The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1910-06-24
WIRE BULLETINS.

Representative Shattuck has given
notice in the Louisiana general as
sembly that he will Introduce state
wide prohibition bill A bitter fight
is expected.
Daniel Morgan. formerly treasurer
OF the United States. has given to the
Connecticut state library the desk on
which Lincoln signed the emancipa-
ton proclamation.
bust OF Samuel l.. Clemens Mark
Twain, which is to adorn the pro.
posed memorial 10 be erected in New
York. has just been completed by
Louis Potter. the sculptor.
The date for the opening of the In.
ternational Maritime conference at
Brussels has been fixed by the Belgian
government for September IL, 1910,
according TO a dispatch received at
the state department from Brussels.
Employment of inexperienced .mmi-
grants in this country is suggested as
the probable cause of many serious
accidents. in a report of the immi-
grafton commission, which was pre-
scented to congress by Senator Dilling-
ham, chairman.
4 ne pOpuldllOH Oh the huSSldu tm-
pire, including Finland, according to
data collected by the governmental
statistical department for 1909, has
reached 1G0, 1895. 200, an increase of 49,
$4,000, or 26.2 per cent since the
last general census in 1897
Ninety-fve cases of ptomaine poi
soning from eating impure ice cream
were reported to the health depart.
ment from various parts of Houston.
Tex. Several OF the victims were saved
from death only after hours of work
by physicians. A number are still in
a serious condition at hospitals.
On the recommendation OF DR. John
A. Holmes, purchasing agent OF the
postoffice department. Postmaster
General Hitchcock is urging the en-.
actment by congress of stringent
law TO prevent bidders on contracts
for supplies for the department Ia
enter into combination 10 hold UP
prices.
The Montana. North Carolina. Ten.
nessee and Chester, part of the Am
erican squadron which attended the
Argentine centennial celebration at
Buenos Ayres. have arrived at Rio
a.
other member of the visiting SQUAD
San Francisco
The Warrington. torpedo boat de-
stroyer, built for the government by
the Cramps, was launched n Philadal
phia in the presence OF large party
of naval officers and guests Of the
shipbuilding company. The vessel was
christened by Mrs Richard Haitian
OF New York. great granddaughter of
Commodore Warrington.
Imports of the principal manufac-
turer's materials into the United
States for the period from August l.
1909. to April 30. 1910. under the op-
Grafton of the new tariff law, show
large percentage OF increase over
the imports for the corresponding pc.
Rod of the previous year. and an
increase over the average rate of In
crease for the corresponding periods
since 1900, according to statistics com
piled by the department OF commerce
and labor.
Forty-six petty officers Of the Argen-
tine navy are aboard the English
steamer Vervi that Will arrive in New
York the first part OF July direct from
Buenos Ayres. The men have been
designated by the navy department OF
Argentina to cooperate with the ma
val commission which for some time
has been identified with the work OF
inspection OF the battleships now be.
ing constructed in this country for the
Argentine republic.
Plans for the erection in Washing
ton OF a monument TO Commodore
John Barry for which congress ap-
propriated $4,000 several years ago
have come TO n halt q second time