The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1902-02-08
News of the Week.

Erie, Pa, has typhoid epidemic, caused
by impure water.
Jim Howard has been sentenced to life i'm
prisonment. the jury having declared him
guilty Of eSssplicity in the assassination OF
Governor Goebel, of Kentucky.
Thomas Middleton, chief accountant for the
Yukon territory, committed suicide at Dawson
rather than suffer arrest for embezzlement.
His books were examined, and shortage ap-
proximating $40, 900 was discovered.
Ali the factories and mills in Northwestern
Michigan and Indiana that depend on water
from the St Joseph River have been COM
PEELED to shut down, owing 70 low water.
Within the past twenty FIVE years the fire
loss in the United States has exceeded ST.
SOC, OO0, 600 To this total the year 1901 has
contributed losses aggregating over Sic, 000,-
600.
State Bank Examiner Hartwell, who has
closed the Platte Valley Bank, at Bellwood,
Nebraska, said SAG, 900 of the banks paper
had been found to be held against farmers,
and that great amount of it was oflittle value.
Typhoid fever has spread alarmingly during
the past two weeks IL every part OF Phlladel-
phia, especially in West Philadelphia. Nearly
every hospital in the city is treating typhoid
patients in greater numbers than for months.
Gray foxes in Buckingham, Va, are acting
in such manner as to suggest that there may
be an epidemic of insanity among them Per
sons have repeatedly been attacked on the
highways Some hunters hold the theory that
the entire fox tribe in that region has been
attacked with rabies.
A fire which swept over a considerable por-
ton of Norfolk, Virginia, was checked about
80 a. m. January 81. The loss may reach
$500. GOO. The burned district is spread over
city block, and at least $50 business offices
and living apartments we're burned. The At
lantic Hotel was destroyed.
On January 81 portions of Tennessee. Mis-
sissippi and Arkansas experienced an I'M
precedented sleet storm, ice forming six inches
thick in some places. Roofs OF buildings
could not carry the unusual load and collapsed,
running the stocks of goods in the buildings.
1t many towns business was at standstill
John and Edward Biddle, condemned muir
derers, and Mrs. Peter K. Soffel, who aided
sthem in their escape from the Allegheny
county jail on Thursday morning of last week,
we're captured the next day twelve miles from
Butler, Penna, after a battle with officers.
Both men were shot and mortally wounded
When hope of escape was abandoned, Mrs.
Soffel shot herself, inH;cting dangerous but
not necessarily fatal injury.
landslide occurred in the Olympic Mountains,
in the western portion of Jefferson county,
Washington, just prior to the big storm of last
week. The news was brought by passenger,
who stated that Indians report that number
of earthquake shocks were felt, which were
followed by crashing noise. The next day
Indian hunters came to the coast and reported
that one of the peaks in the Olympic range
had broken off and slid into a small valley,
which was uninhabited, and was a faverite
hunting ground of the Indians.
AtHazletonP Pa. last Sunday Rev. Mr.. Hussie,
pastor of st. Gabriel's Church, who has been
conducting quiet campaign IN the interest OF
temperance, created a sensation when he
made the following statement: "lf there is
any woman in my congregation who is topper,
would sooner see her tied to telegraph
pole and have the lash applied than to witness
her sending her children to the saloon for
GROWERS Recently number of arrests
have. beea made there of women who have
been in the habit of sending their children to
the saloon for beer, and this prompted the
sermon.
The only wild goose farm in the world is
situated on Chincoteague Island, Virginia.
The industry OF raising wild fowls to ship to
Northern Markets was begun several years
ago by Capt. Joshua W. Wheaton, one of the
most wealthy men of that section. He began
first on small scale, increased his enterprise
wear after year, until now he has 200 acres of
land and ships annually 500 fowls. These,
besides wild geese, his specially, include
brant, Japanese ducks and all kinds of wild
birds. Mr.. Wheaton has made this industry
a paying one, and derives handsome income
annually from his shipments. The geese are
shipped alive upon special orders and bring
$500 pair.
A fierce fire, which broke out in Waterbury,
Connecticut, last Sunday evening, swept
through the business section of the city. At
midnight the losses were estimated at over
50, 100000 The Waterbury fire department
and water supply were inadequate, and help
was asked from other cities. The fire began
at $50 Sunday evening and continued until
$50 Monday. hurricane was raging at the
time; assistance from nearby cities and towns
came, but nothing could prevent the spread
ing, and four acres in the heart of the city are
in ruins Fully So, 600, 900 in property we're
destroyed, with about one-third covered by
insurance.