The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1897-11-13
MoKinley.s Pr0sperIty % Inoreasing:

It is announced at Fall River that all but
one, or possibly two, cotton manufacturing
corporations have signed an agreement to
abide by the recommendations of u special
committee of the Manufacturers Association
which has been appointed to take some steps
for an improvement in the condition of the
local cotton industry.
An attempt will lie made TO break the
strike that exists in the Northern lllineis
district by having 500 Chinese coal miners
take the places of Americans. They will all
bear arms, live inside Calling gun equipped
stockade and be guarded by 100 former Chi
cago policemen.
Dun's Review last week saws the failures
for the week were 276 in the United States
against $50 last year.
Roth & Click. of Cleveland, Ohio, whole
sale dealers in notions, have made an assign
ment.
Max Bergman. Of Cleveland, Ohio. dealer
in clothing, has made an assignment.
l.. Gatz & Son. of Paris Illinois, dealers
in clothing, have confessed Judgment for
$40. s32.
Herman Stark. of Hancock. Michigan
dealer in clothing, has made an assignment.
Bishop & Co, Of Plymouth, WISCONSIN,
The Attorney General of Massachusetts has
petitioned the Supreme Court for the appoint
ment of receiver for the Bay State Bench
GARY Association, of West6eld.
Two assumpsit suits asking for damages
aggregating $175, 900 have been filed in the
Circuit Court ut Chicago against William II.
and James II. Moore, the stock brokers who
were connected with the big Diamond Match
IL. Io.l los.f The f,Ia1nffH IN 0f
the actions in which $1,000 is asked is the
firm Of Raymond, Pynchon Il Co., stock
brokers, while A. torney Robert A. Childs is
the paintiff in the other. Mr.. Childs asks
for SO, 900.
August Hellweg, ,r, Individually and as II
member of the firm of Julius and August
HeIlweg, trading as August Hellweg, form
erly IN the coal business, Baltimore, Md,
have applied for the benefit of the State in
solvent laws.
attachment against Burton ). Wadleigh, Of
Iakepork, \. II.
The Branch -Crookes Saw Company. of st.
Louis, has given trust deed for S33, 800
Barnett Dennis, Madison, Ca. dealer in
dry goods, has given three chattel mortgages
Robertson, Dreyfus & Co., Marshall, Texas,
dealers in dry goods and clothing, have sold
out to creditors.
Holton Wolfe, grocer. Frostburg. Nd. has
made an assignment.
Jacob Clnedinst, of York, Pa, has made
an assignment.
John A. Willard, well known rs million
aire and banker of Mankato, Minnesota, has
made an assignment. Mr.. Willard estimates
his direct liabilities at about S480,0O0. All
is secured with what was, when made, sup
posed to he ample security, and may be
still His indirect liabilities are, perhaps,
double The size of his direct His assets are
largely real estate, wlich was worth Il few
years ago considerably over $2.000,000.
Sparger Bros, tobacco manufacturers, of
Mount Airey, n. c., have made an assign
ment.
Frank l.. Hood, Houston, Texas, dealer i'll
furniture, has given trust deed for SlO,5i9.
Fisher e. Carter Bros, Denman, Texas,
dealers in groceries and dry goods. have given
a trust deed
General Wade Hampton has submitted to
the Interior Department, Washington. u. G.,
his report as Commissioner of Railroads for
the past fiscal year. He says the year marked
the low water mark of railway construction.
Thirty-four companies, with SAL miles OF
road, passed into the hands of the Courts, and
ffty-eight others, previously placed in receiv-
ership, were sold at foreclose. \ steady i'm
proyement in railroad earnings during the first
six months of the current year is noted. The
outlook in the West for the present year is
reported as very encouraging.
In Philadelphia, Pa, on Tues1aanihe Board
of Directors of the National b. he Re
public, finding that its business .gho Ion
ger be carried on with profit OF 'ekhold-
ers. decided to consolidate y conl9 koprth