The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1895-07-06
News of the Week.

Seven persons were killed by lightning and
three fatally injured on Monday, in Hamnedd,
Sweden.
Lvcoming county, Pa. was 100 years old
on July l. The event was properly cele
brated.
The Clifton Fire brick Works, at Cumber-
land. West Virginia. were burned Tuesday
Loss, $50, 600
A number of young women sawed wood for
charity at South Bergen, \. j., Monday even
ing. nj a festival.
An explosion of fireworks at Lynn, Mass,
on Wednesday, caused $50, 900 fire and the
death of two men.
E. B. Harper. President of the Mutual Re
serve Fund Life Association, died in New
York on Tuesday, aged 53 years.
DIR. Robert W. Buchanan. who poisoned
his wife, was executed in the electric chair
al Sing Sing prison, New York, on Monday.
Fire Monday in the famous Godilot's mill
| tary outfitting establishment. near Paris,
France. caused damage to the extent of -
Ooo,Ooo francs.
Bob Fitzsimmous. who has been on trial at
| Syracuse for the past week for the killing of
his boxing partner. Con Riordan. was aequit-
ted Wednesday.
\. c. Love, the American wIso is wanted
at Mobile, Ala. ou the charge OF robbing the
| United States mails. has been arrested at
Colon. Colombia.
The Bailey. Banks Biddle Company 5
stationery mandatory. Philadelphia, Pa.
was damaged by nse to the extent of $50, 600
| Tuesday morning.
Prince Bismarck 5 health is reported to be
in a very serious condition. He canno, take
| solid food, Is mentally detected and suffers
| from facial neuralgia.
Edgar Phillips killed his wife aud inflicted
/ fatal injuries ON himself at Dawn. Virginia. on
| Tuesday. and tried to kili his lO-year old SON
| The motive Is not known
! The big Rex mine. AT Leadville. Colorado,
was drowned out GA Sunday. aud there is now
! over 2J0 feet Of wafer in the shaft. All the
w0rkmeu made their escape.
! Juan Carrazzi, who murdered Rev Bonner.
| a colored blacksmith, in Los Angeles. Cali
/ fornia. on December 20. 1894, was arrested in
/ Newark. New Jersey. "Wednesday.
The house Of Trottsr Holiday, promi-
/ nent raueher of Gridley, California, was
] burned Monday morning. Holiday and Miss
/ Mary Tueli, his niece. persisted in the flames.
John Gibson, colored. who died in Phia.
/ delphin. Pa. last February, claimed to be
! 1870 years old. His daughter shows hy records
from Suowhill. Nd. that he was born Janua.
/ ~ 20. i772.
1 Henry Dumers, a negro, was shot aud killed
4 IN Quincy. Illinois. Wednesday, by policeman
[ Hazlewood while irving TO I'LL Mary Smith,
( with whom be had been keeping company,
( The giri Is condition j. dangerous.
! Professor Marx W. Harrington. Chief ul
/ the Weather Bureau. has been removed by
/ the President, There has been friction be-.
tween Professor Harrington and Secretary
Morton, his official chief, for some time.
The grand jury Ia Charlotte. North Caro-.
liua, on Monday returned true bill against
[ John SINS fog numbering his wife. Sims eN.
[ pressed a wish % waive trial and be hanged
At once, saying be wished to ~ near his wife.
A tia canister containing an Internal ma
chime was found on BOVINE street. Dublin. Ire.
/ land, on Tuesday, and Patrick Redmond. in
attempting % open the canister, caused the
I machine - explode. which killed him GA the
/ spot.
\, Rome, Illinois. GA Tuesday. house
I containing five women was blown 20 atoms by
I dynamite placed beneath I, by Luke HOWE.
The raiected lover % one Of the somea. All
ihe Nomeu we're injured. lhrcr perhaps fatally.
HOWE vas arrested.
d A. Walton. Of Hou.tau county, Georgia.
I diei On Sunday Night Of hydrophobia liz
vas hsiiea siN seeks ago hg 3 mad dog.
Walton sent IN NeS York and was treated al
the pistcaF Institute, After 10 DAYS be "a,
dismissed A. cured.
Rev. John A. Brooks Pastor Of the Chris.
tsau Church ia Memphis, Tenn. has resigned
BIS charge. because some oC ,he influential
mcmbeEs OF hi congregation refused 10 CIV.
ny progressive cBehre and other games Ia
Ehieh prizss arr contested for.
sheriff Perry leit walpole. New Haup
SHIRE Tuesday. for Middlcbure. New York.
armed with rsluisiiioa paper, Cor the return
pi Max Shiuharn 10 serve the sentence imposed
on him - years ago Tor robhiag the Walpole
SstinEs Bank. Shipbarp pstapssl from jail
p ls'l' and upgil now has elsds3 the Nsv
Hampshire ofde2Ts
-Four Is. she I've men who Held up the pav
siastsr at the Nseasari Copper Company On
June % acre capture3 hv the authorities %
TIE State Of Sonora, Mexico, aud on Sunday
ihrY Wese taken - the scene of their CRIME
and shot b. death. nuder the pew iaN proyid
sug for the punishment Of train and stage
robbers in Mexico.
nT. G. d. Sherwood, onc,. Ii-n,snant
GovernoE 90 Ninnesosa aud later founder 81
tht town 90 ShcfNood, Tennessee drowned
himself il Lake Michigan, near Park Place
Chicago, early Wednesday morning. tie has
t'~~u ~ for several months; remiiianees o.
money that be expected did no, arrive, and
he became respondent
David Honck, 10 his 10Th year. died il
Griiysharg, Pa. on THURSDAY af last week
lie vas The last member Of an old aud prom
ineni family. He leaves al estate Of aboa
$1,000: vas a native " Frederick county
Md, cnterrd Gettysburg college IN is32 ant
resided IN that placo aearl, sll his life. Hi
iaihsr died At the ase Of -.
\ despatch fFom Atchison. Kansas. say.
that Cor the first tine in live years there is not
an og~u saloon ia that city The Board Of
Police Commissioners. acting up0n positive
Instructions frnm Governor Morrill,, ordered
all 'alo1ns o. close ~ - q cln~k TueSsla,
night aed remain closed thereafter The >,
Saloon keepers bad been allowed 10 run IL
consideration of mOuihly fines Of $50 each.
Dispatches from Berlin. July q. sav.-Af
ter touf days ofexces,ive heat severe thunder
storms have Oerurred IN ,aElulas parts Of Ger
many. Numerous reports have been received
from Sil-sis and the Rhine districts Of faiali-
Ties sud burning Of barns aud farm products
By lightning During the drought the hre.
were exceedingly destructive Half Of the
village Of Oberkaii, near Treves, Was de
showed. The lower parts oi Vienna are food
Ell. The storm has destroyed the entire wins
crop about the Nienesse suburbs of simmer
ing Grinxing aud Nnssdorti
Abraham Debut. aged o. YEAR. died il
York. Pa, where be MAS born, GA Monday.
He-Nas a ieweler and lor many years wa, al
Diilsburg. IN lsls be returned To York and
resided there NATL his DEATH In 1855 he re.
ceived gold medal at the state fair held al
Harrisburg for making the smallest gold
I watch, being no larger than a three cent piece,
He afteFwsrd made two similar watches. one
Of which was presented To President James
Buchanan, now in the museum at Washing.
ton The other was purchased by the Prince
Of Wales during his tour IN this country. He
was Of French descent His grandfather
came over to this country with Lafayette dur.
ing the Revolutionary war. He leaves 10
survive him one son and two daughters. Henry
/ Kaufman Debut, Mrs. Conrad G. Lieben OF
Minneapolis. Mimi. and Mrs. DIR. f. A. II
Koch, formerly Of Hanover. but now sesi.
I dent Of York; u grandchildren and " great,
/ grandchildren
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