Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-11-08
SUMMARY OF. THE LATEST NEWS.
Domestic.

Senator Hanna had long confer
cnce with ], Pierpont Morgan in Cleve-
land. O. 1t was reported in that city
that Mr. Morgan's visit was in connec-
ton with the proposed combination
OF all the soft-coal interests in the
country.
The Orders OF Railway Conductors.
Trainmen and Swi,chmen will submit
new schedule OF wages to the South
crn Pacific Company asking an in
cease OF Is to 20 per cent.
Moses Wilson. farm laborcr. shot
and mortally wounded his wife at Lc
roy, n. Y. The man then shot him
self, inficting wounds which it is said
will prove fatal.
The transport Crook. on her outward
voyage from San Francisco. rescued
IS Japanese who were on the collier
Yoshimi Maru. which was burned to
the waters edge
The South is threatened with coal
famine on account OF the lack OF trans
portation facilities
The Lake submarine torpedo boat
was launched at Bridgeport. CT.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. F. Ouimby. the
Christian Scientists OF White Plains,
\. Y. and John {. Lathrop. the healer,
indicted Tor manslaughtcr. gave bail
William l.. QuackenbuSh. clerk in
the New York appraisers office. who
is Seventll-day Adventist. was dis
charged Tor refusing to work on Satur-
day.
The thrce-master Melrose and the
British schooner Calabria. collided
during the gale on Shovelful Shoal, off
the Massachusetts coast.
Edmund Bcrsch. former member OF
the House OF Delegates. was convicted
i'll St. Louis OF perjury in connection
with the bribery scandal.
General Miles landed at Manila. and
he has accepted Governor Tait's invi-
tation TO live at the palace while there.
Manuel Thurman shot and killed \.
]. Cooley and Will Whitfield. Cody
son-in-law. in Dayton, Tenn.
Three runaway boys who fell asleep
on the railroad tracks were killed by a
train near Lafayette. Ind.
The transport Sheridan arrived at
San Francisco with troops from Ma
Mia.
Mrs. Samuel Weingert. a woman
whom the Massachusetts police authori-
ties learned had formerly lived in Balti-
more, was found murdered near Read
ing. Mass No information concerning
her could be learned in this city.
John X. Murrcll testified against his
former fellow-members of the old House
of Delegates combine in the trial of Ed
mund Bersch on the charge OF perjury
before the St. Louis Grand Jury.
Carl Schurz. in an interview in New
York. took the same ground as ex-Presi-
dent Cleveland. and urged Democrats to
make an effort to secure majority in
the House OF Representatives.
William {. Johnson, who confessed i'll
New York that he was the murderer OF
Albert c. Latimer. is believed by the
police to be either lunatic or a liar.
The owner of an art collection said to
be worth Se,ooO.ooo is said to have them
stored i'll New York pending negotiations
10 effect loan of $4,000
Cuthbert ]. Cad had r. J. Macarthur
arrested in Tacoma, Wash, on the
charge of defrauding him of $4,000 by
means of ''salted" mine.
The striking students of the Michigan
Agricultural College accepted the propo-
sition of the faculty and decided to re-
turn to their studies.
Henry Sweet. an Illinois farmer, who
accidentally killed friend many years
ago. brooded over the accident and yes
terday killed himself.