Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-09-04
BRIEFLY TOLD.


Minnesota's wheat crop will exceed TO-
600. 900 bushels.
The republican league, OF Kansas, mot
at Topeka, KS, Wednesday.
Gas has been struck at Sandy Creek, N.
Y, at depth of 1920 feet.
James G. Blaine, ir., will fight the suit
for divorce brought by his wife in Sioux
Falls, S. ID.
Robert d. Ray, formerly chief justice of
the Missouri supreme court died at Car
rollton, Mo.
On some Saturday in September Gov.
Campbell and Maj. Mckinley will hold
joint discussion at Ada, o.
Erie J. Leech, past grand sire of the
supreme lodge of Oddfellows Of the United
States is dead at KeoSuk, la.
Marion Martin shot and killed Constable
Ben Alexander at Stanton, KY, Saturday.
No reason for the act is known.
The window glass makers at Findlay.
o., cannot agree with their employers on a
scale of wages, and 500 mon are idle.
Postmaster Hugh Mulholland, of Padu-
cab, KY, has resigned because Of charges
which had been brought against him.
The opening of the new bridge over the
Ohio river between Newport KY, and
Cincinnati was celebrated in both cities.
DIR. Lyman c. Draper, for 35 years
secretary OF the Wisconsin state histori-
cal society, died Of paralysis at Madison,
Wis.
President John Fitzgerald, of the Irish
national league of America, has issued q
call for O meeting at Chicago, October
and 2.
The government will establish a perma-
nent post on Rainy river, Mimi, 10 pre-
vent the stealing of timber from the public
lands.
The striking employees on the Lake Erie
81 Western have been conceded their de-
mands for an advance in pay and allow
ance for overtime.
C. G. Merriweather, for many years
superintendent of the southern division of
the Western Union telegraph company is
dead at Mobile, Ala
Georgia Alliance men have decided that
the people are too poor TO support the
aged. INDECENT and crippled confederates,
and the ''homo' will be abandoned.
The Dyrenfurth expedition of rainmal5-
ers are tc mako final and thorough test
at FL Paso, Tex. Gov. Hogg, of that
state, is deeply interested in their work.
Some one cut the ties on the ak" line,
near Louisianan Mo-, allowing the rails to
spread. An engine and one Car were
dumped into the river, badly iniuring sew
In w Il
The department OF state has been official
ly notified that the city of Trieste, Austria,
has ceased TO DO a free port and is now on
the same footing with regard to customs
duties as other Austro- Hungarian cities.
VIM. Lewis, 1s-years-old. was taken
from the calaboose at Tallehema, Tenn.
and hanged. Lewis hadn't committed any
crime, but he was Negro, and that was
sufficient in the eyes OF the Tennessee mob.
TweRty-eight sailors have deserted from
the United States steamship Pensacola, ly-
ing at San Francisco. The Pensacola was
about to make trip 10 China and the sea-
men considered her as not being seaworthy.
Andre SENEGAL, superintendent of the
Canadian government printing bureau has
been dismissed because Of his refusal TO
appear before the public accounts commit
tee for an examination OF his official
actions.
The last car of an excursion train was
thrown off the track at Lodt, o., Sunday
morning, and fell on its side. Although
the ear was crowded with passengers no
one was killed. and only four were slightly
injured.
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was reported to have brought "A suit for
breach of promise against Miss Ella Ter
williger, says the suit is for s., 900 dam
ages on the ground that the young woman
is a common firt.
Redfeld Proctor, Secretary of War, has
received letter from Gov. Page, of Yer
mont. informing him that ne will be APP
pointed to the vacancy in the United States
Senate caused by the resignation OF Hon.
George f. Edmuns.
An uprising of the people is imminent
in Hayti. The enmies of President Hip
polyte have been active OF late, and bust
ness at Port au Prince is at standstill.
The president is believed to be prepared
for an attempted revolution.
The largest sale of bottled whisky ever
made in the world took place at Lexington,
Ky. The distillery firm of James l.. Pep
pers g. Co. sold Knauss, Hart & Tebbit. of
New York, 36, 900 cases of 1c year old
Pepper whisky for nearly $500, 900.
The United States Indian officials have
been closing up the beer saloons in the In
dian territory. Trouble was feared, but
outside of talk there was no obstruction.
The saloonists will repievy their property
and fight the matter to positive conclu-
sion.
Advices from Russia say that hundreds
OF peasant Jews are starving TO death
through the crops having been a failure
and the continual persecution of the gov
ernment IL is also feared that unless
some relief is given there will DO q serious
uprising.
The treaty between the United States
and Venezuela was not rejected by tho
latter government Venezuela's revenues
were reduced 30 per cent by the treaty,
more than she could afford, and it was
sent back to Washington that it might be
modified about one-half.
Tonnessee's legislature meets In extra
s~saian todav tn consider the nvict situn-