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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1885-10-30
Nellie Grants Troubles.

For several weeks stories have b,ea in cir
culat on in Wash ngton al out the uuplea ant
condition Of affairs bctwe IN Nel IT, Grant-Sar-
toris and her husband. Long and mnutely
detailed histories Of the Cifii " aud the
probability OF a divorce have been in Narious
eastern publication offices for some tiUe, but
no pub icatiOn OF Of these stories had been
made IN eastern rape until I. story first APP
peartd IN Denver. Local parers Washing
ton had several olumns on the subject from
day TO DAY. The Critic Of a ate Issue contains
the fol owing which throws more light upon
what had teen already printed Newspaper
gossip about the unplcasantnes' existing in
the married relations OF Mrs. Nellie Grant-Sar-
tOrs and her husband does not surprise
those familiar with Their courtship. They
look upon these Trpors as The natural sequence
Of an uncongenial-to use Il c phrase alliance.
Miss Nellie was girl Of sweet disposition and
gentle manners. her fathers idol. while Sar-
toris was a rough and coarse grained English
man. His general conduct In connection with
the fact that he had exhibited some OF Miss
Nellie's letters 10 him. accompanied with gross
remarks TO persons I'm "A Wisconsin town where
an accomplished Young lady rejected his adj
dresses, caused solicitudc among many OF Gen.
Grants personal friends, some Of whom were
consulted as 10 the propriety OF informing him
OF sartors' conduct with view TO regain
ing possession 81 Miss Ncllc's letters.
senator Matt Carpenter finally con-
scented 10 breach the delicate subject
TO Gen. Grant. lie called az the white house
and in the most delicate manner possible
commenced relating the current scandal rs
10 Sartori-' notorious conduct, when the gen
oTai quictly remarked That will DO, sena-
tor Ny daughter is engaged 10 Sartoris and
the wedding will take place senator Car
pcntcr. in speaking Of the interview said he
never felt So chagr.ned a AT the PRESIDENTS
abrupt closing OF the conversation, and he
would never again under any circumstances
attempt u advise about the domestic affairs OF
any one 1t was well known that Gen Grant
was opposed 10 the alliance, but when his
daughter, affections We're engaged he &C
quiesced and would listen TO no argument or
suggestion 20 the contrary. When Gov jew
ell was r,turnng from his mission at St
Petersburg TO accept pasition in Grants cab
ined, he stopped a day at southampton to call
upon the elder Mr.. and Mrs. SartOrs. parents
OF Miss Nclie'- husband. He was cordially
received by them. hut in the course Il a CON
versaton, Mr.. Sartpfis astonishel the minis
ter to Russia by rcmarking she didn't see
what there was about Algernon TO cause the
daughter Of the president Of tie great United
states 10 fall in love with and marry him.
Gov. Jewell subsequently expressed the same
astonishment.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1885-10-30
Burned TO Daath-

The brick cottage Of W : Bate. So Vernon
Place, Chicago, was destroyed hy FIRE the other
morning aud Mr.. Bates wife and TWO chill :
ren and Mrs Bates mother persisted in the
flames Mr. Rates sad that az O'Clock in the
morning the servant girl started a fire in the
kitchen and went out doors a moment later
leaving the door opca She returned in a
minute or two aud found the Kit hen in a
blaze The girl ran away, screaming with
fright, snd Mr. Bate, was aroused, rushed in
TO the kitchen aud triei 10 cXtiuguish the
flames with the hose attached 10 the hydrant,
and afterward with buckets. Not succeeding
he rushed out and sent IN an alarm. The fire
men went to work with n will. and su, cecdrd
in putting the tire out in about fifteen minutes.
The entire interior OF The house was Quilted,
but the walls remained iuta,t he partitions
ana walls OF the house we're lined " IN fct and
when the blaze once started II spread ali over
the house with income eyable Tapidity The
charrtd bodies were removed 10 the morg1c b.
a patrol wagon. The home was valued at
$500, and there was no Insurance ON It.
Nothing was heard II the servant girl after
her flight II Is also said that a broth OF Mrs
Bate, was lodging az the house and was seen
about The place when the fire was in progress,
but suddenly disappeared
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1885-10-30
Experime nting With Sorghum.

The experiments made y the Commits sioner
OF Agriculture in the application Of diffusion
and carbon ta'ioa 10 sorghum cane at Ottawa,
Ks, have been concluded. Prof. II W. Wiley.
who had charge OF thee ,pcrimen's, has
made his preliminary report to the comm. ssion
from which the following facts are taken:
The yield Of the sugar fiom the cane was
more than ninety nine per cent. oul, twelve
hundrcdthS Of one per cent, lei < left In the
waste waters aud cXh listed CHIPS The yield
of crude 81 gar that j.. a. II comes from the
vacuum pau, went as high as 2S9 POUNDS per
ton, or az twelve pounds per gallons, twenty
three and three tcnths gallons pc ton. This
is fully double that of the ordinary m thods.
The process o. carbonitation, that II, adding a
large excess Of lime 20 the juice AMI then pre-
cipitating It with carholc acid. was completely
sue ess ul lhc product ohta n Il was lighter
In CO or and more palatable than that of the
usual me lod o DELEGATION aud the saving in
scums by this method Is estimated q re at
least ten per cent The difficulties encOun-
tered were entire'y Of M, hanial nature and
easily overcome.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1885-10-30
AN AWFUL WRECK.
Fatal Collision between Two Passenger
Trains Near Jersey City.

On the meadows, four miles west OF Jersey
City, a collision occurred between two trains
the other afternoon which result d In the
death of eight persons aud injury 90 several
others. The Pacific express, leaving JerseJ
City at S.l5 ran into Il western bound emigi ant
train, which had stopped at the coal shute on
the east side Of the Hachensack bridge knock
ing portion OF the later across tie ira k OF
the Lehgh Valley road.
shorty afterwards a Leigh Valley train.
eastward bound, came LAUNDERING along and
crashe In. the wreck. The dead were al on the
cmgrant tain rs were also the injured. The
brakemcn OF thefattcr train WAS among the
victims The wreck Is tn most frightfu on
the road in years. Three o the dead were
taken 10 Jersey City They are man and a
women, both decapitatel and terribly mangiod,
and boy Of about II years who had both lie g
cut of
The emgrant tr. I'm was ut pulling away
from the oal-.hu es when the acci ent o cur
rcd. A dense iog PREVAILED a. the time
The Wourdc were taken 20 tic dcrse, CITY
depot whe'c all available am julian Is we're in
waiting, and We onvesc thence 10 ~.
Franci, hospital
As far as learned none . n assengers on
the western express were seriously injured
The passeng, r. on the Lrh gh Valley train
were brought 10 Je scy CITY on relief ira n
sent & the s enc.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1885-10-30
VIVA, the Board Of Health isp,ing

In view Of the danger of the introduction o
smallpox from Canada into the numbering
camp. of this tate. where large numbers Of
Frcrch from the distrcts around Montreal are
employed. the state ioard Of health desires 10
get 90 communication as soon as possible
with e. amps. tor the purpose OF providing
for general aud thorough vac nation oil all
tic WyloFCs and pcr' Ons connect herewith
To % at cud 10 has al dressed le. ter & the
health officer o cdcI township, requesting a
staten no Of whether there i a numbering
can , in he towns ip ami IL so, the location
name of each, and tie names and pOstotice ad-
dress II he owners, contractors or foreman
il ~ o. urges upon the local officers the m-
UoIttncc 4 p rs nally urging the waco nation
OF J persons. and the careful guard g II any
cas- lat NAV Occtr in order 70 prevent the
spral OF The disease and the vital necessity
OF pure bOviucv rus. which IL offers 20 furnish.
smallpox being more active IN cold weather,
the boarl advises add tiOnal precautionary
M assures e. he fourd In pamphlet issue by
IL, ana which may BE- Lad On application 10
H,nry y. Baker, secretary, Lansing.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1885-10-30
Per. shed by Fire.

The wife and ch III Of Seth Staunton persisted
in a prairie fire in Barnes county, thirty miles
from Fargo DaNOta The fire star ed from a
thre~h mach ne On the Lessar farm while
the man had left for dinner. Mr.. stanton,
who was One distance rom his Louse, two
mile, from the oIg n OF the fire, was barely
abe 10 Tta h there before the flames, and
thought ii 90 late To save the buildings. He
took one litlic e. ild under each arm and told
his wife 10 follow with the eldes' one. Soon
loohny bac, he saw his wife and 81 III en-
vrlOp,d in Han e., Mrs stanton persisted
there, and the child was so badly burned that
il died the next day The fire parted at the
house, and left It untouched few thousand
bushels of wEeai and a barn or two burned
At the sane TINE another fire few miles west
d. roycd some 5000 bu .hels OF wheat on the
farm OF Y. Y. Towuly and the house and build
ings OF Ell c. Booth an much other property
Of Other partes. The tot Il 10 .ses IRON fire n
Barne county this scason are 100000
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1885-10-30
KILLED BY AN EAGLE.
Awful Death Of a 2-Year-0ld Child Carried
Into the Air

The New York sun has the following from
Montreal under date Of oct. Is his morn
ing, As the wife OF Jean Haptis.e Romilly, a
farmer in ~. Vincent dc Paul, "a village about
10 miles rom Montreal was feeding her 70 sis,
while her child, aged about two Yeas, was
playing around suddenly a large bald elded
eagle swooped down and bore ia" little on. of
on its talons The child roamcd aud extend
cd its arm, T. IL, mother. who was bcsile her
self with en- al a.ong. but vas IOwerlcss 10
render sistanCc TIE sore, m OF the chill,
however, attracted tie neigLbors who with
shotguns pursued the eagle The bird was
seen 10 alight with it, prey upon the roof Of a
barn mile distant. Lifting up lis head with
one powerful stroke II Grove its bcak into e
cldlds head, and then tegan It's ho'rid feast.
At the near approach Of the neighbors, who
were fire NJ guns TO frighton II. the eagle took
fight, leaving the child behind When tn,
body was recovered life was ext net The
skull was split in two, and part had been de-
voured
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1885-10-30
Some Statistics

During the fiscal ear ended Jun % the
carriei Ia the Zee delivery service delivered
4Gi gg6 si2 mail lett r.; l0l ii2 So mail postal
cards l4ltOL51S local letter, =, - .576 local
postal cards, 8, ~ 965 registered letters; 25i
O54 COZ new papers. They collected 469 o5s,-
$40 letters; 1869 1O4 po,td cards and 50.
439 613 newspapers The total number or
pieces handled was | IA So, ll3, or an average
per carr er II 400. 3O7. Tn agar gate cost OF
the service was, in ladng IN .ntals, S3,gs5
!52 an average cost of , 3 mills per piece or
OF s9l2 % per carrier The 10 tage on local
matter was S5,2sl,7 ~ 10. Mn, teen Offices
were added d the list Of free delivery ofre,
during the fiscal year, msAiug a total Of Us
Offices at the nd Of the year employing 35s
carrier.
The most expensive service based on the
number OF pieces delivered was al Gloucester.
Mas. five mills per piece and the cheapest
service al fa.ias. Tex, where the cost was IL
mills per piece The entire cost OF the scrv ce
was S4Sl 40 more than the cost during the
preceding seal year
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1885-10-30
sued for $1,000 900.

A Montreal sp 'cial To the New York Post
says: War has been dc Jared between the
contractors and the Canadian Pacific railway
and ID disputed owe payments on the section
north of Lake superior will probable soon he
brought 10 light. The company having refus-
ed 10 pay the claims # the contractors they
have entered act ons aggrrgat.ng Sl,0O0O0O
against the company. The ] rgest claim is
that Of John j. McRae, who hal contracts on
tire OF the sections and Is suing for .O)0CO
Jas. Barry. another 'ractCr, sues for $50
coo a IA ri suit for 100000 has been enter
ed before tn Ontario COurs The company
in the ia or.ty o. cases claim thy have b en-
yictmiZcd BIS the contra tor, cooperating with
the engineers The contractors pretend they
have nothing 10 fear and say want OF funds is
the reason their claims are not settled
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1885-10-30
Murder in Trenton.

About 10 O'Clock the other night "Jud' Os-
born, a salooukcerer at tie village Of Trenton,
Nayne county, closed his pace OF business
and started for his boarding house. lie had
both hands in his trou c,s rockets, and evil
IDENTITY did not receive an, warning OF danger.
Before he reached HON some unknown assas-
sin came up bet / aud shot him dead in the
street the ballet entering the back OF his neck
oud severing the lugular ven. The shot was
leard by pafsOns in The uGglborhoOd, but no
attention was paid to it until the corpse was
uni on the street half an hour afterward
Osborn was about 80 Years old. unmarried,
nd had lived IN Trenton during the past five
YER. His nearest relatives are sa d 10 reside
3d. -. Thomas, Ont. I'd Flaherty, an employc
al he staye mill, has been arrested on suspi,
TO- Fahert, wife recently applied for a
divorce, and II is alleged by some Of the vii
lag that Fiahcrty had ace sed Osborn Of
a en- 4 NJ bis wife affections from him. 10
is also sad that Fiaher,y has b cn heard 10
make q rcats against the deceased. There
seems q he no evidence rectly connecting
Ia err, with the crime and from preseut in
dicatious HE affair may have to be added %
the long st Of murder mysteries In Wayne
county wai,h have never been solved.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1885-10-30
GENERAL NOTES.

The Texas court of appeals has de-
cided curious case of interest to mer
chants and drummers. A drummer
sold IA bill of goods 20 Texas mer-
chant under an agreement that he
would not sell any lie goods TO other
merchant of the town, but his Gus.
toner should have the sole handling of
such goods for his firm. The agree
ment contained stipu alton that, if
like goods were sold to other mer
chants, the customer need not pay for
his goods. The drummer afterward
did sell like goods to other dealers.
1hereupon the merchant refused to
pay his bill The house which employed
the drummer pleaded that the agree
ment was not made by them; was not
in accord with their instructions; was
not by their Authority; and that it was
against public policy as tending to re
strict commerce, and therefore unlaw-
ful. The court held that the agreement
was within the dru mers authority:
and that its violation by the hoJse for
feited their claims and released the
merchant from his obligation to pay
the bill. The court said that. while an
agreement in general restraint of AIDE
is vod. an agreement which operates
merely in partial restraint of trade is
good, provided it is not unreasonable
and there be a consideration.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1885-10-30
Bulned 10 Death.

The hou,e and CATTLE Iva n belonging to
Peter Hen - living near ltaara. twenty i've
miles mort 81 !. no In, Ne. was burue the
otaer nigh Nouge was away from home at
e time The remain. OF bis wife and
daughter were found IN the ruins. The body
Of h brother was found IN the barn There
are wild tumo.s afoat as to the cause OF the
TRAGEDY, but no cal clue has yea been discov-
cred ] h prevail ug opinion is that young
Hengel mdrde, e. the woman child, fired the
premises aud uiciled
The / ime-. Lin. on. \eb., 50 C al regard
ing tn lttact trsg .dy, saws that the skulls of
Mrs. HenZtu AMI daughter wefe crushed, and
the opinion 81 the corOuer's jury vas thatthey
had been mui d red bv Hengens brother. who
afterwards suicide }. The brother was sun
stroke q year o and had been subject 20 Ats
Of insanity since and IL is ppos,d he comm 1T
ted tie dee durir z one Of these spells
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1885-10-30
Injunction Sustained.

In the case Of the towush p of Spalding,
Saginaw county, against Gage, circuit Judge Of
Saginaw, the n an anus wa Cenied. The
case IS an important one and of great interest,
especially Ia Saginaw county. Spading
township issued onds to COZ struct a highway
or approach e. bri Ice over Cas- river. luas.
much as tn approach would be n the nature
Of an omhaukm.ut 10 ic high. and would
form a Gam 20 iood al accent farms, John
Nelch secured IN injunction In the circuit
strainiug further action, claiming that e
township p o ceilings IN issuing bones we're
Illegal Tho town hip tLercupon sought o
maudamus to compel the circuit judge TO va
cate HI order ms maI danus being q MED,
virtually makes the injunction perpetual.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1885-10-30
vIoIIANT FOR UNCLE Sam.
Settling the Cot ofth, Recent Census Taken
in the Northwest

The act OF congress pro,idln for the taking
Of a semi -decennai census in the states and
territCres authorized the secretary OF the in
terror 10 paw half OF the cost of the census
where returns were filed with the department
before sep. l. Ind r the term OF that act,
the teri tory o. Dakota and state OF Colorado
took census and PRESENTED their accounts
amounting 10 SIS 500 I'm the case OF DAKOTA
and Z o 6i3 in the case Of Colorado Cortif-
Gates for the c amounts we're made out by the
interior department, but upon presentation 20
the treasury department they were cancelled
for the reasons below given by the fir,t comp
troller;
THE Hon. l.. O. C.LAMAR, SECRETARY OF
THE INTERIOR: STR-In explanation OF the
counts II the territory OF Dakota and the
state OF Colorado, for the expenses OF the semi
decennial census Of 1855, transmitted 10 your
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1885-10-30
Blee ling Bradstreet.

s. Cars'c of Montreal the largest dry goods
retailer in tn dominion has brought suit
against tlc Bra /, rect Merchantile Agency for
100000 damage Carslcv allegCges hist I'm
June last he was alluded o. IN their notitca-
ton re apply AT Office and that upon
information bang aske for. he was represent
ed as ape Ing Z hl, English creditors for an
exteusi FOR ne payment of 10000. He has
proved hy his cred tor, that there was no truth
in the stat ne 4. an has also adduccd evil
dence 10 the effect that his credit has been in
iurcd Car- y as lways ri fus, TO sal scrib.
to any mercantl a-e iC es has always he IN
antagonistic 10 the sy.tem watch he alleges
amounts in omr eases 20 baCkmail, and the
suit is conse .uenty attracting great attention
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1885-10-30

department by the register Of the treasury, I
have 10 stat hat 10th the territory and N
state are indebted to the Tn ted States on ac-
count Of the dir,c, tax Of Aug. > 1861, In the
sum OF S3,2il % and S2l,3ss a. resp C iyelg.
In accordance with the decision OF this Ollie
in such case of indebtedness on account OF
direc' taxes, II has been directed that a sum
equal in amount to that due he withheld iii
further action in such case has been taken
In the case OF the terri DRY Of DAKOTA, -
255 OF the amount S3j.5l6 certified 10 be- due,
has been directed 10 be- pa d and in the cas- o!
the state of Colorado, 10 amount has been di-
rected 10 b. paid a. the states Indebtedness Is
in excess Of the amount certified 10 b. due.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1885-10-30
A Shooting Affair at Kalamazoo.

Robert llargo, Young colored man OF Kala
mazoo, was shot while standing on the steI
~ NE Second Baptist (c0loredj church. sun
day night oct Il, ~ the close of service. am
lived only some fifteen minutes. One Afr, ,
Bennett had accompanied Miss Estella Brad
ley 10 the meeting, but one Elmer Wood in
sisted on goi0g home with her. This finally
lCd Mss BrsdlC, TO lefuso tie con pany o
both, when an altercaton cn,ucd durinl
which Woo drew and coo ked revolver anC
r.a. al R,unct The young woman pdsheC
Wool, ann aside aud the bullet going out OF
the doc sr ok largo in The breast lie fell
aud was carried into house near by, and died
a, above withou. speaking. Wood gave him
self ". He claims Bennett threatened Il
slash him with razor, bat cannot substan-
tate H.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1885-10-30
Voters Rights Not 10 be Abridged

Following is a synopsis II the opinC n writ
ten by Chief Justice Morse on the institution
sli,y ~ the Egan election bill passed % tie
last session of the Legislature;
The inyaldity Of the statute Is chiefly used
On the ilegalty OF Great NJ boards with such
powers a, those conferred by the statute. The
REGISTRATION law required pol cal tests, which
are contrary - this constitution. The legisla-
toos ave no power under the constitution 10
i'm csc conditions VIII ch destroy or seriously
impede the enjoyment OF the elective franchise.
Tie ghts OF voters are the same everywhere,
aud the conditions regulating the manner OF
executing tlc vote must be the same in sub
stance everywhere. 10 Is not lawful 70 create
. .bstantisl difference In the methods and Of
fccrs TO admins ter the election laws in DIFF
fcrcnt localities The principal point is that
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1885-10-30

The long-looked-for explosion at
Flood Rock, East river. was successful
ly accomplished on the 10th inst. Fifty
thousand peop'e vieweds the grand
spectacle. Huge fragments of rock and
mountain of water were hurled TO a
height of 200 feet. Mary, the ll-year-
old daughter of Gen. Newton, who as
chief engineer has conducted the opera
tons at Hellgate. touched the button
that Sc free the electric current that
exploded the submarine mines. 1t was
her infant hand that touched off the first
Hell gate explosion several years ago.
As soon as the wreck is cleared away
this hitherto dangerous part of the river
will be p rfectly safe for all kinds Of
craft. It is estimated that shipping to
the value of nearly 100000 pass this
point every day.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1885-10-30
Persisted in the Flames.

Antoine Fulnette, 81 year, OF age, was burn.
el e death on Harvey avenue in Springwells,
Detroit suburb He was attracted t. the
scene Of the fire which destroyed the house Of
his sou-.nlaw, lo.opa Neringa and Is suppos.
ed 10 have entered the house with the inten-
ton o. saving the children from tie flames.
The cottage IN also the adjoining cottage of
Moses Minard were entirely destroyed. Old
Mr.. Furnette lad been missed in the early
stage OF the FIRE hut il was not positively
known that he had pc'ished in the flames until
his charred body was found in the ashes after
the fire burnl itself out. The mb3 were en-
tirely burned oil and the trunk of the body
was burned 10 a crisp Both dwellings were
insured for $500 and with the loss ON furni
turc sums W a total Of II 5Ol
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1885-10-30

SAYS the Butte, Montana. Inter-Moun-
tain: Between the average Latter Day
saint and the heather Chinese there is
very little difference. They are both
slaves Neither has anything in COM
mon with the rest of mankind. Meth
er has any respect for the sanctity of
marriage or ONE. In their belief
and practices they are both 1000 years
behind the civilization of the age. The
binding force of an oath is unknown to
them. Superstition and greed are cor
nerstones of their faith. Neither sees
anything wrong in the enslavement of
women the defiance OF law or the vio-
)ation of every principle of decency or
humanity. 1t is a great pity that when
the Chinese go as they ultimately
will be compelled to do in response to
an aroused and indignant public senti-
ment, that they cannot be induced to
take the Mormons along with them.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1885-10-30
His Sin Found Dat.

Three Years agoa young Californian, calling
himself Hunt ent good deal Of money in
Hamilton Ont ON leaving hamilton for
New York be telegraphed back that be had
lost a : ,00J b II On the way 20 The railway
station \ reward w.s ole. ed. but no more
was heard of the money until the goth inst. A
cab driver nam d sheridan was arrested on the
.sth Tor assauiting D. father-in-law, another
cab driver named Arthur Cline. In revenge
for his arrest She dan confessed that the lost
bill had been Cl anged by him in New York
under instructions from Cline. The latter
drove Hunt 10 tho station on the day OF de-
parturc and vas paid 81 ,t0J for the ride mis-
TAX ne the bill fo~ S note Cline gave
Hunt change for a 81 till and kept the big
le. Cline ha been are It'd