Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1903-01-09

LIZ l'Sbplis hoNtllsl, lHuldhds IIOl
Rudolph Nirchow, scientist, Germany
eX-Justice Horace Gray, suprem
court of the United States; Quee
Marie Henrietta, Belgium; Mai. j. w
Powell, scientist. United States; Emil
lola, novelist, France; Elizabeth Cad
Stanton, womans rights leader; Fried
rich Alfred Krupp, steel master, rs
sen; Rev. Joseph Parker. Congrega
tionalist. England; Thomas b. Reed
eX-speaker of the United States hous,
of representatives; Mary Hartwel
Catherwood, novelist, Chicago.
Imports.
Customs figures for the calendar
year December estimated) show i'm
ports Of gold and silver of $l05Os,
357 against so 1907, 7s5 last year. Mer-
chandise imports aggregated $3.50
Cpl ,495 as against S555.O2O.575 last
year.
Generous Gifts.
The donations and requests to edu-
cational, charitable and religious in
stitutions in this country in 1902 foot
up S77,397, 167 against Sl23, SIS, 1872 for
1901
Business Failures.
During 1902 there were reported
9,97l commercial failures, with liabili-
ties of S1Oj.693,G2 3 and assets Of $50
SO, 500, a decrease in number of Ga
per cent. and falling off of liabilities
Of Is per cent. from 1901.
EmbezzIements, Forgeries, Etc.
The record Of embezzling. forgery.
aefaulting and bank wrecking for
1902 shows considerable increase.
being S6,769.125, against S4.Os5, 500 in
1901.
Railroad Disasters
The loss of life by railroad acct
tents reported by mail and telegraph
or 1902 was 3.l6j as compared with
.669 in 1901 and 1,409 in 1900. The
lumber Of seriously injured was
,4s7 as compared with 3.265 i'm 1901
nd $50 in 1900. In addition 10 the
oss of life on the steam roads. AS
'erSons have been killed and 2.144
ersons seriously injured in electric
ar accidents.
Epidemics.
The loss of life by epidemic disease
'as greatly increased as compared
18th 1901. Last year the victims of
holera and plague numbered about ,
5000. and this year about $4,000. +
ndia. China. Japan. Egypt, and the
hilippine islands being the princi-
al countries afflicted. No account is
iade in this estimate OF the famine
ctims in Finland, Sweden. and Rus
a. as no reports of the fatalities
ave yet been made.
Wars.
Although the Boer war and the
hilippine outbreak are already
lings of the past, the war loss for
Ie year keeps Well up 10 that of last
.ar. being, in round numbers. %
% in 1902, as compared with 27.6OO
1901. The heaviest losses this year
we been i'm China, Africa. Venezuela
ld the Transvaal
At sea.
Tie total loss Of life by marine
sasters was 1900, as compared with
- i'm 1901.
Fire LosseS.
The total fire losses of 1902 will be
'out S154.60O.0 900. which is an i'm.
ovement in the situation as com.
red with 1901. The losses this wear
100000 and upwards reached a
tai of S76,6jO.0O0
LynchIng-.
The lynching, reported in 1902 show
gratifying decrease, being but 90 as {
impaired with 1875 in 1901. or these ;
nchings 81 occurred in the south and
ne in the north. OF the total number
were negroes, 9 whites and In
IN. One negro woman was lynchec
South Carolina.
Suicides.
steadily increase in the :
ited States, and faster than the in
Ease of population warrants. The
tai number reported for 1902 is !
81. The steadiness of this increase
shown by the following compare
D; In 1899 there were 5,34O cases; in
70, 6,755; in 1901, 7,245; in 1902, 1921.
Hangings.
he number of legal executions in =
2 was IA, as compared with lis in "
and 119 in 1900. There were 10i u
lged in the south and 43 in the O
-th, of whom IS were negroes, Sc "
ties, Indians. and Chinaman.
Murders.
he number of murders and homi- n
es OF various kinds continues to Il
rease. The total number for the !,