The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-08-25
VOL. xXXV.--NO. Al.

Gallant Bros, silk manufacturers of Pater-
son, N. j.. and Delhi, N. Y. have failed.
Liabilities $43G,000.
William M. johnson, of Hackensack, N.
j., has accepted the office of First Assistant
PostmasterG General, vice Perry S. Heath, re-
signed.
During severe storm Herbert Dyer, aged
Is years, of Dover, Del. on Sunday last, was
struck by lightning and instantly killed, the
lightning burning his clothes entirely off.
A forest fire near Eneampment, Wyoming,
burned over territory eight by ten miles in ex
tent, and now threatens the towns of Battle
and Rambler Two thousand sheep belonging
Frederick Geddes of Saratoga are burned.
The Mexican herder is missing and is believed
TO have perished.
An armed mob, numbering fifty men, forci-
bly, entered the Jail at Doe Run, Ga, Sunday
night, and, taking out Bill Cater, q negro,
riddbsd him with bullets. He died instantly.
Cater was charged with attempted criminal
assault on white woman. AS soon as Cater
was captured he confessed his crime, and later
was identified by his victim.
Theodore Walart, farmer living near
Arlington, Mimi, Sunday night killed his
wife, boy of 10 years, a girl of l6 and
baby. He then set fire to his barn, destroy
ing the stable with nine horses, II corn crib
and full hay barn. Mrs. Wallart had been
trying to secure divorce, the couple having
separated. Wallart entered the house through
a window and slaughtered the family, with
the exception of one child, a boy, who was
wounded, however, and probably will die.
Wallart fed.
Jacob Darr, of East Berlin, Adams county,
Pa, has been arrested on the charge of poison
ing hogs On the night of June "a last the
cigar factory of Augustus Elsesser, in East
Berlin, was destroyed by fire. On the same
night number Of hogs belonging to John
Bott, of the same town, were poisoned with
paris green. For four or five weeks Balti-
more detective has been investigating the fire,
believed generally to have been of incendiary
origin, and incidentally the poisoning of the
hogs. supposing that the two incidents were
linked together. The result of the work of
the detective was the arrest of Darr. The al
| legged incendiary fire cannot, however, be
proved against him. Darr is bachelor of
fifty years, and is a pensioner He is now,
in default of 81 800 ball. in the county jail
Owing to the anarchistic threats extraordi-
nary precaution is taken to guard President
Mckinley both at his home in Canton, Ohio,
and at Washington, d. c. Last Sunday he
attended memorial services for King Humbert
at ST. Matthews Church, in Washington, and
so policemen in uniform were around. the
church. How many there were not marked
by brass buttons aud badges may be imagined.
In the crowd of Italians there were three or
four men of the Treasury Secret Service whose
faces are well known. The Rhode Island
avenue entrance was reserved for the Presi-
dent, Cabinet officers, diplomats and their in
vited guests. The people were kept away
from that part of the ediiice, yet four uniform
ed policemen stood at that door and the walk
leading TO the street was lined with army and
| navy officers from the various legations and
our own service. They held back the people.