The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1899-02-11
News of the Week.

A severe electrical storm passed over
South and West New jersey on the Sd
instant
Three persons were burned to death in
a fire in boarding house at Springfield,
Illinois, on Saturday morning.
The Bourbon Whisky Trust, with an
authorized capital of S32, 600, 600, has
been incorporated at Trenton, n. j.
During 1898 the failures in the printing
business amounted to 50, 500, 600. For
January 1899 failures amounted to $40,
600
Judge Gaskill, on Saturday, at Mount
Holly, n. j., sentenced gang of chicken
thieves to terms of from three to ten years
imprisonment.
All the lands remaining of the grant to
the Union Pacific Railway will be sold at
Omaha on March 6 The total Is about
6, 600, 900 acres.
Mrs. Philip Snyder and a lady friend
were killed by train while driving across
the West Shore tracks at Bergen, New
York, on Saturday night.
The wife and daughter of J. f. Yost
have been found frozen to death near
Buffalo, Wyoming. They lost their way
in blizzard while walking home,
\ sleighing party on Wednesday of last
week was caught in snow slide at Lin
coin Gulch, nearly ten miles above Aspen,
Colorado. 1t Is believed five men were
killed
Charles p. Barrys residence and its
costly furniture and rare bric-a-brac, at
Rochester, New York, were destroyed by
fire Wednesday of last week. Total loss
s110, 600.
\ 10, 600 pound nickel steel shaft for
the Corliss engine of a Boston Elevated
Railway Company, being made by the
Bethlehem Iron Company, will, is said, be
the largest in the world
Smallpox Is said to be epidemic in Full
ton and lard counties, Arkansas, and the
surrounding towns maintain shotgun
quarantine against them. The disease
also exists in several other counties.
Two plans for soap trusts are said to be
before the leading dealers Of Chicago, one
Of them representing capital stock Of
500 O00, 600. The ether promoted by
Boston capitalists, represents S29, 000, -
goo.
Frederick lies. ,Jr.. who sued the San
Francisco Typographical Union to recover
S2j. 00o damages for having been forced
out Of employment by the union. he being
a on-union man. has been awarded Sl2ua
by jury in the Superior Court.
Edward Robinson. Of Wilmington. Del
aware, Is under arrest for THROWN. a ladle
of molten iron on John Bunder Both men
were at werk in foundry they differed
about tritie with the above result,
Bunker win die
Charles Dukes. eolored last saturday
evening shot and Instantly killed james
l.. Jones, Of Iiazlettyille Delaware, IN 4
quarrel Dukes was quarreliug with the
murdered man son, and when Jones tined
to act a 4 peacemaker Duke- shot HIM
through the heart The murdered man
WAS q prominent farmer
Ten thousand Protc>tants. including
representatives of fifty organizations con
nected with the established church ~ the
three Kingdoms, mei at Royal Albert Hall,
London, last week. aud protested against
Ronish practices in the established
church Of England \ Telegram was
sent 70 the Queen, asking her TO direc;
Lord Salisbury 70 take Legislative steps FOR
the suppression oi the practices condemned.
4 despatch from Omaha says that APP
proximately 81 500, 600 represents the
contracts for new equipment which have
just been let BY the Union Pacific mad,
which supplies every deficiency in the
company rolling stock. The equipment
j. to be delivered about July | and in
eludes ~ large freigb, locomotives. 81
coaches, chair cars and diners and 1000
steel coal cars
General Miles has issued statement. IN
which he renews the attack on the army
beef contractors, saying Il have over
whelming evidence tha, the embalmed beef
was treated with chemicals 10 order 90 pre-
serve it. | have afidayits from men vho
saw the beef undergoing the treatment.
OF the canned roast beef, which many
soldiers said was nauseaiiuaz- General Miles
says The canned roast beef was the
beef after the extract had been boiled cut
Of it.