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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-04-30
me Prless Had a Pistol.

While the Bishop Of Madrid was ascending
the steps cgding 10 the entrance of tie Cathe-
dral ON the morning OF Palm sunday, he was
shot with revolver by n priest standing on
the top Of the steps The hal entering the alb
domen. This was followed 10y another shot,
which wounded the Bishop in Me side, where
upon the wounded man Tell on lie steps. The
priest then assembled the steps and trcd still
another shot which tool, eject IN The Bishops
thigh. The bishop was borne in an unCon-
scious condition to a private chamber In The
cathedral, where the last sacraments for the
dying were Administered 10 him. The priest
was arrested.
Being Palm SUNDAY the cathedral was more
than usually crowded ny WorshipIers and
when the fearful work Of the priest was realiz-
eel furious mob followed the carriage in
which he was conveyed 20 prison 10y gen
daimes, whose presence alone prevented his
icing yuchcd. he mo We to- the crime was
rcNong,. lie man who tired the shots was re
cent?, dismissed from The priesthood, and la 4
nutie,slN applied 10 the Bishop 10 lie rein
stated After his arrest, the priest attempted
10 commit suicide.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-04-30
SOLEMN Services.

Solemn requiem high mass was held In the
cathedral in -. Cloud Mimi, on the morning
Of the 18th over the remains of thirteen victims
OF the cyclone, Father Stemper officiating
Similar services took place IN the church of the
Immaculate Conception over the remains OF
four. The services were conducted by Fathers
Gross and Casper. Both churches were heay-
ly draped. The funeral tortege passed on its
way to the cemetery through the devasted dis
trict About 100 person we're present from
all over the country The deal we're buried in
two large gravcs. nine adults in one and eight
children In the other. The funerals OF several
protestant were held the day before.
The hospitals are full to oyerfowing with the
wounded, many Of whom will Gle. In nearly
every house there l. one or more wound
ed. The doctors from ~. Paul and MnneapO-
lis are doing all in H. rr power % alleviate the
sufferings Of the unfortunates.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-04-30
Reports from the Wheat-raising Districts
Show Damaged Grain.

Special and regular crop reports TO the
American Rural Home OF Rochester, y. Y,
from all parts OF the country, indicate that the
month OF March IN Michigan and Kansas. and
good part OF Illinois and some parts of In
diana, was very unlayorable for winter wheat
because unprotected by frost In Dakota the
ground is very dry, and many farmers are now
seeding oats IN place Of spring wheat. fearing
10 take the chauecs On wheat. stock raising
VIII oe increased also at the expense Of wheat
growing. In Nebraska the spring has been
wet Heavy aims have set things back in
Illinois and west of the Mississippi. In Ore
gon the spring wheat area is reduced owing to
low lrces Crop prospects south are fair. aud
Pacific coast reports are unfavorable. General
~ speaking there is a reduced acreage over
the entire winter wheat belt as compared with
1880, although the condition of the crop j.
better than AZ the same time last year
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-04-30
An Austrian Village Burned.

The town Of stry, in Galicia, ! as leen al
most completely DESTROYED by nie The num-
Ter OF Louses burned is about COO Many
t,rson, were Killed. The inhabitants are
destitute \ high wind was Blowing aud the
ire started in several arts OF Tie town about
the same time. one hundred persons were
hlllel III one street by failing walls. The
own lall. the railway station and the tele-
iraph Office were destroyed. y large number
We unded were sent 10 emh,rg, distance
OF orty-two miles, where the Hospitals are
crowded with the sufferers. hundreds OF
,erson. are missing. a lack OF water rem
ltIeu ara by The military futile. Money and
God are being collected in he surrounding
towns or the relief # The sufferers.
The fire originated ia small shop aud was
caused by the falling Of lamp filed with pc
trOleum.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-04-30
The Strasburg Clock Outdone.

The famous clock of Strasburg is put
completely into the shade by 1.-The great
World Clock, or the 10,000-year time
indicator. 1t was constructed in Ger
many, during many years labor by Mr..
Christian Martin, clock maker" The
clock marks the years and leap years
and will run for hundred centuries,
when, as the bill frankly admits, its
mechanic works" will have TO be
changed. The face of the clock is about
10 feet square and has a large number
of dials and little inches where 122 little
figures have their abiding place These
latter, as the ever-ready bill explains.
are Ito allegorize human life. Every
minute "A sorrowful-looking angel hits
a bell with a sledge hammer. When he
has done this fifteen times another an
gel in a red robe strikes the first quarter.
"lhe Genius, dressed in Louis XIV.
costume, turns dial so that the figure
is shown. AT the same time the figure
of child appears at a lower door. AT
the third middle-aged man with spec
tacles and high hat, and at the fourth,
n decrepit old wreck with a white wig
While all this is going on below, Death,
in the shape of Comanche Indian
with wings, has been vainly endeavor-
ing to hammer bell in an upper nichel
but an angel has headed him off i'm
every case and protected the human fam
lily "by raising the right hand IN al al
legorical relation. as per programme.
until the fourth quarter. Then Death
gets the better of the struggle. strikes
the hour and bundles the old man or
into eternity. The twelve apostles are
trotted out each hour. Above them is
the figure of Christ, "who blesses with
both hands each apostle in passing" as
the bill states with mathematical ex-
actncss. At morning, noon and night
A number of bell ringers ring their re-
spective bells with vindictive energy
and an old man drops upon his knees,
as if some one had kicked his legs out
from under him. All these and many
other wonders, exposing the family Sc
crets of the Zodiac. the heather gods, 4
the seasons. the moon. and the globe
all run regularly. The whole struct,A
ure is surmountcd by cock, which
crows at 6 and ~ o. clock.-PaH Mall
Gazette.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-04-30
Modern William Tell.

DR. Thomas 5. Taylor, a wealthy resident
II Merrick l.. l., WHO came Fl ION Texas several
wears ago, shot and killed his Coachman,
/ adGeus Grtman lew DAYS ago. he doe
tor han a great rcputat on a. auarks man, and
Gritman, who lad often done the same thing
lefore, placed hall dozen bottles on his he az,
which were i'm quick succession Knocked OIL
by shots from his employer revolver at 50
aces The supply OF bottles falling short,
ma tie doctor having one ,haHihrr h!s re-
yulyer still unloadel, C told Grltnnan TO place
a tomato can on his head TIL. be dd and
o., do ctor tied, ut lust as be pulled lie trig-
yer Uritman slightly raised his head and the
outlet entered lis train. Those who are se-
luainted with 1aylor's previous history say
that al affair OF a similar u9ture was the cause
of his leaving Texas.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-04-30

The reports of the cyclone at st.
Cloud, Sank Rapids, Ryc'> station and
other points IN Minnesota were not ex-
aggcrated In the rec places named
there were between Is and 100 dead
and 200 injured. just enough houses
are left in Sank Rapids to form a
fringe around the village limits. The
debris is not piled in hea! S, but scat
tered far and wide The sign "Sauk
Rapids' on the Manitoba depot and a
basket of books were found in Rice
Station, fifteen miles distant This
shows the terrible power of the storm.
The storm extended from jamestown,
d. f., through Minnesota and into
Wisconsin, though its most disastrous
effects are to be found in the three
places first named.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-04-30
Not We y Encouraging.

Considerable correspondence J. as Iassed be
tween Gould and Grand Master Workman
Powdcr.y Of late concerning the lal or troubles
in the southwest. Mr. Powderlv urges i'm.
mediate terminal on OF the troubles. and
submits 10 the great railroad magnatc mum
Ter of prof. POSITIONS. Gould retorts q al Pow
Cerly himself must be held responsible for the
continuance OF the trouble, ana a lengthy
and sarcastic manner iutiuatcs that the real
issue j. between Il e organization which Mr..
lOwderly represents ana the avs 81 the land.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-04-30
A Comfortable Increase.

The increase reported in the postofIice
revenues. exclusive OF Hostage on second-class
matter. from thirty OF the largest Offices in the
country, for nine months ended March 81
1856 is S924.445. Chicago shows an increase
OF Sl5l, 55l, -. Louis, S40,4l7; Cincinnati.
sha. 1872; San francisco, $lU,it5, Pittsburgh.
Sl5,:0s: Cleveland, Sl5,94l: Detroit, Sg,ztG :
Louisville, S5,a54; Milwaukee, Sl5,1a5:
Kansas City, $25,OO9;s Indianapolis, >, $50 ;
-. faul, 81, $40; Minneapolis, $500 and
Toledo, 1884. The increase of sccond-class
matter mailed during the same period at the
thirty offices was 5,1s5,255 pounds.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-04-30
Threatened with Cholera

There IL a genuine cholera scare throughout
southern Europe and it is extending TO Eng
land. The London Lancet and other medical
journals mplore the authorities of every Brit
III seaport 10 lose no time IN putting their
towns ~ the best possible condition Of saui-
tary defense aud seeing that their quarant ne
service Is yigilant and effective. They say that
II is morally certain that cholera will be brought
to the doors of these towns during the next
few days or weeks, and that the terrible re-
sponsibility rests upon the health authorities
Of admitting or repelling the scourge.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-04-30

John Quincy Adams, namesake OF
the great Johu O., struck rich mine
somewhere down in Mexico quite by
accident; While prospecting he found
his haversack on fire, his prospector's
glass having focused the sun rays up
on it. As the haversack contained
about dozen pounds of powder he
dropped it and got out of the way in a
hurry 1t fell in crevice and large
mass of rock was thrown up. Adams
returned mournfully to gather up what
might be left of his effects. and found a
rich vein of orc which the explosion
had exposed 70 view. He sold third
Interest in his find for SIC. 900, and very
consistently named the mine THE
Nick of Time"
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-04-30
After 81. Lonis.

Miss Eliza Abbott, cousin " Judge G.. T.
Armstrong of Kentucky, will institute suit
at Washington to recover n large part OF 81
Louis. h bases Ler claim on the TACT that
lust teforr spain made final cesson Of her
Amer lean possession to France, Capt. William
Armstrong received grant Of land near the
hamlet, where -. Louis now stands The
grant was subsequently confirmed by congress,
and the difficulty now resent- itself from the
fact that the original survey has been lost,
The property is now worth several millions.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-04-30
THE STATE AT LARGE.
Quite a Drop.

During he excitement caused by the pc
troleum discoveries in Pennsylvania quarter
ofsa century ago "A company, known as The
Michigan Central Petroleum company, was
Incorporated In lpslanti, with capital stock
of S25O,OtO, ou.-titl paid IN. for purposes OF
investing IN the oil regions Agents were sent
TO PENNSYLVANIA aud forty acres OF land near
Pit Hole. abaui Twelve mics from Oil City,
were purchased Two wells were sunk, but
oil.n pay,ng quantities was not 10 be found,
ana finally, after q total investment OF SIO,-
600. the affair was abandoned. Recently an
fer OF 500 was made for the land, To be used
as pasturagc ioT which tie company paid
$4,000 The offer being considered good u
meeting Of the surviving stockholders was
called and the board icorganizcd with the
following officers: President Chas. King +;
vice president. James NJ Chidister; secretary
and treasurer. Robert iiemphill; directors,
Hiram Ha;chcder, Stephen H. Dodge, Cor
nclius Curnwell. Joseph Kitchen, D.A. Post A
NJ Noble.
II is now very probable that the sale will be
effected, thus Winding w the affairs Of the
Michigan Central Petroleum Company.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-04-30
T. '. rOWDERLY,
General Master Workman.
Arrested Fer Felony

10th inst for the arrest of Martin Irons.
Chairman Of the executive committee OF dis
irict assembly l0l: \. {. Coughlan chairman
Of the executive committee, district assembly
9}; Geo W. Jackson. formerly a Prominent
local LreeutacN olitician, anu ;. VI. Nichols.
telegraph oI orator. on the charge OF felony for
interfering with telegraph wires in connection
with The wire tapping alleged To have been
done two weeks ago, for the purpose OF inter
cepting dispatches between Jay Gould and
Vice President lloNe.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-04-30
VERY Infectious.

\ sensational strike took place in the Fifth
avenue public school IN Columbus, Ohio, the
ether cav the male pupils TO tie number Of
irty-six uniting IN a letition To their teacher
usiIiiu ior but one sess on ul school in each
az. he request was refused, and at =
o',.och II the afternoon tie boys walked out
m Cdy. The leacler enCeaN ored 10 force
them ack. when a melee cnsued, and 1t was
Ltcessary To summon the police 10 restore or
der The oys we're finally driven back 10
nov rooms alter an exciting strugglc.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-04-30

United States Treasurer Jordan re-
Gently took piece OF work to the gov
eminent printing Office and asked that
it be done that day. Tie was told that
it could not be finished before tho next
morning. II must have that printing
tonight, insisted the reasurer. at
is impossible" demonstrated the other.
Mr.. Jordan threw of, his coat, went to
a case and by setting type rapidly him.
self finished third of the work in fif-
teen minutes. Then turning to the
official, he said: Now, when | ask to
have certain job of printing done by
a given time, please remember that
know what ! am talking about" The
work was done that day.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-04-30
Sui The Destruction Goes On.

News has ust been received Of the terrible
work Of a tornado in The southw estern part of
colt county, Mo-, - mile, zap tie Mississippi
river from afro. I'D. xix Iersons are known
To have been killed and many injured. Two
victims are Giles Bailey, a wealthy farmer, and
bis wife, hose loyse was blown into splint-
RS. scores OF stock were killed and other
rop,rty DESTROYED. The loss is many thou
ands ~ dollars. The district is remote from
a fnleprnnh station
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-04-30


THE financial affairs OF the state OF
Ohio have got into such unfortunate con-
dition that Gov. Foraker has been oblig-
ed to send to the legislature a special
message in which he points out that
while the expenses oil that state are in
crcasing it, revenues are shrinking; a
deficit of n million dollars on next Jan.
is anticipated, with constitutional
power to borrow only $3.50, 90 Ia meet
it. The personal property returned for
texation has shrunk from S542. 100000
in 1883 to 5000, 600 900 now. The gov
ernor calls for efficient measures to tax
the liquor traffic, foreign telephone,
transportation, car trust and car equip
ment, and sleeping and parlor car com
panies, doing business in the state; for
some method TO cqualizc assessments.
which vary enormously in the different
countries and for better means of secur-
ing honest returns from uuincorporated
banks
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-04-30

DR.. Oliver Wendell Holmes, who
sailed for Europe recently, accompanied
by his married daughter, MIS-. Sargent.
says. in 4 recent letter: My visit will
be of several months duration, the
greater portion of which | shall spend
in England, with a part of the time on
the Continent. have no literary
projects to occupy me during the visit.
| go for Impressions not expressions. |
wish to see places and persons-places
| have not seen for more than fifty
years, persons few of whom / ever met
on the other side of the ocean, for the
generation left in 1885 is almost gone.
All of our plans arc somewhat un-
certain, and will be determined by
various circumstances. 80
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-04-30
An Ancient Harm.

There arrived in New York the other morn
ing on the steamer Arizona an ancient Irish
harp II Is several hundreds wears old and
was the last instrument played before the Irish
Kings. IL is packed in huge wooden hox
seven feet high. and is intended for exhibition
al an Irish concert TO be soon given in that
CITY for The benefit OF the Parnell iund. As ID
will be- returned 10 its native heath after this
concert the custom authorities permitted IL 10
be landed exempt from duty. Ihe instrument
l. valued al Sl.UOl.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-04-30

A photograph has just been taken in
Hartford, Conn, of five persons who
represent five generations. On the
right sits the great-great-grandfather,
Benoni Austin of North Woodstock,
aged 95 years. On the left is the great
grandfather. John Austin, aged 75;
back of him is the grandfather, N. v.
Austin, aged 50; in the center stands
the father, Arthur =. Austin, aged 20;
and in front of him stands his little son
Forrest, just years old. They are all
In good health.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-04-30
Ian1 Frauds

Special Agent De lie Gore, Of the general
land ofllce. stationed In Minnesota, reports TO
the commissioner. thai nmty-nine per cent. Of
the homestead and prccmptlon entries IN that
state are made AS rfetexts for obtaining the
timber on the land, with no intention OF per-
n anent settlement. lie says. The operation
Of the pre-emption and HON, stead laws in this
tegon is simply farce OF immense proper
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-04-30
Great Marine Disaster.

The New Iealaad toastiug steamer Tairio
has been Wrecked ctwcen Wellington and
lursc heav, gale prevailed at the time.
Three boats were launched, hut each was
capszed. Twenty -nine Iersons were drowned
Only two passengers we're saved.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-04-30
ueatn o, a FTOminen, Express Man.

.r. oh. Arnett died In Niagara Falls, Ont,
on the 18th OF apopleXy. lie was 20 Years OF
age and had been connected with the Ameri-
can express company for over 20 years, for
several years as supernt endent
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-04-30
Fifteen we're Killed and twenty-five Hurt.

An explosion occurred on the Goth ult. on
card the small river steamer Columbia al the
island OF Tumocs. Fifteen persons were
killed and - injured. The steamer was com
pletelv DESTROYED
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-04-30
Chinese Unpopular in Honolnln.

Adyices from Honolulu state that the King
in council has issued an order that no Chinese
should lie permitted 10 rc-enter the Hawaiian
Kingdom without having secured a return GER
titcate similar To that eXacted by the United
States government The news, however, lacks
confirmation.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-04-30
Rebels Killed.

Adyices from Senegal say the garrison at
Baket made a successful sortie, Killing 100
rebels. The French loss was seven private,
killed and one ofiiC.s wounded
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-04-30
GENERAL NU'lES.

The fatal ending of a wedding party
near Rye's Station, Mimi, forms one
of the saddest features of the wholesale
destruction of life and property wrought
in that section by the terrible cyclone.
The party was assembled at the resi-
dence of John Schulz, farmer, to cele-
brate the wed ling of his daughter
Mamie, and the ceremony was per-
formed about o'clock by. the Rev.
Gustayus Smith. The afternoon wa
spent IN social enjoyment. and at 4
o'clock the party gathered about the
wedding feast 1t was happy as
semblage of nearly forty people cele-
brating the bridal festivities for the
fayoritc daughter Of tie house. The
cyclone came, and in the space OF five
minutes the house was converted into
kindling wood aud scattered all over
the farm The bridegroom was killed
outright. and the bride so BADLY in
iured that she cannot survive.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-04-30

A mans dearest object should be his wife
But, alas too Often IL Is his vile Wardrobe.
One rent paid is worth dozen In your
pants.
Some say that liquor strengthens the voice.
This Is a mistake IL only makes the breath
strong.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-04-30
Grover viii Marry.

The Rev William Cleveland, brother OF
President Cleveland, In an interview with an
associated press reporter few days ago, said,
Grover will marry Miss Folsom, hi summer"
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-04-30

Old-fashioned red scaling waters have come
Into use again, and already may be said to
cover multitude Of correspondence
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-03-31
South Woodstock.

A FmGnTFUL RECK.--A span o
horses harnessed to n heavy travers,
sled, not hitched, started from Carlos
French's and made way toward the
village, as the team had been over
the road many times this winter,
they had got near the height of land
before Mr.. French missed them. lie
hurricd'to oycrtakc them, and while
descending the hill they probably
learned that no one had the ribbons
and started at full speed, and getting
down near Elliot Thomas, could not
turn, and dashed through picket
fence with stone post, broke post, rail
and pickets. One horse was so dis
abled that he could not bear any weight,
and it was thought that the ankle was
broke. The horse was got home since
which it has been lying on its side,
and they have many doubts of its re-
covery.
Old Mrs. Stowe, 80 years of age, is
very poorly.
John Mckenzie and his sou Bert
are laid up, Bert with Group and John
with heart disease.
Mrs. Richard Kingsley is in New
York city being treated and reports
come favorable. She has not lost a
meal since she has been there.
Frank Atwood is very weak, but
rides out occasionally.
Rood * Pages last party was well
attended, and the supper was frst-class,
as was the company.
Nerney Thomas came from Man
chester, n. H., on short visit.
HONS lerry has returned from a
business college, near Rochester, n.
y, and Ed. Perry has come also.
| think he hired Perkins sugar place
for several years, and has probably
come here to work it,
Geo. Weeden is driving the stage to
Woodstock nights, and back in the
morning, then Mr.. Morgan takes it
through. The going is very rough and
it makes it very late in.
Kingsley with his two thousand
buckets hung, says no good sap days
yet. | guess there has not been good
run, but everybody is in readiness.
Fales and family from Park Cottage
take board with Friend Fletcher.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-03-31
SPIRIT OF THE AGE.
Woodstock. w., Mar. 81, 1886.
w. IL. IL. TlME TABLE.

The following ls the running tims o
the trains over the Woodstock Railroad
commencing Tuesday, Noy. 70, 1854
TRAINS GOING EAsT,-No. 2. Mall, A,
NJ. Leave Woodstock 10 40; Taftsville,
10 80; Quechee, Il o.; Deweys Mills
II OF; Hartford, II 25i White River
Junction, II 80.
TRAINS GONG EAsT,-No. 1, Accommo'
dalton, p. NJ: Leave Woodstock, 10
Tattsvillc, 4 20; Quechee, 4 IS; Dewey'i
Mills, 80; Hartford, 4 55i White River
junction, 8 90.
TRAINS GONG WEST. |, Accom-
notation, A. NJ; Leave White River
junction, 30 Hartford, 7 IS; Deweys
Mills, %; Qnechee, 81 90; Taftsvills,
10; Woodstock, 20.
TRAINS GOING WEsr.-No. s, Mail, p.
NJ. Leave White River Junction, so;
Hartford, 55; Dewey's Mills, 10;
Quechec, . II; Tartsyille, 227; Wood
stock, 2 So,
JIG. PORTRE, Sup't.