The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1896-10-17
Canada will have 8, 900, 600 barrels Of

Canada Will have 3,UOU, UOO barrels OF
apples for shipment.
The security Trust Company, of Nashua,
N. H., has assigned. The company, which
did savings bank business, has a capital
of $500, 900 and surplus of $40, 600
and the deposits amount to sl25, 600.
A despatch from Grenada, Mississippi,
says that the white people of Carroll county
are terribly excited over the discovery of a
negro plot to inaugurate war Of extermi
nation.
The Wilcox and Howe Company, of
Shelton, Conn, manufacturers of carriage
hardware and bicycles, has been placed in
the hands of receiver. Assets, Sl49,
900; liabilities, S43, 900.
The apple cropin South Haven, Mich,
is the largest for twenty years. Many of
the trees, overloaded with the fruit, are
broken down. The winds have blown
down thousands of bushels
Almost the whole Of England was swept
by storms last week, and the coast is filled
with wrecks. Great loss of life is feared.
Immense damage to farms and forests is
reported, while the loss of live stock is un-
precedented.
The American plate glass plant at Alex
andria Indiana, has resumed operations,
employing 500 hands. The American
Vine Nail Companys mill at Anderson,
same state, has started up full with 800
men.
Earl Russell caused the arrest in London
of Lady Scott, his mother-in-law, on a
charge of criminal libel The charge
grows out of Lady Russell's suit for di-
vorce. Lady Scott was released on So,
600 bail
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Eng
land, died on Sunday He was stricken
with apoplexy while kneeling in prayer.
He was born near Birmingham, July IA,
1929, and was the son of Rev Edward
White Benson, poor country clergyman.
Guayaquil, Ecuador, was in flames on
Tuesday of last week Over Is squares
of the business and residential section were
burned; loss over $40, 900, 900. About
20, 900 people are homeless. Later re-
ports say much suffering prevails
The coast, from the Gulf of Mexico to
Halifax, was swept by terrible storm on
Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday
Fortunately it did not extend inland very
far, but great loss to shipping, watering
places, &C.. is reported.
On Friday night of last week, Miss Eva
Hull, aged 80 years, of Berwick township,
Adams county, Pa, was burned to death.
She had drawer open and struck match,
a spark from which set fire to the contents
of the drawer In endeavoring to throw
it out the window her clothing took fire,
and she died few hours later
George j. Marsh, Treasurer of the
Cape Ann Savings Bank, at Gloucester,
Massachusetts, committed suicide last week
by shooting himself. 1t was learned that
he was short $40, 900 in his accounts as
trustee of the Gilbert Fund He had
been speculating heavily, and it is sup
posed used money of other estates which
he held in trust.
A Washington, d. c., despatch says
that it is announced that a shortage of be-
tween s15, 900 and $1,000 has been
found in the accounts of DIR. A. c. Pat
terson, the assistant physician in charge of
the criminal and homicidal wards of the
Government hospital for the insane, on the
outskirts of that city, known as St. Eliza
beth Asylum. The shortage has been
made good.
On Thursday of last week, Bessie Weiss,
aged IA years, who works in shirt fac
tory, near Bridgeton, New jersey, let her
hair down, and in STOPPING to pick up a
bobbin the hair was caught and torn from
her head by rapidly revolving shaft. She
fingered in great agony until Saturday
night when she died. She had been
warned frequently about letting her hair
fly loosely,