central, and Pullman
Palace Seepers via the Chicago, Milwaukee 4
st. Paul, and Northern Pacific from Chicago
through TO the Pacific coast without change.
In addition to this service the Northern Pacific
runs on its through express trains regular day
coaches, dining ears and free colonist seepers
from st. Paul To Tacoma and Portland.
The Northern Pacific lines allow the holders
of second class tickets TO stop ut Spokane Falls,
WASH, and at all points west thereof, ten days
at each place desired. This will enable settlers
to thoroughly examine all lands for sale In the
state before selecting permanent location. No
other line offers holders of secOnd-class tickets
an opportunity of examining all sections of this
fares of from $500 To $1,000.
| For maps. time tables and Illustrated pamph'
| let's, or any special information desired, address
| your nearest station agent, Chas. ). Fee, GEM
| Pass and Ticket Agent, st. Paul MINI.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-01-09
Emmett Letter.

Pat. X. Dunnigan Jr. returned to
Monroe College Tuesday.
Mrs. 5 f. nellie has been confined to
her bed for several days with neural
gia.
Wedding bells begin to chime. There
will be some marriages to record very
shortly.
John Dunnigan is at Port Huron this
week attending the meeting of the
Board Of Supervisors.
Thos. Sharp and Jas. Stapleton, both
very popular young men of this place.
went TO Berlin Ont. to attend college.
Several foreign pupils have been at
tracted TO our village high-schOol. This
speaks well for the efficiency of teacher
Weber.
DR.. j. A Thompson, Of Toronto,
spent the holidays with his friends in
Emmett. lie will locate here perma-
nently April LIST.
Miss Ann Donahue is home for a
short visit from the seminary at Grand
Rapids. The Y. +. S. A. gave her a
surprise party Saturday night.
Martin Stapleton TENDED the ses-
sion of the superintendent of Poor
held on Monday and Tuesday. He re-
ports a conflict with Supt. Roberts of
Port Huron, and expresses the belief
that the bull-dozing of that gentleman
will not go with the new Board.
Life insurance is epidemic in this
vicinity. The Hillsdale Co. has been
doing thriving business; and now the
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-01-09
Melvin Letter.

John Mullany spent New Years day
in Detroit.
James Monaghan returned from Buff
falo on Friday.
Mrs. ID. Quail and Nettie Wadsworth
were in Melvin on Monday.
Mrs. Clayton went to Saginaw on
Wednesday to visit her daughter.
Gertie Hoffman, of Port Huron, re-
turned on Saturday, after spending a
week with friends here.
Elder Rowe closed his meetings in
this place on Monday evening after
holding them for five weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben. Andrews visited
David Glendenning and wife in Sagi-
nav on Thursday and Friday.
Lizzie Dwyer left for her home in
Bay City on Thursday after spending
six months with her aunt Mrs. Darcy.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-01-09
Roseburg Letter.

A large number in the village have
la grippe.
Mrs. +. G. Tenant is able to be
around again.
John +. Umphrey is in Detroit this
week on business.
VIM. Mcintyre was in Port Huron
on Monday on business.
Del Gardner spent the New Year
with her aunt in Speaker.
A. Petit is doing a rushing business
in his blacksmith shop at present.
n number of our boys returned home
from the lumber woods last week.
E. G. Stevens commenced the winter
term of school here on Monday the 9th.
James Leach's son is very low. No
hopes of his recovery are entertained.
Jessie Moore and Esther Bradshaw
left for Ypsilanti on Monday to attend
college.
John Simmons returned to his school
in Worth OH Monday after a weeks
holiday.
Fannie and Pearl Mathews, of Yale,
spent New Years day with friends at
this place.
Bert Bradshaw and Joe Spring re-
turned to their studies at Ann Arbor
last Monday.
The Roseburg Cheese Manufacturing
Co. held meeting on Monday. They
sold the factory to j. ID. Bradshaw.
Mr.. Bradshaw will open for business
in the spring. Success, John!
The Sunday School seems to be in a
flourishing condition. There were over
80 in attendance last Saturday; and
considering the condition of the roads
we think the turnout was good.
About 100 names are enrolled.
An oyster supper was given here on
last Saturday evening for the benefit of
the Nj. L. church. 1t proved a good
success. Quite number were present
| from distance. After the supper all
went to the church where the young
people gave grand entertainment of
music, singing and reading. All had
an ENJOYABLE time and went home well
pleased with the programme and full
of oysters
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-01-09
Brown City Letter.

Mr.. and Mrs. Vannest visited in Port
Huron last week.
Thomas Mclaughlin returned from
Canada Saturday.
School opened Monday with $50
pupils in attendance.
The Y. NJ. s. g. has something in
store for the near future.
Mrs. McDougall spent day at her
old home in Marlette last week.
Will Brown. of Romeo, has been
viewing his old home the past week.
Some of the VALLEY Centre young
people made our town a call Saturday.
Mr.. Holden's family enjoyed pleas
ant visit from friends in Yale last
week.
John Howse. of Detroit, spent New
Years with friends and relatives in
town.
John Brown and family left Monday
for Capac to attend the funeral of a
relative.
Mrs. Stephenson. of Detroit, visited
with her sister, Mrs. +. McDougall
Tuesday.
Geo. Harding and Miss Jennie Van
nest, of Peck, attended the New Years
ball here Wednesday night.
]. II. Brown, formerly of here. but
late of Mayville, passed through town
Saturday on his way to Yale.
A youngster called on Mr.. Lint2
Tuesday night, and demanded quarters
He will probably remain there.
Misses Alma and Ella Windsor, and
Mrs. John Windsor have returned from
their weeks sojourn in Canada.
Harvey Drake, legal adviser OF
Yale, and editor of the Democrat
made business call here Saturday.
Rev Mr.. Rowe has returned from
Melvin, where he has been holding
revival meetings the past two weeks.
Miss Kate Fox returned to Marlette
Saturday, after a weeks sojourn with
friends and relatives here and in Peck
Our reliable and popular banker
Dennis Windsor, has arranged to sell
exchanges, and is making extensive
preparations to carry on big business
Miss McNair and Mrs. II. McNaiI
returned Saturday from their holiday
visit, and Hugh has now gone to spend
his holidays with parents and friends
We would suggest that the Marshal
look after the using of our streets by
the small boys as skating pond, anC
not allow them to destroy any more of
the shade trees.
Revival meetings are being held in
the MinDonite church this week: anC
it is quite reviving to listen to some OF
the estimable sermons preached 10y
some of the expounders Of their religion
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-01-09
LOCAL MARKET REPORT.

GRAINS.
WHEAT-per bushel: no cred. 80: no 3 red
Soc; no. white, soc; spring, 20 TO soc.
OATs--per bushel: ~ 20 4j cents
BARLEY per cwt. $1.20 to 30.
HAY per ton: 500 baled
PEAS per bushel: 50 TO IS cents
BEANS per bushels 81 .25 TO I 10
BUcKwHEAT per bushel: 80 TO 4Ocents
RYE--per buShel; % cents.
CORN--in ear; 25 cents.
CLOVER SEED-per bushel; SO 80 to SiO0
VEGETABLES AND FRUIT.
APPLES per bushels 30 to 60 cents.
TURNIPS-per bushel: % cents.
PorArOEs-per bushel: 05 cents.
ONIoNs-per bushe: 10 cents.
CABBAGE-per dozen heads: 35 and 50 cents.
CRANBERRIEs-per quart, 10 cents.
PARSNIPs-per bushel; % cents
CARRoTs-per bushel; 25 cents.
PUMPKINs--5 cents apiece.
SQUAsHEs-S to 10 cents apiece.
CELERY-per bunch: 8 cents.
POULTRY AND MEATS.
TUBKEYs-per pound: cents.
CH1oKENs-old stock, per pounds cents;
spring, cents.
BEEF--per cwt: 81 80.
PoRK-per cwt: % 20 to 4.25.
VEAL-per cwt: "a. 90 to 500
MUrroN-per cwt: 900 to 90.
LAMB-per cwt: 500.
FARM PRODUCE
BuTTER-G2od only, per pound: 10 cents.
Eaos-per dozen: 20 cents.
HoEEY-per pound: 12t cents.
CHnnsr-per pound. and 10 cents.