The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1897-09-25
1.s<4. Of the Week.

Two cases of leprosy are reported from
Walsh county, North akota.
Norfolk. Virginia, is threated with il water
famine.
Frost in the Ohio Valley did great damage
to tobacco and late corn on Monday night.
Drunkenness is on the increase in England
among all classes, especially with the women.
The Pendeton, Oregon, -four mills, together
with an elevator and warehouse, were burned
Tuesday; loss 5000, 900.
Lewis Kau, "a farmer of Monroe county,
Pa, has been held in $500 bail on a charge of
hiring man to murder his son-in-law.
The lumber mills of the Hall Lumber Com
pany, at Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, were
burned on Monday night; loss 100000.
Eighteen inches Of snow fell at Skaguay,
Alaska, on the 18th instant, thus closing all
travel to the Klondike gold fields for the
winter.
Seventy persons were drowned on Wednes-
day by collision between an Austrian local
steamer aud the British steamer Tria, in the
htrbor of F'iume.
William Neeley died at his son home, in
Lower Chanceford township, York county,
Pa. on the 10Th instant, at the age Of 100
years, months and days.
John Crumbs brewery at Lacrosse, Wis
consin, was burned on Thursday; loss over
$500, 1000. 1t was one of the largest brewer
les in the West aud employed $50 men.
Three daughters of Leander Gatien, of
Sturgeon Falls, Ontario, Canada, were burned
to death in their home on Monday night.
The other members of the family barely es-
The old Shippee harvester works, known
as the Stockton Car, Machine and Agricul
tural Works, at Stockton, California, were
burned Monday. The loss is estimated at
100000.
Twelve buildings. comprising the entire
business portion of Wilmore, Kentucky a
town on the Cincinnati Southern Railroad,
were destroyed by fire early Sunday morning.
Loss, $4,000
On Wednesday German torpedo boat was
capsized and sunk off Cuxhayen. and eight CT
the crew, including her commander, the Duke
Frederick William of Mecklenburg- 1olstein,
were drowned.
Several towns in the province of LEGAL,
Italy, were destroyed by a cyclone on We'd
nesday. Forty people were killed and a
large number wounded The loss is estimated
at 10000, 900 Ira.
By food in the Carmen river on Sunday
night the town of Ahumada, Mexico, was
badly inundated. Men, women and children
were driven from their homes and many Of
the houses were destroyed.
Butts & Coopers lumber factory and the
Southern Railway freight depot at Columbus.
Georgia, were burned on Tuesday; loss $780,
900. At Arlington, on the same day, 20
houses were burned; loss $4,000
Fire of unknown origin on Sunday de-
stroyed the -four mill and hotel of Reuben
Hendrickson, the stores of d. S. VAIN and
]. Malsbury and the dwelling of J. Walden,
at Imlaystown, New Jersey; loss S85,o09
The bad harvest affects II Russian prov
inces and it is feared it will also be felt in
1898, as the drouth has prevented sewing
winter wheat in large area. The immense
reserve stocks will prevent famine, but the
peasants are ruined for several years.
At Youngstown, Ohio, on Friday night OF
last week, Robert Anderson, through an alarm
wire placed in his poultry yard, discovered
Richard Williams stealing chickens, and beat
him until he was unconscious. Williams is
worth $780, 900, and Anderson will prosecute
him for burglary.
Governor Hastings has refused to grant a
pardon to Richard Hughes, James Cahill and
Charles Mcconnell, election officers Of the
18th division of the Fourth Ward, Philadel-
phia, Pa, who pleaded guilty TO election
frauds. The Board of Pardons had recon-
mended the pardon.
After preliminary hearing at Wilkesbarre,
Pa, on Wednesday, Sheriff Martin and his
deputies were held in Sc, 900 bail each to
answer for the killing and wounding Of the
miners at Hazeton about two weeks ago. A
representative of Philadelphia trust com
pany was on hand to furnish bail.