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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1900-07-13
A QUIET AFFAIR.
The Annual School Meeting Monday
Night Not Attended by the Usual
Amount of Strife,

The oratory and excitement occa-
stoned by the strife between the differ
ent factions at the usual annual school
meeting of the district were conspicuous
by their absence at the meeting last
Monday night. Everything moved
along harmoniously and it did not take
long to transact the business of the
meeting.
Moderator Holmes called the meeting
to order and Director Schwartz read the
minutes of the last annual meeting.
Following this the director read the f.
nancial report for the year ending June
30, as follows:
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1900-07-13

You assume no risk when you buy
Chamberlain Collie, Cholera Diarrhea
Remedy. Bivins & Rhodes, druggists,
will refund your money if you are not
satisfied after using it. 1t is everywhere
admitted TO be the most successful rem
edy in use for bowel complaints and
the only one that never fails. 1t is
pleasant safe and reliable. III2-4m
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1900-07-13
ALMA, MICH, FRIDAY. JULY IL, 1900
FIRE DISTRICTS.
The Village Of Alma Divided into -Four
Fire Districts for the C0nven-
fence of Firemen In
Locating Fires.

At the regular meeting of the Alma
Fire Department last Tuesday night 1t
was decided to divide the village into
four districts in order for the firemen to
more easily locate the fires when they
occur and thereby be enabled to give
our people more efficient service. The
plan is to make the corners Of Superior
and State-sts. the dividing center and
west of State.st. and south Of Superior-st.
will be designated District No. l :"
west of State-st. and north Of Superior.
st, District No. q" east Of State'st.
and north of Superior. ST., District No.
3;"east of State. ST. and south of Superior
st. District No. A." Below is diagram
so that our readers can more readily see
how the districts lie:
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1900-07-13
TOLEDO AND LAKE ERIE PARK.

Sunday, July 10Th, the Ann Arbor r.
X. will give another of its delightful ex-
cursions to Toledo. Train leaves Alma
at GAP a. m. Fare for the round trip
81 25. Returning train leaves Toledo at
80 p. IN.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1900-07-13

You never read OF such cures else
where as those accomplished by Hood s
Sarsaparilla, did you? 1t is Americas
greatest medicine.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-01-18
With the news Of the relief of Lady

with the news of the relief of Lady
smith
I'VE are bound to say that the mid
night bulletin at the war Office made
a bad impression. It is as certain as
anything can be that Gen. Butler Sc
cured by yesterday morning two pass
ages across the Upper Tugela. He may
have pushed forward and been defeated
but it IS improbable. He may have had
a small reverse on his right, where he
could not be very strong. But it is
just as likely that he is pushing stead
lily on toward his goal. If there should
have been another reverse the shock
will be felt all the more by the country
an account of the apprehensions ex-
cited by the maladroit working of the
midnight placard.
AHEAD OF THE FACTS.
London, Jan. 18.-The rumors from
Cape Town that Ladysmith is already
relieved are apparently ahead of the
facts. IN any case Field Marshal Lord
Roberts, whose report was dispatched
this morning was not aware of it and
his dates preclude the possibility that
the troops mentioned in his dispatch
have so soon reached the beleaguered
town. Though there are some discre-
pancies in the kilograms the whole ten
or of the news points to Gen. Buffers
second advance having begun with
good prospect of success, but it Is gen
orally recognized that with an enemy
so resourceful as the Beers have proved
themselves to be it is idle to indulge in
over confidence.
The net result so far as known is that
Gen. Butler occupies two commanding
positions north of the Tugela river,
thereby securing at least two crossings
by which he can bring up necessary
reinforcements.
The officials Of the war office here are
satisfied that news of a more hopeful
character from a British point of view
will hereafter be the rule instead of the
exception. That the British advance
in a northeasterly direction viii be
fiercely resisted is fully anticipated. The
Boer strength is probably superior to
the British and dispatches show the
burghers occupy strong positions There
is some doubt as to whether the
Sproenkop occupied by Gen. Warren is
identical with SpionkOp. If so the Brit
ish are within a few miles of Acton
Homes, the scene of the earlier conflicts
between Gen. Whites forces and the in
vading Free Stater's hence there is a
good road direct to Ladysmith
While Gen. Warren's force was cross
ing the Tugela river the Beers occupied
a thinckly wooded plain about a mile
north of the river and sent several vol
leys into the advance guard The Brit
ish replied and the artillery opened on a
neighbOring kOpje. AS the British push
ed across the river the Beers found
their position uncomfortable and retired
to the hills. Immediately after the pom
toon bridge was complied the whole
British force crossed. 1t is thought
probable that a combined forward
movement has since developed.
In the meanwhile the naval guns on
SwartskOp had been persistently shell
ing the BOer entertainments facing the
kopjes occupied by Littleton's brigade
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-01-18
A NEW ELEMENT.
Miners Will Have a Candidate
For Governor.
Their Champion Is After the
Fusion Nomination.
RYAN IN THE RACE.
He Is Busy Fixing Up His
Political Fences.
Politicians Are at Sea Concern
ing His Candidacy.

The name of Senator W. H. Ryan Of
Crawford county will be presented to
the PoDulist state convention as a
nominee for governor. He is the espe-
cial champion of the miners and this
will be the first time that a candidate
representing that trade has sought
recognition in the highest office in the
gift of the people of Kansas.
Mr.. Ryan has been twice elected to
the state senate. He was first nominated
by the Democrats, then endorsed by the
Populists. He made several speeches
during his first term which attracted
attention. Then an arrangement was
made whereby the Populists first re-
nominated him; then the Democrats
came into convention and initiated the
example of their predecessors.
Mr.. Ryan was reelected. He served
in the last senate and the fact that L.
P. King, Nose Householder, Anson
Cooke, Levi Pritchard and other mem
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-01-18
A RAY OF HOPE.
B0er War Gives Silver Men Re-
neWed Courage.
Think It Will Force England to
Open India Mints.
TO HOLD CONVENTION
Monetary League Decides to
Issue a Call.
Hopes to Write Financial Plank
For the Democrats.

Denver, Jan. 1S-The executive COM
mittee of the Monetary league has de-
cided to hold national convention at
the same time and the same city as the
Democratic, Silver Republican and Pop
ulist national conventions.
The object of the league is to write
the financial plank of the Democratic
national platform.
The following national executive
committe of the league is announced by
Judge A. w. Bucker: Judge Moses
Hallett, Governor c. S. Thomas, Justice
L. NJ. Goddard, Mr.. It. NJ. Patterson.
Judge c. I. Thompson, Senator Oscar
Reuter-, Thomas Tongue. George R.
Merrick, Mayor H. V. Johnson, J. N.
stephens, all of Denver, Governor Poyn-
ter of Nebraska, Governor Hogg of
Texas, w. G. Hall of Salt Lake Frank
2. brennan of Illinois, John c.. Stall
cup of Tacoma and A. w. Rucker. The
officers are Judge Rucker, president, H.
v Johnson, treasurer, and J. H Steph-
ems. secretary.
President Rucker is in correspond
ence with friends of the cause in this
country and England and he believes
from the letters arriving from England,
that the Boer war will be the solution
of the silver question. He believes that
on account of scarcity of circulating
medium, Great Britain will be obliged
by the overwhelming sentiment of pub
lie opinion to reopen the mints of India
to the free coinage of silver
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-01-18
TREASURY RAID.
$11,OOO,OOO to Be Pulled Out
on Old Cotton Claims.

Washington, Jan. 1s.-The southern
senators express themselves as hopeful
over the prospects of securing legisla-
ton during. the present session of con-
gress looking to the refunding of money
paid into the treasury of the United
States soon after the civil war as the
result of the sale of cotton captured
by the federal forces. There was orig
inalIy about $50 900 of this money,
but a portion of it was paid to the own
ers of the cotton soon after the close
Of the war The remainder was left in
the treasury and has remained there
ever since. Senator Money says that
the sum left amounts to about $11 1.000,
900. A bill introduced by Senator Da-
Wis gives one year additional time for
proof of such claims before the court
of claims It has been favorably re-
ported by the senate committee on
claims.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-01-18
ASKS FOR A RECEIVER
Mrs. Mary 7. Letter Proceeds Against
Chicago Street Railway.

Washington, Jan. 1S.-NIrs Mary T.
Letter, wife of L. z. Letter, the Chicago
millionaire, today instituted proceed
ings in the equity court against the
Metropolitan Railway company, asking
for the appointment of a receiver for
the company, the sale of it's stock, an
accounting and an injunction. The suit
is the outcome of the formation of the
Washington Traction and Electric COM
pany, by which a number of other
roads, alleged to have been running be-
hind in their expenses were consoli-
dated with the Metropolitan company.
Mrs. Letter, who says she owns 1870
shares which was more than one-twen-
tieth of the entire capital stock of the
Metropolitan road at the time of the
consolidation, refused to dispose of her
holdings when the other shareholders
sold out at $3.50 per share. She asserts
that the receipts and funds of the Met
ropOlitan company have been a~Oropri-
ated to the benefit of the other roads in
the consolidation thus entailing the
profits properly accruing to it and she
asks the appointment of a receiver to
sell the 1882 shares of Metropolitan
company stock held by the Washington
Traction and Electric company and for
an accounting.
An injunction is also prayed for re-
straining the officers and directors of
the Metropolitan company from acting
as such.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-01-18

of the transmississippi states, of the
great state of Texas especially to the
live stock industry should urge upon ev-
cry native and every citizen of their
state the Importance of raising the
standard of the livestock and thus ad-
vance these states still further in the
commerce and agriculture of the world
and enhance, at the same time, indi-
Vidual interests.
Years ago we were satisfied with
Texas and other western Spanish steers.
There was a demand for them. Cattle
raiserS were satisfied with the native
strain. The steers, the beef the hide,
the horns, the hoof, the gristle We're all
about what we needed. But when we
got into communication with the world,
when we got into competition with the
older states we discovered that the best
grades of cattle, like the best grades of
horses and the best grades of sheep,
brought the best prices, whether for
consumption, or for breeding purposes.
And so We turned toward the obser-
vance of natures laws, for that is what
thOrOughbreeding is, and realizing that
only the fitteSt shall survive are de-
termined to make our western stock so
fit that it shall not be content to sur
vive with that of other lands, but shall
survive them all-peerless among stock
lands of the earth
Let it be remembered that we have
passed what I may term the 'delettan-
teism' of Thorough breeding 1t is no
lionaire's pastime. 1t is the hard, cold
question of gain or 1oss,' success or
failure; it is the sine qua non of the
stockman's prosperity"
Col Emondson traced the history of
the cattle raising industry in the Uni
ted States from the native Texas steer
of frontier days to the thoroughbred of
to-day, finally brought to its high stan
dard of breeding withEuropean blooded
stock, and continued:
Our stock is the best stock in the
world and the western states of the
union the stock farms of the world.
And so long as we shall rightly value
our immense advantages already
wrested. from the unwilling nations of
the old world; so long as we shall
thrill through and through with the
spirit of excelsior; so long as we shall
patiently and at immense pains and
cost insist that the best has yet to be
reached; so long as we shall continue to
insist that thoroughbreds, and thor
oughbreds only, are worth any man s
While in time, money or space they oc-
cupy-so long, and so long only, shall
we lead the world in live stock.
THE march of the thoroughbred is
the sign of the progress OF the age. The
world has less use for shams and fads
each passing day We therefore here
to-day stand for the best that can be
in the live stock world in this crowning
century,"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-01-18
EARLY CONVENTION.
First District Squabble Will Soon BE
Settled.

It is possible that the First congress
sional district committee will meet in
Topeka during the Kansas Day celebra-
ton, January 20, to fix the time and the
place for holding the convention which
will settle the trouble now existing in
the district.
Arthur Capper of Topeka is the chair
man of the committee and the only Cur
the Curtis and Bailey forces are hav
ing no disagreements over the one
question at issue, the date of the con-
vention, so Mr.. Capper is on that pro-
position with the majority.
Mr.. Capper has taken no steps
but the Curtis men are satisfied with
the suggestion that the committee meet
on Kansas Day.
A few days ago friend of the two
candidates told Mr.. Capper that the
committeeman would probably ask him
to call the committee to meet in Topeka
at that time. Speaking of this today
Mr.. Capper said:
4 have heard that there is a DISPOSE
tion on the part of some of the mem
the meeting on Kansas Day because the
members will be here to attend the Gel
ebratiOn.
Nothing has yet been said to me
upon the subject. The Curtis forces are
satisfied with that date and 1 under
stand the Bailey people feel the same
way.
If it is the desire of the members to
meet on Kansas Day L will Immediately
issue the call
1.-The TWO candidates. said Mr.. Cap
per, seen to desire an early convention
and l presume it will be held. can
not guess where the convention will
OO-''
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-01-18

bers of the senate were talked ''as CUB
ernatorial timber" caused Ryan to in
innate to some of his newspaper friends
that he might take a hand himself. he
has visited a number of counties seek
ing to form alliances which would ac-
crue to his political benefit and may
have the solid southeast at his back in
the convention.
He is provincial in speech and man
ner and this operates against his sue
cess as a campaigner- He can make
the eagle soar as well as any one but
he would scarcely be called a pleasing
orator. Last winter Senator Ryan made
a number of speeches in the senate
abusing the corporations and defending
the laboring men of Kansas.
But Senator Ryan's reputation stands
upon his championship of the cause
of the miners. 1t was he who introduced
the bill taking the position of mine in
spectOr out of politics and he had much
to do with its passage. BY the pro-
visions of that measure the miners are
allowed to elect their own inspector and
by that means they can see that he is
free from partisan bias and be sure
that he will not do things because they
will benefit "the party. The convention
of delegates from the miners societies
to elect an inspector will soon be held
in Topeka.
Senator Ryan is also the author of the
scrip and screen law and he has during
his public career been a trusted
champion of the interests of the miners.
He also supported the bill to make the
commissioner of labor a nOn-partisan
officer
The politicians are somewhat at sea
concerning Senator Ryan's candidacy
He comes from a portion of the state
which is strongly Populist and If that
section unites on Senator Ryan he will
be a candidate to be reckoned with
when the convention meets. Up to this
time, however, he has not been re-
garded as one of the leading candidates.
The fact that Senator Ryan is a Pop
ulist with Democratic leanings might
facilitate fusion OF the Populist and
Democratic forces.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-01-18
Chiefs of the Yaqui Indians
Issue Proclamation.
Declare They Are Fighting For
independence.
GOVERNMENT FORMED
Provisional in Character and
Capital Established.
If They Succeed Americans Are
Promised Advantages.

Chicago, Jan. 1s.-A special to the
Record from Ell Paso, Tex, says:
The Indians of Sonora, the only race
in all Mexico that was able to survive
the Spanish invasion and preserve it's
individuality, are making their last
stand against the Mexican government.
Thus far it seems the Mexican soldiers
have been found inadequate to cope
with the Yaquis.
A proclamation has been issued by
the ruler of the Yaquis nation, address,
ed ITO the American people, and is in
part as foIlows
The Yaqui nation has begun its
struggle for independence. 1t will no
longer tolerate the Mexican army in
Sonora The nation has established a
provisional government, the officers of
which are at Babispe. In the event of
the success of the Yaqui people over the
Mexicans no foreigners except native
born Americans will be allowed in So
nora for several years. The property
and persons of Americans in Sonora
will be protected by the Yaquis in every
way
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-01-18
WILL OPEN PORTS.
Implement Men Defeat the Twine
Trust-Secure Manila Hemp.

Kansas City, Jan. 1S.-The implement
men won their fight against the binder
came at the close of the afternoon ses-
sion in the shape of this telegram from
Washington from Representative CheS-
ter I. Long, of the Seventh Kansas dis
trict:
D. W. Blaine.
War department has just received
cablegram from Otis that an expedition
leaves Manila tonight to open hemp
ports. CHESTER I. LONG.
Washington, January II.
D. w. Blaine, of Pratt, Kan, has led
the fight on the binder twine trust and
he has maintained that If the ports
were opened the Philippine hemp could
reach this country in time to be made
into twine for the harvest this summer,
and thus break the back of the trust.
Ihe implement men had petitioned
the Washington officials to open the
ports and the authorities have taken
the action which many leading dele
gates declare will save the farmers of
the west many millions of dollars and
the farmers of Kansas alone $4,000. 900
in the lower price of binder tWine. 1t is
held by the implement men that even
if the hemp does not reach this country
in time to be made into binder twine
for the coming harvest, the hostile ac-
ton of the Washington authorities will
compel the trust to lower the price of
binder tWine.
The telegram was received by a
member of the Retail Implement Deal
ers' association at 4 o'clock yesterday
afternoon. Half an hour before the as
sociation had passed ringing and forci-
bic resolutions practically demanding of
President Mckinley that he open the
ports of southern Luzon to the exporta7
tion of Manila hemp, and petitioning
congress to investigate the causes that
led up to the closing of those ports. Had
the telegram come an hour earlier the
association probably would have taken
no formal action, unless it were a con-
gratulatory one.
The convention, which is the eleventh
held by the Western Retail Dealers I'M
plement and Vehicle association, con-
vened yesterday morning at 10 o'clock
at the Coates opera house. Never be-
fore has there been so many of the
dealers in the city during their conven-
ton, and they are buying lavishly. It
is estimated that there are about $500
dealers and manufacturers in Kansas
City now. Of these $50 are members of
the association.
Nice President F. X Allen will be
elected president, following the unwrit-
ten law of the association, and Secre-
tary Hodge will, of course, be retained
a c secretary
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-01-18
LOSES HIS SEAT.
Gen. Joe Wheeler Must Be
Elected Again.

New York, Jan. 1S.-A Times special
from Washington says: eff Gen. Joe
Wheeler expects to return to Washing
ton to take seat in congress without
further forrnality it looks as if he would
meet with disappointment. Inquiry
has been made since the announce
ment that he had been relieved from
further duty in the Philippines, and it
is found that it is the general agree
ment on both sides of the house that
it has been clearly shown by the eX-
animation of the case of Low and other
precedents that he has forfeited his
right to a seat in congress, and that
the only thing open to him is to go
back to his district and seek election
if he desires to continue in congress.'
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-01-18
LEASE OF PUBLIC LAND
Subject of a Long, Hard Strug-
gle at Fort Worth.

Fort Worth, Tex, Jan. 18.-The con-
vention of the National Live Stock as
sociation began its third days session
by the consideration of a resolution
that all public land adapted to grazing
purposes, be subject to lease by stock
men who are citizens.
This was discussed until adjournment
last night. The prospects are it will
receive endorsement of the convention
but not without very strong opposition
as the sheep men of nearly every state
and territory Of the entire west are
here fighting hard to defeat the meas
ure.
Col Hobb of New York. will be COM
mended by the executive committee to
appointment as United States COM
missioner to the Paris exposition in the
interest of the dead meat industry.
Speeches made today We're by T. f.
B. Sottram Of Missouri; j. H. Pickeral
of Illinois; Col. Edmondson of Missouri,
and others.
Col.R. E. Edmondson, of Kansas City,
No, took as his theme. The Western
March of the Tho1oug d6red." He said
in part:
but few years ago, certainly with
in the memory of most OF US, the plains
Of Texas, then so little known, the
steppes of New Mexico and Colorado,
the prairies Of the Northwest and the
valleys of California We're filled with
the wild horse, wild cattle and the wild
goat. Today not only have these herds
of wild animals disappeared but their
defendants are rapidly losing their
scrub characteristics in the better blood
that has been introduced into their veins
through the importation of the thor
oughbred.
'sTshe natural resources and the gener-
al adaptation of the vast stock lands
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-01-18
WHY WHEELER RETURNS.
Brigadier General Not Given Active
Service by General Otis.

New York, Jan. 1S.-A special to the
Herald from Washington says:
No doubt exists in the minds of
friends of Brig. Gen. Joseph Wheeler
that his return from the Philippines in
compliance with his own request is due
to the failure of Gen. Otis to give him
active service in the field.
In certain quarters an effort is made
to attribute Gen. Wheeler's return to
inability to stand the climate and to
his age. In refutation of the former his
friends point to a statement he made
after visiting the American lines, the
impression that country is unhealthy is
wrong" Regarding his age, it is point
Ell out that he is only about a year
older than Gen. Otis
The orders to Gen. Wheeler to return
were cabled about a week ago.