The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1892-08-06
News of the Week.
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Charles Winn and William Atwell had a
fight at Evansville, Indiana, on Saturday,
and each inflicted fatal injuries on the other.
Congressman Alexander X. Craig, of the
Twenty. fourth Pennsylvania District, died at
his home in Washington county last Friday
night.
The Governor of North Dakota has issued
a proclamation declaring absolute quarantine
against Manitoba on account of smallpox in
that province.
A combination of Western trunk manufac
turers has been formed at Chicago under the
title of the National Trunk Company, with
capital of 81, 5Q1,QOO.
George Hite, Of Huntington, Indiana, was
on Saturday overcome by gas while digging a
we'll. One of his sons saw him fall, and
went into the well to aid him, and he was
also overcome. Both were taken out dead.
Two sections of a train on the Chicago,
Milwaukee and st Paul road collided at Mil
Yankee On Sunday. One man was killed,
eight others we're injured, two perhaps NOR
tally.
A destructive storm passed over the north.
western portionof Lancaster Co. Pa, on Satur
day night. Barns were struck by lightning
and destroyed at Mt. Joy, Mountville and
Centreville.
4 young man named Parrot, of Cameron,
Missouri, last Friday night, shot and killed
his sweetheart, Annie Gader, and then COM
mitted suicide. Jealousy was the eaqss Of
the tragedy,
The Secretary Of the Treasury on Saturday
| issued instructions to customs officers TO pro-
hbit the importation of rags from France
until advised of the on-existence of choler a
in that country.
During the q hours ending at noon on
Saturday, 2S6 deaths were reported in New
York city-the heaviest death list for single
day for 20 years The total for the week was
l434, the highest since July, 1875.
Andrew Bealson and John Willis, of Jacks
boro, Campbell county, Kentucky, were lynch.
ed on last Friday night. They were charged
with having gagged and bound William Dixie
and then outraged Mrs. Dixie in the presence
Of her husband.
Information has reached Knoxville, Ten.
nessee, of the murder of Mrs. aendrix by a
IA year. old son of Reed Robinson, on whose
arm the woman was employed. The crime
was..committed in the presence of the woman S
four little children,
An organized band of robbers, seven in
number, have been arrested and shot in town
of Santos, State of Jaliseo, Mexico, for the
murder of merchant named AlleJo, and his
wife, who were killed for n small sum of
money and three burros.
The United Association of Journeymen
Plumbers, Gas and Steam Filters of the
United States and Canada, in annual Con.
vention at Minneapolis, on Saturday adopted
a resolution of sympathy with the Homestead
strikers and condemnation of the course of
the Carnegie Company.
A despatch from Ogden, Utah, says that
20 indictments for polygamy and kindred
offences, brought under the Edmunds- Tucker
law against Mornons, have been dismissed
by the United States District Judge, on
motion of the prosecuting attorney. There
was no evidence to support the indictments.
A despatch from Victoria, British Colum-
bia, says that the entire non.union crew of
the Richard III was kidnapped by union
sailors at Nanaimo, on Sunday, and made
prisoners for several hours. Two of the lead
ers Of the union sailors we're arrested, tried
and found guilty, and sentenced to IA months
imprisonment each.
The Governor of Michigan on Monday issu-
ed proclamation calling an extra session of
the Legislature, 10 meet on Friday, the 9Th
inst, for the purpose Of geFrymandering the
Senate districts and appoFtloplng anew the
representatives among the counties and dis
lricts, and for the transaction Of such other
business SIS may be laid before 1t,