Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1904-06-25
A WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED.
Friday, June II.


Over 10000 Confederate veterans
marched in their annual parade at
Nashville. Tenn.
Matthew Roden, of Philadelphia. fell
from a train near Lewisburg. Pa. and
was instantly killed.
The business section of Norton. Wise
county. Va. was de: Dyed by fire. en-
failing a loss of $150.OO0.
The Pennsylvania Bankers Associa-
ton has decided to hold their annual
convention at Atlantic City. n. j..
October 6 and z.
The American Red Cross Society has
been reorganized by the election of
former Surgeon General of the Navy
w. X. Van Ruypen as president
Saturday, June 10.
The Norfolk and Western Railway
company will issue $35. 100000 gold
4O-year bonds. to bear interest at 4
per cent.
New England cities celebrated the
129th anniversary of the battle of
Bunker Hill with military parades and
speech-making.
Personal inspections of all steam
boats plying from Chicago has been
ordered as a result of the General Slo-
cum disaster at New York.
President and Mrs. Roosevelt at
tended the wedding Of the presidents
niece, Miss Helen Roosevelt, TO Theo-
dore ID. Robinson. at Hyde Park. N. ].
Monday, June 20.
The Vatican exhibit at the st. Louis
Exposition has been opened.
Tenty persons We're injured by a
rear-end collision on the New York
Elevated railroad.
Two thousand men were thrown out
of work by the closing down of steel
mills at Sharon, Pa.
Abraham Leackey. a 65-year-old
Lancaster count, Pa. farmer. dropped
dead in his field from over-exertion
and heat.
Cardinal Satolli was entertained at
dinner at the Catholic University.
Washington. as the guest of Monsignor
O'Connell.
icksburg. Va, while shooting at cats.
accidentally shot and MORALLY wound
ed Mrs. Lucy Mann.
Tuesday, June Fl.
The Ancient Order of United Work.
men decided to hold their next conven'
ton in Montreal. Can.
Cardinal Satolli was the guest OF
honor at a dinner given in Washington
by Secretary of War Taft.
The 26th international convention
of the knights of st. John was held
Mt Peoria. ILL.,. with 500 delegates in
attendance.
The big hoist of the Ontario mine
near Park City. Utah. was destroyed
by fire. throwing 200 men out of work
and causing a loss of 100000.
Jacob S. Martin. clerk in the Mer.
chants National Bank. Harrisburg,
Pa. is under arrest. charged with en-
bezzling $500 of the banks funds.
Wednesday, June %.
Fire destroyed the best part of Nc
Comb City. Miss, causing n loss OF
over $500. 900.
President Roosevelt has sent $500
to the relief committee of the General
Slocum disaster at New York.
The Medina National Bank. of Me
dina. ". Y. has been closed by the
comptroller of currency as insolvent.
Adolph Tancob. who confessed to
burning buildings valued at over 81.
OOO, 900. Is under arrest for incendiar.
ism at Winnipeg. Man.
During an electrical storm at At
lanta. Ga. Mrs. Ora Bradley was
struck by lightning and killed; three
others were rendered unconscious.
Thursday, June %.
DIR. l.. Lowden, one of the most
prominent physicians of Indianapolis.
Ind. committed suicide by poisoning.
In a fire In the fremont House. at
Quincy. ILL.,. two school teachers were
burned to death and the cook fatally
injured.
The navy department has awarded
to the battleship Oregon the trophy
for excellence in gunnery in the re-
cent target practice.
Fire at Paterson. N. j.. that de.
stroyed the lumber plant of p. S. Van
Kirk & Co and I. A. Halls silk mill
caused a loss of over 100000.
Secretary Moody has decided to 10
cate the naval academy hospital at
Annapolis. Md. on the government
farm fronting on Severn river.