Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-07-06

whole Northern Pacific railway system
into general strike, orders having beer
sent out frol 81. Paul To all American
Railway union local unions along the
line OF the Northern Pacific directing all
employees To discontinue work Friday
morning. The strike was ordered by
branch PA, American Railway union, ST
Paul.
Hundreds Of car loads of California
fruit consigned TO Chicago fruit mer-
chants are standing on side tracks be-
tween Ogden, Utah, and sacramento
Cal. and between Sacramento and Los
Angles. Every effort is being made To
save it from decay, tons of ice being used
daily. Sixty car loads of the California
product are usually brought TO Chicago
daily at this season.
Harvesting is going on steadily in the
winter wheat states and is gradually
working northward. Farmers are, i'm a
majority of cases, in need of money, and
in numerous instances they will ship
their wheat To market as early as possi-
BILE. This will tend 10 further weaken
prices, and as the enormous visible sup
ply does not melt away very fast il is
hard 10 sustain the market.
The coke strike at Uniontown, Pa, bids
fair TO out-rval all its predecessors in ex-
penSe The actual cost is thought TO ag-
gregate 81 100000. OF this sum the men
have lost in wages S5Si, 900 and the opera
tors nearly $4,000 more in the payment
Of deputies, loss Of stock, evictiOns and
importation of new men. The strike is
believed to have been broken, and gen
eral resumption is expected in short
time.
The people of France were determined
to make the funeral OF VI. Carnot, on
Sunday, "A demonstration against an
archy. as well "a a tribute of deep respect
TO the dead chief magistrate. The dem
onstration. however, was entirely calm.
but it was all the more effective, for it
showed that France really mourns her
loss, and is deeply incensed at the out
rage upon the part of the blood stained
disciples Of anarchy.
All the window glass houses in Pitts
burg, all the fiintgl houses of the
United States Glass company. the sheet
mills and most of the iron mills are shut
down. As a result nearly $4,000 work
men are idle. This is largely because OF
the usual summer shutdown TO take
stock in some factories anu mills and TO
limit production in others. Few of the
stove foundries are in opera ton, 5 most
Of them are changing from ranges to
winter stoves.
Business interests Of all kinds were Sc
riously injured last week by the Pullman
boycott following the termination of the
great bituminous coal strikes. Ship
nents OF freight fell off very greatly ow-
ny 10 the uncertainty Of its reaching its
destination, and losses on perishable
property were heavy. Until the strike
IS over there can be no Improvement
whatever in the business situation. but,
IN the contrary, decline in activity is
more than probable.
A dispatch from Des Moines, Ia. says:
General Master Workman Sovereign Of
.he Knights Of Labor has been in close
communication with Presi-
lent Debs of the American Railway
Inion since the beginning Of the strike
lie has issued no orders to the Knights
If La bor but has indorSed them wher-
ever they have gone out Of their own ac-
ord, and stands ready TO issue orders
wherever il is necessary TO do SO 10 aid
,he American Railway union.
President John K. Bartlett, OF the
Nicaragua Canal Company. has received
news from Nicaragua, in the shape OF
cablegram from canal representative
at Managua, saying that the government
had withdrawn all opposition to the ca
nal. President Bartlett was iubilant
over the receipt OF the news. 1T mea u.s."
be said. that we can now 20 ahead with
our work and carry out our plans. The
Nicarag guam government has given up
the fight and will not harass US in the
future"
Casimir Perier was elected President
Of the French Republic IN succession TO
Nj. Carnot, the victim of the anarchistic
hate. The election was by the Senate
and Chamber of Deputies sitting as the
National Assembly in the great hall of
the Palace Of Versailles. The voting
was more close than had been antic-
pated. The assembly consists of about
Ss4 members, Of whom the senators num-
Der 800. The first ballot gave NJ. Cash
mir Perier 45l votes, a clear majority Of
only about II.
Evidently bent upon gaining suprem-
acy in Corea Japan continues its warlike
on large scale. 1t has
summoned the king of Corea 10 rein-
quish Chinese suzerainty, 10 declare his
Independence. to accept japanese pro-
lection, and to dismiss the Chinese resi-
dent. Japan has answered the English
and Russian pacific overtures by sending
!, 900 more troops TO Seoul. The Japan
csc troops in Corea now number 5000.
China has sent special envoy TO Seoul
to confer with the japanese minister.
The officials Of the Chicago. Milwaukee
& 81. Paul railway have indefinitely laid
off 200 of the $50 employees in the general
passenger and freight offices. The rea-
sons given by the officials for the tempo
rary discharge Of the employees was that
as no money was coming into the treas
ury Of the company IL would be foolish to
pay any out. 1t is said that several
other roads will follow the example of
the Chicago, Milwaukee e ST. Paul.
General Manag ger Egan Of the association
declared that that was the intention of
all the managers.
Franklin Mac Veagh was nominated for
United States senator by the Illinois
sta CO convention. The choice
was made on the first ballot and after
one of the hardest political battles ever
waged between Illinois democrats. Mayor
John T. HoUkus of Chicago is credited