The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1893-12-16
News of the Week.

Mrs Susan McMullen, aged LOG years died
at Poughkeepsie, N. Y, on Monday.
At Monticello, N Y, on Monday, Mrs.
Halliday, the murderess, cut her throat with
n piece of glass.
The money loss to trade in Great Britain
resulting from the great coal strike is estimat-
ed at SI66, 100000.
Elk Gov. Jacob Benson jackson, died sud
denly in Parkersburg, w. Va, of heart
disease, on Monday.
Bishop Moore, of the African Methodist
Episcopal Zion Church, died at Greensboro i,
N. c., Saturday aged 90 years.
Another severe storm on the south coast of
England and the English Channel is reported.
Great destruction of property has followed.
In parts of Canada on Monday the mer-
curry dropped to $40 below zero, and in por
tions of New York from above to l6 below.
zero.
The Navigation tract of coal land, contain
ing 325 acres, partly in Pottsville, Pennsyl-
vania, has been sold to Scranton syndicate
for 5000 an acre.
On Monday night the residence and con-
tents and several other buildings on the farm
of Asbury c. Bear, near Elkton, Virginia,
were burned.
The valleys of the Cedar, Black, White,
Duwamish and North Palouse rivers, in the
State of Washington, are flooded. The towns
of Colfax and Ebberton were inundated.
The damage is heavy.
The night operator at the Chicago and
Great Western Railway station, at st. Charles,
Illinois, was bound and gagged by masked
men, on Sunday night, and the Office robbed
of 5000 and other valuables.
The store and mill owned by Josiah Specht,
10 miles from Somerset, Pa, were destroyed
by fire Monday night. Loss, $4,000; insur-
ance, $4,000. Kautner postofhce, with all its
contents, was also destroyed.
Rev. VIM. H. Elliott died at Lebanon, Pa,
on Tuesday, aged rs years. He was born on
Kent Island, Maryland, and was one of the
Oldest members of the Philadelphia confer
ence,. having joined the conference in 1888.
Fire is raging uncontrolled in the Kohinor
colliery at Shenandoah, Pa. All the men
were taken out uninjured. The Kohinor is
one of the Reading Company's largest col
lieries and employees about 800 men and boys.
Three masked burglars entered the hotel of
Edward Blanche, at Woodside, Long Island,
early Monday morning, and held up Blanche
and his wife. They got off with about 81 900
worth of valuables, including money and fire.
arms
The business of A. Aultman & Co., of Can
ton, Ohio, manufacturers of engines, thresh-
ers and other farming implements, has been
placed in the hands of receivers. The assets
are said to be 81, 100000 and liabilities ST.,
600, 900.
Police Superintendent Byrnes, of New
York, has received information that local
Anarchists are meditating some deviltry, and
that he has taken steps to thwart their plans.
Detectives will be stationed at all the public
buildings.
During revival service in the Auditorium,
at Detroit, on Sunday, Miss Grace Williams
was pushed through gallery railing by the
crowd behind her and fell to the floor, sus
tanning severe injuries. A panic ensued and
q number of women were injured.
The grippe ia epidemic at Beaver Falls,
Penna. All of the manufacturing establish
ments are crippled, owing to sickness among
the employees, and some of them will likely
have to be closed. The attendance at the
public schools is reduced over so per cent.
A telegram from Attleboro, Massachusetts,
says that the manufacturing jewellers of Plain
vile, North Attleboro, Attleboro Falls and
sc in number, and those Of Provi-
dence, have suffered losses aggregating $500
900 by reason of failures in the past year.
A bomb was thrown into the French Cham
Der of Deputies on Saturday while the body
was in session and about 80 persons were
injured, though no one was killed. Auguste
valiant, violent anarchist, who was injured
by the explosion, has confessed that he threw
the bomb.
Sheriff Gallatin has levied on the stock and
fixtures of L. II. Hostetter and Aaron Hos
letter, of Hanover, Pa, who were engaged in
the dry goods business under the firm of b.
h. Hostetter & Bro. The seizure was made
on executions aggregating s9,656.2O, issued
by Emma j. Hostetter.
Alfred John Monson is on trial in Edin-
burgh on the charge of causing the death at
'Ardlamont.h a famous Scotch estate, of
Lieutenant Hambrough. 1t was stated that
the lieutenant obtained an advance of e20,00
of e10, 600 each, placed with the Mutual Life
Insurance Company of New York.
W. n. Bishop, a wealthy cattle dealer, and
his invalid wife, of Blueield, West Virginia,
were overpowered by three masked robbers,
who forced an entrance to their residence, on
one night last week, and robbed them of$600
and some valuable papers. Mrs. Bishop was
so badly frightened that her condition is now
critical.
A receiver has been appointed at Lima,
Ohio, for the Ohio Chemical Company, a
concern which has done immense business all
over the country, selling SO called bichloride
of gold tablets for drunkenness and the to-
bacco habit, and carries large advertisements
with leading newspapers, which will probably
get nothing.
Capitalists from abroad, represented by
Count Liubensky, have agreed to locate in
Omaha and erect an extensive beet sugar
factory and refinery, involving an investment
of 100000, provided the farmers will
guarantee to raise 5000 acres of sugar beets
annually. A Polish colony of 200 families
will be established,
Rush Wade, a young unmarried man, was
killed on Friday night of last week, while
coupling switching cars at Waynesboro', Pa,
on the Baltimore and Cumberland Valley
division of the Western Maryland Railroad.
He got between the bumpers and was badly
crushed, dying few moments afterward.
He was resident of Chambersburg.
Governor Pattison has granted respite of
30 days to Henry Heist, the Adams county,
Pa, murderer, sentenced to be hanged De-
cember 18th. 1t is the general sentiment of
the community that Heist's story that man
named Reese committed the murder should
be investigated. Reese has not fed, as was
reported, but this week confronted Heist in
his cell and denied the truth of his state
ment.
AT meeting of 80 taxpayers of Augusta
county, at Staunton, Virginia, on Saturday
last, a resolution was adopted by vote Of
Two to one asking the Legislature to investigate
the methods by which Mr.. Thomas s. Martin
was nominated for United States Senator.
The resolution was offered by Mr.. C. I. Jor-
dan, late of the Miller Manual School, Of
which institution Mr.. Martin was or is di-
rector.
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