The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1895-09-07
News of the Week.


Henry Wolfe Il Co., wholesale readymade
clothing dealers. Louisville, Kentucky, have
failed: liabilities S235. 900
Jacob Kline, a wealthy brick manufacturer,
of Cairo. Ill.,, was killed Saturday by a kiln
of hot bricks caving in on him.
The German Methodist Conference at Mil
waukee, Wis, voted unanimously against adj
hitting women to conferences.
AT LibertyviIle, Illinois. on Saturday. 50
buildings were burned; several buildings were
blown up 10 stop the progress of the fire; loss
S75, 200.
Joe killoran, the notorious poSt-ofiice rob
Der. who escaped from Ludlow street New
York city, Jail, July 4. has been arrested IN
st. Louis.
DR.. Henry Hepler, well-known resident
of Reading, Pa. has been arrested for caliS-
ing the death of young woman in that city
by criminal operation.
At Conev Island. y. Y. on the Sea Beach
railroad, Monday. wild engine ran INTO a
passenger train and injured Ga persons. Part
of the train was burned.
C. Edward Hersh, died in York, Pa. on
Tuesday, in his T4th year. He was n native
of Adams county, and was one of the most
active and progressive men IN York.
Twenty thousand acres of land along the
Mobile and Ohio Railroad. about 90 miles
north of Mobile. have been sold to colonial.
ton company organized ate houX city. Iowa.
Harry L. Currev. Of New York city. is 6 feet
inches tall and cannot procure a pair OF
gloves large enough to fit him. He has toes
on each foot. and is fireman ON steamer,
Typhoid fever is prevailing in parts of Penn
sylyania. In one county there Is a difference
between the health officer and the county
commissioners. aud in the meantime people
are diving
Seuator John f. Lewis died At his home.
I.yuuwood, Rockingham county. Virginia. on
Monday morning, after long illness. from a
eancerous affection Of nm eve, lie was horn
March ], 1878
4 despatch from Marion. Indiana. saws
Joseph l.ugar. aged - wears. criminaily AS
saulted Nm Hannah luck. ~ years Of age.
ON SATURDAY,. Five hundred men are search
the woods for Luear.
Wesley Weaver. a negro. who entered the
room Of Major J. VI. Spence daughter Al
/ Wareshoro, Georgia, en- SATURDAY night and
attempted to assault the girl. confessed on
Sunday. Lynehed.
The Academy Of Music. the oldest play
house in Buffalo. y. Y, was burned sunday
morning The loss ON the building IS about
| So. eco, and much valuable theatrical prop-
/ erty was destroyed.
The trial of William Henry Theodore Oar
I rant. charged with the murder Of Miss blanche
Z Lamont, whose dead body was found in
I Emanuel Baptist Church, san Francisco. 10
I April. began on Tuesday ia san Francisco
/ A. /. Carr. a farmer If Washington. In.
/ diana. keeps strict watch over his melon patch.
| Two weeks ago no shot Charley Smith. vho
Is nov conyaiesciug, and on Sunday morning
/ be shot and instantly killed an unknown man.
/ Carr Is under arrest,
Bill Carter, eojorcd. shot and killed his
| wife M Nincennes. Indiana, Monday. lie
/ then climbed 10 the roof q his house and said
/ be would shoot any man sho approached him.
I Depaly Sheriff Bryant put = lead of shot IN
I his head and face and be thea surrendered
William MCCLELLAN. who rpiurped sulun,ariiy
! from Detroit 10 Toronto % answer a charge
~ setting IRE 90 The Osgoodby h8iliiugs last
| January. sas on Saturday committed for trial
without bail The ire spFead a. adjoining
buildings aud caused Total l,s~. 81 over 81
ooo.eo0
The lock on the SAT-. Of Wan. Goldberg. a.
I Sharon. Pa. got uui 81 nrsirF. and h. opened
( L Nth dynamite The afc Was blown a.
/ q 'ecss. $500 IN securities and 500 ia money
/ Were blown away Goldberg and one ~
b employees was injured and Part 81 the safe
/ cnnuD, be faund.
The bodies Of Dr. = w. Remington and
/ his mother. Mr. Nary r Remington. urrp
I found 10 an advanced stage 81 decomposition
in Their cottage in Hot SprinEs, Arkansas,
Muaday Il Is supposed that the doctor kills3
/ Bis mother and thee himself Il j. believed
b. Wa demented-
/ While resisting arrest. VIM. Bntcber. q
negro. who was 6EhtiBg A. Hickman. Ken.
| lucky. on NaadAy. Tires q brick and crushed
! the bead 80 a pzsserby The negyo vas 0eer
| powered and lynched- The aegyo wiih uholu
| h. was Sighting bad heru 81 siaslesl ly a razor
that be nearly hled "a death.
Col. Samuel Shslleudsr and tao friends
weFe driving along Mes i0n30n avenue,
| Neuark. pslaWafe. Monday aigh', whea =
huge sfnne haried hv SOMEONE On The side
yak siFBek the caTrisse With terrific iorcr.
[ Col. Shtllsnder stopped his horse and irave
Z hack - the Deer Park Hotel 10 make inye-ii-
/ ration. ThsFe be- mel ihree cni0rsd men
/ wkom BE- accuscd a. throwing the missile
An altrrcAiioa followed. during sbirh Gcorsr
{ Dutton, one of The negroes. drcs a knife from
/ hi pocket and cut ShsliendcF across she tacr
/ injecting 3 terrible cash uader the right eve
/ Dattos subsequently, escaped Shellsp1er
/ viii lose the sisht % oac eve.
Earthquake shocks we're reported sunday
/ a. having occurred ahoHl 8 a. tn Ia Eastern
l Pennsylvania, New York. Nev Jersey aud
{ Delaware. Ia Philadelphia hlildings svaycd
( picturrs and clocks WvFr throWa from their
places and q fissnre % unknown depth was said
Z IL have i.s.sn opened IN Fairaloanf Park Three
/ shocks we're feli 10 Bgooklyn, hu' iherv was
/ liitlr disturbance in New York city ard none
I reported elsewhere IN New YORK State The
Vibrations in New Jersey ~eFp confined 70 the
( northern Part af the State, and vers- more
I severn. in the elevated sections. The shocks
( al Wilmington. Del. werc very djstiaci. No
injury TO auy person VA reported and there
/ vas no material damage 10 prpperiy 4 dis
I patch from Philadelphia. Pa. on Monday
/ night SAYS Captain Hsndrckson, command
/ ing the Norwegian steamship Curly. arrived
Z today from Port Antonia. Jamaica, reports
experiencing At an early hour yesterday morn
E ing. wheJ; about 80 miles south 81 Winter
I Quarter I.ightship the earthquake Az the
{ time It vas dead calm, aud suddenly the
! sea rnsc up and the ship Owed doWn deep sns0
f the water The wares flooded the decks over
/ all. aud the sea boiled aud bnhbled up IN a
E furious manner. All hands wvrr terrified.
/ aud the cummotiou lasted for fully thirty min
uis.s before IL settled. Az first the ship qBiy-
( crsd from stem "a stern. The American Line
/ steamship Belgenland arrived from Liverpool.
+ with IS saloon aud 6l3 steerage passengers,
I after au unusually perilous passage, having.
/ when between longitude b and g. passed
/ through a terrific cycloue. All the passengers
I were badly frightened. and many Of the
/ women went into Mysteries. For hours the
/ seas leaped completely over the vessel from
( all sides bat she escaped injury. The cyclone
/ was iirst experienced on August ~. aud lasted
/ until the following night. when il moderated
/ down To a gale.