Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-11-30
NEWS SUMMARY.
GENERAL.

sawmill turns out 10 DO innocent. Patrick
Lyons OF Cleveland, o., coniesses that he
/ did the work.
Ed. Mcdonald, the Chicago boodlcr, after
| 73 weeks imprisonment, has been released
on $4,000 bonds 10 have "a new trial. Nc
Garigle, the exiled boodler can probably
now return in safety.
Ma. Gen. Scofield in his annual report
says that there arc so many desertions IL Is
dinicult 10 keep the United States army up
to its authorized strength.
The United States supreme court has
rendered decision 10 the effect that a
! judges opinion cannot be copyrighted.
The household effects and wines of Lord
Sackville, the deposed British minister,
were sold at public auction in Washington
| the other day.
The appropriation TO cover compensation
| for the special deputy marshals at the late
election Is inadequate 10 meet the extra ex-
pense About $4,000 is needed TO pay
| them throughout the country and the de-
partment has only $4,000 available to
| meet regular court expenses for the remain
ing seven months of the fiscal year. Hence
: the bills will have 10 go over unpaid until
special appropriation can be obtained
| from congress.
The President is at work on his annual
message.
Rumor hath it that Col Dan Lamont is
!
succeed Gen. Swain
Many persons were seriously injured by
an accident on the big Four road near
Cincinnati
Mrs. John Broadman Of Upper Sandusky,
o.. left her two children alone in the house
while she went out in the yard TO milk the
COW. While gone the children, who were
playing near the CRATE, were burned TO
death, their clothing catching fire.
Cant Maloorn Ctnllyar oua NJ tho ofdact
I, vessel captains on the lakes, died in Toledo
IA few days ago. aged 5s He was n Scotch
man by birth, came here in 1880, and has
been on the lakes since. Has never had an
accident and never had "a vessel that cost
the insurance company cent
Chicago anarchists are again preparing to
don war paint. AT "a meeting near the Hay
market the other night. speeches were
made advocating Tho use of force. The
speakers said that votes were Of no use,
and their only salvation was in the use Of
arms. Out Of - persons present, 20 were
women. None Of the old time leaders were
among the speakers.
The home OF Jack Gregg, near Leesville,
Ky, was burned the other night, and all
the family, consisting of five persons, per-
ished, except Gregg, who was away from
home on business.
w. L. Stoughton, paymaster for the
Moline, H.. wagon company, is missing,
having drawn over $4,000 wages made out
TO imaginary parties. He was fast, on "a
moderate salary
j. b. Sands, Pittsburg sewer contractor,
and Charles Baker, brcklayer, were
buriedb by cIved bank and were dead when
released
Five Minneapolis -four mills, represent
ing 5000 barrels daily capacity, are now
shut down. To these there will be several
additions when navigation closes. There
tyi1 bxa I'M Of no
duction. The reasons for this are the
wheat shortages and tho dullness OF the
flour market. Most Of the big milers have
large quantities Of -four in sock, ready TO
take advantage of any improvement in
trade.
United States Marshal Esmund Of Fort
Dodge, La, is armed with warrants for the
e.ectment of from 500 TO 200 families on
the Des Moines river lands II the writs
are executed there will probably be war.
The Catholic taxpayers Of GAINESVILLE,
Wis, asked the court TO prohibit the read
ing Of the bible in the public schools. The
court holds that such reading is not secta-
rian instruction and sustains the school
board, but adds that Catholic children may
read the Catholic bible if they SO desire.
President-elect Harrison has asked Elijah
w. Halford, managing editor Of the In
diauapolis Journal 70 be his private secrc-
tary.
O. Z. Adams, treasurer Of Athens, Ga, is
short $4,000 IN his accounts, and has been
suspended.
Very Rev. Maurice A Walsh. IL ID.
vicar general of the archdiocese of Phila
Gelphia, is dead lie was 81 years of age.
He was ordained 10 the priesthood in 1855
in that city and in 1855 he was made vicar
general by Archbishop Wood.
4 call has been issued for q constitution
al convention TO be held at jamestown,
December ;, TO further the admission of the
Dakotas into the union.
A new republican daily paper to support
Harrison and Morton will be started in
Washington the first week in December.
T.. w Fox will be the editor. The paper
has large amoant Of capital behind it.
At the closing session of the national
grange at Topeka. KS, Col. j. II. Brigham
of Ohio, was elected grand master and
Leonard RhOnc Of Pennsylvania, was
elected TO fiji the vacancy on tie executive
committee A resolution was passed
recommending congress 10 appropriate
money for a deep water harbor at the
northwest coast Of the Gulf of Mexico.
The Birmingham, Ala, ra lroad has
added $4,000, 900 81 It's capital stock TO be
used in extending its lines A railroad is
TO DO built between Montgomery and An
nistOn a 100ton furnace vii. be erected in
Birmingham; natural gas is 70 be piped
20 Louisville, Ky; spike mill is
10 be located at richmond, Va; Atlanta -
to put up 90 90 cotton mill and several
other important manufacturing enterprises
are projected in the new south.
The publication Of tAe twenty second
volume OF the tenth census report, which
has just been issued completes the most
elaborate work o tiC kind ever undertaken
in the world. The taking OF the tenth cen
sus was provided for by an act OF congress
approved March ., 1919, appropriatiug
s-tll OOy 900 for flc work
( Cen. John Palmer, late democratic can
ddste for governor Of Illinois, has with
drawn from membership in the Grand
Army Of the Republic. 10 is stated that
his action is due 10 his belief from observa.
ton during the late political campaign that
the O.. A Is. is being used in the interest
/ Of the republican party
John Hopkins university holds 1900
shares Of stock in the Baltimore 4 Ohio
railroad, but the university's representative
/ was turned out at the recent board meeting,
and there is a prodigious protest in conse
quence. At one time the university re
ceived slJ0,OOO annually from It's Baltimore
a. Ohio stock The failure i'm dividends has
affected the institution and salaries are TO
be reduced.
The National Sabbath Union will meet