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The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-12-01
ROUSE REPUBLICAN CAUCUS.
@eed Re~nominated speaker-The Other
Officers Selected.

OHQ6T
Officers Selected.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 30.-The Republi.
cans met in caucns tonight and uusni-
mousiy renominated Thomas b, Reed.
OF maine, for speaker of tie Fi%fty.fourth
Cosgreas. Galushs Grow, who was
speaker OF the House in 1859, nominated
mr.. Reed In the CAUCUS. He simply pave
mr. Reeds name and the nomination
was maze by u rising vote, and amid
Gneers. MIR. Grow, Mr.. Camden and MI.
feyne escorted Mr.. Reed to the hall,
anu Wnen the cheering which greeted
MS appearance had subsidized, he made a
brief speech Of acceptance, in the oonrsa
OF which he said:
"for the honor which you have con-
ierred upon me 1 tender you my sincere
tnanks. am, however, not in the least
llaole to confound with nv own pe--
sonalisy this tribute OF your kindness.
history will accord us praise for what
we Gid In he Fifty first Congress, and
IL may accord us lis praise in this for
nj we do no do. We have, unfortu.
nate!y, a divided Governments, which
usually leads to small results. But
mere are times when rest is as health
giving as exercise. We must not forget
our hrst and greatest duty Is TO do all
we can to restore confidence to business,
ana enas we muat avoid all business
father than run risks when we osn
anoro TO wait until well-matured plans
give us assurances OF nan bene-
1T. Crude and hasty legislation ia 10 be
Stunned.
"This Is the greatest nation of this
hemisphere and while we have no desire
to interfere with other nations we shall
maintain our position mere with firm
ness and self-respect and at the same
Time with q n rpnfrl 4,
snail leave no bad question to trouble
our future. In this I trust the whole
government in all It's branches will be
In accord with each other and with the
people"
When MIR. Reed finished his speech
OF acceptance Mr.. Foss, of Illinois, and
Mr. Hilbern, of California, each pre-.
sented him with q gavel. These he
accepted with appropriate remarks, in
me course of which he alluded to the
isct hat he had spent some years on
ene Faeihc coast as a young man.
Previous to Mr.. Reeds nomination
sne caucus had organized by elect!ng
Mr.. G~rosvenor, of Ohio, chairman OF the
caucus by q vote of 1853 to "a for Mr..
Henderson, Of Iowa. Mr.. Ellis, of
oregon, was elected secretary by a vote
OF 139 to n for Mr.. Hooker, of New
York. These officers will serve during
the session.
The following officers were then
selected by the caucus, the vote being
soout the same as that given to Mr..
G%rosvenor: For clerk, Alexander Mo-
Dowell, Of Pennsylvania; sergeant.et-
arms, Benjamin r. Russell, OF Missouri;
doorkeeper, William j. Glenn. of New
YORK; postmaster, Joseph G.. McElroy,
of Ohio.
The most nyotpootad onto,-, -
h position of chaplain. Nine men
were nominated, only two being outside
OF the District OF Columbia. Rev. H. N.
Couden, OF Michigan, was nominated on
the third ballot, receiving 100 votes,
against 96 for Fl. G. Fisher, Of Kansas,
the other candidates having been in the
meantime withdrawn.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-12-01
A Political Dnal.

PARIS, Nov. 30.-A duel was fought
this morning in q secluded place near
this city between two members Of the
chamber OF deputies, Baron Boissy An
glas and Viccount De Vogue. The lat
ter WAS wounded in the nip. The dis
pute which led to the hostile meeting
arose from q political controversy.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-12-01
Deaths From a STORM.

BERLIN. Nov. 3O.-A dispatch to the
Cologne Gazette from Odessa says that
about 500 deaths are reported, due to
the severe storm which prevailed re-
Gently in that district OF Russia. The
victims in nearly all cases were drowned
or frozen to death. Great distress pre-.
vsils throughout the storm swept coast.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-12-01
a $685. 600 suit instituted.

LYNcHBURa. Va, Nov. 30.-A $50, 600
suit has been instituted in the county
court of Campbell against the Southern
railway. growing cut of the recent acci-
dent at lawyers station, In which
Joseph Callahan, his wife and two chill
dren and q Miss McBayer we're killed
by an express train. The facts of the ac-
cident were detailed in these dispatches
at the time.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-12-01
The CardiH Fine Arts expedition.

: WASHINGTON, Nov 30.-Thers will be
held at Cardiff. Wales, during the six
months beginning May 1 next, an expo
sition devoted to fine arts and maritime
progress, of which Queen Victoria will be
8 patron and Earl Dunraven one of the
supporters. A novel feature will be q
daily naval engagement on q large arti-
fetal lake.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-12-01
Ihe Grow Landed.

PLYMOUTH, England, Nov. 30.-The
British steamer Rosemorran, Captain
Norman, from Norfolk on November 6
for Leith, has arrived here and landed
the fourteen members Of the Belle
O'Brien. Six members Of the Belle
O'Brien's crew reached Garry in q boat
belonging to that ship q few days sRo.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-12-01
Canal Day at the Exposition.

ATLANTA, Ca. Nov. 80 This was
Costa RIGA and Nicaragua canal day at
the exposition. Speeches were made by
Commissioners Mangel and Villafrsnca,
who were introduced by Col. ]. w.
Avery, commissioner of tho exposition.
Both spoke In favor of the Nicaragua
canal.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-12-01
THE EhDEAVORERS YESTERDAY
Much Interest Manifested in
Their Work.

appointment OF Important Committees
President. Secretary and Treasurer
R~sports-Rev. Err. Ainslie's Address
j. II. ColiiDgwood Elected President
Other Omcers-The Great Work of the
Christian Endeavor society-Great
Meeting Last Night.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-12-01
Genera, Miles Goiug south

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3O.-General Miles
left Washington tosnighs on q tour of
inspection OF the military reservations
In the South. He will 60 first to Column.
bus barracks and thence to Atlanta,
Charleston and vicinity.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-12-01
Hoke WIN mahe Ano,her speeoh.

WASHINGTON. d. c., Nov. 3O.-Hoke
Smith will leave here Sunday afternoon
for Georgia, and will deliver o speech
before the State agricultural committee
Monday. He Ia expected to return to
Washington late In the week.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-12-01
welI-Known Lodge Man Dead.

NORFOLK, Nov. 3O.-Thomas Knox
Bell, Of this city, one of the most prom.
inent members OF the Royal Arcanum
in the South, died at his residence to-
night OF Bright's disease. Mr., Bell was
so years old, was editor of the Arcanum.
lite and had been secretary of Pooahon-
tas Council OF this city for fifteen years.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-12-01

THE Uulted States Governments re-
ports show Royal Baking Powder su-
perior to all others.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-03-01

1t is Just as we'll to refer to ancient
history once in while. 1t is just al
well always before to know what you
are bowling about. In instance the
dying congress is properly enough
entitled to the epithet billion dollar
congress. The congress preceding
this one was also entitled to it, yet
both congresses had democrat major
tiles. During the fifty-frst congress
this country advanced to the billion
dollar mark. 1t was brought there
by republican sagacity and the dem
ocrats, though they have tried earn
estly enough, have failed in two con
crosses to lower the standard. The
tifty-third congress has had an ad-
ministration in harmony with 1t, has
had indeed every opportunity to
demonstrate to the contrary, but in
spite of its best efforts the high
standard has not been lowered.
The trouble was democrat profess
sional economists for the sake of
making political capital ignored con-
ditions apparent enough to all except
the wilfully blind. The country had
advanced. Its expenditures had to
keep pace with this advancement
and the result was no more than a
natural result. The fifty-frst con-
gress came in at a time when the
preceding congress had purposely
made no provision for many import
ant objects. The deficiency had to
be and was met by the Reed con-
gress, and Selling upon the circum-
stances the democrats set up their
howl of extravaganza against 1t.
For four years now they have had
an opportunity to make better
showing, but they have not done it,
simply because they could not. A
little more honesty in discussing ap-
preparations would not have been
bad thing for the democrats. Had
they been honest they might now be
able to explain their record consist
emily and intelligently.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-03-01

The season for harvesting corn is SO
long and the practice from extent of the
crop and pressure of work in other di.
rections so elastic and often so long de
layed that the valuo Of rho crop, Of the
stovcr especially, IL affected doubtless
more seriously than farmers themselves
imagine Results of experiments at the
stations teach that the highest value II
slower il reached when at the stage Of
growth indicated by we'll dcnted ear
and the first drying Of the blades Tho
grain is best at the season Of u well
ripcnod ear and q half dried blade. In
the process of ripcninR the grain there
is little decline in yield or feeding value
after the bost condition is reached
Different practices prevail III different
sections In Maine, whore much Of the
corn IS for tho Gamers, 81 takes IN IN
usual number Of hills for q shock In
New Jersey ID is usual TO cut up corn
from IS to g hills TO the shock, accord
ing as 10 - heavy and green. Tho aim
~ to cut AZ soon rs tho grain on tho
cars Is glazed, provided tho weather IL
not sultry and warm. Tho huFkiug and
Cribbing are matters OF convoniunce-
any timo before the snow flies. in Ohio
many cut IL hills square, and husking
Is done when convenient In Pennsyl-
vania 10 is common TO cut corn as soon
as IL is safe from molding in tho shock
1T Is put up in shocks of from 60 to 1870
hills each. Tho wasteful custom Of turn.
ing cattle and hogs into tho field TO
work their own will still prevails In Sec
tions of the south and tho central maize
districts.
Tho majority Of farmers continue TO
cut their corn in tho old way, although
there are on the market machines for
harvesting corn that save much time,
labor and expense, There are number
OF these machines, the more perfect Of
which are doing away with the old
plan Of tying gallows, which made con-
siderable work and took valuable time.
The mode Uf operation Of cutter
that has given satisfaction is ns follows:
The horse hitched 10 the harvester
walks between the rows The wings,
with knives attached TO tho front edge,
extend far enough on both sides 20 en-
gage all the stalks in the two rows. Two
men occupy tho seat on the machine,
facing out with one hand reaching for
ward TO support the stalks as tho knives
first strike them, and az they arc cut
che other hand and nrm is used to draw
them back against tho leg, where they
arc easily held, the butts resting on the
wings until tho gallows row is reached,
when the horse is stopped, and the load
--i2. IL or 10 hills. as desired-is de-
posted at tho shock Tho men return 10
the machine, stars the horse and work
- before
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-03-01
Sixteen Years Old.

With this issue the RECORD starts
its seventeenth year in Alma. II has
seen Alma from small hamlet to
one of the brightest, incest, best bus
mess towns in the state. During
It's publication it has never missed q
week and in every issue has endeav'
orcd TO stay by and forward the best
interests of Alma and her enterprises
and assisting to build up and sustain
her home industries. The office has
grown from a wagon printing office
TO one of the best equipped in the
state and has been done by the
hearty support of our business men.
During the past eight years several
oppositions have been launched and
have gone down leaving behind an
uncarried out subscription list, but
the RECORD has stood the storm and
fulfilled all its contracts and will
ever do so. We wish to thank our
patrons and the business men for
their support and many acts of kind
ness in the past. 1t will ever be
our aim to publish clean newsy pa
per with the best interests of Alma
as our aim and object and ask your
assistance i'll so doing. The quality
of a paper depends greatly on its
patrons. We want all the news but
III many cases items do not appear
because we know nothing of it but
if some one will inform us we
shall appreciate the kindness of our
informant.
We have no promises to make in
the future but shall endeavor TO
serve The people and make several
Improvements in shape of machinery
and material.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-03-01
Literary Notes

a glare Of light breaks into our face,
as we emerge from the tunnel. Behind
us is the iron wall of bunkers, black
and cold. Before us is a wall of fire,
twelve glowing craters, whose round
red mouths, two feet in diameter, open
and close with automatic, weighted
doors as six stokers feed them. They
seem to snap their jaws for coal. The
two walls are parallel and stretch from
port to starboard; they are about
twelve feet apart and form one of the
streets in furnace-land. The iron doOr
is heaped with heaps of ashes, Stag and
fresh coal, which latter keeps arriving
in the wagons. At the mems feet lie
iron implements, long bars and rakes,
some Of them red.hot at the ends
Suddenly man in the shadow puts a
whistle TO his lips and sounds three
calls. The six stokers respond instant.
ly. Every furnace door dies open.
Two men at the right and two at the
left begin shovelling furiously, while
two men in the middle lift their forty.
pound Jances and thrust them into the
mass Of fire. Having buried the lance
eight feet deep in the Goals, the men
throw their weights full upon the ends
AS levers, and lift the whole bank of
fire several inches. Then they draw
out the lance; leaving black hole
through the fire into which the draft
is sucked with al increasing roar.
Three times they thrust the lances;
each time they break up the Ares, first
at the right, then at the left, and then
down the center. When they have
finished, their grimy faces are streaked
with sweat, their bodies are steaming.
In the pause of their work they plunge
their heads in buckets of water. and
take deep draughts from bottles of red
wine.-McClures for March.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-03-01

monometallism from the first and
their predictions have been fulfilled
to the letter. Politicians may fool
the people for time, but in the end
they find themselves swept aside,
and the best interests of the nation
are given into the hands of those
competent to preserve and augment
the welfare of the whole people.
Gold is not to be allowed to rule the
world much longer. The great voice
of the producers of the world has
spoken it's doom, and the end is not
far off.-Farm News.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-03-01
High School Notes,

The high school class of American
History and Civil Government are pur-
suing "A critical study of the Constitu-
ton Of the United States.
Miss Bernice Hunting remembered
by many AS former resident of Alma
and one OF the first graduates of Alma
College, conducted chapel exercises
Monday.
Mr.. John Knoestzer accompanied
Supt. Ely last Friday evening to
Wheeler where the later went to make
speech. They report very pleasant
trid, crowded house and plenty of en-
thusiasm.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-03-01

in nominating O. G. futile for
County Commissioner Of Schools
the Republican county convention
simply did what everybody expected
it would do. Mr.. futile has give
the county excellent service in that
capacity during the past four years,
proving himself to be a capa BILE
man for the position. He is aggres-
i've, energetic and an enthusiast in
his work, giving it his entire time,
and the schools all over the county
are showing good results from his
pains.taking labors in behalf of a
higher standard of excellency. lie
will be re elected by large majority
aud will, we predict, serve the people
with increased credit to himself and
his party. futile is all right.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-03-01
Communication.
EDITOR RECoRD:-

LDIIOR hECORD.-
Noticing the interogations by an.
NJ" in your last issue am led to
say that in my opinion the time has
fully come for the sovereign people
of this great nation to rebuke some
of our representatives at Washington
for the course they are pursuing. |
am happy to notice that the people
who may very justly be called the
backbone Of the nation, Il refer to
the middle and lower classes and
more particularly to the latter are
reading up on political economy of
late as never before and are therefore
awakening to the wrongs which
have been perpetrated on them by
those in whom they have reposed
confidence. The great change in the
political aspect of the present, the
general depression in business and
the idleness Of the laboring classes
have led to more sober thought and
study on the subject of WHAT is
THE CAUSE OF THIS GREAT CHANGE
Doubtless many are still unable TO
arrive at satisfactory solution of
the matter but / most sincerely wish
that every elector in the county
would watch the acts of our repre-
sentatives at Washington as closely
as an. NJ" seems to have done. l
feel very sure the time has come for
the people to say TO the lawmakers
at Washington: We are heartily
tired and thoroughly Disguised with
"bargain and sale" Legislation as well
as this everlasting and disgraceful
pickering; and we demand at your
hands the immediate restoration of
the Silver Standard and the uncon.
ditional repeal of the Act of 1873
which made us a monometal nation
and entailed upon us widespread
calamities bordering on national
bankruptcy and is today pauperizing
our people; sowing misery broadcast
over the nation; filling our aims.
houses with the destitute and fam.
ishing; clogging the wheels of
manufacturing; bringing our farm
industries TO begging; crowding
our insane asylums beyond their
capacity; melting men and women
to crime, madness, murder, homicide,
and to the most revolving and crown
ing acts of desperation and sin, viz.
suicide.
Who would wonder why our people
are numbering today: only wish
more of them understood more fully
the cause Of the idleness and general
depression which hovers over the
nation like a pail.
have noticed many attempts at
An explanation of the causes which
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-03-01

The house bill for complete re reg
istration of the voters of the state
prior to the spring election was
passed one day last week. 1t was
slightly amended and passed and
given immediate effect. AS 1t passed
the house the bill provides that be-
lore the election TO be held next
spring in Michigan on the first Mon
IN April, a general Reorganization OF
the qualified electors will take place.
The boards of registration will re.
main in session Thursday, Friday
and Saturday proceeding the cleo
ton, except in the city of Detroit.
Notice of the registration must be
given as provided for by section s5,
llowelPs statutes. Persons who are
sick may register on election day
Upon the completion of the registra
ton the old book shall be sealed ul
and filed with the township and city
clerks and may not be used in sue
cessive elections.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-03-01

The advocates of silver begin to
see hope for the country in the
growth of the sentiment for the free
coinage of silver. From being a
thing to laugh and scoff about, the
silver party has grown to such pro-
portions that it holds the balance OF
power in the senate, and from few
advocates, it now counts its adher-
ents by the hundred thousand
Never in the history of any country
has the prophesies of any party fac
ton been so fully confirmed as have
those made by the ones who believe
II a double standard of value. The
silver men foretold the effect ri
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-03-01
Election Notice.

Notice ia hereby given that the regular an
nual village election OF the village of Alma,
Mich. will be held at the Firemen's Hall. on
Woodwork Ave, in said village on Monday,
the eleventh day of March, A. d., 1875. AT
which time the following officers are to be
elected. VIZ:
Zone Village President, one Village Clerk,
one illage Treasurer, three Trustees for two
years and one Assessor. The polls of said
election will be opened at seven O'Clock a. III.
or az soon thereafter IA may be and will rC-
main open until Aye o'clock of said day.
Dated this 9Th day of February a. ID 1895.
BY order of Election Inspector OF said village,
SETH TUBBS, Village Clerk.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-03-01
itineranoy of Contemplated
California Trim.


Party consists of Mr.. and Mrs. A. w
Wright, Mr.. and Mrs. w. Il. Knowlton
Mr.. and Mrs. III. l.. Aver, and MI an,
Mrs. j. ii. Lancashire. Leave Alma
Monday, March 4th, at 400 p. m.
Tuesday-Arriye at Chicago 500 a
III leave Chicago c., b. II q. R'y, %
| .. m.
Wednesday-Arrive at Kansas City
Union Station, $50 a. m. Dine a
Cootes House. Leave Kansas City
Union Pacific Railroad, 7:3O p. m.
Thursday-Arrive at Denver % p
m. Stop at Brown Palace Hotel.
Friday-Leave Denver 2:45 p. m
Union Pacific.
Saturday Arrive AT Ogden, Utah
2:40 p. IN. Leave Ogden 6:10 p. IN.
arrive at Salt Lake City 7:l5 p. m
stop at Knutsford Hotel.
Sunday-Salt Lake City
Monday-Leaye Salt Lake City
Union Pacific, 5:20 p. N.
Tuesday Enroute between salt
Lake City and Portland.
Wednesday-Arrive at Portland, 500
a. m, stop at Portland House.
Thursday-Leave Portland, Southern
Pacific R'y, 1915 p. III.
Friday-Enroute between Portland
and Sacramento.
Saturday-Arrive at Sacramento 6:2O
a. IN. Leave Sacramento 800 y. M,
arrive at San Francisco 700 p. IN.
Stop at the Palace Hotel.
Sunday-San Francisco.
Monday-San Francisco.
Tuesday-San Francisco.
Wednesday-San Francisco.
Thursday-9O0 a. III. leave San Fran
cisco, arrive at Frisco 3:l3.
Friday-Leave Frisco at 100, II. III.
arrive at Los Angeles AS p. IN.
Saturday-Los Angeles. Stop at the
Hollenbeck Hotel.
Sunday-Los Angeles.
Monday-Los Angeles.
Tuesday-Leave Los Angeles 1880 p.
m. Arrive at Cotton 6:l7 p. m.
Wednesday-Drive to Riverside and
return.
Thursday-Leave Cotton $3.50 a. IN,
Friday-Arrive at FL Paso $40 a. N. i,
leave FL Paso 4:55 p. m.
Saturday-Arrive at San Antonio l:55
p. m, leave San Antonio 900 p. m.
Sunday-Arrive at Houston $50 a.
M, leave Houston 1910 p. N.
Monday-Arrive at New Orleans
1855 a. m. Stop at Hotel Grunewald
Tuesday-New Orleans.
Wednesday-Leave New Orleans,
via. Queen Il Crescent route $3.50 p. m.
Arrive at Meriden 1880 p. IN.
Thursday-Leave Meriden 7:45 a. H.,
arrive at Chattanooga $50 p. III.
Friday-Leave Chattanooga 1920 a..
N.
Saturday-Arrive at Cincinnati 1880
a. m. leave Cincinatti over c., III. ).
R'y. as future arranged.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-03-01

The undersigned will take this method to
express their sincere thanks To the neighbOTs
and friends Who SO kindly assisted us during
our affection OF the sickness. death and burial
of our dear and beloved wife and mother. And
to the choir who executed in such grand style
the singing OF her favorite hymns we would
say sing on and on and on until you may
finally sing the everlasting song even praises
to God. Also would say many thanks for
the flower tributes
w :. ABBOIT j. A. ABBoTT.
X. A. ABBOTT. Mrs. ADDIE MORSE.
MRS. LOTTIE CAMPBELL.