The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1903-12-05
News Of the Week.

Smallpox is epidemic at Pedricktown,
n. j.
Thousands of lives were lost and 300
Chinese fishing junks were sunk or disa-
bled in a typhoon off Swatow, November 4.
Four negro children were burned to
death in their cabin, near jackson, Miss,
during the absence of their parents last
Saturday night.
The Commercial Travellers Home Asso-
citation of America have decided to erect a
home for aged commercial travellers at
Binghamton, N. Y.
Rev. DIR. Theodore L. Seip, President
of Muhlenberg College, Allentown. Pa,
whose illness was mentioned in last week
ADVOCATE, died November %.
George w. Waite, who drove the first
stake to lay the first railroad tie in Chicago,
died at Chicago, November %, aged "a
years. He had held many public offices
Box manufacturers of Brockton, Rock
land, Hanover, South Weymouth and
Whitman, Mass, have refused to grant
the demands of the Boxmakers' Union of
121 per cent. in wages.
In Omaha men in agricultural Western
States who suffered heavily from dearth
of farm hands during harvest have decided
to form an interstate association for the
supply of farm hands, to be in readiness
for the season of 1904.
Alfred Waltz, who robbed Mrs. Will
liam Welsh Harrison of $40, 600 worth OF
jewelry at Grey Towers, near Philadel-
phia, Pa, on Thanksgiving day, was cap
tured in New York Sunday by Pinkerton
detectives. The jewelry was found on his
person.
Typhoid fever is prevailing to an alarm
ing extent at Butler, Pa. Physicians have
broken pown under the strain, and several
have the disease. Last Sunday 80 new
cases and 3 deaths were reported; since the
outbreak three weeks ago, there have been
1850 cases and % deaths
Incessant rains for several days last and
this week throughout Great Britain and
many parts of the Continent was followed
by sudden drop to Is degrees of temper
allure. In Belgium there were heavy
snowstorms and traffic was suspended. A
score of lives were lost among the crews OF
the vessels composing the French fishing
fleet.
On November % the annual battle fol-
foot ball honors was fought between the
Army and Navy cadets on Franklin Field,
Philadelphia, Pa, resulting in an over
whelming defeat for the Navy by a score
of 40 to s. Distinguished statesmen, army
and navy officers, with members of society,
filled the boxes and grand stands to over
flowing.
Three Youthful murderers and bandits,
after desperate fight with Chicago detec-
tives and railroad officers, in which they
killed railroad brakeman, wounded two
detectives and were badly wounded them
selves, were captured near Liverpool, In
diana, November 81, and brought to Chi
cago where two of them confessed to May
or Harrison and the chief of police their
participation in nine murders and numerous
robberies.
Ira Miller Fahrney, aged % years, son
of Rev. Josiah Fahrney, of Waynesboro,
Pa. died Nov. 80 from the effects of an
overdose of laudanum taken, it is said, to
produce sleep. lie was found unconscious
and remained in that condition about 80
hours before expiring. He suffered from
insomnia and was addicted to the drug
habit. He spent the last four years in
various sanitariums taking treatment for
spinal meningitis.
In London, England, last week, pen
dant jewel given by Queen Anne to Sir
George Allardice sold at auction for S32, :
500. 1t dates from the sixteenth century.
In form it resembles Cleopatra barge,
having two rowers and two musicians, with
figures of Antony and Cleopatra in the
centre of the barge under a canopy. 1t is
enriched with polychrome Opaque and
transluce mt enamels, diamonds and pearls.
C. j. w ertheimer was the purchaser.