The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1911-06-01
GENERAL NEWS IN BRIEF.

llOnalre railway CONTRACTOR, VIM WIZ
Donald Grant built many railroads IN
western America, is dead
John Mason Little. of Boston. was
elected president of the Natlonai
League of Unitarian Laymen. Presi'
dent Taft was reelected honorary
president.
The Social Democrats have intro
duced an Interpolation in the Rus
sian duma regarding the action OF the
government in ordering the expulsion
from Riga of 300 Jewish artisans.
Operators and miners representing
owners and men have reached ten
tative agreement in Canton, o., on
wage scale which is expected to END
a strike of $500 men, begun last June.
The census returns for Ireland show
a population of 4,3S1,951. This is
decrease from 10 years ago OF IL per
cent. The decrease in the male popu-
lation was 6 and in the number OF
females 2.S per cent.
Bishop VIM. F. Mcdowell, of the
Methodist Episcopal church, just back
from China, declares that the worst
stage of the famine there is passed,
and the government is sending refu-
gees back to their home province.
Persons who paid full rate on
Pullman cars on the Great Northern
lines after the interstate commerce
commission ordered a reduction on
March Is, 1910, now can obtain re-
bates of everything above the reduced
rate.
A thief who attempted to gain en-
| trance to the home OF wealthy Elias
| Surut, in New York, was caught by
the neck in the skylight and hanged.
| His body was found when the family
returned after three weeks alb
sence.
1--WE have turned the tables upon
| the American republic" said Sir Will
| frid Laurier, at the Empire day ban
| ouet "The nineteenth century was
| the day of the United States; the
twentieth century will be the day OF
Canada"
The government has instructed the
| Russian ambassador at Constantine
pie to warn Turkey that the concen-
tration of Turkish troops along the
Montene frontier since the Albanian
outbreak constitutes serious men
ace to peace.
President Taft has announced the
appointment Of Harry A. Wheeler,
vice-president of the Union Trust Co.
and president Of the Chicago CONNER
cial association, as a member OF the
commission to inquire into second
class postal matters.
Lewis Ely. who graduated from
the Franklin High school i'll Franklin
Pa. had the remarkable record oil
never having missed even half day
during the Is years of his school ca
: reer. He was publicly commended by
the school officials.
King Alfonso, in a reception given
by him to Pierre Vedrine, winner OF
the Paris-to- Madrid aeroplane race
personally pinned to Vedrines coa'
, the cross of the Order of Alfonso XII.
, an honor reserved for those who VIII
distinction in the arts and sciences.
proposition to strike the name o
: United States Senator Duncan L
: Fletcher from the list of vice presi
, dents of the Unitarian association be
cause of his attitude on the Lorlme
case last winter, failed at the annua
: meeting of the association in Boston
Seventy lasters, whose strike OF
April threw nearly 1000 persons on
of work in Lynn, Mass, must return
to their benches under their old agree
:, ment, pending settlement, winch
= not satisfactory, in reasonable tim
. will go to the state board of arbitrs
: ton.
; The battleship Michigan is tn
. premier shot of the American nav!
In the spring battle practice tn
Michigan scored 90.929 points OF me
II. and will be awarded red pennar
with a black ball in the center, whlc
" will fly from her masthead until tn
l. honor is wrested from her by siste
y ship.
: The master spinners' committee
u England has decided to request tn
II users of American cotton to stop usin
a that product during the whole
3 Whitweek, and also ask that vol
i he taken on the question OF an
% ganized short time working period
3. the mills until the end of the presei
)" cotton season.
!, e. II. II. Green, of Da
n las, Texas, son OF Mrs. Het
- Green. of New York, has donated
| the Dallas puDlC liuldiy hio pi
o. collection of books consisting OF l,o
~ volumes. The donation is regard
- as the most important ever given Is
- institution. Among the books are sc
,s eral that are very rare.
I'd Judgments totaling $1,35O have De'
is rendered against the Monroe railw
by Judge Anderson in federal cou
IS on complaints of District Attorn
no Charles w. Miller that the compa
or in November and December, 1904. a.
N. June. 1910, had violated the fedel
DIS law against keeping telegraph OPP
cd ators on duty for more than m
hours consecutively.
The New York American says NJ
es- E. H. Hartman has decided to fou
VS. a great university in the west as
memorial to her late husband, who
&C. wealth has made her the richest -wo
,ss an in America. Millions will be
'or yanced to the university as need
m. and money will be supplied suiiicie
he ly to enable the institution TO take
may be the location chosen.
nj. The ffty-third annual session
ON the general assembly of the Unit
oh PRESBYTERIAN church opened In wa