Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-07-30
THE NATION.

consin; vice-presidents RI. Rev. George ID.
Gillespie, Rev. a. G. Byers, Ohio; Rev. 5.
II. Shonnenscheen, Missouri; Secretaries,
Rev. II. IL. Hart, Minnesota; O. c. Nc
Cullough Indiana Mrs. G. ID. Dinsmoor,
Nebraska; Executive committee, L. {.
Garrett, Pennsylvania; +. b. Sanborn,
Massachusetts,; VIM. L. Lctchwortho New
York: VIM Howard Nef, Ohio III. III.
Giles, Wisconsin; Chairman of the local
committee, j. a. Gillespie, Omaha Official
reporter and editor, Mrs. Isabel {. Bar
rows, Massachusetts.
Robert Burton was instantly killed near
Crooksville, Ohio, by the explosion of IA
premature blast.
The postmasters' mutual benefit associa-
tion will hold convention in Chicago,
September "A.
A destructive wind and hail storm swept
over Il section OF country a few miles
south of Tuscola, H.. leveling crops TO the
ground and doing much damage. The
people of that section claim that the
damage TO corn will be fifty per cent.
Cattle and hogs are dying of cholera by
the hundreds in the vicinity of Pana, Ill.
Gen. Arthur's health is much improved
and his condition more encouraging than
at any time for some.months.
The main building of the state soldiers
orphans home at Knightstown, Ind, was
destroyed by fire the other afternoon.
No loss of life or injury TO person oc-
Cured. The loss is about $4,000 on which
there is So, 900 insurance.
A Jury has at last been secured ana the
trial of the Chicago anarchists will pro
coed.
At Fort Keogh, NJ T. on the 18th the mer-
curry reached a maximum Of l20 degrees in
the shade. There has been no rain for n
month Reports from the northwest be-
yond jamestown and Bismarck showed the
mercury was still hanging around the lOO
mark
For the week ending July Il, over $40,
100000 were paid out for pensions alone.
Gallo, the man who fred the shot in the
French chamber of deputies, has been SEN
fenced to twenty years penal servitude
Capt H. H. Chester of Arctic fame, is
dead at Newark, Conn.
i ne SlTlkt OF lnt mountain ullIltIS III
Pennsylvania, is over
Tommy Human of Gravesend, l.. l.,
while on the beach with his two small sis
tiers was chased by mad dog. He drag
ged his sisters into the surf and saved
them being bitten.
The testimony taken at the trial of the
anarchists, now on trial in Chicago is not
only damaging, but damnable, and brings
to light conspiracies which could only
emanate from anarch fiend in hell.
W. +. Weller, conductor in charge OF the
Wagner sleeper running between New
York and Chicago, in attempting TO board
his car when the train was pulling out TO
cross the bridge he missed his footing and
fell along the side rails. He was wedged
between the ties and frames Of the track
and received such injuries that he died.
Prof Ii. NJ. Seeley heads the Prohibition
ticket ofVermont
Fifteen hundred citizens Of the Town Of
Lake, n Chicago suburb, in mass meeting
assembled, having charged the Pinkerton
specials employed by the Lake Shore rail
road company to protect its imported
switchman with violence, ruflianism and
cowardice,n and with having inflicted
serious damage to peaceable citizens" The
meeting further called upon the super
visor to bring to justice such as have
violated the law by rufiianly and muir
derous acts" and demanded that the Ii
cense of every special officer recently APP
pointed be revoked, and no new ones be
9 Ista lin
and character" The resolutions are to be
presented to the board Of trustees
AT a recent New York meeting Of the
Board of Alderman resolution was re-
ferred TO n committee providing for the
appointment of a commissioner to consid-
er the ACCESSIBILITY of uniting into one mu-
nicipality the cities of Brooklyn, New
York, Yonkers, Long Island City and adj
jacent cities. This commission will confer
with others from these cities and must re-
port before the meeting of the legislature.
Rumored that NJ. V Montgomery, com
missioner of patents is to be appointed
solicitor general of the department of
justice.
The total values of the imports of mer-
chandise during the twelve months ended
June 30, lsS6, were $685., 253 Coz, and during
the preceding twelve months S511, 527, 329,
an increase of So, re, 277. The total values
of the exports Of merchandise during the
twelve months ended June 30, 1SS6, were
sj19, 425, go and during the preceding
twelve months s742, ls9, 755, a decrease OF
s62, 763, 7s3.
A government official just returned
from Newfoundland reports that United
States business men are fast taking the
import trade Of the island away from the
Dominion. Boston merchants having resi-
dent agents on the island, it is said, have
of late years been monopolizing the sale OF
flour TO the islanders. The number OF
commercial travellers from the States far
exceeds that sent there by Canadian
houses.
John Roach, the noted ship builder, 4:
very i'll and cannot recover.
The president of the Dundy county bank
at Benkleman, Neb., is rusticating in Can
ada. He took with him about $4,000 OF