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

Indictments have been found against
three additional New Orleans councllmen
for soliciting brides. Alderman Callahan
was sentenced 10 five years imprison-
ment
John Parell, OF Ironwood, Mich, put
dynamite i'm the stove 10 thaw. IL eX-
ploded and he and his son were killed
and four other members of the family in
jured.
Ex- United States Attorney Burnett
has been sentenced TO six months impris-
onment at Cincinnati by Judge Sage for
contempt in refusing To turn over money
held in trust.
Work on the Panama Canal has been
resumed with picks and spades at a point
eleven miles from the Pacific and thirty
six miles from the Atlantic Ocean.
Twelve hundred men are employed,
The Illinois state board of mine man
ayers have announced that they will
hold an examination of candidates for
mine managers at Peoria on Monday,
Oct, %, and Springfield, Tuesday Jan. /.
a Canadian exporter is authority for
the statement that the three big Chicago
dressed beef concerns have secured all
the steamer space until Jan l, with the
idea OF crushing out the smaller cattle
exporters.
Seven Day Adventists at Battle Creek,
Mich, are disposing Of their bicycles by
the score az the request of their proph-
etess. She has told them the riding Of
the machine is not conducive TO proper
Christian frame OF mind.
L. ID. Armour has been making expert
In, 81 IA. Of tt-l, IA
He fed 20 bu Of wheat which cost SIC
per bu, and found that it made 525 lbs Of
pork, which at the market price brought
him CSC per bu for the wheat.
For the purpose OF checking the depre-
dations Of the Chinese mara uders, the
government has decided TO promptly send
10 the frontier five battalions OF Siberian
troops, two sotnias Of cossacks and three
batteries of artillery. This force viii be
under the command of Gen. Neschenk.
Prof. Swing, the eminent theologan
and preacher. and the idolized pastor Of
the Central Church. of Chicago, passed
away Wednesday afternoon at five min
utes after 5 o'clock. His death was
peaceful. but, Notwithstanding all warn
ingS. sudden.
Keenan, & Jahn's furniture store at
Detroit was destroyed by fire Friday, in
volving loss of $4,000, and six persons
were killed and ten injured in getting
the blaze under control. All but one Of
the killed were fremen, as were most Of
those injured.
a severe snOwstorm. which in many
places developed into a blizzard. ragged
throughout the northwest Sunday night.
North Dakota, portions CT South Dakota
and the northern border of Minnesota
are covered with snow, and the people
are suffering from the cold.
Asked If his father would be a candi-
date for the republican presidential nom
ination Russell b. Harrison said: Il do
not think he will be an active candidate.
If sentiment should develop that he
was the choice Of the convention do not
think he would decline the nomination"
New York republicans at their county
convention nominated Col. William l..
Strong for mayor and John w. Golf for
recorder. 1t was decided 10 not nomi-
nate the remainder Of the ticket until
after a conference with the anti Tam
many factions and the Committee of Sew
enty.
The First national bank of Brooklyn, |
Iowa, was robbed Friday night. Tools |
were taken from neighboring black !
smith shop and left behind. Vault doors
were drilled and blown open, but the
time-lock safe, containing 5000 or So
600. bai1led the efforts Of the burg lars 10
open.
Dispatches 10 the London Telegraph |
from st. Petersburg and Berlin declare
that the reports Of the cars condition /
are exaggerated. No idea is entertained |
of the establishment OF the regency and |
there is every prospect that his majesty |
will be able TO continue 10 conduct state
business.
Typhoid fever and diphtheria are ep-
demic at Kalamazoo, Mich. There are !
twenty cases OF fever, nearly all at
tributed TO drinking surface well water. |
Five deaths occurred last sweek. The |
diphtheria has just broken out in fatal |
form. one girl dying in two hours after |
being taken sick.
Returns from Tuesdays election in |
Georgia come in slowly, but il looks like |
as if there would a cut Of 80 per cent in |
the democratic majority. William Y. |
Atknson's majorty over James X. /
ernor, cannot be over $4,000 and some put |
it a. low as 10000.
The big new antitrust dst!llery at /
Terre Haute Ind. was started up few |
day ago at a capacity Of 1000 bushels Of |
grain day. The start was made neces-
sary by the arrival OF cattle TO be fed |
from the slops The trust distillery with
be started early in November at a ca
pacity of 1900 bushels a day.
The Supreme court OF South Dakota
some time ago handed down an opinion
that beer would not be considered an in
toxicant by that court. 1t caused great |
deal of comment at the time. and Satur-
day the court handed down an opinion in
which IL holds that lager beer" is an in
toxicant, and will be SO considered by the
court.
The friends OF Breckenridge are bring
ing him out for senator. Secretary Car
Isle, Senator Blackburn. Governor
Brown, General Buckner and Henry Wat
terson are among the other names men,
toned The friends Of Owens are insist
ing on Senator Blackburn taking the