Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-04-17
News Summary.

Boo,h-Tucker declares his intention
of becoming an American citizen.
Robert f. Patteson, OF Pennsylvania,
is mentioned as democratic possibility
for president.
The rank of acknowledgement is 70
he revived and bestowed on Gen.
Nelson A. Miles
The fifteenth international Christian
Endeavor Convention will be held in
Washington, Juy S-l3.
The prohibitionis,s of Illinois, in
convention assembled adopted plat
form IN favor Of woman's suffrage and
free silver.
Four thousand houses at Manilh, on
the PHILIPPINE Islands. have been des
uoyed by fire and $4,000 persons rem
dered homeless.
An awful accident occurred in Ridge
ton. Ont. the other morning. The
boiler in Watson Bros mill exploded,
killing several persons.
Trouble is threatened in Corea.
Bitter feeling prevails agans, the Japa-
nese. and they are held responsible for
the murder of the queen.
The river aud hqrhor bin was rail
roaded through the House Of Represen-
tatives The other day. Michigan fares
worse than for many years.
The Uniformed Rank X. of P. and
supreme Lodge, which was 20 have
been held in Minneapolis. will meet in
Cleveland, Ohio, August "a.
The British Ship Baltimore sunk in
the bay al San Francisco. Six sailors
were imprisoned in the hold, and their
dead bodies were found fast in the steel
hull.
McKinley's friends claim that he is
sure of 27j votes in The convention,
and that states which have not yet
chosen delegates will swell the number
10 $50.
Advices from Constantinople are to
the effect that American missionaries
may be driven from Turkey, and that
The American Rod Cross society must
also 20.
The A. p A. has declared war against
McKni and will work for his defeat.
w ; Linton, of Michigan. is the STAN
dard bearer of the order in the presiden-
tial fight.
Gen. BENJAMIN Harrison and Mrs.
Mary Lord Dimmick were married in
New York City Monday afternoon in
S Thomas church, DR.. Wesley Brown
officiating
A plan to abduct Cornelius Wander
tilt has been unearthed. HE special
train was to be held up in California.
The plan was concocted by anarchists
as a means of raising money.
The House committee on labor has
under adviSement bill providing that
all persons employed on public works
in the United States or theSDstrict of
Columbia must be American citizens
Secretary Carlisle declines to be
candidate for the presidency of the
United States. His letter of decina-
On is reiteration of his sound oney
money doctrine, and his determination
I battle for it.
The Cardinals of America. England
and Ireland have issued an appeal,
through Cardinal Gibbons. of Bat-
more, for permanent tribunal of ar
bitration to settle questions between
the nations of the earth.
The British advance in Egypt has
bee n abandoned, and the purchase of
horses and camels for the campaign
stopped. The present British force up
the Nile is too weak to be successfully
cope with the Dervishes.
The House of Representatives has
adopted the Cuban resolutions. Nine
democrats and eighteen republicans
voted against the resolutions. Pres-
dent Cleveland was at once notified Of
the action Of the House, although his
approval is not needed.
Spain considers the recognition of
Cuba by the United States congress as
m insult. There is great excitement
in Spain among all classes Opera
tons against the rebels continue 10
be pushed. Insurgents are burning
property, and many have been shot
down by the Spanish.
4 son of Nellie Grant-Sartoris and
the grandson of Gen. Grant wants To
become a lawyer in the United States.
and to do so he will have to become
na'uralized before he can escape from
the claims of England. for his mother.
Nellie Grant, became an English woman
when she married Algernon SartorIs
Monorer. All of the young mans
money came from his English grand
tather.