The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1899-11-18
News of the Week.


Hundreds of hogs are dying from chol-
era in York county, Pa, and many farm
ers have sustained heavy losses.
The Pacific Biscuit Company, corpo-
ration of New Jersey, has fled in San
Francisco deed of trust for 81, 500, 900.
Sixteen thousand pounds of powder in
the California Powder Mill, at Santa Cruz,
exploded Sunday, killing one man and
wrecking the mill.
A biscuit factory and several adjoining
buildings were burned in Montreal, Cana
da, on Sunday. Loss over $500, 900
above insurance
In a battle with mixed robbers at
Titusville, Pa, Sunday, Chief of Police
McGrath and Officer Sheey were shot, and
one of the robbers was lied.
Inability to pay $500 to miners has
caused the Diamond Coal Mining Com
pany of Evansville, Indiana, to file deed
of assignment The assets are not known.
W. C. Coleman, negro, has started a
large cotton mill at Concord, n. c., which
has 5000 spindles He is said to be the
wealthiest representative Of his race in
America
Numerous robberies have occurred in
York, Pa. Five residences and business
places were looted in two days. Several
arrests we're made, and two confessed to
being guilty.
After the death of George NJ. Vollmer,
of Saltwater, Minnesota, his heirs searched
the house for money, as he had considered
banks unsafe. Nearly $40, 900 in cash
was found in cracks and crevices.
At Halifax, Nova Scotia, on Monday
a heavy snow and rainstorm, accompanied
by gales of wind, causing loss of life and
damage to shipping, prevailed in the mari
time provinces and Newfoundland.
The Consolidated Cattle Company, with
capital of 500, 900, 900, is being or
ganized in New Ysrk. 1t is a rival of
the Chicago Beef Trust, and though not
yet so well organized promises to be equally
powerful.
Two people died and third is seriously
i'll in Kansas City, Kan, from apparently
ptomaine poison in mince meat pie eaten
at dinner Sunday evening. George W.
Hoffman, aged ~ years, a carpenter, and
his son -in-law, John Salmon, aged IS,
died after hours of agony. Mrs Hoffman
is critically i'll.
While at work in the casting room Of
the Newark, On J., } Steel Works, Sat
urday night, eight men and boy were
seriously burned, and three of them will
die. The accident was caused by the burst
inc of mold into which a mass of molten
steel was being poured
The apple season in Northern Virginia,
which is about over, was the largest ever
seen there. There were shipped FROM the
Lower Valley, exclusive of Berkeley aud
jefferson counties, about ! 40, 600 barrels,
with an average cost per barrel Of 81
making revenue Of s2S0, 000 which
few years ago was thing not thought Of
One of the largest growers in that section
said that the crop of 1900, all things being
equal, would aggregate 200, 600 barrels
The Camden county "a. j., } grand
jury closed their report with the following
severe rebuke to justices Of the Peace
who make fee getting a study We
feel constrained TO express our official dis
approval Of the official conduct Of some Of
the justices Of the Peace Of the county,
who, By returning st the present session
over 200 petty complaints and crOss ac-
tons, wasted the time Of the Ggand In
quest, made it unreasonably expensive to
the county, besides fomeusing discord in
the several communities We are Of the
opinion that misplaced zeal for fees,
rather than desire for peace and justice,
actuated too many ofthetn. Aad further,
we deem legislation giving competent ofi
Gals, outside the courts, the power to dis
pose of such cases a paramount necessity