Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1905-04-29
a WEEKS NEWS CO. sNSEn.
Friday, April Fl.

tary posts in the south and west.
Mayor Dunno, of Chicago. has in
vited President Roosevelt to visit that
city when returning from his hunting
trip.
Turpentine operators of Alabama.
Mississippi. Louisiana. Florida and
Texas have formed combine FOR pro
lection"
Dr. l. S. Weyand, of Denver. Colo,
committed suicide by opening an
artery In his leg after taking a dose OF
morphine.
Rear Admiral Robley d. Evans has
transferred his colors as commander
in-chief of the sQuadrons from the bat
tleship Maine to the Kearsarge.
Saturday, April q.
James Mack, city treasurer of
Wilkesbarre. Pa. died of cancer. aged
A years.
NJ. Paul Lessar, Russian minister to
China, whose foot was recently ampu-
tated. died at Pekin.
Cerebro-spinal meningitis. or spotted
fever. has broken out among the for
eign element at Phillipsbug. N. J.
Charles w. Heminway, a salesman
Of Binghamton. N. ", committed sui
eide by gas in q hotel at Passaic.
N. ].
The next negro Young Peoples
Christian and Educational Congress
will be held In Washington on August
8-12. 1906.
Fourteen thoroughbred horses per-
ished In flames which destroyed the
barns OF the Frankfort Driving Asso-
citation at Frankfort. Ky.
Monday, April 81.
Acting Secretary Of State LOOMS is
in New York city for brief visit.
The Spanish government has au-
thorized the issue of $4,000. 900 treas
ury bonds at 3 per cent.
Four men were killed by the explo-
sion of can Of powder in the store Of
John Sturgill, at Flat Gap. Ky.
William J. Bryan addressed the Buff
falo Y. NJ. C. A. at their Easter SER
vices. on The Prince of Peace"
Three hundred miners are on strike
at Coke Bros Oneida. Pa. colliery. be-
cause a dozen of their number, who
"laid of" on Good Friday. were sus-
pended.
Tuesday, April Is.
Charles vanauken killed himself at
Wilkesbarre. Pa. by sending a bullet
into his brain. after failing to drown
himself in a pond.
Colonel Charles Smart. ranking as.
sistant surgeon general of the United
States army. died at st. Augustine.
Fla. aged Ga years.
While burning rubbish on a lot near
her home in Manayunk. Pa. Mary
Chichester aged So years. was burned
to death by her clothing taking fire.
w. p. Breckenridge. of Washing
RADIO at the request of the chief of
police of that place for forgery and
passing worthless checks.
Wednesday, April 26.
Edward Floyd, colored, was hanged
at Greensburg, Pa, for numbering
George Uhring.
The 34th annual meeting of the
Women"s Foreign Missionary Society
was held at Minneapolis. MINI.
The b. & o. Railroad company has
closed contracts for $50 new locomo.
tives that will cost over 100000.
Nashville. Tenn. will aid in erecting
the building destroyed by fire at Van.
derbilt University, over $4,000 being
subscribed.
Howell C. Stull, hardware dealer,
Of Trenton. N. j.. and former assem-.
blyman, committed suicide by shooting
himself in the head.
Thursday, April 27.
Confederate Memorial Day was cele.
brated throughout the south with the
usual ceremonies.
The 10th biennial convention of the
Young Women's Christian Association
was held az Detroit.
Colonel Willard Glazier. author. SOL
der and explorer. died of heart dis.
ease at Albany, N. Y. aged 81 years.
Andrew Carnegie has offered $4,000
to the University ofTennessee at Knox
vile upon condition that like amount
is raised
A Chesapeake and Ohio passenger
train struck tree near Hinton, VIVA,
and was thrown into the river 80 feet
below. nine persons being injured, mono
fatally.