Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-04-13
NEWS SUMMARY.

Holbrook, Arizona, April .
One man was killed and three others in
iured in an election day fight at Lima,
Ohio.
The supreme court has made an order
denying the motion heretofore made for a
re-hearing of the MaXwell-Prellar murder
case
Easter Monday was celebrated at the
White House grounds by the children of
the capital in their annual diversion OF
egg-rolling
The public lands committee of the house
has decided TO report bills FORGETTING about
30, OOO, 900 acre Of the Northern and South
ern Pacific railroad land grants, and the
Ontonagon 81 Brule river grant.
Thirty-three counties in Missouri have
voted in favor of local option.
Rumored that President Cleveland has
prepared letter declining denomination.
About 40 persons, including the foreign
elegates TO the women's council, attend
eel a reception given by Senator and Mrs.
Palmer the other evening. Mrs. f.. c.
stanton and Frederick Douglass were
attractive features of the reception.
Capt. Moore, OF the landing bureau of
Castle Garden. reports that -, 945 steerage
passengers arrived at that place during
March. "a against 81, 100 for the same time
asst year. he total for the first three
months of the year shows an increase of
1000 over the same period for last year.
Chief Arthur of the brotherhood of
ngIneers, favors IA congressional inquiry
INTO the strike on the G. b. q q. syste IN.
The governor OF Minnesota has designat-
e1 April Is rs arbor day, and the governor
of Dakota has appointed April p for south
Dakota and May for north Dakota.
The jail at Friar's Point, Miss, was de
trcyed 10y dre the other night, and five
prisoners were cremated.
s mob Of strikers attacked train of
the Chicago & Alton road in Chicago the
othernight which was protected by armed
guards. \ number of shots were ex-
changed and one of the guards was killed,
aud another mortaliy wounded
Four women were killed 10y an avalanche
at WeisScnbach the other day.
The Chinese government has issued an
order forbidding foreign steamers TO trade
a. the inland pert Of Chun King
Mr. W. Reed Lewis, the American con
sui, has received a reply from the Moorish
government declining to accede TO the
demands of the United States with refer
ence TO the persons under consular pro-
lection imprisoned at Rabat. Fears are
entertained that the American govern
meut will.adopt rigorous measures against
Morocco.
The strikers boycott has been raised.
and all roads may henceforth interchange
traffic with the c. Is. d O. The -trike is
TO be confined 20 that road alone
The supreme court of the United States
las denied the application for re-hear-
ng OF the driven welln cases Thi, is
the second application that has been made
Tor n re-heariuy i'm these cases,
GOV. Hill of New York, is not in the
presidential race.
The state election in Rhode Island on
the 9Th inst. wa, carried by the republicans
10y about Loo majority.
& fire broke out N the ampitheatre at
Celaya, Mexico, while bul,-dght was in
progress. y regular panic seized the vast
crowd and the maddened bulls joined the
throng OF excited people. Eighteen of the
spectators were either burned or gored TO
death bv the infuriated bulls. The ampi-
theatre was set on fire by prisoners.
Amesbury, Mass. had a $1,000 0c0 fire on
the 5th inst.
\ murderous crank at Fergus Falls,
Mimi, in trying TO kill hi, wife. received
the bullet in his own body.
A cyclone swept over southern Minneso-
Ia on the 9th inst, with usual results.
The California state prohibition conven-
ton adopted its platform on the 9th INST
IL
toxicating beverages for medicinal and
mechanical uses, but for nothing else
deuounces the prostitution OF the grape
industry 60 the manufacture of wine or
randy and declares that women should
lave tn, elective franchise.
through the efforts Of Congressman
ord, the bill restoring Lieut.. Jouett 10
the army has passed the house. Jouett,
who is the son of Admiral Jouett, was
/ court-mnrtialcd for the embezzlement of
/ 1. while post commissary at Fort Davis.
and disms,ed though the court declared
! that there was no evidence of any inten-
| ton to embezzle. Young Jouett gave a
check for si> TO his successor when he left
the post and when the check was present
"a there was but $50 TO his credit in cash.
! Hence the prosecution
Congressman Tarsney is urging the
! president to veto the bills pensioning Mrs.
/ Logan and Mrs. Blair, on the ground that
such bills are undemocratic.
Secretary Fairchild has economical by
cutting the salaries of 3 employees of the
supervising architects Office, which will
save So, 300 for the remainder OF the year
cen. Alfred II. Terry has been placed on
the retired ii OF the army, the President
approving.
Four thousand Irish emigrants sailed
from Queenstown for the United States
on the 9th inst.
Republicans were victorious in the late
Chicago elections.
Jacob Sharp the New York boodler
died on the 9th inst, aged 20 years. He
has been i'll ever since his conviction in
July last when he was sentenced 90 pay q
fine OF $4,000 and be imprisoned four year.
in the penitentiary. His illness had pre-
vented his removal 10 Sing Sing.
The , anniversary of the foundation
of the g.. A. II. was celebrated in Decatur
IN xvhara tho accumulation xvaS