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Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-06-26
Worlds Fair and workingmen.

CHICAGO, June 22.-The joint committee
of the trades unions of the city will send
a letter to President Harrison. asking that
in all work done by the federal govern
ment in connection with the worlds fair
the eight hour day be recognized, all dis
putes settled by arbitration, and not less
than the recognized minimum scales of
wages for the various trades recognized in
this city be paid. A circular has also been
issued to the workingmen Of America and
Europe, warning them not TO come to
Chicago in the expectation of getting plenty
of work and higher wages in construction
of the worlds fair buildings. 1t points
out that the buildings are all to be con-
structed within Is months, and that
wages are likely 10 be lower, instead of
higher. because of the surplus OF labor
already hele.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-06-26
Mckinley the Man.

COLUMBUS, o., June 1s.-The republi-
can convention nominated Hon. William
Mckinley for governor of the state at
the convention held here yesterday.
Mr.. Mckinley in his speech of acceptance
declared himself in no wise changed in So
far as the republican party or his relations
thereto are concerned. He spoke long
and eloquentiy relative to the late force
bill, or rather to the idea that the bill was
intended to carry out, and the Mckinley
tariff law was not repudiated by him.
The platform adopted approved the
Mckinley tariff bill; endorsed the amended
coinage act of the last congress; demanded
better emigration regulations; favored
liberal pension legislation aud denounced
the late democratic legislature of Ohio.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-06-26
Suicide at Kalamazoo

KALAMAZOO, June 23.-Mrs. j. Ely
Kellogg, wife of the we'll known lumber
man, died Monday afternoon from a dose
of morphine taken with suicidal intent.
She was very prominent society lady
here for years. OF lato she has been
Respondent ard had repeatedly threatened
TO take her own life When the physicians
were summoned she told them she
had taken five grains of morphine, and had
intended to take the life of her son, Louis.
iud of her husband, but finally decided
81 Nat it would be too wicked. She had
sahed friends to care for her son when she
was dead. Relatives of the family have
not yet made public the contents of a note
left by the deceased which bore upon the
motives of the suicide.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-06-26
A Strike Imminent.

GRAND RAPIDS, June 30. The
furniture employees in the city are about to
have trouble. The thirty employees of the
Grand Rapids School Furniture Company
allego that they are locked out, that their
employers see ng the victory of the street
car company had decided to renounce I'M
ion labor and so notified them. They will
advertise for other furniture workers to
stay away from the city ana a strike
of all the furniture workers is looked for.
They have one Of the largest and strong
est unions in the city and serious trouble
for all the furniture factories is expected.
There is great excitement among the labor
ing men over the new breaking out of the
labor disease.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-06-26

Ransom A. Goodell. formerly of Jackson,
who went TO Idaho some mathis ago with
his wife and four children, was drowned
there last week.
James Rolkowsky aud Martin Woskiah
OF Menominee miscalculated when they
thought no one would know of their using
a smaller meshed net than the law allows.
They are in jail now for doing it.
Orchard Lake authorities have decided
to establish post graduate course on the
promise of the university faculty to
admit persons taking such course to the
sophomore year without examination.
George Alexander and q pal named
Scott stole 5000 in Chicago and fed to
Kalamazoo TO spend it. They had not
heard of the efficiency of the Kazoo officers,
but know about 1t now, as both are in Jail
The cops recovered S165.
Mrs A. Z. Hall OF Buell. township,
Sanilac county, has been in the habit of
taking chloroform for headaches. She
will not take any more as the dose she
took Saturday not only settled the head
ache but settled Mrs. Hall as well.
Stephen Harcourt, proprietor of vile
den at Seuey, and Dan Dunn, the keeper
of another just as vile, quarreled Saturday
and Dunn shot Harcourt seriously if not
fatally. Seney is in mourning-not
because Harcourt will die but because
Dunn will not.
An ingenious Marquette county home
steader constructed bicycle TO fit the
railroad, and had no end of fun with it
until he went TO sleep on it and wac hit by
a train. The bicycle is wreck and tho
genius has not yet finished swearing at the
engineer. He was not hurt by the smash.
Mrs. Edward Reynolds Of Dawson
Station, Genesee county, was arrested by
Sheriff Jarvis of Tuscola county Sunday,
on the charge OF killing her infant child
last March. The woman. who is married
and has large family, lived at Easy,
Tuscola county, when the crime is alleged
TO have been committed.
On Monday occurred the class day exer-
cises of the law department of the u. of M.
The exercises included the unwilling Of a
portrait of the late Prof. Wells The class
organization was as follows: President,
Norman A. Phillips; poet f. A. Henry;
orator, l.. G. Baldwin; historian. Henry
ID. Jewell; valedictorian, Sam f. Low.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-06-26
A Mining Company Sued.

HoUGuToN, June 23.-Suits were begun
In attachment to-day against the Huron
mining company by nine of the leading
citizens of this county. Care was taken
to include all the creditors in these suits
and oil are on an equal footing. The
principal creditor is Johnson Vivian, agent
of the Franklin mining company of Han
cock. The men employed by the company
have been paid in full to date and their
wages will be safe whatever happens.
The mine in all probability will not close
down. 1t is thought there is enough
real estate TO meet the claims. The return
day for the papers is August 4. The start
Ing of these suits is "a great surprise to the
people here, although rumors of them have
been heard. About 800 men are employed
In the Huron, and it will be a great mis-
fortune should it be compelled to close.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-06-26
GENERAL NEWS.
Action on the Labor Connected
With the Worlds Fair.
The Ohio Republicans Choose Nc
Kinley as Their Candidate
for Governor.
in Iowa.-Leases to Over 400
Farms Obtained.
An Alaskan Railroad.

Hon. Charles Francis Adams of Boston,
ex president of the Unior Pacific railway,
has written letter TO +. II. Wells, the
Alaskan explorer, concerning the latter S
published scheme for building railway TO
Alaska. Mr.. Adams says: "When L was
last in the Dominion, and also in Alaska,
it seemed to me not impossible that the
time might come when a railroad would be
needed and would be remunerative from
Winnipeg northwestery into the mining
country OF Alaska, but l was equally per-
suaded of the fact that the time had not
come; neither do l believe it will come
within the next 10 or Is years" This sig
nificant letter will attract attention from
railway managers all over the country
II is construed as conservative adm ssion
from Mr.. Adams that the Alaskan railway
may actually be built within the next 90
years, thus forming link of the chain that
is TO connect the cars Siberian railway
with America.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-06-26
A Big Gas Syndicate.

ANDERSON, IND, June 22.-The Indiana
natural gas and oil syndicate has turned
over its leases held upon 462 farms in this
county, Grant, Howard, Delaware, Ham
ilton, Blackford and Jay counties to the
Columbus construction company, corpor-
alton organized under the laws of New
Jersey. The transfer was filed in the
recorders Office here today, and is a
volumnous affair, composed of 147 pages
of closely printed legal cap. Just what the
transfer means is the source of good deal
of speculation.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-06-26
The weather and the Crops.

LANSING, June 22.-The reports of the
weather the past week have been most
favorable to all growing crops. The fore
part of the week was quite warm, the
maximum temperature reaching 900 and
above, and the crops all throve we'll under
favorable conditions of high temperature
and plenty of rain. The rainfall for the
past week was slightly above the normal
and while not we'll distributed, most sec
lions of the state received fair amount
which was badly needed, and which has
consequently greatly improved all growing
crops. In the counties of Berrien and
Mason there were sections where no rain
was recorded during the week, but
copious showers fell in the vicinity. In
the counties of Calhoun, Kalamazoo and
st. Joseph the amount of rainfall was
largely in excess. Some clover is being
cut i'm st. Joseph county. Hay cutting
will be general next week, and the
anticipated crop will be light on account
of the drought during May and the fore
part-of June. Some few reports OF the
grain aphis have been received, hut the
reports are not general. Cut worms are
reported as working corn in the southern
section. In the localities where the heavy
rains fell during the past week, the wheat
and oats were badly beaten down by the
storm, and it is too wet for corn cultiva-
ton.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-06-26
AROUND THE STATE.

Ann Arbors high school turned out IL
graduates last week.
The Orchard Lake academy had ri
students the past year.
Osceola county had figured up its losses
by forest fires and finds it over $50, 900.
Mrs. Harriet Mead of Jackson, aged Ga,
dropped dead of heart disease Saturday.
The state bar association held its annual
meeting and banquet at Detroit on the
10th inst.
Concord celebrates the Glorious by a
balloon ascension, fireworks. frecrackers
and wind tanning.
John Brooks of Waldron, 105 years of
age, died last week. He was probably the
oldest mau in Michigan.
The six years old son of Mr. Shelley of
Ann Arbor was run over and killed by an
electric car Friday night.
Newberry Hall. the new building Of the
Students Christian association at Ann
Arbor. was dedicated Sunday.
Berrien county G. A. II. members have
organized a battalion and will visit Detroit
in IA body during the encampment
The Concord school authorities have en-
gagged Frank w. Wells, of Three Rivers,
as superintendent for the next year.
Tho premium lists of the Michigan state
fair, TO be held Sept 8, o. 10 and IL, have
been issued in handsome book form.
There is great fishing out near Brighton
and j. III. HOLSTER of Detroit caught a
81 pound pckerel near there last week.
Prof. Blodgett, graduate OF the mol NAL
school and the university, has been appoint
ed superintendent of schools at Manches-
ter.
Rev. Henry Harmeling, of Wisconsin,
was married TO the daughter of ox-Postmas-
Der W. Verbeck, of Holland City, last
week.
The wooden ware works Of Robert Rich
ards at Bellaire were the pride of the place
hntil the fire struck them Saturday. Loss,
10000.
Stephen Jelbert, young Cornish miner
in tho Lake Angellne mine, near Ishpeming,
was killed by falling down the shaft Tues.
day night.
The Seventh Day Adventist college at
Battle Creek held its 18th annual COM
Increment last week and turned 10 grad
uatcs adrift.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-06-26
dun. Trnds Ixe,Irr.

r. G. Dun e. Co.'S Weekly Review OF
Trade for week ending June -, says.
While crop reports ntinue remarkably
favorable, the volume of business at pres
ent transacted Is not as large as It has
been in other years at this time. This is
In part becaus exceptionally hot weather
at many points has induced something like
midsummer dullncss, but the more import
ant cause undoubtedly is that trade in
many branches has been waiting for GER
tainty of Improvement and definite orders
before taking new risks. here is also
some hesitation owing 10 recent failures.
particularly In Philadelphia. Credits
have Eeen more cautiously given in tho
wooden and the boot and shoe trades, and
this has lessened the volume of transac-
tions. Hence IL is encouraging TO find that
there Is actual Improvement in the demand
for consumption In several of the more inn
portant trades, and that manufacturers
already begin to feel the ELECTS. The
business failures occurring throughout the
country during the past week number c53,
as compared with total Of 24l the week
previous. For the corr spending week Oh
last year the figures were lie.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-06-26
A Boy Fiend.

PARKERsBURG, w. Va, June 23.-Clar-
ence Neal, boy is years of age, who
killed his father when only A years old,
killed Charles Skldmore, boy of Is, at
Riverside Friday night. Neal had quar-
rel with boy named Ditson and after
they had been separated a short time Neal
started out TO find Ditson with the inten-
ton of killing him. He IN stock Skidmore
for Ditson and, Sinking up behind him,
crushed his skull with u loaded whip.
Neal has fled.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-06-26
London Excited.

LONDON, June GA horrible murder
was discovered Sunday in Whitefeld
street, Tottenham road. A foreign woman
named Nine. Ashton was found dead and
her head shockingly dishgured. The last
visitor observed by the neighbors was
evidently Frenchman, aud he is suspected
of being the murderer. Enormous crowds
are blocking the streets in the vicinity and
tremendous excitement prevails, as the
crime is laid by many at the door of Jack
the Ripper.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-06-26
A Balloon Accident.

ST. PETERsBURG, June ga large
balloon belonging 10 Count Apraxine was
being inflated Sunday when it escaped
from the people who were holding it to
the ground and carried upward four work
men who were in the Car. The balloon
rose rapidly to a great hight and then
burst. The bodies of the four unlucky
workmen, after the explosion, fell to the
ground and were smashed almost beyond
recognition.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-06-26
He Killed an Officer.

BRIDGEPORT, Conn, June 22.-John
Sheele was hanged at 1926 Friday morn
ing, his neck being broken. On January
25, 1883, Constable Louis Drucker, while
attempting 10 arrest Sheele for violating
the license law, was shot by Sheele, who
had concealed himself in an upper room Of
his house and thrust the muzzle of his gun
through window. After shooting Druc-
ker, Sheele held a pistol to his own head
and fired bullet, but inflicted only slight
wound
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-06-26
Fatal Result of n Joke.

PoFTsTowN, Pa, June 22.-Whilo sew
eral small girls were wading bare-footed in
the Schuylkill near Parker's Ford, Frank
Bixbee came along and said that he was
going to teach them how to swim. He
seized two girls, one under each arm, and
waded out into the water beyond his depth.
One of the girls escaped from his clutches.
but Bixbee and Jennie Knerr, aged ten,
sank and both were drowned. Bixbee. it
Is thought, was intoxicated.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-06-26
DeWall's Punishment.

BALTIMORE. June 22.-William M. Du-
vail, the young man who distinguished
himself quite recently by naming fctic-
ious brood Of young Duvalls after various
senators and representatives in congress, of
which he took pains to inform them, and
thereby securing many christening and
Christmas presents, pleaded guilty in the
criminal court 10 three cases of false pro
lenses and was sentenced TO three years in
the penitentiary in each case, concurrent
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-06-26
A DISHONEST OFFICIAL.
The President of Guatemala POck-
cts a Cool S3,OOO,OOO.

CRY OF GUATEMALA, June ga great
sensation has been caused here by the
discovery that S., 900. 900 in bonds have
been issued for the redemption of the
treasury notes instead of IS, 900, 900 called
for by the decree issued by President
Barrillas to effect the change. II is further
stated that Barrillas has sold 50, 900, 900
worth OF these bonds at 40 per cent Of their
face value and pocketed the money, and
has placed the remainder Of the bonds in
the treasury to redeem the notes. Barril-
las has just sent commissioners to France
to engage French army officers to take
commissions in the Guatemalan army.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-06-26
Gladstone Again III.

LONDON, June 23.--Mr. Gladstone has
suffered another relapse, due to exertion
in addressing meeting of colonial
branches. His physician, Sir Andrew
Clark. visited him Tuesday and ordered a
complete rest for several days. Mrs.
Gladstone says the condition OF Mr..
Gladstone is not serious.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-06-26
Killed by Lightning,

KNOXVILLE, Tenn; June 23.-There was
a terrible electrical storm here Saturday.
John Humphreys, with his family and his
brother, was sitting in bedroom at his
home watching the storm. Humphreys
stepped to the window TO raise the curtain
when an awful fash came and Humphreys
fell to the floor. His brother was shocked
and little daughter was knocked down.
Humphiey was instantly killed.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-06-26

A lnocl-down and drag-out fight
occurred between two convicts and a free
man in jackson state prison last week,
because the convicts had sighted their
work and were required TO do it over
again The convcts had the best of it for
time and pounded the free man with
lasts, but were soon overpowered.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-06-26
For the Encampment.

DETROIT, June 1S.-A public meeting
was held here last night in the interests OF
the coming G.. A. II. national encampment,
when the sum of $l3, 263 was raised by
private subscription to be used in enter
tanning veterans who will attend. 1t is
confidently expected to raise the amount to
$50, 900 within few days.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-06-26
Drowned at Grand Rapids.

GRAND RAPIDS, June 23.-A Grand
Rapids party fishing on Spring lake upset
their boat Saturday. All the occupants
reached the shore in safety except o.
johnson, 80 years old, who went down and
did not come up again. The body was
recovered.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-06-26
SnlIiynn and SInyIn.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, June 23.-The Times
publishes special from Pittsburgh,
Kansas, giving the guarantee of the Com
mercial club OF that city, for $50, 900 If
Sullivan and Slavin will fight there. The
club also offers protection from the police.
Pittsburgh has 20, 900 people and is a
smelling center. 1t is good place for the
dUht
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-06-26

Thomas b. Byrnes Of Evansville, Ind, a
well known democratic politician, died
Saturday.
Jewish rabbis in New York continue to
grant divorces for $40 each, but are cute
enough 10 insert a clause that prevents
their prosecution.
Philip Brady, his wife Catharine and
their 13-years old son were cremated by
the burning of their home in New York
city early Sunday morning.
At Canton. o., Saturday night, JOSEPH
Wise, saloonkeeper, killed Charles Hem
derson, colored, by blow with hts fist
Henderson died almost instantly.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-06-26
A Fakir's Fate.

JOLIET, H., June 23.-Joseph Hayes,
one Of a crowd Of pickpoclSets from
Chicago, was killed here Sunday. 1t is
said that he was shell worker, that be
and four companions climbed into a
farmers wagon and that he tried TO rob
the man, who hit him over the head,
knocking him of the wagon which ran
over him. An inquest was held with two
of the dead mans friends as witnesses.
They swore he accidentally fell OF tho
wagon ana was killed by the wheels.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-06-26
nrowned WhiIe Rathing.

CAssoPoLIs, June 22.-Paul Deal, aged
IA. the son Of II. o. Deal of Vandalia was
drowned in Donnels lake near that place,
Saturday afternoon, while in swimming.
The body was recovered.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-06-26

dent OF Kalamazoo, Becomes
sDespondent and Suicides.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-06-26
LOCAL LEGISLATURE.
Many Measures Hurried Through
the Legislature I'm Anticipa-
tion OF Adjournment.
Towns Empowered to Spend Money
for lmprovements.-C
Amended, Etc.
Bills OF More or Less Importance
Passed by the Michigan
Law-Makers

LANSING, June IS. - SENATE - Bills
passed: Authorizing village of Croton TO
borrow money; to prevent the spread of
''yellows" in fruit trees; issuing of patent
to Perry ST. Clair for certain lands; to
define the boundary line of school district
No. IL, city of Jackson; amending charter
OF Port Huron. Adjourned. HOUSE,
Bills passed: TO pension widows ond
orphans of members of the metropolitan
police of Detroit; amending section 81,
Howell, relative to expenses of the legis-
lature; amending sections 9S96-97, Howell,
relative to state agency for juvenile
offenders; for the election Of inspectors of
mines; amending act l72 of 1855 relating
TO the reform school; authorizing Wayne
county TO condemn lands for public build
ings, and to make a loan not to exceed
81, 900, 900 TO erect the building, the princi-
pal to be paid in 20, % and 30 years, with
interest not to exceed six per cent; repeal
ing act l6l of 1899, relating to stenograph-
ers in Saginaw transcribing testimony be-
fore justices OF the peace; amending sec
tion SO55. Howell, relating TO garnishees
upon corporations; providing for the in
corporation of Sons of Veterans; amending
charter of Port Huron; authorizing Nunda,
Cheboygan county, to borrow money;
amending act of 1887 relative to upper
peninsula prison; extending from taxation
property of the Women's Auxiliary Asso-
citation of Michigan university; extending
territory of school district 2 of the towns
of Deep River and Adams. Arenac county;
establishing the Mount Forrest state road
in Bay county. Bills lost: Detaching
Wisner township from Tuscola and attach
ing it TO Bay county; yeas z, nays go.
Adjourned.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-06-26

The commission firm OF II. w. Durham
& Co., of Chicago, is financially embar-
raised for about $500, 900.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-06-26
WOLVERINE NEWS.

a Pretty General Favorable Report
Sent In by Farmers Regarding
the Condition OF the Crops.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-06-26

A Strike Probable Among the FUR
.niture Workers OF Grand
Rapids Over Unionism.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-06-26

LANSING, June 10. - SENATE - Bills
passed: Establishing the Bay City and
Pinconning state road; for the apportion-
ment OF state senator's; for the apportion-
ment of congressional districts Lost:
Making clerk of Detroit recorders court
elective. Adjournment until Monday at
9:l5 p. m. HoUsE-Bills passed: Author
izing the justices of the supreme court to
employ stenographers; amending the
general drainage law. Bills lost on third
reading: TO improve the highway be-
tween Argyle and Moore, in Sanilac
county, by grant OF state swamp lands
yeas 40, nays s.; amending section 1891,
Howell, making election day legal holt
day-yeas As, nays 3l-reconsidered and
tabled. Adjourned until Monday, 9:l5 p. IN.
LANSING, June 22.-Both houses met
this evening. In the house some routine
business was disposed of. The senate
committee on state affairs made favor
able report this evening on the house joint
resolution for the submission to the people
of the question Of calling convention for
a general revision of the constitution.