The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1888-08-25
News of the Week.

Killing frosts occurred on Thursday night of las
week in Minnesota and Dakota.
Pierce Hopes, aged ST. well known Friend. died
in West Chester, Pa, on Tuesday.
At Neenah. Wis, on Thursday, a boiler exploded
killing Ii persons and wounding many others.
Frank Waltz and August Blettner had fight with
knives, in Pittsbnrg, ON Saturday night Blettner
was fatally injured.
Owing to the heavy rains, the farmers of Montreal
district, Canada have been granted permission 10
save their crops on Sundays
s.R. Post wheat speculator of New York, failed
on Tuesday: He was short on 100000 bushels Of
wheat on which his losses were S75000J
Malignant dysentery is prevailing in several conn
ties in Wisconsin. In Darlington there were 81
cases in one day, onehalf of which proved fatal.
General Manager, C. H. Chappell, who has just
completed tour of inspection of the Chicago and
Alton Railroad says the prospect for crops is decid-
| eddy poor.
Jesse Butler. colored. supposed to be over 100
years old, fell from window at the Gettysburg Pa
| almshouse on Wednesday and died from the effects
of the fall.
AS Professor Bartholomew was about ascending
In balloon at Lagrange, Mississippi, on Saturday
evening the pole . feet high. fell into the crowd
| killing two boys
While walking in political procession in Allen
| town, Pa, on wednesday evening. William Reimer
| fell dead in the ranks. He was prominent citizen
and former county treasurer
| Colonel J. R. Taylor of Wichita. Kansas has been
nothed that he Is one of half dozen heirs to the
Brandenburg estate. located near Berlin, in Ger
many, and valued at SS,00O000.
| In getting down from load of hay near lanes
vile, Ohio, on Monday u farmer slipped and fell
on f0ur-pronged fork and three of the prongs en-
| tered his breast He died soon after.
| Captain Nat Kinney, the famous chief and found
er OF the Bald knobbers organization was shot and
instantly killed at Ozark Missouri, on Monday, by
Bill Miles, an anti-Bald Knobber. Miles escaped
The second annual coaching parade at Bethle-
hem. New Hampshire, on Monday, witnessed
by 5000 people In the line were 80 vehicles con-
tanning 500 people, drawn by 100 horses. Justice
Lamar conferred the prizes.
The1rainfall in the Yazoo Valley, Louisiana, on
August 10, was the heaviest ever known. At Leland
it measured liz inches, and was followed the next
day BY rainfall of nine inches. The water in
some fields was four and five feet deep.
The Swedish-American Naturalization Club of
Chicago has thus far this year induced more than
1000 Danish, Swedish and Norwegian residents to
become citizens of the United States, and in the
next few months expects to bring in many more
While Samuel Williams, with his wife and six
yearold child, was returning from field to his
oak tree fell upon them. Williams and his child
juredS
A thunder storm on August 90 in the vicinity of
Korenburg, Austria, destroyed thirty houses
Other villages were submerged. Three persons were
Killed at Aspern and twelve at other places. Many
head OF cattle and immense stocks of corn were
destroyed.
A flash of lightning did $4,000 worth of damage
and nearly killed George Rainsford, breeder of
blooded horses, at that gentleman's rancho near
Chugwater,, Colorado. on Tuesday: Eighteen head
of blooded horses were killed. including magnifi-
cent mare valued at s. 900.
William F. McCabe collector for the Western In
ion Telegraph Company in Cincinnati, was found
IDENTIFY fallen from appoplexy or heart disease ON
Saturday his wife went TO PoughkeepSie, New York
where her brother had been killed on a railroad.
While preparations were in progress for the mar
rage of the youngest daughter of Michael Willem
in Cincinnati, on Tuesday, another daughter of Mr.
willem. who. despatch says grieved because She
feared she was doomed to live the life of an old
maid cut her throat and died instantly The we'd
ding was not postponed.
A thunder storm that passed over eastern Ontario
and Quebec, on Thursday night of last week
destroyed hundreds of houses and barns. Many
people lost their lives and hundreds of horses and
cattle were killed Great distress prevails among
the farming class and assistance has been asked for
to carry them through the winter
A despatch from Sioux City says: Reports from
show that wheat oats and all small grain are almost
a total failure. Almost continuous rain and the
heavy wind and hail storms of the last week
destroyed the little prospect which there was Corn
in this section will be in peril of frost.
At South Rondout, New York. on Tuesday MORN
ing, malt house containing 10000 bushels of malt
owned by Neidlinger, Schmidt & Co. OF New York;
two large ice houses, owned by the Brewers Ice
Company, Of New York, and portion of Conrad
etc., were damaged by fire. Loss 100000.
The number Of lost by the collision between the
Thingvalla and Geiser, off Sable Island, Tuesday
of last week has been raised from los H. Captain
Muller of the Geser having reported that his crew
consisted of 30 persons, instead of 49, at first
ported. Five Storage passengers of the Inflated
GeiSer left New York on Saturday for their European
destinations.
Charles Anderson and Thomas Holderness fought
Sunday. Each pretended that the other wanted to
rob him. A policeman, attracted by the screams of
woman in the house, put an end to the cutting.
Holderness was getting the worst of the cutting.
His left arm was nearly cut off and he received
large scalp wound. One of Andersons hands was
frghtfully cut.
August Johnson a Dane, aged 81 years. who was
admitted TO the county hospital at Chicago last week
was found to be suffering from tubercular leprosy.
Johnson thraa sold
and enjoyed good health until eight months ago
when the loathsome disease appeared in the form
of small red blotch on his right loin. He is now
covered with tuberces. The origin of the disease
is a mystery to the Chicago doctors.
In Chicago, early on Saturday morning Minnie
Daley, noted pickpoeket and shop-lfter with two
other women stopped gentleman in front of the
Brevoort House, and attempted TO rob him. Two
of the women held the man, while the third strucS
him several times in the face with pair of brass
knuckles. The mans cries for help attracted a
and were caught after long chase
The tower, 15S feet high, of the new Church of the
Covenant at Washington, d. c., Rev. Dr. Harlin
pastor, fell on Wednesday, taking with it the entire
at from $4,000 to $4,000. The builder said The
foundations of the tower all right but the
trouble the piers at the four ends or corners of
the towers were too weak. The entire weight Of
the superstructure was carried by arches on the
piers
Recent movements tend to confirm the belies.h.
the Illinois Central Railroad will not only enter
Nebraska, but also Wyoming and possibly Colora do
The objective point will be Ogden or Denver. Arti.
cles of Incorporation of the Wyoming and Eastarn
Railroad Company have recently been filed Of
Cheyenne. The Illinois Central Is believed To he
backing the enterprise. The capital stock is sin
and the length of the road to be built in the %
tory is 425 miles.
Gustav Schwab, member of the firm of OeIricbs
4 Co., and one Of the most prominent German Amer
leans living in New York, died on Tuesday aged "a
years. He was born of a distinguished family in
Stuttgart, Germany, in November 1922 grandfa
Their was we'll known professor in the IT6iversitv
in Stuttgart, and his father widely read write
of poetry and prose. The deceased, preferring a
mercantile life. was apprentced to firm in Berlin
and after serving six years came 10 New YoTE in
1874. ~
Christian Haldoman, prominent farmer. living
suicide early Monday morning by hanging himse:f
IN his granary. When discovered, about O'clock |
ne had been extinct for some time. The cause of
the rash act was due TO hereditary insanity although
MT; Haldeman had given no grounds for suspicion
by his actions; Deceased was prominent member
respected by large circle of friends He leaves
wife and family.
The Department of State has received a report
from our Consul, Seymour at Canton, China In re.
gard 10 the persecution of Chinese who have EN-. |
braced the Christian religion, He says that there
native converts to Christianity in the Consular dis
trict of Canton. They were attacked with stones !
their crops destroyed, deprived of water. tortured,
etc.. and finally compelled TO seek other localities
for safety. Most of the victims members Of the
American Baptist Union Churches.
Christiana Keefer and her daughter Lena aged |
charge of defacing and raising money and have
admitted their guilt, They procured 81 and pasted
the figure 0, cut from the stampon cigar boxes next
to the figure l. thus making it appear as $40 bill
They made $50 In like manner, and defaoed other |
portions of the bills 10 conceal the denominations
II is known that they passed three on local mer |
chants, and perhaps more. Mrs Keefer admitted
that she worked the plan in Chicago,
Q. O. Lee left Breckenridge. Colorado. on August
10TH for Silver Plume over Argentine Pass Reach
ing the top of the range about dark he los the road
and in crossing broken bridge was preoipitated to
the bottom of the gully, % feet. His arm and both
legs were broken In this condition Mr. Lee re- !
manned on the mountain six days without food or |
drink and exposed 70 severe storms On the sixth |
day traveller found him, conscious but unable TO
speak, Mr. Lee was placed in carriage but before |
he reached village in which medical aid could be
secured he died.
The white miners of the Elliott Furnace Company. |
at Round Mountain Alabama were discharged ten |
days ago for getting drunk They drove the colored
miners out but Captain Elliott ordered the oolored
men back to start up the furnace on Saturday
night The white miners had lot of dynamite in |
their possession and said they would blow the fur
mace up soon as it started. The Sheriff of Chero-
kee county was on the ground with 100 men, Arms |
had been sent to the scene of the trouble from Rome
Ca and Gadsden, Ala. Telephone wires have been /
cut, that it is impossible to get later details.