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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-05-10
SPECIAL FEATURES.
A Model kindergarten.

4 Model kindergarten.
The work in Algebra, Botany, Nat
ural Philosophy, and General History
leading To a Second Grade Certificate.
A series of Easy Experiments in
Chemistry and PLY for Country
Schools.
A Course OF Lectures by the Profes-
sorS of Alma College and other Educa-
tors upon Subjects of Interest to
Teachers
of Alma College-including Library and
and Biological Laboratories, Splendid
rounds, and all other advantages be-
on Practical and Thorough, Advantages
e information address the secretary,
FULLERTON, Alma, Mich.
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OUT OF PRISON TO-DAY.


WOODSTOCK, ILL.,, Aug. 21.-The direc-
tors of the American Railway Union, ex-
cept President Debs, will leave here to-
morrow morning, after having served a
three months sentence for contempt of
court All of them resume their duties
in the field. instructing members and or
ganizing local unions. They have engage
ments now which will require full three
months to fill. Keliher goes direct to Min
neapolis and Goodwin TO St. Paul. Rog-
ers. Burns. Elliott and Hogan go together
to Chicago, where they will separate Rog-
ers goes to Pueblo, Col, Hogan TO Ogden,
L. T.. Elliott to Philadelphia. stopping at
Cleveland until after Labor day, while
Burns will remain in Chicago ana establish
district headquarters there. Their releases
will mark a new departure in the work of
organizing railway employees. District
headquarters will be established in all the
large railway centers throughout the
country. Since their imprisonment lJ6 local
unions that were scattered by the strike
of last summer have been reorganized
and twenty-seven new ones instituted. APP
plications for charters are being received
every day.
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DENvER'S HOTEL DISASTER.
Twenty-One Bodies Taken from the
Ruins and Others still There.

DENVER, Col. Aug. 2L-The body of
Gen. Charles Adams was found in the
ruins of the Gumry Hotel this afternoon
The fire, which has been smoldering i'm
the debris, broke out afrcsh and burned
brskly for time. Ii threatened to COM
municate to the front portion of the hotel,
which is still standing ard destroy all
that remains of the hotel. The fire was
finally got under control.
Including the body OF General Adams.
which had been partially uncovered and
identified when the fire was started in the
ruins, twenty-one bodies have been taken
from, the wreck of the hotel The latest
remains 10 be taken out are almost unrec-
ognizable. IL was learned this evening that
fire this afternoon was started to destroy
the threatening walls, no other way being
seemingly practicable. One Of the bodies
the other bodies is believed 10 be the re-
mains of A. s. Blake. OF Pueblo. and
the last may be the body of William Deck
err bell boy w. j. Corson, of Pueblo.
Friends OF w. J. Blake. OF Florence. Col,
are convinced that he was also in the
Gumry when the explosion occurred, Day
Clerk Garvin says the names of j. =. Kirk
and ]. II. Brown, OF Omaha, Neh., and
Miss Jennie B. Howard. OF Boston, Mass.
the elevator pilot, were probably ficti-
tious. This leaves only ": B. Owens. w.
H. Harvey and w. A. Dodd to be account
ed for. Coroner Martin is still OF the
opinion there are many more bodies in
4 discovery was made in excavating the
ruins which raised the presumption that
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Another Holmes building.

CHICAGO, Aug. 2l.-Another of III. III.
Holiness mysterious buildings has been
discovered. The building is all boarded up
and the residents OF the vicinity say MOTH
ing has been done for long time. Two
weeks ago they say man who they
identify as Pat Qunlan carted away the
last of the furiture and other stuff that
was i'm the building. IL was here that
Holmes carried on his glass-bending busl-
ness and is the place for which the police
have been looking for more than a month
and never found. II being discovered by
an amateur detective. Inside there is now
nothing but scraps OF iron and sheeting.
with the ruins of the furnaces, which ran
the entire length of the building. Pat
Ouinlan seems to have been the presiding
genius of the place. but during the time
he was held in custody by the police he
said nothing about IL. His signature ap-
pears ON all sorts OF orders and delivery
slips which were found scattered about the
place The police so far have made no
investigation of the place. and il is not
certain that they will do so.
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CABLE MAY BE LAID
DOLE's CONTRACT WITH sPAULDING
RATIFIED BY HAwAIPs CONGRESS.
Demand from Great Britain that Ash
fOrd's Sentence for Misprison of
Treason BE Set Aside.

HONOLULU, Aug. II, per steamer AUS
tralia to San Francisco.-The Senate and
House have ratified the cable contract
made by President Dole with z. s. Spauld-
ing, who will ask the next Congress for an
annual subsidy of se5O0UD. The contract
signed by this government grants an ex-
elusive franchise for twenty years. but
proviies that the grant shall not prevent
any foreign government having existing
treaty rights with the Republic of Hawaii
allowing any such government so to do.
to land a cable upon the Hawaiian group
for other than commercial purposes from
any point on the North American conti-
nent. The government agrees to pay the
contractor an annual subsidy of $4,000 for
twenty years from the date of the estab-
lishment Of the telegraphic communication
between Honolulu and a point at or near
San Francisco and the islands OF Hawaii
Maui and Kauai, the subsidy to be paid
in quarterly installments Of $4,000 each
Work on the cable must begin on or before
the rrst St. Of May 1897. and d the line must be
oe.ed contp.nt l. py Tod Toy; iSs; Otherwise the
tain assistance from the United States
the Hawaiian government may cancel it's
contract. The company will be exempt
charges, in addition to other privileges
The minimum rates for messages other
than. government messages. over the ca
bic between Honolulu and San Francisco
shall be such as shall be agreed upon in
the contract which shall be made between
the contractor and the United States gov
ernment not exceeding 81 per word. and
any. contract with which the government
shall prescribe a maximum scale of rates.
The Hawaiian government has received
a communication from the British govern
ment acknowledging that the military
court which tried those participating in
the January uprising was legally estab-
lshed. The British Foreign Office comedies
that every prisoner. with the exception of
V. " Ashford. had fair and impartial
trial. After reviewing the evidence in his
case ii is of the opinion that there was
not proof enough to convict, and require
that his conviction be set aside. Mr.
Hatch states that the answer to the Brit
ish government has not been made as yet
He declines to state as to whether or not
Ashford's conviction would be set aside
as required. Ashford was convicted on a
charge of misprison of treason, and was
sentenced to one years Imprisonment end
a fine of $1,000 He was recently pardoned
on condition that he leave the country
He accepted the condition and is now In
California He Is brother of C. W. Ash
ford, a voluntary exile.
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SENATOR BRIcE.s SPEECH.
He Reviews Democracy's Record nni
Pleads for sound Money


1t was 1890 o'clock this morning when
the chairman OF the State committee. II.
A Smaiiey. called the convention TO or
der. Prayer was offered by Prof 8 +.
Breckenridge, after which Senator c. S.
Brice was introduced as the presiding off,
Ger. He spoke as follows:
Gentlemen OF the Convention-I. recog-
nize the honor and responsibility OF the
position which has been assigned me. and
ability. with perfect impartiality and due
regards for the right OF each and every
delegate. can only succeed with your for
shall rely, knowing that we have all come
fcr the same general purpose-the success
OF the Democratic party In the state. We
may, as We often have IN the past. diner
as 10 details and have warm controversies
as to the manner in which and the instru-
mentalltes by which We may best accom-
plish our common purpose. but this year.
IL ever the Ohio Democracy must heht
with unbroken ranks and against the COM
mon enemy. We must recognize the gray
year since were beaten I'm this State by
nearly 10000 plurality. nor was this a
seal aSs e qnly fno the % pay n
10 the Pacific and from the lakes 10 the
gulf We were beaten In our stronehosds.
IDLE TO talk of its being the FAULT OF any
one man. or any single act Of the party
ooliflesl oo f suceess. Tne sSaSow OF the srest
worldwide panic. the industrial and fnan-
csl depression. low prices for all products.
low wages. or no wages. for workinxmen
everywhere. despair for farmer and me-
chansc. terror and ruin for bankers and
merchants. and at the bottom Of all a
false tariff system running in turn manu-
facturer and consumer. and unwise and
fatally weak currency situation. had
thrown over the whole Nation resentment
against the party Hhich happened 10 be
in power when the disaster came. Mil
lions OF Democrats remained at home
hundreds OF thousands In our own STATE
as a mute protest against the powerless-
ness of their President and their Congress
10 prevent or protect them from these dis
asters- Men from all parties and every
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No Action Yet Taken ON the Alleged
Discrepancy in His Accounts.

WASHINGTON, Aug. H.-Treasury off,
cias have not yet completed their final
report of the investigation into the ac-
counts of Librarian Spofford. begun about
six weeks ago. Expert Myers of the Fifth
Auditors office. has made a partial re-
port, but in the absence of Fifth Auditor
Holcomb, his deputy, Mr.. j. j. Willie. de-
clines to go into details pending the re-
ceipt of communication which he is
expecting from Mr.. Spofford. Mr.. Willie
declined TO affirm or deny the truth of a
story printed this morning by New York
newspaper, which states that Mr.. Spofford
is short in his accounts about sS5.OOo The
newspaper said that Mr.. Spoford had ut
terly failed to account for moneys re-
ceived for searching the copyright files
and for furnishing kindred information in
reply TO inquiries. 1t is also stated that
Mr.. Spofford had carried on the rolls posi-
tions that were untitled, that employees re-
ceived salaries much below those credited
to them on pay rolls and Mr.. Spofford
had offered TO make good 81, 600 of alleged
discrepancy Deputy Auditor Willie refused
the arrival OF the communication he is
expecting He admitted, however. that un-
til the inquiry instituted several weeks
ago Mr. Spofford had not made a complete
accounting for several years-how many
Mr.. Willie declined to say. Mr.. Spofford
ndnuieS the moneys icteiNeu lOf copy
rights and disburses the salaries of the
emp Dyes OF his office. Mr.. Willie declined
TO even approximate the average receipts
of the Librarian from copyright sources
stating that that could only De disclosed
by the result OF the investigation. With
refer ence TO a report that Secretary Car
Isle had recommended Mr.. Spofford's inn
mediate removal he called attention to the
fact that Mr.. Spofford is responsible by
law 10 the President alone.
Mr. Spofford, when seen to-day, dictated
the Following statement: In a statement
involving so large a field in which simple
and easily explained circumstances have
est unfayorable impression II would re-
qure more time than this hasty statement
the charge as to search fees for copyrights
which are asserted 10 be Illegal they an
pear to the Librarian plainly authorized
of 30 cents for copies OF the record. Copies
OF the record II they mean anything, mean
a statement in whose names Copyrights
are entered or assigned. as the case may
be. All fees charged under this head. like
all others received on copyright account.
of daily cash receipts and paid into the
treasury like ether fees
"As to the payment OF salaries on paw
rolls the Librarian has acted under the be-
lief that the law OF 1874 is In full force. This
law rrsvides that whenever the duties of
clerk of higher grade can as well be
performed by one OF a lower grade IL shall
be lawful TO so divide higher salary
as TO employ more than one clerk under
IL, provided Ii is done within the limit of
the augmentation The Librarian has.
therefore. not only divided salaries at
times. but has employed for a longer period
at a lesser rate on salary appropriations.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-08-22
THE SOUTH,S CORN CROP
SO Large This Year THAT King Cotton
Had Better Look tO His LaureIx

Had Better Look To His Lnurels.
BALTIMORE, Aug. 2l.-The Southern
States Magazine publishes elaborate re-
ports from Southern bankers and railroad
officers in regard to the outlook for farm
ing and general business interests with a
special reference to the diversfcation of
agriculture in the South The reports show
that the unusually large corn crop OF 1891
will be excelled by at least 1090O0,0C0 10
,00o bushels and 1t is estimated that
the aggregate yield in the South will be
from 6L0,O0j000 TO go 000, ,0o0 bushels OF cora
worth to that. section at least $500 .oOo.Oco
This yield will be the greatest corn crop
ever produced in the South. Fruits and
vegetables. as shown by these reports
are attracting great attention ana the
yields this year have been unprecedent:y
large. The South has been blessed as
never before with every crop, excepting
cotton. and, although that may be smaller
in yield than last year. its money value
promises to be larger. Tne Southern States
Magazine says: 1T is an interesting story
OF abundant crops. of freedom from debt
and increasing prosperity which il told I'm
reports from bankers and railroad officers"
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PALMA is NOT READY
TOO SOON TO ASK THE UNITED
STATES TO RECOGNIZE CUBANs.
The Provincial Government Not Yet
counts of Recent engagements.

NEW YORK, Aug. 21.-The Spanish resi-
dents Of this city are considerably worked
up to-day over the report that Thomas
Estrada Palma, president of the Cuban rev.
outionary party in this country, intended
to ask the United States government to
recognize the recently organized republic
of Cuba and to grant belligerent rights to
the insurgents, President Palma. when
seen this afternoon, said that such an an
nouncement was premature, the pro-
vincial government was not yet thoroughly
organized and the insurgents were not in
possession Of seaboard town. While he
would not disclose his intentions. it was
evident that he believed the United States
would at the proper time recognize the at
titude of belligerency assumed by the in
surgents.
Senior De Trajello. Spanish consul. said
tonight that Spain would not give up the
fight until the insurrection should be abso-
lutely quelled. Troops are now on the way
from spain," he said. land when the deadly
rainy season ends the last blow will be
given to the insurrection. There will not
be time to talk of the belligerents' rights,
to obtain which they must prove that they
have all the conditions required by inter-
national law, which is so strictly observed
by all civilized countries in the family of
nations
"According to Spanish Advices.,
HAVANA, Aug. 21.-According to Spanish
official advices, Major Annibal, at the head
of eighty-seven infantry and twenty-four
cavalrymen belonging to the Camajunis
squadron. was recently attacked at Llano
by the vanguard. consisting of twenty men,
of an insurgent force. The vanguard was
commanded by Captain Gonzales, and the
main body Of the insurgents, amounting to
about 100 men, was commanded by Manuel
Napobes, who occupied strong positions.
Major Annibal repulsed the vanguard and
killed Gonzales. He then attacked the main
body, captured their positions and dispersed
the insurgents, who left nine men killed
and seventeen saddle horses. The troops
also captured six rifles, small number of
machetes and quantity or ammunition.
On the side of the troops three men were
wounded.
Information received by the Spanish au-
thorities from the Insurgents camp con-
firms the report tt@s the insurgents, in an
engagement fought at Rojas, lost sixteen
killed and twenty wounded.
1t is officially reported that the battalion
of Alfonso XIII and the volunteers squad
ron of the busiress men OF Havana has
fought a band of insurgents in Naranjo.
The insurgen ; were dispersed and left two
dead Colonel Oliver states that the in
surgent chief, Benigno Rodriguez, died
| from wounds received, and that in the en-
| gagement he seriously wounded the insur-
gent chief Quintan.
An insurgent band of Bravos. under chief
Rego. attacked a detachment OF troops at
| Barajagua. The report says that the
| troops made a heroic defense and that the
| insurgents left forty dead and wounded
| When they were obliged to retire they put
| fire to the village.
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GENERAL FRYE DEAD.
An Industrial ASmy Leader Killed by
n Train at Topeka.

TOPEKA, Kan, Aug. 21.-"Generar' F.
A. Frye. the man who led one division OF
Coxeys commonweal army from Califor-
MIA, according to the statement of local
barber, lies dead in the morgue here.
Leon Butler, who was a member OF
Frye's division, visited the morgue to-day
to see the body of an unknown man who
had been killed by a Rock Island train
yesterday. He at once pronounced the
dead man to be Frye.
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Exodus of Chinesc.

MONTREAL. Aug 21--The exodus of Chi
neee still continues, no less than 40 pieces
of baggage being stacked up at the Canad-
ian Pacific depot last night Yesterday i05
CeIestiaIs left Montreal for Vancouver, and
they were followed to-day by 200 more OF
their companions. Both OF these contingents
from different parts OF the United states.
Boston and New York. All these Chinese
have passports 10 return TO the United States
within six months
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w. p. Owen, a wealthy man and Mayor
Of Hobart, Ind. was among the killed,
although his name did not appear on the
register There was found in the debris
two shirts on which were stitched the in
itials wv. B. o. vest in the pockets OF
which were business cards OF W. b. Owen.
president OF the Terra Gotta Lumber
Company, the main Office OF which il in
Chicago, and a canvas bag filled with sam
pies of fine sand and clay Mr.. W. Il.
Owen generally notified r. A. Young. sec
retary of the company. when he was about
to come here, but he did not do so this
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welcome, President Utter replying. In the
afternoon the report of the executive COM
mittee was received and the appointment
of committees announced. This evening the
annual report of Secretary Platte was re-
emy, Pennsylvania, followed its reading.
speaking on bible Study as a Preparation
for Usefulness" The days exercises were
brought TO a close with an address by r. b.
$. Winner. of Deruyter, n. ", whose sub
ject was THE Devout Study OF the Bible.
the Present Pressing Need of the Church
and the World"
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General Notes.
lal to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Aug. Ill. B. Russell
was to-day appointed postmaster at Bonds
Orange county, Indiana, vice III. c. Filknor
resigned.
Ed c. Eidman, of Indianapolis, and Mil
ton A. Rowan, of Kewanna. have been ap-
pointed railway mail clerks.
Clerk hire and postoffice expenses have
been allowed as follows: LaPorte, 5000, an
increase of 800 over last year; Frankfort,
81, ,SOO an increase of 500; Greencastle, 81, 400
no change.
Justice Brown has been assigned to the
Sixth circuit, to fill the vacancy occasioned
by the death of the late Justice Jackson
Until the vacancy on the Supreme Court
bench IS filled Justice Brown also will look
after his present circuit-the Second.
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PROBABLY A FAKE.
Sender of the "Minnie X. Williams
Telegram Cannot BE FOunl.

PROVIDENCE, r.. l., Aug. 21.-Detectives
and newspaper men have been making vig-
orous efforts to-day to locate the author
of the telegram signed Minnie r. Will
liams" received by attorney Shoemaker,
counsel for II. II. Holmes. in Philadelphia.
which ii is claimed, was sent from TINS
city but thus far they have met with no
encouragement. superintendent Hurlbert
of the Western Union, refuses TO say any
thing about the message, and Will not
even admit that 1t was sent from his Of
flee. The police do not believe that Miss
williams has been here or that she sent
the message received in Philadelphia.
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ST. LOUIS. Aug. 2l.-The decomposed
body of Elmer G. Ernst was taken from
the river here to-day. Until a few months
ago he worked as a salesman for the lia-
uor firm of Turner. LOCKER & Co. on Sec
ond and Race streets. but became involved
In some trouble. This trouble, coupled with
the fact that IL caused him TO STAY away
from home and friends, and being forced
TO bear the additional burden OF no work
and III health, were some of the causes
that impeIled him to take his life. Letters
from his mother were given the press by
the coroner. She lives in Cincinnati and
health.
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POURED OIL On HIS HEAD.
Negro BOY Fatally Burned by Three
Other Negro Boys.

DALLAS, Tex. Aug. 2L-Edecke McAfee,
sixteen years old, died this evening from
the effect OF burns inflicted on him Sunday
last. He was filling lamps in the private
grounds at Captain Gaston's home. in
East Dallas. Three negro boys entered
the grounds, seized young McAfee. poured
kerosene oil over his head and shoulders
and then set fire to his hair and clothing.
He was horribly burned from his head TO
his ankles, and suffered frightful torture
until he died. His mother says she knows
the negro boys.
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W.. "A. owen an Chicago.

CHICAGO. Aug. 2l.-w. b. Owen is not
one of the victims OF the Denver hotel
horror. as he was at his Office. No. Isl
LaSalle street. this city, yesterday. He
did not come to his Office to-day, and his
associates were at loss to know who
carried Mr.. Owens's cards. unless the man
was the latter's son. a solution they feared
was the true one.
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Mexico Pay. H(r Way.

CITY OF MEXICO. Aug 21.-An article
In the inventors Review, OF London edit
ed by Mr. Wilson. OF the London Standard
says that no State in the Americas pays
its way except, perhaps. Chilli. This is
utterly erroneous as regards Mexico which
pays its full measure of gold interest abroad
at a great sacrifice TO itself, owing to the
enormous gold premium. Mexico. financial
ly. is in a strong position and never in bet
ter shape to meet its obligations.
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Money for Pensions.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2.-The Secretary
of the Interior has made requisition on the
Treasury Department for the following
amounts for the payments Of pensions for
the month of August: Washington. ID. c..
s2,O50 600; San Francisco, $4,000: Detroit.
Sl,75O0O0; Columbus, O., 50, 500, COO; Boston,
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PITTSBURG. Aug. 21.-The Producers OH
Company, limited has framed an address
TO the officers and members OF the New
York exchange. in which IL protests against
the proposition 90 change rule IS OF the
Produce Exchange, by which oil made from
the crude product known Lima shall
contract for refined oil of United States
production. The remonstrance IL backed by
all the independent producers OF Pcnnsyl-
vania. New York. West Virginia and Ohio.