Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-07-13

the grant. The Marquette, Houghton *
Ontonagon and the Lake Superior canal
and iron company also sustain similar
wholesale forfeitures. AT the evening SEES
sion 20 private pension bills were passed
GENERAL.
Fire in the business portion OF Flagstaff,
Arizona, caused loss Of SlO0,OO0 Most OF
the insurance expired the day before.
United States Marshall Thomas l.. Kel-
ley died at Virginia City, Nevada, July2.
The postmaster general has written a
letter TO the president formally protesting
against the proposition made by the civil
service commission To extend the classified
service 50 rs 10 include the railway postal
service.
Cashier Vanloan of ,Iersea' City Second
National bank Is missing with $4,000 OF
the bank funds
Nearly every business place and 80 resi-
dences in the village of Glade Run, Pa,
were Destroyed by fire the other night
Three members Of the locomotive broth
erhood were arrested on G.. b.
X g. train near Chicago the other
morning, and quantity Of dyna-
mite found in their possession II is said
that they were going 10 Chicago for the pur
pose of committing a great crime High
officials of the brotherhood are said 10 be
implicated.
President Cleveland, in his veto Of several
private pension bills, suggests that the laws
should be revised 20 cover meritOriOus
cases.
DR.. -. ". Bliss wants additional compcn-
sation for attending President Garfield.
President Cleveland could not attend the
Gettysburg reunion because Of a press Of
public business.
Arkansas prohibitionists were unable TO
nominate a state ticket. after being IN scs-
sion two days.
\ terribly destructive cyclone swept
down upon number of towns on the Chi
cago. Milwaukee X St Paul railroad on the
5th inst The track Of the cyclone in Iowa
was 100 miles long. The damage 20 crops
is simply incalculable, but no loss Of life IS
reported
Mrs William Elwell aged ~, and her
son, aged 10. of East Liverpool. Ohio We're
both killed the other evening by q ClCve-
land * Pittsburg passenger train east
bound. They had stepped of 10 the side Of
the track, and after the engine had passed
the son insisted on having the right OF way.
In trying TO pull him out of harms way
both were struck by the coaches and killed
Two hundred thousand dollars worth Of
property in MaYsville, Cal, was destroyed
by fire July ,.
The Mormon church agents have turned
over to Receiver Dyer the noted church
ued at $50 900. Further large amounts Of
property are expected 10 be reclaimed
within few days in government proceed
ing against Mormon church property.
A careless train dispatcher causei the
wreck Of two trains near Nanticoke, Pa,
the other morning. y number Of persons
were badly injured.
After three months the Cincinnati. brew
ers' strike has been declared OF The
~ ritSprs lost 10 DDD In XVuCrpS
An explosion Of natural gas occurred in a
tannery near Allegheny City. Pa, the other
morning. The building was completely
wrecked, ana a number of men at work
about the building were seriously injured,
some Of whom will die.
DR. ID. w Bliss il making an effort - get
the balance lover SlO.OOO appropriated by
congress TO pay Gartield's physicians and
funeral expenses.
Warrants have been issued bv the secre-
tary of the treasury for the payment of
Sl3, 1G7, 0Sg on account OF pensions.
Gen. Sheridan has been taken - his sum
mer cottage AZ Nonquitt He Is greatly
improved by the ocean trip.
Railroad men say that the arrest of the
strikers on &. -. x O, train "a few days
ago. is only scare manufactured by the
Pinkcrton detectives II j. further alleged
that the strikers are being subjected 10 all
sorts of outrages. and that unless they are
stopped, "a strike VIII be iuaugUratcd which
will tie Up all western roads.
Fire broke out in the Century building in
New York the other morning. thought 10
have originated in the bo0kbinding estab-
Hshment on the sixth floor The flames
broke through into the fifth story, the Cen
tury's publishing department, and then
burst through the roof The losses are
estimated at $50 900, principally by water
and fully insured The upper floors and
roof OF the building were damaged 10
the extent of $4,000.
A final and scientific attempt is % be
made " fish up the treasure which went
down with the British sloop of-war Braak
in Delaware Bay on the 25th Of May, l7gs
On two distinct occasions the trial has been
made and without success, but now the
government has 20 far indorsed the scheme
as to make contract with a syndicate
headed by DIR. Seth PancOast Of Philadel-
phia The provisions are that tho United
States is 10 receive ten per cent. of the
value gotten up from the oceans DEPTHS
together with all brass guns, arms and
ammunition recovered
Congress is asked TO mako an appropria-
ton 20 run the elevator in the Washington
monument.
4 suit has been commenced in the SUI.
preme court of Kansas TO eject about 9O)
settlers ia Allen county, who have occupied
their farms for the past twelve or fifteen
years. inc sult Is brought Dy the NJ =
souri,. Kansas X Texas railway, and by
spectators who have recently bought the
lands from the railroad company. The
controversy relates 10 about 5000 acres
The railroad company claims that the land
was granted it by congress in iSs2 The
settlers sag the description docs not cover
the lands in controversy.
FOREIGN.
Congo dispatches 10 May - state that re-.
counoitering parties which had advanced
along Stanlcy's route passed quantities of
human bones which were apparently the
remains Of victims who had fallen in fights
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