The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1904-05-07
News of the Week.

Helen Stoner. of Bainbridge, Lancaster
| county, Pa. is IL years old and weighs 2O64
pounds.
Officers OF unions in New York and other
cities are agitatiug for trades union banks in
| the principal cities.
The bubonic plague, which always exists in
| India, has become epidemic, aud is now de-
| stroying 10000 persons a week.
There is great crowd near the Rosebud
| Reservation, Iowa, where the government IS
| offering homesteads at 81 an acre.
James C Cook, the oldest practical prin-
| ter ia the United States, died last Tuesday at
| Milford, Massachusetts, aged 81 years.
Yale spent last year for intercollegiate
athletics On football, $2S.41l; baseball, sli,-
7I2; boating. SIC, l67, and on track, 50, 746.
Drew College at Carmel, n. Y, was burned
| Tuesday; loss 500, coo. Il was female in
stitution under the NJ. +. Conference of Ny
A Worlds Fair special was wrecked on the
| Iron Mountain Railroad near kImsSick, Mo.
April Soih. and persons were killed and II
injured.
The leading iron ore States are Minnesota,
with an output of IL. 900. coo tons; Michigan,
With IL. 600, 600, and Alabama, With $500
coo tnus.
More nee Is nov grown ou the strip of coast
from New Orleans to Galveston than in the
CarolinAs. Florida, Alabama aud Mississippi
combined.
Wireless telegraphy Is in successful use be
tween Port Limon, Costa Rico aud Bocas del
Toro, Panama. A station sill nov be cstab-
lished at Colon.
The building occupied by the Anthouy &
CoWell Company, furniture dealers. al Prov
idenCe, r. l.. was destroyed by Ere Sunday.
Loss. S4od,OoO
Fire in the Union stock yards at Indiansp-
oils. Indiana, caused loss Of over $500, oso-
on Tuesday. A number Of cattle were burned
befor. they could De removed
Welcome A. Botkiu. husband Of Mrs Bot,
kta, sentenced to life imprisonment for the
murdrr Of Mrs. DunninE. OF Delaware, died
81 his home. IN san Francisco, Sunday.
IT. 5 Rinri. Of Chicago Heights, va crush
"a 10 death Tuesday under bis overturned aa-
.omob,'e His sansrc and another youag
lady madc vaia e3arss 20 10 the PondrTous
machine.
The 81 Ions Exposition ~As opened April
%. andsr happy auspices. President Roo@'a
=sli stsrtiaE the machinery by pressing . gold
KEY a. ghs White House. and speeches being
made By Secretary TAFT and Others 20 Assem-.
bed thousands Al the Worlds Far grounds
In Chicago. OF Tuesday the novel legal plea
ihAi = uite Is compelled, Enirg biblical avs
10 OBEY her husband. even Il the huNbszd
commanded her 10 Asi him IN srers'iuz stolen
property. was advanced BY counsel Tor
Mr. Lane Travers. ~ha Is on trial there 18th
Der husband. EiEArd rrASerS, fog shnplliins-
Mrs Travery = said 70 have eosne from Bal
umors. TrAvsfs - from Ns- York. Goa.
iesssons made BY zach OF the defendants im-
uaeiizgely after arrest IA Cbiesgo store ~erc
Submitted to the jary Ms TrAvers con
fsz.sd that she and her husband bad siosen
from a uambef Of department stores here,
William J. Accoor. the sell known rolor~d
soar srissr aaa cosupossr died April ~. a.
ihe bone 81 BIS father. Res. !. Harms Aorsos
I ia BrDoklyn, y. Y. 10 his 3osh wear He ass
[ = graduate u The Process Aase Academy n
I M1rylAad AEd be studied mas1c andcg Herr
[ Carl Meutz- He sAs orxAhssg IN several
( cAaFchrs q ~hich hss father bad breu pastor.
I Fer ssv~yAl y~arp be bad ben siih ths nGsic
( 6rm Of Y WimAfk { Soas- tie ~yOse the
I s0eEs Of Williams aud Walker. lis recently
completed the score % cnazie opera vas a
I member Of the Theafr'oAl Uu,oa, Aad eoHa-
/ posed his owB funeral sermon.
/ JOAN Yeaisk., an Australia, arrived 10
Z Chester. Pa. last SATURDAY, from bis aAtsvr
I land Tie had rad much aboai the Amer,cAa
( IndlAn, sud shortly after bis ARRIVAL &c began
Z 70 haut Tor spectuaea OF The ab0rigiOes On
Z Thrd Street be Saw a pooaen Indian 70 iroat
4 Of DAVID T. Males tobacco store. Ehiax-
suF the pompey ~As a 1--we Indian. NcHgska
Z palled oas large pockes katie and made
virioss attack up0a IL. The Australian >
[ tassle wiih the pompcy As he rolled over -ish
/ ig on she Sidewalk attracted large cSowd. As
I YeH;skA finished cutting the head ofthe 6gure
/ be uHs ARRESTED Aad 6ned $40 Tor malicious
I destruction Of property.
/ Cleveland Jefferson. aged about 70 ysArs.
/ an cmploys Of Smool's TAnarry, az SPeFry-
v,II., RAprahsnaoek ooaau, Virginia, ~as
I The victim If an accident April -. which cost
/ han his life. jefferson AS engaged al wosk
/ Oh the outside Of the iAnnsry, near large
I tank OF boihag grease. Tie slipped aud fell
/ into the tank. he soon managed 10 crawl out,
I but the skin began 70 fall from bis boaes. A
/ number OF other employees Of The establish
/ neat soon provided barrel OF cold watcr
I toto which Jefferson was placed, sad in this
I b. vas carried 10 bis home. lie died soOn
after reaching his home. Young Jefferson
WAS brother OF Mrs. Rober; Campbell. Of
/ Luray.
Az Wheeling. Vest Virginia, April -. SIS
I ter Mary Alma, Of the Convent OF 81 Joseph,
/ Who vas assaulted by three negroes al the
/ Catholic Orphanage ia Film Grove last Sep
| iember, was struck by the contents Of large
bottle Of cArbolie acid. thrown by tramp,
| and is ia = serious condition at 81 Joseph 5
/ convent. The tramp raped At the door Of
! the conTent and asked for money. Sister Al
ma said she could DOT give money, but II he
wanted anything To eat it would b. gwen him.
| He retained liills later and when the SISTER
/ opened the door be dashed the bottle IN her
l face. The attending physician thinks her
/ sight will be saved, but her prossration may
/ result fatally. Threatening letters we're sent
| TO local newspapers recently, stating that an
( aFvhists would Avenge the punishment OF the
! negroes convicted Of the Elm Grove outrage
unless they were given another trial, and let
/ iers Of warning. written ia friendly vein.
were received by the sister superior of the
/ convent and the chief Of police. The acid
I lhrower was q white man, and from the meA-
| ger description Sister Alma vas able TO fur
| nlsh The police have arrested sexeral nersnns.