The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-02-24
News of the Week.

John V. Storm, aged 80 years and 2
months, died at Fishkill, n. Y, last week.
The gross postal receipts for January
were 81, OBJ, 919, an increase of 1915 per
cent over January, 1899.
Six hundred Finlanders have sailed from
Liverpool for Canada, making about 5000
who have emigrated during the past SIX
months
Contracts have already been made for
vessels to carry Is, 500, 600 tons of iron
ore down the lakes this year, exceeding all
previous records.
The Fall River cotton mills have ad-
vanced prints from | to 81 cents per yard,
and coarse colored cotton goods ] cent per
yard, by the case.
The cold wave did considerable damage
in the coast country of Texas to truck
farming and fruit Strawberry farmers
have suffered the greatest.
The Erie Railway has placed an order
for eight passenger locomotives and twenty
FIVE freight locomotives, which will weigh
ninety tons each without the tender.
An issue of alleged fraudulent naturali
cation papers to Italians in Kline town
ship, Luzerne county, Pa, has been dis
covered. aud 60 arrests are expected.
The Michigan BelD Telephone Com
panv. which recently absorbed various in
dependent companies. has voted to increase
its capital stock from 81, 500, 600 to $40,
900. 600.
The Abbott Downing Company, of Con
cord, New Hampshire, manufacturers of
coaches, carriages and wagons, made an
assignment ON Saturday The liabilities
are 5000, O00 and the assets 5000, 600.
4 squad or negro soldiers from Fort
Bliss, at FL Paso, Texas, on Saturday
raided the police station in that city to re
lease comrade. 4 fight ensued, in which
one policeman and one soldier We're killed.
Win BurtS, colored, was lynched Satur-
day near Basket Mills, South Carolina
He was hanged to a tree aud rlddled with
bullets, after having attempted to assault
Mrs. c. l.. Weeks, a planter wife
Burts confessed his guilt.
The Building Material Trades Council
of Chicago. with a membership Of 20, 600.
has announced that it viii support the
Building Trades Councils demands, and
that no material will be furnished To con
tractors employing non-union labor.
4 Manila despatch last Sunday says
that out Of a total of 81 cases Of suspected
plague reported, ~ proved genuine and
% deaths resulted, half Of them being
Cinnamon There were Il cases during
the week. mostly within the walled city.
Wm. 4. Lo,z died in Reading, Pa.
on the 10th instant, aged - years Tie
weighed 537 pounds Zip to II years Of
age he was very thin and delicate. but b.
gan to grow and take On flesh, and when
be- was ! & years I'D weighed 523 pounds
The American hac has been rai-s-l over
the Tatanes aud Cola1an islands, which
we're omitted from che Pans Treaty Of
Peace. because lying north Il twenty he
grrss Of latitude 4 gunisaAt seat TO the
Bayat islands to raise the Aas foand the
japanese aag flying there
David :. Long. farmer of Iehanou
county. Pa. on Sunday night shot and
instantly killed John Becker q ncighbor
who was detected by member, Il Long ;
family in the act Of leaving the house
through , window Long surrendered
himself. and gave bail for hearing "n the
charge Of involuntary mau-laushter
The Lancaster IA County Tobacco
Growers Society have adopted resolutions
yiewing the admission of Puerto Rios a.
an integral part II the ,nitcd STATES ~
the hight Of dangerous pTcc'sleui. and
protesting agAias; extending reciprocity 81
free importation # agricultural products
Ia any tropical Countries nos integral parts
Of the United States.
Henry Clay FTiek has filed bill in equity
in the Court Il Allegheny county, Pa.
against An,ircw Carnegie and the Carnegie
Steel Company praying for decree
tina, pretended transfer Of his Interests
in the company was and Is null snd yoid,
anu sAtAt He y HtAA tet ""H'A ~ sum 'As
,erests The bill shows the enormous
profits made by the company
The Philadelphia Conference Of the
Methodist Episcopal Church viii probably
take some action wiih reference Co charges
made in the official organ Of the church
against Rev, DR. Richard Harcour, 1t
l. stated, Among other things, that Dr
Harcoart applied 10 Bishop Pares for ad-
mission to the Protestant Episcopal Church,
and that Bishop Papt refused 10 grant
hiss request