Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-01-13
NEWS SUMMARY.

For the first tins in IA years, Jackson
Miss, has elected a democratic mayor and
council
Gen. Isaac Is. Trimbe, who served In
the confederate army, diei In New York
few days ago. lie was graduate o
West Point.
Sixty thousand men are now involved
In the Pennsylvania coal miners strike.
Fifteen thousand flint glass workers in
Pennsylvania are out on strike.
Gen. +. Is. Alexander Of St. Paul, Mimi,
died at the residence OF his son-in-law,
Col. q. N. Lieber, in Washington, aged 81
years. Gen. Alexander was IA graduate OF
West Point in ls23. In lS47 he was brevet
ed major for gallant services at Cerro
Gordo during the Mexican war. through
which he served. He was in the recruiting
service during the late war and was bre
veted brigadier-general.
Proteau, 93 years old, the first white resi-
dent Of Dakota, has been found frozen TO
death near Fort Bennett. Since a small
child he has lived with the Indians. He
was trapper and scout well known along
the Missouri slope, many OF the earlier
settler of Dakota and Montana owing
their lives to his kindness. He acted as
scout and interpreter for Gems. Custer,
Harvey, Sibley and Sully, and as an evil
dence thereof bore some twenty arrow
points in his body He was buried with
ceremony by the indians.
Jacob II. Delaplaine. confidential book
keeper OF the Portage strawboari COM
pany, Circleville o. has absconded with
S4,OOl
sharp earthquake shock was felt in
the city OF Mexico on the Bird inst.
The coinage at the mint during Deem
Der was s., 10 ,d55 of which -, i95, 200 were
standard silver dollars.
Gen. John c. Fremont and wife have de
cided TO locate permanently at lngiewood
Cal
Twenty one business houses in Da'ida,
Cal, burned n few days ago Loss over
10000
The New Years reception at the white
house was gorgeous affair, attended by
tho judiciary, the army AMI navy, con
gressmen and foreign representatives,.
Mayor Hewitt of New York asserts that
the country Is III danger Of the spread o
contagious diseases owing TO the present
quarantine regulations at the port OF New
\ ork.
In the Unitei States court at st. Paul
the motion for an injunction against the
Minnesota thresher company was refused
and Senator Sabin viii set about reorganiz-
ing his company at once.
George o. Wallace for i years a mem
Der OF the we'll known advertising firm OF
y. W. Aver q Son of Philadelphia, Is
dead.
General Master Workman PowIer!y is
too i'll to interfere with the Reading strike,
and the matter has been referred to the
general executive board at Philadelphia.
4 portion of Beaufort, y. c., was burn
ed the other night
The state of Alabama has let ali its con-
victs on ten-year contracts to work in the
coal mines near Birmingham. They num-
Der 90.
Cynthia T.. Cleveland we'll known in
Michigan, is one OF tho incorporLtors OF a
new institution in Washin gton designed
to encourage the effort aud promots tao
success oil women engaged III the profes
sion 0. Journalism, and in different
branches OF literary wor6 in the United
states. Belva LockwOOH Is its president
The prosId mt has sent 10 the senate tue
following nominations tor Interstate
commerce commission; Thomas NJ
Cooley, OF Michigan; VIM. r. Morrison, OF
Illinois; Augustus SchOonnaker OF New
York; Aldace +. Walker. of Vermont, and
Walter l.. Bragg, OF Alabama.
The annual ball OF the British minister
was given N Washington Jan. ,.
far A faI I, n.o
organization OF the Chicago postal te!e-
graph company, of which Marcus Pollasky,
formerly OF Michigan, Is president. The
company has effected arrangements with
the Mackay- Bennet syste IN for eastern and
cable business and Will construct lines
throughout the northwest, radiating from
Chicago and taking IN the upper Ielinsula
OF Michigan.
Three men were instantly killed and
several others seriously injured by pre-
mature explosion Of dynamite near
Wilkesbarre, Pa, Jan. d.
The United States court at Dubuque.
iowa. has handed down "A decision declar-
ing void the patents tor the manufacture
of Larbed wire for fencing, held 10y the
Washburn a Moen manufacturing com
pany OF Worcester, Mass.
Fire losses in Isl amounted to Sl29,
240JO.
The United States conrt is compelling
the city of Houston, Texas, to pay its
debts.
Godfrey Brown, prime minister at Ha-
wall, has resigned.
A span OF the central viaduct at Cleve-
land, fell in on the 9th inst, and three
men were instantly kiled. Several Others
were seriously njLr II.
The trst OF the winter series Of state
dinners was given at the White House
January ..
The Natural gas companies, Of Pitts
burgh and Whe ,hng, have .ounded trust
TO regulate rates.
Hon. Ehjah +. Penuypacker, an old
time lelnsylvania wing, abolitionist and
conductor of the underground railway"
Is dead at PheniXville, aged 3.
Ammi Bl OWN, cashier OF the defunct
Fidelity tank of Cincinnati, is dead He
xvas ind icted with tho other offieials Of ,h.,