Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-11-22


the suffolk and fremont inih No. :, at
Lowell, Mass, fell down the elevator well
and was instantly killed Nov. 5. he leaves
"a widow and children.
Mrs. William Cassius Goodloe, wife or
the man killed in the Lexington, KY ost-
office, is an applicant for the appointment
OF collector OF internal revenue made va
cant by the death of her husband.
Another Kentucky fcud, this time be-
tween the French Eversoe factions, has
resulted in the death Of four persons ana
the woundng OF others. Lack of ammuni-
ton prevented greater slaughter.
Reports of suffering made by the south
ern Colorado aud New Mexico blizzard are
still coming in. The loss OF sheep In and
around Clayton, n. Nj, is put at 10000
head. Some of the railroads are still
blockaded.
gigantic p DOL OF all the window glass
manufacturers of the United States is IN
course oil organization, and as the import
duty on glass is very high IL is thought IL
will succeed in materially increasing the
price of glass.
Brig Gen. Benet, chief OF ordnance,
tells the secretary OF war that there is
need Of smokeless powder, TO keep pace
with the nations abroad, but that all at
tempts thus far TO manufacture 1t have
been abortive.
The Piutes and Utes of Colorado are
preparing for fight on account Of the al
tercation over the ownership of ii blanket
during which Old Hotch, the chief Of the
Piutes, aud Cowboy and his 11-year-old
son were killed.
Willard Powers Fillmore, son OF the late
Willard Fillmore, thirteenth president OF
the United States, died recently of apo
plexy AT the Tint house, Buffalo. His
exact age is not known, but II was some
thing over 10 years.
Arkansas City, Ks, is excited over the
fact that an English syndicate, with cap
ital of $4,000, coo, has secured AN option on
1900 acres between that city and the Cher-
okee strip. The move is looked upon as
Indicating an early opening of the strip.
The commissioner of pensions has decid-
ed that on the back of al pension applica-
lions must be printed the information that
the attorney fee is So with the privilege
OF making il So in special cases, but that
in no case shall it exceed the latter amount.
On account Of the exclusion Of dressed
American beef in Russia and Aus TRAN
Hutgary on the ground OF infection by dis
ease, the price Of meat there is very high
and 800 fat cattle have been ordered from
Illinois and two consignments OF 80 eacn
have arrived.
Rich finds Of oil are reported near Pitts
OuIS, INC HOW ITOul one well DtllS fto
barrels i'll "A hours. A company has al
ready secured privileges on $1,000 acres Of
land, and want mores There is great eX-
element, and spectators are docking TO
the scene Of the discovery
Down at Waynesburg, Pa, a number Of
boys tapped a gas well and connected the
fluid with tanning mill in an abandoned
building. Thea, to see how the old thing
worked they touched match 10 the gas
al explosion followed, the tanning mill
was blown to pieces and the building set on
fire. The lads escaped by running through
the flames, but they were all badly burned.
Indian Commissioner Morgan has adj
| dressed circular 10 all Indian agents ask
| ing them TO state what influence the social
ed Wild West shows have upon the Indians
| travelling with them. The question is
asked with view, If the influence OF these
shows on the Indians travelling with them
| is perniclous, 10 recall all Indians now
away on exhibition.
A curious discovery has been made in
| the Carlson cottage where the late DR..
| Cronin VS. done TO death. The paper
| freize running around the top of the walls
| in the room in which the deed was COM
mitted is ornamented with repetitions of a
sentence in Arabic text, similar 10 one
| seen in many places in the Alhambra.
| Translated IL reads: "God alone is con-
queror."
In October there were 2i5 lake disasters
| On Lake Michigan 66, Lake Huron and the
| straits 81, Lake Superior and Sault river
81, Lake Erie and Welland canal a, Lake
| Ontario 20, rivers 10, Lake st. Clair 10,
| Georgian Bay I; stranded -, loss $4,000
| disabled 81, loss SIS, 200; collisions %, loss
! So. 400; sprung aleak III, loss $500; heavy
| weather ~, loss $4,000 fire D, loss "a, 400 (;
| ashore 20, loss $4,000.