Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-09-21
GENERA


rink in Newark, y. j.. the other night,
Judge Thurman grew faint and had % stop
After being revived with stimulants, he
again started, but gave up IN three OF four
minutes.
Mrs DR. Zera Waters, one Of the most
prominent women in Bloomington, H., was
instantly killed by al accidental shot
from "a revolver which her adopted son.
"a boy OF II, was cleaning
San Francisco, Cal. had a 81 coo, 900 fire
on the Jth inst Some 100 men are thrown
out OF employment One man was burned
10 death. Several spectators and "A mum
bcr Of iiremcn we're overcome by the heat
and had 10 be removed. The fire was the
most stubborn and uumandgcaOle that the
fire department has been called upon TO
cope with in the history OF the city.
y giant cartridge exploded in a tunnel 20
miles from Helena, Mont, the other morn
ing. while number Of men were al work.
Ten Of the men were instantly killed, and
five seriously injured.
W NJ. Carson "a wealthy and eccentric
lumb herman OF Eau Claire, Wis Says he
will place SO, 900 in the hands Of Gov. kusk,
20 be given 10 eX union soldiers, If "a com
mittec composed OF two republican circuit
judges and one republican justice OF the
supreme court VIII say that Cleveland ;
last message is free trade document
Prof Richard A Proctor. the great as
tronomcr and lecturer, died of yellow fever
in New York city on the 18th inst. The
professor had just returned from Florida,
and was not feeling well. but supposed he
was suffering from malaria.
The national convention OF the green
back party in session in Cincinnati ad
lourncd after deciding not 10 put "a nat Oual
ticket in the field and passing resolutions
against fusion with other parties, and
calling national convention 10 meet IN
4, . 4
TENDER 1853.
The Minnesota and Dakota wheat crops
are injured % per cent.
Richard r Wilson who lived in hut in
a deep wood near Dixon, Ky. and WAS con
sidcrcd ignorant aud worthless, las been
committed 10 trial on charge OF counter
feiting by the United States court at Louis
vile In loft OF his cabin were found
dies, mods and a few partly made counter
feits.
President Cleveland has signed the bin
restricting the immigration of Chinese la
borers.
Secretary Whitney authorizes the state
mcnt that he has no intention of resigniug
from the cabinet and that he never owned
a dollar in the Standard oil trust or had any
reiat on 10 IL.
Official returns show dem cratic ma. GRITTY
in Arkansas Of 1881.
Charles l.. Bodeu is under arrest in Chi
cage charged with being bomb maker
The damage by recent floods ia Augusta
is estimated at Sl,0O,OO1
Rev Fr Richardson fcll from fourth
story window ia Cedar Rapids, Iowa and
was instantly killed.
Western window glass manufac urcrs
will start up October /, giving employ meut
10 coo men who have been idle since June /.
Browncll x Company's machine shops
in Dayton, Ono, were destroyed by fire
the other night throwing LOO men out of
work.
BY the capszing Of boat in the Hudson
River, opposite Hastings. Sylvester
Maughcn. 1 years Of axe. Miss Elizabeth
Butler, age 20. Miss Nettie Voorhees,, age
-. Of Creekskill. and John Iemorcst, vi
years old, and Mr. perriuger an artist, also
of Creekskill, were drowned.
At Ankeyntown, station about thirty
miles south OF Mansfield, o.. freight
train on the Baltimore * Ohio had gone
upon a side track TO let tie nOrthbound
through express pass The train was well
loaded with returning G.. a. K. veterans aud
other passengers. and was running at full
speed over the switch, when the baggage
car left the rails and collided with the loco
motive OF the FIRE ght, sliding up over the
top of il and tearing OF the steam dome.
Two men were instantly killed, two others
faMllN injured. ana uumbc OF passengers
seriously scalded by escaping steam.
About 80 of the Indians on the lower
Brule agency have signed tho treaty throw
ing the agency open to the Whites.
Walter Grautham Of Chicago and his two
sisters were drowned at Cairo, H., the 9TH
cr day. 10y the capsi1iug of boat.
The business portion Of Florence, Wis.
was destroyed by fire sept. L., ~ buildings
being destroyed. The fire is believed TO be
of ucendiary origin
Spokane Falls, W r, had "a SiO0,O0O
fire on the 10th inst
Mrs Cleveland has received "a Russian
stag hound from "A United States consul
Tho Chinese in the Sandwich islands,
who outuumber the people of all other ma
tional ties declare that if they are not IN
molestel i'm transactiug business in the
island they will unite AMI compel the Ha-
waiians TO accede TO their demands for jus
tiCc.
An explosion occurred at the mill OF the
National milling company ia Cleveland.
Ohio. the other morning The mill took fire
and WIS destroyed, cntailng loss Of sljO,.
40. Two employees were killed and several
others severely burned and injured.
Joseph Roberts and Henry DoclSery. two
prominent -. Louis society men, were ar
rested in Lenver, Col, tie other Gay, and