The Democratic advocate., 1894-02-17
News of the Week.

/ years, recently gave oislh 10 her 24tn child.
The total fire loss for January was slO56s4Oo The
heaviest loss at any one fire was at Toledo. Ohio,
s550Oo0
Numerous incendiary fires took place in York,
Pa last week People in parts of the city are afraid
to go TO bed.
The Board of Trade building in Duluth. MINES
ota, was burned on Sunday Loss. $4,000; insur-
ance $4,000.
At fire at wapa-Koneta Oklahoma. Sunday
destroyed a number of business house the losses
amounting to sI09600
New York city has 1900 syrians They have a
preachers and teachers.
The rolling mills OF the Valentine Iron Company
at Bellefonte. Pa. have started on full time. They
have been idle all winter.
Columbian guards at the Worlds Fair grounds, on
Friday night of last week, frustrated four attempts
to sci fire TO the buildings.
Mrs Mary Burgess died in Valley View. KY. on
Thursday night of last week in terrible agony from
swallowing small snake.
Paul Locaso. a Greek merchant of Birmingham
Ala, murdered his wife, on sunday night, by chop
ping her head with spade.
Col B. NJ. Eastman died in Portland, Me-. Sunday,
in his 9ith year. He was one of the organizers OF
the Republican party in Maine.
| Denny's rolling mill at Columbia Penna., have
resumed work. after many weeks suspension 800
hands will be given employment
The destruction by fire of the Presbyterian Mission
House and schools at Anadarko, in the Cheyenne
reservation took place on Saturday.
The New Jersey Copper Extraction works, at Eliz-
abethport. which suspended some weeks ago. has
resumed operations with about 500 employees
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are reported to have occurred at Sherwood, Texas
and people are leaving the town in large numbers.
The Singer Sewing Machine Works, at Elizabeth
New Jersey which employ 1000 hands and which
have been closed for two weeks, have started again
By fire in corinth, Mississippi on Sunday. an
invalid sister of Mrs. W. E. Nichols perished and
two children received injuries which may prove
fatal.
On Thursday afternoon of last week tornado
passed through parts of Mississippi and Louisiana
seveal lives were lost and great damage to property
is reported
The tabacc0 factories of j. II. Barrett x Co. and
Il. H. Loaper at Henderson, Kentucky, were burned
on Saturday together with 100000 pounds oftobaceo
loss, s2OO0O0
The blooming mill and the billet mill of the Cam
bria Iron Company, at Johnstown. Penna., have
resume operations. Over 1000 men will be given
employment.
On Saturday last at Louisville, Kentucky, Charles
Hughes purchased from X. Tucker, the bay colt
Winfield, years old, by Blaze s., dam Lorraine Mel
son, for $4,000.
The large planning mill and carpenter shop owned
| by the Calumet and Hecla mining company, Caiu-
met. Mich, was burned on Sunday The loss will
be about $4,000.
Samuel Foreman, said to have been the oldest
odd Fellow in the United States, died at Greens
burg. Ind. on Sunday. He had been Il member of
the order 62 years
Colts patent firearms manufaetory. near Hartford
Connecticut was partially destroyed by fire Sunday
afternoon The loss is estimated at S250O00 and the
insurance at S2O0.0O0.
Lanes Tannery in Sandbank y. Y, employing
l25 men, was destroyed by fire Saturday. The prop
erty owned by A. L. Lane, of Boston, Mass. The
| loss Is SIPS 900 and is insured.
rabbit hunt near Lamar Col recently produced
ten tons of dressed rabbits. The Santa Fe Railroad
Company hauled the game TO Pueblo and Denver
free for distribution to the poor.
John W. Love, the president of the village oil
Watkins, New York, and cashier of the First Nation
al Bank has absconded with $1,000 of the banks
funds. and the bank has closed.
Capt Henry r. Gibson has been expelled from the
Grand Army of the Republic at Knoxville, Tenn.
ON the ground that he was never in the war. He is
Republican candidate for Congress.
Ida Spells and Georgia Williams. arrested in Lin
coin Illinois have confessed to a conspiracy to blow
up the county jail with dynamite. They wanted to
rescue Arthur D. Goodpasture, a prisoner.
A tornado passed miles north of Danvile, KY.
on Monday, destroying 5000 worth of property. A
large barn on the farm of W. o. Robards was twist
ed into splinters and huge trees splintered.
Frank Musser. young man of Lancaster, Penna.
who year ago had an arm torn off by broken ca
bic of the Lancaster Traction Company, was on
Saturday awarded s2O,5OO damages by arbitrators.
At strasburg Pa, on the 9th instant. Isaac Den
linger, aged 75 years. was married TO Mrs. Mary
Weaver of Lampeter. The bride is also 70 years Of
age, and has been greatgrandmoihers several years
The barn Of Daniel SPOTS, at South Carlisle. Pa.
was destroyed by fire the Sth instant, with two
horses, five cows and lot of sheep and hogs. The
loss was about IS CO., on which there is apartal in
surance.
The factory of the J. L. Case threshing company,
at Racine, Wisconsin, have started with 600 men
after shutdown OF months. The Mitchell Lewis
Wagon Factory at the same place, employing 500
men, have resumed work.
James Clayton of Leatherwood Creek, Cumber-
land county KY the Sth instant, was tortured by
burglars until'he told where his money was hidden
The thieves secured 81 800. He held out until his
feet were burned to a crisp
A negro man named Collins, charged with enti-
cling away servants was taken from his house al
Athens Ca, on Friday night of last week, by White
Caps. tied to tree and literally iayed alive. He
fingered until morning, when death ensued.
Peter Helfrick, while driving with L. S. Kepner
of Quincy Franklin county. Pa. on the Sh instant
to Chambersburg to establish camp Of the Sons OF
America was thrown out ofthe buggy in arunaway
and had one of his ears torn out by the roots and
was otherwise injured.
The Geiser manufacturing company of Waynes-
boro Pa. has received from Western town a fiat-
tering offer to remove its entire plant to that place
The offer includes the expense of moving, a cash
bonus and new lotof buildings. The Geiser direc-
tors will consider the offer at their next meeting.
The recent death of Alexander Klinefelter, of
York, Pa at the age of 81 years, calls attention to
the remarkable longevity of his immediate family.
His mother died at the age of 99 about 10 years ago
a brother died aged 50, and there are now living
three sisters aged 49, 81 and IS years respectively
The Board of Trade building in Duluth. Minn.,
containing the offices of the board the North Amer
Steel Barge company, the Lake Superior Union I'm
provement and Duluth Elevator companies. was de-
slroyed by fire Sunday. The total loss is $4,000
insurance sSOOO0.
bomb was thrown into a crowded cafe at the st.
Lazare railway station in Paris France, on Monday
evening The explosion wounded 20 persons, five
orthem seriously. Edeon Breton a young cabinet
maker, who acknowledged that he was an anarcll-
ist. threw the bomb and shot one of the policeman
who assisted in arresting him.
A large barn belonging to Daniel Hollinger, near
Waynesboro, Pa. destroyed by fire, on the sth
instant with contents consisting of machinery. 500
bushels of wheat large quantity of hay. straw. &c
involvinga loss of about $1,000 The River Breth-
rem, of which denomination he is member. will,
according to custom, make good the loss.
John A. Dunphy, Democratic Inspector of Elec-
tions in New York, charged with falling to admin