Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-07-20
LATE NEWS.

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Minnesota populsts placed full ticket
IN the field, headed by 5. NJ. owen for
governor.
An area of more than 5000 acres in the
vicinity Of Egg Harbor, \. j., has been
swept by forest fires.
South Dakota prohibitionists have put
a ticket in the field headed by NJ. ID. AL
exander for governor.
Free Masons of Lexington, KY, are
moving in the matter OF eXpelling Col.
Breckenridge from the order.
Regulars fred into a mob at Sacra-
mento Cal, fatally injurng two men,
neither OF whom was a striker
Thomas Mitchell, who settled on tn e
tract Of land on which Mitchenville, Ia,
now stands, in ls44 is now dead.
Six men were killed and a score wound
ed as the result Of an attack by strikers
on colorcd miners at Pratt's. Ala.
w. J. F. Leonard New Yorker. has
invented a bullet-proof coat. which he
claims is sup erior TO Herr Doves
Yale's athletes were beaten in the ath-
letic games at oxford. They won 81
events TO 81 for their competitors.
1t is estimated that thousands Of acres
OF grain In Minnesota and the Dakotas
have been ruined by excessive heat.
An investigation show, that the audi
tor Of Ottawa county. Ohio, has collected
$4,000 In Illegal fees within two years.
Fire almost entirely destroyed the viii
lage OF Edon. an Ohio town Of 500 nhab-
itants. Eighty buildings were harmed.
Governor Peck. Of Wisconsin. has APP
pointed a commission 70 select statue
of Pere Marquette for the state capitol.
Railroad managers report an unusual
~ large corn crop everywhere II will
require two years 20 move ii 20 market.
John BNnl. farmer Of Boyd, Wis,
died OF starvation. lie was 81 years old,
a miser and worth thousands of dollars.
Fears are entertained tina, Explorer
Wellmau and his polar expedition party
have been lost in the ice above Spitzber-
gen.
Richard w Woodward, Of Marshallton,
Pa, claims TO be heir 70 property in the
heart Of New York City worth 100000
600
Agitator Phelan, who interfered with
trains at Cincinnati, was sentenced TO six
months Imprisonment by a federal
judge.
CommOnwealcrs encamped In the vicin-
Ity Of Washington are in dire straits for
food. and dcscrtionS are daily taking
place.
John Drake. Of Anderson. Ind, ended
nunhappy married life by fatally shoot
Ing his wife and blowing out his own
brains.
Justice Barrett has granted writ Of
reasonable doubt in the case Of Erastus
Wiman, the New York fnancier now in
prison.
One man was killed. two Others crush
ed so they will die and three buried alive
by cave-in at Cumberland Gap (Tenn)
tunnel.
Searchers for Cook Colgate, deserted
by the Carin hunting party. have re-
turned TO Missoua, Mont, empty
handed
Bernard F. Gentsch. postmaster OF Buff
falo, n. Y, until July I, killed himself
while insane from brooding over business
troubles.
The antianarchist bill presented by the
government was adopted by the Italian
chamber Of deputies by an overwhelm-
ing vote.
Deputy United States mar halls at Ken
sington, H., mistook each other for riot
ers in the dark, and several shots were
exchanged.
The attorney general Of Indiana will
bring suit against the Eastern Illinois
Read for payment Of a $4,000 incorpora-
tion fee.
The Omaha Railroad has decided to
strike Spooner, Wis. from its map be-
cause Of the disturbances there during
the strike.
Count Rybylowsk's Polish common
wealers were expelled from Toledo by
the authorities and on returning were
put in jail.
He homes OF James Butler and John
c. &C Steelton, Pa, were wrecked by
d, q. They had taken the places of
n strike.
a. Brazil, Ind, four men and boys
were found guilty Of numbering Engineer