Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-06-25
THE NATION.

young man who earned his living by driv.
ing brick wagon.
Muscantine Iowa, had $4,000 fire on
the 18th inst.
Yseult Dudley, O'Donovan Rosa S
would-be slayer, has secured some English
friend who will try To have her released
from the Auburn, ~ ", insane asylum.
Farmers around Cleveland, O., are or
ganizing local assemblies of the Knights of
Labor. One lodge is called the frankie
Folsom assembly.
Fire broke out in inattrass factory in
Chicago the other morning. The building
was filled with the most infiammable
material, and the flames spread with fear
full rapidity. All of the employees escaped,
but - young girls were surrounded for
hours by sea of fire. When the iremen
came TO their relief, three of them jumped
10 the pavement and were fatally injured.
The president has recently sent boxes Of
wedding cake to the ex-presidents and TO
the widows of ex presidents. To Gen Ar
thur to Mr.. and Mrs Hayes Mrs, Grant
Mrs Garfield, Mrs Polk, and Mrs. Tyler,
and the bride has received an aifectionate
letter from each one Of them. The letters
from Mrs Garfield and Mrs. Tyler are
quite touching, and would be interesting
to all if the proprieties did not prohibit
their publication
The special committee Of the Ohio G. AR.
has reported in favor of the acceptance OF
the site of OLD Fort Meigs on the Maumee,
for state soldiers home. The site cover
ing GO acres, is rendered free to the state
for such n purpose.
Mr.. Breckinbridge of Kentucky has
made "A complete report on the joint reso-
luton in favor Of the repeal of all taxes on
sale Of tobacco and articles manufactured
therefrom. The report is long ana eX-
haustive one, the gist of which is that the
taxes cannot be abolished at this time.
The Ancient order OF United Workmen
make the following financial statement
for 1885 Receipts, $33l 900: disbursements,
$325,3i9; balance on hand. S565l Relief
funds-receipts, S65.3ll; disbursements.
Sol so. The beneficiary fund showed Il
total of l,24 deaths during the year New
York and California being first and second
i'm magnitude. and q total Of beneficiary
assessments during the year Of S25SO 1GS..
-. Losses paid s.. 800 45s. The total mum
her Of death losses paid since the organ.
ization are 1909 amounting to $l3.S15. l41.
The Republican state convention of Yer
mont was held on the 10th. The nomna-
tions made insure the return Of Senator
Edmunds TO the Senate of the United
States.
a sensational shooting ARRAY occurred
in Kansas City the other morning. w. a.
Carlisle, an attorney of that city, entered
street car where Or. Mumford was rid
ing, and accused the doctor Of seducing
his Carlisle - wife, at the same time fir
ing. The first bullet struck Mumford
The second shot struck Miss Jennie Sheel-
er, lGyear-old girl, in the breast; the
third. which was fired from the street,
struck a young man. John Hall in the
face After firing five shots Carlisle
started TO run around the car, but officers
caught him Mumford by this time had
drawn his revolver and darted out of the
ear. He called TO the officers who had Car
isle in custody TO let him 20 and give him
a chance at him. but the policemen hurried
the prisoner down the street. followed by
an angry crowd. The wounded persons
were all removed to convenient places
and their wounds examined. None Of
them will prove fatal unless il he that of
Hall, and this only in case erysipclas sets
in.
Litchneld, Conn. had a 100000 fire on
the 18th inst.
a tramp giving the name Of Min walked
into the restaurant Of George Neidcrour
IN Gorham, Ind, the other morning and
ordered breakfast. He refused TO pay. In
the scuille which ensued Neiderour shot
Min in the back as he was making his
escape. Neiderour is in Jail.
The Sultan of Turkey was anxious to
send wedding present TO President Cleve-
land, but the latter. while aprreciating
the motives Of the Sultan, felt that its ac-
ceptance would be in violation of the
spirit, if not the letter, Of the constitutions
and accordingly telegraphed his declina-
ton Of the proposed compliment.
The graduating exercises at the Naval
Academy at Annapolis, Md, were held on
the 18th inst. Hon. J. Bigelow delivered
the Grafton and Secretary Whitney con-
fcrrcd the diplomas. Prince leopold
Augusta Of Brazil, was present.
President Cleveland has been appointed
honorary president of the American eX
hibi;ion 20 be held in London in May, lSs5.
The president viii start the machinery Ivy
the telegraph land lines and the cable.
Turkish authorities are massing troop
on the frontier
Rubinstein. the distinguished pianist, H.
coming to America soon, and will make
concert tour.
Sophie Lyons, the notorious thief and
ship-lifter, who has figured so largely in
the Michigan courts in the past few years,
was recently detected in the act ofs,ealing
some silk from store in New York, and
sentenced to six months in the peniten-
tiary.
It is understood that the department of
state has received adviceS from Minister
Phelps coniirmatory of the press reports
that the English government i not alto
gether satisfied with the course pursued
bV the Dominion authorities in regard to