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The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1893-09-12

paper press of the country-especiafly the
and its mendacity. He treated President
Cleveland's telegram to Mr.. Wilson. OF
West Virgins, congAtulating him and
his associates on the passage of the repeal
bill by the house, as an instance Of news
paper falsehood. and exclaimed-wlth pre-.
tended indignation-th the president Of
the United States could never be guilty
of such a gross breach of propriety. He
had not concluded his speech when the
senate, at 100 o'clock p. NJ, adjourned.
Very few members were in their seats
when the days business began, and when
Mr.. Teller took the floor. but before he
began his speech MIR. Stewart called atten-
ton to the absence of a quorum The roll
was called and fortythrce senators Tex
actly Il quorum) answered.
After an executive session. the senate at
80 o'clock adjourned until Monday.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1893-09-12

Washington. September 4.-(Special.) y
Colonel Oates says he never wrote
Il letter to J. /. Sims saying that
he would never vote for unconditional re-
peal aud that Mr.. Cleveland was for the
coinage of both gold and silver at parity,
though he has always maintained that Mr.
Cleveland is not an enemy of silver. He
says SIMS is populist and an agitator and
an enemy of the democrats +. w B.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-06-16
Michigan Crop Report.

The average condition of wheat in
each section, and the state, June ],
was as follows: Southern counties, r.
per cent; central, 20 per cent; northern,
Sc per cent, and state, 70 per cent,
comparison being with vitality and
growth of average years. The condi-
ton June l, has been reported lower
in the southern counties only twice in
eight years,-in 1883 when il was CO,
and in 1890 when it was 76. The aver
age condition in the state, June /, has
been lower but once in eight years.
in 1858, when it was 63. In the south
ern counties where So per cent of the
crop is grown, and in the state, there
was gain of four points during May.
In the central counties there was no
gain, and in the northern counties a
gain of three points. Owing to I'M
favorable weather corn was not nearly
all planted June |, but il was believed
about the usual area would be planted.
The area seeded to oats is 90 per cent,
and of barley SO per cent of the area in
average years. In condition the former
crop is So per cent, and the latter 80
per cent of condition in average years.
Meadows and pastures, and clover
sowed this year are, in condition, three
per cent below a full average. Apples
in the southern counties are now
estimated at 50 per cent, in
the central at IS per cent, and
in the state at 81 per cent of
an average crop. The crop it is be-
lieved will be mainly of an early or fall
varieties. Peaches promise above 90
per cent of an average crop. The farm
statistics of nearly 200 townships, col
lected by supervisors, have been re-
ceived at the Office of secretary of state.
The foOtings of the sheep and wool
columns indicate that the number of
sheep now on hand in the southern
counties Is about 2]5 per cent less than
sheared in 1892. There has been an in
crease in the central and northern
counties nearly equaling in the aggre-
gate the loss in the southern counties.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-06-16
International Typographicnl Union.

The forty-frst annual convention of
the International Typographical Union
was held in Chicago. There were fully
300 delegates present. President ii.
Il. Prescott called the meeting TO order.
Mayor Carter Ii. Harrison made an adj
dress of welcome. Secretary-Treasurer
Wines report showed a prosperous
financial condition. The years re-
ceipts were Sl27, 764 and including the
balance of 1892 total fund of STAG, $40
was the result. The outgo was S120, 0S4,
leaving balance of S25, 564. Out of a
total fund of S64, $50 the executive
council used S4s, 467, leaving balance
of Sk6, 53s.
The trustees of the Childs- Drexel
Home for Union Printers at Colorado
Springs in the report of their various
committees give an exhaustive show
ing of the good work done. The total
funds for the year including the 1899
balance were SAL 1854 SO and the ex-
penditures S24,223 80, leavinga balance
of S17,73l Al. During the first year 81
inmates were admitted, 30 of whom
were consumptives. Ten deaths from
this mala dy and one from pneumonia
have occurred.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-06-16
THE TELEGRAPH TALKS.
THE EUROPEAN POWERS WANT
TO GET A HAND
In the Control of the NIcaraguan Canal,
Thing Which the Projectors VIII
Seek to Avoid.--Other News.

City of Mexico: The Mexican Finan-
cier says: 1.-The downfall of the
Sacasa government in Nicaragua APP
pears to have behind it an intrigue of
foreign interests, hostile To the con-
tinuance of American control in the
Nicaraguan ship canal, an enterprise
purely American in its inception, and
sustained entirely by American capital.
When the canal was begun little
attention was paid to it, but now that
it is likely to be successful European
governments wish to have a voice in its
control. But before they secure a
share in that control or predominance
therein they will have to fight for it,
for the United States government can
not permit Europe TO have any man
agement in waterway designed
primarily for the use of the nations of
this hemisphere, and it is not for the
interest of Mexico that the revolution
lists in Nicaragua should intrigue
against continental policy in Nicara-
qua. All nations may use the canal
when it is completed, but that is a very
different matter from allowing Euro
pean governments TO place their agents
in the board of administration of the
canal
THE Democrat party now in power
in the United States government is
committed by its platform principles to
giving government aid TO the canal for
the purpose of national defense and of
the promotion of commerce between
the states. Minister Guzeman, who
represented the late government of
President Sacasa at Washington favors
an American protectorate in Nicaragua,
but it seems to us that the moral in
tluence of the United States in
Nicaragua is sufficient to maintain the
statu quo Americans should not mix
themselves up in the stormy politics of
Central America, but they will not
permit the successful revolutionists in
Nicaragua TO adopt policy hostile not
only to American but Mexican in
tereStS.
''If the new government in Nicara.
qua cancels the canal companys con-
cession there will be serious trouble
and Sacasa may return to power.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-06-16
Battleship Massachusetts, Launched.

The big battleship Massachusetts
was successfully launched from the
shipyard of the Cramps at Philadelphia
in the presence of Secretary of the
Navy Herbert, a number of distin-
guished naval and army officers, and a
multitude of $4,000. Miss Leila Her
bert, daughSer of the head of the
Naval Department, christened the
vessel.
The Massachusetts, is built of steel.
The hull is protected by belts of
heavy armor seven feet wide. three Of
which are above water. This projections
runs along both sides of the vessel for
distance of las feet amidships, at the
extremities of which the armor turns
in toward the center line at an angle
of As degrees for longitudinal dis
lance of "a feet, affordiDg a total
broadside protection of 1876 feet and
passing around and supporting the
armor for the thirteen-inch gun tur-
rets. On top of this side armor is
placed a steel deck 2A inches thick,
under which are the magazines and
machinery. Above this belt of side
armor and extending from redoubt to
redoubt, the sides are inches this
thick, with backing of ten feet of
cOal. The vessel is cut up forward
beneath the waterline, making pow
erful ram bow.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-06-16
WEEKLY TRADE RhvIEw.

New YORK, June l2.--R. g. Dun & Co.'S
weekly review OF trades. The severe de-
preston of n week ago, WHICH eliminated In
very tight money and numerous failures,
has been followed by some reco cry. Re-
ports that definite action by congress on
sue money question has been assured have
done much 10 cause the better feeling. hut
the stringency at Chicago anu elsewhere
has faPced realizing on the unprecedented
stocks of wheat, so. THAN she lowest prices
ever known have boenl made. This has
held exports, and IN other respects none
tar yr0onditions aror distiR ctly more favor
abba Though no radical change In under
lyi az conditions has occurred there is more
he lpfulness an1 some. recovery from the
extreme contra etiQni Of q edit. Wheat
Topped below 7lC.- here aud CSC at Chicago
Carn fell PC Yah large receipts. oats lie,
york 81 ~ per bhl. lard b5c and hogs lOc per
100 lbs: but oil Is SAC stronger and coffee
unchanged. Cotton is NC higher, with
better foreign, huyiAe. The financial out
look Is not helped as yet by foveign TRACE,
as imports cShtlnns heavy, while exports
are still beloy, last year S. for lhe past two
weeks more than 10 per cent. But the de-
preston in stocks brought in some foreign
buying, and prices have recovered with
railroad earnings continuing large. The
failures fer the week have been 90 In NUM-
Der In the. United states, against 16S for the
same weak last year, and ~ In Canada.
against - last year.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-06-16
THE Jews RESUME.

President and Mrs. Cleveland will
open their new home at Buzzard's Bay
in a short time.
Cardinal Gibbon says he would like
to see the Worlds Fair open half a
day on Sundays.
Ex- President Harrison has been in
vited to- deliver the Fourth of July
orationlat Philadelphia.
The town Of Puachmetia, Mex, has
been swept away by a windstorm and
1000 people rendered homeless.
A deal Is reported between the Pro-
hibitionists. and Populists of Iowa,
whereby they will unite on state
ticket.
The gifts of pilgrims to the pope dur
ing his recent jubilee, aggregated
100000 francs In value Of these
American phgrins gave 100000 francs.
Thomas sullivan and Thomas Shan
non were, drowned in the river at Chi
cago while cut for boat ride. The
boat was upset during playful scuffie.
The village of Woodington, Drake
county, o., was nearly swept out of
existence by wind storm and Mrs.
Mary Smith was killed by falling tim
bers.
Miss Sac Webb, Of Clinton, H., was
fatally wounded by George Nixon, a
young farmer whose advances she had
repelled- He attacked her with a razor
and nearly severed her jugular vein.
The Cargo Of the British ship Elm
bank, consisting of 2,4O0 tons of
sulphur, took fire while the vessel was
at the San Francisco dock. The ship
was pumped full of water but the loss
will be over 100000.
The remains of an unknown man
which we're recovered in the water at
Milwaukee, Wis, are believed to be
those of Herman Schaffner, the, miss
ing Chicago banker, who disappeared
on june, shortly after his failure
The business men of Fargo, NJ D.,
who suffered from the recent disastrous
fire, are making preparations, Ia
rebuild. Tents have been erected on
side streets to serve as stores, and
offices while the building is going Gu
The Italian government, tits, stated,
will grant a monopoly of the life and
fire insurance business, instead oi
petroleum, as first propoSed. Ia lS ex-
pected that the monopoly will bring
the government sac, 1000, 900 in revenue.
The North Gezman Lloyd steamer
Kaiser Wilhelm IL, sank while at the
dock at Genoa, ON account of an acc j.
dent to her circulating pump. The
steamer was ready 10 sail for New
York, but transferred. her passengers
ho the Spree and Wesqr.
Charles Y. Richmond, az aeronauni
from Springfield, H., fell 1900 feet
from his balloon while making an as
eension at Trenton. N. j. His para
chute failed TO open and he came down
with lightning rapidity, landing in Z
muddy stream. Ii alive when he str~cl
! he was drowned.
Arcadia, Mich, an east shore port
now boasts a harbor as the result o
the private enterprise of Henry Starke
who owns the place. The piers a
present are 600 feet long each and viii
in time DO heightened TO 1000 feet
while the channel between the piers
averages Ia feet deep. Arcadia is i
miles south Of Frankfort,
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-06-16
u. y. Crop Report.

Tive government crop report based
on returns to the department of agri-
culture, makes the acreage of winter
wheat as compared with thai of last
year s7.s, being a reduction, of 1872
points. A vast amount of the acreage
sown has been plowed up and put to
other crops. The condition of winter
wheat has improved but slightly since
the last report, being 75.5 against 75.3
for the month of May, the percentages
of the principal states being respec-
lively Ohio, 90; Michigan, 70; Indiana,
81; Illinois, ca; Missouri, "a; Kansas,
~. The condition of spring wheat
presents an average for the entire
country of s6.4. The average percent
age of acreage for both spring and
winter wheat for the whole country is
1913 and the condition for same 1873.
The percentage of the acreage of oats
as compared with last year is>lDG-7 and
the condition $50 for June l as against
SS.5 for the same month in 1892. Re-
turns show the percentage of the
acreage of rye as compared with 1892
to be 94.3, while the reports Of condi-
ton make the general average SAC,
the lowest for years. Barley acreage
as compared with last year shows a
decrease of 81 points, or 94-9. The
condition of this crop is Ss,4 against
o.. in June of last year.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-06-16
maccabees Twelfth University.

The knights of Maccabees entered
upon the 18th year of their organiza-
ton with celebration in Detroit.
The great officers of the order and
Detroit division No. 4 listened to a
sermon on "Fraternalism" in the
Church of Our Father by Rev. Lee 5.
McCollester. Then Maj. n. S. Boyn-
ton. of Port Huron, great record
keeper OF the Michigan Maccabees,
made an address, reviewing the
progress of the order since it was es-
,tablished in Michigan in 1881. After
the exercises the procession formed
and marched to Elmwood cemetery
where the graves of deceased members
were decorated Great Commander
Aitkin, of Flint; Past Supreme Com
mander w. S. Linton, of Saginaw;
Great Record Keeper n. S. Boynton, of
Port Huron headed the parade There
were 500 knights in the column. 1t
was commanded 10y Adjt. Gen. A. +.
Stanley. chief marshal, and the follow
ing aides: Col. John Evesson, Gen. n.
o G. White, Maj. T.. w. Hall, j. ID. Long
and Sir Knight Tannenholtz. An en-
tertainment was given the following
evening in Harmonic hall.
Maccabees throughout the state also
quite generally celebrated the 12th an
niversary by decorating the graves of
their departed fraters.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-06-16
A Young Mother Suicides.

Mrs. Isaac Potter, aged 90, wife of n
suicide 10y cutting her throat with a
razor. Her husband was sitting but a
short distance from the room at the
time, aud but a few moments before
had been talking TO her. The woman
gave birth to child week before
and had been deranged since that
time, refusing to have anything to do
that she intended to take her life.
She had been married about two years
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-06-16
Congress of Charities. .Hsc.

A rather large audience greeted the
opening of the International Congress
of Charities, Correction aud Philan-
thropy in the Art Institute, Chicago.
Many prominent people we've present,
representing very nearly every state in
the union and many foreign countries.
Mrs. Potter Palmer and MIR G. G. Bon
ney opened the meeting followed by
an address on ex-Presidanh Hayes, by
+. ii. Wines. Attocap. Aderkas, the
Russian repre- sentative. spoke briefly,
after which addresses were given by
Messrs. Marschal, of. Paris, France
Prosper Nan Geert, of Antwerp; Ed
ward os-Jegher, Switzerland; Lieuk-
Col. hotter, London. Eng; Miss
Spence, of Australia. Mr.. Kazarin, OF
Russia. These were followed by an
address by Prof. Peabody, of Harvard
University.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-06-16
EULALIA AT THE FAIR.
The Royal Spaniard Amazed and De-
lighted at the DispIly.


lighted at the Displ y.
Princess Maria Eulalia, infanta of
Spain, spent one day and evening at
the Worlds Fair. The great show was
at its best and bright, warm June sun
shines made the glistening white pal
aces, the temples of art and science
seem a veritable enchantment. Flags
of every nation were waving their
gorgeous colors in the bright sunlight,
and thousands of gay streamers floated
joyousiy in the gentle breeze. In the
blue waters of the lagoons the splash
of the oars of the Venetian gondoliers
in holiday attire could be heard, and to
complete the attraction the air was
filled with charming music from score
of bands scattered about the grounds.
The board of admission estimates that
there were 1000 people on the
grounds when the princess arrived.
The procession of carriages bearing
the royal party was proceeded by a
mounted platoon of police, the gorge
GUS Chicago Hussars acted as escort
and the sprightly. fine looking Michi-
gan Military Academy cadets brought
up the rear. All through the Midway
Piaisance, the cosmopolitan side show,
the different nationalties did homage
TO the princess according TO their ma
tive costume and with their varied,
fantastic costumes and strange music
made good feature OF the show. The
procession passed the Woman's build
| ing, he Festival Hall, Horticultural,
Transportation. Electricity and Mining
buildings and stopped at the Adminis-
tration building President Palmer
received the guests and escorted them
TO the breakfast room. A mandolin
orchestra discoursed music during the
repast. A drive over other portions of
the grounds followed.
In the evening the pyrotechnical dis
play was simply grand and concluded
with set portrait of Eulalia 60Xs0 feet
in size, constructed of over 2 200 pieces
of changeable hue: The people cheered
and the infanta gave every evidence of
! being delighted.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-06-16
GREAT CONFEDERATION.
Fargo, n. d., Visited by a 80, 500, 900 Fire
5000 People Homeless.

The city of Fargo, N. d., was the
scene of a conhagration which de-
stroyed over 400 buildings. A heavy
wind was blowing and the fire spread
rapidly in despite of all the work of
the fire department. The district
burned by the fire comprises the best
part of Fargo. The principal business
street of the city lies within the burned
district, and the finest business blocks
are in ashes. In that part of the city
there are also many residences and
these went down before the flames.
Most of the buildings in that part of
the city are frame structures, and these
offered small resistance 90 the rush of
flames sent against them by the gale
that was blowing at the rate of 30
miles an hour. At one time it was
feared that the fire would pass
the barrier of the river, but fort
unately it failed TO do so. Moorehead,
Mimi, people threw open their hotels
and houses for the 5000 people who
have been suddenly made homeless.
The loss is at least SO, 800, 900. The
bridge between Moorehead and Fargo
burned, and all telegraphic communi-
cation was cut off. Assistance was
received at the scene from Grand Forks.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-06-16

Eugene, 13-year-old son of Chas.
Vergho, was drowned at Monroe while
bathing in the River Raisin at Water
loo dam. Two companions were un-
able TO assist him.
Mrs. Edward Marcholl, wife of "A
German teamster, of Ionia, was ter
ribly burned. Her clothes caught fire
from the stove and before the flames
could be extinguished her clothes were
nearly burned from her body. Her
throat, shoulders, arms and body were
terribly burned and it is doubtful il
she can recover.
The remains of Robert Bender, who
left Menominee for Chicago with S25C
on his person, have been sent TO Me-
nominee by the authorities at Wash
burn, Wis. There is bullet hole in
the head, and, in the absence of other
information, it is supposed that Bender
was murdered.
The proposed investigation into the
iynching Of 0Sullivan ct Corunna, or
dered by Gov. Rich will go no further
The sheriff has been told by Shiawas
see officials. thak they Will allow M
Nils contracted For That purpose, ant
as the state can appropriate no none,
20 be thus used, the matter will drop
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-06-16
THE MICHIGAN NEWS.
THE NEWS OF THE STATE TOLD
VERY BRIEFLY.
A wronged Girl Murders Her Faithless
Lovor and Then Shoots HerseIf-Four
Fatal Bullets DO the Work.
Murder and Suicide.


The most awful tragedy in the his
tory of Grand Rapids was the murder
of William Gray and the suicide of Dora
Velzy in the room of the former on
Crescent avenue near Canal street.
Gray's former home was in Bay City
and for the past two years he has been
In the employ of 0'Brien Bros, under
takers of Grand Rapids. He was a
bright young man about % years of
age. At his boarding house was very
prepossessing domestic named Dora
Velzy, aged 22 years, a daughter of II
respectable farmer at Allendale. 1t was
not very long before the young people
became very intimate and Miss Velzy
became passionately devoted to Gray
and was often at his rooms. A few
weeks ago Gray met another young
lady, Anna Hetherington and began
paving her considerable attention.
Miss Velzy upbraided him for his faith
lessness and her jealousy made things
SO uncomfortable for Gray that he de-
cided TO 60 west. lie therefore resigned
from his position with O'Brien Bros.
and made preparations TO leave, but
sent for Miss Velzy for last interview.
Just what took place at this meeting
cannot be known, in fact the tragedy
was not discovered until the couple
had been missing two days, when the
door was forced the sight which was
presented was simply horrible. Upon
the bed as if sleeping lay Gray's body
dressed but with pool of blood on the
pillow and bed underneath him. Near
the bed on the floor with scarcely any
clothing on her body lay Miss Velzy.
An uplV b-ShOt 32-caliber hill doc re-
volver with four empty chambers. An
examination showed that Gray had
been shot through the right temple
while sleeping and although death
must have resulted, instantly another
bullet was sent through his heart.
Everything pointed to the girl as the
one who fired the shots and after this
deed she had placed the revolver under
her chin and fired up, but the bullet
came out near the bridge of her nose
without killing her. She then placed
the muzzle to her right temple and
fred again and death came at once.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-06-16
r,ectrocuted Cor a Double MURDER.

John l.. Osmond was electRocuted
in the presence of the usual number of
witnesses. Jshn l.. Osmond was con-
victe6 of the naurdeF of his wife Mary
and his cousin, John G. BurcAell. He
and his wife had lived in Burchelps
apartments, New York City. He be-
came jealous of his cousin, and after
repeated qlarrels left the house, and
and Mrs. Osmond began proceedings
for divorce. He went 10 the fat on
October 3, 1891, and killed the woman
and her admirer.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-06-16

Six men robbed the Peoples bank al
Bentonville, Ark, after overpowering
the president and assistant cashier.
One citizen was killed in the flight that
followed and two robbers were
wounded. Between $40, 00oand $4,000
was secured by the plunderers who
made their escape
A receiver was appointed at Chicago
for the Harvey Worlds Fair hotel and
the Harvey Home Improvement COM
papy. The assets of the Home I'm
provement company are scheduled at
Sl41, 500 and the liabilities at 500, 900,
and the assets of the hotel company at
So, 200, with 100000 liabilities.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-06-16
Silent on the Track.

John Fitch, who lives in South Ionia,
went on an excursion to Grand Rapids
and returned in the evening intoxi-
Gated, and instead of going home
started down the d., u. II. 81 Nj. track.
Becoming tired he sank down on the
track and fell asleep. When the mid
night train came along he attempted
to get out of the way, but went under
the wheels almost instantly. Both
legs and one arm were taken off and
he was pulled out from under the
engine dead.