Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-10-09
MEN AND THINGS.

Geo. VIM. Curtis has been re elected
president OF the civil service reform league
Philips & Cunninghan's oil warehouse,
Philadelphia, burned Monday. Loss $780,
900.
The failures for the month Of September
number ,, 81, against >, SO for the same
month last year
The boycott of the Anheuser- Busch
brewing company has been declared of by
the knights OF labor.
Henrietta Merrill, colored. was hanged
Monday at Smithyille. Va, for the murder
If her year-old child.
Gov Steel is at the head Of movement
TO have the territory of Oklahoma admit
ed to the union as "a state.
The navy department estimate for fur
fishing war vessels already under construc-
ton will be $40, 600, 900 this year
Yale seniors enjoyed their annual shirt
rush last week. 1t was as silly and dis
gushing as any of its predecessors.
James S. Sinclair, who owned small
farm in Lakota, n. D., has succeeded to
The title and estate of the earl of Caithness.
The exports from The United States dur
ing the II months ending Aug. 81 were
valued at 5000, POD, 43S; imports, $3.50, o39,
PAL.
S. V. White & Co. will resume business
this week. Their assets, it is believed,
will be nearly half million above liabil-
tiles.
Ralph Ray, OF Durango. Col, who MUIR
dered his mother. has been arrested and
fut
insane.
Express Messenger Hotel, whose run
was between Waco and Gainesville, Tex.
has skipped with two packages containing
So, 800.
Andrew Anderson, Martin Nelson, and
an unknown man were drowned by the
capsizing OF a rowboat at Ashland, Wis,
Monday.
The refunded AZ per cent bonds at .
per cent amounts TO S25, COS, $50. up TO
Monday night; the amount redeemed, s17,
G96, 900.
Maj William Mckee Dunn. of the
Third artillery, U. 5. A., died at CushinGs
Island Me, Wednesday. He entered the
service at Is.
Judge Paschal. Of Texas, has refused to
natural!ze a socialist, II. V. Sauer, because
his principles are opposed to those of the
United States.
The refunding of the A. per cent bonds
at per cent closed Wednesday. The
amount continued is s25, 364, 500; redeem
ed, SIS, 000, 600.
The First national bank OF Clearfeld,
Pa, closed its doors Wednesday, being
unable to stand run which had been made
since last Saturday.
T.v. Powderly says the knights of labor
and farmers alliance will hold "a convention
| in Washington February LIST and nominate
a candidate for president.
The receipts Of the government since
September amount to SIS, 3S5, coo, an
excess Of 81 2S1, 900 over ordinary expen-
ditures during the same time.
The United States treasury has $40, 000,-
600 on hand. Which is about 800. 000,-
600 moro than IT had when President Buc-
hanan vacated the white house.
There have been shipped from Duluth,
Mimi, during the past six weeks $780,
900 bushels of wheat, of which, it is esti-
mated, 1000, 900 bushels were for direct
export
Inc auditor general OF GennSytVahla tes-
titled before the legislative committee yes
terday that for more than 80 years the
state treasurers had been in arrears during
their terms
The sorghum sugar output in Kansas
this year will be 5000 900 pounds, OF
beet sugar it is estimated that Nebraska,
Utah and California will produce "a, 900,
600 pounds.
Miners have been parading the streets
in Houtsdale, Pa, vSwing vengeance on
the officials of the Dll bank at Clearheld,
which have closed aad in which they hal
all their savings.
Ignatius Donneiiy has sent circular 70
farmers. urging them to hold their wheat
for 30 day longer. He says that farmers
are now being robbed of third tho value
OF their product
A merchant in Chicago turned over u
United States secret service officers severa
thousand spurious 25c 50c aad l0c pieces
, which had been passed in bis store To-
several years past.