The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1907-05-31

ton to retain its plant as at present.
Delegates to the Mohonk interna-
, tional arbitration conference discuss
ed plans for spreading the doctrine of
peace in the public schools and col
leges.
Illinois State Medical society adj
journed at Rockford, electing w. l..
Baum. of Chicago president
Judge Gaynor, in an address at Kan
sas City, attacked big gifts, mention
ing $32.000,00O recently given by
Rockefeller.
City administration of New York
has moved against Consolidated Gas
company, declaring it's franchises are
expired or worthless.
A conservative tariff revision was
advocated by manufacturers of st.
Louis, Mo, and indianapolis, Ind.
Ex-Judge Hargis was acquitted of
the Cockrill murder in famous feud
case at Lexington, Ky.
| Agrarians of douma are warned by
cars ministry that agitation for forci-
BILE taking of land must cease; govern
ment is ready TO assist peasants in
buying farms.
Attacks on the Standard Oil COM
pany tank wagon systems were made
by witnesses before the interstate
commerce commission.
Deposits in Chicago banks are now
at the highest mark they have ever
reached, the total being 1907 zoo. 900.
Hearing of the plea of the three
trustees of the estate of Mrs. Eddy TO
be substituted for the next friends"
as plaintiffs in the suit over her prop
erty was begun in Concord. n. H.
Presbyterian general assembly urg-
ed the churches to lead the way for
further reforms in marriage and di-
vorce speaker said the marriage
lie sentiment to a demand for better
conditions.
Big Hawley, who is suing Howard
Gould for $250,000 declares that the
millionaire offered his wife $1,000, 900
to get an absolute divorce.
Jewel thefts of j. Edward Boeck,
the adventurer and art expert who
disappeared from New York, May 10,
approximate s1000.000.
Mrs. William Mckinley. widow of
the late president, was stricken with
paralysis at her home in Canton, o..
and her physicians hold out no hope
for her recovery.
Railroad Gazette in New York de-
clares that the United States Steel
corporation, actuated by greed for
profits, deliberately turns out imper-
feet rails, which break and cost many
human lives.
The will of Orrin w. Potter, filed for
probate at Chicago, discloses that the
estate is worth $750,000, instead of
several millions.
Third explosion of ammonia in the
Armour plant at Chicago killed five
and stifed - others, bringing the to-
tai fatalities for the three accidents
to 20.
The home at Mount Pleasant, Ia,
of the late James Harlan, once Unit
ed States senator. has been presented
to Iowa Wesleyan university at Mount
| Pleasant, by Mrs. Robert Lincoln. OF
Chicago, daughter of Senator Harlan
The drought in northern Nebraska
and southern South Dakota was
broken May %.
Rain in measurable quantities fell
at Sioux City for the first time this
spring and was going throughout
northwestern Iowa, the Dakotas at the
same time reporting scattering show.
ers.
The commissioner OF the general
lind Office has ordered an examiner
of surveys to go upon the Yakima res.
ervation and proceed with the inspec.
ton of such surveys as are ready for
examination.
The fifth international Sunday
school convention ended at Rome
Italy. after speech by the Rev. b. b
Tyler. of Minnesota.
Presbyterian general assembly at
Columbus, o., settled the temperance
controversy by indorsing the Anti-Sa
loon league and forbidding committee
on temperance to engage in political
work.
The Red Cross has formally an
nounced that it will no longer receive
contributions of money or provisions
for the relief of the Chinese famine
sufferers, the famine having been
broken by the ripening of the new
crops.
Train wreckers at West Glendale
Cal, pulled rails from under the
Southern Pacific coast line flyer, kill
ing two men and injuring % other
persons.
Sleeper of Chesapeake & Ohio flyer
) was derailed in Kentucky. One killed
20 injured
: Nicholas Murray Butler urged that
the question of disarmament be avoid
ed at the Lake Mohonk conference or
: international arbitration and suggest
ed instead that the restriction of fur
Their growth of great arscies be advo
Gated.
Secretary Straus. in speech before
Manufacturers association, urged
larger share for labor in prosperity
and drastic publicity" for corpora
tons.