Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-04-27
t least fifteen persons were wounded.


AS result Of the contest with the
Union Pacific an immigrant rate OF $40. lC
between the Missouri and California has
been agreed upon by western association
lines.
Ebert Ii. Monroe, member of the
United States Board of Indian Commits
sioners, dropped dead at his hC.ne near
Tarrytown, y. y, from a stroke of APP
opleXy.
Twenty creditors OF the Fostorla. o.,
Light and Power company proposed Ia
eX-Secretary Foster To take the plant
and assume the liabilities, which was ex-
cepted.
| j. NJ. Egan has resigned the presidency
of the Chicago Great Western and will be
succeeded by A. Il. Stickney, chairman
OF the board of directors, and formerly
president.
The Atchison has made traffic agree.
ment with the Mallory line OF steamers
and is now able to compete with the
Southern Pacific for transcontinental
business.
The American Glucose company has
made the official announcement that
twelve men died in the fire that burned
the works at Buffalo. Others are be-
lieved 10 be in the ruins.
United States marshals are arresting
strikers at ST. Cloud, Mimi, for interfer-
ing with mail trains. Governor Nelson
has threatened To use the militia To sup
press further violence.
Michael Boland, one Of the celebra ted
triangle of the Clan ma Gael. died u his
home in Kansas City Monday He had
been sick for three weeks, but his death
was entirely unexpected.
The American Water Company's plant
and property were sold at auction at
Denver under order of court by Commits
sioner Sullivan for 81 100000, and the
mortgage bond for $4,000.
Seven hundred miners marched from
lronwood TO Bessemer, Mich, and pre-
vailed on the supervisors TO bond the
county 10 build roads that the unem-
ployed may be given work.
Kelly's industrial army marched 10
Avoca, Iowa, Monday,where il met with
chilly reception. Company c, which
had been dismissed for characterization,
was taken back into the fold.
Letters received in Zanzibar confirm
the report that Tippoo's son. Saif, and
many Zanzibar Arabs were killed recent
ly by the Bel-iaDS in a fight which took
place in the Upper Congo district.
For paying 100 much attention TO
womal not his wife George Kem, of
Deshler, O.. was nearly hange' hy mob,
while the obnoxious female as lrenched
with water and driven out OF Gown.
1. D II
rocks at Point Sur lighthouse, thirty
miles south of Monterey. Cal, and sank !
within few minutes. All but four of |
the passengers escaped in the boats.
Gen. CoXey. when interviewed regard
ing the proclamation issued by the dis |
trict commissioner in Washington barring |
out his army said: I'VE do not want to /
use force. but we shall insist upon our |
righs
William +. Burr. Jr.. ex-cashier OF the |
st. Louis National Bank, who wss al
legged TO have embeZZled from the bank
$4,000 OF It's funds, has made within the
last week cash settlements of all his IL
nancial obligations
Professor Charles Forster Smith. pro-
fessor of Greek at Vanderbilt University,
ANdSANlilfs mas dNttDltu llt DIOltSSOT-
ship of Greek offered him by the Uni
versity of Wisconsin, and will go there at
the close Of this term.
Another international monetary con-
ference-this time. perhaps. TO be held in
the city of MeXico-is among the prob
abilities. Toe Mexican government,
through its diplomatic representatives,
S quietly pressing the matter.
An attempt is being made TO secure
signatures TO the petition to open saloons
n Dies Moines, Iowa, under the new
nulct tax law. 1t will take 5000 sigma
,ures to secure the operation Of the law
md 200 have already been secured.
The Eldora, Iowa, Produce company
has failed. The firm did an immense
business in the wholesale shipping of
)utter, eggs and poultry. 1t is supposed
he main cause of the failure was a large
oss sustained in dressed poultry sent to
EASTERN markets.
Rev. William Walton Rutherford, for
nerly assistant rector of ST Ignatius
Protestant Episcopal Church, New York,
aid TO be, with one exception, the
vealthest priest of the Episcopal faith
n America, has been forced by Bishop
'otter TO resign.
Judge Kopenhaver arrived at Kansas
'ity and voluntarily went TO the county
all, TO remain until he shall be dis
harged by the Circuit court on the :
barge Of contempt for refusal to levy :
ak TO pay the st. Clair County bonds Of
he paper Neosa Railway. :
Senator Vance, OF North Carolina. died
I his hoSne in Washington Saturday
light. He had been suffering for some
ime from paralysis and a complication
( diseases, Int the end was sudden and
nexpected as he was regaining his
ealth and it was thought was on the . |,
Dad 10 recovery.
The important event which Emperor ,
William was the first to announce at Co. :
urg, namely, the betrothal OF Grand :
luke Nicholas, Czarowitz of Russia to =
ne Princess Alix of Hesse. is looked up- =
n as cementing the new entente between
ussis and Germany, and as securing a q,
rolonged period of European peace. '
Warrants were issued by Judge Frost .
Denver for the arrest Of ex-Chief OF !.
olice Stone, exLieut Clay, and ex- =
ervts. futile and Newton on charges OF =
orng dynamite in the city hall i'm vio- =