The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1905-05-06
News of the Week.

Typhoid fever is on the increase in Phila
delphia, Pa.
Rev. Arson Dubois. prominent in the
Dutch Reformed Church, died May l. aged
IS years, at Orange, n. j.
John T. Wagner, lawyer of Norristown,
Pa, accused of embezzling clients money,
surrendered because his conscience troubled
him.
Fire on Monday at the works of the House
hold Sewing Machine Company, in Provi-
dence, R. l.. entailed loss of 100000. The
plant is owned by the Seigel- Cooper Company.
A special train on the Pennsylvania Rail-
road smashed all records for long distance
travel on run from Pittsburg to Philadelphia
on April %, covering the 353 miles in $50
minutes
Frank g. Bgelow, the Milwaukee bank
defaulter, has confessed to being defaulter
also in several trusts estates, in which widows
and orphans are interested, TO about 81, $780,
000 making a total Of over So, 000,0 00
Thirteen miners were entombed and prob
ably killed by an explosion early April 80, in
the Missouri Kansas and Texas Coal Com
pany's mine near Wilburton, Oklahoma.
Their bodies may not be recovered for several
days.
A Judge in Illinois accepted the plea of a
railroad attorney that student killed on
railroad was really an expense 10 his parents
and dismissed a $40, 900 suit brought against
the railroad on account of the young man
death.
At Millville, n. j., last week, for beating
Miss Elizabeth Petit, John johnson was held
in $50 bail by Justice of the Peace John Z.
Miller johnson declared that the complain
ant sat on his new derby hat and ruined IT.
II, tbs
the prisoner was discharged.
A series Of resolutions, signed by IS per
cent of the students of Franklin and Marshall
College, at Lancaster, Pa, asking for the ex-
pulsion of Oscar Gingrich, of the freshman
class, have been presented to the faculty.
Gingrich, about week ago, shot one of the
sophomores in the shoulder while they We're
hazing him.
A double header train on the Santa Fe
Road struck washout near Gilamn Siding.
Texas, on April 80, overturning both engines
and piing live stock into the ditch Engineer
d. D. BarEeld and Fireman L. w. Broker,
both of Beaumont, were killed, and 6. W.
Mitchell, engineer, aud A J. Connolly, fire.
men, also of Beaumont, We're fatally injured
Fifty head OF cattle we're killed.
The superb special train on which Robert
C. Ogden, Of New York. brought to the South
distinguished party Oh DuStoH anu view 1Oth
millionaires, philanthropists, clergymen, au.
thors and public men dashed at fall speed into
freight cars drawn by switch engine near
{ireenville, s. c., at so O'Clock on the
morning of April 20 and was badly wrecked.
Four persons were killed, nine severely and
many slightly injured.
Last Sunday was Easter day in Russia, and
Monday was kept as a holiday, and many
scenes Of disorder took place. One hundred
or more people were killed aud wounded in
riots at Warsaw. Soldiers fired upon work
men carrying red flags. The shooting was
unprovoked, and has intensified the bitterness
of the people A bomb was then hurled into
a Cossack patrol, aud three Cossacks and one
policeman we're killed.
Last Sunday night compressed air tank
blew up 10 the dynamo room under the Broad
Street Station. Philadelphia, Pa, trainshed.
and George Talliuger, the chief engineer, and
George Hoy, one Of bis assistants, were killed.
A tremendous conclusion accompanied the
accident. lights went out in the station and
shed and waiting passengers were thrown into
a state of panic In rushing for the street
many fell and were trampled upon.
All Dover, Delaware. last week, two Of the
finest farms in that State, those of the late
Dr. Henry Ridgely, were sold at public sale
by his widow, Mrs. Annie Kemp Ridgely.
The Heverln farm, Just east OF lover anu
containing 1T acres. was purchased by Mrs.
Louise C. Cowgirl, Of Baltimore, for 81, 600.
This farm is noted for its wheat and fruit
growing faculties. The Woodall farm Of 2l6
acres was sold to William II. Kemp, Of Eas
ton. Nd. for Sl0.625. This farm. near Little
Greek, possesses a rich black loan, with sub
soil of red clay.
Bound BY dog chain and lock to log
little Eva Lyles was found last Saturday in
the yard of her grandmother's home in Wash
ington, D. C. She told the police sergeant
who found her that she had been chained
there for II days. The policeman filed the
chain OF and took her to the station house.
The grandmother. Mrs. Mary Perkins. j. EN-
ployed in the mailbag repair shop Of the Post
Office Department. A warrant was issued Tor
her arrest. She says she chained Eva for the
child's good. Her explanation Is that she
wanted 10 keep Eva from playing in the streets.