The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1897-04-17

Ledger Baltimore sun, Baltimore American, Bn-
timore Evening News, and Associated Press Dis
patches.
Egberts wooden factory. at Troy, N. Y, has
been seized by the sheriff on executions.
F. s. Dean & Co., bucket shop operators on
a large scale in New York city. have failed.
Their scheme was largely advertised in New
York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, and else
where, and large number Of country people
who wanted TO make money rapidly furnished
them with money to invest, and now they
wish they hadn't. Many persons in Delaware
and Eastern Shore of Maryland hold the above
firms notification of ''yours with enclosure at
hand, and returns will be promptly made,
but up to date there have been no returns.
The amount invested by individuals was from
S25 to $4,000.
Rochester, n. Y, Street Railway Company
has reduced wages of employees 10 per cent.
The Simplex Electrical Company, Pitts
burg, Pa, has asked for receiver for the
Electrical Supply and Construction Company,
of Pittsburg. The concern has capital stock
of 100000.
In Chicago two judgments were filed Satur-
day against the American Water Works Com
pany. one for S242, 796, in favor of the New
England Water Works Company, and the other
for Sc, 1913, in favor of the United Water
Works Company Both the plaintiff com
panies are Eastern concerns.
At DAYTON. Ohio, j. NJ. Phelps and S. n.
Brown, have been appointed receivers Of s.
N. Brown & Co., Incorporated. The com
pany was one of the largest wagon and carri-
age wheel works in the country.
Over 500 steam filters, helpers and car
penters employed on the New York Athletic
orders from the walking delegates, as pro-
Clubs building quit work ON Saturday. on
test against the employment of non-union
mechanics by one of the master steam filters
NJ. j. Fitch, Chicago, Illinois, paper manu-
facturer, has failed for $4,000.
The Consolidated Steel and Wire Company,
of Cleveland, Ohio, has obtained an injunc
ton in the United States District Court re-
straining its striking employees from interior
ing in any way with the employment OF new
workmen.
A 10 per cent. cut in wages went into effect
at Peck;s cotton mill, at Pittsfield, Mass. J,
Tuesday. About 100 hands are affected.
Coblentz. Pike & Co., wholesale liquor
dealers of San Francisco, have filled, with
liabilities of $4,000 Nominally the assets
exceed the liabilities.
The National Bank of the Republic, of st.
Laclede National Bank.
A despatch from Wilkesbame, Pa, on Tues
day says: The closing down of the mines In
Plymouth has caused much destitution among
the miners and their families residing in that
town. Today Mayor Nichols, of Wilkesbarre,
visited the garbage dumps on the east side of
the Susqaehanna river, opposite Plymouth,
and was surprised to find scores of people
picking through the garbage and rubbish
eagerly Selling scraps of victuals IN order to
keep them from starving. The Mayor will
make an appeal for immediate relief for the
sufferers.
AT Norristown, Pa. the Longmead Iron
Company and the Conshohocken Tube Com
pany, Of Conshohocken, have gone into the
hands of receivers. The failure is the largest
that has ever occurred in that county. The
liabilities will amount to about 100000. The
assets will not be over S150,000.
About 200 of the shirt-ironers in the factory
of Cuett, Coon & Co., Troy, n. Y, are on
strike because the foreman discharged an en-
ploye who was delegated to request an increase
in their wages.
The coal miners employed by the Essen
Coal Company on the Pan Handle road have
struc for an advance of six cents per ton in
the running rate Three mines and 600 men
are idle.
John Donallen Il Son. one of the largest
firms of morocco manufacturers, of Lynn
Massachusetts, have assigned. The liabilities
are said to be S150,000.