Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-08-31
LATE NEWS.

cations point TO brisk fail trade.
Congressman Bell has declined 20 run
for governor Of Colorado, leaving a clear
field for Waite.
Twenty persons were badly injured by
the falling OF bridge in Paramount
Park, Kansas City.
Spain threatens to retaiate for the
handicapping Of Cuban sugar by the new
American tariff bill.
British Consul Hatch and several Amer
leans were decoyed to prison by Spanish
authorities at Bluefelds.
Five persons were instantly killed and
boy seriously injured in a grade-cross-
ing accident at Paris, Tenn.
Colonel William Z. Bundy, OF Cincin-
natl, was elected commander-in-ch chief Of
the National Sons of Veterans.
Replying TO the caustic structures of
Judge Cooley, Governor Altgeld says the
eminent iurist is in his dotage.
Whisky trust officials, anticipating
heavy orders, have decided TO raise the
price of spirits cents gallon.
Citizens Of Elkhart. Ind, are alarmed
over assure in the earth which threat
ems TO destroy many buildings.
Chicago and New York bankers have
advanced money necessary 10 take goods
cut OF bond TO the whisky trust.
Tax assessments levied in Illinois coun-
ties aggregate S737.775S, GIG. a decrease of
t23. O79, 239 from last years total.
Six persons were killed and much prop
erty destroyed by a dynamite explosion
In the mines at MniloS, Mexico.
Kolbites in Alabama failed to hold
public indignation meetings TO denounce
the recent election an announced
Two men were killed and eleven in
jured by an explosion OF gas in the Gill
berton collcry, near Ashland. Pa.
The Wagner Palace rcompany's an
nual report shows gross earnings Of FL
262, 259. and expenses Of $2,s23, 7O2.
Abe Buzzlrd, the notorious PennSyl-
vania outlaw, was sentenced to eleven
years imprisonment for burglary.
Miners in the Massllon, Ohio, district
have refused TO resume work on the basis
provided by the Columbus schedule.
The Western Electric Company, Of Bal
timore, has sold its plant and patents TO
the Fort Wayne Electric Company
Norman L. Freeman, who for thirty
years ldu Uceu ClcIh VI lHt llIlllOtr ''u
preme court. died at Springfield, IN.
Chinese soldiers who murdered Rev.
James Wyie, the Presbyterian mission
airy at Ligo Yang, will be beheaded
Two men were killed and four injured
by the explosion Of a thrashing machine
boiler on a farm near La Moure, y. u.
The japanese are reported 20 have
been driven out Of Ping Yang and Chung
Ho and TO have suffered heavy losses.
A socialist convicted Of insulting an
imperial official at Essen, Germany, fired
two shots at the judges without effect
The Illinois state board of agriculture
has decided TO hold the fat stock show in
Chicago from Nov % TO Dec. /, inclusive
Thomas w. Heathcoce, chairman OF
the Pullman strikers committee, in a
letter has declared the strike at an end
Emperor William contemplates the
abolition Of Sedan day as a public holi-
day and the substitution Of another Holt
day.
Forest fires in Wisconsin and Michigan
caused dense volume OF smoke on Lake
Michigan, rendering navigation danger
Gus.
1t Is estimated that 1000 persons were
destroyed by the cyclone on the Sea o
Azov, among them some American tour
lists.
Thirty persons were injured. some OF
them fatally by an unmanageable troll
ley car, which ran off a grade at Orange
N j.
Work has been begun on the Black
wells Island bridge, which is TO furnish
the Long Island road an entrance TO New
York.
Rio Janeiro has been placed under
military control by PelXoto, who ha
also established censorship over tn
press.
Government officials are endeavorini
70 have Murderer Adams, under sentenc
of death in Mexico, imprisoned for lif
instead.
Peasants who had been distrained o
their cattle attacked the chateau o
Count Tyszkiewicz in Russia, but wer
repulsed.