Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-08-14

Twelve miners were severely burned by
a fire damp explosion in the New York col
lery at Pottsville, Pa, Saturday.
The British admiralty has voted $4,000
to entertain the officers of the French
squadron on their visit to Portsmouth.
President Balmaceda has asked the
Spanish government to act as arbitrator
and thus bring TO an end the present Chill
liam war.
DIR. L. n. Case, wcll-knoWn Chicago
physician, has been arrested, charged with
violation of the laws in regard TO the man
ufacture of opium.
While yachting party was sailing in
Dorchester Bay, near Boston, Sunday, the
boat capsized and six of the party, includ-
ing four children, were drowned.
Albert Hockett, of Dayton, o., had been
drinking heavily for several weeks. He
suddenly dropped dead and his friends
obligingly attributed death to the heat
Another body was found Friday in the
West Shore wreck at Monte Yuma, N. Y.
1t has teen identified as that of Charles
West car inspector at Newark, n. Y.
The White Star Line steamer Majestic.
which left liverpool. July 30, arrived at
New York last week, having made the trip
in five days, is hours and eight minutes.
Jennie Walsh and Hattie Wheeler are in
Jail at Chicago, charged with holding up
and robbing Harry Jennings of $1,000.
The women belong to respectable families.
The city of Washington. d. c., was fix
18th
ment Of next year. Lincoln, Neb., made
a warm fight for the honor but the capital
city got it.
The Pottsville Iron and Steel company
have five large double furnaces running
with nOn-union men at West Hamburg,
Pa There is danger of trouble between
the union and non-union men.
George Williams, the colored Boston
lawyer. who some time ago visited the
upper Congo country and severely criticised
the methods of the Congo free state officials
and Henry NJ. Stanley, is dead in Eng
land.
Willie Rotherberger, of New York, has
| been troubled for four years with epilep-
| sy. About a month ago he fell out of a
third story window while in fit. The
| PHJ SiCldno dlO puIHAOi, 40 SlhSO budO blLlt
he has not had a touch of epilepsy.
The New York and Chicago limited ex.
press, running into an open switch at
Palestine, o., Friday morning, collided
with several cars standing on the siding.
| Elmer Clupper, of Palestine, was instant
ly killed and several other persons badly
injured.
Chinese merchants in Chicago are OBJ
tanning certificates from United States
| officials, under the pretense of going home
with the intention of returning. These
are mailed to China and are used effective
ly in smuggling strange Mongolians into
the cour try.
King Alexander, of Servia, is visiting
the Russian imperial family at st. Peters
burg. His mother ex-Queen Natalie, ha:
made piteous appeal to the car to be al
lowed TO see her boy. AS the boy is IL
care of M. Ristitch, the chief regent, tn,
car is powerless.
At a meeting of the soldiers HON,
board of control, held at Grand Rapids las
wee, Joseph A, Mckee, of Grand Rapids
was elected commandant OF the home Il
succeed Capt Manly. He received foul
votes, Hon. John Northwood of Saginaw
county receiving the remaining two. A
charge was made that the late command
ant Capt. Manly. had appropriated 500
of the Home funds into his private purse
and proceedings to remove the same wer
authrized.
J. M. Burke his son and daughter, ant
Thaddens Manthou, Annie Carmody ant
Thomas Carmody were drowned in Dor
chester bay, near Boston, Sunday Will
lout yachting.