Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-08-02

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James Parks of Lsporre, Ind drank
carbolc acid last Friday, and died an hour
later.
The Piusburg miners convention dc
malds more pay August l., or strike VIII
! follow.
The business portion Of Silver City. y
VI was entirely destroyed by floods few
days ago.
The Hawaiian government refuses to
grant pension to * Queen LIS
/ daughter
The Pan American congress in session
in TorC ntO has completed lis labor, ana
adj lurued.
War is likely TO follow the assinstion of
OK Premier Stambuloir, the Bulgarian
statesman.
Twelve persons were killed and twenty
five injured in train wreck near Paris
Friday last.
Indiana bitumnous coal operators re
fuse TO raise wages Of minors and strike
l. probable
The proceeds Of the IIarvey-IIorr de.
bate VIII be used in promoting the cause
OF free silver.
United States troops have been ordered
To protect Wyoming settlers from Indian
Expectations.
Four hundred men in the Lake Shore
foundry in Cleveland are on strike for
higher wages.
Appeals have been made 10 the State de
partment in behalf of destitute negro col
onists in Mexico.
A dispatch from Pocatelo, Idaho, SAYS
30 white persons have been killed by the
Baunock Indians
A United States warship has been sent
to Panama to protect American workmen
and interests there.
Owing to a shortage of army funds
nearly ali the United States troops received
only half pay IN June.
E Indians in northern Idaho and north
western Wyoming are causing trouble iol
the government troops.
a BY collision of two Italian steamships
the other day one hundred and forty elgh
r persons \ ere drowned
The rumor that Chief lIazen Of the sec
[ ret service is 10 be removed IS denied a
e the treasury department,
y The Mic, igan Central company are hay
ing search lights built for the purpose o
Illuminating niagara Falls.
/ The South Bend, Ind, Woo en- com
l. pany has voluntarily increased wage
: seven and one half per cent.
1t is reported that the American Bime
talic League is TO spring sensation o
u the pubic about August IA
n. A New York Judge decides that saloon
Re lists may keep open all the time, wlthou
violation as to hours or days
y Ironton. O., must construct new waite
IN works. The old ones were entirely d'
re stroyed by fire a few days ago.
IS John Hicks house, near Big Stone Gal
Va. burned the other night, and ms VII
h. and four children were cremated.
be John r Franks of Moorland, Muskego
IN county, is under arrest, charged vii
u criminally assaulting his daughter.
The island Of Trinidad has been seize
by the English. and Brazil threatens
an make it interesting for the Brltons.
IS The new Cleveland baby will start II
at Atlanta exposition by pressing button
lU the pTeSluenl uOult ~ Ni"g '"''NS+
Manitoba farmers have applied to Il
MT Canadian Pacific railroad company Il
w 1000 men to help gather the harvest
ITS Mexico is sending lots Of wool into III
nd country. The new tariff has caused
rd creased activity in commerce IL that cou
trk
ar Kimball Green was hung by lynche
rod
oil cut himsel, down and had his lynchers 8
II rested.
i'm Two children were caught in the bur
ing Congregational parsonage IN Norwlc
Conn the other day, aud burned
death
New cancelling machines have be
adopted bv the post Office department,
m which the government will make "a I
20 saving
nj. The beautiful y. VI. G. A. building
Washington. near the treasury departhel
80 was almost entirely destroyed by hre
Other day,
A bloody battle occurred between {
ro ban insurgents and Spanish insurgen
the other day in which the former W.
cen victorious.
Croton. Iowa is quarantil ed from
age rest of the world on account OF dlphther
All of the children in number of famil
the have died.
Secretary Carlisle say. he doesn't W,
cod TO be president of the United States,
that Grover has expressed to him W
to try it again.
The seed division of the agricultural
partment will be abolished October
one This will result in saving TO the goyt
mcnt of 5000, 5000 year.
to The movement is on foot In st. Pet
burg to organize colonies Of Russian
tho brews to emigrate to the sparsely set
WV districts of the United States.
10 Three men were blown to pieces by
explosion of dynamite on the dram
canal. near Chicago. William Kelley
gton Marquette was one of the victims.
The New York Il Chicago express
! in held up by masked men near Slryker,
the other night, and about $40, 90 tai