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Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-03-18
Uncle SANS Wise Step.

Gen. Foster, OF the state department
who is assisting the President in the Behr-
ing Sea fisheries negotiations, had a long
conference at the navy department with
Secretary Tracy and Commodore Ramsay,
chief of the bureau of navigation. The
conference it is thought related to the con-
sideration OF the course to be pursued by
the navy in enforcing the contention of this
government that the pelagic sealing in
Behring Sea should be wholly suspended
pending the settlement by arbitra-
ton of the controversy between the
United States and Great Britain. If Great
Britain declines the Presidents PROPOSE
ton for renewal of the modus vi
vendi, this government will no doubt send
all the available vessels at its command to
Behring Sea soon enough, if possible, to
control its approaches and prevent the en-
trance OF all sealing vessels, American as
well as others.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-03-18
INTERESTING MATTERS.
President HarrlsOn's Ultimatum 10
Great Sritain---It Voices the
American Administration,
The Navy Department. Will See That
the Seals are Protected IL IL Re.
quires Every WarshIp.
The English House Of Commons Pre-
pairing TO Gust Another Member
for Gross immortality.
Another Uitimatuin.

The relations with Great Britain over
the Behring sea dispute have reached a
serious stage President Harrison's cable
gram to Lord Salisbury, agreed on at a
cabinet meeting and forwarded through
Minister Lincoln is practically an ultima
tum. 1t voices the very American attitude
of the administration and a determination
to be just as firm with a great power like
Great Britain as we recently were to the
dwarf, Chill. The demand is that the
modus vivendi be continued and hands
shall be kept off the seals until arbitration
is over. This Salisbury has declined to
do, so that direct issue is made, and has
brought out the usual war talk. Gen.
Boynton comes out ia Washington paper
recting the story that the border lake
cities are in great danger. He says Eng
lish ironclads could readily take Detroit,
Buffalo and other lake cities. Boynton is
connected with the war department and is
supposed to voice the sentiments of Gen.
Schoield. No action Of Importance will
be taken until a reply is received from
Lord Salisbury.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-03-18
Immoral Members Of Parlia I'M ent.

London cable: At the Old Bailey a SEN
tence was passed that will without doubt
result in another expulsion from the
House of Commons, making the third
member of the present parliament who has
been ANONYMOUSLY driven out. The first
was Capt. Verney, who was expelled upon
his conviction for procuring girl for i'm
moral purposes, the second was Edward
De Cobain, who fed the country to escape
arrest on charge of gross immortality,
and what will probably prove the third
expulsion will be that OF George Woodgate
Hastings, member OF the east or Broms-
grove division Of Worcestershire, who has
sentenced to five years penal servi-
tude on his plea of guilty on the charge of
misapproprlating the sum of $50, 600. Mr.
Hastings, who is Liberal Unionist in
politics, has represented the east division
of Worcestershire since April, 1890. He
is GO years old.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-03-18
GENERAL NEW ITEMS.
Three Negroes at Memphis, Tenn,
Taken From Jail and IsiddIed
with Bullets.
A Premature Explosion of Blasting
Powder I'm a Colorado Tunnel
Causes Three Deaths.
A Noble Mother Risks Her own Life
10 Save Her Son Who Was Bitten
by Dog with the Rabies.
A "Neat, Respectabico Job.

Four Deputy sheriffs while looking for
colored criminal in that part of the city
OF Memphis, Tenn, known as 1.-THE curve"
"a disreputabe locality-they were fired
upon from an ambush and killed. Three
Negroes, desperate characters, were ar
rested for the crime and placed in Jail.
About o'clock the next morning a ring
was heard at the outer gate of the jail.
The Waterman went out and asked who
was there. Hugh Williams, of White
Haven. l have prisoner was the res
ponse. The gate was opened and three
men crowded in and made the Waterman
prisoner. 1t was but the work of mo-
ment to open the big iron gate ana give a
signal. Almost instantly rs men all wear
ing masks filed in very quietly; the keys
of the cells were forthcoming very readily
and in a short time the Negro murderers
were being hustled toward the suburbs Of
the city.
The dawn Of bright spring
morning as it cast its light across Tennes-
sees metropolis, disclosed the bodies OF
three Negroes ridd!ed with bullets and
partially covered with brush, lying in an
open lot about one and half miles from
the heart Of the city. Tho bodies as they
lay outstretched with faces upward, were
the mute reminders of the terrible and
sudden vengeance Of the IS masked men,
who came from no one knows where No
one saw them assemble, no officer of the
law noticed their passage through the
streets, nor did any one meet them on
their quick and quiet march to the county
jail. The cruel assassination OF the poor
deputies was avenged.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-03-18
Lynched a Girl,

The lifeless form of Il colored girl was
found dangling from tree on the road
near Rayville, La. 1t was identified as
that of Is year old servant OF w. II.
Helmer, who resides ON the Greenwell
place, 20 miles from there. The girl be-
came offended at the action of colored
man also employed in the house. and in
seeking some mode of revenge she decided
to put poison into his coffee. She put the
poison into the coffee intended for the
family meal. About nine persons drank
the concoction, and all came very nigh
unto death. The girl acknowled that she
intended to kill the man. and she did not
care particularly who else suffered.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-03-18
BRIEFLY TOLD.

Yellow fever is increasing in Brazil.
Natural gas has been struck at Kansas
City.
Poachers are already at work in Beh-
ring sea.
Paris police are still finding dynamite in
the city.
Springer will make the closing speech
the tariff debate.
The Missouri with famine supplies has
sailed for Russia.
Emperor William and the Duke Of Cum
berland are reconciled.
Senator Hill has started on his southern
swing around the circle.
No truth in the report that Egan is to be
recalled and sent to Brazil.
German jails are full of prisoners, ar
rested for talking about the Kaiser.
The Republican convention OF Medina
county, o., proposed Mckinley for presi-
dent.
Edward Parker Deacon, who killed M.
Abellle has been released under bonds Of
$12, 900.
A Kansas man thinks he can make bind
ing Irvine out of Spanish bayonet and
knock out the trust
The nitro gly cerine magazine at Findlay,
O., blew up but aside from breaking many
windows no damage resulted.
Forty Albanians were escortiug we'd
ding procession in Kolaschin, when by &C
cident Montenegro was shot. The vic
TINS friends fired upon the wedding party,
killing or wounding 10 OF them.
William Starkey, the alleged jury
briber, who became infamous through his
connection with the Cronin case and then
disappeared, returned to Chicago and gave
himself up. He has been released on bail.
Twenty-nine years ago, on March 10,
the prince Of Wales married Princess Alex
andra, eldest daughter of the king of Dem
mark. At Windsor castle, where the
queen is at present sojourning, the bells
rang and salute was FREQ in honor OF
the anniversary. No festivities will be
| held at the castle.
Emperor William is confined to his bed.
His physicians say that he is suffering
from slight cold. Some alarm, however,
is felt concerning his condition, for it is
| known that he has not regularly received
the reports on state business which it is
customary for the heads of the different
departments to make to him daily.
| Mrs. James G. Blaine, Jr., is seriously
| i'll. On recent morning the Nevins
family nurse discovered Mrs. Blaine in a
comatose condition and thought she was
dying. A physician was called and after
several hours hard struggle she was brought
through the attack of heart failure"
John w. Greer, his wife and brother-in-
law, John Mckay, quarreled at North
Paramount, o., about deal in property
Mckay and Mrs. Greer attacked Greer.
| Mckay used Ratchet and drove It's plaoe
several times into Greer's skull. Mckay
and Mrs. Greer were arrested and Greer
was taken to the hospital. where he died
The murdered man was well of, aud was
formerly prominent coal merchant II
Cincinnati.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-03-18
Weekly Review OF Trade.

NEW YORK, March AR. G. Dun & Co.'S
weekly review of trade says: Distribution
of products Is unquestionably improving
Transactions are on the whole larger than
n year ago In spite of depression at the
south, being very much larger at the west.
Nor is Improvement confined to that Sec
ton, though general there; it Is also more
distinctly felt In eastern cities and there
are not wanting signs that trade at the
south, though still much embarrassed by
low prices of cotton. is steadily gaining.
With all the great industries active, with
money abundant in spite OF gold exports
and with speculation kept In wholesome
check, the outlook would seem to be un-
usually favorable, Notwithstanding gen.
eral complaints that prices are low and
margins Of profit unusually small. Specula-
ton in products is weak, wheat being 2Mc
lower and corn nc. exports falling much
below those OF recent weeks. Oats and
pork products are unchanged, oil, &c higher
but coffee SIC lower. A drop OF an eighth
In cotton puts the price down, the lowest
for more than forty years, and receipts
continued to exceed last years. All ex-
ports from New York show a decrease for
the months thus far of about per cent.
Though money Is abundant rates on call
have slightly advanced and the market for
commercial loans is a little sitter at most
eastern cities. The business failures &C.
curing throughout the country during the
last seven days number 256. For the cor
responding week last year the figures were
273.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-03-18
THROUGHOUT MICHIGAN.
The DOings and Happening i'm Our
Two PeninsuIas Which are
Of Much Importance.
The Convict Labor at Jackson Prison
Seems TO be without Employ
mcnt and not I'm Demand.
An Insane Man Accused OF Criminal
Assault Upon HIS Young Sister.
--OtIler State News.
state Crop Report.

The March crop report for Michigan
makes the following showing: About 40
per cent OF the correspondents report
wheat as having suffered some injury, but
1t is believed TO be in an average condition
compared with previous years. The total
numoer of bushels of wheat reported mar
keted by farmers in February is l, 1868, 1913.
OF this amount 303, 752 bushels were mar
keted in the first or southern tier of coun-
ties, 256. 966 bushels in the second tier,
258, sig bushels in the third tier, 3S4, 335
bushels ia the fourth tier, 14S, 23S bushels
in the fifth and sixth tiers and Ii, 1920
bushels in the northern counties. At 46
elevators and mills from which reports
have been received there was no wheat
marketed during the month. The total
number of bushels Of wheat reported
In the seven months. August to
February, Is 1915, SIS, which is 1,166,-
49S bushels more than reported marketed
In the same months last year.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-03-18
MICHIGAN STATE ITEMS.

Ovid's new electric lights now illumine
dark ways.
Alpena has Grover Cleveland tariff
reform club.
Negaunee reports large number OF bo-
gus silver dollars.
A band sawmill will be erected at Even
by w. A. Andrew.
Nearly 1000 maple trees have been
tapped south of Hudson.
, A branch OF the Girls Friendly society
has been organized at Ionia.
A Saginaw photographer was fined s2C
for mailing obscene pictures.
The old Muskegon Saengerbund, organ
ICED ia 1855, will be revived.
Henry Roostien's hot house, at Grand
9ayen, was destroyed by Gre.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-03-18
VIII Swim Niagara.

Another hot Drained enthusiast thirsting
for Niagara rapids notoriety has left Eng
land for New York. He proposes to swim
the Niagara river rapids, selecting the
same route pursued by Capt. Webb, who
was drowned in 1888. The new aspirant
is William j. Davis, hailing from Sidney,
New South Wales. He is a strong and
muscular man about SIS years old and is
unmarried. Davis will start his fool
hardy swim on the Canadian side of the
river. clad in the ordinary swimming
trunks.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-03-18
yhc Fairs Formal Opening.

The Worlds Fair joint committee or
ceremonies has appointed a committee tc
wait upon the president of the United
States, the vice-president, judges of the
supreme court. members of the cabinet
and representatives of foreign nations to
invite their presence at the dedication
ceremonies in October. The Mexican
government has already notified Director
General Davis that it has appointed its
minister at Washington, Signor Romero,
to represent Mexico officially at the dedi-
cation ceremonies. Minister for Portugal,
Signor de Souza Rosa, will represent that
country.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-03-18
Inspection Of State Militia.

Inspector General Lothrop has issued a
circular to the state militia, containing in
structions as to the annual inspection. 1t
announces that notice will be given COM
manders OF the date of inspection and con-
tains detailed instructions as TO the condi-
tions in which clothing, arms and accoutre-
meats must be kept Special stress is
laid on the clause of regulations which
say all state property must be kept in the
armory, clause which has not been COM
~ ed with in the past. The attendance of
every member of the different corps is de-
$ rod at inspection. Companies A, f, and
&. Fourth regiment will be inspected
March 81, % and 23. and companies B. ID
u..l f. on March 80, 80 and April /.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-03-18
Killed $4,000 Jack Rabbits.

Five hundred Grand Army men attend
ing the state eucampment at Fresno, CAL,
INDUCED in a jack rabbit roundup When
within five miles of the corral the two
wings formed circle and closed In on the
game. Twenty-Five thousand is the num-
Der bagged, and of these over 5000 were
simply trampled to death as the final rush
was made. The slaughter Of the animals
was sickening the clubs scattering blood
and brains over everybody for an hour.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-03-18
American Meal In Europe.

Special Agent Murphy, OF tho depart
ment of agriculture, who has been in Ger
many for some time instructing the native
bakers in the methods of cooking Ameri-
can cornmeal, has been ordered to the
famine districts in Russia to aid in the dis
tribution of the American cereals sent to
that country and to cooperate with those
preparing food for the ADMINISTRATION
peasants. A demand for American corn
meal has recently grown up in Germany
and other portions of central Europe, but
as most of the native bakers seemed to be
ignorant of the method OF preparing it for
food, the department detailed Mr.. Murphy
to instruct them. American cornmeal is
now used by many bakers throughout the
German empire.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-03-18
standard OIL Trust to Dissolve

New York dispatch: A special meeting
of the stockholders OF the Standard Oil
trust has been called for March 81. The
meeting is called to vote upon resolution
passed by the board OF directors TO
terminate the trust. Proxies are asked
for j. ID. Rockefeller. ii. M. Taylor and j.
Archbold. According to the terms of the
trust vote of the stockholders is neces-
sary TO dissolve. 1t is supposed that this
step has been taken on account OF the
recent decision of tho Ohio supreme curt
declaring the trust Illegal.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-03-18
Fatal Explosion i'm a flannel.

A terrific explosion occurred in Revenue
Tunnel, eight miles from Ouray, Col. &,
by which two men were instantly killed
and two injured, one fatally. -Four men
were putting in blasts and had Is holes
charged when all exploded with great
force. Grant Robinson had his head torn
from his body and was otherwise terribly
mapgled. Pat Meloney was struck in the
breast with u large rock and instantly
killed. Pat Burns was torn and bruised,
and his death is sure to follow. A fourth
man was but slightly injured. The
accident was caused by the heating of the
holes by the drill thus setting off the
powder Robinson was married, and
leaves large family. The rest were
single men.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-03-18
The Farmers Will Suffer.

The failure Of w. L. Dwight, considered
one of the best financiers of Plainwell and
who was heavily interested in the Plain
well mills, is the leading topic of CONVEX
cation. His business life has always been
characterized by strict integrity, but since
last harvest he bought large quantities OF
wheat at price which later caused him
heavy losses. Other obligations coming
due drove him to the wall and the crash
came. Matters are in an unsettled state
ut present. The principal parties to suffer
will be farmers who hold his paper, given
In exchange for wheat.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-03-18
No Demand for Convict Labor.

The Fargo shoe contract at the prison
in Jackson expires April /, and, as hereto
fore stated, will not be renewed. Bids
for the services of the $50 convicts who
will be thrown out of employment have
been asked in advertisements published
for the last three months, but not a ten
der has been received. The central penal
board at a meeting held at Lansing,
authorized the warden to keep these con-
victs employed on the states account, he
being allowed to follow his own judge
meuts as to the nature of employment.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-03-18
Hgi.nest I'm the Country,

Superintendent Kirby of the Detroit
Dry Dock company has announced that
Hiram Walker had secured the contract
for dredging the new slip, which has been
started at Wyandotte. The slip will be
400 feet long and so feet wide with 4 depth
of IA feet. This will be the largest lake
yard in the United States and when fin
ished the company can put up at one time
IL of the largest steel boats on the lakes
and two of medium length. This will give
the company the largest building capacity
of any lake yard in this country.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-03-18
A Terrible Death.

Isaac ID. Hazen, aged ~ years, was
killed in runaway accident at Grand
Rapids. He was driving with Gerritt
Stevens, ind was left alone with the horse
for moment while Mr.. Stevens went into
a house. The horse became frightened
and ran away, throwing the old man out
He struck his head against the sharp
branch of tree which punctured his
skull and pierced his brain. lie leaves a
wife and several children.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-03-18
Our Treaty With France.

The French foreign Office announces
that the commercial treaty with the
United States has been concluded. The
hitch in the negotiation regarding the
value of articles to be mutually admitted
free of duty was overcome by the friendly
attitude of both parties to the treaty.
The value of the free articles is fixed at
0, 900, 600 francs annually.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-03-18
Boom Associations, Take warning

VIM. B. Mckinney, of Ohio, contracted
to move his wagon works to Muskegon at
the the solicitation of the Muskegon I'M
provement Co., and got all ready for trans
ferring his plant when the Improvement
company inserted new provisions in the
contract which Mckinney found it impos-
sible to accept He brought suit for $780,
900 in the United States court at Grand
Rapids and the jury rendered verdict for
$40, 900. The case will probably be carried
to the new court of appeals.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-03-18
To Save Her SONS Life.

Mrs. Buhl Of Tuscumbia, Ala, a sister
of Congressman II. Il. Herbert chairman
of the committee on naval affairs, is a
patient at the Pasteur Institute, New
York city, with her son Herbert, who was
recently bitten by mad dog Mrs. Bull
became inoculated with the rabies poison
through sucking the virus from her sons
wounds, she having an abrasion of the hip
at the time. The patients are reported to
be doing well.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-03-18
Prairie Fires I'm Okla homa.

A terrible prairie fire has been rag ing
for several days in the eastern part of Ok
lahoma territory, doing millions of dollars
damage. John Marshall, William Queery,
John Queery and others had their farms
swept clear Of everything and are left
penniless. John Queery was fatally
burned while attempting to save his home.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-03-18
LynchinC would be Too Good.

The IA year old adopted daughter
of Thcs. Boonville, saloonkeeper, at
Lake Linden has given birth to a Is
pound child. The mother and child are
dead. Boonville is accused of the pater-
nifty of the latter. He is alleged 10 have
beaten the dead babe and also his wife.
There is strong talk of lynchng him.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-03-18
A Sad Affair IL True.

A sensational story is reported from the
Bethesda home at Kalamazoo, where Jes-
sic Deurloo, 19-year-old miss, is an in
mate in delicate condition. She charges
that her brother, who lives near Grand
Rapids, criminally assaulted her last fall,
and makes the further allegation that he
is insane, though the authorities hardly
believe that part of her story.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-03-18
Boy KiIled I'm n Prize Fight.

Pearl Henderson and Charles Bell, IL
year old boys, fought in prize ring style at
Portland, Ore. Eighteen rounds were
fought. Henderson won. but half hour
arterward died from the effects of the pun
ishment received. The coroner has taken
charge of the body and Bell will be
arrested.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-03-18

Grand Duke Ludwig Nv, of Eacssen,
PASSES Away.

PASSES Away.
Grand Duke Ludwig w, of Hessen, is
dead. He was the nephew OF his prede'
cessor on the throne of Hesse- Darmstadt.
He was born on September IL. 1887, and
he married in 1862 the Princess Alice.
second daughter of Queen Victoria. She
died six years later, after bearing him five
daughters and one son, the present grand
duke. He took the throne in 1877 and in
1854 married Frau Won Kolemine, born
Countess Czapska, against the wishes OF
his relatives and Queen Victoria in par
tcular. He was divorced from her soon
aiterward. 1t is expected that the present
grand duke will forsake the liberal
principles which characterized the fathers
government, and rumors are already cur
rent that he is about to dismiss the min
istry OF Finger and call upon Baron Gag
ern to form ministry of Conservatives
and Ultramontanes.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-03-18
Chicago wage-Earncrs, Big strike.

The prospect is fairly good for general
strike among the wage-earners of Chicago
this spring. Agitation has already begun,
and feeling OF restlessness is apparent
among. the workers in every branch OF
trade. Meetings, some open and many
secret, are being held nightly. A big
demonstration has already been planned
for May /. and each day sees arrivals
from the east of a number of agitators
each with plan for the uplifting of the
downtrodden workingman.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-03-18
RurrIarized n Detectives Home.

Burlsrs entered the residence of Will
liam Pinkerton of the Pinkerton National
Detective agency, at Chicago, and sue
ceeded in securing number Of valuable
articles. The matter is being kept quiet
and members Of the agency have been de :
tailed to capture the thieves.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-03-18

The parents of Croatian lieutenant
named Lulxisch have begun an action
against H. M. Stanley for damages,
alleging that Lusisch died from the effects
OF Stanley's inhuman treatment on tho
Congo expedition.