The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1889-06-29

John wilson was shot and Killed IN flames
Vile, Texas. last week, by Jailor Klepper,
who had been nearly blinded by pepper
thrown in his eyes by Wilson, in an attempt
on the part of the latter to escape from Gus
tody.
The building of the Manhattan Brass Com
pany. the largest manufacturers ofbrass goods
in New York city. was destroyed by fire on
Monday, together with its contents. Loss,
about $500, 900, fully covered by insurance.
A representative of the Chicago Board Of
Trade visited Fostoria, Ohio, on Saturday, TO
inspect growing wheat. The heads of the
grain were found affected by the same green
insect that has made its appearance in Indi-
ana and Illinois.
A fire at Vancouver. Washington Territory,
on Saturday, swept away nearly four blocke
in the business part Of the town, including tbs
city Jail from which two prisoners were re-
moved after great difficulty. The FIRE was
started after three attempts by incendiaries.
Loss S70, 200.
The Rev. William <. Howard, convicted
Of grand larceny, in connection with the
Electric Sugar Refinery Co. frauds, in New
York, has been sentenced by Recorder Smyth
TO nine years and eight months in Sing Sing
at hard labor 4 motion for a new trial was
denied.
A combination Of farmers in the vicinity Of
Evansville. ILL.,, by which they agree TO pur-
chase from but one store in town, the owner
agreeing in turn to sell at a net profit OF 10
per cent, is said to have seriously embar-
raised number of merchants and to destroy
competition.
The French line steamship La Bourgogue,
at New York on Sunday from Havre, reports
that on June 10th, she sighted 1.-THE largest
iceberg vet witnessed by ocean travellers.
The vessel passed within one mile OF the berg,
which the captain estimated to be 100 feet
high and 675 feet long.
Il IS believed the President will immediate
is, after July lst, begin the series OF short
STAYS At Deer Park which viii constitute his
summer vacation. The general plan IS for
President Harrison to leave the White House
on Friday afternoons, travel 10 Deer Park,
and remain there Saturdays, Sundays and
Mondays.
A band OF white Caps took f. Byrd, a
blacksmith, at Onaneoek, Virginia, from his
house several nights ago and whipped him so
severely that be has not been able to leave
his room since. Byrd, II is alleged, gave his
wife an unmercifal beating some time ago,
and hence the visitation. He was once before
whipped by White Caps
A movement is on foot among the citizens
Of Johnsiowa. Pa, to sue the South Fork
Fishing Club for damages caused by the late
disaster The firm OF John Thomas Soos,
Who lost heavily. will set the ball rolling by
bringing suit for $3.50, 600. A strong legal
eight viii be made, and If the plaintiffs sue,
coed their example will doubtless be followed
BY other business men,
A severe wind storm on Thursday night Of
last week passed over portions OF Illinois and
Indiana, and did considerable damage. At
Atwood, H., the streets were flooded by the
bursting Of a water spout, and a section OF
track on the Indianapolis, Decatur and West
ern Railroad was washed out AT Danvllie
several houses were struck by lightning and
burned, aud in the Godfrey reserve, Indiana,
several orchards, $40, 900 worth of timber and
other property we're destroyed.
A IRE At Johustown, Pa, Monday afternoon,
destroyed . buildings, including large brick
school house, 10 the First Ward Many OF
the burned buildings had been washed from
their foundations, but most OF them contained
household goods, which had been saved IRON
the flood. Six bodies we're blown up in Que
OF the dynamite blasts at the DRIFT Two hun
dred temporary houses will be built for Cam
bria borough,
G.. W. Norwood, Of Birmingham, Alabama,
tension in Bell county, Kentucky, was muir.
dered 81 his camp by an Italian known as
Toney Bravasso on Saturday night. Ioney
and his brother were bakers and sold bread
10 some of Norwood's men, and killed him
because he refused to hold the mems pay
until thew could collect their bills. Both
brothers were lynehed after being arrested.
meeting of Hungarians was held in New
I York city Saturday night and resolutions were
adopted protesting against the published re-
ports of oatrages committed by Huugarians
/ In the Conemaugh Valley following the terri
( BILE food. Dispatches were read from Brig
adler General John A. Wiley and General
Z Hastings going to show that these reports
/ were without foundation. According to the
| Burgess Of Johnstown, f. 4, 0'Neill, there
were no lynehings Of Haugarians or occasion
Z therefor.
Five Indians recently appeared as witnesses
I in a land case at Los Angeles, CAL, one oil
whom, Juan Sabera, claimed 10 be one hnn'
Z bred and twenty years old, and said he vas
twelve years OF age when the San Gabriel
/ Mission was founded. Another one OF the
I quintet was Juan Calmila, whose years mum
I bered one hundred aud fifteen The other
members the group were Francisco Apache,
one hundred aud FIVE, Ramon Largo, aged
/ ion, who was mere boy of eighty.
Hamilton WILDER was arrested in Cascade
county, Montana, on Friday OF last week,
as the murderer of the FIVE emigrants in Judith
county. The team aud wagon in his posses,
sion are thought to have belonged 10 the
murdered people, who haze been almost
positively identified as Joseph kurtz and Ed.
Briggs and their wives, we'll do residents
of Helena, who we're on a sight seeing trip.
WILDER committed suicide by hanging himself
in his cell with towel early on Saturday
morning,
There was riot between HungariauS and
eolored men working in Degroat's brick yard,
at Haverstraw, New York, on Sunday. -Four
Hungarians we're shot The riot was started
by the Huns trying TO drown a colored man.
A friend of the colored man, named Morton,
drew his revolver and fired seven shots.
Then the fight became general, and knives
and stones were freely used Officers from
Haverstraw visited the place Tuesday morn.
ing and arrested four of the Fingleaders.
John Shea has been convicted of murder in
st. Louis and sentenced to SO year impris-
onment. Shea killed Police Offer Doran in
the streets eight years ago. Various features
ofcriminal proceedings were instituted against
him, he fighting through the State courts and
United States Supreme Court on legal tech.
nicalities. He finally escaped from jail, and
was two years ago discovered in the Pennsyl
yania Penitentiary at Pittsburg serving tern
for robbery. He has fought his case hare
since his return to st. Louis, and will now
give it up, having escaped with his life aftel
having twice been sentenced to hang.
The experiment of raising English pleas
ants on the island of Jekyl, Ga, has beer
very successful. The shooting club Their,
from twenty eight birds raised 1000, which
were turned out, and, finding plenty of gooC
} food, thrived wonderfully. The club has sen
, to England for 100 more hen birds, and hope
to raise 5000 pheasants this season. Th
eggs are set under common barnyard fowls
, the pheasant being a proverbially improvi
t dent mother The island bids fair to be tn
finest game preserve in the United States, TIL
California quail turned out there have in
creased wonderfully, and so have deer an
Wild turkey Indaed deer have hecOne {