Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-11-08
GENERAL.

Denver, COL, had seven inches or snow
Oct. 20.
Secretary of War Proctor wants an as
sistant.
Parnelites have collected SlOO,0 in Au-
STRATA for the Irish cause.
English capital is seeking investment in
American patent medicines.
Treasurer Huston has resumed his duties
at the treasury department.
Heston Il Erben, wool buyers Of Phila-
delphia, have failed for 100000.
Nashville, Tenn, street car lines have
been consolidated with 5000, 900 capital.
Nine murderers in Indian Territory
were sentenced TO death on the lst inst.
New York has asked Germany to aid in
securing the world fair for the metropolis.
England will have to buy 1O,OO0,O0
bushels OF wheat more than she expected.
DR.. Isaac f. Taylor. originator and found
er OF Bellebue hospital IN New York, is
dead.
The government of Honduras retains
complete and absolute control OF the liquor
traffic
There is freight car famine on a num-
Der of railroads, and business is seriously
retarded.
l.. j. Newald, who absconded from Chip
pewa Falls, Wis, recently, with slO0, 900, l.
IN Brazil.
An English syndicate is after the New
England quarries and brick making estab
lishments.
conductor was killed and five train
men badly injured IN collision near Otis
vile, n. y.
The Western Society of the Army of
the Potomac" was organized in Chicago
few days ago.
The cashier of the Tradesman's bank of
Conshocton, Pa, is missing with 500, 900 of
the banks funds.
One of Armour & Cos. packing houses
in Kansas City burned the other morning
at a loss of $4,000.
Three men were killed by the explosion
of boiler in grist mill near F'renchburg,
Ky, few days ago.
An English company has offered Mexico
500, 900 tor the right 10 eXcavate in search
of Montezuma's treasures.
An English syndicate wants TO buy the
800 cheese factories in ten counties in cen
trail and northern New York.
Gen. Crook suggests that the term of en-
listment be shortened and that recruits be
permitted 10 buy their discharge.
Thirty citizens of Lexington, y. c.. have
been arrested for lynching Robert Berrier,
who murdered his motheri in law.
=. NJ. Arthur was re elected grand chief
of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engin-
GERS at the annual III Getting in Denver, COL,
The City bank at Abilene, Kansas, has
been Obliged TO close its doors, aud the
town is paralyzed Liabilities over $780,
900.
Two men were killed, and several injur-
ed, In a wreck on the G.. NJ. * st. r. rail
road near Council Bluffs, Iowa, the other
day.
Chas. Gillett, an American who was ar
rested in Winnipeg for passing forged
checks, has been sentenced TO 80 years in
prison.
Israel Shepherd was killed, and three
men injured by the explosion of thresh-
ing machine boiler at Grand Forks, n. d.,
recently
The national league authorities in Ire
land have been handed $4,000 by Dr.
Reilly, treasurer of the national league of
America.
Three Italians were instantly killed, and
several others injured, in Pottsvile, Pa,
the other day by the explosion of dyna.
mite fuse.
The civil service commission will prose
cute all persons soliciting subscriptions for
political purposes from employees of the
government.
Judge Cooley. chairman of the inter
state commerce commission, says the rates
on some Of the western roads are alto
gether too high.
Negotiations between the associated
brewers OF 1T. Louis. and an English syn
dictate have been concluded. The price
paid is said to be Sl2, $50, 900.
1t is stated that the loss of the govern.
ment through opium smuggling at San
Francisco for the last half of 1889 will
amount 10 nearly half million dollars.
Walrath, the baoonist, who made an
ascension from Binghampton, n. Y, four
weeks ago, came down all right as the body
was found in Otsego lake the other day.
The finance committee having in charge
the scheme TO locate the worlds fair at
New York announces that it has pledges
for 81, 0j3, li6 Chicago has raised $500,
coo.
The .cigarmakers' strike at Key West.
Florida, is still on, and the paralysis of
general business on account of the strike is
seriously affecting the interests of the
place.
Secretary Rusk has revoked the order to
transportation companies regarding the
shipment Of Texas and other southern cat
tie, believing there is now no danger from
fever.
Judge Knowles of Montana, has decided
that the votes in the Silver Bow precinct
must be counted, which gives the demo-
Gratis the legislature. There is talk of an
appeal.
George Francis Train. in jail at Boston
for debt incurred by somebody else, re-
fuses TO be examined as TO his sanity He
says he knows more about himself than do
the doctors
The amount of customs receipts for the
last fiscal year is SOS, POP, AZ; expended in
the same time, 500, 153,902
portable boiler on a farm near Hamlet
Ind, exploded the other afternoon, killing
Adam Mann and scalding seriously five
others. Pieces of the boiler were found
1900 yards away.
Pekin, China. is TO be lit by electric
lights. The Westinghouse company of
Pittsburg has secured "A contract for a
large electric light plant for Pekin. The
machinery has been shipped.
Rev. T.. ID. Matthews of Pike county.
Ga, devoted some of his time to collecting
taxes in order that he might support his
family. The family Jared well in the