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CAsEIN COMPANY OF AMERICA.
NV 0TE- VCIOONt -.I IFg,
Preferred Div idend No. 10.

Preferred Dividend M. 10.
\ quarterly dividend OF Two q Per cent will he
paid on the preferred stock ~ this Company Nov
emhcr 10TH 1902. to stockholders OF record AZ the
close OF business October 3,t 1902 Cheeks viii hc
mailed from the office OF the Company.
The transfer books Will close at three =. NJ, oct
3lst, 1902, and reopen a. ~ A. NJ. Nov. iO'h. 1902
CASEIN COMPANY or AMERICA
MAr'EItE IAl(NE'f~r SECRETARY
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UNITED STATES INrREsS COMPANY.
New YORK, October H. 1902
llAIh nlA ldcnd

\ Semi Annual Dividend NJ TWO DOLLARS nor
share ha, been declared, payable November Is l6O2
transfer books VIII clpNr October 81, at 800 j.. NJ
and reopen November y.
EDWARD 7. pIATT Treasurer
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FINANCIAL NOTES.

The Nassau mt ional Bank has declared a
sem -annual dividend OF per cent. payable
Nov. /
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Arrived THURSDAY. {

NTTTVFT FH FNTTNI1 UT o"s
4. = gunhoat Mschlas. Boston, oct -.
= Patricia, Hamburg, oct Is.
IS hnchoilu, Glasgow, oct lS
Is Drc>wing, bordeaux. OF ~.
IS Ansgar. Joana, Aug. I.
IS sabine. Cape Town, sept ~.
IS Flandr,a. Port au Prince. oct. a.
IS Arkadla San Juan. Oct. 20
IS Nlramar, Baltimore. oct 2s
81 Seminole. Jack SonNille. oct. 90
Sc ~ Dia, New orleans, oct. rs.
IS Alamo. Mobile, oct. 20.
- Chatiahoochec. Boston. oct %.
IS Princess Anne. Norfolk. OCT. 70
SIS James =. Whitney Boston Oct. 20.
IS Benriac tor. Phladclphl Oct. 20.
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stB.TREiSURY TRANSACTIONS.
COMMERCIAL.
Lcssenci Demand at Minneapolis and
General selling. hut Rallies Later on
Covering Cotton Easipr-NO killins
IrON-COHce ON-PrO,l siOns Weak Z.

THrUspNY. oct. 3o.-GRAIN Wheat spot
was .tcady. = les. $4,000 bush No = red
in elevator. =, q. under December NO. North
ern, q, over December; No. / Northern New
York, sc. over. Northwestern receipts were
lu7 cars against gsl last week and AIS last
year. Chicago. % against lO2 last week and
los year Ago. Futures closed &c. higher,
Sales. i.Gi0,OUO bush Prices a. follows:
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New York stock Excnanse Saie,. oct. 80.
CLOSING PRICES or UNITED STATES BONDS.

CLOSING PRICES or UNITED STATES BONDS.
BID. ASKED BID. Asked
S?sr U 6 -. =.
ia1o..,..l 10 nos 1925, ...i 3Ui5 1914
p, c, U Is. c,
1850 ....l 10 llo}a 1928 ...l31i5 1857,
Is, 7. L IS. 7,
leo>.is.. los losN. 1874 1904 lO5i.
IS, c. q IS. c.
i9ca-iS.. 100 looia i5o, ...looi1 1905
~, r. US3G5.r.
i9i7..,.ll | INV. 1924. DC. 1870
-, c.
lvO7. ...lii NM
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DAILY TREA>i STATEMENT.

w,snIS0roS, oct, 30 teccpts and eSpcndl-
lures ot the Treasury to day were
rms ddy. This plopih. Fiscal pcd'
Receipts. ... slgO9,i2l sig.t2O23g tl95,yl-,l ia
Expenditures ?.u,a.,OO $4,000 is29il.e7s
surplus. ... 'llj.s79 $3.50 2sy l2S,o.ls
'Dcncit.
National bank notes received 10 day for re
dcmplDu, s'2s.i4G Government receipts from
Internal revenue. s0i7,oo3 customs, sll1ioSi;
miscellaneous, stO.397.
The casa statement II the United States Treas
urcr for Oct. 81. shows
HEsERyE FUND. -
Gold coin and bullion ... ...... .sl5o,oO00oo
1'tJsT f;NGS
Held gainSt notes and certificates issued $3.50 sH s'9
GESyEAL fuNp.
Gold coin and bullion OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 81 5.s2 s5
Gold ccrtinca;eS ................. IS 33S 100
standard silver dollars ................ SIS $40
silver rcrtlncatcs ............... lss 342
SILVER bullion. ............ 26u2 S5l
I'ried States notes. .............,.. 3iO5 ass
Treasury notes Of 1870 ........... ~. s?l
National bank notes. ........... l3lt?l@
Subsidiary silver and minor coin ........ 1881 03s
Total ................. sl,i6s7 8+3
In nl'ilnal bank ......,........ ii5723s1s
Awaiting reimbursement. ................ 1891 49,
Total ......... ............. .... si.i .Ol5 23o
LiahlirS. ............ .i;ta 30
Available cash balance .............. 500 i5SlO3
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MARINE INTELLIGENCE.

MINIATURE ALMAsAc-rHrs DAY.
Sun rises .e27 sun sets 80 Noon sets -
HIGH wATER-THrs DAT.
Sandy Hoos 7c5 Gov. I'd 7s7 Hell Gate. o!
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Ss Ia Touralnc. from New York. az Havre
IS ~. Louis. from New York. at SOUTHAMPTON,
IS Columbia. from New York. AZ Cherbourg
IS Southwark, from New York. at Southampton
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PHILADELPHIA CLOSING QUOTA-
TONS.

I'D. ASKED Pii Asked.
Can Welsh q - Ind ST Ry. 50
Cam Iron. 47ia As Ind StR<s Sc SIS
Cam Steel 27'. 277s Len vRH 3lL ans
COaGSsl 10 llOi4 Lea Nav rs -
Con LSc. - "a, Marscenc 5 5 81.
Con LISP. 49,, - Pa RR.. 8 5 10 s | 10
CTotNJ 6Vi3 10 Pa Steele so SO
crofN JSsl 10 III p steel ~ / Ooh loli1
Dia : O.. rs "a Pan Elrc. sii 10 81.
DlaSSp-. 3's 81 PEG + $500 1907,
Eco ofAn 9is 81. PM rrac. % 9si.
Flee Be as Tin Trsc.. AZ l7i.
LicdPrr 0sis osI Tn IColl3H ia
l. GasLt IS % 1885,,
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Oats were rrm. Sales. 2IO.CoO bush No. white
&c. &C.. No. 3Vhito sc. Futures closed &C, higher
ngccmhcr, Stsc. Rye was nm. No Western
52siC. g. h. T. buffalo Car lots Jersey and State
Bic 10 sc ton lAsl track. Corn was dun. sales
10000 bush, mainly for .cSrort here and a. Inc
uutpuus. No. ? mixed In elevator &c. No. 2
white opc.; 40 . yellow. c9'sc. Futures closed
unchanged to ',c. lower sales. 10000 bush
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Wheat declined a fraction early In the day Ing
to heavy receipts, continued favorable weather.
falling on in the demand for vhca, and hour
1T Minneapolis an easier market there and pretty
heavy SLING by leading interests at Chicaco as
vel n, more or les, commission house Liquidation
INT the pressure To sell abatcd later on and when
short, tried 10 cover prices advanced and closed
wv, SOM nn}l1S IN s !ne '1lrment by me cVm
ccG W% p '"aI S SSSa s C esu SSi
covering by early sellers aud Duluth reported
10 "'y r6c ISccH, OF Of VIM Wheat S s@n
100 bush, against i.o9i 600 last year. winter, iis
4n against iS?o" Vt Mlnncaroll. II IS stated
ceptcd To day. The Ncahoard clcarauccS were
54 "a, E.I GmSun,9s 10 i'i ShS Of aGgT
Co. were conspicuous IN the selling AZ Chicago
and Armour brokers sold pcccmhcr rather freely
lined To i,d. Pan, aivanccd TO IS crntm@S
and Bldap.St r., while Berlin and AntncIp
on reports Of labor troubles a, the Nouhw eSicrn
4 1. ana weakness ,S on The raciGf S,2pe ThS
IN Nne condition. but that there Is some appre
henson about ., in Indiana. Corn declined on
lci 10 general Nclllng, particularly al me West.
especially IN December, In which shorts were
nervous ou the fear of renewed manipulation
cash demand a, the Wcs, The Price Curren
SAYS that husking /, progressing as fast as con
S,l a. curr"at prices. that the uuaty varies
WGC'y fr3m much me 10 much damaged srain'
vorahlc Weather and selling for both accounts.
and then fallyIuP ON covering and some com
mission nOu>c buNing. the cash demand f. quiet
and arvcr r"CcinS are expected M the near future.
ILut R.-Stcady though quiet Sales. iOsN
hhlS. Receipts were 1910 hh~. and "a OaQ sacks:
exports. 3Si1 hbS. and II les sacks Winter In
Ms. SuprrNno s?ciI 8? "a. No. ? extra, 81 500
a. ~. clears, s3ns2i StralghtS ~ 35G IS Is
patents, $500 1875. spring IN bblS3 Clears.
$500 - r.: stralCtb> - iO@s3 81 patents 50 sou
81 Rye hour. 81. lOdS3S5.
COTTON spot cotton here declined 5 points.
delivered contracts. 2UG bales. Mddllng
urlandS, sRjC., against Is IT, last year; New
orleans and Guf 500 against : 3 Id. Savannah
declined &c. and Norfolk. baltimore, Angus and
Mobile lGc. Liverpool advanced points on tho
spot, with sales Of 10000 bales. futures declined
, tn points. Manchester quiet and steady. The
n L ID n Il fnnNA
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TIE al TSIDE tRhET.

fEI-divldend. :F1rights
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OUTGOING srFNNsHIrs.

IS Teutonlc, from Queenstown, for New Yort.
s. Statcndarn. from KOticrdnnl. for New York.
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To dan rcrt psdr
Fort receipts ...... .iSt5s 4it7i - 53i
New ORLEANS estimated to
morrow ,,,......,., 1900 10 1900 l0265 $500
AnguNla .,r,,...,, 3fOl ..f9 800
NtlnNhlN ,..,,,,,,.,.......,. 0,lA ~" 3Vss
", Louis ,..,..........,, 80 lAS lsps
Houston ...... 40 i5tOO i50s5
Houston estimated 10 NOR
row ..,........... 1880 TO 1880 1920 1855?
Galveston estimated to NOR
row ............ .iS.oor TO 1859 i?75o ISM
Port exports approNmatcd 50 0NO bales In New
orleans, October was INtdsc., closing aSc Jan
uary, SOFAS ltc,: closing, sl?Gsl3c Futures
here closed quiet at u net decline OF 2 to points
with estimated sales OF i50.U1 bales Prices as
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II>t>iI\I..

Notice IS hereby given that tic securities
nvtrahIe under the terms Of the
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-11-29
TRAIN ROBBERS Big LOOT
Rock IsIcrd Fast Express Successfully
Held Up.
CARS ARE DAMAGED BY EXPLOSION.
Five Masked Bandits Use the Usual Method
TO Stop the Train and Garry thu Baggage
and Express Car TO Secluded Place-The
Through Safe is Then Dynamiied and Its
Valuable Contents Appropriated.

Davenport Ia. (SpeciaD .-Train No.
II. westbound. on the Rock Island
Road. the regular St Joseph and Kan
Sas City express. was held up at 80
o'clock p m. three miles west OF this
city by masked bandits. who cut off the
express and baggage cars. forced the
engineer to run two miles up the
track. blew up the through express safe
with dynamite and escaped with their
booty The amount is variously csti
mated at from ST. 200 to $4,000.
According to different reports there
were IL or Is in the gang. The train.
which was due to leave here at 1898 p.
m. was IS minutes late. and pulled out
for the West alter a short halt 1t had
lust passed through the village OF
Rockingham. on the outskirts OF the
Rock Island Railroad yards. when the
engineer saw red lantern on the
track and brought his train to stop.
AS he slowed down two robbers
sprang on the iootboard OF the engine
and covered him and the fireman with
rcvOlverS. While the engine crew was
thus kept quiet others OF the gang
menaccd the crew and passengers in
the coaches One OF the bandits IN
coupled the express and baggage cars
from the rest OF the train. and then the
engineer was ordered to pull out. Two
miles west OF Rockingham there is 4
stretch OF heavily ,imbered country.
and in this the engineer was ordered to
stop. The bandits blew up the
through safe with dynamite. using an
extremely heavy charge. The noise OF
the explosion was heard in Davenport.
After wrecking the safe the robbers
mounted the engine and ran down the
track 1t was reported that they lett
the locomotive at small station called
Buffalo and escaped i'll the darkness.
The train was the fast westbound
express. which lett Chicago al 6.o5 and
which runs through TO Fort Worth,
Tex. via St. Joseph and Kansas City.
The name OF the engineer is Shatfer
and the conductor is Trumbull.
The explosion badly damaged the car.
but no one was injured.
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Admit Uniformity Of Rates.

Answers OF the Lehigh Valley Rail
road Company. the Delaware and Hud
son Company. the Erie Railroad Com
rany and the New York. Susquehanna
and Western Railroad Company to
the complaint of w. r. Hearst, OF New
York. who charges discrimination on
the part OF the coal-carrying roads in
favor OF anthracite coal operators. were
received by the Interstate Commerce
Commission
In general way the roads question
Mr. HearstS interest i'll the matter.
contending that he has not been injur-
cd, nor has he authority TO present
his petition on behalf OF so-called in
dependent producers oil anthracite.
There is no denial OF uniform sched
ule oil rates. but it is contendcd that
any uniformity OF rates for anthracite
coal transportation by the various car
riers has been the natural and in
evitable result OF competitive conditions.
which require in the case OF anthracite
coal. as with other commodities. that
traffic OF the same character from the
same or competing localities be car
ried at substantially the same rates by
competing carriers
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GREAT DOCK FIRE.
Wisconsin Central Railroad Property Valued
at Over Hall Million Dollars Destroyed.

Ashland. Wis. (SpeciaD The Wis
consin Central Railroad ore dock was
destroyed by fire. the loss involved be-
ing about S525 1000 In falling the dock
carried with il number OF fircmen and
dockmcn. and several lives were lost
irst how many probably will not be
known for several days. Several badly
injured iircmen were rescued from the
burning ruins. one oil them with both
legs broken.
The fire started. presumably. from
a boat unloading lumber across the
slip. and before the fircmen arrived the
entire ore dock. half mile long. was
i'll flames An engine was run on the
tramway as near 10 the fire as possible
and half a hundred men began tearing
apart the timbers connecting the tram
way and the dock 10 keep it from fall
ing with the dock. Suddenly the dock
gave way. falling with crash and car
rying with it 200 feet OF the tramway
the engine just barely escaping the fall
into the bay.
Several hundred people were under
the tramway; but most OF them escap-
ed with slight injuries As the broken
tramway and the burning dock iell ar
least dozen men were seen to go
down into the ruins. The wreck fell
into 20 feet oil water. and it will be inn
possible to recover the bodies for
sometime. a large force OF men is en-
gagged in an effort to recover the re-
mains OF the dead firemen.
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"SELF.hyPNOTISM" OF A CHILD.
Fire Didn't Burn Her. But Skin Peeled OFF As
il BlistereG.

Philadelphia (SpcciaD.-An cxtraor-
binary case OF "scli-hypnotism." as
some physicians have termed the NAL
ady. has just been cured by specialists
in skin diseases at the Polytechnic Hos
ptal
Little Rosa Hurwi;z 65o Rcdman
street, was able to go to school alter
suffering five weeks from the effects OF
a fire which did not burn her but
which frightened her so badly that the
skin peeled off her entire body as ii
she had been actually blistcred
Rosa'S mother believes that the
fright came ont through the skin.
This explanation is not in accord with
the views OF celebrated specialists.
The fright affected the child's
nerves. and the consequence was a
pecling off OF the cu;iclc. but what
nerves were affected and how is more
than we can say said professor at
the Polytechnic. The child's body re-
semblcd i'll a measure the body OF a
person who had been severely burned.
bit the pain and exhaustion were not
SO great. Just wha. the physiological
action was we cannot explain.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-11-29
GRANGE FOR woMAN'S RIGHTS.
Resolution Adopted BY the National 0rganiza-
ton Before Adjournment.

Lansing. Mich. (Special) The Ma
tional Grange renewed its recognition
Of woman's equality by adopting the re-
port OF its committee on good OF the
order. which declared that every pos
sible thing should be done to put wo-
man in possession OF all those political
rights and property interests that the
spirit OF modern civilization demands
The report further says that the vice
Of intemperancc shorld he checked and
the crime of easy divorces which has
made America too conspicuous i'll the
eyes OF the world made impossible.
The duty OF the Grange was declared
TO he TO impress upon the farmer that he
is an American citizen with political
duties TO perform. and that the man who
neglects them because politics are too
dirty for him is Just as much criminal
as the man who neglcctS to drain a cess
pool that threatens his family because ii
is ill-sncllirg.'
n resolution indorsine tho initiative
and referendum was defeated by the
committee on resolutions by vote Of
8 to 8. The Grange adjourned sire die.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-11-29
5000 MAY BE DEAD.
More Details of Volcanic Disturbance in Guate.
mala

San Francisco, Cal (SpeciaD.-W. ].
Campbell. who has just arrived here
from Guatemala. brings additional de-
tails OF the damage caused by the re
cent volcanic disturbance. In an inter
view. Mr.. Campbell said:
There is no clear idea yet OF the
loss OF lie resulting from the vol
cano's eruption. but from what | could
gather | believe that 5000 natives have
been killed. There was some talk, too.
AT San Jose. OF some OF the refugees
having been waylaid BY robbers. but |
saw no instance OF this.
Some OF the coffee plantations that
have been nearly ruined were worth
more than $I.oooooo The plantation
OF Albert James which was wiped out
OF existence. had machinery upon it
worth 100000, all OF which was dc
stroyed Some months ago James re-
used an offer oil 81 100000 for the
plantation The Adolio Meyers prop
crty. worth $4,000 in gold. was entirely
ruined. Both oil these fine places lay
from 20 TO 40 miles west OF the vol
cano.
The town OF Quezaltcnango is prac
tically ruined. for the houses are
cracked and broken down. the people
are moving ont and the ncighborhood
is covered with sand and ashes.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-11-29
NATIONAL CAPITAL AFFAIRS.
Ridiculous Farm. Area Statistics.

The Census Bureau is kccnly alive to
the Importance OF the serious charges
Of gross inaccuracy OF its statistical re-
ports made by an investigating COM
mittec OF the National Board OF Trade.
MIR. Hart Mommscn. the expert chief OF
the division of agriculture OF the bureau.
promises an elaborate report i'll answer
to the disclosures made BY the Board
OF Trade. but he contents himself Tor
the present with the following state
mcnt:
his apparent variance between the
census figures and the areas OF the
counties indicated requires a detailed ex-
PLANTATION which cannot be made i'll a
few words. 1t is due chiefly to error
on the part OF the farmowners and OPP
orators. and not to tie inaccuracy i'll
the Census Bureau
Many farms are OF such cxtcnt-as
IN Texas. for example. where single op-
orators work half county cacf-that
accurate statements as to the property
owned are impossible to get Many
farms overlap from the county to an
other, and are reported to the enumcr-
ators in both counties
Many other difficulties arise in the
course OF such an enumeration as this,
which cannot be so easily set forth
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-11-29
Financial.

Uncle Sam needs more small change
and the minis may be set to work coin
ing il.
Buy Pennsylvania Steel preferred as
an investment. says a man who knows
the company like book
\ syndicate is offering a portion OF
the New York Central's 3 IL per cent.
rounding bonds at Io4 IL and inter
est.
Outside OF England there has been
a great deal OF selling OF American
stocks during the past two weeks in
Europe.
Chesapeake G. Ohio's earnings de-
creased Tor three months more than 20
per cent.
Northwest Railroad officials deny
rumor that they are to acquire Wiscon-
sin Central.
Bank OF England's rate OF discount
remains at 4 per cent and the reserve
decreased one per cent. since last week
Gould brokers were booming Mis-
souri, Pacific and selling Manhattan to
reap large profits as result OF the 10
point rise.
Sugar kings put up ard down the
price of the refined article with an ease
and rapidity tn; makes an investor
in su-ar stock Z ;zy.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-11-29
A Mule for a Bride.

Coudersport, Pa. (SpeciaD William
Garnec. of Tamarack. this county. made
deal whereby he secured wife in
trade for mule and 10; of turnips.
Allie Nierbower is the bride Her
father approached Garnee and asked
him ii he did not want to take his
daughter in trade for mule that Gar
nee had. The latter wanted week i'll
which to think the matter over The
a:cn met and Garnee said he would
close the deal. Bierbower said that he
would have to have 10 bushels of tur-
nips in addition The prospective groom
objected, but was willing to give five
bushels 4 compromise was effected on
seven and one-half bushels, and the
squire who tied the knot remarked that
he hoped the mule would kicl; the lie
out OF the brides father
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-11-29
Another Big Mine Resumes.


Wilkcsbarre. Pa (SpeciaD.-Th
Stanton Mine OF the Lehigh and
Wilkesbarre Coal Company has been
cleared OF wafer at last. and will be
ready to resume operations in a few
days During the high water last
March the lower workings OF the col
licry were submerged. and before II
could be pumped on; the strike came
ON. This lett the mine at the mercy
oi the water When the strike was
declared off large force OF expert
cnced men were put to work, and they
finally succeeded i'll pumping all the
water out. The colliery employs 700
:::cn and boys. and the resumption OF
work will add 1900 tons TO the daily
c..t-ut OF coal.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-11-29
Items of Interest.

Attorney General Knox made public
the conditions upon which the United
States government granted concessions
to the Commercial Gable Company to
lay the line across the Pacific.
Superintendent Bronson called Sec
rotary Moody's attention to the lac;
that the proposed Naval Academy I'M
provcmcnts cannot be bull, within the
appropriation.
Ex-Qucen Liliuokalani has return
ed 70 Washington to push in Congress
her claim Tor S3.Ioo.ooo compensation
for confiScated crown lands.
The Spanish Claims Commission an
nounced the principles by which il will
be guided in deciding the cases tina.
come before il.
General Chaffee called upon Adiutant
General Corbin and Secretary Root.
and then upon President Roosevelt.
President Roosevelt announced his
purpose to make a trip 10 the lar West
in the spring
Contradictory statements arc made by
United States Minister Hunter and
Consul General McNally with reference
to the killing of William FITZGERALD BY
Minister Hunters son in Guatemala.
Chaplain ID. r. Lowell. retired. OF the
Army, has asked to be restored to the
active list.
Assistant Land Commissioner Rich
ards informed the Doukhobors. who
asked Tor government land and wished
TO be exempt from any law but their
consciences, that they could not settle
on public domain.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-11-29
HOTEL WRECKED BY DYNAMITE.
Owners Sons Worked During the Strike and
Miners Suspected.

Shenandoah. Pa. (SpeciaD. = The
most destructive dynamiting outrage
that has taken place in the coal region
since the beginning Of the strike occur
red at Mahanoy City whenth hotel oc
cupied by Christopher Portland was
wrecked. An entrance was effected
through a dindow and the dynamite.
with a fuse attached. was placed upon
the end OF the drinking bar.
Portland and the members of his fam
lily, who were sleeping on the third floor.
were thrown from their beds by the
shock. but escaped without serious in
jury The front part OF the house. from
the second story down. was blown
across the street. The two adjoining
buildings were also wrecked and the
windows in every house in the square
were shattered.
Portland's two sons were employed at
the mines during the strike and the eX-
plosion is supposed to have been the
work OF union miners.