The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1904-04-23
News of the Week.

A Gre NJ Toronto, Canada, on the night OF
April -, destroyed properly amounting to
over SIS, uO0. 600 in the business section.
The japanese authorities at Toxic believe
that 800, 600 volunteers will easily be obtained,
thousands Of applications having been re-
cslyed.
Edward c. Markley, of Philadelphia, Pa,
last Sunday died Of the rare disease glossitis,
which caused the tongue To swell so tina, the
patient suaocated-
David Rothschild, until recently President
Of the wrecked Federal Bank, has been arrest
ed 10 New York. charged with the embezzle
meni Of s225. 600 Of the institutions funds.
James Broderiek, president, and W. l.
Collins, cashier, Of the Indiana National Bank.
At Elkhari, have been sentenced 10 10 and .
years in prison for violating the banking laws
One death aud masy injuries resulted from
a FIRE IN St Vincent's Hospital, Indianapolis,
last Sunday. The Occidental Hotel, Of that
city. was also found to be on fire At the same
time.
Thousands OF dollars worth oftimber, bark
and fencing have been destroyed by forest tres
which have been raging IN the Blue Ridge, IN
Page county, Virginia, for several days The
flames famed BY winds, have been unconjrol-
able. though large forces Of men have for days
been fighting them. The fires have crossed
The ridge aud are destroying much valuable
timber, bark, etc, in Rappahannock county.
Joseph H. Copeuhaver, one of the most
prominent men OF Clarke county, Virginia,
APRIL IL, shot aud instantly killed his wife at
their home, i've miles south Of Winchester,
and then for five hours dehed arrest. The
murder was the outcome of a protrHcted spree,
and when the shooting occurred COpenhaver 5
mind was derauged Mr. Copenhaver bad
always been regarded AS u genial. highminded
gentleman His wife was Miss Mamie hig.
gins, of Winchester. daughter of John b.
Higgins. and was a. years OF age.
II. c. Frankeufeld, of Washington, chief
weather foreeaster for the United States, IS
establishing food observation stations in the
| kausas River Valley. kansas City Is IN
| greater danger OF food damage today than Il
was a year ago. said DIR. Frankenfeld. The
| last food filled the rivers bed With sand AMI
| debris, aud il would take a volume ct water
| much smaller now to equal the record OF The
food of last June. Dig out the channels aud
| Keep uniform the banks and there Will be no
| foods.
A dispatch from York, Pa, April q, SAYS ;
| When Jacob Weaver, u woOdcutter, 90 years
| old. failed to return from his work in the
woods near Yorkanna last evening party
| went to the woods to search for him. The
search WAS pursued throughout the night.
| His fate was learned this morning, when his
| dead body. horribly mangled, was found under
! a tree which had fallen upon him. The posi-
| ton of the body aud the AK which was found
nearby indicated that he had made an effort
| to avoid the falling tree. The suppositlon is
that in doing so he fell. Weaver is survived
| by widow aud eight children.
The enormous output of gold coinage at the
| Philadelphia Mint continues at q rate which
surpasses all previous records. Since Febru-
ary 6, up TO April 10. there has been coined
$50. $50. $50 in $50 gold pieces. The coinage
| during the week beginning Monday, April IL,
| and ending on Saturday, April 10, inclusive,
aggregated Sll, 1902, 600 in gold, an average OF
| nearly s.. OOO, 600 per day On the last day OF
! this record breaking week the coinage was
g. 500. COO, also a record breaker. The weight
| of the gold TO produce this one weeks coin
age was over A tons. The vast coinage OF
gold in so short a time has never been equaled
| by the minis of any other nation, nor by any
mint in this country.
Queer indeed was the congregation that
| listened to sermon in Madison Square Gar
| den, New York city, last Sunday. The mid
gets, the giant, the bearded lady, the missing
| link, the dog faced boy, the sword Swallower
and many ofthe circus folk who can earn their
living not because they are freaks. but because
they are very nearly perfect physically, at
| tended services conducted by Rev. W. A.
| Sneak, who on week days is the lecturer on
the various wild animals. 1t was good
sermon. too, and at the end of 1t Mr. Sneak
prayed for the safety of the company on its
long ioureyings, its preservation from railroad
| disasters and accidents in the ring. Before
pronouncing the benediction he said that he
did not see why circus people should not be
Just as good Christians as anybody else. When
| he came down from the platform several Of
the circus people crowded about him, just as
other people do in churchwhen theyare pleased
with their minister, shook his hand, thanked
] him, and said they wished to be considered a;
members of his congregation,