The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1895-08-03
News OF The Week.

smallpox is raging in Patrick county. Virginia
Indications point to the largest corn crop ever
raised in this country.
Mrs. Sipe, aged nearly 100 years. died at Port Re
public, Virginia, on sunday.
4 tornado did great damage to property at Ke-
vance. Illinois, ON Friday night
cynthia smith died in Tarrytown, y y. last
week aged lGl years. 10 months and 10 days.
Henry smith, aged - years, of Paterson. y J..
died from the sting of wasp ON sunday.
York county, Pa, is infested with burglars and
thieves and many depredations are reported.
In Hamburg. Germany, on Monday. fire destroyed
warehouses and contents valued at over Sl,OO0,O00.
W. C. Hertzer of Atlantic City y. J.. has been ar
rested and confessed that he lived by robhing
churches.
In North Dakota, hail storm on Friday night Of
last week destroyed over 5000 acres of wheat, be-
sides other crops.
Recent surveys show that one-sixth of the state
of Oregon. something ,OO0oO0 acres. is coy
erei with dense forests
About l2Oo0 acres Of grain in Lane county. Kan,
have been insured against fire, food and tornado.
Thi, is new knk in agriculture.
BY the strike Of 1900 tailors in New York city,
on Monday fully 10000 persons thrown out Of
work lt was settled on Wednesday
Rev BIwarl Beceher, brother Of the late Henry
Wand Beecher. died sunday at his home in Brook
Ign. y. Y. lie was nearly ~ years OLD.
Mile Paulina. of Holland is probably the tiniesl
woman on the planet She is Is years old weighs
les than pounds, AMI is % inches high
a japanese troop train was wrecked ON the saa-
morning and lto Japanese soldiers persisted
since the outbreak OF Choers in Japan there have
been suO cases OF the disease and 800 deaths The
disease Is raging in Corea and ON the Kiao Tung.
john Barbee Minor. IL D.. Professor Of Common
ami Statute Law in the University Of Virginia, died
Monday at Charlottesville Virginia, aged 5. years
VIM. Marshall. aged ~ years and Miss Minerva
cochran. aged -. were married at Chester n, on
Mon,isy. They len oB = trip to Washington. D =
J. B Iriirhari and wis were killed by lightning.
while driving near Fort Worth Texas. on Friday
night Of last gyeek- Their sleeping bahe not
injured.
The superior National Bank. Of West superior
Wisconsin. capital Sl3a.OOO nilsd on saturday.
The assets are said 70 - ss7seo and the liabilities
sIE0G
\ tari 81 life Insurance c0nspirsJoTS has hcen
discovered q, Beaufort. North Carolina. Before the
discovery al,ut sssooa ha b,eu paid ont by several
companies.
The -saIi SIC MATie canal between Lakes Huron
AMI Michigan. now carries slo00ooa tons year.
'uicr the weish, that Ess--s thrusxh the Suez
canal annually
". n prrati's Monitor hlock ar-l an 81 loinlng
bok containing In all sevrn 81 the principal siores
Of Rockville. couuoetiru,. werr huraei "n satuS-
day. lass. slnaGe
ln Ncu york rity. ga sssniay. i've s1ory bnihi-
inR oorupt~i 90 ihc groansi aooS by SeaaFi'S ErpS
Z toys ansi Joaquin 4 Co. Millinery. destroyed
Z ~ arc. Los sSoeo
Joseph EHiorsp. Ctsre, Allen ami Henry Russell.
lhr Fsstaair rstters. whs eSap.i frsa ih' Lniips
+ -lrgvs Jail in New Yark city tbyry uesks sEo arr
+ kuovu - iu NUatrssi. Canasis
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r,,suty Pa haFlsssi Tuesday uauFutnE With AL
+ tbl, .lnmes.. ercp. arminz implements asrl sew
Z rrsl horses ans cuus perishsd
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saturday nszag. luscph Trvea 3cft chair sni wss
( szIsinr ARMS g,c r,oss uhya lightning struck the
E rhair ani 'ere t inta spliusgrs.
Z On ihs rqi.s Massey l.bcl rase in NorsasE Va ,hc
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srroauts * ssorras whlsguiusts sazI heayy Fuius
eaa.sa sascns. loss in bztisiing. ssnk cFops assi
ssrhsr5E u par;s oftuia1fa sui Svugteky similar
re,alts arr tsFartoi.
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las ulNais rousessian that be bal guilty know
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rhe c,,,iasy tr,sursrs oacc iu Beaver. Colorado
49, fla-ssi Ia consequence 81 the aishdraNai %
scvrrzi tsiss.lsnaeu fraa the trcasHu.r. hoHa To.
{ nion Nasionsl BANK aas ralic,l ay-1a 20 Jay ovr
q. ths elaaEy commissioners q 40 f csluiy iisni
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81, ri1-ssl tts jo-,rs.
rhv British sieaassr stzzihxyls elsaut ffos
-rauIou Mississippi As Nrck alta q "a 90 super
a,ai -t * .usaser a the shzF " dsaas ior Eoiier
.iara Barring the Grrsg kasterus rsrro uf Deal
osit oi Nouirsl nau4ses ol YEAR ago. the s5rsih
sylc- T. ihr asrrrsi ssro al Iuuli-sf ~ IntT eve
csrrir,t aat-of any port 81 North America.
Jrhu sustster. q the Columbia river. who prob
ably h. marr hnr.ss than any usAa IN the Worth
ssst -, euiyrsi into contract sith The FuFtiaiH
Canning Company rs deliver mo hessd st hor,''s %
the u,.Tth hank ~ the al s.s Ter hrAd ID D.
takes thssa arr,~s the nsiirual hs &. s-ctiVe :
4 pr bead n is andefstos.l the horses arr IA p
slaughtered ami Fae ked For Ch,ue~r trade
desgatch from shrcyepnrt. Louisiana. >uuia
/ night says that a cos has i-eu made IN the Cam
pii..llo Bend about mlle- hy ,hc river below tha
I poiul The river ahove ihe eut-1n dceiins,i tN,
fs,,t and the water !. rushing IhF,'ush ike 8 ser
rent. threatening ali ieu plac,S telos- At >hrcvv
port the river rose steadily, AMI viii go To 20 fee
grBgr. An paces belov unprotected b, leyevs
/ arr a,ssic.i.
\ rawhtIs cannon. the invention 1T frcnchmal
named Frederick Ia Taiip living Ia syracuse, y
y Was testsvi by the Ordnance Beari Of the tniIe'
state, army at the sandy Hook proving gruund
The cannon held It's own against very severe tests
Il successfully silhstnd pressure Of a'9 pound
10 the square inch. hut the recoil afler this She
broke the Trail ofthe gun carriage aud dyther test
we're Impossible no other carriages -eing svaiiahi
az the time,
During a storm al Three states Missouri, on sal
urtaynfght George Mcclellan ami his wife and tire
children were killed by lightning At Barnes Ritg
| a Mr. and Mr. Thomas were also killed hy light