The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1889-09-28
News of the Week.

In the new directory of Johnstown, Pa,
the number of persons drowned is estimated
at $500
On Monday morning Mt. Washington, N.
H., was covered with snow to the depth of
is inches.
Extensive forest fires are raging in the
Redwood forests, San Mateo county, south OF
San Francisco.
Kansas City, Missouri, is over run with
feas The visitation is equal to the pests OF
Egypt during the reign of Pharoah.
The business portion of the village of Ken
singtou, Prince Edwards Island, was des-
troyed by fire on Saturday. Loss, S15,OOO;
insurance, $40, 900.
Wilkie Collins, the well-known novelist,
died on Monday. He was born in January,
1924 Mr.. Collins was a bachelor. his dis
ease was bronchitis.
Eight incendiary fires took place in Charles
ton, West Virginia, in Sc hours on Monday
and Tuesday. 1t Is believed that an effort 10
burn the city will be made.
The house of Michael Houpt, near Spring
Hill, Mimi, was burned on Friday night OF
last week, and his sons, Conrad and Avis,
26 and % years of age, persisted IN the hames'
The stable of contractor John Lynch, of
Philadelphia, Pa, with 80 horses, harness
and vehicles, was destroyed Sunday evening
by fire of incendiary origin. The loss IS
about $4,000
During a cake walk at Il negro gathering
near Culpepper, Virginia, on Saturday night.
one of the negroes present kissed the wife OF
James Fitzgerald, whereupou the latter seized
a gun and shot his wife dead.
The State Inspectors of New Jersey on
Tuesday killed 20 head OF cattle at Fleisch-
mans distillery, at Milestone, Somerset coun.
ty, and u head on an adjoining farm that
were afflicted with pleuro pneumonia.
A Delaware. Lackawanna and Western
Railroad train was thrown from the track
near Ithaca, New York. Monday afternoon,
by the spreading Of the rails, and the loco
motive went down an embankment and the
engineer was killed.
solomon Felch. business man of Iron
Mountain. Michigan, was shot dead by Chas.
Siehtz. an employe. Stehtz asked pay Tor
six months work on a farm. and was told to
wait until Felch could 90 TO Iron Mountain:
hence the murder.
At Baywick, Kentucky, on Sunday, Thomas
Burriss began to quarrel with Robert ship,
and the latter fired. One bullet fatally
wounded Bud BurriSs. and another broke
Thomas Burrlss's arm. ship killed mar
some time ago ahd was acquitted on 'he
ground Of seii-aeienee'
George Doelle, Waterman, IN Montague
Michigan. made an unsuccessful attempt 70
kill his step daughter, Kate klopt, on sun
day morning, and cut Marshal Ginger WITH
knife when he went 30 arrest hlm. lie was
landed in jail, however, but on Sunday n'gh'
committed suicide by hanging.
The Indiana Supreme Cour, has decided
that bicycllsts cannot be made Ha5'c Tor Cam
ages resulting from horses becoming irisaleh-
81 al their wheels Il saeh rauaN"ys occur
while The hicyclis's are riding gPon ihe h'gh-
way and are dong nothing which shows .
lack % regard for the rights % others.
Rev. II II. Barbour. Pastor Of the Belden
Avenue Bapiis, Church. 10 Chicago. created
a sensation III thp Baptist ministers meeting
,here on Monday by reading paper IN which
be denied the existence OF a personal devil.
and treated the passages from >er'piare speak p
1uE of such a parsonage As hsoral're ard NOT
literal,
The LARGEST forest fres ever seen on Prince
Edward lslaud ragged vest OF Sammerside ia
that province on Thursday aud Friday OF last
seek. Thres saW mills and q large nsmoer
ofdweIlinrs aud ouibsil3inKs Wcrc destroyed.
ani trains were delayed by d"epers having
been burned from under the rails ram
storm has since partly sabdaed ;he IRE.
pr-in, tbs sbs.nrs Of the cashier al the
+ tbes,r. fle fran Exchange Bask AZ Hurley.
vs.. vas robbed SATURDAY night Of S5a. SOS
The money Was TO psy OF the employees Of
the Ashland ard GogmauIa Iron AlEInE Com
pany. Il vas received a. ihe tauk too late 20
b. placed ~ the safe, sh'ch Was closed by a
t5Ge lock, 90 Is was ici1 igslte sAr F8stt
The Briiish war ship Lis struck q rock Of
poipf Arn5r. New Faariiand. on Friday oi
T Ia, ueek. ana ssnk uish scveu Of hcr crew.
. rousiIrrabIs rponrr and raluablcs vent down
,5.b ~. Vessel. from which nalhias vas saved.
+ The LILY, ~hieA belonged 30 the NORTH Amer
can aud IVES; Indian sfatiou, Sas o. 80 tors
herthcn and $50 horse poser aud carried
three Eaus
Z Information has been received as she Ma
r;o, U5su,isl Bgreaa iron the Cape Charles
OuarantiH~ station showing shai IN the gals
n H. ttsb and flth Instant the tide ross eight
-, .-,4 grssh.si .vr., the uarsh end OF The
,aaad. leayinr d. hospital 10 the surf, and
E breaking ap ,he aoor. Aboug 30 fee; Of the
island disappeared
ne Canadian Pacific. ii Is announced. "a
rrap.rins 60 otea a uew lake and rail lane
{ k.tw,-g rhiFssp and the seahs4aFd by SAY 81
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