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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1892-03-11
soa PRESIDENT. Jas. G. BLAINE.
,rne New YORK world Says That Name
WI Head the Republican Ticket.

New York special: According to the
Worlds Washington correspondent there
is a movement on foot looking TO the NOM
nation of Blaine Mt Minneapolis. despite
the letter he has written. Some promi-
uent Republicans are enlisted in IT and the
correspondent on the subject shows that
the desire for Mr.. Blaine's leadership Is
still widespread in the party. Mr.. Blame
IS well aware of the existence OF THIS Feel
ing among his old supporters. They have
visited him repeatedly since the puoiica-
ton of his letter. and all of them have pro-
tested against the position he has taken.
asst week one of the most influential OF
The Republican senators called on MIR.
Blaine and after remarking on his I'M
proved appearance told him frankly that
The convention ought TO nominate him al
Minneapolis and thereby draft him into It's
service. MIR. Blaine treated his visitor
with cordiality and pressed him to come
again. He declared during the con versa
ton that his physical condition was much
improved.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1892-03-11

Mr. NJ. d. Z. Aiken has been appointed
Control of the State public school at Cold
water
AT the coming election the people OF
Mason county VIII vote upon the question
of bonding the county for $50, 900 to erect
new county buildings at Ludlngton.
The experimental celery farm started at
Palmyra has proved such success that
fifteen acres more will be added TO it this
season.
Allie McAllster. formerly of Hnlsdale
but now of Toledo, is dying from the eff
fects OF drawing a pin into her head through
her nose.
John Marsh, of jackson, thinks he has
wonderful babe The little one put in It's
appearance az Mr.. Marsh's household
few days ago with six pretty teeth in its
lower jaw.
Material for the trolley electric line
between St. Joseph and Benton Harbor
has been ordered. and the contractor says
the cars will be running before indie
pendence Day.
George Dalzell. of Muir, lost a valuable
horse in a mysterious manner the animal
being all right in the evening and dead in
the morning Quicksilver was subse-
quently found in the mauger.
Six freight cars on the +. Sc u. NJ. rail
way at Clyde loaded with grain. lumber
and merchandise, were thrown from the
track by the breaking OF an axle of one OF
the cars. Three cars are a total wreck.
II. II. Niles, a Three Rivers furniture
dealer and undertaken, while working in
his shop alone set some shavings on fire.
They blazed up fiercely, and in attempting
to extiugush them his clothing caught on
fire and he rushed into the street and fell
dead. IL is supposed that he inhaled smoke
and fire from the varnish.
! Judge Brucker, of Saginaw. has sub
mitted aud sent forward the testimony in
the Police Judge Barry case, together with
his opinion thereon. He recommends
that Judge Barry be removed from Office
Seymour Harris, Rutland boy who
ran away from his wife and three ch idren
in Toledo IL years ago, has returned TO his
mothers house in Rutland. He has been
4 in California and was long ago supposed
\ 10 be dead.
A stick OF timber fell nearly 5000 feet
down a perpendicular shaft at the Tama-
I rack mine at Red Jacket, on Austrian miner
/ being killed 10y it's fall. The shaft had a
portion OF timbering tore of by the plung-
i ing stick and must remain idle until re-
pairs are made.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1892-03-11
Rebripr Sea Conference Fails.

The Joint English and United States
commission on the Behrng Sea fisheries
held long session at the State Depart
ment at Washington and practically con-
cluded its deliDerat ons. The members
are pledged TO secrecy, and it is therefore
impossible 70 obtain any Official informa-
ton as 10 the result OF their con ferences.
There is good reason, however, for the
prevalent belief that the comm issioners
failed entirely in their endeavors 20 reach
a satisfactory agreement as TO the best
method of nducting the seal fishing in
dustry with a view TO the preservation OF
the species.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1892-03-11
To Txiri the Cordage Trust.

The powerful machinery of the govern
ment which worked so well in securing in
dictments against the whisky trust officials
has now been set in motion against the
cordage trust which has been boosting
prices with high hand lately. Charles
NJ Horton, representative OF the depart
ment OF justice. has been investigating the
methods OF the cordage trust in Chicago.
Mr.. Horton has gone to Minneapolis, where
he will confer with the United States dis
trict attorney and secure addito nal evil
dence TO prove that combination controls
the market Tor cordage.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1892-03-11
SEVEN LIVES THE COST.
A Switchmau's Carelessness Results
I'm a Railroad lsutehery.

A train known as the workmen's train
which runs from West Milwaukee, a sub
arb OF Milwaukee, Wis, was making the
trip TO that city with large number OF
workmen employed in the car shops in
that suburb on board. On parallel track
''local' was running at the rate OF IA
miles per hour in the same direction as the
train bearing the workers To their homes.
Suddenly as the trains were running side
by side the local ran into "a short switch
which connected the two tracks and which
had been left open by Emil Bartel, u
switchman, and the local engine crashed
into a car filled with mechanics before the
engineer could reverse the throttle. The
car was overturned and seven OF the &C.
cupants ground 10 death between the Iron
monster. Two other cars were overturned,
but fortunately no one was injured in
them The work of recovering the bodies
was begun and with the aid of the patrol
wagons and the ambulances the remains
were soon in the morgue where all were
Identified. All the bodies were terribly
mangled, one having the head severed
from the trunk.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1892-03-11
Local Option yictorIou-.

The special election for local option has
resulted in victory for the dry people
in three counties in which the election was
held. In Hlllsdale county the returns
from all but two townships show a ma
tority OF I, 500. The other townships will
swell the figures TO about /, 500.
In Branch county with very light vote
polied the majority on the ''yes" side is in
the neighborhood of 700. The weather
and feeling OF indifference among the peo-
pie, especially on the dry side" are re-
sponsib!e for the few votes cast. The ma
iority for local option four years ago in
Branch county was about ?, 500. The new
system of voting Is highly praised.
Eaton county voters showed but little
concern regarding the closing OF saloons
and only two-thirds vote was cast The
local option idea carried however by a
majority OF about 2. 200.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1892-03-11
Judge Gresham for President.

A special from Cincinnati contains an
interview with A. w. Wright. member
OF the executive board OF the knights OF
Labor, in which Mr.. Wright is reported
as saying that the presidential candidate
of the third party has already been de-
cided on. The dispatch further states that
it is learned that Judge Walter. Q. Ores
ham Is the man. Judge Gresham was in
terviewed by reporter on his arrival
from indianapolis. but would only reply
Il don't know" when asked if it was true
that he was TO DE the candidate Oh osen by
the third party. He made the same reply
when asked if he would accept such nom
iuation and refused TO talk further on the
subject.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1892-03-11
Archbishop Corrigan Responsible.

Father O'Connor, the leader Of the Re
form Catholic church in New York City,
addressed large audience in Christ Mis-
sion hall. in West Twenty-frst street, on
the subject OF the Blaine Nevins marriage.
He stated that Secretary Blaine had
bundered in attempting TO make a scape-
goat OF Father Ducey, who married the
young couple. and that the entire blame
rested with Archbishop Corrigan, who
granted the dispensaton for the marriage
aud author zed Father Ducey 10 perform
the ceremony.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1892-03-11
MEN AND THINGS.

Jay Gould has started on trip west,
accompanied by his daughter and medical
adviser.
of williamsburg. Ky, SHOT and killed
Deputy Sheriff Saddlcr
A stock train broke apart 20 miles east
of Spring Valley, Mimi, and 25 cars were
dtched. Four carloads of stock were
killed and brakeman fatally injured.
Ann French. OF Belfast, Me-. widow,
aged 90 and worth 500. 600, has created a
sensation by marrying Herbert G. Peavy,
of Amherst, Me, aged 30, an itinc-ant
peddler.
The anarchists had meeting in Chi
cago aud eulogized Padlewski, the Rus
sian who killed Gen. Silyerkroft in Paris
and was himself murdered near San An
tonic, Tex.
Gov. Pattlson, OF Pennsylvania, has
commuted the sentences Of Andrew 10th,
Michael Sabol and George Rusnok. who
were TO be hanged on April 5. TO life i'm
pr sonmeut
An explosion of stationary boiler oc-
Cured at the 5. f.. & w. railroad round
house at Savannah, Ga, killing four men
and wounding others. The debris was
scattered all over the city.
The Lima National bank OF Lima, o.,
has been closed by Examiner G.. H. Hurd
on the order OF the comptroller OF the
currency. The trouble is brought about
By the speculatons Ct the president, b. G.
Faurot. who for the past four years has
been engaged in extensive railroad and
land projects in Mexico which have
resulted disastrously. He borrowed from
the bank extensively and although secur.
ing 1t by ample mortgages il created dis
trust which brought on run.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1892-03-11
Hanging VIII be TOO Easy.

About three years ago Mrs. George Stu
art, of Cutie, Iowa, died. leaving TO her
husbands care five children, the oldest a
girl of TO- The family kept together. but
last November the oldest girl went to New
York. She returned a few days ago and
became mother the next day after her
arrival. She then told a horrible story Of
how not only she, but her younger sisters,
had been for three years compelled to su b.
nit to fathers lust Stuart has fed. but
ne is being hunted aud if caught will I'M
doubtedly be lynched.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1892-03-11
A young Girl. Terrible Crime.

Miss Anuabel Lorts, the 17-year old
daughter of j. Lorts farmer OF Casco
Township, st. Clair County. is under
arrest charged with the murder of her
new born child. Different rumors regard
ing the affair have been afloat in the neigh
bsrhood of the Lorts' for several weeks
past. Some said that the little child had
been killed within five minutes of It's
birth, while another rumor was that the
child had been buried alive. Deputy
Sheriff Myron went out 10 Casco and
arrested Miss Lorts. She claims that the
child was born February /. was dead
when born, and that she buried it secretly,
% as TO conceal her shame from her
father
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1892-03-11
Fielden and scI,,yab.

The supreme court of the United States
has extinguished the last hope OF the two
imprisoned anarchists Fielden and Schwah
oy affirming the decision OF the supreme
court of Illinois and the circuit court OF
the United States for the northern district
of Illinois in the cases OF Samuel Flelden
and Michael Schwab VS.. the warden Of
Joliet penitentiary. These men were sem
fenced TO DC hanged with Spies and the
other anarchists for completely in the
famous Haymarket riot in Chicago but
their sentences were committed to life i'm
urisonment
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1892-03-11
AROUND THE STATE.

Matthew a. McHern. Of Indian River,
Is the county agent of Cheboygan county.
Ogden is coming to the front and 40 new
buildings will be erected there this spring.
Prohbitonists OF Genesee will assem-
bic in county convention at Flint March ..
The NJ. +. church OF Munth is 500 bet
ter off by the will of the late Thomas
Garris.
Mrs. Columbus lives in LAnse and
Martha Washington is 4 respected pioneer
of Birch Run, Genesee county.
Leelanaw county schools are husting
this winter, as the school showing the
best work at the county fair is 10 be pre-
sented handsome national flag.
The Grand River railroad company has
filed articles of association with capital
stock of 100000. The line is to connect
Grand Rapids with Grand Haven.
Charles lowell has been sentenced to
the jackson prison for six years for
making felonious assault upon ~ year
old Minnie Reed, of Isabella county.
Rev. Vr. Buyse, of St Johns Catholic
church, jackson, is going to Europe He
gave farewell dinner to c number of
priests of the diocese before leaving.
George Worden, fireman upon a Flint
& Pere Marquette wreclIing train and who
lived in Saginaw, dropped dead in the
locomotive cab at Vassar. Heart disease.
Henry Williams. aged and esteemed
citizen Of Bancroft, has been suddenly
stricken with blindness. He was recover
ing from the grip aud is now in precari-
Gus condition.
John Mccormick. farmer near Black
man, endeavored to drive down the Flint
81 Pere Marquette track while returning
from Saginaw. A train overlook him and
killed both horses.
Rev. J. w. Arney of Saranac, has
closed his successful series Of revival
meetings at Freeport. Thirty-sx persons
were baptized and 90 were taken into the
M. T.. church on probation.
John Dooley, who was buried at Calumet
a few days ago was over 100 years Of age.
He never was sick day in his life until
the week of his death and he worked un-
foreground in the mines 20 years.
Edward f. OHare, tho Flint & Pere
Marquette brakeman who had both legs
broken while coupling cars at Sears, died
IA the ManStee nOSpiJal. his remains
were taken TO Saginaw for iuterment
Fred 5. Viets has resigned his positic i
as clerk in the law library at Lansing and
will go TO Sanilac county TO practice law.
Alfred Locke, OF Bedding, nephew oil
Chief Justice Morse, will succeed him.
Mrs ID. Campbell and Mrs a. V. Mer.
rll, sisters, residents of East Hudson. par
took OF oatmeal and milk for supper aud
were taken violently i'll few hours later.
They are now out of danger. The doctor
pronounces it clear case of poisoning
(rom food.
During quarrel Fred Leaders, wei
known business man at White Pigeon sbo
his son, Fred Leaders, ir., nearly through
the hip with rife. Surgeons have
looked for the bullet but thus far in vain
Tho father is penitent and has not beet
placed under arrest The boy vii
recover.
Daniel Kloeckner. well known anC
popular chief clerk of the Quincy mine, a
Houghton. committed suicide by shooting
himself in the mouth with revolver. III
had been employed by the company g
years. and had become very desponden
over sickness from the grip. He leaves
.vidow and eight children.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1892-03-11
Suicided with Eedbug Poison.

Mrs. Margaret Pratt, who has kept a
hotel at P.erpont for number OF years,
took corrosive sublimate and died. For
some time she had been Respondent and
the report that her son, who lived with
her, was about to marry. made her more
so, and she threatened to kill herself.
Notwithstanding she was closely watched.
she found the poison, kept in the house for
bedbugs and took dose. She was 81
years Of age, and leaves two sons and two
brothers who lived near her.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1892-03-11
Bank Robbed of $50. 900.

The Co!dwater bank has been robbed Of
500, 600; $50, 600 in cash and $40. 900 in rail
road bonds. The job was the boldest and
most complete piece of work Of the kind
ever performed in southwestern Michigan,
and was undoubtedly the work of experts.
They blew open every safe and vault time
locks and all, and took every bit of cash.
including bills, silver aud pennies they
could find. The robbery has caused
great sensation, and the bank was visited
by hundreds of citizens. The vaults and
safe were considerably wrecked. There is
no clew 10 the robbers.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1892-03-11
Coal Panic In England.

The coal miners of England and Wales
have announced that they will cease work
for period OF two weeks 10 force the
owners TO abandon the idea OF lowering
the price of coal and their wages at the
same time. Nearly 500. 900 miners will
go out and about /, 500, 900 other workers
ia the rolling mills. founderies and like
places will be forced to quit work for lack
OF coal. Tue miners announcement is
leading TO a panic. The cold weather has
led to the consumption of = larger quantity
q coal than usual, and this fact has caused
the alarm TO become greater than would
otherwise have been the case. No one knows
where the advancing price will stop, and
consequently every body is anxious TO lay
IN enough coal now 10 carry them over the
two weeks str e. The dealers who sell
TO consumers are flooded with orders, ana
all the coal wharves and depots are be-
seiged with small dealers. The newspa-
gers all publish articles in reference TO tn G
situation and urge the public not 10 be-
come panic-strlcken. as prices cannot make
a much further advance owing 10 foreign
competition. The miners of Belgium have
offered their sympathy 10 the English
miners and will restrict their output
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1892-03-11
Tie Tricky Folding He'd.

Josiah Baker. IT., one of the weathiest
stockmcn OF central Missouri. and his wife
were nearly smothered 10 death at their
home in Slater Mo-, by the closing up of
a large folding bed weighing about 500
pounds. The groans Of Mrs. Baker
brought the children to the rescue and
their utmost efforts were needed TO save
the lives OF their parents. Mrs. Baker is
in precarious condition. Mr.. Baker will
bring suit against the manufacturers of
the bed.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1892-03-11
An Old Indy KILLED.

Mrs. Barney Wynn, accompanied by
her daughter, while returning from the
Borgess. Hospital benefit entertainment at
Kalamazoo was struck by an accommoda-
ton train from the west at the
Church street crossing, in that city, and
received injuries from which she died in an
hour Her daughter. when she saw the
locomotive, tried TO get her off The track
but was unsuccessful Mrs. Wynn was g.
years OF age
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1892-03-11
Railroad PorterinLu Luck.

J. NJ. Billingsby, a porter running on
the 500 line out Of st. Paul, Mimi, is heir
20 a fortune in New Mexico. An old
bachelor uncle. +. j. Jarvis, of AlOuQuer-
que, died last Friday and left an estate
valued $50, 600. When the will was
read on Saturday IT was found that one
third Of the entire sum was beQueathed to
the St. Paul nephew, and the remainder
in equal shares TO niece and nephew who
are living in New Mexico.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1892-03-11
Many Frozen 10 Death.

St. Johns. n. F., special: Over 200
men were caught while out seal hunting
by a fierce gale and were driven of the
coast. Twenty-four landed at Hearts
Delight utterly exhausted and badly
frozen. Seven are reported TO have
landed at Shoal Harbor badly frost-bitten.
1t is reported that 10 OF the seal hunters
have been found frozen to death. All
have now been accounted for but 10.
There is intense excitement among the
people all along the coast
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1892-03-11
EItz,immons the victor.

The Fitzsimmons Maher fight at New
Orleans went 10 Fitzsimmons at the end
Of the twelfth round. Fitzsimmons weighed
165 pounds and Maher Us. Both men went
in for business in the first round, and both
got Touchdown. Maher got heavy
blow on the mouth in this round and the
blood flowed from there during the rest OF
the fight
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1892-03-11
Eat Rark 10 Avoid Starvation.

most country of Hungary. are suffering
from epidemics of typhus and other deadly
diseases, in addition TO the famine which
is prevailing there. The people are re-
duced TO such straits for food that they
are compelled TO cat the banks OF trees and
pine cones The president of the lower
house OF the Austrian Diet has announced
that he has made arrangements for send
Ing relief TO the suffering people.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1892-03-11
local JustIcc yvns Too Slow.

Amos Miller was hanged by a mob at
Dexter. Mo. Millcr's crime was partici-
patton in the killing OF Mayor Cooper and
City Marshal Sprinkle during the prelim-
mary examination of himself aud a COM
panion named Moore for horse stealing.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1892-03-11

Joseph Edgett, respected citizen OF
the village OF Wash ngton was sufIocated
by being caught under strawstack which
tipped over while he and several others
were at work at it. His compau Ions
worked herocally TO rescue him, but
death ensued before they could reach him.
He leaves wife and daughter TO mourn
his loss.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1892-03-11
Weekly k,v.ew ot1


New YORK, March 7.-R. G. Dun & Co.'S
weekly review OF trade says: Domestic.
trade gradually improves, even at the
south, where much of the trou BILE seems to
have been due TO unwillngness Of holders
10 sell cotton at low prices, rather than at
4 tual loss on such sales sut pli,s "a,
money are everyWher ample. 1t Is still
the fact that the two dark spots are directly
caused by overproduct. on. Cotton recefpts
this week have been light Efforts To chr
tail the production this year appear to meat
with some success. The only possible
remedy for troubles in the iron trade Is to
be applied, according To dispatches. by the
closing OF some furnaces. Current prices
are called about the lowest on record
speculation has not been at all active and
1t may be fortunate that gold exports
checked the Rising fever In season. Wheat
declined "a with small sales Corn comes
forward freely but exports are heavy. and
the price - higher. Pork products are a
shade lower. but oil &c and coffee &c
higher. The busines failures throughout
the country during the past seven DAYS
humber 2iO, as compared with PCS for
the corresponding week In slyear.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1892-03-11
The Pope and Church Music.

The Chronicle says: The vatican de-
string to reform church music with a view
OF eliminating the profaue element tho
congregation OF rites has addressed cir
cular 10 the principle musicians and con-
posers of Europe and America soliciting
their views on the subject.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1892-03-11

The Oklahoma Republican territorial
convention met and elected Governor
Seav and ID. w. Marquart dele gates to the
Republican convention. They were in
structed to vote for the denomination OF
President Harrison.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1892-03-11

Fire has destroyed the shoe factory OF
MONAGHAN. Bay ~ Company. Harrisburg.
Pa, Three hundred employees are thrown
out Of employment.
Rhode Island Democrats in convention
nominated w. g. L. Wardell. for gov
srnor; Chas. +. German, for lieutenant
governor; John j. Hebron, secretary Of
state; Thomas G. Spencer, state treasurer.
The platform approves the Springer FREQ
wool bill, demands free raw materials
iavors the placing OF iron, coal and timber
on the free list, oppsSes the Sherman coin
age act and Is opposed to free silver ex-
sept on an international agreement Tbe
delegates were instructed for Cleveland.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1892-03-11

Senator Hill will deliver an address be-
fore the Mississippi legislature on March 10.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1892-03-11
in A GREAT STATE.
a WEEK WITH WOLVERINES BOTH
GREAT AND SMALL.

Ciri.--Local option Carries the Day
I'm fEIlIsdaIe, Branch and Eaton.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1892-03-02
Youthful Replies

One of our school commissioners inspected a down town public school the other day and examined several girls.
 Commissioner-Now 1 will ask you to tell me the parts of speech of some words you have just read What part of speech is Mary Anna"
 Little Girl-Noun, sir.
 Commissioner What kind of nounf
 Little Girl-Common noun.
 Commissioner-Pray, why do you call Mary Ann" a common nounf
 Little Giri-Because there arc so many Mary Anns, sir.
 The commissioner smiled, and ob- served to the teacher that the answer ought to pass
 On another occasion tie commis- sioner inquired:
 You say that all the rivers flow into the sea Why, then. does not the sea become too full and overflow with all the waters from all the rivers!"
 The youth addressed eagerly re- piled:
 Because tho fishes drink the water, sir. Comic.