The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1896-07-04
News Items.

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At lie Borea stone quarries, near West
view, o., strikers attacked the non-unionists
and deputy sheriffs. Several persons were
fatally injured.
The first dish of Strawberries grown in the
open air at Lynehow. Cumberland, England,
was gathered on Monday, June ], being eleven
days earlier than last year.
Gen. A. r. Lawton of Savannah, Ga, died
at the Clifton Springs Sanitarium on Thurs
day. He had stroke of paralysis on Friday
last, from which he did not rally.
Natalie Mayser, aged IA years, has been
arrested in New York city as a fire bug. The
girl made confession, saying she ''liked to
see the men, engines and horses"
The Danube flows through countries in
which fifty-two languages and dialects are
spoken. 1t is 1000 miles in length, and bears
on its current four-fifths of the commerce of
Eastern Europe.
Confederate veterans are holding reunion
in Richmond, Virginia. Representatives
from about 800 Camps are in attendance, and
the city is full of visitors from nearly every
State.
The famous collection of violins owned by
the late r. d. Hawley, of Hartford, Connec-
ticut, has been sold to California man for
$4,000. The collection consists of twelve
Instruments, which are among the finest in
the world.
Swarms of grasshoppers are doing great
damage to vegetation in Michigan. The ex-
cited farmers say that the choppers will eat
the fences when they can get nothing else,
and that they average fifty bushels to the acre
in some places.
A new use has been discovered for hops,
namely, the curing of bacon. 1t is found that
a sprinkling of hops in the brine when bacon
and hams are put in pickle adds greatly to the
flavor of both, and enables them to be kept an
indefinite period.
A strike and riot took place at the Brown
Hosting Co.'S. Works in Cleveland, Ohio, on
Thursday. One man was killed and several
were seriously injured. The rioters would
not disperse until company of militia was
brought TO the works.
There are still many immense cattle ranches
in Texas, although in some parts of the state
they have been contracted by increased set
Element. The largest is one of 5000, 900
acres, the property of the Capital Freehold
Land and Investment Company.
John B. Rented, of Manchester township,
York county, Pa, announces the discovery
of mineral lands in the Conewago hills, 80
miles long and from to miles wide. The
surface soil, he says, assays from $50 to $50
per ton in gold, silver, lead and iron.
Commencing with next Monday, the wood
machinery departments in the Philadelphia
and Reading car shops at Reading, Pa, will
go on double time. Beginning with July !,
the blacksmith and iron departments Of the
same shops started to work thirteen hours
day. These shops have not been so brisk in
years,
Martha Sslinger, l5 years old, was burned
to death at Red Springs, West Virginia,
Thursday afternoon. The girl was helping
her mother to boil soap in the yard, when her
light calico dress took fire from spark. In
an instant she was mass of flames, and be-
fore help could be rendered she was roasted
from head to feet
Peculiar marriage relations exist or will
exist, in family in Belfast, Ne. About one
year ago young couple were married. Now
a brother of the first named groom is to marry
the mother of his brothers wife. Two broth
ers to marry mother and daughter. By this
arrangement one brother becomes the father
in-law of the other.
jeremiah Jack, a farmer, aged As years, of
Berkeley county, West Virginia, committed
suicide Wednesday afternoon by hanging.
his WIG lelE MIN HOrkliB III nclu. OpOH
her return she found him hanging from the
rafiers in the barn, having made moose of
his handkerchief. His neck was broken. 1t
it is thought his mind was affected by recent
illness.
DIR. Benjamin Minnich, of Columbia, Pa,
representing the State Veterinary Depart
ment, on Wednesday morning made test for
tuberculosis of a herd of twenty-eight cattle
of Jacob Mumma, in East Donegal township.
Fourteen were found to be infected with the
disease, and all of them were killed. A post
norton examination was made by DR.. Min
mich and DIR. Marshall, of Philadelphia.
Frederick Holeomb, son of King Holcomb,
who lives near East Troy, Bradford county,
Penna., met a terrible death Wednesday after
noon. The young man, who was about 81
years of age, was working in a saw mill near
Mainsburg, when he was thrown against the
saw and cut literally TO pieces. One arm and
one leg were completely severed from his
body. and his face was sawed in horrible
manner.
It is the testimony of the steamship agents
that the travel to Europe this season exceeds
all previous records. The depression in bust
ness appears to make no difference this year
in the number of tourists if anything it IN
crsases it. Many moderately wealthy people
no doubt find it cheaper to go to Europe than
to live in their accustomed style at the high
priced American summer resorts, and trip
abroad may be an expedient for hiding their
reduced incomes. The number will be at
least 100000.
Moses Adams, ST., who died last week at
bis home, at Rock House Creek, KY, at the
age of l02, was one of the early settlers of
Kentucky. For sixty years he was a leading
political character in Eastern Kentucky, and
was knows all over the country as Rock
House Nose" He was well connected, being
the FIRST of the great Adams family, of East
ern Kentucky and Southwestern Virginia.
At the time of his death he was doubtless the
% % old Uncle William ' craR has nls
already passed his century mark, and is hale
and active as boy.