The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1896-03-14
News of the Week.

Anthracite coal, in paying quantity, is
said to have been struck near Greensburg,
Indiana.
Christian Conrad, who lived in Della
ware county, Iowa, died on the 9Th inst. i,
at the age of 116 years.
Mary McMahan, a novice in the Con-
vent of the Sisters of the Immaculate
Conception, in Marysville, Mo-, hanged
herself there on Saturday.
An electric car in Memphis, Tennessee,
became derailed on Saturday and fell from
a bridge into bayou. Fourteen persons
were injured, four seriously.
Ground was broken in Washington, D..
c., on Sunday for the erection of the first
building in the group which will comprise
the American { Methodist) University.
Thieves entered the residence of Gen.
George S. Field, in Buffalo, New York,
on Friday evening, and stole jewelry and
money to the value of between $4,000 and
$1,000
Daniel Talmage's Sons, rice merchants,
of New York city, with branches at
Charleston and New Orleans, have as
signed. The liabilities are said to be over
5000. 900. The firm has been established
46 years.
In Chicago, on Friday of last week, a
green goods gang were captured with $50,
900 in good money, and several hundred
thousand in green goods. The gang fought
desperately but were finally overcome and
lodged in jail.
Nicholas Cole, aged 40 years, was ar
rested in Paterson, New jersey, on Sun
day evening, for attacking Lizzie Van
Ripper, aged Is years, in the street, tive
blocks from the spot where Miss Sullivan
was murdered on Wednesday.
United States Secret Service officers il
New York city have arrested Charles A
Pechin, Charles Murray and Henriett;
Bolton, and seized an elaborate plant fo
counterfeiting two-dollar silver certificates
which they are alleged to have been oper
ating.
Stephen Powell, wealthy resident o
Hampstead, Long Island. was murdered
by footpads in front of his home late Oh
Saturday night The murderers obtaine'
only 81. OF, overlooking 5000 which h
carried in an inside pocket. Three negroe
have been arrested on suspicion
The steamship Victoria, of the Norther
Pacific Line, arrived at Victoria from ia
pan and China, on Saturday, after pas
sage of AZ days, during which prevaile
the coolest weather she ever experience
crossing the Pacific During the voyag
the thermometer registered 10 degree
below zero.
At the conclusion of divorce trial j
Kansas City, on Saturday, Judge W. }
Henry, who had presided, said to the dc
PENDANT, to whom the decree was given
that if he had taken shotgun and win
dicated the honor of his home he woul
stand better before the Court and in tn
community. That Judge ought to b
impeached.
/ William Ettinger, who, in his back
woods home at Woodward, Centre county
Pennsylvania, resisted arrest for "a houl
and fired upon all approaching his house
committed suicide in sight of besiegin
mob of sheriffs, Deputies and citizens o
the 9TH inst. The building had been Sc
on fire, and was almost destroyed when h
emerged from the cellar-way.
In the case of the murder of Fran
White. in mistake for his criminal brother
Clarence White, by operatives of the Berr
Detective Agency in Chicago, sewers
months ago, the jury on Saturday rendere
a verdict of guilty as to all the six defen
dants. William j. Dix, who fired tn
fatal Shots was convicted of murder, ant
his punishment fixed at life imprisonment
The other FIVE were convicted of man
slaughter, and their punishment left t
the Judge.
The Spanish Government has been of
fered fifty steamers by the shipowners Q
Seville, to be put to any use the author
ties may deem expedient. The Granad
Chamber of Commerce has invited al
Spanish merchants to break their com
mercial relations with the United States
and to cancel insurance policies issued b,
American companies. The actions of
mob in Valencia became so threatening OIL
Sunday that martial law was proclaime
by the Governor. On Monday the Amer
lean Consulate in Valencia was stoned b
mob and the police and soldiers charge,
the mob, wounded number of persons
and caused it to disperse.