Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-09-11
MEN AND THING s.

The Lake Erie & Western railroad strike
which was begun on Tuesday was declared
of Thursday.
Peter Renfrew will be hung for murder
at Springfield. Mo-. October 8. He killed
Deputy sheriff Doris, July is, 1855.
Frank Scofeld who lives near Cold
Springs, n. Y, shot and killed his father
and brother during quarrel over crops.
Congress will be asked to pass an en-
abling act authorizing the formation of
state government for Oklahoma territory.
The Swiss residents Of Pittsburg Pa.
on Monday celebrated the 600th aniver-
sary OF the independence of their native
land.
VIM. Johnson, the murderer of Samuel
Brown, who broke jail at New Albany
Ind, Saturday night, has been recaptured
after desperate battle.
Gen. Latino Caelho. the celebrated re-
publican leader and poet, IS dead at Lis
bon. The king Of Portugal has written a
letter OF coincidence 10 the family.
Rev. Father Awkward OF Chicago, raid
ed an opium den on Halstead-st. and found
two little girls smoking the drug. The
priest reported the case to the police.
At Mansfield, o.. Thursday Nicholas
Webber. aged 30. shot and wounded his
SON .n-law, Philip pullman, and then fired
seven bullets into his own head. A family
quarrel was the cause.
David Douglass, the township treasurer
at Youngstown, o., was arrested Thurs
day n ght on the charge OF embezzlement,
4 huy hoo iii hat h..
900 short in his accounts.
Some one cut the ties on tho s'z" line
near Louisianan Mo-, allowing the rails TO
spread. An engine and one car were
dumped into the river, badly injuring sew
eral train men. No oAe was killed.
Information from tho Bahamas says
that by recent ordinance tallow, rasn,
caustic potash, palm oil, electrical appa-
ratuS and appliances, metal for refining
and crude petroleum are added TO the free
list
Andre Senccal, superintendent of the
Canadian government printing bureau has
been dismissed because of his refusal to
appear befor. the public accounts commit
tee for an examination Of his official
actions.
sent 10 Chicago as an advertisement for
the territory an exhibition train which
carries 20, 900 bushels of wheat raised in
that section. The wheat is of u very high
grade.
A statement prepared at the treasury
department shows that there was net in
cease Of GO, los, 321 in the circulation dur
ing the month of August, and "a net in
crease Of sl3. 05S. GOA in money and bullion
in the treasury, during the same period.
The amount Of AZ per cent bonds pre-
sented for redemption Thursday was So
1919. GOO of which 81, 257, 700 was received
at Washington and $3.50, 100 at the New
York subtreasury. up TO 2:30 p. m. This
makes the total presented for redemption
to that date IS, $50, 500.
The sale barns of DR.. n. p. Valerus &
Co., importers of horses at Waterto wn,
Wis, burned Thursday morning. The
loss Will reach S65. 900. The horses burn
ed include several valuable Clydesdales re-
Gently imported from Scotland. Not one
was saved,
Baron Stump one OF the largest en-
poyers of labor in Germany. has decided
TO pay higher wages to all of his employees
while the dearness of food continues.
The coroner's jury investigating the
Statesville N. &. railroad accident CEN
sures the railroad for the crminally I'M
safe condit on of the bridge and for other
| carelessness which led TO the accident