Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1908-06-17
SUMMARY OF NEWS.
Brief Paragraphs Of the Worlds Latest
Occurrences.

Rev. DR.. George f. Merrill, presi-
dent Of Colgate university. is dead at
bis home in Hamilton, n. Y. DR.. Mer-
I'LL was born in Charleston, Mass,
Dec. 49, 1916. He has been president
Of Colgate since 1890.
Ten robbers, heavily armed. invaded
the customs Office at ,rinis and killed
the Official in charge and his four as
sistants decamping with $4,000. The
police pursued the robbers, killing
three of them, but the others escaped.
In a At Of jealousy, Charles S.
Marshall of New Liskeard, Ont. shot
his wife dead, then put bullet
through his brain. They had quar-
relied, and the wife told her husband
10 leave her.
The campanile of Santo Stefano
church, a gothic structure OF the Four
teenth century, in Venice, which con
tains the tomb of the Doge Francesca
Morosini, threatens to fall like the
the campanile OF ST. Marks, which
collapsed in 1902 The question of
demolishing II is under consideration.
Claude J. Heritier and William Will
con, charged with the theft of $1,000
worth of jewelry from the residence
OF Mrs. ID. p Morgan, In New York.
last March, have been brought back 10
New York from Europe on the steam
ship iceland. They were in charge of
Lieutenant William Brown OF the New
York police department.
The executive committee of the Ma
tional Congress Of Mothers, at meet
ing in Philadelphia, decided to hold
Orleans in February, 1909. II was
also decided to hold four national ba-
zaars in as many cities for the pur-
pose of raising money to carry on the
work % looking after the welfare of
children.
A Sioux Indian shot and killed him.
self on the Rosebud reservation. near
Valentine, Neb, when pursued for
horse stealing by an Indian policeman.
They exchanged several shots, and the
fugitive's horse was shot by the po-
liceman. Seeing that he was likely
TO be captured, the Indian put a re-
volver in his mouth and fired. The
Indian had served one term In the
penitentiary for horse stealing.
The armored cruiser Tennessee has
been declared the winner OF the Spo
kane trophy, given for the best record
made by the turret guns alone OF any
ship in the navy. The trophy Is a
silver cup, valued at $1,000 and has
on It's face bust medallions OF Presi-
dent Roosevelt. Secretary Metcalf
and Ensign Monahan. who was killed
in Samoa during the tripartite gov
eminent in those islands. The Ten
nessee is on the Pacific coast.
A metal trades league has been or
ganized in Cincinnati by representa-
tives from all national unions of metal
workers throughout the country. The
following officers we're elected: Presi-
dent, James O'Connell of the machin-
lists; secretary, James l.. Gernong OF
the patternmakers II was decided 10
name the organization the Metal
Trades Department OF the American
Federation of Labor, with headquaf-
ters In Washington, ID. G.
The collapse Of a ladder on an
aerial truck during a fire department
test in Haverhill, Mass, caused the
death OF one OF the hrenen, Alvano
l.. Brackley and the injury OF three
others. one OF whom, Neal Owens, Is /
In critical condition. While four
men were on the ladder, the topmost
at . height OF sixty-fve feet, the lad
der broke near the base. All four
men were carried down with the up
per part Of the ladder. striking heavily