The Democratic advocate., 1896-09-12
News of the Week.


Ohio has glut of grapes this season, and
will not pay for gathering.
Forest fires are raging in the vicinity of
Ashland, Wisconsin, and doing great damage.
At Waynesboro, Pa, scarlet fever is so Vi
olent that the schools were not opened this
week.
The George H. Taylor company, one of
the largest paper dealers in Chicago, has
failed; liabilities, Sl5O,OO0.
A tramp, arrested in Ingersoll, Ontario, has
confessed that he killed negro in Texas re-
Gently, and was a fugitive from justice.
Many industries along the Schuylkill and
Susquehanna rivers, in Pennsylvania, have
been compelled to close owing to low water.
Typhoid fever is raging in Morgantown and
vicinity, West Virginia. Several families
have been entirely wiped out, and the end is
not yet.
An incendiary fire at Orange, New Jersey,
early Sunday morning, destroyed George
Cook planning mill and small adjoining shops
Loss, $3l 900.
A four-story fiat house in Yonkers, New
York, was burned on Saturday and the mem
bers of nine families narrowly escaped being
burned to death.
Harbo and Samuelson, the two sailors who
rowed across the Atlantic Ocean, from New
York have arrived safe. They were So days
in making the trip.
The jackson County Bank, of Black River
Falls. Wisconsin, has been placed in the hands
of a receiver. Itis thought that the depositors
will be paid in full.
William and Frank DOdson, brothers, have
been arrested, charged with numbering Louis
Helman, a peddler, in Jefferson county, Pa,
on Wednesday of last week.
Charles Clingmars and Dorman Musgrove,
accused of numbering Sheriff Rogers, at
Glencoe, Minnesota, were taken from Jail and
hanged by mob on Sunday.
In Deerfeld township, Kansas, swarm of
bees settled on the neck of horse belonging
to D. L. Palmer. Afterward Mr.. Palmer
picked 800 or 400 stings from the animal.
Judge Alfred p Bradstreet, of Thomaston,
Connecticut, Presiding Judge of the District
Court of Waterbury has assigned. He said
to be involved to the amount of 100000.
Dynamiters tried to blow up the house of
James Pennel, at Lykens, Pa, Saturday
morning. The sidewalk was torn up and all
the windows were broken, but nobody was
hurt.
Carl Becker and James Cregan, the we'll
known forgers, convicted of completely in the
Nevada Bank swindle of $40, 700, have been
sentenced in San Francisco to imprisonment
for life.
H. Dumois 4 Co., of New York, shipping
and commission merchants and importers of
West India fruits. made an assignment on
Saturday The failure is attributed to the war
in Cuba.
Premature decay and storms have caused
the ruin of nearly 5000 acres of grain in
Stutsman and kidder counties, n. D., right
in fields where especially good crops were in
dicated.
Six six. footed pigs, the progeny of n six
footed yearling pig, are to be seen on the farm
of Jesse Carry. of Marion, Ind. A seventh
pig of the same litter had seven feet, but it
did not live.
Rere's Opera House at Benton Harbor.
Michigan, was burned Sunday morning, and
eleven firemen were killed and several injured
by the falling of wall The property losses
are about S65, 600
Isaac Smiths Son & Co., dealers in um-
brellas and parasols, made an assignment in
New York, on Saturday. This is one of the
oldest houses in this line in the United States,
heving been established in 1902.
colored man attempted to assaulta Young
girl in her home at Homestead, Pa, on Sun
day. but fed when she screamed for help. In
Jumping from second-story window the man
was severely injured and captured.
There was free fight in Scranton Sunday
between the police and faction of the Polish
Catholic Church which were endeavoring TO
prevent the pastor from entering the church.
Many persons were injured and several arrests
were made.
Harvey A. Meyer Syracuse, New York,
carriage manufacturer. on Saturday gave
chattel and real estate mortgages on all his
property to the State Bank of Syracuse and
the Salt Springs National Bank, to secure liza
bilities of 5000, 900.
John Crowley, tramp in the Kalamazoo.
Michigan. jail, has confessed that he com
mitted Il murder for which a man named
Swartz is now serving a life sentence in pri
son. The murder was committed seven years
ago and Swartz was convicted on circumstan-
tial evidence.
Stephen A. Dutton has been arrested in
New York upon a charge of fraudulently OBJ
situated in Washington d. c., Belfast, Maine,
and Washington State. The amount involved
is about 10000, and, in default of $4,000
bail Dutton was sent to the Tombs.
Mrs. Maria Snyder, of New York city, has
Detn utiu III DZDOU Dtll lot ITltil on Ine cnarge
of drugging and robbing Mrs. Mary Ashcroft
and her nephew, Peter Wolff, last Sunday
night. Mrs. Snyder confessed that she com
mitted the robbery, but said hunger drove her
to it. She tainted when she was arraigned in
Court.
Ira Melvin, n young merchant of Laurel,
Delaware, had a terrible experience with
mad dog last week. The dog was family
pet and without any warning symptoms sud
denly developed rabies and attacked Mr. Mel
win. The latter had no weapon at hand to
defend himself with, and after the animal had
made several attempts to bite him he finally
succeeded in clutching it by the throat and
holding it by main force until help arrived
and the dog was killed.
A system of blackmail has been in vogue in
the mountains around Waynesboro, Pa, for
years. Last winter Daniel Snowberger re-
sisted, was robbed and succeeded in sending
the guilty parties to Jail. Recently they were
freed and on Monday night of last week Snow
berger's barn was burned together with 800
bushels of wheat, 300 bushels of corn, 40 tons
of hay, several wagons, etc. Loss, $2500; in
surance, $780, A neighbor, Buck Cal
lomer, had horse killed about the same time.
The blackmailers are believed to be guilty of