Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-11-27
MEN AND THING s.

South Dakota cannot get enough cars to
move its crops
G. +. Solberg. the Danish vice consul at
Milwaukee, has been recalled.
France has Ia grippe and the Frenchmen
can no longer talk through their noses.
The Atlanta. Bennington and Yorkton
are ready TO leave the Brooklyn navy
yard.
Geo. Teckler one OF Wheclings promi-
nent men, blew out his brains in fit of de-
spondency.
VIM. II. Ropes. former United States
consul at St Petersburg, has just died at
Tenby, Vale,
The Duke de Dino dropped $3.50, 900 at
Monte Carlo. His American wife sup.
Piled the funda
The Economic gas company has been en-
joined at Loga1sport from piping natural
gas TO Chicago.
DR.. Christie. cf st. Paul, will ia the
chair of theology at the Western university
~ at Allegheny.
John r Walsh. Of Chicago, is treasurer
Of the united press association, vice c, K
Baldwin, resigned.
The Yorktown las left Monsevideo Cor
,se Pacific station. She is due at Van3a-
raiso in about thres weeks.
John Beatty, charged with Mrs. Cart
wrights murder, must await the action Of
thu grand jury at Chicago.
The Unionst papsrs in England admit
that the recent South Holton election wac
a terrible rebuff 10 he Tories.
Miss Frances +. Willard was elected
president of the worlds w. G. /. u. a.
the convention held =: Boston.
The Brightlingsea fishing feet ~as out
at sea during the recent English Storm and.
SO far has not Leen hsard from.
Al Li.chfield- with-Crofton, England, a
mother cut the throass of her three little
girls and then committed suicide.
Rev. Joseph Slattery. former Catholic
priest turned exposer,. has been arrested
at Pittsbarg for circulating immora! litera-
ture.
A break in the bank OF the River Parret.
caused by the floods in. England, has done
enormous damage in the county Of. Som
erset.
Water Is getting so scarce and expensive
in New York that tho 400 seriously con-
slider putting it on the, hist of fashionable
drinks.
Every mining camp, in Arizona, New
Mexico aud western Texas will DO repre-
sented in the southwestern silver oonyen-
bion at III Paso.
VIM. Livery, cashier of the Pennsyl-
vania state treasury, has resigned, and
John w. Morrison, aSate treas 1rer-elect,
will take his place.
Frank Galbraith. Cd Tennessee farmer,
treated his friends with whisky the other.
night. In a short time all were taken i'll
aud three have died.
George A. Beard. cashier Of tho Chey-
enne national bank, which RECENTLY sus-
pended. shot himself. The ban KS troubles
made him despondenG
The committee having in charge the
prosecution of Dr. Briggs has appealed TO
tho synod. The committee think DIR.
Briggs eaght 10 be tried.
The band OF Indians WI - decamped
from Cheyenne agogcy have turned up at
Pine Ridge and have been nounse,ed by
the ags,t at that place 10 return.
During card party at Philadelphia
given 20 celebrate the engag rnent If Miss,
Clara Holloway and Christie pher Folwell,
Miss Holloway was seized with oonvulr
sious. and died before her 10 ers eyes.
! The supreme court OF Florida orders
Secretary OF Stale Crawford TO sign and
attest Il. II. Nj. DavidSeu's senatorial
commission. Crawford vail probably re-
fuse and will 30 to Jail in Consequence.
Charles j. Pickett, New York plum-
Der, revengeai himself on an sly sar-ola boy
for the theft of some lead Pipe by deco
rating the lad with green paint The
boys father tried 10 sec ire warrant but
sailed.
James jackson, night opSratoe al an
Albany, lad, depot, locked into tho muz-
ale Of q revolver early on the 10th and in
comp iiarCe with the smiling request OF its
proprietor turned ovor 10 hin sizes OF the
company's money.
The town of Mcdonald. Pa, where the
great oil wells are located. has been visited
by a number of fires lately. and the citi-
zens believe that band Of incendiaries
are at work. A meeting has been called
10 organize vigilance committed.
i Mrs. DR.. Rose, OF Frankfort, Ind. say.
tina, the doctov has another wife at ksla-
uazoo. She has had him arrested.
Burgettstcwn, Pa, had q railroad col
lision, and 2S cars with their content:
. were destroyed in tho resulting fire. en-
failing a loss OF $3.50, 900. An unknown
brakeman was burned TO death, and the
engineer and fireman seriously hurt
: The liquidator OF the Panama canal com
! pany has had little success in realizing OF
the assets. He says the United States J!
waiting for favorable opportunity TO &c
control of the canal at small cost Th'
! liqudator wants the French chamber o
= deputies TO pass a law allowing the com
'pany 10 &c into bankruptcy,