The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1903-03-07
News of the Week.

Over 1000 painters and decorators are
on a strike in Pittsburg, Pa.
Halifax, Nova Scotia, had $500, 900
fire February %. Three fremen were
fatally injured.
w. Latimer Small, of York Pa, died
February 81. He was one of the most
enterprising and wealthiest citizens of that
place.
Last Sunday and Monday 80 persons
died in and around Ithaca, n. Y, from
typhoid fever caused by impure water.
Four men lost their lives in the floods
at Findlay and Fremont, O., Monday.
People living in the lowlands were forced
to abandon their houses.
The waters receded in Pittsburg, Mon
day but the damage caused by the food
throughout Western Pennsylvania will be
extensive.
A wind storm Saturday wrecked the
Avon cotton mills and injured five opera
tives, in Charlotte, n C. The Town
Academy building was also wrecked.
Pope Leo XIII celebrated the 18th
anniversary of his coronation March ).
The day was generally observed by Catho-
lies through the world He was SO years
old on March 2. and is in fair health.
The report of the Pennsylvania Railroad
for 1902 shows an increase in net earnings
of S2,716, 10076 and states that about
S67 900, 600 is to be expended for im-
provements
David Crosby Foster, retired lumber
merchant, died at Poughkeepsie, \. y,
March |, in his ninety-tourth year. lie
was at the time of his retirement, in 1900,
the oldest bank president in the United
States.
Throughout the West heavy and long
continued rain Friday and Saturday OF last
week melted the heavy snow, causing all
the streams to overflow their banks. In
the far West there were billiards, in the
South rains. and on all the coasts terrific
gales.
Polygamy is praeticed in certain towns
in the eastern part Of Connecticut. \
dispatch SAYS the degeneracy Of the inhab-
itants Of the town referred to is productive
of murder aud other crimes. Another
feature Of life in that section and in the
northwestern part of the state Is the exis-
tence Of class if illi,erates who are called
..poor whites. These live in shacks and
are an ignorant set.
At Hartford, CT, March l William
Rudolph. known a. the Missouri Kid, aud
George Collins were arrested By officers Of
a detective agency and Hartford police
The men were wanted for bank ROBBERY
a, Union Mo. committed December %
The safe and vault we're blown open, aud
while one of the burglars secured the money
the other stood on the street. NTH revulyeFs
aud prevented citizens from interfering
About ga. 600 in money and Sl00, 600
in securities were stolen.
\ dispatch from Kansas City. Missouri.
Feb. -, says:--The great wheat belt Of
Kansas. which produces annually so, 900
600 to so 600. GOO bushels Of wheat l.
completely covered with snow ranging in
depth from one to three feet The ten
perature Is barely at the freezing point.
Farmers are jubilant, but eattlemen report
that stock Is suffering on some Of the lower
ranges The Golden State limited trains,
both cas-, apd west bound, are tied az,
aud the road is completely blockaded.
Disastrous storms ranged 10 Great
Britain. February 1928. and March =
Many fatalities occurred and great damage
to property resulted. The wind in the
north Of England blew with hurricane
force. The Lancashire mills and churches
suffered greatly The grandstand # the
Lancashire Football Clab was lifted bodily
aud deposited outside the grounds. Scores
Of shop windows at Liverpool were blown
in aud the goods scattered about she streets
Great damage Is reported FROM the coast
resorts & newly erected church al Holy
head was lifted from it, foundations and
fell in heap Of ruins. \ number Of the
supports of the suspension bridge over she
Menai Straits separating the Island ot
Anglesea from the Welsh Coast, were
carried away, and traffic over the bridge
was stopped. Al Eiversoa, Lancashire
a passenger train was blown over, a
number Of passengers we're injured and 10
ears were wrecked The gale swepi over
Ireland from north to south AZ Cork a
three story building collapsed, burying 3
persons in the ruins One Of them was
killed aud one was fatally injured Nari-
Gus coast points report vessels ashore.
The rivers in the interior were flooded.