Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-04-05
HISTORY OF A WEEK.
THE NEWS OF SEVEN DAYS UP
TO DATE.
Political, Relig ious Social aud Criminal
Doings Of the Whole World Carefully
Condensed For our Readers.-The Ac-
cident Record.


umbus, ohio. by their mother, Mrs. ii.
IL. b. Williams. who confessed the
crime
Nathan Jones, charged with killing
Melton Fry, was acquitted az Fort
Smith. Ark.
Four tramps threw Conductor Slayer
off a caboose at Oconto, Wis. and en-
deavored TO rob him. but were beaten
off
Charles Adams was convicted al Les
ter, township. Iowa. of manslaughter
for the killing of his uncle, stephen
Howard. Nov. IL last.
The Supreme court of Colorado
granted a supersedeas which will stay
the execution of Henry Tyson, SEN
fenced L. be hanged next week for
murder committed in 1855.
John Fisher was shot and killed at
ST. Bernard, Ohio, by Policeman
Barney Degnan. who had arrested him
FOR personally abusive language.
George Tucker was sentenced TO one
year in the penitentiary at Decatur
Ill, for manslaughter in killing Louis
Wilson at a dance.
Six men were killed and several seri-
ously hurt by the explosion of "a boiler
in the Cam tannery i'm Wohurn, Mass.
Robert Thomasson and Hugela Noe
were killed in Broadhead Bros. mine.
Trinidad. colo. 10y falling coal and
timbers.
G. w. Maines. who was leading a cow
by a rope, was dragged half a mile and
killed at Sedalia. Mo.
A delegation Of Chicago business men
called on President Cleveland and in
vited him TO visit their city.
United States supreme court failed
20 give decision on the legality Of the
income tax.
A new national bank 10 be called the
Douglas National. will be opened in
Chicago. II will be on 3lst street near
Indiana avenue.
Governor Mckinley paid a friendly
visit TO President Cleveland The gov
ernor was warmly received in the cap
ital by Ohio men.
Postmaster-Genera Rissell has Is
sued an order restricting second-class
matter 10 actual subscribers for journ-
ais entitled t. the pound rate, and di-
reefs that hereafter postmasters will
see that the publications offered for
mailing have a legitimate list Of sub
scrbers.
Elections were held in Ohio and Mich
igan. In most Of the larger cities re-
puhlicans were victorious.
Gov Morton is said 10 be conducting a
quiet but aggressive campaign for the
republican Presidential nomination.
Mayor Strong OF New York has nou-
fed Police Commissioners Murray and
Kerwin that their designations would be
acceptable.
Camille Doucet. who since 1875 had
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academy, died at Paris.
ST Louis ministers visited many Of
the citys dives Sunday and then swore
out warrants for their keepers.
Suit has been brought against the
the Waters Pierce oil company, a
Standard concern. under the Texas
antitrust law.
Mrs. Ballington Booth Of the Saliva
tion army. visited the st. Louis Mer-
chants exchange and addressed the
brokers.
option held by an English syndicate
on fifty paper mills in Wisconsin was
allowed TO expire
Judge Scott Of Omaha, Neb.. has re-
fused 10 obey AN order To appear and
testify before the fire and police com
missioners.
Iowa was visited by snowstorm,
while heavy rains in other western
states allayed all fears Of drouth.
The British ship Moresby. long over
due. reached san Francisco 241 days
from Liverpool, having been delayed
and disabled by South Atlantic storms.
II is reported from St Louis that
the former members Of the Merchants
Elevator company will force a final set
Element from Capt d. =. Slattery, who
was it's president. Slattery says IL is
an attack on him inspired by his enc
mics without cause.
The jury in the case OF NJ A. Spur
was yesterday discharged by United
States District Judge Clark at Nash
vile, Tenn. The jury stood seven for
conviction and five for acquittal Spur
was tried on charge Of certifying
checks falsely as president of the Com
mercial National bank.
A YaZoo d Mississippi Valley freight
train pulled out Of Memphis. Tenn, for
New Orleans with a shipment Of cotton.
consisting OF 10,521 bales. all billed
through TO Liverpool. The largest pre-
vious shipment was 6,l75 bales
Thousands OF Germans showed their
love and admiration for Bismarck by
celebrating his eightieth birthday.
ASdTkt tIOWuS tdllt0 dl MS NOISE.
Spanish government has called out
q. 600 reserves. owing 10 the re-enforce-
ments sent 10 Cuba.
The Welsh church disestablishment
bill passed its second reading in COM
mons with a majority Of forty-four.
The bill for the disestablishment OF
the Church Of Wales passed its second
reading in the House Of Commons The
government had a majority Of "a, the
vote standing 304 in favor Of the meas
ure TO 260 against II.
Disquieting news has been received
here from Algiers in regard 10 the
health OF the Czarowitz. His mother
the Dowager Empress OF Russia, will
probably shorten her stay there.
Glassworkers in the Charleroi district
OF Belgium have declared a strike.
President Diaz Of Mexico Will recon-
mend the abolition OF the alcabalos, or
Interstate customs duties.
Two thousand five hundred coal
miners in the Appanosse Qa) district
have quit work
At Atlanta, Ga, Judge Newman OF