The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1893-10-07
News of the Week.

smallpox, and many deaths have occurred.
Walnut timber is being bought in large
quantities both for home and foreign con.
sumption.
Potatoes are selling at from 40 to so cents
a bushel in various parts of New York and
Pennsylvania
For the year ending September 80, about
40, 0O0, 900 pounds Of leaf tobacco were sold
at Danville. Virginia.
The ear department Of the Valley Route
shops, at Vicksburg. Mississippi. were burned
last week. Loss, $l5o,0O0
On Saturday night $4,000 worth OF I'M.
dressed furs were stolen from the Russian
exhibit at the Worlds Fair.
George Walker, who was buried at Rock
land, Rhode Island. September %. weighed
| 5l3 pounds and was AZ years old.
| William Brown. colored, who is 1903 years
! old. recently applied at the Mobile, Alabama.
court house for a marriage license.
Snow fell ON September 20, to the depth
of several inches at Wilkesbarre and Potts.
vile, Pa, Corning, n. Y, and Pittsiield.
Mass.
| Elk Judge Nathan Harper, leading mem
Der of the Society of Friends, died Septem.
Der %, in Plainiield, New Jersey, aged &c
years.
.Ialpan, Mexico, was almost completely
washed away by cloudburst last week. All
crops in the surrounding country were de,
stroyed
On Sunday night quarrel between Henry
Wetzel and Richard Spouse. at Fall Ran,
Virginia, resulted in the death of the laItey
by stabbing.
On Monday the store of Jacob feder and
dwelling of Benjamin Snyder, at Fairmount,
York county, Pa. were burned. The family
Of Snyder barely escaped.
Joseph Wyatt, u prominent farmer of La
matco, ILL.,, committed suicide by hanging last
week. His father, grandfather and great
grandfather all committed snicidel - 2.sz:1 10
way.
The residence of William A. Lawson, at
Port Chester. New York, was destroyed by
fire on Thursday night of last week. The
loss is estimated at $500, 900, of which $50,
600 was for jewelry.
Christ Lutheran Church. of York. Pa,
which was founded on the I'D Of September,
1913, celebrated the Tooth anniversary of its
founding with appropriate and interesting
services on the 9th ultimo.
George r. Cowls, of Tacoma. is said 10
have invented machine for making gas from
wood. 1t is claimed that from one cord of
wood 1000 cubic feet of gas and other by
products, worth altogether $4S, can be made.
San Luis Potosi. Mexico, and the surround
ing country is suffering from severe water
famine and the poor people are perlshlng ier
want Of the life giving fluid. The scenes
around the public fountains are extremely
pitifu.
On Chicago Day, October 8, the Worlds
Fair will be free of debt, excepting the stock
subscriptions. The remaining 30 per cent. of
the corporation bonds will be paid on that
date, and the floating Indebtedness will be
paid by that time also.
Twelve persons indicted for participating
in or arranging for prize fights in Portland,
Oregon, have pleaded guilty, and have been
sentenced to pay a fine of $1,000 or imprison
ment in the State penitentiary of 500 days.
This was the fghiest sentence provided by
the law.
The extensive stables of the Stark county,
Ohio. Agricultural Association, were destroy
ed by fire last week, and with them persisted
80 head of valuable cattle. which were on
exhibition at the county fair. The fire was
Of incendiary origin. The loss is estimated
at SIS, 900.
Mrs. Samuel Bennett, of Tanner, Gilmer
county, West Virginia, gave birth TO her 18th
child "a few days ago. Mrs. Bennett is only
40 Years Olu. IleT uuSDhuu Is hC -
children are all alive and hearty. This is
the largest crop of children in any one county
in this prolific state.
Two stables in Waynesboro, Pa, were
burned by an incendiary fire on Thursday
night of last week. There were 10 horses in
the stables at the time but they were rescued.
With difficulty the National Hotel was saved.
A few meek tie parties in that town and
vicinity would be in order.
A despatch from Winchester, Ohio, on
Saturday, reported that forest fires were rag
ing to an alarming extent near that city, AND
that in Jefferson township people were flee
ing from their homes, as there was no water
to fight the flames Many farm houses and
barns have already been destroyed.
The canning house of J. Benson Cable
situated near Stewartsiown, Pa. was destroyed
by fire on Monday. The building contained
the entire summers pack of corn, tomatoes
and peaches, about 5000 cases in all. The
building and great portion OF its contents
was destroyed. The loss will be over $l2,-
900.
Edward Reagle, prominent resident of
Portland. Penna., who made an assignment
on Monday, is said to have disappeared. His
liabilities are said to be nearly $4,000. He
is charged with raising money on bogus notes,
and with having borrowed various sums, ag-
gregating several thousand dollars, just before
leaving.
There are 100 cases of typhoid at Virginia,
Minnesota, on the Mesaba Range; 80 at BIZ
wabik, and there is more or less danger of
typhoid epidemic in all the range villages.
All Virginia the water supply is from two
small lakes, scarcely more than mill ponds
and close to the village, and the water is
badly polluted.
Z. A. Cook, city clerk of McComb, Ohio,
was arrested on Sunday by the Postal author
tiles. He is charged with advertising to sell.
for IS, 10 steel engravings representing diff
ferent events in the discovery of America by
Columbus, and then sending to his dupes in
return for their. money set of Columbian
postage stamps.
A St. Louis despatch says that the fire.
quency of the train robberies has caused the
railroad and express companies there to arm
their crews, and it is said that not a train
leaves the city in any direction without
guard prepared for action. The guards are
under command of picked men from the rail
way secret service, and are selected for their
nerve and ability to shoot.
Twenty eight men at work in the Mansfield
Mine, six miles from Crystal Falls Michigan,
were drowned Thursday night of last week,
Dy l0e WdltTo VI tue iSuiettiiuiC itNCl piNnA
ing through weakened bed and flooding the
mine. Eighteen men, at work in the lower
levels, were warned in time to escape. The
current of the river may have to be diverted
before the bodies can be recovered.
G. T. Sampson, aged 81, veteran shoe
manufacturer of North Adams, Mass, and at
one time famous all over the country as the
first importer of Chinese contract labor, died
last week. In 1859 he had some difficulty with
the Knights of st. Crispin, and imported 70
Chinese. More came later, and he won the
day, but after the Knights had declined in
prominence and influence the Chinese were
replaced by white labor.
Sixteen carloads, amounting TO 4 900 barrels
of fall apples were shipped from Crozet Sta
ton, Virginia, between the middle and last
of September Winter apples are yet TO be
sold, and fully $75,000 will be realized from
the apple crop in that neighhorhood. The
buyers. who are principally from Ohio, say
they have hitherto bought their apples in
Maine, and did not before know that such
fine apples could be Obtained in Virginia