The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1897-08-28
McKinley's Prosperity p Increasing.

The People, Savings Bank, of Mt. Pleas
ant, Mich, closed its doors Tuesday, and IS
now in the hands of the commissioner of
banking.
Pate & Williams, retail dry goods merchants
of Macon. Georgia. have FL d two mortgages,
each for $4,000. The assets are in the hands
of the sheriff, who will foreclose both mort
cages at once.
A. Webster, manufacturer of shoe heels at
Philadelphia, Pa, has confessed Judgment
for 81. 1876, and execution has been issued.
ID. C. AIKEN, grocer at Mercer, Pa, is ad-
vertised 10 be sold out by the sheriff on Au-
gust 81.
There were 221 business failures reported
throughout the United States last week,
against ia the previous week.
NEw YoxE, Aug 22.-The 1900 operators
ON fine coats. members of Progressive Tail
ors Union, No. ! l, of the socialist section,
went on strike today. An increase of % per
cent. per garment is demanded, weekly pay
nents. the recognition of the union and a
e-hour working day. This strike will close
100 shops. Owing to the long-standing CON
tention between the Progressive Iailors
Union and the United Brotherhood of Tailors
il is more than probable that the members OF
the latter organization will take the places of
the strikers. The 1000 cloaknakers en-
ploved by Baumann & Sporting, II. Wendortf
& CO., the Syndicate Cloak Company, Bern
stein & Newman, Rubin Il We'll and Bloom
Bros. are on a strike for an increase of wages.
TOn Wednesday, of this week, there were over
5000 cloakmakers on strike.
ScorrDALE, Pa, Aug. 22.-Charges of dis
orderly conduct against James Durkln and
other mill strikers has created intense excite
ment At the hearings a crowd OF several
hundred forced themselves into the justice s
office and others surrounded the building.
After the testimony was heard and the justice
indicated that he was going to decide against
the defendants, the crowd commenced howl
ING and cheering and could only be quoted
by the announcement that the justice would
reserve his decision.
Seaman Il Lippard and c. W. Elkins, fur
niture dealers, Reading, Pa, are in the hands
of the sheriff.
Chas. w. Hendrie, Stamford, Conn, dealer
in dry goods, has made an assignment.
Wilbur Taylor, Toledo, Ohio, millinery
specialties. has made an assignment.
WEXFORD, RHODE ISLAND, August %
Notices have been posted at the head office
ofthe Rodman Manufacturing Company, OF
North Kingston, of contemplated shutdown
for one month, beginning September 4. The
products of the mills are doe skins and Ken
lucky jeans, and the plant employs 500 oper-
atives.
About 500 Philadelphia, Pa, vest makers
went on strike Monday for an increase nfpay.
BENJAMIN W. Minor and Edward Minor,
co-partners, trading as Minor & Bro, build
ers. Baltimore, Nd, have made application
for the benefit of the State Insolvent laws.
Attachments against John Lynch, of San
Jose, CAL, have been issued.
W. j. Spahr, Pittsburg, Pa, grocer. has
had executions issued against him for S2O,-
600.
Gibbs Drug Co., Atlanta, Ga, has given
chatte mortgage for $780, 500.
Seymour Bros, Warren, r. l., dealers in
grain and coal, have applied for relief in in
s0lvency.
Tie Best Telephone Manufacturing Com
pany. and the Eastern Electric Company,
Baltimore, Nd. have been placed in the hands
of receivers.
William Knabe & Co., piano manutactur-
ers, Baltimore, Nd, have closed their factory
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