The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1899-05-06
Ratveen 600 and 700 coal miners are


an authorized capital of s25, 600, 600, has
been incorporated at Trenton, \. J.
The Union Match Company, with an
authorized capital of $40, 900, 600, was in
corporated at Trenton, n. j.. on Saturday.
1t is proposed to increase the capital
stock of the American Cereal Company of
Akron, Ohio, from So, 500, O09 to s22,
100000 @
| Joseph A. Stuart, of South Middletown,
one of the largest owners of real estate in
Cumberland county, Pa, has made an as
signment.
The entire village of Croton, Michigan,
was swept by fire on Thursday oflast week.
Fifteen buildings were destroyed at loss
of $50, 900.
The failure is announced of the Comet
Cycle Company, of Toronto, one of the
oldest and largest bicycle manufacturing
firms in Cadada.
The cotton weavers strike at the Pom
tiac Mills, Providence, Rhode Island, has
ended with the return of the strikers at the
employers terms.
A general advance in wages went into
effect in various trades at Cleveland, Ohio.
! Monday. Several strikes were necessary
to bring the result about.
Dickinson Hotel, the Methodist Church
| and several stores at Corfu, New York,
were destroyed by FIRE on Friday night Of
last week The loss is $50, 1000.
4 strike of iron moulders was begun
Monday at Providence, Rhode Island. 1t
/ Is the intention of the foundrymen to run
as best they can until matters improve.
VIM. Sees, a negro, aged 30 years, was
hanged at Osceola, Arkansas, on Sunday
for barn burning He confessed stating
that he also had burned several dwellings,
Howell T. Morgan, of Bayonne New
jersey, committed suicide at South Bend,
Indiana. Monday He was returning from
Alaska. where he had lost all his money
The hospital building of the State Asy
lum for the Feeble Minded was totally de
stroyed by fire Thursday night Of last week.
No one was injured. The loss Is S25, 600. /
William b. Shines, oolorsd, 80 years
old. shot aud killed a coIored woman nam-
Ell Jones at Providence, Rhode Island, /
Saturday night. Shines then killed him
self
Benjamin Powell Cordell &c, and /
James Tucker, Jr, Brown. %. have /
been awarded the fellowshipS for the year
1899 and 1900. at the American School /
at Athens. r.-., rH-
By the premature discharge of can
non, used in the celebration Of Dewey Day. |
Nav | at Naueh Chunk. james Metiec |
had hand torn off and four other persons |
were injured.
Terre Haute, Indiana, was visited by an
earthquake ON Saturday night The /
earthquake was felt n far east a. Green !
castle. Indiana, aad As far south A. Hen
dersou, Kentucky.
The body of Garrano de Fec. who ], i
supposed was murdered BY Francisco Alb /
batto, was discovered Sunday in the woods !
near Blue Anchor, \. J. The head was
severed from the body.
Eight Of the planning mills Of Toledo /
Ohio have formed combine 70 can,rsl I
prices. Al the leading mills excep, one I
are included The combine Represents /
nearly million dollars
On Friday Of last week at Pittsburg Ere /
destroyed } J. Welden' seven story gro
cery aud the Novelty Candy Works, and |
damaged adjoining buildings. the loSses
acgregating 1910, 600.
John Webber, aged 60 years, an engi- /
neer at the Peterboro, ousario, Canada. /
water works pumping station, shot and 4
killed his wife Saturday afternoon aud then /
shot himself, dying instantly,
j. F. Wiscoski. city treasurer of Ar. |
gentine. Kansas, suburb Of Kansas Giy, /
Missouri. Is missing. He Is said 10 he 4
Sl6. 900 short in his accounts. and war,
rant for his arrest has been issued
An explosion occurred On Saturday az I
ternoon at DuPonts powder mills near /
Pennsgroye, " J., William Paffie, Joseph 1
Yeager. Amos Morris, WdliAs Friant.
Harvey Smith aud Captain Sidney Stuart
were killed
Poeono, Pa, was visited Sunday BY
disastrous FIRE Three large barns and /
two ice houses were destroyed The prop /
erty belonged to the estate Of the late Lewis
7. Smith The loss Is $1,000, insurance |
$1,000 Seven horses, including fine /
match team Of blacks three cows and two
calves were burned to death.
On Monday last the Bessemer Iron
Association composed Of all the blast fur
naces in Mahouing and Shenango Valleys /
Ohio, decided to advance wages of EN-.
ployes 10 per cent. il viii benefit 5000 4
employees.
A Joliet, Illinois, despatch says that
the employees of the Joliet, Rockford aud /
Lemont quarries Of the Western Stone
Company have been notified of an advance
in wages of p cents a day, from May lst.
Six hundred men are benefited.
A. \. Miller, vice prsident Of the re
Gently failed Golden, Illiu0is, Bank, com
mitted suicide on Saturday by shooting
himself in the head ReceutF creditors
of the bank fled suits against Miller az
gregating $50, 600.
After % hours deliberation, the jury /
in the case of Mrs Anna +. George, on
trial for the killing of George ID. Saxton,
a brother of Mrs President Mckinley, re-
turned verdict of acquittal on Friday Of
last week at Canton Ohio.
John F. Ross, of Sharon, Mass, was
shot and killed by his wife, Mary f. Ross
in the course of quarrel at their home on
Friday of last week Mrs. Ross says she
acted in self defence, as her husband was
choking her at the time.
John Renardo, As years old, Iaborer,
was stabbed at Rochester, New York, by
Carmone Diana, late Thursday night of
last week, and died the next day. The
men quarreled over the expenditure of
dollar. Diana is still hiding.
In an alteration on Thursday of last
week at Marion, Alabama, between w |
A. Mullin and gang of negroes, he and
one of the negroes were killed. Mulhn
was plantation overseer. A posse is in
nursuit of the gang. and lynchings are /