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

The Keystone Wheel Works, at Han
over, Pa, has appointed a trustee in
bankruptcy.
At Foerderer's tannery, Philadelphia,
Pa, on Saturday last 800 men struck for
an increase Of wages.
A 5000, 900 cotton mill is to be built at
Laurel, Miss, and S115, 900 mill at
Koskiusko, same state,
In almost every county in Kansas there
are fine farms owned and operated by
Kansas women without the aid of men.
1t is reported at Seattle that the Monte
Christie mines aud the Everett smelter have
been sold to German syndicate for 81,
200, 900.
Two or three Toledo bicycle factories
recently absorbed by the American Bicycle
Company have been closed The change
affects 500 workmen.
Arcola, Ill. is very rich town in pro-
portion to its population. 1t has 1000
inhabitants, and absolutely controls the
broom corn market.
A representative of the National w. c.
I. Q. presented to the President on Sat
urday petition for the prohibition of the
sale of liquor and opium and the practice
Of gaming in Hawaii.
Eugene " Debs, just home from the
Pacific coast, says he finds that the demand
is such that he has no doubt that gener
al union of railway employees is sure to be
effected sooner or later.
Carrying out a plot he had apparently
planned with deliberation, Cornelius Cor
coran on the 18th instant shot four of his
children, killing two of them, and then
ended his own life. He is said to be in-
sane.
At Buffalo, n. Y, the strike of the
iron CONSTITUTIONAL works and allied trades.
which had been in progress for several
weeks, involving $500 men, has been set
tied. The men gained an increase in
wages.
In Hanover and York, Pa, on the eth
instant, 1.-The Boston Stores were seized
by United States Marshal on a petition
Of involuntary bankruptcy filed by New
York dealers. The claims amount 70
$50, 500.
David V. Rieger, former President of
the Missouri National Bank, at Kansas
City, which failed in 1896, owing depOs-
itors over a million and half Of dollars,
has been found guilty of misapplying the
funds of the bank.
DIR. Henry y Buchtel, of East Orange
New jersey, has been elected Chancellor
Of the University Of Denver, TO succeed
Chancellor William Mcdowell, who resign
ed in June last to accept the secretaryship
Of the Methodist Book Concerns.
A dispatch to the London, England,
Daily Mail from Sydney, \, ). W. No
venaber 20. says that a disastrous civil war
has broken out in the British possession Of
New Guinea, eleven villages being obhter-
ated, with heavy slaughter of the inhab-
itants.
The report to the Commissioner Of lm-
migration shows that for the months If
July, August and September Of this year
the number Of immigrants admitted into
the United States was a., 365, which Is
an increase Of 10. 0S3 over the same months
of last year.
All the laborers in the section gangs at
Hammontou. Elwood and Winslow June
ton, on the Readings Atlantic City Rail
road have struck for higher wages The
cause Of the trouble Is an order putting the
men on nine hours time at ] ] cents au
hoer, making 80 cents per day.
J. T. MelIinger, of Fort Wayne, Indi-
ana. has confessed To having tired barn,
in which children were playing, eighteen
years ago. One little girl was burned &c
death. Mellinger charged Charles Sum
inskv with the crime, aud be was convict
ed, serving several years Imprisonment
At GAINESVILLE, Wis. on the 9Th instant,
Fred o. Brien placed l0-pound stick u
dynamite beneath his wife bedroom 4
terrific explosion followed, partly wrecking
the house, which Is one story frame
building. In the two small bedrooms were
Mr.. aud Mrs. Frank o Brien and two
small children and Mrs. Fred O Brien and
child. o. Brien' act IS said to be because
his wife refused TO live with him All the
persons in the house escaped serious injury.
O. Brien has confessed and duplicates TWO
other men.