The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1902-09-20
News of the Week.

Twenty-Five villages in India have been
swept away and 5000 people rendered home
less by floods.
AT Northfork, West Virginia, an explosion
occurred in coal mine On Monday, causing
the death of II men and the injury of others.
c. NJ. VOLTS bakery, at East Berlin, Adams
county, Pa, was burned Tuesday, also the
implement warehouse of Amos G. Jacobs ad-
joining.
Crusader, the prize Hereford bull, was sold
in Indianapolis, Indiana, Tuesday, to Edward
+. Hawkins, of Earl Park, Indiana, for $10,-
600 cash.
Forest fires have prevailed for several weeks
in parts of Colorado and much valuable timber
and other property has been destroyed.
A. R. Shepherd, the man who made Wash
ington the handsomest city in the world, died
in Mexico last week. His body will be in
tered in Washington
John S. Fritz, noted Reading, Pa, weather
sharp, predicts dry weather from now until
the middle of October, and cool summers for
the next seven years.
At indianapolis, Ind, Mrs. Lavinia Surie,
81 years old, broke an arm and it was ampu-
tated She has rallied and will recover. 1t
is said to be the most remarkable case OF the
kind on record.
Burglars chloroformed Simon Friedberger
and his family at their residence in German
town, Philadelphia. Tuesday, aud after col
lecting jewelry and other valuables worth
about $1,000 they were frightened off by a
little dog.
Elevenpersons burned to death, four persons
missing and 200 people homeless and much
property destroyed are the results of the forest
fires in Cowlitz county, Wash. Only two
lives we're lost in Oregon, and the fires in that
section are going down.
In Huntingdon, Pa, last week a jury a.
warded verdict for So, $50 in the breach of
promise suit instituted by Cora A. Kelm OF
Elk Lick against Prof. |. Harvey Bumbaugh,
acting President of Juniata College, of that
town. The trial lasted four days, and created
a sensation, due to the prominence ofthe prin
cipas in church and educational circles, and
for the further reason that both are Dunkards.
This suit is the first that has occurred in the
history of the Church.
Nicholas Fish, millionaire, diplomat and
descendant of one of the best known of Amer
lean families, died at the Roosevelt Hospital,
in New York, the result of an injury received
in Erhardt's saloon 205 West Thirty fourth
street. Mrs. Libby j. Phillips, SO years old;
Mrs. Nellie Casey, 80 years old, and Thomas
J. Sharkey, 48 years old, private detective,
were arrested in connection with the case.
Julia Hanson, colored aged, SO years, died
in Washington, &c, September 16. She was
a slave in the family of Humphrey Barnes. of
Charles county. Md, but was set free when
IS years old. Her investments in real estate
in Washington made her the wealthiest negro
in that city. In 1862 she purchased property
for 81 900, and last year she sold it for $55, OOO
Several years ago she gave to the Sacred
Heart Catholic Church $40 200, and was liber-
al with her money in other directions.
AT Butler, Pa, mob surrounded the Jail
and forced the Jail doors. in order to hang
Jerry Bennett for assaulting a seven year old
child. Fortunately the sheriff spirited him
away. Fully 1000 people took part in the as
sault on the jail 1t is all right to use violence
in such cases North of Mason and Dixon's
Line, but South of it it is barbarism and I'M
christian.
A dispatch from Berlin, Germany, Septem-
Der IA, says:-Destructive storms ragged in
many parts of Germany yesterday. In Saxony
the temperature sank to zero. A hurricane
unroofed many houses and injured large
number of persons. The damage is estimated
at millions of marks A severe northwest
storm visited the cities on the North sea.
Much damage was done to bathing establish
ments on the Elbe and number ofhouses
were partly wrecked.
At Des Moines Iowa, the 18th annual SEES
sion of the Sovereign Grand Lodge of Odd
Fellows of the United States met this week.
There were over 10000 delegate present.
The report of the Grand Sire, indicated that
there we're 127 grand lodges established, of
which six were in foreign countries. The
total number of subordinate lodges is 1872
and subordinate encampments 2,7S0. The
entire membership of the order reaches 1,002,-
272. During the year there were 99,393
limitations in the subordinate lodges, includ-
ing those initiated in other branches, the total
reaching 1856, S45. The amount of money
paid out was So. 1899, 1868, an increase of
$203, 093.08. The fiscal statement shows:
Revenues from all branches, $40, 826, 967.66,
All increase of $685., OPS. 10; expenses, $8,796,
1876. 81, an increase of $436, $685. 3; surplus
revenue, 50, 030, 1855; invested funds, $29,
952, 1898, an increase of 81 ,309, 076.28.
Since 1880 there have been 2,544, 120 mem
bers initiated into the subordinate lodge, 2,
500, 907 members relieved, 256,60 widowed
families relieved, and 252, 354 members de.
ceased Total relief. 1892 ,665, 2l4.47; total
ravanua 1910 49O 422 81