Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-12-18
News Summary


The Pitlsburg miners and operators
cannot come to terms, and ii Is proba-
bile that Il strike Will be- ordered in
the Allegheny and Monongahela VAL
leys.
The fact that there are large quanti-
Ties Of rock salt underlying Central
Kansas has caused the formation Of a
syndicate to devclope that industry.
The sophomores OF Columbia college
at New York imprisoned the entire
freshman class in Il cellar, while they
consumed the banquet prepared by
the latter
Charles Scott was fatally shot by
ms wife at Lincoln. Neb., last Thurs
day. They quarreled and Scott start
eel towards his wife with IA knife IN
his hand.
EX-Congressman Bellamy Stores, of
Ohio, Il warm personal friend OF Nc
kinley, has concluded TO i'm his wife
in her religious faith and has become
IA catholic.
The oceans waves are cnCrOach up
on the CoEey Island beachdo such an
extent chat it has become necessary
To move the ocean house back to save
the structure.
In attempting TO cross the Ncrdigri>
river. five miles north OF MuskOgee,
|. r., Will Wadd and TWO Mcknap
girls, all children, were drowned by
the boat overturning.
James Fem, IA New York pickpocket
has been arrested AFTER robbing TO
women in department stores. His en-
tire plumber was only S29, not includ-
inc number OF hankcrchicts.
The British ship Brenda, Capt. Gift
ford, sugar laden, j. still aground on
Long Beach, l.. /. In order TO float
her, the Wrcckimg company Is remov-
inc her cargo Of 800 tons of sugar.
George Thomas, of Grand Junction,
Colo, was taken with the nosebleed
three weeks ago. Physicians were
unable to stop the flow and after tall
ing of from $50 TO 100 pounds he died.
Scar Face Charley, n noted Modoc
chief, is dead, at Seneca, Mo. 1t /,
said Charley fired the shot thar broke
up the conference in 1873, at winch
Gen. Candy and DR.. Tnpma, were
killed.
Maggie Brooks. OF Georgetown, Pa,
GOT "a young livery ,tablekcepcr tor
husband. through answering a matri-
monill advertisement. She was mar
rIed Tuesday and says she Is perfectly
happy.
The banking house of Jonathan Est
egly N CO., OF Culumbiana, O., has
gone into the hands OF receivers. The
assets are given a. 500 600. while Tia,
Indebtedness, to dcpo,itor, is about
100000.
The Illinois state grange has apopl-
eel resolution demanding thai the
legislature pass law making il a
criminal otlensc for any railroad to
give or offer public officials 10 accept
or Use passes.
John and William Gay, until recent
" owners and proprietors of the
Hotel Majestic at New Haven, Conn.
have assigned individually and a Il
company. The liabilities and assets
are unknown.
The meeting OF the American anti
saloon league, which has been in ses-
sion i'm Washington this week, has
adjourned. The next annual cOnvcn-
ton will be held in Columbus, Ohio,
Jan. IL TO -, 1873.
The Massachusetts state grange has
adopted resolution tavorng Col. j
ii. brigham, OF Ohio, for secretary ct
/.
kinlcy, stating the wish Of The state
grange in the matter.
John Anderson, who left Marshall,
ILL.,. eight years and was supposed to
be dead, turned up "Wednesday and
found that his vile had married again
and lives in Missouri. lie says he
Will not disturb her.
Dcspcradoes looted the house OF
sherman Baker, uear North Webster,
Ind, while the inmates slept and then
poured oil ON the carpets and set 1t on
lire. Mr.. and Mrs. Baker narrowly
escaped with their lives.
While playing at robbers and police
i'm Omaha. with his school fellows.
Vernon " nlc, aged Is, put "a pillow
slip around his neck and suspended
himself to bedroom door. When
his comrades returned they found him
dead.
\ Jack the IIugger" has developed
in Atchison. kas. lie pretends that
he cannot skate and GRADES girls on
the ice. under prctcnse OF trying To-
hold himself up. But before a girl
gets away from him, she finds herself
Rugged.
Mrs. Grace Dolan, white woman
shot and instantly killed Henry Jack
son, negro, at indianapolis Thursday.
Mrs. Dolan claims that jackson was
irving TO enter her house and after be-
ing driven away returned and threw
a brick at her.
John Lind, fusion candidate for
governor of Minnesota, in the last
election, has commenced suit against
the Evening Dispatch of II. Panl for
SJn ono Thn nienatch charUpD him |