The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-05-12
News of the Week.

last Monday.
Susie A. Morris, IA years of age, ad-
mits having set fire to her uncle's house in
Providence, r. 1.
Miss Eva Hendrickson, of Westville,
N. j., saved little girl from the attacks
of mad dog last Sunday.
The Opera House at Lexington, Va,
was destroyed by fire Monday. Loss
SO, 900; insurance So, 500.
Miss Susie McKeon, of New Haven,
Ct, has been driven insane by scandalous
stories affecting her character.
Mrs. Carolyn Ahrens, singer in the
choir of the Church of the Holy Redeem
er, in New York, committed suicide Sun
day.
During the siege of Ladysmith 1000
horses of the cavalry brigade were con-
verted into soup or sausages in single
month.
Statistics of the criminal population of
the United States show that only 6 per
cent. of the total number of criminals are
women.
Two men are in custody at Johnstown,
Pa, charged with the murder of five men
at Windber, Somerset county, on the
night of April Is.
The Government owns many thousands
of acres of land in New Mexico that have
never been taken up. 1t is the finest
country in the world for stock raising.
indianapolis liverymen have formed
combination, supported by undertakes, to
discontinue Sunday funerals. An advance
of one-third in price on Sunday is made.
Advices from St. Kits say the island is
in terrible financial condition owing to
the shortage of the sugar crop, and want
and starvation prevail among the people.
A terrific wind storm struck San An
tonic, Texas, Monday, doing great dam
age. A five story bank building was de-
molished. The loss is estimated at SIS,
900.
New discoveries of rich quicksilver de-
posits have been made in Brewster county,
Texas, during the last few days, and an
other big rush of prospectors to the district
has begun.
In seven counties in Southern Missouri
rich fields of minerals have been found,
and there is great activity there this spring.
Land filed with lead and zinc is too valu-
able for farming.
A Denver despatch says that it will take
two weeks and $500, 600 to repair the
damage to the roadbed of the Colorado and
Southern Railway in Platte Canon by the
recent floods.
A severe snowstorm prevailed for over
three hours on Friday of last week in parts
of northern and western Pennsylvania.
Fruit and early vegetables were killed by
the freeze following.
Charles F. Nicely, former treasur OF the
Postofhce Department in Cuba, has been
arrested in Rochester, N. Y, on the
charge of embezzling $50, 900 belonging
to the government.
William Crowninshield Endicott, Sec
rotary of War under President Cleveland
first administration, died at his residence
in Boston, Mass, Sunday afternoon, OF
pneumonia, aged % years.
Ice formed at many points in Northern
Ohio on the night of May 4. The cold
wave was accompanied by very heavy
and destructive frost, which was almost
general throughout the State.
A despatch from Bombay says cholera
is alarmingly virulent among the natives
on the famine relief works, where there
are fifty deaths daily. Elsewhere in India
millions are starving or dying of disease.
Fire destroyed the Mallory Line pier,
New York, and several barges moored near
it on Sunday There were many narrow
escapes of people who were forced to leap
into the water One child was drowned.
The property loss is estimated at 81 900,
900.
The old stone house at Tappan, N. Y,
where Major Andre was confined before
his execution and which has been used
recently as hotel, will be turned into ar
Office for soap factory firm unless some
body with the necessary means will come
to the rescue.
A society has been formed in Berlin,
Germany, which purposes to deliver cook.
ed food to poor families at the cheapes
possible prices. All sorts OF boiled and
roasted meats and vegetables are sold OIL
the streets. The soup wagons receive tn,
biggest patronage.
The steamer Quito, which has been Sc
cured by the Navy Department to conve,
to India the supply of food collected il
this country, began loading Monday. Sh,
will sail for Bombay, with 1876, DOC
bushels of corn. The Government pay
$40, 900 for the transportation.
| A washed out trestle leading to tn,
Black bridge, south of St. Charles, Mis-
souri,, Sunday night, caused the wreck Of
fast passenger train on the Missouri
Kansas and Texas Railway, resulting il
the death of John Boyle, fireman, and tn,
fatal injury of L. D. Palmer, engineer.
Increasing demand for electrical powe
from Niagara Falls and the approaching
Pan-American Exposition, at Buffalo
have induced the construction of SECOND
wheelpit and station at the falls Clever
new turbines will add 55, 900 horse powe
to the $4,000 already supplied by ter
turbines.
Harry TAYLOR. brother of Arthur Tav