Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-09-10
THE NATION.

on the 18th ult.
Earthquake shocks were experienced in
various localities in South Carolina on the
10Th ult SO far as learned no damage has
been done.
In the famous Jesse Hoyt will case,
the surrogate has declared that the testi-
mony proved that the testator was sane
and not under undue influence.
Oliver Wendell Holmes returned from
Europe on the 18th ult
Prof william Cook, formerly professor
of German at Harvard, shot himself acct
dentally, and died the next day. Prof.
Cook served in the late war, and for a
long time was prisoner in Libby prison.
Louisville's fourth exhibition was open
ed with imposing ceremonies on the 18th
ult.
The powder magazine OF the Latin &
Rand powder company in Chicago was
struck by lightning on the Goth ult., and
an explosion followed with fatal and dis
astrous results. Not building within a
mile of the scene escaped damage. One
person was instantly killed and four others
fatally injured. Hundreds of persons suf-
fered painful wounds many of whom
will be NAMED for life
A construction train on the Nashville q
Spartanburg railroad near Raleigh, n. C.,
with 30 convicts on board escaped from
the engineer and descended the mountain
side with fearful rapidity. a number of
the convicts were thrown from the train
and live of them killed.
An earthquake shock was felt generally
throughout the country on the 3lst ut
North and south alike felt the force OF the
shocks, three OF them following each other
in quick succession.
Nearly the entire business portion and
anumber of dwellings in South Royalton,
VT. were wiped out by fire on the 3lst ult.
entailing loss Of about 100000.
Geronimo informed prominent Mexi-
can that the terms under which he would
surrender were that his two wives be
brought back from Florida and that him
self and nineteen of his companions Toe
given separate reservations. If Gen.
Miles would not agree to these terms he
would not surrender. Miles is yet to be
heard from.
Near Niles, o., the dead body of Mrs. r.
A. Williamson, who had gone driving in
the country, was found by the roadside.
HeCh was DIOhtH anu IL W as suppOSth
at the time that the horse had run away
and thrown her from the carriage caus-
ng her death. Subsequently il was learned
that the woman had been murdered for
the money she had been known TO have
with her. Two tramps have been arrested.
A-plan to assasSinate Powderly has been
unearthed in Pittsburg
Miss Allen. aged Is, was mangled by a
train near Sank Center, Mimi, while cross
ing a trestle.
Rumored that Secretary Manning will
retire next month, and that Senator Nc
Pherson of New Jersey will be given his
place.
Thomas +. Ben,dict, formerly deputy
state comptroller of New York, and a
well known publisher of that state, has been
appointed public printer, vice Rounds re-
signed
The citizens of McCulloch county Tex,
held a meeting few days ago, at which
resolutions were adopted ordering all
Mexicans, not American citizens to leave
the country within five days or they
would be hanged. Each Mexican was
served with q notice and left within the
time.
Brig. Gen. John Newton, Chief of En-
gineers, having served more than forty
years as an officer OF the army, has been
by his own request by direction of the
President retired from5active service.
The Anaconda and St Lawrence copper
mines in Butte, Mon, both owned by the
former company, have been shut down.
The alleged reason is the present low
price of copper. The mines have been
operated at a loss. Some 500 men are
thrown out of work.
Thirteen business houses and two dwell
ing houses in Montrose, Pa, were des-
troye by fire August 2S.
The hanging of Maxwell the murderer
of Preller has been postponed until Nov.
Is.
Willie Sells, the youthful murderer OF
Usage, Mission, Kansas, has been sentenced
TO he hanged, but will get Off with life
imprisonment.
f. L. Walker, judge Of Stevens county,
Tex, says that county is entirely denude of
grass, without grain, and only post oak
and mesquite leaves for stock feed. All
but one-third of the population have ex-
hausted their supplies, and the remainder
are mostly without bread and meat, and
need outside aid to save them from star
walton.
John +. Swift is the Republican nominee
for governor of California. Mr.. Swift
was one of the three special ENJOYS sent
to China TO negotiate the amended treaty
between the United States and China, and
is one of the best newspaper writers on
the Pacific coast.
Minnesota prairies have been swept by
fires within the past week.
There are no prospects OF resumption
of work in the window glass factories OF
the west before October, and perhaps not
then. The workmen insist upon an adj
vance i'm wages, and the manufacturers
positively assert that they will not con-
cede the increase.