The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1897-11-06
News of the Week.


The Georgia cotton oil mill, Atlanta, was
burned early Sunday morning; loss, $ll7,
600.
Saturday, six men were suffocafed and many
others had narrow escapes for their lives.
Rev. Charles w. Buoy, D. D., pastor of
Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church, Phila-
delphia, Pa, died suddenly of heart disease
on Monday.
John NJ. Feagles, postmaster at Newborn,
Virginia, was shot and killed at midnight
Saturday by Waterman, who says he de
tec1ed Feagles in the act of stealing wheat.
Henry Knauff, who was said to be the oldest
organ builder in this country and who was
widely known as an organist, died in Phila-
delphia, Pa, on Monday, in his S9th year,
William S. Ide, banker in Columbus,
Ohio, was shot and killed by John Smith, a
coachman, on Saturday. Smith claimed that
lde owed him money, which he could not get.
Burglars entered the store occupied by the
Diamond MeI chants Alliance, in London,
England, between Saturday and Monday
morning, and took diamonds valued at $751;
600.
The private bank of R. G. Baxter. at Bur
lington, Ontario, Canada, was broken into
and the vault and safe wrecked with dynamite
early Monday morning. About $4,000 was
taken.
Boys celebrating Halloween, on Monday
at Fort Branch, Indiana, started a fire which
destroyed Odd Fellows Hall, Fort Branch
Times Office, six business houses and several
dwellings. Loss is $4,000.
Twenty three of the thity-seven Russian
Jews who went to California last spring under
the leadership of Ephraim Deinard, with the
intent of founding colony in Salinas Valley,
have returned to Philadelphia, Pa.
The skeleton of Dr. Charles Fox, who dis
appeared from his home, in East Hartford,
Connecticut, on May II, 1896, was found in
the woods on the road 10 Bolton Monday.
There was no indication of suicide or foul
play.
In Kansas City on Monday the jury in the
case of DIR, Jefferson D. Goddard for the
killing of Frederick j. jackson, with whose
wife it was alleged Goddard had been init
mate, reported chat they were unable TO agree
and were discharged.
The body of John Foyle, engineer of the
New York Central train wrecked at CARR
sons October "a. was on Sunday brought up
with graphing irons from the big hole made
by the engine when it plunged into the mud
at the DOlIOln Vi the river.
Nathan Stark, farmer, of Mercer, Mis-
souri,, was held up on the highway Sunday
night by Ira Sexton, a neighbor, who at
tempted to rob him. Stark resisted and Sex
ton slot and killed him. Sexton was taken
to Princeton and placed in jail
Kate Mergert, 20 years old, servant in
the employ of family on East I'D street,
New York city, was murdered Monday even
ing in the basement of the house. The MUIR
derer, whose name is Alfred Meyer. escaped,
but soon after he killed himself
Joseph Wheeler, colored, who is alleged
to have shot and killed Joseph Carozza in a
cigar store on the Doylestown, Pa, pike,
near Willow Grove, Saturday, was found al
his home in Philadelphia, but jumping from
window escaped from the police, with whom
he exchanged several shots as he ran.
Henry George, the candidate of the Thomas
Jefferson Democracy for Mayor of Greater
New York, died on October 20 at the Union
Square Hotel, New York, where he had been
stopping during the campaign. He spoke at
four places the Thursday night previous.
And retired worn out but not showing any
signs of collapse During the night he was
stricken with apoplexy, and soon passed into
Inconsistencies and death. He was SO years
old. His son, Henry George, Jr., was nomi-
mated by the jefferson Democracy to take his
fathers place on the ticket. The body lay in
state in the Grand Central Palace, in New
York, on Sunday, and was viewed by thou
sands of people. Other thousands were I'M
able to get into the building The hall was
crowded during the funeral service. After
the reading of the Episcopal burial service by
Rev. DIR. R. Heber Newton, brief addresses
were made by Rev, DR., Lyman Abbott, Rabb
Gottheil, Rev. Dr. Edward McGlynn and Mr.
John S. Crosby. The body. was then placed
upon a catafalque drawn by 16 horses, organ
izations fell into line, and the procession
marched to Brooklyn City Hail. The re
mains were then taken to the George home
at Fort Hamilton.