Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-07-03
MEN AND THINGS.
The army worm is destroying wheat in
western Illinois.

A small cyclone damaged property 10
considerable extent at Cairo, ILL.,, Sunday.
The wheat crop of Kansas was damaged
by heavy wind and ruin storm Sunday.
The pope and Cardinal Manning are on
good terms, despite reports TO the con-
trary.
The French government denies that
France has concluded secret treaty with
Hayti.
Brigands have carried of two of the
wealthiest residents OF Broussa, Asia
Minor.
1t is announced that Count Di Eaunay,
the Italian ambassador at Berlin, has been
recalled.
Twenty-Five deaths occurred in New
York aud IA in Boston, from sunstroke
| last week.
The little doriss, Sea Serpent and Mer-
maid, on Monday started on their race
across the ocean.
George Cooney Of Ludington, IL years
old. fell off dock while at play Monday
and was drowned.
Bishop Howell II. Price of Nazareth
Methodist Episcopal church, at Camden,
n. j., died Tuesday.
Contracts have been awarded for the
erection of the worlds fair horticultural
building at total cost Of 1901. 299.
W@h Sing, Chinese laundryman, was
married TO Alice Ramsey. an American
! girl, at GAINESVILLE, Florida, Wednesday.
Brigadier General Albert G. Blanchard.
a veteran of the confederate army, is dead
at New Orleans He was 81 years of age.
Chas. Stewart Parnell was married to
Mrs. Kitty O'Shea at Steyning, Sussex.
England on Thursday. The ceremony was
strictly private.
The American ministers in Paris and
Berlin are renewing their efforts TO get the
restrictions on American cattle at those
/ points removed.
Jewish rabbis in New York continue to
grant divorces for SO each. but are cute
enough TO insert clause that prevents
| their prosecution.
Seven colored people were drowned in
/ Curtis creek, near Baltimore Saturday, by
the capsizing of a boat None Of the
bodies have been recovered.
Philip Brady. his wife Catherine and
their l3-years old son were cremated by
the burning of their home in New York
! city early Sunday morning.
Jenness Miller, the dress reformcr, has
gone into liquidation. and the sheriff has
taken possession of the promises. The
amount involved is $40, 900.
At Canton. o., Saturday night, Joseph
| Wise, saloonkeeper, killed Charles Hen
derson. colored, by blow with his fist
Henderson died almost instantly.
S. M Swenzen, formerly of Texas but
now residing in New York, has presented
collection Of ancient coins and medals 10
the Texas state university, valued at $780,,
900.
| The American bank note company is
engaged in printing s12, 600, 900 worth of
! paper money for President Balmaceda of
! Chiu. The congressional rebels are laying
| plans TO capture the money on its way TO
| Chill.
William p. Smith, who acted as body
| servant for A. Il. Stewart for nearly 80
| years. preparing TO sue Judge Henry
/ Hilton for libel, because of allegations
made regarding his relations with Actress
| Lillian Cleves.
The II members Of tho graduating class
/
exercises Wednesday nigh in the academy
of music. The program was one of the
! finest ever given n the celery city.
The body of Count Lewenhaupt, late
| husband of Ellen Bayard, who died on
April IL last and was buried at Whining
! ton Del, has been disinterred and will be
shipped TO stockholm, Weira, for final
/ burial.
Rev. Mr.. Spurseon aud other prominent
ministers of Great Britain have signed a
manifesto declaring for thorough Calvan-
ism and accepting both testaments US the
word of God, saying that the two must
stand or fall together.
Mrs. Ann Jane Thomas, aged CO, who
with her daughter has been employed as a
spinner at the Barcelona flax thread COM
pany's mill at Paterson, N. j., has fallen
heir to 5000. 0O0 and three valuable pieces
OF property in Liverpool.
Queen Victoria and the Prince of Wales.
who were supposed to be at quits over the
baccarat scandal, have evidently become
reconciled. They met at the Ponsonby
wedding in London the other day and in
dulged in public show OF affection.
There Is a row on in the school board at
Frankfort, one faction having bounced the
old principal, Prof Wickham, and put in
PROT Hovcy. Now Wickham's friends
propose 10 get to the front, elect a couple
of Wickham trustees aud bounce Hovey.
IT'S a merry fight.
Four Big Rapids girls have been having
lots of fun dressing up as ghosts and scar
ing the life out of the timid. The people
have tumbled TO the little scheme and
casually remark that there will be four
dead girls in the place if the monkey bus
mess is not stopped.
Joseph Feys, a Swiss Storage passenger
on the steamer La Bfetague, which ar
rived at New York Sunday. threw his five
year old child into the sea on the trip
over and was put into irons before he
could throw the other children in, as be
had threatened. He is insane.
At meeting OF the Fitchburg, Mass,
school committee the other evening the
question Of allowing boys to attend school
in bare feet ANA legs came up and caused
heated discussion. part of the board