The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1899-07-15
News of the Week.

Page county, Virginia, mas snort crops
in almost everything grass and
! fruit.
Major Samuel A. Wainwright, formerly
of the United States Army, died in Wash
ington, Saturday. He was 4 years old.
Two schooners and a steamer were
blown ashore west of Ashtabula, Ohio,
during a gale ON Lake Erie, on Saturday
night.
Lionel Sherwood, aged 80 years, one Of
the most prominent merino sheep breeders
in Western New York, died at Newark,
New York, on Saturday.
Isaac Boreli was lodged in jail, at Wells
boro Pa, Saturday, charged with setting
fire to his wife, clothing and holding her
hands while he watched the flames en-
veloping her
Thomas Pollard, of Prince George coun-
/ ty. Virginia, was killed by lightning last
Saturday while returning from field.
/ The horse which he was on was also killed,
| but the other was not hurt.
The Scott Paper mill and a coal and
lumber yard adjoining, in PHILADELPHIA, Pa,
were burned Monday; loss, over Sll0,-
/ 600 The mill had just been started and
/ 200 hands are thrown out of work
At Allentown. Pa, on Saturday night,
! Charles A. Knauss, aged Is, shot and Sc
riously wounded Mrs Edwin Dielenderier,
aged %, then shot and instantly killed
! himself, because the woman refused to
elope with him.
The six-year old son Of Charles Bailey.
of near Piedmont, w Va, was killed
Saturday by another boy who dropped a
pitchfork from stable loft, one of the
prongs penetrating young Bailey skull.
Death resulted instantly.
DIR. Nathaniel Greene President Of the
Rhode Island Society Of Cincinnati, and
grandson Of Major General Nathaniel
Greene, Of Revolutionary fame, died az
his home in Middletown, Rhode Island,
Saturday, aged 90 years
Captain Watkins Of the steamer Paris.
admitted his responsibility for the strand
/ ing of the steamer on Nav 2l,; last off
the coast Of England. and his license was
suspended for two years He made a
mistake of about an hour in his calcala-
tons
Bishop Grant Of the African Netho-
dist Episcopal Church, aud Rev VI VI
Moore SAW the President recently with
reference to affairs in Liberia They are
both anxious that the United States should
assume protectorate over the black r..
public \ representative of Liberia l. ou
the way to this country TO urge the same
thing
An attempt was made Sunday las, To-
burn the large morocco factories ot the
Wm. B. Clark Co. in Wilmington. Dell
ware \ pile Of barrels. boxes. etc, was
saturated with coal oil aud set on FIRE bar
the fire was discovered BY the Waterman
who gave the alarm In les than eve
weeks there have been twelve ineeuiiary
fires in that city.
BY IA explosion Of gasoline in her resi-
dence at Washington, H. C., Jaly :
Mn. Dickens. wife of Captain Dickens. Of
the navy. was killed. She was clcanin-
rugs with the fluid in third story roau,
when two timers who had been rcIaiun.
the roof passed through the noon, carrying
frepot When the gas came IN contact
with the fire an explosion resulted.
As an evidence Of the appreciation ot
some attention shown him several years
ago. Henry NJ Fla=lcr. Of Ike STANDARD
Oil Company and wealthy railroad oh
cial, hearing that J. Chsby Wise ot Ma
con, Georgia, was about 10 be- marricl
presented him one Of the fines; residences
in Macon, and also POO shares Of the stock
Of the OIL Company The gifts were vrry
acceptable to Mr. Wise, who had almost
lost sight Of the meeting with Mr. Flasler
Dick Williams. negro, charged with
the murlar Of two white men, was lynchci
at Alma, Kansas. last Sunday night by a
mob Of white men The mob left ,he
negro hanging T. . telephone pole and SIX
minutes later lie was cut down by a town
marshal aud taken back 10 the county jail.
where he recovered cousciuusne-, The
negro i sgill alive. but canno, live On
june % last Harry 7 Taudy and an I'M
Known white man were robi,ed and muir
dered at Mcfarland Two ~ sro men
were arrested at Topeka On, made full
confession, and said Williams did the deed
.As soon as possible the sheriff wen; 70 To
peka and brought him to Alma, and when
it was known the sheriff had the man a
crowd gathered, and took him from the
sheriff and lynched him.
At Columbus, Ohio, on Sunday after
noon all but one Of the seven members Of
the family Of William ReinhaTd. were
killed and the remaining one was badly
injured by Big -Four passenger train.
Mr. and Mrs Bernhard and their five
children were out for an afternoon drive
in surrey. They approached the rail
road crossing from the east crossing the
tracks just As the west bound passenger
train, due there at 3l5 p. m. came
along. The vehicle was knocked into
splinters, and Mr. aud Mrs Reiuhard and
Arthur and Karl were killed outright
Edward aud William were 50 badly injured
that they died after being removed 70 a
hospital Clarence sustained a fractured
collar bone and other lesser injuries, but il
is believed he viii recover. The horse
which was attached 70 the surrey was lit
orally ground to pieces.
William Ahren, telegraph operator in
the Delaware Railroad block tower at
CHM Station, below Middletowu Della
ware, was murderously assaulted early
Monday morning, and men giving the
names Of William Austin and Samuel Car
penter, colored, are locked up in New Gas
tie Jail accused of committing the assault.
Ahren says he was alone in the tower
shortly before three o clock, when the col
ored men entered and demanded money
On refusing their request the intruders
jumped into him and pounded his head
and face with a piece of stone. Then
they rifed his pockets, taking S25 III
money, gold watch and his coat, and
fed With great presence Of mind All
ren, before losing consciousness, set the
semaphore signals to stop all approaching
trains and to prevent collisions. This led