The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1904-07-23
News of the Week.

Over 5,G00, 900 people have visited me
Worlds Fair at ST. Louis since it opened.
The West Philadelphia Abattoir was in OPP
peration last Sunday for the first time in hive |
years.
Duluth, Minnesota, had 100000 fire in |
its lumber and wharf section on the afternoon
Of July 10.
A Sunday baseball game at New Rochelle.
N. Y, ended ii a riot, in which players and [
spectators joined.
Fire destroyed the plant of the Alabama
Rift Flooring Company, al Montgomery, Ala,
causing loss of 100000
Rev. Edward Robbie, of Greenland, n. a.,
now 81 years of age, Is a student at the Har
ward Summer School.
Kansas will lose 10, 900, 600 bushels OF wheat
by rains and floods, and the total crop will
pol exceed 100000 bushels.
Dom Paul Kruger, former President of the
Transvaal Republic South Africa, died IA
Switzerland, July IA, in dis 18th year.
In a fight growing ont of The meat, packers
strike at the slockyards in Chicago last Sunday
afternoon, three men we're injured one fatally
Two hundred people went down n the col
lapse of stand at Brighton Park, Cleveland
Ohio, dnrng Sunday ball game aud 10 per
sons had arms. legs and ribs broken.
The production OF nickel in Ontario, Can
ada, for the year 1908 amounted TO GOES tons.
valued at 2,499,0 6S. This is The largest
quantity ever produced by this province
A report issued By the Bureau Of Statistics
Of the Department OF Labor shows ihai the
fiscal commerce of the United States during
the year 1904 was the largest IN its history
Jerome Internocia, Of Montreal, Canada,
has sued Vincent Bonelli, of Ficksburg, Miss,
for 81, 325.45 damages because Boneth
daughter repudated her promise Ia marry
him.
James Stewart, aged 90 years. died in York
county. Pa, July Il, from indigestion. For 20
years he was a member of the new Harmony
Presbyterian Church, and was It's ruling ehler
for 81 years.
William Harshmans large bank barn at
Ouinsy, near Waynesboro, Pa, was destroyed
by FIRE last Saturday afternoon with contents
Of grain. hay, implements, etc. The loss will
be about 5000.
Everett Abbott, maEager of the American
Marine TRANSPORTATION Company, has been ia.
dicted in Boston, Mass, charge q larceny
of $50, 900 from his company. Abboh has
been arrested at San Francisco.
There were a number Of drowning accidents
throughout the country last Sunday At Iol-
edo, Ohio, Henry Yeuer. who bad . cork leg,
Jumped into the water to save his 10 year old
son and both we're drowned.
At the annual missionary services Of The
Christian Missionary Alliance for the districts
of PENNSYLVANIA, New Jersey. Maryland aud
the District Of Columbia, held at Rocky
Springs Park, Pa, last Sunday. over $4,000
was raised for foreign missions
The body Of Frederick I. kuehn, witb
hands aud arms tightly bound with rope and
an anchor suspended about his neck was found
n Sc afa4
He had committed snicide several days pre-
vious.
At Thompsoaville. Connecticut. thousands
Of dollars worth of growing tobacco was
ruined BY severe hail storm last Saturday
evening II was the worst storm known there
in years lightning struck in many places
and several persons we're rendered uncon
scious.
During April, May and June A. printing
firms failed in this country With liabilities
amounting to 1855. 256. In June there we're
is failures with liabilities amounting to Sl77-
625. In June 1908, there were failures with
liabilities of S39, $50. All Of these failures
were for S., 900 and over no statistics are given
under that amount.
Samuel L. Johns, ct McSherrystowu, and
Ed NJ. Brash, Of Pittsbnrg, have purchased
the extensive business os the ). l.. Johus Cigar
Company, which operates establishments IA
Pennsylvania, Ohio. Connecticut, New York
and Wisconsin The new arm name IS the
Johns. Brash Cigar Company, with headquar-
tiers at Lancaster, Pa
One person was killed, crops we're ruined
and bridges swept away by 3 storm IN Western
Pennsylvania, July 8. At Johusiown, bridges
and houses we're washed away, and ia other
places people were Imprisoned IN their houses
all night, the first floors being underwater.
Mnrr rar~~.vr aznoYaas from Aropxntftr zre re-.
ported. The loss cannot be estImated. but will
amour TO thousands Of dollars.
The Census Bureau has completed q volume
dealing with the occupations of the people 81
the United States. II shows that in sos speci
fed occupations there are employed in the
United States 29073. 23S persons. Of which
number 10. Ss1. 765 are engaged IN agricultural
pursuits. LESS, 58s in professional service,
$3.50. Sol in domestic aud personal service,
4,T66, 964 in trade and transportation aud :,
0s5, 500 10 manufacturing and mechanical
pursuits.
In 6 hours aud 10 minutes from the time
Aaron Timber, VIM Austin and Jonas Sims,
the negro assaiIants Of Mrs. Charles Biddie,
of Burlington, n. J., left Lancaster, Pa.
lail, they were tried. convicted and sentenced
10 the penitentiary al Trenton, n J. All the
negroes confessed their guilt. Hundreds Of
neighbors and others we're ready 20 lynch the
negroes, but company OF soldiers, with aOOo
rounds of ammunition. met the prisoners at
Camden, where special train was 10 readings
to convey them to Mt Holly. Al the latter
place they were met by several thousand men.
bat the militia formed hollow square, with
fixed bayonets, and double quicked 10 the
courthouse where the judges and attorneys
awaited them. When arraigued the prisoners
pleaded guilty, and were sentenced 10 ~ years
each in the peniteutiary. The militia formed
the sheriff aud prisoners ia the centre. aud
marched to special train awaiting in the rear
of the courthouse As the train left cry OF
''stop the train, We want 70 lyuch them, went
up from the crowd.
Joseph Harris, one Of the largest hop deal
ers in this country and recognized expert,
says that all indications point TO q very short
crop this year He states that the crop 10
Washington State IS in an unpromisiog con
dition, with prospects that the crop WILL be
only from IS, 600 to 100000 bales. In New
York State. be says, about the same condition
exists as last year, aud the crop will not
amount to more than so, 900 bales, or less than
halfa crop. Mr.. Harris gives reports OF par
tial failure from different parts OF the Con
tinent, and seems 10 think the prospect for
good prices for coming crop is excellent.
With favorable weather, he says, Oregon
will produce as many hops as il did last year.
The vines appear to be healthy, but are not
arming out as well as expected. A heavy
rain within the next ten days would benefit
the crop materially. Those, he says, who
have persistently predicted product Of from
100, 600 TO 100 600 bales for Oregon will be
sadly disappointed. The new acreage ofhops,
which was planted last year, is. on an average,
extremely poor, while IS per cent. OF the hops
which were planted this spring are worthless,
and consequently will have TO be plowed up.
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