The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1898-09-10
News of the Week.

York city, last week. He weighed ooo
pounds.
The Pittsburg glass manufacturers have
decided to increase prizes from D to ~
per cent.
Joseph D. Rigby diel in Mercer coun-
tv. Pa. last week, at the alleged age OF
1O5 years.
Tn the Bombay Presidency, India, last
week. there were 1900 deaths from the
plague, and it is spreading.
MILFORD Woodruff, President OF the
Mormon Church, died in San Francisco,
on the I'd instant, aged 81 years.
Great damage to crops, railways and
bridges has been caused near Charlotte,
n. c., by recent heavy rain storms.
The United States Treasury gold reserve
on Saturday broke the record with total
of 1920, GIG, 2S2, the highest in the his
tory of the reserve fund.
Senator Hanna, in an interview at
Cleveland O., expresses the opinion that
much of the suffering in the army camps
has been the fault of volunteer officers.
The Custom House receipts for the port
of San Francisco for the month OF August
amounted to 1857, 273, the largest for
single month in the records of that office
Dispatches from army camps state that
incompetence, jealousy and red tape by
officials are the principal causes of the
terrible state of affairs i'll the hospitals
there.
The wheat crop Of this country, this
year, is estimated at $50, 900, 600 bushels.
What the price will be is not known, as the
Yields of other countries has not been
made public.
In Texas the army worm is destroying
the cotton crop A few weeks ago the
Weld was estimated at 3, 900, 600 bales,
now 900. 600 will be about the amount
for shipment.
The army worm is doing much damage
near Milton, Delaware, Il five acre field OF
of millet on the farms of 5. }. Wilson and
Thomas J Adkins having been destroyed
within two days.
The lower classes in Spain are greatly
impressed with the CHASTITY appearance OF
the soldiers returning from Cuba, and are
loudly protesting against continuance OF
the special war taxes.
The Bureomaster Of Amsterdam has
presented to the Queen Of Holland 800, :
600 forms for philanthropy, and the
Queen has announced her intention OF
founding Il hospital for consumptives with
portion of the fund.
Martin Geiser, aged 20 years, one Of
the oldest and best known business men OF
Waynesboro, Pa, died last week after an
illness of several years. He was brother
of the late Daniel Geiser, founder OF the
Geiser Manufacturing Company.
The BODILY Wagon Works, at Staun-
ton. Virginia, have received from Louis
lana an order for 5000 farm implements
and machinery Of their manufacture, most
of the order being for improved patterns
and new styles.
William H. Underwood, Jr., who has
been engaged in the investment and loan
business. at Chicago, has filed a petition
in bankruptcy. He has liabilities aggre-
eating S1S3, 600. His assets are placed
at about $1,000
About 300 American merino sheep
were shipped recently from Rutland and
Addison counties, Vermont, for Australia.
The sheep raising industry in Vermont has
experienced sudden revival, and there is
large demand from South Africa and
Australia.
More names were added to the pension
rolls last year than at any time from 1869
to 1880, and the total now amounts to
1,O4O, 1856 names No action has yet
been takeu on the applications filed on
behalf of those killed or wounded in the
Spanish war.
The millstones at the gin at the Nitta
Yuma Plantation, in Mississippi, burst on
Saturday, instantly killing four men and
iniuring four others, two of them fatally.
Three of the dead were driven through
the walls of the building by the force of
the explosion.
The steamer John r. Meigs was de-
stroyed by mine in the Mississippi at
Fort ST. Philip, Louisiana, on Saturday.
Four men were killed. The boat had on
board party of United States engineers,
who were graphing for the mines laid for
the defence of the harbor.
San Francisco advices are that the Cali
fornia wheat crop will not much exceed
5000, 600 bushels, which is only about
one-third of an average. About one-half
of the usual fruit crop is looked for, except
in the case of raisins, of which heavy
yield is expected.
Kynaston and Jago, officers of the
White Star Line steamers arrested upon a
charge of robbing the mails several weeks
ago, were given a hearing in the Bow
Street Police Court, London, on Friday of
last week, and were remanded. Kynaston
made full confession,
By the storm on Wednesday of last
week, Savannah Georgia, was damaged
over $40, 900. Later reports state that
the country back of the city suffered Sc
verely and number of persons were killed
or severely wounded. On the coast of
South Carolina the storm was terrific and
many lives were lost and the destruction
of property terrible.
The Kansas Loan and Trust Company
of Topeka, lately known as the Trust
Company of America, failed on the Sd
instant. The liabilities are estimated at
$500, 900, assets at 81, 200, 900. This
is one of the oldest and largest loan COM
panies in Kansas. Inability to meet obi
cations is the reason assigned for the re-
ownership.
A typhon swept over Formosa, China,
August 5, and ended on the Sth. In
Taipeh 76S houses were destroyed, 395