The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1895-09-28
News of the Week.

Smallpox is prevailing at Wheeling,
West Virginia
Cholera, yellow fever and smallpox are
prevailing at Rio de .Janerio.
Abuses are reported in the management
at the almshouse in Carlisle, Pa.
Kansas has the largest apple orchard in
the world-l537 acres, at Fairmont.
Much valuable cedar timber and cram
berry bogs have been burned in New Jer-
sey recently.
Judging by dispatches, etc. in the
Philadelphia Ledger, Pennsylvania will
soon be the banner state for crime.
Samuel Biddle, ex-speaker of the Della
ware House Of Representatives. died in
Buffalo, New York, last week, aged 81
years.
Boiler Il Robinson's grain elevator in
Brooklyn, n Y, with large stock of
grain which it contained. was burned Sun
day Loss, 500, 600.
During the year 1894 Japan sent goods
to the United States valued at S22, ,00S.
1886, and received from the United States
goods valued at $50, SO, 139
The United States Grand Jury at Paw
nee. Oklahoma has returned 43 indict-
ment for pension frauds against leading
county officials. attorneys and pension
agent.
Earthquakes have prevailed in Honduras
for the past three weeks Last week there
were volcanic eruptions causing loss of
over 500 lives and great destruction of
property
Rev. Thomas Leiper Janeway. d. D..
a retired Presbyterian clergyman and ex-
President of Jefferson and Washington
College died in Philadelphia Pa. last
week. aged 80 years.
Ohio has the greatest number of farms.
25l ,430, having 1852, 40S acres; Ilh-
nois Is second. with 240. GSl farms and
30. 49S, 271 acres; Missouri being third
with 23S. 043 farms and 30, 80. 290 acres.
Kentucky stands first in tobacco having
2T4.5 acres, producing 42l $50, 303
pounds: Virginia Is second with 110,579
acres and Is, 523, 655 pounds, and North
Carolina is third with 97;077 acres. pro-
ducing 3G, 375, 258 pounds.
The Detroit Methodist Episcopal Con
ference. in session at Ann Arbor, Michi-
gan, have decided by vote of 1S5 to 9
10 adopt the Baltimore plan favoring the
admission of women delegates to the Gen
eral Conference Of the Church.
\ traiu on the New York Central Rail
road was run from New York to East Buff
falo. on September II, distance of 1864
miles in 407 minutes This is an average
of 81 miles per hour The best time
made in England was 631 miles per hour
The large barn and outbuilding of John
D. Rockefeller, near Tarrytown, New
York, were burned Sunday Of last week.
On Friday following remaining buildings
burned Loss, 40, 600 The fire is al
lodged to have been started by discharged
laborers
The water in the bay at Alpena, Michi-
gan, receded suddenly Wednesday morn
ing, lowering the level about three feet
and leaving several vessels on the bottom
Ii Is now coming back gradually The
same phenomenon occurred last year about
this time
Dispatches from Reading Pa, say this
year drouth is the severest ever known
in the Schuylkill Valley The few slight
showers have had very little effect, aud the
top soil of many fields is pulverized dust
and cannot be plowed Mills have run
dry, small streams have disappeared, and
in many cases farmers and others are
greatly inconyenienced in securing water
for their live stock The Sehuylkill is
almost dry, and all the water passing Ham
burg could very readily pass through 6
inch main Some of those familiar with
the stream for 90 years do not remember
seeing the river with less water than at
present Some Of the smaller tributaries
have been dried up completely.
\ gang of mail box robbers have been
unearthed in New York city VIM e.
Wheeler, one Of the gang, has been ar
rested and made full confession. The
conspiracy was formed while several were
in Sing Sing. and as soon as they were re
leased began work Postal boxes through
ont the United States and Canada were
systematically robbed until the com
plants became 50 frequent that detectives
were placed on their track Two of the
gang were arrested in Baltimore. Md.
and there are two Others now in the peni-
Tertiary there who are suspected. All
valuable letters and checks were used and
the Others were left in the,mail boxes. 1t
Is believed that at least $500, 600 was
stolen