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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1900-11-02
Death of an Aged Negro.

Pittsburgh, Pa, Oct. 81. - Edward
Henry. reputed TO be the oldest man in
the country, died at his home Friday,
aged 116 years. lie was born a slave in
Culpepper, Va, in 1854. During his long
career he was married five times and is
survived by his fifth wife, by whom he
had 10 children. He is said to be the ia
Their of 60 children.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1900-11-02
PnrnlySing Figures.

y Jesuit priest now in South Africa
writes 10 the boys in the New York coll
lege where he was formerly a profess
sor: Nine in the blessed language is
din ~'amauwanmngwaheia, but this is
nothing TO 900, which is mashumiamag-
Cuamahna-manwanamaugwahela-ana-
Observation-Disclosures manWanaingov-
'alea-gowakadiheranamanwauamgwa.
hela."
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1900-11-02
Hank Robbe1

Lawrenceville, H., Oct. 27.-Burglars
entered the store Of Seeds Bros, gen
eral merchants and bankers, at
Bridgeport, and, after placing three
charges of dynamite, blew up the safe
and secured about $1,000 in money,
notes and iewelry.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1900-11-02
AT Highest Point,

Washington, Oct. 27-The gold in
the treasury on Friday amounted to
s451, Az, 4O4, the highest point ever
reached since the foundation of the
government. This is said TO be the
largest gold fund in the world.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1900-11-02
Dreadful Mine Disaster.

Wilkesbarre, Pa, Oct. 3O.-A ter.
rifle explosion of gas occurred in the
Kingston mine of the Kingston Coal
company Tuesday afternoon. One
man has been taken out dead. Twelve
others are in the mine.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1900-11-02
Children Drowned.

Port Clinton, o., Oct. 29-The four
children of William Stark were
drowned near Plaster Bed by the cap
sizing of a boat.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1900-11-02
Queen Not Ill.

London, Oct. 3O.-There is no truth
in the report that Queen Victoria is i'll
though, naturally, she is affected by
the death of her grandson, Prince
Christian Victor of Schleswig- IIolstein
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1900-11-02
GoebeI Witness Admits Perjury.

Louisville, Ky, Oct. 3o.-The Louis
Vile Evening Post prints an affidavit
of Finley Anderson, the telegraph OPP
orator upon whose testimony Caleb
Powers was convicted of completely in
the murder of Gov. Goebel, in which
Anderson swears his story told on the
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1900-11-02
Vote for Allotment.

Fort Worth, Tex, Oct 27.-The gen
eral council of Kaw Indians has voted
almost unanimously in favor of the
allotment Of their lands.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1900-11-02
verdict may be reached at night.

verdict may be reached at night.
Terrell required the services of 4
physician Monday night and APP
peared in court in a pitiabe condi-
ton Tuesday morning.
Hon. Il. 5. Cameron resumed his ar
gument for the defense Tuesday
morning, dealing largely with the
insanity claim.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1900-11-02
This Conoerns You

For can tell by the way you walk you
have Indigestion. You haven't the firm
dignified walk and general air that
comes after one is cured OF Indigestion,
as you surely can be by taking Or. Cald-
wells Syrup Pepsin. Get it at Sharrar
x Mulholland' s.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1900-11-02
Not Infected with Plague.

ST. Petersburg, Oct. 30-The Rus.
sian plague commission announces
that Port Said, Bender Abbas and
Bushir are not infected with the dis.
ease.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1900-11-02
seven Killed.

Helena, Mont, Oct 3O.-In a wreck
on the Northern Pacific road at De
Hart seven passengers were killed and
several injured.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1900-11-02

a woman's hest friend tongue,
when It's m motion
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1900-11-02
Explosion Mt Canton.

Hong-Kong, Oct. 3O.-Reports from
Canton say the explosion that occurred
there Sunday morning. destroying four
houses near the governors yamen, is
likely to prove serious 10 the reform
ers. The officials, according to the ad-
vices, are convinced that the destruc-
ton of the yamens and the murder OF
the officials were contemplated. The
house in which the explosion occurred
was occupied, but was visited occasion.
ally, and packages were taken there
The lessee of the building is missing
but his guarantor has been arrested;
and the authorities hope TO compel him
to give the names of all the persons i'm.
plicated.
1t is probable that evidence will be
manufactured against the sympathiz-
ers with the reform movement.
Ii has been ascertained that six per.
sons were killed and two wounded.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1900-11-02
Diplomats Mt Picking Agree.

Peking, Oct. 2s.-A meeting of the
diplomatists was held this morning
to consider the form of the negotia-
tions for settlement of the China diff
Guilty. The decision arrived at is kept
secret in order to prevent any informal
ton reaching the Chinese.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1900-11-02
Awaiting the Replies.

London, Oct. 30.-The British foreign
office has not yet received the Russian
and French reply to the Anglo-German
agreement on China. The reply of the
United States was expected Tuesday
afternoon, but it had not been deliv-
cred at four o'clock.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1900-11-02
the reasonable demands of the foreign

the reasonable demands OF the foreign
powers"
Secretary Hay took the precaution.
however, TO instruct Mr.. Conger to as
certain as TO whether the punishments
accorded with the gravity of the
crimes committed. He also made it
known TO Mr.. Conger that il would be
regrettable if Chang vi and Chao Shu
Chaio escaped their Just deserts" 1t
seems apparent from the action now
taken by the ministers at Picking, pre-
sumably including Mr.. Conger, that
they have concluded that the punish
ments proposed by China are not ade-
quate to the gravity of the crimes COM
mitted.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-01-04
WAR NEWS IN BRIEF.
-: .:-....-.-.--.-- :::-:-.:-.---.-:.:-:-


Sixty-five cases of enteric fever are
reported from Ladysmith.
Russian officers and privates continue
to join the Boer army.
| British censored reports say only 400
wounded at Tugela river Friday.
From lack of horses the Rough Rider
force will be cut down to 10000.
Conan Doyle, the novelist. has volun-
| teered for South African service.
Cape Town advices say the Beers are
massng a great force at Stormberg.
French press express sympathy for
Gen. Butler in his alleged disgrace.
Lord Roberts denounces as untrue sto-
ries of disloyalty among the Irish troops.
The Umbria and three Allen Line
steamers have been chartered as trans
ports.
Queen Victoria entertained on Dec. 26,
at Windsor Castle, the wives and chill
drcn of soldiers in South Africa.
The British wounded who fell into the
Beers hands at Stormberg have been
removed to Burghersdorp. ten miles
north.
When next army division is completed
England will have 100000 men in the
field against the Beers. This includes
reserves and volunteers.
A Rome paper says it is learned that
the British troops to Egypt will shortly
be replaced by Italians to enable the for
mer to go TO South Africa.
Beers excuse themselves for firing on
stretcher bearers by asserting two squads
of Connaught Rangers took cover under
civilian bearers of Red Cross.
England threatens trouble IL Portugal
continues to allow supplies of war ma
terial and foreign volunteers to reach the
Transvaal through Dcagoa bay.
A Berlin news agency has reports
from Washington that the American
Government intends to invite the Euro.
pean powers to propose mediation to Eng
land.
Butler is being mercilcssly criticised by
London military experts for his tactics
which are by some called imbecile.
The Common Council of London voted
to raise and equip 1000 volunteers and
also appropriated f25,000 for expenses.
Beers claim they lost only Is killed
and 43 wounded at Magersfontein. They
say British prisoners admit their losses
of killed and wounded reach 1900.
Lord Goschen reports that the admiral
ty has already provided sea transport
for 10000 troops of all arms to South
Africa. Another 10000 are available II
the ministers eesd thezA.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-01-04

Rev. George II. Purvis, Princeton, N.
j., will succeed the late DIR. John Hall
of the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian
Church. New York.
1t is announced that there are 101
farmers and seventeen mechanics in the
lower house Of the Connecticut Legisla-
ture. Thcfc ar. 252 members in all.
The Tree-Planting Association of New
York City has planted about LOO trees
since January, 1899, along the river
front and in the residence streets.
Richard Croker has agreed to pay for a
monument TO be- erected in Evergreen
cemetery. New York, to the memory OF
Bill Anthony, late of the battlcship
Maine, who committed suicide.
A French scientist has found that some
kinds of mushroom afford a vaccine
against the venom OF snakes. The juice
Of the mushroom renders a person inn
mune against the poison for a month or
two.
The report Of the director of the nina
states that the various mints and assay
Offices in the country handled a greater
amount of gold the past year than ever
before. Stocks of gold increased over
5000, ,O00. 900 in the year, and now amount
to nearly a billion dollars. The produc-
ton of gold is increasing at an enormous
rate throughout the world.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-01-04
EARTHQUAKES IN CALIFORNIA.
Many Towns ON the Coast Severely
Shaken by HenYy shock.

Christmas morning at 4:25 o'clock "A Sc
we're earthquake visited Southern Cali
fornia and caused extensive disaster. At
San ,Iacinto, a town in Riverside County,
the shock seemed to have had it's center.
1t lasted twelve seconds only, but the
severity was great. At the Baboda In
dian reservation six squaws were killed
by falling walls, two fatally and many
seriously injured. The main shock was
preceded by loud, roaring sound and
awakening many just in time to escape
from the doomed buildings. The business
street was such a wreck tons Of debris
had to be removed before buildings could
be entered. Over $4,000 damage is es-
timated at San Jacinto and at Hemit.
small town near by. At the latter
place the large tourist hotel was badly
damaged and also the hospital at San
Jacnto. The rear wall of the Johnston
block in Hemit fell. Fortunately no per-
son was injured at either place so far as
is known.
Other places where the shock was Sc
yerely felt were Santa Ana. Anheim, San
Bernardna and Riverside. However, no
heavy damage is reported from any Of
those places. In Santa Ana guests of
uOteiS WE'RE dlHlOSl TOllcu from JuelT DcuS,
clocks were stopped and brick walls of
several buildings were badly cracked.
People reused from their beds. rushed to
the streets, some in their night clothing,
and remained up until daylight. The
shock was terrific at Needles, but no Sc
rious damage was reported. At Ventura
houses were damaged and the shock was
followed by high wind and heavy sea.
The heaviest earthquake ever known
occurred at Anaheim. 1t lasted ten sec
onds and was violent from the begin
ming. Lodging houses were emptied and
the streets were filled with shivering
people. a number of buildings were
cracked. but no serious damage was done.
The county hospital at Bowers was dam
aged by the earthquake. The shock al
most shook Hemit to pieces. There are
but two chimneys left in town. At Red
lands the shock lasted one minute and
a quarter.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-01-04
PERISH IN A STORM.
Twenty-onc English Sailors Lose The
Lives.


In terrific storm the British steam
ship Ariosto was wrecked on Diamond
shoals, off Cape Hatteras, and twenty
one of the crew were drowned. Had
they remained on the ship until the life
savers succeeded in making connection
from the shore to the wreck all would
have been saved. The captain and eight
men remained on the boat till breeches
buoy was rugged up and they were saved.
The twenty one men who chose to risk
their fate in the ships lifcboat were
drowned between the vessel aud the
shore.
The Ariosto, 2,265 tons net register,
sailed from Galveston bound for Ham
burg via Norfolk, where she meant to
touch for coal. Dense fog has prevailed
off this coast for several days, and, al
though it lifted the night before, it is
believed that the ship had previously lost
her bearings and got too close inshore.
Soon after the Arosto struck the waves
began to roll over her. and twenty-one
men Of her crew launched three of her
boats and attempted to come ashore.
Within plain sight Of the watchers, in
Guiding the crews Of the lifc-saving sta
tions, who stood upon the beach, power
iCHb
their lives. One after another the three
boats foundered in the heavy seas. Not
one succeeded in reaching the shore, and
not one of the occupants escaped with
his life. Captain Baines and eight men,
the remainder of the thirty aboard the
vessel, elected To remain aboard the ship
after she struck, and this saved their
lives.
Strenuous efforts were made by the
crews of the Hatteras and Ocracoke life
saving stations TO save the imperiled men
on the Ariosto. After several Intellectual
efforts to land line aboard the doomed
ship by firing it from the gun ashore, it
was accomplished. 4 line which reached
the stranded steamer was by those
aboard made fast to the mast, and the
breeches buoy of the Ocracoke stations
crew was sent out to the ship by Captain
Howard. Soon above the boiling seas a
man in the buoy slid ashore on the life
line, while wild cheers arose from those
on ship and shore. Before nightfall the
last man WAS ashore
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-01-04
Tributes to Moody.

~ 4'Aoouys
MIR. Moody probably had more friends
than any other man in this country
New York Herald
Moody had immense force. The fire of
zeal that burned in him spread warmth
wherever he went. kindling cooler men
to sympathetic action.-Philadelph
North American.
There cannot by possibility be any just
and competent judgment concerning Mr..
Dwight l.. Moody which does not pro-
nouH,e him to have been a great man.
Boston Advertiser.
Mr.. Moody was not man for whom
theological subtleties had any charm. But
his convictions never halted. What he
believed he believed with heart and soul.
Boston Transcript.
A Christian hero has passed away. The
world is poorer for his going, but richer
for his life, and thousands are blessing
God. and will bless him through all eter-
nifty for the message which they heard
from this Philadelphia Ledger.
1t was not uniting that Dwight L..
Moody should pass to his long sleep as
the world was ringing with the note of
preparation for the Christmas festival.
His long and strenuous manhood found
its be-all and its end-all in the Star Of
Bethlehem New York Mail and Ex-
press.
Although lacking in scholastic culture
and not remarkable for the graces of ora
tory, he Touched the hearts Of the masses
and even wrought powerfully upon the
feelings Of men and women accustomed
to sitting unmoved under the ministra-
tions of the most learned theologians.-
Washington Post.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-01-04

Washington officials are deeply inter-
ested in the report that Holland and
Irish societies are planning raid on
Canada broadly similar to that attempt
ed by the Fenians in 1866. The adj
ministration will make dligent effort to
maintain tae neutral position which in
ternational law demands under the cir
cumstances. While citizens and foreign
ers living within our borders have the
right to sell all sorts of supplies to either
the Beers or the British, assuming the
risk of confiscation upon the high seas
when the cargoes are contraband of war,
it is incumbent upon the Government to
exercise its authority to the utmost to
prevent the organization in the United
States of armies or societies intended to
invade the territory of either of the ma
tons at war. With the knowledge that
the administration would he required TO
assist Great Britain to the extent of pre-
venting an invasion of Canada from the
United States the promoters Of the
scheme, if it is really contemplated, are
keeping under cover. Their arrest would
Immediately follow detection.
-
President and Mrs. Mckinley spent
Christmas alone. Mr.. and Mrs. Abner
Mckinley, contrary TO their custom,
could not come to Washington TO take
Christmas dinner, and no invitations were
sent for others to dine ut the White
House. Christmas has never been more
quietly spent at the executive mansion.
Express wagons rolled up to the house
all during the morning, bearing boxes and
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-01-04

Sweden has S175,540,OO0 invested in
railroads.
London is to spend S150O0.000 on new
drainage works.
Americans buy S7,OO0,OOO worth of mil
linery in Paris yearly.
The Italian Parliament House has been
pronounced unsafe for occupancy.
Great Britain's insane have increased
1000 annually for the last ten years.
An attempt is being made to establish
a permanent German theater in London.
Switzerland has an electric railway
7,45O feet above the sea level, the highest
in the world.
This years famine in India covers $780,
600 square miles, and renders miserable
30,000,000 people.
BY order OF the Russian Government,
court officials are being instructed in ORR
entail languages.
In Barcelona, Spain, out OF $4,000 per-
sons liable for taxes this year, only 1900
have paid the amounts due.
japanese mills prefer American cotton
because It has longer staple than that
from any other country.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-01-04
PUSH BRITISH AT LAoYsMirA.
Beers Continue TO Hammer at whites
Forces i'm Besicged Town.

Forces IN Besteged foWns
From Pietermaritzburg COMES the news
Of another battle at Ladysmth. Maj. A.
G. King, Capts. Wathen and Oakes,
Lieut.. Hulse and Lieut.. Col. Fawcett
were wounded and nine non-commission-
ed officers and men were killed. Ten
others were wounded There were no
details.
According to u telegram from Chievely,
Natal, the Beers surprised picket OF
hussars to the eastward OF the camp.
Two British were killed. They lost sew
en- horses also.
In special article discussing the in
ternational law aspects of Boer importa-
tions through Delagoa Bay, the London
Times says: Were we to adopt, either
with or without the consent of Portugal,
the drastic measures which are so airily
suggested in some quarters we might
find ourselves suddenly confronted with
international complications far more Sc
rious and injurious to the successful pros
ecution of the South African war than
the evils of which il was sought to Sc
cure an abatement"
Rumors of the seizure OF Delagoa Bay
by the British are just renewed in Ber-
lin and Lisbon, but it is said there no
such steps have been taken, and those
in position to know declare that Hour
shipped from America TO Portuguese
agents in Delagoa Bay will be released
after due diplomatic delay.
The same persons insist that the Brit
ish plan is to check as much as possible
all shipments to Lourcnzo Marquee in
order to worry the Beers into taking the
aggressive step OF invading Portuguese
territory, and taking Lourenzo Marquee
and all the war material and food in
store there, so that t.e British navy can
attack the place and capture it and move
against the Transvaal through it on the
plea of Boer aggression, and without
laying the British Government open to
foreign interference
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-01-04
Echoes from EnpIisb pres.

British officers have purchased $500
mules in Naples for South Africa.
Mr.. Sauer, one of the Cape ministers,
christened his last child Paul Kruger"
The people of Durham sang the English
national anthem when the troops were
arriving.
Several young men who embarked at
Naples on the steamer Kaiser, bound for
Natal. TO join the Beers, have been ar
rested by the Italian Government.
The Rev. Arthur Robbins, chaplain to
the Queen and to the household troops at
Windsor, described Kruger, in recent
sermon, as a semi-savage who had 'spat
on us between his curses and his pray
ORG
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-01-04
:
SEES THIEF FROM PULPIT.

Minister Leaps from ChanceI. and
Catches Prowler.
While preaching the Christmas service
in st. Pauls Episcopal Church at Mari
nctte, Wis, Rev. DIR. IL. w. Schefeler
saw u thief coming out of his house with
his pockets stuffed full of valuablcs. He
quickly stopped in the middle of SEN
tence and threw off bis vestments and
gave chase He caught the prowler and
handed him over to the police The thief
was sentenced 10 six months in the pen
itentiary.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-01-04
-----
FIFTEEN MEN PERISH.
Unknown Bark Goes Down in Mid
ocean with All on Board.

News has been brought to Norfolk,
Va, of the loss of an unknown ship and
her crew of fifteen in the terrible storm
of Saturday night. With her great steel
bows bent and twisted by murderons
seas, two propeller blades gone, and steel
lifeboats transformed by giant waves so
that they rcsembled the figure ''S," the
overdue Johnston liner Noranmore. a
10,000-ton vessel, the largest tramp boat
afloat, arrived in port, twenty-three days
out from Liverpool, after encountering
a hurricane of tremendous proportions
and one that nearly sent the big ship to
the bottom of the ocean.
Capt. Richardson brought the first news
of the loss of the bark in midocean with
fifteen souls; of the almost unequaled
heroism on the part of boats crew
from his ship in an attempt TO save the
lives Of those on the sinking ship, and
how in the hurricane and darkness his
own men narrowly escaped death.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-01-04
PgLstsInssfh
'pREss
The Case of Roberts.


Mr. Roberts would evidently rather he
Omaha Bee
AS a bone OF contention in Congress
Mr.. Roberts will represent three ribs
Philadelphia Times,
Roberts had better voluntarily get out
of Congress unless he is willing 10 risk
the corruption Of his morals.-Louisyille
Courier-J Journal.
The wives OF Brigham III. Roberts may
az well prepare to give their husband an
early and tender welcome home.--Kansas
City Star.
The opponents Of Brighamist Roberts
probably considered their case as good
as won when they got an Ohio man to
fire the first gun.-Chicago Times-Her-
aid.
Regardless OF results, Congressman
Roberts adherents will always maintain
that he is just as good citizen and hus-
band as the Sultan Of Sulu.-Milwaukee
Sentinel.
Congressman Roberts insists that there
Is more morality in Salt Lake than in
Washington. In the interest of moral
ity, then, MIR. Roberts ought to be glad
of an opportunity to stay at honest.
Louis Globe Democrat.
Brigham H. Roberts showed himself q
skillful orator in the speech which he
delivered in his own behalf. The House
Of Representatives. however, put oratory
at a discount as compared with public
| sentiment and statutory law, the vote Of
| 302 to 30 against the Utah Congress-
man telling a story just as eloquent in
| its own way as even Demosthenes
could have uttered.-Chicago News.
| Mr.. Roberts, representing the peculiar
| immortality of the Mormon system, asks
| the American people to receive him and
his wives, three in number, into the
| bosom of socity and treat the whole
Roberts combination as paragons of vir-
tuous living. This recognition of polyg-
amy the Congress of the American peo-
pie will not accord Utah.-Minneapolis
| Journal.
The opposition to Roberts has from the
| beginning been largely partisan. The
evangelical churchmen that have engaged
in the effort toward his expulsion from
| Congress have without doubt been honest
and sincere, but the fight was instituted
| in Utah 10 gain partisan advantage and
| the crusade of The churches elsewhere
has followed through ignorance of actual
conditions in that State. Polygamy is a
| dying institution in Utah. The crying
evil Of the State is not polygamy, but
church diclation in politics. Roberts rep
| rescntS both evils.--Denver Post.