The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1889-03-30
News of the Week.

Holland, or Monday
Charles Fow, the trusted clerk of Sing Kee.
Chinese merchant i'll Chicago, has disappeared wit
about 81 900 belonging to his employer.
The pudders employed in the Lebanon Nut an
Bolt Works, at Lebanon, Pa. went on strike o
Tuesday against a reduction OFFS cents ton.
St. Louis despatch says the bagying trust, 0
pool, which expired by Limitation in Decembe
last, is to be recognized and managed by the sam
parties as before.
a despatch from Cheboygan, Michigan, on Tues
day says the straits above there open and boat
can now get through by taking the north passage o
entering Lake Huron bound up. This is an openin!
six weeks earlier than last year
The negroes in Raleigh, North Carolina have
organized the North Carolina Emigration Associa
tion the object of which is to eolonize all negroes
of the State in Arkansas convention is TO be held
on April - to fully organize the State.
Frank Beaham, Waterman on the Shenandoah
Valley Railroad while in his box near Rileysville
Station near Luray, Virginia, on Saturday night
was shot through the head and killed. John Came
ron, who lives in the neighborhood, has been ar
rested.
Near Mount Vernon, Kentucky, or Saturday, Jas
Baker shot and fatally wounded Moses Catliff. II
appears that Cauif's wife ran away with another
man. Catiiff recaptured her at the depot and began
beating her. Baker demonstrated and Catli shot at
him. Baker then shot Catlif.
w II. Evans and c. Harkers. two wealthy young
Englishmen, arrived at Winnipeg, Manitoba, on
Friday last on Sunday night, while fooling with q
revolver in their room, Harkers accidentally shot
Evans in the mouth, iutlieiing it is feared fatal
wound. Evans was from Liverpool.
The Norway Steel aud Iron Works. in South
Boston, which originally lost its projeetors-Sebas
tan u. and Bartold Schlesenger-abo 81 $50 600,
have been sold to J. B. Kendall for about Sl25OOO.
The works have been Improbable for some years,
owing to the high duties on iron ores.
About $500 worth Of lumber in the yard of the
Reading Lumber Company al Reading, Pa, was
destroyed by incendiary fire early sunday morn
ing, This is the flh time the yard has been fired,
a Waterman is employed. and the total
loss by the Eve fires is estimated al $1,000
There has been great development OF numbering
In the south since issO There are leo per cent.
more saw mills now than then, l07 per cent more
hands employed. aud loo per cent more capital in
vested Syndicates are rapidly buying up all the
southern timber lands that they can get their hands
on
Announcements were posted ON Monday at all the
coIierieS in the Pittston iPa.) region. including
those Of the Pennsylvania Coal Company, Lehigh
Valley Coal Company and the smaller companies
and individual operators, notifying the men of a
suspension OF six weeks duration. Abont loooo
men aud boys are Affected.
Anthony Nicely, the Ather Of the Nicely brothers
y DO are now 10 jail in Somerset. Pa charged with
the murder OF old man Umberger. who was robbed
% sisolo. was arrested on Monday an accessory
amer the fact. integers pocket book was found
tn his possession. II had been given to aim by his
soa Joseph lust before his arrest
The seattle Manufacturing Company IS preparing
at its mill al seattle Washington Territory. for the
Paris Expdslt on pine board one inch thick, forty
inches wide aud thirty 1.-TWO ces long and entirely
NEE Of sap gnaTI or flaw OF any kind. The Paine
Luiabcr Company Of oshkosh. Wis, will send To
Pafis slHilaF beard thirty-six inches wide.
The annual meeting Of the American Bell Tele-
phoBe Company was held In Boston Oh Tuesday.
The annual report showed that the gross earnings
we're s1s6sIiS expenses. si-EasiS net earnings
s. ga 11 total dividends, si7s9.s7s. The surplus
account remains the same as last year. s2Q.s Cos.
The Instruments under rental number 4ii.5Ii.
Among the immigrants that arrived At Castle
Garden on saturday was a girl wearing tag on
which Was written susie iyan YAK. 70 years old.
Please help This child 10 reach her brother, Andrew
YAK 90 Hamilton street. Cleveland. Ohio She
asd come all The way from Hungary alone, and was
duly forwarded By the Pennsylvania Railgoad-
Mrs. MeGresor. VII, o. Rev. pr. NcGregog a Bar
list Minister. of Buffalo was burned 10 death 10 AeF
parents honsc 81 - Lawrence siaisoy,. New Bruins
= iek. on sunday uighL shs was suffering from
.ssalieal, aaa SAz applying ksFosene a remedy
near an epsu lreplaee when her clothing caught
Gre her sls,rr Wa badly burned In trying 10 save
her
Claus spscckeis arrived az san Francisco on FRI
lay night af last week in the steamship Australia
from Hoaoluin lie bad hsen visiting his sugar
alantatsonz Ia Hawaii lie stated that She crop Of
ne plantations viii cxeeed the estimates By about
l0a tons The crop Of the islands H y stated, Will
10 a0osf fs5a IONS ar the largest ia the history Of
ne islands
Joseph Hz,isn on Monday night presented 10 the
,iyy II Elizabeth Neu Jersey. handsome three
.soFy browasioae bailding for high school. The
building IS Located In fashionable part Of the city
lnd Is surrounded by beautiful grounds. Il was
built - Anihony W. DiIaock while President Of the
Atlantic Man steamship Company Tor a rcSidenee
u castof ssi90ja.
Thirty Stone cutters fsom scotland. vhe arrived At
81 ne Landing Ageng on The suspicion that shSy
.asee here under contract The aen admitted that
hey wers IN she hahl; Of Gaming TO This country
agly in ,he spring and returning 70 scotland In ae
all. They are bound sor the stone qnarries in
Ialne. Massachusetts and Connecticut
The Ballard Art Publishing Company. IN wos-
,ssses Massachusetts, Organized two years ssO with
. capital OF sISao0 and se00 in dssgns. has
allied The company was thought 70 Be- very pros.
,eroGs until recently Dividends Of aud pea
,ent have beeu declared and QUE % Il ger cant,
sas soon expected Builerd. who started the som'
ANY, WAS the Essasser and the trouble Is laid 70
IL paos business management
The Manufacturer Record, Of Baltimore. Nd,
his week publishes is usual quarterly report ofthe
oushs Industrial progress. giving the name, loea-
ion aud character OF business OF i.259 new indus
rial enterprises that have beea organized sinea
January Isl The amount Of capital and capital
gock Representa- by this list Of new enterprises aud
he enlargement Of old plants Is SsS.9T7oo showing
gain Of nearly sseoQO on the corresponding period
4 las.
The annual assessments Of railroads doing bush
less Ia Iowa have been completed. The total as
ossments for purposes of taxation Is fixed al sIS,-
IS g. Of which SiS s6a6oS Is upon rairoads proper
nd the balances upon sleeping and dining cars.
me sworn statements of the railroad ofcials show
DECREASE in the net earnings Of Iowa roads last
ear Of 81 ,5Oo0JO while Ten roads failed 70 pay
perating expense lac to;al assessments are about
wore thsn last year
Incy Rarsons harangued about2.5oO Anarchists in
hau In Chicago sunday night in celebration OF
he Paris Commune. She said among other things
We want A revolution whether peaceful or bloody,
makes no difference. a revolution must come"
he declared she had but object in lie and that
vas to make rebels Of all her heaters on the same
as an Anarchis, named Cook said; They have hung
he Anarchists. hat they dare not hang any more
'his met with such favor that motion was made
skiing the reporters ito make special mention of
he same
A controlling interest in the Tennessee Coal, lFon
nd Railway Company has been sold 10 Abram 5,
levitt. Edward Cooper. Mr., Murphy and others, of
few York city. The company is said TO be the
argeSt and wealthest corporation doing business in
he south. being consolidation of the Pratt Coal
nd Coke Company the Coalburg Coal and Railroad
ompauy, and one or two other important eompa,
les They own millions of acres of coal and iron
ands besides the famous Pratt and Coalburg mines
car birmingham; also several important branches
nd mineral railroads in ALBANIA and Tennessee,
esides large blocks ofsoek of several of the prine
al furnaces in the two States.
suit was begun IN Carlisle. Pa, on Saturday, by
s. Thumma, administrator of Miss Alice Thumma,
gainst Drs j. G. Tickle and J. II. Dearborn, of
arlisle; DIR. Jacob Spangler, of Mechanicsburgs
Dr. NJ. r. Peters, of Churchtown, and Drs. William
AN Lennep, John Mercur and J. A Mcdonald of
who are charged with having caused