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Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-11-06
The mandamus Denied.

Chief Justice Champlin OF the supreme
court. has ANNOUNCED that in the Menomi-
neeo county mandamus case. majority of
the court were OF the opinion that man
dalnns compelling the spreading of the
state tax belonging TO Dickinson county by
Menominco should not be granted, but in
stead the auditor-general was directed to
rcappoption the state tax so far as it re-
fesred TO tho four counties interested
Menomioee, lron Marquette and Dickin-
son apportioned according to the valuation
of the territory taken from each county
The court gave no intimation that the con-
stitutiOnality or regularity OF the act Gre
ating Dickinson county was considered
but the inference is that it could not have
been otherwise. or the new apportionme mt
would not have been ordered.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-11-06
Forest Fires I'm Missouri.

One OF the most disastrous forest fires
ever known in St. Louis county, Mo-, has
been raging for some days past in the
western portion OF the county. Thousands
of dollars worth of valuable property has
been destroyed and unless there is rain
within few days the losses will reach an
enormous figure. The fire started a week
ago on the farm OF Tom Nichols, near
Glencoe and spread so rapidly that within
a few minutes it had got beyond control
II baflei efforts Of the people of the neigh
borhood, who turned out en- masse TO save
the Nichols homestead which. few hours
latter, lay smoldcring heap of ruins.
The flames have kept up steady march
ever since, lighting up tho sky for miles
around at night and causing dense clouds
OF smoke to hang in the sky during the
day, and leaving desolaton in its wake
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-11-06
A Remarkable Freak.

Nellie Copeland, child of years at
indianapolis, Ind, has been sent to the in
sane asylum at Kankakee, Ill, for trying
to murder her sleeping mother with fork.
The child has been insane since her birth.
When six months of age she developed a
desire to burn things and tear clothes.
When year old she gashed a girls face
with broken glass Before she was two
years old she could talk volubly. She was
subject to violent fits of passion, and she
refused to accept the ordinary name for
articles in daily use, gave them names of
her own, and at the age of 2 x she had in
vented a language. At the age OF three
she developed mania for killing domestic
animals and had TO be watched lest she
harm her brothers and sisters. After her
murderous attack on her mother she tried
TO kill herself.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-11-06
AFTEH THE BoopLERs.
Canadsfs Governments Sets Machinery
in meaLOn 10 Capture Thieves.

An Ottawa, Ont, special says: The gov
eminent has started with its prosecution
of the gang Of contractors, whose boodllng
propensities were shown up at the last
session OF parliament by the service Of a
warrant upon Michael Connolly, who with
his partner, the notorious Owen f. Muir
ply, OF New York, are charged with con-
spiracy 10 defraud the government The
minister OF justice has detectives out In
both Canada and the United States hunt
ing for Murphy, who is also wanted by the
encouragement OF Quebec. Connolly said
this morning that he believed Murphy was
In New York hiding. He says Murphy
may be worth quarter of a million and
should be, but he is man who has taken
big chances, and he thinks he has not
over $40, 900 OF the swag he captured in
the United States and Canada left.
Connolly Affects TO treat the affair lightly.
He says he is prepared for anything the
government may do. The service Of the
warrant on Connolly gives confirmation to
certain rumors which have been current
in the city TO the effect that the govern
ment's action in proceeding against all
parties implicated by evidence given before
parliamentary committees last session
would not be long delayed.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-11-06
within a Foot OF Death.

AT point about a mile south of Oconto,
Wis, an attempt was made TO wreck the
south bound passenger train over the Chi
cago & Northwestern railroad on Sunday.
A farmer on his way home from Oconto
saw three men engaged in removing the
spikes and hshplates holding one of tie
rails. Hurrying back he signaled the ap-
preaching passenger train and the engineer
succeeded in stopping the engine just as
the front trucks left the track where the
rails had been spread. At the point the
wreckers had selected for their work the
road runs along a high embankment and
but for the discovery terrible wreck and
loss of life would have resulted. The train
was delayed three hours.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-11-06
Hawaii II Ours.

When the Hawaiian cable is built and
the United States utilizes Pearl HArbor as
a coaling naval station. Hawaii will be as
much port OF the United States as India
is port of England, said DIR. Mott Smith,
minister Of finance of the Hawaiian king
dom. Or. Smith further stated that the
islands are drawn to America in evory
way. and the United States need fear
nothing from England's efforts TO obtain q
foothold There is some amiosble under
standing between the United States and
England whereby the latter government
does not even maintain coaling station
on the islands. The completion of the
cable will be a grand thing Tor the United
States as we'll as Hawaii
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-11-06
Arrested Cor Arson.

Sohn Haniey, an old and respected citi-
Ues of near Tecumseh has been arrested on
a charge of having set fire to his former
homo and barns two miles south of
that town The property was lately taken
lrom him on a mortgage running TO Lucius
liney OF the same place, and Il is claimed
that temporary tit of hatred was the
Cause OF the deed. The evidence against
Haniey is said to be strong. as it is alleged
that no hired a rig at Tecumseh, drove
away a short time before the fire. returned
before il broke out and told the depart
Hxent when the bells were rung that there
was no uso Of going as the fire was in the
country
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-11-06
A desperate Bandit Captured.

Napoleon McDaniels, the cotton belt
bandit, who, with three others, on the night
of the eth June, 1890, ditched and robbed a
passenger train at Spur Switch. five miles
west OF Texarkana, Ark, and who was in
October following given a life sentence in
the penitentiary. and who escaped from
Jail by Draining his iailer on the the Sth OF
last December has been captured in his
house in the suburbs of TexarkaDa He
has been at home ever since his escape,
though reported in Mexico. Last week he
gave his 15-year-old son u beating and
threatened TO kill him, and the boy went
TO the officers and gave his father away.
A posse guarded the house all night and
McDanels surrendered after a parley OF
two hours with the officers He is fearless
and desperate man and surprise is felt that
he was taken alive.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-11-06
nIv.ferious nenth.

A special from Mason says: A man
named Marvin Benjamin, blacksmith,
about So years of age, a resident OF Eden,
five miles south of this place, was driving
into town on Saturday and when near the
fair grounds was thrown out of his buggy
and received wound in the back of his
head. He did not appear 10 DO severely
injured, and came on into town. He dis
appeared and was not found until Sun
day morning, when he was discovered near
the bank of the Sycamore creek in dying
condition. having apparently lain there all
night He was taken TO the Clark house
and died about noon, not having recovered
consciousness,
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-11-06

Cashmere Moore, the man scalded in a
vat of boiling brine at N. b. Bradley 81
Sons salt works, at Bay City, last week,
has since died
Dominiclz Dephillip, aged %, was acct
dentally shot in the breast at Lake Linden
by the premature discharge of rifle in
the hands of comrade He will die.
Dumas Larosta, French Canadian car
peuter. was killed by falling over 80 feet
from the top of tho Hecia send wheel stag
ing ut Lake Linden. He leaves n widow
aud live children.
A school house In the northern part Of
Grand Rapids, acquired last spring by au-
nexatiou, burned last week with the loss Of
about 81, 800. The fire was OF iucendiary
origin and is supposed 70 have been started
by small boys.
During October Saginaw river points
shipped 81, 495, 900 feet of lumber, $685.
600 pieces of lath and 10, S25, 900 shingles.
Lumber shipments from the same territory
are IS, 600, 900 feet less this year than for
the first 10 months of 1890.
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace NJ. Hamilton, re-
spected pioneers of Eaton county, cello
brated their golden wedding anniversary
last week at Eaton Rapids. Tho day be-
fore Mr.. and Mrs. w. M. Watkins, OF
Leonidas. ST Joseph county, celebrated q
like anniversary.
Michigan colleges arc doing we'll The
enrolment at Ann Arbor is going 10 reach
9. 500; Albion has 465 with prospects good
for 600, the state normal ut Ypsilanti has
a larger attendance than ever before; Kali
amazoo's prospects, were never brighter;
Olivet aud Hillsdale are 1ourishing and
the agricultural College studonts have fer.
reted out gunpovder plot and secured
tho punishment Of the o7epdsr
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-11-06
MICHIGAN STATE ITEMS.

Bloomingdale, Van Buren, county, is to
have a new opera house.
There were % accidents in Houghtou
county mines during the past year.
j. II. DeHart, OF Vernon, succeeds J. A.
Chaplin as superintendent OF Shiawassee
countys poor.
Mrs. Ira ID. Wright, OF Flint, died of
Aeart trouble, aged 67 years. She had re-
sided In Flint for 30 years.
Robert Lidiugton, OF Detroit collector
for X. l.. Polk g. Co., died at Alpena last
%veek from an overdose of landanum.
Haehuie's malt house at Jackson was
damaged by fire to the extent of 5000.
It contained 5000 bushels OF barley.
A great Campfire was held at the Green
vile opera house by the delegates TO the
otate cncampment of the Hnion veterans
uRion.
pvof. Woodwork and Prof. Edwards
and family, of the state agricultural col
lego, are'going 10 Germany to pick up new
ideas.
JaclCson's big sewer pipe company has
prolonged ITS life and usefulness by dis
covering big bed of clay FIVE miles north
of ths city.
Harris Hubbard died Oct. 26 at his home
In Benton township Genessee county,
where nc had lived for GO years. He was
81 years Of age.
5Gdh aGD0mpiGrD well-to-do-farmer OF
GfopSimdD township Oakland county, feh
from a load of apples on his farm last week
end broEe his neclnngnnh
Jerome Tayler.- Muasegoa- lawyer, viii
30 20 San Francispolto defend NJ. Il. Cur.
eis eSam1 Of Posen," In PRISON there
charged With murder.I-sA- z
Gov Luce has been obliged 10 cancel his
engagements 10 speale In the Fifth congress
siouai district on account OF ia heaivh that
keeps him In The house
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-11-06
Looks Like Murder.

Edward Jones, OF Centerville, about %
years old, has been missing since Oct. 8.
On'the I'd his body was found in Hog creek,
near the cemetery. at that place 10y friends
who were looking for him, they having
fo5nd his shoes about 40 rods below where
ho remains were recovered. He had d
new suit of clothes on when he disappeared
aud they had been taken of and thrown on
the bank His shirt was badly torn and
bloody. The coat was saturated in blood.
He was known TO have about SIS in cash
ON his person, and this cannot be found.
Everything goes to show il was murder.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-11-06
chill Heruscs 20 Apologies.

The CHILEAN government has replica to
Minister Egan's demand for an explanation
of the recent attack upon American sailors.
The reply IL couched in very strong lang
uage and II Is understood that II amounts
to q refusal to accept responsibility for tho
affair. The state departments orders In
reference to the matter arc very strong.
The intendente OF Valparaiso has refused
TO guarantee the safety OF market boats
coming to the city early in the morning
from the United States warship Baltimore
or the safety of effioers of that vessel com
ing ashore al night There Is boycott OF
the Baltimore No American sailors ART
allowed ashore
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-11-06
OarsonviIIe Almost Destroyed.

A Gre broke out in the village of Carson
viiiefast Friday evening about o'clock,
near the Carson house. and swept through
hema;u street. laying considerable part
of tho business portion of the village in
ss6es. A strong wind prevailed at the
time and the flames spread rapidly. Car
soaviile is a village of 600 inhabitants on
the Sand Beach division of the Flint &
Pere Marquette railroad, and lies in the
townships of Washington and Bridgehamp-
ton in Sanitao county. 1t Is eight miles
east Of Sanhao Center and six miles west
OF Port SnRac. its nearest take port. 1t
has. or had, steam Touring mill, steam
saw-miii, two banks, three grain eleva-
tors. about thirty stores aud shops, four
hotels and cheese factory. Like all viii
lagos on the Thumb" it was mainly con-
structed OF wood, and lily prepared TO
withstand q serious couhagration when
famed by strong winds.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-11-06
A Hold. Rndlndinn.

Billy Jones Petoskey, an Indian aud u
relative OF the noted Chief Petoskey, has
been convicted at Otsego of forgery.
Bihy's methods was to draw notes for va
,rSous sums on different. individuals and
banks in that vicinity and then trade them
off or leave them AZ security for goods or
money. 10 was not supposed that no was
the originator of the scheme, but careful
inquiry shows him TO be a sharp, we'll -edu-
Gated Indian aud able to write equal to any
GOOD business mau. He feigned ignorance
at his trial aud claimed other parties gave
him the notes and checks, but it wouldn't
work and the hIry found him guilty.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-11-06
Tried to XIII tho Governor.

An attempt was made on last Saturday
to wreck a Chicago & Alton train on that
road at the station OF Wann, four miles
south OF Alton, Ill Gov. Filter was among
the 200 passengers on the train and II Is
suspected that the attempa was made to do
him some injury. The engine and bag
gage car were derailed, bat no one was in
iured The cause OF the accident was ON
open switch which had been tempered with
for the sole purpose OF wrecking this train.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-11-06
Knrich Alive

Martin brewer was buried in sewer
excavation fifteen feet deep at Grand Rap
ids. A companion succeeded in reaching
siim, when another workman jumped into
fhe excavation to help get him out This
caused more dirt to fall and Dreyer was
buried = again. A second time he was
Ceached, when the whole bank caved and
buried him third time. Before he could
be'reached twenty minutes had elapsed
pnd when talscn out he was dead. Dreyer
was single man, twenty-one years OF
aUa
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-11-06
TiIden Library Request VIII stand

The decision ip favor Of the Contestants
of Samuel j. Tilden's will defeated his
purpose to establish a trust but the free
library Is TO become a fact. The executors
effected compromise with Mrs. Hazard,
one of the bene6ciaries by the terms Of
which SO, 900, 900 will be set aside for the
library. This amount though not half
what Mr. Tilden intended TO devote TO the
library, will place the institution upon
substantial footing.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-11-06
The Mother Became Insane.

Ernest Hauer shot and instantly killed
Arthur Anderson on the LIST. M Oshkosh,
Wis. The boys are about 10 years old and
were around Anderson's boat house, on the
shore of the lake, arranging decoys for
duck shooting. Hauer shot at q bird on
the boat house Just then Anderson came
around the corner and received the full
charge in the neck. Hauer is now in Jail
Mrs. Anderson became insane. Her hps-
band also lost his life by accident. He
was drowned at Grand Rapids four years
ago.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-11-06
To make spain a nepubl,o.

The queen regent has directed the
authorities throughout Spain TO make
diligent search for all persons suspected of
reasonable designs Tho Spanish govern
ment is said to have received information
TO the effect that plot il in progress for
the overthrow OF the monarchy and the
establishment of q republic, and that this
plot Is shared IN by persons OF prominent
standing. While no arrests have been
made, the government is keeping q vigilant
watch for any signs Of open disaffootion.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-11-06
Weekly Review OF T-

NEw YoRK. Nov. 2.--R G.. Dun & Co.'S
weekly review OF trade says; Tho liza
provement in business continues 10 n
greater than before at the west consider
able at tho south. and Is clearly preceived
even at tho east. Yet discouragement In
some branches OF industry is not less, but
more apparent than tefore, evidently DO
cause calculations have been made upon
moro rapid and great increase In business
than has been realized. Premature expan-
sion In some forms of production and of
trade has invited the usual corrective. and
n depression exists which Is so general that
IL might easily be misinterpreted. Without
any excuse. speculative interpolation has.
hoisted corn SC, but pork products are q
shade lower and cotton declines "a sixteenth.
OF has fallen &c, but coffee Ia shade
al ronxer and sugar unchanged. No fears
are entertained of monetary pressure.
throughout tho east and west, and M most
southern points, money markets are well
suppl ed for legitimate business, and rates
tend lower, while collections improve 10
some extent almost everywhere, but es-
pecially at the principal western pofnts
The business failures occurring Throughout
the country during the past seven days
number 22S. as compared with total OF
240 last week, and for tho corresponding
week OF lost year the figures wero 3fS.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-11-06
Fotber or ,he m.,on,o Hom.,

John d. Jennings, "father Of the ma
sonic home" at Grand Rapids and the first
inmate Of that institution, died there Mon
day OF old age and its subsequent in
firmities. He had lived there many years
and was once in comfortable circumstances,
but misfortune reduced him to poverty.
He was a thirty-three degree mason aud
had held various Offices in the masonic or
der in this state.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-11-06

Fire in the prince Of Wales Lc~don res
idenoe on Sunday did s75, 900 damagc.
But the already overburdened B.giish tax
payers will make good the loss.
Matt Quay will begin libel suit against
James Kerr, chairman OF the Penusyiva-
mia democratic state committee. claiming
800, 900 damages, The suls grrws oat OF
the circulation OF the Quay -Bardsley check.
Tho grand duke Alexander. OF olden-
burg. the chief military expert OF Russia.
has recently inspected the forts Of tho
eastern frontier OF France. aud ss taking
part ia strategic conference now preeeed-
ing betweez French aud Russian ofitcers,
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-11-06
RUSSIAN PROSECUTIONS.
Protestant Missionary Workers sep-
arated from Their Families and
sent into Exile.
Particulars of the SuRerings OF tho
Peasantry Become More and
More narrowing Each Day.
Fears Entertained by the Court of
Spain that "a Movement Ii ON
Foot 10 Establish "A Republic.
Prosecuting Protestants.

The London Chronicle publishes a dis
patch from Tifis, in Russian Transcaucas-
STA, saying that the ''procurator of the
Russian synod has finished his career of
persecution by the arrest Of our chief
leaders in the Protestant movement
Messrs. Bagdasarianz, the leaders of the
Protestant Armenians; Kalreit, of the Ger
man Baptists; Mayeyef, the Russian. and
Lerashoff, Methodist, were all torn from
their families and sent secretly for term
of five years to a mountain district on the
Russian frontier. Hundreds OF members
of these sects have also been cruelty ban
ished and reduced to the condition Of pau
pers. Their friends are afraid to leave.
for fear that they viii be compelled TO
share the same fate"
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-11-06

The Body OF a Man Who Had Been
Missing Some Time Found I'm
River near Centerville.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-11-06
More Tales OfSuRerIng.

A narrowing story comes from the
province OF Samara, Russia. The
peasants are so reduced by starvation and
want that many of them are unable to 80
even TO the government distributing points
for supplying food. In one village no less
than AZ have persisted, and the number Of
dead in the whole province will amount TO
not less than thousand. The survivors
in most instances are too weak 10 attend
the burial of the departed, and officials are
compelled, much against their will, TO inter
the remains. Samara is also visited by
typhus fever, which is playing havoc with
those who have managed to survive the
famine.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-11-06
WOLVERINE WHISPERS.

vXho Village OF Carsonville Almost
Destroyed by fire. --Supreme Court
Denies a Writ of mandamus.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-11-06

A Brief Resume Of Principal Events
orr Week Throughout the Two
Beautiful Peninsulns.
Tombstone epitaph., 1891-06-07
csu..,,,t.e. cared

An old physician. retired from prse- tice, having had placed in his hands by an East India missionary the form ula of simple vegetable remedy for the speedy and permanent cure of Con sumption, Bronchitis. Catarrb, Astb~ ma and all Throat and Lung Affections. and a positive and radical cure for NeryensDebiliiy and all Nervous Com
 pIaints. after having tested it's wonder fui curative powers in thousands of cases, has felt it his duty to make it known to his suffering fellows. Aetn- aied by this motive -Rd s desire to re- Iieve human suffrriDR. will send free of charge. to all Sbo desire 1T. tkis re- ceipe. in German. French or English. with full directions for preparing and using. Sent by mai by addressing with stamp naming this paper. W. A. Moves. 520 Powers Block. Rochester. \. Y. l. IS, y'r V.
Tombstone epitaph., 1891-06-07

THE railroad party which visited Phenix fast week were infatuated with the Salt river valley. The attorney for the incorporators, a resident of H. Gnois made the following encouraging remarks in the course of q lengthy g yeech:
 I have been in every state m the Union except one, the new state of Washington, and have been through the entire San Gvbriel valley, in southern California, and Santa Clara valley. I am an unprejudieed wit ness, as I own no land in California or Arizona, nor in fact any place else. I can say that this surpasses any land that have ever seen. You could not prevent, if you were to try, this valley from becoming the greatest farming and fruit growing district in the Uni ted States Let me join Judge Payson in saying that as soon as this valley becomes sell known 10 the represents tive men in the east and when an out let is opened to your market from the north, then fl congress refuses you immediate admission 70 the Union it will be on the grOun If total deprsy- ity which prompts hem to reject the only Paradise m th United States
Tombstone epitaph., 1891-06-07

The Methodist Sunday school DIG nic last Wednesday was a grand affair. II was held st MT. Cranes ranch about eleven miles from town. The grove in which the picnic was held, is an elegant one and MT. Crane had it fixed up in appropriate style for the occasion and did all that he could to assist the pleasure seekers in having a good time. Swinging and singing, wading, playing and eating were in dnlged in for about five hours-eating all the iime-when it wa- announced that they must sll go home and reluc- tantly the crowd gsiherd up the frag- ments, jumped into the wagons and hastened hOmeward. Twenty-tNo vehicles were on the ground from Tombstone and about I5O people A more enjoyable time never vas known in this county. was the verdict of all present. If you want to have s good time go to Mir. Cranes ranch.