Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-03-23
DOMESTIC.

MINNESOTA repuDllcanS carried ma
jority of the municipal elections.
THE populist members of congress
have organized campaign committee
and opened headquarters in Washing
ton for the purpose of sending out doc
uments and other literature among the
people.
A NEW political organization was
formed at Pittsburgh, Pa. 1t will be
known as the peoples progressive
party, and is intended 70 amalgamate
and unity all the reform parties now in
existence.
THE Kansas republicans will hold
their state convention on June at
Topeka.
JAMES f. IzLAR dem was elected
congressman from the First district of
South Carolina.
j. h STRATToN, a criminal for whom
searching, was located in prison at
Huntsville, Tex.
BILLY EDWARDS a well-known
sporting man, died at Hot Springs,
Ark, from injuries received in being
thrown from buggy.
To SECURE perfect safety for its pas
sengers the St Paul railway has adopt
cd the block signal system.
SENATOR VOORHEES, said in Washing
ton that he had no idea that the tariff
bill would become a law before the
middle of July and it might not be un-
til August
THE bodies of the thirteen men en-
tombed in the Gaylord mine near
Wilkes barre, Pa, on February -, were
reached by rescuers, but were beyond
Identification.
The installation of Edward Douglas
White, of Louisiana, as associate justice
of the United States supreme court
took place in Washington.
NAVIGATION on the Mississippi river
has been resumed.
MAY wheat made a new low record
In New York, declining TO 62 sic cents,
or l-16th below the previous lowest
record.
BECAUSE he was discharged Jacob
Studt, a St Louis carpenter, killed
Emil Wuensch, then took his own life.
MICHAEL. ALTIFILIsH and John keg-
Ter, l5-year-old boys, were drowned
while crossing the river at Bellevue, Ia.
In a saloon row at Cleveland, O.,
Michael Kennedy fatally shot John
Cummings and James Mcnamara
NAVIGATION on Lake Michigan was
resumed, being the earliest opening
ever recorded
THE health officials of Ohio were
alarmed by the spread of smallpox in
the state.
THE Ohio legislature has decided in
favor of biennial sessions
NJ. o. SHooP, town tax collector, was
held up by two highwaymen near FL
burn, Ill, and relieved of s40O in cash.
THE steamer Joe h Williams passed
Louisville with "a feet of coal barges
covering eight acres and containing
1000, 600 bushels of coal.
INCENDIARY fires have destroyed five
barns and livery stable at Fort Dodge
la, in two weeks and over thirty horses
were burned 70 death.
JOHN BREcHT farmer, murdered his
wife at Ravenna, Neb., and then killed
himself Brecht had previously worked
for the woman he married, who was a
wealthy widow.
CIGARMAKERs formed a national asso-
citation at Washington, John Brown
of Detroit, Mich, being chosen presi-
dent
THE bank at Excelsior Springs, Mo-,
with a capital OF $50, 600, has been
closed. 1t was the city school district
depository and the failure will close the
schools
Miss ALMA WINTERS was frightened
20 death by n fire which destroyed her
fathers residence at harrington, Ill.
NAVIGATION of the great lakes for
the season of 1894 will be open six
weeks earlier than for many years
THE plan TO move the Manufactures
building from the worlds fair grounds
20 the lake front in Chicago has been
abandoned.
The Santa Fe depot at Woodward o.
T., was robbed of over $4,000 by two
masked men, who overpowered the
agent
THE New York legislature passed a
bill making minor grades of hazing
misdemeanors and the infiction OF
physical injuries fslopious