The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1902-07-05
News of the Week.

Snowstorms and hail have ruined all the
crops in many parts of France.
All the New Jersey glass factories have
closed for the summer.
Gambling places in Atlantic City are being
raided by the police.
What is known as the fruit trust handles
25, 200, 900 punches of bananas and ,OOO,.
600 cocoanuts year. besides oranges and
other trails.
The corporation business transacted by New
Jersey during the month of June enriched the
State to the extent of $33, 567 e. this being the
amount of filing fees paid by corporations.
In Laredo, Texas, June 20, was recorded
as the hottest day ever known there, with one
exception, the mercury reaching III In the
shade and remained so for several hours
The real estate in Cook county, Illinois,
including all the realty in Chicago, is valued
at 1852, 1874, $50 for taxation purposes. This
assessment is an increase of So, 657, 2l8 from
the previous year.
twenty-five young men from the Andover,
MASS. Preparatory School have been de-
barred from Princeton University because OF
the unsatisfactory methods they pursued in
their examinations.
Conservative estimates place the damage by
the recent rains, foods, tornadoes and cy-
clones in the West at over $7,O00;60O. In
many places small grain was beaten into the
ground and will be a total loss.
Mrs. Emma Carmichael Powell, better
known as Blanche Moulton, shot and instant
ly killed her husband, John 81. Powell, at
their home, in Cleveland, on Sunday. Jeal-
ousy is said to have been the cause.
John D. Blood, prominent manufacturer
of Amsterdam, New York, died June 29, aged
II. For years he owned the largest broom
factory in the United States, which, in 1896,
he sold to the American Broom Company.
Joseph Geracchi, one of the Italians who
attacked Antonio Luciano's barricaded home
in New Orleans on the night of June IL, died
last Sunday night of wounds received in the
conflict. His made the fourth death growing
out of the raid.
Two thousand employees on the Canadian
Northern Railway SYSTEM in Manitoba, are on
strike because of the refusal of the manage
ment to consider schedules of wages presented
by shopmen of the United Brotherhood OF
Railway Employees.
Alexander A. Robertson, member Of the
Salt Lake City Council and paying teller in
the Welsh Fargo Bank, who disappeared ON
Saturday, and whose accounts at the bank
showed a shortgage of between 900 and
$50, 900, has given himself up to the police.
For the fiscal year ended June 80, 1902,
the total receipts ofthe United States amount
ed to 1858, 405, 1877, as against $567 ,685, 1897
for the fiscal year ended June 80, 1901.
The total expenditures for the year were S47l,
2O9, GAL, as against $509, 967 1853, for the prev
ious fiscal year. The surplus for the year just
closed is $92, 1876, 900.
The grand jury at Buffalo has reported
indictments for forgery against Joseph Kelly
and Morris McDermott, charged with altering
and selling New York Central Railroad tickets.
They are accused of having sold about thirty
tickets originally printed from Buffalo to
Batavia" so changed that they read from
Buffalo TO New York"
The United States maintains over l200light-
houses, Al light vessels, 172 steam or hot air
fog signals, 221 signals run by clockwork, ATS
day or unlighted beacons, 70 whistling buoys,
100 bell buoys and 400 post lights on West
ern rivers. There are over 10000 nautical
miles of ocean, gulf, bay, sound. lake and
river shores that are lighted, not counting the
Ohio. Mississippi and Missouri rivers. The
cost of lighting and buoying the United States
coast is said to be about So, 500, 900 annually,
or $3.50 a nautical mile.
DIR. Thomas j. Tiffany, we'll known phys
ician, of Binghampton, NY. has been senten-
ced to Auburn State prison for hiring William
Carter, halt. breed Indian, to murder Charles
Carman that Tiffany might marry Carman's
wife. Tiffany promised to pay Carter 500,
bought the revolver and showed him where
to shoot to make fatal wound, but when
Carter shot Carman he failed to kill him.
Then Carter made confession, which was
corroborated and convicted Tiffany. Judge
Pearsons sentenced Tiffany to four years and
six months at hard labor in Auburn, and fined
him 81 600, to remain an additional 1000
days ifthe fine is not paid. Tiffany is pennies,
and will have to serve his full time, which
brings the sentence up to the punishment for
assault in the first degree.