Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-02-28
SPARKS FROM THE WIRES.

George II. Pell. who some years ago
was we'll known in Wall street circles
i'll New York and in fashionable cir
cics. was sentenced 10 three years and
six months in States prison Tor grand
larceny.
Money sharks at Chicago have raised
4 fund To defeat legislation prohibiting
the assignment OF salaries as security
ior money loans 10 employees.
Mr. Carnegie added $4,000 to the
endowment iund oi the Carnegie Labo-
raiory OF Engineering al the Stevens
Institute OF Technology.
\ number oil lives were lost and
many persons injured i'll an early
morning fire that destroyed the Clifton
Hotel. at Cedar Rapids. la.
The confession OF Insurance Agent
Foster in the New York insurance
frauds made public some startling
methods OF the Swindlers.
An old resident OF Morris. \. ".
has made the arrangements and paid
his undcrtakcr's bill, and also settled
for his tombstone.
A man serving term in the St.
Louis workhorse who. a; Lieutenant
Colonel Seymour Darlington, of the
British nobility" married a woman III
Kansas city. has been identified as
George Barton an English criminal.
The extreme cold has so concealed
the natural gas that many residences i'll
PittSburg and vicinity are without heat
or light and the people have TO go to
bed to keep warm
The Polish leader i'll the Austrian
Rcichsrath made ScandalouS charges
against Prince Philip OF Sake Cobu-g-
Gotha. the husband oi the Princess
Louise oi Belgium
Tie wife oi dentist i'll Dresden has
sued Tor divorce. charging that she
found in hcr husbands pockets love
letters from the Crown Princess Louise
OF SaNony.
\ revolutionary army oi 300 men
has reached point 20 miles south OF
Caracas. The rcvolutioniSts and the
government troops both occupy strong
positions.
Pope Leo celebrated his silver iubi-
Ice. and alter performing the functions
according To the program declared it
the happicst day OF his life.
Mr.. Cranbornc stated in the House
OF Commons that Great Britain had had
no correspondence OH the Mexican and
Chinese proposals TO the United States
for the establishment of 4 fixed relation
ship between the moneys OF the gold
standard countries and the silver ma
tons.
Pre>d cm Castro asked the United
States government that the gunboat
Marietta be permitted to convey the OF
GERS and men who arc To man the Ven
czrelan craft captured by the blockading
fleet
Howard T. Goodwin. confidential
clerk to the Philadelphia banking houses
of CaSsatt 4 Co. who committed suicide.
was a dcfaultcr To the amount OF S6o.-
COO.
All the powers having given their
consent the Russian Austrian note de
manding reforms and the protection OF
Christians throughout Turkey was pre-
scented 10 The Sultan.
Count Won Ouadt, OF the German
Embassy. and Countess won Quadt.
paid 4 farewell viSitto President RooSc-
Welt
-Four men were killed and nine others
seriously injured il ain explosion al
Fort Lafayette. Oh Long Island. The
explosion took place i'll the workroom.
The coai operators i'll the MiddlcSboro
district. Kentucky, have granted their
1909 employees 4 voluntary increase OF
10 per cent. IL wages.
A committee was appointed by PrcSi-
dent Hardy, OF the American Bankers
association. 20 consider proposed
changes i'll the currency system!