Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-01-27
A WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED.
Friday. January 10.

-FOUR dwelling houses ana a store, caus-
ing loss OF $4,000.
The tugboat Andrew Axton was de-
stroyed by fire at Duquesne Pa. en-
failing a loss of 100000.
Two trainmen were killed in a col.
lision of freight rains on the B. & O..
railroad near Warren. o.
Three men were blown to pieces by
an explosion Of giant powder In the
Opp mine. near Jacksonville. Ore
Mrs. Elizabeth Aiken. SO years old.
4 famous nurse Ia the Civil War; and
familiarity known as Aunt Lizzie"
died In Chicago.
Saturday, January 20.
Former President Bartolome Mitre.
Of the Argentine Republic. died at
Buenos Ayres. aged SO years.
David Cannon. of Seaford. Del, who
two weeks ago accidentally shot him.
self In the foot. died of lockjaw.
Fire swept over 40 miles OF prairie
in Duell county. Neb.. destroying two
ranches and damaging IL others. Loss.
500 900.
Members OF the Iowa senate signed
petition for full pardon for Mrs.
Tolla the New Jersey murderess, now
under sentence to die.
A library building nearly block
long costing 81 .jO0.0 will be erected
in Chicago as a memorial to the late
DR.. William r. Harper
Monday. January 22.
Seven men were killed by a snow
slide at the mining camp at Alta.
Utah
There have been eight deaths so far
at the naval training station at New
port. r. l., from spinal meningitis.
For sending Objectionable literature
through the mails Edward f. Hansen
was sent to Jail for year and fined
$4,000 at Chicago.
Because the Maccabees refused to
pay Mrs. Charlotte Felix. of Shamokln,
Pa. death benefit, claiming her hus.
band was a suicide. she sued and re-
covered verdict for $4,000.
uSsudy' january %.
The Baltimore chrome works. at BAL
timore. Md. was damaged by fire to
the extent OF $4,000.
Frederick S. Stedman, the we'll
known dog fancier dropped dead in
Pittsburg Of heart trouble
General Robert s. Brown. a promi-
nent retired agriculturst. died at his
home al Bethlehem. Pa. aged SIS years.
A bill was introduced in the Virginia
legislature to erect monument to
General Fitzhugh Lee in the capitol
square at Richmond
Ernest Baker negro. was taken
from jail at Hopkinsville. KY. by a
mob and hanged for attempted crimi-
nal assault on white woman.
Wednesday, January "a.
The Mississippi Cotton Compress at
Jackson. Miss. was burned. with $500
bales OF cotton. Loss. $750.000
T.. ID. Gartner a. Co. stock brokers.
Of Pittsburg. Pa, made an assignment,
with liabilities exceeding $500. 900.
Many Alaskans have petitionad Pres
ident Roosevelt to appoint Judge James
Wickersham as governor Of Alaska
w u. Fairless. OF Marks. Miss, has
been shot and killed by Mrs. T. d.
Written. whose husband Fairless killed
several months ago.
A consignment of American school
readers. printed in Japan. is being held
up at San Francisco. as they are be-
lieved TO violate copyrights OF readers
now In use.
Thursday, January IS.
The 29th annual meeting of the
Pennsylvania Board OF Agriculture
was held at Harrisburg.
Charles Snisman, while driving in
Camden. n. j.. was thrown from the
seat of the team and run over and
killed.
The Chinese imperial commission,
sent to the United States TO study
conditions. was received by President
Roosevelt
Simon Shupp. well.known Demo
cratic politician OF Stroudsburg. Pa,
committed suicide by shooting while
Respondent from i'll health.
The Coal Dealers Association of the
Virginias and Carolnas was formed
at Lynchburg. Va. by representative
dealers from the four states.