The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1889-02-23
News of the Week.

King Otto. of Bavaria is hopelessly insane.
Chippewa Falls. Wisconsin, had 10000 fire or
Sunday.
The King of Holland is extremely i'll and liable
to die at any moment
Henry W. Long fellow, the poet will be 81 year
old on the 9th instant.
\ famine prevails in the interior Of Russia. The
distress is greatest i'll Orenburg.
\ terrible famine prevails in the southern portion
of Corea People reduced TO the last extremity
and many are starving.
Continental Europe is experiencing winter I'M
parallcied since $50 for severity In America mild
ness fails to name it.
The only eolored man in the next National House
of Representatives viii be H. p. Cheatham, rom
the second North Carolina District
A tornado passed over Banks county. Georgia,
Tuesday morning. Much damage was done to
property, and four persons were killed.
An epidemic of a virulent character has caused
Sc deaths among the Indians of Cold Lake Man
itoba, and their determination is feared
walton's Opera House the Farmers Bank and
two stores in Butler Missouri were destroyed by fire
sunday morning. Loss, s65Ooo; insurance, S;5,0oo.
A cyelone passed through Bibb county, Alabama,
on sunday night, doing great damage. Several
persons are said 10 have been killed and many
injured.
Senator David F Houston. of Roanoke, Virginia,
fell on an icy pavement in Lancaster, Pa on satur-
day. and. rupturing q blood vessel, died in few
minutes.
Georgetown University at Georgetown. d. C., eele-
brated its centennial this week. Many eminent
persons from all parts of the country were present
and took part in the exercises.
The cracker factory Of Louis Fox & Co. and the
wholesale grocery Of skei,on, Watt < Wilt In Fort
Wayne Indiana, were burned early on Saturday
morning. Loss, about Sl00ON.
Dr. J. b Taylor dropped dead in East Cambridge,
Massachusetts on the l5th instant. He was attend
ing case and being stricken down, fell across the
patient Death followed Immediately.
Nancy and Sallie seyeriss. maiden sisters, Of
HulmeyIlle. Pa died-Naucy on Monday, at the
age Of 81 years and saIIe Tuesday at the age Of
- They were buried together on Thursday Of last
week
sidney T Fairchiid. father OF Secretary Of the
Treasury FairchId died al his home In Cazenoyia,
New York GU the 18th instant. lie was stricken
with apoplexy on Thursday evening. He was 20
years % age.
The statue Of Lewis Cas- presented 20 the United
states by the STATE Of Michigan for place in Statu
aFy Hall In the Capitol Washington, unveiled
on Tuesday Il IS Of heroic size; rests granite
pedestal aud cost Sio.o0a
Mr., Reeler locked her three children, aged =
and years IN her house. in Pogt Huron. Michigan,
on SATURDAY. and went down town. The children
sci Gre so the house, aud when rescued were I'M
conscious The two youngest died. and the other is
nos expected % recover
sidney Bart!c,s u. y. prpssiueut and still ac
tive member Of the Boston bar observed his sth
birthday oa "Wednesday OF Jas, week. He was a
contemporary Of paujel Webster Chief Justice
shaw. Benjamin T. curtis, jeremiah Mason. chief
Jt.ssIce Parsons aif'l Rufus Choase.
Moses seliguan Bauer died on the ilih Instant in
Nsw YORK eyed ile years lie was born in Scotch,
Iarmstsst Germany, in ISL and came TO the United
stairs ia l7s6 lie WAS drafted into The service Of
Napaiaan Bonapart r and sss honosably discharged
lie has sister ia Baltimore. Nd, % Yeas OF ase-
IA Effort IS making ia Tennessee 90 place The
Herniiagc--sien. lacksons old cstaie-unsicr the
change 81 an association o. ladies organiEcd upon
the plan ~ The Msunt Vcraon Association. with
ssrcats Ca 81 Che States is s. thus expected to
ras.c the purchase aoney and naiioaallae the prop
csiy
Ms |ubn crosby Brown. % Nrsy York. on Tues
day pscs..s,icl to sha Metropolitan Museums Of An
comprises IN an ~ pisoez. There arc
.sl4.inr collections at Bertha Paris aud Vienna hut
s ,asl Ihai none are hayr 0g more cstaplelc than
,ha5 1f Mr. Brown
Thomas u Y4sdiia ex Congressman die,g In Ncw.
a,k Ncs Jersey oa Saturday a.EAt 90 pneamoaia
he was t5-a la lsls he endowed ths hgsldic
I.sgliuse a. u.zhls.saH and gave s75@9 towards
.lc orrrssna 81 lhr Pritsc Memorial BAPTIST church
la Neuars u s. aid that ig all be gave Ssioo %
,hc Rspsai denomination.
IN Thgrs-lay 10 cathol.e pilgrims sailcd from
New YORK GA j0arnry 80 Eosae and the ii0!yla
Tie iasensaa Is b vts.t thO chief places In TIE old
" asIi IS lxeelved 81 she Popc the Shc,ilve Of
t.sypf snd ihs issr.srsh ~ Jerusalem. and worship
ia glacss saeatIeHea O. she sis.c sF-1ts c,asc-
grasc,i ~ the .aessssPs % ChFss.
Five ssa,s. via yosc tbis year oa The Frphibjso5y
ssag nda.rut Thsy are Nes Hampshire. Nass4eau-
-sls.. tisaace,leal Ncu Yosk aud fers,sy ivan e
Ftrc vasrd on st !sss yeaT aaa ia cyery Instance
shcrc w4s isrse sal sliy asziiss tLe aHaenasaeat
TAc STATES reting las rear were Michigan Texas
gsUass~e. 0yezoe, saa Wee virginia
81 ;he faresrles Ia Augusta, Georgia wsW clasri
oa Tuesday AtlrrRosn aa, acelasus q high water
rhg F.ses IL artscg TUESDAY alshs ~as ga feel
above laW asier asars and al1af q; = siAndst.l..
Nppsrtcasioass ars caSefi&.led hoceEse the dam
aers ffasa thc september !r,aheg arrv aai rgIaire
uaug The lass uevs iH fvcyabsr. phsa she uaies
"a. ,a5-e,l iasa tbs canal.
Iializal n Nets lesu. sciss9g Hshap q Ehe Ncsh9
dsss Ef...e1pal CBgfrh ssaih. died Ia Nashville.
Tsap ga ihe i1ia .n-glHg he eas blra in is-L
fls wss eicrsssi BISHOP 10 Isss. II owing 20
Bishop ae ry.rre tass Coar2ostgse Vanderbilt made
tae N Of - l si ssi illiAm H. Vanderbilt sea,
$50 aud tafueiiss Vanderbilt S10ll 10 Vanderbilt
tuivcrs-gy. 81 Whlch tbs pgsasp wes made Pscsi-
dsai Sc lite
Advises from santa aTc 81 the eaecl thai Bis
toasvk has or,lcreI hrandels the German assistant
u Tasaascss 10 leave samoa anal retarn 10 Ger
Ia4ay Tsss Wpgl1 indicate that the American
escstusgs looking to smicahie soiatlon Of The
dlacaity aES being net aoru than half way.
a1sads!s A. DE Hrcbfahd who started up ha,f The
t4oatlr without his aid TAmasesv would have
gone EalsE over a yezF ago
10 scrsntoa Pa on SUNDAY % feet Of the surface
over an aSagd1ne, galne AalheEry street. between
Moasue sssd quincy avenues it that city ravea
das.az she aHeEuooH. brcskins 90 The Eas aud
water pipes zni stopping street. ears. The Eas FROM
hsvkea rips ignltci zsd leoFc i could b. tagucd
eG explo.lsI several times with terrific iorce the
eoae ysslau knocking people down and eodsnssr-
sug surrounding property. The residents % that
section osthe city are uow ithaut water.
The maiB pefiion Of the Park Central Hotel, in
Hartford. Councetieut ell on Tuesday morning, =
IeA m5nutes before O'Clock. uambeF OF pefsoas
Be- the building we're buEued In the de5ris. which
caught dra. The cause OF the accident IS thought
g. nave beea the result NJ a boiler explosion. as
windows iu surrounding building were shattered
aud a portion of The wall OF Ehe Eari House was
bro.ea. The militia called oEt 30 aid the
police and remea. A. the Lac accounts il was esl-
uatgd that the nuuiA soi persons in the building
was 81 Of whom - were accounted ior-22 dead and
iujurs3
The Grand Lake Coal Company one Of The .argest
caal FIRMS 10 Pilsburg Pa the l5th instant con