Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-05-04

Citizens OF Burlington, Ind, rid the
town OF an obnoxious saloon by burning
the fixtures, wrecking the building and
spilling out the stock Of liquors.
An anonymous letter has been received
by the postmaster at Paris, Ky, giving
warning of an alleged plot against the
life OF Congressman Breckinridge
Al the close of chapel service in the
Ohio penitentiary at Columbus Sunday.
officers of the institution engaged i'm a
disgraceful fight before the convicts.
Secretary Kennedy OF the Iowa board
of health has advised Kelly 10 march his
industrial army around Chicago on ac-
count of the prevalence of smallpox.
A prominent Chicago commission
house advised its customers that its opln-
ion was that corn would sell higher be-
fore the summer is very far advanced.
a gigantic natural gas scheme has been
organized at Lafayette. Ind, under the
laws of New Jersey. To supply Indiana
and Ohio cities. The capital is 81 ,OO0, 900
One commune OF CoXey's army became
| involved in a drunken brawl with the
| other groups 1T Frederick, Md. Several
shots were fired and one man was wound
| ed
w. j. H. Trainor, Of Detroit. supre me
president of the American Protective AS
| ISOLATION, says the order now holds the
key 10 the political situation of the coun-
try.
The Board of Regents of the State Uni
versity of Iowa decided 10 erect at Iowa
City dental building To cost $4,000 and
d homeeopa thic medical building To cost
$1,000.
Juror Alvin Armstrong, who offered TO
hang the jury in the indianapolis bank
wreckers trial for $1,000. was sent 10
prison for eighteen months for contempt
of court.
In an endeavor 10 keep smallpox out of
the state Indiana health officials will
prohibit the sale of clothing made in
Chicago sweat shops unless thoroughly
disnfected.
Albert 7. Beck, an indianapolis law
yer and politician. was found in bed with |
bullet in his brain. and opinion is d. |
vided as TO whether he committed suicide |
or was murdered.
The trial Of Chief Ramsay OF the Rail- !
way photographers Union was begun at
Marion, Iowa, Wednesday, He is charged !
with causing railroad wires TO be cut in
September, 1892.
At Galena, H., the seventy second
birthday anniversary of General Grant
was celebrated. Luther Latin Mills paid
a beautiful tribute TO the great Ameri-
can soldier citizen.
st. Paul and Minneapolis business men
who are endeavoring 10 settle the Great
Northern strike are sanguine of success,
strikers having consented 10 meeting
with President Hill.
Rev T. Dewitt Talmage will be hon
ored by grand silver jubilee Thursday
and Friday, May 10 and IL, commemor-
alive of his twenty-five years of service
as pastor of the Brookly Tabernacle.
Discovery that Juror Armstrong had
solicited a bride led to the dismissal of
the panel in the Indianapolis bank
wrecking cases and the arrest of Arm
strong and Frank Stannard, the go-b be-
tween.
The trial Of Emile Henri for commit
ing the bomb outrages in the Cafe Ter
minus and in the Rue DIES Bons Enfants,
Paris, was concluded Saturday. The
prisoner was found guilty and was sem
enced 10 death.
The damage 10 wheat, fruit and past
Tres in Ohio was overestimated after the
March freeze but not 10 clover, oats and
potatoes. Wheat generally looks well {
nd Is improving in condition. Fruit
prospects are brighter
All the German newspapers CONNIE mt
pom the CoXsyite movement in America
nd express establishment at what they :
ERIN the absence OF corporation between I
he governments Of the various states TO c
ip the agitation in the bud. I
The Rev. Dean William White of the S
atholic diocese at La Crosse. Wis. SAYS v
lgr. Satolli has ordered that English be
ne language of the Catholic cathedral =
hurches, and that st. Mary's will be the
athedral church of La Crosse II
The loss Of life by last weeks earth i
uake In Greece Is now estimated a { 400 \
here ape 10000 people homeless from g
ne same cause. Reports received from p
arious parts Of the country indicate d
nat the earthquake shocks have almost ).
sased. II
Coxey's army is camped within five b
lies of the white house. reaching that 81
pint Sunday, and the people OF Wash h
gton are wondering why something
artling has not occurred The feeling L
dread which prevailed week ago has OF
ltirely disappeared. a,
K. Stanford, one Of the proprietors of sc
he tin plate factory at Atlanta, Ga, and c.
rmerly manager of the Elwood Tin L
late Works, has closed a contract at is
aron, Ind, for the establishment OF a ia
S-mill plant TO be in operation in six Il
onths and TO employ 800 hands. W
A mob of about 300 American workmen V
Akron, o., drove a large gang Of Ital-
ms working on street improvements p
ON their work and then held parade. NJ
ne Italians have been getting 81 a day, Ia
hich the Americans declared was not an
ing wages. Further trouble is ex- nc
cted. sa
VesSelmen predict that the coal strike de
II tie up nearly all the boats i'm lower SO
ke ports and rejoice much thereat. th
any OF the lines are making prepara- th
ms TO lay their steamers up. The rail- err
ads are selling all the coal that is
ipped over their lines for fuel for loco w
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