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

an agreement to suspend operations for eighteen
months from July l. The warehouses are filed
with whisky, which is now almost drug on the
market owing to oyerproduction
James Farrell, one of the three men who robbed
and stnnged Henry Bonnecka, an aged miser at
Altoona Pa, on April G, 1885, was convicted of
murder in the first degree at Hollidaysburg. Pa.
Saturday and sentenced TO be hung.
George Palmer died at the home of his son, Amos
Palmer near Littlestown, Pa, June o. aged 76
years. The deceased was the inventor OF many
useful patents, among which was the fish-plate
joint on the rails of steam railroads.
1t is stated that the whole south coast of Cuba,
from Cienfuegos to Baracua, is plague spot of
smallpox Quarantine officers in the United States
are advised to be on guard to prevent the trans
mission of the disease to this country.
Policeman Frank Bsh was shot and almost in
santy killed at Colorado Springs, on Sunday night,
by Pat Kinney, driver for local transfer com
pany, whom he was trying to arrest Kinney was
so closely pursued that he killed himself
Judge Cowing, in the Court of General Sessions,
in New York. has sentenced William Turner and
William Robert Dunlop to nine years each in state
prison on their plea of guilty of stealing 100000
worth of 5ewelry from /. Townsend Burden
Fores. fires are raging on all parts of the Isthmus
of Tehuantepec. Mexico Thousands of acres of
coffee, cotton and tobacco plantations have been
bEraed over and several railway bridges on the
National Tehuantepec Railway completely de-
sfroyed.
Andrew Cole an aeronaut, who has been giving
n series of ascensions at Grand Rapids. Michigan.
fell from his balloon on Sunday afternoon and was
fatally injured. The wind hurled his balloon
against the corner of building dragging him from
his trapeze.
The plant of the Willamette Steam Mills and
Manufacturing Company, commonly known as
Weidler's Mill, in Portland, Ore, was burned, on
Sunday together with large quantity of lumber
The total loss is estimated at Sl5O000 The insur-
ance is $50
On Saturday afternoon of last week. South
Elizabeth, New Jersey, had small cyclone. About
20 minutes later there was fall of hay, one man
gathering over 800 pounds. The hay must have
been brought some distance as none was in the
fields over which the cyclone passed.
despatch from Guadalaiara, Mexico, says that
D. C. Edwards, an American, who has been making
bicycle tour through Mexico. and who left a few
days ago to cross the Sierra Madres on his way to
Manzanillo was accidentally killed by falling over
a cliff 50 miles distant from Guadalajura-
Adam Gimbel, retired merchant of Philadel-
phia Pa, died on Sunday in his Slst year. He
started number of stores in Western cities. which
are conducted by his seven sons under the firm
name ofGimbel Brothers They are also proprietors
of an extensive establishment in that city
In Philadelphia, Pa, Robert Tonnes has been
found guilty of subornation of perjury and con-
spracy to obstruct the administration of justice in
inducing II man to falsely swear that he was the
owner of a property offered security for the ap-
I ..fIa
Tonnes was sentenced to one years imprisonment.
novel charge was made at New Brunswick,
New Jersey, before magistrate, on Saturday.
John Barry was arrested on the charge of disturb
| ing the peace by snoring He has rooms in an
apartment house, and the slumbers of the others
were so broken by his snoring that Martin Albert
laid complaint The magistrate decided that the
prisoner could not be held.
-Four men attempted to rob the saloon of Rudolph
! Stieckel in Chicago on Sunday night One of the
robbers broke Il wine bottle over Stieckels head
and the saloon keeper shot and wounded his assail-
ant, who with his companions. escaped. Frank
Keer customer, narrowly escaped DEATH a bullet
from II robbers revolver lodging in watch he
carried in an upper pocket of his vest directly over
his heart.
John T. McGnw, one of the largest real estate
owners in West Virginia. has purchased a. receivers
sale the plant of the Holly Lumber Company at
falner'M, va, CONSISTING Oh riIuau hi'eeii iii'es
long extending from the west frgihiA Ceh.rai
and Pittsburg Railroad to the company's timber
hnus' sawinis ana ABOUT tnir'y-nve square iiiit's
of timber lands in that vicinity The price paid
was 81, $50 cash and the assumption of liens and
mortgages aggregating $4,000.
At Wilkesbarre Pa on Saturday. Miles c. Miles
aged a wears. employed at No. 4 mines. operated
nv the Kingston Coal COMPANY. was instantly
killed. Miles. who was a mine carpenter. with
other ,yorknen was MT work bratticing the air
shan In the attempt to reach for a hamer he
missed his footing and fell to the bottom of the
shan. n distance of zoo feet He mas mangled be-
You'd recognition. Every bone in HIS body was
broken. The deceased is survived by a wife and
four small children.
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after having baptized 772s persons confirmed ss47.
married 2s29 couples and ofciated at 1893 funerals
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