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

! executed freely and voluntarily
Several cases OF black dlphtheria have
been discovered al Springfield, H.. with
one death. Four physicians are hand
ling the eases and have been treating
them with anti-toXin. The first victim
was too far gone TO bc saved by the drug.
but others are being successfully treaties
with the new remedy. The disease Is
confined 10 one house and family.
The Egin National Watch company of
Elgin, H.. aud the Waltham Watch
company Of Walth9m. Mass. will in the
near future be Consolidated and pass In
To the possession Of British syndicate.
/ The valuation of the Two properties i
Sl6,OOO,OO), Of which amount S9.0O0,00)
goes 20 the credit of the Eign company
and 5000. 900 10 the Waltham concern.
The fitness Of the Chicago postollice as
! a man-killing trap is demonstrated with
IA vengeance. Eleven clerks are dying
from pneumonia. Nearly POO men are on
the sick list, caused by cold. Half
dozen more with fingers. hands, or feet
| frozen. That was the report made 20
! Postmaster Hesng Thursday during the
blizzard by the furemen Of the various
day divisions.
| John l.. Stevens, eX minister 20 Ha-
wall. died at Augusta, Me-, Friday OF
/ valvular heart disease. II is believed
/ his anxiety over Hawaiian affairs under
mined his health and was never of his
mind. In his delirium Immediately pre-
ceding his death he murmured the Words
81. Stevens. pulled up the flag and never
pulled it down" His age was - years
and months.
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week the cold has been intense and in
several places the thermometers have
registered 20 degrees below zero, Fahren-
heit. The Rhine, Neckar, and the Main
are frozen over for long distances, and
the southern part OF the Cattegat also is
frozen Heavy snow drifts have COM
pletely stopped traffic about the Eifel
Mountains and the Rhineland, where the
snow is six feet deep.
1t is known that the court martial at
Honolulu has passed death sentences on
some Of the rebels. presumably Wilcox,
Bertleman, Nowlein, Gulick, Walker,
Davies. Richard, and sentences Of life
Imprisonment for many others These
decisions have been handed 10 President
Dole for final judgment and he will de-
eide whether or not they shall be carried
out. 1t is certain nothing will be done
hastily or in spirit Of revenge.
TIE action taken by trolley company
in Chicago i'm ordering several postal cars
will be followed i'm other cities as soon as
the strect-car companies manifest "A dis
position To cooperate with the depart
ment. In the Chicago case part of each
car is to Toe reserved "a "A smoking de-
partment and the company is taking the
step practically on its own risk, r. no
agreement as To compensation has a yet
been made by the Chicago postoilice.
The fishing schooner Clara F. Friend,
one of the stanchest Of the Gloucester
fishing feet, was driven ashore near
Liverpool. y. :, in a bowling gale and
stove 10 pieces on the rocks Of Eastern
Point. All OF her crew Of fifteen men
were drowned The wreck was within
hailing distance of the shore. yet the 100
men who gathered were powerless 10
render assistance, for it would have been
foolhardy 10 have launched liicboat in
such a surf.
The MeXicanG uatemalan war cloud,
which was growing into such fierce black
ness al this time last week has now prac-
ticaly disappeared. The Guatemalan
minister, Lao Arriaga, states that the
latest advices received by him from his
government show that everything is
moving in conciliatory spirit on the
part OF both parties TO the controversy
and that his government at Gatamala
had at least received a proposition from
the MeXicans which il considers reason
able and within the bounds Of the injury
done.
The Choae 90 Tribune Sunday had dis
patches telling Of pending legislation in
many states touching regulation OF dim
Ing and sleeping cars. In some states il
seems the measures are regarded as
"sandbags" and stand little show OF
enactment. In others the re port is that
lobbies are at work and are making more
or less effective opposition. In certain
states the measures probably will be en-
acted As rule the measures provide
for reduction in rate to 81 for the use
OF berth. and general requirement
added Is that when the upper berth is
not let it shall remain closed.
Probably nothing in the annals Of
American criminal history ever equaled
In dramatic interest the story told under
oath Monday at Minneapolis by Adry
Hayward Of how his brother. Harry Il.
Hayward, plotted for months TO kill
Catherine Cling. Adry Hayward told in
minutest detail of his brother pleading
with him to kill the girl. offering him
1900; Of his refusal: Of IIarry's attempt
10 kill him and Of IIarry's admission that
he had hired Claus A. Blixt to kill Miss
Cling. While this terrible tale was be-
ing told hush fell over the courtroom
and there was no sound except that OF
attorneys putting questions and Adry's
quick answers 10 them.
Gen. Booth OF the Salvation army saws
In reply TO a question with regard TO the
prophesy lately enunciated by him, that
the end Of the century would be signal
lied by catastrOphes, that this forecast
was one which would be made by any
one who knew the present social condi-
tions throughout the world. The great
mass OF people in all countries had not
only become aware OF the fact that they
had wrongs which required redressing