The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1889-11-30
News of the Week.

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600. Several men were dangerously hurt.
The buildings and machinery of the Hector
Iron Works in Williamsburgh, New York,
were damaged by fire on Monday night to the
extent of S25, 5000. The loss is covered by
Insurance.
Three flv-wheels controlling the machinery
of the Parkersburg Mill Company. in Parkers-
burg. West Virginia, exploded Tuesday and
caused damage estimated at $4,000. One
hundred men are thrown out Of work.
At Hiuwatha, Kansas, the tal mers Of that
vicinity are burning corn for fuel, finding 1t
cheaper than coal Corn Is sold on the farm
at 20 cents per bushel while the average price
of coal delivered at the farm ranges from q
to % cents per bushel.
Assistant Cashier Perrin. of the Iron Ex,
change Bank, of Hurley, Wisconsin, together
with a man and woman named Baker, have
been arrested, charged with completely in the
bank robbery, in September last, when nearly
SAC. 900 in cash was taken from the vault.
Two bodies were found in the Conemaugh
river near Johnstown. Pa, on Monday. one
of which Is supposed to be that of John X.
Day, of Prospect, Hartford county, Nd, who,
with his daughter, was lost from the day eX-
press train at East Conemaugh during the
great food.
A telegram was received on saturday from
London stating that the new steamer OF the
Pacific Mail Steamship Company was aground
in the harbor of Yokohama. and would be a
total loss She had on board large number
of passengers aud valuable cargo. The
vessel was valued at 81, 600, 600
Robert Bland. who attempted to criminally
assault Annie Gee. aged sixteen, IN Prince
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week. was on Saturday taken from Jail by a
mob and hanged to tree. Bland was p
years Of age, aud, IT 5 said, was q worthless
character. He confessed 20 the crime.
On Friday Of last week, IN Philadelphia.
Pa, Janney 4 Andrews wholesale grocery
house was burned. causing % loss which will
exceed Sl00. 900, covered 10y insurance. OUe
fireman was killed by the falling walls. On
the same day Che store of ShaTp,ess Brothers
was damaged 10 the extent % about $4,000.
Chief Pos,otlice Inspector Ba,hbooe, in his
annual report to the Postmaster General.
shows that sol persons had been arrested
during the year for Al. kinds OF offences
against ghe postal laws and regulations and
for various crimes committed. including
burglaries Of posiafiiees and fobbeues OF the
masl.
The residence OF ". Seoa uasthornc.
DAYTON. OHIO. " rs blown up hy an explosion
Of natural gas a. one clock Tuesday mora-
ing. Mr. Hawlhone aud bis wiio and four
iiale children aa8 his aged father and m6ibcs
were badly injured, and his tea wear old 500
Willie vas picked up dead 6oy Zee; from ,hr
house.
The roller. process dour mis-. Saw midi and
ndIaceuf lumber YARD 90; j. \, Taylor, 10 safe
HarboT, lancaster county, Pa, wese barns
early Tuesday morning.. Loss slo,G'9; in
sured. disastrous fire occarFed 81 Leach.
burg. Pa, taEn 80 S.N1 population. +a
miles uorth Of Pitfshar-. on Tuesday. cssetHl
damage Of 100000.
The vilI of the late John H. Sboeober1yr
iron master. of FGahurs. provides among
other large hegaesGs. S-uu.nh' Tor Sheen
berger Memorial Hospital. So vceary rsch
acFes Of land GeNf Co ins Allegheny Cemetery
Siol.uss1 ia tka Protestant Eus.rlaai DIncts,
Of Pi;gshn5s. aud 100000 10 lanlv Ep>e1
pal Church ii that ciy, coeds.ena' srau ths
atr1ll;jcn 5i tas per reatlng sas-csH and fhe
Institution ui morning sa5 evening --rsce'
daily
William Jennings. sac notorious austaa.
who Is alleged 90 have becn concerned. wlib
Wilson Howard, IN tLc ruauirr uf CO.. tvl
Bailey brothers In J>s5. and a iieaari 3 zal
against Judge Is~5s ta Ha-isa c1aaty. ~.
has been arrested AZ eaiden City. Mo-. ag
Capt " Breeder aui !. X. Sco,I, detectives
aae returned 20 Fraosfari, nv Sc rrf8scf
10 teii anything ah1u. Wilson Hossri E
EhercAAoat&
The vill Of the jais Ms. Charles Creek
has bcca h.ea tor probate Ia san Francisco
The estate. valari II sh51i Sli,Wn,ui1. i
beqseaihcl 70 her four ehsldrea. Charles Il
Craeser said that among ;he papyr, Scans
w5th be wii} fhrre wcye memoranda shpwgu.
thar hIs mother Nss pFepsrns another E5H
10 which i Wss bef esi4sHl 1at-a;inu Is 81.
qunath "a charity sa3 30 3se4af relations
sam Of Hoaey aESrcssllHe over sl.Vi1,osH
Eighty ave Thousand 4o..ars Vas The san
paid ios tbe hismas Sv4mF Canal hy q $50
dlcaie u Mes York capitalists Tie res
0wncrs intend 90 rebuild far Jocks ssi side.
aud deepen the canal tss vessel ui she large,
draught, and make lhis roats tnc Sounecttn.
ink frpm Chesapeake bay N,,a The grrA
inland waterway of thc Atlantic eoasI. a.
deeper and uyF safer cau be had b. VA
nf The Fss4aaiaak uver. 81, 'h- eui II ,hu
canal. taaa b. the head ol CaruiaeA soaui
10 Jersey Cts. moath ago, Nirhsr
Williams was convicted pt catsias s mai
usasi. Kelly and stuisucg3 % tso yrars
imprisonment Nov, o Mrs. SglrJa ha
uaie affidavit ibAl her bushaHi assaaite,
Kelly for Iusalijns her >ae SAYS aer bus
band parsaed Kelly and Zee njnuigs ia.c
ran jnto she Aoa.e, ihres doua bloc,
stained rAd1r ana sesuus bis oyeFuoat. raj
sat aui has net bcea tr-u o. heard vi aace
Application a,a Or made ts ths Ca4u 1
Pardoas iog Williams Liberation.
4 fre which started a. neon Tuesday Iu tn
Brother, 90 Aimong street., t.yaH Nass-. Be
vr.oped iuia a coafaEFaiioa. szesp.Hs 1ye
an area ~ a Square ms.e the b4siasss SIC
,ion. aud DESTROYING property Go the v,.sr 90
about I2.uhp, uu 40 $50 O'Clock fn D.
evening the flames reached thr shore u Mas
.schuscus 0ay, and further progress was im
poss. ble The number oi buil13ags barnes
were zi5, uf which g. Nere back blocks. iu-
wooden baiidings, as-d iog business purposes
aud ~ dSeliIags, occupied bv ibt families
The namher % iahouns people tsrown oll q
work Is estimated a, sou.
Fifteen masked and ts4eiiy armed NE,
boarded q south hoIud Saasa H. passeu4e
train AZ HeTsin Staiisa. ia ths lHdsaa Tern
terry, Oh Monday uigat aud Gu; tLe eEs,at
aud mail aud express ear loose from Ga.
coaches They thea ran the trase Two mile
and threw tbe dEemsu OF she locomotive
Two miles further on the engineer was ihroEi
eli. and, after running four miles farther, tbs
steam was turned of aud tae lec0mptiv
Killed Then the robbers beg4n au at;aci
on the express car. The guard and messeugr
fired ~ shots. but finally gave IN. aitsr th'
robbers bad literally ridd.ed the car. Til,
money stolen Is estimated al $4,000, an,
came principally from Chicago.
II. c. Frederieksea and d. ". Frederick
sen. OF the Chicago hrm Of Frederickseu 4
Co, and W +. Bidgood, b0okkeePe- Of tina
firm. arr charged hy I. d. COVE, son "a las
Of ex. Governor Rice, Of NiucoEsia, with con
spiracy 70 defrauj various persons by giving
mortgages on Western lands 60 which the
firm had no title, and selling the mort
cages, which are OF course worthless Their
are hundreds of working persons ia Chicago
who paid IN their earnings 70 the Frederick
sens. thinking they were buying land, and nov
they md their deeds worthless. The amouH
of the sNludles is estimated all the way from
5000 600 to 81. 0O0, 600 Bookkeeper Bidgool
was arrested, but the others evaded arrest,
and n. C. FredeFickseu IS said 10 have started
for Europe.
A train was robbed 10 the Chociaw Nation
Indian Territory. on Sunday night Whef
the express on the Missouri, Kansas and
Texas Road stopped near Perry Station ior
water, two robbers jumped on the train and
dwelling pistols at the heads OF lac engineer
and fireman, told them Of their design. One
man remained on the engine while the other
went back and uncoupled the express car
from the rest Of the train. The express mes
sepeer was then dissrmed and the engineer
commanded to start, and the locomotive and
,x.,.,.s a.. - sp.3 "a way frDrn The train Mean.