Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-04-14
A WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED
Friday. April 9.

Turner who was with the Union forces
at Fort Sumter. died at Asbury Park,
n. J
President Roosevelt will deliver his
Decoration Day address this year be-
fore the Army and Navy Union at Nor
folk. Va
The result Of the census of Whining
ton. Del, recently taken by the police
shows total population of So. 1893. AZ
against 76. sos In 1900
DR. William G. Logan. wealthy re-
tired physician. has given his 5000
home at Kansas City. Mo, to the Board
OF Extension of the Christian Church.
Saturday, April 7.
United States Senator X. 4. Alger
will not be candidate for recollection
befort the Michigan legislature
Delphne Love, an actress. commit
ted suicide In New York by jumping
from the second story Of hrel
Weston Flint, lawyer, journalist and
former librarian of the Washington
ID. C.. public library. died at the age OF
II years
Walter Foster. Is years old, of New
York. shot and slightly injured his 10
year-old wife and then fatally shot
himself
George w Riley, the engineer. was
killed in a collision on the Is. & O..
between a passenger train and some
freight cars near Cumberland. Md
Monday, April 9.
On the summit of Angle Hill. Lehigh
coutny Pa. Contractor George H.
Hardner. OF Allentown will start II
rabbit farm.
The DE Forest Wireless Telegraph
Company announced in New York that
1t had succeeded in sending messages
across the Atlantic ocean.
Governor Hanly. of Indiana. has re-
fused to pardon or parole former State
Auditor David T.. Sherrick. who was
sent to prison for 20 years for embez-
element
Stepping in front OF a shifting en-
CINE at Hinton w Va, Jack Perkins
and Eugene Curtis. section men OF the
Chesapeake G. Ohio road, were ground
To pieces.
Tuesday, April 10.
Rev l.. G. Sutherlin. who was on
trial at New Albany. Ind. for killing
his wife. was declared not guilty by
the jury.
Jeremiah Barr was killed at Halle
ton, Pa, by Frank Cooper while he
was trying to force his way into Coop
er's house.
The comptroller of the currency has
issued call for the condition of the
national banks at the close OF bust
ness on April g.
The furnace of the Empire Iron
Company at oxford, ~ j.. has closed
down because OF the scarcity of coal.
due to the miners troubles.
All the Reading Railroad Company's
round house men in the vicinity OF
Shamokin, Pa. were put on half time
on account OF the coal suspension
Wednesday. April II.
Frank Hall a lineman. was killed at
York. Pa. by falling from a pole %
feet high.
President Roosevelt has sent a mes
sage of coincidence to the king of Italy
upon the loss of life resulting from the
eruption of Mount Vesuvius
Professor Nathaniel S Shaler, an
eminent geologist and dean of the
Lawrence Scientific School. at Cam.
bridge Mass. died OF pneumonia.
Governor Pennypacker. of Pennsyl
vania appointed Colonel Charles p.
Dougherty of Barre. briga-
der general to succeed General Goblin.
promoted.
Thursday, April u.
The Carnegie Steel company have
awarded contracts for two large blast
furnaces at Rankin, Pa. near Pitts.
burg. to cost $2.000.000
Lawrence J Gallagher. proprietor of
the gambling Albemarle Club at Lake
wood. ~ j., pleaded guilty and was
fined $4,000 and costs.
DR.. Isaac ~ Kendall, tho oldest col.
lege president in the United States.
resigned from the Lincoln lNeb1 Uni
versity, which he had ruled for more
than 40 years.
President Roosevelt has refused to
pardon Dr. A. w. Malchow who is
serving two years in prison at 81. Paul.
Mimi. for sending obscene literature
through the mails.