The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1893-10-28
News of the Week.

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A single cannery in Delaware canned this
season 100000 cans of corn.
On Monday heavy snow storm prevailed
in North and South Dakota and Minnesota.
$500 gallons, at Berkshire, Kentucky, has
been closed.
Much damage was done to railroads and
county roads in Virginia by the rain of Sun
day and Monday.
George Schalck died in Pottsville, Pa, on
Saturday, aged II years. He noted
maker of marksmen's rifles and Of violins.
The grand jury, at Roanoke, Virginia, have
returned 10 indictments, growing out of the
riots and lynching on September 20 and 81.
Fire bugs are at work in York, Pa, three
attempts to fire buildings in various parts oil
the city having been made on Sunday night.
Col Robert S. I.anier, one of the oldest
and most eminent lawyers Of the State oil
Georgia, died in Macon. on Saturday night,
aged "a years.
Seven persons were injured, one woman.
perhaps mortally, by n collision between 4
street car and an electric car in Chicago, on
Monday morning.
Prairie fires in Falk and Hand counties
4 South Dakota, have consumed live stock,
grain, hay and farm buildings, causing to
tai loss of $4,000.
Rev. Dr. Philip Schaff, one of the greatest
of modern authorities on Biblical exegesi'
and church history, died in New York city OF
1 the 10Th instant, aged "a years.
A one-eyed negro named John Gamble was
/ lynched at Pikesvile, Tenn, on Sunday.
4 He confessed to having outraged and muir
Il D. irI
Ex-cashier Hawks and assistant cashier W
B. Evans, of the defunct Seven Corners
Bank. of St. Paul, Minnesota, have been in
dicted for the embezzlement of $l03 900.
At Armour's packing house, Kansas City,
Missouri, on Saturday 3,2lS cattle were killed
and dressed in eleven hours, an average OF
five per minute, thus beating the record foi
rapid killing.
Alart & Mcguire, of Fredericksburg Vir.
GINA, have put up over 1000 barrels OF
pickles in brine this season. They shipped
this week three carloads of manufactured
pickles TO New York.
At Grafton, W. Va, on Saturday night
thieves effected at entrance to the postofice
blew open the safe and rihed it of its con
tents, securing $4l3.fl in stamps, 800 in
money and "A registered packages.
49,
barber and Councilman of Washington, Pa,
was shot and killed in the street by two un.
known men, while he was on the way home
early Sunday morning. Robbery was the
motive.
A hundred and fifty feet of the Lehigh Goa
and Iron Company docks at West Superior,
Wis, on Wednesday, fell under the enormous
weight of coal pressing upon them. The
5000 tons of hard coal went along with the
wreck down to the bottom of the bay. Dan
age, $4,000.
II was rumored in Scranton, Penna., that
Andrew Carnegie had made proposition
for the purchase of the two immense steel
mills of the Lackawanna Iron and Steel com
pany in that city, offering $4,000, 600 for
them, and that there is a likelihood Of the
sale being made.
At New Bedford, Mass, on Wednesday,
two children died from starvation. and the
father was nearly dead, while the wife and
another child were i'll. The father was a
weaver, but had been unable to obtain work,
and the family lived on such food as could be
gathered from garbage boxes.
The Central and South American Oriental
Commercial Company, of San Francisco, has
Just closed contract with brokers in China
to supply 30, 900 Chinese laborers to planters
in Central and South America and another
contract with the Peruvian Consul General
at San Francisco to supply planters in Peru
with 10000 laborers recently arrived from
China and Japan.
James d. Hutchinson, stationary engi
neer. aud Miss Lottie Zickler, both residents
Of Waukegan, Ill.,, were married at noon on
Tuesday at the Worlds Fair, Chicago, in
the Ferris wheel. The ceremony was per
formed by Rev. L. 4. Hartley, Of Waukegan.
when the bridal party had reached the top OF
the circle. The party Of eight included the
father of the groom and mother of the bride.
At Laurel, Delaware, Friday of last week
Joseph Minor, aged II years, was gored to
death by bull who became enraged at a red
cap the boys sister wore while milking. The
girl was attacked first and the boy in beating
him off received fatal injuries.
Charles P. Graves, who was married in
Lexington, KY, last week, is perhaps the
\ only colored man in the United States who Is
president of two mining companies He be-
longs in Helena, Mont, and is classed as q
millionaire.
An elevator car in the Manufactures Build
ing at the Worlds Fair, containing Ii visitors,
\ fell 200 feet from the landing under the rooi
j TO within 80 feet of the floor on Saturday
night, when brakes stopped the car, and the
passengers had TO be released by means OF a
ladder.
Most Rev. Robert Bent Knox, d. D., LII
D., Protestant Archbishop of Armagh and
primate Of all Ireland and metropolitan, died
from heart disease at noon on Monday. Rob
ert Bent Knox was born at Dungannon Park,
/ the seat of his grandfather, the Earl of Ran
/ furry, on September Is, 1908.
Capt. Chas Carter, one of the best known
citizens of Princess Anne county, Virginia,
died at his home, at Little Greek, Sunday.
Captain Carter was born in Princess Anne,
October Is, 1900, aud was, therefore, ninety
three years Of age. He had been married :
times and was the father of 80 children.
Henrietta Kimball, IS years of age, while
despondent from long continued sickness,
committed suicide at Chicago on Sunday. by
throwing herself into the lake. Insane with
grief over his daughters rash act, Andrew
kimbalI, her father, on Monday followed her
example and drowned himself ut the same
spot.
Rebecca Funk, at Waynesboro, Pa, in the
rear of the Frick Company's works, was
burned. Eighteen hundred bushels of wheat,
4 lot Of straw, hay, farming implements and
a calf were consumed. The balance Of the
live stock was saved. Loss $1,000; partly
insured
On Wednesday nightthe barn and contents,
4 including nine cattle, crops etc., on the
Flemming farm near Dillshurg. York county
Pa. was burned The cattle belonged to the
tenant farm, Mr.. Rurket. The loss is esti-
mated on the at $500, The fire was
Of incendiary origin. A gentleman driving
along road in the vicinity OF the barn before
~ sl.mes were discovered smelled smoke,
md meeting a man asked him if he did not
smell smoke. The man replied, s.Yes. Burk-
cts barn is on fire and | would not put il out
| If could" tits supposed this man had a