Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-09-27
GENERAL

The cattle crop S fallen off in many
western states this year. Dakota, how
ever shows an increase.
The abettors Of the prize fight which
took place in st. Louis the other night and
in which one of the participants was killed,
will be sentenced TO ten years in the state
prison.
Thos Brown, who was hanged at More
head, Mimi, on the goth inst. for murder,
sold his body TO doctor IN that city for
SO.
For the year ending June 30, 1889, there
were received at the patent office 3 40 APP
pucatiOns for patents, aud IN the same time
u SIS applications were granted. The re-
ceipts during the year were /, $50 551, and
the expenditures SSg9,69s, leaving surplus
for the year Of $3.50. The total amount
in the United States treasury TO the credit
Of the patent fund is 3,52i,i2j
Thirteen freight cars were wrecked, and
a foreman killed in railroad accident near
Lancaster, Mass, the other day.
The Indiana supreme court has decided
that bicyclists cannot be made liable Tor
damages resulting from horses becoming
frightened at the wheels if such ruuaWays
occur while the bicycists are riding upon
the highway and are doing nothing which
shows lack Of regard for the rights Of
others.
The government authorities have com
meuced war upon the liquor dealers in
Oklahoma.
j. u. Williams receiver of the First Ma
tional bank of Denver, Colo, is IA detaulter
to the extent of 5000, and has gone to
Mexico.
The president of Hayt has granted
great privileges to an Amerc N syndicate
with Sls,OJO,O0O capital. The syndicate
agrees 20 make all manner Of improve
mCnts on the island.
The national civil service reform league
will hold its annual convention in Phia-
delphia Oct. l2.
Judge Anderson of Utah has refused to
grant naturalization papers TO man who
tod him tn he should violate the laws re
garding polygamy.
New Jersey republicans have nominated
Gen f.. Is. Grub for governor.
Mrs. Elizabeth :. Mcclellan, mother of
Gen George Is. Mcclellan, died in Phila.
delphia sept is, aged % years
Mrs. Senbower's house near Deer Park,
Md, was destroyed by fire the other night,
and her two children, aged 3 and years,
were burned to death.
In his annual report the commissioner of
education says that the growth of the pub
| lie school system in the south has outstrip-
| ped the increase in population. He de-
nounces compulsory education and makes
plea for manual training schools.
Secretary Noble has ordered certain por-
| tons of New Mexico, in which there are
cliff jewellers, TO be withdrawn from the
market, until their historical value is de-
! termined
One passenger was killed and two fatally
| injured in railroad accident near Wichita,
Kansas, the other day.
The Cincinnati Washington & Baltimore
road has been sold TO an English syndicate
| for 50 OOO, 900.
n -
| Frogfoot Creanberry bog near Wareham,
Mass. the other night by Joseph Lebarron,
boy eight or nine years old, with pocket
| knife. While playing with other boys the
two quarreled and cinched, and Lebarron
stabbed Lopes in the left side Of the back.
Lopes died within three hours.
The steamship England of the National
| line, which sailed from New York, carried
| Sll00 900 worth of cattle TO Liverpool.
The will Of the late Prof. Elias LOOMS
boqueaths the bulk of his estate which is
valued at 1890 900, 10 Yale university, TO be
| known as the LOOMS fund. This is the
| second largest gift ever made to Yale.
Advices have been received of a riot
which occurred at Navassa, an island in
| the Caribbean Sea, in which number of
| Americans were killed.
w. b. Webb was arrested at Helena,
Montana, the other day, charged with EN-.
| bezzling United States fund while acting as
secretary of the territory
The standing committee OF the Logan
Invincibles of Maryland largely composed
| of old soldiers, adopted resolutions strong
| ly recommending Mrs. Gen. John A
Logan for the Office Of commissioner of
pensions.
Forest fires are destroying valuable tim
! Der in Oregon.
! Minister Ryan transmits for the infor-
nation of the state department statistics
of the value OF American machinery i'm
| ported annually from the United States in
/ to Mexico from 1870 TO lsSl inclu sive,
which shows that the expectations were In
value from ii62,3S4 in 1850 TO $1,000 900 in
| 1851.
Miss Sallie L. Bull OF Alaska has been
| appointed IA copyist in the Interior depart
| ment on cortiiicaton from the civil service
commissioner. Miss Bu.l is the first per-
son ever appointed TO the department ser
| vice from Alaska
FOREIGN.
! The London strike lasted a month, and
cost sl0,OOO,OO0