Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-03-01

condition shows "A declucu Improvement /
in every way.
The LONDON Standard saws that Sir
William Vernon llarcslrt viii, behalf .
of the government, take a very strong
line against the resolution that Will oe
submitted 10 the house OF commons 10y
Robert l.. Everett, liberal, declaring that
national agreement 20 restore the free
coinage and full legal tender power OF
silver Is desirable.
II is officially thatalthongh
Japan has 10000 weil-drilled troops
which have not been sent 10 the seat oil
war. and though her financial resources
have not been exhausted by the conflict
with China. she has resolved 10 nego-
tiate treaty Of peace, If possible, WIN
Ii Hung Chang. the newly appointed
peace commissioner.
United States officers have arrested
the leaders of what is believed 10 be one
Of the best organized and oldest gangs oil
cOunterfeiterS that has troubled the gov
eminent for years Charles Sheppard
and William +. GroSsecrOSs have been
placed in jail They were caught on
farm few miles from Omaha. where
they were incorporating as farm hands
Citizens Of Arizona are hostile 10 the
proposition Of the war department 10 re-
/ move the troops from san Carlos Indian
agency. san Carlos j. under the dlrec-
tion OF Gen. McCook department officer,
and only few months ago required the
presence Of soldiers TO put down an ont
break among these Indians. in which
| the whites had no interest one way or
the other.
Judge Riner, OF the United States
! Circuit court. Denver has denied the pc
! tition OF eX- Governor Evans for leave 20
! intervene i'm the foreclosure suit brought
| bv the American Loan and Trust Com
pany against the Union Pacific Denver
and Gulf Railroad This suit involves
the foreclosure Of about sl5,0JO,OOO on the
! Gulf line. and ex- Governor Evans in his
petition attacked the validity OF these
bonds.
The practical defeat of woman suffrage
In the south Dakota legislature has en-
ragged the Black Hills members who were
pushing the bill, and they now declare
they will revenge themselves by defeat
ing the divorce bill in which Sioux Falls
and other towns are interested. A strong
night is being made on the bill, and petit
tions are pouring in daily demonstrating
they can carry it.
The First National Bank of Grswold,
Iowa, was entered by burglars early Mon
day morning. over 500 worth OF post
age stamps left in the vault 10y the post
master, and Sl2j in nickels were secured,
though sci 900 in cash in the inner safe
was untouched, the burglars evidently
becoming alarmed. Two Of the three
were captured by Council Bluffs officers
after fight, in which one on each side
was wounded.
The lower house Of the Missouri legis-
lature. by "A vote OF ~ 10 40 passed a
Joint resolution accepting proposition
from the City OF Scdalia for the removal
OF the state capital 10 that city, upon the
condition that Sedalia erect state build
ings 10 exceed in quality and beauty
those now owned by the state at Jetfer-
son City. The resolution was also pass
ed by the senate and does not need CUB
ernatorial approval.
1t is reported that an explosion which
recently occurred in the magazine OF the
forts OF Takao, a treaty port on the
southwestern coast of the Island of For
mOsa, which was at first understood 10
be Of a comparatively trivial character
was terrific in its results. 1t is now SAID
that the explosion killed 1900 Chinese
soldiers attached 10 the forts and injured
many others. A squadron Of Japanese
war sh ps is patroling the island.
Three French Canada n delegates from
Michigan arrived at Ottawa and had in
terviews with the premier in reference tc
the proposed migration Of several thou'
T sand OF their compatriots from Michigan
10 the Nipissing district The deputa'
3 ton asked the government TO FURNISH
free transportation for 5000 people and
/ bonus Of slO per head. The delegates
8 left for Montreal TO interview the Cana
dian Pacific authorities. The premie
gave no promises.
2 The worst fears Of the fruit growers OF
southern Illinois have been realized as U
< the effect Of the severe cold weather oil
b the peaches. An investigation indicate
0 thai only third Of the crop OF peache
p will de harvested even with the most IA
= vorabe conditions. As large numbe
OF immense orchards had been set out II
= the last few years IL is very unfortunate
r Ii Is vet too early TO ascertain the condi
g ton OF the other fruit, but hopes are en-
g tertained for their escape.
n Instead of being insolvent the whisk'
= trust has "A balance on the right side q
r its ledger Of nearly 100000. Instead c
being i'm danger OF being torn into piece
i by lnsistent creditors the company has
ii surplus OF quick assets amounting TO 81
e., G3s. Gas. every cent OF which can be turn
j. ed into cash within thirty days. Thes
3, facts were developed by the report
v Expert Accountants O'Bren and Harri
J. son made TO the receivers, and by theT
presented TO Judge Grosscup.
n Receivers Of the whisky trust are max
z ing determined effort 10 advance Tn
r price of spirits and get the distilling bus
n mess on paying basis. To do this the
re will co. operate with all the antitrust
: Independent dstillers II they join u
- combination II they refuse the tru'
receivers will declare war on the indf
i pendents and probably force number
a. the weaker concerns to the wall or con
re pei them To shut down their mills unit
Of some sort Of truce is arranged
n Dispatches have reached Massowal