Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-07-24
MEN AND THINGS


hop crop in England.
The statement that Jay Gould Is sick is
denied by George Gould.
The democrats Of Ohio have renominated
Gov. Campbell for second term.
The new university OF Chicago has re-
ceved another endowment of $500, 900.
Russia will have no wheat for export
this year. She will have to import corn.
Mrs. jefferson Davis has decided to
give to Virginia the care of her husbands
body.
The Chicago elevated railroads capital
stock will be increased from, 80, 600, 600 10
s., O0O, 900.
The glass blowers convention at ST.
Louis has decided TO withdraw from the
Knights of Labor.
The Girard, H., coal company has
refused to observe the weekly payment law
and all its miners are out.
The duke of Cambridge, commander-in-
chief of the British army, has abolished
Orange lodges in the army.
Judge j. a. Warder under indictment
FOR murder. sucded at Chattanooga,
Tenn, by blowing his brains out.
A decree was promulgated in Portugal
last week reducing the import duty on
wheat TO seven refs per kilogram.
Elias Phipps. of Marcy township, Ia,
was fatally shot by his 14-year-old son,
Sunday night while beating his wife.
Count VIM. Bismarck. second son of
prince Bismarck, has resigned the presi-
dency of the regency of Hanover and will
retire TO Varzin.
The exile Of the Grenadier Guards, who
were sent to Bermuda as punishment for
INSTRUMENTATION, has expired, and they will
shortly return to London.
Charles II. Crowley shot and killed his
wife at her fathers house. at Kansas City,
Sunday night. To escape bowling mob
be gave himself up at the police station.
II. C. Duncan. Of Washington, ID. c.,
who murdered his wife in Wales by beat
ing her over the head with stone, has
been acquitted on the ground Of insanity.
He is still in custody.
Rev. FIR Jerome Kearney, of St. Bird
gets Roman Catholic church, and one of the
best known priests in the Pittsburg diocese,
died Thursday evening of an affection Of
the throat. Fr. Kearney was 81 years of
age.
Gen. Benjamin Franklin Kelley. who
raised the first regiment of loyal troops
south of Mason and Dixon's line during
the war of the rebellion, died Thursday
night at his home near Oakland, Md.
The Manitoba government crop bulletin
shows the crop prospects to be the bright
est known for years. There has been an
abundant rainfall and wheat harvesting
will begin about the 18th of August.
! The Topeka Kansas Capitol the official
state paper, publishes reports from 3S
counties in the state which show that
mortgages on farms were paid of in June
TO the amount of S7S4, 352, while new ones
were filed for s574, GA.
Andy Peterson and L. o. Anderson
were killed in lonely ravine near Fair
Play, Col, Saturday night, by some I'M
known persons. Near the roadway where
the bodies were found there were evidences
of terrible struggle, blood marks being
found all around the spot.
Two men were caught Sunday by Police
man Cullen, of West Superior Wis, try
ing to force an entrance into a residence In
the western part Of the city. The bur-
glars showing fight, the policeman fired
one shot. instantly killing one OF the men.
The other was arrested, but refused 10
give his name or tell who his confederate
was.