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Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-03-24
WEEKLY TRADE REVIEW.

New YORK, March OR. @. Dun & Co.'S
weekly review OF trade says: Distribution
OF goods continues very large for the season,
In spite OF extraordinary weather, some
failures and tight money market. Storms
and severe cold have retarded trading and
collections throughout "A large part OF the
country and doubtless caused much OF the
monetary pressure, though a large part Is
due TO the great excess OF Imports over ex-
ports. Europe is not shipping products
from the country as usual, nor lending
money as much as usual to carry products
here until they are needed and accumulated
stocks at commercial centers with slow col
lections In the country, make the demand
for money unusually large. Money is not,
US usual tight only on call or for specula-
ton but there has been greater al nculty
here than for many years past In etfecting
commercial loans. In spite of all these
things, confidence Is undated and business
is remarkably large with some signs of i'm
provement. Speculation in products has
been naturally oppressed, cotton being at
one time NC and now 3-16c lower tan a
week ago. Wheat Is 2hc lower. Corn is
nearly 1c lower and pork products have de-
clined little. The business failures oc-
curing throughout the country during the
last seven days number go For the corre-
spending week last year the figures were 24o
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-03-24
Grand Haven Harbor blocked.

1t was discovered when the steamer
Roanoke, with 100 cars of eastbound
freight, arrived off the port of Grand
Haven that dangerous bar had formed
at the harbor entrance, caused by the
recent high water and strong current,
and immense quantities of sand which
settled when it reached the still waters
of the lake. The Roanoke after MAX
ing several attempts to make the har-
Dor turned about and in company with
the tug Merrick steamed back TO ill
waukee. There was % feet of water
on the bar the day before and there is
not Is now. This will prove serious
drawback to the freight traffic of the
Detroit, Grand Haven & Milwaukee
railway across the lakes unless some
thing is Immediately done to remove
this formidable barrier.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-03-24
DREADFUL DEVASTATION.
Australian Floods Damage s15,OOO,OOO
Worth OF Property.


Australian dispatches which arrived
at San Francisco on the steamer Ala
media, give graphic details of the great
floods at Brisbane. In the city of Bris-
bane and its suburbs the damage done
by the floods is estimated at SIS, OOO.-
900. There was fall of 81 inches of
rain i'm three days, and three steamers
were floated out of the river and landed
high and dry in the botanical gardens.
The towns of Bundamba, Ipswich and
Godna were all under water and the
people had TO flee TO the hills. Seven
men were drowned in mine at Fps
witch, and four persons in one family
were drowned. The seven men went
to work as usual in the morning The
floods broke in and within n short
space of time the place was flooded to
within thirty inches of the surface.
The miners were caught like rats in a
trap, and had not even fighting
chance for their lives. When the Ale
media left Sydney the floods had sub
sided and the government was provid-
ing for the relief of the destitute.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-03-24
BRIEFLY TOLD.

The Edison Company is preparing es-
Inmates for lighting the St. Mary S
river by electricity.
The fruit growers of the northern
belt organized at Traverse City with
A. p. Gray, president, and w. f.
Harsha, secretary.
The 'womens crusaders at Effing-
ham, H., who brought suits against
saloonkeepcrs for ejectment, have been
beaten at every turn.
Edward Burgess, a Missouri Pacific
bridgeman, and an unknown man were
drowned at La Platte, Neb., while
breaking an ice gorge.
In Claysville, negro suburb of Paris,
KY, viii Marshall shot George Jones
with shotgun loaded with slugs, tear
ing the top of his head off. Marshall
escaped.
Numerous Austrian, Swiss and Ger
man Catholics have pettioned the pope
that he call an international confer
ence to take steps TO abolish gambling
at Monte Carlo.
A special general assembly of the
Presbyterian church in Ireland, con-
vented in Belfast, has passed unani-
mously resolutions condemning the
home rule bill.
Rear-Admiral David Il. Harmony, has
been relieved from command of the
Asiatic station and ordered home.
Some time ago he applied for retire
ment and his request was granted.
There is fresh outbreak of small
pox at Akron, o. The first man afflicted
was one of the guards during the re-
cent epidemic and it is said 90 persons
have been exposed. There is great ex-
element.
The Australian ballot bill, as passed
by the Kansas legislature, prohibits
the appointment of judges of election
from any party which fused" with
another party at the next preceding
election. This positively shuts out the
Democrats.
Yielding 10 urgent pressure on the
part of his colleagues, M. Bourgeois
will reassume the Office of French min
lister of justice, which he resigned in
order to answer the charges made by
Madame Cottu, and which he regarded
as rejecting upon him.
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Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-03-24
To Hawaii on a Secret Mission.

Ex-Representative Blount, of Georgia,
left Washington for San Francisco, ac-
companied by Ellis Mills, a contiden-
tial stenographer of the state depart
ment. lie is, it is confidently as
serted, bound for Honolulu on a secret
mission, an appointment which re-
quired no confirmation by the Senate
The selection of Mr.. Biount for this
mission indicates that Mr.. Cleveland is
not satisfied that Hawaii should be an
nexed to the United States, but has not
made up his mind to oppose it. Mr..
Blount will make very thorough in
vestigation of the situation, and the
Presidents future action on the sub
ject will probably be governed by his
report. AS chairman of the foreign af-
fairs committee, when the matter first
came before the public, Mr.. Blount
took a very conservative position, re-
fusipg to commit himself on the sub
ject of annexation without further in
formation.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-03-24
A Myster,ou. Death at rawas.

A strange man turned up at East
Tawas and secured lodging at the
Clinton. He did not get M the next
morning and acted as if insane. He
was taken from the hotel to the village
lookup and was supplied with attend
ants night and day and finally died in
great agony. He had refused all this
time to talk, but could hear and knew
what was said to him. lie once said
his name was George and just before
death said, "Charlie is coming" He
has heavy red full beard, brown hair,
hazel eyes, no marks nor letters, black
SLOUGH hat, black coat and brown vest.
The superintendent of the poor sent the
body to the dissecting rooms at Ann
Arbor. There was S4.70 in his pockets
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-03-24
A SENSATIONAL DISCOVERY.
No Longer Any Doubt That Mans Dead
Hest Enemy Can be wiped Out of
ExisfencP.

Existence.
New YORK, March 21.-Never in its
history has the medical profession been
so wrought up. The excitement over
Kochs experiments was nothing TO 1t.
Yesterday the New York Recorder
| proved the certainty of its having dis
covered a cure for consumption by
publishing three columns of expert
testimony from physicians who, during
the past six weeks, have been aiding its
| investigation by conducting independ-
ent tests. Every state in the union is
represented, from New York 10 Cali
| fornia, from Maine TO Texas. When
DIR. Amick responded TO its offer of one
thousand dollars for the discovery of a
cure for consumption The Recorder not
only employed a corps of physicians to
select for il twelve test patients in all
stages of the disease, but invited the
cooperation Of doctors everywhere.
DIR. Amick had readily consented To
supply his brother physicians without
| cost, and the newspaper announced 1T
would send them all test medicines;
each supposed comparatively few ply
siuians would give their time to
demonstrating whether DIR. Amick had
really succeeded where every other sci
enlist had failed.
The surprise of both newspaper and
doctor when the first mails brought
dozens of acceptances from progressive
physicians and their discontinue when
this daily mail increased from dozens
to hundreds, can be imagined. DIR.
Amick gave up, at once, his large prac-
tice to devote himself to the task, and
week later his equally celebrated
I brother, DIR. NJ. l.. Amick, volunteered
| his assistance, but when two weeks
ago, having at their own expense sent
out over twenty-eight hundred test
treatments, they found there were over
| four thousand requests for medicines
still unattended to, each representing
an impatient physician, DIR. Amick tel
egraphed The Recorder to withdraw
the offer. This embarrassment con-
| tinued until last Saturday, when The
| Recorder announced that through its
| influence arrangements had been made
| to assist DR.. Amick. and for the month
of March every physician expressing
| his desire TO test the treatment, and
every sufferer willing TO act as a test
patient, would positively be supplied
with DR.. Amiclk's medicines without
cost.
1t is only necessary, it says, to adj
dress DIR. w. K. Amick, 1876 West Sew
enth street, Cincinnati, Ohio, giving
and realizing that thousands of lives
can be saved in this most trying
month. The Recorder promises there
will not be n moments unnecessary
delay. Two of The Recorders test
patients have been discharged as cured,
and each of the others is rapidly get
ting well.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-03-24
Lots OF cold In enc Trea.ury.

The free gold in the treasury has
been built up until it aggregates more
than s5,oO0,0O0. Several offers were
received from western points aggregat-
ing $500, 900. Secretary Carlisle Is &C
tepting these offers as fast as he can
supply small treasury notes for them.
Only the most advantageous offers are
now accepted. The treasury. depart
ment Is also accommodating gold in the
ordinary course of business, though no
offers Of gold in any considerable
amount have been received by the
treasury from eastern bankers.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-03-24
Almost n Fratricide.

William and Fred Koch, brothers,
residing in Monitor township, Bay
county, quarreled, and William threw
an ak at his brother, striking him in
the face with the blade and cutting it
open through the nose and mouth, in
fiicting a very dangerous and perhaps
fatal wound. The mans family un-
dertook to treat him without calling a
physician, but he soon became so very
low that doctor from Bay City was
summoned. William packed up his
personal effects Immediately after com
uniting the assault and left for parts
unknown
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-03-24
WOLVERINE WHISPERS.
A WOMAN FOUND FROZEN IN
THE ICE AT CHESANING.
Two Brothers Quarrel and One Receives
aFatas Blow Ina the Face from an AK.
"a Just Sentence.
A MYSTERIOUS Afrair at Chesaning.

Mrs. Bertha johnson, wife of Grant
gohnson, of Chesaning, was found
frozen in ditch by the Michigan Gen.
trail road one-half mile south of Chesan-
ing. The doctor found that life was
not extinct, though the unfortunate
woman was unconscious. Every effort
Is being made to save her, but If her
life is spared both legs will have to be
amputated.
The affair is clouded in mystery.
Mrs. johnson and her husband and
their 7-month-old baby have made their
home with the formers father, Orrin
w. Damon, and on the night preceding
Mrs. johnson left the house alone and
was not found until morning. She is
"a years old. There were several
bruises on the body and foul play is
suspected, but there is no clue at pres
emit. Some think she was overcome by
the intense cold, but they do not ac-
count for the bruises.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-03-24
THE WIDOW DID NOT LOVE HIM.
Consequently He Drowned His Unrequited
Love by Suicide.

Consequently He Drowned His Unrequited
Love by Suicide.
Rufus Curtis, of Webberville, who
has worked as farm hand in the
vicinity of that village ever since he
was boy, committed suicide by hang
ing in the barn of o. Il. Averill, two
miles southwest of the village. He was
81 years old, and he concluded to die
because of unrequited love for his
brothers widow, good looking woman
about ten years his junior, to whom he
had been paying the most devoted at
tention for nearly year. The widow
did not reciprocate the affection be-
slowed on her. On the fatal day both
Curtis and the lady were in Weber
vile, where they had a couple of con-
versatious, in which the love-sick
swain renewed his offer of marriage
and threatened to hang himself if the
widow did not consent. lie made
grand effort to win the heart of the
lady, but, failing, babe her farewell,
said goodbye TO his friends and started
for home. he waited until the widow
arrived home, when he invited her to
&c out and witness the preparations he
had made in the barn for killing him
self. She refused to go and dispatched
a child for her brother, and upon his
arrival at the barn Curtis was found
hanging by the neck and had been
dead several minutes.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-03-24
SHE SMACKED SMITH.
a Mysterious Athletic Beauty Knocks a
Young Man Down and Kisses Him.

William Smith, well known west
side young man, of Saginaw, no longer
doubts the existence of female Jack
the Hugger. A beautiful young maid in
black, built on the athletic plan,
bounced upon him knocking him
down with blow in the side, and
then, while kneeling on his chest, i'm
printing several passionate kisses on
his face, after which she sprang from
the recumbent form and gaily skipped
away. There were several blue marks
on his face the next morning, but
whether they were caused by the
kisses or the marks OF her fingers is an
open question. lie describes his tor
mentor as a tall, good looking young
women, dressed in black, without a
veil
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-03-24
lie Deserved Every Day OF IL.

! Owen G. Pearl was taken before
Judge Padgham at Grand Haven and
when asked if he had anything to say
for himself he said, "no." The Judge
then spoke of his beastly crime and
sentenced him to 20 years hard labor in
jackson prison.
The crime for which Pearl was con-
victed was one of the most heinous ever
committed I'M the county. 1t had been
reported that Pearl, who lived near
Holland, had criminal relations with
two of his daughters, aged 16 and Is
years.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-03-24
Killed by a FLYING Roard.

William A. Evans, while saving
piece of lumber at the A.. f. Bartlett &
company plant at Saginaw was struck
in the side by flying board and died
during the night. The injuries were
entirely internal, as an examination
disclosed only a black and blue spot.
Mr.. Evans was 80 years old and leaves
wife and three children.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-03-24
Joninca,lon Nav Cost Two Lives.

There was a jollification in East
Tawas over the village election. The
careless and almost criminal use of
dynamite on the principal street re
suited in demolishing several store
front windows. This damage has
promptly been settled, but there are
two children whose death may yet re-
suit from the shock. They are very
low The dynamite was discharged in
front of their houses.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-03-24

Several cases of cholera have ap
peared in a convict prison in Moscow,
Russia. The provincial council has
voted 300, 900 francs to be spent in in
stituting preventive measures.
The British steamer Port Adelaide,
which arrived in New York from China
and japan brought from Singapore, for
the Worlds Fair, a large collection of
wild animals, among which are three
large elephants, a tiger, tiger cats,
monkeys and several orang outangs.
Besides several military appointments
the President sent the following nom
nations to the Senate: William Nc
Adoo, of New Jersey, to be assistant
secretary of the navy; Edward b.
Whitney, of New York, TO be assistant
encouragement, vice Abraham X.
Parker resigned.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-03-24
A hoy snioidea for Lnre.

Fred Naples, unmarried, 10, commit
ted suicide at Gaines Station. He first
took poison, arsenic and strychnine,
but it was an overdose and this saved
him. He then put revolver to his
forehead and the shot proved instantly
fatal. He gave no reason for his act
He had been discharged from employ
ment and had been unsuccessful in a
love affair. The two together were
evidently too much for him.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-03-24
BABY Left to Freeze.

The body of an infant, was found on
the city hall steps at Sault Ste. Marie
frozen stiff. 1t had evidently been
alive when placed there and death was
caused by freezing. Its unknown
mother may have "a sad story but the
people are indignant at the desertion
and practical murder.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-03-24
Whitconnh

James Whitcomb and Thomas
Masures, of Ogden, have, during the
winter, Invented new reaper and
binding machine knotter that ties
hard instead of bow knot. A Toledo
firm offers them $50, 900 for the inven-
ton and they have gone there with an
eye TO selling it.
Lorenzo A. Rose died at his home in
Bronson, aged II years, SO of them
being spent In Bronson where he
settled with his parents In 1885. He
was a railroad contractor, helping to
construct the Lake Shore a. Michigan
Southern railroad and the Grand Rap
ads e. Indiana, and also part OF the old
Coldwater a Mansfield road.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-03-24
she.n want to Fight Corbett Now.

Jack the Hugger, who has been ter
rorizing Saginaw's female contingent,
bids fair TO be captured by reason of a
black eye. He accosted two young
women at night. and while he held one
in his embrace the other delivered a
Corbett blow with her fist, catching
him on theeye and knocking the ruffian
into the gutter. The young woman in
iured her hand in the melee.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-03-24
The wooden mills which were burned

at Allegan are to be rebuilt at once.
The Redpath Brothers Manufacture
ing company, boots and shoes, who
were burned out in the recent big fire
at Boston, are financially crippled and
will assign. l.. III. Redpath, one of the
partners, lost his life in the fire. The
liabilities are said to be 100000.
The results of rife, carbine and re-
volver firing of the army for the target
year 1898, received by the adjutant-
general at Washington, show that
Company g, Seventh Infantry, sta
toned at Pilot BUTTE, wy, made the
highest general figure OF merit"
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-03-24
Bay City's good people ~are waging
war on indecent show bills.

portion of the wall of an old build
ing in course of reconstruction at Chi
cago fell, and A. c. Briggs, a carpenter,
was crushed TO death.
The Kalamazoo Asylum is full, and
that only three beds in the male de-
partment and two in the female are
available. The present asylum popu-
lation is l,lO5, an increase of So in six
months since the new cottage was
opened.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-03-24

SENATE.-Fifty-third day--A few local"
bills were passed. The committee on the
University recommen ied tue bill providing
scholarships In tie University for graduates
OF High ~C hools. HOUSE. lin cOmnittee of
the whole the bill TO author re trustees OF
ichigan 10 Issue teachers certificates was
pass ed as also were bills as follows: Pro-
hibiting the sale, outside of the state, OF fish
caught in Branch and -. Joseph counties;
providing for the exemption of one sewing
machine Tor each family from execution
and making Ills OF sale for sewing mac ines
void unle 81 ned by the wife, II the man
has wife. The much discu- sed ish-shute-
for dams bill created considerable feeling
argument, each member wishing TO have his
immediate neighborhood excluded from the
action Of the bill. 1t was tnaliay referred
10 the committee on fisheries with the as
surance that IL would be smOthered. A bill
TO extend aid to the state Agricultural So
ciety was referred TO the committee on ways
and means. The committee of the whole
arose and the house ad burned,
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-03-24
rrslrht CONJUNCTION Kllled.

Mike Woodlock, a freight conductor,
was killed by falling under his train
while making flying switch at Glow
cry, station few miles north of
Escanaba.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-03-24

Maple sugar makers near Vicksburg
are In the midst of their work.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-03-24

Miss Lucy Cleveland, cousin Of the
President, died at Alton, Ill.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-03-24
THE LEGISLATORS.

SENATE. -Forty-nlnth day. The committee
on the Institution for the Deaf and Dunn
asked for an appropriation of sl06 10 for the
next two years, Committee ON fisheries
favOrably reported "a Ill appropriating -2s,-
1,3 for the state fish commission. Commit
tee on state airs recommended the pas
sage OF the gill pla Ing the test of illuminate
ing oils at 10 degrees. The resolution. pro
vidlng for constitutional amen ment TO
limit the time of Introduction OF bills In the
legislature TO 81 days, was killed. Senator
Champion uniform text book bill was also
killed. A resolution was presented and
passed providing for "a committee TO nluire
whether any similar branches are taught
In any OF the three state educational in
stltutions-the University, the Agricultural
college and the Morn al school. Bills passed:
Authorizing the city of Grand la en- TO
bond for court house; amending election
law so that voting precincts In townships
may contain $50 voters or may be al ided
INFO two precincts where there are more
than 800 electors; for the relief OF rs Sophia
Brewer whose son was killed at the state
military encampment last year; amending
law relative To reform school for girls.
HOUs E.--The bill making 6n apprOpria ing
of one sixth of mill upon the taxable
property of the state for the support of the
stare university was passed ly the House.
Apron late resolutions were adopted on
the death of Representative eavitt. Eulo-
CYSTIC addre ses were made by representa-
tlves Buell., bishop lripp ana Green.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-03-24

Fifty second day-No session OF the Sem
ate. HOUsE.--No quorum and although the
ouse was In session over two hours no bus
mess OF Importance was transacted or dis
cussed.