The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1897-09-04
News of the Week.

Adams, Arkansas.
The exports of lumber during the last
fiscal year show an increase of over 100
per cent. as compared with ten years ago.
Rain has fallen everywhere throughout
India except in the districts of Bombay
and Deccan, and the crops promise to be
exceptionally large.
The eighth annual baby parade at As
bury Park, n j., last week, was one of
the great events of the season. Not one
Of the participants cried.
The Agricultural Department estimates
that the increased prices for farm products
this year will give the farmers over $400,
600, 600 more than they received last year.
After forty years of hard dangerous
and expensive missionary work there are
in Japan today about ITO, 900 native
Christians, in population Of AZ, 900, 600.
1t is rumored that the death, at Tehe-
ran, Persia, of Dr. Tholozan, the physi-
clan of the late Shah, was caused by poi
son, because he knew too many state
secrets.
James Reynolds died at his home in
New York city on Sunday He was one
of the leading spirits in the old Fenian
Brotherhood He fitted out the Catalpa
expedition.
Mrs. Catherine Peneleena died at Nyack,
New York, on August 20, aged 101
years and ) months. She was in good
health until two days before her death and
retained all her faculties.
1t is announced officially, says the Phila-
delphia, Pa, Ledger, that a very large
crop of grain is anticipated in the Argen-
tine Republic. The wool clip, it is stated,
will be very heavy.
A convention of sugar beet growers was
held at Rome, New York, last week.
Many of the 900 farmers of the surround
ing counties who are raising beets for the
factory at Rome were in attendance.
1t is reported that the Russian govern
ment may issue decree prohibiting the
export of wheat owing to the SMALL crops
in Russia, which means an immense in
crease of business for the grain shippers.
Saltwater, Mimi, had a SIS, 900 fire
on August 27 by the burning of the Flor
ence Flour Mill and Omaha Freight Depot
The fire started in the mill from sponta-
neous combustion.
Right Rev G.. NJ Grossman, one of
the founders and for forty years President
of the Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Iowa
and other states, died last week, at his
home in Waverly, iowa He was born
in Germany in 1923.
Dr. John A. Cabell, prominent citi-
zen of Danville, Virginia, was killed on
August q by Edward Hankins, with
whom he had dispute about the renting
of a farm DR. Cabell was brother Of
ex Congressman George c. Cabell.
The phosphate works of [. P Thomas
Sons & Co., at Paulsboro, New Jersey,
was burned Sunday morning, entailing a
loss of 1925, 900. The schooner Addie
Bacon, lying at the phosphate works
wharf, also took fire and was badly burned.
Armour & Co., of Kansas City, Mis-
souri,. have received an order for 800,
600 pounds of mess beef for the japanese
army and navy They have shipped 20
carloads by special train to Vancouver.
B. c.. and from there by steamer to Japan.
Curley Chief. one of the most noted
Pawnee Indians, is dead He was 100
years old, During all the Indian wars he
took prominent part. In the war in
Kansas 80 years ago between the Osages
and Pawnees he led his tIibesmen in many
bloody battle
Adam Jacoby and j. Park Wogan, his
bookkeeper, of York, Pa, were held in
81, 900 bail last week on charge of hav
ing set fire to Jacoby' furniture factory,
which was destroyed June 10 There was
SIG, 900 insurance on the building and
contents, some of which had been paid.
Thomas Huzzey, the aged citizen of
Montgomery, Ala, who was arrested last
week in dazed condition, with $50, 900
in money and securities in his pockets,
died August q at the home of his nephew,
in Brooklyn, n Y. He was more than
80 years old.
New Brunswick, n j., works all
tramps upon the public highways. Some
thought it fun and after being taken to
the work left for other fields The authori
ties now place ball and chain to their
legs, give them task and no food unless
they show disposition to work.
A number of gold seekers from the
States are stranded at Dyea Alaska, una
BILE to proceed farther because of physical
inability and lack of provisions. Thieves
are at work among the Klonodikers tenn
porarily stopping at Dyea, and vigilance
committee will probably be organized. A
robber was recently lynched.
Antonio Richard, negro, was arrested
in New Orleans on August q, and con
fessed to having murdered seven persons,
for one of which murders two Italians were
lynched. He belonged to a gang who
were organized to murder for money.
The negro says he will tell Of others when
he has time to think them over
The Afridis, now in revolt in India,
number 20, 900 men, They have cap
tured and burned Fort Maude, in the
Khyber Pass, and have also attacked sew
eral other points The rebellion is rapidly
spreading. The British authorities have
mobilized 81, 600 men for frontier opera
tions
William w Stoll, who died last week
at his home, williamsburg, n. Y, was
the inventor Of the grain elevator. He
was born in Germany in 1925, and in
1916 he went to London with a model of
his invention, which he exhibited to Sir
Walter Powers, for whom he afterward
constructed an elevator. In 1847 he
came to this country and built the large
elevator at the foot of Rutgers slip, New
York city, for George V. Hecker The
building of this elevator brought about
strike among grain workers.
A large portion of Ohio Virginia, West
Virginia, Pennsylvania, New jersey and
New York were flooded by the rain on the
morning of the August n. Barns were
burned by lightning, stock killed, truck