Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1902-02-14
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
For the Week Ending Feb. II.

In Newburgh. ~. y.
The explosion OF boiler on towboat
il Pittsburg killed six persons
Fire losses in the United States in
January amounted TO sl6,TOO0.
Thomas Sidney Cooper. a noted land
scape painter. died near London.
Gold assaying SIS ton has been dis
covered on a farm near Depeyster, y. \.
Admiral Schley has been given "A $1,000
piano by some one whose identity Is I'M
known
The cabinet council Of Spain has author
ized a treaty OF friendship with the United
States.
Tom Brown (colored) was lynched by
MOB at Nicholasvi!le KY Tor assauluhs
a white girl.
J. Plrrpont Morgan's special train ran
from Philadelphia 10 New York, 10 miles
in 81 minutes.
Frank Fennell killed Annie Johnson and
himself at Great Falls Mont, aiter a
lovers quarrel.
Michael Smith. John Jacimo and John
Rabbie were killed IN u mine at south
McAlester, i. Il.
Armstrong Hensley was hanged at Err
win, Tenn, for the murder OF his six-yeaT-
old stepdaughter.
Kaiser Wilhelm Is taking steps 10 OPP
pose the establishment OF Christian Sci
ence IN Germany.
Orpehon music hall in Chicago was oe-
stroy ed by nre, and eight persons were IN
| Jurtd, one seriously.
Frank Knapp. merchant and postmaster
| at Bertram, Iowa. was run over auo kI4eo
! by a Northwes tern train.
The Berlin Missionary societys build
| ing5. at Fayen, China, have been burned
| by an antl-Christlan mob.
Gen. De Vets last gun and his cmet
! Neutenapt commandment. Vessels, nave
been captured by the British
The Manila chamber Of commerce has
! sent address to congress urging SAFE OF
! government lands 10 settlers
Fire In Brooklyn destroyed the shadbolt
wagon factory and other property worth
! $4,000 and injured a persons
Robbers tunneled under the Muskegon
/ (Mich) savings bank until they reached
the vault. but only secured $29.
The Chicago health department Is or
ganlziug cooperative crusade 10 crush
out smallpox in the middle west
Emperor William has issued an order
! barring from court all professors IN splr-
| ltuallsm. faith cure and kindred cuts.
Thomas Seorle. of 81. Anne township
! H., the Oldest inhabltant OF kankaAee
| county, died a the age OF ioO years
Three barges loaded with coal were lost
Oh their way from Newport News TO Bos-
ton and crews OF 70 persons were cro"neo.
The steamship Phiiadelphla, on its last
. trip west, exchanged wireless teIt grdph
/ messages with EnBlAL0 until 40 mics from
I land.
capt Grossman. an army officer, walked
l ~ miles on the Danube river win MS
LeWly invented shoes, towing smaI
I boat.
The London Daily News has changed
hands. and the new proprietor announces
.hat he will not print betting or turf
news.
The Industrial commission. IN its report on
combines urges laws giving more pubic
.ty TO their affairs and 20 prevent over
capitalization.
The state railroad commission declared
IN. Park avenue tunnel disaster ~ NtW
York city due to negligence OF Ne" iolh
Central officials.
The PRESBYTERIAN committee on creed re-
vision issued state meEt asserting that
the church does not teach that those dying
IN infancy are lost.
Euless Whitaker (colored). charged
with the MURDER Of John Dorster. was
taken from Jail at Lynchburg Tenn, and
hanged by mob
4 merger OF the Northwestern, St. Paul
and Rock Island roads is said TO be con-
templated by the Vanderbilt, Moore and
Rockefeller interests.
The date of the national conference OF
charities and corrections, which was SCI
for Milwaukee. mas been changed TO De-
trolt, May = 10 June inclusive
Plants OF j. manufacturing concerns
at Springfield. O., were destroyed by
fire. the loss being $4,000 and Sv' men
were thrown out of employment.
President Roosevelt has iudorsed the
report OF the board recommending honors
for the heroes Of the Cuban campaign with
one exception. and that is himself.
A Cincinnati judge has ruled that strlk
ers must not employ persuasion or any
other means 10 interfere with nonunion
men desiring work in carriage factory
BY the death Of Anna Kushner, aged SIX
. wears. the fifth victim of the recent fire
p at Waterloo. la, IS dead. OF the entire
family only an lS-mont hs-oid baby sur
wives.
Manila dispatch says that Edmond
D A. Dubose and Lewis Russell, deserter'
I from the Ninth cavalry, who stole arms
: and joined the insurgents. were captures
: and hanged
: The federal court at 81. Louis decided
- that regular army officers cannot SIT A
2 members OF court-martlals to try Volun
S teers Two hundred prisoners Will b.
= freed because OF the decision.
. The Hindoo twins. Radica and Dordina
who were united IN a manner similar 10 TIT
= Siamese twins who were exhibited
V throughout the world. were separated a
I Paris Sunday afternoon by DIR. Doyon tn
operation lasted % minutes, and was Ell
tirely successful