Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1904-07-16
A WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED.
Friday, July 8.

FTlOdys Juty o.
DR.. E A. Alderman. of Tulane Uni
versity, has accepted the presidency
of the University of Virginia. at Rich
mond
The general officers of the Pennsyl-
vania National Guard have decided to
name the encampment at Gettysburg.
July 22-30, after the late Colonel NJ. s.
Quay.
Jennie Evans. years old. of Phila-
delphia. was scalded to death in her
home by spilling pot of hot tea upon
herself
Saturday, July 9.
In a daylight robbery in the City of
Mexico thieves secured $4,000 by cut
ting a hole into the vault of money
exchange.
During a storm at Camden. S. c.. a
colored man and five mules were killed
by lightning and two other negroes
were stunned.
Rev. Silas c. Swallow. Prohibition
candidate for president. will receive
official notification of his nomination
in indianapolis. July %.
Secretary of State Hay has returned
to Washington from Jackson, Mich.
where he delivered an address at the
Republican celebration.
Monday, July II.
w. ii. Hunt, former governor of Por-
to Rico, arrived in New York on the
steamer Ponce from San Juan.
tow A,,n m go
trating his foot caused the death of
11-year-old Boyd Ellis at Bloomsbury,
Pa
The National Young Peoples Chris
tian Union meeting at Providence,
r. l., elected as president II. A. Hersey,
of Boston.
The 16.0O0-ton battleship Connecti-
cut. now being built at tthe NewYork
navy yard. will be ready for launching
September 20.
Representatives of cOlored Knights
Templar met in Pittsburg and organ
ized a grand encampment of colored
knights Templar for North and South
America.
Tuesday. July IL.
Postmaster General Payne and Mrs.
Payne have gone to Poland Springs.
Me-. for a brief stay.
Right Rev Frederick ID. Huntington,
Episcopal bishop of the central diocese
of New York. died at his summer home
at Hadley. Mass.
Oliver w. Stewart, chairman of the
national Prohibition committee. has
issued call to Prohibitionists to hold
ratification meetings on Friday. July %
William NJ Byrne, of New York. for
merly district attorney for Delaware
has been appointed assistant United
trict of New York.
Wednesday, July 13.
The Berkeley Arms Hotel. near Sea
side Park. N. j.. was destroyed by fire.
entailing a loss of $4,000.
The Seth annual convention of the
held at Wilkesbarre. with over 100 del
egates in attendance.
Samuel l.. Clemens mark Twain)
bringing the body of his wife. who
died in Italy arrived in New York on
the steamer Prinz Oscar.
The steamship San Jacinto. of the
Mallory Line. was damaged by fire to
the extent of $4,000 while lying at
Roach's shipyard. Chester, Pa.
Frightened at runaway horse. Mrs.
Mary Murphy. of Brooklyn. ~ Y,
swallowed her false teeth and choked
to death before medical assistance
could reach her.
Thursday, July IA.
Mrs. Mary Miller. aged 81 years, was
run down by a trolley car at Harris
burg. Pa. and fatally injured
The steamer Nemesis. with 81 per-
sons aboard, has been lost in a storm
off the coast of New South Wales.
An unknown colored man was lynch
ed at Clayton, La. for murderously
assaulting the white foreman of saw
mill.
Oscar l.. Judd. of Newark. N j.,
whose skull was fractured in an auto
mobile accident at Providence. r. l.,
died from his injuries.
Congressman John S. Williams. DEM
ocratic leader in the house. will make
speeches in the doubtful states during
the coming campaign.