Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-01-04

menia, which has caused the liveliest
commOtlon among politicians. while its
effects abroad, especially in Turkey IT.
self are awaited with pronounced anx-
iety.
On account Of "A clerical error in an
election ballot Iowa viii for the first time
In her history have female justice of
the peace Mrs. L. T. Castle. Of Callcn-
der. being sworn i'm. The intention was
TO nominate her husband, but by mistake
his wife's initials were used and she vas
elected.
The matter OF next years cisps j.
question which is agitating the farmers
and all the elevator men 81 the north
west The great droughtof last year Is
expected TO have severe results unless
something is done by the public al large
toward lettering the condition OF the
poorer class Of agrlcultursts.
The wedding of Mrs. Louisa Caldwell
and Cornelius b. Marco at the Hotel
Brunswick, New York, week ago was
remarkable in many ways. The bride is
Il years old and immensely wealthy.
Soung Marco is just over 81. and lost his
money in business last summer. The
wedding collation. cost $4,000.
At Wellington, Kan, Anderson Gray
was given the death sentence 10y Judge
Burnett. according 20 the verdict OF the
jury finding him guilty Of murder in the
first degree for the killing Of Thomas
Patton. Thomas Mcdonald, while un-
der the hypnotic influence Of Gray, did
the killing, but was discharged after
trial.
The candidacy OF several men for the
speaker of the assembly received a start
ling baptism Of fire at Albany. y. Y,
Sunday night, for the Delavan hostclry
known from Maine TO California, the
Mecca of politicians and the center OF all
big state political events for forty years,
was completely destroyed. Several per-
sons were fatally injured.
John Fitzgerald, we'll known through
out this country and Great Britain as
president OF the Irish National league in
America, died at Lincoln, Neb., Sunday.
HI was G5 years OF age. Mr.. Fitzgerald
has been i'll and in failing health for sew
eral months. Two years ago he retired
from active business, in which he had
accumulated a large fortune.
The Clear Creek Gold Mining and Wa
ter Power company has been organized
by New York. Philadelphia, and Colo
RADIO capitalists at Denver 10 wrest from
the bed Of Clear creek for thirteen miles
above Golden the vast accumulation Of
gold supposed 70 have been deposited
there through the ages and TO supply
electrical power for the running Of all
sorts Of machinery.
The Michigan supreme court has re-
fused a mandamus compelling Insurance
Commissioner Giddngs to grant a ccrtiti-
cate OF authority to the American Moni-
tor OF Detroit. an endowment fraternal
insurance concern, 10 do endowment in
surance in Michigan. upon the ground
that il was organized under act 1914 Of the
laws OF 1869, which has been declared un-
constitutional and void.
Signs multiply TO show that the United
States is on the verge Of a great tariff
war with all Europe France now APP
pears 10 be following in the lead OF Ger
many In placing restrictions and Obsta-
Giles in the way OF the Importation Of
American food products, and, as in the
case of Germany, this is development
OF the agrarian policy, and is intended 10
help the French farmers.
Reports by wire from ffty-one cores
pondents in the orange districts Of Flor
ida Indicate that at least l.sJ),OOc boxes
Of unpicked oranges are solid globes OF
ice and more than 100000 boxes Of or
anges in warehouses or lying in bulk pre-
paratory 70 picking are frozen. Toma-
toes, cabbage, beans, peas and all vege-
tables in the northern half Of the state
are ruined, except the pineapple planta-
Va oh oh in N
Although the general assembly OF ILL.,
nois which is 10 convene on Jan. ia
Overwhelmingly republican in both
branches, the democratic party mana
gers and legislators are active In making
plans for the future. II is said that
William X. Morrison has enlisted num-
Der OF the leaders i'm his personal inter-
est, and that several OF those in author
ity in the state have taken steps TO bring
him out as candidate for president in
1898.
A terrible state Of affairs exists at
Wesley. Mimi, a place OF 1000 inhabit-
ants. Since Nov. Is l0s deaths from
diphtheria have occurred From two to
three persons are being buried daily
There are forty new cases. There is not
doctor in the country or on the board
Of health. All the medical aid comes
from the priest. There is one drug store
in the place but such a thing as disin-
fectant is unknown. No one talks Eng
lish, the entire populace being Bohe-
mians.
A message came 10 Puyallup, Wash
ington, Thursday by a homing pigeon,
sent by the Post Intelligencer Mount
Rainier party. which says: THE expe-
dition has been an entire success. Ithas
demonstrated that while the mountain
has been smoking and steaming the
change is due principally 10 tremendous
svalanchss and not to an eruption. The
new peak observed from Seattle is off CO.
lumbia's Crest and was formed by spiral
winds carrying the snow and whipping
IL into cone hsped peak as described"
Ex- Senator James q. Fair died sud-
denly at the Lick house, San Francisco,
at 1920 Saturday morning. James c.
Fair was born in Belfast, Ireland, in
1881. His parents emigrated, TO the
United States i'm ls43 and settled in Illi-
NOS, where he attended the public
schools He COMPLETED his education in