The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1891-07-14
THE ADVOCATE.
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

st. Louis is anxious to have the next
Democratic National Convention, and
the Mercantile Exchange is making
arrangements to push that city's
claims.
A. l.. Douthett, prominent busi-
ness man and ex-Superintendent of
the Allegheny schools, was arrested at
Pittsburg Monday on the charge of
embezzling boiler company's money
Henry G.. Adams, for many years
the trusted Treasurer of the fund for
disabled ministers of the Universalist
church, is in jail in New York, charged
with embezzling $4,000 of the fund
The Treasury Department has de-
manded the resignation of Bank EX-
aminer Drew, whose conduct in the
keystone Bank investigation is Sc
verely criticised by the Department.
1t is stated that the Pope has decided
20 create in Mexico three Arch-Bish-
oprics to be called Linares, OaXaca and
Durango, and five Bishoprics-Guer-
navaca, Saltillo, Topic, Tchuantepec
and chihuahua
There was a destructive fire in to-
bacco at GAINESVILLE, Tenn, Tuesday
night. The Banner Warehouse. owned
by HI. S. Barker of Louisville, was
burned with 1900 hog>heads of to-
bacco. The total loss is about SILL
900, partially insured.
Jugiro, Wood, Slocum and Smiler,
four New York murderers, expiated
their crimes on Tuesday, in the Sing
Sing penitentiary. They suffered ,
death by electricity. The execution
was SO carefully planned that there ;
were no such mistakes as in the Kemm-
Ter case.
Charles Robinson, brakeman, fell
asleep in the shade at Maurice, near
Cincinnati, on the Short Line, while
his train was side-tracked to let a l.
passenger train pass. His arm fell
across the rail, and the passenger
train ran over it and crushed it off be- q
fore the engineer could reverse the en- v
CINE. I"
The Canadian House of Commons
has passed the bill to incorporate the f
Buffalo and Fort Erie Bridge company,
which proposes to build bridge OF b
tunnel at Niagara Falls.
During the height of Mondays &
storm the captive balloon at the
Worlds Fair grounds, Chicago, recent Il
" imported from Paris, was struck by
and destroyed. The French
mronauts, Goddard and Pants, were
both severely injured. Ex-Sheriff
Matson, Z. S. Cragin and other well
known citizens owned the balloon. ii
Loss $4,000; partly insured. o.
Col. John b. Castleman, as Chair r.
nan of the State Central Committee, q,
has written the following letter to the 70
Hon. John Young Brown: G.
"Hon. John Young Brown, Hender- m
on, Ky.-Dear Sir: I have the honor he
O ask that the Democratic nominees b,
or State offices and Others speaking
or the Democratic party will invite dc
ttention to the following resolutions sa
dopted by the last meeting of the ar
tate Central Committee, viz; tn
Resolved, That the Democratic vote
, the next State election be made the oil,
asis of representation in the next
tate convention or
This is obviously fair inasmuch as in
rewards the counties that bring out Ike
strong vote for the State ticket, and
lminishes the representation of those fin
'.,unties that neglect this duty to the ba
'emocratic party. | have the honor VIZ
{ remain. dear sir, yours very truly, up
dJoHN b. CAsTLEMAN, Chairman" W.
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