The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1892-05-14

The Maryland Chassis of the Reformed
Church, which had been in session atMt. Pleas
ant, Frederick county, for week, adjourned
on Tuesday. 1t was one the largest attended
and most interesting meetings that has taken
place for years. 1t will meet next year at
Sharpsburg. The following statistical report
was rendered, showing present condition of
Maryland Chassis: Number Of ministers, 81;
number of congregations, So; number Of mem
bers, S,293; members uncontirmed, 4,9l7;
infants baptised, 453; adults, 81; confirmed
during past year, 424; received by certificate,
231; COMMITMENTS, 6,S03; dismissed, l66;
erasure of names, 81; deaths, 1856; number of
Sunday SCHOOLS, 59 number Of teachers, 7S9;
number of scholars, 8, 269; students for the
ministry, IA; amount OF contributions Tor
benevolent purpose, IS, 262; amount of con-
tributions for congregational purpose S52. 1856.
Howard j. Schneider, recently convicted
of murder in Washington, d. c., for killing
his wife, was on Saturday sentenced to be
hanged on January 20, 1898. As the District
Attorney was speaking, Schneider jumped to
his feet and grasped his chair as if 10 strike
the lawyer with it. He was quickly over
powered by the court officers, however, and
was handcuffed when sentence of death was
passed on him. When the judge asked the
question whether he had anything to say why
the sentence of death should not passed he
replied with horrid oaths.
A despatch from Wichita, Kansas, says a
fearful state of de stitution and starvation ex-
lists among the negro colonists scattered
through the Black Jack country around King
fisher, Oklahana Territory. it is said that
there are between 500 and 600 colored fami-
lies with starvation staring them in the face.
The negroes blame the men who organized
the colonies in the South, and charge them
with misappropriating the funds which, it was
thought, would tide the immigrants over till
they could raised crop.
The reports received by the Russian gov
eminent in regard to this condition of winter
wheat show that the crop is in q favorable
condition in the POLISH Baltic, northwestern
aud southwestern provinces, Central Russia,
the Crimea, and the Caucasus. In Kherson
the wheat crop is in an unsatisfactory condi-
ton, while in the northern and eastern prov.
inees the grain has not yet sprouted.
Lydia Ann Newly, alias Wyatt, an aged
colored woman was found murdered at her
home in Camden, New Jersey, on Monday.
Her alleged slayer, James Moulton, was ar
rested and committed to the county Jail To
await the action OF the coroner jury. Moul-
ton, it is said, wrote a letter week ago to a
Philadelphia physician, offering to sell him
the body of woman. He has since made a
full confession.
Charles Tanetin, "a stevedore, plunged into
the furnace of tug boat at San Francisco, on
Saturday evening, and roasted himself to
DEATH Shortly before dark Tanetin tried to
jump into the bay from the dock but was re-
strained. Then he asked permission to go
into the fire room and warm himself Before
the engineer could catch him his body was
cracking on the bed of red hot Goals,
On Wednesday, while 100 workmen with
their families were crossing river at Brody,
in Austrian Galicia, on a raft, it suddenly
capsized, and 60 persons were drowned.
On Friday of last week, a fire in New York,
city, destroyed the slaughter house of
Schwarzchild & Sulzberger; loss about
$500, 900.
The centennial OF the discovery of the Col
umbia river was celebrated at Astoria, Ore
gon, Wednesday, with interesting ceremonies
John Callahan, assistant road master of the
Norfolk and Western Railroad, was killed at
Roanoke, Va, on Wednesday.
Capt. VIM. Ingles' residence at Radford,
Va, was burned on Wednesday; loss over
$4,000.