Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-06-01

Polish Catholic church in Freeland, Pa.
| The police escort Of the priest fired on
the mob, wounding four. two OF whom
| will die.
| Reports showing rapid growth were
made at the meeting of the American
Whist league In Philadelphia. Twenty
three clubs began play for the champion
ship trophy.
| John Crow, for whose murder John
Van Nimmangs is serving life sentence
in Michigan prison, is alive and well
and has just learned Of his supposed
death in 1885.
| General ID. III. Hastings was nominated
for governor by the Pennsylvania repub-
| lican convention al Harrisburg. Galusha
| A. Grow and G.. L. HUFF were selected for
congressmen-a large.
During the inquiry into the CommIngs
| disaster at Milwaukee several witnesses
| testified that in their opinion the crew
! could have been saved had the lifeboats
| been better managed.
Gen Lord Frederick Roberts. formerly
| commander in chief Of the British army
| i'm India, will succeed Gen. Lord Garnet
| Wolseley, in the autumn, as commander
| of the forces in Ireland.
Val Blatz. the millionaire Milwaukee
brewer. died very suddenly at st. Paul
| Saturday evening of heart disease. Mr..
| Blatz was returning TO Milwaukee from
| California with his wife.
Governor Northern, of Georgia, was
elected president of the American Bap-
fist Educational Society at Saratoga.
Appropriation OF public moneys TO sec.
tartan schools was opposed by speakers.
The anthracite coal trade, like the bi :
luminous trade, is at standstill, though
from different causes: the floods through
out the anthracite region have flooded
many OF the mines, forcing suspension
of work
Fifty-nine indictments were returned
at Chicago by the special grand jury
against persons charged with violations
of the election law. The democratic
minority entered protest when the report
was handed in.
In the Circuit court at Springfield, H.,
Judge Shirley decided ex-Auditor Pavey
had no right TO retain 5000 per annum
as insurance commissioner in addition to
his salary as auditor. The amount TO be
returned is 10000
The directors of Distillers and Cattle
Feeders company have decided TO adopt
the Takamine process for making whis-
ky. President Greenhut says the saving
will be Is cents bushel and that bot
ter product will result.
Prime says the outlook for the oats
crop is poor in Nebraska, Missouri and
Kansas, although il does not appear 10
have felt the effects Of recent frosts as
much as corn. Illinois has the largest
oats area of any state.
In the west end, the fashionable resi-
dence portion of ST. Louis, a distinct
earthquake shock was felt Wednesday
night. kilograms from Anna and Muir
physboro, H., say that similar shocks
were felt there at about the same time.
The seventy eight rioting coal miners
from Duquoin, H., arrested by Sheriff
Helm and his deputies were arraigned
before Justice Andrews on charges of con-
spiracy, trespass, and intimidation and
held to the grand jury in bonds ranging
from 500 TO $500 each.
Last Sunday was the first dry Sunday
for drinking men in Fort Wayne, Ind,
for five years. The city is now running
under new charter, and the Board Of
Public Safety closed the 240 saloons of
the city SO tight that they could hardly
be opened with crowbar.
Disastrous floods have caused consid-
era BILE damage in the Province OF Kulu,
India. The Punjaub River became
damned at Charkkupria by a landslide,
forming an immense lake. The dam col
lapsed, inundating the country below. 1t
is estimated that 200 persons lost their
lives.
Careful estimate Of the direct loss oc-
casoned by the floods in Pennsylvania
place the amount at s5,000,0oO. The
damage in Williamsport alone Will not
fall short of 100000. The entire to-
bacco crop of northern Pennsylvania and
southwestern New York has been de-
stroyed.
Judge Nelson, sitting alone in the
United State Circuit Court at ST. Paul,
denied the application Of Counselor Blair,
attorney for Liuet. Nancy for a writ of
prohibition restraining the court martial
now sitting at Fort Smelling from pro-
ceeding further with the trial OF the
Lieutenant.
Mr.. Powderly has not been expelled
from the knights of Labor. General
lTtdSuTtI w. utiIltu lil!S story.
The general master workman,he said,
simply stands suspended, 20 DC reinstated
az soon as he shall turn over 10 his sue
cessor the paraphernalia pertaining To
the secret work OF his Office.
A terrible riot occurred at Wayne, w.
Va, where several Thousand people had
gathered TO attend Robinson's circus
Just a the performance was under good
Roadway j. Watts and ID. Damron began
fighting. and in few moments twenty
men were involved. The riot lasted half
an hour, in which several men were shot
seriously.
j. ). Coxey writes 10 his business man
ager at Massllon, O., from the District OF
Columbia Jail in a cheerful frame of
mind. He says he has scarcely time TO
sleep, so busy is he receiving letters, tel
egrams and callers. Business at the
Coxey quarry moves regularly without
him, but the stock of coal is now ex-
hausted.
At Cripple Creek. Colo. Friday morn
ing eleven men started to work i'm the