The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1891-05-30
News of the Week.

Queen Victoria was y years old on sunday last,
and has been on the throne 81 years.
Buildings to cost in the aggregate SIS 800 now
in course of erection in Roanoke, Va.
Potter, White & Babylon, Boston shoe manufae-
turers, have failed; liabilities 100000
Eleven of party of So Mormons who arrived at
New York last week were debarred from landing.
John Ryan 4 Sons. of Atlanta, Georgia, the largest
dry goods dealers south of Baltimore, Md, have
failed for over s1,oOOOO).
Statistics received by the Bureau of American Re-
publics indicate exceptional prosperity in Brazil.
Work is brisk and crops are heavy.
The lumber yards ofthe Kentucky River Lumber
Company, at Beattyville were destroyed by fire on
Wednesday night. Loss, 10000; insurance, $4,000.
A fire broke out in the petroleum refinery at Con
dekerque, England, on Wednesday los, $4,000
Ten people are reported TO have persisted in the
flames.
Rev DR.. J. Henry yandyke, Pastor. of the Second
Presbyterian Church. Brooklyn, y. V, dropped dead
on Monday night while entertaining company at
his home.
Isaac Dengler the postmaster and merchant at
oberlin, Pa. who was shot by burglars who were
trying to enter his store last Friday night died on
Tuesday night
Two men entered the American Express Office, in
Carroll, Iowa, on Sunday night, bound and gagged
an employe named Matthews, robbed the money
box of 5000, and escaped.
Mayor Shakespeare, of New Orleans, rejoices in
the recall of Consul Corte. He said Mr.. Corte would
never again represent Italy at New Orleans for fhe
is sent back, added the Mayor we win drive him
from the city.
On Saturday last VIM. and John Anderson. color
ed held Jane Ware on a railroad track in RoSsier
Parish Louisiana until train over and killed
her. They were pursued by posse of negroes,
captured aud hanged.
On Wednesday II. Bollermier, while OH his home,
in Nashville Illinois, robbed by two negroes of
IS The negroes were captured at LousebprglI,
but they had secreted So 600 of the money Tie re-
mainder was recovered
The large and valuable bark extract works, the
most extensive in the United States, owned by o.
X. Lapham, of Chicago, located at staunton Va,
were entirely consumed by fire Monday morning.
ineendarism. They will be rebuilt.
There were 1883 deaths in New York state in
April. This is she greatest number ever recoried
January of last year, when the grip prerailed,
showing the largest number OF deaths for month
up to that time. Then the total was 1850.
\ tack combine, named the Atlas Tack Corpora
ton, has been formed. The concerns composing
the corporation are Dunbar Hobart IL Co, \. Field
Tack Company, Loring q Parks, Taunton Tack
Company and the American Tack Company.
| Manuel Gonsalez and Eduardo Valdez were both
paying attention to Miss Antonio Mendoza at HOndo
City, Texas. She showed preference for Valdez,
whereupon Gonsalez plunged a knife into Valdez,
killing him almost instantly. The young lady is
| indifferent
| Edward Zaizer heard a burglar in his house in
Burlington, Iowa, on Sunday night, and getting out
of bed to investigate was shot in the abdomen and
fatally wounded. Fifteen years ago Zaizer's father
was killed By a burglar in the same manner ana in
! the same room.
| William Aikeus and several companions went TO
the farm house of Clarence Ridge near Higgins
VILE Missouri, on Sunday evening and asked for
supper Upon being refused, Aikens fired two
shots at Ridge the last causing a fatal wound
Aikens escaped.
Reports from a majority of the counties in Illinois
make good showing for all grains, while few re-
port drought which. if not soon broken by rain,
will cause considerable damage to the crop. In
several counties complaints about insects iniuring
| the grain are heard.
The United States grand jury at Florence, Ala.
has returned forty-two indictments, twenty-seVen
| OF Whlcl are uDueE the Etulullts HOlNBdills
law. number OF Mormons are indicted. Ten OF
the indicted Immediately got married and were let
| of with small fines.
Mrs. Christen Henderson Dal-ish woman, and
four children, aged from to 10 years, were found
| hanging in the cellar of their house, near Harlan
Iowa, on Monday. 1t is thought the bodies had
been there since the Wednesday previous. The
husband was sent TO an insane asylum about q
week ago.
The General synod of the Lutheran Church de
cided to establish a seminary in Omaha, the Board
of Education offering sl5O,OOO, provided like
amount was raised in one year i'll the church. Tho
sum of $4,000 was Immediately subscribed in The
synod, Mr. Augustus Kountz of New York giving
| $1,000 additional.
| Maud Fieener died recently at sandy Hook.
mountain town near Ashland, Kentucky. from in
| juries sustained by being thrown from her horst
and felonious assaults committed by George ant
John Wilcox, brothers. The Wilcox brothers were
caught and shot dead by the older brother and hel
lover. Amos Queen.
a four roomed frame dwelling in Topeka, Kan.
was burned Wednesday. In the ruins were found
the charred remains of Mrs. W. \. Uptegroh aged
p, and her three children all girls, aged from L
months TO > years. All the surrounding circum
stances point to a deliberate and carefully planned
triple murder and suicide.
Mrs. Margaret Mulhaney, Of New York city, who
weighed $50 pounds, was buried on Sunday. The
corpse was carried from the house by twelve braTnl
4 men and an undertakers wagon bore it to the GENE
| terry no hearse being large or strong enough.
| double grave was needed and it required the
strength of sixteen men to lower the body safely.
Attorney General Miller has referred all the papers
submitted to him by the Civil Service Commission
in the cases of Green B. Raum, Jr., and the othel
persons alleged to be connected with irregular ap-
| pointmenls to minor positions in the Pension Office
to the United States Attorney for the District Of
. Columbia for whatever action is required by the
| law.
Eugene jackson, cOlored, of Morristown, y. j..
was arrested on Tuesday, charged with attempting
| TO wreck trains on the Belvidere Division of the
Pennsylvania Railroad. He placed distractions on
| the track at Hutchinsop's Bridge. lie confessed
having placed the ties on the track and says he did
it to get even with conductor who put him Off the
| train. Jackson gives his age as 10 years.
An explosion of gas occurred Friday of las
week in the Pratt Mines near Birmingham Ala
bama, in a shaft where conyicts are worked. Ten
colored conyicts and one free miner. named Thos
Moore were killed. 1t is believed that the men had
in some way knocked off plank from door which
stood across an old chamber and on which the WORD
| gas was written. The gas rushed out and caught
fire from the lamp.
| special committee of the Michigan Senate, in
vesugating the Adrian Industrial Home for Girls, has
| found that girls who are boisterous compelled
| to submit to hyperdeTmic injections of some fluid
| the nature OF which is unknown TO the persons
| giving the injections. Girls have been confined fol
twenty days and nights in dark cell. with nc
furniture, OH bread and water. Gross carelessness
and negligence are also charged
Mrs. Jennie Hinnichs, aged Il years, who arrived
at Baltimore Nd, on the steamship Muenchen Oh