Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-02-15
BRIEFCETS.

Is almost dead.
European emigration to Brazil is largely
on the increase.
Severe shocks OF earthquake were felt in
Spain last week.
The United States consumes g, 0O0,O 600
Holsters annually.
A Denver, Col, jeweler has failed with
liabilities of $4,000.
During November 25,4l9 immigrants ar.
rived in this country.
In Paris, France, big company has the
monopoly of funerals.
The Russian Budget for 1889 shows sur
plus of 100000 rubles.
The United States has 700 railroads. They
employ 5O00oO persons.
Renewed outrages by the White Caps are
reported in Ohio and Indiana
a manual training school for colored boys
is being agitated at Baltimore.
Thirteen cotton mills in and around Au-
gusta, Ga, employ 1900 persons.
Hothouse strawberries sold for so cents
each in New York city last week.
A newly-fallen meteoric stone weighing
140 pounds has been found at Ellsworth,
Wis.
The owner of the steamer Haytian Re-
public wants S25O,000 indemnity from
Hayti.
A powder magazine exploded at Messina,
Italy, last week, killing II soldiers and in
iuring others.
1t is stated that important changes are 10
be made in the home policy Of Russia of
liberal nature
New and rich gold fields have been dis.
covered in Southern California, about 100
miles from Yuma.
The New York board of aldermen has
passed an ordinance that all vegetables must
be sold by weight.
A nail company's works at Beividere, n.
j., were shut down last week, throwing l.
400 persons out of work
Numerous arrests Of socialists have been
made in Berlin lately on the charge of dis
tributing obnoxious pamphlets.
London's lord mayor will give farewell
banquet in honor of the United States min
lister and Mrs. Phelps on Jan. a.
A man and his family arrived in Washing
ton last week after five-months' trip from
Rio Janeiro in boat only IS feet long.
~ partial vote in Dakota shows a large pre-
ponderance of sentiment in favor of the
division of the territory into two states.
There are in Toronto, Canada, thirty
three Knights Of Labor assemblies, one dis
trict assembly and one national assembly.
a small boat containing persons, while
crossing the Ohio river near Ripley, was
capsized, and all the occupants were drown
ed.
A cotton palace is TO be built in New
Orleans for the coming carnival. In it will
be displayed the products of Louisiana and
other states.
Mr.. Phelps, the United States minister.
will remain in London until some time after
the lord mayors banquet, which will be
given on Jan. "a.
King Leopold of Belgium has instituted
new order-that of tho African Star-to be
conferred on persons distinguished for bril-
liant services in Africa.
Wool growers of Texas have petitioned
congress to amend the present tariff to pre-
vent the importation of foreign wool under
the name of ring waste, thread waste, yarn
waste, etc.
The total production OF pig iron in this
country in 1883 was G,000,0o0 tons, and Of
Bessemer steel rails $50, 900 tons. The total
importations of iron and steel are estimated
at $4,000 tons.
Lyman G. Smith, at one time one OF the
best known men IN the circus business in
this country, died at New York recently of
Bright's disease. He travelled with circuses
as a clown under the name of Billy Wat
son.
A st. Louis sportsman recently procured
In Oregon a trophy that is one Of the great
est curiosities of its kind in the world. II
consists of large and perfect pair of carl
bou antlers which are entirely covered with
a fine, close growth of hair.
The Boston Commercial Bulletins annual
report of the wool market of the United
States shows that the present supply of wool
is 620O0000 pounds, against 110,OOOOOO
pounds at the same date last year, or a
shortage of 100000 as compared with 1887.
A big horned owl attacked rooster near
Hawkinsville, Ca, and was preparing TO
make off with IL when farmer appeared
with his dog. The owl thereupon turned its
sole attention to the dog. A desperate strug-
gle ensued, but the dog came out victori-
Gus.
A..astrong Hall at the TuslSegee (Ala.)
4NOTHldl SCuOOl HAS TtttHNly ocCu cOupitp-
ed. 1t was built by the Tuskegee students,
who are negroes, they saving the lumber,
making the brick and doing all the work OF
erection and finish except putting on the tin
roof.
A lawyer in Putnam, Conn, was consult
ed by woman the other day who desired
divorce, and she left him a check for 500,
half of II to be retainer" and the other
500 she received in cash. The lawyer has
since found the check worthless and the
woman fraud.
Experts in house building have suggested
that CRATES in second stories are usually
less safe than those below, as the narrower
joists give little room for the boxing of the
hearth. 1t is also urged that CRATES be ex-
amined caref'lly, TO determine whether
the back of the fue is simply Of
four inch wall, which is always dangerous
at the back of CRATE in frame house This
can be determined by measuring the dist
ance the breast extends out from the wall,
and IA sometimes the breast runs through
flush with the face of the wall in the next
room, the calculation is to be made accord