The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1893-03-18
News of the Week.

committed suicide on Wednesday,.
Seth B. Stitt & Co., of Philadelphia, Pa,
wool merchants, have assigned; Liabilities
81, 25O,OOe
Torbert Horner, an employee in a saw mill
at Juliustown, N. j., fell against circular
saw on Tuesday and was cut in two.
At Woonsocket, Rhode Island, on Tuesday
night lightning struck the Social Gotten mills
and 10 bales of cotton we're burned.
Fire destroyed the Denison Compress, with
900 bales Of cotton and 20 cars, at Denison,
Texas, on Monday, causing loss of $780,
600.
One half of the town of Arkansas City was
burned on Tuesday, causing loss of about
100000. A fireman namei King was
burned to death.
About $50 negroes have arrived in Pitts
burg to work in the mills of the Carnegie
Company, where colored labor will soon dis
place the Slavs.
The North Carolina State Library has been
presented with small book, 800 years old,
which is said to have once been the personal
property of Martin Luther.
Lee Walton, negro desperate, who was
in custody at Nitta Yuma, Mississippi, on
Sunday, for the killing Of Rufus HARDWOOD,
colered planter, was lynched by mob of ne
groes.
While attempting to arrest Warren KICK
man, colcred, on Monday City Marshal Vel
win, of Greenville, Texas, was shot fatally,
but was able to return the fire, and kill his
assailant.
The Kansas Trust and Banking Company,
at Kansas City, of which ex-senator ingalls,
is President, closed its doors on Monday.
Its liabilities are estimated at $500, 600, and
its assets 100000.
The German bark Hyon, out 80 days from
New York for Batavia, after experiencing
succession Of billiards, during which II of
the crew were frostbtten, has arrived in
disabled condition at Bermuda, where the
cargo will be discharged
severe thunder storm, accompanied by
lightning, passed oyer Cape May county, N.
j., on Tuesday night, and the barn of An
drew Lopez, at Cold Spring, was struck by
lightning and was totally destroyed by fire.
The live stock was rescued.
Three burglars entered the house of Thos.
Bryant, in Cumberland county, Kentucky,
on Saturday night, and tortured Bryant by
holding his feet in the fire until they were
burned to a crisp. He then teld them where
his money was concealed. The robbers got
$500. The victim will die.
The Atkinson House Furnishing Co. a cor
poration organized under the laws of Maine,
and having branches in fourteen New Eng
land cities, have made an assignment. The
liabilities are 81 500, 900 and the assets So,
900, 600. 1t is possible, however, that the
debts of the concern may largely exceed the
amount stated.
On Saturday night, during heavy fog, the
British steamer Wells City, from Bristol,
England, fer New York, went ashore near
Seabright, N. j. Her crew of twenty nine
men and two passengers were taken off by
the life saving crews by means of the breeches
buoy. Just as the last man was landed the
hawser parted and it and the buoy were car
ried out to sea.
A. W. Shaw, wealthy rancher, Of Grant
county, Oregon, was recently found dead in
stall in which stallion was tied. The
mans skull was fractured, and it was sup
( posed that he had been kicked to death by
I the stallion. Recent developments have led
to the arrest of F. W. Calm, the hired man
of the Shaw household, and Mrs. Shaw on a
charge of murder.
Edwin Satterthwaite, farmer living near
Bordentown, N. j., and his wife and their
son Henry were struck by lightning Tuesday
night. Henry was returning home from
BOrdentown in a wagon when struck. bis
father and mother were al supper in their
NOME, WutEG Int bOlb d huitC
in the fathers hand. All were knocked
senseless, but will recover.
The Crescent Oil Company's pipe line,
which passes through the lower end of Hunt
ingdon county, was blown up with dynamite
three miles west of Saltillo, Pa, on Sunday
night. Before the line walker discovered the
break several thousand barrels of oil escaped,
completely saturating several acres of ground.
| The oil was ignited and the flames illumin-
ated the sky for miles around.
NJ. j. O'Brien, of Chattanooga, Tenn, for.
merly Treasurer of the Catholic knights of
| America, who defauited in the sum Of $780,
600 of the funds of the Order, has submitted
to the Supreme Officers at Toledo PROPOSE
ton to pay $500 cash and give bonds to pay
$4,000 year until the discrepancy, which he
claims is $50, 900. is paid. The proposition
was rejected, pending more acceptable one.
In the Criminal Court room at Nashville,
Tennessee, on Monday, Tom Jones shot and
MORALLY wounded Joe Winters, who was on
trial for the murder of Jones father. Two
shots intended for Winters struck John
| Thorp in the throat and shoulder, seriously
if not fatally wounding him. The despatch
adds: The quarrel was forced on young
Jones by Winters, who tried to bluff him
from testifying.
The Shippen- Wetherill tract of 800 acres of
coal land, in the lower Schuylkill region, Pa,
has been sold for 5000, 900, to a syndicate of
Scranton capitalists. 1t is considered one of
the richest coal deposits in the region, and
operations will be at once begun which will
give employment to at least 600 hands. A
tract of 312 acres of undeveloped coal land,
! lying between Pottsvile and St. Clair, has
been bought by a Scranton syndicate for
$4,000.
j
! Stephen Carter's picture frame factory, in
\ Chicago, was burned Wednesday morning.
| The rear wall fell on Mr.. Carter's residence,
causing it to collapse, and five persons were
buried in the ruins. S. j. Charter, an uncle
of Stephen Carter, and Lille Charter, were
killed. and Mrs. Eunice Charter, Rose
Charter, aged TO- and Stephen Carter were
injured, the latter probably fatally. Two
| firemen were also injured by falling walls.
The loss by fire was 100000.
Dispatches from Minneapolis, Minnesota,
on the 18th say that heavy snow storm, acs
companied with high winds, nearly if not
| quite equal to the one two weeks ago, is pre-
vailing throughout the northwest, including
| Montana, the Dakotas, Minnesota and Wis
| consin. Street railway service in this city is
being interfered with and many cars have al
ready been laid off. The through train on
the 500 Railroad was four hours behind lime
l TINS morning, anu II lne STORM continues uhtli
night, which is probable, other roads will be
badly crippled if not blocked.
Dispatches from Garden City, Kansas, on
the 18th, say:-Wide spread and destructive
prairie fires have been raging in this vicinity
/ for the past two days. Saturday Frank Cru
ner, living ten miles east of here, lest all his
buildings, household goods, farm implements,
&C., saving nothing but the clothing of him
self and family. j. NJ. Nettrower, living ten
miles north. was equally unfortunate. Three
| school houses in the north and east portions
of the county were also burned, and many
farmers have lost large stacks of hay and
osher property. Yesterday a strong wind
was blowing from the southwest, and late
last night word reached here that the farm of
Mr.. Anderson seven miles southeast Of here,
was swept bare by the flames, and both An
derson and his wife 81 badly burned that the
husband soon died and his wife can live but