Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-10-01
THE NATION.

better nor worse He will reside in New
York this winter.
The Central Labor Union OF New York
has nominated Henry George for Mayor
Lightning struck an oil well near Lima,
Ohio, the other day. The fire was com
municated with adjoining tanks, and be-
fore the flames could be subdued the
machinery, tanks and about 1900 barrels
of oil were burned. The loss to the oil
men is about $4,000
The chief of the bureau of statistics re
ports that 1896 immigrants arrived in
this country during August last, against
26,2l4 during the same month of 1885, and
that for the eight months ended August
81 they numbered 554,659 against 240,9l in
the same portion of last year.
The strike of the western window glass
workers has been settled.
In criminal court in st. LOUIS the date
fixed for the execution OF HIgh NJ. Brooks,
alias Walter H. Lennox Maxwell the
chloroformer and Chic Chagiak and Chic
Coon, the Chinese highlander, were post
poned, the former TO sixty and the latter
thirty days, in order 10 allow transcript
of the case to be made before the appeals
. are taken to the supreme court
The new 81 silver certificates will be
ready about October LIST, the rs about
three weeks later and the SIS about the LIST
of November. There is already "A great
demand for them, and the force at the
bureau Of engraving are working extra
hours.
The business part of Greenfield Neb,
was burned the other night; loss S400
BY a new Mexican law American drum
mers' have TO take out monthly license
costing $50 before they can sell goods in
Mexico
1t is reported that the Milwaukee < St
Paul railway company has adopted the
Edison system of telegraphing from NOV
ing trains and will put it in operation on
its whole line.
The Chester boot and shoe manufactur-
ing company of Chicago which had a con
tract with the state - employ convicts
in the Chester penitentiary at 81 cents per
day, have failed. The prisoners are un-
employed and Indebtedness 20 the state is
picking up at the rate of $500 per day.
\ storm Of hail and wind did about $50.
900 worth of damage in South Bend. Ind,
the other.
James Howe founder of the SPIRIT Of the
Times, and an most intimate friend Of
Horace Greedy, i, dead.
A collision occurred near Kansas City
the other day, and the engineers of the
colliding trains were killed
Figures complied in the office Of tho
second assistant Postmaster-General show
that the cost of the star route service dur
ing the last fiscal year was S5,4l4.s4, adc
crease Of 5000 or l.57 per cent, as com
pared with the preceding fiscal year The
steamboat service also reduced in
cost during the year from sj63 002 10 SAG,
4l9, or little over twenty per cent.
Members of the G. A. r. demand that
ex-commiSsioner OF Pensions Dudley be
investigated.
The fisheries question between the
United States and Canada is in fair way
of settlement. \ treaty has been drawn
up between England and the United
kstates in regard to that matter, which is
said to meet the views of the representa-
tives of both governments
The Moosic powder mill at Jermyn, Pa
exploded the other morning, killing vii
liam Miller, aged %, and Bailey Wage
aged 40 years. The bodies were blown &c
atoms and sunk in the river near 10y.
Three tons of powder exploded. The
shock was at first believed 10 he an earth
quake.
The collections of internal revenue dur
ing the months Of July and August last
amounted to $40 go, being an increase
of Sl,550,647 over the collections during
the corresponding period of last year
There was an increase of $3.50, 953 on spirit:
of 1921 go on tobacco, and Of SHEDS OF
fermented liquors The only decrease wa,
sl3455 on miscellaneous articles.
The Old Charter Oak insurance company
of Connecticut, is seriously embarrassed
George NJ. Bartholomew, its president l:
missing together with about Sl27,0 ol
the funds Of the company.
To employees of me government print
ing office presented their retiring chief,
Mr.. s. p Rounds, with an elegant silver
service, consisting of thirteen pieces.
After residence of forty-six years in
Essex county, Ontario, Joseph Winter
died at his home in Windsor recently. At
an early age was member OF the British
army and was sent to Canada TO take part
in the patriotic war. The long trip from
Halifax to Amhurstburg was made in
sleighs by the entire party, and they To-
Gated there until the following spring,
when Mr.. Winter walked 20 London and
bought his discharge. His wife, whom he
married nearly forty-five years ago, sur
wives him, do also five children.
Mr.. Sedgwick, the envoy TO Mexico, ar
rived in Washington on the 10Th inst. He
declined to be interviewed either with re-
gard 10 his business in Mexico or tho state
ments which have been published regard
ing his personal conduct there. In the
latter respect he says he can only repeat
what he has already said many times that
the statements are lies from beginning to
end. His report to the secretary Of state
has not been made public.
Mrs. VIM. II. Hubbell OF Brooklyn, N.
Y, killed her two children and hanged her.