The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-12-22
News of the Week.

Solomon Wolf, dealer in clothing in Chica-
20, has failed; liabilities $3.50, 200.
The Reading Pa. Foundry Company has
made an assignment of all its property.
New York is threatened with a coal famine
and the price has advanced 70 cents per ton.
At White River, Canada, on Tuesday OF
last week, the mercury fell to 36 degrees be-
low zero.
Within the three months ending September
80 there were 1879 fires in New York city,
with loss of 81. 1853, 541.
Mrs. Margaret NJ. Heppenheimer, wife Of
an elevated railroad conductor IN New York,
is under arrest on the charge OF having forged
the name of law firm to check for S25, 100.
Jacob Baker and his wife, an old couple of
Pottsville, Pa, were beaten and robbed in
their hone, last week, by tramps, and Baker
may die from injuries inflicted by his assaiants.
An official estimate places the wheat crop
of New South Wales for this season at II 200,
900 bushels, an excess of 4, 500, 600 bushels
over the crop of 1899. II is estimated that
5000, 600 bushels are available for export.
The State Normal and framing School at
Fredonia, New York, was burned on the l4th
instant. entailing loss of $1,000 The
janitor and six of the students are supposed
to have persisted in the fire.
The building of the construction department
at the Norfolk Navy Yard was totally destroy
by fire Sunday evening. Valuable plans,
models and papers were destroyed. The loss
is estimated 10 lie $500, 900.
Major A. c. Renoehl, postmaster of Ian
Caster, Pa, member of the Bar, was found
dead in his office on the l4h Instant, having
ended his life by inhaIing Illuminating gus.
He was financially embarrassed.
Mrs Mary McCue died at South Bethlehem,
Pa, last week, aged So years. She weighed
SOB pounds, and was feet inches tall. For
fifteen years her weight made it impossible
for her to leave the room she occupied on the
first floor of her home.
Mount Wrangel, Alaska, is reported again
in eruption. The latest outburst from the
mouth of the great crater began on the even
ing OF November 4, and was in continuance
a week later. There was at the time no earth
quake shocks, but great jets of steam gushed
forth.
Hanging in the window of a Kansas City
barber shop are the long and flowing whiskers
worn for many years by Dr. T. A. Stevens, of
Independence. In life they hung down below
the docier's waist, and they were famous all
over the country. The doctor bet em on the
election of Bryan.
In order to avoid being feeced by the salt
trust, the Amour Beef and packing Company.
OF Chicago, have purchased salt mine. AS
long as they 'swere in it, it was all right, but
as soon as they were ''pinched'' by the other
fellow (trust) they sought relief by buying il
mine and working it.
Samuel Apin, who was arrested in Bay
City, Mich, on suspicion of numbering Lew
Campbell, whose body was found buried in
qucklime on the premises where Alpin form
erly lived, has confessed that his son, W. q.
Alpin, committed the murder after he and
Campbell had quarrelled over some potatoes
Bishop Jacob Snider. of the German Bap-
list Church, died in Waynesboro. Pa, last
week. He was nearly rs years old and was
born in Germany. He was the Bishop who
expelled Miss May Older. daughter of form
err Bishop, for wearing a guadily trimmed hat
after her return from Europe about year ago.
Rev. D. NJ. Baker will succeed Bishop Snider as
the head of the church.
Dispatches from London, Dec. Is, say =
Lord Kitchener in various dispatches reports
that eighteen officers and 555 men are missing
from General Clements force AS the result OF
the disastrous battle with the Beers at Nooit-
gedacht or Magalies Berg. A party of
Brabant's Horse were overpowered by u su-
perior force of Beers in Orange River Colony.
losing four killed, sixteen wounded and 100
taken prisoners.
Two negroes, who wayiaid, murdered and
then robbed white barber at Reckport,
Ind, Sunday morning were lynched in the
jaiIyard in the evening by mob Of 500 peo-
pie. John Rolla, the third negro implicated
in the murder, was lynched On Monday night.
On Monday night Gov. Mount ordered mill
tia company from Evansville to Boonsville.
Ind, TO which point a Rockport mob is
marching with the avowed intention of lynch
ing two negro murderers. The state authori
ties fear race war, as the blacks in the
vicinity of Rockport and Bonneville are high
ly excited and aggressive.