The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1897-10-16
McKinley's Prosperity ~ Increasing.


Henry Swartz individually, and trading as
the Ideal Heating and Plumbing Company,
Of Baltimore, Nd, has made application for
the benefit of the state insolvent laws.
The Columbia Tube Co.. manufacturers of
bicycle tubing at Philadelphia, Pa. has made
an assignment.
J. w. Burford Il Bro, Pittsburg, Pa, gro
GERS, have had executions issued against them
for So, 700.
Hannah Emsheimer, Wheeling, w. Va,
dealer in dry goods, has made an assignment.
Noble Jones, grain commission merchant
at Chicago, has confessed judgment for $l8,
$50
James McNair Co., Minneapolis, Mimi,
wholesale dealers in woolens, have made an
assignment.
Nimety-eight properties are advertised for
sale for taxes in the Sd, 9th and 18th districts,
Baltimore county, Nd.
Peter r. Ebbe, builder, Baltimore, Md,
Saturday made deed of trust.
There were 237 business failures reported
throughout the United States last week, COM
pared with 199 the previous week, 29l in the
week year ago, pa two years ago and 238
three years ago.
Brockton, Massachusetts, despatch, on
Sunday, says that the executive bodies of
Shoe Lasters Union 80, of that city, and the
unions in all surrounding towns have agreed
to join the sole fasteners in their strike against
the interference of machine companies in
controversies between employers and en-
ployes.
General Manager Scranton, of the ALI
ance and Northern Railroad, issued orders
on Saturday, as a result of the settlement of
Il. al d. ~
trict, restoring to work all employees laid off,
and stating that ten per cent, cut in wages
made over year ago would be restored
beginning at once. The election is rapidly
approaching and Legislature which will
elect U. S. Senator is to be chosen.
No agreement has been reached between
the miners and operators in northern Illinois.
1t looks now as if none of the large shafts iii
the district will be worked this winter, and
10000 miners will remain idle.
A Point Pleasant, West Virginia, despatch
says that all the salt furnaces on both sides of
the Ohio river are closed, owing to the rise
in the price of coal. Nine hundred men are
thrown out of employment.
The department store of the Simmons Com
pany, Chicago, Illinois, has been closed by
creditors under chattel mortgages. Liabili-
ties, 100000. Inability to meet payments
promptly was assigned as the cause of the
shutting up of the house.
AT Asheville, North Carolina, the Western
Bank has closed.
Kohn & Kline, dealers in peddler's sup
plies at Philadelphia, Pa, have confessed ten
judgments for $22,3S5.
Pierre Brouilard, Arctic, Rhode Island,
dealer in provisions, has made an assignment.
0. Holland, HilIsboro, Texas, grocer, has
given trust deed.
A receiver has been appointed for the
Thornton Thomas Mercantile Company, gro
ceries. Butte, Montana.
A. Blade & Son Co., Milwaukee, Wiseon-
sin, wholesale dealers in wines and liquors,
have made an assnnment.
Steinberg Bros, Augusta, Georgia, dealers
in dry goods, have given chattel mortgage.
The sheriff has taken possession of the store
of Gabriel Daird, Wilkesbarre, Pa, agent,
dealer in millinery.
Jenkins & Bradford, Grand Rapids, Michi-
gan, grocers, have given a chattel mortgage.
Dobbs & Ruger, Poughkeepsie, N. Y, gro
GERS, have made an assignment
Reece & Allison, Eldorado, Iowa, dealers
in notions, have given chattel mortgage.
HuHuTeu III the
Soddy coal mines at Nashville, Tennessee,
struck for an increase of wages Tuesday.
j. Love & Son, Glenwood Springs, Colo
RADIO, grocers and bakers, have made an assign
ment.
Marquette Dry Goods Co., Marquette,
Michigan, have been attached.
H. Boon's Sons, Salem, Va, tailors, have
made an assignment.
Wash. Guymond, Hampton, Illinois, dealer
in dry goods and groceries, has made
assignment.
A. Putnam, Mt. Sterling, Illinois, has made
an assignment.
g. D. Mackie Allegany, Pa, dealer in dry
goods, has confessed judgment for $26, 900.
The American Paper Co., wholesale deal.
ers in paper at Chicago, have made an assign
ment.
The Straw Il Mccoy Co., wholesale dealers
in woolens at Chicago, have confessed judg
ment.
IN Baltimore, Md, on Thursday, John F.
Adams, builder, and Gustav Walhrecher,
ieweler, made assignments.
Upon the petition of Douglas II. Gordon
an order was signed requiring VIM. J. Atkin-
son, formerly manager of the Home Telephone
Company, to show cause why he should not
be adjudicated an insolvent debtor.