The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1901-10-19
News of the Week.

David Frey aged 90, and Mrs. Catharine
Spate, aged 81 years, died at the residence of
Prof W. A. Spate, Logansville, Pa, on the
18th instant.
The emigration from Bremen and Ham
burg from January | to September 30 was
156, 448. an increase Of 5943 upon the cores
ponding period last year.
Fire Sunday night destroyed a hotel,
houses and ID business places in Reynoldsville,
Pa, entailing loss of $50, 600, against which
there is ST., 600 insurance.
Secretary Eddy, of the United States Lega-
ton in Constantinople, has been notified from
Washington that the funds for the ransom OF
Miss Stone have been forwarded.
The Texas Penitentiary Board has deter
mined to discontinue the practice of leasing
convicts to do railroad and repair work. 1t
is said that about 1000 have been leased yearly.
The postal money orders sold in the United
States during the past fiscal year reached a
total of $500, 900, 600 in round numbers. This
is an increase of almost $40, 900, 900 over the
previous year.
James Gilleland and son persisted Sunday
in mine shaft, near Connellsyille, Pa, which
they descended to rescue another son, who
had fallen into the pit, and lost his life. The
three bodies were recovered by miners.
reservoir containing 100000 gallons of
water bursted, and caused great damage. No
lives were lost, but score of people had mar
row escapes. The money loss will reach prob
ably $150,O00.
Two girl inmates of the Magdalen Home IN
Philadelphia have been arrested, charged with
setting FIRE to the building Saturday night.
According to the evidence, the girls had
plotted to burn the building with a view to
effecting their escape.
With the construction of two short gaps. one
from point in North Dakota to Miles City
and the other from Billings, Mont, to the
same place, there viii be telephone line
from ocean to ocean, via Boston, New York,
Chicago, Helena, Mont, Portland to Los
Angeles.
s. II. Hansbrough, of Winchester, Va, has
shipped from his duck farm at Riverton, Va,
this season, 40 tons, or $4,000 pounds of
dressed ducks. The ducks bring 80 cents
pound and are highly priced on account ofthe
rich flavor of their meat, which resembles
the wild duck.
At Mishawaka, Ind, on Sunday the 10
year old son of John Hellis, living south of
Mishawaka, accidentally backed a team of
horses into an apiary, upsetting the hives.
Thousands of bees attacked the boy and
horses The boy lost the sight of both eyes as
the result of stings, and may die. Both horses
we're stung to death.
In 1880 there were 7 pulp and u paper
mills in Maine, having capital invested of
about 81, 100000. At the present there are
80 pulp mills and % paper mills, with daily
capacity of about 2165 tons of pulp and paper.
The amount of capital invested in the business
is not far from $50, 900, 600. These mills con-
sumo about $4,000, 900 feet of lumber each
year.
The cattle king of Australia is Samuel Nc
Caughey, an Irishman, who went to Australia
in 1856 with practically nothing His posses
sions are the best parts of Australia One of
his farms on the Darling Downs is SO miles
long and 40 miles wide. Altogether he owns
more than zoo. 000 acres and leases about a
million or so more. His sheep focks are
greater than those owned by any other man
in the world.
1t may surprise most persons to know that
the British possessions in North America and
the West Indies are larger than the territory
of the United States of America even incud-
ing Porto Rico and Alaska. On the North
American continent alone King Edwards
possessions are nearly 100000 square miles
larger than those of the United States, and,
taking in the West Indies and Newfoundland,
more than 200, 900 square miles larger
In Philadelphia Pa, last Saturday night,
Edwin Loneneeker, aged q years, quarterback
on the football team of the Brown Preparatory
School, is in hospital as result of injuries re-
ceived in a game on Tuesday previous. Lone
necker, was preparing to enter Cornell Uni
yersity, was heavily thrown and his spinal col
umn was fractured. He became paralyzed
and an operation was performed on him Fri
day. He took relapse and died at midnight
1t is stated that the longest railroad tunnel
in the United States will be built through the
Sierra Nevada Mountains of California if the
plans of Il. I'll. Hartman are carried out
The tunnel project, which will involve an out
lay of from three to five million dollars, con-
templates the boring Of hole 27, 900 feet in
length through the heart of the Sierras. Be-
sides saving a climb of 1000 feet the tunnel
will shorten the Southern Pacific line about
seven miles. Preliminary surveys are now
being made.
The shipments of horses and mules to South
Africa by the British last week passed the
100, 900 mark, and requisition upon the re-
mount station in this country for so, 600 more
has been received. This expectation of these
animals is the largest the world has ever
known, and as a military purchase by one
country from another it ranks with the great
est of any kind. Texas has been practically
drained, and Kansas, Missouri, Wyoming and
other stock raising States of the South and
West have been SO nearly depleted that the
$40 animals of 1899 bring $50 today.
Western Iowa was struck by violent storm
on Thursday of last week, and a number of
towns were more or less damaged. No loss
of life has been reported. AtVillisca several
buildings were badly damaged. At Shenan-
doah the deluge of rain following the wind
caused the Nishnabotna river to spread over
.-fl d
The storm passed within two miles of Clifton,
Kan, leaving track from forty to eighty
rods wide, in which timber, fencing and even
houses were swept clear. The house of L. G.
Hoar, farmer, together with the outbuild-
ings, was carried away. The family escaped
by taking refuge in the cellar.