Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1894-03-23
CURRENT CONVERSATIONS.


has burned. The loss is S225, 900; in
surance S125,OOO.
The Kansas wheat crop is in excel
lent condition. Farmers have begun
to pillow for spring crop.
Diphtheria is raging at Carbon, Ind,
in the most malignant form. In one
week 10 persons died OF the disease.
Five children of one family died in two
days.
The Negro, Puryea, who was in jail
at Stroudsberg, Pa, for the murder of
Christopher Ehlers, escaped lie was
captured and a crowd gathered and
lynched him.
The Democratic city invention at
Leadville, Col, nominated Mrs. Alex
ander Eldridge for city treasurer and
Mrs. Bridget McClusky for city clerk,
by reclamation.
Fred Gerhard, the wealthy and cele-
brated clubman of New York, has be-
come benedict. His marriage with
Miss Louise Ii. Morris, of Baltimore,
occurred last week.
Frank Crittenden, nephew of ex-Gox.
Il. Crittenden, of Missouri, was killed
at Duarte, Cal, by being thrown under
a pillow and trampled upon by the
horses attached TO it.
Michael Davitt addressed a meeting
at Ballybrothy, Queens county, Ire
land. He declared that he was con-
WINGED that Lord Rose berry was as firm
home ruler as any Gladstonian.
Dispatches received from the City of
Mexico are far from reassuring as 70
the condition of Congressman Wilson.
He is suffering from dependency in.
duced by an enfeebled constitution.
Three Poles were killed in No. 4
mine of the Kingston Coal Co., at
Edwardsville, Pa, by runaway car.
Two of the men were killed instantly
and the third died an hour after receiv-
ing his injuries.
A strange disease has broken out
among the cattle of Kansas, and the
state veterinary surgeon has been
called to investigate it. 1t starts in
the hoof, the leg swells and the animal
dies in few days.
The main building of the Sheath
Glass works, at Tifin, o., giving EN-
ployment 10 $50 people, was destroyed
by fire. 1t is thought that $780, 900 will
cover the loss, about one-half of which
is covered by insurance.
The famous PiclwiclI Club building,
at New Orleans, La, one of the best
known places in the south, was ruined
by fire. The department worked three
hours before the fire was under con
troll. The loss will be $4,000.
A. II. Beals, of Hartford City, Ind,
met his wife, from whom he has been
separated, on the street at Dubuque,
Ia, and attacked her with a knife, in
flicting injuries which will proba bly,
result in her death. lie then cut his
own throat.
Major Edward o. Pomeroy, past de.
partment commander of the Rhode
Island G.. \. r., died at Providence OF
pneumonia, aged "a years. Major Pom
eroy was a soldier in EllswCrth's bat
TALON during the war.
Fred c. Picking Of New York, for d
long time cashier Of the New York
house of Browning, King e Co., cloth
ing, has been caught at East st. Louis
He is said 10 have embe2zled SEQ
from the company and Acd last fall.
Queen Victoria, accompanied by
Prince and Princess Henry of Battem
berg, left Sheerness for Flushing, Ilol
land, on board the Holland yacht Vic
toria and Albert. All the ships in tbs
harbor were decorated, rain bow fash.
ion, with flags. Her majesty was or
her way To Florence, Italy, where she
will stay for some time.
The census Office at Washington ha:
published a bulletin which presents
the totals of all classes of mechanical
industries in the United States. Mich
gan has L.. 1877 establishments that were
enumerated. The aggregate capital
was $685., 100000, and the number OF
men employed was 1G4 900, who were
paid SCI 900, 900 in wages per year.
A meeting of the west Michigan
trotting circuit was held in Greenviile
A circuit was formed embracing Green
vile, Howard City, Cedar Springs, tho
Kent County Agricultural society, tn,
West Michigan fair, the Ionia Distric
fair and the Ionia Horsemen's club
The circuit will open with the meeting
at the Ionia Horsemen's club, Aug. ..
and %. Frank l.. Fuller, of Cedar
Springs, is secretary.
The statement of Great Britaint
naval estimates for 1S94-5, issued by
Earl Spencer; first lord of the admi
rally, shows that the total expenditure
will be e17, 500, 100, being an increase o.
e3, 126, 900, and forms part. of pro
gram extending over the next five years
The personnel of the navy will be in
creased by 6,7OO men. Seven new first
class warships, six cruisers and tive
sloops of war viii be commenced a
once.
Mr.. De Almond. of Missouri, intro
duced a bill in the house providing
that no more than two persons shall b'
appointed receivers for any corpora
ton, nor shall the compensation of any
receiver now or hereafter appointed bt
greater than at the rate of $4,000 an
nually. TIE business of corporation
shall not be conducted nor continue,
by receivers or under the direction ol
supervision of any court except Incl
dentally in the winding mp of thei
affairs.
ADDITIONAL MICHIGAN.