The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1897-08-21
News of the Week.

J. E. Brewer. of Abilene, Kansas, shipped over
1000, COS eggs in 1896.
Boring Sea fisherman have take 63 otter skins
this season, the value of which is $4,000.
United States Senator James T. George dieG on
Saturday at Mississippi City, Mississippi He was
Il years old.
Bishop James C. Embry of the African Methodist
Episcopal Church, died in Philadelphia, Pa, last
week. in his 63rd year.
Col James R. Haskell, inventor of the multi
charge gun. died at mis- home in Passaic, New Jer-
sey, Sunday. He was paid 100000 by the Govern
ment for his invention.
Farmers of Northampton county Virginia, have
received money for the 10000 barrels of pota-
toes shipped this year than the 2sl eco last year
Mrs Peter Hough died last week in New York
city under peculiar circumstances. She was sud-
denly seized with severe intestinal pains about two
weeks ago. and DR.. Colt decided to perform an OPP.
Grafton, at which other physicians assisted. They
found sharp splinter of wood thick as match
and about inch and half i'll length 1t was
sharp end and had pierced the walls OF the
intestines and was imbedded in the flesh. Blood
poisoning had ensued to such an extent that the
doctors had no hope of saving her life and Mrs.
Hough was told that she must die. She received
hope of surviving. She was active worker in
the Halsey Street Methodist Church. Mrs Hough
said she believed she swallowed the splinter in a
mouthful of bakers bread nearly month ago.
Samuel Chester Reid, former lawyer, writer
and the son of Captain Reid. ths naval warrior
who commanded the privateer brig General Arm
strong in the naval battle of the Azores Islands in
1914, died in Washington on Friday aged n years.
Had Of % Do do
all day Sunday A terrible storm swept over Hicks
vile, Ohio, Sunday August 10, doing $4,000 dam
age in the town alone. in unroohng and otherwise
injuring buildings. The loss to crops in the sur
rounding country is great.
Joseph Ladue the owner of Dawson City, in the
Klondike the land of which cost him but few
nuggets has sold all his possession in Dawson City
and the Alaskan gold fields to New York syndi
cate for S., Co., 600. A few years ago Laduc was
poor man-so poor that the father of the girl whom
he wanted to marry forbade the match on account
of Ladue's seeming inability to support wife
Then Ladue went to Alaska
Details by mail of the great earthquake in June
which made all India tremble confirm the original
reports. In Northern Bengal, Assam and Cachal
the shocks continued for some time The mortal
ity in the Cherera hills is estimated a 5000
The Wilson Furness -Leyland steamship interest!
have decided to establish line of passenger
steamers between New York and London. Five
ships, of 10000 tons gross tonnage are now being
| completed on the other side They will carry NJ
steerage passengers.
| Mrs. Kate Gallager, for twelve years schoo
teacher in Galveston, Texas, was found on Monda!
/ with her throat cut from ear to ear and the bodI
charred beyond recognition. Virgil, the 2Oyear
] old son of the murdered woman, was arrested anC
confessed that he committed the crime to get mon
| ey to spend variety actress.
The autopsy on the body of Dora Cushman, a 10
yearold girl whose body was found in pasture a
Lincoln, Vermont on Sunday disclosed that dealt
resulted from poisoning. Smith Davis, who
charged with being responsible for the girls dea tn
is missing and William Brittol, friend of Davis
is under arrest as an accessory.
John D. Maws, aged 60 years, a farmer of Greeley
! Nebraska, on Sunday attacked and fatally injure'
his married daughter, Mary ]. Hughes, beating he
on the head with hammer. He drove the famil
from the house and set fire to it, and then fired tn
wheat stacks and barns. Nav is insane