Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-10-12

Mediapolis, near Burlington, Iowa, was
blown almost 20 atoms by tremendous
charge of nitro-g lycerine. Papers in tho
safe were blown To fragments and coin
battered, bent and blown In all dArec-
tions. The burglars secured about $1,000
and escaped on a railroad hand-car.
Ii Is announced that the fight Of the
whisky trust from now on will not be TO
control the market by preventing the
purchase Of goods from outside houses,
but To make the price so low that the
trust will secure the trade and drive the
outsiders from the market. The fight is
10 be begun at once and a lowering Of
prices may be anticipated al any time.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, the venerable
poet and prose writer, almost the last OF
the circle of great men Of letters Of New
England of the generation past, died at
his home at Boston Sunday afternoon.
The immediate cause of death was heart
disease. DIR. Holmes had been in his
usual good health all summer, which ne
spent at Ms country house in Beverly
Farms,
The Ohio democratic state executive
committee, OF which "A. w. Thurman is
president and w. A. Taylor secretary,
has issued an address TO the voters
of Ohio to the effect that tariff reform
has won and that the money question is
now the supreme issue before the cOun-
try. The address contains about 3,i00
words and is understood 10 have been
prepared by Mr.Thurman.
A hurricane of flames swept over the
Black Brook country, twelve miles north
of Grantsburg, Wis, Wednesday, burn
ing everything in its path. Hundreds Of
tons Of hay, together with other prop
erty, is destroyed, and some buildings
were burned. As this section is COM
posed of new settlers it leaves them in
pitiable condition. An appeal will be
made TO Governor Peck for aid.
1t is announced that after discussing
the state of affairs in China the English
cabinet decided to send troops TO that
country in order TO protect British in
terests. 1t is also probable that addi-
tional ships will be sent TO strengthen
the fleet in Chinese waters under the
command of Admiral Fremantle. The
British legation at Pekin will shortly he
guarded by British blue jackets and ma
tive soldiers.
Terence V. Powderly will again be
candidate for master workman before
the general assembly of the Knights Of
Labor, which will meet in New Orleans
Nov. 13. Bitter contests between the
Sovereign and Powderly factions in the
national trade assemblies are in prog
ress. The friends of Sovereign, how
ever, are closely united They say they
will make a hot fight 10 get Sovereign
reelected.
The greatest strike New Bedford,
Mass. ever saw is practically ended.
The strike lasted eight weeks, and in
that time much more suffering was en-
dured by the thousands of idle opera tives
than will ever be known. The spinners
agree to accept cut of per cent in
wages with the understanding that
whatever final settlement is made in Fall
River shall apply. The original cut was
10 per cent, and against this the opera
tiVes struck.
The Laclede Car company, the t.LOus
Car company, the American Car COM
pany, and the Brownel Car company,
all Of 1t. Louis, and the ST. Charles Car
Of st. Charles. Mo, are soon 10
unite in syndicate which will combine
them practically into one concern, the
largest Of the character in the world.
The details are about completed and
everything is in readiness for the final
touches The syndicate viii be bonded
in sum running into the millions and
the bonds will be floated in England.
Later reports from all over Georgia
show that the populists have made gains
In almost every county I'm the state and
that the democratic majority will prob
ably not be more than $1,000. 1t was
nearly 10000 at the last general election.
Atkinson, the democratic nominee for
governor, has been scratched in all parts
Of the state. and IL is believed his ma
lority will not exceed 10000. OF the 175
of the house elected about sixty
are populsts, and Of the forty four mem
Ders OF the senate there are seven popu-
lists and one republican.
Wholesale grocers Of Chicago have de-
clared war among themselves. and the
public will soon have two pounds Of
sugar and coffee where IL now can afford
to buy only one. The fight is. in part.
movement TO get back to Chicago the
grocery trade OF the west and northwest.
II results from decision on the part of
the members Of the Illinois Grocers' AS
ISOLATION TO make the market open and
allow each individual firm To do business
n its own way. All rules of the trade.
tacit or written, are therefore abolished
and every man warned 10 swim or sink.
The japanese have captured Kin Lien
-heng, on the eastern side of the Yalu
River. A hundred and fifty thousand
men have been gathered at Pekn for
The defense Of the city, but Of this
number only 1000 are effectively armed
Only $1,000 soldiers are available for the
License Of the province OF Chi Ii Ku. and
-hese are raw levies. A japanese army
has landed TO the north Of the Yellow
River, in he southern part OF the Gulf
)f Pe-Chi-Li, 10 intercept the transpor-
.ation Of troops from the south via the
Grand Canal 10 TienTsin. A japanese
ieet Of seventeen ships is now blockadng
the Gulf of Pe-Chi-Li.
Since the Penjdeh incident during the
iemarkation of the Afghan frontier in |
Ss5 no such panic has disturbed London !
Is that caused by the sudden summonng
IF the cabinet Wednesday night. The |
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