Democratic messenger., 1909-06-19
CONDENSED NEWS ITEMS.
Friday, June II.


Judge speer. In the United States
circuit court at Macon. Ca, ordered
the sale OF the Savannah. Augusta &
Northern railroad on Aug. to satisfy
q claim Of s2s6.500.
| Captain John NJ. Bowyer assumed
the superIntendency OF the naval acad-
emy az Annapolis. Md. In place OF
Captain Charles J. Badger. who has
been assigned to sea duty.
Three persons we're injured and
hundred or more had a narrow escape
from death or severe injury when a
Wheeling & Lake Erie passenger train
crashed into the rear end OF freight
train at Cleveland, o.
Saturday, June II.
W. II. Battenheld. of Phllipsburg.
was struck by Pennsylvania railroad
train at Harrisburg. Pa, and instantly
killed.
An arbitration treaty between Bra
I'll and Cuba was signed In Washing
ton by Ambassador Nabuco and Min.
lister velez.
John II. Webb, a retired newspaper
man. once owner Of the New York
Star (now the Evening JournaD. died
at Los Angeles. Cal, aged seventy
two years.
| Charged with the murder of the
father Of the girl he is alleged to have
betrayed. Clay Smith. aged twenty-five
years. married. is held in the Mullen
berg Jail OF Rockport. KY. guarded by
a score OF officers. as citizens have de-
clared that he will be lynched.
Monday, June IA.
Biais Durbin. said to be wealthy
mine owner OF Patton. Pa. either fell
or jumped overheard from passenger
liner on Lake Michigan.
Moses King. publisher of handbook
of the United States and other well
known handbooks, died OF anaemia
at his home In New York
Eight men belonging to a secret so
ciety OF blackmailers and murderers
were arrested near Johnstown. Pa.
charged with planning to kill. main
and rob-
Bernard Reeves. eight years old. and
his brother Charles. aged six years.
were drowned when a rowboat was
carried over a mill dam in Battle
Creek. Mich.
Tuesday, June IS.
General John S. Kountz. past com.
mander-in-chief OF the Grand Army.
died at his home In Toledo, o., of
] Bright's disease.
Roy Terry, a prominent citizen OF
Dallas, Tex. is under arrest, charged
with numbering his brother. DR.. Hugo
Terry. last March.
The steamer Tanana has arrived at
Seattle. Wash. with $500000 worth of
gold dust. making total of s2.700.000
received so far this season.
In a coal mine near Great Falls.
Mont. Moses Martindale. miner. un.
covered lizard about nine feet from
the surface and embedded In the solid
rock.
Rev. George F. Mason, until recently
pastor OF the First Presbyterian
church, Of Wilmington. Del. with his
wife and three children. changed their
faith and were confirmed into the
Protestant Episcopal church by Bishop
Frederick j. Kinsman.
/ Wednesday, June 16.
William H. Buckler. secretary of
the American legation at Madrid.
Spain. has rendered his resignation
from the diplomatic service.
Captain Samuel W. B. Diehl. COM
mander OF the receiving ship Hancock
at the New York navy yard. and for.
mer Judge advocate general of the
navy, died on board the Hancock.
Peter Zuaino. q watchman whose
) duty It was to walk ahead OF a stean,
roller and warn pedestrians of their
danger. fell in front Of the machine In
Chicago anc was crushed to death.
II C. p. Tatadoll. manager of the elec.
and killed by Frank Melton. a mer-
chant, because he cut off the electric
light service at Melton's residence for
non-payment Of bill.
Thursday, June II.
. George Roether, gardener. aged
sixty-two years. hung himself in the
!. Berks county jail at Reading. Pa.
. Dana Estes. head of the publishing
firm OF Dana Estes Company. died sud-
denly at his home in Brookline. Mass.
/ Governor Hadley. of Wisconsin. has
| signed a bill prohibiting the marriage
OF Caucasians with Chinese. japanese
and other Asiatics.
. Henry Kisnes. twenty-four years OF
I age. OF Baltimore, was drowned at
Beach Oswego. N. Y. by the overturn
ing Of boat in which he was sailing
with a party of friends.