The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1894-05-19
News of the Week.

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destroyed by fire Tuesday. Loss estimated at s40,-
600; insurance 5000.
Forest fires have been raging in Elk county. Pa,
for several days. and many valuable oil rigs and
other property destroyed.
Fred Ellis aged IA years. fell over the gorge of the
Niagara river at Niagara Falls, Ontario, on Monday,
and was instantly killed.
A despatch from Paramount, W. Va, says that
over 200 per cent coal is being mined between
that point and Clarksburg than ever before.
The mercury fell to Is at Amesbury. Mass, on
Tuesday, and reports from Kensngton, Kingston,
Newton and Derry indicate much damage to early
crops.
Near Fergus Falls Minnesota, on Sunday, storm
lifted section of the Northern Pacific track bodily
into the air and scattered it the surrounding
country.
The drought-stricken territory of Duyal and "a
pata counties, Texas. where the rain had not fallen
in four years was visited on Friday ofast week by
a heavy rain.
The dam at Lima, Montana, broke on Sunday and
large amount of farm property was swept away.
The railroad track between Lima and Dillon was
badly washed.
Rev. John W. Langley. of Philadelphia, Pa. was
stricken with paralysis ON Sunday while preaching
in Emmanuel Methodist Episcopal Church, of
which he is the pastor.
The Central Manufacturing Company's sash. door
and blind factory, Merrill, Wis, was struck by
lightning and consumed by fire Tuesday. Loss
$4,000; insurance $4,000.
Mr. and Mrs. William Strawberry, of Stark county,
Ohio. have been married for 65 years. They are IS
and 81 years old respectively, and have lived on
the same farm all their married life.
Smallpox has been declared epidemic in Atchi-
son, Kansas and the health authorities have called
upon the sheriff for police assistance 10 remove the
patients from their homes to the pest house.
The exports of breadstufs from the United States
during the ten months ended April 80, 1894,
amounted to sl4S 25j115 as against sl6S lSO25O in
the corresponding months ofthe previous year.
horse belonging to Thos II. Brooks, of Delta,
York county Pa, ran away Saturday, throwing Mr..
Brooks out and crushing his leg from the knee
down that it had to be amputated Saturday night
An incendary attempted 10 burn Danville vir-
ginia on Tuesday. A fire was started in the lower
part of the city aud by the time the firemen re-
sponded to that an alarm sounded for the other
end
Dave Williams the murderer of Mrs. McNaly, at
Fort Worth, Texas, was run down on Tuesday. Be-
fore he pursuing party could lay hands on him,
how yer, he blew the top of his head of with his
gun.
Ex-Gov A. C. Hunt, of Colorado died of paralysis
on Tuesday at his residence in Tennallytown, near
Washington, D. C. He was sixty-five years old, and
was well-known throughout the West as man of
affairs.
At Rockville, Connecticut the New England.
Springville and Hockanum Companies. wooden
manufacturers are running all the looms in their
mills on full time. The mills employ about Zoo
pc rsons.
John Hudoz. a prominent Hungarian, who re-
sided at Freeland, Pa, was murdered and robbed
by bandits on Tuesday. The evidence shows that
Hudoz was first shot and then his money and valu
ables stolen.
Fire in Boston on Tuesday destroyed hundred
dwellings, the grand stand at the baseball grounds
the Walpole street scoolhouse the house of ladder
company No. Z. Six fremen were injured. The loss
exceeds 100000.
Fires were kindled in the Dora furnace, at Pu-
laski Virginia, last week, and the new foundry,
built to utilize portion of the output of the fur
mace. put in operation. Twenty-Five additional me-
chanics were employed.
Up to and including May p it is estimated in
official circles in Washington that more than
600 in gold has gone out of the United States
since May LIST, of which upwards of S10,000,0O0 was
taken OuIOl Lne lIedSuI9-
The Genesee IN. " Valley was visited by a hail
storm Monday evening and by heavy white frost the
next morning. Early vegetables suffered consider
ably and the mercury was down to 80 degrees. Ice
formed in Orange and Sullivan counties
For several weeks past Tip, the large elephant of
the New York Geological Gardens has shown evil
denees of madness, and it was decided TO poison
him. which was done on Saturday. His skin is to
I tow niefea nj
Coot Williams, negro convict, was taken from
Malorys Camp, at Pine Grove, Fla Sunday morn
ing and lynched by crowd of about one hundred
men, 1t is said that he was implicated in the brutal
murder oftwo ladies in Hamilton county not long
ago.
Six families of Esquimaux, comprising 16 people
in all. arrived at New York from Copenhagen on
They are under contract to the govern
ment of the United States and are bound for
Alaska where they are to breed and train reindeer
for three years.
A Wisconsin syndicate has purchased the Basic
City (Virginia) Mining, Manufacturing and Land
property, paying $4,000 in cash to bind
the bargain. The new company will work the ad-
accent mines and the manufacturing establishments
to their full capacity.
George Rose, who OIL Friday shot and killed AS
slStdIl hdIl huul, NottOhhOou Eaiist
Kansas, and who was captured on Saturday by the
sheriff and posse near Strong City was taken from
he Jail at the latter place by mob at an carly
hour Sunday morning and lynched.
At Martinsburg. W. Va, on Tuesday evening,
three colored men, Zach Fuller Zeph silvers and
VIM Barber, met death by sufocation from gas from
. cesspool in the Continental Hotel. Their death
vas a frighlful one and occurred while hundreds |
IF men were making futile effort TO rescue them.
Cigar manufacturers at Dallastown, Red Lion and |
,ther places in York county, Pa, have lost in the
aggregate about $3.50 worth of cigars through
sharper who bought the cigars, and gave his per |
onal paper. Among the losers are John Minnich |
md Mr.. Kaufman of Dallastown, and W. B. Tay- |
or of Red Lion.
Major Benjamin r worrelI. who for long time |
held the position of chief division in the regis
ers Office at the u. s. Treasurer Department, Wash
ngton, d. c.. but who was recently dismissed by |
Secretary Carlisle committed suicide on the steps
If that Department OH Saturday night, by shooting /
himself through the heart
One day last week Mrs Doca Nickleson, widow |
ady SO years old residing at Rich Hill, Wythe |
county, Virginia, was attacked while out looking |
or missing COW, choked TO the earth, her pocket |
,ut out of her Undertaking and $50 the savings of
,ears, taken John Akers white man. has been
to jail charged with the outrage.
A violent rain and thunder storm passed over the |
iicinity of Danville, Illinois, ON Monday. At Glen
,urn a mining settlement it assumed the proper |
ions ola waterspout. The water rushed down the |
,alley like bursting reservoir. and the residents
had barely time to escape to high land. Several |
ionses were washed away, with all bridges in the |
leighborhood.
Kate Rupp, a young woman of Rome, New York,
vas found on Monday at Snake Hill, near Jersey |
city. shot in the breast and neck and in critical
condition she said she had come to Jersey City |
With her lover, Bernard Berholtz, to be married; |
hat he enticed her to Snake Hill on Sunday after
loon and told her he had changed his mind and |
wanted his picture back. She refused, and he then
shot her twice.
Nearly $4,000 persons saw the Brooklyn IN. - |
Jockey Clubs handicap race for $4,000 on Tuesday
IN the Gravesend track Fred Fosters four-year-old
chestnut colt, DR.. Rice, won the race by head |
Byron McClellands Henry of Navarro second. and |
Sir Walter of the oneck stable third. The time was