Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-12-07

bank, hardware store, and Review office
are burned.
Ernest Denmire. farmer near Ham
mond, Ind. thought he was buying "A
lightning rod for SO, but swnders de-
ceived him into signing contract and
notes for SS75 worth.
There will be no parade Of military
companies at Madison when GOV. Upham
is inaugurated next January. lie says
times are too hard 10 warrant the state
IN paying for any parades.
The Paris Figaro urges France 20 tenn
pOrarily occupy some point in China as
reply TO the English demonetration at
ChuSan, which IL nterprcts as an inten-
tion To occspy the Island.
/ The Anderson. Ind. paper mills were
sold by Receiver Durbin 10 Crawford
Fairbanks. president OF the American
Strawboard Company of the United
States. The price was $3.50
/ \. w. bennett, hotel and restaurant
keeper of New York city, has bought
the farm in Larue county, Kentucky, on
which Abraham Lincoln was born, and
viii put it in complete repair.
\ distinct earthquake shock. accom-
panied by rumbling sound like distant
thunder was felt at 1880 o'clock Sunday
morning at Pittsield, III. The vibra-
ton seemed 10 be from north ~ south.
The big natural gas main which the
Detroit Gas Company has been pulling
across to Canada beneath the Detroit
River successfully brought the product
of the Canadian gas fields into that city.
The city council Of Abingdon, H., has
Il Al ,a
tice 90 hypnotism upon anyone under II
years of age. The council has decided
that il is injurious TO practice the science.
Kristen Kortgaard, convicted Of wreck
ing the state bank of which he was pres
dent. at Minneapolis, was given an in
determuate relormatory sentence in the
state prison. His case has been appeal
ed
The North Platte National bank failed
To open its doors Monday morning and it
is now in charge Of the national bank
examiner The assets and liabilities are
not Vet known. 1t had a capital stock of
$4,000.
Cyrus Newkirk, President OF the de-
funct Sedala, Mo, National Bank. has
been indicted by the grand jury on nine
counts for forgery and grand larceny,
the same as j. c. Thomson, the fugitive
cashier
Young Bob Isom. the lightweight coll
ored jockey, furnished the sensation Of
the day at the San Francisco races 10y
stabbing Robert Combs another jockey,
i'm the back and inilicting serious if not
fatal wound
The Twenty fifth anniversary Of tho
tftyl,f
Rev. John J. Hcnnessey. bishop Of Wich-
tia. was celebrated with great pomp. y
purse containing over Si.oJJ was present
ed to Bishop lIernessey.
Gen. Juan Mendez, formerly governor
Of the state Of Pucbla. died in the City Of
Mexico. At the time Of his demise he
held the high position of president of the
Supreme Court OF Military Justice. Gen.
Mendcz was born i'm 1870
A New York syndicate has purchased
nearly all the fine timber land in Jack
son and Swain counties in western North
Carolina. one transaction alone amount
ed to $4,000. \ part Of the land was
bought from the Cherokee Indians.
Sherwood Dixon. United States district
attorney for the northern district OF Illi-
nois, died at Chicago Sunday. Ills death
was caused by complication OF throat
and bronchial troubles, with which he
had been afflicted for several years.
A well-known capitalist, with large in
terests in Texas and Kansas just return
ed from Texas, says the wheat crop Of
that state has already virtually been fed
up and milled and wheat is being shipped
in more in the shape Of -four than as
wheat.
At Boise City, Idaho. in a hole being
bored to explore for placer gold below
the false bed rock the drill has struck a
gold ledge. The rock assays three ounces
of gold and twenty-eight ounces Of silver
per ton. The discovery was made at a
depth Of 40 feet.
The Armenian committee OF Athens
has presented TO the ministers OF the
Sgnatory powers Of Berlin treaty a pc
tition recounting the RasSoun outrages
and implOring the powers referred To not
TO allow article 81 Of the Berlin treaty 10
remain in effect.
Congressman BRYAN was chosen chair
man Of the committee on resolutions at
the tranSmissiSs congress at ST. Louis,
victory for free silver advocates. A
plan for the uniting Of free silver advo-
Gates in one party is being considered by
the executive ccmD.ttee.
Mr.. Detring, the envoy who visited
Japan for the purpose Of negotiating a
peace and whose mission proved fail
ure. the prime minister declining TO meet
him. has written a private letter to the
prime minister denying that he was sent
10 Japan 10y Ii Hung Chang.
Orders were issued Saturday from head
quarters Of the American Sugar Rein
cries in Wall street to shut down COM
pletely all the reiineries Of the company
in Boston. New York and Philadelphia.
Fifty thousand operatives will be affect
ed by the closing Of the sugar works.
Owing to the geseral unsatisfactory
condition the Tacoma Wash.) National
bank has closed its doors, having decided
TO liquidate. Cashier SNYDER gives the
banks liabilities at S212, 900 and its assets
at $4,000. The bank has paid out s7l2,-
600 in the last twenty three months.
I.awvpr John Rroolys I,navitt croatad