The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1886-06-05
News of the Week.

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A heavy rain and wind storm passed over
Fort Keogh, Montana. on Saturday evening,
doing much damage.
Rev. W. D. Snodgrass, for 80 years Pas
tor of the Presbyterian Church at Goshen,
New York, died last Friday night, aged 90
years.
Information from Tombstone is to the effect
that the Apaches have killed forty two persons
in the vicinity of Nogales, A. T., since late
in April
The subscriptions for the benefit of the
families of the policemen killed and injured
in the Haymarket riot in Chicago now ex-
coed $4,000, and are still increasing.
AT meeting of Socialists held in Chicago
on Sunday night, arrangements were made for
the levying of an assessment upon the breth.
rem to defray the expenses of the trials OF
Spies, Schwab and Fielden.
Andrew Carnegie, the millionaire steel man.
ufacturer, it is announced, has given $3.50, 900
to Allegheny City, Pa, for establishing free
library and music hall. This is in addition to
his gift of 100000 to Pittsburg
The Mayors office at Gallipolis, Ohio, was
robbed last Friday night of city records which
could be used in evidence against former
members of Council who were recently in
dicted for obtaining city funds contrary to law.
A violent whirlwind, accompanied by thun-
der, lightning, rain and hail, visited Lapeer,
Michigan, on Thursday night of last week.
Signs and awnings were twisted off, glass was
broken, barns were unroofed and trees up
rooted.
Things are still being smoothed out after
the recent tornado in Ohio. A deed and
memorandum book, found in one township,
have been returned to their owner, from
whose premises they had been blown, dis
/ lance of 48 miles.
A passenger train on the Midland Railroad
of Iowa ran into three drunken young men
near Goose Lake on Sunday night. One OF
the men was killed, another so badly injured
that he died soon after, and the third escaped
with slight bruises
The Grand Jury at Milwaukee, investiga-
ting the recent labor riots, on Tuesday even
ing returned number of sealed indictments,
and on Wednesday eight arrests were made,
including several members of the Executive
Board of the Knights of Labor.
1t is said that Police Captain Schaak, in
Chicago, has in his possession the details of a
plot concocted by the Anarchists, which con-
templated the blowing up of the Board OF
Trade, the police stations and various other
buildings in the city on June 18th.
A severe drought prevails throughout Tex
as, causing much suffering and loss among
cattle and other live stock. In the Pan Han
die district the cattle are said to be dying by
thousands, and equal mortality is reported
among the sheep in the southwest.
A severe storm of hail, rain and lightning
visited Rutland, Vermont, and the surround
ing country on Sunday. Some of the hail
stones were three inches in diameter. Much
damage was done by the bursting of a sewer.
Several persons were stunned by lightning.
About the middle of May a rain storm, that
is declared to have been the worst experience
ed in the principally for half a century, Wis.,
tied North Wales. Hundreds of acres of pas
ture land and crops were submerged and many
houses swamped. Several bridges were wash
ed away.
At Boyertown, Berks county, Penna.. on
Monday, Allen and Hiram Leidy, brothers,
aged respectively and years, got hold of a
loaded revolver while playing. Hiram point
ed the weapon at his younger brother, as he
had seen his father point it at a dog and sent
bullet through the little fellows body, max
ing fatal wound.
The Prohibition State Convention of New
Jersey, in session at Newark, on Friday of
last week nominated General Clinton B. Fiske
for Governor General Fiske stands upon a
platform declaring for absolute prohibition
of the liquor traffic; equal taxation of all
property; free competition of railroads, and
the observance of the Sabbath.
The Board of Managers of the American
Baptist Union, in session at Asbury Park,
reported last week that there was deficiency
of nearly $780, 900 in the account of John FL.
Deane, of New York, who was for many years
counsel of the Board. A letter was received
by the President from Deane saying that the
deficiency was due to his having speculated
in stocks with no success.
The indictments found against the Anarch-
lists in Chicago last week were ten IN number,
but each of the ten accused is separately in
dicted for the murder of six officers. The
ten who are indicted for murder are August
Spies, Michael Schwab, Samuel Fielden, Al
bert r. Parsons, Adolph Fischer, George
Schnaubel and Oscar w. Neebe. These are
in Jail except Schnaubel and Parsons.
Major H. e. Russell, notorious gambler,
was found dead in his room in indianapolis,
on Sunday, having committed suicide by tax
ing morphine and chloroform. He left a
note to his wife, from whom he had separated,
saying that he was in debt, and life was not
worth living. Russell had much literary tai
ent, and under the nom de plume of "Old
Time Rocks wrote sketches and poems
evincing more than average ability.
Forest fires continue in Wisconsin. In the
timber lands along the Escanaba river loss
of thousands of dollars is reported. Fires
are also burning at junction City and in the
vicinity of Sturgeon Bay, and they are raging
fercely along the line of railroad north and
south of Phillips, much valuable timber hav-
ing been destroyed. Besides these, there are
occasional fires, but they are not doing much
damage. Little rain has fallen for several
weeks.
The internal revenue collections during
the first ten months of the fiscal year ending
May 3d. 1885, amounted to S95, 1903, 666, be-
ing an increase of s., 1876, 783 over the receipts
during the corresponding period of the last
fiscal year. There was an increase of $780,
$50 on spirits, an increase of S2,332, 272 on
tobacco, an increase of 81, l26, 425 on fer
mented liquors. The only decrease was $685.
095 on miscellaneous items. The receipts for
April, 1886, were $l76,042 greater than those
for April, 1885.
Gordon S. Hubbard is i'll in Chicago, at
the age of eighty-6ve. He was the first trader
who ever furnished the Indians with supplies
at that point, was Chicago's first pork packer,
built the Chicago warehouses, raised Perry's
famous flag ship, and with it and three other
vessels founded the Eagle line, the beginning
of Western lake commerce. Over half
century ago, as agent of the American Fur
Company, he made the trip between Macki-
nae and Fort Dearborn twenty six times in
an open boat He remembers having enter
tanned Jefferson Davis once, many years ago,
and having played cards with the Confederate
chieftain far into the night.
At Beloit, Wisconsin, last Friday evening,
Salvation Army Corps was holding a meet
ing at street corner, when the Mayor, who
had previously forbidden the beating of the
Salvation drums, finding they did not heed
the order, directed them to close their exer-
cises and return to their barracks at once.
Immediately a riot took place. A great
crowd rushed upon the Salvationists, a num-
Der of whom were women. The drums and
musical instruments of the Army were demol-
ished, and citizens were pushed down and
trampled upon. Some of the Salvationists
were roughly handled, and the Captain was
hurried to jail to save him from violence.
In an address just issued by Premier Field
ing, of Nova Scotia, he says: In the opin-
ion of the Government the time has come when
the people of Nova Scotia should once more
make an effort to obtain release from the
union into which they were forced. Dissatis-
faction is so wide and deep that many are
heard to say that no change could be for the
worse. Some of those whowere the warmest
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