The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1897-03-06
News of the Week.

Pearl Bryan of Coyington, Kentucky, are
to be hung March 90
The Eureka Cement works at Middle
Branch, Ohio, were destroyed by FIRE on
Saturday; loss 500. 900
A cotton mill company, to be operated
entirely by colored labor, has been organ
lied at Concord. North Carolina
W 4. Murray & Co. $ dry goods es-
Establishment in Toronto Canada, was dam
aged by fire to the extent of $50, 900 on
saturday
Gen. Thomas a Hueguenin. the last
Confederate commander of Fort Sumter,
died in Charleston. South Carolina: on
Saturday night
Ex-Judge William NJ Crvmp, who
was Assistant Secretary Of the Confederate
Treasury, died in Richmond, Virginia, on
Saturday, aged rs years.
4 fire at Fort Wayne, Indiana. on Sun
day destroyed Morgan & Co. 5 wholesale
hardware store and four other places. The
loss is $3.50. 900. Four fremen were in
jured.
Paul u. Lefevre was killed IN Galveston,
Texas, on Saturday, by contact with an
electric wire from which he had just res
cued his father The latter was terribly
burned.
A Los Angeles, California, despatch says
that considerable excitement has been
created by the discovery in Randsbarg Of
ore capable of producing $4,000 of gold to
the ton.
By the explosion Of boiler in the
Acushnet Mills, at New Bedford, Massa
chusetts, on Saturday morning, two men
were killed and a number injured Loss
$40, 900.
1t is reported that FIVE Of the leading
Independent oil producing companies OF
Pennsylvania have consolidated under the
name of the Pure Oil Company to fight
the Standard Oil Company.
At Miller. South Dakota, ON February
26. the mercury was "A below zero
There were only few tons of coal in
town, and the railroads are blocked with
snow, preventing the bringing of more coal
there.
Vice President Stevenson, whose term
Of Office expired ON Thursday, was on
Saturday evening presented with a mag
nifcent silver service, and parchment
testimonial signed by every member of the
Senate.
4 telegram from Constantinople says
the total number of Moslems, men, women
and children who have been killed during
tile present troubles in Crete is over p,
600, and twenty five villages have been
burned.
Hinkle. Wilson 4 Kreis' wholesale
grocery warehouse, one of the flooded
buildings last week in Cincinnati, collapsed
on Saturday Jacob Schmalsch. aged so,
is thought to have been crushed to death
in the ruins. The loss is s55, 900
OF the criminal population of the New
York State Prisons, 2001 are now serving
their first term, GAS are serving their
second term 825 have served more than
one previous term, while 147 are of con-
iirmed and decided criminal tendencies.
State Senator A. c. Herbert, of Yir-
sinia, aged rs years, fell dead as he was
leading a lady to a seat at party on Fri
day night of last week, FIJI rVUrfufk:
was subject to heart disease. He was
mo If the most brilliant men in the State
D. r. Comstock, c. w Comstock and
G. w. Cunningham, late president, man
aser and cashier, respectively, OF the de
fnnct Mecosta County Savings Bank, were
arrested at Bic Rapids, Michigan, on Sat
urday. charged with violating the banking
laws
Mrs Matte Carter, Patrick Q Brlen,
Dad Haggerty, John and Joel Bloom
and John Danvern are under arrest In
Louisville. KY, charged with being mem
beers of gang who have stolen goods from
the Southern Railway cars to the value of
at least 10000
An information has been fled at Lincoln,
Nebraska. accusing Joseph S. BARLEY, ex-
State Treasurer, with embezzling S537 l62
of State funds. BARLEY says he is ready
70 settle but there is a disagreement as to
the method BARLEY was arrested and
rave bail in the sum Of $50, 600.
Advices from CatskilI and Kingston, \.
Y. gathering districts report that the
crop of Hudson river ice is sadly deficient
in quantity and quality. The warm wealth
er has dissipated all hope of gathering any
more ice this season, and the result, it is
thought. will be only about fve-eighth
crop.
Ex-Judge W. w. Crump died at his
residence in Richmond, Va, February u, |
aged so wears. He was one OF the ablest
criminal lawyers of his time, having figured
in the most famous Virginia cases, notably |
the Jeter Phillips and Cluverius murder
trials He was noted for remarkable |
recollection of events, and his mind was
stored with "reminiscences Of Virginia peo-
uIe. and was a brilliant conversationallst.
Several men were arrested in Waynes
boro Pa. for larceny, and upon searching
the residence of VIM. Kline, one OF the |
prisoners. about $3.50 worth of silverware |
that had been taken from the house OF
Chief Burgess J. H. Stoner, as well as
great many articles taken from houses IN
that town and its vicinity, were found.
Mrs. Kline was taken into custody for har-
boring stolen goods. but was released on
bail
In Philadelphia, Pa. on February 20,
after a short illness Susan Dallas, fifth
daughter of George NJ Dallas, who was
Vice President of the United States under
james X. Polk, died night, aged sixty three
wears. Descended from one of the most
nrominent of Philadelphia families, she
was held in high esteemm the social world.
She visited St Petersburg and London
with her father when he was appointed
minister to Russia and to Great Britain
1t seems that the foot-pad has taken
possession of Chicago Eighteen business
men were held up in five days last week,
and as result for daring to resist one is
dead and several others are laid by for re-
pairs. An officer shot at three men who
were robbing man, the other two held
the officer at bay. halted cab, put their
wounded companion in and made the driver
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