The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1891-06-20

An official eallesram from Admiral Mccain at |
Iouique Chilli to the Secretary of the Navy an
nounees that the Itata sailed under convoy Of the
Charleston at O'Clock Saturday night for San
Diego, Cal. 1t is not probable that she will be
forced as her machinery is in bad shape so that it
is expected that a full month will be occupied in
the homewapi trip.
The Odd Fellows of Chicago have decided to erect
A great temple for their order in that city on the
northeast corner of Van Buren, street and Ffnh
avenue. The building will cost 100000, and it
will be sixteen stories in height. 1t Will have
frontage of 100 feet Fifth avenue and l25 on Van
Buren, street The ground for the site will cost be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000
Tuesday was the hottest fifteenth OF June ever
known in New York and New England. At Provi-
denee, II. l., the thermometer registered 1912, at
Boston, 9S; New York, 9715; Hartford, 81, and at
points in Maine from 30 10 %. The highest in
Baltimore was $50. In Wisconsin the heat so ex-
handed the rails as to throw the track ont of gauge
and derail passenger train.
Dr. John Clarke of Waldo, Ark, on Sunday, was
hitching his horse tree i'll front OF patients
house. when the animal sprang on him. knocking
him down. The Doctor succeeded in getting up
and behind the tree, but the horse chased him
around. and assistance arrived as the doctor was
about exhausted. The horse, which is thought to
have had hydrophobia, was lassoed and shot
Martin Fuller K Cos large abattoir and refrgera-
Tor buildings at the Philadelphia stock yards, were
DESTROYED by fire on Sunday, causing loss esti-
mated at sS7SOOO nearly all ofwhich is covered by
| Insurance About 900 head Of dressed beef were
consumed and $4,000 worth of hides were partly
destroyed. Charles Hoeke was probably fatally in
jured by bolt blown from bursting kettle.
The champion family of Iowa is living on farm
near Hartford There are twenty nine living
children Robert Packard and wife being response
bic for the entire crop. The first, man now forty
nine years DID, is married and lives on farm ad-
joining the parents. The other twenty-eight are
single and live at home. There is only one girl
among the number. The first child was born alone.
The next five births produced triplets and the re-
mainder are sets of twins.
During a heavy thunder storm on Tuesday even
ing, lightning struck the house of Emanuel Fuhr-
man. farmer, living Hanover, Pa, on the
Baltimore turnpike, and, after badly shattering the
roof passed into a summer kitchen, adjoining the
dwelling seriously injuring Mr.. Fuhmans aged
WIFE, who was engaged in preparing the evening
meal Behind the door. in the room with the old
lady stood loaded shotgun and several cans OF
giant powder. The electric fluid tore the entire
stock from the gun barrel, splintcring it into a
thousand pieces, but neither the load in the gun
was discharged nor the powder ignted.
Col. Geo. B. Wrestling, president of the Montalio
Iron Company. and superintendent of the Montato
Railroad died ON Wednesday, at his residence
Montalto Park. Pa, from apoplexy He was born
in Harrisburg January -, 1885 In early life he was
a civil engineer in the employ of the Pennsylvania
Railroad and afterwards built the large tunnel Al
Oxford Furnace. N j., on the Delaware, Lackawau-
ma and Western Railroad. He served with distine
ton throughout the war and invented for the
government attachment designed TO assist the
movement of heavy artillery through the deep mud
of Virginia. He with Kearney's brigade dur
ing the advance from Burks Station to Bull Run
In recognition of his services Governor Curtin issued
to him three separate commissions as colonel