The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1897-02-06
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Compiled from the New York sun PhiladeiP PHI
Tadoer baltimore Sun, Baltimore American, Bal
tim0re Evening News, and Associated Press DIS


The flour mills of the c. \. Gambrill Man
ufacturing Company, at Orange Grove, How
ard county. will dispense with halt It's work
ing force on the first of March. These mills
give EMPLOYMENT usually to about thirty men,
and there are as many more cooperS making
-four barrels for the product OF the mills.
Twenty or thirty men altogether will he thrown
out of work.
VIM +. Cotton. timer and plumber, Baltl-
more. Nd. has failed
The Henry Sears Company, of Chicago,
wholesale dealers in cutlery and hardware,
assigned Tuesday. Liabilities about s'o,ooo
and assets $50, 600.
The Moscow. Idaho. National Bank has
been closed by the bank examiner.
Z. c. Hodges x Co.. bankers, Boston:
Mass, have failed.
The PENNSYLVANIA Lead Company, of Pitts
burg. went into the hands of receivers on
Tuesday The application was made by Geo.
S. Griscom. as trustee. and II. +. Anderson,
who set forth in tine bill that the defendant
company is indebted to (iriscom III the amount
of S96S. 900. and that Anderson holds 100
shares of its capital stock of a par value OF
500.
The Chester County Guarantee, Trust and
Safe Deposit Company, of Westchester, "a;
claiming assets aggregating 81 1000, 900, and
with denosits of $500. 900. suspended business
on Tuesday. The directors claim that 1t is
solvent and will pay all Indebtedness, If given
time. There has been Il run on the company
for Two weeks. in which time $4,000 were
paid out.
At Sterling. ILL.,. on Tuesday the extensive
works Of the keystone Manufacturing Com
may ,vnrp closed bV the sheriff.
On application made by creditors IN the
Cleveland co. Common Pleas Court, W. ID.
Sayle was appointed receiver for the AJAX
Manufacturing Company. The liabilities OF
the company are placed at So 800 and assets
ut S35, 0U0.
In Louisville. Ky. ). T. Moore Il Co., do.
inc an extensive business manufacturers
agents and houSeturnshers, have assigned.
In Chicago the Louis X. Comstock Com
panv. contractors for electrical works, have
assigned.
Two judgments. aggregating 81, 92j, have
been entered against Max Oppenheimer X
Co.. furniture dealers New York. and eXecu-
tons against their property were issued to the
sheriff.
\ Butte. Montana, despatch, says that Il
strike. iuaugurated ON the Butte, Anaconda
and Pacific Road by thirty members of the
lirirbt crews. on Tuesday night. because one
of their number was discharged. threatens To
result in II closing down OF all the Anaconda
Mining properties which are dependent on
the ROAD for supplies. and the enforced Idle
ness of over 5000 men. The labor unions are
opposed 10 the strike.
The entire farce in the Chicago and South
eastern Railway shops at Lebanon. Indiana.
struck ON Tuesday for seven months back pay.
A. a result th, entire road is tied NJ.
The employees IN rnc Tin manufacturing
plant Of Norton Bros. haywood, Illinois.
struck rn Tuesday against ten per cent. re-
,iuction in wage@ \ compromise was sub>r-
uurnty reached. the men accepting Il cut of
iiN" per cent.
Ar works of the Case ThreShing Machine
Company at Racine. Wisconsin, are to re-
sumo operations next week. after six months
shut down.
The United States Rubber Company 5
factory at MillvilIc. Massachusetts, will close
on saturday night for an indefinite period.
owing. it il stated. To over production OF
rubber boots Eight hundred people have
been employed there on short time for the
past few months. following almost Il wear
likeness