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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-06-26
IMPORTANT NOTICE To wuEELmEN

The Ann ArbOr Railroad company take
pleasure in announcing that hereafter bicycles
VIII be checked between all stations on its line
without charge.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-06-26
PERSONAL.

fRtE-bi pnGe medical reference book to
any person afflicted with any special. chronic
or Delicate disease peculiar TO their sex Ad
urrss the leading phl siCian~ ard surgeons OF
t Ine United States. DR.. hathaway a co.. 20
D'dIDorh street, Chicago, 9OO-ly
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-06-26
ION JOHN VI. EVERDFN
o0'-iW Judgc of HrohaN

NOTICE OF ShLE:-State OF MichiyaM
the estate Of Joseph Gee, deceased. Notice ~
hereby given, thar in pursuance of an order
granted 10 the undersigned, administrator ~
OF Probate for the county of Grafton on The
E!nd Gay OF June, A. d.. 1896 there will be sold
at pubic vendue, TO the highest bidder M the
county of GratOt, in said state. on N, - laV
me lOth day Of August, A ID 1886 M ION
O'Clock IN the forenoon OF that day (subiCl to
existing at the time of the death ofsaio ia,
eea SEQ, or at time OF said sale the following
described real estate, towit: The south west
quarter "a OF section ten d0), in township
eleven (lD north Of range four "a west Micb'
iRan. '''' 'iIch'
Dated June END, 1896.
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Graham < Morton Transportation Co.
TWICE DAILY
Steamers to Chicago.
Connecting with G. Il w. NJ. R'y at
st. Joseph.

beknnlng May 18th and continuing until
Hpout sept Juth The steamers of this line viii
Inhh' Two ltlps each way daily between 81
Joseph ana chicago on the following schedule:
Lave 81 Joseph AT t30 y. m, and 10000 u m
daily. including Suudnv ~ - III
lave hicaKo at 30 a, M. and 1l:3U u m.
daily including Sunday. NJ
"Alra trips ON saturday leave st. Joscpb at
~ It. N ana itaNe Chicago at > 90 d. M
nunnlnK tllne across lake hours
weekly steamer To- Milwaufpe l.avo =,
josef Monday, Wednesday aud Friday ,vcn.
inps ''N"J 'N'h-
Inc equipment ot this linc idclt des the side
wheel - Gamers city Of Chicago and Citv or
Milwaukee tho lprWUet and finest west of no
,rolt aud the newly rebuilt propeller CITY q,
Louisville tfrvice nrst-class. Connprtions
"lth ~ y " " tr"tus T ck,ts ON sale az
ail { w. mo - L. a y stations cbi
csgo dock foot of Wabash We III
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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-06-26
MARKET REPORT.
Truths Terselv Told

Foley's Sarsaparilla cleanses the blood,
gives tone to the system, imparts life
ylgor, and makes the weak strong.
Trial size, SOC. G.. E. MAHAN.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-06-26
Do You TraVeI2

If so, never start on journey with
out bottle of Foley's Colo and Diar,
rhUa Cure, "a sure preventive Of boNel
complaints Occasioned by change Of
water or climate. Poe.
G.. f.. MAHAN.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-06-26
REDUCED RATES FOR july t.

The c &W. NJ and a.. l.. An limos Will
cell tickets between all local stations july Bird
AMI It'll good to return Monday the Gih. at one
way rates. GEO. DEHAVEE. G.. =. a.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-06-26

For very minnie writing, pens made
from crow quilts have been found to do
excellent work.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-06-26
IN A BALLOON.
The Sensations That Are Superindaced By
It's Rising and Failing.

| Nv ~ OALICON.
The Sensations That Are Superindaced bJ
It's Rising and Failing.
A dim sunlight strikes us in the bal.
loon. Suddenly we realize we are in
bright sunshine again, with heecy " hite
| clouds below us and deep blue sky
above. Look at the shadow Of the bal
loon on the clouds See the light pris-
matte colors like IA halo around the
shadow of the car Here we are all
alone, in perfect silence, in the depths
OF great abyss-massiye clouds tower
Ing mp ON all sides, Il snowy white mass
below. But no sign of earth--nO sign
Of anything human. Not "A sound, not IA
sign Of life! What peacel What bliss
Horrors What that report? The bal
loon must have burst. OH nonsense :
Keep still! It's only fold Of the stuff
nipped by the netting being suddenly
released that S all.
Well, we are falling. for see the bits
of paper apparently ascending And we
must take care, for tho GOODNESS and
dampness Of this cloud VIII cause tie
gas 60 contract, and we shah tail rapid
ly, So get a bag of ballast ready, for
we are already i'm the darkness Of the
cloud Now the gas r.p shriuEs and
writhes, and the loose folds rustic toe
gother, and il gets daykcr. Won can feel
the breeze blowing upy.uH u4a.n.t
your face or Ea.0 held over iho edge az
the car. Well that s. upt 90 z. wondered
at, for remember Wc Wc faIlue. sag
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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-06-26
MICHIGAN MINING SCHOOI

A high grade state technical school. prso.
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oratOries, shops. MIL etc. well eduipped
For catalogue address NJ. e. WadswOrth pb
d., Director, HoughtOn, Michigan. s0l-i3w
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-06-26

Pleasant and convenient rooms TO rent
over my market; will rent cheap.
oS9u f. w. HOOPER.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-06-26

They are made by securely inserting
piece of especially prepared rubber
in, but not through the outersole by
the Mckay Patent Process.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-06-26
THE SAGINAW WEEKLY NEWS

IS sent to any address for Is cents a year.
Ihls price Includes any of its premiums.
complete Geographic news service. Reli-
able foreign and local markets. Full ac-
counts OF all local happenings. A cores
pndent in every town in this section.
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The Pingree "Neverslip" Winter
Shoes for men, save wearing rubbers,
Go not heat the feet, prevent dampness
striking through soles, and make walk
ing il slippery places, comfortable and
safe. Also used extensively in Bicycle
Shoes.
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no., WILLIAM II. RFENELLs
'""" Administrators
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Rooms tot Rent.

Services as usual by the pastor.
The record-union., 1896-10-27
CHICAGO WHEAT MARKET.
The Net Appreciation in Prices Yes
terday One Cent.

CHICAGO, Oct. 26.-The net appre-
citation in the price of wheat to-ds y
was / cent, but the market was neiv-
Gus and in a position to be worked =
business was on much reduced scale,
not only in wheat, but in the other
grains and provisions. In a general
way, it was a bull market without bull
news.
AS is usual on Monday, the trade
had important statistics, but they did
not leave their mark. There was a
disposition to follow leaders, or guess
what the market might do next, re-
gardless of natural influences, and this
developed a scalping trade.
The December options in wheat
opened at 69k cents, and the highest
price for the day was 111s cents. The
lowest figures were 69A. Shortly be-
fore the closing hour news came Of the
burning of the Pacific elevators, and
this caused the market to be firm, the
final price being 70H. 1t cannot be
said that there was any excitement dur
ing the days business, for the reason,
perhaps, that there was nothing in the
information received to warrant it. The
foreign cable reports indicated a de-
cline of / penny, and this had its effect
in the bear campaign, but altogether
1t was simply a scalping movement.
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NAVAL ORDNANCE BUREAU.
Will Need 10000 900 Next Year to
Run the Department.

WASHINGTON, Oct 26.-The Naval
Ordnance Bureau requires over 500,
UuUuUO next year, of which $I,12O,-
80 is needed for the armament of new
vessels already authorized. The an
nual report of Commodore Sampson,
Chief of Ordnance, shows that seventy
one big breech-loading rifles have been
completed this year, and that more
than half of the required smaller guns
are now in use. The difficulty of secur-
ing proper brown prismatic powder
is shown by the fact that while 699,-
Sfi tons were accepted last year, $780,
700 We're rejected. Efforts have been
therefore increasing to perfect smoke
less powder manufacture
Contractors have delivered 1000 tons
of plates up to October l, of which
1,l05 tons We're Harveyized. The av-
erage cost per ton, which in 1895 was
S6l1 26, was this year SOL - Notice
is taken of the first foreign orders of
the army ever placed in this country,
Russia having contracted with the Car
negie and Bethlehem Works for 10000
and 5000 tons, respectively.
In reference to the delivery Of the
new small arm, of which 10000 have
been orderd, the very small caliber of
which have been criticised, Commodore
Sampson declares that art the present
moment no nation having any preten-
sionS to military or naval power has
in contemplation any other change in
the caliber of its small arms than a
still further reduction
The navy now has 112 Whitehead tor
pedoes in use, and 1S6 more being held
in reserve for new ships and torpedo
boats. All the six-inch rifles in the
service are being changed to rapid-fire
weapons.
AS instancing the remarkable prompt
ness with which vessels on the home
station can have their explosive stores
replenished, it is said that the Stilleto
left Newport one morning and deliv
cred 4 900 pounds of smokeless powder
to Fort Wadsworth, n. Y, and South
Amboy, n. j., within twelve hours.
The bureau has ordered 100000
rounds of ammunition for the new
small arm.
The record-union., 1896-10-27
LE-OF-THE-ROAD POPULISTS
Negotiations to Bring Them Into Line
for Bryan at an End.

CHICAGO, Oct. 26.-All negotiations
which were being conducted by West
ern Chairman Washburn of the Pop
ulist National Committee representing
Candidate Watson and Chairman Jones
for the purpose of solidifying the mid
dleo -the-road PopuliSt vote for Mr..
Bryan were officially declared at an
end to-day by Mr.. Washburn in an in
tervfew with a reporter for the United
Associated Presses. Democratic State
Committees, particularly the silver
Democracy of Georgia and Tennessee
are blamed for the failure of the nego-
tiations. Mr.. Watson will spend the
remainder of the campaign practically
in silent disgust, and his interesting
letter of acceptance will likewise not
appear in public to hurt the candidacy
Of Mr., Bryan. Mr.. Washburn said:
THE negotiations which were pend
ing between Senator Jones and myself
are all off now. There were a few
States where fusion was pending and
We were trying to consummate arrange
ments. / saw that it was vitaily es-
sential that all complications should be
adjusted at once SO that the solid vote
of the middle-of-the-rcad Populists
might be secured for Bryan. Upon my
return, While we were arranging these
matters, 1t was flashed over the wires
that the Georgia and Tennessee Demo-
| Gratis had rejected the Overtures made
by the Populists without making coun-
| ter propositions. This was most un-
| fortunate, as it occurred at a time
when it seemed apparent that all COM
plications would be removed. our peo-
| pie satisfied and Bryan's election made
certain. AS these two States were in
volved in our plans, this action made
| it necessary for us to quit All nego-
tia tions were broken off The respon-
sibility for all this must rest squarely
upon the Georgia and Tennessee De
nocracy. They seemed more anxious
| to beat the Populists than to elect
Bryan, and the odium of their unpatri-
otic action must rest upon themselves
In all justice to Senator Jones,
must say that from the beginning he
| has been eager to remove all compli-
cations and effect an equitable fusion
in every State. He has always shown
a much larger degree of patriotism in
these arrangements than the State
| Committees Of his party, who were
| more anxious to make sure of their
State tickets than they We're to meet
| 1ODul1SI 0O11lIlllileto hall way III per
fecting fusion. There will be no fur
ther negotiations. and whether our peo-
pie and candidates have been recog-
nized 10 the extent or not. our commit
tee desires that every Populist shall
prove his patriotism in helping at the
polls to elect Bryan, just as they did
in nominating him at st. Louis. This
is no time for the settlement Of diff
4 n,1,. I11tu iC m Ia fri
.umph of silver, and every Populist
should do his share and settle party
differences after election
Having read Mr.. Watson's letter of
acceptance, do you think it ought to
or will be pulished?''
| L do not see what good would be
The record-union., 1896-10-27
STEAMSHIP ON FIRE.
THE WORSLEY TAKES PORT WITH
HER CARGO IN FLAMES.
When New York Was Reached Every
Man on Board Was Thoroughly
Worn Out.

NEW YORK, Oct. 26.-The British
steamer Worsley Hall put into port this
morning with her cargo on fire. She left
New Orleans for Havre on October 10th.
On October 23d, $50 miles east by souti.
OF Sandy Hook, during a strong south
erly gale, smoke was found issuing from
the ventilators under the bridge.
An examination showed that the cot
ton slowed in the forward hold, which
constituted the major portion OF the
cargo was on fire. The ship was put
before the wind to lessen the draft and
the hatch lifted. The smoke was 81
r'ost overpowering, but the sailors
managed To hoist out twenty bales of
cotton and pile them up on the deck
The ship was rolling with a heavy
cross sea. Soon a huge wave broke
over the stern and washed the bales
overheard.
AS the work OF breaking out the cargo
seemed too hazardous in the face of the
high sea, the matches were battened
down, a hose introduced into the hold
and the fire pumps started The water
coming in contact with the fire pro :
duced steam, which added to the smoke
and the sickening odor of burning cot
ton, poured into the cabin and drove
all hands on deck.
The ship was headed for New York.
As the water poured into the hold the
ship sank down by the head and took
a decided list to starboard, so as 20
impede progress considerably. The
decks grew warm 1t was found neccs-
sary TO batten the cabin doors, as the
steam and smoke We're sitting, and it
was impossible TO enter there.
When the Worsley Hall arrived at
quarantine all hands were worn out
with work and anxiety. 1t may be
necessary to scuttle the ship to put out
the fire. The Worsley Hall is anchored
of Clifton, Staten Island.
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TURKISH BARBARIIIES.
LAST MASSACRE WORSE THAN
ANY FORrlER.
Dead Left in the Streets for Days as
Food for Dogs, Others Thrown
Into the Euphrates.

BOSTON, Oct GA letter dated
Harpool Eastern Turkey, September
Doth, has been received in Boston, as
follows:
"All the letters which / have sent
agree in fixing the estimate at about
= 600 as the number of the killed in the
Egin massacre. More women and chill
dren in proportion seem to have suf-
fered this fate than in any previous
massacre of which I know. Many of
the dead were left in the streets for
days as food for dogs, and large num-
berS We're thrown into the Euphates.
The bodies have been seen flowing
down the river forty of fifty miles be-
low the city. In some cases whole
families have been obliterated. Exact
statistics, of course, cannot be given,
but it is feared that 1900 is an under
estimate. This is a large portion in an
estimated population of between 5000
and 5000 Christians"
The letters give the number of houses
at LOO, and Of these it is said only
about 80 are left. This carnage of
blood and fire lasted from Tuesday. the
10Th, to Thursday, the 18th. All the
testimony concurs in showing that the
massacre was official, and that it was
wholly without reason. There was no
disturbing element except in the i'm
aginations of few officials. They had
alarmed the central Government. The
Cell and the Military Governor were in
the telegraph office here most of the
time from the beginning to the end.
AS far as 1 can learn the people made
no resistance whatever, and no Turks
were killed except possibly later, in the
division of the spoils. There We're no
Kurds in the place. The work was
done by the citizens and soldiers.
1.-The massacre extended to several
of the Egin villages, but we have no
details. The local government is con-
stant in it's assurance that no further
massacres will take place in this re-
gion, and a good deal of energy is
shown in restraining the turbulent ele-
ments. Five people were killed in the
Aghum villages, one of them a priest,
but the timely arrival of soldiers pre-
vented a general massacre. After all
that has happened ii is not surprising
that the Christians have no sense of
security and that they are unnerved by
fear.
1.-The destitution of the coming WIN
ter threatens to be almost as great as
that last year.
The record-union., 1896-10-27
NITRO-GLYCERINE EXPLOSION.
Two Persons Killed and Five Others
Seriously Injured.

PITTSBURG, Oct. 26.-Two men were
killed and five injured, three seriously,
by the explosion of 1000 pounds of
nitro -glycerine this morning at the
Acme Dynamite Works, near Hutton,
Pa
The dead are: James Labree, chief
mixer and Joseph Kusie, engineer.
The injured are: James Sing. holder;
Robert Sing, holder: Emma Johnson
and two unknown boys.
The injured were employees at work
300 feet from the scene of the explosion,
which was in the mixing department.
The cause of the explosion is not
known, but it is supposed that Labree
and Kusie were thawing glycerine.
The building was demolished and the
bodies of the two men mangled beyond
recognition. The pecuniary loss is 500
000 Windows were shattered and
houses shaken for a distance of more
than q mile.
The record-union., 1896-10-27
With an Overwhelming Republican
Majority.
All Negotiations Between POpulist
Chairman WaShburn and Demo-
cratic National Chairman Jones to
Unite Middle-Of-the-Road Popu-
lists in the Support of Bryan at
an End.

CHICAGO, Oct. 26.-The final week
of the Presidential campaign was en-
tered upon by the campaign staff at
Republican national headquarters with
expressed confidence in an over
Whelming victory for Major Mckinley.
Mr.. Hanna counted thirty-t three of the
forty-five States for the Republicans.
The chief will make a final and com :
plete statement as to the probable re-
suit of the election Saturday night just
prior to his departure for his home
A letter from Chairman Coe Of the
Wisconsin Committee states that there
is rapid Improvement in the rural
districts of that State since the middle
of the month, and the same was true
of Milwaukee. Mr.. Coe adds: Il esti-
mate that Wisconsin is safely Repub-
lican by 10000 to $4,000 plurality Both
branches of the Legislature Will lie
strongly Republican, and all the Con-
gressional districts will elect Repuhli-
cans to Congress-
Arrangements have been made with
from st. Louis through Missouri to send
a special train on each of the roads
Wednesday morning for tour of the
State under the management of the
Commercial Travellers Clubs of St.
Louis, in the interests of Mckinley.
There will be twenty men and five
speakers on each train.
Chairman Hanna directed the follow
ing telegram sent to Chairmen of the
Republican State Central Committees
throughout the country:
You will please instruct County
Chairmen in your State to make a spe-
cial effort for the celebration of flag
day, Saturday, October 3lst, by calling
oil all Republicans to assemble in The
cities, villages and hamlets nearest
their homes and show their patriotism,
devotion to country and the flag, ami
their intention 10 support the party
which stands for protection, sound
money and good government, by having
patriotic speeches and such exercises as
VIII be appropriate for the OCCASION and
tend to make the day a general holida Y
as far as possible. 1t is to be hoped
that Republicans everywhere will unite
to dedicate the day to this patriotic
service"
Mr.. Hanna says he has received good
reports to-day from California, Kansas,
Kentucky and Michigan, all denotirg g
return movement of silver Republi-
cans.
The record-union., 1896-10-27
Nearly Million and a Half Dollars
Worth Of Property Laid In Ruins
In Less Than an Hour After the Alarm
Was Given.
Two Large Elevations Filled Witt,
Grain and Several Frame Dwellings
Swept Away i'm the Avalanche of
Flame - Five Firemen Narrowly
Escape Death.

CHICAGO, Oct. 26.-In less than one
hour at noon to-day fire destroyed
S1,300,0o0 worth Of property on the
north branch of theChicago River, in q
dilapidated locality known as Goose
Island. The Pacific grain elevators n
and b, owned by the Chicago and Pa
cific Elevator Company, We're complete
ly destroyed, and several frame dwell
ings adjoining were swept away in the
avalanche of flame There were more
than a million bushels Of wheat stored
in the two great elevators. The loss on
that is estimated at $S61 900, on corn
S34 800 and a small loss on oats. The.
loss on the buildings and machinery is
placed at nearly 100000 Insurance
fully covers the losses.
Superintendent Perry said the fire
started in elevator Il in the south part,
and he believed it was caused by sparks
from a passing tug in the river. No
employe Of the company knows any
thing more definite about the origin Of
the destruction
No more dangerous spot for a big fire
could be found in the city. Close to the
burned structures are the immense
malting-house of Hale & Curtis, and the
SNICA0iNC dONiNo anu SlicNS VI TIE -OIGS-
cent Coal Company beside the largest
elevator in the world. The burning
embers falling ignited the roof of the
malthouse every few minutes. and a
dozen lines of hose We're needed to
save the building from destruction.
When the first engines arrived streams
Of water were at once thrown on the
roof, where the fire was reported to
have started, but in few minutes the
firemen were forced by binding steam
and fierce heat to beat a hasty retreat
leaving behind them part of their hose
equipment.
Five firemen of another company
who were fighting the blaze from the
roof of the elevator office, a one-story
building, had a narrow escape from
death. The roof they We're on fell in by
the building, catching fire underneath
them. and they fell with it before a
word OF warning could be given. For
tunately the firemen seized the hose.
and the walls projecting a little above
the collapsed roof they hung over the
fiery furnace until rescued by their
comrades
A hundred or more freight cars on the
Milwaukee and st. Paul road were res
cued from beneath the flaming pillars
a. the peril Of the railroad men who
coupled the cars, and then some had to
be left
The record-union., 1896-10-27

the porch of house, which seemed to
be the proper thing. The thrust was
understood and appreciated by the
crowd.
Leaving Jacksonville at 4:15 Mr..
Bryan reached Alton at Z o'clock. He
made short speeches on the trip at
Roodhouse and Jerseyville, and shook
hands with number of people at Kane
and Godfrey.
At Alton two big open-air audiences,
both gathered about the CITY Hall, were
addressed by Mr.. Bryan tonight. He
spoke from two sides of the building.
Each address was devoted largely to the
money question, grounds familiar to the
readers of the nominees speeches be-
ing covered.
At 1905 Mr.. Bryan left Alton for an
Knight ride to Lincoln, ILL.,. where he
will speak in the morning. His itinerary
tomorrow calls for number of
speeches between Lincoln and Chicago.