The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1905-02-11
News of the Week.

For the first six months OF the fiscal year
the immigration from Russia was the heaviest
on record.
A rolling mill of the Tredager iron works
at Richmond was burned last Sun day; loss
$4,000.
Vineyard Sound, Mass, was frozen over for
the first time in the memory of the oldest resi-
dents thereabout, February 4.
LIMA Owens, of Wick. Va, February 4,
attempted to kill his wife, and then committed
suicide by jumping in a burning oil well.
At Birmingham, Alabama. on February s.
! there was a fire in the business district that
cause loss of S250,000.
A bill introduced in the New York Iegisla-
| ture imposes fines from SO to 800, or i'm
| prisonment, on man who tips waiter
| Mr.. Niedringhaus. Republican caucus nom
| inee for the Senate in Missouri, has declared
! that be will not withdraw from the race.
| As result of charges by Representative
! Comeriord the Illinois House has appointed
| a committee TO investigate alleged grating.
| Mrs. Mary Rogers, who WAS to have been
| hanged at Waterbury. VI, for numbering her
/ husband, was reprieved until June ,.
/ Al Portland. Ore. United States Senator,
/ Mitchell has been indicted for bribery on six
counts In connection with land fraud iuvesti-
/ CATION.
Governor Peunypacker, Of Pennsylvania,
/ has granted respites in the cases Of three ne
groes who we're to have been hanged at Pitts.
burg.
/ Slippery streets, caused by sleet on Febru.
airy s. resulted in 90 negroes drawing a hearse
to a funeral in Charleston. $. c., instead of
horses.
A sleet storm prevailed in almost every part
! OF the South and Southwest, February 5. ex.
tending nearly to the Gulf, and doing much
damage.
John Il. Terrrs a foreman in the employ Of
the United States Express Company in Phiis.
Jelplia. has been arrested for theft upon his
his return from bridal tour.
James r. NcCue, ct Biughalntou, " Y.
/ met Miss Jane Allie Lord ia Cleveland az :
" clock last Sunday morning. proposed al noon
aud was married 10 her al q.
Mrs. John \, kirkpatrick Was crimiually
assaulted aud choked 20 death in Allegheny
City, Pa. last Sunday. Her body was found
iu the yard OF su unoccup,ed house
The ice conditions in New York harbor on
February 4, 3 and 6. are described as the
I worst ever Auowu there. and many New Eng
land hArbnrs we're closed.
Miss Erin Murray. full-bioodei Indian
girl, Of Erin Springs, |. T., viii hrtng 20 VII
ifam ". Winsieuley, Kansas City man she
q, go marcy. dot OF SlU0. Ol1.
Charles Il. FIshburue. % Roanoke. Va.
j.aBksr, Was gwen i've years IN i4ij. February
T. Tor kj}liug physician ia quarrel over a
SOY ahu bad tcr6e4 h'm
NJ. and Mr.. l. Bree,i-r. of Catlett. Eau
Quer county. Virgins. have been married
uaIs . wears and there are n children. in
sufrc ,hrrr sets Of twins aud one set OF trip
..fs-
phHp MglaIsr. rs held D., the federal al.
IEar1lj,s 5n Ns= York ou tae charge Of work
ra- = WORTHLESS check iu the CITY Of Mexico.
tie us wanted iu many American ciiits on
charge, Of s~iui.ing.
Msss Annie >hUtr. ul Cambridge. Mass.
last Suu5Ay ~as touni unconscious on cake
nj Ics floating do~u ibr Charles RIVER She
vas ,akra 90 hospital aud shortly after re
covering consciousness uvsiruuusly dtsap-
gearrd.
The B~fa.o .gec,al tram nl thirteen cars on
The New lors Central Railroad Sas knocked
"a The track ne4F Utica. y y. February {.
hy the cEplos.vn Of n isruWonye boiler Of The
NrsieEn express. as the irsyus ~cre passing
ezch other. T~o Irainmeu Srfe killed
A; urmonA FLORIDA, on January 3o. II. ".
Fletcher, ia a. ~ horsepower machine, son
beach eosssc Iu = miua,cs and - seconds.
Ibe rsasec bad seven taras, and - believed
the gitae made uiii stand AZ . Nar.8's record
for seEae tune g. come.
S1run uakno~n enemy has b@en p..rsscusius
Rev. T. n Cook. pastor as lhr Methodist
Ev5tr0r4l ehaTrh AZ BLACK Greek. y \.
Ihaskh be- huase has been hlraz3. De-. horse
f-afaonra Aui hrs life lhr-Airurd, Mr. Cook
has declared hs- Fgrrosg 81 saying Baek
Greek
The pa;,a4clghlA levboai No, 3 struck q
/ snaken xregk on the unuAursi end 81 The
HaFbog 81 Retagv. a. LcH~- Delaware
BssAk~alsr, ard was srrcksd. Toe rrew go'
spaa an ,crt1x aud. after suacaug severely,
SeFe picked ~ hy a Banbry "a tugs thai came
/ Ga tae3r rescae.
Wsllza MeKcuzsc. ~ ToroR,o, CaualA
z5ib other associates, have arranged tor The
+ purchase OF The concession for cl.rfr}c car
hsvs from Monterey. Mexico. fb~y arr ass
negotiating sra r, : SlayGeu. o., Mes York
10 bar his syssvra Of male cArE assd coDSrri
The t~u sysissss iaio one clectrJo line.
Mr. y. F. Esrjy. sbo died lev days agt
/ =. her home. IN Madtson cognJy, Virginia
aged 3 years. Is survived by asr husband snt
$40 children, gsu brothers aud oor sister, abs
bare attained rynaarksbic ages. They ar
. Ng. b r. Parrot. IS years old; Mr.. W. I
Psrro,l. 90 years oli. and Nrs- Hartis Brown
q yca5s old.
A dispatch iruss Richmsad, Virginia Feb
raars 4 says Daring lass nIgai aHd sodA!
the scathsy here AS rhc sryerrst Of the S,s
ter TIE nticial report showed degrees la
nsghi. znd - Vas he highest A. any time 20
day Tbs sircauss arr - tightly fruzsn thA
Is Is hard 81 get N4tcr for stock, and bird
aud Earae are ayiHg. Deer are herring Wisi
cattle and partridge srcS shelter 80 the barn
I yards Nine ursr W~rs seen the other IA,
aear QaiHi0u, in Mes Ken, county. Thr-'
we're 9Th q herd Of cattle lev Is niae niche.
;hlck IA sheltered ysac-s.