Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1904-05-07
A WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED.
Friday, April 90.

II has been announced in New York
that J. +. Morgan bought the original
manuscript of Millions Paradise Lost"
in London for S25.0o0.
meeting of the stockholders of the
Norfolk and Western railroad has been
called for June II, at Roanoke. Va. TO
authorize a So. 900. O0o bond issue.
Albert G. Sheppard of Wilkesbarre.
Pa. died of cramps on board the Clyde
line steamer Commanche. which ar
rived at New York from Jacksonville
and Charleston.
During a severe coughing spell DIR.
McGee. chief of the anthropological
department of the St Louis fair.
strained a ligament in his left side
and fractured rib.
Saturday, April 80.
The Virginia Democratic state con-
vention will be held at Richmond on
June g.
Tom Searcy, colored was lynched in
HAYWOOD county. Tenn. for assaulting a
9-year-old white girl.
Postmaster General Payne has re-
turned TO Washington from his south
ern trip much improved in health.
The May circulars of the anthracite
coal companies show an advance of 10
cents ton for domestic sizes over the
April price.
Wendell p. Stafford. of Vermont. has
been appointed justice of the supreme
court Of the District of Columbia to
succeed Justice p. c. Pritchard. now a
United States circuit judge.
Monday, May 2.
The Virginia Navigation Company's
steamer Pocahontas was destroyed by
fire at Richmond, Va. Loss, $3.50, 900;
fully insured.
Hon. John J. Shonk one of the pio-
neer coal operators of the anthracite
region, died at his home in Wilkes
barre, Pa. aged SO years.
The Pittsburg Conference for a mer-
ger of the Primitive Methodists and
Methodist Protestants is likely to ad-
journ Intellectually for another year.
w. A. Botkin. divorced husband Of
Mrs. Cordelia Botkin. convicted of the
murder of Mrs. J. p. Cunning. of Della
ware, died suddenly in San Francisco.
Tuesday, May 3.
The safe in the Pennsylvania rail
road Office at Pitcairn. Pa, was blown
open by burglars, who secured over
$500
Sunday base ball in Brooklyn has
been declared legal in a decision
handed down by Justice Gaynor in
New York.
Three men and a boy were burned
to death in a box car on the North
western railroad at Council Bluffs. Ia.
while stealing ride.
Secretary of the Navy Moody left
Washington 10 inspect the naval sta
tons at Guantanamo. Key West. Pen
sacola and New Orleans.
Ex-President Cleveland delivered a
lecture on The Government in the
Chicago Strike of 1894" before large
audience at Princeton. n. J.
Wednesday, May 4.
Judge Andrew Kirkpatrick, of the
United States circuit court, died at his
home at Newark, n. J.
The 10th annual national convention
of the Funeral Benefit Association of
the p. o. ). of A. was held at Scran-
ton. Pa.
Over $4,000 loaves of bread were
received in Chicago from Pittsburg to
relieve the famine threatened by the
strike Of bakers.
Judge Goodwin. of Aurora. ILL.,. has
been selected for the position of as
sistant attorney general for the post
Office department.
The New York grand jury found
four indictments for grand larceny
against David Rothschild, former
president of the defunct Federal bank.
In default of s25. 1000 bail he is in Jail.
Thursday, May S.
All the woodwork in Pine mountain
tunnel. on the Southern railway. near
Columbus. Ga, was burned. and trains
had TO be stopped.
Secretary Taft has returned to
Washington from the st. Louis Fair,
where he represented President Roose-
welt at the opening exercises.
Four bandits were garrote,l at San
tiago. Cuba. being the first legal exc
cutions since the Spanish regime.
President Roosevelt has appointed
Adolph Grant Wolf, of the District of
Columbia. to succeed Judge Sulz-
bacher as associate justice of the SUI
preme court of Porto Rico.