The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1905-04-08
News of the Week.

In March $1,000 emigrants landed in New
York city.
Edmond Booth, editor of the Anamosa
iowa Eureka, died March 29. He was born
August "a, 1870
l04 deaths in New York city from cerebro-
spinal meningitis
The Baldwin Works (Philadelphia) built
226 locomotives in twenty.seven working days,
establishing record.
The seat of the Presiding Bishop of the
Greek Russian Church is to be transferred
from San Francisco to New York.
California redwood is being shipped east.
1t will be much used for interior fittings, es
peeially the curley and straight grained.
Mrs Mary Brockwell, of Paducah, KY,
confessed that she Murdered her three chill
dren so that she could marry George Albut
ton.
At Peoria, Illinois, March %, Otis Bolts,
q years old, was found guilty of numbering
his girl wife. Punishment was fixed at death.
Bolts laughed as he left the courtroom.
Reports made to the National Association
of State Dairy and Food Departments, at
Chicago, showed that 455, 900 infants died last
year from poison administered in impure
foods.
Governor General Wright has issued a proc
lamation announcing that the census of the
Philippines had been completed, and that IN
TWO years, provided peace prevails. an cleo
ton would be called for a general assembly.
According TO statistics furnished by Samuel
Manifold, sheriff of York county, Pa, crime
among women of the county is on the decline.
Of the 1G2 inmates now IN the Jail but SIX are
women. In former years there would be as
&c. NNWsaaa-
half of the inmates were females.
A small tank used for the storage of nitro
glycerin exploded at the dynamite manufactur-
ing plant of II. II. Thomas, near Bay City,
Michigan, April 3. Three men were in a
building that covers the tank. They were
blown to pieces. The cause of the explosion
is mystery. The monetary loss does not ex
coed $3.50.
The Vesta Coal Company, composed of
stockholders of the Jones i Langhlins Steel
Company Of Pittsburg, has closed a deal for
the purchase of 5000 acres of coal land in
Washington county, Pa. The purchase price
is said to be over s., 900, 600 1t is one Of the
largest single sales of coal lands ever eousum.
mated in Southwestern Pennsylvania.
The four. year. old son of Mrs Robert Doug.
las who resides in Elizabeth City county,
Virginia, on April was horribly mutilated BY
vicious bulldog kept upon the mothers
premises. The animal was chained. but when
the child leased the dog into frenzy the brute
broke the chain and attacked the boy. The
wounds could not be eanterized by physician
without burning the boy to death.
Within 10 years The importation Of canned,
dried and preserved fruits into France has
doubled. California pears, plums. apricols
and peaches are found in every grocery store;
and dried fruits of every variety, OF better
quality than the domestic products. are sold
throughout France generally However, there
is still an opening for large increase in this
business. and if the French market is properly
approached sales could be doubled.
Some so miners were entombed April 3. in
Joseph Letters mine at Zeigler, Illinois, by
terrific explosion Of gas, and il is probable
that so or more of the buried men are dead.
Thus far four bodies have been found. The
explosion, II is said, Sas due TO the fact that
the Letter mines are not worked on Sunday.
thus allowing gas to accumulate 10 the lower
workings. When between 35 and 45 Miners
had descended into the mine to resume work
a terrific explosion blew the mouth Of the mine
into the air. One of the steel cages was blown
to the surface from the bottom Of 500 foot
shaft. The shock Of the explosion was felt at
Benton, u miles northeast Of Zeigler.
ieamster driving along a road half mile from
the mine was covered with falling cinders. and
debris covered the floor Of his wagon half an
incl, IapD