Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-06-22

"Sfe eIoohs anu Jockeys.
The report that Nellie Grant Sartori
was engaged 10 Gen. Henry X. Dougla
OF Maryland is denied by the family
Mrs Sartoris Is now in New York Will
her mother at the home OF Col. Fred ID
Grant. Mrs. Fred Grant was very mucf
surprised that such a report was in cir
culation, and said: my sister is not en-
gagged TO Mr.. Douglas or anyone else"
The populist party in convention al To-
peka, Kan, Endorsed the Omaha plat
form, the state administration. free silver
DC To II, service pensions, and maximum
freight rate, condemning the appoint
ment OF corporation lawyers as recev-
ers, land declaring against national banks
but for governmental control Of other
banks such as will guarantee safety To
depositors.
Seventeen hundred Chinese have died
of the plague at Hong Kong since its
outbreak May 4. Despite previous re-
ports TO the contrary, the European pop
ulation, up 10 the present, has not been
attacked by the disease. The stringent
| precautionary measures taken by the
Europeans are the cause Of their i'm
munity from sickness. The epidemic is
now decreasing in severity.
The report of the sta tistcian OF the De-
partment of Agriculture for June SAYS
that glance at the percentage of con-
dition of peaches on June / is sufficient
TO show how disastrous the season has
! been thus far. As fruit does not recover
from a low condition early in its history
! as other products often do, il Is safe TO
construe the extremely low figures into
practical failure of the crop.
A report comes from New York that a
combination Of the gasoline and gas stove
interests of the country has been affected
and trust formed with capital OF S10.-
100000. 1t is said the plants Of these two
industries for the entire country have
been bought or options are held by En-
erson Mcmillan of New York the capt.
taliSt and stockbroker and President of
the St Louis Laclede Gaslight company.
In an interview at Columbus. O., Pres
ident John Mcbride gave some inside
facts concerning the coal miners strike,
which show that while the miners pre-
sented a bold front the strike was begun
under great disadvantages, was on the
verge of going TO pieces throughout the
whole eight weeks and the leaders knew
that II they did not accept the compro-
mise offered they would suffer total de-
feat.
A project to invite England's Grand
Old Man to visit America has been a foot
in New York for some time. The idea is
TO have the invitation signed by large
number of representative men Of the
country. Judge Allison Brown is among
the prime movers. Mr.. Gladstone fire.
quently has expressed his wish TO call on
d l. fri. H. h T.. IL
the opportunity never seemed TO present
itself.
The Spanish warShip which was sent
with treasury official 70 Mazagan in
order TO receive the first installment of |
the war indemnity which Morocco agreed |
TO pay 10 Spain as ii result Of the rising
of the Riffs and the attacks upon the |
Spanish troops at Melilla has returned. |
having been unable 10 obtain any Of the |
money promised. The indemnity which |
Spain agreed 10 accept from Morocco
was 100000.
The supreme Court of Illinois affirmed
the DEGREES Of the Circuit Courts at
Springfield and Danville in the Sena-
tOrial apportionment case in which the
apportonment act was declared TO be
constitutional. The Supreme Court does
not undertake TO 90 into the question of
any OF the several appOrtonment acts
involved, but bases its decisions only on
the ground that a court OF chancery has
40 jurisdiction of cases Of this kind.
Supreme Court Justice Harlan opened
the doors Of an Indiana penitentiary and
temporarily released two bankers of In
annapolis on writ of supersedeas. The
orders allows Francis A. Coffin his lib
.rty In case he files bond for $4,000 and
Percival V. Coffin the same good fortune,
with bail at 1880. The motion was
made on bill of exceptions, comprising
'eventy-two points, and the Supreme
court will hear the case in detail in No
1ember
The attorney general Of the United
states has now definitely determined 10
inter suit against the Union Pacific
abroad and the Kansas Pacific railroad {
ointly, and the Central Pacific railroad. {
% recover the amount Of bonds which
ire guaranteed by the government to-
'ether with accrued interest at 6 per
ent for thirty years in other words $50 ,
,er cent interest. The total amount for '
he three roads, including interest, is c
III, 066, 537. 7
brdusJreetS review OF the state OF trade c
avs: An examination OF recent statis-
res regarding available supplies of wheat e
the United States in this and preced- v
lg years points 10 the proba bility OF the a
jnited States having al least 100000 d
ushels OF wheat available for export o
Or the year ending July l, 1895, com Il
AIRED with about les, 100000 bushels ex- o
orted in the preceding twelve months. b
$4,000 in lss2-'93, and $4,000 600 in 8
,9l-'92
The trial OF Sanders Coxey army for
ain stealing in the United States Cir
lit court at Leavenworth, Kan, ended q
the conviction Of the whole army. con- =
sting of 200 men. Judge Thomas de- :,
vered lengthy charge TO the Jury. in "
hich he took strong grounds against :,
ain stealing and the damage inflicted =,
property by running wild trains. The :.
en- were sentenced 70 short terms in =
II, being divided up among the cclnty ,,
lis in Kansas =,
The miners conference OF delegates n,
ON the third, fourth and fifth Illinois A,