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Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-07-21
Killed by n Feroclous Bull.

Christian Mott, of Waltz, was gored
to death by bull. The deceased was
about 20 years of age, and German.
One horn entered the right side and
tore across to the center of the breast
through the lungs and liver. Another
wound pierced the left side to the
heart, and a cash extended from be.
low the knee of the right leg up and
across the small of the back. lie was
paved and gored until he was mass of
bruises and cuts. He was completely
stripped of his clothing, except part of
one pants leg and his shirt collar.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-07-21
Burt Against the brotherhood.

w. K. Burt, receiver of the Toledo,
Ann Arbor & North Michigan railroad,
stating that he would meet a commit
tee of engineer to make terms to take
back the 20 striking engineers and fire.
men. Mr.. Burt stated emphatically
that there was not the slightest foun-
dation for the report; that he had not
met committee of engineers there, nor
had he made any terms; on the con-
trary, he said the road would be oper-
ated as non brotherhood road.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-07-21
Many Jackson Convicts Idle.

by the removal of the Fargo shoe
factory from the jackson prison 60
convicts were thrown out of work and
Warden Chamberlain is in a quandary
what to do with them. The Withing-
ton Tool company was to take 25 con-
victs July /, but is not yet ready for
them. Negotiations with an eastern
shirt company have fallen through,
owing TO the stringency of money. 1t
is expensive keeping SO many convicts
idle and the warden fears it will make
a bad showing in the finances of the
institution for the present year.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-07-21

DIR. G. A. Waterman, of Reading, has
been called to the chair of professor of
veterinary science in the Connect suit
State Agricultural college ut Storrs,
Conn, and will enter upon the dis
charge of his new duties in September.
Andrew Spencer, superintendent Of
the eastern Cherokee Indian school, has
been transferred to the superintend
ency of the Mt Pleasant Indian school,
and will assume his duties as soon as
he can be relieved at the eastern Cher
okee institution, at which time Mr..
Riopel will step down and out.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-07-21
a MAGNIFICENT NERVE.
a Grand Rapids Young Man Lays Plans
TO Forge 100000.

a Grand Rapids Young Man Lays Plans
20 Forge 100000.
The biggest sensation in the matter
of forgeries which has ever occurred at
Port Huron has been unearthed, the
result of which is that Leon S. Smith,
of Grand Rapids, is in Jail for passing
nearly $4,000 worth of forged paper.
The victims are the banks of Flint and
Grand Rapids. Had it not been for
the, sharp detect We work the forger
might have been on his way to Europe
with half million dollars in cold cash.
He arrived at Port Huron last week
and passed forged check upon the
'Comfnercial bank. This was discovered,
but tie matter was smoothed over.
.He4hen went to Flint, where he was
well known, and passed draft on the
Coldwater National bank of New York
for $685.. lie was arrested on his re-
turn from st. Clair with three Port
Huron girls and had in his possession
1900 in money and paper sufficient to
have forged 100000. Smith had Sc
cured his blanks by ordering them
from the Calvert Autograph company,
of Detroit, by pretending they were
for bank. Had the jobs at Port HUI
ron been,successful he would secured
passports, then worked New York and
Boston banks and sailed for Europe
with the proceeds. He is only 81 years
of age, and his only regret for the
crime is the effect it will have on his
mother. His excuse for his crime is
that he was poor and desired to live
like a gentleman.
later Smiths friends settled the
claims of Flint and Port Huron parties
against the cuiprit and he was released
at Port Huron, but was promptly
taken TO Grand Rapids where he will
undoubtedly be prosecuted.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-07-21
Italians Becoming Citizens.

There is u movement among the
many Italians of this section about
Red Jacket to become American citi-
zens. The independent Italian club
has been organized with a charter
membership of $50 and it is expected
that the number will soon reach 600.
The object of the club is to educate its
members on the political matters of
this country and TO have all who join
it become naturalized.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-07-21
Three Children Fatally Injured.

VIM. Cox, aged IL, his sister, Matilda,
aged Ii, and Georgia Ward, aged 10,
found pint and quart bottle under
a tree at the roadside near Washing
ton, Pa. They threw several stones at
the bottles. When one of the bottles
was struck an explosion followed that
shook houses mile away. A large
hole was blown in the earth, trees and
fences were thrown down and the
children hurled many feet away. The
bottles contained nitro-glycerine. All
were fatally injured.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-07-21
A SOLDIERS CRIME.
a Young Girl Suicides because Her Honor
Had Been DESTROYED,

Lillian Saulte, an 1s-year-old girl
employed as chambermaid at Mack
mac island, committed suicide by taxi
ing a dose of laudanum. She left two
very compromising letters duplicating
one of the soldiers at the fort, who,
she said, outraged her a few nights
previous while returning from viii
lage dance. She could not stand the
disgrace and has for days been pleading
to have him put in prison. The letters
are of the heartrending kind, telling of
her struggles as an orphan and her
battle for her honor. Her only rela-
tives reside at Petrolia, Ont, where
the remains were sent. The officers
have the man named in the letters in
custody.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-07-21

The old Drury Lane theater in Lon
don, which has beck ia existence 266
years, rs about 70 he demolished.
Admiral Farra'.gut's old flagship,
the Hartford, 10 20 be remodeled and
placed N sttvs service with a modern
battesy.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-07-21
Congressman Found Dead in Bed.

Gen. w. II. Enochs, congressman
from Ironton, o., was found dead in
bed. Gen. w. III. Enochs died from
apoplexy. He had been suffering from
the grip for several months. Congress-
man Enochs was born near Mindless
burg, Noble county, o., March 20, 1s42.
He was elected to represent the Tenth
Ohio district in the coming Fifty-third
congress.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-07-21
whirled to An Awlnl psnth.

Hugh Green, young man employed
at mill at Charlevoix was caught by
a belt while putting it on pulley and
whirled about the shaft with an awful
force. Every bone in his body was
broken. His chest was mashed in aud
one foot torn off. while the timbers
overhead were broken by his body be-
fore the engine could be stopped.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-07-21
Gov. Rich,s Pnrdons.

Gov. Rich has pardoned James NJ.
Shook, sent to jackson from Muskegon
for IL years for burglary. The pardon
board and the governor both believed
the sentence TO be excessive. Shook
had already served five years. Alfred
Engleman was sent TO lonia from st.
Joseph county in 1891 for forgery.
His sentence was five years. Both his
victim and the prosecuting attorney
petitioned for the release.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-07-21
The Best,ai OH villain Ought to be Hung

Charles Sheffield, of Hastings, man
upwards of GO years of age, was de-
tected in the act of taking indecent
liberties with the person of Goldie Col
Inns, bright little girl of years,
daughter of George Collins, of Hastings.
Sheffield was noticed enticing her to
an out of the way place, and was
watched. The story of the little girl
indicates that this is not the first time
nor she the only girl he has assaulted.
A complaint was made against him for
a felonious assault, and he was arrested
and held under 81 900 bail.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-07-21
Fatal Fall of IA Widow.

Mrs. Sarah Ketcham, aged As, a
widow, entered a clothing store at
Grand Rapids to buy clothes for her
children, and met with fatal accident.
She leaned against pile of clothing
upon counter which rested against
the top of stairway. The clothing
slid off the counter, causing her to fall
backward down the stairs. She died
in few minutes.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-07-21
Now Head at the Agricultural COLLEGE.

New Head mt the Agricultural College.
The STATE board of agriculture filed
two vacancies in the faculty of the Ag-
ricultural college. Z" After canvassing
the matter thoroughly the board Sc
-lected Prof. Lewis G. Gorton, of De-
troit, as successor to President Clute,
whose resignation takes effect Aug. L.
The resignation of p. M. Harwood,
professor of agriculture was accepted
by the board, and Prof. Clinton D.
Smith, director of the Minnesota Agsi-
culture Experiment station, was elected
to this position. Prof. Smith is under
40 years of age and graduate of Cor
nell university.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-07-21
During June the Worlds Fair cleared
over 81 600, 600 above expenses.

During June the worlds Fair cleared
over $1,000, 900 above expenses.
The Bankers association. of Buffalo,
have declared for the repeal of the
silver purchasing section of the Sher-
man act.
The village of Princeton, Ind, was
nearly destroyed by fire and an
unknown man burned to death. Loss,
$3.50, 900; insurance, Sl50,000.
Robert Larkin, Negro, was lynched
and his body riddled with bullets in
Citra, Fla, for assaulting Fanny Alex
ander, young lady of high social con-
nections.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-07-21
Hon. Fred Breasted. Generosity.

The Winthrop and Mitchell mines at
Ishpeming which closed down recently
have resumed operations again. Hon.
Fred Breasted. the local manager aud
half owner of the company, submitted
q proposition to the men to supply them
With provisions from his store. on the
order plan, until such time as the ore
had been sold, which they gladly ac-
cepted. --.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-07-21

prominent farmer of Galesburg died
from Injuries received by the breaking
of whiffletree while he was driving.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1893-12-16
HE TRUSTS IN HIS DOG.
Intimate Relations Between the Czar {
Russia and Daniah Hound.

Intimate Relations Between the Gar of
Russia and q Danish Hound.
The sovereign in Europe who stands
most in need of friend and cornpan-
ion whose fidelity and loyalty are
above all suspicion is the unfortunate
czar, who, like his predecessors on the
throne of Peter the Great, has so often
found himself deceived and betrayed
by just those of his courtiers, his Off
cials and even his relatives upon whom
he had bestowed the greatest amount
of kindness.
Under these circumstances it is not
astonishing, says the New York Trib-
une, that he should place his principal
reliance on superb and huge Danish
dog, with short, mouse-colored hair
and quite as big as young donkey.
The dog, gift of his father-in-law,
King Christian, of Denmark, is the
successor of similar hound, which
lost its life in the terrible railroad ac-
cident at Borki, when the imperial
train was entirely destroyed, the czar
and czarina escaping all injury save
the shock to their nerves in the most
miraculous manner. Alexander's pres
ent dog is not only by his side when he
walks out, asleep beside his bed al
night, but is also present when he
grants audiences, shifting at strangers
in an inquiring and sometimes suspi-
cious manner, which is not without
exercising certain influence upon the
treatment accorded by the car to his
visitor,
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1893-12-16
A Lover Of Fresh Air.

Queen Victoria seems almost imper-
vious to draughts and cold, and no
doubt this makes her somewhat incon-
siderate to those around her. Her
sons and daughters frequently COM
plain of the coldness of their mothers
home. She is quite unlike most old
ladies of her age in many of her tastes;
and while they enjoy the cOzy arm
chairs before the fire the queen is talk
ing her daily drive. 1t has to be very
bad weather to stop this regular out
ing; for, though rain and snow may
close the carriage, her majesty is al
ways very loath to give up her drives.
And they are drives! The pace at
which she likes to go is another in
stance in which the queen differs from
most of her Sex and age. They are, as
a rule. content with, and even anx-
ious for, very slow and dignified man.
ner of progression. But not SO her
majesty. Twelve miles an hour is the
pace at which she insists on being
driven when she is in the country, and,
as she knows the distances of all the
drives in the neighborhood of her diff
fsrent homes, she at once detects if
her commands are not being carried
out. Directly horse is unable to go
this pace he is no longer eligible for
her maiesty's use.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1893-12-16
A BATTLE ROYAL.
Bengal Tigers Engage In q Fight to th(
Death.

Bengal Tigers Engage In q Fight to the
Death.
A bloody battle occurred at Roger
Williams park, Providence, e. l., just
before noon few days ago between
two of the finest specimens of the
tiger family in captivity, resulting in
the death Of the animal known
throughout the United States as
Prince" the most ferocious tiger ever
captured.
1t was three years ago, says dis
patch, that Prince was captured after
mangling three hunters in the foot
hills OF the Himalaya mountains. He
was the finest specimen ever caught.
He was marked perfectly and weighed
something like twelve hundred pounds.
Since his arrival menagerie keepers
the country over have visited the city
to see him. A year ago a female,
Princess, was bought, but at that
time prince was considered so fero-
cious that they were not mated. In
adjoining cages they got acquainted
and finally they were put together in
a strong steel cage.
The tigers never showed any dislike
for each other until week previously
when Prince began to punish Princess.
She took his ill-treatment calmly, but
when he began the wrangle she was
ready. Prince struck the first blow
and showed his long, white teeth.
Princess laid her ears back and re-
turned the blow and both began to
hiss and growl. After walking around
the cage with glaring eyes and lashing
tails for several minutes, there was
sudden rush and the two came together
in a life and death struggle, the feroci-
ty and horror of which was intensified
by the screams and roars of the other
members of the menagerie. They tore
each others backs and chewed each
others necks until the blood streamed
from the long cruel gashes their sharp
ened claws and teeth inflicted.
Prince seemed to have the best of it,
but after a hard struggle Princess
broke away from him and backed away
a few feet, leaped upon her adversary
with the force of catapult, knocking
him upon his side and burying her
claws and teeth in his shoulder. For
half an hour the battle ragged. The
cage and it's immediate vicinity looked
like slaughter-pen. Finally Princess
set her teeth in death-grip in her
mates neck and held him until he was
dead. Then she tore the meat from
his body and drank his blood. Almost
lifeless, she lay in the pond of blood
for several minutes, and then raising
herself let forth terrible howl, as if
cheering at victory.
When the noise ceased the keepers
entered the building. Princess sat in
her cage with one paw upon the dead
Princes head, which was nearly sew
cred from his body. She was covered
with blood and the remnants of her
dead mate, but she stood victress Of
one of the greatest battles ever fought
between dumb brutes.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1893-12-16
THE AMERICAS CUP.
1t Was First Sailed for Over Forty Ye,
ApO.

1t Was First Sailed for Over Forty Years
Ago.
The first race for the cup, now
known as the Americas cup, was
sailed around the Isle of Wight on
August %, 1851. says the Philadelphia
Press. OF the yachts that sailed the
seas in those days the gallant old
America, full of years and honors, is
probably the only one now in commits
sion. The Royal yacht squadron had
offered cup open to competition by
yachts of all nations. The America
was lying at Cowes, and her owners
were anxious to get a match race with
a representative British yacht. Com
modore Stevens entered the America
in this open race. There were six
schooners, one three-master of three
hundred and ninety-two tons, and
eight cutters in the race. The Ameri-
ca was the last yacht to get off. She
ran wing -and-wing, her mainsail out
on one side and her foresail out on the
other, and very soon had sailed grand
ly through the fleet, reaching the
schooner Beatrice and the cutters Au-
leading. Finally the America, by very
skillful lodging, managed to get into
the lead.
Tie Yankee boat with the wind free
had shown superiority over the Eng
lish vessels. And when it came to
windwardwcrk she proved that she was
equally superior. She worked to the
windward SO speedily that by the time
the point was reached there was not a
yacht in sight from her decks. The
wind now died down and strong
head tide was encountered, against
which the America made little head
way. This gave the fleet, which had
not yet caught the full strength of
the tide, a chance to creep up on her.
The little cutter Aurora and the cutter
Arrow nearly caught up with the
America, but the rest of the fleets were
miles astern. At ST. GATHERINGS the
Arrow went aground and was out of
the race, but the little Aurora clung
to the America admirably. The wind
now freshened again and the America
drew away rapidly from her plucky
little rival. After getting by St.
GATHERINGS the America had a leading
wind, and easing off her sheets tore
through the water in magnificent
style and swept toward Cowes, a re-
markable winner. The defeated Eng
ish yachts were two days altogether
in getting into port. The dismay of
the English yachtsmen and all Great
Britain at the terrible defeat given by
the little black Yankee is almost
matter Of international history.
Commodore, Stevens had tried be-
fore the big race for a match very hard
and had posted in the Royal squadron's
castle challenge to sail against any
yacht for from one thousand to ten
thousand guineas, but the English
were afraid of the Yankee from his
first appearance and the challenge was
never accepted.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1893-12-16
ODD FUNERAL CUSTOMS.
Duty OF the Parish to Furnish an Um
brella for the Preacher.

Duty OF the Parish to Furnish an Um-
brella for the Preacher.
In country districts in Wales a GUS
the middle of the chancel at the time
of a funeral, and before leaving the
church the mourners all file round and
put their offerings in. This is really
intended for the clergyman's fee, says
the Westminster Review, but if the
people are poor he often returns part
of it Ito widow, for instance).
There is at least one instance that it
was customary for the parish to pro-
vide an umbrella for the use of the
clergyman on public occasions, more
especially at funerals. The parish ac-
counts of st. Johns, Chester, contain
the following entries:
1923 Paid Mr.. George Marsh for an
Umbren for the parish use. w ~ D
l7Ss Paid for an Umbreli for Mr.;
Richardson to read the Burial
service under. .............
It was general belief that if a
corpse was carried over the fields on
the way to burial it established pub
lie right of way forever; hence it be-
came customary when for convenience,
or in some cases out of necessity, a
corpse was taken across fields or over
any private grounds, for the under
taker to stick number of pins in each
gate as the procession went through.
The pins were accepted by the owner
of the land as payment for the privi-
lege of the corpse being carried
through, and acted as an acknowledge
ment that the right of way was grant
ed only for the particular occasion.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1893-12-16
A DOGS East Run.

Albert Gleason, of Woburn, owns a
little fox terrier of which he has always
thought good deal, but which he now
values still more highly because OF an
exhibition of his pluck and faithful
ness which the little animal recently
gave. Mr.. Gleason is the station agent
at Woburn Highlands, and the other
day he boarded the train there
to go to Boston. He entered the
last car, and when the train arrived
at Cross street he was surprised on
looking back to see that the dog was
following it and was only short dis
tance behind. AS the train moved on
the dog continued to follow at most
astonishing speed, and at winchester
he was only about two hundred feet
behind it. The distance between the
two towns is one and three-quarser
miles, and the little dog had covered it
in less than four minutes.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1893-12-16
A South American Amazon.

Among the persons who have had
great influence in the revolution IN
Rio Grande do Sui is a woman-Mme.
Gabriela de Matos, thirty-one years
old, with large blue eyes and blonde
hair. At the beginning of the revolt
she sold her cattle and attached her.
self to the troops of Yuca Ilgre'
whose adjutant she became. she &C,
companied the half-wild leader on al
his expeditions, clad IN a UNIFORM !.
which was a strange combination OF
,vonoen,s and mems attire. Across
her shoulders she carried band on
which were the words: Long Live
Liberty! Long Live Rio Grande 90
Sulr Many deeds Of courage as weli
as kindness, are told Of this unusual
woman, who believes that she is sec
ond Joan of Arc. called to LEAD ner
country to independence.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1893-12-16
A DIFFICULT FEAT.
Raislng . Locomotive That Had Been
Plunged Into Muddy River.


Plunged Into q Muddy River.
On August 10 last, says the San Fran
cisco Call, locomotive went through
big ferryboat and plunged pilot first
into the water of Carquinez straits,
the tender and cars remaining on the
ferryboat. The water was deep enough
to cover the cab, but not enough toilet
the boat out Of the slip. The locomo-
tive stood practically vertical, and it's
nose was deep in the mud. On the
night of the 18th large pair of shears
made of twelve by twelve inch tim
bers crossed at the top, was built up
on the end of the boat and some large
pulleys hung where the timbers
crossed. Then diver spent several
hours in fastening a number of cables
on either side of the frame under the
boiler. Four engines were attached to
the ropes, but could not start the To-
comotive, although the strain was SO
great that a cable nearly three inches
in diameter was broken. Finding the
appliances of insufficient strength,
the shears were doubled in size, and a
fifth engine taken on board.
On the 18th another trial was made.
It was hard to get the engines to pull
exactly together, and as their wheels
would slip and revolve the cables
would snap and the tackle generally
would be badly strained. Finally a
simultaneous pull started the mass
and the cab slowly appeared above the
water, and the engine was gradually
lifted until somewhat higher than
the floor of the ferry boat. Tackle
from steam dredger stationed in
front of the slip was then attached to
the forward end of the locomotive,
which was pulled out in this way.
The shears were then swung slowly
backward over the deck of the ferry
and the engine gradually lowered to
the tracks it had left. When it was
hauled to the neighboring roundhouse
and the mud washed off it was found
that but little damage had been done
beyond the splintering Of the cab by
the cables.