The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1904-10-29
News of the Week.


st. Louis had slight earthquake, October
Is. Clocks stopped and china ratified.
In Chicago there have been several deaths
from black smallpox. II is generally fatal.
Allentown, Pa, and vicinity has over 100
cases of diphtheria and it is spreading. Young
and old are afflicted and Is deaths have oc
Cured.
The tallest inhabited building in the world
is the Park Row Building, at New York, which
is $50 feet frem the pavement to the top of
the towers.
]. Arthur Spangler, of Iron Springs, Adams
county, Pa, husked 800 bushels OF corn from
three acres this season. The land was in corn
for three successive seasons.
The Methodist Episcopal Church Of Wilkes
barre. has asked for the resignation of its pas
tor, Rev. Wilmer Z. Coffman, who objected
to raising church funds by entertainments.
As the result of vision had by trance
medium in Lincoln, Neb., Mrs. Mamie Hutch
inson and her son were convicted of murder
in the second degree on circumstantial evi.
dence.
Allen Parker, cashier of the First National
Bank, of Tullahoma, Tenn, is missing. 1t is
said the banks books show shortage of $780,
900. Parker is also Deputy Revenue Collec
tor at Tullahoma Bank Examiner K. ID.
Garrett has takeu charge of the books, and
officers Of the institution will make good the
shortage.
Col. d. B. Dyer, of Augusta, Ga, has pre-
scented his collection of Indian relics, valued
at $500, 900, to Kansas City. 10 be ineorpor-
ated in the public library there. The eollee-
ton is considered the most valuable in private
ownership in the country, and II has taken 30
years to gather it. The number of articles is
something over 1900.
A we'll known gang of professional safe
blowers were arrested in Boston. Mass. last
week, lust as they were leaving their rendez
vous on professional" business. Their kit
contained complete line of TOOLS nitrogly-
cerine, revolvers, electric dash lights, &c.
Two of the gang had served time IN England
and this country, aud the Others were wanted
for robberies committed several years ago.
From a report of the baggage department
by the officials of the New York Central and
Hudson River Railroad it has been learned
that during The months from January to Sep
TENDER of this year 24S, 135 pieces OF bag
gage have been handled in the Grand Central
Station. New York city. Perhaps more trunks
and other pieces of baggage are haEdled there
than in any other railroad terminus in the
world. Three railroads enter into the station.
Although the figures for the number of pieces
during nine months of this year surpass any
heretofore known, the loss of property by
theft or earelessness has been inhnitesimal.
Out of the total number Of trunks. valises,
grirss, suit cases aud travellers bags received
or sent out from the Grand Central Station,
but FIVE valises have been reported lost and
one trunk stolen. The total value Of the bag
gage handled at the terminus is estimated at
500, 0O0, 600. There are now 203 men EN-
ployed in the station on this work. Of these,
thirty. FIVE look after the incoming baggage,
100 are employed TO handle the outgoing bag
gage and there are forty eight porters.