Democratic messenger., 1904-12-10
A WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED
Friday. December 2.


Cuba. has resigned because of ill
health.
Alton B. Parker who now has law
office in New York city. has declined
the Office of commissioner on two city
land boards.
The New York residence of Robert
z. Roosevelt, uncle of the president,
has been robbed of furs and clothing
worth about $1,000
Lieutenant General Nelson A. Miles,
retired. has been offered the post of
adiutant general of Massachusetts by
Governor-elect Douglas.
Rev. DR. Charles Wegner. author OF
"The Simple Life" who has been lec-
turing in this country. sailed from New
York on the steamer La Savoie for
France.
Saturday, December 8.
The German army is successfully
using dogs in South Africa to prevent
night surprises by the Hereros.
w. a. Cotton. cashier of the Wa
pello. Wyo. National Bank, has been
arrested for embezzling $25.000.
BY the explosion of gas plant in
the cellar of their home, Matthias
Haines and wife, of Mexico, Me-, were
burned to death.
Lieutenant General Adna r. Chaffee
has been appointed grand marshal of
the inaugural parade at Washington
on March 4. 1905.
Stewart A. FELTON,. who shot and
killed Guy Roche in New York re-
Gently. was exonerated by coroner's
Jury. which decided he acted in self
defense.
Monday, December 5.
Mrs. Marian ii. Knapp, wife of Mar
tin A. Knapp. chairman of the Inter-
State Commerce Commission, died IL
Philadelphia.
A Missouri Pacific passenger train
was wrecked at Holden, Mo-, by a
broken rail, and $50 passengers were
injured several seriously.
Fred Lucas and John Kusko, of Hon
eybrook, Pa, were killed by an ex-
plosion of dynamite in No. slope of
the Lehigh and Wilkesbarre Coal COM
pany.
Smith Murphy. one of the wealthiest
planters of Mississippi. was shot and
killed at Sumner by Jerry Robinson,
also a wealthy planter. as the result
of feud.
Tuesday, December 6.
Harry NJ. Quirk, superintendent of
Philadelphia police, died after a lin
gering illness.
Rev. Francis NJ. Taitt. of Chester.
Pa. has declined the bishopric of
South Dakota of the Episcopal church.
Annie Blocker. ) years old, of Phila-
delphia. while playing with matches.
set fire to her dress and was burned
to death.
Henry P. Moulton, u S. district at
torney for Massachusetts, dropped
dead of heart failure at his home at
Salem.
Representative Morrell. of Pennsyl-
vania. introduced a bill in congress to
appropriate $4,000 for a statue to the
late Rear Admiral Charles Stewart.
Wednesday, December 7.
Frank c. Somers has been appointed
sheriff of Camden county. n. j.. to sue
ceed II. W. Johnson. resigned.
Charles Westenberger. of Philadel-
phia, was shot and killed by the ac-
cidental discharge of his gun while out
hunting.
John Godshalk, of Camden, n. J.,
was struck by train on the Pennsyl-
vania railroad near Christiana, Pa.
and instantly killed.
Charles Frost. confidential clerk of
two firms connected with the National
Stock Yards at St. Louis, is under
arrest. charged with being $4,000
short in his accounts.
Thursday, December 8.
Lew Spencer. famous in the min
strel world for the last 30 years. drop
ped dead in Chicago from heart dis
ease
Senator Proctor presented to the SEN
ate a memorial adopted by the Ver-
mont legislature, protesting against
reciprocity with Canada.
Townsend Cox. of Bordentown. n
j., an ex-member of the New Jersey
legislature. died of injuries sustained
in falling down stairs in his home
Daniel Best. of Harrisburg. Pa. was
convicted of forging his sons name to
government pay warrant and SEN
fenced to 80 days in Jail and pay a