The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1896-10-24
News of the Week

The Hotel Challonte, at Cape May, was
sold at sheriff sale on Monday for $4,000.
George W. Steed, prominent Mason of
the State, died suddenly on Monday at his home
in Camden, N. j.
Col. VIM. B. Mann, aged 80, well-known
lawyer and Republican leader, died in Phila-
delphia, Pa, on Saturday.
The new Masonic Home in Wichita, Kan
sas, was seriously damaged by fire Monday.
The building cost $4,000.
A car famine is reported on all the railroad
lines centering in Kansas City. one line alone,
the Burlington, being short over 1000 cars.
The entire business portion of Enfield.
Massachusetts,. comprising the property of
twelve business firms, was burned Monday.
keepers of Isle Verte, Quebec, Canada, have
failed. Liabilities are S235, 900, assets $685.
600.
Richard Sandow, As years old, who lived
near Vineand, was killed Monday by the
accidental discharge of gun in the hands of
his brother.
The Vermont Legislature Tuesday elected
Hon. Justin S. Morrill, United States Senator
to succeed himself for the term beginning
March 4, 1897
y IRE DTOhe OUT the SOiSOlludleu OOui
Company's mine at Gillespie, Illinois, on
Friday night of last week, and is still burning.
The men all escaped.
A fire in the Hanna Paint Manufacturing
Company's store, in Columbus Ohio, on Sat
urday, destroyed that property and several
adjacent stores; loss, $4,000.
The West Michigan Furniture factory, at
Holland, Michigan, was burned Friday night
of last week; loss, 1925, 600. About 400 men
are thrown out of employment.
St. Peters Polish Roman Catholic Church
at Stevens Point, Wisconsin, was burned on
Sunday by a fire supposed to have been of in
cendiary origini less, $4,000.
John Walsh, a California miner, on his
way to his family in Boston, was garroted in
indianapolis on Saturday night, aud robbed
of $500. He was badly injured.
A fire at Corscana, Texas, on Sunday de-
stroyed the National Oil Company's cotton
quantity of cotton seed, crude and refined oil.
Loss $4,000.
St Clair Grover and his brother, deaf
mute, are under arrest at GAINESVILLE, Georgia,
charged with the murder of their grandmother
because she had cut off the first -named grand
son in her will.
At Somerville, New York, on Sunday,
Orrin D. Kinnie, aged AZ, killed his father,
Daniel, aged 20, with an axe, and then took
his own life by hanging. He is supposed TO
have been insane.
Two sonso of Tom Giyens, aged 10 and Is
years, were burned to death, and their sister
probably fatally burned ON Saturday, in fire
which destroyed the family residence near
Lewisburg, Kentucky.
L. W. Yeomans Co.'s drug store in
Beleville, Ontario, was burned Monday
morning. l.. w. Yeomans, the head of the
firm, who slept in room adjoining the store,
persisted in the flames,
The plant of the alexandria, Virginia,
Fertilizer Manufacturing Company was dam
aged by fire on Sunday night to the extent of
1000. About three acres of frame build
ings were burned over,
The HalIett and Davis Piano Company, of
Boston, which recently had difficulties on &C.
count Of slow collections, has made settle
ment of 100 cents ON the dollar, and its
factory will start at once ON full time.
At Anfalo, New York. on Monday the
sheriff took possession of the property of the
Western New York Preserving and Manutac-
turing Company on executions amounting TO
Sl5,0 The total liabilities of the company
are Sl67, 1913; assets, S26, 756.
The sealing schooner St. Lawrence, which
arrived at Seattle on Monday after nine.
months cruise otfthe coast OF Japan, in which
she secured 5000 seals kins, reports that ON
August 8 three members of the crew we're
washed overheard and drowned
A band Of six unknown desperadoes rode
into Carney, Oklahoma, on Saturday night,
and held up the whole town, robhine twelve
stores. The bandits secured several thousand
dollars, A posse Of about 100 citizens was
organized, and left in pursuit Of the outlaws.
The schooner Sylvia C. Hall landed at New
Haven, Conn, Tuesday, 10 men, the crew
Of the Norwegian bark Semiramis. dismantled
and waterlogged October Is. The bark was
bound for Rio de Janeiro with lumber, and
was completely disabled by the late hurricane.