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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1885-10-16
More than They're Worth.

A Washington special TO the New
York Post SAYS "A new complication has arisen
in connection with the Chinese question. 10
az pears that he British Government refus s
20 permit its possessions & be made dumping
ground or the rejected Chinese OF thr United
states except u on payment of a fee which u
IS quite lmpoSSi le for the United states to
pay. and w.cl, lcrhaps Is an cXorbtaut
measure Of thc worthlessucss of the Chinese
This discovery has been made by one of the
customs officers on the Northwestern bound
ary. He reports 10 the department that while
strenuOusiy endcavoring q carry out the in
structiOns of he famous Chin,s circular, an 8
put back upon fritish soil Chinese who had
come into the mite state, In violation OF the
provisions Of thu structou act, he was met
with Canadian statute whenever new or old
does not app,ar-wh ca 10 u'rrd he payment
to the Ire asury Of the anadian Government
of $50 for each Chinaman as the condition
precedent OF rcadmssion 20 the british soil
The officer suggests TO the Treasury Depart
ment that he has no money at his disposal TO
pay for such readmssion and he asks the
Treasury Department what he is & 20 aboutit.
The eX 5 euce of this Canadian satute-if, In
fact, II DO exist, and has bccn rightly con
strued-was not known TO our autho tiles, and
they certainly have no appropriation from
which they can pay $50 per ht al for every Chi
naman 10 be exported. The situation s a
novel one and raises an international question
OF peculiar perplcXity.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1885-10-16
ACCIDENT TO A SHOW TRAIN.
Men Killed and Many Others Injure

A terrible accident happened on the Fergus
Falls branch # the Northern Pacific railroad
seven miles west II ST Paul. Mimi, on the
morning %. Oct. 1, by which five men lost
their lives ami thirty n forty were more or les
INJURED. John Ro inSOn's show i II Wahpe-
ton, Oak, for 81. Paul In two sections. When
within seven NILS OF Fergus Falls AT a small
place naue trench, Ia head or bagg age ser
ton br Ike In two wLile going up a heavy
FRA e. and ten or twelve car wei I living b lck
az terrific rate. On the rear of the train
were three slee ing cars D. upla ~ Workmen
over two hundred in nu uUer, / of whom
were sound sleep and no aware OF imyendinE
danger The cars which had bro Ken loose in
creased their speed as they apr, ached the
cond or Gag elton and probably had run
mile before they struck It,
The engineer OF Tie rear section saw the
as app oaching, but only had time 10 stop
his train before i strIcA them. The brake
men on the loose cars tried 20 put on brakes
but the had difficulty in running from car to
car on account Of he wagons which mpedcd
their progress. Had the en- lin aer # the rear
elton had moment wort hC could have
backed his train and avoided the calamity
Rut IL was too late and the cars struck his
engin with tremendous force, throwing three
sleepers from the track and smashed them be-
yOnd recognition The result was soon apparent
rs more than 100 men were buried in the
debris. The scene can hardly br described
The night was fearfully dark, and the groans
II the men were appalling
The people n the rear section at once began
the work OF recovering the victims, five Of
whom were found dead and many others
wounded and bleeding. Word was at once
dispatched to -. Paul and train In charge OF
Supt Nining at once fastened 10 the scene
and the dead and wounded taken % that city
The WORK # removing the men from the
debris was sorry task. a man alive and IN
injured was taken from under two dead ones
and it was simply miracle hc escaped.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1885-10-16
Famished Fishermen.

II is officially announced In ottawa that the
Labrador fisheries have prove ia lure and
that the inhalitints along hat unacceptable
shore are staivng ThctcNs came by way Of
81. Johns, y. T., n fishing choIn,r having put
I'm there |, ar NJ for the Cove nor petition
from the inhabitlnts Of Sandwich Bay. stating
that thcp were starving. and imploring assis
lance before TIE winter ct H. The captain
states that already snow o. fallen on several
occauions Cod AMI ma 'keral seem To have
vanished from the waters Tie pOrg.e fish
have been so scarce that the oil lac Dries have
not been able 10 obtain suilicic to ken them
running aud have consequently i lsed up for
the season throwing out OF employment a
large number Of persons. The. have been
living on what they could beg Articles of
food have long since reached ,uvh fat ulous
prices as 10 be entirely out o reach Of the
poor. The supply Il Hour is ,n.rely exhaust
ed. Scurvy has made its a pcarant and many
have died whit. The suffering o the women
and children bcggars all descriI q II the little
ones dying In the arms Of mothers vino have no
food 10 give them, and cold and exposure
complet the lit of woes. The Canadian
government has acted with prompt
ness and is huryng full and pro
visions. Several ships will be necessary 10
meet the demand as the famine extends along
the entire coast
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1885-10-16
Another Fortunate Coachman.

A sensation has been created by the mar
riage Of Il wealthy maiden lady to irr coach
man The brides name Is Anna Mcfarland
and John Banks is the coachman. Miss Me
Farrand's father was formerly a tanner. He
married into a wealthy family. lie came 10
Michigan, engaged in the lumber business and
became quite wealthy. lie died few years
ago and his daughter Anna returned TO her
former home in Caledonia about 10 miles west
OF Rochester, ny. She fell heir to something
like a hundred thousand dollars. She pur-
chased her fathers former residence and pro
vide1 herself with horses. carriages and ser
wants She engaged a. Coachman Banks, who
Is not tall or good looking. soon an attach
ment sprang up between them, greatly to the
establishment OF the lady's circle of friends.
Her brother and other relatives came from
Michigan 10 prevent the match. but could not.
The couple went To Rochester and engaged
board at boarding house. Last week they
were privately married. but the news did not
leak out for yerl days The bride Is about
81 years OF a-e, while the groom is only 20
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1885-10-16
Royalistst n the Lead.

The result of the elections throughout France
on the ith inst for members of the Chamber of
Deputies as far as officially reported
have created great surprise and
chagrin among the Cabinet and their col
leagues. The Conservatives on the other hand
are wild with enthusiasm over the fact that they
succeeded In polling much larger vote than
the most sanuinc anticipated and making
changes In the Cabinet requisite. The returns
show that the Conservatives have won sixty
seats In seventeen Of the elghty-seven depart
ments and have also beaten two Cabinet Min
lister and made a second ballot necessary TO
decide the fate of two others. NJ. Goblet,
Minister of Public instruction, and Mr. Hcrve
MangOn, Minister Of Commerce. are tn Cabi-
net officers who have been defeated by the Con
seryatiyes. The OpportunistS have lost many
seats which have been gained by either the
Radicals or Conservatives The elections in
Paris resulted as follows: NJ. Brisson, the
Premier. aud VI. Allan large, Minister OF the
Interior, head the list with 10000 votes each.
NM. Floquet. lDckrOy Barodt, Deafosse,
Clemenceau ana Paul Bert received from 1000
Ia 1000 votes Iacn. and NM. de Cassagnac and
Harye, editor OF the SolIei 600 each. In
forty-nine departments, including the Nord,
the Conservatives have gained thrty-six seats
and lost four.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1885-10-16

There is movement on foot to ex.
end the Detroit, Bay City Il Alpena
abroad which now runs from Alger on
he j., l.. IL S railroad to Au Sable,
Up the shore to Black River, where il
will connect with the road of Alger,
smith II Co. This will bring the road
within 25 miles of Alpena. Governor
llger is president of he d., b. G. a. A.
company and takes great int. est in
he extension which will enable lum-
'ermen to carry their supplies directly
nd conveniently to their camps. To
acilitate this work stations will be es-
ablshed at Mud Lake and Black
River, and the gauge of the Alger,
smith IL Co. s road will be changed to
conform to that o; the d., b. c & A,
which is narrow gauge. A steamer
will run from black River to Alpena
turing the season of navigation until
uch time as the road may be extended
o Alpena.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1885-10-16
Sentenced Saints

Sept, 30 was field day in the district courts
I'm Salt Lake City Bishop Hiram b. Clawson,
one Of the best known Mormons, was arraigncd
on the charge Of unlawful cohabitatiOn. He
pleaded guilty, and sad he belt we'd he was
doing right and proposed 10 stand by his relig
ion. The ud &C. scntcn ed M To six months
imprisonment Il tn pen Tertiary ami 800
fine the heaviest penalt. all wed Next came
To. Angel, ass slant architect of the Mormon
church. IL pleaded guilty and promised 10
obey the law in future, abandoning one wife.
He threw himself on the mercy of the court
and was fined only $50 without imprison
mCnt. ;, W. Sears, assistant superintendent
of the Morn, 90 operative store, the big mer
camille institution OF the west, also pleaded
guilty. promising 10 live within the law. He
escaped with a fine. Sears was hiding from
the officers last winter with his polygamous
wife when TIE Chicago hotel fire exposed them
The church newspaper is furious in It's de-
nuncations OF the Mormons who promised tie
courts to abandon surplus wives and obey tn
law.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1885-10-16
BY THE
BRI IT S II T X o o p S /;

RUNAWAY FIGHT OF THE REGULARS.
Being the PARTICULARS Of the NlCTORl-
Gus BATTLE fought at and near Concord,
situated twenty miles from Boston, in the
Province of The Massachusetts, Bay, between
Two Thousand Regular Troops, belonging TO
His Britannia Majesty, and few Hundred
Provincial Troops, belonging 10 the Province
OF Mas achusotts Bay, which lasted from sun
rise until sunset, on the 18th Of April, l715
when II was decided greatly in favor Of the
latter. These particulars are published In this
e cap form. at the request OF the friends Of
The deceased WORTHLESS, who died gloriously
lighting in the CAUSE or LIBERTY and their
COUNTRY, and II is their sincere desire that
every Householder in the country, who are
sincere well-wishers 10 America, may be pos
pessed of the same either t. frame and glass.
or otherwise o. preserve in their houses, not
only a. a Token Of Gratitude 10 tue memory
of the Deceased Forty Persons, but a. a per
pctual memorial Of that important event, on
which, perhaps, may DEFEND the future Free
dom and Greatness Of the Commonwealth of
America. To which Is annexed a Funeral
Elegy on those who were slain in the Battle
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1885-10-16
The Death Rate of War.
Medical Record.

Medical Record.
II is "a t,uism that in war disease
kills more than the bullet. The de-
tailed facts showing this, however, in
case OF our own war are OF special in.
terest. The states and territories con-
tributed to the army oithc Union g.
$4,000 men. OF those, during the
four years OF war, there were killed in
action 81 ,030 or :. SO per cent; there
died ofwoundS 5000 OF 50 per cent,
making total OF deaths from violence
10000, or l.73 per cent. On tho
other hand there died from disease
224 ,5S6, or 9.0S per cent, disease be-
ing thus twice a. fatal rs the bullet.
The total mortality among Union sol
diers during the war would be334,616
or 14.41 per hundred ofthosc engaged.
Thus over 1 out OF every hundred
soldiers died i'm the four years war.
This l. an enormous death rate, but
figures are often wrongly used, and they
do not Indicate accurately thc mort al.
ity rightly attributable TO the war.
The ordinary death rate among male
adults is about 9 per thousand annu-
ally i'm this country. During the four
years OF the war there would have oc-
CURED underan circumstances among
the three and half million ofsoldicr3
about 10000 deaths attributable
TO the war. To put it in general way,
instead of four men who would have
died in the natural course OF events,
fifteen men out of every hundred died
in the course of the war The death
rate from bullets is only a littlcgrcater
than the death rate i'm civil lie. but tho
soldier has added the enormous risks
from disease.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1885-10-16

AFTEh visit To some OF the Alaska
glaciers, Mr.. thomas Meehan states
that beneath the Muir glacier, said to
be four hundred miles long, flows a
rapid torrent, which he estimates TO be
one hundred :eet W de and four feet in
average depth, and which runs summer
and winter without interruption. AT it
termination the glacier hangs over the
sea and gives off icebergs. Mr.. Meehan
remarks that the great ice sheets
have their lakes rapids, waterfalls, hills,
and valleys; that their waterways
change their courses at times through
the melting. and that melting proceed:
freely in the suo's rays, but not in the
shade:
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1885-10-16
A Missing Document.

bill authorizing the aItorncy-gcncral t. beg n
proccc lings looking 10 the annulment Of pat
ents obtained through fraud or misrepresenta-
ton, together with all papers relating 10 the
measure has disappeared rom the
files Of II e senate committee on pat MT The
bill was pass q last session by the house O
representatives, and referred b the So ate
the patent committee, but wa, not bIOu ght b o.
fore the senate for final {, n = natoI
flatt, the chairman of the committee on pat
ents, has written equesting thorough nvest
cation OF tile circumstance surround NJ the
disappearance Of the bill. TIE oliceIs OF the
department # ustiae 10 not attach any i'm
portance 10 the los, holding that the attorney
general has ample authority under existing
-tatut 10 int tute suits 10 test the vail lily OF
patents.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1885-10-16
Fatal Explosions.

A battery of boilers the olar iron wor IS
# Clark * Co, in Pitts urg, exploded with
disastrous effect the othJr morning. The night
turn had Just been ljcycd by the day force
when loud explosion started the workmen,
and that = ion OF the wo k in the vicinity
OF the boilers was filled with a cloud OF death
dealing steam. ThrougI the dense mist came
shrieks and z oan,, viii notified the emp Dyes
beyond harms reach tlat fright clamity had
overtak portion %! their fcllCw-workmen.
Assoln a. the team settled down a rush
was made for the spo, where the eXpo,ion oc-
cured when II was asCertaiued & at tie mu
drum of the boilers had exploded, and that TIE
escaping steam had scaldel Il men. Clio er
investigation showed that OF tais number II
were badly burned and three fatally scaldcd
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1885-10-16

ter. Passports emitting the holders 10 return
u the kingdom will be granted TO persons Of
Chinese nationality now resident or who may
hereafter become residents on the islands, pro-
vided such persons have been engaged in trade
or have conducted some industrial enterprise
during at least year OF their residence. No
return passports will be given 10 Chinese
laborers leaving the Islands. Passports will
be granted at the foreign Office also by his
maesty's consular officers at Hong Kong,
Shanghai and San Francisco, 10 any Chinese
women desiring 10 come 20 the islands and 10
Chinese children whose parents reside in the
kingdom, or who may not bc of more than 10
years OF age. Passports emitting the holder
To enter the kingdom will also be granted at
the foreign Office 10 such persons Of Chinese
nationality as the minister of foreign affairs
may claim IL proper 10 admit 10 the kingdom.
All orders and instructions regulating the in
coming Of Chinese into the Kingdom hereto
fore made and proclaimed are roscinded.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1885-10-16
Railroad Suit Practically Ended.

Some years ago J. w. Smith was engaged
on n Joint contract rs superintendent Of the
Detroit, Hillsdale ~ Southwestern and Toledo
a. Ann Ar or railways at a salary OF 5000 a
var The Hillsdale road always paid their
half Of the salary, but the Toledo X Ann Arbor
failed to do So Smith brought suit against
the two roads for "a, 800 back salary, and ob
tanned a verdict i'm the circuit court. The
supreme court reversed the verdict as far as
tho llsdalc road was concerned, on two points,
viz, that the contract was void having been
maze by the general manager instead II the
directors. and, secondly, that 20 the Hillsdale
road had paid its share II could not be held
for the share Of the Ann Arbor road. The
case came up In the Wayne circuit court the
other morning, when Otto Kirchner, for the
plaintiii, withdrew prior, practically ending
the case.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1885-10-16
A Fight with Robbers.

As tn rcgul train from lIolidaysburg was
nearng All pheuy Penn, the ether morning
four men took Os essiOn Of on OF the crowd.
ci,ars and while three of them ntimidate
the - scngers with rcvOlycs the fourth went
through tn ar and de- berately obbed such
OF the occupau as ; chose 10 ! ct. One OF
the passenger made "A show O. resistance but
lie was attacked IA KIN and cut through
the hand The on la tpr n X grappled with
one Of the robbers and was dragge out TO the
platform of the car and eaten With a revolver
handle. The ROBBERS then p i d III Lel-ro e
and jumped of, escaping q the woods.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1885-10-16
MemoLial SaIYicas.

Service In memory Of Gen. Grant were held
n Washington the other evening under the
auspices OF the local clmmandery OF IN G.. a
r. In the Metropolitan church, at which Gen
Grant was a regular tandant during s
Pre- sidcntial terms. The AID turium, which $
one Of the large in the city, was crowded
Funeral Oh me were rung f. ON 10 DEL. ok
and were 70 lowed ty an organ voluntary by
DR.. j. W. BischoN A notable feat ire Of the
services was the chanting and the singing Of
war songs by the 81 Gee liza Ladies' Quartettc
The meeting was called TO order by Depart
ment Commander NJ. NJ. Brook, and ate
prayer by Dr. lluntlcy, the present pastor of
The church Gen John \. Logan, the orator of
The OCCASION, was introduc Il and warmly vel
coined wit clappng Of hand by the audience
His speech was frequently interrupted by the
plaudits Of he udience, which broke out al
the mention # the IA ues OF fayoritc command
crs and the illusions 20 the more conspicd
Gus event, in the tory of Gen Grant career
The services were 90 lcluded with benedic
ton and concert Of patriotic airs upon Tho
bells.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1885-10-16
An Ancient Handful.

We clip the following from the Coldwatel
Courier:
Aaron Felt hands us q curiosity in the shape
Of handful that has been in his family w
wards of 20 years. 1t is q sheet l6x2l inches
printed Ia the peculiar type used in "the long
ago" At the head OF the bill are forty collins
with the names attached OF their occupants
beneath them is Il statement Of why the bill
was printed followed by description of the
battle OF Concord, April 10, l175 closing with
"a funeral eulogy TO the immortal memory
of those worthics who were SLAIN in that
battle. The introduction is so quaint that VT
print IL in full, as follows:
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1885-10-16

THE United States census returns
how that the young ladies of the east
ought to Ego west" in order to have
air proportion of the sexes distributed
over this broad land of ours. To 100,
100 males in Montana there are only
1875 females; in Arizona but 1894,
Wyoming but 46,S97 in New Mexico
1888; in Dakota 64,25S, in Washing
on territory 6S,39l, in Idaho 40, 463;
n Nevada IS, lS5 in California but &C.
s72, Colorado 80, and Oregon SO,
)52. When we 60 east and south we
ind in the district of columbia that there
ire 112, 514 females to 100000 males.
IN Rhode Island there are 1870 more
women than men TO leo 90 standard
IN Massachusetts there is an excess 4
1912 females to the same populate
n Connecticut, New Hampshire, North
Carolina, South Carolina, New York;
Virginia and Alabama the female ex.
cess is y to 3 per cent Of the males,
and in Maryland, Georgia, New Jersey,
Louisiana. Tennessee, Maine and Penn
,ylvania the excess is a little less than
2Iper cent. On the other hand, men
nredominate in Mississippi, Vermont,
Ohio, Kentucky, Delaware, Florida,
West Virginia and Indiana, where the
females are about 95 per cent Of the
males, and in Illinois. Wisconsin,
Arkansas. Missouri, and Iowa the
percentage of females is from 80 to 80.
The total number of males in the United
states in 1880 was 25,51S, $50 females
II. 636, 963.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1885-10-16
After Hazou.

IL Is stated that charges aga INST the manage
ment Of the weather bureau under General
liaz n have been filed at tn trca .ury depart
ment, an that an Investigation will be made
by the ud.ting ollc RS
The complaint seems 10 b. that there has
been nc dlcss Exp nlture of funds, employ
ing sp,'a men 90 do service that army men
ought to have done, and making the met orc
logical service cost Sl,0J0t0) a year, against
10000 for eqaully as good service n Eng
land
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1885-10-16
Regulating Chinese immigration.

United States Minister Merrill sent % the de
partmcnt OF state copies of regulations recent
~ promulgated by the Hawaiian kingdom, con.
trolling the immigration Of Chinese. In sub
stance they are as follows: No vessel will be
allowed TO land more than tive ty-five Chinese
passenger Ut any port in tic ngdom unless
the passcT & rs in excess Of that number are
provided y. lssports, emitting them ~ en-
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1885-10-16
Foreign Ann lintments

Tn president as appointed John Carlv ell
Of Texas agent an cunsIi general of Ia
Unite states at Cairo, owen McGan 4 Oh .
RADIO, cnsul &c a of I e Unite States in
Eu, ador; consuis Of the I litel states Tn, s..
X. Iernigan e Noth Carolina. al. Mon evideo
Maids u Allen ;. Brook IT lndi ma, at Alg ers /:
Lewis Ge5l ardt Rel oi New York AT Barba.
d es; Henry +. McrI ~ Of illinois, at AK La
h p lie; Ottl f.. Ee.mar If New \ ork. at
aratogo de Cula. r. GOODWIN OF Massa.
chusetts, at Annab rg, Saxony.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1885-10-16
The octogenarian Historian

Mr. Banc,o the historian, celebrat d his
birthday October 3. I'll rams and let
tcs of couyratua'iou poured in upon
him all DAY, and he had m ny d.stngu sh
el callers including Mrs Julia Ward How, f,
Mr. Lev 4 Morton Mr. w. w. Astor an /
wife. NJ an Mrs gohn Jacob Aston Prof
Alex Agassiz, Col. an Madame Honaparte
Mr. and Mrs. c. y. Beach Prof and Mrs
Farman Rogers rof and Ms Walco Gibbs,
miial and VI s. Baldwin Gen J. Mere it'll
X al, Gen George W. Cullum, L. 5. A., and
many otl crs.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1885-10-16

FATHER L. l.. Conrardy, who has
been living among the Indian tribes in
the West for fifteen years in the capacity
of missionary, has gone to Washing
ton for the purpose of presenting to the
administration for its consideration a
plan which he claims from his many
years of experience among them wi ]
make the Indians self supporting in n
very few years and will at the same
time restore to the public domain mil
lions of acres of land now lying idle.
Mr. Conrardy says that the Indian tribes
all through the country hold too much
land. The plan which he proposes is
to form on each of the reservations q
number of "colonies" to be composed
of at least fifteen youny men, 10 each of
whom should be allotted 100 acres OF
land At the head Of each colony %
practical farmer should be placed, who,
for the first year, would instruct the
Indians in farm work rhc following
year althou h work is to be continued
with another party Of Indians those of
the first year could be encouraged and
assisted in their training so as 10 push
them farther ahead to become efficient
and skillful farmers. Resides improy.
inc tho claims of the members of the
colony large field will be fenced in,
plowed and narrowed by the boys
where the old Indians. unable to do
hard work. will have ample ground TO
raise garden stuff hay and wheat With
the ASST stance of the young men.