The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1905-06-03
News of the Week.


of thieves who for years have been working
the Spanish hidden treasure swindle in Amer
lea and Europe.
Col. George H. Jones, of Cobb county, Ga,
will present TO President Roosevelt, when he
comes South several receipts given by his
grandmother when she sold slaves to buy a
wedding trousseau for his mother.
Baron Alphonse de Rothschld. aged rs
wears, head of the French branch of the bank
ing house bearing the name of Rothschild
and governor of the Bank of France, died May
&c, in Paris from acute bronchitis, aggravated
by govt.
Under orders issued by the Chief of Police
of Manchester, Virginia, all unemployed men
there must go to work at once, leave town or
be put in Jail. There has of late been great
growth of idle men, and this was considered
necessary.
George c. Holden. the postoffice inspec-
tor of Philadelphia, Pa, who confessed hay
ing borrowed SllO0 from the Storey Cotton
! Company, has been dismissed from the ser
/ vice by Postmaster General COrtelyou. He
/ was one of the Oldest men in the department
| IN point of service, and was looked upon as
one of the shrcwest and most capable detec-
! tives.
! What is claimed to be the richest deposit in
| the world of piIchblende, from which radum
/ is extracted, has been discovered in Colorado,
| aud l.. g. Nesmiih, hitherto a poor miner. is
| the owner. The value of the pitchblende
produced by Nesmiih's mine is s. pound
and the fortune of its owner is said to be be-
| yond the dreams Of avarice. Up to this time
| pitchblenie has been found in crevices in the
| rocks, scarcely thicker than a knife blade. but
| NeSmith has followed his vein until he has
| found a large body of the valuable ore Dur
ing recent visit to Denver he exhibited
/ piece at the piichbleude said 10 he the largest
/ IN the world. Nesgnith has made one ship
| meul 10 Germany and viii soon 90 there with
! "a large lot Of the ore.
! A, Lincoln, Nebraska, ou June Ii, Frank
/ Barker convicted 81 the murder Of his broth
/ er Daniel and also his brothers wife, and
! nov incnrcerated lu the Nebraska penien-
4 iiary awaiting the moose Of the hangman for
/ his double crime Is 80 be his own eNecutioner.
/ The law requires tina; all legal executions in
[ Nebraska shall be ri the peuitentiary. under
I the supervision of the warden. As Warden
/ Beemer sbriuks from the duty pi springiug the
! Trap, Barker has stepped into the breach aud
4 informed the warden that he will be his own
/ haugmaH. Barker hiss frankly confessed that
/ be j. guilty lie even admits that he deserves
I the punishment which she law preScribes. An
( electrical cuutuvauce i 20 control the trap,
I connected wJth d wire rauniag lHtu Barker
[ hands The isiicr sIil be- strapped 60 his hips,
Z haas he vill have frye use uf bis tiugsrs. aud
all push the button releasing the trap.
Reports from Rio, Hardy county. " Va
[ state thai Rev. J. 4 Mcclure, minister OF
Z lhe Presbyterian Church OF Front Royal Va,
Ms placed in ,he prsiicsmept last Saturday
{ Of beirg arrested aud locked M ia the con
stables store st Rio on suspicion Of being a
haTS- thlet Rev. Mr. McClarr ieii hfs home
early Thursday morning ios Rio 10 take toe
place Oi the regular preacher. Who WAS OF on
. a vacation. and he drove team that booked
+, Ike one that Va. stolen re Winchester fram
I4verymau Robert ". usar, The livery
saa4i weni la pursuit ot ibr alleged inset aud
. arrived al Rlo Saturday. When be faded to
/ identity Ibe Team the preacher was released.
. Rsv. Nr. Mcclure vRs % have nfiicisteJ ~ q
tooerAi. aud Is was delayed Eve hour, 4
Z .ssgr yruaI iurasd aat 0a Sagday ~ }he
/ church 10 hrar NJ. Mcclure rsiair his Ngeri-
. rurr.
The Merchants TT4.4 CofnI-say. ai Ns~
York ejfv, sas closed Isvs3aY IN the order
& ih- state superintendent 81 tAnks, breagsc
&c bad iaad, luaus auoau,irg 20 about 81 -. o.
so open abIrH b bad uog been able Cos realize
. ,sibessut sass tp pay ispusltor- aud save the
. capital ui ih~ company it0m impairment,
. n. cHmpa8y soa-s Nhich have uu ready
market wallace ~rte Atoz, SS'o.0 90 ou securities
~ THE Hudson Nsii~y Railway Company. 90
( G5tns Falls. y l.. abich Is a consolidation
ai TROLLEY Lac, iu The r1ciutfy af Albany. Troy,
SarAiuxa aud i.ssr trorEv. aul nearly siOu.
uul O. ih- Rat.aad. VI. Street RaiiNay Com.
I paus sai toe Gbtcsl-u Developments Gosa
Iaav II Rsgiaai TAr Irass eowRaay ewes
{ isl-s8s5rs aaoai =. afo. nssi au4 according 90
tbr state bssk examiner hzs available assets
athrr than sn the Hadsoa Railway Company
. and the KzHApd JuiufaBlss of neafiy 81 .st-1,
. 0eu. 81 that ia ~il hv necessary tn realise
S4s1 gssl 60 pay dspa-s'ar..
A Dispatch lrun South NsruaIN. Coon.
E Ma -. sagss-Sfugr the fusn erecting here
Z Fudsy n.ahf NJ wkIrh special rumnnifer
. presented its rrpart $50 he ''1ai3oug a.l 30.
pargueut fae rfuglyu al Is raoy aas hcgaB
g. acftafc sbr ssitsd iouashIP oi Norsaik aaa
Soafh Neraalk iu De- auuslai say Il was
lesrueA them that macy PERSONS, comparative
Z Is well Co DO. some among 'hem taxTayers.
have hrra on the paapcv ifsts. And ss receipt
81 moalhly Aid 81 ;rosu $tt to 50 rysg sluCe
the arfsTuru, was established. or los aVNssi
81 ~ yss-s plI 81 = t8tal % los eases Hbegv
oatiuor asa had beea g,veu, ooly - eases
svfe nortby. L. uarc than ~ eases she cum.
Z mlfier discovered thal the bvHehgiaEses bad
t,eou ysiacvd Du lhe lists a, orphans l0o yOuug
90 support themselves. and bad Evtualned uu
ihr lists o. ihr psv<rut. shaaSh na~ ksuSn aP-
Ia ous ease = vouas ~oanan engaged To b.
married % q wrii-Ia DO Business man Of Nor
wsik % Mss sali sas fn rrccspt et = maufhly
ssip-ud az % She iiue the cammiliee began
sagk Then she isii taWn.