Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-11-30
LATE NEWS.

Princess bismarck, the vile OF the
Iron Chancellor, died Tuesday OF ad-
vanced age.
Republican managers of Nebraska de-
cided TO abandon the proposed contest OF
the election Of Holcomb.
Three counties In Kansas failed TO cast
200 votes at the recent election and will
lose their representatives.
c. ii. Wetmore, Chicago reporter, has
been expelled from Hawaii for alleged
plotting with the royalists.
Three-fourths Of the winter wheat
sown in the western third Of Kansas has
been ruined by the drought.
Dun's Review of Trade says the most
hopeful sign OF better times is the larger
employment OF Dor everywhere.
Agriculture, irrigation and silver have
many champions at the Mississippi
commercial congress, which met Mon
day.
Opponents OF Senator Washburn in
Minnesota claim they have secured
enough votes TO prevent his renomina-
tion.
Violent wind storms swept portions Of
Mississippi. In the vicinity OF Meridian
trees.
The offices Of the Fidelity Building and
Loan Association at Wheeling, w. Va,
were closed by officers on an attachment
for debt.
Kanahas on the islands near New
Guinea are in revolt and scores Of Eu-
ropern settlers are said To have been
murdered.
The tabulated returns Of the vote for
State Treasurer show that the total pop
mist vote OF the State OF Illinois Nov.
was 6O,G63.
American newspapers have been de-
barred from circulation in Turkey, ow-
ing to their attitude on the Armenian
question.
London pa ers express satisfaction over
the fact that Japan refused the offer OF
the United States to mediate the war
with China.
II Is officially announced that United
States Minister Dun 10 acceptable to
Japan as a medium Of communication
with China.
The National Grange adopted reso-
luton protesting against class legisla-
ton. The next meeting will be held in
New England.
Knights OF Labor in national conven-
ton at New Orleans decided that none
but the American flag should be carried
In the parades.
Four candidates are In the field for the
short term senatorship in Michigan. II
is predicted that the real fight will be be-
tween Olds and Burrows.
A suit for $4,000 against Alexander
Salvini, the tragedian, came up in the
District court at st. Paul, the complain
ant being Miss Louise Starr.
Three fires broke out at about the
same time in GAINESVILLE, Ohio. and led to
the impression systematic attempt was
being made to destroy the town.
A collection OF valuable old papers,
documents and pamphlets, which be-
longed to Lucius Lyon, the first senator
from Michigan, has just come to light
Senator Butler alleges the South Caro-
lima election laws are unconstitutional
and asks that the state treasurer and
comptroller be enjoined from taking Of
fce
The Indian boys at the Seminole high
school at Eufaula, /. t., set the build
ings on fire for the third time within two
years, and they were considerably dam
aged.
Owing TO the spread OF dlphtheria
throughout Detroit the Board OF Health
has ordered the closing OF every public
school in the city until the epidemic
abates.
The FIVE years series OF Yale Harvard
football games eliminated Saturday in
the 6ercest struggle of all, the result be-
ing another victory for Yale by a score
of12 to 4.
Indiana coal miners will leave the
Knights OF Labor on account OF the ac-
tion of the general convention at New
Orleans in refusing admission to their
delegates.
Samuel G.Seely, charged with defraud-
ing the Shoe and Leather Bank OF New
York, will, IL is said, surrender and make
q confession, involving several promi-
nent men.
The legislative committee OF the Mich
igan Teachers Associatio will ask the