The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-02-16
CURRENT NEWS.
FROM HERE, THERE AND
EVERYWHERE.

EVERYWHERE.
King George NJ of England, il 46
years of age.
| 534 numbers the descendants OF a
mormon woman who died in Utah at
the advanced age Of az years.
Clarence :. barrow, counsel for
the McNamaras at Los Angeles, has
been indicted, charged with being
concerned in an attempt to bride the
jury.
A magnificent monument is to
be erected in the National Cemetery
at Arlington, the old home of Gener-
al Robert F.. Lea memorial to all
Confederate heroes, resting there.
Three tourists lost their lives when
the great mass of ice, which had
jammed in the channel just below
Niagara Falls SO as to form bridge,
broke up and started downstream
President Taft in message to
Congress urges the development OF
Alaska and the construction Uf
Government railroad there to encour-
age the development Of the Territory.
Again Mr.Rockefeller ia asking Con-
| gress to create special corporation
to hold his fortune after his death,
and use its income according to his
directions, largely for purposes that
now seem educational, religious or
charitable.
/ There are persistent rumors that
Postmaster-Ge General Hitchcock is to
resign and become a candidate for
President These are all denied at
| the White House, where the Postmas-
Iter-General's loyalty to his chief is
not questioned.
| Ice conditions on the bay ala re-
ported as serious menace to flavi-
cation. The great eXpanse Of water
| off the mouth Of the Choptank Is COW
cred with new and heavy coating.
Steamboat officials say they scarcely
know how to act, as every hour pre-
sents new dangers.
The Jews in New York city now
number 100000 according to estimates
carefully made by DR. Jacobs, editor
of the American Hebrew. This is
about one-fifth of the whole popula-
ton Of the city. Thirty years ago
there were but 10000.
Some time ago the Commissioner
OF Indian Affairs directed that teach
ers in the Government Indian schools
should not wear the garb of any re-
ligious order. Appeal was made to
President Taft, and ne has now sus-
pended the Commissioners order.
The National Gamers Association
and its allied industries in conven-
ton at Rochester, New York, last
publicity fund to influence opinion in
favor Of it's product. 1t was an
nounced that pledges aggregating
$4,000 have been made since Janu-
airy /.
The Baltimore oyster famine was
broken Thursday of last week by the
arrival from the Patuxent River of
six large schooners loaded with
Chesapeake Bay bivalves. For the
first time since the freeze packers
were without stock to work on IN
til the arrivals Thursday. The com
bined cargoes of the fleet amount
ed to about $500 bushels.
After being at the head Of the
State Roads Commission since it's, es-
tablishment, Chairman John M. Tuck
er last week sent his resignation to
Governor Goldsborough. He asked
to be relieved of duty March LIST. III
was accepted by the Governor. Mr..
Tucker offered his resignation to
Governor Crothers last September,
but was prevailed upon to reconsider
it. He was anxious to leave the pub
lie service to give more time to pri-
vate business.
A New York clergyman, to help
the poor, has opened a small grocery
store, where he will sell groceries
at actual cost, without profit Re
CARELESS of the scowls of the neigh
boring grocers, he sold potatoes at
25 cents for 10 pounds, while others
were charging As cents; and other
things at hardly more than half the
prices at nearby stores. The en-
tire stock was sold out in two hours,