The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1901-08-10
News of the Week.

Prick & Co., of Waynesboro, Pa, will soon
have all their plant run by electricity instead
of steam.
The First National Bank of New York City
has declared dividends the past year of 1900
per cent.
John R. Wilson, of Hamlin, West Virginia,
prominent Democratic politician of that
State, died last week.
Laurel, Del, had $4,000 fire on We'd
nesday. Emory Riggin, Jr., who slept in the
factory, was burned to death.
Bishop John Moore died at the Catholic
Cathedral at st. Augustine, Florida, last week
after a long illness, aged &c years.
Owing to shortness of vegetables in the
drouth affected regions in the West and their
high price causes economy in using.
Gold bricks valued at $780, 600 were stolen
from the Selby Smelling Works at Vallejo,
CAL, by thieves, who constructed tunnel to
the works Monday.
Right Rev. Abram L. Littlejohn, Bishop OF
the Episcopal Diocese of Long Island, died
suddenly on Saturday at Wiliamstown, Mass.
aged n years.
The grasshopper plague has visited Naples,
N. Y, and vicinity, and is assuming serious
aspects. Farmers are cutting their grain pre-
maturely to save something.
Great damage was done by the rain of
Monday and Tuesday in parts of Virginia and
West Virginia. The several storms this sea-
son have cost the Norfolk and Western Rail-
road over 81, 900, 900.
Dowager Empress Frederick died of cancer
and the resultant dropsy at 6.15 O'Clock last
Tuesday evening at Cronberg, Germany. She
was surrounded by nearly all the members OF
her family. Up to the last she was conscious.
John Wesley Pennington. negro, who
confessed having feloniously assaulted Mrs. J.
c. DAVIS, wife of a farmer of Coffee county,
Ala, was burned to death at the stake We'd
nesday. There were as many negroes as
whites took part in the burning.
George H. Phillips, of the Chicago Board
of Trade, has reported to the postal author
tiles his discovery that the country had been
flooded with circulars emanating from New
York asking for subscriptions to 81, 600, 900
fictitious pool for deal in September corn.
In Philadelphia, Pa, on Monday night, five
buildings, stores and dwellings on the south
side of Locust street. west of Tenth, were de
molished by the explosion of tank of gaso
line in grocery store. Eight persons were
killed and between 80 and 40 injured taken
to hospitals.
Late news from China states that the Great
Yang Tzse river rose 46 feet above the nor
NAL level on July TO- and was still rising.
Over 10000 people are known to have been
drowned, while the loss of property is enorm-
Gus. Reports from other sections state large
inland cities and towns have met with i'm
mense loss of life and property.
The stock of gold in the Treasury Tuesday
was the largest in the history of the Govern
ment and is Accomplishing at the rate of 81,
500, 600 to 5000, 600 a month Tuesday s
figures were 1904, 1854 ,297, of which $248, sos,
698 was free gold, but including the $3.50, 900,
900 gold reserve. Since July l, 1900, the
stock of gold on hand has increased about
$81, 900, 900.
The Federal Government has begun suits in
New York and New Jersey looking to the re-
covefy of part of the So, $50, 900 alleged to
have been embezzled by Oberlin M. Carter,
late Captain of the Engineer Corps, United
States army. Receivers have been appointed
for property in both States held by Carter S
uncle and brother for the benefit of Carter
while he is serving out his sentence in prison.
A swarm of bees last Sunday morning
caused the death of Edward Hopkins, the aged
sexton OF Colfax Church, in Accomac county,
Va. For several weeks Hopkins has had
trouble ringing the church bell, and Sunday
morning it would not work at all. The sex
ton went to the belfry TO inveatigate and was
met by thousands of bees, which attacked him.
He was blinded by the first attack, and in at
tempting to escape from the loft fell and was
killed. The bees were later smoked out by
four men and three bushels ofhoney secured.