The Democratic advocate., 1897-06-26
News of the Week.


Reports of the crops in Hungary are very
unfavorable.
Martha Raymond, colored, aged l II years,
died in Jericho, New Jersey, Tuesday.
Walter Steele fell from balloon at Lynch
burg, Virginia, Tuesday, and was instantly
killed
A severe hailstorm in the Juniata Pa, val
ley, ON Saturday last, near Tyrone, damaged
the crops.
r. j. George & Co.'S wholesale grocery,
in Little Rock, Arkansas, was burned on Mon
day night; loss, $4,000.
The Pickwick Hotel and an adjoining prop
erty in New Orleans were damaged by fire on
Sunday to the extent of S160,000.
From Tuesday night until Saturday mig ght
the heat was intense in parts of Kansas, the
mercury registering 105 in the shade.
Mr.. and Mrs Peter Lynch, of Scettsburg,
Ind, have twenty three children, twelve sons
and eleven daughters, all alive and well.
Nathan ID. Crane, an old-time miner, was
killed in the Way to Wealth Mine. at Idaho
Springs, Colorado, on Sunday, by cavein.
Walter Norris, aged 16, was killed by light
ming at Bozart, Georgia, on last Saturday. A
babe which he held in bis arms was uninIured.
Ali pool rooms in St. Louis and Kansas
City were closed on Monday in obedience to
the breeders law, passed by the last Legls-
lature.
Captain George W. Kingsbury, United
States Army, retired, died at his home, IN
Clifton Springs, New York, on Tuesday, aged
56 years.
Colonel Clement d. Hebb, retired, of the
United States Marine Corps died i'll Wash
ington, D. c., Wednesday. He was III his
69th year.
James T. Kilbreth, collector of the port Of
New York, died at his summer home at South
ampton, Long Island, Wednesday. He was
born in 1S41.
James Aram, banker of Delivan, Wis
consin, who died recently, bequeathed S20,-
600 to establish home for INDECENT Method
ist clergymen and S20, 900 for public library.
The Western Union Telegraph Company 5
office, in Montgomery, Ala, was wrecked by
fire on Saturday last; loss, S40,O 900. Light
ming is supposed to have been the cause of
the fire.
c. n. Fagenbushen, real estate broker
of Denver, Colorado, is in custody in New
York, accused of forgeries, by which it is
alleged he obtained $4,000 from people IN
Denver.
Fonr school board officials in Schuylkill
county, Pa, pleaded guilty, on Wednesday,
to misdemeanor in Office. The county aims
house officials were then placed on trial, ac
cused of accepting oribes.
The special grand jury appointed to inves-
tigate the robbery of ballot boxes and other
frauds committed at the late city election in
Denver, returned 80 indictments against l9
election officers for violations of the election
laws.
Mrs. Clarence Mccarthy and her niece,
Miss Mary Fite, were drowned in Little Indian
Creek, near Georgetown, Indiana, on Friday
of last week, while attempting to ford the
L. brr tho
heavy rains.
There was heavy frost on Sunday night
in Sullivan county, New York, and also in
the western part of the state. Considerable
damage was done to crops. The same results
are reported from western Pennsylvania and
West Virginia.
Christian K Ross, the father of Charlie
Ross, who was abducted from the home of
his parents on July l, 1874, and never since
been found, died on Tuesday, in his 74th
year. Mr.. Ross was Master Warden of the
Port of Philadelphia since 1876.
The library building of the Iowa State Uni
versity, at Iowa City, was struck by lightning
and destroyed by fire on Saturday last l.,
NJ. Leck, fireman, was burned to death,
The loss is estimated at 100000, The library
is said 10 have been the best in the state.
Fire on Saturday night partly destroyed
the nome OF Joseph helllShl. III EASY IlulldlO,
New York, and his five children were fright
fully burned. Sophie, aged 10, died Sunday
morning. Mary, aged II; BrOwnislewa, 5
years old; Veronica, years old. and Cecilia,
aged 8, are not expected to recover.
Judge j. S. Fitzgerald died in St. Mary 5
Kansas, last week, after a short illness, He
was prominent in Kansas Democratic State
politics, as he had been in Ohio. While Police
Judge of Cincinnati, several years ago, he
drove the gamblers out of that city, and bis
life was several times endangered by them.
The celebration of Queen Nictoria's Dia-
mond Jubilee was begun Sunday. Thanks
giving services were held in St. Paul's, West
minister Abbey and in churches throughout
the United Kingdom and in nearly every large
city in Europe. The Queen and members OF
the royal family attended the services at 81.
Georges Chapel, Windsor.
Harry Whallen, the "human ostrich, who
was operated upon at the German Hospital,
at Kansas City, Missouri, recently, and from
whose stomach the surgeon took two pocket
knives, three knife blades, three ounces OF
fine glass and tacks, nails, screws and staples
to the number of 20, died on June IA, as q
result of the operation.
John Mcfarland died of sunstroke at his
home, near Crooksville, Ohio, on last Satur-
! day afternoon. McFarand's son and a Mr.
! Barber went after the undertaken, and Oh
their way back were struck by lightning, as
also were Charles Watts, the undertaken, anC
his SON. The undertaken was seriously in
jured, but may recover. Barber and young
Watts died instantly.