Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-02-28


Two Remain at the Post of
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the People.
From Our Special Correspondent
WAsnINGToN, Feb. 24-The treas
ury statement OF imports and exports
for January has just been made public,
and shows a good balance of trade in
tayor of this country. The total eX-
ports were SS7, l0S,292, and the i'm
ports were $64, COZ, 63S, showing a bal
anqe of so, 50j, 65l IN favor of the
United States. The balance for Janu-
airy, 1895. was only Sl3,6S2.06 The
Most important regarding imports aud
exports relate to gold. During Janu-
airy the exports of gold were SlO,jG6,-
Clio, and the imports were $40, 300.
The net amount of gold which this
$272, 266. The fact Is, the large
amounts of gold drawn from the treas
ury during the month of January-be-
tween $30, 100000 and 100000, 900
were taken out for speculative pur-
poses and boarded in this country
During January the exports of silver
We're s. ,902 ,629, and the imports were
$l.909, 29S. 1t is interesting to note
that in the past seven months the
United States has exported $40 ,S55, 1871
in silver which has not come back.
A contract for 10000 headstones to
mark the graves of soldiers and sailors
whose remains repose in national Gem
eterieS has been let by the Quarter
master General of the army To w ii.
Gross of Lee. Mass. The headStones
TO be provided by the government are
vSry plain. their average cost being
only about s..
When application for these head
stones are made by the friends Of the
dead veterans to the officers of the mil
itary department in which they reside,
the records are carefully examined 10
make sure that the deceased is entitled
to the benefit of the appropriation. In
case the examination is satisfactory the
stone is shipped to the destination
named by the applicant. The expense
of erecting the stone must be guaran-
teed by the persons who apply for It,.
This, of course, only applies to men
who have been honorably discharged.
Men who die before they have retired
from the army or navy are entitled 10
burial in national cemetery at the
nations expense, as honOred servants
of the country. Bids FOR these head
stones are called for every TWO years in
los of about 10000.
1t is impossible to obtain any con
frmatiOn from a source entitled To
credit Of the statement that has given
rise to so much discussion in the
British newspapers 10 the effect that
this government has ,igniicd its will
ingness 70 Join in the appointment of a
Joint commission with Great Britain
for the settlement of the Venezuelan
dispute. One thing is plain, however,
me United States is anxious To agree to
any plan for the settlement OF this
trouble which holds out any promise OF
insuring the just treatment Of Ven
eZuela.
Meanwhile the Venezuelan commits
sion is proceeding with its work in a
manner that seems TO give the Suppos-
itiOn that it is not expected to settle the
bOundry question itself The work II
has already accomplished will be of the
} greatest value to the succeeding com
mission, and to this government in any
event. save that of The adjustment OF
the whole question by negotiations di-
rectly between Great Britain and Ven
eZuela The commission has already
collected, or is in the way to acquire
nearly 800 maps, modern and ancient
and almost daily others are being
heard of. Members of congress and
the general public have been contrib
itors TO the general collection, anC
some of the ancient charts that have
come into the hands of the commission
are of the quaintest character
The most distinguished social even
of the season here is the marriage o
the daughter of Chief Justice and Mrs
Fuller to Theodore Smith Beecher o
Buffalo. The event was solemized a
St Johns Episcopal church, which wa
profusely adorned with graceful palm
and other ported plants. Gala lille
, were placed on the alter, and near th'
' cross were great clusters of pink brides
maid roses The church was file,
Wlth prominent persons. The Prcsi
dent and Mrs. Cleveland, Vice Presi
dent Stevenson and daughter. mem
bers of the cabinet and their wives
members of the supreme court, senator
and congressman, several members o
the diplomatic corps and their suites
besides a host of prominent societ'
people completely filled the church.
Michigan's congressional representa-
ton has been taking ''lay-ofI' thi
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