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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1905-05-06
News of the Week.

A search flight of $4,000 cande-power, Wis
ible for $50 miles, is to be placed on Pike
Peak.
A shortage of SIS, 74S is reported in the &C
counts of the Cooperative Savings Society OF
Hartford, Connecticut.
Fire at johnson City. Tenn, Wednesday,
destroyed property valued at 100000. In
surance will cover half the loss.
Charles Hatfield has satisfactorily performed
his contract to produce IS inches of rain for
Southern California between December and
May l. He employed system of discharglng
gas in the air.
Caleb Powers, twice sentenced to imprison
ment for life, and under death sentence for
over a year on charge of conspiracy to muir
der William Goebel, has petitioned for a
transfer of his case to the United States Court.
While Harry Bair was digging grave at
Intercourse. Pa, on May 4, for Il suicide, he
undermined a two ton monument 1t fell
across the grave Bair was digging. holding him
a prisoner in the excavation. 1t was several
hours before the grave1igger was released
from his living tomb.
At Williamsport, Pa. May 4, slap on the
back. strenuously given in fun by playmate,
did for Boyd Davis, y years old, what spec
ialists had been vainly trying to dc for three
months He had lost his voice completely.
After the slap he choked severely, and then
was able to talk as well as ever.
At Mahanoy City, Pa, on May . George
Reed. aged II years. while walking through
the yard of the Lehigh Valley Railroad at
Delano. was caught in frog. He was dead
when help reached him. 1t is believed that
fear of being run down by an approaching
freight train brought on an attack of heart
disease.
August Leuth must serve 10 years for one
of the most remarkable crimes in the annals of
Iowa as a result of the affirmation of his sen.
tence by the Supreme Court al Dies Moiues, on
Nav 2 He was convicted on a charge OF
| kidnapping a wealthy farmer andSis wife and
secre,ing the woman in an abandoned school
house, near Upton. while he sent the farmer
! back To the bank after a ransom OF 500, 900.
| The woman escaped and her husband returned
with sheriff : posse.
On Wednesday business men Of Chicago
sent a delegation to Springfield to ask Gov.
eruor Dineeu TO order State troops out TO quell
the riots incident To The Transfers strike, but
MAYOR Dunno believed that the police could
control the situation. despite the street fight
ing aud bloodshed that continued throughout
the day. uouuuion men beng attacked IN the
business section Of the cliy and mAay drivers
carrying rifles ON their wagons to repel assaults.
In Ne~ York city. on Thursday, a negro,
more than six feet tall and powerful IN pro
portion. was surprised by Mrs. Joseph Ryder,
Viie oi Brooklyn jeWeler. As he vas helping
himself 10 500 worth Of Fing>. Her husband
Was away from the store. bus she tackled the
intruder and called for help. He started out
the back door coolly. ~hen Mrs Mary Nizoski,
laundress, jumped on his back. For fully
a block the negro carried both women in his
retreat IN spite Of their struggles and screams.
finally throwing them Of and escaping
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1905-05-06
Large Contracts by Railroads.

The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad have an
nouneed the awarding Of contracts for 10000
freight cars, at total cost OF about 81, Co.,
900. The American Car and Foundry Com
pany was given a contract for 1000 steel hop
per cars, to be built at Berwick, and $50 re-
frigerator cars, to be built at Chicago. The
Pressed Steel Car Company, of Pittsburg, was
given an order for 1000 steel hopper cars aud
1000 steel twin gondolas The Western Steel
Car and Foundry Company, of Chicago, was
given an order for 1000 box cars, while the
South Baltimore Steel Car and Foundry Com
pany, of Baltimore, was given an order for
1000 box cars.
The Standard Steel Car Company, of Pitts.
burg, was awarded contract for the construc
ton Of 1850 steel gondola cars with wooden
sides. The Cambria Steel Company, of Phil
adelphia and Johnstown, was given a contract
for the construction of 1000 twin gondola cars,
and the Rogers Ballast Car Company. of De.
troit, was awarded a contract for the con-
struction of $50 ballast cars. These will be
used in improvement work along the entire
sVstem
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1905-05-06

Special 10 the Democratic Advocate.
- 60 NJ NJ. l., Il

KAxsas CrrT. No., May ist, 1905.
After Tuesday of last week none OF the
markets for different kinds OF live stock. cat
tie, hogs or sheep, were subject 10 the rules
that usually govern prices. Receipts weTe
small in All lines. but prices dropped rapidly,
aud TO make il worse demand was siagBani,
and stuff was moved at the lower range Of
prices with difficulty. Packers claimed IL Was
not so much a question of prices, bot that
they were simply unable 80 handle anything
like their usual buying. They said their
coolers were full on account Of the sudden
stoppage of demand from the retail dealers,
Notwithstanding a cut in the wholesale price
of meats II was rum ored also that the vigoT
GUS prosecution of the beef trust Investigation
had something to do with the apathy OF the
packers.
No great things are expected Of the cattle
market this week, although receipts are light
at all points today, prices steady. Fat cattle
declined % 70 40 cents last week, but stockers
and feeders lost only Is to % cents. la spite
of the bad fat cattle market, prices of country
cattle looked attractive to many buyers toward
the end Of the week, and 3 good clearance
was made $40 cars went out 10 the country
last week. against 200 cars the same week 8
year ago. Hardly anything sold above $500,
the best kinds selling at $500 TO $3.50, while
the rank and file of all classes ranged from
81. 90 to $3.50. Very good feeders, good
colors and pretty well bred, were secured
around 81. so. Il is figured that the best
chances for success now are with those taking
good stuff out, and pointing it for the August
or September markets, usually about the best
of the year, as prime steers are scarcest then.
j. A. RICKART
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Special Notices.
MlDpLEruaG, Nh, May 8, 1895.

MIDDLEEuRG, Nh, May 8, 1895.
MesSrs. Editors
Through the medium of the press. the fam
iy Of the late r. WyndhAm Walden wish to
make public aud grateful acknowledgement Of
the hundreds OF letters, kilograms and other
messages OF coincidence which they have re-
eeived since Mr.. Waldens death. To the
many who have shown their sympathy by kind
IN acts of assistance, and TO the senders of
many beautiful tributes the family Is also pro-
foundly grateful II has been found impossi.
bic to give individual response 10 each kindly
remembrance and instead this method of &C
acknowledgement has been chosen that the fam
ily may convey TO their friends their heartfelt
thanks for the tokens OF remembrance and
sympathy that have come to them in this hour
Of deepest grief over their irreparable loss.
Strawberry and lee Cream Festival at the
German Lutheran Church, near Smallwood,
on Saturday afternoon, June 3.
A strawberry aud ice cream festival will be
held in the Sunday school room of the Meth
odist Protestant Church, Westminster, on
Saturday afternoon and evening, May Is, by
the Womeu's Foreign Missionary Society.
The Hampstead High School will give an
entertainment 10 Firemens Hall, Hampstead,
Md, on the evenings of May II and Is. 1t
will consist of Visit from Mother Goose and
Family, and farce entitled Timothy Deano's
Courtship, vocal solos, violin duets aud piano
solos.
Stone Chapel Sunday school will mold an
Ice Cream and Strawberry Festival, Saturday
afternoon and evening, June 10.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1905-05-06
Texas Tornado Kills 81.

LAREDO. Texas, April 29.-Twenty one
persons we're killed and scores injured IN
Laredo and in New Laredo by tornado which
tore through the cities late last night. crossing
the Rio Graude. The property damage is
large. So far as known The dead IN Laredo
are all Mexicsns.
Four members OF the Guerrero family who
were killed we're employed on the ranch Of
George Woodman. They were all crushed to
death BY the falling Of the heavy walls OF an
adobe house which they occupied. The other
victims met their fate in similar manner.
The damage wrought ut the Laredo Sem
mary is extensive Not one Of the group of
excellent buildings which go TO make up that
institution escaped damage. The barracks,
the primary building, Emery Hall, and the
chapel we're damaged from 80 10 I5 per cent.
The escape of the teachers al the institution
was narrow. as the walls OF some OF the build
ings which they occupied were demolished.
Mrs. Easley, one of the teachers, was rescued
by several Young cadets, students OF the insii-
tuition, who lowered her by a rope from
second story. She was severely bruised
The root Of the Mexican National Hospital
Building was lifted from the building. aud u
will require much time 10 repair the structure
for patients.
A trip through the town fails to show
n4DGk lNAk las N1As nAuFfrA AF&Af AAN HNsAA @"
Trees, fences, telegraph and telephone poles.
corrugated roofs, ehimneys and walls and
debris Of all kinds strew the streets
The city authorities are al work cleaning
away the wreckage Of the storm, and al night
the city began to assume It's customary tran
auil appearance Linemen are a. work try
ing TO siraighten ont the tangle Of wires. and
il Is believed that within two days the electric
light service can be- resumed.
Conditions in New Laredo. across the kio
Grande, are Similar To those existing on this
side. II Is not definitely knosn hos many
dead or injured there are in New Laredo, bui
a city officer tonight said there were tve dead
that he knew Of The Eve known dead. added
to the list Of dead on this side OF the river,
would bring the number Of dead IN both cities
up to q persons.
The storm made its appearance from The
southwest. in the neighborhood Of IAmPasas,
Mexico. - miles from Laredo, aud Il - re
ported that great havoc sronghi al Lam
pasas. although il Is not ,hoaght that any loss
OF life resulted.
When the storm struck Laredo the hnis
occupied BY the poorer classes we're RACED,
and As the wind increased in force the more
substantially constructed buildings we're un-
rooted. and in many cases demolished.
Lightning flashed viyldly and continuously,
adding to the fears Of the people. The storm
lasted about An hour.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1905-05-06
Keep Up the Good Work.

The people of Baltimore are rejoicing over
the passage of the loan ordinances, and in
terpret the result as meaning progress for the
city To them il means better sanitary con-
ditions, more rapid growth OF the city, the
location Of more industries aud a general
business awakening and revival.
Now let the voters OF that city seize another
opportunity to vote for progress, and mex,
November mark their ballots for the franchise
constitutional amendment Improvement OF
the electorate by eliminating the ignorant
negro element will do much toward raising
the standard of government. Government
is good or bad as the voters are intelligent or
illiterate. The more ignorance that is elimi.
mated the better the government. Baltimore
certainly needs, in view of the =ast expeudi
lures Of public money 10 be made in the next
ten or twelve years, the aid Of intelligent
voters-men who can read the ballots they
cast and can discriminate between proper and
improper men for public positions. So lie,
Baltimoreans keep up the good work for
progress and improvement begun last Tuesday
and give sweeping majority for the franchise
amendment next November. 1t is as i'm
portant as voting for the sewer aud other
loans Take no step backward.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1905-05-06
BLAME THE NEGRO.
Republicans of Baltimore Lay Their
Defeat to the Indifference Of the
Negro Vote.

At the election in Baltimore last Tuesday
the Democrats elected IS members Of the
First Branch of the City Council and the Re-
publicans 6. Among the defeated Republican
nominees was Hiram Watty, the negro, in the
seventeenth ward, where the negroes outnum-
Der the white voters. Only half of the mem
bers of the Second Branch were voted for,
and the Democrats elected members aud
the Republicans l. The Democrats will have
II majority in the First Branch and in the
Second.
The defeated Republican candidates and
party workers ascribe their defeat to the
apathy and indifference of the negro voters,
and were quite severe in their Remuneration
of their black allies. The Baltimore Sun of
Thursday says:
NEGRO APATHY RESENTED.
Except for the passage of the loans the Re
publican leaders and workers found little to
tighten the general gloom which was cast over
them by the Democratic sweep. With one
accord and with an almost unanimous voice
they put the blame for their crushing defeat
upon the negro and maledictions were poured
forth upon the head of the "colored brother
by some of the warmest OF his erstwhile politl-
cal friends One we'll known Republican
leader went so far as 10 say:
'If the DISTINGUISHING amendment had to
be voted upon tomorrow it would be adopted
by an overwhelming majority. and would be
one of those who would vote for it too.
Another prominent party man whose candi-
date for the First Branch was beaten in what
had been regarded as a rock-ribbed Republi.
can ward came into headquarters and declared
his sentiment in this way:
II tell you. / m going to vote for the amend
ment had enough negro yesterday to last
me the rest of my life. The only policy for
the Republican party to adopt is to help pass
the amendment. be satisfied to lose for three
or four years, get rid of the negro and then
build up party of voters who will he there
when you want them
While much of this was the expression OF
soreness due to the defeat and will probably
disappear in time, there is no question that
those who expressed themselves along this
line were nightly in earnest The cause OF
this denunciaiion of the colored voter arises
from the fact that only small percentage OF
the negroes who are upon the registration
books came out and voted Tuesday, A mum.
Der of those who did come out and vote voted
not only against the loans. but against the
Republican candidates as well.
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business Locale

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HgKEs YoUR CHANCE
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Write Us today for toll particulars. Milwaukee
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Morris Mitten, Baker, is temporarily loeat-
ed al his residence, 24l East Main street
All orders promptly filed. Nd. Phone.
Expert evidence has demonstrated that Par
and the Oxford Distiling Company are max.
ing special offer through our advertising
columns to those who wish to use high grade
product Of this kind.
PES.NAR oPES ON DECORATION DAY, TUESDAY,
NAY 80.
Pen, Mar will be open on Decoration. May
80, and every pleasant aud enjoyable feature
of that popular mountain resort will be in full
4 hE r.F
Bohls new orchestra will be in attendance at
the Dancing Pavilion, the Dining Room will
be open under the direction of Caterer Croui,
and the usual diversions of the Park can be
enjoyed by everyone Excursion tickets will
be sold at all points on B. & c. V. r. r., also
main line west Of Edgemont, at rates prevail.
ing during the summer season. Tickets will
be limited 10 date. In addition to regular
trains q special train will leave Pen Mar Park
at / | 90 D. m. for Hagerstown and intermedi-
ate stations Decoration Day should prove a
gala occasion at Pen.Mar Park.
The annual Strawberry and Ice Cream Fes.
tival at Winters Church in the tent on Friday
night and Saturday afternoon and night, June
2nd and 3rd. A band OF music will be pres.
ent on Saturday night.
The Ladies Aid Society OF the NJ. P. church
at Finksburg, will hold Strawberry and Ice
Cream festival on the church lawn Saturday,
May q.
The Missionary Society of Thomas Chapel
will hold an Anniversary on May 7th, at 2 D.
IN. The program will consist of addresses,
recitations and special music. The public is
invited to attend.
District Sunday School Conyention.-Ar-
rangements are being made for great occa.
sion at Sandy Mount NJ. p. Church on Sunday,
May l4th A District Sunday School Con-
vention will be held there, beginning on Sat
urday evening, 18th, and continuing all day
Sunday, four sessions in all. There will be
live discussions of up-to date topics. An in
teresting feature will be display of Sunday
School Appliances, furnished by the Maryland
s. s. Union.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1905-05-06
The Baltimore Eelection.

The election in Baltimore on Tuesday seems
to have been general surprise to the party
managers and the committee in charge of the
loans campaign. The latter were badly in
the dumps, fearing the loans would not carry.
Depressing reports were received all day
Tuesday that the Democratic workers were
against the loans, and that some of the Re
publican workers were using their influences
to defeat the improvement propositions.
Party managers on both sides claimed sue
cess for their eouncilmanic candidates, but
doubt was implied in the claims. Mr.. |.
Freeman Rasin, the Democratic leader. did
not appear in print until after the polls had
closed and the result indicated. He said he
knew the people favored the loans, and would
carry them, and that the talk of organized
Democratic opposition was baseless. In some
wards Democratic and Republican workers
went against the loans, as many of one as Of
the other, and for reasons of their own.
Seeing that there would be large majorities
for the loans, the Democrats turned their at
tention to carry the city council, and carried
both branches by good margins-12 in the
First Branch and in the Second, counting
the hold over members in the latter body.
This was a master stroke. With Repnbli
can mayor and Republican council, the
expenditure of the loans, particularly the ten
millions for sewers, would have been wholly
under Republican jurisdiction. Every Re
publican manager, worker and othceholdeI
was hot for the loans. They expected the
majority for the loans would pull the Repub.
lican councilmanic candidates through, and
through the management and expenditure Of
the money to be realized from the several
loans, they expected long lease of power to
the Republican party. The loans carried,
but the Democrats carried both branches OF
the council, aud will thus have check on the
Republican mayor, stalwart partisan, who
would use every means possible to strengthen
his party.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1905-05-06
Three Persons Killed by Tornado

OMAHA, NEB.. May 3.-Three persons were
killed and six injured today by the collapse of
a three.story brick building at Thirteenth and
Grace streets The building was occupied by
the Omaha Casket Company and the killed
and injured were employees of the concern.
The collapse of the factory was due to a
heavy windstorm, which, near the factory,
assumed the proportions of small tornado.
A terrific storm of rain and hail followed
the destruction of the building, several inches
of water falling in a short time.
A hundred employees of a. brewery rushed
to the collapsed building and began the res
cung of the buried employees.
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TO THE PATRONS
THE ADVOCATE

During the past six weeks many bills have
been sent out for Subscription, Advertising
and Job Work
Many persons have responded by prompt
payment, and many have not. We must in
sist upon all bills being paid, and we respect
fully request those who have received bills and
have not settled to give them prompt attention.
The rates for subscription, advertising and
job work are fixed, and cannot be well changed,
while the cost of all printing material has
materially advanced. Material and labor are
cash items with us. and cash must be in hand
to meet them.
number Of bills are due MS from trustees,
mortgages, administrators and executors,
for which bills have not recently been rem
dered. In some cases the audiis have been
made up from one to FIVE years ago, aud the
bills should have been paid long ago. All
such persons know of iheir Indebtedness TO
this office, and 1t Is expected that prompt
settlement will be made.
VANnERF0RD BROS,
Proprietors Of The Democratic Advocate.
may6
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The Baltimore Municipal League still seem
to think they had something to do with carry
ing the loans aud electing some of the eoun.
eilmen. The League was simply a non
entity--no one paid any attention to its re-
commentators or anything else it did. II
there we're more ordinary sense in the mem
bership and less eoneeit the League would
disband and retire from public view. Their
charges of bribery in the city council the
grand jury found, upon investigation, had
nothing to rest upon.
On the vote for the First Branch City Coun-
cilmen last Tuesday, the Democrats carried
Baltimore by more than 1920 majority over
the Republicans.
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Confederatos Not Wanted

There arr indscaiiouz that there sal D. 4
public pruscsg SEsinsi the proposed appear
snce oi the Ncs Iork Camp Of ConiedeySss
Veterans Ia BrookiyB on DecUTailou Day.
William Lloyd Gary5sos Poss. Which Is con.
posed Of negro veterans. has DECIDED nes q
iASs part ia the parade - . protest against
the action 81 GrAht Post 10 inwfag the ex
Confederate soldiers 10 BE- its guests Grant
Post, Il y sAii. isT1ed the southern neu
simply 18th vic1 II ccmen,iag Friendship
between the North and SoaIh. The orEAnirA
iiou thought the other Brooklyn posts uoEid
view the matter In the same light
The sglEii Of AntsEoulsn. i Is believed. has
beea engcndered By the recent snsb0iag o.
the Eve negro veterans, who we're ordered ~
keep away from The Gran, Pos, fair. Dee
matter followed 20 closely on the other ihal
the feeling Agsinsl the men responsible fol
the fsir incident has been tarned and conoen
traird against the ex Confederates.
Three GrAsd Army posts have already az
nuunced their ihisntioa not TO take part lu
the Decoration Day parade II the Confederate
camp Is gwen place ahead OF them.