Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-08-03
GENERAL.


The president sent "A message 20 congress
the other day, reviewing the work Of civil
service reform during lSSj-1, and giving
the details of reform during the present
year He congratulated the people upon
the progress already made and says that
the execution of the civil service law can
not fail 10 ultimately answer the hopes in
which il had its origin.
\ bronze statue of Gen Moses Cleve-
land nine fee' high and weighing 40
pounds was unveiled III the public square
in Cleveland, Ohio, July %. by the early
settlers association. Gen. Cleveland
founded that city in 1896.
Henry Hirner, prominent citizen Of
Wilkcsbarrc. Pa. had warrant issued for
the arrest of Henry Leim. a prominent
hotel keeper. charging him with improper
intimacy with his (Hiruer's) wife. Mrs.
Hirner made full confession 10 her hus-
band and on being told that LIEN would
Ice arrested said she could not stand the
disgrace, and took a fatal dose OF laUda-
mum. She leaves three children.
The Standard oil company is attempting
10 crush out all opposition at Lima, O., by
selling oil at G. gallon. The fight IL be
tween the Standard and the Mansfield oil
companies
All the notes drafts and other securities
stolen by &. 4. Pitcher. the Providence
bank teller and by him expressed 10 Lon
now in the possession of the bank
The senate committee on inter state com
merce has directed favorable report on
the SpoOncr bill. placing the telegraph
under the supervision of the inter-s state
law.
McGuires opera house in Butte City,
Montana, was destroyed by fire the other
night, at a loss of $1,000.
James Mason OF Morlcy's Station. Cal,
] IN Of
other day. sat on it aud touched the explo-
sive of The coroner gathered up 20 pounds
Of the body in a basket.
A. r. Marble of Massachusetts was elect
ed president Of the national teachers asso-
citation at its recent session in San Fran
cisco.
Henry Max Goddar was arrested At Pitts
! burg recently for representing himself 10
/ be special pension examiner. He had Sc
cured a large amount of money from pen
| sion claimants.
r. H. and l. w. Jacobs, president and
! cashier Of the insolvent national bank of
| Madison. Lake county, Dakota, are in Jail
| at Yankton, charged with falsifying ac-
! counts.
w. +. Ellsworth, for - years a conductor
! on the New York * New Haven road, is
under arrest for defrauding the company
! by selling unpunched tickets to scalpers.
The Wisconsin state labor convention,
! held in Oshkosh, July -, nominated DR.
! Powell of Lacrosse for governor; lieuten-
/ ant governor. y. r.. Allen Of Beaver Dam ;
secretary Of state, w. Lockwood of Ripon ;
| treasurer. Alfred Manufacturer Of Mantle
woe; attorney general, Il. \. Ryan of Wau-
/ kcsha. superintendent of schools f.. w.
! Krackowiscr. The platform adopted is a
recapitulation Of the principles cnunciated
in the national platform, with number Of
local demands. concluding as follows 1--WE
are decidedly opposed 10 fusion or coalition
| with the two old PARTIES
4 company has been formed az Clifton,
Iowa. FOR the manufacture of fusee matches
which have heretofore only been obtained
from Europe.
The internal revenue collections for the
past fiscal year were Sl}4, 326.41i as against
,3ui Cor the year before. The cost
of collection YVES S},9s3,oJO
The prospects for an adjournment of
congress seems 10 be further away than IL
was "A month ago \ new feature has been
introduced into the situation by senator
sherman, which may possibly proloug the
session month lie has reported from tho
finance committee. as ala amendment to the
sundry civil bill, the bill to refund the
direct taxes collected from the states and
District Of Columbia during the war. TtS
senate, early In the session, passed the
bill 10 refund the direct taxes, but IL was
stubbornly opposed in the hose, creating
the famous DEADLOCK that lasted for some