Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-09-03
THE NATION.

and some valuable papers stolen. The
thieves overlooked $500 in bills.
A six foot vein of coal has been discov-
cred on the farm of Charles Hubenger
about six miles east of Bay City.
Gov. Gray of Indiana, has issued proc
lamation against lynching. He offers
81 600 for the conviction of any one en-
gagged in such crime.
Sir Charles Dixie, the disgraced English
baronet is now travelling in America.
Gov. Ireland Of Texas, has received a
letter from Capt. Geo. Cabel San Francis
co, saying that in 1888 armed Mexicans
boarded his schooner, the Ardenia OF La
Paso, of Mexico, threw him and the crew
into prison and hauled down the Ameri-
can flag and spit on it. The men were
kept confined 10 months and the vessel
confiscated. He has never been able to
get this government to investigate the
case.
Drew Thompson, a farmer living near
Glen Allen Botinger county, Mo, while
laboring under temporary arrangement,
shot his wife through the head and then
mt ball in TO his own brain.
Cutting, the American editor has been
released by the Mexican authorities.
Mrs. Cleveland, from her retreat in the
a irondacks, on the Odd touched the but
ton which opened the Minneapolis eXposi-
ton. The machinery was set in motion
by the electric spark in two minutes after
Mrs. Cleveland had pressed the button.
The recent storm in Texas was the most
destructive and terrible ever experienced
in the state. Thirty-eight persons are
known to have persisted, and the injured
are counted by hundreds The track Of
the storm extended inland over 200 miles.
Thousands of houses were destroyed. and
the inmates rendered homeless and desti
tute
DR.. Hoadley, vino went 10 the Arctic re-
gion in the capacity of medical director
on the Greedy relief expedition, has be-
come hopele-sly insane and has been taken
to the Blocmingdale, y. Y, asylum.
The physicians who attended the police
men wounded in the Chicago riot, are
clamoring loudly for their pay which, in
the aggregate, amounts TO about ) OO1.
The following gentlemen have been elect
ed by the executive committee Of the Iris
National League TO form the national
council Of seven:" Patrick Egan, Nebras-
ka; Judge Donnelly, Wisconsin; DR.. Ed
ward Malone, New York; DR.. Thomas
O'Relly, Missouri; John +. Armstrong,
Georgia.; w. J. Gleason, Ohio and Hon.
j. J. Donovan, Massachusetts,.
Fred. Rolotfe, a respectable German citi-
zen OF Toledo, didn't know his revolver
was loaded, and Fred. is now "A widower.
By collision on the Camden & Atlantic
railroad, near Ancora, n. j., on the 2lst,
seven persons were seriously injured.
A member of Lieut.. Storey's Alaskan
expedition writes that Storey has found n
river supposed to be the one at whose
mouth Lieut.. Ray made his headquarters
and which is longer than the Putnam riv-
er discovered i'll 1883 by Storey All the
exploring party are well and they have
penetrated rich regions heretofore I'M
known to white men.
St Paul lumbermen have advanced the
price of lumber 81 per 1000 feet. 1t is
claimed 300, 900 600 feet of lumber has been
destroyed this year.
The labor and prohibition parties in
Maine will unite TO defeat tho republi-
cans.
President Cleveland on Monday the 23rd
opened the st. Paul, Mimi, exhibition by
telegraph.
a motion for new trial has already
been entered by the defense in the Chicago
anarchist cases.
\ gale in Galveston, Texas. on the Goth
inst, did damage to the amount Of $780,
900. Many valuable buildings were
wrecked.
Official information of the desire of
Geronimo TO surrender has been received
at the war department. The dispatch
contains nothing in addition to the in
formation teegraphed to the press from
the west and already published.
At the meeting of the Universal Peace
Union in New London, Conn, the other
afternoon letter was read from Secretary
Bayard referring to article 81 of the treaty
OF lS4s with Mexico. Mr. Bayard says that
just regard of the jurisdictional power
OF other governments was the basis of his
action in the Cutting case, in which no
demand or suggestion had be made on be-
half of this government not warranted and
required by n consideration of national
duty, founded upon principles OF law and
justice.
Special agent A. NJ. Barney OF the treas
ury department died in New York a few
days ago.
Cornelius X. Vanderbilt's name is men,
toned in connection with the mayoralty
Of New York.
Henry Ward Beecher is preparing a
lecture upon Ireland which he will deliver
in this country upon his return home.
The White House is being thoroughly
repaired during the absence of President
and Mrs. Cleveland.
Hon. Frank Hurd Of Ohio has announced
that he is-a candidate tfor congressional
honors.
family Of, seven. name unknown,
were camped outside of Finlay. Ohio, in a
wagon during a severe storm. At an
early hour in the morning a huge tree fell
on the wagon in which the family were
sleeping, broke the legs Of two of them
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