The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1896-02-29
Maryland Affairs.

About 5000 garment workers are on strike
in Baltimore.
James A. Shaw, postmaster at Chestertown,
died Tuesday night.
Baltimore and Ohio r. R. stock made
big tumble in the New York market On Thurs
day.
Miss Mary Thompson, died Wednesday
night at the home of her sister, Mrs. Charles
Schotta, at Della, Baltimore county, of
pneumonia, aged 65 years.
Louisa Rose, aged 8, and her sisters Han
nah, aged 6, and Mary, 10 months old, were
fatally burned by the explosion OF lamp at
their home in Canton, Baltimore, on Mon
day.
On Tuesday afternoon the tenant house and
other buildings on the farm of Marion Dek.
Smith, near Chestertown, were burned loss
ST, 100, insured. The tenant lost ALL no in
surance.
Mr.. John c. Bannon, of Annapolis, is ex-
tremely i'll from consumption. His death is
expected at any time. He was clerk of the
circuit court, aud and last fall was a candi-
date for State Senator, but was defeated. He
is well known throughout the State as Dem
ocratic politician and also as an educator,
having been school examiner of Anne Arun-
del county for number of years.
The colored people of the lower counties
of the Eastern Shore, have organized the Afro
American Building and Loan Association,
with the home office at Upper Paramount,
Somerset county, The capital stock is limit
ed TO 5000, 600. consisting of 900 shares OF the
par value of 500. Rev. c. A. Tindley is
president; J. f. ellis, treasurer, and S. G.
Waters, secretary.
,l,l - NaI.n, D,,.i-a. Ra
hoboth, Somerset county, were burned to
death on Tuesday in fire that destroyed the
house. The little ones were two months, two
years and four years old, respectively, and
had been shut up in the house while the
mother went to town on bushes and the
father was in the woods. 1t is supposed the
older children began playing with fire and set
the house on fire. The father saw the blaze
and ran to the house, but too late to save the
little ones.
Chief of Detectives Eugene L. Grammar, of
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, made what
he thinks one of his most important captures
Wednesday morning in Philadelphia, Pa,
when he arrested Royal Blue Line Conductor
Laban L. Bull at the Twenty-fourth and
Chestnut streets station. The specific charge
against Bull is the larceny of Majestic bicycle
No. 25,0lS, which Bull was riding when ar
rested Dy OnleI OIaHlltll. j ne arrest DIlHSS
to light one of the most daring robberies ever
perpetrated on the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road, which is made all the more amazing by
the fact that it was committed, according to
his own confession, by Bull, who was one of
the most trusted conductors in the service of
the railroad. After Chief Grammar had told
Bull of the evidence he had, Bull confessed
that he had stolen the wheel on the night of
February l. The story of the robbery shows
that during the past year the B. & o. has been
frequently annoyed by the rihing of cars of
the United States express train, No. 474,
which leaves New York for the West every
night about eleven o'clock, passes Philadel-
phia after one, and Baltimore after three
O'Clock in the morning. The train is made
up, with the exception of the caboose, of ex
press ears OILY. The two rear cars always
carry money packages, and they are guarded
by express messengers, who carry Winchester
rifles. The other cars contain valuable goods,
but are not guarded Bull lives in Philadel-
phia, Pa, but formerly lived at Partition,
Baltimore county, Nd.