The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1903-05-02
News OF the Week

Stockholm claims the largest schoolhouss
ia the world. which has Accommodations
for >, s70 children.
The catch q seals Of Newfoundland
this season vii amount to 3lS 000, val
aed at 81 000 600
At Atslebora. Mas. nasons 4, woFk on
the acw Congregational church are on
strike because a negro Vas allowed 10 WuTk
On the church
Harry Dietrich, Of Codorus. York co,
Pa who was rrcensly struck in the eve by
a flying sparrow. has loss the SIGHT Of the
eve. which viii have TO be removed TO save
the other eye
Roterz Barton ard George A Dahrucil
have sued Senator Stephen Il Eikins fer
S50n, GOO for services in assisting him to
acquire 4 controlling Interest in the West.
rrn Maryland Railr,sad
The late surveys Of the English oa,s
show a bs,s Of land Il 30. Geo acres since
lS67, although in some plaocs A. at New
RolnB~y, ,he solid groanj has beru pushed
out tao miles or more into the -.
Wilforl : Alexander. assistant cashier
Of the F,oa.ier Nalsoasl E4ak, Al EAsi
port Maine. has bsea arrested and held
on the charge II smuggling 5000 boKes II
smoked herriags into EassPort from Cam.
pobcilo, y B
The Uaited States imported fFom China
last year So. lS9. 80 worth The large
items arr. Six. sl0. 643. $50, tea, s.,
AZ, ST. goas skins, 81, 1T, 267 wooi,
So. a39 sos mating, 81 500, ssh SOME
interesting items are Firecrackers, sl03,
BPS, do skins s7l. 362 bris'les,
1897. 962.
In New York Uncle TON Cabin.
Harriet B.secher Stowes Abolition novel,
has been oassed from the public schools
there The official reason for its being
dropped from the catalogue, a. stated BY
a member Of the board, Is Because there
Is no desire to cultivate sectional feeling
among the pupils
4 25-ssory building Il TO be erected
in New York, loo fee, square. aud on
land worth 500 a square foot, or 81 900,
coo for 10, 600 square feet. The build
Ing. BPS feet high. viii est only 81, 400.
000. only 40 per cent more than the land
Ofices are expected to rent for So = square
foo,-ssO0 for a room 20 fee, square
In Columbus, Ohio, last Sunday. fire
DESTROYED the Brunson and Union Clothing
Company buildings aud several smaller
structures, and damaged the Nicholas
block, entailing an aggregate loss Of about
5000, 600 Daniel Lewis, captain Of En-
CINE Company No IL, was caught under
a falling wall and instantly killed His
body was crernated in the ruins.
Frank G. Carpenter, for many years au
employe Of the Southern Express Com
pany. Bristol, was arrested at Tenn, has
been charged with larceny. Many pack
ages have been missed from the office dur
ing the past four months, and several em-
ployes have been discharged FROM the ser
vice. The peculation did not cease, and
Carpenter room was searched. A large
quantity of clothing, jewelry and other ar
ticles we're found Carpenter is well con.
nected and stood high in social circles.
An unknown negro, aged about II
years, was lynehed by mob of angry far
merS near the village of Santa Fe, Ill. g,
last Sunday afternoon for attempting to
assault the l0-year-old daughter of Far
mer Branson Davis, and this was followed
by general onslaught upon colony of
negroes living in tents, who were engaged
in bridge construction work The tents
were burned and many negroes were shot,
but so far as known none was killed
Hundreds of shots were exchanged, but
no whites were hurt.
Otto Peterson, physical director of the
Danish Athletic Club, of South Brooklyn,
n Y, was arrested last Sunday. Peter
son had attempted to drag Broadway car
/ from Twenty third street one block north
with his teeth At 4 o clock Peterson
ran from the sidewalk and signalled a
northbouRd car to stop. The motorman
did, and the strong man hitched chain
to the fender and tugged away at the other
end like fox terrier at piece Of meat
There were Is passengers on board. He
had moved the car about 6 feet when a
policeman arrested him. At the station
Peterson said he was 80 years old, native
of Orsted, Denmark, and now living in q
house boat at South Brooklyn.