Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-04-20

his physicians say the graveis very near.
The American Glucose company's two
buildings at Buffalo, n. Y, were totally
destroyed by fire at loss OF 81, 5000
There were 100 men at work In the build
ings. Most of these got out IL is known,
but those who worked in the seventh
floor of the main building. IL is thought,
must have been cut of and their lives
lost. AS near as can be learned there
are ten men missing and probably more.
The striking cookers in Pennsylvania
regained much of the ground lost in the
last week, having compelled more than
1000 men In the southern region To stop
work and join them in their strike Satur-
day. Two thousand determined strikers
marched over territory fifteen. miles in
length, frightening wOrkmen from their
duties and spreading terror among the
peaceful households in the communities.
Speedy justice was melted out 10 col
ored iiend at Rushsylvania, Ohio, sun
day night. The fellow was Seymour
Newland, who was hanged by mob.
His victim was Mrs. Jane Knowles, re-
spectabl white woman 81 years of age.
She was terribly injured by the negro.
The unfortunate woman was alone in
her house late last Sunday night when
Newland entered and without word as
saulted her.
The Illinois republican state convention
TO nominate candidates for treasurer and
superintendent Of public instruction will
he held at Springfield, July % The time
and place were designated at "a meeting
of the state central committee in Chicago
Tuesday. The basis of representation in
the convention was fixed at one delegate
for each 800 or fraction of $50 or more
votes cast for Benjamin Harrison and
Whitelaw Reid in ls92.
David Dudley Field died Friday. He
was i'll only "a few hours. His end was
painless and peaceful, Mr.. Field came
of an eminent Massachusetts family and
was one Of four famous brothers, the
other three being Cyrus W.. the inventor
Of the Atlantic cable: stephen j., Justice
of the United States Supreme Court, and
Henry NJ, the well-known Presbyterian
clergyman and writer. editor and owner
of the New York Evangelist.
The jenkins inquiry ended suddenly
Wednesday and the members Of the in
vestigating committee left for Washing
ton. The stenographer has not yet writ
ten out the testimony, but IL will be for
warded 10 Chairman Boatner within two
or three days, and the committee will
then review IL and make It's report.
Chairman Boatner said: 1T has resolved
itself into mese question OF law, which
will be passed upon by the higher court"
Kellys industrial army, 1900 strong,
crossed the Missouri river Sunday and is
now encamped on Iowa soil. Its next OBJ
jectivc point is Chicago. The army was
met by 5000 citizens OF Council Bluffs
and given warm welcome because II
was seen 81 a glance that il was COM
posed mainly OF intelligent men. The
militia was there, too. but it found moth
ing 10 do. The 1000 miles between there
and San Francisco was covered in eleven
days.
Appalling reports Of the pershing by
drouth and lack of pasture OF the cattle
herds come from Starr Hidalgo and Du-
val counties. Texas, where ~ per cent Of
the steer stock has been carried away in
this manner in three years. One ranch
man states that out of herd OF 5000 to
5000 in his neighborhood there now re-
mains by actual count only s. head, the
rest having died for lack of food except
scOhead of steers which were moved TO
another locality.
Governor Matthews, Of Indiana, in an
interview says that the White Cap or
CARNATIONS have ended ther careers IN
Indiana. The governor takes 20 himself
some credit for having put an end to the
depredatonS Of the lawleSs organiZa-
tions. The governor communicated with
the authorities in the counties where the
crimes were committed. He urged the
prosecution of the offenders and said
where the counties did Got do it the state
would and the county officials would he
held responsible.
The saloon men Of Minneapolis have
decided to close up Sunday and devote
their time TO seeing that other Sunday
abuses are corrected. This would in
clude the Sunday theaters and some OF
the other amusements which the public
indulge in. The saloon men would stop
the street cars il possible, as they are
bitter against the crusaders and say they
would like 10 see the whole town shut up
all next summer and give the people
taste Of reform in the extreme.
John II. Grover, the populist candidate
for mayor of Cincinnati, announces that
he will take 5000 of Cincinnati's unem
ployed and present them in body at
Washington ito the authors of their mis-
fortune, where without firearms or threats
of any kind they will ask the National
Government TO give them work. or give
them rations." He say he will form no
partnership with Coxey or any other man
seeking notoriety, nor will he tramp his
men. He proposes TO pay $4,000 for
transporting the men.
Judge Dundy has ordered the wages OF
6,OO0 Union Pacific employees, cut last
September, restored To the old rate. The
order directs the receivers 10 restore the
old wage schedule so far as IL relates TO
the men represented by the petitioners
and others similarly situated; and in
cases where the men receive less than
$50 per month, the increased pay shall
commence on the first day of March last,
and in cases whore the men receive $50 per
month or over the increased pay shall
commence on the first day of the present
month.
The Great Northern strike has brought
the entire system To a standstill II is
ctatad a la hor baadpna that NOT a