The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1905-04-01
News of the Week,

The Standard Oil Company made cut oil
, cents on all crude grades in the Kansas
fields.
An endowment of 81 ,OO0, 900 for the Amer
lean Academy of Fine Arts in Rome is now
assured.
Jules Verne the celebrated French novelist, |
died March "A, at his home in Amiens, !
France, aged IS years.
In Philadelphia, Pa, SO more new cases of
typhoid fever were reported last week, and |
chickenpox has become prevalent.
Mrs. James Heustis, of White Plains, n.
V, died last Sunday after having lain Ii days
in a state of coma after being asphyxiated by
gas
The town of Bluehill, Maine, was marooned
two weeks by impossible roads and ice, and
reduced to one barrel of flour for 1900 people,
when relief arrived.
| Col. p G.. Boyle, editor of the Oil City
| Derrick said in Kansas City that the world
had never seen anything to compare with the
| oil fields of Kansas and the Indian Territory.
| Al Coffeeville, Kan, on March %, the reg
| istration books for the local election closed.
/ More than 1000 women registered. Mrs.
| Sallie Warehouse, l03 years old, was among
/ them.
! James Cooper, evangelist, after working in
! Philadelphia, returned to New York and con-
| feSsed to a theft of iewelry committed in 1902.
! He was sentenced to the penitentary for nine
/ months.
! Isaac Ackley died at his home in Elverson,
Pa, March 26 in his 92d wear. He was mar
/ ried to Miss Mary Hawk "a years ago, aud
! they have lived since that event in the same
! house continuously.
/ Relatives of Miss l.uelia Hueslis, of White
/ Plains. \. Y, who died in the Presbyterian
4 Hospital last week, after remaining in trance
I for many DAYS, fear the girl may not have
/ been dead when the autopsy was held.
Myrtle. the o.year old daughter Of Chris
/ iiau Houck, of Midtown. Pa, has the singular
1 distinction OF having nine living grandparents,
| that Is, for grandparents, four greatgrand-
4 parents aud one great great grandparent.
Al Cleveland, Ohio. on March ~, Mrs.
/ Cassie l.. Chadwick. 'Ihe female hnAncier,'
1 Was sentenced 10 10 wears IN the penlteniIary
l for conspiracy to deiraBd. two ears being i'm
posed on each of four counts aud one year
each on two counts.
/ A Bayonuc, New Jersey, fireman confessed
10 setting houses On FIRE so that be could assist
/ ia fighting flames tie had record Of 100
per cent Tor attending fires, and was first
class al round fireman. The citizens could
scarcely believe bis confession.
/ A, Roanoke, Va. March % John French,
engineer on . shifting engine at the Pulaski
. Furnaces, met horrible death. His engine,
which VAS pulling - tank ladle containing
several tons Of mol,ea Stag. left the tracks and
. was overturned. The iaile car upset. and
several ions Of the metal poured over the en-.
( FInees. killing him instantly. Has fireman
escaped by jumping
Graham +. Blaudy, young millionaire OF
NeR York Is TO have one Of the finest estates
in Virginia. Reeeniiy be bought the famous
Royce estate, The TuieyrieS, IA Clarke coun-
AZ, consisting OF about rs acres, Cor which he
paid something Ike $4,000. aud 2l5 acres
adjoining from Jacob ). Carver for $4,000.
. making a total OF Ooo aCyss. which he vii
+ convert iuto a modern stock tara.
Five concerns allied 9Th the BookloVers
{ aud Tsbsrd Ion Libraries. OF which Seymour
Eaton Is president, weTv placed ia the hands
at a receiver in Philadelphia. Pa. last Noa
dsy by The United States Circuit Court. The
establishments affected are ire Philadelphia
Book Store Company, TAhard Ion Ptcss Com.
pAny. Tahar4 Ian Shops and Studios, Fabard
lam Druggist Specially Company, and the
Tab.fd ina Food Company. The liabilities
$50 less than $1,000 AID the assets exc-ed
si.00 CO. Thee ssseIs are by the natnre
+ II the Hasirr~-. scattered trom Seattle 20 Al
lania aud frnm bns;nu 10 san Francisco. IN
more than 2,0sH CITIES. IS sell a. ON scores Of
trans and ocean steamships.
Accoanis from London. England. sAy that
satipas rasis af England Ass 81 present IN the
ExJp 81 .elsus rV,4ssnscs- The Lincoln sy-
pb0id ,pidemic - assuming serious PfOpor.
tluas And there are SOS ever ,t0 cases under
Treatment. The Bars Elementary llAy School
vas closed ja consequence o. an ouihresk II
smallpox Sax cssss haF. bren notified in the
iosn. suar II shleh xgts among ch trvu
sitradlng The school DR. Thoma-- lhv mvi-
seal osicrr of heAlta fsr Sgspury, reported
$50 cases ~ smallpox had b1ss notified IA The
h1FouEh. osr SO thr ps5leats csa.d aui speak
= sord Of English. aad omiy aSs1,ei ia that
coaasry The day bcsuta h1z disease was BE-.
tsctsd. Mca..les have closed - schools and
= spreading aud gherr are over zoo casrs
among the ls0rsg eissss~s-
Two great irsrsaslAatsc iineFs. the Partisan,
Of shr Allan l.iu~. and the AibsDo. = Ham
barg Amrglcan boat. bela bound in, hssviiy
loatrd Ri,h passengers. rollded o. HHiliax,
y :. harhOr's entrance Ass Saturday piEht.
Bob R~rr serinuly damaged. bul reached
,hssg docks aud landed saesr passengers safely.
The Pafssian's stern tVaehsi hoiipm she
REACHED her ~hAFf. vhijs bard pampins keps
the Albaun ftc~ Rngh steamships wcre iFgm
Earuprau ports, ths Passiap from Liverpool.
EegiAud, and Neville. and the AltaHo from
iiambars. The PAusian hal Ua' board i0o
passengers. many oi wh1m we're boaud spr heg
other port, -. John. y. q. The Aibauo ear
Red about So passengers. nearly al Tor Fhil-
adelphia. Pa. TO shIeh port she was 70 have
. proceeded after csiiiuz At Halifax