Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-01-11
GENERAL.

road has been placed III the hands OF re
ceiver.
Jacob Kohler of East Toledo found a can
OF stuff near tho railroad track and tried 10
break il with an axe. The ca contained
nitro gycerine and Jacob was blown to
fragments.
The President has pardoned Sylvanus
Smith, Pennsylvania counterfeit shower,
and John Hess, "a Utah polygamist. He
has also committed the sentence of John
Irwin, sent up for life for stage robbery, TO
10 years. His sentence will expire in 1858.
The public debt statement issued Jan.
shows. Total debt, 81, 6S5, BE-, 21l; less
available cash items, Sl,l9i639, 522; less
cash in treasury, 81, l3i0j2, 25S; decrease
during December, = 1924, 535; decrease since
June 30, 1855, S3l, 5?2 ,39S; total cash in
treasury, 1881 ,O57.
New York soldiers, home has 1851 in
mates.
All the Touring mills at S.. Louis, except
ing one, has closed down under agreement
entered into by the milers' association at
its late convention at Milwaukee
Americans at Port-au-Pr nee are said to
be in great danger. Legitime, the com
mander, has threatened 10 shoot 500 Ameri-
cans IL necessary.
Hronek, the Chicago anarchist convicted
OF conspiring TO assassinate with dynamite
Inspector Ronfeld and Judges Gary and
Joliet.
Mr.. Ogilvie the Dominion land surveyor.
recently returned from the exploration OF
the Yukon country, will report 10 the Do
miniOn government that the boundary hne
between British Columbia and Alaska
should be fixed at least four miles further
south than the point fixed by Schwatka.
Nearly 60 designs have been received for
the gran. monument.
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annual message TO the legislature advises
the early submission 10 the people of a pro
I hibitory amendment. and advocates the in
crease OF the penalties for violation Of the
liquor laws.
Three men were blown 10 fragments by n
boiler explosion in Raleigh, n. G., January3.
The western states passenger association
have organized for the purl ose of main
Ia ming passenger rates.
1t is probable that that the senate will
amend the schedule so that there will he
reduction in the rate on sawed white pine
Gen o. NJ. Poe's report Of the commerce
through the st. Mary's Falls canal the past
season, shows decrease in the number Of
vessels which passed throuh the canal, but
an increase in the tonnage. There was an
increase of -, coo, 10000 in the value of the
commerce.
A conflict between Knights of labor and
the miner s union occurred at Seattle, w
T., on the ith inst. and several miners were
killed.
British American residents OF Chicago
have organized "A political society COMPOSED
exclusively Of citizens of that nationality.
1t is estimated that the total output of the
gold, silver lead and copper mines of Mon
tana for the year lSSs was between $}5, 900, e.
OOO and siOOJO,OoO, an increase of $4,000,
600 over 1887.
Five madmeu attempted to escape from
an insane asylum at Auburn, n. Y, the
other day. After "a desperate fight in
which number of shots were fired by the
guards, the insane men Were secured.
David Irwin died at Waseca, Mimi, jan
4, aged | Is years. He was intimately ac-
quainted with Washington, and served in
the war of 1912
The secretary of the treasury has decid-
ed that empty cars belonging TO the Canada
Pacific railway company, which have been
brought into Detroit by the Michigan
Central railroad and have entered into use
in domestic traffic within the limits of the
United States, must pay duty.
The signal service weather maps are au-
thority for the notable observation that
not "A drop of rain nor flake of snow fell
in the United States on Wednes lay, Jan 9
Miss Clara Barton, president of the red
cross society, has given TO the press her re.
| port of the expenditures during the yellow
fever epidemic. Her total expenditures
were Si,6S9.93, all of which went to Florida
| except 800 to Decatur, Ala, 500 TO Jack
son, Miss, and about 500 for'expenses at
! headquarters.
G.. Smith of Pittsburg won the race in
| foot race al Sheffield, Eng, on the 9Th inst.
A terrible battle occurred on the 9Th inst
| between catuemen and sheep men at Boni-
Ia, Graham county, Arizona The sheep
men were grazing their fiocks near the
range OF Chericahua. The latter wanted
them 10 go elsewhere and a battle ensued
Five Of the sheep herders were killed and
one cattle man was wounded. The sheriff
and posse have gone 10 the seat of trouble.
People in Watertown, N. Y, enjoyed an
excursion across Lake Ontario on the 9th
| inst.
On October 10, 1886, DR.. c. M. C. Prem
] tice Of Norwalk. o, accompanied by his
wife, boarded a Lake Shore a Michigan
Southern train at NorwaIk for Chicago. He
was arrested on the train, roughly treated
and on arrival at Chicago was ta1en TO the
police station as disorderly. He was dis
charged the next morning and sued the
railway company for 10000 damages.
Judge Gresham awarded him $4,000.