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Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-04-03
Four-and-a-HaIf Per Cents.

a Washington correspondent writes
under date of March % as follows: The
AZ per cent loan, Of which little more
than $50, 900, 900 is now outstanding, will
mature September /, next. Treasury
officials say there will be no trouble what
ever in meeting il and it was regarded as
matter of So little concern that it was
not thought necessary TO bring it TO the
attention of congress. Tho department
stands ready now TO redeem these bonds
with interest to maturity, and the small
amount presented each day is taken as an
indication that the holders are in no particu-
lar hurry to dispose of them. A prominent
official said this afternoon that the depart
ment will be able TO redeem them
all on the date Of maturity IL
they shall be presented, bat that the
history Of all government loans indicate
that there is no possibility of such thing
and that IL will be found that a large
amount of these bonds will not be present
ed for redemption for many months after
interest has ceased TO run. While the
available cash balance in the treasury is
now only about Sl3, 900, 900 the government
has about $50, 900, 900 additional on deposit
in national banks which can be utilized in
case Of necessity.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-04-03
Tore Up the Track.

ANN ARBoR, March 3l.-The Ashleys,
owners of the Toledo & Ann Arbor rail-
road have for some time been trying 70
get permission TO abandon the non-paying
branch from South Lyon to Leland, this
founty. The farmers and townspeople who
paid 81, 600 a mile to have the branch built
would not consent and a see-saw fight has
been the result. Saturday about 100 sec
ton men gathered here, and shortly after
midnight were run over to point midway
between Leland and South Lyon. Work
was at once begun tearing up the track.
The men continued work all day Sunday
and part Of the night, at which time not
more than two miles of track were left.
The farmers and townspeople are red hot
over the matter and intend TO fight the
case in the courts. The tearing up of the
road is liable to give rise to some serious
legal consequences. When the road was
first built the inhabitants of that section
put up good sized bonus, amounting to
slG, and gave the company the right
OF way in consideration for good train
service.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-04-03
Paid the Penalty.

The jail at Much Chunk, Pa, was crowd
ed Thursday morning to witness the hang
ing of Oliver William Stangley. Religious
services were held in the cell Of the prison.
er. Ex-Sheriff j. w. Raudenbush, who
hanged several OF the Mollie Maguires SUI
perntended the execution. At 1920 the
procession came from the cell of the con-
demned man and assembled the scaffo!d.
The sheriff asked him whether he had any
thing TO say. Stangley replied in German
that men should repent and not lead a life
like his. His hands and feet were then
schackled. Sheriff Levan than adjusted
the rope about his neck and put on the
black cap. AT l1:04 the drop fell. Stang
ley dropped about five feet and his neck
was broken. lie was practically dead in
stantly, only once moving his legs. At 1919
he was pronounced dead and at 1870 the
body was cut down.
George Washington Moss was hanged at
Wilkesbarre in the prison yard at 1918
o'clock the same morning. This hanging
was witnessed by only few persons-the
jury of twelve, twenty-five deputies and
the reporters. The execution was conduct
ed without hitch. Moss walked TO the
gallows smiling with IA firm and fearless
pace. He said: God does not hold me
responsible for the murder Of my wife and
l do not hold myself responsible. l die
like a soldier, with a smile" Death ensued
in eleven minutes.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-04-03
Kansas Farmers Starving.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, March ga CON-
mittee has reached Lere from
Wallace county. Kansas, in search
of aid for the starving and free2-
ing farmers of that region. When il was
decided to send a committee here mass
meeting was called TO raise money to defray
tina expenses Of the delegates. Twenty
dollars was needed, but that sum could not
be secured from the 200 men in the gather
ing. One of the committee took his horse
to Sharon Springs and mortgaged it for
the sum. The 2.400 people of Wallace
county are lowering about fires made Of
cow chips, and their daily fare is not
enough to suffice a child for one meal. Last
year was the fourth successive crop failure
in Western Kansas.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-04-03
John Bull Cordially Accepts Uncle
Sans Invitation 10 the
Worlds Fair.
Death of a Noted Divine.

Rev. DIR. Howard Crosby died at his
residence in New York city on Sunday
afternoon. His end was peaceful AS
the bells We're ringing for vespers service
of Easter day he asked by sign for paper
and wrote few lines TO his loved ones, TO
the absent son and daughter in Egypt and
the three members of his family at home.
The first words of this, his last writing,
were: ~ know have to CO."
Howard Crosby was born in New York
city Feb. %, 1926, and was graduated
from the university OF the city OF New
York in 1914. In 1851 he became profess
sor of Greek in that institution, and in 1859
was called TO the chair of Greek at Rut-
gers. Two years later he entered the
Presbyterian ministry and in 1868 became
pastor of the Fourth Avenue Presbyterian
church in New York, a position which he
has held ever since. From 1870 TO 1881
he was chancellor of the university of New
York. Harvard gave him the degree Of
ID. ID. in 1859, and Columbia that of IL
ID. in 1871. DIR. Crosby was q promi-
nent advocate of temperance as distin-
guished from total abstinence. In 1877 he
took prominent part in founding the
society for the prevention of crime, whose
chief object is to decrease the number Of
saloons and restrict the liquor traffic.
Through this society, Of which he served
as president from its foundation, he in
iuenced legislation and was n potent factor
for good. DIR. Crosby published several
works of a religious and educational
character, contributed largely TO periodi-
Gals, and was member of the American
committee to revise the New Testament.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-04-03
ADDITIONAL MICHIGAN.

Rev. II. A. Kerns of Big Rapids has
been telling his congregation how much
evil existed and how he knew, as did the
authorities, just where it was. Marshal
Seaman thought this an imputation on his
good name and asked Kerns one day on
the street where all this evil was that he
talked about so glibly. The Rev. Kerns
thought it time 10 depart and fingered not
TO tell the officer.
Paul Worth of An Sable was hauled up
for assulting his wife and fined $40. This
made him very angry, and catching up
with his wife outside, he gave her uHmer-
ciful thrashing Paul Is now liable TO do
time for his gallantry, as he has been
complained of for assault with intent TO do
great bodily harm and is IN Jail.
Mrs. Eli Phillips of Alpena did not like
Eli for cent and applied for divorce.
The law Is much too slow for Mrs. Eli,
however. and Wednesday she sloped 10
Detroit and handsome woodsman who
left about the same time is supposed TO
have gone with her. Nearly $500 IN hard
cash that Eli had been saving up also took
to itself wings.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-04-03
Suicide at North Lansing.

Miss Myrtle Coats. II years old, and
the daughter of weli-to- do parents living
at North Lansing, committed suicide
Thursday night by poison; probably strych-
nine. The young lady was taken suddenly
i'll and soon passed into commissions. She
eventually admitted that she had attempted
suicide, but the effects of the poison were
so immediate that she died before a physi-
clan could arrive. Miss Coats was a
bright and pretty blonde. She left a
lengthy letter of explanation addressed TO
her parents, who decline to make known
its contents further than that she told how
she purchased the poison Wednesday,
when she intended TO take it and what she
wished done with her effects. She was
engaged to young man named Conklin,
and next Wednesday had been fixed for
the date Of the wedding.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-04-03
Big Railroad Scheme.

New YORK, March 3l.-Saturday all the
details were arranged by which the Cana
dian Pacific road becomes a full hedged
trunk line out of New York city. Mr.. Van
Horne, Chauncey M. Depew and Walter
Webb completed the deal by which the
New York Central allows the Canadian
Pacific TO bring its freight and passenger
business over the West Shore and the Cen
trail with as good facilities as the New York
New Haven 81 Hartford railway has. The
Canadian Pacific will build new bridge
across the st. Lawrence river at Brockville,
Ont, short distance below Ogdensburg,
NY, where the Rome. Watertowu & Og-
densburg road will be used TO secure con-
nection with the Central.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-04-03
Counterfeit Bills.

A Washington dispatch says: A seusa-
ton has been caused at the treasury
department by the discovery OF counter
felt SO silver certificate so nearly perfect
in all its parts as 10 be almost impossible
IF detection. Heretofore all counterfeits
0f our paper currency have been readily
detected by the failure TO initiate the dis
Inactive character OF the paper on which
government notes are printed, which is so
arranged that each part OF IL forming
complete note contains small silk thread
running through it lengthwise. This
paper is for the first time almost perfectly
initiated in the counterfeit just discovered.
So far as known IL has only boen used in
counterfeiting the az silver certificate OF
the series of 1866. This note was designed
under the supervision OF Treasurer Jordan
and contains Oh its face vignette of Gen.
Hancock. II is estimated that there are
now nearly $40, 900, 900 of these notes in
circulation, and the problem before the
treasury department is how TO get them
back into the treasury and to substitute
new series without serious embarrassment
before any considerable quantity Of the
counterfeit notes get into circulation. This
was the subject of secret conference at
tAe treasury department recently between
OluCldlS OI tile UuFtdu OF engraving anu
printing. 1t was practically decided to
suspend the printing of the two-dollar sill
yer certificates and TO institute a new series
OF the same denomination. These will
contain vignette of Secretary Window,
and will be issued as soon as the necessary
plates can be engraved. 1t will take about
two months to prepare the plates and the
government will exert it's utmost endeavors
TO secure and destroy the plates and other
paraphernalia used in the manufacture of
the counterfeits.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-04-03
The Mining School.


HoUdHToN, March 30-The director OF
the mining school is now preparing his
annual report TO the board of control.
He has also copy of tho
manuscript of the report of the board of
visitors, which will not be published for
some time vet The director, in his report,
will complain that the board for 80 made
their visit three months after their official
term had expired, and then made such a
hurried visit that they could not under
stand the conditions under which
the school was then working. He
suggests that this institution should
be visited twice year, because
it's work for the two seasons differs
more widely than that of any two colleges
in the state. In their report the board for
80. who are James M. Ballow of Otsego,
Prof. james w. Simmons of Owosso and
]. Wright Giddings of Cadillac, will praise
the new building, its laboratories and their
equipments, the situation Of the school in
the midst of great mining operations, the
personel of the faculty and many minor
points. They spent two half days with
the class in field geology last June. The
class were working near Marquette, and
the visitors were ''fully impressed with
the Importance and practicability of the
work" Their report will say: "Michi-
gan needs this school, the young men need
its instruction, and the mining interests
need the trained men as experts in the
mines" AS TIE question below touched is
q matter of discussion, the opinions of
these gentlemen may be Of interest. They
say: 1--WE believe that the plan of elect
ing the director of the mining school state
geologist. and locating the Office of the
geological survey at the mining school, has
been wise one, as the two mutually help
each other. No other place in the state
is SO well adapted for preserving the
specimens of the survey. and nowhere else
can such skilled assistants for the survey
be so easily secured as at the mining
school, The board consider the faculty
men of known ability as investigators,
original thinkers aud writer's, and consider
that some recent changes have greatly
strengthened the teaching force. They
close by saying: 1--WE most earnestly
indorse the school and its location, and
regret exceedingly that it is not more fully
known 20 the young men of southern
Michigan, that more of them when choos-
ing life work might secure the advan-
tages of this school and its environments.
We trust that in the near future the fond
est hopes of those practical men who
founded this school may be realized"
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-04-03
Dun. Trade Review.

X. G. Dun's weekly review OF trade says;
II no news is good news as concerns the
condition of business at this season the
outlook is fairly satisfactory. Trade has
been rather quiet and hesitating and as Is
natural at this season, there Is more COM
plant of slow collections, but throughout
the northwest bad weather and the bad
state of country roads supply an explana-
tion. Money is in fair and increasing
supply and though still tight at Salt Lake
and scarce All Jacksonville and I'm stronger
demand at Milwaukee, IS almost every
where easier so that wants OF legitimate
business are met without trouble. The out
look for the coming crops continues eNcep-
tionally good. 1t has been, a week or
unhealthy speculation In some products
owing to desperate efforts of powerful com
bnations to force prices on which they can
unload without loss. Wheat was Sl.lS4 ON
Monday, and at Si.15H Is still &c higher
than a week ago, sales Ia New York
having been rs. O0O 900 bushels and corn,
with sales OF %, 900, 900 bushels, has risen
4s&c to 7s1%c, while oats at 50Ac are less
than &c higher. The treasury has put out
nearly IS, 600, 900 more than IL has taken In
| during the week, but part has gone abroad.
The business failures occurring throughout
the country during the last seven days
number 256. as compared with n total OF
275 last week. For the corresponding week
OF last year the figures were 243.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-04-03
STATE NEWS CONDENSED.
Hillsdale has a debt of $50, 900.

Hillsdale has debt of $50, 900.
The Muskegon aud Chicago boat line
will resume operations Wednesday.
Manistee electors will vote on the ques-
ton of appropriating $50. 900 for purchasing
an electric lighting plant this spring.
This settles it. A Branch county debat-
Sng club has decided that a liar is more
dangerous TO community than n thief.
John Laumbtecht of Saginaw could not
get along with his family and plunked a
bullet into his head. Funeral Thursday.
Menominee is 10 have an electric rail-
road this summer, and S65, 900 of the
500, 900 necessary has already been sub
scribed.
Holland expects daily boat line to Mil
.yaultee. The first boat Of the season, the
schooner ID. A. Wells, sailed from there
Tuesday.
Oiander Il England, grocers of Cadii-
lac. closed up business Saturday by a $500
attachment. A Grand Rapids firm held
the paper.
A Flint e. Pere Marquette railroad
steamer broke through "a inches of ice in
Manistee lake Monday and took tho 1rst
load OF salt
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-04-03
BRIEFLY TOLD.

The police of Rome are after the anar-
chists of that city.
The United States cruiser San Francisco
will be sent TO Chill.
Gen. Miles is receiving very courteous
treatment in the City of Mexico.
Corrandi & Co., bankers of Leghorn,
Italy, have failed for a, 900, 900.
5The Canadian Pacific earned $341, 00O
during the week ending March 81.
Bait license for American vessels will be
free at St. Johns, N. F.. this season.
Count de Raffignac's chickory factory Of
Whitewood, N. w. T., has been burned.
Secretary Blaine Is endeavorlng 10
arr range a reciprocity treaty with Mexico.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-04-03
John Bull Accepts.

LONDON, March 26.-The foreign office
has formally notified the American score
tary of state, Mr.. Blaine, that her
Brittanic majesty's government accepts the
invitation extended by President Harrison
TO take part in the worlds Columbian
exposition at Chicago in 1898. In note
accompanying the letter of acceptance
Lord Salisbury notifies the president that
q royal commission will be appointed TO
assist in forwarding the interests OF
British exhibitors.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-04-03
$4,000 Deal in Mines.

HANCOCK, March 31.-Fred II. Begole,
representing Peter White, special master
in charge of the Pewabic mining property,
has delivered to Capt. Harris, agent of the
Quincy mine, everything in his charge, on
an order from the special master in
chancery. Capt. Harris has recorded at
Houghton deed from Peter White, special
master, TO Messrs. Mason a. Smith for the
property. Consideration $40, 900.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-04-03
Trouble in Alma College.

ALMA, March 31.--The recent resigna-
ton of Rev. Dr. Il. G. Hunting from the
presidency of Alma college appears now to
have been the result of some former action
of the trustees and not entirely of that
geutleman's own free WILL The students,
who were greatly attached to the late
president, are said to be up in arms over
the affair and vigorously demanding his
return.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-04-03
Can't sion Sneezinp.

A dispatch from Lima, o., says: Among
the several hundred cases Of grip here that
affecting Miss Mary Christman is peculiar.
She was taken with the disease Monday
and in the evening was seized with a
violent At of sneezing, which has continued
ever since without intermission, physicians
being powerless.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-04-03
Hanged Himself to a Tree.

ARMADA, March 31.-John Nettney, ST.,
aged as years, who lived a few miles south
of this village, Sunday night hanged him
self TO tree. He had been ailing for some
time, and for the last two or three weeks
has been out of his mind. He leaves
several grown up children in vari Gus parts
Of the state.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-04-03
St Louis will have large tin plate man

St. Louis will have large tin plate man
ufactory.
The Massachusetts Sabbath Union has
petitioned the legislature against the publ
cation and sale of Sunday newspapers.
Snake stories are now In vogue and a
cow story may not be amiss. Here's one
from Lansing: G. Seeley Of that city owns
Holstein cow that gives co quarts of
milk per day, one-half of which is cream.
The truthful editor neglects to state that
after hard days work making milk for
Seeley the cow cheerfully works the ohurn
until late into the night and spends the
rest of her useful life In making cheese.
She also pumps the water for the rest of
the stock. and Mr.. Seeley is thinking Of
teaching her to milk herself.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-04-03

LANSING, March 27.-SENATE - Bills
passed: Providing for the continuance of
the recompilation and copying of certain
records in the auditor generals office;
authorizing the township of Hancock TO
borrow money for the improvement of GER
tain highways. Adjourned. HOUSE.
Bills passed: Incorporating Clifford, La
peer county; authorizing Muskegon TO ex-
pend IS, 600 on court house and Jail i'm
provements; incorporating Michigan state
veterinary associations; Incorporating Hill
man, Montmorency county; incorporating
Atlanta, Montmorency county; enabling
Marquette county agricultural society TO
sell a portion of its real estate; authorizing
Edmore. Gratiot county, to borrow money
to establish electric light plants; incorpor-
ating Watervliet Berrien county; incor-
porating the public schools of Ossinele,
Alpena county; Incorporating poultry and
pet stock associations; amending the char
ter of Menominee; amending charter of
West Bay City. Lost: For the adjust
ment of the boundary between Michigan
and Ohio. Lost, reconsidered and tabled.
Adjourned.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-04-03
GENERAL NEWS.
The G. II. r., by an Alliance with
the N. Y. Central and II. w. IL o.,
Secures Entrance TO n. Y.City.

The Sad Condition of Farmers In
Wallace County, Ks.-2OO OF
Them Couldn't Raise $40.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-04-03

LANSING, March %. - SENATE - Bills
passed: Authorizing the city of Edmore TO
borrow money for public improvements;
detaching certain lands from certain
school district in the county of Hancock;
for the protection of trade marks and la
bells; annexing territory to the village OF
Manton, Wexford county; to incorporate
the village of Benzonia. Approved by the
Governor: Amending charter of City of
Ionia; authorizing Iron Mountain TO enter
into a thirty-year contract for waterworks;
Incorporating village of Farwell. House
Approved by the Governor; The acts
amending the charter of Ishpeming; revis-
ing the charter of Negaunee incorporating
Athens; directing the land commissioner TO
remit the appraised improvements on land
on Crockery Greek, Ottawa county; rein
cooperating Niles; revising charter Of Mar
quette; amending Howell, relative TO weeds
on railroad grounds; authorizing Detroit TO
raise $50, 900 TO entertain the G.. A. r.; TO
prevent the spread of dangerous communi-
cable diseases; TO incorporate the Peter
White public library at Marquette.
LANSING. March 30. --SENATE--The SEN
ate met this evening and transacted unim-
portant business and also passed the Doran
bill to repeal the Baker conspiracy law.
There was brief discussion Of the Park
bill providing for the commitment Of dis
orderlies TO county iails or the Detroit house
of correction and then the bill was laid over
till tomorrow. HoUsE-There was no quor-
UNI in the house this morning, but a session
was held in the afternoon and minor mat
ters received attention.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-04-03
LOCAL LEGISLATURE.
A Weeks Record of the Work Ac-
complished by the Law-.dak-
ers of Michigan.
by the Public Press ia be Inves-
tigated by the Senate.
A Large Number OF Bills OF Minor
Importance Receive the Gov
ernor's Signature.

LANSING, March "a. -SENATE-A number
of bills were passed by the senate today,
among them, one regulating the uniformity
of school books; requiring railroad corpora
tions to cut and destroy noxious weeds
growing on lands occupied by them; for
the Incorporation of mutual fire insurance
companies. HOUSE The governors
approval of number of bills previously
passed by the legislature was announced
in the house. Representative Rowden of
Bay. chairman of the committee on mill
tary affairs, reported favorably the joint
resolution asking the board of state
auditors to settle with Patrick Mulcrone of
Mackinac Island.