Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1905-11-11
a WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED.
Friday, October 27.

the National League Of oPstmasters
of the Fourth Glass was held In Wash
lngtun.
John Adams, colorcd, was convicted
OF manslaughter at Buffalo. n. Y. for
killing John Graham. and sentenced
to 10 years In prison.
Four persons were killed and Is in.
jured in a head-on collision between
passenger trains on the Rock Island
railroad at Fairfield. la.
The secretary of the interior has
withdrawn from entry 100000 acres OF
land in the Cheyenne (Wyo) land dis.
trict. with view to creating forest
reserve.
Saturday, October 20.
Will i. Granger. an actor was shot
in the eye during performance at
Chicago and will lose his sight.
The plant of the Central Manufact-
uring company, at Connellsvilie. Ind,
was destroyed by fire. entailing loss
of $4,000
John Johnson was sentenced at
White Plains. N. ". TO be electrocuted
at Sing Sing prison December IS for
the murder of his wife.
Ephraim Ramsey was shot and killed
near Mount Vernon. Ind. by Thomas
Ridley. his nephew, in pistol duel
caused by domestic troubles.
Leaping headlong through window
four stories down to the street to
evade arrest. Adolph PERFORMER was
instantly killed In Chicago.
Monday, October 80.
Falling from Lake Shore train at
Porter. Ind. John Kelly. Jr.. of Roches-
ter. y. Y, was instantly killed.
Mrs. John Shimenski has died in
Scranton from burns due to scalding
water thrown over her. It is alleged. by
her husband.
Chairman Shonts, who Is In Wash.
ington, denied that there is any fric.
ton between himself and Secretary
Taft over the Isthmian canal.
Many Japanese residents of South.
ern California are hmrrying home to
60 into the newly opened commercial
fields of Manchuria and Korea.
Former Governor ID. X. Francis. OF
Missouri. has been appointed special
commissioner to visit 43 foreign gov.
ernments to thank them for partici.
pating In the ST. Louis Exposition.
Tuesday, October 81.
Six men were Injured. two fatally.
by the derailment of II. & o. train
at Mariners Harbor. Staten Island.
The ninth annual convention of the
New Jersey Firemen's Benevolent AS.
ISOLATION was held at Trenton.
The convention of the Supreme
Lodge and the encampment of the
Uniform Rank. Knights OF Pythias,
will be held at New Orleans the third
Tuesday In October next
Edward c. Bearden. money order
clerk in the Augusta. Ga. postoifice,
shot and killed himself on being asked
to turn over his cash drawer and books
for inspection. No shortage was dis.
covered.
Wednesday, November I.
Three shat firers were killed In a
SdS tNIipSlOu III IL coal IilH' dt iiuTl'
ford. Ark.
Colonel Henry C. Ward, of the 18th
U. S. infantry. has been retired after
~ years active service.
Aaron J Levy, lawyer. was arrested
in New York for aiding and abetting
Illegal registration.
Sylvester Kendall was caught by 9
fail OF soapstone In a mine at Bellaire
O.. and instantly killed.
Henry Bills. aged 10 years. of Kent,
o.. while intoxicated. threw his wife
against a door and killed her
Charles II. Darling, assistant secre-
tary of the navy. has resigned. and
Truman Ncwberry. of Detroit, will sue
coed him.
Thursday, November 2.
Fire nj Pensacola, Fla. destroyed a
block of buildings. the largest stores
in the city being burned. Loss. $780,.
900.
+. II. Cordell. a capitalist. died at
Wichita. Kan. as result of drinking
carbolic acid from bottle supposed
to contain whiskey.
Charles !. Devlin. the widely.known
coal mine operator. who recently
failed. with liabilities OF $4,000. 900,
died in Chicago as the result Of a
stroke of apoplexy.
Chicago's wholesale trade and man.
ufacturing Industries increased in bust.
ness Tor the last year 20 per cent. over
the preceding II months. and 100 per
cent. over 10 years ago.
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