Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1902-10-03
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
For the Week Ending sept. 30.

Army maneuyers al Fort Riley, Kan,
began with 5000 troops in camp.
a tidal wave drowned 800 persons
in the Odawara district in Japan.
\ steamship line will be inaugurateG
between Pensacola, Fla, and south
Africa.
Two freight trains collided two
miles east Of Mercer, Pa, and four
men we're killed.
Garcia Monies. secretary of
finance, reported the Cuban budget
to be Sl4,OOO,OOO.
Andrew Freeman. Of New York,
has retired from the National Base
ball league control.
Union girl clerks at ~. Paul viii
pledge thems elves 10 marry only mem
berS of labor unions.
President Roosevelt mas signed the
order providing for the taking Of
census OF the Philippines.
The Eleventh Iowa district demo
Gratis have NOMINATED j. NJ. Parsons.
of Rock Rapids for congress.
Gustaf T.. Scifcld, Peshtigo CNis)
farmer, was shot and killed by his
son while beating his wife.
In "a quarrel over money Charles
HetTner and his wife were killed by
Ludwig Sedialyo at Cleveland, O.
st. Joseph CMich) excursion season
ended with record Of $4,000 visitor.
and l,225 marriages since Jan. ].
The yacht Little Haste. of Mas~a-
chusettS won the national cham-
pionship i'm contest off Chicago.
The cut of the saWmills in Mime
apoli~ shows shortage Of nearly
10o,00O,oo0 feet over the log cut last
year.
King Victor Emmanuel has cent
$4,000 for the relief OF the families
Of the victims of the recent storms
in Sicily.
The comptroller Of the treasury has
allowed Kentucky S12O. $50 for expense
incurred i'm raising troops for the war
with spain.
The cattle feeding industry is revived
in the west after two years idlercss.
Fully 100000 head are 90 be cared for
I'm five states.
The Ohio democrats have nominate
ed Thomas Bentham for congress in
tho First district and Harry G. Bush
in the Second.
\ London rumor that Queen Chris
tina of spain married her master II
the horse while travelling In Austria
is denied IN Madrid.
Government investigation shows the
immense value Of irrigation I'm reclaim-
ing vast tracts ~ arid lands and maxi
ing them profitable.
VIII Mathi~hou tvhite) and Orlando
Lester (colored) were hanged al Ok
ford, Mis-. for the murder Of the
Montgomery brothers.
The twcnty-second annual conven-
ton Of the American Federation Of
Labor will Ice held al New Orleans be-
ginning November - next.
\ series Of earthquake shocks in
east Iurkestan resulted i'm the loss
of over 1000 lives and the destruc-
ton 81 a number of villages.
Lew~ Russell was hanged at Mich
igan City, Ind, for the murder Of
Perry Stout near Princeton April %
al a dance. Both were colored.
Senator Hanna will be asked 10 set
tie the great lakes towing controversy
over nouunion cooks. Union tugmen
refuse to eat food cooked by them
The republicans have nominated
Nicholas Longworth for congress in
the FIRST Ohio district and Judge v.
II. p. Gobcl in the Second district.
The president If the American Elec-
tric institute says the value of electric
installations since 1sS4 has increased
from $l,0000OO00O 10 $1,000 600 OOO
\ combine Of lead manufacturers.
with 100000 900 capital. at the head II
which are Whitney Rogers and Gug-
genheim interests. has been arranged
i'm New York.
Alliron-working trades Of the coun-
try are at work on a concerted plan
for adopting a nine-hour day. This
reform is the result of cooperation Of
employers and employees.