The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1891-12-12
News of the Week.

In Berlin 10000 cases of influenza or grip
are reported.
Heavy snow fell on Sunday and Monday
throughout Illinois.
Several incendiary fires have occurred in
York county, Pa, recently.
The Fort Worth Iron Works, of Fort Worth,
Texas, failed on Tuesday for 100000
1t is said that hundreds of children are dy-
ing in the famine-stricken districts of Russia
Lawrence Brant, wellknown resident of
LittlestOwn, Pa, died last week in his SD
year.
John II. Frick, prominent and progressive
citizen of York, Pa, died on Monday in his
18th year.
J. Benson Simpson, postmaster at Fin
castle, Va, has been arrested as delaulter for
over $1,000.
At ST. Etenne, France, % men were killed
by the explosion of fire damp in coal mine
on Sunday.
Terrible storms were reported along the
English, Irish and French coasts on Sunday
and Monday.
Christians are being massacred in China,
Notwithstanding the protests Of the United
States and Europe.
Jacob Stauffer, well-known resident of
Columbia, Pa, committed suicide on Tuesday
by shooting himself.
Thirteen carloads of flour have been sub
scribed by Minneapolis millers for the starry
ing peasants of Russia.
Southwestern Virginia is afflicted with the
grip. At Staunton and other places many
families are down with it.
young woman in Paramount, Mo-, is :
feet 10 inches in stature, weighs $50 pounds
and wears 16inch shoe.
According to an official estimate, 100, 000,-
900 pools [3G, 1000, 900 poundsl of grain will
be needed in Russia from abroad.
At a colliery in Russian Poland, on Mon
day, there was an explosion of fire damp by
which $50 men and 40 horses were killed.
Dr. Elijah Whitney, of New York city,
celebrated his 93d birthday on Wednesday,
He is the Oldest praeticing physician in this
country.
A proclamation was issued by Governor
Pattison Thursday announcing n reduction of
the Pennsylvania state debt during the year
of s., 53s, 1852.
Coal has been found on the farm of George
W. Miller, near Abbottstown, Adams county,
Pa. The vein is three feet thick and of first
class quality.
John W. Lynes, letter carrier at Newark,
N. j., was arrested ON Tuesday for robbing
the mail. He had 80 letters in his possession
when arrested.
Ernest Limon, aged IL years, died in New
York city on Wednesday from peritonitis
caused by swallowing an orange seed a day
or so previous.
In San Francisco, California, on Tuesday,
John l.. Sullivan, the well.known pugilist,
was given severe beating by Jack Ashton,
a resident tough.
Rev. Oscar C. McCulloch, one of the great
est philanthropists and charity workers in the
West died at his home in Indianapolis Thurs
day morning, aged 4S years.
Three fires occurred in Louisville, Ky,
Tuesday night and Wednesday morning, in
volving loss of eleven lives and nearly
three-quarters of million dollars.
Dom Pedro, ex- Emperor of Brazil, died in
Paris, France, on the 4th instant aged GO
years. Two years ago he was expelled from
Brazil by an uprising of the people.
The barn and contents, including 10 cattle,
on the farm Of Emanuel Reynolds, near
Dover, York county, were burned on Saiur.
day night by an inoendiary. Loss $4,000.
Owing to the absence offorage in the famine
stricken districts of Russia, a great number
of horses are being exported from that conn
try to prevent them from starving to death.
Gates b. Weiser, aged 80 years, committed
suicide in York, Pa, on Saturday night
Several years ago he had a sunstroke and his
mind had been weak even since. He leaves
a wife and two children.
Mrs. Annie Sechler, widow of Rev. Jacob
Sechler, for years pastor Of Reformed Church
es in Hanover, Littlestown and vicinity, died
at her home in Philadelphia, Pa, December
4, in her 10Th year, of consumption.
Cao.at.., D.on.o, ,ovo.oI L.
with the War Department on Saturday, and
took official leave Of all the officers of that
Department. He has entered the U. S. SEN
ate as successor to Senator Edmunds.
Mrs. John Miscall, of Norfolk, Va, ON
Tuesday night gave birth to the ninth consec-
ulive pair of twins Mrs. Miseal has never
given birth to one child at is time since her
marriage, Fourteen Of the twins are living.
coal famine is threatened in Iowa, the
Dakotas, Minnesota, Illinois, Kansas and
Nebraska, owing to ali the freight cars being
filled with grain and the tracks and sidings
blocked so that coal trains cannot be gotten
through.
large portion of the business centre of
New Richmond, Wis.,, was destroyed by fire
Tuesday night. The loss will aggregate be-
tween $75, 900 and 500, 900, with about $40
600 insurance. Fire engines from st. Paul
saved the city, as it is without fire apparatus.
An explosion of gas occurred early on Fri.
day morning Of last week in the old office
building at the Jersey City terminus of the
Pennsylvania Railroad, causing fire which
destroyed portions of the new station, office
buildings and train shed. The loss will not