Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-10-24
Foreign.

The two Canadian members of The
Alaska Boundary Commission refused
to sign the decision, but the signatures
of Lord Chief Justice Alverstone and
Senator Lodge, Senator Turner and
Secretary Root, the American commits
sioners, constitute a majority and in
sured 6nality.
1t is reported that King Leopold
had cool reception in Vienna, and
that he was told Emperor Francis JOS
eph would not undertake to arbitrate
the Kongo affair.
King Oscar, i'll opening the Storth-
ing, or Parliament, at Christiania. said
negotiations had been opened with var
;ous powers for the conclusion of ar
bitration treaties.
A number OF insane convicts escap-
ed from the insane ward of the Cen
trail Prison, at Halle, Prussia. They
killed several keepers, but were event
ually recaptured.
Charles Page Bryan, United States
minister to Portugal, was passenger
| in test trip made by Santos-Dumont'
latest dirgible balloon at Ncuilly,
France
Two months ago Miss Hickman,
! aged 20, a woman doctor of London.
disappeared. Her body has just been
found III park.
| The Japanese workmen at the Port
Arthur docks have been discharged.
The exodus from other parts of Man
churia continues. A Japanese minister
says that Japan, while stipulating
the integrity of Korean and Chinese
sovereignty, makes no point OF the
military evacuation of Manchuria.
It now appears that the governor of
Beirut. Syria, who was dismissed from
the govcrnorship on demand of the
! United States, was told to return to Con-
stantinople Ito be the recipient of impe-
rial favors."
The physicians of Premier Zanardelli,
OF Italy. have advised him to take a rest
from his ministerial labors, and he has
SO informed his colleagues.
Two men held up a passenger train
between Dunaburg and Pleskov, in Rus
STA, robbed the safe and baggage and es-
capped with the booty.
United States Consul General Skinner
is in Paris making preparations for the
| United States governments expedition
to Abyssinia.
The Russian administrator of Nit
| chwang. Manchuria. proposes to organ
ize a municipal council with one Amer
lean and two British members, their de-
csions to be subject to the administra-
tors approval.
Rear Admiral Won Prittntz will take
command OF the German East Asiatic
Squadron. There are now 10 German
warships in south China waters and 3
off the Japanese coast.
Financial.
Nearly all municipal bonds being
issued now arc put out at 4 per cent.
Atchison is notably strong and the
buying is said to be Of the best.
Amalgamated Copper directors de-
clared the usual quarterly dividend of
u per cent.
Boston city has borrowed $1,000, 900
this year, for all of which it pays per
cent.
Warwick Iron & Steel has followed
out its compact and closed two of its
blast furnaces.
Readings total dividend require
mcnts are now $238o.oo a year.
Liquidation has ceased. All the SELL
ing of stocks is by the bears and they
find it hard work
Tom Lawson, who poses as a Rookie
Teller insider. is exploiting the weak
ness of the Morgan stocks.
1t is said by President Greene, of the
Greene Copper Company, that the cost
OF producing copper has risen IN cents
4 a pound in one year.
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