The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1893-12-09
News of the Week.

Missouri, Kansas ana OklanoMa were VS. |
tied by snow storm on Saturday.
Charles J. Hayes, wel-known Congress
sional reporter died in Washington, on Sat
urday.
The official count of the vote in Colorado
shows that woman suffrage was successful by
6347 majority.
The grip has broken out in London, Eng
land. In some parts of Pennsylvania is so bad
as to almost cause a suspension of business.
Charles kozminski, wel-known banker
of Chicago, dropped dead in the Republican
Convention in that city on Saturday morning.
In Philadelphia, Pa, on Friday night of
last week, the Thornton worsted mills were
burned. Loss S225,000; insurance $3.50
900.
A terrific wind and rain storm passed over
Yorkville, South Carolina, on Sunday after
noon, unroofing buildings and doing other
damage.
Mrs Russell and her daughter, IS years
old, were frozen to death in a woods three
miles from their home at Pine City, Mimi,
on Friday.
By snow-slide at Glendale Montana, on
Saturday, Nicholas Bergstrom and two chill
dren ware killed. Mrs. Bergstrom and a
babe were saved.
VIM. L. Banning, one of the political and
business leaders of Minnesota, died in St.
Paul on Sunday, aged 10 years. He was
native of Delaware.
Stephen Billings Ransom, Jr., wel-known
lawyer of Jersey City, Prohibition candidate
for Governor. of that State in 1880, died on
Sunday. aged 70 years.
The large breaker of Redall Bros, near
Tamaqua, Pa, was burned Thursday night Of
last week. The fire was of incendiary origin.
Loss, SIS, 900; partially insured.
Mrs Fryer, better known as Pauline
Cushman,' a noted female scout of the rebel
lion, died in San Francisco, on Saturday,
from the effects of dose of morphine.
Frank Kern, Charles Schlicher and an un.
known Hun were killed on Saturday at slate
quarry, at Welchtown, Penna., by the break
ing OF wire cable. They fell 16O feet
Capt. John Hogshead, of Augusta county,
Virginia, died on Saturday, aged IS years.
Death was due to the general breaking down
of the constitution incident 10 advanced age.
Abe Stein Il Co., the largest importers in
the world OF hides, skins, coffee, etc, OF New
York, on Friday, passed into the hands Of a
receiver The liabilities may reach $1,000
600.
The Newell Block in Utica, N. Y, occu-
pied by j. w. Rathbun, dealer in paints and
last week. Loss on stock 100000; on
building, $4,000
Captain Israel Lacey, owner of the Anchor
pottery in Trenton, n. j., died ON Sunday at
his home near Bordentown. He was %
years old and had been in the pottery bust
ness half century.
Fire at $50 and 1S2 Quincy street, Chicago,
on Friday night of last week burned out the
interior of Gve-story building and led to a
loss approximating SlS5, 900. Half dozen
tenants divide the loss.
At Ravenna, Ohio, on Saturday night,
tramp entered the house of ID. J. Sherman
and assaulted Miss Sherman, who was alone.
Her brother came in before the assailant
could escape and killed him with stiletto.
Joseph Wharton, founder OF the Wharton
School of Finance and Economy at the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania, has just given an ad-
ditional SIS, 900, making in all, 100000 he
has given for the endowment Of this depart
ment.
By the explosion of saw-mill boiler at
Navy, West Virginia, on the Norfolk and
Western Railroad, on Saturday, Allen Brown
was killed and Will Galley, Henry Galley
and Harvey Lewis were seriously hurt. the
last two fatally.
At Warrington, W. Va, the steam boiler
of an oil well rig on the lot Of b. +. Carlton,
exploded on Saturday. wrecking six houses
aud badly injuring two small children, son
of James Dewer and daughter of B. F. Gun
bingham, both being scalded.
There is at present every prospect of an
exceptionally heavy sugar crop in Louisiana.
Excellent yields are reported in every sugar
district in the State, and unless some disas'
ter occurs the total yield will be between
kO0 On0 ono end 6CO OOO 900 nouuds
William Gordon, aged 90 years, of Hunt
ingdon, Penna., while performing balanc-
ing act on the ice-covered side railing of the
high iron bridge spanning the Juniata river
there, on Sunday evening. lost his equilibrium.
and, falling into the water, was drowned.
The front portion of the Haymarket Thea
tire, Chicago, occupied by stores and offices,
was destroyed by fire on the 1st instant. The
| fire wall which separated the theatre from the
front part of the building saved it from de-
struetion. The loss is estimated at $G5, 200.
An unknown colored man on Saturday ate
hearty meal in Chicago restaurant and
started to leave without paying for it. He
was stopped by Ralph Butler, waiter, and
in the fight that ensued Butler plunged huge
knife into the mans abdomen, iEficting
fatal wound.
| A barn in Hanover near Allentown, Pa,
James H. Metzler, was DESTROYED by an in
cendiary fire on the LIST instant. All the con
tents were destroyed, including % head of
cattle and FIVE horses. Loss $1,000; insur
ance 81, 500.
At Meadville, Penna., on Saturday, G. d.
Bailey and Ernest Winans were out rabbit
hunting. While Bailey, who wore fur cap,
was crouched behind huge pile of logs,
Winans saw his friends cap, and, installing
it for rabbit, fired his gun. Bailey's head
was blown off.
! The Baltimore American of December .
says In one place in Africa one missionary
and $4,000 barrels of whskey were landed at
the same time. From January /, 1890, to
January l, 1891, there were ,01S,5 gallons
of rum shipped from Boston to Africa. In
1891 the trade was almost doubled.
At Ashland, Kentucky, on Sunday night,
I James R. Dills, one of the train dispatchers
at Ashland, Ky, became suddenly insane,
and had his train orders been carried out
there is no telling what might not have hap
pened. Fortunately one of his first orders
was so wild as to cause suspicion, and he was
relieved
| Two freight trains on the Lehigh Valley
Railroad collided early Oh Saturday morning,
at White Haven, and the wreck caught fire
and was consumed. The flames spread to
buildings in White Haven, destroying three
hotels and several stores and dwellings,
about block of buildings in all. Three
trainmen are missing and supposed ia have
persisted in the wreck.
The great tree of California exhibited at
the Worlds Fair was presented to the United
States Department of Agriculture, and is now
in transit from Chicago. 1t will, on its arr
val, be set up on the south side of the princi-
pal building of the Department of Agricul-
ture. It is twenty-eight feet in diameter, and
the spiral staircase will be readjusted inside
here as it was at the Worlds Fair.
John j. Jacob, the first Democratic Gov
ernor of West Virginia, late judge of the Cir
cult Court for the First Judicial District, and
president of tie Wheeling Electric Railway
Company, fell dead on November twenty
fourth aged GA years. He was on his way
from his law Office to meet Judge r. FL. Coch
ran and others, when he sank to the side