The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1906-03-30
News of the Week.

D. aud A, Rasstorgoueff. the largest tea
merchants in Russia, have failed for $780,
000.
Grin Sieinberger. well. known artist of
Urbaua, o., lived all winter lii the top Of a
majestic oak tree Tor his health.
The Norfolk Railway and Light Company
is to spend SS,000,0o0 for new powerhouse
and improvement Of lis railway system.
Mrs. louisa n. Bullard has made gift 10
the Harvard Medical School Of $50, 900 for the
establishing Of a proiessorship of neuropa.
thology.
Germany's efforts to round up the South
west African rebels has failed, and it Is
nounced that TO date the instruction has cost
$780, 000, O00.
At the annual Boswell Phillips family re.
union, at Beloil, Wis, las; week, Of IL guests
present not one had ever used tobacco or in
toxicating liquor.
Fourteen bodies have been recovered an
seven others are believed 20 be dead in the
coal mine at Century, W. Va, from gas ex.
plosion-
Less than one.teath Of the erea Of Texas is
is under cultivation. anG yet IN 1908 the state
produced agricultural products valued at $500,
000, 600.
Fred Chadwick, an lI.year,old boy Of North
Whitefeld. Mass, Is acquiring some repuia-
ton as a pulpit orator His father Is q hotel
keeper in North Whitefeld.
Hattie Warren. white woman. in testify.
ing against Robert SpriEgs, colored, IN New
York, said she had been kept a slave behind
bars in a negro resort for five months.
Queen Wilnelmiua of Holland is bearing the
cost of concerts given by welkuoWn singers in
IN the Stun quarters of The Hague. 0Hly the
poorest people sre allowed 70 attend
Justice 0'SuIliyan. of New York has de
cided that il may be larceny 10 make political
contributions aud THAI il IS for the grand jury
TO determine If there was criminal intent.
John Stump, of New Sinsheiu, York county.
Pa, is the forefather Of 1874 descendauts-l5
children, SO grandchildren. 81 great. grand
children and i've great great grandchildren.
Amos Scripture is the oldest acting banker
in the United States. De was 100 years old
on Friday last and is vice president OF the
Mason Village Savings Bank, Of Greenfield,
N. II.
Charles Cunningham, a native of Galway,
Ireland, went to Oregon 20 years ago and got
a job as sheep herder. Now be Is about to
retire from business, having sold his ranch for
nearly Sl,000.000.
The pos;offiee authorities at Washington
have ruled that reports of prize winners at
euchre, whist parties and rat1ss, will suffice
under the anti.lOttery lsw 10 exclude from the
mails any newspaper publishing them.
Telephones are being much used ia large
coal mines. In some cases where the galleries
penetrate far from the shaft or mouth Of the
mine, the telephone systems are quite elaborate
and extensive.
Attorney. General Hadley, in an address
before the Missouri Society Of New York, de
clared trusts to be the source Of nearly all the
political evils and abuses which the country
complains OF
The Mutual Life Insurance Company of
New York has sued former President Richard
A. McCugdy to recover $3.50, 3i1.66 aud
subpoena was served on him prior to his de-
parture for Europe.
A bulletin just issued by the Census Bureau
shows that there are ?, 6S7 canning establish
ments in the United States, with total capt.
tal of $69, 1000. 900; more than 80, 900 persons
are employed, with an annual payroll Of Sl4,
10000. The annual output Of the canneries
is valued at S107, 000,0
The cave dwelers of Mexico can travel
distance of 10 miles at stretch, going at
slow but steady trot. Frequently letter has
been carried distance of over 600 miles in
FIVE days, the carrier living all the time on
simple diet Of pinole, finely ground corn,
mixed with water into thin paste.
S. G. Duckworth, agent at rkersburg,
W. Va, for the Equitable Life Assurance
Society of New York, has been arrested and
jailed in detanlt of $40, 900 bond, charged with
larceny. He is charged with issuing life in
surance policies TO fictitious persons and col
lecting the amount Of the policies.
A dispatch from Roanoke, Virginia, March
%, SAYS Ferdinand Rorer, known as the father
of Roanoke. died today at Hot Springs Ark,
aged 81 years. He was the largest real estate
owner in Ronoake. He was a native of Pitt.
sylvania county and came here when this place
was known as Big Lick. He started the boom
% years ago, that resulted in the building Of
Roanoke.
A dispatch from Boston, Mass, March %,
says During the past winter So lives were
lost and 81 ships were wrecked along the coast
of New England and the maritime provinces.
While the season up TO the present month was
comparatively mild on shore, at sea It was one
of extreme severity" The same condition
existed from Boston to Galveston, with, per.
haps, greater loss of life.
William Blauch, Is years old of Jamaica,
was badly hurt under a freight car of the
Long Island Railroad in Jamaica, n. Y. last
week by the railroad. He was passing through
the yards, and in the binding snow did not
see the approaching car. Both legs we're
crushed, the left one so badly that it will
probably have to be ampulated. He was ear.
red into the baggage. room Of the Jamaica
depot, where his father is express agent. The
sight of his son being carried into the room
where be was unnerved the father, and he
broke down. The boy tried to console him,
and said; "Don't be baby, pop; I'll come
out all right"