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Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-10-14
BRIEFLY TOLD.

Southeast New Mexico is suffering
from a severe drought.
The United States has finally secured
coaling station at Samoa.
Ground has been broken for the cleo
trio railroad between st. Louis and
Chicago.
Secretary Chas. Foster will make an
address at the Columbian festivities in
New York, Oct. IL.
Indiana's state ticket, including
the names of presidential electors, will
be over two feet long.
An uneasy feeling prevails in Buenos
Ayres regarding the stability of the
Argentine government.
The American sugar refining com
pany has reduced the price of refined
sugar 3-16 cents pound.
Hi Henry, the old-time musician and
minstrel, is dying at Cleveland. His
show life extended over 40 years.
George c. Geer, who was engineer of
the Monitor in the engagement with
the Merrimac during the late war, is
dead at Charleston, 5. G.
Thomas Chase, LII. d., OF Provl-
dence, X. l., one of the revisers of the
translation of the new testament and a
leading Greek scholar, is dead.
Joseph f. Tolliver, an experienced
lineman, accidentally took hold of an
electric light wire in Indianapolis and
received a shock of 1900 volts, dying
instantly.
The dead body of G. G.. Miller,
mayor of South Omaha, Neb., was
found with a bullet hole in the head in
the suburbs. His friends say gamblers
murdered him.
Capt. Andrews, in his 16-foot dory,
in which he crossed the Atlantic from
Atlantic City, N. j., TO Lisbon, has
arrived at Palos, Spain, where he re-
ceived an ovation.
James A. Moore, of Prairietown,
Ind, was found dead in Terre Haute
hotel, Sarah Ann Lowe, whom be had
promised to marry, was unconscious.
II was case of attempted murder and
suicide.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-10-14
Columbus, BODY For Sale.

The remains of Christopher Column
bus have been offered to the United
States as security for a loan of 500, 900
at per cent interest. The offer was
made with due formality by President
Ulysses Henreaux of San Domingo.
President HenreauX's thrift has been
eXemplified in several negotiations
with the authorities at Washington,
but it was not until the proposition
was made TO hypothecate the sacred
relics of the great navigator for a cash
consideration that the full extent of
his thrift was appreciated. Although
the proposition was that the remains
should be taken In security for the
loan, it is the general belief of the
officials at Washington that this was
merely a delicate way of proposing an
absolute sale. The proposition was
rejected.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-10-14
A Remarkable Damage Suit.

Byron +. Lockwood, of jackson, has
filed bill of complaint in the circuit
court. He is attorney for himself.
The suit he commences is against the
Masonic and Oddfellows' fraternities of
Grand Rapids and the world, and he
demands $4,000 damages for injuries
he claims to have sustained to charac-
ter and feelings by reason of being
blackballed several years ago. His
bill covers 40 pages of closely written
legal cap, and he accuses the frater-
mites of using mysterious and I'M
earthly methods of discovering secrets,
and says that they hypnotic the APP
plicants for admission to the orders
and otherwise behave in uncanny
ways. The suit is by long odds the
most unique ever filed in court.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-10-14
-he Rule Worked Both ways.

William Minnie, farm laborer of
West Oxford, Ont, recently dis
appeared, leaving young wife and
two children. For some time Minnie's
whereabouts could not be ascertained,
but the police finally located him in
Michigan and induced him TO return.
In the meantime George Watson, a
divorced Englishman, had been paying
marked attention to Mrs. Minnie, who,
supposing her husband had deserted
her, had decided to share her joys and
sorrows with another. Minnie of
course demanded the return of his
wife, but Watson, it is said, declined to
give her up. The new union appeared
to be mutually congenial and William
was no longer sin it, He drove to
town TO consult a lawyer, when his
wife and Watson made hurried exit
and were soon on their way to Uncle
Sans domain.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-10-14
Plunged Down to an Awful Death.

Chester Burleigh, hotelkeeper at
Laconia, n. H., went over the Sand
witch range of mountains hunting with
a friend. The party became separated
and Burleigh went to the top of the
mountain. He seated himself on a
boulder weighing fully 30 tons. Sud-
denly the boulder started down the
mountain with him, aud went nearly a
mile, making a landslide. Burleigh
was instantly killed, being terribly
crushed when the boulder struck the
landing. This is the same boulder that
persons have tried for two years to roll
down the mountain with mechanical
appliances, but were unable to move.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-10-14

The Lucius Ship Co., of st. Louis, is
about to build line of $500, 900 steel
freight boats which will ply between
Mississippi river cities and South and
Central American and Mexican ports.
The contract for the first one has been
given out.
Ex-President Cleveland will be seen
in Chicago this month. Mr.. Cleve-
land has decided to reconsider his re-
fusal of the invitation TO the exposition
dedication and is preparing letter OF
acceptance. This report was confirmed
by Director-General Davis, who had re-
ceived a promise that Mr.. and Mrs.
Cleveland would be in Chicago, Oct. 21.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-10-14
HOWELL IN MOURNINH
THREE wELL-KNowN CITIZENS
In oon.IrTTRg iskYsrs ayrr@'sh'S@
Did Great Damage Co Property as
.wrtt=otirur-Mt Michigan news.
o.I,aaY dsaI. avn. which

An apJAAY disaMr,' over which
the entiEe- place -befa4len
the town of Howell. Accompanied by
n crash of glass and puffs of smoke the
cry OF fire staI'tled the business section
and ,soQp the flames were spreading
over an entire block of the prominent
business places. The fire originated in
the Union Alliance store and with
great rapidiry communicated to an adj
joining saloon, then to two stores
owned by Gov. Winans and occupied
by hickey e. Goodnow's dry goods
house. Mr.. Hickey and the clerks with
a few brave citizens went TO work TO
save some of the goods. Large crowds
had congregated on the opposite side
of the street. Suddenly there was an
ominous cracking of timbers, followed
by cry of horror as the roof fell in
upon the Hickey store with terrific
crash, sending a shower of sparks a
hundred feet in the air. At once the
apathy left the onloolIers and bravely
springing toward the burning building
they commenced their HEROIC work of
rescue Time and time again they
dashed into the burning and disman-
tied store only TO be driven back by the
other stores the fremen at once con-
centrated their efforts on the Hickey
store and soon had the flames suffi-
GENTLY under control to enable the
rescuers to eXtricate from the partly
ruined building its imprisoned inmates.
The upper floors falling had caught
Mr.. and Mrs. Hickey, Charles Good
now, Misses Emma and Carrie Web
ercht, Ora Beach, A. l.. Cook and
John Culver. All were eXtricated eX-
cept Mr.. Hickey, who could not be
found.
Mrs. Hickey, who was almost frantic
with grief, said that when the crash
came she was standing near the coun-
ter with her husband and was knocked
TO the floor partly stunned. That was
the last seen of Mr. Hickey alive. The
Lansing fire department responded TO n
call for help and when the flames had
been quenched search was made of
the ruins, and the workers were horri-
fled to find two bodies instead of one.
They were the bodies of Il. G.. Hickey
and Il. ID. Wines.
William Isaacs, while heroically
working to save Mr.. Hickey in the
heat of the flames was struck by a
falling timber and sustained injuries
from which he died in short time.
The total loss in money will be about
$4,000, partially insured.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-10-14
BOMBS AT HOMESTEAD.
A boarding House, Filled With Non-UnIon
Men, the Scene of an Explosion.

An attempt was made TO blow up the
Mansion house, Loarding house at
Homestead, Pa, in which between 40
and so non-union men were sleeping.
A dynamite bomb was thrown into the
store-room on the first floor, which eX-
ploded, breaking through the floors and
smashing every window in the house.
The beds on the second floor were
thrown six feet up in the air and the
occupants tumbled to the floor. The
boarding house was soon surrounded
by officers and the military was called
out. In the excitement and darkness
the perpetrator escaped.
The strike leaders claim that the
deed was performed by others than
strikers. They say it has been done
with the purpose of keeping the sol
die1s there and also TO again change
public opinion favorable to the Carne-
gle firm. There is no clue to the per-
petrators of the deed. No one was Sc
riously injured.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-10-14
The General Wheat Yield.

The government report for wheat
give the state averages of yield per
acre, ranging from six TO twenty-five
bushels and averaging thirteen bushels.
Among the averages of the wheat grow
ing states are the following: Ohio,
1872; Michigan, 14.7; Indiana, IA; Wis.
consin, Ills. The general condition OF
corn is 1913 against 1916 for last month.
The average yield of oats is 24.3 bush
els. The condition of potatoes has de-
clined the past month from 74.S to en-.
In Michigan the tubers are generally
small on account of drouth.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-10-14
An Insane woman's Terrible Deed.

The little town of Coatsville, Ind,
has been thrown into great excitement
by a crime committed by n mad
woman. Mrs. VIM. Sharp poured coal
oil on her husband while he was sleep
ing and then applied a match. AS the
flames enveloped him he sprang from
his couch and endeavored to extinguish
them. The woman showed him back
on the bed and held him there until he
was literally roasted to death.
In the struggle the woman's clothes
caught fire, and she, too, was fatally
burned. Both were about so years of
age.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-10-14
MICHIGAN STATE ITEMS.

A Kalamazoo corset factory re-
ceived a large order from the City of
Mexico.
Millions of worms have completely
stripped the oak trees in Calhoun
county.
Ed Steinle, who shot his brother in
the head at Red Jacket, has escaped
from Jail.
The Fifteenth Michigan regiment,
known as Mulliken's Guards, held a
reunion at Monroe.
The Baptist state convention will be
held in the church in Benton Harbor,
Oct. Is TO % inclusive.
James Camerson, of Milan, got drunk
and while driving through the streets
fell off his cart and was instantly
killed.
Some of the Ann Arbor needles who
went to Chicago TO complete their med
zeal course have repented and returned
to the University.
Six peppermint distilleries are run
ming day and night at Decatur, and it
is estimated the yield will be, at low
estimate, 5000 pounds.
The Northern insane asylum at
Traverse City has 500 patients and
wants new buildings to cost $50, 200 to
properly take care of them.
0rne Hall street-car employee at st.
Joseph, shot himself just below the
heart and will die. Although but 20
years of age he is weary of life.
Mrs. John Geopfert, of Bay Port,
hung herself to n bed post with shoe
string and an apron. When found she
was dead. No cause is assigned.
A prominent farmer of Pittsfeld,
named Stanbridge, was killed at
Ypsilanti in a runaway. He was a
middle aged man and well known.
Union City's law and order league
keeps right on doing business. The
was fined $50 for running a gambling
room.
A stock company with a capital of
1925, 200 will be formed at jackson for
the purpose of supplying the residence
portion of the city with incandescent
lights.
Sneak thieves entered the dwelling
of citizen of Leonard the other even
| ing and carried away 100 cans of fruit
which the patient housewife had just
put up.
II. A. Brown, farmer of Reading,
| has dug % pounds of bullets out of
trees on his farm. 1t is thought they
were relics of conflict with the
Indians.
The work of transcribing the records
of Dickinson county from the Menom-
inee county books has been completed.
1t took almost year, and four copy
lists were employed upon the job.
The immense stave mill of C. j. Fox.
of Shawtown, employing so men, will
be removed to Fife Lake. A canthoox
and broom handle factory, to employ
J 35 men, is also a certainty for that
place.
While hunting, Edward Marks, a
! 15-year-old boy of Lee township, Cal
houn county, fell over log. His gun
was discharged and the load of shot
entered his breast, killing him in
stantly.
James w. Lea, farmer living three
miles from Mt. Pleasant, hanged him
sci. No cause is known. He formerly
lived at Grass Lake, Jackson county.
There is great demand for labor
Mt Marquette. Ready Bros. want 300
inen Tor their lumber camps. The
South Shore Road and the Marquette
City e. Pressure Isle Road are greatly in
need of hands.
1 tits said that st. Mary's church at
'T7Cheboygan has representatives of the
French, English, German, Dutch, Pol
ish, Swedish, Italian, Scotch, Gaelic,
Irish and the Indian nationalities,
many of the members speaking only
| their native tongue.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-10-14

The state fish commission has
promised TO put $4,000 trout in the
brooks about Greenville next spring.
Michigan fairs have been overrun
with gamblers.
Senator Mills, of Texas, Is billed To
speak at Muskegon November 3.
Lawton fruit growers are shipping
about eight carloads of grapes per day.
Farmers who neglected to read the
papers contributed $4,000 TO the faxirs
and confidence men who hung about
the fair grounds at Coopersville.
The Garfield hut, TO be. made en-
tirely from ties used in building the
railway on which President Garfield
was borne from the Pennsylvania
tracks TO Elberon, N. j., will be fea'
ture of the Worlds Fair,
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-10-14
A Long-Lived Family.

John Merryweather Tinsley, a col
ored man, died in Toronto, Ont. De-
ceased was born in Richmond, Va,
July 1, 1888, and was consequently
aged 100 years at the time of his death,
He had three sisters, all natives of New
Orleans. One, Mrs. Nancy Kincaide,
died seven years ago, aged 113; Mrs.
Agnes Purcell was Ill years of age
when she died, and the remaining sis
ter, Mrs. Polly Jacobs, is at present liv-
ing in New Orleans at an advanced age.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-10-14
Georgia stu Democratic.

The Georgia state election resulted
in sweeping Democratic victory, the
returns showing that Gov. Northen
will have at least 10000 majority.
Counties that were supposed to be
strongholds of the Peoples party show
complete change of front. Even
Rockdale, the home county of Peck,
the populist candidate for governor,
gives Northen 500 majority.
The legislature will be Democratic
by about 155 majority, the populists
having about 90 members.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-10-14
Wreck on the wabash.

Running at the rate of 40 miles an
hour, the Detroit limited train on the
Wabash railroad plunged into an open
switch at the end of the yards at Ham
mond, Ind. The Wabash officials sue
ceeded in suppressing the news of the
wreck, the telegraph operators re-
fusing to accept kilograms TO the
friends of persons on the train or to
Chicago newspapers. The wreck was
almost complete, only two cars of the
entire number remaining on the train
uninjured. No one was killed, but
several were severely if not fatally in
iured
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-10-14

st. Joseph county will harvest an
enormous cranberry crop. One man
has /, 500 bushels in sight.
Hugh Ryan, contractor of the Can
adian $500 canal. says it will be
completed in time for the opening of
navigation in 1894.
John NJ. Moan, OF Sioux City, Ia,
died at a branch Kelley cure establish
ment in Chicago Ills wife says he
was given too much chloral.
The labor outlook in the large manu-
featuring and shipbuilding ccntcrs of
Great Britain is very dark. In Clyde
shipyards alone $4,000 hands are idle.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-10-14
England's Boastful Fighter Goes to jail.

England's Boastful Fighter Goes to Jail.
Charley Mitchell, the pugilist, was
brought up on remand in the Bow
street, police court, London, TO answer
to the charge of committing an un-
provoked assault upon George Salvage,
the aged keeper of lodging house in
the Strand. The evidence showed that
Mitchell, who was standing in front of
the lodging house with several men
and women, assaulted Salvage as the
latter emerged from the lodging house
and felled him to the ground with a
powerful blow. There was no reason
whatever for the assault The magis-
trate before whom the case was heard
told Mitchell the class he belonged to
was worthless and menace to society
and sentenced him to two months inn
prisonment at hard labor.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-10-14


Three Rivers is building 4 ''idg'i'in-
stitute.
The r. A. A. & N NJ. is building
new stoclSyards at Cadillac.
Adolph Christian. a f7-year-old Petos-
key boyTf Is reported missing.
The PeHttvater. waterworls system
has been completed, tested and found
above par
John Mcdonald, a Killmaster bur-
glar, got five y@fsaSaopia., He's'oply
10 years oNRgeA Is -
Hog cholera is raging in the vicinity
of Ann Arbor, and many porkers are
giving up the ghost.
Allie Burch, and 1s-year-old Colon
girl, plowed, dragged and drilled 1s
acres of land this fall.
About $4,000 pounds of poultry was
shipped from the little town of Stock
bridge one day last week.
The village council OF StoclSbridge
tax pool tables 800 per year and re-
quire them to quit business at 8 o'clock
p. m.
James Reagan Democratic candidate
for treasurer in Sanilac county, is
missing, leaving many friends in
financial distress.
The Lowell water and light company
has asked for d franchise TO run a
street railway in that city, to be built
within Is months.
The badly decomposed remains of a
well dressed man has come ashore near
Blissfeld. Nothing has been foundi To
establish his identity.
A United States fish commissioner S
car i'm charge of Capt. j. II. Lambson,
of Quincy, ILL.,, iS distributing fish in
the northern part of the state.
w. II. Turner, treasurer and general
manager Of rhe Rs1sop Patriot, has
nSsls1sa essAa Sas'ss rres I''s''
+. r. Savage. an cntcrprising Ann
Arbor tailor who sold suits on the club
plan, has been held TO the circuit court
on a charge of running lottery.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-10-14
Five K,lle,I on the \. p. n. n.

A serious accident occurred on the
Northern Pacific railroad, between
Winnipeg, Man, and Minneapolis,
Mimi, an express colliding with a
freight train. The two firemen, the
engineer of the freight train and two,
if not more, of the passengers on the
express were killed, and the engineer
of the express is not expected to live.
1t is said that IL men were taken out
of the debris more or less injured.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-10-14

Since the cholera scare rags are so
scarce that the paper manufacturers of
Holyoke, Mass, have had meeting to
see if the mills will shut down until
rags are more plentiful.
1t is announced that Minister Abbott
has succeeded in negotiating reciproc-
ity with the republic of Colombia.
Hayti and Venezuela are now the only
American republics holding off.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-10-14
Deafness Caused His Death.

At Eau Claire Charles Farmer, a
young married man, was fatally
injured while crossing the Big -Four
freight train. He was deaf and was
not aware of the trains approach.
The wagon was smashed and Farmer
was fearfully bruised and cut, dying
about midnight.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-10-14
Coal Miners Strike.

The rfriners at the Black Diamond
coal mine on the Spring Arbor road
near jackson have struck. They want
lsc per car instead of Ice as is now
paid. All the niners are out and the
digging is stopped.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-10-14

II. Il. Savage. an cntcrprising Ann
Arbor tailor who sold suits on the club
plan, has been held TO the circuit court
on a charge Of running a lottery.
Evening journal., 1892-10-10
THAT sMueeLED OPIUM.

San Francisco Revenue Officers Said Ca
Have Been In the Deal.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 1O-Chinatown
opium dealers are laughing mt the customs
officials now, for 100000 worth OF Victoria
opium, which the smugglers yacht llalcyon
carried, is now safe in San Francisco.
While inspectors were closely guarding
every secluded bay along the coast the
yacht passed through the Golden Gate and
landed her contraband cargo on the shore
hear Lime Point under the noses Of Col
lector Phelps men.
Within ten days the price Of opium in
Chinatown has gone down 30 per cent.
Two weeks ago the drug was hard TO get
and dearer than at any time before in years
past Now IL is sold everywhere in China
town at the prices that prevailed in the
days when the opium ring was in full
working order.
In bringing the Halcyon opium into the
city n clever plan TO avoid discovery was
followed. Instead of shipping II across the
bay by night in small boats the opium was
packed in butter and egg boxes and brought
on expcess wagons In regular ferry steam
ers. Large quantities of butter and eggs
are shipped from Marin county every day
in this way. Many boxes are sent to pri-
vate addresses all over the city and no rec
ord is kept
Those who are on the inside declare that
they were helped by certain revenue OIL
GERS and that the contraband opium can
not be recovered
Evening journal., 1892-10-10
PENNsYLvANIA's BALLOTS.
More About the Alleged Democratic Plo
TO CnptuIe the State.

More About the Alleged Democratic Plot
to CnptuIe the State.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 10--As a proof Of
the complaint Of the Republicans that the
Democrats were planning 10 capture by
strategy the vote Of Pennsylvania at the
coming election. the following confidential
letter, dated Oct G, from the state printer.
" II. Grier, to Chairman Wright, Of the
Democratic state committee, has been made
public
/ want to call your attention at once to an
important matter 1t is evident TO my mind
that the change in the size Of the ticket will
prevent some counties in the state from having
"a election.
We are now preparing form OF ticket that
VII be Official and the Erie county ticket Is the
one used. Ii viii take paper .2x5z for the
ticket and colored paper for the specimen 22x
40 Some Of the counties may have less names
than Erie county, but ! am Of the opinion that
10 county viii take a sheet less than 22x5J for
the ticket and 22xi4 Tor the specimen.
The time required for printing Is limited by
Law, and but very few printing ofces IN the
state have a perforating machiIe You. as
chairman, should notify the commissioners Of
Evening journal., 1892-10-10
That Mail Pouch Found at Last.

New HAVEN, Oct TO- Detectives have
been on the track of the robbers who pill
fered the valuable mail pouch bound for
New Haven, at Guilford, two months ago.
Until today their efforts have been fruit
less, but this morning the missing bag was
found in the woods two miles from Gull
ford station, where it disappeared. II had
been cut and all the contents were alb
stracted. Letters and parcels were found
close by, and a few checks for large amounts
had also been left with the other nonnego-
table matter. The pouch contained large
sum of money, which has been lost beyond
recovery, it Is feared There is no substan-
tial clew for the detection of the parties
connected with the robbery.