The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1898-02-12
News of the Week


York city streets cost 500, 800.
Edward Mack. who was buried on Monday
at Huron. Ohio, was 100 years old.
With capital of 5000, 900 the Baffalo n.
Y. Beet Sugar Company has been chartereu.
Four negro women were severely injured
in Lexington, Kentucky, OH Sunday; by the
breaking of a stairway in the AUDITORIUM
under the weight Of crowd assembled at
funeral.
President Barrios. of the Republic of Guate-
mala, was assassinated near his palace OH
Tuesday evening. The vice president sue
ceeded To the office. and quiet is said to pre-
vail in the country.
John d. Rockefeller, Of New York city,
known as the Standard Coal Oil Man, has
nresented land worth S25, 900 to the city of
Cleveland, Ohio, for park purposes. Inns Is
the second Gift of the kind he has made to
the city.
I Harry HaIsev. senior member of the
firm of ]. H. Halsey & Smith, leather mer-
chants, of which United States Senator Smith
Is the Junior partner died at his home in New
ark. New Jersey, on Monday. He was "a
years Of age.
Adolph Sutro. ex-Mayor of San Francisco
and builder of the famous Sutro tunnel, has
been adiudged mentally incompetent and his
daughter has been appointed guardian OF ms
estate. Mr.. Sutro is over 80 years old and IS
worth several millions.
The Supreme Court at Boston has decided
that the law forbidding the fraudulent use OF
trade union labels protects such trades unions
as we'll as merchants, and that manufacturers
must stop unauthorized use of union labels
AS well as counterfeits of them.
j. H. Polk, aged IS years, postmaster at
Goodwin Station, near Atlanta, Georgia, on
the Southern Railway, was murdered at ms
home on Saturday night by unknown parties
and his store robbed. His body was not dis
covered until early Monday morning.
DR.. S. H. Sampson was on Sunday remov-
ed from the village Jail at Laurelville, Hook
ing county, Ohio. to the Hooking county Jal
at Logan. as IA precaution against iynchlng,
peuding the Coroner's investigation OF the
| death of Bessie Nelf. found dead III the doc
| tors office.
Daniel Culp. aged IS years. died il
| Gettysburg. Pa, on Sunday last For many
wears he was actively engaged in the turn
| ture and undertaking business, and was a dl'
rector in the First National Bank almost from
its organization. He was AN elder i'll Chris
! Lutheran Church.
Wesley Wheeler. real estate dealer o
Rochester. New York, said to be worth
5000. 900, was convicted Saturday of CRANE
larceny in defrauding Captain Giles +. Kits
out of $500 by false representations Ill rea
estate manipulations. He was sentenced tc
eight years in Auburn prison.
Cablegrams from Constantiuople on Tues
day state that earthquake shocks cOntinne t
be felt at Balikesr. Asia Minor, and in It's VI
entity. About 1000 people have been rem
dered homeless, some 5000 houses, 30 mos
qucs and Is khans have been more or les
destroyed and 120 persons have been kllIe
or injured
Judge Brown. in Chicago Oh Saturday, suS
tanned demurrer to the declaration Ill tn
case of William F. Mcdonald. Il switchman
who sued the Illinois Central Railroad Com
pany and the Chicago and Northwestern Ran
way Company for alleged blucklistng. Tn
case is one of thirty-iour which were begu
against the railroad companies IN June. 1886
About 1000 clothing workers are on strii
in New York city against low wages. [
these nearly 1000 are members of the Pam
Makers Onion, who were ordered out Wee
nes,lay: nearly 1000 cloak makers and som
members of the Brotherhood Of Tailor:
There are possibilities of 10000 clothin
workers being out before the strike IS settled
|
Lena. which now lies off TompkinSville, Ne
York on Monday fell 100 feet from til
ships top gallant ward. turned several some
sauIts, and alighted at full length upon llt'
boat that was bottom up on the decks. lh
boat was badly shattered, but 1ake was Il
right, except for a few bruises, when they ha
chopped him out of the wreck.
The foresight of the officers i'll removln
Storms. the confessed murderer of Mrs. Ratl
burn and her daughter, to Wapello, low;
prevented Il lynching at Burlington, Iowa. q
Tuesday night A mob of 1000 persons su
rounded the Jail and demanded the surrendt
of the prisoner Not until after committed
Of the mob had been allowed to search tt
al and had reported that Storms was lit
there did the crowd dispense.
Hanson and Albert Sewers, Of FultO
county, Pa. were recently arrested and trie
in Franklin county this week for larceny an
receiving stolen goods. Upon searching the
house several fine hammerless shotguns, rifle
Il breechloadng gun, 8 watches. silver spoon
knives. forks. lot of watch chains. napki
rings household goods and other articles,
lady'S new bicycle, harness, blankets an
other truck. were found sufficient to turn Il
court room into a storage warehouse.
Abram Staley, Of New Baltimore, Frank
lin county, Pa, aged l02 years, dropped deS
on the 4th instant. He was native of Ems
land, and was the Youngest of - boys. ii
father was 107 wears old VIXEN he died. NJ
Stately was an enthusiastic and succeSsf
hunter and an excellent marksman. II
favorte sport was deer hunting, and he Ike
it up until he was ninety-two, when he kille
his last deer He had 60 grandchildren, II
great grandchildren and II great-great-g gran
children.
big Jack McI4ain, of the Schrage boz
robbery notoriety. has been arrested at Basi
|. Virginia. He was one Of the four pals
Sleepy Burke in the raid on the home
Christopher Schrage, the miser, in Chicag
who was robbed of $50, 900 worth of bonds {
the night of March "A, 1896. McLain co
fessed to the police and aided in the recove
of part of the loot. He was released on bon,
that proved worthless, and since that time HI
eluded capture until four days ago, when W
courht in EirOinia