Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-04-10
News Summary.

a strike for an eight-hour day.
Four thousand foreigners landed in
New York in one day laet week,
England has sent 5000 regulars to
check the rebellion in South Africa.
Four persons met their death in tene-
ment house lire in New York the other
night.
The New Hampshire republican dele
gates TO the ST. Louis convention are
all for Reed.
The proposed canal from Lake Su-
perior 10 the Mississippi river will cost
$50, 100000.
A movement is on foot to widen the
locks in the Erie canal for the passage
of torpedo boats.
1t is reported that another fiibuster-
ing expedition is be fitted out in Phila-
delphia for Cuba.
The Iowa Senate has defeated the
bill 10 legalize the manufacture of liq-
uor in that State.
Eight states have pronounced in
favor of the election of United States
senators by popular vote.
Fifteen vessels having on board 900
men bound for Alaska, left Seattle,
Wash, one day last week.
Lippit. republican candidate for gov
ernor of Rhode Island, was reelected
by almost 10000 plurality.
People in Alaska want to he repre-
scented in Congress, and bill is before
Congress providing for this.
The boiler of the Planters oil mill in
Greenville. Mss, exploded the other
day, instantly killing five men.
An entire family in Montcalm county
has died from tuberculous contracted
from the milk of deceased cows.
Fourteen persons persisted in the
loods which poured down in the vicin-
ity of Bonneville. Ky, few days ago.
a ramshackle tenement house in
Brooklyn, n. Y, was burned the other
morning and ten persisted in the flames.
Three men were instantly killed by
an explosion of giant powder near
Ward, Colo. Several others were SER
iously, perhaps fatally, injured.
The Interstate Base Ball League has
been organized in Toledo. Jackson
and Saginaw are in the league. The
salary limit has been placed at $50.
Unparalleled barbarity was inflicted
by laundering Spanish executioners
upon Cubans in Havana, the other day.
The condemned men were slowly stran-
gled to death.
The United States Supreme Court
has rendered decision in the inter-
state commerce law to the effect that
railroads cannot discriminate on long
or short hauls.
Commander Ballington Booths new
religious organization is TO legally in
corporated, and the property OF the
Volunteers is to be held in trust by
board of trustees.
A law has been passed IN Ohio,
whereby any manager who permits
person to wear high hat or headgear
in a theater. obstructing the view, shall
be guilty of misdemeanor and fined
$40.
Because of trouble in Egypt the
French squadron is to be put on a war
footing The trouble is over the debt
commission and the evacuation of
Egypt. and may lead TO an information
al conference.
Frederick ST. George Booth Tucker
recently appointed by Gen. Booth as
commander of the Salvation Army in
the United States; arrived in New York
few days ago. He expects to reconcile
the opposing factions of the army.
1t is proposed to revive the rank OF
acknowledgement of the army. as a
compliment to Gen. Miles. Secretary
Lamont is opposed TO the plan and
says that no one has attained this high
rank until he has successfully comman-
ded an arlny.
The debt statement issued April l
shows a net increase in the public debt
less cash in the treasury, during March
So. PA. 1903. The intarest bearing
debt increased $14,7SS, $40, the non
interest bearing debt decreased 500.
Az so; and the cash in the treasury
increased s.. 034. al 81.
An international trust To control the
steel markets of the world may be
formed. A meeting will be held in
Paris next month TO consider the mat
ter. Krupp, Carnegie and Grey are ia
it. The capital CT the combine is
placed at $3.50, 100000. Should this
plan be carr led or, 75.00000 will be
affected
Three persons, living in house on
the side of the mountain at Echo. W.
Va, were killed the other night, by Il
rock from the mountain crashing
through the roof of the house. Que
of the inmates of the house. VINO e.
capped. had the presence of mind to flag
train ON the G.. Il O.. railroad, or the
loss of life would have been larger.