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Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-04-22
NJ Didn't Work Well.

A farmer named Burk, who lives near
Rathwell, Manitoba. advertised for wife
about year ago. Miss Loder, of London,
Ont, came on in reply and welded Burk
on the same day. They soon found that
They did not care for each other, and then
Burke's partner, named Dale. became in
innate with the woman. II was then
agreed that Dale should take her as his
wife and go away leaving Burk in quiet
possession of the farm. The marriage
ring was returned to Burke and the
the certificate and license torn up,
and Dale and Mrs. Burk left for Win
nipes and we're married. They went to
Moosejaw and lived happily together until
last week when Mrs. Burk-Dale was ar
rested for bigamy. In addressing the
court during The trial the deputy attorney
general said the whole trouble evidently
arose from ignorance Of the laws and that
the case was painful one, but the crown
was compelled TO prosecute. Mrs. Burk
was committed for trial.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-04-22
WORTHY OF MENTION.
NEWS OF INTEREST GATHERED
FROM MANY SOURCES.
Minneapolis Anarchists Create Big
Scare.--Over 900 Soldiers Killed
in Battle In Venezuela,
Afraid Of ANnrchIAta.

Minneapolis, Mimi, is greatly excited
over the discovery OF a local Society of
anarchists, branch of the Chicago
organization. This society is most
powerful organization and has branches in
every large city in the union. The local
society is II particularly hourishing one
and although its meetings are held in tho
strictcst secrecy, new members are added
at nearly every session. The agents of
the society are servant girls or buffers.
They secure employment in wealthy
families and pay close attention TO every
thing that occurs. The manner of living
OF the families is carefully noted. as are
also the kind of foods used on the table
and the estimated cost OF the same, the
amount and kind Of wine drunk, the fur
nishings OF the residence, the quality of
the clothes worn by the inmates. and in
fact everything that goes to make up Il
hrst-class establishment. The agent
makes weekly report of all this to the
society. The ultimate object Of all this is
not apparent, but the wealthy people are
already having visions of dynamite bombs
and ether terrible missiles Of assassins.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-04-22
Murder ut NIarlnc City.

William Colby has confessed to having
killed a fellow worker on the farm of Will
liam Stephenson, four miles from Marine
City. They were both in love with tn
farmers daughter, and frequently quar-
relied. Colby was found under the girls
bed by Cook and ierked out oy the scruff
Of the neck They then went to the barn,
Stephenson being absent, and renewed the
quarrel, when Colby grabbed a neck yoke
and, as he himself says, 'knocSed Cook
out The first round" Cook got up on h is
knees and begged Colby not to kill him.
His assailant replied with u blow that
crushed his victims skull. Colby then set
about TO save himself. He dragged the
bodyfheadfrst under the heels of II horse
and going to the house reported that Cook
had been kicked by one OF the horses and
terribly injured. Stephenson had by this
time returned and went TO the barn. Cook
was dead and bloody neckyokc was not
far away. The murderer soon saw the
weakness OF his story and admitted the
killing, but asserted that he acted in self
defense. He was soon after arrested. He
admitted he crawled under the girls bed
with the intention of criminally assaulting
hcr during the night.
Justice in the case was speedy. Within
three days after the murder the murderer
was arrested and sentenced for 20 years.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-04-22
Brazil In u Turmoil.

A cable from Rio Janeiro says: This city
is in state OF siege. a number OF prom
inent military and naval officers have been
placed under arrest for having participated
IN great public manifestation in favor Of
ex-Presideut Fonseca. The prisoners will
bo tried by council Of war. Revolution
has started in the state of Matte Crosse
The legislature has proclaimed it independ-
ent of the republic. The river is OBJ
structed by hulks. Col. Barbaso Is in
charge Of the rebels. The new governor,
En- bank, who was prevented from landing
from the steamer which took him to Matte
Crosse from Rio Janeiro, was fired upon
by the fort. He went TO the Paraguay
side of the river.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-04-22
THE LEGI0LATuRE &xCITED.
A Tammany Brave i'm News York's
Assembly Insults All WomanhOOd.

Phil Whisslg, OF tho Eighth New York
assembly district made most indecent
speech on woman suffrage in the assembly
at Albany, N. Y. Women present as
spectators hid their faces to hide their
burning bushes. Wissig thought he was
smart Every sentence contained double
meaning. Mrs. Margaret J. Hoey, of
New York City, who represents the woman
labor organization OF this bill, said that she
would bring the matter to tie attention OF
every labor organization in the state.
And this is a man." she said, with a
sheer, lone of the lords of creation, who
are supposed to be alone competent to rule
the government. j will see that he does
not come back to the legislature again to
insult modest women with foul indecency."
The most extraordinary part of the pro-
ceeding was that Wssig's own wife sat in
chair within 40 feet of the spot where he
stood. The Tammany leaders are sckened
by the spectacle which one OF their repre-
sentatiyes made on the floor of the House.
The speech was ordered expunged from
thu records. The assembly passed, by a
vote of 20 to "a, bill giving women the
right Of suffrage in all state elections.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-04-22
GENERAL NEW ITEMS.
A GANG OF viLLAiNOUS HOUSE,
BURNERS IN NEW YORK.
Committed Arson for n Percentage of
tLe gnsurance.--The Results OF a.
Matrimonial Advertisements.


the existence of a Systematically or
ganised band Of firebugs and anarchists in
Brooklyn and New York have been dis.
covered. Two men are now in Jail. One
of them has made full confession. The
arson, it appears, was the work OF men
who not only were familiar with strong
combustibles, but were intelligent enough
TO lay their plans with degree of circum-
specton which long detied investigation.
They would go TO the jewellers in tenement
houses who carried proportionately large
insurance on their furniture and propose
to burn the house or rooms of such persons
and take IA percentage Of the insurance
money in payment for their work. The
gang usually sought to intimdate their
new accomplices by threatening them with
swift and mysterious death. They told
the accomplice who has made the confess
sion that they would ''scratch him with
poisoned tinger-nais' if he ever divulged
the crimes which they had committed.
The entire gang is likely to go to prison.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-04-22
A ChrOnical Suicide.

William Doolng walked down to the
foot of Sncoe street, Toronto. Ont, coolly
threw off his coat and hat and plunged into
the icy water. A yacht near by came
about and sailed up to the spot. 1t was
found that the would-be suicide had struck
a shallow place, and much to hs apparent
dsappoint ment his design had not been
carried out. He was, however, calmly
standing in the water, carefully removing
his cuffs preparatory TO another plunge
When asked what he was doing there the
rash man said he was engaged in taking
his life, and did not want 10 be nterferred
with. Afterwards, partly by force and
partly by persuasion, he was induced to
step ashore On his way to the police static n
Dooling tried to cut his throat with pen
knife and in his cell'he endeavored to hang
himself with pair OF suspenders. A few
Years ago he was q rising manufacturer
but drink made him penniless.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-04-22
A Most Distressing Accident.

Prof. Edward ID. Campbell. assistant
professor OF metallurgy at the Michigan
university met with u severe accident.
The professor was in the basement of the
chemical laboratory measuring the amount
of hydrogen there was in the gas produced
from the combustion of steel by means of
an acid. 1t is part Of the experiment
TO draw the hydrogen with the other
gases through preparation of spongy pal
iddium. In the process the palladium be-
came red hot and the oxygen and hydrogen
united and the explosion occurred. At the
time of the explosion MIR. Campbell had
Just stopped down to glance closely ut one
of the large bottles and received the full
force Of the explosion directly in his eyes.
Prof. Campbell stood for moment
with his hands ciasped TO his eyes,
then staggered back wailing, II am blnd~
His face was terrible lacerated and the
blood streaming through his fingers from
the wounds. He was led away and after
an examination had been made he begged
to be told the worst and the reply was that
both eyes were lost beyond all hope. Prof.
Campbell lay an instant stunned by the
measure Of his misfortune, and threw him
self to the wall and begged the doctor to
kill him. At the university hospital the
right eye was at once entirely removed.
The students were more deeply affected by
the professors misfortune than they would
have been by his death. That one so
young and with so much to expect from
the future should go through the world
blind seemed almost too terrible to believe.
Prof. Campbell is son Of the late Judge
v V. Campbell, of Detroit He has wife
And two young children.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-04-22
state Crop Report.

The Michigan crop report for April is
complied from returns made by 527 CORE
spondents, 37S of which come from the
southern four tiers OF counties. Up TO
April l the wheat plant had sustained no
material injury. Although the top is more
or less brown the root Is believed 70 be
little damaged, but the condition ~ not up
to last year, when it Yas " per cent in the
southern and 92 in central counties. 1t is
now 90 and and 50 per cent respectively.
With warm rains during the remainder of
April and May the wheat crop will be
good. Glover meadows and pastures have
suffered from freezing and thawing, and
the condition is 10 per cent below a year
ago. but 10 per cent better than in 1890
Eighty-three per cent of the mills and ele-
vators report / ,OS5, 997 bushels of wheat
marketed in March, and the number OF
bushels marketed in the eight months from
hbpnst 10 March was 12,302,Sl5 The
uplo5k for fruit is very promising.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-04-22
Weekly Review Of Ira 4.

NEW York. April 1S.-R. G. Dun &c Co.'s
weekly revewiof trade says: During all this
year business news has been curiously sec
tional. Western cities are gaining almost
without exception. doing the largest BUSH
ness ever known. and inclined to resent the
suggestion that ii Is In, any degree below
expectations. The Gust has been doing u
large business, rather less than "a year ago
Oh the whole, but especially less than many
traders expected. to do this year. This, with
very thin profits, makes. the season disap-
pointing to many. These conditions con-
tinue and are reflected in returns this week
Yet the volume,of tnade i'm the whole conn
try has been larger than in any previous
years. Speculative markets have been ac-
tive, wheat falling 3Mc, corn &c while oats
went up "a little. Cotton exports have In
creased. exceeding last years with an ad-
vance of &c. Pork remains the same. cof-
fec a weaker and oil going up. The fnan-
cial situation Is remarkably free from un-
favorable signs. Collections I'm all parts OF
the country are better than usual. though
delay is seen at some points In the south,
and the money markets are everywhere
amply supplied, nor is there reason to ap-
prehend disturbance on account OF foreign
trade The business failures occurring
throughout the country during the last
seven days number 226. For the CORES
ponding week of last year the figures we're
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-04-22
BRIEFLY TOLD.

Alarming forest fires in Prussia.
San Antonio, Tex, is excited over fire.
bugs.
Mrs. Harrison, who has been quite i'll,
is now better.
George Ackormln was killed by light
ming in Kansas City.
Indiana Democrats have renominateG
Congressman Holman.
The sos. 600 needed for the Democratic
Chicago wigwam is still short.
The Paris, Ont, hosiery company's
building burned. Loss. $4,000
A Pittsburg millionaire has died, leaving
one of his sons $40, Ito be paid on de-
mand."
Rose Hess. Cincinnati girl who fol-
lowed travelling man to New York, COM
mitted suicide because he deserted her.
Farmers throughout the state are del
ugng their representatives in Congress
praying for the free delivery of rural mail.
Mrs. A. S. Holmes, the first white
woman born in Chicago and who it was
expected would be an attraction at the
Worlds Fair, died suddenly at Hampton,
Ill.
Caspar easel and William Spania, Ger
man laborers in Chicago, each agreed to
commit suicide Both men shot them
selves, one in saloon and the other in bis
room. easel is dead and Spania may not
! recover.
| The city Of Lockport, N. Y. at its
election used the Myers voting machine
The novelty brought out many voters and
the machine proved a big success. At the
close of the balloting the machine was un-
locked and the number Of ballots each can
didate received was announced at once.
Iowa blue laws are being rigidly en-.
forced in Sioux City by the Sunday
Enforcement League. This organization
is made up of former saloon men, now
forced out OF business because OF prohibit.
ton. They say they win give the people
"all the laws they want" u was almost
impossible to buy cigar on Sunday.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-04-22
Murdered His Employers wife.

Harriet, the cold blooded murderer OF
Mrs. Leonard, was hanged at Freehold, N.
j. His neck was broken. Harriet was
employed as farm hand by Charles r.
Leonard q wealthy farmer. In Novem-
Der, 1889, Mrs. Leonard was found cold
and stiff in the farm house. Her skull had
been battered Tin en- both sides and piece
of rope was wound tightly around her
throat. The murderer tried to escape to
New York, but was caught on a steamer.
He admitted having strangled the victim,
after striking her over the head in a fright
full manner.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-04-22
What Doe. u All rIcan-.-vara

Advices from ST. Petersburg state that
the council of the empire has adopted a
ser es of drastic measures, which indicate
that preparations are being made for war.
A plan has been approved by which ali
priv ate railways and steamers will be
turned over to the government in the event
of mobilization Of the forces being or
dered. The severest penalties are pro-
vded for anyone who shall communicate
abroad any of the plans Of the government
or any document containing information
which because of considerations of external
security should be kept secret. The
authorities will also punish without
trial such persons as shall be discovered
to be secretly teaching in the Polish Ian
guage.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-04-22
Eyarts Going Blind.

Hon. William M. Evarts is threaten ed
with blindness. This was the statement
made at his home by his son, Sherman
Evarts. For the past year Mr.. Evarts
has been suffering with an impairment OF
his vision, due apparently to weakness OF
the optic nerve. He has been practically
unable to read for all that time. my
fathers cyesight," said Sherman Evarts,
sis certainly failing, and he has been told
by oculsts that soon he may De totally
blind"
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-04-22
MANIAC MOTHERS DEED.
KILLS HER LITTLE GIRL AND THEN
BROWNS HERSELF.
a Cruel, Cold-1BloOded Murder Near
Marine City. at
Lester Suicides.
A mo,her,s nlurderous Mnnia.

The insane act of an insane mother has
suddenly broken up what was happy
home in the southern part of Montcalm
county. Welles Hoy, Il prominent farmer,
living near Bushnell, on returning from
trip 70 Fenwick found his wife and his
little nine year-old daughter Ethel missing.
His son Berte was ut homo. but could tell
nothing as to where his mother and sister
had gone. AS Mrs. Hoy's mind had been
a triiie unbalanced for some time past Mr..
Hoy Immediately suspected that something
was wrong. 1t was w tn sad hearts that
he aud some neigh bors started on IL search.
Whatever hopo he had was lost at the
terrible sight THAI greeted him in u
marshy sprlngy spot in the woods. There,
submerged in the muddy water and
partially hidden by The weeds. were the
two bodies When found the body of the
mother was lying partially on that of
the little girl. The bodies were taken out
and careful examination made. The
girl was evidently dead before being
thrown into the water and the supposition
is that the mother led the child away from
home. choked her and then smashed in her
skull with stone. Having done this she
dragged the body to a marsh and threw il
into the dirty water, throwing herself on
top of it. An examination of her person
revealed the fact that she bad weighted
her dress with stones. Her death had
been by no means an easy one, us was
shown by the stirred up condition of the
mad and water. 1t seemed as though il
was only by the exertiOn of an abnormal
will power that she managed to keep her
head under water so as to meet her
coveted death. The bodies were carried
back to the home by Borrowing friends
Mr. Hoy is overcome by his sudden and
terrible affection. This was Mrs. Hoys
third attempt at suicide.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-04-22
Euilt His Own Funeral Pyre.

Fred. Buse, well-to-do German farmer
living near Momence, H., committed sui
eide. He went to thicket of timber re-
mote from any dwelling, built himself a
bed of dry hay, set fire TO his couch. and
then shot himself with a double barreled
shotgun. A neighbor saw the light from
the fire. which led to the discovery of the
remains before they were badly burned
Buse had family and was in easy circum-
stances, and no cause for his act was
brought out in the inquest. He came from
Chicago to this county about 10 years ago.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-04-22
CaEiOta Is Esanished.

Private Edward De Cahota, the only
Chnaman in the army of the United
States, has been banished in disgrace from
Fort Sheridan, near Chicago, to the dis
tant west. Cahota, who is a private in
company II. Fifteenth Infantry, fought
through the war and has been in the
service over % years. The cause of his
removal to his new station. Fort Niobrara,
IS for selling liquor ami keeping gam
bling house, which was patronized by his
white comrades-in-a
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-04-22
A Bloody Battle In VenezueIa.

Bloody battle between the revolution
sts and the government forces has been
fought at Trujllo, Venezuela. Over 200
men were killed and many others were
injured. The rebels were beaten and all
is quiet now, but there may be an attack
at any time. The trouble here may in
yolve Great Britain and the United States
The former country claims certain land
which does not belong TO her. The
matter was LETT to President Harrison for
arbitration, but the subject has not yet
been settled satisfactorily.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-04-22
Paris Anarchists Cause a Scare.

The excitement at Luxembourg over the
anarchist outrages has been increased by
the discovery of two large bombs OF a
goods train from Brussels. Luxembourg
has until recently been remarkably free
from anarchistic agitation, but short
time ago several foreigners appeared who
are suspected of being among those Who
were driven out of Paris.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-04-22
GEO Men Thrown out Of Work.

The upper works, comprising about half
the capacity of the Anaconda smelling
company at Butte, Mont, has closed
down indefinitely. 1t is stated that an
agreement has been entered into with
other large copper producers to decrease
the product and thus strengthen the
market. Five hundred men wero thrown
out of employment at Anaconda and about
$50 miners were laid of at Butte.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-04-22
Anxious for War.

Barron De Baur, the imperial minister
of war, OF Hungary, has submitted to the
reichsrath o proposition to add 10 men to
each company Of infantry regiments, and
to create two new cavalry regiments. The
feeling in strong that a war with Russia
cannot long be avoided. In Hungary
there is an ardent desire for war in order
TO obtain revenge for Russia's share in
subduing the Hungarian struggle for indie.
pendence.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-04-22
No Monument for Lowell.

The London Athenaenum says that ow-
ing to the scantiness OF the unoecuped
space In Westminster, has reluctantly
declined to find room in the abbey for the
proposed monument TO the late james Rus
sell Lowell. The dean has suggested that
instead of monument, window in the
chapter house. the scene OF the delivery of
some of Lowell addresses might be filled
with stained glass memorial.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-04-22
Powder Msll Explosion.

Moosic Powder company, at Scranton, Pa,
were blown UP. John Gibbons, George
Carew, Edward Vanderberg and James
Coolbaugh were killed, and probably two
others. The wrecked buildings caught
fire and were destroyed. The citizens had
ings.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-04-22
Mixed UD Marriages.

Addie E. Bakers second husband and
bis step-son, of Staunton, Va, together
with Mrs. Bakers two daughters, aged Is
and 90, went to Washington recently on a
visit. They took Sc, 500 of Mrs. Bakers
money. Mrs. Baker has, received letter
from her husband saying she need not
expect them back as he was going to marry
her daughter Hattie and his son would
marry Amanda. She has gone in pursuit.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-04-22
Police Superintendent Poisoned.

1t has just leaked out that Gamble Weir,
superintendent of police at Pittsburg who
died three months ago, was poisoned. At
the time of his death foul play was sus-
pected. Friends have had the body eA-
amined, and it has been found that enough
poison had been taken to kill several men.
He was evidently murdered, but there is
no evidence to show who gave the man
the arsenic, and it looks as though the
guilty parties would go free.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-04-22
Striking school NIarma.

One Of the most unique strikes that has
ever been inaugurated is in progress at
Fort Dodge, Ia. On account of the small
salaries received, the school teachers have
nearly all ceased construct the youths and
maidens. Many attracted by higher
salaries have gone elsewhere. Nearly all
those who remain refuse to teach until
their salaries are raised.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-04-22
Prince George, VIII Come.

IL is announced that Prince George, of
Wales, only son OF tho Prince OF Wales,
will make visit to Canada in 1898. After
visiting Quebec and Montreal and other
places of interest in the dominion. he will
visit Chicago and attend the Worlds Fair
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-04-22
Young Trnin Wreckers.

Harry and Howard Hoyer and Lewis
Bright, boys II years Of age, have been
committed to prison in default OF bail on
tho charge of attempting to wreck pas.
senger train on the Reading railroad, near
Reading, Pa. The train was 10 minutes
late or they would have been successful.
They INSTRUCTED frog and turned three
switches, so that the escape of the train
from destruction would have been impos-
siblc. They have made full confession.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-04-22

Supt William Murray of the New York
police department, has made application 20
be retired from the superlntendency. His
retirement Is on account OF i'll health. In
spector Byrnes has been made superlu-
tendont Of police.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-04-22

The London Times Carlo correspondent
says Egypt has handed over to Turkey
Akaba and all the Egyptian military posts
on tho Arabian shore OF the Rod sea.