Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-03-01

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Dissatisfaction with his fathers will
led Albert Wallace, of Dillon township,
Tazewell county, H., 10 shoot his sister
her husband and a farm hand. Ihe
former will die.
The judiciary committee OF the Illinois
house decided 20 iavorably report tho
resolution providing for submitting the
question OF a constitutional convention
To "A vote Of the people.
Miners of sullivan and Greene conn
ties. Indiana, have sent protest To me
Legislature against the bill 10 give the
Governor power 20 enforce order III the
various counties OF the state.
Two hundred and two patrolmen OF the
Chicago police department MI! bee rec
commended for dismissal from the force
for ignorance concerning the rules OF the
department and inability 20 read write
and cipher.
The only information :. Pierpont Nor
gan would give out in regard 10 the new
government loan was that the snbscrip-
tions for the new bonds amounted IN all
10 S-5O. 600 O)O-S200.0 in New York
and $3.50. 900. 900 in London.
Frederick Douglass dropped dead in
the hallway Of his residence at Washing
ton Wednesday evening at : o'clock He
had been in the highest spirits and APP
parently I'm the best OF health despite his
7s wears Of age, when death overlook
him.
The defense in the Hayward murder
trial at Minneapolis Is laboring hard %
establish the presence OF third man
in the case. w. w. Erwin is working 10
81 D, l. rAHnp-
ing witness after witness in support OF
the idea.
A call has been issued for an import
ant meeting Of Iowa coal mine operators
in DeS Moines, March 6. An effort VIII
be made TO agree upon prices for coal
! which has been badly cut the past lew
months and 10 fix scale OF wages Tor
mining.
1t is understood that Queen Lillioku-
lan's sentence will be five years. PROP
! ably she will be allowed 70 leave the
country without serving the sentence
she so desires Prince David has been
/ found guilty. His sentence has not been
/ made public.
The Illinois board Of live stock COM
missioners has been notified OF the ap-
| pearance at Centralia OF contagious
! disease among horses. The commission
was also notified that several cases OF
CHAMBERS had appeared among horses at
I Paris, Edgar county.
Diphtheria is almost epidemic in An
derson, Ind The daughter OF Mr.. ana
Mrs. James w. Goddard died OF the dis
ease and an infant child Of Mr. and Mrs.
Bronnenberg also passed away. Four
teen cases Of measles have been reported
in the orphans home.
John Geiger pioneer resident OF Nor
| folk. Neb.. has received notice from New
York city that his brother, who recently
died there. left his entire estate, valued
at Il 500. 600 10 him. Mr.. Geiger VIII 20
10 New York Immediately TO take pos
session OF his Inheritance.
The story first printed in San Francisco
last week telling of the torture oN capt.
Davis, an American, and others 10y the
Hawaiian officials in order 10 eHtort IN
formation about the recent revolution IN
that country is vigorously denied 10y the
Hawaiian Gazette OF Feb. ..
The Wisconsin senate killed PROPOSE
ton 10 amend the constitution taxing
the pardoning power out OF the govern
or's hands and vesting it in board, ana
like treatment was accorded the bill re-
ducing the salaries Of supreme court
Judges from $1,000 TO $500 year.
Lawyer Charles c. T. Wahle made a
motion in the Supreme court in Brook
lyn in the suit Of Caroline Gcrty, the
widow Of George w Gerty, of Cleveland
Ohio. TO recover $4,000 worth OF prop
erty which she alleges she was forced tC
sign over 10 the Standard Oil Company
James c. Ratcliff, an actor who fol
years travelled in Ned Harrigan' com
pany, expired Saturday suddenly while
participating in a private performance a.
the Colonial Club New York. He haC
lust sung Jolly Comrades, when IA
was taken sick and died almost Instant
ly.
An action for damages against the
North German Lloyd steamship com
pany will be brought by Sgmund Franz
of Buffalo, \. Y, the brother OF Jaco
Frank. the Buffalo ticket broker VIII,
was lost In the wreck of the steamship
Ebe. The damages specified will be ESQ,
0OO
Ohio oil has been given another ad
vance, the price now being 57L cents 10
the south field and 62}8 cents for tn
| north fields. Millions OF dOlldrs nav
( been made by the oil operators With
the last two months by the steady al
vances, which aggregate nearly 20 pc
, cent.
Dispatches received from the com
mander Of the japanese forces at Ha
: Cheng say that force OF 1900 Chimes
supported by twenty guns, recently al
tackled the japanese troops at that place
but retreated after the Chinese artilter
had been silenced by the fire Of the jar
anese batteries.
, The south bound passenger train o
the Louisville and Nashville. passin
. Greenvile, Ala, was derailed and feai
: full wreck resulted. The cars rolled dow
. an embankmcnt and caught fire. Fly
Of them were burned, including two pa
senger coaches, the baggage and expre
:. cars. and one sleeper.
\ The Wisconsin division OF the Travel
ing Mems Protective Association h'
made arrangements with the Milwauk'
:, hospital for the care and treatment
- any member OF the order who may be II