Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-11-23

that they oppose the principle Of mon
archy. Several of the students have
been arrested.
The court OF inquiry called 10 review
the conduct OF Colonel A. H. Colt at the
Washington Court House riot assembled
Tuesday. 1t Is the first body of the kind
In the history OF the state. Colonel III,
+. Bunker, of Toledo, the senior colonel,
presides. The court Is likely 10 be In ses-
sion all week.
The National w. C. T. u. had tre-
mendous Squabbles at Cleveland, and all
on account OF Mrs. Carse, the Chicago
Temple woman. Ii was on the question
Of appointing a national vice president
who should be able TO drop into Miss
Wizards shoes If that lady should be
suddenly disabled
Reuben +. Kolb. the defeated candi-
date of the popullst party for governor
OF Ala bama. publishes a lengthy address
TO the people of Alabama in which he de-
clares his intention TO be inaugurated
sovernor Of the state Dec. /, and calls
upon his followers everywhere to gather
at Montgomery on that day and aid him
in taking his seat.
The defeat OF Congressman Martin OF
Indiana by Mai George Steele Of Marion
may, after ALL be TO his gain There is
strong talk now OF making him commits
sioner Of pensions i'm case Mr.. Lochren
reslgns from the position, which is likely.
The matter was virtually settled in
Washington by the parts leaders before
Martins return 10 Indiana.
Adjt.-Ge Tarsney, of Colorado. has
refused 10 comply with the request from
Gov. Waite for his resignation, saying he
will resign when the governor, whose re-
tirement has been demanded by a ma
jority of 81, coo, does the same. 1t is I'M
ders,sod that the governor will now re-
move the adjutant- general. He OPP
posed the denomination Of Waite.
John Cooper Of Baltimore. who recent
ly bought 1000 acres Of land near Wheal-
tons Wharf, on the Bappahannock Riv-
er, Va, has just obtained an option on
5000 acres adjoining his first purchase.
1t is said he wants the land for a colony
Of Lithuanians. He is endeavoring TO
secure 1900 additional acres, so as 10
make the whole tract for the colony o.
600 acres.
DR.. James McCosh. the venerable ex-
president of Princeton University and a
leading ednea tor Of the age died Friday
night. He had been conscious nearly all
day, and died in that condition. He suf-
fered no physical pain, and aside from
weakness brought on by old age, had
been In perfect health. . His physicians
attribute his death TO heart failure in
duced by old age.
Rear Admiral Richard Meade, United
States Navy, whose criticism Of the CO.
lumba and the Minneapolis has attract
ed considerable attention, advocates let
ting one these boats lie off quarantine
until the Majestic or the Teutonic starts
on an outbound course and then give
chase. II they can be overtakeE their
bows should be crossed and other ma
neuvers made as in actual naval engage
ments.
United States District Judge Bellinger
al Portland. Ore, has rendered a decision
refusing to land all Chinese except native
born, II the Chinese born in this coun-
try are refused landing by the collector
of customs they appeal 10 the court in
accordance with the decision of Judge
Meyers. In the case Of aliens Jud geJ}el-
linger holds that only the secretary of
the treasury can reverse the collector OF
customs,
The nut and bolt department Of the In
diana Iron works at Muncie, Ind, is idle
as result Of a strike 'and the probabili-
ties are that IL will remain closed some
time, Saturday the employees were in
formed that a reduction OF Is per cent in
wages would be made in that part of the
factory. Three hundred employees are
out. Several conferences have been held,
but no satisfactory agreement has yet
been reached.
Inspector Day, one Of the assistants OF
State Veterinarian Stalker, arrived at
Waterloo, Ia, Monday to give the dairy
herds in that section a thorough inspec-
tion and TO test them with tubercolin for
tuberculosis. II is believed that there
are many infected cattle in that county
and that number Of recent cases OF tu-
berculosis in adults and children can be
explained upon no other theory except
the use of infected milk or meat.
The Daily Drovers' Telegram COM
piles figures showing that 727, 900 head OF
cattle, hogs, and sheep were last week re-
ceived at the four great Western mar
kets. Kansas City. Chicago. Omaha, and
st. Louis. While there have been weeks
In which more than 10000 cattle were
received at the four points, and while
the 10000 hogs and l2l, 900 sheep have
been exceeded twice previously, the COM
bined receipts have never been paral-
leled.
A severe earthquake occurred in the
northern provinces Of the main island OF
Japan, Oct % Several violent shocks
followed one another in quick succession
for thirty minutes. Hundreds OF houses
were thrown down or consumed by fire
and more than 300 persons were kill
ed. The town Of Sakata was almost en-
tirely DESTROYED. An eruption OF Mount
Chokai, volcano in the disturbed dis
trict and supposed to be extinct is also
reported.
The massacre OF perhaps ten thousand
Armenans by Turkish soldiers and Turk
ish tribesmen has Mortified the English
public, but there Is no such indignant
outburst from the Liberal press as fol-
lowed the discovery Of the Bulgarian
atrocities which these butcheries eoual