Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-02-22
GENERAL.

Col Henry j. Hunt (retired), governor
OF the soldiers home in the District of
Columbia, died on the 18th inst. He was
60 years old and was appointed governor of
the home about four years ago.
Rear Admiral Chandler commanding the
Asiatic station, died at Hong Kong, Feb. IL
of apoplexy.
The Ohio & Western coal and iron com
pany, which operated largely in the Hook
ing Valley has been forced 10 assign. Jas.
G.. Blaine is one of the stockholders
The senate has confirmed the following
nominations: Col. Joseph G.. Breckeu-
ridge, inspector general; Lieut.. Col. VIII
liam A. Rucker, assistant paymaster gen
eral, with the rank OF colonel; Maj. Chas.
II. Terrell, deputy payma Ster general,
with the rank Of Northumberland; Thorn
as j. Anderson of Iowa, associate justice Of
the supreme court Of Utah.
TheGentiles were successful in the muni-
cipal elections in Ogden, Utah, on the llth
inst. IL is their iirsJ victory over the Nor
mons in the history Of the the territory.
The President has approved the act 10 en-
large the powers and duties of the depart
ment Of a griculture and To create an cXecu-
tive department TO BE- known as the depart
ment of agriculture, and nominated Norman
j. Coleman of Missouri for secretary of
agriculture.
The car that is to carry the President
elect and his family 10 Washington is being
prepared at the Pennsylvania railroad snop
| in Altoona, Pa
| Gen. Greeley says the signal service is in
very unsatisfactory condition, and wants
il re organized.
| Col Lamont, President Cleveland's pri-
vate secretary, will become president of a
street railway company in New York after
March 4.
Gov. Church of Dakota sent message to
! the house the other day attacking his pre-
decessor and the house returned the com
pliment. The governor then closed his
( office The legs ature will ask Pr sident
Harrison To remove Church at o'clock on
March 4. Gov. Church threatens so wnip
ex-Auditor Caldwell on sight
The celebrated To,edo cadets will attend
the inauguration of Gen. Harrison in IA
| body.
Rear-Admiral Luce of the u. S. N, has
! been retired
| A movement having been started for the
| return of Geronimo TO New Mexico, "A reso-
luton has been adopted in the Legislature
of that territory strongly protesting against
| his return
Secretary Fairchild will become the
president of the New York security and
trust company after March T.
| The postoffice at Amity, Ark, was rob
bed of 81, 00J the other night.
| Rumored thai President elect Harrison
has completed his binet making, and is
| now turning his attention TO his inaugural
| address.
Gov. Buckner Of Kentucky, who is men
toned as the probable successor of Senator
| Blackburn. states that under no circum-
stances will he make the race.
j. G. Patterson has introduced reel
Eprocity wrecking bill into the Canadian
parimeut. 1t is thought that it will pass.
Ii is not operative unless congress passes a
similar bill.
Ex-Gov. Leon Albeit together with a
party of New York capitalists have per
fected the organ cation of IA company said
to represent s2.0JO,00 capital. They have
purchased 1000 acres of land ad Join ng
| Munce Ind, and wi build factories run
| by natural gas. ALI eauy plant employing
$500 men has been secured.
An accident has occurred at Sylvan, Tex
in which Mr.. Jones, ex>United States con
sui to chihuahua, Mexico, his three sons
and Wade Witt, 10 years Old, were buried
in sand. Two of Jones children and tn,
Witt boy were at play in "A sand cave, wner
"A mass of sand fell, burying them. MIR
jones and another son rushed To their res
cue and ano her, fall, of sand buried them
with the others. Mr.. Jones was "a wei
known So der aud editor.
The chemical laboratory Of tho Ohio
state university at Columbus, was total,
destroyed by fire the other morning.
Abraham Lincoln's birthday (t'eb. 12
was celebrated in various cities throughou
the country.