The Democratic advocate., 1894-06-30
News of the Week.

Earthquakes occurred on Saturday in the
lower part of Greece.
New York city has 522 churches valued at
$50, ,670, 900, with a seating capacity of 4OO,-
600.
A tornado passed over Tifin, Ohio, on Sun
day, one man was killed and great damage
resulted.
In the Albion coal mines, Wales, on Sat
urday, 263 miners were killed by an explosion
of fire damp.
In Philadelphia, Pa, on Saturday and Sun
day twelve persons were drowned while boat
ing or bathing.
At Woodstock. Virginia, on Monday after
noon there was the heaviest and most destruc-
tive storm, of the season.
Over 1900 persons have died in Hong
Kong, China, from the plague, and 10000
persons have left the city.
The Haldman paper mills at Rialto, Ohio,
we're burned Monday with large stock Of
paper. Loss 100000, partly insured.
Peter H Strubinger, of Adams county,
Pa, was nominated for Congress on Monday
by the Democrats of the 10Th district
A cyclone Sunday night W rocked many
buildings east of Galesburg, Ill. The grand
stand at the new race track was blown down.
Mrs. Carrie Reed, aged 25 years, type
writer, employed by Chicago firm, on Mon
day was killed by an unknown man, who then
committed suicide.
George W. Shepard, of Middletown, New
York, was shocked by lightning on June l6,
and on the 22d he died from lockjaw pro.
duced by the shock.
The Hyatt School slate factory at Bangor,
Pa, was destroyed by fire Monday. Loss
$50, 900; insurance, $50, 1000; 800 men have
been thrown out of employment.
The Missouri river is eating away the banks
at the foot of the business streets of st.
Joseph, Mo. Since Saturday night 40 feet
have gone from the foot of julie street.
John Handson Craig, known professionally
as John Powers, the Kentucky giant, died at
Danville, Ind, on Monday aged 45. He was
a museum attraction for 20 years, and weigh.
ed 700 pounds.
In Brooklyn, New York, on Saturday nigh
1000 members of the Royal Arcanum parad
ed. During the past II years the order has
paid over S27, ,000, 900 to the widows and or
phans of its members.
William P. and George Taylor, the two
brothers charged with the murder OF the
Meeks family near Browning, Missouri, OIL
the nlgnI OI MAY ~, were GupbuiGu Nhohuni
at Batesville, Arkansas.
Bell Kinney, of Staunton. Virginia, was
fatally burned on Sunday. He went to sleeT
while smoking cigar. He died two hours
after being discovered, but could give no &C
count of how the fire occurred.
Five persons, two men, two women and q
child. were drownedIin the East river, Brook
Ign, N. Y, Sunday, by the capsizing of cal
boat A child years old was rescued. The
party were either Swedes or Germans
The tug James D. Nichols. chartered il
New York by the Herring Fishing Club. anG
carving 6s passengers and crew OF i've
foundered off Atlantic Highlands, New Jer-
sew, Sunday afternoon; 4S person were drown
ed
Judge Dallas has appointed seven citizens
of Adams county, Pa, TO serve as the jury tt
assess the value of the land in possession oi
the Gettysburg trolley road, which is to be
condemned and taken by the United States
to preserve the Gettysburg battlefield Ihe
strip is 5000 feet long aud 80 feet wide
The Omaha School Board, composed wholly
of members of the A. p. A, have recently
discharged several teachers in the pn6llG
schools because they were Roman Cathohcs;
Their action is very generally denounced and
trouble is threatened.
AT Colorado Springs, Colorado, on Satur
day Adult Gen. Timothy j. Tarsney, OF tht
Colorado State National Guard, was aroused
from his sleep at the Alamo Hotel and in
formed that some one at Cripple Creek wish
ed to speak to him over the telephone. Al
he approached the telephone he was seized
and ciubbed, placed in carriage taken to the
city limits and tarred and feathered.
On Thursday and Thursday night of lasi
week there were terrific electrical storms il
several Western States. AtTuscola, Illinois
Frank Lindsay was killed; near Sugartown,
Wisconsin, two farm hands asleep in the
same bed were killed; at Fort Wayne, lndi-
/ ana, lightning struck in many places; while
al Bonneville, Missouri, there was tornado
| followed by cloudburst, during which hve
inches Of rain fell.
On Friday afternoon of last week, FercJ
Tucker, OF Dinwiddle county, Virginia, made
| a narrow escape from being killed. He was
out in field plowing when lightning killed
| the mule hitched to the plow aud tore the
plow to pieces. The lightning destroyed mr
/ fuckers straw hat, burned of some OF hi
hair. then passed in zg-zag direction across
his body, down both of his legs to his feet
| literally tearing his shoes to pieces. MT
fuckers injuries are very serious, bnt it II
thought he viii recover.