Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-02-15
LATE NEWS.

Continued Illness OF Juror Coo mas
brought the D'bs case 10 a standstill.
Single men have been barred out OF
the Wisconsin Veteran Home by the
board of trustees.
The Union Veteran legion asks all ex-
cOnfederateS 70 join in movement for a
national park at AppmattoX.
John Trumbull, who was the first man
ufacturer Of silks in the United states,
died AT Caledonia. Wis, aged 20.
Great Britain, France and Russia are
said 10 have determined 10 dictate terms
Of settlement of the Oriental war.
4 secret society. whose object Is the
mating and marrying Of young people,
has been formed at Lexington. Ky.
Wibert Erwin superintendent Of the
Texas Midland Railroad, fell from train
near Terrell. Texas. and was killed.
New York is threatened with a meat
famine. supplies from Chicago having
been cut of by the railroad blockade.
United States Consul Jones denies the
report that officers Of the Concord had
been seized by the Chinese al Chin Kiang
The Lawson power OF removal oil for
New York has passed the senate all the
republicans and one democrat voting tor
il.
Three Minneapolis milling companies
have engaged in "a war OF prices. job
bers' rates have been cut - cents "a bar
rel.
Bitterly cold weather. accompanied by
snowstorms, prevails in Europe. Rail-
roads in parts Of Italy are blocked by
snow.
Seventy-siN men we're killed and 233
fatally injured while mining coal in the
Wyoming district OF Pennsylvania last
year
Two children Of William Cassidy. liv-
Ing near Brazil, Ind. were burned TO
death, their clothes catching lire at
CRATE.
Millions Of dollars worth Of orange
and other fruit trees have been destroy
ed in Florida by the intensely cold
weather.
Knights OF Pythlas have decided TO
build a sanitarium for members at Hot
Springs, Ark, which will cost about
$500, 600.
The Michigan State Veterinary So
ciety held its annual meeting in Lansing
and elected George c. Moody, Of Mason,
president.
According TO Auditor Gore, Illinois
building and loan associations had assets
of ss2, 100000 and surplus Of sl6, 100000
Dec. /, 1894
j. l.. Dickson, bank cashier Of Fay
etteville, Ark, discovered to be S2l 900
short, committed suicide by taking
strychnne.
The japanese have captured the island
of Liu Kung Tao, the strong Chinese
position at the entrance Of the harbor OF
Wei Hai-Wei.
James GRAPHICAL was convicted at La
porte, Ind, of killing william Jones and
his punishment liked at thirteen years
Imprisonment.
Intensely cold weather prevailed in all
sections of the country last week. inter-
ierng with business. Many persons were
frozen 10 death.
Experiments with smallpox serum
are being conducted by Health Commits
sioner Holman at the quarantine hos
pital, st. Louis.
Prominent pottery manufacturers and
jobbers have formed combine TO shut
out European pottery products from the
American market
Charles Gayarre, historian and littera-
teur, who introduced the culture of in
digo and sugar cane into Louisiana, died
at New Orleans, aged 90 years.
John Krewson, and : +. Lusha, coun-
terfeiters, have been sentenced at Keo-
kuk, Iowa, to five and eight years, re-
spectively, in the penitentiary.
The bill 20 take the Detroit health
board out Of Mayor Pingree's hands failed
TO pass the Michigan senate, owing to
the absence Of several Of its supporters.
Gov. Morton has signed the power OF
removal bill, which gives Mayor Strong
the power To dcpose the heads OF depart
ments Of the New York city government.
For the first time in seventy-five years
Lake Champlain is frozen over its entire
length. Ice harvesting has been sus-
pended owing 10 the intensely cold
weather.
Chief Arthur, Of the Brotherhood Of
Locomotive Engineers, said that all
chances of any difficulty between the