Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-03-23
works on Lake Mlchigan has been ordered

works on Lake Michigan has been ordered
To West Point as commanding officer of
Co. f., engineer battalion. and instructor
in practical military engineering.
There are 1000 idle coke operators in
the vicinity OF Scottdale, Pa.
The Hon. j. Tarbell, formerly first comp
troller OF the treasury department, died
in Washington OIL the 18th inst.
Negotiations are IN progress between
the governments or the United States,
Great Britain and Canada with a view to
securing, by joint action, an early loca
cation and domination Of tho boundary
between Alaska and Canada.
Milwaukee rad a disastrous fro on the
18th inst, The loss is Si25,001, partly in
sured. Several fremen were seriously
injured Ly falling walls, and one brave
fellow was killed.
An accident occurred on the Mexican
y atIonal railroad near Saltiilo, and six
persons were killed and over % in iured.
An angry mob of farmers tarred AMI
feathered two Mormon elders near Brier
Ridge school-house, near Winchester, Ohio
where the elder, had been for some time
trying 70 hold prosely ting meetings. After
the ceremony the elders were chased TO
the Ohio river, winch they crossed for
safety.
President Cleveland and abine attend
ed the memorial services in honor Of I'm
peror William.
The lower house OF the Ohio legislature
has passed a bill making the Dow law
liquor tax SO straight, One-itth Of which
goes into the state treasury. The state
will receive about S~li5,000, leaving n sur
plus Of about s3OO,0jJ over the %appropria-
lions OF the present year. There is hardly
adoubt that the bi will pass the senate.
Gov. Og.esby OF Illinois has designed
April l3 as 'Arbor Day in that state by
an official proclamation.
United States minister Phelps is coming
home from England next month for a wv
months vacation.
Over 1900 immigrants landed at Castle
Garden on the 18th inst.
The roller mill compan OF Mandon.
Dakota, shipped a car oe1 of the best -four
10 blizzard sufferers in the east.
Gabriel Dumont invites the Batoche
half hree J., TO enisrate rom Manitoba to
akota, where he has secured a tract Of
land.
Denver has now an air line to Fort
Worth and thence through Texas 20 the
Gulf of Mexico.
Brace Bros, laundr,m men Of Pittsburgh,
are suing the X. Of boycott for SO, 00|
damages.
Gen. Adam Badeau wants 5000 from
Gen. Grants heirs for helping 20 prepare
the latter's memoirs.
Ex-Gov. Fairbank of Virginia is dead.
a snow plow pushed hy four engines
umped the track near sharon. y. y, the
other day. Four persons were instantly
killed, and several others seriously in ured
Thousands of cattle, sheep aud swine
died IN the recent storm in New Jersey.
Richard Reilly, a reporter on the New
FORK Star, was frozen TO death while in
tie discharge OF his duties.
The supreme court Of Illinois has delared
illegal the annexation Of Hyde Park to
Chicago.
Mrs. VIM. Dalton, wife OF a rag picker.
was burned TO death with her 4-year-old
daughter, in a tenement house fire at 1925
South Clark street. Chicago. A dissolute
fellow who had been evicted because of
non-payment Of rent is suspected of hav-
ing set fire TO the building.
Rev. +. C.. Holiday, one OF the oldest and
test known Methodist ministers in In
diana, is dead.