The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1895-07-13

Five persons were burned, two probably
fatally, by the explosion of two gasoline
stoves in Chicago on Saturday.
The warehouse of the Union Dock Com
pany, in Duluth, was destroyed by fire on
Saturday night, causing loss of over
500, 900.
Edna Hewes, 2 years old, was struck
and killed by the stick of skyrocket, in
its descent, on Saturday evening, in Phila
delphia, Pa.
Fire on Saturday destroyed the Pacific
Lumber Company plant at Scotia, Cali
fornia. Loss $3.50, 900. About 300 men
will be thrown out of employment.
A report from Lake Geneva, Wisconsin,
is to the effect that fifteen persons were
drowned there by the sinking of an excur
sion steamer, on Sunday afternoon.
The deeomposed body of an unknown
man was found by harvesters in a wheat
field ID miles east of Fort Wayne, Indiana,
on Saturday He had been murdered
Eight business places in Oswego, \. Y,
were destroyed by fire, early on Saturday
morning; loss, sI53, 900. Mrs. Isaac
Bond, aged A. years, persisted in one of
the burned buildings.
The Spanish steamship Ida, Captain
Drama. from Pensacola, Florida, June 20.
with cargo of cotton and lumber for
Liverpool put in at Savannah on Saturday.
with her coal bunkers on fire.
Ex-Governor Stevenson, of Idaho, com
mitted suicide in San Luis 0bispo, Cali
fornia, on Saturday, by taking laudanum.
He was afflicted with sciatiea and was in
helpless condition, but had gradually been
improving.
Henry la Fontaine and his wife, Her
mamie, tried to commit suicide together in
their home, in New York city, on Satur-
day They took morphine and turned ON
the gas. When discovered the man was
dead and the woman unconscious.
Chicago was visited by violent storm
Sunday afternoon. Plate glass windows
were broken and many buildings flooded.
A number of boats were eapsized ON the
Lake and at least nine lives were lost.
Seven inches Of rain fell in the afternoon.
A telegram from St John Newfound
land. saws that a serious forest fire Is rag
Inc in the interior Ii has devastated p
miles of country along the new line Of rail
road, and has destroyed the telegraph
hReS. saw mills and numbering settlements
Kinsey Brewer, aged 50 years, commit
ted suicide on the steps of his wife's resi-
denee. in Washington. ID. c. on Saturday
afternoon Mrs. Brewer has been very i'll
for some time, and Brewer had been drink
ing - heavily that he became nuisance
and was refused admission to the house
At WaynesbOr0, Pa. on Saturday night
an incendiary fire burned three Of the five
buildings of the Canning Company. in
Guiding 2000 cases Of peaches and damae
ing 1000 cases, nearly all the can making
machinery and three cars. los un stock
50. 600. insurance s.. 500: on buildings
SIS. 600. insurance So, 500: railrad los>
s.. 00G.
An attempt was made tu blow up the
residence Of Jerry p Bliss, director oi
public improvements, and small frame
church adjoining, in Columbus. Ohio. on
Friday night. 4 bomb was thrown on
the porch Of the residence, and ano,her
into the church. but the church was only
partly wrecked and the residence slightly
damaged
Violent wind aud rain storms set in on
the eastern watershed of the Rocky Noun
tains on Thursday Il last week, and ragged
furiously for the next three days over
Missouri, Iowa, Texas, Georgia and Ar
kansas Forty three lives are reported last +
and the towns, Baxter Spring., Kansas. +
and Winona. Missouri. were almost de- 4
molished Early Monday morning the I
storm was still raging, and more fatalities +
are expected The damage 10 croI~ .
amounts TO millions Of dollars.
Mrs Catherine % I4eary died in Chieagu. .
on Wednesday night Of last week She /
was the owner of the fractious COW which, .
ia barn in the rear Of No. 137 De Koven
street. on the memorable night Of October /
5. 1871. kicked over a lamp and started
4 fire which cost Chicago sl90. 600, COO. .
Where the Ere started there now stands
stone with this inscription The Great .
Fire of 1871 Originated Here, and Tx
tended to Lincoln Park Chicago His
toricsl Society, 1881 She positively
denied the story aud finally became -
morose that she would not answer any
questions in regard to the matter