The Democratic advocate., 1889-02-02
News of the Week.

at night II drifted and roads were blocked.
James NJ Williams was shot and killed by Benja
min skillman in Albion, Nebraska, on Tuesday
night
The immigrants to this country from England
and Wales last year exceeded those from Ireland by
25OOO.
At Lake View, a suburb of Chicago there are Ss5
cases of typhoid fever. At least 20 deaths have
occurred
mother and son. aged 90 and years respective
ly are inmates of charitable institution at Bright
on, England.
Mt Holly Springs Hotel. near Carlisle, Pa. was
/ burned OF Tuesday The boarders escaped in their
night clothes. Loss $4,000; insured.
Robbers entered the post-oaice in Liberty, Vir-
ginia on Friday night of last week, blew open the
safe and secured SI1OO in cash and stamps.
/ An omnibus run by electricity, the only one in
the world has made successful trips in London. 1t
runs on any kind of street without the use of
rails
In Oglethorpe, Georgia. on Friday four small
children who were left in house by Mary Porter
colored. while she went to work. were burned to
death
Mrs Nancy Edgarly. resident of wolfboro New
Hampshire died Saturday al the age of loI years
; months and Is days. She retained all her faeul
ties to the last.
Joseph DENNY. colored dwarf. So years of age.
was on Saturday found guilty of murder in the first
degree in Pittsburg. for the killing of Policeman
Miller in September last
John w Rudy. convicted IN Lancaster, Pa, for
the murder Of his father. Christian y. Rudy, in
December 1SS3 was on Saturday sentenced TO be
hanged by Judge Livingston.
Benjamin Proliu, ex-trustee Of Cook county, |
Tenn. is a dsiaulier to S20o0o Citizens, whose
names appear ON his bond, assert that they did not
sign it. and that their names are forged.
The once notorious General Cortina, once terror
on the American and Mexican frontiers and who |
had been prisoner OF the Mexican Government for
/ Is years was released on saturday on bail
piphtheria has become epidemic in Hancock
county Ohio. The schools in Big Lick. Blanchard Z
and Marion townships have been closed, aud Others
will be Guless the progress OF the disease abaes.
Father Leavy Roman Catholic priest died IN
Monroe Michigan. on Tuesday. OF smallpox The /
disease Is - prevalent that all the schools have
been closed and the children are To be vaccinaIed.
samuel Wakefield, Jr., colored. shot and killed |
James y Trlinor, his employer, ia New Iberia Par
Ish louisiana on Friday night OF last week, and /
was ia turn taken from the officers and killed by a
mob
A fearful epidemic ofdiphtheTia is reported from
the town ol Mayo, in Hungary. Children have been /
dying at the rate of twenty day All the schools /
were closed. and panic occurred among the inhab I
iisn,S
Charles ~ Baleh and his vic were found dead
in bed near Walnut springs, Texas on Tuesday I
morning Both were shot through the hears. It is I
supposed Balch killed bis wife and then committed
suicide
warehsad & Co. iron manufacturers Of PhflGiei /
phIA Pa are negotiating ioF the purchase or lease
Of The gsea,er y-oTlion Of Iron Hill. Newark
Del. !, is said that the hiu worked for ore a.
far back as i7la
G B. Bart 4 Co. wholesale lumber dealers Of vii I
Transport aud Philadelphia. Pa Charles C. RugSles 4
& 90. manufacturers of southern lusaosE. sud Cal
win CousSl lumscr dealer reported 70 6e huan-
eiAiiy embarrassed.
Tne Delaware militia members u the General I
Assembly and Governor Biszs and sgAa vii take
paft in the fasths-suiu Censennisl OF wsshingtons
Inauguration In New York The Legislature has
appropriated ssso oar ihe purpose
one OF thc large cottages al shc Laaaiie Isylnm /
10 Ia4itlon Ontario. containing sboa; . Patients
Was haFacd oa sunday night The patients were
all rot out without accident \ spark fsum pipe
smoked IS patient Is supposed ~ have eSHsei the
arc.
wish the exception OF iiur~ all the street. car
10 Scw Tgrk stopped ruuains Tuesday. owing
10 ,ho sfrike of tas drivers conductors and stable
sen, ssa rs nBaaher- Tracks we're ohstracte-i. car
arss aHd ihc police arivcn 81 ~ the mob strike
Is 90 in Bs~itiyR also
SENATOR vaucc en Monday had one Of his eyes
rrusavrI and rAlliea seH from the operation. all
dsasrs besnx rcgssFtrl tsss. Hc began 70 lo-s ihs
ssshs ot tas cye uosc than yeAt azo and roccniiT
ttrrg tastl los d vision in The egs. the FSins
SEPARATING frpn IAe tail
Hoafy ivss ard seorse II stayneT. lhc hankcrs
arrr s,resic,i ia Ssw Yosk Saturday order
issued hy tnsisr q oHssen of the sgPreme conn The
r5-ag giaias b, hsel their acAilnx in the Csn-
esnu4lg Hamilton anJ paytoa Railroad Company.
BAH sGess st s-SasnA
r G. Haley. wlsa IS In j4ll 81 Lsssaasr Keurusky.
Or rosbiug hsase, rlaimcd. uhru arrested. that
he mas ihc son ofths Mayug e s. CathsriRcs. Data
rio Oa Saturday lsiteu we're rcceivsd eonGfmiug
hi, elans and stsiiaS thsf bis father Hal just died
. leaViuS a foFtunc - sfadtsi
Ti.r Grand Opera Hoase Ia Dalush. MinHe>osa
. a. aaEnrd NasaHy bsFe were eve stores on +
the ground aaas ana uaaorf Of teaanp on the (
agper soos The baillius oust siizeoo aud wss
iasursl sr ss5oea The sotal loss Is estimated AZ
sE8apa insurance slaa@a-
t'apsaia , ;. NeRpaald pgoiaincag Republicsa
goisrsaa ia Chsflcsssa. West y!rEinis. arrested
on Maasiay on caplAs, charged with purchasing
the qssr 81 Richard Hsr1w!cs 81 The last election
fos ts8 dollars and al thc whisky he eoaid driak
\ humber % other arrests are expected.
asa lllnl aase,irz Of the knights o. Labor organi
rasasus q the C7aacIisilic coke reSson held On sat
ur,iay in scottlale ID sas resolved strike unes
the operators svanfcd an advance of Abont ten per
ccnt strike ia whlch 1900 mea viii participate
on the isi instant s. FcEAryied as certain.
White playing in ChicAza On sunday alsrn 7an, I
William MARKS ls years % age eos his fathSrs
revolver and be supposed, removed al u ear
tridgrs lie then pat ihe muzzie 10 the head Of
Charley Owen years Of age sud paliesi the trigger
The boy fell 10 the aoas dead with bullet in his
h-aia
The auln building uf the Central stock lard +
Carspauyis hog ab1aiioiE in Jersey City. New iey
scy vas destroyed By Gro on saturday The build
ing sAs a two story frame structure. so BY 10 Heet
ana formed about oue-haif of the establishment (
iI vas ased for Killing hogs and rendering lard
Loss sgaaeu. covered by Insurance
Il Is reported that several lcyces. % 10 40 miles
shove shreveport Louisiana, gave way 90 Saturday
nlght The river sahmergng 4 Iarge Srea Of country
sunny P5ini levee, below shreveport. has also sue
eumheA 70 she force Of the current AT lowlaRds
on the Red river NOT protected BY leyees under
water No loss Ct life OF stock Is reported.
Two Ii,sle boys aud an older sister aged Is years
named French were caught In the blizzard. near Z
uitchcock Dakota. Friday Of last week, as they 4
we're returning home frcm school. When found
the loys were dead and the girl badly frozen and
unconscious II she Survives she will lose the lower
portion OF her legs and possibly. one or both arms
About eight Inches Of snow feIl in Buffalo. New /
York during Sunday night and on MOndsy. max 4
ing excellent seighinE The heaviest snow storm I
OF the season prevailed throughout Canada on sun
day. snow fell at Pensacola. Florida. on Monday. .
for the second time In quarter Of century, and 4
thcrc was slight fall OF snow at Biloxi. Mississippi
on The same day.
Information has been received from Sewart 4
county Kansas to the effect that many OF the resi- 4
dents are on the verge OF starvation. Appeals for 4
help have been sent 10 various places Seward I
county is in that part OF Kansas that has suffered
from crop failures, and many Of those who went 4
there with little rooney lost their all and are now
forced to appeal 10 the charitable for help.
The remains OF Congressman James y Burnes
ysere inferred in Mt Mora Cemetery, in St Joseph I
Missouri on sunday The day was bitterly cold, /
aud the Knights TemPlar who had charge Of the /
funeral. were compelled TO dispense with the cere
monies at the grave. In addition to the Congres {
sional escort Governor Francis and State officials
members Of the Legislature to the number Of N /
were present.
ExUnited States senator Camden OF West Vir-