The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1897-10-08
TELEGRAPHIC TICKINGS.

A general strike is on among the
miners employed in the four mines of
Simpson and Watkins, north of Scran-
ton, Pa. About 400 men are out and
the strike may assume more serious
proportions.
Richard and John McGriff, without
doubt the oldest twins in the United
States, celebrated their ninety-fifth
birthday near Decatur, Ind. John is
well-to-do business man Of Geneva,
Ind, and Richard is a prosperous Ohio
farmer.
A dispatch from Madrid asserts that
powerful Span sh squadron will inn
mediately proceed 10 Cuba on the pre-
text of attending the installation of
the new floating dock at Havana, but
really as an answer to the dispatch of
the American hotilla to Florida waters.
1t is feared by their Toledo friends
that Harry Tolerton and Prof Daniel
j. Holmes, who are making tour of
Europe, have fallen into the clutches
of Swiss bandits and are being held
for ransom. Three demands have
been received by cable within as many
weeks for 81 ,0OO
While a heavy fog hung over the
tracks a special train on the Musllin-
gum valley railroad carrying the oli-
GERS of the road ON an inspection train,
struck handcar upon which were five
section men, near GAINESVILLE, o. Three
of the men were instantly killed and
the other two badly i'm iured
Lumbermen of Ontario claim that
the new regulations of the Ontario
government prohibiting alien labor on
Canadian timber is of little practical
value TO them. as there are few aliens
employed and no foreign supplies used.
What they want is law to make it
compulsory TO cut the logs in Canada.
Omaha, Neb.-The BARLEY defense
outlined it's plan of action by announc-
ing that because Gov Holcomb APP
proved Bartley's bond too late BARLEY
never legally qualified as treasurer.
Washington-John Wedderburn e.
Co. were disbarred from practice before
the interior department as patent at
torneys or agents on charges of gross
fraud and unprofessional conduct.
adelphia.-Robert Jones Monog-
han, a prominent lawyer of West Ches-
ter, Pa, inhaled Illuminating gas and
died in hotel.
Milwaukee, Wis.-The celebration OF
the fiftieth anniversary of the arrival
in America of DR.. Joseph Salzman,
founder of the Seminary of st. Frances
of Sales near this city, took place at
the institution.
Effingham, Ill.-The Old Settlers OF
Eflingham county held their annual ie-
union, with 1000 people in attendance.
Louisville, Ill.-The Veterans and
Sons of Veterans Of Illinois closed
three days reunion. Fully $4,000 peo-
rle were in attendance.
Mount Pleasant, Iowa.-Mrs. Sarah
Hatton, aged so, the mother Of the late
Frank Hatton, ex-postmaster-gene
Is dead at her home here.
Joliet, Ill.-Miss Myra B. Blood,
daughter of Justice Charles F. Blood,
died at Silver Cross hospital while UNI
der the influence of chloroform.
Monmouth, Ill.-Dr. Felix Reigner,
who recently shot and killed Simon
Frandsen, has been again exonerated
Tho grand jury, after several days in
vestigation. refused to find an indict-
ment
Washington.-Ex-Q Liliuokala-
nj of Hawaii has returned here from
her visit to San Francisco. Accom-
panying her were Joseph Helelulhe, her
secretary, and several friends who re-
Gently arrived at San Francisco from
the islands. The ex-queen's stay in
the city is indefinite.
Washington. - Pension Attorneys
Samuel B. Mclean of Pittsburg, Pa;
M. M. Chase of Los Angeles, Cal, and
ID. f. Bethumun of Mount Vernon, KY,
have been disbarred from practice be-
fore the interior department.
Ann Arbor, Mich.-An unusually
large number of students registered at
the university Secretary Wade says
a strange feature is the number from
! Chicago and the west.
Omaha, Neb.-The trial of the suit Of
the state of Nebraska against the
bondsmen Of ex-State Treasurer Joseph
| T. BARLEY to recover the sum of $780,
1906 has begun. -----.---.
The Democratic city convention OF
! Greater New York nominated cut
and dried Tammany ticket, with Robt.
A. Van Wyck for mayor. No mention
was made of free silver or Bryan.
This led TO convention of the Demo
cratic alliance"which nominated Henry
George, the great single taxer, for
mayor Tammanyites were all called
traitors and the Chicago free silver
platform was Endorsed. New York
Knights of Labor have also Endorsed
Henry George.
It Is said that Grover Cleveland is to
try for the United States senatorship
! from, Now .Iersav