The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1899-09-23
News of the Week.

News of the Week.
Charles A. Pillsbury the well-known
miller, died in Minneapolis, Mimi, Sun
day, aged 81 years.
The Sharon Steel Company, capital
5000, 600, will build, near Sharon, Pa,
an iron and steel plant to employ 1000
hands
At St. Joseph, Michigan, on Saturday
fire destroyed the plant of the Truscott
Boat Company. Loss SD, 900; insured
for s25, 600.
The packing. house of the Frye-Bruhn
Company, at Seattle, Washington, was
destroyed by fire on Saturday last, with Its
contents. Loss s165, 600.
A building occupied by many of the
officers of the army at the Preside, Gan
Francisco, was destroyed by fire Saturday,
entailing loss of nearly s15, 900.
The strike of the West Virginia coal
miners is spreading, GOO men in the ka-
nawha field and a similar number In the
New River District going out on Saturday
Fire on Saturday destroyed the estab-
lishment of Lee Brothers Gin Company
and Rogers Bros, dealers in implements,
at Memphis. Loss, s120, 900; insurance,
$50, 900.
At Rochester, New York, on Saturday
fire destroyed the six story Ira 5. Desbro
box factory and the J II. Chase Touring
mills, besides damaging adjoining property
Loss, 500, 600.
After protracted drought of % days,
in which the maximum temperature has
been over 100 degrees, rain fell in North
ern Texas last week, but only enough to
lay the dust.
At meeting of the striking street rail
road men in Cleveland last Sunday night,
it was decided by a unanimous vote to con-
tinue the strike Four hundred strikers
were present, and the speeches predicted a
victory.
DR.. Jacob W. Smith, of Marshall, lii
nois, has been arrested on the charge OF
numbering Henry Craig in Bath county,
Kentucky, in September, 1877, when
lad of 16. Smith claims to have killed
Craig in self-defence.
Fire Saturday night almost destroyed
the large building at l07-lll East l2Sth
street, New York, occupied by A. ;.
Nichols as a factory for wood and granite
mantels and CRATES. Damage to stock,
$50, 900; to building, see, 00O.
The New England Tobacco Growers
Association has takeu action protesting
against the admission of the new posses
siops as Territories, and demanding that
they continue for the present under the
government and control OF the Executive
Departments.
A general strike among the union car
penters of Birmingham, Alabama, occurred
Sunday, between 300 and 400 quitting
work. Their demand for a minimum wage
of 50 a day and nine hours instead OF ten
to constitute a day work was rejected by
the contractors.
In a race riot at Carteryille, Illinois,
Sunday, six negro miners were shot and
killed under circumstances that led Cover
nor Tanner to describe the affair as pre-
meditated murder. The Governor ordered
troops to the scene. Officers have arrested
81 whites and placed them in jail.
In Eden township, Lancaster county,
Pa, last Saturday, rat nearly eat oil the
nose of the six months old child Of Jere-
miah Long. The mother heard the child
screams and went to its rescue, ami when
she attempted to drive the rat of it jumped
at her. The child viii die from the wounds
Mrs. Eliza Barber, mother Of q. Y.
Barber. President Of the Diamond hatch
Company, aud widow Of George Barber,
inventor Of the match which is now IN gen
eral use throughout the world, died az
Akron, Ohio, September IL, aged 80
years. Her husband first factory was IN
barn, and his wife worked BY his side
during his early struggles
Visitation by lightning has proved
blessing in disguise to grape growers about
st. Joseph, Mich Bolts which descended
upon their vineyards two weeks ago brought
ripening to the green fruit instead OF the
ruin every one feared As a result the
fruit is now on the market three weeks
before the usual time, and Is selling at
double the price realized for last year $
growth.
The Marine Hospital report concerning
the yellow fever epidemic shows that last
week there were 160 new cases and five
deaths at Key West, making 354 cases
and 81 deaths since August 81. There
have been one case at Miami, one case
and one death at Port Tampa City, seven
cases and two deaths at New Orleans, one
case at jackson and Eve cases and one
death at Mississippi City
Mrs. Daniel Sell, aged 60 years, 2
months and IL days, Of Littlestown, Pa,
died suddenly Sunday from heart trouble
while sitting in chair. She was daugh-
ter of Peter Weikert, Of Littlestown, and
resided during the greater part Of her mar
ried life on farm near Ljttlestown. She
is survived by her husband, two sons and
two daughters. The sons are Raymond
and Charles, Of near Littlestown, and the
daughters are Mrs. Henry Kindig, OF near
Littlestown, and Mrs. Jacob ). Swartz- Of
Sell S Station.