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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1892-01-08
ExiLED HIS BROTHER.
The Gar Tanisbes IEis Brother,
Grand Duke Ser.ius, TO siberia.

A report OF startling nature is in crcula-
tion at Berlin and other European ccnters
and obtains credence in diplomatic circles.
Ii is 10 the effect that the Count Won
Schouvalof. the Russian ambassador 10
Germany, is 10 be transferred TO Moscow
as successor TO the Grand Duke Sergius,
brother OF the ear, as governor general.
The. ear has given Grand Duke Sergius
n peremptory leave Of absence for year,
and 1T is looked upon as certain that the
grand duke will not return TO his post at
the expiration Of that period. IL is more
likely that he will be sent out OF Russia or
be placed under surveillance at some point
in central Asia. The grand duke, it is
alleged, has been tampering with the
allegiance OF officers high in command at
Moscow, Warsaw. wilma and other
military centers. Count Won SChouvaloff,
upon whose fidelity the car relies, has
been ordered TO proceed TO Gatzchina 10
confer with the ear. The cause of Grand
Duke Sergius' removal is said TO be his
growing aspirations for the Russian
throne.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1892-01-08
Belle Billions Boys.

The countess Of Clancarty, who was
formerly well known as Belle Billion, the
concert hall singer. has just been delivered
Of twins. Both the children are boys.
These births may amply provide for the
direct succession 10 the earldom OF Clan
carly and the several other titles which
belong TO the holder of that earldom. The
friends Of the countess are more than de-
lighted, for il is believed that the event
will lead TO a complete reunion OF the
family. the relations Of which were badly
strained by the marriage Of the present
earl. who was then Viscount Dunlo, to the
well-known concert hall singer. These
fSends also believe that the births will
result in the social recognition of the
countess. an event which she has long and
thus far hopelessly looked forward to.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1892-01-08
pluMn,s SUCCESSOR.
,,,.hop w. Perkins the New senator
From Il nnsas.

The yemains OF the late Senator Plumb,
of Kansas had scarcely been laid away De-
fore wires were being placed by seVeral as
nirants for the vacant seat Gov. hun
nhrev was very undecided because OF the
number OF candidates and the polltlch IN
auence of each. But the Tight Is enued
and the palm is given TO Bishop w. Ter.
I,ins. one of the best known politicians Oh
the state.
The contest for the honor was an UNIQUE
ono even In Kansas the state Of political
oa,antr;cities The day after the funeral
of the dead senator the political hosts
which had been in attendance upon me
solemn occasion assembled in Topeka The
var,ons candidates went 10 work with a
svstem They established headquarters at
the various hotels. chose their heuIehan'S
and marsbaled their forces as IL there was
a whole legislature TO work upon lnstedu Oh
one governor The governor decided 10 give
each candidate and his friends an open
hearing for the presentation OF lhelr cldilhs'
and as each candidate was announced no
was given "A number according To the sue
cession OF the announcement TWO cahdl-
dates were heard each day until the Hst
was exhausted
Bishop w. Perkins was born IN 1857 at
Rochester. o. He served in the war LOT
four years and rose from sergeant 10 inc
staff OF Gen. Steadman. Admitted 10 inc
bar in Illinois in 1867 aud located in Os-
wego, KS, two years later where he
served AS county attorney and probate
Judge. Served seven years as judge OF the
eleventh district and in So was elected TO
congress: delegate to Chicago convention
in 80 and reelected TO congress for three
terms He is a staunch republican.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1892-01-08

He who has so long been known as Gov.
Hill is now only plain Dave Hill with the
title Of senator awaiting his pleasure.
Roswell u. Flower has been inaugurated
as the chief executive Of the empire state
The inaugural ceremonies were held in the
assembly chamber at Albany which was
gorgeously decorated with American flags.
bunting and ported plants. The chamber
and the galleries were filed TO OVERLOOKING
Mr. Flower and party went to the eXecu-
tive chamber where they met Gov. Hill
and staff, who formally received Mr..
Flower. The party then proceeded to the
assembly chamber. Gov. Hill in a brief
speech trans erred the duties Of his Office
TO Mr.. Flower. Mr.. Flower responded in
a brief ami appropriate speech in which he
made no promises, but asked that he be
judged by his deeds rather than his words.
Secretary OF State Rice then stepped for
ward and administered the oath Of Office to
Mn Flower and Lieut. Gov. SEeehan
The inaugural party then returned TO the
executive chamber, where public recep-
ton was held.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1892-01-08
Engiand's Turkish Ambassador Dead

Sir William Arthur White, the British
ambassador to Turkey, died from influenza
at the Kaiserhof hotel in Berlin. Sir Will
liam left Constantinople few days ago
and passed through Sofia. He remained
in the capital city OF Bulgaria for a short
time and had brief interview with NJ.
Stambuloh, the Bulgarian prime minister
in regard TO the attitude Of Bulgaria to-
ward France. Sir William Whites family
were in Berlin and he met them there ex-
pecting 10 spend the holidays and then
return to Constantinople. When he first
complained of feeling indsposcd medical
aid was at once called and the physicians
Immediately declared that he was suffering
from influenza. He became rapidly worse,
and lost strength rapidly. Sir William
White was one of Englands brightest
diplomats and has served his country in it's
foreign departments for 80 years. He
conducted the conference called 10 settle
the difficulty between Bulgaria and Seryia
in 1855
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1892-01-08
MEN AND THINGS.

Bishop John Loughin has died at Brook
Ign, n. Y.
Alfred Cole, whose age is said to have
been llj years, is dead at Springdale, Ky.
Edward NJ. Field. the Wall street "luna-
tic, refuses TO eat and continues to drink
whisky.
1t cost 500, 900 to burn up the Carpen-
ter steel works at Reading, Pa. They viii
be rebuilt.
The first shipment of Egyptian cotton,
4, 900 bales, has arrived at New York upon
tue Southgate.
The work of destroying the dies used
for making coins during 1891 has begun
at the United States mint at Philadelphia.
The Stockbridgc Indians in Wisconsin
are making trouble and United States
Marshal Wiswell has left for their rcserva-
ton.
An autopsy proves that the death of
Sawtelle, the New England murderer, was
caused by apopexy, and was not the
result OF suicide.
A. II. Lee, manager of the Logan iron
and steel works at Logan, Pa, was found
dead in creek at that place. The cause
of his death is unknown.
An express train crashed into cabocse
at THIN, o., and killed Conductor Purcell,
despite the fact that the latter was dis
playing warning signal
A freight train coupling broke on a
heavy grade at Mt. Carmel, ILL.,. and the
first section shot down into the second Sec
tion at the foot of the grade, wrecking 30
cars.
DIR. ". w. Reeves, superintendent OF
! tho Texas insane asylum. was shot and
killed by Heary Purnell, who had been re-
Gently discharged from the institution. ii
having been supposed that he was cured.
John Eads and Harry Boies, OF CALI
polls, o., became involved in a quarrel
and both were fatally injured. The affair
was caused by Jealousy, both young men
being sutors for the hand Of the same
girl.
A prominSnt eastern manufacturing
drm has offered s., 900 for the best poem
Or song to be read or sung ut the opening
| ceremonies OF the worlds fair. the prize
TO be awarded by a committee TO be selected
| by the commission.
VIM. Wright and Miss Phillips were
married near Meridian, Miss, and during
tho festivities which followed a dsap
pointed sutton named johnson crept up e
the window and loaded Wright full of tn,
contents OF double barreled shotgun
Wright vas instantly killed, but johnson
was captured.
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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1892-01-08
Uncle sam.s Money BAGS.

The revenues of the government for the
month of December We're S2S. 500. 600. or
81, 300, 600 less than the expenditures dur
ing the same period last year. This has
the effect Of reducing the treasury cash
balance TO $50, 4o5, 549 including s14. 600. =
600 in subsidiary silver and $12, $50. 927 on
deposit with national banks. The bal
ance Dec | was $50, 126, 9l7. There has
been a decrease in the bonded debt TO tho
extent of the ~ per cent bonds redeemed.
but the cash balance available for the pay
ment of the debt is less than on the LIST in
slant The principal item In the dsbursc-
ments for the month was t13, 1875, 900 on
account Of pensions.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1892-01-08
\ skirni,h Win Grca.crn.

A dispatch TO government headquarters
at san Antonio. Tex. says that Second
Lieutenant Langhoru of the Third cavalry.
with 80 regulars and posse Of deputy
marsha!s, struck one Of the Cara bands.
and an engagement followed. The bandits
were found five miles above Rio GranJe
City and many shots were iEterchanged
and some Mexicans wounded and some Of
the United States people We're hurt
Colonel Pablo Mum was captured as also
were two gross OF cartridges and reyolu-
tionary badges. Private Walker is
especially mentioned for bravery. Juan
Antonio Flores. a follower Of Cara in
Nevo Leon. Mexico, has issued another
proclamation calling upon all patriotic
Mexicans to take up arms with Cara and
assist in oyerthrowing Diaz and restoring
the constitution.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1892-01-08
Plotting for the Cars life.

The Russian police have been displaying
much activity Of late, more particularly in
Russian Poland, and very large number
of arrests have been made. The arrests
were the result Of the discovery OF the eX-
istcnce OF a secret league the object of
which was TO assassiuate the car The
police followed up the clues and learned
that the qualifications Of the conspiracy
spread TO every part of Russian Poland.
The league was not composed entirely OF
people belonging 10 the lower classes, but
included many officials Of the civil govern
ment, military officers and u large number
Of students.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1892-01-08
starved Within Reach of Thousands

Cincinnati special: Years ago Charles
Hiltz was the richest man in Hamilton
county, o., outside the city, and vas Il
lawyer whose future seemed roschued.
His home was luxurious, his friends le-
gon, and his opportunities many. He be-
came involved ia divorce suit with his
wife, whom he idolized. some few years
ago, and from that day began 10 fall away,
until the past few months his only abode
has been a miserable attic on the top floor
of the Second national bank building. He
has been found dcad-starved 10 death
within few feet of thousands Of dollars.
His family connections are many and
wealthy, but he was COO proud TO let them
know his condition, and they were even
unaware Of his whereabouts, until his
death was cc'dently made known to them.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1892-01-08
Tie New Peoples Party.

A convention composed of delegates
from nine different organizations met at
Lansing on December 80 and completed an
organization under the name OF the
''People's Party" A. :. Partridge,
grand president OF the state farmers
alliance, opened the ball. Credentials
from 800 delegates were presented. a
platform full OF radical points was adopted,
but not without considerable feeling being
shown by certain factions against one or
two planls, particularly one referring TO
the liquor traffic w. II. Sagcndorph, of
Jackson. moved that that plank read I'VE
demand the suppress on OF the liquor
traffic for beverage purposes" This was
the signal for wordy war and IL was not
long in Undertaking. The Grand Rapids
delegation threatened to leave the hail but
were dssudded and the substitute finally
went through by vote Of 1913 yeas and 63
nays. The matter was called up again
later on and again adopted by a vote OF
I09 to A. The delegates of Grand Rapids
central labor union then refused to partci-
pate in the further proceedings. Eugene
III. Belden, OF jackson, was elected chair
man Of the state central committee, and
the following from the congressional dis
trcts; First, f.. 5. Greece, Detroit; second,
O. IL. l.. Crolier, Ann Arbor; third,
Charles r. Barnes, Battle Creek; fourth.
John Dunning, Cassopolis; fifth, Frank
Debar, Grand Rap DIS; sixth, Robert Jack
son. Flint; seventh Alfred Paset. Ubey;
eighth, Daniel Thompson, Brandt; tenth,
u. III. Belknap, Omer; eleventh, w. II,
Pitt, Ithaca. No appointments were
made for the ninth and twelfth districts.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1892-01-08
Tar and Feathers TOO Good for Him.

Blarsyilie, Ind, is excited over the dis
coyery that Prof. Ennis, for 10 years OF
the public schools. has been demorallzing
the boys and polluting their morals Eight
or ten OF the largest pupils were before
the board and made some startling reveia-
tions. Ennis went 10 Pittsburg, Pa. and
was arrested, but afterwards was released
and has gone west. Before leaving he
made written confession and prayed for
cnieucy on the part Of his prosecutors.
Prof Ennis is 81 years Of age and has al
WAYS been prominent in church and social
circles His actions have caused the
greatest Indignation. and should he be
captured be will doubtless be given coat
of tar and feathers.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1892-01-08
Hnnlc sweet Home.

The courts OF Clarke county, Ga, prom
ise 10 furnish "a sensation in the shape or
a contested will case which involves IA
probable finding of the original manuscript
OF Home Sweet Home Miss Mary
Harden in her girlhood days Was the
sweetheart OF John Howard Payne, and
Payne presented her the original copy OF
Home. Sweet Home" She made Il will
in favor of Miss Evie Jackson. her cousin.
Her stocks and bonds and the copy OF
Home. Sweet Home" mysteriously dis
appeared after her death. a lawyer is
working TO set aside this will in favor Of
w. II. Harden. nephew of Miss Mary
Harden. He says that perhaps the miss
ing bonds and stocks and the copy of
Home, sweet Home" may turn up. The
proceedings Of this case VIII be watched
with interest.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1892-01-08
nYing for Ii Nears.

w. u. Brakeman, who died at Otsego a
few days ago, had a most peculiar eXpe-
rience. He had been gradually dying for
the past 1t years, and his pulse had been
slowly and steadily slackening. The dis
ease first made itself manifest by an inert
feeling and a oloodless condition Of the
complexion. The pulse, at the end OF the
first year, was but 60 per minute. Dur
ing the past year Blakeman's heart beats
were less than % a minute. Stimulants
kept him alive for time and he had
wasted away TO a mere skeleton the pa
tient being more dead than alive the past
six months.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1892-01-08
.sIsublIc OpinIouIs Acarehy..'

In the Camden, n. j., court Alfred A.
Holt, editor of the Camden Echo. was sem
fenced by Judge Hugg TO pay fine Of
81 600 and TO be committed to the county
jail until further order from the court
Editor Holt had offended Judge Hugg by
an article which he published, and when
Judge Hugg was passing sentence said
that any person speaking or writing con-
temptuously of the court should be severely
punished. Judge Hugg said that public
opinion was not law. but anarchy, and
that while he was on the bench he pro-
posed to punish those who were insoeut or
who uttered or published statements
bringing either himself or his court into
contempt.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1892-01-08
Attempted To Murder UI. wiz

James Taylor, resident of Greenville,
while In fl of insanity, attempted 10
murder his wife by slashng at her throat
with a razor. He cut deep cash in the
back OF her neck at the base of her skull
The chances Tor her recovery are slight
Sixteen years ago Taylor went insane upon
the subject OF religion and was confined IN
an asylum Tor three months. Since bis
release he has showed no signs Of insanity
unih about week ago, when he purchased
religious book entitled millennium
Dawn, perusal of which worked him
INTO frenzy with the above result He
mas ceen taken to the county house for
saie Keeping until he can be removed TO
the asylum,
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1892-01-08
AROUND THE STATE.

Reed City is now lighted by electricity
for the first time.
Two feet of snow in the upper peninsula
from this last blizzard.
The steamer Oscoda is to run this winter
between Frankfort and Kewaunee.
A new $50, 600 hotel will take the place
of the present Occidental at Muskeson.
l.. d. Buck, of vassar, will establish
hoop factory On or near the Sable river at
Wolverine.
Grand Rapids $500, 900 issues of water
bonds were taken by Boston firm for
S13. $50 premium.
Michigan millers have thus far pledged
over 40, 600 pounds of flour for Russias
famine sufferers.
Saginaw and Detroit capitalists have
bought the Owosso and Corunna electric
street railway line.
Mrs. William Turver, of Flint is in a.
,precarous condition. She was struck by
"A team and sustained serious injuries.
by the recent death of brother in
Ohio Isaac Burroughs, OF Hamburg, re-
ceives legacy of s52, 600 in cold cash.
Two boys of Charles Krohns, of Norris
willie, fell through the ice while skating.
The younger boy, aged G, was drowned.
Rev. J. A. Fisher has resigned the pas
1orate Of the Manistee Baptist church. and
asks that the resignation be accepted at
once.
The body of John Fallon. the Toledo
man who disappeared at Blissfeld, hae
been found in the river Raisip near that
place
Surgeons were obliged to move Capt. a.
Corcoran's tongue on account Of a cancer.
Then captain is a weil-lnown Muskegon
citizen.
The wife of Richard Phillips, of Mar
iette, has given birth to triplets. They
are large and healthy aud all are doing
nicely.
Harvey Packard, Olivet college student,
who found a great friend in Mrs. f..
Sprague, of Augusta, is charged with
forgery.
Members of the Third New York cav
airy resident in Ohio and Michigan.
enjoyed a largely attended reunion at Kali
amazoo.
Saginaws building permits COR the past
year, including the new city hall, foot up
at nearly 5000, 600, about $3.50, 600 more
than 1890.
W b. Hopkins has assumed the posi-
tiou Of telegraph editor of the Grand
Rapids Telegram Herald. lie is a bright
young journalist
Nellie, Anna and Mary Mccarthy, once
Ionia county girls, are now wives in Ash
land Wis. About a week ago the three
became mothers on the same day and a
nearly the same hour.
Nothing has been heard of the where
abouts of james HeiTeruan. the farmer
who myster.ously disappeared from Una
dlla few weeks ago.
The CD saloon keepers OF Lenawcc count!
paid s25, 600 into the treasury last year
Some of them must have paid more thar
$500, and all of them something.
Eugene Cadgenel. Of Oscoda, aged -
was drowned while skating upon Val
Ettan lake. He was an only child AN,
his mother is FRUSTRATED with grief
A tramp entered Three Rivers saloon
got a drink Of nichel whisky. sat down b.
the stove and Immediately expired. Civ
every tramp a nickel and head them 70
Three Rivers
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1892-01-08
.meh InnnIe Hie TO~ctler.

John ID. NandervoOrt, aged 80, and wife,
aged 81, of Traverse City. went to Grand
Rapids to visit their son. Oliver, who is
an engineer on the Grand Rapids & Indiana
While there they took cold and had a
severe attack of the grippe. The old gen.
tleman sank rapidly and died. His wife
had appeared better, but grew rapidly
worse on hearing of his death. The son
went across the street 10 telephone for an
undertaken, and returned few minutes
later to find his mother dead. both the old
people having passed away within half
hour Of each other.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1892-01-08
A fire accredited to spontaneous combus-

\ ire aCCrculted 20 Spontaneous combus-
ton occurred in Brooklyn, destroying the
four-storv grain elevator Of Francis G..
Pinto & Sons, and causing a loss Of $780,
OO0 The flames spread TO the grain stor-
age warehouse and its contents were dam
aged by water.
a large body of water imprisoned in an
old working at the Reading company 5
Preston colliCry. Ashland, Pa, burst in
the lower lift aud filling up 10 the collars.
drowned nine mules stabbed near by. No
person was injured, there being no miners
at work at the time The colliery will be
idle for several DAYS,
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1892-01-08
Consumed by Fire.

A fire at Hanford, Cal, consumed a
frame lodging house, and four persons per-
ished and six others were badly injured.
The fire originated in the explosion
OF a coal oil stove, the flames spreading
rapidly through the flimsy structure and
quickly ignited the Methodist church and
two adjoining dwellings. The inmates Of
the the two dwellings consumed awakened
to find escapes by the halls cut off. and
many Of them jumped from the windows,
receiving more or less severe injuries.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1892-01-08
Ib Wore Drowned.

A London cable says: A steamer be-
leved to be the Red Star liner Noordland
which sailed from Antwerp FOR New York.
ran down the British bark Childwell of
the Wielingen lightship and cut her to
pieces. The bark sank and fifteen of her
crew were drowned. The steamer con-
tiuued on her voyage without offering as
sistance. The Great Eastern company 5
steamer Ipswich rescued the captain and
the remainder OF the crew, who were found
clnging TO the only remaining mast.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1892-01-08
Remembered Russell SAGE.

a tall, stoutly built man with black
mustache, and carrying a black bag stepped
into the Office Of L. Cousins shoe factory
at Norwalk, Conn, and approaching Man
ager j. b. Sayre exclaimed: Give me
50. 800 or l will drop this bag" Visions
of Russell Sage danced before Mr.. Sayres
eyes. and he quickly gave the man a check,
payable TO G.. a. Frame, and bowed his
visitor out.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1892-01-08
a Fatal ERafh I'm kIeer,

Fred Brapdt, cellarman at the Endriss
brewery at Ionia, fell into a vat of boiling
beer and was terribly scalded. a fellow
workmen drew him out Immediately, but
from his knees to his neck his body was
so scalded that portions Of the flesh and
skin were peeled of. He lived through
the night in terrible agony, but diei
the next day. Brandt was to have
been married in a day or two.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1892-01-08
COWBOYS lad Their Fun.

A half dozen cowboys boarded a train a,
Buda Station, Tex, the other night, and
their first act was TO force Chicago drum
mer of the moving train because he wore
red cravat and high silk hat. Then
they compelled a number OF young ladies
in the Pullman coach TO sing for them.
All demands were enforced with drawn
pistols. They ruled the train for 20 miles,
when they stepped of at a way station.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1892-01-08

The Pacific extension of tho G-eat North
crn railway has been completed into Kali
lespel, MINI. the last rail being laid
across Main street in the presence OF 3, 500
people. This completes EOS miles.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1892-01-08

Horace Greeley's brother-in-law, Silas
T.. Cheney. has been missing for over o
month. He is heavy stakeholder in the
New York Tribune.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1892-01-08
OUR OWN STATE.
NEWS FROM ALL PORTIONS OF
THE TWO PENiNSuLAS.

a New Peoples Party I'm the Ficld.--
A Death from an Unusual Cause.--
Damages for AiienateJ Affections.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1892-01-08

Rev. Andrew Jones, of New York, the
preacher who claims TO have propbesed
the Johnstown, Pa. food. has been
preaching at New Bedford Mass. Durinc
a sermon he predicted that another fearful
disease would sweep over the country fol
lowing the grip