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

In Philadelphia, Pa, during free fight
among negroes, on Junday four received
fatal wounds.
Jacob Showalter, near Salem, Virginia,
sold 1000 bushels of old wheat last week
at 81 cents per bushel.
\ fire in the Commercial Traders build
ing, in Chicago, early Sunday morning,
caused loss of $3.50, 900.
G. c. Kennedy, lawyer of Lancaster,
Pa, has been disbarred from practice for
defrauding clients and forgery.
Burr Woods. of Carroll, Missouri, re-
Gently celebrated his 9th birthday. There
were present - children and grandchildren.
Minneapolis, Minnesota, had a $3.50, :
600 fire on June IS Five 6remen were
killed and FIVE severely injured by falling
walls.
Over 10. 600 delegates attended the
second International Conference of the
Epworth League at Chattanooga, Tennes
see. last week.
Thirteen members of the city council Of
Chicago have been indicted for stufing
the pay roll, thereby defrauding the city
out of 500, 900.
Prof Thomas Henry Huxley the dis
tinguished scientist, died on Saturday at
Eastbourne, England, after long illness.
He was 20 years of age.
Extradition papers have been granted in
Il, -.,o r. II,sfa, golaraI af RoS
ton. Mass. to answer of embezzling SO.
900 from his former employer, Henry D.
Hyde.
At Philadelphia, Pa, ON Saturday,
William Devices, aged "a years, was struck
on the side of his head by pitched ball,
his skull being fractured. He died on
Sunday.
The loss By the fire in San Francisco,
California. on Thursday night Of last week
will be about 81. $50, 600 above the in
suranee. Over 100 families were rendered
homeless.
Mrs. Mary Ann Traugh, of Keckburg,
Penna. died last week, aged % years.
The funeral was attended by l children,
63 grandchildren, I0l great-grandchildren,
and 10 great great grandchildren
Mrs. Ella Houston, u widow, living
with her parents near Gordon Springs, in
Whitfield county, Georgia, was found muir
dered near her home on saturday. Three
negro tramps are suspected Of the crime.
Miss Miunie Wilkinson. aged 30 years
j 4 ge.,,,...,-,
in the Second Presbyterian Church. in
Richmond. Virginia, while services was
in progress. She lad been suffering from
melaneholia
The large engine in the billet depart
ment Of the Illinois Steel Company. ut
Joliet. Illinois. broke down on Friday night
Of last week and viii result in the-elosing
down Of almost the entire mill for tive
weeks
A horse belonging to William Furry Of
Bath. New York, ran away on Saturday,
and dashed the occupants against tree.
Furry aud his infant child were killed and
his wife seriously injured
The dam at the Thatcher Reservoir, 46
miles above Lajunta. Colorado, gave way
on Friday afternoon Of last week, flooding
the surrounding country east aud filling
the Timpas Greek and many eanons bank
full
A company with capital Of $500, 000.
600 has been in corporated in Illinois 10
build an electric railway from Chicago to
Jersey City New Jersey. The American
Distilleries Company capital S35. 600, GOO,
have asked 70 be incorporated in the same
State.
An explosion Of natural gas took place
under the boilers at the Chicago Edison
plant. in Chicago. on Saturday night. The
engineer and fireman we're badly injured,
one boiler wrecked. aad all those living
north Of the river using ineandesoent lights
We're left in darkness.
A local passenger train. east bound on
the Southern Railway, was wrecked at
Fulton Depot. 90 miles east Of Knoxville,
Tennessee, on Saturday night. Engineer
John Patterson was killed The wreck
was caused by a negro BY means Of a bolt
fastened inside the rail.
Arthur Downs. a member Of the Mount
Zion Methodist Episcopal Church. in Mem
phis, Tennessee. was shot and killed by
Thomas Choate. a member ef an opposite
faction in the church during church trial
on Friday Of last week The fight started
among some Of the females
During fire in the mattress factory Of
the Hubley Company, in Worcester. Mas
sachusetts. Sunday. the third floor collapsed
and number Of fremen were carried to
the first floor Lieut.. John !. Boyle and
hoseman William T. Brigham were killed
and buried in the debris, and eight men
were injured
4 tornado struck KeysviIle, a small
Georgia town, on june %, and all the
houses were either demolished or badly
wrecked Bradshaw's Institute, where a
number of children were attending school.
was destroyed Professor Bradshaw was
fatally injured, but all Of the children es-
capped.
Fire broke out on Saturday in the works
Of the California Powder Company, at
Hercules Point, near Oakland The FIRE
began to spread in the direction Of the
storage house, which contained 5000 tons
Of nitro glycerine and thousands Of pounds
Of giant powder, but By heroic work on
the part Of the employees the flames were
kept in check. The loss win be about
SIS, O00
4 white farmer, named Sims, of Hun
tersville. North Carolina, on Friday Of
last week shot and mortally wounded boy
who had tainted him. Sims then vert
home and killed his wife, and sur
rendered himself. He said that he knew
he would be hung or sent to the peniten-
tiary for killing the boy, and he could not
bear to be separated from his wife.
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