The Democratic advocate., 1896-03-21
News of the Week.

NEWS Oh Gne week.
A big strike among tailors in Chicago, in
volving about 10000 men and women, has
tied up all the clothing establishments in that
city
A prairie fire in Beaver county. Oklahoma,
last week, covered an area of l6 miles and
caused a loss estimated at S200,000. Two
lives were lost.
The entire properties of the universities and
colleges of the United States are valued at
5000. 200, 900. One-fourth of this belongs to
four universities.
Mrs Lydia Price Peyton, of Orange county,
Va, celebrated her Tooth birthday on March
13. She was married at Is, and her oldest
son is now so years of age.
James Hand, an engineer, and J. DAILY,
conductor, were killed in freight wreck on
the Ontario and Western Railroad at Star
light, New York, on Monday night.
The Treasury gold reserve at the close of
business on Monday stood at Sl27, 1854, ,T12.
There yet remains to be paid in on account of
recent bond issue about 50, 9,00O,0 900 in gold.
Frank Klein, pugilist, who had been on
trial in Milwaukee on charge of manslaughter
for the killing of Louis Schmidt, in q prize
fight last July, was convicted on Saturday and
recommended to the mercy of the Court.
Postoffice inspectors discovered a shortage
of So, 900 in the accounts of the Office at Kan
sas City, NO., last Saturday, and on Sunday,
Frank Mates, the postmaster, committed
suicide by shooting himself through the head.
The Danube and its tributaries are steadily
rising, and already several towns along their
banks have been partly submerged. 1t is
feared that the Prater will be flooded soon.
A c., Il,
ported.
Street cars propelled by compressed air will
soon appear in Chicago. The continual
rattle and changing of cable cars, the roaring
and buzzing of electric cars and the clatter of
iron-shod hoofs may be heard no more if the
newcomers prove practicable.
A farmer residing near Elysburg, Pa, found
a boy baby snugly wrapped up and neatly
packed in a box floating down the creek at
Mount Carmel. The infant appears to be
about eight weeks old, strong and healthy,
and has been added to the family of the man
who rescued him from his little ark.
While workmen were boring for water in
the boiler room of Rheinstrom Bros. distill-
cry, in Cincinnati, natural gas was struck at a
depth of 200 feet. The room was soon filled
with gas, which ignited from the furnace,
causing an explosion and wrecking the build
ing. Eleven Of the men were injured.
A series of earthquakes occurred on Friday
throughout Chill. One shock was the strong
est and longest that has occurred there for
many years. II lasted for two minut es.
Buildings were damaged at Santiago and in
VALPARAISO. and the people were stricken with
panic, and passed the night in the open air.
Frederick Seisferlen was seriously and his
wife probably fatally shot by Emil Defrau, at
Leesyille, suburb of Detroit, on Tuesday.
Delrau was a deputy constable, and when he
tried to make levy on some of Seisterlein's $
effects Mrs Seisferlein attacked him with an
iron bar The shooting followed.
A despatch from Melbourne, Australia,
saws that terrible hailstorm has occurred
there, the hailstones being the largest on
record. Windows were smashed and build
ings unroofed and wrecked by the force of the
storm Shipping also was damaged and sunk,
and trees were uprooted. A woman was
killed.
In Mcpherson county, South Dakota, Jacob
Marty, aged 50, dragged his sick wife out OF
bed and cut her throat nearly severing her
head from the body. He then cut his own
throat, both dying Immediately. They leave
eleven children. Marty was suffering from
dependency, caused, It's thought, by extreme
proverty.
Katie Tough, aged 2s years, was found
dead in the street near her home, in Craven
hurst, Ontario, few days ago. Her death
was due to prussic acid. William Hammond,
drug clerk, to whom she was secretly mar
ried four months ago, has been arrested,
charged with causing her death. Her life was
insured in his favor.
Miss Allie Douglass, of Akron, Iowa, was
| day
| She was waylaid while going on horseback "a
give music lessons in the country. She was
| held prisoner all day and repeatedly assaulted.
| She was then bound to her horse and released
The horse came back to Akron dragging the
unconscious girl, as she had fallen off.
A misplaced switch on the Pennsylvania
Railroad, FIVE miles east of Harrisburg, was
responsible for collision of a freight and ex-
press train Tuesday morning. Engineer
| Samuel s. Welsh and Fireman Levi Strouse
both Philadelphians, of the passenger train
were killed, and about 10 persons were more
or less seriously injured. About 100 sheer
on the freight train were killed.
William Miller, aged % years, and Charles
| Tinker, aged 35, of Lancaster, Pen nsylvania
have been arrested charged with completely
| in the burning of the plant of the Champion
Blower and Forge Company, on the evening
| of January ~. Mlliers fatner, VINO Was
night watchman, perlshed in the flames, ant
the additional charge of murder has been pre-
ferred against the son.
At Pine Bluff Church. in Logan county, W
Va, after service one night last week, des
j perafe fight occurred between the Mullins an'
Chaffins on one side and the Harmans on tn
| other. The fight occurred over Charley Mul
Inns starting home with Teresa Harman. He
brothers objected, and fight was begun whiel
was engaged in by six to ten persons. Benid
ers knives and revolvers were used, and for
time men with their wives and children ile'
to the dense woods near by for safety. Dur
ing the battle Herbert Stone, who wss assist
ing the Harmans, was cut in the left side an
is fatally injured. Kenton Mullins was sho
in the left thigh and was also cut in the bae
with knife, bathe will recover Others VIII
engaged in the iight were slightly injured, bu
none seriously,