Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-09-21

Oldest marine men IN the west dled at ms
home in Chicago.
Thirty-six students in the high schools
at Tarnopal, Austrian Galicia, have been
arrested for conspring 10 esta blish a
Polish kingdom.
Representatives Of nearly every royal
family Of Europe followed the remains
of the Comte de Paris To the tomb at
Weybridge, England.
The Methodist conference at Fairfield,
Iowa. decided TO admit men over 30 TO
the ministry, Notwithstanding Bishop
Fowler's opposition.
Near Charleston, Mo-, train was
hurled from the track by cyclone. Two
passengers were killed and score in
jured, "a number fatally
North Memphis. Tenn, was swept by
a tornado in which one man was killed
and two others injured and a property
loss Of $4,000 inflicted.
Both clothing manufacturers and mem
bers of the Garment Makers Union Of
Boston admit that big strike j. prob
able within few days.
John Swinton has just published a
book, called striking for Life; Labor's
Side of the Labor Question It's text is
the late Chicago strike.
In the suit of the Farmers Loan and
Trust company against the Grape Creek,
Colo, Coal company compliments were
given verdict for s379,G4,.
Wellington Adams claims of priority
of invention of electric street railway
motors were denied in a decision by
Judge Halett, at -. Louis
Confirmation is received Of the report
that southern Corea has risen against
the japanese aLe Of the defeat OF the
mikado's troops near Fusan.
At a meeting Of the Duluth Gas and
Water company a proposition was made
To sell the gas and water plant 10 the
city on a valuation Of 1904 900.
Ex- Senator Doolittle Of Wisconsin who
was nominated for Congress by the dem
ocrats Of the First Wisconsin District,
has declined the nomination.
Proceedings have been begun at New
Orleans for the Impeachment and re-
moval Of Mayor Fitzpatrick on charges
Of malfeaSance and nOnfeaSance.
Or. c. II. Marquardt. of La Crosse,
Wis, a member Of the state board OF
health. contracted smallpox while in
spectng the hospital at Milwaukee,
Isaac y. Wolcott, a wealthy farmer
living near Lincoln, IL, killed his wife,
who had begun suit for divorce then
blew of his own head with a shotgun.
Masked men tarred and feathered Re V.
Charles Clancy. of Frontier. Mich. then
rolled him down steep hill, he filling
the air meanwhile with shouts of Glory
10 God.
Warrants were issued for the Mayor Of
Omaha and the Board Of Public Works
for contempt in not obeying the District
Courts order touching the removal of
garbage.
Chauncey VI. Depew returned 10 New
York from European trip and reiterated
the statement that he was not a candi-
date for the republican nomination for
governor.
Eight hundred sugar planters and 9TH
ers. dissatisfied with the tariff policy Of
the democratic party, met at New Or
leans and allied themselves with the re-
publicans.
Judge Spurrier. Of the District Court
Des Moines, handed down a decision sus-
tanning the constitutionality OF the mulct
liquor law, including the bar TO prosecu-
ton feature.
Myron r. Kent is in Jail at Mandan,
y. D., for completely in the murder OF his
beautiful young wife. and is wanted in
Medina, Ohio, for a thirty five thou
sand dollar bank robbery.
The first anniversary Of the opening Of
the Cherokee strip was celebrated. The
feature Of the occasion was an exact rep
resentation of the original race for the
town site, the prize 70 the winner being
lot valued at 1900.
A vein Of natural gas was struck at a
depth of III feet on the farm of Henry
Mol. near Moweaqua, III. The out
flow Of gas was so strong that the auger
and derrick, weighing 400 pounds, were
thrown twenty feet in the air.
The Mutual Benefit Life Association
of America has virtually closed its doors
under orders Of the insurance department
OF New York State, and have voted to
reinsure its members in the National Life
Association Of Hartford, Conn.
Representatives Of the Field Column
bian Museum. Chicago. will sail for Eu-
rope Sept. 26 and will be absent two and
half years, visiting ali parts Of the
world TO collect exhibits for the Worlds
Railway department of the museum.
The justices Of the peace and other
officials in Racine Wis. are somewhat
exercised over the claim made by j. y.
Sheridan, inspector of high schools, that
the city must pay over TO the State
school fund many thousands Of dollars.
\ colored woman was discovered TO be
living in indianapolis who says she is
125 years Of age, and remembers making
coffee for her master when he was about
10 start of 10 tight in the revolutionary
war.
Three prominent Brooklyn divines
preached sermons Sunday on the subject
OF suicide, laying much responsibility on
Ingcrsoll, and citing the fact that in
three recent cases the suicides had copies
Of his lecture on this subject in their
pockets.
Colonel Thomas G. Lawler, of Rock
ford. H., the new commander-in-ch chief Of
the Grand Army Of the Republic, was
given the greatest ovation on the occa-
sion Of his return home from Pittsburg,
ever witnessed I'm Rockford or Northern
Illinois