Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-01-18

l,NbO mon.
Mayor Sutro of San Francisco an
nounces that he will call "a mass meeting
TO protest against the action of Acting
United States Attorney Knight In re-
fusing TO issue warrant for the arrest
ofC.P. Huntington. charged with vio-
lating the interstate commerce law by
issuing pass TO Frank Nj. Stone.
For the first time In twenty-five years
the republicans Wednesday organized
the West Virginia legislature. After the
organization the governors messase was
presented TO each house and read, ana
among other recommendations he asks
that steps be taken TO reach the car trust
and TO place tax on sleeping cars pass
ing through the state.
The DIETRICH syndicate has filed deed
of trust i'm the recorders Office al Muncle,
Ind, for =. OO0, 900 in favor Of the Central
Trust company OF New York. Accom-
panying the document is a deed convey
ing the Fort Wayne, Anderson, Button,
Montpelier, Camden, and Park Place
natural gas plants and wells and the
lines leading To these cities.
DIR. Chassaignac. of New Orleans, sec
rotary of the commission using the new
serum, has made his report. Fifty cases
of diphthera have been treated with the
French or Gibner serum, and fifteen with
the Behring or German product. There
were five death of patients in the first
series and none in the second.
Two large business blocks were burned
at an early hour sunday morning at
Bradford, Pa, causing loss OF sl5O,0Cs.
One hundred OF the firemen were badly
frozen in the battle with the flames, two
are in a critical condition, and one wom-
an, the guest of the Sheeny House, where
the fire originated, jumped from win
dow and broke an arm and leg.
The newly elected state officers in Kan
sas were inaugurated Monday with the
most brilliant and imposing parade, cere-
monies, and exercises ever witnessed in
the state. The new governor is very
popular, and there is not republican in
Kansas who can boast of as many strong
personal friends among the populists and
democrats as Mai Il. y. Morrill,.
For refusing TO accept a 90 per cent re-
! duction i'm wages the wire drawers OF the
| Salem, Ohio, Wire Nail company were
ordered 10 take their tools from the mill
and were locked out. The men insist
upon the company keeping faith with
them by paying the scale of wages which,
they say, was agreed upon. 1t Is said
the company will bring iH new men.
Mai" Sampson, wanted for implica-
ton in the murder OF Gus Colliandei
on election night at Chicago, and for a
raid on the ballot boxes, and for whose
capture the city has offered a standing
reward Of $500, was arrested in New Or
leans. The we'll known crook was ar.
rested by detective on a minor charge
of picking pockets in the Illinois Centra
depot.
Although no agreement has yet beer
reached. IL is announced that both the
Nelson and WaShburn men are Of on
view-that tho senatorial caucus shall
be held Jan. Il, the night before the cleo
ton. They are also said to be agreed
that not more than two or three ballot!
shall be taken, when, If there is no choice
the whole matter shall be referred TO tn,
legislature in open session.
One Of the most daring train robberie'
ever attempted was successfully eXecute'
on passenger train No. on the Chicago
Burlington and Quincy Railroad nea
Ottumwa. Iowa. Local officials estimat
the amount taken at $500, but on &C
count OF It's being the habit of banks /
small towns TO send money TO Chicag
on Saturday night it is believed tn
amount secured Is much larger.
Members of the South Dakota Le9is
lature say no proposition has yet bee
made by ex- State Treasurer TaSor
bondsmen looking TO a compromise OF hi
defalcation, although the matter is open
ly talked OF by legislators and State Of
fclals. Officers have attached lars
amount Of property, real and persona
alleged 10 have been fraudulently dis
posed OF by exTreasurer Taylor.
Lee Mantle OF Butte will be one OF IN
United States senators from Montan
The nomna ton of Mantle was mado G
the first ballot that was taken in caucu
He will serve little over four years
the term, which should have been lille
. two years ago. Friday Thomas ii. Ca
ter, ex-chairman of the republican nj
tlonal committee, was Also nominate
thus completing that states quota
senators.
A southern paper says that last yet
south AdTOllnd uOuDltu lOc Soih w
' Mississippi reports gain OF 10000
bu, Arkansas OF 100000 bu, and Tex
I one of 100000 bu, and that the di
covery OF this gold mine ought TO attra
= more attention" There is a strong te
!. dency i'm the south TO break away fro
d the time honored allegiance TO King Co
ton. and the tendency cannot fail TO
E, beneficial TO the south.
n A notice was posted on the doors OF q
8 Dover, n. H., National bank Mond
!. morning that the institution had su
20 pended. At o'clock in the afterno
% Isaac f. Abbott, the cashier, shot hir
self through the head at his home a.
n was dead when, few minutes later
IF United States marshal appeared at t
j. house with a warrant for his ARE
70 There is an apparent shortage of abo
* $50. 900 in Abbott's accounts.
~ william w. Taylor, treasurer OF Sou
Dakota, has absconded with $500
10 The bank at Redfeld, OF which he W
- president, has closed its doors. 1t
Iy found that the books called for S37o,C
t. and there was in the banks at Pier
-. - a. In ha Ia M NJ the ate