The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1899-11-25
News of the Week.

A boy of years was convicted at Lancas-
ter, Pa, of arson.
Thomas B. Coursey, of Spring Mills, Della
ware, died Wednesday, aged 80 years.
The Standard Oil Company has advanced
the price of crude petroleum TO S1.5S per
barrel.
Dwight L. Moody, the well-known evaugel
list, is suffering from heart trouble, and was
very i'll early this week.
A tidal wave Tuesday swept away 500 feet
of the wharf at Bear Harbor, California.
Charles Ward and Christopher Jones, labor
ers, were drowned.
Chief of Police Reinbold, of Tamaqua, Pa,
was shot and seriously wounded Tuesday
night by a tramp whom he subsequently
dubbed into submission.
A westbound Baltimore and Ohio passen-
ger train ran into freight train near Me
Cools, Indiana, Wednesday. Both engines
we're derailed, one engineer killed, and sew
eral train men hurt.
Miss Eliza Works, of Henrietta Monroe
county, n Y, died last Tuesday, aged l05
years, 10 months and IL days. She was
native of New Hampshire and was the young
est of seven children.
Reuben Harps, hunter, was found Tues
Stauffers. Pa, unconscious and lacerated.
besides a black bear, with which he had had
an encounter, iutietiug mortal wounds.
James Baxter. in an attempt to Kill his
wife. Annie Baxter, at East Side, Camden,
y. j., Tuesday night, shot Mrs. Mary Ryan
four times, and her husband. Jerry Ryan,
once Mis-. Ryan will probably die. Baxter
was arrested.
Mrs. VI. A. Yickray, of Alexandria, Va.
died at Prescott. Arizona, Wednesday, as the
result OF an accident while driving with Judge
n L. Griffin, tbe horses bolttng aud throwing
both occupants of the vehicle out Griffin i
in "A critical condition.
A La Crosse, Wisconsin. despatch SAYS that
The white pine lumber manufactures have
agreed upon uniform mark-up ia prices.
taking effect at once. The advance is so cents
per thousand ia some grades Of dimensions,
aud 81 thousand on some grades Of uppers.
During riot Tuesday, at the Nauticoke
pal mines. in which wives and daughters Of
strikers were the principals. John Pollock
was accidentally shot By Michael Corrlgan
when he fired to scare the women, one Of
whom hurled a stone at bim. Corrisau was
arrested.
Exports et butter this wear show an nd
vance over last. For the nine months ending
September 80. 1899, they were D, SO. sg2
pounds, valued AZ So So. 434. against ID. SO
545 pounds. valued at 81 ,642 O57, tor cores
pondiug time ia 1898 For September Of last
wear the export Was l,SiO, So pounds This
year j, vas 3, 252.4lS pounds.
4 dispatch 10 the Nep York Dry Goods
Exchange Gu Wednesday igum Fail River.
( Mass, says PRINT cloth manufacturers had
advanced print cloths, extra grade. one
eighth Of cent above the fcccni quotation
[ The ncW price IS the highest since January.
( lstS. The advance IA the extra grade was
made the basis for advances in other PRINT
cloth grades
\ Bank Comfui s,i8ner Esv.ieuihat SAYS that
. an arzanjzed uS ot bank robbers j. abroad
{ Iu hsusl.S. au3 s4rns bankers 10 guard their
ysalts. SIX Haaks have been wrecked re-
ccntiy zni zli OK ths robbers have escaped
NJ Brssdeathai say. 40 armed men are
sC5aung the country surrounding Parker. lu
l.inu cuusJy. parsgiug the thieves who bIew
pen she bank vault
The state banquet ia s.. Georrss Hall.
Windsor. Tuesday In honor 1f the German
Emperor and EmpTe>s. ~As a magnificent
Affair. Ire massive ROYAL gold plate used =
uuEth =, opo. coo. Qgecg Victoria sat at th,.
head 81 The table. With Emperor William Ga
her rjgh- Nrs. Choaic. Wi'o 81 ;hc United
States amtsa>,adag. vas ,hr ouly diplomat 8
s5fs present a, the tancfg0u.
Negotiations tor she formation %; iarrzh
.Hg machine romosuv are b~iaz conducted 10
Nus York city, and % : expected that before
ibe sad of this meBih, shea mHSt 81 the
oFfigsS expire. the details af the combination
Ill BE- perfected. There ar. ai.uui iueniy-
6ve large companies ta thi. country whtch
nsauafactars thrrShlnE machines and half 3
dlsrn smaller auss- MuEiaE aud reaper
manufacturing Interests are also tryins t1
effect a union e! Interests. slgh = capital STOCK
~ So. co. coo.