Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-05-25
LATE NEWS.


F. NJ. Douglas, of Ionia, was elected
grand chancellor of the Michigan Knights
of Pythias.
Five persons were killed, two fatally
and one slightly hurt by cyclone at
Kunkle. Ohio.
According 70 the North Dakota weekly
crop report hree-fourths of the spring
grain is sown.
Eight prisoners in the county Jail at
Beatrice. Neb., sawed their way TO lib
erty through three iron doors.
Hailstones eleven inches in diameter
fell at Decatur III. Much damage was
done to.windows and vegetation.
Congressman Hayes was renominated
on the first ballot by the democratic con-
vention of the second Iowa district.
Populists of Georgia nominated Judge
Hines, former democrat, for governor.
A full state ticket was placed in the field.
AT Anderson, Ind, the Chicago South
eastern was tied up by Sheriff Vandyke,
who seized all the rolling stock for taxes.
DIR. Madison Reece, one of the best
known surgeons Of Illinois, died at Abing
don from consumption. He was 81 years
old
Mine owners and employees were una
bic TO reach aA understanding at the
Cleveland conference, which has just been
adjourned.
At the Illinois Grand Army encamp-
ment at Rockford reports were read and
Bloomington selected as the next place
of meeting.
Edmund Ii. Yates. editor and propri-
etor of the London World and the author
of many novels, died suddenly. He was
g. years old.
In speech at Quincy, H., Common
wealer Kelly denounced the newspapers
and railroad officials, and pleaded for aid
for his men.
The Bellaire, Ohio, Nail company has
closed its entire works because of a short
age Of coal and coke Twelve hundred
people are idle.
Rev. Mr.. Hooper, a Presbyterian d.
vine of Cadillac, Mich, was horse whip
ped on the street by Mrs. G. Miller for al
legged SANDER.
Governor Mcconnell. of Idaho. has
asked the judiciary department TO pro-
vide better shelter for the Coxeyites I'M
der guard at Boise
Marsene b. Erskine, who had served
iOuI ltIHlS d. HldlbI Vi hdCIlits w 49, dilb
was prominent business man, is dead.
He was "A years old.
The Nebraska state weekly crop report
says considerable winter wheat has been
plowed up and drought is affecting the
growing crops seriously.
Representative Bryan, OF Nebraska,
announces that he will not accept re-
nomination. He is opposed to Cleve-
lands financial policy.
Poison, supposed to have been placed
In the well by an enemy, killed two chill
dren of Mart Adler, OF Monroe, Ind. Ad-
Ter and his wife may die.
Masked men, believed to be striking
miners, called Walter Glover. non
striker, to his door near Birmingham,
Ala, and riddled him with bullets.
II. II. Mcdowell of Pontiac, was elected
department commander Of the Illinois @.
A. X. Mrs. VI. X. NJ. Wallace, OF Chi
cago, was elected president of the w. II.
c.
An early cessation Of gold exports is
Indicated by the foreign trade balance,
which is running heavily i'm our favor at
time when ordinarily it runs the other
way.
meeting Of the leaders Of the COM
monweal is 10 be held soon at Des Moines,
Iowa, TO formulate a plan for a national
organization 20 perpetuate the move
ment.
The official report on the wheat crop
OF India says that the crop, like that Of
last year, will be disappointing. The
shortage has been estimated as high as
% per cent
BY majority Of more than to the
Missouri democratic convention adopted
the majority report of the committee on
resolutions declaring in favor of free sill
yer coinage.
The old home OF Benedict Arnold in
New Haven, Conn, has been sold for the
use OF lumber firm. Relics from IL will
be taken by the New Haven Colony His
torical society.
Congressman BANDS presidential boom
was launched In the Missouri democratic
convention by Governor Stone. The lat