The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-02-17
News of the Week.
At Chicago 1000 members of the build
ing trades are on strike.

in Paris are due to losses at the races.
The coal famine due to the strikes in
Germany is assuming threatening aspect.
The total candy output of the United
States last year was at least s75, 600, 600.
William Kite, prominent minister of
the Society of Friends, died in Philadel-
phia, Pa, Saturday, aged 80 years.
Heavy snow falls throughout Germany
and England have greatly interfered with
railway and telegraph communications.
The wheat harvest of South Australia is
estimated to average six bushels per acre,
leaving an exportable surplus of lS5, 900
tons.
South Carolina last year made more pro-
gress in cotton mill building than any other
State, and now stands second in that in
dustry.
Joshua Gregg & Co, dealers in furni-
ture in New York. have assigned for the
benefit of creditors The amount involved
is about 100000.
John Wagner, the Oldest citizen of
Bellefonte, Pa, aged 81 years, died last
week. He accumulated a fortune of
500, 900 by farming.
DR. J. J. Heuna. a native of Puerto
Rico, now in Washington, says that there
are 2SS, 600 beggars out of population Of
l, 900, GOO in that island.
The Influenza, which has spread through
out Germany, now numbers 60, GOO vie
TINS in Munich, In Berlin every bed in
every hospital is occupied.
Herr Sternberg, Berlin Germany
banker, has been arrested on the charge Of
fraudulent practices lie furnished bail
to the amount of million marks.
Fruit jar manufacturers Of Indiana, Ohio
and Pennsylvania, representing the entire
production Of the country. have formed
a combine. aud have advanced prices p
per cent.
Six employees Of the Columbia Fire
Cracker Works at Fo>toria, Ohio were
injured by an explosion in the powder room
last Saturday \ large part of the factory
was wrecked.
The mortality from the plague in BON
bay. India, last week was unprecedented.
There was a total Of los deaths on Tues
day, and the situation is aggravated by the
famine refugees.
Near Newtown, Ohio, live Mr. and Mr.
Uriah Bsrdsal They were both born,
christencd and welded 90 Christina, Day,
are both 81 years of are and have been
married 6S gears
Five hundred miner. At the Bryson Coal
and Coke Company mines, near TaEwell.
Tennessee, walked cat saturday after a
DAY notice Of demand for Ia pr cent.
increase in wages
Two thousand dollars has been sldcl Ia
the Chicago hospital cayI~ fund. for the aid
of the Beer si,k in South Africa. usadc
through the Ancient or,ler II IIiisruian..
making the total amount ahaat sl2 0aa
Heary 4 iolo,fab New Bedford.
Mass yarn manufacturer. has tl,-i I-sti
iion in bankruptcy ia ,hr t'mge,l States
District Court in Boston The liabilities
are placed st 81 35l i3s. aad thsrc arr
no assets
Ouiaz 20 the unusually heavy rains iu
Ge,r..ia. the Chaigahosshes 0yrF uas
higher ou Sunday than a, ANY dime within
the pass - years Al Atlanta aud 90.
lumbus much damage has b,eu done ani
more is feared
Miner B,al & Co. clothing dealer, arJ
manufacturers. Bosiun. Mas have fails-l .
liabilities s450 600 Ills & Eel rsal q.
tate dealers. Buffalo \ \ have A.-
signed: liabilities $50. 80 Ely's bal5i-
ties SIG, ej9
BIN Cook. who vas senleuessl in
1895 Co forty iiye years Imprisonment In
the Albany. New York. peBitentiary died
there last week from consumption lie
was ono. one Of the most noted 1esIcrslge,
Of the Indian Territory
last week the Philadelghia. Pa Ledger
published the names of IL persons. ! Inen
and / wouen, who had lived over So
yoars. Among them were Sarah Barnett
and Elizabeth Newell, each 20, i'atharine
T. Anderson, al; Susanna Smith, -;
Maria johnson, &c,
The National Executive Board Of the
United Mine Workers ii America has
levied an assessment Of - cents monthly
for the support uf the strikers in the Souih-
west, who for nearly year past have beon
fighting the Big Four Coal Company for
an advance in wages
The charred remains of what arc sap,
posed to have been the bszlie= Of nine uf
the victims Of the Chicago aud North
western wreck. which oceurrs~i At Ford
River Switch on Friday of last week. have
been taken to Escanaba, Michigan. Al
but two were identified
Robert +. Spencer, cashier Of the bank
ing firm of r. H. and Robert +. Spencer,
of Thompsonville. Connecticut, which fled
a petition in bankruptcy in the United
States Court at Hartford, with liabilities
of about sl05, 600, has been arrested on a
charge alleging the transportation Of
funds
The Pressed Steel Car Company Of
Pittsburg, Pa, have shipped number of
steel hopper cars to the Furness Railway,
in Lancashire, England, the first sent to
that country. These ears have capacity
Of 100 600 pounds The same company
has received an order from the Reading
Railway Company for 500 box cars Of 60,
900 pounds capacity.
Judge John T. Lowell, editor Of the
Warren, Va, Sentinel died last Saturday
night at the residence of +. A Jones,
where he had been boarding for the pas,
six months, death resulting in 10 minutes
from an attack of paralysis Of the heart
The deceased was one of the most promi
nent and influential citizens Of that county,
and was well known over the entire State
of Virginia
In New York city, on Saturday last,
after celebrating seven and half hours,
the Jury returned verdict of guilty of
murder in the first degree against Roland
b. Molineux, charged with the murder of
Mrs. Katherine j Adams, by poison, on
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