Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-08-10

and Minnesota about "a, 000, 900. and that
the total spring wheat crop will DO
larger than last year, when the total for
the three states was n. O0o, 900 bushels.
In the United States district court, at
Denver, seven Grand Junction Railroad
men were convicted by a jury OF retard-
ing the mails by refusing TO handle trains
I'm which were Pullman cars. Judge
Hallett fined them $40 and costs each.
His leniency surprised the American Rail-
way Union men, who had watched tho
trial closely.
Democrats OF Iowa, In state convention,
Endorsed President Cleveland and select
ed a state ticket. There was strong
fight over the silver plank. A ballot
was taken and the free coinage Of silver
was defeated by vote Of GOT to 800. II.
L. Dale was nominated for secretary Of
state; auditor, John Whitfield; treas
urer, l.. w. White.
Santo Cesario, the slayer Of President
Carnot, was sentenced to be executed by
the guillotine. The Jury decided the an
archists fate in less than half an hour
Santo will be awakened at daybreak
some morning few weeks hence and DO
put to death. Under the French law the
Judge in passing sentence sets no time
for its execution.
Fuller and more complete returns from
all the counties in Tennessee show that
the democratic candidates for judges OF
the supreme court were elected, defeat
ing candidates Of q fusion between popu-
lists and republicans. The vote Is larger
than expected and majoritles cannot yet
be given, but the returns show enagh
gains 10 insure the election Of the demo-
Gratis.
Mexico is starting to establish mer-
chant marine by offering ship builders
bounties and other privileges and the
creation OF department OF marine. An
official decree published June IL permits
foreigners to acquire Mexican vessels
without restrictions upon them or on the
composition Of its crews and prescr!bes
the relations of the various bounties to
be paid.
Captain Thomas c. Fullerton, republi
can candidate for congress In the eleventh
district, died in hotel at Fairbury, I'll.
He was found sitting in chair leaning
back with his head dropped over TO the
left and his collar in his hand. The doc
tor thinks death must have been instan-
taneous, that heart disease caused his
sudden demise and that when found he
must have been dead half an hour.
The convention Of the American Rail-
way union In session at Chicago Friday,
by unanimous vote decided TO conform to
the laws OF the organization and take no
action in tho way OF declaring the strike
off. The action Of the convention leaves
the strike situation in exactly the same
position that it was before the delegates
assembled Under the laws OF the or
ganizatlon a strike can only be ordered
! by three-fourths vote OF the men on q
| system.
A million dollars worth OF spurious
! Treasury noEs, II Is estimated, have
| been put into circulation by the great
/ gang OF counterfeiters around whom the
! government detectives have now sue
/ ceeded in drawing the meshes OF the law.
! The counterfeiters' plant not only had
the facility of turning out IS, t10, $50 $50
and 800 Treasury notes, but also gov
eminent bonds and securities, for which
market was found in foreign countries
particularly in England
The attitude of the Chinese govern
ment since IL learned OF the loss OF its
troopships and the more recent defeat
and loss Of its armOred feet has COM
pletely changed. Hitherto IL has been
inclined TO be conciliatory but the indi-
cations now are that she will pursue TIE
war against Japan with the utmost
vigor. Ii Hung Chang, the viceroy, In
an interview at Tien Tsin declared thai
yaI
fight to the bitter end.
Never before this year has Iowa lost q
corn crop. 1t is It's first failure" on rec
ord. Iowa has had big crops and com
paratively small ones, but Iowa there
fore has always raised It's percentage o
tho crop. This year II will be behind
The invariable success is what has mad
the state such q favorte with lender
on farm mortgages But this year sn
caught the hot winds which heretofor'
have never blown except In Kansas or II
the northwest They did more damag
than the drought.
Fifty thousand acres Of land have beef
purchased IN the State OF Arkansas b.
tho Slavok Colonization company o
Pittsburg. Secretary Pucher, in outlin
ing the project, said tho prevailing dis
trcsS in the coke region, mining sections
and manufacturing districts had In
duced a large number Of his countrymel
TO return to the old country, but man
who had money decided to invest In farm
ing land I'm the West. II Is the inten
ton TO erect large structure TO accom-
modate all until homes can DO built.
At meeting OF the directors OF Oh
American Railway Union at Ch!cag
Sunday, the prelmlnaries for the organi
zation eff the greatestest labor union 1
the world were arranged The first step
toward the perfection OF the union wer
taken, and the plan Of organization wa
agreed upon. The new organization
TO DO known as the American lndustria
Union, and will he established practical
ly on the same basis as the America
Railway Union, except that all classe
OF laboring men will be eligible to mem
bership.
An election for state officers and mem
bers OF the legislature was held in Ala
, bama Monday. Men at Kolb's head
quarters in Birmingham are claimin
Kolb's election by 5000. The democrat
are confident Of Oates election by abou
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