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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-05-09
International RimstallIam

WASHINGTON, May 9.-Mr. Lodge has
introduced an amendment to the tariff
bill in the senate, OF which he gave no
tice some time ago, providing that al
against Great Britain, or any of hel
colonies, duty double the amount inn,
posed in the proposed tariff bill shall b.
levied, and duty Of s5 per cent on ali
articles on the free list. such duties te
continue until Great Britain shall as
sent to take part in an international
agreement with the United States fol
the coinage and use Of silver.
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Gro er VIII Not Resfpn.

q NEW YoRK. May 9.-Concerning the
report that he intended resigning the
leadership of Tanmany, Richard Croker
said: Il have no intention of resigning
the leadership of Tammany Hall or of
sinking any Of the responsibilities Of
lsRiership, but / am going to ask the
dxecutive committee to relieve me Of
the routine work of the position"
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EnquisltIyeneas Killed Him.

MEDFoRD, Wis, May 9.-Robert
Till, aged IL, son of Farmer Wensel
Till, of the town of Deer Creek. was
blown into eternity while trying to
raise steam in large kettle which had
been filed with water and corked tight
for the experiment. After firing up the
boys, desire for knowledge of the mys.
terry of steam power kept him close ia
the kettle, when it exploded, infiictins
injuries from which he died within two
hours.
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Tnsists On rxeradltlng TF.,.,,,i, n

PARIS. May Q. The Matin reports
that the government maintains the dssll!
mand for the extradition Of DR.. Corne.
Iius Herr. the Panama lobbyist, from
England, in spite or the fact that the
courts have accepted tina offer OF the
latter to reimburse to the liquidstor ,of
the Panama Canal company. the sum .of
900, 600 francs, which snm, together
with other large sums which are to be-
reimbursed by the executors of Baron
De Reinach are, II ia reported. 10 b de-
voted to i resumption or tho work upon
tho Panama canal. !.
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y n..rt.a Newanaper snls.

sEATTLG Wash, Alay 9.-It is re.
ported witn good authority that The
sFost-l'T"Ilsellcer has been sold by L. s.
y. Hunt 10 FreIerick +. Grant, late
lIiiist", - l. ,l.yia, aud the present ed
itor. 6roG.,e II. Heisbren, manager of
tie & ,r.nteu Loan and Trust CON-
pay, wno edited the paper during
dFants Il sence at his mission. All
parties concerned refuse to talk.
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ut. Paul Union stock Yards.

SOUTH ST. Paul. May 3, 1884,
HOGS-l lower; quality fair to good:
marhet opened slow; yards cleared early to
packers.
AtTLE Firm; good demand for al grades:
moderate run.
Prim, teers, S3.15Dk7j; gool steers, iOo7a
3.35; prime cows, So s2.5 ; good cows, SIS
O-.9; common to fair cows, $l.25 lab; light
veal calves, $50 GDiOO; heavy calves. S2.Otta
5.OO: stockers, Sl.7 20 80: feeders. So .3a;
bulls; ) .60lD2.2j.
snEEP AND LAMBS-Steady.
Muttons, $3.0UlD4 U0 lamus 32SAk 25.
stockers and feeders, S2.0on3.OO
Receipt Cattle, 800; hogs, 200; calves, 10;
sheep, l25.
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TEXAS CYCLONE.
Twenty Houses fsiown Down-Two Pro
ably Fatally Iniured.

Twenty Houses Blown RowR-Two Prob
ably Fatally Injured.
GAINESVILLE, Tex. May 9.--One OF
the most destructive cyclones ever
known in the Chickasaw nation has
passed over that country. No less than
20 houses were blown down. Among
them was one occupied by J. G. Hum.
phrey and family Of sir. The building
was completely demolished and the 90.
cupants scattered In all lldirections. Mrs.
Humphrey had her skull crushed and
arm broken. It Il thought she win die.
Frank. the 10-year-old son, received
bruises which will probably prove fatal.
Other members were slightly bruised.
Fences were laid low for miles around
and stock suffered.
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PRICE FIVE CENTS.


The New Century club of Philadelphia
Is grandmother! Her daughter is the
five-year-old New Century club of Will
mington, Del, and now the New Cen
tury club Of Chester, Pa. has just been
organized under this daughters auspices
and direction. The granddaughter al
ready boasts a membership Ast OF 1866,
with an unlimited capital of interest and
energy. The Philadelphia and Whining
ton clubs are among the few women's
associations of the country who possess
clubhouses of thier "ver.3 own. New
York Recorder.
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nnl FIR Calir rnia Crops.

SACRAMENTO, Gil. May 9.-The
stHfe weather bureau reports ths recent
hos wed her in the Sacramento and San
d0aqum valley has more tlan offset the
raans OF last Week, and grain rops are
now more precarlous condition than
ever before. The gr in crops in the San
JoaqGia! is ait.,os 4 total failure, and is
lnuch iei ,t' ttIe ,,rerage in the Sacra-
tnealto Nanvy.
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GREAT NORTHERN MATTERS.

Conference OF Employees Regarding tho
Recent Discharges of Men.
ST.. PAUL, May 9.-The situation on
the Great Northern is unquestionably
serious, as the men are manifesting a
disposition to consent to no discharges
OF those connected with the late strike.
They reassert emphatically that their
understanding of the recent settlement
was that all should le reinstated in the
positions they formerly occupied and
they say very positively that there will
be further trouble il this is not done. "A
meeting was held at Labor aall, at
which the question was informally
talked over. sos
a Clause I'm the Agreement.
The clause in the agreement under
which the discharges have been made
was that providing that any of the men
who had maliciously destroyed the
company's property, or who had been
guilty Of violation Of the law, should not
be entitled to reinstatement. In the case
OF Engineer Best, az pointed ont by
Mr.. Grover. general consel OF The
road, there had been . violation of the
law BY his absenting himaslf from hia
engine after starting ont ON 4 trip with
a mail train and thereby obstructing
the mail. A strict construction Of the
agreement indicates that all who BY
Sheir direct t. interfered with the
mails were guilty of fviolation OF the law
and therefore not entitled to reinstate-
menf.
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IEs MONIES, May 9.-Joseph Farley,
tor more tnan so years resident of
Datuque, Is dead. aged 81. He was ex-
tenslveiy engaged in railroading in the
early d"ys. He was three times elected
msyor of Dubuque, and held other
of1tes. He gained prominence through
his suits AGAINST Hill and X ttson of st,
Pau Tor several million dollars as his
share OF the sale OF the Great Northern
railroad.
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CHICAGO, May 8, 1894.
WHEAT-Easier. Cash, 561sc: July, is1kc;
September, 5034c; December. 821sc.
CORN-LOwer. Cash, a7z6c July, 39c
September, wa.
OATS-Easy. Cash, SC; July. 3O1ac; Sep
tember, 5ssc.
PORK-Easier May. $l2.271S; July. SASS,
LARD-Steady. Cash, S7.3716: July, 81 U7I6;
September. S7.V71b
SHORT RIBS Lower Cash. S647l%: Julv.
S6.S71S; September, Sd.a7IS.
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INVEST In TENNESSEE BONDS.

Minnesota school Funds w II Be Used so
Buy $3.50, 900 Worth.
ST. PAUL, May AT its last meet
ing the state board OF investment in
structed the state treasurer to invest
not less than 5000. 00O nor more than
$500. 700 in Tennessee bonds, ami Mon
days mails from New York brought the
treasurer letter from Blair & Co.,
who say that only $35O,00O Of Tennss-
see bonds are now on the market. The
treasurer will buy them. and report his
action to the state board, which must
look elsewhere for the placing Of the re-
maing $500, 900 in his hands.
The board tried to buy Minnssota
bonds but none could be had except al
large premiums.
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DEs MONIES, Ia. May 9.-General
Kelly's boats are almost completed. and
the army has fxed upon a. m. as the
time for making start from Des
Moines. They have food enough for
three days. Otkaloosa will send 1000
loaves of tread and coffee and meat be-
sides. The start will lie sort of gala
procession, and the army is in better
spirits than it has been for several days
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me Cyld ana the New.

~ PowdffHa End large as are the great
est sOf modern United States warshipe,
tbey are III OF low stature compared
with the towering structures of so or
80 years ago. The United States steam
ship Pennsy Ivaina, built about 1928 and
sappoeed at the time TO be one OF the
largest warships ever launched, was 2a0
fest long and 58 broad. She carried 220
guns and toWered aloft with Eve decks.
Her complement OF mem was |, 400. -
Detroit EEss Press.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-05-09
The Chinese Treaty.

WASHINGTON, May 9.--The Chinese
treaty was under discussion for six
hours by the senate in executive ses-
sion, but that time proved insufficient
for its disposal, so it went over.
Speeches were made favorable to ratifi-
cation by Senators Morgan and Sher-
man of the committee ON foreign rela-
tions and by Senator White of Califor-
mia, while Senator Perkins of Cali
fornia spoke in opposition.
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Apti-Jewlsh Riots.

BERLIN. May S.-During an anti
Jewish riot at Grajewo, Russian Po-
land, number Of workmen attacked
the Jewish shopkeepers and looted their
houses and shops. Troops were sum-
moned to queli the disturbance, and,
after fierce fight. the soldiers using
their drawn swords, the rioters were
dispersed. Four Of the workmen were
killed and 100 wounded.
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Dr. Harpsr ON the Ch caEo School Board

CHICAGO, May 9.-Mayor Hopkins
has announced his intention to nomi-
nate President Harper of Chicago uni.
rersity to fill a vacancy on the city
school board. Tue idea of the mayor is
TO establish close connection between
the public school system of the city and
the university DR.. Harper has init
mated that he will accept.
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CHICAGO, nay s, iS9A
CATTLE-Market unchanged. Prime extra
native steers, $3.50 L4.65; mediums, s4.25 "A 3s:
others s375G4. Iu; Texans, $40 sD385.
HOGS-S ow. 511Oc over. Rough heavy.
S4.25D4.SO; mixed and packers, S6 6lOGI5. 40:
prime heavy and butcher weights, 8 .lh1S.2 ;
assorted light, S5.lOlDo.l5. 49,
SHEEP AND AnBS-In better demand,
but urc. angel Top sheep, 81 2504.5 /: top
lamb $4-25DA.15.
he eirts: Cattle, s,tO; hogs. l3.00O sheep.
8Nn
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WASHINGTON, May 9.-Senator Cor.
don Introduced in the senate joint res
olution authorizing the secretary of
var and secretary OF the navy to donate
70 VI. .. Mcdowell Of the Columbian
Liberty tell committee. cannon, muskets,
swords, etc, not required for navy or
arnsH use, to be cast into souvenir lib
cry bells for the use or schools.
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Fsre nc CIoouet.

CLoQUET. MINI, May 9.-Fire In the
Nelson Lumber company's new mill
yard destroyed about 750. QUO feet OF the
best select lumber In the yard, which
means quite loss TO both the insurance
and lumber companies. The fire IS
supposed 10 be the work OF tramps.
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ENJOY THEMSELVES.
Pleasure Of Locomotive Engineers to
Be Looked After While They
Are i'm st. Paul.

ST.. PAUL. May 9.--The city is now
the temporary home of hundreds of To-
comotive engineers. who have come
from every state i'm the Union and from
Canada to attend the Brotherhood meet
ing. Headquarters in the Germania
Life Insurance Building are regular
beehive of activity. Local enthusiasm
Is at high pitch, and the Brotherhood
men are assured most
Pieasant Visit and Profitable Convention.
Committee rooms have been provided,
adjoining the main headquarters, where
special work can be done and private
conferences held.
Grand Chief Arthur and Assistant
Chief Youngson arrived in st.
Paul early Tuesday, ahead of
the Chicago special, having come
on the regular Chicago and
Northwestern Limited. The special
train of eight sleepers brought 643 per-
sons from Chicago, mostly delegates.
with many ladies. who had gathered in
Chicago from Eastern and Southern
points.
in the way Of entertainment nothing
II being left undone by the local COM
mittees TO make this convention In st.
Paul memorable one, and the COM
mittee has the active assistance OF the
Commercial club and other bodies In
this matter. There will be carriage
drives about the city. trips by rail to
GvnnI IL -
Minnetonka, Duluth and other points.
The people of Duluth and Minneapolis
are determined to be equal to st. Paul
in the matter of providing pleasure for
the guests.
Auxiliary Exercises.
The formal welcome to st. Paul will
be rendered at the exercises i'm the Met
ropolitan opera house on Thursday
afternoon, for which occasion a splen-
did programme of music and speaking
has been arranged.
On Friday afternoon the opening ex-
ercises of the grand international auxil-
iary of the brotherhood will be held
also in the Metropolitan opera house,
beginning at 1880, when the ladies will
have full charge Of the very elaborate
entertainment to be given.
Has Grown strong and Wise.
The Brotherhood OF Locomotive En-
gineers is the oldest organization Of
railway operatives, and with age, has
developed strength and wisdom. The
Brotherhood has employment agree
ments with most railroad companies in
the country. They have made record
Of which they may well be proud. They
are as rule conservative men, who ask
for justice only and are satisfied with
nothing less.
A cheap, but valuable, life insurance
is feature OF the Brotherhood, but the
value OF the work done by the organi-
zation cannot be estimated in dollars
and cents. or In fact In any other way.
IL Is done in manner SO quiet and un-
ostentatious. The engineers are known
as most liberal class of men when it
comes to . deserving charity OF any
kind.
Hitherto the conventions have been
held annually, and St. Paul has the
honor Of holding the first biennial con-
vention.
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Fought Go . Draw.

NEw ORLHANs. May .. g.-Stanton Alb
bott Of England and Andy Bowen Of
New 0rleanG Fought sor purve of
900 atthe Auditorium In the pres.
ence Of 1000 persons The 6gi6 wsss
TOR 10 konnds only, at ths request Of
Attorney General cunningham. i'll
was declared draw and the purss
divided. !
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Rscommsuds Elliott,s para...

COLUMBUS, O., May 9.--The name of
T. ]. Elliott, serving sentence OF 20
years for manslaughter, heads list Of
~ prisoners recommended by Warden
James TO be paroled. The announce
ment creates d sensation.
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aoreae IrIre IeawInr.

WzsT EurERloR. Wis, May IA
big forest flss = raging two miles this
side Of Fond dn Lac. on tho O. Louis
river. tnd = HAkina iai ia progress BE-
fore the stxons vginI
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PRAIRIE M CHEN, Wis. May g.
The charge against Charles Nebel, post
master nc Soldiers Grove, was dismissed
ct Madison and the postmaster returned
to his duties. The accused Is taking
steps to prosecute for criminal libel.
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Minneapolis Grain.

MINNEAPoLt. May 3, 1894.
WHEAT-A ay opening, G'14c; lowest c;
highest 6J1So: close, lac; July opening, 6oc;
highest, 6JI4c; lowest, 91E i59ac; lose
60c; September opening, 5!Ac; high est, ssc:
lowest, o'A; close, 513lc. ON Ira k-No hard
63c; No, Northern, 6l14c; no. = >orthern,
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wanser wheat ar,llarz.

KAksAs CITy, May AT i meeting
Of the execntive committee Of tho
southwestern Winter Wheat associa-
Lon held here. the movement now on
root To- organize national congress Of
hour millers was endorsed.
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Hatoh's Riil Reported.

\ WAsHrNGTos. May 9.-Mr. Hatch Of
Missouri, from the committee ON agri-
culture, reported his anti-option bill to
the house. The bill making an appro.
priation for the purchase OF now site
for the government printing Office was
considered in committee Of the whole.
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Big Floarinr nrill nnr,.a4r.

81. CLOUD Mimi, May y.--The AL.
bany Grown Roller mills, owned by
Fred T. Heekiin At Albany, capacity
100 barrels, valued at $15. 900, burned to
the ground during the night. Inspr.
ance eS. 600.
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DUBLIN. May 9.-The Irish Times
announces that the Ulster Steamship
company 10 about to commence direct
steamship communication between
Canada and Dublin. The first steamer
in this trade viii leave Montreal on
June 10 next. She IL the Teelin Head,
1,O71 tons register. . 4s
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Duluth Grain.

DULUTH, May y 1894.
WHEAT-No. hard, cash, UG5Sc; ay,
6O1Sc; Ju " SIC No. Northern, C ,sh, 5g3sc;
May. 1s9sc; uly, 6Jbsc; september. 593sc. No.
Northern, cash, Sec. No. 3, 5Ussc; rejected.
S5c. On Track No. / No, thern, TO arripe,
NC.
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organtEsd cine cenati, utlonal conran ..on.

ALBANY, N. Y, May 9.~-Organiza-
tion OF the state constitutional conven-
tion was effected by the election of
Joseph Fl. Choate as president and John
A. Bigelow rs vice president. Notices
OF contest in three districts have been
4filed
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Fus 10r Nm ezaanplap pf pure and unalloyed
eontampt tsks d haxbsr'a opinion OF the
IHessg man hQ y grcving . fall bard.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-02-23
SURRENDERED.
Marvin, the Missing Detroit Bank
Cashier, Gives Himself Up.
He IL Called Upon TO Give q Bond of
100000 to Answer tn u Charge of EN-
bezxling Funds to the Amount
of 100000.
AGAIN IN THE TOLLS.

DETROIT, Feb l9.-Fred Marvin, ex-
cashier of the now defunct Third ma
tional bank of this city, who Tor more
than week has been fugitive from
justice, appeared before United States
Commissioner Graves at 2 o'clock Satur-
day afternoon and gave himself
up. He is said to have been hiding
in Chicago. The charge against Mr..
Marvin is of unlawfully converting
certain assets of the Third national
bank, amounting to 5000, to his own
use. His plan was to take notes from
the files, rediscount them, and put up
the collateral attached TO them. The
district attorney demanded that Mar
wins bond be fixed at $4,000 and
it was SO fixed. Bondsmen were eX-
pected to be present, but failed to APP
pear, and Mr.. Marvin went out with IA
deputy marshal looking for friends who
have both confidence and cash. The
crime Mr. Marvin is charged with car
ries minimum penalty of five years
imprisonment. Mr.. Marvin has used
about $50, 900 of his friends money in
addition TO the banks funds.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-02-23
AROUND THE STATE.
Bits of News Picked Up I'm Various Part
of Michigan.

hits of News Picked Up In Various Part
of Michigan.
Congressman Whiting declines TO en-
ter into fight for renomin alton.
Michigan Grand Army posts will
meet in encampment at Owosso March
20.
Saugatuck rejoices in the possession
of n bed of fine fire clay recently discov-
cred.
The trial of Stonewall De France will
begin at Kalamazoo on Monday,
March B.
Dundee brickmalers are disposing of
much of their stock To Toledo CO.. con-
tractors.
The death is announced of w. T..
Guest, who was Fenton's postmaster
for twelve years.
In northern Michigan the value of
the ice product of the season is esti-
mated at $1,000
Grand army posts of northern. Michi-
gan will hold their annual encampment
at Kalkaska September /.
The Michigan state fish commission
has stocked Cass county streams with
So 900 young brook trout.
Angry at not receiving their daily
free food Bessemer mob drove the
poor commissioner out of town.
The product of 800 acres planted in
cucumbers has been contracted for by
the managers of the Dundee pickle
factory.
For injuries received on defective
sidewalk last summer Mrs. Mary OBri-
en- has secured a judgment for $1,000
against West Bay City.
The state fish hatchery car left 5000
young trout in charge of the Sporting
and Gun club at Holland, to be placed
in the neighboring streams.
A. j. Dovel, eX-mayor of Manistee
and ex-representative, has been sued by
Jacob lIanselman for $4,000 for
alternating the affections of his wife.
The first annual convention of the
teachers associations of Berrien, st.
Joseph and Cass counties closed at
Cassopolis with an address by State SUI
perrin uendent Pattingill.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-02-23
BURNED UP THE MANlFEsTs.
Careless Destruction of Important Custom
House Papers.

DETROIT, Feb. II. - Special Agent
Wood, of the treasury department, re-
Gently had occasion to look up some
foreign manifests in the Office of the
custom house here. He was aston
ished to find them all missing. On
investigation it is alleged that
Deputy Collector Tillman had sold the
whole lot under permission from the
department to sell those useless Off
cial records" An investigation behind
closed doors was begun this afternoon
Some merchants have alleged over
charges aud the destruction of the
manifests does away with proofs on the
subject
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-02-23
DESERTED WIFE GOES MAD.
Sad Effects of Robert w. smiths Disap-
pearance from Kalamazoo.

KALAMAZOO, Feb 15-The abscond-
ing of Robert w. Smith, once a wcll-to-
do business man of this city. about
December s. 1892, has wrecked the
minds OF his father and wife. The for
mer is an aged man and proceedings
have been taken for the appointment
of guardian. Mrs Smith bore up un.
der mental strain for time well, but
the forced sale of the homestead last
week was more than she could stand.
Shells now raving maniac and has been
removed to an asylum.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-02-23
NEEDS A SEVERE LESSON.
Messiah Carter, of Kalamazoo. Is Caught
Whipping His Wife.

KALAMAZOO, Feb. 16.-Carter, the
Coloma messiah, who has repeatedly
created sensations by his insane ideas
of serving the Lord, has become no.
torious again. This time he is
accused of whipping his wife in
barn, where she nearly froze. Her
cries were heard by passers-by. who
entered the barn and compelled him to
desist and release the woman. While he
was serving the Lord by driving devils
out of her with whip in the barn re-
ligious exercises were being held in the
house. Carriers actions have greatly
excited the people of Coloma.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-02-23
Rld.cuies n Proposed Canal.

DETROIT Feb. L. -Ex-Senator Palmer
was interviewed in reference to the
reported plan for diggingNa ship canal
across the state from Lake Michigan TO
Lake Erie He characterized the re-
port as nonsense and said he had no
thought of being interested in such a
scheme. He further claims that while
it takes about two days TO make the
trip around the lakes it would prob
ably take three to get through canal