Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-08-30

commander IN chlei OF the Brltlsh army
The total amount of taxes 10 be raised
in New York City this year is SIS, i16 600.
Next years Pan American congress
will probably be held In Cleveland, Ohio.
Indiana Miners who have been on a
strike for some time came out victorious.
The town of Irvona. Clearfield county,
Penn, has been entirely destroyed by fire
There will be % contested election
cases In the next house of representatives.
Chinese are leaving the Canadian prov
inces in large numbers 10 retur 10 China.
New York City's chief Of police has
commenced vigorous war on saloonlsts.
Spain declares that the United States is
aiding Cuba, and may declare war against
US.
Congressional Librarian Spofford is
short in his accounts 10 the extent Of $50
600.
Twenty five Of the rioters in Spring
Valley, H., have been held to the grand
jury.
Samuel Lewis, who murdered three men,
was taken from jail at JULIO, Florida, and
lynched.
The whiskey trus, of the United States
was leorganzed in Albany, y. T.. a few
days ago.
England is uneasy because the United
States is gaining 10 much influence in
Nicaragua.
There have been rs 600 deaths in Japan
since the outbreak of cholera there a few
weeks ago.
The national congress of Congressional
churches will be held in Syracuse, y. y,
October 9 H.
\ commission has been appointed to in
vestigate the recent slaughter of mission
aries in China.
Extensive forest fires have done incalcu
liable damage in the Occur d, Alene
county in Idaho.
w T. Lyon, postmaster at Selma, Cal.
has been removed because he criticised
President Cleveland,
The arrest of'the builders of the build
inc which collapsed IN New York City re.
Gently has been ordered.
Coored republicans of the United States
will hold national convention in Balti-
more early in October.
Gov Mckinley says that the democrats
gubernational nominee, James B. Campbell
is an easy man 10 beat.
The Hawaiian government will pay
big bonus toward the cable between the
islands and san Francisco.
Hon. William r Castle, the new min.
lister from Hawai- TO the United States,
has arrived in Washington.
Nearly half million dollars ~ orth of
railroad property in Milwaukee, was des-
troyed by fire the other cay.
A passenger boat was run down by the
German steamer COncordia off Hamburg,
and persons were drowned.
Secretary of Agriculture Morton will
preside over road congress to be held
in Atlanta, Oct. l., IS and 10.
A Union Pacific train near Goihenburg,
Neb., was held up the other morning
The robbers secured only 500
A riot occurred in a Catholic church in
st. Joseph Mo last Sunday. One man
was killed and several injured.
A steam yacht capszed in Lake Erie
few miles out from Bnifalo, the other day,
and nine persons were drowned.
The government expenditures for the
first two thirds of the present month ex
ceeded the receipts by 81 ,009, 293
The beautiful club house at Eagle Lake
near Indianapolis. owned by Chicago
parties was burned the other night.
Rich gold finds are reported at Vance
Junction, Colo, and Lander, Wyo., and
Miners ale hocking TO their places.
Nebraska democrats refuse to commend
Grover velauds present administration
or to endorse the platform OF 1892.
The United States department Of jus.
tice says that states, and not United States
must bring suits in Indian troubles.
Mrs J T. Long of Paris, Mo sepa
rated from her husband and in a fiji Of de
spondency, hung herself and her child.
Jesse Isborg, colored man in Pine
Bluff, Ark, crazed by religion, shot a
woman and child. and then killed himself.
The American school at Foo Chow,
China, has been attacked and looted by
natives. a number of pupils were killed
An unsuccessful attempt was made a
few days ago to hold up a train on the
Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fc road the other
day.
Spain has 40 war vessels guarding the
Cuban boast S9uding troops from Spain
may result in the downfall of Spanish roy
atty
George A Hill, colored lawyer Of
Bloomington, Ill. has commenced suit 10
recover the value Of - slaves sold over 81
years ago.
Candidates of the Kelley cure pro-
posed to build and maintain home for
old and INDECENT persons who have taken
the Kelley cure.
Pittsburg was visited by destructive
tornado few days ago Considerable
property vas destroyed and several per
sons were killed.
Mrs Laura Perkins is under arrest in
Minneapolis for the murder of her sister,
in order to obtain an insurance Of s. 600
carried by the latter.