Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-10-05
GENERAL.

A banquet in honor of Chief Justice
Fuller was given In Chicago the other
night.
Justice Stanley Matthews of the supreme
court Is i'll.
Capt. A II. Williams, for IS years enRi-
neer and captain OF steamboats, on the
Mississippi river died at ST. Louis recent
~, aged T3. His last trip was made on the
steamer Noble Moore in 1878, when seven
Of the boats crew were stricken and died
with yellow fever.
Samuel Il. Hale, the pioneer of the
United States trade with Buenos Ayres,
died ia that capital Of the Argentine Repub-
lie, South America, where he was engaged
in the banking business. He went 70 Bue-
nos Ayres ~ years ago from Grofton,
Mass, and had amassed fortune of Sl5,-
600, 900 in trading and banking. He was
also the owner of several large ranches.
Thomas Gate. the largest salt manufac-
turer In Syracuse, n. Y, Is dead
Judge Schroeder of Cincinnati, has grant
ed the motion TO dismiss the case against
Ives and Stayner, on trial for embezzle-
ment of property OF the Cincinnati, Hamil-
ton Il Dayton railroad. and directed the
Jury TO return verdict of not guilty.
Six Italians who murdered their foreman,
G. II. Hubbard at Hawthorne, Wis, the
other night, were captured at the Omaha
depot, where they were preparing to take a
train. They were armed with daggers.
razors and pistols. The entire gang is now
safely lodged in Jail.
There are lbs cases on the docket for the
October term OF the supreme court.
Elmer E. and Walter Comings, sons Of A.
Comings, a police magistrate of Cairo, H.,
have been indicted by the grand Jury for the
alleged embezzlement OF over 10000 from
the New York store company, with which
they have been connected as secretary,
treasurer and bookkeeper.
Three men working in a trench at Little
Rock, Ark, were killed by the earth cav
ing In upon them.
Canton, Dakota, had a 100000 fire Sept.
81, and the same day property To the
amount of 100000 was burned in Wabash,
MINI.
Allegheny county, Pa. celebrated its
centennial on the 10Th ult.
The Sioux have informed the commits
sioncrs that they will sell II ,0OO,0 acres
of their land at 81 per acre.
The following nominations were sent TO
the senate the other morning: John J. Ober-
~ OF Illinois, to be commissioner of Indian
affairs; >. II. Albro of New York, TO be SUI
perintendent OF Indian schools
The President gave n reception 10 Buffalo
Bill and the Indians Of the wild west show
the other morning.
Milton Weston, the well known Chicago
millionaire, who has been in the Pennsyl-
vania penitentiary on charge OF man
| slaughter, has been pardoned.
Five convicts in the pcnitentiary at
Dallas, Texas, made break for liberty the
| other day. Three OF them were shot by the
guard.
Toledo has closed all of her gambling
houses and proposes 10 keep thom closed.
a general strike of drivers, conductors
and grip car men In Chicago, IL threatened.
Mrs. Lena Schreimer Of Chicago, who
poured oil on her drunken husband and set
fire TO him, has been sentenced to 10 years
| in Joliet.
William Randaman. florist Of Austin,
Texas, claims 70 have discovered a microbe
| killer, and offers TO enter any yellow
fever district and cure any case In Is min
utes.
Postmaster General Dickinson, assisted
by w. l.. Bancroft, general superintendent
| railway service, has Just completed arrange
| ments by which . new fast mall train will
be established between Chicago and New
York, commencing Sept30. This train will
DO known ~ the New York and Chicago
| fast mail east" and viii make the run from
ChtcsAso 10 New York In "a hours.