Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-02-21
Foreign.

An Italian government official stated
IN the Chamber of Deputies that Italy 5
policy in the Balkan question was to
prevent a modification of the status quo
TO the benefit of any power.
Chancellor Won Buelow, in a memoir
anda sent to the Reichstag on tubercu-
losis, stated that out of 1000 deaths in
Germany of persons between the ages OF
IS and 90, 3I6 died of tuberculosis.
United States Minister Powell has
notified the Dominican government that
a settlement of The Clyde Line and Ross
cases must be effected within few days.
After the raising of the blockade at
Porto Cabello, Venezuela. the captured
vessels were turned over to United
States Vice Consul Nolkmar.
President Palma. of Cuba. signed the
agreement according two coaling stations
on the coast OF Cuba to the United
States.
John Redmond was reelected leader
of the Irish Parliamentary party.
The president and other officials of the
Macedonian Committee have been ar
rested. and the Bulgarian government
has determined to dissolve the commit
tees in Bulgaria and place a strong mill
tary Gordon along the Macedonian from
tier.
The United States revenue cutter
Seminole. Lieutenant Sturtevant COM
manding. made two Intellectual attempts
TO rescue the FIVE American fishing
schooners in the ice packs near Bay Is
lands, OF Newfoundland
A British punitive expedition occupied
Karo. West Africa. after putting TO
flight the Enir of Kano and 1000 horse
men. The enemy lost heavily.
United States Ambassador Tower. at
Berlin. has adopted a Uniform some
what similar TO that worn by other diplo-
mats on state occasions.
The Archduchess Elizabeth. mother OF
the former queen regent, Maria Chris
tina of Spain. died in Vienna.
Max Regis had two ducls near Paris.
and his insulting conduct on the field
led to another challenge
Maurice Binder, Nationalist. caused
a Juror in the French Chamber of Depu-
ties by making charges against the
Premier and other ministers i'll connec-
ton with the Humbert case.
The German government has decided
not TO buy the four battleships now be-
ing constructed in England and Italy
for Chill and Argentina.
Financial.
Lake Superior charcoal has advanced
ST. so ton at Chicago since last month
A merger of Alabama coal. iron. steel
and railroad properties is talked OF. The
capital suggested is $25o,ooo,oco.
A bill was introduced i'll the Lcgisla-
ture at Albany to issue S5o,ooo,ooo State
bonds for the Improvement OF public
roads.
The ratio OF operating expenses 10
earnings in 1902 for all the railroads in
the United States as officially reported
was 6462 per cent. The previous year
it was 64.So per cent.
At the end of last week the visible
supply of cotton was more than 100000
bales below that for the corresponding
period in 1902. and the general belief is
that the American crop will not exceed
100000. whereas earlier estimates had
placed il at 100000 bales, and even a,
II.soo,ooo bales.
The Home Trust Company of Hobo
ken, N. J., recently chartered with a
capital of 100000. was organized solely
to look after Andrew Carnegie's finan-
cial affairs. Nearly all of the S., ooo
given to New York for Libraries is de-
posted there, as well as the ST 100000
given TO Philadelphia and other big
sums OF morev.