Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-05-26
Friday. May 10.

Friday, May 10.
An explosion OF gas In the Diamond
mine. at Scranton. Pa. burned six
men. three OF them seriously
Near Attica. o.. 200 striking Italian
lahcrers tore up portion OF the Bal
timorc & ohio track and delayed q
mail train for several hours
A premature discharge of dynamite
killed 'wo and wounded Ave OF con
structiun gang ON the Indiana South
ern railway. near Bloomington. Ind
Fire destroyed the cotton compress
Of the Central OF &c rgia railroad. at
Macon. TIA. together with 2p00 bales
oil cotton. causing a loss OF $l25 900
The Cuhan senate passed the house
bill amnc.tying all engaged In reVo-
luticnary attempts but amending Il
so as to include only those whose acts
were committed between September
% and December !. 1905
Saturday. May 10.
The great council of Red Men Of
Virginia viii meet at Norfolk IN 1907.
The American Baptist Publication
Society at Dayton. O.. celebrated its
s2d anniversary Friday.
Nathan Sharp. a Goyearold farmer
81 Collngswuod y j. was struck by
all express train and instantly killed.
In quarrel over a mule trade at
Benson. y G.. IL d. Hudson attacked
his uncle with an axe and was shot
and killed.
Rev. Dr Robert b Moore. the Vine
land y j. philanthropist died sud
denly Of heart trouble. He was grad
uatc OF Washington and Jefferson Col
legc and was - wears old
Monday. May p.
Andrew Carnegie has given Kenyon
'ollerc AT Mount Vernon. O.. 100000
Tor the aid of poor students
Austin With OF Philadelphia. was
drowned in Ridley Pork lake, near
Chester. Pa. while swimming
The clothing OF Elmer Denlinger. OF
Lancaster Pa, was caught in betting
while at work and he was fatally
whirled
Family troubles caused Thomas Har-
ris 10 shoot fatally George McWhorter.
a wealthy grain merchant. OF Chilli
cothe ILL.,
Mrs William RouGhton's dress was
ignitcd by a fire in the yard OF her
home AZ Shamokin. Pa. and she waf
horribly burned and will probably die.
Tuesday, May %.
rd NNfupuuc pQ-4lprf cd
supreme regent Of the Royal Arcanum
at the session at old Point Comfort
Va.
William K. SchantZ committed sui
eide in his boarding house at Whining
ton bel. by shooting himself in the
head while in bed.
Vincenzion hi Lucca and Lucia Gy-
llano were sentenced TO two years i'm
prisonment at Wilmington. Del. for
gringing girls from Italy for immoral
purposes.
While constabes were searching the
house OF W X. Flanders, OF Cleveland
o.. with a warrant for his arrest on a
charge OF obtaining money by false
pretenses. Flanders committed suicide
by shooting himself.
Wednesday, May %.
Secretary Bonaparte has resumed his
duties ar the navy department after an
absence az three weeks, due to illness.
Governor Pennypacker. Of Pennsyl-
yania. appointed Richmond l.. Jones.
Of Reading a member OF the Valley
Forge commission.
Thomas Corners. so years old. OF
Pottstown. Pa. dropped dead OF apo
plexy while driving along the road
near Collegeville.
Two warehouses, containing cotton.
on the American Cotton docks on
Staten Island, n Y. were destroyed
by fire. entailing a loss of $3.50 900.
Thursday, May "a.
Very Rev Patrick ]. McHale. of New
Orleans. has been appointed bishop OF
Porto Rico.
Prince Maharaja Gaikwar. Of India.
wa. received by President Roosevelt
at the white House
stephen O'Meara, formerly editor of
the Boston Journal, has been appoint
ed police commissioner OF that city
While playing with an old revolver
in their home at Pittsburg Wiley
Clutter. aged s years. shot and killed
his 4.year-old sister Catherine.
DR.. G. n Swartz. president OF the
Northampton county OPa) Medical
Society. and one OF the foremost ply.
slcians OF Eastern Pennsylvania. died