The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1895-03-29
NEWS IN BRIEF.


between the United States and Japan
have been exchanged.
The Reid packing company's plant
was destroyed by fire at Kansas City,
Mo, with loss of 81, 100000.
Over / 900 people were killed in n
battle between revolutionists and gov
eminent troops at Lima, Peru.
Kearney Sutton, non-union glass
worker, was beaten TO death by a mob
of union strikers at Tarentum, Pa.
Milwaukee has gotten rid of the
smallpox epidemic, after having 1,0ll
cases and 2os deaths in nine months.
The Sunday closing of stores and
saloons in ST. Louis lasted one week,
and then the merchants decided to test
the law.
Winnipeg in particular and Manitoba
in general are bitterly fighting on the
question of government sanction of
parochial schools.
Mrs. Samuel Cromie died in the dem
lists chair at Elk Rapids. She had
several teeth extracted, and the shock
of the last operation killed her.
Sioux City. Ia. suffered loss of
$500, 900 by fire. The Western Transfer
Co., agricultural implements, and the
Linseed oil mill being the chief losers.
John Oswald, farmer near Read
ing, Pa, went home drunk and began
To abuse his wife. His 16-year-old son
interfered and in the melee the father
was killed.
A new and strange disease has be-
como epidemic in Floyd and Pike
counties. KY, which physicians can
not name or cure. The patient invar-
iably dies within three days.
The trial of Clarence and Sadie Rob-
inSon for the murder of Montgomery
Gibbs came to an end at Buffalo by the
former being sentenced TO Auburn
prison for life and his wife for 90 years.
George Cowan and Adolph Peterson,
homesteaders. took lodgings at the
Hotel Summit. Marquette, and blew
out the gas. After vigorous efforts,
Peterson was resuscitated, but Cowan
will die.
New York City has begun operations
on the plan of Mayor Pingree, of De-
troit. of utilizing vacant lots, and lands
in and near the city for FARMS" TO
enable unemployed to secure employ
ment, they 20 be furnished seed, tools.
etc, and To take the crops for their
hire.
The Cleveland Chamber of Commerce
adopted n report from a committee
upon the proposed ship canal between
pittsburg and Lake Erie. II was to
the effect that if such canal was
made it would be of mutual benefit to
Cleveland and Buffalo, but that the
scheme was impracticable.
Great Britain was visited by severe
March gales which did great damage
in several large towns. At Birming-
ham four people were killed, at Lei
cester three were killed, in Wolver-
hampton one, in Walsall one. The
property loss will amount to fully
81, 100000.
The Danish steamer Horsa sailed
from Savannah, Ga, with 107 Negro
emigrants who are to establish n
colony in Liberia. They are thor
oughiy equipped and the government
will give them lands free and if this
venture is a success thousands of
southern Negroes will follow.
The tug velos. bound for the stone
quarrics at Nelson and Haddington
islands, was driven ashore on Trial
island, off British Columbia, during
the gale and is total wreck Five
men were drowned. barge with %
laborers aboard was driven ashore on
sandy beach and all were saved
For So hours a fishing fleet of five
small steamers, with crews aggregat-
ing about 80 men. were icebound in
Lake Erie, off Sandusky. The weather
was very cold. 1t was night of ter.
ror for the men, and when they finally
stepped ashore they were weak from
the effects of the cold and exposure.
In the reichstag of Germany a reso-
luton was presented to congratulate
Prince bismarck on his birthday ami
vcrsary. IL failed after stormy dis
cussion, and the president OF the reich.
stag Immediately announced his rcsig-
nation. which caused an extraordinary
scene, the members of the right rising
in a body and cheering him vocerifcr.
ously.
The Saginaw authorities tried Co
force H. W. McDcvitt TO pay $40 day
for the privilege of selling books at
auction. lie was fined for refusal to
pay. and the circuit Judge has Just de-
cidcd that the tax is unreasonable and
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