Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-03-15
NEWS SUMMARY.
GENERAL.

The Reading iron works or Reading, Ia,
has failed for million dollars.
The committee on liquor traffic In the
Rhode Island house OF representatives has
reported in favor OF repeating the prohibi-
= tory amendment.
] There is trouble brewing in West Virgin
Ia, inasmuch as three men claim 10 be the
duly qualified governor.
| All the members of ex-President Cleve-
lands cabinet rendered their designations
10 President Harrison the day following
his inauguration, and he accepted them TO
take effect upon the qualification of their
successors.
The scheme for the construction Of the
North river tunnel from Hoboken, n. j., 10
New York has been revived.
In the Indian appropriation bill an area OF
land embracing about 5000, 900 acres in the
Indian territory is thrown open TO settle
ment though no territorial government is
established.
Ex-Presdent and Mrs Cleveland left
Washington for New York on the 9th inst.
The members of the cabinet took their
oaths on the 9th inst.
Sir Julian Pauncefote, the new British
minister TO the United States, will start for
Washington about the end of this month.
The Haymarket monument, to be dedi-
Gated in Chicago May 4. will not bear the
names of the policemen who were killed by
the anarchists but. under the figure of
policeman, this inscription: I'm the name
of the people of the state comm, nd peace"
Leonard SWEET will deliver the Grafton at
the unwilling.
A passenger train was fired into on the
prairie near Chicago the other morning.
Passengers were panic stricken but no one
was seriously injured.
Ex-President Cleveland has been elected
an honorary member of the New York
chamber OF commerce.
An English syndicate has purchased the
three largest breweries of Rochester, ~
Y, for -, 100000.
The Indian appropriation bill. which be-
came law with the last hours OF the tif-
t.eth congress, provides that 81 ,9l2 942 shall
be paid to the Seminoles for 2,037, 4l5 acres
OF land in the Indian territory. These
lands except the school sections shall be
disposed 10 actual settlers, for homestead
ers only, no one person to have more than
100 acres. Commissioners are 10 be APP
pointed 10 negotiate with the Cherokee and
other Indians owning lands in the ter
ritory. The lands referred to are not in
the Oklahoma country, but lie east OF it.
Ex-Secretary and Mrs. Whitney are go
ing TO Europe.
The reported destruction Of the AMER
can war ship Nipsic by "A German vessel in
samoan waters, is accredited at the navy
department.
in Washington on the 9th inst.
Mrs. Pauline King, colored woman Of
Springfield, H., ended 40 days fast on
the 9th inst
Secretary Blaine is quoted as saying that
there ought 10 be an extra session of the
next congress so that the preliminary work
OF organizing and amending the rules might
be disposed of in order that there might be
some Legislation at the first regular session.
Of pot-1v- 10 -
fered Powderly 500 a lecture for 80 lee
lures. Mr.. Powderly said he was a tenn
perance man, but could not see his way
clear 10 accept the offer TO lecture for the
prohibitionists.
The first through train from the City of
Mexico TO Washington arrived at the CAPT.
tai March with 30 passengers. The entire
distance, about 1900 miles, was travelled
without change of cars.
Five tourists-three men and two women
are reported To have been murdered by
Indians in Yellowstone Park A guide
from Canon City is authority for the report.
Hon. G. w Goddard of Portland, Me-,
died March 9. He was the first attorney in
Androscoggln county; state senator in 1865
50; president of the senate in 1859. and con
sui general at Constantinople.
The American commission for the Paris
exhibition have selected 100 paintings by
American artits to be included in the Amer
lean exhibit.
The separator in creamery at Elkton,
Md, burst the other dpy and two men were
instantly killed.
Emigrants by the hundreds are hoclki ng
into the Sioux country 10 take possession OF
the IL 10000 acres OF land opened TO set
tiers by the passage Of the Sioux bill.
The negro exodus from North Carolina
counties. The whole eastern portion of the
state threatens to be depopulated of negro
laborers, and the situation is growing
alarming for farmers. Large numbers are
leaving daily, and the number transported
westward during the past few months will
run up into the thousands. Emigrants now
go TO tho cotton plantations of Mississippi,
Louisiana and Arkansas, and not the tur-
pentine fields of Georgia, Florida and
South Carolina, as they did in January.