The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1899-06-17
News of the Week.

Parts of Europe have been suffering from
a hot wave similar to the one in this coun-
try.
Many orchards and shade trees in East
ern New York are being destroyed by cat
erpillars.
A strike of %, 900 coal miners in the
Central District of Pennsylvania is threat
ened
Owing to the intense heat all street car
traffic was suspended in Richmond, Va,
on Wednesday of last week.
John 7. Slower, a farmer of Spring
Grove, Pa, is in Jail on the charge OF
forging the name of ex-sherif Brodbeck,
of Hanover to $500 note.
In New York city, on Monday, 5000
of the Children's Jacket and Knee
Brooches Makers Union struck for IN
creased wages Business in that line Is
paralyzed.
BENJAMIN Coleman, of Ne;hkenville,
Mineral county, W. Va, is only six years
old and weighs 101 pounds. He measures
So inches around the waist and 80 inches
around the chest.
Tuesday, June 6, was the hottest day
in New York city for % years. At Salt
Lake City, Utah, the temperature was so
low that vegetation froze, and at Lander,
Wyoming, it was down to 20
On Saturday last a terrific storm swept
over the town of San Pedro, in the province
of Valladolid, Spain. Over $50 hoeses
were destroyed and a number of lives were
lost. Ten bodies were recovered from the
wrecked buildings the same day.
A. J. Cassatt has been elected President
of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company at
special meeting to succeed the late Frank
Thomson. James McCrea, Of Pittsburs.
was chosen director to fill the vacancy
caused By Mr.. Thomson death.
By the will of the late Mrs. Catherine
NJ. White. who died last week in Evans
ton. Illinois, the Art Institute Of Chicago
is made richer by about $500, coo Mrs,
Whites estate, valued at half million,
was left to Chicago educational institutions
Four steamers, carrying 700 passengers
and large amount of freight, sailed on
Saturday for Cape Nome and St. Michae!s,
Alaska, from Seattle, Washington. Among
them was party of forty-fve belonging
to the United States Geodetic and Coast
Survey.
A full skeleton of great marine lizard
discovered in the cretaceous chalk OF Kan
sas, and which Is a reminder Of the time
when that State was the bottom Of a BIZ
inland sea, has been mounted in the Amer
lean Museum Of Natural History, New
York city. 1t Is nearly 80 feet long, the
tail alone being - feet.
Jacob A. Parr of Hanover, Pa. is in
jail, charged with the rfardor Of his wife
She died suddenly on Monday Of last week,
supposedly from heart disease. Marks Of
violence were found on the body while It
was being prepared fer burial. The eoro-
ner's jury rendered verdict, holding Parr
responsible. Parr is from Maryland
Bishop Hurst, Of the N +. Church.
Washington, D. c., and his wife are to
be divorced He has transferred the resi-
dence to her which was built and furnished
by her money, and she has sailed for Ea-
rope, she taking her only child with her
She is much younger than he and incom.
patability Of temper Is the cause for the
separation.
Mrs. Rebecca G. Vaudegrift, aged 73
years. near Middletown, Del was stricken
with apoplexy on Saturday night last and
fell across her four year old granddaughter,
whom she had placed in bed, smothering
it 10 death Her daughter had occasion
to enter the bed room, saw her mother lying
on the bed, went to her and found her
dead, with the little girl under her
On Friday night Of last week fight took |
place before the Coney Island, y. y,
Sporting Club for purse Of $50, 900, be-
tween James Jeffries Of California, and
Robert Fitzsimmons Of Australia t;iz
simmons was knocked out in the llth
round. The result was great surprise,
but, ike all champions in the prize rug. a
few years finishes their pugilistic career
On Saturday morning las; about
O. clock the large bank barn Of George
Forry, situate near Menges Mil, York
county, Pa, was destroyed by ere, with all
its contents, consisting Of grain, hay, straw,
machinery and farming implements, and
all the live stock-fye horses, SIX cows
and three heifers. The fire was discov-
cred by Mr.. Raber, neighbor, who
fastened to the residence Of Mr.. Forty and
found them asleep. The barn was then
all aaame, and nothing was saved but
wagon, buggy and harness. Partially in
sured. The total los VIII exceed $4,000.
The origin Of the fire is unknown. The
Supposition Is that the FIRE was started by
a fash of lightning during the thunder
storms IN the afternoon.