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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1885-11-13
A Cowardly Assassin

About O'Clock the other evening. \.
Burras. Young man, stood in the entrance 10
Il. g.. Dun n Go. = building ON Monroe street,
Chicago, watching the employees Of the offices
and printing establishments of the neighbor
hood coming from their day. labor sudden
ly catching sight Of two young women Mrs
Ray GoOde and Lillian Walters walking arm
in arm. he sprang forward lrcN a
revolver. fired two shots I'm quick
succession, and dashed out OF the hall aud up
Monroe-st. toward Fithavc. IN officer .tand
ing near the corner II Fgth-ayc.
noticing the crowd accumulat NJ. OWNED the
cause OF the Young mans Hight and promptly
seized him They walked back 10 the scene OF
the'shOOting. The two women llN in.cnsibiC
on the sidewalk. Al the sight OF the man VINO
had attempted their murder The crowd b came
furious and attempted 10 tear him from the
officers grasp. Somebody cried, Lynch him, -
and the officer, realizing hi prisoner danger
hustled b M through an alley IN The direction
of the nearest station. The crowd attempted
10 follow, hut only iammcd itsCf fast in ia
narrow entrance.
The wounded women were taken into the
nearest drug store and thence 90 the county
hospital II l. believed that tleir wounds are
fatal. The two are half sisters, and came
originally from FL Paso, H.. where their par
ents reside.
\ few days before "A quarrel sprang ul
through reflection Burras made Of Miss Wal
ter and Mrs Goode while was cngag Il in
dispute with another clerk. He was told that
ne must alpltGlst, Uul a. ne itlllStl Ia go 50
he was discharged The motiv,
of the crime apparently. however
comes out with the old story of a womans
scorn and jealousy and was given reporter
during an interview with Mrs Bur
ras, the criminals wife. Mrs. Burras said
that the present trouble originated in - Paul
some wears ago, when she entered the Dun
agency as clerk Previous o. that time her
husband had been paving marked attention &
Miss Walters, and 1t was generally supposed
that he intended marrying her He trans
ferrcd his attention To- herself however. when
she entered the Office and thus excited
the jealousy Of Miss Walters, who with her
sister, Mrs. Goodc. had been endcavorng 10
create trouble between her and Mr.. Burras.
She pro luccd the following, which had been
sent 10 her
II YOU believe that your husband il your nus.
band and Is true 10 YOU. you'd better follow
him home some night, A. he keeps mistress.
and only keeps You 30 Keep house for him.
\ FRIEND.
This letter gave my husband" she con.
tinued, "and he immediately recognized the
handwriting a. that of Miss Walters lie was
In position, he said, 20 swear positively IL
was her writing, as he had worked with her 50
long, and had seen so much If her manu-
scIipt"
Mrs. BurTas declared that this was the real
cause Of the shooting Tho victim, are 10th
In a comatosc condition, and II H. asserted that
neither can survive
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1885-11-13
GIVE THANKS.
Prssid emit Cleveland Issues a Proclamation

The following proclamation was ISSUED Nov
2, by the. president Of 'he United States OF
America:
The American people nave always aDunaani
cause 10 be thankful 10 Almighty God, who.y
watchful care and guiding hand have beer
manifested in eyeiR stage of theii national
me- guarding anu protecting them IN the hoe
oi darkness and danger. II Is hitting aui
proper that nation thus favored should ou
one day in every year, for that purpl,
especially appointed, publicly acknOwledgN
the goodness OF God and return thank, Z
him for all his gracious gifts
Therefore /, Grover Cleveland. president ~
the United s<cs Of America, do hereby 49,
nate and sci apart Thursday, the 18th daY Di
November, instant, a. "A day oi public thanks
giving aud prayer, and do invoke the oh-er,
ance Of the same by all The people 0i me
land. On that day let all secular cuisines. Boz
suspended and Jet the people assemble ..
their usual place Of worship. and with pfaSr
and songs OF praise deyoutly testify their graf
tude Ia the giycr OF every gOOd and perfect
gift for all that lie has done tor ~ in the yeat
that has passed: Tor our preservation
OF united nation and for our deliver
ance from the shock aud dan
ger Of political oOnyulsion Tor the blcssin-s Of
peace and FOR our safety and quiet while war,
and runOrs 81 wars have agitated and athlete.
other nations Of the earth. Tor our securit,
against the scourgc of pc>tilcucc which iu
other lands claimed H. dead by thousand, auI
filled the streets with mOurners. lot plentcou.
corps which reward the hushanduan and ,u
crease our nations wealth, and TOR the con
tentment throughout Our boardcrs which io
lows in the train Of prosperity and abuudau.
And let there also bc on the day thus SEP
apart reunion of families sauctihed AMI
chastcncd hy tender memories aud assocla
tiOns. and let the social intercourse of friend
with pleasant reininlscencc renew The ties %
affection and strengthen the bonds OF hin ~
feelings And let Us los no means got
while we give thanks and enjoy the comiur'-
which have crowned our lives, hat tluU
grateful hearts are inclined h. deed
charity. and that kind and thoughtful ,,
membrance OF the poor N!ll double 'hc plea
urr oi our condition, and render uur praI.
aud Thanksgiving more acccptabi. iu he sign,
Of the Lord
Done al the city of Washington. thi, .ccouI
day OF November, one thousand cghi hun
bred and eighty-hve, and OF tn udcpcndcn
OF the United States the one hundred an
tenth. GROVER 1tTyElANp
BY. the president.
/. +. BAYARD. Secretary OF state.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1885-11-13
Our Amry.

The Quartcrmaster-t'cncral. in nj, annual
report, saws the necessity Of s.embling troops
at larger or more permanent posts near Indian
reservations and in proximity 10 gr,af STRAIT
cgc pointy i'm he country al accent to e., pub
lie reservations, harbors ami ports becomes
daily more apparent He urges that troops
garrisonfd In casemated forts be kept la bar
racks outside the easements IN time Of peace
for sanitary reasons He says barracks should
be built at once
The report proceeds to give the financial
showing AZ the begininning of the iiscal
year there remained in the treasury balance.
applicable 10 expenses of prior years II 1873
F2 Appropriated for the year. s9.9l .Ojj. bal
ancc undrawn June 3D. lSSj, sjt6u55 Then
follow statements Il buildings and barrack
erected, needs for future expenses trans por-
tation, purchase Of horses, claims settled etc
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1885-11-13

AT THE recent meet ne Of the Loyal
Legion in Fh ladelphia, al order COM
posed of commissioned officers Of the
Union army during the war of the re
belion, a COMMUNICATIVE hicf was or
ganized with Gen W ). Hancock ~
commander-in-ch senior vice-cOm-
mander-in ief. Gen. Il. h. Hayes of
Ohio: junior vice-commandor-in-chief'
Gen. Joseph X. Hawley of Connecticut;
recorder in chief. Col. j. p Nicholson
of Pennsylvania; chancellor in chief
Captain reter ID. Keiscr of Pennsylva-
MIA; trcasurer.in chief. Gen. John j.
Melhan of New York The states rap.
resented at the meeting were Pcnnsyl.
vania. New York Maine, Massachu
sets. Connecticut, California, w con
sin, Illinois. Ohio. Michigan, Minnesota,
and the District of Columbia.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1885-11-13
Down 10 Death.

irightful accident occurred in Fast Sagi-
nav the other evening lire broke out on the
TUG G. {. Mcdonald living - .he dock about
2lO feet south If the bcuc>cc avenue bridge,
shortly before O'Clock. and o large numb r Of
persons rushed uTon the bridge 'o witness the
Gre The draw was open to ct the fire tugs
through and "a moment later the tOOt-Walk on
thc south side of the hrldg, Hvp feet wide and
ioriy-Nve feet long gave way Hlth crash.
rrrCipitatiuE forty % sixty people To- the swift
current # lie river SOME n't"er feet deep az
that point The night was la:i, AMI mo- lights
were near, while the people. -trIggling and
Shouting in The water amid The broken debris
OF Che bridge. made up d scene that battles de
>crlpuon. \. quickly a. possible help was oh
t9Incd. row boats were manned boards ana
p.auk~ W re- thrown out and ihc work Of picking
40 commenced. only one graphing iron was
on The bridge. bat a supply sent down from
the Iitahawa~,re boOms were put into use a.
soon as possible. The current is very strong
and many of those pickle mp had drifted some
G~t1ncc down stream. \ number OF the RS
csei were more OF les injured II j. thought
sos rai persons persisted, a. twelve or thirteen
Cfcui->.ng. James IWaiis was rescued but
ladiv hurt John kothcnburg injured about
ir-- Geo \ irwin. slightly injured Ed
Cot.r-, managing editor oft The Courier, Nas
stG DIM ON the oyttemt iurthc" point of the
br.d- when It went down lie could not swim
a tg1l. and was pIli,d rs the masses OF strug
Cling people 20 the lotion of the river twice.
hui -ut clear and drifting down chung { q
splIr until rescued. sustaining slight injuries.
One body was recovered at once that oil q
boy named sydney Fallon The current is
very swift. and b. {, thought that so,mc hodie.
may have driitcd some distance down stream
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1885-11-13
Its Scope ENLARGED.

The postoilice department has issued a modi
fled circular If instructions 20 postmaster
concerning The special delivery service. Tn
nov circular includes postal card and sealed
'aChaE"s iu the matter entitled 20 special de
litcrl II properly stamped. Po-tma,ters are
ree u red 90 report monthly instead of weekly.
ana where the business l. So Unite "a, 90 pre-
ciudr ihC employment of regular III ->seuger-.
the pu.tiua-tcre are directed to make other ar
rangcmeut- for deliveries. having regard 90 the
provision ot law that forbids the payment OF
more than light cents for the delivery OF each
letter
Postmaster, are lso directed to place a
notice on the face OF registered packages con
tanning special delivery letters informing the
po-tmastcr- 40 points of delivery OF the nature
Of their contents, So that the package may h'
opened immediately and matter delivered.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1885-11-13
We are not Grateful.

Tn Worlds Washing on special SAYS that
Nine Jaro'ha. a grand niece o. Pulaski the
Polish patriot via fought under Washington,
ha, been dismissed from the position of clerk
n thr wa' department. She wa appointed by
President Nrlhur AZ the solicitation ~ cN-Gov.
Curtin when the latter was minister 10 Russia
She Wa. pani,hcd 10 siberia by Russia IN 1853
for tar n par, In lhe Polish instruction but
through Minister Curtn's effort, she was re
leased and came 10 America. Though a tJini-
el iDdcr % Republican administration she
Dlalm- o. Dee Democrat and 20 have contribut-
I'd To- he campaign fund ON that side. No
reason j. assigned for her dismissal She is
pennies The World comments severely on
this treatment OF the descendant Of Pulaski,
who was 80 generous that he refused the large
grant of land made los congress after the reyO-
ution IN recognition OF his services 10 Amer
lea
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1885-11-13
B oks II $ Mex.

John Evans, fo- twent five wears a brake
man on the Grea, Weston division Of IN,
Grand Trunk. was accidently killed al Wind
sor Ont. recently lie was on duty IN the
morning, and after his train was made ~
started iron the engine over the tor OF the
cars 10 string the tell rope BY some means
or other the rope became cntangled on the
brake rod. and IN attempting g. uniasten Il.
Evans was prccipitated 70 the ground. striking
or his head and breaking his neck. lie wa'
still alive When discovered by Ms partner bat
died In about ten minutes after tho accident
fruitlcss attempt was made 60 secure the
attendance Of physician. and although fOuI
were asked 90 attend the dying man, they re-
fused Evans was married man and scparat
ed from his wife short time ago. lie and
his two small children lived a. he Great
Western hotel Windsor. He had been In IN,
service Of the Great Western railway ever since
i v de built, and was about - years OF age al
the time OF his death.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1885-11-13
French Canadians Urge Federal Union.

A convention Of the French Canadian resi-
dents Of thc PIPER Peninsula was held at
Marquette recently. Representatives OF eleven
French Canadian societies were present and
resolutions were passed urging the Fedora
union pf al Kindred societies IN Canada and
the Iuited states: that union OF the socie-
tics Tie ppcr Peninsula b. formed; that a
newspaper publ she'd iu French bee cstahlls he'd
az Marquette that ali French societies be-
uamcd soc cite. Of "Si. Jean de Baptiste' AMI
THAI certain societies "ChcvNicr, lie Laiav
ctt, az Noguunec. hc forever di~harrcd from
membership n such union y number OF
Catholic clergy were present during the con
vcnti.u s. banquet was held a. night.
81 members of the convention marched IN the
ful rsgalia of different societies 90 the French
Catholic Church. where high mass was celc-
DRAFTED. aftel which ihe delegates went home.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1885-11-13

cartridge AZ 0;02 tie other night. Both bases
were blown into atoms, and the Iron fencing
that inclosed the monument was completely
demolished. The shock was 50 great that Il
broke the glass In HOUSES mile away. In a
hotel, onc-l alf mile distant II broke the globe-
on the lamps, and the West Shore Railroad
depot was Jared aud several panes of glass
were irokcd.
In about fifteen minutes after the explosion
there were about 2OO persons on the epOt;
some came running with reyOlvcfs In their
hands. The Postmaster and his wife, both
over 40 years of age. wcr' among the crowd.
This is the second attempt Ia destroy the
monument, the first being about six years ago.
when dynamite was placed al the base aud the
statue was disdgurcd. The monument was
erected by Cyrus W Field Of New York, 10 the
English spy, Andre, who visited the traitor
Arnold to negotiated surrender of West Point.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1885-11-13
Attemntea Ammunition.

Paris hy Al attempt 60 a-.a-~.uatc VI. De
frc>ciuct 'hr trcuca uul-tcr of foreign
affair. After attending a Cabiue, meeting VI.
De Frey .iu.t 'ooI> drive and whsle rctur ine
'o thc nuildu4 occupied 10y the ministry 81
fla r- , man stepped out into he roadway
ud drcj 90 i-fol di~rc,, ai the ,arragr u
N. oh na. ,catcd VI DE Frcycinef Forum Me-
~ DO. -ho. WAS harmless AMI tc or thc cul-
b it t. uid tr again hc wa arrested by "a
once " 80 .ic N,uld-be assassin wa ca
ana ned q, thc rolcc station he conies>c that
he q, Il u t know VI. De Frevcinct personally
nj fe.G,e o. give hi- name or occupation
TIN prisoner looks like mechanic y.
superior Intelligence and appears 20 b. o.
Italian origin
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1885-11-13
Mrs. Grants Reasons.

Mr. Grant has written 20 MAYOR Grace OF
New lurk giving the following reasons why
Gen. Grants remain, viii not Do removed from
Riverside park
/ Because ! believe New York was his
preference
% II j. near the residence the I hope.to oc-
CuIy a. long as | live and whore | Will. be able
o. visit resting place,
have believed and am now convinced,
that The tomb will be visited hy As many Il ms
coun'rtmcn ~ IL would q, any other place.
and
first whI,h obscr, cd and uurt,erycdiy assented
10 the only ,oudtluu imposed Pos Gen Grant
himself namely that should have place by
IN. ILL
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1885-11-13
How 70 Eradicate Polygamy.

The Utah commission. Alex. Ramsay chair.
man, has submitted rs report 10 the secretary
OF the interio Ii covers the year ending
Nov. |. AMI shows that IL has been made
impossible FOR any poivgamist either 10 vote
or hold office. The enforcement of the law has
resulted In decrease az the number OF plural
marriages tn, federal court Is commended
for Is hrmncss in enforcing the Edmunds law
The commission recommends the increase OF
the term 90 Imprisonment OF convicted polyga.
mists, The exclusion from obtaining propert,
titcs of all who Ca not swear that they are moi
poygamists ard The amendment Of tie law 50
as o. prevent 'hc immigration Of pol,gamists
from iOrcio. parts The commission sees in
the nterna. discussion among the mormons
relative 20 po gamy hopeful sign for the ex-
tirpation az 'hc abuse.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1885-11-13
Beecher Sued.

The Rev. Mr.. Beecher has been sued by a
lecture committee for breach Of contract.
Suilcld. Conn. The bali was crowded. but the
lecturer did not put In an appearance The
audience dispersed and tie money taken for
tickets was refunded. Subsequently, Mr.
Bcroh,r wrote AN applogctical letter saying
that 80 view Of the disappointment occasioned
free ul cost Ia the students Another date was
arranged and tickets were sold and the audi
ence gathered a., before. hui Mr. Becchcr did
not iulhll his engagement This second fail
~. L. IN. -. Il - -
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1885-11-13

SUPERSTITION still has hold on hu.
manity as evidenced by the follow
ing from the City. of Brotherly Love.
A Philadelphia woman who has n fair
amount Of sense on most subjects, in
si.tS that her freedom from headache
for the past 20years has been due sole
ly to her habit of trimming her finger
nails or FRIDAY.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1885-11-13
Victoria Sneaks.

he Queen has replied 10 the memorial Of
h. Peace Society praying for Communication
Oi the death sentence recently passed by the
Canadian courts on Louis Rlel. Tier Majesty
replied that she j. unable - interfere i'm the
case without first consulting her responsible
advisor, col +. A. stanley, the Colonial
secretary. states that the Queen has delegated
ihc parduning power 10 the Marquis of lans-
duwne, Governor General Of Canada, who is
at present iuquiring into the matter. and that
u l. impossible for the home government TO
interfere In Riel's behalf
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1885-11-13
A Decrease

The chief of the Bureau OF Statistics report.
that the total values OF the imports Of mer
chandise during the twelve months ended
September 20. lNSj. were sjiO. jjl. $50 and dur
iug the proceeding twelve months Sos, 10 O65
a decrease of So 80. sos The values Of eN
port Of merchandise for the twelve months
ended September, 20. lSNj were S1l5. st8 .6il
and for the twelve months ended September 3.
lS>I were :, 2i,i1i,OO0 a decrease 0f Sl9.31S
80
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1885-11-13
Queens Demand.

The latest adyices from Nau3alay are thar
the queen of Burmah is c,tci.t. and is urg.n.
her husband. King ThchaW. to avoid a conf 90
with the British, declaring that the smel ot
gunpowder would be iniuripu, 90 her health.
She has requested the king % submit 10 til,
British demands temporarily and tight TIE
English after she has recovered from her ina
pending conhnement.a>serting that il Is OF tht
utmost Importance TO both 10 have an heir y
l. now believed that the king will send an
cya-yc reply to England ultmatum.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1885-11-13
Riel's Second Manifastn.

Louis Rel has issued another ma nfesto. II
is written In English and French, and is an un.
intclig bic iargon. indi, stng that all will come
out right for iimscl and the halfbreeds.
Nhen tod ot the prNy uncii's decision I'm
his cast Rcl said be- Ia ew it already. that tho
spirit hal told him lie aid 1t was all he ex
pectcd from John Bull but he was not dead
yet.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1885-11-13
Growing Dakota

"The population OF Dakota territory" saws
Gov Pierre In his annual report. has now
reached 10000, as against $3.50 In l~SOn
The report stas that farmers were never more
prosperous and the material interest, Of the
territory have advanced wonderfully within
the past few years. The governor recommends
that Dakoto bc admitted TO the sisterhood OF
states. that the school lands be protected from
squalter. and the Crow Creek Indian reserva-
ton BE- cut up and the land given To the
Indians in seyeralN.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1885-11-13
Needs ofthe Army.

The annual report II the quarter master
general Of The army has Just been made public
The appropriations available and expended
during The year were Sl0OO00J0 The neces-
lily !o. barracks and quarters At Davids
~land and Jefferson barracks i urged aud the
necessity Tor assembling troops in larger posts
near Ind au reserves ami great strategic
points adjacent to valuable public reservations
= eicrrcd 20 as be ming more and more APP
parent. An appropriation is asked for supply
ne headstones Tor graves of soldiers OF IA,
revolution and subsequent wars
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1885-11-13
Womans Scheme.

The Young wife Of "Eph" Simmons Of New
York in January lSS! Secured divorce rom
her husband. 1t j. said with his consent that
She might ihu> marry consumptivr. Jane.
G.. Henry. q Young man worth slOd,OUO Tw-
weeks after the divorce was secured Mrs
simmons did marry Henry Ca SEPT. >. 1888
he died, leaving ali the estate 20 h : wife aud
child. Evan j Henry, father Of the deceased
husband, has instituted proceedings % have
Ia will revoked
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1885-11-13
Conditional Pardons.

The governor. acting upon the advice OF the
pardon board. has is-ucd conditional pardons
10 Chur'r. J.. Wright WAYNE county. sentenC-
ED 'a life .jnpri- OnWent in 1881 Tor attempting
90 kill. james II. Moore Detroit, sent up in
las. for even year. Tor burglary. Delbert Liv-
ermore OF Adrian. sentenced IL 1854 20 eight
yclrs Tor larceny Edward O'Rourke, Genesee
county. en- cnCod December q, lisa, to two
years for forgery; !. ~ Hampton oakland
count. sentenced for three years from October
1854. for obtaining - on false uretcnccs.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1885-11-13

ELDER l.. K. HURST. grandfather OF
the noted Miss Lulu Hurst, The electric
girl, predict, the end OF the worll in
1882. lie declares that the next year
viii witness symptoms of the coming
eyeut, after which startling develop
mcns will follow rapidly, such as the
uoon uru z TO blood, the sun with
holding It's light and "a general derange-
m"ni II Things.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1885-11-13
Restoring the Public Lanis.

The secretary If the interior has confirmed
the action Of the commission OF the land Of
ice IN restoring 20 the publ donna the tract
# land ~ southern California and thr inter
section of The IeVa- Pacific ana Southern Pa
cij. railroad grants tn, secretary holds that
hc Southern Pacific grant included ouly such
lands a, were not covered 81 other railroad
grant, and therefore could not include the
tract ~ question which formed part of the for
leite Texas Pacific grant The case had
,oin- up 10 the secretary on appeal by the
southern Pacific company from the commits
SiOupr~' dec sion
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1885-11-13
fatal Derailmenf.

a stock train on the Burlington, Cedar
Rapids * Northern railroad ran Of the track
at Mortified, near the Minnesota line the Other
night Rice, the engineer, and Conner, head
hreakmau. were instantly Killed; John Collins
the fireman, was badly scalded. Nine cars OF
stock were piled upon the engine and y hca.
OF cattle were killed
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1885-11-13

THE Kissing of Henry Ward Beccher
10y several pretty young ladies, after
his Grant Grafton in remont Temple
Boston, the other evening, excited
some surprise among the spectators,
until the venerable gentleman explain
ed the nature Of this delightful demon
stration by stating that the fair az
grc>sors were his .rauddaughtcrs.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1885-11-13
Investigating Accounts

The second comptrollcr Of the treasury $
making thorough investigation OF account.
OF Indian agents, which are reported in NcsJ
bad condition, and has already referred about
dozen cases 10 the the solicitor OF thc
treasury for suit % recover balances found dg1
the EnNrrnmnnf
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1885-11-13
GENERAL NOTES.

THE work of repairing the slight
damage done some ago to the metal
apex and capstone to the Washington
monument is in progress. The circles
OF scailolding surrounding the apex OF
the obeNsk give very queer appear
ance To the shaft