The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1895-05-25
News of the Week.

swept by hre, causing loss OF over SOU,
900; 40 business places and 100 dwellings,
were burned.
What fruit and vegetables escaped the
severe cold the first of last week in the west
and east were killed by the freeze of the
10th and 9TH instants
The paper mill of the Wisconsin River
Paper and Pulp Company, near Stevens
Point Wisconsin, were destroyed by fire
on Saturday night. Loss Sl50,000-
A baby born in Indiana last week is the
fourteenth daughter of fourteenth daugh
ter of fourteenth daughter, and it is said
that this record is without precedent.
The testimonial presented to Arch bishop
Williams by the clergy and laity of the
diocese of Boston was check for $50, 600,
or $1,000 for each year of his priesthood
Smallpox is on the increase at Staunton,
Virginia, and government aid has been
asked to, remove the negroes who will not
help themselves nor allow Others to do so
for them.
\ fire in Gate City, Alabama Sunday
destroyed half dozen stores, boarding
houses and residences Loss. $50, 900
An unknown man was burned to death in
boarding house.
A number of warehouses and factories
near the leather market. Bermondsey. Lon
don, England, covering ] acres Of ground
were burned May Il. The loss is est
,...oJ =. 81 nnn aaa
Cold weather, accompanied by snow.
is reported from various parts Of England
and from the Continent on the 18th in
slant. Many railroads were blocked and
nearly all the country roads were closed
The town of Brest -l4itewskI in the prov
inee Of Grodno, Russian Poland was com
pletely destroyed by fire on Friday night
of last week. and 30 persons were burned
to death Brest- Iitewski Is town Of
about 40, 000 inhabitants.
At White River junction, Vermont.
last week an illicit distillery was discovered
by government officials. The plant was
destroyed aud the men lodged in jail All
the .moonshiners do not work south or
west of the Potomac river.
The United States Geological Survey
furnishes report on the coal product Of
the United States for the year 1894. which
shows decrease If nearly /, 500. GOO
short tons from the product Of 1898
and decrease in value Of over so. go,
600.
The most destructive forest FIRE Of ne
cent years Is raging along the west side Of
the Cascade Mountains. Washington For
radius of fifteen miles In the neichbor-
hood Of Buckley the forest is afre, and Al
Tacoma, three miles away, the atmosphere
Is filed with smoke.
The grand jury at Dayton. Ohio. has
returned indictments against Charles +.
Swadener and Charles F. Iddings. attor-
news. on charge Of embezzlement 4
short time ago these lawyers were dis
barred from practice for Incorporating
clients funds TO the amount of $50. 006
While fifteen men were tearing down
the walls Of the burned Globe MoldiHg
Works in Chicago on the 18th, one of
the walls fell in heap. without warning
to the workmen One man was killed and
several injured, one fatally Morris Flegel
the contractor in charge was arrested for
criminal carelessnesS
1t pays to be an evangelist sam Jones
conducted meeting in st. Louis three
weeks and in that time collected nearly
SO. 600 After paying all expenses he
netted triHe over 81 100 per week Il
will thus be seen that there Is hie money
in evange6stic work as conducted after the
methods Of Sam Jones.
The 6000 employees Of the Salem Wire
Nail Company and Of the Findlay Com
pany. at Findlay, O., have had their wages
increased 10 per cent. The American
Tube and Iron Company, in youngstown
Ohio, on Saturday notified their employs
Of an increase Of wages in al the depart
ments Of from 100 to Is per cent. 10 take
effect at once. The firm employs over 900
men.
The only male person ever born in the
White House. Robert Tyler Jones, grand
son Of President Tyler. died in Washing
ton. D. c.. on Saturday last He was
the son Of Mary Tyler Jones, the eldest
and favorite daughter Of the President
He served in the Confederate Army a. a
captain and was brave and faithful sol
der In later years he was employed in
the Treasury Department Since his re
tirement from that position he has had
practically no employment.
4 singular accident happened to a man
named Biste. in Dobbinsyille Delaware,
ON saturday He had been working in the
Delaware Iron Works the night previous,
and laid down TO obtain needed rest with
his arms stretched above his head and.
while yawuing. he threw his shoulder joint
out Of place. The INJURY was Of such
painful character that Dr. Stewart, who
was called in, was compelled to place him
under the influence Of ether before making
an attempt 10 release the dislocation.
4 dispatch from York, Pa May IL.
SAYS Miss Ella Bookmyer, of Lancaster,
Pa, was arrested while visiting IN York
this morning, charged with irregularities
in framing pension papers. Miss Book
myer father was arrested ON similar
charge. There was killing frost in York
county last night, doing considerable dam
age TO early vegetables. Mrs Lydia
Hershey, wife Of Rev Jacob Hershey,
Mennonite minister, died last evening at
herresidence in Dover township. aged sixty
three years.
Justice Field Of the e. s Supreme
Court on Monday last celebrated his 32d
anniversary, having taken his seat May
20, 1863. Only three Justices have
served on the Supreme Bench for longer
period than Justice Field These were
Chief Justice Marshall, Justices Story and
Wayne Chief Justice Marshall served
for 81 years, months and days, Justice
Story, 80 years and 8 months, and Justice
Wayne, 32 years and months. Justice
Field has served with four Chief justices
namely, fancy, Chase, Waite and Fuller
There has been from time to time talk
about the retirement Of Justice Field, but
those who are intimate with him say it is
his ambition to serve for a period that viii
make his term the longest on record To