The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1889-07-20
News of the Week.

1913, 347 gain of 81, Sl5 since the local cen
sus of 1875.
The death rate in New York City for thu
week ending on Saturday was 1887, tn
heaviest for the year. The increase was II
children under five years.
English capital is flowing into this country
where the lield is inviting for enterprise ant
good dividends. Most of is going into tn
south, but it is reaching out in all directions
John Hessinger, of Easton, Pa, was kille'
in Rochester, Minnesota, on Saturday even
ing. by a tramp. Hessinger refused to CIV,
the fellow ten cents to buy whisky. Thu
murderer was arrested.
A despatch from Laurel, Delaware, say
that nearly million quarts of blackberrle
will rot on the vines unpicked in that sector
of Sussex county because of the heavy RAIN
and unremunerative prices.
| Edward C. Jordan, proprietor of Jordan !;
! White Sulphur Springs. six miles from Win
chester, Va, died Monday morning of blooC
! poisoning. caused by the bite ola pet squire
I about eight weeks ago. His arm was ampu
tated Friday last.
| The granite for the Congressional Library
! building in Washington will be cut at Con
| cord, New Hampshire. 1t Is estimated j
/ will require 800 to 1000 men four years tC
complete the work, which is probably the
/ largest granite contract ever let by the Gov
| eminent.
/ Two heavy freight trains on the Missouri
I Kansas and Texas Railway collided near
| Boonyille. Missouri. on Sunday. The train
men escaped injury by jumping, but $50 head
/ of cattle, consigned to Chicago parties, were
killed. Both engines and 2l cars were de
molished.
/ The station agent of the Duluth, South
/ Shore and Atlantic Railroad at 500 juno
ton. Michigan, has found in the woods the
remains of Canadian mail pouch, which ha.
been missing since November In their hur.
nv the thieves overlooked n package OF
money amounting TO S4l1.6l.
disreputable woman. named Mary Jane
Lance, alleges that she was assaulted by hf-
teen men at Dickson city, near Scranton. Pa,
on last Saturday Daniel Rafferty,, Anthony
Ducy. Charles Mcconnell, Albert Griffith and
Lincoln Lloyd have been arrested for the
crime. The others are in hiding.
During a fight between striking miners and
a sheriff ; posse. at BraidwoDd, Illinois, on
Saturday, two of the strikers, named Iillls
and LAWYERS, where shot aud dangerously
wounded II IS understood that Sheriff Rus
ton. who did the shooting, will be arrested
He saws be intended to ere over the mems
heads.
A trust or combination Of manufacturers
of gas and electric light fixtures has been
formed by parties engaged in the trade IN
Philadelphia, Baltimore. Cleveland, Brook
lvu, New York and other cities. The Gibson
Gas Fixture Works and concerns in Boston
and san Francisco. It Is stated, viii not enter
the combination.
4 locomotive exploded on Wednesday on
the mon Pacific Raiiway three miles vest
Of Topeka, Kansas. Fireman James Dalton
was fatally iuju red. aud Engineer Il. 7. SEA-
cord received injuries which viii probably
prove fatal. The track was torn up for a
distance Of $50 feet, and the cars were scat
tered promlScaousiy about.
Horace Sebriug has been arrested al Three
Oaks. Michigan. en the charge Of poisoning
hiss father mother aud sister. The reason
alleged for the wholesale poisoning Is that
yoang Scbring wanted to marry gih who
rrfasrd hini because Of his poverty. aud, a
the farm uas willel to him, the death OF has
farsnss aud SISTER would make him is pos
sf-ssar
James stephens. who appeared AS principal
witness against members Of gang OF colOred
thieves al Strawberry Plains, Jefferson coun-
IL. Tsnn. was she, dead Monday night while
sittiar AZ house With bis wife aud child Mrs.
Sirphrns vas slightly wounded Bill Jackson.
cnlorcd an alleged member % the gang, Is
being hunted. II caught be will probably BE-
lyuehcd.
Thomas Fulton AND his cousin, Miss Ella
Aah. were killed by Baltimore and Ohio
freight train near BellatEe, Ohio, on Sunday,
whiie yiiius IN dog cart. The horse be
cane frightened and ran on the track ahead
Of the train. Fult0n's bo3y was carried nine
u,ilrs On she pilot q the locomotive before
che engineer discovered that there bad been
an accident
Tn, Peatreos, Rand was before the court
in Tuscola. Illinois. on Monday on "a charge
Of conducting boistcrUas and disursleriy meet.
ings Tor six wecks pass Over - witnesses
wcrc examined. 4 hhe was imposed upon
each Of them. Their foliosers Immediately
offered IN pay the tine, hai the SISTERS wuuid
nos permit them 20 10 so, claiming thai they
preferred 10 60 70 jai'-
Michael Viuopoli and Miss Marie Ciahra
DO. ynang Italian berry piekers, attempted %
clops Tuesday night from berry pickers
camp IN Camden county, y. j., and werc
parsaed by the father Of the girl and his
irisnds. As the iraie father approached the
would BE- groom 6red load Of shot into the
fathers thigh. whereapon the crowd beat the
clipping yoaHg maa a. badly that he died
Gilman. the murderer Of Mrs EassahoseE
and her child. wbo is in jail IN Empire, Ore
ron. becoming alarmed al threats q immedi.
ATE iynchinw. confessed to the double mardcg
and also admitted the killing q George Nor
RS a wear ago. lie sas suspected Of this
crime and was only saved from lYnching by
being hurried from COquilie City before The
mob had faily organized. Gilman denies that
Z hiss wife Is implicated.
The large stable 81 the Lowell Horse Rail
T road. on East MerTimsc street. Lowell
+ Massachusetts. was burned Wednesday night
+ together with 10 horses, about 80 cars, four
carloads Of hay and oRs carload OF straw, 40o
1 bushels Of oats, besides tools and other ma.
ieriAl. The stable IS total loss. The Hote
+ Belmont on one side Of the stable was damag
( ed somawhas and boarding house over the
E stable was Quilted Besides this severa
{ families on Howe and Davidson streets, haeS
Of the stable. we're burned out. The loss e
+ the car company will be from 100000 tC
+ SIP, coo.
/, IS stated that r. H. Warner & Co, at,
negotiating tor the sale OF their vast propre
tory medicine business 20 English capitalists,
The transaction viii include the bHildiHg anc
business in Rochester, New York, together
With branches nos IN operation IN London
Frankfort. Melbourne. Australia, Toronto
Canada. sydney, y. 5. W. Pgessberg. Hun
gary and others The purchase price j. sait
,a be frs million dollars. A telegram iron
Cleveland. Ohio, SAYS the Otis Iron and Stee
Company, the greatest manufacturing concerI
OF the kind in Cleveland, has been sold to al
English syndicate for 81 100000
Red Pond a body Of water in the bill dis
trict OF Pittsburg, caused by the choking OF ;
sewer. swept the barriers away early SUNDAY
morning. John Daily aud Andrew MeGrego
were killed. and three Others were InJareC
William McClay il was thought fatally. FO
several weeks past a gang of men have beer
engaged cleaning the sewer, which formed
the outlet for the pond, and Saturday nigh
the men named were at work. Shortly ate
. o clock the dam broke and swept the work
men through the sewer and down the raylu,
a quarter of q mile. Daily and Mctirego
were almost instantly drowned. The other
were more dead than alive when rescued, bu
were resuScitated.
The STEAMER City of New York arrived a
San Francisco Monday evening from Hon!
Kong aud Yokohama. The Japan Gazette
of the 18th ult., contains the following In
tclligeuce has been received at Hong Mons
from kiaying Chan, prefecture IN the north
east Of kwangtung. that early on the morning
of the second OF June the Chan Ping aut
Ping Iuen districts were flooded by th'
bursting Of a waterspoUt or tornado, deScrlb
ed by the Chinese as water dragon, and tbs
level country was flooded with nearly 80 fee
of water The village OF Chae kon and II;
Ku Haul. in the Ping Iuen district, anC
Cucong Tan, Hop lui, Ngai ku, Sam Chan