Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-10-18

be passed
Geo Napier of Vernon Mo. shot and
killed his wife and then took his own life
Eight children are left orphans Mrs
Napier had The day before begun pro
ceilings for divorce
German socialists in session IN Brussels
deiied Tho authority ~ the Emperor VII
liam declared that biyoneis had no ter
rors for them, and that they wcr9 ready
for "a trial at strength.
The capital of Madagascar il now ~
possession OF the French The trouble
with that country originated ten years
ago when an attempt was made ioconlroi
the foreign relations Of The people
Andrew J Scott, colored, was hanged
in Charleston, W Va, the other night.
This Is the first hanging hat has occurred
in that city since John Brown and ms
raiders were hanged there 3G ears ago.
The city Of La PARK, Mexico. has been
completely wiped out by a hurricane
The ocean front Of the city was invaded
10y tidal ayes and hundreds Of men
women and childgen were carried out to
sen
The national officers and executive com
]
issued appeal for aid 10 prosecute the
work Of securing lfclands freedom. No
more trust Is TO he placed in parliamentary
agitation.
/ An electric car between Argyle Park
and EigeWatcr, Chicago, was held no by
/ five masked men the other day. who GOV
cred the moterman, conductor and passen.
gers with rcvolvers. and then relieved
them 0! their vauabies
Gen. VIM Malone of Virginia. one Of
the most prominent figures in political life
during and since the war. died in Wash
lngton, Oct. 5 in the sixty ninth year of
his age. The remains were taken to
Petersburg, Va, for interment.
The section Of the prohibtory law Of
Ramsay comforting on police officers the
right 10 enter any place here IT was
thought liquor was being sold and make
arrests without warrant, has been de.
clared unconstitutional by the state su
preme court
An open switch on the Worcester divis.
ion of the New York Now Haven d
Hartford railroad, near Wconsocket II
dumped freight INTO n turn table pit the
other day Two men were killed outright
Three men were partially roasted and
pafbOiled. one of whom died
y horrible case of barbari,m was d.,
covered IN the outskirts of Cleveland.
I Ohio, few days ago Six little children
out Of seven had practically died Of star
walton The filth and stencil about the
/ place were unbearable The father Of the
children is in jail 10 await the cQrorers
verdict.
Owen Jones, who halls from New York,
attempted 10 gain admission into The
White House the other day, saying that
he had come TO be the presidents chorc
! boy. He had previously addressed
threatening letter To the president, 50 the
officers were on the watch for HIM. lie
has been placed in confinement
Gen Joseph Rodriguez Of the Cuban
army has written "a letter in which hc re
! peats the declaration that The revolution
lists need arms and ammunition to assure
/ The triumph OF their cause and earnestly
/ pleads that the United States give them
aid. Gen. Rodriguez says that Cuba
success is only question OF time
Two young American women. Miss
! Belle Wilson and Miss Henrietta Morgan.
sailed last Wednesday on the new steamer
ST Paul, en- route for the American Bap
tist Missionary Union station at Assam.
Ihibet IN the southwestern part of the
Chinese empire, there to preach the Cos
pei and work among the Chinese.
Gen. Samuel +. Carey has been selected
as orator at the unveiling Of the Harrison
monument in Garfield park In Cincinnati
next December Gen. Carey is the oldest
resident of Cincinnati and probably the
81 L. -. 4
Gen William Henry llUrrison twice for
president. Gen. Carey was warm per
sonal friend of the hero Of Tippecanoe
Free silver democrats in Ohio haye
issued an address to the democrats # tbe
state. advocating the free coinage Of both
gold and silver into full legal tender
money by the United States alone without
regard to the action If any other country
aud urged the necessity f the defeat OF
Senator Brice IN his campaign for return
to the United States senate
While great crowd Of people was as.
sembled To witness the laying Of the cor
ner stone of the new St Mary's Catholic
church in LOrain Ohio, temporary floor,
on which ma y of the people were stand
! ing suddenly CAV way, precipitating
many men, women and children into The
basement. One was killed outright, ten
fatally injured and between thirty and
forty others were badly hurt.
5. Munson. an old farmer living near
Sanborn, y ID, was bound, gagged and
burned 10y two men few days.ago. They
found money on his person. aud believing
that he had some hidden they poured oil
over his feet and lighted it. lie stoutly
maintained that he had no money, although
the pain was eXcruclating. They finally
left him bound, but he managed To crawl
to neighbOr's and gave an alarm.
John Lang, young farmer near Lun
can, Ont while out driving the other
evening with the ~ year old daughter of
Far or Beverly Robinson, cut the young
lady's throat. She jumped from the RIG
and escaped, but will probably die. Lang
then cut his own throat and lies dead at
his home The couple had been engaged.
Lang asked her again To marry him and
she refused, whereupon he committed the
terrible crime
The special state committee of the anti