The Yale expositor., 1897-01-08
NEWSY CONVERSATIONS.

The complete ofiic al canvass of the
vote at the recent election gives Me-
Kinley :, 1O1, 4O1 votes; Bryan 6,47O,6 csc.
Fifty-four families were driven out
of their homes during zero weather
and at night by the burning of two
large apartment houses on West Fiji
teenth street, New York City.
Carnegie is to have strong opposition
in the manufacture of armor plate in
an immense new plant to be erected at
Pittsburg by the Firth-Sterling Steel
Co.. composed of eastern and English
capitalists.
An impeuetrable fog settled upon
New York for a whole day preventing
the operation of the ferries and caus-
ing an almost total suspension of traffic
in the harbor, and on the streets the
situation was not much better.
Senator Wolcott. of Colorado is talk
ing trip to Europe and it is asserted
that he goes with President-elect Nc
Kinley's approval TO confer with lead
ing statesmen and diplomats upon the
subject of an international bimetallic
conference.
A Washington dispatch says Ii Hung
Changes visit to England and the
United States has already borne fruit
in decision of the Chinese government
to establish schools for the teaching of
the English language and western
sciences in all of the principal cities of
the country. 1t is said that the inten-
ton eventually is TO substitute English
| for Chinese.
While Mrs. Daniel Myron, of Kala-
maZoo, was away from home, some
one entered her house and completely
demolished every piece of furniture,
bedding, pictures, carpets, etc, doing
damage to the amount of 500. The
intruders cut in the wall with knife
| in large letters, the word Revenge.
! There is no clue to the hoodlums and
Mrs. Myron has not an enemy so far as
known.
The prospects of the 1000 people in
| burned-out town of Ontonagon are
very blue. No mandatory seems in
clined to locate there, notwithstand-
ing it is one of the finest harbors on
Lake Superior Many of the burned
out families are still dependent upon
the relief committee The 10 business
houses which have rebuilt are doing
but little business. but the l3 saloons
appear to be thriving.
Secretary of State Gardner reports
that there are 506.77 families in Mich.
igan, and the average number of per-
sons belonging to each is 4.42. There
are %, 004 more families than dwellings
| The numbers of families increased
1ls.031 from 1890 to 1896. There arc
1872. 400 families in incorporated cities
The average number to family there
is 4. so; i'm the country, AIS. There are
an average of 4.63 persons in eacl
dwelling in Michigan.
The ST. Joseph Valley railroad hai
had much trouble trying to fill up sinl
holes near Benton Harbor. Hundred
of carloads of dirt have quickly disap
peared. Dozens OF piles have beer
driven, one above the other. yet M
bottom found. 1t is said that severa
piles. which were marked, were found
floating in Lake Michigan soon after
wards, having evidently passed through
a subterranean river
The recent heavy failures of the Hi
nois National and the Atlas Nationa
banks, at Chicago, have caused severa
other disasters. Otto Wasmansdorff, ;
well-known banker, grew despondcn
over his losses and suicided by shooting
The Dime Savings bank was reported
to be heavily involved in the failure
and experienced very severe run
VIM. NJ. and J. s. Van Nortwick. o
Batavia, ILL.,, have been forced to maxi
an assignment owing TO their losses.