The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1899-10-07
News of the Week.

John Foust, aged 81 years, died in
Franklin county, Pa, last week.
Four inches of snow are reported to have
fallen Saturday in the vicinity of Cory, Pa.
Mrs. Annie Moffett Compton, aged SO
years. died in Philadelphia, Pa, last week.
4 saw mill, dry kiln and 60 dwellings
at West Norfolk, Virginia, were burned on
Saturday.
Pennsylvania Shoe Manufactures have
decided to advance the price from 10 to
80 cents a pair.
One day last week a storm in Michigan
destroyed about one-fourth Of the apple
crop and the orchards
Recent heavy rains in the Province of
Quebec, Canada, have caused great loss in
in farming and timber lands.
Mrs. 4. A. Merrill has been elected
treasurer Of the Fairfield, Maine, Savings
Bank, to succeed her late husband.
Warden Hoyt, of Colorado State Prison,
advocated padding, before the National
Prison Congress at Hartford, Conn.
At Grand Forks, North Dakota, the
ground was covered with snow and mild
blizzard ragged on the night of September
y last
Archaeolosists have discovered the ruins
of an Aztec City near Guadalajara, Mexi-
co, which Is estimated to have had pop
uiatiou or Toe, 600
The iirenen in all the coal mines in the
Danville, Illinois, district have struck for
m increase Of wages, throwing 2000 min
ers out Of employment.
Three of the Union Pacific train robbers
who. in July last, stole an iron box con
tanning over 1925, 600, have been located
in Seattle. Washington.
Striking boilermakers on Government
transports at San Francisco, Cal, will stay
out until the eight hour law is made gen
eral on all transport work.
The Emperor and Empress of Germany
have contributed $4,000 to the Red Cross
Society for the relief of the sufferers by
the recent floods in Bavaria,
The Sovereign Grand Lodge of Odd
Fellows in session at Detroit, Mich. have
selected Richmond Va, as the place for
holding next year 5 convention.
The Nilburn Wagon Works, Toledo,
Ohio, Is in receipt Of large order for
wagons and ambulanees for the British
Government. to be sent to the TransyaaL
Schaeifer, Merkel & Co, of Fleetwood,
Pa. builders Of wagons and agricultural
i implements. have made an assignment.
with liabilities Sos, 600, and assets esti-
mated at 500, 600.
Archie Mule. Of Nassau, New York,
was arrested in North Adams, Massachu-
sets. Saturday, on a charge Of numbering
( Melville l.. Lord, prosperous farmer, by
whom be was employed.
Iss, week ;he State Firemen' Associa-
Jiou Of Virginia was held at Roanoke.
I The Junior Fire Company of Hagerstown,
( Nd, won the open for all race and coupling
and received the prize Of $3.50.
Thomas Kelly. a member of the Mid
I dlotowu High School football team, died
Al Meriien, Connecticut. last week from
+ injuries sustained in 4 football game with
the Merideu High School team.
The Davidson Investment Company, oi
Wichita, Kansas, has failed, owing SIG,
000 The receiver has sued Arthur +.
Sewall. candidate for Vice President in
1896, On his liability as a stakeholder.
The Postmaster General has issued al
order extending the postage rates Of tht
F.. United States to Porto Rico. United
States postage stamps shall be valid tol
postage in either direction. in addition te
those now used in Porto Rico.
Options have been secured on the Goa
mines in the Kauawha region, along LouT
creek The evident plan Is to operate
the mines and make coke for the opera
ton Of blast furnances in the kanawhs
district of West Virginia.
The American Bridge Company, a com
bins Organizing with capital stock OF
s67 500, coo. is reported in Pittsburg
despatch to have absorbed 30 per cent OF
the bridge bnilding facilities Of the eoun-
try.
The United States and Havana Cigar
Company has filed articles Of incorporation
al Trenton. y. j., with ain authorized
capital Of SIS, 600, GOO, and the Sehuyl-
kin Iron and Steel Company, capital 50,
600. 000, was also incorporated.
Rev. John NJ. Life, chaplain Of the
Seventh Ohio Volunteers, has been found
cuiLv by the Ohio Methodist Conference
Of conduct unbeeoming a minister of the
. Gospel, in using disrespeetful language tt
girl, and was expelled from the ministry.
The Cook county, Illinois, grand jury
has found indictments against eighteen
engraving firms, which are alleged to have
formed combination to control the en-
craving business of the West. The spe-
cifie charge against them IS conspiracy to
defraud
i despatch from Cripple Creek, Colo,
rado, says that the gold output for that
district for September amounted to ST.,
731. 00O, surprising all records. The pro-
duction of gold in the district from the
time of its discovery in 1891 to date is
S62, G57, 292.
The State Deaf Mute Institute, at Little
Rock, Arkansas, was destroyed BY fire
Saturday The flames spread so rapidly
that the 80 inmates escaped only in their
night clothes, and two were rescued from
fourth story windows by fremen. Loss,
/ SlG0, 900; no insurance.
The Tnited States gunboat Irdaneta