Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-02-13
CONDENSED NEWS ITEMS.
Friday, February o.

Friday, February Q.
Richard Mueller, president Of the
Association OF German Veterans In
America. was received In audience by
Emperor William In the palace In
Berlin.
Charles e. Holmes. against whom
damaging testimony was given by his
twelve-year-old son In st. Louis. was
declared not guilty Of the murder Of
his wife.
The United States has been asked to
be represented at the international
Musical Congress. to be held In Vienna
in May. 1909. on the occasion Of the
centennial celebration OF the birth OF
Josef Haydn. the composer.
Saturday, February Q.
Drinking carbolic acid In mistake
for castor oil, Dudley e. Latham. law
student at Columbia university. New
York. died In q hospital.
Five hundred cattle were drowned
by tho food waters on the Stanford
ranch. near Tehama, Cal, and 1900
sheep persisted near Colusa.
Will Foster. q negro. twice convicted
OF numbering John Young. q well
known whit. man. two years ago. was
hanged in the county Jail at spartans.
burg, s. c.
William Cloke. one Of the best
known newspaper men In New Jersey
and recently appointed by Governor
Fort a state commissioner Of reports
died at his home In Trenton.
Monday, February Q.
The postcffice at Enola. Pa. was
robbed. the safe being blown open and
over 5000 taken.
II cost the Pennsylvania railroad
$4,000 In the Lancaster pa court for
destroying the lumber shed of u. G.
Mellinger through q spark from 10
connective.
Eight negroes will be hanged for
murder at different places in Louisiana
March 8.
The National Model License league
composed OF liquor men. will hold con
ventions throughout the country tc
work for uniform license laws.
The Wyoming house has passed q
bill appropriating $500 for dry farm
ing experiments this year.
Tuesday, February o.
DR.. Elizabeth James. aged seventy
eight years. the Oldest woman physi
clan In Chicago, died at the count,
HOSPITAL Of heart disease.
T. II. Pardo de Tavera, who ha:
been a member Of the Philippine com
mission since September. 1901. has re
signed on account OF Ill health. to take
effect March I.
Mrs. William II. Taft. wife Of tbs
president elect. has Just been elected
a member OF the Connecticut Societ,
OF Colonial Danes OF America. by RICH,
OF her descent from Thomas Welles
one OF the early governors Of the state
Henry and Bud harrington. father
and son. fought against Robert and
Charles weatherford. brothers. with
pistols at Alexandria. La. over dog
and both the Barringtons were killed
and Robert Weatherford was mortally
wounded.
Wednesday, February 10.
II. J. Miller, an erecting engineer
fell forty feet from crane at Oak
mont. near Pittsburg. and was killed.
Senator Foraker on Tuesday pre-
scented to the senate the credentials
OF his successor. Senator Elect Theo
dore +. Burton. of Ohio.
The comptroller OF the currency Is
sued a call for statement OF the con
dition OF national banks at the close
Of business on Friday. Feb. s.
Joseph Bartosevic. twenty-five years
old. was found along the Philadelphia
& Reading railway. above Phoenix
Vile. Pa, with both legs severed.
The J. & 8. Emison corn mill. corn
cribs and elevator. together with 100.
900 bushels OF corn. were destroyed by
fire at vincennes. Ind. causing loss
Of 100000.
Thursday, February II.
Mrs Elizabeth Lehman. the oldes,
resident OF Lancaster county. Pa. died
in Mount Joy. aged 1o4 years.
Four miners were fatally burned b,
an explosion of key Of powder in the
Gaylord mine. near Wheeling. w. Va.
waldron Bates. an attorney Of Bos
ton. Mass. was instantly killed under
train at Monroe. near Lynchburg. Va
President Roosevelt added to his
African hunting OUTFIT q thirty caliber
Mannilchsr rife. which shoots a soft
nosed bullet. intended TO give greater
shock to the animal II hits.
Senator Frye introduced a bill In
the senate which requires all ocean
going steamers carrying fifty passen-
gers or more between ports 200 miles
apart to be equipped with wireless
telegraph apparatus.