The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1897-07-17
News of the Week.


was damaged to the extent OF 81, 900 by fire
on Monday.
! j. B. Firestone, teller of the Dillsburg
York county, Pa, National Bank, is a de-
| faulter for about $4,000
+ Forty persons were killed aud "a others
seriously injured in railroad collision at
| Gjentofte, in Denmark, on Monday.
| Samuel and Oscar Mehanes, farmers, of
Albemarle, Virginia, we're killed by lightning
Sunday night. They had sought refuge under
a tree.
By the explosion of threshing machine
boiler near Huntsville, Tennessee, last week.
nine persons were killed and five badly
wounded.
The Berlin, New Hampshire, Mills Co. s
saw and grist mills were destroyed by fire Sun
day, loss 100000. Five hundred men are
thrown out of work.
r. c. HeydIauff, engrossing clerk of the
Wisconsin Senate, committed suicide at Ash
land Wednesday. Serious charges of forgery
were pending against him.
Tom Sturgal and Anthony Dolias, miners,
fought duel with a knife and a razor, near
Greenwood, Arkansas Friday night of last
week, and both were killed.
Mrs. Abraham Rosenthal, of l437 Lexing
ton avenue, New York city, celebrated her
Tooth birthday July 9. She was born in Buch,
Germany, near the Rhine.
The large supply building of the Lehigh
Valley Railroad, at Packerton, was burned
July 8. The loss is $500, 600 A large num-
Der of men are thrown out of work.
While the pupils of public school in New
York city were playing at recess on Friday of
last week, mad dog charged upon them and
bit several before it was driven away.
Frank Scott and Frank Hyre were drowned
at West Enosburg, Vermont, Wednesday,
while trying to save the family of Dennis
Dow, who we're endangered b. a freshet.
Edwin j. Belts and wife, who resided on
farm near Delhi, New York, were killed by
lightning Sunday night. They were caug It
by storm and took refuge under tree.
Hancock's statue, at Gettysburg, Pa, was
struck by lightning on Thursday of last week
and was slightly damaged. Several barns
i'll Adams coun y were struck the same time.
A tornado passed over the oil fields be-
tween Lima and st. Mary's, Ohio, on Satur-
day night. Many derricks were blown down,
entailing heavy loss, but no lives were lost
The death sentence imposed upon Lewis
Kellihan, who, with his brother, attempted
raid on the bank at Sherbourne, Minnesota,
year ago, has been committed to life i'm
prisonment
The Minnesota State Board of Pardons has
refused to grant petition for the pardon of
the Younger brothers, who are serving life
| sentences for their part in Il raid on bank at
Mortified in 1876.
A young man believed to be S. A. Bastino,
% years old, of New York city, was killed by
/ lightning en- the Hudson Boulevard in Jersey
City on Wednesday. He took refuge under a
tree from the rain.
Five young men made an attempt to cross
the Piscataquog river in ricllety scow. less
than twenty-five feet above the falls. at Man,
chester, New Hampshire, Wednesday, and
three were drowned.
By the breaking of reservoir dam near
Ward, Colorado, in con equence Of torrents
of rain on Friday night of last week, two lives
We're lost and property valued at over $50,
600 was washed away.
The Y. NJ. c. A. tent at the State militia
camp at Peekskll, New York, was struck by
lightning Monday. Corporal j. j. Mcdonald,
I'D Regiment, New York city, was killed and
twelve others were injured.
Charles Lecluse and his wife were found
dead in the kitchen of their home, at Bayport.
Long Island, n. Y. Friday night. The cor
oner's jury decided that Lecluse was murdered
and that his wife died of shock.
At sham battle of the Governors Guard,
at Raleigh, North Carolina, on Tuesday
night, George n Banks, a member of the
Guard, who was taking part in the battle,
was shot and killed almost instantly.
Two reservoirs, which supply Fishkill
Landing and Matteawan, New York, with
water, burst Wednesday morning. The little
settlement at Duchess Junction was swept
away and eight persons were drowned.
A cloudburst in Mercer and Lawrence
counties, Pa, on the night of July 6, caused
loss of over $4,000 to farm land. Many
horses, cattle and other stock were drowned,
and barns and other houses washed away.
During the past year the number of pieces
coined at the Philadelphia Mint was 81, 500,
600, of the aggregate value of almost $50,000,
600 The residues of 260 barrels of sweepings
collected during the same period yielded S22,
32345
The cotton mills controlled by the Ions
dale Company, in Rhode Island, will close
during the week ending July "a, on account
of the unsatisfactory condition of the cotton
goods market and for the purpose of curtail-
ing production.
Edmund Davis, a well-known lawyer doing
business in Boston, committed suicide by
shooting July 9. He was under arrest on a
charge of eTlbezzlement and was in custody
of Deputy Sheriff at his home in Hyde Park
when the deed was committed,
During a severe storm Thursday night of
last week, the residence of S. E. North, near
Lanmore, North Dakota, was struck by light
ming, aud North, his wife and 3-year-old child
were killed. The only member of the family
that escaped was a 15-months-old child.
The application of the Baltimore and Ohio
receivers for permission to buy 40, 600 tons of
steel rail and to issue certificates for $3.50, 600
to pay for them, was granted by Judge Golf,
in the United States Circuit Court at Balt-
more on Saturday. District Judge Morrison
dissented
The New Jersey State Board of Agriculture
sends out a word of caution in reference to
the use of crimson clover. 1t is found if fed
to stock after the seeds mature it may prove
fatal on account of their indigestibe charac-
ter If used in the Towering stage the clover
is harmless.
A severe storm visited Massilon, Ohio, Sat
urday evening. Hail as large as walnuts fell,
and in some places the ground was covered
to depth of eight inches. Corn and vegeta-
bles were almost ruined After the storm
farmers brought buckets full of hail to town
for exhibition.
On saturday afternoon last, William H.,
the Swear old-son of Alexander Weaver near
Johnstown, Pa, crawed to the seat of
moving machine and jerked the lines to the
horses. The team at once dashed away,
throwing the boy in front of the mower. He
was literally cut to pieces.
Erastus Brown, negro, who made Grim
inal assault upon and nearly killed Miss Annie
Foervinger, near Villa Ridge, Missouri, on
July 2, and was subsequently captured and
taken to Union to prevent his being lynched,
was taken from Jail at the latter place by
mob on Saturday morning and hanged to
tree.
While Joseph Souder, of Creswel, Pa, was
unloading wheat from a wagon on the 9th
instant, he slipped and fell upon his fork, one
of the tines of which penetrated his abdomen
about six inches. His brother withdrew the
fork after the unfortunate young man fell, and
he was carried home. The nature of the
wound is such that death is likely to result.
There was strange phenomenon at Me-
chancsburg, Pa, on Saturday, due to the in
tense heat The track and road bed of sid
ing of the Cumberland Valley Railroad were
moved about Is inches and the T rail bent
like bow. Track-sills and everything con-
nected with the siding were moved, causing
great cloub of dust to suddenly rise without
any apparent cause. Workmen were at once
summoned to cut out the track and replace the
siding at the nroper angle An exnert rail