Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1908-05-27
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sador Bryce OF Great Britain have
signed a treaty which provides regu-
lations for the exchange Of prisoners
and for salvage and wreckage.
Captain Kingsmill, OF the British
navy, former commander OF the bat
tleship Dominion, has been appointed
commander of Canada's fishery protec.
ton fleets.
Judge Alton b. Parker, former chief
justice OF the state of New York and
the presidential candidate OF the Dem
ocratic party In 1904. has been ad-
mitted to practice before the supreme
court of the United States.
The International Brotherhood of
Locomotive Engineers has decided TO
include South America and Panama In
the brotherhood. The brotherhood
will take in all engineers in these
countries who will join, both Ameri-
cans and natives. There are in Pan
anna alone ESQ locomotive engineers.
Deputy Sheriff w. II. Farmer, of
Dawson, N. NJ. has been arrested in
connection with 1.-THE ROBBERY of
strong box OF the Wells Fargo Elk
press company of $4,000 at French.
N. NJ. Farmer had been detailed TO
guard the treasure from French to
Dawson, where the money was TO be
used in paying miners.
Judge Lanning in the United States
court aXiTi snton, N. j., has made an
order for rule for cause to be shown
May 20 why the receivers of the Pas
sale Steel company, a $4,000, 900 con-
Germ was run at a loss OF $4,000 in
the last four months. The assets in
the receivers hands are given at about
a million dollars.
Speaker Cannon has introduced, by
request, a bill making IT misdemean-
or, punishable by fine OF $50 or i'm
prisonment for thirty days, for any
person to fradulently wear in the Dis
trict of Columbia the badge in 'iginia
or button of the Order of Elks. This
bill passed the house In the Fifty
ninth congress, but failed In the SEN
ate.
Tammany hall In New York will be
represented at the Democratic nation
al convention at Denver by delega-
ton $50 strong. Five special trains
have been engaged, and accommoda-
tons for the entire party have been
secured in Denver hotels. II is esti-
mated that the cost of the trip to the
Tammany delegation will be at least
$780, 900. Each man will pay his own
expenses.
Three persons met death and an
other was fatally iniuredin a cross
ing accident at Flora, Ind, when a
Pennsylvania railroad passenger train
struck a carriage. hurting the occu-
pants into the air. The vehicle con-
tanned the family of James l.. Cripes,
who met instant death, Mrs. Cripes
and their two-year-old daughter Ruth,
who also were killed. and another
child was fatally hurt.
Delegates from a thousand dioceses
scattering throughout the world have
been selected TO attend the Pan-An-
geican congress, to be held in Lon
don. in Jun. These delegates, includ-
ing laymen and clergymen, will in
most cases be accompanied by their
bishops and If the prophecy of the or
ganizers are fulfilled the congress will
rank among the great gatherings OF
af hn I'm
erican bishops have sent their accep-
tances.
Because he wanted to Idle with his
own people" Salvatore Nominal start
ed from South Bend, Ind, for Italy
without waiting for medical attend
ance after he had received a serious
bullet wound In the abdomen. He
made his way as far as New York
without any one learning of his condi-
ton: but. just as the steamer Brazil,
with Nominal on board, was about 10
sail for Europe, he collapsed and was
rushed to a hospital.
Word has reached the state depart.
ment in Washington from Consul T.
p. Moffat at La Guaira, Venezuela,
who is unable to get away from that
place because OF the quarantine regu-
lations on account of the bubonic
plague. The gunboat Paducah. which
has arrived az Curacao, brought news
OF Mr. Monatt's predicament. but says
he is in good health The state de
partment is looking about for some
way to get Mr. Moffatt from the plague
stricken city, as he is anxious to re.
turn to the United States.
Alone in her little home with her
three small children and terror strick.
en- with fear for their safety. Mrs
Bessie Ellis Deeson probably fatally
shot her husband, Hardiman H. Dee.
son. in Bartlett county. Ky. Deeson
IS said 10 have stood i'm the yard and
fred a fusillade at the home. AS the
bullets kept striking closer to her
children. Mrs Deeson fired oncs
through a window, and Deeson stop
ped shooting. Later he was found
critically wounded.
Going into the kitchen OF his home
nj night. Rev. j. A. Dunkel, pastor OF
the First Congregational church a,
Saginaw. was confronted by a masked
burglar, who thrust a gun in his face
and ordered him out of the house. AZ
the point OF his revolver. the intruder
forced the minister, his wife and young
son out. He then locked the door