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Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-07-12

\ London (By Cable).-At 10 O'Clock
m, the following bulletin on King
rd's condition was posted at Buck
m Palace:
ie King had nine hours natural
and his progress continues 10 be
errup;ed. The wound is discharg-
eely and is less painful 10 dress.
"Trevs,
"Laking.
Barlow"
lg Edward will be crowned between
ST II and August *. His recovery
,een so rapid and satisfactory that
Ibove decision was arrived at Mon
1 No Official announcement OF the
has yet been made.
The pageant through the streets and
ceremony at Westminster Abbey
ill be much curtailed from the orig
bal plan. Their Maiesties will drive
from Buckingham Palace TO the abbey
through the mall TO Whitehall and
thence to the abbey, the same route as
taken At the opening of Parliament.
King Edward passed a favorable day
and the verbal report given ont was
that His Majesty is still doing well.
The use by the Prince of Wales of
The word recovery" when he referred
"a the Kings progress at the Inaugural
on of the Raphael Nurses Home OF
iuys Hospital. is regarded in many
tiers as indicating that the royal
ly considers the Kings case most
fully.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-07-12
Fatal Shooting ARRAY.

Americas. Ga. (SpeciaD.-A farmer
named Gwynes, residing on the Stappey
plantation, near Americas. killed ne
% farm hand, dangerously wounded a
iegro woman. and was himself shot
twice as the result OF all alteration with
the negro. Alter quarrel. Gwynes sho,
at the negro and just as he fred the
woman stepped in range and received 4
load OF shot in the abdomen. The negro
returned the FIRE and wounded Gwynes.
but the latter finally succeeded in killing
mis- adversary. Gwynes claims he acted
In self-defense.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-07-12
Husband. Wife and Sister Drowned.

Benton Harbor, Mich (Spccial) =
Rudolph Steffick. his wife. Mrs. Steffics
ard his sister, Miss Steffick, all OF Chi
cage were drowned here in the ST. JOS
eph River A party of four. which in
cludcd the three who were drowned.
went in bathing about O'Clock in the
afternoon. They were unacquainted
with The beach and the river current and
were carried under by the rapid stream
Death resulted Immediately to the hus-
band. wife and sister, while the fourth
member OF the party. John Thorpe. who
had gone down for the third time, caught
a passing timber and was saved.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-07-12
A Desperate Fugitive.

Seattle. Wash. tSpeciaD Harry Ira
cey,. the fugitive convict. who has killed
six men and wounded three others since
he escaped from the Orgon peniten;iary
a short time ago. has again eluded his
pursaers after another display al great
daring. His last ac:. on Saturday, was
10 impress farmland into e;nbarking
min on Puget sound in rowboa;. At
10 40 a. m. Sheriff Cudihee chartered the
rug Sea Lion and with posse started
II pursuit. Up TO the time OF the latest
adxices he had not overtaken Tracey.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-07-12
Drove A Dirk Into His Breas..

Noun, Sterling. KY (Spccia) j. w.
Fasse,t prominent farmer and short
horn cattle breeder. attempted suicide
here and is not expected to live. He
took three grains OF morphine, and pro-
caring dirk and hammer. went to an
orchard and placing the knife against
his breast. drove il into his body with
the hammer. He gave as a reason for
his action that he was growing old. and
his children needed his money. so he
thought best to put himself out OF the
way.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-07-12
Interior of White House Demolished.

Nothing remains OF the historic White
House bit the four walls. Nearly 500
W orkmen are busy. with almost feversh
industry, in order 10 have the building
er tirely completed by November next.
The sum Of 100000 has been placed
at the disposal OF Messrs. McKim, Mead
& White, the architects, and they are
given absolute discretion. The work is
being done by day labor, and every CON
81 Iteration is sacrificed to promptness
and excellence OF work When the i'm
piovements are completed the old White
House will hardly e recognized.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-07-12
A Young Violin Prodigy.

London (By Cable .-Francis Mac
Millen. a Io-year-old violinist from
Marietta. Ohio has won the first prize
a, the annual contest Of the Brussels
ROYAL Conservatory OF Music. This
also secured for The young American the
Nanhal ,rize OF 52S francs (about SIoo)
The Brussels press was rather wrought
up over the juvenile American winning
the coveted honor. and the suggestion
was made that the competition in future
be limited TO Belgians. The critics char
acterize the boy as an exceptional
player.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-07-12
No Bribery" Their Finding.

Washington. d. c. (speciaD Rep
rescn,ative James d. Richardson. of
Tennessee. and his associates on the
special committee which investigated
charges Of bribery. etc. in connection
with tho Danish West Indies purchase,
have decided not 10 make a minority
report. ard the report OF the commit
tee will be unanimous that there was
no bribery
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-07-12
Determined Suicide.

Beaumont. Texas (SpcciaD.-F. w.
MCGOWAN. proprietor OF ;he Beaumont
Cycle works. committed suicide by TAX
ing dose OF morphine. An effort was
made to dissuadc him but he prevented
interference by displaying pistol. and
aiterward managed 10 clude those who
were guarding him.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-07-12
China's Appeal for Fair PLAY.

The Chinese government mas appealed
to the government OF the United States
tc use its good Offices 70 cause the Al
lied Powers 70 still retain their soldiers
in Tien isin. to evacuate that place in
conformity with the spirit OF the agree
lrent Of Pckin. which settled the Boxe-
troubles. The appeal was made by Min
lister Wu directly to Secretary Hay. in
lie shape Of cablegram from Niceroy
Yuan Shih-kai. OF Chilli, which the
u mister supplemented with a long YER
bal explanation.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-07-12
Mormon Temple in Copenhagen.

Copenhagen. BY Cable Some 500
American Mormons. including former
United States Senator Frank Jcnne
Cannon and his BROKER. and many
American missionaries in Europe. at
tended the dedication OF the Mormon
temple in this city. Three meetings
have been arranged for This week, with
tire object of giving impetus 10 mission
arv work in Denmark
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-07-12
Indian Scalps and Murders.

Guthrie. Ok Especial Several
Apache warriors have been arrested Ivy
the federal officers at Fort Sill, charged
with killing and scalpng another rletn-
Der OF the tribe and stahbng his squaw
10 death. This is the first time in re-
cen, years that scalping has been re-
ported among the semicivilized Indians.
The Apaches were only recently released
from the Fort Sill reservation, where
they were prisoners of war.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-07-12
To Import British Cosl

Philadelphia (SpeciaD.-Thc an
nounccmcni is made here that steam
ship OF 1880 tons capacity has been
chartered to load coal at Cardiff for
Philadelphia This movement is taken
as indicating the unwillingness of steam,
ship companies TO pay the prices now
demanded for bunker coal ct this port.
owing to the miners strike This, it
IS said. will be the first cargo Of British
coal ever brought to Philadelphia, and
j; IS said other shipments will follow
unless the strike is adjusted soon.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-07-12
Ira'iey Cars Collide.

Newcastle. Pa. (Spec;aD One man
is dead. one fatally injured and more
than 4 score OF others are seriously li'rt
as a result of an accident on the Penn
>ylvania and Mahoning Valley Electric
Railway. Two cars carrying nearly go
passengers crashed together on a curve
near Edinburg, iour miles ives, OF this
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-07-12
Trouble Brewing in Minianao.

Manila (By Cable).-The Sultan OF Ba-
rolod, Mindanao. has sent an insulting
1y wordetiet,er TO the commando. OF
.hcS,fmerican expedition 10 Lake La
,ao, in Mindanao. in which he threat
1s 10 begin offensive operations in All
gust. The Sultan is al present strength
-ening his position.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-07-12
Strikers Resort 10 Dynamite.

Biairsville. Pa. (Special) The coal
strike a, Black Lick Station. Gu the
Indiana Branch Railroad. is growing
more intense Stones have been thrown
AT the men who coniinc ut work in the
Graf mine and dynamite was placed
under the house Of Thomas Palmer, enc
OF those who has KEEP; on working. All
tie window glass was broken and the
house got great shakc-up.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-07-12
Fight Poisoned BY Canned Salmon.

Pii,sburg, Pa. Especially Harry
Orris and seven children were poisoned
Nv eating canned salmon at family re-
union a, the home OF Samuel a. Hildcr-
brand i'll Reserve township. All of the
victims arc very sick bu, will recover,
except Martha. the Io-year old daugh-
ter oil MIR. llilderbrand. who is expected
20 die.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-07-12
National Convention Of Gideons.

Cedar Rapids. la. tSpeciaD Nearly
eco travelling men, representing many
states. were present when President S.
E. Hill. o. Beloii, Wis. called the ma
iional convention OF Gideons to or.ler.
The reports OF officers and committees
show gratifying growth OF the order
which is an association OF Christian irav-
cling men. The report of Secretary J.
II. Nicholson, OF GAINESVILLE, Wis, gave
the total membership as 400 in IS
STATES
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-07-12
Anxiety About Training Ship.

Honolulu (Specian = The United
States training ship Moliican is 81 days
ou. from Yokohama on her way here,
and there is some uneasiness lest she
should have met with disaster Though
the Mohcan has steari. she usually
travels under sail i'll midocean. but it is
thought tina; she should have made port
some davs ago.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-07-12
Boy Shoots a Yacht Captain.

Atlantic City, n. J. (SpeciaD Wi,
liam J. English, I5-year-old boy, whose
home is in Germantown. a suburb of
Philadelphia, emptied the contents of
32-calibre revolver into Capt. Fred. r.
Crowcll, owner of the yacht Elorodora,
at the Inlet. inhicting four serious
wounds. Crowell was taken 10 the CITY
Hospital, where small hopes are enter,
tanned for his recovery. English en-
dcavcred 10 escape b. jumping into
boat and rowing away. but al excite
mob forced him to return to land an
surrender alter a number OF shots he
been fred at him by the mob.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-07-12
West Virginia Miners Situation.

indianapolis. Ind. (SpeciaD.-Secre-
nv Wilson, OF the United Minework-
has returned from the West Viz
MA coalhelds. He says nearly every
dependent company there is anxious
End the strike and will sign the scale
~ combine does not interfere.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-07-12
a Piueky Little Girl.

Paducal,. KY. iSpcciaD.-S,:s;c Fra
zier. 10 years old. was presented IN the
police court charged with killing her
uncle, George Jones. The child il is
claimed saw her uncle beating his wife.
and, Obtaining pistol shot him in the
stomach infic,;ng wound which caus-
cd his death shortly afterward
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-07-12
France Thrcafcas Turkey.

Vienna (By Cable).--l, is reported
here tina, France has threatened to send
an ulitmatum to Turkey because the
Porte has failed to apologize for the
action OF Turkish policemen al SMYRNA
in boarding French ship TO arrest a
Turkish spy who had taken refuge on
board the vessel
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-07-12
Bail kiliet Pitcher.

Midlothian. Tex. (SpeciaD Pitcher
Chas Harrington. who until recently
was a member OF the Dallas team of The
Texas league. was killed by a bat,ed
ball in this city He had pitched a bali.
which was hi, back to the pitcher, strik-
ing him in The stomach. Harrington
folded the ball made the assist in put
ing the runner ont ard then dropped
dead
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-07-12
Army Officers Commit Suicide.

Manila (By Cable).--Capt. John II.
Shellenberger. OF the Tenth Infantry.
committed suicide by shooting at Iligan,
IN the Island OF Mindanao. July !. He
acted from dependency Second Lieut.
I-hos. Ryan, OF the Philippine scouts.
also committed suicide by shooting in
the interior OF the Island OF Mindanao,
June 10
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-07-12
Good Hay Croo this Year.

Canaioharie. n. Y. (SpeciaD The
hay crop OF the States. as indicated i'll
several hundred reports 10 the Hay
Trade Journal. will be fully tip to an
average tonnage. except in New Eng
land, Pennsylvania. New Jersey and tie
South. making the prospects promising
for good trading year
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-07-12
Killed BY a Police MARSHAL

Fort Myers, Fla. (SpecialD In fgh:
between Dennis Sheridan. well known
here, and City Marshal Stroup. Sheri-
dan was shot dead while resisting ar
>fest.--The officer was severely Gil; with
a knife. L, is believed Stroup's wounds
are fatal
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-07-12
Gored 10 Death BY A Bull.

Guthrie. Okla. tSpcciaD Miss Jcn-
ME Harrison was gorcd TO death by
bull i, Oderlah. in Greer county. the
animal shocking he- down and running
its h rms back and ior:h through her
HOLY
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-07-12
. i EDWARDS
CORONATION
Take Place Between August j and
rs in London.
!, IS RECOVERING VERY RAPIDLY.

sgeant through Streets and Ceremony at
Westminster Abbey to Be mich curtailed
The Primary Cause Of King EDWARDS
Tfeuble Is Observation-Disclosures Surgical
Operation Likely to Follow Coronation
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-07-12
eormer Arkansas Editors suleiic.

Rock, Ark. (Special).-Col. J..
nee. formerly editor of the Ar
Fette, now p citizen OF Den
found - III bed al the
OF lie had shot
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-07-12
LIVE NATIONAL CAPITAL AFFAIRS.
Printing and Publishing.

The census bureau has issued its re-
port on printing and publishing in the
United States Tor the year 1900, show
ing capital OF S2o2.5I7,o72 invested in
the 22,3l2 establishments reporting.
The value of the product is returned
at S.S47,os5,o5o, TO produce which invol.-
cd an outlay OF S36.ooo,7Io for salaries
OF officials. clerks, etc; Ss4,24o.8So Tor
wages: $s5So7,s2o for miscellaneous
expenses, and $3.50 2oo for materials
used.
The report SAYS the Associated Press
series $500 daily papers in the United
States, Canada. Mexico, Cuba and Porto
Rico. In its regular news service 1t
used o345 miles of leased wire by day
ano 2o.4o7 miles by night. The annual
revenues exceed 100000 and the num-
Der OF words daily transmitted at each
OF the more important Offices is over
$1,000, or the equivalent of thirty-flvc
columns OF the average newspaper.
Oh all newspaper and periodical cs-
adjustments over O. per cent. were own
cd by individuals, 20 per cent. by part
nerships and only II per cent by cor
po.ations. The total number of wage
eai'ners in the industry had increased
only 10 per cent. since 1900, but the
value OF products increased ~ per cent.
There was much greater increase rell-
lively among women wage-earners than
men,
d the total value OF products adver-
Using formed - per cent, subscriptions
and sales :36 per cent. and book and
JOB printing. including miscellaneous
products FL per cent.
The total circulation per Issue of
daiies was enough to supply one for
every FIVE inhabitants and weeklics and
inpnthlies one to every two inhabitants.
OTer I.25o.ooo.ooo pounds OF paper was
used during 1860. of which almost 7S
per cent. was consumed for newspapers.
Record.Breaking Congress.
According 10 a statement made by
BENJAMIN S Plat. enrolling clerk of
the Senate. the session of Congress just
concluded broke all records. not only OF
any previous session. but OF any previous
Congress, whether OF two or three ses-
sic'ns
The total number OF bills and joint
re solutions offered in the two houses
Ut 20 the time OF adjournment was e.,
o22 OF which 1903 were sent TO the
President. OF those introduced 1852
were offered in the House OF Represen-
ta'ives and 645o in the Senate. OF the
H ouse bills os6. or II per cent. OF
the entire number introduced were sent
10 the President while OF the Senate
bills. 547 or about 81 per cent, went
to the President. Thus less than per
cent. of the bills so far introduced in
beth houses in the Fifty seventh Con-
gTess became laws
The Senate passed of its own bills
I.ooo. but 543 OF them failed to get
through the House On the other hand,
the House passed 1886 of its own mea-
sures. OF which 400 failed in the Senate
The greatest record in the way OF
legislation made by any previous Con-
gress was made by the Fifty-frst. Then.
during the entire Congress. only 1900
bills and joint resolutions were intro
duced OF which 2.24o became laws.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-01-31

time before their friends could bring
about reconciliation. A truce was
patched up, however, and, to bind it,
the two agreed to resort to their old
test of amity. Mike won the toss, and
it was Carpenter who was chosen by
fate to carry the tin cup for the others
aim. Carpenter knew what YVES to fol-
low, and he then and there made his
will, giving his rife, pistols and equip
ment to his friend Talbot. He was too
proud to ask for his life, though he
knew Mike Fink's treachery and relent-
lessness. Folding his arms, Carpen-
ter stood calm and steady with the
cup on his head. Fink shot him square
through the forehead, and then calmly
chided him for spilling the contents
of the cup. He pretended remorse
when told he had killed his friend. JUS
tice of the frontier overlook him,
when Talbot, at later day, shot him
with one of the pistols Carpenter had
bequeathed to him.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-01-31
It's the Men.

The bell ringers of certain church
usually leave the question of tips
to one of their number, and the mat
ter could scarcely be left in better
hands.
If the visitor leaves the belfry as
rich as he entered it, it is not be-
cause Jim-as we all call him-has
not dropped pretty significant hint.
On one occasion a visitor fancied he
heard strange creaking which
seemed to proceed from high up the
tower.
eft seems to me-" he remarked,
shat there's something up there
wants oiling."
''Nay, nay" said Jim. "Tain't up
theer, it's doom here!"
What d you mean?" asked the Wis.
itor.
'Well, We see, sirS' calmly ex.
planned Jim, 'that theer creaking
allus comes on bout lowance time.
None of us has had drink this
mornin', an if anything wants oilin'
faint the rope-it's the men!"
The men were promptly "oiled,'
too.-Cassell's Journal.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-01-31
EXECUTIoNER TO HIS FRIEND.
Tragic Termination of an Early Time
Friendship Between Western
FrOntiersmen.

| In 1910 the western frontier of the
United States slanted like the roof of
| house from Maine to Louisiana. The
| center of population was almost ex-
| actiy upon the site of the city of Wash
| ington. The west was a distinct sec
ton, and it was section which had
begun to develop an aristocracy. We
still wore linsey-woolsey in Kentucky;
| still pounded our corn in a hollow
stump in Ohio; still killed our Indians
| with the ancient weapons of our IA
| theirs; still took our produce to New
Orleans in fatboats; still were primi-
| tive in many ways. None the less we
| had among us an aristocrat, a man who
| classified himself as better than his
fellow man. There had been born that
| early captain of transportation, the
keelboatman, the man who could go
| up stream. The latter had for the
stationary or semi-sta tionary man a
vast and genuine contempt, as nomad
| man has ever had for the man of an
| chored habit. There was warrant
for this feeling of superiority, for the
keelboat epoch was a great one in
American history. Had this clumsy
craft never been supplanted by the
steamboat, it's victories would have
been of greater value to America than
all the triumphs she ever won upon
| the seas.
AS for the keelboatmen themselves,
they were a hardy, wild and reckless
breed. They spent their days in the
blazing sun, their heads dropping over
the setting pole, their feet steadily
trudging the walking-boards of their;
great vessel from morning until night
and day after day. A wild life, merry
! and brief one, was that lived by this
peculiar class of men who made char
| acters for one .of the vivid chapters
in the tale of the early west.
Mike Fink, they tell us, was king
among the keelboatmen at the date of
the introduction of steam craft upon
the Ohio and the Mississippi; a man
of medium height, weighing about $50
pounds, all bone and Drawn, cham
pion with the rifle, master in fsti-
cuffs, hard drinker, of temper alter
| nately sullen and merry, and of sheer
physical force which dominated all
he met in his rude calling. This is the
man who figures in well-known an
ecdote recounted by different early
writer's. 1t seems that he had a bosom
friend named Carpenter, with whom
| he was wont to engage in certain
| risky pastime. Carpenter and Mike
used to fill tin cup with whisky" says
one chronicler, "and place it by turn
| on each others heads, and shoot at it
with rifle at distance of 70 yards.
1t was always bored through without
injury to the one on whose head it
was placed. The feat is too well au
| thenticated to admit of question. 1t
was often performed, and they like the
| feat the better because it showed their
! confidence in each other" Yet 1T fell
out that after a long and much tried
| friendship these two at lasthad quar-
rel which parted them, and it was some
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-01-31
Typical of Genius.

A pretty story comes from Rodez,
in the south of France, where lately
banquet was given in honor of Nine.
Calve, who was born in those parts.
Some one took it into his head to in
terview Nine. Calves father, a hale
and hearty old peasant of about so
years of age, who is immensely proud
of his famous daughter. In speaking
of her to the interviewer, he pointed
to the rose trees in his own garden.
'Look at these" he said, "most of
them are covered with blooms, but
here is one tree which has borne only
one rose. 1t has spent all it's strength
in producing perfect blossom. That
is the history OF my daughter and her
ancestors. She is the supreme flower
of hundred forgotten generations"
Chicago Record-Herald.