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subject the general turned to several
callers awaiting an audience with
Major Mckinley and then re-entered
the parlor, where he remained until
train time.
4:15 he returned to Cleveland to
renew his conference of the morning
with National Chairman Hanna, and
will go thence to his home in Detroit
The Associated Press representative saw
him again at the station In the con.
versation there the general said that in
the interview with Major Mckinley the
first overtures were made to him in con.
nection with the cabinet, and that at no
time before yesterday had Major Nc.
Kinley said anything directly or indi.
rectly ON the subject.
The general said that none of the ap.
pointments of his department had yet
been disposed of or decided upon and
that it would be sometime before any
announcements in that line could be
made.
He also confirmed Senator Burrows
statement that the relations between
himself and Senator Sherman are en-.
tirely pleasant, and that the cabinet as.
sociations will be harmonious and all
branches of the administration in ac-
cord.
General Russell A. Alger was born in
Lafayette township, Medina county, o.,
Feb. "a, 1886. His grandfather served
in the revolutionary war and is claimed
to have been a descendant of William
the Conqueror When IL years of age
both his parents died. For the ne t
seven years he worked on farm, earn
ing money to defray his expenses at Il
Richfeld 20 academy during the wi.
ter. Subsequently he taught school
and in March, 1857, entered law office
in Akron. Two years later he was ad.
mitted to the bar He entered the law
office of Otis 81 Coffinbury in Clevelan
but abandoned the practice of law I
following autumn on account OF failing
health and moved to Grand Rapi'
Mich, where he engaged in the lumber
business, and where In 1861 he was mar
ried to Annette II Henry
In 1861 A,ger enlisted in the Second
Michigan cavalry and was made captain
of Company O, He was wounded n
the battle of Bonneville Miss. Owing
to his part in this engagement he was
promoted to the rank OF major In 1852
he became lieutenant colonel OF the
Sixth Michigan cavalry, and in 1868 w''
made colone of the Fifth Michigan cav
airy, his regiment being in Custer
famous brigade In 1854 his health in
duced him to retire from the service
He was brevetted brigadier and major
general "for gallant and meritorious
services" and was on private service in
lS63-64, receiving orders personally from
President Lincoln.
In 1865 ne removed to Detroit. where
he has since been extensively engaged
in lumber and pine land business. Ne
was member of the firm of Moore
Alger, and became the head of the firm
OF II. A. Alger * Company, then the
most extensive pine timber operators in
the west. Subsequently, the firm was
merged into that OF Alger. Smith *
Company, which owns and operates ex
tensive tracts and mills in Michigan and
in the Canadian Georgian bay region
General Alger was elected governor
of Michigan in 1854, receiving plural
ity of 8 $50 votes over Begole fusionist
His administration of state affairs was
considered highly successful.
In 1883 he was one of the leading can
didates for the Republican nomination
for president. The acrimony which de,
veloped between the Alger workers aud
those of Senator Sherman, who was also
candidate, was intense aud the
breach of friendship caused thereby be-
tween the general aud senator Is be-
lieved 10 have only recently been
healed
General Alger served one term as
commander.in-chief of the q A X
He is of exceptionally generous and
kindly disposition, and Is especially be-
loved by the veterans and by his friends
in Michigan. He has three sons and
three daughters