The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1897-02-13


Canton, Ohio, has an epidemic of ty-
phoid fever, there being over 100 cases
reported. Several deaths have occurred.
Cause, bad water.
Charles Probst and Mrs. Theresa Bal
Iiet, when arrested in Pottsville, Pa, on
Tuesday, for counterfeiting gold coins,
confessed their guilt.
Mrs. Rather, of Lincoln county, Ken
lucky, was ITO years old last week. She
lives with her grand daughter, does the
cooking for the family and enjoys excel
lent health
Lloyd S. Wintersteen and Clifton Knorr
have been indicted at Bloomsbury, Pa,
for using explosives with intent to destroy
life and property, by blowing up the resi-
dence of Levi Waller
James Dougherty, arrested as he was
attempting to break into dwelling at
Darby, Pa, on Saturday night, has con-
fessed that he had planned to rob the
Darby post-ofice.
A freight train ON the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad was wrecked at Davisville,
W. Va, on Saturday John o. Richard
son, engineer, was Instantly killed, and
Fireman Hughitt was fatally injured.
Tramps attacked grocery store at Bird
INLAND, Lancaster county, Pa, Satur
day, to obtain supplies, but the villagers
rallied to the storekeepers aid and the
gang was dispersed after two had been
captured.
Frank Thomson has been elected Presi-
dent of the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany in place of Roberts, deceased. Mr..
Thomson started life in the shops at Al
toona, and his selection shows that boys
who are willing to learn can reach the top
of the ladder.
United States Secret Service officers
have arrested John De Pree, an engraver,
and Peter Witzel, at Grand Rapids; Simp-
son Craig, at Jackson, and man named
Hauck, at Bedding, Mich, for making
and passing counterfeits of the $50 treas
ury note.
On the 18th instant, at dinner given
by the Loyal Legion Of Honor, in New
York city, Gen. Curtis, in a paper on the
fight at Fort Fisher, denounced Gen. Ames
as craven hearted A scene was averted
by friends, but Ames was granted permis
sion to reply.
w. 4. Ryan, a clerk in the Sixth Au-
ditor's Office, Treasury Department, has
been dismissed from office Mr.. Ryan ran
as silver Democrat for Congress in the
3lst Rochester, n Y, district against II.
c. Brewster, Republican, and was con-
testing Mr. Brewster right to the seat in
Congress.
The high winds and heavy tides along
the upper New Jersey coast resulted in
considerable damage at Asbury Park on
Saturday night The loss due to the
wrecklng of the pavilions and other prop
erty will amount to several thousands of
dollars
The gas tanks of the ferry boat Column
bia, which plies between New York city
and Williamsburg, exploded Saturday
while the boat was in her slip at the foot
of Grand street, New York. About 200
passengers had just gone ashore. The
ferry boat and ferry house were damaged
to the extent of about $4,000; two men
were slightly injured.
The State Capitol building, at Harris
burg, Pa, was completely destroyed by
fire Tuesday afternoon of last week Both
Houses of the Legislature were in session
when the fire started and hasty adjourn
ments were taken The flames, which
started in the Lieutenant Governor apart
ments over the Senate Chamber, gained
Roadway so rapidly that practically moth
ing could be done to check them The
loss is estimated at $600;000. The leg
islature records were saved.
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has de-
clared unconstitutional the law under which
county courts have committed to ''Keely
Institutes throughout the State INDECENT
inebriates for treatment at the expense of
the county from which they were commit
ted. Milwaukee county alone will be re-
Iieved Of paying nearly $50, 600 for treat
ment under such commitments, and settle
ments of claims in many other counties
have been held in allegiance pending
decision as to the constitutionality of the
law