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Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-04-29

Incendiaries are still active at San An
tonic, Texas.
Eastern clothing manufacturers will
fight the anti-sweating system bill now be-
fore Congress.
Susan B. anthony has written an open
Worlds Fair on Sunday.
The American Bankers Association will
send Professor E. j. James Of the Univer-
sity OF Pennsylvania to Europe to study
and report on methods Of business educa-
tion there.
Rose Foster, Ethel Gray, Oscar Trefte-
hen and Fred Burke, all of Portsmouth,
N. H.. were upset from sailboat and
Burke was drowned. The others had mar
row escapes.
The Dowager Grand Duchess Alexan-
drne, of Mecklenburg Schwerin is dead.
She was sister OF the late Kaiser Wilhelm
and was born in Berlin May 20, 1903.
She had been widow since 1912.
The locomotive attached to train on
the Central Vermont road plunged into
the river from a bridge mt Des Rivieres.
Que. Brakeman Geo. Kelly was killed,
and Engineer Henry Babcock fractured
his thigh.
State Oil Inspector O'Brien defends the
oil test fixed by the last legislature, and In
spite Of the numerous accidents caused as
- fesult, says he believes tho people are
''satisfied with 1t. it will soon be In order
TO call meeting Of survivors.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-04-29
BRIEFLY TOLD.

Eugene Kaufman, postmaster at Reisel,
Tex, has been assassinated by two Me-
groes.
The Jamaica legislature has increased
the appropriation for the Worlds Fair
from 92, 600 to G5, 900.
There is jam of pine logs in Kettle
river, in northeastern Minnesota, which II
is estimated contains nearly 5, 600, 600 feet.
Six Hungarian immigrants were seri.
ously injured in rear end collision on the
Baltimore & Ohio railroad near Myers.
dale, Pa.
Joseph A. Dennison, Of Camden, N. j.,
is under arrest for sending bogus insur-
ance policies through tho mails. His
alias was S. S. Lindsay & Co.
The London Times Carlo correspondent
says Egypt has handed over to Turkey
Akaba and all the Egyptian military posts
on the Arabian shore Of the Red sea.
A Romecable, says: The Popolo Romano
says that at cabinet council 1t was re-
solved to meet the deficit in the budget by
economies amounting to 50, 600, 900, and by
increasing taxation and establishing a
monopoly Of matches. All Italian posses
sions in Africa except Massowah will be
abandoned.
A delegation of colored southerners
called upon President Harrison 10 induce
him to use executive influence to prevent
the lynching of colored men In the south.
He advised them, however, to collect all
details concerning the lynchings OF the
past year and published them with view
to creating public sentiment against such
lawlessness.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-04-29
Rivals the Cleveland street Scandal,

ST. Johns Que, is in an excited state
over the arrest of four leading citizens.
Jules Quesnet' Joseph Prairie, l.. p. &C.
nest and III. Brossard. by the officers of
the Canadian secret service on charges of
belonging to a club formed for immoral
practices, parallel to tho Cleveland street
scandal of London, if not on larger scale.
Three of the prisoners were taken before
magistrate and admitted to bail. One,
however, Quesnet, had escaped to
Montreal, but was arrested at the station
there and taken back to st. Johns. The
news Of his arrest had preceded him and
when the train arrived a crowd of 300
men were in waiting, and only for the fact
that there were large number Of officers
present. he would have been mobbed. The
club was denounced from the pulpit by the
cure of St Johns, which led the authori-
ties to engage the services of the secret
service. Besides the above who are
among the most prominent citizens, u
large number Of other arrests are expected,
as there are 25 members in the club.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-04-29
ENCAMPMENr AT ANN ARRoR.
The Department. Of Michigan q. A. 10.
Assent ies I'm the University Town.

The departments OF Michigan &. "A. He
Assemblies I'm the University Town.
Commander in chief Palmer, Depart
mept Commander Eaton and Judge Cooley
were among the distinguished guests at
the encampment of the department Of
Michigan of the G. A. L. ut Ann Arbor.
Over 300 delegates were present aud the
largest number OF veterans who have
attended the state encampment in some
time. Every available hall was given up
to the reunions and meetings. The
Women's Relief Corps reunion was a
feature OF the encampment and an in
creased interest was manifest Mayor
Doty made the address of welcome and
Judge Cooley came forward with feeble
steps, he was greeted heartily. Congress
man O'Donnell also made patriotic
speech in which he eulogized Austin Blair,
Michigan's war governor, who organized
93, 600 men from this state. Department
Commander Eaton replied TO Mayor Doty's
address OF welcome after which he intro
duced COMMUNICATIVE chief Palmer, Of
New York. Mrs. Sarah Brown, depart
ment president of the Women's Relief
Corps spoke as the representative OF
women. The town was splendidly deco
rated aud the old soldiers were received
III nearly manner. Inc SIreetS were
full of hucksters selling Grand Army
books, full Of old soldiers telling again the
story OF the campaign on the Potomac, the
nights and days i'll the wilderness and the
pathos and terrors of Andersonville The
delegates to the national encampment and
the department commander were elected
at the second days session.
The struggle for the position of depart
ment commander was an interesting and
close one, the leading candidates being
Col. H. S. Dean, Of Ann Arbor and Gen.
James II. Kidd. of Ionia, the former be-
ing successful. The Women's Relief
Corps also had an exciting time in
choosing president; Mrs. Cornelia Perry,
of Bellevue being the victor with Mrs.
Col. Bliss, of Saginaw, u close second.
Benton Harbor was chosen as the place Of
holding the next encampment.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-04-29
A WIFE's CRIME.
Kills Her Husband, Files with Her
Lover and They Are Both Killed.

Kills Her HusOand, Files With Her
Lover and They Are Both Killed.
News has been received of a terrible
double tragedy which occurred in the
mountain regions OF Kentucky. Syl Har-
veil was a very well to do farmer of that
section. He had been married about three
years and had lived In comparative happi-
ness with his wife. A few days ago he
made the startling discovery that
his wife was intimate with q
young man named Alex. Brady and
severely abused her for indefinitely. For
revenge Mrs. Harvell thoroughly saturated
with kerosene the bed on which her hus-
band and infant were sleeping and threw
nrebrand thereon and dashed out the
door. The building was soon wrapped in
flames. Among those attracted to the
scene by the fire was Brady. After look
ing on few moments he and Mrs. Harvell
started across field. They were attacked
by savage bull and both gored to death.
Mrs. Harvell lived but few hours and
acknowledged the facts as related above.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-04-29
Republicans In Massachusetts.

vention for the election of four delegates
at-large and four alternates at the national
convention at Minneapolis, June 81, was
held in fremont Temple, Boston. Hon.
William c. Lowering, Of Taunton, was
made permanent chairman. Secretary Nc
Call. OF the state committee, read the
platform, which was unanimously adopted.
1t commends the administration of Presi-
dent Harrison, opposes the free coinage of
silver, commcnds the Mckinley law, de-
nounces the Democrats for attacking it i'm
sections, and opposes the spoils system in
politics. President Harrison and Secre-
tary Blaine were Endorsed in strong reso-
luton which was enthusiastically adopted.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-04-29
Fatal Collision In the u. Y.

A collision of passenger train and
switch engine took place on the Milwau-
kee, Lake Shore & Western railroad, at
Ramsay, which resulted in the death Of
Fireman Patrick Fowler, Of Irontown.
Engineer Dugan,. Of the passenger train,
was injured, though not seriously. Sew
eral passengers had narrow escapes as the
smoking car and day coach telescoped and
were piled up against tho water tank.
Fowler's home is at Hubbard, Wis.,, where
the remains was taken for interment The
switch engine was, trying to make Ramsay
from Wakefield. Engineer Whitney con-
sidered he had plenty Of time to make the
RIM
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-04-29
Killed I'm a Collision.

Melvin Zavits, fireman, was killed in
collision between eight engine and u
freight train, on the G. 81 G. II. Ry, near
Elba station. The engineer, conductor
and most of the crew of the freight saw
the danger in time to jump and save their
lives, but Zavits and WIN. Moxam,
engineer Of the Eight" engine-whieh
was running 60 miles an hour wero in the
wreck before they saw the danger Zavits
was pinned beneath the coal and wreck
age and when taken out his flesh was
literally cooked by the escaping steam.
He died two hours later. Moxam re-
ceived probable fatal injuries. Zavits
lived at Fort Gratiot and had family.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-04-29
discovered n Lost Art.

r. G. Guptill, prominent glass manu-
facturer, of Anderson, Ind, claims to have
discovered the lost art of casting glass
tubes, which is known TO have been prac-
tced by tho Egyptians. He has inter-
ested capitalists in his invention and has
erected factory at Pendleton. a small
town near there. and has made his first
casting with success. The glass tubes are
suitable for sewer, gas and water mains,
and are joined by glass cement, also the
invention OF Mr.. Guptill. The factory is
large one, and all operations are con-
Quoted with the greatest secrecy.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-04-29
10000 NIcn In Line.

The committee on the coming Grand
Army encampment parade and review at
Washington has information at hand which
leads it to believe that there will not be less
than 60, 900 old soldiers in line, which will
make parade larger than any in the his
tory of the organ zation and possibly in the
history of the country in time of peace.
The committee has decided that none but
G. A. II and those of organizations desig-
mated, or ito be designated by the COM
mander-in-chief shall be permitted to par
tcipate in the parade.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-04-29

Seven attempts were made to burn
Louisville, Ky. In four hours l5 build
ings were destroyed and loss of SIS, 900
entailed. All were OF incendiary origin.
All the alarms came from the same sec
ton OF the town and so rapidly did they
follow that engines and trucks five miles
distant were called out. Two nights be-
fore there were five incendiary fires in the
same radius and Edward Keller was
arrested for the crime. He is thought to
he one of the gang The largest losses
were on a tobacco factory and an excelsior
factory. William King was arrested also
charged with arson. Several cotton balls
saturated with oil were found in his
pocket.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-04-29
A EIuahroOm Town.

April 10 Okarche, o. r., was lonely
spot on the Rock Island railroad just inside
the Indian lands. Today it has over l, 500
inhabitants. Two long Rock Island trains
loaded to the platform, halted just outside
the line until exactly noon on the above
date and then ran for Okarche at full
speed. There was a wild scene at the
station. Men jumped out of the windows
and rolled OFF the platforms in swans. A
town site had been established containing
$500 lots, but in the scramble, every man
drove his stake where he saw fit and
many got in the middle of the streets.
There were over 20 women in the
party and they all drove stakes. About
the first men to alight in town were two
drummers. They went right to taking
orders.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-04-29
A Queer Railroad Accident.

An odd accident happened to the train
at Salamanca, N. Y. 1t was about 3
o'clock in the morning and the train was
rounding a curve just east Of the city when
it struck heavily loaded coal car which
projected over toward the main track. 1t
caught the corners of the coaches and tore
out the entire sides Of each one of them.
All Of the cars were yestibuled and many
of them were sleepers filed with people,
yet not single passenger was injured.
The 200 passengers all turned out in their
night clothes and there was great excite
ment for awhile.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-04-29
Weekly Review OF Ira


New YORK, April 25.-R. G. Dun & Co. s
weekly review OF trade says; Bad weather
has interferred with trade ut many points,
and delayed seeding Mt the west. In that
section, nevertheless, signs OF improved
distribution continue, prospects arc bright,
and business is much greater than last year.
At the east Improvement is more moderate
and yet the aggregate OF transactions Is
quite clear though the season Is not the
busy one for some important trades. At
the south there is n distinctly better feeling
owing to the advance in the price of cotton,
but much the greater part OF the crop has
been marketed and general business Is now
but moderately affected. General condi-
tions of trade remain favorable. Money
markets have not been at all disturbed,
and the supply is ample at all points
with a better demand at some. The
business failures occurring through
out the country during the last seven
DAVIS number 201. For the correspond
ing week of last year the figures were e47
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-04-29
$50 Horses and Cattle Cremated.

A fire started in one of the outbuildings
of the Cheshire improvement company es-
tablished in Parkville, Long Island. 1t
spread rapidly to the the three big barns
of the concern, in which were stabbed $50
or more head Of cattle and horses. The
barns burned like finder. Overseer Stretch
and several employees worked hard to save
the cows and horses, but despite their eff
forts $50 or more persisted. Engines were
called from the towns In the vicinity Of
Parkville. AT daylight the fire was be-
yond the control of the firemen. The loss
will be about 100000.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-04-29
Almost Dead I'm n Folding He'd.

burg, very nearly met death in peculiar
manner. The girls were spending the
night with their married sister, Mrs.
Hotz, of Glenwood, and were put TO sleep
in patent folding bed, the top of which
from some cause fell over during the
night, thus imprisoning the occupants. BY
the force Of the' fall the spring catch
locked, making IL impossible for them TO
raise the lid which confed them within
the narrow space. The girls tried TO
raise the lid, but their efforts had no
effect The noise of tho fall Of the bed
awoke Mr.. Hotz, who rescued them.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-04-29
SENATE AND HousE.

SENATE.-The matter of members Of
the House publishing portions of copy
righted books, as portions of their
speeches, in the Congressional Record
came up on the 10th and was referred to
the judiciary committee. Indirectly there
was test of strength Of the silver men.
Although 1t was not understood at the
time. The question came up on Mr..
kylo's motion to strike out of the Arizona
funding bill clause requiring payment Of
interest in gold or its equivalent in lawful
money Of the United States and to insert
'lawful money Of the United States" The
motion prevailed, % to "a. Mr. Hill voted
for it. The bill was passed az amended, a
conference asked and committee for same APP
pointed. The resolution to inquire into
the cause of the depression in cotton was
agreed TO. The joint resolution to pay to
West Virginia her portion of the ''direct
tax refund" was discussed aud passed.
Executive session. Adjourned. HOUSE.
"A resolution was adopted which will
hereafter allow only what is actually said
in the House to be published in the Record.
A resolution was adopted for further in
Vestigatlon OF the officials at Baltimore
who wore found TO be volators of the civil
service law. The Noyes- Rockwell con-
test case came up but the House adj
iourned before action was taken.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-04-29
The Famous sleeper.

Miss May White, the sleeping school
teacher of Stockbridge, is gaining rapidly.
A few days ago her father, Mr.. Palmer
White, of Ingham, visited Ter at DR..
Browns residence in Stockbridge, and
found her able to sit at the dinner table,
the first time in her fathers company in
two years. The old gentlemans Joy on
the occasion can easier be imagined than
described.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-04-29
A Horrible Ancestry.

Inquiries in regard to the pedigree of
Ravachol, the Paris anarchist have re-
vealed the fact that his grandfather, great
grandfather and great-great-grandfathe
were all hanged. They belonged TO a band
of robbers that terrorized certain districts
In the Netherlands for many years. RAJ
vachol is apparently scared ut tho whole
sale arrests of anarchists made last week.
He has become depressed and refused food,
appearing to fear betrayal.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-04-29
Sensation AT Kalamazoo.

Considerable of a sensation was caused
at Kalamazoo by the filing of divorce pro-
ceedings by Clara Israel against Joseph
Israel, one of the wealthiest and most
prominent young men in the city. The
plaintiff is noted for her beauty and her
family has been prominent there for years,
living in one OF the handsomest places in
Kalamazoo. She charges infidelity and
cruelty and asks for alimony and the Gus
tody Of their two children.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-04-29
PeunsyIvanfa RepHbIicans.

The Republican state convention Of
Pennsylvania to nominate a candidate for
supreme judge, two candidates for con-
grcss-at-large, four electors at-large and
eight delegates. at. large to the national con-
vention was held at Harrisburg. The
names Of Harrison and Blaine were loudly
cheered each time they were mentioned
The delegates were not instructed, but the
convention was clearly Harrison.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-04-29
Murdered His wife and Children.

One of the Cars most trusted servants,
a talented man, has just committed an
awful crime, says St Petersburg special.
1t has been discovered that while in q
delirous frenzy he murdered his wife,
after which he chopped her body into
fragments, which he burned in stove.
He then threw his three children into an
adjacent river.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-04-29
Bulgarian Dynamite Plots.

Fifteen arrests have been made at Rust
chuk, Bulgaria, in connecti on with the re-
Gently discovered plot there. An inquiry
reveals the existence OF a serious con-
spiracy. The bombs that were seized
were intended to be used in attempts
upon the lives Of the Sultan, Prince
Ferdinand and the Bulgarian ministers.
Domciliary visits to the houses of sus.
pected persons continue
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-04-29
Smolhered In n Sand Bank,

While some boys were playing in sand
pit at Toronto, Ont, q slide occurred,
covering a portion of the pit to the depth
of several feet and smothering three boys
named Alfred Lucas aged IL, and Ernst
Lucas aud Henry Prette, each about 10.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-04-29
Ex-Prcmier Under Arrest.

A dispatch from Montreal says: Mr.
Mcrcier, ex-premier Of the province of
Quebec. who is Ill in bed here, has been
placed under arrest by service Of sum-
mons on him to appear before the criminal
court at Quebec, April 90, to answer to a
charge Of conspiracy to defraud the prov
ince of the sum of SEQ. 900. Mercier will
obey the summons and defend himself.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-04-29

The Minneapolis convention hall has
been turned over to tho local COMMITTEES
by the contractors. The hall was COM
pleied In IS days from tho day of begin
ming work, although two days were lost
waiting for lumber.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-04-29

3Peter Emo, charged with the murder OF
his wife, Minnie, on April $, committed
suicide at Lawrence, Mass, by hanging in
his cell.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-04-29

SENATE. - Mr.. Sherman notified the
Senate on the Goth, that the committee on
foreign relations had decided that the
present Chinese exclusion acts did not ex-
p re until 1894, and that there was no need
of immediate action on that question. The
silver resolution of Mr. Morgan was taken
up and MIR. Teller addressed the Senate
upon it. At the close Of his address the
Senate went into executive session and
soon afterwards adjourned. HOUSE. The
Noyes- Rockwell contest case was again the
order. Several members gave their views
on the subject but pending discussion the
House adjourned
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-04-29

Bernard Klotz s. Company's storehouse
at New Orleans burned. Loss $50, 600.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-04-29

SENATE.-With Mr.. Henderson in the
chair on the 2lst the calendar was taken
up and several bills disposed Of, among
them the following: For the appointment
OF consuls to the Congo Free State; passed.
10 amend the laws relating to purchase of,
and contract for. supplies; passed. Pro-
viding for sundry lighthouses and other
aids to navigation -appropriating s504,-
800 for lighthouses, ETC., principally on
the great lakes; passed. Appropriating
$500, 600 for establishing military post
near Helena, Mont; passed. House bill
to prohibit absolutely the coming of Chinese
persons into the United States was taken
up for cons Iteration. Mr.. Dolph and Mr..
FELTON, favored the bill while Mr.. Sherman
made strong address in opposition. After
further debate and without action the SEN
ate adjourned. HOUSE. The Noyes-R Rock
well case was the sole matter Of impor-
lance and the House adjourned, after
considerable discussion, without taking
action.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-07-16
Ho/derman's s
JeweAg Store,
LAKESIDE.
Secure Your Dates Before All the Best
.. Are Taken.

Secure Your Dates Before All the Best
a. Are Taken.
The following dates are already taken up
for the season, Parties wishing to secure
q day should write or call on o. A. Keim,
Manager, Shenandoah, Pa:
July ls-Philopatrian Club, Shamokin.
10 to 26-Pottsville District Camp Meeting.
1q-True Americans Shenandoah.
O-P. M. Sunday school GirardVille.
2l-Young Mems Republican Club Mana
noy City
" 22-Reformed and Presbyterian Sunday
schools Shenandoah
26-M. h. Sunday school Ashland.
2-Wm Penn Sunday school VIM. Penn
2S-German Lutheran Sunday school
Mahanoy City
29-We elsh Congregational Sunday school
Mahanoy city.
August 2-Family Reunion
" S-County butchers.
4-English Lutheran Sunday school
Mahanoy City.
5-P. M. Sunday school Shenandoah.
6-Englsh Baptist shenandoah
8 g-M. E. Sunday school Mahanoy Plane
" 10-St. James Lutheran Ashland.
4" ll-Eyangelical Sunday school Mahanoy
City.
=" I2-P. o. 5. of A., Mahanoy City.
l3-O. u. A M. No. l46 Bloomsbury.
15-Musical Festival.
l6-Presbyterian Sunday school Maha-
noy City.
l7-Union Sunday school, Gordon.
lS-Reformed Sunday school Mahanoy
City.