The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1889-10-12

The Iowa tribe of Indians are very well of. They
have been reduced in number to 50 persons, and
have 10000 acres of rich farming land which they
are going to sell to the Government
Bradstreets reports the total assets end liabilities
OF afluresin the United States and Canada Cor the
nine months ending September 30, as follows
Failures sSsr assets s5o,75l .99i; liabilities sol
T55.5ls.
A. ~ Miskinim has been arrested in solomon
City Kansas for counterfeiting. Over two thousand
dollars in counterfeit gold and silver coin was cap
tured and all the paraphernalia for manufacturing
the same.
A boiler used in a quarry at wrightsville. York
county, Pa. exploded September Is Mrs Lemuel
Barnes was killed instantly. Her husband had his
skull fractured and cannot live. Nothing but a
hole in the ground marks the spot where the boiler
stood.
On the night Of September n, the gransries,
stables and warehouses the farm Of VIM. $.
Moore 1t Laurel. Del, were burned. Loss 7.5oo.
insurance 5000. During the ere ilfe dwelling was
robbed BY a number Of negroes who barely escaped
lynehing-
At Greenbrier White sulphur springs. on the night
of September q, Joseph Rose, colored, being
drunk caught boy named Ashby and held his
back against hot stove. A boy named EgaD tried
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shot Rose dead on the SPOT.
A large barn owned by Ms. Dr. wiiletts. Of Hsr-
risbnrg. Situated near New Cumberland. IA. was
destroyed by ere on September %. together With
six horses several head Of cattle, this years crop
and all the farming Implements. The loss is
5000. The eharred body Of an unknown man was
found in the ruins.
severe storm visited williamSport. Pa, on DC
sober L There was an unusually heavy fall OF
rain accompanied with thunder and lightning.
Several buildings were struck, but no serious
damage was done Ms David II. snyder. living on
Front street received two different shocks kEeek-
Ing her down. Her son was also prostrated BY the
conclusion when bolt struck their chimney,
The Chattanooga Times publishes reports from
seventy ave Of The uincfy-slx counties comprising
the state Of Tennessee showing an increase Of the
value Of real and personal property Of s26e1ossl9
over the assessment OF ISIS and increase Of sIaa
10000 over the assessment Of iSs6.
Andrew slough. aged 50 years, highly esteemed
citizen Of C0newago township York county. Pa.
committed suicide on September y BY hanging
himself in the garnet Of +. w. Gross with whom he
resided. He had bean.lahoring under considerable
religious excitement for several mouths past which
evidently unbalanced his mind.
W. H. Adams a postal clerk on the route between
Melbourne and Jupiter Inlet Florida, died on sep
tember y from the bite OF rattlesuake. About
midnight On Saturday be accidentally stepped on
the snake As he was walking along the highway.
and the reptile buried It's fanEs in Of his legs
Adams twisted handkerchief about the wound
and hurried TO physician. The wound was cup
ped and ponlticed and whisky administered freely,
but the treatment proved unavailing.
The New York and New Orleans Coal and Iron
Company have recently purchased 6i.0oo acres OF
coal, iron and timber lands in Tennessee. The ex-
IRENE length Of the property Is i miles. Expert
mining engineers say that there are l.2so9ooO9o
tons OF red fossil ore and S0ooo0oo tons Of brown
hemAtite. On the SAGE property are six workable
veins Of coal varying from three TO eleven feet in
thickness and estimated to contain 5s70ooeoa tons
Of coal or enough 70 last the entire United States
for i've years.
Ms silver, living In indianapolis, has four chill
dren whom she leaves at home while at her work.
One Of them Is a year old boy, who has a mania
for using matches and setting fire % everything that
can be ignited on the 10Th OF September be set FIRE to
his BABY sisters clothing and held blazing paper
to the infants face while his mother out, burn
ing il 50 horribly that 1t died. When crowd had
gathered in the house afier the infant had been
burned to DEATH the youngser tried 70 SCI FIRE to the
clothing OF neighbors little girl, and was only
prevented from doing 50 By force
Forest fires are reported from many parts OF
California In Santa Cruz. san Maseo. sonoma and
Marin counties the loss has been very heavy, es
valuable timber is destroyed and many suburban
villas are burned. A telegram from Ensenada,
Lower California. the seat Of the International
Company, says the city Is threatened with total de-
struction as brush fires have spread to the suburbs
and cannot be stopped. The latest report says the
fire had burned the fine residence Of Colonel Crane
and threstened the woollen mills. San Carlos.
flames.