Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-07-27
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gineer's forgetfulness.
Gov. Tillman, OF Soath Carolina, Mon
day issued proclamation reopening the
state liquor dispensares, in spite of the
supreme court decision.
Two boys climbed into the window Of a
deserted house near Nance. ILL.,. and
found the skeleton OF man who had
been dead many months.
Commenting on Judge Cooley's indorse-
mcnt of CleVeland's action In sending
troops to Chicago. Governor Altgcld says
the Judge is subsidized.
Through the carelessness Of barber
fire was started which destroyed twenty
principal business houses of FL PaSo, H.,
causing loss of $4,000
Members Of the A. K. L. on the Mon
tana Union have voted TO return TO work.
This confines the strike in Montana to
Union Pacific employees.
Unknown persons made an attempt TO
wreck Big Four passenger train near
Muncie, Ind, but the obstruction was
discovered and removed.
Sixty-fve strikers have been arrested
charged with participation in the riot at
Pratt's, Ala. Ten companies Of troops
are guarding the mines.
Forest fires in New Jersey obliterated
the village of GreenbuSh. The residents,
aware of their danger. had driven their
stock to place of safety.
Governor Hogg. of Texas. predicts that
martial law will be declared in four states
within six weeks, and says Chicago an
archists will destroy many lives.
Man II,ntinr.,, W Va ,r,Ynan
left her months Old babe under tree
while she picked berries. The infant was
killed and nearl Y eaten by "a horse.
Impeachment proceedings have been
commenced at Sioux City against the
members of the board IF supervisors.
Misrepresentation of funds is alleged.
IncendiarIes eluded the officers in the
stockysrds at Chicago Wednesday. and
destroyed the wholesale meat market Of
Nelson Morris II Co. The loss is $4,000.
President Dehs and nine, members OF
the American Railway Union were held
for trial on charge Of conspiracy by Com
missioner Bloodgood at Milwaukee Mon
day.
Investigation Of the ammunition at
Fart Sheridan after the caissOn explosion
last week. is said To have resulted I'm the
discovery Of much that was dangerously
defective
The James u. Avery mansion, which
was associated intimately with the colo
NAL period Of American history. burned
at GrOtOn. Conn. 1t was built more than
$50 years ago.
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tiary. who is under investigation, AS
Saulted the attorney for the men who
made the charges. and a tragedy was
narrowly averted.
The grand jury at Butfalo. y. Y. has
reported an indictment against Henry j.
Warren, superintendent OF the Barber
Asphalt Company, for employing alien
la Dor on city work.
In opposing assessment Of the fran
chises of the Milwaukee Street Railway
Company, Vice President Payne said the
property, which is bonded for Sll, 100000,
was not worth 100000.
Commander Ballington Booth, Of the
Salvation Army, who arrived in New
York from Europe on the Lucania,
brought the news to the defenders Of the
faith that his father General Booth,
would visit America next fall.
The jury in the case OF Louis j. Silva.
charged with embezzling 500. 600 from the
Rainwatcr Bradford Hat Company. OF
ST. Louis. found him guilty and fixed the
punishment at three years imprisonment
in the Missouri State Penitentiary.
Theodore Fox interested in the Con-
sOlidated California and Virginia Mining
company, has brought suit against Mac
kay, Jones and other bonanza kings,
charging them with divertng millions.
Strikers at West Oakland. Cal, are
disputing as TO whether the strike is on
or off 1t was declared off, but those
who did not want 10 return 10 work de-
clared that the meeting was irregular.
Thursday afternoon at 2:l0 o'clock the
thermometer al New Philadelphia, Ohio.
registered ll9 degrees in the sun and Jog
degrees in the shade. Apples roasted on
the trees, and they were green apples at
that.
The Pullman boycott and sympathetic
strike in ST. Louis, which virtually came
to an end some days ago by the action of
the men, who individually returned TO
work, was formally declared of Satur-
udE al IL meeting Vi IHc ucmO eTs OF the
A. r. L.
Tired Of eXorbitant coal rates resi-
dents of California are moving 70 secure
a change in the control Of the Central
Pacific. Plans are also being formed To
combine the Denver and Rio Grande and
other western lines into one gigantic sys-
tenn.
After nine weeks OF ideness the strik-
ers at the National tube works, McKees-
port, Pa, met Wednesday and declared
the strike off. The plant partially re-
sumed on Monday under the guard of 800
deputies, and about 600 men are at work
now.
Eight persons were injured, none of
them fatally, by the derailment OF Chi
cago and Alton passenger train at Chap
pell. Ill. by the wrecking OF an excur-
sion train near Oakland City, Ind, one
man was killed and three others fatally
injured.
The West Milwaukee shops Of the Chi
cago, Milwaukee and ST. Paul opened
Monday with large force. There was
no lack Of men except i'm the paint and
blacksmith shops. Old workmen were
re-employed unless they were rioters or