The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1897-09-11
News of the Week.

on the farm of Capt. John L. shileto, York
county, Pa.
A fire at Magog, Quebec, Tuesday, de
stroyed property valued at 100000. The fire
department of the town was useless.
The elevator at Madison, Illinois. was de-
stroyed by fire on Friday of last week with
ZOO bushels of wheat Loss 100000.
George Mailman. a laborer, in New York,
drank two TASKS of whiskey, on Sunday, one
after the other, and then fell to the floor a
corpse.
Eight warehouses and contents. on north
Delaware avenue and north Water street,
Philadelphia, Pa, were burned Monday; loss
over $250,000.
Yellow fever is prevailing at Ocean Springs,
Mississippi Several deaths have occurred.
1t has been quarantned. The disease Is said
to be spreading.
At Toscin, Indiana, on Monday, Burk
Walker, "a school teacher, shot and killed his
young wife in Il fit of jealousy They had
been married but short time.
Amos Ritter, an aged farmer living near
Milton, Pa, was murdered by burglars Tues
day morning He followed the thieves from
the house and was shot down by them.
On Saturday last two masked robbers held
up an express train on the Union Pacific
road near Tolson, Texas, blew open the safe
in the express car with dynamite, and secured
about $4,000.
1t is reported from Chicago that Charles n.
Charnley, for fifteen years treasurer of the
Presbyterian Board of Aid for Colleges and
Academies, is short in his accounts to the ex-
tent of $4,000
In Philadelphia, Pa, on Saturday last a
gang of counterfeiters were arrested with a
complete outfit for making $40 silver certifi-
Gates. There were several arrests, ALSO In
Richmond, Indiana.
Henry B. Tillotson shot and killed his
sweetheart, Ella Taylor, and then killed him
because she had gone to Labor Day cele
bration with another man.
The little son and daughter of Joseph
Creeder on Wednesday afternoon were Gre
mated by the burning of an outbuiding in
which they were at play, at Fairmont, sub
urb of Richmond, Virginia
Mrs Richard Milliken, widow of wealthy
sugar planter, has presented to the New Or
leans Charity Hospital $4,000, to found a
children S building, which will include kin
dergarten and other improvements.
tuberculosis has been discovered among
the live stock at the State Agricultural Col
lege, at Topeka, Kansas, and it is alleged
that a number of persons have been infected
by using milk from the diseased cows
Scott and Reuben Gray, brothers and noted
desperadoes, have been captured at Bardwell,
Kentucky, and are held for the murder of J.
H. Borden, in March, 1894. The Gray
brothers have been fugitives from justice for
years.
The old frigate Constellation, at Newport,
Rhode Island, was decorated and Illuminated
Tuesday in honor of the Tooth anniversary of
her launching. She was built in Baltimore,
Nd, and was the fastest sailer in the United
States navy
There were two natural gas explosions in
Broad Ripple, village near Indianapolis,
was destroyed. Six persons were burned to
death, and 80 others were burned or had
bones broken.
W. p. Atwell, the United States CONNER
cial agent at Robaix, France, writes the State
Department that Canada and the United
States will be called upon to send to Europe
l2O, 900, 600 more bushels of wheat than they
exported last year.
Thomas " Hawkins, formerly porter in
the Tax Collectors Office in Washington. D.
Ss,
He disappeared on Tuesday of last week with
$4,000. When searched at police headquar
tiers 1884 was found on him.
Miss Mile Comstock, a music teacher,
committed suicide at Owosso, Michigan, on
Sunday. She wrapped herself in blanket
saturated with oil and set it on fire. She had
been in poor health for some time, and prepa
rations were being made to remove her to an
asylum.
Harry L. Clabaugh committed suicide at
Altoona, Pa, on Monday He was book
keeper IN the Second National Bank when
Cashier Gardner ran off with the bank
funds, three years ago. He had altered the
books at Gardeners orders, and this preyed
upon his mind. This is the third case since
the cashiers defalcation.
A fire, which started early Tuesday morn
ing in the engine room of the Cairo West
Virgina) Manufacturing and Lumber Com
pany, destroyed it and half dozen other es-
adjustments, including the chief business por-
ton of the town. A number of dwelling
houses were also burned, and 30 families are
homeless. Loss $4,000.
George w. Harris, of Watham, shot and
instantly killed Mrs. George S. Buffers, at
her home in Concord, Maine, on Saturday
He also shot her son, Carleton 7. Buffers, 20
years of age, twice, inficting probably fatal
wounds, and then shot himself. He was
drunk, and was probably prompted to his
crime by revenge for some faneied injury.
j. H. Bobo, father of young woman who
committed suicide week ago at Roosevelt, a
small town twenty miles from Atlanta,
Georgia, was arrested at his home in that
place Friday night of last week, charged with
having been the cause of his daughter death.
A committee of citizens ordered him to leave
the place and never return. Bobo left at
once.
Joseph Moran, a young man, was killed
near his home in Milnesvile, Pa, Tuesday
afternoon in a most peculiar manner. He
was walking across the yard when heavy
blast was fired in the coal stripping, which is
about half mile distant. A rock weighing
fifty pounds was carried through the air and
descended upon Morani's head, breaking his
neck and almost severlng his right arm.
Death was instantaneous.
The Alexandria Egypt correspondent of
the London Times says that the Egyptian
cotton crop Just closed has yielded 5, 300, 900
cantars (about 584, 800, 900 pounds) double
that of decade ago, and over 81 900, 600 in
value beyond that of 1896 Accounts of the
crop now beginning are entirely favorable,
and indicate a total yield Of more than 6,000,
600 cantars. A cantar is equivalent to $50
pounds
Governor Hastings has accepted the resig
nation of Gen Frank Reeder as Secretary of
the Comm onwealth and offered the position
of Col. James H. Lambert, Commissioner of
Insurance. Reeder's resignation was request
ed by the Governor last week. 1t is under
stood that the chief if not the only cause for
the Governor action was Reeder signing the
$40, 900 bonds indemnifying the State Treas
urer for any money paid out to Legislative
employees not authorized by law. 5.as.,
An east bound fast mail train and the
Mexico and California express, west bound,
on the Santa Fe road, were i'll collision near
Emporia, Kansas, Wednesday evening.
Twelve or fifteen persons are reported to have
been killed aud as many more injured. I'm
medately after the collision the boilers of the
three locomotives exploded Al last accounts
six bodies had been taken from the wreck.
Hon. William J. Bryan was passenger on
the west bound train. He was not injured.
Astonishing figures are given in the details
of the sales of California fruit III New York
city market. 1t practically all comes over
the Erie Railroad from the Pacific coast, and
is sold at auction in a room built for that pur-
pose by this railroad on the pier at the foot
of Chambers street. The sales last week
amounted to 121 cars or 1000, 900 pounds in
FIVE days. The receipts since May Is this
year have been 85l cars, or 20, 424, 900 pounds
of fruit, an increase of 5, S32 900 pounds over