The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1891-05-26
THE ADVOCATE.
NEWS OF THE WEEK.


terestcd in the contract with the Gov
eminent for taking seals.
The convention of strikers in tn,
Pennsylvania coke region voted unani
mously to continue the strike.
The Louisiana Supreme Court hal
refused a rehearing in the lottery
mandamus case.
One man was killed and four Others
seriously injured by the falling in Of 9
roof at st. Louis.
Ninety members of the English
House of Commons are suffering from
the prevailing epidemic, influenza.
The American, a Republican paper
published at Hopkinsville, was sold
last week to satisfy claim.
The damage to growing crops in
Northern Texas by the hail storm last
week, it is said, will reach half mill
ion.
One man was fatally and seven Sc
riously hurt in riot of street-car
strikers at Grand Rapids, Mich, Tues
day.
Joseph Patton, a switchman in the
yards at East Louisville, was run
dowa by caboose and his left arm
was broken.
Geo. f. Olmstead, Brockwayvillc
(Pa.) boy just out of knee-bIeeches,
has been offered $4,000 for a fire
escape he has patented.
A heavy hail storm, crossing North
crn Texas in the vicinity of Gaines
vile, did immense damage to fields of
wheat ready for reaping.
Lloyd Bowers, for twenty years
cashier of the First National Bank of
Mobile, committed suicide. He was
respondent from i'll health.
by the allotment made by the Sec
rotary of War for arming and equip
ping the militia, Kentucky gets SILL
97S, and Tennessee $11,057. The
money will be available July l, next.
Stanford Journal: "That is pretty
strong ticket you Democrats have Sc
lected," said Col. w. o. Bradley, on
his way to Lexington to put up one for
it to knock down.
o. w. Brown, farmer of Graves
county, attempted to ride an unbroken
colt, which threw him, breaking his
neck. Death was instantaneous.
The Supreme Lodge, knights Of
Honor, refused TO limit the age of
membership to forty-fve years voted
down biennial sessions, and declined
to raise official salaries.
The census report shows that the
total bonded debt of Kentucky coun-
ties in 1890 was $6,O6S,Sl6; the float
ing debt, $26S,003, and the sinking
fund $38S,l67.
Miss Beecham, aged 20, of Hawes-
vile, was accidentally shot with Flo
bert rife in the hands of her nephew,
Richard Stiffier. The wound is nee
cssarily fatal.
William Davidson, carpenter, fell
from the second story of house at
Ninth and Broadway Louisville and
sustained injuries from which he died
Tuesday.
Clayton Lloyd, formerly a Dale
county, Ala, minister, and recently
sentenced to prison for poisoning his
wife and five children, was shot dead
by a guard while in the act of setting
fire TO the convict quarters at Pratt
coal mines.
The Post-office at Cofleeville, Kan
sas, was robbed Monday night.
About $500 in stamps and the same
amount in money, all the registered
letters and the money order books
were stolen. There is no clue to the
robbers.
Prof. Geo. Gossman, who died at
Milwaukee this week, had the reputa-
ton of being one of the finest linguists
in this country. He spoke fiuently
nine different languages. He spent
ten years teaching in Antioch and
Jerusalem, and for several years was
a private tutor to the sons of the
Presidents Of Peru and Chill.
A Boston preacher came out boldly
and said he not only liked good beer
but must have it to drink. His con-
gregation did not threaten to burn
him for hereto, but advanced his
salary $3.50 a year-a sort of genteel
invitation to him to invite his soul
with the amber fluid and good luck to